CITY OF HOMER Mayor

HOMER, ALASKA

ORDINANCE 03-07 (A)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, APPROPRIATING $265,000.00 FROM THE GENERAL FUND - FUND BALANCE TO PURCHASE UAA LAND IN THE BRIDGE CREEK WATERSHED AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS.

WHEREAS, Resolution 94-59(S)(A) was adopted by the Homer City Council on May 23, 1994 indicating the City’s desire to own land adjacent to the City’s water supply for protection purposes; and

WHEREAS, Homer’s Comprehensive Plan, page 45, Objection 1, Policy 1.1, states that the City shall protect and enhance the Bridge Creek watershed, its only source of community water; and

WHEREAS, Resolutions 02-60(A) and 02-62(A) were adopted as part of the City’s Capital Improvement Project Priorities lists for Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and Legislative Request for FY 2004 which request funding for the acquisition of Bridge Creek Watershed land; and

WHEREAS, The acquisition of Bridge Creek Watershed land has been a public process; and

WHEREAS, The University of Alaska has 220 acres in the Bridge Creek Watershed having the following legal description:

HM.HM.0005 The Northwest one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter (NW1/4 SE1/4) and the East one-half of the Southwest one-Quarter of the Southeast one-quarter (E1/2 SW1/4 SE1/4) and the Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter (NW1/4 SW1/4 SE1/4) and the Northeast one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter (NE1/4 SW1/4) and the North one-half of the South one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter (N1/2 S 1/2 SE1/4 SW1/4) and the East one-half of the Southeast one-quarter (E1/2 SE1/4) of Section 5, Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian, in the Homer Recording District, State of Alaska.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City of Homer :

Section 1. That the appropriation of $265,000.00 be made from the and shall be appropriated as follows:

Account No. Description Amount

Appropriated from General Fund - Fund Balance $265,000.00

Expenditure Bridge Creek Watershed Land Acquisition $265,000.00

100.1610 Purchase UAA property

Section 2. That the City Manager is authorized to execute the appropriate documents.

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Ordinance 03-07(A)

City of Homer

Section 3. This ordinance is a budget amendment only, is not of a permanent nature and is a non code ordinance.

PASSED AND ENACTED by the Homer City Council this 27th day of January, 2003.

CITY OF HOMER

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JACK CUSHING, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

Introduction: 01/13/03

Public Hearing: 01/27/03

Second Reading: 01/27/03

Effective Date: 01-28/03

Ayes: -6-

Noes: -0-

Abstain: -0-

Absent: -0-

Reviewed and approved as to form and content:

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Ron Drathman City Manager Gordon Tans, City Attorney

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Date Date

Fiscal Note: Fiscal information included in body of Ordinance.