Governance and

Intergovernmental

Relations

Minutes

Tuesday, May 19, 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

Attendance

8 - Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Sawyer, Alvidrez, Parady

1 - Gilmore

Present

Absent

Action Items

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 on

November 3, 2026, a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City and

County of Denver.

A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member

Gonzales-Gutierrez, that Council Bill 26-0687 be approved for filing, carried by

the following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Sawyer

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Gilmore

Absent:

Briefings

Clerk and Recorder's Office Election Update

Council Presentation 26-0688 was heard in Committee.

Consent Items

Approving the City Council reappointment of Jake Cohen to the Board of

Transportation and Infrastructure.

Council Resolution 26-0650 was approved by consent.

Amends a contract with Kaplan Kirsch LLP to add three years for a new

end date of 4-30-2029 for continued outside legal counsel work on capital

project procurement and delivery methods. No change to contract capacity,