Council committees next week: department-head pay, Waymo and family shelters, plus a few items we haven't covered

Denver City Council committees meet Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 17 and 18. Here's the whole week, with links to what we've already written and details on the items we hadn't.

Tuesday, Nov. 17

Mayor-Council, 9:30 a.m. (meeting). The list of items headed to the full Council, including the year-end contingency bill and the new financial adviser contracts (our story).

Governance and Intergovernmental Relations, 10:30 a.m. (meeting). The department-head pay bill, 26-1762, is an action item (our story), followed by a preview of the 2027 state legislative session (our story).

On consent: automated police texts. 26-1726 adds $236,538.22 and a year, to Nov. 8, 2027, to the city's contract with Versaterm Public Safety for the SPIDR Tech platform, for a total of $1,648,051.81. According to Technology Services' request, SPIDR "automatically sends one-to-one text messages, emails, and mobile-friendly surveys to 911 callers, crime victims, reporting parties, and other community members," triggered by data in the Police Department's records and dispatch systems, and sends updates on cases. The contract started Nov. 1, 2022; this is its second amendment.

Finance and Business, 10:30 a.m. (meeting). All consent: the Stay Inn license (our story), Harvard Gulch condemnation, the Smith and Sandown bridge easements and the $50 million natural gas order (our story). Also: a $2 million telecom supply order with Graybar Electric (26-1736) and a Denver Urban Gardens lease amendment that adds a community garden at 8350 E. Yale Ave. and $10, for a total of $65, through Sept. 30, 2030 (26-1732).

Parks, Art and Culture, 10:30 a.m. (meeting). The posted agenda lists only attendance.

Community Planning and Housing, 1:30 p.m. (meeting). Votes on the Blueprint Denver update and One Water Plan (our story), a family shelter briefing (our story), and consent items including both property tax relief contracts (our story).

Wednesday, Nov. 18

Health and Safety, 10:30 a.m. (meeting). The Denver Dynamic Response Model briefing (our story), plus Head Start, after-school and reentry contracts on consent.

Transportation and Infrastructure, 1 p.m. (meeting). The bond project renames (our story), the Waymo briefing (our story), RTD's budget (our story) and 12 airport items (our story).

On consent: an alley easement off Larimer Street. 26-1727 would give up, "in its entirety," an easement the city kept when it vacated an alley in 2022, in the block bounded by Larimer, 26th, Lawrence and 27th streets in District 9 (request). A vacation ordinance can reserve an easement, often for utilities; relinquishing it removes that restriction. The request, filed by Right of Way Services, doesn't say what is planned there. Supporting documents call the site "26th and Larimer Block A."

South Platte River Committee, 1:30 p.m. (meeting). One item: dedicating a city-owned parcel as part of West Gill Place near South Lipan Street, in District 7 (26-1678).

Also this week

Monday, Nov. 16, 3:30 p.m.: the full Council, with the speed camera final vote, the Long Bill's first reading and a Board of Equalization hearing (our story).