This is the Aug. 27 Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission online meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss topics related to the closure of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP), at the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity-West, formerly known as the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot (PCD). Please note, YouTube uses speech recognition technology to automatically create captions; the quality of the captions may vary.

• At approximately 0:01, the meeting is called to order by Irene Kornelly, chair, CAC, who asks for approval of the agenda and minutes of the June 25, 2025, CAC meeting.
• At approximately 1:25, Tamika Atkins, program executive officer, PEO ACWA, provides remarks about leadership changes, ongoing Army reorganization efforts, funding, and the impact of three deferred resignation programs on the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) and PEO ACWA headquarters. She provides an update on the BGCAPP destruction of containerized rocket warheads and expresses appreciation for the continued collaborations with project partners.
• At approximately 11:25, Catherine Satow, acting director, CMA-West, provides a brief update on closure activities, including transfer of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act permit to BRAC.
• At approximately 13:19 Kornelly asks if Oct. 1 is a firm date for the transfer of support services. Satow said negotiations and discussions are continuing, but she expects transfer of services to occur between Sept. 30 and the end of the year.
• At approximately 15:52, John Norton, citizen member, CAC, asks about a transfer of security services on Sept. 7. Satow confirms the change in access control at the gates on that date.
• At approximately 16:27, Russell DeSalvo, president and chief executive officer, PuebloPlex, discusses recent public meetings held to capture feedback on redevelopment of the PCAPP parcel as well as work on reintegrating and reintroducing the property to a variety of Pueblo County departments. He says an announcement on a new anchor tenant will occur in September.
• At approximately 20:52, Juli Mahr, Hazardous Waste Permitting Unit leader, CDPHE, provides an update on permitting activity, including the approval of seven permit modifications since the June meeting.
• At approximately 26:58, Kornelly asks about the nature of the comments on recent Demolition Readiness Reports, to which Mahr replies that most of the comments are aimed at making the documents more understandable for public consumption.
• At approximately 29:57, Walton Levi, site project manager, PCAPP, introduces Joni Weamer, project manager, Bechtel Pueblo Team (BPT), who opens the project status update with a report on plant safety. Sandy Romero, communications manager, BPT, shares information about a company-sponsored mental health challenge opportunity occurring this month for the workforce.
• At approximately 40:06, Weamer follows with closure activity updates and a schedule for the naming of a demolition contractor.
• At approximately 46:40, Ken Griffin, citizen member, CAC, asks if the demolition contractor finalists are local, state or national.
• At approximately 47:01, Norton asks about use of Davis-Bacon Act wages in demolition.
• At approximately 48:16, Levi shares a chart on waste generation and shipping. He notes that shipments have been paused while the plant addresses a potential non-compliance issue regarding disposal of hydrolysate.
• At approximately 51:20, Weamer provides information about staffing and workforce transition activities.
• At approximately 54:20, Norton says the next Restoration Advisory Board meeting will be held online at 3 p.m. Sept. 15.
• At approximately 55:09, Kornelly asks for a motion to adjourn.