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KENAI, ALASKA
Suggested by: Administration
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2643 -2012
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, INCREASING
ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS BY S4,960 IN THE GENERAL FUND
PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR AN INCREASE IN A PREVIOUSLY AWARDED GRANT
FROM THE STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
FOR BACTERIA LEVEL MONITORING ON THE CITY'S BEACHES PRIOR TO THE
START OF THE 2012 PERSONAL USE FISHERY.
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has issued
a grant to the City for bacteria level monitoring during the 2011 Personal Use Fishery
and has amended that grant to include testing prior to start of the 2012 Personal Use
Fisher; and,
WHEREAS, this additional testing will be provided through a cooperative agreement
with the Kenai Watershed Forum; and,
WHEREAS, testing prior to the start of the fishery will help determine the bacteria
level increase resulting from the 2012 Personal Use Fishery; and,
WHEREAS, elevated bacteria levels could pose a health risk to the fisheries
participants and City residents utilizing the beach and it is in the best interest of the
City to monitor the bacteria level on its beaches to protect its visitors and residents
from potential dangers caused by the waste generated by the Personal Use Fishery.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA that FY 12 estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
General Fund
Increase Estimated Revenues:
State Grants
Increase Appropriations:
Parks — Professional Services
$4,960
4,960
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Ordinance No. 2643 -2012
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PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF' THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this first day of August,
2012.
Clerk
Approved by Finance:
PAT PORTER, MAYOR
Introduced: July 18, 2012
Adopted: August 1, 2012
Effective: August 1, 2012
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TO: City Council
FROM: Rick Koch, City Manager
DATE: July 12, 2012
SUBJECT: Ordinance 2643 -2012, ADEC Grant for Bacteria Level Monitoring in
the Kenai River
The purpose of this correspondence is to recommend Council approval of the above referenced
ordinance. This action provides for the appropriation of funds to support testing for coliform
and enterococci bacteria in the Kenai River during the Personal Use Fishery by the Kenai
Watershed Forum (KWF).
This appropriation provides funding for additional testing under the 2011 agreement so that
baseline sampling could be performed in advance of the 2012 Personal Use Fishery.
Thank you for your attention in this matter.