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ADA curb cut ramp locations 2010 improvement NrojectSidewalk �I,>°:°�c ,e:.a,aflew.) anm.r8 w�,c a me.m e,:c•u 'o/"'/2 /�/o : .nesse jcssclechome.net Preserve Alaska's Past• Build Alaska's future Jesse Our Goal Restore historic buildings to create a statewide leadership charter school to educate future generations of Alaskans. 1 3/8/2010 History of Jesse Lee Home jesse:le. 1890—Jesse Lee Home was established in Unalaska to house children displaced by epidemics 1925 —Moved to Seward for larger, more accessible facilities 1964 —Closed due to earthquake damage 1966—Program moved to Anchorage and became Alaska Children Services Building Alaska's Future jesse.tic L, P, ' "In the future, the Jesse Lee i Home can serve as a critical la 4 4 leadership center for Alaska �. Native students and others * * ensuring a secure economic f future for our state." !I Margie Brown, CIR1 President and '"'�++ Chief Executive Officer i r jesseleehome.net 2 ti 3/8/2010 _j esse.l Why a charter school? Statewide only 40 percent of Alaska Natives graduate from high school Create new leadership and educational opportunities 60 percent of Alaska Native students go on to their 2nd year of college; 10 percent graduate jesseleehome.nl Jesse Lee Home Site Plan jesse.lnovi ee _ Hann men ■ t 11164 G'� H 'I^i" j 1 uuen ple ME Eln'Ifi Ilime nl:'I ® ,. ICmIPm „IND MUIR _ LIMB DM 1 Jewel Guard Hall(dorms) 2. EE ' 't1 o Bing 3. son Memorial (Alaska State Flag) • iesseleehome.net 3 3/8/2010 Updates �esse.l=1 } ;t Historically worth saving and still technically possible Summer 2009, Unit Construction temporary fixes to roof to prevent further water damage Fall 2009, Unit Construction provided pro-bono °a)st estimates 2010, Unit Construction provided pro-bono and jesseleehome.ii Balto BuildingElder in jesse.lee ' Residen = k. ,� I`'■INEMIIMIIM .,51F,, ` �IIII IIII. I �' jP Multi-purpose 2nd floor 9 ®®® I MIKitchen r �II iig B::i?. 11 n IIIIIII2 ■mum � mnm iii iii iii 1: i 111111Wh li m m n's f ®d i lit Ming 1st floor – — Dining jesseleehome.net 4 . ,. 3/8/2010 Jewel Guard Hall jesse.lev r ti ii ii Ruin ffi ' riff TI - _ - 1 ,L ._ , ir - _ %... , i it i � dk -RE M I -11 111111111 im,,, I •i:::g . ; Rl _if.. . vim. .. 1st floor 2nd floor RA jesse.le Future of Jesse Lee Home ,2 II We are currently seeking funding from a number of different sources: 5 . • 3/8/2010 jesse.lee HON1 . ,p1 -I "rv"^- ',41: n j. 2- t!' "qi • tra - *444 7:-- wait 4t, -41"f:tit* #2, jesseleellome.ii( 6 cam, KMTA-National Heritage Area SURVEY The KMTA Corridor Communities Association is the coordinating entity for the KMTA National Heritage Area. The National Heritage Area designation does not in any way affect private property rights or the management of public lands (including state or federal). The management plan for the KMTA National Heritage Area must focus on historic, cultural, scenic, and recreational projects and programs. What projects and programs would you suggest? Do you know of opportunities for partnerships with nonprofits, businesses, or local, state and federal governmental entities that are pursuing the same types of projects and programs? Federal funds are available only if they are matched by non-federal sources (cash or in-kind services or donations). Can you think of other sources of matching funds? Please give us the main contact person from your organization and list others who would like to be included on our contact list. Please provide names, email addresses, mailing addresses and/or phone numbers using a separate page if needed. Mail or email this survey to Kaylene Johnson, 19827 First Street, Eagle River, AK 99577 Or email: kaylene.johnson@gmail.com Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area We are starting to write the plan ,.. required by federal legislation and want to include your input. a '~ Please contact us before June 1, 2010 so that the National Heritage Area , management plan can best reflect the * 'E=''a desires of the communities within the • K � "" ` corridor. .� ti �� < : ', � Please turn the page to complete the - Y survey. • - 1 Contact us with your ideas and suggestions! KMTA Corridor Community Association board members include: Jim Richardson kmtanha(cgmail.com Janet McCabe fillymcc@aol.com Keith Tryck goldak@alaska.net Mona Painter painter@arctic.net Bruce Jaffa jaffa@eagle.ptialaksa.net Sue Cogswell pwsedd@gci.net r You may also contact ` _ t Kaylene Johnson with your i 4k a it f .$,Ai comments, ideas and i', , ,, suggestions: •f } kaylene.johnson@gmail.corn ,Y , ‘.• • 1111 4k---. _--.- A-- Kt= 1 70 ----501 il ------A 11 > ij .._ E.-.--' -,-- 0-- , r-1 ,...__ (ci up Introduction The City of Seward currently has two Earmarks with ADOT to include: Earmark #1 : $2Mil $0 match Earmark #2: $2.7Mil Requires match prior to construction (roughly $300K) Revisiting the funding obligation is pertinent in the near future In order to obligate these funds, the City must provide a defined scope of work by no later than September 2010 Administration is presenting a DRAFT scope of work at this council meeting Priorities are in no specific order This DRAFT scope exceeds our available funding This scope of work requires council consent Necessary Council Action Review maps and the DRAFT scope of work provided by Administration Refine all potential road and sidewalk needs for a FINAL master scope of work This council meeting is intended to capture council comments for this master scope No additional roads and/or sidewalks can be added subsequent to the master scope of work being submitted Time is of the essence because of the potential loss of funds if a scope cannot be agreed upon within ADOT's allotted time Next Steps Provide the agreed upon master scope of work to ADOT ADOT will assign costs to said scope Administration will bring master scope and associated costs back to City Council with recommended priorities City Council will further refine the priorities Administration will submit the final scope to begin the planning and design process This scope of work must be submitted no later than September 2010 ADOT ' s Planning and Design Process & Timeline ADOT's average planning and timeline from scope submittal to construction is 5 years ADOT will do their best to expedite our scope within reason Aggressively, we could begin construction no earlier than summer 2011 This is an optimistic timeline 0 1 -1 .5 years until construction is "extremely accelerated" ADOT planning process requires the following : Certifying right-of-ways Environmental Documents Identifying materials Planning and Design Design Standards Contingency Complying with ADA Standards Earmark Specifics Seward 's two earmarks have specifications that limit the use of funds The first $2Mil earmark is solely for road improvements and cannot be used for sidewalks The second $2 . 7MiI earmark can be used for roads , sidewalks and drainages Earmark # 1 : Seward Road Improvement There is a total of $2Mil available for road improvement in Seward This specific fund does not require The City of Seward to match any funds Specific information about this fund can be found in the FY2004 Section 115 Earmark Recommended priorities are listed on the next slide Maps defining these priorities are on the following slides • Approximate Area Priorit Street Name From o ' Len•th 11111111111 . '1""111111111"1— 61- iiii—iiiiiiiitatit A-4 la First Avenue Adams Street A Street 2300 A-7 b A Street First Avenue Third Avenue 650 A-3a c Adams Street First Avenue Second Avenue 300 C-1 2 Birch Street Dimond Boulevard Alder Street 1500 B-3 3 Dora Way Phoenix Road Jackson's House 1000 B-1 , 4 Phoenix Road Barwell Street Middle of Curve 1000 B-2 5 Bear Drive Sweatmann Avenue Phoenix Road 300 B-4 6 Res. Blvd Alice Bear Drive B-7 7 Jesse Lee Drive/ Coolidge Seward Hwy Benson 1200 B-6 8 Benson Sweatmann Avenue Jesse Lee Drive C-6 9 Sea Lion Seward Hwy Grade School A-2 10 Fifth Avenue Washington Street Jefferson Street 1350 A-3b 11 Adams Street Third Avenue Fifth Avenue 650 A-6 12 Monroe Street Fifth Avenue Ballaine Boulevard 650 A-5 13 Sixth Avenue Jefferson Street Madison Street 650 C-4 14 Cedar Street Dimond Boulevard Ash Street 700 B-5 15 Marathon Swetmann Avenue Iron Drive A-8 16 C st. liallialt Third Avenue Fourth Avenue A-1 17 Washington Street Fourth Avenue Fifth Avenue 300 Dimond Boulevard Cedar C-3 19 Dimond Boulevard Sea Lion Hemlock f A-9, 20 Jefferson Street First Avenue Ballaine Boulevard F A-10 21 Madison First Avenue Ballaine Boulevard C-5 Ash Cedar Oak i 720 C-3 Oak Ash LTCF 1675 'Note:priority order was established by condition of roads 'Note:Contin enton futuresurve in•an hin . / ;�➢ M1t r��,• x "eft ' '.' N . J sE =� t�'t1 ;.' w:,. 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WASHINGTON STREET "s 0' P\��A� � ,.,� • ^,.rte.,.,, 'r-'• ., -- '�� i. 4 J � .40.------------ The yr apt.cs w:Yrs n;M>were pr tucetf troll the[,est a-aalaLle sa,ui3 e, City of Seward The Oty or•'_:eveetl ssvmc3 no r ,parrltalry tcrany arnr55ans_Ine.'.cnzrrr> 200Legend aen««rosmrew,yers, Improvement Project 2010 Street Improvements .Mt.-r-..._..�.._... .... . �,o„er,a�nt� ,..._ ! a t — . i ll F , • 'f' x 0 150300 Feet 1 I k g a • 4bezp 4 t `i I x ASPEN!L C 'r , yyS '•'\ n '' '' GV _ COOLIDC3E DRIVE,. a •.,:_' - - ' - X30 rya ZFSR a t� 1,00 n 370 1 0 cid 4rF . z ... tips 'z ENti N ... _ � _ ,<O .D12iVE c�F• f .: SQAtE .I o F syi tM10, .` ,Y AINESSTRET ca ,.- ,' ¢ At DRIVE w_ ....-:::,:,.,-...z . -',:-.'''',..2. - ry" Ile' v � �� d C , m, z j 940 t-1 ti j , _ « I I € R E f3A t�ST EET..,. � � 'I''.'11'74; a RESURRECTION w '�S+ z ARD d'-i,;:144''':' 'lei r , ,sn _ 0 !y'' " '''ill',am.-'�-X...d.' - w Q 3 ^��t +: " ti• ` , '' "' _, tKI1At �'l: • .'k �. .ft . ^� • .3., / 1 .. ,, t . TI on"5',1.1T<'::-::::7"..::::.= ltizrnep:w o:::. [[l tui..tla[ OrIca�l�Lla lui:t.. r�'C O�• �.IGity ror� ortJi�an3in�C,ixre� City of Seward - �=�'n«�or; utlw MnsoW may e.r5t Legend 2010 Improvement Project 2010 Street Improvements +....,... . ...t.-`..°'«tr—...H.>.,, N1 v a :..1,1,..:.,,,,,e-44,4C::4,,,,,, .....t?./CS" - t i 3 W-E - t, ' ,'- .' 't..-4'4 ..',..:".,,,,4.-k,..,, '.,,, 6,cysT 5L 1 } r 0 1 SO 300 Feet ,, G o • � I 4. �, 1 1 •-;':,, ^,"2,-„,,„4:?i�t �Ns- �TTONWOOO 5YREET �. 4 r: t ,- - t p- ' ' r ,g-';!.C.,!?,,,': t70' ., I ' vi: _... _ b 1 r t''',','.. :4_ v~i - a fr r `l'_ - j Ir bl " i HEMLOL K AVENUE - _ HEMLOCK AVENUE Lu i rtEM�O K 7 c . O c 0 Tq 0 SEA LION AVENUE 200' 240 '280420' --. 1 ' . ti k The VepI+cs art era map were proeed s Mte best ereY eNUrc a «r City of Seward Throaty m :r, asnere oRent omissions Legend ani,e.rws e,nt mnr asst 2010 Improvement Projectrrroor..r. � � 2070 Sheol Improvements F�„ Earmark • : Improvement of Roads , Sidewalks and Road Drainages There is $2 . 7Mil available for roads , sidewalks and road drainages This specific fund requires the City of Seward to match funds (roughly $300K) Specific information about this fund can be found in the FY2005-2009 Earmark Recommended priorities are listed on the next slide Maps defining these priorities are on the following slides Sidewalks Name From Descri •tions A • • roximate Len •th y Washington Street Between 4th and 5th north side 154 4th Avenue Adams to Railway (both sides) 720 feet each side 1440 Curb and gutter from Kawabe Park to Sea Bean 5th Avenue Seward Hotel 10x300 City Hall 10x226 Handicap Ramps 4th and Washington Replace all 4 10x10 4th and Adams Replace 3 10x10 __ Railway Replace west ramp 10x10 Adams Street Swetmann Avenue 59x10 Bank - 50x10 Across from City Hall 90x10 Ray Building 56 Railway Sea View south entrance East 60 Railway Handicap curb cut north 65 *Replace all strips of red brick with colored cement anal stencil (Electric issues) *Considerations Street lighting Electric conduit Sidewalks Electrical vaults Water servicMir 411111111111111111111161611.11111111101000, Can we leave curb and •utter . a=� -- r. F '1 -- } 'a _.ADAMS STREET . _- z I s.. e , . Y� KM 1.-- 11111.1.111111 i _ .. 1Oo'__. — — . G'"• \��ptL P `' I CF WASHINGTON STREET X.% of i` til•., 1 ' Ag - - .- N O 50 100 Feet 1 t Legend me yapiacs on v.y.,.q,+•.e r><on,o,a rton.ne e..r a-....cre soon,.., City of Seward s ,,,..eta d Seward ass„m..t noraspon..lt;�K, anyd assoons.,acr,.a<,...s • u-os,er e,row',Out may ext. ADA curb cut ramp locations 2010 Improvement Project arioso..wa,k u.,-r• _ ..,, ,.:. Conclusion The sooner we have council consent for the FINAL scope of work the better This will allow Administration to start the ADOT process The refined scope of work will secure our funds if submitted no later than September 2010 Thank you for your time ! KM-TA Corridor Communities Association 3339 Wentworth Street Anchorage, AK 99508 (907) 274-4760 Vii: ' x S /" - 1 . ,.i„ty :, 1 D -0,730,ppb. a •ry. f * . 3 CD .o O O x 3 Mt \ _ r E-: mugO N 5j:,.p xJ ti .'. .^ 7 X94 a) � . 5 O 1 T .4-V11). a MUSEUMS _=:' r`.. — Visit these museums to learn more about the ` Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Vma9a Heritage Area �!!""w' {'' o fit" Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center ' -: \-1121 West 7th Avenue,Anchorage 99501 ,1 ,cr � -- (907)343-4326 °. e:, 1 i ®" / Alyeska Resort Round House Museum 100 Arlberg Ave.,Girdwood,AK 99587 �•r%' (907)783-2383 ° ?. Hope& 11111.--""°- -_- a ° ° , ° Sunrise jr ° Legend Historical staeNeb.a —Road and Mining1------j''''" --.. '., -Naske Railroad ----MNrod NRT Museum � �." ____Other Mayr Tnil -" q , I Proposed Nile Bounden, Old Hope � National Forest Boundary . caroproa� Road,Hope � ----.�. ,. 0 Foresl Serviu Cabin ,„ �,n,e - Town AK 99605 (907)782-3740 NaGonelFaeH 1-lam. Stale p� °"°`p"°"p Cooper Landing Historical Society and -..-_'°?' A °° ' Museum,Mile 48.7 Sterling Hwy.,Cooper Landing,Alaska 99572 Want To Learn More? (907) 595-3500,(907) 595-1248 For more information Prince William Sound Gateway Museum about the Kenai Anchor Inn/100 Whittier Street Mountains-Turnagain Whittier,AK 99693 l (907)472-2354 IS Arm National Heritage ,ii Area,visit a KMTA . : museum or ask a Resurrection Bay Historical Society/ bookseller for Trails Seward Museum,336 3rd Avenue Seward,AK 99664 -_ Across Time:History -_.- of an Alaska Mountain i (907)224-3902 ---" Corridor,by Kaylene Johnson. Chugach Museum and Institute of History and Art,Third and Washington Street Seward,AK 99664 Photo credits:Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, (907)563-8866 Hope&Sunrise Historical Society,Kaylene Johnson. What is a National Heritage Area? Who will manage the program? National Heritage Areas are places where natural, The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm Corridor cultural,historic,and scenic resources combine to Communities Association(KMTA-CCA)will form a cohesive,nationally important landscape. manage federal grant funding to interpret the unique natural,cultural and historic resources Committed to protecting and promoting the cul- of the area.With input from communities,busi- tural,historical and natural assets of a region, nesses,governments,non-profit organizations National Heritage Areas play a vital role in and local residents,the KMTA-CCA will maintaining both the physical character and develop a management plan to allocate the cultural legacy of the United States. grant funds for various community-sup- ported projects such as: What about the Kenai Mountains-Tur- iAhia nagain Arm National Heritage Area? Restoration of historic structures -ti + Rebuilding of historic trails In March 2009 President Obama signed . ,`' •Development of interpretive signs and into law a bill that designated the Kenai " displays Mountains-Turnagain Arm as a National •Creating handbooks on the geology,his- Heritage Area. The bill was sponsored by tory, and wildlife of the area Sen.Lisa Murkowski, Sen. Mark Begich,and Rep. •Recording the stories of living Alaska pioneers Don Young. The Kenai Mountians-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area is one of 49 Heritage Participation in projects and programs is voluntary Areas across the nation and Alaska's first. with zoning and land-use decisions remaining under the jurisdiction of local governments.No The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National land enters federal control as a result of Heritage Heritage Area highlights the experience of the Area designation.Private property rights are not Native Alaskans,Russians,explorers,gold min- affected. ers,and settlers who traveled by various means through the branching valleys and over the waters of this rugged mountain corridor. This Heritage _ * Area is a place whose valleys and mountains,com- (4 so munities and people tell the larger story of a wild ''" 14- place and a rugged frontier. t4 What does designation as a National Heritage + Area mean? • yh � „� National Heritage Areas are designated by Congress and administered by the National Park Service.The purpose of the designation is to support community- Photos:Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center centered initiatives that enhance and preserve local historic,scenic,and outdoor recreational resources. Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm Heritage Area Natural and Scenic Splendor 61041116 _ A traveler through the alpine valleys and mountain passes of the cor- ridor can see evidence of retreating glaciers,earthquake subsidence,and avalanches. Deep fjords,glittering lakes,and rushing streams provide habitat for an abundance of fish and wildlife. Dall sheep,beluga whales, moose,bald eagles,trumpeter swans,and Arctic terns are common sites along the Corridor. Turnagain Arm,once a critical transportation link, has the world's second greatest tidal range. Historic Transportation Routes ' Humans first developed transportation routes into Southcentral and Interior 4-,, --�� ,- _ Alaska through the rugged terrain of the Corridor.Alaska Natives estab- it _ = L. a. lished summer and winter routes of travel for trade. Later the Russians, s I, %• r - gold rush stampeders,and frontiersmen arrived in this resource-rich land. 3 t- ///ll 7.1. The famous Iditarod Trail to Nome,which was used to haul main and gold, illk . -- started in Seward. A series of starts and stops by railroad entrepreneurs eventually culminated in the completion of the railroad from Seward to Fairbanks. The only railroad built by the federal government,its completion was marked in 1923 with a visit by President Warren G. Harding. Before the highway from Seward to Anchorage was opened in 1951,the small communities of the cor- ridor were linked to the rest of Alaska only by wagon trail,rail,and boats that crossed the Kenai River and treacherous Turnagain Arm. The Gold Rush '-i The corridor crosses one of the earliest mining regions in Alaska. Russians I ' A left evidence of their search for gold along the Kenai and Russian Rivers as . ', _ - i-:;. ait well as in the Kenai Mountains near Cooper Landing. In 1895 a rich discov- '` ' ' ery of gold at Canyon Creak set off the Turnagain Arm Gold Rush,bringing _ -r 3,000 gold seekers into the area.A second gold rush in 1898 brought 7,000- `' 10,000 prospectors into Cook Inlet. Many communities in the corridor sprung up as a result of the gold rush. Communities They may be small,but the Heritage Area communities are alive with volunteerism.All have active his- torical societies. Groups in Seward and Girdwood are rebuilding the Iditarod Trail. Citizens in Hope have constructed a museum of mining history out of logs and donated materials. Seward,the corridor's gateway has created an array of opportunities for visitors to learn more about the region. Designation as a National Heritage Area will greatly encourage and expand these good efforts. Communities in the corridor include Bird/Indian,Cooper Landing,Girdwood,Hope,Moose Pass, Seward and Whittier.