Safety, Housing, Education  
& Homelessness Committee  
Minutes  
Wednesday, December 20, 2023, 10:00 AM  
Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sarah Parady  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres, Darrell Watson  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Attendance  
9 -  
Present:  
Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson, Lewis,  
Romero Campbell  
Action Items  
23-1960  
For an ordinance amending Chapters 24, 38, and 49 of the Revised  
Municipal Code concerning the removal of shelter when the outside  
temperature is predicted to be thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit or lower.  
A motion offered by Councilmember Torres, duly seconded by Chair  
Gonzales-Gutierrez, that Council Bill 23-1960 be approved for filing, carried by  
the following vote:  
4 - Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres  
Aye:  
4 - Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres  
3 - Flynn, Sawyer, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
3 - Flynn, Sawyer, Watson  
Nay:  
23-1964  
For an ordinance adding a new section to Chapter 16 of the Revised  
Municipal Code to require the opening of facilities for temporary shelter  
when the outside temperature is predicted to be thirty-two degrees  
Fahrenheit or lower.  
A motion offered by Councilmember Torres, duly seconded by Chair  
Gonzales-Gutierrez, that Council Bill 23-1964 be approved for filing, carried by  
the following vote:  
4 - Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres  
3 - Flynn, Sawyer, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Briefings  
23-1966  
House 1000 Status Update  
Consent Items  
Block Vote  
A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
23-1882  
Amends an agreement with the State of Colorado Department of Human  
Services, Division of Youth Services to add $21,225 for a new total of  
$3,352,743.17 and 3 additional months for a new end term of 9-30-2024 to  
perform detention screening and pre-trial services for youth, citywide.  
202371092-03 (202263432)  
A motion offered that Council Bill 23-1882 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
23-1943  
Approves a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice  
Programs, Department of Justice in the amount of $533,200 for a term of 3  
years to support Denver District Attorney’s Office’s Denver Cold Case  
Collaborative, citywide. DATTTY-202371407  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1943 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
23-1947  
Amends a purchase order with Snap Colorado LLC from $1,000,000 to  
$1,400,000 with no change to the order length for purchase of meals for  
guests at the City’s migrant shelters, citywide. PO-00132256  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1947 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay: