1999-18 Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Agreement(f -99-a
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
("Borough") and the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce ("Contractor") for the purpose of
setting forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which the contractor shall be contracted
to provide economic development activities.
WITNESSETH
Section 1. INTENT OF AGREEMENT. The Contractor is hereby contracted
to provide an economic development committee and a full-time staff person to focus on
economic development planning and project development in the Kodiak Island Borough.
Section 2. SCOPE OF WORK. The Contractor will provide a full-time staff
person who will serve as staff to an economic development committee drawn from the
Kodiak Island community with representation from the City of Kodiak, Kodiak Island
Borough, Kodiak Island villages, and the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. The staff
person will work with the committee to accomplish the tasks the committee develops,
such as:
Refinement of Existing Development Strategies
• Encourage private enterprise to develop a cold storage plant in Kodiak.
• Encourage private enterprise to develop a large-scale shiplift facility in Kodiak.
• Develop specific goals to enhance village and rural economic development.
• Support tax incentives to encourage secondary processing.
• Work with the City of Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, area retailers and property
owners on the Community Revitalization effort.
• Work with the National Marine Fisheries Service, Fisheries Industrial Technology
Center and local processors to develop and encourage secondary/value-added
processing in Kodiak.
• Work with Kodiak College, the Kodiak Island Borough School District and other
organizations to encourage entrepreneurship and assist small business development.
• Maintain Kodiak's award-winning web site, Kodiak Alaska Online.
• Encourage regional telecommunication providers to develop a terrestrial microwave or
fiber optic link between Kodiak and the mainland.
• Conduct a workshop in cooperation with Kodiak College to help local businesses
better market themselves on the Internet and World Wide Web.
• Explore new employment and business opportunities related to the Kodiak Launch
Complex.
• Encourage new business related to the Kodiak Foreign Trade Zone.
• Explore ways of enhancing Kodiak's position as a regional transportation hub.
• Work with timber companies to explore possibilities for value-added timber processing
in Kodiak.
• Assist the City of Kodiak and State of Alaska in the development of a new pier for
ferry terminal and ship docking.
• Support passage of tax incentives for fishermen and processors.
New Development Strategies
• Explore and support ways to improve transportation between Kodiak and key regional
locations.
• Work with the City of Kodiak to encourage new opportunities for commercial fishing.
• Work with village communities to ensure adequate infrastructure is available to
encourage economic development opportunities:
➢ sewer/water
➢ fuel tank systems
➢ health care
➢ transportation
➢ telecommunications
• Conduct research to provide better information regarding fishing/harvesting labor
force statistics.
• Encourage the beautification of Kodiak to support tourism.
• Develop a community development plan to adequately reflect visitor industry impact
and growth potential for all communities on Kodiak Island.
A minimum of one committee meeting per quarter will be scheduled during the term of
this Agreement for the purpose of maintaining committee input and guiding the efforts of
the Contractor. A quarterly activity report of all activities of the Contractor will be
submitted to the Borough Mayor by the 10th day following the end of each quarter.
Section 3. TERM. Unless earlier terminated, this Agreement will remain in effect
beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000.
Section 4. COMPENSATION. As compensation for all services rendered under
this Agreement, Contractor shall be paid $33,000 by the Kodiak Island Borough. Said
compensation shall be paid in equal installments of $8,250 on the second Friday of July
and October 1999, and January and April 2000.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement on this
I day of July, 1999.
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