Finance & Governance Committee

Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Committee Members: Flynn, Chair; Kniech, Vice-Chair; Black, Espinoza, Kashmann, Susman Committee Staff: Jonathan Griffin Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 1:30 PM City & County Building, Room 391 Attendance Present: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Action Items 19-0137 A bill for an ordinance exempting feminine hygiene products from the collection of sales and use tax in the City and County of Denver. Defines feminine hygiene products and exempts feminine hygiene products from the collection of sales and use tax in the City and County of Denver. A motion offered by Councilmember Kashmann, duly seconded by Councilmember Susman, that Council Bill 19-0137 be approved for filing. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0194 Amends Section 20-77 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to provide for temporary suspension of contractors by the debarment board and to add additional grounds for debarment to further protect the city in its contracting. A motion offered by Councilmember Kniech, duly seconded by Councilmember Espinoza, that Council Bill 19-0194 be postponed to a date certain. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 Consent Items Block Vote City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 3/6/2019  Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Tuesday, March 5, 2019 A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0172 Approves an on-call contract with Littler Mendelson, P.C. for $1,000,000 and for five years for professional legal services for conflicts counsel cases and overflow matters for the City Attorney’s Office, citywide (TBD). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0172 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0173 Approves an on-call contract with Wells, Anderson & Race LLC for $1,000,000 and for five years for professional legal services for conflicts counsel cases and overflow matters for the City Attorney’s Office, citywide (TBD). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0173 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0174 Approves an on-call contract with Senter, Goldfarb & Rice, LLC for $1,000,000 and for five years for professional legal services for conflicts counsel cases and overflow matters for the City Attorney’s Office, citywide (TBD). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0174 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0175 Approves an on-call contract with Miletich PC for $1,000,000 and for five years for professional legal services for conflicts counsel cases and overflow matters for the City Attorney’s Office, citywide (TBD). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0175 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 City and County of Denver Page 2 Printed on 3/6/2019  Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Tuesday, March 5, 2019 19-0176 Approves an on-call contract with Lasater & Martin, P.C. for $1,000,000 and for five years for professional legal services for conflicts counsel cases and overflow matters for the City Attorney’s Office, citywide (TBD). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0176 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0177 Approves an on-call contract with Kresl & Singer, P.C. for $750,000 and for five years for professional legal services for conflicts counsel cases and overflow matters for the City Attorney’s Office, citywide (TBD). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0177 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0178 Approves an on-call contract with Hall & Evans, LLC for $1,000,000 and for five years for professional legal services for conflicts counsel cases and overflow matters for the City Attorney’s Office, citywide (TBD). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0178 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0179 Approves an on-call contract with Gordon L. Vaughan, P.C. doing business as Vaughan & DeMuro, for $1,000,000 and for five years for professional legal services for conflicts counsel cases and overflow matters for the City Attorney’s Office, citywide (TBD). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0179 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0180 Approves an on-call contract with Berg, Hill, Greenleaf & Ruscitti, LLP for $1,000,000 and for five years for professional legal services for conflicts counsel cases and overflow matters for the City Attorney’s Office, citywide (TBD). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0180 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: City and County of Denver Page 3 Printed on 3/6/2019  Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Tuesday, March 5, 2019 Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0182 Sets a public hearing before City Council on 4-8-19 regarding the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Service Plan for the Denver International Business Center Metropolitan District No. 1 in Council District 11. A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0182 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0184 Amends an on-call contract with AOR, Incorporated by adding $350,000 for a new total of $700,000 and expanding the scope of work to include additional marketing and creative services for planning, managing, facilitating, and implementing marketing and branding initiatives for all city programs, projects, events, and priorities, citywide. No change to contract duration (TECHS-201738497). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0184 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0185 Amends an on-call contract with Street Source Marketing and Communications by adding $350,000 for a new total of $700,000 and expanding the scope of work to include additional marketing and creative services for planning, managing, facilitating, and implementing marketing and branding initiatives for all city programs, projects, events, and priorities, citywide. No change to contract duration (TECHS-201738506). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0185 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0196 Approves a contract with Colorado Dental Service Inc., doing business as Delta Dental of Colorado Insurance, for $64,000,000 and for four years to provide dental insurance to City employees and classified members of the police and fire departments (201846722). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0196 be approved by consent en City and County of Denver Page 4 Printed on 3/6/2019  Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Tuesday, March 5, 2019 bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0197 Approves a contract with UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company for $78,000,000 and for one year to provide health insurance to City employees and classified members of the police department (201846722). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0197 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 19-0199 Approves a contract with Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions, Inc. for $2,501,352.10 and for five years for the purchase, implementation and ongoing support of an enterprise cloud-hosted case management system to support City Attorney’s office operations, citywide (TBD). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0199 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Kniech, Black, Susman, Espinoza, Kashmann, Clark Nay: 0 City and County of Denver Page 5 Printed on 3/6/2019