Finance & Governance Committee

Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Committee Members: Black, Chair; Kniech, Vice-Chair; Hinds, Clark, Ortega, CdeBaca Committee Staff: Zachary Rothmier Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 1:30 PM Virtual: Link Available at <www.DenverGov.org/CityCouncil> Attendance Present: 7- Ortega, CdeBaca, Black, Kniech, Hinds, Gilmore, Clark Action Items 21-1041 Amends the commercial contract to buy and sell real estate with Forum Building Housing LP, as successor-in-interest to Forum Housing Corporation, by amending the City Options Agreement and the City Use Restriction Agreement for The Forum Building project located at 270 West 14th Avenue to provide affordable housing in Council District 10 (FINAN-202159656). A motion offered by Vice Chair Kniech, duly seconded by Chair Hinds, that Council Bill 21-1041 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ortega, CdeBaca, Black, Kniech, Hinds, Gilmore, Clark Nay: 0 21-1042 Approves the issuance and sale of an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 of the City and County of Denver, Colorado Multifamily Housing Revenue Note (Forum Apartments) Series 2021 for the purpose of financing the renovation, acquisition, construction, and equipping of a permanent supportive housing facility for individuals experiencing homelessness located at 250 West 14th Avenue in Council District 10. A motion offered by Vice Chair Kniech, duly seconded by Chair Ortega, that Council Bill 21-1042 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ortega, CdeBaca, Black, Kniech, Hinds, Gilmore, Clark Nay: 0 21-1056 Rescinds $5,000,000 from General Fund Contingency to make an appropriation in the Department of Finance to provide a one-time bonus payment to City employees who complied with the COVID-19 vaccination City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 9/16/2021  Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Tuesday, September 14, 2021 mandate, per the Public Health Order. A motion offered by Clark, duly seconded by Vice Chair Kniech, that Council Bill 21-1056 be postponed to a date certain, carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Black, Kniech, Hinds, Gilmore, Clark Nay: 0 Absent: 2- Ortega, CdeBaca 21-1058 Amends Article II, Chapter 18 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code by adding a Division 5 titled COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Bonus Program for the purpose of providing a one-time $400 bonus to eligible employees who comply with the vaccine mandate on or before September 30, 2021, or receive approved exemptions for medical or religious reasons. A motion offered by Clark, duly seconded by Vice Chair Kniech, that Council Bill 21-1058 be postponed to a date certain, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ortega, CdeBaca, Black, Kniech, Hinds, Gilmore, Clark Nay: 0 21-1059 Establishing principles and procedures for developing a plan for redrawing the boundaries of Council Districts within the City and County of Denver. A motion offered by Clark, duly seconded by Chair Hinds, that Council Resolution 21-1059 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ortega, CdeBaca, Black, Kniech, Hinds, Gilmore, Clark Nay: 0 Consent Items Block Vote Block Vote A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ortega, CdeBaca, Black, Kniech, Hinds, Gilmore, Clark Nay: 0 21-1017 Approves the Mayoral reappointment of Jareb Parker to the Bluebird Improvement District board of directors for a term effective immediately and expiring 5-31-25, or until a successor is duly appointed. A motion offered that Council Resolution 21-1017 be approved by consent en City and County of Denver Page 2 Printed on 9/16/2021  Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Tuesday, September 14, 2021 bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ortega, CdeBaca, Black, Kniech, Hinds, Gilmore, Clark Nay: 0 21-1018 Approves the following Mayoral reappointments and Mayoral appointments to the Denver Community Corrections Board: reappointments of DeAnna Maes and Mike Anderson for terms effective immediately and expiring 6-30-22, or until a successor is duly appointed; reappointments of Jason Romportl and Dana Niemela for terms effective immediately and expiring 6-30-23, or until a successor is duly appointed; reappointments of David Johnson and Jorge Aleman for terms effective immediately and expiring 6-30-25, or until a successor is duly appointed; appointment of Michelle Sykes for a term effective immediately and expiring 6-30-23, or until a successor is duly appointed; and appointments of Jesse Forrest and Matthew Beresky for terms effective immediately and expiring 6-30-25, or until a successor is duly appointed. A motion offered that Council Resolution 21-1018 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ortega, CdeBaca, Black, Kniech, Hinds, Gilmore, Clark Nay: 0 21-1032 Amends a master purchase order with Conserve-A-Watt Lighting, Inc. by adding $550,000 for a new total of $1,300,000 for lighting, lamps, ballasts, and fixtures for lighting maintenance in City facilities. No change to agreement duration (SC-00003161). A motion offered that Council Resolution 21-1032 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ortega, CdeBaca, Black, Kniech, Hinds, Gilmore, Clark Nay: 0 21-1033 Declares the intent of the City to issue an amount not to exceed $12,500,000 of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds for GHC CO Developer LLC, or its affiliates, for the Hilltop Apartments project to support the acquisition, construction, renovation, rehabilitation, improvement, and equipping of an affordable housing project with properties located at 1705 Franklin Street in Council District 9 and 1554 Logan Street Council District 10. A motion offered that Council Resolution 21-1033 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ortega, CdeBaca, Black, Kniech, Hinds, Gilmore, Clark City and County of Denver Page 3 Printed on 9/16/2021  Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Nay: 0 21-1039 Approves a contract with Advanced Network Management, Inc. for $5,000,000 and for five years to provide on-call professional services related to Cisco hardware and software supporting the City's data networks (TECHS-202159478). A motion offered that Council Resolution 21-1039 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ortega, CdeBaca, Black, Kniech, Hinds, Gilmore, Clark Nay: 0 21-1040 Rescinds $400,000 from General Fund Contingency to make an appropriation in the Department of Finance to make a payment to the National Western Center Authority to fund capacity building and technical assistance to the Globeville-Elyria-Swansea (GES) community to stand up processes for the Community Investment Fund Committee, National Western Center Phases 3-8 Development and a Community Benefits Agreement. A motion offered that Council Bill 21-1040 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ortega, CdeBaca, Black, Kniech, Hinds, Gilmore, Clark Nay: 0 21-1050 Amends a contract with Exterro, Inc. by adding $1,348,459.35 for a new total of $3,328,877.19 and three years for a new end date of 10-31-24 for the City Attorney’s Office use of the Exterro Fusion software platform for legal holds, data preservation, and electronic discovery (TECHS-202159893). A motion offered that Council Resolution 21-1050 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ortega, CdeBaca, Black, Kniech, Hinds, Gilmore, Clark Nay: 0 City and County of Denver Page 4 Printed on 9/16/2021