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CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3139-2020
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, INCREASING
ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE COVID-19 CARES ACT
RECOVERY FUND FOR A FEDERAL CARES ACT GRANT PASSED THROUGH THE STATE
OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR OVERTIME AND DIRECT
EXPENDITURES OF THE POLICE , FIRE , AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENTS OF THE
CITY FROM MARCH 16, 2020 THROUGH MAY 17, 2020.
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) was awarded a federal grant
to assist with the enormous strain that the COVID-19 public health emergency is having on
Alaskan communities and under that grant DPS has made Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental
Funds (CESF) grants available to local public safety agencies ; and,
WHEREAS , the City of Kenai applied for grant funds under the CESF program to cover Police ,
Fire, and Dispatcher overtime related to COVID-19, in addition to other expenses by those
emergency services departments of the City that were directly related to COVID-19; and,
WHEREAS , the City's emergency services departments expended overtime pr imarily related to
shift adjustments to minimize staff exposure to each other, but also due to some staff either being
quarantined or unable to return to work for shift due to COVID-19; and,
WHEREAS , the City's emergency services departments also incurred some expenses directly
related to COVID-19 for supplies, online meeting software, and public relations signs .
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 $50,262.04
Section 2. That the estimated revenues and appropriations in FY2020 be increased as
follows:
COVID-19 Cares Act Recovery Fund:
Increase Estimated Revenues -
Federal Grants
Increase Appropriations -
First Responder & Incident Management Team Payroll -
Overtime
PERS
Medicare
Workers' Compensation
$50.262.04
$39,589.48
8,709 .68
574 .04
568 .94
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Computer Software
Operating & Repair Supplies
Printing and Binding
148.67
361.23
310.00
$50.262.04
Section 3. That the City Manager is authorized to execute a grant agreement with the State
of Alaska Department of Public Safety FY2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding
Program and to expend the funds for its intended purpose.
Section 4. 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.
Section 5. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon enactment.
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 151 day of July, 2020.
AITEST:
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
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Introduced : June 17, 2020
Enacted: July 1, 2020
Effective: July 1, 2020
Cit y of Kenai I 210 r:idal go Ave , Kena i, A K 99611 -77941 907.283.75 35 I www.kena i.city
MEMORANDUM
TO:
THROUGH:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
Paul Ostrander, City Manager
David Ross , Police Chief
June 8, 2020
Ordinance No. 3139-2020 CARES ACT Grant for Emergency Services
The State of Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) was awarded a federal grant to assist
with the enormous strain that the COVID-19 public health emergency is having on Alaskan
communities . Under that grant, DPS has made Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funds
(CESF) grants available to local public safety agencies.
The City of Kenai applied for those grant funds to cover the cost of COVID-19 related overtime
and other expenses. The primary driver of the overtime expenses was shift adjustments that
minimized staff exposure to each other, but also due to some staff being quarantined or unable
to return to work for shift due to COVID-19 .
The City requested and was granted $49,442 .14 in overtime cost reimbursement and $819.90 in
other miscellaneous expense reimbursement, all related to the Police, Fire, and Dispatch
Departments . This covers those costs for the time period of March 16 -May 17.
I am respectfully requesting consideration of the ordinance accepting and appropriating the public
safety grant funds for the purpose they were intended .