CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                                                                                              Yourkowski, City Manager

RESOLUTION 05-87(A)

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTING THE STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DRAFT HOMER INTERSECTIONS PLANNING STUDY, RECOMMENDING A TRAFFIC [LIGHT] SIGNAL AT THE LAKE STREET AND STERLING HIGHWAY INTERSECTION AS A TEMPORARY MEASURE, AND REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PURSUE FUNDING FOR TWO INTERSECTION PROJECTS TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN. 

 

            WHEREAS, the Homer Intersections Planning Study is a draft plan prepared by the Department of Transportation for improving the intersections within the City of Homer; and

 

            WHEREAS, the Homer Intersections Planning Study analyzed existing intersections in the downtown core, both individually and as a system, and evaluated potential traffic control methods to address current and projected safety and congestion problems including all-way stops, modern roundabouts, and signalization alternatives; and

 

            WHEREAS, the Road Standards Committee carefully reviewed the proposed plan and discussed its contents; and

 

            WHEREAS, the Road Standards Committee recommends:

 

  1. That the Council accept the Study.
  2. That the Council request a traffic [light] signal placed at the intersection of Lake Street and the Sterling Highway as soon as possible as a temporary measure.
  3. That the Council endorse DOT/PF’s proposal to develop two separate intersection projects for funding under the STIP process that address all intersections on the Sterling Highway and Pioneer Avenue; and

 

            WHEREAS, the Road Standards Committee wishes to make it clear to the Council and the public that it is not taking a position on the question of [stop lights] traffic signal versus roundabouts at this time. Those decisions will be made later during the permitting and design phase. The community will have opportunities to get involved at that time. The final product will likely include some combination of roundabouts, traffic signals, stop signs, and perhaps couplets. This resolution simply asks the State to take this project to the next level and pursue funding for design and construction; and

 

            WHEREAS, the Road Standards Committee recognizes that operations and maintenance costs for signalization may have to be paid for by the City of Homer.

 

            NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Homer City Council hereby accepts the State of Alaska, Department of Transportation, Draft Homer Intersections Planning Study, and

 

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council hereby accepts and adopts the recommendations of the Road Standards Committee and authorizes the City Manager to convey its requests to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. 

 

            PASSED AND APPROVED by a duly constituted quorum of the City Council for the City of Homer on this 8th day of August 2005.

 

                                                                                    CITY OF HOMER

 

                                                                                   

                                                                                    ______________________________

                                                                                    JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

 

ATTEST:

 

 

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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

Fiscal Note: N/A