CITY
OF HOMER
HOMER,
ALASKA
Mayor
RESOLUTION
10-33
A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, EXPRESSING ITS SUPPORT FOR A
KACHEMAK BAY RESEARCH RESERVE GRANT APPLICATION TO THE NATIONAL ESTUARINE
RESEARCH RESERVE SYSTEM SCIENCE COLLABORATIVE TO FUND A STUDY OF COASTAL UPLIFT
AND HABITAT CHANGES IN KACHEMAK BAY.
WHEREAS, The Kachemak Bay Research
Reserve (KBRR) submitted a Letter of Intent to apply for grant funding from the
National Estuarine Research Reserve Science Collaborative for a proposal
entitled “Assessing Coastal Uplift and Habitat Changes in a Glacially
Influenced Estuary System Located in Kachemak Bay, Alaska”; and
WHEREAS, Prior to submitting the
Letter of Intent, KBRR consulted with potential collaborators and users of the
resulting data including the City of Homer, the Kenai Peninsula Borough, and
the Seldovia Village Tribe; and
WHEREAS, KBRR recently received a
positive response to its Letter of Intent and was encouraged to submit a final
proposal which is due on May 4, 2010; and
WHEREAS, The City of Homer has a
strong interest in seeing this research funded because coastal uplift may have
implications for predicted rises in sea levels, patterns of coastal erosion,
infrastructure construction and protection, and a whole host of planning,
zoning and public safety issues; and
WHEREAS, If this proposal is funded,
the City staff, including the Port and Harbor Director, the City Planner, and
the Special Projects Coordinator, is committed to dedicating time and resources to collaborating with the research team in an
effort to help make the project a success.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that
the Homer City Council hereby expresses its strong support for KBRR’s grant
application to the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science
Collaborative to study coastal uplift in Kachemak Bay.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City
Council this 12th day of April, 2010.
CITY
OF HOMER
_____________________________
JAMES
C. HORNADAY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
______________________________
JO
JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK
Fiscal
Note: N/A - Some in-kind services.