Memorandum 15-055 2015 Land Allocation Plan

Memorandum 15-055

TO:                       Mayor Wythe and Homer City Council

THROUGH:       Katie Koester, City Manager

FROM:                 Julie Engebretsen, Deputy City Planner

DATE:                  April 20, 2015

SUBJECT:         2015 Land Allocation Plan

Background

The Land Allocation Plan is a listing of each property the City owns. Each year, the City Council reviews and approves which city properties should be made available for lease, through the Land Allocation Plan. Each Commission provides comments to the Council on which lands should be leased. Council will consider the comments, and then pass a resolution adopting the draft plan for the year, including any changes to lots available for lease. Staff also provides a brief overview of any major changes to City properties.

Changes to City properties in 2013-2014

A title search revealed the City does not own the land at the base of the Spit, at the parking lot for the Spit trail head. Its state land.
The City transferred lands on Scenic Drive to the Kachemak Bay Equestrian Association, to become part of the Cottonwood Horse Park.
The HERC site was designated as the new public safety building site. Deed restrictions on that site were lifted by the Kenai Peninsula Borough.
The Diamond Creek Management Plan was accepted by the state for the City Forest Legacy lands.
City Council approved funding for a new picnic shelter at the Fishing Lagoon, which will also double as a staging shelter for the new Kachemak Bay Water Trail.

Recommendations for 2015:

Page A-3: Administration requests a portion of Lot 11 be available for long term cell tower lease.
Page A-5: Remove from short term lease.
D-20: Retain for parking and restrooms, deleting reference to harbormaster office.
Designate C6, C10 and E 24 as park.
Any other changes desired by Council?

Comments by Page and Commission

A2:         Dedicate for business and public parking (P&R)

A5:         Eliminate short term leases. (New restrooms, summer 2015) (P&H)

                              C4:         Redistribute to the state or adjacent property owners. (HAPC)

C6:         Request this lot be designated a park. Request $5,000 to develop        pedestrian trail to beach and placement of a fire pit and garbage can.          (P&R)

C-8:       Sell for assessed value or dispose of it to the neighboring property owners on the north or south. (HAPC)

C9:         Designate as Park. (P&R)

C10:      Designate as part of Mariner Park. (P&R)

D-3:       Reevaluate price of the lot to make it marketable. (HAPC) (EDC also recommends sale)

D20:      Delete harbormaster office, and keep as parking and restrooms. (P&H)

D21:      Recommend to Port and Harbor to designate this as short term parking      instead of 7 day parking. (P&R)

                                             E6:         Sell the lots in Lillian Walli Estates Subdivision, with the exception of                                                                       possibly keeping one of those lots of a park. (EDC)

                                                            Dedicate southeasterly most lot off of Sitka Rose Circle for establishing                                                                           an alternative route to West Homer El from West Hill (trail) (P&R)

E24:      Designate Mariner Park as a Park. (P&R)

Attachments

1. 2015 Draft Land Allocation Plan