Resolution 13-020 Designating a Corner of the Lot Between Freight Dock Road and Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon as a Trail Head for the Kachemak Bay Water Trail

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
Mayor                                                                                                                               
RESOLUTION 13-020

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, DESIGNATING A CORNER OF THE LOT BETWEEN FREIGHT DOCK ROAD AND THE NICK DUDIAK FISHING LAGOON ON THE HOMER SPIT AS A TRAIL HEAD FOR THE KACHEMAK BAY WATER TRAIL.

WHEREAS, The Spit is the gateway to Kachemak Bay State Park and regional recreation activities; and

WHEREAS, The area between Freight Dock Road and the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon was envisioned by the Homer Spit Comprehensive Plan as an area for kayak load and launch currently zoned as a Marine Industrial District; and

WHEREAS, Kayak launch is a water dependent activity which is supported in the Marine Industrial District; and

WHEREAS, In 2011 the Kachemak Bay Water Trail Association was formed as a stakeholder group to establish a water trail in and along Kachemak Bay; and

WHEREAS, On June 25, 2012 the Homer City Council passed Resolution 12-057 in support of the Kachemak Bay Water Trail; and

WHEREAS, The Kachemak Bay Water Trail will establish a designated water route, including identified shore locations such as a trail head; and

WHEREAS, The Kachemak Bay Water Trail Head will consist of a section of shoreline adequate for launching kayaks and a structure providing signage and information about the trail; and

WHEREAS, The shore side north east corner of the lot between Freight Dock Road and the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon on the Homer Spit has been identified by the Kachemak Bay Water Trail Association as an ideal location for a trail head; and

WHEREAS, The structure installed for the Kachemak Bay Water Trail Head will be constructed and installed in a way that it can be moved if future development of the lot between Freight Dock Road and the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon is required; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Homer designates the north east corner of the area between Freight Dock Road and the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon on the Homer Spit as a Kachemak Bay Water Trail Head.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 11th day of February, 2013.
     
CITY OF HOMER

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      MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK