Kodiak mayor breaks 3-3 council tie to advance $200,000 city lot sale

Kodiak Mayor Terry Haines broke a 3-3 City Council tie Thursday to advance the sale of a city lot near the airport to Kodiak Jacks LLC for $200,000. The company plans a two-story building at 2478 Selief Lane with six shops below and six apartments above. The council took up the sale this week.

The vote was on first reading only. A second reading and public hearing will come at the next regular or special meeting. The next regular meeting is Dec. 3. The purchase agreement ends if the sale is not in effect by Nov. 30. The lot returns to the city if the building is not approved for occupancy within seven years.

Djuna Davidson, Nick Mangini and Richard Walker voted yes. Sandra West, Charles Davidson and Jose Calderon voted no.

Kodiak Jacks applied in October 2025 and was the only complete applicant. An appraisal in the Nov. 12 council packet valued the 0.68-acre lot at $200,000. The city signed a purchase agreement with the company Aug. 7.

"We as a city do not have a plan on what we are going to do with our property," West said. She faulted the city's reliance on a 45-day newspaper notice for land sales and said she and Charles Davidson will seek a review of the city's land plan and sale process.

Charles Davidson called for a moratorium on land sales until a plan exists. "I'm concerned about having that kind of development on that corner lot. That's going to cause traffic disruption," he said. He said the seven-year deadline should be three. Calderon said the price was too low.

Mangini said the company followed the city's process and that "$400,000 an acre is a pretty dang good price." Djuna Davidson said she saw no better use for the lot, which would bring six businesses and housing. Walker said the council had agreed months ago to move forward with the sale and then look at how the city sells land in the future.

Charles Davidson noted voters could still force a referendum. A petition filed within a month after final passage and publication would hold the sale until the petition is found insufficient or voters approve it.