ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL  APRIL 9, 2015  5:05 PM  Approved May 26, 2015      MEMBERS PRESENT  Senator Gary Stevens, Chair Representative Bob Herron, Vice Chair Senator John Coghill Senator Lyman Hoffman Senator Charlie Huggins Senator Anna MacKinnon Senator Lesil McGuire, alternate Senator Kevin Meyer Senator Peter Micciche Representative Mike Chenault Representative Craig Johnson Representative Sam Kito Representative Charisse Millett Representative Mark Neuman Representative Steve Thompson, alternate MEMBERS ABSENT  Representative Mike Hawker   OTHER MEMBERS PRESENT  Senators Egan, Stedman, Gardner, Giessel, Olson and Dunleavy; Representatives Ortiz, Kawasaki, Saddler, Claman, Drummond, Wilson, Tilton, Stutes, Guttenberg, Edgmon, Wool, Josephson, Hughes, Seaton, Gattis, Vazquez, Tarr, Pruitt, Tuck, Colver, LeDoux, Reinbold and Gara AGENDA  EXECUTIVE SESSION SPEAKER REGISTER 5:05:06 PM I. CHAIR GARY STEVENS called the Legislative Council meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. in Room 519 (House Finance) of the State Capitol. Present at the call were Senators Meyer, Coghill, Huggins, Micciche, Stevens, and McGuire, alternate member; Representatives Johnson, Kito, Millett, Neuman, Herron, and Thompson, alternate member. Speaker Chenault joined the meeting right after the roll call; Senators Hoffman and MacKinnon joined the meeting during the motion to go into executive session. Representative Hawker was absent. 5:06:07 PM VICE CHAIR HERRON moved that Legislative Council go into executive session under Uniform Rule 22 (b)(1) for the discussion of matters, the immediate knowledge of which would adversely affect the finances of a government unit. He asked that the following individuals remain in the room: Pam Varni, Executive Director of the Legislative Affairs Agency; Doug Gardner, Legal Services Director; Emily Nauman, Legal Services Staff Attorney; Katrina Matheny, staff to Chair Stevens; Linda Hay, staff to Vice Chair Herron; Serena Carlsen, Partner, Stoel Rives LLP; and Deven Mitchell, State Investment Officer, Alaska Department of Revenue. He said that any Legislators not on Legislative Council are welcome to remain in the room. Legislative Council went into executive session. 7:07:02 PM Legislative Council came out of executive session. VICE CHAIR HERRON moved that Legislative Council approve a legal services contract for $100,000 for Stoel Rives LLP with Doug Gardner as the Project Director to represent the th Legislature with any matters related to 716 W 4 Avenue lease. A roll call vote was taken. YEAS: Meyer, Coghill, Huggins, McGuire, Johnson, Kito Millett, Neuman, Thompson, Herron, Stevens NAYS: None The motion passed 11-0. There being no further business before the committee, the Legislative Council meeting was adjourned at 7:08 p.m. 7:08:25 PM