Ordinance 15-14 Accepting and Appropriating a Commercial Vessel Passenger Tax Program Grant

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                                                       City Manager

ORDINANCE 15-14

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A COMMERCIAL VESSEL PASSENGER TAX PROGRAM PASS THROUGH GRANT FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2014 IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,925.00, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS.

               WHEREAS, The State of Alaska collects revenues under the Commercial Vessel Passenger Tax Program and remits proceeds to boroughs which contain ports where cruise ships land; and

               WHEREAS, The Kenai Peninsula Borough has received such funds for calendar year 2014 and decided to pass those revenues through to Homer and Seward; the communities where cruise ships land and utilize local infrastructure and services; and

               WHEREAS, The Borough Assembly adopted KPB Ordinance 2014-19-50 which appropriated funds and authorized a pass through grant to the City of Homer in the amount of $13,925.00.

               WHEREAS, The grant funds must be used for port and harbor projects that benefit cruise ship passengers and the City has proposed to use the proceeds of this grant for passenger seating at the cruise ship passenger loading/staging area, and signage on trails around the harbor.

               NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

               Section 1. The Homer City Council hereby accepts and appropriates a Commercial Vessel Passenger Tax Program pass through grant from the Kenai Peninsula Borough for calendar year 2014 in the amount of $13,925.00 as follows:

Appropriation:

               Account              Description                                                                                               Amount

               460-927              KPB CVPT Pass Through Grant for 2014                                               $13,925.00

               Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to execute the appropriate documents.

               Section 3.  This ordinance is a budget ordinance only, is not permanent, and shall not be codified.

               ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this _______ day of __________________, 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: _______________________