1983-136 Supporting The Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. In Their Negotiations With The Alaska Power Authority.1'; 1 in I n 1 5 S
.',completion of four hydroelectric projects, namely, Solomon Gulch, Swan Lake,
Tyee and Terror Lake, and
WHEREAS, all four projects are included in the energy program for
Alaska, a statutory program intended to produce hydroelectric power and
'.other renewable forms of energy at a lower cost than the alternative of diesel
generation, and
WHEREAS, each project received substantial state funding on a short
term basis with the entire amount due and payable in the near future through
issuance of long term bonds by the Alaska Power Authority secured by long term
power sales agreement between the Alaska Power Authority and the communities
of Ketchikan, Kodiak, Wrangell, Petersburg and Copper Valley, and
WHEREAS, each community has agreed that it cannot afford to purchase
power from the project at the rates proposed and are therefore requesting a new
approach to the payment plan, and
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish this objective it is necessary for
the purchasers to share information freely and to cooperate with each other
when negotiating power sales agreements and operations agreements with the
APA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly
that they hereby request the Alaska Power Authority to seek a solution that
will permit the communities of Ketchikan, Kodiak, Wrangell, Petersburg and
;Copper Valley to purchase power at a rate less than the thermal alternative
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 83 -136 -R
A RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY SUPPORTING THE
KODIAK ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC. IN THEIR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE ALASKA POWER
AUTHORITY.
WHEREAS, the Alaska Power Authority has completed or is nearing
and that will enable them to control operating costs while at the same time
assisting the APA to meet its financial obligations. The Kodiak Island
Borough Assembly believes that there are solutions to this dilemma with the
full and free dissemination of information concerning the hydroelectric
; projects in these communities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such solutions guarantee long -term
security to participating communities and include provisions for additional
I �, appropriations to reduce debt along with the repeal of HB9.
ATTEST:
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to:
Resolution No. 83 -136 -R
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The Honorable Bill Sheffield
Governor of the State of Alaska
The Honorable Bob Mulcahy
State Senate
The Honorable Fred F. Zharoff
House of Representatives
The Honorable Ron Wendte
House of Representatives
The Honorable Jack McBride
House of Representatives
The Honorable Robert H. Ziegler
State Senate
The Honorable Bette Cato
House of Representatives
The Honorable Paul A. Fischer
State Senate
The Honorable Don Gilman
State Senate
The Honorable John Pugh, Mayor
City of Kodiak
The Honorable John W. Shay, Jr., Mayor
City of Ketchikan
The Honorable Don Koenigs, Mayor
City of Petersburg
The Honorable Susy Collins, Mayor
City of Valdez
The Honorable William Privett, Mayor
City of Wrangell
Larry Crawford, Executive Director
Alaska Power Authority
David Nease, General Manager
Kodiak Electric Association, Inc.
PASSED AND APPROVED this / day of , �Jni rn // . "
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
By
, 1983.