Policy Committee Meeting Agenda

Meeting Details

Date: August 20, 2026

Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm

In-Person Location: Mayor’s Conference Room, City Hall

Virtual Access

Platform: Microsoft Teams Link

Phone: 907-519-0237

Conference ID: 838 163 747#: 

Agenda Items

1. Call to Order / Roll Call

2. Guidelines for Public Participation and Virtual Participation

Welcome to the AMATS Policy Committee meeting. Public comments are welcome and encouraged, with 3 minutes given to each speaker. After the committee discusses each item, members of the public will be invited to comment.

Housekeeping items: for virtual attendees, please keep your cameras off unless speaking. For those attending by phone, please press ‘star’ 6 to mute or unmute yourself. AMATS committee meetings are audio recorded and posted on the AMATS YouTube Page.

3. Approval of the Agenda

4. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes

The 7-08-26 Special PC Minutes

The 7-15-26 Special PC Minutes

The 7-16-26 PC Minutes

5. Action Items

A. 2052 Transportation Plan (MTP) – Project Update

Item Brief: 

5th & 6th Avenues Downtown Reconstruction - Project Update 

B. U.S. Bicycle Route Realignment

Item Brief: 

Letter of Support

Current Route

Proposed Route Update

C. Sub-committee Autonomy

Item Brief:

AMATS Proposed Policy & Procedure 7

Decision Tree

D. Funding Program (TIP) Administrative Modification #9

Item Brief: 

2023-2026 Funding Tables

6. Informational Items

A. Your Daily Journey - Household Travel Survey Presentation

7. Committee Comments

8. Public Comments

9. Adjournment

10. Important Dates

• Next TAC Meeting: 9-3-26

• Policy Committee Meeting: 9-17-26

11. Non-Discrimination Notice

AMATS does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, religion or disability in access to, or operation of its programs, services, activities or in its hiring or employment practices. ADA and Title VI inquiries should be forwarded to

• Name: Christine Schuette

• Email: Christine.schuette@anchorageak.gov

• Phone: 907-343.7995.

Please send your comments on agenda items to staff by email at  amats_policy@PublicInput.com or by phone at 855-925-2801​ (code: 3758) 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. Comments will be submitted to the committee members and posted on the Policy Committee meetings page prior to the meeting. 

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4. Audio Options
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5. Waiting for Admission
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7. Ask Questions or Make Comments
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8. General Comments
   • Any comments that are not specifically about an agenda item can be made after the Committee Comments section of the agenda.

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) process is used to satisfy the public participation process of the Program of Projects (POP) as required in U.S.C. Section 5307.

AMATS does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, religion or disability in access to, or operation of its programs, services, activities or in its hiring or employment practices. ADA and Title VI inquiries should be forwarded to Christine Schuette, christine.schuette@anchorageak.gov