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[0:46] today is Monday, AUGUST 3rd,
[0:47] 2026. Tonight's meeting is
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[1:57] much. Welcome to the Denver
[2:00] City Council meeting Monday,
[2:04] AUGUST 3rd, 2026. Council
[2:05] members please join
[2:06] Councilmember Gilmore in the
[2:27] Pledge of Allegiance council
[2:29] members, please turn
[2:30] Councilmember Gilmore as they
[2:34] lead us in the Denver City
[2:36] Council land acknowledgement
[2:37] the Denver City Council honors
[2:38] and acknowledges that the land
[2:40] on which 2 it is a traditional
[2:41] territory of the huge Cheyenne
[2:45] and Arapaho peoples. We also
[2:47] recognize the 48 contemporary
[2:48] tribal nations that are
[2:49] historically tight. The lands
[2:51] that make up the state of
[2:52] Colorado. We honor elders past
[2:55] present and future. And those
[2:57] with Stewart and the slam
[2:59] throughout generations. We
[3:00] also recognize that government
[3:03] academic and cultural
[3:03] institutions were founded upon
[3:07] and continue act exclusions.
[3:09] And a Rea shares of indigenous
[3:10] peoples made this
[3:11] acknowledgment demonstrate a
[3:13] commitment to working to
[3:16] dismantle ongoing legacies of
[3:17] oppression and equities and
[3:19] recognize the current and
[3:20] future contributions of
[3:22] indigenous communities in
[3:26] Denver. Thank you, MADAM
[3:29] Secretary. Roll Call. Council
[3:35] members of Egypt's here to
[3:40] kill fell Heinz Cashman now
[3:46] PRESIDENT Parity here,
[3:47] Sandoval care. So are here for
[3:49] tourist Watson, MADAM
[3:50] PRESIDENT, Romero Campbell,
[3:54] hear it. 13 members present.
[3:56] There are 13 members present
[3:59] council has a quorum. Approval
[4:00] of the minutes. Are there
[4:01] corrections to the minutes of
[4:05] JULY? 27. Seeing none. The
[4:06] minutes stand approved
[4:10] announcements. Council
[4:11] announcements. Are there any
[4:17] announcements from council?
[4:18] Let's start with a council
[4:22] member of the test. Thank you
[4:22] so much. Council PRESIDENT. I
[4:26] just wanted to share that
[4:27] normally we would have our
[4:28] Constitution but club this
[4:29] week, we're looking at
[4:31] rescheduling that due to
[4:32] competing events. So stay
[4:33] tuned if you're part of our
[4:34] Constitution, but club. I also
[4:35] want to share its national
[4:37] night out to Marc. And there's
[4:38] a lot of big events happening
[4:40] across. I'm sure all districts
[4:47] district 7. We have night Owl
[4:48] at Community Ministry's 17. 55
[4:52] South this tonight. This is in
[4:53] partnership with district for
[4:54] police National night out
[4:55] tomorrow will begin from 5 and
[4:56] will go all the way until
[4:59] 07:00pm. We will also be
[5:02] participating in the Westword.
[5:03] A Denver back to school fast.
[5:05] Coming up this Saturday,
[5:05] 10:00pm to 02:00pm. If your
[5:07] needs a backpack, that's
[5:07] another place where you can
[5:11] get some resources. You can
[5:12] look forward to a fun filled
[5:15] today at the Westwood
[5:16] Community in Partnership with
[5:17] that. My by council district
[5:20] 3, they can pick up more than
[5:20] 1000 backpacks that will be
[5:22] filled with school supplies
[5:25] connected with valuable
[5:28] community resources and fun
[5:29] family activities. And on a
[5:31] fun note, the Porch fest will
[5:32] be coming to district 7 in
[5:33] OCTOBER, which is where a lot
[5:34] of neighbors will have
[5:37] concerts on their front porch.
[5:39] We will have the lineup
[5:41] release party this Thursday at
[5:43] 07:00pm a h q on South
[5:44] Broadway. They'll announcing
[5:45] the first 40 bands in this
[5:47] lineup. So the fun started
[5:48] with Lucifer Festival and
[5:50] we're continuing it with
[5:51] Porchfest. All very exciting
[5:52] things. Thank you so much. And
[5:53] I hope to see you around this
[5:56] week next weekend and all
[5:56] through Porchfest and through
[5:58] the Thank you. Thank you.
[5:59] Council PRESIDENT, thank
[6:03] Councilmember Sandoval game,
[6:06] thank police department is
[6:08] hosting a vote. Well, first
[6:10] off, I'd like to join to have
[6:13] you all. Join us had led us to
[6:14] park tomorrow for national
[6:17] night out will be doing the
[6:18] Damien this of a band and the
[6:21] U.S. Be doing a movie in the
[6:23] park. So 38 and the Denver
[6:24] Police Department along with
[6:26] North High School is doing a
[6:27] backpack, drive Saturday,
[6:29] AUGUST 8 at North High School.
[6:31] So if you know anyone who is
[6:33] in need of school supplies out
[6:35] to North High school from 10
[6:40] to then Wednesday, AUGUST. 26
[6:43] doing our free yoga at from 6
[6:45] to 7 at the historic in that
[6:46] scare, 30 content Louis. And
[6:48] then months can save the
[6:50] Friday, AUGUST. 28 for my
[6:51] movie in the park at Tonight.
[6:54] Park. Thank you. Thank you,
[6:55] PRESIDENT, thank COUNCILMAN
[6:56] Thank you so much. MADAM
[6:57] PRESIDENT, encouraging
[6:58] neighbors to come out and join
[7:00] us for Parkhill Day of
[7:02] legends. This Saturday, AUGUST
[7:05] 8 from 09:00pm to 06:00pm at
[7:08] Skyland Park. 5600 East 35th
[7:12] Avenue right here in Denver on
[7:13] thank Coach Hill and all the
[7:15] folks who pulled this event
[7:16] together each year should be
[7:19] an amazing event. Thank you,
[7:20] MADAM PRESIDENT, thank you.
[7:24] Councilmember tourists. Thank
[7:29] you. MADAM PRESIDENT. We're
[7:29] finally about to break ground
[7:31] on the Morrison Road
[7:32] Construction this has been a
[7:36] long time coming. This was
[7:37] half included in the elevate
[7:39] bond in 2017 half included in
[7:45] the rise. Find and 2021 to
[7:45] really get the full amount
[7:49] that was needed to do full
[7:52] reconstruction Morrison, for
[7:55] pedestrian safety. This also
[7:57] includes some really hard
[8:01] community amenities, creating
[8:01] some plazas and cultural
[8:02] locations throughout the
[8:07] Morrison Road Corridor. So
[8:08] thrilled for that to begin.
[8:09] It's going to be a huge
[8:11] impact. That's a major
[8:13] corridor. But I think it will
[8:17] be well the pain. I do want to
[8:18] share that on AUGUST, 12th. So
[8:19] in just about a week and a
[8:21] half, they'll be a public
[8:22] meeting regarding the pardon.
[8:24] Me are just small area plan.
[8:25] This is where we'll also get
[8:30] an update from the Broncos
[8:32] ownership team about how their
[8:32] plan has is transforming.
[8:35] They've picked a new architect
[8:36] since the last time we had a
[8:39] public meeting and some of the
[8:39] plan has changed quite a bit.
[8:41] So I want to be able to make
[8:43] sure folks have that on their
[8:44] radar. That is Wednesday.
[8:46] AUGUST 12th from 5.30, to
[8:49] 7.30, at Rec center. And
[8:52] finally, this past Saturday,
[8:53] we kicked off La alive. A
[8:58] concert series in partnership
[8:59] with You record and the Office
[9:01] of Children's Affairs was
[9:03] fantastic. The second and last
[9:04] one will be AUGUST 15th. So in
[9:07] just about 2 weeks to hope to
[9:11] see folks Thank Thank
[9:14] Councilmember Hines, thank
[9:15] you, MADAM. Couple colleagues
[9:16] have already talked about
[9:20] national night out. We have 4
[9:21] events set in a perfect 10
[9:25] that we're going to have
[9:27] celebrating tomorrow at
[9:28] 01:00pm. And William Tell
[9:29] apartments between 4 and
[9:29] 07:00pm in Congress Park
[9:32] Congress Park neighbors will
[9:34] give give out free ice There's
[9:35] also national night out at
[9:39] Skyline Park. Believe that's
[9:43] 5.30, sorry for 30 to 6.30 And
[9:44] and then there's the city Park
[9:48] National night out which it's
[9:48] city park. Interestingly, the
[9:52] park itself is an. Fine
[9:56] District d a, of course, if
[9:57] you live in city Park is par
[10:01] and perfect. 10. So also this
[10:02] weekend, Saturday, 03:00pm to
[10:04] 07:00pm on the 1500 block of
[10:06] Cook. The South City Park
[10:07] Neighbors Association is
[10:10] having a block party. Please,
[10:10] please do join insurance. A
[10:14] city park or want to learn
[10:16] more about city park, Emmy
[10:18] neighbors. And if you go flees
[10:20] to enter from the 1600 block
[10:21] instead of from Colfax. Thank
[10:24] you. MADAM PRESIDENT thank
[10:26] Councilmember Gonzalez could
[10:30] get us. Thank MADAM PRESIDENT,
[10:32] I don't have announcements of
[10:33] any upcoming events. But as a
[10:34] gets a moment of personal
[10:37] privilege, I just went to
[10:42] recognize tonight will be come
[10:44] last one I can swim in parity
[10:46] will be joining us in these
[10:50] chambers. He had we have more
[10:53] that we want to say. And we
[10:54] just for the public's
[10:54] knowledge, we will have a
[10:55] special session on Wednesday
[10:59] where I think that will be a
[11:02] lot more words But I just want
[11:03] you to know council in parity.
[11:05] It's been an honor, the
[11:06] complete honor to serve
[11:09] alongside with you as the
[11:14] other at as we would always
[11:16] say. And so I just I can't
[11:17] thank you for everything that
[11:21] you've done for this body for
[11:23] me personally. And in this And
[11:26] so there there's more to come,
[11:27] but I just couldn't go on
[11:31] without recognizing that this
[11:32] this will be the last Monday
[11:34] that you'll be here with us in
[11:35] this body. And I just thank
[11:39] you so much to Thank you.
[11:41] MADAM PRESIDENT, thank
[11:44] Councilmember Flint, thank
[11:45] you, MADAM PRESIDENT, there
[11:47] will national night concert by
[11:54] the Denver municipal jazz
[11:55] Usually it's in Bear Valley.
[11:55] But this year we're
[11:58] transitioning it over on an
[11:59] alternating basis to Pine
[12:04] Crest Park, which is at Lehigh
[12:06] and That's just west Fort
[12:08] Logan National Cemetery on
[12:10] Lehigh Avenue and refreshments
[12:12] will be provided by my office.
[12:17] It'll start at 6.30, and on
[12:18] point of personal privilege.
[12:20] This is how my wife and I will
[12:21] be celebrating our 20th
[12:22] anniversary the King of
[12:25] National night So my long
[12:25] suffering wife will be right
[12:27] next to me. Thank you. MADAM
[12:29] PRESIDENT. Thank you.
[12:35] Councilmember Luis. Thank
[12:36] First, I wanted to start with
[12:37] the polling that is being
[12:42] hosted by my office on AUGUST
[12:42] And so if you all the interest
[12:44] in having public conversations
[12:46] amongst other residents of
[12:49] district 8 are having
[12:50] one-on-one conversations and
[12:51] the to talk about what's
[12:52] happening in our neighborhood
[12:53] in our district. I would
[12:54] invite you all to attend. We
[12:58] will be having food as well
[12:58] and then bowling in between
[13:00] those conversations that are
[13:01] it's not a townhome, but it is
[13:04] a town In addition to that, I
[13:08] wanted to thank the members of
[13:09] Sugar am e Church for the
[13:12] invitation to the cookout this
[13:14] weekend. It was also to
[13:15] village 2020 for their
[13:17] neighborhood cleanup Really
[13:18] appreciate that. And then
[13:21] shout out to the manual in my
[13:23] alumni gathering as always, a
[13:24] good time. We have the
[13:25] opportunity to honor folks in
[13:26] our community as well with
[13:27] awards in some super proud to
[13:31] be a thunder bolt and then
[13:31] working do you have the
[13:32] opportunity to attend Brick
[13:34] city as well and so close that
[13:37] the evening after that with
[13:40] the blaze celebrating the
[13:41] accomplishments of young men
[13:41] in our communities and raising
[13:42] money for scholarships. So we
[13:43] had a good time this weekend
[13:47] and shouted to my in turn j
[13:49] for weathering all And then
[13:50] finally, I'm gonna say much
[13:51] because I will absolutely cry.
[13:53] But, you know, COUNCILMAN
[13:56] Theres my And so thinking
[13:57] about the on this body without
[13:59] her is just absolutely
[14:01] devastating. I know you'll
[14:03] continue to do incredible work
[14:03] from wherever you are, because
[14:05] that's who you are as a
[14:06] person. But he will be sorely
[14:12] missed on this body. Thank
[14:15] Thank you. Councilmember para
[14:16] i had to say happy anniversary
[14:17] to Harriet and Kevin,
[14:22] especially the area she for
[14:23] those of that don't know, she
[14:27] makes beautiful holiday crafts
[14:28] for every single holiday and
[14:30] they're like the only way been
[14:31] able to pry my children into
[14:31] being okay with Missouri has
[14:32] as long as I have is because I
[14:33] bring those every holiday and
[14:36] they expect them now. Also
[14:37] happy birthday COUNCILMAN
[14:38] Louis on AUGUST 15 since I
[14:39] will be here to say a little
[14:42] bit closer it's yeah. Coming
[14:42] right up close enough that I
[14:45] can say it. And I'll just say
[14:48] really quickly, I You know, we
[14:49] have to have this technical
[14:50] meeting on Wednesday to accept
[14:51] my resignation from council. I
[14:54] said pretty much what I needed
[14:55] to say in JUNE when announced
[14:56] that that this was I was going
[14:59] to need to do. But the main
[14:59] thing that I wanted to add to
[15:02] that tonight is just to say in
[15:05] thinking back over the last 3
[15:06] years and both how much I
[15:07] love. I mean, you guys know
[15:09] that I love my job. I really
[15:10] do. I love being here with all
[15:13] of you. It's been amazing,
[15:14] it's there's elements of it
[15:17] that are very hard. It's a
[15:19] very hard time to be a public
[15:20] figure. It's a very hard time
[15:21] to be a public servant of any
[15:24] kind. And that's that sort of
[15:27] come home to me more and
[15:28] having had a chance last 3
[15:31] years to have like the deeper
[15:33] and broader relationships with
[15:34] a lot of our city employees
[15:35] who just there's a ton of you
[15:35] on the room, obviously because
[15:41] that was our but it's not
[15:42] getting any easier time to try
[15:44] to do what government doesn't
[15:48] have translate to the public.
[15:49] And it's interesting to come
[15:51] in here and full-time obsessed
[15:52] with the city and county of
[15:54] Denver and everything it does,
[15:56] which Oscar, believe because
[15:58] weekly, but my 4 year old and
[15:59] I talking about earlier this
[16:03] morning because she was
[16:04] shocked to learn the red
[16:04] rocks, a sleek city facility,
[16:05] you know, and so we make a
[16:06] list of like all the things
[16:06] the city employees do. And we
[16:10] talk about how that's we do
[16:13] that from but basically a part
[16:14] of resources that we all make
[16:15] together. You know, like it's
[16:16] this really basic government
[16:20] stuff. And I just feel so
[16:23] worried all the time about how
[16:24] badly that translates to the
[16:25] public. Like I just don't
[16:26] think people know me. Know
[16:29] they don't know the half of
[16:31] what what we do in the city to
[16:32] just make a place where
[16:34] everybody can be safe. What
[16:36] you want to raise kids. I
[16:37] mean, I moved here because I
[16:38] wanted to raise my kids here.
[16:39] I'm not from here like almost
[16:40] all of your from but not I'm
[16:44] like the new girl on the dais
[16:45] and it's getting harder and
[16:47] harder because people perceive
[16:50] the value of government.
[16:51] There's like a real question
[16:52] right now about just the value
[16:53] of the project of like, are we
[16:56] going to keep, you throwing
[16:58] our lot together paying our
[16:58] taxes and feeling happy about
[17:01] what they go to all of that
[17:02] has been under attack from so
[17:04] many different angles for so
[17:06] long. And I know that makes it
[17:07] very difficult to be a public
[17:11] worker in almost any position.
[17:13] People have been, you the even
[17:14] some of our public health
[17:17] workers during covid face like
[17:18] physical attacks like just
[17:18] really I it's hard not there
[17:19] to be one of the people trying
[17:22] to hold the ship together
[17:23] people are doing that every
[17:26] day and so many little ways,
[17:28] you know, my child reason had
[17:29] this is the school's media
[17:31] that, know, you're not getting
[17:33] called anyway. That's all I
[17:34] want to say. I just it's a
[17:38] it's a rough time to to be in
[17:39] the public And I'm really,
[17:40] really sorry to be stepping
[17:43] out of it because I love being
[17:45] And I also know that, you
[17:47] know, it's just a huge it's a
[17:50] lot to carry. And so when you
[17:51] leave, you feel like you're
[17:51] like leaving that what other
[17:54] people very able hands appear.
[17:58] But it's a lot. So and I and I
[17:59] all 12 of were best Laker
[18:02] because bakers dozen I've ever
[18:03] been part of I love you a lot
[18:04] and I hope you on Thank you.
[18:06] Thanks, MADAM. PRESIDENT,
[18:18] thank you. Thank you.
[18:19] Councilmember parity and
[18:20] Wednesday. There will be more
[18:23] to come. So we just appreciate
[18:24] you being here today. And we
[18:26] have a full Baker's doesn't
[18:28] appear. So this is kind of
[18:30] nice to have everybody on the
[18:32] dais tonight. I have a few
[18:34] announcements and one I want
[18:39] to start with acknowledgement.
[18:40] And I think a lot of you have
[18:41] heard us talk about it. It's
[18:44] been the news, but to
[18:46] acknowledge the shooting that
[18:48] happened in District 4 and it
[18:49] took place in my district on
[18:51] JULY 20th that resulted in 8
[18:53] injured and one loss of life.
[18:56] It was a tragic event that has
[18:58] deeply affected our
[18:59] neighborhoods and the families
[19:00] and the victims. And I want to
[19:02] extend my condolences to them
[19:05] all. And there's really no
[19:10] words that can ease that pain
[19:11] community members have asked.
[19:13] And I think that it's
[19:14] appropriate also that we just
[19:16] take a moment of silence to
[19:18] recognize the loss of life,
[19:19] not only in my district, but
[19:21] in other districts and
[19:22] individuals who are recovering
[19:23] and healing. So if we could
[19:29] just have a moment of silence.
[19:42] Thank you everyone for doing
[19:46] that. There are a few other
[19:50] announcements that I do have a
[19:53] one is on AUGUST. 15th
[19:53] Saturday at the South by
[19:54] Southeast. We are doing a
[19:58] concert in the park and we are
[20:00] having swing band this year.
[20:03] So it starts at 04:00pm Thomas
[20:04] Jefferson High School with tj
[20:05] Orchestra and then will have a
[20:08] swing band in the park on
[20:10] AUGUST. 15th in Bible Park. We
[20:12] invite you all to come. There
[20:16] will food trucks as well as
[20:17] number of different agencies
[20:19] that will be there to also do
[20:19] outreach and answer any
[20:20] questions that people might
[20:23] have. And then one last
[20:26] announcement and its moment of
[20:27] personal privilege.
[20:28] Congratulations to you on 20
[20:31] years. I am also celebrating
[20:34] tonight are today I wedding
[20:35] anniversary my husband and I
[20:35] just want to say thank you and
[20:36] couldn't do it without is
[20:40] incredibly kind patient and
[20:41] generous. So for those of who
[20:45] know, John, he's just the love
[20:47] of of my life. And we've
[20:49] celebrated another wedding
[20:51] anniversary of arson earlier
[20:54] summer. So it's a lot of love.
[20:57] And I just want to I'm here.
[20:59] I'm gonna come home soon. So
[21:05] thank you for All right.
[21:06] Sorry, House, all stop. And
[21:07] Casey faces and everything.
[21:09] There are no presentations. We
[21:10] have one community. One
[21:11] communication today. MADAM
[21:12] Secretary, please read the
[21:17] communication. In accordance
[21:17] with the Denver Revise
[21:18] Municipal Code Section. 53
[21:22] dash 3 b, the Department of
[21:23] Finance is submitting to the
[21:24] Denver City Council or a
[21:25] vision to the Treasury tax.
[21:28] Roll 0, 0, 4, the Treasury tax
[21:30] 0, 0, 4, has been updated to
[21:31] align with recent changes to
[21:33] the tax return filing
[21:34] frequencies do based upon
[21:35] sales volumes that the state
[21:38] of Colorado also adopted
[21:39] Denver's filing frequency
[21:40] should match the states as to
[21:42] when taxes need to be filed to
[21:44] create simplicity for the
[21:45] business community. The
[21:46] Department of Finance has also
[21:47] updated the frequencies in
[21:48] which occupational privilege
[21:51] tax returns MAY be filed.
[21:52] Updates are not expected to
[21:53] result in any cost impacts to
[21:55] the city. They MAY have very
[21:57] minimal revenue. Receipt
[21:58] timing impacts very small
[21:58] businesses to file less
[22:01] frequently if they elect to
[22:04] change and according Dr m c 53
[22:06] Dash 3 up 3 Treasury Rules. 0,
[22:09] 0, 4, will take effect 60 days
[22:09] after this. Notice on
[22:13] SEPTEMBER 18th 2026. Thank
[22:14] you. The communication has
[22:16] been received and filed. There
[22:17] are no proclamations being
[22:19] right this afternoon. MADAM
[22:20] Secretary, please read the
[22:32] Bills for introduction. In the
[22:33] finance and business
[22:35] committee. 26 Dash 0, 9, 9, 2,
[22:37] a bill for an ordinance
[22:38] authorizing capital equipment
[22:38] purchases from the arts and
[22:42] venues. Special Revenue Fund
[22:43] 26 dash, 1, 0, 4, 1, a bill
[22:45] for an ordinance authorizing a
[22:46] capital equipment purchased
[22:48] from the airport Enterprise
[22:51] Fund 26, Dash 1, 0, 4, 2, a
[22:52] bill for an ordinance
[22:53] establishing a new funding.
[22:55] The agency fun series for the
[22:55] Universal Recycling and
[22:58] Composting ordinance program.
[23:00] 26 Dash 1, 0, 4, 3, a bill for
[23:02] an ordinance designating
[23:03] certain properties is being
[23:03] required for public use and
[23:04] granting the authority to
[23:06] court through a negotiated
[23:08] purchase or through
[23:09] condemnation proceedings of
[23:10] the simple easement and other
[23:11] interest as needed for the
[23:13] completion of the call back
[23:14] and Airline Bridge Project
[23:16] located in the area of Quebec
[23:19] Street tweens and on Road and
[23:20] I-70 in council district in
[23:22] the governance and
[23:23] Intergovernmental Relations
[23:24] Committee, 26 dash 1, 0, 4, 0,
[23:26] a bill for an ordinance
[23:28] amending the classification
[23:28] and pay plan for employees in
[23:29] the career service and for
[23:31] certain employees, not the
[23:33] career service, 26 dash, 1, 0,
[23:35] 4, 8, a bill for an ordinance
[23:36] of ending to a vote of the
[23:37] qualified and registered
[23:38] electors of the city and
[23:39] county of Denver at a special
[23:39] municipal election on
[23:42] NOVEMBER. 3rd, 2026, a
[23:43] proposed amendment to the
[23:44] charter of the city and county
[23:45] of Denver. Modernizing the
[23:46] sections concerning the Civil
[23:47] Service Commission on the
[23:50] Department of Safety, 26 dash,
[23:52] 1, 0, 5, 5, a bill for an
[23:53] ordinance conforming the
[23:54] municipal code upon passage of
[23:55] a charter amendment.
[23:56] Modernizing the sections
[23:57] concerning the Civil Service
[23:58] Commission and the Department
[24:00] of Safety and the South Platte
[24:03] River Committee, 26 Dash, 1,
[24:04] 0, 4, 4, a bill for an
[24:04] ordinance approving a proposed
[24:06] that the mandatory agreement
[24:07] between the city and county of
[24:08] Denver, an urban drainage and
[24:10] flood control district to
[24:10] design and construct
[24:12] improvements to Sanderson
[24:13] Gulch. No change to agreement
[24:17] term and council district 7,
[24:18] 26 dash, 1, 0, 4, 5, a bill
[24:20] for an ordinance authorizing
[24:21] an appropriation in the
[24:21] Wastewater Management
[24:23] Division, Urban, drainage and
[24:23] Flood Control district
[24:29] tracking and Council members.
[24:31] This is your last opportunity
[24:32] to cut an item. Councilmember
[24:33] Gilmer. We make motions for us
[24:37] this evening. Yes, Council
[24:39] PRESIDENT Romero now. I will
[24:42] do a recap under resolutions
[24:44] council resolution 11:40am,
[24:45] 11. 41 have been called out in
[24:46] a block for comments by
[24:48] Councilmember Luis under Bills
[24:49] for Introduction Council Bill
[24:51] 10. 48 and council Bill 10. 55
[24:52] have been called out for block
[24:54] of comments by Councilmember
[24:56] Sandoval under bills for final
[24:57] consideration Council bill 11.
[24:59] 0, 7, has been called out by
[25:01] comments from council meant by
[25:02] Councilmember Luis Council
[25:03] Bill 0, 9, 2, 1, has been
[25:05] called out for an amendment by
[25:06] council PRESIDENT Pro Tem
[25:07] Gonzales potatoes and
[25:08] Councilmember Torres and for
[25:11] comment by Councilmember Luis
[25:14] and Council bill, 1000 has
[25:17] been called out for a vote by
[25:18] Councilmember Sawyer and are
[25:19] pending. No items have been
[25:21] called out. MADAM Secretary,
[25:21] please put the first item on
[25:25] our screens Council resolution
[25:26] 11, 40 a resolution
[25:27] authorizing and approving the
[25:29] expenditure of payment for the
[25:30] appropriation account.
[25:31] Designated liability claims to
[25:34] the Sum of $30,000 made
[25:37] payable to xyz saying
[25:38] Martinez, a jp lot in full
[25:39] payment and satisfaction of
[25:40] claims related to the civil
[25:44] action cap. Captioned says
[25:48] this is Martinez and Larissa
[25:51] Pacheco the Jose and city and
[25:52] county of Denver, which was
[25:53] filed in district court city
[25:54] and county of Denver, Colorado
[25:58] case number. Oh, dear 2025, c
[26:03] v 33. 43 7. Toby and Council
[26:05] resolution 11 41 resolution
[26:06] authorizing and approving the
[26:06] expenditure and payment from
[26:08] the appropriation account.
[26:09] Designated liability claims to
[26:10] the sum of $15,000 made
[26:14] payable to Larissa Pacheco jp
[26:14] Law in full payment and
[26:16] satisfaction of claims related
[26:18] to the civil action.
[26:22] Captioned. This is Martinez to
[26:24] Marissa Pacheco versus the
[26:26] Jose Duran and city and county
[26:27] of Denver, which was filed in
[26:28] district city and county of
[26:32] Denver, Colorado. Case number
[26:33] 2025, cv. 33 43 7
[26:34] Councilmember Luis, please go
[26:37] ahead with your comments on
[26:39] council resolutions. 11:40am,
[26:41] 11. 41, thank you so much.
[26:42] Appreciate it. So if
[26:43] consistent feedback from my
[26:44] constituents, it is my
[26:46] responsibility to ensure that
[26:47] the public is aware of every
[26:48] tax being approved as an
[26:50] expenditure and payment of
[26:51] funds for a settlement with
[26:53] the city and county of Denver.
[26:54] My office is tracking every
[26:56] dollar by department and as a
[26:58] running total with your
[27:00] approval. 26 11, 14. 26
[27:02] 11:41pm. Tonight. The city
[27:03] will prove settlements in the
[27:05] amount of 30,015 1000 to
[27:05] settle cases. Vatican
[27:10] SEPTEMBER. Brought against the
[27:12] Department of Transportation
[27:12] infrastructure. The approval
[27:13] of these items tonight brings
[27:14] the 2026 total of taxpayer
[27:17] dollars in city settlements.
[27:20] 2, 3 million, 992,000 dollars.
[27:22] This funding is John from
[27:23] liabilities claim pool of
[27:23] money in order to pay the
[27:26] claims tonight. So we have to.
[27:30] We have had to make 3 million
[27:31] dollar rescission that comes
[27:34] from the city's general fund
[27:34] continue to and it does not
[27:37] come from agency specific
[27:38] budgets. And so therefore, we
[27:40] must pay extra attention in
[27:41] this budget environment that
[27:41] we are watching out for how
[27:42] the city spends our money and
[27:43] they were making decisions for
[27:44] the future with this
[27:47] knowledge. Thank you. Thank
[27:48] you, MADAM Secretary. Please
[27:50] put the next item on our
[27:51] screens council Bill 10. 48 it
[27:51] before an ordinance admitting
[27:53] to the vote of qualified and
[27:55] registered electors of the
[27:56] city and county of Denver to
[27:57] special municipal election on
[27:59] NOVEMBER. 3rd, 2026 a proposed
[28:01] amendment of the charter of
[28:02] the city and county of Denver
[28:04] mater at modernizing the
[28:05] sections concerning the Civil
[28:07] Service Commission and the
[28:08] Department of Safety and
[28:12] Council Bill 10. 55 a bill for
[28:13] an ordinance farming the
[28:14] municipal code upon passage of
[28:17] the charter amendment.
[28:17] Modernizing the sections
[28:18] concerning the Civil Service
[28:19] Commission and Department of
[28:20] Safety. Councilmember
[28:21] Sandoval, please go ahead with
[28:24] your comments on council 10.
[28:27] 48 10. 55. Thank you. MADAM
[28:28] PRESIDENT, just want to I
[28:31] thank you to everyone who help
[28:32] I just get to this point
[28:34] referring this to the for
[28:36] people who are wondering what
[28:38] does this civil service
[28:40] commission do? It hires all of
[28:43] our and fire department and we
[28:45] are making an update to the
[28:47] Civil Service Commission. So
[28:49] you'll see that on your
[28:50] NOVEMBER Ballot River sharing
[28:51] COUNCILMAN Tyson, I started
[28:53] working on this MAY of last
[28:55] year year, want to give a
[28:58] special thank you to wrap in
[29:00] from the office said see to
[29:04] help grounded our work equity
[29:06] with an equity Chief Thomas
[29:08] Chief Civil Service
[29:10] Commissioner our city
[29:12] attorney's. Thank you, John,
[29:13] for helping us with all of
[29:15] this to special shout out to I
[29:18] an and Melissa, we could done
[29:20] this without any of your
[29:22] getting us this far. And so if
[29:23] anyone has questions on this,
[29:24] this is the last time be able
[29:24] to speak to it because you
[29:28] have to call me before 9 are
[29:30] after 5 because they can't
[29:31] campaign for something that
[29:32] forgot about But I'm happy to
[29:35] talk to you about it because
[29:36] it's a really good and update
[29:38] decide to give a shout out to
[29:39] COUNCILMAN Torres, thank you
[29:40] for being my partner on all of
[29:42] this. Throughout last year.
[29:43] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT,
[29:47] thank Councilmember Torres, I
[29:47] did what she said. This is
[29:52] just a great good governance
[29:52] process and the independent
[29:55] monitor was also one of the
[29:55] folks that was involved in all
[29:57] of our workshop meetings with
[30:00] it. 0, Trish and folks are
[30:02] very attentive to how we
[30:06] update the charter. And as my
[30:06] colleague Councilmember Sawyer
[30:07] says of do this everywhere all
[30:09] over the charter. There's a
[30:13] lot of places that are really
[30:15] old. I and their language and
[30:17] references. So we brought this
[30:19] particular section up to speed
[30:24] gender neutral language.
[30:24] Allowing non-citizens to serve
[30:26] on the civil Service
[30:27] Commission. We had already
[30:29] fixed. Classified service
[30:31] recruitment for police and
[30:33] fire when it comes to that and
[30:36] really just putting things
[30:37] where they belong, throughout
[30:40] the charter and into ordinance
[30:42] for putting that companion
[30:43] ordinance through in this just
[30:44] a good governance process. And
[30:45] it was great to work with all
[30:45] these wonderful folks. Thank
[30:49] you so much. Thank you. Thank
[30:50] you. Councilmembers for your
[30:52] work on 2 MADAM Secretary,
[30:54] please put the next item on
[30:56] our screens council bill 11.
[30:56] 0, 7, a bill for an ordinance
[31:00] authorizing a precision from
[31:00] General Fund contingency an
[31:01] appropriation to the general
[31:04] fund to make a cash transfer
[31:05] and appropriations. The
[31:07] liability claims special
[31:08] Revenue Fund Councilmember
[31:08] Luis, please go ahead with
[31:10] your comments on council bill
[31:14] 11. 0, 7, Thank you so much.
[31:15] So I I started with this item
[31:18] last week when it came before
[31:20] us on first reading this item
[31:21] out to represent a wake-up
[31:23] call for the city with regards
[31:25] amount of money we're spending
[31:27] in settlements. Settlements
[31:30] again are not paid out of the
[31:31] specific agencies budgets.
[31:31] Instead, the funding is drawn
[31:32] out of the liability claims
[31:35] Special Revenue fund like
[31:36] other special revenue funds.
[31:38] That money can only be spent
[31:38] on specialize uses in this
[31:41] case paying out settlements.
[31:42] However, when the fun is used
[31:44] up, the city has to move money
[31:45] over from the city's general
[31:46] in order to continue to pay
[31:48] out the claims. And so in
[31:49] other words, every dollar that
[31:51] we move can only be spent to
[31:53] settle cases since was
[31:54] inaugurated in 2023. Council
[31:57] has approved 5 of these items
[32:02] for a grand total of
[32:04] 34 million, 957,300 dollars,
[32:06] $320. Excuse Each of these
[32:07] dollars are Each of these
[32:08] dollars are one less dollar
[32:11] that we could use to fund city
[32:13] staff city programs and city
[32:14] services. This is a staggering
[32:15] amount of lost opportunity
[32:16] that could have been used to
[32:19] find the badly underfunded,
[32:21] temporary rental and utility
[32:22] assistance program. And we
[32:23] could have less in personnel
[32:25] cuts last year. Among other
[32:28] purposes. And so I would love
[32:28] to see structural changes made
[32:31] that would prevent the
[32:32] settlements from the city
[32:34] across all agencies from the
[32:35] Department of Transportation
[32:35] to the Denver Police
[32:39] Department. Thank you so much.
[32:39] Thank you. MADAM Secretary.
[32:41] Please the next item of I'm so
[32:44] sorry. Councilmember parity.
[32:45] Yeah. Thank you. Thank you for
[32:46] calling this council I wanted
[32:48] to just add one other thing
[32:49] for the consideration of
[32:52] public about the amount of of
[32:54] settlement funding that we've
[32:55] seen spend, particularly on
[32:56] public safety settlements. And
[32:59] that is that that relates
[33:00] directly how we handle
[33:04] training internal policy and
[33:05] discipline within the safety
[33:05] agency. So the police
[33:06] department, the sheriffs
[33:10] department and currently at
[33:11] the Office of the Independent
[33:12] Monitor. And this is an
[33:15] oversight board raised
[33:16] repeatedly that they have a
[33:18] disagreement with those
[33:18] departments, about the scope
[33:21] of I am and Co Bees Oversight
[33:23] ordinance, which is supposed
[33:26] to give them a chance to weigh
[33:28] in on policy changes to the
[33:29] disappearing processees in the
[33:30] police and sheriff's
[33:32] departments. And so
[33:33] understanding that that's a
[33:33] dispute. And there MAY be, you
[33:34] know, different ways to
[33:36] legally parse the language. I
[33:37] don't think there's much
[33:38] question from the point of
[33:40] view of the people of the that
[33:41] we want the independent
[33:43] monitor. And this is oversight
[33:44] board involved. Any time there
[33:45] are internal policy changes.
[33:46] And so to the extent that
[33:49] that's not happening, that's a
[33:51] concern that is potentially a
[33:52] driver of these kinds of
[33:53] settlements time. And that's
[33:54] happened recently with moves
[33:55] to education based
[33:57] disciplinary policies in both
[33:59] departments and also a new
[34:02] taser policy within dpd. So
[34:03] it's something to be aware of
[34:03] that's an issue they care
[34:04] about. Thank you. Council
[34:05] thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT.
[34:08] But Thank you, MADAM
[34:09] Secretary. Please put the next
[34:12] item on our screens Council
[34:13] bill 1000 a bill for an
[34:15] ordinance making a rescission,
[34:20] a precision from appropriation
[34:23] in the culture and recreation
[34:24] Special Revenue Fund series to
[34:26] make a cash transfer to an
[34:27] appropriation in the park
[34:29] legacy. Capital Improvement
[34:30] Fund Councilmember Gilmer, you
[34:32] please put council bill 1000
[34:33] on the floor for final
[34:36] consideration. I met council
[34:39] bill. 26 stash 1000 be placed
[34:42] upon final consideration pass.
[34:48] It has been Seconded. Comments
[34:49] by members of Council on
[34:50] council bill. That's probably
[34:53] better way to say it. 26 dash
[34:56] 1000 councilmember Sawyer.
[34:57] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT, I
[34:58] call this off tonight so I
[35:02] could vote no on it. And this
[35:03] is something that I struggle
[35:05] with because this is a very
[35:06] worthwhile project. And know
[35:07] that there is a need for more
[35:10] park space downtown. But at
[35:13] the same time this summer, I
[35:14] have spent hours and hours and
[35:16] hours with my constituents in
[35:17] district 5 who have e-mailed
[35:19] me who come to office hours,
[35:20] who had conversations with
[35:24] Parks and rec and who have
[35:26] really struggled. I'll give
[35:28] you 2 specific examples of how
[35:33] the first one the scooters? So
[35:34] we have in district 5 and I
[35:35] suspect that you all have seen
[35:39] this in your districts as well
[35:40] in your parks, a number of
[35:42] young who are as I refer to
[35:42] cause. And I can say this
[35:45] because I have teenagers,
[35:47] feral teenagers running around
[35:48] all summer long, right? And
[35:49] what they're doing is they're
[35:50] driving their e-bikes through
[35:52] our parks. They're ripping
[35:55] apart graphs in JUNE, young
[35:56] child who was playing on a
[35:57] playground Robinson Park was
[35:59] almost hit and injured by one
[36:00] of these bikes. Now I'm gonna
[36:01] tell you right now this is the
[36:02] responsibility of their
[36:05] parents. However, when this
[36:06] kind of behavior is happening
[36:09] in a park, it is also the
[36:11] responsibility of our park
[36:12] rangers to ensure that it does
[36:14] not continue. And
[36:16] unfortunately, my residents
[36:16] have been told by Parks and
[36:17] Rec park Rangers directly.
[36:20] There is not the staffing. To
[36:22] enforce it. There is not the
[36:24] budget to put up signage to
[36:26] bring awareness to it. So
[36:28] that's the first issue. Second
[36:31] issue I was going to announce
[36:32] that. But instead I'm going to
[36:33] an announcement but also
[36:34] mentioned it right now. A fair
[36:35] park is celebrating its 30th
[36:39] anniversary this year. And
[36:40] that's really exciting. We're
[36:41] going to a proclamation us all
[36:43] see it in a couple of weeks.
[36:45] Really looking forward to
[36:46] celebrating the 30th
[36:47] anniversary of major park,
[36:48] which is going to happen on
[36:50] AUGUST 22nd from 05:00pm to
[36:51] 08:00pm in Major Park. This is
[36:52] something that happens every
[36:54] year. There's food trucks. The
[36:55] Denver Municipal Band will
[36:56] play hundreds of neighbors
[36:58] come out and enjoy community
[37:00] together. What they won't
[37:04] enjoy is a bathroom because
[37:06] Parks and Rec has told our
[37:07] office the registered
[37:08] neighborhood organization and
[37:10] all of the residents who have
[37:12] called him that they are not
[37:13] the dollars or the staffing to
[37:16] be able to put Porta potties
[37:16] in Mayfair Park or several
[37:21] other parks. In District 5. I
[37:22] know that this is happening
[37:25] across everyone's districts.
[37:25] I'm just only going to speak
[37:27] for Emmys. I statements only
[37:27] speak for district 5 because
[37:30] that's what I know about here.
[37:31] This is a problem because what
[37:33] my residents came to me and
[37:37] there were not wrong. Is that
[37:40] the dollars that they're
[37:40] paying in taxes are not coming
[37:41] back to them. They are not
[37:42] getting the return on
[37:44] investment that they deserve
[37:45] for what they are being
[37:48] charged to live in our city
[37:49] when there are young families
[37:52] with kids when there are
[37:52] elderly families and they
[37:57] can't access a room for a 30th
[37:58] anniversary celebration in one
[38:03] of our parks. Not ok. And so
[38:05] what we're looking at here in
[38:06] this ordinance is a transfer
[38:08] of dollars in the park legacy
[38:08] funds. The Parks Legacy Fund
[38:13] was voted on by the voters of
[38:18] Denver is a 0, 2, 5%, to 5
[38:20] sales tax that goes directly
[38:22] to funds the maintenance of
[38:24] our parks. The acquisition of
[38:25] more Parkland, et cetera. And
[38:25] that's what we're talking
[38:26] about here tonight. 3 million
[38:28] dollars to acquire more
[38:30] Parkland. And that is a really
[38:31] worthwhile saying that we
[38:36] should be doing. But it is at
[38:39] the expense providing services
[38:39] to our residents who are
[38:42] paying these taxes. And that
[38:43] is where the problem lies.
[38:46] This is an administration that
[38:48] focuses on major projects and
[38:50] not on the needs and the value
[38:51] for their dollar for the
[38:53] residents of our city. And so
[38:55] I'm going to be a No tonight
[38:56] because I want to make sure
[38:57] that the point is me that this
[39:01] is not okay that our residents
[39:02] are not happy with this, that
[39:03] they do not believe that they
[39:05] are getting the value for
[39:06] their dollar and they should
[39:07] been there right. And so I'll
[39:09] be tonight. Thank you. Thank
[39:12] you. Councilmember Hines,
[39:13] thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT,
[39:13] thank you. Councilmember
[39:18] Sawyer High. You are not the
[39:21] only one who has concerns how
[39:25] an agency is is acting or are
[39:26] reacting. So I I certainly
[39:32] understand it supports you and
[39:34] All I your concerns are more
[39:35] about parts generally as
[39:37] opposed to this particular
[39:41] acquisition. And I would say
[39:41] high that, you know this these
[39:45] funds are just 4 capital
[39:46] expenditures, not operating
[39:48] expenditures and expenditures
[39:49] like providing additional park
[39:53] Rangers services are. And this
[39:56] is actually boy the first time
[39:58] that any funds have been
[39:59] expended District 10. And so
[40:03] the Parks Legacy Fund has has
[40:04] purchased areas and many other
[40:07] sections of the city. This is
[40:08] district ends first
[40:11] opportunity have a purchase. I
[40:13] still think that it's a very
[40:14] good purchase and I will be
[40:16] voting for it. So thank you,
[40:18] MADAM PRESIDENT, thank you.
[40:19] Councilmember Gilmore, thank
[40:24] you. Council PRESIDENT, I the
[40:27] conversation here tonight. I
[40:30] just want to remind folks
[40:31] that, you know, these folks
[40:32] are important and the way that
[40:35] we vote talks about our values
[40:38] and earlier this year, I
[40:41] talked extensively about a 7.9
[40:43] million dollar project that
[40:48] was slated for district 11 for
[40:50] a maintenance shop
[40:52] conveniently parks decided to
[40:54] slash that project by 5.4
[40:56] million and divert that money
[40:59] elsewhere outside of District
[41:02] 11 in Montbello and Green
[41:04] Valley Ranch. And we're
[41:08] getting a 2.5 million middle
[41:09] Tuff shed in Green Valley
[41:12] Ranch, whereas closer to
[41:16] downtown. They're getting a
[41:18] 13.3 million dollar
[41:23] maintenance facility with 79
[41:23] workstations innings or Brent
[41:27] amount of amenities. And none
[41:28] of that for a majority
[41:32] community of color. And so
[41:36] this capital I acquired meant
[41:37] is important, but capital can
[41:39] also be utilized on building
[41:43] the very buildings that we
[41:45] need. So I am very happy to
[41:51] vote no on in a way to push
[41:53] back the irresponsible and non
[41:54] accountable way that Denver
[41:59] Parks and Rec has been
[42:01] allocating funds and spending
[42:04] with no concern at all around
[42:05] equity, especially for those
[42:07] who historically have been
[42:09] underserved since the
[42:10] inception of the city and
[42:13] county of Denver. And that's
[42:15] very easy to say. See the lack
[42:19] of parks and park maintenance
[42:20] facilities in the far
[42:21] Northeast. Thank you, council
[42:23] president, thank you.
[42:26] COUNCILMAN Cashman. Thank
[42:28] Council PRESIDENT. I agree
[42:30] with COUNCILMAN Hines, it's
[42:31] inappropriate use of these
[42:33] funds. But I also agree with
[42:34] Mike colleagues that there
[42:38] there are some basic services
[42:39] that aren't getting I have had
[42:43] a request to for restrooms to
[42:47] be open recently. An
[42:48] observatory park, apparently
[42:49] all restrooms now close to
[42:52] 02:00pm. Because we don't have
[42:55] the personnel to to do better
[43:00] than that. The conditions of
[43:00] our restrooms are very
[43:03] frequently, atrocious. It's
[43:04] basic stuff. What are our
[43:08] parks replace where our
[43:11] families gather bold young in
[43:13] between. We've got figure out
[43:15] a way to get these basic
[43:18] services funded. You know, I
[43:19] keep saying the same thing we
[43:20] the past year have come up
[43:24] with large dollar items. 4
[43:25] major projects. And that's
[43:28] great that the projects on my
[43:30] mind were we're needed an end.
[43:32] We'll make our city a better
[43:35] place to be this new park in
[43:38] district Well, we'll make our
[43:39] city a better place to be.
[43:42] Your Lord, if we can find the
[43:44] money for for these major
[43:45] projects, we've got be able to
[43:49] find the money to take care of
[43:51] the basics. You know, keep
[43:55] heart restrooms clear, clean
[43:58] and open is kind of basic. So
[44:02] I'll as I said, supporting
[44:04] this bill, but also be asking
[44:04] some hard questions, Ed, that
[44:07] budget this year. Thank you,
[44:10] MADAM PRESIDENT, thank
[44:11] Councilmember Sandoval, think
[44:13] you MADAM PRESIDENT, I have a
[44:26] question real for real
[44:27] investing think been
[44:31] committee, we talked about or
[44:33] market value. I think it's and
[44:34] we're paying more for this.
[44:37] Then that they came I can
[44:42] remember respect but praise
[44:44] that you think you remember
[44:46] the terminology Miami, how
[44:47] much more we're paying for and
[44:50] I apologize. COUNCILWOMAN.
[44:53] First, Lisa Lumley director of
[44:58] real estate. It you know, some
[45:05] looking right now, Kevin, it.
[45:08] 5 500,000. I think it's going
[45:11] over and I apologize that I
[45:12] didn't have. My understanding
[45:13] was we there was a different
[45:14] topic to talk about. Tonight's
[45:17] are apologizing my notes. What
[45:18] I will say, though, is the
[45:18] assessors have also been
[45:23] looking in there as the values
[45:24] have changed around there.
[45:24] There's a lot that happening
[45:28] all at once. But yes, there is
[45:31] there is a window that is
[45:31] reasonable within appraised
[45:34] values up or down within a 10%
[45:36] window. That still can be
[45:37] considered an appropriate. But
[45:37] you're right, there was a
[45:39] business decision made as
[45:40] well. Thank you. And if I
[45:41] remember correctly, when we
[45:44] have committee, there's not
[45:48] currently any money for plan
[45:50] and this park implementing
[45:51] into a park from what I
[45:52] understand from committee is
[45:55] the building will be used for
[45:55] parks and recreation staff. Is
[45:57] that correct? Well, there
[45:58] would be some money that we're
[46:00] also, including for design
[46:01] piece of that and being able
[46:04] talk about a programming with
[46:05] the community. Staff would
[46:07] only be using during that
[46:09] interim time so that we just
[46:11] have activation there. So it's
[46:11] just not an empty building
[46:13] sitting there, not for the
[46:14] long-term use. Understand you
[46:16] might how much you was
[46:20] projected for tick needed
[46:20] dollars to turn into a park.
[46:21] I'm going to need to verify
[46:29] with parks. You know, well,
[46:33] Starbucks wreck. We is part of
[46:34] this transaction. We have a
[46:36] little bit reserved to do
[46:37] Initial count, something
[46:37] vision planning that will
[46:40] inform with the eventual bill
[46:42] though costs passed. We don't
[46:44] have a precise number. We have
[46:45] some industry standards that
[46:48] we use just is rule of thumb.
[46:50] But need to get deeper into
[46:51] that concept. Thing to say,
[46:53] look, this is actually takes
[46:53] to work in our 5 year plan for
[46:54] that bill. That right now we
[46:56] just be securing the property
[46:59] and eventually we have.
[47:01] Capacity to work under plan
[47:02] beginning those conversations
[47:02] about what should specific
[47:04] character, this place to be.
[47:07] Thank I will also be tonight.
[47:09] As I mentioned in committee, I
[47:11] was moved on to the full
[47:12] council, but I was I said, I
[47:14] did not support this team
[47:16] because of face value and not
[47:19] having fun mean Your mark
[47:21] towards this. Although I do
[47:26] know where have a park deficit
[47:26] the park right across the
[47:29] street from west civic Center
[47:31] park is getting a huge update.
[47:32] Skyline Park just got a huge
[47:33] update. There have been lots
[47:37] of investments and I just I
[47:39] don't agree with. And that
[47:39] using a half a million dollars
[47:40] over face value. Thank you,
[47:41] MADAM PRESIDENT, thank you.
[47:44] Council member of the So
[47:49] that's thank you so much. I
[47:50] appreciate my colleagues
[47:51] comments. I think that we do
[47:52] need to look at that and how
[47:54] much we spend over appraised
[47:58] value. I am curious. My
[47:59] understanding is this is not
[48:00] zoned for a park yet. Is that
[48:04] correct? Correct? It would
[48:06] come back for a rezoning for
[48:07] open space. The reason I ask
[48:09] is that over the weekend I
[48:11] found out that some local
[48:12] businesses are using it for
[48:15] parking. And so I was curious,
[48:16] would they still be able to do
[48:17] that being a park with that
[48:20] person? Any public use their
[48:24] parking if we acquire. Then at
[48:26] that point, no, it would not
[48:29] be public. Just wanted for
[48:30] information on purchases
[48:33] purposes. Sorry, I am. I
[48:35] definitely have concerns. I
[48:36] want to make sure that we get
[48:37] parkway guess Iif and there
[48:38] across the city. But I also
[48:41] think this will be really
[48:42] important to these residents
[48:43] here in this area. When I talk
[48:45] to the residents in district
[48:46] 7, 1, of their biggest
[48:48] concerns is enough park space
[48:50] for all the new high rises in
[48:52] this area has added quite a
[48:54] bit density. And so for those
[48:54] reasons, all be supportive of
[48:56] this tonight. Thank Council
[48:58] PRESIDENT, thank you.
[48:59] Councilmember Hines, thank
[49:00] you. MADAM PRESIDENT, just a
[49:03] quick Skyline and civic
[49:04] center, parts are things that
[49:07] have been funded in part
[49:09] through a different set of
[49:14] funds, 10 a Parks legacy and
[49:16] vast majority people live in
[49:16] district 10 live outside of
[49:17] the footprint for that funds.
[49:22] Heart of the local. So this
[49:23] helping people in district 10
[49:26] I could Participator take
[49:28] advantage of those larger pots
[49:32] of funds. Thank Thank you. I
[49:34] actually have a question for
[49:36] you as well for real estate.
[49:38] But you had mentioned that
[49:40] things have kind of been
[49:41] changing in the neighborhood.
[49:42] It does that mean that the
[49:46] appraisal value has also
[49:46] decreased it and no, we're
[49:52] not. Not enough. Probably for
[49:54] me at the moment to say that
[49:54] it would make a difference in
[49:58] the discussion tonight. What I
[49:59] will say, though, is that
[49:59] we're also fighting, though,
[50:00] the challenge of even finding
[50:01] any property in that district
[50:05] in that area, which we have
[50:07] discussed a committee as This
[50:12] is something that has within a
[50:14] list of assets trying to
[50:16] identify something from U.S.
[50:17] 15 years. This is the first
[50:17] that we've been able to
[50:20] identify actually move forward
[50:23] West and then another question
[50:25] for the amount that's being
[50:27] approved since things are
[50:28] fluctuating. If we approve the
[50:30] amount, would you also then be
[50:32] able to for the appraised
[50:33] amount or does it have to be
[50:35] the amount that we approved
[50:37] that that's up for approval.
[50:38] As far as for what actually
[50:41] move forward with. Yes, it
[50:42] would be the approved purchase
[50:45] price, not the appraised
[50:48] value. So again, we what we
[50:51] are trying what we what you
[50:52] had already approved in the
[50:55] purchase and sale agreement
[50:56] was the purchase price. This
[51:00] then if I'm not mistaken, is
[51:07] companion ordinance to move to
[51:08] Companion ordinance to okay to
[51:12] move the funds. So My my
[51:16] question being we are in a
[51:18] tight budget season. And so it
[51:21] just to go beyond what the
[51:22] approved appraisal value is.
[51:22] And I know that we have talked
[51:28] about this in committee. Seems
[51:30] very generous. And in this
[51:31] case that we have, you know, a
[51:33] property owner that which
[51:37] received far more than what we
[51:39] had to go shaded downs from
[51:41] where that had started. I will
[51:42] say that. So we're we're not
[51:44] just settling of appraised
[51:44] value. This it studies this
[51:47] was through some negotiations
[51:49] where we arrived at the actual
[51:54] price. Thank you.
[51:55] Councilmember Kansas contest.
[51:58] Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT. I
[52:01] know that committee. I had
[52:01] asked the question and I think
[52:02] myself and a couple of my
[52:04] colleagues asked about. I'm
[52:05] getting some information
[52:06] around how many parks per
[52:08] capita are in the each
[52:11] district? I don't know. I just
[52:12] searched for that, but I don't
[52:13] know if that was provided to
[52:18] us. So I don't know. You have
[52:19] that information. The parks
[52:23] per capita in each district.
[52:24] We've asked about it in
[52:24] committee. And so just
[52:27] following up on that. Yes, and
[52:30] fouled back up with district.
[52:33] 10. He's one of our lowest 2.5
[52:35] per 1000 and our citywide
[52:38] averages between 9 and 10. So
[52:39] this us. Lisa mention a huge
[52:40] priority for us to close a 5
[52:42] minute walk gap in it and our
[52:44] value in one of our densest
[52:45] and the lowest per capita
[52:46] area. So those are 2 key Park
[52:52] service, nexus metrics in
[52:53] Although concerns, but from
[52:54] parks system perspective in
[52:55] the growth of the city, it's
[52:57] those are think the main
[52:59] things we're trying so and
[53:00] haven't been able to find a
[53:03] property over 15 years. Thank
[53:04] One other question and make
[53:08] this might be for you, Lisa,
[53:09] because it was mentioned that
[53:12] this is for that the Capitol
[53:15] in Parks, legacy capital
[53:15] permit fun. But it's special
[53:18] Revenue fund transferring over
[53:19] and COUNCILMAN Sawyer was
[53:20] saying was that that fund it
[53:22] can be utilized for the
[53:24] ongoing maintenance of parks
[53:25] and whatnot. So I guess just
[53:28] real quick walk me through
[53:30] this fund that it's the money
[53:31] is to be taken. That is being
[53:33] appropriated comes from that
[53:36] parks, the Special Revenue
[53:38] Fund, correct. And that can be
[53:39] utilized for maintenance of
[53:42] parks and upkeep of our
[53:44] current parks. I mean, yes, I
[53:46] looking for Dennis. Yes, that
[53:47] is what it was meant for
[53:48] capital acquisitions and the
[53:51] maintenance. Okay. And so I
[53:53] just want to be clear like
[53:54] this is so these these funds
[53:56] could be used in that way. But
[53:58] they're being transferred over
[54:01] to be utilized capital to
[54:04] acquire The slant correct?
[54:05] Okay. Thank you. That's Thank
[54:07] you. MADAM PRESIDENT, thank
[54:12] you. Councilmember parity.
[54:13] Yeah, thank you so I just I
[54:15] wanted to lease. I'm curious
[54:18] if you know this, but I think
[54:21] that location is that right by
[54:25] Circle k that has slate of
[54:26] just a lot like activity and
[54:27] things like that for the last
[54:29] couple of I can't speak to
[54:31] what going on there. But yes,
[54:32] this is this parcel is
[54:33] actually right in the
[54:34] building. It's the former
[54:36] credit union drive-thru, ok?
[54:38] So it is that location right
[54:42] there. They're okay. That
[54:42] actually now that I know that
[54:45] that's the exact that Hosni
[54:46] sort of visualize distance,
[54:48] other green space and the need
[54:50] for it. The other question I
[54:51] have for you is how long will
[54:53] it be until this park actually
[54:54] gets built out? Like I know
[54:55] we're often, you know, there's
[54:56] a big lag between the
[54:59] acquisition and the so that I
[55:00] MAY need to call on my parks,
[55:01] friends to speak to the actual
[55:08] thank On most parks rec, there
[55:10] will be a lag because we have
[55:11] another perk acquisitions that
[55:12] we've made that are working
[55:14] their way through planning
[55:15] process that we have poor.
[55:15] Park is one that we need to
[55:19] that is in the process now. We
[55:19] make these land acquisitions
[55:20] that we need to start working
[55:23] them into the 5 year plan. We
[55:23] already have lots of
[55:24] commitments under capital
[55:25] plan. So it's not something
[55:28] that can start tomorrow. I
[55:29] expect probably and early 2028
[55:32] starting that community kind
[55:34] conversation about what is the
[55:38] character and desired park
[55:39] character. But the detailed
[55:41] design and implementation have
[55:41] to follow in out here. So we
[55:43] don't have those projected
[55:45] just yet, ok, thank you. And
[55:45] if you could stay for a
[55:46] second, I have couple just a
[55:49] little to that. Having served
[55:49] on park related committee for
[55:51] the Bond. I sort of saw a lot
[55:55] of those pipelines We have to
[55:56] keep land acquisition one
[55:57] moving and that that there's
[55:58] there's a lag by nature,
[56:01] right? But I am curious how
[56:02] many properties we currently
[56:04] on the plans to be a park,
[56:06] whether their designated yet
[56:06] or not that are not yet built
[56:09] out around the city. I would
[56:10] need to do some homework on.
[56:18] That a rough, just curious. I
[56:19] don't know. I can take some of
[56:21] them have taken quite a while,
[56:22] too construction that have
[56:24] been in that purple and for
[56:25] many years. And hopefully
[56:27] that's not the case anymore.
[56:27] Since we do more financial
[56:31] resources that we did. But I
[56:32] would have to fall back to
[56:33] give you a number. Come to
[56:35] know that's okay. And the how
[56:36] do you balance between the new
[56:37] acquisitions that and the
[56:37] ball? That's because the
[56:38] legacy fund can be used for
[56:44] both right. Yes. Like the
[56:45] acquisitions as one of the
[56:47] core items that was identified
[56:48] in that ordinance that thanks
[56:49] to a ordinance. So it is a
[56:50] balance. And what is the right
[56:55] balance? I think part of the
[56:56] question, mean, this is also
[56:56] what can cause to supplanting.
[56:57] There's some language about
[57:02] this to be. Not back needs
[57:03] that should otherwise been
[57:04] addressed by the General fund,
[57:05] but to be able to advance the
[57:08] game plan and the other
[57:09] handful of items that were on,
[57:09] though, that ordinance of it
[57:12] is a balance right now. We try
[57:14] to have a small working
[57:15] Capital Mountain, our
[57:16] acquisition fund we can act
[57:18] when the opportunities
[57:19] available. By and large, it
[57:21] this far smaller than our
[57:22] annual capital plan for
[57:23] capital maintenance part
[57:25] buildup. Ok, thank you. Those
[57:26] are my questions. Thank you,
[57:28] MADAM PRESIDENT, thank you.
[57:29] Councilmember Sawyer, thanks
[57:30] to PRESIDENT Just wanted to
[57:31] take a quick second to clarify
[57:33] something that parks and rec
[57:33] just said, because I find it a
[57:36] little bit concerning the
[57:38] previous speaker brought up
[57:38] Emporia Park Emporia Park is a
[57:44] park in district 5. It was
[57:46] using a small amount of legacy
[57:47] dollars. The rest of the money
[57:49] came from the park's trust
[57:52] Denver Parks. Trust a to be
[57:53] able to purchase that. I want
[57:57] to be very clear. The build
[57:57] out the design and
[57:58] construction of that park is
[58:02] bond project. But it's not
[58:03] coming from the Parks Legacy
[58:07] Fund and it really concerns me
[58:11] you know, false information
[58:12] being shared up here with you
[58:14] Thank you. Councilmember
[58:16] Hines, thank you. MADAM
[58:17] PRESIDENT my 3rd bite at
[58:20] conversation. Has a question
[58:22] about acres per 1000
[58:24] residents. District 10 has 2.3
[58:25] acres per 1000 residents,
[58:26] which is the lowest amount of
[58:30] any council district. A second
[58:31] Lois Council district
[58:35] discounts district 7 at 7.6, a
[58:37] girls acres per 1000
[58:38] residents. Certainly we in
[58:39] district and have a lot of
[58:40] density and water parks. Thank
[58:46] you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Thank
[58:47] MADAM Secretary Roll Call on
[58:54] Council Bill. 26 Dash 1000.
[59:01] Council members of the dress.
[59:05] Plan. I Bill Gonzalez could
[59:16] hear tide Cashman. Ne parity.
[59:24] I Sandoval name. So known
[59:27] tourist, the plaques. And
[59:28] Council PRESIDENT Romero
[59:30] Campbell, but I MADAM
[59:31] Secretary, close the voting
[59:43] and announce the results. Eyes
[59:45] 8 Ayes Council bill. 26 Dash
[59:46] 1000 has passed. Madam
[59:46] Secretary, please. But the
[59:50] next item on our screens
[59:51] council 0, 9, 2, 1, a bill for
[59:56] an ordinance amending Chapter
[59:59] 6, 7, 12. 28 dirty to 53. And
[1:00:00] 53 at the Denver Revise
[1:00:02] Municipal code. Repealing or
[1:00:03] outdated amusement and cabaret
[1:00:04] license types. Modernizing
[1:00:08] license provisions. Relating
[1:00:10] to entertainment license is
[1:00:11] updating application and
[1:00:11] licensing fees and making
[1:00:13] conforming amendments to the
[1:00:14] code. Councilmember come or
[1:00:15] would you please put council
[1:00:18] bill? 26 stash 0, 9, to one on
[1:00:20] the floor for final
[1:00:21] consideration. I move the
[1:00:24] council bill. 26 Dash 0, 9, to
[1:00:25] one. He placed upon final
[1:00:30] consideration and do pass has
[1:00:33] been moved and seconded. There
[1:00:34] is a another motion on the
[1:00:36] floor council. PRESIDENT Pro
[1:00:37] Tem Gonzalez could get us. But
[1:00:38] would you like to do with
[1:00:41] council 0, 9, to one. Thank
[1:00:42] you, council PRESIDENT. I move
[1:00:44] that council bill. 26 0, 9, 2,
[1:00:46] 1, be amended in the following
[1:00:49] particulars on Page 7 line. 24
[1:00:50] strike. The entertainment
[1:00:52] business shall provide such
[1:00:53] records following a request
[1:00:54] from a law enforcement officer
[1:00:56] City official that is
[1:00:57] submitted in the performance
[1:00:58] of their official duties as
[1:01:01] part of an official
[1:01:01] investigation and must provide
[1:01:03] access to off premises records
[1:01:03] within 3 business days.
[1:01:08] Following your request. It has
[1:01:09] been moved and seconded
[1:01:11] questions and comments by
[1:01:12] members of Council on
[1:01:13] amendment one to council Bill,
[1:01:14] 0, 9, 2, one council PRESIDENT
[1:01:18] Pro Tem Gonzalez could get us.
[1:01:21] Thank MADAM. Amendment removes
[1:01:22] the language related to
[1:01:22] provision of records retained
[1:01:25] by entertainment businesses to
[1:01:25] law enforcement or city
[1:01:29] officials. I will say that
[1:01:29] myself and COUNCILMAN Lewis
[1:01:33] worked on this amendment with
[1:01:35] with license and consumer
[1:01:36] protections and really
[1:01:39] appreciate their thoughts on
[1:01:40] this behind this amendment.
[1:01:41] And we also because we heard
[1:01:46] concerns from aclu
[1:01:48] specifically around that
[1:01:49] language, not necessarily be
[1:01:52] needed because that right
[1:01:52] already exists. Law
[1:01:57] enforcement can access records
[1:01:58] under warrant or probable
[1:02:00] cause. So that is still
[1:02:01] allowable. It doesn't change.
[1:02:05] City officials from accessing
[1:02:06] and their investigation
[1:02:07] process. And we've also
[1:02:08] received confirmation that
[1:02:09] both of those things will
[1:02:12] remain true and that the
[1:02:12] language was unnecessary to
[1:02:14] have in this Bill. Thank MADAM
[1:02:22] PRESIDENT. Thank you. I
[1:02:22] believe we do have a second.
[1:02:27] MADAM Secretary And been great
[1:02:29] thank you, MADAM Secretary.
[1:02:30] Roll Call on amendment one to
[1:02:34] council Bill 0, 9, to one.
[1:02:45] Council members. I'll be just
[1:02:48] High. Maher. I can tell tears.
[1:02:52] Hindsight, Cashman High. The
[1:02:57] parody. Tend of tourist.
[1:02:59] Watson, MADAM PRESIDENT,
[1:03:02] American people. Eye, MADAM
[1:03:03] Secretary, close the voting
[1:03:07] and announce the results. 13
[1:03:08] 13 Eyes Amendment one to
[1:03:10] council Bills. 0, 9, 2, one
[1:03:10] has passed. Is there another
[1:03:14] motion on that? There is
[1:03:15] another motion on the floor
[1:03:17] council, PRESIDENT Pro Tem
[1:03:17] Gonzales. But it is what would
[1:03:18] you like to do with council
[1:03:21] Bill? 0, 9, to one. Thank you,
[1:03:22] council PRESIDENT. I move that
[1:03:23] council bill. 26 0, 9, 2, one
[1:03:25] be amended in the following
[1:03:28] particulars Page 10 line 11
[1:03:31] after the word rule insert no
[1:03:32] video surveillance Shelby
[1:03:34] required or allowed in staff
[1:03:36] bathrooms. Staff locker rooms
[1:03:36] are any other prohibited areas
[1:03:39] described in department full
[1:03:45] on Page 12 Line 12 after the
[1:03:45] word rule in serve. No video
[1:03:46] surveillance shall be required
[1:03:47] or allowed and stuff locker
[1:03:48] rooms or any other prohibited
[1:03:49] areas described department
[1:03:53] cool. It has been moved and
[1:03:53] seconded questions and
[1:03:57] comments by members of Council
[1:03:59] on amendment 2 to council Bill
[1:03:59] 0, 9, 2, 1, council PRESIDENT
[1:04:03] Pro Tem Gonzalez could get us.
[1:04:03] Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT,
[1:04:06] this amendment clarifies where
[1:04:07] required video surveillance
[1:04:08] shall be allowed in nightlife.
[1:04:09] Entertainment business is an
[1:04:10] adult entertainment
[1:04:13] businesses. This came forward
[1:04:19] folks in the industry
[1:04:20] expressed concern on their
[1:04:20] kind of their rights to
[1:04:24] privacy insensitive spaces.
[1:04:25] And so again, thanking the
[1:04:27] Department of Licensing
[1:04:31] consumer protections for
[1:04:32] taking the time to meet with
[1:04:34] folks and hearing that out and
[1:04:35] coming forward with this
[1:04:36] amendment. And so I ask for
[1:04:42] support of this. Thank
[1:04:43] Councilmember parity. Yes,
[1:04:45] thank I just want to speak
[1:04:47] quickly in support of us as
[1:04:49] It's a learning for me to know
[1:04:52] more about some of the work
[1:04:54] conditions of people who work
[1:04:55] in the entertainment business
[1:04:56] in the city. And there's
[1:04:58] really so much that could be
[1:04:59] doing about their work
[1:05:02] conditions, which are often
[1:05:04] just sometimes really fraught
[1:05:05] experience. A lot of danger in
[1:05:07] the workplace more so than a
[1:05:09] lot of other occupations. A
[1:05:11] lot of ways a lot of
[1:05:12] shenanigans, for lack of a
[1:05:13] better word. So I just want to
[1:05:14] thank my colleagues for
[1:05:15] working with the aclu and
[1:05:18] moving this amendment. Then
[1:05:19] also some members my office
[1:05:21] team who who supported that
[1:05:24] work and was just a very, very
[1:05:26] good catch. Appreciate it.
[1:05:27] Thank you. Thank you. MADAM
[1:05:28] PRESIDENT, thank you. I'm also
[1:05:29] in support of this amendment.
[1:05:33] We have an adult entertainment
[1:05:35] business and I appreciate the
[1:05:36] extra protections. MADAM
[1:05:37] Secretary Roll Call an
[1:05:38] amendment to the council Bill.
[1:05:42] 0, 9, to council members will
[1:05:52] be just fine are. Bill
[1:05:54] consulted Terrace time.
[1:05:56] Alright, Cashman Snow, ice and
[1:06:01] guarantee tend of right,
[1:06:02] Sawyer, I Torres, had a
[1:06:04] PRESIDENT Romero. Campbell.
[1:06:06] MADAM Secretary. Close to
[1:06:08] voting and announce the
[1:06:11] results. 13 13 eyes amendment
[1:06:13] to the council Bill. 0, 9, 2,
[1:06:14] one has passed. There's
[1:06:15] another motion on the floor.
[1:06:16] Councilmember Torres, what
[1:06:18] would you like to do with
[1:06:24] council Bill? 0, 9, to one
[1:06:25] thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT, I
[1:06:28] move that council bill. 26
[1:06:29] does Sarah 9 to one be amended
[1:06:32] in the following particulars
[1:06:35] on Page 19 strike line 18
[1:06:36] strike for Em and replaced
[1:06:41] with 02:00am. It has been
[1:06:43] moved and seconded questions
[1:06:44] and comments by members of
[1:06:46] Council on amendment 3 to
[1:06:48] council. 26 Dash 0, 9, 2, one
[1:06:49] councilmember Torres, thank
[1:06:51] you so much. This amendment
[1:06:53] specifies the hours when it
[1:06:55] would be unlawful to for
[1:06:57] nightlife in a team of
[1:07:00] businesses and adult
[1:07:01] entertainment businesses to
[1:07:02] operate. This is one of the
[1:07:03] sections that I think is
[1:07:07] received quite a lot of
[1:07:08] attention due to that, I want
[1:07:09] to make sure that we're of the
[1:07:12] sizing. How could this bill is
[1:07:15] the process that excise a
[1:07:18] license licensing or
[1:07:19] protection have gun to really
[1:07:22] kind of look clea at their
[1:07:24] process this was one that I
[1:07:26] could get entirely comfortable
[1:07:26] with. And that was the
[1:07:33] 04:00am. A provision. I think
[1:07:35] we're not quite there yet data
[1:07:36] that demonstrates that things
[1:07:39] could safer with the leader
[1:07:40] exit time. I think what I
[1:07:43] would be interested in is if
[1:07:45] we can somehow step our way
[1:07:47] into this, particularly a
[1:07:49] pilot, geographic locations
[1:07:51] like where's this actually
[1:07:53] being desired by which
[1:07:56] sectors? And let's start
[1:07:58] little bit more narrowly that
[1:07:59] I think my future interest in
[1:08:01] this tonight, though, I think
[1:08:04] this bill needs pull that
[1:08:08] section of being up until
[1:08:09] 04:00am want to get I think
[1:08:11] broader support, particularly
[1:08:14] from But I think from others
[1:08:15] council and for us to think
[1:08:15] just think a little bit
[1:08:18] differently about how that
[1:08:19] later opening might actually
[1:08:21] be helpful. Thank you, MADAM
[1:08:24] PRESIDENT, thank you.
[1:08:26] Councilmember Hines, thank
[1:08:26] you. MADAM PRESIDENT, thank
[1:08:30] you. Colleagues as as I talked
[1:08:31] with most of you, I was
[1:08:33] considering an amendment to
[1:08:34] have a pilot that would
[1:08:37] Resendiz JANUARY first 2030. I
[1:08:42] want to thank council for
[1:08:45] suggesting this. This I have
[1:08:47] withdrawn my amendment
[1:08:48] supporting council Torres.
[1:08:51] This amendment because it
[1:08:54] does. I think there are
[1:08:56] opportunities for us to
[1:08:57] consider particularly
[1:09:00] downtown, MAY be the 5 point
[1:09:04] statistical neighborhood,
[1:09:05] Ballpark. But I can certainly
[1:09:06] understand that the things
[1:09:08] that are good for downtown MAY
[1:09:11] not be good for elsewhere and
[1:09:12] and frankly, we don't even
[1:09:13] know if it is for sure. Good
[1:09:15] for downtown. Said, thank you,
[1:09:16] council Torres for bringing
[1:09:19] the Amendment. I'll be yes.
[1:09:25] Thank you. Cashman. Thank you.
[1:09:27] Council PRESIDENT. Yeah, I
[1:09:27] actually thought that the way
[1:09:29] the ordinance was written,
[1:09:31] that the hearing provisions
[1:09:34] that would have provided an
[1:09:37] opportunity to extend the late
[1:09:40] night where it is appropriate
[1:09:40] and that the hearing process
[1:09:42] would have protected
[1:09:45] neighborhoods where it isn't
[1:09:46] appropriate. However,
[1:09:49] appreciate this amendment. I
[1:09:52] look forward and that's my
[1:09:52] understanding that a working
[1:09:53] group will will come together
[1:09:58] to look at how could we pilot
[1:09:59] this gather the data that will
[1:10:02] make people more comfortable.
[1:10:03] And so I'm hoping not a long
[1:10:05] time down the line. Well,
[1:10:08] we'll have a pilot that we can
[1:10:11] not look see. Do the benefits
[1:10:11] actually, I waive people's
[1:10:12] concern. Why expect they will?
[1:10:15] Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT,
[1:10:16] thank you. Councilmember
[1:10:20] Sawyer. Thank you. MADAM
[1:10:21] First, just want to say thank
[1:10:22] you, Councilmember Torres for
[1:10:24] bringing this forward. And I
[1:10:26] want to say a huge thank you
[1:10:28] to the staff not excise and
[1:10:33] license. What is your name
[1:10:34] down? Details I'm sorry, guys.
[1:10:35] I promised by the year from
[1:10:35] now. When I leave here, I will
[1:10:39] get that right. This I really
[1:10:42] appreciated. This has been in
[1:10:43] issue of major concern for the
[1:10:45] residents of district 5 and
[1:10:46] frankly for the businesses,
[1:10:47] including businesses and
[1:10:48] business improvement districts
[1:10:52] in District 5. So with change
[1:10:54] and a very long email chain
[1:10:55] and discussion that I had with
[1:10:57] Erica Lee last week about some
[1:11:00] of concerns around good
[1:11:01] neighbor agreements. I voted
[1:11:04] no on publication. I had every
[1:11:06] intention of voting. No,
[1:11:08] assuming that this change is
[1:11:09] made, I think that this really
[1:11:10] resolve the challenges and
[1:11:11] concerns of my residents all
[1:11:15] be yes. Thank you. Thank
[1:11:16] Councilmember Watson thank
[1:11:17] you, MADAM PRESIDENT, I have
[1:11:19] one question for consumer
[1:11:20] protection and licensing and I
[1:11:21] have one comment. So anyone
[1:11:23] from the team, if you don't
[1:11:24] mind coming forward and
[1:11:26] speaking to the amendments are
[1:11:27] made, what impact side would
[1:11:28] have on the good work that you
[1:11:29] have done? And I'm just
[1:11:31] sharing your thoughts. Yeah.
[1:11:34] Hi. Thank you. Molly did the
[1:11:35] same licensing consumer
[1:11:36] protection. I'm so getting a
[1:11:40] switch U.S. Yeah, great
[1:11:41] question. I think that we had
[1:11:43] included this provision in the
[1:11:45] bill with some hopes that
[1:11:46] there was an additional
[1:11:49] opportunities for
[1:11:50] entertainment businesses with
[1:11:51] some hopes that it would
[1:11:52] release some of the pressure
[1:11:54] that we see particularly in
[1:11:56] downtown during that time when
[1:11:58] all bars and entertainment
[1:12:00] business is let out and what
[1:12:03] we've seen down there is, you
[1:12:04] know, increase issues with
[1:12:07] safety and violence during
[1:12:09] that time. And so, you know, I
[1:12:10] dent acknowledging that that
[1:12:12] is the key area where we
[1:12:13] thought this provide some
[1:12:13] benefit. I think we're happy
[1:12:17] to come back. It's this
[1:12:19] amendment passes to come back
[1:12:21] and see if right for smaller,
[1:12:23] localized pilot at a later
[1:12:25] time. Thank you so much,
[1:12:28] Molly. I want to share that. I
[1:12:29] want to thank them all deeply
[1:12:31] Shane Erica Rogers. Abby, how
[1:12:32] is France last name
[1:12:36] incorrectly sa Correct on
[1:12:37] Kellie Abrams. Rivers Sheila
[1:12:39] cannot be from district 6 and
[1:12:41] so many others for the work
[1:12:42] that you've done over the last
[1:12:46] year, maybe even longer on
[1:12:47] this on my support,
[1:12:48] Councilmember Torres is
[1:12:48] amendment. I think it makes
[1:12:49] sense and look forward to
[1:12:51] working collaboration with the
[1:12:54] advisory group as well as my
[1:12:55] colleagues on pilots. That
[1:12:55] makes sense within the
[1:12:56] districts where the greatest
[1:12:57] impact. Thank you, MADAM
[1:12:58] PRESIDENT, thank you.
[1:12:59] Councilmember parity. He I
[1:13:01] just also want to smell quick
[1:13:02] question. Whoever from deal
[1:13:11] safety? Thank you. I because I
[1:13:13] think this it's been a subject
[1:13:16] to some degree of public
[1:13:17] attention MAY be no one really
[1:13:18] has a licensing deal. There's
[1:13:18] been a little bit of media and
[1:13:19] all that. Could you take us 2
[1:13:20] steps back and explain the
[1:13:23] rationale. That's the
[1:13:26] rationale of before provision
[1:13:28] would sort of release the
[1:13:32] pressure. People leaving. Yes.
[1:13:36] So what we is when liquor
[1:13:37] services required to end it to
[1:13:40] lot of the bars we'll do or
[1:13:42] their last call around one 31,
[1:13:42] 45. And then everybody leaves
[1:13:46] the far-right it too. So what
[1:13:47] that result in is kind of
[1:13:51] competition of resources for
[1:13:52] that ride home to find some
[1:13:55] food. People are at kind of
[1:13:57] there. He can talk staycations
[1:13:58] and so they run into each
[1:13:58] other funds into each other
[1:13:59] and there and ends up being
[1:14:02] some fights. And so what we're
[1:14:03] hoping is that, you know, if
[1:14:05] some bars would stay up until
[1:14:07] 2.30, in all cases, liquor
[1:14:08] service was still required to
[1:14:11] end at 02:00am. So what was
[1:14:11] all that was going to be
[1:14:14] extended was not any drinking
[1:14:17] times, but just the additional
[1:14:18] and hours of entertainment. If
[1:14:21] some bars allowed people to
[1:14:22] stay on keep dancing or, you
[1:14:24] know, having some more
[1:14:26] entertainment potentially
[1:14:27] provide some options that
[1:14:30] didn't include alcohol service
[1:14:31] that that would stagger the
[1:14:33] number of people in the time
[1:14:34] since they're leaving and
[1:14:35] reduce some of the incidents
[1:14:37] of violence that we see. That
[1:14:38] was the safety reason. I think
[1:14:40] there are some other, you
[1:14:42] know, beneficial reasons far
[1:14:44] as far as you know, providing
[1:14:45] additional entertainment
[1:14:48] options and things like that
[1:14:50] that I contribute to you know,
[1:14:51] a thriving nightlife. But that
[1:14:54] does with the key safety
[1:14:54] reasons. So it was not a
[1:14:55] change to alcohol service was
[1:14:58] still in it, too. But then the
[1:15:00] difference would be doors
[1:15:01] closing on call service when
[1:15:03] ended exact same time. So
[1:15:05] create sort of a period where
[1:15:06] hopefully people would leave
[1:15:07] in waves instead of all at
[1:15:08] once per Are you basing off of
[1:15:09] other cities? Studies or where
[1:15:13] did that idea? Come from there
[1:15:15] isn't a lot of data around
[1:15:17] other cities that have tried
[1:15:19] this where they extend just
[1:15:20] the entertainment and not the
[1:15:22] drinking hours. There is some
[1:15:23] data, although that also is
[1:15:25] limited. But there is some
[1:15:27] data that around when you
[1:15:30] extend the drinking or looks
[1:15:31] cities that have, you know,
[1:15:35] extended hours of bars. That
[1:15:37] sometimes sometimes say there
[1:15:37] is data that they see
[1:15:38] increased violence. And then
[1:15:41] there's also data where they
[1:15:41] have seen, you know, a
[1:15:42] reduction in violence. So I
[1:15:44] think there is some
[1:15:45] conflicting data as well as
[1:15:47] some completing of the data as
[1:15:49] far as what we were proposing
[1:15:51] with this, which was not to
[1:15:53] extend any drinking hours but
[1:15:53] only extend the entertainment.
[1:15:56] So I think there is
[1:15:57] opportunity if we can identify
[1:16:01] the right locations, the right
[1:16:03] timing all of that where we
[1:16:04] can pilot and maybe someone,
[1:16:05] you know, I mean, just telling
[1:16:06] me that provide some of that
[1:16:06] data. But there's really not a
[1:16:08] lot out there on this
[1:16:10] particular the details that we
[1:16:12] were proposing. Okay. I mean,
[1:16:14] it does make comments on sense
[1:16:14] to me, but is better than
[1:16:16] common sense. We all know
[1:16:17] that. Do you all have
[1:16:19] resources, though, if you were
[1:16:20] to pilot this, how will you
[1:16:23] will you be able created a
[1:16:24] firm that our study that in a
[1:16:25] way that everyone can be
[1:16:26] confident feel like it's
[1:16:30] meaningful, not on a total.
[1:16:32] Yeah. I think that exploring
[1:16:34] the pilot will give us an
[1:16:36] opportunity to have some of
[1:16:37] the more those stakeholder
[1:16:38] conversations with residents
[1:16:39] as well as businesses around
[1:16:40] what a pilot could look like
[1:16:41] in a way that would work for
[1:16:43] them. One thing we didn't know
[1:16:44] what this was, which
[1:16:46] businesses would want to even
[1:16:47] opt into doing something like
[1:16:48] So this will give us an
[1:16:49] opportunity to craft a in a
[1:16:52] way that might we might see
[1:16:53] more people act, more
[1:16:56] businesses opt into it, but
[1:16:58] will partner closely with dpd
[1:17:00] the police department the
[1:17:02] adoption of a pilot. If that
[1:17:02] happens where we can track
[1:17:04] some of the safety data look
[1:17:05] at, you other pieces that
[1:17:08] would be helpful to him.
[1:17:09] Absent amendment. Would you
[1:17:10] routinely look into that data
[1:17:11] anyway to see how it's going
[1:17:13] if this was just passed, as
[1:17:13] Oh, absolutely, yes. Yeah. I
[1:17:17] mean, we were we would be
[1:17:19] committed to making sure that,
[1:17:20] you know, if there was any
[1:17:21] negative consequences of
[1:17:23] something like this going
[1:17:24] forward, that we would be
[1:17:25] tracking and monitoring. And
[1:17:26] if it it ended up not going
[1:17:27] the way we intended than we
[1:17:29] would have been making
[1:17:30] adjustments anyway, ok, thank
[1:17:31] This bill has been a ton of
[1:17:32] work. There's a lot of calls.
[1:17:34] And at that we haven't talked
[1:17:35] about I want to join everyone
[1:17:36] else and just appreciating
[1:17:37] that. Thank you so much. My
[1:17:40] thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT,
[1:17:42] thank you. And thank you.
[1:17:44] Council member Torres. I also
[1:17:46] am supportive of this
[1:17:47] amendment. I think it's a good
[1:17:47] compromise to be able to get
[1:17:48] to I think the conversation
[1:17:52] that we're having right MADAM
[1:17:52] Secretary Roll Call an
[1:17:53] Amendment 3 to council Bill 0,
[1:17:58] 9, to one. Council members of
[1:18:06] the dress. I high. Look at can
[1:18:10] do is get Harris. Hindsight
[1:18:15] passion notice. I parity. So
[1:18:18] where tourists I watched I
[1:18:22] PRESIDENT Or a mayor,
[1:18:22] Campbell, MADAM Secretary,
[1:18:23] close the voting and announce
[1:18:28] the results. 12 ayes 12 ayes
[1:18:31] Amendment 3 to council Bill 0,
[1:18:33] 9, 2, 1, has passed
[1:18:34] councilmember come or were you
[1:18:35] pleased the council still? 26
[1:18:36] Dash 0, 9, to one on the floor
[1:18:38] for final consideration as
[1:18:41] amended. I move the council
[1:18:42] Bill. 0, 9, 2, 1, be placed
[1:18:43] upon final consideration to
[1:18:47] pass as amended. It has been
[1:18:48] moved and seconded comments by
[1:18:48] members of Council on Council
[1:18:50] Bill 0, 9, 2, 1, as amended
[1:18:55] it. Councilmember Luis, not in
[1:19:00] the queue. I'm sorry. We have
[1:19:02] on the script. My apologies.
[1:19:04] Councilmember Hines, thank
[1:19:06] you. MADAM PRESIDENT directed
[1:19:11] tuition our ask clarifying
[1:19:13] question about So I believe
[1:19:17] this in our conversations we
[1:19:19] had talked about the idea of
[1:19:23] optional hearings, a mandatory
[1:19:24] hearings. I think we came to a
[1:19:27] good spy in that. Leave that
[1:19:31] in rulemaking. I do. Want to
[1:19:32] just chat about how how we
[1:19:35] left the conversation. All
[1:19:35] right. Hopefully we're on the
[1:19:39] same page that conversation
[1:19:44] rulemaking will talk about the
[1:19:48] arrow key people consider the
[1:19:50] density of licenses and also
[1:19:51] the size of the venues of that
[1:19:54] whole those licenses. When
[1:19:56] considering whether a of a
[1:19:59] hearing it is optional or
[1:20:00] mandatory So I drive a call
[1:20:02] that correctly Yes, I think
[1:20:03] we'll have that discussion
[1:20:06] during ruling King as far as
[1:20:07] whether there should be a did,
[1:20:09] you know, criteria around
[1:20:10] density and or size of venue
[1:20:11] that would require mandatory
[1:20:12] hearing. Yeah, I think that
[1:20:16] the people who live downtown
[1:20:17] are they they love that they
[1:20:18] get to live near where all
[1:20:21] these other people have to
[1:20:23] travel, too. And joy, you
[1:20:25] know, and evening and then
[1:20:27] travel back away. But I would
[1:20:28] also just because of sheer
[1:20:31] density of venues, sometimes
[1:20:32] that creates additional
[1:20:36] conflict just as you know, if
[1:20:36] you have 20,000 people all
[1:20:37] getting out on the street at
[1:20:39] the same time, right at
[1:20:42] 02:00am. And don't want to go
[1:20:44] home but can stay where they
[1:20:44] You know, I just I think it
[1:20:47] really makes sense for us to
[1:20:53] not just have to opt into
[1:20:56] conversations really took Li
[1:20:57] downtown. Those conversations
[1:21:00] should be norm. Instead of
[1:21:02] exception. Thank you, MADAM
[1:21:05] PRESIDENT, thank Councilmember
[1:21:06] Thank you so much. Council
[1:21:09] PRESIDENT. I just wanted to
[1:21:10] say some words. I think
[1:21:13] there's been a lot of effort
[1:21:14] here. I think that we still
[1:21:16] have a lot of questions. And I
[1:21:17] know there's going to be the
[1:21:19] work group, which I appreciate
[1:21:20] don't feel comfortable at this
[1:21:23] time voting. Yes, because of
[1:21:23] the uncertainty and because of
[1:21:25] concerns I've heard from the
[1:21:27] businesses my district about
[1:21:29] the extra liability and what
[1:21:29] will reasonable effort look
[1:21:31] like? And so all no on this
[1:21:34] tonight. Thank you. Thank you.
[1:21:35] Councilmember Sawyer. Thank
[1:21:37] you. MADAM PRESIDENT just
[1:21:38] wanted to follow up a little
[1:21:40] bit on what Councilmember
[1:21:42] Hines said. Molly, as you
[1:21:45] know, this the piece about the
[1:21:48] removing mandatory hearings
[1:21:50] has been an issue of concern
[1:21:52] for my residents as well. I
[1:21:53] really appreciate that. You
[1:21:54] guys are going to address this
[1:21:58] in rules and I want to ask for
[1:21:59] you. I think just want to make
[1:22:00] sure that gets on the record
[1:22:08] is that you look at context of
[1:22:09] the location, right? Because,
[1:22:09] for example, when you are in
[1:22:11] the middle of Colfax, they're
[1:22:15] our single-family homes right
[1:22:17] behind rate. That's like the
[1:22:18] businesses along Colfax finale
[1:22:20] and single-family homes right
[1:22:22] behind And so I just what
[1:22:23] might be appropriate for
[1:22:25] downtown where we don't have
[1:22:25] any single family homes and we
[1:22:28] don't have children trying to
[1:22:30] sleep what is appropriate on
[1:22:31] Colfax are I think going to be
[1:22:32] different. And the reason why
[1:22:34] I care about this is and why
[1:22:36] my residents care about this
[1:22:39] is because if there's an
[1:22:40] automatic approval, if there's
[1:22:44] no required hearing or might,
[1:22:46] you know, volunteer residents
[1:22:50] have to request a hearing. It
[1:22:52] puts the onus on the victim
[1:22:54] rate to be aware of it to make
[1:22:54] the request that there be a
[1:22:55] hearing to gather all the
[1:22:56] signatures to do all the work,
[1:23:00] which is not fair to them. And
[1:23:02] that's part of the process
[1:23:03] that already exists and has
[1:23:05] already problematic. But I
[1:23:07] will just say kind of as we
[1:23:09] move forward with the idea
[1:23:13] having some automatic
[1:23:15] licensure without required
[1:23:17] that there be something in
[1:23:17] rules and regs that makes
[1:23:20] takes the kind of context into
[1:23:21] account because I think that
[1:23:24] it will be really important as
[1:23:28] we look at the impact some of
[1:23:29] businesses their distance just
[1:23:30] from where people literally
[1:23:30] trying to sleep, even if it's
[1:23:34] 02:00am, Thanks. Thank you.
[1:23:36] Councilmember Watson, thank
[1:23:37] you. Council PRESIDENT Over
[1:23:38] getting close to 5 o'clock
[1:23:40] slimming to be very quick. I
[1:23:42] want to say thank you so much,
[1:23:42] Molly. A team I I thank you
[1:23:45] during the amendment. I don't
[1:23:49] know folks fully understand
[1:23:49] crazy as h#
[1:23:49] #
[1:23:49] #
[1:23:53] steps and
[1:23:56] processes. The multi lies
[1:23:56] ensures was I got was legal
[1:24:00] language I use there. The
[1:24:01] multiple licensors that you we
[1:24:05] have and 10's of licenses for
[1:24:10] the exact same process. The
[1:24:10] idea that your team survived
[1:24:13] through that and small
[1:24:14] businesses taught themselves
[1:24:16] how to walk through stuff.
[1:24:19] There's written in 1920, some
[1:24:21] even earlier. So I want to
[1:24:22] thank team for to due
[1:24:23] diligence or great work in
[1:24:25] really making this complex
[1:24:29] much more simple. I appreciate
[1:24:29] the amendment from my
[1:24:30] colleagues and I look forward
[1:24:33] to partnering with you the
[1:24:33] pilot any of the other
[1:24:36] work that you're doing. That
[1:24:38] impacts of 5 points on the our
[1:24:40] district and any of the on the
[1:24:40] entertainment district in my
[1:24:41] district. Thank you so much.
[1:24:42] Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT,
[1:24:43] thank you. Councilmember Luis,
[1:24:46] thank you all. Keep it brief.
[1:24:48] I just wanted thank you all
[1:24:50] because and at the beginning
[1:24:51] of this conversation back in
[1:24:52] APRIL, I had a number of
[1:24:53] businesses reached out to me
[1:24:54] and had a sign-on letter. As
[1:24:58] you all know in opposition and
[1:25:00] you all work with him directly
[1:25:01] and got into a place of
[1:25:02] support. And I just wanted to
[1:25:03] thank you all for working with
[1:25:04] our businesses to bring them
[1:25:06] to a space where they felt
[1:25:07] like this is going to help
[1:25:10] them and not hurt them. So
[1:25:14] thank you for your work thank
[1:25:16] you. I in support of this
[1:25:16] tonight. Appreciate the work
[1:25:20] that you've done on And also
[1:25:23] we delayed this to be able
[1:25:25] provide an opportunity for me
[1:25:27] to well for be had. And it
[1:25:27] provided opportunity that I
[1:25:30] was able to communicate again
[1:25:32] with residents in and in the
[1:25:34] district. I think that there
[1:25:35] are some really key things in
[1:25:36] here about prohibiting
[1:25:38] weapons, keeping records to
[1:25:40] conduct a safety
[1:25:42] investigations and also
[1:25:44] protecting workers. Privacy,
[1:25:45] ensuring businesses haven't
[1:25:48] execute safety and security
[1:25:49] plans that are approved by
[1:25:52] your office. And then overall
[1:25:53] increased accountability of
[1:25:53] managers through the
[1:25:55] background checks. Those are
[1:25:59] real, big key things that were
[1:25:59] that. I just appreciate that
[1:26:00] you've worked on. So thank you
[1:26:04] to you and your team.
[1:26:06] Comments. Excuse me. That was
[1:26:07] my MADAM Secretary Roll Call
[1:26:09] on Council Bill 0, 9, to one
[1:26:15] as amended. Council members
[1:26:19] dress plan. Bill Maher, I
[1:26:23] Intel's can tariffs. I Hines
[1:26:28] Cashman. Noticed parity. I
[1:26:32] stand about swear tourists.
[1:26:35] Function. MADAM PRESIDENT
[1:26:36] Romero Campbell, MADAM
[1:26:36] Secretary. Close the voting
[1:26:41] and announce the results. 12
[1:26:42] 12 Wise Counsel Bill, 0, 9, 2,
[1:26:45] 1, has passed as amended. This
[1:26:45] concludes the items to be
[1:26:49] called out. All bills for
[1:26:52] introduction are ordered
[1:26:53] published council members.
[1:26:54] Please remember that this is a
[1:26:56] consent or block phone and you
[1:26:57] will need to vote Otherwise
[1:26:57] this is your last chance to
[1:26:59] cut an item for a separate
[1:27:02] vote. Councilmember Gilmore,
[1:27:03] you please put the resolution
[1:27:05] please put the resolutions for
[1:27:06] adoption and the Bills and
[1:27:07] final consideration for final
[1:27:10] passage on the floor. I that
[1:27:11] the resolution be adopted and
[1:27:14] bills and final consideration
[1:27:15] be placed upon final
[1:27:16] consideration and do pass
[1:27:21] block for the following items.
[1:27:25] 1, 1, 4, 4, 1, 0, 3, 7, 1, 0,
[1:27:29] 5, 6, 1, 0, 3, 2, 1, 0, 3,
[1:27:35] Now, 0, 3, 4, 1, 0, 3, 5, 1,
[1:27:38] 0, 3, 0, 3, 9, 1, 1, 4, 0, 1,
[1:27:45] one for wine. 1, 1, 0, 7, 1,
[1:27:49] 0, 2, 4, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1,
[1:27:53] 1, when 0, 1, 9, It has been
[1:27:55] moved and seconded. MADAM
[1:27:56] Secretary Roll Call Council
[1:28:04] members of the dress. Plan.
[1:28:05] All right. Jill Gonzalez
[1:28:06] Contara time. Cashman unless
[1:28:12] parity. I Sandoval saw your
[1:28:14] tourist box and council era
[1:28:16] Campbell, I MADAM Secretary,
[1:28:18] close the voting and announce
[1:28:20] the results. 13 13 eyes. The
[1:28:21] resolutions have been adopted
[1:28:22] in the bills have been placed
[1:28:26] upon final consideration past
[1:28:26] City Council will provide a
[1:28:27] half-hour general public
[1:28:28] comment session to hear from
[1:28:31] the public on city matters,
[1:28:32] except for any matter. That is
[1:28:32] scheduled for a legally
[1:28:33] required public hearing. The
[1:28:34] general public comment session
[1:28:39] will begin at 5 there being no
[1:28:40] further business before this
[1:28:40] body. This meeting is