2026-10-19 - City Council

00:06A Denver. It's time for the

00:09weekly general session of your

00:14Denver City Council. In

00:16tonight's coverage of Denver

00:19City Council starts next

00:50Im not on speaker. Let's do

00:52that again. Good afternoon.

00:54Thank you for taking the time

00:55to join the Denver City

00:56Council meeting today is

00:59Monday. OCTOBER 19th 2026.

01:00Tonight's meeting is being

01:02interpreted into Spanish. Sam

01:05Burgess mean, would you please

01:06introduce yourself and let our

01:07viewers know how to enable

01:11translation on their devices.

01:14Yes. Thank Hello, everyone. My

01:17name is Sam Guzman with the

01:18coc joining you virtually

01:22through zoom. And tonight

01:22along with my colleague

01:23Andrew, who will be

01:24interpreting today's meeting

01:27into Spanish. Please allow me

01:28a quick moment when the new

01:29instructions and Spanish axes

01:33interpretation. On the status

01:34of you someone who and

01:38quickness and the city you

01:39don't want to come in tonight

01:39and the symptoms who took it

01:42on the then we have new. Want

01:42to go in so to lamented

01:45performers. Can someone tell

01:46you week one of to look at the

01:50to put the opening this and

01:51we're going to need fix soon

01:52or lotions child in this

01:54community. Too soon of those

01:55prisons have meant to his

01:59starting Come before Wood was

02:00consistent. Picking up that.

02:00Only people that just

02:03want Which is essence. Thank

02:05you very much. Thank you very

02:08much. Welcome to the Denver

02:11City Council meeting Monday,

02:15OCTOBER 19th 2026. Council

02:15members please join

02:16Councilmember Torres in the

02:32Pledge of Allegiance

02:35and

02:42Council members please join

02:43Councilmember Torres as they

02:44lead us in the Denver City

02:46Council land acknowledgement

02:48the Denver City Council honors

02:49and acknowledges that the land

02:51on which we reside is the

02:53traditional territory. The

02:53huge Cheyenne and Arapaho

02:56people's. We also recognize

02:58the 48 contemporary tribal

02:59nations that are historically

03:00tied to the lambs that make up

03:03the state of Colorado. We

03:04honor elders past present and

03:05future. And those who are

03:07stewards of this land

03:09throughout generations. We

03:10also recognize that government

03:10academic and cultural

03:12institutions were founded upon

03:14and continue to enact

03:14exclusions. And a rea shares

03:17of indigenous peoples made

03:18this acknowledgment

03:20demonstrate a commitment to

03:21working to dismantle ongoing

03:24legacies of oppression and

03:26inequities and recognize the

03:26current and future

03:27contributions of indigenous

03:32communities in Denver. Thank

03:38you, MADAM Secretary. Roll

03:41Councilmembers, Sawyer. I I'll

03:50be here. Gilmore, unsolved

03:53Hare Hines Cashman U.S.

03:56PRESIDENT Sandoval Pierre

04:01Thomas, watching. MADAM Eric

04:03Appel here all of the members

04:06present. There are 11 members

04:08present council has a quorum.

04:09Councilmember taught us we

04:11need a motion regarding the

04:112027 proposed budget and

04:14public hearing. Notice. Thank

04:14you, MADAM PRESIDENT. I move

04:16that the clerk and recorder is

04:18instructed to publish notice

04:20that one, the mayor's proposed

04:23budget for 2027 is open for

04:25inspection from 09:00am to

04:2605:00pm Monday through Friday

04:28and the City Council office

04:30room for 51 of the city county

04:32building located at 14. 37

04:33Bannock Street starting the

04:37week of OCTOBER 19th 2026. At

04:40its regular meeting on Monday,

04:43OCTOBER 26th, the City Council

04:44will conduct a public hearing

04:46beginning at 05:30pm, or as

04:48soon thereafter is the agenda

04:49permits on the mayor's

04:53proposed budget for 2027 and

04:543. Any citizen man suspects

04:57the budget prior 2 or at the

05:00public hearing and register

05:02any objection to the budget

05:02prior to or at the public

05:06hearing on the budget and the

05:07council should take any

05:10objections into consideration.

05:12All just clarify any resident

05:13or citizen and suspect the

05:16budget. Thank you, MADAM

05:17PRESIDENT, thank you. It has

05:20been moved and seconded. MADAM

05:23Secretary Roll Call.

05:32Councilmembers, I'll be that

05:37Einstein, get enough. Timed

05:41Cashman. Knew if Sandoval, I.

05:50Todd I watched I MADAM Second

05:55Go ahead, 11 have Eyes. The

05:58motion passes. The council

06:00announcements. Are there any

06:01announcements from members of

06:03council today approval of the

06:04shoot approval of the minutes?

06:05Are there any corrections to

06:07the minutes of OCTOBER 13th?

06:14Now at the look, The minutes

06:17stand approved council

06:18announcements. Are there any

06:18announcements from members of

06:22council today? First, go ahead

06:23and get started with council

06:26member of the dress. Thank

06:27you, council PRESIDENT. I want

06:30to congratulate the Broadway

06:31on another very successful

06:32Halloween parade that had past

06:35weekend. Thousands of people

06:37gave away thousands of pounds

06:38of candy and memories that

06:41will never forget. I also

06:44wanted to share the Halloween

06:45activities continues this

06:47Sunday Houston Lake Park Park

06:48Neighborhood Association is

06:51putting together their own

06:52candy giveaway at 04:00pm. So

06:56you can go out there and also

06:57Denver Police District 3 is

06:57also hosting their annual

07:00Halloween carnival this

07:02upcoming Sunday as well. And

07:03there's will start at one this

07:04so you can spend all weekend

07:06getting canned. The council

07:08PRESIDENT. Thank you.

07:08Councilmember Luis, thank you

07:11so much. I am delighted to

07:12announce that my office is now

07:15accepting reservations for the

07:1843rd annual Hiawatha Davis

07:19senior luncheon which will be

07:20held on Saturday DECEMBER 19th

07:24from 11:00pm to 01:00pm at its

07:25traditional home at the

07:27DoubleTree Hotel in Quebec,

07:29you can reserve your spot by

07:31calling into office that are

07:35sending us an e-mail that at

07:36Denver. Gov Dot Org. It's

07:38always a wonderful time. And

07:38this year will be no

07:39different. It's actually my

07:40last time hosting as a council

07:42person. And so they're excited

07:43to pour into our seniors in

07:45our community. Thank you.

07:47Thank you. Councilmember

07:50Sandoval thank you, MADAM

07:51PRESIDENT, I'd like invite

07:53everyone to the North side and

07:54stopped by Centro added for

07:5838th and pay coast this

08:01Friday, OCTOBER 23rd. That

08:03happens to be my an evening

08:05full of community culture and

08:08celebration of the free food

08:11dj. A car show flash tattoos

08:15are effect with a fresh

08:17hectares. And I'm excited to

08:19sounds exciting an onsite

08:20education and support for

08:21anyone who needs to register

08:22to vote to. This is a get out

08:25the vote and then I am this

08:28weekend in North side, we'll

08:29have a parade. This tiny

08:31island, United Neighbors

08:35always throws a parade 6

08:36Saturday Sunday, OCTOBER 25th

08:38from 9.30, to 11:00am. So put

08:40on your custom and come out

08:41and gotten are saying thank

08:44PRESIDENT Thank you.

08:45Councilmember Cashman. Thank

08:48you. Council PRESIDENT Want to

08:50let and near South and

08:50southeast Denver know the Cook

08:53Park Recreation Center will

08:56host their annual trunk or

09:00treat candy giveaway. Haunted

09:01house. Not climbing wall. It's

09:01going to be a whole bunch of

09:06sweets and treats this Friday.

09:08OCTOBER 23rd from 05:00pm to

09:1007:00pm Cook Park Rec Center

09:15is at 7100 Colorado, Colorado.

09:18Excuse me, Cherry Creek Drive

09:21solace right at Monaco and

09:22collar Monaco in Cherry Creek

09:26on trying to get a Colorado

09:27Boulevard drive down Colorado

09:30Boulevard. There's Candy there

09:33thank you. Thank you.

09:36Councilmember Watson, thank

09:37you. Council nerc astronauts.

09:38They donated candy on Colorado

09:39Boulevard. Police. I've got

09:41one great announcement. I you

09:44thought that Oktoberfest was

09:46over. Is past weekend we had

09:48an authentic Oktoberfest. The

09:50Denver was in that happened at

09:52National Western Center and

09:55then this weekend and the 23rd

09:5624th and 25th at the National

09:58Western Center. 51 85 National

10:00Western Drive from one to

10:0209:00pm. It's Oktoberfest a

10:04Denver So it's going to be an

10:05authentic Oktoberfest event

10:08for fun for kids. There's a

10:09massive Ferris wheel tons of

10:12candy, tons of food. That's a

10:13good time for entire families

10:14to come out to fine district

10:17dying on this weekend for

10:18Oktoberfest. A Denver Weiss

10:21thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT,

10:21thank you. I did go to

10:22Oktoberfest this weekend was a

10:28lot of fun. I actually have a

10:28few announcements. There's a

10:30lot of stuff happening in

10:33southeast Denver district 4.

10:34And so we invite you everyone

10:38to come out and join us. So we

10:39have very busy week on

10:41Wednesday this Wednesday,

10:43OCTOBER, 21st, we will be at

10:44the newly renovated Southport

10:47Park from 04:00pm to 05:00pm.

10:47So come join us for an

10:49afternoon in the park to

10:52celebrate. We'll have bubbles

10:54and just kicking off the new

10:55playground that is there. So

10:59we very excited about that

11:00Thursday, OCTOBER 22nd, we

11:02will have our official ribbon

11:06cutting ceremony for the

11:07brand-new Bethesda Park from

11:0904:00pm to 05:00pm. We will

11:12have butterfly chalk art and

11:14gorgeous park is absolutely

11:14gorgeous. It's wonderful. It's

11:18much needed. And we are super

11:21excited. It's been a long time

11:22coming. So if you live in the

11:22University Hills, North

11:23community, we hope to see you

11:28there as well. And and I heard

11:29Denver Academy is having

11:30senior night, but we also

11:32encourage the families at

11:34Denver Academy to attend as

11:36well on Saturday. We are

11:40hosting the Southeast Denver

11:40Fall Festival at Thomas

11:44Jefferson High School from 11

11:47to 2. So please stop We're

11:48going to have some fall crafts

11:49and talk with city agencies

11:54and other vendors and tj High

11:55School band is going to play

11:56with will have some apple

12:00cider. There will be some

12:02games lawn games out there.

12:03And pto is also doing a

12:05fundraiser, paint drive. So if

12:06you have paint that you want

12:10to recycle, do bring it and

12:11come by whenever you can. And

12:12then finally wait, there's

12:16more for events this week. We

12:17are going to have a guy for

12:20bike rides. So join us in the

12:21community. Bike ride on Sunday

12:25are OCTOBER. 25th. We are

12:27meeting at Bible Park at

12:2810:00am for a 5 mile bike

12:31ride. It's going to be

12:33beautiful and you will enjoy

12:37it. And we are doing that.

12:3810:00am on Sunday. So please

12:41come join us for that bike

12:46ride. Councilmember Sawyer.

12:48Thanks, MADAM PRESIDENT just

12:50wanted to remind everyone to

12:52come out for dp 3, Halloween

12:52extravaganza this weekend of

12:56the dpd, 3 and station and

12:59also just wanted to wish very

13:00happy birthday. We have a

13:04bunch of OCTOBER birthdays on

13:06City Council to Councilmember

13:07Watson and that Councilmember

13:08Sandoval who are both this

13:09week. So happy birthday. You

13:11guys. Thanks. And happy

13:12birthday to you because you

13:14also have a birthday this

13:16week. So it was last week, but

13:18thanks. Okay. Happy birthday.

13:19Last week. We're going just

13:21keep on enjoying Any other

13:22announcements? I think we're

13:27good. Tonight. We have the

13:30Denver Colfax Marathon

13:32government relay

13:34presentations. So let's

13:34welcome Andrea Dowdy at the

13:41Colfax Marathon these cannot.

13:42Good morning Council Chris

13:45Herndon and I've stood here in

13:45several different capacities

13:46today. I'm standing. Here is

13:47the board chair of the Colfax

13:49Marathon. So we do have 3

13:50slides that we don't talk

13:52about the Colfax marathon

13:54about you. But I want to talk

13:54about 2 things before we do

13:56that. And one is the

13:56importance of this body before

13:58me. City Council. So we have

13:59been doing the Colfax Marathon

14:01for 20 years and we have a

14:04small but mighty Ford. And

14:05when I say when you are very

14:07familiar with the different

14:08boards there, some board, you

14:09kind of sit there and a

14:11o'Neill capacity. Colfax

14:13Marathon is a working board

14:13and Denver City Council has

14:14had a seat at this board for

14:16the past 20 years. And it's

14:18been vital because this

14:20position helps the board

14:21members a team and we are ceo

14:23get through the bureaucracy

14:23that I'm surprisingly happens

14:25every now and then in

14:27government as well as finding

14:30sponsors to help support this

14:31marathon is not cheap to run a

14:32marathon weekend as well as

14:33just helping navigate

14:35challenges. And I want to take

14:38a moment to acknowledge 20

14:38years of city council

14:39membership on the city Council

14:42on the Colfax Marathon board.

14:44Starting first with

14:45COUNCILWOMAN Jamie Raab who I

14:48call with the original did

14:49this. I don't think on some

14:49right to refer to it as

14:50perfect But she was council

14:52district 10, which he served.

14:54I was I was with her successor

14:54doing that for a few years

14:58after me was jolon clark and

14:59then now we currently have

15:00Councilmember Watson on. So I

15:01want to thank all the council

15:02members who have sounds bored

15:05because it is a heavy lift. We

15:06know how busy you are and

15:06thank you for your efforts to

15:07ensuring that we have another

15:10successful marathon weekend.

15:12And then the second thing I

15:13want to talk about was our

15:14second. And then if you are on

15:15a whereas we have these

15:17beautiful kids come in, they

15:18got going And that was our 5 k

15:19on the runway. We did this in

15:23last month's SEPTEMBER. It's

15:27sold out and 6 hours, which is

15:28unheard of when it comes to

15:29the race industry, you post

15:31and we do and 6 hours and we

15:32had 2500 runners thankful for

15:35our sponsors who made that

15:36happen. And the winning time

15:38for our 5 k was 14 minutes.

15:42And 53 seconds, which is a sub

15:435 minute mile. I don't even

15:44buy that Trask. So thank you

15:45to all that have been a part

15:47of it. We're grateful we hope

15:50to see you out for I know it's

15:51just council term is coming to

15:51an end, but we are here for

15:54our 21st year MAY of next year

15:57and I've done all the races,

15:58the marathon half-marathon,

16:00the 10 mile and the Colfax

16:01relay. But I'm excited for the

16:02first time next year I will be

16:05doing the 5 k with my And so I

16:06know some of you MAY remember

16:07cj he's tiny know he

16:09comes up to my shoulders now.

16:10So we'll be doing the 5 k c j

16:11and I and I will get out your

16:14right to have our ceo and your

16:15daddy come up and give you

16:17some brief information about

16:18why we have such a successful

16:19marathon. And thank you for

16:23all your support of the Colfax

16:26thank you so much. Appreciate

16:29it. It's exciting. It was a 28

16:32here. And we had 28,000

16:33runners. So if you can picture

16:34in your mind what that looked

16:37like across the city, it was

16:38wild. It was huge. And it was

16:39so well supported by the

16:41community. In part of that,

16:4328,000 runners was actually

16:462500 use. They did not run.

16:4826.2 miles, Iran the 5 k, but

16:49they had a wonderful time and

16:49we're so excited to be able to

16:52offer them the opportunity to

16:53get out and be physically fit

16:56as well as was a really

16:57spectacular weekend. You know,

16:58who knew that years ago? We'd

16:59be standing up here and saying

17:00this is one of the 25 largest

17:04in the country and were

17:04largest in the Rocky Mountain

17:06region, which is an 8 state

17:07region. So it's become super

17:09significant. And again, such

17:11an impact terms of how much

17:12really service these charities

17:15and runners across the city.

17:17We had over 140 charity

17:18partners this year they use

17:19the race to raise money they

17:21can raise as much as they

17:23want. Every dollar they raise

17:24goes back to their charity. It

17:26doesn't go to the marathon. So

17:28it's exciting to see these

17:29charities comeback year after

17:30year and raise money as well

17:33as when money, which is why

17:34code is up here. Joining me

17:35today to talk about how they

17:36actually won money for

17:38charity. Additionally, we also

17:39give a quarter a million every

17:43year to charities annually

17:43because instead of having an

17:45elite prize pool where we fly

17:46people in from around the

17:49world and give out prize money

17:50are relay teams are winning

17:53money and giving it directly

17:53the charities. They only get

17:55to hold that big check for

17:57about 2 minutes. But it's

17:58actually awesome. And our

17:59prize pools, one of the

17:59biggest in the country. But

18:00interestingly enough, it all

18:02goes to charity. I also want

18:04to say a quick thank you to

18:05Cigna. Who is the reason we

18:06can big here be here tonight.

18:07They've been ours title

18:09sponsor now for a number of

18:11years. They do such amazing

18:14work in the community, whether

18:15it's the food back the

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18:16International Women's Day. And

18:17I just truly appreciate that.

18:19They come out and support us.

18:20We have the finances to be

18:23able to pull off the race.

18:26What a go on to slide. 2. And

18:28just do a thank you. Before I

18:29talk about the team's, I don't

18:30know if I move the slider

18:30someone else does. I'll give

18:36it a go. Actually,

18:37self-serving. Great really

18:37want to say. Thank you. The

18:40city of Denver. You know, it's

18:41amazing how many agencies have

18:41helped us. It is City Council.

18:45It's Denver Police, Denver,

18:46Fire Department, Denver Fire

18:47Department number one where

18:50they actually clear out the

18:50firehouse. So can we can be

18:51the only race in the world to

18:53go through a working fire

18:58station, Denver Parks and Pat

19:00Dottie. And so many more. I

19:01really want to do a special

19:02shout out to Denver police,

19:02though, because the amount of

19:03hours they pour into our race

19:07to make sure that 28,000

19:09runners are seats across. 26

19:11Miles, including Lakewood, is

19:13unbelievable. And so their

19:13service and support really

19:15keeps those runners out.

19:16They're safe and makes

19:18actually spectacular day. So

19:18many, many thanks to so many

19:22people. Now we get to talk

19:23about speed. We have really

19:27fast people in this city. And

19:28when terms of the government

19:30and the relay, we have 1300

19:31relay teams and about 93 or in

19:34this government division. We

19:35had city and county of Denver,

19:37Denver community planning and

19:38development. Denver Park

19:40Rangers, Denver fire, Denver

19:41County Court, Denver, Human

19:42Services, Denver International

19:44Import Airport and so many

19:46more. But we're here to say to

19:48are really fast. First of all,

19:50Denver fire gold. Often they

19:51are here for this

19:52presentation, but they're on

19:54shift. They took second place

19:54in coed with a whopping time

19:59of 3, 0, 2, 39. They not only

20:00win second place, but they

20:01also get a brass coupler

20:02trophy, which is literally at

20:03the part of an old fire truck

20:07that they got to cut it

20:08because they beat out Lakewood

20:09in Aurora. So it's always a

20:10good bragging rights. And I

20:11just want to do a shout out to

20:13the team runners, which are

20:15Levi Rawlings, Connor Clegg,

20:17Alex Brown, Nate, but and

20:19Caitlin McMahon. They gave

20:21$1500 to Denver Firefighters,

20:22Charitable Foundation, which

20:24makes their total over the

20:28years over $26,000 that

20:29they've won for that charity

20:31and giving directly to those

20:33to the Denver firefighters

20:35related charities. Then I have

20:36with Denver International

20:38Airport. We are so excited to

20:39have up on the podium this

20:42year and they're called the

20:43Rapid Stein movement. Always

20:44that many people have really

20:44creative name. So coming your

20:47way to go second place in the

20:50men's division with a time of

20:513, 2056. We have Cody, salty,

20:54Zach Street gym Alex Sterling

20:55and I hope I say it correctly.

20:59They see a show tease really

21:00close. Okay. They were able to

21:02get $1500 to the Special

21:04Olympics, Colorado. And so

21:06this time of year, we love the

21:08fact that we not only get to

21:10big trophies out but spent big

21:11checks as well and to Special

21:13Olympics, Colorado. And the

21:15last shot I want to do is talk

21:18about our teachers you know,

21:20we have in this public school

21:22division. We had 160 teams of

21:23those. There were 15 that were

21:26top winning team and 6 where d

21:28p s they not only win but win

21:30$1000 or more for their

21:33school, but they really when

21:34is this ability to be able to

21:35tell their students, you work

21:37hard and look what you can

21:38achieve. So will visit several

21:40of these schools, their pep

21:41rallies where we can get a

21:42huge shout out to the teachers

21:42who are setting such a great

21:45example for their students.

21:46This year we had 4 teams from

21:50the various dsst campuses

21:51swiger and East High School

21:52who want at least $1000 plus

21:55bonuses for their team. So

21:57again, it was a great year.

21:59Denver is wonderful in terms

21:59of how they support We're so

22:00happy that they're able to win

22:02money for charity and for

22:03their school. And just a major

22:04appreciation to everyone in

22:06the city of Denver who knows

22:08that that day. I know it's

22:10hard to drive around the city,

22:11but boy, the runners have a

22:12traffic time. They reach their

22:14personal goals and there's a

22:15lot of money raised for

22:17charity and give back to the

22:18community. So many thanks for

22:18everybody who supported us

22:27along the way COUNCILMAN Was

22:27lot tonight. Have you our

22:28partnership, Treasury for the

22:32city of Denver. And thank you

22:33very Comments by members of

22:36Council Councilmember Watson.

22:37I just want to say thank you

22:38so much, council PRESIDENT.

22:38Thank you so much, Andrea.

22:41Thank you so much. The

22:43honorable crews earned thank

22:44you for the work that you do.

22:49I think important for our

22:50community, especially for

22:52young black men and women to

22:58see that house. And that I'm

22:59promoting healthy lifestyles,

23:00which is what Colfax Marathon

23:04does. It's important to have

23:08over 150 charity which is

23:11unique for a a marathon that

23:14elevating not just simply the

23:16activity and the ability to

23:17win to One of the most amazing

23:21marathons in the country.

23:23We're giving back to so many

23:23of our indigenous on

23:24nonprofits throughout our

23:25communities and our

23:27neighborhoods. Thank you so

23:28much. And thank you. Also for

23:30the 250,000 which is real

23:32money in a time when many of

23:35these charities are receiving

23:36funds from other factors. And

23:39so that a marathon led by this

23:41amazing team and amazing is

23:43giving back to I think is

23:47fantastic. Last year and a I

23:48did nine-minute miles. I was

23:50in speedy like Denver Fire and

23:52everyone else made it through.

23:53And so the ideas I have one

23:57more race to the Colfax

23:58marathon is to do the full

23:58marathon. So my hope is do

23:59that. Not next year, but the

24:01year after something else is

24:02happening next year on this

24:05time in APRIL MAY and focus on

24:08that and focus on the the year

24:09So thank you so much, MADAM

24:11PRESIDENT, thank you so much

24:12of board and to the leadership

24:14for the Colfax Marathon and

24:15thank you nonprofits and the

24:16city agencies that participate

24:19each and every year. Thank

24:23you. Councilmember Hines, I

24:23thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT, I

24:26think Councilmember Watson for

24:28the thoughts. Thank you so

24:29much for I haven't been

24:33competing so much in and foot

24:36races these days. I did 5 k

24:36and high school, 10 k in

24:40college. So I I MISS It. I'm

24:41going to have to be my hand

24:43cycle back into a into shape.

24:47I do. You have a you have a

24:48wheelchair race at the of

24:52beginning. So I mean, for this

24:54to turn any questions. But we

24:56have a push from division. So

24:57yes, we should talk get great

25:00to have you back. Yeah,

25:02something and for our Dan

25:04Runners, you could have the

25:07Mile High Club as a team. Team

25:10name or touching go or yeah.

25:12So thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT,

25:13I want to say thanks to what I

25:16you know, just to support. We

25:17did the calculation this year,

25:18it's been over 10 million

25:20dollars. The charities have

25:21raised from themselves season

25:22the marathon over the years.

25:22So these are huge numbers and

25:23we're just thrilled every day

25:26to be able to help them do

25:29that. Thank you. My dad

25:31actually ran the Colfax

25:33marathon. I think here and the

25:34first one. And then I think

25:35you probably read about 14 of

25:37them. He passed away 4 years

25:41ago this past week. But just a

25:41race that is always near and

25:45dear to was near and dear to

25:46his heart my family. So thank

25:46you so much for continuing on

25:54a good tradition, How right?

25:56Thank There are no

25:58communications. There are 2

25:59proclamations being read this

26:00afternoon. Council members

26:01please join me in reading

26:08proclamation. 26 15. 45? This

26:09review? And then I think we're

26:10going to start with you.

26:15Councilmember Cashman, sick,

26:17on time. I get my car. The

26:26state. I got a 26 dash. 15. 45

26:29or proclamation? Wiseman

26:31National Lights on afterschool

26:35week, the child Spencer, 80%

26:37of waking hours outside the

26:39classroom, meaning that

26:41learning opportunities extend

26:45outside of school time. And

26:46whereas high quality

26:47afterschool programs across

26:50the city and county of Denver

26:52provide safe, supportive and

26:52enriching environments for

26:56thousands of children and

26:57during the critical hours

27:00after school. And whereas

27:02these after school programs

27:05enhance learning, promote

27:06social skills, provide

27:07opportunities to explore their

27:11interest in arts technology,

27:11sports, leadership and more

27:16all while building meaningful

27:16relationships with trusted,

27:21caring adults and whereas

27:21afterschool programs are a

27:22critical component of a

27:25thriving local economy,

27:27providing working families, a

27:28safe, reliable place for their

27:30kids to be supervised and

27:30supported. So parents don't

27:32have to choose working or

27:35caring for their kids. And

27:39whereas the Denver Afterschool

27:40Alliance is a national model

27:41for after-school and summer

27:44professionals providing a high

27:47standard for quality

27:48programming, professional

27:51development and fostering an

27:52after-school ecosystem that

27:55extends beyond city funded

27:56programs. And whereas Denver

27:59Post's 357 after school

28:01program sites throughout the

28:04city providing opportunities

28:07for more than 15,000 kids with

28:09nearly half of those sites

28:10providing free care and

28:15support to families and

28:16whereas city partners like

28:18Denver, Parks and Recreation

28:19and Denver, Public Library and

28:20Partners, the Denver Public

28:21Schools create a robust

28:24network of support for

28:27families and providers that

28:27collaboratively identify

28:28opportunities to build spaces

28:32for used to thrive. And

28:34whereas national lights on

28:35Afterschool Week honors

28:39dedicated out of school time

28:39professionals community

28:40leaders provided necessary

28:41service to families across our

28:43city and our nation. And

28:43whereas this proclamation

28:47serves to reflect that

28:47investing in after-school

28:48programs. It's not just for

28:51the families, utilize them,

28:53but as but it is needed

28:55component for a thriving city

28:57and whereas Denver is stronger

28:59because of the continued

29:01support investment by local

29:04state and national leaders who

29:06said that after to see that

29:07after school programs are more

29:09than childcare, but rather a

29:09platform for use to grow and

29:13become future leaders. Whereas

29:15national lights on afterschool

29:17week is a demonstrated

29:18commitment. And a reminder

29:19that afterschool programs are

29:22vital to our city's success

29:23now, therefore, be it

29:26proclaimed by the city by the

29:28Council of the city and county

29:30of Denver. Section one Denver

29:31City Council recognizes and

29:34celebrates the 27th annual

29:35Lights on afterschool weekend

29:37honors the critical role after

29:39school programs plan

29:39supporting the well-being of

29:42our children, families and

29:43Communities. Section 2 that

29:46the the clerk of the city and

29:46county of Denver show affix

29:47the seal of the sitting of

29:50Denver to this proclamation

29:54and that copies be transmitted

29:54to the leaders of the

29:55community based organizations

29:58and their staffs to provide

29:59this invaluable service to

29:59Denver's children and

30:05families. I move that

30:07proclamation. 26 15. 45 be

30:10adopted. It has been moved and

30:12seconded comments by members

30:16of council and I will just

30:18start and I'll be brief again

30:19after school programming is

30:25more than childcare. It is

30:28more than place do to go and

30:30learn in and have art. It is a

30:32center and community. It is a

30:37heartbeat of. Connecting

30:39parents with with the after

30:40school providers connecting

30:43parents with the schools

30:44connecting. And I just

30:45appreciate the nonprofit

30:48organizations that do this

30:50work. There are numerous

30:52organizations that are

30:53connected to the Office of

30:53Children's Affairs. And we

30:56have a very special program

30:59can with some valley and some

31:02of your students. And after

31:05school. Yes, I'm talking about

31:09you. Here today. I just

31:09appreciate the work. I

31:12appreciate the fortitude. It

31:14is a difficult time with

31:16fundraising and making sure

31:17that there are dollars

31:17available to be able to

31:21provide the service and that

31:22you are in it for the long

31:24haul that you are in it to

31:25make it happen and that

31:27creativity and push is so

31:31appreciated. Not only by I

31:33myself, but I'm sure by all of

31:34the parents and community

31:36members that we have so thank

31:40you for the work that you do.

31:40Council member of the Thank

31:41you. Council PRESIDENT And I

31:43just wanted to thank you for

31:44bringing this forward and

31:45allowing me to be a co-sponsor

31:48in your work in this area.

31:49Thank you all for all that you

31:50do every day for the kiddos

31:53that you serve. It is so

31:54important for us to wrap our

31:56hands around an arms around

31:57these little ones as get off

32:00of school and have a safe

32:00place to land where mom and

32:03dad can go to work. I know

32:04what it's like to call the

32:05school and you're running late

32:06and deal with those kinds of

32:07things. As a mom of now middle

32:12schooler this year. This is

32:13just so important to parents.

32:14So when I talk to people

32:15around our city, this is one

32:16of the number one reasons they

32:18move away is because they

32:20can't afford to stay in

32:21number. They count for the

32:22child care and number. And so

32:23the difference that you're

32:24making is for us to actually

32:25have children in our schools.

32:28And that's reflected in the

32:29conversation is happening on

32:29the school board right now

32:30about shutting down schools

32:32because we don't have that

32:34many children. And so in my

32:35mind, it's like if you don't

32:36have as many children, we

32:37should be able to take care of

32:39them in a better way. And and

32:40that's a continuous challenge.

32:43Even though we have less

32:43children, we need more

32:44resources for them every day.

32:46So thank you so much for being

32:48that place for kiddos for

32:49parents to know that their

32:50kids are in good hands for a

32:51couple more hours. They can

32:51get things time. Thank you.

32:53Thank you. Council PRESIDENT,

32:54thank you. Councilmember

32:57Cashman. Thank you. Council

33:00PRESIDENT, might I talk a lot

33:02We don't do enough for our

33:03kids. We don't spend enough on

33:05the services they need. That

33:06said there are a whole lot of

33:09people doing a whole lot for

33:12our children I just want to

33:13take second to thank them for

33:16that. All of you in the

33:16audience today and just

33:19looking at this role,

33:20beautiful young kids over

33:21there. I don't know how you

33:24can want to do anything other

33:27than dig in even deeper and

33:28give them everything they

33:30need. So as they grow their

33:34smiling and prepared to to get

33:35out on their own counts.

33:36PRESIDENT, thank you for

33:37bringing this forward. Thank

33:40you. Councilmember dot us. I

33:42just want to say hi to my some

33:45Valley Youth Center, folks.

33:47Hi, everybody. Thank you for

33:50being here thank you to Chris.

33:52I also see some familiar faces

33:54from Boys and Girls Club.

33:55Thank you all for being here

33:57and even wellness. Sealy,

34:01thank you that you are high.

34:03So instrumental and I think

34:08give a sense of reassurance

34:08and peace to parents. They

34:10know that their kids are into

34:13safe and healthy space. So

34:14thank you for providing that.

34:16Thank you for giving. Met to

34:17Oliver Kids and all of our

34:20families and less timber. And

34:22thanks for the proclamation

34:2311, we can celebrate like you

34:27guys Thank you. Thank you.

34:29Councilmember Watson, thank

34:30you so much. Council

34:30PRESIDENT. I'll ask if the

34:31producer can put these young

34:35faces back on camera. It's not

34:41my young faces I know the

34:42young at heart, but I'm not

34:45that to these young leaders

34:47who will be sitting on guy is

34:51some a look at U.S. Thank you.

34:53Pours into them on a daily

34:55basis. You all look so

34:56fantastic all the folks in the

34:58audience to pour into that men

35:03provide demonstrate to them

35:05that they will the folks

35:07leading this city and this

35:09state. And it's just so

35:11awesome. Just seeing you all

35:12sitting here in the chambers

35:15of the room, the place a space

35:19that makes the that govern

35:20families and that you are So

35:22so happy to see your faces and

35:23so grateful to all the

35:23leaders. Many faces that I

35:26know in the audience call the

35:27good that to do so.

35:28Congratulations and thank you,

35:32MADAM PRESIDENT thank you. I

35:32just have one more thing. So

35:36my job before sitting here on

35:39council was as the executive

35:40director of Scholars,

35:40Unlimited nonprofit

35:41organization that provided out

35:43of school time program. So

35:45it's just lovely to see the

35:47faces that I know. And the

35:47partnerships that we've had.

35:48So just thank you all for

35:53being here. MADAM Secretary

35:56Roll Call Councilmembers, i

36:04all the I went off to get s I

36:13cash I Sandoval, I taught I

36:16watched I MADAM PRESIDENT,

36:18American people. Secretary

36:19close the voting and announce

36:23the results 11 11 I's

36:26proclamation. 26 15. 45 has

36:27been adopted. We have 5

36:29minutes for the proclamation.

36:33Acceptance. We will be

36:35inviting just Anyone

36:37Absolutely. To accept the

36:41proclamation he could

36:43introduce yourself. Just read

36:44and the executive director of

36:44the Office of Children's

36:46Affairs. And I do not want

36:47receive the proclamation, but

36:50I do want to appreciate all of

36:53council who supports this work

36:55and its partners in the every

36:57weekend. So thank you for

36:59being here. A lot of folks

37:00have already been acknowledged

37:03in the and the ruling out

37:04here. I have 2 more partners,

37:05though that will do a much

37:08better job accept teen the

37:09proclamation. And I also I

37:12want to introduce first okay,

37:13who's here from Colorado

37:14lifted and then I have picture

37:16from New Cottage Arts and so I

37:21will yield time Good

37:22afternoon, MADAM PRESIDENT and

37:26members of Council, I'm Kate

37:28Tavi Alma ceo of Colorado

37:30listed foundation formerly

37:32Colorado. I have a Dream

37:33Foundation. Thank you so much

37:36for this proclamation. And for

37:37recognizing everyone in the

37:37city who keeps the lights on

37:41afterschool. The case for this

37:43work is clear. Every dollar

37:44invested in after-school saves

37:47at least 3 through stronger

37:48school performance, higher

37:51earning potential and less

37:52crime to get across the

37:53country. 3 out of 4 kids whose

37:54parents want an after-school

37:57prob program still can't get

37:58into one. The need is real,

38:02but so is the return. For 39

38:03years. The Colorado lifted

38:04Foundation has answered the

38:06need with one promise that the

38:10young people of Denver have

38:11trusted adults and a safe

38:12space and place to be after

38:15school as the world has gotten

38:17less certain and more complex.

38:18We've chosen to double and

38:20triple down on that promise.

38:22We now walk alongside youths

38:25and young people from ages 6

38:28to 25, not quite cradle to

38:29career, but from the first

38:31school bell all the way to

38:34their first career step. We

38:35want to make sure each one of

38:38them has a strong sense of

38:39well-being, a real path

38:40towards upward economic

38:42mobility. And a deep

38:45connection to their community.

38:46And when young people thrive.

38:47So does our city. And so does

38:50our nation. It's how you build

38:54a better future. That

38:54commitment reaches out beyond

38:55the young people who flood

38:58into our rooms every afternoon

38:59through restoring futures

39:01program. We serve youth who

39:02are at risk of are already

39:06involved in the justice system

39:07because no young person should

39:09fall through the cracks.

39:11That's what this week is about

39:14when the lights stay on, kids

39:16are safer. Families can work.

39:20And Denver is stronger. We

39:22invite you please come see for

39:24yourself this Thursday at

39:25Blossom House Community Center

39:27will be holding lights on

39:28afterschool glow in the dark

39:30condition. Thank you. Thank

39:40you. Good afternoon. I'm

39:41Victor. Go Smith, founder and

39:43executive director of Ducati

39:46charts. And I'm here Maria

39:48Gabriela Garcia, founding

39:51instructor sot held under is

39:53our marketing and development

39:54outreach manager and Americans

39:56are program coordinator, also

39:58founding instructor. Thank

40:01you, City Council council

40:03PRESIDENT The Office of

40:05Children's Affairs, fellow

40:06providers and everyone here

40:07who keeps Denver's

40:10after-school program strong.

40:11We asked our young people

40:12recently what afterschool

40:14means to them. One student

40:18created this light bulb. For

40:22lights on afterschool. And

40:24road after school helps me

40:25become more connected with

40:29people. Helped me get over my

40:31fear of speaking out loud and

40:34speaking up for myself, this

40:37is what keeping the lights on

40:38makes possible after school is

40:40where young people find

40:41trusted adults, meals,

40:44friendship, creativity, safety

40:46leadership. And as another

40:47student wrote on a different

40:49label space to breathe and at

40:52a new kind of it's we use

40:54become artists, mentors,

40:57interns and community leaders.

40:59When Denver invest an

40:59after-school programs, we're

41:00opening pathways to

41:02well-being, belonging and

41:03Opportunity. Thank you for

41:04recognizing this essential

41:05work and the young people at

41:15the center of it. Thank you.

41:17And we right. One more guest

41:18at to share what afterschool

41:23means to them. I yes, please.

41:31Welcome any cost. There. We've

41:33got a little nervous, but this

41:34is the bike last. If you

41:35didn't see the jerseys that

41:36are on the Pike Place rode

41:37their bikes down here, which

41:39is so amazing. And when you

41:40tell us what afterschool means

41:43to you after school program to

41:47school means to me. And they

41:53help me he and help lead us

41:57figure stuff out and then

41:58placed annually. They help us.

41:59And that's like send Ali

42:14important

42:17We have another

42:18proclamation. We're going to

42:20read Council Pro Tem Gonzalez

42:21put the Edison Councilmember

42:27Torres. Would you please? Reid

42:29reclamation? 26 15. 0, thank

42:30you, MADAM PRESIDENT,

42:32proclamation. 26 Dash 15. 0,

42:341, opposing Colorado Ballot

42:36Amendment 81 or law

42:37enforcement communication with

42:38federal immigration

42:39authorities and affirming

42:42Denver's Public Safety

42:42Priorities Act. Whereas the

42:44Denver City Council has

42:47affirmed that the city and

42:47county of Denver is dedicated

42:48to being a beacon of

42:50inclusivity equity and

42:52opportunity for all who live

42:53work and visit regardless of

42:56race, national origin,

42:58religion, gender identity,

43:00sexual orientation, ability or

43:02socioeconomic status. And

43:03whereas Denver has long stood

43:04as a champion for civil

43:06rights, ensuring protections

43:07for immigrants, refugees and

43:11the silence to live with

43:11dignity call upon emergency

43:14public safety services without

43:16fear and build safer, stronger

43:18neighborhoods together and

43:18whereas know Denver 8 should

43:19be targeted by Immigration and

43:22Customs Enforcement overreach

43:23based on their appearance,

43:25accent or other

43:28characteristics. And whereas

43:30amendment 81 would amend the

43:32Colorado Constitution to

43:34require state and local law

43:35enforcement to notify federal

43:37immigration authorities within

43:3972 hours of charging someone

43:41with a crime. If the charge is

43:42a crime of violence or if the

43:43person has a prior felony

43:49conviction and whereas

43:51amendment 81 apply to

43:52individuals with any prior

43:53felony conviction regardless

43:57of when it occurred. Charged

43:58with any type of crime,

43:59including traffic violations,

44:01petty offenses, misdemeanors

44:03and felonies. The measure

44:04would apply once the

44:05individual is charged with a

44:07crime before any legal process

44:08has determined whether they

44:11are guilty or innocent and

44:12Colorado law currently limits

44:15state and local participation

44:15in civil immigration

44:17enforcement and Denver City

44:19Council unanimously passed the

44:21public safety enforcement

44:22Priorities Act in 2017 to

44:24further in shrine, Denver's

44:26policies as of limited

44:27cooperation with federal

44:31immigration enforcement

44:32prioritizing public safety.

44:33The strikes were won through

44:34continue struggle and have

44:36made our city the place it is

44:38now and whereas ice

44:39enforcement continues to

44:42terrorize our communities with

44:43recent increased targeting of

44:44people who have been in the

44:45country for over 20 years.

44:48Those with pending asylum. Our

44:49other applications, several

44:51cases of U.S. Citizens being

44:53detained and documented racial

44:54profiling, the trauma these

44:58actions is felt broadly by the

44:58children, families and

45:00communities of those targeted

45:03and whereas SEPTEMBER has a

45:04responsibility to stand

45:06against any efforts that

45:06threatened constitutional

45:09protections. Civil rights for

45:12access to the vital resources

45:12that uplift our most

45:17vulnerable populations. Now,

45:18therefore, be it proclaimed by

45:19the Denver City Council

45:21Section one that this Denver

45:23City Council formally opposes

45:26amendment 81 because it would

45:27expand isis reach in Colorado

45:30to the detriment of public

45:31safety. Coloradans deserve due

45:33process and have a right to

45:36innocence until proven guilty

45:38the laws passed by the city

45:40and Colorado to limit

45:42unconstitutional participation

45:44with ice for in stride with

45:44clear intention and have made

45:47our communities safer and

45:48healthier. Section 2 that the

45:49Denver City Council affirms

45:50that we must respect the

45:52diversity of our city and

45:53ensure that the human rights

45:56of our residents are protected

45:57and the city remains firmly

45:59committed to the delivery of

46:00services to all its residents

46:02as well as protecting access

46:03to freely participate in the

46:06life of our city. Section 3,

46:08that the clerk and recorder of

46:10the city and county of Denver

46:10show affix the seal of the

46:11city and county of Denver to

46:20this proclamation. I move that

46:21proclamation. 26 51 be

46:30adopted. It's been moved and

46:32seconded. If you it, send it

46:36microphone. It's been moved

46:37and seconded comments by

46:38members of Council Council Pro

46:40Tem Gonzalez could get Thank

46:43you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Last

46:46week we mostly rejected

46:47another type of it was an

46:50amendment or pop proposition.

46:51All of these different ballot

46:54measures that are coming, I

46:57get going to be on our state

46:57ballot it was another one that

46:58was through an organization

47:02called Advanced Colorado. But

47:02this they are seeking to

47:07attack our immigrant community

47:09and 81 lemon, 81 will cut

47:11detmer on a dark, dark paths.

47:13It would force our local law

47:16enforcement to collaborate

47:20with ice and it would lead to

47:21more deportations. It would

47:23create fear across our city

47:24and further damage. Any

47:27semblance of trust that exists

47:28between the immigrant

47:29community and our local law

47:32enforcement. We know that that

47:35has. Mean, there is there some

47:36trust, but very little right.

47:37And so this would just make it

47:40that much more difficult. I

47:41encourage all of Denver voters

47:43to vote against Proposition 8

47:46sorry amendment 81, my direct

47:48message to ice to advance

47:50Colorado and to the

47:52billionaire money that put 10

47:53ballot initiatives on ballot

47:57this year. We reject you

47:58rejects the way in which you

48:01are navigating these spaces

48:03and trying to cause harm on

48:05our communities. And I want to

48:06be clear that Denver is a city

48:08built by immigrants. It's a

48:09city that when others turned

48:12their back, welcome to

48:13immigrants and will always be

48:14a safe place for folks to

48:16raise their families and live.

48:18Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT,

48:20thank you. Councilmember

48:24taught us. Thank you so thank

48:24you, COUNCILMAN Pro Tem

48:27Gonzalez could get for

48:29co-sponsoring on this. This is

48:31really important. Ice proves

48:33every day that when they

48:34detain U.S. Citizens when they

48:36detain immigrant immigrants

48:39with no criminal background or

48:40when they detain people just

48:41because they have an accent

48:43that they can't be trusted to

48:46enforce between the legal

48:48lines. This measure denies due

48:49process to people who can and

48:52should be afforded it. The

48:54ballot measure strips away

48:56constitutional rights this

48:58doesn't belong in Colorado's

48:58constitution and Denver's

49:01already defined our line for

49:02the safety of our residents

49:04and our neighbors. And I also

49:07support this proclamation and

49:07oppose amendment 81. Thank

49:11you. MADAM PRESIDENT, thank

49:12you. Council member of the

49:14thank you. Council PRESIDENT,

49:14I thank you to the sponsors of

49:16this for bringing this

49:19forward. I think this pallet

49:21really intense when people get

49:23it. There's so many and I

49:24think there's some real basic

49:27ones that should be an easy. I

49:28know. And this is one of them.

49:31And I think us taking the time

49:31to right now in such an

49:35important issue is critical

49:36with the pressure that we're

49:37getting from the federal

49:38administration. I'm so proud

49:39of the way that our city is

49:42standing up to immigration

49:43enforcement and the lack of

49:46due process and following the

49:46Constitution on these issues.

49:47So thank you. Thank you.

49:49Council PRESIDENT, thank Thank

49:50you. Council members for

49:56bringing this forward it is.

49:57Is wild. What is being put on

50:01the ballot. And so. Thank for

50:02the work to bring this

50:03proclamation forward. MADAM

50:09Secretary Roll Call

50:10Councilmembers Sawyer. I I'll

50:16be the best plan Cannabis.

50:22Hines Cash and I Luis the

50:25moment, thought bought met in

50:29person or American MADAM

50:30Secretary, close the voting

50:32and announce the results. 11

50:3411 I's proclamation. 26 15. 0,

50:381, has been adopted. We have 5

50:41minutes for the proclamation.

50:42Acceptance Council Pro Tem

50:43Gonzalez get us. And council

50:44member told to leave, be

50:45inviting up to accept the

50:47proclamation. Thank you,

50:48council PRESIDENT. I'd like to

50:50invite up glad the sand

50:51coming. Love with Colorado

50:52immigrant rights Comet

51:04Collision. For hope you didn't

51:06you? Good afternoon. Coming to

51:08have to head out being here.

51:11Good afternoon. Council

51:11council PRESIDENT. My name is

51:12Glenn Easy. But I'm I have the

51:16honor of serving as

51:17colleagues, director for the

51:17Colorado Immigrant Rights

51:20Coalition and Cirque Action

51:22Fund. You know, I just want

51:23thank you for making time and

51:25continuing the conversation

51:28around what it means for

51:30Denver to lead and and

51:30protecting and even just lead

51:33in the conversation right what

51:33it means to protect our

51:35communities. Regardless of

51:35where they came from or when

51:39they got here. I want to share

51:39a really quick that when i

51:43started working at search one

51:44of the policies that we are

51:47working on was called

51:49Virginia's and it did not pass

51:49that year and it didn't pass

51:51for a few years. But

51:52essentially what we were

51:55trying to prove is that

51:59victims of domestic violence

52:01have been re victimized

52:02because local law enforcement

52:03at the time was working with

52:06ice and essentially doing the

52:08work for ice currently in

52:092026. Racine that they are

52:14handed a blank check, limited

52:18to essentially terrorized

52:19immigrant communities

52:20ultimately racially profiling,

52:23right? Which is why amendment

52:2581 to also aiming to But it's

52:27it's aiming to our local

52:31agencies also racially profile

52:32our communities based yet what

52:33we look like, what we saw,

52:38Mike and and you know, in the

52:39early 2, thousands, Colorado

52:42in Denver where a very

52:44different place. Since then we

52:44have come a long way and it

52:46did not happen in a vacuum.

52:51And I want to stories of

52:53horror and trauma that had to

52:57be shared for people and

52:59positions like your own

53:00lawmakers to believe that

53:01these tariffs were happening

53:06in our streets where are

53:07moving in a in a direction

53:10where a lot of that can be

53:11possible. Again. We need to

53:12reject right. Colorado and

53:15Denver have shared, you know

53:17who we are as a city who we

53:19are as a state and we need to

53:20hold on to that the

53:22generations depend on us for

53:25it. So thank you for making

53:28the time and thank you for

53:29proclamation. I'm honored to

53:31receive on behalf of both

53:32search and our partners and

53:32our members and the brave

53:36people who have shared there

53:37unfortunate traumatic stories

53:39of how they have been treated

53:41by Immigration and Customs

53:42Enforcement and at times by

53:43our local law enforcement when

53:45they have had the opportunity

53:56to collaborate with with ice.

53:57MADAM Secretary, please read

54:00the Bills for from the Finance

54:01and business Committee. 26

54:04Dash 14. 29 a bill for an

54:05ordinance amending ordinance.

54:08Number 400 series of 2008

54:09subsequently amended the

54:09ordinance. Number 16, 59

54:13certain 2024 ordinance number

54:1512 a series of 2025. Or

54:18DECEMBER 12, 79 serve the 2025

54:20ordinance number 14, 27 the

54:232025 ordinance number 16, 0,

54:256, years and 2025. Ordinance

54:27number 21. 49 a series of

54:282025. Ordinance. Number 11, 87

54:31series of 2026. In ordinance.

54:34Number 13, 33 series of 2026.

54:35They're by amending the

54:36boundaries of the Denver

54:37Downtown Development

54:41Authority. 26 Dash 14, 30 a

54:43bill for an ordinance

54:44designating certain properties

54:45as being required for public

54:48use and authorizing use

54:49acquisition there of a

54:50negotiation or through

54:52condemnation proceedings. A

54:53fee simple easement and other

54:54interests, including any

54:55rights and interests related

54:59to or a person and 2 property,

55:00to death needed for the East

55:02Colfax sidewalk Project which

55:04segment runs from Will Street

55:06West to Quebec Street and

55:06between North 16th Avenue and

55:08North 13th Avenue from the

55:11Health and Safety Committee.

55:1326 Dash 14. 31 a bill for an

55:14ordinance approving a proposed

55:15contract between the city and

55:18county of Denver and Denver,

55:19Health and Hospital Authority

55:21to provide emt's paramedics

55:22and dance for the support

55:23team. Assisted response

55:25program star citywide and from

55:29the south part committee. 26

55:31Dash 14. 55 a bill for an

55:32ordinance approving a proposed

55:33intergovernmental agreement

55:34between the city and county of

55:35Denver and urban drainage and

55:38flood Control district to

55:41complete the Valverde outfall

55:42system plan. No change idea.

55:50Turned council districts 3, 7,

55:51Council members. This is your

55:52last opportunity to call out

55:57an item. Councilmember

55:59Sandoval, will will you make

56:01the motions for this portion?

56:05Yes, Council PRESIDENT Now.

56:07Thank Now I will do a recap

56:09under resolutions council

56:10resolution. 26 15 44 has been

56:13called out for comments by

56:15Councilmember Council

56:16resolution. 26 14. 52 has been

56:17called after comments by

56:19Councilmember Luis Council

56:21resolution. 26 14. 54 has been

56:22called out for a postponement

56:25pursuing to rule 3.6 council

56:27member of the the s and

56:28council resolution. 26 14. 32

56:30has been called for questions

56:32by Council Pro Tem Gonzalez

56:33could get us under bills for

56:35Introduction Council bill. 26

56:3714, 30 has been called after

56:39comments by Councilmember Luis

56:40and Bills for final

56:41consideration. No items have

56:42been called out and are

56:44pending. No items have been

56:47called out. MADAM Secretary,

56:47please put the first item on

56:49our screens Council

56:50resolution. 26 15 44

56:52resolution authorizing and

56:54approving the expenditure and

56:55payment from the appropriation

56:56account. Designated liability

57:01claims in of 39,000 $39,000.

57:02Councilmember Luis, please go

57:03ahead with your comments on

57:04council resolution. 26 15. 44,

57:08thank you so much. Septa

57:08consistent feedback from my

57:10constituents see it as my

57:12responsibility to ensure that

57:13the public is aware of every

57:15tax dollar being approved as

57:17an expenditure payment funds

57:18for a settlement with the city

57:19and county of Denver. My

57:20office is tracking every

57:22dollar by department and as a

57:24running total with a total

57:26with the approval of 26 15. 44

57:27tonight, the city will approve

57:29a settlement and the amount of

57:30$39,000 to settle a case for

57:32against the Denver Police

57:33Department with the approval

57:34of this item tonight, it

57:37brings a 2026 total for a

57:38taxpayer dollars in city

57:41settlements to 4 million,

57:42531,000 dollars. This funding

57:43is John from a liability

57:45claims pool of money and does

57:47not come from agencies,

57:48Pacific budgets and this

57:49budget environment, especially

57:49we need to pay close attention

57:52to how the city spends our

57:54money and make sure these

57:56decisions accurately reflect

57:57the needs, an investment to

57:59want to see in our community.

58:01Thank you. Thank you, MADAM

58:02Secretary, please that the

58:03next item on our Screen

58:04Council resolution. 26 14. 52,

58:07a resolution approving a

58:08proposed agreement between the

58:10city and county of Denver and

58:11hand Print Architecture, to

58:13provide architectural and

58:13engineering design services

58:17for Claire Caldwell, African

58:19American Research Library and

58:20Museum renovation Montbello

58:21Branch Library renovation in

58:23Montbello Civic Center Park, a

58:23cultural plaza and chief

58:26structure Councilmember Luis,

58:26please go ahead with your

58:27comments on council

58:31resolution. 26, 14. 52, thank

58:32I was actually really excited

58:34to see this item comes through

58:35tonight. Those of you that are

58:40tuning in this contract in

58:41this, this is a contract to

58:41begin the redesign and

58:44reconstruction of the

58:45Montbello library. So for many

58:47of you have been paying

58:48attention the mobile library

58:51has been in pretty tough shape

58:52and they've had a number of

58:54issues with their hvac and

58:56sewer systems, which meant

58:57that this important community

58:58resource is often close and

58:58some of the hottest days and

59:01coldest days of the year. And

59:02so this is the first step

59:04towards replacing those

59:06outdated systems. In addition,

59:07this includes money for the

59:08Shade Plaza in Montebello

59:10Civic Center Park, which will

59:11create a really wonderful

59:13community gathering space for

59:15the neighborhood. And so these

59:16improvements were a direct

59:18result from communities input

59:22during the virus bond process

59:24about where they want it funds

59:25to be allocated to. And so

59:26really excited to see this

59:28were coming to fruition. Thank

59:32you. Thank you. Councilmember

59:33thank you. Council PRESIDENT

59:34Really quickly, I would be

59:37remiss if I didn't elevate the

59:37opportunity for Blair Caldwell

59:40Library. This has been years

59:41in the making of committee

59:42members coming together to

59:45make sure that we have a

59:46library and museum and library

59:49that actually protects the

59:51artifacts families that they

59:52provided to Denver Public

59:53Library. This hvac updated for

59:55a glycol, a library just does

59:57just that. Provides a trust

59:59for the families of interest

1:00:02to their histories, their

1:00:03legacies and it provides a

1:00:04place in space for folks when

1:00:06it comes to 5 points to come

1:00:06and see the history of them

1:00:08burned. So thank you so much

1:00:10to the good work that of on

1:00:11team is doing. And thank you

1:00:13so much for putting forward

1:00:14this contract for the work to

1:00:15begin. Thank you, MADAM

1:00:18PRESIDENT, thank you. MADAM

1:00:19Secretary, please put the next

1:00:22item on our screens Council

1:00:24resolution. 26 14. 54. A

1:00:26resolution approving a

1:00:26proposed revoking license

1:00:28agreement between the city and

1:00:29county of Denver and the

1:00:31Colorado Village Collaborative

1:00:31to operate in my car community

1:00:34shelter for those experiencing

1:00:35homelessness located on a

1:00:38portion 6.21 West Wesley

1:00:38Avenue in the Overland

1:00:40Neighborhood Council District

1:00:427 Council member of the dress.

1:00:43What would you like to do with

1:00:45Council resolution 14? 54,

1:00:47thank you. Council PRESIDENT

1:00:49Pursuant to rule 3.6, I would

1:00:51like to postpone consideration

1:00:53of this resolution for one

1:00:53week to the next regularly

1:00:55council scheduled council

1:00:57meeting on Monday OCTOBER. 26.

1:00:58So I could find out some more

1:01:01information. Thank you. Thank.

1:01:04Know, motion is required to

1:01:06council resolution. 26 14. 54

1:01:07has been postponed to Monday,

1:01:10OCTOBER 26th 2026, MADAM

1:01:11Secretary. Please put the next

1:01:13item on our screens. The

1:01:14resolution approving and

1:01:15providing for the execution of

1:01:16a proposed grant agreement

1:01:18between the city and county of

1:01:19Denver Caring for Denver

1:01:22Foundation and the caring for

1:01:25Denver support Team assisted

1:01:25Response Star program for

1:01:31fiscal year 2020's. 26 27 and

1:01:31funding. Therefore, counsel

1:01:32pro tem themselves. It is

1:01:33please go ahead with your

1:01:37questions. Council resolution

1:01:3914. 32, thank you. Council

1:01:41PRESIDENT, I believe Cassie

1:01:41Williams should be online as

1:01:42well. And we have Alex also

1:01:45hear from deep from Department

1:01:45of Public Health and

1:01:47Environment. Thank you, Alex.

1:01:48Of I just had a couple of

1:01:51questions knowing that this as

1:01:52a grant that provides funding

1:01:55to support post pt Dpt

1:01:56Behavioral Health. Clinicians

1:01:59on the star vans as well as

1:02:02follow-up care. Our

1:02:02wrap-around services through

1:02:05the Star Community Partner

1:02:06Network. Can you do happen to

1:02:09know what portion of the costs

1:02:10of the clinicians and the

1:02:10wraparound service that this

1:02:15grant covers. His counsel,

1:02:16members councilmembers. Alex,

1:02:17you know, legislative liaison

1:02:18for the Department of Public

1:02:19Health and Environment. I just

1:02:20wanted to preface by saying

1:02:22that the 2 main staff who

1:02:23manage the star program were

1:02:24actually out today. But Kasey

1:02:27Williams will do her best to

1:02:28answer questions. Anything

1:02:30that we are not able to answer

1:02:31tonight. We'll definitely

1:02:32follow up with you as soon as

1:02:33possible. I would really

1:02:34appreciate the council support

1:02:35and hope this is able to move

1:02:36forward so we can continue the

1:02:37work. And with that, I'll turn

1:02:39it over the castle who should

1:02:41be online. Thank you, Alex.

1:02:42This is just I'm just asking

1:02:45questions so that no worries.

1:02:53And by the Kathy Williams, I

1:02:53manage the behavioral health

1:02:57section with Ddphe to that

1:03:00question. The caring for

1:03:03Denver funds pay for all the

1:03:07wrap-around services and it

1:03:08pays about 50% of the

1:03:12clinician positions. Okay.

1:03:14Things out. Do you know if the

1:03:16grant is expected to grow in

1:03:19the future will do anticipate?

1:03:19You heard anything from caring

1:03:22for Denver about potential for

1:03:23additional funding in the

1:03:29future. I think that's a hard

1:03:32question to answer caring for

1:03:38Denver is aware that you know,

1:03:39each year we have an increase

1:03:42in calls that our star that

1:03:44are marked just are eligible.

1:03:47And so, you know, we keep

1:03:48caring for Denver up to date

1:03:49with that. And they are also

1:03:52up to date that, you know, we

1:03:53aren't able to get to all of

1:03:57those calls so I don't know

1:04:00what that means. Exactly for

1:04:01future growth, but I know that

1:04:05we are really dedicated to

1:04:05responding to as many

1:04:09community members as possible.

1:04:10Thank you much for that. It

1:04:14sounds there is a need that

1:04:15MAY not we MAY not have all

1:04:18the resources to be able to

1:04:20fill. Has there ever been

1:04:20conversations with caring for

1:04:26Denver about? Scaling the

1:04:27program and that there is a

1:04:29high high demand and high need

1:04:30that they were just not able

1:04:30to meet with the funds that we

1:04:37have. Yeah, I can't speak that

1:04:38specific question or that

1:04:41specific topic has then

1:04:43discussed spent like I said,

1:04:44we they are definitely up to

1:04:49date you know. How much we're

1:04:50responding and what the what

1:04:57the need is but I can't I

1:04:57can't say that specific

1:05:02conversation has been And just

1:05:03the last couple questions

1:05:05about if you were you know

1:05:08what access increased funding,

1:05:12you know, from this grant and

1:05:14elsewhere, would it allow the

1:05:15program, the star program to

1:05:26be scales? I mean, I you know.

1:05:27Depending on the funding

1:05:28source. And, you know, the

1:05:32amount you know, certainly has

1:05:36a program. We could look at.

1:05:37Our ability to hire additional

1:05:41staff that could. Provide

1:05:42additional coverage work

1:05:45additional hours. So that

1:05:46certainly something that we

1:05:52could look into. And if you

1:05:53know, having potential of

1:05:54additional dollars of what it

1:05:57would be spent time, my

1:05:59understanding is that it would

1:06:01be spent it could be spent on

1:06:02salaries. But then because we

1:06:03have in-house clinicians, but

1:06:08also can be spent on the

1:06:09services right to follow up

1:06:10services. Is that your

1:06:10understanding as well of what

1:06:15funds could be spent on? Yes,

1:06:17specifically, are you asking

1:06:18specifically about caring for

1:06:21Denver funds? Yes, typically

1:06:23caring for Denver. If you had

1:06:23additional dollars, what are

1:06:26the things could spend those

1:06:31funds Yes, Those 2 things that

1:06:33we are currently spending at

1:06:34the fund on. So that certainly

1:06:39could be applied there. Okay.

1:06:42All right. And all question on

1:06:42this. Is this a one-year grant

1:06:47cycle or is this a multi-year?

1:06:48It's one year. So all city

1:06:49awards from caring for Denver

1:06:54are one year. Okay. All right.

1:06:55Much, Kasey. I really

1:06:56appreciate you being

1:06:57available. Thank you so much,

1:06:58Alex. Thank you. MADAM

1:07:00PRESIDENT, thank you. MADAM

1:07:01Secretary, please put the next

1:07:04item on our screens council.

1:07:0626 14 38 bill for an ordinance

1:07:07does designating certain

1:07:08properties is being required

1:07:14for public use authorizing use

1:07:15and acquisitions there for a

1:07:17minute because shun or through

1:07:17condemnation proceedings of

1:07:19the simple Eastman and other

1:07:20interests, including any

1:07:21rights and interests related

1:07:26to at current 2 properties

1:07:27designated as needed for the

1:07:30East Colfax sidewalk project

1:07:32which runs from Willow to

1:07:33Quebec and between North 16th

1:07:36Avenue and north their 10th

1:07:38Avenue. Councilmember Luis,

1:07:39please go ahead with your

1:07:40comments on council bill. 26

1:07:4414, 30, thank you so much. So

1:07:45I'm also really excited to see

1:07:45this item comes through, which

1:07:49is related to a sidewalk

1:07:50installation East Colfax

1:07:50covering a grid of streets

1:07:51from will streets of Quebec

1:07:53Street East West and 16 to 13

1:07:57north and south. I'm glad that

1:07:57this neighborhood receiving

1:07:58improvements that are long

1:08:00overdue and fixing the

1:08:02sidewalk gaps as a part of

1:08:04that process. And as the work

1:08:04received be working with the

1:08:05Department of Transportation

1:08:07and Infrastructure to ensure

1:08:09that people I receive an

1:08:10adequate notice of

1:08:11construction as well as

1:08:11ensuring that the projects

1:08:15have adequate drainage what

1:08:15you learn from another product

1:08:17project. So more to come on

1:08:19this project as it proceeds.

1:08:19But super excited for East

1:08:21Colfax to be getting some

1:08:23sidewalks. Thank Thank you.

1:08:24This concludes the items to be

1:08:25called out all bills for

1:08:28introduction are ordered

1:08:31published council members.

1:08:31Remember, this is a consent or

1:08:32block vote and you will need

1:08:33to vote aye. Otherwise this is

1:08:34your last chance to an item

1:08:38for a separate vote.

1:08:39Councilmember Torres, would

1:08:40you please put the resolutions

1:08:41for adoption, the Bills and

1:08:41final consideration for final

1:08:44passage on the floor? I move

1:08:46that the resolutions be

1:08:48adopted and bills on final

1:08:49consideration be placed upon

1:08:51final consideration past in a

1:08:55block for the following items.

1:09:01Syria's 26 14. 28 14. 26 14.

1:09:0627 for 2.30 To 15. 44 14, 36.

1:09:1014. 37 14. 38 14. 39 14, 40

1:09:1614. 41 14. 42 14. 43 14. 44

1:09:2114, 45 14. 46 14. 47 14. 48

1:09:2814. 49 14, 50 14. 52 14. 56

1:09:3214. 57 14. 58 14. 59 14. 64 to

1:09:3761 for teen 62 and 13 94.

1:09:39Thank you. It has been moved

1:09:41and seconded. MADAM Secretary

1:09:45Roll Call Councilmembers, I

1:09:50I'll be the best plan. Can't

1:09:56high. Cashman by kind of on

1:10:00site to watched Madam

1:10:04President. American pull. I am

1:10:04MADAME Secretary. Close the

1:10:05voting and announce the

1:10:09results. 11 11 I's the

1:10:10resolutions have been adopted

1:10:11and the bills have been placed

1:10:14upon final consideration past

1:10:15tonight, there will be

1:10:17required public hearing on

1:10:21council built. 26 14. 0, 5,

1:10:21designating 7.40, north

1:10:22Washington Street as a

1:10:24structure for preservation a

1:10:26required public hearing on

1:10:28council bill. 26 13. 0, 2,

1:10:28changing the zoning

1:10:31classification for 22 46,

1:10:33North Federal Boulevard in

1:10:33Jefferson Park. If there are

1:10:35no objections from members of

1:10:38Council of recess until 5.30,

1:10:39before reconvening the regular

1:10:41meeting city Council provided

1:10:43half Hour City Council provide

1:10:45a half-hour general public

1:10:47comment session to hear from

1:10:48the public on city matters

1:10:51except for any matter. That is

1:10:51scheduled for a legally

1:10:52required public hearing. The

1:10:53general public comment session

1:10:55will begin at 05:00pm.

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1:13:36the only place that I'm 100%

1:13:38content. It's what makes me a

1:13:40whole person thinking about

1:13:42the sport of downriver. It's

1:13:44referred to in Europe the

1:13:46sport of kings. It's

1:13:47remarkably difficult and takes

1:13:48a long time to really become

1:13:51proficient in paddling. These

1:13:54very tippy, very unforgiving,

1:13:56very fast boats a little bit

1:13:58like being on roller coaster

1:14:02that doesn't really have

1:14:02rails. You're all over the

1:14:03place. Been in the foot

1:14:03benefits like skiing. But as

1:14:04if the whole ski s#

1:14:05#

1:14:05#

1:14:05#

1:14:05for a

1:14:07lot moving, just kind of gives

1:14:09feel like you own the river,

1:14:11white water. Sports really

1:14:13began with running the rivers

1:14:15of the Alps and Germans really

1:14:18started the whole white water

1:14:19sports and brought it here.

1:14:20White water river sports in

1:14:22America are fairly new

1:14:23arriving only in the mid 19,

1:14:27100's. Before that. Whitewater

1:14:29rivers, although used for

1:14:31fishing, water and washing

1:14:33were generally considered too

1:14:35dangerous to recreate. But

1:14:36that changed in 1949, when a

1:14:38small town in central Colorado

1:14:41rallied around a race down the

1:14:42Arkansas River. Our kids first

1:14:46and voting on the Arkansas and

1:14:48it's a boat race that started

1:14:51in 1949. To bar to me is like

1:14:54one part County. Fair one next

1:14:56games. And it's just a

1:14:57celebration of this community

1:14:58and the community around the

1:15:00river started off as a white

1:15:02water festival and has evolved

1:15:05into this quintessential

1:15:05mountain festival. Also just

1:15:07anything to do with the

1:15:08mountains and the river you

1:15:11pretty much can do during so

1:15:12It's music. It's the Carnival

1:15:16and all the fun for kids. To a

1:15:18large extent. The people who

1:15:20started it office just sort of

1:15:21a lark, almost a kooky idea.

1:15:25They sort of acted as a

1:15:27beginning ground sports,

1:15:27erratic and kayaking

1:15:29throughout the West and

1:15:33nationwide at 1469 Miles. The

1:15:34Arkansas River is the 6th

1:15:38longest river in the country

1:15:39flowing southeast. It is one

1:15:41of the major tributaries of

1:15:43the Mississippi fueled by snow

1:15:45pack from the so watching

1:15:47Mosquito Mountain ranges. It

1:15:47boasts some of the highest

1:15:49class rapids in the United

1:15:51States. There's lots of other

1:15:52great rivers. But I think you

1:15:52know, if you are just part of

1:15:56kind of summing up and and

1:15:59consider everything that the

1:16:00Arkansas has to offer. It's

1:16:01the best in Colorado in terms

1:16:04of what it offers for white

1:16:05water, kayaking rafting center

1:16:08Powell morning surfing. So it

1:16:09is in the heart of the

1:16:11Rockies. And in fact, that

1:16:12became an advertising slogan

1:16:15in the 1930's already. It's

1:16:18it's pretty much in the center

1:16:19of Colorado. And it's next to

1:16:20the continental divide and one

1:16:24side of Arkansas River in

1:16:25major economies that led to

1:16:27the formation of slide that

1:16:28were obviously mining.

1:16:29Leadville had a major silver

1:16:33strike and 18 77 and there was

1:16:35a big push them and to follow

1:16:36up with additional mining

1:16:37activities all up and down the

1:16:40Arkansas River from Leadville

1:16:42to Of course, once the miners

1:16:43were here, you had to feed

1:16:46them. You had to house So then

1:16:48we see ranching comes into the

1:16:50area and all of the other

1:16:52additional businesses that

1:16:53come along to support mining

1:16:53activities and the families

1:16:57who The dnr g as the Denver

1:17:00and Rio Grande Road started by

1:17:03William He came down the front

1:17:04range of Colorado. And when he

1:17:06heard there was sober, he

1:17:08headed west when the railroad

1:17:10still active in late 18,

1:17:12100's, the river was wire and

1:17:15paraded through town. The

1:17:16railroad analyzed the river

1:17:17through saliva order to make

1:17:18more property next to the

1:17:18river. And also for flood

1:17:24control reasons. There's

1:17:24lovely local lore to how fit

1:17:28bark first began. It's rumored

1:17:29to have started as as sort of

1:17:31a bet between 2 guys. Couple

1:17:33guys that made a bad who could

1:17:34handle from assured of Canyon

1:17:37City. The fastest. They're in

1:17:38flight is like I wonder how

1:17:39long it would take to get from

1:17:41saliva all the way down to

1:17:43Canon City through some of

1:17:43best white water in Colorado

1:17:46all the way down to cottonwood

1:17:47cut up Oxy and then it goes

1:17:47into the Royal Gorge, which if

1:17:50you're familiar with this fox

1:17:514, which is harder, white

1:17:55water and which is really

1:17:56incredible that these guys did

1:17:57this and we're kind of spread

1:17:58in a bunch of other guys

1:18:01started to join. And then, you

1:18:02know, all said it became this

1:18:04kind of big deal because they

1:18:05were going to battle through

1:18:07those rapids back then. It was

1:18:08like these guys are not. We

1:18:12got our go. Watch this. The

1:18:13Chamber of commerce of so

1:18:13found out about the race and

1:18:15then promoted it very, very

1:18:16heavily. And they are out of

1:18:19the prize money. They sent

1:18:22letters to European voting

1:18:23clubs looking for competitors

1:18:27come Switzerland, Austria,

1:18:27Czechoslovakia, certainly

1:18:30Germany in the Chamber of

1:18:30Commerce promoted that and

1:18:31help pay for their way and put

1:18:34them up here to promote this

1:18:36race. It was crazy. They set

1:18:38up her aides. They set up a

1:18:39big event around this

1:18:43downriver race. Originally.

1:18:44They ran it from slide all the

1:18:47way to Canyon City. And

1:18:48normally it would have been a

1:18:50hard race. But what happened

1:18:51before the 1949 race is they

1:18:53had thunderstorms for several

1:18:55days. So the waters really

1:18:59high. This is the time of year

1:19:01that the snow is melting from

1:19:03the mountains. The runoff is

1:19:05the highest time of year and

1:19:06the most dangerous. And of

1:19:08course, the fast they're

1:19:09racing between each other. But

1:19:10they're racing against the

1:19:14speed of the river in 1949. To

1:19:15Swiss voters were in the

1:19:16United States with their full

1:19:20and they heard about the boat

1:19:23race. Max rumor and Robert

1:19:23Greece came in a checked it

1:19:25out and they were smitten with

1:19:26these Western rivers that they

1:19:28wanted to take a film back to

1:19:29Europe to tell the story of

1:19:30what these rivers were like to

1:19:33their fellow owners. So they

1:19:36hired a fox movie tone crew.

1:19:42A rescue and recrod group.

1:19:43That will be part of thinking

1:19:46point along the cards are

1:19:47given a last minute every

1:19:51precaution possible for the

1:19:52baby of men being they're

1:19:53going riding into it. We've

1:19:54got his wife from the official

1:19:57starter and he's on his way

1:19:59rescue way for their station

1:20:00as the race gets officially

1:20:05have their way here go Bill

1:20:07Anderson Ryan, the hometown

1:20:08team from JULY to from an

1:20:10airplane valley. They're great

1:20:11together finding some rough

1:20:12going to very how they can

1:20:15keep a frightened rabbit. My

1:20:16cousin beyond never mind

1:20:19waiting to you're going by

1:20:21With several obstacles in the

1:20:24way the contestants had to

1:20:25Portage there cracks multiple

1:20:27times.

1:20:35It took the 2 Swiss voice 7

1:20:38hours and out of the first 20

1:20:39so contestants that had

1:20:41applied to race. They only had

1:20:42about 10 who actually raced in

1:20:46only one team that finished.

1:20:50And the team that finished 4

1:20:521949. Was Romer and nice sink

1:20:54the to cause such on a speech

1:20:57action that would cause in the

1:21:00It's dangerous, dangerous

1:21:01river. It can So you've got to

1:21:03be careful. You have to

1:21:04respect it. When this started

1:21:08in the late 40's and early

1:21:0950's, there are paddling fold

1:21:10boats which just wooden frame

1:21:13kayaks that are covered in

1:21:16canvas. They're exceptionally

1:21:17delicate. Hard to paddle can

1:21:19barely brace yourself inside

1:21:21of Half the guys weren't

1:21:22wearing life jackets. 30 fear

1:21:24wore helmets ever. The crazy

1:21:25part of about the voters in

1:21:28the early days with they had

1:21:31no no safety equipment

1:21:31whatsoever. They they were no

1:21:33helmets. They have no life

1:21:35vest those old-fashioned life

1:21:36jackets were not particularly

1:21:41good keeping que float. We use

1:21:42them all the time. But on the

1:21:44other hand, we very conscious

1:21:46of rescuing each other all the

1:21:48It was considered a team

1:21:49effort to get from the Putin

1:21:51on the river to the takeout

1:21:54with out and accident Brison

1:21:56can that first year. They went

1:21:57all the way and the Downriver

1:22:00race from to Canyon City,

1:22:01which is over 60 miles of

1:22:04class 3, 4 white water hats

1:22:04off to those guys. They were

1:22:07tough kid. That's they could

1:22:08see. It was going to be a

1:22:09popular event. And so they

1:22:10decided to make it annual

1:22:15event. And next year, which

1:22:17was 1950, pay. Shorten the

1:22:19race. Recent Romer actually

1:22:20suggested that it be shortened

1:22:22and not go through the canyon

1:22:24and they made the race tap at

1:22:26Parkdale. And that too was

1:22:27awfully long and then took the

1:22:30next voter to win. Was Clyde

1:22:31Jones. He went through the

1:22:32whole race, Porter Jing as

1:22:35well. And it took him 10

1:22:37hours. Then the next year they

1:22:39decided no, that's just too

1:22:40much for just going to go to

1:22:41Cotopaxi and make the race

1:22:44about 26 Miles. The race has

1:22:46now been 26 Miles since the

1:22:493rd year. We knew about the

1:22:51ancient Greek marathon being.

1:22:5326 miles. This being the same

1:22:55idea on the water. There was

1:22:56this feeling that you're in

1:22:58contact people who had

1:22:59developed kayaking in Germany

1:23:01and France when this race

1:23:02started 3 years after World

1:23:05War, 2 Poles, Germans and

1:23:09French came and raced against

1:23:10each other. Walter Kersh bomb

1:23:13noted German kayaker that was

1:23:14here and explore the canyons

1:23:14of the rivers throughout the

1:23:18West. And then Roger Paris in

1:23:19French. It's pronounced Rose

1:23:22Perrys who was leading French

1:23:24kayaker. And can you list both

1:23:26of them had competed in Europe

1:23:27and then they came here

1:23:30because it was sort of the

1:23:31unexplored western United

1:23:32States, a whole place to come

1:23:33around. Rivers that have

1:23:34basically never been run

1:23:36before. I was coached by

1:23:39Fletcher, Anderson, who was a

1:23:40protege of Rose, is a rose on

1:23:41the race in the 50's when the

1:23:43prize money was equivalent

1:23:44today to something around the

1:23:46$50,000 Prize.

1:23:56In 1949, a very savvy station

1:23:59master found out about this

1:24:00downriver race and he arranged

1:24:03for a special train to Ron

1:24:05along the river along the race

1:24:06course. And it stopped in

1:24:07several places, allowed the

1:24:09passengers to get off. And

1:24:12watch the racers as they went

1:24:14by combat. Special train

1:24:17actually ran from 1949. To

1:24:181967. They prepared lunches

1:24:21and then but I'm folders is

1:24:23started to cook country so

1:24:26people can get actually off

1:24:28the and then get back It

1:24:29wasn't days to pull people

1:24:32from going for to come up here

1:24:32people love But scientists

1:24:37said inches didn't want to

1:24:40cover them to So finally ended

1:24:40up quitting at the train they

1:24:44pulled out of here in 1999. It

1:24:45would be great to some kind of

1:24:47a commuter rail run through

1:24:48here. And I don't know if

1:24:49that's likely to happen, but

1:24:51you never know.

1:24:58In 1954, a boat club was

1:25:00formed and the American Canoe

1:25:02Association sanction the races

1:25:03in America because they

1:25:06already have an established

1:25:06association going but not with

1:25:10white water kayaking. And the

1:25:13first Commodore was Howard

1:25:14Lake and the early years when

1:25:15the parade was formed, the

1:25:16Chamber of Commerce invited

1:25:19dignitaries and governors and

1:25:20through the years we had

1:25:22astronauts, we've had movie

1:25:24stars early on in the fit Bark

1:25:27history. They had a queen

1:25:29pageant. It was just like MISS

1:25:31America. It was right after

1:25:32the war and international

1:25:37relationships were important.

1:25:38Slight a Chamber of Commerce

1:25:39knew that and fraud. High

1:25:42school girls in college girls

1:25:44to dress up in the costumes of

1:25:45those that were visiting and

1:25:47they were hostesses and in

1:25:50some cases host, they would be

1:25:51the ones that helped out with

1:25:53festival. But it was a a

1:25:53lovely tradition that lasted

1:25:55for a long time. There was not

1:25:58live music. In those days.

1:26:00There was no bandshell. There

1:26:03was a quiet park. There were

1:26:06alcohol flowed freely. One

1:26:09thing that hasn't changed.

1:26:18There were hardly The Ras

1:26:19didn't get going until mid in

1:26:23those days raft were in Utah

1:26:25and in Arizona and some there

1:26:27weren't many boats on the

1:26:29river and it was considered a

1:26:33high risk sort of thing. Of

1:26:36those born and raised Munich,

1:26:39Germany who lost a war. So I

1:26:40kind of consider that kind of

1:26:43Got me out of the cattle. And

1:26:43later, a totally different

1:26:47life that I never envisioned.

1:26:49We had a good use going to

1:26:51kind of solemn and we traveled

1:26:54all over Germany and to Syria

1:26:58and Switzerland, France and to

1:27:01gracious. When Cromer and that

1:27:04Europe to the different showed

1:27:06that feeling. When I saw my

1:27:08hometown community and has it

1:27:12looks looks interesting 1955,

1:27:16friend of mine excited. He for

1:27:19pay for the passage pay for

1:27:19the that I come out and that

1:27:25the funds come on my own do

1:27:26plans to come over here you go

1:27:30back. But then to a who owns

1:27:32the newspaper. He talk to me

1:27:33and that would be interested

1:27:36sponsor Give me a job. Some

1:27:40very drive It's so light and

1:27:46who in a 1956. I'm still here.

1:27:47Creating something that

1:27:49attracted those German and

1:27:50French kayakers that turned

1:27:54That online. Okay. That

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1:30:42A Denver. It's time for the

1:30:45weekly general session of your

1:30:50Denver City Council. In

1:30:52tonight's coverage of Denver

1:30:54City Council starts next

1:31:11Council will not reconvene

1:31:14from earlier session. There is

1:31:15no in unfinished business from

1:31:18our earlier session. There's

1:31:20one proclamation being read

1:31:22this evening. Council members

1:31:25please join Councilmember

1:31:26Cashman is co-sponsoring.

1:31:28Please join me in reading

1:31:33proclamation. 26 15. 46. So I

1:31:35I will start commission

1:31:37recognizing 100 years of the

1:31:40heap or Education alliance

1:31:42sisterhood, whereas that's

1:31:45David Sisterhood was formed in

1:31:461926. And was instrumental in

1:31:47identifying the importance

1:31:50providing a centralized church

1:31:53to religious and cultural

1:31:54education for the children

1:31:56Denver's historic Westside,

1:32:01Jewish community and whereas

1:32:02became the Hebrew Education

1:32:04Alliance. Sisterhood caught up

1:32:06on the founding of

1:32:07congregation through Education

1:32:12Alliance in 1932. Under Rabbi

1:32:13Manuel Manual, later later

1:32:16Monday later, Monday, ucl has

1:32:19its first spiritual leader and

1:32:20its first location on West

1:32:24Colfax and Meade Street. And

1:32:26whereas over the past 100

1:32:28years, the hd, a sisterhood

1:32:30has cultivated a space of

1:32:32religious and social life in

1:32:34Denver starting their work on

1:32:35the west side Denver from

1:32:37Colfax to Stuart Street and

1:32:39now serving southeast Denver

1:32:44and whereas the h e a

1:32:46sisterhood worked closely with

1:32:48rabbis, Daniel Colbert,

1:32:52Goldberger, Zl Bruce Dylan,

1:32:54Solomon, Grunwald and its

1:32:55first female Rabbi. Sarah

1:32:58Showman, all of whom helped

1:32:59transform the role of women in

1:33:00leading religious services and

1:33:02providing for many ritual and

1:33:06beautification needs and

1:33:08whereas for 100 years, the h e

1:33:11a sisterhood has invested in

1:33:12Denver, you through

1:33:14scholarships for its religious

1:33:14school preschool summer camps

1:33:20and teen programs and whereas

1:33:20the hd a sisterhood has

1:33:23sponsored Bishop He dished

1:33:24super and this and its

1:33:29signature. Cook, a Rama event

1:33:29featuring local and

1:33:33international celebrity chefs

1:33:35the publication of its Cook a

1:33:36cookbook that includes

1:33:37traditional kosher and Jewish

1:33:42holiday recipes and whereas

1:33:44the ag sisterhood is in turn

1:33:44called to creating a warm,

1:33:46welcoming and vibrant

1:33:48community that invites

1:33:49everyone in with open arms and

1:33:52with home cooked meals filled

1:33:54with love now, therefore be it

1:33:55proclaimed by the Denver City

1:33:59Council Section one that the

1:34:00Denver City Council hereby

1:34:03recognizes and honors the

1:34:04100th anniversary at the

1:34:05Hebrew Educational Alliance.

1:34:09Sisterhood and its numerous

1:34:10contribution contributions to

1:34:14Denver's Jewish community and

1:34:14synagogue Life Section that

1:34:17the clerk of the city and

1:34:17county of Denver show affix

1:34:19the seal of the city and

1:34:22county of Denver to this

1:34:23proclamation and that a copy

1:34:25be transmitted to the Hebrew

1:34:30Education Alliance synagogue.

1:34:31I move that proclamation. 26

1:34:3415. 46 be adopted. It has been

1:34:37moved and seconded comments by

1:34:39members of council and I will

1:34:42be Ken, I just want to thank

1:34:43you for the community building

1:34:47that you do for the care and

1:34:48the community that has been

1:34:51provided in southeast Denver.

1:34:56I remember seeing a and I am

1:35:00Denver movie premier that came

1:35:02out about the Hebrew Education

1:35:05Alliance and its start in West

1:35:06Denver and the move to

1:35:07Southeast enter. And I'm glad

1:35:10that you able to find a home

1:35:12in southeast Denver and create

1:35:13an ongoing community. And I

1:35:14love the fact that you have a

1:35:19cook or a cookbook as well.

1:35:21That's fantastic. I also

1:35:25wanted so thank you again for

1:35:26reaching out. And I'm glad

1:35:30that we could collaborate on

1:35:31this proclamation. Next. I

1:35:32want call on COUNCILMAN

1:35:35Cashman who is online. Thank

1:35:37you. Council PRESIDENT Thank

1:35:41you for bringing this

1:35:44proclamation forward. Thank

1:35:45you for allowing me to join

1:35:46you. As a co-sponsor shark

1:35:46couldn't be there to read

1:35:48along with you. Quite familiar

1:35:51with the Lions. Been to a

1:35:54good, many services there, but

1:35:57have not experienced what I

1:36:00extreme joy of the cook I do

1:36:02want to congratulate the

1:36:09alliance on a full century. So

1:36:10creating community among

1:36:14Denver's a Jewish residents.

1:36:15And wish many more years of

1:36:17good health and good

1:36:18celebration. Thank you.

1:36:25Council PRESIDENT. Thank MADAM

1:36:25Secretary Roll councilmembers

1:36:40Cashman. Didn't. I I I found

1:36:48the I and watch inside MADAM

1:36:51PRESIDENT, American people,

1:36:52MADAM Secretary, close the

1:36:55voting and announce the

1:36:56results. We'll have a nice 11

1:36:58I's proclamation. 26 15. 46

1:37:02has been adopted. We have 5

1:37:03minutes for the proclamation,

1:37:06acceptance and I will be

1:37:09inviting app. Candidates make

1:37:19it the But I didn't. Thank you

1:37:22Just to tell you how legacy

1:37:23continues. This Sunday will be

1:37:25our big celebration at our

1:37:27synagogue with over 250

1:37:29participants and keeping with

1:37:32the legacy, the sisterhood, we

1:37:34will bringing in a celebrity

1:37:38chef International Celebrity

1:37:40chef, comma. She create who

1:37:42has now resides here the

1:37:45United States in Boston

1:37:48Israel. So we are thrilled to

1:37:49be also celebrate. We are

1:37:51thrilled to be here this

1:37:54evening thank you. So on

1:37:56behalf of the here, Education

1:37:58Alliance, sisterhood our

1:38:00synagogue, it is great honor

1:38:01to receive this proclamation

1:38:03this evening. Our legacy has

1:38:05truly stood the test of time

1:38:09over 100 years, which began

1:38:12and Denver's Westside Jewish

1:38:12community and continues today

1:38:17in southeast Denver 100 years

1:38:19ago. The women saw the

1:38:20importance need to provide

1:38:22religious school education to

1:38:25the children and and raise

1:38:27money to hire religious school

1:38:29teachers by going door to door

1:38:30collecting donations. In

1:38:34addition to bake sales and

1:38:34other fundraising We are

1:38:38fortunate today to provide our

1:38:39use educational scholarships

1:38:43for summer Camp Youth group

1:38:45programming and trips to

1:38:47Israel, helping them to build

1:38:49a strong Jewish identity,

1:38:51which is so valuable in

1:38:54today's world with the rise

1:38:55Anti-Semitism, we would like

1:38:58to thank the council with a

1:38:59special thanks. 2 council

1:39:01members, Jamie Taurus, Amanda

1:39:04Sandoval and our allyship with

1:39:06our Westside Jewish legacy and

1:39:07most especially for our

1:39:10district, 4 council member

1:39:13PRESIDENT Diana from our

1:39:14account. Finally, if I may

1:39:15chair is a special prayer,

1:39:19which we re site we reach a

1:39:28special as this top no, alum

1:39:29should have a young the Keanu

1:39:35on has the lesson. Are Noi are

1:39:39sovereign all who has kept us

1:39:40alive, sustained us and

1:39:44brought us to this Pierre

1:39:44Thank you very much. And and

1:39:59care. Thank you. We have to

1:40:00require public hearings this

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1:40:02council members need to turn

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1:40:43council speakers will have 3

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1:40:58council as a whole. Please

1:40:59refrain from profane or

1:41:01obscene speech and refrain

1:41:02from individual individual or

1:41:06personal attacks.

1:41:06Councilmember Torres, will you

1:41:07please put the council bill?

1:41:1226 14. 0, 5, designating 7.40,

1:41:12north. Washington Street has a

1:41:13structure for preservation on

1:41:16the floor for final passage. I

1:41:19move that council. 26 dash 14.

1:41:200, 5, placed upon final

1:41:27consideration pass It has been

1:41:31moved and seconded. The public

1:41:33hearing for council bill. 26

1:41:3314. 0, 5, is open. Maybe have

1:41:37the staff report. Good Evening

1:41:40Council. My name is back and

1:41:41your shined. Scene senior city

1:41:41planner with community

1:41:45Planning and development and

1:41:47I'll presenting designation of

1:41:487.40, Washington Street also

1:41:54known as the Stone House this

1:41:56property is located in council

1:41:58district 7. This is on the

1:41:59Capitol Hill neighborhood

1:42:01mid-block on Washington

1:42:05Street. It is currently zoned

1:42:06as gm news 3. This only would

1:42:08not change as a result of the

1:42:09designation. It's also

1:42:11important to note that this is

1:42:12already a contributing

1:42:12structure in the East 7th

1:42:16Avenue, historic District.

1:42:17This is coming in as an

1:42:17individual landmark structure.

1:42:19So it would not change the

1:42:21designation of it as being a

1:42:22contributing structure. This

1:42:25would just be additional layer

1:42:26and representing a unique

1:42:27history the property owners

1:42:30would to tell the story

1:42:33of the owners are the

1:42:34applicants of designation. So

1:42:37in this case, is the owner's

1:42:41massive And Erica, Massaquoi,

1:42:42they're here today. So they

1:42:42would love a chance to speak

1:42:47after I get my presentation.

1:42:48As you can see, the proposed

1:42:49boundary for the designation

1:42:50does follow the lot lines of

1:42:56the structure. To be

1:42:57considered eligible to be a

1:43:00victim or landmark. A meet the

1:43:01following criteria and must

1:43:03maintain its historic

1:43:05integrity must be at least 30

1:43:08years of age or be

1:43:09exceptionally important must

1:43:12meet at least 3 of 10

1:43:12significance criteria. I'm a

1:43:13landmark Preservation

1:43:15Commission must consider. It's

1:43:16historic context. I'll go over

1:43:17each of these in turn to

1:43:20presentation. First, we'll

1:43:22start with the designation

1:43:26criteria of the application

1:43:27argues this structure means at

1:43:29least 3 out of time, historic

1:43:30designation criteria starting

1:43:34with that representative of

1:43:35the historic development

1:43:39patterns of says. The home was

1:43:41does. Was constructed in 18.

1:43:4391 for banking magnate Robert

1:43:45Pearson during the person

1:43:46ownership. The Stone House

1:43:49served as a backdrop for many

1:43:51society affairs as illustrated

1:43:53to the society area.

1:43:54Newspapers, details of many

1:43:56interceptions evening part

1:43:59events, parties far place. The

1:44:00home as the backdrop of social

1:44:00networking among members of

1:44:03all to In 19 0 on the home

1:44:05served as a venue for I wish

1:44:09to Henry Miriam. Was the sum

1:44:11of general hc Miriam, who was

1:44:14a small margin. The wedding

1:44:16was portrayed as the

1:44:18surprisingly simple affair for

1:44:19outsized pomp and circumstance

1:44:21would have been expected as

1:44:22the couple described belonging

1:44:23to the most exclusive set of

1:44:27city. The simplicity. It was

1:44:31lauded as asset to the

1:44:31couple's wise and thoughtful

1:44:33credit. The House once again

1:44:34play to back up, played an

1:44:35important role as the

1:44:36backdrop. These moralistic

1:44:41decisions. But the 1920's, the

1:44:42character of Capitol Hill was

1:44:43trying changing from the

1:44:48pretensions of the Gilded Age.

1:44:48Still an upper class

1:44:49neighborhood in 1923, the

1:44:50Stone House was home to John

1:44:52Care. Some Marvel magazine

1:44:54who's waiting for his own

1:44:57mansion to be completed. Karen

1:44:59was originally from County,

1:45:00Kerry, Ireland, you know, to

1:45:01the United States from 20

1:45:03years old and quickly

1:45:04established himself in the

1:45:07stone and marble business. He

1:45:08had many successful marvel

1:45:09that slices across the west,

1:45:09including in Colorado,

1:45:13Wyoming, Arizona. His course

1:45:15provided Marple from any

1:45:16dumber landmarks such as the

1:45:17State Capitol Building on the

1:45:17Daniels and Fisher Tower

1:45:21downtown. Karen never lived to

1:45:23see his own mansion at 1900

1:45:25East 7th Avenue completed as

1:45:31he died in 1925. The property

1:45:32was later purchased by Eleanor

1:45:35Emory in 1930, her husband,

1:45:37Charles Emery, was an

1:45:39investment banker, the

1:45:40Emirates for also very active

1:45:41and embers social circles with

1:45:42numerous newspaper reports of

1:45:46their various civic club and

1:45:48hosting The Emory split their

1:45:49time between Colorado Springs

1:45:53were Charles was 7.40,

1:45:54Washington. They had 5

1:45:55children, several of whom and

1:45:58Amber Society. After the Emory

1:46:01sold their house at 19 in the

1:46:041940's, some 40 Washington.

1:46:07And there's a less fully

1:46:08document But still

1:46:08historically consequential

1:46:12period. After World War 2

1:46:14throughout Capitol Hill.

1:46:16Larger older residents such as

1:46:187.40, Washington were divided

1:46:19into apartments or open to

1:46:25borders and waters because

1:46:27come, please these conversions

1:46:30required fewer materials. The

1:46:32new construction, the real

1:46:34estate listings for some 40

1:46:35Washington's during this time

1:46:35illustrate the changing

1:46:36development patterns of

1:46:39Capitol Hill. In 1953.

1:46:41Furnished room was available

1:46:42for rent. But the shared

1:46:44bathroom and kitchen

1:46:45facilities indicating that the

1:46:46homeless still used by single

1:46:47family with borders are

1:46:51lodgers living with them 1954,

1:46:53the home is listed for sale.

1:46:55Next, an expanse of room for a

1:46:56large family with plenty of

1:46:59space for entertaining. The

1:47:00home was then purchased by

1:47:04Justine and it often. Do you

1:47:06During 1960's and 70's us up

1:47:07for rent migration, Germany,

1:47:10households away from Central

1:47:12Denver, numerous single-family

1:47:13homes were left behind, were

1:47:15converted into offices or

1:47:15multifamily uses. This

1:47:20included the Stone House.

1:47:21Which was converted first into

1:47:22multiple apartments and then

1:47:26into an office use. But to all

1:47:26things are asked the

1:47:28Stonehouse a sense comfort,

1:47:30full circle in 2005, the

1:47:32homeless converted back into a

1:47:32single family residence which

1:47:33are kept continues to be to

1:47:39the stay. The home also

1:47:41exhibits the single the

1:47:41characteristics of an

1:47:45architectural style or type.

1:47:47This is a good example of the

1:47:49Queen and style has of complex

1:47:51roof armed with steeply

1:47:55pitched roofs slate roof,

1:47:56which is pretty unusual for

1:47:58dumb or we don't see sleep

1:47:59very often. This this is a

1:48:01great example of a stick.

1:48:03Slate roof. It also has a

1:48:04stacked bay, which you can see

1:48:06on the right side of this

1:48:08picture. There are multiple

1:48:08types which will be able to

1:48:11see better on that. The next

1:48:13photo and there could. There's

1:48:14cresting at enormous amount of

1:48:17detail on the stormers and

1:48:18then there are these card

1:48:20credit brackets that you can

1:48:24see on the porch like any

1:48:26house and Amber, it's not a

1:48:28pure example of the queen and

1:48:29style. As a uniquely Denver

1:48:30expression of of many

1:48:33different styles put together

1:48:34and something tells the story

1:48:37of exactly what where it was

1:48:39in Denver's and this case. It

1:48:40also has elements of the

1:48:42Richards, Tony and Romanesque

1:48:43shingle style. This includes

1:48:46the rustic hated stonework

1:48:48Kearse. Style laws on the dorm

1:48:50or the conference ceiling

1:48:52above the stacked up a bit. So

1:48:54here you can see those

1:48:56multiples, those storm or

1:48:58styles with that. Those

1:48:59pinnacles and additional

1:49:01details that really elevate

1:49:07the homes. Under Criterion d

1:49:08the residents isn't

1:49:09significant example of the

1:49:11works of architects. Marion

1:49:13and Sterner who are one of

1:49:14Denver's most prominently, 19

1:49:17Sentry, Architectural

1:49:17partnerships, and very and was

1:49:18born in Plainfield, New Jersey

1:49:22and came to Denver and 18, 18,

1:49:23one of variance, earliest

1:49:24number designs was for the

1:49:27Cavalry Baptist Church, which

1:49:28is now known as the Slime

1:49:31Baptist Church to 24th and Act

1:49:32in street. Frederick Sterner

1:49:33born in England but moved to

1:49:37United States. The teenager in

1:49:3718, 82. He worked as a

1:49:38draftsman for Frank at box

1:49:42office. In 18. 85 ferryman,

1:49:44Stern or form their

1:49:46architectural partnership,

1:49:47primarily designing high style

1:49:48residents for was wealthy

1:49:50color. Adams, but also

1:49:51designing other buildings such

1:49:53as the Denver Athletic Club.

1:49:57And what you can see on sure

1:49:58here the Highlands School and

1:49:59the Briar Hearst manner. And

1:50:01Manitou Springs, the Stone

1:50:02House demonstrates the

1:50:03partnership's ability to merge

1:50:06European this license

1:50:07abilities with Colorado is

1:50:08emerging stone crafts

1:50:10traditions, particularly

1:50:11through the expert use rustic.

1:50:16It is the other firms,

1:50:17excellent example of rest

1:50:21kids. Stone is Romanesque

1:50:21revival. Denver last played a

1:50:24club that still exists at 13.

1:50:2525 Clinton placed and is also

1:50:29a Denver landmark. The

1:50:29partnership, a variance Turner

1:50:33last until 19. 0, During the

1:50:34Mid 1918, 90's. The from

1:50:35shifting away from designing

1:50:36queen and styles to the

1:50:39neoclassical other similar

1:50:41revival styles which is moving

1:50:42with that architectural trends

1:50:45of the era. Therefore the

1:50:46Stone Houses 7.40, north

1:50:47Washington Street is an

1:50:50excellent example of the

1:50:51firm's earlier, rare queen and

1:50:55work. Bavarian and Stern are a

1:50:57go on to have successful so

1:50:58locally careers after their

1:51:02firms dissolution to do one

1:51:03drain concerns continue to

1:51:05design residents around Denver

1:51:09with us. I'm Lester. He also

1:51:10designed John Thunderbird who

1:51:14to your library 6.75 Santa Fe

1:51:18happening Starr, on the other

1:51:20hand, to move beyond Amber,

1:51:21First to Colorado Springs and

1:51:23Pueblo, 19 York City where he

1:51:26made a name for himself

1:51:27renovating Brownstones,

1:51:27becoming an early proponent of

1:51:34preservation. Another

1:51:35important aspect becoming a

1:51:37Denver landmark is whether or

1:51:39not a property has historic

1:51:40integrity. We often ask the

1:51:43question, would prop pretty

1:51:44owners recognize the property

1:51:48as it is today. And this case,

1:51:49the Stone House does retain

1:51:52its historic integrity? Well,

1:51:53it does have a number of

1:51:54additions to the rear of the

1:51:58structure none of those

1:51:59additions to change the

1:52:00historic integrity of the

1:52:05property. It does maintain its

1:52:11features. Picked it up, seeded

1:52:12consider its historic count

1:52:13context, which is that

1:52:15changing his character of the

1:52:16Capitol Hill neighborhood

1:52:18first from the single family

1:52:20home to multi-family

1:52:22characteristics. It does have

1:52:23a longer period of

1:52:25significance than what you

1:52:25normally see in the period of

1:52:26significance goes from 18 91

1:52:31to 05. This representing

1:52:33that period of ownership from

1:52:35when it was first constructed

1:52:37through that period of

1:52:38ownership of Justine de

1:52:40Becker. Ida, she was later

1:52:44known. She was the owner first

1:52:45purchased it when it was

1:52:49turned into apartments and

1:52:49office use and then ended up

1:52:53on her to that is pretty

1:52:54standard preservation practice

1:52:55to end it with death of

1:52:57someone who did make

1:53:00significant changes and period

1:53:00of significance. While it does

1:53:05go that long, it won't prevent

1:53:05people from doing making

1:53:06changes to the property and

1:53:10understands that the

1:53:10architectural significance

1:53:15really is types that 18 91 And

1:53:15as of OCTOBER 15th, we have

1:53:17had one letter of support for

1:53:19this designation written by

1:53:22historic number and then to

1:53:24public comments. I'm I'm I

1:53:25Preservation Commission in

1:53:29favor of the designation. So

1:53:32as the property is over 30

1:53:34years of age, it the criteria

1:53:37of a c and e retains its

1:53:38historic integrity. And ldc

1:53:40has considered it's historic

1:53:43context. Does recommend

1:53:45approval of designation

1:53:48application

1:53:55Thank you. We have 5

1:53:57individuals signed up to speak

1:54:00this evening and I'm gonna

1:54:09start Joseph. A point.

1:54:18Good evening councilmembers.

1:54:19My name is pass a This is my

1:54:23wife and a Thank you for the

1:54:26privilege to come up here. And

1:54:29Sheriff youth thoughts and

1:54:30words with the also wanted to

1:54:32think of. But they do show for

1:54:34the exceptional work of the

1:54:34staff of the Landmark

1:54:38Preservation Commission. My

1:54:41wife and I moved to Denver

1:54:45back in 2021 and we were

1:54:48attracted. As with many

1:54:49neighborhoods in Denver

1:54:51neighborhoods that provided

1:54:56the wealth of guidance

1:54:57tonight, dynamics energy

1:55:01diversity. The reminded us,

1:55:02frankly, of where we first met

1:55:05when we were dating back in

1:55:07Brooklyn we settled on Capitol

1:55:08Hill because it's shared many

1:55:15of those same When we saw the

1:55:15Stonehouse. We realize that

1:55:18that was certainly a special

1:55:20property it's proof

1:55:21architectural significance.

1:55:22It's character its location

1:55:27also needed a lot of work. So

1:55:28what started as a personal

1:55:33journey of restoration has got

1:55:362 progressed. Allowed us to

1:55:38deeper and to certainly what

1:55:39Meade and Meeks, Denver

1:55:46special. Becca did really good

1:55:47job, highlighting a lot of the

1:55:51historical attributes, the

1:55:51property side don't want to

1:55:54repeat anything here. But

1:55:58couple that do come to mind.

1:56:01You it was interesting that

1:56:07Frederick too started his

1:56:08career here went on to remodel

1:56:14and design many of the and

1:56:16Brownstones that we all that

1:56:17New Yorkers recognize as

1:56:20authentically New York. And so

1:56:21while I started the

1:56:25conversation by saying that we

1:56:26take to house because it

1:56:29reminded us of New York. I

1:56:32like to think that Frederick

1:56:33Sterner all to believe model

1:56:36News townhomes. Order to bring

1:56:37them a little bit of Colorado

1:56:45to the Big Apple. The other

1:56:46part of it that underscored

1:56:48very long, historic period of

1:56:49significance and was

1:56:54remarkable. Has homes off and

1:56:55you Sue Testament of

1:56:58ownership. They do tell a

1:56:59story and they tell the story

1:57:00of female economic empowerment

1:57:05in the sense that

1:57:06extraordinarily long period of

1:57:10significance only 6 homeowners

1:57:12and of were were women. And

1:57:14for the vast majority of the

1:57:18time, it was a way to convey

1:57:20wealth in at a time in a

1:57:21society that often did not

1:57:24provide such equity. Thank you

1:57:27so much. I appreciate you're

1:57:31up to your time. Now. Thank

1:57:32Thank you. Okay. Thank you the

1:57:40next speaker is Jay home stat.

1:57:42Leading counsel Jay Homestead,

1:57:44Iraq speaking on behalf of

1:57:46historic Denver. And I am here

1:57:48to speak in support of this

1:57:50landmark designation. I also

1:57:51want to say Inc Denver,

1:57:51landmark preservation staff

1:57:54for their work on this and the

1:57:57homeowners, Joe America,

1:57:58Massaquoi, we think they're

1:58:00exceptional stewardship of

1:58:01this home, their care and

1:58:03their commitments to its

1:58:05preservation. It's precisely

1:58:06what these types of

1:58:08designations are for. So we

1:58:09respectfully urge you to

1:58:09approve this application.

1:58:12Thank you so much. Thank you.

1:58:22Our next speaker is David Roy

1:58:44He hasn't accepted the

1:58:45promotion. Okay. We're going

1:58:47to go to the next speaker

1:58:51Renee Martinez, Stone and just

1:58:53want to confirm that you

1:58:54signed up to speak for this

1:58:55hearing or did you sign up to

1:58:59speak for next

1:59:11Renee Online. Our next speaker

1:59:15is Jesse Paris. Yes, good.

1:59:15Even. Remember the council's

1:59:18watching at home those in the

1:59:20council chambers when images

1:59:20of the Paris represent the

1:59:22Black star actually move

1:59:23self-defense, causing massive

1:59:25comer, social change as well

1:59:32as the Unity Carano the North

1:59:33polish the front lines like

1:59:34see my perspective Spears and

1:59:36has to produce very And I'm a

1:59:37candidate currently on the

1:59:38ballot for the election this

1:59:40NOVEMBER. 3rd and I out at the

1:59:42growth to other festive legacy

1:59:43loss and they're all walks us

1:59:45district the fun District. 9

1:59:47historically black Fire police

1:59:52for preservation. Glad see the

1:59:53market going to be part of

1:59:57Resident says House.

1:59:58Especially since I'm we was

1:59:59black people built this house

2:00:04in the first place. Jurors

2:00:05segregation turns. Yeah,

2:00:09that's a good thing. Somebody

2:00:10that was the sponsor fronting

2:00:13the bill to. Country the city

2:00:18in the state. It's going to be

2:00:19able to our car house. I

2:00:20support this presentation

2:00:21wholeheartedly. Thank you all.

2:00:24See on the next hole. Thank

2:00:32you. That concludes our

2:00:33speakers. Questions from

2:00:35members of Council on counts

2:00:41of the 26 14. 0, 5, Can just a

2:00:46minute closest let's go ahead

2:00:47and start with council member

2:00:50of U.S. Thank you council

2:00:53PRESIDENT. I have a question

2:00:55for landmark around that

2:00:56general mentioned this

2:00:59sideshows that Henry, she

2:01:01Mariam and I could only find

2:01:05records of the Henry see That

2:01:10might just be a time and pay.

2:01:13Now looking just wanting to

2:01:14acknowledge that seeing the

2:01:16Hendry see Mariam. Think it's

2:01:20important to acknowledge that

2:01:24they were violent towards

2:01:26indigenous people also against

2:01:27unions. If you want to teach

2:01:31looks like you're where yes,

2:01:33the application does mention I

2:01:34think it is very important to

2:01:39discuss that. People are

2:01:39complicated in history is

2:01:40complicated than we can set

2:01:45the. People in the past and

2:01:46even today committee's support

2:01:47of one thing and be a union

2:01:52general at an end turn around

2:01:56the participant to a genocide

2:01:58people depending where and

2:01:59when that is. And so the

2:02:02application does discuss that.

2:02:05And how do you use these

2:02:09records you know, you're

2:02:10preservation as for story so

2:02:10people can go back and look

2:02:16and read about the history of

2:02:20homes. Every application is

2:02:23kept on file and it is stored

2:02:24with the Denver Public

2:02:25Library's. So this is kept in

2:02:27perpetuity. That was one thing

2:02:30that was very important to the

2:02:30property owners about why they

2:02:33wanted included absalom

2:02:33individual landmark rather

2:02:37than just standing. Just a

2:02:38contributing structure to the

2:02:42local historic district was so

2:02:42that all those stories were

2:02:45told not just, you know, just

2:02:47staying goes just to local and

2:02:50the historic district. They

2:02:54wanted elevate it. More fully

2:02:55realized they appreciate that.

2:03:00Thanks for sharing that. And

2:03:03then with this being historic

2:03:04area and being individually

2:03:06recognized. What does that

2:03:07change? Essentially? It does

2:03:11not change much. We review

2:03:12anything that requires a

2:03:16building or zoning permanent.

2:03:17We do look at things in a

2:03:18slightly different minds when

2:03:21they are individual landmarks,

2:03:23you know, especially as we now

2:03:24have a list of what is

2:03:25contributing a non

2:03:27contributing to the building.

2:03:29So as we do our review, we

2:03:31will be taking that in mind.

2:03:33We have a deeper dive. Have

2:03:34better photographs. We know

2:03:35the history and the

2:03:37development of the building.

2:03:39So we're able to take a better

2:03:40look and a better minds when

2:03:43we are to into Somerville.

2:03:44Thank you. That's all I have

2:03:46for you here. And then just

2:03:49for the owners I was I know

2:03:50you kind. We're just we're not

2:03:51interested in questions. I was

2:03:54going to be question. Okay for

2:03:56the owners. I I wanted to give

2:03:57you an opportunity finish what

2:03:58you were saying in your

2:03:58thoughts and see if there is

2:04:00anything you wanted to That

2:04:09wasn't already covered. One or

2:04:13was longer. So if you're going

2:04:13respond, you need to come up

2:04:15to microphone. And introduce

2:04:22yourself again. Chair thank

2:04:26you very Council woman.

2:04:27Grateful for the recognition

2:04:30humbled by it. And wanted to

2:04:34just share that ultimately

2:04:36being a good steward of that

2:04:38home. It's not ownership is

2:04:41temporary, but the designation

2:04:44allows 2 stories the

2:04:45COUNCILMAN Has highlighted to

2:04:48the tool that part of future

2:04:49generations leave it like

2:04:51that. Thank Thank you so much.

2:04:55Thank you both for your heart.

2:04:55Not leave my comments Thank

2:04:58you. Council PRESIDENT. Okay,

2:04:58thank you. Councilmember

2:05:04Flynn. Thank MADAM. PRESIDENT

2:05:07The cut. Can you tell Is it

2:05:11fairly common for of these

2:05:12larger homes in the capital

2:05:17area to be. I once been

2:05:18converted into multi-unit to

2:05:21be converted back into single

2:05:23family properties as this

2:05:27That's a great question. And

2:05:29we're seeing it more often. I

2:05:32can think of a couple other

2:05:37that to have happened Olof a

2:05:39down the and that a few others

2:05:43that I know of. And so it's

2:05:44certainly possible. I think

2:05:46it's really speaking to the

2:05:47rhythms of the economy

2:05:50changing. Yes, but it is

2:05:50fairly common for these things

2:05:52to happen. And when they do,

2:05:54they're eligible for historic

2:05:56tax that's because this was

2:05:58already in the 7th Avenue

2:06:02district. And to do you have

2:06:02now, know, the year prior the

2:06:06owner led to are going do that

2:06:07decree conversion that in

2:06:102,500 the application

2:06:12correctly to the designation

2:06:21and that impose Rules or

2:06:22circumstances on renovation

2:06:25back in 2005, if you know, it

2:06:26all interior? It was all

2:06:30interior and I did not can

2:06:31propose any restrictions on

2:06:33that re conversion to

2:06:34single-family to return the

2:06:37top one percent. Thank you.

2:06:40Seeing no more members in the

2:06:42queue. The public hearing is

2:06:44closed comments by members of

2:06:45Council on Council bill. 26

2:06:5014. 0, 5, Let's go ahead and

2:06:51get started. The 2

2:06:53COUNCILWOMAN Out the dress.

2:06:54Thank you, council PRESIDENT,

2:06:56thank you to a landmark timber

2:06:58and the owners recover doing

2:06:59all the work and diligence to

2:07:01tell the whole story. And it's

2:07:03an honor to have this in the

2:07:05district, especially with you

2:07:06all hearing on a new legacy of

2:07:10what it means to be good

2:07:11stewards and amazing people

2:07:12reading a little bit about you

2:07:17both in this and just your

2:07:18education, your background and

2:07:21the work that you've done is

2:07:22something that everyone in

2:07:23Denver can be proud of. Thank

2:07:25you for that. And I'll be

2:07:26supporting this tonight and my

2:07:26colleagues to do the same.

2:07:27Thank you. Council PRESIDENT,

2:07:29thank you. Councilmember

2:07:32Flint. Thank you. MADAM

2:07:34PRESIDENT. The reason I asked

2:07:35that question was of in order

2:07:39to do a shameless plug and

2:07:41that my late older brothers.

2:07:44First science fiction novel in

2:07:451990, involved and African

2:07:47American woman who was a real

2:07:49estate investor Capitol Hill.

2:07:53Denver and who converted old

2:07:54homes that have been single

2:07:55family that have been broken

2:07:56up into apartments. She

2:08:00recovered them into single and

2:08:01to have African-American

2:08:04couple living there now just

2:08:05sticking to my brother passed

2:08:07away about 3 years ago first

2:08:09model. It's called in the

2:08:10country of the blind. And I

2:08:14know it's available on Amazon.

2:08:16But but this. But this

2:08:17stumbled across process of

2:08:21ripping out wall stumbled 150

2:08:21year-old global conspiracy to

2:08:29rule the world from the

2:08:32shadows that's all I'll say

2:08:33about ownership with a aunt to

2:08:36do a spoiler cold in the

2:08:39country. The blind by Michael

2:08:39Flynn my little Grimace very

2:08:44Thank What a coincidence.

2:08:45Councilmember Sandoval, thank

2:08:48you. MADAM PRESIDENT, to the

2:08:51owners just want to say thank

2:08:54always nice to see an

2:08:55designation come through and

2:08:55preserving a piece of history

2:08:59so that it will be codified

2:09:01for generations to come. It's

2:09:04really hard to sit up here

2:09:05when it's not honored driven.

2:09:06And so thank you just doing

2:09:10the work. Thank you for the

2:09:13application. Thank you. For

2:09:14learning and least I'm a huge

2:09:17fan of Thank you again telling

2:09:20a colorful story of Denver's

2:09:21history and being truthful.

2:09:22And I know you and I worked

2:09:24together a lot to commanders

2:09:26and these designations and

2:09:28thank you for your work and

2:09:31dedication to Denver and

2:09:33always the importance of

2:09:34history of Denver and who

2:09:36helped build the good and the

2:09:37bad. Thank you. Thank you,

2:09:41MADAM PRESIDENT, thank you. I

2:09:42just wanted to thank the

2:09:45applicants for bringing this

2:09:47forward and making Denver your

2:09:48home and then preserving

2:09:52something for our historical

2:09:53history and having it be part

2:09:54of the fabric of who we are.

2:09:57So I just appreciate you

2:09:58taking the time and the effort

2:10:02to to do that. MADAM Secretary

2:10:04Roll Call on Council Bill. 26

2:10:0714. 0, 5, council members

2:10:12Cashman. So an I the The Times

2:10:20win. I and Hines, Lewis, kind

2:10:26of high I I not addressed

2:10:27American I MADAM Secretary,

2:10:28close the voting and announce

2:10:31the results a nice 11 I's

2:10:35Council bill. 26 14. 0, 5 has

2:10:44passed council contract.

2:10:45Councilmember Torres, would

2:10:46you please put council bill?

2:10:4826 to changing the zoning

2:10:50classification for 22 46

2:10:51starts federal Boulevard in

2:10:51Jefferson Park on the floor

2:10:54for final passage. I move that

2:10:55council 26 dash to be placed

2:10:59upon final consideration pass.

2:11:01It has been moved and

2:11:02seconded. There is another

2:11:04motion on the floor.

2:11:05Councilmember Sandoval, what

2:11:05would you like to do with

2:11:09council? 26 13. 0, 2, Give me

2:11:17one second for guy was I

2:11:18should Let put it head there i

2:11:23move to amend Council bill 13.

2:11:240, 2, in the following

2:11:28particulars page one line. 24

2:11:29insert 0 and Co fallen. The

2:11:32number 10 pro and It has been

2:11:33moved and seconded comments by

2:11:34members of council on the

2:11:35amendment to counsel the 26 to

2:11:38councilmember cent of all the

2:11:40purpose of amendment is to

2:11:44correct a drafting error. It

2:11:45in mistakenly omitted lot and

2:11:50parcel 1, Thank you, MADAM

2:11:51Secretary. Roll Call on the

2:11:51Amendment. 2 counts of Bill.

2:11:5426 13. 0, 2, council members

2:12:10Cashman by. I didn't one could

2:12:14get inside time on the ball.

2:12:17Thought watch think Church

2:12:19MADAM Secretary close the

2:12:21voting and announce the

2:12:22results the 9.11 I's Council

2:12:25bill. 26 13 0, 2, has been

2:12:27amended. Councilmember Torres,

2:12:27would you please put counts of

2:12:30the 26 to changing the zoning

2:12:32classification for 22 46, our

2:12:33federal boulevard in Jefferson

2:12:34Park on the floor for final

2:12:37passage as amended. I move

2:12:38that council. 26 s to be

2:12:38placed upon final

2:12:41consideration and to pass as

2:12:43amended great. It has been

2:12:47moved and seconded. It. A

2:12:47public hearing for council

2:12:50bill. 26 13. 0, 2, as amended

2:12:52is open. We have the staff

2:12:53report. Yes, thank you,

2:12:55council PRESIDENT. I'm with

2:12:56the clutch with community

2:12:57planning and development and

2:12:58I'll be presenting the

2:13:00rezoning for. 22 46, north

2:13:03federal. So first talk about

2:13:06the request and the location

2:13:06of the contacts followed by

2:13:07the process and will finish

2:13:09with the review criteria. So

2:13:13this application I look at

2:13:16trying to 46 North central and

2:13:17the applicant is requesting to

2:13:18rezone from a mixed use.

2:13:20Three-story district with the

2:13:22active centers and corridors

2:13:22design overlay it to a 5

2:13:24story. Main Street district

2:13:27maintaining that same overlay.

2:13:29So currently the site is a

2:13:30Montessori school and a are

2:13:33officially the applicants. But

2:13:34this Montessori school is

2:13:36proposing way to sell their

2:13:37property and moved to a site

2:13:39that is going to better fit

2:13:41their needs. So then the

2:13:44proposal is to construct a

2:13:46multi-unit structure with

2:13:47commercial on the ground

2:13:48floor. And this building has

2:13:49already received a certificate

2:13:51of demolition eligibility. So

2:13:52essentially the request is to

2:13:53go from a three-story district

2:13:55to a 5 story district. And

2:13:58like I said, maintain that

2:13:59same ideal weight or active

2:13:59centers in corridors. Design

2:14:02overlay. So now discussed the

2:14:06location in that context. This

2:14:07is in council district, in the

2:14:11Jefferson Park neighborhood.

2:14:13So the current zoning, like I

2:14:14said before is a general urban

2:14:16mix, use 3 stories with the

2:14:21deo 8 the doh is our overlay

2:14:24that require is not

2:14:25residential. Active use is on

2:14:26the ground floor at also

2:14:26prohibits the drive-thru

2:14:28building So it's really meant

2:14:32to foster a walkable

2:14:32pedestrian-friendly

2:14:33environment. So most there's a

2:14:35lot of mixed use zoning along

2:14:37federal. You can see some 2

2:14:38unit directly south of the

2:14:39site and then multi unit

2:14:43directly East. So the purpose

2:14:44of the 5 state are been the

2:14:47main Street 5 story district

2:14:48as to be a commercial shopping

2:14:51center. Mixed use area. We're

2:14:52a building's scale of one to 5

2:14:54stories is appropriate and the

2:14:55building forms that are

2:14:57permitted are the townhouse

2:14:58and shop front. And that's due

2:14:59to that overlay that currently

2:15:05exists. The current use is

2:15:06public quasi public because it

2:15:08is a preschool. It's adjacent

2:15:10to other commercial retail

2:15:11office as well as single unit

2:15:12to the South and then multi

2:15:16unit to the East. So you can

2:15:19see the existing Montessori

2:15:20school is on the top There's

2:15:21an example of the multi unit

2:15:22that's directly to the east

2:15:23and then some of the single

2:15:28unit to the South. So I also

2:15:30want to make sure everyone's

2:15:31aware that bus rapid transit

2:15:33is coming to federal Boulevard

2:15:35as they're currently working

2:15:37on the final design and brt

2:15:38service is set to begin in

2:15:412030. And as of right now,

2:15:43there is a stop proposed right

2:15:45at 23rd and federal which is

2:15:47the northern part of this site

2:15:50goes from 23rd to 22nd Avenue

2:15:51along federal. So just right

2:15:52at where this site is, there

2:15:56is a proposed brt stop. So now

2:15:59discuss the process. This

2:16:00application was complete back

2:16:01in JUNE. It went to planning

2:16:03board in mid AUGUST and were

2:16:04here before you today for the

2:16:07City Council we received a lot

2:16:09of public comments during this

2:16:1247 neighbors provided

2:16:14comments. 9 are in support,

2:16:15citing consistency with the

2:16:16criteria and they like to see

2:16:19more investment along federal.

2:16:21But those in opposition cited

2:16:22concerns of parking and that

2:16:24there's not enough affordable

2:16:26housing. So the applicant is

2:16:29the developer is proposing it

2:16:29to potentially use the height

2:16:31incentives to go up to 7

2:16:33stories and they would have to

2:16:35meet Denver's expanding

2:16:36housing affordability

2:16:37requirements to do so. But a

2:16:39lot of the public feels that

2:16:40there's not enough affordable

2:16:42housing to justify the 7

2:16:43stories in height. And there

2:16:44are also concerns about

2:16:48stepping down from 7 stories

2:16:49to nearby lower scale

2:16:52residential. Will add that the

2:16:522 unit district to the south

2:16:55is a protected district. And

2:16:56so that means that the 7

2:16:57stories and really on be

2:16:59permitted for the northern

2:17:03portion of the So within close

2:17:04to that protected districts,

2:17:05the maximum height is 75 feet,

2:17:07which is about 5 stories. And

2:17:09then there were also concerns

2:17:11about just wanting to see a

2:17:13construction management plan.

2:17:14We also received a 45 comments

2:17:17from staff board members and

2:17:19those affiliated with family

2:17:20Star Montessori School

2:17:21commenting in support of the

2:17:26rezoning. And so a protest

2:17:29petition was also submitted as

2:17:30a partner with this rezoning.

2:17:31And so they submitted. 26

2:17:33adventures representing 20

2:17:35properties. However, 14 of

2:17:37those signatures were deemed

2:17:38to be invalid just because the

2:17:40print, his name and the

2:17:41signature did not match the

2:17:43name that appears on the

2:17:44property deed and they were

2:17:46mostly missing a middle name

2:17:47and instructions to say that

2:17:50at that they need to be exact

2:17:52matches. So about 2.4% of the

2:17:54land area received valid

2:17:56signatures which fell short of

2:17:57the 20% requirement. So the

2:17:58protest petition was found to

2:18:03be invalid. Asking previously

2:18:05this one to planning board in

2:18:05mid AUGUST, the board voted

2:18:06unanimously to recommend

2:18:09approval of the rezoning. But

2:18:10there were a lot point points

2:18:11raised during deliberation.

2:18:14There was quite a bit of

2:18:16public comment, including one

2:18:17policy within the near

2:18:17Northeast area plan which is

2:18:21policy Elf 5 c and that

2:18:24discusses historic structures

2:18:25and are in institutional

2:18:26buildings. And it talks about

2:18:27how but institutional

2:18:29buildings are vacated. That

2:18:30there needs to be a community

2:18:34serving you such as a school

2:18:36or, you know, services that

2:18:37are provided in that

2:18:39structure. And, you know, from

2:18:40staff's perspective and that

2:18:41the planning board also agreed

2:18:43with us that, you know, that

2:18:45peace was really meant to be

2:18:46buildings that were built to

2:18:49be institutional structures.

2:18:50So I can historic church, for

2:18:51example, or, you know, a

2:18:53Denver public schools school,

2:18:57this building was actually

2:18:57built as an industrial

2:18:58building. I think there's a

2:18:59bakery at one point. MAY be an

2:19:01auto repair shop. So it's been

2:19:02a variety of uses and then it

2:19:05was it's been adapted. Lee

2:19:06reuse as a Montessori school

2:19:08for these last I think 30 or

2:19:10so years. So that's why from

2:19:11staff's perspective, this

2:19:12policy doesn't necessarily

2:19:16apply to this rezoning. So now

2:19:17we will move to the review

2:19:21criteria. So there are 3

2:19:23review criteria that must met

2:19:24in order for rezoning to be

2:19:24approved. The first as

2:19:26consistency with adopted

2:19:28plans. The second thing for

2:19:29the public interest and then

2:19:30it needs to be consistent with

2:19:33the neighborhood context Zone

2:19:33district purpose and the

2:19:34intent to tighten the Denver

2:19:40zoning code. So we'll start

2:19:41with the comprehensive plan on

2:19:42this means several

2:19:42distraction, the comprehensive

2:19:43plan, it will improve

2:19:45equitable access to resources.

2:19:46It will also promote infill

2:19:47development where there's

2:19:48already infrastructure and

2:19:51services in place. And then it

2:19:52will help build network of

2:19:55vibrant mix. You centers as

2:19:58well as create people oriented

2:19:59place because of proposed main

2:20:00street development. With that

2:20:04design overlay. So now moving

2:20:05to blueprint, Denver, our land

2:20:07use and transportation plan.

2:20:08The future neighborhood

2:20:10context is urban. This is

2:20:11this. Areas should offer

2:20:15residents the mix. Ew says and

2:20:16this is also consistent with

2:20:19the Ums 5 Zone. District court

2:20:19is in the urban context and

2:20:23the Denver zoning code and

2:20:24then the future place type is

2:20:25community corridor. These

2:20:27areas provide some mix of

2:20:27office, commercial and

2:20:30residential use as and heights

2:20:32are generally up to 5 stories.

2:20:34Again, consistent with a 5

2:20:34story Main Street district

2:20:37which is proposed and then

2:20:39federal is a residential

2:20:41arterial. And these are

2:20:42primarily residential uses,

2:20:43but MAY also include small

2:20:44retail notes and other similar

2:20:47uses. And then the growth area

2:20:49strategy is community centers

2:20:51and corridors where we

2:20:52anticipate to see 25% a new

2:20:54housing and 20% of new

2:20:57employment. So by allowing an

2:20:58increase of 2 stories that

2:20:58will allow for the growth

2:20:59anticipated in blueprint,

2:21:04Denver. And then it also

2:21:06further is one of the

2:21:06strategies and the plan which

2:21:10talks about using rezoning in

2:21:11land use regulations to

2:21:11encourage higher density in

2:21:12mixed use development and

2:21:15transit rich areas which

2:21:16includes community corridors

2:21:18for transit. Priority streets

2:21:19are planned. So this is a

2:21:20community corridor. Federal is

2:21:21a transit Priority Street

2:21:27where brt is coming. And then

2:21:28application address addresses

2:21:30equity by increasing or too

2:21:31for housing, including have

2:21:34affordable housing near

2:21:35transit, which will help him

2:21:35put improve access to the

2:21:38supply of housing for Denver.

2:21:39Residents. And then it

2:21:41addresses climate on by again,

2:21:42allowing additional housing

2:21:43density near transit, which

2:21:44will hopefully make this area

2:21:47less auto dependent and then

2:21:47reduce greenhouse gas

2:21:51emissions from transportation.

2:21:52So now think the near

2:21:55Northwest area plan. So we

2:21:56won't discuss the future

2:21:57neighborhood context, replace

2:22:01as that remains the same. But

2:22:02the neighborhood plan does

2:22:03have base types. So the

2:22:03recommended height for the

2:22:06site is up to 5 stories and

2:22:09Ums 5 is a 5 story district.

2:22:11The plan also talks about

2:22:12allowing up to 7 stories with

2:22:14incentive heights. If

2:22:15appropriate affordable housing

2:22:19is supplied and so the Ums 5

2:22:20zone district allows up to 7

2:22:22stories and incentive heights

2:22:23consistent with the plan.

2:22:28Guidance It. Also further

2:22:29several strategies and the

2:22:30near Northwest area plan. So

2:22:31this plan talks about how

2:22:32community centers and

2:22:34corridors around mobility hubs

2:22:36are areas that should

2:22:38accommodate the most growth.

2:22:39Opportunities are creating

2:22:39opportunities for affordable

2:22:41housing and other community

2:22:43needs. Again, this is an area

2:22:45that's a community center and

2:22:46corridor near transit. So this

2:22:48is where the most grow should

2:22:49go with in the near North

2:22:51north near Northwest area. It

2:22:53also has guidance that in

2:22:57areas where that there's a

2:22:59potential rezoning for greater

2:22:59areas where the recommended

2:23:00base height is more than what

2:23:02current the current zoning

2:23:04allows to ensure that elements

2:23:05of a complete neighborhood are

2:23:07provided. And then says to

2:23:08consider individual agreements

2:23:11until a broader solution is

2:23:12available. So the elements of

2:23:13the complete neighborhood that

2:23:14are listed in the plan include

2:23:17but are not limited to

2:23:18affordable housing, active

2:23:19ground floor and culturally

2:23:22relevant businesses, historic

2:23:23preservation, enhance streets,

2:23:27keep an open space and then

2:23:27design quality. So again, it

2:23:28says that some of these no

2:23:31items need to be present or a

2:23:32an individual agreement needs

2:23:34to occur if we want to up with

2:23:37the applicant proposing to do

2:23:40so in staff's analysis, we

2:23:41found that year the city has

2:23:43already created tools for this

2:23:44broader solution, which is why

2:23:45we didn't feel that it was

2:23:47necessary to do an individual

2:23:49agreement. So, for example,

2:23:50for affordable housing at the

2:23:52city has already passed the

2:23:53expanding housing

2:23:54affordability requirements,

2:23:54which do require a certain

2:23:59number Florida. Well, units.

2:24:01For active ground floors.

2:24:02COUNCILWOMAN Sandoval

2:24:03sponsored a rezoning to map

2:24:05the active centers in

2:24:06corridors. Design overlay

2:24:09around the near Northwest

2:24:11area, including Time for

2:24:12enhanced streetscape. The bus

2:24:13rapid transit will bring an

2:24:15improved streetscape along

2:24:17federal for historic

2:24:17preservation of the site has

2:24:19already been determined not to

2:24:20be historically significant

2:24:21and has received a certificate

2:24:24of demolition eligibility. And

2:24:26then for design quality again,

2:24:28the deo 8 is already mapped in

2:24:29this area, which has stronger

2:24:31design standards along the

2:24:31primary street. And then what

2:24:37existed previously. So now

2:24:39moving to the Jefferson Park

2:24:41policy. So again, similar to

2:24:42what we just talked about,

2:24:44that gets more specific and

2:24:45says that no can begin.

2:24:46Community centers and

2:24:47corridors should accommodate

2:24:47the most growth creating

2:24:51opportunities for more Florida

2:24:53housing and other community

2:24:53needs. And it says that these

2:24:54areas within Jefferson Park

2:24:55include areas along federal

2:24:56Boulevard at intersections

2:25:00with 26 20nd avenues. So this

2:25:00site is right at 22nd and

2:25:03federal. So that's where it

2:25:04was in Jefferson Park. We

2:25:05should accommodate the most

2:25:07growth, which is why staff

2:25:08feels that it's appropriate to

2:25:09rezone from a three-story to a

2:25:135 stories on district. Are now

2:25:15moving to the second criterion

2:25:18public interest. This rezoning

2:25:19will for the public interest

2:25:21furthering plan. Guidance as

2:25:23well as allowing for more

2:25:25density and promoting active

2:25:26ground floor uses a

2:25:28near-future brt line and

2:25:29research has shown that mixed

2:25:31use development has been found

2:25:31to increase physical activity

2:25:34and support overall health.

2:25:35And then finally staff finds

2:25:37at the rezoning is consistent

2:25:39with the urban context. The

2:25:40purpose of the main street

2:25:41zone districts in the specific

2:25:44intent of the Ums 5 zone

2:25:46district. So finding offer a

2:25:47good review criteria have been

2:25:48met. Staff recommends approval

2:25:49of this recommended this

2:25:50rezoning and that concludes my

2:25:57presentation thank you. We

2:25:58have 27 individuals signed up

2:26:02to speak this evening and I'm

2:26:04going to go ahead and get

2:26:05started with. I will actually

2:26:07read like 3 or 4 names and

2:26:10then you'll know who is coming

2:26:11up. And if you can come up to

2:26:15the q or if you're online, get

2:26:16ready to except the promotion

2:26:19once went name is called. So

2:26:19our first speaker is Bruce

2:26:25o'Donnell. I was going for it.

2:26:28If you Bruce o'Donnell, the

2:26:28next speaker is going to be

2:26:29Rafael U.S. And then Peter

2:26:35Wall. If does, go ahead when

2:26:36you're ready. Thank you,

2:26:37MADAM. PRESIDENT, members of

2:26:39Council, my name is Cruz or

2:26:39Donald. I reside at 3.86

2:26:43Emerson Street in Denver in

2:26:45his evidence by both cpd staff

2:26:46report recommending approval

2:26:46of the planning board's

2:26:48unanimous recommendation of

2:26:50approval. Is clear that this

2:26:51request meets the rezoning

2:26:52criteria to rezone the Ums 5 d

2:26:56'08. While there are others.

2:26:57The main criteria include

2:26:59consistency with adopted

2:27:00plans. This is in the urban

2:27:04context. Hence, you federal is

2:27:06the community corridor and

2:27:06residential arterial which is

2:27:11perfect for MS. Am to 5

2:27:12stories are recommended to

2:27:14this site. So usm Ums 5 is the

2:27:17perfect zone. District is

2:27:18owning too. We're keeping the

2:27:22deal. Overly to ensure street

2:27:23activation and community

2:27:24serene commercial services on

2:27:26ground floor in this rezoning

2:27:30also implements the complete

2:27:30neighborhoods vision, its

2:27:31proximity to amenities

2:27:31services, groceries, open

2:27:36space and shops. In the near

2:27:38Northwest plan was recently

2:27:39adopted in 2024. With lots of

2:27:40community input and

2:27:43participation. Comes points in

2:27:44exactly specifies this entire

2:27:48block of 22nd and federal for

2:27:505 story. Zoning in the

2:27:53Jefferson Park plan. Also

2:27:54identifies the 22nd and

2:27:54federal intersection is a

2:27:56place to concentrate girls and

2:27:58density and the Jefferson Park

2:28:00neighborhood. So this rezoning

2:28:01exactly follows the recipe

2:28:02articulated in the city's

2:28:06adopted plants. Regarding

2:28:07public interest. The rezoning

2:28:08implements the adopted plans.

2:28:09It increases affordable

2:28:11housing stock with additional

2:28:13income-restricted units. Ha

2:28:15enhanced requirements. It has

2:28:16improvements to the public

2:28:17realm where federal as it does

2:28:19give me parkway. And as you

2:28:20know, brt is on its way to

2:28:22Federal Boulevard. In addition

2:28:26to all this other team members

2:28:27will provide detail. But we

2:28:28have an affordable housing

2:28:30plan executed with host free

2:28:32hd enhanced in a good neighbor

2:28:32agreement has been executed

2:28:36with the federal Boulevard

2:28:37Because a rezoning request

2:28:38meets the city's established

2:28:41criteria. I respectfully

2:28:42request the City Council to

2:28:45approve council bill. 26 stash

2:28:4613, 0, 2, for rezoning

2:28:49application. 2025 rezone for 2

2:28:50rezoning. 22 46, North federal

2:28:54Boulevard from gm next 3 d '08

2:28:55to you. Ms 5, d Oh, wait, I'm

2:28:56available answer question.

2:28:58Should have think you. Thank

2:29:01you. Our next speaker is

2:29:07Rephael is kinda soft. Have

2:29:08Spinoza on Clay Street dinner

2:29:09and former COUNCILMAN For

2:29:10district one 29 year resident

2:29:12of Jefferson Park. I was a

2:29:15member of both the 2004 2021

2:29:17Plan Steering Committee. I do

2:29:19not oppose redevelopment or

2:29:20affordable housing. I do both

2:29:24as an architect, but I asked

2:29:25council to deny this rezoning

2:29:26because the Maxx entitled that

2:29:27cannot be demonstrated to

2:29:28satisfy the approved criteria.

2:29:31The approval criteria. I do

2:29:33not oppose ms 5 Ha. My

2:29:34objection is that the e ha

2:29:36transforms 5 story district

2:29:37advisory district into

2:29:38allowing 7 stories changing

2:29:40the scale and intensity of

2:29:42development in a manner

2:29:42inconsistent with the adopted

2:29:45plan. Recommendations. You

2:29:46must evaluate the entitlement

2:29:49on the zoning with the zoning

2:29:50actually permits. Not simply

2:29:52that the name suggests

2:29:53regarding consistency with

2:29:56adopted plans. The plan

2:29:58addresses the neighbor,

2:29:59character, equitable

2:30:00development displacement.

2:30:01House counsel reconcile

2:30:02Seven-storey entitle him with

2:30:04the plans Fun piece or e 3 22

2:30:0620 to 44 in the major corridor

2:30:09depiction on Page. 35.

2:30:12Regarding the public interest

2:30:14Scp's proposal shows 70 units

2:30:16resulting from 2 extra story,

2:30:1760 market rate units and 10

2:30:19additional income-restricted

2:30:20units since 2010. The

2:30:21population is more than double

2:30:22by the Democrat because has

2:30:25shifted from 55% Hispanic to

2:30:2870% white. The 2010 track

2:30:29qualified census track,

2:30:30meaning more than half of the

2:30:32have incomes of less than 60%

2:30:34agi. Well, today, the

2:30:35neighborhood, that same tract

2:30:39is at 120%. Am I this could

2:30:40request puts the missing

2:30:42middle homes on federal in

2:30:43jeopardy, potentially scraping

2:30:44affordable housing options

2:30:46while the store in the parkway

2:30:47tree Canopy and historic

2:30:48character Boulevard ask having

2:30:49lost by a point, budding will

2:30:52taste Montessori in Head start

2:30:53programs. We are also

2:30:54community serving host

2:30:58catering. Event hosting

2:30:58facility. The fact that

2:31:00neither j Pun or the city have

2:31:02secured any commitment from

2:31:04the applicant to provide

2:31:04create serving anything is

2:31:06hard to make the case that 60

2:31:07more units of the my housing

2:31:13on top of 150 units of 820. My

2:31:14for for 10:00am I housing is

2:31:16in the public interest when we

2:31:17find that our catalyst verdict

2:31:19with they are callous for

2:31:19justification regarding the

2:31:23district purpose and intent as

2:31:24cbd staff said zone district

2:31:26simply says it is where

2:31:27building to the scale of one

2:31:30to 4, 5 stories as desired. My

2:31:30objection is concerned.

2:31:33Mandatory legal findings

2:31:34necessary to approve the map

2:31:35Amendment high as counsel to

2:31:36identify the evidence

2:31:39supporting each finding about

2:31:39that council meeting. That

2:31:43staffer. Stay tuned. Finding

2:31:44evaluate the fully ha unable

2:31:48to title meant. Finally here,

2:31:50find evidence supporting

2:31:52finding, evaluate the fully ha

2:31:55and enabled entitlement and

2:31:55deny this rezoning because the

2:31:57required criteria cannot be

2:31:59met. No agreements that run

2:31:59with the land to mitigate

2:32:01these failures exist. I'm

2:32:03available to answer questions

2:32:05because there is fundamentally

2:32:08problem with the way each are

2:32:11just districts. Our next

2:32:14speaker is Peter Wahl Neck

2:32:16after Peter. We have Adam Lamp

2:32:18Poles and then Kim Cali and

2:32:20Blair look Lincoln Feltz. Hi,

2:32:22good evening, MADAM PRESIDENT

2:32:23and council members, Peter

2:32:24Wall here on behalf of the

2:32:25applicant 15, 80 Lincoln

2:32:27Street in Denver. I'll be

2:32:28brief given that we have a

2:32:31handful speakers this evening

2:32:33but from assisted the

2:32:34applicant for the last 9

2:32:35months working very h#

2:32:35#

2:32:35#

2:32:35o#

2:32:38community engagement efforts.

2:32:39And I'm pleased to report

2:32:40since we all join you on that

2:32:41committee to talk about this

2:32:43rezoning that we have a fully

2:32:45executed good neighbor

2:32:46agreement with the federal be

2:32:48id, which is one of the 4 are

2:32:50knows that covered this

2:32:52property. But over the

2:32:53lifespan of our work on this

2:32:54project in the last 9 months,

2:32:56I went back and looked and

2:32:57we've had between

2:33:00presentations at our nose,

2:33:03in-person meetings with

2:33:04leadership. Other

2:33:06conversations are 23 different

2:33:07meetings with the for our nose

2:33:08and again, very pleased to

2:33:11report that we have a fully

2:33:12executed gna. Couple, the most

2:33:13important items in the gna, 2

2:33:16things to point out. One of

2:33:17issues we made a in the spirit

2:33:21of the doh overlay to dedicate

2:33:227500 square feet of community

2:33:25serving retail space. And then

2:33:27we've also mean a greater

2:33:28commitment to finish out those

2:33:29spaces so that they're more

2:33:30Lisa born more attractive to

2:33:32the retail community. And then

2:33:33the second pieces we've also

2:33:35provided restrictive covenants

2:33:36on the property that will run

2:33:39with the land that actually

2:33:40eliminate some of the less

2:33:42desirable uses to make sure

2:33:44that we're thinking about

2:33:45attracting community serving

2:33:45uses. And with that, I'll make

2:33:46myself available for any

2:33:47questions you have this

2:33:49evening. Thank next speaker is

2:33:52Adam Lampl

2:34:02My name Adam Lampl. I am a

2:34:03resident in council district 8

2:34:04and I'm a director of

2:34:06development. Construction for

2:34:07Kennedy. Wilson. Kenny Wilson

2:34:10is who is seeking to redevelop

2:34:11this parcel. We are a global

2:34:12real estate company with a

2:34:16focus on rental housing as

2:34:16such. We see a lot of

2:34:21affordable housing mandates.

2:34:22Oftentimes they are well

2:34:24intentions but not well

2:34:24thought out. Then we

2:34:27complicated and difficult.

2:34:30Incentives are not material

2:34:31for they contain instead of

2:34:33development and progress. What

2:34:37happens is stagnation. No new

2:34:38housing gets built, at least

2:34:41in the short term, too. On the

2:34:43other hand, Denver has an

2:34:44ordinance that actually make

2:34:45sense and results and the

2:34:48ability to deliver housing

2:34:49because of this. We've been

2:34:52able to execute and affordable

2:34:55housing plan was host to

2:34:58provide 24 much needed by our

2:34:59use in Jefferson like to

2:35:00commend City stakeholders and

2:35:01city Council on legislation

2:35:03that works to increase the

2:35:05supply affordable housing.

2:35:07This is especially important

2:35:07in a city with the highest

2:35:08cost for housing in the

2:35:10country and in on coastal

2:35:12market with a median home

2:35:16price around $600,000 50%

2:35:20higher than $401,000. National

2:35:21Jefferson Park median sales

2:35:25price is about $650,000. And

2:35:25while their quest tonight

2:35:29isn't about chair host. The

2:35:30existence of that ordinance

2:35:31and the eye or use that will

2:35:33be built and the other

2:35:34elements of a complete

2:35:35neighborhood in the near

2:35:36Northwest plan that will be

2:35:38indicated that the approval a

2:35:41rezoning this parcel is in the

2:35:43public interest approving this

2:35:43rezoning. That only gives an

2:35:46option to 242 individuals and

2:35:46families who don't have

2:35:50$130,000 down payment. That

2:35:51simple economic stick to more

2:35:54apartment supply results and

2:35:55more affordability. More more

2:35:57affordability brings more

2:35:59people, people who spend money

2:36:00and might I cafe and federal

2:36:03bar and Grill. Starford or in

2:36:04the future ground floor

2:36:06tenants that this parcel it

2:36:08brings activity the street

2:36:09which improve safety to the

2:36:10further benefits to more

2:36:11density of the sites that

2:36:12compared compared to what is

2:36:13currently zones that are in

2:36:15the public interest. It will

2:36:16generate more taxes per acre

2:36:19to enhance public safety,

2:36:20improve infrastructure that

2:36:21will result in more efficient

2:36:24water and energy usage

2:36:25reducing the reliance on cars,

2:36:26particularly along the brt

2:36:29corridor, thereby reducing

2:36:31pollution in consideration of

2:36:33these facts on subject parcel

2:36:33which is designated in the

2:36:36near Northwest adopted in

2:36:372024. Designated as a future

2:36:39place community corridor, part

2:36:42of transit, Priority Street

2:36:44with a 5 story base building,

2:36:46height recommendation and 7

2:36:47story incentive your

2:36:48recommendation. I respectfully

2:36:50request the council approve

2:36:52the rezoning request to us 5 d

2:36:53'08. Available to answer any

2:36:55questions. Thank you. Thank

2:36:56you. Our next speaker is Kim

2:37:02Cali. Hello, thank you.

2:37:04Members of City Council. My

2:37:04name is Ken at 20th and

2:37:08Elliott in Jefferson Park. My

2:37:10objection to council bill. 26

2:37:1413. 0, 2 is not the basic you

2:37:15MS. Minus just to be extra

2:37:16tight and development allowed

2:37:19to see incentives, these

2:37:22incentives permit a

2:37:23seven-storey 95, 6 tall

2:37:23building in a neighborhood

2:37:27where most homes are only 2 to

2:37:313 formally opposing this

2:37:32request. Jefferson parking it

2:37:32neighbor's land use committee

2:37:33made a serious effort to work

2:37:35with the developer to find a

2:37:38solution to address

2:37:38neighborhood concerns.

2:37:39Unfortunately, we could not

2:37:40reach an protections that

2:37:44would be meaningful legally

2:37:45enforceable and remain in

2:37:46place. The property were sold

2:37:48or a different project

2:37:50proposed. Both our committee

2:37:52and our general membership

2:37:53rejected the proposed good

2:37:54neighbor agreement, me

2:37:57membership. 32 comes selling.

2:37:58Key issues. The council

2:37:59deciding what legally be built

2:38:02on this properly. Property not

2:38:04simply approving the building

2:38:06currently shown by the

2:38:07developer promises about one

2:38:09particular project, not

2:38:11protect neighborhood from

2:38:12other potentially larger

2:38:14developments that the new

2:38:15zoning would allow We are also

2:38:17concerned that the applicant

2:38:18and city staff is not

2:38:19adequately explained how

2:38:20building of up to 7 stories

2:38:24near Northwest area plan print

2:38:27Denver and Comprehensive Plan

2:38:29the top to plants height

2:38:30recommendations on page. 36

2:38:31must be considered in light of

2:38:34what the e h consistent.

2:38:35Really not just the 5 storey

2:38:38limits and just by the

2:38:40underlying zoning we recognize

2:38:43and support the need for

2:38:47affordable but including some

2:38:48affordable studio apartments

2:38:49does not automatically justify

2:38:49adding 2 more stories to a

2:38:50building in a neighborhood of

2:38:55and three-story homes and

2:38:56Jefferson Park fights needed

2:38:57home ownership opportunities

2:39:00and missing middle Housing

2:39:01Council should consider

2:39:02neighborhood character just

2:39:03place the pressures and range

2:39:06of housing already available.

2:39:08For these reasons. I

2:39:09respectfully ask Council last

2:39:12night council goal. 26 13. 0,

2:39:132, because through higher

2:39:15standards for approving this

2:39:16rezoning have not been

2:39:18adequately Council should

2:39:19judge this christening, but

2:39:22actually lost to be built, not

2:39:23just by underlining Sony

2:39:26District thank you very much.

2:39:27Thank Our next speakers are

2:39:32Blair look and gels. Then Josh

2:39:33Rosen Bloom and Jami Graham

2:39:38and Alex Rose. Good evening.

2:39:39Members of City Council. My

2:39:42name is Blair like 10,000. I'm

2:39:43a Denver resident living in

2:39:46District I am here this

2:39:46evening as counsel to Key w

2:39:49Multifamily Development, llc,

2:39:50which is the contract

2:39:51purchaser of the subject.

2:39:53Property located at 22 46

2:39:58Federal Boulevard. On behalf

2:40:00of Tw multifamily development.

2:40:01I'd like to thank cpd for

2:40:04their guidance and processing

2:40:05the application and navigating

2:40:05the approval process set forth

2:40:09in the zoning code. Our

2:40:10request for approval of

2:40:12council bill. 26 Dash 13. 0, 2

2:40:14this evening. It's based on

2:40:15the fact that rezoning the

2:40:18subject property to you ms 5 d

2:40:20'08 not only needs but

2:40:22actually exceeds all the

2:40:22criteria for approval set

2:40:24forth in the Denver zoning

2:40:26code. And these facts are

2:40:26detailed in the letter that

2:40:29was submitted to council

2:40:32members last week from me on

2:40:33behalf of Kennedy Wilson,

2:40:36which is dated OCTOBER 15th

2:40:372026. In addition, these facts

2:40:39relating to exceeding the

2:40:41approval criteria have also

2:40:42been detailed in the staff

2:40:45report presented by cpd this

2:40:46evening. The proposed map

2:40:48amendment is consistent with

2:40:49the city's adopted plans,

2:40:50including the recently adopted

2:40:53near Northwest area plan. And

2:40:54in fact, the adopted area plan

2:40:56expressly identifies the

2:40:58subject property as having a

2:41:00beast building height of 5

2:41:02stories with high tax

2:41:05incentives of up to 7 stories

2:41:08an additional candidate. In

2:41:10addition, the proposed project

2:41:11and this rezoning incorporate

2:41:12elements of a complete

2:41:14neighborhood has page. 32 of

2:41:16that near Northwest area plan

2:41:18including provision of

2:41:20affordable housing, active

2:41:21ground floors, enhance

2:41:22streaky, streetscapes and

2:41:25high-quality design. Map

2:41:26amendment is in the public

2:41:28interest. Given come complies

2:41:29with the city's adopted plan,

2:41:33guidance complies with the

2:41:35providing levels affordable

2:41:37housing in excess of the

2:41:38baseline requirements.

2:41:40Finally, the map amendment is

2:41:44consistent with the applicable

2:41:45neighborhood contacts, and the

2:41:45stated purpose intent of the

2:41:48zone district print. Denver

2:41:50recommends that the urban

2:41:52neighborhood contacts for the

2:41:53subject property and the main

2:41:55streets on districts will

2:41:56promote activation of the

2:41:57public street edge and promote

2:41:57walkability in the

2:42:00neighborhood. In conclusion on

2:42:03behalf kw multifamily

2:42:05development. We respectfully

2:42:06request that City Council

2:42:07approved the rezoning

2:42:10application identified and

2:42:13council bill 26 Dash 13. 0, 2,

2:42:14I'm available to answer

2:42:16questions and reserve

2:42:17opportunity respond to any

2:42:19public comment. Thank you.

2:42:24Thank Our next speaker is just

2:42:27Rosenblum have to my name's

2:42:31Josh Rosenblum who lives near

2:42:3220th in Elliot near the

2:42:32family's Thank you for

2:42:33councilmembers and staff

2:42:35rather. It's been every day

2:42:36I'm standing in solidarity

2:42:37with many of our neighbors

2:42:38because we believe critically

2:42:43the 9th this rezoning. One

2:42:43reason it didn't deny this

2:42:45rezoning is that it is not

2:42:46public interest ever with lose

2:42:47this amazing multilingual

2:42:48Montessori School of Head

2:42:49start a sliding income

2:42:51tuitions care for families.

2:42:52The time when this sort

2:42:54childcare has become a U.S.

2:42:56Pic talking much about some

2:42:58politicians part of Denver

2:42:59Post story from just this

2:43:01month. Devers. Nearly 31,000

2:43:02kids below the age of for a

2:43:02child care centers only about

2:43:045,000 spots for that age

2:43:06group. Same story says

2:43:07airfares that intervention,

2:43:09many family and many more

2:43:11families. We forced to leave

2:43:13time however, in that time

2:43:16frame city offered tens of

2:43:18millions ares to stadium

2:43:19infrastructure for multiple

2:43:19stadiums. They didn't offer

2:43:21any incentives to to shock or

2:43:23center the times it by the

2:43:25time shopping mall as part of

2:43:26the da in our finance senses

2:43:30shocker center or if the

2:43:30statement he gave his name.

2:43:31That time, the city offered

2:43:327 million dollar incentive to

2:43:34skiers. Our company and a

2:43:35building actually supposed to

2:43:36house nonprofits. City hasn't

2:43:39offered up any teepees on

2:43:41multilingual sliding scale

2:43:45press Montessori school in

2:43:45Denver it's close to lake

2:43:46without mean even fewer spots

2:43:47for parents leave their kids

2:43:48of wonderful professionals in

2:43:50Denver, the choice rests with

2:43:52the administration council for

2:43:52the rezoning. You'll also

2:43:56running for child Care Center

2:43:57that accepts Chinese parents,

2:43:57pay tuition based on incomes

2:43:59to leave Denver. And without

2:44:03having incentives stay. That's

2:44:03our neighbors of center near

2:44:05Center plan. And as Quick

2:44:06spoke to Jaciel 5 seasons, the

2:44:09city should insurance tuition

2:44:10institutional settings like

2:44:12schools use for community

2:44:14serving uses store users

2:44:16leave. So we want City Council

2:44:18consider Lawson. Weren't

2:44:20serving use when evaluating to

2:44:20rezone his consistency with

2:44:22the top. The plans and it's

2:44:24affecting public interest and

2:44:26they were very plan lists.

2:44:26Childcare, not shopping malls

2:44:30or resorts are while malls

2:44:31first, according the great

2:44:34Kriisa Franklin, a just and

2:44:37fair one of colleagues first

2:44:38to making decisions for the

2:44:39next 7 generations. Denver

2:44:42writes, which I love but 7

2:44:44stories of buildings run by 3

2:44:46story buildings far as the eye

2:44:49can see, have wouldn't serve

2:44:50the current a few generations.

2:44:50Growth and federal Boulevard

2:44:53can be great warning public

2:44:54interest is not only about how

2:44:56many homes set on one

2:44:57property. Chris can happen in

2:44:58your protecting the public

2:45:02interest you know, we believe

2:45:04in creating affordable with

2:45:05affordable housing, the no

2:45:08longer looks on future

2:45:08neighbors. But some us are

2:45:09people at all income levels

2:45:12from all backgrounds. This

2:45:13project rips one of the public

2:45:13interest of the who've come

2:45:17before us here now there's a

2:45:17complete for the future.

2:45:19There's an officer is owning

2:45:20Lefferts possible development

2:45:21on the side of theory

2:45:22developed. Thanks. Thank you.

2:45:23Our next speaker is Jamie

2:45:30Graham. And the evening

2:45:31members of the City Council.

2:45:33Thank you so much for allowing

2:45:39me to My child is a student at

2:45:40Family Star daycare on them

2:45:41families are much school on

2:45:42Federal Boulevard. And I

2:45:44asking you are doing it today,

2:45:47too. Approve zoning change. Is

2:45:53very shocking to see yourself

2:45:57know, I reading as a because

2:45:57my how does go to school and

2:45:58building have meant the end of

2:46:02its useful life? Yes, it that

2:46:03were very upset to be meeting

2:46:06our federal home. This is a

2:46:08wonderful location. But the

2:46:09building just simply is not

2:46:10the ring the student needs

2:46:12anymore. There are a lot of

2:46:15issues with heat. And it also

2:46:17is not particularly welcoming

2:46:18outdoor environment for the

2:46:20students when they're on the

2:46:23playground the school that the

2:46:24family star is attempting is

2:46:24in the process of purchasing

2:46:25it in week one, but it is

2:46:28simply a few miles down the

2:46:30road Sheridan, Alameda. It

2:46:32will still be serving Denver

2:46:33student. They will still have

2:46:36bought for Denver. Great kids,

2:46:37but it will also have more

2:46:40space to be able to allow

2:46:41Jefferson or participate in

2:46:42head start from Jefferson

2:46:44County. So it really will

2:46:44actually be adding for the

2:46:50metro area. It also is around

2:46:50and buy a lovely national

2:46:53area. So just going to be a

2:46:55more appropriate, please, for

2:46:58small children to be As I

2:46:58said, building had just

2:47:00defeated if people life, it

2:47:04was formerly a bakery and and

2:47:07industrial bakery and it has

2:47:08been retrofitted. Know the

2:47:10school is a school of conflict

2:47:10to continue to grow and invest

2:47:13and be able to offer services

2:47:14on the Denver metro area. The

2:47:14school needs to move. So I am

2:47:18asking you. Any developer who

2:47:20purchases law is going to be

2:47:21asking for rezoning change in

2:47:23the neighborhood is under

2:47:24change, especially of the

2:47:25stadium go the there is going

2:47:27to be a lot of change. So it

2:47:29is better, I think, to be

2:47:30doing it on the front and

2:47:31allowing for that. The

2:47:31portable having to be included

2:47:36in the plan. And so I hope I

2:47:36think you will consider

2:47:37passing this bill will end up

2:47:38with an approving the change

2:47:43in thing. Thank you. Thank

2:47:44you. Our next speakers are

2:47:47Alex Rose then and could shift

2:47:51meant to meet meister Easter.

2:47:52Sorry. I messed that up. Just

2:47:53the Paris, Bonnie Stevens and

2:47:56David Moore all. So Alex Rose

2:48:03is next. Time out certain

2:48:04silent townhome at your 9 to 9

2:48:05West 22nd next. The proposed

2:48:07development and Jefferson

2:48:08Park. I'm asking you to vote

2:48:10no on the rezoning has

2:48:13proposed. I appreciate the

2:48:14value of new development and I

2:48:15welcome a 5 story building

2:48:16here that would add housing

2:48:16and bring investment to

2:48:19neighborhood. To near

2:48:20Northwest Area plan identifies

2:48:23the 5 sort a site for the site

2:48:26to oppose. Owning also has a 5

2:48:27story. They cite developer

2:48:28intense. He's expanded housing

2:48:29for Billy incentives to build

2:48:33up to 7 stories. Looking at

2:48:34the buildings and really

2:48:36around the site. Nearby

2:48:37businesses, including gas

2:48:37stations, Mexican restaurants,

2:48:39car wash or a one story. The

2:48:42nearby town homes are 3

2:48:44stories, 5 stories, but

2:48:45already be a substantial

2:48:47increase over what's there

2:48:47today. And I'm willing to

2:48:48support but I don't think 7

2:48:49sources, right balance for

2:48:52this location. I recognize

2:48:54that the need or Northwest

2:48:55area plan includes incentive

2:48:56heights. It also calls for

2:48:58development that fits with the

2:48:59surrounding neighborhood. I'm

2:49:00asking council both parts of

2:49:00the plan and consider whether

2:49:05the additional height 3 aj is

2:49:06appropriately appropriate

2:49:08immediately besides his homes

2:49:09and businesses. Decision will

2:49:10outlast the current developer.

2:49:13The zoning will stay with the

2:49:16property. If it's old, any

2:49:16additional protections

2:49:17promised the neighbors should

2:49:20also apply to future owners.

2:49:22The principal matters every

2:49:24Council District Valley with

2:49:27the full rezoning could allow

2:49:27including ha bonuses, make

2:49:28sure any protections justify

2:49:31that high will last. Please

2:49:32vote no on this proposal

2:49:32unless it can be revised to a

2:49:35strict Ty Storey. Maximum,

2:49:37including ha high bonus.

2:49:39That's a level of development.

2:49:42I welcome thank you. Thank

2:49:43you. Our beakers and kitchen

2:49:54meister. We And to nicer. Just

2:49:57no problem at all. I'm here

2:49:59representing the Federal

2:50:00Boulevard Business Improvement

2:50:00District. And we've entered

2:50:01into a good neighbor agreement

2:50:03with the developers at the

2:50:07site. We are, you know, very

2:50:09conscientious of what creates

2:50:10a vibrant community within our

2:50:11district here in support of

2:50:15this rezoning tonight. Because

2:50:15we believe that bringing

2:50:18additional rooftops into our

2:50:19neighborhood near transit near

2:50:22the Fed, a boulevard corridor

2:50:23is one way that we support

2:50:25those local businesses and

2:50:25create that density that

2:50:29allows us to additional

2:50:30services events and

2:50:33opportunities within the area.

2:50:35We're also really excited to

2:50:38see the ground floor,

2:50:40commercial activation right

2:50:41now within some within the

2:50:42district. We do have some of

2:50:43those kind of missing tease as

2:50:45you're walking along the

2:50:47corridor. I'm looking for

2:50:48places to go to linger. Do you

2:50:51want to have opportunities to

2:50:52stop engagement, businesses on

2:50:53the corridor and then continue

2:50:55on using transit or walking to

2:50:57get to the places in this

2:51:00development helps fill what

2:51:02could be a missing a tooth

2:51:02that are in our commercial

2:51:05face in the future. Also

2:51:06really appreciate the

2:51:09investment to bring in

2:51:13additional finishing to those

2:51:14commercial spaces. We found

2:51:14with our local businesses that

2:51:16doing that is really a great

2:51:17way to be able to support

2:51:18local businesses and provide

2:51:21the opportunity to them so

2:51:23that they can meaningfully

2:51:25afford to enter those We we

2:51:26can support local residents

2:51:27and entrepreneurs that way as

2:51:30well. And we've had meaningful

2:51:34conversations to get to these

2:51:35agreements, working out out

2:51:35those details with the

2:51:36developers and property

2:51:38owners. From the federal been,

2:51:40we are excited for this

2:51:41development and I wanted to

2:51:42show up and support tonight on

2:51:45behalf our board. Thanks.

2:51:47Thank you. Our necks is Jesse

2:51:48Paris. Yes, good evening, The

2:51:50council, those watching at

2:51:53home the council chambers when

2:51:54it was just to the Harris

2:51:55number for their for blacks

2:51:57are actually moment for

2:51:57self-defense. Pause about

2:51:59income or social change as

2:52:00well as the Unity Party of

2:52:04Colorado. The North Parkfield

2:52:06call this a frontline black

2:52:08smuckers. But person has to

2:52:08scary agenda. And I'm a

2:52:09candidate currently on the

2:52:13ballot for House District. 8.

2:52:14The election is NOVEMBER. 39

2:52:151% of the votes bedbug

2:52:18infested legacy loss and there

2:52:19was insisted upon district 9

2:52:20historically black district in

2:52:265 points. This is just more

2:52:31gentrification as usual. This

2:52:32side of town has been rapidly

2:52:34gentrified like all areas of

2:52:36the city. And if go ahead and

2:52:37approve this, it would be just

2:52:39more justification as usual.

2:52:43Could better? Are you crazy?

2:52:44Have we seen the impact of the

2:52:48brt has had Colfax so many

2:52:50small businesses closed down,

2:52:51have to Want to put a prt on

2:52:57the federal Okay. I got my

2:52:59usual questions. What is going

2:53:03to be the level housing. Has

2:53:07there been a traffic studied

2:53:08and had about is going to be

2:53:09on the brt is going to near

2:53:12one of the stations and all of

2:53:13that. Have we done a study on

2:53:16that? It looks like you tried

2:53:18to do your due diligence and

2:53:19get a good neighborhood

2:53:21agreements on right before Has

2:53:25there been well outreach? The

2:53:29our goals is out reach,

2:53:30actually going door to door,

2:53:32knocking on neighbors, doors,

2:53:32bass outreach. So how does

2:53:37that mean what exactly is

2:53:40propose tears all over the

2:53:42place. The are not going to a

2:53:437 story building Monday saying

2:53:43that indoor fires stared

2:53:45militant in a to build a

2:53:47three-story building

2:53:50neighborhood. What exactly is

2:53:50going to be at this school

2:53:52site? I would like to know

2:53:59that. Has there been

2:54:00affordability to repair

2:54:06facility? Feel like the 90 to

2:54:07100 years has that Minnesota

2:54:08must guarantee that this going

2:54:11to affordable housing because

2:54:12when you say affordable

2:54:14housing, that's not the same

2:54:17for everybody. Is it going to

2:54:17hit missing middle? Going to

2:54:20hit the low? Was and my

2:54:22levels. What is the amr level

2:54:25going to be first both houses?

2:54:27The selected, please answer

2:54:28all of those questions. I

2:54:29would greatly appreciate it.

2:54:29And sort of people watching a

2:54:34hole or 2. Thank you. Thank

2:54:35you. The next series of

2:54:37speakers. We have our Bonnie

2:54:38Stevens, David Lloyd, Paul,

2:54:49Casey Dean, Miracle Sanchez.

2:54:51Good evening. Members of a

2:54:53Denver City Council. Thank you

2:54:54for the opportunity to speak

2:54:55about an organization that

2:54:57means so much to me, my family

2:54:58and our greater Denver

2:55:00Community, family Star

2:55:02Montessori school. I am here

2:55:05in support of the proposed

2:55:07rezoning of 22 46, federal

2:55:08boulevard. My connection to

2:55:11family star began as a parent

2:55:12and like many parents, I

2:55:14wanted my children to grow up

2:55:15in an environment where they

2:55:17would feel safe, supported,

2:55:18encouraged and become the best

2:55:21versions of them are fast.

2:55:22Family star has become so much

2:55:26more than a school for my for

2:55:28my children. Became a

2:55:29community and a place where

2:55:30children are value. Families

2:55:31are supported and life and

2:55:34foundations are built. My

2:55:35journey with family star did

2:55:37not end with being a parent

2:55:38for the past 16 years. I've

2:55:39had the privilege of working

2:55:42here as a teacher. I've seen

2:55:43first-hand the impact of

2:55:45family star has on children

2:55:48Stanley's in our community. I

2:55:50have watched children develop

2:55:51confidence, independence,

2:55:54curiosity and compassion. Seen

2:55:55families build relationships,

2:55:57support one another and find a

2:56:04sense of belonging. Location,

2:56:06unfortunately is no longer

2:56:07meeting the needs of our our

2:56:10students and our families. One

2:56:11of the most important things

2:56:14about family star is that it

2:56:15brings together children and

2:56:16families from Shiite,

2:56:20economic. The books economic

2:56:22background call, cheers and

2:56:24life experiences. Traveler

2:56:25learned side-by-side

2:56:26discovering that we all have

2:56:29something valuable to offer

2:56:30regardless of our

2:56:32circumstances, they develop

2:56:33empathy, understanding and

2:56:34respect for people's who lives

2:56:35MAY be different from their

2:56:44own. When I You to recognize a

2:56:45lasting contributions. Family

2:56:49Montessori has made. And the

2:56:51important role that it can

2:56:52continue to play as it reaches

2:56:56more families throughout our

2:56:57region. Family star moving

2:56:58creates an opportunity for

2:56:59even more children and

2:57:00families to experience the

2:57:03benefits of Montessori

2:57:04education and the support of

2:57:05community that family Star

2:57:09provides. A child's potential

2:57:10is not defined by wealth,

2:57:13background or social status,

2:57:14but by the opportunities we

2:57:15create for every child to

2:57:18learn and thrive. I believe

2:57:20family star lives out this

2:57:21vision every day by bringing

2:57:22children from different

2:57:23backgrounds together to learn,

2:57:26grow and respect one another.

2:57:27Thank you for your time.

2:57:28Investing in the future of our

2:57:30children. Our families in our

2:57:33community. I ask that you

2:57:35please approve the rezoning

2:57:38at. 22. 46 thank you. Our next

2:57:40speaker is David

2:58:08David. Accepting them

2:58:17promotion. Thanks, okay.

2:58:19member the council favorable.

2:58:20Thanks for your honor to speak

2:58:21again. I live on West Colfax.

2:58:24I have a connection to this

2:58:25area. I grew up in this area

2:58:29since the 90's says Baby Doe's

2:58:31chili Peppers says Burger King

2:58:34was on 19th and federal. My

2:58:35mother worked at family star

2:58:37for a long time and used to be

2:58:39the pbs billion. I just feel

2:58:42this area's neglected, you

2:58:43know, because the public

2:58:43safety in the neighborhood as

2:58:45they have not hasn't been up

2:58:47camp, it's not safe for kids

2:58:51to go into the park. No more.

2:58:52It's not safe to go down

2:58:53there, period. And I they

2:58:54should focus more on public

2:58:54safety and making a new

2:58:57building. And staying in the

2:59:00community. Why selling it off?

2:59:02I just feel it's a waste of

2:59:03money to spend construction

2:59:03there in the past 2 years to

2:59:05put all these medians and

2:59:06cones and trying to help with

2:59:10the traffic on federal. It's

2:59:12not better. Why not focus on

2:59:13making the corridor of 23rd

2:59:14Avenue more safe and

2:59:16accessible? It's a very hard

2:59:18area to cross. Rather. There's

2:59:20pedestrians, rather, rather

2:59:21you're crossing with the lie.

2:59:22People hardly cross for you.

2:59:23And I just feel this whole

2:59:28area suffers from all the

2:59:30shoplifting at the Walgreens

2:59:31and know been the safe in this

2:59:34area, especially for the nap

2:59:35brt come through and shut

2:59:37these businesses down for

2:59:40years and they are ready. Had

2:59:42construction done on Safeway.

2:59:43So it's like how can we kicks?

2:59:44Keep spending money, keep

2:59:47wasting money on traffic

2:59:48projects. I feel they should

2:59:50and has the walkability

2:59:53shouldn't. That's mobility and

2:59:54the quarters and its units and

2:59:55unique area because there's an

2:59:57ally on both side. The federal

3:00:00there's a double Ali on the

3:00:01east side and and on there's

3:00:02another ally and I feel those

3:00:06alleys could be used as a safe

3:00:09walkability as safe places for

3:00:11by transit. And I feel the

3:00:12best ways is not to just sell

3:00:14the building. Now for more

3:00:16housing, we already have

3:00:17housing on on 18th and 19th

3:00:19and that's gated community.

3:00:19Those people don't want to

3:00:23look at us. I deliver my Uber

3:00:24eats all the time, but it's

3:00:25nice to live in a gated

3:00:25community where you're locked

3:00:29in the safe. No, we don't need

3:00:30no more gated communities. We

3:00:31need a community that is

3:00:34acessible people that are

3:00:36connected, people that work

3:00:37together to make the make the

3:00:41neighborhood more safer. Thank

3:00:44you. Our nature is Casey Dean.

3:00:49I Excuse me, I'm legally

3:00:51blind. So someone's going to

3:00:52help me when I'm close to my

3:00:56time because I can see that

3:00:58and am here as a teacher at

3:01:00family star and I'm here to

3:01:03speak in favor of the bill. I

3:01:05wanted to say that

3:01:07accessibility to education is

3:01:08extremely important to me as a

3:01:11person who was born was a

3:01:13physical disability. It took

3:01:15me a long up until the second

3:01:19Creighton till I had access to

3:01:21education. That would actually

3:01:22help me an is support that I

3:01:29needed. I feel very strongly

3:01:30that children deserve that

3:01:32support and that access from

3:01:33the very beginning. And that

3:01:36is exactly what family star

3:01:38provides. We take care of

3:01:41folks from all kinds of

3:01:42different socioeconomic

3:01:43backgrounds, all kinds of

3:01:45physical and cognitive

3:01:47backgrounds, all kinds of

3:01:50family situations. And I think

3:01:53that this opportunity for us

3:01:56to not only expand our care

3:01:59but to enrich care and the

3:02:00support that we have for the

3:02:00children is extremely

3:02:08important. I really believe

3:02:11environment is is is a very

3:02:12important part of how we can

3:02:14provide that hands-on

3:02:18high-quality Montessori and

3:02:19has support and care and

3:02:22education that we give to the

3:02:24children. And I believe that

3:02:26quite frankly, the building

3:02:29that we are in it is

3:02:30unsustainable. Is this new

3:02:32this new location provides so

3:02:36much more opportunity for a

3:02:37peaceful and conducive

3:02:39environment for our children.

3:02:42And so I would just ask that

3:02:45you take that into

3:02:46consideration and give these

3:02:48children the opportunity that

3:02:50they deserve. And also, I

3:02:52would like to mention that we

3:02:53are not leaving the Denver

3:02:58area. We still have. Didn't

3:02:59children and families in our

3:03:01area are still going to have

3:03:02access. We're not closing it

3:03:05off. We're expanding it. And

3:03:07so I would just ask again that

3:03:08the council members vote in

3:03:09favor of this rezoning. Thank

3:03:15you very much don't thank you

3:03:19our next series of speakers

3:03:20are miracle Sanchez. I see

3:03:25most see Alexandra grab. Grab

3:03:260 Dominguez and Christian

3:03:36Dalton Hi, Good Council

3:03:37members. My name is Marcos

3:03:37Sanchez. I am a teacher at

3:03:41family star Montessori. I am

3:03:43here tonight to ask you to

3:03:49council filed. 26 36. 13. 0, 2

3:03:51and approve rezoning of

3:03:53current property. I am here

3:03:54not only as a teacher but also

3:03:59as a single mother who. Knows

3:03:59firsthand how difficult it can

3:04:02be to raise children without

3:04:06the support you need when my

3:04:07own children were growing up,

3:04:10I didn't have access to the

3:04:12kind of resources support

3:04:13family, starker whites to the

3:04:16families every single day. I

3:04:17know what it is like to worry

3:04:18about how you're going to

3:04:21work. How you're going to

3:04:22work, provide for your

3:04:25children and make sure that

3:04:26they are getting the care and

3:04:30education they so deserve. I

3:04:34how overwhelming it can when

3:04:34you are trying to do

3:04:38everything on your own. And I

3:04:39can tell you having a place

3:04:43like family started my life

3:04:46back then would have made

3:04:46world of difference. When as a

3:04:48teacher, I get to be a part of

3:04:50providing that support to

3:04:51other families. I see parents

3:04:53who are working hard to build

3:04:56better lives for their

3:05:00children. I see families read

3:05:00Who need more than just a

3:05:04place to drop off their kids.

3:05:06They need people who care to

3:05:08listen and people who

3:05:08understand that raising

3:05:12children takes a community.

3:05:15That's what family Starnes. We

3:05:16don't just teach children

3:05:18their letters, their numbers.

3:05:21We how develop confidence,

3:05:24independence and a sense of

3:05:25belonging. We build

3:05:28relationships with families,

3:05:29celebrate their success and

3:05:31how navigate challenges. You

3:05:33sometimes just knowing that

3:05:37someone is in your corner can

3:05:38change everything. I

3:05:39understand that there are

3:05:41concerns about what will

3:05:42happen our current property.

3:05:45Change is difficult. I respect

3:05:48the neighbors the neighbors

3:05:50who have questions about what

3:05:55comes what comes next. I also

3:05:56know that our current building

3:05:58cannot continue to meet our

3:06:02needs. Moving to a new cap.

3:06:05This means we can continue

3:06:06doing the work that matters so

3:06:09much in a space that's better.

3:06:11That has better support

3:06:11children, families and

3:06:13teachers Union. This rezoning

3:06:20is. If this rezoning is

3:06:21denied, it doesn't mean family

3:06:22star can simply stay where it

3:06:26is forever. It means the

3:06:27future of the program that so

3:06:28many families depend becomes

3:06:31uncertain. When I think about

3:06:32this decision, I think about

3:06:37the single mothers. I once was

3:06:40I think about how much it

3:06:41went. Have meant to a place

3:06:44like family star. Thanks You

3:06:48see. Thank you. Our next

3:06:49speaker is I see what most see

3:07:01why. Kind gritty rain come

3:07:03from members. My name I the

3:07:03law and I am a parent

3:07:08families. Of the story. I urge

3:07:09you to approve counsel to Bill

3:07:152, dash, 3, 0, 2, And that we

3:07:16don't end up to 2 point knock

3:07:18and When I bring my child find

3:07:19a star. I am interesting that

3:07:20he chose for the person most

3:07:24precious to me knowing my

3:07:26child is cared for and a

3:07:26student encourage gives me

3:07:28confidence to go to my day.

3:07:32That truck means everything

3:07:34this year for the guidance

3:07:35support the family star. I

3:07:37would be able to get my child

3:07:38evaluated and the way to

3:07:38address some of the content

3:07:42that I was having. My child

3:07:43not receive developmental

3:07:44services. I'm so thrilled that

3:07:47a cop with making. I would

3:07:48like families that have that

3:07:51same opportunity. And they

3:07:53want the school. We depend on

3:07:55to have a fable This decision

3:07:56affects our children. Our

3:07:57daily lives and support we

3:08:00count on. She's approved

3:08:03council bill 2, 6 dash, 1, 3,

3:08:060, 2, and help wanted secure.

3:08:07And that's the hope of a

3:08:08duplication and care about

3:08:08that. Our children deserve.

3:08:13Thank you. Thank you. Our next

3:08:13speaker is Aleksandra wrapped

3:08:16Johns.

3:08:22Evening and thank you for the

3:08:23opportunity to speak today. My

3:08:24name is Alex Brown County live

3:08:26in Jefferson Park at 23rd and

3:08:27federal and I'm asking council

3:08:29to vote no on this rezoning. I

3:08:30want to start by saying that I

3:08:31support housing and Federal

3:08:33Boulevard and Jefferson Park

3:08:34community certainly supports

3:08:34current growth down this

3:08:37corridor. A few weeks ago, the

3:08:37planning board member actually

3:08:39stopped an ask. What exactly

3:08:40are we voting on the project

3:08:43or the entitlement? It was

3:08:44question. And tonight I'd like

3:08:46Hans to sit with it too. The

3:08:47developer has used their

3:08:47project. The rendering the

3:08:50concept plan, the commitment

3:08:51to demonstrate with this

3:08:51rezoning needs and that it

3:08:53meets the required criteria.

3:08:54However, the project is not

3:08:57what voting on. You're voting

3:08:58on a permanent seven-storey

3:08:59entitlement that stays with

3:09:00the land regardless of who

3:09:01owns that next, regardless of

3:09:03what was promised, regardless

3:09:04of what was every commitment

3:09:05made by the developer

3:09:06disappears the moment this

3:09:08property changes hands now on

3:09:09the entitlement actually

3:09:11meeting the criteria. I don't

3:09:13believe it does on 2 different

3:09:14counts. Near Northwest area

3:09:16plans on streets. The pix by

3:09:19story buildings along Federal

3:09:21Boulevard. Plans and time is 5

3:09:22th and sent a player is a

3:09:23separate instrument. It's not

3:09:25the plan Council should

3:09:26evaluate this rezoning against

3:09:26the plan actually says not

3:09:30against the incentive map and

3:09:31a neighborhood contacts. 5

3:09:33stated purpose requires

3:09:34community serving uses.

3:09:35There's no binding commitment

3:09:35or local neighborhood serving

3:09:36businesses in this ground

3:09:39floor. When areas loss the

3:09:41loss of a beloved local bakery

3:09:42that was priced out of this

3:09:43neighborhood. The developers

3:09:45response was that that they

3:09:45Capri probably would have been

3:09:46priced out of their ground

3:09:48floor tale. That's not

3:09:50community serving the tail.

3:09:50That's a developer telling us

3:09:51exactly who this building is

3:09:53for. And it isn't us without a

3:09:54binding commitment written

3:09:55into the entitlement. The zone

3:09:57districts purpose isn't met.

3:09:59If this can pass here, that

3:09:59sets the tempo for every

3:10:01corner and every council

3:10:03district. The ha map becomes

3:10:05the plan and that's in council

3:10:07to support growth. But to hold

3:10:08the standard 5 stories, the

3:10:08plants intent, please vote.

3:10:13No. Thank you. Our next

3:10:22speaker is Siro Domingues.

3:10:25Work favor of the rezoning

3:10:27because 3 to 5 stories because

3:10:28I that increase will help

3:10:30everyone in the Denver area.

3:10:34So increase supply and post

3:10:35push down prices for everyone

3:10:37and renters are younger.

3:10:41People like are and help think

3:10:41working class working people.

3:10:43The area, even if this

3:10:46rezoning only adds like one.

3:10:48New rental apartment to help

3:10:49push down regardless because

3:10:53people will up his own and

3:10:54move into better apartment,

3:10:56cheaper ones for people need

3:10:57it. He was as to say that

3:10:59because there's not a lot of

3:11:00young people who come to these

3:11:02things and I feel to be

3:11:03represented more so very much

3:11:06in favor of this in also as

3:11:07someone who's schools moves in

3:11:10the past after the move to

3:11:11like a better area to help me

3:11:12so much educationally to

3:11:14please support this Upson in

3:11:18Thank you very much. Thank

3:11:24you. We have our last 9

3:11:27Christian Dalton, Andrew let's

3:11:33see Hari and Aaron Jones. So

3:11:37let's go with Christian Dalton

3:11:39good evening. My name is

3:11:40Christian also I live at 2, 9,

3:11:421, 9 West 23rd Avenue in

3:11:42District. One across the

3:11:45street from the site. I was

3:11:46the Circulator for the protest

3:11:47petition and you heard about

3:11:48earlier and I'm asking you to

3:11:52vote no on this rezoning other

3:11:53side of walking through the

3:11:56plan and how it doesn't meet

3:11:57how has not met tell you what

3:11:59took to get the signatures

3:12:00because I think it says

3:12:00something about the public

3:12:03entrance requirements of this

3:12:04rezoning. The city sent me

3:12:06petition back is on SEPTEMBER

3:12:0823rd. Signatures were due on

3:12:10to lead their teams which was

3:12:123 weeks away find every owner

3:12:13within 200 feet. Explain

3:12:15zoning case to them. Then

3:12:17here's what I do for every

3:12:19signature. Owner has to sign

3:12:20every been to every senator in

3:12:23front of me. Their names are

3:12:25not studied. Exactly. No name

3:12:26included every co-owner of the

3:12:29title sign separately

3:12:30interests or Nelson, d c needs

3:12:32opportunity. I think inside

3:12:34for and I have provide a

3:12:36notarized affidavit for the

3:12:40packet. Know every owner could

3:12:40drop fliers Doris keeping my

3:12:43neighbors my home design. And

3:12:44our neighbor showed in my own

3:12:45building 3 members of one

3:12:48family sign for a single unit.

3:12:49One neighbor came to my door

3:12:52after 09:00pm on Saturday

3:12:52night to sign another owner

3:12:53whose has since moved away get

3:12:54came across town to sign some

3:12:57people couldn't make out $100

3:12:59in Chicago in plain sight

3:13:01person. Yesterday I got an

3:13:01e-mail from a neighbor ask and

3:13:05it was too late to sign. There

3:13:06to be honest here. My own

3:13:07signature MAY not counted. I

3:13:10left off my middle name.

3:13:11That's not exactly this

3:13:12process was and how difficult

3:13:13it was to get the official

3:13:14signatures Weny's entire

3:13:17signed this petition and uni

3:13:18every one of them loans. And

3:13:20only on owns a home here. Not

3:13:22one business assign Kasey

3:13:25Kahne slam, not people. So the

3:13:26decision fellows or a square

3:13:27feet. That's true. It all fall

3:13:30short on neighbors. Nearly one

3:13:30in 3 homeowners and these

3:13:33protests to resign. 67 owners

3:13:36in my building signed of the

3:13:36homeowners. I was able to

3:13:39reach more than half sign and

3:13:39not one of them told me they

3:13:43support rezoning. This site is

3:13:44my story and has start schools

3:13:46since 2000 the school chose

3:13:48leave and I don't fault them

3:13:51for that. The plant is to

3:13:53school leaves a so sure that

3:13:54the site is reuse for

3:13:56communities. Irving uses

3:13:58housing can be one of them

3:13:59that nothing in this

3:13:59application's as with the

3:14:02community gets back, plan

3:14:03doesn't to find a big

3:14:04interest. What does that say

3:14:05recommends its recommendations

3:14:09are based on community need

3:14:10This petition is not in

3:14:12notarized from the people

3:14:12closest to site and those with

3:14:14the most directly affected by

3:14:16it. People who live next to

3:14:17this building to the hardest

3:14:17work. This process mask is

3:14:21anyone in this room and when

3:14:24weigh hit the public interest

3:14:24tonight, way and the people

3:14:26who actually showed up fight

3:14:26this petition, please vote

3:14:30Thank you. Thank you. Our next

3:14:34speaker is Andrew Wheeler.

3:14:37Good Evening. City Council.

3:14:39Thank you for allowing me to

3:14:41speak tonight in support of

3:14:42this rezoning here in

3:14:45Jefferson Park. My name is

3:14:47Andrew a resident of district

3:14:47one in Jefferson Park to 24 24

3:14:54elk on street. It's a 12 story

3:14:55multi-family I don't really

3:14:59see much of an issue with the

3:15:00height their requesting in

3:15:00this rezoning up to 5 stories,

3:15:03earning the additional high up

3:15:06to 7 stories through providing

3:15:07affordable housing tapped what

3:15:11I believe is a 60% Regardless

3:15:11of whether units are going to

3:15:15be affordable? For market

3:15:18rate, it's adding new to the

3:15:19which will put downward

3:15:21pressure on rents as a renter

3:15:21myself. This is extremely

3:15:23important to I don't want to

3:15:24be displaced. Just moved to

3:15:28the area and I love it. I

3:15:31think clicked it a great job

3:15:32showing the consistency with

3:15:32the adopted plans as well as

3:15:34the consistency within a

3:15:35broader context of the zone.

3:15:36Districts like to just focus

3:15:39on why this is in the public

3:15:41interest first already

3:15:42mentioned, affordability.

3:15:44Whether these are going to be

3:15:45market rate for affordable

3:15:46units to providing necessary

3:15:51supply to keep. Lawrence town.

3:15:53I don't want leave area As I

3:15:54mentioned before second, this

3:15:55will create the demand keep

3:15:58small businesses alive. Retail

3:15:59federal is not going to just

3:16:02survive on cars driving by

3:16:05adding 240 units on top

3:16:06business is how keep these

3:16:06businesses alive. You're going

3:16:10to be providing people going

3:16:11to 29 14 coffee you know,

3:16:13every morning get their and

3:16:14all the other great businesses

3:16:18that we have in the area.

3:16:19Next. It influence the plans

3:16:22the city adopted with near

3:16:25enough near Northwest area

3:16:26plan being approved in JANUARY

3:16:262024, you know, the

3:16:28neighborhood was consulted

3:16:29with I wasn't around for that,

3:16:32but will be advancing the plan

3:16:33and what should you know was

3:16:34designated for the site

3:16:37community Court that higher

3:16:38density is going to you know,

3:16:42use within this rezoning 5.

3:16:43For street activation, the

3:16:44ground floors bill for people

3:16:46on foot to be providing more

3:16:48retail, which will actually

3:16:49push rents down for the older

3:16:50retail buildings on or

3:16:51providing more opportunity for

3:16:52businesses to come in and

3:16:57create a vibrant neighborhood.

3:16:59This is housing next both

3:17:00transit and bike

3:17:02infrastructures 23rd Avenue

3:17:03now up by corridor you know,

3:17:07Denver bike that allows you to

3:17:07get from Sloan's Lake all the

3:17:08way. Then in Sioux City, if

3:17:12you want to know. With the be

3:17:13happier to coming in a few

3:17:14years, it's going to only

3:17:16increase the ability for

3:17:17people to not use cars, us

3:17:21reducing. Any sort of

3:17:22greenhouse gas emissions that

3:17:23enough people driving alone

3:17:27would be producing just one

3:17:28last thing going to hear from

3:17:29a lot of people who oppose

3:17:31this and that is sincere. But

3:17:32I think the one thing we need

3:17:34to realize is that what

3:17:35they're proposing is adding

3:17:39additional 240. We're still

3:17:39Those people can't be here

3:17:43tonight to be in support. And

3:17:45so with that, I ask that you

3:17:46consider again. I'm here in

3:17:47support of the rezoning and

3:17:49would urge you to approve

3:17:53turning to U.S. 5. Thank you.

3:17:56Game Thank you. Our next

3:17:59speaker is Curry. Ellen Mock.

3:18:03And then we have Aaron Jones

3:18:04Alejandra Castaneda, Jeff

3:18:08Jones and Lindsay Nichols. So

3:18:12Corey Allen is up next. Good

3:18:15Thank you. Members of City

3:18:16Council. My name is Kerry.

3:18:16Allen Mock. I live the 21st

3:18:19Avenue and Clay Street, a

3:18:19longtime resident of Denver's

3:18:23district. One. I support new

3:18:25housing development on Federal

3:18:27Boulevard. I wish family star

3:18:28Montessori the best with the

3:18:30move to their new

3:18:31purpose-built school facility

3:18:33because they deserve a

3:18:35critical need and they serve a

3:18:35critical need for the youngest

3:18:38learners in our community. I'm

3:18:39an architect is dedicated my

3:18:41career to creating great

3:18:41learning spaces. So I fully

3:18:46support their move. But I

3:18:49oppose the proposed u m as 5

3:18:50rezoning and 2, 2, 4, 6,

3:18:50Federal Boulevard because the

3:18:52zoning gives more building

3:18:54height and the adopted plans

3:18:57support for this site. The

3:18:58near Northwest Area plan

3:18:59currently supports global

3:19:03growth along Federal Boulevard

3:19:04calls for more housing

3:19:04business is better. Transit

3:19:07and active street. It also

3:19:09active active identifies

3:19:11special places for greater

3:19:12height and density should go.

3:19:14But the plan does not say that

3:19:16every property along federal

3:19:17to allow 7 stories. It does

3:19:20not identify 2, 2, 4, 6,

3:19:20federal as a place for 7 story

3:19:24development planned. That

3:19:24matters because you ms 5 is

3:19:27not simply a 5 story. Zoning

3:19:29entitlement, the Denver zoning

3:19:31code describes Ums 5 is a 5

3:19:33story district, but the shop

3:19:35front building form standards

3:19:37allowed to 7 stories a mess. 5

3:19:37when the code requirements are

3:19:41met. The city simply must

3:19:42judge this rezoning based on

3:19:44what the new zoning legally

3:19:45allows. Not only what its name

3:19:48suggests or what the current

3:19:50developer says it plans to

3:19:52build once the city changes

3:19:54the zoning. Those development,

3:19:55right? Stay with the property.

3:19:56The property can be sold.

3:19:57Plans can change. Future owner

3:19:58can use the seven-storey

3:20:01entitlement without another

3:20:02rezoning hearing. That creates

3:20:03problems under the city's very

3:20:07own rezoning peers criteria.

3:20:09First there is owning is not

3:20:10fully consistent with the

3:20:10adopted plan. The plan

3:20:11supports growth here, but it

3:20:14does not provide any support

3:20:14for 7 story entitlement at

3:20:19this location. Second.

3:20:20Granting unsupported height is

3:20:22not in the public interest.

3:20:23The community help create an

3:20:25adopted plans. So future

3:20:25growth, what happened in the

3:20:27right places and that the

3:20:28right scale, the city should

3:20:33honor that work. 3rd, zoning

3:20:35must fit the neighborhood

3:20:36context. Federal Boulevard can

3:20:38grow without giving every

3:20:38parcel the greatest height

3:20:39available through a chosen

3:20:43building form. There's a basic

3:20:45problem with the zone district

3:20:47intent. If you ms 5 is

3:20:48presented as the appropriate 5

3:20:51stories district the site. The

3:20:53city address wide shot.

3:20:54Conform can actually permit 7

3:20:56stories. This is not choice

3:20:59between 3 stories in growth. 5

3:21:01story development can

3:21:01represent substantial new

3:21:03growth. The question is

3:21:04simple. If the adopted plan

3:21:08supports 5 stories here, does

3:21:09not support 7. Why should the

3:21:11city Grant Seven-storey

3:21:12development rights please

3:21:14approve zoning that matches

3:21:15the adopt a plan. Do not

3:21:16improve entitlement. That goes

3:21:19beyond Thank you. Thank you.

3:21:20Our next speaker is Aaron

3:21:26Jones. Good evening

3:21:27Councilmembers. Thank you for

3:21:28your time to My name is Aaron

3:21:29Jones and the school director

3:21:32family Storm and the story and

3:21:33here tonight to strongly urge

3:21:36you to approve the rezoning of

3:21:372, 2, 4, 6 federal. Council

3:21:40found 2, 6, 1, 3, 0, 2, has

3:21:41spent nearly 30 years in the

3:21:42early childhood education can

3:21:44tell you that family star so

3:21:45much for that child care. We

3:21:49are a community. We're place

3:21:51virtually are safe led give an

3:21:52opportunity to thrive. We are

3:21:54a lifeline for families who

3:21:56depend on so they can work

3:21:59attend school build better

3:22:01futures. In addition, we're

3:22:02workplace filled with

3:22:03dedicated educators who pour

3:22:03their hearts into children

3:22:06every single day. I see the

3:22:08impact of the work first and

3:22:11they children. Her struggling

3:22:12leave confident. I see parents

3:22:13who find stability because

3:22:15they know their children are

3:22:16cared for ac teachers who give

3:22:17everything they have often

3:22:18under challenging

3:22:19circumstances because they

3:22:21believe in what we do them.

3:22:22Asked for the sea. There

3:22:26polity of our building.

3:22:26Current facility is eating

3:22:28increasingly expensive to

3:22:28maintain and the stand simply

3:22:30cannot support or long-term

3:22:34needs the cost of Retrophin

3:22:35Amos Building is beyond what

3:22:36our nonprofit organization can

3:22:38reasonably afford. Every

3:22:41dollar we spend trying to

3:22:42sustain an unsustainable

3:22:42building is a dollar. We

3:22:45cannot invest in children,

3:22:47teachers and We have been

3:22:49presented with an

3:22:50extraordinary once in a

3:22:50lifetime opportunity to

3:22:52purchase a campus designed for

3:22:53Montessori education. The

3:22:54proceeds from selling your

3:22:55current property will make

3:22:58that purchase possible without

3:23:00this rezoning that opportunity

3:23:01and potentially the long-term

3:23:02sustainability of our

3:23:05northwest campus at risk.

3:23:07Understand the neighbors have

3:23:07concerns about construction

3:23:10traffic and their views. Those

3:23:13concerns are bill and I do

3:23:16respect them and asked that we

3:23:16also consider within 6 state

3:23:17for the families, children and

3:23:19a place to live direct, let

3:23:21whose lives directly to him

3:23:25impacted by this decision. Not

3:23:26abandoning our community. We

3:23:27are making a deliberate

3:23:27decision to protect our

3:23:31ability to serve it we will

3:23:33continue serving Denver

3:23:34children and the family and

3:23:35their families, including

3:23:36those enrolled in head start

3:23:38and early head from a new

3:23:40campus. I want to be very

3:23:42clear to 9 this rezoning will

3:23:44not make her aging building

3:23:44sustainable. It will not solve

3:23:48our financial challenges. Only

3:23:49jeopardize the opportunity. We

3:23:51have to secure family stars

3:23:53future. When I walked her

3:23:53classrooms, I don't your

3:23:55property or zoning

3:23:57designation. They see children

3:23:58who deserve every opportunity.

3:24:00We can give them a c families

3:24:01depend on us. And I see

3:24:02educators who have devoted

3:24:04their lives to this work. I am

3:24:08asking you to see them too.

3:24:09Please do not let this

3:24:12opportunity slip Respectfully

3:24:13urge you to approve council

3:24:17filed. 26 1, thank you. Thank

3:24:17you. Our next speaker is

3:24:20Alejandra Castaneda. And then

3:24:23we have Jeff Jones, Lindsay

3:24:23nickels, Michael Blake and

3:24:27Rene Martinez. Stone. And so

3:24:32all the hundreds. Thank you.

3:24:32Thank you. Good My name is us

3:24:34that a new lead in district

3:24:35one. I'm here to ask for your

3:24:39support for rezoning district.

3:24:40One has been my home since I

3:24:43moved to them bring 2007 with

3:24:44a brief district 4 while

3:24:46trying to find a more

3:24:48permanent home. My first job

3:24:51and Amber was a family-style

3:24:52Montessori. But how many fun

3:24:53memories of working there with

3:24:54the students, the families,

3:24:56the staff, many of my

3:24:58co-workers then became

3:24:58long-life friends who are

3:25:02truly a family. We used to

3:25:03volunteer on Sundays to raise

3:25:04money for the school by

3:25:07renting parking spots Broncos

3:25:09games, running a high-quality

3:25:10early childhood education

3:25:11programs like family stars,

3:25:13these difficult and full of

3:25:15challenges. I'm excited to

3:25:16hear the House on a more

3:25:16suitable health. Your home for

3:25:17the students in nearby

3:25:20Lakewood. Please note, I did

3:25:21not coordinate with anyone. A

3:25:24family to start to speak

3:25:26tonight, the site and location

3:25:28means a lot to me on the have

3:25:29lots of fun memories like I

3:25:31said, come here, speaking as a

3:25:33supporter of livable,

3:25:34welcoming how soon rich and

3:25:35transit rich neighborhoods in

3:25:37district one across number.

3:25:38The family star Northwest

3:25:41program leaving side and thus

3:25:46it could Capozzi social full

3:25:46of opportunities. They have

3:25:47another location in northeast

3:25:48them bring the Curtis Park

3:25:51neighborhood the property at

3:25:532, 2, 4, 6, Federal Boulevard

3:25:54is exactly the location where

3:25:54we should be welcoming

3:25:58abundant new homes for people,

3:25:59especially multi-family homes

3:26:01right next to future higher

3:26:03quality bus service next to

3:26:05the West 23rd bike, scooter

3:26:07lane that connects directly

3:26:09into the South Platte and

3:26:11Cooke trails. I'm heartened to

3:26:12hear some homeowners in

3:26:12Jefferson Park support,

3:26:14middle, nice and housing

3:26:18missing middle housing. When I

3:26:19look forward to ensuring this

3:26:21council passes the Loking

3:26:22Housing choices, Polizzi as

3:26:25quickly as possible with all

3:26:26of you regional elements in

3:26:28place, including its per cent

3:26:30ration incentives and

3:26:31additional units citywide to

3:26:33ensure additional

3:26:35homeownership opportunities. I

3:26:36also hope this council learns

3:26:36from the mistakes made by

3:26:40previous council members who

3:26:41insist the rezoning was done

3:26:42by increasing the density only

3:26:45in some areas but not others,

3:26:46rather than ensuring zoning

3:26:48was mother nice to legalize

3:26:49and encourage and welcome a

3:26:51variety of housing types every

3:26:53neighborhood. Thank you in

3:26:54advance for voting in support

3:26:57of rezoning thank you. Our

3:27:02next speaker is Jeff Jones.

3:27:06Good evening. Thank you.

3:27:07Council PRESIDENT Members of

3:27:10City Council. My name is Jeff

3:27:11Jones. I am a resident

3:27:12district the current chair of

3:27:13the board of directors of

3:27:16Family Star Montessori school.

3:27:19I'm here to ask you to approve

3:27:20the rezoning of 20 to 46 for

3:27:22more than 35 years. Family

3:27:23star has believe that every

3:27:25child deserves an incredible

3:27:27starts in that time. We've

3:27:29reach more than 3,000 Denver

3:27:30families. Today we serve about

3:27:32250 children are classrooms

3:27:35for from 2 month-old too

3:27:37intense to 5 year-olds. And

3:27:37another 75 to home base

3:27:38programming that begins before

3:27:42a child is even born. To our

3:27:42knowledge, with the only

3:27:44program in the country that's

3:27:45at once. Bilingual Montessori

3:27:46head start and early head

3:27:48start and mixed income about

3:27:4980% of our families received

3:27:50public support for care and

3:27:5320% pay privately their

3:27:54children learn side by side in

3:27:57the same classrooms in 2

3:27:58languages for family support

3:27:58services, we serve the whole

3:28:01family, not just the child,

3:28:03and that is the work that this

3:28:07rezoning pretax. Let me be

3:28:08clear that family stories not

3:28:10being displaced. We chose this

3:28:12move. Our building is a former

3:28:13Safeway bakery, its aging. It

3:28:14no longer meets the needs of

3:28:16our children or our teachers.

3:28:18We have a once-in-a-generation

3:28:20opportunity to buy a campus

3:28:21bill specifically for

3:28:21Montessori education. But we

3:28:22can only buy it with the

3:28:24proceeds from selling this

3:28:24property. And that's a h#

3:28:24#

3:28:25#

3:28:27depends on this rezoning.

3:28:29Denying this rezoning will not

3:28:31keep the child care at the

3:28:32site would only put our new

3:28:33home in our future at Our

3:28:36commitment to Denver children

3:28:38continues. We will keep

3:28:39serving Denver's head start

3:28:40and early head start children

3:28:40at are getting Northeast

3:28:41campus as well as that are new

3:28:44new campus in like what every

3:28:45current family we serve will

3:28:46receive advance notice.

3:28:47Regular updates and individual

3:28:49help as we work through this

3:28:52transition. This rezoning also

3:28:55puts are adopted plans into

3:28:56Follows Cooper Denver in the

3:28:57northwest near Northwest area

3:29:00plan keeps the doh overlay for

3:29:01an active walkable street

3:29:02brings new homes including a

3:29:03portion of income-restricted

3:29:04units to the Federal

3:29:04Boulevard. Rapid Transit

3:29:10Corridor. So I simply ask you

3:29:11to approve the rezoning in

3:29:13front of you today. I would

3:29:15also like to commend our city

3:29:18planner for her very clear

3:29:18assessment of why this meets

3:29:19requirements for upsetting.

3:29:21Thank you very much. Thank

3:29:24you. Our next speaker is

3:29:29Lindsay McNichols. Good

3:29:30evening City Council members.

3:29:32My name is Lindsay Mcnicholas.

3:29:33I'm the executive director

3:29:36family star Montessori. I am

3:29:37also a proud northwest. Denver

3:29:39resident whose family has been

3:29:39part of this community for for

3:29:42generations. I stand before

3:29:44you tonight. Not only as a

3:29:45nonprofit leader, but as

3:29:47someone with a deep personal

3:29:49connection to this

3:29:51neighborhood, I care about

3:29:52preserving what makes

3:29:54northwest Denver special while

3:29:54ensuring that our community

3:29:56continues to evolve and meet

3:29:57the needs of the next

3:30:00generation. I'm here in

3:30:01support of the proposed

3:30:02rezoning of 22 46, federal

3:30:06Boulevard. Nearly 40 years

3:30:07ago, DR. Martha getting nasty

3:30:10and family starts. Founders

3:30:10shared a vision of something

3:30:13more for their community. They

3:30:14believe children deserve an

3:30:16education that recognize their

3:30:17potential families deserve to

3:30:20feel supported and valued and

3:30:22every child, regardless of

3:30:23circumstance deserve the

3:30:25opportunity to thrive. That

3:30:29vision became family star.

3:30:29Today, 30% of our children are

3:30:32experiencing homelessness.

3:30:32Family speak 15 different

3:30:35languages at home and more

3:30:36than 70% of our families

3:30:37identify with racially and

3:30:38ethnically diverse

3:30:41communities. Our founders and

3:30:42our teachers and staff today

3:30:43share one simple, powerful

3:30:48belief. When we give children

3:30:49a strong foundation. We give

3:30:50opportunity to build a strong

3:30:53future. That belief should be

3:30:55available to every child who

3:30:58can benefit from it. That is

3:30:59exactly what family star has

3:31:03stood for by bringing together

3:31:04authentic Montessori bilingual

3:31:05instruction, head start

3:31:07services and support for the

3:31:08whole family because children

3:31:11do not grow and isolation.

3:31:13These early years in a child's

3:31:15life matter, almost more than

3:31:17anything else that we can

3:31:20invest in for a family facing

3:31:21hardship, a place that

3:31:22welcomes their baby believes

3:31:22in their child and stands

3:31:24beside them as parents can

3:31:27change the course of a life.

3:31:28Children and families thrive

3:31:29when they feel supported and

3:31:31the community recognizes their

3:31:33potential. Our Federal

3:31:34Boulevard building has been an

3:31:37important part of that legacy.

3:31:38But the building is aging and

3:31:40we have an opportunity to

3:31:42purchase a purpose-built

3:31:44Montessori campus that is

3:31:45better suited to the needs of

3:31:45our children, families and

3:31:48educators for decades to come

3:31:48approving this rezoning helps

3:31:51make that future possible

3:31:52denial could hinder our

3:31:53ability to purchase a new

3:31:55campus and make a lasting

3:31:56investment on the future of

3:31:58our Mission Council members. I

3:31:59respectfully ask that you

3:32:02approve the rezoning of 22 46

3:32:03Central Boulevard. This is an

3:32:04important opportunity to

3:32:06support responsible Gross

3:32:07honored the community's

3:32:08planning work and help ensure

3:32:09that family star can continue

3:32:11unlocking the potential of

3:32:12children and supporting

3:32:12families for the next 40

3:32:15years. Thank you. Thank you.

3:32:16Our next speaker is Michael

3:32:18Blake.

3:32:25And they are good evening

3:32:26Council members. My name is

3:32:27Michael Blake. And I've lived

3:32:28in the Jefferson Park

3:32:32neighborhood since 2010. And I

3:32:33also served on the near

3:32:35Northwest Area Plan Steering

3:32:39committee from 21 to 23. I'm

3:32:41here tonight in strong support

3:32:41of the rezoning at 22 46

3:32:45federal Boulevard. I want to

3:32:48focus on one main issue and

3:32:48that's respecting the

3:32:50neighborhood planning

3:32:52initiative process. Jefferson

3:32:53Park was represented on the

3:32:54steering committee by for

3:32:55longtime neighborhood

3:32:58residents. 2 years. We spent

3:33:00countless hours discussing

3:33:01land use and where our

3:33:02neighborhood should

3:33:05accommodate future growth. We

3:33:06carefully review the base high

3:33:07incentive height maps parcel

3:33:10by parcel. We all understood

3:33:14what those maps met. The

3:33:15adopted plan identifies these

3:33:16blocks along Federal Boulevard

3:33:20for additional growth,

3:33:21specifically showing 5 story

3:33:22base height and the

3:33:24seven-storey incentive height

3:33:25through the expanding housing

3:33:30affordability or these are not

3:33:33separate for complete

3:33:34competing recommendations. The

3:33:35ej incentive is an integral

3:33:39part of the adopted area plan.

3:33:40It's designed to encourage

3:33:42affordable housing in new

3:33:43developments. This is

3:33:44precisely the framework really

3:33:45reflected in tonight's

3:33:48rezoning. Those

3:33:50recommendations were not

3:33:51hidden and they were not added

3:33:54after the fact they were part

3:33:54of the plan that we all

3:33:59reviewed and helped create. In

3:34:01JANUARY. 24 council

3:34:01unanimously adopted the near

3:34:03Northwest area plan. No one

3:34:05spoke in opposition and that

3:34:10history matters. Many of you

3:34:11represent neighborhoods that

3:34:12are going through and Im Pei

3:34:13process or preparing to begin

3:34:16one. You're asking residents

3:34:19to volunteer hundreds of

3:34:19hours. We're too difficult

3:34:23questions make compromises and

3:34:23establish a long-term vision

3:34:28for their communities. Those

3:34:29residents need to know their

3:34:30work mean something when

3:34:31future land use decisions come

3:34:35for council. People absolutely

3:34:38entitled to oppose individual

3:34:38developments and raised

3:34:39concerns about parking traffic

3:34:42by design. But that is

3:34:45different from arguing after a

3:34:46plan has been adopted, that

3:34:47its recommendations didn't

3:34:50really mean what they said. If

3:34:51we continue leave re litigate

3:34:52these decisions whenever a

3:34:55project becomes controversial,

3:34:56we under Mao undermine the

3:34:58very purpose of neighborhood

3:35:00planning the near Northwest

3:35:00community did the work. The

3:35:02steering committee did the

3:35:06work Council adopted the plan.

3:35:07I asked you to respect that

3:35:09process and approve the

3:35:10rezoning had. 22 46, federal

3:35:14ballpark. Thank you. Thank

3:35:14you. Our last speaker tonight

3:35:17is Renee Martinez. Stone

3:35:27And she is not on okay. Years.

3:35:28That concludes our speakers

3:35:29questions from members of

3:35:31council and council bill. 26

3:35:3513. 0, 2 as amended. Let's go

3:35:37ahead and start with

3:35:39Councilmember Sandoval. Thank

3:35:41you. MADAM PRESIDENT,

3:35:42wondering if someone from the

3:35:43development team can come So

3:35:47in our documents online, we

3:35:49don't have access to the good

3:35:51neighbor agreement. And it was

3:35:52mentioned with federal

3:35:52business improvement District

3:35:5410. And Peter, you mentioned

3:35:57it. So I think it's important

3:35:58go over what's within that

3:35:59document because we don't have

3:36:04it up loaded in the up and are

3:36:15thank As you like me to just

3:36:19kind of go through. Highs,

3:36:20plain paper. Sure. So there

3:36:21are and Adam with Kennedy.

3:36:23Wilson is here with me as

3:36:26well. So several key 2 of

3:36:27which are my public testimony

3:36:28in all on those again. So one

3:36:33of which is limiting the uses

3:36:35that are allowed and there's a

3:36:36restrictive covenant that

3:36:37we're going to record with

3:36:38DeLand moving forward. So

3:36:42those are uses like. And don't

3:36:42book store in. Those are uses

3:36:44like marijuana. Those are uses

3:36:46like a drive-thru, making sure

3:36:47that we're focusing on

3:36:49community serving news not

3:36:50just that the property is

3:36:51rezoned today, but again, that

3:36:52restrictive covenants being

3:36:54recorded and those uses that

3:36:57are prohibited will continue

3:37:00with the property in We have

3:37:01placemaking elements. So we

3:37:02have talked about particularly

3:37:04along the federal frontage,

3:37:05making it a more inviting

3:37:06front. Certainly ground floor

3:37:09retail will do that. Also

3:37:10talking placemaking like

3:37:12public. Bench is making sure

3:37:13that we're also providing

3:37:14Corrales specific places for

3:37:17Mike or ability. We have

3:37:20design so working. This was

3:37:21something we talked a lot

3:37:22about. The bid in which a

3:37:24pond. So in terms of material,

3:37:27a t so the areas that are not

3:37:29going use typical kind of

3:37:29glass periods around last,

3:37:30you're going to see higher

3:37:32quality materials in terms of

3:37:34brick. So if you think 25th

3:37:36and Elliott, those buildings

3:37:37on that, that one of main

3:37:38focal point in the area

3:37:40thinking about how we channel

3:37:41the quality of material, witty

3:37:41and translating into the

3:37:46design of the building. The

3:37:47retail spaces we're committing

3:37:49to 7500 square feet ground

3:37:52floor. Retail. Then we're also

3:37:53I touched on it. A couple

3:37:54speakers touched on it,

3:37:56particularly the bid. It was

3:37:57very, very important to them

3:37:58that we committed to a certain

3:38:02level of finish depending upon

3:38:03what that's like the respect

3:38:03retail space, maybe as we

3:38:06wanted to make it more

3:38:07attractive easier,

3:38:08particularly for a mom and pop

3:38:09or neighborhood serving

3:38:10retailer to be able to occupy

3:38:12that space. Does that help

3:38:14Yeah. Thank you. She can. You

3:38:17talk about your outreach to

3:38:21the neighborhood. So for our

3:38:22on Jefferson Park, United

3:38:24Neighbors Jpn a Jefferson Park

3:38:27Neighborhood Association. The

3:38:27federal be idea of talked

3:38:28about it, And then we have

3:38:30this loans like Citizens Group

3:38:32Co for our knows that cover

3:38:34the area. I mentioned we've

3:38:36done more I went back and

3:38:37looked in more than 20

3:38:38meetings with them. And that

3:38:39doesn't include countless

3:38:43e-mails. Phone calls and other

3:38:43conversations to work to

3:38:44garner support. We got there

3:38:48with them that we were, you

3:38:48know, we're hopeful we're

3:38:49going to get there, which a

3:38:50point as well. We ultimately

3:38:51didn't get there. But we did

3:38:52our darndest in terms of

3:38:53trying to accommodate their

3:38:55concerns on this project. This

3:38:56meant with individual property

3:39:00owners off. Thank you. We have

3:39:07a question preclude So maybe

3:39:11conversation was a lot about 7

3:39:11stories and this is a fiver

3:39:12going for a 5 story

3:39:15entitlement. But with each a

3:39:17map, can you talk about what

3:39:19happens when we adopted

3:39:20expanding housing

3:39:21affordability and there is a

3:39:23protected zone district next

3:39:26to What happened? So how does

3:39:27this building interact with

3:39:30the high incentive that is not

3:39:31under throughout the whole

3:39:34entire city for expanding

3:39:35housing affordability. Yeah.

3:39:39So counsel on Sandoval said Ha

3:39:40was adopted every zone

3:39:42districts that currently has 3

3:39:43stories but allow up to 4

3:39:46under e j every zone district

3:39:47that currently was mapped. 5

3:39:52stories allowed up to 7

3:39:53stories again the appropriate

3:39:55number affordable units being

3:39:56provided. But that doesn't

3:39:57take away from the protected

3:40:00districts that exist. So those

3:40:02protected districts still stay

3:40:04in place and the maximum

3:40:06height, if you're within 175

3:40:10feet of a protected district

3:40:13is 75 feet, which is about 5

3:40:17stories. So in this case, the

3:40:172 unit to the South is project

3:40:21I protected district. So

3:40:23decent chunk of the southern

3:40:24port, part portion of this

3:40:26item has to remain about 5

3:40:31stories. Thank Thank you.

3:40:32MADAM PRESIDENT, thank you

3:40:35council member of the dress.

3:40:37Thank I just had a question

3:40:38around and something that

3:40:40brought up was the and my

3:40:41levels. Can you speak about

3:40:46peace? Peter w#

3:40:46#

3:40:46#

3:40:46and on

3:40:47behalf of the and are

3:40:48expanding housing

3:40:50affordability to get the

3:40:51incentive fight, you have to

3:40:53commit to 10% of the units

3:40:56that 60% of area median

3:40:57income. And so that's the

3:40:58commitment the Kennedy Wilson

3:40:59has talked about doing order

3:41:01to achieve that and sent it.

3:41:03Okay. That's helpful. And then

3:41:09as far as that goes. And this

3:41:11is not ag specific. It's

3:41:12something that I'm trying to

3:41:14track is how many bedrooms are

3:41:19you looking for those 60%? 60%

3:41:21am. Do happen to know what

3:41:24you're looking at I do. I'm

3:41:26looking at out of this. You

3:41:26most accurate have that. But I

3:41:27want to make sure Adam comes

3:41:29up and gives you the most

3:41:31accurate count. Yes. So that's

3:41:32gonna mayor. What are, you

3:41:34know, makes we threw for

3:41:35studios 13, one bedrooms and

3:41:387, 2 veteran units. That's

3:41:39wonderful. Thank you. Thank

3:41:40you. That's all I have. Thank

3:41:43you. I mean, couple checked.

3:41:44Yes. Thank you. That's Thank

3:41:46you. Council PRESIDENT, thank

3:41:48you. Seeing no other speakers

3:41:53in the queue. A public hearing

3:41:54is closed to comments by

3:41:56members of Council on Council

3:41:58bill. 26 13. 0, 2 as amended.

3:41:59And let's go ahead and start

3:42:02with Councilmember Sandoval.

3:42:02Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT,

3:42:04decide to say first of all,

3:42:04thank you to all the speakers

3:42:08who came out by the year for

3:42:10or against this public comment

3:42:12is really important to hear

3:42:13from the public and hear from

3:42:16all those who are impacted

3:42:18that near Northwest was a

3:42:22struggle, especially the

3:42:24Jefferson Park representation.

3:42:26Halfway to that I had a call

3:42:30to pick people. Is my

3:42:31predecessor, Councilmember and

3:42:34Michael Games, and asked them

3:42:37to serve on the near Northwest

3:42:41because we just did not have

3:42:42participation for Jefferson

3:42:43Park. And Jefferson Park has

3:42:45seen massive gentrification in

3:42:45my lifetime. I was born and

3:42:49raised in northwest Denver.

3:42:51Raise my kids in northwest

3:42:52Amber graduated from My kids

3:42:55graduated from our city and in

3:42:58my lifetime, it is one of the

3:42:59neighborhoods that has seen

3:43:00the most missing middle. Then

3:43:01any other neighborhood in my

3:43:02council So what I would do I

3:43:05mean, by missing matter, I

3:43:09mean, one was demolished and 7

3:43:11units were put in its place.

3:43:15On average Jefferson Park has

3:43:17more density probably anywhere

3:43:20else in my council District

3:43:21And what's unfortunate about

3:43:24that change is there's loss of

3:43:27home ownership north in

3:43:29Jefferson Park. There are more

3:43:30sales and turnovers of that

3:43:34slot. Home farm design of how

3:43:36anywhere else in my council

3:43:37district. So what happens is

3:43:40people like me, my husband and

3:43:41want to move out because we're

3:43:41empty nesters move into a

3:43:45house like that. And then it

3:43:48gets old because you can often

3:43:49times people don't want to

3:43:51placed in a three-story house.

3:43:54The then young, young people

3:43:55buy house like that. And then

3:43:56they have and they want to are

3:43:57they don't want their kiddos

3:43:59on a different floor than them

3:44:01and they don't want 3 stories

3:44:01and to then they usually by

3:44:04house. But the yard, it seems

3:44:09so this rezoning exactly what

3:44:11the near Northwest

3:44:14neighborhood kind called It

3:44:17called for density the

3:44:18boulevard along Federal

3:44:19Boulevard where we're putting

3:44:20best rapid transit and try not

3:44:22to use acronym. Some mass

3:44:23tumbling over my rates cause

3:44:24he's alphabet soup and the

3:44:26city. So often in people don't

3:44:28work in the city, I can't

3:44:30stand when you use alphabet

3:44:32soup. She so we're trying to

3:44:32put bus rapid transit on

3:44:35Federal Boulevard. We want

3:44:37density along Federal

3:44:40Boulevard and we want more

3:44:41affordability in a

3:44:42neighborhood that has seen

3:44:44mass gentrification and

3:44:46doesn't affordability

3:44:48requirements. So I believe

3:44:49that this matches all of the

3:44:50criteria and I will be

3:44:51supporting this rezoning

3:44:52tonight. And I asked my

3:44:53colleagues that they pre

3:44:55supported as Thank you, MADAM

3:44:56PRESIDENT, thank you. Council

3:44:58member of the dress. Thank

3:45:02you. Council PRESIDENT. I'll

3:45:03just start by saying inspired

3:45:04when my parents first came to

3:45:07Denver, they actually we're

3:45:08able to stay in a friend's

3:45:08basement and then our sights.

3:45:10Now, even though I was born

3:45:11and brought home to home in

3:45:13District 7 has a life on

3:45:14district 7 resident. My

3:45:14parents actually lived on the

3:45:16north side for a little bit.

3:45:19It's always been a used to be

3:45:20very affordable place for new

3:45:22families to live. And I think

3:45:25right now one of the most out

3:45:26of reach places, especially

3:45:29for Latino families. And my

3:45:31son actually went about

3:45:32because of their dual language

3:45:34program. So I'm familiar with

3:45:35that area as well. And a lot

3:45:40of the moms kids where they're

3:45:42especially east, the newcomers

3:45:43that had recently arrived

3:45:43could not afford to stay

3:45:44anywhere near the school that

3:45:47they fell in love with. And so

3:45:49thinking about little kids in

3:45:51parents that went to Valdez

3:45:55alongside my son. I think that

3:45:57this is urgent need for

3:45:58affordable housing and then

3:45:59our site. It's area that you

3:46:00can't live in right now unless

3:46:03you're very wealthy. Luckily,

3:46:04some people bought houses a

3:46:05long time ago, but there's a

3:46:06lot of families that would

3:46:08like to live there. I have

3:46:09access to the schools and have

3:46:12access to a walkable

3:46:13neighborhood. As someone that

3:46:13represents all federal, it's

3:46:16far less walkable. And I often

3:46:18nba's to the north side of

3:46:19federal. And so I think this

3:46:22is an urgent need that we need

3:46:23this affordable housing,

3:46:24especially to have some that

3:46:25are multiple bedrooms. That's

3:46:28very rare as we see family,

3:46:28homelessness on the rise

3:46:33across our city. And so that

3:46:34is just some of the reasons

3:46:36why I think this is very

3:46:37important. I appreciate the

3:46:39outreach that was sounds like

3:46:40overall there was disagreement

3:46:43on the ha policy. That policy

3:46:46was passed before I was even

3:46:48on council does allow for

3:46:52extra. And I think that that

3:46:52stories due to the

3:46:53affordability is something

3:46:54that we really need in the

3:46:55city right now. Thank you.

3:46:58Council PRESIDENT, thank you.

3:46:59Councilmember Watson, thank

3:47:00you so much. Council PRESIDENT

3:47:01Some of the questions I was

3:47:05going was asked by

3:47:07Councilmember Cent of also I

3:47:11want to repeat her As I

3:47:12listened throughout the

3:47:13evening and read through the

3:47:16public comments and really dig

3:47:21into kind of rezone. There are

3:47:242 There is a narrative that is

3:47:27impactful about family star

3:47:30find district 9. We have

3:47:30family star. There must so

3:47:33Curtis Park and I know a long

3:47:35The Montessori school is to

3:47:38us. And as overwhelming and

3:47:42impactful. That story is that

3:47:45was not part of the

3:47:46determination for this rezone.

3:47:48Move for me and for council.

3:47:48And so we look at the 3

3:47:57criteria. Along Councilmember

3:47:58Luis, we are looking at a

3:48:00neighborhood planning

3:48:03initiative that looking

3:48:04co-creating with community but

3:48:06planning initiative. And it is

3:48:09important when we talk about

3:48:10affordability and base height

3:48:13in the Senate Heights that

3:48:14were consistent we want to

3:48:15make sure that when folks go

3:48:19to year and a half two-year

3:48:20process that we are all

3:48:24understanding the same things.

3:48:25I also was council when that

3:48:26went through council member

3:48:27Obie. There is but we

3:48:30absolutely followed it. And it

3:48:33has been clear to me, always

3:48:34that the incentive applies to

3:48:38the base heights that we have.

3:48:39This was not something new for

3:48:43me. And I appreciated the

3:48:44dialogue the information from

3:48:46the Levy and team providing

3:48:51that clarity protected areas

3:48:52providing a clarity that you

3:48:53don't get the bounce up for

3:48:54that as well. Incentive

3:49:00heights for all. From my

3:49:00review of the 3 criteria, it

3:49:05meets the 3 criteria. It also

3:49:05is essential along federal

3:49:09when it comes to the type of

3:49:10density that we're asking for

3:49:14within the city. It's clear

3:49:18within your plans it to you.

3:49:19Our predicted a forecast of

3:49:21the need for density along

3:49:21federal notwithstanding brt.

3:49:25But within transit corridor to

3:49:26make sure that folks can live

3:49:29there. Appreciated young folks

3:49:30that came forward and speak

3:49:34with voice that sometimes that

3:49:35we don't hear about renters

3:49:36and the ability to live in

3:49:37communities that have been

3:49:39gentrified of folks have been

3:49:40displaced. However, they're

3:49:41choosing to come back to those

3:49:42communities because they can

3:49:45rent in this as COUNCILMAN

3:49:46Either a says, provides an

3:49:49opportunity for housing and

3:49:52some level of density. That is

3:49:56a naturally up. In this

3:49:59neighborhood. And so for all

3:50:01of those reasons, it is

3:50:03consistent with that dot. The

3:50:05plans. It is a complex

3:50:05discussion that we had

3:50:07concerning incentive heights.

3:50:10But the complexity doesn't

3:50:10change the underlying

3:50:14requirements within the code.

3:50:15We have a sites. We have the

3:50:15scent of heights and those

3:50:19work across the city. And it

3:50:22is consistent. Shows

3:50:22consistency with neighborhood

3:50:23contacts, zone district in

3:50:26purpose and intent as

3:50:26described within the

3:50:27presentation. And for those

3:50:29reasons, I will be supporting

3:50:34this Thank Councilmember

3:50:35Flynn. Thank you. MADAM

3:50:40PRESIDENT, what he said. But

3:50:42just to just to drag it out a

3:50:43little bit more. I think it's

3:50:45very important when this body

3:50:46adopts land use and

3:50:49transportation plans. But we

3:50:51do to the best of our ability

3:50:54and judgment to closely too

3:50:59what they say literally. As

3:51:00swears what what they mean,

3:51:03what their intent is. And it's

3:51:05clear as accounts from just

3:51:09said that the 5 storey height

3:51:12is in the planning is mapped.

3:51:16And as future guidance. So

3:51:17that's the entitlement and the

3:51:202 additional stories under tha

3:51:22our Newscenter 5 income in

3:51:23order for certain that we get

3:51:24something in exchange, which

3:51:27is an additional additional

3:51:27units of affordable housing

3:51:28which are needed in this

3:51:31neighborhood. And so I don't

3:51:33look on the 7 stories to 67

3:51:36stories as an entitlement

3:51:37because the the the builder

3:51:38developer House to give us

3:51:39something in order to get

3:51:41them. All right. So it's a

3:51:44blanket entitled want equally

3:51:47as important. It is for this

3:51:49body as it to approve things

3:51:51that are found to be

3:51:54consistent with Doppler plans,

3:51:54which the mapping clearly

3:51:56shows the incentive fighters.

3:51:597 floors at this location.

3:52:00He's just as equally important

3:52:03that we not be that we not

3:52:05vote in favor of things that

3:52:06are inconsistent with our

3:52:09adopted plans. And so I don't

3:52:13see any inconsistency here. So

3:52:14for that reason, I will

3:52:17support this as well. It's

3:52:19consistent with near Northwest

3:52:22Plan, which was just recently

3:52:23adopted and calls for 7

3:52:29stories as an incentive. If

3:52:30the has speaker said they fear

3:52:33that if it's old, that new

3:52:34owner might not be bound by

3:52:35these promises, but a new

3:52:38owner would be bound. To

3:52:38provide us with 2 additional

3:52:42floors of affordable housing

3:52:43in exchange under ha in order

3:52:45to get those 2 floors. So

3:52:48they're bound by the same

3:52:50requirements. So I don't see

3:52:51the conflict so voted in favor

3:52:55of this. Thank you. Thank

3:52:56Thank for tendons. Us could

3:52:59hit us. Thank you. MADAM

3:53:01PRESIDENT, I want to thank

3:53:02you, COUNCILWOMAN Sandoval,

3:53:02and I'll be that as for the

3:53:03questions that you asked

3:53:07because I also had very

3:53:07similar questions. Tom both on

3:53:11the questions around the Am. I

3:53:12with regard to a plan,

3:53:14guidance and things of that

3:53:15nature. So really appreciate

3:53:18that. I also appreciate

3:53:18neighbors and community

3:53:24members coming too advocate

3:53:25for whichever side you're on

3:53:25understand the folks, you

3:53:28know, living in the

3:53:30neighborhood, the concerns

3:53:31that you MAY bring and that

3:53:35you raise. But prior to, you

3:53:37know, the state legislature

3:53:39passing the inclusionary

3:53:42zoning and that would be where

3:53:43you are putting in place

3:53:45policies where you're saying

3:53:46there has to be affordable

3:53:48housing. If you're going to

3:53:50develop and what came along

3:53:53from that was that we passed

3:53:5360 past council cast passed

3:53:56expanding housing

3:54:00Affordability which took you

3:54:02put it in Denver and said this

3:54:03is what you must do in Denver.

3:54:06So prior to all of that. This

3:54:09wouldn't have happened. I

3:54:10think we would have had, you

3:54:14know, this type of a rezoning

3:54:16and development coming at us

3:54:18and I don't know that we would

3:54:21to see any type of affordable

3:54:22housing being implemented

3:54:23because that's not what was

3:54:28happening before. What

3:54:30happened has happened in North

3:54:31Denver. And what you know here

3:54:31from my colleague and what

3:54:33I've experienced myself, North

3:54:35Denver, is that there was tons

3:54:37of development without any

3:54:40guardrails. And so, yeah, it

3:54:42became extremely unaffordable.

3:54:44And it was because we didn't

3:54:46have these types policies in

3:54:50place and now we do. And you

3:54:53know, this is I think the best

3:54:55place for this type of density

3:54:57to exist on Federal Boulevard.

3:54:58There are plenty of other

3:55:01places in the city where

3:55:04perhaps it MAY be this type of

3:55:05density you know, height of a

3:55:08building should not be. It's

3:55:11But this is on a major

3:55:13corridor. This aligns with the

3:55:14plan. It aligns with the

3:55:17transit oriented development.

3:55:20And so I appreciate you,

3:55:21COUNCILMAN Sandoval, for and

3:55:24for what you have said. And I

3:55:25I agree with you. So I will be

3:55:29supporting. Thank you. Thank

3:55:31you. COUNCILMAN Councilmember

3:55:34Hines, thank MADAM PRESIDENT,

3:55:35I don't want to repeat what my

3:55:38colleagues have said I did

3:55:40hear a couple of people say

3:55:41they weren't here when we

3:55:43voted enhanced housing

3:55:48affordability. I was here I'm

3:55:51still here. I was here. I I

3:55:53still again. And I think of

3:55:57that. Uh, a vote has one of

3:55:59the one of the best votes that

3:56:03cast so I think it's important

3:56:04for us to have And I think

3:56:06important for asked for us to

3:56:07have affordability. I think

3:56:12it's important for us to have

3:56:13diverse communities. I think

3:56:13diverse communities are

3:56:16healthy communities. And so it

3:56:18is part of our adopted playing

3:56:22guidance. It past him handedly

3:56:26when it when it passed. And so

3:56:28it is following plan guidance

3:56:30tied to allow to go to 7

3:56:30stories in exchange for

3:56:35additional 40 Bility. Not only

3:56:37do I think it's part of

3:56:37playing guidance, which is

3:56:38what we're legally required

3:56:42use as a criteria. Proud of

3:56:47that vote to come person.

3:56:50Thank you. I agree. I think it

3:56:51was. And I appreciate

3:56:51Councilmember Sandoval, you

3:56:58bringing this forward. There

3:56:59the again, the criteria was

3:57:04not based and family star and

3:57:05is an organization that is

3:57:06also near and dear to my

3:57:07heart. Having worked there. My

3:57:14son went there and I think

3:57:15that journey, family star

3:57:16moving on and being able to

3:57:18have something that goes in

3:57:20its place that I think is a

3:57:22value add to community moving

3:57:23forward is really important.

3:57:27Also, I think centers this and

3:57:28how important those

3:57:32neighborhood plans are and how

3:57:34there was a process put in

3:57:37place and and we are here

3:57:39sitting respecting that

3:57:41effort. I have a family member

3:57:44who lives in Jefferson Park

3:57:46who was able to have an

3:57:49affordable unit and own and

3:57:51that would be something that I

3:57:52would also just again offer

3:57:54out there more than rental the

3:57:57opportunity for people to have

3:57:58home ownership and have that

3:57:59ownership of the properties

3:58:02that are there. But I do think

3:58:04that this meets the criteria.

3:58:04And so I will also be in

3:58:09support of this this evening.

3:58:10MADAM Secretary Roll. Call on

3:58:12counts of the 26 13. 0,

3:58:18council members Cashman. Sure.

3:58:27Think high I Canis I Sandoval

3:58:34High watch PRESIDENT Or

3:58:36American Pulse. MADAM

3:58:37Secretary. Close the voting

3:58:39and announce the results. 11

3:58:42Ice 11 I's Council bill. 26 13

3:58:440, 2, has as amended has

3:58:45passed there being no further

3:58:46business before this body.

3:58:49This meeting is adjourned.