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Tuesday, July 28, 2026 · 9:30 AM AM · City & County Building Parr-Widener Room 389

TL;DR

Denver City Council approved several infrastructure and operational matters including equipment purchases for airport operations and arts facilities, a $5.9 million flood control project, and property acquisitions for the Quebec & Airlawn Bridge Project. The council also moved forward with charter amendments modernizing the Civil Service Commission and Department of Safety, subject to voter approval in November 2026.

Key Decisions

  • Sanderson Gulch Design and Construction Improvement Project Approved
  • Quebec & Airlawn Bridge Project Land Acquisition Approved
  • Charter Amendment - Civil Service Commission and Department of Safety Approved for November 3, 2026 voter election
  • Denver International Airport Equipment and Service Contracts Approved
  • Universal Recycling and Composting Fund Establishment Approved
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. INTRODUCTIONS
  2. ANNOUNCEMENTS
  3. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
  4. CAO - Ashley Kelliher
  5. DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS
  6. Finance and Business
  7. 26-0992 Approves the capital equipment purchases of a forklift and floor scrubber from the Arts and Venues Special Revenue Fund 15815, citywide.
    Bill
  8. 26-1037 Amends a non-financial joint use agreement with Clyfford Still Museum to add one year for a new end date of 6-30-2027 for joint use area utilities and allocation of costs between Clyfford Still Museum and Denver Art Museum, in Council District 10 (GENRL-201102531/GENRL-202684804-02).
    Resolution
  9. 26-1041 Approves the capital equipment purchase of a 2026 Tyler Ice Airfield De-Ice vehicle from the Airport Enterprise Fund (73810) to support Airfield Snow Removal Operations at Denver International Airport, in Council District 11.
    Bill
  10. 26-1042 Establishes the “Universal Recycling and Composting” Fund in the Agency Fund Series to receive deposits as required under the Universal Recycling and Composting Ordinance (URCO) and remit nonrefundable deposits to the General Fund, approved via Ordinance 628, Series of 2025.
    Bill
  11. 26-1043 Approves a Land Acquisition Ordinance designating certain properties as being required for public use and authorizing use and acquisition thereof by negotiated purchase or through condemnation proceedings of fee simple, easement and other interests as needed for the completion of the Quebec & Airlawn Bridge Project, located in the area of Quebec Street, between Sandown Road and I-70, in Council District 8.
    Bill
  12. Untitled item
  13. Governance and Intergovernmental Relations
  14. 26-1040 Approves Classification Notices #1881, #1882, #1883, #1884, #1885, #1886, #1887, #1888, #1890, #1893, #1894, #1895, #1896, #1898.
    Bill
  15. * An ordinance submitting to a vote of the qualified and registered electors of the City and County of Denver at a special municipal election on November 3, 2026, a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City and County of Denver modernizing the sections concerning the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Safety.
    Bill
  16. * For an ordinance conforming the municipal code upon passage of a charter amendment modernizing the sections concerning the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Safety.
    Bill
  17. South Platte River
  18. 26-1045 Approves an appropriation of $5,912,874.00 in the Wastewater Management Division Urban Drainage and Flood Control District Tracking Fund (72701) for the Sanderson Gulch Design and Construction Improvement Project that is co-funded by the Mile High Flood District, citywide.
    Bill
  19. * Grants a revocable permit, subject to certain terms and conditions, to KSE Parking, LLC, their successors and assigns, to encroach into the right-of-way with a pedestrian bridge, ramp and stairs at 1000 Chopper Circle, in Council District 3.
    Resolution
  20. Transportation and Infrastructure
  21. 26-1032 Amends a contract with Woolpert, Inc. to add two years for a new end date of 10-25-2028 for on-call land surveying professional services. No change to contract capacity, citywide (DOTI-202369453/DOTI-202684473-01).
    Resolution
  22. 26-1033 Amends a contract with OLSSON, INC. to add two years for a new end date of 10-25-2028 for on-call land surveying professional services. No change to contract capacity, citywide (DOTI-202369452/DOTI-202684472-01).
    Resolution
  23. Untitled item
  24. Untitled item
  25. 26-1034 Amends a contract with MERRICK & COMPANY to add two years to the term for a new end date of 10-25-2028 for on-call land surveying professional services. No change to contract capacity, citywide (DOTI-202369451/DOTI-202684471-01).
    Resolution
  26. 26-1035 Amends a contract with JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC. to add two years for a new end date of 10-25-2028 for on-call land surveying professional services. No change to contract capacity, citywide (DOTI-202369450/DOTI-202684470-01).
    Resolution
  27. 26-1038 Approves a contract with Janco FS 3, LLC, dba Velociti Services for $3,500,000.00 and for three years with two, one-year options to extend for total property management services at 4347 Airport Way, Denver, Colorado, in Council District 11. (PLANE-202683187).
    Resolution
  28. 26-1039 Approves a facility lease agreement with Western Delivery Solutions, LLC for rates and charges and for one year with two, one-year options to extend to lease 182.04 square feet of space within DEN’s main Terminal for the purpose of transporting services of lost and delayed luggage retrieval and expedited delivery to passengers homes and hotels at Denver International Airport, in Council District 11 (PLANE-202581344).
    Resolution
  29. *indicates committee action item