MEMORANDUM

TO: Ronald Wm. Drathman, Assembly President

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Members

THRU: Mike Navarre, Borough Mayor

Lisa M. Parker, Planning Director

Max Best, Borough Surveyor

FROM: Roy E. Dudley, Land Management Agent

DATE: May 14, 1999

SUBJECT: An Ordinance Authorizing Retention or Sale of Certain Real Property Obtained by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Through Tax Foreclosure Proceedings

Through tax foreclosure proceedings pursuant to AS 29.45 et seq. the Borough has obtained a Clerk's Deed to the real property listed in the subject ordinance.

Notice of sale or retention of the parcels will be sent to last owners of record by certified mail within five days after first publication of the introduction of the ordinance.

A preliminary tax foreclosure brochure of parcels proposed for the 1999 auction was sent for review and comment to the KPB School District, all KPB administrative departments, and KPB Service Areas.

The subject ordinance authorizes the retention of 28 parcels for public purposes with recommended classifications. The ordinance also authorizes the sale of 28 parcels by public outcry auction. The tax foreclosure auction is scheduled for September 11, 1999.

The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing for the subject ordinance at their regularly scheduled May 10, 1999 meeting. No public comment was given. The Commission voted to recommend enactment of the ordinance by unanimous consent.