Safety, Housing, Education &

Homelessness Committee

AGENDA

Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 10:30 AM

Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber

1437 Bannock Street, 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

24-0231

Approves a loan agreement with Columbine Towers

Owner LLC for $10,000,000 to assist with the acquisition

of 170 affordable dwelling units known as Columbine

Towers, located in Council District 7 (HOST-202472791).

Justin Hill, Department of Housing Stability

Briefings

24-0252

Migrant Response Update

Anne Marie Braga, Department of Human Services, and

Perla Gheiler, Human Rights and Community Partnerships

Consent Items

24-0222

Amends a contract with Vivent Health, Inc. by adding

$251,747 for a new total of $677,645 and one year for a

new end date of 02-28-2025 to provide care, treatment,

and supportive services to individuals living with

HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant Area (TGA),

citywide (202472418-02).

24-0223

24-0224

24-0225

Amends a contract with Colorado Health Network, Inc. by

adding $1,453,564 for a new total of $3,937,484 and one

year for a new end date of 02-28-2025 to provide care,

treatment, and supportive services to individuals living

with HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant Area

(TGA), citywide (202472137-02).

Amends an intergovernmental agreement with Denver

Health and Hospital Authority by adding $603,460 for a

new total of $1,678,854 and one year for a new end date

of 02-28-2025 to provide care, treatment, and supportive

services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver

Transitional Grant Area (TGA), citywide (202472181-02).

Amends an intergovernmental agreement with University

of Colorado Hospital Authority (UCHA) by adding

$585,457 for a new total of $1,635,522 and one year for

a new end date of 02-28-2025 to provide care, treatment,

and supportive services to individuals living with

HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant Area (TGA),

citywide (202472170-02).

24-0228

24-0229

24-0242

Approves an expenditure agreement with Denver Youth

Program for $696,000 and an end date of 12-31-2026 to

provide community-based gang intervention and

secondary gang prevention services, citywide

(SAFTY-202371868).

Approves an expenditure agreement with Struggle of Love

Foundation for $696,000 and an end date of 12-31-2026

to provide community-based gang intervention and

secondary gang prevention services, citywide

(SAFTY-202371930).

Approves a contract with the Denver Basic Income Project

for $2,000,000 and a term of 12 months with an end date

of January 31, 2025 to continue providing direct cash

assistance to individuals and families experiencing

homelessness, citywide (HOST-202472770).

24-0243

24-0244

24-0245

Amends a grant agreement with Clayton Early Learning by

updating Exhibit B to reflect changes in the expenditures,

to increase their offerings of serving healthy, high-quality

food to the community through funding provided by the

Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative, located at 3801

Martin Luther King Boulevard in Council District 9. No

change to contract amount or duration

(ENVHL-202472126).

Amends a grant agreement with Housing Authority of the

City and County of Denver by adding $5,000 for a new

total of $1,066,491, to provide nutrition and healthy

cooking classes, provide healthy snacks for youth, and

lead a youth-led “vegetable Artscape” as funded by the

Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative, located in four

locations in Council District 3. No change in contract

duration (ENVHL-202472131-03).

Amends a grant agreement with Metro Caring by updating

Exhibit B to reflect changes in the agreement

expenditures, to provide fresh food and nutrition

education to youth and families, as funded by the Healthy

Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative, located at 1100 East

18th Avenue, in Council District 9. No change to contract

amount or duration (ENVHL-202472130-01).