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Weekly Joint Meeting of Mayor and Denver City Council - October 13, 2026

Mayor-Council Meeting — Tuesday, October 13, 2026
BodyDenver, Colorado
SessionMayor-Council Meeting
DateTuesday, October 13, 2026
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Speaker 1

0:01

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

0:07

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.

Unassigned speaker

0:18

Join the discussion with your elected officials starting now, and I'm not sure what I'm doing.

Speaker 2

2:17

We have a meeting all day

Unassigned speaker

2:19

three.

Speaker 3

2:19

You all do.

Speaker 2

2:22

I know it's

Speaker 3

2:22

here.

2:22

We're gonna get you out very quickly.

2:24

Good

Speaker 2

2:24

morning.

2:24

Hi.

Speaker 3

2:25

Everyone, welcome to Mayor Council.

2:29

We have a very short session this morning, although council is a very full day, and so uh we will be short in our mayoral council meeting, and then we have an executive session, and then council members have many meetings to get off to, and so thank you for those of you joining from the public, but this will be a very brief session uh this morning.

2:44

And so uh we will start with a quick round of introductions and announcements, then we will move to executive session.

Unassigned speaker

2:52

The

Speaker 3

2:52

distinguished gentlelady to my right, could you start us off?

Speaker 4

2:59

Hi everyone.

3:00

Uh Serena Gonzalez Cucherez, Council Member at large.

Speaker 3

3:03

Great.

Speaker 4

3:03

And

Speaker 5

3:04

I am

Speaker 2

3:05

Diana Romero Campbell, Southeast Denver

Speaker 3

3:07

District Four.

3:07

Thank you, Madam President.

3:09

Do we have any announcements that our council members would like to share this morning before we move forward?

3:14

Yes, Councilwoman Alvidres.

Speaker 4

3:16

We have a Halloween parade this Saturday.

3:22

We have new fun people, we have all the old favorites, and I'll be walking this year with the firefighters, so there's nothing more fun than that.

3:30

Thank you so much.

3:31

We're really looking forward to it.

3:33

Uh so see you on South Broadway this Saturday, the 17th.

Unassigned speaker

3:37

We

Speaker 3

3:37

want to ask her to opine whether we would be the new fun people or the same old people.

3:41

But we're gonna

Speaker 4

3:42

assume

Speaker 3

3:43

everyone will be the new fun people.

3:45

Uh thank you so much.

3:46

Other announcements, uh President.

Speaker 2

3:47

Um just real quick, we are gonna have a fall fest.

3:50

This is from our rescheduled concerts um that got rained out this uh this summer and fall.

3:56

Uh it's Saturday, October 24th, 11 to 2 at Thomas Jefferson High School.

4:02

We're gonna have food and fun and music and a whole bunch of other fun activities and games.

4:06

Um, and we will also have some of our city agencies out there chatting it up with um our Denver Southeast residents.

Unassigned speaker

4:13

And

Speaker 2

4:14

that's it.

Speaker 3

4:14

Very excited.

4:15

Any other announcements?

4:16

Yes, Councilman Gaza Oscateurs.

Speaker 5

4:18

Thank you, Mr.

4:19

Mayor.

4:19

Uh on Friday we had our we convened our very first data center um working group meeting.

4:26

And um, thanks to you know, folks from the mayor's team, from council, from the facilitators, and then the various community members that are making up that working group.

4:37

Um, I think we're off to a really good start and uh had great conversation, and I feel like we have a really well represented um group of people from the city of Denver.

4:48

And so I'm really hopeful on the work that we're gonna be doing over the next coming months.

Speaker 3

4:54

Great.

4:54

Thank you so much.

4:55

Councilman, good morning, sir.

4:57

Do you want to introduce yourself and do you have any announcements you want to share with us?

Unassigned speaker

5:00

Chris Hines, Denver's perfect 10.

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Summary of Proceedings

Weekly Joint Meeting of Mayor and Denver City Council - October 13, 2026

The meeting convened briefly on the morning of Tuesday, October 13, 2026, following the observance of Indigenous Peoples Day. Council members shared announcements about upcoming community events and recognitions, after which the body unanimously voted to move into an executive session to discuss pending litigation and related legal advice.

Announcements

  • Councilwoman Alvidres announced a Halloween parade on Saturday, October 17th on South Broadway, noting she would walk with firefighters.
  • Council President Diana Romero Campbell announced a Fall Fest on Saturday, October 24th at Thomas Jefferson High School, rescheduled from rained-out summer concerts, featuring food, music, and city agency booths.
  • Councilman Gaza Oscateurs reported the first meeting of a new data center working group on the previous Friday, expressing optimism about its representation and future work.
  • Councilman Chris Hines announced that later that day the council would present multiple proclamations, including one commemorating Matthew Shepard, noting the tragedy and its role in galvanizing local activism credited with helping turn Colorado blue.
  • Mayor and council members highlighted that Monday, October 12, was the city’s first official Indigenous Peoples Day holiday, with a march in City Park. The mayor thanked council for establishing the holiday and praised the event as a powerful start to a new tradition.

Key Outcomes

  • Council unanimously approved a motion to adjourn into executive session pursuant to DRMC 234A, sections 3, 6, and 7 to discuss settlement of pending litigation and legal advice. No further public business was conducted.

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, and I'm not sure what I'm doing. We have a meeting all day three. You all do. I know it's here. We're gonna get you out very quickly. Good morning. Hi. Everyone, welcome to Mayor Council. We have a very short session this morning, although council is a very full day, and so uh we will be short in our mayoral council meeting, and then we have an executive session, and then council members have many meetings to get off to, and so thank you for those of you joining from the public, but this will be a very brief session uh this morning. And so uh we will start with a quick round of introductions and announcements, then we will move to executive session. The distinguished gentlelady to my right, could you start us off? Hi everyone. Uh Serena Gonzalez Cucherez, Council Member at large. Great. And I am Diana Romero Campbell, Southeast Denver District Four. Thank you, Madam President. Do we have any announcements that our council members would like to share this morning before we move forward? Yes, Councilwoman Alvidres. We have a Halloween parade this Saturday. We have new fun people, we have all the old favorites, and I'll be walking this year with the firefighters, so there's nothing more fun than that. Thank you so much. We're really looking forward to it. Uh so see you on South Broadway this Saturday, the 17th. We want to ask her to opine whether we would be the new fun people or the same old people. But we're gonna assume everyone will be the new fun people. Uh thank you so much. Other announcements, uh President. Um just real quick, we are gonna have a fall fest. This is from our rescheduled concerts um that got rained out this uh this summer and fall. Uh it's Saturday, October 24th, 11 to 2 at Thomas Jefferson High School. We're gonna have food and fun and music and a whole bunch of other fun activities and games. Um, and we will also have some of our city agencies out there chatting it up with um our Denver Southeast residents. And that's it. Very excited. Any other announcements? Yes, Councilman Gaza Oscateurs. Thank you, Mr.

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