HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2707-2013Suggested by: Administration
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2707 -2013
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, ACCEPTING
AND APPROPRIATING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000 FROM THE STATE OF
ALASKA FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAPITAL PROJECT FUND.
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 18 authorized a grant for the City in the amount of $90,000 for
the purchase of a new firefighting rescue boat; and,
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 18 was signed by Governor Parnell on May 22, 2013 and
funding becomes available July 1, 2013; and,
WHEREAS, these grant funds will be used for the purchase of a new
firefighting /rescue boat and related appurtenances to replace the City's aging boat to
provide continued water rescue capabilities for the department in the Kenai River and
its mouth in Cook Inlet; and,
WHEREAS, acceptance of this grant is in the best interest of the City and its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA:
Section 1. Form. That this is a non -code ordinance.
Section 2. That the City Manager is authorized to accept a grant from the State of
Alaska in the amount of $90,000 for purchase of a new firefighting /rescue boat and
related appurtenances and is authorized to execute a grant agreement and to expend
the grant funds to fulfill the purpose and intent of this ordinance.
Section 3. That estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
Public Safety Capital Proiect Fund
Increase Estimated Revenues:
State Grants $90.000
Increase Appropriations:
Firefighting Rescue Boat
Machinery & Equipment $90.000
Section 4. That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f) this Ordinance shall take effect on July
1, 2013.
Ordinance 2707 -2013
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ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 19th day of June,
2013.
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Approved by Finance:
PAT PORTER, MAYOR
Introduced: June 5, 2013
Enacted: June 19, 2013
Effective: July 1, 2013
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FINANCE DEPARTMENT
210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska 99611 -7794
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�KTo: Rick Koch, City Manager
7lFrom: Terry Eubank, Finance Director
Date: May 29, 2013
Re: Ordinance 2707 -2013
The purpose of this memo is to provide supporting information for Ordinance 2707 -2013.
Ordinance 2707 -2013 will appropriate grant funds received from the State of Alaska for the
purchase of a fire /rescue boat for the Kenai Fire Department.
The City operates a Federal Aviation Administration designated Part 139 Airport with over
twenty regularly scheduled passenger flights per day. The airport's southern approach is over
Cook Inlet and the mouth of the Kenai River creating the need for water rescue capabilities. The
department must also respond to sunk or swamped marine vessels operating in the Kenai River
and Cook Inlet near the River's mouth. This funding will replace the department's existing
aging rescue boat that is in need of approximately $40,000 in repairs and requires approximately
$7,500 in annual maintenance due predominately to its age.