07. Resolution 4692 - Glacier Village Greens AssessmentsCity of Kalispell
Post Office Box 1997 - Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997 - Telephone (406)758-7700 Fax(406) 758-7758
TO: Mayor Pamela B. Kennedy and Kalispell City Council
FROM: Charles Harball, City Attorney
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution 4692 - Glacier Village Greens
Assessments. Resolution postponed from April 15th
meeting to reexamine City assessments for storm
drain on private parklands.
MEETING DATE: May 6th, 2002
BACKGROUND: This matter was brought to the attention of Council
by staff to point out possible inequities in the way in which the
storm drain assessments were going to be applied to the owners in
Glacier Village Greens; i.e. each phase of development was going
to be assessed differently for the private parkland within the
development. Staff suggested at the last meeting that there may
be a method of averaging the assessments across the entire
development. This issue may now become moot if Council passes
Ordinances 1420 and 1421, which exempt private parklands from
storm drain and street assessments.
RECOMMENDATION: If Council pass Ordinances 1420 and 1421, this
resolution is no longer meaningful and should be disapproved.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The fiscal effects of such action are minimal.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles H,�(rball, City Atty.
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 4692
A RESOLUTION SETTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENT QUANTITIES FOR HOMEOWNER
PARKLAND IN GLACIER VILLAGE GREENS AT A UNIFORM AVERAGE AMOUNT TO
ENSURE ASSESSMENT EQUITY BETWEEN PARCELS AND CONSISTENCY WITH PRE -
ANNEXATION COMMITMENTS.
WHEREAS, all phases of the Glacier Village Greens Subdivision were
annexed on October 16, 2000, with an effective date of
November 1, 2001, and
WHEREAS, the Glacier Village Greens Subdivision plat requires
proportioning parkland in each phase to the lots within
that phase, and
WHEREAS, the various phases of Glacier Village Greens have
differing quantities of parkland, thereby creating
disproportionate assessment values for comparable
properties between phases, and
WHEREAS, in order to assure equitable assessments within Glacier
Village Greens, the average amount of the total
subdivision parkland per residential lot, currently 3,050
square feet, should be used for assessment purposes for
residential lots.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL, MONTANA:
SECTION I. That the homeowner parkland assessments for
Glacier Village Greens be equalized at a value equal to
the average amount of total subdivision parkland per
residential lot, currently 3,050 square feet.
SECTION II. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon passage by the City Council and approval
by the Mayor.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS DAY OF , 2002.
Pamela B. Kennedy
Mayor
ATTEST:
Theresa White
City Clerk