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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02092015 City Council Work Session Notes - PACAB Priorities ! � y WORK SESSION NOTES ON 111(k?) kr no 4 Purpose: C CLk WU I PC1\ b J \poy Wcj�' o r� �Ze cU1 rti i ti c. S Present: 1\ y n h Council Members Pres nt: ' tt .ILA Tovue2uiyc, ir$ v( v ✓u Called by: COR 171 ( I Time (g (Y 1 Date "1 2O )' ********************************e********************* Nocia kitard ► )(Tit- Su1( £ xl - Nvky twicit coult4 • o oktk(i tivt -�—p� (;,.00 fry \S o IAA 5e(16y) qpileil to 2/9 /7015 Sponsored by: Port and Commerce Advisory Board CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION 2014-037 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ADOPTING THE PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD PRIORITIES FROM APRIL 2014 TO MARCH 2015 WHEREAS, PACAB's responsibilities are listed in SCC§ 2.30.325 Powers and Duties; and WHEREAS, City Council and PACAB held a March 3, 2014 joint work session to review and update the current Priorities List; and WHEREAS, at the March 19, 2014 Special Meeting the Port and Commerce Advisory Board work session the Board reviewed and updated their Priorities List; and WHEREAS, with the passage of PACAB Resolution 2014-02, PACAB recommends Council adoption of the 2014 Priority List. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA that: Section 1. The following List of Port and Commerce Advisory Board Priorities, through March 2015 is hereby approved by the City Council: PRIORITIES 1) Work to recruit industries to Seward including the CDQ fleets and related industries, Oil & gas related industries, transportation, and commercial fishing. 2) Help lead Seward Marine Industrial Center(SMIC) development 3) Prioritize Federal and State Priorities for Port& Commerce Initiatives L-4) Review the Small Boat Harbor Management Plan. 5 Explore energy alternatives. Review taxes, especially vessel property tax. �,��(a� Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. CUA l 1 UrnU11) 'nor fi _ *1" put )I f1 L1�& _ �,' iPr ,�� - y i,� �yCe1Uf -�" X01 3S Council Agenda Statement Meeting Date: April 28, 2014 of s Through: Ron Long,Assistant City Manager 4 C-;,�_v_ a From: Port and Commerce Advisory Board q wP Agenda Item: Resolution Adopting the Port and Commerce Advisory Board (PACAB) Priorities from April 2014 to March 2015 BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION: Annually,the Port and Commerce Advisory Board establishes their priorities. The Board reviewed and approved their Priority List at the March 19, 2014 special meeting following their joint work session with Council on March 3, 2014. During the joint work session, the Board and Council reviewed and updated the 2014-2015 Priorities List. At their March 19, 2014 meeting PACAB approved Resolution 2014-02 recommending Council adoption of the Board's April 2014 to March 2015 Priority List. CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST: Yes No N/A Comprehensive Plan:Most of the priorities which the Board wishes 1. to work on are an outgrowth of goals and objectives established in the X Comprehensive Plan. 2. Strategic Plan: The Strategic Plan also identifies many of the priorities addressed by the List. X 3• Other: X FISCAL NOTE: The City will have no costs associated with the approval of the Port and Commerce Advisory Board Priorities List. Approved by Finance Department: Jt s+ it,taitinr INTENT: Adopt the April 2014 through March 2015 Port and Commerce Advisory Board Priorities List. ATTORNEY REVIEW: No RECOMMENDATION: n Approve Resolution 2014- 03,Adopting the Port and Commerce Advisory Board Priorities from April 2014 to March 2015. 3e\ April 1, 2015 City of Seward,Alaska City Council Joint Work Session with the Port and Commerce Advisory Board Unofficial meeting notes Taken by City Clerk Johanna Kinney In attendance: Council Members Darling,Terry, Squires, *Vice Mayor Keil, *Mayor Bardarson Port and Commerce Advisory Board Members Linville, Oliver, Hughes, *Fink, Vice Chair Schaefermeyer, Chair Alterman *did not stay for the entire session Staff: City Manager Hunt,Assistant City Manager Long, City Clerk Kinney, Harbormaster Funk, Deputy Harbormaster Regis, Executive Liaison Towsley Public: Andy Wilder, Jonah Swiderski, Louis Tiner, Koal Backlund, Tyrell Seavey, Jim Hubbard, Patty Linville, Ann Linville, Kaare Elde, Rae Elde, Ezra Campbell, Corey Harris, Kenneth Wardle, Gail Burnard, Brooke Andrews, Rick Smeriglio, Rhonda Hubbard The Council and Board met at 12:00 p.m. on April 1, 2015 and ended their work session approximately at 1:30 p.m. Some statements made: • The city should be better supporting the fisherman currently operating out of Seward, and then more fishermen would be attracted to working in Seward. • Fishing compliments tourism, but is also not dependent on tourism, should the tourism industry decline. • Need better taxes and better infrastructure—a flat tax, and a crane and grid. • Seward should be a community where boat repairs should be able to take place, keeping families and businesses here. • The fishing industry needs local services. • There is a major lack in lifting abilities. In other fishing towns, a grid and crane are a normalcy, and should be in Seward. 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At the recent southwest The Alaska Young Fish By JOHN MESSICK Alaska reConference, erman's Summit, funded by Bristol Bay Times/ Municipal SEAGRANT,targets fisheries r Dutch Harbor Fisherman some rural leaders mentioned workers who have been fish- that, In 1980, the city of Dulling the issue may be the fault Youths in Norway are al- ing for less than five years. ham boasted more than 150 of young people. lowed to sell up to 1,320 pounds According to Sunny Rice, an fishing permit holders in the Preliminary evidence of fish without holding a speed- organizer for the summit, community. Today, that num seems to disagree with this is permit. The catch is taken the biannual meeting "helps view. In early study results, ber has dropped to less than from the recreational quota for young people understand the 80, and while the number of ! youth have expressed a high accountabilitycomplexities of the regulato- fishermen in rural Southwest in crest in pursuing fishing In the U.S. agricultural in- : ry system." careers but don't see much Alaska has declined,the aver- dustry of the Lower 48,where About 60 people attend- chance for entering the indus- age age of those who contin i try,or for advancing once they farmers age 65 and older out- , ed the last summit,which fo- ue to fish has risen by almost number farmers younger than cused on the landward side get in. 10 years. l 35 by nearly six to one, 400 t of running a fishing business. A collaborative research - "The young people tha' million acres of farmland will ' The conference brought in we ve interviewed actually project conducted by the Uni- change ownership in the next • speakers to paint a broad mar- versityseem veryinterested in their of Alaska Fairbanks communi ," said Courtney 20 years. ket picture,to analyze the sci hopes to understand this In an effort to buck this ence end of fisheries, and to Carothers, an environmen- trend,which has been dubbed trend, the online platform help with networking. tal anthropologist who is part "the graying of the fleet."The Farmhack aims to share inno- Almost a third of the at- project, called 'Alaska's Next of the group conducting the vative ideas that support sus- tendees were from Southwest Generation of Fishermen." projeCt. tamable agriculture.Other in- Alaska. The loss of rural Alaska hopes to find practical solo terest groups have used both "The biggest part of the tions that can. rejuvenate ar, 1 permit holders is a big deal, traditional and web-based summit is just to get people to- -fishing industry says Donkersloot. While re media outlets to promote and gether,"Rice said. "This is about how to sus- searchers haven't fully exam support new farmers,and the Other programs in the state tau: local fisheries over the 1 fined the data on all the pollen Agrarian Trust was set up to aim to address the decline in - tial factors contributing to the long term," said Rachel hold and transfer land in order permit holders. Bristol Bay decline, the issue is no less Donkersloot,a program dir•ec- , to ensure long-lasting stew- Economic Development Corp. for at the Alaska Marine Con real. Since 1975, the Bristol ardship for the industry helps fund a permit loan pro- Bay region has lost 175 local servation Council who grew Alaska's aging fishery gram that aims to keep limit- up in Naknek permit holders,while nonres fleet shares some of the same ed entry permits from leaving i ident permits have increased ,� he disappearance of ru- struggles as the agricultural . the region. ral permit holders and young - by 260 people. sector,and both Carothers and In 2012,the Bering Sea crab permit holders is driven by "Your:g people are entering Donkersloot say these exam- fishery adopted a right-of- the the fishery. They're just net pies ran be adapted to address first offer measure as a wayto two things, Donkersloot says. - coming from rural Alaska," P Since limited entry in per- c Donkersloot said. Alaska fishery needs. boost the quota shares avail- 1mitting began, a significant 1 A number of studies have "with the outmigration of able to qualified crew mem- number of permits have been fishing resources goes the out- hers. transferred to people outside linked the success of commer migration of fishing wealth," In southeast, Ketchikan cial fisheries to subsistence the state.Furthermore,many practices, and Donkersloot Donkersloot said. High School even offers a mar- people have moved away from The Walker administration itime course as part of its tech- rural areas of the state and says that if Alaska continues has also prioritized the need nical education curriculum. to lose local commercial fish have taken their fishery per- to improve fisheries access Students use the school's 45- mits with them. cries,it can affect the subsis for rural Alaskans. The Fish foot boat to practice navigation tense fisheries. The research project looks eries'h•ansition team released and marine safety at four Bristol Bay comma = "we're looking at the long- at report that aims to increase Many young people are en- s term sustainability of ruralnities, Alaska ownership of comer- tering fisheries.In Togiak,for Togiak, and Kokhanok. The Alaskan cultural identity,"said mcial fishing licenses, permits example, a new fish process- Donkersloot. villages making up the Bris- and quotas by 10 percent over ing plant has been a way to tol Bay Borough — Naknek, - Denkersicot and Carothers the next five years.The report keep fishing interest local. South Naknek and Kin Sal- have examined other initia- suggests actions to encour For those who do take up mon—are being examined as fives from places as Ear flung age commercial fishing as a fishing,local support has been as Iceland and Norway, and a single community viable option for young Alas- essential. ost of the current data t even looked to the U.S.agru:cul Hans and suggests the impor- "Some people are cer- t tore sector for ways to address that attempts to understand the situation. take of promoting small-scale fainly accessing family and the exodus of young fishermen processing,marketing and the friend sources of capital. ... from rural Alaska has focused Maine offers both a student consumption of local seafood. They're not actually having to on economic barriers. This i licensing grog:an,and an ap The report calls for further go through the bank system. new study, says Donkersloot, prenticeship program to at community organization and which can be prohibitive,"said its lob- will expand that analysis. It tract fishery entrantsew oEdwa d goes so far as to suggest that Carothers. will focus on attitudes toward legislation could be passed to The project team hopes fishing Solid look at whether Island's Future Fisher pro- "retain/recapture commercial to complete its surveys this there are social, cultural or gram also provides mentoring fishing licenses/permits for spring and will spend the sum- and financial snort to new the use and benefit of ccr aim- mer compiling date . - - workers. nitv residents." .-) �`SNERMf1y United Fishermen of Alaska Seward O .wo PO Box 20229 th 7 Juneau,AK 99802-0229 2820 Alaska a Fax 907.463.2Phone . 5 Fax 907.463.2545 ANMVERSARY " ufa@ufa-fish.org /974 20'k www.ufafish.org Commercial Fishin • and Seafood Processin • Facts Seward is the #20 fishing port in the U.S. by volume and#15 b value of 2013 landings JOBS - FISHING ...AND MORE JOBS Permit holders, Crew and Vessels (2013) in In addition to direct harvester and processor workers, fisheries related jobs include fuel, accountants, Seward: consultants,air and water travel, hardware and marine CFEC commercial fishing permit holders: 55' repair and supply businesses, advocacy and marketing Total permits owned: 1181 organizations, air cargo crew,freight agents, and Permit holders who fished:411 scientists. Commercial crew(full year)license holders: 1072 Total skippers who fished plus crew in 2013: 1481'2 Transportation: In 2013, 84 million6 pounds of seafood Percentage of local population who fished: 6.0%1'2'° were landed in Seward for an estimated ex-vessel value Commercial vessels home ported: 913 of$69.7 million6, and most of this was shipped or flown out, providing transportation sector jobs. Each of these individual small and family businesses represents investment,employment,and income in Government related jobs include Alaska Department of the Seward community. Fish and Game• Fish and Wildlife Protection/Alaska Department of Public Safety• Docks and Harbors • INCOME Hatcheries•Alaska State Troopers• United States Coast Estimated 2013 ex-vessel income by Seward—based Guard• University of Alaska School of Fisheries.Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory program, and more. fishermen: $11.3 million Earnings generated from commercial fishing circulated in REVENUE to the State and Community the local economy through property and sales taxes; purchases of homes, rentals, hotels, electricity, through Fishery Taxes ... 7 entertainment, fuel,vehicles, food, repair and FY 2013 shared taxes—Seward received $498,298 in maintenance parts,transportation,travel, medical, and fisheries business and landing taxes,and the Kenai other services.Virtually every business in the Seward Peninsula Borough and its communities collectively community benefits from commercial fishing dollars. received$1.5 million through the municipal tax sharing program.The State received a like amount. JOBS - PROCESSING Seafood processing jobs (Kenai Pen. Borough)22045 AK resident processing jobs: 9395(42.6%) Processing wages: $18.8 million5 AK resident processing wages: $8.5 million5(45.2%) Footnotes-Sources: 1.Commercial fishing permit activity,estimated harvest and earnings by permit holder are from AK Commercial Fishery Entry Commission(CFEC)at htto://www.cfec.state.ak us/acibvicen/2013/mnu htm 2 Crew numbers are from Alaska Department of Fish and Game 2013 Commercial Crew license list,and is the number of full year adult resident license holders who list their address in a given community. 3.Vessel home port numbers are from"AK CFEC Yearly 2013Vessel CSV file available online at htba.//www cfec state.ak us/Dlook/ and is a count of commercial fishing licensed vessels that list home port or ownership in a given community. 4.2013 Population figures used to calculate percentage of resident skippers who fished plus crew are from DCCED AK Community Information Database online at htto//Commerce.state.ak.us/cra/DCRAExternal . 5.Processor Employment and Wages 2013 Data is from Alaska Department of Labor at http//labor alaska qov/research'seafoodlstatewide/AKSFPBorca mit . 6. NOAA, NMFS Office of Science and Technology,see reports"Total Commercial Fishery Landings at Major U.S.Ports"ranked by value,by poundage htto//www St nmfs noaa qov/commercial-fi_sheriesicommercial-landinashndex. 7. Revenue figures from 2013 AK Dept of Revenue Shared Taxes report,pp. 17-20:http.lrwww.tax.alaska.qov/Qroorams/sourcebook/index asci . 2014 v4.2 ��S�� ENO, United Fishermen of Alaska A n c Ii ora e <u� Ju Box 20229 g 40"I Ix Juneau,AK 99802-0229 z Phone 907.586.2820 Alaska 7 Fax 907.463.2545 ANNIVERSARY • ufa@ufafiish.org www.ufafish.org 1974 20'r` Commercial Fishin • and Seafood Processin • Facts nchorage is the #60 fishing port in the U.S. by volume & #74 by Value of 2013 landings.' JOBS - FISHING ...AND MORE JOBS Permit holders, Crew and Vessels (2013) in In addition to direct harvester and processor workers, the Anchorage Municipality: fisheries related jobs include fuel, accountants, banking, consultants, air and water travel, hardware and marine CFEC commercial fishing permit holders: 782' Total permits owned: 943' repair and supply businesses, advocacy and marketing organizations, air cargo crew, freight agents, and Permit holders who fished: 496 scientists. Commercial crew(full year)license holders: 1,0562 2 In 2013, 11.8 million6 pounds of seafood were landed in Total skippers who fished plus crew in 2013: 1,552 Anchorage for an estimated value of$12.1 million6, and Rank among Alaska communities for total fishing most of this was shipped or flown out, providing many participation: #11.2 transportation sector jobs. Vessels home ported' 1183 Vessels owned: 4433 Each of these individual small and family businesses Government related jobs include Alaska Department of represents investment, employment, and income in Fish and Game • Fish and Wildlife Protection/Alaska the Anchorage Municipality. Department of Public Safety• Docks and Harbors • Alaska State Troopers • United States Coast Guard • INCOME University of Alaska School of Fisheries.Alaska Sea Estimated 2013 ex-vessel income by Anchorage Grant Marine Advisory program, and more. Municipality—based fishermen: $55.7 million' Earnings generated from commercial fishing circulated in REVENUE to the State and Community the local economy through property and sales taxes; through Fishery Taxes ... purchases of homes, rentals, hotels, electricity, entertainment, fuel, vehicles, food, repair and FY 2013 shared taxes—The Anchorage Municipality maintenance parts,transportation, travel, medical, and and its communities collectively received $221,337' in other services. Virtually every business in the fisheries business and landing taxes through the Anchorage Municipality benefits from commercial municipal tax-sharing program from The Anchorage fishing dollars. Municipality fisheries landings and businesses. The State of Alaska received a like amount. JOBS - PROCESSING (2012) The Anchorage Municipality includes the Seafood processing jobs in Anchorage Municipality: 9755 communities of Anchorage, Chugiak, Eagle River, Resident processing jobs: 5275 Girdwood, Indian, and Joint Base Elmendorf- Total processing wages: $10.5 millions Richardson. Resident wages: $7.4 millions Footnotes.Sources: 1 Commercial fishing permit activity,estimated harvest and earnings by permit holder are from AK Commercial Fishery Entry Commission(CFEC) at http.irwww.cfec state.ak us'gpbycen/2013/mnu.Mm 2 Crew numbers are from Alaska Department of Fish and Game 2013 Commercial Crew license list.and is the number of full year adult resident license holders who list their address in a given community 3 Vessel home port numbers are from"AK CFEC Yearly 2013Vessel CSV file available online at http -www cfec state ak us'plu;;l. and is a count of commercial fishing licensed vessels that list home port or ownership in a given community. 4.2013 Population figures used to calculate percentage of resident skippers who fished plus crew are from DCCED AK Community Information Database online at http iicommerce.state ak usicra/DCRAExternal. 5.Processor Employment and Wages 2013 Data is from Alaska Department of Labor at http.//labor alaska aov!researchiseafoodistatewideiAKSFPBorca pdf 6. NOM.NMFS Office of Science and Technology,see reports"Total Commercial Fishery Landings at Major U.S Ports"ranked by value,by Poundage http.i/www.st nmfs noaa oovrcommercial-fisheries/commercial-landingsnndex 7. Revenue figures from 2013 AK Dept of Revenue Shared Taxes report,pp. 17-20:http:Nwww.tax.alaska gov/programs/sourcebook/index.asDx 2014 v4.2 syE,RM;c v , United Fishermen of Alaska K o d i a k, O��? � PO Box 20229 40 th Juneau,AK 99802-0229 Alaska z �^ Phone 907.586.2820 Fax 907.463.2545 AMurveY ufa@ufa-fish.org 1974-204 www.ufafish.org Commercial Fishin • and Seafood Processin • Facts Kodiak is the #3 fishing port in the U.S. by volume by value of 2013 landings' JOBS - FISHING JOBS — PROCESSING Permit holders, Crew and Vessels (2013) in Seafood processing jobs in Kodiak Is. Borough: 3,0765 Kodiak: Alaska resident processing jobs: 1,7345 (56%) Commercial fishing permit holders: Kodiak: 5311 Total processing wages: $48.5 million Kodiak Island Borough: 607' Alaska resident processing wages: $32.8 million (67%5) Total permits owned: Kodiak: 1,135' Kodiak Island Borough: 1,281' ... AND MORE JOBS Permit holders who fished: Kodiak:380' In addition to direct harvester and processor workers, Kodiak Island Borough:4261 fisheries related jobs include hatcheries, fuel, accountants, Commercial crew(full year)license holders: Kodiak: 7982 air and water travel, hardware and marine repair and Kodiak Island Borough: 9082 supply, air cargo crew,freight agents, and scientists. Total skippers who fished plus crew in 2013: Kodiak: 1,1781'2 Government related jobs include the largest United Kodiak Island Borough: 1,33412 Sates Coast Guard base in the US with 3100 personnel Percentage of local population who fished: and dependants, Alaska Department of Fish and Game• Kodiak: 18.6%1'2'4, Kodiak Island Borough: 9.6%1'2'4 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Protection/Alaska Department of Vessels home ported: Public Safety• Docks and Harbors •U.A. School of Fisheries•Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory program, Kodiak: 5963, Kodiak Island Borough: 6853 and more Vessels owned: Kodiak: 4833, Kodiak Island Borough: 5883 REVENUE to the State and Community Each of these individual small and family businesses through Fishery Taxes ... represents investment,employment,and income in FY 2013 shared taxes—Kodiak received $1.2 million' in the Kodiak community. fisheries business and landing taxes through the municipal tax-sharing program from Kodiak fisheries landings and INCOME businesses. Kodiak Island Borough received$1.56 Estimated 2013 ex-vessel income by Kodiak Island million'I"fisheries business and landing taxes and the Borough—based fishermen: $130 million' State received a like amount. In addition, Borough Earnings generated from commercial fishing circulated in fisheries taxes added $1.65 million in revenue to the the local economy through property and sales taxes; Kodiak Island Borough purchases, utilities,transportation,and other services. Virtually every business in Kodiak benefits from Kodiak Island Borough includes the communities of commercial fishing dollars. Akhiok, Chiniak, Kodiak, Kodiak Station, Larsen Bay, Old Harbor, Ourinkie, Port Lions, and Karluk. Footnotes-Sources: 1 Commercial fishing permit activity,estimated harvest and earnings by permit holder are from AK Commercial Fishery Entry Commission(CFEC)at htto.Nwww cfec.state.ak.us/apbycen12013imnu htm . 2 Crew numbers are from Alaska Department of Fish and Game 2013 Commercial Crew license list,and is the number of full year adult resident license holders who list their address in a given community. 3.Vessel home port numbers are from"AK CFEC Yearly 2013Vessel CSV file available online at http./rwww cfec.state.ak.us/plook/ and is a count of commercial fishing licensed vessels that list home port or ownership in a given community. 4.2013 Population figures used to calculate percentage of resident skippers who fished plus crew are from DCCED AK Community Information Database online at http//commerce state ak.us/cra/DCRAExfemal. 5.Processor Employment and Wages 2013 Data is from Alaska Department of Labor at http//labor.alaska qov/research/seafood/statewide/AKSFPBorca pdf 6. NOM,NMFS Office of Science and Technology,see reports'Total Commercial Fishery Landings at Major U.S Ports"ranked by value,by poundage http.l//www st nmfs noaa qov/commercial-fisheriesrcommercial-landinas/index. 7.Revenue figures from 2013 AK Dept of Revenue Shared Taxes report,pp. 17-20:http.//www tax alaska qov/programsrsourcebook/index asox 8.Local fisheries taxes are provided by the Alaska Department of Commerce at http:dcommerce alaska.qov/dnn/dcra/OfficeoftheStateAssessor/AlaskaTaxableDatabase aspx(see both Tables 2:Borough and Cities Sales Taxes, Special Taxes and Revenues) 2014 v.4 2 I-I O �`SVtiRM;rAo,< United Fishermen of Alaska - ( 4O " 's' PO Box 20229 M E RJuneau,AK 99802-0229 y Phone 907.586.2820 Alaska Fax 907.463.2545 'wn�tVeRsu�tY ' ufa@ufa-fish.org www.ufafish.org /974_20'' Commercial Fishin • and Seafood Processin • Facts Homer is the #65 fishing port in the U.S. by volume 8 #45 by value of 2013 landings. JOBS - FISHING ...AND MORE JOBS Permit holders, Crew and Vessels (2013) in In addition to direct harvester and processor workers, Homer: fisheries related jobs include fuel, accountants, consultants, air and water travel, hardware and marine CFEC commercial fishing permit holders: 5821 repair and supply businesses,advocacy and marketing Total permits owned: 10231 Permit holders who fished: 4551 organizations, air cargo crew, freight agents, and scientists. Commercial crew(full year)license holders:6312 Total skippers who fished plus Crew in 2013: 1,0861'2 In 2013, 10.3 million6 pounds of seafood were landed in Percentage of local population who fished: 21.1%''2'4 Homer for an estimated value of$25.6 million6, and most Vessels home ported: 5813 Vessels owned: 5693 of this was shipped or flown out, providing many transportation sector jobs. Each of these individual small and family businesses represents investment,employment,and income in Government related jobs include Alaska Department of the Homer community. Fish and Game•Fish and Wildlife Protection/Alaska Department of Public Safety• Docks and Harbors•Alaska INCOME State Troopers• United States Coast Guard •University of Estimated 2013 ex-vessel income by Homer-based Alaska School of Fisheries.Alaska Sea Grant Marine fishermen: $80 million' Advisory program,and more. Earnings generated from commercial fishing circulated in REVENUE to the State and Community the local economy through taxes; purchases, rentals, hotels,electricity, entertainment,fuel,vehicles, food, through Fishery Taxes ... repair and maintenance parts, transportation, travel, FY 2013 Shared taxes-Homer received $37,136'in medical,and other services.Virtually every business in fisheries business and landing taxes through the municipal Homer benefits from commercial fishing dollars. tax-sharing program from Homer fisheries landings and businesses. The State of Alaska received a like amount. JOBS - PROCESSING Seafood processing jobs (Kenai Pen. Borough)22045 AK resident processing jobs: 9395(42.6%) Processing wages:$18.8 millions AK resident processing wages: $8.5 millions(45.2%) Footnotes-Sources: 1.Commercial fishing permit activity,estimated harvest and earnings by permit holder are from AK Commercial Fishery Entry Commission(CFEC)at httg//www.cfec.state.ak us/oobvicenl2013imnu htm 2.Crew numbers are from Alaska Department of Fish and Game 2013 Commercial Crew license list,and is the number of full year adult resident license holders who list their address in a given community. 3.Vessel home port numbers are from`AK CFEC Yearly 2013Vessel CSV file available online at httvi/www.cfec state ak us/olook/ and is a count of commercial fishing licensed vessels that list home port or ownership in a given community. 4.2013 Population figures used to calculate percentage of resident skippers who fished plus crew are from DCCED AK Community Information Database online at http//commerce state.ak.usicrajDCRAExternal. 5.Processor Employment and Wages 2013 Data is from Alaska Department of Labor at http.i/labor alaska.gov/research/seafood/statewide/AKSFPBorca pdf . 6.NOAA, NMFS Office of Science and Technology,see reports"Total Commercial Fishery Landings at Major U S Ports"ranked by value,by poundage hap iiwww st nmfs noaa gov/commercial-fisheries/commercial-landingslrndex . 7.Revenue figures from 2013 AK Dept of Revenue Shared Taxes report,pp.17-20:http,/www www tax alaska gov/programs/sourcebook/index aspx 2014 v4.2 ti M ata n u s ka-Susitna k`S�ERMf N United Fishermen of Alaska p 9� PO Box 20229 4 fbJuneau,AK 99802-0229 ! Borough z x Phone 907.586.2820 ANNIVERSARY Fax 907.463.2545 Alaska `0�4Y • ufa@ufa-fish.org www.ufafish.org "974 Commercial Fishing and Seafood Processing Facts JOBS - FISHING ...AND MORE JOBS Permit holders, Crew and Vessels (2013) in In addition to direct harvester and processor workers, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough: fisheries related jobs include hatcheries, fuel,accountants, consultants, air and water travel, hardware and marine CFEC commercial fishing permit holders: 3191 Total permits owned: 397' repair and supply businesses, advocacy and marketing organizations, air cargo crew, freight agents,and Permit holders who fished: 227 scientists. Commercial crew(full year)license holders: 4432 Total skippers who fished plus crew in 2013: 670''2 Government related jobs include Alaska Department of Fish and Game•Fish and Wildlife Protection/Alaska Each of these individual small and family businesses Department of Public Safety• Docks and Harbors• represents investment,employment, and income in Hatcheries•Alaska State Troopers • United States Coast the Matanuska-Susitna Borough community. Guard• University of Alaska School of Fisheries•Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory program,and more. INCOME Estimated 2013 ex-vessel income by Matanuska-Susitna REVENUE to the State and Community Borough—based fishermen:$23.5 million' through Fishery Taxes ... Earnings generated from commercial fishing circulated in The State general fund received over$30 million6 in its the local economy through property and sales taxes; share of fisheries business and landings taxes in FY 2013, purchases of homes, rentals, hotels, electricity, and seafood industry contributions totaled over$78 entertainment,fuel,vehicles,food, repair and million6. The seafood industry is second only to oil&gas maintenance parts, transportation, travel, medical, and in revenue generated to the State(2013). other services. Virtually every business in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough benefits from The Matanuska-Susitna Borough includes the commercial fishing dollars. communities of Big Lake, Houston, Palmer, Talkeetna, Trapper Creek, Sutton. Wasilla. and JOBS — PROCESSING Willow Seafood processing jobs in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 325 Footnotes•Sources: 1 Commercial fishing permit activity,estimated harvest and earnings by permit holder are from AK Commercial Fishery Entry Commission(CFEC)at httnj/www.cfec.state.ak.us/oobycen/2013/mnu htm. 2.Crew numbers are from Alaska Department of Fish and Game 2013 Commercial Crew license list,and is the number of full year adult resident license holders who list their address in a given community. 3 Vessel home port numbers are from"AK CFEC Yearly 2013Vessel CSV file available online at http://www.cfec state.ak.us/olook/ and is a count of commercial fishing licensed vessels that list home port or ownership in a given community. 4.2013 Population figures used to calculate percentage of resident skippers who fished plus crew are from DCCED AK Community Information Database online at htto.//commerce state.ak us/cra/DCRAExtemal 5 Processor Employment and Wages 2013 Data is from Alaska Department of Labor at htto.//labor alaska.00v/researchiseafood/statewide/AKSFPBorca odf 6.Revenue figures from 2013 AK Dept of Revenue Shared Taxes report,pp. 17-20:htto.//www tax.alaska.oov/oroarams/sourcebookfindex.asox 2014 v4.2 4`SNtrRM,rAO,t Cordova, United Fishermen of Alaska 4,L' 9 PO Box 20229 lb 7 Juneau,AK 99802-0229 Alaska z s Phone 907.586.2820 ANNIVEFax 907.463.2545 RS ARY ` ufa@ufa-fish.org www.ufafish.org /974 204 Commercial Fishin • and Seafood Processin • Facts •r. . . ' s - # ' ii. . . . -a a - .y . a - . • .y .1 • . I . s . . .S. JOBS - FISHING ...AND MORE JOBS Permit holders, Crew and Vessels (2013) in In addition to direct harvester and processor workers, the Cordova: fisheries related jobs include fuel, accountants, CFEC commercial fishing permit holders: 3351 consultants,air and water travel, hardware and marine Total permits owned: 562' repair and supply businesses, advocacy and marketing organizations,air cargo crew,freight agents, and Permit holders who fished: 298 scientists. Commercial crew(full year)license holders: 3212 Total skippers who fished plus crew in 2013: 6191' s In 2013, 147 million pounds of seafood were landed in Percentage of local population who fished: 26.9%1'2'4 Cordova for an estimated value of$91.5 millions, and Vessels home ported: 704' Vessels owned:4563 most of this was shipped or flown out, providing many Each of these individual small and family businesses transportation sector jobs. represents investment,employment, and income in the Cordova community. Government related jobs include Alaska Department of Fish and Game• Fish and Wildlife Protection/Alaska INCOME Department of Public Safety• Docks and Harbors• Estimated 2013 ex-vessel income by Cordova—based Alaska State Troopers • United States Coast Guard• fishermen: $55.5 million' University of Alaska School of Fisheries•Alaska Sea Earnings generated from commercial fishing circulated in Grant Marine Advisory program, and more. the local economy through property and sales taxes; purchases of homes, rentals, hotels,electricity, REVENUE to the State and Community entertainment,fuel, vehicles,food, repair and maintenance parts,transportation, travel, medical, and through Fishery Taxes ... other services.Virtually every business in the Cordova FY 2013 shared taxes—Cordova received $1.4 million7 benefits from commercial fishing dollars. in fisheries business and landing taxes through the municipal tax-sharing program from Cordova fisheries. JOBS - PROCESSING The State of Alaska received a like amount. Seafood processing jobs in Valdez-Cordova Census Area: 2,2085 AK resident processing jobs in Cordova-Valdez: 3415 Total processing wages:$22.9 millions AK resident processing wages: $4.4 millions Footnotes-Sources: 1.Commercial fishing permit activity,estimated harvest and earnings by permit holder are from AK Commercial Fishery Entry Commission(CFEC) at httD://www.cfec.state.ak.uslgpbvicen/2013/mnu.htm. 2.Crew numbers are from Alaska Department of Fish and Game 2013 Commercial Crew license list,and is the number of full year adult resident license holders who list their address in a given community 3.Vessel home port numbers are from"AK CFEC Yearly 2013Vessel CSV file available online at htta.//www.cfec,state.ak.usioiook/ and is a count of commercial fishing licensed vessels that list home port or ownership in a given community. 4.2013 Population figures used to calculate percentage of resident skippers who fished plus crew are from DCCED AK Community Information Database online at htto.ilcommerce.state.ak us/cra'DCRAExternal . 5.Processor Employment and Wages 2013 Data is from Alaska Department of Labor at htto.l/labor.alaska.00v/research/seafood/statewide/AKSFPBorca.pdf . 6.NOAA,NMFS Office of Science and Technology,see reports"Total Commercial Fishery Landings at Major U S Ports"ranked by value,by poundage httD.//www.st.nmfs noaa.00v/commercial-fisheries/commercial-landinos/index. 7.Revenue figures from 2013 AK Dept of Revenue Shared Taxes report,pp. 17-20:http/iwww.tax.Alaska.aov/oroorams/sourcebookfndex,aspx- 2014 v4.2 4 F i Ron Long From: Ron <longmarinesurvey@hotmail.com> Sent:. Wednesday, April 01, 2015 10:15 AM To: Ron Long Subject: Fwd:Attention Fishing Businesses: Personal Use Priority Action Alert, CONTACT Your Legislators TODAY! Attachments: image001jpg; ATT00001.htm; Community& District List, AK Legislature.pdf; ATT00002.htm Sent from my iPhone 5r-4- Ft' T�Ft' Begin forwarded message: SLS Nf I - From: "UFA Julianne Curry"<jcurry@ufa-fish.org> Date: March 31,2015 at 09:20:29 AKDT To: "Jerry McCune" <jmccune59@hotmail.com> Cc: "Julianne Curry"<jcurry@ufa-fish.org>, "Mark Vinsel" <ufa@ufa-fish.org> Subject:Attention Fishing Businesses: Personal Use Priority Action Alert,CONTACT Your Legislators TODAY! Reply-To:<icurry@ufa-fish.org> Attention UFA business members and past business members, UFA is once again calling on our business members to help protect the seafood industry. The Alaska State Legislature is currently considering a personal use priority for Alaska's fishing resources. This priority will reduce fishing time and area for the commercial fishing sector which will result in less money spent at your business, less fish available for the general public, and less revenue pouring into the communities that your business helps support. Please share this action alert with your fishermen and post at your business to help build the public record regarding SB 42, the personal use priority bill. We will need as many letters and comments as we can get, please consider commenting on behalf of yourself or your business. Thank you to those who have contacted your legislators already. ACTION ALERT! Attention Alaska commercial fishing permit holders, crewmembers, processors and seafood consumers, The Alaska State Legislature is currently considering a personal use priority for Alaska's fishing resources. This would place over 100 personal use fisheries above all other users (besides subsistence)and would hold the commercial harvesting sector responsible for the majority of conservation measures. How can you help? 1 • 1. Email Senator Cathy Giessel, Chair of Senate Resources Committee, Sen.Cathy.Giessel a(�akleq.gov 2. Please contact your SENATOR and REPRESENTATIVE in your district. 3. You can also send a Public Opinion Message (POM) to some or all legislators by clicking HERE. 4. *Testify* on Wednesday, April 1st at 3:30, find your local LIO HERE. Points to address: • Include your name, address and district, and that you oppose SB 42 the Personal Use Priority bill. • State that you are an Alaska resident and include how many years you have been fishing. • Talk about the importance of fishing to your small family business and community. • State if you are also a personal use, sport, and/or subsistence harvester. • Most Alaskans access fishing resources through commercial harvest. • All harvesters need to be responsible for the health of Alaska's fishing resources. • This action pits Alaskans against Alaskans. • Most personal use harvesters have their needs met currently. CLICK to send your legislator a Public Opinion Message CLICK to find your local Legislative Information Office If you need more information please contact the UFA office. UFA needs your support! Please join UFA today to help protect your fishing business. UFA is working to fight legislation that restricts your access to fishing resources; support qualified candidates to various boards and commissions; and to defend the ADF&G and ASMI budgets. Click here to join UFA Spam Not spam Forget previous vote 2 f ' Anchorage needs a voice on the Alaska Board of Fisheries Page 1 of 2 � � Dispatch Ne ws Published on Alaska Dispatch News (http://www.adn.com) Home>Anchorage needs a voice on the Alaska Board of Fisheries Karl Johnstone March 31, 2015 Main Image: KinQSalmon 0.jog-1419924028 [1] Main Image Caption: OPINION: The governor errs in leaving the Anchorage area without a voice on state Board of Fisheries. Pictured: A spawning king salmon makes its way up Ship Creek in Anchorage. The Alaska Board of Fisheries is made up of seven individuals from throughout Alaska. They serve all of Alaska, regardless of where they live. However it is important to have BOF members come from diverse backgrounds and geographical locations so their individual knowledge can help members who might be unfamiliar with the needs of communities other than their own. Anchorage has nearly half of the state's population with nearly as many individual users of Alaska's fisheries resources as the total from the rest of the state. Yet it is about to be disenfranchised from representation on the BOF. Gov. Walker recently appointed a Kenai Peninsula man to the position I held on the Fish Board for the past seven years, while a resident of Anchorage. Kenai/Soldotna is a relatively small part of the Upper Cook Inlet region, which includes Anchorage and other cities. And while there are commercial, sports and dipnet fisheries that take place in the Kenai/Soldotna area, the majority of those who participate in these fisheries live in Anchorage. Not appointing a qualified person from the most populated area of the state where so many of the state's users live deprives the BOF of needed representation. Members of the board share information about the needs of their communities and provide facts about the demographics that would not otherwise be easily available or known by other board members. One member of the BOF comes from Huslia, a small Interior community with just a few hundred people. And that is good, as he can share with other members his knowledge of the needs of Interior subsistence users. Other members are from Petersburg, Kodiak, Talkeetna, Dillingham, Fairbanks, and until recently, from Anchorage. With a population of nearly 300,000 it is only reasonable and fair that Anchorage continues to have someone on the board. Surely there are people who live in Anchorage who would be qualified to serve. But, instead of maintaining the historical balance and providing representation from Anchorage, the governor chose instead to appoint a Kenai/Soldotna individual. Why didn't he pick someone from Anchorage? The governor may have been unfamiliar with the history of having someone from Anchorage on the board. Stakeholders from the Kenai Peninsula campaigned hard for the governor and perhaps he felt some pressure to appoint someone from their area. Whatever the reason, his appointment will certainly change the dynamics of BOF decisions and leave Anchorage without a voice during deliberations by the board. Will this adversely impact the largest population base with the most fisheries users? This is a legitimate question that people in the Anchorage and surrounding areas will be asking. http://www.adn.com/print/article/20150331/anchorage-needs-voice-alaska-board-fisheries 4/1/2015 r • • ` Anchorage needs a voice on the Alaska Board of Fisheries Page 2 of 2 Before the governor's appointee can take office, he must be confirmed by the Legislature. This process is to occur soon. Many of the legislators represent the large number of fisheries users from Anchorage and nearby cities. These people are hoping that the Legislature takes into consideration how important it is for them to have a voice in BOF decisions. Walker's appointment temporarily has eliminated that voice. Hopefully the Legislature can give him the opportunity to change his mind and do what is right for Anchorage. Karl Johnstone is a former member of the Alaska Board of Fisheries and a retired state Superior Court judge. 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