Ordinance 14-31 Budget Appropriation from HART for Traffic Calming Pilot Project in Old Town

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                                             Van Dyke/Howard

ORDINANCE 14-31

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2014 BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $84,000 FROM THE HOMER ACCELERATED ROADS AND TRAILS FUND (HART) FOR A TRAFFIC CALMING PILOT PROJECT IN OLD TOWN.

               WHEREAS, The Old Town Neighborhood Association has been working collaboratively on a number of neighborhood improvements including traffic calming and pedestrian safety; and

               WHEREAS, The City Council approved a grant in the amount of $90,000 in 2013 for trail improvements, cross walk striping, signage, narrowed driving lanes, a pedestrian/bike lane, and paving and striping at the Bishop’s Beach parking lot; and

               WHEREAS, Much of that project has been completed but the neighborhood is still experiencing problems with speeding and pedestrian safety; and

               WHEREAS, The neighborhood has been working closely with City staff members on additional improvements that would enhance safety and it has proposed a pilot/ demonstration project to evaluate different approaches to traffic calming in Homer that could be utilized in other neighborhoods; and

               WHEREAS, The proposed pilot project would take place in the interim while the planning staff and Planning Commission are developing a traffic calming program that would apply city-wide and it is anticipated that this project could provide useful information  as that process moves forward; and

               WHEREAS, The Neighbors have proposed a pilot project that includes four speed humps, two speed bumps in the Bishop’s Beach parking lot, rumple strips or flexible wands to delineate the pedestrian lane, and a solar powered speed awareness sign.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

               Section 1: The Homer City Council hereby amends the FY 2014 Operating Budget by appropriating $84,000 from the HART Fund for a traffic calming pilot project in Old Town as follows:

Expenditure:

Account                                           Description                                                                  Amount

160-0774                                                        4 Permanent Speed Humps                                 $60,000

                                                            14 Flexible Pedestrian Delineators                   $  6,000

                                                            2 Temp. Parking Lot Speed Bumps                  $  8,000

                                                            Solar Speed Awareness Signs                             $10,000

                                                                           TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET                   $84,000

               Section 2: This is a budget amendment ordinance, is not permanent in nature, and shall not be codified.

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMER, ALASKA, this ____ day of ______________, 2014.

CITY OF HOMER

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MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Reading:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Walt Wrede, City Manager                                                                 Thomas F. Klinkner, City Attorney

Date: _________________________                                                            Date: _________________________