City Council

Monday, August 3, 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, August 3, 2026, with all 13 members present. The meeting included council announcements (National Night Out events, district festivals, and farewell remarks to the at-large member resigning effective a Wednesday special session), a moment of silence for a July 20th shooting in District 4, and a Department of Finance communication revising Treasury Rule 004 tax filing frequencies. The Council approved two liability claim settlements ($30,000 and $15,000), introduced bills including a charter amendment modernizing the Civil Service Commission and Department of Safety for the November 2026 ballot, and approved a $3 million Parks Legacy Fund transfer to acquire parkland in Council District 10 (8 ayes). The Council also passed CB 26-0921 modernizing amusement, cabaret, and entertainment licensing, as amended to remove law-enforcement records language, prohibit video surveillance in staff bathrooms and locker rooms, and strike a 4 a.m. closing provision in favor of a 2 a.m. standard with possible future pilots. The meeting adjourned with the general public comment session noted to begin at 5.

Transcript

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0:46 today is Monday, AUGUST 3rd,

0:47 2026. Tonight's meeting is

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1:53 thank you very Thank you very

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

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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

4:18 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 another place where you can

5:07 needs a backpack, that's

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 some plazas and cultural

8:01 community amenities, creating

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