2026-10-21 - Health and Safety Committee
Summary
Built from official meeting minutes.
- Regular committee meeting, 10:30 AM.
- Chair: Darrell Watson; Vice Chair: Amanda Sandoval
- Members: Kevin Flynn, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Paul Kashmann, Diana Romero Campbell, Jamie Torres
- Staff: Anne Wallace
- Attendance: 6 present (Gonzales-Gutierrez, Sandoval, Torres, Watson, Romero Campbell, Kashmann); 1 absent (Flynn).
- Heard briefing on Denver Preschool Program annual update.
- Approved 3 consent items for health and food programs.
Denver Preschool Program annual update (26-1538)
- Council Presentation 26-1538 heard in committee.
- Briefing provided on program status and initiatives.
Consent items approved
- 26-1510: Metro Caring contract for $747,718.98 (expires 7-31-2029) for food and food-based education for youth through Healthy Food for Denver's Kids Initiative.
- 26-1512: Denver Health & Hospital Authority contract for $675,000 (expires 5-15-2028) to renovate and expand the Denver CARES facility for Level 3.5 Residential Treatment standards.
- 26-1513: Mental Health Center of Denver contract amendment adding $3,670,867 (new total $27,079,152) through 8-15-2027 for Behavioral Health Solutions Center operations.