Homer, AK

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission is holding a worksession to discuss a draft for a Title 21 public hearing. The primary focus of the discussion is stormwater drainage.

• Discussion of Memorandum 2026-17 regarding Stormwater Drainage public hearing draft

Planning Commission

City Council

The City Council will consider reconsidering an ordinance to amend water and wastewater rates. The body will also hold public hearings on a new sewer assessment district and fire department funding. Additional items include budget amendments for port design and fire equipment.

• Reconsideration of Ordinance 26-53(A) regarding water and wastewater rates
• Resolution 26-XXX to form the Mallard Way Sewer Special Assessment District
• Ordinance 26-55 to appropriate a $33,027 grant for a wildland fire response tanker unit
• Ordinance 26-56 to appropriate $60,000 for an operational audit of the Homer Volunteer Fire Department
• Ordinance 26-XX to appropriate $50,000 from Port Reserves for the Deep Water Dock Dolphin Design Project

City Council

The City Council will hold a worksession to discuss a proposed ordinance amending the Homer City Code 3.05 Budget. The meeting includes a period for audience comments.

• Ordinance 26-XX: Amending Homer City Code 3.05 Budget

City Council

The City Council Committee of the Whole will meet to discuss the agenda for upcoming meetings. The worksession agenda includes a discussion on Ordinance 26-XX regarding amendments to the Homer City Code 3.05 Budget.

• Ordinance 26-XX: Amending Homer City Code 3.05 Budget

Port & Harbor Advisory Commission

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

City Council

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City Council

Economic Development Advisory Commission

Port & Harbor Advisory Commission

Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board

City Council

Library Advisory Board

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Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission

City Council

City Council

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Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Economic Development Advisory Commission

Port & Harbor Advisory Commission

Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board

City Council

Library Advisory Board

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

City Council

Economic Development Advisory Commission

Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board

Library Advisory Board

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

Port & Harbor Advisory Commission

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

City Council

Economic Development Advisory Commission

Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board

Library Advisory Board

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

Port & Harbor Advisory Commission

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

City Council

Economic Development Advisory Commission

Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board

Library Advisory Board

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

Port & Harbor Advisory Commission

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board

City Council

City Council

City Council

City Council

Economic Development Advisory Commission

Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission

Library Advisory Board

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

City Council

City Council

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Port & Harbor Advisory Commission

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

City Council

Economic Development Advisory Commission

Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board

Library Advisory Board

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

Port & Harbor Advisory Commission

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Economic Development Advisory Commission

Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board

City Council

City Council

City Council

City Council

Library Advisory Board

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission

Port & Harbor Advisory Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board

City Council

City Council

City Council

City Council

Economic Development Advisory Commission

Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission

Library Advisory Board

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

Port & Harbor Advisory Commission

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

City Council

Economic Development Advisory Commission

Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board

Library Advisory Board

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission

City Council

City Council

City Council

Port & Harbor Advisory Commission

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board

City Council

Economic Development Advisory Commission

Library Advisory Board

The Library Advisory Board will meet to review the 2027 meeting schedule and the Sustainable HPL Giving Program. The board will also receive reports from the Library Director and review monthly statistics for 2025 and 2026.

• 2027 Meeting Schedule memorandum
• Sustainable HPL Giving Program discussion
• Review of 2025 and 2026 monthly statistics
• Discussion of 'Let Your Impact Ring' video from United for Libraries

Library Advisory Board

Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission

The Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission will meet to receive reports and a presentation from Police Chief Scanlon. The body is scheduled to discuss the 2027 meeting schedule under new business.

• Presentation by Police Chief Scanlon
• 2027 Meeting Schedule

Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission

Economic Development Advisory Commission

The commission will discuss a staff report regarding short-term rentals and the October City Council response. The body is also scheduled to review the 2027 EDC calendar.

• Short Term Rental staff report
• October City Council response
• 2027 EDC Calendar
• Homer Marine Trades Minutes

City Council

The Homer City Council will hold its regular meeting on October 12, 2026, to consider Ordinance 26-100 and approve a consent agenda. The session includes standard procedural items such as public comment, reports from various advisory commissions, and the City Manager's report. No specific details regarding the content of the ordinance or other pending business are provided in the agenda text.

• Ordinance 26-100
• Consent Agenda
• Public Hearing(s)

City Council

City Council

The Homer City Council meets Monday, October 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM to hold public hearings and second readings on three ordinances, including changes to water and wastewater rates and the city fee schedule. The Council will also consider introducing two FY27 capital budget ordinances: a $33,027 federal wildland fire grant for a slip-on tanker unit and a $60,000 appropriation from the Fire CARMA Fund for an operational audit of the Homer Volunteer Fire Department. Two resolutions are also on the agenda, covering Homer Public Library meeting room policies and support for Eastland Trails in Kachemak Bay State Park.

• Ordinance 26-53: amends Homer water and wastewater rates and updates the city fee schedule (second hearing)
• Ordinance 26-XX: accepts and appropriates a $33,027 US Department of the Interior wildland fire grant for a slip-on tanker unit
• Ordinance 26-XX: appropriates $60,000 from the Fire CARMA Fund for an operational audit of the Homer Volunteer Fire Department
• Ordinance 26-52: amends Homer City Code 2.60.040 on duties of the Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission
• Ordinance 26-54: would allow property owners and lawful occupants to capture pest animals on property they own or occupy

City Council

The Homer City Council Committee of the Whole meets Monday, October 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM in City Hall Cowles Council Chambers. The only listed discussion item is a presentation by Brian Harty, USO, on employee benefits for calendar year 2027. The agenda also includes routine items — call to order, agenda approval, consent agenda, regular meeting agenda, and audience comments — with adjournment no later than 5:50 PM. No ordinances, contracts, or public hearings appear on this tentative agenda.

• Worksession presentation: Brian Harty, USO — employee benefits for calendar year 2027
• Agenda approval, with items limited to the noticed agenda per the City Council's Operating Manual, pg. 6
• Consent Agenda and Regular Meeting Agenda listed without item detail
• Comments of the Audience
• Next regular meeting: Monday, October 26, 2026, 6:00 PM (worksession 4:00 PM, Committee of the Whole 5:00 PM)

City Council

The Homer City Council holds a worksession on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM in City Hall Cowles Council Chambers, in person and via Zoom. The only discussion item noticed is a presentation by Brian Harty, USO, on employee benefits for calendar year 2027. No votes, ordinances, contracts, or public hearings are on this agenda; the meeting is scheduled to adjourn no later than 4:50 PM.

• Worksession only — no action items or votes noticed
• Presentation by Brian Harty, USO, on employee benefits for calendar year 2027
• Public comment allowed, 3 minutes per speaker
• Meeting at 491 E. Pioneer Avenue, Homer, Alaska, also via Zoom
• Next regular meeting Monday, October 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board

The Homer Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board meets Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 4:30 PM in the City Hall Cowles Council Chambers at 491 E. Pioneer Avenue, in person and via Zoom. The agenda is largely procedural: approval of the agenda, public comment, approval of minutes from 09/10/2026, a staff report, and a Manager's Report and Strategic Plan listed under informational items. The one substantive new item is the 2027 Meeting Schedule. No public hearing or pending business is listed.

• New business: 2027 Meeting Schedule
• Approval of minutes from 09/10/2026
• Staff Report
• Informational items: Manager's Report and Strategic Plan
• Next regular meeting: Thursday, November 12, at 4:30 PM

Planning Commission

The Homer Planning Commission holds a worksession on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 5:30 PM in the City Hall Cowles Council Chambers, with an option to attend via Zoom. The single listed discussion topic is Memorandum 2026-15, a discussion on the public hearing draft of Title 21 concerning wetlands. No consent agenda items, regular agenda items, or action decisions are listed on this agenda. The meeting includes routine items: call to order, agenda approval, audience comments with a 3-minute limit, and adjournment.

• Memorandum 2026-15: discussion of the Title 21 public hearing draft on wetlands
• No consent agenda or regular agenda items listed
• Audience comments limited to 3 minutes
• Next worksession: Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 5:30 PM
• Next regular meeting: Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 6:30 PM

Planning Commission

The Homer Planning Commission meets Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 6:30 PM in City Hall Cowles Council Chambers, in person and via Zoom. The agenda includes two public hearings on conditional use permits: a request to add two commercial buildings at 1316 & 1330 Ocean Drive, and a request to add 8 cabins and a garage at 3756 Lake Street. The Commission will also take up Ordinance 26-XX, which would amend Homer City Code Title 21 (Zoning and Planning Code) and the Homer City Zoning Map. Other items include approval of September 16, 2026 meeting minutes, a City Planner's report, and a memorandum on the 2027 Planning Commission meeting calendar.

• Public hearing on CUP 26-06: two commercial buildings proposed at 1316 & 1330 Ocean Drive
• Public hearing on amendment to CUP 01-01: 8 cabins and a garage proposed at 3756 Lake Street
• Ordinance 26-XX would amend Homer City Code Title 21 Zoning and Planning Code and the Homer City Zoning Map
• Consent agenda includes unapproved minutes of the September 16, 2026 regular meeting
• Memorandum 2026-16 covers the 2027 Planning Commission meeting calendar

City Council

City Council

The Homer City Council will hold public hearings and second readings on five ordinances, including accepting a $7,000 state library grant, adding $50,000 to the South Slope Drive culvert project, acquiring an access easement on Easy Street, restoring code language, and requiring marketplace facilitators to collect sales tax on short-term rentals. The council will also introduce three new ordinances on commission duties, water/wastewater rates, and feral animal capture, and consider adopting the 2027-2032 Capital Improvement Plan. The meeting includes consent agenda approval, reports, and public comment.

• Ordinance 26-47: Accept $7,000 state library grant for books/materials
• Ordinance 26-48: Add $50,000 from HART fund to South Slope Drive culvert project
• Ordinance 26-49: $35,000 to acquire Easy Street access easement (Land Fund + landowner match)
• Ordinance 26-51: Sales tax collection by marketplace facilitators for short-term rentals
• Resolution 26-XXX: Adopt 2027-2032 Capital Improvement Plan

City Council

This is a procedural Committee of the Whole meeting with no substantive agenda items listed. The council will approve the agenda, handle consent items, and take public comment. No decisions or discussions of specific policies are scheduled.

• Agenda approval
• Consent agenda
• Discussion topic/presentation
• Comments of the audience

Port & Harbor Advisory Commission

The Port & Harbor Advisory Commission is holding a regular meeting with routine items including minutes approval and staff reports. The main substantive item is a review of the port tariff fee schedule (pages 48-52 of Terminal Tariff No. 1). Public comments are limited to three minutes.

• Port Tariff Review: Fee Schedule pg. 48-52 of Terminal Tariff No. 1
• Approval of Minutes from 26/08/2026
• Public Hearing (no specific topic listed)
• Staff reports: Operations, Ice Plant/Fish Dock, Admin, Maintenance, Finance

Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission

The Parks, Art, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission is holding a regular meeting with agenda items including approval of minutes, staff and committee reports, and new business. The commission will also discuss scheduling a worksession and review informational materials such as the City Manager's report and CIP priorities. No major decisions or public hearings are listed on the agenda.

• Approval of minutes from August 20, 2026
• Parks Report, Community Recreation Report, Staff Liaison Report
• Schedule worksession meeting
• Review of City Manager's Report and PARCAC Calendar
• Submission of CIP Priorities

Planning Commission

Planning Commission

The Homer Planning Commission will hold public hearings on two preliminary plats (Bay View Subdivision Bouman 2026 Replat and Tortora Acres) and consider a zoning ordinance amendment (Ordinance 26-XX) that changes Title 21 and the zoning map. The commission will also discuss a training memo on the conditional use permit process. The agenda includes routine consent items and public comment periods.

• Public hearing: Bay View Subdivision Bouman 2026 Replat Preliminary Plat (Staff Report 26-029)
• Public hearing: Tortora Acres Preliminary Plat (Staff Report 26-030)
• Ordinance 26-XX amending Homer City Code Title 21 (zoning) and zoning map (Staff Report 26-027)
• Memorandum 2026-14: Planning Commissioner Training on Conditional Use Permit Process
• Consent agenda: approval of September 2, 2026 meeting minutes

Library Advisory Board

The Homer Library Advisory Board is holding its regular meeting to discuss and potentially decide on final planning for the library's 20th anniversary celebrations and revisions to the library's meeting room policies. The agenda also includes routine items such as approval of minutes, reports from the library director and fundraising efforts, and designation of a board member to report to the City Council.

• Final planning for 20th Anniversary Celebrations
• Revisions to Library Meeting Room Policies
• Approval of minutes from 08/18/2026
• Designate Library Advisory Board member to report to Council
• Library Director's Report and Fundraising Report

City Council

City Council

The Homer City Council will hold public hearings and second readings on several FY27 budget amendments, including funding for a paved ADA pathway in Karen Hornaday Park, reallocating $20,000 from the Kachemak Swim Club to the school district for pool operations, and appropriating $6,000 for public information on the HART sales tax continuation ballot proposition. The council will also consider a zoning map change at 1380-1440 East End Road. Consent agenda items include awarding contracts for the South Slope Drive culvert replacement and Woodard Canyon Trail design, plus a three-year legal services contract.

• Public hearing on Ordinance 26-43: $50,000 from HART Trails Fund for paved ADA pathway in Karen Hornaday Park
• Public hearing on Ordinance 26-46: Rezone portion of Rural Residential to Residential Office at 1380, 1400, 1410, 1440 East End Road
• Resolution 26-056: Award construction contract for South Slope Drive Culvert Replacement to East Road Services
• Resolution 26-057: Award three-year General Counsel legal services contract to Jermain, Dunnagan & Owens, P.C.
• Ordinance 26-51: Sales tax collection by marketplace facilitators for short-term rentals

City Council

The Homer City Council Committee of the Whole is meeting to discuss the Capital Improvement Plan and other agenda items. The agenda is largely procedural, with a discussion topic on the Capital Improvement Plan and a consent agenda for regular meeting items.

• Discussion of Capital Improvement Plan
• Consent Agenda for regular meeting items
• Comments of the Audience

City Council

The Homer City Council is holding a worksession to discuss the Capital Improvement Plan. The agenda includes only this discussion topic, along with agenda approval and public comment. No votes or decisions are scheduled; it is a discussion-only meeting.

• Discussion of the Capital Improvement Plan
• Public comment period
• Next regular meeting scheduled for September 28, 2026

Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Board

The ADA Advisory Board will consider Ordinance 26-43 regarding funding for a paved ADA pathway at Karen Hornaday Park. The board will also review the 2026 annual calendar and the 2026 Strategic Plan.

• Ordinance 26-43: Funding for a paved ADA pathway at Karen Hornaday Park
• ADA Advisory Board 2026 Annual Calendar
• ADA Advisory Board 2026 Strategic Plan
• Approval of March 12, 2026, and August 13, 2026, meeting minutes

Economic Development Advisory Commission

The Economic Development Advisory Commission will hold a public hearing regarding short-term rentals. The discussion includes owner occupancy requirements, registration, and a draft response to the City Council.

• Public hearing on short-term rentals
• Presentation by Kachemak Bay Conservation Society on short-term rentals and housing
• Discussion of short-term rental registration and nonconformity code
• Review of approaches from other communities regarding rentals

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding an ordinance to amend the Homer City Zoning Map and Title 21 Zoning and Planning Code. The Commission will also discuss draft public hearing items concerning administrative adjustments and steep slopes.

• Public hearing for Ordinance 26-XX amending Title 21 Zoning and Planning Code and the Zoning Map
• Discussion on Memorandum 2026-14 regarding Administrative Adjustments
• Discussion on Memorandum 2026-15 regarding Steep Slopes
• Review of unapproved August 19, 2026, meeting minutes

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission will hold a worksession to discuss Memorandum 2026-13. This discussion focuses on the draft for a Title 21 public hearing regarding the Zoning Map.

• Discussion of Memorandum 2026-13 regarding Title 21 Zoning Map draft

Economic Development Advisory Commission