Finance and Business  
Minutes  
Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 10:30 AM  
Chair: Serena Gonzalez-Gutierrez, Vice Chair: Paul Kashmann  
Members: Stacie Gilmore, Chris Hinds, Diana Romero Campbell, Amanda Sandoval, Darrell Watson  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Consent Items  
Approves a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce  
Economic Development Administration (DOC/EDA) for $3,031,810.00  
with an end date of 1-15-2027 for the training and employment of residents  
of the City and County of Denver and the Arapahoe/Douglas Works,  
citywide (OEDEV-202579987).  
Council Resolution 25-1190 was approved by consent.  
Amends a contract with Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores to add  
six months for a new end date of 12-31-2025 to administer WorkReady  
Denver which builds a pipeline of talent into jobs that are experiencing  
significant labor shortages by providing individuals who are on a path to  
work authorization access to education, training, and employment  
opportunities, citywide (OEDEV-202473370/OEDEV-202580050-01).  
Council Resolution 25-1191 was approved by consent.  
Amends an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Community College of  
Denver (CCD) to add six months for a new end date of 12-31-2025 for the  
Denver Construction Careers Program Incumbent Worker Training  
program, citywide (OEDEV-202477257/OEDEV-202580043-01).  
Council Bill 25-1192 was approved by consent.  
For an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 400, Series of 2008, as  
subsequently amended by Ordinance No. 1659, Series of 2024, thereby  
increasing the number of board members of the Denver Downtown  
Development Authority (DDDA) and allowing an option for City Council  
Members, other than the current President, to serve on the DDDA Board.  
Council Bill 25-1208 was approved by consent.