Ordinance 16-15 Budget Amendment for Spit Parking Signage and Long-Term Boat Trailer Parking Enforcement

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                     City Manager/

                                                                                                                        Port and Harbor Director

ORDINANCE 16-15

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2016 OPERATING BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,000 FROM PORT AND HARBOR RESERVES FOR HOMER SPIT PARKING SIGNAGE AND LONG-TERM BOAT TRAILER PARKING ENFORCEMENT IMPROVEMENTS.

               WHEREAS, The Port and Harbor Advisory Commission and Harbor Staff have been discussing Spit parking and focusing on the more chronic enforcement issues, which are the over-parked (more than seven days) vehicles and boat trailers; and

               WHEREAS, Staff has evaluated the existing signage in the parking areas and determined that additional roadside signage is needed to help notify harbor users of the parking rules, ensuring the seven-day free time parking rules are clearly defined; and

               WHEREAS, Staff also determined that it has become necessary to be able to impound vehicles and/or trailers in-place, and will also need to purchase enforcement wheel boots for this purpose; and

               WHEREAS, At their regular meeting on January 27, 2016, the Port and Harbor Advisory Commission stated no objection to the proposed 2016 efforts/implementation plan.

               NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. The Homer City Council hereby amends the FY 2016 Operating Budget by appropriating $9,000 from Port and Harbor Reserves for Homer Spit parking signage and long-term boat trailer parking enforcement improvements.

Revenue:

Account                 Description                                                                    Amount 

601-5638               Long-Term Trailer Parking Enforcement         $9,000

Expenditure:

Account                 Description                                                                    Amount 

456-0380               Long-Term Trailer Parking Enforcement         $9,000

Section 2. This is a budget amendment ordinance only, is not permanent in nature, and shall not be codified.

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this _____ day of __________________, 2016. 

               CITY OF HOMER

               _________________________
               MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

______________________________

JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Reading:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

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

Date: _________________________                                              Date: _________________________