The Pueblo West Metro District board took several formal actions on Sept. 22. The items below list each vote or formal action and the outcome as recorded in the public meeting.

Maintenance and parking agreement with River Grace Baptist Church
- Action: Approve a resolution and a short-term maintenance-and-parking cost-sharing agreement concerning Parcel A, Track 375 (parking lot serving 63 Spalding). The agreement includes an annual appropriation clause with automatic renewal unless superseded by a later, mutually approved agreement.
- Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote). The board accepted staff recommendations after confirming language on appropriations and availability of funds was included in Section 3.1 of the agreement.

Award of IFB 2025-CT-2502 Civic Center dog park
- Action: Approve award of the construction contract for the Civic Center dog park to RDR Construction. The parks department has a total budget of $200,000 for the park; $23,048.00 was used for design, leaving $176,005.20. RDR’s low bid plus a 10% contingency brought total projected cost to $221,003.78; staff said the conservation trust fund will cover the shortfall and a budget amendment will follow.
- Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote). Contract awarded to RDR Construction with the parks department reporting project completion likely before year-end if weather permits.

Trial of revised board schedule (October–December)
- Action: Trial a schedule change for October–December 2025: one board meeting and one work session per month (consolidating the second meeting/work session). Staff will solicit feedback and report back in November/December. If no further board action is taken, the board will return to the previous meeting cadence in January 2026.
- Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote).

Rules on donation requests from non-governmental entities
- Action: Amend the district’s rules and regulations to state that donation requests from non-governmental entities shall not be considered; staff will prepare formal resolution language and place it on a future consent agenda for ratification.
- Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote). The board asked that the change be formalized with a resolution on the next consent agenda; staff said the rule will be treated as effective immediately and staff will draft resolution language.

Security measures for public meetings
- Action: Direct the district manager to initiate discussions with the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Department about the potential attendance of one deputy to monitor public meetings, with the understanding the deputy may be reassigned if needed.
- Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote). Staff will raise supply/cost questions if the sheriff’s department indicates a charge.

Other procedural actions
- A contract purchase item for 868 East Industrial Avenue was tabled (direction provided in executive session). Several executive-session items were then scheduled or handled per board instruction.

Ending: Staff will prepare the formal documents and budget amendments necessary to implement these approvals and return them to the board in upcoming consent agendas and budget materials.