HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2024-001 (Joint)CITY OF KENAI
CITY OF SOLDOTNA
CITY OF SEWARD
CITY OF HOMER
CITY OF SELDOVIA
CITY OF KACHEMAK
KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2024-001
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCILS OF THE CITIES OF KENAI, SOLDOTNA, SEWARD,
HOMER, SELDOVIA, KACHEMAK RESPECTIVELY, AND THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA BOROUGH SUPPORTING THE CITY OF KENAI’S SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE
DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT INCENTIVES AIMED AT DIRECT AIR SERVICE
FROM THE KENAI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TO SEATTLE/TACOMA AND THE LOWER 48.
WHEREAS, Communities of the Kenai Peninsula are some of the most isolated in the country, separated
from Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport by distances ranging from 126.5 miles to as much as
226 miles; and,
WHEREAS, travel times range from two to as much as five hours in good weather conditions; and,
WHEREAS, the Kenai Mountains separate the population of the Peninsula from the rest of Alaska,
hampering potential economic growth; and,
WHEREAS, a recent study commissioned by the Kenai Municipal Airport shows that the passenger
market is large enough to support nonstop flights to Seattle/Tacoma with more than 800 passengers
driving between the Kenai area and Anchorage daily for flights; and,
WHEREAS, the study indicated the average one-way fare for passengers within the Kenai catchment
area is $389, well above the national average for air travel, and is likely suppressing travel to and from
the Kenai catchment area; and,
WHEREAS, the benefits from additional jet flights to Kenai are multifold including increased economic
development in the Kenai Peninsula, reduced traffic and congestion along Alaska Highway 1 and Sterling
Highway corridors and less dependence on Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH ASSEMBLY AND
THE COUNCILS OF THE CITY OF HOMER, KACHEMAK, KENAI, SELDOVIA, SEWARD AND
SOLDOTNA:
Section 1. That the City of Kenai and the Cities of Soldotna, Seward, Homer, Seldovia, Kachemak,
and the Kenai Peninsula Borough, respectively, support the City of Kenai and the Kenai Municipal
Airport’s Small Community Air Service Development Grant proposal and the respective administrations
are authorized to execute letters of support or other necessary documentation in support of the City’s
request for federal assistance to provide schedule air service from Kenai to Seattle/Tacoma and the lower
48.
Section 2. That this Resolution takes effect immediately upon adoption by the City Councils of the
City of Kenai, Soldotna, Seward, Homer, Seldovia, and Kachemak and the Kenai Peninsula Borough
Assembly.
Joint Resolution No. 2024-001 Page 2 of 3 PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 3 RD DAY OF JULY, 2024.
Brian Gabriel Sr., Mayor ATTEST:
Michelle M. Saner, MMC, City Clerk
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOLDOTNA, ALASKA, THIS 1 om DAY OF JULY, 2024.
Paul J. Whitney, Mayor ATTEST:
Johni Blankenship, MMC, City Clerk
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, THIS 22 ND DAY OF JULY, 2024.
ATTEST�k Sue McClure, Mayor
Kris Peck, City Clerk
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HO MER, ALASKA, THIS )()(ND DAY OF XXXX, 2024.
Ken Castner, Mayor ATTEST:
Melissa Jacobsen, MMC, City Clerk
Joint Resolution No. 2024-XX
Page 3 of 3
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SELDOVIA, ALASKA, THIS XXND DAY OF XXXX, 2024.
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Jeremiah Campbell., Mayor
ATTEST:
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Liz Diament, City Clerk
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KACHEMAK, ALASKA, THIS XXND DAY OF XXXX, 2024.
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Connie Isenhour., Mayor
ATTEST:
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Laurie Wallace, City Clerk
PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH, ALASKA, THIS 9TH DAY OF
JULY, 2024.
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Brent Johnson, Assembly President
ATTEST:
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Michele Turner, CMC, Borough Clerk