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Denver council rejects late filing for Salvation Army shelter agreement, approves settlement introduction
Summary
Council refused unanimous approval to late‑file a resolution authorizing a Salvation Army agreement for Crossroads shelter, but unanimously allowed a $72,500 settlement resolution to be introduced; several proclamations were also adopted during the meeting.
Denver City Council on June 9 declined to allow a late introduction of a proposed agreement with The Salvation Army to operate a 24/7 Crossroads emergency shelter in Council District 9 after the motion to suspend rules failed to receive unanimous consent.
President Pro Tem Romero Campbell moved to suspend the rules to add Council Resolution 25‑0713 to the agenda as a late filing. The mayor’s office and the Department of Housing Stability had asked for the accommodation, saying the item was late because of an administrative error. Angela Casillas of the mayor’s office told the Council she was unsure of any substantial consequences if the resolution were delayed beyond this meeting, saying, “I’m not sure if there’ll be any significant impact other than we just, we’re they're waiting on payment.” The motion to allow the late filing required unanimous approval and failed after two members voted no (Councilmember Lewis and Councilmember Parody), so the resolution was not introduced that night.
Shortly afterward the Council considered a second suspension motion to allow a late filing of Council Resolution 25‑0863, a proposed payment of $72,500 from the city’s liability claims appropriation to Baumgartner Law LLC “in full payment and satisfaction of all the claims” in a federal civil action (case language shown in the staff reading). City attorneys warned that delaying the settlement could require the city to pay outside counsel to attend a pretrial conference. The Council voted unanimously (12 ayes) to allow the late filing and introduced Resolution 25‑0863.
The meeting also included adoption of proclamations: Proclamation 25‑0861 honoring Authentic Recovery Homes was adopted 12‑0, and Proclamation 25‑0862 affirming and uplifting Black Pride Colorado was adopted 12‑0. The Council approved a block of multiple resolutions and bills on a consent vote (roll call recorded as 12 ayes) earlier in the meeting.
The clerk recorded formal vote tallies on the floor for the failed and successful late filing motions and for the listed proclamations and consent block; the official minutes and the council docket will contain the full roll‑call record and the introduced texts for Resolution 25‑0863 and the other items adopted in block.
