Plans for a new professional women’s soccer team to build a stadium in Denver progressed Wednesday when a once-skeptical City Council committee gave its stamp of approval to key details of the deal.

Denver Summit FC’s owners had said they might abandon the team’s plans to come to the city if the full council didn’t give final approval to an initial $50 million public investment soon. The council’s South Platte River Committee postponed four items related to the deal the last time it considered them in November.

Now, the full council will consider the measures on first reading on Monday. A final vote is set for Dec. 22.

Under the team’s agreement, Denver would invest up to $70 million in the project. That money would go toward purchasing the land where the stadium is built and maki

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