Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)
Date Submitted: 2-27-2023
Requesting Agency: Mayor’s Office
Division:
Subject Matter Expert Name: Skye Stuart
Email Address: Skye.Stuart@denvergov.org <mailto:Skye.Stuart@denvergov.org>
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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 resolution extending the declaration of local disaster emergency pertaining to sheltering of migrants and asylum seekers filed with the clerk and recorder to March 27, 2023.
Approves the extension of the declaration of local disaster filed with the clerk and recorder to March 27, 2023. Councilmember Torres approved direct filing this bill on 2-23-2023.
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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.
As required by the Colorado Revised Statutes (CRS), this request seeks City Council approval to extend the disaster declaration first issued by Mayor Michael B. Hancock on December 15, 2022 and currently running through February 27, 2023 for an additional period through March 27, 2023, as related to sheltering of migrants and asylum seekers. Under CRS §24-33.5-709(1), the effect of the period of local disaster cannot exceed seven days except by or with the approval of City Council. The continued influx to Denver of migrants seeking shelter and asylum from foreign countries has significantly increased the need to provide shelter, transportation, food and services, basic health and first aid needs, COVID-19 testing and associated medical care needed during quarantine and isolation and other supportive services within the City, is straining city resources, and will be exacerbated by expected freezing temperatures throughout February and March. Out of an abundance of caution for continued needs and demands on city resources, this action intends to further extend the current declaration in order to facilitate the ability to expedite procurement for critical services that provide shelter and services for migrants and asylum seekers in the City and continuing to arrive in the City, among other time-sensitive needs.
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