City Council
Council Chambers
Agenda — 48 items
- 1 WORK SESSION AGENDA - 5:30 pm
- 1. Washington DC Legislative Fly-in Recap
- 3 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 January 21, 2025
- V. PUBLIC APPEARANCES
- 1. Public Appearance: Allie Steed, SWAN
- VI. PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR
- VII. CONSENT AGENDA
- 1. Proclamation: Valdez Small Business Week
- 2. Proclamation: National Foster Care Month
- 3. Proclamation: 56th Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week
- 4. Approval of Advertising Agreement Between Seed Media and Valdez Civic Center
- 5. Approval of Liquor License Renewal: Valdez Brewing LLC
- 6. Approval To Go Into Executive Session Regarding City Manager Contract Negotiation
- VIII. NEW BUSINESS
- 1. Approval of the 2025-2026 Valdez City Schools Budget
- 2. Approval of Appropriation and Distribution of City Funds to Valdez Fly-in Association in the Amount of $40,000 for the Purposes of the 21st Annual Valdez Fly-in and Air Show
- 3. Approval of Contract with Alaska Scrap & Recycling, LLC for Scrap Barge & Recycling Services in the Amount of $750,000
- 4. Approval of Professional Services Agreement with BDO for Grant Administration Assessment in the Amount of $75,000
- IX. ORDINANCES
- 1. #25-04 - Amending Chapter 10.20 of the Valdez Municipal Code Titled Recreational Vehicle Parks and Tent Camping. First Reading. Public Hearing. POSTPONED: 4/15/25, 4/30/25, 5/7/25. AMENDED: 3/18/25, 5/20/25.
- 2. #25-06 - Amending Chapter 3.30 of the Valdez Municipal Code Entitled Oil and Gas Exploration Production, Pipeline Transportation, and Spill Prevention and Response Property Tax. Second Reading. Adoption.
- X. RESOLUTIONS
- 1. #25-18 - Recognizing Chief Bart Hinkle for his Many Years of Service and Dedication to the Citizens of Valdez
- 2. #25-19 - Approval of Amendments to the City of Valdez Employee Personnel Regulations
- 3. #25-20- Appointing the Judges and Clerks for the Regular Municipal Election to be Held on May 6, 2025, and Setting the Hourly Rate of Compensation
- 4. #25-21 - Amending the 2025 Budget by Appropriating $4.2 Million of Excess Funds Carried Forward from 2024 to the Projects Planning Reserve in the Amount of $3.5 Million and to the Nuisance Abatement Program in the Amount of $750,000, and by Re-Allocating $584,245.57 from Previously Approved Capital and Major Maintenance Projects
- 5. #25-22 - Authorizing the Valdez City Manager to Apply for the 2025 Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) Grant in an Amount not to Exceed $4,000,000
- 6. #25-23 - Amending the 2025 City Budget by Transferring $75,000 from Budget Variance Reserve to Finance Department Professional Fees and Services
- XI. REPORTS
- 1. Report: Issuance of Temporary Land Use Permit #25-03 for the Fat Mermaid Restaurant for 518 Square Feet of Public Right-of-Way Immediately Adjacent to Lot 1A, Block 39A, Harbor Subdivision
- 2. Community Service Organization Grant Program; Progress Report
- 3. Report: Nuisance Abatement Update
- 4. Monthly Treasury Report: March 2025
- XII. CITY MANAGER / CITY CLERK / CITY ATTORNEY / MAYOR REPORTS
- 1. City Manager Report
- 1. Interim City Manager’s 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