City of Kake, coastal zone management planning phase 1 : [draft]

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City of Kake, Alaska
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COASTA.L ZONE.
MANAGEMENT PLANNING
DRAFT

PHASE 1

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prepared by:
QUADRA ENGINEERING, INC.
ALAWA I\- March 1981
COMT& MA1%A4GEMENT PROGRAM

CITY OF KAKE

COASTAL ZONE
MANAGEMENT PLANNING

PHASE 1
March, 1981

prepared by:
QUADRA ENGINEERING, INC.
for the
City Of @'Kake
and the
Alaska Department of Community
and Regional Affairs'

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Charleston, SC 2D435-2413

This project was su.pported in part by Fsderal Coastal Zone Management
Program Implementation Funds (P.L. 92-5 83, Sec. 306) granted to the
State of Alaska by the Office of Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

CITY OF KAKE

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PLANNING

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

1. SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2. AUTHORITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3. PURPOSE . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 5

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Phase I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4. APPROACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Existing Information . . . . . . . . 10
Public Information and Participation. 11
Planning Area Boundaries . . . . . . 13
Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Community Priorities and
Development Trends . . . . . . . . 16

5. EXISTING INFORMATION . . . . . . . . 21

6. COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . 35

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Living Standards . . . . . . . . . . 37
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Local Government 44
Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Local Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Local Industry . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Community Organizations . . . . . . . 55
Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Federal Government . . . . . . . . . 57

TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTINUED

CHAPTER PAGE

7. COMMUNITY ISSUES . . . . . . . . . . 59

Identifying Issues . . . . . . . . . 59
Community Surveys . . . . . . . . . 60
Survey Methods . . . . . . . . . . 60
Survey Results . . . . . . . . . . 61
Community Priorities . . . . . . . . 67

8. MAPPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

9. PLANNING AREA BOUNDARIES . . . . . . 75

10. COMMUNITY TRENDS . . . . . . . . . . 78

11. DISTRICT PLAN DEVELOPMENT
AND IMPLEMENTATION . . . . . . . . 82

PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS A PAGE NUMBERING ERROR
AND THERE IS NO PAGE 49. THIS WILL BE
CORRECTED IN THE FINAL DOCUMENT.

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A - PUBLIC SUGGESTION FORMS

APPENDIX B - COMMUNITY SURVEY FORM

APPENDIX C - TELEVISION SCRIPTS

APPENDIX D - LAND SELECTION LETTER

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE PAGE

1. LOCATION MAP . . . . . ... . . . 20

2. PLANNING AREA BOUNDARIES . . . . 74

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE PAGE

1. PLANNING INFORMATION SOURCE . . . 25

2. SURVEY RESULTS SUMMARY . . . . . 63

3. PRIORITY LIST OF COMMUNITY
ISSUES . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

CHAPTER 1

SUMMARY

The City of Kake is beginning coastal zone management

planning with the limited Phase I project reported

herein. The main objectives are to: 1) collect and

compile existing information for the planning area; 2)

inform local people about coastal zone and community

planning, and motivate them to participate; 3)

identify community issues and priorities; 4) identify

preliminary planning area boundaries; and 5) select a

procedure for developing a planning base map.

Existing information of practical value for community

planning in Kake is very limited. Most information is

not specific enough to the local area to be useful. A

summary of existing information is contained in Table 1

on page 25 of this report.

Kake residents were kept informed about the planning

project and asked to participate in a variety of ways

as part of an extensive public participation program.

Suggestion boxes, mail-in issue sheets, a door-to-door

survey, television announcements and a public meeting

were the techniques used.

One result of the public participation program, and

especially the door-to-door survey, was identification

of community issues and problems important to the local

people. Forty-nine such issues were evaluated and

prioritized by the City Council and the Planning

Commission, based on the results of the survey. The

priority list of community issues is shown in Table 3

on page 68 of this report.

Preliminary planning area boundaries were identified based

on potential expansion areas for the City, and considering

possible land transactions such as the ANCSA Section 14 (c)

reconveyance and state selection of federal land under the

Statehood Act. The boundaries are shown in Figure 2 on

page 74 of this report.

A method of base map development is recommended involving

orthophoto map preparation from aerial photographs. The

photographs were taken and prints delivered to the City

in anticipation of further map development such as

superimposing contour lines and drafting various property

and boundary lines.

The City intends to continue coastal zone management planning
after the Phase I project to the extent grant funds, local

match and the wishes of future city administrations will

allow.

CHAPTER 2
AUTHORITY

This project is the first step by the City of Kake toward

developing a district coastal zone management program. It

is funded in part by a grant from the National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Commerce

under Section 306 of the'National Coastal Zone Management

Act of 1972 as amended. Funding is also provided by the

City of Kake. Federal grant funds are administered by the

Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs (C&RA)

as authorized by the Alaska Coastal Management Act of 1977.

The scope of the project and financial conditions are

prescribed in two contracts entitled Contract for Services

Between Division of Community Planning, Department-of

Community and Regional Affairs (C&RA) and City of--Kake dated

May, 1980 and August, respectively. The May contract generally

authorizes the following work:

1. Assembling and reviewing existing information about Kake;

2. Public information activities to familiarize Kake residents

with the planning project and involve them it it;

3. Establishing planning area boundaries;

4. Recommending a mapping method for display of planning data;

5. Discovering community concerns as the basis for developing

community objectives;

6. Preliminarily analyzing population and development trends.

Grant funds provided under the May contract total $19,200,

with a local match requirement of $4,800 from the City of

Kake. Under the August contract, $4,800 in grant funds is

provided, with a local match requirement of $1,200. Work

authorized by the August contract is black and white aerial

photography of the Kake planning area, with the establishment

of appropriate ground control.

The obligations of the City of Kake under the two contracts

with C&RA are subcontracted to QUADRA Engineering, Inc., in

an agreement entitled Contract to Provide for Management of

Coastal Zone Planning in Kake, Alaska, signed by the City on

May 12, 1980.

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CHAPTER 3

PURPOSE

GENERAL

The impetus for coastal zone planning is provided ultimately

by the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act, the general

purpose of which is to promote wise management and balanced

use of the nation's coastal resources. More specific

attention to protecting, and managing the use of, Alaska's

coastal resources is the concern of the State of Alaska as

expressed in the Alaska Coastal Management Act. The pro-

tection and management of state coastal resources are further

delegated to local government entities through the sponsor-

ing of district coastal management programs. This project

is a contribution by the City of Kake toward the larger

purposes of state and federal government to protect and

manage all coastal resources. However, the project is more

immediately viewed by the City of Kake as a much needed con-

tribution toward comprehensive community planning. The

Kake Municipal Code authorizes a Planning Commission. The

responsibilities of the Planning Commission as stated in

Title 95 of the code are to prepare:

1. A comprehensive plan consisting of maps and related

texts for the systematic development of the City;

2. A zoning ordinance to implement the comprehensive plan;

3. A subdivision ordinance;

4. The official map of the City.

The comprehensive plan is defined in Title 95 as "a

compilation of policy statements, goals standards and maps

for guiding the physical social and economic development,

both private and public, of the city."

Heretofore the City has lacked the financial and management

resources to carry out the charge given to the planning

commission. As a result, land use and development activities

and consequently the use of coastal resources in and around

Kake have been largely uncontrolled and unplanned. Even

more important than the lack of planning is the lack of

continuing administrative and management resurces that

would allow the City to control the day to day activities

affecting land and coastal resource use.

The primary purpose of this project for the City of Kake is

to begin the comprehensive community planning process as

prescribed in the Kake Municipal Code, and provide for

administrative and management mechanisms by which planning

results can be implemented. As far as the City is

concerned, the planning process will have been a useless

exercise unless it results in products of tangible, practical

value to the community.

Fortunately there is no conflict between the City's desire

to comprehensively plan for and control land use and

development activities in and around Kake, and the desires

of the state and federal government to see wise management

and balanced use of coastal resources. Kake is located

literally "on the beach", so virtually everything that

happens in the community,.especially with respect to land

use and community development, will affect coastal resources.

Hence, the City's purpose, comprehensive community planning,

is compatible with the state and federal purpose, which is

wise management of coastal resources.

PHASE I

Comprehensive community planning is not an established process

in Kake. The City Administration has never had the continuing

staff and resources to sustain an uninterrupted planning effort,

and local residents have never really understood or identified

with the purposes and advantages of community planning. As a

result, it has taken several years1for the City to begin to

see coastal zone management planning as a means for assessing

local conditions and resources, analyzing th e desires of

local residents, and establishing a program for meeting

community needs.

The concept of community planning is still only emerging in

Kake, and time is required to attract the interest, attention

and participation of local residents. For that reason, the

Coastal Zone Planning process, to be effective, can only

proceed at a limited pace at least in the beginning. Another

limitation on the scope of the coastal zone planning effort

is local funds. In the past, it has been very difficult

for the City to raise any amount of money to satisfy match

requirements for various funding programs, such as the 20%

local match requirement for coastal zone management planning

assistance.

For the above reasons, Nake's first step in the coastal zone

management planning process which is the subject of this

report, is very limited. Its primary purpose is to

establish, and gain acceptance of the concept of community

planning and the influence it can have on shaping community

development according to the desires and needs of local

residents. This Phase I project is viewed by the City as

the beginning of a much larger project to follow which would

result in a district coastal manage ment program for Kake.

CHAPTER 4

APPROACH

GENERAL

As mentioned earlier, the main purpose of this Phase I project

is to establish coastal zone management planning as a

recognized and useful part of Kake's administration and

development; and to make local residents aware of the process

and motivate them to participate. The first step in the

project was to gather information from existing literature

sources concerning resources and conditions in Kake. At

the same time, a public information program was instigated

to explain to local residents what coastal management

planning is, and why it has value for the City. As a

follow-on to the public information program, a major effort

was made to solicit the participation of local residents in

identifying community problems and'aspirations.

To give physical definition and focus to planning

considerations, it was necessary to consider boundaries for

the land and water areas to be influenced by the project, and

to begin development of a mapping process to record and

illustrate planning activities and choices. Finally, the

project includes a preliminary analysis of community desires

and priorities as expressed by local residents, and the

implications of those desires and priorities for community

development.

EXISTING INFORMATION

The basic approach to gathering existing published information

concerning the Kake area was to use the bibliographies

assembled by various state agencies as part of the Alaska

Coastal Management Program. The primary references were

Handbook 2 of the District Program Guidebook series

published by the C&RA Division of Community Planning;

and the Bibliography of Products, Alaska Coastal Management

Program published by the Office of Coastal Management in

the Governor's Division of Policy Development and Planning.

In addition to those sources, various state and federal

agencies were contacted to learn of reports and data they

might have concerning the Kake area.

To the extent possible, copies were obtained of references

containing information about Kake. When copies of entire

references were not available copies were made of pertinent

pages out of those references.

PUBLIC INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION

Through the Phase I project a continuous effort was made to

inform local residents about what was going on and,why it

was going on, and to solicit their participation. The

Kake Planning Commission did not want the project to consist

of planning analysis by outside "experts", with results

being reviewed by local people. Rather the commission

wanted local people to actually do their own planning with

some assistance and guidance from the Commission and hired

Consultants. To involve local people to that extent in

the project, it was necessary to have a means for the

Planning Commission to communicate readily and frequently

with nearly all Kake residents. Fortunately there exists

in Kake a mechanism for disseminating information quickly

to just about every resident and the local television

station. There is a television mini-transmitter in Kake that

was installed as part of a State Television Demonstration

Project. Along with the transmitter, there is video tape

recording and playing equipment. The television facilities

can be used by the community to broadcast information

concerning local activities and projects. The primary

method of communication between the planning commission

and Kake residents was via television. Virtually all the

homes in Kake have a television set, and nearly all the

local people are part of the television audience. So a

message broadcast over television 'is immediately received

by most of the people.

Television messages concerning the coastal zone planning

project were prepared using the remote and studio facilities

of station KTOO in Juneau. The messages were color vidio-

tape recordings from one to two minutes long, aired

as "spots" during station breaks in regular programming.
Scripts for the spots were written by QUADRA Engineering, and

narrated by a KTOO staff member. The theme of the spots

was an analogy between charting and steering the course of

a boat, and community planning as a means to control the

direction of Kake's future. A local fishing vessel, with

the name "Kake's Future" superimposed over its actual name,

was photographed and was the stage for several of the spots.

The first few spots contained information about the coastal

zone managment program, describing the roles of various

federal, state, and local entities-and discussing what

value the process might have for Kake. They also included

invitations to Kake residents to communicate with the

Planning Commission concerning the project. In addition,

suggestion boxes were placed in public and commercial

establishments throughout town.which contained return

addressed cards for people to write their ideas on and mail

to the Planning Commission. Exhibits 1 and 2 in Appendix A

are copies of the suggestion box label and the response card.

In later spots, the emphasis was switched from informing

people about the planning program to inviting their reaction

to various community problems and issues such as the

condition of local roads and the need for a local breakwater

and boat harbor. At this point, a list of potential

community issues was placed in the suggestion boxes, with an

invitation for local residents to give the Planning

Commission thoughts and suggestions about more specific

issues. Exhibit 3 in Appendix A is a copy of the issues

list and invitation for suggestions. The next to the

last spot was an announcement of a door-to-door survey

that was to be done by local high school students to

more positively solicit the views of Kake residents

concerning community issues so far identified as being of

local concern. A copy of. the survey form is included in

Appendix B.

After the survey was completed and analyzed, the last

television spot announced the results of the survey in the

form of a ranked list of community issues and problems.

The spot included an announcement of a public meeting in Kake

to discuss the survey results and any other features of the

Coastal Zone Management Planning Project.

Copies of the scripts of all the television spots used during

the project are included in Appendix C.

PLANNING AREA BOUNDARIES

It is necessary early in the coastal zone management planning

process to identify the land and water areas to come under the

jurisdiction of the district management program. In Kake,

the first step was to investigate existing municipal corporate

boundaries. But the location of municipal boundaries, likely

changes in those boundaries, and the management of development

generally in the Kake area depends greatly on the boundaries

and management of areas owned by entities such as Kake Tribal

Corporation and state and federal government. Hence, it was

necessary to consider land ownership patterns beyond the

municipal boundaries, and to anticipate the many changes in

land ownership that are likely to occur in the near future.

The locations and management status of the properties of the

significant landholders in the Kake area were investigated

for information useful in predicting municipal boundary

changes.

In addition to lands and waters within municipal boundaries,

the City of Kake is also concerned about how surrounding areas

are used and developed. Residents of Kake have traditionally

made continuous use of the nearby bays, streams, islands, and

straits, especially for subsistance and commercial purposes.

As part of its district coastal zone management program the

City wishes to perserve and protect to the extent possible

local residents' beneficial uses of surrounding areas.

Consequently, planning area boundaies beyond municipal limits

were considered.

The Planning Commission used television spots to invite Kake

residents to offer suggestions about planning area boundaries.

Then the commission drew up tentative boundaries based on

land ownership information, land use needs of the City based

on preliminary projections from public participation and

survey results, and natural topographic limitations.

MAPPING

The City of Kake has long felt the need for comprehensive and

accurate mapping of lands, boundaries, and resources in the

Kake area. However, to date, the resources have not been

available to do it. To serve the continuing management needs

of the City, and to facilitate Coastal Zone Management Planning,

it was decided that the Phase I project should include at

at least the first steps toward developing a base map of Kake

and surrounding areas likely to be within the jurisdictional

boundaries of the district coastal zone management program.

To begin map development it was necessary to identify the

various alternative mapping methods that might satisfy the

City's management and planning needs, and to estimate costs

for the alternatives. From the available alternatives the

Planning Commission and City Council could choose the kind of

map they wanted. A consulting firm familiar with the Kake

area and experienced in surveying and map preparation was

asked to consider Kake's needs for.a base map, evaluate

the maps and related information already available for the

project area, recommend a mapping method or methods most

suitable, and estimate the costs for map preparation. Based

on the consultant's recommendations the Planning Commission

and City Council chose a base map development method.

A mapping method requiring the use of aerial photography was

selected late in the summer of 1980. The number of daylight

hours and the sun angle in the project area are such that

aerial photography cannot be done effectively between late

October and early March. The original scope of work for the

Phase I project did not include aerial photography. But to

avoid losing a season for the purposes of future map

development, the Phase I scope of work was amended to include

the necessary photography.; A consulting firm experienced

with aerial photography in Southeast Alaska was hired to take

the photographs and establish necessary ground controls to

allow for later photogrametric work. Field crews did the

surveying to establish several ground control targets. Then

it was a matter of waiting for satisfactory weather to

take the aerial photos.

C014MUNITY PRIORITIES AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS

As was mentioned earlier the Planning Commission wanted, in

a very real sense, to have coastal zone management planning

done by the residents of Kake. An essential contribution

by the local people is definition of community issues and

problems as they preceive them, in order to identify and

prioritize the issues and problems that are a community-wide

concern.. A priority list of community issues is of immediate

valu e for purposes of city management. But perhaps more

importantly, some of the basic motivations and feelings of

local residents are revealed in their expressions concerning

community issues and problems, from which might be derived

suggestions of longer term community objectives. As a

practical matter, the City felt that a comprehensive set of

community objectives cannot be fully expressed by the people

until more information is available to them such as resource

inventories and analysis of development alternatives.

Because the gathering of such information is not part of the

Phase I project, a comprehensive expression of community

objectives is not yet possible. Rather the more immediate

community issues and problems are identified and analyzed

for what indication they give of longer term community

objectives, with the intention that identification of

objectives will continue into the next phase of district

management program development and as more information

becomes available.

The raw material for identifying and prioritizing community

issues and problems was gathered as discussed in an earlier

section of this chapter entitled "Public Information and

Participation." Issues were identified from the cards and

response sheets distributed in the suggestion boxes. Addi-

tional issues arose as a result of the door-to-door survey.

The survey also revealed how strongly people felt about

various issues, and what they felt should be done about

them. Finally, Planning Commission and City Council members

identified issues and possible problem solutions from their

points of view.

For the most part, community survey respondents did not

raise issues beyond 49 listed on the survey form. For each

of the 49 issues listed, the respondents were asked

whether they thought a problem existed or some action

was needed, with "yes" or "no" being the response

choices. In the analysis of survey results the number

of "yesses" and "noes" for each issue were tallied,

and that talley was the primary basis for prioritizing

issues from the survey. It was, however, necessary

occasionally to interpret survey results to some

extent because of apparent misunderstandings by

respondents, and contradictory responses. Only those

issues about which 50 percent or more of the survey

resiDondents were concerned were included in the

priority list.

To the priority list of issues derived from the door-

to-door survey was added a few issues identified by

the Planning Commission and City Council. The

priority list was established through discussions with

the council and commission.

The priority list of community issues and problems

resulting from the community survey and deliverations

of the City Council and Planning Commission was

publicized to Kake residents over television. At a

public meeting in Kake the priority list was discussed,

followed by adjustments to the list based on public

comments received during the meeting.

The priority list of community issues and problems,

along with indications from local residents of action

to be taken for the various issues, is the primary

contribution of this Phase I project toward

identifying community objectives. In addition, there

is preliminary evidence of how local people feel

about future development.in Kake, and what kinds of

development activities would be required to meet

their expressed needs and desires. Hence it is

possible, although only very preliminarily, to discuss

community development considerations and possibilities

based on the results of this limited Phase I project.

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CHAPTER 5

EXISTING INFORMATION

Kake is a relatively small and isolated community.

There have not been any major developments in or near

the City which are of more than local interest.

Consequently, there have not been any detailed and

comprehensive assessments of resources, inhabitants

and conditions which were focused specifically on Kake

and the immediate surrounding area. Most such

information about the Kake area is on a more regional

basis, usually for the Wrangell-Petersburg census

division. For example, reports of economic statistics

by the Alaska Department of Commerce and Economic

Development for.the Wrangell-Petersburg census

division include Kake in totals for the census

division, but such statistics for just the Kake area

are not extracted. Similarly the inventory of fish

and game resources by the Alaska Department of Fish

and Game has data for a large game management unit of

which Kake is only a small part.

The majority of basic resource and planning information

for 11'ake which has already been gathered is reported

piecemeal in connection with specific projects. For

example, when the U.S. Public Health Service sponsored

construction projects for water supply and sewage

disposal facilities, they did limited evaluations of

population trends and community conditions, the

results of which are included in preliminary

engineering reports. However, the focus of these

reports is water and sewer systems and comprehensive

community data and analysis are not included. In the

same manner, there have been several program planning

reports done in connection with various construction

projects sponsored by the Economic Development

Administration (EDA). Again, the data collected

is limited to what was needed for the specific

construction projects.

Perhaps the closest thing to comprehensive community

planning is the Overall Economic Development Planning

(OEDP) effort which is a.prer,equisite to financial

assistance from EDA for construction projects.

However, no financial support is available to the

community for developing the OEDP. Consequently, no

one from, or working for,,the community can spend much

time gathering resource data and doing comprehensive

analysis of local conditions and needs. The OEDP,

then, deals mainly with development ideas that lead

to construction projects. The need for these projects

is assessed year by year based on the immediate

situations as opposed to the construction projects

which follow a logical progression established in part

by the long-term development and management plans for

the community.

Evidently, the most recent resource information

available for Kake is contained in the General Design

Memorandum and Final Environmental Impact Statement

for the breakwater and boat harbor improvements

planned for Kake. The General Design Memorandum

contains a few photographs of community background

information such as the geological setting, cultural

and natural resources, and the local economy. The

Environmental Impact Statement has several pages

discussing the"'physical" and "biological"

characteristics of the Kake area and the

11socio/economic setting." Both the General Design

Memorandum and the Environmental Impact Statement

discuss in great detail the issues and resources to

be immediately affected by the planned habor

improvements. Again, the information and analysis is

focused mainly on the specific construction project

being considered, and the.more comprehensive and

detailed information needed for overall community

planning and management is not included.

As mentioned earlier in Chapter 3 of this report,

various literature resources containing background

information about the Kake area were assembled and

reviewed as part of this Phase I project, based mainly

on bibliographies provided by the State Office of

Coastal Management. Table 1 is a list of the documents

reviewed. Copies of most of them have been delivered

to the Kake Planning Commission.

TABLE 1

PLANNING INFORIIATION SOURCES

DOCUMENT DATE COMMENTS

1. Alaska Coastal 1975 Outline format, outdated
Community Profiles community data such as
climate, housing, utilities,
communications, population
employment, and transportation
facilities.

2. Alaska Coastal Land 1976 Three 1:250,000 scale USGS
Status/Land Use topographic maps showing
Atlas surface use, subsurface use
and land ownership status.
Shows a tideland permit, a
state interagency transfer,
and Kake municipal boundary.
Kake so small on maps they
are hardly useful.

3. Alaska Electric July Gives 1976 generator
Resources:Inven'tory 1977 nameplate capacity and
total generation capacity
for City power plant.

4. Alaska Heritage 1977 Three historical sites:
Power Statistics Grave Island, Mosquito
Island, and community house
and,graves north of Gunnuck
Creek.

5. Alaska Power Survey 1976 Analysis of statewide power
resources.and needs. No
data specific for Kake.

6. Basic Economic Nov. Summary of 1975-78 economic
Statistics of Alaska 1979 data for Wrangell-Petersburg
Census Division census division. Nothing
specifically for Kake.
7. Bibliography of. Dec. Annotated bibliography of
Products, Alaska 1979 documents prepared by state
Coastal Management agencies and private firms
Program to assist in development
of coastal management plans.

TABLE 1 (continued)

DOCUMENT DIATE COMMENTS

8. Biophysical ? Gives definitions of zones
boundaries of direct interaction, direct
influence and indirect
influence with respect to
coastal zone management.
Also glossary of terms used
in definitions of zones.
Kake is in zone of direct
interaction.

9. Catalog of Water March Lists streams classified as
Important for 1975 spawning streams for anadromous
Spawning and fish. Includes many streams
Migration of in Kake area such as Gunnuck,
Anadormous Fish Jenny and Point White Creeks.

10. Cathedral Falls, Oct. A preliminary description and
a Reconnaissance 1979 analysis of a hydroelectric
Report facility on Cathedral Creek.
Projected capacity of 750 KW,
and is marginally feasible.

11. Census Data 1970 -Complete census reports for
& Wrangell-Petersburg census
1980 division available, but out
of date. Census reports
for 1980 give 547 as
preliminary count for Kake.
Further 1980 census data
not available for a year
or two.

12. Climate Atlas of the 1977 Contains statistics and
Outer Continental profiles for parameters
Shelf Waters and such as wind, visibility,
Coastal Regions of atmospheric pressure,
Alaska. temperature, clouds, tides,
ice and currents- Presented
for all of Gulf.of Alaska.
Only very gross extractions
for Kake are possible.

13. Coastal Habitat 1980 Four 1:63,360 scale USGS
Resource Maps 1, topographic maps with hand
2, 3, and 4 sketched designations of

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fish and wildlife resources
including spawning streams,
13. (continued) crab habitat, marine mammal
habitat, important fishery
areas, eagle habitat,
waterfowl wintering and
nesting areas, and game
animal habitat. Best Kake-
specific data of this type
available.

14. Coastal Processes 1976 Contains one page on Kake
.Terrain and Hazards which is a portion of the
1:63,360 USGS topographic
map in the immediate Kake
area. A couple very gross
indications of possible
coastal flooding and erosion
areas. Not enough detail
to be useful.

15. Community Project March Co-ntains a two-page listing
Matrix 1979 of construction projects
identified for Kake as part
of OEDP development.
Priority list somewhat
outdated, but contains
items still being sought
by the City.

16. Community Project Feb. same as above, but with
Matrix 1980 quite a different priority
list. Evidence of some
lack of continuity in
priorities from one year
to. the next.

17. Community Ene.rgy 1978 One short entry for Kake,
Survey gives.population, fuel
storage,.fuel used,
tnansportation methods and
electrical system capacity.

18. Data on Ground- 1962 Report on exploratory well
water Exploration drilling in Southeast in
and Development 1956-60, one well in Kake,

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in Southeastern concluded groundwater not
Alaska. readily available.

19. Demographic Data 1980 Short report on a door-to-door
for the community survey done in October, 1980
of 1(ake by IRA Council. Gives
population of 574, about 162
families, and breakdown of
family incomes.

20. Discussion of June A good summary in lay terms
Legal Issues 1974 of the meaning and procedures
Related to 14 (c) of Section 14 (c) of ANCSA.
reconveyances Some portions now out of
date because of ANCSA
amendments in recently
enacted Alaska Lands Bill.

21. Engineering Report March An evaluation of the City
on Water and 1973 water and sewer systems
Sewerage System in preparation for
Improvements extending,services to
Turnkey III housing project.
Includes recommendations
for improving existing
systems, and population
projection of 1980. Report
is now out of date.

22. Fish and Wildlife 1977 A summary of the distribution
Resource Inventory of upland animals and marine
of Southeastern mammals, reported by game
Alaska, Vol. I units. The game unit data
Wildlife is for such large areas
that extracting Kake
specific information is
difficult.

23. Fish and Wildlife 1977 A lengthy compilation of
Resource Inventory catch data for fisheries
of Southeastern such as commercial salmon,
Alaska, Vol. II commercial smelt, crab,
shrimp, and sport fish.
Also, discussion of habitat
migration.and-escapement.
No data specifically for
the immediate.Kake area.

TABLE 1 (continued)

DOCUMENT DATE COMMENTS

24. Forest Practices 1978 on academic discussion of
in Relation to logging in Southeast Alaska
Alaska's Coastal as it relates to other
Zone Resources resources such as fisheries,
wildlife, recreation, the
freshwater and marine
environments, and overall
forestry management. No
Kake specific data.

25. 14 (c) Handbook July A simple, step-by-step guide
1975 for villages and village
corporations concerning the
transfer of land from the
corporations to village
councils or other such
representative of village
residents. out of date with
respect to recent.amendments
to ANCSA.

26. General. Design Dec. A detailed analysis of
Memorandum and 1980 construction alternatives
Environmental for the proposed breakwater
Impact Statement and boat harbor for Kake,
Kake Harbor, Alaska with cost.estimates.
Includes cost/benefit analysis
and discussion of.effects on
the.natural environment of
the construction alternatives.
Has limited background
information on natural, social
and cultural resources
other than those directly
involved in boat harbor
development. The most up-to-
date report available on
resources and activities in
the Kake area.

27. Interim Coastal Nov. A 1:250,000.scale USGS
Zone Boundaries 1979 topographic map that gives
of Alaska the landward and seaward
boundaries of Alaska's
coastal zone for land that
is not subject to adopted
district management programs.

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Kake and widely surrounding
areas in the coastal zone.

28. Inventory of Oct. No areas of particular concern
Recreation, Scenic 1977 (APC's) are identified in
Heritage and the Kake area.
Wilderness Areas
of Particular
Concern in Alaska's
Coastal Zone

29. Kake Hatchery April A preliminary engineering and
Preliminary 1980 program analysis of alternatives
Design Feasibility for expanding fish hatchery
Study facilities on Gunnuck Creek.
Includes construction cost
estimates and economic
evaluation of proposed hatchery
operation. To support
fisheries enhancement loan
application.

30. Kake Municipal ? The formal. statement of the
Code City of Kake's functions
and authorities, including
administrative procedures,
tax and utility ordinances,
and land management
procedures.

31. Kake to Sept. The report of a reconnaissance
Petersburg, 1974 study done.by the (then) State
FH 40 Dept. of Highways of a
road connection between Kake
and Petersburg. Nineteen
alternate routes are described,
with rough cost estimates. Now
out of date.

32. Land Status varies A collection of the United
Maps States Survey maps from the
Bureau of Land Management,
including listing of legal
surveys and large-scale land
ownership transactions. Show
recorded boundaries of

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publically and privately
owned properties. Do not
reflect recent transactions.

33. Low Altitude None available from public
Aerial Photographs sources. Photography
several years old available
from private sources for a
price.

34. National Water varies Hamilton Creek discharge
Data Exchange data for Oct., 1976 to
Sept., 1978; one chemical
analysis for Gunnuck Creek
in Sept., 1970.

35. NOAA Nautical varies Navigation charts for marine
Charts waters in the Kake area. Show
major coast and subsurface
land forms, especially those
of significance for marine
navigation.

36. Organized Village Dec. A financial statement for
of Kake Financial 1979 operations of the IRA Council
Report concerning the cannery and
fishing fleet for 1978 and
1979. Includes balance
sheets and summaries of
financial and operating
agreements and arrangements.
37. Overall Economic June The nearest thing available
Development Plan 1980 to a community planning report.
Update Discusses the general
economic structure of Kake*
and very broad development
trends and desires as expressed
by the local OEDP.committee.
Concentrates on construction
projects, especially those
that might involve EDA funding.
A priority list of
construction projects is
presented, with short discussion
of status of development and
anticipated funding sources.

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38. Population The population estimate for
Estimates for Kake for revenue sharing
State Revenue purposes is 710 for the
Sharing period July 1, 1980 to July 1,
1981, as reported by Alaska
Department of Community and
Regional Affairs.

39. Preliminary Sept. A review of 15 potential
Appraisal 1977 sites for hydroelectric
Report, power development in
Hydroelectric Southeast, two of which
Potential (Cathedral Falls and Gunnuck
Creek) are near Kake.
Describes and analyzes Kake's
existing power system,
evaluates the hydroelectric
power potential for the
Cathedral Falls and Gunnuck
Creek sites, gives a
preliminary cost estimate,
and discusses economic
feasibility. Recommends the
Gunnuck Creek site as being
far more feasible than the
Cathedral Falls site.

40. Preliminary 1975 A map covering all of
Geologic Map of Southeast Alaska, with
Southeast Alaska a legend of geologic symbols
and definitions. Shows only
that there is Permian rock
in the Kai,
. e area.

41. Preliminary 1976 Has one map (on 1:63,360
Inventory of USGS quad. map) of Kake
Outfalls and area with garbage dump
Solid Waste incorrectly located, cannery
Disposal Sites outfall indicated, and City
in the Alaska sewage-outfall npt located.
Coastal Zone A few short, out-of-date
comments on garbage dump
site.

42. Remote Sensing Have infra-red high altitude
Date Library photographs. Show so little
detail that they are not useful
for the planning project.

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43. Soil Surveys The US Soil Conservation
Service and Forest Service
indicate that no soil surveys
useful for local community
planning are available for
the Kake area.

44. Southeast Alaska June An informative summary of
Transportation 1980 what the State Department
Plan of Transportation plans to
do in Southeast for the next
several years. Includes a
very brief background
description of the region
with a population projection.
Discusses present land use
and transportation systems,
and analyzes future land
management issues as related
to developing transportation
facilities. Shows an airport
for Kake scheduled for
completion in 1984. Also
discusses ferry service
options and limitations for
Kake. Includes a brief
reference to the Kake-
Petersburg transportation
corridor.

45. Special Areas of 1980 A listing and summary of all
the Alaska Coastal the areas proposed to the
Zone: Abstracts Office of Coastal Management
of Proposals as "meriting special
attention". Presumeably
these designations, if approved,
amount to something of a
reservation of the areas for
the purposes indicated in
the proposals. The one
listing for the Kake area is
for the City, and refers to
fishing and seafood processing
activities.

TABLE 1 (continued)

DOCUMENT DATE COMMENTS

46. State Agency Aug. A listing of all reports and
Information and projects by State agencies that
Plans Applicable are involved in the coastal
to the Coast of zone planning project for
Alaska Alaska. Includes the office
of Coastal Management, Fish
and Game, Natural Resources,
Commerce and Economic
Development, Environmental
Conservation, DOT, and
Community & Regional
Affairs. There is a summary
of the status of each project,
and the subject matter. Only
3 or 4 references of any
value for Kake project.

47. Topographic The USGS topographic maps,
Maps of Alaska both 1:63,360 and 1:250,000.
These are the best maps of
the Kake area so far
available.

48. Waterborne 1973 Five years of totals for the
Commerce of the weight of freight handled
United States across dock facilities in
.Kake. Gives a breakdown by
various categories such as
groceries, lumber, fuel, logs,
vehicles and c.ommodities.
Also.gives passenger totals.
Freight totals are between
about 3000 to 5000 tons per
year, not including rafted
logs.

CHAPTER 6

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION

GENERAL

Kake is located on the northwest corner of Kupreanof

Island in Southeast Alaska. Kupreanof is one of the

myriad of islands making.-up the Alexander Archipelago.

Situated at latitude 56 degrees 58 minutes North and

longitude 133 degrees 56 minutes West, Kake is about

40 miles west of Petersburg, 60 miles east of Sitka

and 100 miles south of Juneau (see Figure 1).

According to the preliminary census count for 1980,

the population of Kake is 547, while a recent local

survey (see Item 19 in Table 1) gives a population of

574. Most residents are native Tlinget Indi.ans with a

small segment of non-natives comprised mainly of

school teachers, church representatives and relations

of the native population through marriage. Located

just south of the community and connected by road is

a logging camp which varies in population from about 15

or 20 in the off-season to over 150, depending on the

extent of logging activity in the surrounding area '.

The climate in the Kake area is typical of Southeastern

Alaska, with cool wet summers and mild winters.

Precipitation averages about 57-inches per year, of

which about 44-inches comes as snow. Temperatures

rarely dip. below 0 degrees F in winter or reach more

than 90 degrees F in summer. Typical summer temperatures

are between 44 degrees F and 62 degrees F, and winter

temperatures usually range betWeen 20 degrees F and 38

degrees F. Winds are mostly moderate in the summer,

with the prevailing wind from the southeast bringing

clouds and precipitation. Clear skies in summer are

usually accompanied by moderate winds out of the west.

Most storms accompanied by high winds occur in the fall

when southeast winds can reach 80 to 100 miles per hour.

In winter, clear cold weather is usually accompanied

by winds out of the north and northeast.

The topography and geology of the area are typical of

southeastern Alaska, with steep wooded hills covered by

climax coniferous forest stopping abruptly at rocky

shorelines. The islands around Kake, with many bays

and channels among them, form a maze Of straits,

sounds, and passages. According to the Corps of

Engineers (see Item 26, Table 1).

"The geological exposure of the area is a heavily-
faulted, highly-folded series of ancient rock
structures which trend northwest-southeast to form
high relief. Featured are sharp, steeply dipping
mountains folds. Inundated troughs forming many
channels, bays, and waterways, and countless island
pinnacles and ocean reefs. Soil mantle, although
then, (average about 2-feet) is heavily timbered,
and bedrock is visible along most shorelines.
Local geology is predominantly of Silurian and
Ordovician sandstone and fine-grained sedimentary
rock rich in calcium and limestone. Volcanic
basalt is also typical in this region."

than 90 degrees F in summer. Typical summer temperatures

are between 44 degrees F and 62 degrees F, and winter

temperatures usually range between 20 degrees F and 38

degrees F. Winds are mostly moderate in the summer,

with the prevailing wind from the southeast bringing

clouds and precipitation. Clear skies in summer are

usually accompanied by moderate winds out of the west.

Most storms accompanied by high winds occur in the fall

when southeast winds can reach 80 to 100 miles per hour.

In winter, clear cold weather is usually accompanied

by winds out of the north and northeast.

The topography and geology of the area are typical of

Southeastern Alaska, with steep wooded hills covered by

climax coniferous forest stopping abruptly at rocky

shorelines. The islands around Kake, with many bays

and channels among them, form a maze of straits,

sounds, and passages. According to the Corps of

Engineers (see Item 26, Table 1).

LIVING STANDARDS

As was indicated earlier, the population of Kake is in

the 550 to 575 range according to the most recently

available data. These people occupy about 160 living

units within the municipal boundaries. The number of

people per living unit ranges from 1 to 12, and

averages about 3.5.

Housing in Kake is a mixture of older houses located

in the original village site along the beach

interspersed with a few newer houses built by

individuals, sometimes with state or federal financial

assistance; and a cluster of about 55 housing units

sponsored by the Tlingit and Haida Regional Housing

Authority in two project phases since 1973. The

"T&H" housing is all located together on a bench above

and behind the older village site.

The local economy is dependent primarily on local natural

resources - mainly fishing and logging. Employment is

highly seasonal, with unemployment recently varying

from about 12 to 13% in the summer to over 35% in the

winter. Several local people are employed at the

logging camp near Kake from early spring to late fall,

with total jobs available and the length of the season

depending on timber sales, weather and the timber

resource market.

The single greatest source of employment is fishing,

upon which many families depend almost entirely for

livelihood, although nearly all fishermen seek odd

jobs during the off season to supplement their income.

Many people who have jobs such as teaching or

maintenance work go fishing to supplement their

incomes. In addition, there are seasonal jobs related

to seafood processing at the local c annery and cold

storage.

Other sources of employment in Kake include the school

district, Kake Tribal Corporation, local commercial

establishments, the T&H Regional Electrical Authority,

and state and local government. Village residents are

very much involved in the cash economy, and a cash

income is now essential to provide for the food,

clothing, shelter, transportation, and other expenses

which have become necessities. However, there is a

significant amount of subsistence food gathering, both

to ease the financial burden of providing food and to

satisfy acquired tastes for "native food". The

predominant subsistence food products are seaweed,

seal, several kinds of fish, deer, crab, berries

and clams.

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation to and from Kake is primarily by air and

by water. Air passenger service consists of six daily

mail flights per week from Petersburg, a daily

schedule for passengers six days a week out of Juneau,

and charter aircraft mostly from Petersburg, Sitka,

Juneau, and Ketchikan. All air service is by float

planes because there is no landing facility for wheel

planes. Hence, air travel is frequently interrupted

and delayed, not only by flight visibility

limitations, but also because of rough, unprotected

water around Kake where planes must land.

Passenger transportation by water includes weekly

service by the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry; the

larger fishing boats that periodically travel to the

nearby communities of Petersburg, Sitka and Juneau;

and the smaller privately owned boats which are

sometimes used, mainly in the summer and to reach

Petersburg. The ferry stops in Kake once each week

southbound and once northbound. Due to of docking

limitations only the smaller vessels, the Le Conte and

the Aurora, make the stop.

Freight is hauled into and out of Kake by the aircraft

involved in passenger service, the state ferry, fishing

boats, charter freight carriers, and commercial

barges. Alaska Outport is a freight cooperative with

a tug and barge that visit Kake about once per month.

Another barge makes a monthly fuel delivery.

Commercial freight companies out of Petersburg and

Sitka use the state ferry to send freight delivery

vehicles back and forth to Kake. Similarly local

residents take their vehicles on the ferry and use

them to haul groceries and other freight.

All water carried freight must pass over the limited

dock facilities in Kake.. The most frequently used dock

is one that is part of the fish cannery. It is badly

in need of repair, replacement or enlarging and only

marginally big enough to handle the Alaska Outport and

fuel barges. There is also a small state owned dock

in front of the town, but it is only large enough for

local fishing boats to tie up and cannot be used for

transfer of freight from larger vessels. Seafood.

products from the local cannery and cold storage are

sometimes shipped on boats provided by distributors

of the seafood products or companies involved in

operating the processing facilities. Logs from local

timber harvest operations are usually rafted and towed

away by tugboats.

Local travel is confined mainly to the limited public

road system in and for a few miles south of town, and

to the network of nearby logging roads. Most families

have a car or pickup or both, and there are more than

140 such vehicles using the road system, to say

nothing of the large trucks and other vehicles

associated with the logging camp.

There are about three miles of state road that extend

from the northern boundary of Kake following the beach

to Portage Bay. This is a gravel surface road

maintained by the state, and is presently in poor

condition due to the lack of adequate surfacing

material. A full-time state employee is stationed in

Kake to maintain the road., along with a grader, pickup,

flatbed truck with sander, and a fr ont-end loader.

The short stretch of road that serves the T&H housing

complex is a City road. There are no provisions to

maintain this road, although the City pays an annual

fee to have the state remove snow. All roads in the

village proper are gravel surfaced, in poor shape due

to lack of surfacing material, narrow and congested

due to lack of parking space and the relatively large

number of vehicles using the limited road system.

The several years of logging activity has developed an

extensive network of roads for logging access. Some of

that road system is used by Kake residents for.such

things as recreation driving and to gather firewood.

However, logging truck traffic is an obstacle during

the logging season, and there is no snow removal in

winter.

The only conunercial transportation in Kake is a local

taxi service, and the churches somtimes offer rides

to senior citizens and for various gatherings.

When the cannery and cold storage are operating, a bus

is provided to transport employees to and from work.

There is no public transportation in Kake.

UTILITIES

Utilities services available in Kake are water supply,

sewage disposal, garbage disposal and electrical

power. The water, sewer, and garbage facilities are

owned and operated by the City, while the electrical

utility is owned and operated by the Tlingit and Haida

Regional Electrical Authority.

The water system consists of timber impoundment on

Gunnuck Creek from which water is pumped to a 100,000

gallon storage tank on the band of the impoundment.

There are facilities for chlorination and fluoridation

of the water before it is distributed by gravity to

all parts of town and to the cannery and cold storage.

Water consumption averages about 200,000 gallons per

day (gpd), except during cold weather and when the

cannery is operating when consumption is about 400,000

(gpd). The water system was installed with assistance

mainly from the US Public Health Service and the

Economic Development Administration.

The sewer system, also sponsored by the USPHS consists of

collection mains buried in the roads and serving the town

proper which is North of Gunnuck Creek. The sewer system

does not serve City residents between Gunnuck Creek and

the cannery. Sewage treatment consists only of primary

settling with an ocean outfall for effluent disposal.

No provisions have been made for sludge disposal.

The City owns a small garbage collection truck which is

used to pick up garbage from all Kake residences three

times per week. Garbage 'disposal is in a land dump

located on the logging road a few miles southeast of

town. The logging camp uses the same dump site and

logging camp personnel and equipment are used for the

limited amount of compaction and covering that is

done.

Residents of Kake currently pay $7.50 per month total

for water supply, sewage disposal and garbage

.disposal. A city employee is paid $1,000/month to

operate and maintain all three utility systems.

The local electrical power generation and transmission

system was recently installed by T&H to replace the

inadequate and deteriorated system previously operated

by the City. The generators are diesel-electric sets,

two generating 500 kilowatts (KW) and two generating
300 KW. According to the local system manager, the

normal electrical consumption rate is approximately

350 KW during cold weather with peak loads of about

450 KW. During school*days the'load is about 300 KW.

During the summer the electrical consumption rate

drops to about 250 KW except when the cannery is

operating which raises the consumption rate to over 500

KII. Normally, a 500 KW generator is run during the

day, and a 300 KW unit at night, except when the

cannery is operating, at which time a 500 KTq and 300

KW generator run together.. Fuel consumption by the

generators averages about 500 gallons per day.

There are three full-time local operators for the

electrical systems, one CETA funded night watchman,

and two apprentice linemen who work on an as-needed

basis. Nearly all Kake residents get power from the

T&H utility, as does the cannery and the logging camp.

The cold storage generates its own power. The cost

for residential electrical power is $.27 per KWH for

the first 300 KWH, and then $.25 per KWH, with a

minimum of $16.50 per month for a residence.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Kake is a first class City, originally incorporated in

1952, with a mayor-council form of government. City
business is carried out mainly by the Mayor and a

full-time city clerk. Other city employees include a

public works director (the utility systems operator
mentioned earlier in this report), the police chief,

and the bookkeeper for the City owned liquor store

which is discussed later in this report. There are

also about 15 CETA positions that are administered by

the City which encompass a range of activities such as

building maintenance, Headstart program staff, teacher

aides and night watchmen.

The City administration manages various government

assistance programs, operates local utility systems,

provides for police and fire protection, and seeks

funding and other forms of assistance for community

projects, operates a liquor storef and manages City

property and equipment. Planning and zoning

authorities of the City are delegated to a five member

Planning and Zoning Commission. Income for City

operations comes mainly from a local 3% sales tax,

state revenue sharing, profit from the City liquor

store, and administration allowances from various

government aid programs.

Police protection is provided by a full-time police

chief, a CETA funded deputy, a village public safety

officer and a deputy who works on an as-needed basis.

The City owns one police car and a jail. The jail is

small and unuseable due to lack of water supply and

sewage disposal services and the heating system being

inadequate. Also, the jail is conspicuously and

inappropriately located on the beach at the main

junction in town where all traffic from the City

dock and airplane float passes.

Fire protection is provided by a very active and

enthusiastic volunteer fire department which consists

of a volunteer fire chief and about 18 volunteer

firefighters. The volunteers have organized a

Fireman's Club, with a president, vice-president and

treasurer, to manage department activities. The

department's main source,of income is local bingo

games, which can generate as much as $20,000 in a

year, and other forms of assistance, usually

equipment, is sometimes available from government

sources. There is a City owned firehall, firetruck,

and newly acquired emergency van, as well as hoses,

air packs and tanks, ladders, an air compressor for

self contained breathing.-apparatus, and other

miscellaneous equipment.

In addition to fire protection, the volunteer fire

department functions as a well-organized search and

rescue unit. The fire chief has sophisticated

long-range communication equipment to coordinate

searches and various types of emergency assistance

carried out by the volunteer firemen and other

community residents.

The Planning and Zoning Commission is charged with

carrying out comprehensive community planning,

developing zoning ordinances and acting as the

Platting Board for the City. The Planning Commission

members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by

the City Council and the Commission makes recommendations

to the Council on planning and zoning matters.

COMMUNICATION

The primary means of communication in Kake include

television, radio, telephone, VHF and CB radios, and

newspapers.

There is a local television station which consists of

a mini-transmitter located in the high school. The

transmitter is owned and maintained by the state as

part of a television demonstration project. There are

three general types of programming: 1) tape delay

broadcasts from Juneau of network programming from

Anchorage which is provided in conjunction with the

state "bush" television program, 2) broadcasts from

the public television station in Juneau, and 3) live

broadcasts of special sports and other events via

satellite. Local announcements are also frequently

broadcast over the mini-transmitter, which is operated

by a Kake resident.

Radio broadcasts are received from Sitka, Ketchikan and

Juneau, and sometimes Seattle depending on reception

conditions and quality of equipment. Sitka and Juneau

stations are most frequently listened to.

Newspapers, mainly from Petersburg, are read, although

to a limited extent and frequently several days after

publication.

Telephone service to and within Kake is satisfactory.

Most homes in the community have telephones, and

communicating by long distance telephone is usually

not a problem.

The most common method of communication within Kake

and the immediately surrounding areas is by citizen's

band radio and sometimes VHF radio. Nearly all the

homes have a CB transmitter and receiver which is

monitored for nearly all waking hours on channel 15.

Similarly, nearly all the boats owned by local

residents have CB radios. Many of the boats also have

VHF radios, and there is a VHF base station in Kake

that is monitored most of the time.

There is a microwave repeater station in Kake which is

owned and operated by RCA Alascom. The station is one

of several throughout Southeast for relaying several

types of communication including telephone, television,

telegrams, telex, data processing and private long

distance lines. The KaXe station serves areas

generally south and east of the community including

Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan.

LOCAL COMMERCE

Commercial enterprises in Kake are mostly small locally

owned and operated stores and shops. There are three

main stores which are combination grocery and dry

goods stores, although stock is quite limited. Food

and lodging services are available from a coffee shop

and boarding house. Light meals are available during

certain limited hours at the'coffee shop, and

overnight and longer term visitors can obtain food and

lodging, boarding house style, at the local inn.

Fuel, including home heating oil, gasoline, kerosene,

and other petroleum products are sold by the IRA

council as managers of the cannery. This service is

available all year to local residents, and there is a

fuel dock for local and visiting boats. There is a

privately owned and operated oil delivery service to

transport home heating oil from the cannery to homes

in town.

The one liquor store in town is owned and operated by

the City. Revenue from the liquor store is used for

operating expenses of the City administration. Other

commercial establishments include a tire repair shop,

a taxi service, a yarn shop, a sawmill and a machine

and auto repair shop.

LOCAL INDUSTRY

The two main industries in Kake are fishing and logging,

and they are the mainstays of the local economy.

Fishing has, for several generations, been by far the

most predominant gainful activity for the local men.

In fact, fishing has until recently, been the way of

life for the community. 'Nearly all.the able-bodied

men from Kake have experience as commercial fishermen,

and their aptitudes and interests are still strongly

linked with fishing.

Currently there are 12 seine boats operating out of

Kake, most of which also participate in halibut

fishing. In addition to the seiners there are several

local power trollers, and many smaller skiffs and

cruisers used for handtrolling.

Most of the seine fish caught by the local boats and

some outside boats as well, have in the past been

delivered to the Kake cannery for processing. For the

last three seasons the cannery has been leased by the

IRA Council to Petersburg Fisheries, Inc. (PFI), for

operating. That lease is now expired, however, and
operat-ing arrangements for the cannery for the 1981

season were unsettled as of the writing of this

report.

In the past, fish caught for the fresh food market by

Kake fisherman have been sold to buyers representing

various processing companies such as PFI, with processing

being done some place other than Kake. Recently, however,

Kake Tribal Corporation, the local business corporation

resulting from the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act,

completed construction of.a large, modern cold storage

plant located next to the cannery in Kake. Operation

and management details are still being worked out, but

it is expected that local and other fishermen will be

able to sell fish for the fresh market at the cold

storage, where processing will provide employment for

Kake residents, and income to Kake Tribal will boost

the local economy.

A recent addition to development of the fishing industry

in Kake is a fish hatchery on Gunnuck Creek. Kake

Fisheries Corporation is a nonprofit organization that

was formed to obtain a state hatchery permit and

promote and manage the construction and operation of a

hatchery in the Kake area to enhance local fisheries

resources. A rudimentary hatchery facility has been

constructed near the mouth of Gunnock Creek and some

egg incubating is being carried out. However, the

primary thrust of the hatchery program is to obtain a

state loan for construction of an entirely new hatchery,

which would include facilities for adult harvesting,

adult holding and sorting, adult ripening and spawning,

and incubation and rearing. The loan application is

scheduled to be submitted in early 1981.

In spite of recent emphasis on fisheries the decline in

fish populations in southeast, increasing competition for

the fish, and increasing limitations on fishing seasons

and open areas have forced many people in Kake to seek

other more dependable means of earning a living. The

most dependable alternative has been logging. A

private logging company contracting for timber with

the U.S. Forest Service has been operating on

Kupreanof Island near Kake since about 1968. The

company has a sizeable camp located approximately two

miles south of Kake with living quarters for employees

and support facilities for the logging operations.

According to the OEDP update for June, 1980 (see Item

37 in Figure 1) about thirty people from Kake are

employed at the logging camp. Actually, the number

of local people employed is reported to be typically

not more than fifteen or twenty, although at the

beginning of the season up to thirty people may turn

out.

Kake Tribal Corporation is also developing logging

operations on land in the corporation's selection area,

as is Sealaska, the regional corporation under the Alaska

Native Claims Settlement Act. Kake Tribal has already

contracted with a private company to have a small portion
of its timbered area logged, and Kake Tribal will probably

be working with Sealaska's Timber Corporation to build

a large log sorting and loading dock near Point McCartny

north of Kake. As the dock is completed, a harvest

program for both Kake Tribal and Sealaska timber

resources will no doubt be started. So far, timber

harvesting activities by Kake Tribal and Sealaska have

not resulted in many jobs.for local people. However,

when harvesting operations begin in earnest, jobs for

local people will undoubtedly be available.

The managers of the Native Corporations are seeking

ways to expand the value of their timber resources to

their shareholders by considering possible wood

processing industries that could be established in the

Kake area. However, for the near future it appears

that the predominant activity will be just cutting and

shipping of harvestable trees.

HEALTH SERVICES

There are several components of the Health Services

Program for Kake involving the state, the federal

government and the Southeast Alaska Regional Health

Corporation (SEARCH). There is a health clinic in the
Aft
community, which is owned by the state, and which is

used by the state itinerant nurse from Sitka who

spends approximately seven days per month in Kake.

The clinic is also used during periodic visits by the

U.S. Public Health Service doctor from Sitka, and by

the local community health aides.

The health aides are employed by SEARCH with funds from

the U.S. Public Health Service. The aides are the

primary health care providers and consult with a USPHS

physician in Sitka by telephone concerning medical

problems that arise. For*situations that cannot be

handled by the aides, patients are transported to the

USPHS hospital in Sitka or other appropriate treatment

facilities. The USPHS hospital physician visits Kake

about quarterly to conduct clinics.
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COMMUNITY.ORGANIZATIONS

The most active service and social organization in Kake

is the volunteer fire department. The volunteers are

very aggressive in raising funds to support the fire

department and other community functions. They

sponsor a scholarship for qualified young people to

continue their education, and they frequently give

financial assistance to local families and individuals

who suffer hardships for various reasons. The firemen

regularly sponsor bingo games, dances, food sales,

and other functions to raise funds.

The Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood (ANB-ANS)

are organizations of long standing in all Southeast

Native communities, and Kake has an AITB-ANS camp.

This organization was very active socially and

politically before passage of the Alaska Native Claims

Settlement Act. However, now much of the energy that

ANB-ANS thrived on has been channeled to the ANCSA

business corporations and to the Thingit and Haida

Central Council.

There is a Kake Chapter of the American Legion, but

it is not very active and does not have a visible role

in community affairs.

There are two churches in Kake, the Salvation Army and

the Presbyterian Church, which have been es@ablished

in the community for several years. The Salvation

Army continues to have a relatively active program,

while the Presbyterian Church has a more limited

following. in additionr there are missionaries from

two or three other denominations who have recently

established operations.

SCHOOLS

Kake is an independent school district managed by a

five member school board. School facilities include a

grade school building supplemented by three portable

classroom units, and a relatively new high school

building complete with a gymnasium and a shop building.

The grade school program includes classes from

kindergarden through the sixth grade, for which there

are nearly 100 students for the 1980-81 school year.

There are over 100 students in the high school

programs which includes grades 7 through 12.

Enrollment in the school system has been steady for

the past several years, with approximately ten percent

(10%) of the enrollment coming from the nearby logging

camp.

The school staff consists of approximately 22 certified

teachers, with seven teacher aides and corresponding

administrative and maintenance staff. Most of the

teachers, and administrative staff come from outside

Kake, while the teacher aides and maintenance

personnel are usually local people.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

The only federal agency that has established facilities

and a continuing operation in Kake is the U.S. Forest

Service. The Forest Service maintains an office, crew

houses, a shop and one residence in a complex between

the logging camp and Portage Bay. One full-time

Forest Service employee staffs the facility, to

administer and support a variety of the agency's

programs in the area. The programs include layout,

inspection and contract administration for Forest

Service timber sales; development of public

public recreational facilities; technical assistance

to organizations such as Kake Tribal in timber

resource management; and general management of all

Forest Service properties in the area. Temporary

employees are sometimes brought in from outside Kake

for various projects sponsored by the Forest Service,

and occassionally local people are employed on a

limited basis.

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CHAPTER 7

COMMUNITY ISSUES

IDENTIFYING ISSUES

One of the main purposes of this study was to get Kake

residents to define and give their feelings about any

issues or problems concerning the present condition of

their community and its future. As was described

earlier in this report, a series of communication

techniques involving questionnaires, suggestion boxes,

television announcements and a door-to-door survey

were used to elicit people's participation. The

Planning Commission and the City Council also

contributed ideas.

Early in the project, local people were defining

community issues on mailed in suggestion cards, and

without much prompting from the Planning Commission.

Presumably those earlier suggestions include the

issues about which the respondents feel the strongest.

Among the issues defined were road improvements,

litter control, need for breakwater and harbor

facilities, need for recreation facilities and the

high cost of electrical power. At the same time, the

Planning Commission and the City Council were defining

issues from their perspectives of City administration

and planning. City Council issues were based mainly

on the latest OEDP priority list (see Table 1, Item 37)

which includes the breakwater and boat harbor,

hydro-electric power generation facilities, housing,

fire hall and jail improvements and a new dock as top
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priority needs. In addition, the City Council

identified the need for a city administrator. The

Planning Commission also referenced the top priority

projects from the OEDP li.st, and stressed the need for a

map of the Kake area for detailed planning purposes, and

the need for various land ownership and exchange issues

to be investigated.

The combination of suggestion box responses, City Council

and Planning Commission recommendations, and casual

conversations among QUADRA staff and local residents

resulted in 49 community issues being identified that

might be considered as part of the planning project.

Further definition of the 49 issues, and the feelings

of local people about them, were obtained by means of

a door-to-door survey.

COMMUNITY SURVEY

Survey Methods

The 49 community issues identified during the course

of the planning project were the subject of a

door-to-door survey conducted by students from Kake

High School (see survey form in Appendix B). For

each of the issues, the survey respondents were asked

to: 1) indicate with a "Yes" or "no" response if they

thought there was a problem or action needed with

respect to each issue; 2) define the problem if the

response was "yes"; and 3) suggest action that might

be taken to resolve identified problems. The student.

surveyors gathered the information by interview.

A total of 76 surveys were completed, which represents

on estimated two-thirds of the community. Although a

recent survey indicates there are 162 families in Kake

(see Table 1, Item 19) more than one family was

frequently represented during a survey interview. The

portion of the community not surveyed was due to

people not being available for survey interviews. In

some instances, all issues on the survey form could

not be covered during an interview. In such cases,

the number of "yes" or "no" responses for issues

not covered was increased in proportion to the ratio

of "yeses" or "noes" resulting from surveys where

these issues were covered.

Survey Results

Survey results were tabulated with respect to the number

of "yes" and "no" responses for each issue concerning

whether or not there was a problem or action needed.

Table 2 is a summary of the percentage of the 76 survey

respondents who responded "yes" for each issue. Also

included in Table 2 is an indication of the major problems

identified in each issue.

TABLE 2

SURVEY RESULTS SU14MARY

Issue % Yes Problems or Action-Needed

1. Abandoned 96 Remove or destroy them.
buildings

2. Litter 921. Need public garbage cans, have
community clean-up, enforce
litter ordinance.

3. Roads 92 Roads are too narrow, full of
chuckholes, and need paving.

4. Airport 91 91% support construction of a
land airport, and 9% opposed
it.

5. Animal Control 88 Eliminate stray dogs, enforce
leash law.

6. Junk Cars 86 Get them out of town.

7. Electricity 83 Costs too much.

8. Television 83 Need more program variety,
and the best programs are
on too late.

9. Bridges 80 Need new ones on Gunnuck
Creek and Second Creek.

10. Ferry 80 Need more frequent service,
improved schedule, and stops
by big ferries.

11. Community Hall 79 Must be finished soon and made
available for use.

12. Bank 75 Need local banking services,
mainly check cashing.

13. Recreation 75 Need program and activities
Facilities to occupy youth and adults.

14. Road to 71 71% are in favor of such a
Petersburg road, and 29% oppose it.

15. Fuel 68 Costs too much, and delivery
service in town need improvement.

TABLE 2

SURVEY RESULTS SU14MARY (continued)

Issue % Yes Problems or.Action Needed

16. Health Services 67 Need a full-time nurse and
more doctor visits.

17. Jail 67. Renovate, enlarge and relocate
it.-

18. Alcoholism 64 Need an effective prevention
and control program.

19. Boat Harbor 64 Need protection from weather
and more stalls (this issue
confused with issue 26,
Breakwater).

20. Housing 64 Need more housing, with many
supporting a third phase
T&H Project.

21. Police 64 Police are not doing their
Protection job, and all local people
are not treated equally.

22. Stores 64 Prices too high, poor stock,
and need a clothing and
hardware store.

23. Cemetery 61 Need a new site, preferably
with road connection to City.

24. City Equipment 61 Need more, with better
maintenance, expecially
garbage truck.

25. Traffic 61 Need speed control, and there
are too many vehicles for the
roads in their present condition.

26. Breakwater 59 Need a breakwater in front of
and dock town, and a new dock.

27. Schools 59 A variety of individual comments,
but no concensus arguments.

28. Cannery 57 Should be repaired, and operated
more.

TABLE 2

SURVEY RESULTS SUMMARY (continued)

Issue % Yes Problems or Action Needed

29. Freight 57 Need more frequent service.

30. Water and 53 Need to stop sewer leaks and
Sewer overflows onto the beach.

31. Gunnuck and 50 Need new bridges (became same
Second Creek as issue 9, Bridges).

32. Fishing 46 Should be more open time and
more open areas.

33. Liquor Store 46 Of those responding "yes" r
54% would eliminate it.

34. Vandalism 43 Need better police protection.

35. Fire Protection 42 Need more training and more
equipment.

36. Bulkhead 41 All bulkheads need replacement
or repair, especially on
Second Street.

37. Services for 40 Need transportation.
elderly

38. T & H Apt. 33 Sould more actively encourage
Building elderly to live in it.

39. Industrial 33 Respondents seemed not to
Development understand the question. Of
those responding yes, 79%
favored more development..
40. Hunting 32 Seasons should be open longer.

41. Building Code 30 Need one.

42. Cold storage 29 Train and hire local people to
work there.

43. Garbage Disposal 29 Clean up the dump, and need
more frequent collection.

44. Hatchery 29 Get it built and operating.

TABLE 2

SURVEY RESULTS SUMMARY (continued)

Issue % Yes Problems or Action-Needed

45. 14 (c) 29 Respondents did not understand
Reconveyance the question.

46. Churches 28. A variety of individual comments.
No concensus.

47. Telephones 23 Need faster repair response.

48. Logging Camp 18 Need more emphasis on local hire.

49. Population ? Respondents did not understand
question or see an issue.

The order of listing of the survey issues in Table 2

clearly is not an indication of the relative

importance of the issues to local people. The order

of listing is more an indication of the relative

unanimity of feeling about the issues. For example,

nearly all the respondents feel that the abandoned

buildings should be removed, but that does not mean they

would choose to have the abandoned buildings removed

ahead of having the roads improved or the airport

constructed.

C011MUNITY PRIORITIES

Although Table 2 is not a priority list of community

issues, clues to the relative importance of the

various issues to local people are contained in the

tone'of comments received during the survey. Also,

the City Council and the Planning Commission can judge

the relative importance of the issues based on

information they receive from their constituents.

To arrive at a prioritized list of community issues,

the results of the survey reported in Table 2 were

reviewed with available members of the City Council

and the Planning Commission. Only the first 30 issues

from the survey were included, which are those with

more than 50% "yes" responses (see Table 2), to keep

the priority list at a manageable size. City Council

and Planning Commission members judged the relative

importance of the various issues to the community and

ranked them accordingly. They also added, redefined

and combined a few issues. The resulting priority

list of community issues is shown in Table 3.

TABLE 3

PRIORITY LIST OF C014MUNITY ISSUES

Issue Action Needed

1. Power Supply Costs for electricity and fuel are
exorbitant. Need hydro-electric
development.

2. Boat Harbor Press for completion of state and
and Breakwater federally funded Projects.

3. City Administration Investigate funding sources and
availability of an appropriate
person to run day-to-day City
business.

4. Airport Pursue completion of the DOT
Project.

5. Water and Sewer Seek funding for needed
improvements such as eliminating
pumping costs at reservoir, fixing
lift station, and stopping sewage
overflows to the beach.

6. Community Eliminate abandoned buildings and
Clean-up junk cars, clean up and prevent
litter, and control dogs.

7. Freight and Seek funding for construction of
Fuel Dock a dock for freight and fuel
transfer.

8. Television Pursue more variety in programming
and scheduling high interest
programs earlier in the evening.

9. Roads Press for resurfacing, preferably
paving, widening, and more parking
space.

10. Bridges Insure that current DOT project is
completed.

11. Recreation Press for completing the community
Facilities hall, seek funding for a
recreation and cultural facility,

TABLE 3

PRIORITY LIST OF COMMUNITY ISSUES (continued)

Issue Action Needed
and organize a continuing program
for youth and adults.

12. Cemetery A new site developed, with road
connection from City.

13. Health Services Seek more doctor visits and a
full-time nurse.

14. Hatchery Pursue funding for and construction
of the Gunnock Creek hatchery.

15. Police Protection Need improved performance by
police officers, and equal
treatment by police of all residents.

16. Schools Improve scholastic achievement
standards and student performance.

17. Ferry Seek more frequent service,
improved schedules, and stops
by big ferries.

18. Fire Protection Seek funding for firehall
improvements, more equipment and
training.

19. Jail Invesitgate funding for renovating
and relocating the jail.

20. Housing Press for a 3rd phase T & H
housing project.

21. Alcoholism Need an active and effective
prevention and control program.

22. Cannery Pursue arrangements for it to
operate as much as possible, and
employ local people.

23. Bank Arrange for check cashing service
to be available in town.

24. Stores Need more stock variety, a clothing
and hardware store, and lower
prices.

The priority list in Table 3 was publicized and presented

for public comment at a public meeting held at the City

Council chambers in Kake. There was discussion of a few of

the issues, but no arguments for changing the priorities.

Hence, the list in Table 3 represents the current ranking of

community issues according to Kake residents and their

planning and administrative representatives.

CHAPTER 8

MAPPING

Comprehensive community planning is made difficult

without a visual display of the terrain being

considered. The City of Kake does not have a map,

either recent or dated, showing in any detail the

surface features of the community and surrounding

area. One purpose of this study was to investigate

possible mapping methods and recommend the most

appropriate for the planning project.

With the resources available, the recommended mapping

procedure is to prepare an orthophoto contour base map

at a scale of 1"=1001, with contour lines at vertical

intervals of 5-feet. The orthophoto map is made from

aerial photographs so that surface features are shown

by pictorial impressions rather than map symbolism.

The black and white aerial photographs were taken in

September, 1980 as part of this study. Photographs were

taken on two different days; September 13 when there was

a high overcast that eliminated shadows, and September 20

which was clear, giving sharper definition but with more

shadows. The flight height was 6000-feet, and the

photographs are at a scale of I"=10001. Two parallel

flight paths were flown for each set of photographs,

extending from the head of Portage Bay parallel to the

coast line in front of Kake to a poin t about 1-1/4

miles southeast of Point White. The ground coverage for

each flight path is about 9000-feet wide. One path is

centered approximately on the coastline and 18

exposures were taken along it. The second path

parallels the first and is centered about 0.4 miles

inland from the coastline, and 19 exposures were taken

along it. A total of 37 exposures were taken along

both flight paths, covering a-strip extending about

1-1/4 miles inland, 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile to seaward,

and paralleling the coastline. Prints of the 37

aerial photographs taken have been delivered to the

uity.

After this Phase I planning project, the City's intention

is to continue with development of the orthophoto map.

Selected photographs will be adjusted by photogrametric

methods to accurately depict the location of all surface

features, and printed on about six 36-inch x 48-inch sheets

at a scale of 1"=100', with 5-foot interval contour lines

superimposed. Then the various boundary lines, rights-of-

way, tideland boundaries and other such lines will be

drafted onto the orthophoto map.

If the City is able to continue coastal zone management

planning through developing a district management program,

the orthophoto base map will be used to display a variety

of planning resource information, using overlays or

other appropriate techniques.

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CHAPTER 9

PLANNING AREA BOUNDARIES

A specific objective of this Phase 1 project, namely to

begin coastal zone planning for Kake, was to

approximate the size of a potential coastal zone

management district and l.ocate preliminary boundaries.

Figure 2 shows existing municipal boundaries, which

are the point of departure for the planning area.

From the City's point of view, coastal zone planning

and a district management program can be most effectively

implemented within City boundaries because of the planning

and management authorities of the City. Therefore, a

significant consideration in locating the planning area

boundaries is a projection of areas that might be included

within the City limits in the foreseeable future.

Probably the most immediate determinant of changes in

municipal boundaries will be the reconveyance of land

from Kake Tribal Corporation under Section 14(c) of the

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act as amended. The City

and Kake Tribal are only beginning to consider the

reconveyance process and there has been no identification

of land to be reconveyed. Hence, the City must include

in the planning area all lands that might become part of

the reconveyance. City land is currently bounded on all

sides by land selected by Kake Tribal Corporation, except

for a short section of the southeastern boundary; and the

city does not anticipate acquiring areas that are not

contiguous with current City lands. So the most likely

expansion area for the City with reconveyance land is an

envelope surrounding current municipal boundaries.

The short southeastern boundary of Kake adjoins federal

land administered by the U.S. Forest Service. A portion
of that federal land reaching to the head of Portage Bay

(see Figure 2) is of interest to the City for future

expansion. If fact, the City has already registered

interest in acquiring that land with the Alaska Department

of Natural Resources in a letter dated October 19, 1980

which is in Appendix D. The federal land is included in

the planning area.

The southern boundary of the preliminary planning area is

the land in the Hamilton Bay area selected under the ANCSA

by Sealaska Corporation (see Figure 2). The northern tip

of Hamilton Island is included because it is a location

alternative for an airport, and because of the importance

of Portage Bay to the local people as a boat harbor and

recreation area.

The seaward limit of the proposed planning area is the

string of islands from Hamilton Island to the Mosquito

Islands. The islands enclose an area heavily used by Kake

residents for commercial, subsistence and recreation

purposes, and the Grave Island is the town cemetery.

76.

The limits of the planning area to the north and east

are based on judgements by the City Council and

Planning Commission of the possible extent of

municipal boundaries in the foreseeable future. The

landward boundary is roughly based on staying below

the 400-foot elevation contour, and including the City

water source on Gunnuck Creek and other watershed areas

which have recreation potential.

The preliminary planning area boundaries identified as part

of this study are shown in Figure 2. The City wants to

empha@ize, however, that various of the bays and islands

within several miles of Kake are vitally important to the

local people for future commercial, subsistence and

recreation purposes. Hence it must be understood that the

boundaries in Figure 2 are not the limits of Kake's interest

in the future of specific coastal zone sites in the general

Kake area.

CHAPTER 10

COr*IUNITY TRENDS

One of the important features of coastal zone planning,

and community planning as well, is to anticipate and

perhaps influence the course of future events to make

the best use of public resources and help people

fulfill their aspirations. To date, there has not

been a joint effort among Kake residents to prescribe

a future for their town that would most nearly satisfy

their mutual desires. There is no consensus viewpoint

on issues like population growth, economic growth,

industrial development and desired life style. Before

a district coastal zone management program can be

developed for Kake, an intensive effort is required to

describe for local residents the natural and human

resources available to them, the pros and cons of various

development alternatives, and to convince them that a

conscious effort to manage their collective future is

worthwhile Then there is a chance that the people will

make considered choices about the future of their community,

and make a concerted effort to achieve their community

objectives.

This Phase 1 study is barely a beginning in projecting

future developments for Kake. But a few observations about

development trends are possible. Most people in Kake are

obviously anxious to improve their economic status. The

results of the survey done as part of this study reveal

a great deal of frustration about high costs for such

things as fuel, electricity, food and transportation,

when opportunities for income to meet such expenses

are limited. on the other hand, there is local

sentiment in favor of the small town atmosphere, and

an apparent desire to maintain certain features of the

"village" life style which now exists. To date, Kake

has been basically a Native community involved mainly

in fishing. The population and extent of the

community has not changed drastically in recent years in

keeping with the limited development potential for local

fisheries. Recently, however, timber harvesting is playing

a larger role in the local economy, mostly in the form of

limited employment for local workers with the Forest Service

contract logging company, but also due to local spending by

imported logging camp personnel. Kake Tribal Corporation is

also becoming active in timber harvesting, and has already

made cash distributions to local stockholders from timber

sales. There is not yet, however, a significant increase

in local jobs due to Kake Tribal Corporation's harvesting

activities.

It seems quite clear that fishing and timber harvesting will

be the mainstays of the local economy for the foreseeable

future. With development of the fish hatchery on Gunnuck

Creek, and Kake Tribal Corporation's investment in the local

cold storage, the prospects for continued and perhaps

increased involvement in fisheries are enhanced.

Assuming logging on federal land continues as in the

past, the addition of Kake Tribal and Sealaska

Corporation timber harvest activities suggests a

growing contribution to the local economy.

It seems likely that most Kake residents would be

content with their village life style for the

foreseeable future if fishing and logging can provide

them with dependable means to make a living. Tourism

has in the past been considered to have development

potential to supplement the local economy, which might

imply enticing relatively large number of visitors,

and constructing various facilities to accommodate them.

However, that option is not receiving lively support just

now, and probably will not as long as fishing and logging

hold promise.

In summary, Kake residents are concerned about improving

the appearance of their community, and improving basic

services such as transportation, utilities and

recreation opportunities. There does not seem to be

strong sentiment to change the basic village life

style. There is, however, a strong desire to see

fishing and logging develop into dependable sources

of jobs and income to sustain the local economy. Finally,

Kake tribal Corporation is likely to play a key role in

the economic future of its stockholders. The

corporation's early ventures have focused on fisheries

and logging, and that trend will probably continue.

More diversified development is possible in the

future, involving activities such as secondary

processing of wood products.

CHAPTER 11

DISTRICT PLAN DEVELOP14ENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

The Phase 1 project which is the subject of this report

is the first step by the City of Kake toward coastal

zone management and comprehensive community planning.

Work accomplished to date.is useful for short-term

city administration purposes; a good base map will be

useful for a variety of purposes; and local people

have been motivated to begin thinking about, and

participating in long-term community planning.

Additional effort is required to develop a district

coastal management program, which would also serve as

the blueprint for future developments in Kake.

The City wishes to continue with coastal zone management

planning leading to a district management program, and

perhaps more importantly, to obtain the resources to pursue

implementation of planning objectives. To do so, however,

will mean raising additional local matching funds, which

is always difficult. Also, to be completely successful any

planning for Kake's future should be done in conjunction

with Kake Tribal Corporation. At the very least, close

coordination between the City and the Corporation is

necessary if the best interest of both are to be served.

More desireable, however, would be a joint effort to

prescribe Kake's future which takes into account the

management and development needs of both the City and

Kake Tribal. After all, it is Kake residents that are

represented by both the City and the Corporation.

If resources were available to develop a district

management program, the next step, which is

implementation, would be the part of the planning

process most practically useful to the people of Kake.

Funds would be needed for administrative support to

pursue projects, programs and objectives specified

in the planning process, and raising the local share

might be difficult.

Currently, the City intends to pursue coastal zone

management planning beyond this study, but the extent

to which that is possible will depend on the

availability of grant funds and local match, and the

desires of future City administration.

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Coastal Zone Planning
City of Kake
P.O. Box 500
Kake, Alaska 99830

Ideas For Kake's Coastal Zone Plan

Problems that need attention:

Su,,,,ested Problem Solutions:

Thanks For Caring About Your Future

KAKE PLANNING ISSUES

I. ISSUES LIST (circle ones you think need attention)

schools city dock and breakwater
elderly housing salmon spawning streams
bush TV bridges
litter junk cars
recreation facilities police protection
water and sewer service housing
fire protection road to Petersburg
roads city equipment
abandoned buildings employment
churches industrial development
freight transportation logging and logging camp
bulkhead ferry service
fuel cannery
electricity cold storage
health services airport
licruor store hatchery
jail ANB hall
hunting garbage disposal
fishing alcoholism
animal control population growth
land transfer from Corporation
to City

II. SUGGESTIONS (write down issues from the above list, or others not
on the list, state the problem for each issue you write
down, and suggest solutions)

Issue:
Problem:
Solution:

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KAKE COASTAL ZONE PLANNING

SURVEY FORM

Surveyor

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1. Schools Any Problems? Yes No

Problems are:

What should be done:

2. Television Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

3. Apartment building for elderly Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

4. Litter Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

5. Recreation Facilities Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

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6. water and sewer service Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

7. Fire Protection Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:-

8. Roads Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

9. Abandoned buildings Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

10. Churches Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

11. Freight service Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

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12. Bulkhead Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

13. Fuel Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

14. Electricity Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

15. Health services Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

16. Liquor Store Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

17. Jail Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

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18. Hunting Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

19. Fishing Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:,

20. Animal Control Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

21. Land transfer from Corporation Any Problems? Yes* No
Problems are:

What should be done:

22. Vandalism Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

23. Building code Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

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24. Stores (grocery, hard ware, etc.) Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

25. Boat Harbors Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

26. City dock and breakwater Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

27. Gunnuck Creek and Second Creek Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

28. Bridges Any Problems? Yes -No
Problems are:

What should be done:

29. Junk cars Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

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30. Police protection Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

31. Housing Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

32. Road to Petersburg Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

33. City equipment Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

34. Industrial develo-oment Any Problems? Yes -No
Problems are:

What should be done:

35. Logging and logging camp Any Problems? Yes- No
Problems are:

What should be done:

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36. Ferry service Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

37. Cannery Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

38. Cold storage Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

39. Airport Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

40. Hatchery Any Problems? Yes -No
Problems are:

What should be done:

41. ANB Hall Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

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42. Garbage disposal Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

43. Alcoholism Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

44. Population growth Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

45. Services for elderly Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

46. Traffic Any Problems? Yes -No
Problems are:

What should be done:

47. Telphone Service Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

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48. Banking service Any Problems? Yes - No
Problems are:

What should be done:

49. Cemetary Any Problems? Yes - No
Problems are:

What should be done:

Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

Any Problems? Yes- No*
Problems are:

What should be done:

Any Problems? Yes No
Problems are:

What should be done:

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VIDEO AUDIO

SHORE-BOW OF BOAT KAKE'S FUTURE" ANYONE WHO HAS EVER SKIPPERED A FISHING BOAT CAN TELL
FALL BACK TO WIDE SHOT OF BOAT & GIL YOU: IF YOU WANNA BE SUCCESSFUL, YOU GOTTA KNOW WHERE
YOU'RE GOING AND HOW TO GET THERE. WHEN YOU'RE
NAUTICAL CHART ZONE MANAGEMENT PLAN RUNNING A BOAT, YOU USE A CHART. WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING
AERIAL SHOT TOWN OF KAKE A CITY THAT'S LOCATED NEAR THE WATER, YOU USE A COASTAL
ZONE MANAGEMENT PLAN. IN ORDER TO PLAN WISELY FOR THE
FUTURE, THE CITY OF KAKE IS NOW PREPARING TO CHART A
COURSE WHICH KAKE RESIDENTS WANT TO FOLLOW. BUT DON'T
BE FOOLED BY THE NAME. A COASTAL ZONE
TOWN SHOTS: ROADS, SCHOOLS ETC. MANAGEMENT PLAN DOESN'T AFFECT JUST THE BEACH. IT CAN
DEAL WITH ROADS, HARBORS, SCHOOLS, HOUSING...IN SHORT
ANYTHING CONCERNING KAKE THAT YOU WHO LIVE HERE CARE
LOW PAN OF MAYOR, COUNCIL, PLANNING ABOUT AND WISH TO MANAGE. MAYOR LONNIE ANDERSON AND
COMMISSION, JERRY, KTOO CREW COUNCIL MEMBERS MANUEL ACEVEDA, WILBER BROWN, JERRY
KAHKLEM, NORMAN JACKSON, HENRY SMITH AND DAN
STACHOWIACK HAVE OBTAINED A GRANT FROM THE STATE TO
HELP PAY FOR THE PROJECT. THE COUNCIL IN TURN, HAS
ASKED PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIRMAN BILL CHENEY AND
MEMBERS CECELIA MILLS, VICTORIA MACDONALD, CORNELL
BEAN AND BERTHA CAVANAUGH TO MANAGE THE PROJECT. THE
KAKE TRIBAL CORPORATION WILL ALSO BE INVOLVED. SO FAR,
JERRY AT TABLE WITH PAPERS THE CITY HAS HIRED JERRY SARGENT OF QUADRA ENGINEERING
CREW AND EQUIPMENT TO CARRY OUT THE PLANNING AND KTOO-TV OF JUNEAU TO
PRODUCE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO KEEP YOU INFORMED.
GIL ON BOAT I'M GIL LUCERO, YOUR HOST FOR THIS CONTINUING SERIES
OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP YOU CHART THE COURSE OF
YOUR CITY.

KAKE #2

VIDEO AUDIO

CU BOAT NAME KAKE'S FUTURE PULL TO HI! GIL LUCERO HERE WITH MORE ABOUT PLANNING FOR YOUR
BOAT & GIL CITY'S FUTURE. A C0ASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PLAN IS A
JOINT EFFORT BY FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
PAN RIGHT GRAPHIC CARD #1 AND THIS IS HOW IT WORKS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FURNISHES MONEY TO THE STATE TO PREPARE A STATEWIDE
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR COASTAL AREAS IN ALASKA. THE
STATE, IN TURN, OFFERS GRANT MONEY TO INDIVIDUAL
CITIES LIKE KAKE TO PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY'S FUTURE.
THE PLANNING CAN DEAL WITH ANY ISSUES IMPORTANT TO
INTERIOR SHOT POWERHOUSE YOU, THE RESIDENTS OF KAKE, SUCH AS UTILITY SERVICES,
A ROAD TO PETERSBURG AND THE NEED FOR AN AIRPORT TO
GENERAL TOWN SHOT WITH PEOPLE MENTION JUST A FEW EXAMPLES. THE LOCAL PLANNING MUST
INVOLVE YOU, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, WHICH IS THE
PAN LEFT GRAPHIC CARD #2 REASON FOR THIS SERIES OF PROGRAMS. WHEN THE LOCAL
PLAN IS DONE, IT GOES BACK TO THE STATE FOR REVIEW.
PAN RIGHT GRAPHIC CARD #3 ONCE APPROVED, THE PLAN MUST BE FOLLOWED BY ALL STATE
AND FEDERAL AGENCIES...SO IT GIVES YOU A GREAT DEAL
OF CONTROL OVER WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR TOWN. IN OTHER
CU GIL ON BOAT PROGRAMS, WE'LL BE ASKING FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. WE
NEED YOUR HELP. MEANWHILE, IF YOU WANT MORE INFO-
MATION, CALL PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIRMAN BILL CHENEY
G: 785-3804 OR CITY CLERK VIRGINIA COPSEY AT 785-3804.

KAKE #3

VIDEO AUDIO

GIL AT CITY HALL ZOOM TO MCU HI! GIL LUCERO WITH MORE ABOUT PLANNNG FOR YOUR
FUTURE. A GOOD WAY TO SHOW YOU HOW THE COASTAL ZONE
MANAGEMENT PLAN WILL WORK IS TO LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLES
OF EXISTING PROBLEMS, SOLUTIONS FOR WHICH MIGHT BE
ELDERLY HOUSING FACILITY FOUND THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS. JUST ACROSS THE
STREET HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL HOUSING FACILITY ORIGINALLY
CAMERA TRUCK DOWN EMPTY HALLWAY BUILT FOR ELDERLY KAKE RESIDENTS. BUT SO FAR THE
ROOMS ARE PRETTY BARE BECAUSE THE BUILDING ISN'T USED
MUCH. MAYBE YOU HAVE IDEAS ABOUT HOW BEST TO USE THE
SHOT THRU WINDSHIELD OF CAR ON BUILDING. HOW 'BOUT THE ROADS IN TOWN? WOULD A LITTLE
BUMPY STREET LESS DUST ON DRY DAYS, A FEW LESS PUDDLES ON RAINY
DAYS AND A SMOOTHER RIDE BE NICE? IF SO, MAYBE OUR
PLANNING PROJECT CAN LEAD TO METHODS FOR ROAD IM-
KIDS IN THE STREET PROVEMENTS. AND HOW 'BOUT RECREATION FACILITIES FOR
THE YOUNG PEOPLE. THESE ARE JUST THREE EXAMPLES OF
ISSUES THAT MAY BE IMPORTANT TO YOU. DURING THE
PLANNING PROJECT, WE'LL BE ASKING FOR YOUR IDEAS ON
HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS LIKE THESE, AND THEN WORK TOWARD
IMPLEMENTING YOUR SOLUTIONS. IF YOU THINK OF ISSUES
G: 785-3804 THAT NEED ATTENTION IN KAKE'S FUTURE OR HAVE SOLUTIONS
TO SUGGEST, CONTACT YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION OR CITY
CLERK AT 785-3804.

KAKE #4

VIDEO AUDIO

CU BOAT NAME KAKE'S FUTURE PULL TO HI! GIL LUCER0 HERE TO REMIND YOU THAT THAT THE MOST IM-
WS GIL ON BOAT PORTANT PART OF PLANNING FOR YOUR CITY'S FUTURE IS
THE PARTICIPATI0N OF YOU, THE RESIDENTS OF KAKE. THE
GENERAL SHOTS OF TOWN WITH PEOPLE RESULTS OF THE PLAN WILL AFFECT EVERY ONE OF YOU, SO
YOU WILL WANT TO BE INVOLVED. IF YOU CARE ABOUT THE
GUNNUCK CREEK FUTURE OF GUNNUCK CREEK AND SECOND CREEK AS SALMON
SPAWNING STREAMS; IF YOU CARE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
SHOTS KIDS WATCHING TV TELEVISION SCHEDULING AND PROGRAMMING BY YOU AND
YOUR CHILDREN; AND IF YOU CARE ABOUT SUCH THINGS
FERRY TERMINAL AS EXPANDED FERRY SERVICE AND THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS
COLD STORAGE PLANT OF THE KAKE TRIBAL CORPORATION, NOW IS THE CHANCE TO
BE HEARD. THROUGH THESE TELEVISION PROGRAMS WE'LL
BE ASKING YOU WHAT ISSUES AND PROBLEMS ARE IMPORTANT
GENERAL SHOTS OF TOWN WITH PEOPLE TO YOU AND NEED ATTENTION DURING THE COASTAL ZONE
PLANNING PROJECT. WE'LL ALSO BE ASKING FOR YOUR
GIL ON BOAT ZOOM TO CU OF IDEAS ON WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT VARIOUS PROBLEMS.
BOAT NAME BE THINKING ABOUT THESE THINGS AND LET US HEAR FROM
YOU. AFTER ALL, IT'S YOUR FUTURE.

KAKE #5

VIDEO AUDIO

BOAT NAME PULL TO WS GIL ON BOAT HI! THIS IS GIL LUCERO AND I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO BE
THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT FACE THE
CITY 0F KAKE AND IN THE FUTURE. HOW ABOUT THE
KIDS IN STREET LACK OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR YOUNG AND OLD
ABANDONED HOUSES ALIKE, OR THE INCREASING NUMBER OF ABANDONED HOUSES
AROUND TOWN OR THE NEED FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS? THESE
GENERAL SHOTS AROUND TOWN WITH PEOPLE ARE JUST SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT CAN BE A PART OF
YOUR CITY'S PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. JUST ABOUT ANYTHING
THAT'S BUGGING YOU ABOUT THE CITY YOU LIVE IN AND THE
WAY IT'S RUN CAN BE CONSIDERED. BUT IT'S UP TO YOU
TO DECIDE WHAT THE PR0BLEMS ARE AND WHAT CAN BE DONE
ABOUT THEM. UNEMPLOYMENT, TAXES, SCHOOLS, ROADS,
HOUSING, POLLUTION, ELECTRIC POWER, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP- MENT...THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ISSUES THAT CAN BE
GIL ON BOAT WITH CARDS COVERED IN THE PLAN. CARDS LIKE THESE WILL SOON BE
AVAILABLE AT THE POST OFFICE AND LOCAL STORES. PICK
SOME UP AND WHEN YOU HAVE IDEAS TO CONTRIBUTE, JOT THEM
CARD WITH GIL POINTING DOWN. JUST A FEW SHORT WORDS CAN INDICATE PROBLEMS
YOU WANT MANAGED. AND ADD SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS IF YOU
WISH. ADD A STAMP AND DROP IT IN THE MAIL. NO NEED
CU GIL ON BOAT WITH CARDS TO GIVE YOUR NAME UNLESS YOU WANT TO. SEND AS MANY
CARDS AS YOU WISH. YOUR PARTICIPATION IS VERY IMPOR-
TANT BECAUSE IT'S YOUR TOWN AND YOUR FUTURE.

KAKE #6

VIDEO AUDIO

HI. I'M CHRIS KEY. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS

I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT THE PROJECT WHICH IS

UNDERWAY TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF KAKE. I HAVE

REPORTED THAT THE KAKE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLAN-

NING COMMISSION WANT YOU THE RESIDENTS OF KAKE TO

MAKE THE IMPORTANT DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS

IN YOUR COMMUNITY. NOW IT'S TIME TO START MAKING

THOSE DECISIONS.

TO HELP YOU PARTICIPATE, WE HAVE PREPARED A LIST

OF ISSUES FOR YOU TO CONSIDER. AS THEY APPEAR ON

YOUR SCREEN, NOTE THE ONES THAT YOU THINK ARE

IMPORTANT. THINK ABOUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS FOR

EACH ISSUE YOU THINK IS IMPORTANT, AND THINK ABOUT

HOW EACH PROBLEM MIGHT BE SOLVED.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU FEEL RECREATION FACILITIES IS

AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, ASK YOURSELF IF ONE OF THEM

MIGHT BE A LACK OF EVENING ENTERTAINMENT FOR

TEENAGERS. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS MIGHT BE MORE

ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES LIKE SPORTS, SKATING OR DANCES

AND SO ON FOR OTHER ISSUES.

THIS LIST OF ISSUES IS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE STORES

AND THE POST OFFICE IN THESE BOXES ALONG WITH

THESE IDEA CARDS. FOR THESE ISSUES, THERE IS A PLACE

FOR YOU TO INDICATE PROBLEMS YOU THINK EXIST, AND

A PLACE TO SUGGEST SOLUTIONS AND YOU CAN ADD ISSUES NOT

ON THE LIST.

PLEASE TAKE ONE OR SEVERAL OF THESE SHEETS, WRITE YOUR

IDEAS ON THEM AND MAIL THEM TO THE SAME ADDRESS THAT

IS ON THESE IDEA CARDS.

USE THESE SHEETS TO HELP DECIDE YOUR OWN FUTURE.

KAKE #7

VIDEO AUDIO

HI. IM CHRIS KEY REPORTING ON AN IMPORTANT

QUESTION THAT HAS COME UP AS PART OF THE COASTAL

ZONE PLANNING PROJECT.

AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF KAKE IS A FIRST CLASS

CITY. THAT MEANS THE CITY IS LEGALLY RECOGNIZED

UNDER STATE LAW AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITH CERTAIN

POWERS SUCH AS TO LEVY TAXES AND TO PASS AND

ENFORCE LOCAL ORDINANCES. THE MANAGERS OF THE CITY

OF KAKE ARE THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL. THE

PRESENT BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY LOOK LIKE THIS, AND

INCLUDE ABOUT 214 ACRES OF LAND SURFACE AND 356

ACRES OF WATER SURFACE.

KAKE TRIBAL CORPORATION, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS A

BUSINESS CORPORATION WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE

ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT. THE PURPOSE

OF KAKE TRIBAL CORPORATION IS TO MANAGE LAND AND

MONEY GIVEN TO RESIDENTS OF KAKE UNDER THE ALASKA

NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT. THE CORPORATION IS

MANAGED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTED BY YOU THE

SHAREHOLDERS.

KAKE TRIBAL CORPORATION WILL RECEIVE MORE THAN

23,000 ACRES OF LAND AROUND KAKE UNDER THE ALASKA

NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT. BUT THE SETTLEMENT

ACT CALLS FOR THE CORPORATION TO GIVE AT LEAST

1280 ACRES OF THAT LAND TO THE CITY OF KAKE. THAT

1280 ACRES IS TO BECOME PART OF YOUR FIRST CLASS

CITY AND IS TO BE MANAGED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY

COUNCIL FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND OTHER NEEDS OF YOUR

TOWN.

THE QUESTION NOW IS, WHAT LANDS SHOULD KAKE TRIBAL

CORPORATION TRANSFER TO THE CITY OF KAKE, AND HOW

SHOULD THE CITY OF KAKE USE THE LAND THAT IS

TRANSFERRED? WHAT DO YOU THINK?

HERE ARE MAPS SHOWING THE EXISTING BOUNDARIES OF THE

CITY OF KAKE, 1280 ACRES ADDED.

WHAT LAND DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE 1280

ACRES THAT BECOMES PART OF THE CITY OF KAKE? AND HOW

DO YOU THINK THAT LAND SHOULD BE USED?

(more)

USE THESE CARDS TO SEND US YOUR IDEAS, OR STOP

IN AT CITY HALL TO LOOK AT THESE MAPS, AND LEAVE

YOUR SUGGESTIONS WITH THE CITY CLERK.

IT'S YOUR LAND. HELP DECIDE HOW IT SHOULD BE

USED.

KAKE #8

VIDEO AUDIO

1. HI. THIS IS CHRIS KEY. MANY OF YOU HAVE SENT
IN YOUR IDEAS ABOUT HOW VARIOUS PROBLEMS IN
KAKE SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. THE PLANNING
COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL APPRECIATE YOUR
INTEREST.

2. BASED ON YOUR SUGGESTIONS, WE ARE PLANNING A
HOUSE TO HOUSE SURVEY TO COME UP WITH THE
FINAL LIST OF ACTIVITIES YOU WANT CARRIED OUT
AS PART OF THE COASTAL ZONE PLANNING PROJECT.
STUDENTS FROM KAKE HIGH SCHOOL WILL CONDUCT
THE SURVEY, AND HERE'S HOW IT WILL WORK.

A SURVEY FORM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WHICH LOOKS
LIKE THIS. EACH ISSUE WHICH HAS BEEN RAISED
BY YOU THE RESIDENTS OF KAKE IS LISTED HERE.
THE STUDENTS DOING THE SURVEY WILL GO THROUGH
THESE ISSUES WITH YOU, ASKING YOU IF YOU THINK
THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH EACH ISSUE. IF YOU
SAY YES, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ANY PARTICULAR
ISSUE, YOU WILL BE ASKED WHAT THAT PROBLEM
OR PROBLEMS MIGHT BE. AND THEN YOU WILL BE
ASKED IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUGGEST ANY ACTION THAT
MIGHT BE TAKEN.

FOR EXAMPLE, TAKE THE ISSUE "LITTER". IF YOU
FEEL THINGS ARE FINE, TELL THE STUDENT SURVEYOR
TO CHECK THAT NO PROBLEMS EXIST, BUT IF YOU
THINK THERE ARE PROBLEMS, LIKE MAYBE GARBAGE ON
THE BEACH, OR TRASH IN THE SCHOOL YARDS, TELL
THE SURVEYOR AND OR SHE WILL WRITE IT DOWN.
AND IF Y0U HAVE IDEAS ON HOW TO CORRECT THE
PROBLEM, TELL THEM TO THE SURVEYOR.

THE STUDENT DOING YOUR SURVEY WILL DO THE
WRITING FOR YOU, AND YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE ASSO-
CIATED WITH THE SURVEY FORM.

PLEASE WELCOME THE STUDENTS DOING THE SURVEY
INTO YOUR HOMES, AND SHARE YOUR IDEAS ON HOW
TO MANAGE THINGS IN KAKE. IF YOU DON'T GIVE
YOUR IDEAS, YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WILL
DECIDE FOR YOU.

KAKE #9

VIDEO AUDIO

HELLO. THIS IS CHRIS KEY. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO
STUDENTS FROM KAKE HIGH SCHOOL DID A HOUSE TO
HOUSE SURVEY TO LEARN FROM YOU WHAT C0MMUNITY
PROBLEMS SHOULD BE DEALT WITH IN THE KAKE
COASTAL ZONE PLANNING PROJECT. THE RESULTS
OF THAT SURVEY HAVE BEEN TABULATED AND CONCLUSIONS
HAVE BEEN DRAWN ABOUT WHAT PROBLEMS ARE IMPORTANT
TO YOU, THE RESIDENTS OF KAKE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THOSE CONCLUSIONS WITH
YOU, AND INVITE YOU TO DISCUSS THEM AT A PUBLIC
MEETIING. APPEARING ON YOUR SCREEN IS A LIST OF
PROBLEMS WHICH THE SURVEY INDICATED ARE MOST IM-
PORTANT TO KAKE RESIDENTS. THEY ARE LISTED IN
ORDER OF IMP0RTANCE ACCORDING TO SURVEY RESULTS.
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO READ THROUGH THE LIST.

THIS IS THE PRIORITY LIST OF ISSUES THAT WILL
BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL REPORT FOR PHASE ONE OF
COASTAL ZONE PLANNING FOR KAKE WHICH IS NOW BEING
COMPLETED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS
LIST, OR ANY OTHER ASPECTS OF KAKE'S COASTAL ZONE
PLANNING PROJECT, PLEASE COME TO THE PUBLIC MEETING
WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON JANUARY 29 AT
7:00 P.M. AT THE KAKE CITY HALL.
SEE YOU THERE.

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CITY OF KAKE

P. 0. Box 500

KAKE. ALASKA 99830

907-785-3604

October 14, 1980

Mr. Reed Stoops, Director
Division of Research and Development
Department of Natural Resources
Pouch M
Juneau, Alaska 99811

Dear Mr. Stoops:

The City of Kake is in the process of developing a dis-
trict coastal management program under the Coastal Zone
Management grant program administered by the Department
of Community and Regional Affairs. A major issue of
the project is planning for community expansion.

Please review the enclosed copy of a map which shows the
ANCSA selections by Kake Tribal Corporation and Sealaska
Corporation. Between those selections (the area high-
lighted in yellow) is Forest Service land which the
City feels is a logical extension of municipal boundaries.
The second map enclosed shows the extent of existing
minicipal boundaries. Portage Bay is a boat harbor and
recreation area for Kake. The area between Portage Bay
and the southern boundary of the City of Kake contains
industrial, commercial, and residential developments that
are already an integral part of the Kake service area.
In addition there is unoccupied land that should be man-
aged by the City to see that there is some order to the
development that will surely take place in that area in
the near future.

Specific land-use designations for the Forest Service
land in question will not be developed until some time
next year when our district coastal management plan is
farther along. But the land is included in our coastal
management boundaries, and our intention is to pursue
including it within the Kake municipal boundaries. We
hope the vehicle for doing that can be State selection
from the Forest Service, and then some agreement between
the City and the State to make the area functionally
part of our municipality. This letter is to formally
notify you of our desire to be included in such a State
selection.

HOME OF AMERICA S
TALLEST TOTEM

If it becomes evident that the land might be disposed of
by the Forest Service in some other way, we may need your
help in forestalling such disposal if that could be done
in an emergency situation.

We have already discussed these matters with Frank Rue in
Juneau and are anxious to work with you as necessary to
achieve our objective.

Thank you.

Yours truly,

Lonnie Anderson, Mayor
City of Kake

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