HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 Resolution No. 012RESOLUTION NO . /~_
SERIES OF 1 985
r. P.ES CLU'.'ION URGHI C Tl!E PP.SSAGE OF H. I!. 1134 llY ':'liE COL CHA DO
GENI..:HAL l'.SSEMBLY , 1i1 ~iICl-1 J-.C 'l' GRAN'!'S l'.N E):EMP':'IOtJ FRO~~ D/1.r ~.:ES
TO LOCA L GOVEl\t!l•.EN1 'S PF.OM FEDER/1.L 111;~'!':'P.US'./ L/1.\'1 S.
WHEREAS,. tr.e State o:!: Colorado relie s upo n ~v e a l gover n -
ments to carry out many licensing and r eg ulatory ~ctivities
and s hould prov ide l oca l gover nme n ts and their t axpayers with
sufficient pr otection to exercise t hat r e~ponz ibility wi t ho ut
fear of expensive antitrust litigation and liability; and
WHEREAS , the exposure of munici alities in Colorado and
througho:.i t the country to ant i trust lawsuits ha s been expa nded
as a res ul t of r ecen t decisions of the United States Supr eme
Court; anc
1;HER EAS , the potential for damage awards and the s ub-
stantia l expense of uefendinq antitru st litiqation , even if
s :.icc ess ful, may inhibit-municipc1liti es f rom er.acti n~ or
enforcing regul ations which protect the pub lic health , sa f ety
and welfare , but which a l so may be d eemed to r es tr uct competi -
tior?; c::.11L!
Hl.EF.C:AS, at least ti11e Color ado municipal ities ai.~eady
have been s ued unrl er the antitrust laws; 2.nd
WHERFAS, o ther Colo r ado mun i cipalities have been thr atened
with antitrust l aws uits for l i ce nsing or r egt:lator y decisions;
and
1-IHER EAS , the cost to the taxpay e rs of Boulder, Co lorado,
in defending one f ede ral antitrust lawsu it , which was settled
prior to trial, wa s an escimated one-quarter million dollar s ;
and
WHERE AS , municipalities differ from private enterprise
in that pr ivate e nterprise is not charged with protect ing
th e public healtl , safe t y and welfare through licensing and
regu lation ; and
WHERE AS , nu me rou s protections from municipal licensinci
and r eg ula to r y ac t ions , other than dama ges under the antitru s
law s , a r e available s uch as public notice , public hearing , pub lic
mee ting and pub lic r ecord r eq uirements , court r eview of act io ns ,
periodic e lections a nd the rights of init ia tive , refere ndum and
r eca l l , and the con t in uing authority of lhe General Assembl y or
the peo p l e of Co l orado to modify the stat u o r y or con s titutio na l
authority of Co l orado 's mun icipali t ies ;
NOW, THEREF ORE, BE I T RES OLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CI TY OF ENGLEWOO D, COLORA DO, AS FOLLO WS:
That the Colorado Ge n e ral Assemb ly should act as
q u ickly as possibl e to adopt H.B. 1134 in order to protect
l ocal governments and their taxpayers from expensive anti-
tru st litigation and liability for l oca l licensing and
regulatory activity and that the City of Englewood s u ppo rts
ef f o rts of the Colorado Municipa l League in this r e gard.
ADOPTED AN D APP ROVE D t he 19th day of Fe brua r y , 1985.
Eug'ene L. Oti s , Mayor
Attest:
I, Gary R. Higbee , ex officio City Cl e rk-Treas ur e r o f
the City of En g l ewood , Co l orado , he r eby certify tha t the
a bove and forego in g i s a true , accurate and complet e copy
of Reso l ution No . 1,2,, Se ries ~f 1985 .