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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024 Ordinance No. 003 1 ORDINANCE NO. 3 COUNCIL BILL NO. 73 SERIES OF 2023 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY INTERCONNECTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AND DENVER WATER’S PORTABLE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WHEREAS, establishing an emergency water interconnection connects the City of Englewood (“City”) to another water supply system that can be activated during an emergency to ensure a continuous and reliable water supply in Englewood; and WHEREAS, by approving a contract and constructing emergency interconnections between water distribution systems of the City and Denver Water, a safe backup water source can be established in times of emergency; and WHEREAS, Englewood Charter § 79 authorizes City Council to approve by ordinance contracts with other governmental bodies to receive governmental services and to enter into cooperative or other joint activities with other governmental bodies. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City of Englewood, Colorado, is authorized to execute an Agreement for a Treated Water Emergency Interconnection between the City of Englewood and City and County of Denver Board of Water Commissioners (Denver Water), in the form substantially the same as that attached hereto. Section 2. The following general provisions and findings are applicable to the interpretation and application of this Ordinance: A. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances. B. Inconsistent Ordinances. All other Ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this Ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict. C. Effect of repeal or modification. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Code of the City of Englewood by this Ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify, or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E87E2FC-45D4-4090-BB1E-4AD9538DDE3C 2 criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision, and each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purposes 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. D. Safety Clauses. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Englewood, that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be obtained. This Safety Clause is not intended to affect a Citizen right to challenge this Ordinance through referendum pursuant to City of Englewood Charter 47. E. Publication. Publication of this Ordinance may be by reference or in full in the City’s official newspaper, the City’s official website, or both. Publication shall be effective upon the first publication by either authorized method. Manuals, Municipal Code, contracts, and other documents approved by reference in any Council Bill may be published by reference or in full on the City’s official website; such documents shall be available at the City Clerk’s office and in the City Council meeting agenda packet when the legislation was adopted. F. Actions Authorized to Effectuate this Ordinance. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the approval authorized by this Ordinance, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to such execution by the Mayor where necessary. In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem is hereby authorized to execute the above-referenced documents. The execution of any documents by said officials shall be conclusive evidence of the approval by the City of such documents in accordance with the terms thereof and this Ordinance. City staff is further authorized to take additional actions as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Ordinance. G. Enforcement. To the extent this ordinance establishes a required or prohibited action punishable by law, unless otherwise specifically provided in Englewood Municipal Code or applicable law, violations shall be subject to the General Penalty provisions contained within EMC § 1-4-1. Introduced and passed on first reading on the 18th day of December 2023; and on second reading, in identical form to the first reading, on the 8th day of January, 2024. DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E87E2FC-45D4-4090-BB1E-4AD9538DDE3C 3 Othoniel Sierra, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________________ Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk I, Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of an Ordinance, introduced and passed in identical form on first and second reading on the dates indicated above; and published two days after each passage on the City’s official website for at least thirty (30) days thereafter. The Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after first publication on the City’s official website. Stephanie Carlile DocuSign Envelope ID: 0E87E2FC-45D4-4090-BB1E-4AD9538DDE3C