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KENAI
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3402-2024
Sponsored by: Administration
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A DONATION TO THE KENAI COMMUNITY
LIBRARY FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS, PROGRAMMING, FURNITURE AND SHELVING.
WHEREAS, the Kenai Community Library received a $11,500 in donations from community members
and the Friends of the Kenai Community Library; and,
WHEREAS, the donations will be used for materials, programming, furniture, and shelving; and,
WHEREAS, the materials will be added to our print collection in memory of Don Weller; and,
WHEREAS, the funds earmarked for programming will bolster and enhance our STEAM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics), Summer Reading, and other programs; and,
WHEREAS, the furniture will provide additional seating in the Kids' Spot; and,
WHEREAS, shelving will provide additional storage for materials and programming supplies; and,
WHEREAS, acceptance of these donations to further the mission of the Kenai Community Library 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 donations in the amount of $11,550.
Section 2. That the following budget revision is authorized:
General Fund:
Increase Estimated Revenues —
Miscellaneous Donation $14
Increase Appropriations —
Library — Small Tools/Equipment $ 9,400
Library — Operating and Repair Supplies 1,700
Library — Advertising 300
Library — Printing and Binding 100
Library — Books 50
Section 3. That the City Manager is authorized to expend these funds in line with the intentions of
the donors.
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
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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 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024.
ATTEST:
Mic e-1 I aner, MC, City Clerk
Approved by Finance:
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Brian Gabriel Sr., Mayor
Introduced: March 6, 2024
Enacted: March 20, 2024
Effective: March 20, 2024
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor Gabriel and Council Members
THROUGH:
Terry Eubank, City Manager
FROM:
Katja Wolfe, Library Director
DATE:
February 20,2024
SUBJECT:
Donations to the Kenai Community Library
The Kenai Community Library received the following donations:
• $10,000 from Deborah S. McCarthy
• $1,200 from the Friends of the Kenai Community Library
• $350 from various community members
The funds will be used to purchase print materials, bolster and enhance our STEAM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics), Summer Reading, and other programs, as well
as purchase furniture to provide additional seating and storage for library materials and
programming supplies.
We are deeply grateful for the continued support of our library!
Thank you for your consideration.