HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1993-41suggested by: Administration'
HCKINT.EY, HORTH G~LL, S~CoHD 'AVEN~,.:. ~HIR~. A~' .FOURTH
WHerEAS, the CitY' of xenai, has held .a'. ·PUbliC hearing t'.° .hear
comment concerning the necessity. ~0r ..paving improve~encs:.' '
and the proposed; asBes~oonts 'zllating 'to such-improvements,
on Evergreen, Hal!er,. H.cKinley,. NOrth. Gill, ·Second Avenue,
Third Avenue, Fourth Avenue, Jef£erson and Eadies 'Way; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds it desirable to continue with the
proposed project and assessment district.
NO#, THEREFORE, BE 'IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA, that:
Section 1; The paving improvements on Evergreen,
H~l[er, McKinley,' North Gill, .second Avenue, Third
Avenue, FOUrth Avenue, Jef~erson:.and Eadie's..way are'
necessary'and .of'. benefit to. the properties... to .be
assessad. ' '.'- , .
.S,.ection~2~: The assessment.. district has not .been
objected to by'owners of properties bearing' 50% or
more of the estimated costs .to be bOrne by' ProPerty
OTdT~ers.
Section 3~ An'accounting shall be. kept of thecosts
of these improvements, and after ell costs' are known,.
the City Manager shall prepare an assessment roll for.
the improvements. It is estimated'that 25% of th·
costs of the;'imProvements will be assessed against the
benefitted properties.
PASSED BY THE coUNcIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, ,.his 2nd
day of June, 1993. ~ · ~ , ,,
Cato
Approved by FinanCe ~~
(5/26/93) kl
17B1 - 1OBI
CiTY OF KENAI
· 10 FIDAL(~O K~AI, A~
~~NE 2~. ~ l
FAX ~7.2~14
TO: Kenai City Council
FROM: 'Charles A. Brown, Finance
DATE: May 26, 1993
SUBJECT:
Director
Evergreen/Hailer Assessment District
The resolution continuing this assessment district is
attached. The public hearing is June 2, 1993. As with
nearly every assessment district in which I've ever been
involved, some people are not happy about the way their
particular estimated assessment was calculated.
I(MC 16.05.100 reads as follows:
16.05.100 ~ethod of A~.sessme~t: The provisions of
this chapter shall not prevent or be construed to prevent
the collection of assessments or payment in lieu of
assessments for improvements in any other manner as provided
by law. The methods o£ assessment are described in general
herein and will require decisions of policy by the Council
to meet current needs. In general, the assessment rate for
any special assessment district is computed by dividing the
total assessable cost of such improvement by the total
number of assessment units. The entire project is
considered as a whole when computing the assessment rate and
applying it to all properties. The cost of installing the
improvement in front of or past any particular parcel of
property is only one method permitted of assessment.
as othoz~ftse provided by law, ordinance, or by Council-
approved poli~ :or a parttoular looal ~nprovonent
seato will be allooated on a square restage basis oztandtng
one lot deep ad~aoent to improvements in subdivided areas,
mtdvay between streets up to ~SO rest or depth in
unsubdividod residential areas, and up to 300 feet of depth
in unsu~divided commercial and industrial areas. ~reater
area may be included when assessing costs ~or interceptor
sewers or water mains provid~ng ffire protection. (Ord. 791)
Memorandum
Kenai City Council
May 26, 1993
Page Two
You will probably hear two basic objections. First, I usedi..'~.'.~
the entire s~uare footage of each lot to allocate the ...~i'"''
assessment. I did not limit the footage of 2 1/2 acre.
government lots to only 150' of depth. The above ordinance
(see the bold type) speaks to subdivided versus unsubdiVid~.'"'i.'
areas, not individual lots. We spent considerable time and.
discussion on this issue before making a decision. I feel
that it is most fair, to all the property owners, to vieW ~,.
the entire area between Forest Drive and Evergreen as a' ..
subdivided area and to assess each lot in its entiretY.
Also, consider that government lots have been subdivided.
It is true that we have often allocated assessments using ':
only 150' of depth on government lots. Each assessment ~
district (area) is different and has to be allocated'based
on the best Judgment at the time Whenever asked by a ~
property owner, I made no promise as to method or amount of ~'~'
assessment. "~
The second complaint will be that I included easements
the square footages. We include easements, but exclude
dedicated right-of-ways. I find no authority for
easements.
Please understand that the City is assessing 25% of cost.
All this discussion is about is how to allocate that amount.'
Any change you make to lower one owner's assessment will
necessarily increase all the other property owners,
assessments.
Finally, Council may be asked to set the payoff schedule.
KMC 16.10.130 says that decision is to be made after the
work is done and the final assessment roll is prepared.
OEHLER
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