Health and Safety Committee minutes — April 15, 2026: municipal penalties postponed; multiple public-health contracts approved by consent
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The Denver City Council Health and Safety Committee met April 15, 2026 at City & County Building, Room 391. Attendance: 12 present. Action item Council Bill 26-0328 (amending Chapters 1, 34, and 38 of the DRMC to revise criminal penalties for municipal crimes) was postponed to a date certain. By consent the committee approved amendments and contracts to fund behavioral health, syringe access, nutrition enrollment, and HIV/AIDS care: 26-0488 (Harm Reduction Action Center grant amendment, +$239,375; new total $968,127; end date extended to 12-31-2026), 26-0489 (La Clinica Tepeyac contract $918,771; end date 2-28-2031), 26-0490 (Hunger Free Colorado contract amendment for federal nutrition assistance enrollment under the Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative), 26-0491 (La Raza Services contract $1,083,647; end date 2-28-2031), and 26-0492 (intergovernmental agreement with University of Colorado Hospital Authority $4,619,050; end date 2-28-2031).
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- Council Bill 26-0328 (amending Chapters 1, 34, and 38 of the DRMC to revise criminal penalties for municipal crimes) was postponed to a date certain (motion by Council member Parady; seconded by Council member Sawyer; vote Aye 7, Nay 0).
- Resolution 26-0488 approved by consent: amend grant with Colorado Nonprofit Development Center dba Harm Reduction Action Center to add $239,375 (new total $968,127) and extend end date by 3 months to 12-31-2026 for behavioral health and syringe access services (ENVHL-202473486/ENVHL-202582497-02).
- Resolution 26-0489 approved by consent: contract with La Clinica Tepeyac for $918,771 with end date 2-28-2031 to provide care, treatment, and supportive services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant Area (ENVHL-202683996).
- Resolution 26-0490 approved by consent: amend grant agreement with Hunger Free Colorado to amend Exhibit B to provide federal nutrition assistance enrollment funded by the Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative (ENVHL-202580280/ENVHL-202683831-01).
- Resolution 26-0491 approved by consent: contract with La Raza Services, Inc., dba Servicios de La Raza, Inc. for $1,083,647 with end date 2-28-2031 to provide care, treatment, and supportive services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant Area (ENVHL-202683937).
- Council Bill 26-0492 approved by consent: intergovernmental agreement with University of Colorado Hospital Authority (UCHA) for $4,619,050 with end date 2-28-2031 to provide care, treatment, and supportive services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Denver Transitional Grant Area (ENVHL-202683897).
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