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Council hears praise and budget concern as it advances shelter services contract resolution
Summary
Council discussed Council Resolution 14-14, approving an agreement with Bayoud/Bayaud Works LLC to operate low-barrier shelter services; Councilmember Lewis praised the shelter operator but criticized the administration for cutting the Denver Day Works program funding.
The Denver City Council discussed and advanced Council Resolution 14-14 on Monday, a resolution approving a proposed agreement with Bayaud Works LLC (identified in the staff caption) to operate low-barrier emergency shelter services and manage related client support systems.
Councilmember Lewis praised the work of the shelter operator and recounted the impact of the Denver Day Works program, which he said helped roughly 86 people into stable housing and placed about 100 people in jobs each year. Lewis said the program’s wages totaled roughly $1.9 million over nine years and expressed disappointment that the Johnson administration cut funding requested by council during the Oct. 9 budget workshop.
Council discussion focused on the value of continued community-based shelter services. The resolution was placed on the consent/block list for adoption as part of a larger package of resolutions and bills that the council adopted on roll call.
What’s next: the agreement will proceed as part of the adopted consent items; Lewis’ remarks were entered into the record as a request for continued support for employment pathways tied to shelter services.
