Resolution 15-103 MOU Between the City and The Homer Foundation to Begin Fundraising Efforts for a Boathouse Pavilion on Lot 28 of the Homer Spit

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                                            City Manager

RESOLUTION 15-103

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE HOMER FOUNDATION TO ALLOW THE FOUNDATION TO BEGIN FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR A BOATHOUSE PAVILION ON LOT 28 OF THE HOMER SPIT.

               WHEREAS, The Homer Foundation and the City of Homer wish to enter into an agreement to allow the Foundation to begin fundraising efforts dedicated to building a boathouse pavilion on Lot 28 of the Homer Spit; and

WHEREAS, Homer Harbor Boathouse is a pavilion-type building to be constructed at the site of the old Homer Harbormaster’s office; and

WHEREAS, The pavilion will serve as a shelter from the weather, a gathering spot for ocean related activities, and a place of respite for the public; and

WHEREAS, The project will be privately funded and built on city property owned and managed by the City’s Port and Harbor department; and

WHEREAS, The City, as owners of the property, shall coordinate the site development and provide any necessary city permits and approve all aspects of the project from design and planning to completion; and

               WHEREAS, The Foundation shall administer the funds and act as the project manager providing construction oversight; and

               WHEREAS, The Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Homer and The Homer Foundation outlines the agreement for fundraising efforts for a Boathouse Pavilion on the Homer Spit.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Homer City Council hereby approves the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Homer and The Homer Foundation to allow the Foundation to begin fundraising efforts for a Boathouse Pavilion on Lot 28 of the Homer Spit.

               PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 23rd day of November, 2015.

                       CITY OF HOMER

                                                                                                         _____________________

                       MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK
 

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