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File #: 20-0684    Version: 1
Type: Bill Status: Passed
File created: 7/9/2020 In control: Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
On agenda: 8/3/2020 Final action: 8/3/2020
Title: A bill for an ordinance increasing the sales and use tax by a rate of 0.25 percent and dedicating the revenue derived from the tax rate increase to fund efforts to eliminate green house gases and air pollution, and to adapt to climate change, subject to the approval of the voters at a special municipal election to be conducted in coordination with the state general election on November 3, 2020. Increases the sales and use tax by a rate of 0.25 percent and dedicating the revenue derived from the tax rate increase to fund efforts to reduce carbon pollution and adapt to climate change, subject to the approval of the voters at a special municipal election to be conducted in coordination with the state general election on November 3, 2020. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 7-15-20.
Indexes: Emily Lapel
Attachments: 1. Denver Climate Action 2020 City Council - 07.pdf, 2. FINAL Climate Action Program - Draft 7-14-20 - final draft - revised - clean copy[1], 3. ClimateActionRecommendationsReport, 4. Climate Action Program - Draft 7-21-20 - final draft - revised - clean copy, 5. 20-0684 Filed Bill_Climate Action Program, 6. 20-0684 Filed Bill_Climate Action Program, 7. 20-0684 - signed, 8. 20-0684 - A bill for an ordinance increasing the sales and use tax by a rate of 0.25 percent and dedicating the revenue derived from the tax rate increase to fund efforts to eliminate green house gases an

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Date Submitted: 7-9-20

 

Requesting Agency: Denver City Council

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Subject Matter Expert Name: Councilmember Jolon Clark
Email Address: Jolon.Clark@denvergov.org
Phone Number: 720-337-7777

 

Item Title & Description:

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A bill for an ordinance increasing the sales and use tax by a rate of 0.25 percent and dedicating the revenue derived from the tax rate increase to fund efforts to eliminate green house gases and air pollution, and to adapt to climate change, subject to the approval of the voters at a special municipal election to be conducted in coordination with the state general election on November 3, 2020.

Increases the sales and use tax by a rate of 0.25 percent and dedicating the revenue derived from the tax rate increase to fund efforts to reduce carbon pollution and adapt to climate change, subject to the approval of the voters at a special municipal election to be conducted in coordination with the state general election on November 3, 2020. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 7-15-20.

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Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:

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