Resolution 14-081 Memorandum of Agreement Between State of Alaska and the City for Ferry Terminal Improvements at Pioneer Dock

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager

RESOLUTION 14-081

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES (ADOT/PF) AND THE CITY OF HOMER REGARDING  HOMER FERRY TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE PIONEER DOCK.

               WHEREAS, The Pioneer Dock is owned by the City of Homer and serves as the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) Homer Ferry Terminal pursuant to a 2001 Memorandum of Agreement and a 2010 Lease and Relinquishment Agreement signed by the parties; and

               WHEREAS, AMHS has access to funding and wishes to make capital improvements at the Pioneer Dock which would improve dock access and berthing for ferry vessels making port calls in Homer; and

               WHEREAS, The City of Homer appreciates the economic and intermodal transportation benefits associated with the AMHS presence in the community; and

               WHEREAS, Improvements to the Pioneer Dock will benefit AMHS, the Port of Homer, and the local economy at large; and

               WHEREAS, DOT/PF and AMHS engineers and project managers have consulted with the City regarding the design and functionality of the proposed improvements and incorporated the City’s comments and concerns where appropriate; and

               WHEREAS, The City Administration has agreed to the scope and design of the proposed improvements; and

               WHEREAS, The City Administration and the City Attorney have reviewed the proposed MOA and recommend approval.

               NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Homer City Council hereby approves the proposed Memorandum of Agreement between the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and the City of Homer regarding improvements to the Ferry Terminal at the Pioneer Dock, a copy of which is attached and incorporated herein.

               BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is authorized to execute the final document and to agree to minor amendments to the draft that are not substantive in nature.

                    PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council on this 28th day of July, 2014.

                                                                                                         CITY OF HOMER

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                                                                                                         MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: N/A