A proclamation recognizing the Colorado Municipal League for its invaluable service to Denver and municipalities of the State of Colorado.
Thank you. And thank you, Councilwoman Black. All right, your second one. Well, thank you, Mr. President. This proclamation is very short. It's proclamation number 17, just 1256, recognizing the Colorado municipally for its invaluable service to Denver and municipalities of the state of Colorado. Whereas, the Colorado Municipal League is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization providing services and resources to assist municipal officials in managing their governments and serving the cities and towns in Colorado. And. Whereas, CML was founded in 1923 and is in its 94th year of service to the municipalities of the state of Colorado. And. WHEREAS, CML is the voice of Colorado cities and towns with more than 97% of the state's municipalities represented in the league's membership. And. Whereas, CML provides high quality resources and services that empower municipal governments to sustain strong, healthy and vibrant cities and towns, and represents Colorado's cities and towns collectively through its advocacy, membership, services, training and research efforts. And. Whereas, the State of Colorado has a multitude of different types of cities and towns, and CML empowers them to enact policy and make decisions that are best for their individual governments, economies and constituents. Because one size does not fit all in local government. And. Whereas, the work of CML unifies the municipalities across Colorado while also allowing them to maintain their own individual identity. And. WHEREAS, CMA has always been a champion and defender of home rule authority, both in the legislature and in the courts. And as a result, Colorado cities and towns, including Denver, enjoy one of the strongest traditions of home rule in the nation on a regular basis. Policy choices made by the Mayor and City Council to pass legislation or make expenditures in the best interest of our own citizens are grounded in the bedrock of home rule. And. WHEREAS, CMS's lobbying role at the state Capitol supports Denver's legislative priorities every session by providing a collective voice for all Colorado municipalities, providing a stronger, more influential position than Denver could gain if acting alone, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Council of the City and County of Denver's Section One that the Denver City Council extends a sincere thank you to the Colorado Municipal League for its dedication and perseverance to protect and maintain the rights of the municipalities of Colorado. Section two that the Clerk of the city and county of Denver shall attest and affixed the seal of the city and county of Denver to this proclamation and that copy be transmitted to Sam Mamet, executive director of the Colorado Municipal League. All right. Your motion to adopt. Thank you, Mr. President. I move that proclamation. 1256 be adopted. It's been moved. And second, it comes by members of the council. Councilman Black. Thank you, Mr. President. I serve on the CML board, and I just wanted to recognize the work of this important organization. Many people are unaware of the advocacy that they do at the state level on behalf of Denver and our citizens and other Colorado cities. Seamless, Denver's partner at the State House. They work closely with our legislative team. They monitor what's happening at the state capitol, and they advocate for Denver's position and for home rule. Their advocacy for home rule allows us to do our work here in Denver. They're an important partner to the city and county of Denver, and we appreciate Cmll and their outstanding staff. Kevin Volmer, who's their deputy director, will be presenting at our November 14th Finance and Governance Committee with the 2018 State Legislative Legislative Preview. So please watch it on Channel eight or attend the meeting. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Councilwoman Black, Councilman Ortega. Thank you, Mr. President. First, I want to thank Councilwoman Plec for bringing this forward and asked that my name be added. I've served on this board as well, and Sam and his very capable staff do an outstanding job not only collaborating with Denver, but actually representing many of the cities that don't have their own legal representation and really trying to be the voice of local government and particularly protecting home rule authority. So thank you. Yeah, thank you, Councilwoman Ortega and our time in here and just talk about the importance of it. I think there are probably people who live in Denver who are like, what is the amount and why is that important to what the heck I'm going through in front of my house today? And and I think that's fair. But, you know, one thing and I'm a little embarrassed because the first conference, the email conference that I went to was just this summer with you, Councilwoman Black, and some others who were there. And the fact that municipal leaders can get in the same room and talk about issues going on in their city, like the opioid issue that's happening all throughout our country that not enough people are talking about. It's very helpful. And KMO is the gatherer of all of that intellectual capacity to help some of these municipalities. And so I'm so grateful for that and so grateful to say a mammoth and promise that Mr. Mammoth, as long as I'm president, which is only about six more months, we will be involved. But I hope that Denver continues to have a presence at all of the events, because I think it's incredibly important. So with that, Madam Secretary, quick black eye. Claire Espinosa. Flynn Gilmore. Herndon Cashman. I can eat Lopez. I knew Ortega Susman. Mr. President. I please I was wondering. And as a result. 1313. ISE Proclamation 1246 is adopted. Councilman Black, could there be anybody want to bring up? Yes, thank you. I would like to ask Sam Mamet to come up. Sam is the executive director of CML and he has been with CML for almost four decades. Sam, I know you're. Yeah, come on, Sam. Come on down. For decades. I sent him a text and told him that made him sound old, but. He's. Like, I've known Councilman Flynn almost that entire time. After saying, Yes, you are old. That's right. You knew me when I was six, five and £300. It's an honor to be here tonight. Thank you very much. Councilmember Black and distinguished members of the city council. I'm very honored to be here on behalf of the league to acknowledge this proclamation. Denver was one of our founding cities back in 1923 and has been a stalwart member of our organization for all those many years. And so I appreciate the the sentiments expressed in the proclamation. I want to recognize Councilwoman Ortega, who was a longtime recent, long time member of our board as well. We've had tremendous participation from Denver over many years, both from the council and certainly from the mayor and the wonderful city staff that serve this great community. So it's an honor to be here tonight, and I want to thank you very much for the proclamation. Council member Cashman said something earlier and it's nice to see my councilman as well. Paul, about elections tomorrow. We actually have about 80 cities across the state with elections tomorrow. Many with very important issues on their local ballots, much like Denver. And this is a very important day. I kind of view it as our report card. We turn in our homework as elected officials and leaders of our cities and towns, and tomorrow we're going to get graded by our citizens and the taxpayers. So it's a very important day. And I also join you in encouraging people to vote, particularly as we celebrate Veterans Day. That's what people have sacrificed their lives for. So tomorrow is a very important day in the life of cities and towns in Colorado because of all of these questions that are on the ballot and people running for office. So thank you very much. It's an honor to be here. I appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you, sir. All right. We are through the proclamations and this is the last night that council may offer amendments to the mayor's proposed 2018 budget. Um, let's see here. So, Councilman Lopez, you want to offer your First Amendment?