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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 98-040
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, APPROVING A USE AGREEMENT WITH COOK INLET
AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION FOR USE OF A PORTION OF BLOCK 10,
FOURTH OF JULY CREEK SUBDIVISION, SEWARD MARINE INDUS-
TRIAL CENTER FOR A SALMON RELEASE AND HARVEST SITE
WHEREAS, Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association (CIAA) wishes to establish a viable
commercial sockeye stocking and harvesting program in the Seward area to sustain its financial
abilities to carry out aquaculture projects throughout the Cook Inlet, Kenai Peninsula and
Resurrection Bay areas; and
WHEREAS, CIAA desires to establish a fish stocking site in the Seward area to provide
community residents and visitors with additional recreational fishing opportunities funded through
the Seward Chamber of Commerce Fish Restoration Fund; and
WHEREAS, CIAA has identified Spring Creek, within the Seward Marine Industrial Center,
as an ideal location because of its clear spring-fed water, stable flow, ease of access and proximity
to salt water; and
WHEREAS, the City has received a letter from the Alaska Department ofFish and Game
(ADF&G) stating that the CIAA project will not make the current designation of Spring Creek more
restrictive, nor adversely affect the City's ability to obtain ADF&G permitting for future
development in the Seward Marine Industrial Center; and
WHEREAS, the city has received a letter of non-objection to the project from the owners
ofthe private land adjacent to and north of Spring Creek; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the value ofCIAA's efforts to enhance commercial and
sportfishing as a part of the local economy and desires to cooperate with ClAA to provide access to
and space in and along Spring Creek to accommodate a proposed fish stocking and harvesting site.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to sign the Use Agreement, attached and
incorporated herewith by reference, between Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association and the City of
Seward for the use of a portion of Spring Creek and Block 10 Fourth of July Creek Subdivision
Seward Marine Industrial Center, for salmon release and harvest.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 98-040
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the city of Seward, Alaska, this 27th
day of April, 1998.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Lowell R. Satin, Mayor
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Blatchford, Callahan, Clark, Gage, King, Satin
None
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None
ATTEST:
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