Mayor-Council
TL;DR
Denver City Council approved over $200 million in contracts and agreements, primarily for parks maintenance services and Denver International Airport improvements. The council also approved funding for the STAR program (emergency response for non-criminal situations), sidewalk improvements on East Colfax, and a micro-community shelter for people experiencing homelessness.
Key Decisions
- Parks Maintenance Contracts Approved
- STAR Program Funding Approved
- East Colfax Sidewalk Project Approved
- Denver International Airport Taxiway Construction Approved
- Micro-Community Shelter for Unhoused Residents Approved
Agenda
- INTRODUCTIONS
- ANNOUNCEMENTS
- EXECUTIVE SESSION
- D.R.M.C. 2-34(a) sections (3), (6) and (7)
- DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS
- Finance and Business
- 26-1428 Amends a Master Purchase Order with Greening Enterprises, Inc dba CoPro EFP to add $100,000.00 for a new total of $585,000.00 and to add 1 year for a new end date of 10-31-2027 for the purchase of fire hoses for the Denver Fire Department, citywide (SC-00007376).Resolution
- 26-1429 A bill for an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 400, Series of 2008, as subsequently amended by Ordinance No. 1659, Series of 2024, Ordinance No. 1208, Series of 2025, Ordinance No. 1279, Series of 2025, Ordinance No. 1427, Series of 2025, Ordinance No. 1606, Series of 2025, Ordinance No. 2149, Series of 2025, and Ordinance No. 1187, Series of 2026, and Ordinance No. 1333, Series of 2026, thereby amending the boundaries of the Denver Downtown Development Authority.Bill
- 26-1430 Approves Land Acquisition Ordinance granting the authority to acquire through negotiated purchase or condemnation all property interests needed for Package 2 of the East Colfax CD8 Sidewalk Project. Adds sidewalks where none currently exist, as well as ADA compliant ramps. Property interests may include, without limitation, fee interests, easements, access rights, improvements, fixtures, licenses and permits as needed for the Project.Bill
- Governance and Intergovernmental Relations
- 26-1426 Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Civil Service Commission. Approves the Mayor’s appointment of Hannah Lucey to the Civil Service Commission for a term from 10-1-2026 through 9-30-2028 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.Resolution
- 26-1427 Approves the Mayor’s reappointment to the Denver African American Commission. Approves the Mayor’s reappointment of Karen Grissom to the Denver African American Commission for a term from 9-25-2025 through 9-25-2028 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.Resolution
- Health and Safety
- 26-1431 Approves a contract with Denver Health & Hospital Authority for $2,837,767.92 with an end date of 12-31-2027 to provide EMTs/paramedics and vans for the Support Team Assisted Response Program (STAR), citywide. (ENVHL-202685289).Bill
- 26-1432 Approves a grant agreement with Caring for Denver Foundation for $2,734,639.00 with an end date of 7-31-2027 to accept the Care Over Incarceration Grant to continue the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) Program, citywide (ENVHL-202685981).Resolution
- Parks, Art and Culture
- 26-1436 Approves a contract with Bauen Studios LLC for $7,500,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide (PARKS- 202685501).Resolution
- 26-1437 Approves a contract with Colorado DesignScapes, Inc. DBA Deisgnscapes Colorado for $20,000,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide. [PARKS-202685434]Resolution
- 26-1438 Approves a contract with CPC Constructors, Inc. for $7,500,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide. [PARKS- 202685498]Resolution
- 26-1439 Approves a contract with CTM INC for $7,500,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide. [PARKS- 202685457]Resolution
- 26-1440 Approves a contract with ECI Site Construction Management Inc for $20,000,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide. [PARKS-202685435]Resolution
- 26-1441 Approves a contract with Elite Industries, Inc. for $20,000,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide. [PARKS-202685499]Resolution
- 26-1442 Approves a contract with Fransen-Pittman Construction Co., Inc. for $20,000,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide. [PARKS-202685432]Resolution
- 26-1443 Approves a contract with Halcyon Construction, Inc. for $7,500,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide. [PARKS- 202685441]Resolution
- 26-1444 Approves a contract with Iron Woman Construction & Environmental Services, LLC for $20,000,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide. [PARKS-202685438]Resolution
- 26-1445 Approves a contract with Krische Construction, Inc. for $20,000,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide. [PARKS-202685437]Resolution
- 26-1446 Approves a contract with Richdell Construction, Inc.for $20,000,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide. [PARKS-202685439]Resolution
- 26-1447 Approves a contract with Spectrum General Contractors, Inc.for $20,000,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide. [PARKS-202685436]Resolution
- 26-1448 Approves a contract with T2 CONSTRUCTION, INC. for $20,000,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide. [PARKS-202685442]Resolution
- 26-1449 Approves a contract with Western States Reclamation LLC for $20,000,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide. [PARKS-202685433]Resolution
- 26-1450 Approves a contract with WILDERNESS CONSTRUCTION CO. for $7,500,000.00 with a five-year term for citywide on-call parks installation, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration services, citywide. [PARKS- 202685440]Resolution
- 26-1452 Approves a contract with Handprint Architecture Inc for $3,005,589.87 with an end date of 3-15-2030 to provide Architectural and Engineering Design Services for Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library & Museum renovation, Montebello Branch Library renovation, and Montbello Civic Center Park Cultural Plaza and Shade Structure, 2401 Welton Street, 12955 Albrook Drive, and 4401 Crown Blvd, Council Districts 8 and 9 (DOTI-202686018).Resolution
- South Platte River
- 26-1454 Approves the Revocable License Agreement with Colorado Village Collaborative for $10 per year beginning approximately October 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026, to operate a micro-community shelter for those experiencing homelessness located on a portion of 621 W. Wesley Avenue in the Overland Neighborhood, in Council District 7 (FINAN-202685969).Resolution
- 26-1455 Amends an IGA with Urban Drainage and Flood Control District dba Mile High Flood District (MHFD) to add $217,216.00 for a new total of $517,216.00 to complete the Valverde Outfall System Plan. No change to IGA term, Council Districts 3 and 7 (DOTI-202264113/DOTI-202686038-02).Bill
- Transportation and Infrastructure
- 26-1456 Approves a contract with Flatiron Dragados Constructors, Inc. for $93,050,253.84 and for 669 consecutive calendar days to provide construction services for the Taxiway (TW) L Extension project at Denver International Airport, in Council District 11 (PLANE-202684162).Resolution
- 26-1457 Approves a contract with RNN Architects, Inc. for $700,000.00 and for five (5) years for engineering support in the form of Building Information Modeling On-Call Services at Denver International Airport, in Council District 11 (PLANE-202684197).Resolution
- 26-1458 Approves a contract with Servicesource, Inc. for $1,163,663.75 through 3-31-2027 for the DEN New Heights Program, which provides career development, training, wrap around services, and employment pathways for justice involved individuals at Denver International Airport, in Council District 11 (PLANE-202685584).Resolution
- 26-1459 Approves a contract with Syn Energy, LLC for $700,000.00 and for five (5) years for engineering support in the form of Building Information Modeling On-Call Services at Denver International Airport in Council District 11 (PLANE-202684198).Resolution
- 26-1460 Grants a revocable permit, subject to certain terms and conditions, to Fishwater Properties, LLC, their successors and assigns, to encroach into the right-of-way with an elevated deck and nine-foot-tall by 30 feet long pergola at 3801 West 32nd Avenue, in Council District 1.Resolution
- 26-1461 Dedicates a City-owned parcel of land as Public Right-of-Way as East Warren Avenue, located near the intersection of East Warren Avenue and South Ash Street, in Council District 4.Resolution
- 26-1462 Approves a contract with GERALD H. PHIPPS, INC. for $11,266,893.00 with a term of NTP + 147 days for CM/GC construction services to replace a portion of the exterior dry pipe fire sprinkler system near 14th and Stout streets in Council District 10 (DOTI-202685774).Resolution
- *indicates committee action item