Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee

Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Committee Members: Kniech, Chair; Kashmann, Vice-Chair; Flynn, Gilmore, Sandoval, Sawyer Committee Staff: Anne Wallace Wednesday, November 30, 2022, 10:00 AM City & County Building, Council Chambers, Room 450 NOTE: 10 AM Early Start Time Attendance Present: 9- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore, CdeBaca, Black Action Items 22-1566 Approves an intergovernmental agreement with Denver Health and Hospital Authority (DHHA) for $2,495,232 and through 12-31-2023 to expand the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program to add 6 emergency medical technicians (EMTs), as well as directly covering program costs for 3 additional vans and existing vans and equipment, citywide (ENVHL-202265543). A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn, duly seconded by Councilmember Gilmore, that Council Bill 22-1566 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sandoval 22-1567 Amends a contract with Mental Health Center of Denver, doing business as WellPower, by adding $885,986 for a new total of $2,277,565 and one year for a new end date of 12-31-2023 to expand the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program to add 6 behavioral health clinicians, citywide (ENVHL-202160835/ 202265542-01). A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn, duly seconded by Councilmember Gilmore, that Council Resolution 22-1567 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 12/1/2022  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sandoval 22-1557 Approves a loan agreement with Montbello FreshLo, LLC for $3,300,000 and 18 years and six months to provide funding for a new affordable housing development, located at 12444 East Albrook Drive in Council District 8 (HOST-202264852). A motion offered by Councilmember Gilmore, duly seconded by Councilmember Flynn, that Council Resolution 22-1557 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 22-1560 Approves a loan agreement with Northfield Flats, LLC for $4,515,000 and 18 years to provide funding for a new affordable housing development, located at 4545 Xenia Street in Council District 8 (HOST-202264595). A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn, duly seconded by Councilmember Torres, that Council Resolution 22-1560 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 22-1561 Approves a loan agreement with Archway Investment Corporation, Inc. for $3,850,000 to provide funding for adaptive reuse affordable housing for Park Hill Campus Family Housing on the former Johnson & Wales University campus, located at 7150 Montview Boulevard in Council District 8 (HOST-202265780). A motion offered by Vice Chair Kashmann, duly seconded by Councilmember Torres, that Council Resolution 22-1561 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Consent Items Block Vote A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore City and County of Denver Page 2 Printed on 12/1/2022  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Nay: 0 22-1554 Amends an intergovernmental agreement with the State of Colorado Judicial Department by adding $245,000 for a new total of $1,017,000 and one year for a new end date of 12-31-2023 for Youth and Family Treatment Court services to provide marijuana specific education, interventions, and impactful alternatives to youth struggling with marijuana, citywide (ENVHL-201846825-05/ SAFTY-202265503-05). A motion offered that Council Bill 22-1554 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 22-1555 Amends an agreement with the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center - Addiction Research and Treatment Services by adding $3,750,000 for a new total of $ 8,750,000 to continue providing residential and non-residential community corrections services (SAFTY-202056981/ 202265386-01). A motion offered that Council Bill 22-1555 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 22-1556 Approves a grant agreement with the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) for $566,588 and through 11-3-2024 for HUD’s Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) to provide funding for services that assist people experiencing homelessness, citywide (HOST-202265719). A motion offered that Council Resolution 22-1556 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 22-1558 Approves a grant agreement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the 2022 allocation of $3,266,197 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-202265725). A motion offered that Council Resolution 22-1558 be approved by consent en City and County of Denver Page 3 Printed on 12/1/2022  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, November 30, 2022 bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 22-1559 Approves a grant agreement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the 2022 allocation of $3,686,258 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-202265718). A motion offered that Council Resolution 22-1559 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 22-1562 Approves a contract with Empowerment Program, Inc. for $545,740 and through 10-31-2023 for the Bedrock Continuum of Care Permanent Supportive Housing Program for people with disabilities, citywide (HOST-202265141). A motion offered that Council Resolution 22-1562 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 22-1563 Amends a contract with Mental Health Center of Denver, doing business as WellPower, by adding $700,000 for a new total of $3,800,000 and one year for a new end date of 12-31-2023 for continued operation of the Crisis Intervention Response Unit, which pairs a mental health clinician with a police officer to respond to calls involving individuals with potential mental health needs, citywide (ENVHL-201845517/ POLIC-202265763-04). A motion offered that Council Resolution 22-1563 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 22-1564 Approves an intergovernmental agreement with Denver Health and Hospital Authority (DHHA) for $500,000 and through 09-30-2023 for maternal child health services for care coordination for children and youth with special healthcare needs, including general consultation to families, service navigation, coordination between providers, and other services, City and County of Denver Page 4 Printed on 12/1/2022  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, November 30, 2022 citywide (ENVHL-202265544). A motion offered that Council Bill 22-1564 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 City and County of Denver Page 5 Printed on 12/1/2022