CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA City Manager

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND THE CITY OF HOMER FOR COMMUNITY SPILL RESPONSE.

WHEREAS, this agreement is to facilitate coordinated and effective oil and hazardous substance release responses within the State; and

WHEREAS, to provide for reimbursement by ADEC of actual costs, other than normal operating expenses as defined, incurred by the local government in the abatement of a release or threatened release of oil or a hazardous substance as authorized under State law; and

WHEREAS, through this partnership ADEC can better protect public health and the environment from the effect of oil and hazardous substance releases by

(1) providing for the immediate protection of local resources;

(2) developing, augmenting and sustaining first-tier response capabilities and readiness at the local level;

(3) taking advantage of local knowledge, experience and resources to the greatest extent possible;

(4) fully integrating local oil and hazardous substance response capability into the State's overall response network; and

WHEREAS, ADEC and the local government will designate contact persons for implementation; and

WHEREAS, ADEC and the designated persons shall mutually establish and coordinate procedures for notification, response resources, verbally requested services and reimbursement of expenses as noted in the agreement; and

WHEREAS, this agreement will become effective upon the date of execution, may be terminated at any time by either party, with or without cause, with 60 days notice served on either party.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF HOMER, ALASKA that the City Manager is authorized to execute the Community Spill Response Agreement between the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the City of Homer.

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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 13th day of March 2000.

CITY OF HOMER

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JACK CUSHING, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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MARY CALHOUN, CMC/AAE, CITY CLERK