Pueblo meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Pueblo roundup: $600,000 demolition transfer and 168.2-acre airport annexation on council agenda

Pueblo City Council's Oct. 13 regular meeting agenda listed a $600,000 transfer for demolition of unsafe structures and the annexation of 168.2 acres of land for Pueblo Memorial Airport — two of the larger items across six meetings in this roundup. Minutes have not been published for any of them, so this summary describes what was scheduled for discussion or decision, not what was approved.

City Council, Oct. 13: demolition funds, airport annexation, sewer repairs

The regular meeting agenda included several fund transfers, among them $600,000 for demolition of unsafe structures. Council members were also scheduled to act on two land-use items: rezoning 2.95 acres at 330 Lake Ave from Residential (R-3) to Commercial Charter Neighborhood (CCN), and annexing 168.2 acres of land for Pueblo Memorial Airport.

Other items on that agenda: a $50,000 marketing contract for the Pueblo Transit vanpool pilot program; emergency sewer repair contracts with Parker Excavating, Inc. for 132 Marian Dr ($38,810.36) and 31201 Bryan Cir ($5,389.87); and a proposed addition of one Full-Time Automated Enforcement Coordinator position to the Police Department.

Airport advisory committee: standards, rates and rules

The Airport Policy Advisory Committee met Oct. 7 in a hybrid format at City Hall (2nd Floor) and via Zoom (ID 165 215 9921) to review redlines to minimum standards, rates and fees, and rules and regulations, plus a New Business item. At its Oct. 15 meeting the committee was scheduled to vote on adopting all proposed changes; that agenda also listed a Fire Dept / Hangar Maintenance discussion. The agenda text does not include specific dollar amounts or the content of the proposed changes.

Liquor & Marijuana Authority, Oct. 9

The board met at 1:30 PM at the Pueblo Municipal Justice Center, 200 South Main St. Four regular-agenda items were listed: transfer of ownership for a fermented malt beverage on-site license for Pueblo Sports Management & Entertainment Group INC, 100 Grand Ave, owner Dave Neslon; a change of corporate structure for a hotel and restaurant license for Old Chicago Taproom II LLC, dba Old Chicago and Taproom, 3204 N Elizabeth Street, new owner John Smyth; a special event application for beer, wine and spirituous liquor from Pueblo City-County Library District, 100 E. Abriendo, for November 13, 2026, 6:30-11:00 p.m., event manager David Nick Potter; and an order to show cause and notice hearing for The Capitol Downtown Bar LLC, dba The Capitol Bar, 241 S. Santa Fe. The board was also to approve its September 25, 2026 minutes and a consent agenda.

Civil Service Commission, Oct. 15

The Commission was scheduled to certify eligible lists for Police Patrol Officer, Emergency Services Dispatcher, and Assistant Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent. Appeals listed on the agenda were from Cooper Autry regarding a Police Patrol Officer application rejection, Nathan Parsons regarding a Planner application rejection, and Brandon Smith regarding removal from the Police Patrol Officer eligible list. The agenda also listed ratification of removals from eligible lists for positions including Police Captain and Probation Officer.

Council work session, Oct. 5

The Council met as an Executive Committee, an informal special meeting where information is received and discussed but no official action is taken. Members were to consider a motion to reconsider a resolution creating Project CI2621 – Aviation Asset Defense and transferring $300,000 from Project CIAN18 – Grant Matches Airport. Presentations covered a library ballot initiative by Sherri Baca and Nick Potter, and the police department's ALPR policy by Police Chief Chris Noeller. Two executive sessions were listed: a potential economic development agreement (Project Tortuga) and legal advice on City of Pueblo v. Airport Properties, Inc., Pueblo District Court Case No. 26CV30259 and related subleases.

Coming up

• **Oct. 19 — City Council Work Session.** Information and discussion only; no official action scheduled. Presentations on proposed purchasing policy updates, an economic development RFP, and a budget presentation by Mayor Heather Graham. Executive sessions on PURA, 430 Skyway and 449 Skyway lease agreements, and the Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC rate case and PUC cases.
• **Oct. 20 — Airport Policy Advisory Committee.** Scheduled vote on adopting redline changes to minimum standards, rates and fees, and rules and regulations.
• **Oct. 23 — Liquor & Marijuana Authority.** The agenda consists of procedural boilerplate; the scheduled hearing for that date has been canceled.

Pueblo council to weigh 168.2-acre airport annexation; recent sessions produced no recorded votes

No final decisions were recorded at the three Pueblo government meetings held in the past two weeks, based on the agendas published for those sessions. Minutes for those meetings have not yet been published. The next scheduled votes come October 13, when the City Council meets in regular session.

City Council, October 13

The council agenda lists the annexation of 168.2 acres of land for the Pueblo Memorial Airport. It also lists rezoning requests; the item list details one, covering 2.95 acres at 330 Lake Ave from Residential (R-3) to Commercial Charter Neighborhood (CCN).

Money items include several fund transfers, among them $600,000 for the demolition of unsafe structures, and a $50,000 marketing contract for the Pueblo Transit vanpool pilot program. Emergency sewer repair contracts with Parker Excavating, Inc. are listed for 132 Marian Dr at $38,810.36 and 31201 Bryan Cir at $5,389.87. The agenda also proposes adding one full-time Automated Enforcement Coordinator position to the Police Department.

Airport: $300,000 transfer discussed, not acted on

At an October 5 City Council work session — convened as an Executive Committee, an informal special meeting where information is received and discussed but no official action is taken — members were to consider a motion to reconsider a resolution creating Project CI2621 – Aviation Asset Defense and transferring $300,000 from Project CIAN18 – Grant Matches Airport.

The session also included two executive sessions: one on a potential economic development agreement, Project Tortuga, and one for legal advice on City of Pueblo v. Airport Properties, Inc., Pueblo District Court Case No. 26CV30259 and related subleases. Executive sessions are closed to the public.

The Airport Policy Advisory Committee met October 7 to review redlines to minimum standards, rates and fees, and rules and regulations. No specific proposals, dollar amounts or decisions are detailed in that agenda. The committee is scheduled to vote October 15 on adopting all proposed changes.

Presentations: library ballot question, police ALPR policy

The October 5 work session agenda included a presentation on a library ballot initiative by Sherri Baca and Nick Potter, and a presentation by Police Chief Chris Noeller on ALPR and department policy. No details of either presentation appear in the agenda text.

Liquor & Marijuana Authority, October 9

The board was scheduled to consider its September 25, 2026 minutes and a consent agenda, then four items: transfer of ownership for a fermented malt beverage on-site license for Pueblo Sports Management & Entertainment Group INC, 100 Grand Ave, owner Dave Neslon; a change of corporate structure for a hotel and restaurant license for Old Chicago Taproom II LLC, dba Old Chicago and Taproom, 3204 N Elizabeth Street, new owner John Smyth; a special event application for beer, wine and spirituous liquor from Pueblo City-County Library District, 100 E. Abriendo, for November 13, 2026, 6:30-11:00 p.m., event manager David Nick Potter; and an order to show cause and notice hearing for The Capitol Downtown Bar LLC, dba The Capitol Bar, 241 S. Santa Fe.

Civil Service Commission, October 15

The commission will certify eligible lists for Police Patrol Officer, Emergency Services Dispatcher and Assistant Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent, and hear appeals from Cooper Autry regarding a Police Patrol Officer application rejection, Nathan Parsons regarding a Planner application rejection, and Brandon Smith regarding removal from the Police Patrol Officer eligible list. It will also consider ratification of removals from eligible lists for various positions, including Police Captain and Probation Officer.

Coming up

• **Oct. 13, City Council Regular Meeting:** airport annexation, rezoning, fund transfers and contracts.
• **Oct. 15, Civil Service Commission:** eligible list certifications and appeals.
• **Oct. 15, Airport Policy Advisory Committee:** vote on minimum standards, rates and fees, and rules and regulations.