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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 3515-2026KENAI CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 3515-2026 Sponsored by: Administration AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATION IN THE AIRPORT SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT CAPITAL PROJECT FUND TO TRANSFER RESIDUAL BALANCE FROM A COMPLETED PROJECT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL FUNDING SOURCE. WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 3324-2022 appropriated $1,720,000 to the Airport Snow Removal Equipment Fund for the purchase of a CAT 980 Wheel Loader, Plow Truck and Sander; and, WHEREAS, Ordinance 3324-2022 allocated the full amount to cover the purchases due to lead times in excess of 365 days for the equipment, and, WHEREAS, subsequently the City received a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration in the amount of $1,179,884, appropriated by Ordinance 3426-2024, for the purchase of the CAT 980 Wheel Loader, Plow Truck and Sander; and, WHEREAS, $1,644,376 remains in Airport Snow Removal Equipment Project Funds from these purchases ; and, WHEREAS, transfer of the residual $1,644,376 to the Airport Fund, the fund from which the funds originated, will allow future appropriation of the funds for operations or future capital projects 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 estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows: Airport Snow Removal Equipment Capital Project Fund: Increase Estimated Revenues — Appropriation of Fund Balance $1.644 376 Increase Appropriations — Transfer to Airport Fund $1,644,376 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 6T" DAY OF MAY, 2026. New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 3515-2026 Page 2 of 2 ATTEST: r chelle . San r, MMC, City Clerk Approved by Finance: 5 Introduced: April 22, 2026 Enacted: May 6, 2026 Effective: May 6, 2026 New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] K[r Al City of Kenai 1 210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-7794 1907.283.7535 ( www.kenai.city MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Knackstedt and Council Members THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager FROM: Dave Swarner, Finance Director DATE: April 10, 2026 Subject: Ordinance 3515-2026 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriation in the Airport Snow Removal Equipment Capital Project Fund to Transfer Residual Balance from a Completed Project Back to the Original Funding Source. The purpose of this memo it to recommend the enactment of Ordinance 3445-2024 that will transfer the remaining balance from a completed project back to the original funding source. This transfer will allow the residual funds to be appropriated for operations or new capital projects in the future and fully fund current year capital projects. Ordinance 3324-2022 allocated the full amount to cover the purchase of a CAT 980 Wheel Loader and Plow Truck and Sander, due to lead times in excess of 365 days for the equipment. This also enabled the City to take advantage of the State of Alaska awarded contract (CA2284-21) which allowed other Alaska political subdivisions to cooperatively purchase from the resulting contract. The City subsequently received a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the amount of $1,179,884, Ordinance 3426-2024 to utilize for the purchase of the CAT 980 Wheel Loader and the Plow Truck and Sander. In total $1,644,376 will be returned to the Airport Fund from the Airport Snow Removal Equipment Capital Project Fund after the completion of the purchase .With the enactment of the attached Ordinance , funds will be returned to their original funding source related to the Airport Snow Removal Equipment project, where they will reside in fund balance until the passage of future ordinances appropriating the funds for operations or other capital projects. Your support for the enactment of this Ordinance is respectfully requested.