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1978-36 Requesting The Local Boundary Commission To Deny The Petition For The Development City Of Afognak As Petitioned By The Afognak Native Corporation On November 7, 1977.1 :, n 1 , 1 9 r KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH RESOLUTION NUMBER 78 -36 -R A RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY REQUESTINJ THE LOCAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION TO DENY THE PETITION FOR THE DEVELOP- MENT CITY OF AFOGNAK AS PETITIONED BY THE AFOGNAK NATIVE CORPORA- TION ON NOVEMBER 7, 1977. WHEREAS, on November 7, 1977, the Afognak Native Corporation submitted a petition'to the Department of Community and Regional Affairs requesting the incorporation of a Development City of Afognak in accordance with Title 29 of the Alaska Statutes; and WHEREAS, the Department of Community and Regional Affairs and the Local Boundary Commission made decisions to approve the petition based on the sole submission of the applicants material in the petition and the assumption of the Kodiak Island Borough en+ dorsement of such a petition as stated in a letter dated July 21, j 1977; and WHEREAS, the Development City of Afognak petition was not presented to the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly prior to the Borough letter dated July 21, 1977, and the request made to the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly was only to solicit support for Afognak to organize as a municipal entity with no indication as to specific class of city, boundary limits or indication of in- volvement for such incorporation by property owners in the general area; and WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough letter of July 21, 1977, gave only conceptual approval to entertain the idea of a munici- pality forming within the Kodiak Island Borough with the assump- tion that less than four sections of land would be involved, that a second class city would be proposed because of the lack of population in the area, and having no other information base; and WHEREAS, the Local Boundary Commission is now considering additional information prior to making a final determination on the petition and has asked for a clarification of the Kodiak Island Borough's concerns regarding the petition; 0 0 1 1 n 9 7 NOW, TB:$REFORE, BE IT RESG; that the Kodiak Island Bo %agb Assembly by this resolution requests that Local Boundary Commission deny the approval of the ocveiopment CitJ <:; Afognak as petitioned by the Afognak Native Corporation. This resolution requesting denial 1s based upon the following criteria: 1. The municipal services to be provided by the proposed city can be provided by the Kodiak Island Borough through the formation of a service district or districts. 2. The planning and zoning authority that would vest with the development city during the five year formation period con- flicts with the existing authority of the Kodiak Island Borough for the same responsibility and if allowed will have to be re- assumed by the Kodiak Island Borough after the five year develop- ment period and adjusted to conform to existing Borough criteria and ordinances. 3. General obligation bonds incurred by the development city will become obligations of all the borough taxpayers without a vote of the taxpayers. 4. Schools in the development city and their operations will become a burden of all the Kodiak Island Borough taxpayers at a time that may be premature relative to what appropriate Borough planning may dictate. 5. A petition for a second class city by 25 or more residents of the area on a more limited scale could accomplish the same and provide for local representation. 6. The area petitioned for the development city exceeds any reasonable boundary imaginable within an organized Borough. If this size development city is to be allowed then consideration must be given to expanding the adjacent City of Ouzinkie to pro- vide the local municipal function. 7. No demonstration has been made to the Kodiak Island Borough that the proposed development will take place and that the resulting liabilities to be incurred will not become a burden of the Kodiak Island Borough at the end of five years. RESfT.TTmTna ern TR_]C_o n___ n _� , n 0 1 7 1 3 0 9 8. The Local Boundary Commission has not approached the Kodiak Island Borough to advise and determine the effects and impact the proposed development city would have on the Borough. ATTEST: PASSED AND APPROVED this cp day of Borough T k- Treasurer RESOLUTION NO. 78 -36 -R, Page 3 of 3 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH yor 74414.2 , 1978.