Safety, Housing, Education &  
Homelessness Committee  
AGENDA  
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 10:30 AM  
City & County Building, Council Committee Room, Room 391  
1437 Bannock Street  
Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair: Chris Hinds  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda P. Sandoval, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Attendance  
Briefings  
24-1679  
Denver Police Department Briefing on Gun Crime Strategy  
Commander Jake Herrera, Denver Police Department  
Dr. Ben Sanders, Office of Social Equity and Innovation  
Consent Items  
24-1432  
Amends a contract with Mile High United Way to add 20  
months for a new end date of 8-31-2026 to administer  
the My Spark program, citywide. No change to contract  
amount (MOEAI-202476130-01/MOEAI-202368717-01).  
24-1645  
Amends a contract with Colorado Legal Services to add  
$350,000 for a new total of $1,817,520 and add 12  
months for a new end date of 12/31/2025 to provide free  
eviction legal services to approximately 400 households,  
citywide (HOST- 202476824-0).  
24-1646  
Amends a contract with Colorado Poverty Law Project  
(CPLP) to add $700,000 for a new total of $3,055,152  
and add 12 months for a new end date of 12/31/2025 to  
provide free eviction legal services to approximately 900  
households, citywide (HOST-202476823-03).  
24-1647  
Amends a contract with East Colfax Community Collective  
(ECCC) to add $300,000 for a new total of $1,060,000  
and add 12 months for a new end date of 12/31/2025 to  
provide housing navigation and language access services  
to approximately 400 households, citywide  
(HOST-202476825-04).  
24-1649  
24-1650  
Approves a contract with The Salvation Army (TSA) for  
$1,200,000 and extending operations an additional 3  
months through 3/31/25 to continue to provide staffing  
to the Stone Creek (AKA Best Western) Non-Congregate  
Shelter, in Council District 8 (HOST-202476604).  
Amends a contract with The Salvation Army (TSA) to  
reduce the contract by $808,000.00 for a new amount of  
$9,282,903 and extend the term of the contract through  
3/31/2025 to continue to provide the management and  
oversight of the emergency shelter located at 4040  
Quebec Street in Council District 8  
(HOST-202476261-01).  
24-1651  
Amends a contract with The Community Firm (DBA  
Community Economic Defense Project) by adding  
$806,243.00 for a new total contract amount of  
$1,565,224 and extending the contract term by one  
calendar year for a new end date of 12/31/2025 to  
provide information on and direct access to the  
Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance (TRUA) program  
to households through a customer service call center  
citywide (HOST-202476822-01).  
24-1652  
Amends a Master Credit Agreement with Enterprise  
Community Loan Fund Inc., and multiple lending partners  
to continue the City’s participation in a fund that provides  
loans to acquire properties in close proximity to public  
transit for affordable housing, citywide  
(HOST-202476777).  
24-1658  
24-1675  
Approves a Grant Agreement from the Caring for Denver  
Foundation in the amount of $2,106,665, from  
09/01/2024 to 11/30/2025, for the Co-Responder  
Program in support of the Crisis Intervention Unit (CIRU),  
citywide (POLIC-202476915).  
Amends a contract with Denver Health and Hospital  
Authority (DHHA) by adding $307,490 for a new total of  
$891,488 and one year for a new end date of 6-30-25 to  
provide outreach, harm reduction and treatment support  
for persons with opioid, methamphetamine and alcohol  
use disorders through the SUN Co-Responder program,  
citywide (ENVHL-202476118).