A proclamation recognizing the 36th Annual Brother's Redevelopment Paint-A-Thon Day in the City and County of Denver on Saturday, July 19, 2014. 
day in the city and county of Denver. Section two at the clerk of the city and county of Denver shall attest and affix the city the seal of the city and county of Denver to this proclamation and that a copy be transmitted to the Devoe Board. Thank you, Councilman Lopez. Your motion to adopt. Madam President, I move that proclamation number 582 series at that of 2014 be adopted. Second, it has been moved and seconded. Comments from Council. Councilman Lopez. Being that you this is for seniors. Chris Nevett man, you've got to benefit from this and it's just sad to pick on him. I'd like to call Jeff Martinez for him. If you wanted to come pick. Is it am I. On your you're in the comment period. I haven't voted on it. That's right. Yeah. Well, that's okay, Jim. So prepare to speak. Mr. Martinez, get ready. He's given you warning. Can we skip a week and I'll completely lose it? So I. I wanted to. I've read this proclamation, I think, for the last, like, four or five years. And I do that with a lot of pride and with a tremendous amount of honor, because not only have I seen the work, but I've actually participated in this and this and this event and this effort. I see countless people smile and cry and just jump for joy and just are so full of gratitude. I seen in Edgewater when you didn't match water. I've seen it in Denver and and the district and the neighborhood that I grew up in and some of the houses that they were that were rehabbed and painted or houses that had not been touched by a paintbrush since I was a little kid and now always recognized that house was the house in bad need of some TLC. And it was a house that a sweet, sweet lady lived there forever. And to go back and see that house not only painted, well-maintained and taken care of, it's it's a microcosm on why you do what you do and why the employees in Denver do what they do on a volunteer basis in this effort. There's a lot of different efforts that our employees get involved in. But this is my favorite because this is where, you know, no matter what department you work for, no matter you know, what your desk looks like or what building it is in the city that day, you work for the volunteer department and you're a painter and you get to enjoy the best paycheck ever. And that is that warm feeling in your heart and that sense of accomplishment when you see that gratitude on your fellow brother and sisters face. And that is done through the tremendous amount of hard work and efforts and a lot of coordination and user and your colleagues and our employees plan on an annual basis. So, Madam President, it is absolutely a prideful moment to be able to read this for the fifth time. Thank you, Councilman Lopez. Councilwoman Ortega. Thank you, Madam President. First of all, I want to thank brothers for development for the many, many years of service they have provided to our community. I can remember when you had your headquarters in the Sun Valley neighborhood, and interestingly, when I worked at the Denver Human Service Department and we began to figure out how to solve our homeless problem, we realized that the women from the Delores Project used to stay in that building, and during the summertime they would have all their volunteers come in from out of town and stay at their building, and that would displace the women. So we had to find temporary locations for the women until they basically established their own home that ended up being in a city building. But I also want to take a moment to say thank you to all of the city employees who volunteer their time, as well as all of the other volunteers that come out from all over the place and do these homes for seniors across the metro area. I know one year that I volunteered, I was in unincorporated Adams County at the home of an elderly couple. But as Councilman Lopez said, these families are so grateful for the opportunity because if it were not for this program, those improvements would never take place . And so I know how important it is for our community that these things happen, because oftentimes when something falls into a state of disrepair, if it's not taken care of, it will continue to deteriorate. And so I'm very grateful for the work that you all do. And I just want to say a big thank you. Thank you, Councilwoman Ortega. Madam Secretary, roll call. Lopez. Hi, Montero. I never. I. Ortega. Rob Brown. Rex Rice. Rex. But I. Herndon. I can. Each lemon. Hi, Madam President. Hi. Madam Secretary. Close the voting and announce the results. 11 911 ies the proclamation is adopted. Now, Councilman Lopez, is there someone you'd like to call up? Absolutely. I'd like to bring Jeff Martinez to the podium. Well, thank you, Madam President. Member City Council Councilman Lopez. Councilman Ortega, for those kind words. And there's not a lot for me to say. You both hit it out of the park just now, and that means that you really do get it and understand the value of this program. And more importantly, because this day it's proclamation, we have clients who are truly in need and who truly deserving of this. These are longtime homeowners in the city. They've lived right. They've done right. They just can't get on those ladders anymore. They just need a a hand or in this case, a brush to help them with that, that maintenance. But this day is really about those city city of Denver employees, members of Devo, who come out and get on those ladders, get on those tall peaks, get up there on those tall peaks and paint the homes and interact with that homeowner and show them, you know, just how much this community cares. And the sheer support of all of this is so tremendous. So you all alluded to the value to that homeowner is huge. It's also important to neighborhoods across the city. We're preserving that seniors most important investment. We're also doing some neighborhood stabilization in the process. Neighbors come out and they say, Gee, how can I get my house painted next year? You know? So we're really lending, I think, to a greater sense of community. And again, hopefully giving those folks an opportunity also to dedicate the resources that they might have spent on that paint job now to pay for their groceries or utilities because they're on fixed income. So really, I just want to say thank you to folks up here in the dais and also those hardworking city of Denver employees who come out every year this Saturday. They're going to be painting, I think, ten houses across the city. And it's going to be, you know, those tremendous stories are going to come out once again, art and everybody else, just the work that they do is so tremendous and so valuable to to our seniors. So I just I have nothing but gratitude. And again, thank you so much for your support this year and every year. Thanks for all that you do. Madam President, can I just ask a quick question? Do you have enough volunteers for this Saturday or are you still in need of more volunteers? We never have enough volunteers. Okay. Always have another ladder, another brush for you. This is a great pitch. Where would someone reach out to? Absolutely. Well, I think get in touch with Arthur. You can call Brother's redevelopment directly and we can put you in touch with other brothers. Redevelopment org is our website. 303202 6340 is our phone number. And again, even if you can't make it out this weekend and this is part of the big Denver day, we'll be painting houses really till it snows. But we have another big day coming up in mid-August. So another opportunity to rally your neighbors, your church, your office, anybody you can get involved. Because we have so many seniors on our waitlist. It's just I can never do enough. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. And congratulations. Thank you.