Video Clips
Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
Clips from City of KodiakClear
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Toby Sullivan
“I've recently talked about this project to the Rasmuson Foundation, the largest single source of nonprofit funding in Alaska, and the word from them is that they would consider a funding application from the two museums to do necessary upgrades to the Griffin Building if the museums had an appropriate lease agreement with the city.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026
0:31
Gail Armstrong
“if the decision is made to not to lease but to make a sale, we would like to be considered. And if that would be considered, we would like to do something cooperatively with the other two entities here.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026
0:16
Pat Branson
“the city should lease the historic Griffin Building to the Maritime and Kodiak History Museums. I have a dozen reasons for you. The Griffin Building is a historic Kodiak building that should be preserved and not sold.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026
0:27
Pat Branson
“Once the city sells a property of this historic nature, the city has no control over that building, the outside, the interior, what goes on in the building, and if the public can access the building or if it's closed for other private purposes. Leasing the Griffin Building makes more sense as leases can be canceled or renewed. Selling a building or land is permanent.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026
0:18
Tim Putney
“The Griffin Memorial Hospital was built in 1937 and functioned as Kodiak's first hospital. In later years, it was utilized as the public health office by State of Alaska. The state vacated the building in March 2022. And in 2023, ownership of the property was transferred to the City of Kodiak.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026
0:24
Toby Sullivan
“I'd like to express my support for the lease application for the Griffin Hospital building we and the Kodak History Museum tendered to the city back in June. The History Museum needs collection storage space, and the Maritime Museum needs both storage and exhibit space.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026
0:30
Toby Sullivan
“Silver Bay Seafoods, which manages the Aleutak Cannery, and Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, which owns the facility and the collection inside it, are both on board with moving the collection to Kodiak if the museums in the city can come to a mutually agreeable leasing terms for the Griffin Building, we can make that happen.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026
0:41
Tim Putney
“On May 10th, 2026, the city clerk received an application to purchase the Griffin Building from Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, and on May 26th, 2026, the clerk received a joint application from the Kodiak Historical Society and the Kodiak Maritime Museum to lease the building.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026
0:14
Nick Mangini
“This is 2 meetings in a row that we're saying that we're not interested in selling something and I just think it brings up that bigger issue.”Kodiak: September 8, 2026, Work Session · Sep 8, 2026