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Denver City Council minutes — Nov. 3, 2025: Council considered the Mayor’s Proposed 2026 Budget and adopted multiple contract and grant amendments

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Council reviewed numerous amendments to the Mayor’s Proposed 2026 Budget (several offered, withdrawn, carried or failed), approved a block consent agenda of resolutions and contracts (including Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids grant amendments filed as late resolutions), ordered multiple bills published, and adopted several contract awards including the Civic Center Next 100, Phase 1 construction contract.

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Considered multiple amendments to the Mayor’s Proposed 2026 Budget; notable carried amendments included 25-1756 (Offered, 13-0), 25-1762 (Offered, 13-0), 25-1771 (Offered, 13-0), 25-1782 (Offered, 13-0), 25-1780 (Offered, 10-3), 25-1785 (Offered, 8-5), 25-1757 (Offered, 13-0), 25-1759 (Offered, 7-6), and 25-1839 (Offered, 13-0); several other amendments failed or were withdrawn as noted in the minutes.
Approved the minutes of Monday, October 27, 2025.
Suspended rules to allow late filing and adopted late resolutions (25-1740, 25-1741, 25-1742, 25-1743) amending Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative grants to add emergency funds and extend contract terms for JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO, VIVE, THE GROWHAUS, and LA RAZA SERVICES INC (amounts and new totals recorded in each resolution).
Adopted Resolution 25-1524 to amend La Raza Services, Inc. contract to add $35,000 for Vital Hearts training (new total shown in minutes).
Approved a contract award for Civic Center Next 100, Phase 1 to GERALD H. PHIPPS, INC. for $39,458,640 (Resolution 25-1527).
Adopted an amendment to Waste Management contracts adding $25,000,000 for disposal services at the Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site (Resolution 25-1531).
Approved assorted contracts and agreements by block vote including: Claims Management Resources contract ($900,000), H.C. Peck escrow agreement ($2,450,000), ARAG legal assistance plan ($2,400,000), Caring for Denver STAR grant ($1,609,279), WM Curbside amendment for Household Hazardous Waste ($175,000), and a USDOT FRA grant ($1,200,000 with $300,000 match) for railroad crossing planning (items and amounts recorded in the minutes).
Ordered publication/introduction of multiple bills for 2026 local maintenance district costs and other ordinances, including a Tax Credit IGA for a Downtown Denver District Thermal Network study ($4,999,400) and various local maintenance district bills.
Placed Council Bill 25-1485 (Second Amendatory Agreement with Denver Public Schools to extend two positions supporting students at beginning stages of substance misuse) on final consideration and passed.
Placed Council Bill 25-1474 (renaming portion of Sharp Lane to North Telluride Way) on final consideration and passed.
Approved the consent/block agenda en bloc; meeting adjourned at 10:56 p.m.

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