Resolution 18-013(A) Results and Next Steps from Police Station Extended Worksession

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

Mayor/Council

RESOLUTION 18-013(A)

A RESOLUTION OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL EXPRESSING RESULTS OF THE POLICE STATION EXTENDED WORKSESSION AND PROVIDING DIRECTION FOR NEXT STEPS

WHEREAS, The Homer City Council has been working since 2014 on a new police station including establishing two separate work groups, the Public Safety Building Review Committee and the Police Station Task Force; and

WHEREAS, The configuration, site, cost and financing for a new station have all been discussed extensively; and

WHEREAS, The Homer City Council passed Resolution 17-074 authorizing an extended facilitated worksession with the goal of coming to consensus on an option that can be brought to the public for their feedback; and  

WHEREAS, The Police Station extended worksession was held on January 29, 2018; and

WHEREAS, For the purposes of the worksession and this resolution, consensus is defined as a decision everyone councilmember can live with and feel confident taking to the voter; and

WHEREAS, The purpose of this resolution is to state areas where the Council can agree and give official direction on how to proceed with the project which will be followed up with additional legislation, as appropriate.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Homer, Alaska formalizes the following guidance for the next steps on the police station project:

Location: Corner of Heath Street and Grubstake
Total Project Cost: $7.5 million or less with $2.5 million from existing reserves
Spaces/Functions to incorporate into the revised design:

Two top-ranking priorities:

Partial or full daylight basement to allow at least for heated vehicle evidence processing and evidence storage space;
Sally port;

Additional spaces, in order of priority as budget allows:

Additional cell for female prisoners;
Heated police vehicle garage;
Square footage for emergency operations center; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of Homer Alaska will seek further consensus on how to pay for the new police station and how to move forward with final design and construction at the next regularly scheduled worksession, 4:00 pm February 26, 2018.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council on this 12 day of February, 2018.

CITY OF HOMER

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DONNA ADERHOLD, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE

ATTEST:

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MELISSA JACOBSEN, MMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: Police Station Building Project Account #0156-0376 - $4,000  (Ordinance 17-12)