Safety, Housing, Education  
& Homelessness Committee  
Minutes  
Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 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  
11 -  
Present:  
Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres, Alvidrez,  
Kashmann, Watson, Romero Campbell  
Action Items  
24-1520  
Approves a contract with Caring For Denver Foundation for five years to  
administer the Caring for Denver Fund to increase mental health and  
substance use disorder prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm  
reduction services, citywide. (ENVHL-202475076).  
A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member  
Sandoval, that Council Resolution 24-1520 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
Briefing  
24-1586  
Briefing on an Ordinance to Restrict Sales of Flavored Tobacco Products  
Consent Items  
Block Vote  
A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-1473  
Approves the 2025 Denver Health and Hospital Authority operating  
agreement (ENVHL-202476387/ALF - CE60437).  
A motion offered that Council Bill 24-1473 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
24-1509  
24-1519  
24-1528  
Approves a contract with Psychological Dimensions, LLC for $600,000  
with an end date of 11/30/2027 to provide pre-employment psychological  
evaluations for Police and Fire entry and lateral candidates processed by  
the Civil Service Commission, citywide (CIVIL-202476224).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1509 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
Approves a Revenue Grant Agreement with the U.S. Department of  
Housing and Urban Development for $634,880 and an end date of  
10-31-2025 to fund the Continuum of Care Bedrock Program that supports  
permanent supportive housing, citywide (HOST-202476539).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1519 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
Amends the 2024 Operating Agreement with Denver Health and Hospital  
Authority (DHHA) by adding $71,776.13 for a new total of $73,266,014.13.  
No change to agreement duration (ENVHL-202476388).  
A motion offered that Council Bill 24-1528 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay: