Resolution 17-045 Exempting Kachemak Moose Habitat Inc from Kachemak Drive Phase III SAD

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

Mayor

RESOLUTION 17-045

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA AMENDING THE KACHEMAK DRIVE PHASE III WATER AND SEWER SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL BY EXEMPTING GOVERNMENT LOT 9, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 13 WEST, SECTION 23, SEWARD MERIDIAN, KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH PARCEL NUMBER 17915012 OWNED BY KACHEMAK BAY 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 Lot 9, Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Section 23, Seward Meridian, Kenai Peninsula Borough parcel number 17915012 is 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 Lot 9, Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Section 23, Seward Meridian, Kenai Peninsula Borough parcel number 17915012 is 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 on this 8th day of May, 2017.

CITY OF HOMER

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                                                                                                                CATRIONA REYNOLDS,

MAYOR PRO-TEMPORE

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: $12,992 water assessment and $23,260 sewer assessment for Kenai Peninsula Borough Parcel number 17915012.