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Denver City Council Special Meeting - August 5, 2026: Vacancy Resolution and Proclamation Honoring Councilwoman Parady

City Council — Wednesday, August 5, 2026

BodyDenver, Colorado

SessionCity Council

DateWednesday, August 5, 2026

StatusFILED

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Okay, we are on.

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Good morning, and thank you for taking the time to join us this morning for the Denver City Council special meeting.

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Today is Wednesday, August 5th, 2026.

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Today's meeting is being interpreted into Spanish by Sam or Jasmine.

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Would you please introduce yourself and let our viewers know how to enable translation on their devices?

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Are Sam or Jasmine online?

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Okay.

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Can we hold for just a second?

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Can we?

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Thank you for your patience.

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We are just going to make sure that we have translation for this meeting.

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If we don't have just go ahead and continue.

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Okay.

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All right.

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We are going to go ahead and continue on with the meeting today.

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Um, and uh when they are available, they will join the meeting.

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Um the Denver City Council on Wednesday, August 5th, 2026.

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Council members, please join Councilmember Hines in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

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One nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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Council members, please join Councilmember Hines as they lead us in the Denver City Council land acknowledgement.

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The Denver City Council honors and acknowledges that the land on which we reside is the traditional territory, the Ute, Cheyenne, and Arabo peoples.

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We also recognize the forty-eight contemporary tribal nations that are historically tied to the lands that make up the state of Colorado.

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We honor elders past, present, and future, and those who have stewarded this land throughout generations.

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We also recognize the government, academic, and cultural institutions were founded upon and continue to enact exclusions and erasures of indigenous peoples.

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May this acknowledgement demonstrate.

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Sorry, I'm choked up.

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I don't know why.

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Um a commitment to uh working to dismantle ongoing legacies of oppression and inequities and recognize the current and future contributions of indigenous communities in Denver.

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Thank you.

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Mr.

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Secretary, roll call.

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Councilmember Zelvidas.

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Here.

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Flynn?

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Here.

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Gilmore?

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Here.

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Consultant Terras.

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Here.

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Hines?

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Here.

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Cashman.

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Here.

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Lewis.

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Present.

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Sandoval?

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Here.

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Sawyer.

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Here.

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Torres?

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Here.

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Watson.

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Here.

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Madam President.

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Here.

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Twelve members present.

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There are 12 members present.

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Council has a quorum.

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Approval of the minutes.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Community Engagement█████████████████████████████████████████████46%

Procedural████████████████████████████████████37%

Affordable Housing█████████████████17%

Summary of Proceedings

Denver City Council Special Meeting - August 5, 2026

The Denver City Council held a special meeting on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance and a land acknowledgment. Council President Romero Campbell presided; 12 members were present and a quorum was established. The council approved the consent agenda, adopted a resolution declaring a vacancy in an at-large council seat, and adopted a proclamation honoring outgoing Councilwoman Sarah Parady. The meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m.

Consent Calendar

The consent agenda was approved by a 12-0 vote. No items were called out for separate consideration.
The minutes of July 27, 2026 were approved at the August 3, 2026 meeting; the minutes of August 3, 2026 were distributed for review, with corrections to be considered on August 10, 2026.

Resolutions

Council Resolution 26-1143, declaring a vacancy in the office of at-large Councilmember seat B, was adopted en bloc by a 12-0 vote. Council President Romero Campbell had approved direct filing on July 30, 2026. Staff clarified that the seat is correctly designated as seat B under current ordinance.

Proclamation and Council Remarks

Proclamation 26-1146, honoring Councilwoman Sarah Parady for her service to the people of Denver, was adopted by a 12-0 vote. The proclamation cited her leadership on housing and homelessness, harm reduction, election reform, removing parking minimums, ADUs, single-stair apartments, and algorithmic rental price fixing, and noted she sponsored over 20 bills and 30 budget amendments in three years.
Councilmembers offered personal remarks expressing gratitude, admiration, and support for Parady, highlighting her collaborative spirit, tenacity, and compassion. Several urged her not to face her health challenges alone.
Council President Romero Campbell presented Parady with a commemorative artwork of the city's districts and a "Councilwoman Parady" street sign.
Parady thanked her office team, city staff, and colleagues, emphasizing that legislative accomplishments are collective and relationship-driven, and said she would stay in touch.

Key Outcomes

Adopted Council Resolution 26-1143 (12-0), declaring a vacancy in at-large Councilmember seat B.
Adopted Proclamation 26-1146 (12-0), honoring Councilwoman Sarah Parady.
No bills were introduced or up for final consideration, and no public hearings were held.
The minutes include a recess and reconvening, but the transcript indicates the council proceeded directly to the second session without a formal recess.

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