Municipality of Anchorage Thank you, you came here |
Christopher Constant Chair Anna Brawley Karen Bronga Zac Johnson Mark Littlefield George Martinez |
Suzanne LaFrance Mayor
| Meg Zaletel Vice–Chair Scott Myers Kameron Perez-Verdia Felix Rivera Randy Sulte Daniel Volland
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Assembly Agenda | |||||
April 8, 2025
Regular Meeting
Assembly Chambers
Loussac Library
3600 Denali, Room 108
5:00 p.m. Business Meeting
5:15 p.m. Appearance Requests
Live Streaming and Archived meetings/Podcasts at http://www.muni.org/watchnow
Live Streaming available on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@moameetings
Clerk’s Note: Please see the end of the agenda for information on legislative drafting.
How to Testify: The Assembly receives public comments during Final Audience Participation, as well as public testimony on all open Public Hearing items. Final Audience Participation (Agenda Section 16) lasts, as time allows, until adjournment.
The public may submit written comments at www.muni.org/testimony and may also participate (1) in-person, or (2) by phone. If you would like to provide comments or testimony over the phone, please sign up online at this link www.muni.org/testimony by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. There is no sign-up list for in-person testimony – the Chair will invite the public to speak on a first come basis. Please do not sign up to provide phone testimony if you plan to attend in person.
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| A land acknowledgement 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 our collective movement towards decolonization and equity. The Anchorage Assembly would like to acknowledge that we gather today on the traditional lands of the Dena’ina Athabascans. For thousands of years the Dena’ina have been and continue to be the stewards of this land. It is with gratefulness and respect that we recognize the contributions, innovations, and contemporary perspectives of the upper Cook Inlet Dena’ina. |
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| The Assembly Committees and members are listed on the Assembly website at http://www.muni.org/Departments/Assembly/Pages/Committees and Liaisons.aspx. The Assembly Committee meeting schedule can be found on the Municipal website at http://www.muni.org/Departments/Assembly/Events/Pages/default.aspx. |
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| The Addendum includes items to be added to the agenda and is prepared the Friday before the Assembly meeting. The Assembly formally does this through a motion to “incorporate” the addendum, as well as possible “laid on the table” items consistent with the Assembly rules of procedure. |
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| (SHALL BEGIN NO EARLIER THAN 5:15 P.M. AND TESTIMONY BY THE LAST PERSON SHALL BEGIN NO LATER THAN 6:00 P.M.) |
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| Consent agenda items numbered 10.A. through 10.F. are typically routine items such as bid awards, new business, and information and reports. Under the Assembly rules of procedure, items in 10.A. through 10.F. are not required to be set for public hearing. |
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10.A.4. | Resolution No. AR 2025-105, a resolution of the Anchorage Municipal Assembly recognizing and celebrating May as Bike Month in Anchorage. Anchorage Health Department. |
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10.B.1. | Resolution No. AR 2025-97, a resolution establishing delinquent dates for the first and second half of yearly real property taxes for tax year 2025. Finance Department. 10.B.1.a. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 290-2025. |
10.B.2. | Resolution No. AR 2025-100, a resolution of the Anchorage Assembly designating the Government Hill Community Council Area as a Secure Trash Regulation Zone. Solid Waste Services. 10.B.2.a. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 302-2025. |
10.B.3. | Clerk's Note: It is the intent of Assembly Leadership to postpone this item and set for public hearing. Resolution No. AR 2025-103, a resolution approving the Heritage Land Bank 2025 Annual Work Program and 2026-2030 Five-Year Management Plan. Real Estate Department. 10.B.3.a. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 310-2025. |
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10.D.19. | Assembly Memorandum No. AM 314-2025, Chugiak-Eagle River Advisory Board Appointment (William C. Taygan). Mayor’s Office. |
10.D.20. | Assembly Memorandum No. AM 315-2025, Military and Veterans Affairs Commission Appointment (Olivia A.M. Freeman). Mayor’s Office. |
10.D.21. | Assembly Memorandum No. AM 316-2025, Eagle River-Chugiak Park and Recreational Service Area Board of Supervisors Reappointment (Barbara Trost). Mayor’s Office. |
10.D.22. | Assembly Memorandum No. AM 318-2025, Housing, Homeless, and Neighborhood Development Commission Appointment (Delmonicia Diamond Williams). Mayor’s Office. |
10.D.23. | Assembly Memorandum No. AM 319-2025, 2025-2026 Alcohol License/Endorsement Renewals: Beverage Dispensary License: Spenard Roadhouse, #4825; Downtown Bear Paw Bar & Grill, #4157; Restaurant/ Eating Place License: Shanghai Tea Garden, #1805; Package Store License: Brown Jug, #5045; Brown Jug Northern Lights at Spenard, #4520; Bear’s Den Liquor, #757; Club License: Anchorage Elks Lodge 2868, #5236; Theatre License: Crush, #5963. Municipal Clerk’s Office. (Taku, Campbell, Eagler River, Spenard, Sand Lake, Downtown, Community Councils) |
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10.F.1. | Information Memorandum No. AIM 61-2025, Quarterly Investment Report to the Assembly – 4th Quarter 2024. Finance Department. |
10.F.2. | Information Memorandum No. AIM 62-2025, Affirmative Action Plan: A Statistical Analysis of Workforce Utilization. Human Resources Department. |
10.F.4. | Information Memorandum No. AIM 64-2025, Northeast Community Council Resolution 2025-03. Assembly Member Bronga. |
10.F.5. | Information Memorandum No. AIM 65-2025, Annual report to the Assembly from the Anchorage Regional Landfill (ARL) Closure and Post-Closure Investment Fund Board. Finance Department. |
10.F.7. | Information Memorandum No. AIM 69-2025, Public Testimony for March 18 and April 8, 2025 Meetings. Municipal Clerk’s Office. (Addendum.) |
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11. | UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND UNFINISHED ACTION ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS |
| – Agenda items in this category are typically previous public hearing agenda items for which the public hearing was closed and the Assembly “postponed” Assembly action, including debate and discussion, until a future date. |
11.C. | Ordinance No. AO 2025-30, an ordinance of the Anchorage Assembly amending the definition of “Trust Manager” in Anchorage Municipal Code 6.50.060, Finance Department. 11.C.1. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 207-2025. (PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. ACTION POSTPONED FROM 3-18-2025.) |
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| Items in this agenda category are NOT public hearing items and may involve applications for a liquor or marijuana license and/or a special land use permit for alcohol or marijuana for which the public hearing was closed. This category may also include administrative matters that are NOT public hearing items based on the municipal code. |
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| (SHALL BEGIN NO EARLIER THAN 6:00 P.M., AND SHALL BE TAKEN UP IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF OLD BUSINESS AND UNFINISHED ACTION ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS) – Agenda items in this category are typically previous public hearing agenda items for which the public hearing was NOT closed and the Assembly “continued” the public hearing. Persons who previously testified may not testify a second time unless the testimony is on the differences in a substitute version (S version) of an ordinance. In addition, if a previous Assembly meeting ended before all public hearing items were completed, those items would be “carried over” to this agenda category. |
13.A. | Ordinance No. AO 2024-123, an ordinance authorizing the Municipality of Anchorage, Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility (AWWU) and the Municipality of Anchorage, Anchorage Hydro Power (AHP) to execute and enter into three agreements pertaining to the Municipal Public Water Supply and The Eklutna Hydroelectric Project Fish and Wildlife Program. Anchorage Water & Waste Water Utility. 13.A.1. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 963-2024. (CONTINUED FROM 1-21-2025, 2-11-2025 AND 3-18-2025.) |
13.B. | Ordinance No. AO 2025-18, an ordinance of the Anchorage Assembly submitting to the qualified voters of the Municipality of Anchorage a ballot proposition amending the Home Rule Charter to update the charter text with corrections for grammar and legal rulings and ensure efficient government. Assembly Vice Chair Zaletel. 13.B.1. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 71-2025. 13.B.2. Ordinance No. AO 2025-18(S), an ordinance of the Anchorage Assembly submitting to the qualified voters of the Municipality of Anchorage a ballot proposition amending the Home Rule Charter to update the charter text with corrections for grammar and legal rulings and ensure efficient government. Assembly Vice Chair Zaletel. 13.B.3. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 97-2025. (PUBLIC HEARING OPENED; REFERRED TO THE QUALITY MUNICIPAL SERVICES/ ETHICS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE ON 1-21-2025.) |
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| (SHALL BEGIN NO EARLIER THAN 6:00 P.M. AND END NO LATER THAN 11:00 P.M. AND SHALL BE TAKEN UP IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS) – Agenda items in this category are typically NEW public hearing agenda items or certain items that require two public hearings (i.e. budget). Ordinances in this category, except emergency ordinances, must be introduced at a previous meeting. Resolutions in this category may be introduced at a previous meeting, but some resolutions by code are automatically set for a public hearing |
14.A. | Ordinance No. AO 2025-25, an ordinance of the Anchorage Municipal Assembly amending Anchorage Municipal Code Section 8.25.060 to expand principal liability to parents and guardians of minors possessing deadly weapons on school grounds or at school functions. Assembly Member Bronga. 14.A.1. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 112-2025. 14.A.2. Information Memorandum No. AIM 67-2025, Anchorage School Board letter of support for AO 2025-25: an ordinance of the Anchorage Municipal Assembly amending Anchorage Municipal Code section 8.25.060 to expand principal liability to parents and guardians of minors possessing deadly weapons on school grounds or at school functions. Assembly Member Bronga. (Addendum.) 14.A.3. Information Memorandum No. AIM 68-2025, Letter of support from Education Chair for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Anchorage Branch for AO 2025-25 and AO 2025-28. Assembly Member Bronga. (Addendum.) |
14.B. | Ordinance No. AO 2025-28, an ordinance of the Anchorage Assembly amending Anchorage Municipal Code Section 8.25.070 to require the report of lost or stolen firearms within 48 hours of discovery. Assembly Member Bronga. 14.B.1. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 123-2025. 14.B.2. Information Memorandum No. AIM 68-2025, Letter of support from Education Chair for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Anchorage Branch for AO 2025-25 and AO 2025-28. Assembly Member Bronga. (Addendum.) |
14.F. | Ordinance No. AO 2025-35, an ordinance of the Anchorage Assembly repealing and reenacting Anchorage Municipal Code Chapter 12.60, Tax Incentives for Housing, and repealing Chapter 12.70, Tax Incentives for Affordable and Workforce Housing. Mayor LaFrance and Assembly Members Brawley, Martinez, and Rivera. 14.F.1. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 261-2025. 14.F.2. Ordinance No. AO 2025-35(S), an ordinance of the Anchorage Assembly repealing and reenacting Anchorage Municipal Code Chapter 12.60, Tax Incentives for Housing, and repealing Chapter 12.70, Tax Incentives for Affordable and Workforce Housing. Assembly Vice Chair Zaletel, Assembly Member Martinez, Assembly Member Volland. (Addendum.) 14.F.3. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 335-2025. |
14.G. | Ordinance No. AO 2025-36, an ordinance of the Anchorage Municipal Assembly amending Anchorage Municipal Code Chapter 21.05 to require conditional use approval for pawnshops and certain financial institutions to operate in certain residential and commercial zoning districts and waiving Planning and Zoning Commission review of this ordinance. Assembly Vice-Chair Zaletel. 14.G.1. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 268-2025. 14.G.2. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 333-2025. (Addendum.) |
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| Items in this agenda category typically involve applications for a liquor or marijuana license and/or a special land use permit for alcohol or marijuana. These items are typically public hearing items. Administrative matters in this category may include Election Certification or Assembly reorganization and are NOT public hearing items based on the municipal code. A Clerk’s Note may identify certain items as non-public hearing items. |
15.A. | Resolution No. AR 2025-24, A resolution of the Anchorage Municipal Assembly regarding the renewal of Municipal marijuana cultivation license #M10237 for AlaskaSense, LLC DBA AlaskaSense; and authorizing the Municipal Clerk to take certain action, (Midtown Community Council), Assembly Chair Constant. 15.A.1. Information Memorandum No. AIM 70-2025. (Addendum.) (MOTION TO AMEND SOMETHING PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED APPROVED 3-4-2025. PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR 4-8-2025.) |
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| (SHALL BE PROMPTLY AT 11:00 P.M. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, BY TWO THIRDS VOTE OF THE ASSEMBLY, ADJOURNMENT AND BUSINESS BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY MAY BE CONTINUED PAST 11:00 P.M. UNTIL 12:00 MIDNIGHT) |
ALL DOCUMENTS LISTED ON THIS AGENDA EXCEPT LAID ON THE TABLE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE www.muni.org/watchnow AND IN THE MUNICIPAL CLERK'S OFFICE, 632 WEST 6TH AVENUE, SUITE 250, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, TELEPHONE (907) 343-4311. LAID ON THE TABLE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MEETING.
FOR AUXILIARY AIDS, SERVICES, OR SPECIAL MODIFICATIONS TO PARTICIPATE PLEASE CONTACT THE MUNICIPAL CLERK’S OFFICE 48 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING TO REQUEST REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS AT (907) 343-4311 OR wwmasmc@anchorageak.gov.
Clerk’s Note: In Sections 11-15 of the Assembly Agenda, Assembly Ordinances (AOs) may propose to change municipal law, Anchorage Municipal Code (AMC) or Anchorage Municipal Code of Regulations (AMCR). Ordinances may use “legislative formatting” to show the changes or “amendments” to the current code as required by AMC 1.05.050. The purpose of legislative formatting is to provide an easy means for the Assembly and public to clearly understand current code language versus proposed changes.
Legislative formatting includes underlining new language and [PLACING DELETED LANGUAGE IN CAPITAL LETTERS WITHIN BRACKETS]. Substitute versions of ordinances are characterized by bolded text. Second substitute versions by italics. Omitting current text of a code section is indicated by three series of three asterisks (* * * x3). Legislative formatting is not necessary when enacting entirely new sections.
Ordinance Version | New Language | Deleted Language |
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New words are underlined
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Deletion of current code language: [DELETED WORDS FROM CURRENT CODE ARE BRACKETED AND CAPITALIZED]
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AO (S)
(Substitute for the original AO)
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New words are bolded and underlined |
Deletion of current code language: [DELETED WORDS ARE BOLDED, BRACKETED, AND CAPITALIZED]
Deletion of new language in AO: [Deleted words proposed by AO are struck out, bolded, underlined, and bracketed]
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AO (S-1)
(2nd substitute for the original AO) |
New words are italicized and underlined
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Deletion of current code language: [DELETED WORDS ARE ITALICIZED, IN BRACKETED, AND CAPITALIZED]
Deletion of new language in AO or AO(S): [Deleted words proposed by AO or AO(S) are italicized, struck out, underlined and bracketed]
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