Safety, Housing, Education  
& Homelessness Committee  
Minutes  
Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 10:30 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, Alvidrez,  
Kashmann, Romero Campbell, Parady, Watson  
Action Items  
24-0972  
For an ordinance referring a question to the ballot to increase the sales and  
use tax by a rate of 0.50 percent and dedicating the revenue derived from  
the tax rate increase to fund affordable housing and related housing  
support services citywide subject to the approval of the voters at a special  
municipal election to be conducted in coordination with the state general  
election on November 5, 2024.  
A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council President  
Sandoval, that Council Bill 24-0972 be postponed to August 7, 2024, carried by the  
following vote:  
7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
Consent Items  
Block Vote  
A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-0936  
Approves Option Letter #3 of the Community Services Block Grant award  
provided by the State of Colorado Department of Local Affairs, adding  
$422,549 for a new total of $845,098 to continue assistance with food  
access and reduction of employment barriers, for individuals and families  
living at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, citywide. No change to  
duration (SOCSV202472152-00/SOCSV202472152-03).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0936 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-0949  
Amends a contract with Carfax, Inc., by adding $1,600,000 for a new total  
of $1,925,000 and four years for a new ending date of 10-31-2028 to  
provide requested crash reports, citywide  
(POLIC-202474373-01/POLIC-202367102-00).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0949 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-0951  
Approves a grant agreement with the Colorado Department of Human  
Services for $1,660,696.90 and an end date of 6-30-2025 to support early  
intervention, deflection, and redirecting from the criminal justice system, as  
part of the Roads to Recovery programming, citywide  
(ENVHL-202474523).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0951 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay: