Resolution 18-067 Supporting HoWL Recreational Trail Grant Application

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

Aderhold

RESOLUTION 18-067

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR A HOMER WILDERNESS LEADERS (HOWL) APPLICATION TO THE RECREATIONAL TRAIL GRANT PROGRAM OF THE STATE OF ALASKA DIVISION OF PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION TO RE-ESTABLISH TRAIL CORRIDORS, IMPROVE TREAD, REPAIR FACILITIES AND ASSIST ALASKA STATE PARKS WITH NEEDED TRAIL PROJECT WORK

WHEREAS, The Homer Wilderness Leaders (HoWL) mission is to empower young leaders aged 9-16 by providing outdoor, experiential education through fun and dynamic adventures in Alaska; and

WHEREAS, HoWL has been a growing and valuable part of the greater Homer community since 2009, offering opportunities for youth to connect with each other while learning wilderness and leadership skills, environmental stewardship, and teamwork; and

WHEREAS, HoWL offers outdoor educational programming to youth that is unique in its curriculum and impact on the local community; and

WHEREAS, HoWL programming includes participating in trail improvement projects within Kachemak Bay State Park, which assists park staff with maintaining trails and facilities that otherwise would not have been maintained or improved; and

WHEREAS, HoWL intends to take on new Kachemak Bay State Park projects at five locations over the next two years that are designed to re-establish trail corridors, improve tread, repair facilities and assist Alaska State Parks with needed trail project work; and

WHEREAS, Local trail networks that attract visitors to our community and the educational programs offered by HoWL are beneficial to the citizens of Kachemak Bay; and

WHEREAS, Trail and facility improvements will enhance the value of these trail systems, be designed for maximum sustainability, and will allow greater access to and appreciation of the natural environment in Kachemak Bay.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Homer City Council hereby expresses its strong support for HoWL’s grant application to the Recreational Trail Grant Program to re-establish trail corridors, improve tread, repair facilities and assist Alaska State Parks with needed trail project work.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council on this 13th day of August, 2018.

CITY OF HOMER

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                                                                                                                DONNA ADERHOLD, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE

ATTEST:

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MELISSA JACOBSEN, MMC, CITY CLERK

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