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RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING COLLABORATION BETWEEN CITY ADMINISTRATION, CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADDRESS THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF HOMELESSNESS.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, in 2005 the city of Duluth and St. Louis County began a comprehensive community planning process for the Duluth/St. Louis County ten-year plan to end homelessness;
WHEREAS, by Resolution 07-0240 the council adopted the Heading Home St. Louis County: a Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness as part of the city's comprehensive plan. The city committed resources and staff to work with St. Louis County to reduce homelessness and appointed city leaders to the St. Louis County Homeless Leadership Council;
WHEREAS, both statewide and local trends show a decline in the number of persons experiencing homelessness since 2014 indicating that the emphasis on "housing first," and housing assistance policies are positively addressing homelessness issues in our community; and
WHEREAS, although the number of homeless is decreasing, members of our community are still struggling with the adverse effects of poverty and homelessness. In 2014, by Resolution 14-0042, the city council recognized a petition to establish a Duluth Homeless Bill of Rights and expressed the council's intent to address the issues of hunger, homelessness and poverty in the city of Duluth with the help of Duluth's human rights commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that:
1. For purposes of this resolution, person experiencing homelessness shall mean an individual who lacks a fixed, regular day or night-time residence, or has a primary day or night-time residence that is:
a. A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations;
b. An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized;
c. A public or private place not designed for human habitation, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
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