FY2025-12 An Ordinance Of The Assembly Of The Kodiak Island Borough Accepting And Appropriating Grant Funds For The 2021-22 And 2022-23 Bristol Bay Red King Crab And Bering Sea Snow Crab Fisheries Disaster Declaration1
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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. FY2025-12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ACCEPTING
AND APPROPRIATING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE 2021-22 AND 2022-23 BRISTOL BAY RED
KING CRAB AND BERING SEA SNOW CRAB FISHERY DISASTER DECLARATION
WHEREAS, on May 9, 2023, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce made a disaster determination
for Alaska's 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 Bristol Bay King Crab and Bering Sea Snow Crab
fisheries, under the Magnuson -Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in response
to the March 3, 2022, and October 21, 2022, requests from Governor Dunleavy; and
WHEREAS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries allocated
$94,489,726 and $96,621,465 to address losses to the affected management areas in response
to the disaster determination; and
WHEREAS, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) works with affected
stakeholders and NOAA Fisheries to identify funding priorities and develop spend plans for each
fishery disaster. ADF&G drafted a spend plan to disperse the allocation of these funds and sent
the final spend plan to Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) for administration;
and
WHEREAS, the PSMFC has provided notification that the Kodiak Island Borough is eligible to
receive a one-time payment of fifty-three thousand, one hundred eighty-two dollars and forty cents
($53,182.40) to compensate for the borough's lost income due to this fishery disaster; and
WHEREAS, Kodiak Island Borough Code 3.25.040.0 requires that grant funds which are
unlimited as to use, or subject only to general limitations, be appropriated by ordinance and
include an appropriate budget amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH that:
Section 1: This ordinance is not of a general and permanent nature and shall not become a part
of the Kodiak Island Borough Code of Ordinances.
Section 2: The Kodiak Island Borough accepts the funds granted through the Pacific States
Marine Fisheries Commission for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 Bristol Bay Red King Crab
and Bering Sea Snow Crab Fisheries disaster declaration.
Section 3: The Fisheries Economic Development project budget shall be amended to account
for this $53,182.40 one-time payment.
Effective Date: This ordinance takes effect upon adoption.
Ordinance No. FY2025-12
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ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2025
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Scott Arndt, Borough Mayor
Introduced by: Borough Manager
First reading: 01/16/2025
Second reading/public hearing: 02/06/2025
VOTES:
Ayes: Ames, Griffin
Noes: None
AT ST:
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ova M. Javier, MMC, I orough Clerk
Johnson, LeDoux, Sharratt, Smiley, and Whiteside
Ordinance No. FY2025-12
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