Denver Denver City Council
October 30, 2023 — council, 3h 38m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
23-1648 Parady and Lewis Amendment No. 9 to the Mayor’s Proposed 2024 Budget A motion offered by Councilmember Parady, duly seconded by Councilmember
How they voted
Motion fails Conflict — see note
Agenda item 23-1644 · background & details
Motion by Sarah Parady, seconded by Shontel Lewis
CONFLICT: transcript and official minutes disagree — outcome: transcript=failed official=passed
23-1646 Parady, Lewis, Watson, and Hinds Amendment No. 7 to the Mayor’s Proposed 2024 Budget A motion offered by Councilmember Parady, duly seconded by Councilmember
How they voted
Council Members, Parody, Lewis, Watson, and Hines Amendment Number 7 to the proposed budget has passed Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 23-1646 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Alvidres, Sandalow
Councilman Parity and Lewis's amendment number nine to the proposed 2024 budget
How they voted
Councilman Parity and Lewis's amendment number nine to the proposed 2024 budget has passed Unverified
Agenda item 23-1648 · background & details
Clerk corrected the result live: first announced 'Nay', corrected to 'Councilman Parity and Lewis's amendment number nine to the proposed 2024 budget has passed'.
Amend the budget to allocate additional funds for rental assistance
How they voted — Amend the budget to allocate additional funds for rental assistance
motion passes unanimously Unverified
Yes: Amanda Sandoval, Kevin Flynn, Jamie Torres, Diana Romero Campbell, Amanda Sawyer, Paul Kashmann, Flor Alvidrez, Shontel Lewis, Darrell Watson, Chris Hinds, Stacie Gilmore, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sarah Parady
Agenda item 23-1642 · background & details
How they voted — 23-1642 Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Lewis, Kashmann, and Gilmore Amendment No. 3 to the Mayor’s Proposed 2024 Budget A motion offered by Councilmember Gonzales-Gutierrez, duly seconded by
Council Member Gonzalez Gutiades, Parody Lewis. Cashman and Gilmore's amendment number three to the proposed budget has passed Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 23-1642 · background & details
seconded by Shontel Lewis
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Alvigris, Madam President, Parity seconder: Lewis (per official minutes).
to take Proclamation 23-1639 out of order
How they voted
Twelve eyes. Twelve eyes. Twelve eyes. Proclamation 1639 will be taken out of order Unverified
Motion by Darrell Watson
23-1639 A Proclamation Recognizing Dyslexia Awareness Month A motion offered by Councilmember Watson, duly seconded by Councilmember
How they voted
Twelve ayes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Amanda Sandoval, Amanda Sawyer, Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Chris Hinds, Paul Kashmann
Agenda item 23-1639 · background & details
Motion by Stacie Gilmore
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Alvidres, Gonzalez Gutierrez Mover: Gilmore (per official minutes).
Adoption of Proclamation 1639
How they voted
Proclamation 1639 has been adopted Unverified
Agenda item Proclamation 1639 · background & details
file_number normalized 1639 -> '23-1639' for matching
adopting resolution 1251, a contract amendment with Servicios de la Lassa
How they voted
Resolution 1251 is adopted Unverified
Agenda item 1251 · background & details
Motion by Darrell Watson
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gonzalez Gutierrez
23-1441 A resolution approving a proposed Master Purchase Order with Clayton Properties Group, Inc., dba Solution Builders, for the purchase of manufactured sleeping units for $6,000,000.00. Approves a master purchase order with Clayton Properties Group, Inc. dba Solutions Builders for $6,000,000 and ending 8-31-2024 to purchase manufactured sleeping units for unhoused individuals, citywide (SC-00
How they voted
11 ayes Conflict — see note
Yes: Amanda Sandoval, Amanda Sawyer, Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Chris Hinds
Agenda item 23-1451 · background & details
Motion by Darrell Watson
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Alvitos Corrected tally from 13 to 12 ayes CONFLICT: transcript and official minutes disagree — tally: transcript=11-0 official=yes:12 no:1
Council Resolution 1488 for adoption
How they voted
11 eyes Unverified
Yes: Amanda Sandoval, Amanda Sawyer, Kevin Flynn, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Chris Hinds, Paul Kashmann, Diana Romero Campbell, Darrell Watson
No: Paul Kashmann
Agenda item 1488 · background & details
Motion by Darrell Watson
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Alvidras, Madam President Gilmore abstained; file_number normalized 1488 -> '23-1488' for matching
meeting on 10-18-2023. A motion offered by Councilmember Watson, duly seconded by Councilmember Hinds, that Council Resolution 23-1488 be adopted, carried by the following vote: Adopted Aye: Alvidrez, Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Kashmann, Parady, Romero Campbell, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Watson (11) Nay: Lewis (1) Abstain: Gilmore (1) Block Vote
How they voted
Thirteen eyes. The resolutions have been adopted in the bills have been placed upon final consideration and do pass. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item block · background & details
Motion by Darrell Watson
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Alvitas Mover: Watson (per official minutes).
23-1300 A bill for an ordinance changing the zoning classification for 200 West Warner Place in Globeville. Approves a map amendment to rezone the property from I-A UO-2 to I-MX-3 UO-2, located at 200 West Warner Place, in Council District 9. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 9-26-2023. Council sat as a Committee of the Whole, commencing at 7:17 p.m., Council President Torr
How they voted
roll call on council bill 23-1300 Verified · official minutes
Yes: Amanda Sandoval, Amanda Sawyer, Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Chris Hinds, Paul Kashmann
Agenda item 23-1300 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Alvidas, Gonzalez Gutierrez; tally repaired 12->13: extraction undercounted the announced tally; transcript announcement matches official minutes
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