CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

Mayor

RESOLUTION 09-121

A RESOLUTION OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL URGING THE ALASKA BOARD OF FISH TO HOLD ITS 2011 REGULAR MEETING WITHIN THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH.

WHEREAS, The Cook Inlet fishing industry is a significant and long standing component of the economy for the Kenai Peninsula Borough; and

WHEREAS, Regulations adopted by the Board of Fish during its regular meetings have a significant impact on the various fisheries using the fish from Cook Inlet; and

WHEREAS, For the past several meetings the Upper Cook Inlet Board of Fish has met in Anchorage; and

WHEREAS, Residents of the Kenai Peninsula Borough who attend the meetings in Anchorage incur substantial costs due to the distance; and

WHEREAS, Due to the major impact the Cook Inlet fisheries has on the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s economy, it is important that some of the Board of Fish meetings be held within the Kenai Peninsula Borough; and

WHEREAS, Locating some of the meetings within the Kenai Peninsula Borough would provide borough residents the opportunity to participate without incurring substantial expense to attend the Anchorage meetings; and

WHEREAS, The Kenai Peninsula Borough provides an appropriate and desirable location for such meetings; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Homer, Alaska, respectfully and strongly urges the Board of Fish to schedule its 2011 regular meeting within the Kenai Peninsula Borough.

PASSED and ADOPTED by the City Council of Homer, Alaska this 23^rd day of November, 2009.

CITY OF HOMER

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JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: N/A