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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 2S=ll
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEWARD HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION, SUPPORTING AN APPLICATION FOR A FEDERAL GRANT TO
SURVEY, MAP AND COMPLETE AN HISTORICAL INVENTORY OF THE SEWARD
CITY CEMETERY
WHEREAS, pursuant to the National Park Service Historic Preservation Act of 1966,
certain federal share matching grants for historic preservation projects are available to certified
local governments; and
WHEREAS, there is a public need to survey, map and inventory the burial sites within
the Seward City Cemetery as there have been no accurate mapping or burial records maintained;
and
WHEREAS, the Office of History and Archaeology has stated that the proposed project
to survey the Seward City Cemetery, is eligible for historic preservation program funding; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the application prepared by the Community
Development Department and approved Resolution No. 95-144, authorizing the City Manager to
apply for a matching grant to survey, map and inventory the burial sites within the Seward City
Cemetery; and
WHEREAS, one of the goals of the draft Seward Historic Preservation Plan is to,
"identify and preserve the diverse aspects of Seward's history including sites, buildings, trails,
landscapes, archives, transportation facilities, downtown districts and artifacts;" and
WHEREAS, an objective of the draft Seward Historic Preservation Plan has identified the
need to rehabilitate and map cemeteries in the Seward area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Seward Historic Preservation
Commission that:
Section 1. The Seward Historic Preservation Commission supports an application for
a federal matching grant to survey, map and complete an historical inventory of the Seward City
Cemetery.
Seward Historic Preservation Commission
Resolution No. 95-11
Section 2. If the City of Seward is awarded the grant for the proposed project, the
Historic Preservation Commission will assist by providing an historical perspective of the
cemetery and information on the individuals buried there, review all documents, and recommend
historically significant burial sites for placement on the Alaska Heritage Resources Survey.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Seward Historic Preservation Commission this 13th
day of December, 1995.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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">Shannon Skibeness, Chairman
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Kowalski, Seavey, Skibeness, Wiley
None
Capra, Darling, Galvano,
None
ATTEST:
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