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KI;NAI
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3124-2020
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA, ACCEPTING AND
APPROPRIATING A MEALS ON WHEELS COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND GRANT FROM
MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA FOR KENAI SENIOR CENTER EXPENDITURES IN SUPPORT
OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE.
WHEREAS , the Kenai Senior Center is a long-standing member of the Meals on Wheels
Association America; and,
WHEREAS, Meals on Wheels America launched its COVID-19 Response Fund and the
corresponding grant program provides "stop-gap" emergency grants of up to $25,000 to members
working to secure additional food and supplies and adapt to new procedures and delivery
methods, all while ex periencing a rap id increase in demand for services; and,
WHEREAS, the Kenai Senior Center has been providing additional home meals through the
COVID-19 Pandemic and has increased costs for food and supplies ; and ,
WHEREAS, acceptance of this grant is in the best interest of the City and its residents.
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 a grant in the amount of $20,000
from the Meals on Wheels COVID-19 Response Fund of Meals on Wheels America for Kenai
Senior Center expenditures in support of its response to the COVID-19 Pandem ic.
Section 2 . That the estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows :
Senior Citizen Fund :
Increase Estimated Revenues -
Miscellaneous Grants
Increase Appropriations -
Home Meals -Operating & Repair Supplies
Congregate Meals -Operating & Repair Supplies
$20.000
$15,000
5.000
$20.000
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 appli cation thereof to other persons or circumstances.
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The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of t his ordinance even
without such part, provision , or application .
Section 4. Effective Dat e: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.0?0(f), this ordinance shall take effect
immed iately upon enactment.
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 20th day of May, 2020.
ATTEST:
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
New T ext Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
Introduced : May 6 , 2020
Enacted: May 20, 2020
Effective: May 20, 2020
City of Kenai I 210 l=id algo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-7794 1907.283.7535 I www.kenai.ci!y
MEMORANDUM
TO :
T HROU GH :
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Coun c il
Paul Ostrander, City Manager
Kathy Romain
April 27, 2020
O rdinance No. 3 124-2020
The Kenai Senior Center has received a $20,000 COVID-19 Response grant from Meals On
Wheels Ame rica in support of the serv ices provided to Meals On Wheels recipients through this
pandemic.
I respectfully request cons ideration of the ordinance accepting and appropriating these grant
funds.