MEMORANDUM

TO: Pete Sprague, Assembly President

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Members

THRU: Dale L. Bagley, Borough Mayor

THRU: Max Best, Planning Director

Paul Ostrander, Land Management Officer

FROM: Roy E. Dudley, Land Management Agent

DATE: May 6, 2004

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 29.45.29 et seq. the Borough has obtained a Clerk's Deed to the real property listed in the subject ordinance. Notice of sale will be sent to last owners of record by certified mail within five days after first publication of the hearing on the ordinance.

A preliminary tax foreclosure brochure of parcels proposed for the 2004 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 19 parcels for public purposes with recommended classifications. The ordinance also authorizes the sale of 58 parcels by public outcry auction. The number of parcels to be retained or sold will change if taxes are paid.

The tax foreclosure auction is scheduled for September 18, 2004 in the Assembly Chambers of the Borough Administration building. The KPB Planning Commission will consider this ordinance at its regularly scheduled meeting of May 24, 2004 and the action taken will be reported to the assembly.