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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance No. 3388-20241/!%/"7. E-7-- 1\&,\1 A �, CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 3388-2024 Sponsored by: Administration AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE CITY'S JOINT PARTICIPATION IN THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH'S SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL ACTION PLAN GRANT THROUGH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. WHEREAS, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program with funds over 5 years (2022-2026) available for regional, local, Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries; and, WHEREAS, Resolution 2022-62, adopted by City Council on September 7, 2022, supported the Kenai Peninsula Borough's application for a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Action Plan Grant and authorized the City to be included as a joint applicant for the purposes of developing a comprehensive safety action plan ("project") for the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the participating cities; and, WHEREAS, the SS4A Action Plan Grant is funded at an 80/20 cost share rate with 80% provided by the Federal government and the remaining 20% provided by the applicants; and, WHEREAS, the duration of the project is expected to take two (2) years, with a total cost of $1,200,000 with a 20% matching of $240,000 shared between joint applicants; and, WHEREAS, as a joint applicant, the City's portion of the project totals $21,449 which can be either in - kind services or monetary payments; and, WHEREAS, the City's shared cost would require approximately 250 hours of in -kind services, which is equivalent to 6 weeks of staff time; and, WHEREAS, the project is estimated to require approximately 80 hours from city staff since a consultant would develop the project; and, WHEREAS, development of the project will better position the City to create safer streets and communities, and to pursue further grant opportunities in future funding cycles to improve safety and help prevent deaths and serious injuries on the road systems within the City; and, WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Kenai to appropriate funds for this purpose. 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 $Am Increase Appropriations: Planning & Zoning - Miscellaneous New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 3388-2024 Page 2 of 2 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. ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 7T" DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024 ATTEST: Michelle � d MMC, City Clerk Approved by Finance: Brian Gabriel Sr., Mayor Introduced: January 17, 2024 Enacted: February 7, 2024 Effective: February 7, 2024 New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] KFNAI City of Kenai 1210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-7794 1 907.283.7535 1 www.kenaixity MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager FROM: Linda Mitchell, Planning Director DATE: January 9, 2024 SUBJECT: An Ordinance Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations in the General Fund for the City's Joint Participation in the Kenai Peninsula Borough's Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan Grant Through the United States Department of Transportation On September 7, 2022, City Council passed Resolution 2022-62, supporting the Kenai Peninsula Borough's (KPB) application for a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Action Plan Grant, and authorizing the City to be included as a joint applicant. This Federal grant program is funded at an 80/20 cost share rate, with 80% provided by the Federal government and the remaining 20% provided by the applicants. The purpose of the SS4A grant program is to support the US Department of Transportation's goal of zero deaths and serious injuries on our nation's roads. The first step in accomplishing this goal would require the development of a comprehensive safety action plan ("action plan"). With an adopted action plan, the City will be in a position to be eligible for Federal implementation grants. Other participating cities in the development of an action plan includes Seward, Soldotna, Seldovia, and Kenai. This project is expected to take two (2) years to complete with a total cost of $1,200,000. All participating cities and KPB will share in the 20% cost share obligation of $240,000. The actual cost to the City is $21,449, and this Ordinance seeks your approval for $14,740 and City staff will provide at least 80 hours in -kind services to offset the remaining amount. Thank you for your consideration. Attachment Resolution 2022-62 KENAI CITY OF KENAI RESOLUTION NO. 2022-62 Sponsored by: Administration A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH'S APPLICATION FOR A SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL ACTION PLAN GRANT AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF KENAI TO BE INCLUDED AS A JOINT APPLICANT. WHEREAS, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorizes up to $108 billion to support public transportation and establish the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over the next five years; and, WHEREAS, for Federal FY22 there is up to $1 billion available for regional, local and tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injury; and, WHEREAS, one type of SS4A grant is Action Plan Grants that include the planning, designing, and development of activities including projects and strategies for a community requiring safety data and economic analysis which would be found in a community's Action Plan; and, WHEREAS, neither the Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) or any of its communities have an Action Plan in place and therefore are not eligible to apply for Implementation Grants that may be available under the Infrastructure Law; and, WHEREAS, applicants are encouraged to apply for regional Action Plan grants that engage multiple jurisdictions to ensure collaboration and leverage local expertise; and, WHEREAS, as the regional government, the KPB has agreed to apply as the lead applicant with participating municipalities included as joint applicants for the SS4A Action Plan Grant in the total project amount of $1,200,000 with a 20% local match; and, WHEREAS, if approved, all participating communities and the KPB would share in the local match obligation, with the City's share of the cost at approximately $21,500; and, WHEREAS, developing an Action Plan, the City of Kenai will be able to pursue Implementation Grants through the SS4A program in the future and to pursue other grant funding focused on improving roadway safety and improvements to transportation infrastructure; and, WHEREAS, it is the best interest of the City of Kenai to support the KPB's application and participate as a joint applicant for the SS4A Action Plan Grant. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA: Section 1. The City of Kenai supports the Kenai Peninsula Borough's application for a Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan Grant, and authorizes the City to sign on as a joint applicant for the purposes of developing a comprehensive safety action plan for the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the incorporated cities. Section 2. That this Resolution takes effect immediately upon passage. New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Resolution No. 2022-62 Page 2 of 2 PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 7TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022. Brian Gabriel Sr., Mayor ATTEST: 1 ell . S ne , MC, City Clerk New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]