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CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-10
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 BOROUGII JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2007-O1, RESPONDING TO
THE CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 303(d) IMPAIRED STATUS DESIGNATION OF THE
KENAI RIVER.
WHEREAS, on February 27, 2007 members of the Kenai City Council, Soldotna City
Council, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly and representatives of various state
agencies met in a work session in an effort to work together to craft solutions for
improving water quality in the Kenai River and to remove and keep the Kenai River off
of the impaired waterbody list; and,
WHEREAS, during the work session, Joint Resolution No. 2007-O1 was reviewed,
revised, and received consensus approval of those represented and will be forwarded to
the Kenai City Council., Soldotna City Council and Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly
for formal consideration.
NOW, TFIEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, to authorize Mayor Pat Porter to sign Joint Resolution No. 2007-O1 on behalf
of the Kenai City Council. which identifies actions to craft solutions, including, but not
limited to the following:
1. Providing written support and specific recommendations to State and
Federal regulatory bodies to take action;
2. Work together on regulatory actions within each jurisdiction;
3. By April 10, 2007, develop a joint request to the Alaska Board of Fisheries
to address the means and methods designed to curtail hydrocarbon pollution on the
Kenai River.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Kenai City Council will appoint two of its
members to participate in a joint working group with members of the Soldotna City
Council and Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly to advance the actions identified in
Joint Resolution No. 2007-O1 and draft additional resolutions and proposals to be
submitted to the Alaska Board of Fisheries.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this seventh day of
March, 2007.
PAT PORTER, MAYOR
ATTEST: ,._--
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- Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
CYTY OF KENAI
CITY OF SOLI30TNA
KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2007-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCILS OF THE CITY OF KENAI AND CITY OF
SOLDOTNA AND ASSEMBLY OF THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH, RESPONDING
TO THE CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 303(d) IMPAIRED STATUS DESIGNATION OF
THE KENAI RIVER.
WHEREAS, the Kenai River is a world-class sport, commercial and personal-use
resource supporting sustainable economic development and a spectacular natural
wonder; and,
WHEREAS, for a number of years, the Kenai River has been documented to exceed
State of Alaska water quality standards in the month of July as defined by 18 AAC 70
for Total Aromatic Hydrocarbons (TAH collectively known as Benzene, Toluene,
Ethylbenzene and Xylene-BTEX); and,
WHEREAS, multiple Kenai River specific studies have confirmed these exceedences
result from gasoline discharged through the use of outboard motors and to exceed
these standards, several hundred gallons of gasoline must enter the river during the
course of a single day; and,
WHEREAS, this would be the first waterbody on the Kenai Peninsula to be listed as
impaired under the Clean Water Act; and,
WHEREAS, the issue of fuel contamination in the Kenai River has been known by
State agencies as early as 1991, and actions to date have not yet been effective; and,
WHEREAS, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has suggested the
normal schedule for addressing the impairment would result in developing a plan for
the Kenai River in 2011; and,
WHEREAS, the local governments recognize the importance of the Kenai River for the
preservation of the quality of life, tax revenue, and local economy; and,
WHEREAS, multiple entities exist that could develop solutions fora clean-up plan and
limited solutions are within the jurisdiction of the local governments if they work
together, however because the local governments are connected by the River, the local
solutions require coordination and cooperation; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the local governments to work together to fmd
solutions for improving water quality in the Kenai River in as expedient a manner as
possible.
NOW THEREFORE, BE I'f RESOLVED, the City of Kenai, City of Soldotna, and the
Kenai Peninsula Borough will work together as recognized local governments to craft
solutions to remove and keep the Kenai River off the impaired water body list; and,
Joint Resolution No. 2007-01
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FURTHER, actions to craft solutions include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Provide written support and specific recommendations to State and
Federal regulatory bodies to take action.
2. Work together on regulatory actions within our jurisdictions.
3. By April 10, 2007, develop a joint request to the Alaska Board of
Fisheries to address the means and methods designed to curtail hydrocarbon pollution
on the Kenai River.
DATED: This day of March, 2007.
CITY OF KENAI
PAT PORTER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
CITY OF SOLDOTNA
DAVID R. CAREY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Teresa Fahning, City Clerk
KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH
RON LONG, ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
Sherry Biggs, Borough Clerk