HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2736-2014Suggested by: Administration
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2736 -2014
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, ACCEPTING
AND APPROPRIATING A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND
ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION PASSED THROUGH THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT
OF FISH AND GAME FOR THE CONTROL OF INVASIVE REED CANARY GRASS
ALONG THE WATERWAYS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA.
WHEREAS, in FY2012 the City received a multiyear grant for the control of invasive
reed canary grass along the waterways of the Kenai Peninsula; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance 2574 -2011 appropriated years one and two of the grant; and,
WHEERAS, funding for years three and four of the grant, $65,169, has been made
available for appropriation; and,
WHEREAS, the Kenai Watershed Forum will operate the grant under a cooperative
agreement with the City and provide the additional local match, $21,714 for years
three and four of the grant, in the form of equipment usage per the grant's cooperative
agreement; and,
WHEREAS, the spawning and rearing areas for salmon are threatened by this invasive
plant; and,
WHEREAS, the health and protection of the Kenai River and its native salmon are vital
to the City of Kenai and it's residents; and,
Section 1. Form. That this is a non -code ordinance.
Section 2. That the City Manager is authorized to accept a grant from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration passed through the Alaska Department of
Fish and Game in the amounts of $65,169 for the control of invasive reed canary grass
along the waterways of the Kenai Peninsula and to execute grant agreements 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:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA that estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
Anadromous Fish Protection Capital Project Fund
Increase Estimated Revenues:
Federal Grants $65,169
Increase Appropriations:
Professional Services
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$65,169
Ordinance No. 2736 -2014
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PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
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San t o 'gh, Ci Clerk
Approved by Finance: 7 [�✓�
CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 2na day of January,
PAT PORTER, MAYOR
Introduced: January 2, 2014
Adopted: January 15, 2014
Effective: January 15, 2014
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FINANCE DEPARTMENT
210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska 99611 -7794
Telephone: 907 - 283 -7535 ext 221 / FAX: 907 - 283 -3014
To: Rick Koch, City Manager
rFrom: Terry Eubank, Finance Director
Date: December 24, 2013
Re: Ordinance 2736 -2014
The purpose of this memo is to recommend adoption of Ordinance 2736 -2014 which will
appropriate the third and fourth years' funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, passed through the State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game, to fund efforts
by the Kenai Watershed Forum, acting under agreement with the City, to control invasive reed
canary grass in the Kenai River, Beaver Creek, Slikok Creek, and Johnson Lake on the Kenai
Peninsula. Funding for years three and four of the grant total $65,169 and will require local
match of $21,714 which is to be provided by the Kenai Watershed Forum through the use of
their equipment.
Ordinance 2574 -2011 appropriated years one and two of the grant in the amount of $54,707 and
Ordinance 2736 -2014 will appropriate additional funding for the project.