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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLouden Tribal Council ResolutionP.O. Box 244 Galena, Alaska 997 41 Phone(907)656-1711 Fax (907) 565-1716 Galena Base Wood Heat Project Resolution # 2012 -24 WHEREAS, the City of Galena and Louden Tribal Council have a strong working relationship and are committed to the social well-being and economic growth of the community of Galena and surrounding region; and WHEREAS, biomass has been identified as the most promising alternative renewable energy resource available; and · WHEREAS, successful working biomass projects have already been implemented in other interior Alaskan communities, and have a proven track record; and WHEREAS, a community wide biomass project would provide an opportunity for the development of stronger partnerships between the community of Galena and local and regional tribal organizations that would serve as a working model for other communities; and WHEREAS, a community wide biomass project would provide an opportunity for the development of stronger partnerships between the community of Galena and federal organizations that would serve as a working model for other communities; and WHEREAS, a community wide biomass project would create locally derived, sustainable jobs and add to the economic diversification and well-being of the community and region; and WHEREAS, a community wide biomass project would provide a sustainable and predictable energy resource for the community of Galena and substantially reduce high costs for heat. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Galena and Louden Tribal Council supports the application to the Alaska Energy Authority's Renewable Energy Fund Round 6 Grant Application for the Galena Base Wood Heat Project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louden Tribal Council supports the City of Galena's application to the Alaska Energy Authority's Renewable Energy Fund Round 6 Grant Application and has: -Committed to provide the matching resources for project at the match amounts indicated in the application. -Authorized the individual who signs the application full authority to commit the Louden Tribal Council to the obligations under the grant. -Authorized the Tribe to enter into a Cooperative Project Agreement with the City of Galena for the management and operation of the biomass system being proposed in the AEA-13-006 grant application. -Provided a point of contact to represent Louden Tribal Council for purposes of this application. -Certifies the Louden Tribal Council is in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local, laws including existing credit and federal tax obligations. Adopted by the Louden Tribal Council on this ---""".......,_---::-- ~/ I~ ..r~-c t=.~L t-~ S,.~ Frrst Chief, Frederic Huntington, Sr.