Speaker 4: Yes, Madam President. Before I do, I'm just very moved and gut punched by that presentation. And I could I ask just for 30 seconds of silence before we move on to a proclamation that has a much different tone? I think that's only appropriate. I'd like to ask that, please.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Councilman. Yes.
Speaker 4: Thank you. Thank you. I wasn't actually counting. I was actually thinking of that horrific day. I appreciate your indulgence. Yeah, thanks. Proclamation 20 Dash 848 honoring Allen Dulles for his 33 years of service to the city and county of Denver. A lot of folks are watching this on Channel eight, as they may have been doing for many years. And Allen has spent his career developing this capability. And he's leaving us after a long career. Whereas Allen Dulles began his public service with the city and county of Denver on April one, 1987, as a TV and video producer and programmer under the auspices then of the Denver City Council and in 2004 was promoted to senior television and video producer for Denver TV, collaborating with his team in support of sharing public information to promote government transparency and share community stories. And. Whereas, in 2006, Allen became Denver TV's Marketing and Public Relations Administrator, and in 2015 became products and services manager, building strong relationships with other city and regional leaders, as well as with industry professionals, always showing high regard for his peers with his masterful ability to communicate well thought out messaging on behalf of the city. And. Whereas, Allen amplified his participation around telecom and legislative matters, and in February of 2018, Allen moved into his current position as the telecommunications and legislative manager for Denver Marketing and Media Services, and each year contributed his experience and hands on support for the National Association of Telecommunications and Advisors conferences. And. Whereas, Allen is an accomplished professional and a collaborative team member, an established leader who invested and supported the career development of many others. Whereas. And. Whereas, Allen was elected last year as President of the Colorado Communications and Utility Alliance, which engages on telecommunications issues, cable, franchising, rights of way management and utility matters, establishing best practices around the use of public, educational and government video channels, closed captioning and social media strategies. And. Whereas, Allen also managed the city's video coverage of the Denver summit of the eight in 1997 and was the point person on coverage of the 2008 Democratic National Convention. And. Whereas, Allen helped to shape public access services that was integral in managing the day to day build of the Denver Community Media Center, scheduled to open at the beginning of January 2021. And. WHEREAS, Allen has been a champion of the democratic process by his dedication to providing election coverage through the Denver Decides programing, a partnership of the League of Women Voters, Inter Neighborhood Cooperation and Denver TV to inform voters on the candidates issues and voting process. This includes candidate forums and introductions, forums on the important issues and the ballot program, explaining the pros and cons of each issue. And. Whereas, after serving the citizens of Denver for more than 33 years, Allen is retiring on August 31st, 2020 and is ready to spend time with his wife, Deb, at their place in the mountains. Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Council of the City and County of Denver, Section one, the Council of the City and County of Denver hereby recognizes and honors the service of Allen Dulles and its combined service of more than 33 years to the citizens of the city and county of Denver and Section two that the Clerk of the city and County of Denver shall attest, and to fix the seal of the city and county of Denver's seal to this proclamation. And then a copy shall be delivered to Allen the palace.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Councilman Flynn. Your motion to adopt.
Speaker 4: And president move that proclamation. 2848 be adopted.
Speaker 2: It's been moved and seconded. Comments by members of Council. Councilman Flynn.
Speaker 4: Thank you. I'll just be really brief, having known Allen for I guess since he started with the city. I know Councilwoman Ortega will remember that the city council used to run the cable television franchise and the Premier and the Channel eight came under city council back in the day. And Alan came in as a as a young'un. I don't. What color was his beard? Maybe he'll tell us what color his beard was at the time. But every viewer of Denver TV, Denver ATV will recognize Alan. And I believe they will miss him. They will miss his summaries. They will miss his introductions. Don't miss his programing, the misses marketing. And I think we will miss him. As much as that, if not more, because we've come to rely on Denver eight under his leadership and his guidance. And I know that as the proclamation said, the folks that he nurtured into leadership and mentored will carry the ball forward and keep us going into the future, whatever telecom may bring with that, Madam President, and if any other members want to say anything, that'd be welcome. But I can't wait to hear from Alan.
Speaker 2: Wonderful. Thank you, Councilman. Up next, we have Councilman Ortega.
Speaker 5: Thank you, Madam President. So I'd like to ask that my name be added to the proclamation. I've known Ellen for quite some time, and as a matter of fact, he and I had been talking about doing the proclamation that I realized that Councilman Flynn was working on it. I actually asked them if they would put together from Channel eight a synopsis of the last, I think next year, a 35 year anniversary that Channel eight will have been in existence. So do you just kind of a snapshot and to try to tie that into one of our imagined 20, 20 nights so that you can capture highlights that have existed over that time. I mean, how many, you know, mayors have served during that time, some of the milestone things that have occurred within our city. So when the franchise agreement originally came into place, it was it was under Mile High cable. And I want the Davis was actually one of the investors in the whole thing. And he was a councilman. And he had to divest from from being able to participate. But a lot of changes took place. We now have two franchise companies, Comcast and CenturyLink and Channel airs on both of those. So people get to watch our city affairs on both of those companies so that people are up to speed on on what's going on within the city. Alan has done an amazing job in shaping the team of people that make up the staff at Channel eight and have just taken the organization to tremendous levels, have received numerous awards for the work that they've done in local government. And I just want to thank him for his 33 years of service and really wish you all the best. Alan, as you say, go off into the sunset in the mountains to enjoy your retirement, but really, you know, appreciate all the work that you've done in making sure that the public gets to know what's going on within city government. You know, the fact that people can pull up archives, council meetings, you know, all of that kind of stuff to just share with them the incredible work that happens within our city on a day in and day out basis. So I wish you the best of luck and thank your family for having shared you with all of us these last 33 years. Thanks, Mr. President.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Councilwoman. Councilman Clark.
Speaker 3: Thank you. Madam President, I just wanted to add my congratulations and my thanks. I remember just over five years ago, the first time I met Alan when I was terrified out of my mind. Facing a debate with eight opponents running for the District seven seat at Cameron Church. And there were all kinds of fancy cameras and all kinds of people in the audience. And I remember meeting Alan. He said some very nice things to me that helped, I think, keep me from passing out on Channel Eight at the time. And I'll take that with me. That and all of the other little moments that came here and there most of the time in what we do generally is behind the wall. But every once in a while, there will be events that they're not. And it's always so fun to see everyone doing their work. And what you've done for our city through Channel eight and for transparency of government is really unparalleled. And you will be you will be missed. And we appreciate you, but congratulations as you are moving into retirement. Thank you, Madam President.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Councilman Cashman.
Speaker 3: Yeah, thank you, Madam President. I won't repeat what the proclamation of my colleagues have said. I just want to thank Alan so much. You're a consummate professional. You've created a true community asset with Channel eight and letting people be aware of what's going on with our city government. Thank you and wish you well in your retirement. Thank you, Madam President.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Councilman. And I'll just circle it up here. Our.
Speaker 0: Stacey, your frozen.
Speaker 1: Okay.
Speaker 2: She goes. Am I back? Okay. All right. Well, I won't repeat everything I said at saying my internet connection is a little unstable. So just happy retirement, Alan, and look forward to your next adventures. Madam Secretary, roll call.
Speaker 1: Flynn. I. Herndon, i. Hines, I. Cashman.
Speaker 0: I can h. I.
Speaker 1: Ortega. Sandoval.
Speaker 0: I.
Speaker 1: Sawyer.
Speaker 0: I.
Speaker 1: Torres. I. Black. I see tobacco. I. Clark.
Speaker 3: All right.
Speaker 1: Madam President.
Speaker 2: Hi. Madam Secretary, close the voting and announce the results.
Speaker 1: 13 Eyes.
Speaker 2: 13 Eyes. Proclamation. 848 has been adopted. We have 5 minutes for a proclamation. Acceptance council member Flynn will start the timer. And I see we've got Alan up here. So.
Speaker 4: Yes, we do. Americans in Cozumel and Ortega remember this? The council committees used to meet in 455 and Councilman Clark, the cameras were in that little room with packed with like 30 people at a time. And so it was most unpleasant. Alan probably remembers that. But I would like to bring up Alan Dulles, who actually reminds me of last week. Looks like it could be Peck, Kennedy's younger brother. Helen, help us out here. Okay. Well, I appreciate.
Speaker 3: The effort that went into making this proclamation and the time spent doing it. And I really appreciate all of you, because one of the things that has been so important to me is the fact that. It's really important for the residents of our city to know how accessible everyone is.
Speaker 1: Each council member.
Speaker 3: Is just like your neighbor.
Speaker 1: And we want to try to bring that. And the work that you do into everyone's home and share.
Speaker 3: That accessibility.
Speaker 1: With with you all.
Speaker 3: And so I just appreciate the time that I've.
Speaker 1: Spent and the time.
Speaker 3: That I've been able to work with Denver eight. And as you can see, I'm much different when I have to appear on camera as in a professional role than just speaking.
Speaker 1: But to.
Speaker 3: Kevin's point.
Speaker 1: About the color.
Speaker 3: Of the beard, it was probably more like the paneling on the wall behind.
Speaker 1: You all. And as far as a specific memory from a time of.
Speaker 3: Importance in our city.
Speaker 1: The I remember spending a few.
Speaker 3: Nice minutes with Debbie Ortega at the grand opening of what.
Speaker 1: Is now DIA. And at that time.
Speaker 3: Who knew what was going to all happen? It was snowing.
Speaker 1: And cold and frosty and planes were landing and people were getting off. And we had a crew out there and.
Speaker 3: It was great fun and it just was one of those times that I was able to.
Speaker 1: Spend. And I remember sitting around the table with Kevin Flynn, sort of not not too closely, because we wanted to keep that separation of of press and government different.
Speaker 3: But having good times there. And. And Mr. Cashman.
Speaker 1: Of course.
Speaker 3: In the neighborhood.
Speaker 1: Where.
Speaker 3: I live and his office was there and I'd run into him at coffee shops and discuss.
Speaker 1: Our election.
Speaker 3: Coverage from time to.
Speaker 1: Time. It's all.
Speaker 3: Great. And I'm sorry I didn't have a chance to get to know the rest of you all as well. But I do have a clear memory of the the Cameron Church event.
Speaker 1: With our District seven, which is the district I live in. Election back and back in the day. It was a.
Speaker 3: Big event and an important to maintain that coverage of elections as we go forward. So I just want to take a.
Speaker 1: Minute to thank you all.
Speaker 3: Very much for this recognition. Appreciate it.
Speaker 2: Well, thank you, Alan. And we'd love to give you a round of applause in your retirement, so thank you. Wonderful. Well, thank you, Alan, and I hope your next chapter is lots of fun and a little bit more rest, I'm sure.
A proclamation honoring Alan DeLollis for his many years of service to the City of Denver.