Safety, Housing, Education &  
Homelessness Committee  
AGENDA  
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 10:15 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  
NOTE: 10:15 am Early Start  
Attendance  
Action Items  
24-1697  
Approves a contract with Brothers Redevelopment, Inc.  
for $6,000,000 and an end date of 12-31-2025 to  
administer the Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance  
(TRUA) program in Affordable Housing Funds, citywide  
(HOST-202476821).  
24-1704  
Amends a contract with La Raza Services, Inc., doing  
business as Servicios de La Raza, by adding $2,700,000  
for a new total of $7,300,000 and 12 months for a new  
end date of 12-31-25 to continue to provide culturally  
appropriate community engagement services to recipients  
of the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program,  
citywide (ENVHL-202472789).  
24-1763  
Amends Section 18-95 of the Denver Revised Municipal  
Code (DRMC) to amend the salary of the District Attorney  
for the four-year term beginning 2025 through 2028.  
District Attorney John Walsh  
There will be 15 minutes of public input on item 24-1763.  
To sign up to speak visit  
www.denvergov.org/councilpublicinput.  
a) Briefing  
b) Public comment  
c) Discussion/Action  
24-1765  
For an ordinance amending Chapters 24 and 34 of the  
Denver Revised Municipal Code regarding the sale of  
tobacco products including flavored tobacco products.  
Council members Gonzales-Gutierrez, Lewis, and Watson  
There will be 15 minutes of public input on item 24-1765.  
To sign up to speak visit  
www.denvergov.org/councilpublicinput.  
a) Briefing  
b) Public comment  
c) Discussion/Action  
Consent Items  
24-1728  
Amends a contract with School District #1 (Denver Public  
Schools) for $1,722,200 and a new end date of 9-30-  
2025 to provide behavioral health related programming,  
citywide (ENVHL-202477003-02).  
24-1729  
Amends a contract with Colorado Affordable Legal  
Services to add $265,000 for a new total of $810,000 and  
add 12 months to the contract for a new end date of  
12/31/2025 to provide free eviction legal services to  
approximately 340 households, citywide (ATTNY  
-202476832-04/HOST 202157454).  
24-1736  
Approves the Agreement with Mental Health Center of  
Denver, doing business as WellPower, in the amount of  
$2,100,000 and a term of 9/1/2024 through 11/30/2025  
for continued 24/7 Co-Responder services that is funded  
by the Caring for Denver Foundation grant, citywide  
(POLIC-202476447).  
24-1741  
24-1742  
24-1743  
Approves a contract with Work Options for Women  
(WOW) for $1,089,142.00 and an end date of  
12-31-2025 for the purpose of providing meals and  
necessary food service management to Denver  
micro-communities, citywide (HOST-202476954).  
Amends a contract with Brothers Redevelopment Inc. to  
add $375,000 for a new total of $1,000,000 and add 12  
months to the contract for a new end date of 12/31/2025  
to provide foreclosure financial assistance, citywide  
(HOST-202477005-03).  
Amends the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Bridge  
Housing contract to add an additional $1,327,633 for a  
new total of $6,239,255 and extend the contract for an  
additional year for a new end date of 12-31-2025. to  
provide temporary housing and support to households  
experiencing homelessness who have an identified  
housing resource, citywide (HOST-202476916-03).  
24-1744  
Amends contract with the Denver Rescue Mission Family  
Non-Congregate Shelter program, also known as the  
Family Next Step Plus Program to $481,058 for a new  
total of $991,942 and will extend the contract for an  
additional year for a new end date of 12-31-2025 to  
support families experiencing homelessness in shelter,  
using trauma informed care, harm reduction and housing  
first strategies, to assist these households with obtaining  
long term and permanent housing, citywide  
(HOST-202476922-02).  
24-1745  
24-1746  
24-1747  
Amends a contract with Colorado Coalition for the  
Homeless that will extend the contract term for one  
additional year with a new end date of 12-31-2025 to  
coordinate a rehousing collaborative to provide rapid  
rehousing services to people experiencing homelessness  
in Denver, citywide (HOST-202477018-01).  
Amends a contract with The Community Firm, doing  
business as The Community Economic Defense Project to  
add $800,000 for a new total of $2,536,000 and add 12  
months to the contract for a new end date of 12/31/2025  
to provide free eviction legal services to approximately  
1,015 households, citywide (HOST-202476920-03).  
Amends a contract with The Community Firm, doing  
business as The Community Economic Defense Project to  
add $125,000 for a new total of $500,000 and add 12  
months to the contract for a new end date of 12-31-2025  
to provide foreclosure legal services, citywide  
(HOST2024-77050-02).  
24-1748  
24-1749  
Approves a contract with The Salvation Army (TSA) for  
$1,113,031 with a term of 1/1/2025 to 12/31/2025 for  
the purpose of providing meals and necessary food  
service management to Denver micro-communities,  
citywide (HOST-202476953).  
Amends a contract with the Volunteers of America by  
adding in an additional $140,000 for a new total of  
$700,000 and extending the contract term for an  
additional year for a new end date of 12-31-2025 to  
provide case management and support to households  
receiving permanent housing vouchers through Denver  
Housing Authority, citywide (HOST-202476977-03).