The Anchorage Assembly meets on Tuesday at 5 p.m. on the bottom floor of the Z.J. Loussac Library. What better way to spend Valentine's Day than in a local government meeting?
Here's a sampling from the agenda:
Eagle River recreation center contract and audit
A September 2016 city audit found examples of mismanagement and accounting errors by the nonprofit organization running the Harry J. McDonald Center in Eagle River, including failing to send profits back to the city. The facility manager and members of the Eagle River-based nonprofit's board have pledged to fix the problems.
The Assembly on Tuesday will consider a new contract with the nonprofit, Fire Lake Arena Management Inc., which calls for monthly financial reports, a marketing and operational plan and a larger board of directors with term limits.
The Assembly will also accept a follow-up report to the audit. The report details "corrective actions" taken by managers in response to the audit findings.
No pot discounts for active-duty soldiers
Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar, an officer in the Alaska Army National Guard, has proposed a broad ban on offering or advertising discounts on marijuana products for active-duty soldiers in Anchorage. The ban would not apply to discounts for veterans.
The Assembly is slated to take a vote on the ordinance after a public hearing Tuesday.
Fire department goes over-budget
The Anchorage Fire Department went $1.3 million over-budget in 2016, mainly due to overtime, according to documents submitted to the Assembly. The department is asking the Assembly to approve the additional money at a meeting later this month.
Fire department officials are set to discuss the overrun — an almost annual problem for the department — with Assembly members at a committee meeting later this week.
Drones, copper theft, Uber
Three measures are being introduced:
* One from Assemblyman Dick Traini aimed at making it more difficult to steal copper and sell it by beefing up record-keeping requirements at scrap metal yards.
* One from Assemblyman Patrick Flynn that would add drones to the city's list of public nuisances.
* One from Assemblyman Bill Evans that would create local regulations that allow Uber and other ride-booking companies to operate in Anchorage.
The newly introduced ordinances will get public hearings on the meeting of Feb. 28 at the earliest.