MEMORANDUM

TO: Timothy Navarre, Assembly President

Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly

THRU: Dale Bagley, Borough Mayor

THRU: Jeff Sinz, Finance Director

FROM: Bonnie L. Golden, Grants Manager bg

COPY: Sue Tauriainen, Nikiski Senior Service Area Board Chair

Leigh Hagstrom-Sanger, Program Administrator

DATE: September 5, 2002

SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 2002-19-16: Accepting a Legislative Grant from the State of Alaska for Expansion of the Nikiski Senior Center and Appropriating $100,000 to the Nikiski Senior Service Area

The Nikiski Senior Service Area has identified as its number one priority for capital improvements the expansion of the Nikiski Senior Center. This project was listed in the Borough's 2002 Legislative Priorities. (See attached page 40 from the legislative priorities list).

Funding for the project was included in Senate Bill 2006, which has been passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor. The State Department of Community and Economic Development has notified the Borough of the availability of $100,000 for building expansion.

The senior center building is owned by Nikiski Senior Services, Inc., a nonprofit corporation that provides the programs by contract for the service area. Accordingly, it may become necessary to pass the funds through the borough to the nonprofit or to make other arrangements by contract. This ordinance is solely to accept and appropriate the funds. The assembly will be kept apprised of future actions on this issue, and approvals will be sought whenever appropriate.

The Service Area Board is scheduled to meet on September 11, 2002. Acceptance of the grant and approval of the expenditure of grant funds will be on their meeting agenda. The results of their action will be incorporated into the ordinance on October 22, 2002, the date of public hearing.

Attachments (ordinance; notification letter from DCED; p. 40 of Legislative Priorities)