Health and Safety  
Minutes  
Wednesday, November 12, 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  
10 -  
Present  
Absent  
Flynn, Parady, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Watson, Alvidrez, Kashmann, Lewis,  
Romero Campbell  
1 - Gonzales-Gutierrez  
Action Items  
25-1789  
Approves the Mayoral appointment of Al Gardner as Executive Director of  
Department of Safety, pursuant to Charter Section ยง 2.2.6 (D).  
A motion offered by Council member Sawyer, duly seconded by Council member  
Torres, that Council Resolution 25-1789 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
6 - Flynn, Parady, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Gonzales-Gutierrez  
Absent:  
Consent Items  
25-1745  
Amends a contract with Vivent Health, Inc. by adding $147,558.00 for a  
new total of $1,233,404.00 to provide care, treatment, and supportive  
services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant  
Area (TGA). No change to contract term, citywide  
(ENVHL-202368215/ENVHL-202581703-05).  
Council Resolution 25-1745 was approved by consent.  
25-1747  
Approves a grant agreement with Caring for Denver Foundation for  
$638,713.00 with an end date of 7-31-2027 to provide co-response  
outreach and crisis intervention/de-escalation, respond to 311 calls,  
facilitate appropriate and necessary linkage to behavioral health  
services/care, treatment support for persons with behavioral health  
challenges, including mental health and substance misuse issues and  
related disorders, related operational costs and resources for client  
support, citywide (ENVHL-202581914).  
Council Resolution 25-1747 was approved by consent.  
25-1750  
25-1755  
25-1818  
25-1820  
Amends a contract with Colorado Health Network, Inc. by adding  
$976,936.00 for a new total of $7,383,358.00 to provide care, treatment,  
and supportive services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver  
Transitional Grant Area (TGA). No change to contract term, citywide  
(ENVHL-202368045/ENVHL-202581777-05).  
Council Resolution 25-1750 was approved by consent.  
Amends a contract with La Clinica Tepeyac by adding $75,009.00 for a  
new total of $505,972.00 to provide care, treatment, and supportive  
services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant  
Area (TGA). No change to contact term, citywide  
(ENVHL-202368214/ENVHL-202581723-05).  
Council Resolution 25-1755 was approved by consent.  
Amends a contract with La Raza Services, Inc., dba Servicios de La Raza,  
Inc. by adding $53,525.00 for a new total of $643,509.00 to provide care,  
treatment, and supportive services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the  
Denver Transitional Grant Area (TGA). No change to contract term,  
citywide (ENVHL-202368047/ENVHL-202581737-05).  
Council Resolution 25-1818 was approved by consent.  
Amends an agreement with RRK Enterprises Inc. to add $1,750,000.00 for  
a new total of $11,300,200.00 and adding seven months for a new end  
date of 7-31-2026 to continue providing residential and non-residential  
community correction services and align funding with the state fiscal year,  
citywide (SAFTY-202056979/SAFTY-202580889-02).  
Council Resolution 25-1820 was approved by consent.