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RESOLUTION 2013-080
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
EXTENDING THE STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARED BY
THE CITY MANAGER
WHEREAS, beginning on September 12, 2013, the City suffered, and is still threatened
with, serious injury and damage constituting a disaster of extreme peril to the safety of persons
and property, consisting of flash floods and river flooding, known as the "Larimer County Flood
of 2013" (the "Flood"); and
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2013, in order to undertake emergency measures to
protect the life, health, safety and property of the citizens of the City and persons conducting
business therein, and in order to attempt to minimize the loss of human life and the preservation
of property; the City Manager, as the Difector of the City's Office of Emergency Management,
proclaimed a "local emergency' in accordance with Section 2-671(a)(1) of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, the results of the Flood continue to require emergency .action and
remediation as the City's activities move from response to assessment of the impacts of the
Flood and recovery efforts, including debris management and repairs to infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-671 (a)(1) of the City Code states that a local emergency
proclaimed by the City Manager shall not be continued or renewed for a period in excess of
seven days without the consent of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, conditions continue to exist which, for the protection of,the health, safety
and welfare of the citizens of the City of Fort Collins, warrant the continuation of the previously
proclaimed local emergency; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting that the City Council continue the
proclamation. of local emergency as established by the City Manager on September 13y 2013
until such time as the City Manager determines the conditions justifying this local emergency no
longer exist.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby finds that conditions continue to exist which,
in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Fort Collins, warrant the
continuation of the previously proclaimed local emergency until such time as the conditions
warranting this local emergency no longer exist.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby authorizes, approves, and consents to the
continuation of the state of local emergency until such time as the City Manager determines in
writing that the conditions justifying this local emergency no longer exist and such written
determination is filed with the Office of the City Clerk.
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
17th day of September, A.D. 2013.
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