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April 7, 2026 ·7:00 PM Final ·Regular Meeting

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Agenda — 52 items

  1. 1 WORK SESSION AGENDA - 6:00 pm
  2. 1. Valdez Museum & Historical Archives Planning Session 26-0136 received and filed
  3. 3 REGULAR AGENDA - 7:00 PM
  4. I. CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:03
  5. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 0:06
  6. III. ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 0:17
  7. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 0:46
  8. 1. Approval of Minutes for Regular Council Meeting of March 17, 2026 26-0127 approved
  9. V. PUBLIC APPEARANCES ▶ jump to 1:01
  10. 1. Valdez Snowmachine Club Event Update - Ken Lares 26-0137 received and filed ▶ jump to 1:08
  11. VI. PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR ▶ jump to 10:08
  12. VII. CITY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS: REPORTS & REFERRALS ▶ jump to 11:57
  13. 1. Recommendation to City Manager and City Council for Adoption of a City of Valdez Public Art Policy 26-0126 ▶ jump to 12:02
  14. 2. Valdez Tourism Task Force Report and Recommendations to City Council 26-0138 ▶ jump to 19:18
  15. VIII. CONSENT AGENDA approved the Consent Agenda Pass ▶ jump to 37:20
  16. 1. Proclamation: The Month of the Military Child and Purple Up Day 26-0139 approved ▶ jump to 36:34
  17. 2. Proclamation: Sexual Assault Awareness Month 26-0140 approved ▶ jump to 36:36
  18. 3. Proclamation: Child Abuse Prevention Month 26-0141 approved ▶ jump to 36:39
  19. 4. Appointment to Regional Citizens' Advisory Council Board of Directors - Applicant: Dorothy Moore 26-0122 approved ▶ jump to 36:42
  20. 5. Appointment to the Beautification Commission, Applicant: Magdalena McCay 26-0123 approved ▶ jump to 36:47
  21. 6. Approval of Liquor License Renewals: A Rouge’s Garden (License #16039); Valdez Brewing LLC (License #15248) 26-0128 approved ▶ jump to 36:52
  22. 7. Approval To Go Into Executive Session Re: Discussion of Implications for City Revenues and Litigation Strategy Regarding Trans Alaska Pipeline System Ad Valorem Tax Issues: 26-0142 approved ▶ jump to 37:02
  23. IX. NEW BUSINESS ▶ jump to 53:12
  24. 1. Acceptance of Late File Application for 2025 Senior Citizen’s Property Tax Exemption - Edward Pinsky 26-0124 approved Pass ▶ jump to 53:15
  25. 2. Approval of a 10’ Wide Private Water Line Easement on the City of Valdez Owned Property Known as Parcel B, Northern Lights Subdivision to Valdez Holdings, LLC. 26-0143 approved Pass ▶ jump to 54:23
  26. 3. Approval of Contract with RSR Contracting LLC for Lawn Care and Ground Maintenance Services 26-0144 approved Pass ▶ jump to 56:24
  27. 4. Discussion Item: Agreement with Valdez Convention and Visitors Bureau for the Purchase of Digital Assets 26-0145 ▶ jump to 56:43
  28. X. ORDINANCES ▶ jump to 65:36
  29. 1. #26-02 - Amending Title 2 by Creating Chapter 2.96 Titled Firefighter Collective Bargaining. Second Reading. Adoption. ORD 26-0002 introduced on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 65:53
  30. XI. RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 71:00
  31. 1. #26-19 - Amending the 2026 City Budget by Appropriating an Additional $250,000 to the Economic Development Department for Tourism Expenditures to be Transferred from Council Contingency Reserve RES 26-0019 approved Pass
  32. 2. #26-20 - Extending the Sunset of the Valdez Tourism Task Force and Assigning Additional Scope of Work RES 26-0020 approved Pass ▶ jump to 72:15
  33. 3. #26-21 - Authorizing a Lease with Colville, Inc. for an Approximately 1.9-acre Portion of Parcel A ATS 564 (1940 Mineral Creek Loop Road) RES 26-0021 approved Pass ▶ jump to 73:42
  34. 4. #26-22 - Amending the 2026 Budget by Appropriating $2.8M of Excess Funds Carried Forward from 2025 to the Projects Planning Reserve in the Amount of $2.8M and Re-Allocating $7,504.25 from Previously Appropriated and Approved Capital and Major Maintenance Projects RES 26-0022 approved Pass ▶ jump to 74:44
  35. 5. #26-23 - Amending the 2026 City Budget by Accepting an Additional $155,197.19 in New Ambulance Service Revenue RES 26-0023 approved Pass ▶ jump to 81:58
  36. XII. REPORTS ▶ jump to 84:31
  37. 1. Quarterly Financial Summary Reports, December 31, 2025 26-0146 received and filed ▶ jump to 84:43
  38. 2. Monthly Treasury Report, January 2026 26-0147 received and filed ▶ jump to 88:27
  39. 3. Monthly Treasury Report, February 2026 26-0148 received and filed ▶ jump to 88:30
  40. XIII. CITY MANAGER / CITY CLERK / CITY ATTORNEY / MAYOR REPORTS ▶ jump to 88:41
  41. 1. City Manager Report ▶ jump to 88:44
  42. 1. City Manager Written Report 26-0131 received and filed ▶ jump to 88:45
  43. 2. City Clerk Report ▶ jump to 91:28
  44. 3. City Attorney Report ▶ jump to 96:26
  45. 4. City Mayor Report ▶ jump to 107:25
  46. XIV. COUNCIL BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR ▶ jump to 108:07
  47. XV. EXECUTIVE SESSION
  48. XVI. RETURN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION
  49. XVII. ADJOURNMENT
  50. XVIII. APPENDIX
  51. 1. April 2026 City Council Calendar 26-0120 received and filed
  52. 2. Legal Billing Summary - January and February 2026 26-0121 received and filed