CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

Novak

RESOLUTION 05-95(A)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ACKNOWLEDGING THE TOWN CENTER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT - PLAN, AND DIRECTING THE INITIATION OF THE FIRST ACTION ITEMS IN THE TOWN CENTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

WHEREAS, Council adopted Resolution 03-90(S) on July 28, 2003, authorizing the formation of the Town Center Development Committee and supporting its mission; and

WHEREAS, Two or three proposals were to be recommended to the Planning Commission by January 2005; and

WHEREAS, The Committee was to develop concrete recommendations for Town Center thematic approaches and elements by January 2006; and

WHEREAS, The Committee was to continue to facilitate discussion among interested citizens and act in an advisory capacity at the direction of the Planning Commission until the Planning Commission made its final recommendation to the Homer City Council; and

WHEREAS, The area under consideration by the Town Center Development Committee is that area within the boundaries of Main Street and Heath Street, and Pioneer Avenue and the Sterling Highway; and

WHEREAS, Council confirmed the Mayor's appointments to the Committee via Memorandum 03-145 on August 25, 2003, with amendments approved via Memorandum 03-186; Memorandum 04-33(A) and Memorandum 05-20; and

WHEREAS, Council granted an extension of the deadline for proposals via Resolution 05-16(A) for an interim report available by March 31, 2005 and a final report available by the end of June 2005; and

WHEREAS, The Planning Commission, during their September 7, 2005 Regular Meeting, made no changes to the recommendations they received from the Town Center Development Committee; and

WHEREAS, Planning recommends that the Town Center Development Plan be adopted as an update to Homer's Comprehensive Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby Acknowledges the Town Center Development Committee Report - Plan with no preferred development alternativeand hereby directs initiation of the first action items in the plan with no specific priority as follows with specific regard to the Town Center and the development thereof:

1. City Manager and City Council formulate strategy for building new City Hall in the Town Center.

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2. Planning amend Community Design Manual guidelines to apply all development in the Town Center area.

3. Parks and Recreation develop first trail through Town Center, connecting Poopdeck Trail to Main Street.

4. City Council and Chamber of Commerce facilitate business development.

5. Public Works and Road Standards Committee finalize Boulevards document.

6. Planning revise parking requirements to accommodate on street parking, parking pockets, shared parking and offsite parking.

7. Planning amend set back requirements to bring buildings closer to the street.

8. Planning review and revise building height requirements.

9. Public Works conduct soils and hydro logic analysis to determine siting for natural springs and water systems such as ponds and streams.

10. Public Arts Committee develop incentives to encourage community art.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an Ordinance be placed on the October 10, 2005 Council's Regular Meeting agenda for introduction of an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to add the Town Center Development Plan as an update thereof.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of Homer, Alaska this 26h day of September, 2005.

CITY OF HOMER

______________________________ JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: Staff, Advisory Body, Committee and volunteer time.