The Pueblo City Council held its regular meeting on Monday, November 10, 2025, starting at approximately 2:30 p.m. UTC (evening local time). The meeting included a proclamation for Purple Heart Recipients Day, public comments on local and national issues, council member commentary on recent elections and veterans, and action on multiple resolutions and ordinances. Key votes included approval of an employee health clinic contract, adoption of a comprehensive safety action plan, and the rejection of a resolution affirming support for immigrants.
Two members abstained from the vote on Q7? No, the vote was 5–2 with no abstentions. The meeting adjourned after R4.
Reporting in progress. It's another wonderful evening in Pueblo, Colorado, and I call to order the regular City Council meeting. Today is Monday, November tenth, twenty twenty-five. Our first order of business is the invocation, Pastor Jim Ure from Pueblo Praise will lead us in prayer. I then remain standing and we'll do the Pledge of Allegiance immediately following. Heavenly Father, we want to dedicate this session to you and for your guidance. We want to just pray a blessing, Lord, on Mayor Graham, the City Council, the leaders in the room, the community as they come in and share. Heavenly Father, we want to extend a blessing on our first responders, our police force, and all the leaders in our city in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you, Pastor. Uh Mr. Clerk, Roll Call. Mark Ayleff. Here. Brett Boston. Here. Dennis Flores. Roger Gomez. Joe Latino. Regina Meistry. Sir Martinez. And everybody is here and accounted for. We now move to special recognitions. Uh this is a proclamation presentation for Purple Heart Recipients Day. Salcatts Jr., the Director of Rural Colorado Services, Mount Carmel Veterans Service Center, Pueblo. Come on down. So this is a proclamation, Purple Heart Recipient Day, November eleventh, twenty twenty-five. Whereas the Purple Heart is the oldest military award in the United States. It was introduced in seventeen eighty-two by General George Washington to recognize acts of unusual gallantry, extraordinary fidelity, and essential service. And whereas in nineteen forty-two, during World War II, the criteria were finalized that it be awarded for wounds or death in combat against enemies of the United States and made available to members of all branches of the armed services. And whereas the city of Pueblo is home to many Purple Heart recipients. In witness whereof I hear unto set my hand and cause the seal of the city of Pueblo, Colorado to be a fixed this tenth day of November, twenty twenty-five, signed by Mark A. Leaf, President of City Council. Thank you. Thank you, thank you. Thank you all very much for this honor. It was an honor for me to serve. Have no regrets. I would go back and do it again in a minute for everybody. God bless you all. It's a wonderful pleasure to be in the town of heroes. We we appreciate all of them. I also want to reiterate everything they've said. I really appreciate everybody recognizing us. And thank you very much. And God bless you all. Thank you, Heller. Thanks, Brian. Thank you, uh City Council for making this uh uh an auspicious uh occasion, but there were over 13,000 veterans that live here in Pueblo. And it's just not us, it's every single veteran that lives here in Pueblo that is a hero.