City Council

Monday, June 24, 2024, 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 June 24, 2024, adopting two proclamations (the 100th anniversary of the Washington Park Lawn Bowling Green and Coach Sydney Price Day) and introducing several bills, including the Ballpark General Improvement District and a charter amendment establishing collective bargaining for city employees referred to the November ballot. Members questioned DOTI staff on a bicycle/micromobility on-call contract, with discussion of community outreach, language access, and on-call contract oversight. The Council also held required public hearings and passed bills delaying the sidewalk program fee to January 1, 2025, amending campaign finance and Fair Elections Act regulations, and rezoning roughly 1,700 properties in Berkeley, Sunnyside, and Sloan's Lake to allow accessory dwelling units. The meeting adjourned with notice of a July 8 public hearing on the Ballpark GID.

Transcript

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1:38 Welcome. The Denver City

1:41 Council meeting of Monday, JUNE

1:42 24th 2024.

1:43 Councilmember says Rises.

1:44 You're able enjoyed COUNCILMAN

1:47 Hines in the Pledge of

2:06 Allegiance

2:08 thank you very much. Into

2:09 visible councilmembers. Police

2:09 to COUNCILMAN Hines as he leads

2:12 us in the Denver City Council

2:14 land Acknowledgement.

2:14 The Denver City Council

2:18 honors and acknowledges that

2:19 the land on which we reside

2:21 is the traditional territory.

2:23 The Ute Cheyenne and Arapaho

2:24 Peoples. We also recognize the

2:26 48 contemporary tribal nations

2:27 that are historically tied to

2:28 the lands that make up the

2:32 state of Colorado. We honor

2:33 elders past present and future.

2:35 And those who stewarded this

2:37 land throughout generations.

2:39 We also recognize that

2:41 government academic and

2:43 cultural institutions were

2:44 founded upon and continue to

2:47 adapt its clue. Shuns

2:49 generations of indigenous

2:50 peoples. This acknowledgment

2:51 demonstrated commitment to

2:53 working to dismantle ongoing

2:54 legacies of oppression and

2:56 inequities and recognize the

2:57 current and future

3:00 contributions of indigenous

3:02 communities in Denver.

3:02 Thank you very much, MADAM

3:04 Secretary. Roll Call, please.

3:16 When you you, were you here?

3:19 And saws get here. It is

3:27 here.

3:34 And he just.

3:35 Hines here to Cashman here,

3:37 Louis resident Mary Campbell

3:38 here. Sandoval. So we're here,

3:44 Watson there. MADAM PRESIDENT.

3:45 13 members present. There are

3:47 13 members present. You have

3:48 a quorum.

3:49 Approval of the minutes.

3:52 Are there corrections to the

3:54 minutes of JUNE 17th?

3:55 Seeing none. The minutes

3:59 stand approved council there.

4:03 Any announcements today.

4:06 And Sandy hands online. All

4:07 right. Moving forward, there

4:10 are no presentations. There

4:11 are no communications. There's

4:14 one proclamation being made

4:15 this afternoon. COUNCILMAN

4:17 Cashman, will you please read

4:19 the proclamation? 24 Dash 0, 8,

4:20 Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.

4:20 48.

4:24 Yes, the shoes proclamation.

4:25 24 Dash 0, 8, 4, 8, celebrating

4:26 the one 100th anniversary of

4:28 the Washington Park Lawn

4:31 Bowling Green, where rounds

4:33 Washington Park Lawn Bowling

4:35 Green is 100 years old in 2024.

4:37 And whereas the lawn is home to

4:39 the Washington Park Lawn

4:42 Bowling Club, which was formed

4:43 in 1924. In the Denver Croquet

4:47 Club formed in 1985. And where

4:50 was the club to use the green

4:51 have an agreement with the city

4:54 of Denver wants Department of

4:55 Parks and Recreation that

4:56 states the lawn bowling in

4:56 croquet activities in

5:00 Washington Park promote dpr

5:02 is goals for the game plan for

5:04 Healthy City and where it is

5:05 the club's the used. The green

5:07 have a use agreement with the

5:11 city of Denver by its

5:11 Department of Parks and

5:13 Recreation, that state general

5:13 role of the club's just

5:16 organize program, an activity

5:19 for participants, support

5:21 efforts to equitably provide

5:21 access to the long facilities

5:24 and activities maintain and

5:24 care for the saying good

5:27 condition and the service, the

5:29 first point of contact for

5:31 community participants and

5:32 neighborhood residents engaged

5:35 in lawn bowling in Croke

5:37 activities. And whereas the

5:38 Washington Park Lawn Bowling

5:41 Green is searching unique gem

5:44 of the space. That is one of

5:45 only a few Bowling Green's

5:48 located in city parks in the

5:49 United States and whereas lawn

5:53 Bowling Green enhances Denver's

5:56 second largest

5:57 urban park with unique

6:00 contributes to a positive,

6:01 healthy lifestyle for Denver.

6:03 Residents. And whereas the 2

6:04 clubs will commemorate the one

6:08 100th Denver's bowling Green in

6:14 Washington Park with a two-day

6:16 celebration on JUNE. 28 29

6:17 2024. Now, therefore be it

6:19 proclaimed by the Council of

6:20 the City and county of Denver

6:22 Section one that the council,

6:24 the city and county of Denver,

6:27 that's hereby recognize and

6:28 honor its 100 year Old

6:30 Washington Park Lawn, Bowling

6:34 Green or the lawn as a unique

6:34 insignificant

6:36 park Space. Section 2, that the

6:39 council of the city and county

6:41 of Denver does hereby recognize

6:41 and honor the members of the

6:43 Washington Park Lawn Bowling

6:45 Club in the Denver Croquet Club

6:46 for the remarkable efforts to

6:50 support and enhance the city.

6:53 Its parts and Denver residents

6:57 by being exceptional partners

6:57 with the Denver Parks and

6:57 Recreation Department and

7:00 especially maintaining and

7:02 enhancing the bowling green

7:04 area section 3 that the clerk

7:06 of the city and county of

7:08 Denver, Charlotte Fix the seal

7:09 of the city and county of

7:13 Denver to this proclamation

7:14 and that a copy be transmitted

7:17 to leaders of the Washington

7:18 Park Lawn Bowling Club. Denver

7:20 Croquet Club and the Department

7:21 of Parks and Recreation.

7:23 Thank you, COUNCILMAN.

7:24 Cashman your motion to adopt.

7:27 Yes, ma'am. I move the

7:29 proclamation number. 24 Dash,

7:32 0, 4, 8 be adopted.

7:35 0, 8 for 8. That's what I

7:36 said. Yeah, it is what you

7:36 said. Haha. And it's been moved

7:40 and seconded comments by

7:41 members of council

7:43 Cashman.

7:44 Yeah, thank you, MADAM You

7:46 know, we we deal with such

7:49 weighty issues. A lot of the

7:52 time from this day us and it's

7:54 nice to celebrate would assets

7:56 in our city and county of

7:58 Denver. That makes life a

8:00 little easier during those

8:03 happy times. Washington Park

8:04 itself is celebrating 125

8:05 years. This year will have a

8:12 celebration. I believe it's on

8:13 AUGUST 7 folks from around the

8:16 city makes Wash Park at their

8:17 second home. Welcome to attend.

8:22 And the lawn bowling Green has

8:24 been there. Most of the for

8:26 100 years their their

8:28 celebration. Coming up this

8:32 Be a lot of fun for the whole

8:33 family will help you stop by

8:37 Friday evening and Saturday

8:38 morning our parks

8:39 in general are just

8:43 spectacular, has said that the

8:44 city can be proud of and Wash

8:47 Park is is one of the flagship

8:48 park son. We appreciate all

8:50 that. The club does to take

8:56 care of an area that it has

8:58 been a part of the neighborhood

9:00 something that folks from

9:03 around the region have been

9:05 able to take part in for an

9:06 actual century. It's pretty

9:09 astounding. Wonderful part of

9:13 our

9:14 community history. With I thank

9:19 the members that are here today

9:20 will get to hear some

9:20 comments in a few seconds and a

9:22 look forward to my recognizing

9:25 this along with me. Thank you,

9:26 sir.

9:26 Seeing no one else in q,

9:29 MADAM Secretary. Roll Call,

9:44 please.

9:52 All right. Eye.

9:54 Gonzalez got it

9:59 is I hindsight Cashman I Louis

10:00 Era Campbell. I San w.

10:04 So we're I Watson, I MADAM

10:04 PRESIDENT. I.

10:05 MADAM Secretary, close the

10:08 voting and announce the

10:10 results.

10:11 The teen eyes 13 Eyes

10:14 Proclamation. 8.48 has been

10:15 adopted. COUNCILMAN We have

10:16 time. If you want to invite

10:17 some up to accept the press

10:18 commission, you know, thank you

10:21 very MADAM PRESIDENT. We have

10:21 Mark Newton.

10:22 In traffic in the comments

10:24 from the Washington Park Lawn

10:24 Bowling Club chance if you step

10:27 up to whoever would like to

10:36 make comments.

10:37 And especially the 2

10:40 COUNCILMAN, Cashman and staff

10:42 Clara Masha, for spearheading

10:44 I will say that we have such a

10:45 great relationship with the

10:48 park's and rec to so would be

10:49 remiss for us not to think Joe

10:50 on car and then Williams and

10:53 Superintendent of Wash Park

10:53 Kevin Hensley from an

10:55 they do supporting us and

10:55 incredible amount of work that

10:58 working with them. You have

10:59 an incredible team over there

11:03 and it's a it's really it's

11:04 really special the last thing

11:08 is, is Denver has such a great

11:09 spaces and there's something

11:11 for everyone. So you walk by

11:11 a park one day, you see

11:15 something unique. And the next

11:16 thing, you know, you have an

11:19 opportunity to participate and

11:20 join other Denver writes and in

11:22 a great sport and a great

11:23 activity in the great park.

11:24 And it's a wonderful thing.

11:26 And so thank you for all of

11:29 that. And I also want to think

11:32 our partners, Denver Croquet

11:34 Club and I'm James Creasy and

11:35 our members to especially John

11:38 Tanner, our PRESIDENT, our past

11:40 PRESIDENT Can hopper and I will

11:43 say that Travis is our club

11:45 champion. So next time you're

11:47 out, don't go to. His Really

11:48 And we would like if you have

11:52 time this weekend to come by

11:54 and join us Friday night from

11:56 5 data it a wash park and then

11:57 on Saturday morning from tended

11:59 and any time we're out there,

12:00 please stop by and see us

12:01 because it's a great activity

12:02 and it's a great space in the

12:05 city. Beautiful location and we

12:08 can't thank you enough. Thank

12:20 you. Thank you very much.

12:21 Thank you for here to

12:22 accept. And I'm sure a

12:23 COUNCILMAN Cashman will need

12:25 not in the hall to get you a

12:26 copy of your proclamation.

12:27 MADAM Secretary, when you read

12:31 the Bills for introduction.

12:34 From the city council has

12:35 a direct file. 24 Dash, 0, 8,

12:38 5, 4, a bill for an ordinance

12:38 making rescission from an

12:39 appropriation in the general

12:42 fund for the centralized

12:45 workers compensation. Feelings

12:46 of payment and make

12:47 appropriations in special

12:49 revenue funds, internal

12:52 services funds and enterprise

12:53 funds and the business Arts

12:54 Workforce, Climate and Aviation

12:57 Services committee. 24 Dash

13:00 0, 7, 6, 6, a bill for an

13:00 ordinance concerning the

13:03 organization and creation of

13:04 the ballpark. Denver General

13:07 Improvement District in the

13:07 city and county of Denver

13:08 creating the District Advisory

13:11 board and pointing the initial

13:13 members and approving the 2024

13:15 2025 work plan and budget

13:16 thereof and making

13:20 appropriations for the budget

13:20 years. 2024 2025. The finance

13:24 and governance committee.

13:25 24 Dash 0, 7, 5, 7, 1, 5, a

13:27 bill for an ordinance submit

13:28 submitting to a vote of the

13:29 qualified and registered

13:32 electors of the city and county

13:33 of Denver at a special

13:34 municipal election to be held

13:37 in conjunction with a

13:38 coordinated election of

13:39 NOVEMBER. 5th 2020 for a

13:41 proposed amendment to the

13:42 charter of the city and county

13:43 of Denver to add Department of

13:45 Human Rights and community

13:48 partnerships to the charter

13:50 as a cabinet agency and make

13:52 conforming amendments. 3, 4,

13:53 Dash, 0, 7, 1, 6, a bill for an

13:54 ordinance banning to vote and

13:56 the qualified and registered

13:58 electors of the city and county

13:59 of Denver and the special

14:00 municipal election on NOVEMBER.

14:03 5th 2024. Approved posed

14:05 amendments to this charter of

14:07 the city and county of Denver

14:08 to establish collective

14:10 bargaining as the method for

14:11 settling for setting

14:14 compensation and other terms

14:14 and conditions of employment

14:15 percent in city employees,

14:18 including employees of Denver,

14:19 water and the Denver Library

14:20 and allowing a qualified right

14:23 to strike in the event of an

14:28 in bargaining negotiations.

14:30 Live from the land use

14:31 transportation and

14:33 Infrastructure Committee.

14:34 24 to Dash 0, 7, 5, 8, a bill

14:37 for an ordinance relinquishing

14:38 a portion of the easement

14:39 established in the easement in

14:40 Dimmit ii agreement recorded

14:41 with the Denver clerk and

14:44 recorder at reception. Number

14:45 9, 9, 0, 0, 1, 8, 7, 7, 7, 4,

14:50 now known as reception. Number

14:55 1, 9, 9, 9, 1, 8, 7, 7, 7, 4,

14:56 located at to South Syracuse

14:57 Street and the safety, housing,

14:58 education and homelessness.

15:01 Homelessness committee. 24

15:01 dashes years and 6, 4, a bill

15:02 for an ordinance approving the

15:03 proposed agreement between the

15:05 city and county of Denver and

15:08 Denver, Health and Hospital

15:09 Authority to provide for his

15:12 behavioral health services for

15:12 people living with hiv. Thank

15:13 you very much council members.

15:15 This is your last chance to

15:16 call it an item.

15:17 COUNCILMAN Hines, we make

15:21 the motions rest today is meant

15:22 to thank you all. To recap

15:22 under resolutions, COUNCILMAN

15:24 Watson has called out Bill

15:26 7.57. For questions or comments

15:27 under bills for introduction.

15:30 Councilman Lewis is called out

15:31 Bill 7.66. For a vote.

15:31 COUNCILMAN Watson has called

15:35 the same item out for questions

15:37 or comments. COUNCILMAN Flynn

15:38 has called out those 7.16 for a

15:39 vote. And COUNCILMAN Lewis has

15:42 called out the same item for

15:42 questions or comments.

15:43 COUNCILMAN Of the this is

15:46 called out Bill 7.64. For

15:47 questions and comments and

15:48 under bills for final

15:51 consideration. COUNCILMAN Flynn

15:51 has called out Bill 7.17, for

15:52 a vote. COUNCILMAN Of the that

15:54 is called it up for questions

15:56 or comments and are pending.

15:57 No items have been called out.

15:59 MADAM Secretary, the first item

16:03 on our screens. This is

16:07 resolution 7.57, an agreement.

16:10 For a is with concert

16:11 engineers for bicycling

16:12 micromobility in Colville.

16:13 A response in downtown Denver.