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Kenai Peninsula Borough discusses Ordinance 2025-10 to sell parcels via live and online auction
Summary
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Lands Committee on June 17 discussed Ordinance 2025-10, which would authorize the borough to sell certain parcels by a live public outcry auction with online simulcast followed by a secondary online-only auction.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Lands Committee on June 17 discussed Ordinance 2025-10, which would authorize the borough to sell certain parcels by a live public outcry auction with online simulcast followed by a secondary online-only auction.
The ordinance was introduced under the committee's public hearings. Mayor Michiqui described prior discussions with interested parties and said the borough had received letters with questions that staff addressed. Land management officer Aaron Hughes told the committee that notice of the proposed sale was sent to affected entities on May 15 and that all applicable advisory planning commissions (APCs) had reviewed the ordinance and forwarded recommendations to the borough.
Hughes said one recommendation from the Cooper Landing APC requested added language in the disclosure for parcel 11911019; staff updated the disclosure language to reflect that request. He also said APCs generally gave positive feedback on the Local Area Planning (LAP) program being applied to the sale.
Assembly Member Dunn asked whether all APCs had issued recommendations, noting some commissions have been inactive for lack of quorum. Hughes responded that the City of Homer received notice on May 15 and that the Cooper Landing APC's recommendation would be included in the committee packet before the meeting.
The committee previously moved into an executive session, invoked under state law, to discuss two Homer-area parcels because committee members said public discussion could affect property values and therefore the borough's finances. The motion cited Alaska statute as the legal basis for the executive session; the committee voted unanimously to enter executive session and later returned to open session.
No formal vote on Ordinance 2025-10 was recorded in the transcript excerpt. The committee advanced the discussion, recorded APC feedback including the Cooper Landing suggested disclosure amendment for parcel 11911019, and noted public comments had been received on the item.
The Lands Committee proceeded to other agenda items after addressing questions about advisory planning commission review and disclosure language.
