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Section 4. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Municipal Code of the City of Louisville by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify, or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture, or Jliability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision, and each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings, and prosecutions for the enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture, or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree, or order which can or may be rendered, entered, or made in such actions, suits, proceedings, or prosecutions. Section 5. All other ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this ordinance or any portions hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict. Section 6. The City Council herewith finds, determines and declares that this ordinance is genuinely and urgently necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare because existing regulations remain inadequate to address potential impacts of medical marijuana dispensaries on the health, safety, and welfare of the community and, as such, the City's current moratorium should be continued uninterrupted for a reasonable additional period of time. The City Council also herewith finds that the recent proliferation of medical marijuana dispensaries around the State, the recent inquiries the City has received regarding the operation of medical marijuana dispensaries within the City, the fact that anticipated but not yet enacted legislation firom the Colorado Legislature may impact how such dispensaries may be regulated, the fact that such legislation may not be effective prior to the current moratorium expiration date, and the fact that additional time will be needed to analyze the anticipated state legislation which has not yet been enacted, constitute an emergency which could not have been reasonably anticipated or foreseen and on which immediate action is genuinely and urgently necessary for the preservation of public, health, safety, and welfare. Further, Therefore, City Council herewith further finds, determines and declares that it is necessary for this ordinance to take effect immediately upon adoption, provided the same has been adopted and signed by the Mayor and approved by two-thirds of the entire City Council. PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED 1-1--))- ( / ,2010. I , ; f i j Ai' '-. ., ~'''': Charles-L.Stsk, Mayor 2