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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 3387-2024KENAI CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 3387-2024 Sponsored by: Administration AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S STREET DIVISION'S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BUDGET TO REVIEW AND UPDATE THE CITY'S ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS STANDARDS. WHEREAS, this Ordinance provides funding for professional services to assist the Public Works Department with the review and update of the City's roadway improvement standards, much of which is detailed within Kenai Municipal Code Title 18 Streets and Sidewalks; and, WHEREAS, completion of this work now is intended to ensure the City remains current in its standard requirements and reasonably consistent with neighboring municipalities; and, WHEREAS, the Department anticipates releasing a request for proposals to various civil engineering firms; and, WHEREAS, the intended result of the project is an updated list of standards, which will likely require future code amendments; and, WHEREAS, the revised standards will be made available to all contractors as part of the permitting process and would be included within any future subdivision installation agreements that would require roadway improvements as part of their project; and, WHEREAS, consistent and well-defined standards will assist developers in project formation and execution creating a friendlier environment in which to conduct business in the City. 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: General Fund: Increase Estimated Revenues — Appropriation of Fund Balance $2 Increase Appropriations: Streets — Professional Services Section 2. 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 3. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon enactment. New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 3387-2024 Page 2 of 2 ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 17T" DAY OF JANUARY, 2024. ATTEST: ichelle Sa r, MMC, City Clerk J Approved by Finance: r. Brian Gabriel Sr., Mayor Introduced: January 3, 2024 Enacted: January 17, 2024 Effective: January 17, 2024 New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] City of Kenai 1 210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-7794 1907.283.75351 wwwIenaixity MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager FROM: Scott Curtin, Public Works Director DATE: December 26, 2024 SUBJECT: Ordinance 3387-2024 Roadway Standards This memo requests funding to update the City's roadway improvement standards. With the recent completion of several City roadway improvement projects as well as several new subdivision projects within the City, it has become apparent that our roadway standards and corresponding Kenai Municipal Code are in need of updating to provide clarifications. It is the department's intent to coordinate with a local engineering firm, which will be competitively sought, to review and assess our current standards against other local competing government agencies. The standard revisions will provide clarity to contractors and owners considering development in the area, while ensuring the City receives consistency in its roadways regardless of who is performing the work. These standards would be provided during our permitting process to applicants as well as within any subdivision agreements that require roadway improvements to be completed as part of the work. It is very likely that a code amendment update to Kenai Municipal Code Title 18 will be presented to Council at a later date. Council's support is respectfully requested.