City Council on 2026-04-07 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

212 Chenega Ave. City of Valdez Valdez, AK 99686 Meeting Agenda City Council Tuesday, April 7, 2026 7:00 PM Council Chambers Regular Meeting WORK SESSION AGENDA - 6:00 pm Transcribed minutes are not taken for Work Sessions. Audio is available upon request. 1. Valdez Museum & Historical Archives Planning Session 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 March 17, 2026 V. PUBLIC APPEARANCES 1. Valdez Snowmachine Club Event Update - Ken Lares VI. PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR VII. CITY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS: REPORTS & REFERRALS 1. Recommendation to City Manager and City Council for Adoption of a City of Valdez Public Art Policy 2. Valdez Tourism Task Force Report and Recommendations to City Council VIII. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Proclamation: The Month of the Military Child and Purple Up Day 2. Proclamation: Sexual Assault Awareness Month City of Valdez Page 1 Printed on 4/4/2026 City Council Meeting Agenda April 7, 2026 3. Proclamation: Child Abuse Prevention Month 4. Appointment to Regional Citizens' Advisory Council Board of Directors - Applicant: Dorothy Moore 5. Appointment to the Beautification Commission, Applicant: Magdalena McCay 6. Approval of Liquor License Renewals: A Rouge’s Garden (License #16039); Valdez Brewing LLC (License #15248) 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: IX. NEW BUSINESS 1. Acceptance of Late File Application for 2025 Senior Citizen’s Property Tax Exemption - Edward Pinsky 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. 3. Approval of Contract with RSR Contracting LLC for Lawn Care and Ground Maintenance Services 4. Discussion Item: Agreement with Valdez Convention and Visitors Bureau for the Purchase of Digital Assets X. ORDINANCES 1. #26-02 - Amending Title 2 by Creating Chapter 2.96 Titled Firefighter Collective Bargaining. First Reading. Public Hearing. XI. RESOLUTIONS 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 2. #26-20 - Extending the Sunset of the Valdez Tourism Task Force and Assigning Additional Scope of Work 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) 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 City of Valdez Page 2 Printed on 4/4/2026 City Council Meeting Agenda April 7, 2026 5. #26-23 - Amending the 2026 City Budget by Accepting an Additional $155,197.19 in New Ambulance Service Revenue XII. REPORTS 1. Quarterly Financial Summary Reports, December 31, 2025 2. Monthly Treasury Report, January 2026 3. Monthly Treasury Report, February 2026 XIII. CITY MANAGER / CITY CLERK / CITY ATTORNEY / MAYOR REPORTS 1. City Manager Report 1. City Manager Written Report 2. City Clerk Report 3. City Attorney Report 4. City Mayor Report XIV. COUNCIL BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR XV. EXECUTIVE SESSION XVI. RETURN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION XVII. ADJOURNMENT XVIII. APPENDIX 1. April 2026 City Council Calendar 2. Legal Billing Summary - January and February 2026 City of Valdez Page 3 Printed on 4/4/2026