Brian McCain, chief of staff, opened the city updates portion of the Oct. 20 meeting and reported on a recent volunteer cleanup and an ongoing landfill discount partnership.

The nut graf: staff said the city’s Team Up to Clean Up event over the weekend collected roughly 161 tons of trash across 89 roll‑offs, serving “about 1,100 residents” at multiple sites; staff also announced a fall discount at Waste Connections Southside Landfill for city residents from Oct. 20 through Nov. 1.

McCain said the city placed 64 roll‑offs at the State Fairgrounds and 25 at Colorado State University Pueblo; staff had distributed 66 vouchers for discounted landfill use that are valid through Oct. 25. He said the Waste Connections Southside Landfill is at 5715 West State Highway 78 and that accepted material includes solid waste, yard trimmings, mattresses and box springs; staff noted all loads must be covered and secured to receive the discount and gave operating hours.

McCain also listed community events: Pueblo Parks and Recreation trunk‑or‑treat at El Centro (609 E. Sixth St.) and a City Hall “touch a truck” and trunk‑or‑treat event on Oct. 31 from 2 to 4 p.m.

On public safety, staff summarized patrol activity for Oct. 9–15: nearly 2,699 calls for service across watches; loitering and trespass citations in multiple areas; 12 municipal warrant arrests; recovered stolen property; and multiple traffic and proactive enforcement contacts. Staff urged residents not to leave vehicles unattended and running to warm up.

Ending: These announcements were presented as informational updates; no formal council action was recorded on the items.