South Platte River Committee minutes — Jan 14, 2026: rezoning approved; CDOT grant and easement actions approved; parkland briefing heard
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Committee approved a rezoning map amendment for 2001 S Acoma Street (Council Bill 25-2020), consented to a CDOT grant for multimodal improvements (Resolution 26-0004), and approved relinquishment of a portion of a utility easement for the Broadway Station Soccer Stadium development (Council Bill 26-0008). A briefing on parkland and open space along the South Platte River Corridor (26-0009) was presented.
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- Approved map amendment to rezone property from U-RH-2.5 to C-RX-5 at 2001 S Acoma Street (Council Bill 25-2020); motion approved for filing (Aye: Alvidrez, Flynn, Hinds, Sandoval, Watson, Chair Torres — 6; Nay: 0; Absent: Vice Chair Parady).
- Approved by consent a grant agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) for $5,671,250.00 with an end date of 8-25-2035 for Project North Central Community Transportation (26087) to construct multimodal improvements in the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods (Council Resolution 26-0004).
- Approved by consent relinquishment of a portion of the utility easement established in Right-of-Way Vacation Ordinance No. 1423, Series of 2021, located at the Broadway Station Soccer Stadium Development near 748 South Cherokee Street (Council Bill 26-0008).
- Council Presentation 26-0009, 'Parkland and Open Space Challenges and Opportunities along the South Platte River Corridor,' was heard in Committee.
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South Platte River Committee
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- Action Items
- A bill for an ordinance changing the zoning classification for 2001 South Acoma in Overland. Approves a map amendment to rezone property from U-RH-2.5 to C-RX-5, located at 2001 S Acoma Street, in Council District 7. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 1-14-2026.
- Briefings
- Parkland and Open Space Challenges and Opportunities along the South Platte River Corridor
- Consent Items
- A resolution approving and providing for the execution of a proposed Grant Agreement between the City and County of Denver and the Colorado Department of Transportation concerning the “North Central Community Transportation Network Multimodal Improvements” program and the funding therefor. Approves a grant agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) for $5,671,250.00 with an end date of 8-25-2035 for Project North Central Community Transportation (26087) to construct multimodal improvements in the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods, in Council District 9 (DOTI-202582131). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 2-17-2026. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 1-14-2026.
- A bill for an ordinance relinquishing a portion of the utility easement reserved in Ordinance No. 1423, Series of 2021, recorded with the Denver Clerk & Recorder at Reception No. 2021231033, located near 748 South Cherokee Street. Relinquishes a portion of the utility easement established in Right-of-Way Vacation Ordinance No. 1423, Series of 2021. Located at the Broadway Station Soccer Stadium Development near 748 South Cherokee Street, in Council District 7. The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 2-17-2026. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 1-14-2026.
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