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 24, 2023, 10:30 AM City & County Building, Council Chambers, Room 450 Attendance Present: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Action Items 23-0537 Approves a contract with CESCO for $625,976 and through 12-31-2025 to provide workforce training for immigrant and refugee community members on how to become a professional interpreter (HRCRS-202367550). A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn, duly seconded by Vice Chair Kashmann, that Council Resolution 23-0537 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 23-0583 Approves a contract with Bayaud Enterprises, Inc. for $2,959,649 and through 12-31-2025 to establish a pilot housing navigator program to support approximately 300 Denver residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families, who are experiencing homelessness, are at-risk of displacement from current housing, and/or are seeking a more independent living situation, citywide (SOCSV-202366721-00). A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn, duly seconded by Councilmember Torres, that Council Resolution 23-0583 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Sawyer, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 5/24/2023  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, May 24, 2023 23-0621 Amends Chapter 28 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to change the length of board member terms for the Human Rights and Community Partnerships Advisory Board members from two to three years to promote increased opportunity for board member education and engagement. Item was withdrawn from the agenda. 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 Nay: 0 23-0623 Amends a contract with Enterprise FM Trust by adding $130,000 for a new total of $580,000 and one year for a new end date of 5-31-2024 to continue leasing vehicles that meet specialty needs of the Strategic Investigations Bureau, citywide (POLIC-202158305-00/ POLIC-202367883-01). A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0623 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 2 Printed on 5/24/2023