CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

Fenske, Ladd, Cue

RESOLUTION 02-65(A)

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO BRING BACK TO THE COUNCIL A REPORT EVALUATING THE BUILDING SITE CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY THE  HOMER ANIMAL SHELTER AND THOSE AREAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER SITE THE ADMINISTRATION WISHES TO PROPOSE, FOR THE LOCATION OF THE NEW ANIMAL SHELTER

 

            WHEREAS, The current Animal Shelter was constructed in 1974, as a temporary shelter;  and

 

            WHEREAS, Emergency repairs were made to the facility in 2000, to shore up a failed facility; and

 

            WHEREAS, The Homer Capital Improvement Program has ranked the Animal Shelter as Urgent for many years; and

 

            WHEREAS, The Friends of Animals is very proactive in placing animals in Foster Homes, yet the Shelter remains extremely overcrowded, with over-flow-animals being boarded in the Office space; and

           

            WHEREAS, More than $400,000 has been identified to fund a new shelter; and 

 

            WHEREAS, The price of property acquisition and utilities would be a major component of the cost of a facility; and

 

            WHEREAS, Finding a location which does not conflict with zoning or the sensibilities of a neighborhood has proven to be extremely difficult; and

 

            WHEREAS, The current location of the animal shelter abuts the industrial uses of Public Works with no negative impacts; and

 

            WHEREAS, The current location is in harmony with the neighboring property owners, and

 

            WHEREAS, All utilities required for a new animal shelter already exist at the current location, and

 

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Resolution 02-65(A)

City of Homer

 

            WHEREAS, The current parcel containing the animal shelter is owned by the City of Homer and there would be no acquisition cost, and

 

            WHEREAS, No land acquisition costs or utility costs will mean more of the available money can be spent for site preparation and construction of the animal shelter building, and

 

            WHEREAS, the lack of location makes it impossible to finalize the design and begin construction;  and

 

            WHEREAS, The employees, volunteers and tenants of the animal shelter again face a winter in an inadequate facility, and

 

            WHEREAS, Quick action is now required in order to be ready for the next construction season, and

 

            WHEREAS, The existing animal shelter site has many substantial and positive characteristics for the citing of a new facility and warrants serious consideration and design effort, and

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Homer City Council that the Site Location currently occupied by the Animal Shelter be evaluated for utilization of the New Construction, along with any other site proposed by administration;  and

 

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Homer City Council that this evaluation be presented to the Council on October 28, 2002 January 20, 2003, for site selection by the Council, in order to allow for construction in the spring of 2003.

 

            PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 23rd day of September, 2002.

 

                                                                                                CITY OF HOMER

                                                                                                           

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ____________________________
ATTEST:                                                                                 JACK CUSHING, MAYOR

 

 

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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

Fiscal Note not required.