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