Business, Arts, Workforce,  
Climate & Aviation Services  
Committee  
AGENDA  
Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 1:30 PM  
City & County Building, Council Committee Room, Room 391  
1437 Bannock Street  
Chair: Shontel M. Lewis, Vice Chair: Kevin Flynn  
Members: Flor Alvidrez, Stacie Gilmore, Sarah Parady, Diana Romero Campbell, Amanda P. Sandoval  
Staff: Melissa Mata  
Attendance  
Action Items  
Approves a contract for $1,700,000 with the Downtown  
Denver Partnership, Inc. through 8-31-2026 to address  
the continued negative economic impacts of the  
COVID-19 pandemic on Denver’s economy with a specific  
focus on the retail sectors, in District 10  
(OEDEV-202474415-00).  
Deborah Cameron, Chief Business Development Officer,  
Denver Economic Development & Opportunity  
Consent Items  
Approves a revenue agreement with Pepsi Beverage  
Sales, LLC from 3-29-2024 through 12-31-2027 that  
provides Pepsi with certain rights and benefits at City  
venues and events including, but not limited to signage,  
an on-site presence, branded social media promotion and  
digital advertising. Pepsi pays fees in each of the contract  
years for an amount totaling $760,000, citywide  
(THTRS-202472814).  
Approves a grant agreement from the United States  
Department of Agriculture for $5,000,000 to plant trees  
to reduce heat in low canopy neighborhoods, citywide  
(CASR-202474199).