Safety, Housing, Education  
& Homelessness Committee  
Minutes  
Wednesday, October 30, 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  
10 -  
Present:  
Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres, Alvidrez, Kashmann,  
Romero Campbell, Watson  
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
Action Items  
24-1473  
Approves the 2025 Denver Health and Hospital Authority operating  
agreement (ENVHL-202476387/ALF - CE60437).  
A motion offered by Council member Sawyer, duly seconded by Vice Chair  
Hinds, that Council Bill 24-1473 be postponed until November 6, 2024, carried by  
the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
Briefings  
24-1501  
DDPHE Behavioral Health Programming Updates  
Block Vote  
Consent Items  
Block Vote  
A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres  
Aye:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-1472  
Amends a contract with Mental Health Center of Denver, doing business as  
WellPower, by adding $575,000 for a new total of $16,646,560 and three  
months for a new end date of 12-31-2024 to operate the Behavioral Health  
Solutions Center located at 2929 West 10th Avenue and providing  
services, citywide (ENVHL-202475595).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1472 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-1474  
Amends a revenue agreement with Waste Management Disposal Service  
of Colorado, Inc. by adding three years for a new end date of 12-31-2027  
for operation of a composting facility at the Denver Arapahoe Disposal  
Site. No change to the contract amount (ENVHL-201524286-07 /  
ESEQD-202474884).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1474 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-1476  
Amends a contract with The Gathering Place (TGP) to decrease the  
budget by $951,142.00 for a new total of $500,000 and, subsequently  
decreases the number of people to be served to represent 2024 goals  
since program wasn’t started in 2023 as originally intended. TGP provides  
site operations, client support, and management of the micro-community  
serving transgender people, non-binary people, and women, in Council  
District 10 (HOST-202476448-01).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1476 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-1477  
Amends a contract with Colorado Health Network, Inc. to add $328,868.66  
for a new total of $6,084,206.66 to Tenant Based Rental Assistance  
(TBRA), Short-Term Rental Mortgage Utility Assistance (STRMU),  
Permanent Housing Placement (PHP), and other supportive services to  
individuals participating in the Housing Opportunities for Persons with  
AIDS (HOPWA) program, citywide. No change to contract length  
(HOST-202476386-03).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1477 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-1478  
Amends a contract with Central Student Transportation by adding  
$850,000 for a new total of $2,050,000 and one additional year for a new  
end date of 12-31-2025 to continue transportation services for individuals  
experiencing homelessness, citywide  
(HOST-202265250/HOST-202476492).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1478 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-1479  
Amends an agreement with Lincoln Housing Partners LLLP reflect the sale  
of the property to Lincoln Terrace Apartments, LLC and assigns and  
amend the loan agreement related to an affordable housing development  
located at 507 North Lincoln Street in City Council District 7 to the new  
owner. No change to contract amount or length  
(GE7A011/HOST-202476240).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1479 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent:  
24-1480  
Approves the loan agreement with Mercy Housing Mountain Plains in the  
amount of $8,550,000 to finance construction of 190 income-restricted  
units to be leased at rents affordable to qualifying households, in Council  
District 3 (HOST-202476529).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1480 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sandoval  
Absent: