Health and Safety  
Minutes  
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 10:30 AM  
Chair: Darrell Watson, Vice Chair: Kevin Flynn  
Members: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sarah Parady, Amanda Sandoval, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie  
Torres  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Consent Items  
Amends a contract with WASTE MANAGEMENT DISPOSAL SERVICES  
OF COLORADO, INC. to add two years for a new contract end date of  
07-31-2028 for the operation of a concrete and asphalt recycling facility at  
the City-owned DADS landfill in Arapahoe County, which is operated by  
Waste Management Disposal Services of Colorado, Inc. No change to  
contract amount, citywide (ESEQD-  
202368102-00/ESEQD-202684005-01).  
Council Resolution 26-0975 was approved by consent.  
Amends a contract with WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO, INC. to  
add five years for a new end date of 06-03-2031 to establish rates for  
water usage by third parties and establish the payment split between the  
City and Waste Management. No change to contract amount, citywide  
(ESEQD-201309599-00/ESEQD-202684404-02).  
Council Resolution 26-0976 was approved by consent.  
Amends a grant agreement with School District No. 1 in the City and  
County of Denver and The State of Colorado (Denver Public School The  
Village CLA) to amend Exhibit A and Exhibit B in the contract and add  
$37,819.82 for a new contract total of $611,999.34 to provide reliable  
healthy food access for Denver’s children, as funded by the Healthy Food  
for Denver’s Kids Initiative, serving Districts 1, 3, 6, 8, 9 and 10. (ENVHL-  
202580270-00/ENVHL-202684724-01).  
Council Bill 26-0978 was approved by consent.  
Approves a contract with Apex Companies LLC for up to $2,000,000.00  
for a contract term of 1-1-2026 through 12-31-2030 to perform asbestos  
inspection and management, lead inspection and management, indoor air  
quality, radon, and industrial hygiene support, asbestos abatement and  
mitigation project oversight support, emergency response support, and  
environmental litigation support/expert technical analysis, citywide  
(ESEQD- 202582797-00).  
Council Resolution 26-0982 was approved by consent.  
Approves a contract with Ayuda Companies for up to $2,000,000.00 for a  
contract term of 1-1-2026 through 12-31-2030 to perform asbestos  
inspection and management, lead inspection and management, indoor air  
quality, radon, and industrial hygiene support, asbestos abatement and  
mitigation project oversight support, emergency response support, and  
environmental litigation support/expert technical analysis, citywide  
(ESEQD-202582796-00).  
Council Resolution 26-0983 was approved by consent.  
Approves a contract with Environmental Technical Solutions LLC for up to  
$2,000,000.00 for a contract term of 1-1-2026 through 12-31-2030 to  
perform asbestos inspection and management, lead inspection and  
management, indoor air quality, radon, and industrial hygiene support,  
asbestos abatement and mitigation project oversight support, emergency  
response support, and environmental litigation support/expert technical  
analysis, citywide (ESEQD-202582794-00).  
Council Resolution 26-0984 was approved by consent.  
Approves a contract with Schafer Environmental Consulting Inc. for up to  
$1,500,000.00 for a contract term of 1-1-2026 through 12-31-2030 to  
perform asbestos inspection and management, lead inspection and  
management, indoor air quality, radon, and industrial hygiene support,  
asbestos abatement and mitigation project oversight support, emergency  
response support, and environmental litigation support/expert technical  
analysis, citywide (ESEQD-202682965-00).  
Council Resolution 26-0985 was approved by consent.  
Approves a contract with Set Environmental Inc. dba Foothills  
Environmental for up to $1,500,000.00 for a contract term of 1-1-2026  
through 12-31-2030 to perform asbestos inspection and management,  
lead inspection and management, indoor air quality, radon, and industrial  
hygiene support, asbestos abatement and mitigation project oversight  
support, emergency response support, and environmental litigation  
support/expert technical analysis, citywide (ESEQD-202682964-00).  
Council Resolution 26-0986 was approved by consent.  
Approves a contract with The Vertex Companies for up to $1,500,000.00  
for a contract term of 1-1-2026 through 12-31-2030 to perform asbestos  
inspection and management, lead inspection and management, indoor air  
quality, radon, and industrial hygiene support, asbestos abatement and  
mitigation project oversight support, emergency response support, and  
environmental litigation support/expert technical analysis, citywide  
(ESEQD-202682966-00).  
Council Resolution 26-0987 was approved by consent.  
Amends an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Denver Health and  
Hospital Authority to add 16 months for a new end date of 12-31-2027 to  
continue supporting the creation of the Family Connects program within the  
City and County of Denver which will connect parents of newborns to vital  
community resources through postpartum nurse home visits. No change to  
contract amount, citywide (SOCSV-202368942 / SOCSV-202684477-01).  
Council Bill 26-0988 was approved by consent.