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-c.NT BY: CITY OF YAKUTAT, AK I 2-26-90 I 3: 03PM i 



CITY CLESK- 



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CITY OF YAKUTAT, ALASKA 99689 

 RESOLUTION 93-8 



A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKUTAT 

 MODIFYING THE CITY OF YAKUTAT'S POLICY STATEMENT FOR THE 

 YAKUTAT FORELANDS. 



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WHEREAS: the Council has adopted basic policy 

 recommendations for the Yakutat Forelands on March 8, 

 and ; 



1988 



WHEREAS; the Yak-Tat Kwaan Corporation has adopted a 

 resolution encompassing Forelands policy recommendations 

 and ; 



WHEREAS; the two statements are essentially identical except 

 for the question of road building and; 



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 WHEREAS; it is in the community's best interest to have the 



City and the Yak-Tat Kwaan Inc. to be echoing a single 



position for pending Congressional action; 



NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; by the City Council for the 

 City of Yakutat that the basic policy recommendations for 

 the Forelands is modified to read as follows! 



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1. It is the policy of the City of Yakutat that fisheries 

 values and fish habitat protection are of paramount 

 importance on the Forelands, and first priority is assigned 

 to the' conservation of fish populations and habitat. 



2. The Forelands should be managed for Fish and Wildlife, 

 Subsistence, and Visual resources. 



3. It is the policy of the City of Yakutat that commercial 

 timber 1 harvest and associated logging roads are prohibited 

 east of the Dangerous River to the Alsek River. 



C. Other roads will be allowed which are necessary to 

 service established, as well as future, fishing, hunting, 

 subsistence and tourism operations as they may develop. 



5. It is the policy of the City of Yakutat that tourism is 

 recognized as an industry with an important potential for 

 growth! which is compatible with the primary resource values 

 and traditional use of the Forelands. 



e. The management of the Situk River requires special 

 attention and long terra management planning agreed to 

 earlier should be completed and implemented prior to the 

 completion of the TLMP revision in 1939-90. 



