Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)
Date Submitted: 9-13-2023
Requesting Agency: Mayor's Office
Division:
Subject Matter Expert Name: Dominick Moreno
Email Address: Dominick.moreno@denvergov.org
Phone Number:
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 unsheltered residents filed with the clerk and recorder to October 16, 2023.
Approves the extension for the declaration of local disaster filed with the clerk and recorder to October 16, 2023. Council President Torres approved direct filing this item on 9-14-2023.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide?
Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
As required by the Colorado Revised Statutes (CRS), this request seeks City Council approval to extend the disaster declaration first issued by Mayor Mike Johnston on July 18, 2023, and currently running through Monday, September 18, 2023, for an additional period through October 16, 2023, as related to people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. 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 city has continued to see a year over year increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness, an increase in those experiencing homelessness for the first time, and the tripling in the number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness since 2019. 2022 had the highest numbe...
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