Briefing
Health and Safety Committee minutes — April 15, 2026: municipal penalties postponed; multiple public-health contracts approved by consent
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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