Finance & Governance  
Committee  
Minutes  
Tuesday, July 9, 2024, 10:30 AM  
Chair: Amanda Sawyer, Vice Chair: Shontel Lewis  
Members: Amanda P. Sandoval, Paul Kashmann, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Flor Alvidrez, Jamie  
Torres  
Staff: Luke Palmisano  
Attendance  
9 -  
Present:  
Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres, Romero  
Campbell, Watson  
Action Items  
A bill 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 to  
be held in conjunction with the coordinated election of November 5, 2024, a  
proposed amendment to the Charter of the City and County of Denver to  
provide for binding arbitration in the event of an impasse between parties  
in firefighter collective bargaining negotiations and removing references to  
advisory-fact finding.  
A motion offered by Council member Alvidrez, duly seconded by Vice Chair  
Lewis, that Council Bill 24-0907 be approved for filing, carried by the following  
vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
Consent Items  
Block Vote  
Block Vote  
A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
Approves a master purchase order with Fonroche Lighting America for  
$5,000,000 and three years with 2 one-year renewal options, for the  
purchase of solar lighting for various trails and parks, citywide  
(SC-00009222).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0877 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay: