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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTION 2002-74Suggested by: Council City of Kenai RESOLUTION NO. 2002-74 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALAS~, SUPPORTING THE APPROVAL OF THE KENAI KACHEMAK PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY LEASE APPLICATION. WHEREAS, the Kenai Kachemak Pipeline, LLC (KKPL) has been formed as a subsidiary of UNOCAL and Marathon Oil Company to design and build a thirty-three mile long natural gas pipeline to connect the existing natural gas transportation system to newly discovered natural gas reserves between Ninilchik and Clam Gulch on the western shores of the Kenai Peninsula; and WHEREAS, KKPL has applied for a right-of-way lease with the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which is one of the final steps toward the start of construction of the new pipeline; and WHEREAS, DNR's thirty day comment period will end on November 14, 2002; and WHEREAS, natural gas represents a comparatively clean and inexpensive source of energy for the residents, businesses and industries of the Kenai Peninsula Borough; and WHEREAS, the KKPL project will transport up to 120 million cubic feet of natural gas per day which equals approximately 40 billion cubic feet of delivered natural gas annually; and WHEREAS, the KKPL project offers an excellent opportunity to develop previously uneconomical or undeveloped gas fields and will further facilitate new natural gas exploration efforts in the southern Kenai Peninsula; and WHEREAS, the KKPL project provides the potential of new and future development of residential and business natural gas services in regions and communities of the Kenai Peninsula Borough that have not had economical access in the past to supplies of natural gas for home and business; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Kenai that new sources of natural gas be developed in an environmentally sound manner that balances environmental concerns with the project economics; and WHEREAS, based on the Alaska Coastal Management Plan Consistency Review completed on July 23, 2002 by the State of Alaska, Departmental of Governmental Coordination, the DNR Commissioner's Analysis and Proposed Decision and Action (ADL 228162), the KKPL pipeline, as proposed, will not conflict with state statutes, Resolution No. 2002-74 Page 2 of 2 regulations, or DNR departmental policy, and that the right-of-way lease agreement will include stipulations to ensure protection of the public, fish, wildlife and the environment; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that the City of Kenai agrees with the findings contained within the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Commissioner's Analysis and Proposed Decision and Action (ADL 228162) approving the Kenai Kachemak Pipeline right-of- way lease. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 6th day of November, 2002. John . :~;ilfi~;, Mayor J/J~es C. Booke~,~, Vice-~yor Patricia Porter, Council Member Li~a Swarner, Council Member Duane Bannock, Council Member Amy Jackm~ , Council Member ATTEST: ~"haron ¥iarris, Act~n~g City Clerk , TATE PIPELINE COORDINATOR'S OFFICE Department of Environmental Conservation Department of Natural Resources Department of Fish and Game TONY KNOWLES, GOVERNOR 411 West 4th Avenue, Suite 2 Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2343 Phone: (907) 257-1300 Fax: (907) 272-0690 TDD: (907) 269-8411 October 14, 2002 Letter No.' File No.' DD.' 02-235-DW (63) 3.2.4 (30) 1.3.2 N/A Mayor John Williams City of Kenai 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Suite 200 Kenai, AK 99611 Re' PUBLIC NOTICE Commissioner's Analysis and Proposed Decision & draft Right-of-Way Lease Kenai-Kachemak Pipeline Right-of-Way Lease Application, ADL 228162 Dear Mr. Williams' The Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources, invites the public to provide written comments on the approval of the Kenai-Kachemak Pipeline Right-of-Way Application and offer of the Right-of-Way Lease. Please post the enclosed public notice in a conspicuous location from time of receipt to November 14, 2002. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, / John Kerrigan State Pipeline Coordinator 'Enclosure: Public Notice "Develop, Conserve and Enhance Natural Resources for Present and Future Alasl~ans" printed on recycled paper STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES · STATE PIPELINE COORDINATOR'S OFFICE 411 WEST FOURTH AVENUE, SUITE 2C ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501 (907) 257-1300 PUBLIC NOTICE KENAI-KACHEMAK PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY APPLICATION ANALYSIS AND COMMENT PERIOD ADL 228162 The Department of Natural Resources, State Pipeline Coordinator's Office, hereby gives notice to the public of the opportunity to provide comments on the following proposed action: Approval. of the Kenai-Kachemak Pipeline right-of-way application (ADL 228162) and offer of the right-of-way lease. .Pipeline Righ. t-o f-Way Application Subject to the provisions of AS 38.35, and pursuant to regulations promulgated thereunder, the State Pipeline Coordinator's Office has received a right-of-way lease application fi'om Kenai-Kachemak Pipeline, LLC (KKPL LLC) a limited liability company formed by Marathon Oil Company and GUT LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Union Oil Company of California, dba Unocal Alaska, for the Kenai-Kachemak Pipeline (ADL 228162). KI~L LLC proposes to construct a buried pipeline to transport natural gas. The proposed Kenai-Kachemak Pipeline Project would be located on the Ke'n. ai Peninsula, 1 11,r between the communities of Kenai and Ninilchi~,, Alaska. The pipeline would extend from the Alaska Pipeline Colnpany 500 Master Meter Building (located east of Kalifonsky Beach Road) located within Section 30, Township 5 North, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian, to approximately Milepost 128 of the Sterling Highway, located within Section 5, Township 1 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian. This southernmost point of the line is approximately 13 miles north of the community of Ninilchik. The public notices required under AS 38.35.070 were published in newspapers in Homer, Kenai and Anchorage. Public notices were sent to post offices, libraries, communities and. ANCSA corporations in the vicinity of the project area. No party requested a public hearing within 30 days of those notices. Copies of the right-of-way lease application were provided to coordinating agencies, local libraries, and other interested state and federal agencies. Pursuant to AS 38.35.080, the State Pipeline Coordinator prepared a Commissioner's Analysis and Proposed Decision for the right-of-way lease application and. a draft Right- of-Way Lease for the Kenai-Kachemak Pipeline. The public may obtain copies of the Commissioner's Analysis and Proposed Decision and draft Right-of-Way Lease at cost or view at the following location: State Pipeline Coordinator's Office 411 West 4th Avenue, Suite 2C Anchorage, AK 99501-2343 Open Monday thru Friday Ho'urs' 7'30 AM to 5'00 PM The Commissioner's Analysis and Proposed Decision and draft Right-of-Way Lease may . be viewed on-line at !!ttp'//www.corecom.net/JPO/kl~pl/kl~pl.htm Additionally, these documents will also be available for viewing at the following ,, locations' Kasilof, Public Library Kenai, Com.munity Library Ninilchik, Community Library Soldotna, Public Library Comment Period and Decision Persons desiring to submit written comments on the Commissioner's Analysis and Proposed Decision, and the draft Right-of-Way Lease are invited to do so. Any comment, objection or expression of interest pertaining to the proposed actions must be received in writing by the State Pipeline Coordinator's Office at the above address on or before 5'00 P.M., November 14, 2002. Comments may be provided at a public hearing on the right-of-way lease application to be held pursuant to AS 38.35. The hearing will be held in Soldotna at 6'00 P.M. on November 13, or the next available date, at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers, 144 N. Bil~ley. The scope of the hearing will be on the Kenai-Kachemak Pipeline application (ADL 228162). The Commissioner's Analysis will form the basis of the final decision, required under AS 38.35.100. If the Commissioner, in his discretion, after review of comments received during the public comment period, does not find cause to amend his Analysis or Proposed. Decision, the Analysis and Proposed Decision will become the Comrnissioner's final decision under AS 38.35.100 without further notice, and KKPL LLC will be offered a right-of-way lease for the Kenai-Kachemak Pipeline. A copy of the Commissioner's final decision and a copy of the right-of-way lease will be available at cost from the department. If public comment indicates the need for substantial changes or additional analysis, additional public notice will be given on or about December 16, 2002. It is anticipated that the Commissioner will issue a final decision within approximately 30 days of the close of the period of public comment. The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, State Pipeline Coordinator's Office, complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services, or special modifications to participate in this review m. ay call (907) 257-1300 or 269-8411 TTY/TTD. Please provide sufficient notice in order for the department to accommodate your needs. The State Pipeline Coordinator's Office reserves the right to waive technical defects in this publica, ti~n. // ~? John',?Kerrigan' ' State Pipeline Coordinator