Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee

Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Minutes Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 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, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson, Alvidrez, Kashmann, Romero Campbell Absent: 1- Gilmore Action Items 24-0265 Amends a contract with La Raza Services, Inc., doing business as Servicios de La Raza, by adding $2,300,000 for a new total of $4,600,000 and 10 months for a new end date of 12-31-24 to continue to provide culturally appropriate community engagement services to recipients of the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program, citywide (ENVHL-202472789-02/202264337-02). A motion offered by Council member Flynn, duly seconded by Council member Sawyer, that Council Resolution 24-0265 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Flynn, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Gilmore Abstain: 1- Gonzales-Gutierrez Consent Items Block Vote Block Vote A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 3/6/2024  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Absent: 1- Gilmore 24-0226 Amends a contract with It Takes A Village, Inc. by adding $265,420 for a new total of $566,771 and one year for a new end date of 02-28-2025 to provide care, treatment, and supportive services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant Area (TGA), citywide (202472183-02). A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0226 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Gilmore 24-0266 Approves the loan agreement with SCI-Capitol City, LLC. in the amount of $2,600,000 to assist with the acquisition of the Property, which will operate as a mobile home park with sixty (60) mobile home spaces being used as affordable housing units, in Council District 3 (HOST-202472389). A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0266 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Gilmore 24-0267 Approves a loan agreement with Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, Inc., in the amount of $900,000 to assist with the finance costs associated with the development of eight (8) income-restricted homeownership affordable units, which will be known as Augustana Townhomes, in Council District 5 (HOST-202370649). A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0267 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Gilmore 24-0281 Amends Chapter 18 of the revised Municipal Code establishing salaries and benefits for command staff in the Denver Sheriff Department for 2024 and 2025. A motion offered that Council Bill 24-0281 be approved by consent en bloc, City and County of Denver Page 2 Printed on 3/6/2024  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, March 6, 2024 carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Gilmore City and County of Denver Page 3 Printed on 3/6/2024