A bill for an ordinance submitting to a vote of the qualified and registered electors of the City and County of Denver at a special municipal election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, the question of whether the City shall be authorized to issue or incur general obligation debt for the purpose of financing and/or refinancing the cost of repairs and improvements to the National Western Campus Facilities System; providing the form of the ballot question; providing for other details in connection therewith; and ratifying action previously taken. Refers a question to the November 2021 ballot to allow the City to issue general obligation bonds for the purpose of financing and/or refinancing the cost of repairs and improvements to the National Western campus facilities system. Councilmember Black approved filing this item on 8-12-21.
Ten Eyes Counsel build 20 1-863 has passed. Madam Secretary, would you please put the next item on our screens as the Madam Secretary, is the council secretary is doing that? It looks like we're going to go ahead and go back and clean up the bill for introduction eight, five, five. And so we're drafting that amendment right now for that bill on introduction, but we'll go ahead and proceed with our next item. And so, Council Member Sandoval, will you please put Council Bill 9 to 4 on the floor for final passage? I move that council. I move that council bill 9 to 4 be placed upon final consideration and do pass. Thank you. It has been moved and seconded comments by members of Council on Council Bill 20 1-924 Council Member Kenny. Thank you. Council President we had an extensive conversation last week. I this is the question related to the National Western Center campus facilities. I'm sad to be voting no tonight. I believe these are necessary facilities. And perhaps if we had started a collaborative conversation with some of the things that have been talked about over the last week , if we had started that as soon as this idea came forward, perhaps we wouldn't be here. Perhaps we could continue those conversations and have greater certainty that we've ruled out all other funding sources and that this is the true full amount required from this particular source, that there is no other source that could pair with it, there's no other source that could replace it. And that that we have the right balance between this and other projects, including in the future of this site. This might be the most important and an integral piece of the site and therefore perhaps the most fundable. And we have facilities that might be tougher to find in the future. And now we've used a very precious resource. Those are the types of questions and concerns they have. I anticipate this will pass tonight and it will be in the hands of the voters. I hope that we respect the conversation about maximizing sources, maximizing equity, regardless of whether this is referred to the ballot. I don't think this being referred to the ballot or even passing on the ballot relieves our city of the responsibility to seek all sources, potentially substituting for this most precious resource of property tax dollars and potentially better preserving funding for other projects for future phases of this project. So I appreciate the dialog bringing the record out over the last few meetings. It's been long, but I think it's important that all those questions were asked and I respect those voting on on various sides of it. But for me, I cannot be sure that we ruled out every opportunity and option yet, so I can't support it tonight. Thank you, Council President. Thank you, Councilmember Finch. Councilmember Hines. Thank you. Council President. I wasn't here last Monday and I apologize for having to leave early. I did want to put a couple of comments on the record. I want to thank the mayor's office. I want to thank the mayor's office for the citywide survey about the sentiment behind the national Western complex and the proposed arena. Based on the survey, it appears that there's broad support for the national western complex in the arena. That said, I. Heard something as important as I. Receive a personal. Sir. We ask that you not disrupt our debate, sir. Thank you. QUESTION Thank you. That said. Gentlemen didn't stay for the counterpoint. That said, the survey only asked about the National Western on its own. The survey didn't ask any questions about that, compared that any questions that compared spending funds on national western versus other purposes. Other purposes I've heard about include housing, homelessness and transportation infrastructure. So we perform some of that outreach on our own. District ten residents are split on strong support and opposition to the National Western funding. That suggests to me that this is an ideal question for the voters to weigh in on in November. So should the people of Denver accept the funding for National Western great. Otherwise I will be very interested in lifting up the alternative funding suggestions brought by my constituents generally concerning housing, homelessness and transportation capital projects. Thank you. President. Thank you. Councilmember Hines. And not seen any of our colleagues online cueing in as well. We'll go ahead and move on. Not seeing any other speakers. Madam Secretary, roll call on Council Bill 21, Dash 924, please. Cashman? No. Ortega. I. Can each. No. Sandoval No. Sawyer. I. Torres. I black. I see tobacco. No, Clark. All right. So when. I. Herndon, I. Hines. Madam President, I. Madam Secretary, please close the voting and announce the results. So you don't have tourism in here. And Sandoval with a name. Okay. Thank you. For Nine Eyes. Nine eyes. Counsel Bill 20 1-924 has passed. Madam Secretary, please put the next item on our screens. And that looks like it's going to be the the black vote. Councilmember Sandoval, would you please put council bills? 864865, eight, six, six, eight, six, seven and 868 on the floor for final passage.