Meetings & Minutes

Juneau (2), Dillingham, Palmer

• Overview of Netcalc scores
• Discuss reformatting graphs in survey results (all 5 values instead of the stacked low values/neutral/High values and use percentages instead of counts)
• Discuss future surveys and increasing pool (want more young Alaskans, want more people from other parties to take part in next round)

Winter Hiatus till January 4th, 2025 10am: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84962000367?pwd=aEgcvt64stPIhGfe1AGNYj7FhSTWCe.1

Juneau (2), Dillingham

• Using comments section from the first survey to structure second round survey questions:
• Core infrastructure/state services. Economic Growth. Natural Resources. 
• Allow for anonymous responders to surveys to allow for a greater pool of candidates.

Next meeting December 14th 10am https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84962000367?pwd=aEgcvt64stPIhGfe1AGNYj7FhSTWCe.1

Juneau (3), Dillingham, Anchorage

• Initial survey results into graphs. Will redo Question 1 graphs from stacked bars into columns stacking 1&2 (Low interest) 3, and 4&5 (high interest) 
• Discussed the recent Ranked Choice Voting proposal stalled for the municipal level in Juneau. Anchorage will soon be hosting an event in support of RCV statewide. 
• Plan to release survey results along with a new survey in January before Legislative Session. 
• Draft of new issues survey will be shared at next Meeting. 

Next meeting December 7th 10am https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84962000367?pwd=aEgcvt64stPIhGfe1AGNYj7FhSTWCe.1

Our fall survey has closed – We reviewed initial results & will work on developing a report.

We worked on topics for the follow-up survey and met with members of the Alaska Forward Party to see what we could learn from them as they work on their parallel effort.

Pat is working on bringing the Center for Artistic Activism to Juneau for a workshop in March.

Next meeting November 23rd 10am https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84962000367?pwd=aEgcvt64stPIhGfe1AGNYj7FhSTWCe.1

114 people have filled out surveys. Close survey on the 15th. 

Synthesize results on November 16th and talk about what questions come next. Highlight meeting style of FAI and affirm basis of operations. 

Seeing a lot of mutual aid around food and medicare. Ranked Choice Repeal effort is underway and includes repeal of dark money provisions. Passage would adversely impact our effort and reinstate old election systems with partitioned primaries.

77 people have filled out the survey so far. Keep it open through the first or second week of November. 

So far, 70% of survey participants were nonpartisan/undeclared. 98.6% were full-time residents. More than 79% have lived in Alaska longer than 10 years. Strong alignment of values/methods that were suggested. Two waves of responses: First announced (41) Oct 6-9th. Second wave (23) 16-18th. 

36% in the 22-40 age group. 55% were in the 41-64 age group. 

Printable flier on website. Hope to get on bulletin boards on University Campus: UAS. UAA. UAF. Reach out to 907 initiative/Stand up Alaska/ Matsu United for Progress/ Native Movement

Neighbors inbox got an email from Alaska Forward Party to discuss.

• Dillingham (1), Juneau (2)
• Reformatted Values & Vision section of website
• Made website live and activated survey
• Pat will write a press release this week
• We heard back from First Alaskans Institute, “We are delighted to hear that your organization has gravitated towards our shared agreements and want to confirm with you that you are more than welcome to use them. The purpose of the agreements is to share it widely, so feel free!”
• Feel free to share widely!

• Dillingham (1), Kenai (1), Fairbanks (1), Juneau (1) 
• Discovered that the website shows differently in different browsers: 
• Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Safari vs Ecocia. Seems to work best in Chrome. 
• Feedback on liking the blog format for minutes and how the website is designed. 
• People will show website to friends to get some additional feedback. Put feedback in discord if you cannot make it to zoom. 
• Moving next week’s meeting to 1pm 

Worked on the mobile version of the website. Did some layout and continued to edit and update the website and survey before public launch.

Talked a bit about the AIDEA plan to sell out Juneau’s renewable energy credits.

First review of draft website content prior to release of survey.