Okay, everyone, I'm gonna call this meeting to order.

Um today is Thursday, August 13, 2026.

This is the Assembly Rules Committee, at least title that for now.

Um we are noticed from one to three PM.

Um I do anticipate we have a lot of things on the agenda, so we are likely to use those two hours, but obviously um, if folks need to be on the phone, please um feel free to switch over.

And then I'll also note we were having trouble with our phone system.

I can't guarantee that won't happen again, but right now we do have a phone.

I see member silvers on the phone.

So um uh if the phone line goes down, apologies in advance, and it is um either ACS or GCI's fault.

But um as far as we can tell.

Um so uh okay.

So let's go around the room uh and we'll do introductions and we'll get into our business.

Um George.

George Morty, George.

Janice.

I'll handle them, George Gerger.

Sydney Scout, Anna Brawley, Aaron Baldwin Day.

And on the phone, uh, Yaro Silvers.

Okay, we will double check.

Yeah, just a reminder, folks in the room.

Um, please make sure your mic is off if you are not speaking, um, and we'll see what we can do about the echo.

Um I'll move my microphone a little bit further away from the giant one on the middle table.

Um, any other members on the phone.

Okay, I'll keep an eye out for that.

Um, as usual, just text me if you want to be in the queue.

So we'll move through our business.

We're also joined by uh, let's see, Assembly Council, clerk staff, members of the public, Ombudsman's office, mayor's office, um, and legislative services.

So we have a full agenda, we'll keep moving along.

Um so next we have our uh reports from the assembly chair and mayor.

Uh I don't have a specific I guess the only thing I'll say is my intent for this meeting was to announce who our new youth reps are.

Um, and thanks for everybody who provided input.

I did not get that far because I was prepping for other things.

Um so my intent will be to make that decision by the end of the week.

Make sure we let all of the candidates know first, and then I'll I'll ask um staff to notify folks by email.

And then either way, um, the first meeting of that those folks will be participating.

I I do intend to nominate or to select more than one, so I'll say that too.

Um so their first meeting will be September first.

So I think that's my report right now because I'm on the agenda in other places.

Uh so then I will turn to Miss Fleet Green for the or for to Suzanne with an S, uh, two S's for the mayor's report.

Go ahead, Suzanne.

Great.

Thank you very much.

Uh, for the record, Cezanne Fleet Green, Chief of Staff to Mayor C in France.

And yes, one of us is with an S and one of us is with a Z.

Um just a few quick updates.

First, I'll just start um with the amazing Arctic Thunder air show that occurred.

It was wonderful, frankly, to walk around town even during the practice days and see people stopping what they were doing to look up and take video um of the event that was happening.

So that was great.

Um the mayor's office, we had a booth, and so did the umchorage police department as well as transit.

And there was also a booth there on waste to energy, which got really good interest and um support.

I will say we had a special bus route um for the first time in a long time.

Uh from the Northway Mall to base.

And um at one point I heard that it was gangbusters and packed like sardines.

And in the afternoon on Saturday, once they were full on base and had to close the gate, it was the only two ways that you could get on were either on the bus or by biking.

Um, so that was fantastic.

Uh also want to let you know um, I think you're all reading about it as well, but the mayor has had a couple of meetings now with NSTAR regarding this winter and uh gas shortage issues as well as price issues, and I think that's a conversation that we will be coming back to the assembly to engage further on um whether or not that looks like uh work session or something else to talk about what the municipality can do in our buildings, but also what we can do to help residents this winter.

That would be probably a very productive conversation.

We also have had some conversations with the Anchorage School District about what they're looking at for their 92 buildings so that we can try and frankly conserve some gas so we don't run out of gas or increase prices.

So we'll come back to you more on that.

Um also I think all of you know that we are having a series of public meetings on the waste to energy project so far, so good.