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ORDINANCE NO. 1823 <br />SERIES 2022 <br />AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING CERTAIN <br />PROVISIONS OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING UTILITY <br />CHARGES AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO WRITE-OFF <br />UTILITY BILL BALANCES FOR STRUCTURES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BY THE <br />MARSHALL FIRE <br />WHEREAS, on December 30, 2021, a wildfire referred to as the Marshall Fire ignited <br />and quickly spread to the City of Louisville, resulting in severe damage or total loss of almost six <br />hundred (6000 structures within the City of Louisville, most of them residential homes; and <br />WHEREAS, also on that date, the Governor of the State of Colorado issued a <br />Declaration of Statewide Emergency in response to the Marshall Fire and the Mayor of the City <br />of Louisville, pursuant to Chapter 2.32 of the Louisville Municipal Code and C.R.S. § 24-33.5- <br />709 executed a Declaration of Local Disaster Emergency in and for the City of Louisville (the <br />"Mayor's Declaration"); and <br />WHEREAS, on January 1, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden approved a Major Disaster <br />Declaration for the Event (DR-4634-CO) beginning on December 30, 2021 and continuing <br />thereafter; and <br />WHEREAS, on December 30, 2021, the Mayor of the City of Louisville, pursuant to <br />Chapter 2.32 of the Louisville Municipal Code and C.R.S. § 24-33.5-709, executed a Declaration <br />of Local Disaster Emergency in and for the City of Louisville in response to the Marshall Fire <br />(the "Mayor's Declaration"); and <br />WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 6 adopted on January 4, 2022, the City Council <br />continued in effect the Mayor's Declaration until terminated by resolution of the City Council; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, all City water customers experienced a disruption in delivery of potable <br />water because the City's treated water supply was fully exhausted by fire suppression efforts; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the full economic impacts of the Marshall Fire cannot be determined at this <br />time, but those Louisville residents whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged so as to <br />make them uninhabitable may experience challenges meeting important financial obligations; and <br />WHEREAS, identification of those destroyed and damaged properties by City staff will <br />assist the City with response and recovery efforts, including necessary adjustments to the City's <br />provision of public utilities; and <br />WHEREAS, each customer receives a single bill each month for water, wastewater, <br />stormwater, and trash and recycling fees (collectively, "City Utilities"), and the method of <br />Ordinance No. 1823, Series 2022 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />