Alternative Approaches to Temporary Housing or Encampments for - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Alternative Approaches to Temporary Housing or Encampments for - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Alternative Approaches to Temporary Housing or Encampments for Unsheltered Homeless Individuals February 4, 2019 Councilwoman Robin Kniech Denver City Council, At-Large Overview of Questions 1. Why have some other cities done an emergency
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- 1. Why have some other cities done an
“emergency declaration?”
- Is there a need for a declaration in
Denver/Colorado to take certain actions?
- 2. What type of temporary housing are
- ther cities doing?
- what role
are the cities specifically playing? Overview of Questions
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- Access
to “emergency” state funds (California)
- Exempt from building and zoning codes
* Not all cities taking new approaches to temporary housing have needed/done a declaration Purpose/Benefits of Emergency Declarations Elsewhere
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Cities That Did Declare an Emergency
- San Diego, California
- Los Angeles, California
- Oakland, California
- Olympia, Washington
- Portland, Oregon
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Cities that Did Not Declare an Emergency
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Seattle, Washington
- Eugene, Oregon
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Discussion on Emergency Declarations in Denver (Colorado)
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Overview of Approaches in Other Cities
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San Diego, California
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Los Angeles, California
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Compassionate Communities Pilot (2016-17) Oakland, California
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Oakland, California
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Olympia, Washington
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Portland, Oregon
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Madison, Wisconsin
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Kansas City, Missouri
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Seattle Materials
Seattle City Permitted Villages:
- https://www.seattle.gov/homelessness/city-
permitted-villages Report on First Three Permitted Encampments in Seattle:
- https://homelessness.seattle.gov/city-
releases-assessment-of-first-three- permitted-encampments/
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Seattle, Washington
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Eugene, Oregon
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Other Cities
- Detroit, Michigan
- Austin, Texas
- Ithaca, New York
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Detroit, Michigan
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Austin, Texas
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Austin, Texas (Cont.)
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Ithaca, New York
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Councilwoman Robin Kniech
Robin.Kniech@denvergov.org 720-337-7712
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