HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1999-56Suggested by: Administration
City of Kenai
RESOLUTION NO. 99-56
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
ADOPTING AN ALTERNATIVE ALLOCATION METHOD FOR THE FY2000
SHARED FISHERIES BUSINESS TAX PROGRAM AND CERTIFYING THAT THIS
ALLOCATION METHOD FAIRLY REPRESENTS THE DISTRIBUTION OF
SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OF FISHERIES BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN THE COOK
INLET FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AREA.
WHEREAS, AS 29.60.450 requires that for a municipality to participate in the
FY2000 Shared Fisheries Business Tax Program, the municipality must
demonstrate to the Department of Community and Regional Affairs that the
municipality suffered significant effects during calendar year 1998 from
fisheries business activities; and
WHEREAS, 19 AAC 34.060 provides for the allocation of available program
funding to eligible municipalities located within fisheries management areas
specified by the Department of Community and Regional Affairs; and
WHEREAS, 19 AAC 34.070 provides for the use, at the discretion of the
Department of Community and Regional Affairs, of alternative allocation
methods which may be used within fisheries management areas if all eligible
municipalities within the area agree to use the method, and the method
incorporates some measure of the relative significant effect of fisheries business
activity on the respective municipalities in the area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai proposes to use an alternative allocation method
for allocation of FY2000 funding available within the Cook Inlet Fisheries
Management Area in agreement with all other municipalities in this area
participating in the FY2000 Shared Fisheries Business Tax Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA, by this resolution certifies that the following alternative
allocation method fairly represents the distribution of significant effects during
1998 of fisheries business activity in the Cook Inlet Fisheries Management
Area.
Alternative Allocation Method:
The program total allocation shall be divided in two parts. One part shall be
allocated to the eligible municipalities equally and the other part according to
population.
Resolution 99-56
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PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 6th day of
October, 1999.!"·
ATTEST:
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
Approved by Finance:
(9/23/99) kl
/JJOHN,~WILLIAMS~ ~
Municipal & Regional Assistance Division
P.O. Box 110800, Juneau, AK 99811-0800
Telephone: (907) 465-4750 · Fax: (907) 465-5085 · Text Telephone: (907) 465-5437
Email: mrad@dced.state.ak.us · Website: www. dced.state.ak.us/mra/Home.htm
Tony Know les, Governor
Dear Municipal Official:
The Shared Fisheries Business Tax Program was created by3..he:LegiSl~~d~!~'i:.
The purpose of this program is to provide for a sharing of
outside municipal boundaries with municipalities that have been effected by
fishing industry activities.
This is the seventh year for this program. Municipalities around the state will
share approximately $1,508,683 based on 1998 fisheries activity as reported by
fish processors on their fish tax returns.
The law that created this program requires that program funding be first
allocated to fisheries management areas around the state based on the level of
fish processing in each area compared to the total fish processing for the whole
state. Then the funding is further allocated among the municipalities located
within each fisheries management area based on the relative level of impacts
experienced by each municipality. Details of how the program works are
presented in the application under Program Description.
Your community is located in the Cook Inlet Fisheries Management Area. The
municipalities located in this area include Anchorage, Homer, Kenai, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Kachemak, Seldovia, Seward and Soldotna. The FY 00
program total allocation to be shared within this area is $59,823.93.
In fisheries management areas where the program allocation is greater than
$4,000 multiplied by the number of municipalities in the area, program
regulations provide for a "long-form" application. In your area the threshold
value is $32,000 (8 municipalities x $4,000) and you are therefore receiving the
attached Long-Form Application. We encourage your municipality to complete
the FY 00 Shared Fisheries Business Tax Application hs soon as possible. FINAL
DEADLINE for submissions of applications is December 15,1999.
The long-form application provides for a "standard" and an "alternative" method
of funding allocation. Please note that proposals for alternative methods must
be received by the department by November 1, 1999. If you have any questions
about the program, or require assistance in completing the application, please
call me at 465-4733.
Sincerely,
Bill.Rolfzen ~'
Program Administrator
"Promoting a healthy economy and strong communities"