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CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3255-2021
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, ACCEPTING AND
APPROPRIATING GRANTS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
PASSED THROUGH THE STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS'
AFFAIRS FOR THE PURCHASES OF PUBLIC SAFETY RADIOS FOR POLICE, FIRE, AND
COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENTS.
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai received a notice from the State of Alaska Department of Military
and Veterans' Affairs that it was awarded a total of $259,000 for grant projects under the 2021
State Homeland Security Program; and,
WHEREAS, two projects were awarded funding under these grant programs, including $84,000
for police and fire mobile radios and $175,000 for dispatch radio system upgrades; and,
WHEREAS, the public safety departments in the City of Kenai have been involved in a multi-year
project to upgrade all radio systems to newer manufacturer supported technologies that meet
current industry standards; and,
WHEREAS, acceptance of these grants and appropriation of funds is in the best interest of the
City.
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 grants from the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security passed through the State of Alaska Department of Military and Veterans'
Affairs for replacement of public safety radios, execute any required grant documents, and expend
the funds in accordance with this Ordinance and the grant's provisions and conditions.
Section 2. That the estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
Public Safety Capital Project Fund:
Increase Estimated Revenues—
Federal Grants $259.000
Increase Appropriations —
Mobile Radio Replacement Police -- Machinery & Equipment $ 42,000
Mobile Radio Replacement Fire — Machinery & Equipment 42,000
Communications Radio Replacement — Machinery & Equipment 175,000
$259.000
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Section 3. 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 4. 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 15t day of December,
2021.
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Introduced: November 3, 2021
Enacted: December 1, 2021
Effective: December 1. 2021
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
THROUGH:
Paul Ostrander, City Manager
FROM:
David Ross, Police Chief
DATE:
October 25, 2021
SUBJECT:
Ordinance No. 3255-2021, Accepting and Appropriating DHS Grant
Grants were applied for by the City of Kenai, under the 2021 Homeland Security Program, and
two of those grant requests were funded totaling $259,000. The City received notice of award of
an $84,000 grant for the City to continue its police and fire public safety radio replacements. The
second grant awarded is for $175,000 for dispatch radio system upgrades. This grant to upgrade
dispatch radios is the second and smaller phase of a two phase project to completely replace the
dispatch base station radio system.
1 am respectfully requesting consideration of the ordinance accepting and appropriating the
currently awarded grant funds for the purposes they were intended.