M E M O R A N D U M 06-21

TO: MAYOR HORNADAY AND HOMER CITY COUNCIL

FROM: COUNCILMAN DOUG STARK

DATE: COUNCIL MEETING OF 13 FEBRUARY 2006

SUBJECT: JUNEAU TRIP REPORT - 24-26 JANUARY 2006

After an exciting trip from Homer to Anchorage, we arrived in Juneau on

the 25th. The Alaska Municipal League Board saw fit to award Homer, from

among 5 candidates, the summer AML Legislative Meeting on a vote of 13-1.

We of course did some lobbying, and the Clerk's Office, with some help

from the Chamber of Commerce, prepared an outstanding invitation brochure

which clinched the bid.

The conference will be held August 10-13, and we've been asked by AML to

host an opening reception, as I predicted in my Memo No. 06-08 on January

9th. The cost is estimated at $1500, which is less than the cost for the

city to send its delegation to another city.

While in Juneau we saw a number of legislators and met with the Governor

and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Val and Matt

both accompanied us to some meetings and also met separately with

legislators. We all had dinner together Wednesday night with Gary Stevens

at Paul Seaton's home. Having lived in Juneau three years and made a

number of lobbying trips since then, we thought that this was one of the

more successful trips.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve hosting reception.

fiscal note: estimated $1500