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KENAIALASKA
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CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2017 -08
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA REQUESTING
AN AMENDMENT TO THE ALASKA BOARD OF FISHERIES PROPOSAL NUMBER 201
WHICH PROPOSES TO AMEND THE AREA OPEN TO DIPNETTING FROM SHORE IN
THE KENAI RIVER PERSONAL USE DIP NET FISHERY, BY MOVING THE PROPOSED
UPSTREAM BOUNDARY.
WHEREAS, Proposal Number 201 requests an amendment to 5 AAC 77.540 which
would close the banks of the Kenai River between No Name Creek and the Warren
Ames Bridge to shore -based dipnetting; and,
WHEREAS, Proposal Number 201 is proposed by the Alaska Department of Fish &
Game in order to reduce the negative impact to habitat downstream of the Warren
Ames Bridge; and,
WHEREAS, residents of the City of Kenai who regularly participate in the dip net
fishery from their private property will be impacted by the amendment as they will no
longer be able to fish from shore; and,
WHEREAS, moving the proposed upstream boundary from No Name Creek to the
western boundary of Section 16, Township 5 North, Range 11 West would reduce the
negative impacts to habitat downstream of the Warren Ames Bridge without affecting
private property owners who participate in the fishery.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, that the Council of the City of Kenai requests an amendment to Alaska
Board of Fisheries Proposal Number 201 to amend the area open to dipnetting from
shore in the Kenai River personal use dip net fishery as follows:
5 AAC 77.540 (c)(1)(D) is amended to read:
(c) Salmon may be taken by dip net in the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers as follows:
(1) in the Kenai River, as follows:
(D) from shore, in the area from ADF&G regulatory markers located on the Cook
Inlet beaches outside the terminus of the river to a line at the mouth of the Kenai
Ranee 11 West. [UPSTREAM TO THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE WARREN
AMES BRIDGE, EXCEPT DIPNETTING IS CLOSED ON THE NORTH SHORE
FROM AN ADF&G REGULATORY MARKER LOCATED NEAR THE KENAI CITY
DOCK].
Resolution 2017 -08
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PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 15th day of
February, 2017.
"'BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
"Villaye with a Past, C# with a Future"
210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska 99611 -7794 VIII►
Telephone: 907 - 283 -7535 / FAX: 907 - 283 -3014
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MEMO*
TO: Mayor Gabriel
Council Members
FROM: Paul Ostrander, City Manager, c2"
DATE: February 8, 2017
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 2017 -08
On February 2, 2017, at the request of the City Council, the administration
submitted a letter to the Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) commenting on Proposal
Number 201, which proposes to amend the area open to dipnetting from the shore
in the Kenai River personal use dip net fishery. This resolution addresses the
same concerns as the letter and, if adopted by Council, will be submitted to the
Alaska Board of Fisheries during their Upper Cook Inlet Finfish 2017 meeting.
Please note that the language in this resolution differs from the language included
in the letter by providing specific amendment language for the BOF that could be
substituted for the language currently proposed in Proposal Number 201.
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KENAI ALASKA 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska 99611 -7794
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TO: Mayor Gabriel APPROVED BY COUNCIL
Council Members
FROM: Paul Ostrander, City Manager. 0 Datea,�Sl�yW�
DATE: February 15, 2017
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 2017 -08 Amendment
After additional consideration, the following alternative amendment is offered as an
option to the Council to further protect sensitive habitat while still providing for personal
use fishing opportunities in areas where impacts to habitat are less of a concern. This
would replace the amendment originally proposed in the referenced Resolution.
(c) Salmon may be taken by dip net in the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers as follows:
(1) in the Kenai River, as follows:
(D) from shore, in the area from ADF &G regulatory markers located on the Cook
Inlet beaches outside the terminus of the river to a line at the mouth of the Kenai
River from No Name Creek on the north shore to an ADF &G regulatory marker on
the south shore and on the south shore within Section 17, Township 5 North,
Range 11 West. [UPSTREAM TO THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE WARREN
AMES BRIDGE, EXCEPT DIPNETTING IS CLOSED ON THE NORTH SHORE
FROM AN ADF &G REGULATORY MARKER LOCATED NEAR THE KENAI CITY
DOCK].
See the following page for a depiction of the open area created by this amendment.
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