Finance & Governance Committee
Regular MeetingDenver, CO · May 16, 2023
Minutes
Minutes
Finance & Governance
Committee
Committee Members: Sawyer, Chair; Black, Vice-Chair;
CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega
Committee Staff: Luke Palmisano
Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 1:30 PM
City & County Building, Council Chambers, Room 450
Attendance
Present: 8- Sawyer, Black, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres, Kashmann
Action Items
23-0589 Approves a lease agreement with BOP Republic Plaza I LLC for
$49,919,154.66 and through 12-31-2036 for the District Attorney’s Office
to use approximately 73,924 square feet of office space at 370 17th Street
in Council District 9 (FINAN 202368122-00).
A motion offered by Councilmember Hinds, duly seconded by Councilmember
Torres, that Council Resolution 23-0589 be approved for filing, carried by the
following vote:
Aye: 7- Sawyer, Black, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
23-0572 Approves a transfer of $5,000,000 from Capital Program PB001 - NWC
Triangle Project fund to Capital Program NX002 - NWC Equestrian Center
Project fund to support procurement activities, assessments, and design of
the equestrian center and potential hotel at the National Western Center
campus in Council District 9.
A motion offered by Councilmember Hinds, duly seconded by Councilmember
Ortega, that Council Bill 23-0572 be approved for filing, carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 5- Sawyer, Black, Hinds, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 1- CdeBaca
Abstain: 1- Kniech
23-0573 Approves a cooperation agreement with the National Western Center
Authority for $5,000,000 and through 12-31-2025 to fund, develop and
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manage a procurement and development process for the National Western
Center’s equestrian center and potential hotel on the National Western
Center campus located in Council District 9 (DOTI-202368116).
A motion offered by Councilmember Hinds, duly seconded by Councilmember
Ortega, that Council Resolution 23-0573 be approved for filing, carried by the
following vote:
Aye: 5- Sawyer, Black, Hinds, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 1- CdeBaca
Abstain: 1- Kniech
Consent Items
Block Vote
Block Vote
A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 7- Sawyer, Black, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
23-0578 Amends a contract with AutoReturn US, LLC. by adding 5 years for a new
end date of 5-1-2028 for continued use and support of the Aries Vehicle
Impound Management software, citywide. No change to contract amount
(TECHS-201522305-03/ TECHS-202367347-03).
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0578 be approved by consent en
bloc, carried by the following vote:
Aye: 7- Sawyer, Black, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
23-0584 Declares the intent of the City and County of Denver, Colorado to use its
best efforts to issue housing revenue bonds or mortgage credit certificates
to provide financing of residential facilities for low- and middle-income
families or persons; approving the delegation and assignment of private
activity bond volume cap allocation to the Colorado Housing and Finance
Authority for the St. Francis Center West project , a 60-unit affordable
multifamily apartment project, located at 211 North Federal Boulevard in
Council District 3; prescribing certain terms and conditions of such bonds
and certificates; and containing other provisions relating to the proposed
issuance of such bonds and certificates.
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0584 be approved by consent en
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bloc, carried by the following vote:
Aye: 7- Sawyer, Black, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
23-0585 Approves a license agreement with Dish Wireless Holding L.L.C. for
$467,726.28 and through 4-30-2033 to allow the licensee to mount a
television antenna on the Denver Fire Department tower, located at 4800
North Himalaya Road in Council District 11 (FINAN 202367429-00).
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0585 be approved by consent en
bloc, carried by the following vote:
Aye: 7- Sawyer, Black, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
23-0587 Rescinds $30,000 from Council District 4’s 2023 General Fund
appropriation, authorizes an appropriation to transfer cash to the Capital
Improvement and Capital Maintenance Fund, and makes an appropriation
for the Southeast Skatepark Visioning Project.
A motion offered that Council Bill 23-0587 be approved by consent en bloc,
carried by the following vote:
Aye: 7- Sawyer, Black, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
23-0590 Approves a purchase order with Colorado Hospitality Services Inc. for
$7,730,000 and through 6-30-2023 for hotel rooms at multiple locations in
support of sheltering migrants arriving from the southern border since
January 2023.
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0590 be approved by consent en
bloc, carried by the following vote:
Aye: 7- Sawyer, Black, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
23-0592 Approves a contract with Northwest Cascade, Inc., doing business as
Honey Bucket, for $975,000 and 3 years, plus 2 1-year options to extend,
for scheduled and on-demand port-o-let rental services, citywide
(GENRL-202367547-00).
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0592 be approved by consent en
bloc, carried by the following vote:
Aye: 7- Sawyer, Black, CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega, Torres
Nay: 0
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Agenda
Agenda
Finance & Governance
Committee
Committee Members: Sawyer, Chair; Black, Vice-Chair;
CdeBaca, Hinds, Kniech, Ortega
Committee Staff: Luke Palmisano
Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 1:30 PM
City & County Building, Council Chambers, Room 450
Attendance
Action Items
23-0589 Approves a lease agreement with BOP Republic Plaza I
LLC for $49,919,154.66 and through 12-31-2036 for the
District Attorney’s Office to use approximately 73,924
square feet of office space at 370 17th Street in Council
District 9 (FINAN 202368122-00).
Lisa Lumley, Department of Finance
23-0572 Approves a transfer of $5,000,000 from Capital Program
PB001 - NWC Triangle Project fund to Capital Program
NX002 - NWC Equestrian Center Project fund to support
procurement activities, assessments, and design of the
equestrian center and potential hotel at the National
Western Center campus in Council District 9.
Jennifer Welborn, Mayors Office; Michael Bouchard,
National Western Center; Brad Buchanan, National
Western Center; Margaret Danuser, Department of
Finance
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23-0573 Approves a cooperation agreement with the National
Western Center Authority for $5,000,000 and through
12-31-2025 to fund, develop and manage a procurement
and development process for the National Western
Center’s equestrian center and potential hotel on the
National Western Center campus located in Council
District 9 (DOTI-202368116).
Jennifer Welborn, Mayors Office; Michael Bouchard,
National Western Center; Brad Buchanan, National
Western Center; Margaret Danuser, Department of
Finance
Consent Items
23-0578 Amends a contract with AutoReturn US, LLC. by adding 5
years for a new end date of 5-1-2028 for continued use
and support of the Aries Vehicle Impound Management
software, citywide. No change to contract amount
(TECHS-201522305-03/ TECHS-202367347-03).
23-0584 Declares the intent of the City and County of Denver,
Colorado to use its best efforts to issue housing revenue
bonds or mortgage credit certificates to provide financing
of residential facilities for low- and middle-income
families or persons; approving the delegation and
assignment of private activity bond volume cap allocation
to the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority for the St.
Francis Center West project , a 60-unit affordable
multifamily apartment project, located at 211 North
Federal Boulevard in Council District 3; prescribing
certain terms and conditions of such bonds and
certificates; and containing other provisions relating to
the proposed issuance of such bonds and certificates.
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23-0585 Approves a license agreement with Dish Wireless Holding
L.L.C. for $467,726.28 and through 4-30-2033 to allow
the licensee to mount a television antenna on the Denver
Fire Department tower, located at 4800 North Himalaya
Road in Council District 11 (FINAN 202367429-00).
23-0587 Rescinds $30,000 from Council District 4’s 2023 General
Fund appropriation, authorizes an appropriation to
transfer cash to the Capital Improvement and Capital
Maintenance Fund, and makes an appropriation for the
Southeast Skatepark Visioning Project.
23-0590 Approves a purchase order with Colorado Hospitality
Services Inc. for $7,730,000 and through 6-30-2023 for
hotel rooms at multiple locations in support of sheltering
migrants arriving from the southern border since January
2023.
23-0592 Approves a contract with Northwest Cascade, Inc., doing
business as Honey Bucket, for $975,000 and 3 years, plus
2 1-year options to extend, for scheduled and on-demand
port-o-let rental services, citywide
(GENRL-202367547-00).
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