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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 28 <br />SERIES 1997 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION APPROVING A <br />CITY POLICY REGARDING PAYMENTS FOR CLEANUP EXPENSES RESULTING <br />FROM SEWER BACKUPS <br /> <br />WHEREAS, there are, on average, seven sanitary sewer backups per year in Louisville <br />involving an average of one claimant, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, even though the backups occur in City sewer lines, the City typically does <br />not have legal liability for damages caused by such backups, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, citizens do not typically carry the necessary insurance coverage for damage <br />caused by sewer backups, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, citizen relations would be enhanced by the payment of at least some of the <br />expense incurred by families who experience a City sewer line backup, and <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of <br />Louisville, Colorado <br /> <br />Section 1. The City hereby adopts the following policy which provides for payments to citizens <br />who experience sewer line backups: <br /> <br />POLICY REGARDING CITY PAYMENTS FOR CLEANUP EXPENSES RESULTING <br />FROM SEWER BACKUPS <br /> <br />I. Introduction. Periodically, an obstruction or other blockage in a City sewer main causes a <br />backup of sewage in the City sewer main into privately owned sewer lines and into citizen <br />residences. Although the City may have no legal liability for damages in such situations, the cost <br />of cleanup to the resident can be substantial. In an effort to maintain positive customer relations <br />when backups occur, the City may pay for the cleanup of any sewage backup which may have <br />been caused by blockage of the sewer main. The total cost to the City for the cleanup services <br />may not exceed $1,000 per incident. <br /> <br />II. Guidelines. The following guidelines shall be used in determining the circumstances under <br />which such payment shall be made: <br /> <br />I. Payment under this policy is intended for those situations where the City has no legal <br />liability to pay for the damages caused by a backup in the main sewer line. In those cases <br />where the City's claim adjustor finds that the backup was caused as a result of City <br />negligence, the claim will be adjusted appropriately without payment under this policy. <br />