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Themes & Outcomes

Automated classification. Themes come from keyword rules applied to official Legistar titles. They are approximate; the official title and source are always shown.

Outcomes by theme, 2000–2026

Theme	Total	Passed	Failed	Postponed/Tabled	Withdrawn	No recorded result
Proclamations & Resolutions of Recognition	1059	1051	1	7	0	0
Appointments	1712	1699	4	9	0	0
Liquor, Cannabis & Licensing	783	753	22	8	0	0
Airport	3575	3555	6	14	0	0
Budget & Appropriations	4419	4318	67	34	0	0
Zoning & Land Use	4436	4248	49	137	0	2
Housing	1727	1711	8	8	0	0
Public Safety	1479	1468	7	4	0	0
Transportation & Streets	3957	3929	10	18	0	0
Parks & Recreation	906	886	10	10	0	0
Utilities & Infrastructure	953	947	2	4	0	0
Contracts & Procurement	6545	6501	22	22	0	0
Ordinances & Code Changes	1664	1613	31	20	0	0
Other / Unclassified	827	816	6	5	0	0

Themes by year, 2020–2026

Theme	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Proclamations & Resolutions of Recognition	69	41	51	83	83	106	83
Appointments	62	86	116	70	101	152	174
Liquor, Cannabis & Licensing	34	36	27	22	19	19	28
Airport	104	127	147	184	137	195	170
Budget & Appropriations	128	146	189	201	168	217	79
Zoning & Land Use	132	142	124	148	121	87	72
Housing	115	127	116	174	112	158	67
Public Safety	60	73	53	61	59	69	45
Transportation & Streets	151	211	157	225	297	305	162
Parks & Recreation	36	27	55	76	51	36	49
Utilities & Infrastructure	30	61	38	41	39	45	21
Contracts & Procurement	225	278	261	359	335	365	246
Ordinances & Code Changes	54	75	68	58	72	60	40
Other / Unclassified	56	55	73	58	68	53	44

Per-theme outcome sections

Proclamations & Resolutions of Recognition

1,059 decisions · Passed: 1,051 · Failed: 1 · Postponed/Tabled: 7 · Withdrawn: 0 · No recorded result: 0

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Appointments

1,712 decisions · Passed: 1,699 · Failed: 4 · Postponed/Tabled: 9 · Withdrawn: 0 · No recorded result: 0

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Liquor, Cannabis & Licensing

783 decisions · Passed: 753 · Failed: 22 · Postponed/Tabled: 8 · Withdrawn: 0 · No recorded result: 0

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Airport

3,575 decisions · Passed: 3,555 · Failed: 6 · Postponed/Tabled: 14 · Withdrawn: 0 · No recorded result: 0

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Budget & Appropriations

4,419 decisions · Passed: 4,318 · Failed: 67 · Postponed/Tabled: 34 · Withdrawn: 0 · No recorded result: 0

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Zoning & Land Use

4,436 decisions · Passed: 4,248 · Failed: 49 · Postponed/Tabled: 137 · Withdrawn: 0 · No recorded result: 2

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Housing

1,727 decisions · Passed: 1,711 · Failed: 8 · Postponed/Tabled: 8 · Withdrawn: 0 · No recorded result: 0

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Public Safety

1,479 decisions · Passed: 1,468 · Failed: 7 · Postponed/Tabled: 4 · Withdrawn: 0 · No recorded result: 0

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Transportation & Streets

3,957 decisions · Passed: 3,929 · Failed: 10 · Postponed/Tabled: 18 · Withdrawn: 0 · No recorded result: 0

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Parks & Recreation

906 decisions · Passed: 886 · Failed: 10 · Postponed/Tabled: 10 · Withdrawn: 0 · No recorded result: 0

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Utilities & Infrastructure

953 decisions · Passed: 947 · Failed: 2 · Postponed/Tabled: 4 · Withdrawn: 0 · No recorded result: 0

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Contracts & Procurement

6,545 decisions · Passed: 6,501 · Failed: 22 · Postponed/Tabled: 22 · Withdrawn: 0 · No recorded result: 0

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Ordinances & Code Changes

1,664 decisions · Passed: 1,613 · Failed: 31 · Postponed/Tabled: 20 · Withdrawn: 0 · No recorded result: 0

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Other / Unclassified

827 decisions · Passed: 816 · Failed: 6 · Postponed/Tabled: 5 · Withdrawn: 0 · No recorded result: 0

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Classification rules

Rules are checked in order; the first rule with a keyword found in the lower-cased title wins; no match → Other / Unclassified. Outcome: action contains "withdrawn" → Withdrawn; "postpone"/"continued"/"tabled" → Postponed/Tabled; else Legistar result Pass → Passed, Fail → Failed; else No recorded result.

#	Theme	Keywords
1	Proclamations & Resolutions of Recognition	proclamation, honoring, commemorat, recogniz, celebrat
2	Appointments	appoint, reappoint, nominat, confirm
3	Liquor, Cannabis & Licensing	liquor, marijuana, cannabis, tavern, cabaret, license, licensing
4	Airport	airport, denver international
5	Budget & Appropriations	budget, appropriat, rescission, supplemental, mill levy, fiscal, tax, bond, revenue
6	Zoning & Land Use	zoning, rezon, zone district, land use, plat, annex, subdivision, landmark, historic district, comprehensive plan, neighborhood plan, vacat
7	Housing	housing, affordable, homeless, shelter, tenant, rental, dwelling
8	Public Safety	police, sheriff, fire , firefighter, public safety, jail, detention, crime, 911, emergency, court, prosecut
9	Transportation & Streets	street, transport, traffic, transit, bicycle, sidewalk, parking, right-of-way, right of way, bridge, road, highway
10	Parks & Recreation	park, recreation, trail, open space, golf, pool
11	Utilities & Infrastructure	sewer, storm, water, wastewater, utility, utilities, drainage, infrastructure, energy, electric
12	Contracts & Procurement	contract, agreement, purchase, procure, lease, grant, intergovernmental, amendatory, on-call, master purchase
13	Ordinances & Code Changes	ordinance, revised municipal code, d.r.m.c, charter, amending