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Denver Mayor and City Council Weekly Meeting - January 28, 2025

Mayor-Council MeetingTuesday, January 28, 2025
BodyDenver, Colorado
SessionMayor-Council Meeting
DateTuesday, January 28, 2025
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0:01

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

0:05

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

0:13

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

6:11

Good morning, everybody.

6:12

Great to see you.

6:13

Welcome to Mayor Council.

6:14

Thank you so much for joining.

6:16

We will start with introductions with the distinguished gentleman to my right.

6:20

Thank you, Mayor.

6:21

Good morning, Paul Cashman Shout Down 6.

6:24

Good morning, Serena Gonzalez Gutierrez, one of your council members at large.

6:28

Good morning, Amanda Sawyer, District 5.

6:32

Diana Romero Campbell, Southeast Denver, District 4.

6:36

Jamie Torres, West Denver District 3.

6:38

Good morning, Darren Watson.

6:39

Fine District 9.

6:40

Good morning, Vitres.

6:43

Chris Hines, Denver's perfect 10th.

6:49

The radio voice is even better from close access.

6:53

I'm in the studio.

6:55

Great.

6:55

Thank you all so much for being here.

6:57

We do have a full executive session calendar today, but we have a limited general session calendar, and so I want to open it up for announcements if there are announcements any members have they want to make for the public at home or for their fellow council members who are here.

7:10

Councilwoman Sawyer.

7:11

Thanks, Mr.

7:12

Mayor.

7:12

Just wanted to remind residents of District 5.

7:15

We are hosting our You are all good.

7:20

Residents of District 5, we are hosting our annual um community open house at George Washington High School on Tuesday, February 11th, um at 5 30 p.m.

7:29

So come and join us.

7:43

Yes, Councilman Heights.

8:58

Huge lunar new year celebration.

9:00

So I hope folks will go by.

9:02

And I do just want to call attention to one of the items coming through the Mayor Council agenda.

9:07

Um it is uh finally the construction dollars for building the Westwood community center.

9:12

I'm sorry, the Westwood Rec Center.

9:13

Uh restwood rec center on Morrison Road.

9:16

So thrilled um about that.

9:18

And um Clerk Lopez, if he's watching, uh, that was one of the first things that he came into office trying to advocate for.

9:26

Um, and uh it will break ground very soon.

9:29

So congratulations, well done.

9:32

Um yes, Councilwoman Lewis.

9:35

Okay, thank you.

9:36

Um, so for District A constituents, we have a town hall um on February 8th, and this will be an opportunity for you all to determine what our priorities are moving forward into 2025 by way of our community panels.

9:48

We have very successful community panels last year.

9:50

Um, where we able to bring in 485,000 dollars into the district, and so hopefully we'll be successful in that regard again.

10:00

It will be at the Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center on February 8th from 11 to 1 p.m.

10:04

And there will be food in case anyone doesn't want to talk to me but wants to have something to eat.

10:09

And in addition to that, we do have our survey out as well.

10:12

Um, so we'd encourage you all to follow us on social media or to subscribe to our newsletter, or we can send it directly if you want to reach out to our office.

10:18

Thank you.

10:20

Great.

10:20

Uh Councilman Gonzalez Cutters.

10:22

Uh thank you.

10:23

I um wanted to just um really thank Councilwoman Torres for for leading the efforts for the lymph of the year um proclamation.

10:31

And it was really lovely last night to do be able to do that.

10:34

Um, but we are also there is also another um celebration that is happening this Thursday, and it's actually with your office and the city council uh uh that are um co-sponsoring an event at the Westwood Community Center from 5 30 to 7 30.

10:48

And so there will be celebration happening then as well.

10:51

Thank you for the reminder.

10:52

Councilman Watson.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████51%
Announcements██████████████████████25%
Parks and Recreation█████████████15%
Public Engagement████████9%
Summary of Proceedings

Denver Mayor and City Council Weekly Meeting - January 28, 2025

The Mayor and Denver City Council convened for their weekly briefing on January 28, 2025. The general session consisted of member announcements and a motion to enter executive session.

Member Announcements

  • Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer (District 5) reminded residents of her district's annual community open house on Tuesday, February 11, at 5:30 p.m. at George Washington High School.
  • Councilman Chris Hines (District 10) announced a Lunar New Year celebration and highlighted that the construction funding for the Westwood Recreation Center on Morrison Road was coming through the council agenda. He expressed enthusiasm that the project will break ground very soon and credited Clerk Lopez for his early advocacy on the initiative.
  • Councilwoman Lewis announced a town hall for her District A constituents on February 8, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center to determine community priorities for 2025. She noted the district brought in $485,000 through community panels last year and encouraged participation and survey feedback.
  • Councilwoman Serena Gonzalez Gutierrez (At-Large) thanked Councilwoman Jamie Torres for leading the Lunar New Year proclamation efforts and announced a co-sponsored celebration event at the Westwood Community Center on Thursday, January 30, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  • Councilman Darrell Watson (District 9) announced a town hall on February 4, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Glenarm Recreation Center (2800 Glenarm Place). He stated he and Councilwoman Sawyer will present proposed changes to the Fair Elections Fund and seek community feedback.

Motion to Enter Executive Session

The council introduced a motion to enter executive session pursuant to DRFC 234A, sections one, three, and seven, to discuss the city's response to federal action along with related legal advice. All members in attendance voted in favor, with none opposed.

Key Outcomes

The motion to enter executive session passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned into executive session. Notable milestones highlighted included the impending Westwood Recreation Center groundbreaking and several upcoming community engagement events across districts.

Meeting Transcript

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. Good morning, everybody. Great to see you. Welcome to Mayor Council. Thank you so much for joining. We will start with introductions with the distinguished gentleman to my right. Thank you, Mayor. Good morning, Paul Cashman Shout Down 6. Good morning, Serena Gonzalez Gutierrez, one of your council members at large. Good morning, Amanda Sawyer, District 5. Diana Romero Campbell, Southeast Denver, District 4. Jamie Torres, West Denver District 3. Good morning, Darren Watson. Fine District 9. Good morning, Vitres. Chris Hines, Denver's perfect 10th. The radio voice is even better from close access. I'm in the studio. Great. Thank you all so much for being here. We do have a full executive session calendar today, but we have a limited general session calendar, and so I want to open it up for announcements if there are announcements any members have they want to make for the public at home or for their fellow council members who are here. Councilwoman Sawyer. Thanks, Mr. Mayor. Just wanted to remind residents of District 5. We are hosting our You are all good. Residents of District 5, we are hosting our annual um community open house at George Washington High School on Tuesday, February 11th, um at 5 30 p.m. So come and join us. Yes, Councilman Heights. Huge lunar new year celebration. So I hope folks will go by. And I do just want to call attention to one of the items coming through the Mayor Council agenda. Um it is uh finally the construction dollars for building the Westwood community center. I'm sorry, the Westwood Rec Center. Uh restwood rec center on Morrison Road. So thrilled um about that. And um Clerk Lopez, if he's watching, uh, that was one of the first things that he came into office trying to advocate for. Um, and uh it will break ground very soon. So congratulations, well done. Um yes, Councilwoman Lewis. Okay, thank you. Um, so for District A constituents, we have a town hall um on February 8th, and this will be an opportunity for you all to determine what our priorities are moving forward into 2025 by way of our community panels. We have very successful community panels last year. Um, where we able to bring in 485,000 dollars into the district, and so hopefully we'll be successful in that regard again. It will be at the Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center on February 8th from 11 to 1 p.m. And there will be food in case anyone doesn't want to talk to me but wants to have something to eat. And in addition to that, we do have our survey out as well. Um, so we'd encourage you all to follow us on social media or to subscribe to our newsletter, or we can send it directly if you want to reach out to our office.

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