Community Planning and  
Housing  
AGENDA  
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 1:30 PM  
City & County Building, Room 391  
Chair: Sarah Parady, Vice Chair: Diana Romero Campbell  
Members: Flor Alvidrez, Shontel Lewis, Amanda Sandoval, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres  
Staff: Luke Palmisano  
Attendance  
Action Items  
Presentation on Legal Services Contracts  
Melissa Thate, Department of Housing Stability  
25-1579  
25-1580  
25-1581  
Approves contract with Colorado Legal Services (CLS) for  
$1,168,737.00 with an end date of 12-31-2028 to provide  
free eviction legal services to approximately 900  
unduplicated households annually, with a focus on  
households coming from subsidized housing, citywide  
(HOST-202581302).  
Approves a contract with The Community Firm (TCF) dba  
Community Economic Defense Project (CEDP) for  
$2,768,062.50 with an end date of 12-31-2028 to provide  
free eviction legal services to approximately 3099  
unduplicated households annually, citywide  
(HOST-202581304).  
Approves a contract with Colorado Poverty Law Project  
(CPLP) for $2,983,356.00 with an end date of 12-31-2028  
to provide free eviction legal services to approximately  
1,300 unduplicated households annually, citywide  
(HOST-202581303).  
Presentation on Family Program Contracts  
Jeff Kositsky, Department of Housing Stability; Rosie  
McQuiggan, Department of Housing Stability  
25-1582  
Amends a contract with the Denver Rescue Mission Family  
Non-Congregate Shelter program, also known as the  
Family Next Step Plus Program to add $496,000.00 for a  
new total of $1,487,942.00 and add one year for a new  
end date of 12-31-2026 to support ten homeless families  
currently in shelter, using trauma informed care, harm  
reduction, and housing first strategies with transitioning  
to long-term and permanent housing, citywide  
(HOST-202366560/HOST-202581597-03).  
25-1583  
Amends a contract with The Salvation Army Lambuth  
Center to add $410,150.00 for a new total of  
$2,037,638.00 and to add one year for a new end date of  
12-31-2026 to support shelter operations, as well as  
provide longer term support for households to transition  
into permanent housing, citywide  
(HOST-202159317/HOST-202581596-04).  
25-1584  
Amends a contract with the Volunteers of America  
Colorado Branch by adding $2,550,000.00 for a new total  
of $9,603,640.00 and to add one year for a new end date  
of 12-31-2026 for family motel shelter operations and  
supportive services, citywide  
(HOST-202057224/HOST-202581480-05).  
25-1585  
Amends a contract with The Salvation Army Connection  
Center to add $1,615,427.00 for a new total of  
$3,236,638.00 and to add one year for a new end date of  
12-31-2026 to provide immediate access to family  
shelter, rapid resolution services, housing assessment  
and cold weather support to families experiencing  
housing instability and homelessness. Additionally, this  
program will serve as an access point to  
homelessness/eviction prevention, shelter, and  
Coordinated Entry, citywide  
(HOST-202159210/HOST-202581663-04).  
25-1586  
Amends a contract with the Family Promise of Greater  
Denver Shelter Operations to add $43,921.00 for a new  
total of $649,006.00 and to add one year for a new end  
date of 12-31-2026 to provide temporary housing and  
support to homeless families who have an identified  
housing resource, citywide  
(HOST-202057232/HOST-202581377-03).  
Briefings  
25-1616  
Presentation on HOST Central Command  
Midori Higa, Department of Housing Stability; Evie  
Benger, Department of Housing Stability