Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission

The Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission (PARC) was established via Ordinance 16-22 and operates under Homer City Code Chapter 2.60 and Chapter 18.07.  The purpose of the PARC is to:

• Act in an advisory capacity to the City Manager and the City Council on matters involving:
  • City Parks
  • Recreation Facilities
  • Public Beaches and Trails
  • Support of the Arts
  • Acquisition, maintenance and disposition of works of art
  • Land Use and Future Development related to Parks and Recreation Facilities
  • The administration of the public arts fund established by HCC 18.07.090.
• Any recommendation by the Commission regarding the matters described above shall be directed to the City Council through the City Manager, except that the recommendation shall be sent directly to the Council when the Commission so requests.
• Perform the functions prescribed in Chapter 18.07 HCC related to funding works of art in public spaces.
• Further the development and awareness of the arts in the City.
• Consider any specific proposal, problem or project as directed by the City Council and report thereon directly to the Council or as the Council otherwise directs.
• Solicit donations of money and property in support of the commission’s duties, and make recommendations to the Council for the disposition of money or property so received.

PARC meetings are held on the third Thursday of February through June and August through November at 5:30 p.m. All meetings are held at City Hall unless noted otherwise and are open to the public.

Terms are for three years and expire on October 31^st of designated years. The commission consists of seven members comprised of at least four (4) members that reside inside city limits. In addition to the seven members who make up the voting body, one City Council member and one Homer area high school Student Representative may also be appointed to serve as consulting, non-voting members.  The Mayor, City Manager, Public Works Director, City Planner, and Parks Superintendent may serve as non-voting, consulting members.

Commissioners