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Denver officials preview performance‑based contracts for hotel and tiny‑home shelters, emphasize occupancy and outcomes
Summary
HOST told the City Council committee it will seek mid‑November approval of performance‑based contracts for two hotel shelters and five tiny‑home micro‑communities, tying a large share of payment to occupancy and housing outcomes while council members pressed for more data on exits, HMIS quality and long‑term costs.
HOST presented proposed performance‑based contracts for Denver’s non‑congregate shelters and micro‑communities, emphasizing a shift from cost‑reimbursement to payments tied to outcomes.
Jeff Kositzky, deputy director for shelter and stability at HOST, said the briefing was informational only and that the contracts will be brought forward on a consent agenda in mid‑November. He said the proposal covers two hotel‑based adult shelters (about 471 units) and five tiny‑home micro‑communities (about 242 units), with an average contract cost shown in the packet of roughly $93 per person per night and 49 ADA units across sites.
Kositzky outlined four core metrics in the pilot performance contracts: nightly occupancy (90% target; 45% of total payment tied to occupancy), a rapid resolution conversation for new entrants (90% target; about 5% of contract value), housing‑focused case management (expectation that…
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