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Staff described the municipality’s share of the national opioid settlement and its allowable uses. The Municipality of Anchorage is slated to receive $4,186,000 over 18 years under the settlement, health staff said, and the state’s advisory council projected roughly $58,000,000 statewide over the same period. The municipality’s funds must be spent in accord with the settlement’s Exhibit E, which lists approved, evidence‑based remediation strategies such as expanding access to treatment, supporting recovery programs and harm‑reduction measures.

Rash described four proposed categories under the appropriation: a community health worker position to connect people to services and expand clinic coordination; continued procurement and stocking of naloxone (including placing and restocking vending machines in higher‑overdose areas); up to $500,000 in startup funding to support an operator for a treatment or recovery residence (referenced as the Alaska Center for Treatment project and prior RFP work); and approximately $1,200,000 for capital site development to create at least 24 micro units, with the Anchorage Community Development Authority conducting a competitive RFP to assemble a build team and prepare sites.

Thea Agnew Bemben and other staff said the recovery residences are intended to be operated by a community behavioral health provider so the provider can bill Medicaid for services and generate sustaining revenue beyond the startup funds; the units would also allow billing for services delivered at municipal locations such as the Golden Lion, which staff said would retain its housing function while treatment space is added.

Staff noted prior RFP work from 2021 that discussed an Alaska Center for Treatment and said the requested funds would be used both for startup and for issuing a new RFP to procure an operator. The health department also described vending machines for naloxone that can be wall‑mounted, freestanding or pole‑mounted and said they will be placed using overdose mapping and partner locations; anyone could take kits, including multiples, for distribution in the community.

Assembly members asked clarifying questions about how the micro units and Golden Lion would relate, whether housing counts would change (staff: Golden Lion housing counts would remain the same), and where naloxone vending machines would be sited and how usage would be tracked. No Assembly vote occurred during the work session; R2025-189 is on the June 10 packet for consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Worksession re AM 346-2025 re Approval of Three-Year Shelter Licenses","oneSentenceSummary","R2025-189 would appropriate $2,400,000 in opioid settlement proceeds for a community health worker, naloxone distribution (vending machines), startup funding for a treatment operator and capital for at least 24 micro units via the Anchorage Community Development Authority; funds must align with the national settlement's allowable uses.","taxTitle","Anchorage Municipality, Alaska","taxId",2653,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6209072,"Administration Recommends MASH for 100‑bed Noncongregate Contract; State Grant to Fund Six‑and‑a‑Half Months",442,1511000,1953000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3738162-c5ea263e15b2bbed201b80c3a9fa42c4&start=1511&end=1953","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3738162-c5ea263e15b2bbed201b80c3a9fa42c4/thumbnail_1511000.jpg","/articles/6209072/Anchorage-Municipality/Alaska/Administration-Recommends-MASH-for-100bed-Noncongregate-Contract-State-Grant-to-Fund-SixandaHalf-Months","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6209072-d4d71d6898cd4e55ac854a8a041e07cf/orig.mp4?Expires=1770506412&Signature=ib64cr~G2bZoA1MIwHjJlH7NNusDSaBcJSImhXW72A-5A2kDm5QtmmJLiCxs8aHrC4W7Z87D4qgXmc36AGXHR1ImccD7y45IC~s2BsF5x1lpunIijoytK29ONXNDTbdLLzCv0ljJgoTHOL9OwpQsLBlOaSXc3QDBYkev0WUUn4ZI7Ib~ZluK~SOYqkbC5iap2Ln2d2yX-dcNc4bATd769ctd9VRDaZxwIHQk4gFGxm2Gz1CfpTFj8Iph7eIldOzLia9uKxmZbPhUGI09Ei7pvupcJfd0iTMaTxGZPZ0XR2AIN75J7f2UEnABPOvRUl1nYcpkxhitIJb1riZmWT35Xg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The administration will ask the Assembly on June 10 to approve AM475-2025, recommending award of a contract to MASH Property Management LLC to operate 100 noncongregate shelter beds at the Alex Hotel from July 1 to Dec. 31 for $2,309,000, Anchorage Health Department staff said during the June 6 work session. A linked item, AM477-2025, would accept a categorical state grant from the Alaska Department of Commerce for $2,422,000 that must be used only for noncongregate shelter services.

Health department staff said the contract resulted from a competitive RFP (referenced as P018) that received two responsive proposals (MASH and Henning Inc.); MASH scored highest. The recommendation covers six‑and‑a‑half months of noncongregate sheltering and aims to maintain continuity in services after the current 200 noncongregate beds are demobilized on June 30.

Staff said the municipality currently operates 200 noncongregate beds (106 operated by MASH at the Alex and 94 operated by Henning) that will be reduced to 100 beds beginning July 1. Department staff reported consistent utilization at or near 100%. The contract is a flat amount for the period; optional renewals for 2026 and 2027 are included in procurement materials and account for a larger multi‑year potential ceiling (staff cited an $11 million figure tied to the full contract with renewals), but the Assembly retains funding oversight and would still vote on future appropriations.

The contract requires client engagement with case management and peer support (staff described a requirement that clients meet with a case manager at least once every two weeks). Staff said the current contract iteration reduced an earlier requirement of three meals per day to two meals per day to balance service expectations and cost. The administration emphasized that the state grant funds can only be used for noncongregate sheltering and that the award avoids repeated short‑term contract requests to the Assembly.

Assembly members asked about utilization, service requirements and cost comparisons. Member McCormick asked whether treatment is required for clients in the noncongregate shelter and was told that case management and peer support are required and that some clients may need multiple contacts before they engage with further services. Member Dodson asked about utilization and was told that utilization is at or near 100% and that the municipality monitors bed use with a real‑time dashboard.

No formal Assembly vote occurred during the work session; the award recommendation and the linked state grant acceptance are scheduled for the June 10 packet.","The administration recommends awarding AM475-2025 to MASH Property Management LLC for $2,309,000 (July 1–Dec. 31) to operate 100 noncongregate shelter beds at the Alex Hotel; AM477-2025 would accept $2,422,000 in state grant funds intended solely for noncongregate sheltering.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6209077,"Assembly to Consider Five Shelter Licenses after Health Department Adds Application Attachments",1382,122000,1504000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3738162-c5ea263e15b2bbed201b80c3a9fa42c4&start=122&end=1504","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3738162-c5ea263e15b2bbed201b80c3a9fa42c4/thumbnail_122000.jpg","/articles/6209077/Anchorage-Municipality/Alaska/Assembly-to-Consider-Five-Shelter-Licenses-after-Health-Department-Adds-Application-Attachments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6209077-276812ed429c8ab1e84f7b7de66d97b8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770506412&Signature=AUxKAy8wmrl3txaGEvC-PFcBSS3v3WPtG~UUj4zNKX8efSOk8jS2cOpFguJnhOWMswzsz~t0CICLF2TbzgfGzz0NBYBRsSmoT5dKrCOeSSwhs6HKA-Sqq56qnNfbcZiVQkAblnCHxOlT~dhqb5V7gB1PoVg24w8xNOjdI-P2aGFsbi~qPlZfLq2l-cMKFU2xuzgZmX-8WERmmGSqsHehSekM5XV1iNh2UBmllAnBuHukyqVNO7kYT5XJPa6yzwwGqxZ0ruXcicHdF4k5bZDLTtio9T-K968~ALhVmTtbLT09J1MdY2ewHdBYjhz~afizgXoTyPUcMrF0yeohoXe8aw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Anchorage Health Department will present AM346-2025 at the Assembly meeting on June 10 seeking approval of five existing homeless shelter licenses, department staff told the Assembly during a June 6 work session.

Health department staff said they updated the item after Assembly Housing and Homelessness Committee feedback and attached key documents — the application, fire inspection, Health Department inspection (and in one case a reinspection), plus the Good Neighbor policy — to the addendum version that will appear on Tuesday’s packet. Kimberly Rash, Anchorage Health Department, said the department also posted the full PDF application online and made paper applications available to reduce barriers for applicants.

The changes follow committee direction to “streamline ways to reduce any barriers and burdens internally and externally,” Rash said. Assembly members discussed whether the attachments included the right level of detail — some prior application packages were as long as 346 pages — and agreed the department selected the highest‑level items it deemed prudent to support the licensing decision.

Discussion focused on the ordinance’s original intent, implementation burdens and procedural protections. Assembly member Felix Rivera read the ordinance’s purpose and intent (AO2021-55 S1) on the record, including that the chapter “establish[es] minimum standards of care and operation for homeless shelters … and that the requirements of this chapter are not intended to be overly burdensome on homeless shelter operators.” Rivera asked whether the department’s work on the three licenses met that 2021 intent; Rash said the implementation was a large lift for the department but that it had met the health‑and‑safety aspects of the licensing.

Members asked several follow‑ups: whether the licenses are for existing facilities (Rash: “Correct. Yes. They have been in existence.”); what happens if the Assembly declines approval (Rash: facilities continue to operate under a provisional license established in 2023); and whether the Assembly’s approval process for shelter licenses should be treated as quasi‑judicial rather than the current public‑hearing format.

Assembly member Keith McCormick and others pressed the administration to explain the benefits of licensing given many shelters already operate and some receive municipal funds by contract or grant. Thea Agnew Bemben, Mayor’s Office, said licensing provides a baseline health and safety oversight for any shelter receiving municipal funds and can give the municipality leverage similar to licensing for child care.

Members raised specific gaps in Good Neighbor agreements. Assembly member Baldwin Day noted that the Good Neighbor agreements for Brother Francis Shelter and Clare House (Catholic Social Services) did not specify the neighborhood complaint/response steps in the agreement’s designated block; she said that omission undermines the tool’s purpose and asked that the department require that section to be completed in future submissions.

Several members asked staff to obtain Assembly Counsel guidance on whether shelter licensing should be moved to a quasi‑judicial section; the administration said it would follow up. The department also said it is exploring unilateral operational steps — such as unannounced spot checks similar to child care licensing — that could be implemented internally without a code change.

The work session did not include a formal vote on AM346-2025; the item remains scheduled for the June 10 Assembly meeting with the updated addendum and attachments.","The Anchorage Health Department will present AM346-2025 on June 10, seeking approval of five shelter licenses; staff added application attachments and posted the full PDF to improve transparency. The work session focused on implementation, provisional licenses, Good Neighbor agreements and whether the licensing process should be quasi‑judicial.","actionData","errors"]

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