CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager

RESOLUTION 07-20

A RESOLUTION OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH TO CONTINUE, UNDER THE EXISTING AGREEMENT, TO PROVIDE FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO KACHEMAK EMERGENCY SERVICE AREA UNTIL MARCH 31, 2007, WHILE THE PARTIES NEGOTIATE A NEW AGREEMENT.

WHEREAS, The KPB formed the Kachemak Emergency Service Area  to provide Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in the service area; and

WHEREAS, The City of Homer entered into a one year agreement, July 2003, with an automatic one year extension with the KPB on behalf of the KESA to provide Fire and EMS to the area included in the KESA, the extension expired July 1, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Council authorized the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) to provide Fire and EMS to the Kachemak Emergency Service Area (KESA) for FY 2006 and July 1 - December 31, 2006 in the amount of $283,955 via Resolution 05-75(A) adopted November 14, 2005; and

WHEREAS, The City of Homer and the KESA Board are negotiating a new agreement for continued provision of Fire and EMS to KESA; and

WHEREAS, The New agreement is subject to the approval of the KPB Assembly and Homer City Council; and

WHEREAS, The parties are considering several different options and need more time to complete negotiations; and

WHEREAS, The parties believe that an additional three months should provide enough time to develop a new agreement and will facilitate avoiding any disruption in service; and

WHEREAS, The KPB Assembly, through KPB Resolution 2006-103, adopted on December 15, 2006, authorized the KPB Mayor, on behalf of the KESA, to enter into an agreement with the City of Homer to continue under the existing agreement to provide Fire and EMS until March 31, 2007, while the parties negotiate a new agreement; and

WHEREAS, The City of Homer will be compensated for these additional months of service based upon the compensation provision contained in the new agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That the Homer City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the KPB to continue, under the existing agreement, to provide Fire and EMS to KESA until March 31, 2007, while the parties negotiate a new agreement.

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Resolution 07-20

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 22nd day of January, 2007.

CITY OF HOMER
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JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

ATTEST:
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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: Revenue of $283,955.00, Acct. 100.4602.035.