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Assembly Worksession​s

​Details about Assembly Worksessions, including what time a works​ession will be held and how to participate, can be found on the Municipal Calendar.​

The Assembly encourages anyone wishing to provide input on w​orksession topics to email written comments to assembly@anchorageak.gov.​

​​​Worksession Documents

Friday, December 13, 2024

Worksession re Confirmation Hearing of William Falsey, Chief Administrative Officer

CANCELLED: Worksession re AO 2024-99, amending AMC 21.03.160 to prohibit the application or recommendation of special limitations in approving an amendment to the zoning map

RESCHEDULED: Worksession re Confirmation Hearing of Kim Waller, Chief Equity Officer

Friday, December 6, 2024

UPDATED: Worksession re AO 2024-105(S), Alternative Version(s), and Amendments

​Worksession re Project Anchorage, Community Raised Impacts

CANCELLED: Worksession re Anchorage Police Department Operations


Thursday, December 5, 2024 

Assembly Retreat on Energy & Infrastructure Agenda​


Friday, November 22, 2024

Worksession re Girdwood Comprehensive Plan

Worksession re MOA Legislative Program

CANCELLED: Worksession re AO 2024-109, amending and updating Anchorage Municipal Code Title 28, Elections

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orksession re AO 2024-110, amending AMC chapters 1.35, 3.20, and 3.30 relating to the organization of the Executive Branch

November 14, 2024

Worksession re AO 2024-105, Project Selection for Project Anchorage Sales Tax Proposal

November 8, 2024

UPDATED: Worksession re FY 2025 Proposed Budget Revisions and Tax Levies – Assembly Amendments

​November 1, 2024

UPDATED TO TEAMS: Worksession re Confirmation Hearing of George Conway, Chief Medical Officer

UPDATED TO TEAMS: Worksession re Confirmation Hearing of Susan Marshall, Information Technology Director

UPDATED TO TEAMS: Worksession re Visit Anchor

ge

UPDATED TO TEAMS: Worksession re Port of Alaska Modernization Project (PAMP)

October 31, 2024

RESCHEDULED: Worksession re Confirmation Hearing of Kent Kohlhase, Public Works Director

UPDATED: Worksession re Confirmation Hearing of Melinda Kohlhaas, Municipal Engineer 

UPDATED: Worksession re Confirmation Hearing of Philippe Brice, Chief Fiscal ​

UPDATED: Worksession re Confirmation Hearing of Melisa Babb, Planning Director 

Worksession re Confirmation Hearing of Alden Thern, Internal Auditor

October 25, 2024

Worksession re FY 2025 General Government Cont’d, Homelessness​

UPDATED: Worksession re FY 2025 General Government Cont’d, Enterprise & Utilities Operating & Capital Budgets

October 24, 2024

RESCHEDULED: Worksession re Executive Appointment - Confirmation Hearing for Kimberly Rash, Director of Health and Human Services

Worksession re Executive Appointment - Confirmation Hearing for Chris Hunter, Purchasing Director
October 17, 2024

Worksession re EO 2024-2, providing additional financial resources required to continue to address and repair critical damage to Municipal infrastructure caused by 2018 Point Mackenzie Earthquake

October 11, 2024

Worksession re FY 2025 General Government Operating & Capital Budgets

The 2025 proposed budget can be found here: Office and Management and Budget page
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October 10, 2024

Worksession re Draft AO for Project Anchorage

October 4, 2024

Worksession re Winter Homelessness Planning and Shelter Update

Worksession re AO 2024-83, update to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval process

September 6, 2024

Worksession re the Progress of the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission

Worksession re 120-Day Budget Memo

August 23, 2024

Worksession re Confirmation Hearing for Ona Brause, Office of Management and Budget Director

Worksession re Confirmation Hearing for Earl Malpass, Merrill Field Manager

Joint Worksession of the Anchorage Assembly and the Native Village of Eklutna re Eklutna Hydropower Discussion

​August 16, 2024

Worksession re Semi-Annual Report from Federal Lobbyist BLANKROME Government Relations

Worksession re Food for Thought

Worksession re Assembly Capital Budget Priorities & Review Community Council Survey Responses

Worksession re Presentation on Project Anchorage Sales Tax Proposal

August 9, 2024

Worksession re AR 2024-231, adopting the 2024 Housing and Community Development Annual Action Plan 

Worksession re AR 2024-232, reappropriating American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds for Emergency Sheltering ​

August 2, 2024

Worksession re Candidate Interviews for Assembly Youth Representative 

Worksession re Bronson Transition Reports

July 26, 2024

Worksession re Handling Administration’s Response to Assembly Questions on Agenda Items​

Worksession re Executive Appointment - Confirmation Hearing for Rebecca “Becky” Windt Pearson, Municipal Manager​

Worksession re AR 2024-191, Approving the Updated Municipality of Anchorage Records Retention Schedule (MOARRS)

Worksession re 2025 Alochol Tax Funding Goals and Priorities​

Worksession re AO 2024-67, amending AMC 4.50.110 and 11.50.035 to Reauthorize the Design Advisory Board for the Port of Alaska Modernization Program

July 19, 2024

Worksession re APD Body Worn Camera Policy and AO 2024-69, amending AMC 3.102 to Add Body-Worn Camera Policy

Worksession re Food for Thought

July 12, 2024

Worksession re Executive Appointment – Confirmation Hearing for Sean Case, Police Chief

Worksession re Executive Appointment – Confirmation Hearing for Eva Gardner, Municipal Attorney

Workession re Municipal Boards and Commissions Organization and 2024 “Sunset” Audit Plan

July 2, 2024

Worksession re Confirmation Hearing, Mark Corsentino, Director of Anchorage Hydropower Utility

June 20, 2024

Worksession re AO 2024-51, amending AMC sections 09.04.010, 9.38.020, and 25.10.010 to refine the definition of the “electric bicycle”

June 14, 2024

Workession re AO 2024-61, amending AMC 4.60 to establish Accountability Board for Child Care and Early Education

RESCHEDULED: Worksession re Food for Thought

Worksession re Discussion of Alaska Center for Treatment 

June 7, 2024

CANCELLED: Worksession re Executive Appointment – Confirmation Hearing for Bianca Cross, Police Chief

May 31, 2024​

Worksession re AM 450-2024, Port of Alaska, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project 

RESCHEDULED: Worksession re Debrief on 2024 Capital Improvement Budget and Planning for 2025 Capital Improvement Program, Capital Improvement Budget and Bonds

May 17, 2024

Worksession re AMC 21.03.185, Street Name Alterations Process with Municipal Addressing 

May 10, 2024

Worksession re Alcohol Tax Strategic Plan Update and Planning Session with Agnew Beck

Worksession re the Anchorage Child Care and Early Education (ACCEE) Fund​

May 3, 2024

Worksession re AO 2024-45, Amending Title 21, Clarifying the Assembly’s Legislative Powers 

RESCHEDULED: Worksession re AR 2024-112 

CANCELLED: ​Worksession re Debrief on 2024 Capital Improvement Budget and Planning for 2025 Capital Improvement Program, Capital Improvement Budget and Bonds

April 19, 2024

Worksession re Briefing from Native Village of Eklutna on alternative proposal to fulfill the terms of the 1991 Agreement

Worksession re Housing Success Stories

Worksession re FY2024 1Q Proposed Budget Revisions and Tax Levies – Assembly Amendments

April 12​, 2024

RESCHEDULED: Worksession re AO 2024-22, amending the zoning map and providing rezoning within Cook Subdivision​

Worksession re AR 2024-92, Heritage Land Bank 2024 Annual Work Program

Worksession re FY2024 1Q Proposed Bu​dget Revisions and Tax Levies

March 29, 2024

Worksession re Executive Appointment - Confirmation Hearing for Shay Throop, Maintenance & Operations Director​

Joint School Board/Assembly Meeting

​Worksession re Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Alternatives with AKDOT

Worksession re AO 2024-26, amending AMC Section 15.20.020, Abatement Procedures 

March 28, 2024

CANCELLED: Worksession re AO 2024-22, amending the zoning map and providing rezoning within Cook Subdivision

March 27, 2024

Special Meeting​

March 15, 2024

Worksession re Community organizations working to amplify Anchorage’s music scene

Worksession re AR 2024-31, Adjusting the Non-Represented and Public Safety Non-Represented Pay Plans 

AO 2024-20, Amending Anchorage Municipal Code 8.05.015, 8.10.010, and 11.70.030 to expand and clearly define legal protections for Public Transit Workers

March 1, 2024

Worksession re role of Municipal Attorney and Assembly Counsel Offices, Presentation on Balance of Powers, Conflict Evaluation on Eklutna Matter, and Discussion of Ombudsman ordinance, pending litigation and indemnification, and questions

Joint Worksession of the Assembly and Animal Control Advisory Board re Standards for the Care and Control of Animals

February 23, 2024 ​

Special Assembly Meeting

Worksession re Confirmation Hearing of Sharon Lechner, Office of Management and Budget Director 

February 2, 2024 - Special Assembly Meeting

January 19, 2024​

​Worksession re 2024 Valuation Report

Worksession re AO 2023-110, Short-Term Rentals

Worksession re MOA Hiring Process

Worksession re AO 2023-136, amending Building Codes at AMC Chapter 23.10​​​​

​January 11, 2024

Worksession re AO 2024-5, Areawide Cemetery Capital Improvement Projects 

January 5, 2024

Worksession re AO 2023-114, Areawide Public Restroom Project

Worksession re AO 2023-132, Chugach State Park Access Service Area

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​​Worksession History

CLICK HERE​ for 2023 Assembly Worksession Archives

CLICK HERE​ for 2022 Assembly Worksession Archives​

​Watch Worksessions

Links to YouTube videos of the Assembly Worksessions can be found on the Municipal Meetings page (Municipal Meetings) by clicking on the “view media" link next to the corresponding worksession. “View media" links are typicall​y posted within 24 hours after the meeting and remain archived for future vie​wing. 

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