A proclamation celebrating the 8th annual “Buy Local Week” from November 28 through December 5, as part of the ongoing "Buy Local" campaign to encourage the support of local businesses. A proclamation celebrating the 8th annual “Buy Local Week” from November 28 through December 2nd, as part of the ongoing Buy Local campaign to encourage the support of local businesses.
We do have one proclamation this evening. Proclamation? 1035 Councilwoman Canete, will you please read Proclamation 1035? Yes, Mr. President. Thank you. Proclamation 135 celebrating the eighth annual Buy Local Week from November 28th through December 5th as part of the ongoing buy local campaign to encourage the support of local businesses. Whereas local businesses are owned by our neighbors and the unique products and services they provide enhance the character of our city and the strength of our neighborhoods. And. Whereas, these local companies provide vital employment opportunities and generate tax revenues that support city services, our schools and our state. And. Whereas, retail spending accounts for more than $11 billion during the holidays and dollars spent at local retailers have a greater impact on our local economy by keeping profits in our community and using local suppliers and services. And. Whereas, the city and county of Denver recognizes the vital role of local businesses in building a diverse and resilient economy and is committed to growing our base of local retailers and restaurants. And. Whereas, supporting locally owned businesses during the holiday season and beyond has a positive economic impact and contributes to the quality of life and sense of community in Denver. And. Whereas, The Mile-High Business Alliance and its members mobilized Coloradans to shop local businesses first and to raise awareness of the opportunities and impacts of mining locally. And. WHEREAS, more than 10,000 small businesses in Denver employ nearly 200,000 persons, 44% of the employment in the city, contributing more than $10 billion in wages to our local economy. And. Whereas, the residents of Denver are encouraged to support our local retailers and restaurant establishments this holiday season and throughout the year. Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the City and Council of the Council of the City and County of Denver, Section one, that, in recognition of the annual buy local campaign, Denver City Council proclaims the week of November 28th through December 5th as buy local week in Denver to show its support and to highlight the importance of buying in Denver at its many retail and restaurant businesses. Section two that the clerk of the city and county of Denver shall test and affix the seal of the city and county of Denver to this proclamation and that a copy be transmitted to Mikki Langston Mile-High Business Alliance. Thank you. Councilwoman can eat your motion to adopt. Thank you, Mr. President. I move that proclamation 1035 be adopted. It has been moved in. Second it comments from members of the council council and can each. Thank you, Mr. President. It's my annual buy local proclamation because we are getting ready for the beginning of that shopping season. People call it Black Friday, but remember that Saturday is small business Saturday. And as usual, just thinking about with intentionality the things that we can buy. You know, we have so many local business districts in Denver, South Pearl, we've got Gaylord Street, we've got Cherry Creek, we've got Tennyson Street. We've got all of the great independent businesses around Larimer Square and downtown in the LoDo vicinity. And so we are blessed with these opportunities and these businesses. This is a make or break season for them and it takes that little bit of thought to really go ahead and get a gift certificate from them or pick up a piece of jewelry or some item that can really bring joy to the people you buy gifts for, but also bring more dollars back to your economy because those businesses are more likely to be using local suppliers, they're more likely to be using local banks, and they probably are investing their profits back into their own homes, in their own communities, with their own shopping and their own economic purchasing power. So it really is a circle of money that these businesses create in our community. And so for that reason, I hope that folks do go ahead and buy local beginning Friday and all year long. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Councilwoman Canning. Councilwoman Robb. Thank you, Mr. President. Very well put, and thank you for bringing the proclamation. Councilwoman Kennish. I know all my colleagues know. About Cherry Creek. But maybe someone's flipping channels. And I want. You to know at home that there are. 292. Locally owned and operated. Businesses in. Cherry Creek. This is the largest. Accumulation of local businesses. In the region, maybe in quite a large region. And the other really cool thing that you should know. Is this year for the. Holidays, starting on Saturday Shop Local Saturday. The Business Improvement District will. Be providing. Free valet parking. You can get the valet, you can have your car laid on the west side. Of Fillmore Plaza between first and second, or on. Josephine Street, between second and third on the east side. Of the street. You do have to bring proof of a purchase back when you pick up your car. That's all you have to do. But you can park free. No hassle. So we'll look forward to seeing people. Thank you, Councilwoman. Councilwoman Ortega. I just wanted to thank Councilwoman Canete for bringing this forward and just add that there's one other place that people don't always think about as one of our shopping venues, if you will, and that's how it does. We have a number of locally owned businesses that, you know, have restaurants as well as other types of goods, and just encourage that if you're picking someone up or if you're flying through Denver, that's another place to shop locally. Thank you. Thank you, Councilwoman Ortega. Any other comments on 1035 C None, Madam Secretary. Roll call can each layman by Lopez. Hi, Monteiro. I Nevitt. Hi, Ortega. Hi, Rob Shepherd. Sussman Hi. Brooks. Hi, Brown. I thought. I. Lopez. Hi. Mr. President. Hi. Student. Councilmembers Brooks and Brown. Your votes are hanging. Fire BS. One more. Thank you, councilman. Round. Madam Secretary, please close the voting. And as a result 3939 1035 has been adopted. Councilman McNeish, is there someone you'd like to invite to the podium to receive the proclamation? You need to call someone up. Yes, Mr. President. I'm sorry. May I please have Mikki Langston join us to accept the proclamation? Thank you, Mr. President, and members of Council. It's always such a privilege to hear your support of local businesses during by work week. When I first started at Mile High Business Lyons in 2007, some people said to me, Why are you talking about the economy? There's nothing wrong with the economy. And that was 27. Obviously, it became very clear very quickly that creating an economy that works for everyone is not an accident. And that's especially true for I'm sorry, I get nervous. It's especially true for the millions of Americans who are still struggling to recover from the recession that started in 2008. And in Colorado, we're really lucky. We live in a state that has one of the highest rates of economic growth and one of the lowest rates of unemployment in the entire nation. But that really is the point of buy local week, that what Buy Local Week is about is reminding us that we have the power individually and collectively to build the kind of community that we want to live in that has independent, local businesses that not only add to the economic vitality of our community , but also the neighborhoods that we really love to live in. So I'm honored to receive this proclamation and have great gratitude for Councilwoman Canete and for all of you for supporting local businesses now and into the future. And for those folks that do want to connect with local businesses, we always invite them to our website at Mile High Best at work. Thank you and have a great evening. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Langston. Thank you, Councilman Kenny, for bringing this forward. We are now moving on to the resolution. 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