City Council - Regular Meeting

Chugach County

Tuesday, October 6, 2026Official site

About this meeting

Government Body: City Council
Meeting Type: City Council
Location: Valdez, AK
Meeting Date: October 6, 2026

Video will appear here as soon as Valdez City Council posts it — usually within a day of the meeting

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

30 items on the agenda.

Work Session: Child Care Updates•Item 1

Work Session: Child Care Updates

CALL TO ORDER•Item I

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE•Item II

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL•Item III

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF MINUTES•Item 1

Approval of Minutes for Regular Council Meeting of September 15, 2026

PUBLIC APPEARANCES•Item 1

Update from Senator George Rauscher

PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR•Item VI

PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR

CITY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS: REPORTS & REFERRALS•Item 1

Ports & Harbors Commission - Recommended Capital Project Priorities for Consideration in the City's Five-Year Capital Improvement Program

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 1

Proclamation: Commending Chris Herman for His Contributions to Valdez's Tourism Industry

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 2

Proclamation: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 3

Proclamation: "Wear Pink Day" for Breast Cancer Awareness

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 4

Proclamation: Fire Prevention Week

CONSENT AGENDA•Item 5

Approval To Go Into Executive Session Re: Discussion of Negotiation Positions and Strategy for Collective Bargaining with IAFF Local 5618

NEW BUSINESS•Item 1

Approval to Sell Surplus 2013 Vactor Plus 2100 Vac Truck

NEW BUSINESS•Item 2

Approval of Contract Award with Orion Construction Inc for Child Care Center Building Renovation in the Amount of $ 3,415,360

ORDINANCES•Item 1

#26-06 -Amending Chapter 3.12 of the Valdez Municipal Code Titled “Property Taxes” to Create Chapter 3.10 Titled “Property Taxes Generally” and Chapter 3.12 Retitled as “Property Tax Exemptions”. First Reading. Public Hearing.

ORDINANCES•Item 2

#26-07 - Amending Title 16 Chapter 16.04 of the Valdez Municipal Code Titled General Provisions. First Reading. Public Hearing.

RESOLUTIONS•Item 1

#26-41 - Accepting Public Library Assistance Grant Funds in the Amount of $7,000 for the Valdez Consortium Library

RESOLUTIONS•Item 2

#26-42 - Amending the 2026 City Budget by Accepting a FEMA SAFER Grant in the Amount of $684,903.30 and Allocating the Required City Match in the Amount of $425,750.70 to Fund Three New Fire Department Personnel for Three Years

RESOLUTIONS•Item 3

#26-43 - Amending the 2026 City Budget by Appropriating an Additional $2,750,000 to Legal Department for Legal Fees to be Transferred from the Repayment Reserve

RESOLUTIONS•Item 4

#26-44 - Amending the 2026 City Budget by Appropriating an Additional $40,000 to the Economic Development Department for Tourism Expenditures to be Transferred from the Council Contingency Reserve

RESOLUTIONS•Item 5

#26-45 - Amending the 2026 City Budget by Transferring $142,000 of 2022 General Obligation Bond Proceeds to Municipal Well #5 Project

RESOLUTIONS•Item 6

#26-46 - Amending the 2026 City Budget by Transferring $515,600 to Child Care Facility Design and Renovation from Projects Planning Reserve

RESOLUTIONS•Item 7

#26-47 - Adopting Terminal Tariff 101-26 and Repealing Resolution 26-05 Previously Adopting Terminal Tariff 100-26

RESOLUTIONS•Item 8

#26-48 - Supporting Alderwood, LLC in the Purchase of the Alderwood Mobile Home Park From the State Of Alaska

REPORTS•Item 1

Procurement Report: Purchase of 2,000 Cubic Yards of Wood Chips from John Bradshaw in the Amount of $50,000

REPORTS•Item 2