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2016-09-22 Special MeetingKodiak Island Borough Assembly Special Meeting Agenda Thursday, September 22, 2016, 12:00 p.m. Borough Conference Room This meeting was called by the Deputy Presiding Officer. Page 1. ROLL CALL 2. CITIZENS COMMENTS (Limited to Three Minutes per Speaker) 3. CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS IN THE CALL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING 3 - 6 A. Review And Approval Of Letter To The North Pacific Fishery Management Council Regarding Gulf Of Alaska Trawl Bycatch Management To Include Landing Requirement To Kodiak Island Borough. GTBM Council Comment Letter - Pdf 4. ADJOURNMENT Visit our website at www.facebook.com/Kodiakislandborough © @KodiakBorough www.kodiakak.us Page 1 of 6 Page 2 of 6 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH AGENDA STATEMENT SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 ASSEMBLY SPECIAL MEETING TITLE: Review And Approval Of Letter To The North Pacific Fishery Management Council Regarding Gulf Of Alaska Trawl Bycatch Management To Include Landing Requirement To Kodiak Island Borough. ORIGINATOR: FISCAL IMPACT: Account Number: SUMMARY STATEMENT: FUNDS AVAILABLE: Amount Budgeted: This item is being presented by the Kodiak Fisheries Work Group for consideration by the City Council and Borough Assembly. The fisheries analyst and the Kodiak Fisheries Work Group recommend that the Borough and the City submit a joint letter to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council for the Gulf of Alaska Trawl Bycatch Management. Through joint resolutions, the City and Borough have identified ten community goals for fishery management program. The ten goals include maintenance of healthy harvesting and processing sectors, and achieving the best economic and social outcome for the whole community. This letter would reiterate support for the regional delivery element of the program that will be before the Council again in December 2016. RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to review and approve the letter to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. Kodiak Island Borough Review And Approval Of Letter To The North Pacific Fishery M... Page 3 of 6 AGENDA ITEM O.A. September — 2016 Chairman Dan Hull North Pacific Fishery Management Council Anchorage, Alaska Submitted electronically Re: Gulf of Alaska Trawl Bycatch Management Dear Chairman Hull As you know, the City of Kodiak and Kodiak Island Borough have been active participants in the Gulf Trawl Bycatch Management development process since 2012. At every opportunity, we have shared our perspectives with the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, based on the ten goals identified by the community. Kodiak municipal leaders consider the community to be a stakeholder with equal weight and importance to the harvesting and processing interests affected by a new trawl management program. The welfare of all stakeholder groups will continue to be our focus as the Council moves forward. We believe it is imperative to let the Council know once again that our community will continue to be at the table in the ongoing development of the Gulf Trawl Bycatch Management program, to be a part of how fishery management evolves over time. The entire Kodiak Island Borough - the health and strength and culture of the communities - is dependent on fisheries. In June we provided the Council with the McDowell economic study commissioned by the City and Borough to gather information and help analyze the economic effects of fisheries on the community. This study provides a baseline profile of the community's direct involvement in the fishing and processing sectors; estimates economic effects on support businesses; catalogues municipal infrastructure and utilities' relationship to the industry, and clarifies the enormous contributions of the seafood and support industries to the community economy. We also provided written and oral testimony focused particularly on those proposed program elements that relate to community stability, and noted where community protection aspects were the strongest, as well as where they might be lacking. In short, we are dedicated to understanding and communicating what an eventual management program should include, to ensure the continued economic and social health of the community as a whole. In June, the first point we made in our comment letter to the Council was the following: Page 4 of 6 Review And Approval Of Letter To The North Pacific Fishery M... AGENDA ITEM O.A. "We support creating a universal community stability element (such as Element 8 of Alternative 2), and analyzing: 1) consolidation limits, 2) target species regional delivery requirements and 3) active participation criteria, for inclusion in all the alternatives as applicable. These elements deal with many of the key community goals and concerns." The importance of this community stability element continues to be number one. We included a strong expression of support for regional or port delivery requirements in our June testimony; this aspect of the proposed management program remains extremely important to the community. We most definitely continue to support the inclusion of regional (Kodiak Island Borough) and/or port delivery requirements based on historical landings, as one of the key provisions to maintain or increase target fishery landings and revenues. The Kodiak Island Borough and the City of Kodiak both recognize the significant investments made by the City and the industry at the Port of Kodiak. The McDowell economic study commissioned by the community confirms the dependence of Kodiak on the harvesting and processing of groundfish (as well as other species). The community continues to make large investments in physical infrastructure to support the seafood industry. The volume and capacity of our water and electrical infrastructure is predicated on meeting the ongoing demands of the processing sector. From pages 3 through 5 of the study: • Seafood processors use approximately one-third of all electricity and half of water consumed in the City of Kodiak and surrounding area. • The Kodiak Electric Association has invested approximately $60 million in its electrical generation and management systems in recent years. • More than $45 million was spent upgrading the City -owned Pier 111. A new crane owned by Matson Inc. expanded the capacity of the facility, allowing it to handle larger vessels. • The city -owned Kodiak Shipyard offers the largest Travelift in Alaska, a wash -down pad, electricity, and equipment rental. Costing approximately $18 million, the facility has hauled about 50 vessels per year since it opened in 2009. Page 5 of 6 Review And Approval Of Letter To The North Pacific Fishery M... AGENDA ITEM O.A. • Seafood processing in the KIB accounted for a total of 2,370 annualized jobs and $132 million in labor income in 2014, including all direct, indirect and induced effects. • In total, in 2014 the seafood industry accounted for 3,920 jobs in the KIB, $236 million in total annual labor income, and $396 million in total output, including all multiplier effects. • With seafood industry -related labor income totaling $236 million, commercial fishing and seafood processing together accounted for about 30 percent of all personal income in the KIB economy in 2014 (directly or through multiplier effects). Thank you for your continued consideration of our comments. We felt it was important to reiterate our support for this important regional delivery element of the program before the Council again takes up this action in December. The community leaders representing the City of Kodiak and the Kodiak Island Borough remain focused on maintaining healthy harvesting and processing sectors, and achieving the best economic and social outcome for the whole community. Best regards, Signatures Page 6 of 6 Review And Approval Of Letter To The North Pacific Fishery M... Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Special Meeting Guidelines September 22, 2016, Borough Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL KIBC 2.25.070.... the Chair shall cause the record to reflect the absence of the member, the REASON for the absence, and whether the absence is excused by the Assembly. Recommended motion: Move to excuse Assembly members Kyle Crow and Frank Peterson who are absent due to personal leave. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION. 2. CITIZENS' COMMENTS (These are limited to three minutes per speaker.) ASK SPEAKERS TO SIGN IN AND STATE THEIR NAME FOR THE RECORD. 3. CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS IN THE CALL FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING A. Review And Approval Of Letter To The North Pacific Fishery Management Council Regarding Gulf Of Alaska Trawl Bycatch Management To Include Landing Requirement To Kodiak Island Borough. Recommended motion: Move to Review and Approve Borough Assembly and City Council joint letter to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. Assembly discussion. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION. 4. ADJOURNMENT Recommended motion: Move to adjourn the meeting. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION. Kodiak Island Borough September 22, 2016 Assembly Guidelines Page w m o o j m m < 0 o m M m w � ti m N 3 =a �. � o o .. � m w o w < O S N m m 3 m ° (D < m w CD m N J sm_0 O m m O N C= O 0 0 c m 3 cn �. mC o "m O O O) X N w a CL N � CD w CD CD O m m m A n o'o m _0m _ m N p o -C m m A A (0 w CD CDa C ( N U) 0 m 0 CD N C CD CL 0 CD CD g. 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O v_ CD C a 0 A (D N Zn- U)CD r CL Z v co O m CD 0 C oCD {� < S = D CD U) a N m m W O r r n D r r S m a o O (p c _ CD. � N N ON KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH SPECIAL MEETING Special Meeting of: o� Please PRINT your name Please PRINT your name View our website at www.kodiakak.us. Visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/KodiakIslandBorough Follow us on Twitter: @KodiakBorough At Its Special Meeting Of September 22, 2016, The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Took The Following Actions. The Next Regular Meeting Of The Borough Assembly Is Scheduled On Thursday, October 6, 2016, At 6:30 P.M. In The Borough Assembly Chambers. APPROVED Assembly and City Council Joint Letter To The North Pacific Fishery Management Council Regarding Gulf Of Alaska Trawl Bycatch Management To Include Landing Requirement To Kodiak Island Borough. Vol. FY2017, No. 9 September 23, 2016 Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Newsletter