Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee

Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Minutes Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 10:30 AM Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sarah Parady Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres, Darrell Watson Staff: Anne Wallace Attendance Present: 9- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson, Kashmann, Romero Campbell Action Items 23-1896 Amends an intergovernmental agreement with Denver Health and Hospital Authority by adding $2,326,616 for a new total of $4,821,848.57 and one year for a new end date of 12-31-2024 to continue to provide paramedics and vans in support of the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program, citywide. ENVHL-202371479-01/ENVHL-202265543-01 A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn, duly seconded by Councilmember Gilmore, that Council Bill 23-1896 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 23-1897 Amends a contract with the Mental Health Center of Denver, operating as WellPower, by adding $935,986 for a new total of $3,213,553 and one year for a new end date of 12-31-2024 to continue to provide clinicians for the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program, citywide. ENVHL-202371478-02/ENVHL-202160835-02 A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn, duly seconded by Councilmember Gilmore, that Council Resolution 23-1897 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 23-1898 Amends a contract with the Mental Health Center of Denver, operating as WellPower, by adding $4,110,334 for a new total of $16,070,560 and nine months for a new end date of 9-30-2024 to operate the Behavioral Health Solutions Center located at 2929 W 10th Avenue, in Council District 3. ENVHL-202367589-03/ENVHL-202056133-03 City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 12/6/2023  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, December 6, 2023 A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn, duly seconded by Councilmember Gilmore, that Council Resolution 23-1898 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Briefings 23-1902 Department of Housing Stability Presentation on Recent Loan Development Agreements for Affordable Housing Consent Items Block Vote A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 23-1881 Amends a contract with the Regents of the University of Colorado Addiction Research and Treatment Services to add 2 years for a new end term of 12-31-2025 and modifies the scope of work to provide only non-residential treatment services through the Peer I program to individuals exiting the community corrections system, in Council District 2. There is no change in funding. 202371090-02 (202056981) A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn that Council Bill 23-1881 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 23-1883 Amends a contract with Mental Health Center of Denver, operating as WellPower, to add $2,082,705 for a new total of $6,005,984 and 13 additional months for a new end term of 11-30-2024 for operation of the Crisis Intervention Response Unit, which pairs mental health clinicians with police officers to respond to calls involving individuals with suspected mental health needs and is funded through the Caring for Denver Foundation, citywide. POLIC-202370811-03 (202262299-00) A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn that Council Resolution 23-1883 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson City and County of Denver Page 2 Printed on 12/6/2023  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, December 6, 2023 Nay: 0 23-1884 Amends a contract with Mental Health Center of Denver, operating as WellPower, to add $700,000 for a new total of $4,500,000 and one additional year for a new end term of 12-31-2024 for operation of the Crisis Intervention Response Unit, which pairs mental health clinicians with police officers to respond to calls involving individuals with suspected mental health needs and is funded through the Police General Fund budget, citywide. POLIC-202370809-05 (201845517-00) A motion offered by Councilmember Flynn that Council Resolution 23-1884 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 City and County of Denver Page 3 Printed on 12/6/2023