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CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 82-90
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, URGING
GOVERNOR JAY HAMMOND TO INCLUDE A REQUEST OF $2.75 MILLION IN THE
GOVERNOR'S 1983-84 BUDGET UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE PURPOSE OF APRON EXTENSIONS AT THE KENAI MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT.
WHEREAS, the Kenai Municipal Airport is soley operated and
maintained by the City of Kenai and is not operated by the State
of Alaska as are most airports in the state of Alaska and
therefore does not receive annual or regular state funds for its
maintenance or operation and is one of the major air terminals in
the state of Alaska, and
WHEREAS, it appears that during the calendar year of 1982 the
airport will record 100#000 enplanements which will be a new
record and that statistic indicates 100#000 deplanements for a
total of 200,000 passengers in the Kenai Municipal Airport in
1982, and
WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal Airport services Alaska's two major
industrial sources, i.e., oilfields in Cook Inlet and fish
processing by flying in several million pounds of fish to be
processed by the 15 area canneries and is a major contributor to
the State of Alaska's economy, and
WHEREAS, the present situation at the Kenai Municipal Airport
contributes to an unhealthy, congested and dangerous situation
because of the lack of apron space to accomodate all of the
canneries who are flying fish from Bristol Bay, Kuskokwin Bay and
-4 the Norton Sound area, and the freight and personnel necessary to
operate the oil fields in the Kenai area, and
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WHEREAS, this situation contributes negatively to the state of
Alaska's economy from the standpoint of intrastate and interstate
commerce, and
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai with its population of 4400 does not
have the monies available to remedy a situation that adversely
effects the entire state of Alaska, and
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WHEREAS, the City of Kenai,, in 1981 applied through the
Department of Transportation to the FAA for ADAP funds for this
project; and while approved for funding, this project is in
competition with other State Airport projects, and
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai is of the opinion the situation needs
to be addressed immediately not only to remedy a serious
situation which exists in Kenai, but a serious situation from an
economic standpoint of the entire State of Alaska.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA# that Governor Jay Hammond include in the
Governor's budget through the Department of Transportation $2.75
million dedicated to the City of Kenai's Municipal Airport for
the purpose of expanding the ramps on that facility which will
result in greater safety and will contribute toward the economic
health of the entire State of Alaska.
P:.SSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI ALASKA, this 18th day
of August, 1982.
VINCENT O'REILL , MAYOR
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JaEat Whelan, City Clerk
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