Safety, Housing, Education  
& Homelessness Committee  
Minutes  
Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 10:15 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, Torres, Watson, Parady, Lewis,  
Kashmann, Romero Campbell  
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
Briefings  
25-0031  
Behavioral Health Solutions Center Update  
25-0032  
Consent Items  
Block Vote  
Briefings on Resident Data in All In Mile High Sites  
A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
0
Nay:  
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0015  
Amends a contract with Vivent Health, Inc. by adding $162,516 for a new  
total of $840,161 to provide care, treatment, and supportive services to  
individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant Area  
(TGA), citywide. No change to contract length  
(ENVHL-202476413-03/ENVHL-202368215-03).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 25-0015 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0016  
Amends a contract with It Takes A Village, Inc. by adding $58,985 for a  
new total of $625,756 to provide care, treatment, and supportive services  
to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant Area  
(TGA), citywide. No change to contract length (ENVHL-202476506-03/  
ENVHL-202368211-03).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 25-0016 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0017  
Amends a contract with Colorado Health Network, Inc. by adding  
$1,013,485 for a new total of $4,950,969 to provide care, treatment, and  
supportive services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver  
Transitional Grant Area (TGA), citywide. No change to contract length  
(202476602-03).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 25-0017 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0018  
Amends an intergovernmental agreement with University of Colorado  
Hospital Authority (UCHA) by adding $402,889 for a new total of  
$2,038,411 to provide care, treatment, and supportive services to  
individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant Area  
(TGA), citywide. No change to contract length  
(ENVHL-202476421-03/ENVHL-202368046-03).  
A motion offered that Council Bill 25-0018 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0019  
Amends an intergovernmental agreement with Regents of the University of  
Colorado Children’s Hospital Immunodeficiency Program by adding  
$114,883 for a new total of $544,005 to provide care, treatment, and  
supportive services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver  
Transitional Grant Area (TGA), citywide. No change to contract length  
(ENVHL-202476577-03/ ENVHL-202368150-03).  
A motion offered that Council Bill 25-0019 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
0
Nay:  
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0020  
Amends an intergovernmental agreement with Denver Health & Hospital  
Authority by adding $393,395 for a new total of $2,072,249 to provide care,  
treatment, and supportive services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the  
Denver Transitional Grant Area (TGA), citywide. No change to contract  
length (ENVHL-202476412-03/ ENVHL-202368146-03).  
A motion offered that Council Bill 25-0020 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0021  
Amends a contract service agreement with Catholic Charities &  
Community Services of The Archdiocese of Denver, Inc. to add  
$8,215,623.00 for a new total of $16,431,246.00 and a new end date of  
12-31-2025 to provide shelter and programming services to women (and  
individuals who identify, express, and present as transgender, non-binary,  
or gender non-conforming) experiencing homelessness, citywide  
(HOST-202477323-01/HOST-202370609).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 25-0021 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0022  
Amends a contract with Colorado Coalition for the Homeless to add  
$3,700,000 for a new total of $17,841,667 and a new end date of  
12-31-2025 to provide supportive services, treatment, case management,  
housing placement, utility and other housing stability related financial  
assistance, and housing for individuals experiencing chronic  
homelessness, citywide (HOST-202477320-03/HOST202157444).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 25-0022 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0023  
Amends an agreement with Colorado Health Network, Inc. to add 6 months  
for a new end date of 06-30-2025 to continue to provide supportive  
services to individuals participating in the Housing Opportunities for  
Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), citywide. No change to contract amount  
(HOST-202477519-04).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 25-0023 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0024  
Amends a contract with Colorado Village Collaborative (CVC) to add 3  
months for a new end date of 3-31-2025 for services related to the  
temporary safe outdoor site at 13th and Quivas, in Council District 3  
(HOST-202477563-04/HOST-202157407).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 25-0024 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0025  
Amends the service agreement with The Delores Project to add  
$700,000.00 for a new total of $3,500,000.00 and a new end date of  
12-31-2025 to provide shelter 24 hours a day, 7 days a week residential  
shelter services to women (and individuals who identify, express, and  
present as transgender, non-binary, or gender non-conforming)  
experiencing homelessness, in Council District 3  
(HOST-202477318-02/HOST-202157807).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 25-0025 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0026  
Amends a contract agreement with Denver Health & Hospital Authority to  
add $441,875.75 for a new total amount of $743,478.75 and a new end  
date of 12-31-2026, to ensure pain management is an organization priority  
with goals of combatting the opioid epidemic and ensuring regulatory  
compliance, citywide (ENVHL-202370663-00\ENVHL-202475901-01).  
A motion offered that Council Bill 25-0026 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0027  
Amends a contract agreement with Denver Health & Hospital Authority to  
add $602,497.80 for a new total amount of $898,364.80 and a new end  
date of 12-31-2026, to expand the Ask the Center for Addiction Medicine’s  
Technical Resource and Information Line (Ask CAM TRAIL) community  
phone line to offer live calls weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm, citywide  
(ENVHL-202370555-00\ENVHL-202475916-02).  
A motion offered that Council Bill 25-0027 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0028  
Amends a contract agreement with Denver Public Schools to add  
$623,717.40 for a new total amount of $916,470.04 and a new end date of  
12-31-2026, to create 2 FTE positions that will be dispatched to schools  
as needed to provide support to students who are at the beginning stages  
of substance misuse, citywide (ENVHL- 202370553-00 \ ENVHL-  
202475911-01).  
A motion offered that Council Bill 25-0028 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent:  
25-0029  
Amends a contract agreement with The Naloxone Project to add  
$803,044.00 for a new total amount of $1,296,758.00 and a new end date  
of 12-31-2026, to pilot the First Responder Naloxone Distribution and  
Harm Reduction Pilot Program, citywide (ENVHL- 202370677-00 \  
ENVHL- 202475910-02).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 25-0029 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
5 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Sandoval  
Absent: