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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION 2005-61 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, APPROVING THE LEASING OF FIVE (5) CITY- OWNED PARCELS FOR USE AS A RACETRACK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SEWARD CITY CODE, SECTION 15.10.130, AS AN UNLISTED USE WHEREAS, the Seward Racing Lions Club has applied for the use of five (5) parcels of City-owned land located at the Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC) for use as a racetrack; and WHEREAS, this matter has been considered at length by the City's Planning and Zoning Commission, which made its recommendation to the City Council on May 4,2005, in Planning and Zoning Commission Resolution 2005-13, that these five (5) parcels be leased to the Seward Racing Lions Club for use as a racetrack in accordance with Seward City Code, Section 15.10.130, as an unlisted use; and WHEREAS, the parcels have a total size of approximately 12.26 acres and all the parcels are at the present time vacant and undeveloped; and -- WHEREAS, City staff and others have identified, discussed and evaluated a number of alternative sites for a racetrack; and WHEREAS, having an established racetrack in Seward will enhance the community by providing opportunities for enjoyment and participation in motor sports and will provide an additional winter recreational activity which may attract winter tourists to the Seward area; and WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to establish a racetrack in an area where that activity is compatible with surrounding land uses and to provide reasonable restrictions on the racetrack's design, operation and maintenance; and WHEREAS, the City Council has heard considerable public input, weighed that input and decided that the racetrack location which was recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission Resolution 2005-13 is the best available site for such a racetrack. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that: .... CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION 2005-61 j ..J Section 1. The City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska hereby selects the site described below and marked on the accompanying map as the site for the racetrack to be developed by the Seward Racing Lions Club. Fourth of July Creek Subdivision, Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC), unsubdivided remainder of Block 6; Fourth of July Creek Subdivision, SMIC Addition No.1, Lot 2, Block 6; Fourth of July Creek Subdivision, SMIC Addition No.1, Lot 3, Block 6; and Fourth of July Creek Subdivision, SMIC, Lot 1 Block 6. Section 2. The City Council hereby authorizes and instructs the City Manager to lease the above-described property to the Seward Racing Lions Club at such minimal lease fee as the City Manager deems appropriate and to impose such terms and conditions upon the design, construction, operation and maintenance ofthe racetrack as the City Manager finds to be reasonable and necessary for the protection ofthe City of Seward, its residents, and participants and spectators at the racetrack. Section 3. This resolution shall be effective thirty (30) days after passage and posting. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the city of Seward, Alaska, this 11 th day 1 of July, 2005. ...J THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA , cuvk. Vanta Shafer, Mayor AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Branson, Valdatta, Amber, Dunham, Clark, Lorenz, Shafer None None None ATTEST: "u lUll.." ~, Of SE:~ "'.t. ~.L..... ......... 'AI.o. ~ ~ ~ ....~I"'Oli)~...:l() ~ ~ (j ..:0 . "'1'"",'. ~ illIIi .....~ ,"~...- .. :.::s' ~ ""'.. .- = : ~ : : .: SE.t'\L :.: = . , : = .. '. ----- . ... ... \ . .. ~ '.V" ...'l-....'!z" .: ~ ~..vN!, ..q;..' .\-,,"~ ~ ~h:.'.....l"" ~~' ~.. -~.;, 1:;:- OF ~\. '" ,. ff',nlU'" I .....J (City Seal) Council Agenda Statement Meeting Date: July 11, 2005 Through: Clark Corbridge, City Manager From: Kirsten Vesel Agenda Item:________Leasing five (5) parcels at SMIC for a racetrack BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION: More than a year ago, the Seward Racing Lions asked to lease land in the Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC) area for use as a racetrack. On May 4, 2005, the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission passed Resolution 2005-13, recommending that five (5) parcels be leased to the Seward Racing Lions Club for use as a racetrack in accordance with the Seward City Code, Section 15.10.130, as an unlisted use. The parcels have a total size of approximately 12.26 acres. All the parcels are vacant and undeveloped. The City has held a public hearing about this matter. At that hearing, there was generally support for the establishment of a racetrack. A few expressed concerns about the proposed location being too close to the Spring Creek Correction Center. The Seward Racing Lions Club has invested considerable time and effort over a period spanning nearly two years to work within the system and bring this matter before the City Council. The Lions Club has patiently worked its way through all required steps and is ready for the Council to take action. CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST: Yes No N/A 1. Comprehensive Plan XX 2. Strategic Plan XX FISCAL NOTE: This item will not require any significant expenditures from the City’s operating or capital budgets. Approved by the Finance Department: _________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______ RECOMMENDATION: City Council approve this Resolution and direct the City Manager to lease the five (5) lots described to the Seward Racing Lions Club at a minimal lease fee, the amount of which should be determined by the City Manager, and further that the City Council direct the City Manager to impose all terms and conditions he deems necessary upon the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the racetrack, in order to ensure that the City of Seward, the City’s residents, and participants and spectators at the racetrack are adequately protected. Such terms and conditions may be in the lease itself, in separate documents, or both, as the City Manager deems appropriate.