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, June 21, 2023, 10:30 AM City & County Building, Council Chambers, Room 450 Attendance Present: 7- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore, Black Absent: 1- Sawyer Action Items 23-0827 Approves a contract with Mile High United Way for $3,500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding and Broncos Franchise Sale Share funding through 12-31-2024 to administer My Spark Denver, providing stipends for eligible low-income youth to participate in approved fee-based out of school learning or enrichment programs, citywide (MOEAI-202368717). A motion offered by Vice Chair Kashmann, duly seconded by Councilmember Sandoval, that Council Resolution 23-0827 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 23-0828 Establishes the “Border Crisis Response Special Revenue Fund” in the Human Services Special Revenue Fund Series to support programs and services for migrants and asylum seekers arriving in Denver from other countries. A motion offered by Councilmember Torres, duly seconded by Councilmember Sandoval, that Council Bill 23-0828 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 6/21/2023  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, June 21, 2023 23-0829 Rescinds, appropriates, and makes cash transfers from General Fund Contingency, Technology Services Capital Improvement Fund, Human Services Special Revenue Fund, and the General Government Special Revenue Fund to support expenditures in the amount of $18,225,000 in the Border Crisis Response Special Revenue Fund (13809). A motion offered by Councilmember Torres, duly seconded by Councilmember Sandoval, that Council Bill 23-0829 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 23-0830 Approves a contract with GardaWorld Federal Services for $40 million and through 3-31-2024, plus two 1-year options to extend, to help the city respond to the humanitarian border crisis by providing services for newly arriving migrants, including intake, medical screening, emergency sheltering and meals, reunification, and security, citywide (SOCSV_202368659). A motion offered by Councilmember Torres, duly seconded by Councilmember Sandoval, that Council Resolution 23-0830 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer Consent Items Block Vote A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 23-0776 Approves a contract with Sewell Child Development Center for $538,010.46 and through 6-30-2024 to provide Head Start services for 53 children and their families as a delegate agency of Denver Great Kids Head Start (DGKHS) in Council Districts 1, 2, 3 & 7 (MOEAI-202367638). City and County of Denver Page 2 Printed on 6/21/2023  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, June 21, 2023 A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0776 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 23-0795 Approves an intergovernmental agreement with School District No. 1 (Denver Public Schools) for $861,100 and through 07-31-2024 to provide behavioral health-related programming to youth, including a community liaison program, behavioral health employment pipeline, and access to a Wellness Winnie team, citywide (ENVHL-202368548). A motion offered that Council Bill 23-0795 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 23-0807 Amends a contract with Colorado Women’s Employment and Education, Incorporated (CWEE) by adding $1,257,960 for a new total of $3,062,960 and one year for a new end date of 6-30-2024 to continue providing services to assist Colorado Works (CW)/ Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participants with personal and family stabilization, case management and job skills development, citywide (SPCSV-202159631-02, SOCSV-202367651-02). A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0807 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 23-0809 Amends a grant agreement with the State of Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Youth Services by adding $1,698,328.00 for a new total of $3,331,518.17 and one year with a new end date of 6-30-2024 to perform detention screening and pre-trial release services for youth in the 2nd Judicial District, citywide (SAFTY-202263432-00/ SAFTY-202368327-02). A motion offered that Council Bill 23-0809 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore City and County of Denver Page 3 Printed on 6/21/2023  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 23-0810 Approves a grant agreement with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Prevention Services Division for $800,000 and through 6-30-2024 to fund the Food in Communities program, expanding equitable and fair access to healthy, affordable, and culturally relevant foods, citywide (ENVHL-202368576). A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0810 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 23-0814 Approves a contract with Volunteers of America for $1,239,946.43 and through 6-30-2024 to provide Head Start services for 108 children and families as a delegate agency for Denver Great Kids Head Start in Council Districts 1, 2, 3 and 7 (MOEAI-202367639). A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0814 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 23-0815 Amends a contract with Caring for Denver Foundation by adding one year for a new end date of 12-31-2024 to continue providing mental health, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction services, citywide. No change to contract amount (ENVHL-202055697/ ENVHL-202368669-03). A motion offered that Council Resolution 23-0815 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 23-0831 Amends Chapter 28 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code regarding Human Rights and Community Partnerships to change the member terms for the Advisory Board and Commissions from two years to three years and to convert two of the Advisory Board member appointments from City and County of Denver Page 4 Printed on 6/21/2023  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Mayoral appointments to joint Mayoral-Council appointments. A motion offered that Council Bill 23-0831 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Kniech, Kashmann, Sandoval, Torres, Flynn, Gilmore Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer City and County of Denver Page 5 Printed on 6/21/2023