{"id":"MET-SDF-002","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky","state":"KY","metro":"SDF","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Louisville Metro Council","authority":"KRS ch. 67C; Council Rules","instrument":"Resolution No. 049, Series 2020 (R-067-20)","title":"A resolution proclaiming existence of a local emergency and requesting the United States Congress to provide direct rental housing assistance for COVID-19 pandemic","dateIssued":"2020-05-28","effective":"2020-05-28","end":"n/a","startDate":"2020-05-28","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["EMER"],"addressees":["Congress","renters and landlords"],"clause":"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 (\u0027COVID-19\u0027); and WHEREAS, COVID-19 has been deemed controllable via the implementation of precautionary measures such as stay-at-home orders and requiring \u0027non-essential\u0027 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","functions":["CB (renter customer base)","PM property management"],"notes":"Council\u0027s own recital that the Mayor declared a state of emergency and that stay-at-home orders and non-essential business closures \u0027severely disrupted the economy, limiting the productivity of businesses and the income of employees.\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://legistar1.granicus.com/louisville/attachments/c315356d-f174-4fc0-a410-ba71a1bde2f1.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":137670,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-SDF","url":"/library/MET-SDF-002","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-SDF-002","citation":"Louisville Metro Council, Resolution No. 049, Series 2020 (R-067-20) (May 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-002)","stateName":"Kentucky","related":["MET-SDF-043","MET-SDF-003"]}