Safety, Housing, Education  
& Homelessness Committee  
Minutes  
Wednesday, October 16, 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  
12 -  
Present:  
Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres, Alvidrez,  
Kashmann, Parady, Romero Campbell, Watson  
Briefings  
Denver Preschool Program Update  
Consent Items  
Block Vote  
Denver Health and Hospital Authority Budget Overview  
A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval  
Aye:  
0
Nay:  
1 - Torres  
Absent:  
Amends a contract with Regents of University of Colorado Center by  
adding $147,937 for new total of $594,007 and one year for a new ending  
date of 9-29-2025 to provide evaluation services for the Denver ReCAST  
youth violence prevention program, citywide  
(ENVHL-202160821/ENVHL-202476117).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1368 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Torres  
Absent:  
Approves a contract with Village Exchange Center, Inc. for $800,511 and  
through 7-31-2025 to facilitate physical food distribution to newcomers and  
food delivery to eligible participants in the Denver Asylum Seeker Program  
(DASP), citywide (SOCSV-202475677).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1374 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Torres  
Absent: