Ordinance 15-10(S) HART Appropriation for Cottonwood Lane and Fireweed Avenue Repairs

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager/

Public Works Director                                                                                                                               

ORDINANCE 15-10(S)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE FY 2015 OPERATING BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $30,000 FROM THE HOMER ACCELERATED ROADS AND TRAIL PROGRAM (HART) FUND TO REPAIR FIREWEED AVENUE AND COTTONWOOD LANE AND ADDING $7,000 TO MATCH THE AMOUNT THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS FUND FOR REPAIRS TO THE ROADS.

               WHEREAS, Sections of Cottonwood Lane and Fireweed Avenue are in desperate need of road improvements due to gravel roadways that are sub-standard and break up in areas; and  

               WHEREAS, Each spring portions of roadway break up to a point where they are impassable without a four-wheel-drive vehicle with good ground clearance; and

               WHEREAS, Property owners have expressed an interest in contributing to the cost of repairs of the roads; and property owners on Fireweed Avenue will contribute $3,500 and property owners on Cottonwood Lane will contribute $3,500; and

               WHEREAS, City administration has determined $30,000 may be funded from the Homer Accelerated Roads and Trail Program (HART) for the proposed work and the City will provide a matching amount of $7,000 from the HART that the property owners fund for repairs to the roads.

               NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

               Section 1.  The Homer City Council finds that the requested road repairs of Fireweed Avenue and Cottonwood Lane are necessary and in the public interest.

               Section 2. The Homer City Council hereby amends the FY 2015 Operating Budget by appropriating $30,000 from the HART Program for road repairs to Fireweed Avenue and Cottonwood Lane and a matching amount of $7,000 that the property owners fund for repairs to the roads as follows:

Expenditure:

Account Number                                        Description                                                   Amount

               160-0766                                                        HART Roads                                                  $30,000

               160-0766                                                        HART Roads as match                              $ 7,000

                                                                                          to property owners

contribution

               Section 3. 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 27th day of April, 2015.

                                                                                                         CITY OF HOMER

                                                                                                         ____________________

                                                                                                         MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

___________________________

JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

YES:

NO:

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: _______________________