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Home My WebLink About05-18-2009 Salmon Task Force PacketCity Task Force Salmon Kenai City Council Briefing May 18, 2009 Presentation overview Introduction of Members Salmon Task Force Process Presentations Why should the city care Timeline of major events from statehood Economic summary 779997 Overview of stock management Overview of CoK habitat issues Recommendations Q A with Mayor and Council Members t introduction of Task Force Members John Torgerson Dwight Kramer Peter Micciche Ken Tarbox Robert Ruffner Jim Butler Joe Moore (Council Rep) Why Should The City of Kenai Care? INTERNAL INTERESTS •Because you are a political body •The delivery of core services are affected by fishing Direct indirect Revenues Infrastructure (both grey and green) Response to seasonal influx of people Maintaining economic diversity Providing for quality of life for your residents/ Visitors 2 Why Should The City of Kenai Care? External Interests Legislative Cook Inlet Salmon Task Force Mat /Su Blue Ribbon Sportsman's Committee Moving the Soldotna Office of ADF &G to Anchorage In- season Management Decisions Confirmation of Political Appointments BOF ADF &G, DEC, DNR Upstream Development Standards /Policies Kenai River Salmon Industry Timeline Pre statehood: Traps, outside influence, federal mngmt Changes with statehood: No traps, board of fish process, state mngmt (ADFG) Early 60's Mid 70's Stocks depleted overharvest was a concern Mid -70's late 80's: Limited entry, new processors, sportfishing emerges Late 80's early 2000: Subsistence priority est., Growth in sportfish industry, dipnetting emerges, market shifts (farm salmon price drop) Early 2000 today: Increasing population leads to increased demand and more complex management plans 3 Economic Factors Direct Revenues and Indirect Revenues Both important and difficult to tease apart Econom ics 999777 More info could be gained from Gunnar Knapp's presentation amount city has received in fish tax over last 10 years assessed value [land property] of processors in the city over the past 10 years assessed value of com fish boats in the city over the past 10 years Dipnet fishing revenues over past 10 years Dipnet related costs incurred by city in past 10 years Note: info pending from city LTC Soe' -eye :Salmon Total d::::._._1 Pln 14,000,000 Decade Average 12,000, 000 10,000 ,006 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,006 2.000,006 :ov <V 0) 0 .c nar o rN M 000 <0,ar- 000CSmcn 000 CY m C) rn c, 0 o d> o o o oo 4 amemanis ea ®s ®e MS SWAN SefentIMIN NMI 6 MI MIMI tam s g s gss N IS,BEN I s EIJIIN 111,11111. MAW lila NI Ems Mama twee him mark^.1,11.1:: 7 700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Nn. of IJCI Drift and Set Gil!net Permits Fished, 1980-2008 AAA.AAA 1 Drift —Set NW tAr■ Nova= Growth in iddi and sport 700,000 600.000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 ,800.000 1,600.000 IAMEMS/ 1.200,000 MME000 000.000 6002140) 400.000 2004;00 Kenai River Sockeye Salmon Sport Personal Use Harvest Growth in Eli and sport 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 ,2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Upper end Inriver Lower end Inriver I I Personal Use La Sport No. of Years 4 Minimum Within Range MaXIMUM istti 14 (3900) em Sonar Passage Estimates Note: sport fish harvest nc available or-2'307- Kenai River escapements have exceeded goals over half the time which means lost harvest opportunity. 9 Direct Land use (plan or react room for meaning ful dissent when bade lines drown Road maintenance Stormwater controls Wastewater controls L dodoes osadoc(aoa e•ncl res Habitat Issues Control Indirect Upstream local, state and federal partners State Agency decisions Federal Agency decisions ESA Critical Threats Rankings tesvede Degree of Threat 10 Bad Culverts Tov,• hasten limits Nc Name Creek Kenai Spur Salmon Habitat Beaver Loop Stormwater Issues 12 Wetlands Will Kenai Choose Salmon? 1. Change the burden of proof concept in habitat decision making 2. Make decisions based on watershed boundaries or bio- regions rather than on political boundaries 3. Educate staff on habitat related issues 4. Learn and adapt by evaluation of past practice 5. Take into account the long tenn time frames of salmon production. 6. Lowest priority on decision making matrix 13 Recommendations recommendations Take the lead and work with Soldotna and KPB on infrastructure planning Develop a plan to address Culverts and Stormwater (w /ADOT and ADF;C) Establish Watershed and Natural Resource advisory commission Solicit and or provide technical input Sustain economic and community benefits associated with natural resources Review city actions for environmental impacts Monitor track and report to the council when external activities may impact the city 14