FY2009-17 Fisheries and Oceanic Research Board1
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3 Introduced by: Assembly member Jeffrey
4 Requested by: KIB Assembly
5 Drafted by: Assembly member Jeffrey
6 Introduced on: 02/19/2009
7 Public Hearing: 03/05/2009
8 Amended: 03/05/2009
9 Adopted: 03/05/2009
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11 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
12 ORDINANCE NO. FY2009 -17
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15 AN ORDINANCE OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
16 AMENDING THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH CODE OF ORDINANCES
17 TITLE 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL BY ADDING
18 CHAPTER 2.150 FISHERIES AND OCEANIC RESEARCH BOARD
19 AND AMENDING CHAPTER 2.100 BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS
20 SECTION 2.100.010 BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND COMMISSION MEMBERS
21 SUBJECT TO THIS CHAPTER
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23 WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Archipelago is located in the heart of the diverse and abundant
24 fisheries of the of the Gulf of Alaska, second only to the Bering Sea as the world's most prolific
25 fisheries habitat; and
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27 WHEREAS, throughout its history, Kodiak has served and continues to serve as the major
28 industry center and service hub of the Gulf of Alaska; and
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30 WHEREAS, for more than 40 years, Kodiak consistently has ranked among the top three fishing
31 ports in the nation; and
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33 WHEREAS, the Kodiak community is affected by and susceptible to rapid changes in
34 environmentally - forced changes in the marine ecosystem as was observed in the 1978 regime
35 shift from a crab and shrimp dominated ecosystem to one dominated by groundfish; and
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37 WHEREAS, one of the economic engines of the State of Alaska and Kodiak is the utilization
38 (processing, value- adding, packaging, storing, shipping) of aquatic resources and without
39 utilization there is very little economic value; and
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41 WHEREAS, Alaska's fishing industry is the largest private sector employer in the state with the
42 state's subsistence, sports, and commercial fishing industries contributing significantly to the
43 state economy; and
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45 WHEREAS, the US Coast Guard has its largest support center in Kodiak because Kodiak is
46 strategically located in the Gulf Alaska and to the Bering Sea; and
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48 WHEREAS, Kodiak is the optimal location for fisheries and oceanic research because its
49 geographic location is at the center of ecosystems important to research; and
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50 WHEREAS, Kodiak is homeport to the NOAA Research Vessel Oscar Dyson; and
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52 WHEREAS, Kodiak is home to the NOAA Kodiak Laboratory in the Kodiak Fisheries Research
53 Center, now the primary facility for the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's RACE Shellfish
54 Assessment Program and support facility for the RACE Groundfish Assessment Program, North
55 Pacific Groundfish Observer Program, National Marine Mammal Laboratory; and
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57 WHEREAS, Kodiak is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and
58 Ocean Sciences Fishery Industrial Technology Center, which is dedicated to increase the value
59 of Alaska's fishing industry and marine resources through research, technological development,
60 education and service; and
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62 WHEREAS, Kodiak is home to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game Region IV
63 Headquarters, which manages subsistence, sports, and commercial fisheries in state waters of
64 the Kodiak Archipelago and westward along the Alaska Peninsula to the Bering Sea; and
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66 WHEREAS, the federal government requires the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council
67 to consider the health of fish stocks and ocean ecosystems when managing Alaska's sports and
68 commercial fisheries and thereby relies on current ocean and fisheries research data; and
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70 WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Archipelago suffered environmental and economic losses when
71 oil from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill of 1989 polluted Kodiak's coastal shores, resulted in shutting
72 down the island -wide commercial salmon season of 1989 and damaged many marine species
73 and critical habitat; and
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75 WHEREAS, the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill of 1989 dramatically illustrated that the Kodiak Island
76 Archipelago is vulnerable to future shipping disasters or other environmental changes in the
77 North Pacific Ocean; and
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79 WHEREAS, the expansion of research efforts in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea is vital to the
80 sustainability of Alaska's diverse and abundant ocean resources, to the monitoring of the effects
81 of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, and to the health and protection of Alaska's marine
82 ecosystem; and
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84 WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough, the City of Kodiak and small communities jointly
85 support and continue to invest in ongoing research infrastructure to protect Alaska's healthy
86 ocean ecosystems and Alaska's sustainable subsistence, sports, and commercial fisheries and
87 utilization of aquatic resources that are vital to the state's economy; and
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89 WHEREAS, the Assembly would like to create a Fisheries and Oceanic Research Board for the
90 Kodiak Island Borough to assist in identifying creative and workable solutions to strengthen
91 fisheries and oceanic research efforts in the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean; and
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93 WHEREAS, this board will provide a forum for input and recommendations that will keep the
94 Kodiak Island Borough and its communities apprised of Kodiak's research sector; and
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96 WHEREAS, this board will provide a forum to streamline communication and collaboration
97 among all research efforts in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, including state, federal, and
98 university researchers; and
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100 WHEREAS, this board will explore expansion of fisheries and oceanic research education
101 programs to foster an understanding of the dynamic marine ecosystems and diverse fisheries at
102 Kodiak's doorstep; and
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104 WHEREAS, this board will keep the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and its communities
105 apprised of research developments and how they may affect Kodiak's subsistence, sports, and
106 commercial fisheries and fish habitat; and
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108 WHEREAS, this board will work collaboratively with the Assembly and City Council to seek
109 means to strengthen Kodiak's fisheries and oceanic capability; and
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111 WHEREAS, this board will work collaboratively with the Assembly and City Council to seek the
112 means to strengthen Kodiak's fisheries and oceanic research capability; and
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114 WHEREAS, Section 2.100.020 of the Kodiak Island Borough Code states: "The assembly, by
115 ordinance, may provide for advisory, regulatory, appellate or quasi - judicial boards or
116 commissions."
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118 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
119 BOROUGH THAT:
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121 Section 1: This ordinance is of a general and permanent nature and shall become a part of
122 the Kodiak Island Borough Code of Ordinances.
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124 Section 2: Title 2 of the Kodiak Island Borough Code of Ordinances is amended by adding
125 Chapter 2.150 Fisheries and Oceanic Research Board as follows:
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127 Chapter 2.150
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129 Fisheries and Oceanic Research Board
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131 Sections:
132 2.150.010 Created - Membership.
133 2.150.020 Organization.
134 2.150.030 Term - compensation.
135 2.150.040 Powers and duties.
136 2.150.050 Administrative assistance.
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138 2.150.010 Created - Membership. There is created a Fisheries and Oceanic Research Board
139 which will consist of the following 11 designated seats. Except for the Kodiak Island Borough
140 mayor and the borough manager, each holder of a designated seat will be invited to participate
141 on the board either personally or by a designated representative.
142 1. Mayor, Kodiak Island Borough
143 2. Mayor, City of Kodiak
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144 3. Village Mayor (Rotating Seat)
145 4. Director, Fishery Industrial Technology Center
146 5. Director, NOAA Fisheries Kodiak Laboratory
147 6. Supervisor, Alaska Department of Fish and Game Region IV Headquarters,
148 Kodiak
149 7. Manager, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge
150 8. Commanding Officer, US Coast Guard Support Center Kodiak
151 9. Director, Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository
152 10. Superintendent, Kodiak Island Borough School District
153 11. Director, University of Alaska Anchorage Kodiak College
154 • Borough Manager - Ex- officio Seat
155 • City Manager — Ex- officio Seat
156 • Kodiak Fisheries Advisory Committee Liaison — Ex- officio Seat
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158 2.150.020 Organization. The board shall designate its chair and vice -chair at the first meeting
159 of the calendar year and shall hold at least one meeting semi - annually.
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161 2.150.030 Compensation.
162 A. Members of the board shall serve without compensation.
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164 2.150.040 Powers and duties. The board shall assist in identifying creative and workable
165 opportunities to augment Kodiak's fisheries and oceanic research sector:
166 A. Serve in an advisory capacity to the mayor and assembly on matters affecting the
167 research capabilities in Kodiak, which meets the needs, desires and goals of the Assembly as
168 stated in the Strategic Plan for 2009 -2013.
169 B. Provide for balanced consideration and representation of the viewpoints, problems and
170 issues regarding development of Kodiak's fisheries and oceanic research sector.
171 C. Provide a forum for decision - making in development of specific projects that support
172 Kodiak's fisheries and oceanic research sector.
173 D. Identify goals, policies and procedures to help the Assembly educate the public and
174 state and federal officials about ongoing fisheries and oceanic research programs based in
175 Kodiak.
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177 2.150.050 Administrative assistance. The manager or designee shall:
178 A. Furnish the board with copies of all requested documents and other information
179 necessary or reasonably related to board functions;
180 B. Provide the board with such supplies, meeting space, and secretarial assistance as the
181 manager deems reasonably required;
182 C. Refer to the board, for their discussion, all non - emergency matters within the scope of
183 its powers and duties prior to presenting those matters to the assembly for action; and
184 D. Transmit all recommendations and other communications from the board to the
185 assembly.
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191 2.150.060 Quorum and voting requirements.
192 A majority of the holders of the designated seats or their designated representatives shall be a
193 quorum for the transaction of business. The affirmative votes of the majority of the holders of the
194 designated seats or their designated representatives shall be required to carry a question. In the
195 absence of a quorum for the transaction of business, any number less than a quorum may
196 recess a meeting to a later time or date.
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198 2.150.070 Conflict of interest.
199 Every member shall vote on all questions unless he has a direct or substantial indirect financial
200 interest in the matter being discussed.
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202 2.150.080 Procedure.
203 Procedural rules and order of business shall be established, except as otherwise provided by
204 law, subject to approval by the assembly. In all matters of procedure not covered by rules
205 adopted by the board, Robert's Rules of Order, as revised, shall be applicable and shall govern.
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207 2.150.090 Reports and minutes.
208 Minutes of the proceedings shall be kept, and such minutes shall record the vote of each
209 member upon every question formally presented for consideration. The minutes shall be filed in
210 the office of the clerk and shall be a public record, open to inspection by any person.
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212 Section 3: Title 2 Administration and Personnel Chapter 2.100 Boards, Committees and
213 Commissions Section 2.100.010 Board, Committee, And Commission Members
214 Subject To This Chapter is hereby amended as follows:
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216 2.100.010 Board, committee, and commission members subject to this chapter.
217 All boards, committees, and commissions, with the exclusion of the board of equalization, and
218 service area advisory boards, and the fisheries and oceanic research board shall be governed
219 by each of the provisions set forth in this chapter.
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221 ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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228 Je me M. Selby, Borou h
229 ATTEST:
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Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
THIS FIFTH DAY OF MARCH, 2009
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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