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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0684-1981CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 684-81 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, LIMITING APPLICATION OF KMC 21.10.130(b), KMC 21.10.130(c), and KMC 21.10.130(d) TO LEASES OF LAND ON THE AIRPORT AND RESTRICTED TO AERONAUTICAL RELATED USES. WHEREAS, KMC 21.10.130(b), (c), and (d), were passed in order to encourage the leasing of City lands by making it easier for lessees to finance improvements thereon, and WHEREAS, the City has how begun a program of land sales in order to get the land fully upon the tax roles, to build up permanent investment funds, and to avoid the expense of a large amount of administrative work to carry on the leasing program, and WHEREAS, the deed by which the City secured lands from FAA for airport purposes requires that full market value be obtained from the lease of said lands and imposition of a cap on rental rates t results in the taxpayers of Kenai having to pay into the airport fund the difference between the fair market rental value of such lands and actual rents paid, thus subsidizing lessees of the City, and WHEREAS, in view of continuing inflation and raise in land values encouragement can be shifted from land leasing to land sales by rescinding the 50% cap provision on 5 year redetermination of rental rates for leased lands. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF XENAI, ALASKA, as follows: Section 1: KMC 21.10.130(b), KMC 21.10.130(c), and KMC 21.10.130(d) are hereby amended as follows: "(b) Realizing that investors, developers, and other potential lessees need a reasonable assurance of stability in future lease rates, the redetermination clause of all future leases of lands on the airport and reatrictld to aeronautical rglated uses shall include 1 <00el =ME the following language: 'At each 5-year interval, the fair market value shall be determined by qualified, independent appraisers, and the percentage set originally and contained in the lease shall be applied thereto to obtain the new annual rental. The redetermined lease rate, (annual rent) under this provision shall be limited to a 50% increase in the prior lease rate until the 30th year anniversary of the lease after which the 50% cap provision shall no longer apply and the lease rate shall be redetermined every 5 years on the basis of fair market evaluation as determined in KMC 21.10.130(a).' Subject to Subsection (d) below. City leases of lands on the airport and restricted -co aeronauticgl related uses existing at the time of the enactment of this chapter shall have JJ= 501 can anvlied to_redetermination of lease rates for a 30 year period determined from the date from which the lease was originally entered into. "(c) Recognizing that the redetermination procedure provided for above may be in conflict with the mandate of the quitclaim deed and the several deeds of release, the City Council herein acknowledges its obligation to provide the Airport Fund with those sums which the above redetermination policy may cause the Airport Fund to lose. It is the intent of the Council to provide for such a possible shortfall by appropriating revenues relative to the assessed valuation of Airport properties. "(d) Those leases of lands Qn the airport, and restricted to aeronautical related uses existing at the time of the effective date of this chapter in which the lease rate has not been redetermined at its previous 5 year interval, shall be redetermined as set forth in Subsection (a) above, but shall not exceed 150% of the appraised 1977 fair market value times the,Rergentage sat in accordance with Subsect (a) (2) [6%]. Thereafter such leases shall be subject to the provisions of Subsection (b) above limiting rental increases on redetermination to 50% on each 5 year i 1 r f anniversary of the date of the lease until the 30th anniversary thereof." PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,,-ALASKA, this 2nd day of December, 1981. VINCENT O'REILLY, YO ATTESTS J et Whelan, City Clerk First Readings May 20, 1981 Second Readings December 2, 1981 Effective Dates January 2, 1982 3 t E