Tag: City Council Meeting
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Denver to lower neighborhood speed limits to 20 mph
The default speed limit on Denver’s unposted streets will soon be lowered from 25 mph to 20 mph after the Denver City Council approved the change Monday. The approved measure will reduce the default speed on city streets where no limit is posted, applying most specifically to neighborhood streets with no center line. The Department…
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Denver City Council fails to override mayor’s veto of flavored tobacco ban
Denver’s proposed ban against the sale of flavored tobacco products was officially shut down Monday after the City Council narrowly failed to override the mayor’s veto of the ban. Council members voted 8 to 4 in support of the ban on Monday with one council member absent; however, they needed nine votes to override Mayor…
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Denver to expand historic district to include Congress Park neighborhood
The East Seventh Avenue Historic District will soon expand to include 19 properties within the Congress Park neighborhood after the Denver City Council approved the expansion Monday. The expansion passed unanimously following over an hour of public hearing and council discussion. The historic designation will preserve the area by preventing the 19 newly covered properties…
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Aurora City Council inducts new members, confirming right-leaning majority
Four new members were inducted into the Aurora City Council on Monday, confirming the council’s newfound right-leaning majority. Republicans Steve Sundberg, Danielle Jurinsky and Dustin Zvonek were sworn in to fill the Ward 2 and two at-large seats, respectively. Democrat Rubin Medina was elected to represent Ward 3 and Democrat Crystal Murillo was re-elected to…
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Denver to ban sale of most flavored tobacco products in 2023
Beginning on July 1, 2023, the sale of most flavored tobacco products will be banned within Denver after the City Council approved the ban in an 8 to 3 vote on Monday. With this final vote, flavored tobacco products will not be allowed to be sold in any establishments in Denver, with exemptions for Hookah,…
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Denver OKs $700 million in bonds for Denver International Airport capital improvements
The Denver City Council approved the issuance of $700 million in bonds to the Denver International Airport on Monday, intended to fund capital improvements at the airport. The bonds were approved in a 10 to 1 vote with two council members absent and Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca voting no without comment. Senior Financial Management Analyst Lupe…
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Denver’s ban on flavored tobacco advances with new 2023 implementation date
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The proposed ban against the sale of flavored tobacco products in Denver was advanced by the City Council on Monday, with a new year-delayed 2023 implementation date. The ban, which was first proposed in early October, was published in a 12-1 vote following more than…
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Denver council OKs first managed homeless camp on city property
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the first time, one of Denver’s managed homeless campsites will be run on city property after the City Council approved a license agreement for the camp Monday. The agreement, which passed in an 11-1 vote, allows Colorado Village Collaborative to lease the parking lot…
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Denver committee advances change to Denver Health retirement plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The City Council governance committee advanced a change to Denver’s retirement plan Tuesday despite opposition from Denver Health, the contractual entity that would be affected by the change. If passed by the full council, the ordinance would make Denver Health solely responsible for the costs…
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Denver City Council honors local Thanksgiving legend Daddy Bruce Randolph
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council made a proclamation Monday honoring the legacy of Bruce Randolph, a local philanthropist responsible for feeding thousands of Denver’s needy every year on Thanksgiving. Randolph, more popularly known as “Daddy Bruce,” opened his restaurant Daddy Bruce’s Bar-B-Que in 1963. Within the…