Safety, Housing, Education  
& Homelessness Committee  
Minutes  
Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 10:30 AM  
Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair: Chris Hinds  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda P. Sandoval, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Consent Items  
24-1694  
24-1698  
24-1699  
Amends a contract with Mental Health Center of Denver doing business as  
WellPower by adding $5,210,000 for a new total of $21,280,560 and  
adding fifteen months for a new end date of 12-31-2025 to operate the  
Behavioral Health Solutions Center, citywide (ENVHL-202475595).  
Council Resolution 24-1694 was approved by consent  
Approves a contract with The Community Firm (TCF) DBA The Community  
Economic Defense Project for $10,193,757 and an end date of  
12-31-2025 to administer the Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance  
(TRUA) program Affordable Housing Funds, citywide (HOST-202476925).  
Council Resolution 24-1698 was approved by consent  
Amends a contract agreement with the Denver Rescue Mission to add  
$500,000 for a new total of $1,200,000 and adds 12 months for a new end  
date of 12/31/2025 to continue to provide complex case management for  
those people experiencing homelessness in the Denver community who  
have not been able to access housing through traditional pathways,  
citywide (HOST-202476917).  
Council Resolution 24-1699 was approved by consent  
24-1700  
24-1701  
Approves the funding agreement between the City and County of Denver  
and Elevation Community Land Trust in the amount of $2,500,000 to  
support the State of Colorado’s Infrastructure and Strong Communities  
Grant Program, citywide (HOST-202475177).  
Council Resolution 24-1700 was approved by consent  
Amends a contract with Jewish Family Service of Colorado, Inc. to add  
$875,000 for a new total of $1,748,637 and a new end date of 12-31-2025  
to administer the Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance (TRUA)  
Program, citywide (HOST-202476921-02).  
Council Resolution 24-1701 was approved by consent  
24-1702  
24-1703  
Amends a funding agreement with Elevation Community Land Trust to  
change certain terms to continue acquiring least 62 income-restricted  
housing units to be sold at prices affordable to qualifying households,  
citywide (HOST-202477007).  
Council Resolution 24-1702 was approved by consent  
Amends a contract agreement with the Salvation Army to add $270,000 for  
a new total of $5,76,749 and extends the term for 12 additional months for  
the new end date of 12/31/2025 to continue to provide rapid resolution  
services for people experiencing homelessness or housing instability,  
citywide (HOST-202476924-02).  
Council Resolution 24-1703 was approved by consent  
24-1705  
24-1706  
Amends a contract with The Urban Institute by adding six months for a new  
end date of 6-30-2025 with no new addition of funds to complete planned  
evaluations for the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) and  
Co-Responder programs, citywide  
(ENVHL-202371875-02/ENVHL-202161500-02).  
Council Resolution 24-1705 was approved by consent  
Amends a contract with Mental Health Center of Denver, doing business as  
WellPower, by adding one year for a new end date of 12-31-2025 and an  
addition of $1,091,988 for a new total of $4,305,541 to continue to provide  
clinicians for the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program,  
citywide (ENVHL-202371478-02/ENVHL-202160835-02).  
Council Resolution 24-1706 was approved by consent