Ordinance 17-21 budget Appropriation for Woodard Creek Upper Trail at Karen Hornaday Park

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

Smith                                                                                                                             

ORDINANCE 17-21

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2017 OPERATING BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $8,000 FROM THE HOMER ACCELERATED ROADS AND TRAILS PROGRAM (HART) IN ADDITION TO IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO BUILD THE WOODARD CREEK UPPER TRAIL AT KAREN HORNADAY PARK. 

                WHEREAS, Fairview Avenue is a major thoroughfare for drivers, bikers, and walkers and is the only road that transects the upper community of Homer east to west; and

WHEREAS, Fairview Avenue is the only access point to Karen Hornaday Park, which is a popular destination year round with extremely heavy traffic in the summer; and

WHEREAS, There are no sidewalks along Fairview Avenue and no walkways for entry into Karen Hornaday Park; a bike trail along the road side is heavily shared by all non-motorized user groups; and

WHEREAS, There is one gravel entrance road into the park/campgrounds that lacks any delineated pedestrian walk zone and must service all user groups, including children riding bikes to the park who must navigate the steep gravel road entrance with cars, RV's and walkers; and

WHEREAS, Illegal parking along the entrance roadside is frequent at peak user times and this practice makes the two lane road quite narrow and creates dangerous situations to be navigated by all, especially those choosing non-motorized access; and

WHEREAS, Two identified parking areas (East and West) are divided by this road and young children and families dart across the road to their parked vehicle, or to the playground or ball field creating a public safety concern; and

WHEREAS, Parts of this proposed trail system are referenced in the Homer Non-Motorized Transportation and Trails Plan, the Karen Hornaday Park Master Plan, and the Woodard Creek Watershed Plan; and

WHEREAS, Woodard Creek Trail was selected as one of the top three trails to be developed at the 2016 Parks and Recreation Trails Symposium.

                NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

                Section 1.  The Homer City Council finds that the Woodard Creek Upper Trail at Karen Hornaday Park is necessary and in the public interest.

                Section 2. The Homer City Council hereby amends the FY 2017 Operating Budget by appropriating $8,000 from the HART Program for trails in addition to in-kind contributions to build the Woodard Creek Upper Trail at Karen Hornaday Park as follows:

Expenditure:

Account Number                                         Description                                                    Amount

                                                                                              HART Trails                                                     $8,000

                Section 3. This is a budget amendment ordinance, is not permanent in nature, and shall not be codified.           

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this 12th day of June, 2017.

                                                                                                                CITY OF HOMER

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                                                                                                                BRYAN ZAK, MAYOR

ATTEST:

___________________________

JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

YES:

NO:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date: 

Reviewed and approved as to form:

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Mary K. Koester, City Manager                                              Holly C. Wells, City Attorney

Date: ______________________                                         Date: _______________________