Thanks for joining us for this weekly joint meeting of the mayor and Denver City Council.

Follow along as the Mayor and City Council members hear updates from city agencies and projects, discuss important city matters, and hear about what's happening across the Mile High City.

Gentlemen.

Aaron Council is now in session.

It's you.

All righty.

Thank you, everybody.

We are live on television.

You are watching from home.

You should be thinking about adopting a cat or a dog.

Like truffles, which is this fantastic one right here.

So uh let's start with introductions before I lose track of the narrative.

Distinguished gentleman to my right, could you begin?

Oh, we already introduced Trump.

I am not truffles, uh, I represent South Dendra District Six.

Uh, good morning, everyone.

Uh, Sadana Gonzalez Gutierrez.

Uh, one of your council members at large, and I don't know this little guy's name or this little one's name.

It might be Misty.

Oh, I get to name it.

Misty.

Yeah.

Hi, everyone.

I'm in a story, District Five plus Puppy.

Good morning, Florida Libres.

Uh, good morning, Daryl Watson, fine, district nine.

Good morning, Diana Romero Campbell, Southeast Denver District Four.

Great to see you.

We are we do have a general session this morning from our friends at the animal shelter.

We're gonna talk a little about all the amazing work that they're doing to help you connect to loved animals that need to be loved by you.

And then we do have an executive session today as well.

But start with any announcements if folks have them for the Good of the Order fellow members of the listening public, any announcements from our council members.

You're distracted by the dog.

I have just uh one one quick one.

Um, the the libraries in Southeast Denver um are going to be closed for renovations.

We're excited about the renovations and the plan for closure.

So Hampton Library is closed.

Uh Ross University Hills uh will be closed for the renovations on the twentieth.

Uh Denver Public Library has been working with us um to have a um bookmobile and sprint van.

Uh that schedule will come out uh later this week.

You can visit uh Denver Public Library.org forward slash southeast for more information in the different libraries' um times and programs that will be available.

Any other announcements?

Well, yes, please.

Uh, do part two as some of our libraries in uh Southeast and South Denver are closing, trying to fill in the gaps.

The Virginia Village Library at Dahlia in Florida will be open seven days.

Come on, and then I still have books on the shelf.

Thank you, Councilman.

Councilman Alvidris.

Thank you.

Um, I wanted to thank the Athmar Park Center for their work organizing an event that's going to be really special.

So you can join us in celebrating the spirit of the season.

Um, the Christmas market that will be coming up is a free event that gives each child in attendance the opportunity to select a meaningful gift to give up to two people in their family.

They will get to wrap it themselves and experience the joy of surprising someone they love.

This will be happening next Monday, December 22nd from 4 to 6 p.m.

at Athmar Park Rec Center.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Any other announcements?

Great.

Melanie and team, do you want to come up and tell us all the amazing things that are happening at the animal shelter that we should know about?