Public bidding is not required for the following disposals:
(A) GRANTS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS. The Council may dispose of an interest in real property to the United States, the State of Alaska, another local government, or an agency of any of these governments, for a consideration agreed upon between the city and the grantee without public bidding if the disposal is in the public interest.
(B) CHANGE OF USE. Real property acquired or purchased for one city purpose may be appropriated, transferred, assigned or directed without public sale to another city purpose, whenever the City Council determines that the purpose for which the property was acquired or purchased no longer exists, or the property is no longer used or useful for the initial purpose for which the property was acquired, or if the City Council determines that using the property for a different purpose is in the public interest.
(C) RELEASE OF EASEMENTS. The City Manager may, at the direction of the Platting Board or Director of Planning acting as the Platting Authority and subject to the rights of appeal established by § 8.08.130; convey, quitclaim, release, cancel, vacate or otherwise relinquish any real property easement, permit or license the city may have or hold for the purpose of installing, constructing, or maintaining a public improvement, whenever the interest is no longer used or useful for that purpose.
(D) VACATION OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY. Vacation of any right-of-way shall be made without public bidding and in accordance with the procedures specified in § 8.08.020(I).
(E) PROPERTY EXCHANGES. The Council may approve after public notice the conveyance and exchange of a parcel of city property for a parcel of property owned by another person subject to such conditions as Council may impose on the exchange, whenever in the judgment of the City Council it is advantageous to the city to make the property exchange.
(F) TIDELANDS AND SUBMERGED LANDS. Interests of the city in tidelands or submerged lands may be disposed of in accordance with the city's regulations governing such disposals.