0:50
Fikes
23:14 - 24:04
"we were just trying to add some teeth to it. In the event that we have a negative impact on the neighborhood, we didn't really have a means for law enforcement to go out and respond and have a tool. So this was an idea during discussion to give them that tool."
“we were just trying to add some teeth to it. In the event that we have a negative impact on the neighborhood, we didn't really have a means for law enforcement to go out and respond and have a tool. So this was an idea during discussion to give them that tool.”
- Speaker
- Fikes
- Timestamp
- 23:14 – 24:04
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- May 27, 2026
From the transcript
Um, through the chair, I'll just address it. It's just, I believe I'm speaking for myself, but just from history and being up here and hearing testimony from the audience as we get these applications moving forward, we were just trying to add some teeth to it. In the event that we have a negative impact on the neighborhood, we didn't really have a means for law enforcement to go out and respond and have a tool. So this was an idea during discussion to give them that tool. As far as noise, occupancy could be one thing, but if they're having events or parties or some kind of nature, even though it's stated no in there, again, this is something that on that 911 emergency or whatever response is something that's in writing that the city law enforcement can pull up at a moment's notice to hopefully get a resolution, and then we can go ahead and do an investigation.
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