Safety, Housing, Education  
& Homelessness Committee  
Minutes  
Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 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  
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Present:  
Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres, Kashmann,  
Romero Campbell  
Briefings  
25-0850  
Briefing from The Gathering Place  
25-0851  
Denver Human Services Systemic, Therapeutic, Assessment, Resources,  
and Treatment (START) Program  
Consent Items  
25-0828  
Amends a contract with Colorado Health Network to add $2,006,067.58 for  
a new total of $3,006,767.61 and add two (2) years for a new end date of  
12-31-2026 to expand its harm reduction program, Access Point, meeting  
the increased demand for services at its facility and expand its reach in the  
community through mobile outreach, citywide  
(ENVHL-202370724-00/ENVHL-202475908-01).  
Council Resolution 25-0828 was approved by consent.  
25-0830  
25-0831  
Approves an agreement with Brother’s Redevelopment, Inc. for  
$1,050,000.00 with an end date of 12-31-2025 to administer American  
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the Temporary Rental and Utility  
Assistance (TRUA) program that will serve an estimated total of 140  
unduplicated households, citywide (HOST-202579650).  
Council Resolution 25-0830 was approved by consent.  
Amends a service agreement with Bayaud Works, LLC to add  
$600,000.00 for a new total of $3,255,000.00 to continue providing shelter  
operations and staffing support at emergency shelters during inclement  
weather events. No change to service agreement length, citywide  
(HOST-202158828/HOST-202579804-05).  
Council Resolution 25-0831 was approved by consent.  
25-0832  
25-0833  
Amends a service agreement with Bayaud Works LLC to add $200,000.00  
for a new total of $1,700,000.00 to continue providing shelter operations  
and services for people experiencing homelessness at the Stay Inn  
Micro-Community. No change to service agreement length, in Council  
District 8 (HOST-202577884/HOST-202579803-01).  
Council Resolution 25-0832 was approved by consent.  
Amends an Intergovernmental Agreement with Regents of the University of  
Colorado Children’s Hospital Immunodeficiency Program to add  
$156,334.00 for a new total of $700,339.00 and add twelve (12) months for  
a new end date of 2-28-2026 to provide care, treatment, and supportive  
services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant  
Area (TGA), citywide (ENVHL-202368150-00/ENVHL-202578059-04).  
Council Bill 25-0833 was approved by consent.  
25-0846  
Amends a contract with Savio House to add $293,352.00 for a new total of  
$696,218.00 and to add Denver Collaborative Partnership (DCP) services  
that will provide direct client contact, resource development, supportive  
services, and the ability to mitigate safety concerns and secure safety in  
homes. No change to contract length, citywide  
(SOCSV-202473917/SOCSV-202579469-01).  
Council Resolution 25-0846 was approved by consent.  
25-0848  
Approves a contract with National Medical Services, Inc. (NMS) for  
$3,322,000.00 and five years, beginning 1-1-2026 to 12-31-2030 for the  
Office of the Medical Examiner (OME) for toxicology testing on postmortem  
samples and for the Denver Police Department (DPD) Crime Lab for crime  
investigation sample testing, citywide (202579044-00).  
Council Resolution 25-0848 was approved by consent.