City Council
Council Chambers
Agenda — 51 items
- 1 MUSEUM CORPORATION ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA - 6:00 pm
- 2 CORPORATIONS
- 1. Valdez Museum and Historical Archive Association Annual Corporation Meeting
- 4 REGULAR AGENDA - 7:00 PM
- I. CALL TO ORDER
- II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- III. ROLL CALL
- IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- 1. Approval of Minutes for Regular Council Meeting of August 5, 2025
- 2. Approval of Minutes for Regular Council Meeting of August 19, 2025
- 3. Approval of Minutes for Regular Council Meeting of September 16, 2025
- V. PUBLIC APPEARANCES
- 1. Public Appearance: Mat Brunton, Chugach Mountain Institute
- VI. PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR
- VII. CONSENT AGENDA
- 1. Proclamation: Recognizing Premier Alaska for their 30 years of serving Valdez
- 2. Proclamation: Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- 3. Proclamation: Fire Prevention Week
- 4. Approval To Go Into Executive Session Re: 1) Discussion of Implications for City Revenues and Litigation Strategy Regarding Trans Alaska Pipeline System Ad Valorem Tax Issues; 2) Discussion of Ongoing Escaped Property Legal Issues; 3) Discussion of Local Regulation and Assessment of Oil Spill Prevention and Response Property; 4) Discussion of Litigation Related to Ables Employment Matters
- 5. Approval of Renewal of Retail Marijuana Store License; Coastal Cannabis Company
- VIII. NEW BUSINESS
- 1. Appointments to Parks and Recreation Commission - Applicants: Jessica Tran, Benjamin Rush, Jillian Reiss and Sarah Jorgenson-Owen
- 2. Approval of Permanent Fund Investment with TA Realty Core Property Fund in the amount of $5 Million
- 3. Approval of Change Order with Orion Construction, Inc. for VCS District Offices Tenant Improvements - GC Services in the amount of $138,884.51
- IX. ORDINANCES
- 1. #25-12 - Authorizing an Amendment to the Zoning Map to Effect a Change to Tract C-1, ASLS 79-116, Plat 2002-13 to Heavy Industrial. Second Reading. Adoption.
- 2. #25-13 - Amending Chapter 8.20 of the Valdez Municipal Code Titled Nuisances. Second Reading. Adoption.
- 3. #25-14 - Amending Chapter 1.08 of the Valdez Municipal Code Titled General Penalty. Second Reading. Adoption.
- 2. #25-13 - Amending Chapter 8.20 of the Valdez Municipal Code Titled Nuisances. Second Reading. Adoption.
- X. RESOLUTIONS
- 1. #25-43 - Authorizing City Administration to Waive Late Fees and Penalties from Individual Federal Employees for City Services for the Duration of Any Federal Government “Shut-Down” Furlough Period in 2025
- 2. #25-44 - Authorizing a Temporary Access Agreement with East Peak Resort, LLC, Rydor Enterprises, LLC, Camicia Creek Landholdings, LLC, and Brandon Reese, for Access of Parcels A-1-A, A-1-B, Rydor Subdivision 2022, Parcel A-2, Tract A, Parcel B, Tract B, ASLS 79-116, and Parcel C, Rydor Subdivision 2019 Addition Across City of Valdez Property
- 3. #25-45 - Accepting Public Library Assistance Grant Funds in the Amount of $7,000 for the Valdez Consortium Library
- 4. #25-46 - Authorizing the Sale of a Surplus 2009 John Deere 3520 Tractor with Attachments
- 5. #25-47 - Amending the 2025 Budget by Reallocating Previously Appropriated Funds to the Child Care Facility Design and Renovation Project
- XI. REPORTS
- 1. Report: Issuance of Temporary Land Use Permit 25-11 to Seward Sauna, LLC for use of an Approximately 300 Square Foot Portion of ASLS 79-117 (1300 West Egan Drive) owned by the City of Valdez
- 2. Verbal Report: Monthly Projects Update
- 3. Community Development Projects Report
- 4. City Sponsored Events; Community Service Organization Committee Report
- 5. Community Service Organization Grant Program; Progress Report
- XII. CITY MANAGER / CITY CLERK / CITY ATTORNEY / MAYOR REPORTS
- 1. City Manager Report
- 1. City Manager Report
- 2. City Clerk Report
- 3. City Attorney Report
- 4. City Mayor Report
- XIII. COUNCIL BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR
- XIV. EXECUTIVE SESSION
- XV. RETURN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION
- XVI. ADJOURNMENT