CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
City Manager
RESOLUTION 09-72
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND RELATED MATTERS CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOMER AND THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH.
WHEREAS, The City and the Kenai Peninsula Borough have entered into a contract entitled “ Emergency Management Communications Services and Related Matters” which became effective on May 23, 2007; and
WHEREAS, Under this contract, the City agrees to provide E-911 call taking services on behalf of the Borough in Emergency Service Zones (ESZs) within the City boundaries and if needed, both call taking and dispatch services in certain other ESZs outside of the City boundaries including Kachemak City, Kachemak Emergency Services Area, Anchor Point, Seldovia, Port Graham, Nanwalek, and other remote locations; and
WHEREAS, The City and the Borough, on behalf of the Kachemak Emergency Services Area, have entered into a contract entitled “ Agreement Regarding the Provision of Fire and Emergency Medical Services” whereby the City provides fire and emergency medial services to the service area; and
WHEREAS, This contract will be terminated effective June 30, 2009 and the parties have been working on a transition plan; and
WHEREAS, The parties have agreed that it would be most cost effective for the City to continue to provide dispatch services to the Kachemak Emergency Services Area and the City has agreed to do so for $35,000 per year; and
WHEREAS, The parties have agreed that the best way to formalize this agreement is to amend the existing Emergency Management Communications Services and Related Matters Contract between the City and the Borough.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby approves the attached amendments to the Emergency Management Communications Services and Related Matters contract between the City and the Borough, a copy of which is attached and incorporated herein.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 22nd day of June, 2009.
CITY OF HOMER
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JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK
Fiscal Note: Revenue, $35,000.