ITEM TITLE:
Work Session: 2017 City of Valdez Statewide Legislative Priorities
SUBMITTED BY: Lisa Von Bargen, CED Director
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
None. Work Session only.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Council held a joint work session with the School District regarding 2017 Statewide Legislative Priorities on December 6, 2016. This additional work session is being held to discuss the City and School District priorities with the City’s legislative delegation. Senator Mike Dunleavy and newly elected Representative George Rauscher will be in attendance. Additionally, the City’s state lobbyist, Kim Hutchinson, will be returning to Valdez to attend this work session as well. Unfortunately, due to the delayed arrival of the evening flight on December 6th, Mr. Hutchinson missed most of the work session discussion.
Staff has made some minor revisions to the priorities based on direction provided by the Council on December 6th. The updated priorities are also before Council as an action item for approval at this meeting. Additions/deletions are shown in red.