A bill for an ordinance approving a proposed Second Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and County of Denver and School District No. 1 in the City and County of Denver and State of Colorado to add exhibits and to increase compensation to provide school resource officers through the Denver Police Department at various Denver Public School locations citywide. Amends an intergovernmental agreement with School District Number One by adding $721,403.84 for a new total of $2,013,785.97 for provision of School Resource Officers by the Denver Police Department at various Denver Public School locations throughout the 2019-2020 school year. No change to contract duration (POLIC-201736749-02). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 9-30-19. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 7-10-19.
Alumni as Tues Council Resolution 848 has been adopted. I'm secretary. We pleased for the next item on our screens. This is 678. Councilman, I could go ahead with your comment. Thank you, Mr. President. Is anybody here who can speak about this settlement? This was the school district contract. I think this was for introduction and we skipped the. This is the one that's on the floor right now, 678 for the school district one contract. DSD not the sheriff's then can is anybody here from who can speak on this contract. This is introduction first reading. Just wanted to get a little bit more details for the public regarding what this expansion of the school resource officer budget is for. It says that it will not add an additional school resource officer to the 18 who are currently in the schools and just wanted to find out what it's about. So that's correct. So I'm a division chief. Ron Thomas, Denver Police Department brought with me Robert Gossett, Deputy Chief from DPS. So that is correct. It is 18 SRO is a 17 schools. There's two SRO that East High School. And we're not adding to that complement at all. The reason for the increase in the in the cost of the contract is the 3.25 adjustment for for the collective bargaining agreement a pay increase. And what was that exact? 2% increase? 3.25. 3.25. Correct. So has anybody is there a plan? I know this is barely going to committee. And we've had a lot of talks about disrupting the school to prison pipeline and what role policing schools plays in that. Is there any opportunity to reduce that 18 of the 18 amount of school resource officers, or is that not part of the conversation as we go into committee for this budget? Excuse me? And that has not been part of the conversation. You know, obviously, we review the contract and the terms of those contract and the numbers are they just are those that we have in. The schools every year and identify. Whether or not. They need to be moved or. Reduced or increased. So that is a continuing conversation. Thank you. And can when when you guys get to committee, can you be sure to bring us information about where these 18 officers are placed and how we determined where to place them? And if if there is any possibility to reduce the amount of school resource officers that we're using and shift our focus to the mental health workers, the social workers that we've been hearing about talking about. That would be helpful. Sure. I can tell you I can tell you who's where right now. But whenever whenever you're ready for those answers. We can get we can get that to the public in committee. Just wanted to make sure that our Monday night viewers are in the loop, that it's come in and they can participate and listen as well. Certainly. Thank you. Thank you, counsel. Madam Secretary, please put the next item on our screens. And Councilman Herndon, would you please put Bill 818 on the floor? Thank you, Mr. President. I move that council bill 2019 081 to be ordered published. In Singapore. Our system to catch up. Looks like we still need a second round secretary on a real set here. Here we go. It has been moved and seconded comments by members of council councilmen.