Safety, Housing, Education &

Homelessness Committee

AGENDA

Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 10:30 AM

City & County Building, Council Committee Room, Room 391

1437 Bannock Street

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

24-0717

A bill for an ordinance increasing the sales and use tax by

a rate of 0.34 percent and dedicating the revenue derived

from the tax rate increase to fund certain services

provided by Denver Health and Hospital Authority subject

to the approval of the voters at a special municipal

election to be conducted in coordination with the state

general election on November 5, 2024.

There will be 15 minutes of public comment on item

24-0717. To sign up to speak visit

www.denvergov.org/councilpublicinput.

a) Briefing

b) Public comment

c) Discussion/Action

Consent Items

24-0724

24-0733

24-0741

Approves a revenue grant agreement with the State of

Colorado for a Governor's Emergency Education Relief

(GEERII) grant for $1,700,000 and ending 9-30-2024 to

support summer youth employment, summer Pop-Up

events for youth and families, Denver Parks and

Recreation's Night Moves program, and tutoring support

at comprehensive youth serving organizations, citywide

(MOEAI-202474195).

Amends a grant agreement with the State of Colorado

Office of Behavioral Health by adding $1,397,000 for a

new total of $4,123,842.76 and a new end date of

9-30-2025 to provide funds for substance use disorder,

mental health treatment, competency enhancements, jail

medicated assisted treatment and pre-sentence re-entry

to Denver County Jails, citywide

(SHER202262959/SHERF-273782).

Amends a grant agreement with the Colorado Department

of Human Service, Behavioral Health Administration by

adding $150,000 for a new total of $558,806 and one

year with a new end date of 6-30-2025 to provide alcohol

treatment programs for justice-involved individuals under

the legal jurisdiction of Denver County Court for alcohol

related driving offenses, citywide (COURT-202474105/21

IHJA 159734).

24-0742

24-0743

Approves a funding agreement with Elevation Community

Land Trust for $1,605,000 to assist with the acquisition

costs associated with the development of sixty-two (62)

income-restricted homeownership units located at

2907-2915 Welton Street in Council District 9

(HOST-202474063).

Approves a loan agreement with 2915 Welton

Development, LLC., for $3,360,000 to assist with the

financing and construction costs of six-two (62)

income-restricted homeownership units located at

2907-2915 Welton Street, in Council District 9

(HOST-202474078).