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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes1989-077 . . . Sponsored by: Schaefermeyer CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION NO. 89-077 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN SEWARD MARINE INDUSTRIAL CENTER IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS, on October 10, 1988, the City Council accepted public testimony on a proposed three-year capital improvements plan; and WHEREAS, on October 24, 1988, the City Council approved Resolution No. 88-117, adopting the three-year capital improvements plan which identified the purchase of a 250-ton lift for SMIC and the construction of an fire substation and a storage facility at Fourth of July Creek as projects within that three-year plan; and WHEREAS, approximately $1.7 Million remains available to the city from a $2 Million 1978 state bond issue for port and harbor development in the Small Boat Harbor; and WHEREAS, the State Attorney General has rendered an opinion that certain SMIC improvements, including acquisition of a 250-ton lift and lift dock and development of a boat storage facility at SMIC, fall within the guidelines established for the use of these funds; and WHEREAS, on May 22, 1989, the City Council approved Resolution No. 89-050, requesting that the Dept. of Transportation and Public Facilities amend the existing TORA between the city and the state to include these and other Boat Harbor projects; and WHEREAS, on June 12, 1989, the City Council approved Resolu- tion No. 89-068, authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the SBH-TORA #K78405/53775, adding certain projects, including the above mentioned SMIC improvements; and WHEREAS, the city's float systems are seriously overloaded, making it imperative that idle boats be removed from the Small Boat Harbor for upland storage; and WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the city that sufficient revenues will be realized from the operation of the boat lift and vessel storage facility to offset the cost of financing the 250- ton lift; and WHEREAS, the need for fire protection at SMIC was identified in the city's five-year Master Plan; and -1- . . . CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION NO. 89-077 WHEREAS, the city's failure to provide adequate fire protec- tion at SMIC could adversely affect the city's overall fire safety rating and thus have an adverse effect on fire insurance rates throughout the city; and WHEREAS, the proposed fire substation would also a storage facility for SMIC snow removal equipment, inventory, and other equipment and supplies; and be used as syncrolift WHEREAS, Council approval is needed to proceed with bidding the design, purchase and construction of the proposed improvements; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that: Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to seek bids for design, purchase and/or construction of the following SMIC improvements: 1. Purchase and financing of a 250-ton travel lift; 2. Design and construction of a travel lift dock; 3. Construction of an uplands vessel storage facility; 4. Design and construction of a storage/fire substation facility; and 5. Design and construction of certain North Dock improve- ments to establish tie-down facilities for large vessels. Section 2. Award of contracts for design, purchase, and/or construction of the above improvements shall be subject to Council approval in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Seward City Code. Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the city of Seward, Alaska, this 10th day of July, 1989. THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ~~~~u~,-i. Harry Gleseler, Mayor -2-