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1987-76 Authorizing Purchase of Eight Tsunami Warning Sirens.ATTEST: 4 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