KSE Arena Development

Denver City Council (Nov. 24, 2025): budget and appropriations advanced; public-safety appointments and homelessness/HIV service funding approved; Broadway pedestrian mall assessments amended

Council met with 10 members present (3 absent). The meeting included a presentation on The People’s Budget, a proclamation recognizing the Denver Foundation's 100th Anniversary, consent to multiple mayoral appointments, and a broad set of resolutions and bills considered en bloc. Key outcomes: appointment consent for the Manager of Safety; multiple contract amendments and funding increases for homelessness and HIV/AIDS services; amended and ordered-published ordinances shifting 2026 maintenance responsibility for Broadway Pedestrian Mall A, B and Phase II to the newly organized Broadway Denver General Improvement District (GID); building and fire code updates (Council Bill 25-1634) placed on final consideration and passed; the 2026 annual appropriation (Long Bill, Council Bill 25-1813) was placed on final consideration. Several airport, construction, procurement, and shelter-related contracts were adopted en bloc. Two entertainment venue contracts (Live Nation and AEG Presents) were called out and postponed to Dec. 1, 2025.