Safety, Housing, Education &  
Homelessness Committee  
AGENDA  
Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 10:30 AM  
City & County Building, Council Committee Room, Room 391  
1437 Bannock Street  
Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair: Chris Hinds  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda P. Sandoval, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Attendance  
Action Items  
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.  
Dr. Jamie Rife, Department of Housing Stability  
Consent Items  
Amends an intergovernmental grant agreement by adding  
$882,782.16 for a new total of $1,618,397.06 and 15  
months for a new ending date of 9-30-2025 to continue  
to provide restoration beds for individuals who have  
court-ordered competency evaluations and are in custody  
of the Denver Jail Facilities, citywide  
(SHERF-202266238-00/SHERF-202474543-01).  
Amends a contract with Jewish Family Service of  
Colorado, Inc., by adding $251,500 in Affordable Housing  
Property Tax funds for a new total of $873,637 and 90  
days for a new ending date of 3-31-2025 to continue to  
administer the Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance  
(TRUA) Program, serving an estimate of 85 households,  
citywide (HOST-202371133/HOST-202474903-01).  
Approves a contract with Jones Lang LaSalle Americas,  
Inc, doing business as JLL, for $890,664 and five years  
for software services including a secure database for  
regulatory-driven document storage, management of  
regulated and hazardous waste disposal requests, and  
real-time information on locations of regulated building  
materials, ensuring safer and more efficient building  
renovations and remediation, citywide  
(ESEQD-202371354).  
Amends a grant agreement with the United States  
Department of Health and Human Services by adding  
$125,000 for a new total of $500,000 and one year for a  
new end date of 9-29-2025 to accept additional funding  
though the Mental Health & Awareness Grant to fund  
behavioral health-related training as part of the  
DenverStrong program, citywide  
(ENVHL-202160319-00/ENVHL202160319-03).  
Amends a contract with the State of Colorado Department  
of Early Childhood and the City and County of Denver’s  
Fatherhood Program adding $121,841 or a new total of  
$614,195 and one additional year for a new end date of  
9-29-2025 to continue working with fathers on goals  
focused on improving functioning, healthy relationships,  
responsible parenting, economic security, and building  
social capital, citywide  
(SOCSV202158548-00/SOCSV202158548-08).