Safety, Housing, Education &  
Homelessness Committee  
AGENDA  
Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 10:30 AM  
Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber  
1437 Bannock Street, Room 450  
Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sarah Parady  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres, Darrell Watson  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Attendance  
Briefings  
24-0079  
Presentation on the Harm Reduction Action Center  
Lisa Raville, Harm Reduction Action Center  
Briefing on House 1000 Outcomes and Next Steps  
Cole Chandler, Mayor's Office  
24-0078  
Consent Items  
24-0043  
Approves a grant award from the State of Colorado  
Department of Safety, Division of Criminal Justice, Office  
of Victim Programs in the amount of $2,000,000 and an  
end term of 9-30-2024 to support the DA’s Crime Victim  
Compensation program, citywide (DATTY-202371821).  
24-0046  
Approves a grant agreement with the State of Colorado,  
Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice  
for $1,230,000 and a term ending on 3-31-2026 to create  
a childcare program for law enforcement personnel,  
citywide (POLIC-202372053-00).  
24-0047  
Amends a contract with Second Chance Center, Inc. by  
adding $895,416 for a new total of $3,357,810 and one  
year for a new end date of 12-31-24 for reentry  
programming to reduce recidivism through targeted  
supportive services delivered both in jail and at the  
center, in Council District 10 (ENVHL-202158589 /  
SAFTY-202372029-03).  
24-0048  
Approves a funding agreement with Elevation Community  
Land Trust in the amount of $1,600,000 to assist with the  
acquisition of a property, located at 1523 and 1551  
Verbena Street, which currently contains nine dwelling  
units to be subsequently redeveloped to contain at least  
ten affordable for-sale units, in Council District 8  
(HOST-202371985).  
24-0073  
24-0074  
Amends a contract with LAZ KARP Associates, LLC by  
adding $200,000 for a new total of $675,000 and 10  
months for a new end date of 12-31-25 for city vehicle  
parking at the Denver Post Building, in Council District 10  
(ENVHL-202263401-03).  
Approves a grant agreement with the Colorado  
Department of Public Health and Environment for  
$899,678 and thru 06-30-24 for pass through funding  
from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to accept core  
public health services funding for programming including  
but not limited to personnel services, community health  
equipment, and community health outreach and  
engagement, citywide (ENVHL-202372061).