Finance & Governance Committee
Regular MeetingDenver, CO · August 16, 2022
Minutes
Minutes
Finance & Governance
Committee
Committee Members: Sawyer, Chair; Black, Vice-Chair;
CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega
Committee Staff: Mar'quasa Maes
Tuesday, August 16, 2022, 1:30 PM
City & County Building, Council Chambers, Room 450
Attendance
Present: 5- Sawyer, Black, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Absent: 2- CdeBaca, Hinds
Action Items
22-0983 Amends Chapter 15 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code concerning
municipal election procedures for ballot measures.
approved for filing
Aye: 5- Sawyer, Black, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
Absent: 2- CdeBaca, Hinds
22-0986 Amends the Denver City Council Rules of Procedure to create a deadline
for ordinances referred to voters by City Council pursuant to section 3.3.6
of the Charter.
approved for filing
Aye: 4- Sawyer, Black, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 1- Kniech
Absent: 2- CdeBaca, Hinds
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Finance & Governance Committee
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
22-0969 Amends Ordinance No. 0591, Series of 2021, as amended by subsequent
ordinances, to allocate a total of $1,000,000 in spending for the Recovery
category in the American Rescue Act Plan (ARPA) Grant Fund, which will
be funded from interest earnings generated by the ARPA program, to
provide gift cards, vouchers, and expanded food box distribution to
individuals and families in the City to alleviate pressures on those who have
experienced food insecurity because of Covid-19 or economic inflation.
approved for filing
Aye: 5- Sawyer, Black, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
Absent: 2- CdeBaca, Hinds
Consent Items
Block Vote
approved the Consent Agenda
Aye: 5- Sawyer, Black, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
Absent: 2- CdeBaca, Hinds
22-0959 Approving the City Council appointment of Jesse Ogas to the Caring for
Denver Board.
approved by consent
Aye: 5- Sawyer, Black, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
Absent: 2- CdeBaca, Hinds
22-0962 Approves the Mayoral reappointment of Steven McCarthy to the National
Western Center Authority Board of Directors for a term effective
immediately and expiring 12-31-2026, or until a successor is duly
appointed.
approved by consent
Aye: 5- Sawyer, Black, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
Absent: 2- CdeBaca, Hinds
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Finance & Governance Committee
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
22-0966 Amends a contract with Kainos Worksmart, Inc. by adding $649,800 for a
new total of $1,299,800 and three years for a new end date of 7-31-2025 to
continue implementing a Workday test automation tool to make testing
Workday configurations faster, easier and less resource-intensive, citywide
(TECHS- 201948348, 202264118).
approved by consent
Aye: 5- Sawyer, Black, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
Absent: 2- CdeBaca, Hinds
22-0975 Authorizes the purchase of a RIZO printer from the Department of
Transportation and Infrastructure Wastewater Operations Fund to support
high-volume printing needs for programs requiring paper billing and
communications.
approved by consent
Aye: 5- Sawyer, Black, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
Absent: 2- CdeBaca, Hinds
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Agenda
Agenda
Finance & Governance
Committee
Committee Members: Sawyer, Chair; Black, Vice-Chair;
CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega
Committee Staff: Mar'quasa Maes
Tuesday, August 16, 2022, 1:30 PM
City & County Building, Council Chambers, Room 450
Attendance
Action Items
22-0983 Amends Chapter 15 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code
concerning municipal election procedures for ballot
measures.
There will be 15 minutes of public comment on item
22-0983. To sign up to speak visit
www.denvergov.org/councilpublicinput.
a) Briefing
b) Public comment
c) Discussion/Action
22-0986 Amends the Denver City Council Rules of Procedure to
create a deadline for ordinances referred to voters by City
Council pursuant to section 3.3.6 of the Charter.
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Agenda
Finance & Governance Committee
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
22-0969 Amends Ordinance No. 0591, Series of 2021, as amended
by subsequent ordinances, to allocate a total of
$1,000,000 in spending for the Recovery category in the
American Rescue Act Plan (ARPA) Grant Fund, which will
be funded from interest earnings generated by the ARPA
program, to provide gift cards, vouchers, and expanded
food box distribution to individuals and families in the
City to alleviate pressures on those who have experienced
food insecurity because of Covid-19 or economic
inflation.
Consent Items
22-0959 Approving the City Council reappointment of Jesse Ogas
to the Caring for Denver Board.
22-0962 Approves the Mayoral reappointment of Steven McCarthy
to the National Western Center Authority Board of
Directors for a term effective immediately and expiring
12-31-2026, or until a successor is duly appointed.
22-0966 Amends a contract with Kainos Worksmart, Inc. by adding
$649,800 for a new total of $1,299,800 and three years
for a new end date of 7-31-2025 to continue
implementing a Workday test automation tool to make
testing Workday configurations faster, easier and less
resource-intensive, citywide (TECHS- 201948348,
202264118).
22-0975 Authorizes the purchase of a RIZO printer from the
Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Wastewater Operations Fund to support high-volume
printing needs for programs requiring paper billing and
communications.
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