Ordinance 18-37 HART Funds for Karen Hornaday Park Road Safety Improvements

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

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ORDINANCE 18-37

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE 2018 CAPITAL BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING UP TO $48,590 FROM THE HOMER ACCELERATED ROADS AND TRAILS PROGRAM (HART) FOR TRAFFIC CALMING AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON KAREN HORNADAY PARK ROAD.

WHEREAS, Karen Hornaday Park Improvements, Phase 2 is a project on the Capital Improvements Plan that focuses on safe access to the Park by relocating the access road; and

WHEREAS, In 2012 the cost of relocating the access road was estimated at $726,000; and

WHEREAS, Safety improvements such as traffic calming, parking lot improvements and dedicated pedestrian corridors will greatly increase safety at a much lower cost without prohibiting a future project that moves the road when funding becomes available; and

WHEREAS, Memorandum 18-041 from the Homer City Council requests the Parks Art Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission (PARCAC) to generate recommendations for safety access improvements at Karen Hornaday Park; and

WHEREAS, Recommended safety improvements from PARCAC included shifting the road slightly east at the upper portion of the existing parking lot, defining the edges of the parking lots with boulders, installing speed bumps and organizing parking; and

WHEREAS, The project should install permanent concrete stops and landscaping shrubbery whenever possible to prolong the life span of the improvement and visual appeal; and

WHEREAS, PARCAC also recommended improving the trail on the west side of the access road to ADA standards which is not addressed in this ordinance.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. The FY 2018 Capital Budget is hereby amended by appropriating up to $48,590 from the Homer Accelerated Roads/Trails Fund (HART) for Karen Hornaday Park Traffic Calming and Safety Improvements.

Account No.                                                           Description                                                                     Amount

620-0375 (HART)           KHP Traffic Calming and Safety Improvements                             $48,590

Section 2. 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 August, 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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Katie Koester, City Manager                                                       Holly Wells, City Attorney

Date: _____________________                                                           Date: ________________________