HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1988-71,,3
Suggested by~ Council
CITY OF KENAI
REEOGUTION NO. 88-?~
A RESOLUTION OF TH~ COUNCIL OF TEB CITY OF KBNAI, ALASKA, URGING
THE ABASKAGEGZSLAT~RE TO M~BND TEE PRESENT FISH TAX I~A# TO
PROVIDE A MORE EOUITABLB DISTRIBUTION OF FISH TAX REVENUES TO _
I~NICIPALITIES IN SECOND CbASS BOROUGHS.
HERB&S, the present law provides for the distribution of the
fish tax monies on the basis of · formula which gives the State
50~, unified municipalities 50~, cities within second class
boroughs receive 25~ and second class boroughs receive 25~, and
#HHR~.~S, it was the intent of the original legislation to permit
those funds to be used to enhance the fishing industry, and
I, IERE&S, second class boroughs have no powers by which they can
enhance the fishing industry, i.e, lack of power to build docks,
boat ramps, provide fueling facilities, develop fishing
industrial parks, build roads to fishing sites, provide water and
sewer and providing emergencF medical facilities to or for the
employees o~ the processors, etc., and
~IlH~EAS, cities within second class boroughs have ell of the
necessary powers to provide those services £or the enhancement o~
the fishing industry, the borough should not share in 25~ of the
fish tax collected in those cities, but the cities should retain
the 50~ share the State is not entitled to, and
~HEREAS, this formula change does not eliminate second class
boroughs entitlement to 50~ of the fish tax collected by
processors outside of cities within that borough, and
~HEREAS, this would appear to be the more equitable and
reasonable distribution o~ the f~ds that were specifically
;.,:,.,.,, ,.f:..,::~:,.:; renewable resource indust~ies ~or the' benefit o~ all Alaskans.
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NOW, THEREFORE', DE XT RESOLVBD B~ THE COi~CXL OF THE CXTY OF
KKNAZ, ALASKA, that the Alaska ~eS~slature is hereby urged to
make the appropriate amendments in the present fish tax law that
will permit municipalities in socond clans boroughs to have
additional funds £or which they can, in cooperation with the
processors, co~mercial fishing fleet and sports fishermen,
continue to invdst in tho improvement and enhancement and
perpetuation of the f~shing industry in the state of Alaska. By
this resolution, it iselso hoped that the cities of Seldovia,
Homer, Seward and Soldotna will Join with the City of Kenai in
support of a resolution with the sane intent and desired result
as this resolution.
PASSED BY,HE CO~HCZL OF ~HRC~~dsY
of August, ~988.
ATTEST~ yNfLIAHS, HAYOR
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