Ordinance 14-37 Budget Appropriation for Improvements at the Homer Education and Recreation Complex (HERC) Gym

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                                                       Mayor

ORDINANCE 14-37

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2014 OPERATING BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING UP TO $19,000 FROM THE LEASED PROPERTY DEPRECIATION ACCOUNT FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT THE HOMER EDUCATION AND RECREATION COMPLEX (HERC) GYM TO BRING THE BUILDING INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE FIRE CODE.

               WHEREAS, The Homer City Council adopted Resolution 13-095 which authorized the City Manager to keep the HERC Gym open for pickleball, adult basketball, and other Community Recreation programs that require minimal heat and utilities until such time as the building is demolished; and

               WHEREAS, The City Administration has consulted with the State Fire Marshall on several occasions about this building and requested a site visit, but never requested a formal plan review; and

               WHEREAS, The City recently requested a formal Fire Marshall plan review in order to assure the public that the building is safe and to get a more definitive idea of what it would cost to bring the building into compliance given its current occupancy and use; and

               WHEREAS, The Fire Marshall has provided a preliminary review and the City Engineer has provided cost estimates to address the issues identified.

               NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

               Section 1. The Homer City Council hereby amends the FY 2014 Operating Budget by appropriating up to $19,000 from the Leased Property Depreciation Reserve for improvements at the HERC Gym that will bring the facility into compliance with the Fire Code as follows:

Expenditure:

               Account                                           Description                                        Amount

              156-0396                                          Fire Code Upgrades                       $19,000

               Section 2. 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 Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

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

Date: _________________________                                                            Date: _________________________