Finance & Governance Committee

Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Committee Members: Flynn, Chair; Kniech, Vice-Chair; Black, Espinoza, Kashmann, Susman Committee Staff: Jonathan Griffin Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 1:30 PM City & County Building, Room 391 Attendance Present: 6- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann Action Items 18-1464 A bill for an ordinance amending Section 15-11 (Initiative and referendum petitions) of the Revised Municipal Code of the City and County of Denver to modify the timeframe for the review and determination of sufficiency for initiative, referendum, and recall petitions during an election and to modify the section heading. Adjust timeframe for initiative and referendum petitions. A motion offered by Councilmember Kashmann, duly seconded by Councilmember Espinoza, that Council Resolution 18-1464 be approved for filing. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann Nay: 0 Consent Items Block Vote Block Vote A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann Nay: 0 18-1447 Approves the Mayoral appointment of Sean McDermott to the Crime Prevention and Control Commission for a term effective immediately and City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 12/12/2018  Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Tuesday, December 11, 2018 expiring 9-1-21, or until a successor is duly appointed. A motion offered that Council Resolution 18-1447 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann Nay: 0 18-1448 Approves the Mayoral appointment of Mary Beth Susman to the Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation District for a term effective immediately and expiring 6-30-20, or until a successor is duly appointed. A motion offered that Council Resolution 18-1448 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann Nay: 0 18-1449 Approves a non-financial lease agreement with Verizon Wireless for ten years to allow Verizon to install an AWS-LTE headend inside the Denver 911 Peoria Building at 12025 East 45th Avenue in Council District 8 (TECHS-201842663-00). A motion offered that Council Resolution 18-1449 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann Nay: 0 18-1461 Appropriates 50% of the grant award for the 2019 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) based on a Letter of Intent provided by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs in the amount of $445,350 to fund the Community Services Block Grant program intended to alleviate the effects of poverty, demonstrate a way out of poverty, and promote long-term or sustainable futures for low-income persons citywide. A motion offered that Council Bill 18-1461 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann Nay: 0 City and County of Denver Page 2 Printed on 12/12/2018