2005-18 New ADF&G Building on Near IslandKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. FY2005 -18
Introduced by: Mayor Selby
Requested by: Mayor Selby
Introduced: 03/17/2005
Adopted: 03/17/2005
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH AND THE
CITY OF KODIAK COUNCIL SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW
ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
RESEARCH AND ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ON NEAR ISLAND
WHEREAS, for years, Kodiak employees of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF &G)
have worked in overcrowded conditions and without adequate laboratory space; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough, through a legislative grant, hired a firm to perform a
"condition study" of the existing building and has identified numerous building deficiencies; and
WHEREAS, a "space needs analysis" of the local ADF &G building has identified the need for
additional space including laboratory space; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough has prepared conceptual plans for a new facility adjacent
to an existing federal research facility on Near Island; and
WHEREAS, this new facility can best provide both sufficient office and laboratory space for
ADF &G staff - creating a modern facility to allow ADF &G to continue their role in the
management, research, and protection of marine resources in the Kodiak region; and
WHEREAS, the proposed location for the new ADF &G facility on Near Island is considered by
many to be an ideal location because it provides close proximity to the University of Alaska's
Fishery Industrial Technology Center and the Kodiak Fisheries Research Center that are occupied
by Federal research scientists from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); and
WHEREAS, the physical proximity of this new ADF &G facility with existing research facilities
will encourage the staff working in all three buildings to share resources and ideas for marine
research in the Kodiak area, especially applied fisheries research; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough and the City of Kodiak are located in the Exxon Valdez oil
spill area and the major goals of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Fund are to rehabilitate damaged
habitat and research and monitor the habitat within the spill zone, and construction of a new
ADF &G building contributes to both of these goals;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT JOINTLY RESOLVED BY THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
AND THE rnE CiTY OF KODIAK COUNCIL that these bodies support the construction of a new
ADF &G building on Near Island; and
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. FY2005 -18
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT JOINTLY RESOLVED BY THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
AND THE CITY OF KODIAK COUNCIL that the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will work with
the City of Kodiak Council to make certain that the current ADF &G building is rehabilitated and
fully utilized by the Kodiak Community.
ATTEST:
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THISSEVENTEENTH DAY OF MARCH 2005
udith A. Nielserf: MC, Borough Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
J =Fome M. Selby, Bor
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. FY2005 -18
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