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Solar power and parking on July 14 Denver Council agenda

This week, the Denver City Council will consider three resolutions that amend on-call service agreements for photovoltaic generating facilities, battery storage systems and energy chargers owned by the city’s Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency (CASR) Distributed Energy Resources program.

The scopes of work for the on-call agreements include rooftop and battery energy storage at several city-owned facilities.

The amendments extend contract termination dates, but will not change the agreement amounts.

In other proposed contract-related resolutions, the city will mull over a second amendatory agreement with Goggan, Blair & Sampson, LLP to continue collection services for parking and photo enforcement violations, citywide. The proposed amendment adds an additional 12 months and $200,000 for a new total of $1,700,000 and a new end date of Aug. 28, 2026.

Speaking of parking enforcement, councilmembers will review a proposal to add 24 months and $1.5 million to an existing agreement with PayByPhone Technologies, Inc., to continue city’s on-street mobile payment services.

According to city documents, Denver has a 35% mobile payment adoption rate citywide, and more than 80% in areas with pay stations instead of single-space meters, such as Cherry Creek North.

Elsewhere on the agenda, a bill proposing changes to the city code to repeal minimum vehicle parking requirements will be introduced.

City officials and planners said modernizing the city parking space requirements could save hundreds of hours of staff time, remove barriers to the creation of more affordable housing and encourage the use of sustainable transportation options.

“City Planning and Development staff spend 650 hours every year administering this bizarre, tangled spaghetti bowl of parking numbers,” Councilmember Sarah Parady said at a May 20 meeting of the Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure committee. “It really is like algebra, and it has no flexibility.”

It would also ensure the city complies with Colorado House Bill 24-1304, which requires municipalities to no longer enact or enforce such requirements for multifamily and adaptive reuse projects with 50% residential use within applicable transit areas after June 30, 2025.

There are two proclamations during the 3:30 p.m. session.

The first, sponsored by Councilmember Darrell Watson, will recognize the Federation of Gay Games Day.

The second, sponsored by Councilmember Kevin Flynn, declares July as Smart Irrigation Month in Denver.

There are two required public hearings during the 5:30 p.m. session on the following two bills.

  • CB25-0873: A bill for an ordinance designating the structure at 510 South Garfield Street as a structure for preservation.
  • CB25-0665: A bill for an ordinance changing the zoning classification for 1149 South Navajo Street in Ruby Hill.

The Denver City Council will hold its regular meeting Monday at 3:30 p.m., with the general public comment session scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.

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