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AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE LOUISVILLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE REGARDING PROV][SION FOR FIRE SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 16th day of January, 2007 by and between the Louisville Fire Protectilon District (the "Fire District"), a special district organized and existing pursuant to 32-1-101, C.R.S., et seq. (the "Special District Act") and the City of Louisville (the "City"), a Colorado home rule municipal corporation, jointly referred to as the "Parties." RECITALS: WHEREAS, the Fire Protection District and the City have a common and compelling public safety interest to provide and plan for high quality fire prevention, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material, arson investigation and prosecution, and emergency medical services for the existing and future property owners and residents within their respective jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Special District Act, the Fire District provides Fire Services, as defined herein, to all areas within its boundaries; and WHEREAS, pursuant to 31-30-101 and 31-15-601, c.R.S., the City is authorized to provide Fire Services within its municipal boundaries; and WHEREAS, pursuant to 29-.1-203, C.R.S., the Fire District and the City may contract with one another to provide any function, service, or facility lawfully authorized to be provided by the Fire District or the City; and WHEREAS, most, but not an, of the area presently located within the boundaries of the City also is located within the boundaries of the Fire District; and WHEREAS, both the City and the Fire District have adopted the International Fire Code (Fire Code), with amendments for their respective jurisdictions, and the Fire District enforces the Fire Code as adopted by the City in those areas located within the boundaries of both the City and the Fire District, even when and if the Fire Code adopted by the City varies from the Fire Code adopted by the Fire District; and WHEREAS, the City has authority to adopt ordinances authorizing the Fire District to cooperatively administer and enforc() the Fire Code as adopted by the City in those areas located within the boundaries of both the City and the Fire District; and WHEREAS, the Fire District has the authority to administer and enforce the Fire Code adopted by the Fire District and/or the County(ies) in which it is located with respect to areas located within the boundaries of the Fire District but outside of the City; and .... ... WHEREAS, the City has annexed and may in the future annex land currently located outside the boundaries of the Fire District, and the City desires that the Fire District provide Fire Services to all areas located within the boundaries of the City to avoid administrative difficulties, 1