Safety, Housing, Education  
& Homelessness Committee  
Minutes  
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 10:15 AM  
Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair: Chris Hinds  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda P. Sandoval, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Attendance  
12 -  
Present:  
Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres, Kashmann,  
Lewis, Parady, Romero Campbell, Watson  
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).  
A motion was assumed by the Chair that Council Resolution 24-1697 be approved  
for filing. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
1 - Hinds  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
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).  
A motion offered by Vice Chair Hinds, duly seconded by Council member  
Sawyer, that Council Resolution 24-1704 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
1 - Gonzales-Gutierrez  
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.  
A motion offered by Vice Chair Hinds, duly seconded by Council President  
Sandoval, that Council Bill 24-1763 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-1765  
A bill for an ordinance amending Chapters 24 and 34 of the Denver  
Revised Municipal Code regarding the sale of tobacco products including  
flavored tobacco products.  
Amends Chapters 24 and 34 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to  
ban the sale of flavored tobacco products. If ordered published, a public  
hearing will be held on Monday, 12-16-2024. The Committee approved  
filing this item at its meeting on 12-4-2024.  
A motion offered by Council member Sawyer, duly seconded by Chair  
Gonzales-Gutierrez, that Council Bill 24-1765 be approved for filing, carried by  
the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
1 - Flynn  
Aye:  
Nay:  
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).  
Council Bill 24-1728 was approved by consent.  
24-1729  
24-1736  
24-1741  
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).  
Council Resolution 24-1729 was approved by consent.  
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).  
Council Resolution 24-1736 was approved by consent.  
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).  
Council Resolution 24-1741 was approved by consent.  
24-1742  
24-1743  
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).  
Council Resolution 24-1742 was approved by consent.  
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).  
Council Resolution 24-1743 was approved by consent.  
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).  
Council Resolution 24-1744 was approved by consent.  
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).  
Council Resolution 24-1745 was approved by consent.  
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).  
Council Resolution 24-1746 was approved by consent.  
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).  
Council Resolution 24-1747 was approved by consent.  
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).  
Council Resolution 24-1748 was approved by consent.  
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).  
Council Resolution 24-1749 was approved by consent.