ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL  NOVEMBER 01, 2016  1:45 PM    MEMBERS PRESENT  Senator Gary Stevens, Chair Senator Anna MacKinnon Senator Kevin Meyer Representative Charisse Millett MEMBERS PRESENT ON TELECONFERENCE    Senator John Coghill Senator Peter Micciche Representative Mike Chenault Representative Sam Kito Representative Mark Neuman Representative Steve Thompson, alternate   MEMBERS ABSENT  Senator Lyman Hoffman Senator Charlie Huggins Senator Lesil McGuire, alternate Senator Cathy Giessel, alternate Representative Bob Herron, Vice Chair Representative Mike Hawker Representative Craig Johnson Representative Harriet Drummond, alternate   AGENDA  APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES CONTRACT APPROVALS SPEAKER REGISTER  Tina Strong, Procurement Officer, Legislative Affairs Agency Pam Varni, Executive Director, Legislative Affairs Agency Jeff Goodell, Capitol Complex Manager, Legislative Affairs Agency 1:45:36 PM I. CHAIR GARY STEVENS called the Legislative Council meeting to order at 1:45 p.m. in the Anchorage Legislative Information Office Large Conference Room. Present at the call were Senators Stevens, Meyer, and MacKinnon; and Representative Millett. Participating via teleconference were Senators Coghill and Micciche; and Representatives Chenault, Kito, Neuman, and Thompson, alternate. Absent were Senators Hoffman, Huggins, McGuire, alternate, and Giessel, alternate; and Representatives Hawker, Johnson and Drummond, alternate. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA    REPRESENTATIVE CHARISSE MILLETT moved that Legislative Council approve the agenda. The agenda was approved without objection.   III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  a. May 2, 2016  b. May 16, 2016  c. June 29, 2016  d. July 12, 2016  e. August 3, 2016    REPRESENTATIVE MILLETT moved that Legislative Council approve the minutes of the May 2, 2016, May 16, 2016, June 29, 2016, July 12, 2016 and August 3, 2016 meetings as presented. The minutes were approved without objection.    IV. CONTRACT APPROVALS  a. Homer Office Space Lease Renewal  b. Capitol Security Camera System Upgrade RFP - Executive  Session  a. Homer Office Space Lease Renewal  1:48:02 PM REPRESENTATIVE MILLETT moved that Legislative Council approve Renewal No. 2 of the Lease Extension with Clayton L. and Joan E. Ellington in the amount of $59,692.56, for November 1, 2016 - October 31, 2017. TINA STRONG, Procurement Officer, Legislative Affairs Agency, said that the original lease was for three years beginning November 1, 2012, and terminating October 31, 2015. There were five additional renewals of lease available under the lease agreement each for a one year period. We have exercised one of the five renewals. Renewal No. 1 expired October 31, 2016 and the occupants would like to proceed with Renewal No. 2 for the period of November 1, 2016, through October 31, 2017. If Legislative Council approves Renewal No. 2, this will leave three more renewals available under the lease before we have to go out to bid or do a lease extension. This lease exceeds $35,000 in one fiscal year; therefore Legislative Council's approval is required. She said she checked with the LIO, Senator Stevens' office and Representative Seaton's office and all are happy with the space. Discussion followed about when the Homer office space was first leased. A roll call vote was taken. YEAS: Meyer, Coghill, MacKinnon, Micciche, Stevens Chenault, Kito, Millett, Neuman, Thompson, Stevens NAYS: None The motion passed 10-0. b. Capitol Security Camera System Upgrade RFP - Executive  Session  1:51:07 PM REPRESENTATIVE MILLETT moved that Legislative Council go into Executive Session under Uniform Rule 22(B)(1), discussion of matters, the immediate knowledge of which would adversely affect the finances of a government unit and 22(B)(3), discussion of a matter that may, by law, be required to be confidential. I ask that the following individuals remain in the room; Pam Varni, Katrina Matheny and any legislative staff working for Council members, and that Tina Strong, Jeff Goodell, Ben Haight, and Nimmi Phillips remain online. We also welcome any Legislators that are not on Legislative Council to remain in the room or online. There was no objection and Council went into Executive Session. 2:18:57 PM Legislative Council came out of Executive Session. REPRESENTATIVE MILLETT moved that Legislative Council award RFP 615 for a Capitol Security Camera System Upgrade to Alcan Electrical & Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $615,000. SENATOR ANNA MACKINNON objected for the purpose of disclosing a potential conflict of interest with Alcan Electric. She said she disclosed in her APOC report property that her husband's family owns; they rent to a variety of people in the Juneau area and Alcan Electric is listed on that disclosure. She said while she does not receive any direct benefit, the family that has a business that her husband has an interest in, she believes rents to Alcan Electric. A roll call vote was taken. YEAS: Meyer, Coghill, Micciche, Stevens Chenault, Kito, Millett, Neuman, Thompson, Stevens NAYS: None The motion passed 9-0 with Senator MacKinnon abstaining from the vote. CHAIR STEVENS said that his office sent Legislative Council members a copy of the Procurement Officer's decision regarding the 716 W 4th Avenue, LLC appeal. He planned to schedule a meeting for November 21, 2016, providing there would be a quorum to take up this issue. SENATE PRESIDENT MEYER requested an update on the Capitol renovation and retrofit. PAM VARNI, Executive Director of the Legislative Affairs Agency, said that Project Director Jeff Goodell would address that question. JEFF GOODELL, Capitol Complex Manager for the Legislative Affairs Agency, said that there was substantial completion and he has inspected the interior and the exterior of the building with the project architect, Dawson Construction and sub-contractors. They have put together a punch list and today he inspected the crawl space. The fifth floor has been turned over to the Capitol Maintenance staff and they have been reconstructing offices. He said the fourth floor will be turned over to Maintenance Wednesday or Thursday, and we will move on down the line in the next 10 days or so with the idea that we re-establish occupancy sometime in early December. He said the only thing on the exterior of the building that has not been completed is part of the east face of the front of the building and at the southeast corner. The masons are working at the southeast corner toward the portico on the front of the building, and working from the portico in an easterly direction toward that southeast corner. We are coming to completion and we are in clean-up and reconstruct phase on the interior. The crane is down and the upper parking lot is getting cleaned out, and we are moving toward being done quite soon. There being no further business before the committee, Legislative Council adjourned at 2:25 p.m. 2:25:06 PM