Safety, Housing, Education  
& Homelessness Committee  
Minutes  
Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 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  
9 -  
Present:  
Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson, Kashmann,  
Romero Campbell  
Briefings  
HOST Overview of Housing Stability Programs  
Block Vote  
Consent Items  
Block Vote  
A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following  
vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
Amends a contract with Brothers Redevelopment, Inc to add $4,413,171  
for a new total of $8,826,342, increasing the estimated total number of  
households served by 90 while continuing to administer the Temporary  
Rental and Utility Assistance (TRUA) program, citywide. No change to  
contract length. (HOST-202371122/HOST-202473553-01)  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0561 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
Amends a contract with The Community Firm, doing business as  
Community Economics Defense Project, by adding $6,641,651.00 for a  
new total of $14,042,283, and increasing the estimated total number of  
households served by 850 while continuing to administer the Temporary  
Rental and Utility Assistance (TRUA) program, citywide. No change to  
contract length. (HOST-202371132/HOST-202473564-01)  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0562 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
Approves a contract with The Community Firm, doing business as  
Community Economic Defense Project, for $758,981 and a one-year term  
ending 12-1-2024 to provide information on and direct access to the  
Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance (TRUA) program to households  
through a customer service call center, serving an estimated 36,000  
callers, citywide. (HOST-202473566)  
A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0563 be approved by consent en  
bloc, carried by the following vote:  
7 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay: