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Mayor and Denver City Council Joint Meeting - January 20, 2026

Mayor-Council Meeting — Tuesday, January 20, 2026
BodyDenver, Colorado
SessionMayor-Council Meeting
DateTuesday, January 20, 2026
StatusFILED
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Thanks for joining us for this weekly joint meeting of the Mayor and Denver City Council.

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Follow along as the Mayor and City Council members hear updates from city agencies and projects,

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discuss important city matters, and hear about what's happening across the Mile High City.

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Join the discussion with your elected officials, starting now.

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Thank you.

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We'll be right back.

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Thank you.

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We'll be right back.

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Good morning.

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Good morning.

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Good morning everybody.

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Welcome to Mayor Council.

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Thank you so much for joining.

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Excited to see you all.

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I hope you had a great MLK weekend.

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We will start off with introductions.

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No better place to begin.

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The distinguished gentleman to my right.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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I call Cashman, South Ender, District 6, and I would like to say, go Broncos and go Hoosiers.

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Like you said.

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Amanda Sawyer, District 5.

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Sarah Herdy, one of your council members at large.

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Ronald Idris, Lucky District 7.

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Jamie Tarros, West Denver District 3.

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Good morning.

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Diana Romero-Campbell, South East Denver District 4.

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Quinn, South West, November District 2.

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Good morning, Amanda Sanval, North West Denver District 1.

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Great. Thank you all so much for being here.

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We do have a short general session today, and we have an executive session.

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But I would love to open up with any announcements that people have that they may want to share with fellow members or members of the public who are watching at home.

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We are open for announcements.

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Thank you, Councilman Sawyer.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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Just a reminder for everyone, our January blood drive is a little over halfway done now.

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So in the month of January, it's National Blood Donor Month.

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If you are able, we would love it if you went to Vitalant in Lowry and donated some blood for us.

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It's helped save some people's lives.

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Also, second announcement, our annual community open house will be Tuesday, February 10th at George Washington High School, 530 p.m.

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Upstairs in the library, enter through the north doors.

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So if you're a resident of District 5, you'll have an opportunity to connect directly with a number of different city agencies and ask a lot of questions and get a lot of information.

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So come join us Tuesday, February 10th.

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Great. Thank you so much.

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Other announcements?

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Madam President Pro Tem. Just real quick, there is a

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redoing, Denver Golf is redoing the

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Clubhouse at Kennedy golf course and there is a survey

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for information for people to provide their input, what they'd like to see

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in the Clubhouse and for the broader community. You can find the

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link on my website or you can go to Denver Golf

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and see that as well. So please participate and provide some input before

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they start doing further community meetings. Thank you. Thank you, Madam President Pro Tem.

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Other announcements? Yes, sir. Yes, Councilman Cashman. Thank you. I was just trying to find

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this that my chief of staff sent. So as most people know, at least in the city, maybe our

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viewers don't. We have a people's budget, Denver people's budget, $2 million that Denver residents

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get to decide on how to spend. A million of that this year will go to citywide improvements.

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The other million will go to the neighborhoods in the near southeast area of town. And the

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city would like residents' ideas on how to spend that dough, and you can go online to

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denvergov.org slash denverpb for people's budget.

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And please, go online and let us know how you think we should spend the money.

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I love it.

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My favorite one of Council Cashman's habits is calling money dough.

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Money dough.

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I love dough.

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I'd like to know what he calls dough.

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I'm going to take a nap while you're there.

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Wonderful.

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Any other announcements before we head into executive session this morning?

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Okay, thank you all so much.

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I will now entertain a motion to move us into an executive session pursuant to DRMC 234A

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sections three and six for the purpose of receiving legal advice regarding negotiations

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of intergovernmental agreements.

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All those in favor?

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Aye.

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All those opposed?

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Great.

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With that, we will now close our general session and enter into executive session.

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Thank you so much for joining us.

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We'll be right back.

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Summary of Proceedings

Mayor and Denver City Council Joint Meeting - January 20, 2026

The Mayor and Denver City Council held a joint meeting on January 20, 2026, at 9:30 AM MT (16:30 UTC). The brief general session featured announcements from council members regarding community events and initiatives, followed by a unanimous vote to enter an executive session for legal advice on intergovernmental agreements.

Announcements

  • Councilmember Sawyer reminded residents of the January blood drive at Vitalant in Lowry (National Blood Donor Month) and her annual community open house on February 10, 2025, at George Washington High School, offering direct access to city agencies.
  • President Pro Tem Romero-Campbell announced a Denver Golf survey for input on the redeveloped Clubhouse at Kennedy Golf Course, with details available on her website or Denver Golf.
  • Councilmember Cashman highlighted the Denver People's Budget, a $2 million initiative ($1 million for citywide improvements, $1 million for near southeast neighborhoods) where residents can submit spending ideas online at denvergov.org/denverpb.

Key Outcomes

  • Council unanimously approved a motion to move into executive session pursuant to DRMC 234A sections 3 and 6 to receive legal advice on intergovernmental agreement negotiations. No other votes or decisions were made during the public session.

Meeting Transcript

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. Join the discussion with your elected officials, starting now. Thank you. We'll be right back. Thank you. We'll be right back. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning everybody. Welcome to Mayor Council. Thank you so much for joining. Excited to see you all. I hope you had a great MLK weekend. We will start off with introductions. No better place to begin. The distinguished gentleman to my right. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I call Cashman, South Ender, District 6, and I would like to say, go Broncos and go Hoosiers. Like you said. Amanda Sawyer, District 5. Sarah Herdy, one of your council members at large. Ronald Idris, Lucky District 7. Jamie Tarros, West Denver District 3. Good morning. Diana Romero-Campbell, South East Denver District 4. Quinn, South West, November District 2. Good morning, Amanda Sanval, North West Denver District 1. Great. Thank you all so much for being here. We do have a short general session today, and we have an executive session. But I would love to open up with any announcements that people have that they may want to share with fellow members or members of the public who are watching at home. We are open for announcements. Thank you, Councilman Sawyer. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Just a reminder for everyone, our January blood drive is a little over halfway done now. So in the month of January, it's National Blood Donor Month. If you are able, we would love it if you went to Vitalant in Lowry and donated some blood for us. It's helped save some people's lives. Also, second announcement, our annual community open house will be Tuesday, February 10th at George Washington High School, 530 p.m. Upstairs in the library, enter through the north doors. So if you're a resident of District 5, you'll have an opportunity to connect directly with a number of different city agencies and ask a lot of questions and get a lot of information. So come join us Tuesday, February 10th. Great. Thank you so much. Other announcements? Madam President Pro Tem. Just real quick, there is a redoing, Denver Golf is redoing the Clubhouse at Kennedy golf course and there is a survey for information for people to provide their input, what they'd like to see in the Clubhouse and for the broader community. You can find the

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