Finance & Governance  
Committee  
Minutes  
Tuesday, March 5, 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  
10 -  
Present:  
Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres, Romero  
Campbell, Parady, Watson  
Action Items  
24-0255  
Approves a rescission of $3,000,000 from RX001 - Civic Center Greek  
Theater Renovation and appropriate $1,000,000 to RW004 - Lincoln/La  
Alma Master Plan and $2,000,000 to RZ015 - Implementation - Citywide  
Pickleball, citywide.  
A motion offered by Councilmember Torres, duly seconded by Councilmember  
Kashmann, that Council Bill 24-0255 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-0274  
Authorizes the issuance of City and County of Denver General Obligation  
Bonds, Series 2024A-B in a principal amount not to exceed $268,958,500  
for the purpose of funding projects approved by Denver voters in the  
November 2017 Elevate Bond Program and the November 2021 RISE  
Denver Bond Program, and to pay associated costs of issuance.  
A motion offered by Councilmember Torres, duly seconded by Councilmember  
Kashmann, that Council Bill 24-0274 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:  
24-0260  
Amends a purchase order with Stone Security to add $250,000 for a new  
total of $700,000 to purchase five new body scanners at Denver Arts and  
Venues locations, citywide (SC-00008447).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0260 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-0275  
Amends the companion ordinance, Bill 22-0291, to adjust the Elevate  
Bond project description Purpose 4 from "Police District 6 Station  
Replacement Building” to "Police District 6 Station Expansion and  
Renovation".  
A motion offered that Council Bill 24-0275 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-0276  
Amends the companion ordinance, Bill 21-0868 to revise Purpose 1 to  
reflect the name change to “La Raza Park” and Purpose 4 to reflect the  
name change to “Lena Archuleta Branch Library”.  
A motion offered that Council Bill 24-0276 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-0277  
Amends a purchase order with Quebec Hospitality LLC, doing business as  
Colorado Hospitality Services, to add $20,000,000 for a new total of  
$45,000,000 for continued use of hotels for newcomer sheltering, citywide  
(PO-00124826).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0277 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Sandoval, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay: