A resolution approving a proposed Amendatory Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Denver Options, Inc., for services and supports for intellectually and developmentally disabled individuals. Amends a contract with Denver Options, Inc., doing business as Rocky Mountain Human Services (RMHS), by changing the maximum amount not to exceed to $7.5 million and to add six months for a new end date of 6-30-18 to provide services and distribute funds to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities citywide (SOCSV-201209022-01). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 1-8-18. The Committee approved filing this resolution at its meeting on 12-13-17.
That's next. I'm sorry, 1341. I said 341 1341 for a vote. And Councilman Cashman, can you put this on the floor, please? Yes, Mr. President. I moved that council resolution 1341 be adopted. All right. It has been moved and seconded. All right. Comments by members of council. Councilman Espinosa. Yeah. Thank you, Mr. President. I just, you know, this came to committee and there were a lot of comments and we got very thorough response back from Rocky Mountain Human Services that said, under normal circumstances, I would be asking for this to be postponed as a matter of privilege. I am not asking that primarily because if we did, it would postpone it into into January. And services to developmentally disabled children and people actually would be would would this would terminate December 31st and there would be a time where they would go without services. But I do want to comment on that, which is this habit, again, from the administration and people responsible for these bills, for giving them to council in a timeline that doesn't allow that that sort of forces us to act faster than our normal response at mean time. I mean, it is listed on there that we have to act by January 8th, when in fact, we have to act before December 31st. And because this is the last meeting in this year, we have to act today. And that is that to me continues to be unacceptable. And and for that reason, I know my colleagues will move this forward, but I am going to vote in opposition to this bill. And that's why I have called it out for because I actually still have pending questions that I would like to be answered and I'm sure will be answered, but not but because I still have those questions. I can't vote in support of this at this point in time. And I lament the fact that I can't have a chance to review it without jeopardizing services to children. Thanks. Okay. Any other comments by members of the Council? Councilman Ortega. Thank you, Mr. President. Councilman Nu and I had been meeting with our Department of Human Services in Rocky Mountain over the last year and recently plugged in Councilman Cashman, who is the new chair of the committee, to look at some of the changes that will happen in the new contract. And so it's important that we extend this contract, continue the services that are being provided not only by Rocky Mountain, but by the other providers that they are contracting with. I don't think everyone is aware that there was a federal mandate that we go to a case free management system, which means the provider cannot both provide services and administer all of the services. And so the state is in the middle of setting regulations for how that will move forward. I'm not sure all of that work will be done by the end of the six month time frame. But we can certainly be ensuring that Denver is plugged into that conversation with the state and helps kind of guide some of the changes that will happen in the new contract. There are some things that the Department of Human Services is looking at as some additional things they want to see done differently into that contract that we will see next year. But in the interim, it is important that we move this forward. Thank you. Thank you. Councilwoman Ortega. I concur. See no further comments. Madam Secretary, roll call. Espinosa. No. Flynn, I. Gilmore, I. Herndon High. Cashman, I can eat. Lopez All right. New Ortega. High Assessment Black Clarke. Mr. President. I please those voting announce results. 12 days, one day. 12 hours, one night, 1341 has been adopted. Thank you, Madam Secretary. Let's bring up 1395. This is for a comment and a vote. And Councilman Cashman, please put this on the floor.