Safety, Housing, Education &  
Homelessness Committee  
AGENDA  
Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 10:30 AM  
City & County Building, Council Committee Room, Room 391  
1437 Bannock Street  
Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sarah Parady  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres, Darrell Watson  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Attendance  
Briefings  
HOST Overview of Housing Stability Programs  
Melissa Thate, Department of Housing Stability  
Consent Items  
Amends a contract with Brothers Redevelopment, Inc to  
add $4,413,171 for a new total of $8,826,342, increasing  
the estimated total number of households served by 90  
while continuing to administer the Temporary Rental and  
Utility Assistance (TRUA) program, citywide. No change  
to contract length.  
(HOST-202371122/HOST-202473553-01)  
Amends a contract with The Community Firm, doing  
business as Community Economics Defense Project, by  
adding $6,641,651.00 for a new total of $14,042,283,  
and increasing the estimated total number of households  
served by 850 while continuing to administer the  
Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance (TRUA) program,  
citywide. No change to contract length.  
(HOST-202371132/HOST-202473564-01)  
Approves a contract with The Community Firm, doing  
business as Community Economic Defense Project, for  
$758,981 and a one-year term ending 12-1-2024 to  
provide information on and direct access to the  
Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance (TRUA) program  
to households through a customer service call center,  
serving an estimated 36,000 callers, citywide.  
(HOST-202473566)