Resolution 16-132 MOU With Homer Foundation for Construction Agreement for the Boathouse Pavilion

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager

RESOLUTION 16-132

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE HOMER FOUNDATION SETTING FORTH A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT FOR THE BOATHOUSE PAVILION.  

            WHEREAS, The City of Homer and The Homer Foundation entered into an agreement to allow The Homer Foundation to raise funds to build a boathouse pavilion at the site of the old Homer Harbormaster’s office on Lot 28 of the Homer Spit; and

               WHEREAS, The Boathouse Pavilion will provide a broad range of aesthetic, recreation and economic benefits, serving as a public shelter from the weather, a gathering spot for ocean-related activities and a place of respite; and

               WHEREAS, The City of Homer has agreed to own, operate and maintain the Boathouse Pavilion upon approval of all aspects of the project from design and planning to permitting, site development and construction; and

               WHEREAS, The Boat House Project has publicly engaged community members, Homer City Council, the Homer Port and Harbor Advisory Commission, the Homer Planning Commission and numerous civic groups in the area to finalize a design option utilizing pro bono architectural services; and

WHEREAS, The Boathouse Project volunteers have raised over $200,000 in cash, pledges, and donated materials and the project is now ready to begin construction; and

               WHEREAS, The Homer 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 sets forth the purpose and methods for construction of the Boathouse Pavilion.

               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 Homer Foundation to begin construction of the Boathouse Pavilion on Lot 28 of the Homer Spit.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 5th day of December, 2016.

                                                                                                         CITY OF HOMER

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BRYAN ZAK, MAYOR
 

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

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