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Denver City Council approves multiple contracts and resolutions; Axon ALPR item postponed

DenverMar 23, 20264 min read

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At the March 23, 2026 City Council meeting, Council approved proclamations, consent items en bloc, and multiple resolutions including purchase orders for street-sweeper parts, fire apparatus, detention-center servers, and contracts for parks maintenance and youth meal services. The Council repealed and reenacted its Respectful Workplace Policy, ordered publication of a facilities lease bill related to the Colorado Convention Center fire alarm project, and held a courtesy public hearing on an Axon ALPR contract (26-0246) which was postponed to March 31, 2026 after public testimony both for and against.

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Adopted proclamations: 26-0378 (Sí Se Puede Day) and 26-0377 (Nowruz).
Approved consent agenda and approved Minutes 26-0375 (March 16, 2026).
Adopted Resolution 26-0241: Second Amendatory Agreement with Point b (e) Strategies, LLC, reducing contract capacity by $136,000 to $804,000 for grant-writing services (citywide).
Adopted Resolutions 26-0239 and 26-0240: Master Purchase Orders with Joe Johnson Equipment LLC and Wear Parts & Equipment Co., Inc., each for $750,000 for aftermarket street sweeper parts (citywide).
Adopted Resolution 26-0242: Lease Agreement with Community Arts Stabilization Trust Colorado, LLC for office space at 1245 Champa Street for $10 for 36 months (Council District 10).
Adopted Resolutions 26-0301 and 26-0302: Purchase Orders for replacement fire apparatus with Front Range Fire Apparatus ($1,704,010) and Mile-Hi Fire Apparatus ($3,188,070) (citywide).
Adopted Resolution 26-0303: Purchase Order with Sierra Detention Systems, Inc. for Salient servers for the Denver Detention Center ($919,639.47) (citywide).
Adopted Resolution 26-0250: Repealed and reenacted the City Council Respectful Workplace Policy.
Adopted Resolution 26-0231: Contract with Michael's of Denver Catering, Inc. for $3,500,000 to prepare and deliver meals/snacks to children at Tasty Food Program sites (through 12-31-2031) (citywide).
Adopted multiple Parks and maintenance-related amendatory agreements (Bedrock LLC, Consolidated Services Group 2/CSG, OptumHealth Care Solutions) and South Platte/TMC maintenance amendment.
Adopted Transportation/Infrastructure items including contract with Pinkard Construction Co. for Boettcher Concert Hall electrical work ($1,885,005) and amendments for Stream Design and Ryan Herco (adding $2,500,000 to total $4,000,000 for airport plumbing pump services).
Ordered published Council Bill 25-0934 authorizing Facilities Lease/Lease Purchase structure (Colorado Convention Center Fire Alarm Project) with Certificates of Participation not to exceed $108,000,000.
Placed upon final consideration and passed en bloc bills relinquishing easements (including 26-0205 and 26-0204); ordered publication of bill 26-0292.
Held courtesy public hearing on Resolution 26-0246 (Axon Enterprise, Inc. ALPR system, $150,000) with multiple speakers for and against; item was called out for postponement to March 31, 2026 and was postponed.

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