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ORDINANCE NO. 1797 SERIES 2020 AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A DISPOSABLE BAG TAX OF TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER BAG BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2022 AND PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE ORDINANCE TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS AT THE REGULAR ELECTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 3, 2020 WHEREAS, the City of Louisville (the "City") is a Colorado home rule municipal corporation duly organized and existing under laws of the State of Colorado and the City of Louisville Home Rule Charter (the "City Charter"); and WHEREAS, the members of the City Council of the City (the "City Council") have been duly elected and qualified; and WHEREAS, Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution, also referred to as the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights ("TABOR"), requires voter approval for any new tax, any increase in any tax rate, the creation of any debt, and the spending of certain funds above limits established by TABOR; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 12 and Section 4-8 of the City Charter, the City Council may authorize the imposition of new taxes by ordinance and upon approval of the registered electors of the City; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7-6 of the City Charter, the City Council may submit any measure to a vote of the registered electors of the City, without receipt of any petition; and WHEREAS, the City Council has by resolution called a special election to be held on November 3, 2020 as a coordinated election pursuant to the Uniform Election Code of 1992, as amended; and WHEREAS, TABOR requires that the City submit ballot issues, as defined in TABOR, to the City's registered electors on specified election days before action can be taken on such ballot issues; and WHEREAS, November 3, 2020, is one of the election dates at which TABOR ballot issues may be submitted to the registered electors of the City pursuant to TABOR; and WHEREAS, the City's Sustainability Action Plan identifies several strategies aimed at "achieving zero waste and managing resources responsibly and effectively," and external strategies developed to achieve this goal include "promoting recyclable substitutes/replacements for single -use, throw -away items" such a disposable bags; and WHEREAS, the estimated total of disposable bags distributed in the City is approximately 4.5 million bags or 25 tons per year; and Ordinance No. 1797, Series 2020 Page 1 of 11