RESOLUTION NO. 210993

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RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager, in coordination with the City’s Unhoused Task Force, to develop standard operating procedures concerning encampments and persons occupying public property in Kansas City, and to propose any appropriate, corresponding amendments to the City Code in order to effectuate such procedures.

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WHEREAS, Kansas City has, in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, seen a substantial increase in both persons experiencing houselessness, and in encampments and persons occupying or otherwise living on public property; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has established an Unhoused Task Force, which includes members of the unhoused community and other stakeholders at the same table with councilmembers, to develop and coordinate long term policies to improve services provided to unhoused persons in Kansas City; and

WHEREAS, both unhoused persons and other residents of Kansas City have expressed their desire to better understand the City’s responsibilities and procedures concerning encampments and individuals occupying public property in Kansas City; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

That the City Manager is directed to coordinate with the City’s Unhoused Task Force to develop and publish standard operating procedures concerning encampments and individuals occupying public property in Kansas City, to propose any appropriate, corresponding amendments to the City Code in order to effectuate such procedures, and to report back to the City Council within 15 days of the passage of this Resolution.

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