Health and Safety
TL;DR
Denver's Health and Safety Committee approved a $55 million contract with Denver Health to provide medical services for people held at the Denver County Jail and Downtown Detention Center through 2028. The committee also advanced changes to the Mayor's Youth Commission to increase young people's participation in city governance, along with several grants and contract amendments for drug trafficking enforcement, food security, and transit services.
Key Decisions
- Correctional Health Care Services Contract Approved
- Mayor's Youth Commission Amendment Advanced for City Council consideration
- Federal Drug Trafficking Grant Approved
- Food Security Contracts Extension Approved
- RTD LiVE Program Agreement Approved
Agenda
- Attendance
- Action Items
- 26-1127 Amends Article VIII, Division 2 of Chapter 2 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) concerning the Mayor’s Youth Commission to increase participation, representation, and impact of young leaders in Denver.Bill
- 26-1036 A bill for an ordinance approving a proposed Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Denver Health and Hospital Authority, to provide comprehensive correctional health care services for people in custody at the Denver County Jail and the Downtown Detention Center, in Council Districts 8 and 10. Approves a contract with Denver Health and Hospital Authority for $55,031,460.00 with an end date 12-31-2028 to provide comprehensive correctional health care services for people in custody at the Denver County Jail and the Downtown Detention Center, in Council Districts 8 and 10 (SHERF-202685097). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 8-17-2026. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 7-22-2026.Bill
- Consent Items
- 26-1125 Amends a Revenue Intergovernmental Agreement with Regional Transportation District (RTD) to expand the services provided by Denver Human Services for eligibility determination, application processing, and services related to the RTD LiVE Program. No change to the capacity or term, citywide (SOCSV-202474273/SOCSV-202684832-01).Bill
- 26-1126 Approves a grant agreement with the Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), for $860,516.00 with an end date of 3-31-2028 to support initiatives of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program aiding Federal, State, Local and Tribal law enforcement agencies operating in areas determined to be critical drug-trafficking regions of the United States, citywide (POLIC-202685264).Resolution
- 26-1128 Amends a contract with Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) to add $241,000.00 for a new total of $655,180.98 and to add one year for a new end date of 6-30-2027 to continue the work of addressing healthy food access in the Denver Metro area as part of a regional food security strategy, citywide (ENVHL-202475653/ENVHL-202684798-02).Resolution
- 26-1129 Amends a contract with Barton Institute for Community Action, fiscal sponsor of Food Justice Northwest Aurora (FJNWA) to add $239,000.00 for a new total of $702,000.00 and to add one year for a new end date of 6-30-2027 to continue the work of addressing healthy food access in the Denver Metro area as part of a regional food security strategy, citywide (ENVHL-202475318/ENVHL-202684791-02).Resolution