### Adams, Kevin (OST)

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Dear Mr. Adams, Olen Harris <olen@nprha.com> Friday, June 28, 2013 5:55 PM Adams, Kevin (OST) David Totemoff RE: Request for Comment on the 2nd Round Proposals at Tatitlek

North Pacific Rim Housing Authority is the Regional Indian Housing Authority forthe Chugach Region ofAlaska and provides affordable low income housing, community infrastructure, and related services to the community of Tatitlek. NPRHA currently manage 6 affordable rental housing units, approximately 20 homes under a homeownership program, and the two community docks in Tatitlek. One ofthe docks is an Oil Spill Response Dock for a majorsection of Prince William Sound and also where the Alaska Marine Highwayferry berths when it serves Tatitlek. NPRHA is also planning on construction ofa single family home and renovation ofayouth activity center in Tatitlekthis summer. Due to the remote nature ofTatitlek, being only accessible by air and boat, requires thatthe community has reliable, reasonably priced, and frequent enough air service that the essential functions ofthe community and organizationsthat
serve the community can effectively be delivered.

Iwould like to offer North Pacific Rim Housing Authorities full support forthe proposal submitted by J&M Alaska Air Tours, dba Alaska AirTransit, marked Proposal A. NPRHA has had a long and very positive relationship with Alaska Air Transit and regularly utilizesthem for both passenger and freight service to Tatitlek, having scheduled service with them would greatly enhance delivering our services to the community in acost effective manner. NPRHA many times has to send out stafftoTatitlekto perform tasks that require a higher skill level than our local staff possess as well as perform tasks to meet all ofour obligations underourfederally funded programs and these trips usually are 2-3 days in length. Having service at least 2times weekly would enable us to obtain seat fares for both legs ofthe trip, and with Alaska AirTransit the provider is also the main passenger and freight provider outside ofthe scheduled flights which would greatly reduce logistics difficulties and coordination fortimes when we need service outside ofthe scheduled times.

NPRHA also has to ship all ofthe supplies, materials, and equipment necessary for maintaining ourfacilities tothe community and every, there is no local store located in Tatitlek and everything must be shipped to the community by air or boat. All ofthe residents in the community are in the same situation and ifthey need a part, often for a critical system oftheir home such as the oil fired boilers in most ofthe homes in the community, they must order itfrom Anchorage and wait forthe next available flight to receive it. This creates avery dangerous situation ifthe home is without heat and in danger offreeze-up in the wintertime. The majorityofthe residents ofTatitlek are low income and do not have the luxury of maintain an expensive stockpile ofparts to account for anything that mightgo wrong with their heating systems. Having flight available at least 2times per week would make the delivery ofthese parts much
more timely and potentially save homeownersthousands ofdollars in repairs from having a home freeze up. 

### ' Please let me know ifthere are any additional steps that I need to take to have North Pacific Rim Housing Authorities comments on the proposals partofthe record forthis solicitation and selection.
Sincerely,

Olen Harris Executive Director North Pacific Rim Housing Authority 8300 King Street Anchorage, AK 99518

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