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, May 17, 2023, 10:30 AM City & County Building, Council Chambers, Room 450 Attendance Present: 5- Kniech, Kashmann, Sawyer, Torres, Gilmore Absent: 2- Sandoval, Flynn Action Items 23-0588 Approves a performance loan agreement with Renewal Village Housing Corporation for $10,420,331 and 60 years to support 108 supportive housing units and 107 non-congregate shelter units with common amenities at the former Clarion Hotel, now Renewal Village, located at 200 West 48th Avenue in Council District 9 (HOST-202366697). A motion offered by Councilmember Torres, duly seconded by Vice Chair Kashmann, that Council Resolution 23-0588 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Kniech, Kashmann, Sawyer, Torres, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 2- Sandoval, Flynn Briefings 23-0596 Briefing on the Denver Housing Authority Delivers for Denver (D3) Program. Consent Items Block Vote A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Kniech, Kashmann, Sawyer, Torres, Gilmore City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 5/17/2023  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Nay: 0 Absent: 2- Sandoval, Flynn 23-0575 Approves a contract with the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition (CSPC), for $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds and through 12-31-2024 to support Family, Friends, Neighbors (FFN) early childhood educators and providers serving immigrant and refugee communities, communities of color, and children with special needs, citywide (MOEAI-202367318). A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0575 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Kniech, Kashmann, Sawyer, Torres, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 2- Sandoval, Flynn 23-0581 Amends a contract with Analytics and Insights Matter, LLC by adding $19,890 for a new total of $818,841 and 6 months for a new end date of 12-31-2023 to add a Spanish-language evaluation component to the existing campaign working to reduce stigma that is related to behavioral health conditions, citywide (ENVHL-202367675-03; ENVHL-202157997-03). A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0581 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Kniech, Kashmann, Sawyer, Torres, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 2- Sandoval, Flynn 23-0582 Approves a grant agreement with the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment for $633,209 and through 6-30-2024 for the Tobacco Education Prevention and Cessation Program, citywide (202367832-00). A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0582 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Kniech, Kashmann, Sawyer, Torres, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 2- Sandoval, Flynn City and County of Denver Page 2 Printed on 5/17/2023  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, May 17, 2023 23-0586 Approves a grant agreement with the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice for $627,005 and through 6-30-2024 for a laboratory technician, laboratory equipment, software and training in support of the Denver Police Department Fentanyl Task Force, citywide (POLIC-202368032-00). A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0586 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Kniech, Kashmann, Sawyer, Torres, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 2- Sandoval, Flynn 23-0598 Approves a contract with LifeLine, Inc. for $508,300 in American Rescue Plan Act funds and through 12-31-2024 to provide initial support to deliver youth violence prevention programming and services at the Youth Empowerment Center, located at 1240 West Bayaud Avenue in Council District 7 (MOEAI-202367355). A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0598 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Kniech, Kashmann, Sawyer, Torres, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 2- Sandoval, Flynn City and County of Denver Page 3 Printed on 5/17/2023