Safety, Housing, Education  
& Homelessness Committee  
Minutes  
Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 10:00 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  
7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
Present:  
Briefings  
24-1045  
Denver Health Briefing on the Center for Addiction Medicine  
Action Items  
24-0900  
Approves a contract with Haven of Hope for $6,049,292 and a term of  
8-01-2024 through 7-31-2025 to administer enrollment in the Denver  
Asylum Seeker Program (DASP) as well as communication with people  
seeking DASP enrollment, including waitlist management and providing  
food and personal items assistance to DASP participants, citywide  
(SOCSV-202474739-00).  
A motion offered by Council member Torres, duly seconded by Council member  
Gilmore, that Council Resolution 24-0900 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
7 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sawyer, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
Briefings  
24-1046  
Overview of Denver Human Services  
Consent Items  
Block Vote  
A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
1 - Sawyer  
Absent:  
24-1029  
Approves a contract with Bayaud Enterprises, Inc. (BEI) for $2,100,000  
and an end date of 12-31-2024 to fund the operational and programmatic  
services for a 200-unit Non-Congregate Shelter (NCS), located at 4849  
Bannock Street in Council District 9 (HOST-202475191).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1029 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sandoval, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sawyer  
Absent:  
24-1030  
Approves a new contract with Jewish Family Services of Colorado, Inc., for  
a total of $750,000 and an end term of 5-31-2025 to support housing  
navigation, case management and rental assistance for families  
experiencing literal homelessness, citywide (HOST-202475174).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1030 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sandoval, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sawyer  
Absent:  
24-1031  
Approves a contract with The Salvation Army for a total of $2,565,984 and  
an end date of 6-15-2025 for additional shelter support staff to support  
housing navigation, case management, program assistant and  
maintenance technician positions at The Tamarac Family Shelter  
(HOST-202475192).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1031 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sandoval, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sawyer  
Absent:  
24-1032  
Approves a contract with The Salvation Army for a total of $1,250,000 and  
an end term of 5-31-2025 to support housing navigation, case  
management and rental assistance for families experiencing literal  
homelessness (HOST-202475193).  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1032 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sandoval, Torres  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
1 - Sawyer  
Absent:  
24-1033  
Amends an on-call contract with ET Technologies, Inc. by correcting a  
clerical error and clarifying exhibits, for an agreement for hazardous  
materials management services, citywide. No change to contract amount  
or duration (ESEQD-202473912)  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-1033 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
6 - Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hinds, Flynn, Gilmore, Sandoval, Torres  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
1 - Sawyer  
Absent: