CITY OF HOMER City Manager

HOMER, ALASKA

ORDINANCE 03-68

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FY04 MINI GRANT, A COST REIMBURSABLE GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $30,000.00, FOR A COMPREHENSIVE TRAILS PLAN AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS.

WHEREAS, On October 29, 2003 the City Manager was notified that the City of Homer was being granted up to $30,000.00 for a reimbursable grant for a Comprehensive Trails Plan; and

WHEREAS, Council adopted Resolution 03-96, during the Regular Council meeting held on July 28, 2003, in support of the development of a Comprehensive Trails Plan for the Homer Area; and

WHEREAS, Council adopted Resolution 03-113, during the Regular Council meeting held on August 25, 2003, in support of recommending that the Federal and State governments and Local governments, that manage multiple-use trails, develop uniform ethics and etiquette statements for users of trails in Alaska; and

WHEREAS, The Comprehensive Plan (1999 Update) states that the City of Homer will "develop an integrated system of trails, sidewalks, and walkways to connect City parks, schools, recreational areas, and the downtown area," and makes frequent reference to the value of trails, bikeways, greenways, and pedestrian ways; and

WHEREAS, A great amount of work has been done on extending and solidifying the Homer trails network by the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Planning Commission, the Port and Harbor Commission, the Kachemak Heritage Land Trust, the Kachemak Nordic Ski Club, and other citizen volunteers such as the members of the Trails Committee, and

WHEREAS, The various plans, documents, and studies that directly or indirectly address trails include a Comprehensive Sidewalk and Trail Plan (1984), Bike Trail Plan (1993), draft Master Trail Plan for Town Square (2000), and a map of existing and proposed trails and sidewalks (2003); and

WHEREAS, There is a need to incorporate, synthesize, and expand upon all of these efforts with the ultimate goal being a comprehensive trails plan that is adopted by the City Council; and

WHEREAS, The Comprehensive Trails Plan will provide a long range plan for an integrated trails network and will document existing trails, recommend trails that need to be formalized, make recommendations regarding future trails, and suggest strategies for acquisition and funding of trails.

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Ordinance 03-68

City of Homer

NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Homer Ordains:

Section 1. That the Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development (ADCED) FY04 Mini Reimbursable Grant is hereby accepted and appropriated as follows and that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the appropriate documents:

Account No. Description Amount

Revenue: ADCED FY04 Mini Grant - Reimbursable $30,000.00

151-783

Expenditure: Homer Comprehensive Trails Plan $30,000.00

151-783

Section 2. This ordinance is a budget amendment only, is not of a permanent nature and is a non code ordinance.

PASSED AND ENACTED by the Homer City Council this day of ___, 2003.

CITY OF HOMER

_____________________________ JACK CUSHING, MAYOR

ATTEST:

______________________________________

MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

Introduction: 11/24/03

Public Hearing: 12/08/03

Second Reading: 12/08/03

Effective Date:

Ayes:

Noes:

Abstain:

Absent:

Reviewed and approved as to form and content:

___________________________ Walt E. Wrede City Manager Gordon Tans, City Attorney

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Date Date

Fiscal Note: Fiscal information included in body of Ordinance.

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