Safety, Housing, Education  
& Homelessness Committee  
Minutes  
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 10:30 AM  
Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair: Chris Hinds  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda P. Sandoval, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Attendance  
Rollcall  
8 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Sawyer, Torres, Kashmann, Parady, Watson  
2 - Gilmore, Sandoval  
Present:  
Absent:  
Briefings  
25-0560  
Briefing on Before the Blue and Beyond the Badge Program  
Consent Items  
25-0469  
For an ordinance amending Chapter 27 of the Code regarding  
enforcement of the housing code.  
Council Bill 25-0469 was approved by consent  
25-0527  
Amends a grant agreement with The Center for African American Health by  
updating Exhibit B to reflect changes in the agreement expenditures, to  
support its work to increase access to evidence informed nutrition  
standards, healthy eating environments and food skills for children, family  
and caregivers in Denver, funded by the Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids  
Initiative, located at 3350 Hudson Street, in Council District 8. No change  
to contract amount or duration  
(ENVHL-202368593-02/ENVHL-202578692-02).  
Council Resolution 25-0527 was approved by consent  
25-0540  
Approves a loan agreement between the City and County of Denver and  
The Empowerment Program, Inc. for $3,150,000.00 and 60 years to  
finance the demolition and new construction of a multi-family residential  
structure to create 70 income restricted Permanent Supportive Housing  
(PSH) units to be leased at affordable rents to qualifying households at  
1777 Franklin St, Denver CO 80218 in Council District 10  
(HOST-202577817).  
Council Resolution 25-0540 was approved by consent  
25-0541  
25-0546  
25-0547  
Amends a contract between the Department of Housing Stability (HOST)  
and the Dream Center Denver to add $693,000.00 for a new total of  
$1,093,000.00 and 9 months for a new end date of 12-31-2025 for the  
purpose of Outreach to people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in  
Downtown Denver, Ballpark and Capitol Hill Communities, in Council  
Districts 9 & 10 (HOST-202476714-01/HOST-202579018-01).  
Council Resolution 25-0541 was approved by consent  
Amends an intergovernmental agreement with University of Colorado  
Hospital Authority (UCHA) to add $598,299.00 for a new total of  
$2,636,710.00 and add one year for a new end date of 02-28-2026 to  
provide care, treatment, and supportive services to individuals living with  
HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant Area (TGA), citywide  
(202368046-04/202578471-04).  
Council Bill 25-0546 was approved by consent  
Amends a contract with Colorado Health Network, Inc. to add  
$1,455,453.00 for a new total of $6,406,422.00 and add one year for a  
new end date of 02-28-2026 to provide care, treatment, and supportive  
services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant  
Area (TGA), citywide (202368045-04/202578474-04).  
Council Resolution 25-0547 was approved by consent