HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 3323-2022KENAI
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3323-2022
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AN ORDINANCE 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, POLICE IN -CAR
VIDEO SYSTEMS, AND A CYBER SECURITY ASSESSMENT.
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 $229,500 for grant projects under the 2022 State
Homeland Security Program; and,
WHEREAS, three Kenai projects were awarded funding under these grant programs, including; $112,000
for police and fire mobile radios, $35,000 for a Cyber Security Assessment, and $82,500 for police in -car
video systems; 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 this project will complete the replacement of the public safety mobile radios; and,
WHEREAS, the Police Department evaluated new in -car video systems in 2021 and started the process
of replacing those systems, and these funds will allow the completion of that project and the equipment
will be consistent across all the police vehicles; and,
WHEREAS, the Finance Department, which includes IT services for the City, is responsible for the
security of the City's technology infrastructure within the City will use these funds for a Cyber Security
Assessment to provide an evaluation to determine where further improvements may be made; and,
WHEREAS, the acceptance of these grant funds does not require matching funds, and the acceptance
of these 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 in
the amount of $229,500 for the replacement of public safety radios, replacement of police in -car video
systems, and to have a cyber security assessment conducted. The City Manager is also authorized to
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 $
Increase Appropriations —
Mobile Radio Replacement -- Machinery & Equipment $ 112,000
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Police In -Car Video Systems — Machinery & Equipment 82,500
Cyber Security Assessment — Professional Services 35,000
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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 21s' DAY OF DECEMBER,
2022.
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-Wcchelle er, MC, City Clerk
Approved by Finance: //l/'_
Brian Gabriel Sr., Mayor
Introduced: November 16, 2022
Enacted: December 21, 2022
Effective: December 21, 2022
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KENAI
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TO:
Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
THROUGH:
Paul Ostrander, City Manager
FROM:
David Ross, Police Chief
DATE:
November 2, 2022
SUBJECT:
Ordinance No. 3323-2022, Accepting and Appropriating DHS Grant
Grants were applied for by the City of Kenai, under the 2022 Homeland Security Program, and
three of those grant requests were funded totaling $229,500. The City received notice of award
of a $112,000 grant for the City to continue its police and fire public safety radio replacements.
The second grant awarded is for $35,000 for a Cyber Security Assessment. The third grant is for
$82,500, and will complete a project to update all police in -car video systems. As a result of
these grants two equipment replacement projects will not require City funding and have been
removed from the five-year capital plan.
I am respectfully requesting consideration of the ordinance accepting and appropriating the
currently awarded grant funds for the purposes they were intended.