City and County of Denver - File #: 20-0261

• File #: 20-0261
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/9/2020
• In control: Finance & Governance Committee
• On agenda: 4/6/2020
• Final action: 4/6/2020
• Title: A bill for an ordinance amending the Denver Retail Marijuana Code, Chapter 6, Article V, of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to allow the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses to hold an open application process for new licenses in the year 2021. Amends Chapter 6, Article V, of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to change the date to the year 2021 for the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses to hold an open application process for new licenses. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 3-17-20.
• Indexes: Zach Rothmier

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/8/2020	1	Mayor	signed
4/7/2020	1	Council President	signed
4/6/2020	1	City Council	placed upon final consideration and do pass	Pass
3/31/2020	1	City Council	ordered published
3/17/2020	1	Finance & Governance Committee	approved by consent

Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)

Date Submitted: 3-9-20

Requesting Agency: Excise and Licenses
Division:

Subject Matter Expert Name:

Name:
Erica Rogers
Molly Duplechian
Email:
Erica.Rogers@denvergov.org Molly.Duplechian@denvergov.org


Item Title & Description:
(Do not delete the following instructions)
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.
title
A bill for an ordinance amending the Denver Retail Marijuana Code, Chapter 6, Article V, of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to allow the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses to hold an open application process for new licenses in the year 2021.
Amends Chapter 6, Article V, of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to change the date to the year 2021 for the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses to hold an open application process for new licenses. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 3-17-20.
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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.
This ordinance changes the date for the first required location lottery for the distribution of certain marijuana business licenses from the year 2017 to the year 2021. This change will align the timing of the lottery with the completion of regulatory obligations associated with the processing of applications that were pending as of May 1, 2016. This change will also allow the Department the time needed to create a comprehensive marijuana licensing equity program that spa...