CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION _________________
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A RESOLUTION modifying the Mayoral Civil Emergency Order Addressing Encampments and Vehicles Used As Residences of January 19, 2016.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Seattle Municipal Code ("SMC") Section 10.02.010, the Mayor issued a Proclamation of Civil Emergency related to homelessness, and filed the proclamation with the City Clerk for presentation to the City Council, on November 2, 2015; and
WHEREAS, on November 2, 2015, the Mayor issued three Civil Emergency Orders related to homelessness; and
WHEREAS, on November 3, 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution 31630, ratifying and confirming the Mayoral Proclamation of a Civil Emergency and the three Civil Emergency Orders; and
WHEREAS, on January 19, 2016, the Mayor issued a Civil Emergency Order Addressing Encampments and Vehicles Used As Residences; and
WHEREAS, SMC Section 10.02.010.C states that the Seattle City Council shall either ratify and confirm, modify, or reject such a proclamation at the earliest practicable time; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the Mayor's Civil Emergency Order Addressing Encampments and Vehicles Used As Residences, including the statements included therein that are required under Seattle Municipal Code 10.02.025;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT:
Section 1. The Mayor's Civil Emergency Order Addressing Encampments and Vehicles Used As Residences, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby modified as shown in Exhibit B, pursuant to Seattle Municipal Code 10.02.020.B. Such modifications as adopted in Exhibit B, shall be prospective from the date of this Resolution only, and shall not affect any actions taken prior to the modification of the order.
Section 2. The Council requests that the Mayor collect reports from communities on the perceived impacts and the city's public policy response as well as potential assistance to neighborhoods and social servic...
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