The Denver City Council on Monday will consider a $1 million contract to better utilize the city’s hospital system for homeless response efforts.

If approved on second reading Monday, Denver Health will receive $990,900 from the city to become more involved with homeless response efforts and Roads to Recovery until at least Sept. 30, 2026.

The money is planned to “support and strengthen existing internal infrastructure focused on partnerships with Denver homelessness resolution partners and the Roads to Recovery project to better align housing and health supports for some of the most at-risk persons experiencing homelessness,” city officials said in the council’s resolution request.

Among Denver Health services, the hospital screens homeless patients, enters information into the city’s homeless management system, and provides homeless data entry and outcomes, housing referrals, homeless patient treatment and hand-offs to Department of Public Health and Environment case management, according to the resolution.

“If Denver Health is the first contact for patients experiencing homelessness and existing corrections, Denver Health will medically evaluate and treat these patients in the most appropriate setting,” city officials said.

The resolution said Denver Health would use some of the $990,900 to connect people to the city’s Roads to Recovery Program. The program is designed to assist people struggling with mental health or drug addiction out of the criminal justice system. The effort focuses on those most vulnerable to becoming homeless, giving them a chance to receive intervention, treatment and rehabilitation support.

In February, Mayor Mike Johnston vowed to move 200 people into the Roads to Recovery program by the end of the year. The program is expected to cost the city $3.7 million.

In other action Monday, the council will consider:

24-1453: First reading to approve Johnston’s proposed 2025 budget.

24-1365 and 24-1366: Two contractor agreements worth a combined $30 million for three years to provide mechanical services for deferred maintenance projects across Denver. Most of these projects include equipment replacement or city facility improvement. The two $15 million contracts are with U.S. Engineering Construction and Murphy Company Mechanical Contractors and Engineers.

24-1374: An $800,511 contract with Village Exchange Center for food distribution and delivery to immigrants and other eligible individuals in Denver’s Asylum Seeker Program.

24-1296: Second reading for a $2.5 million agreement with Urban Drainage and Flood Control District (Mile High Flood District) to design and drain for Weir Gulch Reaches 2, 3 and 6.

24-1240: A $869,384 grant agreement with the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice for the “East Colfax Safer Streets Collaborative,” an effort to curb crime by adding street lighting and staffing along the East Colfax corridor until June 30, 2026.