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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2002-006
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, SUPPORTING AND URGING APPROVAL OF A $500,000
FEDERAL FUNDING REQUEST FOR THE CITY OF KENAI TO FULLY
EQUIP AND IMPLEMENT THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
LOCATED IN KENAI.
WHEREAS, the Kenai Fire Training Center was cooperatively funded by the City of Kenai
and Federal Aviation Administration and is now operated as the Pacific Rim Institute of Safety and
Management (pRISM); and
WHEREAS, in construction of the Center, the City of Kenai independently funded the
second floor Emergency Operations Center (EOC), which was designed pursuant to FEMA
guidelines, with advice from the Alaska Department of Administration communications and the FAA
Programming Branch Manager in Washington, DC; and
WHEREAS, the Kenai EOC was designed entirely for disaster management, training disaster
management teams and dispatcher, distance learning, and use as a backup communications and EOC
for the Alaska Department ofEmergency Services and Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency
Management; and
WHEREAS, in July, 1999, interest was expressed by Former FEMADirector James Lee Witt
in fully equipping and implementing the EOC, however no funds were available; and
WHEREAS, with the change in the Presidency and Cabinet, as well as events of September
11, a renewed sense of urgency and understanding 0 the critical need for strengthening emergency
preparedness has been felt across the nation and, with that in mind, $500,000 was again requested
from the Alaska Congressional Delegation to fully equip and implement the Emergency Operations
Center in Kenai.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. The Council supports and urges approval of a federal funding request for the city
of Kenai to fully equip and implement the Emergency Operations Center in Kenai.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the city of Seward, Alaska, this 28th day
ofJanuary 2002.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2002-006
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Edgar Blatchford, Mayor
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Blatchford, Branson, Brossow, Calhoon, Clark, Shafer
None
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None
ATTEST:
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Patrick Reilly
City Clerk
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