A proclamation welcoming the 2014 Denver County Fair, a big batch of tradition with a side of NOW!
Mr. President. Communications. Madam Secretary, do we have any communications? None, Mr. President. Proclamations. We have two proclamations this evening, and we're going to start with Proclamation 605. Councilwoman Montero, will you please read Proclamation 605? I will. Thank you, Mr. President. Proclamation 605 is welcoming the 2014 Denver County Fair. A big batch of tradition with the side of now, it reads. Whereas the first Denver County Fair in over a century was held in 2011 and was such a huge success. It has become an annual event and the Fourth County Fair will be held at the Denver National Western Stock Show complex August 1st through third 2014. And. WHEREAS, The Denver County Fair is a true reflection of all that makes Denver a special and unique place. The Fair promotes the vibrant diversity in our city and is a place where citizens can celebrate all things Denver. And. WHEREAS, The Denver County Fair honors the fine traditions and values of America's county fairs, providing the time honored, friendly competition for that blue ribbon for the best garden produce, preserves, pies, handmade crafts, home brew, chickens, goats and more. And. Whereas, Denver's four H Club youth will be exhibiting their award winning creations and animals competing for a chance to win ribbons and awards, encouraging their successes. And. WHEREAS, The Denver County Fair also brings the traditional county fair into the 21st century, there's a blue ribbon competition for composting vegan and gluten free creations, speed texting, poetry , new cannabis and hemp categories. Robots and homeopathic remedies. And. WHEREAS, activities this year include food trucks, daily live demonstrations, competitive eating contests, live local music and entertainment, local shopping in the heart of Denver at the pavilions. And. Whereas, Sunday is Viva Denver Day, it will celebrate our city's vibrant Latino community with themed events that celebrate this amazing cultural group. And. WHEREAS, The Denver County Fair is a venue where people share history and traditions but also exchange new ideas and innovations in the heart of Denver, which is forging a reputation as a bustling creative capital for the 21st century, but which is also rediscovering the benefits of locally based, produced food, backyard farming and urban homesteading . And. Whereas, with Colorado's pioneering spirit for innovation, the Denver County Fair is quickly becoming a model for other fairs throughout the country. This year, the Fair launches its new state of art competition software, a new technology that would be licensed to eager county fairs nationwide after its inaugural in Denver. And. WHEREAS, the 2014 Denver County Fair generated approximately $1.5 million for the local economy, and it's estimated that the 2014 County Fair could increase that by 20%. Now, therefore, he proclaimed by the Council of the City and County of Denver, Section one, that the Council hereby enthusiastically welcomes. The fourth annual Denver County Fair extends its best wishes for another spirited, successful year and encourage everyone to get out and enjoy the fair in section two that the clerk of the city and county of Denver shall attest. And a fix the seal of the county, the city and county of Denver to this proclamation and that a copy be transmitted to Tracy Will and Dana Kane, co-founders of the Denver, the County Fair. Thank you, Councilwoman Monteiro. Your motion to adopt. Thank you, Mr. President. I move that proclamation. 605 The adopted. Second. Has been moved, and secondly, comments from members of the council. Councilwoman Montero. Thank you, Mr. President. It's my honor to be able to present this proclamation tonight. The Denver County Fair actually has roots in Council District nine, and I'm so very, very proud of it. It's such a unique. And it's. Characteristic of the river north and all of the urban farming and the different culture that is coming together in the Denver community. I also am really excited about Viva Denver. That's this Sunday. It includes I really want to see this, a lucha libre Mexican wrestler. Is it a wrestling match? Or maybe they're just going to show up a match. Okay. And I saw papaya toss, bilayer, folklorico and a pinata bash. So that is a new addition to this year. This this particular county fair is also gaining more international attention. And I was telling my my colleague, Charlie Brown that The View and Jimmy Kimmel actually mentioned our our county fair on television. So we're getting more attention. I'm not really sure why they mentioned it, but maybe you'll share that with us. So anyway, I just want to encourage everyone to get over to the National Western Stock Show complex this Friday, Saturday and Sunday and come and enjoy the county fair with us. And I encourage all of my colleagues to please support this. Thank you. Thank you. Councilman Monteiro. Do we have any other comments from members of council? Councilwoman Sharon. Thank you. Council President Herndon, I think Judy did a wonderful job on that. I just want to say quickly that the soap opera toss sounds like there might be a lot of sticky fingers. Hee hee. But I wanted to add my name to the list of co-sponsors for this wonderful proclamation. Thank you. Thank you. Councilwoman Sheppard. Councilman Lopez. Mm hmm. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. I am really excited about the Denver fair. I think it's it's cool where it's at. I went last time and it was it was pretty awesome because I think they had like a geek section for me. It was like a sci fi section, wasn't it? Their last time it was really, really cool. There's always something there for everybody in Denver. The fair is starting to become a big symbol of Denver, kind of a microcosm of Denver, everything in Denver and who we are. And I think the more we have this fair, the more we attract more people to celebrate who we are, whether it be in suburbia or something else. I never thought this would somebody on my life, but but it's pretty cool. I hope they have very good local grown honey for those up years. I got to say, though, speaking of honeys, this is probably the hottest Denver fair poster I've ever seen. Who made this? This is awesome. It's really cool. This is. This is who we are. I mean, this is somebody from could be from West Denver or the north side or it might even be from from your neck of the woods, councilman. So it's really cool. And this is exactly what Denver embodies. So I can't wait to to go over there. Mr. President, you're smiling at me way too much. Thank you, Councilman Lopez. We have any other comments by members of council seen on Madam Secretary. Roll call. Montero I. Nevitt I. Ortega, Rob Shepherd. Sussman Brown. Hi, Fats. I can eat lemon lime Lopez. Hi. Mr. President. Hi. Madam Secretary. Please for the vote. And now the result. 12 by. 12 is proclamation. 605 has been adopted. Councilman Monteiro, is there anyone you'd like to bring up to the podium to accept the proclamation? Yes, Mr. President, I would like to bring up Tracy Whale and Dana Cane. I'll see you. Okay. I just wanna say thank you so much for giving us a proclamation that really appreciated. We've worked so hard over the past four years to really make this thing a go. And we've had some bumps and but we've gotten through them and we've persevered. And we're just so excited to be able to, you know, put on the 2000 2014 County Fair. We've got 12 stages this year. We have 220 events throughout the whole weekend, jam packed with all kinds of music and dancing and all kinds of good stuff painting, speed, knitting, best cheerleading, all kinds of labor competitions that people can also get involved with on the spot. We have the new iHeart Denver Pavilion, which is going to celebrate all things Denver. And we also have unicorn rides, which I don't I know there's no county fair that has unicorn rides. We also have inflatable land, carnival and Midway Games. Scooby Doo is coming. Councilman Monteiro mentioned the food truck roundup, which we're extending the hours for that, too. So we're really looking forward to really having a great event. Councilman Lopez coming in on our poster and that's that's designed by Marc PENNER Howell. He's designed all of our posters up until now. He also designed our 2015 poster, which I brought with me to give you guys a sneak peek. And no one's seen this. This is the first time. So don't tell anybody. We're also going to unveil the fair to. Oh, I see. But they're pretty settled. They're and so yes, there's you know, so, you know, like I said, we really want to be a reflection of Denver and who we are. And we're really beautifully diverse, cultural, you know, destination and the world is watching us, which is really amazing. So thank you so much. I really appreciate. It. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for taking. Thank you for asking. Thank you, Councilwoman Ontario, for that proclamation. Our next proclamation is proclamation 624. Councilman Lopez, will you please read Proclamation 624?