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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2009-61he til of KENAI, ALASKA CITY OF KENAI RESOLUTION NO. 2009 -61 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, ADOPTING THE CITY OF KENAI CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN PRIORITY LIST FOR STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2011. WHEREAS, the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) is a guide for capital expenditures; and, WHEREAS, the City of Kenai CIP process has involved consideration of existing plans, programmatic needs and public input; and, WHEREAS, the CIP compliments the legislative priorities, city budget and Comprehensive Plan; and, WHEREAS, the Kenai City Council held a public hearing on the adoption of the City of Kenai Capital Improvements Program for Fiscal Year 2011 on October 21, 2009. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, the attached City of Kenai Capital Improvements Program Priority List for State and Federal Funding Requests for the Fiscal Year 2011 is adopted. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 21st day of October, 2009. ATTEST: 0 -d- rt— c`71—ctiA, Qc-fi,t c, Carol L. Freas, City Clerk Suggested by: Administration PAT PORTER, MAYOR NOTES /COMMENTS The bluff erosion project has been the City of Kenai's number one Federal and State funding priority for at least the previous thrree years. Administration is requesting funding from the Governor and area Legislators. To date, funding of approximately 1.5 million has been appropriated by Alaska's congressional delegation, but the outlook for additional federal funding is not good. The citizens of Kenai approved a G.O. bond proposition in the amount of 2,000,000 in 2007. Given the State of Alaska's present financial condition the opportunity to recieve funding is as good as it has been in some years. To date the project has received or has commitments for funding in the amount of 4,170,000. This includes ,2,000,000 for G.O. Bonds, 1500,000 from the Rasmuson I Foundation, 250,000 from the State of Alaska, 250,000 from the City of Kenai G.F.,& 170,000 from the Friends of the Kenai Community Library. Additional fundraising efforts are ongoing. ''..Administration recommends that a project of this type be perpetually included in capital project requests to the State of Alaska. FUNDING REQUESTED E E o O D o- 9 O c m eEZte-c0-cow a cc 03 en 00 400,000.00 DESCRIPTION Approximately one -mile of the bluff along the Kenai River is exhibiting substantial erosion. Several hundred feet of the original townsite have been lost over the last century. The U.S. Corp of Engineers estimates the rate of erosion to be 3 ',feet per year. Over the next 50 years, in excess of 50 million (in 2006 dollars) of property and improvements will be lost, without the construction of stabilization improvements. The total cost estimate for the project is 20 million. Approximately 1.5 million has been spent to date on preliminary engineering studies. Kenai voters approved a '2 million bond sale at the October 2007 election. Recently the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed a resolution to provide the quarry rock for the project at no cost. The value of the rock is estimated at 4.8 million. Total funding in -hand and in -kind is approximately 10.2 million. rProject would expand the existing Kenai Community Library by approximately 10,000 s.f., or roughly double the size of the existing facility. Voters in Kenai approved a bond sale in the amount of 2 million, for a project presently estimated at 5.3 million. The conceptual design is complete and the .consultant is accomplishing the final design. Bid Opening is ''.scheduled for March 2010 and project completion in May ...2011. The City of Kenai maintains approximately 20 miles of gravel surfaced roadways within it's municipal boundaries. The cost of maintenance of gravel roadways is high, dust from gravel roadways is a health issue for the elderly young. The 1 million requested will be used as a 50% match to support local improvement districts This project would purchase two Low Ground Pressure (LPG) vehicles to enhance access for both seasonal enforcement officers parks recreation personnel, and construct three Fish Cleaning /Waste Transfer Enforcement/Data Collection Stations. The three stations would be located at the North Beach, South Beach, and City Boat Launch. PROJECT TITLE Kenai River Bluff Erosion /Stabilization Kenai Community Library Expansion Paving Improvements to City Streets Capital Improvements to Support State Personal Use Fishery PRIORITY NUMBER co co V co Liu 1- O a ce 0 co ce O 0, cc r g LL LU co ct 1- w Prepared by: R. Koch NOTES /COMMENTS This is the first phase opf a three phase project to construct improvements to the WWTP ans identified in the WWTP Master Plan prepared by CH2MHill in 2003. The Department of Energy will be soliciting grant ''.....applications for energy conservation projects in the near '..future. It is my understanding that uo to 9 million in ARRA '..funding may be available through a competitive process. This project could also be a candidate for the DOE competitive grant program. FUNDING REQUESTED 00'000'002'1, 500,000.00 500,000.00 200,000.00 250,000.00 00 000'00 9 DESCRIPTION '..This project would construct improvements to the City of Kenai's WWTP which would increase volume, decrease ',operating expenses and increase the quality of the effluent. This project would replace the major components of the heating ventilation system, and lighting systems. This new fire engine would replace an existing 26 year old fire engine. Our 1982 fire engine is the oldest equipment presently in use at the Fire Department, and was one of the last years in which "open jump seat" fire engines were allowed by code. The old engine has reached the end of its l useful life and should be replaced. The current system does not provide uniform heat in the 'winter and does not include air conditioning (cooling) in the summer. The present system also does not provide an ''..adequate number of air changes to meet current code requirements. The copy room which contains the computer servers is consistently at a significantly elevated temperature. 'Project would design and install irrigation system for four soccer fields This project would construct a six -bay vehicle storage facility at the Senior Center. At present the vehicles are stored outside the center. During the winter this results in vehicles running to maintain heat for trips for the senior clients, and also results in increased mechanical difficulties. PROJECT TITLE City of Kenai Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades Renovations City of Kenai Recreation Center Energy Upgrades/Improvements New Fire Engine City Hall HVAC Improvements New Soccer Fields Irrigation Vehicle Storage Facility at the Kenai Senior Center PRIORITY NUMBER 10 0 n 00 6 0 is a. re 0 co ce a. n. co cn usi us LU CL Prepared by: R. Koch II to ce CL Lo L a i E re 0 co F.3 L A I X D5 CL Lu 111 cn Lai LU w 0 O 2 co 2 z 0 m m m a to ce CL Lo L a i E re 0 co F.3 L A I X D5 CL Lu 111 cn Lai LU w 0 O 2 co 2 z 0 m m m a NOTES /COMMENTS This project has ranked high on the 2010-2013 STIP and ",funding isproposed in SFY 2011 for conceptual design, and ROW acquisition. This project has not ranked high on the 2010 -2013 STIP. A predocessor project, the improvement of five intersections of this roadway has ranked well on the STIP and funding for conceptual study ROW acuisition is proposed to begin in SFY 2011. The full five -lane project will not be considered for funding until the intersection project is through design, or possibly during construction. FUNDING REQUESTED 250,000.00 00 "000'000`£ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M a DESCRIPTION This project would construct an addition to the existing Kenai Municipal Cemetery. The property has already been '..designated for use as a cemetery, and while immediate ''..construction nis not necessary, it is anticipated construction should begin on the initial phases of the expansion within the next 5 -10 years. This project is proposed to provide safety improvements to Beaver Loop, Thompson Park, Strawberry Road, Silver Salmon, and TBD to include turn lanes and lighting. Traffic accidents at these intersections usually involve at least one vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed, and are of significant severity. Conflicting traffic patterns (through traffic vs business /residential traffic) and increased traffic counts have increased the number and severity of accidents between Kenai Soldotna. Planned commercial developments will significantly increase traffic in the near future PROJECT TITLE Kenai Municipal Cemetery Expansion Kenai Spur Highway Upgrade Five Intersections Kenai Spur Highway Upgrade to Five Lane configuration Between Soldotna and Kenai PRIORITY NUMBER w as Lt. co uj ES a CL 0 CD LLJ u 9 Iz Prepared by: R. Koch