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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2011 -060
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A
MUNICIPAL HARBOR FACILITY GRANT APPLICATION TO THE
STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND
PUBLIC FACILITIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,180,000 FOR THE
REPLACEMENT OF D FLOAT IN THE SEWARD HARBOR
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
administers the Municipal Harbor Facility Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Seward owns and maintains the Seward Harbor and is eligible for a
Municipal Harbor Facility Grant; and
WHEREAS, D float was constructed in the 1960's and should be replaced as this float
provides moorage to 58 vessels, and an additional 84 individuals are on the waiting list for slips of
this size; and
WHEREAS, the D float replacement project is recommended as the number one priority in
the Harbor Enterprise Fund's capital improvement plan, and the float is described as in serious
condition (with the electric infrastructure in critical condition) in a recent marine facilities condition
assessment completed by a certified civil /marine engineer; and
WHEREAS, the City of Seward has the required 50% in local matching funds for the
construction and replacement of D float per the requirements outlined in the Municipal Harbor
Facility Grant program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Seward is capable of hiring a contractor to complete the
construction and replacement of D float within eighteen (18) months after award of a Municipal
Harbor Facility Grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA that:
Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to submit a proposal to the Department of
Transportation and Public Facilities for the replacement of D float in the Seward Harbor in the
amount of $1,180,000.
Section 2. Subject to available Alaska Legislature funding and selection by the Department
of Transportation and Public Facilities, the City of Seward will enter into a grant agreement with the
hap State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for a SY2013 Municipal Harbor
Facility Grant.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2011 -060
Section 3. The Seward City Council approves utilizing $1,180,000 from funds the Major
Repair and Replacement fund 402, and remaining harbor project funds from 274 and 276 to provide
the matching funds for the Municipal Harbor Facility grant application.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 25 day of
July, 2011.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
can Bardarson, Vice Mayor
AYES: Valdatta, Keil, Shafer, Casagranda, Bardarson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Smith, Dunham
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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Council Agenda Statement
Meeting Date: July 25, 2011
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Agenda Item: Replacement of D float in the Seward Harbor
BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION:
To provide financial assistance to municipal owned harbor facilities, the Alaska Legislature
passed landmark legislation in 2006 establishing a new 50/50 matching grant program called the
Municipal Harbor Facility Grant Program. This grant program is administered by the State of
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. The link for the grant documents is
at:
http:// www. dot.state.ak.us /stwddes /desports /harbor grant. shtml.
This grant program is funded on an annual basis at the discretion of the Alaska Legislature and
consists of two tiers, Tier I and II. The first tier has priority and consists of major maintenance
and repair of a harbor facility that was previously owned by the state and now is locally owned.
The City of Seward intends to submit a proposal for the replacement of D float in the Seward
Harbor, which was previously owned by the state and is now locally owned. D float was constructed
in the 1960's and has reached the end of its useful service life. This float system provides moorage to
58 vessels in the 40 -foot range, and an additional 84 individuals are currently on the waiting list for a
slip of this size.
The City of Seward has three options for the operation of D float: 1.) Replace the float, 2.) Turn off
the electricity to the slips and abandon the float, or 3.) Demolish the float and build new 40 -foot slips
are built in the NE Harbor off of Z float. Of these three options, replacing the existing float is the
most practical option and meets the needs of the current users. The current design plan for building
additional floats /slips at Z float includes only 34 slips for vessels in the 40 -foot range.
The City of Seward will begin working on the engineering, design, and permitting for the
replacement of D float when a separate grant is issued from the Denali Commission later this year. If
the Municipal Harbor Facility Grant Program is funded by the Alaska Legislature, and if the Seward
Harbor project is awarded this grant, the City will be responsible for a 50% match in the amount of
$1,180,000. The total construction cost for the replacement of D float will be $2,360,000.
INTENT: To support a grant proposal to ADOT &PF for the replacement of D float in the Seward
Harbor in the amount of $1,180,000.
CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST: Where applicable, this agenda statement is consistent with the
Seward City Code, Charter, Comprehensive Plans, Land Use Plans, Strategic Plan and City Council
Rules of Procedures or Other Plans or Policies:
FISCAL NOTE:
This Municipal Harbor Facility Grant Application will be in the amount of $1,180,000 to include
mobilization, pilings, float /fingers, electrical pedestals, water -fire system, and the demolition and
removal of the existing float system. There is a 50% required match for this grant.
The construction costs for this project were estimated by URS Engineering, in 2011 as a part of a
Marine Facilities Condition Assessment.
Approved by Finance Department: ata a ,%tt.,u.
ATTORNEY REVIEW: Yes No____
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council approves Resolution No. 2011- 0 authorizing the City Manager to submit a
Municipal Harbor Facility Grant to replace D Float in the Seward Harbor.