Legislature(2013 - 2014)ANCH LIO Rm 220
05/13/2013 10:00 AM Senate LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
MAY 13, 2013
10:02 AM
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Mike Hawker, Chair
Representative Mike Chenault
Representative Max Gruenberg
Representative Craig Johnson
Representative Lance Pruitt
Representative Bill Stoltze
Senator John Coghill
Senator Dennis Egan
Senator Lesil McGuire
Senator Kevin Meyer
Senator Gary Stevens
MEMBERS ON TELECONFERENCE
Senator Peter Micciche, Vice Chair
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Peggy Wilson
Senator Charlie Huggins
OTHER MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Kurt Olson
AGENDA
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
CONTRACT APPROVALS
OTHER COMMITTEE BUSINESS
SPEAKER REGISTER
PAM VARNI, Executive Director, Legislative Affairs Agency
10:04:43 AM
I. CHAIR MIKE HAWKER called the Legislative Council meeting to
order at 10:02 a.m. in room 220 of the Anchorage
Legislative Office Building. Present at the call were
Representatives Hawker, Chenault, Johnson and Stoltze;
Senators Coghill, Egan, Stevens and Micciche (via
teleconference).
II. APPROVAL OF APRIL 9, 2013 MINUTES
SPEAKER CHENAULT moved that the minutes from the
Legislative Council meeting on April 9, 2013 be approved as
amended.
CHAIR HAWKER objected in order to note the amendment of a
small change to the April 9, 2013 minutes; specifically, on
page 5, under number 6, which stated: "Replacement of
existing aging 'and aging' and deteriorating waste lines."
The second "…and aging" will be deleted in the final
version of the minutes so that the line will read:
"Replacement of existing aging and deteriorating waste
lines."
Representative Pruitt joined the meeting at this time.
The minutes were approved as amended with no objections.
III. CONTRACT APPROVALS
a. Bethel Office Lease
b. Office of Victims' Rights Lease
CHAIR HAWKER said there were three recurring contract
leases for office space around the state on the agenda:
Bethel, Kenai and the Office of Victims' Rights. He
deferred to a later Legislative Council meeting the Kenai
Office Lease to allow for time to address some additional
issues.
PAM VARNI, Executive Director of the Legislative Affairs
Agency, said that the first lease for approval is the
Bethel Office Lease; specifically for Lease Extension
Renewal No. 4 for a term of one (1) year from July 1, 2013
- June 30, 2014. In response to a question by Chair Hawker,
Ms. Varni noted that Senator Hoffman and Representative
Herron are pleased with the space and there are no issues
with this lease.
Representative Gruenberg joined the meeting at this time.
Ms. Varni said that the second lease is for the Office of
Victims' Rights which is office space located in Anchorage
at the L92, LLC building; this is Lease Extension Renewal
No. 1. In response to questions by Chair Hawker, Ms. Varni
said the property is on L Street, close to the Court
Building(s), which OVR needs to be near, and they are happy
with their space. The office space is 1,875 square feet and
houses 7-8 employees. Upon additional questioning, she
noted that the lease was due to expire June 30, 2013, with
five (5) one-year renewals options available and Council is
being asked to approve the first one-year renewal option.
Senator Meyer joined the meeting at this time.
10:12:57 AM
SPEAKER CHENAULT moved that Legislative Council authorize
the chairman to approve a one-year renewal of the existing
lease agreement for the Bethel legislative office for a
cost of $56,721.12.
The motion passed with no objections.
SPEAKER CHENAULT moved that Legislative Council authorize
the chairman to approve a one-year renewal of the existing
lease agreement for the Office of Victims' Rights office
space for a cost of $52,905.24.
The motion passed with no objections.
Senator McGuire joined the meeting at this time.
10:15:04 AM
SPEAKER CHENAULT moved that Legislative Council go into
executive session under Uniform Rule 22 (b) for the
purposes of discussion of matters, the immediate knowledge
of which would adversely affect either the finances or
security of a governmental unit.
Legislative Council went into executive session.
12:29:40 PM
Legislative Council came out of executive session.
CHAIR HAWKER confirmed for the record that the following
Legislative Council members were present after the
executive session: Senators Micciche (via teleconference),
Coghill, Stevens, and Egan; Representatives Hawker,
Chenault, Johnson, Stoltze and Gruenberg. He said that
during the conversation regarding security matters, Council
decided it was best to extend the current security contract
and procurement justification for the Anchorage LIO to
conform to the amount of time left in the current lease.
12:30:28 PM
SPEAKER CHENAULT moved that Legislative Council authorize
the chairman to approve an eleven month contract with
Arrowdyne Security LLC for uniformed armed security
services at the Anchorage legislative offices for an amount
not to exceed $45,000.
The motion passed with no objections.
CHAIR HAWKER said that the second item discussed in
executive session was financial matters related to
procuring long-term LIO space for Anchorage. The lease on
the current space expires May 31, 2014. He said he was
asking the Council for authority to pursue a conversation
with the existing landlord under AS 36.30.083. In addition,
he said there would also be issued a Request For
Information (RFI) to the real estate community of Anchorage
for other real estate that might be available on a city-
wide basis to compare to any of the proposals brought forth
by the current landlords.
REPRESENTATIVE BILL STOLTZE requested a change to the
language, asking that the RFI be "municipal-wide" as that
is the political and legal entity.
12:33:23 PM
SPEAKER CHENAULT moved that Legislative Council authorize
the chairman to develop proposals for a lease extension for
the Anchorage legislative office building with tenant
improvements performed by the landlord to be presented for
consideration at the next Legislative Council meeting and
to concurrently issue an RFI for appropriate office space
on a municipality-wide basis that would be available for
move in by June 1, 2014.
The motion passed with no objections.
There being no further business before the committee, the
Legislative Council meeting was adjourned at 12:35 p.m.
12:34:27 PM
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
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| 2013.05.13 Agenda.pdf |
JLEC 5/13/2013 10:00:00 AM |
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| IIIa. Bethel Office Lease.pdf |
JLEC 5/13/2013 10:00:00 AM |
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| IIIb. Kenai Office Lease.pdf |
JLEC 5/13/2013 10:00:00 AM |
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| IIIc. Office of Victims Rights Lease.pdf |
JLEC 5/13/2013 10:00:00 AM |