CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

PWD/Clerk

WHEREAS, The Mariner Village Thorn Subdivision Water and Sewer Improvement District was formed via Resolution 94-63, on June 13, 1994; and

WHEREAS, The Mariner Village Thorn Subdivision Water and Sewer Improvement/Assessment District assessment methodology was changed from 75% City Share to 50% City Share via Resolution 01-21 adopted April 9, 2001; and

WHEREAS, The Mariner Village Thorn Subdivision Water and Sewer Improvement/Assessment District was formed and the City Manager authorized to proceed with the preparation and construction of the improvements via Resolution 01-52 adopted on August 13, 2001; and

WHEREAS, The improvements were constructed and have been accepted as complete by the Homer Public Works Department in the final amount of $528,544.95, pursuant to Memorandum 03-202 from Finance Director, 50% of which is assessment to the property owners which equates to $264,272.48; and

WHEREAS, The assessment methodology approved by the City Council for the Preliminary Assessment Roll were equal assessments per parcel and equal assessments per utility; and

WHEREAS, Equal assessments per utility would set the property owner assessments at $13,909.08 for water and sewer or $6,954.54 for sewer only; and

WHEREAS, Pursuant to HCC 17.04.070 at any time after project completion and acceptance, the Council shall assess the properties benefitted their proportionate share of the cost of the improvement and that there will be a public hearing.

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Resolution 03-82(S)(A)

City of Homer

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Homer, Alaska hereby notes Public Works acceptance of the Mariner Village Thorn Subdivision Water and Sewer Improvement Project as complete, accepts this project for City maintenance and that this assessment district is hereby forwarded to the final assessment roll and payment process and that a public hearing date is set at December 15, 2003 January 12, 2004.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL this 1st day of December, 2003.

CITY OF HOMER

Jack Cushing, Mayor

ATTEST:

Mary L. Calhoun, CMC, City Clerk

Fiscal Impact: 50% HAWSP and 50% property owner assessments. Project was estimated at $610,693.00 with estimated assessments at $10,905.23 per parcel. Project cost as submitted by Finance is $528,544.95. At 50% property owner share the assessments per parcel are $13,909.08 or $6,954.54 per utility.

Suggested payment date: April 1, 2004.