Denver City Council adopts multiple contracts and zoning measures; approves public-safety technology and behavioral health funding
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At the February 17, 2026 City Council meeting the Council approved a range of amendatory agreements and contracts (including a $24.35M Motorola CAD/mobile data contract and runway and airport services contracts), adopted zoning code amendments, passed several budget and settlement items, and postponed a concessions item to 2-23-2026.
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- Approved minutes of February 9, 2026 (26-0157).
- Adopted Proclamation 26-0166 recognizing the ongoing struggle for racial justice at Washington Park.
- Postponed Parks Committee item 26-0089 (M&P Concessions at Evergreen Golf Course) to the February 23, 2026 meeting.
- Adopted an amendatory agreement adding $49,850 to Ohm On The Range, Ltd. to support automotive training focused on electric vehicles (26-0088).
- Approved an amendatory audit agreement with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP adding $49,652 to include the Sidewalk Enterprise fund in annual audits (26-0094).
- Approved a $24,346,206, 13-year contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for a Computer-Aided Dispatch and Mobile Data Software solution (26-0023).
- Approved a $378,907 amendatory agreement with Mission Critical Partners, LLC to extend project management services for CAD/RMS/MDS through 12-31-2029 (26-0024).
- Approved a fifth amendatory agreement adding $2,127,725 to Mental Health Center of Denver (WellPower) to operate the Behavioral Health Solutions Center (26-0085).
- Authorized settlements from liability claims: $30,000 to Chandler Blinkey & FIEDLER Trial Lawyers (26-0168) and $25,000 to Franklin D. Azar & Associates (26-0167).
- Approved transportation and airport contracts: $4,000,000, five-year Microsoft professional services contract with Carahsoft at DEN (26-0090) and a $13,811,057 contract with W.W. Clyde & Co. for Runway 7-25 pavement rehabilitation (26-0091).
- Ordered publication or final passage for several bills including property tax assistance amendments (26-0096), zoning map amendments (26-0081), and amendatory contracts for Denver ReCAST evaluation, STAR EMTs/paramedics, and others (26-0084, 26-0086).
- Placed multiple bills on final consideration and passed en bloc: expenditures for CSBG (26-0067), donation of dais desks to Museum of Denver (26-0072), DPS chef education IGA (25-1030), and an amendatory agreement with the Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel (26-0041).
- Passed zoning text amendments (25-2163 and 25-2164) but a rezoning for 1965 Verbena Street (25-2138) failed to pass.
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