CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
Mayor
RESOLUTION 10-61
A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA ENDORSING THE ALASKA CLEAN HARBOR PLEDGE AND
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR ACTIONS THAT RESULT IN A “CLEAN HARBOR” CERTIFICATION.
WHEREAS,
For the past few years, Cook Inletkeeper has been
promoting the Alaska Clean Harbors project and has been working with and
providing technical assistance to harbors in the area who wish to participate
and to protect and the quality of Alaska’s marine waters; and
WHEREAS, The
Homer Port and Harbor has participated actively, has already taken many steps
to improve the quality of marine waters, and wishes to attain a “Clean Harbor”
certification; and
WHEREAS, The first step toward achieving Alaska Clean Harbor status
is to take the Alaska Clean Harbor Pledge; and
WHEREAS, The
pledge is voluntary and states that the City will do its part to maintain the
quality of Alaska’s marine waters, encourage voluntary participation, and
promote individual responsibility through education; and
WHEREAS, In the 2009 fall conference for AAHPA
(Alaska Association of Harbormasters and Port Administrators) the board of
directors passed a motion endorsing the clean harbors program.
NOW THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED; That the Homer City Council hereby endorses the Alaska Clean
Harbor Pledge and expresses its support for further actions that result in a
“Clean Harbor” certification.
PASSED AND ADOPTED
by the Homer City Council this 26th day of July, 2010.
CITY OF
HOMER
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JAMES
C. HORNADAY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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JO
JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK
Fiscal Note: NA