Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee

Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Minutes Wednesday, May 22, 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: 10 - Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson, Alvidrez, Kashmann, Romero Campbell Action Items 24-0676 Approves a contract with Housing Connector for $5,000,000 and an end date of 5-31-2026 to support the All In Mile high initiative through housing navigation and lease up coordination, while also distributing time-limited move-in financial assistance and rental subsidies for 250 households transitioning from encampments to permanent housing, citywide (HOST-202473776). A motion offered by Council member Watson, duly seconded by Council member Sawyer, that Council Resolution 24-0676 be approved for filing, carried by the following vote: Aye: 6- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sawyer, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 Absent: 1- Parady Briefings 24-0688 Prevention Programs for Youth in Denver Briefing Consent Items Block Vote Block Vote A motion offered to approve the following items en bloc, carried by the following vote: City and County of Denver Page 1 Printed on 5/22/2024  Minutes Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Aye: 7- Flynn, Gilmore, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Parady, Sawyer, Torres, Watson Nay: 0 24-0595 Approves a contract with Colorado Coalition for the Homeless for $1,000,000 and through 12-31-26 to address gaps in behavioral health services with additional staff, a technology upgrade, and staff training, citywide (ENVHL-202472978). A motion offered that Council Resolution 24-0595 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 2 Printed on 5/22/2024