Finance & Governance Committee

Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Committee Members: Black, Chair; Kniech, Vice-Chair; Hinds; Gilmore; Ortega; CdeBaca Committee Staff: Jonathan Griffin Tuesday, August 6, 2019, 1:30 PM City & County Building, Room 391 Attendance Present: 6- Black, Hinds, Gilmore, Ortega, CdeBaca, Clark Absent: 1- Kniech Action Items 19-0781 Refers a proposed Charter amendment to a vote of the qualified and registered electors of the City and County of Denver at the 11-05-19 election to add Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) as a named rank of the Denver Fire Department and to allow the Fire Chief to assign duties of Shift Commander to an assistant chief of the Denver Fire Department. A motion offered by Clark, duly seconded by Ortega, that Council Bill 19-0781 be approved for filing. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Black, Hinds, Gilmore, Ortega, CdeBaca, Clark Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Kniech 19-0773 Amends sections 2-191 through 2-194 and 2-275 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) to remove reference to oversight of the Department of General Services and to formally assign care and operation of the facilities, structures and land used for theater, concert, auditorium, arena and other cultural purpose to Arts and Venues, pending voter approval of a November 2019 Charter measure. A motion offered by Ortega, duly seconded by Gilmore, that Council Bill 19-0773 be approved for filing. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Black, Hinds, Gilmore, Ortega, CdeBaca, Clark Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Kniech City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 8/6/2019  Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Tuesday, August 6, 2019 19-0772 Refers a proposed Charter amendment to a vote of the qualified and registered electors of the City and County of Denver at the 11-05-19 election to remove the requirement that management of owned or leased facilities for theater, concert, auditorium or arena purposes be assigned by Charter to General Services. A motion offered by Ortega, duly seconded by Gilmore, that Council Bill 19-0772 be approved for filing. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Black, Hinds, Gilmore, Ortega, CdeBaca, Clark Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Kniech 19-0782 Submits to a vote of the registered electors of the City and County of Denver at a special municipal election to be held in conjunction with the coordinated election on November 5, 2019, a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City and County of Denver to require elected officials to maintain residency in Denver and, if a district Councilmember, in the district, throughout the term of office. A motion offered by Ortega, duly seconded by Hinds, that Council Bill 19-0782 be approved for filing. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Black, Hinds, Gilmore, Ortega, CdeBaca, Clark Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Kniech Consent Items Block Vote A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Black, Hinds, Gilmore, Ortega, CdeBaca, Clark Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Kniech 19-0765 Amends a contract with Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP by adding $300,000 for a new total of $795,000 and adding 10 months and 18 days for a new end date of 10-18-20 to provide professional legal services in employment-related matters and serve as legal counsel for conflict litigation and overflow and other legal matters and services as necessary (ATTNY-201524534). City and County of Denver Page 2 Printed on 8/6/2019  Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Tuesday, August 6, 2019 A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0765 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Black, Hinds, Gilmore, Ortega, CdeBaca, Clark Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Kniech 19-0768 Establishes the Denver Water/NWC Recycled Water Pipeline IGA capital project fund in the Grant and Other Money Projects Fund for the Denver Water/National Western Center recycled water pipeline and makes appropriations. A motion offered that Council Bill 19-0768 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Black, Hinds, Gilmore, Ortega, CdeBaca, Clark Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Kniech 19-0769 Approves a master purchase order with Traffic Signal Controls, Inc. for $2,500,000 and through 7-31-22 for traffic signal LEDs and various traffic signal parts for ongoing maintenance of intersection signal devices, citywide (SC-00004170). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0769 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: 19-0770 Approves a contract with Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions, Inc. for $2,462,283 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 (TECHS - 201948298). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0770 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Black, Hinds, Gilmore, Ortega, CdeBaca, Clark Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Kniech 19-0771 Authorizes and approves program documents for the City’s sponsorship of the regional metroDPA Program, which includes authorizing the appointment of a Servicer, Escrow Agent, Administrator, and Program Monitor for the Program, allocation of funds for down payment assistance, and other program enhancements. City and County of Denver Page 3 Printed on 8/6/2019  Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Tuesday, August 6, 2019 A motion offered that Council Bill 19-0771 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Black, Hinds, Gilmore, Ortega, CdeBaca, Clark Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Kniech 19-0774 Approves the Mayoral appointment of the Rev. Dr. Katherine Farley to the Citizens Oversight Board Nomination Committee for a term effective immediately and expiring 8-01-23, or until a successor is duly appointed. A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0774 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Black, Hinds, Gilmore, Ortega, CdeBaca, Clark Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Kniech 19-0777 Amends a capital equipment lease agreement with Banc of America Public Capital Corp. to remove all references to “title” in Section VI of the lease, at the request of the Federal Aviation Administration solely in order for the FAA to register the helicopter. No change to contract amount or duration (FINAN-201842877-01/ FINAN-201951240-01). A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0777 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Black, Hinds, Gilmore, Ortega, CdeBaca, Clark Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Kniech 19-0778 Approves the Mayoral reappointments of Robert J. Duncanson, Christopher Pacheco, Michael Sapp, Peter Spanberger, Andrew Johnston, Barbara Puls and Peter Baertlein to the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Board of Directors for terms effective immediately and expiring 6-30-21, or until a successor is duly appointed. A motion offered that Council Resolution 19-0778 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Black, Hinds, Gilmore, Ortega, CdeBaca, Clark Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Kniech City and County of Denver Page 4 Printed on 8/6/2019