ITEM TITLE:
#16-38 - Supporting the Alaska Avalanche Information Center (AAIC) Efforts to Install Safety Signs in Key Snowmobile Access Points Providing Critical Information on Backcountry Travel to Raise Awareness and Prepare Riders
SUBMITTED BY: Allie Ferko, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
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RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Resolution #16-38 supporting the Alaska Avalanche Information Center (AAIC) efforts to install safety signs in key snowmobile access points providing critical information on backcountry travel to raise awareness and prepare riders.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Ms. Debra McGhan from the Alaska Avalanche Information Center recently contacted Council Member McCune. In her email, Ms. McGhan stated the AAIC has tentatively been approved for SnowTrac funding to install safety signs in key snowmobile access points. Several places around Valdez have been identified for sign installation; however AAIC needs a Valdez City Council resolution supporting the project to include with their funding request packet.
SnowTrac or the Snowmobile Trails Advisory Council is a seven member advisory council to the State of Alaska DNR Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation. The council utilizes legislatively authorized funds from snowmobile registration fees to award grants for snowmobile safety/education programs and snowmobile trail development/maintenance. For more information on the Council, visit <http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/misc/snowtrac.htm>.