1997-05 Otmeloi Way Maintenance and OperationKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 97 -05
Introduced by: Mayor Selby
Requested by: Mayor Selby
Drafted by: Community
Development Department Director
Introduced: 01/16/97
Adopted: 01/16/97
A RESOLUTION DECLARING A WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT MAINTENANCE
AND OPERATION RESPONSIBILITY FOR OTMELOI WAY WHEN IT IS IMPROVED
TO KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH STANDARDS
WHEREAS, Otmeloi Way is ranked as a priority 2 in the Alaska Department of
Transportation's (DOT) current Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
(STIP); and
WHEREAS, one of the evaluation criteria for ranking road improvement projects in
the STIP is: "local, other agency or user contribution to fund 0 & M costs...for 1998
- 2000 STIP commitment must be in writing before points will be assigned "; and
WHEREAS, Otmeloi Way is the primary access to North Star Elementary School and
the only access to the school during hazardous winter driving months; and
WHEREAS, Otmeloi Way is a state of Alaska road that does not meet Kodiak Island
Borough road standards for construction, and the addition of a walkway /bike trail to
the roadway is necessary to ensure the safety of students traveling to and from North
Star Elementary School; and
WHEREAS, the addition of a walkway /bike trail to the Otmeloi Way improvement
project will provide an additional and important link to the Kodiak urban trail system
by linking North Star Elementary School with the other community elementary
schools, as well as several Borough parks, Ft. Abercrombie State Historical Site, and
numerous other community facilities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT the Assembly formally indicates its willingness to accept
maintenance and operation responsibility for Otmeloi Way from the state of Alaska
once it has been improved to Borough road standards, including walkway /bike trail
improvements.
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 97 -05
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ATTEST:
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS SIXTEENTH OF JANUARY, 1997
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na F. Smith, CMC /AAE, Borough Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Jerome M. Selby, Borou
Robin Heinrichs, Presiding Officer
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 97 -05
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