Health and Safety

Minutes

Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 10:30 AM

Chair: Darrell Watson, Vice Chair: Kevin Flynn

Members: Serena Gonzalez-Gutierrez, Sarah Parady, Amanda Sandoval, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie

Torres

Staff: Anne Wallace

Attendance

9 -

Present

Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Watson, Romero

Campbell, Kashmann

Action Items

25-1020

25-1021

25-1022

Approves a grant agreement with Clayton Early Learning, Trustee for

$1,000,000.00 with an end date of 7-31-2028 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 (ENVHL-202580275).

A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member

Sawyer, that Council Resolutions 25-1020 through 25-1031 be approved for filing

in a block, carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

Nay:

Approves a grant agreement with Colorado Food Cluster, Inc. for

$856,891.09 with an end date of 7-31-2028 to provide food offerings to

youth, along with increased benefits enrollment through funding provided by

the Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative, in Council Districts 1, 6, 9,

and 10 (ENVHL-202580362).

A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member

Sawyer, that Council Resolutions 25-1020 through 25-1031 be approved for filing

in a block, carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

Nay:

Approves a grant agreement with East Colfax Community Collective for

$795,323.24 with an end date of 7-31-2028 to provide culturally relevant,

fresh meals to Denver resident youth and families, funded by the Healthy

Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative, in Council Districts 5, 6, 8, and 11

(ENVHL-202580186-00).

A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member

Sawyer, that Council Resolutions 25-1020 through 25-1031 be approved for filing

in a block, carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

Nay:

25-1023

Approves a grant agreement with Frontline Farming for $989,374.82 with

an end date of 7-31-2028 to provide nutritious food and hands on

food-based education as funded by the Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids

Initiative, in Council Districts 1, 7, 9, & 11 (ENVHL-202580185).

A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member

Sawyer, that Council Resolutions 25-1020 through 25-1031 be approved for filing

in a block, carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

Nay:

25-1024

Approves a grant agreement with The Hadanou Collective dba Southwest

Food Coalition for $999,680.00 with an end date of 7-31-2028 to provide

nutritious food and hands on food-based education as funded by the

Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative, in Council Districts 2,3 and 7

(ENVHL-202580269-00).

A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member

Sawyer, that Council Resolutions 25-1020 through 25-1031 be approved for filing

in a block, carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

Nay:

25-1025

Approves a grant agreement with Hunger Free Colorado for $983,116.56

with an end date of 7-31-2028 to provide federal nutrition assistance

enrollment as funded by the Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative,

citywide (ENVHL-202580280-00).

A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member

Sawyer, that Council Resolutions 25-1020 through 25-1031 be approved for filing

in a block, carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

Nay:

25-1026

Approves a grant agreement with Kaizen Food Rescue for $999,999.87

with an end date of 7-31-2028 to provide culturally relevant, fresh food

distribution to Denver resident youth and their families as funded by the

Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative, in Council Districts 7, 8 and 11

(ENVHL-202580271-00).

A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member

Sawyer, that Council Resolutions 25-1020 through 25-1031 be approved for filing

in a block, carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

Nay:

25-1027

Approves a grant agreement with The Consumption Literacy Project for

$1,000,000.00 with an end date of 7-31-2028 to provide nutrition education

to Denver resident youth and their families as funded by the Healthy Food

for Denver’s Kids Initiative, in Council Districts 3, 8, 9 and 11

(ENVHL-202580272-00).

A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member

Sawyer, that Council Resolutions 25-1020 through 25-1031 be approved for filing

in a block, carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

Nay:

25-1028

Approves a grant agreement with WeeCycle for $999,999.58 with an end

date of 7-31-2028 to provide infant formula and nutrition education to

Denver resident youth and their families as funded by the Healthy Food for

Denver’s Kids Initiative, citywide (ENVHL-202580273-00).

A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member

Sawyer, that Council Resolutions 25-1020 through 25-1031 be approved for filing

in a block, carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

Nay:

25-1029

Approves a grant agreement with Denver Health and Hospital Authority for

$1,000,000.00 with an end date of 7-31-2028 to enroll patients in and

provide Women, Infant & Children (WIC) services during pediatric and

OB/GYN appointments at several Denver Health outpatient clinic locations

including Eastside, Montbello, Westside, Webb Pediatrics, and Pena

Clinic, as funded by the Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative, citywide

(ENVHL-202580277-00).

A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member

Sawyer, that Council Resolutions 25-1020 through 25-1031 be approved for filing

in a block, carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

Nay:

25-1030

Approves an Intergovernmental Agreement with Denver Public Schools

(DPS) Food and Nutrition Services for $863,500.00 with an end date of

7-31-2028 to provide DPS schools with chef education to enhance fresh

garden to table food access across 166 schools funded by the Healthy

Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative, citywide (ENVHL-202580279-00).

A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member

Sawyer, that Council Resolutions 25-1020 through 25-1031 be approved for filing

in a block, carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

Nay:

25-1031

Approves a grant agreement with Denver Public Schools for $574,179.52

with an end date of 7-31-2028 to provide reliable healthy food access for

Denver’s children, as funded by the Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids

Initiative, serving Districts 1, 3, 6, 8, 9 and 10 (ENVHL-202580270-00).

A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member

Sawyer, that Council Resolutions 25-1020 through 25-1031 be approved for filing

in a block, carried by the following vote:

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

Aye:

Nay:

Briefings

25-1059

Office of the Independent Monitor Briefing on DPD Discipline Policy

Consent Items

25-1044

Amends a Revenue Agreement with the Colorado Division of Criminal

Justice to add $8,376,054.13 for a new total of $16,588,725.53 and

adding 12 months for a new end date of 9-30-2026 for continued funding of

Denver Community Corrections for the 2025 - 2026 state fiscal year,

citywide. (SAFTY-202474450/SAFTY-202580136-01).

Council Bill 25-1044 was approved by consent.