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Council committee advances three Salvation Army shelter contract amendments to full council
Summary
The Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee voted to forward three contract amendments with The Salvation Army — Aspen, Stone Creek and Tamarack — to the full Denver City Council, while pressing HOST on retroactive payments, staffing, incident reporting and procurement timelines.
The Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee on June 18 voted to move three contract amendments with The Salvation Army forward to the full Denver City Council.
HOST (Housing Opportunity and Stability Team) asked the committee to approve: a $7,000,000 amendment for the Aspen (DoubleTree) site, a $4,200,000 contract for Stone Creek, and an approximately $8,000,000 amendment for the Tamarack family shelter. HOST staff said the amendments extend contracts through December 2025 and cover operations including 24/7 guest services, meals, laundry, case management and security provided under a separate city contract with Securitas.
Committee members pressed HOST and Salvation Army representatives on several operational and fiscal details. Councilmember Amanda Sawyer criticized the timing of the requests and the need to pay providers retroactively: “We have to pay the Salvation Army for services that they have…
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