Governance and  
Intergovernmental  
Relations  
Minutes  
Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 10:30 AM  
Chair: Amanda Sawyer, Vice-Chair: Paul Kashmann  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Serena Gonzalez-Gutierrez, Amanda Sandoval, Jamie Torres  
Staff: Melissa Mata  
Consent Items  
25-1155  
25-1156  
25-1157  
25-1158  
25-1159  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Denver Latino Commission.  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment of Christina Garcia to the Denver  
Latino Commission for a term from 9-01-2025 through 8-31-2028 or until a  
successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1155 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor’s reappointment to the Denver Latino Commission.  
Approves the Mayor’s reappointment of Karen Jaramillo to the Denver  
Latino Commission for a term from 1-01-2025 through 12-31-2027 or until  
a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1156 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor’s reappointment to the Denver Latino Commission.  
Approves the Mayor’s reappointment of Monica Padilla to the Denver  
Latino Commission for a term from 1-01-2025 through 12-31-2027 or until  
a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1157 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor’s reappointment to the Denver Latino Commission.  
Approves the Mayor’s reappointment of Rachel Garcia to the Denver  
Latino Commission for a term from 1-01-2025 through 12-31-2027 or until  
a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1158 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor’s reappointment to the Denver Latino Commission.  
Approves the Mayor’s reappointment of Raven Porteous to the Denver  
Latino Commission for a term from 1-01-2025 through 12-31-2027 or until  
a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1159 was approved by consent.  
25-1160  
25-1161  
25-1164  
25-1165  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Denver Latino Commission.  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment of Santiago Aveitia to the Denver  
Latino Commission for a term from 9-01-2025 through 8-31-2028 or until a  
successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1160 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Denver Latino Commission.  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment of Adrian Covarrubias to the Denver  
Latino Commission for a term from 9-01-2025 through 8-31-2028 or until a  
successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1161 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Denver Commission for People  
with Disabilities. Approves the Mayor’s appointment of Ling Ly Tan to the  
Denver Commission for People with Disabilities for a term from 9-01-2025  
through 8-31-2028 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1164 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Denver Commission for People  
with Disabilities. Approves the Mayor’s appointment of Stephanie  
Nevel-Alejo to the Denver Commission for People with Disabilities for a  
term from 9-01-2025 through 8-31-2028 or until a successor is duly  
appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1165 was approved by consent.  
25-1166  
25-1167  
25-1168  
25-1169  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Denver Commission for People  
with Disabilities. Approves the Mayor’s appointment of Tinsley Ore to the  
Denver Commission for People with Disabilities for a term from 9-01-2025  
through 8-31-2028 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1166 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Denver African American  
Commission. Approves the Mayor’s appointment of Brittany Mitchell to the  
Denver African American Commission for a term from 9-01-2025 through  
8-31-2028 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1167 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Denver African American  
Commission. Approves the Mayor’s appointment of Gloria Prioleau to the  
Denver African American Commission for a term from 9-01-2025 through  
8-31-2028 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1168 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Denver African American  
Commission. Approves the Mayor’s appointment of Jessica Newton to the  
Denver African American Commission for a term from 9-01-2025 through  
8-31-2028 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1169 was approved by consent.  
25-1170  
25-1171  
25-1172  
25-1173  
25-1174  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Denver Nonprofit Engagement  
Commission. Approves the Mayor’s appointment of Brandon Zelasko to  
the Denver Nonprofit Engagement Commission for a term from 9-01-2025  
through 8-31-2028 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1170 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Denver Nonprofit Engagement  
Commission. Approves the Mayor’s appointment of Joel Cox to the Denver  
Nonprofit Engagement Commission for a term from 9-01-2025 through  
8-31-2028 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1171 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Denver Nonprofit Engagement  
Commission. Approves the Mayor’s appointment of Mackenzie Langley to  
the Denver Nonprofit Engagement Commission for a term from 9-01-2025  
through 8-31-2028 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1172 was approved by consent.  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Denver Nonprofit Engagement  
Commission. Approves the Mayor’s appointment of MaryBeth Lawson to  
the Denver Nonprofit Engagement Commission for a term from 9-01-2025  
through 8-31-2028 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-1173 was approved by consent.  
Amends a contract with Argano, LLC. by adding $1,250,000.00 for a new  
total of $2,250,000.00 and adding two years for a new end date of  
3-01-2028 for the continued use of on-call services assisting Technology  
Services with the MuleSoft API platform, citywide  
(TECHS-202366785/TECHS-202579974-02).  
Council Resolution 25-1174 was approved by consent.  
25-1175  
Amends a contract with Insight Public Sector, Inc. by adding $7,500,000.00  
for a new total of $27,500,000.00 and adding one year and two months for  
a new end date of 4-24-2027 for the purchase of Microsoft and various  
other software products, citywide  
(TECHS-202366393/TECHS-202580057-01).  
Council Resolution 25-1175 was approved by consent.  
25-1200  
25-1201  
Approving the City Council appointment of Omar Peters to the Department  
of Transportation and Infrastructure Advisory Board.  
Council Resolution 25-1200 was approved by consent.  
Approving the City Council appointment of Emma Griffin to the Department  
of Transportation and Infrastructure Advisory Board.  
Council Resolution 25-1201 was approved by consent.  
25-1202  
Approving the City Council reappointment of Councilman Paul Kashmann  
to the Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Commission.  
Council Resolution 25-1202 was approved by consent.