Tue, Jan 20, 2026·Denver, Colorado·Mayor-Council Meeting

Denver Mayor–City Council Weekly Joint Meeting (2026-01-20)

Discussion Breakdown

Procedural53%
Community Engagement47%

Summary

Denver Mayor–City Council Weekly Joint Meeting (2026-01-20)

The Mayor and several Denver City Council members held a short weekly joint meeting focused on community announcements and upcoming engagement opportunities, then voted to enter executive session to receive legal advice related to negotiations of intergovernmental agreements.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comment or testimony was included in the provided transcript.

Discussion Items

  • Community announcements and engagement opportunities
    • Councilmember Amanda Sawyer (District 5) reminded residents that January is National Blood Donor Month and encouraged donations at Vitalant in Lowry.
    • Councilmember Sawyer also announced a District 5 community open house on Tuesday, February 10 at George Washington High School (5:30 p.m., library; enter through north doors), noting residents can connect with city agencies, ask questions, and get information.
    • Council President Pro Tem Sarah Parady shared that Denver Golf is redoing the clubhouse at Kennedy Golf Course and asked residents to complete a survey (available via her website or Denver Golf) to provide input.
    • Councilmember Paul Kashmann (District 6) highlighted the Denver People’s Budget totaling $2 million, stating $1 million will go to citywide improvements and $1 million to neighborhoods in the near southeast area, and invited residents to submit ideas at denvergov.org/denverpb.

Key Outcomes

  • Executive session approved (unanimous voice vote): Council voted to enter executive session pursuant to DRMC 234A, sections 3 and 6, for the purpose of receiving legal advice regarding negotiations of intergovernmental agreements.

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