Tag: City Council Meeting
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Baseball field to be rezoned for senior housing despite community opposition
The Denver City Council approved a rezoning request Monday to allow Bishop Machebeuf High School’s baseball field to be developed as a senior housing facility, despite significant opposition from the surrounding community. The unanimous vote came after council received 38 written comments objecting to the rezoning plan and none supporting it. In addition, during the…
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Denver council OKs $1.1B to complete DIA’s Great Hall Project by 2028
The Denver City Council approved a series of contracts Monday that allocate $1.1 billion to complete the Denver International Airport’s long-running Great Hall Project by the summer of 2028. The contracts passed in a block 10 to 3 vote, with council members Candi CdeBaca, Amanda Sawyer and Paul Kashmann voting “no.” All members in opposition…
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Denver City Council appoints new executive director after 16 months
The Denver City Council appointed Bonita Roznos as its executive director on Monday, finally filling a position that had been vacant since Linda Jamison left in late August 2020. The council’s executive director has been a revolving door in recent years. Jamison spent less than a year in the position after being hired in January…
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Denver City Council makes meetings virtual-only amid COVID-19 spike
After less than six months of meeting in person, the Denver City Council reverted to virtual-only meetings on Tuesday due to recent rises in COVID-19 cases. This change comes as the omicron variant is quickly spreading through the state, increasing Colorado’s seven-day COVID-19 case average to 8,233 — an all-time high, according to data collected…
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Denver council extends police gunshot detection system through 2026
Denver’s contract with a gunshot detection system will be extended through the end of 2026 after the Denver City Council approved the contract extension Monday. The contract for $4.7 million to ShotSpotter Inc. through Dec. 31, 2026, passed in a 10 to 1 vote, following two hours of discussion and public hearing. Two council members…
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Denver outlaws owning, manufacturing ‘ghost guns’ in city
It will soon be illegal to own or manufacture “ghost guns” within Denver after the Denver City Council passed changes to the city’s weapons code on Monday. Ghost guns are homemade firearms that don’t have serial numbers or markings, meaning they can’t be tracked to their maker, seller or original owner. They are often made…
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Denver council postpones final vote on $1.1B for DIA’s Great Hall Project
The Denver City Council postponed its final vote on a series of contracts Monday that, if passed, would approve the spending of $1.1 billion to complete the Denver International Airport’s long-running Great Hall Project. Councilwoman Deborah Ortega led the postponement of the four contract additions, pushing the council votes to Monday, Jan. 10. “I’ve had…
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Aurora to spend nearly 10% of federal COVID-19 recovery funds on police bonuses
Aurora will spend nearly 10% of its COVID-19 recovery funds from the American Rescue Plan Act on bonuses for police officers. Every uniformed officer with the Aurora Police Department is set to receive $8,000 in bonuses in 2022 — totaling $6 million to be spent from the city’s $65 million in federal funds. The bonuses…
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City Council OKs $365,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit against Denver police
The Denver City Council approved a $365,000 settlement against the Denver Police Department Monday after police killed one man and injured another in 2018 while mistakenly pursuing who they thought was an escaped jail inmate. The settlement was approved unanimously without comment from council members. The $365,000 will go to the victims’ families, with payments…
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Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood to be rezoned for ‘granny flats’
Denver’s entire East Colfax neighborhood will soon be rezoned to allow for accessory dwelling units, colloquially called “granny flats,” after the City Council unanimously approved the proposal Monday. The rezone will allow homeowners in East Colfax to build ADUs on their properties without asking the council for permission. Currently, each rezoning request costs homeowners $1,000…