Tag: Denver City Council
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Denver City Council to revisit vote on emergency shelter funding
The Denver City Council will have a light agenda on Monday. Meetings will continue in the Parr-Weidner Community Room while renovations progress in the council chambers. Returning to the council from the Community Planning and Housing Committee is a resolution to fund hotel rooms and ballrooms to accommodate overflow from the city’s emergency shelter beds…
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Mission Ballroom plaza to get Denver’s first alcohol license for common consumption
Guests will soon be able to drink at the outdoor plaza next to Mission Ballroom. The Denver City Council approved a bill in a block vote to designate the area around the concert venue as the North Wynkoop Entertainment District, which would include a common consumption area. The drinking area would include the outdoor plaza…
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Denver council chambers to get $1.5 million remodel
Denver’s historic City Council Chambers is getting a makeover that will bring the space, including the dais where councilmembers sit, into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The cost of the six–month renovation project is approximately $1.5 million, aimed at making the room more accessible to all, according to Robert Austin, spokesperson for Denver’s…
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Denver City Council to revisit cold-weather shelter funding next week
Funding to pay for hotel rooms and ballrooms to accommodate overflow from the city’s emergency shelter beds during cold-weather activations will have to wait until next week. A resolution was delayed that would have added $450,000 to an existing contract between the city and U.S. Motels North, LLC, for short-term shelter when city-owned emergency shelter…
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Limited seating as Denver Council mulls Skyline Park, Peña Boulevard
The Denver City Council begins the new year in a new location as renovations to the Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber begin. The Council will now meet in the Parr-Widener Community Room through June 2026. Seating is very limited, and the room will fill up quickly. Residents may attend in person; however, most will be…
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Denver government and services to close for New Year’s Day
After the world rings in the new year Wednesday night, Denver city officials, like many others, will be taking Thursday off. In observance of New Year’s Day on Thursday, the Denver city government and city services will be closed to the general public. That will include the Mayor’s Office, City Council offices, the Clerk &…
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Denver Summit to stay in city after council approves $70M stadium deal
With an incredibly short timeframe to start construction on a major league women’s soccer stadium, Denver’s City Council dropped the biggest hurdle for Denver Summit FC. Now, the team plans to move forward with its stadium and stay in Denver’s urban core. “With Denver City Council voting the measure through, the club will proceed with…
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Women’s soccer stadium package up for final Denver City Council vote
Monday is shaping up to be a big night for the Denver Summit FC, as the Denver City Council is set to vote on the construction of a women’s soccer stadium. Council Bill 25-1541, which proposes changing the land’s zoning classification to permit the construction of the stadium, will return to the chamber floor during…
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News nuggets: Denver Clerk and Recorder moving
CLERK AND RECORDER TO CONSOLIDATE LOCATION, SERVICES Beginning Monday, the Denver Clerk and Recorder will consolidate and relocate all services into one building at 200 W. 14th Ave. Marriage licenses, land recordings, deeds of trust, foreclosure services, and other legal filing services that have been historically offered at the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building will…
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Could Denver’s refusal to approve Key Lime Air contract be a risky move?
The Denver City Council recently voted down a contract to expand Key Lime Air’s operations at Denver International Airport, citing disagreement with the company’s suspected operation of federal deportation flights on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But in doing so, could the city be rolling the dice with federal grant money the airport…