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ORDINANCE NO. 1812 SERIES 2021 AN ORDINANCE REINSTATING PROVISIONS OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PENALTIES FOR NON-PAYMENT OF WATER CHARGES WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020, the Mayor of the City of Louisville, pursuant to Chapter 2.32 of the Louisville Municipal Code and C.R.S. § 24-33.5-709, executed a Declaration of Local Disaster Emergency in and for the City of Louisville (the "Mayor's Declaration"); and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 27 adopted on March 16, 2020, the City Council continued in effect the Mayor's Declaration until terminated by resolution of the City Council; and WHEREAS, on March 20, 2020, the Governor of the State of Colorado issued Executive Order 2020-12, which addressed public utility delinquencies and disconnections, and which urged the Public Utilities Commission to work with all public utilities in the state to address impacts of COVID-19 on residential and small businesses; and WHEREAS, in response to Executive Order 2020-12, and in recognition of the financial hardships presented by COVID-19, the City Council on March 31, 2020, in an exercise of its discretion, adopted Ordinance No. 1792, Series 2020, which temporarily suspended certain penalties for non-payment of water charges; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1792 provides the temporary suspension was to remain in place during the time period in which the Mayor's Declaration remains in effect; and WHEREAS, in recognition of the decreasing cases and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 and the increasing percentage of the population who have been vaccinated, the State of Colorado has lifted or lessened many of the restrictions that had been enacted to prevent community spread; and WHEREAS, on May 16, 2021, Boulder County entered "Level Clear," which is a 90-day observation period under Boulder County Public Health Order 2021-04, with local capacity restrictions and mitigations no longer required; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that while COVID-19 Pandemic remains ongoing, the lessening and elimination of restrictions that had been implemented to control the spread of COVID-19 has enabled most residents and businesses to resume operations at pre -Pandemic levels or nearly pre -Pandemic levels; and WHEREAS, while the City and its staff will continue to work on COVID-19 recovery efforts, and thus the Mayor's Declaration will remain in effect, the City Council finds the economic health and continued financial vitality of its water system requires the reinstatement of all provisions of the Louisville Municipal Code that were temporarily suspended by Ordinance No. 1792, as set forth herein; and, Ordinance No. 1812, Series 2021 Page 1 of 3