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Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council meeting, October 15, 2026

October 15, 2026, 6 p.m. · Updated October 16, 2026

On the agenda: The Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council's board met on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the Lincoln Heights Senior Center and on Zoom. The agenda asked the board to file a Community Impact Statement opposing Council File 09-0969-S4, which the agenda describes as raising land use appeal fees for non-applicants to $1,175, and listed seven Neighborhood Purpose Grants totaling $8,040 (our sum), the largest $1,700 for the Holiday Parade Committee and $1,500 for Hillside Elementary School. Of the agenda's 17 business items, 15 were spending motions that total up to $12,492.40 (our sum).

Agenda only. As of October 16, 2026, minutes for the October 15, 2026 meeting of the Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council had not been posted. This summary is based on the agenda and does not report what was decided.

The agenda set the meeting for Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, at 6 p.m. It called the meeting a hybrid meeting at the Lincoln Heights Senior Center, 2323 Workman Street, with a Zoom webinar, and also said the meeting would be conducted virtually under Senate Bill 707 and Council File 23-1114. It was posted on Oct. 13 (City agenda index). The agenda lists Fernanda Sanchez as president, Selena Ortega as vice president and Ezmeralda Landeros as secretary, and shows the youth seat as vacant. General public comment was set at one minute per speaker. The seven grants in items VI.i to VI.o were Budget Committee recommendations. Two items were for the Holiday Parade: up to $1,000 for pizzas and a $1,700 grant to its committee, up to $2,700 together (our sum) (agenda).

V.a. Statement opposing a higher fee for appeals by non-applicants

• What the agenda asked: That the board file a Community Impact Statement opposing Council File 09-0969-S4, which the agenda describes as “proposing to raise Land Use Appeal fees to Non Applicants to $1,175” (agenda).
• What the file does: The file covers the City’s planning and land use fees and their annual inflation adjustment. On Aug. 25, 2026, the Planning and Land Use Management Committee recommended raising the fee for an appeal filed by someone other than the applicant to $1,145 (5 percent cost recovery) for appellants inside the project’s notice radius and to $2,289 (10 percent cost recovery) for appellants outside it, following Option B23 in the City Administrative Officer’s report. It asked the City Attorney to prepare the ordinance (committee transmittal, CAO report). The agenda’s $1,175 figure does not match either amount in the committee’s recommendation.
• Council vote so far: The Planning and Land Use Management Committee vote was 5-0, with Blumenfield, Hutt, Nazarian, Lee and Raman voting yes (committee transmittal). The Budget and Finance Committee concurred 4-0 on Oct. 6, 2026, with Yaroslavsky absent (Journal).
• Neighborhood council positions: No Community Impact Statements were on the file as of Oct. 14, 2026 (CF 09-0969-S4).
• What’s next: The file listed no full Council date as of Oct. 14, 2026 (CF 09-0969-S4).

VI.a. Reimbursement for the 2025 retreat

• What the agenda asked: Approval of a $214.40 reimbursement and affidavit to board member Fernanda Sanchez for the council’s 2025 retreat (agenda).

VI.b. Holiday Parade pizzas

• What the agenda asked: That the council co-sponsor the 2026 Holiday Parade on Dec. 13, 2026, with up to $1,000 to the Holiday Parade Committee for pizzas (agenda).

VI.c. Thanksgiving food relief

• What the agenda asked: That the council co-sponsor the Lincoln Heights Food Pantry’s Thanksgiving Holiday Food Relief event with up to $1,000 for pantry items (agenda).

VI.d. Halloween tabling

• What the agenda asked: Up to $400 for outreach candy at a Halloween tabling event. The agenda gives no date or place (agenda).

VI.e. Youth Community Day goodie bags

• What the agenda asked: Up to $300 for outreach goodie bags at Lincoln Heights Youth Community Day on Nov. 14, 2026 (agenda).

VI.f. Youth Community Day refreshments

• What the agenda asked: Up to $300 for outreach refreshments at the same Nov. 14 event. Items VI.e and VI.f together come to up to $600 (our sum) (agenda).

VI.g. Dia de Los Muertos refreshments

• What the agenda asked: Up to $300 for outreach refreshments at the Dia de Los Muertos event at Heritage Square on Nov. 1, 2026 (agenda).

VI.h. Newspaper announcements

• What the agenda asked: Up to $938 for monthly meeting announcements in the Daily Pueblo newspaper for 12 months (agenda).

VI.i. Grant to the Lincoln Heights Tutorial Program

• What the agenda asked: A $1,000 Neighborhood Purpose Grant, as recommended by the Budget Committee (agenda).

VI.j. Grant to Ave 50 Studios

• What the agenda asked: A $400 Neighborhood Purpose Grant, as recommended by the Budget Committee (agenda).

VI.k. Grant to Hillside Elementary School

• What the agenda asked: A $1,500 Neighborhood Purpose Grant, as recommended by the Budget Committee (agenda).

VI.l. Grant to the Holiday Parade Committee

• What the agenda asked: A $1,700 Neighborhood Purpose Grant, as recommended by the Budget Committee (agenda).

VI.m. Grant to the Lincoln Heights Arts Center

• What the agenda asked: A $1,000 Neighborhood Purpose Grant, as recommended by the Budget Committee (agenda).

VI.n. Grant to CCED

• What the agenda asked: A $1,440 Neighborhood Purpose Grant to “CCED,” as recommended by the Budget Committee. The agenda does not spell out the name (agenda).

VI.o. Grant to the Lincoln Heights Girls Basketball team

• What the agenda asked: A $1,000 Neighborhood Purpose Grant, as recommended by the Budget Committee (agenda).

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