Denver Mayor and City Council Meeting - February 18, 2025
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Denver Mayor and City Council Meeting - February 18, 2025
The Denver Mayor and City Council held a weekly session on February 18, 2025. The meeting included announcements from council members and a motion to enter executive session. No public testimony or substantive discussion items were heard.
Announcements
- Councilwoman Diana Romero Campbell (District 4) reminded residents of a community survey, directing them to the district website or office for hard copies.
- Councilman Hudson (District 10) announced an annual survey for district residents, accessible via denverperfect10deck.com/survey.
- Councilman Darrell Watson (District 9) invited constituents to February community hours on Friday, February 21, from 1:00 to 2:15 p.m. at Voodoo Tavern (22nd and Bruce Randolph).
- Councilwoman Jamie Torres (District 3) shared a personal update about adopting a dog named Ruka from the Denver Animal Shelter, noting the dog is a blue heeler mix.
- Councilman Paul Cashman (District 6) thanked the mayor for remarks at Mr. Richie's memorial celebration, praising the event's tone.
- Council President announced that the City Council as a whole will receive the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's public achievement award on March 1, 2025, for supporting Latino and small businesses.
Key Outcomes
- The council voted unanimously (all ayes, no opposition) to move into executive session pursuant to DRMC 234A4 and 6 to discuss the city's potential purchase of real property to secure public financing. The meeting ended for the public at that point.
No other business was conducted during the open session.
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. Distinguished gentleman to my right, you may begin. Good morning, Mr. Mayor. Paul Cashman, South Denver District Six. Jamie Torres, West Denver District Three. Amanda Sawyer, District Five. Good morning, Sadana Gonzalez Cuchares. Good morning, Darrell Watson, fine district nine. Good morning, Diana Romero Campbell, Southeast Denver District Four. Kevin Flynn, Southwest Denver's District Two. Well, great to see you all. Happy snowy Tuesday. Um, we're gonna start with announcements that folks may have. We do have an executive session today. We have a light public session, but wanted to make sure if there are things you want to share with the public at large or with fellow council members. Councilwoman Mayor Campbell. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, I just wanted to remind folks in Southeast Denver if you've received a text from me. Um, we are doing our community survey for District Four. So if you see it, it's not spam, open it. If you did not receive it, uh, go to our website and we will send it to you. Um it'll also be in the news the scoop newsletter, um, but a link to be able to figure it out. And if none of those work, contact our office and we will make sure you get a hard copy. Thank you. Thank you so much. Uh Councilman Hudson. Thank you, Mayor. Uh District 10 is also doing an annual survey. So uh please, if you are in District 10 or go to our center city, uh, please go to Denver Perfect Tin Deck.com slash survey, and we'd love to hear your thoughts. Councilman Watson. Yes, in the uh fine district nine, we have our February community hours at Voodoo Tavern. Um it's a 22nd and Bruce Randolph. Um if you haven't been there, fantastic food, fantastic time from 1 to 2 15 p.m. This uh Friday, February 21st, our February community hours. Come out and talk on any topics of importance to you and your community. Thank you. Council Torres. Yes, just a puppy update because I know everybody's buying mandated weekly update. December's one of December's mayor council. Uh we were visited by Denver Animal Shelter, and they brought two dogs with them. One of them I ended up adopting. Oh, yeah. And she's doing uh beautifully. She started puppy school um just a little over a week ago, and uh she's just amazing. So I hope you all get to see her again soon. She's much bigger.
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