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thank you very Thank you very
much. Welcome to the Denver
City Council meeting Monday,
AUGUST 3rd, 2026. Council
members please join
Councilmember Gilmore in the
Pledge of Allegiance council
members, please turn
Councilmember Gilmore as they
lead us in the Denver City
Council land acknowledgement
the Denver City Council honors
and acknowledges that the land
on which 2 it is a traditional
territory of the huge Cheyenne
and Arapaho peoples. We also
recognize the 48 contemporary
tribal nations that are
historically tight. The lands
that make up the state of
Colorado. We honor elders past
present and future. And those
with Stewart and the slam
throughout generations. We
also recognize that government
academic and cultural
institutions were founded upon
and continue act exclusions.
And a Rea shares of indigenous
peoples made this
acknowledgment demonstrate a
commitment to working to
dismantle ongoing legacies of
oppression and equities and
recognize the current and
future contributions of
indigenous communities in
Denver. Thank you, MADAM
Secretary. Roll Call. Council
members of Egypt's here to
kill fell Heinz Cashman now
PRESIDENT Parity here,
Sandoval care. So are here for
tourist Watson, MADAM
PRESIDENT, Romero Campbell,
hear it. 13 members present.
There are 13 members present
council has a quorum. Approval
of the minutes. Are there
corrections to the minutes of
JULY? 27. Seeing none. The
minutes stand approved
announcements. Council
announcements. Are there any
announcements from council?
Let's start with a council
member of the test. Thank you
so much. Council PRESIDENT. I
just wanted to share that
normally we would have our
Constitution but club this
week, we're looking at
rescheduling that due to
competing events. So stay
tuned if you're part of our
Constitution, but club. I also
want to share its national
night out to Marc. And there's
a lot of big events happening
across. I'm sure all districts
district 7. We have night Owl
at Community Ministry's 17. 55
South this tonight. This is in
partnership with district for
police National night out
tomorrow will begin from 5 and
will go all the way until
07:00pm. We will also be
participating in the Westword.
A Denver back to school fast.
Coming up this Saturday,
10:00pm to 02:00pm. If your
needs a backpack, that's
another place where you can
get some resources. You can
look forward to a fun filled
today at the Westwood
Community in Partnership with
that. My by council district
3, they can pick up more than
1000 backpacks that will be
filled with school supplies
connected with valuable
community resources and fun
family activities. And on a
fun note, the Porch fest will
be coming to district 7 in
OCTOBER, which is where a lot
of neighbors will have
concerts on their front porch.
We will have the lineup
release party this Thursday at
07:00pm a h q on South
Broadway. They'll announcing
the first 40 bands in this
lineup. So the fun started
with Lucifer Festival and
we're continuing it with
Porchfest. All very exciting
things. Thank you so much. And
I hope to see you around this
week next weekend and all
through Porchfest and through
the Thank you. Thank you.
Council PRESIDENT, thank
Councilmember Sandoval game,
thank police department is
hosting a vote. Well, first
off, I'd like to join to have
you all. Join us had led us to
park tomorrow for national
night out will be doing the
Damien this of a band and the
U.S. Be doing a movie in the
park. So 38 and the Denver
Police Department along with
North High School is doing a
backpack, drive Saturday,
AUGUST 8 at North High School.
So if you know anyone who is
in need of school supplies out
to North High school from 10
to then Wednesday, AUGUST. 26
doing our free yoga at from 6
to 7 at the historic in that
scare, 30 content Louis. And
then months can save the
Friday, AUGUST. 28 for my
movie in the park at Tonight.
Park. Thank you. Thank you,
PRESIDENT, thank COUNCILMAN
Thank you so much. MADAM
PRESIDENT, encouraging
neighbors to come out and join
us for Parkhill Day of
legends. This Saturday, AUGUST
8 from 09:00pm to 06:00pm at
Skyland Park. 5600 East 35th
Avenue right here in Denver on
thank Coach Hill and all the
folks who pulled this event
together each year should be
an amazing event. Thank you,
MADAM PRESIDENT, thank you.
Councilmember tourists. Thank
you. MADAM PRESIDENT. We're
finally about to break ground
on the Morrison Road
Construction this has been a
long time coming. This was
half included in the elevate
bond in 2017 half included in
the rise. Find and 2021 to
really get the full amount
that was needed to do full
reconstruction Morrison, for
pedestrian safety. This also
includes some really hard
community amenities, creating
some plazas and cultural
locations throughout the
Morrison Road Corridor. So
thrilled for that to begin.
It's going to be a huge
impact. That's a major
corridor. But I think it will
be well the pain. I do want to
share that on AUGUST, 12th. So
in just about a week and a
half, they'll be a public
meeting regarding the pardon.
Me are just small area plan.
This is where we'll also get
an update from the Broncos
ownership team about how their
plan has is transforming.
They've picked a new architect
since the last time we had a
public meeting and some of the
plan has changed quite a bit.
So I want to be able to make
sure folks have that on their
radar. That is Wednesday.
AUGUST 12th from 5.30, to
7.30, at Rec center. And
finally, this past Saturday,
we kicked off La alive. A
concert series in partnership
with You record and the Office
of Children's Affairs was
fantastic. The second and last
one will be AUGUST 15th. So in
just about 2 weeks to hope to
see folks Thank Thank
Councilmember Hines, thank
you, MADAM. Couple colleagues
have already talked about
national night out. We have 4
events set in a perfect 10
that we're going to have
celebrating tomorrow at
01:00pm. And William Tell
apartments between 4 and
07:00pm in Congress Park
Congress Park neighbors will
give give out free ice There's
also national night out at
Skyline Park. Believe that's
5.30, sorry for 30 to 6.30 And
and then there's the city Park
National night out which it's
city park. Interestingly, the
park itself is an. Fine
District d a, of course, if
you live in city Park is par
and perfect. 10. So also this
weekend, Saturday, 03:00pm to
07:00pm on the 1500 block of
Cook. The South City Park
Neighbors Association is
having a block party. Please,
please do join insurance. A
city park or want to learn
more about city park, Emmy
neighbors. And if you go flees
to enter from the 1600 block
instead of from Colfax. Thank
you. MADAM PRESIDENT thank
Councilmember Gonzalez could
get us. Thank MADAM PRESIDENT,
I don't have announcements of
any upcoming events. But as a
gets a moment of personal
privilege, I just went to
recognize tonight will be come
last one I can swim in parity
will be joining us in these
chambers. He had we have more
that we want to say. And we
just for the public's
knowledge, we will have a
special session on Wednesday
where I think that will be a
lot more words But I just want
you to know council in parity.
It's been an honor, the
complete honor to serve
alongside with you as the
other at as we would always
say. And so I just I can't
thank you for everything that
you've done for this body for
me personally. And in this And
so there there's more to come,
but I just couldn't go on
without recognizing that this
this will be the last Monday
that you'll be here with us in
this body. And I just thank
you so much to Thank you.
MADAM PRESIDENT, thank
Councilmember Flint, thank
you, MADAM PRESIDENT, there
will national night concert by
the Denver municipal jazz
Usually it's in Bear Valley.
But this year we're
transitioning it over on an
alternating basis to Pine
Crest Park, which is at Lehigh
and That's just west Fort
Logan National Cemetery on
Lehigh Avenue and refreshments
will be provided by my office.
It'll start at 6.30, and on
point of personal privilege.
This is how my wife and I will
be celebrating our 20th
anniversary the King of
National night So my long
suffering wife will be right
next to me. Thank you. MADAM
PRESIDENT. Thank you.
Councilmember Luis. Thank
First, I wanted to start with
the polling that is being
hosted by my office on AUGUST
And so if you all the interest
in having public conversations
amongst other residents of
district 8 are having
one-on-one conversations and
the to talk about what's
happening in our neighborhood
in our district. I would
invite you all to attend. We
will be having food as well
and then bowling in between
those conversations that are
it's not a townhome, but it is
a town In addition to that, I
wanted to thank the members of
Sugar am e Church for the
invitation to the cookout this
weekend. It was also to
village 2020 for their
neighborhood cleanup Really
appreciate that. And then
shout out to the manual in my
alumni gathering as always, a
good time. We have the
opportunity to honor folks in
our community as well with
awards in some super proud to
be a thunder bolt and then
working do you have the
opportunity to attend Brick
city as well and so close that
the evening after that with
the blaze celebrating the
accomplishments of young men
in our communities and raising
money for scholarships. So we
had a good time this weekend
and shouted to my in turn j
for weathering all And then
finally, I'm gonna say much
because I will absolutely cry.
But, you know, COUNCILMAN
Theres my And so thinking
about the on this body without
her is just absolutely
devastating. I know you'll
continue to do incredible work
from wherever you are, because
that's who you are as a
person. But he will be sorely
missed on this body. Thank
Thank you. Councilmember para
i had to say happy anniversary
to Harriet and Kevin,
especially the area she for
those of that don't know, she
makes beautiful holiday crafts
for every single holiday and
they're like the only way been
able to pry my children into
being okay with Missouri has
as long as I have is because I
bring those every holiday and
they expect them now. Also
happy birthday COUNCILMAN
Louis on AUGUST 15 since I
will be here to say a little
bit closer it's yeah. Coming
right up close enough that I
can say it. And I'll just say
really quickly, I You know, we
have to have this technical
meeting on Wednesday to accept
my resignation from council. I
said pretty much what I needed
to say in JUNE when announced
that that this was I was going
to need to do. But the main
thing that I wanted to add to
that tonight is just to say in
thinking back over the last 3
years and both how much I
love. I mean, you guys know
that I love my job. I really
do. I love being here with all
of you. It's been amazing,
it's there's elements of it
that are very hard. It's a
very hard time to be a public
figure. It's a very hard time
to be a public servant of any
kind. And that's that sort of
come home to me more and
having had a chance last 3
years to have like the deeper
and broader relationships with
a lot of our city employees
who just there's a ton of you
on the room, obviously because
that was our but it's not
getting any easier time to try
to do what government doesn't
have translate to the public.
And it's interesting to come
in here and full-time obsessed
with the city and county of
Denver and everything it does,
which Oscar, believe because
weekly, but my 4 year old and
I talking about earlier this
morning because she was
shocked to learn the red
rocks, a sleek city facility,
you know, and so we make a
list of like all the things
the city employees do. And we
talk about how that's we do
that from but basically a part
of resources that we all make
together. You know, like it's
this really basic government
stuff. And I just feel so
worried all the time about how
badly that translates to the
public. Like I just don't
think people know me. Know
they don't know the half of
what what we do in the city to
just make a place where
everybody can be safe. What
you want to raise kids. I
mean, I moved here because I
wanted to raise my kids here.
I'm not from here like almost
all of your from but not I'm
like the new girl on the dais
and it's getting harder and
harder because people perceive
the value of government.
There's like a real question
right now about just the value
of the project of like, are we
going to keep, you throwing
our lot together paying our
taxes and feeling happy about
what they go to all of that
has been under attack from so
many different angles for so
long. And I know that makes it
very difficult to be a public
worker in almost any position.
People have been, you the even
some of our public health
workers during covid face like
physical attacks like just
really I it's hard not there
to be one of the people trying
to hold the ship together
people are doing that every
day and so many little ways,
you know, my child reason had
this is the school's media
that, know, you're not getting
called anyway. That's all I
want to say. I just it's a
it's a rough time to to be in
the public And I'm really,
really sorry to be stepping
out of it because I love being
And I also know that, you
know, it's just a huge it's a
lot to carry. And so when you
leave, you feel like you're
like leaving that what other
people very able hands appear.
But it's a lot. So and I and I
all 12 of were best Laker
because bakers dozen I've ever
been part of I love you a lot
and I hope you on Thank you.
Thanks, MADAM. PRESIDENT,
thank you. Thank you.
Councilmember parity and
Wednesday. There will be more
to come. So we just appreciate
you being here today. And we
have a full Baker's doesn't
appear. So this is kind of
nice to have everybody on the
dais tonight. I have a few
announcements and one I want
to start with acknowledgement.
And I think a lot of you have
heard us talk about it. It's
been the news, but to
acknowledge the shooting that
happened in District 4 and it
took place in my district on
JULY 20th that resulted in 8
injured and one loss of life.
It was a tragic event that has
deeply affected our
neighborhoods and the families
and the victims. And I want to
extend my condolences to them
all. And there's really no
words that can ease that pain
community members have asked.
And I think that it's
appropriate also that we just
take a moment of silence to
recognize the loss of life,
not only in my district, but
in other districts and
individuals who are recovering
and healing. So if we could
just have a moment of silence.
Thank you everyone for doing
that. There are a few other
announcements that I do have a
one is on AUGUST. 15th
Saturday at the South by
Southeast. We are doing a
concert in the park and we are
having swing band this year.
So it starts at 04:00pm Thomas
Jefferson High School with tj
Orchestra and then will have a
swing band in the park on
AUGUST. 15th in Bible Park. We
invite you all to come. There
will food trucks as well as
number of different agencies
that will be there to also do
outreach and answer any
questions that people might
have. And then one last
announcement and its moment of
personal privilege.
Congratulations to you on 20
years. I am also celebrating
tonight are today I wedding
anniversary my husband and I
just want to say thank you and
couldn't do it without is
incredibly kind patient and
generous. So for those of who
know, John, he's just the love
of of my life. And we've
celebrated another wedding
anniversary of arson earlier
summer. So it's a lot of love.
And I just want to I'm here.
I'm gonna come home soon. So
thank you for All right.
Sorry, House, all stop. And
Casey faces and everything.
There are no presentations. We
have one community. One
communication today. MADAM
Secretary, please read the
communication. In accordance
with the Denver Revise
Municipal Code Section. 53
dash 3 b, the Department of
Finance is submitting to the
Denver City Council or a
vision to the Treasury tax.
Roll 0, 0, 4, the Treasury tax
0, 0, 4, has been updated to
align with recent changes to
the tax return filing
frequencies do based upon
sales volumes that the state
of Colorado also adopted
Denver's filing frequency
should match the states as to
when taxes need to be filed to
create simplicity for the
business community. The
Department of Finance has also
updated the frequencies in
which occupational privilege
tax returns MAY be filed.
Updates are not expected to
result in any cost impacts to
the city. They MAY have very
minimal revenue. Receipt
timing impacts very small
businesses to file less
frequently if they elect to
change and according Dr m c 53
Dash 3 up 3 Treasury Rules. 0,
0, 4, will take effect 60 days
after this. Notice on
SEPTEMBER 18th 2026. Thank
you. The communication has
been received and filed. There
are no proclamations being
right this afternoon. MADAM
Secretary, please read the
Bills for introduction. In the
finance and business
committee. 26 Dash 0, 9, 9, 2,
a bill for an ordinance
authorizing capital equipment
purchases from the arts and
venues. Special Revenue Fund
26 dash, 1, 0, 4, 1, a bill
for an ordinance authorizing a
capital equipment purchased
from the airport Enterprise
Fund 26, Dash 1, 0, 4, 2, a
bill for an ordinance
establishing a new funding.
The agency fun series for the
Universal Recycling and
Composting ordinance program.
26 Dash 1, 0, 4, 3, a bill for
an ordinance designating
certain properties is being
required for public use and
granting the authority to
court through a negotiated
purchase or through
condemnation proceedings of
the simple easement and other
interest as needed for the
completion of the call back
and Airline Bridge Project
located in the area of Quebec
Street tweens and on Road and
I-70 in council district in
the governance and
Intergovernmental Relations
Committee, 26 dash 1, 0, 4, 0,
a bill for an ordinance
amending the classification
and pay plan for employees in
the career service and for
certain employees, not the
career service, 26 dash, 1, 0,
4, 8, a bill for an ordinance
of ending to a vote of the
qualified and registered
electors of the city and
county of Denver at a special
municipal election on
NOVEMBER. 3rd, 2026, a
proposed amendment to the
charter of the city and county
of Denver. Modernizing the
sections concerning the Civil
Service Commission on the
Department of Safety, 26 dash,
1, 0, 5, 5, a bill for an
ordinance conforming the
municipal code upon passage of
a charter amendment.
Modernizing the sections
concerning the Civil Service
Commission and the Department
of Safety and the South Platte
River Committee, 26 Dash, 1,
0, 4, 4, a bill for an
ordinance approving a proposed
that the mandatory agreement
between the city and county of
Denver, an urban drainage and
flood control district to
design and construct
improvements to Sanderson
Gulch. No change to agreement
term and council district 7,
26 dash, 1, 0, 4, 5, a bill
for an ordinance authorizing
an appropriation in the
Wastewater Management
Division, Urban, drainage and
Flood Control district
tracking and Council members.
This is your last opportunity
to cut an item. Councilmember
Gilmer. We make motions for us
this evening. Yes, Council
PRESIDENT Romero now. I will
do a recap under resolutions
council resolution 11:40am,
11. 41 have been called out in
a block for comments by
Councilmember Luis under Bills
for Introduction Council Bill
10. 48 and council Bill 10. 55
have been called out for block
of comments by Councilmember
Sandoval under bills for final
consideration Council bill 11.
0, 7, has been called out by
comments from council meant by
Councilmember Luis Council
Bill 0, 9, 2, 1, has been
called out for an amendment by
council PRESIDENT Pro Tem
Gonzales potatoes and
Councilmember Torres and for
comment by Councilmember Luis
and Council bill, 1000 has
been called out for a vote by
Councilmember Sawyer and are
pending. No items have been
called out. MADAM Secretary,
please put the first item on
our screens Council resolution
11, 40 a resolution
authorizing and approving the
expenditure of payment for the
appropriation account.
Designated liability claims to
the Sum of $30,000 made
payable to xyz saying
Martinez, a jp lot in full
payment and satisfaction of
claims related to the civil
action cap. Captioned says
this is Martinez and Larissa
Pacheco the Jose and city and
county of Denver, which was
filed in district court city
and county of Denver, Colorado
case number. Oh, dear 2025, c
v 33. 43 7. Toby and Council
resolution 11 41 resolution
authorizing and approving the
expenditure and payment from
the appropriation account.
Designated liability claims to
the sum of $15,000 made
payable to Larissa Pacheco jp
Law in full payment and
satisfaction of claims related
to the civil action.
Captioned. This is Martinez to
Marissa Pacheco versus the
Jose Duran and city and county
of Denver, which was filed in
district city and county of
Denver, Colorado. Case number
2025, cv. 33 43 7
Councilmember Luis, please go
ahead with your comments on
council resolutions. 11:40am,
11. 41, thank you so much.
Appreciate it. So if
consistent feedback from my
constituents, it is my
responsibility to ensure that
the public is aware of every
tax being approved as an
expenditure and payment of
funds for a settlement with
the city and county of Denver.
My office is tracking every
dollar by department and as a
running total with your
approval. 26 11, 14. 26
11:41pm. Tonight. The city
will prove settlements in the
amount of 30,015 1000 to
settle cases. Vatican
SEPTEMBER. Brought against the
Department of Transportation
infrastructure. The approval
of these items tonight brings
the 2026 total of taxpayer
dollars in city settlements.
2, 3 million, 992,000 dollars.
This funding is John from
liabilities claim pool of
money in order to pay the
claims tonight. So we have to.
We have had to make 3 million
dollar rescission that comes
from the city's general fund
continue to and it does not
come from agency specific
budgets. And so therefore, we
must pay extra attention in
this budget environment that
we are watching out for how
the city spends our money and
they were making decisions for
the future with this
knowledge. Thank you. Thank
you, MADAM Secretary. Please
put the next item on our
screens council Bill 10. 48 it
before an ordinance admitting
to the vote of qualified and
registered electors of the
city and county of Denver to
special municipal election on
NOVEMBER. 3rd, 2026 a proposed
amendment of the charter of
the city and county of Denver
mater at modernizing the
sections concerning the Civil
Service Commission and the
Department of Safety and
Council Bill 10. 55 a bill for
an ordinance farming the
municipal code upon passage of
the charter amendment.
Modernizing the sections
concerning the Civil Service
Commission and Department of
Safety. Councilmember
Sandoval, please go ahead with
your comments on council 10.
48 10. 55. Thank you. MADAM
PRESIDENT, just want to I
thank you to everyone who help
I just get to this point
referring this to the for
people who are wondering what
does this civil service
commission do? It hires all of
our and fire department and we
are making an update to the
Civil Service Commission. So
you'll see that on your
NOVEMBER Ballot River sharing
COUNCILMAN Tyson, I started
working on this MAY of last
year year, want to give a
special thank you to wrap in
from the office said see to
help grounded our work equity
with an equity Chief Thomas
Chief Civil Service
Commissioner our city
attorney's. Thank you, John,
for helping us with all of
this to special shout out to I
an and Melissa, we could done
this without any of your
getting us this far. And so if
anyone has questions on this,
this is the last time be able
to speak to it because you
have to call me before 9 are
after 5 because they can't
campaign for something that
forgot about But I'm happy to
talk to you about it because
it's a really good and update
decide to give a shout out to
COUNCILMAN Torres, thank you
for being my partner on all of
this. Throughout last year.
Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT,
thank Councilmember Torres, I
did what she said. This is
just a great good governance
process and the independent
monitor was also one of the
folks that was involved in all
of our workshop meetings with
it. 0, Trish and folks are
very attentive to how we
update the charter. And as my
colleague Councilmember Sawyer
says of do this everywhere all
over the charter. There's a
lot of places that are really
old. I and their language and
references. So we brought this
particular section up to speed
gender neutral language.
Allowing non-citizens to serve
on the civil Service
Commission. We had already
fixed. Classified service
recruitment for police and
fire when it comes to that and
really just putting things
where they belong, throughout
the charter and into ordinance
for putting that companion
ordinance through in this just
a good governance process. And
it was great to work with all
these wonderful folks. Thank
you so much. Thank you. Thank
you. Councilmembers for your
work on 2 MADAM Secretary,
please put the next item on
our screens council bill 11.
0, 7, a bill for an ordinance
authorizing a precision from
General Fund contingency an
appropriation to the general
fund to make a cash transfer
and appropriations. The
liability claims special
Revenue Fund Councilmember
Luis, please go ahead with
your comments on council bill
11. 0, 7, Thank you so much.
So I I started with this item
last week when it came before
us on first reading this item
out to represent a wake-up
call for the city with regards
amount of money we're spending
in settlements. Settlements
again are not paid out of the
specific agencies budgets.
Instead, the funding is drawn
out of the liability claims
Special Revenue fund like
other special revenue funds.
That money can only be spent
on specialize uses in this
case paying out settlements.
However, when the fun is used
up, the city has to move money
over from the city's general
in order to continue to pay
out the claims. And so in
other words, every dollar that
we move can only be spent to
settle cases since was
inaugurated in 2023. Council
has approved 5 of these items
for a grand total of
34 million, 957,300 dollars,
$320. Excuse Each of these
dollars are Each of these
dollars are one less dollar
that we could use to fund city
staff city programs and city
services. This is a staggering
amount of lost opportunity
that could have been used to
find the badly underfunded,
temporary rental and utility
assistance program. And we
could have less in personnel
cuts last year. Among other
purposes. And so I would love
to see structural changes made
that would prevent the
settlements from the city
across all agencies from the
Department of Transportation
to the Denver Police
Department. Thank you so much.
Thank you. MADAM Secretary.
Please the next item of I'm so
sorry. Councilmember parity.
Yeah. Thank you. Thank you for
calling this council I wanted
to just add one other thing
for the consideration of
public about the amount of of
settlement funding that we've
seen spend, particularly on
public safety settlements. And
that is that that relates
directly how we handle
training internal policy and
discipline within the safety
agency. So the police
department, the sheriffs
department and currently at
the Office of the Independent
Monitor. And this is an
oversight board raised
repeatedly that they have a
disagreement with those
departments, about the scope
of I am and Co Bees Oversight
ordinance, which is supposed
to give them a chance to weigh
in on policy changes to the
disappearing processees in the
police and sheriff's
departments. And so
understanding that that's a
dispute. And there MAY be, you
know, different ways to
legally parse the language. I
don't think there's much
question from the point of
view of the people of the that
we want the independent
monitor. And this is oversight
board involved. Any time there
are internal policy changes.
And so to the extent that
that's not happening, that's a
concern that is potentially a
driver of these kinds of
settlements time. And that's
happened recently with moves
to education based
disciplinary policies in both
departments and also a new
taser policy within dpd. So
it's something to be aware of
that's an issue they care
about. Thank you. Council
thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT.
But Thank you, MADAM
Secretary. Please put the next
item on our screens Council
bill 1000 a bill for an
ordinance making a rescission,
a precision from appropriation
in the culture and recreation
Special Revenue Fund series to
make a cash transfer to an
appropriation in the park
legacy. Capital Improvement
Fund Councilmember Gilmer, you
please put council bill 1000
on the floor for final
consideration. I met council
bill. 26 stash 1000 be placed
upon final consideration pass.
It has been Seconded. Comments
by members of Council on
council bill. That's probably
better way to say it. 26 dash
1000 councilmember Sawyer.
Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT, I
call this off tonight so I
could vote no on it. And this
is something that I struggle
with because this is a very
worthwhile project. And know
that there is a need for more
park space downtown. But at
the same time this summer, I
have spent hours and hours and
hours with my constituents in
district 5 who have e-mailed
me who come to office hours,
who had conversations with
Parks and rec and who have
really struggled. I'll give
you 2 specific examples of how
the first one the scooters? So
we have in district 5 and I
suspect that you all have seen
this in your districts as well
in your parks, a number of
young who are as I refer to
cause. And I can say this
because I have teenagers,
feral teenagers running around
all summer long, right? And
what they're doing is they're
driving their e-bikes through
our parks. They're ripping
apart graphs in JUNE, young
child who was playing on a
playground Robinson Park was
almost hit and injured by one
of these bikes. Now I'm gonna
tell you right now this is the
responsibility of their
parents. However, when this
kind of behavior is happening
in a park, it is also the
responsibility of our park
rangers to ensure that it does
not continue. And
unfortunately, my residents
have been told by Parks and
Rec park Rangers directly.
There is not the staffing. To
enforce it. There is not the
budget to put up signage to
bring awareness to it. So
that's the first issue. Second
issue I was going to announce
that. But instead I'm going to
an announcement but also
mentioned it right now. A fair
park is celebrating its 30th
anniversary this year. And
that's really exciting. We're
going to a proclamation us all
see it in a couple of weeks.
Really looking forward to
celebrating the 30th
anniversary of major park,
which is going to happen on
AUGUST 22nd from 05:00pm to
08:00pm in Major Park. This is
something that happens every
year. There's food trucks. The
Denver Municipal Band will
play hundreds of neighbors
come out and enjoy community
together. What they won't
enjoy is a bathroom because
Parks and Rec has told our
office the registered
neighborhood organization and
all of the residents who have
called him that they are not
the dollars or the staffing to
be able to put Porta potties
in Mayfair Park or several
other parks. In District 5. I
know that this is happening
across everyone's districts.
I'm just only going to speak
for Emmys. I statements only
speak for district 5 because
that's what I know about here.
This is a problem because what
my residents came to me and
there were not wrong. Is that
the dollars that they're
paying in taxes are not coming
back to them. They are not
getting the return on
investment that they deserve
for what they are being
charged to live in our city
when there are young families
with kids when there are
elderly families and they
can't access a room for a 30th
anniversary celebration in one
of our parks. Not ok. And so
what we're looking at here in
this ordinance is a transfer
of dollars in the park legacy
funds. The Parks Legacy Fund
was voted on by the voters of
Denver is a 0, 2, 5%, to 5
sales tax that goes directly
to funds the maintenance of
our parks. The acquisition of
more Parkland, et cetera. And
that's what we're talking
about here tonight. 3 million
dollars to acquire more
Parkland. And that is a really
worthwhile saying that we
should be doing. But it is at
the expense providing services
to our residents who are
paying these taxes. And that
is where the problem lies.
This is an administration that
focuses on major projects and
not on the needs and the value
for their dollar for the
residents of our city. And so
I'm going to be a No tonight
because I want to make sure
that the point is me that this
is not okay that our residents
are not happy with this, that
they do not believe that they
are getting the value for
their dollar and they should
been there right. And so I'll
be tonight. Thank you. Thank
you. Councilmember Hines,
thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT,
thank you. Councilmember
Sawyer High. You are not the
only one who has concerns how
an agency is is acting or are
reacting. So I I certainly
understand it supports you and
All I your concerns are more
about parts generally as
opposed to this particular
acquisition. And I would say
high that, you know this these
funds are just 4 capital
expenditures, not operating
expenditures and expenditures
like providing additional park
Rangers services are. And this
is actually boy the first time
that any funds have been
expended District 10. And so
the Parks Legacy Fund has has
purchased areas and many other
sections of the city. This is
district ends first
opportunity have a purchase. I
still think that it's a very
good purchase and I will be
voting for it. So thank you,
MADAM PRESIDENT, thank you.
Councilmember Gilmore, thank
you. Council PRESIDENT, I the
conversation here tonight. I
just want to remind folks
that, you know, these folks
are important and the way that
we vote talks about our values
and earlier this year, I
talked extensively about a 7.9
million dollar project that
was slated for district 11 for
a maintenance shop
conveniently parks decided to
slash that project by 5.4
million and divert that money
elsewhere outside of District
11 in Montbello and Green
Valley Ranch. And we're
getting a 2.5 million middle
Tuff shed in Green Valley
Ranch, whereas closer to
downtown. They're getting a
13.3 million dollar
maintenance facility with 79
workstations innings or Brent
amount of amenities. And none
of that for a majority
community of color. And so
this capital I acquired meant
is important, but capital can
also be utilized on building
the very buildings that we
need. So I am very happy to
vote no on in a way to push
back the irresponsible and non
accountable way that Denver
Parks and Rec has been
allocating funds and spending
with no concern at all around
equity, especially for those
who historically have been
underserved since the
inception of the city and
county of Denver. And that's
very easy to say. See the lack
of parks and park maintenance
facilities in the far
Northeast. Thank you, council
president, thank you.
COUNCILMAN Cashman. Thank
Council PRESIDENT. I agree
with COUNCILMAN Hines, it's
inappropriate use of these
funds. But I also agree with
Mike colleagues that there
there are some basic services
that aren't getting I have had
a request to for restrooms to
be open recently. An
observatory park, apparently
all restrooms now close to
02:00pm. Because we don't have
the personnel to to do better
than that. The conditions of
our restrooms are very
frequently, atrocious. It's
basic stuff. What are our
parks replace where our
families gather bold young in
between. We've got figure out
a way to get these basic
services funded. You know, I
keep saying the same thing we
the past year have come up
with large dollar items. 4
major projects. And that's
great that the projects on my
mind were we're needed an end.
We'll make our city a better
place to be this new park in
district Well, we'll make our
city a better place to be.
Your Lord, if we can find the
money for for these major
projects, we've got be able to
find the money to take care of
the basics. You know, keep
heart restrooms clear, clean
and open is kind of basic. So
I'll as I said, supporting
this bill, but also be asking
some hard questions, Ed, that
budget this year. Thank you,
MADAM PRESIDENT, thank
Councilmember Sandoval, think
you MADAM PRESIDENT, I have a
question real for real
investing think been
committee, we talked about or
market value. I think it's and
we're paying more for this.
Then that they came I can
remember respect but praise
that you think you remember
the terminology Miami, how
much more we're paying for and
I apologize. COUNCILWOMAN.
First, Lisa Lumley director of
real estate. It you know, some
looking right now, Kevin, it.
5 500,000. I think it's going
over and I apologize that I
didn't have. My understanding
was we there was a different
topic to talk about. Tonight's
are apologizing my notes. What
I will say, though, is the
assessors have also been
looking in there as the values
have changed around there.
There's a lot that happening
all at once. But yes, there is
there is a window that is
reasonable within appraised
values up or down within a 10%
window. That still can be
considered an appropriate. But
you're right, there was a
business decision made as
well. Thank you. And if I
remember correctly, when we
have committee, there's not
currently any money for plan
and this park implementing
into a park from what I
understand from committee is
the building will be used for
parks and recreation staff. Is
that correct? Well, there
would be some money that we're
also, including for design
piece of that and being able
talk about a programming with
the community. Staff would
only be using during that
interim time so that we just
have activation there. So it's
just not an empty building
sitting there, not for the
long-term use. Understand you
might how much you was
projected for tick needed
dollars to turn into a park.
I'm going to need to verify
with parks. You know, well,
Starbucks wreck. We is part of
this transaction. We have a
little bit reserved to do
Initial count, something
vision planning that will
inform with the eventual bill
though costs passed. We don't
have a precise number. We have
some industry standards that
we use just is rule of thumb.
But need to get deeper into
that concept. Thing to say,
look, this is actually takes
to work in our 5 year plan for
that bill. That right now we
just be securing the property
and eventually we have.
Capacity to work under plan
beginning those conversations
about what should specific
character, this place to be.
Thank I will also be tonight.
As I mentioned in committee, I
was moved on to the full
council, but I was I said, I
did not support this team
because of face value and not
having fun mean Your mark
towards this. Although I do
know where have a park deficit
the park right across the
street from west civic Center
park is getting a huge update.
Skyline Park just got a huge
update. There have been lots
of investments and I just I
don't agree with. And that
using a half a million dollars
over face value. Thank you,
MADAM PRESIDENT, thank you.
Council member of the So
that's thank you so much. I
appreciate my colleagues
comments. I think that we do
need to look at that and how
much we spend over appraised
value. I am curious. My
understanding is this is not
zoned for a park yet. Is that
correct? Correct? It would
come back for a rezoning for
open space. The reason I ask
is that over the weekend I
found out that some local
businesses are using it for
parking. And so I was curious,
would they still be able to do
that being a park with that
person? Any public use their
parking if we acquire. Then at
that point, no, it would not
be public. Just wanted for
information on purchases
purposes. Sorry, I am. I
definitely have concerns. I
want to make sure that we get
parkway guess Iif and there
across the city. But I also
think this will be really
important to these residents
here in this area. When I talk
to the residents in district
7, 1, of their biggest
concerns is enough park space
for all the new high rises in
this area has added quite a
bit density. And so for those
reasons, all be supportive of
this tonight. Thank Council
PRESIDENT, thank you.
Councilmember Hines, thank
you. MADAM PRESIDENT, just a
quick Skyline and civic
center, parts are things that
have been funded in part
through a different set of
funds, 10 a Parks legacy and
vast majority people live in
district 10 live outside of
the footprint for that funds.
Heart of the local. So this
helping people in district 10
I could Participator take
advantage of those larger pots
of funds. Thank Thank you. I
actually have a question for
you as well for real estate.
But you had mentioned that
things have kind of been
changing in the neighborhood.
It does that mean that the
appraisal value has also
decreased it and no, we're
not. Not enough. Probably for
me at the moment to say that
it would make a difference in
the discussion tonight. What I
will say, though, is that
we're also fighting, though,
the challenge of even finding
any property in that district
in that area, which we have
discussed a committee as This
is something that has within a
list of assets trying to
identify something from U.S.
15 years. This is the first
that we've been able to
identify actually move forward
West and then another question
for the amount that's being
approved since things are
fluctuating. If we approve the
amount, would you also then be
able to for the appraised
amount or does it have to be
the amount that we approved
that that's up for approval.
As far as for what actually
move forward with. Yes, it
would be the approved purchase
price, not the appraised
value. So again, we what we
are trying what we what you
had already approved in the
purchase and sale agreement
was the purchase price. This
then if I'm not mistaken, is
companion ordinance to move to
Companion ordinance to okay to
move the funds. So My my
question being we are in a
tight budget season. And so it
just to go beyond what the
approved appraisal value is.
And I know that we have talked
about this in committee. Seems
very generous. And in this
case that we have, you know, a
property owner that which
received far more than what we
had to go shaded downs from
where that had started. I will
say that. So we're we're not
just settling of appraised
value. This it studies this
was through some negotiations
where we arrived at the actual
price. Thank you.
Councilmember Kansas contest.
Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT. I
know that committee. I had
asked the question and I think
myself and a couple of my
colleagues asked about. I'm
getting some information
around how many parks per
capita are in the each
district? I don't know. I just
searched for that, but I don't
know if that was provided to
us. So I don't know. You have
that information. The parks
per capita in each district.
We've asked about it in
committee. And so just
following up on that. Yes, and
fouled back up with district.
10. He's one of our lowest 2.5
per 1000 and our citywide
averages between 9 and 10. So
this us. Lisa mention a huge
priority for us to close a 5
minute walk gap in it and our
value in one of our densest
and the lowest per capita
area. So those are 2 key Park
service, nexus metrics in
Although concerns, but from
parks system perspective in
the growth of the city, it's
those are think the main
things we're trying so and
haven't been able to find a
property over 15 years. Thank
One other question and make
this might be for you, Lisa,
because it was mentioned that
this is for that the Capitol
in Parks, legacy capital
permit fun. But it's special
Revenue fund transferring over
and COUNCILMAN Sawyer was
saying was that that fund it
can be utilized for the
ongoing maintenance of parks
and whatnot. So I guess just
real quick walk me through
this fund that it's the money
is to be taken. That is being
appropriated comes from that
parks, the Special Revenue
Fund, correct. And that can be
utilized for maintenance of
parks and upkeep of our
current parks. I mean, yes, I
looking for Dennis. Yes, that
is what it was meant for
capital acquisitions and the
maintenance. Okay. And so I
just want to be clear like
this is so these these funds
could be used in that way. But
they're being transferred over
to be utilized capital to
acquire The slant correct?
Okay. Thank you. That's Thank
you. MADAM PRESIDENT, thank
you. Councilmember parity.
Yeah, thank you so I just I
wanted to lease. I'm curious
if you know this, but I think
that location is that right by
Circle k that has slate of
just a lot like activity and
things like that for the last
couple of I can't speak to
what going on there. But yes,
this is this parcel is
actually right in the
building. It's the former
credit union drive-thru, ok?
So it is that location right
there. They're okay. That
actually now that I know that
that's the exact that Hosni
sort of visualize distance,
other green space and the need
for it. The other question I
have for you is how long will
it be until this park actually
gets built out? Like I know
we're often, you know, there's
a big lag between the
acquisition and the so that I
MAY need to call on my parks,
friends to speak to the actual
thank On most parks rec, there
will be a lag because we have
another perk acquisitions that
we've made that are working
their way through planning
process that we have poor.
Park is one that we need to
that is in the process now. We
make these land acquisitions
that we need to start working
them into the 5 year plan. We
already have lots of
commitments under capital
plan. So it's not something
that can start tomorrow. I
expect probably and early 2028
starting that community kind
conversation about what is the
character and desired park
character. But the detailed
design and implementation have
to follow in out here. So we
don't have those projected
just yet, ok, thank you. And
if you could stay for a
second, I have couple just a
little to that. Having served
on park related committee for
the Bond. I sort of saw a lot
of those pipelines We have to
keep land acquisition one
moving and that that there's
there's a lag by nature,
right? But I am curious how
many properties we currently
on the plans to be a park,
whether their designated yet
or not that are not yet built
out around the city. I would
need to do some homework on.
That a rough, just curious. I
don't know. I can take some of
them have taken quite a while,
too construction that have
been in that purple and for
many years. And hopefully
that's not the case anymore.
Since we do more financial
resources that we did. But I
would have to fall back to
give you a number. Come to
know that's okay. And the how
do you balance between the new
acquisitions that and the
ball? That's because the
legacy fund can be used for
both right. Yes. Like the
acquisitions as one of the
core items that was identified
in that ordinance that thanks
to a ordinance. So it is a
balance. And what is the right
balance? I think part of the
question, mean, this is also
what can cause to supplanting.
There's some language about
this to be. Not back needs
that should otherwise been
addressed by the General fund,
but to be able to advance the
game plan and the other
handful of items that were on,
though, that ordinance of it
is a balance right now. We try
to have a small working
Capital Mountain, our
acquisition fund we can act
when the opportunities
available. By and large, it
this far smaller than our
annual capital plan for
capital maintenance part
buildup. Ok, thank you. Those
are my questions. Thank you,
MADAM PRESIDENT, thank you.
Councilmember Sawyer, thanks
to PRESIDENT Just wanted to
take a quick second to clarify
something that parks and rec
just said, because I find it a
little bit concerning the
previous speaker brought up
Emporia Park Emporia Park is a
park in district 5. It was
using a small amount of legacy
dollars. The rest of the money
came from the park's trust
Denver Parks. Trust a to be
able to purchase that. I want
to be very clear. The build
out the design and
construction of that park is
bond project. But it's not
coming from the Parks Legacy
Fund and it really concerns me
you know, false information
being shared up here with you
Thank you. Councilmember
Hines, thank you. MADAM
PRESIDENT my 3rd bite at
conversation. Has a question
about acres per 1000
residents. District 10 has 2.3
acres per 1000 residents,
which is the lowest amount of
any council district. A second
Lois Council district
discounts district 7 at 7.6, a
girls acres per 1000
residents. Certainly we in
district and have a lot of
density and water parks. Thank
you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Thank
MADAM Secretary Roll Call on
Council Bill. 26 Dash 1000.
Council members of the dress.
Plan. I Bill Gonzalez could
hear tide Cashman. Ne parity.
I Sandoval name. So known
tourist, the plaques. And
Council PRESIDENT Romero
Campbell, but I MADAM
Secretary, close the voting
and announce the results. Eyes
8 Ayes Council bill. 26 Dash
1000 has passed. Madam
Secretary, please. But the
next item on our screens
council 0, 9, 2, 1, a bill for
an ordinance amending Chapter
6, 7, 12. 28 dirty to 53. And
53 at the Denver Revise
Municipal code. Repealing or
outdated amusement and cabaret
license types. Modernizing
license provisions. Relating
to entertainment license is
updating application and
licensing fees and making
conforming amendments to the
code. Councilmember come or
would you please put council
bill? 26 stash 0, 9, to one on
the floor for final
consideration. I move the
council bill. 26 Dash 0, 9, to
one. He placed upon final
consideration and do pass has
been moved and seconded. There
is a another motion on the
floor council. PRESIDENT Pro
Tem Gonzalez could get us. But
would you like to do with
council 0, 9, to one. Thank
you, council PRESIDENT. I move
that council bill. 26 0, 9, 2,
1, be amended in the following
particulars on Page 7 line. 24
strike. The entertainment
business shall provide such
records following a request
from a law enforcement officer
City official that is
submitted in the performance
of their official duties as
part of an official
investigation and must provide
access to off premises records
within 3 business days.
Following your request. It has
been moved and seconded
questions and comments by
members of Council on
amendment one to council Bill,
0, 9, 2, one council PRESIDENT
Pro Tem Gonzalez could get us.
Thank MADAM. Amendment removes
the language related to
provision of records retained
by entertainment businesses to
law enforcement or city
officials. I will say that
myself and COUNCILMAN Lewis
worked on this amendment with
with license and consumer
protections and really
appreciate their thoughts on
this behind this amendment.
And we also because we heard
concerns from aclu
specifically around that
language, not necessarily be
needed because that right
already exists. Law
enforcement can access records
under warrant or probable
cause. So that is still
allowable. It doesn't change.
City officials from accessing
and their investigation
process. And we've also
received confirmation that
both of those things will
remain true and that the
language was unnecessary to
have in this Bill. Thank MADAM
PRESIDENT. Thank you. I
believe we do have a second.
MADAM Secretary And been great
thank you, MADAM Secretary.
Roll Call on amendment one to
council Bill 0, 9, to one.
Council members. I'll be just
High. Maher. I can tell tears.
Hindsight, Cashman High. The
parody. Tend of tourist.
Watson, MADAM PRESIDENT,
American people. Eye, MADAM
Secretary, close the voting
and announce the results. 13
13 Eyes Amendment one to
council Bills. 0, 9, 2, one
has passed. Is there another
motion on that? There is
another motion on the floor
council, PRESIDENT Pro Tem
Gonzales. But it is what would
you like to do with council
Bill? 0, 9, to one. Thank you,
council PRESIDENT. I move that
council bill. 26 0, 9, 2, one
be amended in the following
particulars Page 10 line 11
after the word rule insert no
video surveillance Shelby
required or allowed in staff
bathrooms. Staff locker rooms
are any other prohibited areas
described in department full
on Page 12 Line 12 after the
word rule in serve. No video
surveillance shall be required
or allowed and stuff locker
rooms or any other prohibited
areas described department
cool. It has been moved and
seconded questions and
comments by members of Council
on amendment 2 to council Bill
0, 9, 2, 1, council PRESIDENT
Pro Tem Gonzalez could get us.
Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT,
this amendment clarifies where
required video surveillance
shall be allowed in nightlife.
Entertainment business is an
adult entertainment
businesses. This came forward
folks in the industry
expressed concern on their
kind of their rights to
privacy insensitive spaces.
And so again, thanking the
Department of Licensing
consumer protections for
taking the time to meet with
folks and hearing that out and
coming forward with this
amendment. And so I ask for
support of this. Thank
Councilmember parity. Yes,
thank I just want to speak
quickly in support of us as
It's a learning for me to know
more about some of the work
conditions of people who work
in the entertainment business
in the city. And there's
really so much that could be
doing about their work
conditions, which are often
just sometimes really fraught
experience. A lot of danger in
the workplace more so than a
lot of other occupations. A
lot of ways a lot of
shenanigans, for lack of a
better word. So I just want to
thank my colleagues for
working with the aclu and
moving this amendment. Then
also some members my office
team who who supported that
work and was just a very, very
good catch. Appreciate it.
Thank you. Thank you. MADAM
PRESIDENT, thank you. I'm also
in support of this amendment.
We have an adult entertainment
business and I appreciate the
extra protections. MADAM
Secretary Roll Call an
amendment to the council Bill.
0, 9, to council members will
be just fine are. Bill
consulted Terrace time.
Alright, Cashman Snow, ice and
guarantee tend of right,
Sawyer, I Torres, had a
PRESIDENT Romero. Campbell.
MADAM Secretary. Close to
voting and announce the
results. 13 13 eyes amendment
to the council Bill. 0, 9, 2,
one has passed. There's
another motion on the floor.
Councilmember Torres, what
would you like to do with
council Bill? 0, 9, to one
thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT, I
move that council bill. 26
does Sarah 9 to one be amended
in the following particulars
on Page 19 strike line 18
strike for Em and replaced
with 02:00am. It has been
moved and seconded questions
and comments by members of
Council on amendment 3 to
council. 26 Dash 0, 9, 2, one
councilmember Torres, thank
you so much. This amendment
specifies the hours when it
would be unlawful to for
nightlife in a team of
businesses and adult
entertainment businesses to
operate. This is one of the
sections that I think is
received quite a lot of
attention due to that, I want
to make sure that we're of the
sizing. How could this bill is
the process that excise a
license licensing or
protection have gun to really
kind of look clea at their
process this was one that I
could get entirely comfortable
with. And that was the
04:00am. A provision. I think
we're not quite there yet data
that demonstrates that things
could safer with the leader
exit time. I think what I
would be interested in is if
we can somehow step our way
into this, particularly a
pilot, geographic locations
like where's this actually
being desired by which
sectors? And let's start
little bit more narrowly that
I think my future interest in
this tonight, though, I think
this bill needs pull that
section of being up until
04:00am want to get I think
broader support, particularly
from But I think from others
council and for us to think
just think a little bit
differently about how that
later opening might actually
be helpful. Thank you, MADAM
PRESIDENT, thank you.
Councilmember Hines, thank
you. MADAM PRESIDENT, thank
you. Colleagues as as I talked
with most of you, I was
considering an amendment to
have a pilot that would
Resendiz JANUARY first 2030. I
want to thank council for
suggesting this. This I have
withdrawn my amendment
supporting council Torres.
This amendment because it
does. I think there are
opportunities for us to
consider particularly
downtown, MAY be the 5 point
statistical neighborhood,
Ballpark. But I can certainly
understand that the things
that are good for downtown MAY
not be good for elsewhere and
and frankly, we don't even
know if it is for sure. Good
for downtown. Said, thank you,
council Torres for bringing
the Amendment. I'll be yes.
Thank you. Cashman. Thank you.
Council PRESIDENT. Yeah, I
actually thought that the way
the ordinance was written,
that the hearing provisions
that would have provided an
opportunity to extend the late
night where it is appropriate
and that the hearing process
would have protected
neighborhoods where it isn't
appropriate. However,
appreciate this amendment. I
look forward and that's my
understanding that a working
group will will come together
to look at how could we pilot
this gather the data that will
make people more comfortable.
And so I'm hoping not a long
time down the line. Well,
we'll have a pilot that we can
not look see. Do the benefits
actually, I waive people's
concern. Why expect they will?
Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT,
thank you. Councilmember
Sawyer. Thank you. MADAM
First, just want to say thank
you, Councilmember Torres for
bringing this forward. And I
want to say a huge thank you
to the staff not excise and
license. What is your name
down? Details I'm sorry, guys.
I promised by the year from
now. When I leave here, I will
get that right. This I really
appreciated. This has been in
issue of major concern for the
residents of district 5 and
frankly for the businesses,
including businesses and
business improvement districts
in District 5. So with change
and a very long email chain
and discussion that I had with
Erica Lee last week about some
of concerns around good
neighbor agreements. I voted
no on publication. I had every
intention of voting. No,
assuming that this change is
made, I think that this really
resolve the challenges and
concerns of my residents all
be yes. Thank you. Thank
Councilmember Watson thank
you, MADAM PRESIDENT, I have
one question for consumer
protection and licensing and I
have one comment. So anyone
from the team, if you don't
mind coming forward and
speaking to the amendments are
made, what impact side would
have on the good work that you
have done? And I'm just
sharing your thoughts. Yeah.
Hi. Thank you. Molly did the
same licensing consumer
protection. I'm so getting a
switch U.S. Yeah, great
question. I think that we had
included this provision in the
bill with some hopes that
there was an additional
opportunities for
entertainment businesses with
some hopes that it would
release some of the pressure
that we see particularly in
downtown during that time when
all bars and entertainment
business is let out and what
we've seen down there is, you
know, increase issues with
safety and violence during
that time. And so, you know, I
dent acknowledging that that
is the key area where we
thought this provide some
benefit. I think we're happy
to come back. It's this
amendment passes to come back
and see if right for smaller,
localized pilot at a later
time. Thank you so much,
Molly. I want to share that. I
want to thank them all deeply
Shane Erica Rogers. Abby, how
is France last name
incorrectly sa Correct on
Kellie Abrams. Rivers Sheila
cannot be from district 6 and
so many others for the work
that you've done over the last
year, maybe even longer on
this on my support,
Councilmember Torres is
amendment. I think it makes
sense and look forward to
working collaboration with the
advisory group as well as my
colleagues on pilots. That
makes sense within the
districts where the greatest
impact. Thank you, MADAM
PRESIDENT, thank you.
Councilmember parity. He I
just also want to smell quick
question. Whoever from deal
safety? Thank you. I because I
think this it's been a subject
to some degree of public
attention MAY be no one really
has a licensing deal. There's
been a little bit of media and
all that. Could you take us 2
steps back and explain the
rationale. That's the
rationale of before provision
would sort of release the
pressure. People leaving. Yes.
So what we is when liquor
services required to end it to
lot of the bars we'll do or
their last call around one 31,
45. And then everybody leaves
the far-right it too. So what
that result in is kind of
competition of resources for
that ride home to find some
food. People are at kind of
there. He can talk staycations
and so they run into each
other funds into each other
and there and ends up being
some fights. And so what we're
hoping is that, you know, if
some bars would stay up until
2.30, in all cases, liquor
service was still required to
end at 02:00am. So what was
all that was going to be
extended was not any drinking
times, but just the additional
and hours of entertainment. If
some bars allowed people to
stay on keep dancing or, you
know, having some more
entertainment potentially
provide some options that
didn't include alcohol service
that that would stagger the
number of people in the time
since they're leaving and
reduce some of the incidents
of violence that we see. That
was the safety reason. I think
there are some other, you
know, beneficial reasons far
as far as you know, providing
additional entertainment
options and things like that
that I contribute to you know,
a thriving nightlife. But that
does with the key safety
reasons. So it was not a
change to alcohol service was
still in it, too. But then the
difference would be doors
closing on call service when
ended exact same time. So
create sort of a period where
hopefully people would leave
in waves instead of all at
once per Are you basing off of
other cities? Studies or where
did that idea? Come from there
isn't a lot of data around
other cities that have tried
this where they extend just
the entertainment and not the
drinking hours. There is some
data, although that also is
limited. But there is some
data that around when you
extend the drinking or looks
cities that have, you know,
extended hours of bars. That
sometimes sometimes say there
is data that they see
increased violence. And then
there's also data where they
have seen, you know, a
reduction in violence. So I
think there is some
conflicting data as well as
some completing of the data as
far as what we were proposing
with this, which was not to
extend any drinking hours but
only extend the entertainment.
So I think there is
opportunity if we can identify
the right locations, the right
timing all of that where we
can pilot and maybe someone,
you know, I mean, just telling
me that provide some of that
data. But there's really not a
lot out there on this
particular the details that we
were proposing. Okay. I mean,
it does make comments on sense
to me, but is better than
common sense. We all know
that. Do you all have
resources, though, if you were
to pilot this, how will you
will you be able created a
firm that our study that in a
way that everyone can be
confident feel like it's
meaningful, not on a total.
Yeah. I think that exploring
the pilot will give us an
opportunity to have some of
the more those stakeholder
conversations with residents
as well as businesses around
what a pilot could look like
in a way that would work for
them. One thing we didn't know
what this was, which
businesses would want to even
opt into doing something like
So this will give us an
opportunity to craft a in a
way that might we might see
more people act, more
businesses opt into it, but
will partner closely with dpd
the police department the
adoption of a pilot. If that
happens where we can track
some of the safety data look
at, you other pieces that
would be helpful to him.
Absent amendment. Would you
routinely look into that data
anyway to see how it's going
if this was just passed, as
Oh, absolutely, yes. Yeah. I
mean, we were we would be
committed to making sure that,
you know, if there was any
negative consequences of
something like this going
forward, that we would be
tracking and monitoring. And
if it it ended up not going
the way we intended than we
would have been making
adjustments anyway, ok, thank
This bill has been a ton of
work. There's a lot of calls.
And at that we haven't talked
about I want to join everyone
else and just appreciating
that. Thank you so much. My
thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT,
thank you. And thank you.
Council member Torres. I also
am supportive of this
amendment. I think it's a good
compromise to be able to get
to I think the conversation
that we're having right MADAM
Secretary Roll Call an
Amendment 3 to council Bill 0,
9, to one. Council members of
the dress. I high. Look at can
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passion notice. I parity. So
where tourists I watched I
PRESIDENT Or a mayor,
Campbell, MADAM Secretary,
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Amendment 3 to council Bill 0,
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councilmember come or were you
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Dash 0, 9, to one on the floor
for final consideration as
amended. I move the council
Bill. 0, 9, 2, 1, be placed
upon final consideration to
pass as amended. It has been
moved and seconded comments by
members of Council on Council
Bill 0, 9, 2, 1, as amended
it. Councilmember Luis, not in
the queue. I'm sorry. We have
on the script. My apologies.
Councilmember Hines, thank
you. MADAM PRESIDENT directed
tuition our ask clarifying
question about So I believe
this in our conversations we
had talked about the idea of
optional hearings, a mandatory
hearings. I think we came to a
good spy in that. Leave that
in rulemaking. I do. Want to
just chat about how how we
left the conversation. All
right. Hopefully we're on the
same page that conversation
rulemaking will talk about the
arrow key people consider the
density of licenses and also
the size of the venues of that
whole those licenses. When
considering whether a of a
hearing it is optional or
mandatory So I drive a call
that correctly Yes, I think
we'll have that discussion
during ruling King as far as
whether there should be a did,
you know, criteria around
density and or size of venue
that would require mandatory
hearing. Yeah, I think that
the people who live downtown
are they they love that they
get to live near where all
these other people have to
travel, too. And joy, you
know, and evening and then
travel back away. But I would
also just because of sheer
density of venues, sometimes
that creates additional
conflict just as you know, if
you have 20,000 people all
getting out on the street at
the same time, right at
02:00am. And don't want to go
home but can stay where they
You know, I just I think it
really makes sense for us to
not just have to opt into
conversations really took Li
downtown. Those conversations
should be norm. Instead of
exception. Thank you, MADAM
PRESIDENT, thank Councilmember
Thank you so much. Council
PRESIDENT. I just wanted to
say some words. I think
there's been a lot of effort
here. I think that we still
have a lot of questions. And I
know there's going to be the
work group, which I appreciate
don't feel comfortable at this
time voting. Yes, because of
the uncertainty and because of
concerns I've heard from the
businesses my district about
the extra liability and what
will reasonable effort look
like? And so all no on this
tonight. Thank you. Thank you.
Councilmember Sawyer. Thank
you. MADAM PRESIDENT just
wanted to follow up a little
bit on what Councilmember
Hines said. Molly, as you
know, this the piece about the
removing mandatory hearings
has been an issue of concern
for my residents as well. I
really appreciate that. You
guys are going to address this
in rules and I want to ask for
you. I think just want to make
sure that gets on the record
is that you look at context of
the location, right? Because,
for example, when you are in
the middle of Colfax, they're
our single-family homes right
behind rate. That's like the
businesses along Colfax finale
and single-family homes right
behind And so I just what
might be appropriate for
downtown where we don't have
any single family homes and we
don't have children trying to
sleep what is appropriate on
Colfax are I think going to be
different. And the reason why
I care about this is and why
my residents care about this
is because if there's an
automatic approval, if there's
no required hearing or might,
you know, volunteer residents
have to request a hearing. It
puts the onus on the victim
rate to be aware of it to make
the request that there be a
hearing to gather all the
signatures to do all the work,
which is not fair to them. And
that's part of the process
that already exists and has
already problematic. But I
will just say kind of as we
move forward with the idea
having some automatic
licensure without required
that there be something in
rules and regs that makes
takes the kind of context into
account because I think that
it will be really important as
we look at the impact some of
businesses their distance just
from where people literally
trying to sleep, even if it's
02:00am, Thanks. Thank you.
Councilmember Watson, thank
you. Council PRESIDENT Over
getting close to 5 o'clock
slimming to be very quick. I
want to say thank you so much,
Molly. A team I I thank you
during the amendment. I don't
know folks fully understand
crazy as h#
#
steps and
processes. The multi lies
ensures was I got was legal
language I use there. The
multiple licensors that you we
have and 10's of licenses for
the exact same process. The
idea that your team survived
through that and small
businesses taught themselves
how to walk through stuff.
There's written in 1920, some
even earlier. So I want to
thank team for to due
diligence or great work in
really making this complex
much more simple. I appreciate
the amendment from my
colleagues and I look forward
to partnering with you the
pilot any of the other
work that you're doing. That
impacts of 5 points on the our
district and any of the on the
entertainment district in my
district. Thank you so much.
Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT,
thank you. Councilmember Luis,
thank you all. Keep it brief.
I just wanted thank you all
because and at the beginning
of this conversation back in
APRIL, I had a number of
businesses reached out to me
and had a sign-on letter. As
you all know in opposition and
you all work with him directly
and got into a place of
support. And I just wanted to
thank you all for working with
our businesses to bring them
to a space where they felt
like this is going to help
them and not hurt them. So
thank you for your work thank
you. I in support of this
tonight. Appreciate the work
that you've done on And also
we delayed this to be able
provide an opportunity for me
to well for be had. And it
provided opportunity that I
was able to communicate again
with residents in and in the
district. I think that there
are some really key things in
here about prohibiting
weapons, keeping records to
conduct a safety
investigations and also
protecting workers. Privacy,
ensuring businesses haven't
execute safety and security
plans that are approved by
your office. And then overall
increased accountability of
managers through the
background checks. Those are
real, big key things that were
that. I just appreciate that
you've worked on. So thank you
to you and your team.
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