FY2014-09 Requesting Development of Long-Term Solution for Ferry Service to Kodiak 1 Introduced by: Borough Assembly
2 Requested by: Borough Assembly
3 Drafted by: Clerk
4 Introduced on: 08/01/2013
5 Adopted on: 08/01/2013
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7 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
8 RESOLUTION NO. FY2014-09
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10 A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
11 BOROUGH REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE TO
12 DEVELOP A LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO ENSURE FULL AND
13 UNINTERRUPTED FERRY SERVICE TO KODIAK
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15 WHEREAS, the State of Alaska ferry MN Tustumena provides service between Homer
16 and Kodiak and occasional service to Ouzinkie and Port Lions as well as communities
17 westward from Kodiak including Chignik, Sand Point, King Cove, Cold Bay, False Pass,
18 Akutan, and Unalaska; and
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20 WHEREAS, the M/V Tustumena was removed from service on November 1, 2012, for
21 scheduled repairs at the Seward Ship's Drydock; and
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23 WHEREAS, the original return to service date of April 17, 2013, was delayed due to
24 unexpected steel work; and
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26 WHEREAS, the State of Alaska Marine Highway System approved two additional
27 extensions to allow time for the needed repairs to take place with a return to service date
28 of July 23, 2013; and
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30 WHEREAS, inspections of completed repairs did not meet required safety standards for
31 passenger service resulting in additional time needed to complete the required safety
32 standards; and
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34 WHEREAS, Kodiak and the other communities that rely on service from the MN
35 Tustumena have experienced negative economic impacts for over nine months with this
36 vessel out of service; and
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38 WHEREAS, the Mayors of the City of Kodiak and the Kodiak Island Borough, on behalf
39 of the Kodiak region, will discuss the impacts to the loss of tourism and other revenue to
40 the region and the critical need for the State to develop a long-term solution to ensure full
41 and uninterrupted ferry service to Kodiak.
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Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. FY2014-09
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45 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Assembly of the Kodiak Island Borough,
46 Alaska, hereby formally requests that Governor Parnell and the Alaska State Legislature
47 develop a long-term solution immediately to ensure the Kodiak region receives scheduled
48 and uninterrupted service from the Alaska Marine Highway System.
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50 ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
51 THIS FIRST DAY OF AUGUST, 2013
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53 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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57 Jer e M. Selby, Borough May.
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59 ATTEST:
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63 ova M. Javier, MMC, orough Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. FY2014-09
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