1987-76 Authorizing Purchase of Eight Tsunami Warning Sirens.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 Moneehka Bay, Women& Bay and Chiniak Areas: 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, several AL4000 sirens were purchased by the City and Borough
in 1967 and the purchase of the same type of siren is highly desirable.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly
that the Mayor and staff are authorized to purchase and install eight
.SII additional tsunami warning sirens according to the previously adopted siren
payout plan in an amount not to exceed 690,000 with funds to be drawn from the
'.' General Fund balancer and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the bid by Spencer Electric to provide eight
AL4000 sirens in an amount not to exceed 670,500 is Accepted.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 17 day of December 1957
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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