Governance and  
Intergovernmental  
Relations  
Minutes  
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 10:30 AM  
Chair: Amanda Sawyer, Vice-Chair: Paul Kashmann  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Amanda Sandoval, Jamie Torres  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Consent Items  
26-0437  
26-0438  
26-0439  
26-0440  
26-0441  
Approves the Mayor's appointment to the Colfax Mayfair Business  
Improvement District. Approves the Mayor's appointment of Vince Howard  
to the Colfax Mayfair Business Improvement District for a term from  
4-1-2026 to 3-31-2029 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0437 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor's reappointment to the Crime Prevention and Control  
Commission. Approves the Mayor's reappointment of Orlando Salazar to  
the Crime Prevention and Control Commission for a term from 4-1-2026 to  
3-31-2029 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0438 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor's reappointment to the Crime Prevention and Control  
Commission. Approves the Mayor's reappointment of Anthony Pfaff to the  
Crime Prevention and Control Commission for a term from 4-1-2026 to  
3-31-2029 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0439 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor's reappointment to the Crime Prevention Control  
Commission. Approves the Mayor's reappointment of Kara Napolitano to  
the Crime Prevention Control Commission for a term from 4-1-2026 to  
3-31-2029 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0440 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor's appointment to the Denver Health and Hospital  
Authority Board of Directors. Approves the Mayor's appointment of  
Reverend Eugene Downing to the Denver Health and Hospital Authority  
Board of Directors for a term from 7-1-2022 to 6-30-2027 or until a  
successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0441 was approved by consent.  
26-0442  
26-0443  
26-0444  
26-0445  
26-0446  
26-0447  
26-0448  
Approves the Mayor's appointment to the Denver Health and Hospital  
Authority Board of Directors. Approves the Mayor's appointment of Dr.  
Oswaldo Grenardo to the Denver Health and Hospital Authority Board of  
Directors for a term from 7-1-2022 to 6-30-2027 or until a successor is duly  
appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0442 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor's reappointment to the Denver Urban Renewal  
Authority Board of Directors. Approves the Mayor's reappointment of  
Kendra Black to the Denver Urban Renewal Authority Board of Directors  
for a term from 4-1-2026 to 3-31-2031 or until a successor is duly  
appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0443 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor's reappointment to the Denver Urban Renewal  
Authority Board of Directors. Approves the Mayor's reappointment of Ron  
Tilton to the Denver Urban Renewal Authority Board of Directors for a term  
from 4-1-2026 to 3-31-2031 or until a successor is duly appointed,  
citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0444 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor's appointment to the Federal Boulevard Business  
Improvement District. Approves the Mayor's appointment of Stephanie  
Sponder to the Federal Boulevard Business Improvement District for a  
term from 4-1-2026 to 4-1-2029 or until a successor is duly appointed,  
citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0445 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor's appointment to the Mile-High Regional Emergency  
Medical & Trauma Advisory Council. Approves the Mayor's appointment of  
Dr. Billy Covert to the Mile-High Regional Emergency Medical & Trauma  
Advisory Council for a term from 2-16-2026 to 2-15-2028 or until a  
successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0446 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor's appointment to the Mile-High Regional Emergency  
Medical & Trauma Advisory Council. Approves the Mayor's appointment of  
Heather Edwards to the Mile-High Regional Emergency Medical & Trauma  
Advisory Council for a term from 7-31-2025 to 7-31-2027 or until a  
successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0447 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor's reappointment to the Mile-High Regional Emergency  
Medical & Trauma Advisory Council. Approves the Mayor's reappointment  
of Dr. Maria Moreira to the Mile-High Regional Emergency Medical &  
Trauma Advisory Council for a term from 2-16-2026 to 2-15-2028 or until a  
successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0448 was approved by consent.  
26-0449  
26-0458  
26-0459  
26-0460  
26-0461  
Approves the Mayor's reappointment to the Prosperity Fund Board of  
Directors. Approves the Mayor's reappointment of Polica Houston to the  
Prosperity Fund Board of Directors for a term from 5-1-2026 to 4-20-2029  
or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0449 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor's appointment to the Tourism Improvement District.  
Approves the Mayor's appointment of Alison Mitchell to the Tourism  
Improvement District for a term from 9-1-2024 to 8-31-2027 or until a  
successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0458 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor's appointment to the West Colfax Business  
Improvement District. Approves the Mayor's appointment of Courtney Rose  
to the West Colfax Business Improvement District for a term from 4-1-2026  
to 4-1-2029 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0459 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor's reappointment to the Denver Commission for  
People with Disabilities. Approves the Mayor's reappointment of Tim Dodd  
to the Denver Commission for People with Disabilities for a term from  
10-1-2025 to 9-30-2028 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0460 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor's reappointment to the Denver Commission for  
People with Disabilities. Approves the Mayor's reappointment of Alicia  
Cooper to the Denver Commission for People with Disabilities for a term  
from 10-1-2025 to 9-30-2028 or until a successor is duly appointed,  
citywide.  
Council Resolution 26-0461 was approved by consent.  
26-0465  
Amends contract between United Health Care Services, Inc. and the City  
and County of Denver to add $150,000,000.00 for a new total of  
$415,000,000.00, to add two years for a new end date of 12-31-2027, and  
to include 2026 policy coverage updates, and updating the confidentiality  
term to continue providing health insurance to qualified Denver civilian and  
uniformed employees, citywide  
(CSAHR-202265732/CSAHR-202265732-03).  
Council Resolution 26-0465 was approved by consent.