CITY OF HOMER
                                                             HOMER, ALASKA
                                                                                                                            Parks and Recreation

Advisory Commission

                                                         RESOLUTION 08-97(A)

 

 

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A RESOLUTION OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL TO ALLOW A DISC GOLF COURSE AT JACK GIST PARK.

           

            WHEREAS, The 1999 Comprehensive Plan states “Update plans to include year-round recreational opportunities for residents and visitors”; and

 

            WHEREAS, Disc Golf is a popular new sport in Homer that may be played by all ages, year round; and

 

            WHEREAS, Jack Gist Park will be ready for use by the public in the near future, and increasing the amenities in the park will increase the number of users and the public’s enjoyment of the park; and

 

            WHEREAS, The disc golf course can utilize areas of the park that would otherwise not be usable for sport fields or planned play space due to the steepness of the terrain, so this additional activity will not take away space or functionality from other activities; and

 

            WHEREAS, There is a group of interested disc golf players willing to create the course; and

 

            WHEREAS, The Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission recommended the City Council approve the proposal at their meeting of August 21, 2008.

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Homer, Alaska, hereby approves the use of the Jack Gist Park for disc golf.

 

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council requires a conceptual site plan to scale by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission depicting the placement for a disc golf course in Jack Gist Park.

 

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council requires the fiscal impact information.

 

            PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 22nd day of September, 2008.

 

                                                                       CITY OF HOMER

 

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                                                                        DENNIS NOVAK, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE

ATTEST:


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JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

Fiscal Note: N/A