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KENAI. ALASKA
ATTEST:
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2009 -66
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Suggested by: Administration
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AUTHORIZING
CITY OF KENAI MAYOR PORTER TO SIGN CITY OF KENAI, CITY OF SOLDOTNA, AND
KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2009 -01, REQUESTING THE
BOARD OF FISHERIES TO RECONSIDER ITS DECISION NOT TO HOLD THE 2011
BOARD OF FISHERIES MEETING IN THE KENAI /SOLDOTNA AREA.
WHEREAS, on October 29, 2009 the Kenai City Manager forwarded Joint Resolution
2009 -01 to be considered by the Councils of the Cities of Kenai and Soldotna, and the
Assembly of the Kenai Peninsula Borough; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the Kenai Peninsula that the Board of Fisheries
reconsider its decision not to hold the 2011 Board of Fisheries meeting in the
Kenai /Soldotna area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, that Mayor Pat Porter is authorized to sign City of Kenai, City of Soldotna,
and Kenai Peninsula Borough Joint Resolution 2009 -01 requesting the Board of
Fisheries reconsider its decision not to hold the 2011 Board of Fisheries meeting in the
Kenai Soldotna Area.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this fourth day of
November, 2009.
PAT PORTER, MAYOR
CITY OF KENAI
CITY OF SOLDOTNA
KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2009 -01
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCILS OF THE CITY OF KENAI AND THE CITY OF
SOLDOTNA, AND THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH,
REQUESTING THE BOARD OF FISHERIES RECONSIDER ITS DECISION NOT TO
HOLD THE 2011 BOARD OF FISHERIES MEETING IN THE KENAI /SOLDOTNA AREA.
WHEREAS, the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the City of Kenai, and the City of Soldotna, have
respectfully requested the Board of Fisheries hold its 2011 meeting in the Kenai Peninsula
Borough, specifically in the Kenai /Soldotna area; and,
WHEREAS, 1999 was the last time a Board of Fisheries meeting was held in the Kenai /Soldotna
area; and,
WHEREAS, over eighty percent (80 of the proposals up for discussion will be for the Kenai
and Kasilof Rivers and direct off -shore waters; and,
WHEREAS, residents of the Kenai Peninsula must incur substantial travel and lodging costs to
attend a Board of Fisheries meeting in Anchorage which would prevent them from attending the
2011 Board of Fisheries meeting; and,
WHEREAS, it would be beneficial for the Board of Fisheries to hear testimony from residents of
the Central Kenai Peninsula area and visit areas affected by its decisions; and,
WHEREAS, in the Kenai/Soldotna area, there are quality facilities for public meetings, lodging,
restaurants and accommodations; and information on facilities, hotels, and restaurants can be
obtained from the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council, the Kenai. Convention
Visitors Bureau, the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce, and the Kenai Chamber of Commerce;
and,
WHEREAS, the financial benefit to businesses on the Kenai Peninsula if the Board of Fisheries
meeting is held in the Kenai /Soldotna area would be substantial during a period of the year when
business is slow; and,
WHEREAS, despite the requests of the three (3) local municipal governments, the hardship on
the Kenai Peninsula residents, and the availability of quality public meeting facilities, hotels, and
restaurants in the Kenai /Soldotna area, the Board of Fisheries voted to hold its 2011 meeting in
Anchorage; and,
WHEREAS, no communication has been received from the Board of Fisheries explaining why
the invitation from the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the Cities of Kenai and Soldotna was
declined; and,
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2009 -01
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WHEREAS, no communication has been received from the Board of Fisheries explaining why
the invitation from the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the Cities of Kenai and Soldotna was
declined; and,
WHEREAS, the perception of Kenai Peninsula residents is that inaccurate and argumentative
comments about residents of the Kenai Peninsula published in the media on October 12, 2009
influenced the Board of Fisheries to decline to hold its 2011 Upper Cook Inlet meeting in the
Kenai /Soldotna area..
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Kenai, the City of Soldotna, and the Kenai
Peninsula Borough request the Board of Fisheries reconsider its decision and hold the 2011
Upper Cook Inlet Board of Fisheries meeting in the Kenai /Soldotna area.
Dated: This day of November, 2009
CITY t_ KENAI
ATTEST:
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
ATTEST:
Teresa Fahning, City Clerk
ATTEST:
Johni Blankenship, Borough Clerk
PAT PORTER, MAYOR
CITY OF SOLDOTNA
PETER A. MICCICHE, MAYOR
KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH
PETE SPRAGUE, ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT