Ordinance 15-34 Accepting and Appropriating a State Homeland Security Grant for Backup Generator at the Library

                                                                                 CITY OF HOMER
                                                                                HOMER, ALASKA
                                                                                                                                                                City Manager

                                                                              ORDINANCE 15-34

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A 2015 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM GRANT FROM THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (DHS&EM) IN THE AMOUNT OF $114,300 FOR A BACKUP GENERATOR AT THE HOMER PUBLIC LIBRARY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS.

WHEREAS, The City has applied for a backup generator for the last three  DHS&EM State Homeland Security Program funding cycles; and

WHEREAS, The City is pleased to have been awarded full funding for the project in the amount of $114,300 in the 2015 grant cycle; and

WHEREAS, A back-up generator at the Homer Public Library was included on the 2015-2020 City of Homer Capital Improvement Plan; and

WHEREAS, The Library has conference rooms, a large open space, and state of the art communications system; and

WHEREAS, A power outage lasting more than 15 minutes at the Library results in a minimum of 20 staff hours for shut down and recovery of over 30 computers, servers, printers, database connections, and software systems; and

WHEREAS, With back-up power the Library can play a critical role in an emergency as an alternate emergency operations center, joint information center, or public information center.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. The Homer City Council hereby accepts and appropriates a 2015 State Homeland Security Program Grant to the City of Homer from the DHS&EM in the amount of $114,300 for the purchase and installation of a backup generator as follows:

Revenue:

Account                            Description                                                                                 Amount

                                             State Homeland Security Program Grant                     $114,300

Expenditure:

Account                            Description                                                                                 Amount

                                             Backup Generator                                                                   $114,300

Section 2.  The City Manager is authorized to execute the appropriate documents.

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

ENACTED BY THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL this 28th day of September, 2015.

CITY OF HOMER

                                                                                                         _____________________

                                                                                                         FRANCIE ROBERTS,

MAYOR PRO TEMPORE

ATTEST:

___________________________

JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

 AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

                                                                                                                        ______________________________

Mary K. Koester, City Manager                                                          Thomas F. Klinkner, City Attorney

Date: _________________________                                              Date: _________________________

Fiscal information: N/A, existing budget.