Finance & Governance  
Committee  
Minutes  
Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 10:30 AM  
Chair: Amanda Sawyer, Vice Chair: Diana Romero Campbell  
Members: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Paul Kashmann, Shontel M. Lewis, Amanda P. Sandoval,  
Darrell Watson  
Staff: Luke Palmisano  
Attendance  
Consent Items  
Amends a contract with Kaplan Kirsch LLP, formerly Kaplan Kirsch &  
Rockwell LLP, by adding 1 year for a new ending date of 4-30-2025 with  
no change to contract amount, to continue to serve as special legal counsel  
on capital project procurement strategies and delivery methods, citywide  
(ATTNY-202262940-00/ATTNY-202476754-01).  
Council Resolution 24-1592 was approved by consent.  
Approve the Mayoral appointment of Jonathan Cappelli to the Denver  
Housing Authority for a term ending 11-30-2029 or until a successor is duly  
appointed.  
Council Resolution 24-1610 was approved by consent.  
Approves a contract with Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of  
America for $500,000 and ending 12-31-2029 for the purchase of surety  
bond payable to the State of Colorado as part of the City’s Workers’  
Compensation self-insured employer permit (FINAN-202476018).  
Council Resolution 24-1620 was approved by consent.  
Amends a contract with Point b(e) Strategies, LLC., by adding $50,000 for  
a new total of $940,000 with no change to contract duration, to continue to  
provide grant writing services, citywide (202265166/202474733).  
Council Resolution 24-1622 was approved by consent.  
Approves a petition to exclude property from the Colfax Mayfair Business  
Improvement District, in the City and County of Denver, in Council District  
5.  
Council Resolution 24-1625 was approved by consent.  
Approves a contract with CliftonLarsenAllen LLP for $647,431 for  
professional services to audit the 2024 financial statements of the City and  
County of Denver, with annual renewal options over four years to a  
maximum $3,436,216.  
Council Resolution 24-1626 was approved by consent.