Memorandum 18-097 Follow up on Ordinance 18-37

Memorandum 18-097

TO:                        Mayor Zak and Homer City Council  

FROM:                 Katie Koester, City Manager

DATE:                   August 17, 2018

SUBJECT:          Follow up on Ordinance 18-37

Ordinance 18-37, traffic calming improvements to Karen Hornaday Park Road, was introduced at the August 13th City Council meeting. This ordinance was the result of recommendations requested from PARAC through memorandum 18-041.

Members expressed an interest in getting additional feedback from the Parks Art Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission (PARCAC) on how Ordinance 18-37 aligned with the Karen Hornaday Park Master Plan. However, the ordinance was not referred to PARCAC and because PARCAC met the same week as City Council, this topic was not a noticed item on their agenda they could discuss or take action on. If Council would like to refer Ordinance 18-37 to PARCAC, the next available date PARAC could take it up is Thursday, September 20th which would bring it back to City Council the first meeting in October (October 8th).

Funding for Ordinance 18-37 is proposed to come from the Homer Accelerated Roads and Trails (HART) fund and members asked what the balance of the fund is. Currently, the HART Roads unappropriated fund balance is $5,942,339.72 and the HART Trails unappropriated fund balance is $561,553.33.

Enc: Karen Hornaday Park Master Plan