Loveland council unanimously approves remaining consent agenda items in bundled vote

The Loveland City Council voted 9-0 Tuesday to approve the remaining consent agenda items in a single bundled vote after pulling Items 4.3 and 4.7 for separate consideration. The package covered Items 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6, combining board and commission appointments, corrective and administrative resolutions, and the city’s May monthly revenue review. Mayor Patrick McFall announced the motion had passed after the roll-call vote.

The bundled action included appointments to three city boards and commissions under Item 4.1. Those appointments named Christian Vernaza to the Human Services Commission; Adam Trainor, Blaine Rappe and Jason Baker to the Construction Advisory Board; and Richard Bilancia to the Loveland Communications Advisory Board, with terms running from July 7, 2026, to June 30, 2029.

Under Item 4.2, the council adopted a corrected Community Development Block Grant resolution replacing an earlier June action. The change fixed an overstatement in available brick-and-mortar CDBG funds, reducing the total from $357,627 to $353,539.33. That in turn lowered the allocation to Neighbor to Neighbor from $257,627 to $253,539.33. Staff said the error resulted from $4,087 in Loveland Housing Authority program income being added twice, and said no other project awards were affected.

Item 4.4, the May 2026 monthly revenue review, was included in the consent package as an information-only item rather than a spending approval. The report showed total General Fund primary tax revenue running 3.3% below budget through May, though still 0.4% above the same point last year. Sales tax revenue was reported at 2.4% below budget and 4.8% above last year, while building materials use tax was 42.5% below budget and 48.5% below last year, which staff partly attributed to unusually large one-time permits in 2025.

The council also approved Resolution #R-37-2026 reappointing Brandi Nieto and Carrie Clein as deputy municipal judges for two-year terms from July 18, 2026, through July 17, 2028. The resolution set compensation at $100 per hour and continued the judges’ on-call role to cover court and liquor-licensing functions when the presiding municipal judge is unavailable.

The final item in the bundle, Resolution #R-38-2026, authorized letter-of-credit instruments tied to state and federal broadband grant agreements totaling $227,869.50. The grants are intended to expand Pulse Fiber service to 188 homes along County Road 27 and U.S. Highway 34 in unincorporated Larimer County. Staff said no Loveland city funds were being committed and that Larimer County is providing the required local match under an existing intergovernmental agreement.