Denver City Council Regular Meeting - May 19, 2025

The Denver City Council convened on Monday, May 19, 2025, at 3:30 PM in the Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber (Room 450, 1437 Bannock Street). The agenda included proclamations, multiple consent agenda items, resolutions, bills for introduction, bills for final consideration, and two required public hearings. Key decisions involved contract approvals, appointments, zoning changes, and funding allocations.

Consent Calendar

• Proclamations: Items 25-0751 (Frontline Worker Appreciation Month) and 25-0752 (Public Works Week) were approved by consent.
• Resolutions: All committee-approved resolutions were adopted without debate, including:
  • 25-0630 & 25-0631: Amendments to contracts with Aviation Security Consulting, Inc. and The JW Group, Inc. for electronic communications support at Denver International Airport (each adding $6,000,000, total $13,200,000).
  • 25-0632: Contract with Associated Building Specialties for trash conveyor/chute maintenance at DEN ($1,303,061.75 for five years).
  • 25-0536 & 25-0606: Amendments to legal services contracts with Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP and SGR LLC (no cost change, extended to 12/31/2025).
  • 25-0598: Mayoral appointment of Perla Gheiler as Executive Director of Human Rights and Community Partnerships.
  • 25-0602, 25-0603: Reappointments of Councilwoman Diana Romero Campbell to the Prosperity Denver Fund Board and Dee Dee DeVuyst to the Board of Adjustment.
  • 25-0609, 25-0610: Reappointments of R. Tony Smith to the Commission on Aging and Federico C. Alvarez to the Denver Housing Authority Board.
  • 25-0612, 25-0613: Appointments of Summer Lee and Tri Nguyen to the Denver Asian American Pacific Islander Commission.
  • 25-0607: Master purchase order with Vance Brothers for tack oil ($750,000 through 2/28/2030).
  • 25-0616 through 25-0623: Multiple master purchase orders for office supplies ($2.4M), election ballots ($11M), charging stations ($1.5M), printing services ($3M and $5M), Ford parts ($1.5M), windshield replacement ($1.025M), and liquid asphalt ($25M).
  • 25-0637: Sublease agreement with Bayaud Works LLC for a non-congregate shelter at 4849 Bannock Street (1/1/2025–3/31/2025).
  • 25-0638, 25-0639: Contracts with JPMorgan Chase ($6.75M through 2033) and Chandler Asset Management ($2M through 2029) for banking and investment services.
  • 25-0647: HUD PRO Housing grant agreement for $4,506,262.
  • 25-0611, 25-0615, 25-0642: Social service contract amendments – YMCA summer programs (+$60,000), It Takes A Village HIV/AIDS services (+$249,274), Housing Connector navigation/subsidies (+$5,459,425 for 479 households).
  • 25-0644, 25-0711: Loan agreements for Albion Apartments (administrative changes) and Iliff Senior Apartments ($2.25M for 50 senior units).
  • 25-0747: Settlement of $15,000 in a police-related civil claim.
  • 25-0548: Project Support Agreement with National Western Center Authority for Equestrian Center design/construction (through March 1, 2063).

Proclamations

• 25-0709: Proclamation recognizing commitment to equitable RTD policies and standards (sponsored by Councilmembers Lewis, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, et al.).
• 25-0748: Proclamation designating May 18 as Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, honoring Denver Health Paramedic Division.
• 25-0749: Proclamation honoring Preservation Month (sponsored by Councilmember Hinds).
• 25-0750: Proclamation recognizing May as Older American Month (sponsored by Councilmembers Parady, Lewis, and Romero Campbell).

Bills for Introduction

• 25-0600: Ordinance to regulate scrap metal purchases by junk dealers (amending Chapter 54; postponed from 5/12/2025).
• 25-0592: Ordinance setting annual salary of the Manager of Human Rights and Community Partnerships.
• 25-0635: Land acquisition ordinance for University Blvd Sidewalk Gap project (District 6, condemnation authority).
• 25-0636: Land acquisition ordinance for Acoma Street segment of 5280 Trail (District 10).
• 25-0629: Ordinance accepting park building plan for Mestizo-Curtis Bathhouse (public hearing set for 6/2/2025).
• 25-0703: Zoning change for 8430 Northfield Boulevard (C-MU-20 to C-MX-5 and C-MX-8; public hearing 6/23/2025).
• 25-0614: Amendment to IGA with Denver Health for HIV/AIDS services (+$607,506, through 2/28/2026).

Bills for Final Consideration (Approved)

• 25-0455: Capital equipment purchase of vehicles from Planned Fleet Special Revenue Fund (DOTI operations).
• 25-0599: Ordinance amending Chapter 54 to add requirements for electric bicycle and scooter rentals (sponsored by Hinds, Watson, Parady).
• 25-0469: Ordinance amending Chapter 27 to require relocation assistance when a dwelling is unfit for human habitation (sponsored by Watson and Lewis).
• 25-0549: Ordinance creating National Western Center Revenue Projects Fund and authorizing transfer from Excise Tax Revenue Bond Fund (postponed from 5/12/2025).

Public Hearings

• 25-0335: Required public hearing on zoning change for 4634 and 4638 North York Street in Elyria Swansea (E-TU-B to U-RH-2.5). No protests noted.
• 25-0640: Required public hearing on renewal and extension of the RiNo Business Improvement District for an additional ten-year period. Renewal was approved.

Key Outcomes

• All consent agenda items were approved unanimously.
• Four bills for final consideration passed.
• Two public hearings concluded without recorded opposition.
• Appointments to various boards and commissions were confirmed.
• The council noted upcoming hearings: June 2 for Mestizo-Curtis Bathhouse, June 23 for 8430 Northfield Boulevard rezoning (protests due by noon on June 16, 2025).
• Meeting adjourned following pre-adjournment announcements.