Resolution 14-074 Dedicating Garden at the Homer Public Library to Peter Larson Memorial Rotary Garden

 CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                                                       City Clerk/

Library Advisory Board

RESOLUTION 14-074
 

A RESOLUTION OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL RENAMING AND DEDICATING THE ROTARY GARDEN AT THE HOMER PUBLIC LIBRARY TO THE PETER LARSON MEMORIAL ROTARY GARDEN.

               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 Library Advisory Board followed those policies and held a public hearing during their regular meeting of June 3, 2014 on the renaming and dedicating the Rotary Garden at the Public Library to the Peter Larson Memorial Rotary Garden; and

               WHEREAS, Peter Larson was instrumental in creating the garden and designed it as a community space of beauty and reflection; and

               WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of Homer-Kachemak Bay adopted the garden as one of its community service projects and Peter coordinated volunteers for weekly maintenance of the garden since its inception; and

               WHEREAS, The Board has found that renaming and dedicating the Rotary Garden at the library to the Peter Larson Memorial Rotary Garden is consistent with the Parks and Recreation Policy Regarding Naming of Municipal Park and Recreation Facilities.

               NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Homer City Council that authorization is hereby given to rename and dedicate the Rotary Garden at the Homer Public Library to the Peter Larson Memorial Rotary Garden.

               PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 23rd day of June, 2014.

                                                                                                         CITY OF HOMER 

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                                                                                                         MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR 

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK  

Fiscal Note: N/A