Cordova: Sept 16, 2026 City Council Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

That's just a placeholder and that the actual resolution for Cordova will take the place of that resolution. If you read the more around that plan, that first page of the plan. Okay, but pages 42 and 43 in the back also, everything refers to ADAC, isn't that— yeah, 42 Yeah, yeah, maybe it's the same. I mean, at the top it says City of Cordova, and then it says the development of the City of ADAC Safety Action Plan was guided by multifaceted engagement strategy.

So yeah, um, that said, that's a template and that will get fixed. Okay, thanks. Council Member Zaskar, did you have any comments? On the safety plan and the resolution? No, I do not.

Okay, um, this can be a voice vote. So do we need— I don't think we need a second round. There's pretty much— okay, so we're going to go ahead with a voice vote on the resolution 92626.

All those in favor of adopting the Puerto Rico Comprehensive Safety Action Plan say aye. Aye. Aye. Same opposed.

And the action plan is adopted. Okay, moving on. We have nothing listed for unfinished business, and so we will move to new and unfinished list We have, uh, disposal, a method of disposal of Lot 1, Block 26, Original Sound Townsite, um, and What do we need on this? A motion? A motion to, uh, where are we?

Do— how do we dispose? Yeah, a motion to dispose. So if we can get a motion on this item. Madam Chair, I move to dispose of Lot 1, Block 26, serviceable townsite, approximately 6,740 square feet in size, as outlined in the Cordova Municipal Code 7.40.060B.

By nego— by negotiating agreement with the party who submitted a letter of interest to lease or purchase the property.

And can we have a second, please? Second. Okay. Council Member Collins, do you want to speak to your choice there on disposal? Yeah, so in this, I know that the comments from the Planning Commission were that the that an RFP should be put out for that property, or bid for it.

But I guess when I read through it and look through Van's, um, interest in it, it seems to me that these properties have, have been on the land disposal map for a long time as showing available. So anyone could have, if they were interested in all this time, could have, you know, shown their interest in it. That I've In my mind, it makes more sense just to go and would agree with the interested party rather than try to put out another RFP to see if other large— other parties are interested when we already have somebody here interested in purchasing it.

Council Member Adams, I'd agree 7 years I think is enough time to, um, look for, um, put out for RFPs, or it's been on the market for that long. My only question I have is, and that how steep that piece of property is and how it's going to be addressed by the purchaser. But I guess that's his issue, not, not mine and not the council's, but just It seems like it's going to be a lot of work to accomplish what he wants to accomplish.

Councilmember Zastrow. Yeah, thank you, Madam Chair. You know, normally I would be— I would be concerned not being consistent, as we've had discussions about a variety of different disposals of different properties. And there was a point there a couple of years back where we were, I think we're— probably not as consistent as we should have been. And I think we got ourselves back in line pretty well over the last year or so.

I would normally say I think we need to do a sealed bid process so that we would give everybody that opportunity. I do recognize this is a bit different. The individual already owns two adjacent properties, has an agreement with a bordering landowner for an easement to access It's steep land, it's not even developed. I, I, it has been out for 7 years. I recognize all that, and it does seem to point to it being very unlikely anybody else would be interested in this.

So, um, I just struggle with inconsistency. We, we've definitely struggled as a council in the past with that. So I'd say only my only hesitation is, is the consistency of what we've done in the past.

And that's, and that's my opinion as well, is we've looked to sell properties in the past, but with this, consistency is, is great, but also, you know, that just makes the project, the process longer. And at this stage of the game, I think, because it's been open for so long, I would go by the way with consistency, and I think happy— happy to, to go with number 1 as well. Do we have any other comments from council regarding this?

I think if we could do a roll call vote on this because there's so many People not here. I think I preferred that action. So we're going to go ahead and vote on the action and disposal method of disposal of this with a roll call vote.

So on the recommendation to dispose of Lot 1, Block 26, approximately 6,740 square feet in size. Outlined in Puerto Rico Municipal Code 7.40.060.

Um, by— the motion is negotiate an agreement with the party who submitted the letter of interest to lease or purchase the property. Lee Gons? Yes. All right, Hanson is absent. Mike Mendelson is absent.

Steve Zastrow?

Uh, yes.

Kinsman is absent. Deborah Adams? Yes. Wendy Rainey? Yes.

4-0. Motion passes.

Okay, moving on to pending agenda.

Does anybody have anything on pending agenda? That we need to talk about. I think we already have a budget meeting scheduled on the 7th, correct? The next meeting. Um, so this— I met with the school superintendent and she said she'd be willing to come and talk on the 7th about the funds that were awarded for the, uh, school if We want to add that too as a guest speaker, if you guys are interested in one, because there was lots of constraints.

Yeah, I probably will not be available on the 7th. I think that's the day I'm going to get surgery.

Okay, we wait. We can ask for the tasker to come on the 7th. I mean, I can just also just watch it. After, but I don't think I'll be making that meeting. I think I'm on the ferry that day coming home.

Can you say again what date that was? The 7th of October. Okay, so Thursday—. Wednesday. Wednesday is our regular—.

There's a budget meeting at 6. Okay.

Okay, so I should go ahead and ask. Take that as a yes.

Okay, okay. Anything else anybody wants to talk about on the calendar or agenda? Yeah, I do have one thing. I probably should have asked about this, um, under the— my mayor's report, but I was thinking about the clerk and the city manager's evaluation, and the city manager has done herself a evaluation, and I don't know if the clerk sent the evaluation form out to all the council members. I don't remember seeing an email, but I'm wondering, um, if the clerk were to send it out to folks, what do you think is a reasonable timeline for filling that out and sending them back to me so I can compile them?

I didn't send ours out. I can send through sweet—.

So Kaylin said since, um, Susan was leaving town, um, she did not send the city clerk selfie bell. Yeah, to her, which is probably great because she's sick. On her trip in Florida, um, we— she can send the— did you— did Kristen get the evaluation forms for city manager? Not yet. Okay, we can all of that out.

We can send the evaluation form for city manager to you or to city council, however you would prefer. Well, I think, um, Colette could send it out to the council and copy me, or to all of us, I should say. Yeah. And then what does council think is a reasonable time for filling them out and getting them back to me so I can do a compilation.

I mean, would, would getting them back to me by the 2nd of October be okay?

So should Colette also send out the self-evaluation, or are you sending them?

This—. I don't know what you mean by that. It's that there's an evaluation form that council uses. It might be the same. I think it's the same form.

It is, but don't they read the self-evaluation?

My self-evaluation? Oh, yes, I'm sorry. But well, I guess I think it would be good for council to fill it out themselves first and then read yours.

I don't think it's going to influence anything council has to do. I think it would be helpful to have them both. Okay. Mhm. Yeah, I guess I thought— yeah, that's fine if that's a preference.

Um, and then you're looking to have them back by the 2nd? Does that— I'm asking if people think that's reasonable. I think so. Yeah, yes, I think that can happen. Dave, Council Members Astro, does that work for you?

Works for me. Yeah, I, I— that's good, more than enough time. Thank you.

Okay, yeah, so, um, I guess council members, check your emails moving forward. Um, we will have some homework to return to Kristen by the 2nd.

Okay, anything else? So Kayleen will send out the— we'll send the—. Yeah, no, yeah, we'll get it to Colette. I'll send this out. Thank you.

Okay, and you heard that I'm not probably not going to be at the 7th October 7th meeting, correct? Mhm. Yeah, yeah. Thank you. Okay, okay.

Um, that brings us to audience participation. Do we have anybody who would like to come up and have a chat?

We've got a sleepy baby and staff in the audience, so Okay, hearing nothing, we can move on to council comments. Dave, we'll start with you.

Hooray! Great. Well, it's always thank you, staff, for putting together the packet and getting us organized and ready for all we need to discuss. Thank you, Madam Chair, for sitting in for our mayor. Our mayor and I actually are— we're here in Whittier.

I'm actually in Anchorage now, but I think she's still in Whittier. Participating in the Recreation Economy for Rural Communities 2-day workshop. And I— how that touches cities is in many ways, and I was really happy to be a part of today's work in looking at ideas and ways to implement them. And a lot of it certainly affects city and city operations for how we can move forward with a variety of ways to invite different types of recreation and activities into our community. So I'm really hopeful This is going to come— this is going to provide a planning document that is really actionable.

So it's going to include other planning documents we already have, not least of which ones that the city has developed. So it was really good to meet with everybody today to be a part of that. I'm also very excited to follow the Prince William Sound Economic Development District's efforts in developing the multi-use processing facility. I'm glad we got that finalized and off the ground, and So really excited to monitor how that progresses and how that develops and very hopeful it's going to fill a niche that we all hope it does. Yeah, other than that, thank you for everybody around the room, around the table.

Appreciate you. Thank you.

Yeah, I echo a lot of the same. Thanks to staff for the reports and the Yeah, no, Samantha's not here, but I'll just echo what Councilman Adams had said, that I had some nieces and nephews who were pretty happy about pool party, pool opening. So that was a big hit. And I think, yeah, some kids that are, are very happy that they have a pool to go to now, especially with us getting into our fall. So just, I'm really glad that that's building up.

Council Member Adams. A couple of things. Yes, hooray to Samantha and all of their hard work.

Samantha, cool person Samantha, sorry. To Sam. He's Samantha, I'm Sam. I know she's had a hard year of it and persistent questions and asking for updates. It was a real celebration and music was playing at the pool and it was all good.

I'm eager to hear Superintendent Anish offer explanations to the public because I think a lot of people don't understand how schools are funded and how we can spend the money and cannot spend the money. And the whole point of a reserve at the end, which also people don't completely understand. So that— I'm glad she's going to be able to come and talk about that. Um, looking forward to the Fungus Festival. Hopefully that's going to bring a few new faces into town, um, or some people that will spend money here.

And, uh, I did receive a call, like a few other council members here, uh, about the dog situation. And it's—. And I read through a couple of the reports that the parties had shared, and pretty serious. And I think the city needs to act on it because there seems to be a space in there that we could be very liable for as a city if we don't address the issue in there that doesn't allow for dogs to be impounded if the owner is present. Which sounds absurd because it seems to me that the owner should be even more culpable if they are present and can't control their dog.

Um, so I'm glad that it's— we're not wasting any time. So thank you.

Um, yeah, I second everything that was said ahead of me. I think, um, that the draft ordinance, um, moving forward with that is a great plan, we need to just make sure that our safety officers, um, have the ability to keep us safe. Um, we don't certainly don't want to limit their actions. And, um, I think that having, uh, having this issue come forward, um, kind of showed that our ordinance was a little out of touch with, uh, what they can and cannot do with the safety of the community members. So I'm excited that that's already happening.

The ordinance is already being worked on. And yeah, Fungus Festival is coming up, and I appreciate everybody that's sitting at the table and the folks that did call in. I know it's— we're finishing up a busy season and looking forward to things slowing down a little bit as we move forward. So with that being said, Mayor, did you have anything you wanted to finish out with?

Um, I— not that I haven't already heard— I echo everybody else's comments, and thanks for— thanks for your, your service.

Okay, we do have an executive session this evening, so I will need a motion to move into that.

It's in our packet.

Is that one thing right on here, isn't it? Yeah, it's item 12. Item 12 and then number 1.

It's the motion recommendation from the city manager. Madam Chair, Councilman Rabb, I move, uh, to go into executive session as recommendations from City Manager regarding collective bargaining agreement negotiations, a subject which is a matter the immediate knowledge of which would clearly have an adverse effect upon the finances of the government. Second. Okay, we have a motion and a second. So thank you all for coming, we appreciate you being here.

Now go home. Can we just recess really quick? Yeah, we're going to recess for a couple minutes and let everybody, um, move.