Denver buying the $88.5 million Denver Post building and a ban on sweeps of homeless encampments while temperatures are below 32 degrees top the agenda for the Denver City Council meeting on Tuesday.

City offices are closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, delaying the council’s weekly Monday meeting.

Two of the items likely to be most talked about were tabled at the past two meetings.

Council members two weeks ago voted to postpone the purchase of the Denver Post building, citing a need for more information about the purchase plan. The city is considering buying the building for $88.5 million. Denver needs more courtroom space by 2030, according to a 2020 courts master plan.

The building last sold for $93.4 million in 2006, according to real estate records. The property at 101 W. Colfax currently has an assessed value of approximately $23 million and an actual value of around $82.8 million, according to the Denver Assessor’s Office.

In another matter, the council is expected to decide whether to ban homeless encampment sweeps while temperatures under 32 degrees.

The council last week voted to approve the first reading of the bill for a final vote Tuesday. Four council members voted “no” and some others showed hesitation for it, as did residents.

Some worry homeless people in camps will be vulnerable in sub-freezing weather.

The two votes are expected to occur before the council’s weekly public comment at 5 p.m., according to a City Council spokesperson.

Other items up for City Council discussion:

Contracts and Resolutions

• An agreement with Rocky Mountain Officials, LLC for $750,000 to provide sports officials and umpires to sports leagues around the city until the end of 2026.
• A $1.5 million agreement with Solar United Neighbors to distribute rebates to income-qualified Solar Group Purchase Program members until June 30, 2027.
• A $675,000 Amended and Restated Public Art Program agreement with Cliff Garten and Associates, Inc. adding more money for fabrication, delivery and installations of public artwork for the National Western Center.
• A three-year, $5 million agreement with Belfor Environmental Services, Inc. for hazardous materials management services.
• A $2.3 million liability claim settlement paid in relation to Jax Feldmann v. the City and County of Denver.