Memorandum 18-064 Natural Gas Special Assessment Deferral Request

Memorandum 18-064

TO:                         MAYOR ZAK AND HOMER CITY COUNCIL

FROM:                  MELISSA JACOBSEN, CITY CLERK

DATE:                    MAY 7, 2018

SUBJECT:           DEFERRED ASSESSMENT FOR MACAULY FOR THE HOMER NATURAL GAS ASSESSMENT DISTRICT

Harry & Andrea Macauly have applied for an assessment deferment for Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) Parcel Number 177-106-06.

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 Macauly application for natural gas assessment deferment. Take action to approve or disapprove the application.

Fiscal Impact: $3262.77 unpaid balance