The Anchorage Assembly will hold public hearings on a series of ordinances and resolutions at its regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 12. The public hearing portion of the meeting begins at 6 pm in the Assembly Chambers at the Z.J. Loussac Library, 3600 Denali St.
Here’s a list of items up for comment:
- AO 2025-59 — Updates to the Anchorage Municipal Code on access to public records and procedures for responding to records requests. The new rules would make it more difficult to access public documents. (Assembly Chair Chris Constant, former Vice Chair Meg Zaletel)
- AO 2025-83 — Increases the maximum fee that may be charged for processing credit and debit card transactions for taxicab services. (Assembly Member Felix Rivera, Vice Chair Karen Brawley)
- AO 2025-85 — Repeals and replaces the bar safety hour program code section, eliminating the application, review, and issuance process, discontinuing annual reports, and adding a bar safety hour registration requirement. (Assembly Chair Chris Constant)
- AR 2025-218 — Reappropriates up to $5.6 million from 2024 Port Revenue Bond proceeds for bond issuance costs, transferring funds from the Port of Alaska Capital Improvement Fund to the Port of Alaska Operating Fund. (Public Finance Department)
- AO 2025-87 — Modifies, eliminates, and adds fees for entitlements within Title 21 not currently listed in the fee schedule. (Planning Department, Case No. 2022-0016)
- AO 2025-89 — Authorizes a three-year lease (below fair market value) with two one-year extensions between the Municipality and the Anchorage Community Development Authority for a parking lot at 225 E St. downtown. (Real Estate Department)
- AR 2025-220 — Appropriates up to $2.5 million from the Heritage Land Bank Fund for Holtan Hills offsite improvements. (Real Estate Department)
- AR 2025-221 — Appropriates another $1.3 million for homeless shelter and support to the Anchorage Health Department. (Office of Management and Budget)
- AR 2025-221(S) — Appropriates $1.3 million for rehabilitating vacant and abandoned properties which would be seized to help transition people out of emergency shelters. (Assembly Chair Chris Constant, Assembly Member Daniel Volland)
- AR 2025-229 — States the Assembly’s conditional protest of the renewal of Municipal and State marijuana cultivation license #30782 for Wobbly Moose LLC in Fairview.
- AR 2025-230 — States the Assembly’s conditional protest of the renewal of State marijuana cultivation license #12125 and manufacturing license #12471 for Alaska Wild Coyote Inc., dba Alaska Marijuana Gardens and AMG Concentrates, in the Taku/Campbell area.
How to participate
The Assembly accepts testimony in person, in writing, or by phone. Written or phone testimony requires submitting the Public Testimony Form by 5 pm the day before the meeting.
More information and links to the agenda are available at www.muni.org/Residents/Pages/MuniMeetings.aspx.
Oh, look, a bunch of money for the homeless.
I am going to submit comments on 2025-221 and -221(S) asking why the assembly does not add a bond initiative on the next Muni election to fund these things. After all, the voting public are asked to OK bonds to purchase necessary police and firefighting gear. Why are there never bonds to help the homeless?