Denver City Council on Monday adopted three separate resolutions authorizing agreements with the Salvation Army to operate shelter services for people experiencing homelessness, including noncongregate adult shelters and a family shelter, after a contested discussion on provider capacity and contract timing.

The council adopted Council Resolution 25-0884 (Stone Creek noncongregate shelter), 25-0885 (Tamarack Family Shelter), and 25-0886 (Aspen noncongregate shelter). Each resolution passed by recorded roll-call votes of 7 ayes. Councilmember Lewis and Councilmember Parody registered “nay” votes on at least two of the measures; other members voted in favor. Councilmember Torres moved the resolutions onto the floor for adoption.

Councilmember Lewis said she would not support the Salvation Army contracts and criticized the provider’s capacity to operate shelters in her district. “I have lost confidence in the Salvation Army to be able to provide the services that I believe that my constituents deserve,” Lewis said while explaining her vote on the Stone Creek contract. Lewis also stated on the Tamarack family shelter matter that the resolution would authorize an additional $8,000,000 to the Salvation Army and she opposed further funding in the current structure.

Councilmember Hines noted a contract-term issue: “This contract adds 12 months to the contract with a new end date of 12/31/25,” he said, noting that part of the extension includes funds in arrears. Romero Campbell urged consideration of the immediate need to house families and noted his office’s proximity to the Tamarack Family Shelter, saying the shelter has increased capacity and is serving many families; he stated he would vote yes.

Councilmember Paradis (spelled in the transcript as Paradis/Parody in separate places) said the council should weigh alternatives for continuing shelter operations if an operator stopped running a site, and that the city could consider hiring staff directly as a backstop to avoid closures.

The votes closed with seven ayes for each of the three resolutions; the clerk announced the results as 7 ayes for each measure. The actions authorize operations and supportive services at the named shelters and extend the city’s agreement with the Salvation Army for the stated terms in each resolution.

The transcript shows the council and individual members weighing the risk of shelter closures against concerns about provider performance, capacity and arrears; several members asked that future contracting be handled to separate arrears payments from new contract terms. The record excerpted here does not include contract text beyond the descriptions read into the record or a full budget breakdown for each agreement.