Finance & Governance  
Committee  
Minutes  
Tuesday, June 18, 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, Kashmann, Torres, Flynn, Parady,  
Watson  
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
Action Items  
24-0802  
Amends Ordinance No. 591, Series of 2021, as amended by Ordinance  
No. 706, Series of 2021, as amended by Ordinance No. 1145, Series of  
2021, as amended by Ordinance No. 1192, Series of 2021, as amended  
by Ordinance No. 374, Series of 2022, as amended by Ordinance No. 969,  
Series of 2022, as amended by Ordinance No. 1450, Series of 2022, as  
amended by Ordinance No. 0548, Series of 2023, as amended by  
Ordinance No. 1326, Series of 2023, as amended by Ordinance No. 1683,  
Series of 2023 to adjust allocations in the Administration and Recovery  
categories and to allocate interest earnings in the Recovery category to  
support the City All In Mile High Program.  
A motion offered by Council President Torres, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Bill 24-0802 be approved for filing in a block, carried by  
the following vote:  
6 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Kashmann, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-0803  
Approves a cash transfer from the Coronavirus Emergency Response  
Special Revenue Fund (SRF) to the General Fund and authorizes  
appropriations in the Housing Stability General Fund appropriation to  
support the City’s All in Mile High Initiative.  
A motion offered by Council President Torres, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Bill 24-0803 be approved for filing in a block, carried by  
the following vote:  
6 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Kashmann, Torres  
Aye:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-0804  
Approves a cash transfer of $6,464,092.66 from the Coronavirus  
Emergency Response Special Revenue Fund (SRF) to the Homelessness  
Resolution Fund and an appropriation in the Homelessness Resolution  
fund to reimburse shelter expenses related to the pandemic.  
A motion offered by Council President Torres, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Bill 24-0804 be approved for filing in a block, carried by  
the following vote:  
6 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Kashmann, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-0813  
A bill for an ordinance amending Chapter 20 to authorize the Auditor to  
issue investigatory subpoenas to city contractors for internal audits.  
A motion offered by Chair Sawyer, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Bill 24-0813 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
6 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Kashmann, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
Consent Items  
Block Vote  
Block Vote  
A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
6 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Kashmann, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-0786  
Amends a master purchase order changing the name from Senergy  
Petroleum LLC to a sister company LP Propane, LLC. No change to  
amount or term (SC-00009221).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0786 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-0787  
Approves the Mayoral appointment of Alison Abraham to the Denver  
Commission on Aging for a term ending 6-30-2027 or until a successor is  
duly appointed.  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0787 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Kashmann, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-0789  
Approves the Mayoral appointment of Daisy McGowan to the Commission  
on Cultural Affairs for a term ending 6-30-2027 or until a successor is duly  
appointed.  
A motion offered that Council Bill 24-0789 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
6 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Kashmann, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-0805  
Approves a rescission and appropriation of $2,000,000 from the Parks  
Legacy Special Revenue Fund (15828) to make a transfer and  
appropriation to the Parks Legacy Improvement Projects Fund (36050) to  
be utilized for the acquisition of the Tibaldo Property, a 167-acre property  
located between Denver Mountain Parks’ Mount Pence Tract and Bergen  
Peak properties off State Highway 103 in Evergreen.  
A motion offered that Council Bill 24-0805 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
6 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Kashmann, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-0806  
Approves a Purchase and Sale Agreement for $3 million between the City  
and County of Denver, Jefferson County and The Trust for Public Land for  
the Tibaldo Property, a 167-acre property located between Denver  
Mountain Parks’ Mount Pence Tract and Bergen Peak properties off of  
State Highway 103 in Evergreen.  
A motion offered that Council Bill 24-0806 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
6 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Kashmann, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-0810  
Approves a contract with Nossaman LLP for $1,200,000 and an ending  
date of 3-31-2027 for outside legal counsel fees for work on ongoing  
projects at the National Western Center, in Council District 9.  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0810 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Alvidrez, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Lewis, Kashmann, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent: