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The nut graf: County staff said the new system and the ambassador program aim to reduce application delays and improve interdepartmental routing. Staff also reported ongoing coordination with metro districts and the county assessor's office and said OpenGov will enable export of permitting data directly into assessor systems.

Planning Director Carmen Howard introduced the briefing and said the slides reflected topics ready for public conversation and that county and city discussions about the transition are ongoing. Jen Wagner, deputy director of public planning, said staff have spent multiple hours with OpenGov this week building the residential building-permit workflow and working with the assessor's office so exported data will interface with assessor systems.

Wally Wallace, a permitting ambassador (role described in the meeting), said ambassadors are now assigned to every ZABP (Zoning Authorization for Building Permit) application and can track where each application is in the routing process. \"Right now, we're going through every single ZABP... we can just see where things are active, where things are on hold, where things are pending,\" Wallace said, adding that ambassadors have already caught assignments that \"slipped through the cracks\" and that some recent applications were completed the same day.

How the ambassador program will work. Wallace said ambassadors send an introductory message when an applicant files a ZABP, provide contact information, and encourage applicants to use OpenGov so communications are documented. He said ambassadors will escalate issues and can pull in public-works or other specialists when needed. \"If at any point you get stuck or something doesn't make sense, you can reach out to us, and we're happy to help,\" Wallace said.

Staff also discussed outreach and coordination. Wagner and Howard said they met with representatives from Pueblo West Metro and Colorado City Metro and received positive feedback; they plan broader outreach and possibly a joint work session with metro districts later in the year. Howard said OpenGov will allow automated export of permitting data to the assessor's GSA software, reducing manual reporting. A technical advisory committee notice was issued; five letters of interest had been received by the time of the meeting and more were expected.

Commissioners praised the customer-service emphasis. Commissioner Myles Lucero thanked staff and said having a person to talk to when applicants hit a snag is important. Commissioners expressed enthusiasm for a January launch of the new permitting workflow and asked staff to demonstrate the system once it is more mature.

Ending: Staff said the slide deck will be updated monthly and that work on office space and building-official staffing is ongoing. The county will continue weekly coordination with city partners and metro districts during the transition.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Pueblo County BOCC Work Session 8/15/25","oneSentenceSummary","County planning staff described weekly progress on moving building permitting into OpenGov, an ambassador program to track applications and help applicants, and coordination with metro districts and the assessor's office ahead of a January launch.","taxTitle","Pueblo County, Colorado","taxId",4963,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6136842,"Pueblo County commissioners direct staff to reserve 2025 private activity bonds for TAVA housing project",346,84570,431510,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5605358-cc88d7754e25e96678d0d29f410ae51c&start=84&end=431","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5605358-cc88d7754e25e96678d0d29f410ae51c/thumbnail_84570.jpg","/articles/6136842/Pueblo-County/Colorado/Pueblo-County-commissioners-direct-staff-to-reserve-2025-private-activity-bonds-for-TAVA-housing-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6136842-062f1014dd011e14fe1bb90cef24c1a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770964327&Signature=TPdkhZWOlf2WN-lljOhmE1OV-K4F2awgSloeee1YHcq~ui1im9WjXKuv3UUPsInVWPDYJU~7FgJbgq3T4hit78WHT6YQqhXpgS46V4WTAlXlkqmN0xJM3CvqN~Sog8iA3fAWAfrv2xJiwYTzySpch4lQImF0B5aNPq3MWUPqkUsm1cudfM7gkMvbNz7dZWWigYHVE0WjO4DdzyrHQLqcQ7nrL5S1EjV4NTWACasy3p-G5BjqslUvMDGs0bENU8W8O1x-ILijJjrEHz697hVM6ZVFMP2R-KVZASTHioZNVxgkv5X~H16n63jOpKtHiVRaoJUB-7nGo45WrwFQAFx4CQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pueblo County Board of Commissioners directed staff on Aug. 15 to prepare paperwork to carry over the county's 2025 private activity bond (PAB) allocation and designate it for the TAVA housing project, instead of allowing the allocation to revert to the state.

The designation is preparatory: staff will bring a formal resolution to a future statutory meeting for official approval. County Manager Sabina Genesio said the purpose of the session was to get direction so staff can \"get the paperwork started\" and be ready to present a resolution when the board resumes formal business.

The nut graf: Private activity bonds are a time-limited allocation. County staff described three options: do nothing (the allocation would automatically revert to the state on Sept. 15), assign the allocation to an entity that has historically used it (transcript reference: CHAPA) or carry the 2025 allocation forward and designate it for a project that can use it in a subsequent year. Commissioners settled on carryover and specifically discussed designating TAVA as the 2025 carryover project.

County staff explained the mechanics and timeline. Cammy Torres, director of the Department of Human Services, told commissioners that if the board takes no action the allocation reverts to the state on Sept. 15. She described three options: relinquish the allocation back to the state; assign the allocation (historically to CHAPA, used for single-family mortgage programs); or carry over the allocation and designate a project that may draw on it in 2026 or later. \"We are allowed to carry over for three years,\" Torres said, noting the county could carry 2025's allocation into 2026 and, if needed, into 2027 (and that reversion would occur after the allowable carryover period if no viable project moved forward).

Commissioners discussed risk and flexibility. Commissioner Kim (first name only in the record) said she did not want the allocation returned to the state and favored carryover to TAVA if no other viable local project were ready. Genesio and other commissioners expressed agreement; one commissioner said the TAVA proposal appeared to have much of its financing in place. Torres cautioned that if the designated project later failed to proceed the county would have to request redesignation from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and that DOLA might or might not permit a category change or immediate redesignation.

Direction to staff and next steps. Commissioners instructed staff to begin paperwork to designate the 2025 allocation to the TAVA project and to prepare a resolution for an upcoming statutory meeting. Torres said that if the TAVA project could not proceed staff would return to DOLA to request redesignation; absent redesignation the allocation would revert to the state.

No formal vote on the designation was recorded in the transcript; the record shows commissioners providing direction and consensus to move forward with paperwork and a resolution. The board moved on to other business after giving staff that direction.

Ending: Staff listed key deadlines and constraints for the commissioners: the county must designate a specific project to carry an allocation forward, carryover is allowed for up to three years, and the automatic reversion date for 2025 allocations is Sept. 15 if the board takes no action. Staff said a formal resolution would be prepared for the board's next statutory meeting for an official vote.","County leaders told staff to begin paperwork to carry over the county\u0000's 2025 private activity bond allocation and designate it for the TAVA housing project, rather than relinquish the allocation back to the state on Sept. 15.","actionData","errors"]

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Pueblo County outlines OpenGov permitting rollout and launches "ambassador" support to speed building reviews

Pueblo County commissioners direct staff to reserve 2025 private activity bonds for TAVA housing project