Resolution 16-067 Exempting Kachemak Drive Properties for Kachemak Moose Habitat, Inc.

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

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RESOLUTION 16-067

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER ALASKA, AMENDING THE KACHEMAK DRIVE PHASE III WATER AND SEWER SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT ROLL BY EXEMPTING GOVERNMENT LOTS 3 AND 15, CHECKMATE SHORES SUBDIVISION LOT 1, MAILEA BAY SUBDIVISION LOTS 1 AND 4, KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH PARCEL NOS. 17915002, 17936014, 17915056, 17915059, AND 17915060 OWNED BY KACHEMAK MOOSE HABITAT, INC.

WHEREAS, Resolution 16-042 was adopted by Council on April 25, 2016 authorizing the formation of the Kachemak Drive Phase III Water and Sewer Special Assessment District; and

   WHEREAS, Pursuant to Resolution 05-50(A) the Council can exempt certain lands that will not be developed due to conservation easements or land that is owned by organizations that conserve land for public purposes or habitat protection from the Homer Accelerated Water and Sewer Program Special Assessment Districts on a case by case basis; and

WHEREAS, Government Lots 3 and 15, Checkmate Shores Subdivision Lot 1, and Mailea Bay Subdivision Lots 1 and 4, Kenai Peninsula Borough Parcel Nos. 17915002, 17936014, 17915056, 17915059, and 17915060 are owned by Kachemak Moose Habitat, Inc., a small nonprofit that has preserved more than 630 acres of moose habitat on the Southern Kenai Peninsula since 1996; and

WHEREAS, Kachemak Moose Habitat, Inc. has an emphasis on conserving land around Beluga Lake next to the Homer Airport Critical Habitat Area; and

WHEREAS, During tough winters and deep snow the moose congregate in the Beluga Lake wetlands near the airport to feed and rest.

               NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Government Lots 3 and 15, Checkmate Shores Subdivision Lot 1, and Mailea Bay Subdivision Lots 1 and 4, Kenai Peninsula Borough Parcel Nos. 17915002, 17936014, 17915056, 17915059, and 17915060 are exempt from an assessment from the Kachemak Drive Phase III Water and Sewer Special Assessment District until such time as the lots are developed or a permanent structure is constructed on the lots.

               PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 13th day of June, 2016.

                                                                                                         CITY OF HOMER

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                                                                                                         MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: $54,810.00 water assessments and $98,130.00 sewer assessments for Kenai Peninsula Borough Parcel Nos. 17915002, 17936014, 17915056, 17915059, and 17915060.