Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee

Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Committee Members: Kashmann, Chair; Torres, Vice-Chair; Sandoval, Kniech, Flynn, Sawyer Committee Staff: Emily Lapel Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 10:30 AM City & County Building, Council Chambers, Room 450 Attendance Present: 6- Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Absent: 1- Kniech Action Items 21-0942 Approves the issuance and sale of an amount not to exceed $15,425,000 of the City and County of Denver, Colorado Multifamily Housing Revenue Note (The Rose on Colfax Project) Series 2021 for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, renovation, rehabilitation, improvement and equipping of an affordable multifamily housing facility located at 1500 North Valentia Street and 1510 North Valentia Street in Council District 8. A motion offered by Councilmember Sawyer, duly seconded by Councilmember Flynn, that Council Bill 21-0942 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Kniech 21-0945 Approves a loan agreement with MHMP 15 E Colfax LLLP for $3,500,000 and through 11-01-81 to construct an 82-unit affordable housing project to serve general, family occupancy and include an Early Childhood Education (ECE) center on the ground floor located at 1510 North Valentia Street in Council District 8 (HOST 202160023). A motion offered by Councilmember Sawyer, duly seconded by Councilmember Flynn, that Council Bill 21-0945 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 8/25/2021  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, August 25, 2021 Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Kniech Consent Items 21-0940 Amends a contract with Mile High Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, doing business as Mile High Behavioral Healthcare, by adding $280,036.05 for a new total of $508,171.05 and one year for a new end date of 6-30-22 to continue to provide appropriate screenings, assessments, brief intervention, and linkage to care in the community, based on an individualized treatment and/or transition plan as part of the Recovery in a Secure Environment (RISE) program (SHERF-202054980-00; SHERF-202159356-01). Council Resolution 21-0940 was approved by consent 21-0946 Approves a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the 2021 allocation of $581,685 for the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) to provide funding for services that assist persons experiencing homelessness (HOST-202159908). Council Resolution 21-0946 was approved by consent 21-0947 Approves a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the 2021 allocation of $2,985,485 for HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) to provide for the city's housing development activities, including for building, buying, and rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership and providing direct rental assistance to low-income residents (HOST-202159909). Council Resolution 21-0947 was approved by consent 21-0948 Approves a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the 2021 allocation of $2,882,065 through the Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) program to provide housing and supportive services for persons with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or related diseases (HOST- 202159910). Council Resolution 21-0948 was approved by consent 21-0949 Approves a contract with Impact Charitable for $2,000,000 and through 12-31-21 to provide funding to Denver residents who were previously employed and lost their employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic for basic pressing needs including housing, utilities, food, health care, transportation, and childcare (HRCRS-202159452). City and County of Denver Page 2 Printed on 8/25/2021  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, August 25, 2021 Council Resolution 21-0949 was approved by consent City and County of Denver Page 3 Printed on 8/25/2021