Municipality of Anchorage Thank you, you came here |
Christopher Constant Chair Erin Baldwin Day Jared Goecker Zac Johnson George Martinez Keith McCormick
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Suzanne LaFrance Mayor
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Assembly Agenda | |||||
September 9, 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.D.1. | Assembly Memorandum No. AM 663-2025, Executive Appointment – Confirmation Hearing. (Shanna Gamble, Director of Parks and Recreation.). Human Resources Department. |
10.D.2. | Assembly Memorandum No. AM 676-2025, Appointment of 2025-2026 Youth Representatives to the Anchorage Assembly (Kennedy Bowser, Gwyneth Eggleston, Jacob Lavarias). Assembly Chair Constant. |
10.D.3. | Assembly Memorandum No. AM 672-2025, Historic Preservation Commission appointment (Wanetta Ayers). Mayor’s Office. |
10.D.4. | Assembly Memorandum No. AM 673-2025, Public Naming Commission appointment (Kevin Andre Heller). Mayor’s Office. |
10.D.5. | Assembly Memorandum No. AM 674-2025, Housing, Homeless and Neighborhood Development Commission reappointment (Delmonicia (Shenee’) Diamond Williams). Mayor’s Office. |
10.D.6. | Assembly Memorandum No. AM 675-2025, Anchorage Transportation Commission reappointment (William J. Burke). Mayor’s Office. |
10.D.11. | Assembly Memorandum No. AM 680-2025, 2026 Assembly Meeting Schedule. Municipal Clerk’s Office. (Addendum.) |
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10.F.1. | Information Memorandum No. AIM 165-2025, Public Testimony for August 26 and September 9, 2025 Meetings. Municipal Clerk’s Office. (Addendum.) |
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10.G.2. | Ordinance No. AO 2025-99, an ordinance authorizing and approving the adoption of Port of Alaska Terminal Tariff No. 10.2. Port of Alaska. P.H. 9-23-2025. 10.G.2.a. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 662-2025. |
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. |
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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. |
12.A. | Clerk's Note: It is the intent of Assembly Leadership to make a motion to amend something previously adopted to refine the boundaries of the permanent parkland and replace Exhibit E with an updated version. Ordinance No. AO 2023-82, an ordinance of the Anchorage Municipal Assembly formally dedicating approximately 8 acres of municipal land commonly known as “The Upper Bench,” and shown as a buffer zone located within the property legally described as Port of Anchorage Subdivision, Addition No. 2, Tract J, as municipal park land, subject to certain exceptions. Assembly Chair Constant and Assembly Member Volland. 12.A.1. Information Memorandum No. AIM 157-2023. |
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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 2025-59, an ordinance of the Anchorage Municipal Assembly amending Anchorage Municipal Code Chapter 3.90, Access to Public Records, and AMC Section 3.30.016, to update the public records request and response procedures. Assembly Chair Constant, Assembly Vice-Chair Zaletel, and Assembly Member Silvers. (PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED FROM 8-12-2025.) 13.A.1. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 679-2025. |
13.B. | Ordinance No. AO 2025-83, an ordinance of the Anchorage Municipal Assembly amending Anchorage Municipal Code Section 11.10.050 to increase the maximum amount allowed to be charged for processing credit and debit card transactions for taxicab services. Assembly Member Rivera and Vice-Chair Brawley. 13.B.1. Assembly Memorandum No. AM 545-2025. 13.B.2. Information Memorandum No. AIM 155-2025. 13.B.3. Information Memorandum No. AIM 156-2025. (PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED FROM 8-12-2025.) |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
Original AO |
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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