Memorandum 15-110 Deferred Assessments for the Natural Gas Special Assessment District

Memorandum 15-110

TO:                       MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

FROM:                 JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

DATE:                  JULY 20, 2015

SUBJECT:         DEFERRED ASSESSMENT FOR YOUNGBLOOD, LEASURE, CONROY, AND PETROSIUS FOR THE HOMER NATURAL GAS SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT

Thomas and Laveda Youngblood have applied for an assessment deferment for Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) Parcel Number 17369018.

Bonnie Leasure has applied for an assessment deferment for KPB Parcel Number 17401011.

Naomi Conroy has applied for an assessment deferment for KPB Parcel Number 17511307.

Abigail Petrosius has applied for an assessment deferment for KPB Parcel Number 17927022.

Pursuant to HCC 17.04.190 Deferment of assessment payments for low income residents, assessments may be deferred if the person: 

1. Has an annual family income that is less than 125 percent of the current U.S. Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines for Alaska;

2. Owns or has a life tenancy in the assessed property, and permanently resides in a single-family dwelling on the property; and

3. Is not determined by the City, after notice and hearing, to have been conveyed the property primarily for the purpose of obtaining the exemption.

Documentation has been shown that the applicants meet the criteria established for a deferment of assessment payments. An assessment payment deferment is subject to approval by the Council.

RECOMMENDATION:

Review the Youngblood, Leasure, Conroy, and Petrosius applications for natural gas assessment deferment. Take action to approve or disapprove the application.

Fiscal Impact: $13,051.08 unpaid balance.