Finance & Governance  
Committee  
AGENDA  
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 10:30 AM  
City & County Building, Council Committee Room, Room 391  
1437 Bannock Street  
Chair: Amanda Sawyer, Vice Chair: Shontel Lewis  
Members: Amanda P. Sandoval, Paul Kashmann, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Flor Alvidrez, Jamie  
Torres  
Staff: Luke Palmisano  
Attendance  
Action Items  
24-0715  
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 add the Department for Human  
Rights and Community Partnerships to the Charter as a  
cabinet agency and make conforming amendments.  
Council member Sawyer  
There will be 15 minutes of public comment on item  
24-0715. To sign up to speak visit  
www.denvergov.org/councilpublicinput.  
a) Briefing  
b) Public comment  
c) Discussion/Action  
24-0718  
For an ordinance amending the city’s general campaign  
finance regulations and the Fair Elections Fund Act.  
Andrew Szekeres, Clerk and Recorder's Office  
There will be 15 minutes of public comment on item  
24-0718 To sign up to speak visit  
www.denvergov.org/councilpublicinput.  
a) Briefing  
b) Public comment  
c) Discussion/Action  
24-0716  
A bill for an ordinance submitting to a vote of the  
qualified and registered electors of the City and County of  
Denver at the special municipal election on November 5,  
2024, a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City  
and County of Denver to establish collective bargaining  
as the method for setting compensation and other terms  
and conditions of employment for certain city employees  
including employees of Denver Water and the Denver  
Library and allowing a qualified right to strike in the  
event of an impasse in bargaining negotiations.  
Council members Parady, Lewis, Gonzales-Gutierrez,  
Hinds, Sawyer, Gilmore, Kashmann, and Alvidrez.  
There will be 15 minutes of public comment on item  
24-0716. To sign up to speak visit  
www.denvergov.org/councilpublicinput.  
a) Briefing  
b) Public comment  
c) Discussion/Action  
Consent Items  
24-0719  
Approving the City Council reappointment of Gary  
Johnson to the Department of Transportation and  
Infrastructure Advisory Board.  
24-0728  
Sets a public hearing before City Council on 7-22-2024  
for the adoption of The Evans School Urban  
Redevelopment Plan and in partnership with The Denver  
Urban Renewal Authority (DURA) establishes The Evans  
School Urban Redevelopment Area for the revitalization of  
an existing historical landmark, provide community  
serving retail, enhanced meeting spaces, and office and  
studio space for the artist community, in Council District  
10.  
24-0729  
Approves a land acquisition located at approximately East  
47th Avenue and Interstate 70 on North Thompson Court  
by granting authority to acquire through negotiated  
purchase or condemnation all or any portion of any  
property interest needed for the Sidewalk Gap  
Project-Globeville including sidewalks between East 47th  
Avenue and Interstate 70 on North Thompson Court. This  
includes easement interests, access rights and any  
improvements on the property as part of the project, in  
Council District 9.  
24-0730  
24-0731  
Approves the Mayoral reappointment to the Denver  
Prosperity Fund Board of Theresa Pena for a term ending  
4-30-2027 or until a successor is duly appointed.  
Approves the Mayoral appointment to the Denver  
American Indian Commission of Nichole Foster for a term  
ending 5-31-2027 or until a successor is duly appointed.