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ORDINANCE NO. 3093-2019
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, ACCEPTING AND
APPROPRIATING A GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
PASSED THROUGH THE STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS'
AFFAIRS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A FIRE STATION ALERTING SYSTEM , AN IT SECURITY
AUDIT, AND A BASE RADIO SYSTEM REPLACEMENT FOR DISPATCH
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai received a notice from the State of Alaska Department of Military
and Veterans ' Affairs that it was awarded $473,000 for grant projects under the 2019 State
Homeland Security Program; and,
WHEREAS, the projects that were awarded grant funding were the continuation of a Fire Station
Alerting System project for $45,000, a City IT Security Audit for $35,000 , and a Base Radio
System Replacement for dispatch for $393 ,000; and,
WHEREAS , the Fire Department in conjunction with other fire entities in the Borough started a
Fire Station Alerting Project last year under a prior grant program and these additional grant funds
will allow them to continue that project to include Fire Station 2 ; and,
WHEREAS, the Finance Department, which handles IT services for the City, has taken steps to
secure the technology infrastructure within the City and the use of these funds to effect an audit
on the security of that infrastructure will provide an evaluation of where improvements may be
needed in the future; and ,
WHEREAS, the Base Station Radio equipment used by Dispatch currently is based on very dated
technology, and is no longer serviced by the manufacturer, leaving it vulnerable to major failures
that would be difficult to service; and ,
WHEREAS, the grants do not require a monetary match from the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA,
as follows :
Secti on 1. That the City Manager is authorized to accept a grant from the U.S . Department of
Homeland Security passed through the State of Alaska Department of Military and Veterans '
Affairs for the purchase of a Fire Station Alerting System, an IT Audit, and a Base Station Radio
System , execute any required grant documents and expend the funds in accordance with grant
provisions and conditions .
Section 2 . That the estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
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Public Safety Capital Project Fund:
Increase Estimated Revenues -
Federal Grants
Increase Appropriations -
Machinery and Equipment
Professional Services
$473 .000
$438 ,000
35,000
$473,000
Section 3. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved
in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair
the validity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances .
The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even
without such part, provision , or application.
Secti on 4. Effective Date : That pursuant to KMC 1. 15.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect
upon adoption .
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 61h day of November,
2019 .
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
Introduced: October 16, 2019
Enacted : November 6, 2019
Effective : November 6, 2019
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TO:
THROUGH:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJ E CT:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
Paul Ostrander, City Manager
David Ross , Police Chief
October 9, 2019
Ordinance No. 3093-2019 -Ordi nance accepti ng an d appr opriat ing a
grant from t he Department of Homeland Security
Grants were applied for by the City of Kenai , under the 2019 Homeland Security Program, and
three of those grant requests were funded totaling $473,000 . The City received notice of award
of a $35,000 grant for the City to conduct an IT Security Audit. The City received notice of award
of a grant for $45 ,000 to continue work on the Fire Station Alerting System . The City received
notice of award of $393 ,000 for a Base Radio System replacement for the Dispatch Center. The
first two grant requests were fully funded , while the Base Station Radio system grant application
was partially funded . These grants do not require a monetary match by the City, however, with
the radio system not fully funded we will be evaluating how to best mo ve forward with the radio
system upgrades, wh ich may necessitate returning to Council to request additiona l appropriation
of funds .
I am respectfully requesting consideration of the ordinance accepting and appropriating the
currently awarded grant funds for the purposes they were intended .