Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
Regular MeetingDenver, CO · July 15, 2020
Minutes
Minutes
Safety, Housing, Education
& Homelessness Committee
Committee Members: Kashmann, Chair; Torres, Vice-Chair;
Sandoval, Kniech, Flynn, Sawyer
Committee Staff: Emily Lapel
Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 10:30 AM
City & County Building, Room 450
Attendance
Present: 10 - Kashmann, Torres, Sandoval, Kniech, Flynn, Sawyer, Clark, Black, CdeBaca,
Gilmore
Action Items
20-0684 Increases the sales and use tax by a rate of 0.25 percent and dedicating
the revenue derived from the tax rate increase to fund efforts to reduce
carbon pollution and adapt to climate change, subject to the approval of the
voters at a special municipal election to be conducted in coordination with
the state general election on November 3, 2020.
A motion offered by Councilmember Clark, duly seconded by Councilmember
Sandoval to approve Council Bill 20-0684 for filing was passed by the following
votes:
Aye: 7- Kashmann, Torres, Sandoval, Kniech, Flynn, Sawyer, Clark
Nay: 0
A) Briefing
B) Public Comment
C) Discussion
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Minutes
Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Consent Items
20-0677 Establishes the “Climate State Grants Fund,” a new Fund in the General
Government Special Revenue Fund Series and approves a grant
agreement with The State of Colorado Department of Local Affairs for
$1,000,000 and through 6-30-23 for the construction of community solar
gardens hosted across public parking lots, rooftops, and other land parcels
owned by the City, citywide (CASR-202055160-00).
Council Bill 20-0677 was approved by consent
20-0679 Approves a grant agreement with the Colorado Department of Public
Health and Environment for $5,192,109.73 of State funds and through
12-19-22 to provide reimbursement for the City’s COVID-19 response
including critical containment activities such as disease surveillance, case
investigation, contact tracing, and testing, citywide
(ENVHL-202055225-00).
Council Resolution 20-0679 was approved by consent
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Agenda
Agenda
Safety, Housing, Education
& Homelessness Committee
Committee Members: Kashmann, Chair; Torres, Vice-Chair;
Sandoval, Kniech, Flynn, Sawyer
Committee Staff: Emily Lapel
Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 10:30 AM
City & County Building, Room 450
Attendance
Action Items
20-0684 Increases the sales and use tax by a rate of 0.25 percent
and dedicating the revenue derived from the tax rate
increase to fund efforts to reduce carbon pollution and
adapt to climate change, subject to the approval of the
voters at a special municipal election to be conducted in
coordination with the state general election on November
3, 2020.
There will be 15 minutes of public comment on item
20-0684. Sign up is open from 9:30a to 10:15a. Visit
denvergov.org/councilpublicinput and select Public
Comment in Committee to sign up to speak. Speakers are
first come, first serve.
A) Briefing
B) Public Comment
C) Discussion
For information on public comment procedures go to
http://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/denver-city-council/public-input.html
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Agenda
Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Consent Items
20-0677 Establishes the “Climate State Grants Fund,” a new Fund
in the General Government Special Revenue Fund Series
and approves a grant agreement with The State of
Colorado Department of Local Affairs for $1,000,000 and
through 6-30-23 for the construction of community solar
gardens hosted across public parking lots, rooftops, and
other land parcels owned by the City, citywide
(CASR-202055160-00).
20-0679 Approves a grant agreement with the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment for
$5,192,109.73 of State funds and through 12-19-22 to
provide reimbursement for the City’s COVID-19 response
including critical containment activities such as disease
surveillance, case investigation, contact tracing, and
testing, citywide (ENVHL-202055225-00).
For information on public comment procedures go to
http://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/denver-city-council/public-input.html
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