Video Clips
Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
0:36
Speaker A
“Granting the variance will improve safety and bring the property into code compliance by reducing access to a single entry point. The building will be placed in the northwest corner with the northeast used for snow storage and a 20-foot east setback, ensuring clear visibility at Cacnew Way and Candlelight Drive. The north side will function as a side yard with a 10-foot setback exceeding the 5-foot minimum required for the zone.”5/13/2026 Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting · May 14, 2026
0:06
Speaker A
“You have 5 yes votes. The application is passed.”5/13/2026 Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting · May 14, 2026
0:43
Chris Myrtle
“Currently for 2026, you have roughly just short of half a million for operations, $825,000 for personnel. For a total of roughly $1.3 million with another $120,000 for capital improvements.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:46
Chris Myrtle
“this really lines out everything that's in the document and spells it out of what you're supposed to be doing, or the recommendation actions for 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10, and then 10 years beyond.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:13
Chris Myrtle
“right now it's only roughly 20 acres there, but there's a lot of undeveloped parkland around it. You've got over 50 additional acres that you could bring into that park to create it.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:21
Chris Myrtle
“grass is cheap to put in, but horrible to maintain. It's the most expensive landscape that probably Tyler and his crew maintains right now.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:25
Chris Myrtle
“consolidating all the sports fields, all the baseball, soccer, rugby into the sports complex. Expand that, make it one stop instead of having ball fields at— oh, I see a yeah. So instead of having fields scattered all over the town, it's going to make it easier for Tyler and his crew.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:08
Chris Myrtle
“He's going to have one shop there. His crew can go and do all their work at one place rather than lots of windshield time going back and forth. It's also going to help out with the volunteers.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:18
Chris Myrtle
“You meet all the metrics for facilities except pickleball.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:27
Speaker A
“campgrounds and consolidated outdoor sports complexes, um, less maintenance. This all sounds super great. I think it provides an opportunity for members of our community to pitch in. We have user groups for all of these types of facilities who I think want to fund improvements”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:30
Chris Myrtle
“facility consolidation. You have Tyler and his crew driving all over the place maintaining ball fields all over the community. You have lots of concessionaries. You've got 3 snack shacks scattered throughout the community.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:32
Chris Myrtle
“We talked about expanding and consolidating the Kenai Green Strip and the Memorial Ballpark into a community event space, moving the Little League fields, getting those moved over, and then taking that space along with Municipal Park to create it into a seasonal campground parking.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:21
Chris Myrtle
“They have 2 buildings. It's the Kenai Recreation Center and the multipurpose facility, otherwise known as the ice rink. 14 Parks and public open spaces, 4 playgrounds. Those are in some of those 14 parks, 14 developed athletic fields, 2 beaches and wildlife viewing areas.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:37
Chris Myrtle
“once this is adopted— it's developed through a public process, it's been adopted by the commission and hopefully by yourselves— so this becomes a vision for the community And it shows that people that will be providing opportunities for grant money knows that everybody's behind this.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:38
Chris Myrtle
“there's a lot of grass that's being mowed, and we're not sitting out there in our bikinis getting sun. There's a lot of grass that's being maintained that probably doesn't need to be maintained.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:27
Speaker A
“I think having gotten into this position through my continuous desire to see more parks and rec facilities and consolidation, I'm really excited to see this.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:12
Chris Myrtle
“in all of our surveys we've done with all the communities, everybody is missing the pickleball. So, it is the largest growing sport right now in the United States.”05/20/2026 City Council Work Session · May 21, 2026
0:21
Speaker A
“I'm okay with keeping it at 6, but we could move to 5:30, we can move to 6:30, we could do 5, but I know that's tough for when people are just getting off work. So maybe 5:30, like a 5:30 to 6:30, then it's not too late in the day.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
0:23
Speaker A
“Tuesdays in August, um, the 4th I'm not available, the 11th and the 18th I would be available. 25Th is getting a little later in the month, um, more school time and things like that.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
0:23
Speaker B
“The Parks and Recreation Department last coordinated the beautification, uh, commission garden effort in August of the previous year, which was held on a Tuesday.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
0:41
Speaker A
“I would say, uh, definitely Leif Hansen and the visitor center, and then we can play it by ear if there are any other major improvements that you'd like to highlight, the work of staff, then we could highlight that at that time.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
0:24
Speaker B
“what I'm hearing right now is, so what we're going to aim for is August 11th, Tuesday at 5:30, Leaf Hanson Visitor Center, maybe another spot in there.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
0:13
Speaker B
“In the packet, you will see our Keaney Planting Days. Volunteers needed. This is a super fun day. We do plant— we plant flowers from 10 AM to noon. We meet just in front of City Hall here, and we do a cookout.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
0:18
Speaker A
“I'm looking forward to the planting days. That is something my family and I looked forward to every year, and we usually try to ride our bikes down.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
0:09
Speaker A
“I'm available on both the 11th and the 18th. I would prefer the 18th just because usually the beginning of the month is when I'm pretty busy or usually out of town.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
0:13
Speaker A
“Do you think you can make the 11th work since it sounds like that's when Sonya's available? I can do the 11th. Okay, let's plan maybe for the 11th.”5/12/26 Beautification Commission Meeting · May 13, 2026
0:30
Speaker A
“I just wanted to let Grant Aviation know you'll probably be the first one coming in on that runway tomorrow morning.”05/14/26 Airport Commission Meeting · May 15, 2026
0:22
Speaker A
“The state regulations on separations for private water systems to septics hasn't changed in over 60 years. I don't expect it to change”05/20/2026 City Council Regular Meeting · May 21, 2026
0:32
Speaker A
“Ordinance Number 3520-2026, amending Kenai Municipal Code Chapters 14.10, Subdivision Regulations, and amending Kenai Municipal Code Sections 18.10.030, Street Improvements, to improve— remove Road Design Standards from code and replace with Street Design Standards Manual”05/20/2026 City Council Regular Meeting · May 21, 2026
0:33
Speaker A
“Alutiiq Air sent an email and they gave notice that they're terminating service into Kenai.”05/14/26 Airport Commission Meeting · May 15, 2026
0:28
Cody Allen
“Resolution 26-08, a resolution of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission recommending approval of an ordinance classifying key borough-owned parcels on the shore of the Deschka River as watershed lands to protect salmon populations.”Planning Commission Meeting - May 18th. 2026 · May 19, 2026
0:14
Cody Allen
“just for clarity, so you don't see these two things as connected? Right. You see them. I think I hear you saying they are probably separate situations unless there's something big that I'm missing. They are not connected.”Planning Commission Meeting - May 18th. 2026 · May 19, 2026
0:06
Cody Allen
“seeing and hearing no objections, Resolution 2608 has been approved.”Planning Commission Meeting - May 18th. 2026 · May 19, 2026
0:49
Felix Rivera
“really the reason behind this commission and the— and trying to create this commission is to allow some form of municipal entity where a bridge can be created between the public and our public safety agencies.”Worksession re AO 2026-62, amending Anchorage Municipal Code Chapter to enact a new section 4.50.120 · May 15, 2026
0:37
Felix Rivera
“the first slate of nominees to fill these commission seats, I think, is going to really set the tone of this commission. And I would urge the Assembly that I think you need to be really introspective about who you decide to appoint.”Worksession re AO 2026-62, amending Anchorage Municipal Code Chapter to enact a new section 4.50.120 · May 15, 2026
0:36
Speaker B
“this item will be before for us on our May 26th meeting, our next regular meeting, for a public hearing, AO202662. And then I believe the sponsor's intent, as I said, is to continue that public hearing to a future meeting for the purpose of continuing to develop an S version.”Worksession re AO 2026-62, amending Anchorage Municipal Code Chapter to enact a new section 4.50.120 · May 15, 2026
0:27
Speaker B
“this does propose term limits. So it proposes terms of 3 years, and then they would be staggered, and then there would be a limit of 3 consecutive full terms.”Worksession re AO 2026-62, amending Anchorage Municipal Code Chapter to enact a new section 4.50.120 · May 15, 2026
0:35
Speaker B
“unlike most other boards, this does limit the kind of— well, it limits and doesn't allow current public or municipal employees. And that is unusual on these boards, but the idea being that we truly want community members who are not within the municipality”Worksession re AO 2026-62, amending Anchorage Municipal Code Chapter to enact a new section 4.50.120 · May 15, 2026