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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2006-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ALASKA FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE
ALUTIIQ PRIDE SHELLFISH HATCHERY, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF
ALASKA FOR THE GRANT FUNDS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH QUTEKCAK
NATIVE TRIBE TO PASS THROUGH THE GRANT FUNDS AND
APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska through the Governor's Office is providing a $100,000
grant to the City for the support ofthe Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery for the period of April 6 2006
through June 30, 2006; and
WHEREAS, the funding is being provided by a direct grant from the U.S. Department of
Commerce, Community and Economic Development Office of Economic Development; and
WHEREAS, the grant funding includes $100,000 for support of the hatchery operations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. Grant funds in the amount of$1 00,000 are hereby accepted from the Office ofthe
Governor of the State of Alaska for the support of the Seward Shellfish Hatchery for the period of
April 6, 2006 through June 30, 2006 and appropriated account no. 890-8902-4680-0200 to account
no. 890-8902-5998.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the State
of Alaska for the grant funds and with Qutekcak Native Tribe to pass through the grant funds for the
support of the Seward Shellfish Hatchery in substantial form as presented at this meeting.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
CITY OF SEWARD
RESOLUTION 2006-46
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 24th
day of April, 2006.
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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Meeting Date:
March 28, 2006
Through:
Clark Corbridge, City Manager
From:
Kirsten Vesel, Assistant City Manager
Agenda Item:
Seward Mariculture Research Center and Shellfish
Hatchery
BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION:
The City and the Qutekcak Native Tribe ("QNT") entered into an agreement in December 1997 for
the operation for the Mariculture Production Facility and to cover maintenance costs at the
Mariculture Technical Center while producing high quality spat and aquatic plant seed stalks for the
Alaska Mariculture Industry. A new Agreement for Operating and Maintaining the Seward
Mariculture Research Center and Shellfish Hatchery (the "Agreement") was entered into with QNT
May 28, 2003.
In December 2004, the City approved Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement, authorizing and
approving an assignment to the Agreement to the Chugach Regional Resources Commission
("CRRC"), a consortium of tribal entities. That assignment expired and the parties have requested
another assignment to allow CRRC to continue operating the facility. Under this assignment, CRRC
would assume all the responsibilities under the Agreement, but it would not release QNT from its
responsibilities, if CRRC failed to perform under the Agreement.
Eventually, the parties involved would like to negotiate a new operating and maintenance agreement.
However, a new agreement would involve a longer process and require approval from the University
of Alaska who holds an underlying lease of the property.
CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST:
Where applicable, this agenda statement is consistent with the Seward City Code, Charter,
Comprehensive Plans, Land Use Plans, Strategic Plan and City Council Rules of Procedures.
FISCAL NOTE:
The only costs associated with this assignment are administrative staff time and legal costs which are
provided for within budget.
Approved by Finance Department
RECOMMENDATION:
Council approve Resolution 2006-___ approving QNT's request for an assignment of the Agreement
by and between The City of Seward and the Qutekcak Native Tribe for operating and maintaining the
Seward Mariculture Research Center and Shellfish Hatchery to Chugach Regional Resources
Commission.