Trinidad City Council Holds Feb. 17 Work Session, Posts Recordings to YouTube

The city posted both the work-session and regular-meeting recordings to YouTube (labeled TCC-WS and TCC-RM), making the full discussion available for residents who could not attend in p, according to the city’s meeting notice and a KRTN/Enchanted Air Radio agenda posting. The recordings cover a Feb. 17, 2026 work session at 5:00 P.M. followed by the February 17 regular meeting at 6:00 P.M. in City Council Chambers at City Hall, 135 N. Animas Street, Trinidad, Colorado, 81082.

KRTN’s agenda display carried a February 16, 2026 page header and the line "Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Trinidad, Colorado, on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 6:00 P.M." The KRTN capture also carries the station contact line "Enchanted Air Radio 575-445-3652" and the celebratory header "Celebrating America’s 250 ~ Colorado’s 150 ~ Trinidad’s 150."

The posted work session began at 5:00 P.M. and listed a single agenda item: "Discussion of the Mayor’s Task Force." The work session immediately preceded the regular meeting, per the agenda text, and the meeting protocols displayed on the agenda read: "PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES; BE RESPECTFUL AND TAKE PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS INTO THE LOBBY AREA."

The regular meeting agenda opened with a standard procedural block titled "The following items are on file for consideration of Council:" and listed items 1) ROLL CALL, 2) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, 3) POLICY ITEMS & STAFF REPORTS and 4) PETITIONS OR COMMUNICATIONS, ORAL OR WRITTEN. The agenda page included a truncated line noting "The Public Comment section offers an opportunity for any citizen to express opinions or [...]" but the capture does not provide the remainder of that sentence.

Under Consent Agenda, the agenda shows in item 6) CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL (cont.) the line c) "Approval of Payroll, February 14, 2026, through February 27, 2026." The agenda lists "MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS" later on page 2 but provides no further detail on specific miscellaneous items.

The meeting’s Public Hearings section lists two ordinance matters, each accompanied by a second-reading line. The first appears as "Public hearing of ordinance for the purpose of adjusting the rates for electric service, power, and energy" with a following line "Second reading of an ordinance for the purpose of adjusting the rates for electric service, power, and energy." The second appears as "Public hearing of an ordinance increasing the gas delivery charge applicable to all customer service classifications" with a following line "Second reading of an ordinance increasing the gas delivery charge applicable to all customer service classifications."

The supplied agenda and the city’s posting note do not include vote results, names of council members or the mayor, the text or dollar amounts in either ordinance, or any public-comment testimony. For residents and reporters seeking those specifics, the next concrete step documented in the meeting materials is to review the posted recordings labeled TCC-WS and TCC-RM on YouTube and to request official minutes and ordinance text from City Hall or the City Clerk to confirm attendance, motions, vote counts, and the exact proposed electric-rate and gas-delivery-charge changes.