Safety, Housing, Education

& Homelessness Committee

Minutes

Wednesday, November 22, 2023, 10:30 AM

Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sarah Parady

Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres, Darrell Watson

Staff: Anne Wallace

Attendance

7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson, Romero Campbell

1 - Sawyer

Present:

Absent:

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.

A motion offered by Councilmember Torres, duly seconded by Councilmember

Watson, that Council Resolution 23-1746 be approved for filing, carried by the

following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

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.

A motion offered by Councilmember Torres, duly seconded by Councilmember

Watson, that Council Resolution 23-1798 be approved for filing, carried by the

following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

Briefings

23-1770

Presentation on Health Impacts of Cold Weather

Consent Items

Block Vote

A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following

vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

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.

A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1782 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

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.

A motion offered that Council Bill 23-1783 be approved by consent en bloc,

carried by the following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

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.

A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1789 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

23-1790

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.

A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1790 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

23-1791

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.

A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1791 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

23-1792

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.

A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1792 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

23-1793

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.

A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1793 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

23-1794

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.

A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1794 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

23-1795

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.

A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1795 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

23-1796

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.

A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1796 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

23-1797

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.

A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1797 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

23-1799

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.

A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1799 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent:

23-1818

Approves the Mayoral appointment of Anne-Marie Braga as Executive

Director of the Department of Human Services, pursuant to Charter Section

§ 2.2.6 (D).

A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-1818 be approved by consent en

bloc, carried by the following vote:

6 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson

Aye:

Nay:

1 - Sawyer

Absent: