Finance & Governance  
Committee  
Minutes  
Tuesday, June 25, 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,  
Watson, Romero Campbell  
Action Items  
24-0849  
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  
remove the requirement that members of the classified service be United  
States citizens.  
A motion offered by Council member Kashmann, duly seconded by Vice Chair  
Lewis, that Council Bill 24-0849 be approved for filing, carried by the following  
vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-0850  
Approves a cooperation agreement with the Denver Urban Renewal  
Authority for the Evans School Property Tax Increment Area and Sales Tax  
Increment Area to establish, among other matters, the parameters for tax  
increment financing with incremental property and sales taxes.  
A motion offered by Council President Pro Tem Sandoval, duly seconded by  
Council member Kashmann, that Council Bill 24-0850 be approved for filing in a  
block, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
1 - Lewis  
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-0851  
Approves the Evans School Urban Redevelopment Plan authorizing the  
creation of an Urban Redevelopment Area and property tax and sales tax  
increment areas.  
A motion offered by Council President Pro Tem Sandoval, duly seconded by  
Council member Kashmann, that Council Bill 24-0851 be approved for filing in a  
block, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
1 - Lewis  
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:  
24-0754  
Approving the City Council reappointment of Adam Rice to the Board of  
Adjustment.  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0754 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-0807  
Approves the establishment of budget based on a letter of intent to fund the  
Denver Great Kids Head Start Grant program for program year 2024-2025  
from a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant.  
A motion offered that Council Bill 24-0807 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-0825  
Amends a contract with ConvergeOne Inc. by adding $1,417,066.56 for a  
new total of $6,661,334.47 and 2 years for a new ending date of 10-1-2026  
to continue ongoing support and maintenance for the existing Viper 911  
system, citywide (TECHS-201844499-03 (TECHS-202473685-03).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0825 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-0834  
Amends a contract with Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon  
Wireless, to install new fiber equipment to the Denver Police Department  
Administration Building, providing in-building enhancement for Verizon  
Wireless devices used inside Police Administration and Crime Lab  
facilities, citywide (TECHS-202370843-02/TECHS201314329-02).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0834 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-0840  
Approves a supplemental appropriation of $6,535,000 in the Denver Arts  
and Venues Special Revenue Fund (15815).  
A motion offered that Council Bill 24-0840 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-0841  
Amends a contract with Denver Health and Hospital Authority by reducing  
the amount by ($840,329.57) for a new total of $24,480,730.93 and  
extending the duration for one year for a new ending date of 12-31-2024 to  
reflect approved obligation total by FEMA, citywide FINAN-202054689.  
A motion offered that Council Bill 24-0841 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay: