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KENAI
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3360-2023
Sponsored by: Administration
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A GRANT RECEIVED THROUGH MADDIE'S
FUND TO THE KENAI ANIMAL SHELTER FOR THE CARE OF ANIMALS.
WHEREAS, the Kenai Animal Shelter applied for a grant through a 2023 Community Conversations with
Maddie's Fund and received an award of $2,500; and,
WHEREAS, Maddie's Fund is a family foundation that provides grants to animal shelter organizations
towards 'increased community collaborations and live outcomes'; and,
WHEREAS, the animal control chief has identified the need for additional staff training and some
additional equipment to be purchased with these grant funds; and,
WHEREAS, the acceptance of these grant funds to further the mission of the Animal Shelter is in the
best interest of the City and its residents.
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 these grant funds and to expend them as
authorized by this ordinance and in line the intentions of the grant.
Section 2. That estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
General Fund:
Increase Estimated Revenues —
Miscellaneous Grants $ZAN
Increase Appropriations —
Animal Control — Small Tools
Animal Control — Transportation
Total
$1, 000
1,500
2 500
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.
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ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 5T" DAY OF JULY, 2023.
ATTEST: 1;
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Michell . Sa M C, City Clerk
Approved by Finance:
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nan Gabriel Sr., Mayor
Introduced:
Enacted:
Effective:
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June 21, 2023
July 5, 2023
July 5, 2023
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City of Kenai 1 210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-7794 1907.283.7535 ( www.kenai.city
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Brian Gabriel and Council Members
THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager
FROM: David Ross, Police Chief
DATE: June 9, 2023
SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 3360-2023 - Maddie's Fund grant for Kenai Animal
Shelter
The Kenai Animal shelter applied for and received a grant after participating in the April 2023
Community Conversations. The Kenai Animal Shelter was awarded $2,500.00 in addition to the
$4,375.00 that was awarded earlier in 2023. The Community Conversations was funded by
Maddie's Fund. The Animal Control Chief has identified the need for additional staff training and
some additional equipment to be purchased with the grant funds.
I am respectfully requesting consideration of the ordinance accepting and designating those funds
to the Kenai Animal Shelter as they were intended.
About Maddie's Fund:
Maddie's Fund® is a family foundation established in 1994 by Dave and Cheryl Duffield and is the
fulfillment of a promise to an inspirational dog, Maddie. She provided them much joy for over ten
years and continues to inspire them today.
The Foundation has awarded over $265 million in grants toward increased community
collaborations and live outcomes, pioneering shelter medicine education and establishing foster
care as a standard across the U.S.
Maddie's Fund proudly offers the industry a national voice, important funding opportunities for
bold ideas, learning resources and access to collaborate and share
innovative solutions. The Foundation invests its resources in a commitment
to keeping pets and people together, creating a safety net of care for animals
in need and operating within a culture of inclusiveness and humility.
#ThanksToMaddie.
Maddie's Fund