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COOPERATION AGREEMENT <br />LRC Facade Improvement Program <br />This Cooperation Agreement is made as of January 4 , 20 22, by and between <br />the CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO (the "City") and the LOUISVILLE <br />REVITALIZATION COMMISSION (the "LRC"). The City and the LRC are sometimes referred <br />to herein individually as a Party and collectively as the Parties. <br />RECITALS <br />A. The City is a home -rule city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing <br />under and pursuant to Article XX of the Colorado Constitution and Charter of the City (the <br />"Charter"). <br />B. The LRC is a public body corporate and politic authorized to transact business and <br />exercise its powers as an urban renewal authority under and pursuant to the Colorado Urban <br />Renewal Law, Part l of Article 25 of Title 31, C.R.S. (the "Act"). <br />C. The LRC has developed a Fagade Improvement Program to incentivize private <br />property investment resulting in improved aesthetics within the Highway 42 Revitalization Area <br />(the "Plan Area"), with the goal of attracting more customers to Downtown Louisville in <br />furtherance of the local economy (the "Program")- and <br />D. Under the Program, eligible applicants may apply to the LRC for a grant to offset <br />a certain percentage of eligible improvement costs as established by the LRC. <br />E. Applications will first be reviewed by the Economic Vitality Department for <br />completeness and scope of work, and then by the LRC for a determination of approval or denial. <br />F. Applications may be referred to appropriate City departments, the Historic <br />Preservation Commission, and the City Council, when required pursuant to the Louisville <br />Municipal Code (the "Code"). <br />G. The LRC has budgeted $250,000 for the Program in 2022, and will adjust the <br />Program budget in future years as may be necessary or appropriate for the Program's success, <br />subject to City Council approval in accordance with that certain Amended and Restated <br />Cooperation Agreement between the Parties, dated as of April 15, 2011 (the "201 1 Cooperation <br />Agreement"). <br />H. Businesses eligible for participation in the Program are located within the Plan Area <br />described in the Highway 42 Revitalization Area Urban Renewal Plan (the "Plan"). <br />