Safety, Housing, Education

& Homelessness Committee

Minutes

Wednesday, January 22, 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

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Present:

Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres, Alvidrez,

Kashmann, Lewis, Romero Campbell, Watson

Briefings

25-0067

All In Mile High Update

Consent Items

24-1648

Amends The Salvation Army Lambuth Center contract to add an additional

$394,372 for a new total of $1,627,488 and extends the contract by an

additional 12 months and a new end date of 12/21/2025 to support shelter

operations, as well as provide longer term support for households to

transition into permanent housing, citywide (HOST-202476839-03).

Council Resolution 24-1648 was approved by consent.

25-0042

25-0047

Approves a contract with The Reciprocity Collective for $723,740.80 with

an end date of 12-31-25 to provide case management, participant support,

and program development for the Roads to Recovery program, citywide

(ENVHL-202477395).

Council Resolution 25-0042 was approved by consent.

Amends a service agreement with Volunteers of America Colorado Branch

to add $601,829.00 for a new total of $2,409,145.00 and add one year for

a new end date of 12-31-25 to provide operational and programmatic

support at the Sinton’s Sanctuary day and evening shelter for women and

women veterans experiencing homelessness, citywide

(HOST-202057242/HOST-202477481-02).

Council Resolution 25-0047 was approved by consent.

25-0048

Approves a contract with the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH)

for a total award amount of $3,000,000.00 with an end date of 12-31-25 for

the Denver Street Outreach Collaborative (DSOC) to provide outreach

services to people experiencing unsheltered homelessness throughout the

City and County of Denver, citywide (HOST-202477529).

Council Resolution 25-0048 was approved by consent.

25-0049

Amends a contract with The Gathering Place (TGP) to add one month at

the beginning of the term for a new term of 07-01-24 - 12-31-25 to

reimburse for expended costs associated with providing site operations

and services for transgender and non-binary people, and women located at

the mutually agreed upon micro-community site, in Council District 10. No

change to contract amount. (HOST-202476000/HOST-202477533-01).

Council Resolution 25-0049 was approved by consent.

Amends a contract with Bayaud Enterprises Inc. to add $746,900.00 for a

new total of $3,692,900.00 and add one year for a new end date of

12-31-25 to support the Denver Day Works Program (DDW) and provide

participant wages and support, staff salaries, and program operations,

citywide (HOST-202057225/HOST-202477480-05).

Council Resolution 25-0050 was approved by consent.

Amends a service agreement with Bayaud Enterprises, Inc. to add

$1,000,000.00 for a new total of $2,655,000.00 and add 15 months for a

new end date of 03-31-2026 to provide staffing and operational services of

emergency cold-weather shelters, citywide

(HOST-202158828/HOST-202477375-04).

Council Resolution 25-0051 was approved by consent.

Amends a service agreement with The Denver Rescue Mission to add

$10,000,000 for a new total of $19,349,448.00 and add one year for a new

end date of 12-31-2025 to provide shelter and programming services to

adult men experiencing homelessness, citywide

(HOST-202370650/HOST-202477376-01).

Council Resolution 25-0052 was approved by consent.

Amends a contract with Bluff Mercy, LLC to add $300,000.00 for a new

total of $1,500,000.00 and add one year for a new end date of 12-31-2025

to provide permanent supportive housing services, rental subsidy and

supportive services for 31 units at Mercy Housing’s Bluff Lake property, in

Council District 8 (HOST-202057233/HOST-202477258-03).

Council Resolution 25-0053 was approved by consent.

Amends a grant agreement with La Raza Services Inc., doing business as

Servicios de La Raza, by updating Exhibit B to reflect changes in the

agreement expenditures to support food access for youth and their families

as well enrollment in federal food assistance programs, as funded by the

Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative, located at 3131 West 14th

Avenue in Council District 3. No change to contract amount or duration.

(ENVHL-202368597-00/ENVHL-202477176-01).