Tag: Denver City Council
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Denver to introduce biennial budget legislation, hear zoning changes for five neighborhoods
The Denver City Council will consider asking voters to overhaul parts of the city budget process, including an amendment to the City Charter to move to an optional two-year budget cycle and new requirements for public engagement. Two proposed linked “Budget Together Denver” measures will be introduced Monday, allowing the city to use either a…
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Xcel franchise renewal clears first Denver City Council committee hurdle
More than $180 million a year in franchise fees, infrastructure relocation savings and undergrounding funds would continue flowing to Denver under a proposed 20-year franchise agreement with Xcel Energy. It cleared a major City Council hurdle Tuesday, while adding new shareholder-funded bill assistance and requirements for neighborhood-compatible substation design. The current agreement, in place since…
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Denver passes municipal sentence reform bill
The Denver City Council has adopted an ordinance to overhaul classifications and penalties for low-level municipal criminal offenses. The 8-4 vote came after almost two hours of public comment and discussion, with Councilmembers Kevin Flynn, Chris Hinds, Amanda Sawyer and Darrell Watson carrying the dissenting votes. “We don’t make Denver safer by making sentences longer…
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Denver City Council considers criminal code update
Returning to the Denver City Council chambers this week is an ordinance that would update the city’s criminal code to align local penalties with state laws and recent Colorado Supreme Court rulings. It primarily aims to reduce the maximum possible jail time and fines for lower-level, city-specific offenses. The code update was postponed during the…
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Denver gets more time to answer FAA questions in probe regarding Key Lime lease denial
The City of Denver has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for additional time to gather information and prepare its response to the federal agency’s investigation of the city’s 2025 denial of a Denver International Airport ground lease expansion for Key Lime Air. The FAA has agreed to extend the deadline, a spokesperson for Denver Mayor…
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Denver City Council eyes lobbying regulations, restriction
Topping the agenda for the Denver City Council’s Monday’s regular meeting is a proposal that, if adopted, would amend the Denver Revised Municipal Code to increase regulation of lobbyists. This will be the second reading for Council Bill 26-0686. High-profile lobbying activity around flavored tobacco, surveillance, and other policy areas prompted concerns from the sponsors…
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Denver City Councilmember Sarah Parady announces resignation due to health challenges
At-large Denver City Councilmember Sarah Parady announced her resignation from the council at Monday’s meeting, saying medical challenges have made it difficult for her to show up to council meetings. She will formally resign on Aug. 5, within 90 days of the regularly scheduled municipal election, to keep the city from needing to hold a…
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Data centers, Rossonian Hotel on Denver City Council agenda
On Monday, the Denver City Council will consider a wide-ranging agenda addressing how the city will manage growth, preserve affordable housing to regulating data center development. The most notable agenda item is the scheduled public hearing on a proposed one-year moratorium on data centers. Council Bill 26-0431, if approved, would halt the acceptance and processing…
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Denver to pay $225K settlement after police detained the wrong people at gunpoint
DENVER — The City and County of Denver has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by two people who were mistakenly detained at gunpoint by Denver Police officers during a 2024 felony traffic stop that ended with an officer accidentally firing his weapon. The settlement resolves the civil case brought by Jessica…
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Denver gets closer to imposing data center moratorium
The City and County of Denver on Monday took the first step in its plans to impose a one-year moratorium on data centers. The council advanced the proposal following its first reading, a move that triggers a public hearing on the matter. That hearing is set for May 18. Because data centers are not specifically…