Resolution 16-035 Approving Improvements to Fire Station and Separating from Public Safety Building Project

CITY OF HOMER
                                                                                HOMER, ALASKA
                                                                                                                                                                              Mayor

                                                                           RESOLUTION 16-035

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, APPROVING NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS AND UPGRADES TO THE EXISTING FIRE STATION, SEPARATING THE FIRE STATION FROM THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING REVIEW COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE WORK ON THE FIRE STATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

               WHEREAS, The City Council has determined the cost of building a new Public Safety Building to contain both the Police and Fire Stations is cost prohibitive at this time and has opted for a phased approach to a new Public Safety Building; and

WHEREAS, With the adoption of Resolution 16-016(A) the City Council supports the construction of a reduced size, public safety campus with police station only to take to the voters at the October 4, 2016 municipal election; and

               WHEREAS, City Council has determined the Fire Department can maintain operations in the existing facility with improvements and upgrades to the building, which will extend the useful life of the facility for up to ten years; and

               WHEREAS, The improvements and upgrades needed to maintain operations include interior and exterior painting, replacement of flooring and upgrades to the kitchen and equipment bays, paving the rear parking lot, and expanding the upstairs floor space; and

               WHEREAS, As a separate and new project the Fire Station Improvement Project will follow the City of Homer Procurement Policy, including an open bid process; and

               WHEREAS, The Public Safety Building Review Committee is authorized to continue work on the Fire Station improvement project and see it through fruition.

               NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Homer, Alaska, hereby approves the necessary improvements and upgrades to the existing Fire Station and separating the Fire Station from the new Public Safety Building Project.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council authorizes the Public Safety Building Review Committee to prepare a scope of work and contract for the improvements to the existing Fire Station.

               PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 29th day of March, 2016.

                                                                                                         CITY OF HOMER

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                                                                                                         MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

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