Resolution 14-008 New Intergovernmental Wastewater Agreement With Kachemak City

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                                                      City Manager

RESOLUTION 14-008

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, APPROVING A NEW INTERGOVERNMENTAL WASTEWATER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOMER AND KACHEMAK CITY.

                WHEREAS, The City of Homer owns, operates, and maintains the sewer treatment plant and all of the wastewater collection infrastructure, including pipes and related equipment within Kachemak City; and

                WHEREAS, Kachemak City desires to continue to partner with Homer for wastewater collection and treatment to maintain the public health and safety of the greater Homer area; and

                WHEREAS, The City of Homer wishes to continue this cooperative relationship because it is in the best interest of the utility and the community at large; and

                WHEREAS, Homer has the staff, equipment, and management capability to operate and maintain the waste water collection system in the area, including service to Kachemak City; and

                WHEREAS, The existing Intergovernmental Agreement, adopted by the parties in 1988, needs to be updated to reflect current conditions; and

                WHEREAS, The two Cities have finalized a draft of a new Intergovernmental  Agreement on wastewater and the draft was reviewed by the Homer City Council at its regular meeting on January 13, 2014.

                NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Homer City Council finds that continued cooperation and partnership with Kachemak City on wastewater collection and treatment is in the best interest of the greater Homer area.

                BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Homer City Council hereby approves the new Intergovernmental Wastewater Agreement between the City of Homer and Kachemak City; a copy of which is attached and incorporated herein.

                PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of Homer, Alaska, this 13h day of January, 2014.

                                                                                                                CITY OF HOMER

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                                                                                                                MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

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