Finance & Governance  
Committee  
AGENDA  
Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 10:15 AM  
City & County Building, Council Committee Room, Room 391  
1437 Bannock Street  
Chair: Amanda Sawyer, Vice Chair: Diana Romero Campbell  
Members: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Paul Kashmann, Shontel M. Lewis, Amanda P. Sandoval,  
Darrell Watson  
Staff: Luke Palmisano  
NOTE: 10:15 am Early Start  
Attendance  
Action Items  
Authorizes the Manager of Finance, on behalf of the city,  
to enter into a Facilities Lease Agreement for both the  
Colorado Convention Center Parking Garage and the  
Denver Performing Arts Center Parking Garage under  
which the Trustee will execute and deliver Series 2025  
Certificates of Participation in a par amount not to exceed  
$108,000,000.00 to pay to the city and the city will lease  
back through a Lease Purchase Agreement. The proceeds  
of the Certificates will be used for the purpose of  
replacing the existing fire alarm system at the Colorado  
Convention Center, reimbursing the city for certain  
preliminary expenditures, and paying associated costs of  
issuance, in Council District 10.  
Ross Kuhn, Department of Finance; Travis Bogan,  
Department of Transportation and Infrastructure  
A bill for an ordinance submitting to a vote of the  
qualified and registered electors of the City and County of  
Denver at a special municipal election to be held in  
conjunction with the general election of November 4,  
2025, a proposed public franchise agreement with Xcel  
Energy.  
Shannon Gifford, Office of Mayor Mike Johnston; Cindy  
Patton, Department of Transportation and Infrastructure  
There will be 15 minutes of public comment on item  
25-0922. To sign up to speak visit  
a) Briefing  
b) Public comment  
c) Discussion/Action  
A bill for an ordinance approving a proposed Operating  
Agreement with Public Service Company of Colorado, an  
Xcel Energy company (Xcel Energy) for utility services at  
Denver International Airport, in Council District 11.  
Shannon Gifford, Office of Mayor Mike Johnston; Cindy  
Patton, Department of Transportation and Infrastructure  
Consent Items  
Amends a contract with Jones Lang Lasalle Americas, Inc.  
to add $353,579.00 for a new total of $1,244,243.00 and  
to modify the Scope of Work for continued hosting and  
support of the Archibus Space Management software  
utilized by multiple City agencies. No change to contract  
length, citywide  
(ESEQD-202371354-01/TECHS-202580088-01).  
Approves the issuance of an amount not to exceed  
$23,000,000.00 of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds  
for the Loretto Heights Family Apartments project, a  
multi-family, affordable housing apartment building, in  
Council District 2.  
Establishes the “State Grant - Other - General  
Government” Special Revenue Fund (11304) in the  
General Government Special Revenue Fund Series to  
receive and administer grants from the State of Colorado,  
citywide.  
Approves the capital equipment purchase of a soundboard  
control surface and associated components to replace the  
outdated soundboard at Boettcher Concert Hall from the  
Arts and Venues Operating Fund (15815) for Boettcher  
Concert Hall, in Council District 10.  
Approves a Lease Agreement with THE FAX EAST COLFAX  
REDEVELOPMENT, LLC and the CITY AND COUNTY OF  
DENVER for $693,543.68 and with an end date of  
12-31-2025 to allow the Roads to Recovery program  
access to 38 rooms/units with a rental rate of $95.68 per  
unit per night at the Sand and Sage Motel located at 8405  
and 8415 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO in Council  
District 8 (FINAN-202580172).  
Approves a resolution to set a public hearing relating to  
the Amended and Restated 27th & Larimer Plan and  
directing the Denver Urban Renewal Authority to take  
certain actions in connection with the hearing, in Council  
District 9.  
Amends a contract with Kainos Worksmart, Inc., to add  
$682,290.00 for a new total of $1,982,090.00 and add  
three years for a new end date of 7-31-2028 for Smart  
Test Gold Subscription Service which provides the City  
with Software as a Service (Saas) test automation related  
to the City’s growing use of Workday, citywide  
(TECHS-201948348-02/TECHS-202580127-02)