CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager/

Public Works Director

ORDINANCE 10-21

 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY WITHIN THE BRIDGE CREEK WATERSHED, KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH PARCEL NO. 17307031 (N 663 FT. OF NE 1/4, SE 1/4, EAST OF SKYLINE DRIVE, T 6S R 13W SEC 7), IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000 FROM THE WATER DEPRECIATION RESERVE ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING THE WATERSHED AND PROVIDING ALTERNATE ACCESS TO PROPERTY NORTH OF THE CITY’S WATER TREATMENT PLANT.         

 

            WHEREAS, It has been Council’s policy to acquire property within the Bridge Creek Watershed to protect the quality of water in the reservoir; and

 

            WHEREAS, As part of the eminent domain procedure the City needs to provide access to adjacent parcels, a requirement of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Platting Authority; and

 

            WHEREAS, This land transaction is important to protect the water quality, provide access to adjacent properties, and satisfy Kenai Peninsula Borough platting requirements.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

 

            Section 1. The Homer City Council hereby authorizes the purchase of Kenai Peninsula Borough Parcel No. 17307031 within the Bridge Creek Watershed (N 663 ft. of NE 1/4, SE 1/4, East of Skyline Drive, T 6S R 13W SEC 7) from the Water Depreciation Reserve Account for the purpose of protecting the watershed and providing alternate access to property north of the City’s Water Treatment Plant as follows: 

 

Expenditure:

Account No.               Description                                          Amount

256-378                       Water Depreciation Reserve                $90,000  

 

            Section 2. This is a budget amendment ordinance, is temporary in nature, and shall not be codified.

 

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this 26th day of April, 2010.

                                                                       

                                                                       

 

                                                                        CITY OF HOMER

 

 

                                                            ____________________________________

                                                                        BETH WYTHE, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE

 

ATTEST:

 

 

______________________________

JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

 

 

Introduction: 

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

 

Ayes:

Noes:

Abstain:

Absent:

 

Reviewed and approved as to form:

 

______________________________                        _________________________

Walt Wrede, City Manager                                         Thomas F. Klinkner, Attorney

 

Date: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­_________________________                                    Date: ____________________