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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 3189-2021KENAI CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 3189-2021 Sponsored by: Administration AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, INCREASING ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAPITAL PROJECT FUND TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S STATION ALERTING PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING A PURCHASE ORDER IN EXCESS OF $15,000 TO KACHEMAK ELECTRIC FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK. WHEREAS, the City of Kenai received a grant from the State of Alaska Homeland Security Program for $473,000 (Ordinance 3093-2019); and, WHEREAS, $45,000 of that grant was designated to install Fire Station Alerting equipment at the Airport Fire Station; and, WHEREAS, equipment was purchased through US Digital Design totaling $31,090.56 and installation by Kachemak Electric Co. Inc. cost $14,854; and, WHEREAS, after installation of the project was completed, there were functionalities of the system that were identified requiring additional installation to complete including: interface with Dispatch to control doors and crash phone interface with the Airport Control Tower; and, WHEREAS; labor and materials to complete this work total $2,532 as submitted by Kachemak Electric Co.; and, WHEREAS; an additional $2,476.56 is requested to complete this project; and, WHEREAS; it is in the best interest of the City of Kenai and the Fire Department to complete this work and maintain operational readiness and integration of the Fire Station Alerting System. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, as follows: Section 1. That the estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows: General Fund: Increase Estimated Revenues— Appropriation of Fund Balance $2.476.56 Increase Appropriations — Transfer to Public Safety Capital Projects Fund $2.476.56 Ordinance No. 3189-2020 Page 2 of 2 Section 2. That the estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows: Public Safety Capital Project Fund: Increase Estimated Revenues — Transfer from General Fund $2.476.56 Increase Appropriations — Professional Services Section 3. That the City Manager is authorized to execute a change order to the purchase order issued to Kachemak Electric in the amount of $2,532 bringing the adjusted change order amount to $17,386. 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 1711 day of February, 2021. MAYORBRIAN GABRIEL SR., vCENA' Ja ie einz, CMC, City Clerk v /ht U=� Approved by Finance: S° of A ED 149 Introduced: February 3, 2021 Enacted: February 17, 2021 Effective: February 17, 2021 New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT KENAI _._, _ .,enai 1 210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-77941907.283.75351 www.kenaixity MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members THROUGH: Paul Ostrander, City Manager FROM: Tony Prior, Fire Chief DATE: January 27, 2021 SUBJECT: Ordinance 3189-2021 The City of Kenai was awarded grant funding from the State of Alaska Homeland Security Program (Ordinance 3093-2019), and $45,000 of the grant was specified to install G2 Fire Station Alerting equipment at the Airport Station. Station 1 already has the G2 Fire Station Alerting equipment installed and operational from a joint grant with the Kenai Peninsula Borough. We contracted with Kachemak Electric Co. I nc to install the equipment as they are the only authorized electrical company to install this equipment. Upon completion of installation by Kachemak Electric we identified a few key items that could be added to the project to enhance the system. First, the G2 Station Alerting System has the ability to have our Dispatch Center control the opening and closing of bay doors at the Airport Fire Station. The components needed for this particular operation of the G2 Station Alerting is already purchased and would only require a small amount of wiring and installation time. The opening of the doors can be programmed into the alert notification and automatically open the doors to speed up response times for airport emergencies. With the strict requirements of a three (3) minute response time from FAA, this would assist to ensure no delays in response of apparatus. Second, the speaker system at the Airport Station is directly tied to the Airport Control Tower's "RED PHONE", which broadcasts as a PA when they talk directly to our Dispatch Center. They use this to notify us of an ALERT (Aircraft Emergency). The current system is very scratchy and sometimes inaudible by fire personnel. We have identified an option to tie that Red Phone into the G2 Station Alerting Speakers for a clear and loud notification of an Aircraft Emergency. Third, tying the outside speakers into the Alerting System. When personnel are outside of the station they may not be able to hear an emergency tone without a portable radio. We can tie the exterior speakers at the station to the Alerting System, improving notification in all areas in and around the station. I respectfully request the addition of $2,476.56 to the Public Safety Capital Project Fund and the increase of the Purchase Order to Kachemak Electric to complete the aforementioned work.