1989-14 Emergency Ordinance Establishing An Emergency Fund To Accumulate Costs of the Oil Spill Disaster and Appropriating $500,000 in Oil Spill Cleanup Grant Funds Received From the State of AlaskaKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 89 -14 -0
By: Mayor Selby
Recommended by:
Finance Director
Introduced: 4/06/89
Adopted: 4/06/89
Reconsidered: 4/06/89
Amended: 4/06/89
Adopted: 4/06/89
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY FUND TO ACCUMULATE COSTS
OF THE OIL SPILL DISASTER AND APPROPRIATING $500,000 IN OIL SPILL
CLEANUP GRANT FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE STATE OF ALASKA
WHEREAS, on March 24, 1989, the Exxon tanker Valdez went
aground in the Prince William Sound spilling over 10 million gallons of oil into
the Gulf of Alaska; and
WHEREAS, this oil spill has the potential of being disastrous to the
Kodiak environment; and
WHEREAS, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has
awarded the Kodiak Island Borough a grant of $500,000 to be used for oil
spill cleanup efforts; and
WHEREAS, it is critical that these funds be immediately available for
expenditure due to the imminent arrival of the spilled oil in the Kodiak area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Kodiak Island Borough
Assembly that:
Section 1. This ordinance is of an emergency nature and shall not
be codified.
Section 2. The Kodiak Island Borough hereby accepts the $500,000
oil spill cleanup grant from the Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation.
Section 3. Staff is hereby authorized and directed to establish an
Oil Spill Disaster Fund. This fund will be utilized to account for all expenses
incurred and all revenues received in this regard.
Section 4. The FY 88/89 budget is hereby amended by recognizing
additional revenue to the General Fund from state grants in the amount of
$500,000, and by appropriating $500,000 from the General Fund to the Oil
Spill Disaster Fund. The Mayor is authorized to expend funds from the Oil
Spill Disaster Fund for the purpose of protecting waters and shorelines within
and immediately adjacent to the Kodiak Island Borough, from the detrimental
effects of this oil spill. These funds shall be expended only for the purposes
and in the manner described in the contract executed April 6, 1989, between
the Kodiak Island Borough and the Department of Environmental Conservation.
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Section 5. The provisions of KIB Code 3.16.020, Limitation on
Mayor's Authority, are waived for oil spill related purchases.
Section 6. This ordinance shall remain in effect for 60 days.
Section 7. The Kodiak Island Borough hereby accepts the $500,000
oil spill cleanup grant from the Exxon Shipping Company. The Mayor is
authorized to execute the Memorandum of Agreement accompanying said grant.
The Mayor is further authorized to accept additional grants from the Exxon
Shipping Company which are on substantially the same terms as this grant.
Section 8. The FY 89 budget is amended by recognizing additional
revenue to the General Fund from the Exxon grant in the amount of $500,000
and by appropriating $500,000 from the General Fund to the Oil Spill Disaster
Fund. All other grant funds accepted by the Mayor pursuant to Section 7
are hereby appropriated to the Oil Spill Disaster Fund.
Section 9. The Mayor may expend the funds only for the purposes
and in the manner described in the Memorandum Agreement. The Mayor shall
notify the assembly promptly upon receipt of additional grant funds from the
Exxon Shipping Company and shall introduce an ordinance to formally accept
and appropriate the exact dollar amounts of any additional grants at the next
regular assembly meeting.
ATTEST:
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 6 DAY OF April , 1989.
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- Section 5. The provisions of KIB Code 3.16.020, Limitation on
Mayor's Authority, are waived for oil spill related purchases.
Section 6. The Kodiak Island Borough hereby accepts the $500,000
oil spill cleanup grant from the Exxon Shipping Company. The Mayor is
authorized to execute the Memorandum of Agreement accompanying said grant.
The Mayor is further authorized to accept additional grants from the Exxon
Shipping Company which are on substantially the same terms as this grant.
Section 7. The FY 89 budget is amended by recognizing additional
revenue to theGeneral Fund from the Exxon grant in the amount of $500,000
and by appropriating $500,000 from the General Fund to the Oil Spill Disaster
Fund. All other grant funds accepted by the Mayor pursuant to Section 7
are hereby appropriated to the Oil Spill Disaster Fund.
Section 8. The Mayor may expend the funds only for the purposes
and in the manner described in the Memorandum Agreement. The Mayor shall
notify the assembly promptly upon receipt of additional grant funds from the
Exxon Shipping Company and shall introduce an ordinance to formally accept
and appropriate the exact dollar amounts of any additional grants at the next
regular assembly meeting.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect on June 5, 1989.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 18th DAY OF May , 1989.
ATTEST:
Borough Clerk -
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