Memorandum 18-027 2018 Draft Land Allocation Plan

MEMORANDUM 18-027

TO:                                  Mayor Zak and Homer City Council

THROUGH:                  Katie Koester, City Manager

FROM:                           Julie Engebretsen, Deputy City Planner

DATE:                             March 6, 2018

SUBJECT:                    2018 Draft Land Allocation Plan

Background

The Land Allocation Plan is a catalogue of City owned properties. Each year, the City Council reviews and approves which city properties should be made available for lease through the Land Allocation Plan. Sometimes Council decides to sell lands, or the Administration brings forward any land management issues that need to be addressed. Each Commission provides comments by memorandum to the Council. Council will consider the comments, and then passes a resolution adopting the draft plan for the year. Typical actions include leasing lands, selling lands, or providing direction to staff on land management problems and opportunities. The LAP is also an opportunity to report to Council on the status of city land transactions.

Staff will review this memo with Council at the March 12 Committee of the whole. Under Council’s direction, staff will prepare a resolution to amend the plan at a future meeting.

2017/18 Land Changes

~ Completed the sale of Lot 47 to Land’s End

~Completed the land purchased of Lot 42 on the Spit (Mental Health Trust lot)

~Completed the sale of Lot 36 on Kachemak Drive

~Gained title from the state for two tideland parcels on the Homer Spit

~Purchased a lot in the Bridge Creek Watershed for water quality protection

Ongoing

~ Still have a few parcels of city land for sale (not easy to sell lots)

Staff changes to the Land Allocation plan:

With Council approval, the lots on page A-2 will be moved to Port Facilities in section C. These lands are not available for long term lease per previous Council resolutions. But they can be leased for short term use under the Port Tariff.
The airport is now included in the plan, to increase transparency on airport leases and business opportunities.

Lease Committee recommendations:

Make Lot 11 available for lease (A-2). Currently other than the tower lease, the lot is only available for short-term lease.
Include the following information on each applicable lot: “Prior to a long-term lease the site is appraised.  The appraised lease rates for uplands is approximately $0.90 per square, per annum.  Lease rates vary, so contact the Harbor Office at 907-235-3160.”

PARCAC Recommendations : (This is the old library lot on Main Street)  LOWNEY/HARRALD MOVED TO AMEND THE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY CIVIL WORK NEEDED TO MAKE THE PARCEL ON PAGE D-3 OF THE PLAN TO MARKETABLE.

Port and Harbor Recommendations:

Remove parking from overslope areas
Overslope should begin at lot 35 and end at lot 15

EDC – No recommendations at this time.

HAPC Recommendations –

(Seawall lots, section D) CITY COUNCIL DESIGNATE THE PARCELS #17717706 AND #17717707 ON PAGE C-15 OF THE PLAN AS OPEN SPACE.
(Section D, page C-17, right of way remnants) COUNCIL GIFT THE PARCELS #17715402 AND 17715403 TO THE PROPERTY OWNER TO THE SOUTH TO GET THEM BACK ON THE TAX ROLLS.
SUPPORT THE LEASE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAKE LOT 11 AVAILABLE FOR LEASE AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON EACH APPLICABLE LOT, “PRIOR TO A LONG TERM LEASE THE SITE IS APPRAISED.  THE APPRAISED LEASE RATES FOR UPLANDS IS APPROXIMATELY $0.90 PER SQUARE PER ANNUM. LEASE RATES VARY CONTACT THE HARBOR OFFICE AT 907-235-3160”.

Recommended Changes to the LAP:

Recommend any lands the City should offer for lease, that are not already in Section A.
Amend the LAP to remove parking from lot G8 on the Spit, and change overslope leasing on the northeast side of the harbor to Lots 15-35.
Designate the seawall lots as open space
Make lot 11 available for long term lease
Include the following information on each applicable lot: “Prior to a long-term lease the site is appraised.  The appraised lease rates for uplands is approximately $0.90 per square, per annum.  Lease rates vary, so contact the Harbor Office at 907-235-3160.”