A resolution approving a proposed Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Morrison Center LLC for the purchase of real property located at 4320 Morrison Road. Approves a purchase and sale agreement with Morrison Center, LLC for $4,080,000 to acquire property located at 4320 Morrison Road for the buildout of the Westwood Recreation Center as part of the Elevate Denver Bond Program, in Council District 3 (201948958-00). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 7-22-19. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 6-18-19.
Comments? All right. Madam Secretary, would you please put the first item up on our screens? And this is 540. Councilman Lopez, what would you like us to do with this one? I wanted to put it on the floor for a vote. All right. All right. Councilman Gilmore, you please put Resolution 540 on the floor for adoption. I move the resolution 540 be adopted. It has been moved and seconded. Comments by members of council. Councilman Lopez. Thank you, Mr. President. I brought this out not because. I'm going to vote against it, but I wanted to vote for it and I wanted to actually bring this out so it stands on its own. So this council resolution. 540 is the sale agreement between the city and county of Denver and the purchaser for the and Marston Road Center, LLC, for the purchase of property located at 4320. Morrison Road. Now, why would this be anything special? Because. On Wednesday, July 18, 2007, 12 years ago. Have the minutes and hours to turn this into the library sometime soon. But this was our Infrastructure Attack Priorities Task Force. This was the 2008 bond. And those of you who are in this room 12 years ago know that I put up quite a fight. This is my second day in office, and I put up a fight for one reason, because that bond that we were all footing the bill for. Right. Right before the the recession hit was missing something, and it was missing almost an entire council district. And it missed, especially the need for our rec center and Westwood High cardiovascular disease rates with high diabetes rates with no access to rec center facilities. This was our top priority. And we fought for it. I got out, did my plea to try to amend the 28 bond and didn't move forward. Didn't catch the vote at this Finance Committee meeting to move forward on the council and didn't go to the ballot for voters to vote on. So that put us 12 years, 12 years with community working and working every single one of those years to make sure that this happens. Now, I was ready in the last I think it was at the last go round in the bond. We put it in there and it was accepted. It was approved. I knew, however, there was a good chance that because it was in this bond, I wouldn't I wouldn't be the person to see it through. However. What we have in front of us on my last day in office is the first thing I ever fought for . And this is our rec center. And that's $4,080,000. To acquire a property. On the corner of Raleigh and Morrison Road to build our rec center. And I. I know Adriana had. To go because her mother was in town from. Green River. But they worked so hard. We work so hard to get this rec center done. And I'm very glad that at the last day on this dais, I'm going to be able to vote. A Yes on five for you of 2017 and finally put these notes into archives where they belong. So for those of you didn't see. I got the exact same picture of this for my aide, and I just gave it to her in the hallway. Because on the back of this little girl's shirt. Says Love. And that's the one thing that's guided all of us in this office and this neighborhood. And I think on this council, that's our first park with the promise that one day. We'll have a rec center. So, Mr. President. I am more than happy to ask my colleagues for one more time as a city councilman to vote yes on Resolution 540 of 2019. Thank you, Councilman Lopez. Let's vote. Madam Secretary. Raquel. Lopez I. Black. Brooks. I. Espinosa, i. Flynn. I. Gilmore, I. Herndon, I. Cashman I. Commit I. Knew I. Ortega I. Susman I. Mr. President. I. Madam Secretary, please close voting. Announce the results. 1313 ays Resolution 540 has been adopted. Congratulations, Councilman. Councilman Cashman. Under resolutions, you called out 586. Madam Secretary, if you can put that on our screens, and what would you like to do with this one?