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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD
RESOLUTION 2011 -03
A RESOLUTION OF THE PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY
BOARD, TO RECOMMEND THE CITY OF SEWARD
INVESTIGATE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTING AND INSTALLING THE SLIPS
CONNECTED TO Z FLOAT IN THE SEWARD HARBOR
WHEREAS, the Seward Harbor staff maintains a waitlist for slips,
demonstrating a demand for additional moorage in the harbor; and
WHEREAS, the Seward Harbor will begin to utilize Z float for additional
moorage upon its completion during the Summer of 2011; and
WHEREAS, the proposed design for the slips connected to Z float would provide
moorage for an additional 61 vessels and space for additional transient vessels and
provisions for landing craft access north and west of Y float; and
WHEREAS, the benefits for this project include additional moorage for larger
vessels (40 -150 feet LOA), additional power and potable water services, and economic
opportunity for additional business within Seward; and
WHEREAS, the layout, waitlist, and estimated revenue for these slips was
discussed during several PACAB meetings in 2011; and
WHEREAS, this project is recommended in the Seward Small Boat Harbor
Planning and Development Guide as adopted by City Council Resolution 2003 -32.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Port & Commerce Advisory Board
that:
Section 1. The Board recommends the City of Seward investigate funding
opportunities including grants for installing the slips connected to Z float in the Seward
Harbor.
Section 2. The Board recommends that borrowed funds for installation of the
floats be exclusively supported by fees from the slips connected to Z float.
Section 3. The Board does not recommend tariff, rate or harbor -wide fee
increases to support the construction or operation of slips connected to Z float.
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Port and Commerce Advisory Board
Resolution 2011 -03
PASSED AND APPROVED by PACAB of the City of Seward, Alaska this 18 day of
May, 2011.
THE CITY OF SEWARD ALASKA
Ron Long, Chair
AYES: Jaffa, Schaefermeyer, Altermatt, Long
NOES: None
ABSENT: Linville, Oliver
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
J o hanna Kinney, CMC
ity Clerk
(City Seal)
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