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CITY OF KENAI - RESOLUTIOY 70- ~S-
SUPPORTING THE E~FORT TO ENCOURAGE TIiE DEVELOPA'~NT OF ADEQUATE
PORT FACILIT.L~S IN THE KENAI AREA
WHEREAS, the Faderal Power Commission ia struggling with
the problem oP depleted natural gas reserves in the contiguoua
48 states, Which is expected to reach a criais stage in the next
several yeara; and
trlHEREAS, it is now considered inevitable that priorities
will be eatablished gor the use of natural. gas, with the utilitfes
receiving firat priority and the manufacturers of other products de-
rived from natural ~as curtailed to totally inadequate reaources;
and
M1f~REAS, sach other products derivsd from natural gas i.n-
clude fertilizers, plsstics, synthetic fibers, paints, solvents,
and various other producta vital both to ~he national dePense and
the n~tional economy; and
WHEREAS, each of the petrochemical plants now in existence
in this area has had to aonstruct its own loadinQ facilities in
*-he abaence of an adequate port, and WHEREAS this lack of a port
facility is inhibiting the Pree and economfcal transportati~an of
our produats to market; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government is also involved in an
aid program to the Pacific Rim nations, a ma~or item of whick~ is
the exportation of prilled urea now manufactured in the Kenai
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WHEREA3, the absence of a port in Kenai precludes vessals
deliverin~ urea to the Pacific Rim from returning to the Kenai
area with round trip cargo, thus further inhibiting econom.fc de-
velopment of this area; and
WHEREAS, developmer~t of harbor fac3lities in Kenat could
effect a ma3or shift in traffic patterns throughout the State,
providin~ direct trenaportation to the heart of Alaekan industry
as we1,1 as far more economiaal service to tho greater percentage
of the Aleakan populaticsn; and
WHEREAS, establishment of a port in Kenai would complement
the Port of Anahorage, whiah is currc~ntly afflicted w3.th ailtation
problems and where several ds~ h~ve been damaged as a result of
icin~; and f'1erS
WH~REAS, Konai is in a rolativel~ ice-Pree area and s;lting
pr~blema are minima~. ; a~nd
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WHEREAS, there is .~o other coramun3ty in Alaska that affers
the economic base and re9ources of Kenai, which has tremendous un-
explored petroleum reserves, which has water resources and the poa
tential Por water transportation, which has established utilities,
which a].ready has the initial development, and which can Fill a
cruaiaZ ahortage in the pe trochemicals of the United States through
development of traresportation faoilities that wil~ give produaers
the best poasible freight and marketing advantages fc,r their pro-
aucts;
N04J TFIEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Citq
of Kenai hereby:
1. Authorizes and directs the city administrgtion to
pursue s suatained public relatione pro~ram through the news media,
legislatine bodies, Chambe r oP Comme~ce groups, uervice organizations,
petraahemical industries, marine transportation industri~s, and other
cancerried in8ustries to encourage the e$tablishm~ent oP ati adequate
port in the Kenai, area.
Paseed this 3rd day of December, 1970.
Atte$t:
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Sharon er ng
j Acting City Clerk
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