Ordinance 13-19 Budget Amendment to Provide for Natural Gas Conversions to City Buildings

Summary

An Ordinance of the City Council of Homer, Alaska, Amending the  2013 Operating Budget to Provide for Natural Gas Conversions to City Buildings by  Appropriating $224,780 from Various City Reserve Funds. City  Manager/Public Works Director.

Ordinance/Resolution ID: 
13-19(S)(A)
Ordinance/Resolution Status: 
Adopted
Introduction Date: 
05/28/2013
Effective Date: 
06/11/2013
File Attachments: 
Public Hearing Date: 
06/10/2013
Second Reading Date: 
06/10/2013

Details

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
City Manager/
Public Works Director
ORDINANCE 13-19(A)(S)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE 2013 OPERATING BUDGET TO PROVIDE FOR NATURAL GAS CONVERSIONS TO CITY BUILDINGS BY APPROPRIATING $224,780 FROM VARIOUS CITY RESERVE FUNDS.

WHEREAS, Natural gas will be available to City facilities over the next two years; and

WHEREAS, Significant costs savings can be gained by converting City facilities to natural gas (see Memorandum 13-083); and

WHEREAS, Costs associated with this conversion include installation of service lines and meters, design and installation of heating system conversions (boiler or burner replacement and internal gas piping installation), and abandonment of above or below ground heating fuel tanks as appropriate.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. The FY 2013 Operating Budget is hereby amended by appropriating $148,319 from various General Reserve funds for the conversion to natural gas of the animal shelter, library, city hall, public works, and airport terminal.

Section 2. The FY 2013 Operating Budget is hereby amended by appropriating $48,461 from the Sewer Reserve fund for the conversion to natural gas of the sewer treatment plant and the sewer treatment plant office.

Section 3. The FY 2013 Operating Budget is hereby amended by appropriating $28,000 from the Water Reserve fund for the conversion to natural gas of the water treatment plant and the water treatment plant shop.

Expenditures:

Account No.     Description      Amount
156-370 (Animal Shelter Reserve) Animal Shelter Building Gas Conversion $  25,764
156-384 (City Hall Reserve)  City Hall Building Gas Conversion  $  19,482
156-388 (Airport Reserve)  Airport Terminal Gas Conversion  $  20,084
156-390 (Library Reserve)  Library Building Gas Conversion  $  26,612
156-395 (Public Works Reserve) Public Works Building Gas Conversion $  35.971
256-379 (Sewer Reserve)    Sewer Fund Building Gas Conversion $  48,461
256-378 (Water Reserve)    Water Fund Building Gas Conversion $  48,406

         Total  $224,780
Section 5. This is a budget amendment ordinance, is not permanent in nature, and shall not be codified.

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of Homer, Alaska, this 10th day of June, 2013.

       CITY OF HOMER

       ________________________
       MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR
ATTEST:

_________________________
MELISSA JACOBSEN, CMC
ACTING CITY CLERK

YES:
NO:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:

First Reading:
Public Hearing:
Second Reading:
Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

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

Date: _____________________     Date: ________________________