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Key votes and outcomes

- Proclamation supporting Denver\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000's application as a gas planning pilot community (Proclamation 25-00012): Adopted, roll-call 12 ayes.

- Proclamation recognizing Lunar New Year (Proclamation 25-00070): Adopted, roll-call 12 ayes. The proclamation designates a week of Lunar New Year celebrations and was accepted by Jory Zhang of the Denver AAPI Commission.

- Council resolution 25-00009 (first-amendment to an agreement with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado adding time and funds for employee medical plan options): The mayor's office requested council members vote no because the contract numbers did not match; council voted 12 nays and the resolution failed. Councilmember Flynn noted a $13,000,000 discrepancy between the contract amount and the resolution title and said the city attorney\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000had advised a negotiated reduction preceded the paperwork error.

- A block of resolutions and bills was adopted in a single consent block (roll-call 12 ayes). The list of items included assorted resolutions and bills identified in the meeting record; council secretary announced the block passed with 12 ayes. (See meeting minutes for the complete list of block item IDs published by the clerk.)

- Multiple resolutions with the Salvation Army for emergency shelter and related services (Resolutions 24-16-49, 24-16-50, 24-17-03, 24-17-75) were postponed under council rule 3.6 until the next regular council meeting on Feb. 3, 2025, at the request of Councilmember Lewis.

Ending: The bodies of action on Jan. 27 included both unanimous adoptions and unanimous rejections; items the council declined or postponed will either return for corrected paperwork or additional community review at subsequent meetings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Denver City Council on 2025-01-27","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of final actions taken by the Denver City Council on Jan. 27, 2025, including proclamations, a failed health-plan resolution, a set of adopted resolutions and bills, and postponed shelter agreements.","taxTitle","Denver (Consolidated County and City), Colorado","taxId",3557,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6344116,"Council rejects rezoning at 3801 East Florida after members cite greenbelt and outreach concerns",359,6801000,7160000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2251140-358d8fb7f1533db20bb7071af5ef65db&start=6801&end=7160","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2251140-358d8fb7f1533db20bb7071af5ef65db/thumbnail_6801000.jpg","/articles/6344116/Denver-Consolidated-County-and-City/Colorado/Council-rejects-rezoning-at-3801-East-Florida-after-members-cite-greenbelt-and-outreach-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6344116-923ea7ae3787f54e8519997f8bd29d28/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195631&Signature=j8L3dxKKgC-JOU5rwaiFBM6TMVPH1vh9MzHf8Kx6wdXM1XjseeyBrTU1INNVqOZEWUPZunccbIv4xs5MwXOTfl44-xxQqHXgfkvImgxkmkO8vrL~mYyYmxO56OOBiueYVjJW2mdJUG~adQPSy1oCdN35jNf-iH16EfJL2b2~JI5MG1K~9ziU9n96dba0c5M1-fpbChKdzLwjwIy5lQAf9opYmS3MplfagtGfR8vvXAH6O7m1fpRjgHU2~6LuTC-i1PojQr-mmxN4OggiL10dsCqesLqqrnG6Ig~ob-8nzyTcGJUvF~ft9DrE2jROGMIlAtDDLZNR8Gdq205QuvUWUg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Denver City Council on Monday rejected a proposal to rezone property at 3801 East Florida Avenue in the Quarry-Merrill area after several councilmembers said the application failed to protect an adjacent two-block greenbelt and lacked adequate community outreach.

Councilmember Cashman, who spoke at length against the measure, said the commercial portion of the property borders a continuous green space along South Jackson Street with \"more than 50 mature trees,\" and argued the proposal conflicted with Denver\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000's sustainability goals. \"Any rezoning that moves forward without reasonable, clear protection of that greenbelt is in direct conflict with our city sustainability goals,\" Cashman said, quoting language from Blueprint Denver about climate commitments.

Cashman also told colleagues the applicant had delayed the matter previously and that \"since that time, there has been 0 outreach to the surrounding community.\" Councilmember Gilmore and others said they would also vote no for similar reasons. Councilmember Flynn said historical agreements suggested the strip of open space was not intended to be built on.

Council took a roll-call vote and recorded 12 nays; the bill (Council Bill 24-08-78) therefore failed on final consideration.

Ending: The denial leaves the existing zoning and open-space expectations in place; council members who opposed the rezoning said further outreach and clearer protections for the greenbelt would be required before they could support a future proposal.","Denver City Council voted 12-0 to reject a rezoning request for 3801 East Florida Avenue amid councilmember objections about protecting a two-block greenbelt and what they said was insufficient outreach to neighbors.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6344120,"Council approves rezoning at 2000 South Bannock to allow five-story mixed-use development",751,5981000,6732000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2251140-358d8fb7f1533db20bb7071af5ef65db&start=5981&end=6732","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2251140-358d8fb7f1533db20bb7071af5ef65db/thumbnail_5981000.jpg","/articles/6344120/Denver-Consolidated-County-and-City/Colorado/Council-approves-rezoning-at-2000-South-Bannock-to-allow-five-story-mixed-use-development","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6344120-7e6b3be20b407c3735c8a75837c6342f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195631&Signature=jibypmJXgxTRktfivZwGQsLwLNzkQaIAlI4GY8xM5PJlSY5e9QZ5lcFsqzBxeBtIY0MucABV29s6hwU9tY1ettd9PZeXxe4CPu5Z0ZW6E0iBSa6YZNCDL2O-zrwL3tc~Kbh0jxBHrLTmXsQGPFZVHtM64PQKF7fMG-GSm44UsScNwKNt9tshB8xsrIN0PUZu02fDnwIMTueMYvmKmi~IC-Xk-sXtK0U~wnSO1gfkWTv9XXIPjabiELKrJ0zvAXFOqPohevoJKXeaqCrrKY-60fjLTFEVTMtWRhXU2si5p5JMbbWS-J5RVwgvgvNF0UUfBQhGQcxBYYlTT4xg1gxZFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Denver City Council on Monday approved a rezoning that converts a single-family property at 2000 South Bannock Street in the Overland neighborhood from light industrial (IA, with a billboard overlay) to CRX-5, an urban-center residential mixed-use zoning that allows up to five-story buildings.

Community Planning and Development staff recommended approval, saying the change would support housing growth close to transit and make more productive use of an underutilized parcel. \"This is a request to rezone from IA to CRX-5 to allow mixed-use options,\" Will Prince, a planner with Community Planning and Development, told the council during the required public hearing. Prince said the site is identified as an \"urban center\" and described consistency with Comprehensive Plan 2040 and the Evans Station plan.

\"Several goals are met here through this rezoning, many of them looking at increasing housing units, as well as diversifying the housing types, especially those close to transit,\" Prince said. The staff report lists applicable city plans and characterized the rezoning as implementing the city\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000's growth strategy by focusing housing and job growth in centers and corridors.

There were no public speakers at the hearing. Councilmember Alvidrez, whose district includes the site, said she had spoken with neighbors and supported the rezoning. After brief council questions about plan consistency and an explanation that state transit-oriented-development rules were still being finalized, the council voted 12-0 to approve Council Bill 24-17-72.

Ending: The rezoning authorizes the CRX-5 zone district for the 6,250-square-foot parcel and directs subsequent development to comply with CRX-5 form and use standards; detailed project approvals, site plans and building permits will follow the zoning change.","Denver City Council voted 12-0 to rezone a 6,250-square-foot property at 2000 South Bannock from light industrial to CRX-5, clearing the way for a five-story mixed-use project that staff said aligns with Comprehensive Plan 2040 and the Evans Station area plan.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6344123,"Denver Council adopts proclamation backing gas planning pilot under House Bill 24-1370",0,1225000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2251140-358d8fb7f1533db20bb7071af5ef65db&start=1225&end=1225","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2251140-358d8fb7f1533db20bb7071af5ef65db/thumbnail_1225000.jpg","/articles/6344123/Denver-Consolidated-County-and-City/Colorado/Denver-Council-adopts-proclamation-backing-gas-planning-pilot-under-House-Bill-24-1370","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6344123-1df5f664b42ba8c0db5c0d4042118d16/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195631&Signature=lhqOJxpsIunBSAKoiREMyl7OZEKFMOq5fhWrKzNL9H2IeWg9-rD3DprXIcwR1D7ZS3XFvDzE0VBe~Tsc-UD6KOaoNAi0FJnBmA4znXlqeH4BzuFo9QQjsN0r9Z-q8REHn8ubGTaR17tUYG2t2t9JIZIffi5SGrt5ZufnyOcpB8qaFqhmMFDXp~rwOw-F4tp6OUlnp4tE26kgC10TT7dXqqbCqQ7A8ZJiSy45yIBNtTCyY9BXGi~lOQUNxjBzWH-4wyU9g-Yi0turJXvLYuklNXn9AkkOjfjNebfV9oc7Vs0dJoLm7S7RsemReBoeigqrnNvVZxbCMoBJXtePe4YpUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously adopted a proclamation expressing support for Denver\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000participating as a gas planning pilot community under House Bill 24-1370, a state law that directs the Colorado Energy Office and utilities to solicit and evaluate neighborhood-scale alternatives to natural gas infrastructure.

The proclamation, sponsored by Councilmember Paradis and co-sponsored by Councilmember Watson, says Denver will pursue pilot projects that could \"decommission a portion of the gas distribution system or avoid new gas infrastructure\" and calls out potential alternatives such as thermal energy networks and geothermal projects that use existing steam and chilled-water piping. The council voted 12-0 to adopt the proclamation.

The proclamation frames the pilot as part of Denver\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000's broader climate and equity goals, noting targets in the city\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\fode to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the potential for the city\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000's municipal buildings to join a pilot utilizing an \"ambient thermal loop\" and geothermal sources.

\"CASR has committed resources to fund the design and engineering, which is at no cost to rate payers,\" Paradis said during council discussion. \"The pilot project would mainly serve municipal buildings, but the potential would be to try to serve many large buildings, public and private in the downtown area without adding substation capacity.\"

Councilmember Watson said the proclamation\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000supports Denver\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000's participation in the process outlined by the bill and stressed that any project identified through the process \"would have to be presented before the Public Utilities Commission for consideration and approval.\" He noted statutory filing deadlines set in the legislation for project applications: June 1, 2026 and June 1, 2027.

Dan Shay, a senior energy policy advisor with the city\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000's Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency (CASR), said the office will submit Denver\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000s application to the state at the end of the week and described the work as \"on the cutting edge of the clean energy transition.\" He told council the office sees the pilot as an opportunity to partner with Xcel Energy and explore neighborhood projects that could reduce future investment in fossil-gas infrastructure.

The proclamation notes health and equity concerns cited in the staff report, references prior studies on indoor air pollutants from gas combustion, and formally records the council\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000's support for pursuing thermal network and geothermal options as part of Denver\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000's participation in the state pilot process.

The proclamation passed by voice roll call with all 12 members recorded as voting aye.

Ending: If selected as a pilot community, Denver and Xcel would still be required to file any specific project applications with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission under the timelines specified in House Bill 24-1370; the council vote is a policy-level endorsement rather than a regulatory approval of a particular infrastructure change.","The Denver City Council unanimously adopted a proclamation supporting Denver\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000planning pilot opportunity created by House Bill 24-1370, endorsing neighborhood-scale alternatives to parts of the gas distribution system and noting timelines for utility filings with the Public Utilities Commission.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: key outcomes from Denver City Council meeting, Jan. 27, 2025

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