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CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3101-2020
Sponsored by: Administration
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, ACCEPTING AND
APPROPRIATING A GRANT FROM THE RASMUSON FOUNDATION FOR THE PURCHASE
AND INSTALLATION OF SECURITY CAMERAS AT THE CITY'S HISTORICAL CABINS IN OLD
TOWN KENAI.
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai received a grant in the amount of $16,800 from the Rasmuson
Foundation for the purchase and installation of security cameras at the City's historical cabins in
Old Town Kenai; and,
WHEREAS, the grant was requested after repeated instances of vandalism of the historical cabins
and after dummy cameras did not deter break-ins; and,
WHEREAS, the Kenai Historical Society manages the cabins and requested security cameras to
deter break-ins and vandalism of the cabins; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Kenai to appropriate these grant funds for the
purpose intended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
as follows:
Section 1. That the City Manager is authorized to accept and expend the grant, in the amount
of $16,800, from the Rasmuson Foundation for the purchase and installation of security cameras
at the City's historical cabins in Old Town Kenai.
Section 2. That the estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
General Fund:
Increase Estimated Revenues —
Other Grants $16.800
Increase Appropriations — Park, Recreation & Beautification
Machinery & Equipment $16 800
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.
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Section 4. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(o, this ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon enactment.
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 51 day of February, 2020.
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Introduced: January 15, 2020
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
THROUGH: Paul Ostrander, City Manager
FROM: Elizabeth Appleby, City Planner
DATE: December 31, 2019
SUBJECT: Ordinance 3101-2020 - Accepting and Appropriating a Grant from the
Rasmuson Foundation for the Purchase and Installation of Security
Cameras at the City's Historical Cabins in Old Town Kenai
The City of Kenai received a grant in the amount of $16,800 from the Rasmuson Foundation for
the purchase and installation of security cameras at the City's historical cabins in Old Town Kenai.
The City applied for the grant after discussion with the Kenai Historical Society.
The historical cabins in Old Town Kenai have been repeatedly burglarized. Dummy cameras have
not solved the issue. Real cameras with heaters would allow the City to monitor the cabins and
catch potential trespassers. In the past, cabin break-ins have left the doors flung open in winter,
causing damage to the structures and the artifacts inside the cabin.
It is expected that the money will be used to install five (5) security cameras with heated
enclosures and wireless viewing of the security footage. The City of Kenai in cooperation with the
Kenai Historical Society will maintain the security cameras once they are installed. The City has
experience using security cameras to monitor crimes with the annual dipnet fishery. Several
cameras monitor the beaches every year during the fishery and have been used successfully to
deter crime and catch offenders.
If City Council enacts Ordinance 3101-2020, the City would accept the funds from the Rasmuson
Foundation and move forward to purchase and install the security cameras.
Thank you for your consideration.