HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 2001-10CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-10
Suggested by:
Council
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, SUPPORTING
THE EFFORTS OF RANDY CHALAWSKY IN DEVELOPING A FEATURE-LENGTH
DOCUMENTARY FILM MARKING A COMPOSITE AND OBJECTIVE STORY OF THE
KENAI PENINSULA'S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.
WHEREAS, Randy Chalawsky is a filmmaker who was raised in Kenai and who is
developing a feature-length documentary film that will include personal story-telling,
largely from the point of view of women who were either living on the Kenai Peninsula
or who arrived during the Homesteading Era, related subjects, subject matter and
imagery, sound scholarship and humanist commentary; and,
WHEREAS, in developing the film, Chalawsky will work with people and organizations
within the City, the Kenai Peninsula, and the State, identifying subjects and subject
matter; connecting communities through their people, culture, history, industries,
roads or waterways; compare their shared and divergent outlooks; celebrate our
profound geography; highlight crossroads of unique opportunities; and impart
impressions and experiences of day-to-day living, cultural revitalization and
preservation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, that the community of Kenai supports the efforts of Randy Chalawsky in
development of his film that will include Kenai's history, culture, and people within a
medium that can be appreciated by those within the connected communities of our
State, our Nation and our World.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA' this seventh day of
February, 2001.
o~illiams, Mayor
ATTEST:
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
clf