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Good morning, everybody.

Welcome to Mayor Council.

Thank you so much for joining us.

We have a short general session this morning and an executive session, but we are delighted for you to get to hear from your council members who are here.

Let's start off with some introductions with the distinguished gentleman to my right.

Could you kick us off, please, sir?

Good morning.

Paul Cash from South Denver District Six.

Pleased to be here.

Good morning, everyone.

Sadena Gonzalez Petienne is one of your council members at large.

Flora Vidres with Lucky District 7.

Morning, Darrell Watson, fine District 9.

Good morning, Chris Hines.

Denver is a perfect test.

I'm trying to do.

Good morning, Diana Romero Campbell's Southeast Denver District 4.

Great.

Thank you all for being here.

We do have an executive session calendar this morning, but we do have time for announcements and the updates that council members would like to give to their fellow council members or to the public at large.

Councilman Cashman.

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Welsh Golf Course.

I actually had the pleasure uh Brian was in my force, and we had big fun, great weather, uh, and then the celebration in the evening.

Uh, three, four hundred people showed up to uh, you know, just make community and uh celebrate uh one sub Denver's great assets.

So uh councilwoman's been uh acknowledging it.

I just wanted to acknowledge her contributing.

And your team.

Yeah, there are a bunch of people.

We did an amazing job.

We did an amazing job.

Good team, good volunteers.

Fantastic party.

Thank you, Councilman.

Yes.

Speaking of celebrations, last week we were able to celebrate 75th anniversary of the fire station number 23, which was really special.

There was generations of firefighters there, and just to be there and know that it's such a special firehouse that firefighters like desire to go to and get in line to go to is really special.

So, congratulations to Fire Station 23.

And then, I also wanted to share that I'll be at Bike Fest this Saturday, so um check it out, York Street Yards.

It'll be fun.

I know Dottie will be there as well as C DOT, and there'll be a lot of fun bike-related things to do.

So hope to see you there.

Thank you so much, Councilman.

Councilman Hides.

Thank you, Mayor.

I don't always talk about all the things that are happening in uh perfect 10.

Uh, but I'm gonna uh list a one or two things or maybe five um that are happening this week in District 10.

First, uh tonight is the Upper Downtown Neighborhood Association annual meeting.

So if you live in Upper Downtown is in um uh the Central Business District Statistical Neighborhood annual meeting is at Magiano starting at 4 30 through uh 7 30 today, also um tomorrow, Wednesday will be uh Canada Day and the Canadian Consul uh um Canadian not embassy consulate there we go uh is uh is holding a Canada Day reception at National Western uh tomorrow starting at 6.

So that's actually in that's a fine district.

Um and uh and then also I want to thank all those who uh are helping the 250 150 commission.

There is a uh commission sponsor event on Thursday at History Colorado for those who have been working tirelessly to help uh the United States celebrate the 250th anniversary of America and um we're the centennial state uh for us to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the state of Colorado.

Uh there is a global minded conference uh that is happening.

I'll be one of the panelists on Friday afternoon, and finally, 2026 Pride in the City uh will be on Saturday uh from 12 to 2 at the uh uh Denver or the Denver Performing Arts Complex.

So uh I will be speaking.

I think uh Councilmember Watson and Council Member Lewis will also be speaking, as will the mayor.

So do it.

Um just a couple things happening uh this week in District 10, and National Western.

Others, yes, Madam President Pro Tem.

Thank you.

I thank you for the acknowledgement for the Welsh year.

Um I too just wanted to say thank you to all the volunteers.

Um we had a tremendous team that came out and helped um uh prepare for the event.

We've been meeting for a long period of time, and a great team.

My staff, Macy, Kathy, Erica, um we have two interns, um, Kenzie and Livelle, who were also there, and just really did a tremendous job of pulling the entire event together, and Denver Golf.

Um, I wanted to give them a shout out as well.

They have been meeting with us and uh really lent their hand and expertise in the entire tournament.

So just appreciate you all.

Thank you.

Councilman Huds.

Thank you, Mayor.

I forgot something in my uh list and on Sunday uh the SGI USA, the Buddhist Center at um 14th and Spear, will be celebrating uh the annual Cherry Blossom Festival.

So June 14th, 11 to 3 at 1450 Spear.

Um it will not only be uh the annual cherry blossom celebration, but it'll also be the 30th anniversary of uh the Saiku Akeda's visit uh to the city of Denver.

Great.

Any other announcements?

Um I do have one additional announcement, which councilman you may know about too, but um for many sports fans in the world, the World Cup starts this week.

People are very excited about it.

Mexico South Africa is our first game on Thursday.

Uh and we have multiple places all around the city where you can come to watch parties to be able to watch your favorite teams.

Uh one of them will be uh in downtown at Skyline Park, where we have a soccer, uh, a small footsal soccer field there.

Also, we'll have open bar restaurant where people can come watch the game on a giant screen TV.

That'll be games in McGregor Square around the location.

So you can come to the city website, we can share information on places, but there are dozens of places you can come together with neighbors and share on your favorite squad, and so look forward to you celebrating the World Cup all across the streets of Denver.

Any other announcements?

Okay, great.

Well, with that, I will now entertain a motion to move us into an executive session pursuant to DRMC two thirty-four A three six and 7 to discuss the purpose of pending litigation and legal advice uh against the city.

All in favor.

Any opposed?

Uh great.

Uh with that, we will enter into executive session.

Thank you all so much for joining us.

Okay.