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Denver City Council (April 27, 2026): Multiple contracts approved, zoning change passed; Dream Center agreement fails

DenverApr 27, 20264 min read

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Council approved a large consent block of resolutions and contract amendments across health, housing, transportation, parks and airport operations, placed and passed a rezoning bill for 4211 North Hooker Street, and rejected a use agreement for the former Globeville Recreation Center.

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Approved minutes of April 20, 2026 (26-0568).
Adopted Proclamation recognizing the Colorado Spartans (26-0571).
Adopted Resolution 26-0491 approving a contract with La Raza Services, Inc. for $1,083,647 to provide HIV care and supportive services (filed by Health & Safety Committee).
Adopted en bloc Resolution 26-0463 approving a $3,420,000 contract with Jewish Family Service of Colorado to provide Rapid Rehousing for at least 55 households experiencing homelessness and living with I/DD.
Adopted en bloc Health & Safety items including: grant amendments for Harm Reduction Action Center (26-0488), contract with La Clinica Tepeyac for $918,771 for HIV services (26-0489), and an amendment with Hunger Free Colorado for federal nutrition assistance enrollment (26-0490).
Authorized payment of $80,000 from liability claims to Kosloski Law, PLLC to settle Paul Turner v. Samuel Powell (Resolution 26-0569).
Adopted Parks grant agreement with Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment for $952,000 to implement the Montbello Landscape Transformation Project (26-0497).
Approved numerous Transportation & Infrastructure contract amendments and on-call services extensions and capacity increases for multiple firms (DOTI resolutions 26-0254 through 26-0291, 26-0326, and others).
Adopted Resolution 26-0326: three-year license agreement with Veo (VEO RIDE INC.) to operate Denver's shared bike and scooter program.
Approved multiple airport-related procurements and amendments including passenger loading bridges Master Purchase Order with Oshkosh Aerotech for $58,000,000 (26-0496) and other DEN contracts and purchase orders (26-0493, 26-0494, 26-0495).
Ordered published bills for introduction including: Council Bill 26-0367 (Vibrant Bond funding for a new Denver Health Westside Family Health Center) and Council Bill 26-0492 (intergovernmental agreement with University of Colorado Hospital Authority for HIV services).
Held required public hearing and placed Council Bill 26-0230 (rezoning 4211 North Hooker Street from PUD-547 to U-SU-C, CO-6) on final consideration and passed it (vote: Aye 10, Nay 0, Absent 3).
Held courtesy public hearing on Resolution 26-0471 (use agreement with Dream Center Denver for former Globeville Recreation Center); motion to adopt failed (Aye 3, Nay 8).

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