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Denver Mayor and City Council Joint Meeting - April 14, 2026

Mayor-Council MeetingTuesday, April 14, 2026
BodyDenver, Colorado
SessionMayor-Council Meeting
DateTuesday, April 14, 2026
StatusFILED
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Thanks for joining us for this weekly joint meeting of the mayor and Denver City Council.

0:06

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.

0:17

Join the discussion with your elected officials starting now, I think we're going to be able to get the 19th century.

2:54

Good morning, Paul Cash from South Denver District 6.

2:58

Good morning, man.

2:59

Rora Almidrez, Lucky District 7.

3:04

Hi, everybody.

3:04

Savannah Gonzalez, one of your council members at large.

3:07

Good morning.

3:08

Chris Hines, Denver's perfect time.

3:11

Darren Watson, fine district nine.

3:13

Jamie Taurus, West Denver District Three.

3:15

Kevin Flynn, South West Denver's District Two.

3:17

Good morning.

3:21

Great.

3:21

Welcome.

3:22

Thanks so much for being here.

3:23

We do have a short general session this morning because we have a long set of executive session items, and so we will just start with introduction.

3:30

So with announcements anyone might want to share for the public who is watching today, and then we'll head into executive session.

3:36

But what announcements or updates would any council members have?

3:39

Councilman Cashman, I think you might have an update.

3:42

Yes, Mr.

3:43

Mayor.

3:43

I have a bunch of exciting news.

3:45

First of all, I know I was told by good friend Councilwoman Albedrez uh spoke about this last night, but the mighty, mighty DU Pioneers hockey team that did win the NCAA national championship for the 11th world record 11th and did it in such uh star-like fashion, uh beating Michigan in double overtime for the summer finals and beating Wisconsin with a comeback two to one victory.

4:17

So way to go, Pyo's uh go DU.

4:22

Umbe equally, if not more exciting.

4:26

For the District Six office is uh uh one of my uh senior aides, uh Masha Liar, uh welcomed her her first child.

4:37

Uh we came came uh on to Planet Earth uh this past Saturday.

4:47

Um I got I was out of the country.

4:50

I got two texts uh at three o'clock in the morning uh EU time.

5:00

One was from the mayor when the Paios won the championship, and the other was from actually Jacob was born.

5:04

So that was an exciting deal.

5:06

And the final exciting bit for District 6 office.

5:10

Uh while Mosha's out, uh, want to welcome Alexa Trigo, who is going to uh help us out uh in keeping District 6 under control uh for the next few months at least.

5:23

And uh uh the coming up this Saturday, uh the Washington Park East Neighborhood Association is doing an Earth Day event in Wash Park.

5:34

So uh get the details about that.

5:36

It's gonna be big fun honoring planet.

5:39

So that's what I got.

5:41

Thank you.

5:41

Thank you so much, Councilman.

5:43

And I know council may have other celebrations coming.

5:45

I think there is uh public celebration at DU tonight for the national champions at 6 30.

5:51

Uh so folks want to come down to the Richie Center, I think down there is where they'll be at 6 30 tonight if you want to see your national champions.

5:58

Other announcements.

5:59

Uh Councilman Sawyer.

6:01

Councilman Torres was first.

6:02

Ah, all right.

6:03

I agree.

6:04

So polite.

6:06

Um, well, you get a special um acknowledgement from me, Cashman as a model college alum.

6:13

Oh, we'll recognize greatness when it happens.

6:16

Um so congrats to your your hockey team.

6:20

Um but uh this Saturday um just agreed.

6:23

I mentioned it last night um just for your awareness too.

6:26

This was the site of a recent Give Five event.

6:29

Um so uh Courtney's uh effort to get volunteers out in the community.

6:35

Um Crumley Park is becoming Crumley Park and Community Garden.

6:40

Um and this site has a really interesting story.

6:43

It's not an actual parks and rec parcel.

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Announcements█████████████████████21%
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Summary of Proceedings

Denver Mayor and City Council Joint Meeting - April 14, 2026

This was a joint meeting of the Mayor of Denver and the Denver City Council, held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The meeting included brief announcements from council members, updates on city initiatives, a motion to move into executive session, and no public testimony or discussion of substantive agenda items. The session was short, as a longer executive session was planned for after the public portion.

Announcements & Updates

  • Councilman Cashman (District 6) announced that the University of Denver Pioneers hockey team won the NCAA national championship (11th title), that his senior aide welcomed her first child, and that a new staff member, Alexa Trigo, is joining his office. He also promoted an Earth Day event in Washington Park on Saturday.
  • Councilwoman Almidrez (District 7) noted a public celebration at DU's Ritchie Center at 6:30 p.m. for the national champions.
  • Councilman Torres highlighted a recent Give Five event and the transformation of a former gas station site in the Barnum neighborhood into Crumley Park and Community Garden, a project involving Denver Urban Gardens and the School of Mines.
  • Councilman Sawyer (District 5) announced a Colfax Cleanup event in support of the Colfax BRT project and a district-wide community cleanup on Sunday at Claire Rec Center.
  • Councilwoman Gonzalez Gutiérrez provided an update on Registered Neighborhood Organization (RNO) feedback sessions, noting upcoming sessions in Southeast Denver (April 15, Wednesday, 6–8 p.m. at Eisenhower Rec Center), Southwest Denver (April 16, Thursday, 6–8 p.m. at College View Rec Center), and virtually on April 21 (6–8 p.m.). An online form is also available.
  • Councilman Hines (District 10) announced that his office is finalizing a community benefits fund (up to $2,000 per organization) and that Denver is bidding to host the Democratic National Convention in 2028. He thanked the Mayor, Council President, and others for traveling to New Orleans to promote Denver's bid. He emphasized that no city resources were used for the trip or host events.
  • Councilman Watson (District 9) echoed praise for the DNC bid effort and announced a public safety dialogue on April 16 at 6 p.m. at St. Charles Recreation Center, following multiple shootings in the city and three fatalities in District 9, including a young man killed at a park during an Easter celebration.
  • Council President (unspecified name) announced that La Raza Park will open May 1st in time for Cinco de Mayo, with a ground opening and the Chicano Pride Ride on May 2nd.
  • Mayor closed with a thank-you to council members for their support on the DNC bid, reiterating that no city resources were used, and announced a Give Five cleanup effort on Colfax meeting at Pablo's Coffee at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Key Outcomes

  • The council unanimously approved a motion to move into executive session pursuant to DRMC 234A36 and 7 for consideration of pending and potential litigation, changes in state law, and related legal advice.
  • No substantive agenda items were discussed or voted on in the open 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, I think we're going to be able to get the 19th century. Good morning, Paul Cash from South Denver District 6. Good morning, man. Rora Almidrez, Lucky District 7. Hi, everybody. Savannah Gonzalez, one of your council members at large. Good morning. Chris Hines, Denver's perfect time. Darren Watson, fine district nine. Jamie Taurus, West Denver District Three. Kevin Flynn, South West Denver's District Two. Good morning. Great. Welcome. Thanks so much for being here. We do have a short general session this morning because we have a long set of executive session items, and so we will just start with introduction. So with announcements anyone might want to share for the public who is watching today, and then we'll head into executive session. But what announcements or updates would any council members have? Councilman Cashman, I think you might have an update. Yes, Mr. Mayor. I have a bunch of exciting news. First of all, I know I was told by good friend Councilwoman Albedrez uh spoke about this last night, but the mighty, mighty DU Pioneers hockey team that did win the NCAA national championship for the 11th world record 11th and did it in such uh star-like fashion, uh beating Michigan in double overtime for the summer finals and beating Wisconsin with a comeback two to one victory. So way to go, Pyo's uh go DU. Umbe equally, if not more exciting. For the District Six office is uh uh one of my uh senior aides, uh Masha Liar, uh welcomed her her first child. Uh we came came uh on to Planet Earth uh this past Saturday. Um I got I was out of the country. I got two texts uh at three o'clock in the morning uh EU time. One was from the mayor when the Paios won the championship, and the other was from actually Jacob was born. So that was an exciting deal. And the final exciting bit for District 6 office. Uh while Mosha's out, uh, want to welcome Alexa Trigo, who is going to uh help us out uh in keeping District 6 under control uh for the next few months at least. And uh uh the coming up this Saturday, uh the Washington Park East Neighborhood Association is doing an Earth Day event in Wash Park. So uh get the details about that. It's gonna be big fun honoring planet. So that's what I got. Thank you. Thank you so much, Councilman. And I know council may have other celebrations coming. I think there is uh public celebration at DU tonight for the national champions at 6 30. Uh so folks want to come down to the Richie Center, I think down there is where they'll be at 6 30 tonight if you want to see your national champions. Other announcements. Uh Councilman Sawyer. Councilman Torres was first. Ah, all right. I agree. So polite.

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