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We'll have the Pledge of Allegiance, Mr. Myerson please lead us on >> Yes, thank you. Chair. I pledge allegiance to the flag. The United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Vice chair. Really would you read the land acknowledgement? Yes, mister 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 lands that we now occupy. >> It is an actionable statement that marks collective movement towards decolonization and equity. The Anchorage Assembly would like to acknowledge that we gather today on the traditional lands of the to 9 AF of Baskin's for thousands of years that the have been and continue to be the stewards of this land. It is with gratitude and respect that we recognize the contributions. Innovations and contemporary perspectives of the Upper Cook Inlet to 9 a >> thank you, Madam Vice chair. Next on the agenda item for we have minutes of previous meetings tonight. We have minutes item 4, a and 4 be from the regular meeting January. 27 2026. And every 3rd, 2026, is there a motion to prove? Second motion to approve the minutes us. Probably seconded by Miss Bachmann day's earnings discussion. I'd like to ask unanimous consent junction to the adoption of the motion. Seeing hearing no objection. The minutes of previous meetings have been approved next. We have the mayors report. Madam. >> Thank you. Chair constant and good evening, everyone. I appreciate the chance to share a few updates before getting into the evening's agenda. As we transition from February to March, we're wrapping up Black History Month and kicking off Women's History Month. These observances are vital reminders that we must honor the contributions of black Alaskans and the trailblazing women of our community year-round last weekend at the Alaska Black history makers fall, we celebrated and honored some truly incredible individuals who helped build our community, including former Assembly member, Melinda Taylor and former Assembly member and current state Senator LV Great Jackson and I thank them both for the AL there. They've done for our community and their ongoing work in contributions as a woman in this office. I am reminded of the way to the honor of this role. It reinforces my belief that our community is at its strongest when people from all walks of life from every background perspective, a neighborhood have the opportunity to engage in our local government and community life. When residents get involved, speak up and share their perspective, whether it's giving public testimony during a meeting participating in community councils, volunteering at a nonprofit are running for office. It makes us a more resilient, more connected community. Speaking of our community Spirit Rondy is in full swing. And if you haven't had a chance to Rhonda yet, I strongly encourage everyone to head downtown this weekend to join the festivities as we celebrate the return of the sun and Alaska's mushing history last weekend. It was so great to see Rondy draw residents and visitors by the thousands to our downtown streets, restaurants, shops and hotels. And it was super fun to watch the sled dog races. The outhouse races and the parade, the creativity on display with this year's snow sculptures is really incredible. And of course, we're all looking forward to the ceremonial start of the I did around this weekend. These traditions are the heartbeat of our winters. Looking ahead, I want to remind everyone that the April 7 municipal election is approaching ballots will be mailed to encourage voters on March 17. This year's ballot includes 7 municipal bonds aimed at critical infrastructure, safety and investing in our community's future. Also includes the Anchorage School District Bond and a special one-time levy to provide much needed support for our local classrooms. This 11.8 million would help the district retain more than 80 educators and reduce class size increases. encourage every voter to be an informed voter. You can find detailed information on the full municipal bond package at Muni Dot Org. Tonight. I'm happy to be introducing item 10 G 6, which promotes agriculture and food production in our community. And we have so much opportunity here. Thank you. To members, Johnson, Martinez and Silvers for joining me as co-sponsors. And of you know me, you might know I'm a for each kid home Bill. Finally, I want to highlight some recent progress we've made regarding public health and safety. My sincere thanks to Chair constant and member Martinez from being at our press conference last week. We were proud to announce that the municipality has effectively doubled our healthy spaces. Team capacity. This expansion is a testament to what we can achieve. When the administration and the assembly work together. I always value the opportunity to highlight the hard work of our municipal employees alongside my colleagues on this body. Together, we are making our community a cleaner safer and more welcoming place to call home. That's all for now. Back to you. Chair Constant. >> Thank you, Madam Next up, it's the chair's report. Good evening, everybody. And welcome. Glad to have you here for regular business meeting. And the first thing I want to talk about tonight something that just absolutely blew my mind last week. And I also want to celebrate the press conference that we had last week kicking off the the spaces team. I will say, though, in the middle of that press conference, the mayor said something that quite shocked The mayor said at the press conference that. As of now in Anchorage, there are no. Encampments and no, there's no tent city. And I had to stop and think about what that meant. Because I didn't know. If I believe that actually not because I don't believe you, Madam Mayor, but because they need to see it with my own eyes to believe it. I took myself for a drive across the Anchorage Bowl. I want from Centennial Park to talk to lake, including Northwood and every stop in between Chester Creek Trail. Sullivan Arena, Centennial Park, Campbell Creek Greenbelt, Russian Jack Springs Valley. The Moon Davis Park in Mountain View Inn rights away across the municipality. And lo and behold, I found there are no major encampments in this town anywhere at this time. Now, this is significant because as long as I have been involved in the public process to community councils in Fairview, where we have long been struggling with the challenges the north of Anchorage, which has long been the home, the only place where the services exist. I never believed that today would occur. That literally have no 10 city and no major encampments. So I did find one place on my drive that had 3 tense and the healthy space team and the mayor's team. The whole team did go out and engage with them to begin the process. Help them find where they need to go. So ultimately what that means is that there are while isolated tense may remain out there and that our behavioral health gaps are going to persist until we have some support the entrenched encampments that have long characterized the municipality of Anchorage. Our thing of the past for now. And I want to say thank you to the mayor. Want to say thank you to the administration. Want to say thank you to all of the community providers who are part of the system that we've been developing for the last 8 years to provide a place for people to go and to provide an opportunity for our neighbors to be comfortable in their public spaces. I want to be careful to recognize the fact that, you know, some will say. It's just because it's a cold winter. There's no one out there. But having lived been working on this process for more than a decade, I can tell you we have had really cold winters. Those camps have persistent. And so that is not enough to explain why we're here. Why we are here because we have expanded to year-round shelter. We've been working h*** o* hotel to housing conversions. We've opened the facilities 56th Avenue and when displace the guest house is providing housing we now have the recovery housing coming online at Willow comments, the healthy spaces team has now 2 teams and they're working for rapid response. We've expanded the AfD and APD Mobile Behavioral health units. crisis team in the mobile intervention team. We also working with coalition have been working hard to name each individual who circling through our system. And we're seeing major investments in the behavioral health system in our municipality like Southcentral Foundation who's standing up the crisis response. Compound at the corner of to Darnell Moore, which is rising from the dirt right now on promises to provide key services that we need to continue this. So it isn't a single strategy that has brought us here today. It's not enforcement alone. It's not housing alone. It's not treatment alone. The difference is a policy choice to coordinate the system to peer public safety and outreach, shelter, access and housing and behavioral health investments together with a broad community network of support. I'd also like to thank our friends in the legislature and the governor in 2024. Provided 4 million dollars to help us stabilize our shelter system so we can provide year-round shelter, which is now online, which is the promise that we will see moving into the spring. That will help to reduce the impacts. When people do start leaving the shelters, which is an inevitable part of the summer. The goal, of course, being that we will now be assertive and on the front foot 10 toes down. I think they call it in the process of ensuring that people aren't able to establish large and and slightly and unsafe camps within our community. And so I want the record to reflect right now that for the first time in my memory, we have no 10 city. We have no major encampment in the municipality and that is worth celebrating to all of the people who have made it happen. So I just want to put that on the record here. If you have more interest for information, can members of the public coach and see Gov DOT Info slash focus dash homelessness and the mayor's home. A strategy unit work turn the Tide. I will offer there's one minority report that I've heard from one of the advocates of homelessness who suggested that the reason there's no camps because we have a legalized and we are arresting people and making it so hostile for them that they have no chance to be camp, but I don't see any evidence of that. Our jails are not filled with people who have been camping who are now stuck in the jail system. And in fact, there have been very few engagements of that law. They have been necessary. And so people are generally complying. This is a moment worth recognizing and I do recognize it. Without them other than that. Tonight we have introduced the Anchorage School District budget. It's item 10 G 7 on the agenda for public hearing March 24th. The budget document is very large. We've posted on our website. For those of you who want to review it, you can be found at Menie Dot org. Slash somebody and are about to the upper menu bar select government to government relations and go to Anchorage School District section. You'll find that budget listed there as a proposed budget. It's also a nasty website and will be in the March. 24 packet. I think that I'm probably going to end it there just to say what the mayor had said that we have our election kicking off very soon. The deadline to register to vote is March 8th, which is quickly coming up. Last day to vote, register to vote for the April 7th election ballots will be mailed out March 17th if you're traveling during the election, there are several options available that you can still vote. You can apply to vote at a temporary address. The farm been turned in by March 31st. You can apply to vote by e-mail. Fax were secure document portal. If you're in town, we encourage you to drop your ballot and one of the secure drop boxes. It's just one less step. Then the postal service where your ballot can get last month. That's trucked into that secure drop box. It's going to be counted. Also, if you have any issues you can call 9, 0, 7, 2, 4, 3, vote, which is the voter hot line are going need work session elections for more information. And if you want, you still have time to sign up for the ballot TRAX system which is available to anybody who's a voter in the municipality. You go to encourage votes dot com and you sign up there and what that will do is it will send you a text or email when your ballot is mailed from the mail. House when your ballot is returned to the drop box, when it's scanned across the machine or if there's an issue with your about you'll get a notification to come in care. So exciting time of year, folks, the election is on. I'll do my best to move a slot tonight's agenda. So we may conclude at the most reasonable hour. This is a business meeting were here to do the work that municipality, please help create a climate of respect in the chamber. Refrain from personal attacks speaking out of turn, shouting clapping and pacing sepan clapping is in order. Keep science in half by 11 inches or smaller. Please keep those clerics have one lined up to testify. Please also do not approach the dice. If you have information to share it with the members, please send it to the clerk for distribution. If a point of order is called, please stop speaking to the chairman rules on the point of order in the record is clear. Rules aren't followed. The chairman interrupt speakers to call for compliance compliance with rules doesn't occur. Then the chairman pause the meeting. If there's an actual destruction, the child of the morning at the destruction persist or happens again, the person will be asked to leave. With that. We'll go ahead and move on to the next item on our agenda, which is committee and Lee isn't. Reports will start with you. Mister Myers, thank you, Mr. Chairman report comment. Governor, where thank you. Thank Martinez, thank you. Chair. The next meeting of the Community and Economic Development Committee will be held this Thursday, March 5th. >> At 09:00AM at the permit center. Just one legislative chair tonight on the consent agenda was item 10 B to STA. We said the Wild Land wildfire and if a service area, I'm going to ask my colleagues to postpone that until time. Certain. So the motion would pull it when we come through the process. got okay. Thank you as well. Today. >> Thank you. Chair and of the Municipal Audit Committee committee met last Thursday afternoon. For those of you who are not aware that our internal audit team at the municipality actually works year-round to departments and programs and to help ensure that our government is efficient and transparent. And those reports often require or request some sort of review our action from departments and and from programs in that spirit. committee reviewed the grant management audit with the controller and that was an audit that came out the end of 2025. and we brought that back to review. The next committee meeting will be in a month's time. And encourage folks who are interested in getting into the nitty gritty of the workings of the municipality to tune Thank you. It's Monday, Mister Johnson. >> Yeah, chair. So the recent meeting of the Assembly Legislative Committee was on February 25th at City Hall topics we discussed was a debrief of recent visits to Juneau to meet with the state legis legislature, including an update on how the mayor and the port directors conversations went down there as well as assembly members, including myself, a coach Vice Chair Brawley, the revolt or and Rivera and working with our partners, the state to promote the legislative program that was adopted by the Muni as well as just to engage the challenges they're facing. We also have a more focused conversation around several pieces of legislation that the state is considering. One was HB 184 and SB 14, which would expand. It is scope to include workforce housing projects, also House Bill 78, which would be a restoration of the skinny and then also a discussion around funding for education and on some of those items, I would expect that may be seeing future future conversations and the alleged committee as well as possible actions for consideration by the body. All note for the infrastructure Enterprise and utility Oversight Committee. The February meeting was canceled. So our next meeting will be March 19th at 11:15AM. at City Hall. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Johnson restaurant. >> Thank Just one report for the Budget and Finance Committee. Actually to get quicker force for that one the committee will be meeting our a February meeting was also canceled. So our next meeting will be Thursday. March 19th 10:00AM to 11:00AM. in City Hall room. One. 55. And then just a note for members and the public. We embarking soon on the 1st quarter budget revision that will really happen in April. But some of the conversations will not. We might be having at the committee in March will really be digging into. Some of those discussions are at least those topics before we get into the actual meat of one que And then also, just Cleveland, Mr. Johnson had a great visit down for the Ml conference in Juneau last week. And then I know I feel on the phone, my board member was was fulfilling the final items in his duties as one of our board So thank you to Mr. Rivera for that service we will continue to advocate in Juneau either electronically or in person. Thank you. >> Thank you. Vice Chair Bryan, Mister thank March air on February 18th. So we had meeting of the Transportation Committee which meets quarterly. At that meeting. We heard reports from the mayor and from Mets coordinator regarding the reprogramming. safety improvement projects in Anchorage. And we also heard more updates on the Vision, 0 efforts to make our streets safer for pedestrians and other forms of transportation throughout Anchorage. I from my personal perspective, I found those are parts very encouraging. I think we are headed in a positive direction. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank On a member Silvers. >> Thank The Public Health and Safety Committee will be meeting tomorrow from 11:00AM to 12:30PM, at City Hall. We will receive an update from APD on the status of the diversion program that they're working on on enforcement of public safety regulations within title 8 and on technology implementation. Thank you. >> Thank you. So versus Cervera. >> Thank you. Mister Chair, as was mentioned that a vice chair probably and Amber Johnson. There were several of us were down in Juneau a couple of ago for the last and is fully winter legislative conference well as 2. I mean, with our encourage delegation and other legislators about municipal priorities, it should be no surprise to anyone Villages, cities and towns Alaska facing similar issues. Whether education whether deferred maintenance. When his community assistance, our ports and harbors. We are all feeling the crunch right now. we're all asking for leadership and the legislature the governor's may, I think it was a good fair at the size for and as Mister Bollea stated, it was by last board meeting as the board member and senator for the municipality of Anchorage for the Austin Municipal League Board of directors. So that their sweet. But looking forward to the person to fill that spot continue that leadership, which is I think very much needed. It's a tight integration. Your family should be leaders in that organization. That is it sending Mr. thank you. >> Thank you, Mister Mayor. And of that. Thank you, Nothing apart. All right. Thank you. So that takes us through to the addendum to the agenda. Before we get to the denim. Oh, I'm sorry. Youth member of the race. Thank you, chair. On February 19th. At West High School. The League of Women Voters held a voter registration drive during our lunch period. From what I've heard. 20 people, 20 new voters were registered during the 15 minute lunch break. And these efforts will continue until spring break. March 6th, thank you. Thank you. keeping 1000 doing that work very much. Okay. Now come to the identity gender before we get to the addendum to agenda we're going to address late on that place. So go ahead and address the late on the table items. First. So I'm gonna go ahead and take up the supplemental items. First. First, it's 10 F 7 information memorandum and number 2026, answers to some of the questions. And then I have. 2025, dash one. 44 S ordinance amending encourages still code for 60 200 Heritage Landbank Advisory Commission require representation negatively from across all 6. Some of districts. that brings us to the new item for introduction, which is 10 before resolution AR 2026. A numbered resolution of the Anchorage Municipal Assembly, supporting Authority amendment submitted to the United States Army Corps of Engineers under section 7, 0, 0, 1, of the Water Resource Reform and Development Act. Of 2014. So this item will require a supermajority on the table. Ms. Well, today. >> Thank you. and dry moved to at this moved to Atlanta to live to Leyla table. >> A motion to slam the table by Balding day seconded by Mister Johnson. Respond Monday. Thank you >> timeliness of this pertains to an upcoming trip to Washington, D.C., this resolution follows on administrative action that the municipality took to request expansion of the United States Army Corps of Engineers Authority to do work in municipality of Anchorage in partnership with us. Of course. And I would appreciate the opportunity to take this resolution with me to D C and use it as a point of discussion with our congressional delegation. Thank you. Any further discussion. >> Motion on the table. Any direction. The motion. Seeing her? No objection will consider. The motion has adopted. So next we have 3. Ordinances for insurrection of information. Sure. think you might've said consider the motion adopted. I think you that the motion being to lay on the table. Sorry. >> Yeah. items on adopted the motion to lay on the table is adopted. Thank you for the clarification. I didn't see the items adopted to the motion of Stockton. And thank you. Next up, we have 3 items for introduction. These items are going to require a motion to. Introduce a second and a 3rd. The first one is item 10 G 10 resolution 2026. A number that resolution action responsibly approving the 2026 tourism improvement projects. Tip summer. We appropriate amount not to exceed 1 million, $600,000 from the convention center operators are fun. 2020 20 2026, Tourism Budget Office of the Chief Administrative Officer. As $750,000. The area. general fun ones are 1, 0, 0, 0 office. The chief administrative officer for the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts Management costs $650,000. The average minutes Metropolitan Police service or fun 1, 5, 1, 0, 0, 0, and crushed police department for overtime to fund foot patrols in high tourism areas. $100,000 the office, the chief administrative officer to support for a and other tourism and $100,000 stamped Parks and Recs Service Area Capital Improvement Project Fund for 6, 1, 8, 100. For mobile restroom facility. Office of the chief administrative officers are emotional eligible move to introduce. Second, moved by probably seconded by Silvers. Is there a 3rd? I think I second 3rd bite was spotted a perfect so first moved by probably seconded a server by misspelled item will be before us at our next meeting. And we have item 10 G 11 ordinance. Number 2020, numbered nornes Anchorage Municipal Assembly meeting Municipal Code chapter 3 to 30 person rules part too in Chapter 6 10 require the number of full-time equivalent positions for each municipal department. Austin even included, improved the annual general government operating budget established as an upper limit, recurrent approval procedure in reporting for exceeding that limit throughout the fiscal year to authorize the some of the charges in the oversight of play position changes now occasions in the legislative branch leaving Purcell Rules Committee review. This item also will require a first second and a 3rd. I think the intent is to set this actually out the next meeting, the first meeting in April. Correct? Yeah. So that's April. What they 14 April 14th. Okay. I would like to ask for a motion to interest on the table and a second and 3rd. Move to introduce its latest on the table 4 and have public hearing on the 14th April second motor movements. Kirk are saying about a sprawling 3rd by owners. And then we come to the on to be laid on the table tonight. So far, 10 G 12 2026. A numbered notice in Christmas will simply amending a Christmas because section 3 to 31, 42 3 to 3, 1, 44 regarding holiday pay, is there a motion? country's second probably 3rd by Silvers. Takes care of. Those items. All right. So that brings us back Motion to as printed and distributed in the late on the table. Items like to ask for the motion. Some moved second. Moved by Mr. Bond. Seconded by Miss Maul and gay. there any discussion? Seeing here? like to ask unanimous injection to docking the motion. Senior. No objection. The motion is adopted. So that then takes us to. Parents request which tonight we have none. So move on to the consent agenda, consent agenda items are number through 10 G and are typically routine items such as Ben Awards, new business information reports and are some of rules items in through 10 f are not required for public hearing Say that again under the rules items, through 10 effort required to be set for a public hearing. But some resolutions made by the body. Before we go down the diocese, there was some question from the administration on. I think it was 10. He won. I'm sorry. 26. Are we prepared to proceed without one S drafted? We can come back. You can get an answer to that question. Will we go through the dice and figure out what items poll, Mr. we're going to go through item. So giving out of school. I know what I'm saying. Chair. Thank you, Mr. in future. All right. Thank source. >> 10, a one. >> 10, a summers, Mister 10, a 2. And they too All right. right. Items have been poll. Mr. Johnson, 10 B, 2. Tenby to Mr. Johnson. Miss Balding Day. >> 10 Delta, 16 tended to 17, 10 echo to 10 echo for. >> So that's 10 D 16 17. 10, each 2, 4, All right. Thank Martinez. Might as pulled. Thank you, Mr. Mccormick like, thank you, Mr. Myers noticed times year. So back to the administration on the question of 10 East, 6. chair, we're ready for it to be introduced. S as it stands on the agenda. Okay. Thank you for letting it's good to go. Okay. Then to go through the list. We have source to Mr. Vaughan, 10 B to Mr. Johnson. 10, D 16 17 misspelled and a 10 each to inform us father any other items. I'm not hearing or seeing any other items. I'd like to ask for a motion to approve the consent agenda. Minus the pulled items. Some of second motion to approve of probably sing. must refund. Any discussion on those items. Seeing and hearing none. I'd like to ask unanimous consent. Attorney objection of the adoption of the motion to approve the consent agenda. Seeing hearing no objection. Therefore the consent agenda minus up hold items. It's now been approved. Take us now to item 10, a one. 1 is Our 2026 Dash 48 resolution and then Christmas, possibly recognizing March 2026. Is National Women's History Month. This item was pulled them. A >> Move to approve second. >> Vote approved by us over a second and fi. That's probably. Is there any discussion? >> Read the resolution, I'm going to pass a resolution. First. >> Senior. No discussion like to ask unanimous consent an injection of the adoption. The motion. Seen here in jet running the motion is adopted know-how of servers of the floor. Who is presenting. And as someone he received it come, please come forward. >> A resolution of the Anchorage Municipal Assembly, recognizing March 2026. As National Women's History Month. Whereas growing out of a small town school event in California Women's History Month is a celebration of women's can contributions to history, culture and society. And the United States as observed it annually since 1987. Whereas the 2026 team leading the change women shaping a sustainable future honors the women re-imagining and rebuilding systems to ensure long-term sustainability and recognizing the powerful leadership of women in creating a future rooted in equity. Justice, opportunity for all. And whereas women have been at the forefront of advancing change building on the American tradition of inclusive and Democratic action to promote the common good give voice to the underrepresented and paves the way for a more just society and whereas in 2025 the Anchorage League of Women Voters. So a braided 75 years making it one of the oldest and strongest civic organizations in the state founded by local women and still going strong now, therefore, the Anchorage Municipal Assembly recognizes March 2026. As National Women's History Month and encourages our community to participate locally in programs, ceremonies and activities celebrating the contributions of women to our rich history. Past and approved by the Anchorage Assembly. This 3rd day of March 2026. Its share, Mister Chair. to brief point of personal privilege could ask the 3 women assembly members and the mayor. And I mean, manager to come down for a quick. >> the clerk and the clerk, yes, thank you. And then and then we can continue. And we turn the microphone on free talk. But yeah. >> Might as well bring the health department director down and the chief of staff and although it is in the House. And the HR director. Yeah, the as well. I regret that municipal attorney is off tonight, but I welcome the microphone. His office to get the Green button. Please state your name. >> My name is Christie Traver and I'm a resident of Anchorage and currently the chair, the Municipal Women's Commission. as I mentioned briefly to assembly person Braly last year, I came for Women's History Month. I had been on the commission about a month. I filled in at the last minute for someone else to had no idea what I was doing. I was unprepared. This time I came with prepared and I time them so I should be for >> But throughout the history of Anchorage, women have made significant contributions to every discipline and all other areas of life. Women have influenced our culture and the progression of literature photography music math science research and so much more. Women's History Month provides us with space to highlight women's achievements across these fields of work, race class and nationality and to inspire conversations about representation and inclusion. As important as it is to educate ourselves about the important contributions of the women who have shaped our community. It is also important that women's history month raise up the other half of the story. For every woman that is recognized. There are hundreds of others who never get the chance to develop, achieve contribute or to shine. Despite significant progress disparities persist that impede the ability of women in our community to achieve their full potential. Gender wage gaps under representation and leaders that ship positions and violence against women are just a few of these issues. This march is a call to acknowledge the past from the president and commit to a future where these disparities no longer exist and where women are equal in every sense of the word. It is a time to reflect on the sacrifices made by the women before us and acknowledged the responsibility we all share to continue their work to achieve that goal of true equality. Thank you, chair. All right. That takes us now to item 10, a 2. >> Tending to position or 2026. S 51 resolution to increase somebody recognizing March 2026 grand Jury awareness Month. So was pulled restaurant. Yes. Move to proof. Second November Swan second Johnson. Certain discussions on the item just that member Johnson will be reading if there's someone to receive that, I'll presenting their so interesting. so I'd like to ask unanimous consent. Is there any objection, adoption of this motion? Seeing hearing? No objection that it was adopted please proceed. There's someone. >> A resolution of the increase municipal Assembly recognizing March 2026. As Brain Injury Awareness Month where as March's national Brain Injury Awareness Month, a time to recognize the prevalence of brain injuries and help make lives better for individuals who have sustained this kind of trauma and where as traumatic and the choir brain injuries. B, I can happen to anyone and can bring a lifetime of co-occurring conditions, including persistent concussion symptoms, PTSD, physical impairment, developmental delays, paralysis, cognitive or behavioral problems. Suicidal thoughts, greater risk for dementia and Alzheimer's and lifelong challenges for individuals and families and where as these injuries are often preventable and the incidence of identified traumatic and acquired brain injuries. Alaska is significantly higher than the national rate. Policymakers have a responsibility to promote community safety and brain injury prevention through person centered policies whereas brain injury may contribute to homelessness, substance and alcohol misuse criminal behavior, domestic violence and mental and behavioral health disorders. But with access to updated education assessment, support care and treatment regarding the brain's neural plasticity overall quality of life can greatly increase an individual's may be able to return to their community of choice, decreasing overall costs for care and whereas global projections such as excuse me, global projects such as unmasking brain injury, seek to give survivors a voice, promote brain injury, awareness and education and eliminate stigma by showing that persons living with brain injuries are deserving of dignity respect compassion and full integration into their communities. Now, therefore, be it resolved. By the Anchorage Assembly that March 2026. is recognized in the municipality of Anchorage as brain Injury Awareness Month and the people the Anchorage are encouraged to further public awareness of the effects of brain injuries, the importance of preventing brain injuries and to observe brain injury awareness Month with appropriate programs and activities passed and approved by the Anchorage Assembly. This 3rd day of March 2026. ♪ Welcome us. A fun time started yield the floor. >> Thank you very much. My name is Annette and I am the executive director of a new nonprofit called Empowering Education. And thank you for this resolution today. I've been told the current Assembly in mayoral administration doesn't have any disability experts. So I apologize if that is incorrect. just with the information I've been told since disability and brain injury are so prevalent in Anchorage, I wanted to share some education with you that can hopefully help you your constituents and future policies you create to make life better for people in the city. Healthcare experts have months long waitlist here in Anchorage and we have the biggest health care costs in the country. So its important we have ideas about how to help ourselves heal up after brain injury. After experiencing a concussion other traumatic brain injury or TBI oh, no, I lost my notes. Here it is. The body's threshold of tolerance for exercise can go down. There's something called the Buffalo Concussion treadmill test which uses a pulse oximeter that shows you your heart rate and your oxygen level when you use the Pulse oximeter on the Buffalo Concussion treadmill. Test guidelines you can find your threshold of tolerance for exertion and exercise and then slowly increase capacity as you heal and return to play or return to exercise for return to work or return to school. Get schooled on concussions. Dot com is meant for educators and people who want their children to succeed in school with individualized accommodations and differences in teaching styles. Designs for strong minds. Dot com has options for individual appointments with an internationally known cognitive rehab expert and brain games that are dynamic. So that means they don't replay the same level and turn into a memory game over time. But every time you play the same level, it's a different experience. So it continues to be a cognitive rehab game. And it can support regrowing neural pathways. And it's an app on your phone so you can do it anywhere with a connection. When experiencing a head injury, 2 systems often affected are the vision system and the upper cervical spine. So the vision system is integrated with about 80% of the brain. So when that's affected, it can impact headaches concentration emotional response, balance AK Vertigo and more and in optometrist is different from a regular up Tom interest or ophthalmologist and that they look at how the vision system is working with the brain when the net gets hurt. If the atlas is affected, which is the bone that connects your head to the rest of your spine, ignoring that can also be detrimental to healing. And in one study after years, 40% of participants attributed the remaining vision and next symptoms to concussions. So in other words, once they knew what was causing the symptoms, they could work on healing. And once they heal to, they could get their life back. So why am I sharing for so that we can all know what kinds of things to start with, to support healing and second, because recognizing symptoms you're seeing can mean the difference in supporting healing or not. So as we pour resources and energy into homeless services, shelter services, domestic violence, an advocacy finish my sentence and be done. Child safety services and people doing this work aren't learning about this because they think it separate. It is separate. It is connected. And I do encourage us to continue the conversation since this is a very small amount of time. And I hope that there was something to get the conversation going today. Thank you. That's right. Yeah, thank I wasn't going mention this, but it does feel sort of >> I am not a disability expert, but I actually am a survivor of an acquired brain injury. About 5 years ago. I had a many stroke and so doesn't look like it now because I have luckily recovered, but I can say it is a it is quite a journey. And I was very humble to see another member of our community at the same time I was recovering who had had a much more major stroke at the time and happy to see that. That person has also been recovering the last few years. So so just to say, I do think, you know, we talk about TV eyes. We talk about these major issues, but also just to say that it can be and visible. And so thank you, Ponzi for the reminder in the education and glad to see that this is being recognized I rather personally anniversary for me. Thank you. >> All right. Next up, we have item 10 B to resolution 2026 52 resolution. The Anchorage Assembly. Declaring the intent to welfare interface, Service aerial lysa to support long-term risk management and fiscal sustainability and high-risk wild land. Urban interface zones requesting administration several departments. Courtney to evaluate geographic boundary services costs and finance options, Mr. Johnson, you pull the Senate. >> Yes, I would move to postpone the meeting of April 14th. >> Second. Motion to postpone to April 14th by Mister Johnson, who is the second Mr. Martinez. Mister Johnson. >> Yeah. Thank you. Reveal say I'm excited to be part of this project. Certainly I think you all know that that wildfire safety a priority mind as it is for other members of this body. I think given this little extra time for summer, engage with community stakeholders will allow us to hopefully bring it back for a more fulsome conversation here in the near future. All right. So the motion is to postpone to April 14th. >> Any further discussion? Any objection to the motion like to ask unanimous consent, seen here? No objection. Motion passes. While this item back Force April 14th. Which takes us to item 10 D 16. 10 D 16 is. Somebody memorandum and one 42 dash 2026. Sole source indefinite delivery. Indefinite quantity ID IQ contract. One, 20 Peaks Consulting LLC to provide enterprise software implementation, consulting services and misspelled, even courage. Is spot-on day. Motion to approve by MS Ball and a second by miss problem spot today. >> Yes, thank you. Chair. Have a few questions about the substance expectations of this contract. there. Someone available to into this. >> Welcome, Mr. the microphone is off. So. spot >> thank you, Mr. Sue I'm curious if this contract coincides with what we expect to be the implementation timeline for at the knee printing software. >> chair as Bob yes, we hope to have it fully implemented by December of 2026. To buy approach. It. >> And and what will be the sort of the deliverables are the intermediate expectations for this contract. >> The chair a to deliver rules. Govern Bulls will be fully functioning software fully with the No all modules functioning, particularly the online permitting online payment. But in addition to that, specifically development services. So we hope to have the planning Department also piggyback on this. They have every intention of doing so. 2026 be focused on getting development services up and running. Excellent >> how how much of this process do you expect will include critical evaluation of sort of existing systems and processes with in development services. As you're as you're moving through the implementation process. >> To chair a member of Al Monday, thanks for the question. I think that's a really good question, actually, because the primary reason for for switching for upgrading our software is correct a lot of deficiencies in the existing software. And one of the reasons for the sole source. Is because consultant, this particular consultant, has extensive knowledge of the short falls under current software. So, you know, one of our goals, our primary on us, Lee. Perennial being online permitting payment, user-friendly online permitting payment. But secondarily will be Identify all of points on the go. All the shortfalls are of current current software that we currently have multiple workarounds and have that integrated into the new so that it has. So it corrects the part the issues that we face. They have daily >> Is 120 peaks familiar with the the new software that the 2 new systems that you're moving towards. >> chair member of and To some extent he. Was not involved in any of demonstrations. he's basically read in and he was actually involved. He's been involved in Pryor implementations. And so he actually was on staff when we were going through the software vendors and whatnot. So he knows the functionality of the software that's available today. It's basically an know code software. Once we're able to once word live, you Basically instead of relying on our it department to do a lot of the corrections will be able to do a lot of those and how soon he'll be. He'll be critical to that. >> Yeah, and I think that was that was part of my my question was, you know, utilizing an outside contractor as opposed to an in-house project manager and was that it sounds like the that this individual's familiarity with sort of the inner workings of development services was impetus for making this move as opposed to using one of our it project managers. Is that an accurate assessment? >> embolden a yes. That's correct. In fact, speaking to the vendors, you know, we really ask, you know, what is? Critical thing that we could do to ensure a successful implementation. You know, on time on budget. And, you know, they actually said even more important it support, which is going to be important for certain aspects like the data transfer and went up and more important. The sport is having. Someone who can serve as a point of contact. Who is intimately familiar with all development services, permitting inspection enforcement process is Ross. As you guys might know. Ross now previous building official had 28 years experience with the department and he is actually responsible for implementing a lot of that protocols that we. Operate daily now. So it was very fortunate that he was available. He's, you know, stars and consultancy and he's excited for the project. He's willing to devote. 100% of his professional time to it. So I think it's going to be very beneficial to the to the implementation. Yeah, I think there's there's a lot of enthusiasm for sure. And the community about moving to a digital system. >> And I think at the same time I would be remiss if I didn't mention that. I have heard some concern about the fact that an individual who has served for a long time inside of development services. might not have. And the ability to objectively evaluate whether Processees are actually serving us. Well make adjustments as we are implementing a new system. So wanted to be on record that I have heard some concerns surfaced that well, there is a lot of excitement about moving digital system that to to calcified or or codify some of the parts of our processees that are the status quo. As we are implementing this new system feels like a missed opportunity. So I hope that there is a critical evaluation of how we are sequencing this work. >> chair, a member of effect is responding that I I appreciate the concern. I do in. It's not misplaced because he was entrenched in the old system so can totally see where that's coming from. We will have several other staff members. It'll be contributing to this process that are, you know, more. Well, they're looking forward to the process is. The messaging has been. Established that essentially. I think what partially went wrong with the previous implementations was that we tried to. Require that software to tailor to our processes in this case. And we are going to do the opposite. You know that the approach will be we need to modify our process is because we know the software's functional for hundreds of other jurisdictions. So it should work off the shelf with minor modifications here and there, but essentially off the shelf. So. Our intention is to, you know, work with with the vendors and modify where we need to modify software as opposed >> And I think everyone who was involved in SEP implementation just breathed a huge sigh of relief. So say that. So thank That's all my questions and comments. And I really appreciate you willing to speak to the state. lovely. Thanks very much. >> All right. Any further discussion? Seen here and members proceed to vote. >> And river. >> On a vote of 11 to 0 in the youth member votes. Yes, yes. And one, 42 dash 2026 past the body which takes us next item 10, the 17, some of the memorandum and one 45 dash 2026 recommendation of a word of granting school district for early-childhood education services for the this problem courage. This item's pulled. must go Yes, thank you. Chair. Move to approve. Motion to approve. I'm a small today. Second, I was prime today. >> Yeah. Just one question for the administration regarding the intention. 2 fund this project in the future and how those funds might be sourced. To the chair to member Valdes. I think at this point. We're talking about the early childhood education to million dollars, which is sometimes been in the alcohol funding and sometimes in a marijuana funding. >> Yes, I was curious if the intention is to. >> To continue to fund that from our marijuana tax dollars are if we intend. >> 2 return to tax funding a change in the 1st quarter budget revision process to the budget that we just adopted last go around. But it remains an open question as we crash into the 2027 budget. >> Excellent. Thank you. That is my only question. Mr. Chair. Yes to concentrate. Thank you. So that brings up a more procedural and philosophical question. For the future. I think that there's kind tendency and it's natural for entities who receive funding from the municipality to find themselves feeling like they're owed that money and a separate from the school district in this conversation, which part of the budget process. I'm hopeful that somewhere within the materials that we circulate for grants and other processes where we are acting as a funder that we start to communicate. That funding is either one time or short term or in some ways that entities don't find us to become their foundation for permanent operations. I had somebody reach out to me kind of in the public sphere complaining about how their entity didn't get a grant this year. But they have always gotten the craft and they felt very offended by it. And so I'm hopeful that on the front end, we can start to communicate that were, you know, if we do this this year, it might be 3 years. But, you know, please don't put this on your stack of permanent funding sources. just thought. So anyone else on? Seeing hearing none then members may proceed to vote. >> On >> a vote of 11 to 0 in number of votes. Yes, yes. And one, 45 dash 2026 has passed funding which takes us now to item 10 D Excuse me, 10 D 2. 22 is resolution era Twenty-twenty 6 Dash. 44 resolution, the municipality of Anchorage for putting one tendered 350. $8,678 as a reimbursable grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention and Appropriating 7,008 $188 transfer from the increase Metropolitan Police service or fun 1, 5, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2025. Anchorage Police Department operating budget. All to the federal Grants. Fund 2 for one Anchorage Police Department for continuation of the Alaska Internet crimes against Children. Task force. This item was pulled baseball today. Yes. Chair move to approve a second. Motion to approve by Mister Baldwin. Day. Seconded by Johnson Respondent. Thank you. >> Just a few background questions on this particular task force, which was new to me and to a couple of constituents who want reach out with questions. So would love just a couple of brief. Answers. I understand that. Chief case is not with us in person but might be on the phone. The Chatham evolved in a U.S. we can I can into general questions and the chief of is available on the phone for specific questions as well. >> Sure. And the think these are these are pretty pretty broad. I'm I'm traced to know how long this task force has been in effect, who participates that it wasn't clear from the AM who the participants are. It sounds like it's a statewide group that unclear if it's civilian law enforcement. Some combination thereof, what future funding we expect beyond this particular grant program. And if there any outcomes that we've seen from this that we to know about. Thank you. I think, well, I can give them the broad perspective is for years. This is a standing appropriation that we get every year for. This is part of task force. That's part of a national network of the same icsc task forces stay involved, federal, state and local law enforcement agencies as part of the task force and we anticipate continuing to receive the Department of Justice funding to support this task force moving forward. More specifics than that. I will defer to the chief of police who I believe is on found chief case do have more specifics to provide. Their chief. Yes. If not, I think that's sufficient for my purposes and I can connect with the Chiefs and happy to provide additional I think that I apologize for not have a more personal here and present and some more specific questions on Lisa took this one summit for granted because this is something that that the department has been part of for years. And it is part of again and national structure that supports these types of task forces in every state and include again that federal, state and local partnership. And we do anticipate that will continue in its current structure. So but again, happy to have that you follow up with you and my specific find love I know I'm I'm delighted know that this force exists chalk it up to I mean list. And thank you. Her chief case March. >> I am. All right. Now it's a chance as well. And >> It could just thank you for making time. A case about the and the work that the task force is doing what what impacts we can point to here locally from the work of this body. >> Yet double and question around 2007. And we have 34 agencies around the state that participate in the task force. >> Roughly between $30250,000 annually is what this grant is awarded. If is to the. The agency responsible for this grant statewide. So approximately $115,000 each year, grant goes out to other agencies to fund their programs. And then the rest of the money is for equipment overtime throughout state travel and travel. Last take place. also funds you do forensics lab that we have a TPD so looking at digital devices, phones. Over the course of time. We led to look at over 645 devices over 160,000 gigabytes of data. We followed up on 1300 cyber tips that we get in. And a lot of times when we get the cyber tips and which is really how this unit runs, we extensive work on the cyber tips and a lot of times. Particularly too. was agency's whether it's throughout the state or even out of the state. We figure out the tip is not actually occurring in Alaska. So last year, for example, APD made 14 arrests. And that doesn't include all the rest that happened throughout the state as to get that we pushed outside of the state. So this is considered a pretty extreme pretty stable funding source. We don't anticipate that's going away anytime in the near future. If it does. >> Internet crimes investigations throughout entire state would with the exception of probably APD figuring out how to do it. The troopers figure how to do it would wood kind of ceased to exist because it's fun to Trump state. >> All right. Thank you very much, Chief. I appreciate that information. Absolutely. I myself in the queue constant. Thank you, So without getting specific to any new recent news, there have been many questions about this work that people ask. Why did that alleged to have happened 2 years ago? And we just heard about it in the news today. So can you kind of walk folks through a little bit on why things take time in this work? Kind of what processes you guys engagement. >> In, Mr. Chair. So from from a lot of these investigations that mention start with the cyber chat. So we have. Very little information to go on. And so we start these investigations from IP addresses. It's kind of our starting point in. So from there we expand out to determine where these IP address are from whose you who owns the location or with a device we end up going through a search warrant process is to get some of that information and let you search warrant process is too to conduct searches of residents devices that were specifically looking for a lot of times and we have devices that we get them. We have to break security codes to get into those things which even with all the electronics we have right now does not immediately. So that takes time. So the investigative process takes a considerable amount of time. And when you're talking about as many cyber tips as we get. You know, it's not like one tip comes in and then we have the opportunity to sit down and spend. 48 straight hours on one single tip. We're getting a lot of these tips in. We utilize our professional staff as our analysts, the computer data that we looking at as well as detectives of staff. It. We frequently are traveling outside, encourage other agencies to assist with them as well. Just a lot of steps to go through too, to to get back to the source, if you will, or back to the individual that we're going to consider a suspect and then move forward with you know, charges that we can that are solid enough that we can prosecute these cases. But takes take a long time. >> Summarized its due diligence and due process. Thank you Mr. >> Thank you. I just have a question for chief. Really more for the budget perspective and not to support this item. My question is really it looks like it's a amending the 2025 budget, which I know obviously we're in Twenty-twenty Just curious what the mechanism is. There's this related to the year and clout close out. Is this just we didn't get the grant as soon as we thought are kind of, you know, why are ending a prior budget? I think I can take a first crack at that one, which is that they'd be year for the grant to year starts in 2025. you'll notice that from the description of the item, the funds, I believe it's like an act. >> Tobar first start for the grant year and the money was received at the end of the gist of December. It's being appropriated now, but it will impact both fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2026. Because the grant their struggles to municipal Califf is clears. Thanks. Yeah. I know from other experience, you know, it takes a while to kind of close up prior year. So that makes sense to get in for accounting Pasquotank. You. >> And that federal fiscal year, October one. Okay. Any further discussion on the side none members proceed to vote. >> Member Rivera. Member Rivera. Thank you. >> But a vote of 11 to 0 in the member votes. Yes, yes, it 20 or 2026, dash. 44 his past the body that takes us next him 10 before resolution or 2026. To 46 resolution municipality of Anchorage for putting Reimbursable grant from the state of Alaska Department of Health and Social Service. The amount of 100, $30,331 and $0.31 to the state Grant Fund 2, 3, 1, 9, 0, 0, increase. Help encourage health department for the provision of Medicaid counseling a spot and a pull the center. Yes. Thank you. Chair. Move to approve. Move to approve by must bald and a second by Mister on spot. >> Yes, thank you. I was hoping to ask a couple of questions about the reduction in state of Alaska based grant funding for DRC. And wondering if anyone can. Share a little bit more about that. Threw the chair. excuse me, you are asking about the 80 year sees grant. Are you asking about this Medicaid reimbursement that we receive? says yes. And >> and thank you for being willing to answer questions. So in that and the memorandum, it says that the state of Alaska has reduced based grant funding for DRC over the last 3 years. >> And that this MAC funding as is in some ways sort of supplemental. It's filling in the gaps. I'm curious how much that based grant funding has Do we have any based grant funding left from the state of Alaska for really, really critical local service? And is this particular provider agreement provider agreement sufficient to sort of cover that gap? Perfect. Thank you so much. So through the chair. >> The funding has been flat funded for several years. But the costs that we have that we incur internally increases. So that is employee pay. so what we do is really look to these funds to help offset us. As of this point, we have not the 27 funding. It will be a continuation from TWENTY-SIX funding our A T or C funding. And so it will be the same amount that we received in. 26, we all sees operating funds. So we used 3 sets of funds to fund the entire program that we have. What this means is that there's not necessarily expansion of the program. It is just the base of the services that we currently offer. again, we are one of Dr season, the state of Alaska. So it is critical that we continue to maintain these funds. Thank you. That's that's helpful. flat funding seems to be a. >> Thank you very much. Stricter Any further discussion. Senior in and the members may proceed to vote. Member Rivera. On a vote of 11 to 0 in the youth member votes. Yes, yes, Aaron Twenty-twenty 6 dash. 46 has now passed body which concludes our consent agenda, which means will now take our regularly scheduled and then break and we'll be back in 20 to 30 minutes. Thank everybody. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> All right, everybody. I think we have everybody. We'll go ahead and come back on the record. All right. We're back. We have item 11, a 2025, Dash, one, 44, an ordinance amending extra Municipal Code and see for 6200 Heritage Landbank Advisory Commission to require 2 members resigned. The Kirkwood area further define both Girdwood area in order to get area public hearing was held action postponed from one 13. 26 much to prove on the floor by member Johnson second Bible today. So we don't have missing probably actually. We don't have. All right. Mister Johnson. Yeah, thank you. Chair. >> So this ordinance this this is really about how do portion representation? And there's an argument. That it should always and only be based on population. And then there's another argument. And frankly, I think it is one that I believe heard almost every person on this body make at some point. That might also be determined based on impact. Approximately half. Half of the hlb land and total inventories in girdwood. Throughout the valley. If you look at a piece of land that is not currently occupied by structure. It is almost certainly hlb land. Is also safe to say that almost any new development in Girdwood will take place on each will be land. No other district can make a claim like that. No other community the bull or in Anchorage generally. And we've seen how this plays out most large and impactful moves Hlb has made in recent years moves they're planning for years to come. Our in girdwood. Some of these have been very controversial and some of them less. So. I will say I'm proud to the community step up in a very meaningful way to play active role in identifying new areas for housing to be built, including the orca Mountain view in Girdwood Industrial Park. That included in this year's hlb program. In fact, I think the only significant projects in the 2026 plan to build new housing are in Girdwood. But the community, the Girdwood community deserves a say in their future. And then please keep in mind that this is an advisory role only. If we're strictly a portion representation hlb a based on acreage. 3 out of the 4 seats, 3 or 4, the seats would go to Girdwood. This ordinance is asking for 2. I say this is a reasonable balance between spreading representation across to me and also considering where the decisions have the most effect. This is fair. It gives the community the voice they deserve and how the largest landowner by far in the Valley makes decisions. I believe strongly that this will lead to more informed decisions by a chill B, a C and will help create buy-in in the community. When people feel like they have a voice and are being heard, they tend to support decisions. We know much. Maybe most of a chill be a season. Efforts are going to be focused on girdwood in the years ahead. Let's let the community play a meaningful role in that work. And I would like invite the mayor since they are also involved in this ordinance to to offer some comments. >> Thank you, member Johnson, if I may, Mister Chair. And thank you, member Johnson for representing Girdwood and for bringing this item forward. You know, we just celebrated the 50th anniversary unification. The uniting of our community of communities. And I think that it's very important in the seats that we continue to consider geography in decision-making where we live is part of what makes us diverse as a community. And after representing Girdwood for 6 years on the body. I really appreciate the desire for the more rural municipal communities outside of the Bulls to be able to enhance their sense of place and have reasonable local control. As you all know, Girdwood voted to tax themselves to build their own library. They wanted to do the same with their child care center but needed the approval of municipal voters which they didn't get. And there are ways in which the municipality acknowledges the uniqueness of Girdwood in Eagle River Lake with different chapters of titled 21 and service areas. However, I do believe that being unified as a municipality means that we need to be open to new ways of supporting outlying communities. Has briefed at the hlb work session. And as member Johnson noted their remaining acreage in the Heritage supports having 2 girdwood members on the Hlb Advisory Commission and given that there are already 2 members from Girdwood on the commission, no reshuffling is needed. Thank you for considering this code change. This is something in the grand scheme. That's not real big that we can do. It doesn't cost any additional funds to make this change. And I respectfully urge members to support this ordinance. Thank you. I think right? A source. >> So as we learned in the Heritage Land Bank work session, Heritage Land Bank Holdings are more complicated than just total land holdings, particularly when you look at the ability to develop or use those holdings. In fact, the Heritage Olympic study showed that group would has just 3.7, 9% of the total land with developable zoning. With huge swaths of land unusable for development due to avalanche or flood hazard. Heritage Land Bank currently has over 70 parcels least a government and private organizations across the municipality. It contains parcel center, zoned residential industrial and commercial. This change would give 400 people nearly one-third of the decision-making power over this huge variety of land across the municipality. Much of what it is revenue producing and much of it which looks very different from the avalanche slopes and flood plains that this policy proposal is based on. It will be holdings and the developments it overseas change over time and flexible flexibility and equitable representation should be maintained. If Greg Wood or any other community has a deep interest in hlb land use, they can pursue appointment on the board. In fact, this current flexibility has enabled grid. Want to have 2 members right now. The system is working. What this policy proposal does is it gives additional seat on the of the board to Girdwood and only girdwood as an entitlement into perpetuity until another district gives a unless another district decides to give up their seat at the table all together. Who will be asked to give up their seat in that case, the diverse, hardworking communities of downtown and east Anchorage. Mid town's business community, quite frankly, codifying entitlement and special consideration, which results in an inequity like this. Is embarrassing. This policy seeks to bacon and inequality that removes flexibility and requires that nearly one-third of the representation on the sport, which let me remind you is tasked with managing lands for the benefit of all Anchorage residents to be held within the hands of 400 people because of a simplistic statistic. That does not tell the whole story it guarantees that no other district would be able to hold these 2 seats even as their area may in the future become the main target of Heritage, Landbank acquisitions and disposals over time. I would like to refocus policy discussion on flexibility, equity and an honest discussion that considers all the variables related to Heritage Land Bank holdings, including revenue generating holdings and developable land. So I would move to amend by substituting the U.S. version. Second. >> Motion is so stupid by a member. So over second by marker. Anything further. >> So what this s version does is it refocuses the policy on equity and representation. The Heritage Land Bank is tasked with managing the new Land Holdings for the benefit of all residents of Anchorage, its inventory spans multiple assembly districts and includes lands with varying present and future developmental potential. The complexity of these land holdings and the fact that their management priorities and development opportunities will evolve over time. Flyers requires flexibility in appointments to the commission's. This version rather designating additional seats as an entitlement to a specific geographic area. It maintains existing requirement that at least one member reside in Girdwood and at least one member reside in Eagle River to get area while establishing a clear guardrail that no more than 2 members may reside within anyone Assembly district. This approach ensures equitable representation across all 6 assembly districts without over concentrating representation from any single district. And I request your support for these reasons. And all the ones that I spoke about previously. Thank you. >> Yeah, thank you, Mister Chair. Just couple comments. member Silvers mentioned a couple times. 400 people. I I don't think I've ever heard 400 people being cited as the population girdwood. I think at least 2000 is probably more accurate or closer. But I think it's. 400 is not a realistic number. And I think sort of speaks to perhaps the hyperbole that feels necessary to justify this. This. As for Jean here. I say when this is about flexibility to 2. Say that we can have no more than 2 members and anyone assembly district is actually fairly restrictive. And I would think when we already have other criteria that we require for membership on the hlb AC that implementation wise. This version, this version here that we just got here today, I think would potentially add some complications that I think are fully hard to anticipate right now. And I do appreciate the fact that this conversation does seem to be focused, though, around this idea of. Equity, right, equitable representation. And yes, it's fair to say that not all the hlb land in Girdwood is developable. But again, as I stated before, any new development in Girdwood will in all likelihood have to take place on Hlb land because they owned almost all of the UN built land in girdwood. And that is something that. Is an issue that's come up time and again in the community and one that engage with this commute quite regularly. And so I kind of asked my colleagues here, perhaps rhetorically when you look at the work Hlb is doing in your districts, how much of it is that significant? How much of it is that controversial? How often are you hearing members, the community coming to you trying to bring for projects to get more housing built to this is. A conversation that's been happening time and again in Girdwood because there's no alternative. But for the community to be that engaged in it because that is their only path forward here. So. As we talk about equity, I say, I say not entirely but to a reasonable degree. We should consider not just the the people there because let's be honest. Most people the bull are not overly concerned with what a job he is doing. But the people in girdwood very much our and so I think that is the fair approach to give them just these 2 out of 7 seats. Thank you. Mr. Hollande. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. You know, I think I share. Some of member Silvers concerns. You know, it seems that we. There has a recent push to give girdwood more and more special consideration. You know, we just recently approved an item to make key boss advisory on land. Use matters in Kirkwood. Which, you know, still kind of the perspective that they are word buys or evade ISIS frequently know. And and now this and I am compelled by the rationale that, yes, there may be a lot of hlb land Proximal to girdwood but that is not necessarily the developable developable land. And I think. Ideally. All parts of Anchorage will have an equal say. Up this land that it's supposed to be to the benefit of all of Anchorage. And so I appreciate version that has been brought forward. I will likely support this amendment. You know, in terms of what the the the permanent population of card, what is? It seems when we have conversations centered around housing, we hear a contrast message that the actual population is very small and then no, it's mostly dark homes that are going to be built. So. You know, I You know the amendment, I I could take it early with the underlying item. I'm unlikely to support just because I think to member one of the points that you raised, I think the system is working. We already have 2 members from Girdwood who are this commission and I don't necessarily feel the need to memorialize that has a title meant yeah. so I I support the amendment. If it doesn't I will probably be unlikely to support underlying thanks us. Martinez. Thank you. Chair question to the sponsor. You've described what you're moving toward like at use of lies, values, equity and >> what are you trying to fix with this? What is the fix that this attempts to fix? Today that you identified as the problem? sponsored the original or the S the original. Ok? Thank you. Thank you. >> One, I think there's just an underlying basic fundamental question about what is what is fair. And I think I've I've kind of particularly those points, I would say in terms of how do I see this potentially solving problems in the future? When we allow the people are most infect affected by these decisions to have more participation that I do think we tend to achieve better outcomes and we tend to achieve better by INS. I mean, we often hear the rhetoric or least I hear it all the time that the assembly does things to girdwood as opposed to doing things with girdwood or for girdwood. And I think that just this basic advisory role of having a voice just to see dedicated to them on the H L B, a C which frankly existing the status quo seems to be working fine. which case I say why not memorialize it so that hopefully and that continues to operate the way it is. By giving them nor of active voice and participation. I think that we will, in fact find hopefully hlb land use decisions in girdwood become less contentious. And as I mentioned earlier, I mean, I've been impressed by the communities stepping up and participating. I think probably the 2. 2 of the most significant. Projects in the 2026 plan to build new housing may be the only ones are in girdwood and it's because the community came forward and brought these ideas. Rob, these ideas to us. So I say they are playing an active say we should respect that role. And I would say that simply dedicating to cease to them is a very reasonable step, which I freeman don't think frankly, is going to harm representation of the other districts the municipality. And then given what I think is the relative lack of engagement on each, you'll be matters. I don't see this in any way necessarily disadvantaging. Anyone else think you've answered my question. And so just to follow up one point clarity. >> In the amount of new housing starts from last year. Year over year. They're not all in the East Bank So there are new developments coming online. We just voted and approved one for senior housing North District as well. So that so there are other projects happening. And I want people to recognize that across the the the rhetoric that we use tonight. But you essentially said something that. Kind of locks me into. I don't think this is a project for this evening. Hughes described that it is working today. Why not memorialize? Those the seats that we that you have today from Girdwood. there are there are 2 on hlb board. Why not memorialize that? And I guess the answer would be because development inflows. The reason that there's not a lot of hlb land and the color of the ball or in east Anchorage because it's been ready to to some extent. And so the development patterns are extending outward. continues to be that way because that's where the lack of development is versus the infield that many of our policies seek to address. So I just don't even see necessarily to your point where the problem is today. I appreciate the attempt to memorialize and I think that you are a champion of the your district righteously. So I just don't necessarily see that as an actionable item today. And subsequently the S version is an attempt to kind of bring it. Bring it back from. Where I don't think it needs to move from. So I've just rather leave it alone today and see where this goes in the long run. But that will be my position. Thank you for answering the question, Mr. Johnson. Pearson. Thank you, Mister Chair. I just wanted to raise a question process question. Normally our passes question, a logistical question about the S version which >> and maybe a sponsor has addressed officers conferring with the real estate director. I don't believe we track the current membership of the Hlb by district, but by Essex Street address of commissioner because it hasn't been required conditions so far. And so logistically speaking, I think the administration made definitely quest time. If U.S. version is to proceed forward to determine whether that requires us to substantially revamped the commission. I don't know if there are in the if that information as that research has been done to determine if there are potentially more because this concerns this is by Assembly district. So we know there are 2 representatives on the commission right now, but I don't know. I can't tell you whether there are more than 2 district, 6 representatives on the commission right now and whether this require us to terminate that membership of a member of a child east of it's ABC and then how that would impact going forward. The interest of other commissioners because as has been noted, the interest in serving on certain municipal commissions is connected to whether people see an impact. And there, you know, directly in the interest the issues that are of interest to them. So we just don't know enough. We have enough information right now to assess whether we get is going to present challenges for filling seats going forward or for the current seat. So in less that that information is available and sources other than our own sources right now. I think we we just press that question as something that might what we went might seek to solve before a vote on this. If that simply willing to take that time. So I think that I'm going to jump in. >> I guess maybe this is a question for counsel It's it would be my appraisal that it's not retroactive. It's going forward. And the reality is that it would only subject to future appointments to that question and not those that are currently exist and they're very limited means by which we remove individuals from boards. We could eliminate aboard and that would make them gone. But I think anyhow, so I would appreciate input from council Dean. The comes well, I think that. >> And coming ISIS subjects sort of reasonable interpretation and what you suggested to use its just going forward. I to see think removal. board members is that due process question, process know comb Vol and this doesn't address that at all. So that would be we can read the whole board doesn't Seahawks. This is where you anywhere. So I think which spew overtime positions become. I just term's expiring appointments are made truck to aspire to comply with Houston's and guess you suspect it could have been worded differently rather than the men do You are of nests. Pre-selected should not be more. Then rather than the should be no more than one per district. Districts can so missed. One did. I hear what you're basically asking is for a little bit more time to think this through poor. >> To chair, I think this is a if the body were to move forward with this. I think we request a time if possible to consider what weather we the input as desired on whether this is something that is technically feasible. >> Because again, I think only practical can the fact since I have about this is is the ability to fill boards and commissions is already something that is relatively challenging. And I don't know enough to know right now whether we have historically had more interest in this board and commission from any if you spend geographically diverse all along or not. And if there's any kind of impact on the current composition of the board. But just don't know. This is something that was very new to us. So certainly, again, this is. no impact. And I do say in how this proceeds flagged the issue is something that I we don't have results on our and at this point, thanks summers. >> I would entertain a change that would make this no more than 2 members may reside within anyone Assembly district the applicants exist that that's possible. I'm not sure exactly how to worry that. I do understand that you might not have an applicant from every assembly district district and I wouldn't want to have an empty seat because of that. >> I I'm going to suggest that maybe this isn't ready for prime time conversation could use all sauce to make it on the side as opposed here. We could do this year or we can wait another meeting. And so it's really up to the body. But it's Virginia in 2. Like let's make kind of word choices on the Dyson rarely could. >> I think I would like to just dispatch with this item tonight. >> Okay. That means up to the body. Go ahead. Anyone else in the queue. That's make up a small >> thank you chair I >> I think if it's half of the developable land in my district was held by a single entity. I would probably feel much the same a member. Johnson. over half of the developable and I should say. so I think looking at an aerial map of girdwood, the majority of the land holdings that our possible for development are held by Shelby. I don't particularly. Want to limit how how many individuals from a particular somebody district can serve on the hlb especially since we don't necessarily know the makeup of that body at this moment. And I also don't think portioning 2 seats to girdwood. In the interest of their own investment and how a Shelby Holdings might be disposed of in their community actually precludes those same people from being pretty circumspect and how they address. They the land holdings in Anchorage Bull. I do. I am sensitive to the reality that the challenges that Girdwood faces in terms of housing development are different than what we face and the rest of Anchorage to include 2 key AccuWeather of that, the challenges in Greenwood R fundamentally different. And I for one and completely fine with the idea that had that that fundamental difference requires a different kind of representation. So that. Future disposal of a Shelby, parcels and guard what are considered very specifically by at least 2 people who reside in that community. So I'm I'm inclined to support the original version and not the S version for all of those reasons. And I hope that other members consider. spots. Thank you. Silvers. Joining back in the queue. >> I just want to clarify developable land its 3 point. I think 7 point 3.7 9%. So it's a very small percentage. We learned that in the work session on Hlb lands. So what you're talking about, his overall Lance, much of which is not developable because it's floodplain or avalanche s****. >> Okay. So this went Pearson. I know that this may be more sausage making and perhaps means more about the comes. want to make sure that that number is being courted correctly because that's not a total percentage of all of the each of the lambs. That number is the percentage in general. Most hlb lands are not developable or they don't have currently have developable zoning. That statistic is about percentage of lands that have currently developable zoning. So Toby Holdings, that percentage is very low. That's low. That percentage is low in the northern communities. It's low in Anchorage and slow in girdwood. It's not that 3% of Toby lands in Girdwood. Our eyes are 3% of all developable age of the land is located in Girdwood. It's that that 3 point something percent of all of the that and to many acres of hlb lands that are in Girdwood are currently possess. Developable zoning. And so just want to make sure that that's clear. But that is that is correct that there is a small percentage of lands within the group follow that are currently currently possess developable zoning. But it's not that it's just again, I want there. There are many statistics presented and they're all parsed in very specific ways. But I just want to make sure that that number is correctly representative for what it >> I think the point is it's it's complicated and it's more than just they have this much land. And it's a certain percentage at the whole thing is it's there's a lot of they did. Variables. >> Okay. We have the motion before us to motion is to amend any further. I don't see members may proceed to vote. This is a motion by substitution, too. men by substitution. >> Member Rivera. >> On a vote of 3 to 8, the motion to in number of votes. I know the motion to amend my suspicion us filter back on the main motion. Any further discussion. Spry. Nice try. >> Thanks. Yeah. I was. statement. What I was trying remember the last discussion we had about before this meeting and now this has been a helpful discussion. I think 2 things I would just want to add to the discussion. One in terms of representation on this board. This ordinance doesn't that the underlying ordinance does not change it. But it's also worth noting that there's a requirement that no more than 3 individuals of the 7 members have a professional basically background or I think it's is back on but really professional interest and the real estate industry or development industry. And I think that's important and that also speaks to kind of a risk of this. For what you know, we've been talking a lot about the the risk of does it become too focused on one region or not focus enough, right? That's the discussion. But also I think and just the question that occurred to me really as well. What about this? This requirement of no more than 3? And so could you have a situation where both of the members are also have real estate interest rate? And so there may be driving here from one perspective or you could have one where none of the real estate folks are. The are the folks at the midst ordinance doesn't contemplate that. Neither does the current code. It just says you have to have one from Eagle River, one from Girdwood and no more than 3 in that representations. historically high. If those have been different, folks are the same folks sitting in those seats. But but I think it's it's really speaking to just, you know, when we're making decisions about public land and what happens, you know what, what representation is there? And I guess one. I'm still kind of torn about how I feel about this one. But one thing to note also is I would hope that we don't get into a situation where we start having I think regional seats on, for example, planning and zoning Commission. You know, I think that that's not again on the table right now. But the implication of making changes like this could say, well, what about certain neighborhood should have representation and planning and zoning or we should have, right? You know, I mean, where we should have an overrepresentation on the on site water and wastewater view of a certain region writes, I think those are just risks that I want to put out there. You know, if we contemplate this beyond what's already in our code. And then lastly, I'll just note as well. I was digging back in the code to look at what the advisory commission doesn't and what a job he does in terms of its formal functions. And of course, it is advisory, but they have a lot of influence on the work plan and on the of the work the staff do in those discussions. But also, I will note that this is a board that is subject to sunset. So it looks like in 2027, I obviously it's not never been sunset because it's still here, but it is one of those in the regular cycle. And so I think one option is that we make whatever action we take today and then maybe that stands. But I think also there's a built-in opportunity by the next year, basically for Lisa folks will be here to dig into that and say, is this working? You know, are we seeing issues? Are we having trouble finding members to serve? Are we seeing that there this kind of parochialism of interest that's growing on that body? And so anyway, just to say, I think there's another kind of built an opportunity to have this discussion, not because the entire section of code is back before us with the sunset ordinance. But we get internal audit and then we get an opportunity really to dig in further on issues potentially beyond what was in the original audit. So so just to say, I think regardless of what happens today, I think this we know that this commission will be before the body a year, at least in terms of should it continue in its current form. Myself. Thank Mr. Johnson. Yeah, you know, it's interesting. You raise that to commissions, planning zoning Commission and >> on runner. I think those are 2 different universe of commissions and one you're here commentary. The commentary you spoke about that wouldn't make sense to have pro kills seats because the planning and Zoning Commission deals with. Issues all over the Ponce water was very interesting. It's almost the inverse because I would say Eagle River Chugiak small girdwood and everything on that way and hillside. Limited, right. So there they do exist kind of the ball as a whole. But for the most part, like a vast majority of them are definitely. On the House side. And so are guard would. And so it. There might make some sense. There might be some sense to contemplating having kind of a more. Use specific argument for seats. I don't know where that lands in the conversation about H O p. But it's interesting because those 2 things are almost in opposition to each other. In my mind about who I would want. I would want people who have to live with the consequences of. Onsite water. You know, people who are in a little tiny water utility that as well service people who have to deal with septic systems, right? just doesn't matter to the people of south additions. Fairview Mountain View. don't have any expertise, you know, except for the lady who lives on my block. Who's a water engineer right? Where that leaves me. So. Just thinking out loud, anyone else. the main motion before us. none that I guess members nexii to vote. >> Member River. >> On a vote of 4 to 7 item has and the youth member votes. Yes, yes. The item failed to pass. All right. That now takes us to item 14, a the intent of the sponsors continue this to the next meeting. Mister Rivera's just checked out. I'm 2026 dash. 22 anonymous artist anxious for some of money. In contrast will code. Sections. 1, 1, 5, 1, 5, 0, title to update provisions regarding legislative branch ordered organization rules, procedure and functions and amending and C section 3 30 DOT 1, 7, 2, to update position classifications accordingly. Also. listed as that 10 June 9. 2026. Ashley to pass an omnibus ordinance. The Anchorage Municipal Assembly meeting in Crystal Code. Section 1, 0, 1, 5, 1, 5, 0 too. Update provisions regarding legislative branch organization, rules of procedure and functions. Mending and C section 30003.1, 7, 2, to update position classification accordingly. Amending and C section 61 about 0, 7, 0, 7, 1, 5, 0, 5 on some of the 20 to 105, to clarify the summons, fiscal 30's fulfill slurs at a function leaving for some rules. Committee review and someone ask for the motion to continue this public hearing to the meeting of April March 24th some of second. Motion to yet to item 2 both items too. Our 24th this move by Mister Myers and second by second, Mr. Sir, any discussion. Yeah, just know. Obviously this is continuing to hearing the reason for the new item being introduced in the notice section. >> Is simply because it requires public notice because it's a change to the title. So those 2 items are actually associated just to be very clear. >> I think we could have done it the other way. But this is the way it's So. Any further discussion on the motion to continue this item. Seen here in ask unanimous consent to any objection to the motion. I'm seeing hearing no objection. So the motion's been adopted. yeah. Mrs gone. Okay. That takes us 14 be. 14 be as 2026 Dash. 23 ordinance and Christmas. Well, Assemblyman Ian Curtis Code Section 3, 70, 0, regarding the process for public comment. Somebody approval in labor agreements, public hearing this item is now open and honest, be heard on item. public hearing is no cause. That's where the body to prove. Segments. Brawley said Mister Barnes. And the family. right. Thank you. I will move constant amendment one second motion to amend by most probably seconded by Mister Moore Sprite. I will turn it to the sponsor, Mr. Constant form. this ordinance. Attempts to clarify and provide little bit more guardrails around how. >> bargaining unit labor agreements communicate with the assembly and the administration communicates with the assembly relative to the bargaining process. Historically, there has been moderates compliance with the code requirement that we get a monthly update on the progress of bargaining agreements that are slow and process and might be facing some challenges. The amendment is a compromise between the administration. Hr department chief administrative officer myself, which the first version was, you know, as often happens when an assembly member draft an ordinance seen through the lens of an assembly member and the legislative branch, but not really politically. And so after some review, the holistic conversation that came about was it's better to ensure that there's a mechanism to update the progress and to provide the opportunity to hear from either party an impasse is. Showing up. Which that's what the monthly conversations are supposed to do and that they can either come confidentiality confidentially through the municipal attorney. And council, but that all parties must be notified when such communications occur, which I think that piece right there is what makes it, in my opinion, really. A positive and effective change from the original draft version is it just ensures notice and that's what the amendment does. Anyone else? Mr. Johnson. So just a to clarify for minor sting. So if I read this, if the amendments adopted, then is it. >> To say that? No reports may be made in executive session. exactly essentially taking exemptions off the table. No, I don't think that that's what that says. It actually if you read the section above. >> Where this section goes and it says the established the procedures and I think that what this does is it just creates a really clear communication of how we anticipated. But I think that the parties could agree to meet executive session if such argument was salient to the conversation. Much of this should be seen in the perspective of the guidance resolutions that we produce before negotiations under get underway and maybe the possibility as we set guidance, that doesn't work relative to whatever is being negotiated in the moment because we were thinking about it one way. But reality was a different way could be an opportunity for them to jointly communicate to us, but not wanting to do it in public because it it is in reference to matters under negotiation with labor that we get briefed on the items in a way that doesn't create any harm, but it could provide us the opportunity either to amend or guidance or give attorneys advice and ask for action and the executive session. So I don't think it eliminates possibility. It just makes it clear that the intent to communicate is through these channels in writing makes a clear, makes it easy. But I don't believe it would strip away that right? Okay. Thanks. I appreciate that clarification. I don't see anyone shaking their head. So I think that my comments are generally. In line with understanding my friends on the other side of the dice. Okay. Anyone else on the amendment seeing hearing members proceed to vote. On a vote of 10 to 0 Newton for us. Yes, yes, the amendment has passed. We're back on the main motion as amended. Just this really intending to correct kind of some impasse is that we've seen in the past. And recently where? Certain things that supposed to be moving forward point. And there was no way for friends in the bargaining units to meaningfully communicate that to us except for a once a month or less often communication that came co-signed by the administration. And so this just gives them a little bit more authority to push on the process, too, get items before us keep the process moving. That's the intent. There's your sport. Anyone else. Seen here in a number 6 seed vote. On a vote of 10 to 0 and the youth member votes. Yes, yes, know, 2020 success. 23 as amended passed. The body that brings us to item 14 CL 2026. S 25 an ordinance authorizing the extension of a ground lease between the municipality makers. Lester Nick to permit Development Center LLC. Let's see for the land underneath Municipal permit center located at 4700. Elmore Road and ID's or 0, 8 dash, 5, 2 dash, 1, 3, public hearing on this item is now open. Anyone wish to be heard on this item. want it all. none public hearings held close. What's on the body to prove saying it moved by most? Probably second most farms. Any discussion. Seen here in an members proceed to vote. I don't vote of 10 to 0 and youth member votes. Yes, 2026 tests. 25 has passed the body. Mrs. It is 7.30 If you feel like it's time to go now is the time. Thank you. So next we have item 14 D 2026 dash 26, an ordinance amending Anchorage Municipal Code Chapter 8 up. 55 to clarify, conduct a qualifies as animal neglect among officers manner being on behalf of neglect. An animal and to establish a new class C misdemeanor based on repeat violations of Title 17 ending title 17 by updating definitions and adding a new section, make it unlawful to leave an animal unattended inside a vehicle for 8 consecutive hours or more. Adding new sections 1010, a social care bonds animals taken into protective custody and providing for forfeiture of ownership interest in such animal spawn failure. Post Cook scare Bonnen amending Section 17 that 70 So penalties for animal care and control violations. Public hearing on this item is now open should be heard on this item. Please come forward. Welcome, please. State your name. A part of town you're from will have 3 minutes. The microphone is off. I Bakhtiar Fairview. I think we're at a good point right now because I remember. >> Back back when I was going family what you had for horses that were. You're paying paying for it. And I think we're better at a better 0 point right now because we've got in some of the schools. Now we got full-time for each person at F. you know, they're you know, we're just had good place right now. >> And also to be heard on this ordinance. Please state your name, a part of town you're from. You'll have 3 minutes. >> All right, Jane Love to see Secret Formula Coalition for homeless. So yeah, it's work session on the stand Friday. 4 to play out >> if >> I missed something here, I So in general, like take that to the people outside all the time and come across number of people that literally have nothing and the animals are pretty much all they have. And what I've seen play out over the past pretty much your half. she had wild fire ban. I really was about wildfires is about preventing people from, you know, stay warm or cooking food, starting fire for that. And then you had 2025 Sunday for us to debate. You say you can't camp an X, Y and Z and really leave store left to go in and the places that are last name or less put no camping signs are so that nothing. And then obviously, you know, another that was just passed with a threatening menacing behavior where she looked the wrong way. Maybe they can go at you for that. And then now they're And so obviously it semi targeted towards people in our fees that are there for you. No longer an 8 hours. And then how do you enforce it? You basically put a camera on him and maybe hours. But there's something beyond that. as took place over the past 2 weeks, essentially what happened was something completely separate. You had illegally walking on the roadway. We're least basically went into Section Mountain view and residential neighborhood were targeting people that were just walking up and down the road. And it was very, very ridiculous. And shameful. And if you look at the sidewalk minutes for the rest of time, we'll cover this later. Basically from Washington to question to this ordinance place. Yes, so. >> The point getting at this sort of semi >> It's sort of semi lines and says that police will have the authority to make decisions regarding animals. And I have absolutely no concerns about animal control. The people who work there is a consummate professionals. like animals themselves. They understand other pet owners who also have attachment animals and they generally do not want to take animals way from the and they try to to work towards, you know, solution said happened that way. But my interactions with law enforcement general over a year and a half. there a good law enforcement officers and then or bad ones. And so the bad ones, typically they have no shame and remorse and they will strip people of things. And if they are in charge of making these decisions, it says 2 violations within 10 years. I think it was 3, 5, before. And so now, if that's the case, I think that some of enough, you sis to take what's left from people that and then they have nothing and I hope that doesn't happen. But that is my concern. So thank you very much. >> And especially on this item. Senior in and public hearings so close with some of the VI. Which approves second. But I balding days at the restaurant was holding it. >> I actually was hoping to just take a moment to express my gratitude to the Animal Control Advisory board. And others, the depart and the Department of Health Department of Law for the Deep dive that they did, too. I think construct something that's really important. And also for really outstanding work to walk all of us through that. So just wanted to say thank you for work. Well done. >> Thank you, Misspell. The name is smart. Thank you. Mister Chair. I was going to similarly state my appreciation for the input Animal Control advisory board. And also just to say, I know this project, a sort of ban a long time coming. And in fact, Mr. Chairing a that this is a cause you have been very close to and have worked on and have brought for the craft code amendment in the past. at that time we had some conversation around, you know, how cold is too cold? How hot too hot? And I think it shows when you get into a project like this. You know, how do you balance specificity with? fact that, you know, different animals are different. You know, I have a very fluffy dog. who can handle called the ticker ice skating with me all the time. But some dogs can't handle that sentiment. A cold. However, I think pretty universally applicable here that no animal should be left unattended in a vehicle for more than 8 hours. So I know this has been something that's been heard and I I like the product that is before us tonight. And I hope all my colleagues will support Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just at a final note, there's no no snuck you it's testament to the work that's been done, that there's not a line of people here showing >> The fact that all of the verse of been brushed off the thorns have been pulled. It is ready for prime time. With anyone else none members may proceed to vote. On a vote of 10 to 0 2026 Dash 26, an amended has passed the body. Next item 14 E which our 2026 Dash 40 resolution, municipality Anchorage per putting an amount not to exceed 1 million, $932,000 convention Center Capital Reserve Fund 2, 0, 2, 0, 3, 0, Fund balance. Then the convention Center Capital Reserve Fund 202, or 3 zeros transferred appropriating the center transfers of the area. General Capital Improvement projects fund for your 1, 800 all within the office of the chief administrative officer for additional multiple capital improvements at that tonight. And may even convention centers and mending the tonight and you can convention center's 2026 Capital improvement budget and the 2026 to 2031 government programs. Public hearings item is now open. Anyone wish to be heard on this item. Anyone at all. Senior public hearing is now closed. What's on the body? 2 second. The pass probably second by miss. day. Any discussion. none members say proceed to vote. vote of 10 to 0 Our 2026 Dash 40 has passed. The bottlenecks have item 14 F which 2026 dash 2070. >> An ordinance Anchorage Any extra chapter. 21 do find that. 40 old coat in 20 50 old code and section 21 on 9, 0, 5, 0, 21. Don't want 5 on 21 to. 35 to old could clarify the land use review process for data centers and similar energy intensive. So there's no question the planning and zoning Department develop. The excuse me requesting the planning Department develop you specific criteria for energy intensive uses and waving planning and zoning Commission review public hearing this item is now open. And I wish her tonight. Welcome, please. State your name. A part of town you're from. You'll have 3 minutes. >> ceasing courage. went to work session on Friday. It was nice. Presentation was pretty put together. There were a couple things I noticed just. Something there for to 2000 servers, as you know, as sort of definition between, you know, larger to discern smaller data center. And basically, you know, you're trying to hope that they're telling you the number service that they have because if you have our servers for your cabinet servers with say a couple petabytes to use the same energy requirements is when you played server. You really can't tell. And so when you start to work these things, it's better. Just look at the power consumption requirements, the water requirements and wastewater requirements. And, you know, there are some other things on it along that Let's see what else is going on with this thing. so-called occasion, general, you know, typically of these are 2 organizations that create data exchanges and then you have any number of network service providers that provide connectivity to one I s P's. And you can sort of defined data center is based on that because you have to lay fiber optics in the ground and then like them. And then, you know, they're maintained for a while. She can go on with that and and really see that in there. But I'd say it's it's a good start. But if you're you know, enough energy for 100,000 households, I think it that should be a large concern and to have space here with an Anchorage to host these things. And obviously with what's happening with AI an artificial general intelligence and super intelligence. Any number of interest rates are going to be displaced very shortly. And the question is and what happens and and I'm going way too far into the weeds on this one could for a very long time. So what I will say is a excellent is age was impressed. yeah, I would be concerned about your utility bills and it to something really want in city because obviously. It's expensive to live So thank you very much for your time. And also wish to be heard in the Senate. Of Service. actually I'm move to postpone student movement to continue the public hearing till the meeting up 3.24 >> All right. So motion continue to 3.24 Is moved by. Mister seconded by PRI. >> This fund. >> Yeah, I will just we are likely going to be bringing forward subversion. We heard a lot of great questions at the work session from our colleagues. Which caused ensuing. Typical member Brawley emails. >> And many of our community very detailed is what I mean by that to many of our community partners. And we're looking to get feedback from utilities so we can also incorporate. So we get we hope to having more finished product for you by 3.24, thank you. >> Anyone injection to the motion to continue public hearing. no objection, the motion carries. We will now move on time. Flight 15, a judicial hearing there's a share of 2020 success. 42 resolution, the action sports, somebody sitting. It's conditional protest regarding the renewal of the beverage dispensary license summer. 41 0, 9, With a restaurant or for BK all I look at it. 1, 1, on West 38th Avenue in Kingston and 503. Public hearing on this item is now open. Anyone wish to heard. Seeing none. The public hearing is now close that small. The body proof. Second group are a strong second. I was appalled and gay. Any discussion. Seeing none members may proceed to vote. >> Member Kercher. >> On a vote of 10 to 0 or 2020 success. 42 passed the body which takes 2 audience participation. Please come forward. If like to be heard. Welcome, please. State your name. A part of town from have 3 minutes. >> I'm 70 years old now. But when came God, when I 23 years old. The other good thing did when I became a when I started Liam got I got Amway and Amway. At the time was there was a lady out there in out in the valley cold. So we will for sure is of the a pioneer of Amway in Alaska. It was sponsored by her sister. And Celia was used to push the push tapes to me and books to back in the back in Wausau. Then later on, I got an Amway again. Anchorage. And I was was an Amway in a creation. Sylvia would come increase times. This is this lady is this was at the time at the first time who says she was biggest and we just river. Then why want Anchorage, who is the second families just rebuttal Alaska? She puts me tapes again Tate pushed tapes and books. And then I got another multilevel coney can negley health care company. I was I had 27 people under me, my biggest mistake was. As I didn't sell the books, it is still a takes. And my distributor ship went down. Any and and I can't kind of like I get nique I get e-mails from the can now. And the other thing, other thing when I get FFA kids and I see 4 h kids, I see that kid. There's a high school and junior high organization out there for for high school kids and they have a lot lot of leaderships. And am Amway. I mean. The FFA good leadership site. I saw a picture of them. Ffa kids Juneau in that there was 5 of them. And that in the picture. All right. Anyone else wish to be heard. Please come forward. >> While we're waiting read an item for introduction into the agenda, it's am a numbered. From 2026. From the chair of the Assembly at the request of the school board 2020 success. 21 school board direction regarding use of the revenue from Proposition 9 as the operational costs. Special property tax Levy 2026. On me. It should pass. And so it's been handed down distributed on carpet into the package, going forward to the public notice process and it I am just directing the clerk sport decided 2026 dash. 21 and for members notice we will probably coming forward with either an S version or amendment to the budget that law authorized if voters pass item that the levee is just appropriated so we won't have to come back and try to do it again, depending on how that goes. So that'll be that Mister. Please welcome. Please take from students are hers. >> Can I you something your time starts going Salt All right. Jaime Lopez, the center's formally coolish from the home. the court of public opinion >> it's not the same as the actual court, it does seem like that's the one that, you know, politicians and public officials pay attention to more. So where Michael so last meeting 2 weeks ago or less and describe something that I witnessed basically over Mountain Dew, they repeat the officers basically going in the middle of mountain view and night and randomly basically stopping people and citing them for illegally walking on the roadway. When the sidewalks were full of snow and it just seems a bit ridiculous. And so anyways, I tried to sort of bring us to the public attention the next state transportation, some Transportation committee meeting. Then check on the on But ombudsman more, let's talk to him. And the result of that they cannot basically dismissed citations, have to go through the process until it fully complete. And then you fill out a complaint form and then, you know, you call internal affairs and so talk to the prosecutors office. It could quickly tell that this was not right and the sun goes down parchment or maybe go 4. And so I talked to somebody and then currently the chief of police time, everything was on the up and up. And yeah, that's sad. So anyways, I just happened to look into this a little bit further. know, at least 5 people got cited. And so there is an art GIs map which you cannot see right here, which basically shows streets and Mountain Dew. Now, if you look at the RTI U.S. map of the streets are maintained or sidewalks and maintain and a little winter, almost no residential areas are covered in the city of Anchorage outside of downtown. Well, they're happen to be, you know, like these 2 out of 10 in mountain view there North South and then have to write off Mountain View Drive and these are not arterials. And so if you're a pedestrian and you're walking the middle of a neighborhood, do you expect to get cited and the Southside of town this would not fly. But apparently, you know, they were running an operation here and it just seems wrong. The goal is of a Terry stop is essentially to stop somebody under the pretext of something. All right. You get their information. You cite them. They know they can't pay the fine. So then, you $70 just like a million dollars. Somebody doesn't have it. And then basically makes it so it gives justifies increased police presence when an area crime statistics go up within that area and then becomes a vicious cycle. I don't see why these charges should be because citations. But the interesting thing is there is municipality of Anchorage. So nice control plan. And if you read this thing on a bird that sidewalks on Page 7, it says historically the municipalities not cleared roads, sidewalks do the cost of calling design of our roads. We must use sidewalks to store snow. So if you're using the sidewalks to store snow, I would you cite down the pedestrians that are walking on the roads because clearly they're not able to get where they need to go. >> So >> Thank you. All right. Anyone else now is your chance. We're gonna move on to answer. If you want to speak to us. Okay, then we're going to go out and move on. Now is your chance. any anything you can speak on any item right now? And we're just this is the last opportunity. Yeah, welcome. Please. Come forward state. Your name a part of town you're from. You have 3 minutes. You can speak on any topic. >> So Senate him out. >> And saw the state. Your name and what part of town you're from. You'll have 3 minutes. >> Time to start after the maps. >> The we're going to have you get started in the mountains heavy here and you'll tell, right and we'll get him. >> My name's us, Steve Wright. L I'm spin Art. >> there. So to map. So I passed out ones that the same app by lot spin right Fish Creek. I really like people to along with them talking about it makes a lot more sense to be looking. But if you know where? 30th where Fish Creek comes through. There's 28,000 square-foot lot sonar to him. And if you or a is so if you get to the second map. what well, I'm bringing to the assembly is basically environmental concern. If you look at some of the big map. And you'll see on lot, 15 in the red that that is permissible, sewer pipe. we'll let me do The Corps of Engineers. Well, do it. State fish and Let me do it. And it runs through 100 feet of real wetlands. Get your boots wet, wet lands. It crosses the creek and then it plugs into a Which is not good practice. But the pipe is so corroded and that the sun is 65 years old doesn't want me to. normally plug into the pipe, OK? So if you look in blue on Parkland, Parkland is in green and then the proposed who are on high ground is in Parkland. Okay. This goes through 90 feet of high ground. If there's no environmental damage, it's 7 feet above mean high water, normal high water of the creek. There's 14 birch trees on it. This is Parkland. So politically, it's a it's very difficult to built under Parkland, however, that the choices environmentally damaged. It might. The permission that I have is environmentally damaging. I don't want to do it. I want to do it non environmental damage happens under Parkland and I would like you people in the Senate to consider this speak to parks in that regard and say, look, I mean, it's real environmental damage versus under Parkland. Thank you. Have a question for you. You said. That there's proposed sewer in the Parkland. Is that proposal by you know? Yeah, yeah, that's to proposals here. One is is. >> On my land where I have permission from everybody, all the agencies excluding the Corps of Engineers, the other and this map in blue is proposed to go Parkland under Parkland. So you're asking for if I'm just I don't know what the distances are. Maybe 50 feet. >> Of. Your sewer line to go through Parkland as opposed to your sewer line, too. Go through your a lot, right? Because of the environmental concerns. Yeah. And it's 20 foot. Easement 20 by 100 is what I'm looking for. And there. >> It connects to an sewer that already crosses the creek there. That's in black. Its existing. So I would have to cross the creek. I wouldn't have to go in high value wetlands. It would be high and dry and existing crossing. everything seems to line up in favor of the park thank you. That's right. president presidents. Yeah. I think this product. >> Yeah. Just just be question. Have spoken with staff about this already? Well, uni stuff specifically. Have you spoken with anyone at the municipality staff planning Department Parks Department? Yeah. Yeah. I do with Parks I think it's a 3 years ago told me that I would hope that board of the people, so I worked getting a petition to petition, which is part of the process and to get a full of people and I and then you people, I think rescinded that requirement. >> For the vote of the people. in order to get work part in order for me to use Parkland, I had to have a whole load of all. 300,000 of us. To use part time. But that's gone. ended. So I'm just going to ask the part again, asked the Parkland to. To do this for me. Thanks profession. >> I would ask you sent an email to the assembly. Ww Mas at Anchorage AK DOT Gov. >> asked everybody on this. probably better to send it again. Now that you've here. it's top of mind. just I rescind these maps, too. All right. Thank you, art. Thank you, guys. Fight anyone else. Wish to be heard tonight. Anyone at all. Okay. We'll go ahead and move on to the last part of our agenda. Member comments. Start with you. Mr. Occur. No additional items. right? Thank Source. >> No comments. Thank you. As for the comments, thank you. Mr. comments spot today. I will see well in 3 weeks. Mr. Martinez, just a comment to the mayor. Mayor, thank you for keeping your word for helping us get our coordinated response back on track and for the doubling of the healthy spaces team it's going to make a difference to summer. Thank you. Thank you, don't think you Mr. Myers, thanks, chair. No additional comments. >> And I just say thank everybody got out here in a very decent hour and we'll be back in 3 weeks. Talk to you We are adjourned. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪