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CITY OF' KENAI
ORDINANCE N:1. 480-79
~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA
APPROPRIATING $50,000 OF GENERAL PUND UNAPPROPRIATED FUND
BALANCE FGR THE PURCHASE OF A USED STEEL BUILDING, AND
~ DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Airport Lanni System is in need of a permanent
warm storage building for Airport equipment, and
WHEREAS, the owners of the Trans-Aia~ska Pipc~Iine are planning
to auction surplus steel buildings in Fairbanks, Alaska on
March 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1979, and
WHEREAS, the administration just recently received notice of
this auction, and
WHEREAS, it is expected that at this auction a suitable
building can be purchased at a cost which will result in a
savings to the City in that the dimensions of said used
building are 230' x 60' or 13,900 square feet, and if
purchased brand new, said building could cost approximately
$190,000 according to information received by the adminis-
tration, and
WHEREAS, the City is in need of a large structure to store
its equipment in winter, and
WHEREAS, it would be in the financial best inter.9sts of. the
City to purchase such a building, used rather tYian new, for
no mere than $50,900, and
WHEREAS, under the terms of the auction the City must be
ready and able to pay the purchase price at the time of the
auction, and
WHEREAS, Ser.;. 7-37(2) of the Kenai Code as amended allows
for the purchasE of equipment materials and supplies without
the necessity of competitive bidding where the item can be
purchased from a single source, and
WHEREAS, the Council der~ires that the unappropriated Fund
Balanco in the General Fund be the source of funds for this
purchase, and
WHEREAS, proper accounting practices require that all
P~ppropriations of City money be made by Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI AS FOLLOWSs
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Ord. 480-79, Page 2
Section l: An emergency is hereby declared.
Section 2; The Council authorizes the purchase of the
~o owing:
One surplus steel building, 230' x 60' at a price
not to exceed $50,000. Such purchase is made
undeY the provisions of Section 7-37(2) which
excepts equipment which can be furnished by orlj a
single dealer from the requirements of competitive
bidding.
Section 3: The City Manager may designate himself or
anot er as purchasing agent to travel to Fairbanks to
purchase said building and to direct the Finance
Director to transfer City monies to the required bank
in the proper amount but not more than $50,000 for t'.:
purchase of said building.
Section 4s The following increases in estimated revenues
and appropriations are hereby made:
General Fund
Increase Estimated Revenues:
Appropriation of Fund Balance 550,000
Increase Appropriationss
Transfer to Airport Land S~rater,. $50,000
Air ort Land 8 stem
Increase Est mated Revenues:
Transfer from General Fund $50,000
Increase Appropriations:
Buildings $50,000
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA THIS 7th
day of March, 1979.
VINCENT O REILLY, MAYOR
ATTESTS
Mary Ann Dore
Acting City Clerk
First Reading: March 7, 1979
Second Readings March 7, 1979
Effective Date: Marsh 7, 1979
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