MEMORANDUM 06-50

TO: MAYOR HORNADAY AND HOMER CITY COUNCIL

THROUGH: WALT WREDE, CITY MANAGER

FROM: PORT AND HARBOR DIRECTOR

DATE: MARCH 20, 2006

RE: Cooperative Agreement between Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the City of Homer for Restroom and Fish Cleaning Facilities – Amendment 2

BACKGROUND:

Port and Harbor Department requested grant funding from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to replace the fish cleaning tables at Ramp 4 and to relocate this cleaning station. (memo attached)

A sixty thousand dollar grant was approved for this project through Amendment 2 to the existing cooperative agreement ADF&G Coop 04-047.

RECOMMENDATION:

Please approve and accept this grant and authorize the City Manager to execute the appropriate documents.

City of Homer

Port / Harbor Telephone (907) 235-3160

4350 Homer Spit Road Fax (907) 235-3152

Homer, Alaska 99603-8005 E-mail Port@ci.homer.ak.us

Web Site http://port.ci.homer.ak.us

Paul Cyr, Project Manager

Sport Fish Access Division

Alaska Department of Fish and Game

525 W. 67^th Avenue

Anchorage, AK 99518

RE: Replacement of Ramp 4 fish cleaning tables and relocation of Ramp 4 fish cleaning station.

The City of Homer, Port and Harbor Department would like to request grant funding from the funds you administer, for the replacement of the fish cleaning tables at Ramp 4 and for the relocation of this fish cleaning station.

This facility was originally constructed in 1987 using Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act (Dingell-Johnson) and City of Homer funds. (Agreement attached) It has been operated and maintained by the City of Homer to date. The platform and tables are in need of repair and accessibility improvements.

The purpose of this project would be to:

1) Replace the existing tables with new ones that have improved accessibility.

2) Move the location from the over water/ramp site to just south of the ramp on harbor uplands.

3) New location would be concrete slab design reducing cleaning time and maintenance costs.

4) New location would incorporate a simple roof design to reduce sea gull interference.

It would be the intention of the City of Homer to suggest the amendment of the existing cooperative agreement ADF&G COOP-97-056 to serve as a vehicle for funding these improvements and that the City of Homer would continue to operate and maintain this facility.

Design

Design is preliminary only, based on the existing Fishing Hole facility. It would be twice the size of that cleaning station, two rows of tables, parallel to the harbor bank with a simple peaked roof. Tables would have two accessible cleaning stations.

Costs

Rough order of magnitude cost would be $50,000 based on estimate of Ramp 6 new installation and Fishing Lagoon station actual costs. Costs of utility extension still to be determined.

Replacement/Relocation of Ramp 4 fish cleaning station

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Thank you for your consideration of this important project. Also, for all the help in past projects.

Steve Dean,

Port/Harbor Director

U: office/fish cleaning station/funding request