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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes2021-053 FAILED Sponsored by: Regis Failed: April 26, 2021 Reconsideration Failed: May 10,2021 CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA RESOLUTION 2021-053 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, APPROVING THE RENAMING OF DAIRY HILL LANE TO CHAMBERLIN ROAD LOCATED NORTH AND WEST OF THE SEWARD LAGOON, IN THE CLIFF ADDITION TO SEWARD TOWNSITE WHEREAS, on February 9, 2021, Steven C. Lierer petitioned the Community Development Department requesting that Dairy Hill Lane be renamed and merged with Chamberlin Road; and WHEREAS, Dairy Hill Lane runs from its intersection with the Seward Highway to the first curve near the top of the hill west of the Seward Lagoon; and WHEREAS, Dairy Hill Lane was officially named by Council Resolution 93-032; and WHEREAS, Dairy Hill Lane turns into Chamberlin Road where a portion of U.S. Survey 241 meets Cliff Addition to Seward Townsite; and WHEREAS, in order to alleviate confusion with addressing, and ensure prompt emergency services to the area,there is a need to eliminate Dairy Hill Lane; and WHEREAS, City Council Resolution 85-10 established a street-naming and numbering system to provide a standard approach to the naming and numbering of streets within the City limits; and WHEREAS, the Chamberlin Road recommendation meets all sections of the Resolution 85-10 Street Naming & System; and WHEREAS, the official naming of any drive surface within the City must be designated by a platting action or a resolution of the City Council; and WHEREAS, on April 6, 2021, Planning and Zoning approved Resolution 2021-010 recommending that City Council approve the name change from Dairy Hill Lane to Chamberlin Road. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA that: Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to approve the official renaming of Dairy CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA RESOLUTION 2021-053 Hill Lane to Chamberlin Road. Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 101' day of May, 2021. THE CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA Christy Terry, Mayor AYES: Casagranda, Osenga, Terry NOES: Baaclaan, McClure, Seese, DeMoss ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: Brenda J. Ballou, MMC City Clerk (City Seal) Agenda Statement Meeting Date: April 26, 2021 y . To: City Council From: Norm Regis, Acting City Manager Through: Jackie C. Wilde, Community Development Director Agenda Item: Recommending City Council Approve the Renaming of Dairy Hill Lane to Chamberlin Road BACKGROUND &JUSTIFICATION: February 9, 2021 Steven C. Lierer petitioned the Community Development Department requesting that Dairy Hill Lane be renamed and merged with Chamberlin Road. Mr. Lierer provided backup documents explaining the need for the rename and street merge. Dairy Hill Lane which runs from the Seward Highway to the first curve near the top of the hill, was dedicated by plat 2000-21. Prior to that plat, it was an unofficial place name in use since the 1950's. In 1960, plat no. 28 identified a 60-foot-wide strip of land(Dairy Hill Road) within US Survey 241. Dairy Hill Lane was officially named by City Resolution no. 93-032. Dairy Hill Lane turns into Chamberlin Road where U.S. Survey 241 meets with Cliff Addition. Further south, Chamberlin Road turns into Second Avenue where Cliff Addition and Laubner Addition meet. Chamberlin Road was dedicated by the Cliff Addition in 1916. Its original name was Government Road. In 1990,the City Council changed the name to Chamberlin Road in honor of E.E.Chamberlin, a longtime resident of Seward who lived on Government Road, and was also a former city councilmember, mayor, territorial senator, and accomplished gardener. In order to alleviate confusion with addressing, and ensure prompt emergency services to the area, there is a need to eliminate Dairy Hill Lane. City Council Resolution 85-10 established a street-naming and numbering system to provide a standard approach to the naming and numbering of streets within the City limits. The recommendation to rename Dairy Hill Lane to Chamberlin Road meets all sections of the Resolution 85-10 Street Naming&System. In order to add a road name to the Kenai Peninsula Borough(KPB) E911 Master Street Addressing Guide (MSAG), the road must be officially named by Council Resolution or accepted through platting action. Agenda Statement Resolution 2021-XX Page 2 of 2 CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST: Yes N NIA 0 1. Comprehensive Plan (2030, approved by Council 2017): X 2. Strategic Plan (1999): X 3. Other(City Council Resolution 1985-10) X FISCAL NOTE: No known additional costs will be required in the re-naming of Dairy Hill Lane to Chamberlin Road. Approved by Finance Department ATTORNEY REVIEW Yes No NIA X RECOMMENDATION: Approve City Council Resolution 2020- officially renaming the right-of way currently known as Dairy Hill Lane located north and west of the Seward Lagoon, in the Cliff Addition to Seward Townsite to Chamberlin Road.