ITEM TITLE:
Approval of Recommendation of City Council to Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Request Federal Funding for Waterfront Infrastructure Permitting and Design of New Capital Infrastructure Identified in the Valdez Comprehensive Waterfront Master Plan as Sea Otter Park.
SUBMITTED BY: Jeremy Talbott, Ports & Harbors Director
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
The Ports & Harbors Director recommends the Commission approve a motion to support City Council Resolution No. _______, authorizing the City Manager to request and pursue federal funding up to $4,000,000 for the permitting and design of waterfront infrastructure projects.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Consideration and Vote on Supporting City Council Resolution No. _______ Authorizing the City Manager to Request and Pursue Federal Funding up to $4,000,000 for the Permitting and Design of New Capital Waterfront Infrastructure Identified in the Valdez Comprehensive Waterfront Master Plan as Sea Otter Park.
BACKGROUND: The Valdez Comprehensive Waterfront Master Plan highlights strategic infrastructure priorities necessary to sustain and enhance the City’s waterfront operations. These priorities include improvements to port facilities, docks, and supporting infrastructure critical to economic development, trade, and transportation.
The permitting and design phase is an essential early step to ensure compliance with environmental and regulatory standards while creating detailed plans for construction. Federal funding opportunities exist to cover these preliminary costs, reducing the financial burden on local resources. The City Council will be considering Resolution No. _______ to authorize the City Manager to request and pursue up to $4,000,000 in federal funding for these efforts.
DISCUSSION:As Representative stakeholders in the development and future of Valdez’s waterfront infrastructure, the Ports & Harbors Commission is being asked to formally support this resolution. Supporting this action aligns with the Commission’s Purpose 11.05.010 and 2.56.020 Powers and Duties B The commission shall review and advise the city council on the following areas of public interest and concern: 7 Valdez small boat harbor: development, design, operation, maintenance, tariffs and fees.
A formal endorsement from the Ports & Harbors Commission would strengthen the City’s position in pursuing federal funding and demonstrate community-wide stakeholder alignment on the importance of these projects.
SUGGESTED MOTION: “I move that the Valdez Ports & Harbors Commission support City Council Resolution No. _______, authorizing the City Manager to request and pursue up to $4,000,000 in federal funding for the permitting and design of new capital waterfront infrastructure as identified in the Valdez Comprehensive Waterfront Master Plan as Sea Otter Park.”