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RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -45
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, DESIGNATING
THE STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
(ADEC) GRANT FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANT UPGRADES -PHASE II AS THE NUMBER ONE LOCAL STATE FUNDING
PRIORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017.
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai through the State of Alaska, Department of
Environmental Conservation requests grant funding under the Municipal matching
grant (MMG) program; and,
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation has
requested that the City of Kenai identify if this project is the community's number one
local state funding priority for fiscal year 2017; and,
WHEREAS, the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant has operated in excess of twenty-
five years without any major renovation and /or improvements; and,
WHEREAS, technology has developed new equipment, regulations are increasingly
stringent, the volume of wastewater treated by the plant has increased substantially,
and the plant requires major upgrades to be able to maintain compliance with
regulations; and,
WHEREAS, the 2015 Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (APDES)
renewal has established stringent ammonia effluent limitations, of which the City is in
non - compliance; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai has negotiated a scheduled compliance program to meet
ammonia effluent limitations; and,
WHEREAS, The City has contracted with CH2MHill to design and prepare bid -ready
documents for improvements identified in the "Kenai Wastewater Treatment Plant
Master Plan," and the design is ongoing and approximately 65% complete.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, designates the Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades -Phase II as the
number one local state funding priority for fiscal year 2017.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 5th day of August,
2015.
Resolution No. 2015 -45
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MEMO:
TO: City Council
FROM: Rick Koch, City Manager
DATE: July 29, 2015
SUBJECT: Resolution 2015 -45, Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation (ADEC) Municipal Matching Grant (MMG) Program
(SFY2016)
The purpose of this correspondence is to recommend Council approval of Resolution 2015 -45.
The ADEC MMG Program requires that each MMG questionnaire identify the priority for the
project for which funding is being requested. The applicant receives 50 points for the number
one ADEC funding priority.
The City's number one ADEC MMG priority is a project to construct various improvements to
the City of Kenai's wastewater treatment plant (WWTP. Attached is a copy of the summary
information submitted to ADEC.
Thank you for your attention in this matter. If you have any questions, please contact me at
your convenience.