REVISED MAYOR-COUNCIL AGENDA
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10 am
Revision: Addition of item A-1
I. DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS:
A. City Council – Councilman Garcia
A-1. Adopt a moratorium on construction of more than 1 dwelling unit (except to replace a
2-unit structure) and on Planned Building Group development in defined areas of northwest
Denver.
B. Finance – Ed Scholz, Steve Ellington, Guadalupe Gutierrez-Vasquez, Richard Sheehan
B-1. Re-set the employee contribution rate to the Denver Employees Retirement Plan
(DERP), prospectively, at 4.5% of
payroll, bringing the total contribution from the employees and the employers to 13%.
B-2. Change the municipal code to eliminate the .5% (½ of 1%) vendor discount for timely
filing and payment of tax for the sales, use, and lodger’s tax ordinances.
B-3. Increase the biennial sales, use and lodger’s tax license fees from $20 to $50. Add a
biennial occupational privilege tax registration fee of $50.
B-4. Approve authorization of the Manager of Finance to provide financing through a
capital lease purchase transaction on behalf of Technology Services to fund equipment to
update the City’s data and voice network system totaling $3,961,423.
B-5. Approve supplement to current funding to the Unemployment Compensation Insurance
account 01010-0125100. The projected amount necessary to finish the 2009 FY is $460,000.
C. Parks and Recreation – Chantal Unfug
C-1. *Approve a six-month, no-cost extension to March 31, 2010, of the Parks Planning oncall design contract with Wenk Associates for Better Denver projects.
D. DIA – Brian Elms
D-1. *Extend for two years (to 8/31/2011) and add $9 million to the contract with KONE
Inc. for preventative maintenance and repairs on all airport elevators, escalators, and moving
walkways.
D-2. *Change the term to month to month (ending in December, 2009) and reduce the rent
structure (by approximately $2,000 per month) for concessionaire First Class Baggage’s
contract, due to hardship.
D-3. Approve request to purchase landside snow equipment from Caterpillar Financial in the
amount of $1,700,000 and from SnoGo, LLC in the amount of $750,000 for specific use in
parking lots and landside areas.
E. Safety – Mel Thompson, Max Taylor (City Attorney)
E-1. *Approve changes to the current collective bargaining agreement between the City and
Local 858.
E-2. *Continue the City purchase of medical insurance coverage by the City and County of
Denver from Kaiser Health Plan of Colorado (“Kaiser) for the Denver Fire Fighters.
E-3. *Accept $530,642 in Department of Justice grant funds for three, limited full-time
forensic scientist positions, and for purchase of equipment (QIA Symphony SP DNA
Extraction Robot for $75,000), and DNA supplies.
F. County Court – Matt McConville
F-1. Approve ordinance change to increase the bond processing fee to $75.00 when a bond is
posted for a vehicle in violation of D.R.M.C. 54-811(10).
G. Public Works – Revekka Balancier
G-1. Approve granting a revocable permit to Columbine-Clayton, LLC, their successors and
assigns, to encroach into the right-of-way with shoring and tiebacks at Clayton Street, 2nd
Avenue, and the alley west of 2nd Avenue. District 10.
G-2. Approve municipal code changes to modify the fees associated with moving a vehicle
to a lawful position and vehicle immobilization.
G-3. Approve contract with IPS Parking Meters to allow for the procurement, installation,
and ongoing service of IPS Single Space Parking Meters in the City.
H. Economic Development – Pamela England-Moore
H-1. Approve request for a Resolution authorizing submittal of an application for a specialpurpose subzone of Foreign Trade Zone #123 for use by Vestas Nacelles America, Inc. and
related entities.
I.
Technology Services – Ethan Wain
I-1. Approve agreement with Qwest to provide leased line, data, and telephony services to
the City and County of Denver (Master Services Agreement). The contract is for 5 years and
not to exceed $12,850,000.
I-2. Contract with Qwest for equipment and professional services to upgrade the city’s data
and voice network. (Companion to item A-4).
II. MATTERS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION:
III. MATTERS FOR COUNCIL INFORMATION:
IV. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
*indicates consent agenda
**indicates the item will be on committee consent agenda this week.
Amber Callender | Deputy Council Liaison
Office of Mayor John Hickenlooper
O: 720.865.9051 | C: 303.809.5244
amber.callender@denvergov.org | Dial 3-1-1 for City Services