HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 1785-1998Suggested by: Administration
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE N0. 1785-98
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, FINDING THAT
CERTAIN CITY-OWNED LAND DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1 - 6, BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 1- 7,
BLOCK 2, FIVE IRONS HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, IS NOfi REQUIRED FOR A PUBLIC
PURPOSE AND CAN BE SOLD, AND THAT LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION
RESTRICTIONS BE CONVERTED TO SUBSTITUTE LAND.
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai has title to the property identified as Lots 1- 6, Block 1 and
Lots 1- 7, Block 2, Five Irons Heights Subdivision; and
WHEREAS, in 1965 the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant program was
established by the Department of the Interior to provide for the acquisition of land and
development of outdoor recreation areas; and
WHEREAS, in 1980, an Amendment to Project Agreement was approved by the Department
of the Interior and the State of Alaska replacing 7.9± acres of Kenai Municipal Park under
Section 6(fl (3) of the LWCF Act restrictions with 43± acres of land which is primarily
located within the Kenai Golf Course and includes Lots 1- 6, Block 1, and Lots 1- 7,
Block 2, Five Irons Heights Subdivision; and
WHEREAS, Lots 1- 6, Block 1, and Lots 1- 7, Block 2, Five Irons Heights Subdivision do
not currently have an outdoor recreational use and the highest and best use of the
property is for residential lots; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai desires to sell Lots 1- 6, Block 1 and Lots 1- 7, Block 2,
Five Irons Heights Subdivision as residential lots and dedicate the proceeds from the sale
towards the construction of a multipurpose recreation facility in Kenai; and
WHEREAS, the law provides for a conversion of use with the approval of Alaska Division
of Parks and Outdoor Recreation and the National Park Service; and
WHEREAS, the City has initiated the conversion process and asked for the release of
LWCF restrictions from Lots 1- 6, Block 1 and Lots 1- 7, Block 2, Five Irons Heights
Subdivision and that the restrictions be placed on the adjacent city-owned golf course and
substitute property that the State of Alaska will provide within one year; and
WHEREAS, the conversion process requires advertising and a public hearing and the
results of the hearing provided to Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation immediately if
there is a consensus of public opinion against the conversion; and
WHEREAS, KMC 22.05.010 and 22.05.030 require that disposal or sale of lands shall be
made only when, in the judgment of the City Council, such lands are not required for a
public purpose.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, that certain City-Owned land described as Lots 1- 6, Block 1 and Lots 1- 7,
l Block 2, Five Irons Heights Subdivision, is not required for a public purpose and can be
sold, and that Land and Water Conservation restrictions be converted to substitute land.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA this 17~ of June, 1998.
ATTESfi:
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
LLIAMS, MAYOR
Introduced: June 3, 1998
Adopted: June 17, 1998
Effective: July 17, 1998
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Memorandum
Date: May 28, 1998
fio: Richard A. Ross, City Manager
From: Kim Howard, Administrative Assistant
RE: Sale of Blocks 1 & 2, Five Irons Heights Subdivision
Attached is Ordinance No. 1785-98 finding the above referenced property not
needed for a public purpose and available for sale. The Planning and Zoning
Commission reviewed the ordinance at their May 27, 1998 meeting and
unanimously recommended the ordinance be approved.
As a brief history, the Kenai Municipal Golf Course was partially constructed
on LWCF 6(f) (3) restricted lands. Included in the restricted portion are
approximately five acres that are not utilized for outdoor recreation. The City
has requested the release of LWCF restrictions from Blocks 1 and 2, and that
the restrictions be placed on the adjacent city-owned golf course and substitute
property that the State of Alaska will provide within one year.
The conversion process requires advertising and a public hearing. The results
of the hearing are to be provided to Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation
immediately if there is a consensus of public opinion against the conversion.
The City Administration believes the best use of the property is residential lots.
After the conversion, the lots within Blocks 1 and 2 will be sold, and proceeds
will be dedicated toward a multipurpose recreation facility.
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