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CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-80
Administration
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
RECOMMENDING THE ALASKA HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND THE U.S. BOARD
OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES OFFICIALLY NAME AN UNNAMED PEAK IN THE ALEUTIAN
RANGE, MOUNT SAINT FLORIAN.
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska Office of History and Archeology has received a
proposal from the Kenai Firefighters Association to name an unnamed 4,070 foot peak
approximately eight miles east of the Redoubt Volcano, Mount Saint Florian; and,
WHEREAS, Saint Florian is considered the patron saint of firefighters worldwide; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed name is to commemorate firefighters who lost their lives in
the line of duty and especially noting more than 340 firefighters who lost their lives in
New York City on September 11,2001 as a result of a terrorist attack; and,
WHEREAS, having maps with correct names aids backcountry users and pilots in
identifying their location; and,
WHEREAS, field personnel and incident command center personnel need maps with
matching names on geographic features to coordinate emergency services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, as follows:
Section 1' It is hereby recommended the Alaska Historical Commission and
the U.S. Board on Geographic Names officially name the 4,070 foot unnamed peak
Mount Saint Florian as requested by the Kenai Firefighters Association; and,
Section 2' Copies of this resolution be sent to the Alaska State Historical
Commission (which serves as the geographical names board for the State of Alaska)
and to the Kenai Firefighters Association through Chief Scott Walden.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this seventh day of
November, 2001. ~.
ohn J~Y~li~rns, Mayor
ATTEST:
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
STAFF REPORT' A Resolution Recommending That The Alaska Historical
Commission And The U. S. Board Of Geographic Names Officially Name An Unnamed
Peak In The Aleutian Range Mt. St. Florian (Resolution For Council Meeting Of
November 7, 2001)
On October 10, 2001, the Kenai Firefighters Association, the in-house association of the
Kenai Fire Department, submitted a proposal to the U. S. Geological Survey to name an
unnamed peak approximately eight miles east of Redoubt Volcano as Mt. St. Florian.
The proposed name is to commemorate firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty, ·
especially noting the more than 340 who lost their lives in New York City on September
11,2001, as a result of a terrorist attack. Saint Florian is considered to be the patron saint
of firefighters across the world.
The 4,070-foot unnamed peak is in Section 15, T5N, RI 8W, S.M., approximately 8 miles
east of Redoubt Volcano and 37 miles from Kenai. It is visible from Erik Hansen
Memorial Park in Old Town Kenai.
Requests for comments were sent to Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, Kenai
Chamber of Commerce, Cook Inlet Region, Inc., Kenaitze Indian Tribe IRA, Kenai
Natives Association, SalamatofNative Association, Inc., Tyonek Native Corporation' and
the Kenai Peninsula Borough. If objections are not received by November 5, the State
Office of History and Archeology will assume the agencies and organizations notified
have no objections to the proposed name. The meeting to consider the name will occur
November 14, 2001 at the Anchorage Museum.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission unanimously passed Resolution
2001-25 on October 22 and forwarded it to the Borough Assembly with a
recommendation to unanimously pass Assembly Resolution 2001-119. That resolution
was passed with unanimous consent on October 23,2001. Both resolutions have been
forwarded to the Alaska State Historical Commission and to Chief Walden.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the attached resolution, even though it would
be adopted after the November 5 comment period, and forward the resolution to the
Alaska State Historical Commission, and to Chief Walden for incorporation into the
public comments at the November 14 meeting in Anchorage.