Ordinance 18-07 Repealing Ordinance 17-05(A-3) Funding Greatland Street Improvements

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

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ORDINANCE 18-07

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, REPEALING ORDINANCE 17-05(A-3), AMENDING THE 2017 OPERATING BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $671,053 FROM THE HOMER ACCELERATED ROADS/TRAILS PROGRAM (HART) FOR THE GREATLAND STREET IMPROVEMENT (OPTION A) PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS.

WHEREAS, Ordinance 17-05(A-3) authorized extending Greatland Street north to Pioneer Avenue to improve vehicular and pedestrian access to the eastern portion of the Central Business District; and

WHEREAS, Extending Greatland Street north to Pioneer Avenue is not a recommendation of the 2005 Homer Transportation Plan; and

WHEREAS, The Homer Transportation Plan recommends that the northern portion of Greatland Street be vacated and a new connection be made to Pioneer Avenue by extending Bartlett Street south, curving it to the east and connecting to Greatland Street and Main Street. This would be part of a recommended new east/west corridor that would have City-wide benefits, most notably relief of traffic congestion on Pioneer Avenue and the Sterling Highway; and

WHEREAS, At a January 22 worksession the City Council was made aware of the impact extending Greatland would have on adjacent property owners; and

WHEREAS, At that same worksession the adjacent property owners submitted written public comment objecting to the project based on the impacts the project would have to privacy, parking, egress, and safety; and

WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the City to pause the Greatland project until such time as the 2005 Homer Transportation Plan is updated to review how Greatland best fits into the long term traffic flow patterns and plans for the City of Homer; and

WHEREAS, It is requested that AKDOT&PF evaluate the Greatland Street and Sterling Highway intersection and consider changing center lane striping to improve left turn safety; and

WHEREAS, The $45,000 that has been spent on survey work and soil sampling on the project has produced useful information that can be used for a future Greatland project.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. The FY 2017 Operating Budget is hereby amended by appropriating $45,000 from the Homer Accelerated Roads and Trails fund to fund site work that has been completed to date on the project.

Account No.                                     Description                                                                                      Amount

620-0375 (HART)                           Greatland Street Improvements                                         $45,000

Section 2. Ordinance 17-05(A-3) amending the Operating Budget by appropriating $671,053 from the Homer Accelerated Roads and Trails Program (HART) for the Greatland Street Improvements (Option A) Project and authorizing the City Manager to execute all appropriate documents is hereby repealed.

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 ____ day of ­­­­­_____________, 2018.

CITY OF HOMER

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Bryan Zak, MAYOR
 

ATTEST:

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MELISSA JACOBSEN, 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 Wells, City Attorney

Date: _____________________                                           Date: ________________________