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FY2022-14 Joint Redistricting Resolution with City of Kodiak1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Introduced by: Borough Mayor Drafted by: Clerks Office Introduced on: 10/21/2021 Adopted on: 10/21/2021 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH RESOLUTION NO. FY2022-14 A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KODIAK URGING THE STATE OF ALASKA REDISTRICTING BOARD TO ADOPT THE DOYON COALITION PROPOSED DISTRICT 5-C WHICH MAINTAINS KODIAK IN A HOUSE DISTRICT THAT IS A RELATIVELY INTEGRATED SOCIO- ECONOMIC AREA WITH OTHER SIMILAR COMMUNITIES AND VILLAGES OF SIMILAR SIZE WHEREAS, the Redistricting Board is establishing forty house districts, with each house district to elect one member of the house of representatives, the board will establish twenty senate districts each composed of two -house districts, with each senate district to elect one senator; and WHEREAS, the Redistricting Board adopted six proposed redistricting plans in September 2021, along with other plans submitted by the following organizations: Coalition of Doyon, Ltd., Tanana Chiefs Conference, Fairbanks Native Association, Sealaska, Ahtna, Alaskans for Fair and Equitable Redistricting, Alaskans for Fair Redistricting and the Senate Minority Caucus; and WHEREAS, the Restricting Board is seeking public feedback from Alaskans on all proposed plans before adoption of the final plan is required by the Alaska Constitution by November 10, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City of Kodiak Council and the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly wish to stay aligned with communities of similar economic diversity and geography. WHEREAS, these communities have similar economic and social structures and rely heavily on a rural and subsistence (versus urban) lifestyle; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH AND THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KODIAK, ALASKA that: To urge the State of Alaska redistricting board to adopt a map similar to that proposed Doyon coalition proposed district 5-c, which maintains Kodiak in a house district that is " a relatively integrated socioeconomic area" with other similar communities and villages of similar size. ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH THIS TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2021. Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. FY2022-14 Page 1 of 2 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH 1 William Roberts, Mayor VOTES: Ayes: Griffin, Smith, Turner, Williams, Arndt, and Delgado Noes: ATTEST: Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. FY2022-14 Page 2 of 2