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Resolution No. 049, Series 2020 (R-067-20)

A resolution proclaiming existence of a local emergency and requesting the United States Congress to provide direct rental housing assistance for COVID-19 pandemic

Louisville Metro Council · Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky (City)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky · Louisville and Lexington · Kentucky
Level
City
Authority
KRS ch. 67C; Council Rules
Issued
2020-05-28 May 28, 2020
Effective
2020-05-28
End
n/a (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
May 28, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • Congress
  • renters and landlords
Functions reached
  • CB (renter customer base)
  • PM property management
Collection
Louisville and Lexington MET-SDF

Operative words

WHEREAS, the World Health Organization, the President of the United States, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the Mayor of Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government have all declared states of emergency as a result of the Coronavirus Disease ('COVID-19'); and WHEREAS, COVID-19 has been deemed controllable via the implementation of precautionary measures such as stay-at-home orders and requiring 'non-essential' businesses to either close or severely curtail contact... SECTION I: The Council hereby finds that an emergency exists in the rental housing market.

Enforcement

n/a

Notes

Council's own recital that the Mayor declared a state of emergency and that stay-at-home orders and non-essential business closures 'severely disrupted the economy, limiting the productivity of businesses and the income of employees.'

Retrieval note

Scanned enrolled copy; text read from Legistar Matter 53280 (MatterTextPlain).