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RESOLUTION NO. 16417
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR
THE IMPOUNDMENT AND STORAGE OF ABANDONED
SHOPPING CARTS PURSUANT TO SEC. 7-3-67 OF THE
PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Pueblo City Council adopted Ordinance No. 10773 on September 9,
2024, creating Article V of Chapter 3, Title VII of the Pueblo Municipal Code regulating the use
and management of shopping carts within the City; and
WHEREAS, Section 7-3-67(1) of the Pueblo Municipal Code authorizes the City to
impound abandoned shopping carts and to assess a fee for the impoundment and storage of
such carts, with the schedule of fees to be adopted by separate Resolution of City Council; and
WHEREAS, the fees established herein are intended to reasonably recover the City's
costs of recovery, transportation, storage, and disposal of abandoned shopping carts, and to
create a financial incentive for retail establishments to implement effective Shopping Cart
Management Systems as contemplated by the Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Section 7-3-67(1)(a) of the Pueblo Municipal Code provides that fees
assessed prior to December 31, 2026, may be waived by the City License Officer or other
designee of the Mayor upon written application demonstrating implementation of a Shopping
Cart Management System or a qualifying Shopping Cart Management System Plan; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that
SECTION 1.
The following schedule of fees for the impoundment and storage of abandoned shopping
carts is hereby adopted pursuant to Section 7-3-67 of the Pueblo Municipal Code:
Fee Category Amount Application
Base $35.00 per cart Assessed per cart at the time of impoundment;
Impoundment covers recovery, tagging, and transport to City
Fee storage
Daily Storage $2.00 per cart per day Assessed for each day a cart remains in City
Fee storage, beginning the day after impoundment, up to
a maximum of thirty (30) days
Disposal $15.00 per cart Assessed if a cart is not retrieved within thirty (30)
Administrative days of impoundment and is disposed of by the City;
Fee accrues in addition to, and does not replace, any
outstanding Base Impoundment Fee or Daily Storage
Fee
Repeat $50.00 per cart Applies to the fourth and each subsequent cart
Impoundment (assessed in lieu of the impounded from the same retail establishment within
Surcharge Base Impoundment any rolling thirty (30) day period
Fee)
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SECTION 2.
The maximum combined Base Impoundment Fee and Daily Storage Fee assessed for
any single impounded cart, exclusive of any applicable Disposal Administrative Fee or Repeat
Impoundment Surcharge, shall not exceed ninety-five dollars ($95.00).
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Consistent with Section 7-3-67(1)(a) of the Pueblo Municipal Code, any fee assessed
under this Resolution for an impoundment occurring prior to December 31, 2026, may be
waived by the City License Officer or other designee of the Mayor, upon written application by
the retail establishment demonstrating either:
1. The implementation of a qualifying Shopping Cart Management System; or
2. The adoption of a Shopping Cart Management System Plan meeting the requirements of
Section 7-3-62(7) of the Pueblo Municipal Code.
SECTION 4.
All fees assessed pursuant to this Resolution shall be payable by the retail
establishment prior to retrieval of an impounded shopping cart, and outstanding or past -due
fees shall be subject to the business license renewal restrictions set forth in Section 9-1-5 of the
Pueblo Municipal Code.
SECTION 5.
All revenues collected pursuant to this fee schedule shall be deposited into the City's
General Fund.
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This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption by City Council.
SECTION 7.
City staff shall review this fee schedule no later than January 31, 2027, following
expiration of the waiver period established in Section 7-3-67(1)(a) of the Pueblo Municipal
Code, and shall report to City Council any recommended adjustments.
INTRODUCED: August 24, 2026
Docusigned by:
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ATTESTED BY:
CITY CLERK
BY: Roger Gomez
MEMBER OF 9iIcQJ3ClL
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APPROVED: (i((
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL
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City Clerk's Office Item # 05
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: August 24, 2026
TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Heather Graham
VIA: Clyde Bishop, City Clerk
FROM: Andrew Hayes, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR THE
IMPOUNDMENT AND STORAGE OF ABANDONED SHOPPING CARTS
PURSUANT TO SEC. 7-3-67 OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE
SUMMARY:
This Resolution establishes a fee schedule related to the impoundment and storage of
abandoned shopping carts in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 7-3-67 of the
Pueblo Municipal Code.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
City Council passed Ordinance No. 10773 on September 9, 2024, creating a new
Article V of Chapter 3 of Title VII of the Pueblo Municipal Code regulating the use and
management of shopping carts within the City.
BACKGROUND:
Ordinance No. 10773 established requirements regarding the use and management of
shopping carts within the City, including provisions for retail establishments offering
shopping carts for customers and for individuals using those carts. The updated Code
authorizes the City to impound shopping carts abandoned on public or private property
within the City. Sec. 7-3-67 of the Pueblo Municipal Code also authorizes the City to
assess a fee for the impoundment and storage of abandoned shopping carts and
requires that schedule of fees be adopted by a separate resolution of City Council. The
purpose of this Resolution is to recover the resources consumed by abatement while
creating a financial incentive for retailers to install cart management systems.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Upon approval of the Resolution, the following fee schedule will be adopted
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Fee Category Amount
Application
Base $35.00 per cart
Assessed per cart at the time of impoundment;
Impoundment
covers recovery, tagging, and transport to City
Fee
storage
Daily Storage $2.00 per cart per day
Assessed for each day a cart remains in City
Fee
storage, beginning the day after impoundment,
up to a maximum of thirty (30) days
Disposal $15.00 per cart
Assessed if a cart is not retrieved within thirty
Administrative
(30) days of impoundment and is disposed of
Fee
by the City; accrues in addition to, and does
not replace, any outstanding Base
Impoundment Fee or Daily Storage Fee
Repeat $50.00 per cart
Applies to the fourth and each subsequent cart
Impoundment (assessed in lieu of
impounded from the same retail establishment
Surcharge the Base
within any rolling thirty (30) day period
Impoundment Fee)
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable to this Resolution.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Not applicable to this Resolution.
ALTERNATIVES:
Failure to approve this Resolution
will preclude the adoption of the fee schedule
required under Sec. 7-3-67 of the Pueblo Municipal Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Resolution.
ATTACHMENTS:
None