Safety, Housing, Education &  
Homelessness Committee  
AGENDA  
Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 10:30 AM  
City & County Building, Council Chambers, Room 450  
Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sarah Parady  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres, Darrell Watson  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Attendance  
Action Items  
23-1896  
Amends an intergovernmental agreement with Denver  
Health and Hospital Authority by adding $2,326,616 for a  
new total of $4,821,848.57 and one year for a new end  
date of 12-31-2024 to continue to provide paramedics and  
vans in support of the Support Team Assisted Response  
(STAR) program, citywide.  
ENVHL-202371479-01/ENVHL-202265543-01  
Marion Rorke and Evan Thompkins, Department of Public  
Health and Environment  
23-1897  
Amends a contract with the Mental Health Center of  
Denver, operating as WellPower, by adding $935,986 for a  
new total of $3,213,553 and one year for a new end date  
of 12-31-2024 to continue to provide clinicians for the  
Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program,  
citywide. ENVHL-202371478-02/ENVHL-202160835-02  
Marion Rorke and Evan Thompkins, Department of Public  
Health and Environment  
23-1898  
Amends a contract with the Mental Health Center of  
Denver, operating as WellPower, by adding $4,110,334 for  
a new total of $16,070,560 and nine months for a new end  
date of 9-30-2024 to operate the Behavioral Health  
Solutions Center located at 2929 W 10th Avenue, in  
Council District 3.  
ENVHL-202367589-03/ENVHL-202056133-03  
Marion Rorke and Evan Thompkins, Department of Public  
Health and Environment  
Briefings  
23-1902  
Department of Housing Stability Presentation on Recent  
Loan Development Agreements for Affordable Housing  
Adam Lyons, Department of Housing Stability  
Consent Items  
23-1881  
Amends a contract with the Regents of the University of  
Colorado Addiction Research and Treatment Services to  
add 2 years for a new end term of 12-31-2025 and  
modifies the scope of work to provide only non-residential  
treatment services through the Peer I program to  
individuals exiting the community corrections system, in  
Council District 2. There is no change in funding.  
202371090-02 (202056981)  
23-1883  
Amends a contract with Mental Health Center of Denver,  
operating as WellPower, to add $2,082,705 for a new total  
of $6,005,984 and 13 additional months for a new end  
term of 11-30-2024 for operation of the Crisis Intervention  
Response Unit, which pairs mental health clinicians with  
police officers to respond to calls involving individuals with  
suspected mental health needs and is funded through the  
Caring for Denver Foundation, citywide.  
POLIC-202370811-03 (202262299-00)  
23-1884  
Amends a contract with Mental Health Center of Denver,  
operating as WellPower, to add $700,000 for a new total of  
$4,500,000 and one additional year for a new end term of  
12-31-2024 for operation of the Crisis Intervention  
Response Unit, which pairs mental health clinicians with  
police officers to respond to calls involving individuals with  
suspected mental health needs and is funded through the  
Police General Fund budget, citywide.  
POLIC-202370809-05 (201845517-00)