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CITY OF KENAI
RESO L UTION NO. HC20 -01
A RESOLUTION OF THE HARBOR COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA,
RECOMMENDING THE KENAI CITY COUNCIL ENACT ORDINANCE NO. 3106-2020
AMENDING TITLE 11 -HARBOR AND HARBOR FACILITIES, TO REMOVE PROVISIONS
THAT ARE NO LONGER HISTORICALLY RELEVANT, RECOGNIZE CHANGES TO OTHER
CHAPTERS OF CITY CODE THAT NOW PROVIDE FOR LEASE AND SALE OF HARBOR
LANDS AND PROVIDE THE HARBOR COMMISSION A PLATFORM TO MOVE FORWARD.
WHEREAS , the City 's Harbor Commission has long recognized a need for clarification and focus
in its duties and has undertaken several efforts to review and recommend revisions to Title 11;
and,
WHEREAS, the most recent review of Title 11 by the Harbor Commission and its subcommittee
formed for purposes of review, resulted in recommended revisions to Title 11 recognizing the
expertise of other City bodies in land use and p lanning and a desire of the Harbor Commission to
focus on regulation of the harbor and its associated activities; and,
WHEREAS, the Harbor Commission's also recommends removing provisions from Title 11 that
are no longer necessary because of the temporal nature of the procedures addressed which have
long since expired ; and ,
WHEREAS, the Harbor Commission recognizes that the City recently updated Title 22-City
Owned Lands, which now encompasses the sale, lease and acquisition of harbor lands, negating
the need for separate provisions for the same in Title-11 ; and,
WHEREAS, the elimination of many sections of Title 11 is intended to be the first step in allowing
the Harbor Commission to focus on harbor related projects and activities and move forward with
future potential recommended code changes relevant to such projects and activity; and,
WHEREAS, the Harbor Commission supports the revisions proposed to Title 11 by Ordinance
No.3106-2020 which are based on its recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HARBOR COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
KENAI , ALASKA:
Secti o n 1. That the Harbor Commission of Kenai Recommends the City Council Enact
Ordinance No. 3106-2020 Amending Title 11 of the Kenai Municipal Code .
Sect ion 2.
Council.
Secti on 3.
That a copy of this Resolution be provided to the members of the Kenai City
That th is Resolution takes effect immediately upon passage.
Resolution No. HC20-01
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PASSED BY THE HARBOR COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA, this 9th day of
March, 2020 .
MIKE DUNN, CHAIR
ATTEST:
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