HOMER,
Council/City Manager
ORDINANCE 07-12
AN
ORDINANCE OF THE
WHEREAS, The City Hall building is rapidly exceeding its useful life and its ability to serve the public is diminished because it has extremely limited office, storage, and meeting space; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Division currently works within extremely crowded conditions and it has no room for expansion, no privacy for confidential conversations, and limited area in which to meet with and serve the public; and
WHEREAS, The new Homer Public Library was completed in the fall of 2006 and the old library is currently vacant; and
WHEREAS, It was the Council’s original intent to sell the old library building and use the proceeds to pay down the City’s debt on the new library; and
WHEREAS, Planning has begun for the construction of a new City Hall and it is anticipated that the new building can be ready for occupancy within two to three years; and
WHEREAS, The Council sees an opportunity to achieve multiple objectives by paying down the debt on the new library, providing temporary relief for the Planning Division, providing better service to the public, and placing City owned land on the tax rolls; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that capital improvements needed in the old library building will total $33,164 (Memorandum 07-35) and that maintenance and operational costs for FY 2007 will be $20,755.
Section 1. The City Council hereby adopts the following transition plan regarding the old public library building and authorizes the City Manager to take the appropriate and necessary actions to implement the plan.
Section 2: The Fiscal Year 2007 Planning Division Budget is hereby amended as follows:
Account No. 100-130 PLANNING / ZONING
5203 Fuel and Lube $ 2,000
5209 Buildings and Grounds $ 1,000
5217 Electricity $ 4,340
5218 Water $ 1,100
5219 Sewer $ 1,320
5221 Property Insurance $ 3,688
5223 Liability Insurance $ 4,597
5242 Janitorial $ 1,500
5244 Snow Removal $ 1,210
5903 Capital Improvements $33,164
TOTAL MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS
$53,919
Section 3: This ordinance is a budget amendment only, is not of a permanent nature, and is a non code ordinance.
PASSED
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JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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JO JOHNSON,
Introduction:
Public Hearing:
Second
Effective Date:
Ayes:
Noes:
Abstain:
Absent:
Reviewed as to form and content:
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Walt Wrede, City Manager Gordon Tans, City Attorney
Date: ________________ Date: __________________
Fiscal Note: 2007 Budget Amendment / $53,919