CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                 City Manager

RESOLUTION 05-69

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA APPROVING AND ADOPTING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOMER AND THE ENGLISH BAY CORPORATION REGARDING LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARCTIC WINTER GAMES APPROPRIATION.

 

WHEREAS, Ordinance 05-24, approved April 25, 2005, authorized the City to accept and appropriate a federal earmark for Arctic Winter Games transportation improvements at the new Homer ice rink / multi-purpose facility in the amount of $400,000, and

 

WHEREAS, Ordinance 05-24 authorized and appropriated the required local match in the amount of $36,120 to be provided through a combination of cash, in-kind services, materials, and private donations,

 

WHEREAS, The City of Homer and the English Bay Corporation wish to work cooperatively on this project because they recognize that this transportation improvement will benefit both the private and public sectors, and

 

WHEREAS, The English Bay Corporation has agreed to evenly split the local match obligations with the City, and

 

WHEREAS, The City and the Corporation will work cooperatively to reduce the amount of cash needed by first contributing construction materials to the extent feasible and prudent, and

 

WHEREAS, The entire agreement between the City and the Corporation is contained in the attached Memorandum of Understanding.

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Homer City Council hereby approves and adopts the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the English Bay Corporation, a copy of which is attached and incorporated herein.

 

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 13th day of June, 2005.

 

                                                      CITY OF HOMER

                                    _____________________________

ATTEST:                                          JAMES C. HORNADAY,MAYOR

 

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MARY C. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

Fiscal Note: Not to exceed $36,120. Budgeted in Ordinance 05-24.

 

 

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

 

Between

 

The City of Homer

And

The English Bay Corporation

 

 

WHEREAS, Construction of the new Homer ice rink / multi-purpose facility has been a collaborative effort between the Homer Hockey Association, the Arctic Winter Games Host Committee, the English Bay Corporation, and the City of Homer, and

 

WHEREAS, The partners in this effort were successful in securing a Federal appropriation for Arctic Winter Games transportation improvements; $400,000 of which was earmarked for Homer by the Arctic Winter Games Host Committee, and

 

WHEREAS, The City and the English Bay Corporation wish to work cooperatively to facilitate the construction of said transportation improvements which will provide more efficient and safe access to the new facility, and

 

WHEREAS, The City Council approved Ordinance 05-24 on April 25th, 2005 which accepted and appropriated the Federal funding, and

 

WHEREAS, Ordinance 05-24 appropriated the required local match in the amount of $36,120 with the understanding that the City Manager would attempt to reduce the amount of cash required by contributing in-kind services, construction materials, and private donations to the extent feasible and prudent, and

 

WHEREAS, The City and the English Bay Corporation recognize that this transportation improvement will provide a benefit to both the public and private sector and wish to evenly split the cost of the required local match, and

 

WHEREAS, This MOU establishes the respective roles, responsibilities, and obligations of the parties with respect to project management and the required local match.

 

THE CITY AGREES TO:

 

 

  1. Provide project management and administration services in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and the English Bay Corporation.
  2. Make every effort to complete the project prior to November 30, 2005.
  3. Split the cost of the required local match evenly with the English Bay Corporation and provide a cash appropriation for this purpose in an amount not to exceed $18,060
  4. Work cooperatively with the Corporation to reduce the amount of cash required for the match from both parties by contributing construction materials and other goods and services as may be appropriate.

 

THE ENGLISH BAY CORPORATION AGREES TO:

 

  1. Work closely with the City to coordinate efforts on the transportation improvement and other associated improvements on private land surrounding the new facility.
  2. Work cooperatively with the City to reduce the amount of cash required for the match from both parties by contributing construction materials and other goods and services as may be appropriate.
  3. Split the cost of the required match evenly with the City and provide a cash appropriation for this purpose in an amount not to exceed $18,060.
  4. Remit the cash required for the match to the City within 30 days of receipt of an invoice.

 

FOR THE CITY OF HOMER

 

 

_________________________                       Date _________________

Walt Wrede, City Manager

 

 

FOR THE ENGLISH BAY CORPORATION

 

 

_________________________                      Date: _________________

Don Emmal, CEO