HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2017-19CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2017 -19
Sponsored by: Administration
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, APPROVING A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST 11-
MU- 11100400 -121, THE KENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, THE ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, THE CITY OF SOLDOTNA, KENAI PENINSULA
BOROUGH, THE CITY OF KENAI AND THE KENAI WATERSHED FORUM IN SUPPORT OF
THE STREAM WATCH PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, all parties signatory to this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recognize the
importance of providing public recreational opportunities to the general public on public lands
while protecting cultural and natural resources; and,
WHEREAS, the Stream Watch volunteer program has been proven successful at assisting
natural resource management agencies specifically in areas of high popularity such as the
Upper Kenai and Russian River area; and,
WHEREAS, successful volunteer efforts on the Upper Kenai and Russian Rivers include
providing education to the public related to habitat and riparian area protection, bear awareness,
ethical angling techniques, agency regulations, on- the - ground stewardship projects such as
mending habitat fences, maintaining signage, and assisting in special projects are completed as
needed;and,
WHEREAS, the signatory parties under this agreement are expanding the Stream Watch
program from the Kenai - Russian Rivers to other locations on the Kenai Peninsula to assist the
land managing agencies in stewardship objectives and in providing education to the public in a
non - regulatory manner; and,
WHEREAS, the Stream Watch program currently does not operate inside the City of Kenai, but
participating in this MOU enables the City to potentially utilize the resources of the Stream
Watch program should projects within the City be identified in the future; and,
WHEREAS, this MOU specifically does not obligate the City to expend any resources, and only
commits the City to be involved in program oversite through steering committee representation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA:
Section 1. That the City Manager is authorized to execute the attached Memorandum Of
Understanding Among The Chugach National Forest 11 -Mu- 11100400 -121, The Kenai National
Wildlife Refuge, The Alaska Department Of Natural Resources, The City Of Soldotna, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, The City Of Kenai And The Kenai Watershed Forum to support the Stream
Watch program, and delegate a City employee to provide program oversite through steering
committee representation should such representation be requested or desired by the City.
Resolution No. 2017 -19
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Section 2. That this resolution takes effect immediately upon passage.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 3rd day of May, 2017.
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
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KENAI, ALASKA
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
FROM: Paul Ostrander, City Managerl-f7p
DATE: April 25, 2017
SUBJECT: Resolution 2017 -19
This resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
between multiple entitiies in support of the Stream Watch program. This MOU is an extension of
an MOU signed in 2012 by the same entities and is intended to provide the same level of
committement and involvement as the 2012 agreement.
This MOU does not specifically obligate the City to expend any resources and only committs the
City to be involved in program oversite through steering committee respresenation.