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RESOLUTION NO. 11 SERIES 2021 A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF AND DISCONTINUING THE BUSINESS RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2007-07, the City Council organized the Business Retention and Development Committee (`BRaD") as an advisory committee of the City Council, the responsibilities and organization of which were amended and restated by Resolution Nos. 2009-18, 2011-50, 2013-52 and 2017-7; and WHEREAS, the Economic Vitality Committee ("EVC"), a new City Council committee formed by the Mayor to develop the City's Economic Vitality Strategic Plan, held its first meeting on January 22, 2020; and WHEREAS, the Economic Vitality Strategic Plan was adopted by the City Council on November 10, 2020, and the EVC has continued to work on issues pertaining to economic vitality and policy; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds there is an overlap in the goals and focus of BRaD and the EVC; and WHEREAS, the EVC has recommended the City Council discontinue BRaD, in order to preserve City resources, while facilitating the important role of the business community in providing input to the EVC on issues of economic vitality, particularly those that involve business retention and development; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered this recommendation by the EVC, and desires, with appreciation for and thanks to BRaD members for their service to the City and the business community, to discontinue BRaD as set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. As of the effective date of this Resolution, Resolution No. 2017-07 is hereby repealed and the Business Retention and Development Committee dissolved. Section 2. The Economic Vitality Committee is encouraged to explore effective ways to engage the local business community in pursuit of the EVC's goals and objectives, including but not limited to providing an opportunity at each EVC meeting for members of the business committee to provide comment and feedback and otherwise address the EVC on matters before the EVC. Nothing in this Resolution shall alter the membership of the EVC or provide any person not a member of the EVC with the right to participate in any vote or other action of the EVC. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16"' day of February, 2021. Resolution No. 11, Series 2021 Page 1 of 2