HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2004-01Suggested by' City Council
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2004-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, SUPPORTING THE
INCLUSION OF THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH IN THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING AN ALTERNATIVE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO SERVE THE COOK INLET THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF
A DUAL-USE VESSEL.
WHEREAS, the development of a dual-use vessel is in progress to provide transportation
between the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Municipality of Anchorage; and,
WHEREAS, the dual-use vessel will also be capable of providing emergency response service in
the event of an air transport accident in Cook Inlet; and,
WHEREAS, the dual-use vessel will also support the construction of the Knik Arm Bridge; and,
WHEREAS, the dual-use vessel could also be used as alternative transportation to serve the
Cook Inlet, including Anchorage, Port MacKenzie, Goose Bay, Knik, Kenai and Homer; and,
WHEREAS, project goals for this alternative transportation system include providing reliable
year-round transportation service to the Cook Inlet; providing crash and rescue service to the
Ted Stevens International Airport; supporting construction of the Knik Arm Bridge; and,
increasing the economic diversity of the regional economy including the Kenai Peninsula
Borough; and,
WHEREAS, as part of the Knik Arm Crossing project, the Kenai Spur Highway will need to be
lengthened from Captain Cook State Recreation Area to Point Pos~session at the northern tip of
the Peninsula (roughly 30 miles); and,
WHEREAS, it would be advantageous for the Kenai Peninsula Borough to be included in the
Regional Transportation Planning Organization already developed between the Matanuska-
Susitna Borough and the Municipality of Anchorage to present a united front in acquiring
essential federal funding for the proposed dual-use vessel transportation system.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
'that it supports the inclusion of the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the Regional Transportation
Planning Organization for the purpose of creating an alternative transportation system to serve
the Cook Inlet through the development of a dual-use vessel.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this seven[h day of January,
2004. ~
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ATTEST:
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
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