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WHEREAS, The City participated in a Borough -wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan, adopted
by Resolution 2022-34 on May 1811, 2022; and,
WHEREAS, one component of this plan includes the establishment of a slash disposal site; and,
WHEREAS, the City was notified of approval for reimbursement of up to $150,000 for 3 years
from the Division of Forestry to complete this project; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to accept this fundllng to support aslash disposal
site that will satisfy one of the City's goals included in the Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
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:
Parks Improvement Capital Project Fund:
Increase Estimated Revenues --
Grant State of Alaska $i0UM
Construction
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without such part, provision, or application,
Section 3. Effective D. That pursuant to KM'IC 1,, 1 5070(f), this ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon enactment.
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 15TH DAY OF JUN�E,
2022,
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Brian Gabriel Sr., Mayor
ATTEST
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e aner, MMC, City Clerk
Approved by Finance:
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TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members
THROUGH: Paul Ostrander, City Manager
FROM: Tony Prior, Fire Chief
DATE: May 25, 2022
SUBJECT: Ordinance 3294-2022 Department of Natural Resources, Division of
Forestry Funding to Support Spruce Beetle Mitigation and Hazard Fuel
Reduction.
One of the major goals of our Community Wildfire Protection, Plan was to establish a slash
disposal site for residents of our community as well as other bordering commuiniities. This will
provide a location for individual homeowners to bring their hazardous fuels and beetle kill trees
to. We have identi ied a tract of land adjacent to the soccer fieldo complete
this particular project, that is City owned, and ge enough for this particular project. This
project is one that can be implemented immediately, and will enable all resident to begin the
process of making our local area firewise.
Our local # of Forestry met with us, to inform us of potential grant funding that could
reimburse us for expenses to complete this project. We appfied for funding through the State of
Alaska Division of Forestry, to complete this project and were notified on 5/18, that we were
approved for $50,OOiOi.00 peryear for 3 years, totaling $150,000-010.
The City is planning to open: the slash disposal site on Thursday, June 2, with a weekly operating!
schedule of Thursday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We hope -to operate the facifity through
the month of September. The City will continuously consolidate the slash throughout the year but
due to the uncertainty,, surroundinyi the difficult�,, cost, and time it will take to bVile at
the end of the year, if the slash peaches 1.5 acres prior to the end of September, we will close
the facility for the year. The facility will not be madeavailable for commercial operators.
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on implementing mitigation efforts estabhshed in the KPB Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
We are asking for your support of this Ordinance that will benefit the residents of Kenai, as well
as other residents in on the peninsula.