Safety, Housing, Education  
& Homelessness Committee  
Minutes  
Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 10:30 AM  
Chair: Stacie Gilmore, Vice Chair Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Sarah Parady, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres, Darrell Watson  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Attendance  
9 -  
Present:  
Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Torres, Watson, Kashmann, Lewis,  
Romero Campbell  
1 - Parady  
Absent:  
Action Items  
23-1672  
Amends a contract with The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless  
(202057228) to add $3,037,326 for a new total of $8,811,044 and one  
additional year for a new end term of 12-31-2024 for outreach services to  
persons experiencing homelessness, citywide. 202370851.  
A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn, duly seconded by Chair Gilmore, that  
Council Resolution 23-1672 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Parady  
Absent:  
Briefings  
23-1689  
Overview of the Office of the Municipal Public Defender  
Consent Items  
Block Vote  
A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
Aye:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Parady  
Absent:  
23-1663  
Approves a grant agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and  
Prevention for $1,807,494 and an end term of 8-31-2024 to expand  
overdose prevention efforts including harm reduction work, linkage to care  
services, stigma reduction efforts, drugs testing capacities, and  
collaboration among healthcare providers, citywide. ENVHL-202370069.  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1663 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Parady  
Absent:  
23-1664  
Amends a revenue agreement with Waste Management Disposal Service  
of Colorado, Inc. (ENVHL-201524286-06) by adding 1 year for a new end  
date of 12-31-2024 for the operation of a composting facility, citywide.  
ESEQD-202370860-06.  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1664 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Parady  
Absent:  
23-1666  
Amends a contract with Savio House (SOCSV-202160466-03) to add  
$200,000 for a new contract total of $608,000 and to extend the term by  
one year for a new end date of 9/30/2024 to continue fiscal oversite of the  
Denver Collaborative Partnership (DCP), aimed at serving youth and their  
families to keep youth in their own communities. Preserving Safe and  
Stable Family (PSSF) grant funds supports the various services required  
through DCP, citywide. SOCSV-202370312-03.  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1666 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Parady  
Absent:  
23-1668  
Amends a contract with Volunteers of America Colorado Branch  
(202057272) to add $965,000 for a new total of $4,040,000 and adding  
one year for a new end term of 12-31-2024 to support the Colorado Rapid  
Rehousing Plus care program to provide rapid rehousing to individuals and  
families experiencing homelessness through individualized care plans that  
focus on housing navigation, benefit navigation, and rental assistance,  
citywide. 202370905-01.  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1668 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
Aye:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Parady  
Absent:  
23-1670  
Amends a contract with Burgwyn Residential Management Services LLC  
(202057235) to add $200,000 for a new total of $800,000 and one  
additional year for a new end term of 12-31-2024 to provide permanent  
supportive housing services, citywide. 202370904-01.  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1670 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Parady  
Absent:  
23-1671  
Amends a contract with The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless  
(202157456) to add $566,000 for a new total of $2,328,219 and one  
additional year for a new end term of 12-31-2024 to provide rental  
assistance for households that are experiencing homelessness, citywide.  
202370903-01.  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1671 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Parady  
Absent:  
23-1673  
Amends an agreement with Sheridan Homes LLC to assign the ongoing  
obligations of a loan agreement and covenant related to affordable housing  
development located at 5375 West 10th Avenue to Archway Jody  
Acquisition LLC. This amendment creates the assumption of the  
agreement and covenant by Archway Jody Acquisition LLC and allows  
Archway Jody Acquisition to redevelop the property while also extending  
the covenant for the period of time that it will take to redevelop the property,  
in Council District 3. HOST-202370810-02 / GE7A090-02.  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1673 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Parady  
Absent:  
23-1674  
Approves the loan agreement with 1900 South, LLC, in the amount of  
$4,410,000 located at 1901 S. Navajo Street to assist with the  
development and construction of 98 dwelling units, 97 of which will be  
income-restricted, and will be known as Ruby Vista, in Council District 2.  
HOST-202371005.  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1674 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Parady  
Absent:  
23-1675  
Amends a contract with The Delores Project (202157807) to add  
$700,000 for a new total of $2,800,000 and one additional year for a new  
end term of 12-31-2024 to support the operational and programmatic  
activities at their residential shelter, citywide. 202370785-01.  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1675 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Parady  
Absent:  
23-1677  
Amends a contract with Volunteers of America, Colorado Branch  
(202057242) to add $601,829 for a new total of $1,807,316 and one  
additional year for a new end date of 12-31-2024 to support the  
operational and programmatic activities at Sinton’s Sanctuary, a shelter for  
senior women and women veterans experiencing homelessness, citywide.  
202370792-01.  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1677 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Parady  
Absent: