Memorandum 15-128 Deferred Assessments for the Natural Gas Special Assessment District

Memorandum 15-128

TO:                       MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

FROM:                 JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

DATE:                  AUGUST 4, 2015

SUBJECT:         DEFERRED ASSESSMENT FOR THOM AND SEYMOUR FOR THE HOMER NATURAL GAS SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT

Denice Thom has applied for an assessment deferment for Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) Parcel Number 17932011.

Kim and Debbie Seymour have applied for an assessment deferment for KPB Parcel Number 17730262.

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 Thom and Seymour applications for natural gas assessment deferment. Take action to approve or disapprove the application.

Fiscal Impact: $6,525.54 unpaid balance.