City Council Agenda and Packet 2020 03 16

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DECLARATION OF LOCAL DISASTER EMERGENCY IN AND FOR THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE WHEREAS, Chapter 2.32 of the Louisville Municipal Code and C.R.S. § 24-33.5-801, et seq. authorizes the Mayor of the City of Louisville to declare that a disaster emergency has occurred or the threat of such event is imminent; and WHEREAS, the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic is causing widespread human and economic impacts to the City of Louisville; and WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, the Governor of the State of Colorado issued a Declaration of Statewide Emergency in response to COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 14, 2020, the Chair of the Board of the Boulder County Commissioners, as principal executive officer of Boulder County, pursuant to § 24-33.5-709, C.R.S., declared a local disaster emergency in the unincorporated area of Boulder County, Colorado, to wit, the occurrence of imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property, resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic requiring emergency action to avert danger or damage; and WHEREAS, the cost and magnitude of responding to and recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic may be far in excess of the City's available resources; and WHEREAS, declaration of a local disaster emergency will assist and permit access to local emergency funds, Federal and State assistance, adjustments to policies, procedures, and ordinances to ensure the public's health and welfare; and WHEREAS, it is appropriate and in the interests of the public health and safety of the City and its residents to rapidly address community spread of COVID-19 and subsequent cascading impacts, such as economic distress, and to further protect the health and safety of the public by declaring an emergency in the City of Louisville; and WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Louisville, as principal executive officer of the City of Louisville, is authorized to unilaterally declare a local disaster pursuant to § 24-33.5-709, C.R.S. and Section 2.32.010 of the Louisville Municipal Code, and to activate the emergency management and operations plans and resolutions of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1. There is hereby declared to be a local disaster emergency in the City of Louisville, to wit, the occurrence of imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property, resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic requiring emergency action to avert danger or damage. Declaration of Local Disaster March 15, 2020 Page 1 of a