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The Assembly Energy Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee of the Whole met on October 15, 2026, to receive updates on the Port of Alaska modernization, the Merrill Field 20-year master plan, and committee purpose statement revisions. The meeting was called to order at 11:45 a.m. by Member Burley and adjourned at 12:48 p.m. No formal votes were taken.
Okay, everyone. Um, are there members online? Okay. Um, so I am going to call this committee meeting to order. This is the Assembly Energy Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee of the whole. Um, I will note that I am, of course, not the chair of this committee, but uh right now, I know uh both of our co-chairs may be on their way, but I don't want to hold it up too much. So I'll go ahead and kick off the meeting. So we will uh so we'll notice we are noticed from eleven forty-five to one fifteen PM in this room, and uh, we'll do member introductions and we'll move into our business. Janice Clark. Anna Brawley. And uh one more check, is there anyone on the phone? Any members? Not seeing any. Okay. Um, and I know uh it's been a little bit of a chaotic day, so I imagine we'll folks will walk in, and at some point, either Member Scout or Member Johnson will show up, and then I will get out of the seat. So in the meantime, uh, let us proceed. Um, so I'll also note uh we have a couple uh well, two actually wait. Our gym is a little bit light. Um, I will note uh that we have the Merrill Field update under new business, and uh so what we're gonna do. I'm gonna for now skip the review committee purpose statement. We can save that for later when there's more of us here. And then I'm gonna first start with the Port of Alaska modernization, and then um, our other utilities, and then because I imagine those will be briefer, and then we will save the bulk of our business for the Merrill Field updates, just for clarity. So uh with that, let's move to Port of Alaska. So I will recognize, oh, and I should sorry, I should have said we are joined in the room by uh clerk staff, uh, members of the administration, members of the public, uh, some folks who will be presenting, and also Assembly Council. So with that, uh, we will turn to uh our report director. Please proceed. Yeah, thank you, uh, Chair Chair Burley. Yes, thank you. Terry Amitum, director of the Don Young Port of Alaska. Uh good morning, Eric Adams, Jacobs Program Manager. And Bill Falls E, the Angridge Municipal Manager. Okay. Uh today I'm here to give a presentation of the status of the Terminal One project, where we're at, what it's looking like going forward, and steps that we're taking on certain items here. So welcome comments throughout the presentation. So our agenda would be the Terminal One Construction 2026 overview, the construction status, contributors to current project status, and NIMPS permit modification request. So Terminal One 2026 uh construction overview. The demolition has progressed significantly and is on plan. Terminal 1A, deep soil mixing is nearly complete, and trestle pile installation has begun. Terminal 1B, intertidal fill is complete. The workpad is constructed and ready for deep solar mixing to begin in 2027. So one of the things I want dock construction is tracking below the original schedule. However, contractual obligations are still expected to be met. And I'll jump into that a little bit later on. So