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Project contact: Tom Davis, (907) 343-7916, tom.davis@anchorageak.gov  ​


Project News​:​

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Project Background:

The Municipality has initiated a 10-year review of Community Council district boundaries including collecting feedback regarding the Community Council district boundaries from the public and Community Councils.  

Every 10 years the Municipality reviews the geographic boundaries of the Community Council districts and seeks input as to whether any boundaries between neighborhood community council districts should be adjusted. A 10-year review is required by municipal code in AMC 2.40.040.  This is to ensure that the geographic boundaries of all Community Councils continue to reflect their neighborhoods, and that all citizens continue to get representation by an active, engaged community council for their area. The Municipality last conducted comprehensive boundary reviews in 2003 and 2014. For more information about this project and the public process we are following, please see White Paper No. 1, hyperlinked below.

Questionnaire​ Responses and Public Comments to Identify the Boundary Study Areas

Many thanks to all who responded to this project's online questionnaire regarding your Community Council district's area and boundaries, or who emailed comments directly to the Planning Department project staff. The survey questionnaire went live in November 2022 and closed at the end of the business day on Friday, February 17, 2023. The survey responses and other comments received were used to identify the boundary study areas for evaluation. White Paper No. 2 summarizes the public feedback received and lists the resulting boundary study areas being evaluated in this 10-Year Review project. 

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​Project Timeline:

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Reference:​

Draft Documents


Boundary Advisory Committee​ 

A Boundary Advisory Committee made up of a geographically representative group of 12 volunteers from among the Community Councils was organized in early 2023 to provide feedback to the Planning Department and Planning & Zoning Commission regarding the boundary study areas that were identified by the questionnaire responses and other public comments. See White Paper #1 (above) for more information about the Committee's role in the process. The Boundary Advisory Committee held five publicly noticed meetings to evaluate the boundary study areas identified in White Paper No. 2 (above) and provide its recommendations. Following is a summary of its actions and other information:  

Boundary ​Advisory Committee Meeting #1: February 27, 2023

Boundary ​Advisory Committee Meeting #2: April 3, 2023

Boundary ​Advisory Committee Meeting #3: April 24, 2023

Boundary Advisory Committee Meeting #4: May 1, 2023
Boundary Advisory Committee Meeting #5: June 12, 2023
Boundary Advisory Committee Meeting #6: September 26, 2023


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Boundary Advisory Committee Meeting Recordings

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​​Project Updates/News


Octember 4, 2023

Boundary Advisory Committee Action Summary

The project's Boundary Advisory Committee completed its review and recommendations for all 39 boundary study areas in June. A "Summary of Actions" showing their recommendations is available at left, under the "Boundary Advisory Committee" header. The Planning Department is preparing a final White Paper report with staff recommendations for release later this fall. There will then be a two month public review comment period. At the end of the comment period, the Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing and then forward its recommendations to the Anchorage Assembly.


June 12, 2023

Boundary Advisory Committee Meeting #5

A fifth meeting of the Boundary Advisory Committee is scheduled for Monday, June 12, at 6:00 p.m. in the Planning Department's Conference Room 170 of the Planning and Development Center, 4700 Elmore Road, Anchorage.  The meeting is scheduled for two hours (6:00-8:00 p.m.) and is open to the publi​c.  This is a hybrid meeting. Attend in person or via Microsoft Teams.  See agenda and meeting materials at lower left.


April 26, 2023

Boundary Advisory Committee Meeting #4

A fourth meeting of the Boundary Advisory Committee is scheduled for Monday, May 1, at 6:00 p.m. in the Training Room of the Planning and Development Center, 4700 Elmore Road, Anchorage. This meeting is scheduled for two hours (6:00-8:00 p.m.) and is open to the public. This is a hybrid meeting. Attend in person or via Micorosft Teams.


 April 20, 2023 ​​

Boundary Advisory Committee Meeting #3  

Draft minutes from the second meeting of the Boundary Advisory Committee are forthcoming. The third meeting of the Boundary Advisory Committee is scheduled for Monday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the Training Room of the Planning and Development Center, 4700 Elmore Road, Anchorage. This meeting is open to the public. This is a hybrid meeting. Attend in person or via Microsoft Teams; see meeting materials at left under "Boundary Advisory Committee". Following is a general project update:


March 23, 2023 

Boundary Advisory Committee Meeting #2  

The second meeting of the Boundary Advisory Committee is scheduled for Monday, April 3, at 6:30 p.m. in Room #170 of the Planning and Development Center, 4700 Elmore Road, Anchorage. This meeting is open to the public. This is a hybrid meeting. Attend in person or via Microsoft Teams​.  

3-15-2023 Project Update Letter to Federation Board of Delegates


March 3, 2023 

Boundary Advisory Committee Meeting #1 Held 

The project's Boundary Advisory Committee held its initial meeting on February 27. The Committee reviewed the boundary review criteria from White Paper No. 1, learned about the public's responses to the project's survey questionnaire and a resulting list of boundary study areas in an initial draft White Paper No. 2, and discussed the next steps in the public process. Meeting documents are available at left. 

February 7, 2023 ​

Survey Questionnaire Closes on February 17

If you have not already responded to the online survey questionnaire​regarding your Community Council district area, please take a few minutes to do so. The response period has been extended and closes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 17.  ​​

Boundary Advisory Committee Formed

​An initial meeting of this Committee is scheduled on Monday, February 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the Training Room of the Planning and Development Center, 4700 Elmore Road, Anchorage.  It is open to the public. This is a hybrid meeting. Attend in person or via Microsoft Teams. Details forthcoming soon.    
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December 28, 2022

Draft White Paper #1 Released

The Planning Department has released a draft White Paper No. 1, which describes the 10-Year Review of Community Council District Boundaries project, the public process, and the boundary review criteria.  


December 1, 2022 (updated on 12/28)
Online Survey Questionnaire

The Community Councils Center distributed an online survey questionnaire​ to its mass email list and to all Community Council officers in November.  If you are a Community Council member and have not already responded, please take a few minutes to respond to this questionnaire.  

 

October 19, 2022
Federation of Community Councils Board of Delegates

​Planning staff appeared at the October 19, 2022 monthly meeting of the Federation of Community Councils Board of Delegates. This was to inform the delegates about the project, the opportunities for Community Councils to comment regarding whether any boundaries between community councils should be adjusted, and to answer questions.  ​​