Denver, CO

City Council

Denver City Council meets Monday, October 5, 2026, to vote on a slate of resolutions covering affordable housing loans and grants, citywide translation and technology contracts, airport leases, and street dedications. Most items were already approved for filing by council committees in mid-September and now face a final council vote. The agenda also includes routine items like minutes approval and two proclamations.

• $6,314,000 grant from Colorado Department of Local Affairs for 82 for-sale condominiums at 507 Acoma (District 7)
• $3,000,000 loan to Lincoln LLLP for 118 income-restricted units in District 10
• $5,000,000 added to Slalom, Inc. IT contract, new total $18,000,000 through 12-31-2029
• $3,889,784.94 added to Citibot, Inc. AI chatbot contract, new total $4,339,784.94 through 10-1-2031
• $375,000 settlement payment in Babette Norton v. Denver Police Department (Case No. 2025CV31876)

Operations Meeting of the City Council

The Denver City Council holds an Operations Meeting on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 1:30 PM in Room 391 of the City & County Building, 1437 Bannock Street. The agenda is made up of briefings rather than votes or public hearings. Topics include correcting bill or resolution language during meetings, the City Council subpoena process, working budget group updates, a new City Council staff classification proposal, state legislative updates, and Council President updates. The meeting will not be televised.

• Briefing on correcting bill or resolution language during a meeting, presented by Legal Counsel Jon Griffin
• Briefing on the City Council subpoena process, presented by Council member Amanda Sawyer
• Working Budget Group updates from Chair Kevin Flynn
• Human Resources Working Group updates from Chair Jamie Torres, including a new City Council staff classification proposal from Council member Kevin Flynn
• State legislative updates from Co-Chairs Amanda Sawyer and Darrell Watson, plus Council President updates from Diana Romero Campbell

Community Planning and Housing

The Denver City Council's Community Planning and Housing committee was scheduled to meet Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 1:30 PM in Room 391 of the City & County Building. The agenda states the committee is not meeting and lists no consent agenda. No items were scheduled for decision or discussion.

Parks, Art and Culture

Denver's Parks, Art and Culture committee meets Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 10:30 AM in room 391 of the City and County Building to act on contracts and a code change. Members will consider a $3,005,589.87 architecture and engineering contract with Handprint Architecture Inc for renovations at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library & Museum, Montebello Branch Library, and Montbello Civic Center Park. The committee will also take up an ordinance amending Denver Revised Municipal Code Chapter 57, Articles II and IV on the Office of the City Forester to strengthen tree preservation and protection, with 15 minutes of public testimony. Fifteen separate on-call parks contracts, each with a five-year term, are also listed for approval.

• Contract with Handprint Architecture Inc for $3,005,589.87 through 3-15-2030 for design services at 2401 Welton Street, 12955 Albrook Drive, and 4401 Crown Blvd (DOTI-202686018)
• Ordinance 26-1451 amending Denver Revised Municipal Code Chapter 57, Articles II and IV on the Office of the City Forester for tree preservation and protection, with 15 minutes of public testimony
• 15 on-call parks contracts with five-year terms, including $20,000,000.00 each to Colorado DesignScapes, ECI Site Construction Management, Elite Industries, Fransen-Pittman Construction, Iron Woman Construction, Krische Construction, Richdell Construction, Spectrum General Contractors, T2 Construction, and Western States Reclamation
• On-call parks contracts at $7,500,000.00 each with Bauen Studios LLC, CPC Constructors, CTM INC, Halcyon Construction, and WILDERNESS CONSTRUCTION CO.
• Public testimony sign-up for item 26-1451 available at www.denvergov.org/councilpublicinput

Governance and Intergovernmental Relations

The Governance and Intergovernmental Relations committee is not meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, according to the agenda. A consent agenda is included with two items: approval of the Mayor's appointment of Hannah Lucey to the Civil Service Commission and approval of the Mayor's reappointment of Karen Grissom to the Denver African American Commission. The agenda lists no other business.

• Approves Mayor's appointment of Hannah Lucey to the Civil Service Commission, term 10-1-2026 through 9-30-2028 (26-1426)
• Approves Mayor's reappointment of Karen Grissom to the Denver African American Commission, term 9-25-2025 through 9-25-2028 (26-1427)
• Committee not meeting; consent agenda included

Finance and Business

The Denver City Council's Finance and Business Committee is listed as not meeting, with its agenda handled through consent items. Those items include adding $100,000 to a fire hose purchase order for the Denver Fire Department, amending the boundaries of the Denver Downtown Development Authority, and granting authority to acquire property for Package 2 of the East Colfax CD8 Sidewalk Project. The agenda does not state whether these items were decided or only proposed.

• Amends a Master Purchase Order with Greening Enterprises, Inc dba CoPro EFP to add $100,000.00 for a new total of $585,000.00 and extend the end date to 10-31-2027 for Denver Fire Department fire hoses (SC-00007376)
• Bill 26-1428 amends the boundaries of the Denver Downtown Development Authority
• Bill 26-1429 approves a Land Acquisition Ordinance for Package 2 of the East Colfax CD8 Sidewalk Project, adding sidewalks and ADA compliant ramps
• Property interests for the East Colfax project may be acquired through negotiated purchase or condemnation

Transportation and Infrastructure

South Platte River Committee

The South Platte River Committee is not meeting, but its consent agenda lists two items. One would approve a revocable license with Colorado Village Collaborative for $10 per year to operate a micro-community shelter for people experiencing homelessness at 621 W. Wesley Avenue in the Overland Neighborhood. The other would amend an agreement with the Mile High Flood District, adding $217,216.00 for a new total of $517,216.00 to complete the Valverde Outfall System Plan.

• Revocable License Agreement with Colorado Village Collaborative for $10 per year, approximately October 1 to December 31, 2026, for a micro-community shelter at 621 W. Wesley Avenue (FINAN-202685969)
• IGA amendment with Mile High Flood District adding $217,216.00, for a new total of $517,216.00, to complete the Valverde Outfall System Plan (DOTI-202264113/DOTI-202686038-02)

Health and Safety

Denver's Health and Safety committee meets Wednesday, October 7, 2026, to take up an ordinance amending the Denver Municipal Revised Code on the Automated Vehicle Identification System (AVIS), with 15 minutes of public testimony scheduled. The committee will also consider a proclamation opposing Colorado Proposition 132 on fentanyl penalties and two consent items funding the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program. The AVIS item is listed for briefing, public comment, and discussion/action.

• Proclamation opposing Colorado Proposition 132 (penalties for fentanyl crimes) and supporting an evidence-based approach to the fentanyl crisis
• Ordinance 26-1464 amending articles I, III, VI, VII, and XV of chapter 54 on the Automated Vehicle Identification System (AVIS), effective upon council adoption
• 15 minutes of public testimony on item 26-1435; sign-up at www.denvergov.org/councilpublicinput
• Contract 26-1431 with Denver Health & Hospital Authority for $2,837,767.92 through 12-31-2027 for EMTs/paramedics and vans for the STAR program, citywide
• Grant agreement 26-1432 with Caring for Denver Foundation for $2,734,639.00 through 7-31-2027 for the Care Over Incarceration Grant to continue STAR, citywide

Transportation and Infrastructure

The Denver Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is not meeting and will consider a consent agenda of routine items. Actions include approving contracts for intersection safety improvements and sewer rehabilitation, dedicating city-owned land as public right-of-way, and amending airport-related contracts.

• $754,757 contract with David Evans and Associates for design of safety improvements at 38th and Monaco intersection
• $8,178,294 contract with Insituform Technologies for Tower Road Sanitary Interceptor Phase 1 rehabilitation from 59th to 68th Avenue
• Amendment to TK Elevator contract adding $8,000,000 for a new total of $55,500,000 to modernize seven conveyance units at Denver International Airport
• Amendment to SHI International Corp. master purchase order adding $1,000,000 for a new total of $9,500,000 for Microsoft Enterprise licenses at Denver International Airport
• Dedication of two city-owned parcels as public alley right-of-way bounded by West 17th Avenue, North King Street, West 18th Avenue, and North Julian Street

South Platte River Committee

Mayor-Council

The Denver Mayor-Council meets Tuesday, September 29, 2026, to act on a slate of contract amendments, loans, grants, and land dedications. Items include affordable-housing loans, food-access grants funded by the Healthy Food for Denver's Kids Initiative, and technology and translation contracts. The agenda also lists an executive session under D.R.M.C. 2-34(a) sections (3), (6) and (7), with no details provided.

• Loan of $3,000,000.00 to Lincoln LLLP to build 118 income-restricted units in Council District 10 (26-1384)
• Contract with Work Options for Women increased by $1,900,000.00 to a new total of $3,939,585.44 for meals at Denver micro-communities, District 8 (26-1382)
• Loan agreement with HGV Senior, L.P. amended to recognize sale of 3755 Tennyson St. to LM Cottage Hill Apartments LLC and raise subordination limit to $5,500,000.00, District 1 (26-1383)
• Three Healthy Food for Denver's Kids grants: Sun Valley Community Center $548,378.61, Struggle of Love Foundation $738,087.77, and Regents of The University of Colorado $749,694.78, each ending 7-31-2029 (26-1378, 26-1379, 26-1380)
• Contract with Slalom, Inc. increased by $5,000,000.00 to a new total of $18,000,000.00 for IT and business intelligence services through 12-31-2029 (26-1372)

Community Planning and Housing

The Community Planning and Housing committee meets Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at 1:30 PM in Room 391 of the City & County Building. The agenda lists two action items: a landmark designation for 740 N. Washington St (The Stonehouse) and a rezoning of 3343, 3345, and 3351 North Mariposa Street. It also includes a cold weather shelter briefing and three consent items amending or approving housing and homelessness contracts.

• Landmark designation application for 740 N. Washington St - The Stonehouse, Council District 7 (26-1405)
• Rezoning from C-MX-5 & U-TU-B2, DO-4 to U-RX-3 at 3343, 3345, and 3351 North Mariposa Street, Council District 1 (26-1406)
• Contract amendment with The Salvation Army adding $100,000.00 for a new total of $3,336,638.00 for rapid resolution services (26-1402)
• Contract with State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs for $1,722,590.00 for 28 middle income row homes at Loretto Heights, Council District 2 (26-1403)
• Contract amendment with The Delores Project adding $850,000.00 for a new total of $3,503,278.00 and 12 months for rapid rehousing services (26-1404)

Finance and Business

Denver's Finance and Business committee meets Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at 10:30 AM in room 391 of the City & County Building. The agenda includes a briefing on a Labor Acknowledgement Update and several consent items covering a workers' compensation contract amendment, a lease for the Westwood Community Center, and a contract extension for emergency fencing and building board-up services. Consent items are typically approved together without separate discussion unless a member pulls one.

• Contract amendment with Rising Medical Solutions, LLC adds $300,000.00, raising the total to $2,300,000.00, and extends the end date one year to 12-31-2027 for medical bill review and re-pricing under Denver's self-insured Workers' Compensation program
• Lease with West Community Economic Development Corporation for $10.00 annually, roughly 10/1/2026 to 9/30/2029, to operate the Westwood Community Center at 1000 S Lowell Blvd in Council District 3
• Contract amendment with A Hole In The Wall Construction dba AHW Construction adds 6 months, new end date 2-27-2027, for emergency fencing and building board-up services used by Community Planning Development and the Department of Safety, with no change to contract capacity
• Briefing: Labor Acknowledgement Update, presented by Council member Lewis

The Finance and Business committee met on September 29, 2026, with six members present and one absent. The committee approved by consent an amendment adding $300,000 to a contract with Rising Medical Solutions, LLC for medical bill review services, bringing the total to $2,300,000 and extending the end date to 12-31-2027. It also approved by consent a three-year lease with West Community Economic Development Corporation for $10 annually to operate the Westwood Community Center at 1000 S Lowell Blvd. A third consent item extended a contract with A Hole In The Wall Construction dba AHW Construction for emergency fencing and board-up services by six months, to 2-27-2027, with no change to contract capacity. A briefing on a Labor Acknowledgement Update was heard; no vote was recorded on it.

• Approved by consent: amend Rising Medical Solutions, LLC contract, adding $300,000 for a new total of $2,300,000 and extending end date to 12-31-2027
• Approved by consent: lease with West Community Economic Development Corporation for $10 annually, approximately 10/1/2026–9/30/2029, for Westwood Community Center at 1000 S Lowell Blvd
• Approved by consent: amend A Hole In The Wall Construction dba AHW Construction contract, adding 6 months for a new end date of 2-27-2027, no change to contract capacity

Governance and Intergovernmental Relations

The Governance and Intergovernmental Relations Committee is not meeting and will handle a consent agenda approving six mayoral appointments to two Denver commissions: the Denver Commission for People with Disabilities and the Denver Nonprofit Engagement Commission. All appointments are for fixed terms beginning in late 2026 or early 2027. No other business is listed.

• Appoints Kenneth G. 'Ken' Winn to DCPD, term 10-1-2026 to 9-30-2029 (26-1411)
• Appoints Seneca Thompson to DCPD, term 10-1-2026 to 9-30-2029 (26-1412)
• Appoints Hoà-Khánh 'Kathy' Maskell to DNEC, term 1-1-2027 to 1-1-2029 (26-1413)
• Appoints Kalina Peterson to DNEC, term 1-1-2027 to 1-1-2029 (26-1414)
• Appoints Kerrie Baiz and reappoints Liane Morrison to DNEC, terms 1-1-2027 to 1-1-2029 (26-1415, 26-1416)

The Governance and Intergovernmental Relations committee did not meet, but six council resolutions were approved by consent. The resolutions approve Mayor's appointments to the Denver Commission for People with Disabilities (DCPD) and the Denver Nonprofit Engagement Commission (DNEC). No other decisions were recorded.

• Approved appointment of Kenneth G. "Ken" Winn to DCPD (term 10-1-2026 to 9-30-2029) by consent
• Approved appointment of Seneca Thompson to DCPD (term 10-1-2026 to 9-30-2029) by consent
• Approved appointment of Hoà-Khánh "Kathy" Maskell to DNEC (term 1-1-2027 to 1-1-2029) by consent
• Approved appointment of Kalina Peterson to DNEC (term 1-1-2027 to 1-1-2029) by consent
• Approved appointment of Kerrie Baiz to DNEC (term 1-1-2027 to 1-1-2029) by consent
• Approved reappointment of Liane Morrison to DNEC (term 1-1-2027 to 1-1-2029) by consent

Parks, Art and Culture

The Parks, Art and Culture committee is not meeting on September 29, 2026. The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate indicating no meeting and no consent agenda.

City Council

Denver City Council meets Sept. 28, 2026, to act on resolutions advanced by its committees, including several large contracts and board appointments. The largest items are three $30,000,000 master purchase orders for network IT hardware and support at Denver International Airport and an $11,383,076.41 construction contract for the 5280 Trail - Acoma Street Segment. The agenda also includes a $6,121,415.25 increase for the Ross-University Hills Branch Library renovation and a $400,000 addition to a foreclosure assistance contract. Most items were already approved for filing by committees on 9-15-2026 and 9-16-2026.

• Three separate $30,000,000 master purchase orders for Denver International Airport network IT hardware, software and support: Advanced Network Management, Inc., ePlus Technology, Inc., and Trace3 Government, LLC
• $11,383,076.41 contract with SEMA CONSTRUCTION, INC. for CM/GC construction of the 5280 Trail - Acoma Street Segment, Council District 10
• $6,121,415.25 added to INTERLOCK CONSTRUCTION CORP. contract (new total $6,662,151.25) for Ross-University Hills Branch Library Renovation at 4310 E Amherst Ave, part of the 2017 Elevate Denver Bond Program
• $400,000 added to Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. contract (new total $1,750,000) for foreclosure financial assistance, serving 30 additional households
• $2,500,000 added to Waste Management Disposal Services of Colorado, Inc. contract for compost processing at DADS Landfill (new total listed as $8,500,00.00 in the agenda)

Workshops and Presentations

Denver City Council is scheduled to meet jointly with the Planning Board for a work session on Monday, September 28, 2026, at 1:30 PM in room 391 of the City & County Building. The supplied agenda lists no specific items, so it is not established what topics will be discussed. This is a work session rather than a regular meeting with scheduled votes.

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Transportation and Infrastructure

The Denver Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is not meeting; the agenda consists solely of consent items. These include contracts for traffic signal maintenance, road resurfacing, a boiler purchase for the airport, a grant amendment, and a street dedication.

• Contract with Lunim8 Transportation Technologies for $985,000 for traffic signal maintenance
• Contract with LOYA CONSTRUCTION for $6,850,000 for roto-mill and asphalt overlay
• Purchase order with Sky Blue Builders for $1,335,870 for Central Utility Plant Boiler #6 at Denver International Airport
• Grant amendment with CDOT reducing capacity by $168,891.86 for pedestrian detection project
• Dedication of three City-owned parcels as public right-of-way near Welton and 20th Streets

The Transportation and Infrastructure committee did not meet, but four items were approved by consent. These included a $985,000 traffic signal maintenance contract, a $6,850,000 roto-mill and asphalt overlay contract, the dedication of three City-owned parcels as public right-of-way in Council District 9, and a $1,335,870 purchase order for a boiler at Denver International Airport. No vote tallies were recorded; all items passed by consent.

• Approved $985,000 contract with Lumin8 Transportation Technologies, LLC for traffic signal preventative maintenance (consent)
• Approved $6,850,000 contract with LOYA CONSTRUCTION, INC. for roto-mill and asphalt overlay (consent)
• Approved dedication of three City-owned parcels as public right-of-way in Council District 9 (consent)
• Approved $1,335,870 purchase order with Sky Blue Builders LLC for Central Utility Plant Boiler #6 at Denver International Airport (consent)

South Platte River Committee

The scheduled meeting for the South Platte River Committee was canceled. The agenda included consent items regarding land dedication and a permit revocation.

• Dedication of City-owned land as Public Right-of-Way for North Globeville Road
• Dedication of City-owned land as Public Right-of-Way for Park Avenue West
• Revocation of permit for Triangle at Union Station Development, LLC at 1550 Wewatta Street

The South Platte River Committee meeting was canceled, but three consent agenda items were approved by consent. Two resolutions dedicate City-owned parcels as public right-of-way for North Globeville Road and Park Avenue West in Council District 9. A council bill revokes a 2015 revocable permit that had allowed Triangle at Union Station Development, LLC to encroach into the right of way at 1550 Wewatta Street in Council District 10.

• Approved Council Resolution 26-1368 by consent: dedicates City-owned parcel as public right-of-way as North Globeville Road near North Globeville Road and Park Avenue West, Council District 9
• Approved Council Resolution 26-1369 by consent: dedicates City-owned parcel as public right-of-way as Park Avenue West near Park Avenue West and North Globeville Road, Council District 9
• Approved Council Bill 26-1370 by consent: revokes Resolution No. 15-0100 (2015) granting a revocable permit to Triangle at Union Station Development, LLC for right-of-way encroachment at 1550 Wewatta Street, Council District 10

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Health and Safety

This Health and Safety Committee meeting was canceled, so no decisions or discussions will occur. The agenda lists three consent items that would have approved grant agreements for food access programs funded by the Healthy Food for Denver's Kids Initiative, but these were not acted on due to the cancellation.

• Grant to Sun Valley Community Center: $548,378.61, ends 7-31-2029, for food access in Council Districts 1, 3, 7
• Grant to Struggle of Love Foundation: $738,087.77, ends 7-31-2029, for youth food security in Council District 11
• Grant to University of Colorado Regents: $749,694.78, ends 7-31-2029, for early-childhood nutrition education citywide

The Health and Safety committee meeting was canceled, and its consent agenda was included in the minutes. Three grant agreements funded by the Healthy Food for Denver's Kids Initiative were approved by consent, all ending 7-31-2029. The grants go to Sun Valley Community Center, Struggle of Love Foundation, and the Regents of The University of Colorado. No other decisions are recorded.

• Approved grant to Sun Valley Community Center for $548,378.61, ending 7-31-2029 (by consent)
• Approved grant to Struggle of Love Foundation for $738,087.77, ending 7-31-2029 (by consent)
• Approved grant to Regents of The University of Colorado for $749,694.78, ending 7-31-2029 (by consent)

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Governance and Intergovernmental Relations

The Governance and Intergovernmental Relations Committee is not meeting but will consider a consent agenda of four contract amendments totaling about $9.6 million. These amendments extend and increase funding for citywide services including employment videos, IT consulting, AI chatbot support, and 911 recording software.

• Amend contract with Sunny Side Up Solutions LLC by $250,000 (new total $650,000) for employment brand videos, extending to 8-14-2028.
• Amend contract with Slalom, Inc. by $5,000,000 (new total $18,000,000) for IT consulting, extending to 12-31-2029.
• Amend contract with Citibot, Inc. by $3,889,784.94 (new total $4,339,784.94) for AI chatbot support, extending to 10-1-2031.
• Amend contract with Goserco, Inc. by $458,123.11 (new total $1,658,123.11) for 911 recording software, extending to 12-31-2029.

The Governance and Intergovernmental Relations committee did not meet but approved four contract amendments via consent agenda. These amendments increase funding and extend terms for video production, IT services, AI chatbot support, and 911 recording software. All items were approved by consent without discussion.

• Approved $250,000 increase to Sunny Side Up Solutions contract, new total $650,000, extended to 8-14-2028 (consent)
• Approved $5,000,000 increase to Slalom, Inc. contract, new total $18,000,000, extended to 12-31-2029 (consent)
• Approved $3,889,784.94 increase to Citibot, Inc. contract, new total $4,339,784.94, extended to 10-1-2031 (consent)
• Approved $458,123.11 increase to Goserco, Inc. contract, new total $1,658,123.11, extended to 12-31-2029 (consent)

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Parks, Art and Culture

The Parks, Art and Culture committee is not meeting on September 22, 2026. The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate, with no items for discussion or decision.

Mayor-Council

This Mayor-Council meeting agenda was cancelled, but the consent agenda includes numerous resolutions and ordinances for potential approval. Key items include a $68.1 million contract for a new District 6 Police facility, multiple airport agreements, and ordinances restricting spending of certain tax revenues. The agenda also includes several appointments and contract amendments.

• $68,156,065 contract with FRANSEN-PITTMAN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. for new District 6 Police facility and garage at 1566 N. Washington St.
• $11,383,076.41 contract with SEMA CONSTRUCTION, INC. for 5280 Trail - Acoma Street Segment construction.
• Ordinances prohibiting spending of Caring for Denver, Denver Preschool Program, and College affordability tax revenues on alcohol and administrative expenditures.
• $30,000,000 master purchase orders with Advanced Network Management, ePlus Technology, and Trace3 Government for Denver International Airport IT infrastructure.
• Amends contract with Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. adding $400,000 for foreclosure financial assistance, total $1,750,000.

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