Minutes  
Monday, July 8, 2024, 3:30 PM  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Council President Torres led the Pledge of Allegiance.  
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  
Council member Parady led the Land Acknowledgement.  
ROLL CALL  
Present:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES  
Council Minutes 24-0872 were approved.  
Approved  
COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS  
Council President Pro Tem Sandoval and Council members Lewis, Romero Campbell, and  
Hinds offered announcements.  
PRESENTATIONS  
COMMUNICATIONS  
PROCLAMATIONS  
RECAP OF BILLS TO BE CALLED OUT  
BILLS FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION  
Finance & Governance Committee  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0716 be placed upon final consideration and do pass, was  
followed by a motion by Council member Lewis, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0716 be amended in the following particulars:  
"1.  
On page 3, delete lines 29-33, page 4, delete lines 1-2, and replace with:  
“(B) “Bargaining-eligible employees” means non-supervisory and non-confidential  
employees comprising of the Career Service as defined in Section 9.1.1 (E) and  
employees of the City Council, Library Commission, Civil Service Commission,  
Board of Adjustment, and the Board of Water Commissioners, but excluding Deputy  
Sheriffs, Deputy Sheriff Majors, Deputy Sheriff Division Chiefs, and Career Service  
employees of the Denver Health and Hospital Authority.  
(C)  
“Bargaining unit” means a group of two or more bargaining-eligible employees  
as determined pursuant to Section 9.10.4 for the purposes of representation by a  
bargaining agent.”  
2.  
On page 3, line 23, add “Provided, however, that the protection of the public  
health, welfare, and safety demands that the employees of the Denver County Court  
and the Board of Water Commissioners not be allowed to strike or engage in any  
work stoppage, slowdown, or mass absenteeism and, in lieu the City hereby adopts  
a system of binding interest arbitration to resolve such impasses for employees of  
the Denver County Court and the Board of Water Commissioners.”  
3.  
On page 4, delete lines 7-10 and replace with:  
“(E)  
“Corporate Authority” means the Mayor and City Council for employees, other  
than those of the Denver County Court, comprising the Career Service as defined in  
Section 9.1.1 (E), employees of the City Council, employees of the Civil Service  
Commission, and employees of the Board of Adjustment. The Library Commission  
and the Board of Water Commissioners shall be the Corporate Authority for their  
respective employees and the Presiding Judge shall be the Corporate Authority for  
employees of the Denver County Court.”  
4.  
On page 5, line 1, add:  
“Provided, however, whenever the terms of a collective bargaining agreement  
conflict with the terms of an executive order, ordinance, rule, procedure or policy  
that is applicable only to employees of the City or the employees of the Board of  
Water Commissioners, the terms of the collective bargaining agreement shall  
prevail.”  
5.  
On page 5, delete lines 3-9 and replace with:  
“(A) On or after May 1, 2025, an employee organization wishing to represent  
bargaining eligible employees shall determine which employees share a substantial  
mutual interest in wages, hours, and other conditions of employment such that they  
share a community of interest as understood under the National Labor Relation Act,  
29 U.S.C. §§ 151-169, as amended, provided, however, bargaining units for  
employees of the City Council, Denver County Court, Library Commission, Civil  
Service Commission, Board of Adjustment, and Board of Water Commissioners may  
only include employees of their respective bodies.”  
6.  
On page 6, delete lines 26-28, and replace with:  
“as provided in ordinance, or in the case of the bargaining process for employees of  
the Board of Water Commissioners, by rules and regulations promulgated by the  
Board.”  
7. On page 7, delete lines 14-20 and replace with:  
“(A)  
Except as provided in Subsections (D) and (I), in the event that the bargaining  
agent and the applicable Corporate Authority are unable, within forty-five (45) days  
from the final date of mediation to reach an agreement on a collective bargaining  
agreement, the bargaining agent, other than the bargaining agents representing  
employees of the Denver County Court and the Board of Water Commissioners, may  
submit notice of an intent to strike, organize in any work stoppage, slowdown, or  
mass absenteeism and the Mayor, the Council, the Clerk and Recorder, the Auditor,  
or the Library Commission may submit notice of an intent to lockout their respective  
employees. Notice shall be submitted at least twenty-one (21) days prior to  
engaging in such action.”  
8.  
On page 7, delete lines 21-27, and replace with:  
“(B) Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the notice of an intent to strike, organize  
in any work stoppage, slowdown, or mass absenteeism, the City Council, the Clerk  
and Recorder, the Auditor, or the Library Commission, for their respective  
employees, and the Mayor for all other bargaining-eligible employees, shall  
determine whether the interruption of service resulting from the strike, work  
stoppage, slowdown, or mass absenteeism will imminently and substantially  
threaten public health, welfare, or safety. Such”  
9.  
On page 7, line 29, delete “(E),” and replace with “(G),”.  
10.  
On page 7, delete lines 32-33, on page 8, delete lines 1-18, and replace with:  
“(C) Upon a finding, judicial review upholding a finding, or failure to seek judicial  
review of a finding, that all of the employees in an applicable bargaining unit are  
prohibited from striking because the interruption of service resulting from the strike,  
work stoppage, slowdown, or mass absenteeism will imminently and substantially  
threaten the public health, welfare, or safety, the parties shall submit to binding  
arbitration on any unresolved issues.  
(D)  
In the event that the bargaining agent or agents for employees of the Denver  
County Court and the Presiding Judge, or the bargaining agent or agents for  
employees of the Board of Water Commissioners and the Board, are unable, within  
forty-five (45) days from the final date of mediation, to reach an agreement on a  
collective bargaining agreement the parties shall submit to binding arbitration on  
any unresolved issues.  
(E)  
The arbitrator appointed under this Section shall be selected from the panel  
created by Council, or for employees of the Board of Water Commissioners the  
panel created by the Board, under Section 9.10.4, and the arbitrator may apply the  
standards commonly used in interest disputes but shall rely predominantly on the  
following in arriving at a decision:  
(i) The interests and welfare of the public and the financial ability of the City to bear  
the costs involved or with regard to bargaining units of the Board of Water  
Commissioners, the criteria set forth in Section 10.1.9 of this Charter;  
(ii)  
Comparison of the compensation, benefits, hours, and other terms and  
conditions of employees in the bargaining unit with other public employees with  
substantially similar job duties in comparable communities nationally and locally.  
However, while the arbitrator may consider such comparisons in making a decision,  
in no event shall the arbitrator make an award that is indexed or otherwise  
expressed as a relationship to the terms and conditions of employees who are not  
members of the bargaining unit;  
(iii)  
The cost of living; and  
(iv) The constitutional, Charter, and statutory obligations of the City and its  
departments, agencies, and officers.  
The award of the arbitrator on each issue shall be the final offer of the Corporate  
Authorities or the bargaining agent and the arbitrator shall state the reasons for the  
award in writing, provided, however, no award shall require the City or its  
departments, agencies, or officers to violate any obligation imposed by the  
constitutions of the United States and of the State of Colorado, state statute, or the  
Charter.”  
11.  
12.  
13.  
On page 8, line 19, delete “(D)” and replace with “(F)”.  
On page 8, line 22, delete  
“(E)” and replace with “(G)”.  
On page 8, line 23, delete “, or the City and County of Denver acting by and  
through its Board of”.  
14.  
15.  
16.  
17.  
On page 8, line 24, delete “Water Commissioners”.  
On page 8, line 27, delete “determination” and replace with “order”.  
On page 8, line 30, delete “(F)” and replace with “(H)”.  
On page 8, line 33, add:  
“(I) No employee of Denver County Court or of the Board of Water Commissioners,  
nor any person acting in concert with them, shall cause, sanction, or take part in any  
withholding of services to the City, or the City and County acting by and through its  
Board of Water Commissioners, by means of a strike, walkout, sitdown, slowdown,  
stoppage of work, abnormal absenteeism, or other method. Violation of this  
provision shall be cause for the applicable Corporate Authority to terminate a  
collective bargaining agreement with the bargaining agent or agents upon giving  
written notice to the bargaining agent or agents and shall be just cause for discipline  
of such employees in violation, in addition to whatever other remedies may be  
available at law or in equity.”  
18.  
19.  
20.  
On page 9, line 7, delete “and subject to the right”.  
On page 9, line 8, delete “to strike set forth in Section 9.10.8”  
On page 9, line 9, delete “whose duties and compensation are” and replace  
with “whose compensation is”.  
21. On page 9, line 18, delete “and subject to the right to strike set forth in Section  
9.10.8”.  
22.  
On page 9, delete lines 30-33, on page 10 delete lines 1-10, and replace with:  
“Shall the Charter of the City and County of Denver be amended to establish  
collective bargaining as a method for setting compensation and other terms and  
conditions of employment, including hours, working conditions, promotions,  
demotions, employee facilities, disciplinary procedures, and benefits other than  
participation in the City’s retirement program, for non-supervisory city employees  
who are included in a bargaining unit, which may include employees of executive  
agencies and departments under the Mayor, and may include employees of Denver  
Water, the Denver Library, the City Council, the County Court, the Civil Service  
Commission, the Board of Adjustment and certain employees of the Auditor and  
Clerk and Recorder, but may not include employees who participate in forming  
management positions during labor negotiations or police officers, sheriffs, and  
firefighters who already have collective bargaining rights and are prohibited from  
striking, and shall the same employees, except for employees of the Denver County  
Court and employees of Denver Water, be granted the right to strike in the event of  
an impasse in bargaining negotiations only if mediation does not resolve the impasse  
and such strike will not imminently and substantially threaten the public health,  
welfare, or safety; and shall an impasse with the employees of Denver County Court  
and employees of Denver Water be resolved through binding arbitration; and shall  
the terms and provisions of a collective bargaining agreement with the Denver  
Sheriffs supersede conflicting city personnel rules and policies?”"  
The motion to amend carried by the following vote:  
Amended  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0716 be placed upon final consideration and do pass, was  
followed by a motion offered by Council member Gonzales-Gutierrez, duly seconded  
by Council member Gilmore, that Council Bill 24-0716 be amended in the following  
particulars:  
"1.  
On page 4, line 17, add:  
“(G) “Executive employees” means bargaining-eligible employees of the Mayor, the  
Managers making up the Mayor’s Cabinet, the Director of the Department of Excise  
and Licenses, and all other bargaining-eligible employees employed in executive  
offices, agencies, and departments under control of the Mayor.”  
2.  
3.  
On page 4, line 17, delete “(G)” and replace with “(H)”  
On page 4, delete line 21 and replace with:  
“(A) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (C), bargaining-eligible employees  
shall have the right to bargain”  
4.  
On page 5, line 2, add:  
“(C) This Part 10 shall be effective beginning January 1, 2026. Provided, however,  
prior to January 1, 2030, no more than five (5) bargaining units made up of  
executive employees may be formed and such bargaining units shall contain a  
minimum of fifty (50) executive employees. Thereafter, no more than one (1)  
bargaining unit composed of executive employees, regardless of size, may be  
formed per calendar year unless otherwise authorized by the Mayor.”  
5.  
“(A) An employee organization wishing to represent bargaining-”  
6. On page 6, strike line 2, and replace with:  
“(B) Questions concerning the selection or removal of any ”  
7. On page 6, strike line 29, and replace with:  
On page 5, strike line 3, and replace with:  
“(B) It shall be the obligation of the respective Corporate”"  
The motion to amend carried by the following vote:  
Amended  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0716 be placed upon final consideration and do pass, was  
followed by a motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council  
member Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0716 be amended in the following particulars:  
"1.  
2.  
On page 1, line 12 delete “the” and replace with “a”  
On page 1, delete line 14, and replace with:  
“Denver Water and the Denver Library while granting certain employees a right  
to strike in the event of”  
3.  
4.  
5.  
On page 1, line 15, strike “imminently and”  
On page 7, line 25, strike “imminently and”  
On page 7, line 31, add:  
“The County Court may overturn such a determination only upon a finding of abuse  
of discretion.”  
6.  
7.  
8.  
On page 8, line 1, strike “imminently and”  
On page 8, line 26, strike “imminently and”  
On page 9, delete lines 30-33, on page 10 delete lines 1-10, and replace with:  
“Shall the Charter of the City and County of Denver be amended to establish  
collective bargaining as a method for setting compensation and other terms and  
conditions of employment, including hours, working conditions, promotions,  
demotions, employee facilities, disciplinary procedures, and benefits other than  
participation in the City’s retirement program, for non-supervisory city employees  
who are included in a bargaining unit, which may include employees of executive  
agencies and departments under the Mayor, and may include employees of Denver  
Water, the Denver Library, the City Council, the County Court, the Civil Service  
Commission, the Board of Adjustment and certain employees of the Auditor and  
Clerk and Recorder, but may not include employees who participate in forming  
management positions during labor negotiations or police officers, sheriffs, and  
firefighters who already have collective bargaining rights and are prohibited from  
striking, and shall the same employees, except for employees of the Denver County  
Court and employees of Denver Water, be granted the right to strike in the event of  
an impasse in bargaining negotiations only if mediation does not resolve the impasse  
and such strike will not substantially threaten the public health, welfare, or safety;  
and shall an impasse with the employees of Denver County Court and employees of  
Denver Water be resolved through binding arbitration; and shall the terms and  
provisions of a collective bargaining agreement with the Denver Sheriffs supersede  
conflicting city personnel rules and policies?”"  
The motion to amend carried by the following vote:  
Amended  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0716 be placed upon final consideration and do pass, was  
followed by a motion offered by Council member Lewis, duly seconded by Council  
member Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0716 be amended in the following particulars:  
"1.  
On page 5, delete line 33, on page 6 delete line 1 and replace with:  
“(A) The bargaining agent shall be the sole and exclusive representative of all  
members of a bargaining unit if:  
(i) of the members voting in a secret ballot election, a majority vote for the  
employee organization seeking to be a bargaining agent; or  
(ii)  
a majority of the employees making up the bargaining unit otherwise express  
an intent to be represented by such employee organization in a manner that is  
mutually acceptable to the applicable Corporate Authority and the employee  
organization.”  
2.  
On page 6, delete line 5 and replace with:  
“to an arbitration association for the purposes of an election, or a mutually  
acceptable alternative, as provided in this Section.”  
3.  
On page 6, delete line 15 and replace with:  
“employees in the bargaining unit, or by any other procedure that requires a  
majority of the employees making up the bargaining unit to consent to  
representation which is mutually agreed upon by the applicable Corporate Authority  
and employee organization seeking to be a bargaining agent, and certifying in  
writing the results thereof to the applicable”  
4.  
On page 6, line 20, delete “(D)” and replace with “(E)”"  
The motion to amend carried by the following vote:  
Amended  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0716 be placed upon final consideration and do pass, was  
followed by a motion offered by Council member Gonzales-Gutierrez, duly seconded  
by Council member Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0716 be amended in the following  
particulars:  
"1.  
2.  
On page 4, line 24, delete “and demotions”  
On page 4, line 25, delete “disciplinary procedures” and replace with  
“procedures for the appeal of disciplinary actions”  
3. On page 4, delete lines 26-28 and replace with:  
“consistent with the provisions in this Charter and state and federal law. Provided,  
however, that:  
(i) participation in either the Denver Employees Retirement Plan or the Employees  
Retirement Plan of the Board of Water Commissioners shall not be a subject of  
negotiation;  
(ii)  
no agreement negotiated under this Part 10 shall permit any form of discipline  
to be appealed to the Career Service Board if it imposes a penalty less than  
demotion, suspension, temporary reduction in pay, or dismissal; and  
(iii)  
bargaining-eligible employees other than those comprising the Career Service  
shall have the right to bargain collectively and be represented by a bargaining agent  
in negotiations for disciplinary procedures in addition to the subjects identified in this  
Section.  
4.  
On page 4, strike line 32, and replace with:  
“are provided to the public, to hire and assign job duties to employees, to discipline  
employees for cause, to take actions necessary to”  
5.  
On page 9, delete lines 30-33, on page 10 delete lines 1-10, and replace with:  
“Shall the Charter of the City and County of Denver be amended to establish  
collective bargaining as a method for setting compensation and other terms and  
conditions of employment, including hours, working conditions, promotions,  
employee facilities, appeals of disciplinary procedures, and benefits other than  
participation in the City’s retirement program, for non-supervisory city employees  
who are included in a bargaining unit, which may include employees of executive  
agencies and departments under the Mayor, and may include employees of Denver  
Water, the Denver Library, the City Council, the County Court, the Civil Service  
Commission, the Board of Adjustment and certain employees of the Auditor and  
Clerk and Recorder, but may not include employees who participate in forming  
management positions during labor negotiations or police officers, sheriffs, and  
firefighters who already have collective bargaining rights and are prohibited from  
striking, and shall the same employees, except for employees of the Denver County  
Court and employees of Denver Water, be granted the right to strike in the event of  
an impasse in bargaining negotiations only if mediation does not resolve the impasse  
and such strike will not substantially threaten the public health, welfare, or safety;  
and shall an impasse with the employees of Denver County Court and employees of  
Denver Water be resolved through binding arbitration; and shall the terms and  
provisions of a collective bargaining agreement with the Denver Sheriffs supersede  
conflicting city personnel rules and policies?”"  
The motion to amend carried by the following vote:  
Amended  
Aye:  
Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Kashmann, Lewis,  
Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres,  
Watson (12)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
Alvidrez (1)  
Absent:  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Sawyer, that Council Bill 24-0716 be postponed to the 5:30 p.m. session after the  
required public hearings, carried by the following vote:  
Postponed  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
RESOLUTIONS  
Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0598 be adopted, carried by the following vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Romero Campbell, Sandoval, Torres, Watson (10)  
Nay:  
Lewis, Parady, Sawyer (3)  
BILLS FOR INTRODUCTION  
Finance & Governance Committee  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0813 be ordered published, carried by the following vote:  
Ordered published  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Kashmann, Lewis,  
Parady, Romero Campbell, Sawyer, Torres (9)  
Nay:  
Flynn, Gilmore, Sandoval, Watson (4)  
Block Vote  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following vote:  
Approved the consent agenda  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
RESOLUTIONS  
City Council - Direct Files  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0876 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
Business, Arts, Workforce, Climate & Aviation Services  
Committee  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0415 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0790 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0791 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0826 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0835 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0836 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0837 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
Finance & Governance Committee  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0754 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0786 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0787 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0789 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0810 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0825 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0575 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0785 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0793 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0794 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0796 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0797 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0071 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0788 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0829 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0830 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0831 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0832 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0838 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0839 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0873 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Resolution 24-0874 be adopted en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
Adopted  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
BILLS FOR INTRODUCTION  
Finance & Governance Committee  
Council Bill 24-0802 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0803 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0804 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0805 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0807 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0840 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0841 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0849 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee  
Council Bill 24-0694 was ordered published with a future required public hearing on  
8-5-2024.  
Ordered published with a future required public hearing  
Council Bill 24-0776 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0777 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0778 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0779 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0780 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0781 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0782 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0795 was ordered published with a future required public hearing on  
8-5-2024.  
Ordered published with a future required public hearing  
Council Bill 24-0827 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee  
Council Bill 24-0828 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
Council Bill 24-0833 was ordered published.  
Ordered published  
BILLS FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION  
City Council - Direct Files  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0854 be placed upon final consideration and do pass en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
Placed upon final consideration and do pass  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
Finance & Governance Committee  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0715 be placed upon final consideration and do pass en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
Placed upon final consideration and do pass  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0758 be placed upon final consideration and do pass en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
Placed upon final consideration and do pass  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0764 be placed upon final consideration and do pass en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
Placed upon final consideration and do pass  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
PRE-RECESS ANNOUNCEMENT  
Council President Torres announced that tonight, there will be a required public hearing  
on Council Bill 24-0630 changing the zoning classification for multiple properties in  
West Colfax, Villa Park, and Barnum neighborhoods; a required public hearing on  
Council Bill 24-0663 changing the zoning classification for 1055 Clermont Street in  
Hale; a required public hearing on Council Bill 24-0766 concerning the organization and  
creation of the Ballpark Denver General Improvement District, in the City and County of  
Denver, creating the District Advisory Board and appointing the initial members thereof,  
and approving the 2024 and 2025 Work Plan and Budget thereof, and making  
appropriations for the Budget Years 2024 and 2025; and a thirty-minute courtesy public  
hearing on Council Bill 24-0716 submitting to a vote of the qualified and registered  
electors of the City and County of Denver at the special municipal election on November  
5, 2024, a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City and County of Denver to  
establish collective bargaining as the method for setting compensation and other terms  
and conditions of employment for certain city employees including employees of Denver  
Water and the Denver Library and allowing a qualified right to strike in the event of an  
impasse in bargaining negotiations.  
RECESS  
Council took a recess.  
COUNCIL RECONVENES AND RESUMES ITS REGULAR SESSION  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
PROCLAMATIONS  
REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARINGS - BILLS FOR FINAL  
CONSIDERATION  
Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee  
Council sat as a Committee of the Whole, commencing at 5:33 p.m., Council  
President Torres presiding, to hear speakers on Council Bill 24-0630. No speakers  
signed up to speak in favor of the bill. No speakers signed up to speak in opposition  
of the bill. Libbie Glick of Community Planning and Development delivered the staff  
report.  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0630 be placed upon final consideration and do pass,  
carried by the following vote:  
Placed upon final consideration and do pass  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
Council sat as a Committee of the Whole, commencing at 5:51 p.m., Council  
President Torres presiding, to hear speakers on Council Bill 24-0663. No speakers  
signed up to speak in favor of the bill. No speakers signed up to speak in opposition  
of the bill. Jason Morrison of Community Planning and Development delivered the  
staff report.  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0663 be placed upon final consideration and do pass,  
carried by the following vote:  
Placed upon final consideration and do pass  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
(None) (0)  
Business, Arts, Workforce, Climate & Aviation Services  
Committee  
Council sat as a Committee of the Whole, commencing at 6:05 p.m., Council  
President Torres presiding, to hear speakers on Council Bill 24-0766. Candice  
Pineda, Chris Payne, Stevenson Farnsworth, Patrick McMichael, Matthew Van  
Sistine, Lisa Franz, Marti Page, Chris Riedl, Kevin Kahn, Meghan Shay, and Janelle  
Jay signed up to speak in favor of the bill. No speakers signed up to speak in  
opposition of the bill. Dennis Wegienek of the Department of Finance delivered the  
staff report.  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0766 be placed upon final consideration and do pass,  
carried by the following vote:  
Placed upon final consideration and do pass  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval, Sawyer,  
Torres, Watson (12)  
Nay:  
Lewis (1)  
COURTESY PUBLIC HEARINGS - BILLS FOR FINAL  
CONSIDERATION  
Finance & Governance Committee  
Council sat as a Committee of the Whole, commencing at 6:59 p.m., Council  
President Torres presiding, to hear speakers on Council Bill 24-0716. Peter Simon,  
Molly Schumaker, Wendy Howell, Lauren Seegmiller, Denise Salter, Denis  
McCormick, Juan Ramirez Anzures, Will Torrence, and Jessie Rodriguez signed up to  
speak in favor of the bill. Troy Bettinger and Robert Bailey signed up to speak in  
opposition of the bill.  
A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-0716 be ordered republished as amended, carried by the  
following vote:  
Ordered published as amended  
Aye:  
Alvidrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds,  
Kashmann, Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval,  
Sawyer, Torres, Watson (13)  
Nay:  
(None) (0)  
PRE-ADJOURNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT  
Council President Torres announced that on Monday, August 5, 2024, Council will hold a  
required public hearing on Council Bill 24-0694 changing the zoning classification for  
1896 & 2009 South Humboldt Street; 1918, 1930, 1936, 1961 & 2063 South Franklin  
Street; and 1929 & 1935 South Gilpin in Council District 6; and a required public  
hearing on Council Bill 24-0795 changing the zoning classification for 2449 North  
Newport Street in North Park Hill. Any protests against Council Bills 24-0694 and  
24-0795 must be filed with the Council Offices no later than noon on Monday, July 29,  
2024.  
ADJOURN  
There being no further business before the City Council, Council President Torres  
adjourned the meeting at 7:56 p.m.  
President  
Attested by me with the Corporate Seal of the City and County of Denver  
Clerk and Recorder, Ex-Officio Clerk  
of the City and County of Denver