Ordinance 18-48 Funding Emergency Seawall Repairs

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager/Public Works Director

EMERGENCY ORDINANCE 18-48

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, APPROPRIATING $22,000 TO FUND EMERGENCY SEAWALL REPAIRS AND AUTHORIZING A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH EAST ROAD SERVICES TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS.

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 benefitted 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.

WHEREAS, Ordinance 18-06 appropriated $28,946 for emergency repairs, the 5 year average cost of repairs; and

WHEREAS, Fall storms have done an estimated $50,000 in damage to the toe of the wall which exceed the budgetary authorization in Ordinance 18-06; and

WHEREAS, East Road Services is familiar with the seawall having constructed and maintained the seawall; and

WHEREAS, Due to the emergency nature of the work that needs to be done, a sole source contract is necessary and authorized in HCC 3.16.060(c).

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. The Homer City Council hereby appropriates an additional $21,054 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                     $17,264

156-0369                            Seawall Maintenance Reserve                                            $3,790

Section 2.  The City Manager is authorized to enter into a sole source contract with East Road Services to perform the repairs representing $21,054 authorized in this ordinance combined with the $28,946 previously authorized.

Section 3. 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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KEN CASTNER, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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MELISSA JACOBSEN, MMC, CITY CLERK

YES:

NO:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

Effective Date: 

Reviewed and approved as to form.

Katie Koester, City Manager                                                                   Holly C. Wells, City Attorney

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