Safety, Housing, Education  
& Homelessness Committee  
Minutes  
Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 10:30 AM  
Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sarah Parady  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres, Darrell Watson  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Attendance  
9 -  
Present:  
Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson, Kashmann,  
Romero Campbell  
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  
A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn, duly seconded by Councilmember  
Gilmore, that Council Bill 23-1896 be approved for filing, carried by the following  
vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
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  
A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn, duly seconded by Councilmember  
Gilmore, that Council Resolution 23-1897 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
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  
A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn, duly seconded by Councilmember  
Gilmore, that Council Resolution 23-1898 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
Briefings  
23-1902  
Department of Housing Stability Presentation on Recent Loan  
Development Agreements for Affordable Housing  
Consent Items  
Block Vote  
A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn to approve the following items en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
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)  
A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn that Council Bill 23-1881 be approved  
by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
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)  
A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn that Council Resolution 23-1883 be  
approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
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)  
A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn that Council Resolution 23-1884 be  
approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay: