City council will vote on the city contribution to next year’s school budget at their meeting tonight.

The city has proposed contributing up to about $3.9 million to the school budget in 2015. That would include a million dollars beyond the set funding cap.

It’s still unclear what impact state legislative changes might have on the local school budget. Unalaska based its proposed contribution on a potential $85 boost for the base student allocation. But that increase hasn’t been finalized yet. The legislature is currently scrambling to finalize an education package as their session stretches into extra days.

Council will also vote to rezone a lot on Haystack Hill. The lot is at the base of the hill, just above the clinic and City Hall. Right now, it’s zoned for a single family, meaning it can have up to two residential units. The proposed change makes it moderate-density residential, with up to four units.

The planning board recommended the ordinance after a public hearing at their meeting in March. They heard from lot owner Travis Swangel at that meeting. Board members said the change supports the city’s goal of adding more housing opportunities. And they weren’t concerned that a single zoning change would disrupt the single-family neighborhood further up the hill.

Council will also get an overview of proposed revisions to the zoning code, also known as Title 8. The planning board has been discussing the changes for weeks, but staff says there’s still some fine-tuning needed.

There's more discussion on next year's budget and the FY15-19 Capital & Major Maintenance Plan, or CMMP, scheduled for tonight. And council will vote on a couple of budget items related to capital projects.

One would give an extra $1.2 million dollars to the company working on the powerhouse project. That’s to install the waste heat recovery system. The other item is a contract for about $959,000 with Puffin Electric to upgrade the lighting systems at city ports.

Council will also have to approve or deny a waiver for a senior citizen who wants to apply for a property tax exemption. Vince Tutiakoff missed the March 1 deadline for the exemption, but is hoping to apply anyway. He says it’s the first year he’s been eligible.

It’s the second time this month that council has been asked to grant such a waiver. They approved one for Rita Hawley at their last meeting.

Tonight’s meeting is at 7 p.m. at City Hall.