HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1983-144Suggested by: City Council
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 83-144
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
REQUESTING STATE OF ALASKA FUNDING THROUGH THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
ON BADLY NEEDED PROJECTS FOR FACILITIES THAT ARE OF AN AREA WIDE
NATURE USED EXTENSIVELY BY PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF ALASKA,
BUT ARE MAINTAINED, OPERATED, AND SUPPORTED SOLELY BY THE CITY OF
KENAI.
WHEREAS, there are many facilities inside the City of Kenai that
are used extensively by people throughout the Kenai Peninsula,
Anchorage, and the State of Alaska, and
WHEREAS, these same facilities have unrestricted use and without
additional charge to individuals who live outside the City of
Kenai, and
WHEREAS, these same facilities are maintained, operated, and
supported solely by the City of Kenai even though they are
benefiting the State of Alaska and individuals throughout the
State, and
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai is requesting State of Alaska funding
support for the following:
1.) Library Addition - $700 000. The Kenai Community Library
is a public service facility serving an area of
approximately 25,000 people. This facility has 8,000
cardholders with a yearly circulation of 70,000 items. One
half of the cardholders are from outside of the City. The
facility is extremely overcrowded and in need of expansion.
2.) Extend Airport Apron - $2,750,000. The airport facility
had a 200,000 passenger use last year with an expected
210,000 this year. This is a 60 percent increase over the
last two years. There was 8 to 10 million pounds of fish
flown into the airport last year from many areas of the
State. This expansion is needed to prevent over -congestion
and/or a catastrophic accident. This project is in
conjunction with the Airport Master Plan, Phase II
(1980-85).
3.) Harbor -Bulkhead, Dredging, Onck - $1,900,000. This facility
will service approximately 500 commercial fishing vessels
providing fish to 14 area processing plants. In addition
many pleasure craft and some freight haulers from the lower
48 will have a staging area in the Kenai area that will
accommodate their ships for the first time.
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- 4.) Civic Center - $2 125,000. Kenai's population is growing at
a rate of about O% per year. Tourism in the area is
increasing by 12A per year. Kenai represents the oil center
and the fishing center on the Kenai Peninsula and needs a
community center to keep pace with its growth.
5.) Extend North Taxiway at Kenai Airport - $1,700,000. At the
present time, the North 2450 feet of runway 01 does not have
a taxiway exit, causing aircraft to "backtrack" when landing
on 01 or when taking off from runway 19. This maneuver
causes undue delay for landing/departing aircraft, and could
conceivably delay the landing of an aircraft experiencing
emergency conditions. This project would extend the
existing parallel taxiway northward from taxiway "C" and
create taxiway "D".
This project is in conjunction with the Airport Master Plan,
Phase II (1980-85).
NOW, THEREFORE, -BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA, that the City of Kenai is requesting State of
Alaska funding through the Governor's budget on the badly needed
projects of:
i 1.) Library Addition - $700,000
2.) Extend Airport Apron - $2,750,000
3.) Harbor -Bulkhead, Dredging, Dock - $1y900,000
4.) Civic Center - $2,125,000
5.) Extend North Taxiway at Kenai Airport - $1,700,000
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of the Resolution be
sent to Governor Bill Sheffield, Commissioner Daniel Casey, DOT;
Commissioner Harold Raynolds, Department of Education;
Commissioner Richard Lyon, Department of Commerce and Economic
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Development and to all members of the 1983-84 Legislature.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA this 31st day
of October, 1983.
Tom Wagoner, Mayo
ATTEST:
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Mary nn Dore, Deputy City Clerk