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Context and rationale: Members said HMIS participation is a standard data practice for most homelessness contracts and argued it is needed to validate counts, coordinate services and link individuals to housing opportunities. Assembly Member Volen moved the amendment requiring contractor participation in HMIS; the amendment was adopted by unanimous consent. Members and administration staff also discussed procurement termination provisions and timing: the administration cautioned that limited notice‑to‑proceed and contract deadlines drive some timing choices, and purchasing staff noted municipal contract clauses that allow termination with notice.

Utilization reporting: Assembly Member Bolen successfully moved a second amendment asking for an information memorandum on utilization to be presented to the assembly by May 20 and authorized the administration to wind down the contract before June 30 if utilization declines; administration staff said they prefer authorization through June 30 with the ability to close earlier based on utilization and would return utilization data to the assembly.

Public safety and outreach: Members and administration officials discussed coordination with APD, fire and outreach teams to increase presence in downtown and other high‑traffic areas, and officials said they would meet with public safety chiefs to outline mobile response and engagement procedures.

Numbers and data caveat: The meeting packet included utilization numbers provided by the contractor; municipal staff said only about 450 individuals could be cross‑referenced in HMIS because the contract did not previously require HMIS participation, and the administration acknowledged that provider‑reported totals prior to HMIS matching were not directly auditable without standardized reporting.

Next steps: The assembly adopted HMIS participation and the May 20 reporting requirement; sponsors asked the administration to return with utilization figures and to coordinate with APD and public health on outreach and safety procedures.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Special Assembly Meeting - Apr 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Assembly amended the warming‑center contract extension to require the contractor’s participation in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and requested an informational memorandum on utilization by May 20; members and staff discussed public‑safety coordination and contingency for winding down if utilization drops.","taxTitle","Anchorage Municipality, Alaska","taxId",2653,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6244610,"Assembly modernizes purchasing code; public urged tighter grant rules",1010,3720000,4730000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3229277-3a3f5db121c828e81386f4f251b46186&start=3720&end=4730","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3229277-3a3f5db121c828e81386f4f251b46186/thumbnail_3720000.jpg","/articles/6244610/Anchorage-Municipality/Alaska/Assembly-modernizes-purchasing-code-public-urged-tighter-grant-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6244610-136a6aecd33f2cee1a5d43a5f62f3c9e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156058&Signature=H4t8W6n2-UuCMh4j95lnbB5mkka~fko9iheIfH1penS4VMtsIEgVDvh5fuKVYthAsJ-YUM1VqYX3ef~ZXusOVPocNxeSFO3d9~sSQzZtKZPsrJvy~LgYQWCWgAUjS8nPh9D4b9raLhMM0gwM5vcsZeSLYX~EaMQQCEs39EX2QC-H7XW8e08AjEivH8lb8O9M0kb~V-nj5JaVecWzEwkmWrR876UZBmSWq4CBNfttEfwLiXoI1KGFxTjitjfwnOx8Bf76ApM3yvxzL0Ldl5sbXrCfV4ApV33xpLi2vlvNCIPf~ysoouFvd9AvuPGmgDNBKn~bbocUhvNLWXF-dszdWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Anchorage Assembly on April 16 approved an omnibus ordinance (AO 2025-37, as amended) to revise Title 7 of the municipal code governing purchasing, contracts and professional services. Sponsors described the rewrite as a modernization effort intended to clarify definitions, improve readability, update approval thresholds and better capture information the assembly needs when it is asked to approve contracts or receive post‑award reports.

What changed: Sponsors said the ordinance clarifies roles, updates dollar thresholds, establishes clearer reporting to the assembly and consolidates grant‑related procedures previously handled in code and regulation. An amendment adopted during the meeting set the ordinance’s effective date to 30 days after passage to give purchasing staff time to implement operational changes.

Public testimony: Miranda Walso, a member of the public, supported the modernization but urged stronger minimum competitive standards for grants, recommending a requirement that grants above $50,000 follow a competitive RFP process, clearer exceptions to competition, and stricter oversight for grant amendments and multiyear awards. She noted the municipality distributed more than $20 million in alcohol tax grants in 2024 and said the public interest in transparent grant spending is high.

Why it matters: The ordinance updates long‑standing procurement rules. Sponsors said the changes aim to reduce bottlenecks and enhance clarity so that required assembly approvals and post‑award reporting are timely and consistent. The assembly adopted the ordinance 12–0.

Ending: Sponsors and administrative staff said they will continue to work with the assembly on any follow‑up changes, and members who voiced concerns about large grants encouraged separate follow‑up proposals to add stricter competitive or oversight standards for certain grant categories.","The Assembly updated municipal purchasing and contract rules to modernize thresholds and clarify procedures, and a public speaker urged stricter, transparent competitive practices for large grant awards.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6244614,"Assembly adopts school safety resolution focused on non‑punitive, trauma‑informed measures",158,2877000,3035000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3229277-3a3f5db121c828e81386f4f251b46186&start=2877&end=3035","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3229277-3a3f5db121c828e81386f4f251b46186/thumbnail_2877000.jpg","/articles/6244614/Anchorage-Municipality/Alaska/Assembly-adopts-school-safety-resolution-focused-on-nonpunitive-traumainformed-measures","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6244614-60eff0e5b562ec27004784b134253738/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156058&Signature=CaQZD7I9h4qdECCtZL52z-k8qwG11Xq3g4E~q56e0qROyc1kHXPKhyQEtmk8D-~F4FzjXzhU4UPHx3m7bZiPSuQ4D4jnqIteGvVmbWS42CVK83WaPZxhLd1vf5uJ7EfA30ZvMYehCmy~XQKB4lIvdo0QFeRqhJ35MKPs2nz9KSe4qhB2xHEJ3WO5pJ~KuiO4yUIsa88Vl5sQlcbYRcVVnUr7eWkXNcaBaiBXqkG4UpDcEE4X2rqc67jCqnxEUVp1n3I10frESDiioF9ColNNgjHGUoWc4VI5RCAyD0nzfHAaNTP7U4zNpNXhMapds3-EtLxhFxeUwZ37rvvQyLy1ZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Anchorage Assembly on April 16 adopted a resolution (AR 2025-116 S1, as amended) calling for greater partnerships among the state, the Municipality of Anchorage, the Anchorage School District (ASD) and Anchorage Police Department (APD) to keep students safer. The resolution passed unanimously, 12–0, after sponsors and other members amended language to emphasize non‑punitive, trauma‑informed approaches and to add provisions on parental partnership and community‑based solutions.

Sponsor remarks and scope: Assembly Member Branga, sponsor of the substituted resolution, framed the item as a call for practical prevention measures rather than punishment. \"I'm not an anti‑gun person,\" Branga said, but added that Alaska’s youth face high rates of firearm tragedies and that local schools need more counselors, nurses and violence‑prevention resources. The final resolution asks the state to pursue non‑punitive, trauma‑informed gun legislation focused on education; it calls for a public education campaign on safe storage and parental partnership, expanded threat assessment training and local violence interruption programming where incidents require it.

Amendments and stakeholder input: The assembly incorporated language recommended by community groups including the Anchorage NAACP’s education committee; members also removed language that sponsors said could be interpreted as imposing punitive consequences on parents. The resolution asks for a student safety and well‑being council and calls on the state for funding to support counselors, nurses and school safety measures. The ASD provided a letter of support that appears in the assembly packet.

Why it matters: Sponsors said the resolution addresses an immediate community concern about safety in schools and asks state and local partners to coordinate funding and prevention strategies, not to supersede ASD disciplinary policy. Members emphasized the need to avoid disproportionate impacts on students from marginalized communities and to pair accountability requests with capacity‑building for schools.

Votes and next steps: AR 2025‑116 S1 as amended passed 12–0. The resolution is a policy statement requesting state partnership, funding and non‑punitive legislative approaches; it does not change ASD’s disciplinary code.

Ending: Sponsors asked for sustained engagement across stakeholders — state legislators, ASD leadership, the APD and community groups — to translate the resolution’s recommendations into funded, implementable actions.","The Assembly approved a resolution calling for partnership between state and local authorities, non‑punitive trauma‑informed gun legislation, public education on gun safety, and expanded violence‑prevention measures in schools; the vote was 12–0 after amendments.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6244619,"Assembly backs study of waste‑to‑energy project, directs enterprise funds to feasibility work",417,2343000,2760000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3229277-3a3f5db121c828e81386f4f251b46186&start=2343&end=2760","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3229277-3a3f5db121c828e81386f4f251b46186/thumbnail_2343000.jpg","/articles/6244619/Anchorage-Municipality/Alaska/Assembly-backs-study-of-wastetoenergy-project-directs-enterprise-funds-to-feasibility-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6244619-dd5c82452584b3b6dd394881142dbcfe/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156058&Signature=amZeURVzCQluKOkateORhfJqAPV2EH2xtjf25L9x4dPMRBosm6BElDOwF-Xfttx8-W4Oca5BBoOgHixVfezDQJFBBGTMfoFh7t~edFZiAVFYIl-TZRLogwUmtoO~UsuMXdnJAruAbMlFsNOxekGmPj~oLwubmtZBDNzC2lOt410~jAyAplOCWAUWd1q38Dk3ZqhrfIf0nlJEXY9MIkyaWZg3wlrxt-l6enHmNNiiSkmbxH5Qo~qrwRSA~w74Nb~qojcQl-1UruUIV9qkMomGanWkUgrKxw5RIPzFfqzaQ28rP6AFkwsvhv0dHvVFIEIijXT863dPGUbTnWwD2Jpagg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Anchorage Assembly on April 16 adopted a resolution (AR 2025-126) supporting a municipal effort to study a waste‑to‑energy (WTE) facility and directed Solid Waste Services and the Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility to continue feasibility work.

Assembly Member Johnson, sponsor of the motion, said the resolution does not green‑light construction but establishes a path for deeper study of whether a WTE plant is feasible and how it could affect landfill life, energy supply and wastewater sludge disposal. \"This is just simply laying a path forward to go forward and then do more to determine the scope and the probability of success here,\" Johnson said.

Why it matters: Supporters told the assembly the project could have multiple potential upsides — energy generation, landfill-life extension and reduced sludge disposal — but cautioned the effort would be complex and take time. Administration staff emphasized the monies to begin feasibility work would come from enterprise funds (Solid Waste Services and AWU) and would not affect the general fund.

Funding and oversight: Assembly Member Salatow noted roughly $8 million anticipated for the first quarter budget revisions to support early steps on the project and urged the body to track expenditures and timelines tightly as work proceeds. Members also discussed the need for a clear project timeline and the importance of educating the public about potential benefits and tradeoffs, including possible rate or bill impacts if utility rate adjustments follow later policy decisions.

Outcome: The resolution passed unanimously, 12–0. Assembly members said they expected the work to require phased decisions: whether something is possible, whether it is feasible, and if so, whether the municipality should proceed to any construction or implementation steps.

Ending: Supporters described the resolution as the start of a multi‑step process rather than a construction authorization, and urged continued member engagement as feasibility work progresses.","The Anchorage Assembly unanimously approved a resolution supporting exploration of a waste‑to‑energy facility led by Solid Waste Services with support from Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility; initial funding will come from enterprise budgets and an $8 million allocation is expected in an upcoming budget revision to support feasibility work.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6244623,"Anchorage Assembly authorizes up to $1.1 billion in Port revenue bonds and approves Terminal 1 construction award",385,627000,1012000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3229277-3a3f5db121c828e81386f4f251b46186&start=627&end=1012","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3229277-3a3f5db121c828e81386f4f251b46186/thumbnail_627000.jpg","/articles/6244623/Anchorage-Municipality/Alaska/Anchorage-Assembly-authorizes-up-to-11-billion-in-Port-revenue-bonds-and-approves-Terminal-1-construction-award","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6244623-9b8c6711eba8004469c830d48d740470/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156058&Signature=HEHz~c-ljRd7xPuBCzus~lYRDO7MjJl4jH4YafLhJhvXvu~SCcwqx3WA04wtvVu-HSefz2f8thMJLftLMrOuKZ7RxHIZfRisOtY2MNroo8FKXhUIm7UuCVqkYd9w1vZF-pUHPe97XAwPBDEPMuoAi5SULN9lk9yeWuHENI1Zvs5wyXI-gyX1KMankVtoOvNgRcOENdYBGTvThGdahyuqIIX5-O-G~O8oYoQLOP8qYnNOCBuJ0y3~EzD1udGtbmCk2OBp7pqzLInRQcusXu2fURSS4f3QYYzzAcp67wirhFSCDh4kj6b6ARdFguVO-yb37gwkhPN7lthhsbvuvfvhIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Anchorage Assembly on April 16 approved an ordinance authorizing the issuance of Port of Alaska revenue bonds not to exceed $1,102,735,000 and, in a separate vote, approved awarding the Terminal 1 replacement construction contract to the Manson Michaels joint venture (MMJV).

The bond ordinance (AO 2025-47) was described by Assembly Member Masolitel as a step to “ensure our contractor that we are walking in partnership” and to provide funds to refinance certain outstanding port debt and to provide additional funds for future capital improvements and related financing expenses for the Port of Alaska. The public hearing for the bond ordinance drew no public speakers and the assembly adopted the ordinance by unanimous consent.

Why it matters: The bond authorization creates capacity in the municipality’s plan of finance for the Port of Alaska modernization program and is a prerequisite for awarding the Terminal 1 construction contract, the administration told the assembly. Municipal staff said this item does not itself authorize sale of bonds; specific issuances would return to the assembly for approval and market timing.

The assembly then took up the Terminal 1 construction contract recommendation (AM 3 27-2025). After brief debate and one amendment to increase the contract change-order authority, the assembly approved the award to MMJV. Assembly Member Salatow moved approval; the amendment to increase change-order authority to $26,000,000 (3.2%) was moved by Vice Chair Zolotov and seconded by Member Brawley. The amended award passed 12–0.

Administration and procurement details: Municipal officials told the assembly the bond amount is intended to provide certainty to the construction procurement and to allow the city to remain agile against market volatility. Municipal Manager Winn Pearson said the ordinance aligns with the plan of finance published in January and “creates the ability for us to move forward, but does not immediately result in whole new economic impacts for the community.” The manager and procurement staff also addressed a bid protest from Pacific Pile and Marine. Administration attorneys said the protest focused largely on the bid bond requirement; the protester submitted an uncertified company check rather than a required bid bond or certified check and later did not cure the deficiency, so procurement ruled the proposer nonresponsive to that requirement.

Procurement timing risks: Purchasing staff and contract managers told the assembly that delaying award risks missing a May 6 limited notice-to-proceed date for long-lead procurement and the May 26 expiration of bid validity (90 days after submission), which could force a rebid and months of delay. The administration said the procurement team had provided extensive written responses to the protest and had shared those responses with the assembly.

Cost context: Assembly speakers noted the bond amount is large but said past port modernization efforts had relied on a mix of funding; the assembly earlier funded replacement of the Petroleum Cement Terminal at a municipal cost of roughly $12,000,000.

Ending: Both the bond ordinance and the contract award passed unanimously, with the assembly and administration framing the actions as milestones in a multi‑year port modernization program that they said is important to Anchorage and to Alaska’s broader freight network.","The Anchorage Assembly approved an ordinance authorizing up to $1,102,735,000 in Port of Alaska revenue bonds and unanimously approved awarding the Terminal 1 construction contract to Manson Michaels joint venture with expanded change-order authority.","actionData","errors"]

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