CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

Roberts

RESOLUTION 10-72

A RESOLUTION OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL EXEMPTING KACHEMAK MOOSE HABITAT, INC. FROM CITY PROPERTY TAX; DECLARING THAT THE ORGANIZATION SATISFIES THE CRITERIA OF KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH CODE 5.12.100, REAL PROPERTY TAX - EXEMPTIONS - COMMUNITY PURPOSES PROPERTY – CONDITIONS ON ELEVEN (11) PARCELS, RETROACTIVE TO JANUARY 1, 2010, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS.


            WHEREAS, Kachemak Moose Habitat, Inc., is 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, allowing moose to congregate and feed during tough winters and deep snow; and

            WHEREAS, Property used exclusively for community purposes is exempt from taxation under Kenai Peninsula Borough Code 5.12.100, Real Property Tax – Exemptions – Community Purposes Property – Conditions; and


            WHEREAS, Kachemak Moose Habitat, Inc. has applied for and received an exemption from the Borough property tax and wishes to apply for and receive a similar exemption from the City property tax consistent with the provisions contained in HCC 9.04.046(c) and (d); and


            WHEREAS, Kachemak Moose Habitat, Inc. requests formal exemption from the City to address the change in property tax status on eleven (11) parcels:

 

KPB Parcel ID

Legal Description

Deeded

Acreage

2010 Land

Value

2010 Assessment

17910017

T 6S R 13W SEC 14 Seward Meridian HM GOVT LOT 51 W OF KACHEMAK DR

3.15

$14,700

$66.16

17911001

T 6S R 13W SEC 14 Seward Meridian HM 0004712 HARRY FEYER SUB LOT 5

1.39

$19,300

$86.86

17915002

T 6S R 13W SEC 23 Seward Meridian HM THAT PORTION OF GOVT LOT 3 LYING NORTHWESTERLY OF KACHEMAK BAY DRIVE

4.06

$23,700

$106.66

17915010

T 6S R 13W SEC 22 Seward Meridian HM GOVT LOT 11

 

 

 

5.00

$15,200

$68.40

17915064

T 6S R 13W SEC 23 Seward Meridian HM 0850117 HOMER AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK SUB LOT 1

1.28

$5,300

$23.86

17915065

T 6S R 13W SEC 23 Seward Meridian HM 0850117 HOMER AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK SUB LOT 2

1.00

$4,500

$20.26

17915066

T 6S R 13W SEC 23 Seward Meridian HM 0850117 HOMER AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK SUB LOT 3

1.00

$4,500

$20.26

17915067

T 6S R 13W SEC 23 Seward Meridian HM 0850117 HOMER AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK SUB LOT 4

1.00

$4,500

$20.26

17928042

T 6S R 13W SEC 15 Seward Meridian HM 0700591 TIETJEN SUB TRACT P EXC THE E 200 FT OF THE S 217.8 FT

7.68

$29,500

$333.36

17928043

T 6S R 13W SEC 15 Seward Meridian HM 0700591 TIETJEN SUB PTN OF TR P BEGINNING @SE CORNER OF TR P TH W 200 FT; TH N 217.8 FT; TH E 200 FT; TH S 217.8 FT TO THE POB

1.00

$7,300

$32.86

17936014

T 6S R 13W SEC 22 Seward Meridian HM GOVT LOT 15 N OF KACHEMAK DR

3.40

$27,300

$122.86

 

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Homer City Council hereby exempts Kachemak Moose Habitat, Inc. from City Property Tax; declaring that the organization satisfies the criteria of Kenai Peninsula Borough Code 5.12.100, Real Property Tax - Exemptions - Community Purposes Property – Conditions on the eleven (11) properties as listed above, retroactive to January 1, 2010, and that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute any and all associated documents.

            PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of Homer, Alaska this 23rd day of August, 2010.

                                                                                    CITY OF HOMER

                                                                                    ______________________________                                                                                               JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

ATTEST:

 

______________________________

JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

Fiscal Note: General Fund Revenue Acct. No. 100.005.4101/Real Property Taxes $901.80.