Safety, Housing, Education &  
Homelessness Committee  
AGENDA  
Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 10:30 AM  
City & County Building, Council Chambers, Room 450  
Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sarah Parady  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres, Darrell Watson  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Attendance  
Action Items  
For an ordinance amending Article VII, Chapter 14 of the  
Revised Municipal Code to require the Office of the  
Municipal Public Defender to represent responsible  
minors in Denver County Court.  
Council members Kashmann and Gonzales-Gutierrez  
There will be 15 minutes of public comment on item  
23-1866. To sign up to speak visit  
a) Briefing  
b) Public comment  
c) Discussion/Action  
Approves a contract with The Colorado Village  
Collaborative for $2,249,537 and an end term of  
12-31-2024 to provide operations and services at a  
60-unit micro community site, in Council District 7.  
202371105.  
Briefings  
Briefing from Department of Safety on Helping Youth  
Pursue Excellence and The Urban Farm  
Pat Hedrick, Department of Safety, and Michelle Graham,  
The Urban Farm  
Consent Items  
Amends a contract with The Denver Foundation by adding  
$750,000 for a new total of $2,950,000 and one year for  
a new end date of 12-31-2024 for the Denver Immigrant  
Legal Services Fund, which provides grant funding to  
501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations who provide  
immigration legal services to eligible Denver residents in  
the areas of direct representation, in removal defense or  
affirmative relief, and capacity building for direct  
representation, citywide.  
(ATTNY-20205543-06/ATTNY-202371008-06)  
Amends a contract with Find Solutions, LLC by adding  
$177,000 for a new total of $612,125 and one year for a  
new ending date of 12-31-2024 to continue providing  
mediation services to city agencies experiencing conflict  
involving members of the Denver community, citywide.  
(HRCRS-202159637-01/HRCRS-202370648)  
Approves a revenue agreement with Waste Management  
Disposal Services of Colorado, Inc., for 8% of gross  
revenue for recycling asphalt and concrete excluding  
outbound material sales and an ending date of  
7-31-2026. (ESEQD-202368102-00)  
Approves a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of  
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice  
Assistance for $698,257 and an ending date of  
12-20-2026 aiming to reduce violence and sustain  
community safety in chronic crime hot spots, develop  
strategic expansion protocols for Place Network  
Investigations (PNI) and advance policing practice,  
accountability, and science, citywide.  
(POLIC-202370682)  
Approves a grant with the U.S. Department of Justice,  
Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance  
for $569,624 and an ending date of 12-30-2026 to fund  
an annual ShotSpotter subscription fee, communication  
equipment for officers assigned to DEN, a portion of the  
Public Safety Survey and personnel staff in the Denver  
District Attorney’s Office, citywide. (POLIC-202370745)  
Amends a contract with East Colfax Community Collective  
(ECCC) by adding $300,00 for a new total of $760,000  
and one year for a new end date of 12-31-2024 to  
provide community navigation accessing rental utility  
assistance, eviction legal assistance, language  
interpretation services for an additional 360 unduplicated  
households at or below 80% AMI, in Council District 5.  
(HOST-202157445 / HOST-202371232-03)  
Amends a contract with Bayaud Enterprises, Inc., by  
adding $1,000,000 for a new total of $1,655,000 and one  
year for a new ending date of 12-31-2024 to continue  
providing staffing and operational support for emergency  
stand-up shelters as needed, citywide. (HOST-202158828  
/ HOST-202370906-03)  
Approves an intergovernmental agreement with Denver  
Health and Hospital Authority for $1,364,678 and one  
year ending 12-31-2024 to provide medical services to  
Denver Human Services Child Welfare Division, citywide.  
(SOCSV-202371268-00)  
Amends section 14-109(a) and (b) of the D.R.M.C.  
setting the pay of full-time and on-call hourly magistrates  
equal to a compa-ratio of .947 of the paygrade applicable  
to the classification entitled “Assistant City  
Attorney-Section Supervisor.”