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RESOLUTION NO. 80 SERIES 2025 A RESOLUTION OPPOSING CITY OF LOUISVILLE BALLOT QUESTION 301 CONCERNING A CITIZEN INITIATED ORDINANCE REGARDING IMPACT FEES WHEREAS, on July 2, 2025, the City Clerk received a petition for a citizen -initiated ordinance to amend Chapter 3.18 of the Louisville Municipal Code to increase the categories of capital facilities for which impact fees are imposed in connection with new development; require a new impact fee study by June 1, 2026 and updated studies every five (5) years thereafter by outside consultants; and require the formation of an Impact Fee Liaison Committee to advise City staff and consultants (the "Impact Fee Initiative"); and WHEREAS, following a protest hearing, the Impact Fee Initiative was determined to contain a sufficient number of signatures and was eligible to be placed on the ballot for consideration by the City's registered electors; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 64, Series 2025, the City Council referred the Impact Fee Initiative to a vote of the City's registered electors at the regular municipal election to be held on November 4, 2025; and WHEREAS, on September 4, 2025, the City Clerk conducted a public hearing on the ballot title for the Impact Fee Initiative and determined that the following question should appear on the ballot: Shall the City of Louisville adopt an initiated ordinance amending Chapter 3.18 of the Louisville Municipal Code to increase the categories of capital facilities for which impact fees are imposed in connection with new development (specifically including library, transportation, parks and trails, open space, recreation, emergency services, municipal buildings, water, wastewater, sewer, flood control, and affordable housing); require a new impact fee study by June 1, 2026 and updated studies every five (5) years thereafter by outside consultants; and require the formation of an Impact Fee Liaison Committee to advise City staff and consultants? YES/FOR NO/AGAINST WHEREAS, the Impact Fee Initiative will appear as City of Louisville Ballot Question 301 ("Ballot Question 301") on the November 4, 2025 ballot; and WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the importance of allowing its residents to propose legislation through the initiative process, but it has grave concerns about the implications of Ballot Question 301 if it were to be approved by voters; and Resolution No. 80, Series 2025 Page 1 of 3