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RESOLUTION NO.62 SERIES 2020 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING THE COLORADO SARS-COV-2 WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE COLLABORATIVE WHEREAS, The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (the "Department") is partnering with Colorado State University, Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU), and 17 Wastewater Utilities to develop a statewide wastewater surveillance system of SARS-CoV-2 RNA, the etiological agent of COVID-19 (the "Collaborative"); and WHEREAS, the purpose of the surveillance system is to provide early warning (days to a week) for state and local health authorities of significant changes in fecal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 that could be used in combination with other surveillance efforts and drive action in responding to future COVID 19 outbreaks; and WHEREAS, the testing could also confirm downward trends in COVID-19 outbreaks. With more data and analysis, it may also be useful for predicting community prevalence or to identify potential virus hot spot; and WHEREAS, the Department has offered the City participation in the Collaborative, as outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") that accompanies this resolution; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the MOU and desires by this resolution to authorize execution of the MOU and implementation by the City Manager and other City staff as designated by the City Manager. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. The proposed Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") regarding the Colorado SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance Collaborative by and among the City of Louisville, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado State University, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and 16 other Wastewater Utilities, is hereby approved in essentially the same form as the copy of such MOU accompanying this Resolution. Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to execute the MOU on behalf of the City and the City Manager is further granted the authority to negotiate and approve such revisions and amendments to the MOU as the City Manager determines are necessary or desirable in the service of the City, so long as the essential terms and conditions of the MOU are not altered. Section 3. Appropriate City staff are hereby authorized to carry out their responsibilities under the MOU. Resolution No. 62, Series 2020 Page 1 of 2