Ordinance 18-06 Funding Anticipated Seawall Repairs

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager

ORDINANCE 18-06

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2018 OPERATING BUDGET TO FUND ANTICIPATED REPAIRS TO THE SEAWALL BY ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY IN THE 2018 BUDGET FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO THE SEAWALL.   

WHEREAS, The Homer City Council adopted Emergency Ordinance 11-49(S) which created the Ocean Drive Loop Special Service District; and

WHEREAS, The Special Service District was created to raise tax revenues from benefited property owners to support maintenance and repair of the seawall they own which is located on their properties; and

WHEREAS, As a tax-exempt property owner along the seawall, the City contributes $10,000 annually to a Seawall Reserve Account for the City’s portion of repairs to the seawall; and

WHEREAS, Repairs to the seawall have to be performed on an emergency basis in order to prevent further damage and remain in compliance with the Army Corps of Engineers permit for the seawall; and

WHEREAS, Due to the unpredictability and the immediate need to do the repairs, the work is completed by East Road Services under the direction and supervision of the City Engineer, and

WHEREAS, Annual repairs to the seawall are impossible to predict, yet past history offers a range from $0 in 2013 to $102,125 in 2017 with an average costs from 2012 to 2017 of $28,946; and

WHEREAS, In the event that the 2018 repairs exceed $28,946 additional authority will be requested; and

WHEREAS, Based on linear feet, the property owners are responsible for 82% of the wall repairs and the City is responsible for 18% of the wall repairs.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. The Homer City Council hereby amends the FY 2018 Operating Budget by appropriating $28,946 from the Seawall Maintenance Reserve and Ocean Drive Loop Special Service District for the purpose of repairing and maintaining the seawall as follows:

Appropriation/Transfer From:

Account                              Description                                                                       Amount

808-0375                            Ocean Drive Loop Special Service District (82%)       $23,736.

156-0369                            Seawall Maintenance Reserve                                      $   5,210.

Section 2.  This ordinance is a budget amendment ordinance only, is not permanent in nature and shall not be codified.

                ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this ___ day of ____________, 2018.

CITY OF HOMER

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BRYAN ZAK, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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MELISSA JACOBSEN, 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                                                              Holly C. Wells, City Attorney

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