Finance & Governance Committee

Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Committee Members: Sawyer, Chair; Black, Vice-Chair; CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega Committee Staff: Luke Palmisano Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 1:30 PM City & County Building, Council Chambers, Room 450 Attendance Present: 7- Sawyer, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres, Sandoval Absent: 1- Black Action Items 23-0160 Amends a lease agreement with DP Media Network, LLC by adding $1,908,964.50 for a new total of $43,475,016.90 and 19 months for a new end date of 2-28-2025 to continue leasing needed city office space on the 7th floor of the Denver Post building at 101 West Colfax Avenue in Council District 9 (FINAN- 201626030-00/ FINAN-202366679-05). A motion offered by Councilmember Torres, duly seconded by Councilmember Hinds, that Council Resolution 23-0160 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Sawyer, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Black 23-0199 An ordinance amending Section 18-81, D.R.M.C., setting the salaries of elected officers for terms beginning July 17, 2023 A motion offered by Councilmember Torres, duly seconded by Councilmember Hinds, that Council Bill 23-0199 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Sawyer, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Black Briefings City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 2/28/2023  Minutes Finance & Governance Committee Tuesday, February 28, 2023 23-0198 City Attorney's Office Litigation Update (Executive Session) A motion offered by Councilmember Hinds, duly seconded by Councilmember Ortega, that Council Presentation 23-0198 be Entered Into Executive Session, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Sawyer, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Black Consent Items Block Vote Block Vote A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Sawyer, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Black 23-0187 Appropriates $5 Million in the Colorado Convention Center Capital Fund (38422) for Colorado Convention Center Maintenance to correct an omission in the 2023 Long Bill. A motion offered that Council Bill 23-0187 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Sawyer, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Black 23-0188 Authorizes the purchase of capital equipment from the Parks Legacy Fund (15828) to support irrigation system projects for smaller parks. A motion offered that Council Bill 23-0188 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Sawyer, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Black City and County of Denver Page 2 Printed on 2/28/2023