A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMER, ALASKA SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SEPARATED BIKE PATH AND THE USE OF TRAFFIC CALMING TECHNIQUES IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF KACHEMAK DRIVE.

WHEREAS, Kachemak Drive is scheduled for paving in the summer of 2000; and

WHEREAS, Kachemak Drive is an alternative route for the east of Homer traffic to the Airport, Spit, Harbor and Ocean Drive Commercial District (Approx. 1,500 cars daily; and

WHEREAS, Kachemak Drive is a narrow gravel roadway that accesses the largest industrial marine storage yard on the Peninsula and passes through residential areas and moose habitat; and

WHEREAS, Kachemak Drive is poorly aligned and narrow with short sight distances making it treacherous at best for bicycle and pedestrian traffic; and

WHEREAS, the completion of the spit trail and the upcoming construction of East Road separated bike bath will increase bicycle and pedestrian traffic on Kachemak Drive; and

WHEREAS, the scheduled paving will greatly increase automobile and truck traffic.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Homer, Alaska hereby supports the construction of a separated bike path and the use of traffic calming techniques in the design and construction of Kachemak Drive; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is critical to the safety of residents and visitors of the City of Homer that we provide a separated pathway and use of traffic calming techniques on Kachemak Drive; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be sent to Governor Knowles, Representative Phillips, Commissioner Perkins, DOT Area Planner Rex Young and project engineer Willie Van Ostren.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of Homer, Alaska this 26th day of July, 1999.

CITY OF HOMER

ATTEST: ________________________

KURT MARQUARDT, MAYOR PRO TEM

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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC/AAE, CITY CLERK

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