Planning Commission

Mayor/Homer City Council

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

RESOLUTION 99 - 70(A)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE 1999 HOMER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE FOR THE CITY OF HOMER AND RECOMMENDING ADOPTION BY THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH

WHEREAS, the Kenai Peninsula Borough as a second class borough shall provide for planning on an areawide basis in accordance with AS 29.40; and,

WHEREAS, the City of Homer, as a first class city inside a second class borough, has prepared a 1999 Comprehensive Plan Update; and,

WHEREAS, the intent of the process was to update Chapters 1 and 2 of the 1990 Homer Comprehensive Plan. These chapters are the Land Use Chapter and the Homer Spit Plan. The Planning Commission with assistance from the Port and Harbor Commission have prepared new Goals, Objectives and Action Items for these two chapters; and,

WHEREAS, During this review process, several other commissions and boards updated their sections of the 1990 Plan. The Parks and Recreation Commission revised Chapter 6, Parks and Recreation; the Economic Development Commission revised Chapter 7, Economy; and, the Library Advisory Board updated the Library's section of Chapter 8; and,

WHEREAS, action groups were invited to participate and two groups were formed. Their goals, objectives and action items are listed on Pages 11 and 12 of the document; and,

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission added public comments on the comprehensive plan update to the beginning of the meeting agenda for the months of October and November, 1998; and,

WHEREAS, over 1,000 copies of the plan update were mailed to property owners within the City of Homer; and,

WHEREAS, the draft comprehensive plan update was posted on the Internet so that people could review the plan update online; and,

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a formal public hearing on the plan update at their February 17, 1999 meeting; and

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed every comment received on the update; and

WHEREAS, The Homer City Council held a public hearing on the update at the August 23 and September 13, 1999 meetings; and,

WHEREAS, the Homer City Council reviewed the 1999 Comprehensive Plan Update at their August 23, 1999 meeting and approved the plan at their September 13, 1999 meeting and recommends the Kenai Peninsula Borough approve the update.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Homer, Alaska that:

1. The 1999 Homer Comprehensive Plan Update is hereby approved; and,

2. The update is hereby recommended to the Kenai Peninsula Borough for approval.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 13th day of September 1999.

CITY OF HOMER

Jack Cushing, Mayor

ATTEST:

MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC/AAE, CITY CLERK