HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1996-20Suggested by: City Administrati°n
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 9620
A RF.~OLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF I~.NAI, ALASKA, IN
SUPPORT OF THE KENAI PF, NINS~ BOROUGH NORTH ZONE ALL "
HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
'WHEREAS, it is a prima~y responsibility of all municipalities to plan and prepare '.' f°r
response to potential disasters, of either natural or technological origin, which might
occur within their respective jurisdictional areas; and,
WHEREAS, in order to most effectively protect and serve the residents of each area of
the Kenai Peninsula in the event of the occurrence of a disaster, the cities and the"
borough have determined that cooperative response planning, which allows for a single,
uniform management team in each of four identified geographic zones of the borough,
will allow for the most effective coordinated response; and,
WHE~, the Emergency Response Plan for the North Zone of the borough has been
reviewed by the Fire Chief, Police Chief, City Manager, Public Works Director and, City
WHEREAS, pursuant to AS 26.23.140, the Emergency Response Plan states that
activation of the plan shall begin by contacting the Kenai Peninsula Borough's Office'of
Emergency Management and requesting a declaration of Disaster Emergency (defined in
AS 26.23.900) by the Borough Mayor; and,
WHEREAS, the city manager has overall administrative responsibility for public safety
and welfare with!v the jurisdiction of the City of Kenai, making it appropriate that the
city manager should be authorized to implement the North Zone Emergency ResponSe
Plan on behalf of the City in the event of a Disaster Emergency; and,
WHEREAS, a completed emergency response plan (as it may be revised from time to
time) will be on file in the offices of the City Manager, City Clerk, Police Department,
Fire Department, and Public Works Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA, that,
** (datedDe~mber'/.!._.99~)ishereby ado~d, to be utilized as tho ~12erative ~~ement
('system·f°r/preparation.for and response to any disaster emergency declared within'*the
NOrth Z0neOfthei Bor°ul~lt;.,.-*Adoption of the NorthZone Emerf~ency ~Response*~ Plan~./
'. 'does. n°t preclude'the ~ty of y, enai.fr°m providinS Services to any part' of the city.
~' '* located in'the ,*central Zone,
.... ?/~ The.~. City' Man. ~ r.iS authorized to implement the 'plan~ on, behalf · .the. Ctty'OfKenai. "
This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSBD BY THB COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALAS~' this 21st day of
February, 1'996. '
TO:
KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH
144 N. BINKLEY · $OLDOTNA. ALASKA o 99669-7599
BUSINESS (907) 262-4441 FAX (907)262-1892
MEMORANDUM
DON GILMAN
MAYOR
THRU:
FROM:
John Williams, Kenal~City Mayor
Don Oilr~~yor
Nancy M. Blae~~B Emergency Management Coordinator
DATE:
January 12, 1996
SUBJECT: Kenai Peninsula Borough North Zone All Hazard Emergency Response Plan
On February 2, 1993 the KPB Assembly enacted an Ordinance 93-01 (enclosed) which codified the
Borough planning responsibilities for local disaster management. This included, for the purpose of disaster
response planning, dividing the borough into four geographic zones and developing disaster plans for each
zone. These plans would be adopted, per the ordinance, by resolution by each city and the Borough within
each zone.
In 1993, the Kenai Peninsula Borough, in cooperation with the municipalities of the South Zone, made the
commitment to work with the southern peninsula in developing a plan for the south zone that would then
serve as a model for the other three zones. A contract was entered into with Bill Morse, Pinkston Enterprises,
to develop an all-hazard emergency response plan. The South, East and Central Zone Emergency
Response Plans have been completed and adopted by communities those zones.
We have now completed our planning effort for the North Incident Management Zone and have had various
City of Kenai Departments and Nikiski Fire Service Area review a final draft of the North Zone Emergency
Response Plan's Administrative Overview.
We have made arrangements with Ms. Carol Freas for the Borough to be present at the February 7 Council
Meeting. A presentation will be made and we will be available to answer questions. We have enclosed
sample resolutions from the other communities which have approved the zone plans. We now need a
resolution approved by the City Council of Kenai.
For your and the City Council's review, I have included informational copies of the Administrative Overview.
An informational copy of the complete plan has been provided to your City Clerk, and also to the following
City Departments: Police, Fire and Public Works.
The Borough Administration would like to thank you for your cooperation with this important project that will
result in the saving of lives and property in times of an area wide disaster.
Enclosures
Tom Manninen, Kenai City Manager
Carol Freas, Kenai City Clerk
Dan Morris, Kenai Police Chief
Billy.Harris, Chief, Nikiski Fire Service Area
Dave Bumett, Chief, Kenai Fire Department
Keith Komelis, Public Works Director