Health and Safety  
Minutes  
Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 10:30 AM  
Chair: Darrell Watson, Vice Chair: Amanda Sandoval  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Paul Kashmann, Diana Romero Campbell, Jamie  
Torres  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Attendance  
7 -  
Present  
Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Amanda Sandoval, Torres, Watson, Romero  
Campbell, Kashmann  
Action Items  
26-1127  
Amends Article VIII, Division 2 of Chapter 2 of the Denver Revised  
Municipal Code (DRMC) concerning the Mayor’s Youth Commission to  
increase participation, representation, and impact of young leaders in  
Denver.  
A motion offered by Council member Kashmann, duly seconded by Council  
member Gonzales-Gutierrez, that Council Bill 26-1127 be approved for filing,  
carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sandoval, Torres, Watson, Romero  
Campbell, Kashmann  
0
26-1036  
A bill for an ordinance approving a proposed Agreement between the City  
and County of Denver and Denver Health and Hospital Authority, to provide  
comprehensive correctional health care services for people in custody at  
the Denver County Jail and the Downtown Detention Center, in Council  
Districts 8 and 10.  
Approves a contract with Denver Health and Hospital Authority for  
$55,031,460.00 with an end date 12-31-2028 to provide comprehensive  
correctional health care services for people in custody at the Denver  
County Jail and the Downtown Detention Center, in Council Districts 8 and  
10 (SHERF-202685097). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting  
within the 30-day review period is on 8-17-2026. The Committee approved  
filing this item at its meeting on 7-22-2026.  
A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Vice Chair  
Sandoval, that Council Bill 26-1036 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sandoval, Torres, Watson, Romero  
Campbell, Kashmann  
0
Nay:  
Consent Items  
Block Vote  
Block Vote  
A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sandoval, Torres, Watson, Romero  
Campbell, Kashmann  
0
26-1125  
Amends a Revenue Intergovernmental Agreement with Regional  
Transportation District (RTD) to expand the services provided by Denver  
Human Services for eligibility determination, application processing, and  
services related to the RTD LiVE Program. No change to the capacity or  
term, citywide (SOCSV-202474273/SOCSV-202684832-01).  
A motion offered that Council Bill 26-1125 be approved by consent en bloc,  
carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sandoval, Torres, Watson, Romero  
Campbell, Kashmann  
0
26-1126  
Approves a grant agreement with the Executive Office of the President,  
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), for $860,516.00 with an  
end date of 3-31-2028 to support initiatives of the Rocky Mountain High  
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program aiding Federal, State,  
Local and Tribal law enforcement agencies operating in areas determined  
to be critical drug-trafficking regions of the United States, citywide  
(POLIC-202685264).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 26-1126 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sandoval, Torres, Watson, Romero  
Campbell, Kashmann  
0
26-1128  
Amends a contract with Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) to add  
$241,000.00 for a new total of $655,180.98 and to add one year for a new  
end date of 6-30-2027 to continue the work of addressing healthy food  
access in the Denver Metro area as part of a regional food security  
strategy, citywide (ENVHL-202475653/ENVHL-202684798-02).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 26-1128 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sandoval, Torres, Watson, Romero  
Campbell, Kashmann  
0
Nay:  
26-1129  
Amends a contract with Barton Institute for Community Action, fiscal  
sponsor of Food Justice Northwest Aurora (FJNWA) to add $239,000.00  
for a new total of $702,000.00 and to add one year for a new end date of  
6-30-2027 to continue the work of addressing healthy food access in the  
Denver Metro area as part of a regional food security strategy, citywide  
(ENVHL-202475318/ENVHL-202684791-02).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 26-1129 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sandoval, Torres, Watson, Romero  
Campbell, Kashmann  
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