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CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3504-2026
Sponsored by: Administration
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING AN INCREASE IN THE TITLE III GRANT FROM
THE STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DIVISION OF SENIOR AND DISABILITIES
SERVICES, FOR NUTRITION, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
WHEREAS, annually the City receives a grant from the State of Alaska Department of Health, Division
of Senior and Disabilities Services, to provide the Senior Citizen Nutrition, Transportation, and Support
Services; and,
WHEREAS, the original Title III Nutrition, Transportation, and Support Services grant amount of $237,000
was appropriated through Budget Ordinance No. 3471-2025; and,
WHEREAS, additional funds were appropriated by the State of Alaska and dispersed among Title III
grantees; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai was awarded an increase of $72,706.88 to support senior nutrition,
transportation, and support services from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; and,
WHEREAS, these additional funds will enhance services that support the health, independence, and
well-being of older adults in the Kenai communities; and,
WHEREAS, acceptance of these funds is in the best interest of the City of Kenai.
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 an increase of $72,706.88 to the FY26 NTS
grant from the State of Alaska, Department of Health, Division of Senior and Disabilities Services for the
Kenai Senior Center.
Section 2. That the estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
Senior Citizen Fund:
Increase Estimated Revenues
State Grants $72,706.88
Increase Appropriations
Access - Salaries $4,664.00
Transportation — Operating & Repair Supplies 6,000.00
Congregate Meals — Operating & Repair Supplies 31,021.44
Home Meals — Operating & Repair Supplies 31,021.44
$72,706.88
Section 3. Severabili!)L 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
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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.
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 18T" DAY OF February, 2026.
EST:
Michell�-nMMC, City Clerk
Approved by Finance:
Victoria Askin, Vice Mayor
Introduced: February 4, 2026
Enacted: February 18, 2026
Effective: February 18, 2026
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City of Kenai 1 210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-7794 1907.283.7535 1 www.6naixity
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Knackstedt and Council Members
THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager
FROM: Kathy Romain, Senior Center Director
DATE: January 26, 2026
SUBJECT: Ordinance 3504-2026 - Accepting and Appropriating an Increase in the Title
III Grant from the State of Alaska Department of Health, Division of Senior
and Disabilities Services, for Nutrition, Transportation, and Support Services.
The Kenai Senior Center receives a yearly grant from the State of Alaska under the Title III
Nutrition, Transportation, and Services (NTS) Program.
The original Title III Nutrition, Transportation, and Support Services (NTS) grant amount of
$237,000 appropriated through Budget Ordinance No. 3471-2025. Our program has been given
an increase of $72,706.88 for services from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026 (FY26).
These additional funds will be used to purchase operating supplies for congregate and home -
delivered meals, increase the fuel budget, and support salaries associated with Homemaker
Services provided through the Title III NTS grant.
The estimated revenues and appropriations would be increased as follows:
Senior Citizen Fund:
Increase Estimated Revenues
State Grants $72,706.88
Increase Appropriations
Access - Salaries $4,664.00
Transportation — Operating & Repair Supplies 6,000.00
Congregate Meals — Operating & Repair Supplies 31,021.44
Home Meals — Operating & Repair Supplies 31,021.44
$72 7
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