Health and Safety
Minutes
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 10:30 AM
Chair: Darrell Watson, Vice Chair: Kevin Flynn
Members: Serena Gonzalez-Gutierrez, Sarah Parady, Amanda Sandoval, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie
Torres
Staff: Anne Wallace
Attendance
7 - Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson, Kashmann
1 - Sandoval
Present
Absent
Briefings
Briefing from the Office of Municipal Public Defender
Consent Items
Amends a contract agreement with Denver Public Schools to add 6 months
for a new end date of 6-30-2027 to maintain two, 1.0 FTE positions that
are tasked with being dispatched to schools on an as-needed basis to
provide support to students who are at the beginning stages of substance
misuse. No change to contract amount, citywide
(ENVHL-202370553/ENVHL-202580518-02).
Council Bill 25-1485 was approved by consent.
Approves a grant award from the State of Colorado Department of Safety,
Division of Criminal Justice, Office of Victim Programs in the amount of
$1,000,000.00 made available through the Federal Victim of Crime Act
with an end date of 9-30-2026 to support the DA’s Crime Victim
Compensation program, citywide (DATTY-202581664).
Council Resolution 25-1495 was approved by consent.
Approves Property Access Agreement with Public Service Company of
Colorado (PSCo) for one year for the purpose of evaluating the Property
for planning purposes in connection with the City’s effort to develop,
construct, and use a Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) facility at the
City-owned Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site (DADS)
(ESEQD-202579904).
Council Resolution 25-1500 was approved by consent.
