FY2007-38 Joint Kodiak Fisheries Advisory CommitteeKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. FY2007 -38
Introduced by: Manager Gifford
Requested by: Assembly /City Council
Drafted by: City of Kodiak
Introduced: June 7, 2007
Adopted: June 7, 2007
A RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
RESCINDING RESOLUTION FY2006 -27 AND ESTABLISHING A
JOINT KODIAK FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, Kodiak is a fishing community, and Kodiak's economic health and social welfare
depend on the sustained ability of its residents to harvest and process the marine resources of
the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea; and
WHEREAS, State and Federal fishery management actions determine whether the marine
resources of the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea are managed for sustained yield; and
WHEREAS, State and Federal fishery management actions can determine the extent to which
Kodiak's residents have the ability to harvest and process the marine resources of the Gulf of
Alaska and the Bering Sea, can alter the economic and social relationships among Kodiak's
harvesters, processors and fishery support businesses, and can affect the overall economic
health and social welfare of the Kodiak community at large; and
WHEREAS, it is in Kodiak's best interests for its Borough and City governments to be well
informed regarding the potential impacts of State and Federal fishery management actions on
the Kodiak community and to have an opportunity to effectively comment on such actions before
they are taken; and
WHEREAS, it is in Kodiak's best interests to facilitate consensus among Kodiak's harvesters,
processors, businesses and citizens -at -large concerning potential fishery management actions,
both to promote harmony in the community and to enhance Kodiak's ability to influence State
and Federal fishery policy makers and managers; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough and Kodiak City Council have determined that a properly
constituted fisheries advisory committee can provide valuable assistance to the Borough
Assembly and City Council by identifying fishery management actions that could affect Kodiak
and by preparing community position statements regarding such fishery management actions for
the Borough Assembly and City Council's consideration; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and the Kodiak City Council have determined
that a properly constituted fisheries advisory committee could serve as a forum for building
consensus within the Kodiak community regarding fishery management actions;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH urge that Resolution FY2006 -27 be rescinded, and the "Kodiak Fisheries Advisory
Committee" is hereby created to take the place of the "Gulf Groundfish Rationalization Task
Force "; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT:
(1) The purposes of the Kodiak Fisheries Advisory Committee shall be to provide
recommendations, when appropriate, to the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and the Kodiak
City Council regarding a Kodiak position on fisheries issues, and to provide a forum for
interested parties to discuss, and, to the degree possible, reach consensus on fisheries issues
affecting Kodiak's fishermen, processors, businesses and residents.
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(2) The Kodiak Fisheries Advisory Committee shall be composed of individuals representing the
following Kodiak community interest groups as follows:
Interest Group:
Large Pot Vessels
Large Trawl Vessels
Large Longline Vessels
Jig Vessels
Crewmembers
Large Processors
ADF &G Advisory Committee
Business Community (non fishing related)
Conservation Community
(3) The term of Kodiak Fisheries Advisory Committee appointments shall be three (3) years,
provided that appointees' terms shall extend until their replacements are named and accept their
appointment, and further provided that the Borough Assembly and City Council may modify the
term of any or all Committee appointments at any time, the City Council and Borough Assemble
may remove any member at any time, or may disband the entire Fisheries Advisory Committee
at any time, as the City Council and Borough Assembly deem appropriate in their sole discretion.
(4) Appointment to the Kodiak Fisheries Advisory Committee confers no rights or authority other
than to make recommendations to the Borough Assembly and City Council concerning State and
Federal fisheries management actions from time to time, which the Borough Assembly and City
Council may accept or reject in their sole discretion.
(5) Appointment to the Kodiak Fisheries Advisory Committee is conditioned on appointees
acknowledging and agreeing that their service on the Committee is voluntary and without
compensation.
(6) Representatives of the City of Kodiak and the Kodiak Island Borough and Kodiak residents
serving on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, the North Pacific Council's Advisory
Panel and the Alaska Board of Fisheries shall be ex officio, non - voting members of the Kodiak
Fisheries Advisory Committee. However, ex- officio members may also serve as a voting
representative of a designated interest group.
(7) Kodiak Fisheries Advisory Committee members shall have the authority to designate an
alternate prior to a meeting if the member cannot attend.
(8) The Kodiak Fisheries Advisory Committee shall have the authority to develop procedures for
calling and conducting Committee meetings, determining the Committee's position on issues and
resolving other Committee organizational matters.
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE 2007
ATTESTS
Nova M. Javier, CMC, Boro gh Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Small Pot Vessels
Small Trawl Vessels
Small Longline Vessels
Salmon /Herring Net Vessels
Kodiak Rural Communities
Small Processors
Lodge /Charter Boat Operators
Citizen -At -Large
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
me M. Selby, ,o_rou
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