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Home My WebLink About1987-12-09 Council Packet - Work Session, Leg PriorKenai City Council Work Session December 9, 1987 Legislative Priorities Suggested by Mayor Williams CITY OF KENAI RESOLUTION 87-73 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA# AMENDING AND ADOPTING THE 1988-89 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS PRIORITY LIST. WHEREAS, Resolution 87-64, passed by the Council on Oct. 27, 1987 adopted the Capital Improvement Project Priority List for request for State grants, and WHEREAS, after work sessions and discussions with the - Legislative delegation, the Council has reviewed the Capital Improvement Project Priority List and agreed to amend the list. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that the City of Kenai adopt the attached 1988-89 Capital Improvement Project Priority List, request for State grants. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 2nd day of December, 1987. L ~ w JO WILLIAMS, MAYOR ATTEST: net Whelan, C ty Clerk J L CITY 4F KENAI „Od ed,4l 4 4"., 210 FIDAL00 KENAI, ALAEKA Mitt TELEPHONE 281.7535 .i CITY OF KENAI I. i t 1988 E- 89 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - --- - REQUESTS FOR STATE GRANTS jL l �. ROAD PROJECTS '{ The following road projects ($3,355,000) are the City of Kenai's __.._. .._... top priorities and we are asking the Governor to include them in _ the Governor's Capital Improvement budget. 1. VIP Subdivision - VIP/Lora Drive/Watergate/ ;k Retch St. - Loop (Strip Paving) $1,000,000 }, 2. Trading Bay (Drainage - Curbs & Gutters) 250,000 c 3. Swires - Spur to School (strip paving) and School to Lawton (loop)(gravel) 330,000 4. Old Town - Upland, Highland, and Cook (Paving & includes some water and sewer) 550,000 S. Linwood, Candlelight, Kaknu, Lawton, Baker, Kiana (Paving) 850,000 ' 6. East Aliak and Highbush (Paving) 375,000 The following road projects are a continuation of the City of R Kenai's top priorities and we are asking the Alaska State �a # Legislature to not only support the above requests but also the projects listed below. 7. Kiana, Colonial, Steelhead & Kulilia (Gravel & 480,000 ' includes some water and sewer) S. lot, 2nd and 3rd (East of Forest) (Gravel) 300,000 =';--_.---_--=__-:__ 9. _N . -- Spruce, - Second-, -- and -Third -(Paving an 900,000 includes some water and sewer) 10. HEM - Haller, Evergreen, McKinley, N. Gill, 2nd, 111001000 3rd, and 4th (Paving) . ft 7 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECTS The following projects are to be considered of health and safety importance: ! i �,ITY 1. Street Lights $ 100,000 i 2. Fire Truck 240,000 STATE 1. Traffic Signal - Spur & Airport Way 2. Traffic Signal - Spur & Forest Dr. 3. Traffic Signal - Spur & Main St. 4. Wildwood (Spur to State Prison) - Paving & Waterline GENERAL PROJECTS 1. Data Bank, Economic Development Committee $ 50,000 2. City of Kenai Bicentennial Project 1791-1991 4,000,000 3. Recreation -Facility Development 500,000 Little League $175,000 R/V Park 200,000 Softball Fields (parking, etc.) 125,000 4. Enlarge the Kenai Harbor Facility $1,250,000 W Suggested by: Council CITY OF KENAI RESOLUTION NO. 87-65 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO PUT $3 NILLION OF ROAD INPROVENENT MONIES INTO HIS BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA. WHEREAS, input for the 1988-89 CIP list from the Kenai City Council, City Administration and the citizens of the city of Kenai has resulted in the following prioritized CIP list being requested of the State of Alaska, and WHEREAS, the following public meetings were held, Neetings Open tc the Public 10/22/87 10/26/87 10/27/87 WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Kenai, after receiving and analyzing the input from all sources and after such discussion and deliberation, has decided to adopt the attached 1988-89 CIP List, and WHEREAS, the State of Alaska receives approximately $300 million on an annual basis from the Cook Inlet oil and gas industry from such sources as the 20 mill oil property tax and royalties from the production of oil and'gas, and WHEREAS,,the City of Kenai receives the major impact from the activity that takes place due to the additional activity and commerce created by the oil and gas industry and all of the services provided by the City of Kenai are heavily impacted by such activity. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that the City of Kenai is requesting the Governor to add $3 million to his budget for road improvement and upgrade in the City of Kenai, Alaska to -permit the City to meet -the needs of its citizens --and neighbors. , , L '1 PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 27th day of October, 1987. JOHN J. WILLIAMS, MAYOR ATTEST: Janet Whelan, City Clerk ---A i4 Suggested by: Council CITY OF KENAI i` - RESOLUTION NO. 87-64 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, ADOPTING THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA 1988-89 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (CIP) PRIORITY LIST FOR REQUEST FOR STATE GRANTS. {s WHEREAS, input for the 1988-89 CIP list from the Kenai City Council, City Administration, and the citizens for the City of Kenai, has resulted in the following prioritized CIP list being requested of the State of Alaska, and WHEREAS, the following public meetings were held, Meetings Open to the Public 10/22/87 10/26/87 10/27/87 WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Kenai, after receiving and analyzing the input from all sources and after much discussion and deliberation, has decided to adopt the attached 1988-89 CIP List, and WHEREAS, the Mayor and the Council of the City of Kenai pledge their - affirmative vote for the maintenance and operational costs of all the City projects listed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED By THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that the City of Kenai adopt the attached list entitled, "City of Kenai, Alaska, 1988-89 Capital Improvement Projects Request for State Grants". PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA this 27th day of October, 1987. John J. Williams, Mayor ATTEST: Janet Whelan, City Clerk V• v. yY -- 0 L CITY OF KENAI %%Od e#1614 A"., MO RDA= MAI, ALASU W11 T"NON1120•7530 CITY OF Kohl 89 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTROURSTS 1988 :-It FOR STATE GRANTS ROAD PROJECTS The following road projects ($3,355,000) are the City of Kenai's top priorities and we are asking the Governor to include them in the Governor's Capital Improvement Budget. 1. VIP Subdivision - VIP/Lora Drive/Watergate/ Ketch St. - Loop (Strip Paving) $1,000,000 2. Trading Say (Drainage - Curbs & Gutters) 250,000 3. Swires - Spur to School (Strip paving) and School to Lawton (loop)(gravel) 330,000 4. Old Town - Upland, Highland, and Cook (Paving & includes some water and sewer) 550,000 5. Linwood, Candlelight, Kaknu, Lawton, Baker, Kiana (Paving) 850,000 6. East Aliak and Highbush (Paving) 375,000 .The fallowing road projects -are a continuation of the City of , Kenai's top priorities and we are asking the Alaska State Legislature to not only support the above requests but also the projects listed below. 7. Kiana, Colonial, Steelhead & Kulilia (Gravel & 450,000 includes some water and sewer) S. lot, 2nd and 3rd (East of forest) (Gravel) 300,000 9. N. Spruce, Second, and Third (Paving and includes -some water and sewer) 900A - - - - -- -10. —HEM-- -Haller, Evergreen, --McKinley, N.-Bill._ and,- --- ---_ __-- - - 3rd, and 4th (Paving) 1,100,000 -1- ,l y A HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECTS The following projects are to be considered of health and safety Importance: 1. Traffic Signal - Spur & Airport Way a. Traffic Signal - Spur & Forest Dr. 3. Traffic Signal - Spur & Main St. 4. Wildwood (spur to State Prison) - Paving & Waterline 5. Fire Truck GENERAL PROJECTS 1. Enlarge the Kenai Harbor Facility $1,250,000 a. Bicentennial Project 11000,000 3. Recreation Facility Development 500,000 -a- DEPT\PWDIR\CIP.LST 16_ M t; FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 7, 1987 For further information contact House Pepublicans In furtherance of plans announced today by a group of legislators and other concerned individuals to reinvigorate the Alaskan economy, the grcup will propose a long-term program. Short-term, quick -fix solutions will help to alleviate present economic hardships, but stable growth and continued strength must be addressed. Legislation will be introduced early in the 1988 legislative session to that end. For the benefit of the entire state, the City of Anchorage must be exploited as the "Crossroads Of The World" which it is. Present threats to that primacy come from no lesser a source than the Soviet Union, which is seeking to seduce Far East and European traffic away from Anchorage by 1990. Alaska can encourage investments by international airlines in hotels and other facilities in Anchorage to protect the traffic Anchorage has at present and to foster increases. The establishment of Foreign Trade Zones near both Anchorage and Fairbanks airports must be pursued. Legislation already exists for this purpose. It must be pursued. Legislation must be introduced to create a specific and vigorous marketing plan for both airports. There is currently the potential of a billion dollar industry in hard rock and placer mining, and our gas, oil timber and seafood industries. For example, mineral production in Alaska in the year 1985 in Alaska amounted to over $226 million and employed 3,650 individuals. Timber for export in 1986 exceeded $220 million and employed over 2,300 Alaskans. Currently Japan imports almost 1001 of Alaskan timber production, however changes in economic policy in China offer tremendous new potential markets. India has also indicated an interest in Alaskan timber, as demands for housing in that country increase. Prospects of export of Alaskan oil from both current and new production bid to bolster the economy in both the near and long term, and should be pursued vigorously. Clearly, the first thrust of this effort must be repeal of the federal ban on export of North Slope oil. Lobbying in Congress must be continued, and combined with efforts to gain the support of other states .which .would- benefit from the- lifting of - the ban, _ The State itself has identified__"economic_ciivvgrsification_" - "-"the number one economic development issue the state is - facing." A survey on the subject overwhelmingly named the "adverse regulatory burden" as the number one priority issue, with the solution being "start now to develop a L L 4;t s realistic and practical regulatory climate." The state must also intercede whenever pcssible with federal agencies on behalf of both public and private efforts toward diversification. Alaskan rineral export is currently centered on coal, with the Usibelli Mine exporting over 600 thousand tons to Korea each year. The next five or six years will see mineral development expand to include the Greens Creek Mine, which will produce annually 60 million pounds of zinc, 25 million pounds of lead, 25 thousand ounces of gold and 4.5 million ounces of silver for export to Canada, Japan and other Pacific Rim countries. The Red Dog Mine, expected to come ors -line in 1990, will export over 580,000 tons of zinc concentrate, 112,000 tons of lead and 4 million ounces of silver to Japan, Canada and Korea. Other mines which have potential in the foreign marketplace are the Diamond Chulitna, Placer U.S. and Wishbone bill coal mines, as well as the U.S. Borax Mine, which will provide 13% of the world's molybdenum production. As these figures indicate, Alaska has the natural resources to export and our foreign markets are willing to buy them. it is not hard to understand that the key to Alaska's future is the continued development of our natural resources. The Cowper Administration must encourage companies to explore and develop our resources. Programs to encourage expansion in all these areas, and efforts to simplify the permitting processes in all areas can contribute substantially in the long run to the Alaskan economy. Efforts to export the product of these industries has received mostly low-key attention, and must be increased greatly. The Legislature must strengthen in the Department of Commerce and Economic Development the advocacy functions of the Division of Minerals and the Forest Products agency and support the managerial and regulatory functions of the Department of Natural Resources for the efficient functioning of regulations and laws. The Legislature should change the statutory definition of multiple use, to accomodate the greatest number of compatible uses on state lands to maximize economic and social opportunities. The Governor should establish regular cabinet meetings to encourage mineral development, to attract mining investment to the state, and to resolve mineral development issues. The Governor should direct the Department of Nature Resources to coordinate with DEC to make sure the permitting - - - process -is -more- efficiently run -with a "-lead-agency" - -- - - - - -- principle following the process. L L J Land management plans being developed for federal, state and borough lands must address timber production goals and opportunities to stress intensive tir.�,ber management. To comply with the constitutional mandate to encourage settlement of Alaskan land, a land disposal system should be initiated which would allow for private acquisition in fee simple forestry/agricultural lands in acreages large enough to be economic. Somewhat less than a hundred exploratory wells have been drilled in or off Alaska in the past five years, compared with 61,111 drilled in the rest of the U.S. during the same period. Positive government action must be taken to encourage such development. Resource and industrial development in the private sector entails the need for effective infrastructure and economic incentive, particularly when the purpose is to encourage new ' and existing companies to expand their markets to foreign countries. The Legislature must pursue vigorous activity in all these areas to help halt the disastrous slide in the present economy, and to encourage a stable economic future which will help Alaska into a prosperous 21st Century. !V ;F A r. _ _ c i °ya Alaska State Legislature HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ogce of the Minority Leader s P.O. sox v Omeial Business % `o4l;v 'Wrf A Achwo4 a 7ii4 state Capitol Roost 24 Juneau. Alaska 99811 state Capitol ? MONO'N C /'¢a ✓oolv (91)71465.4841 JW'Car/ Aar 1) immediate appropriation of $10o million dollars to Alaskan municipalities on a per capita basis -- to prevent local tax increases, halt layoffs, and to provide funds for labor intensive 1WIPINE projects. 2)_ Enactment of a loan guarantee fund to provide gperpalina ca ital for- t� ablished Alm small businesses, businesses, With • avo • purpose o--Asa-v' ing'-3o sue. 3) Provide tax incentives for private sector job creations encouraging, with immediate tax relief, job expansion which might otherwise be deferred. 4) $200 million dollar capital budget, to be passed as early in the session as possible. Capital projects should be bid -ready and labor intensive, with the goal of putting the money on the streets this spring. S) Encouragement of the efforts of Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to stabilize the housing market, and urging it to cooperate creatively with other institutions to this and. 6) The Alaska industrial Development Authority must devise methods to restructure the debt, of struggling Alaskan businesses, in an effort to save the -jobs that are involved in these businesses. 7) The operating budget of the State of Alaska should remain constant at the present time. A I've ow L v r 1 FOR RKMIATE RELEASE December 7, 1967 For further information contact House Republicans During recent days a number of meetings have been held among concerned persons discussing the economic future of Alaska. Farticipatirq in these meetings have been members of both the House and Senate, and numerous concerned members of the business, econaaic and political communities. it is by now abundantly clear to most Alaskans that the State is in a very serious economic crisis. The number of commercial and personal bankruptcies and foreclosures, the overall low level of business activity and the employment rate, which continues to deteriorate, all mark the worst economic conditions in the history of the state. Several observers predict improvement late in 1988. While in the long team that is an encouraging word, it must be noted that it would be improvement from a level worse than the already unacceptable one, since all trends continue to be negative, and may only be expected to continue to worsen until a turnaround occurs. in the meantime, economic suffering and loss would continue. It is presently possible, even in this darkest hour, for state went to foster an economic climate which will alleviate thews very serious conditions, but it will require unstinting cooperation among all political and eccncvdc entities concerned. There is no longer time to seek partisan political advantage in pursuit of solutions. There must be hand -in -hand efforts to salvage our economic present and strengthen our economic future. Today we have several options. The Alaska Industrial Development Authority has about $330 million in largely fluid investments outside the state. A portion of that cash could be returned to Alaska to reduce interest rates on its existing portfolio of loans in Alaska. For example, all interest rates could be reduced to 6%, and payments reduced to interest only, and AMA would have to contribute $18 million annually to melee bond payments. If traditional foreclosures are made, the annual outright loss on the depressed value of the real estate will far exceed the amount of the subsidy. it would make far more sense, therefore, to keep as many people as possible in their properties making a 501 payment for a year or two, adding the amount of the subsidy to the principal of the mortgage, than to pursue a policy with an assured immediate loss far greater than the temporary and ultimately recoverable subsidy. ` The Alaska Housing Finance corporation is holding $1.2 billion in h -•----.—A-=�. unp1 edged cash and liquid investments, sane of which could be used in the -same way -to help hameowners- - otherwise, -AFC- will be required --to - - •... continue foreclosures, paying maintenance an vacant properties, and --�- -- - - - - - eventually-sellithose - rgxa ties -at -prices far- below -mortgaged - - - - - amounts. ng- t the same tome, both the eca=V and the populationwill continue hemorrhaging and Alaska could conceivably find itself without sufficient labor force to serve its seasonal industries next year. - l� 1 7 U ;f Even with subsidies in the form of reduced interest and postponed payments, many homeowners find themselves holding properties worth far less in the market than their rortgage balances. Without such assistance, any inducement to attempt to hold these properties does not exist in many cases. blany other opportunities exist to stimulate the economy, such as tax incentives for investments in tte private sectors Eagle River and Hatcher Pass Ski Resorts being good examples. A carefully -structured program of capital improvements with such cash and bonding ability as are available could ease considerable local employment distress, and money put into labor intensive efforts would stay mostly inside the state, multiplying its effect in the economy. Such projects should be selected not solely on the basis of their making work, but should be judged by their long-term contribution to the state, and the effect they might have of helping diversification of the economy. Among efforts being considered for proposal at the opening of the next legislative session are two direct infusions of capital through the local governments of the state. The first would be an appropriation of ' $100 million to go to local governments on a per -capita basis to alleviate local budgetary shortfalls, to stabilize work forces, to hold down local property taxes and utility rates. This would allow local gWernm�ts to get money directly and quickly into their economies. This program could include labor-intensive projects such as repairs to schools which have been delayed for want of funds, to water and sewer lines, deferred for the same reason, and do such other emergency work as may be necessary. Already one local school district has declared bn11,1 toy, and others may not be far behind. Second, an appro�riati� A third proposal would be an emergency State Small Business Loan Guarantee Program, similar to the one undertaken in 1980. At that time, Alaska, particularly Anchorage, faced an economic crisis of less serious magnitude than the present one, but which nonetheless threatened many businesses and individuals. Under the leadership of then -Governor Jay Hammond the state established an emergency small business loan guarantee program which helped to stabilize the economy statewide, and to restore a level of growth which persisted until the onset of the current crisis two years ago. The purpose of reinstating an emergency small business loan program would be to induce banks to make small business loans. These loans would be made to existing small businesses to capitalize their existing lines of credit, suppliesad ,-guarantees, sureties bonding ad Insurance, This program would help to retain jobs in Alaska, stem the tide of real -- - estate foreclom m e P reduce -the _ increasing- nuMber of business and - personal bankruptcies throughout Alaska, buy time for economic recovery for deserving businesses and investors, encourage development of new jobs in the state, and take positive action to reduce the outflow of population from Alaska. 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