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Denver City Council (Nov. 24, 2025): budget and appropriations advanced; public-safety appointments and homelessness/HIV service funding approved; Broadway pedestrian mall assessments amended

DenverNov 24, 20253 min read

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Council met with 10 members present (3 absent). The meeting included a presentation on The People’s Budget, a proclamation recognizing the Denver Foundation's 100th Anniversary, consent to multiple mayoral appointments, and a broad set of resolutions and bills considered en bloc. Key outcomes: appointment consent for the Manager of Safety; multiple contract amendments and funding increases for homelessness and HIV/AIDS services; amended and ordered-published ordinances shifting 2026 maintenance responsibility for Broadway Pedestrian Mall A, B and Phase II to the newly organized Broadway Denver General Improvement District (GID); building and fire code updates (Council Bill 25-1634) placed on final consideration and passed; the 2026 annual appropriation (Long Bill, Council Bill 25-1813) was placed on final consideration. Several airport, construction, procurement, and shelter-related contracts were adopted en bloc. Two entertainment venue contracts (Live Nation and AEG Presents) were called out and postponed to Dec. 1, 2025.

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Approved minutes of Nov. 17, 2025 (25-1964).
Adopted Proclamation 25-1973 recognizing the Denver Foundation's 100th Anniversary.
Consented to the Mayor’s appointment of Al Gardner as Manager of Safety (Resolution 25-1789) — motion adopted with one abstention (Alvidrez).
Approved multiple contract amendments increasing funding for homelessness and HIV/AIDS services (including resolutions for Volunteers of America, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Colorado Health Network, La Raza/Servicios de La Raza, La Clinica Tepeyac, St. Francis Center, and related funding agreements).
Amended and ordered published Council Bills 25-1726, 25-1727, and 25-1728 so that the Broadway Denver General Improvement District (GID) will assume responsibility for 2026 costs and no assessments will be levied on those pedestrian mall properties in 2026.
Placed Council Bill 25-1634 (amending DRMC section 10-16 to update building and fire codes) upon final consideration and do pass.
Placed Council Bill 25-1813 (2026 Annual Appropriation / Long Bill) upon final consideration and do pass (en bloc).
Adopted numerous procurement, master purchase orders, and on-call construction contracts (including multiple $25M on-call contracts for Denver International Airport and several citywide master purchase orders) en bloc.
Postponed two resolutions (25-1814 Live Nation and 25-1815 AEG Presents) to Dec. 1, 2025 pursuant to a call-out under Council Rule 3.6.

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