Denver City Council on Monday, July 21, 2025, postponed several items — including a proposed agreement to add two transfer stations for city-collected solid waste and a contract with West Publishing that councilmembers said appears to add law-enforcement search tools — until the council's next regular meeting on July 28.

Councilmember Sawyer asked that Council Resolution 0949, a proposed second amendatory agreement with Salvatara Holdings to provide two transfer stations for city-collected solid waste, be postponed pursuant to council rules. Councilmember Parity invoked Rule 3.6 to postpone Council Resolution 0978, a proposed contract with West Publishing Corporation to provide investigative-data access to various city agencies, citing concerns about new search tools and integration of license-plate data for law enforcement. "This contract appears to be adding search tools for law enforcement that integrate all kinds of data, including license plate data," Parity said, and asked for more information.

The council president also postponed Council Bill 0922 (a franchise to Public Service Company of Colorado) and Council Bill 0987 (an operating agreement between the city and Public Service Company of Colorado and Excel Energy Company for utility services at Denver International Airport) to line up with a courtesy public hearing planned for July 28. The president said the franchise bill (0922) will be on the November ballot but the council will hold a courtesy public hearing next Monday on first reading.

Actions recorded
- Council Resolution 0949 (Salvatara Holdings transfer stations): postponed until Monday, July 28, 2025; no motion required per the chair.
- Council Resolution 0978 (West Publishing investigative-data access): postponed until Monday, July 28, 2025; requested by Councilmember Parity to obtain more information about law enforcement uses and data integrations.
- Council Bill 0922 (franchise to Public Service Company of Colorado) and Council Bill 0987 (operating agreement at DIA with PSCo and Excel): postponed until Monday, July 28, 2025 to coincide with a courtesy public hearing and first reading; no motion required.

Discussion vs. decision: the transcript shows councilmembers using procedural rules to postpone items to a future meeting for further review and public hearing; no final approvals or contract awards occurred on July 21. Parity specifically requested more information about the scope of the West Publishing contract's data integrations and law-enforcement search tools.

What the postponements mean: Items that were delayed include an intergovernmental/contract arrangement to add transfer-station capacity, a proposed contract for investigative data access used by city agencies, and a franchise and operating agreement tied to utility services at Denver International Airport. Councilmembers signaled the need for more transparency and public input before proceeding.