Assembly Worksessions
Details about Assembly Worksessions,
including what time a worksession will be held and how to participate, can be found on the Municipal Calendar.
The Assembly encourages anyone wishing to provide input on worksession topics to email written comments to assembly@anchorageak.gov
How to Watch Assembly 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 typically posted within 24 hours after the meeting and remain archived for future viewing.
Worksession Documents
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
Worksession 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 Anchorage
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
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, 2024Worksession 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 Budget 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
Worksession re 120-Day Budget Memo Worksession re 120-Day Budget Memo