City Council

Monday, July 27, 2026, 3:30 p.m. (Denver time), Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber 1437 Bannock Street, Room 450

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Summary

The Denver City Council met on Monday, July 27, 2026. The meeting featured four proclamations: honoring retiring Denver International Airport CEO Philip A. Washington, recognizing Miss Colorado 2026 Gabrielle Burns, recognizing International Human Rights Day (sponsored by students of 38 Freedom), and honoring the Black Sheriff Protective Association. The Council re-referred the Denver Health correctional health care contract (Council Bill 10.36) back to committee, passed a rezoning at 406 South Quitman Street, passed a rezoning at 4901 South Monaco Street for a Guardian Recovery treatment facility, and approved referring the Xcel Energy franchise agreement, energy partnership agreement, and airport operating agreement to the November 3, 2026 ballot. Council members also discussed park ranger caretaker housing agreements, housing revenue bonds, and an $18 million transfer from the General Fund to the liability claims fund.

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0:35 City Council meeting today is

0:38 Monday, JULY 27th 2026.

0:41 Tonight's meeting is being

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1:45 you very much. Thank you very

1:50 much. Welcome to the Denver

1:50 City Council meeting of

1:55 Monday, JULY 27th 2026 council

1:57 members. Please join

2:02 Councilmember Torres in the

2:12 Pledge of and nation. I and

2:18 there's interest Talk council

2:19 members. Please join

2:20 Councilmember thought us as

2:20 they lead us in the Denver

2:21 City Council land

2:24 acknowledgement. The Denver

2:26 City Council honors and

2:27 acknowledges that the land on

2:28 which we reside as the

2:29 traditional territory of the

2:31 eu Cheyenne and Arapaho

2:34 peoples. We also recognize the

2:35 48 contemporary tribal nations

2:36 that are historically tied to

2:36 the lands that make up the

2:40 state of Colorado. We honor

2:40 elders past present and

2:41 future. And those who have

2:43 stewarded the slam throughout

2:45 generations. We also recognize

2:48 that government academic and

2:49 cultural institutions were

2:50 founded upon and continue to

2:51 enact exclusions. And every

2:53 shares of indigenous peoples

2:55 made this acknowledgment

2:56 demonstrate a commitment to

2:58 working to dismantle ongoing

2:59 legacies of oppression and

3:02 inequities and recognize the

3:03 current and future

3:03 contributions of indigenous

3:08 communities in Denver. Thank

3:11 you, MADAM Secretary. Roll

3:16 Call Councilmembers Gilmore.

3:27 Parody. It. Didn't the care

3:38 times here. Moment. Sure

3:40 ordinance a lot of MADAM

3:43 PRESIDENT, American 11 members

3:45 present. There are 11 members

3:49 present counsel has quorum

3:50 approval of the minutes. Are

3:50 there any corrections to the

3:54 minutes of JULY? 20th? Seeing

3:57 none. The minutes stand

3:58 approved announcements.

3:59 Council announcements. Are

4:01 there any announcements from

4:09 council members? Ok, let's go

4:11 ahead and get started with

4:12 councilmember Taurus. Thank

4:15 you so much. Just a few events

4:16 happening in West Denver,

4:17 district they'll be a movie in

4:19 the park Thursday Barnum Park.

4:21 I think that one is lilo and

4:23 stitch and then the West

4:23 Colfax Association of

4:27 Neighbors. We can. We'll be

4:28 holding their annual festival

4:29 park, a SunTrust Park on

4:31 Saturday from 11 o'clock to

4:37 one. Excuse me, too. I know

4:38 COUNCILWOMAN Pro Rim good time

4:44 to get a hyphenated. Good be

4:45 at. This is good to table

4:46 league with of us that we hope

4:47 to see folks out for that. And

4:51 then Saturday evening, we have

4:54 been supporting Colorado youth

4:56 record the llama community

4:59 with mom alive. Just a live

5:01 concert series starting this

5:03 Saturday in the Park

5:04 amphitheater, which is right

5:05 behind the pools. So hope to

5:10 see folks Thank you. Thank

5:11 you. Council member of the

5:13 Thank you so much. Council

5:14 PRESIDENT Excited and so

5:17 grateful to thank the people

5:18 to help put together blue

5:19 suffer fast this district 7.

5:20 It was amazing and it even but

5:24 into other districts. It was a

5:25 very special. I think the

5:27 community really feels

5:28 ownership of this festival. I

5:31 also wanted to highlight that

5:33 fright Saturday is Colorado

5:33 Day. So happy birthday to

5:38 Colorado to 150 years. And

5:41 there's a lot of events on the

5:42 Colorado State website to a

5:45 10th this Saturday. Check that

5:46 and reminder that you're gonna

5:47 line is currently happening at

5:49 your capability at Levitt

5:50 Pavilion every Saturday for

5:51 the next couple of weeks or

5:52 check out some got Levitt

5:53 Pavillion. Thank you. Council

5:57 PRESIDENT, thank you.

5:58 Councilmember Sandoval, thank

6:00 you thank you in northwest

6:02 Denver, we have a cup, fun

6:06 things going on. I've been

6:09 holding an annual outdoor yoga

6:12 series. The next one is this.

6:12 A couple days from now, a

6:14 month from now Wednesday,

6:18 AUGUST. 26 from 6 to 7 at the

6:20 historic carousel 38th and

6:20 tennis. And once again that

6:24 AUGUST, 26 from 6 to 7 I have

6:27 to do is bring a yoga and then

6:29 we're holding our I want to

6:34 see is my 14th soon. I park

6:35 move each ends in a park

6:38 Friday. AUGUST 28th the fun

6:42 starts at 06:00pm and then we

6:45 start and I believe are

6:46 showing how to train your

6:47 dragon camp got if you're

6:50 looking to shop local, just

6:51 consider stopping by the

6:53 Denver farmers market between

6:56 30nd injury in Newton, the

6:58 market runs every Sunday

7:00 through OCTOBER. 25th, you can

7:02 grab a beverage just snack.

7:02 Listen live music track with

7:03 neighbors. And it's a great

7:06 place to go. Commend thank

7:09 Councilmember walks Thank you

7:11 so much. Council PRESIDENT

7:15 Once And I think was a far as

7:15 awesome be there. So

7:16 congratulations to you. All

7:18 the folks that came out to

7:20 some great music in district 7

7:22 want to the underground music

7:25 showcase this past weekend as

7:27 well. So having great music in

7:28 downtown Denver was fantastic.

7:32 I want to call out Harry a the

7:34 Rhino Business Improvement

7:36 district for her team and all

7:39 the folks who did so work over

7:41 200 bands that played folks

7:42 who came out to make well fed

7:45 why we're listening to great

7:47 music. So congratulations to

7:51 everyone on amazing time in

7:53 the find District this past

7:55 weekend in Ryan r District 5

7:57 points. We have a few events

8:01 coming up this We have the

8:02 brick City Reunion picnic and

8:04 resource fair. That happens.

8:07 Au each and every year. Going

8:08 to be happening at Misty. So

8:11 Curtis Park, that's this

8:12 Saturday from one to 07:00pm.

8:13 So come on out, enjoy

8:14 community members that have

8:19 some fun with us. I brick We

8:21 have manual on Thunderbolt.

8:22 Nation party in the That's

8:25 also happening this weekend.

8:27 That's from wrong. 12 to 7. So

8:28 you can go to Brick City

8:29 first, come over to full of

8:31 park and do all magnet on the

8:33 boat Alumni Nation party in

8:34 the park and then you can

8:36 follow that up with Clayton

8:40 community days. It's happening

8:40 outside creation, add

8:41 Yorkshire Yards. Lots fun in a

8:44 fine district. Nice. If you

8:45 are. Had friends over our

8:45 head. People coming to town

8:47 him to find 9. Are we having

8:47 all the fun? Thank you.

8:54 Council PRESIDENT Thank

8:57 Councilmember thank you. MADAM

8:58 I would just heard from a duck

9:01 you a district fine. But

9:02 there's a lot of things going

9:06 on and perfect district. 10

9:08 one one of which were having

9:10 several with say lucky

9:11 district quite a bit to my

9:13 left. I let you district 7

9:15 regarding Best-value

9:17 contracting. If you are

9:18 watching today and you have

9:23 interest in learning or

9:26 weighing in that's how you

9:28 contracting specifically and

9:28 that city-sponsored

9:29 construction projects. Please

9:31 reach out to the district,

9:32 office or the District 7

9:35 office. We have at least 4

9:37 meetings just this week about

9:38 that Contracting. So we are

9:39 very interested in hearing

9:42 from you and your thoughts.

9:43 Speaking of hearing from you

9:46 and your thoughts, Denver's

9:48 perfect 10 is also having a

9:50 coffee conversation. A town

9:52 hall this Thursday from 12, 30

9:54 2 in the Denver Public

9:57 Library. The central branch,

9:58 which is just a couple blocks

10:01 from here. So if you want to

10:05 to join our town hall, it is

10:05 all right. Well, 32 in the

10:08 Park View room on the first

10:10 floor of Central Library. It

10:17 is the address is we for it is

10:20 I don't It's the library just

10:23 a block or 2 from I thought I

10:24 would. I thought I had it.

10:25 Thank you so much. And I hope

10:27 to see you on Thursday or in

10:30 any of the 4 meetings about.

10:32 That's very contracting. Thank

10:34 you, MADAM Thank. Thank

10:36 Councilmember Luis. Thank you

10:39 so much. So I wanted to invite

10:41 to join us on AUGUST 9, for

10:42 special community of that.

10:44 We're having a public

10:45 conversation amongst residents

10:48 of District 8 to have

10:48 one-on-one or small-group

10:51 conversations discussed. The

10:53 things about their

10:55 neighborhoods at the district.

10:56 What's most important to them

10:57 with the opportunity to enjoy

10:58 food and tumble falling as

11:00 well and between those

11:01 conversations, again, that is

11:05 on AUGUST 9th. And then I

11:07 wanted tell folks, thank you

11:09 for inviting me to the unity

11:11 festival yesterday. And

11:12 congratulations to the student

11:12 nominees in the end, all

11:16 nominees on their work on

11:17 just wanted to shout them out

11:17 environmental justice. And I

11:18 because they've been doing

11:20 incredible work until Lexie

11:24 Stamp Tower. Lenoir Harris

11:25 Giuliana quite now. Kristen,

11:27 them unique chief precious

11:30 Davis Keyshawn Davis and how

11:33 isis Seth COUNCILMAN Wants

11:34 their watching. Covered the

11:38 menu with a and herbal alumni

11:38 celebration in Denver's City

11:41 park from noon to 7. So that's

11:41 also on AUGUST. 1st to hope to

11:43 see you all there. And then

11:45 finally, this one is in my

11:47 district. Hoping that you all

11:50 can join us for the Montbello

11:51 2020 and beyond and keep

11:51 Colorado but beautiful. Clean

11:54 up from 09:00am to 01:00pm.

11:55 This event is put on by the

11:58 good folks at the Montbello

11:59 Twenty-twenty and kicks off in

12:00 the morning at the

12:01 environmental learning for

12:04 kids are Elk Building located

12:06 at 12, 6, 8, 0, Al Bourke

12:07 Drive. Excuse me, Denver,

12:09 Colorado, a duo 2, 3, Thank

12:13 Thank you. There are no

12:15 presentations, verno

12:16 communications. There are 2

12:17 proclamations being read this

12:20 afternoon. Councilmember

12:21 Hines, please read a

12:25 proclamation. 26 Dash 10. 99.

12:26 Thank you, MADAM. PRESIDENT

12:29 Proclamation 26 Dash 10. 99, a

12:30 proclamation honoring Philip,

12:32 a Washington for a lifetime of

12:34 service and celebrating his

12:36 retirement. Just as chief

12:38 executive officer of Denver

12:40 International Airport, whereas

12:41 feel of a Washington was

12:42 raised on the south side of

12:44 Chicago and at the age of 17

12:46 chose a life of service by

12:49 enlisting in the United States

12:51 Army and where as over a

12:53 career, he rose to the rank of

12:53 distinguished 24 year military

12:56 command Sergeant major, the

12:58 highest in strength soldier

12:59 attain served under the

13:02 command of General Colin

13:03 Powell earned the prestigious

13:05 Defense Superior Service

13:06 Medal. And we're tired it. As

13:10 a disabled veteran hand,

13:11 whereas he joined regional

13:11 Transportation district in the

13:16 year 2000. And was named the

13:16 general manager and chief

13:17 executive officer in 2009

13:19 where he led the delivery of

13:21 fast tracks. One of the

13:23 largest voter approved transit

13:23 expansions in history. The

13:26 United States hand. Whereas

13:27 under his leadership party

13:28 open the West Rail line 8

13:30 months ahead of schedule and

13:34 under budget. Does that?

13:35 Completed the celebrated a

13:36 restoration of Denver Union

13:39 Station 5 months early and

13:40 pioneered the nation's first

13:42 and still only operating rail

13:43 transit, public private

13:47 partnership and whereas he was

13:48 elected the chair of the

13:49 American Public Transportation

13:51 Association and leader

13:53 inducted into its Hall of

13:56 Fame. And from 2015 to 2021,

13:57 served as chief executive

14:02 officer of la Metro overseeing

14:03 one of the largest public

14:03 8 billion dollar budget and

14:04 works programs in North

14:08 America and as in 2021, he

14:09 turned to d#

14:10 returned to

14:10 Denver to lead Denver

14:12 International Airport. Known

14:15 as Dan. Making sure my

14:18 colleagues heard that idea and

14:19 woods up and was unanimously

14:20 confirmed as its chief

14:21 executive officer by the

14:24 Denver City Council and upon

14:25 are extended to him twice

14:29 under 2 mayors hand, whereas

14:32 as ceo of Dan, he set forth a

14:34 vision 100 and operation 2045

14:36 plans that dance. The great

14:36 hall program ahead of schedule

14:38 and under budget again, you

14:43 did it again. Welcomed pirates

14:45 are reopened. More than 30 new

14:47 Gates welcomed record

14:49 passenger traffic in with Don

14:50 a 3.80, service to Munich and

14:51 help sustain an airport that

14:54 generates more than 47 billion

14:55 dollars for the region each

14:58 year as Colorado's largest

15:02 economic engine and whereas he

15:04 championed as a leader in

15:05 sustainability and safety and

15:05 established the center of

15:07 Equity and Excellence in

15:08 aviation opening the doors of

15:10 the aviation industry to young

15:12 people in creating career

15:12 pathways for generations of

15:16 Denver rates. And whereas he

15:19 was awarded the William Bill

15:19 Jennings Airport director of

15:20 the Year Award for the

15:21 American Minority Advisory

15:25 Council and Macy for

15:26 Outstanding leadership

15:26 industry impact on a

15:27 commitment to advancing

15:30 opportunity whereas through

15:33 every role soldier, Transit

15:37 builder and airport executive.

15:39 Still has lived by the