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C ITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3 158 -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 AND ACCEPTING A CARES ACT GRANT PASSED THROUGH THE KENAI
PENINSULA BOROUGH.
WHEREAS, the first coronavirus patient in Alaska was diagnosed in Anchorage on March 12,
2020, and other positive diagnoses have since occurred on the Kenai Peninsula; and,
WHEREAS, Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a Declaration of Public Health Disaster
Emergency on March 11, 2020, and the President of the United States issued a Proclamation
Declaring a National Emergency on March 13, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, on March 18", 2020, the City Manager declared a local disaster emergency that was
extended the same day by the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, on March 24, 2020, the City Council enacted Ordinance 3115-2020 granting the City
Manager City certain emergency powers; and,
WHEREAS, on April 9 , 2020 President Donald J . Trump approved a Disaster Declaration for the
State of Alaska; and,
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska's distribution of $568,572,886 to local governments included
$37,458,449 to the Kenai Peninsula Borough of which $24, 199, 101 was based on Borough sales
tax collected boroughwide; and,
WHEREAS, approximately 67% of Borough sales tax revenue is collected by business located
inside the six incorporated City of the Borough, Kenai, Soldotna, Seldovia, Seward, Homer and
Kachemak City; and,
WHEREAS, because the Borough lacks area-wide economic development powers it has elected
to pass $8, 134,023 of its state allocation to the incorporated City's including $2 ,675 ,524 .94 to the
City of Kenai ; and,
WHEREAS, acceptance of these pass through funds is in the best interest of the City , its business
and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
as follows:
Ordinance No.3158-2020
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Section 1. That the City Manager is authorized to accept a grant in the amount of
$2,675,524.94 from the Federal Government passed through the Kenai Peninsula Borough for
e x penditures in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
Section 2.
funds.
That the City Manager is authorized to e xecute grant agreements to accept these
Section 3. That the estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
COVID-19 Cares Act Recovery Fund :
Increase Estimated Revenues -
Federal Grants
Increase Appropriations -
First Responder & Incident Management Team Payroll -
General Contingency
Business and Not-for-Profit Entity Recovery Grants -
General Contingency
CARES Act Administration & Non-Payroll Expenditures -
General Contingency
Individual Assistance Grants -
General Contingency
City Resiliency and Recovery
General Contingency
$2.675.524.94
$675,524.94
$2 ,000,000 .00
$0 .00
$0 .00
$0 .00
$2.675.524.94
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 2nd day of September,
2020 .
BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR
Ordinance No.3158-2020
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Approved by Finance: -....,..~,,.::::;r,.-""'"""'?/"-_,. __
AcJ ;) Introduced: August 19, 2020
Enacted: September 2, 2020
Effective: September 2, 2020
City of Kenai I 210 l=idalgo A ve , Kenai, AK 99611 -77941907.283.7535 I www.kenai.city
MEMORANDUM
TO:
THROUGH:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor Gabriel and Council Members
Paul Ostrander, City Manager
Terry Eubank
August 12, 2020
Introduction of Ordinance 3158-2020
The purpose of this memo is to recommend introduction of Ordinance 3158-2020 . At its August
11, 2020 special meeting the Kenai Peninsula Borough authorized CARES Act pass-through
grants to the incorporated cities of the Borough totaling $8, 134,022 .88 including $2,675 ,524 .94
to the City of Kenai.
Ordinance 3158-2020 will authorize acceptance of the pass-through grant and appropriate the
funds to assist in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency. It is
the intent of the administration to prepare a recommendation for the allocation and use of funds
prior to adoption at the September 2, 2020 Council meeting .
Your support for introduction is respectfully requested .
City of Kena i I 210 ~idalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611 -7794 I 907.283.7535 I www.kenai.ci ty
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
Mayor Gabriel and Council Members
Paul Ostrander, City Manager
August26, 2020 DATE:
SUBJECT: Requested Amendment to Ordinance 3158-2020
At its August 11 , 2020 special meeting the Kenai Peninsula Borough authorized CARES Act pass-
through grants to the incorporated cities of the Borough totaling $8, 134,022.88 including
$2,675,524.94 to the City of Kenai. Ordinance 3158-2020 authorizes acceptance of the pass-
through grant and appropriates the funds to assist in response to and recovery from the COVID-
19 public health emergency.
Since introduction of the Ordinance, administration has updated the allocation model for
distributing the economic recovery funds as a result of legislation and recommends the following
allocation and use of the Borough grant funds as part of the City of Kenai's Relief and Recovery
Grant Program :
$675,524 -First Responder and Incident Management Team Payroll. This allocation
includes a reimbursement of City payroll expenses for Fire Department, Police
Department, Public Safety Dispatch, and Incident Management Team.
$2,000,000 -Business and Nonprofit Entity Recovery Grants. This allocation includes
grant awards to qualifying City of Kenai businesses affected by COVID-19 to offset
impacts or to provide mitigation. The City will administer a grant program to determine
eligibility and requirements that may apply. The grant program guidelines are included in
the City of Kenai's Relief and Recovery Grant Program Guide included as an attachment
to Resolution 2020-70.
The following amendment is requested:
Amend Ordinance 3158-2020 by amending Section 3 by replacing
• First Responder & Incident Management Team Payroll -General Contingency
$X,XXX,XXX.XX with $675,524.00
• Business and Not-for-Profit Entity Recovery Grants -General Contingency
X,XXX,XXX.XX with $2,000 ,000.00
• CARES Act Administration & Non-Payroll Expenditures -General Contingency
X,XXX,XXX.XX with $0 .00
• Individual Assistance Grants -General Contingency X,XXX,XXX.XX with $0.00
• City Resiliency and Recovery -General Contingency X.XXX.XXX.XX with $0.00
Your consideration is appreciated.
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