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KENAI
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3444-2024
Sponsored by: Administration
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A GRANT FROM THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY PASSED THROUGH THE STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY
AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS TO HIRE A CONTRACTOR TO ADD A CYBERSECURITY SECTION TO
THE CITY'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN.
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai received a notice from the State of Alaska Department of Military Veterans'
Affairs that it was awarded $25,000 for a grant project under the 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity
Grant Program; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai's project is to add a section related to cybersecurity to the City's Emergency
Operations Plan; and,
WHEREAS, a recently completed cybersecurity assessment found the lack of a disaster response plan;
and,
WHEREAS, the acceptance of these grant funds does not require matching funds and 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 a grant from the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security passed through the State of Alaska Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs in
the amount of $25,000, and to expend the grant consistent with this ordinance and the grant
requirements.
Section 2. That the estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
General Fund:
Increase Estimated Revenues —
Federal Grants $25,000
Increase Appropriations —
Non -Departmental — Professional Services $
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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Ordinance No. 3444-2024
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ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KI
2024.
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Michelle aner, MMC, City Clerk
Approved by Finance:
Introduced: November 20, 2024
Enacted: December 4, 2024
Effective: December 4, 2024
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members
THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager
THROUGH: Dave Swarner, Finance Director
FROM: Dan Castimore, IT Manager
DATE: November 12, 2024
SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 3444-2024 Accepting and Appropriating DHS Grant
A grant was applied for by the City of Kenai, under the 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity
Grant Program, and was funded in the amount of $25,000. The City received a notice of award
of the $25,000 for Disaster Response Planning, specifically to update the City's Emergency
Operations Plan to include a section on cybersecurity.
The City recently completed a cybersecurity assessment, and in that assessment the consultant
found that the lack of a disaster response plan posed a risk to the City. These grant funds will
allow the City to eliminate this risk.
I am respectfully requesting consideration of the ordinance accepting and appropriating the
grant funds for the purposes they were intended.