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RESOLUTION NO. 16462
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE
COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2026 GENERAL
FUND BUDGET TO PUEBLO DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION IN
THE AMOUNT OF $1,500 TO SPONSOR THE 36TH ANNUAL
PUEBLO PARADE OF LIGHTS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28,
2026, STARTING AT COLORADO AVENUE & ABRIENDO FROM
5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
Payment in the amount of $1,500 from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2026
General Fund Budget is authorized to be paid to Pueblo Downtown Association to sponsor the
36th Annual Pueblo Parade of Lights on Saturday, November 28, 2026, starting at Colorado
Avenue & Abriendo from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
SECTION 2.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent
with the intent of this Resolution to effectuate the policies and procedures described herein.
SECTION 3.
This Resolution shall become effective upon passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: October 26, 2026
FDOGUSigned by:
ATTESTED BY:
CITY CLERK
BY: Joe Latino
MEMBER OF C £c U CIL
APPROVED:
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL
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Background Paper for Proposed
Resolution
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: October 26, 2026
TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Heather Graham
VIA: Clyde Bishop, City Clerk
FROM: Joe Latino, Councilor
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE COUNCIL
CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2026 GENERAL FUND BUDGET
TO PUEBLO DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500
TO SPONSOR THE 36TH ANNUAL PUEBLO PARADE OF LIGHTS ON
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2026, STARTING AT COLORADO
AVENUE & ABRIENDO FROM 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM
SUMMARY:
Attached for consideration is a request for support of Pueblo Downtown Association in
the amount of $1,500 to sponsor the 36th Annual Pueblo Parade of Lights on Saturday,
November 28, 2026, starting at Colorado Avenue & Abriendo from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
Council supported this event in 2025 for $1,500, in 2024 & 2023 for $1,250, and in 2022
for $1,000.
BACKGROUND:
The Pueblo Downtown Association is a 501 (c)(6) whose mission is to be a catalyst for
enhancing Downtown Pueblo through the promotion of business, beautification and
development of activities.
For over 30 years, Pueblo's Parade of Lights has been a tradition and one of the largest
Christmas parades in Colorado. On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, festive, colorful
and clever floats, school marching bands, drill teams, decorated saddle club horses and
car club vehicles festooned with lights thrill many thousands of spectators as the parade
passes from the Mesa Junction down Union Avenue to Main Street then west to
disband at 6th and Court.
Sponsorship funds will be used to cover the expenses related to organizing, promoting,
and conducting the event, such as, marketing and publicity, onsite and parade
elements, logistics, staging, safety/coordination needs, awards, and related activities.
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The parade is free to attend and the estimated cost to host it this year is $20,000. This
sponsorship tier includes 3 tickets to the Downtowner Awards Luncheon in January.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Payment of funds in the amount of $1,500 would be paid from the Council
Contingencies Account in the 2026 General Fund Budget to Pueblo Downtown
Association.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Not applicable.
ALTERNATIVES:
City Council could choose not to authorize funding for this purpose.
RECOMMENDATION:
This Resolution is at the request of Council Member Joe Latino.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Sponsorship Request Packet - Pueblo Downtown Association - Parade of Lights
2. 5O5 -Pueblo Downtown Association 10.14.26
3. 2026 Contingencies (Council) Pueblo Downtown Association - Parade of Lights