Finance & Governance  
Committee  
AGENDA  
Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 10:30 AM  
City & County Building, Council Chambers, Room 450  
Chair Amanda Sawyer  
Vice Chair Shontel Lewis  
Councilmember Amanda Sandoval  
Councilmember Paul Kashmann  
Councilmember Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez  
Councilmember Flor Alvidrez  
Councilmember Jamie Torres  
Committee Staff Luke Palmisano  
Attendance  
Action Items  
23-1314  
Approves a funding agreement with Volunteers of  
America for $4,500,000 in Community Development Block  
Grant to finance construction of 60 non-congregate  
shelter units for families at the Theodora Family Hotel  
located at 4855 West Colfax Avenue, in Council District 3  
(HOST-202369987).  
Megan Yonke, Department of Housing Stability  
23-1336  
Approves a funding agreement with Volunteers of  
America for $13,235,433 in RISE GO Bonds to finance  
construction of 60 non-congregate shelter units for  
families at the Theodora Family Hotel located at 4855  
West Colfax Avenue. The term is 12-1-2023 through  
11-30-2083, in Council District 3 (HOST-202370324).  
Megan Yonke, Department of Housing Stability  
Briefings  
23-1329  
Briefing from Denver Urban Renewal Authority  
Tracy Huggins, Denver Urban Renewal Authority  
Consent Items  
23-1305  
Approves an increase to Master Purchase Order  
SC-00005695, Galls, LCC, by adding $150,000 for a new  
total of $600,000 for the purchase of body armor for City  
employees, citywide.  
23-1307  
Approves the following Mayoral reappointments and  
appointments to the Five Points Business Improvement  
District: reappointment of Nathan Beal for a term  
effective immediately and expiring 06-12-2027, John  
Pirkopf for a term effective immediately and expiring  
06-12-2027, and Maedella Stiger for a term effective  
immediately and expiring 06-12-2027and appointments  
of Nina Rupp for a term effective 10-01-2023 and  
expiring 10-01-2027 and Fathima Dickerson for a term  
effective 10-01-2023 and expiring 10-01-2027, citywide.  
23-1309  
Amends the sublease agreement with The Colorado  
Coalition for the Homeless for property located at 4600  
East 48th Avenue for an additional $10 and extends the  
contract through December 31, 2024 to provide daytime  
integrated health services for residents at the property, in  
District 8. FINAN-202369774-02/202161644  
23-1310  
23-1312  
A bill for an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 0378,  
Series 2023 to correct the footage calculations in the  
legal descriptions regarding the Globeville Levee  
Improvements Project, in District 9.  
Appropriates and makes cash transfer from the Denver  
Public Library Special Revenue Fund to the Denver Public  
Library Capital Projects fund in the amount of  
$1,575,000. The funding will support upgrades for the  
Athmar Park Branch and Robinson Branch library  
facilities, Council Districts 7 and 8.  
23-1313  
Approving the City Council re-appointment of Noah Stout  
to the Civil Service Commission  
23-1330  
23-1331  
Authorizes an appropriates $11,000,000 from the Arts  
and Venues Special Revenue Fund to Denver Arts and  
Venues to cover the costs of increased events and  
attendance, citywide.  
Authorizes a cash transfer and appropriation of  
$4,957,321 from General Fund Reserves to the Liability  
Claims Special Revenue Fund to provide sufficient budget  
capacity to fund settlements and claims previously  
approved or in process, citywide.