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CITY' OF SF.WARD, ALASKA
HIS'T'ORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
RESOLI;T(ON 2007-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEWARD HISTORIC YRF.SF.RVATION
COMDiI`SiON, RECOMMF,NDINC 1'HE CITY COUNCIL REQUEST
STA'1'r: DF,SIGNATION FOR TIIE CITY OF SCWAIiI) AS TIIE MURA1.
CAYI'I'AT. OF ALASKA
WHEREAS, the Seward Mural Sucicty hat produced and displayed tune murals to dart
wider the supervision of master artists Jennifer I leadtke, 'fim Sezawinski. Jeannie Shirk, Sustur
Swiderski, Jon Van Lyle, Tom Misscl and (fail Niehruggc; and
WHEREAS, a goal of the Seward Mural Society is to product a minimum ul' one mtljor
mural per year, maintain the e?cisting murals and possibly add some smaller murals; and
WHF;RF.AS, the Seward Mural Society has specific themes planned for for next fiveyears;
and
WHEREAS, "Remembering kri! (_;larier' by lot3f artist Dot Bardarson is neuin):
~ completion as lht nuirnl of 2007; and
WHEREAS, F.d Tussey will be the Master Artist fnr ZW8, designing s mural
commemorating the 100'" yeaz of the National Park Service; and
bVHERf+'AS, the SewazJ Mural Society has plans ai produce a mural representing the SO
years of Statchand and/or 45 ycxrs since the 1964 );arthquake; and
W'iIFREAS, a continuing goof of [he Seward Mural Sociuy is to enhance the yuafity of life
in Seward and to increase. the number of visitors, many of whom come specifically to view and enjoy
the murals; and
WHEREAS, a primary goal ol'tttc Deward Mural Stx:icty is to have Se;wurd designated as the
Mural Capital of Alt~ska; and
WHEREAS, by obtaining C'iry and State designation as Mural Capital of Alaska, it would
greatly increase the grant writing possibilities and potentials in obtaining grant funding for the
Seward Mural Society.
Seward Historic Preservation Canuttission
Resolution 211117-OS
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hOV1', THF.1tF:N'UItE, lily 1T 1t~;SULVED by the Sewazd historic Preservation
Commission that:
SecNuu 1. The historic Preservation Commission hrrebV recommends the City Council
desi~tate the C' ity of Seward as the Mur<d Capital of A laska and recommends requesting the State of
Alaska endorse this designation.
Seetian 2. 'Phis resolution shell take clTect immediately upon its adoptian.
PASSED AND AYNNUVED by the Seward Historic Preservatian Commission this2K~` day
ul Novemhcr 2007.
THt: CITY OF SF,VVA12ll, ALASKA
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Tam Swatut,~ice-Chair
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AYES: Luther, French, Capra, lasata, Swann
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AUSFNI : Kovac. Carpenter
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