Safety, Housing, Education

& Homelessness Committee

Minutes

Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 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

7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres, Kashmann, Alvidrez

2 - Hinds, Sandoval

Present:

Absent:

Action Items

25-0884

Approves a contract with The Salvation Army (TSA) for $4,200,000.00 with

an end date of 12-31-2025 to provide operations and supportive services

at the Stone Creek non-congregate shelter (NCS) serving adult households

experiencing homelessness, in Council District 8 (HOST-202477421).

A motion offered by Council member Sawyer, duly seconded by Council member

Torres, that Council Resolution 25-0884 be approved for filing, carried by the

following vote:

5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres

Aye:

Nay:

2 - Hinds, Sandoval

Absent:

25-0885

Amends a contract with The Salvation Army to add $8,006,556.00 for a

new total of $16,013,112.00 and to add twelve months for a new end date

of 12-31-2025 to support family shelter intake and access services,

housing-focused case management and housing navigation, as well as

operations at The Tamarac Family Shelter, in Council District 4

(HOST-202473096/HOST-202477477-01).

A motion offered by Council member Sawyer, duly seconded by Council member

Torres, that Council Resolution 25-0885 be approved for filing, carried by the

following vote:

5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres

Aye:

Nay:

2 - Hinds, Sandoval

Absent:

25-0886

Amends an agreement with The Salvation Army (TSA) to add

$7,000,000.00 for a new total of $16,282,903.00 and to add nine months

for a new end date of 12-31-2025 to provide operations and supportive

services at The Aspen non-congregate shelter (NCS) providing shelter

services to adult households experiencing homelessness, in Council

District 8 (HOST-202369267/HOST-202579644-02).

A motion offered by Council member Sawyer, duly seconded by Council member

Torres, that Council Resolution 25-0886 be approved for filing, carried by the

following vote:

5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Torres

Aye:

Nay:

2 - Hinds, Sandoval

Absent:

Briefings

25-0891

Department of Housing Stability Loan Development Agreements

Consent Items

25-0867

Amends an Intergovernmental Agreement with Denver Health & Hospital

Authority to amend the invoice due date and roll over $99,196.76 of

unspent Year 1 funds into the Year 2 budget to ensure pain management is

an organization priority with goals of combating the opioid epidemic and

ensuring regulatory compliance. No change to agreement amount or term,

citywide (ENVHL-202370663/ENVHL-202579246-02).

Council Bill 25-0867 was approved by consent

25-0868

25-0869

25-0871

Amends a contract with Advocates for Recovery to add $571,726.38 for a

new total of $910,435.08 and add two years for a new end date of

12-31-2026 to expand its services to marginalized groups in Denver who

are increasingly impacted by opioid misuse and overdose, citywide

(ENVHL-202370750/ENVHL-202475906-01).

Council Resolution 25-0868 was approved by consent

Amends a contract agreement with The Naloxone Project to roll over

$77,995.57 of unspent Year 1 funds into the Year 2

budget to continue piloting the First Responder Naloxone Distribution and

Harm Reduction Pilot Program in Denver. No change to contract amount or

length, citywide. (ENVHL-202370677/ENVHL-202579590-03).

Council Resolution 25-0869 was approved by consent

Amends contract with Find Solutions LLC to add $88,500.00 for a new

total of $789,125.00 and to add six months for a new end date of

12-31-2025 to continue providing professional mediation services

resolving conflicts involving Denver community members and City and

County of Denver employees, citywide

(HRCRS-202159637/HRCRS-202579473-03).

Council Resolution 25-0871 was approved by consent

Amends a contract with Colorado Poverty Law Project (CPLP) to add

$335,000.00 for a new total of $3,390,152.00 to provide free eviction legal

services to approximately 1,300 Denver households in 2025. No change to

contract length, citywide (HOST-202159468/HOST-202579849-04).

Council Resolution 25-0882 was approved by consent

Amends a contract with Colorado Legal Services to add $50,000.00 for a

new total of $1,867,520.00 to provide free eviction legal services to

approximately 400 Denver households in 2025. No change to contract

length, citywide (HOST-202157453/HOST-202579848-04).

Council Resolution 25-0883 was approved by consent

Approves the capital equipment purchase of a Chemical Detection System

with funds from the DSD State Grant Appropriation (12301-3531000) to

support the operations of the FY24-25 Drug and Contraband Detection and

Control Grant Program (SHERF-202578352), citywide.

Council Bill 25-0887 was approved by consent

A bill for an ordinance approving a proposed Seventh Amendatory

Agreement between the City and County of Denver and State of Colorado,

Department of Human Services, to provide funds for substance use

disorder, mental health treatment, jail medicated assisted treatment and

pre-sentence re-entry to Denver city jails, citywide.

Amends an agreement with Colorado Department of Human Services,

Behavioral Health Administration to add $370,000.00 for a new total of

$4,350,842.00 and to add one year for a new end date of 9-30-2026 to

provide funds for substance use disorder, mental health treatment, jail

medicated assisted treatment and pre-sentence re-entry to Denver city

jails, citywide (SHERF-202262959/SHERF-202579383-07). The last

regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on

7-14-2025. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on

6-18-2025.

Council Bill 25-0889 was approved by consent