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Here, member Rivera present member Kercher, your member press trivia here and youth representative of our audience. Mr. Cherry of Court. Thank U next. >> We will start with the Pledge of Allegiance, Mr. Meyers that you please lead us in the pledge. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. Mister Martinez, really an acknowledgement, yes, chair. >> A land acknowledgment is a formal statement recognizing the indigenous people of a place. It is a public gesture of appreciation for the past and present indigenous stewardship of the land that we now occupy. It is an actionable statement that marks our collective movement towards decolonization inequity. The Anchorage Assembly would like to acknowledge that we gather today on the traditional lands of 9 at the baskin's for thousands of years that the have been and continues to be the stewards of this land. It is with great fondness and respect that we recognize the contributions. Innovations and contemporary perspectives of the upper cooking in late tonight. Thanks so much. This Martinez next. We minutes of previous meetings tonight. >> There are no minutes of previous meetings. So will then move into the marriage report. >> Thank March Aaron. Good evening, everyone. I appreciate the opportunity to give an update before we get into tonight's agenda. First, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the passing of the municipal staff member. >> A a movie since March of 2023. Polo works in our public Transportation department. He washed fuel, check fluids and stage transit buses nightly. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends and his colleagues in the public Transportation department. He will be missed. Tonight. My team's Twenty-twenty 6 budget proposals are on the agenda for introduction. The proposed operating budget funds are core municipal services. It also continues targeted investments to address our community's biggest challenges. My team and I are committed to building a stronger, safer and more affordable Anchorage for all. Our 2026 proposal is a continuation of our current budget. We are largely flat over last year. Aside from required increases and adjusting for inflation. Our proposed bond package is also skating compared to the need. We see. We want to do more for our community. We received tens of millions of dollars in budget requests for more services and projects that we simply cannot fund. The challenge is clear. We have lost a lot of outside funding over the last 2 decades. This leaves the municipality overly reliant on property taxes. If we do not address our revenue structure, our departments will face cuts. Anchorage residents will see service reductions. I urge every resident to review the budget proposal and provide feedback over the next few weeks. I also urge all community members to join the broader fiscal conversation over the next several months. This is our community. It is up to us to figure this out together and I look forward to engaging with members in our discussion and consideration of the budget and your consideration of the budget. The Performing Arts Center is a prime example of a municipal asset with significant capital and operational funding needs. It is one of several facilities built in the 1980's without a sustainable plan for maintenance. Many assets like the pack need upgrades that we can no longer differ. The center is a core piece of our arts and culture infrastructure. It's a vital gathering place downtown. I love seeing school buses out front when students are visiting for a performance or the statewide spelling Bee. My team has been working diligently to find a way to keep the pack open. And I want to extend thanks to our chief Administrative Officer Bill Falls E for doing a lot of that heavy lifting tonight. You will see an item on the agenda for an 18 month extension of the management agreement. This includes an increase to the management fee by a little over 1 million dollars, but not from general government funding. We've also included in the proposed capital budget, some critical fire safety upgrades. Finally, we are introducing an ordinance tonight that would reach choir registration of short-term rentals, owners of short-term rentals would need to provide some basic information to the municipality, such as the location, the type of housing unit weather. It's rented seasonally or year-round. And so on. This proposed ordinance has no anticipated cost impact. The municipality already collects bed taxes via hosting platforms like Airbnb and VRBO. Instead this registration requirement will help us learn key information about the potential impacts, a short-term rentals on our economy and on the housing market in our community. Thank you to assembly members, Baldwin Day Johnson and fallen for joining me as co-sponsors. That's all for now. Back to you. Mister Chair. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Good evening. Now everybody's chair's report. >> Welcome to our regular business meeting. start by discussing the budget briefly. Big item before us. This fall will be the 2026 Muni Budget. Thank you to the mayor's team has been working diligently on the budget behind the scenes the summer and through the fall. And now it's before the assembly and up for public review. The budget documents are being introduced tonight. There are several ways the public can be involved. First, you can watch the September 12 work session on 2026 budget projections. The Mariner team did an excellent job of laying out the challenges ahead with the Muni budget. You can find a link to that recording some of these budget and taxes page public is also welcome to view online or 10 be some of these budget work sessions in October and November. It's always interesting to hear from each municipal department on their challenges and goals for the upcoming year. We're still in conversations about that challenging CASA program. We're looking forward to more discussion on the Cip NC AP for that program. But we appreciate the work that's going into that. And finally, your voice is welcome in the process. You can e-mail the assembly with your thoughts on the budget at any time in. There are at least 2 public hearing scheduled one on October. 21 1 on November 4. All this information and tips for how to follow the budget can be found on the summit's website. Go you need a work session assembly. Look for the budget and taxes. But in our home page, next, I'll pivot back to the 50th anniversary of a municipality. I've been pleased to see so much participation. The 50th anniversary. There have been really fun events, activities and reflections in our history. Who we are as a community and what lies ahead in our future. Encourage you to visit dot org. Slash 50. That's 5, 0, to get them out for gems and neighborhood time machine scavenger hunts and to read stories. The history of the community groups and leaders who've been working in our community for the last 50 years celebration will conclude first Friday at the museum on November. 7th. Parks and Rec is also having some fun activities through Halloween. I have hunted chanted trails. And on a fun note, the park's and rec departments hosting haunted Channel Trails event Goose Lake on October, 17th and 18th. You can get a front a trail on Friday night or embark on a magical adventure in the woods Saturday afternoon. They're also looking for volunteers to dress in costumes for both events. You can purchase tickets and sign up to volunteer the community Parks and Rec Department website. We have a busy meeting before us tonight. So conclude my remarks by saying this is a regular business meeting in the municipality somebody we're here to do the work of immunity. Police helped create a climate of respect in the chambers and refrain from personal attacks. Speaking out of turn or shouting clapping and pacing of us clapping is in order. If you have signs keep them to in half by 11 inches or smaller, please keep the aisles clear. Monsieur lined up to testify. Please do not approach the diets, but if you have information for members of the Assembly, please. And it's the clerk for distribution. Also, a point of order is called, please stop speaking. So I may rule on the point of order, the record is clear. The rules aren't followed. The chairman interrupt speakers, cough, compliance. Compliance tools doesn't occur. Chair may pause the meeting. There's an actual destruction. The chair with a warning, the destruction persist or happens again. The person may be asked leave with that, then we will go down that I asked committee reports from members. So start with Mr. Myers, thank you, Mr. Chairman thing to report, right? Thank you, Mr. Mccormick. Nothing report. Think it was Mr. Tennis, thank you. Chair. The last meeting of the community, Economic Development Committee. >> Was last Thursday and the couple of the items that folks may want to look up on our website for that were discussed were the Penny for project Strategic Investment. 3rd Party review that will continue at the next meeting on November 6th and then also work that the administration has been advancing and have held a work session on as well around. Rd use. And the the other exciting news about what's happening on the housing front there and then share. I just wanted to just share a note from. The Chamber of Commerce tomorrow. They'll be hosting a conversation, a Q and A with myself around the penny for progress, Strategic Investment Initiative. And then one note. Just to the mayor, word of solidarity. As I kind of sit communicate with counties all across the country as the liaison to the National Association of counties, counties everywhere all across America are confronting being over leverage from times in the past other dollars we're building infrastructure and now those dollars are no longer there. So finding new revenues finding ways to be. More effective and efficient with economic development patterns is really what's important as well. we're not alone. But growing an economy is what's important about that. Communities all across the country are having that conversation. Thank you. Chair. You can't Miss. Martinez responded. Nothing to report. Thank you, chair spawned Mister Johnson. >> Yeah, thank you. The next meeting of the some of these legislative committee will be on October 23rd at 02:30PM, City Hall. And then the October meeting of the infrastructure Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee has been canceled this month. So see you on November. Thank U next. This problem. >> Yeah, thank you. Just briefly on the budget and Finance Committee is normally scheduled for the 3rd week of the month and we have canceled our October 16th meeting. So we will see you in a future meeting and otherwise members will be spending their time with the Fy 26 budget in the work session on Friday. Thank you. front. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair up currently there is a transportation committee scheduled for next week Wednesday, October 15th, my coach. Aaron, I are working with the clerk's office to get that rescheduled for the following Wednesday. The 22nd at 01:00PM immediately following the quality of municipal Services Committee. Thank you. Thank you. Miss owners, nothing to report. Thank you. Thank you, Mister Mayor, thank nothing to report. Thank you, Thank you, Mr. Chairman Nazim report. Thank you, Mister President. Thank you. Mister Chair. Just a brief update on the Assembly. Public Health and Safety Committee. We met on October 1st. We had an overview of the new crisis response system metrics, a new dashboard this being created. It's really exciting to see that the data coming forward. I encourage you if you're unable to to make that meeting to listen to it. >> Some really wonderful information that's going to help us to really make that that's the system stronger and stronger. We also had updates from Red Cross and the Tsunami Warning Center. He giving us an update on the work they're doing. And finally, we had chief case Com and review the draft policies for the real time crime center. You probably have heard some of this on the news about the new technology coming to our city to really APD. So we had some time to review that that that policy made some suggested changes and we'll see more of those policies coming forward in future meetings. Thank you, chair. All right. Thank you. And I think to add this to the virus. I would like to comment a bit about student life and listening try school. With the turn of October and suicide prevention month and earlier that September, the school held an assembly and its auditorium for celebrated visit. His name is Alex Boyd and his Nigerian musician from London to play for America's got Talent other than show off his music. He also talked about his own past experiences when he was abandoned by his mother and faced abuse from his own uncle when he was a point which lead to suicidal thoughts. However, his experiences with abuse to not stop him from pursuing his dream to play music and he would go on to find success, chasing it in his presentation told us that that our stressors only burden ourselves and we must let go of it in order to maintain happiness. He asked us to rate ourselves on a scale from one to 10 based on our self-worth. And then he told that the only correct answer is a 10 because we all are a perfect selves with such a positive message. It followed us after the assembly in the classrooms where you were telling each other that we are tense at the homecoming dance. They wrote that we are tense even last week, students were telling each other the message that you are at 10. Data for his positivity lingers on with us. And I feel quite optimistic about mental health in our school. Thank you. Thank you, Mister Vice. I'm going to take back the microphone briefly just to Usually we would have introduced and passed tonight. A resolution welcoming Alaska Federation of Natives into town and somehow this one slipped by. So I will say that this the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention is happening October 16th through the 18th. And I think the 17th and >> the 15th and 14th for the youth and elders conference as well. welcome FN to encourage. And by the next time we meet will have had the biggest gathering of native people in Alaska. And it's going to be a great time. So please come down to the deadline, a center and thank you to the Federation for continuing to meet in our fair city. So with that, then we will go ahead and move on to our addendum to the agenda, the Dana, to the agenda, number of items. Read the supplemental items. First, 10 of 7 information memorandum. I am a numbered administration's answers to somebody questions. That's 10 of 7. Unfinished items have 11, a 8, somebody memorandum and a number resolution. Number 2025, dash 2.71 Us to a resolution. The Anchorage Assembly sporting and committing to the democracy. Innovations for better public meetings, project municipality 11, a 9 some of memorandum number 2025. Resolution or 2025. To 71 U.S. too resolution to encourage some of the sporting committing to auction of missions for better public meetings. Project. Also 11 P to our 2025 dash 2.70, s one resolution to encourage somebody posing a formula for allocating a portion of the municipal room tax dedicated the promotion of tourism industry to designate tourism promotion on profit. That's the supplemental items next. We have a couple of too. 3 items that need to introduced with the motion a second and a concurring 3rd. So on the U.S. are. Relative to the budgets of 10 G 14, 2025, dash, one tenant ordinance amending Anchorage Municipal Code chapters one. 35 3, 23, 30 relating to the organization's executive branch. So 4th response abilities of executive branch agencies. Motion. Moves on the table. Second 3rd. So I think the motion is moved to introduce right? Madam Clerk It's a yeah. It's kind of weird. That one so moved by Mister Johnson. I think seconded by Mr. Van 3rd, by most probably. To get the right is. Okay get back, Next we have item 10 G 15 arrow number 2025. An ordinance. The municipality of Anchorage amending encourage municipal Code 11, not 6200 to increase mandatory airport charges and fees. Is there a motion? To introduce second? 3rd is probably 3rd by Mr. Johnson. We have item 10 G 2025, dash 106, an ordinance of the municipality Anchorage adopting an appropriate funds for the 2026. General government operating budget for the municipality of Anchorage. Public hearing set for 10. 21 25 11 for 25. motion looked introduce second, move seconded by MS probably wasn't 3rd famous over And been a small today. Yes. Thank you. So then we have one last item. Last item will require a vote but not a super majority votes because it's simply resolution for For hearing tonight, 10 G 17 resolution R 2025, dash 2.97 resolution adopting the 2026 to 2031 6 year fiscal program. Public hearings on 10. 21 11 for 2025 or motion. introduced second famous price of most part today. There's strong. So I think that takes care of our laid on the table procedure. Oh, I'm sorry. I would like to ask for unanimous consent or any objection to adopting the item. Item was we've got a 3rd, but it's just the the motion a second. So that's moved by burly seconded by as well. Today. Is there any objection? Having seen objects items introduced thinking of clerk? And Mister Johnson. All right. It's not like to go ask for a motion to incorporate the denim as printed and distributed and the late on that he so moved second Mr. Meyers has moved. Mister has seconded. The motion is to incorporate like to ask unanimous consent to turn attention to the motion. Seeing hearing no objection. denim and laid on the table items have been incorporated into the agenda. That brings us now to item 9 on the agenda, which is a parent requests, Mr. Walker, please come forward. Police when you get up state your name, what part of town you're from? You'll have 3 minutes. microphone is not on theirs I think a green or yellow button Mike, your good. 49 people. Die out. All right. year. That is totally unacceptable. There should not be changed. people. >> And the state of Alaska, it was 60 billion dollars. And that permit pardons. community do better. How many people are going to die? Outright. This winter's. bear. Is doing crisis management enriching certain people. Specifically Mark Begich and Sheldon. His business partner. They're not adding any new bets. I encourage all of us. Including the mayor. To the corner second and Park Street. The Alaska native tribal Health consortium has built. They're stored facility. It 16 my. 100 and of the FARC. If you put a second story on there, you could double the space. I want to remind. The large earthquake in the North American continent happen right here and I can keep or we're going to have another one some time. This community is not ready for that. Earthquakes. If the municipality. A building like it is that. And workers street. I estimate the cost to be about 7.5 billion dollars. Excuse me. 7.5 million dollars. That's less than you're paying marked Charlotte picture. Man. You would have a building that you could put people and get them out of. Several 100 people easily. If city had more money. You could build 10 of them. And then when the big earthquake hits and nobody has power, you had places where people can go and the say end the war. You have to have a vision of the future. And I don't see that vision. I don't see that vision happening. This community should be arshay that everybody's dying outside. It should be enriching marked baggage. Money already. At this time. That we all take our hats And trial where time is expired. who are outside. Your time is expired and threatened. Not being able live through orders expired. ♪ there. Damascus. Mr. Whittaker, your Time's expired. Mr. Jesse, as your next flight time and Mr. But those people are still out there. And they're at risk. We got to do. For Whitaker. Your time is expired. >> I'm giving you a warning that you're being disruptive. The microphone was off. And just just simply seeing him a time from 3 minutes. >> Thank you. Chair Constand assembling my name is Jeff Jesse. I live on the lower hillside. First, I want to apologize. I'm sorry that we were not able to resolve this performing arts center. Alcohol issue. It's been 6 weeks. I really thought that when you amended that resolution that it would lead to a series of discussions some sort of reasonable compromise. But that just hasn't happened. We've asked over and over to have a meeting with a A C p a. >> We were not given that opportunity. I didn't know That coating Costello sent you an e-mail last night saying that only met with Tiffany Hall from recover Alaska. Well, it wasn't a meeting. There was no discussion. That was a tour. And during the tour a CPA announced a Tiffany that they intended to am 97.8% all the theaters be wet and would allocate 43 seats for people that weren't drinking. There are a lot of ways that you can look at trying to figure out what the right ratio wet to dry would be. You could look at how many people are buying alcohol now and extrapolate that to the increased demand. You could do a survey patrons. You could look at what other venues in town are doing. None of that was done. None of that seems to be of interest to a CPA. Well, I did talk to the other venues and I will say that both the Alaska Airlines Center and the Sullivan Arena independently have come to a very reasonable and balanced approach to allocating between wet and dry. They look at each event if it's a vent focused on younger children, there's less or no alcohol if its event, it was more alcohol it's clearly not that difficult to to resolve this issue. Unfortunately, the alcohol and marijuana control office won't do anything with your resolution because it's not official illegal act of the body. So what we're asking is that you conduct a work session and that you listen to what this all of and the Alaska Airlines Center have done. And that you pick, I know you don't want to get into the details and the weeds of allocating between wet and dry. But I think if you pick the maximum. That was close to the maximum, that those public venues already use. That would be plenty wet seats. It would be certainly weigh more than half of the audience. Windy, wet, but they would be considerable space for people that didn't want to be next to drinking. This is our facility. It's a public facility needs to be open and welcoming to all. And I hope that you will put this issue to rest as soon as possible. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mister Jesse. All right. Next on the agenda we have. The consent agenda. So the consent agenda for the public's knowledge items through 10 G other than items. All Excuse through 10 gnr typically routine. A non-controversial items such as bitter words, new business information reports. >> Ordinances and resolutions for introduction. The items on the consent agenda may be excepted. Introduce are approved by the assembly by a single vote on a motion to prove the consent agenda prior to approval items may be pulled by members for discussion, separate vote on each item under the rules of procedure ordinances and some resolutions will have an opportunity for public hearings. So we'll go ahead and start with Mr. President. No items. Thank you, chair. Thank you, Mr. Pressure DM Square, no items, Kercher, Mister Brown, known Mister Chair. Thank you, Mr. And Mrs. >> No items. Thank you, sir, us. no items. Thank you. Use funds probably. >> Thanks. Just a few items. First 10, a 2 for reading. And 10 B, 3. And 10. See one. And 10 D 14. And alas is not polling, but I'd like to request that the public hearing for item 10 G 4. A 2025 for one 14 be set for November 4th instead of October. 21st. >> a direct hit. So I have 10, 8 to 10 B, 3.10, see one and 10 14. Yes. Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Known Mister Chair. Thank you. Day. >> Thank you. Chair tendency to and 10 S to place. >> Stats, Tennessee, 2 in 10 F 2. Thank you, Mr. no items. Thank Mr. Mccormick. No, I don't Mr. Myers, thank you, Mr. Chairman additional items from to the list did somebody pull 10 a one or have 21 to pull? Okay. get that. So OK, so we have. 22 probably 10 B, is probably 10. See. One is probably 10. See 2 spotted a 10 D 14 probably it 10 s. 2 as Today. Any other Seen here in and then I'd like to ask for a motion to approve the consent agenda. Minus the pull items so moved second, my husband and a Mister of armed. I'd also like to ask unanimous consent to any objection to adoption of the motion. Seeing and hearing no objection. The motion is adopted. The consent agenda has been approved for the public for your information. Only the items through 10 G that were not polled have now been passed and approved by the assembly. So next we will move on to fun part of the night. We have item 10 82. Resolution R 2025, dash 303, a resolution of the Anchorage Municipal Assembly, recognizing October 2025. Us Filipino American History Month time to celebrate Filipino Americans, their cultural and historic contributions. This item was pulled by us right? I move to approve. Movements. Probably second formed. I would like to ask unanimous consent to turn injection to the adoption. Senior in an this item is adopted. Who is reading presenting. >> I'll be presenting and be reading. >> That's a little icy of the floor. >> Our number 2025. Co 3 resolution of the Anchorage Municipal Assembly recognizing October 2025. As Filipino American History Month. A time to celebrate Filipino Americans and the cultural and historic contributions. Where is the first reported presence of Filipinos in the United States was on October 18, 15 87 and the first Filipinos arrived in Alaska in 17, 88 on the for training ship. If if Pena Bianna with Filipinos settling in Alaska in the early 19, 100's in the coastal villages in Southeast and Bristol Bay. And by the 1930's in Anchorage and whereas Filipino Americans have a rich history of public and military service and participation and leadership in social justice movements, including the United Farm Workers Movement, the fight for ethnic studies. The Washington Yakima strikes and the anti martial law movements. And whereas Filipino American National Historical Society's 2025. Filipino American History Month theme is from quotas to communities. Filipino American migration and movement commemorating the 90th anniversary of the 1935 Filipina Rate repatriation act in the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act. And whereas in 1935, the U.S. Congress passed the Filipino repatriation act offering free one-way transportation for Filipinos in the U.S. to return to the Philippines. If agreed to never return at the time. There was an annual quota, 50 Filipinos who are allowed to enter the U.S. Filipinos were not allowed to become citizens or own property. The intentions behind a law were rooted in anti-asian sentiments and Asian exclusion. And where 30 years later, the U.S. Congress passed a 90 65 Immigration and Naturalization Act, which was the first federal immigration law to eliminate national origin, quotas that had favored Europeans while barring or limiting Asians from entering the U.S. this legislation opened the doors for thousands of Filipinos to migrate to the U.S. reuniting families and establishing multigenerational communities across the nation. The act has allowed the number of Filipino Americans in the U.S. to grow from 176,000 in 1960, to over 4 million in 2025. And whereas the state of Alaska recognize the advocacy leadership, courage and service. A Filipino Americans in Anchorage and Alaska who struggles resistance, solidarity and resilience have helped to sustain our community and state during challenging and transformative times by formally recognizing Filipino American History Month in 2023. Now, therefore, the Anchorage Municipal Assembly recognizes and celebrates October 2025. Filipino American History Month pass and approved by the Anchorage Assembly. This 7th day of October 2025. My name is out there down Pan a school counselor at West. A great high school. >> And that without sponsor sponsor of West Filipino clip. I started Filipino club in 2022. To encourage students to learn more about their Filipino culture identity and history. It has become a safe space where many of our students can connect both community and feel a strong sense of belonging belonging West Philippine a club is honored to recognize Philippine American History Month with with you all. We are deeply thankful for this opportunity to celebrate our culture. Our stories in our community. I'm excited to introduce one of our dedicated Filipino club members has been a part of this for 3 years and currently serves as a club. Secretary. He's a proud senior, deeply connected to his Filipino culture and has been actively involved in Fc's FCA for 3 years. He's also now one of your encourage assembly youth representatives. It's my honor with gratitude to introduce you to a couple of R E s. members of our As a Filipino use, representative the secretary of West High Filipino club and the member of FCA's cultural dance troupe. I would like to express gratitude to the Anchorage Assembly and the Filipino community for the celebration and recognition of Filipinos as a part of U.S. history. From the scandals who works. selmon canning industry to the migrations of the late 20th century during the Marcos dictatorship and a loosening of immigration restrictions come from across the Pacific for better economic opportunities and a better life. This includes my own family from my great grandparents to my own parents migrating from their homes around Manila and Bullock on to settle in California, Virginia, and mostly here in Anchorage to build a new life in the I am glad that the Filipino community is getting representation in Alaskan politics from the first Philippine American legislator. Thelma buckled to present with representative Genevieve Mena. I am also glad that the city of Anchorage and the State of Alaska Kylie welcomes its Filipino residents with celebrations such as that the son eye on to the celebration of Filipino American History Month right here in the summer. chambers. Personally being involved with Filipino groups has greatly enhanced my life from connecting socially with other people of common background to opening doors for more opportunities. Joining the Filipino club was able to connect socially with fellow Filipino students and with missed out on as a club we participated in events such on the convention at the Museum and collaboration is with other groups such as the A combined community to discuss and share our identity. Later that during that period, I also joined Filipino community of Anchorage, Alaska's cultural dance troupe where connected with more Filipino adults and learns many dances that come from our people being with FCA. He connected with other Filipino diaspora communities around the country. James scholarships to fund our education. And I even joined the assembly with the recommendation of our presidents, Lorena Garcia. Overall joining us Filipina club and FCA has fostered a greater sense of identity and self-improvement. I am once again glide and thankful to the assembly, to pass to this recognition resolution. And I am proud to live in a city that embraces its diverse ethnic I'm thinking of thank you, Mr. I'll be very brief. Just wanted to highlight that Mr. virus is one of our 3 youth wraps. And if any of the other to use reps are listening. >> I would invite you. We pass resolutions like this throughout the year as well as people right. Ones that are not just our annual ones. what we call pop-up resolutions. And I would also encourage especially working with the reps in your If you want to work with them on one of the items that we do have coming up on it, agenda or a separate one. I reached out to Jacob earlier because I thought this was a timely and a good learning experience. And so I hope that for the other members for the other youth reps as well, and it's not be working with with you certainly. I think others on the Dias would be happy to do so. And again, thank you, everybody for being here. Good evening. >> My name is Anne Marie to do again return to the precedent. Federation of for the American Sing The Our situation and the rest of the groups is having a but host the inning History Month. That's Tober a from one to 4 o'clock over Acc that Noseda Wood elementary schools. So she have a time Pisa. Be Thank Representative Nita. >> Snow on anyone else? OK, thank you, everybody. Pretty sure you don't speak. Representative Mena. >> Meantime, good evening. Members of a somebody, Mike, I'm going be sitting in the hot ball. I'm just really grateful for the Anchorage Assembly of to continue recognize Philippine American History Month. It's a really great honor to really uplift this community on a statewide level to have all these different celebrations and to really recognize it. the complexities of our community contributions and the ways that we continue to step up and I am just so hard in the next generation, if you don't Ricans to be involved. So thank you. >> So going to go in and read the next 2 items there proposed for postponement for the same reason to the same time. So good and read both. Sorry, Madam Clerk, Item 10 B, 3. Which resolution our 2025 dash 308 resolution Anchorage municipal, somebody authorizing the use sale. Proceeds to retire ACP roof cannot access to municipal debt. And then I'll go ahead and also read the 14. Which is. Assembly. Memorandum number am 7.59 Dash 2025. A member of the municipality of Anchorage seeking somebody approval to amend the management agreement between the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska Center for Public Art Performing Arts by extending the contract term to June 30 2027, Mr. >> Move to postpone both of these items to the meeting of October. 21st. Second, a motion to postpone probably. September. 21 seconded by MS, Balding day Mr. we have requested a work session on both of these items. They are related and that would be proposed for October 16th. And so that would give time before the next meeting. Thanks. >> 16th is a tricky day because during half and we've had some cancellations. But so let's services staff is working on parking arrangements for members, park in the parking garage right next or so. We're making plans to make sure there's space for everyone there as well. tough participation is allowed. I'd like to ask unanimous consent any objection. The motion to postpone those 2 items. no objections. Those 2 items will be back for us and our next regular meeting. So next item 10 see one. 10. See. One is. Some of memorandum and 7.32, dash 2025 recommendation. The word weight. This one no action. The administration has asked us to actual site of. So we want actually read it. Next. We have item 10 C 2. 10 see to some of memorandum am 7.37, dash. 25 recommendation toward Construction, the Alaska Center for treatment Project. item was pulled by all today. fix it. Approve, approved second, a motion to approve and a small and a second is probably respond. >> Thank you. Chair at really, really grateful to see this coming forward. I actually have a question about the scope of the project. I'm particularly the HVAC units and the interior roof access is I'm treats of someone could speak to whether that is only going to happen in the portion of the building that is going to be used for treatment or is that throughout the golden lion is the HVAC system in its entirety going to be revamped or just that particular spot. Mr. Chen from operations team, a cop response question. >> Commissioner, through. >> Okay. Through the chair to memorable day. This part of the end of that question. beginning was about the HVAC units what they serviced >> It says that the project will incorporate new HVAC units. And I was curious that was only going to be occurring in that part of the golden lion that's been earmarked for treatment what used to be the lounge upstairs or if that HVAC work is going to extend to the entirety of the building. >> Those units provide. Air to the entirety of the building, not necessarily inside the units, but the communal hallways, lot room service areas, all that stuff. >> Yeah, thank you. That was that was really all I was curious about. I was trying to square the Square, the expenditures with the scope of the project and that makes a lot more sense. Thank you. Thank you. >> Any further questions on the item? none members may proceed to vote. And a vote of 12 during the youth member votes. Yes, yes. And 7.37, dash 2025. Us past a body that takes us to last item on our consent agenda, which is item 10, tough. Want have to. 10 2 is information. Memorandum am one 92 dash 2025 Board of Ethics in a report. Chris Pallone, you, Paul. The second. to prove. I move to on his accent. Accept thank for that. Except I'm a small today. Seconded by was that Mr. Vaughan. >> Responding to. Thank you. And yes, I love ask Mr. Abbas to a couple questions. If he's here with us. Thank you. Welcome. I I want to ask you a couple of questions at first. I want to express my appreciation for this report and and that the the breakdown of how the commission that explore commission has spent its time. I'm particularly interested in the recommendations for improvement that you made. And I would like to understand from you a little bit more with what specifically, which would actually be helpful to you to the officers and really nailing down what a probe pivoted conflict of interest might be. Is the language that you mentioned and as well, the city of commerce, that enough or is there something more that should be added or could be added to clarify and code? I think you just turn the mic officer of a state. So you go My name is Paul over stem one of the 2 municipal ethics officers that were appointed by. >> Mayor LaFrance, I think about a year ago and I'm also the legal adviser for the Board of Ethics. So as we discussed earlier today, I think with the what we did in our annual report as we kept those recommendations for improvement a little bit to fake. So what might be helpful is for us to come back and work together and have the board come up with concrete provisions that we think are in need of improvement. And then what I understand is that, you know, as we all are, you would be happy to work with us and get in get those approved so we can provide greater clarity and the code of ethics. So the first provision dealing with conflicts of interest that was just the board. Maybe a little bit struggling with trying find that line between what a potential conflict of interest is. And one that's not even doesn't even have the potential for being a conflict of interest. So if we could provide get greater clarity and that provision that would be helpful. And as far as the municipal ethic officers roles as well, sometimes there's almost a safe harbor provision where a public servant can go to the board of ethics, seek their advice and then is able to rely on that. They're not able to be sanctioned for relying on the board's advice later on in their specific provisions the conflict of interest section, for example, was written before. The municipal. I think officer position was appointed. So it has this procedure where they go to the department director to make a determination on whether an employee has a conflict of interest. We think maybe there's areas like that where we can clarify the rules and ethics officer and allow a department director to have that sort of safe harbor where they can kind of rely on the advice that's giving. So there are potentially a couple areas where we can improve and provide greater clarity from the code of ethics and we'd be happy to work and doing that. >> Yeah, I think that would be very welcome. And obviously we all have a vested interest in keeping that businesses the U.S. municipality above board in every way. And and so I would definitely be interested receiving a memo of some sort from the board outlining what that could look like in code really pleased to support that. So thank you very much. Thank you. And then else? >> And seeing none this bill. And they would say. I said, wait to read it before you decide whether you're happy to support it. just thought members may proceed to vote. On a vote of 12 to 0 in the youth member votes. Yes, I am one 92 dash 2025 has been accepted. So now the question before us is doing take our regularly scheduled in a break now, or do we way through 11, a? I think we're going to go in and take comeback. 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If you can. >> We are from Lumen Christi High School, specifically a U.S. government costs. And so we're just going to be sitting in and paying attention to what it is that you guys do. I'm Reid a meddling, Terry, welcome I'm always solar's. I'm Vince Endeavor. Ard. Porter Brady. And I'm Nicholas Boring. Thank you for having us. They want they want all this out. >> just getting to >> Thanks for making it tonight. Your government, action. >> that one last question, who's your teacher at Lumen, Christi? Miss Katherine Hazel. It is teacher. Excellent. Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. Okay. So now we get on to the business. 11 resolution R 2025. Dash to 71. >> Residents think you somebody. Sporting coming to Moxie. Innovations for better public meetings project in this outing and courage. There's a motion to approve on the floor. Strong. Thank you, Mister Chair. I move to postpone. >> Item 11, a in its entirety. Second. So we have a motion to definitely. So speak. That was Yeah. Thank you. So we have I think what was some good discussion about this project at a recent work session? I know there's multiple versions that have been brought forward. I I'll just say from my perspective at the work session. I didn't seem to hear a lot of interest or willingness on the part of the project, sponsors or advocates to to pit focus and scope of the project. Additionally, I did have the opportunity to look at. One of better public meetings projects that was done in a different jurisdiction. And I found some of the recommendations that brought forward. Curious, including there was one to do like rotating meetings and you know, not only then with the public have to. Know what time the meeting was, but would also have to know when or where the meeting was So I just I don't know that I perceive a lot of value in this project to forward. Thank you. Mister Chair. >> Yeah, I really love the concept. I think civic engagement and better meetings are important. I think that this resolution misses the mark for a couple reasons. First of all, so I spent a lot of time reviewing the website reviewing some of the other cities that have kind of taken on this pilot project. And what I found is that this is less of an evaluation or acidic snapshot as they call it and more of a validation of confirmation bias. And it's also an opening for advancing a broader agenda. So if you look at the website of the orca leading this, the National Civic League problems and solutions have already been presented. And more interestingly, the final recommendations are essentially the same across communities that have participated. So it doesn't matter if it's a city council in Boulder or a school board Mesa, Arizona. The recommendations are the same. So what that tells me is that. This isn't really list planning to listen to the public. It's kind of just leading to a foregone conclusion. And I can read those recommendations well enough online without actually funding yearlong pilot to get to a pre-determined at. The better meetings. is also included as a part of a larger agenda, which includes a model city charter. That makes recommendations for things like elections, city attorneys and city managers. So it really feels like less of an opportunity to truly listen engage with the public and more like the advancement of a model city agenda. Then the second problem that I have with Senator, the second concern is that I think it's community council centric. I really appreciate the community councils, but they're often not representative of the community as a whole. I want to hear from the community beyond community councils and I want to know how we can get more people involved in civic engagement. But I'd like to do this without an outside organization really pushing an agenda, honest disguised as listening and learning from the community. >> It spawned a >> find myself on. I find myself exceedingly disappointed. And I think I'm disappointed for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that the genesis of this resolution was a group. Deeply committed local organizations. Who came to the conclusion, the precise conclusion. In fact, that many of my colleagues on the Dias have articulated and that is. There is a lack of engagement, representative engagement here in Anchorage. And we aren't exactly sure why that's true. I don't think it's overstatement to say that there is not existing capacity. At this level. To do the work of discovery understand why that is. I think that the fact that we have a group community organizations that are excited to move this project forward and all they need from us. As for us to say, yes, at least 2 of us will participate. Meaningfully. Will contribute in a very, very small financial way. And then will simply be willing to listen to whatever recommendations come forward in terms of how we might understand better the barriers that our community faces. In accessing their city government. And that's too too large of an ask. That that's really, really deeply disappointing to me that we would that we would cut this off at the knees. Without even. Giving opportunity for the groundwork to be laid. And I think we made it clear myself. I'm a co-sponsor, have made it clear over the course of this conversation that this is a process by which we are invited to customize. Literally everything to fit our community. And I am. I I'm feeling really, really disappointed that we cannot give. Of organizations like sums up and a high 5 to go and do the work that we ourselves don't have the capacity to do in partnership with another entity that has done this elsewhere. I think it's a little bit spurious to say that any of this is coming with an agenda other than understand more more deeply. What keeps our community from coming in showing up here. I I am disappointed. But given that conversations that we've had over the course of the last several weeks, I can't say that I'm entirely surprised and I hope that in the future when the community comes to and says, hey, we'd like to partner with you would like to help you. We would like to generate additional understanding. That we will be more open to that opportunity to that possibility. Rather than saying. This project doesn't meet and very, very narrow set of desires and therefore. We will not empower the community to the self-discovery work. sincerely hope that there is a time when this can move forward. Mrs. Thank you, Mister Chair. I think we all know we're at on this item. So I would ask all the question. >> So there's a motion by Mister Meyer's to call the question second, I think by Mr. Mccormick. Question. vote of 8 to 4. The question has been called. The question is sir, motion to postpone indefinitely? On a vote of 93 item has been postponed indefinitely. Next 11 B a R 2025, Dash, 2.70, resolution of the Anchorage Assembly proposing a formula for allocating portion of the municipal room tax dedicated to promotion tourism industry to a designated tourism promotion nonprofit. Still, she additional use them Municipal Room tax dedicated to promotion of tourism industry. So forced on the 9, 9, 9.23 There's no motion pending. That's proof. Which version the original version, please. >> Second prove the original version and there's a second small. Today's moved. There's a second bite. Most probably. You wish to speak to it. >> I would defer one of my co-sponsors. Mr. Johnson, thank you. brought forward a an amendment that's in your packet. If look at the amendment language. project. Was intended to send a clear message to the administration. They look need to look closely at the formula by which this funding is approved under the next 10 year contract. I can tell you in the and I'm sorry, Ms, but and mother sponsors. I didn't run this amendment you. This just kind of happened over. The kind of afternoon seeing additional items. Hearing some additional feedback. And I think that this amendment works for any of the items that are before us. And the intent its merit mirrors the true intent that I had from the beginning and the process by which we got to the original draft. It was pretty painful because everybody always wants to default to the finish line. To come up with the conclusion. And have that before us. My intent at the beginning was always to provide advice to the administration that we need to see a reallocation not needs to be informed X or form lawyer C. the original item as we introduce it. I fully intended if you read to the links for to also be in the language of please consider doing something like this, not please do this. And so I am going to propose since have the and move concept. Amendment one second. >> So cars amendment one move by Mr. Constance second time, Mr. Bolland. >> So the purpose of this amendment strip away all of that, what it's going to do, how it's going to do it and empower the administration to come up with a fair deal for tough. Incumbent contractor who's providing the services and 4 other matters that might be necessary. And then they will bring back to us the proposal in the form of a draft contract. Instead of us trying to micromanage the nature of the request to them. I think that the mission is accomplished. Centrally by simply Ford in the stun say, please come up with a way to balance the equation. asking your support on this amendment on the main motion so that we can just get this. Off of our table. Let the administration make a proposal. And come back to us with a proposal that works. So that's the framework that I have presented before Mr. Johnson. >> Yeah, the new Mr. Chairman and thank you for the amendment. 9 tend to support I prepared an essendon us one version of chart. Functionally the same really. But really I had those because I had some concerns about how the original version could have significant impacts to an organization that does a lot to promote tourism, which is a very important economic engine for Anchorage. I think this amendment mitigates my concerns allows for more dialogue to take place in gives the administration I think more room to to figure out where the right balance rises. So I think with that and with the adoption of amendment, I feel pretty comfortable about where we land. >> Thank I also support the amendment. I appreciate the explanation I will say what I've said several times before on this point, which I would be hard pressed to find another organization in this state that has gotten a unlimited increasing grant with no additional expectations or other requirements attached to it. And I think that is not to denigrate the good work that that organization is doing. But I think as we look broadly at our budget overall and how to use the utilize our funds and really revisit decisions that have been made many years ago. I think it is worth considering what the hot basically how this percent of the bed tax should be used. And so I think it is a valid question. And I also totally acknowledge that the assembly is not in the negotiation. And so the best we can do is offer guidance, offer ideas offer direction to administration and directions, even probably too strong of a word because again, we are not the negotiators, but that was the intent of the original item. I support pulling back on what was a very specific idea. And in order to again, really urge the administration to engage in that negotiation and come to a result that is for the public benefit as well. As for the benefit of that organization. Thanks. Anyone else on the amendment. Any objection to the amendment? >> Senior. action. The amendment is adopted. Have been a motion back before us. Any further discussion on the main motion. Senior. Members proceed to vote. And a vote of 12 to 0 in the youth member votes. Yes, yes, twenty-twenty. 5 Dash 2.70, as amended has passed the body next which 2025 dash forty-niners public hearing item noticed and personally mending Anchorage municipal Code section. 21. 0, 0, to establish 3 distinct procedures for amending the Comprehensive plan based on the proposed amendments anticipated scope and impact Miss brilliant. And with the public hearings to help. Now, poll. move to postpone indefinitely. Second. Motion postponed indefinitely by probably second Mr. Want speak to them >> Yeah. Just briefly, recognize we are in space of the code that we recently passed. So I am not a sponsor of this. The sponsor of this is no longer on the body. I think it is asking a valid question and I would offer that in my opinion, this is not the way and that's why urge postponed indefinitely. Any further discussion. >> Motion is postponed indefinitely. Members takes you to vote. But a vote of 12 to 0 in the youth member votes. Yes, 2025 49 has been postponed indefinitely. Brings us to item 13 P which is 2025 59, ordinance to with somebody manning anxious, but code chapter 3 DOT 90 access to public records and EMC, 3.30, 0, 1, 6, to update the public records response procedures. Public hearings item is now open. This probably. >> Moved to continue the public hearing to the meeting of November 18th. Second. >> Motion to continue to meeting November 18th moved by most probably second by miss Overs. I speak to me too. Mr. Johnson, go ahead. I us or as you can. You're in the room. >> We're still working on it. Simply put. Thank you and Any objection to the motion postpone to meeting of? November 18th? Hearing. See no objection. That is the motion carries unanimously next 13 C which is 2025 dash 83, an organist with somebody in many elections because section live and 5, 0, to increase the maximum amount allowed to be charged for processing credit and debit card transactions for tax services. The public hearing of Senate was no open Friday. Move to postpone the indefinitely. Second, Mr. Price, thank you, Aaron, to either of you wish to speak to it. Yeah. Tara, speak to briefly. Thank you. >> Member Brian, I have been talking with the industry and think it's probably best to go back to the drawing board on this idea. Thank you. Any further discussion. none members may proceed to vote. Mrs. On a vote of 12 to 0 in the youth member votes. Yes, you know 2025 dash 83 has been postponed indefinitely next 7 14 is 2025 to 77 ordinance. Tensions somebody to reauthorize certain boards and commissions by amending the sunset provisions in action code sections, Florida, 40 DOT 1, 2, 5, Florida, 40 to 1, 5, 0, for 16 0, 1, 5, 0, for about 16 to 10 for about 60 to 40 in for about 60 to 60 public hearing on this item is now open. Anyone wish to turn this item. Anyone at all? Seeing hearing public hearing this item is now closed. What's the most to print second virus? Probably saying Vera. there amendments on the Senate? Areas. Yeah. Alternative a server first. Okay. Mister. Thank you, Mister Chair. I'll go ahead and move. Rivera Amendment number 2. >> Okay. That's a motion to amend by Mr. Rivera seconded by Ms Brawley. Thank you. Mister Chair. >> So based on my conversations with the administration, I'm bringing this amendment forward. Some of the all know and that I've been on a mission for the last few years to try to streamline and reduce the number of sunset audits that our internal division has to complete annually. So this amendment will reduce that number by one. The administration is in support of that goal. This is a particular board which has very strictly defined code requirements as a quick aside, I was planning on, including UTC in a an amendment, but that conversation has shifted into have a different amendment fixed. >> And MRI. Sorry, not and this amendment. Okay. So any further discussion on the amendment? Is there any objection to the amendment like to ask unanimous consent? Senior. No Objection. Amendment stop to this right. >> for Ali Amendment. One second. >> So there's a motion to amend Biden strongly seconded by Mr. Gore right? >> Thanks. Yeah. Just this proposes a brief extension of this commission for purposes of essentially transition period in which it would be repeal. That is my proposal. At least I've been working with the mayor's office on this one and speaking with planning staff. It was mentioned recently. You I think it was in the prior meetings answers that board has met 7 times in the last 16 months. And for comparison, the Planning and Zoning Commission has met 31 Times in the last 16 months. And if you go way back to the title, 21 rewrite. There were questions about kind of what the function of this board would be. And so this is really at picking up an older conversation. So so any other kind of consideration of what happens with this board would be dealt with in another item? And certainly the folks who are serving on this board, I would hope that they would be interested in service on another We always need folks. And so that's the proposals to give time for that runway. And I've been told February the end of February is sufficient time for staff purposes. Thank you. >> All right. Anyone else on the amendment. So all right. If there's no one else like to ask unanimous consent action to adoption, the amendment. Senior. No objection Item is adopted as an amendment to motion. Emotional before us as amended any further discussion. Seeing hearing none members may proceed to vote. On a vote of 12 to 0 and youth member votes. Yes, yes, you know, 2025 to 77 as amended has passed the body. Now we're back on the next item is 14 2025, Dash, 1, 3, and ordinance. The act, Assemblyman Anchorage Municipal Code Section. 23 that 70 to 7, 0, 6 specifically authorized for closure to enforce the Building code abatement. Lance, the public hearing on item is now open. Anyone wish to be heard on this item. Seeing hearing none public hearing on this item is now closed. What's on the body? That's your proof. Second, ball and a second by Mr. Johnson. As today, which like speak to it. >> Yeah, I think I think we've we've heard actually in a work session this was at last week and just last week about the challenges for enforcement of dangerous buildings and and how how challenge how difficult it has become too actually collect on the fines that are that a crew sometimes over the course of years and dangerous buildings. And so for that, for the municipality to politically have this tool and its tool box to be able to foreclose and make good on those liens as I think a step in the right direction towards helping our city get a much-needed facelift. So I urge my colleagues support. Any further discussion on this item. >> Seeing hearing none members may proceed to vote. vote of 12 to 0 in the youth member votes. 2025 dash. 1, 3, has passed the body next. We have. 14 CL 2025 dash, 104, an Any interest will code 21. 0, 9, 0, zoning districts and am see table. 9 dash 2 table of allowed uses to allow office and retail uses and the GC 10 up around sky. We commercial district. A public hearing on item is now open. Anyone wish to be heard on this item. Senior. None public hearings item is now closed, but still in the body move to approve Mr. Johnson, St. Mo Monday. Any discussion? Thank you, Mr. I have I think a couple questions for the planning Department. >> Welcome. Hi, Miss Thanks for being here. I think my my first couple questions are how many parcels are properties to with the supply too? How does this comport with the recent update to the group that plan? Threw the chair member Al. this would apply to 3 parcels. >> And it is line with and lineman with the current plan. >> Mister So are there other properties that would be essentially up zoned. And a similar fashion. I guess I'm just trying at are that the properties are all sort of. Together on the map. Are they all side by side? Yes. Okay. If I could ask maybe to the best of your understanding how. How is this not spot zoning if it's just a couple to these 3? Parcells threw the chair propel this is not a free zone. >> To start with. So too, with not technically be considered a spot, change allowed use right? Exactly. it is it is in alignment with the comp plan. That is since it is supported by Kirkwood community and by all of honors, the property owners, impacted by it. >> Thank you. That's just question. Thank you, Mr. Thank Let ask a quick question. Then. Thank That's interest and I support. This more of a philosophical question. Your answer? Technically, it's not zoning. So maybe it doesn't quite count as a spot zoning. But the question really becomes if the changes for those 3 and it's an outlier to the use of all of the others around it is functionally spots on Chair constantly many. is a gray area. Let me just put it that way. >> Chair constant. I would have to leave that legal department it is very concentrated tool in that area. But it does. It is on the line with olive. >> And that's why I don't have any problem supporting its this philosophical question. And you know, we hear a lot about these concerns when you have a similar small area with large neighborhood. And so I certainly don't want to put the attorneys either on the spot, but there's some exploration of that idea. That's probably an order. One does. Tiger still be a Tigers? It has spots, you know, like as its it kind of put that right on the floor. But I do support this certainly just there's a philosophical air here that I can't quite Thanks was about Mr. Johnson. >> I just want to kind of fall fun of the latter question that the chair was being too there. So this is own GC 10 right? And that is exists is within that the table. 21 space and we have different classifications of zoning this case. 10th difference hooking classification for curved Marshall. But we tend to distinguish between different classes of zoning for different reasons. Right? So there is something about Gct. Why it was decided that would be unique from sewing class. And there's reason why we break it down that we're guess that's what I'm kind of getting to him. I assume there's something about. Where that area situated that makes it reasonable that it was classified through prior making GC 10. >> Threw the chair to member Yes, I believe so. I think the intent was to create zoning district community as a whole agreed was a good idea based on the comprehensive plan for the area. They do have a new comp plan. And I do believe that they are contemplating different approach to their zoning districts. So your questions, I think, will be probably addressed as part of that process. >> Yeah, thank you to conversation. look forward to. Anyone Senior. members may proceed to vote. And a vote of 12 to 0 member votes. Yes, 2025 additional for his testimony, which concludes our regular agenda next Lebanese participation wish to be heard chance. Please come forward. Welcome, please. State your name. A part of town you're from. have 3 minutes. But Walker spin art. >> Coming up here to comment, frankly, my disappointment and frustration with regards to this body postponing indefinitely. The better meetings projects. But our public meetings projects I've been involved with this since January. Just a group of citizens who looked around saw kind of the lack of participation, many members of our community at Public Meetings Act, community councils. And we're asking. What can we do to? Engage those can do to improve civic engagement, public processes in this community. My interests is especially I'm very concerned and interested in government and governance and how can we kind of make government more responsive to people and better in general. I think we can look around and see that so many people are jaded and cynical about government. I think part of that's because people are. Fully aware of what goes on. You by you see me at these meetings. I'm quite aware. I try to fight against cynicism that folks show and demonstrate and feel towards government but that doesn't mean that we can do better. I recognize the efforts that this body and Legislative Services and union has done to try to increase civic participation. I participated. And for talk of sitting or night, I'm excited about the Town Square project is upcoming. But that doesn't mean that we can't do more. It doesn't mean that we can learn from other communities. That doesn't mean that we can try to experiment with new things and see. It may be things outside just divisions that we've done to really, you know, and gets the public more to see what is issue. Why kit, why are more people not participating? And how can we better engage with those folks? And was still could be potentially an opportunity to, you know, utilize, you know, outside 3rd party in additional resources that they doesn't necessary have and house to do all that effort and to see how we can improve as a city and how we can, you know, continue to and our processes. Thank you. Thank you. And you know, swished a beard. >> Welcome, please. State your name apart a 10 year from have 3 minutes. You're good to go. >> My name is Lisa live in District. One. I'm here because of the encourage police departments. New technology and the rush with which the assembly allowing them to do. I found out about the license plate scanners here. The Anchorage Daily News last week. What's noticeable notable about that is that police Chief Sean case came to my council meeting, Community Council meeting September 3rd and he talked about the the technology updates that they were doing. The video footage and how would be sent APD's directly. And he didn't mention the license plate scanners actually went back and rewatched his entire presentation afterwards. Sure that I'd missed something. I did not. I find notable that in the article it also mentioned that that is one of greatest concerns that people have and he did not mention it and it's nowhere in the notes. But I have found other than in the newspaper articles. So I was also startled to see that the plates getting technology is already in APD vehicles. And that the assembly was billing over the recommendation of the ACLU to go ahead and continue. The Alaska public media adequate that the cameras will automatically be running all of the plates. So it will only notify the officer and dispatch if there's a higher level issue and it doesn't specify what happens to all of the other information that isn't considered notification where The article quoted the chief is saying that the department will finalize policies to determine how and when the new surveillance system will be used. So what are the guardrails on APD's data gathering scanning and camera usage and what public input heavy solicited from the community regarding how they want their information used. I see the chief's statement that access to license plate information will be limited to officers and staff at the real time Crime Center. You which makes it clear how they view the information they're receiving evidence of crimes and that it will likely be retained for less time than the body camera footage. The information's the gathering is not evidence of crimes and it should not be a department level policy. This is community information that the department is gathering without sufficient public input without oversight and over said the city has been suggested here before. I am concerned about the plate scanners as I just go around town, doing whatever I do and not knowing whether scanners have actually already been turned on or not. I see the police chief will present these policies to the Public Safety Committee for their feedback. And that's where I was encouraged to provide feedback as well. Now, Blix Safety Committee meets 11 to 12, 30 on a weekday. So I'm here after the fact to voice my concerns with the hasty process and my disappointment. Your vote to continue at speed. >> Anyone else for Spirit? C'mon down. Everyone wants to talk. Come on down. Welcome, please state. Then what part of town you're from going? 3 Jason North-south, Anchorage, appreciate the opportunity and start for the walk up. >> I was here until chambers last night until 10, 30 11 o'clock at Planning Zoning Commission as they heard 2025. 0, 0, 3, 0, 3, 4 for the 3rd time. >> And they did recommend the past that. And that is to transport a development overlay. It's a grassroots effort that is seeking to place greater density in mixed use along. Corridors and town centers that were identified and the comp plan 24 years ago. And our 24 you land use plan so I just want to say that we're going to continue to engage the public from our grassroots end and this potentially before the before the body. I hope that you'll give it due consideration and hopefully that can get to something that pushes Anchorage forward and makes housing more attainable. I know you put in ton of work over the last few years trying to make housing better. Look forward to working with all of you try and get something that can move us forward even more. Thank you. >> The question for Mr. Johnson, absolutely. So. I was testimony last summer. A number of people here to testify. It's last night there. I would say I don't have a good number. I would say it was play fifty-fifty for and against. >> While so there probably 10 or 15 on the side, I would say. Did you see anyone stopped at the door or did they take testimony until everyone was done talking? Was anybody stop from testifying? Okay. everybody who wanted to have a chance to be heard when it was before the planning Zoning Commission for the 3rd time. mean there some of us were here for a 3rd time as well. I just read some headlines in the Daily News about democracy dying. Sounds like Democracy worked. Thank Crusie was alive last night. Thank you. Welcome, please. State your name. Part attorney from you'll have 3 minutes. Jaime Lopez, the sinkers forming the coalition for Homeless. So >> this has to be one of the fastest meetings I've ever seen. You're right about 7.15 Apparently I'm a gaffe machine. So it lasts special assembly You know, just a said I have time to kill my finest moment. I was like, oh, CJ probably would've But yeah, not the first something I've said probably won't be the last time there. And so I'm gonna move on from that. And so to take a page out of Ronald Levy is book from the free books Cart. We have red hot mamas. I don't know somebody get left out of but, you know, might be a good treat. So aside from that, let's move on from that one. So I did want to talk are 2025 to 71. So. During the work session, Mr, Bowen made a comment. And that comment you know, he'd recently been at the Mountain View, Community Council and mentioned how somebody got kicked out of that meeting. But the curious thing about it is you mentioned the context and the details and why. And so generally speaking, you know, I show up to meetings and take to people in the area and I hours and so more or less the showing up to maybe in talking to our athletes. And I had personally told I think the policies that are being pushed right now, we're going to people seriously injured killed. And so I was not personally trying to attack or integrity, but the judgment, certain things that will lead to bad outcomes and so more or less you progress to the end of the meeting. And here was saying somebody saying, I don't care, I don't care. like, no, no, no, no. let me just respond to this and feel cannon. What he typically does is protects people from scrutiny, even himself and somewhere less. I said, I think I have the right to say this more or less. He said no nation. called the cops and taking called Mobile crisis team. You know, they can come out and sort of negotiate this one. But clearly, if she just let me say it, I would have said no, this is why. And so I was question the fact that she field experience or the fact that she has been making mistakes you know, if if let me say it would have been fine, let alone 2 to 3 minutes later when you get to public comment for the meeting. But no, he want to kick me out just to shut down. And so that's kind of where you're going with this is that, you know, the dog and pony show continues. And that's sort of what this is is Kabuki theater. If you limit people to 3 minutes of discussion, you're not getting real debate essentially is the Overton window of political discourse that you're allowed acceptable speech and then everything else behind it. It's just shoved to the side. And so maybe in you things will the makeup of the body changes. But at this time it doesn't appear you guys are ready. And so I think a lot of people have good. It is get to be willing to listen. Thank you very much. What else was to be Please come forward. Welcome, please. State your name. What part of town you're from? You'll have 3 minutes. >> Thank you for your time. My name is Khan. Very on. The Westside Huntington Park. This is about that is Joe. I know that many people have been working very hard. And there's also many said people who have no idea as to what is going on. In most of us are just finding out. We feel like we need more. You need to pause and more export exploring on this issue. It's an important issue. Housing is an important issue, but it's also multi faceted. And I encourage the assembly. To take that pause because this very serious. Thank you for your time. Anyone else wish Beard? it all. All right. I'm not seeing or anyone else move to something on the will start. >> With our youth member, Mr. Tavares. Any last words for the meeting? You don't have to. >> I'm just glad we got that that recognition. Bill task for for the Fhm again. All right. Thank you, Mr. Frazer no comments. Thank you, >> Thank you, chair. Just quick. I just want acknowledge that stay is the two-year anniversary of a horrific terrorist attack in the state of Israel. I just want to acknowledge. continue to offer our prayers support for the Jewish people. Thank you. Thank you, Thank you, Mr. Chen, a comment. >> No comments. Thank you. fund. No comment. Thank brother. I learned a lot. Thanks. Mr. Johnson, no comments that spoke Monday. know, comments check. Thank you Martinez. No additional comments. No comments. Thank Mr. Myers, thank you, Appreciate the night off. >> So on that note, I'll just say. Enjoy it tonight because our next meeting as 21 public hearings on it, including the budget and so what you're enjoying tonight, you're gonna pay for in 2 On that note, we'll be We get in the queue. That will be adjourned. Thank everybody. Tonight. >> And then a freshman. ♪ >> A ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> We ♪ ♪ ♪