Ordinance 16-18(A) Enacting HCC 3.20 Recreational Facility Matching Grants and Permanent Fund Appropriation

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

Lewis

ORDINANCE 16-18(A)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, ENACTING HOMER CITY CODE CHAPTER 3.20, RECREATIONAL FACILITY MATCHING GRANTS; AND AMENDING THE FY 2016 OPERATING BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $900,000 $225,000 FROM THE PERMANENT FUND TO THE RECREATIONAL FACILITY MATCHING GRANT FUND.

WHEREAS, Receiving assistance through State and Federal grant funds is becoming increasingly difficult; and

WHEREAS, Recreation plays a vital role in the health, wellness and quality of life or our community; and

WHEREAS, Recreational events attract visitors to Homer and stimulate economic development; and

WHEREAS, It is in the interest of the City to provide grant funding for community sponsored recreational capital projects where the community provides funding for at least 50% of the cost of the project; and

WHEREAS, A capital project is defined as a major acquisition or construction project with a value of $25,000 or greater that result in a fixed asset with a useful life of at least three years.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1.  Homer City Code Chapter 3.20, Recreational Facility Matching Grants, is enacted to read as follows:

Chapter 3.20

RECREATIONAL FACILITY MATCHING GRANTS

Sections:

3.20.010 Definitions.

3.20.020 Program established; Adoption of policy.

3.20.030 Grant applications.

3.20.040 Grant award.

3.20.050 Award conditions; Grant agreement.

3.20.060 Books and records; Audit.

3.20.010 Definitions.

In this chapter:

“Capital project” means the acquisition or construction of a fixed asset with a useful life of at least three years that costs at least $25,000.

“Grantee” means the recipient of a grant awarded under this chapter.

“Policy” means the recreational facility matching grant policy adopted under Section 3.20.020, as the same may be amended from time to time.

“Recreational facility” means a capital project that is intended for use and is useful in the conduct of individual or team recreational or competitive athletic activity.

3.20.020 Program and fund established; Adoption of policy.

There shall be a recreational facility matching grant program that shall be administered as provided in this chapter and in a recreational facility matching grant program policy that the Council shall adopt by resolution and may amend from time to time.  There is established a Recreational Facility Matching Grant Fund, which shall be the source of any grants awarded under this chapter.

3.20.030 Grant applications.

Annually the City shall publish on its website a notice requesting proposals for grants of matching funds for recreational facility projects.  A proposal shall include the information required by the policy, which shall include without limitation:

A.           A description of the proposer that demonstrates the proposer’s financial and managerial capability to execute the recreational facility project and to operate and maintain the recreational facility upon its completion.

B.           A proposed budget for the recreational facility project including all costs of the project and all funding sources for the project.

C.           A description of the benefits to the City and its residents that will result from the recreational facility project.

3.20.040 Grant award.

The Council or a designee, which may be an individual or a committee, shall review proposals and identify those proposals that are eligible for a grant award.  The Council shall make all grant award decisions in its sole discretion.  The Council shall determine the amount of each grant, which shall not exceed 50% of the cost of the recreational facility project.

3.20.050 Award conditions; Grant agreement.

In addition to other conditions that may be included in the Policy, each grant award shall be conditioned on the following:

A.           The grantee demonstrating to the satisfaction of the City the commitment of all other sources of funding that are required to pay the cost of the recreational facility project.

B.           The grantee executing a grant agreement with the City that, among other things, includes the grantee’s undertaking to operate and maintain the recreational facility for the useful life of the facility.

3.20.060 Books and records; Audit.

A grantee shall maintain books and records that properly document its expenditure of grant funds for costs of the recreational facility project, which books and records shall be subject to inspection by the City upon reasonable notice.  Upon completion of the recreational facility project, the grantee, at its own expense, shall prepare and deliver to the City an audit by a certified public accountant of all expenditures for the recreational facility project.

Section 2.  The FY 2016 Operating Budget is amended by appropriating $900,000 from the Permanent Fund to the Recreational Facility Matching Grant Fund for recreational facility matching grants under HCC Chapter 3.20.

Revenue:

Account                            Description                                    Amount

                                                                           Permanent Fund                         $900,000 $225,000

Expenditure:

Account                            Description                                    Amount

                                                                           Recreational Facility                  $900,000 $225,000

Matching Grant Fund

Section 3.  Section 1 of this Ordinance is of a permanent and general character and shall be included in the City Code.  Section 2 of this Ordinance is a budget amendment only, is not permanent in nature, and shall not be codified.

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMER, ALASKA, this _____ day of _______ 2016.

CITY OF HOMER

______________________
MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Reading:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Mary K. Koester, City Manager                                                          Thomas F. Klinkner, City Attorney

Date: _________________________                                              Date: _____________________________________