Welcome to this meeting of the Mayor and Denver City Council.

At this weekly session, city agencies brief the mayor and council members on various proposals and projects across the city.

This meeting of the mayor and city council members begins now.

I mean, there are two different conversations.

So the meal of everyone.

All right.

Good morning, everybody.

Thank you so much.

We are live and welcome to uh Mayor Council.

I will start with introductions.

Thank you all for being here.

We will start with a distinguished gentlelady to my right.

Good morning, everyone.

Sedana Gonzalez, one of the council members at large.

Good morning, Paul Cashman, South Denver District 6.

Yes, Councilman Flynn.

Kevin Flynn.

Southwest Denver District 2.

Denver is perfect 10th.

You're a Watson.

Fine.

District 9.

Good morning.

Diana Romero Campbell, Southeast Denver District 4.

Joking.

No, District 11.

Great.

Thank you all so much for being here.

We do have a short little session.

We do have an executive session on the books for this morning.

So I think we will just do announcements if folks have them.

Any announcements you have for uh fellow members or for the listening public, I will open it up and the president will start us.

Madam President.

I just want to say thank you, Mayor.

Um, and the Denver Fire Department.

So we sent, for those who may not know, we sent six firefighters to California, and we sent two type six engines, which are um uh fire apparatus engines.

Um I know one of them personally who's on the front lines there, and I've heard through I haven't contacted them, but they I've heard through different challenge channels.

It's more devastating than any of us could have thought of.

They haven't had a break.

Um, they're working around the clock, and there will probably have to send more.

So I just want to say thank you for joining with the state to send those six firefighters and any way that we can be supportive of those six firefighters, or I know we have two more engines on hold to send out and other firefighters.

However, we can be supportive here in Denver.

Just please let us know because I know um I know two people who have completely lost their homes, and I could not imagine um having to evacuate in those situations.

So I just think that we all have to keep this on the forefront of our mind right now and think about those six firefighters who out who are out there, which means if we have six firefighters out there, we have to backfill their positions in different ways, which means we have to have overtime, which means that's a budget impact, and I think that's something I can absolutely support for such a devastating um issue that one of our neighboring states is facing.

So just wanted to say that.

Uh, thank you, Council President.

So powerfully.

Yeah, we are honored to be supportive.

I also have friends there.

When you talk to them for a family to not just lose their entire home, but your child loses her school and you lose your library and you lose your guitar class and your gymnastics program.

Literally, none of the things that you had that support all the parts of your life that we celebrate every day are there when you wake up.

It's a very, very uh catastrophic moment for families all over, and so we are proud and we'll do our part.

And thank you so much to those firefighters who volunteered to go.

Uh Councilman Alvidres.

Thank you.

Um, I want to reiterate that.

Definitely makes me feel proud as number eight to know that we have people that we're doing our part to support California.

And I also wanted to congratulate Councilman Flynn on this weekend uh million dollar grant that we've received as a city, and thanks to the mayor and the Khazar team for their support of Comun.

That was a really beautiful event, and it also made me really proud to be part of the city.

So thank you both for being there and supporting community in that way.