Ordinance 14-30 USF&W Grant to Reconstruct a Portion of Beluga Slough Trail

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                                                       City Manager/

Public Works Director

ORDINANCE 14-30

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A GRANT FROM THE U.S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) IN THE AMOUNT OF $110,00O FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF A SECTION OF THE BELUGA SLOUGH TRAIL, AND PROVIDING AN IN-KIND MATCH IN THE FORM OF DESIGN, PERMITTING, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, HAVING A TOTAL VALUE OF $25,000.

               WHEREAS, The City of Homer accepted a grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in the amount of $25,000 to match project funding from other sources to repair and replace sections of Beluga Slough Trail (Grant Agreement No. 70181AG029); and

               WHEREAS, Construction is now complete and the new trail was recently dedicated at a formal ceremony; and

               WHEREAS, One section of the trail that needs replacement was excluded from the project due in large part to funding limitations; and

               WHEREAS, USFWS recently informed the City that it had identified unspent funds from a program budget that could be used for this purpose and inquired whether the City was interested in accepting a grant and taking responsibility for project management; and

               WHEREAS,The City Administration has proposed accepting the grant and providing an “in-kind” match in the form of design, permitting, and project management services.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

               Section 1.  The Homer City Council hereby accepts and appropriates a grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the amount of $110,000 for reconstruction of a section of the Beluga Slough Trail, and authorizes the City Manager to execute the appropriate documents, as follows:

Account                                           Description                                                                   Amount

                                                                           Beluga Slough Trail Improvements                  $110,000

               Section 2.   The City Council approves and appropriates a local match to be provided in the form of design, permitting, and construction management services, some of which is cash and some ‘in-kind”; the total value of which is estimated to be $25,000, as follows:

Account                                           Description                                                                  Amount

HART/TRAILS                               Cash / Surveying and Design                               $15,000

                                                                          In-Kind /Project Management                            $10,000

                                                                           and Inspection         

               Section 3. 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 _____ day of _______, 2014.

CITY OF HOMER

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MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Reading:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

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

Date: _________________________                                                            Date: _________________________