Memorandum 18-109 Karen Hornaday Park Road Alternatives

MEMORANDUM 18-109

To:                         Mayor Zak and the Homer City Council

Through:           Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission

From:                   Julie Engebretsen, Deputy City Planner

Date:                    October 1, 2018

Subject:              Karen Hornaday Park Road Alternatives

Background

Ordinance 18-37 was remanded back to the Commission on August 27, 2018. At the regular meeting of September 20th, PARCAC voted to not reconsider their recommendations. The Commission stands by the recommendations contained in their memorandum dated July 18, 2018.

Minutes Excerpt, September 20th meeting:

B.  Ordinance 18-37, Karen Hornaday Park Traffic Calming and Safety Improvements    

Chair Lowney explained that City Council remanded this back to the Commission based on concerns expressed by Commissioner Archibald and herself when they gathered some additional information after the commission had submitted their recommendations. Also some frustration with procedures on solving some of the issues with the parks in their community, and piece-mealing their way through and not considering the Master Plan in their considerations. So they decided to bring this back to the commission for discussion and to gather more information to consider some other options.

Commissioner Archibald contacted a landscape Architect in Anchorage who approved of the direction they were going with putting some curves in the road but recommended creating more of an “S” curve which may be more appealing and narrow in the pedestrian crossings.

Deputy City Clerk Krause stated that the Commission submitted their recommendation to City Council and the Commission must make the motion as recommended in the memorandum before further discussion or action can be taken, the motion must be made, seconded and approved by a majority vote.

LEWIS/FAIR MOVED TO AMEND THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMISSION REGARDING PARKING IMPROVEMENTS BY BRINGING BACK FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF THE COMMISSION.

Points and discussion were made by the Commission and staff regarding the recommendation submitted to City Council as requested, the time and work expended by members of the commission, that this recommendation was a stop gap measure to address the immediate concerns of traffic calming and pedestrian safety and the lack of support to put more time into this issue and that this will show that something is being done to those members of the public who have spoken and the city is being responsive to the public concerns.

VOTE. NO. LEWIS, FAIR, SHARP, LOWNEY, HARRALD, SALZMANN, ASHMUN, ROEDL

Motion failed.

The recommendation will be forwarded back to City Council as originally submitted.