Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee

Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Committee Members: Kashmann, Chair; Ortega, Vice-Chair; Espinoza; Gilmore; Kniech; Lopez Committee Staff: Shelley Smith Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 10:30 AM City & County Building, Room 391 Rollcall Present: 6- Kashmann, Ortega, Gilmore, Kniech, López, Brooks Absent: 1- Espinoza Action Items 18-0556 Approves a loan agreement with Atlantis Community Foundation for $800,000 and for forty years to build 60 affordable apartments at 201 South Cherokee Street for households at 60% AMI and below, including 15 homes for residents with disabilities, in Council District 7 (OEDEV-201839985-00). A motion offered by Councilmember Ortega, duly seconded by Councilmember López, that Council Resolution 18-0556 be approved for filing carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kashmann, Ortega, Gilmore, Kniech, López, Brooks Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Espinoza Presentations 18-0639 Briefing: Curfew Program Commander Fountain described the City's Curfew Program and answered questions from Councilmembers. Committee members requested staff to write a letter requesting more data about the efficacy of the program, such as the relationship between curfew violations and subsequent involvement in the criminal justice system, violation expungement opportunities, and the over-representation of Hispanic youth from the west side. City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 6/7/2018  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, June 6, 2018 18-0640 Briefing: Gang Reduction Intervention Program Consent Items Block Vote A motion offered by Councilmember Kashmann, duly seconded by Councilmember Ortega, to approve the following items en bloc carried by the consent of: Aye: 6- Kashmann, Ortega, Gilmore, Kniech, López, Brooks Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Espinoza 18-0618 Approves a $2.7 million master purchase order with Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. for self-contained breathing apparatus equipment for the Denver Fire Department (SC-00002739). A motion offered by Councilmember Kashmann, duly seconded by Councilmember Ortega, that Council Resolution 18-0618 be approved by the consent of: Aye: 6- Kashmann, Ortega, Gilmore, Kniech, López, Brooks Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Espinoza 18-0626 Accepts $4,043,051 in HIV Emergency Relief Project grant funds for a new total of $7,616,463 to support health care and support services to people living with HIV (ENVHL-201840349-01). A motion offered by Councilmember Kashmann, duly seconded by Councilmember Ortega, that Council Resolution 18-0626 be approved by consent of: Aye: 6- Kashmann, Ortega, Gilmore, Kniech, López, Brooks Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Espinoza 18-0634 Accepts $565,167 in grant dollars for a new total of $658,767 from the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program that improves medical and public health care preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities in Denver County and to develop, sustain, and improve upon public health surveillance and epidemiological investigation systems and processes in City and County of Denver Page 2 Printed on 6/7/2018  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Colorado (201735343-02). A motion offered by Councilmember Kashmann, duly seconded by Councilmember Ortega, that Council Resolution 18-0634 be approved by consent of: Aye: 6- Kashmann, Ortega, Gilmore, Kniech, López, Brooks Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Espinoza 18-0635 Amends Section 14-137 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to conform with state law on the processing fee of twenty-five dollars if court-appointed counsel enters an appearance. A motion offered by Councilmember Kashmann, duly seconded by Councilmember Ortega, that Council Bill 18-0635 be approved by consent of: Aye: 6- Kashmann, Ortega, Gilmore, Kniech, López, Brooks Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Espinoza 18-0636 Approves the Mayoral appointments of Claire Martin-Finley, Tony Smith, Henry Concha, and Michael Cortes to the Denver Commission on Aging for terms effective immediately and expiring 8-31-20. A motion offered by Councilmember Kashmann, duly seconded by Councilmember Ortega, that Council Resolution 18-0636 be approved by consent of: Aye: 6- Kashmann, Ortega, Gilmore, Kniech, López, Brooks Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Espinoza City and County of Denver Page 3 Printed on 6/7/2018