Ordinance 10-07 Amending the FY 2010 Operating Budget to Conducte Energy Audits and cost Estimates on City Buildings and Facilities

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

Roberts

ORDINANCE 10-07

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2010 OPERATING BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $15,000 FROM THE CITY SUSTAINABILITY FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING ENERGY AUDITS AND COST ESTIMATING ON SEVERAL CITY BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES.

WHEREAS, The Homer City Council has adopted a Climate Action Plan and received a final copy of the Deerstone Report which among other things, provides recommendations on how to implement the Plan; and

WHEREAS, The Council wishes to implement the Climate Action Plan as quickly as is feasible in order to reduce energy costs and the City’s CO2 emissions; and

WHEREAS, The City will soon have access to “Stimulus” funding that can be used to make City buildings and facilities more energy efficient including the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant administered by the Alaska Energy Authority and the Performance Contracting Program administered by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation; and

WHEREAS, It is in the City’s interest to conduct a few energy audits using funds from the Sustainability Fund on selected City buildings and facilities prior to applying for grants or loans in order to proceed with implementation quickly, create “shovel ready” projects and provide the City with better information regarding how to best use available funds and funding sources; and

WHEREAS, It is also in the City’s interest to issue a Request for Proposals or Qualifications that solicits proposals from qualified energy auditors or auditor/contractor teams and to authorize a “term contract” to increase efficiency and keep costs down.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. The Homer City Council hereby amends the FY 2010 Operating Budget by appropriating $15,000 from the City Sustainability Fund for the purpose of conducting energy audits and cost estimating in City buildings and facilities as follows:

Expenditure:
Account Number Description Amount
807-375 Energy Audits $15,000

Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to issue a request for proposals or qualifications from qualified energy auditors or auditor/contractor teams to conduct energy audits and cost estimating to make City buildings and facilities more energy efficient.

Section 3. This is a budget amendment ordinance, is temporary in nature, and shall not be codified.

ENACTED BY THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL this _____ day of ________, 2010.

CITY OF HOMER

_____________________________
JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR
ATTEST:

______________________________
JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

YES:
NO:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:

First reading:
Public hearing:
Second reading:
Effective date:

_______________________ ____________________________
Walt Wrede, City Manager Thomas F. Klinkner, City Attorney

Date: _________________ Date: _______________________

Fiscal Note: $15,000