CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager

ORDINANCE 06-03

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE USE OF HOMER ACCELERATED WATER AND SEWER PROGRAM (HAWSP) FUNDS FOR WATER MAIN LINE EXTENSIONS, THE USE OF HOMER ACCELERATED ROADS PROGRAM (HARP) FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL GRAVEL FOR ADAMS STREET AND PROVIDING FOR A DEFERRED ASSESSMENT PROCESS.

WHEREAS, The City Council approved Memorandum 06-04, through City Manager, Re: Concept use of HAWSP Funds for Quiet Creek and Scenic View Subdivision water extensions, and Concept use of HARP funds for Adams Street; and

WHEREAS, The Fiscal Note: For Quiet Creek HAWSP funds that would be expended (until reimbursed from deferred assessments) Oversizing (1700 lf x $11/lf) $18,700.00, Design & Const. of addn. main (1500lf x $135/lf) $202,500.00, Contingency (10%) $22,100.00: Total Cost = $243,320.00. For Adams Street HAWSP funds that would be expended (until reimbursed from deferred assessments) are as follows: Cost of project benefitting adjacent lots (800 lf x $68/lf) $54,400.00, Contingency (10%) $5,440.00, Total Cost = $59,840.00. For Adams Street HARP funds that would be expended Cost of Gravel (1500 CY x $9.00/CY) $13,500.00; and

WHEREAS, The City has had two projects on its capital improvement project list for many years, the water main extension from East Hill over to the Mountain View neighborhood and the Jack Gist Park softball fields; and

WHEREAS, Administration believes this is proper use of HAWSP and HARP funds; and

WHEREAS, The Developer shall pay for that portion of the main extensions that benefit them, the City should fund that portion of the project that benefits the entire community, and other property benefitted should pay their fair share through the creation of deferred assessments; and

WHEREAS, Creating partnerships with developers in these areas would facilitate benefits to more properties, reduce extension costs to the City, and facilitate completion of these important water main extensions more quickly and more cost effective than if these were separate projects.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Homer Ordains:

Section 1. That use of the HAWSP Funds are hereby authorized for the construction of the water main extension in the Quiet Creek and Scenic View subdivision areas and allocated as follows:

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Account No. Description Amount

Funding Source. HAWSP $303,160.00

153-375

Expenditure Quiet Creek and Scenic View Subdivisions $303,160.00

153-375 Water Main Line

Section 2. That use of the HARP Funds are hereby authorized for roadway improvements

on Adams Street and allocated as follows:

Account No. Description Amount

Funding Source. HARP $13,500.00

160-769

Expenditure: Adams Street/Jack Gist Park Gravel $13,500.00

160-769

Section 3. Authorizing the deferred assessment process to be used accordingly with regard to the water line.

Section 4. This ordinance is a budget amendment only, is not of a permanent nature and is a non code ordinance.

PASSED AND ENACTED by Homer City Council this _______ day of ______________, 2006

CITY OF HOMER

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JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

Introduction:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

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Ayes:

Noes:

Abstain:

Absent:

Reviewed and approved as to form and content:

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Walt E. Wrede, City Manager Gordon Tans, City Attorney

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Date Date

Fiscal Note: Included in body of Ordinance.