Safety, Housing, Education &  
Homelessness Committee  
AGENDA  
Wednesday, November 22, 2023, 10:30 AM  
City & County Building, Council Chambers, Room 450  
Chair: Stacie Gilmore, Vice Chair Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Sarah Parady, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres, Darrell Watson  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Attendance  
Action Items  
23-1746  
Approves a contract with Satellite Shelters, Inc. for  
$4,250,000 and a term ending December 31, 2024, for  
the purchase and design of manufactured modular  
community buildings in support of the House1000  
initiative, citywide. 202370873-00.  
Cole Chandler, Mayor's Office  
23-1798  
Approves a contract with The Salvation Army for  
$1,735,985 and a term ending on 12-31-2024 to provide  
meals to micro-community sites, citywide. 202371150.  
Midori Higa, Department of Housing Stability  
Briefings  
23-1770  
Presentation on Health Impacts of Cold Weather  
Dr. Josh Barocas, University of Colorado School of  
Medicine  
Consent Items  
23-1782  
Amends a contract with The Urban Farm (202160361) to  
add $391,222.06 for a new total of $848,172.68 and an  
additional 18 months for 12-31-2025 to provide  
administrative support, classroom space, and vocational  
experiential learning opportunities for Helping Youth  
Pursue Excellence (HYPE) participants, citywide.  
202370802-03.  
23-1783  
Amends an intergovernmental expenditure agreement  
with Denver Health and Hospital Authority  
(202265899-00) to add $193,317.96 for a new total of  
$676,612.16 and an additional 1 year for a new end term  
of 12-31-2024 to continue connecting 9-1-1 callers with  
low acuity medical complaints with Denver Health  
NurseLine as an alternative to receiving ambulatory care,  
citywide. 202370854-01.  
23-1789  
Amends a contract with Brothers Redevelopment  
(202368182) to add $300,00 for a new total of $600,000  
and one additional year for a new end term of  
12-31-2024 to provide financial assistance to households  
who have experienced financial hardship at or below 80%  
of the Area Median Income to prevent involuntary  
displacement, citywide. 202371040-01.  
23-1790  
23-1791  
Approves a contract with Brothers Redevelopment, Inc.  
for $4,413,171 and an end term of 12-31-2024 to  
support the Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance  
(TRUA) Program to keep people housed, citywide.  
202371122.  
Approves a revenue grant agreement with the United  
States Department of Housing and Urban Development to  
$4,036,662 and a term ending on 10-31-2026 to support  
the housing needs of low-income people living with  
HIV/AIDS, citywide. 202371195.  
23-1792  
23-1793  
Approves a revenue grant agreement with the United  
States Department of Housing and Urban Development  
for $587,563 and a term ending on 10-31-2025 to  
provide emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, and  
rapid rehousing, citywide. 202371144.  
Approves a revenue grant agreement with the United  
States Department of Housing and Urban Development  
for $2,985,693 for a term ending on 9-30-2032 to  
support the building, buying, and rehabilitation of  
affordable housing for rent or ownership, citywide.  
202371121.  
23-1794  
23-1795  
Approves a contract with Jewish Family Service of  
Colorado, Inc. for $622,137 and an end term of  
12-31-2024 to support the Temporary Rental and Utility  
Assistance (TRUA) Program to keep people housed,  
citywide. 202371133.  
Amends a contract with Jewish Family Services  
(202159318) to add $250,000 for a new total of  
$1,025,000 and one additional year for a new end term of  
12-31-2024 to provide short- and medium-term rental  
assistance to individuals and families experiencing  
homelessness, citywide. 202371019-02.  
23-1796  
23-1797  
Amends a contract with Bluff Mercy, LLC (20257233) to  
add $300,000 for a new total of $1,200,000 and one  
additional year for a new end term of 12-31-2024 to  
provide supportive services and housing subsidies for  
formerly homeless households, in Council District 8.  
202371165-02.  
Approves a contract with The Community Firm, operating  
at The Community Economic Defense Project, for  
$7,400,632 and an end term of 12-31-2024 to support  
the Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance (TRUA)  
Program to keep people housed, citywide. 202371132.  
23-1799  
23-1818  
Amends a contract with the Volunteers of America by  
adding $1,333,980 for a new total of $4,996,660 and a  
new end term of 1-31-2024 to provide for family motel  
shelter operations and supportive services for the respite  
program, citywide. 202057224/202371125-03.  
Approves the Mayoral appointment of Anne-Marie Braga  
as Executive Director of the Department of Human  
Services, pursuant to Charter Section ยง 2.2.6 (D).