Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee

Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Minutes Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 10:00 AM Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sarah Parady Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres, Darrell Watson Staff: Anne Wallace NOTE: 10:00 am Early Start Attendance Present: 11 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson, Alvidrez, Hinds, Kashmann, Lewis, Romero Campbell Absent: 1- Sawyer Action Items 24-0392 Approves a contract with Environmental Hazmat Services, Inc. for $4,000,000 and for three years for the collection of discarded and abandoned solid wastes including putrescible wastes, medical waste, drug paraphernalia, and other materials in alleys, sidewalks, parks, and other public spaces, citywide (ESEQD-202472496-00). A motion offered by Council member Flynn, duly seconded by Councilmember Torres, that Council Resolution 24-0392 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 24-0369 Approves a contract with The Salvation Army for $8,006,556 and an end date of 12-31-2024 to support the intake, services, and operations at The Tamarac Family Shelter, in Council District 4 (HOST-202473096). A motion offered by Council member Flynn, duly seconded by Council member Gilmore, that Council Resolution 24-0369 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 3/27/2024  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Consent Items Block Vote A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 24-0032 Approves the Mayoral appointment of Ron Thomas as Chief of Police, pursuant to Charter Section § 2.2.6 (D). A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0032 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 24-0033 Approves the Mayoral appointment of Armando Saldate as Executive Director of the Department of Safety, pursuant to Charter Section § 2.2.6 (D). A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0033 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 24-0278 Approves the Mayoral appointment of Desmond Fulton as Chief of the Fire Department, pursuant to Charter Section § 2.2.6 (D). A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0278 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 24-0279 Approves the Mayoral appointment of Elias Diggins as Denver Sheriff, pursuant to Charter Section § 2.2.6 (D). City and County of Denver Page 2 Printed on 3/27/2024  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, March 27, 2024 A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0279 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer 24-0368 Approves a funding agreement with Renewal Village Housing Corporation, in the amount of $3,214,131 to assist with the rehabilitation of one hundred seven (107) non-congregate shelter units, to convert non-congregate shelter units into studio apartments, in Council District 9 (HOST-202472486). A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0368 be approved by consent en bloc, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Sawyer City and County of Denver Page 3 Printed on 3/27/2024