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CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3143-2020
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA , INCREASING
GENERAL FUND ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS BY $34,254 IN THE
GENERAL FUND, PARKS, RECREATION AND BEAUTIFICATION DEPARTMENT FOR AN
INCREASE OF A GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY PASSED THROUGH THE STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION FOR BACTERIA LEVEL MONITORING ON THE CITY'S
BEACHES FROM JULY 1, 2020 THROUGH MARCH 1, 2021.
WHEREAS , the City of Kenai has a current Beach Grant Agreement in place with the Alaska
Department of Environmental Conservation for 2020 bacteria level monitoring; and ,
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is amending the grant
amount to allow for additional sampling at the mouth of the Kenai River which is required to build
an adequate database for future modeling efforts and will be provided through a cooperative
agreement with the Kenai Watershed Forum; and,
WHEREAS, bacteria levels during the testing period in the past have exceeded water recreation
standards as established by the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation in
Register 226 that could pose a health risk to fishery participants and City residents utilizing the
beach ; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to mon itor the bacteria level on its beaches .
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 from the United States
Environmental Protection Agency passed through the State of Alaska Department of
Environmental Conservation and to expend the funds to fulfill the purpose the grant and of this
Ordinance.
Section 2. That FY2021 estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
General Fund:
Increase Estimated Revenues :
Federal Grants -Other
Increase Appropriations:
Parks , Recreation & Beautification -
Professional Services
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$34.254
$34.254
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Section 3. Severabilitv: That if any part or provision of t his ord inance or appl ication thereof to
any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of compet ent jurisdiction, such
judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision , or application directly involved
in all controversy in whi c h this judgment shall have been rendered , and shall not affect or impa ir
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 4. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.0?0(f), Section 1 of this ordinance
shall take effect upon enactment.
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 151 day of July, 2020.
ATTEST:
Approved by Finance :/. L_
~RIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
Introduced : June 17, 2020
Enacted: July 1, 2020
Effective : July 1, 2020
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
THROUGH:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
Paul Ostrander, City Manager
Robert J . Frates, Parks & Recreation Director
June 10, 2020
Ordinance No. 3143-2020
The purpose of this memorandum is to recommend approval of Ordinance No. 3143-2020 . This
action provides for an increase of a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency
to support additional water quality sampling on the City's Beaches.
The State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is amending the current Kenai
Beach Monitoring Grant to allow for additional sampling to be performed in 2020 at the mouth of
the Kenai River. The additional sampling will allow the contractor (Kenai Watershed Forum) to
build an adequate database for future modeling efforts.
Approval of Ordinance No. 3143-2020 will add an additional $34,216 to the existing ACWA-19-
B 11 grant and the new amended grant total will be $121 ,535.
Council's support and approval is respectfully requested .