The Kenai City Council passed an ordinance that would increase estimated revenues and appropriations in the Airport Fund, Terminal Repair and Maintenance Department for expenditures in excess of budgeted amounts related to damage to terminal building siding and authorizing a purchase order to Blazy Construction.
A proposal was submitted by Blazy Construction for $23,105 to repair damaged siding that was hit with a loader, owned by the airport and operated by airport personnel, near the restaurant location at the Kenai Airport.
City Manager Paul Ostrander explained that an airport owned and operated loader damaged the terminal siding in the winter:
“They were clearing snow directly adjacent to where the restaurant is and the loader just got too close and hit the terminal building. We put in operational guidance now that no motorized vehicle, no snow clearing equipment that’s motorized can get within five feet of the building. Everything else needs to be done by hand. I anticipate that that is going to limit any damage or eliminate any damage going forward. Based on the expense of this fix, we clearly need to make sure that operations doesn’t do it again.”
The ordinance states that the expense was not budgeted, and the cost was unexpected, requiring supplemental funding of $23,105 as the City of Kenai’s general liability insurance deductible exceeds the cost of repair.
Ordinance No. 3228-2021 unanimously passed the Kenai City Council.
The next Kenai City Council is scheduled for this evening at 6:00 p.m.