Finance & Governance  
Committee  
Minutes  
Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 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  
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Present:  
Sawyer, Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Lewis, Sandoval,  
Watson, Alvidrez, Parady  
Briefings  
Mill Levy Presentation  
Executive Session with the City Attorney's Office  
A motion offered by Chair Sawyer, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Presentation 25-0471 be Entered Into Executive Session,  
carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Sawyer, Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Lewis, Sandoval,  
Watson  
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Consent Items  
Amends a contract with Gartner, Inc. to add $550,000.00 for a new total of  
$1,000,000.00 and add 11 months for a new end date of 10-31-2025 for  
consulting services in support of achieving contract cost optimizations for  
various technology contracts using NASPO ValuePoint’s Master  
Agreement #19-19-06, citywide  
(TECHS-202476038-01/TECHS-202578798-01).  
Council Resolution 25-0428 was approved by consent  
Approves the Mayor’s reappointment to the Crime Prevention & Control  
Commission. Approves the reappointment of Jonathan McMillan to the  
Crime Prevention & Control Commission for a term from 01-01-2025  
through 12-31-2027 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-0429 was approved by consent  
Approves the Mayor’s reappointment to the Crime Prevention & Control  
Commission. Approves the reappointment of Dr. Jennifer Gafford to the  
Crime Prevention & Control Commission for a term from 01-01-2025  
through 12-31-2027 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-0430 was approved by consent  
Approves the Mayor’s reappointment to the Crime Prevention & Control  
Commission. Approves the reappointment of Lisa Thompson to the Crime  
Prevention & Control Commission for a term from 01-01-2025 through  
12-31-2027 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-0431 was approved by consent  
Approves the Mayor’s reappointment to the Crime Prevention & Control  
Commission. Approves the reappointment of Orlando F. Salazar III to the  
Crime Prevention & Control Commission for a term from 01-01-2025  
through 12-31-2027 or until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-0432 was approved by consent  
Approves a contract with Aquila Services Corporation, doing business as  
Denver Metro Protective Services, for $1,000,000.00 with an end date of  
04-30-2028 with two one-year options to extend to provide emergency  
on-call security personnel services citywide, excluding Denver International  
Airport (GENRL-202476185-00).  
Council Resolution 25-0433 was approved by consent  
Amends a contract with American Mechanical Services of Denver, L.L.C.  
to add $250,000.00 for a new total of $750,000.00 to provide emergency  
plumbing services citywide, excluding Denver International Airport. No  
change to contract length  
(GENRL-202266161-03/GENRL-202577914-03).  
Council Resolution 25-0436 was approved by consent  
Amends a contract with Solutions Mechanical, LLC to add $100,000.00 for  
a new total of $600,000.00 to provide emergency and scheduled appliance  
maintenance and repair services Citywide, excluding Denver International  
Airport. No change to contract length  
(GENRL-202054911-03/GENRL-202578246-03).  
Council Resolution 25-0437 was approved by consent  
Approves a Sublease Agreement with The St. Francis Center through  
12-31-2025 to operate a non-congregate shelter at 4685 Quebec Street in  
Northeast Park Hill, in Council District 8 (FINAN-202578578-00).  
Council Resolution 25-0447 was approved by consent  
Approves the Amended Revival Amendatory Lease Agreement with  
Quebec Hospitality LLC, to add $5,067,360.00 for a new total of  
$17,432,700.00 and add 10 months for a new end date of 12-31-2025 for  
non-congregate sheltering at 4685 Quebec Street in Northeast Park Hill, in  
Council District 8 (FINAN-202266264-02/FINAN-202578322-02).  
Council Resolution 25-0448 was approved by consent  
Approves the capital equipment purchase of a “Type 3” Wildland Fire  
Engine from the Wildland Firefighting Reimbursement and Other  
Fee-Based Programs Special Revenue Fund to support the Wildland  
firefighting program for use in the metro vicinity, the state of Colorado, and  
nationally.  
Council Bill 25-0456 was approved by consent  
Approves expenditures not to exceed $14,002,905.00 for the renewal of  
City property and liability insurance policies with effective dates of May 1,  
2025, procured through four insurance brokers: Willis Towers Watson,  
Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., Huntington T. Block, and Marsh USA,  
citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-0461 was approved by consent