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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 90-001
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD, ALASKA, REQUESTING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS
OF ENGINEERS TO CONDUCT STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE
FEASIBILITY OF EXPANDING THE EXISTING SEWARD SMALL
BOAT HARBOR
WHEREAS, section 107 of the Rivers and Harbors Act as amended,
authorized the U.s. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct studies to
determine the feasibility of developing a small navigational
improvement: and
WHEREAS, an earlier study of the proposed Small Boat Harbor
Navigational Improvement by the u.S. Army Corps of Engineers in
April, 1982, determined that it was not feasible to expand the
Seward Small Boat Harbor to the south for various reasons,
including an unsatisfactory benefit/cost ratio due to insufficient
capacity, high cost of conventional breakwaters, restriction to the
salmon spawning channel and potential earthquake hazard; and
WHEREAS, it now appears possible to increase the capacity by
enlarging the harbor and to reduce the cost and impact on salmon
spawning by use of new technology of wave barriers in place of
massive breakwaters, thus improving the benefit/cost ratio and
mitigating the earthquake risk: and
WHEREAS, the demand for small boat moorage has continued to
increase and is projected to increase in the future;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
section 1. The city Of Seward requests the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers to conduct studies to determine the feasibility of
developing a small navigation improvement at the Seward Small Boat
Harbor under authority of section 107 of the River and Harbors Act,
as amended.
Section 2. It is understood that, if it is found feasible and
advisable to develop a small navigation project at the Seward Small
Boat Harbor, the City of Seward would be required before construc-
tion commences to enter into a contractual agreement that it will
provide such local cooperation as may be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Army.
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 90-001
section 3. The City Clerk, of the City of Seward shall be,
and is hereby, directed to transmit three copies of this resolution
to the District Engineer, Alaska District, U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward,
Alaska, this 8th day of January, 1990.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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W1 liam C. Noll, Mayor
AYES: Burgess, Dunham, Hilton, Meehan, Noll, Sieminski, Simutis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Perkins Coie, Attorneys for the
city of Seward, Alaska
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Patricia J. Jones
Acting City Clerk
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Fred B. Arvidson
City Attorney
(City Seal)
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