Remarks by Kevin Flynn
12 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Proclamation 26-1270, recognizing Childhood Cancer Month. Whereas childhood cancer is the number one disease-related killer of children and teenagers in the United States, a diagnosis of cancer at any age is disruptive to the lives of patients and their families. Worldwide, childhood cancer is on the rise. with an average of 17,293 children and teens between birth and 19 years of age diagnosed with cancer in America each year. And one in every 264 American children develops cancer before the age of 20. And whereas there have been key breakthroughs in cases of childhood acute lymphoblastic…”
City Council · Aug 31, 2026
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“I move that Proclamation 26-1270 be adopted.”
City Council · Aug 31, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. I'm in my final year up here, and this is the final year that I will look out and see Rita Contreras. And I will always remember, even after I'm gone, I will remember Nathaniel here 10 years ago or 11 years ago, I think it was, 11 years ago. I will always remember seeing him at that microphone and the courage and the forthright and, frankly, great delivery that he gave. And I could not believe that he passed away so soon afterward. I'll remember that long after I'm gone from here. This is my last year also being up here to say the name up here of my brother, Dennis…”
City Council · Aug 31, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. I'd like to invite up Rita Contreras and Joan Slaughter. Thank you for being here.”
City Council · Aug 31, 2026
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“Thank you. Madam President, I might point out that I neglected to say this in my remarks, that the city and county building will be lighted in gold tonight for the first, well, today's August 31st, and the second week of September. Gold is the color for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. So it will be lit in gold tonight and then the week of the 14th.”
City Council · Aug 31, 2026
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“Yes, Madam President, thank you. Proclamation 26-1231, honoring John Simonet's principled and moral leadership on behalf of the people of Denver. Thank you. Whereas Louis John Simonette was born in 1937 in Newark, New Jersey, and after brief stays at the US Air Force Academy and as a college football player in Missouri, entered the seminary and was ordained a Catholic priest in 1964. And whereas John soon was assigned to a parish in Patterson, New Jersey, where one year later he and another priest opened the Catholic Community Center in the middle of Patterson's poor black community to focus…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“I move that Proclamation 26-1231 be adopted.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. For a brief time over the weekend, we thought that John would be able to be here for this, but I think he's watching Channel 8 at home. Hi, John. At least I hope he is, to hear this proclamation. I see in the room a number of people who have known John over the years, and I'll invite them up afterward to speak. I knew John when I was a reporter at the Rocky Mountain News. And I think one story, one episode really stands out for me. And that was when, John, I hope you remember this, because I had the opportunity to visit with him on Thursday at his home with…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. There are several people I want to invite up. I wish one of them were John. He's at home. John, I wanted to mention that we have a Colorado flag that was flown over the state capitol in his honor. John and Fran will bring this home to you. But we have several folks here. Number one is John's daughter, Fran, Denver County Court Judge Fran Simonette. And I see you have judges with you as well, Nicole Rodarte and Judge Fay. And I am honored to have Sheriff Diggins here. representing the Denver Sheriff's Department. I see Chief Thomas in the back also. Thank you for…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. Just briefly, this I think is a really fitting agreement to have the theater at Loretto Heights be managed and operated and overseen by the Community College of Denver because the Sisters of Loretto built this theater in 62, 63 as a teaching facility, as a curricular structure. And the performing arts program at Loretto Heights College was nationally known in the 60s and 70s. A lot of the graduates from there went on to very productive careers in that industry. And so I feel like it's full circle for Community College of Denver to come in, to step in, and use this…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam President. I appreciate Councilwoman Sawyer calling attention to the lack of some metrics in the existing contract. And is there someone here from General Services who can speak to that? Hello. We approved this contract initially in the summer of 2022 as a three-year contract with two one-year renewals. So within that five-year window, after which we go out to RFP for new vendors. And so I wonder if you could tell us, hearing this, what the new RFP might contain. And is it possible that a new contract... to take effect after the expiration of this one, which I'm going to vote…”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026
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“Thank you. I really appreciate that. Thank you, Madam President.”
City Council · Aug 24, 2026