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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 97-081
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESTORATION
RESERVE TRUST BY THE EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL TRUSTEE
COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the Exxon Valdez oil spill was the greatest man-made disaster in the history
of Alaska, damaging the marine resources of the state and impacting the lives of thousands of
Alaskans; and
WHEREAS, the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council was established with the mission
to efficiently restore the environment injured by the Exxon Valdez oil spill to a healthy, productive,
world renowned ecosystem while taking into account the importance of quality of life and the need
for viable opportunities to establish and sustain a reasonable standard of living; and
WHEREAS, the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council set about accomplishing its
mission through natural recovery, monitoring and research, resource and service restoration, habitat
acquisition and protection, resource and service enhancement, and replacement; and
WHEREAS, the restoration of the resources of the spill-affected portions of the vast cold-
water Northern Pacific environment, rich in marine life, was seriously hampered and complicated
by the fact that the ecosystem and its resources were poorly understood; and
WHEREAS, a trust established in the same manner as the Alaska Permanent Fund would
continue to fund and carry forward habitat acquisition, scientific research and public education; and
WHEREAS, a trust would ensure that we do not forget the hard-earned lesson taught by the
Exxon Valdez oil spill, namely that we have a very poor understanding of the marine resources of
the North Pacific, and would be a significant investment in the future of Alaska;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council is urged to favorably consider the
establishment of a Restoration Reserve Trust to foster the primary aspects of the work begun by the
Trustee Council.
Section 2. The Trustee Council is further urged to make long term scientific research and
public education a part of that continued work,
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO, 97-081
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 27th
day of May, 1997,
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Anderson, Blatchford, Clark, Crane, Keil, King
None
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ATTEST:
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