CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                  Council/City Manager

RESOLUTION 07-53(A)

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA CREATING THE CITY HALL - TOWN PLAZA REVIEW COMMITTEE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS.

 

            WHEREAS, Construction of a new City Hall in the Town Center is a top City Council Capital Improvement Priority and the City has received a legislative appropriation in the amount of $2 Million dollars for that purpose; and

 

            WHEREAS, The recently adopted Homer Town Center Development Plan recommends that a new City Hall or other civic anchor is an important component of any strategy to stimulate diverse and vibrant development in the Town Center; and

 

            WHEREAS, Construction of a new City Hall and Town Plaza within the Town Center will achieve multiple City Council goals including 1) serving the public better by replacing the existing City Hall building which has exceeded its useful life, 2) allowing the Kenai Peninsula College, Kachemak Bay Campus, to expand its services and consolidate its campus, and 3) implement the Town Center Plan and stimulate new growth and development in the downtown core; and

 

            WHEREAS, The City Council approved Memorandum 07-52 entitled “City Hall-Town Plaza Action Plan” at its regular meeting on March 27, 2007; and

 

            WHEREAS, Memorandum 07-52 recommended the creation of a committee or committees to assist the Administration and the Council with the most immediate tasks including site selection, function and space needs of the new building, and a financing plan.

 

            NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Homer City Council hereby creates the City Hall – Town Plaza Review Committee and authorizes the City Clerk to advertise for interested participants; and 

 

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Council adopts the following stipulations and statement of intent:

 

  1. Commissions shall provide recommendations and the Mayor shall appoint and the Council shall confirm the members of the Committee no later than the May 14, 2007 City Council meeting.
  2. The Committee shall consist of two City Council members, two Planning Commission members, two Parks and Recreation Commission members, two members of the former Town Center Committee, and two public at-large members.
  3. The Committee shall directly receive staff support from the City Manager and Department Heads.
  4. All rules contained in the City Code and the Council Operating Manual pertaining to appointed Committees are applicable.
  5. The Committee can call upon recognized experts as needed and petition the Council for funding for specialized consultants if necessary.
  6. The scope of work and responsibility for the committee shall be to provide the Administration and the Council with advice and assistance on the most immediate project tasks including site selection, function and space needs, and a financing plan.
  7. The Committee shall complete its work on or about August 1, 2007.
  8. The term of the Committee and its scope of work can be extended and modified by the Council if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the City. As this project proceeds, the City will continue to have a need for a review committee or committees. Examples include review of RFPs from Architects and contractors, review of designs and engineered plans, review of proposed final budgets, etc. This committee may or may not serve that function.

 

      PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 9th day of April, 2007.

 

 

                                                                  CITY OF HOMER

 

 

                                                                  _____________________________

                                                                  JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

______________________________

JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

 

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