Resolution 13-052 Dedicating a Ball Field at Jack Gist Park in Memory of Paula Setterquist

 CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
         City Clerk/
Parks and Recreation
Advisory Commission
RESOLUTION 13-052

A RESOLUTION OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL DEDICATING A BALL FIELD AT  JACK GIST PARK IN MEMORY OF PAULA SETTERQUIST.

WHEREAS, City Council adopted the Parks and Recreation Policy Regarding Naming of Municipal Park and Recreation Facilities via Resolution 06-68 on June 12, 2006; and

WHEREAS, The Homer Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission followed those policies and held a public hearing during their regular meeting of May 16, 2013 on the naming of a ball field in memory of Paula Setterquist; and

WHEREAS, Paula Setterquist was instrumental in establishing softball as a recognized sport in the Kenai Peninsula School District and at Homer High School; and

WHEREAS, Paula Setterquist provided guidance and fun to the girls who played softball; Paula loved the game herself; and

WHEREAS, The Commission has found that a memorial plaque for the ball field is consistent with the Parks and Recreation Policy Regarding Naming of Municipal Park and Recreation Facilities.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council that authorization is hereby given to name a ball field at Jack Gist Park in memory of Paula Setterquist; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a memorial plaque may be placed at the location of the ball field to be named Paula Setterquist Ball Field.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 28th day of May, 2013.

       CITY OF HOMER 

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                 MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR 

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK  

Fiscal Note: N/A