Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
TL;DR
The Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee approved several key agreements supporting local initiatives, including a federal drug trafficking prevention grant and an affordable housing development project. The meeting focused on securing additional resources for community health, housing, and law enforcement efforts.
Key Decisions
- Federal Drug Trafficking Prevention Grant Approved
- Affordable Housing Development Agreement Modification Approved
- Nutrition Access Grant for African American Health Center Approved
Agenda
- Attendance
- Briefings
- 25-1011 Civil Service Commission UpdatesPresentation
- Consent Items
- 25-0999 A resolution approving and providing for the execution of a proposed Grant Agreement between the City and County of Denver and the United States of America, Office of National Drug Control Policy, concerning the “High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program and the funding therefor. Approves a grant agreement with the Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) for $842,544.00 with an end date of 3-31-2027 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-202579944). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 8-25-2025. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 7-16-2025.ResolutionAction: approved by consent
Council Resolution 25-0999 was approved by consent.
- 25-1000 A resolution approving a proposed Amendatory Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Shanahan Development, LLC, and 155 Bannock Development, LLC, to modify the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents to substitute a different property to be acquired for redevelopment use as affordable housing and to serve as security for the Loan. Amends an agreement with Shanahan Development, LLC to reassign the agreement to 155 Bannock Development, LLC and to modify the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents to substitute a different property to be acquired for redevelopment use as affordable housing and to serve as security for the Loan. The original Rental and Occupancy Covenant encumbering the initial site, 1350 W 13th Ave, remains on that site to be develop by a separate developer based upon the terms recorded against the land. No change to agreement amount or length, in Council District 7 (HOST-202366913/HOST-202579669-01). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 8-11-2025. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 7-16-2025.ResolutionAction: approved by consent
Council Resolution 25-1000 was approved by consent.
- 25-1001 A resolution approving a proposed Third Amendatory Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Center for African American Health to support its work to increase access to evidence informed nutrition standards, healthy eating environments and food skills for children, family and caregivers. Amends a grant agreement with Center for African American Health by updating the agreement expenditures to support its work increasing access to evidence informed nutrition standards, healthy eating environments, and food skills for children, family and caregivers in Denver, funded by the Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative. No change to agreement amount or length, in citywide (ENVHL-202368593/ENVHL-202580026-03). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 8-18-2025. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 7-16-2025.ResolutionAction: approved by consent
Council Resolution 25-1001 was approved by consent.