1987-76 Authorizing Purchase of Eight Tsunami Warning Sirens.ATTEST:
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By
orougbLC
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 67 -76 -R
A RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY AUTHORIZING
PURCHASE OF EIGHT TSUNAMI WARNING SIRENS.
WHEREAS, the recent earthquakes and tsunami warnings have revealed
the very serious logistic concerns of providing early tsunami warnings to large
numbers of people in the Monashka Bay, Women. Bay and Chiniak Arses; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough and the City of Kodiak identified
siren locations which should provide warning to everyone in the Kodiak vicinity
of a tsunami; and
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska is predicting an increase level of
earthquake and tsunami activity in the Gulf of Alaska for the foreseeable
future; and
WHEREAS, 1 AL4000 sirens were purchased by the City and Borough
in 1987 and the purchase of the same type of siren is highly desirabls.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly.
that the Mayor and staff are authorized to purchase and install eight
additional tsunami warning sirens according to the previously adopted siren
payout plan in an amount not to exceed 890,000 with funds to be drawn from the
General Fund balance; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the bid by Sennett' Electric to provide eight
AL4000 sirens in an amount not to exceed 810,800 is accepted.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 17 day of December 1987
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
By
Bor
By
Petit
gh Mayor
ing Officer