HOMER,
City Manager
RESOLUTION 08-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE
WHEREAS, The City Council has authorized preliminary design work for the proposed City Hall / Town Square project up to completion of the 35% plans; and
WHEREAS, To date, the Council, the City Hall / Town Square Review Committee, and the design team have been working with a rough and very preliminary cost estimate for construction of the building and square of $10,000,000; and
WHEREAS, The Council anticipated receiving most precise cost estimates and a refined project budget when it received the 35% plans; and
WHEREAS,
The design team is scheduled to deliver completed 35%
plans to the Council at its regular meeting on
WHEREAS, The City administration has requested that the design team provide the best cost estimate and project budget that it can prior to completion of the 35% plans so that the Council might be able to confidently discuss and approve a project budget; and
WHEREAS,
There is a need for the Council to adopt a formal project budget before
WHEREAS,
A draft project budget and back-up memorandum from the Public Works Director
for construction of the building and square (excluding infrastructure and
acquisition of property) was presented to the Council at its regular meeting on
WHEREAS, The Council anticipates that infrastructure costs and acquisition of property for the town square will be included in a negotiated transaction with the adjacent property owner, Cook Inlet Regional Inc. and that any costs attributed to the City for infrastructure will be paid with dedicated HARP and HAWSP funds.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is understood by all that the cost associated with
acquiring land for the Square and the City’s proportionate share of
infrastructure costs will be established through a separate transaction
agreement with
PASSED
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DENNIS NOVAK, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
ATTEST:
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JO JOHNSON,
Fiscal Note: Construction and equipping City Hall and