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File #: O-128-21    Version: Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Withdrawn
File created: 3/19/2021 In control: Public Safety Committee
On agenda: 8/18/2021 Final action: 8/18/2021
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 131.01 THROUGH 131.03 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES ("LMCO") RELATING TO THE DISPLACEMENT OF PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS FROM CAMPS. (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION)
Attachments: 1. O-128-21 SPONSORSHIP WITHDRAWN 081821 - AMEND LMCO DISPLACEMENT OF HOMELESS PERSONS FROM CAMPS.pdf, 2. O-128-21 PROPOSED CAM 081821 - Homeless Camps.pdf, 3. O-128-21 V.2 CABS 080421 - AMEND LMCO DISPLACEMENT OF HOMELESS PERSONS FROM CAMPS.pdf, 4. O-128-21 PROPOSED CABS 08.04.21 - HOMELESS.pdf, 5. O-128-21 PROPOSED CABS 061621 DISPLACEMENT OF HOMELESS PERSONS FROM CAMPS.pdf, 6. O-128-21 PROPOSED CABS 060221 DISPLACEMENT OF HOMELESS PERSONS FROM CAMPS.pdf, 7. O-128-21 V.1 032521 AMEND LMCO - DISPLACEMENT OF HOMELESS PERSONS FROM CAMPS.pdf
ORDINANCE NO. __________, SERIES 2021
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 131.01 THROUGH 131.03 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES ("LMCO") RELATING TO THE DISPLACEMENT OF PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS FROM CAMPS. (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION)
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SPONSORED BY: SPONSORSHIP WITHDRAWN

WHEREAS, Louisville Metro Council wishes to prioritize service provision and drive decision-making around escalated action based upon risk to those individuals residing in camps and the camp's relationship to its neighbors, such as schools and child care facilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT ("THE COUNCIL") AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION I: The following definitions in LMCO ? 131.01 are being added as follows:
CHILD CARE CENTER PROPERTY. Means all indoor or outdoor structures, facilities, and land, whether owned, rented, or leased by a "child care center" as defined in KRS 199.894.
SCHOOL PROPERTY. Means all indoor or outdoor school structures, facilities, and land, whether owned, rented, or leased by a preschool, elementary school, or secondary school.
SECTION II: LMCO ? 131.02 is hereby amended as follows:
(A) Except as provided in subsection (B) of this section, no department or employee of Louisville Metro Government may displace a homeless person who is homeless from a camp as defined in ? 131.01 until Louisville Metro, through the Department of Public Works and Assets Department of Resilience and Community Services or the Department of Public Health and Wellness, has assessed the individual(s) in the camp and the camp's relationship to its neighbors using a consistent methodology to determine the risk to public health or safety and the intensity of service provision that will be offered and given appropriate notice, but no less than at least 21 days' notice, to the homeless persons living in the camp and to the Coalition for the Homeless or a like organizatio...

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