Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)
Date Submitted: 5-22-20
Requesting Agency: Department of Public Health and Environment
Division:
Subject Matter Expert Name:
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Name: Tristan Sanders & Will Fenton |
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Email: Tristan.sanders@denvergov.org william.fenton@denvergov.org |
Item Title & Description:
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These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney’s Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).
Both the title and description must be entered between the red “title” and “body” below. Do not at any time delete the red “title” or “body” markers from this template.
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A bill for an ordinance amending the Revised Municipal Code of the City and County of Denver to alter the deadlines for retail tobacco store licenses.
Amends Chapter 24 and Chapter 32 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) to move the dates required for tobacco retailers to apply for a license back by 6 months respectively due to COVID 19 related issues. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 6-3-20.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide
Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
Due to circumstances around the COVID 19 outbreak inhibiting DDPHE’s ability to effectively outreach to tobacco retailers about the tobacco license application deadlines, we are proposing to move them back by 6 months. This would make the deadline to apply and not be subject to the proximity restrictions January 1, 2021 and the deadline for all retailers to apply regardless of proximity restrictions, July 1, 2021. We are advocating for this change as a fair approach to accommodating the needed time for retailers to understand the new retail tobacco license and be able to gather all the component parts of their application once EXL and CPD are fully open and operational for in-person business (happened around May 18th).
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Denver Revised Municipal Code (D.R.M.C.) Citation (if applicable):
Draft Bill Attached?