Community Planning and  
Housing  
AGENDA  
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 1:00 PM  
City & County Building, Room 391  
Chair: Sarah Parady, Vice Chair: Diana Romero Campbell  
Members: Flor Alvidrez, Shontel Lewis, Amanda Sandoval, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres  
Staff: Luke Palmisano  
NOTE: 1:00 pm Early Start  
Attendance  
Action Items  
Presentation on Stability Contracts  
25-1993  
Amends a contract with Brothers Redevelopment to add  
$350,000.00 for a new total of $1,350,000.00 and adding  
twelve months for a new end date of 12-31-2026 to allow  
for an additional 37 households to be served in the 2026  
program year, citywide  
(HOST-202368182/HOST-202581961-04).  
Melissa Thate, Department of Housing Stability  
25-1994  
Amends a contract with Brothers Redevelopment, Inc.  
(BRI) to add $2,450,000 for a new total of $3,650,000.00  
and adding twelve months for a new end date of  
12-31-2026 to allow an additional 1,629 households to  
be served in the 2026 program year, citywide  
(HOST-202579426/HOST-202582097-01).  
Melissa Thate, Department of Housing Stability  
25-1995  
Amends an agreement with Brothers Redevelopment, Inc.  
to add $1,299,685.00 in Affordable Housing Funds,  
$950,000.00 in General Funds and $1,450,000.00 in  
ARPA Interest funds for a new total of $9,699,685.00 and  
adding twelve months for a new end date of 12-31-2026  
to administer the Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance  
(TRUA) program, citywide  
(HOST-202476821/HOST-202582332-01).  
Melissa Thate, Department of Housing Stability  
25-1998  
25-2000  
Approves a contract with East Colfax Community  
Collective (ECCC) for $538,234.00 with an end date of  
12-31-2028 to allow for 175 unduplicated households to  
be served in the 2026 program year, citywide  
(HOST-202582289).  
Melissa Thate, Department of Housing Stability  
Amends an agreement with Jewish Family Service of  
Colorado, Inc. by adding $1,250,000.00 for a new total of  
$3,777,392.00 and adding seven months for a new end  
date of 12-31-2026 to administer the Temporary Rental  
and Utility Assistance (TRUA) Program serving an  
estimated 90 additional households  
(HOST-202371133/HOST-202581992-04).  
Melissa Thate, Department of Housing Stability  
25-2003  
Amends a subaward with The Community Firm (DBA  
Community Economic Defense Project) by adding  
$700,000.00 for a new total of $2,265,224.00 and adding  
twelve months for a new end date of 12-31-2026 to  
provide information on and direct access to the  
Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance (TRUA) program  
through a customer service call center, citywide  
(HOST-202473566/HOST-202582095-02).  
Melissa Thate, Department of Housing Stability  
25-2004  
Amends a contract with The Community Firm (TCF) by  
adding $2,450,000.00 for a new total of $3,650,000.00  
and adding twelve months for a new end date of  
12-31-2026 for an additional 1,478 households to be  
served in the 2026 program year, citywide  
(HOST-202579416/HOST-202582096-01).  
Melissa Thate, Department of Housing Stability  
25-2005  
Amends an agreement with The Community Firm (TCF)  
(DBA The Community Economic Defense Project) by  
adding $1,299,685.00 in Affordable Housing Funds,  
$950,000.00 in General Funds and $1,450,000.00 in  
ARPA Interest funds for a new total of $13,893,442.00  
and adding twelve months for a new end date of  
12-31-2026 to administer the Temporary Rental and  
Utility Assistance (TRUA) program through financial  
assistance and/or housing stability services, citywide  
(HOST-202476925/HOST-202582326-01).  
Melissa Thate, Department of Housing Stability  
Presentation on Misc. Shelter Contracts  
25-2006  
Approves a contract with Work Options for Women  
(WOW) for $502,112.56 with an end date of 6-30-2026  
to provide meals and necessary food service management  
to Denver micro-communities, in Council District 8  
(HOST-202582288).  
Jeff Kositsky, Department of Housing Stability  
Landmark Designation  
25-1992  
Designates 1555 North Grant Street, Knights of  
Columbus, as structure for preservation, in Council  
District 10.  
Kara Hahn, Community Planning and Development  
Consent Items  
25-1996  
25-1997  
Approves contract with The Colorado Coalition for the  
Homeless (CCH) for $5,231,922.00 with an end date of  
12-31-2028 for the provision of the Housing Central  
Command (HCC) Stabilization project to support clients  
formerly experiencing homelessness, citywide  
(HOST-202582072).  
Amends a loan amendment with The Empowerment  
Program, Inc. to add $294,000.00 for a new total of  
$3,444,000.00 to finance the demolition and new  
construction of a multi-family residential structure to  
create 70 income-restricted Permanent Supportive  
Housing (PSH) units to be leased at affordable rents to  
qualifying households. No change to loan term, in Council  
District 10 (HOST-202577817/HOST-202582287-01).  
25-2001  
25-2002  
Approves a contract with The St. Francis Center (SFC) for  
$20,145,343.75 with an end date of 12-31-2028 to  
provide shelter operation and programmatic services at  
Non-Congregate Shelter - Stone Creek, in Council District  
8 (HOST- 202581856).  
Approves a contract with The Community Firm (TCF) dba  
Community Economic Defense Project (CEDP) for  
$3,731,922.00 with an end date of 12-31-2028 to provide  
funding for the provision of the Housing Central  
Command (HCC) Navigation program for people  
experiencing unsheltered homelessness, citywide  
(HOST-202582041).