CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
Shadle
RESOLUTION 06-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL FINDING THE NEED TO CREATE THE BAYVIEW
GARDENS SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT/ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND SETTING A
PUBLIC HEARING FOR MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2006.
WHEREAS, The Rosebud Court Sewer Improvement/Assessment District was initiated in 2002 by
Public Works at the request of some property owners in that area; and
WHEREAS, The Rosebud Court Sewer Improvement/Assessment District had insufficient signatures on
the petition, 40.10% and failure thereof was noted via Resolution 03-53; and
WHEREAS, One of the property owners reinitiated the Rosebud Court Sewer
Improvement/Assessment District with some boundary changes and that district failed during the
objection period there being 63.64% objections; and
WHEREAS, One of the property owners in 2005 initiated another district including many of the same
parcels with a larger boundary and included road improvements, the district name being Bayview
Gardens Sewer and Road Reconstruction and Paving Improvement/Assessment District; and
WHEREAS, The Property owner paid the $100.00 LID Application fee as was instituted by Council
December 2003; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Council's amendments to the LID process the first phase is based on the
number of property owners and required that at least 50% of the property owners had to sign the form
before progressing to the next phase; and
WHEREAS, In the Bayview Gardens Sewer and Road Reconstruction and Paving
Improvement/Assessment District phase I there were 35 property owners requiring 18 signatures and 11
property owners signed; and
WHEREAS, One of the property owners requested that there be a recalculation which was done with a
possible 12 signatures in that one of the property owners is listed a couple of different ways and there
appeared to be a couple of property purchases changing the total property owners to 33 requiring 17
signatures; and
WHEREAS, The same property owner requested, just for argument sake, that the calculations be based on total parcels; and
WHEREAS, Total parcels 65 if the 50% rule were used that would require the signature of property
owners representing 38 parcels; and
WHEREAS, The signatures represented 27 parcels; and
WHEREAS, The same property owner requested November 2005, just for argument sake, that the tally
be done as if this were a petition, in other words, by property value; and
WHEREAS, The total property value equaled $7,819,000.00, 50% equals $3,909,000.00 and the
signatures received equaled $3,296,700.00; and
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WHEREAS, Public Works has expressed concerns with the area regarding the health, safety and welfare
of the residents due to poor soils, migration of the sewage, steep slope stability and etcetera; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Homer City Code 17.04.030(d), The City Council may determine that an
improvement is needed, and initiate by passing a resolution by approval of not fewer than three-fourths
vote of the Council so declaring and shall proceed as provided in Sections 17.04.040 through 17.04.060
of this chapter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby determines that an
improvement is needed, and hereby initiates the Bayview Gardens Sewer Improvement/Assessment
District and sets the date for public hearing as Monday, June 12, 2006 during the Regular City Council
meeting that begins at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of hearing protests against the formation of said
improvement district; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby states that the program share, 25% of the
total project cost, shall be deemed as in non objection to this project.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the HOMER CITY COUNCIL this 24th day of April, 2006.
CITY OF HOMER
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JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK
Fiscal Note: To be funded 25% from the Homer Accelerated Water and Sewer Program and 75% from
Property Owner Assessments: Total estimated project cost as of April 2005 is $1,246,551.00. 65 parcels
at the equal share per parcel methodology and 75% of the project is estimated at 934,913.25 or
$14,383.28 per parcel. Program share is $311,637.75. Objections must be less than 50% for the district
to proceed. 50% equals $623,275.50.