Good evening.

It's 6 32, April 29th, 2026, and the meeting of the Urban Design Commission will now come to order.

Maybe please have a roll call.

Monica Sullivan.

Here.

Edith McKee.

Here.

Alison Lenick?

Here.

Julia Foland.

Here.

Alexandra Nanello.

Here.

Trevor Strait.

Here.

James Cullis is excused.

You have a quorum.

Thank you.

Thank you.

May we get a motion to approve the minutes from March 20th, 2026.

It's been moved by Commissioner Lenig and Senate seconded by Commissioner Strait.

Are there any corrections to the minutes?

Are there any objections to the minutes being approved?

Hearing none, the minutes are approved.

We'll now move on to disclosures.

Are there any disclosures?

How do I do this?

Galen Jones, who will be presenting case 2026-0051 is a project manager with the DOT that I work with on other projects.

With the Glen Highway and Highland Road Interchange Improvements.

I don't stand to have any financial gain from that project directly or indirectly.

And I was not aware of the project until I reviewed it recently.

Thank you.

May I please get a motion to direct uh Commissioner McKee to participate in case 2026-0051.

Sorry.

Um is there any discussion or objection to the motion.

Seeing none and hearing none, um Commissioner Chair McKee is directed to participate in case 2026-0051.

I will hand this back to you now.

Okay.

We don't have any items on the consent agenda, unfinished business or items on the regular agenda this evening.

Therefore, we will move on to the public hearings, and I'll read the public process.

If the Urban Design Commission fails to complete its agenda for its regular meetings, the commission carries over the remainder of the agenda to the following meeting date.

The procedure by which the public may speak to the Urban Design Commission at its meeting is one, after the staff presentation is completed on public hearing items, the chair will ask for public testimony on the issue.

Two, persons who wish to testify will follow the time limits established in the Urban Design Commission rules of procedure.

Petitioners, including all his, her, their representatives will have 10 minutes.

Rebuttal by the petitioner may be allowed when the time has been reserved.

Representatives of groups, community councils, PTAs, etc.

will have five minutes.

When your testimony is complete, you may be asked questions by the commission.

You may only testify once on any issue unless questioned by the commission.

Any part of any party of interest wishing to appeal shall first file with the planning director within seven days of the commission's decision made on the record.

A written notice of intent to appeal in accordance with AMC 21.03.050A4A.

Commission recommendations to the Anchorage Assembly are not appealable.

Following approval of the written findings of fact and decision any party of interest may within 20 days file an appeal by filing a notice of appeal and paying the appeal fee and deposit in accordance with section 2103 050.

The notice of appeal must be filed with the planning director on a form prescribed by the municipality.

If the appellant is not the applicant the appellant notice of appeal shall include proof of service on the applicant.

Maybe please have staff's presentation yes thank you Chair McKee.

So this is a trail review for the AMATS Fish Creek Trail connection.

This trail would be approximately 1.1 miles it would be a new non-motorized pathway extending from Northern Lights to the coastal trail.

Segment re uh this new trail would cause a segment of the coastal trail between the tunnel from Westchester Lagoon to the Fish Creek Bridge to be repaved and relocated to facilitate this connection.

The majority of the project corridor is within Alaska Railroad right away plus one easement on private property near the southern end of the project.