A bill for an ordinance amending Articles II and IV of Chapter 28 of the Revised Municipal Code concerning, respectively, the Agency for Human Rights and Community Partnerships and the Prohibition of Discrimination in Employment, Housing and Commercial Space, Public Accommodations, Educational Institutions, and Health and Welfare Services. Amends Chapter 28, Articles II and IV of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to update language, conform to changes in state law, and add areas of protection in the antidiscrimination ordinance. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 1-8-20.
Okay. You're welcome. Thank you, Councilmember. All right. That concludes the questions on this item. Madam Secretary, if you please put the next item on our screens. And Councilmember Canete, go ahead with your comments on Bill 29. Thank you so much, Mr. President. I'm calling this out just to help our community draw attention to the milestone that we are passing tonight. So Denver had one of the earliest ordinances in the country for nondiscrimination at the local level at a time when, you know, we were looking more to states to do some of this work . And in particular, they're very ahead of our time in terms of adding things like sexual orientation to the protected groups that could not be discriminated against. In fact, that ordinance created a ballot measure which then created the backlash, along with other ordinances that turned out to be Amendment two. So this this ordinance and the nondiscrimination has a really long history, but even good things need a cleanup every now and then. And so tonight we are cleaning up Denver's anti-discrimination ordinance and modernizing it in a number of ways that really just conform to state law. So, for example, breastfeeding protections that exist in state law now will be echoed here. Protections for, for example, based on religious exemptions will now match the state's exemptions. Right. So so some of that is just conforming. There are some, however, really important pieces in here. I just want make sure our community knows about it. Under this ordinance, it would be prohibited to discriminate based on national origin or national origin or immigration status. Right. Unless you were administering some state or federal program that had those requirements built in. So you can't say, well, you're not allowed to, you know, get housed here because of your immigration status or your background. So that is a really important new protection. And it actually was something really advocated for by our immigrant rights community back in 2017 and 2018. So I really want to thank our Department of Human Rights and Community Partnerships and all of the commissions that they worked with because they think that keeping up with, you know, making sure that our city is inclusive to our earlier proclamation. Right. This kind of makes sure that everyone in our community is abiding by those high standards. It also modernizes some of the language for our LGBTQ community. We updated some of that last year with another bill, but just kind of making sure that we are, you know, being inclusive to those who are gender non-conforming as. So even though a long history and a long, long legacy of nondiscrimination is already practice here, it's good for us all to brush up on what's been improved in this ordinance, making sure that landlords and employers and those to business in the city. So I encourage folks to look up the new ordinance after we adopt it, learn about it, reach out and ask for a presentation from our agency if they need it. And I again just want to thank the community and those who helped to make sure that we were we're keeping up with making sure that our city stays inclusive. So thank you. Thank you, Councilmember. That concludes the item must be called out this evening. All bills for introduction are ordered published. Council members remember that this is a consent or block vote and you will need to vote I. Otherwise, this is your last chance to call an item out for a separate vote. Councilmember Centerville, will you please put the resolutions for adoption and the bills on final consideration for final passage on the floor? Yes, I move that resolutions be adopted and bills and can final consideration be placed upon final consideration and. Do pass in a block for the. Filing items. 2041. 2042. 2043. 2000 42,048. 2000 4919 1375 2044 2046. 2022 2029. Thank you. Councilmember It has been moved and seconded, Madam Secretary. Black Hi. CdeBaca I flinched. All right. You're Mark, I, Herndon, I, Hinds II. Cashman. All right. Kenny Ortega. Sandoval. Hi. Sawyer, I. Torres. I. Council. President. Hi, Madam Secretary. Please. Because voting announced results 1339. As the resolutions have been adopted, the bills have been placed upon final consideration and do pass. Tonight there will be a required public hearing on Council Bill 1364 designating 4431 East 26th Avenue as a structure for preservation.