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THE CITY OF SEWARD
RESOLUTION NO. 662
WHEREAS, The Mayor and city Council of The City of Seward have enthusi-
astically encouraged establishment of a Marine Sciences and Research
Institute at Seward as the immediate, very best next development under
the National Sea Grant Colleges and Program Act of Public Law 89-688: and
WHEREAS, this conviction grew out of understanding of basic needs of any
marine-based operation, such as:
Comfortable, safe harbor, without seasonal restrictions.
Seward can provide such facilities right now for the vessel
or vessels which will operate under this Program.
Sites for the shore-based activities related to any marine activity.
Seward has over 900 feet of shoreline inside the Municipal
Small Boat Harbor, with utility lines and streets, ready
for construction of the shore-based facilities.
Equipment and facilities to deliver the products of marine work or
study to the shore, and to deliver supplies and equipment from
shore to ship.
Seward has two fine, large general purpose docks in the
Municipal Small Boat Harbor, one of which is equipped with
an 80,000 pound capacity mobile boat lift, suitable for
lifting and transporting boats or other heavy items.
WHEREAS, a marine scientific and educational enterprise deserves to retain
maximum flexibility, and location in Seward would provide opportunity for
the most flexible scientific program: and
WHEREAS, excellent highway, rail, ocean carrier, air and marine highway
transportation serves Seward: and
WHEREAS, Seward offers a modern community with all conveniences, profess-
ional services and some marine service trades, it is also readily access-
ible to Anchorage for the services of specialists, and also for the
benefit of educational, cultural and scientific events, not possible to
the same extent in smaller communities, but essential to maximum develop-
ment of such a Marine Sciences and Research Institute: and
WHEREAS, we offer our central location within the area of study as an
important reason for locating this Institute in Seward, and would call
attention to the fact that each of the major areas of study in South
Central Alaskan waters requires some travel on the open ocean to reach
any of the other areas: and
WHEREAS, a citizens Committee For Progress to promote Seward as the site
for this Marine Sciences and Research Institute was selected by the large
number of Seward citizens who gathered on November 2nd, 1967 to organize
such a campaign:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that said citizens Committee For Progress,
of which Kester L. Dotts, city Manager of The City of Seward is Chairman,
be and is hereby encouraged and offered all support possible in the attain-
ment of its goal of securing the South central Alaska Marine Sciences and
Research Institute under the National Sea Grant Colleges and Program in
Seward for immediate Program work~ and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all Federal and State officials, including
the Regents of the university of Alaska, involved in the establishment of
this Institute, be and are hereby respectfully petitioned to carefully
evaluate all of the facts pertinent to this Program and to take the action
best for the Program, which we are confident will be to locate said
Institute in Seward for immediate operation.
Passed ~proved
/ 3 day of
by the City Council of The City of Seward, this
November, 1967.
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' R. W. Ki patrick
Mayor
Attest:
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Beatrice E. Watts
city Clerk-Treasurer