Legislative Communications
Prior Media Communications:
April 6, 2021: 8 Stars of Gold – https://vimeo.com/533748544/2e48e3b3f3
April 5: County Government Month – https://vimeo.com/533235875/5fc88baf75
March 22: Collaborating for Alaska – https://vimeo.com/527527194/e8eeaf3377
March 15: American Rescue Plan – https://vimeo.com/523941720/2db35bc550
March 8: DMV Updates, State Budget and Federal Relief – https://vimeo.com/521059662/da9cf40978
March 1: Need for Federal Aid – https://vimeo.com/518388311/b234f90ca5
February 22: Infrastructure Week – https://vimeo.com/515496329/942f38e5b6
February 18: Testifying Telephonically Training – https://vimeo.com/514020452/b9ec2f1f16
February 17: Executive Director Nils Andreassen Testimony to Senate Finance Committee – https://www.ktoo.org/gavel/video/?clientID=2147483647&eventID=2021021089
February 15: Lack of an Emergency Disaster Declaration – https://vimeo.com/512744204
February 8: SB 56: Extending Alaska’s Emergency Declaration – https://vimeo.com/509004212/3212493d9e
February 1: Senate Finance and the State of Alaska’s Finances – https://vimeo.com/507321496
January 22: Welcome Senate President Micciche – https://vimeo.com/503695934
January 25: Municipal Mondays Introduction – https://vimeo.com/504619007/df04fba89a
Communications Related to Specific Bills:
- Letter to Senator Stedman, Requesting an amendment to SB 39 to remove Section 22 regarding by-mail elections.
- AML Response to SB 39 – Letter to Senator Shower
- Letter to Senator Wilson – Supporting Disaster Declaration – Written by City of Saint Paul’s City Manager, Phillip Zavadil
- Letter Supporting Disaster Declaration – Written by Ketchikan Gateway Borough’s Manager, Ruben Duran
- AML’s Testimony In Support of a Disaster Declaration
- Letter to Senator Wilson Supporting Disaster Declaration – Written by City of Dillingham’s Mayor, Alice Ruby
- Letter to Senator Wilson, Cordova Support for SB 56 – Written by City of Cordova’s City Manager, Helen Howarth
- Letter to Senator Wilson – Denali Borough in Support of Emergency Declaration Extension – Written by Denali Borough’s Mayor, Clay Walker
- Letter Supporting Disaster Emergency Declaration – City of Unalaska, Written by Mayor Vincent Tuitakoff, Sr.
- Letter to Senator Stedman and Representative Kreiss-Tomkins requesting a pause in implementing the cost transfer of prosecuting misdemeanors to Home Rule communities – Written by Petersburg Borough’s Mayor, Mark Jensen
- Letter to Senator Wilson – City of Kotlik Supporting Extension of Emergency Declaration, Written by Mayor Thomas Sinka
- Letter to Senate President Micciche – City of Homer Supporting SB56
- Letter to Senate & House of Representatives – City of Yakutat – State & Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds
- Letter to Labor & Commerce Committee – Opposing HB30 – AMLJIA Executive Director, Kevin Smith
- City of Seward – Resolution 2021-024 – Opposing that portion of the State of Alaska’s proposed FY2022 Budget which would charge home rule municipalities for the prosecution of State misdemeanor crimes within each jurisdiction 2/22/2021
- City of Seldovia – Letter to Governor Dunleavy – Critical Importance of AHMS to Coastal Communities 2/10/2021
- City of Seldovia – Letter to Finance Committee Members – Concerning the State’s Operating Budget 3/17/2021
- City and Borough of Sitka – Cruise Ship Impact –Delegation Letter 2/09/2021 & Signed Resolution 2021-05 – Issue Temporary Waiver to the Passenger Vessel Services Act
- City of Dillingham – Councilman Anderson’s Oral Testimony to House Finance Committee on the FY22 Operating Budget 4/8/2021
- City of Cordova – Written Testimony to House Finance 4/9/2021
- City of Unalaska – Written Budget Testimony to House Finance 4/8/2021
- City of Yakutat – Letter to Governor Dunleavy – addressing efforts in aid impacted by tourism 4/21/2021
Alaska’s Infrastructure Deficit
AML has collected multiple resources that point to the need to address Alaska’s infrastructure deficit, which has been underfunded over the years, including through State budgets. The following resources include DEED’s school construction and maintenance needs, IHS’s list of water and sewer projects, and an informal survey of local government needs produced by AML. These should all be seen as a resource to guide State and federal investment decisions, even as we recognize that local governments may otherwise have official positions on priority projects.
FY22 Budget Communications
- Letter from AML’s Executive Director to Senate Finance Admin Subcommittee
- Letter from AML’s Executive Director to Senate Finance DCCED Subcommittee
- Letter from AML’s Executive Director to Senate Finance DEC Subcommittee
- Letter from AML’s Executive Director to Senate Finance DEED Subcommittee
- Letter from AML’s Executive Director to Senate Finance DFG Subcommittee
- Letter from AML’s Executive Director to Senate Finance DHSS Subcommittee
- Letter from AML’s Executive Director to Senate Finance DMVA Subcommittee
- Letter from AML’s Executive Director to Senate Finance DOC Subcommittee
- Letter from AML’s Executive Director to Senate Finance DOTPF Subcommittee
- Letter from AML’s Executive Director to Senate Finance DPS Subcommittee
- Letter from AML’s Executive Director to Senate Finance Law Subcommittee