Resolution 5631 - Calling for Public Hearing - Urban Forestry Maintenance Assessments IncreaseIMMUNINCK 3' my: LIN N U-0 V
WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell, pursuant to the authority provided to it under MCA 7-12-4102 et seq.,
has established an urban forestry maintenance district, for which real property within the
city is assessed costs for the maintenance of the urban forestry system; and
WHEREAS, a study of projected expenses and revenues of this maintenance district reveals that becaus
of the extraordinary costs of remediatinthe Dutch Elm disease damage as we g ll as othe,
rising costs, the current assessment will not allow the city to continue to provide the lev]
,tf service to its urban forestry system that it has historically maintained; and
WHEREAS, the study further reveals that a programmed assessment increase over six years, as shown in
the table below, should maintain the level of service currently enjoyed by the users of the
city's urban forestry system:
Current
FY 12/13
Proposed
FY 13/14 to FY 17/18
Proposed
FY 18/19 to FY 23/24
Assess/III
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WHEREb S, ased upon the projeo ctins provided in the study, the average residentiap l roperty with th
size of 8,632 square feet would pay the following urban forestry assessment: Ir
Current
FY 12/13
Proposed
FY 13/14 t•
o FY 17/18
Proposed
FY 18/19 to FY 23/24
Monthly Accrual
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Annual Assess.
WHEREAS, prior to initiating any increase in the assessments, the City is required, pursuant to MCA 7-
12-4177, to hold a public hearing on the matter after gg due and proper notice of saiii-,
hearing, and to maintain a list with the City Clerk setting forth the proposed assessments
per parcel.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELI
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council shall set a Public Hearing on the 5th day of August,
2013, at 7:00 o'clock p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall,
Kalispell, Montana, to accept comments on a proposed increase to the
Urban Forestry Maintenance District as set forth in the recitals above.
SECTION 110 The City Clerk and City Attorney are hereby authorized and directed]
to make, publish and distribute notices of said Public Hearing i
conformity with MCA 7-12-4177 and to maintain within the Ci
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Clerk's office a list in which shall be described the lot or parcel o
land assessed, with the name of the owner thereof listed, if known
and the amount levied thereon set opposite.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL, ON THE 15TH DAY OF JULY, 2013.
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Theresa White