Safety, Housing, Education

& Homelessness Committee

Minutes

Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 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

11 -

Present:

Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson, Alvidrez,

Kashmann, Romero Campbell, Sandoval

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).

A motion offered by Councilmember Torres, duly seconded by Councilmember

Sawyer, that Council Resolution 24-0231 be approved for filing, carried by the

following vote:

7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

Briefings

24-0252

Migrant Response Update

Consent Items

Block Vote

A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following

vote:

7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

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).

A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0222 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

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).

A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0223 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

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).

A motion offered that Council Bill 24-0224 be approved by consent en bloc,

carried by the following vote:

7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

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).

A motion offered that Council Bill 24-0225 be approved by consent en bloc,

carried by the following vote:

7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

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).

A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0228 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

24-0229

24-0242

24-0243

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).

A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0229 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

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).

A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0242 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

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).

A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0243 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

24-0244

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).

A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0244 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

24-0245

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).

A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0245 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay: