2026-10-26 - Regular Assembly Meeting

00:00We will bring the regular assembly

00:02meeting to order for October 26, 2026.

00:07Miss Wall, would you lead us in the flag

00:10loop?

00:13>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

00:16United States of America and to the

00:18republic for which it stands, one nation

00:21under God, indivisible, with liberty and

00:24justice for all.

00:29Thank you, Miss Wall. Miss Hughes

00:31Gandies, would you read the land

00:32acknowledgement, please?

00:33>> Yes. Thank you, Madame Mayor. We would

00:36like to acknowledge that the city and

00:37burrow of Juno is on unseated cling land

00:40and wish to honor the indigenous people

00:42of this land. For more than 10,000

00:44years, Alaskan native people have been

00:47and continue to be integral to the

00:49well-being of our community. We are

00:51grateful to be in this place, a part of

00:53this community and to honor the culture,

00:55traditions and resilience of the Glinga

00:58people. Gonish.

01:01Thank you, Madam Clerk. Will you call

01:02roll, please?

01:04>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Deputy Mayor

01:06Smith,

01:07>> present.

01:08>> Mr. Kelly,

01:09>> here.

01:10>> Miss Atkinson here.

01:12>> Mr. Steininger

01:13>> here.

01:14>> Miss Hall here.

01:16>> Mr. Brooks,

01:17>> here.

01:19Miss Wall

01:20>> present.

01:21>> Miss Hugh Scandies

01:22>> here.

01:23>> Madame Mayor

01:24>> here.

01:25>> You have quorum.

01:26>> Thank you for that. So first we start

01:28with a special order of business. So

01:31could I have the exchange students come

01:33up please?

01:38>> Get up. You can come.

01:46>> Thank you for coming. I'll let you guys

01:49introduce yourselves and where you're

01:50from, but in the meantime, I'll hand

01:53this to Mr. Smith to hang on

01:56a pin.

02:04>> Thank you. Uh Nicholas, we'll start with

02:05you. Uh what's your name and where

02:07you're from and what's surprised you so

02:10far?

02:12>> Um yeah, I'm Nicholas. Um I'm from

02:15Germany. I'm from the west of Germany.

02:18Um, and yeah, I'm 16 years old and so

02:23far in America surprised me.

02:26The amount of food, the big cars,

02:29everybody has a truck and um, the people

02:32are more friendly than Germans most of

02:34the time.

02:37>> Um, hello everybody. Um, my name is

02:40Gorgi. I'm an exchange student from

02:42Georgia, the country, not the state. Um,

02:45I'm participating in the flex program.

02:48Um, and it's I'm really grateful to be

02:51in Juno because I think it's one of the

02:53one a really unique place to be and it's

02:57pretty different from the rest of the

02:59US. And one thing that surprised me I

03:01would say is uh the food definitely. And

03:05um cuz when I was in Georgia, it's like

03:09we usually just had Georgian dishes and

03:12when you guys when people here want to

03:14have dinner, they usually ask, "Do we

03:17want Mexican food, Asian food?" And it's

03:19it surprised me cuz I was expecting to

03:21be met with a lot more American cuisine.

03:25But yeah, and also the people seem to be

03:29really nice, even if they don't know

03:31you. And when you pass them on the

03:32street, they may just say hello and how

03:34you're doing. And yeah, I would say that

03:40>> um hello everybody. I'm Teresa. I'm also

03:43from Germany. I'm from a very from a

03:46little bit different part from Germany.

03:47I'm from Bavaria. So it's more in the

03:50south like more down. And I'm also a

03:54Rotary exchange exchange student. And I

03:57was very surprised here of the nature

03:59because it's so unbelievable

04:02beautiful this weekend especially I

04:05thought I have seen everything it was

04:07like from the weather wise and then this

04:09weekend came in and it was unbelievable

04:12beautiful and also the like v variety of

04:16like the animals I think I saw here in

04:19half an hour a deer or um bear and an

04:23eagle which is just unbelievable

04:26And I'm also very thankful that I can be

04:28here, especially in Juno. Thank you so

04:30much.

04:33Thank you. So, let's give them a round

04:35of applause for being brave.

05:17All right.

05:21Next we have two members that we need to

05:23kick off.

05:24[laughter]

05:27Um

05:29we will start with Christine Wall since

05:31uh Miss Hugh Gandies is senior to you.

05:34Um so the first thing we'll have is

05:36there any member of the assembly that

05:38wants to say anything to Miss Wall?

05:41Mr. Kelly.

05:44Um, I just wanted to um thank uh

05:47Christine for being a good example um of

05:50an assembly member. I think the entire

05:52time I've been on the assembly, you've

05:53been on the fin the chair of the finance

05:55committee. Um, and when I first chaired

05:58the human resources committee, um, I I

06:01felt like uh you took the time to to

06:03mentor me a little bit and you were

06:04always available to answer any questions

06:06I had and I kind of saw a lot of the a

06:08lot of the things that you suggested

06:10kind of exemplified in your

06:11chairmanship. Uh I think one uh piece of

06:14advice that I'll I'll never forget and

06:16I'm kind of paraphrasing here, but um

06:19you had kind of said like the the job

06:21the job of the uh the chair is not

06:23really to to bring forward their own own

06:25agenda, but it's to bring forward the

06:27the agenda of the committee. And so I I

06:29appreciate that advice and all the other

06:31advice you've given me. Thank you.

06:34>> Thank you. Anybody else on the assembly?

06:36Mr. Smith.

06:37>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um I used to and

06:40well still do call call Miss Wall uh the

06:44best student in class. Um she she was

06:48just prepared that always done her

06:49homework um but was also just very

06:52thoughtful in her decisions um grounded

06:55in values um

06:59and just always appreciated her

07:00perspective even even when we differed.

07:02Um also appreciated that she was you

07:05know focused on process. I think not to

07:08be nitpicky or anything, but just

07:10because she knew that how we do things

07:14really affects like where we go and and

07:17what we do. So, um just a few things I

07:20appreciate about her amongst many many

07:24um good characters of Miss Wall and I

07:26will miss her on the assembly very much.

07:29>> Thank you, Miss Atkinson.

07:31>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Um, Miss Wall,

07:34I would just say that uh the assembly, I

07:37think, as a whole, will miss you very

07:38much. And, uh, you were such an

07:40incredible example of an assembly member

07:42for me to look at when I first came onto

07:45the assembly. And I'm really going to

07:47miss that cuz you continue to be a role

07:49model and example. And also, maybe don't

07:52read some news headlines for the next

07:53couple weeks after you leave because I

07:55think we are going to crash and burn

07:56without you and you don't deserve to see

07:57that. So,

08:01anybody else?

08:03Miss Hugh Scandies.

08:05>> Thanks, Madame Mayor. It's um it's

08:08funny, you know, you said I'm senior de

08:11wall and I feel like when I think of uh

08:14Miss Wall's time on the assembly for a

08:18lot of us that first year there's a lot

08:21getting thrown at you and it takes a

08:23little bit to get your feet under you

08:24and then we really see what that person

08:27is capable of and I feel like when you

08:30started Christine you just immediately

08:33it was like you had been on the assembly

08:35for years and were reminding us of

08:38things that we should know and uh and

08:41making good suggestions during meetings

08:43for how we could not get ourselves into

08:45trouble. And throughout your entire

08:47tenure, um I have just always looked at

08:51you as a role model of what a good

08:53assembly member looks like and listening

08:56to the community and not being afraid to

09:00stand by your guns when that was the

09:01appropriate measure. not being afraid to

09:04be super humble in listening to an idea

09:08that changes your mind and is better

09:10than your own. Um, you've been an

09:13amazing friend um throughout this

09:15process and uh really truly I could go

09:20on and on. So, I I imagine whatever you

09:22do next um you are an example of what I

09:25want to be when I grow up.

09:29>> Uh Miss Ms. Hall.

09:32>> Yeah. And I I I am senior to you, but

09:34only in age. And I I just felt um you

09:37know, you were just a wonderful mentor.

09:39And I uh what everyone else has said

09:42here this evening, I totally agree with,

09:44but also your mentorship of new members

09:47was very helpful and always available.

09:50So, thank you.

09:52Anybody else? Mr. Brooks.

09:56>> Thank you, Madam Mayor.

09:57>> Mr. Steiner, I can't tell if you're

09:58waving your hand or stroking your chin.

10:04Mr. Brooks,

10:05>> thank you. And um you know, I I could

10:08say this to both of you. I was more than

10:12pleasantly surprised by some of the

10:14constructive conversations we had on

10:17topics that I thought we might not agree

10:19on. And uh you know, even though my time

10:22serving with you guys was short, I know

10:24that you guys really care about the

10:26community and really love Juno. and it

10:29was apparent in the effort that you put

10:31in and I just want to thank you a lot,

10:37>> Mr. Steininger.

10:38>> Thank you. Um, see, it been a short time

10:42serving with you, just two years. Um but

10:45but I've been so impressed by how calmly

10:49you've led us through a very challenging

10:51especially in this last year on finance

10:53and you know watching your ability to to

10:57move us forward as a body through your

10:59chairmanship has been impressive and I

11:03think we all can learn a lot from what

11:05you've done here and I wish you great

11:08things to come and come back and tell us

11:10what you think over time. [laughter]

11:14All right. Uh, is Avery from the staff

11:16that wants to say anything?

11:21That's all right. [laughter]

11:24For those of you in the audience don't

11:25know, if an assembly member leaves in

11:27good standing, of course. Um, I write a

11:30little poem for them. So, take it for

11:32what it's worth.

11:34Christine was clear on the assembly. Ms.

11:37Wool is not what you will call me. Mr.

11:40The wall took his time to make their

11:42relationship dear. A very long story is

11:44what I hear. For him, it was fortunate

11:47luck that she liked to chase a hockey

11:49puck.

11:51Recusing herself as a firefighter spouse

11:53made her sirly until she discovered she

11:56could leave early

11:58out the door with her things. She did

12:00file and never attempted to hide her

12:02smile.

12:03She has helped us with our processes as

12:06to her doing things in order are a

12:08breeze.

12:10When I told her finance chair I would

12:12her name her reply was but we rarely

12:15vote the same

12:17with her process skills and calm

12:19demeanor me she did sway to do the

12:22budget she would find a better way as a

12:25chair she has heard us us cats well and

12:28when we found squirrels she could tell

12:31back to task she would bring us in line

12:33although at night she may have had to

12:34have some wine

12:38we often didn't vote felt the same

12:39through the end. But I am proud to call

12:41Christine my friend. Through mana from

12:44heaven to budgets lean, she will be

12:46known as the process queen.

12:50[laughter]

12:52I hope she has found her years on the

12:54assembly dear. A better budget process

12:57process she has left us. I have no fear.

13:00First there will be Benny a yoga pose.

13:03Then off for three weeks to Africa she

13:05goes. running marathons, doing crafts,

13:08and playing hockey. She will wonder how

13:10she ever found the time to be on the

13:12assembly.

13:14So, we have some gifts for you.

13:18Now, it's time.

13:20Come on up.

13:25And any any member of your family can

13:26come up, too.

13:52You can't run away yet. Would you like

13:53to say a few words?

13:57hand.

14:00>> Um,

14:01I'd like to be able to look at you guys'

14:04faces. [laughter]

14:06Um, thank you for those kind words. I um

14:10definitely think this has been like a

14:13privilege of a lifetime to get to the do

14:15this. If there's anyone in the audience

14:17who ever thinks they might want to, let

14:19me tell you, do it. Um, it is really

14:22rewarding. Um, I think it's easy when

14:25you read the news and go on the internet

14:28to feel like the fabric of our society

14:32is falling apart. And and I

14:36feel like my time in this room gives me

14:39optimism about like what we can do as a

14:42community. um from people who show up

14:45for the first time ever to participate

14:48and testify, our amazing staff that work

14:51tirelessly um without much credit. And

14:55to have gotten to serve with you all and

14:58the folks who have been here before you.

15:00Um, it's just it's it's really inspiring

15:04to see so many people who may not agree

15:07on things want to come to the table

15:10every day to work with each other to

15:12find solutions. And I think that takes

15:14courage and I just um encourage you all

15:17to continue to have that courage to to

15:19look for um solutions first as you move

15:22forward.

15:24Thanks.

15:32Start there.

15:57Uh, next we have Miss Hugh Scandies. Is

16:00there any member of the assembly would

16:01like to speak to say something about

16:03Miss Hugh Candies? Mr. Kelly,

16:06>> thank you. Um, some of you may be

16:09surprised to learn this is not the first

16:11elected body I've served on with Alicia.

16:13This is also not the second elected body

16:16I've served on with Alicia. Um, this is

16:20at least the third, depending on if you

16:21count. Anyway, uh depending on how you

16:24count them, but um yeah, I first met

16:26Alicia serving on our uh union's

16:29executive board for uh for our local

16:32chapter. Um and then we also served on

16:35the contract negotiating committee um

16:38together also also with the union. And

16:41so at um by the time she started

16:43getting, you know, very interested in

16:44municipal politics, and Jesse Keel uh

16:47was leaving the assembly, becoming a

16:49senator, and I was on the school board

16:51at the time. And when she applied, I

16:53like, "Oh, this is this is great. She's

16:55going to be great on the assembly." Um I

16:57I immediately submitted like a little

17:00letter of recommendation and then she

17:01called me and she's like, "Can you

17:02submit a letter recommendation?" Well,

17:04already did. Um uh one of um the

17:08memories I'll I'll always have of Alicia

17:10um that um is kind kind of personal. Um

17:13so for those of you who don't know,

17:15including our our recently engaged

17:17member on the assembly, um there are uh

17:21any elected official in Alaska can

17:23officiate at a wedding. And Alicia um so

17:26I did my wedding by Robert's rules.

17:27Alicia was both chair of my wedding and

17:29the officient.

17:31Um and she did a great job. So, uh,

17:33that's a memory I will have with me the

17:35rest of my life. Um, I really valued,

17:37um, all of the times that I've served

17:39with you and, uh, thank you.

17:43>> Thank you, Mr. Kelly. Miss Aerson,

17:46>> thank you, Madam Mayor. Um, Alicia, I

17:48will miss you terribly on the assembly.

17:51Uh, I remember when I first decided to

17:53run and I was a candidate, we were at

17:56the same uh event and a friend of mine

17:58was like, "You have to go talk to her.

18:00She'll be on the assembly. You should

18:01you should say hi." and I was absolutely

18:03terrified. And you're nothing but sweet

18:05and kind and welcoming and it made

18:08everything feel much better. Um, and as

18:10I got to know you on the assembly, you

18:12know, you always ask the best questions.

18:13I was just so in awe. But I think your

18:15real superpower is knowing when to be

18:17this assembly's rock and knowing when to

18:19rock the boat. And I hope to channel

18:22that going forward because it's brought

18:24this assembly to so many places I don't

18:26think we would have gotten without you.

18:28And uh, we'll be very missed.

18:31Thank you, Miss Agassen. Miss Mr. Smith

18:34first. He raises hand first, then Miss

18:35Wall.

18:36>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um, one thing

18:39I'd say about Missy Scandies is just I

18:43think in our six or or seven years

18:45serving together,

18:47her adherence to her incredibly strong

18:50values was um I mean ju just a huge

18:54source of respect for her. even though

18:57there were so many time or just times I

18:58was like come on just like Ben just a

19:01little bit for this. I don't know if you

19:04ever did um which was frustrating to me

19:07but at the same time I very much respect

19:11your um your determination and your you

19:13know your just adherence to your values.

19:16Um not afraid ever to take a stand or

19:20just push for an issue that you really

19:22believed in. Um, I think we can all, you

19:25know, look to and strive to have that

19:28courage. Um, I I guess just to, you

19:31know, say some things about both you and

19:33Miss Wall, again, you two voted for just

19:37what you truly believed was the best way

19:38forward. Um, you did it. You led with

19:41with grace. Um, you supplemented things

19:44with humor. Um and then you also had

19:47compassion and understanding for you

19:49know just sometime just the challenging

19:51and difficult choices we have to make up

19:53here. Um we've gone through some big

19:56things together. Um and uh

20:00uh definitely was a gift and I'm very

20:03grateful to have done that with you two.

20:06Um

20:08thanks for your leadership, your

20:10camaraderie and service and I'll miss

20:12you both very much.

20:14Thank you, Ms. Wall.

20:18>> Thank you, Mary. I feel like um Greg

20:21said some of the things I wanted to say

20:23that I was thinking about

20:26if you had ever been inconsistent in

20:29your decision making and I couldn't come

20:31up with a time

20:34people talk about like leaders as people

20:37who are visionary and I've always maybe

20:40not loved that word because I think

20:41about like somebody walking around

20:43talking about a vision sure that's fine

20:46but like if you can't do it every day,

20:49then it's you're not really a visionary

20:50leader. You are such a visionary leader.

20:53You have an amazing vision for Juno.

20:55It's a Juno I want to live in. And all

20:57everything you've done up here has

20:59always been in service to that vision.

21:02And we're so lucky to have you doing

21:05that for our community.

21:09Miss Hall

21:12before I knew Alicia, I knew her

21:14wonderful mother over at Harborview

21:16Elementary, Agra, who is in in the

21:18audience now. And um when I learned that

21:21I'd be serving with her daughter, I

21:22thought, "Oh, I I it's going to be

21:25great, you know, and so um I've

21:27appreciated I I think of you as the

21:30social justice warrior of the assembly

21:32and and hope to carry that forward. I I

21:35really appreciate your care for

21:37especially the more vulnerable folks in

21:39our community. So, it's been an honor

21:41and I I know that you two are still

21:44going to be right here in town and and

21:46available to consult with. [laughter]

21:48Yeah. Thank you,

21:51>> Mr. Stinger.

21:54saying you're you're going to be missed

21:56on the assembly over the last two years

21:58more than kind of anybody else in this

22:00body listening to you speak and explain

22:04your thought process behind things or

22:06when we sat down and got coffee more

22:09than anyone else. You've you've made me

22:10kind of rethink my approach to things in

22:13in a positive way and and I've really

22:16appreciated that. I really appreciated

22:18the times that we've disagreed and

22:20talked about it and talked about it

22:23civily and and understood that we both

22:26are, you know, trying to make Juno

22:28better and the passion that you have for

22:30that has been impressive these last two

22:32years. So again, just like Miss Smith

22:34Wall, I want to see you guys come back

22:36here and tell us what you think in the

22:38future and help us reync things

22:40differently. Thank you,

22:44>> Mr. Burks.

22:46Thank you, Madam Mayor. And, you know,

22:49once again to resonate what I was uh

22:51saying with uh Christine is not only do

22:55I like just greatly appreciate every

22:56type of conversation we've had, but

23:00you're also one of the kindest people

23:02I've ever met and one of the most

23:04genuine too. Both of you are extremely

23:07kind. And I know that in these days

23:10people think that uh in the world of

23:12politics, you know, as We're a bunch of

23:16soulless creatures up here, but you guys

23:18are extremely genuine, extremely kind,

23:20and have very beautiful souls. And thank

23:22you again for everything you've done for

23:24the community.

23:27Any member of staff?

23:30>> All right, are you ready?

23:36>> The passion in Alicia started at a young

23:39age. When onto the mat, she would walk

23:41in a rage. Becoming a jiu-jitsu champion

23:45was rough, but it's likely what made her

23:47so tough. Her sister called her Tater to

23:50get under her skin. Although, I'm sure

23:52Moonpie caused her to grid.

23:56West Virginia to Alaska was a long ride,

23:59but at least she didn't have to be her

24:00cousin's bride. [snorts]

24:05Going to the old country, she was

24:06delighted to meet Latia Kin. Although

24:10with the language barrier, sometimes

24:11they would only just sit and grin. At

24:14the folk festival, she and Kisha will

24:16perform. Singing in a band has become

24:19her norm. Alicia and Carol Tream were a

24:22tough combo through which you had to

24:24wiggle while Alicia and Christine at the

24:28end of the disgusting

24:42and economic development with Gavl in

24:44hand and touched many aspects of the

24:47housing management plan

24:49with her passion and fiery speeches.

24:52Think of the little guy she teaches.

24:55The heart of the assembly was she.

24:57Listen to what people are saying. She

24:59taught me

25:02then most she has been on the assembly

25:03with me much longer and of her I have

25:06become very fond.

25:09When she started attempts at saying her

25:12lasts were lame, but now everyone knows

25:14the Hugh Scandi's name. Although we bid

25:17her ad, we will see her again to

25:19testify. And I'm sure she will be

25:22surprised how two minutes fly by.

25:28We have some gifts for you.

25:38Any member, her family can come up if

25:40you so desire.

25:48Hope you liked it.

25:50>> I was like, she's not going to put the

25:51cousin. [laughter]

26:07>> Do you want to say a few words?

26:09>> I'm going to steal Christine's good idea

26:11and move out of the awkward corner.

26:15Um, yeah. I just I want to start by

26:18saying it I really do feel so lucky to

26:22have gotten to do this. It has been one

26:23of the biggest honors of my lifetime to

26:25get to serve the community in this way.

26:28And

26:30I feel like it's one of those things

26:31that I wish that everybody in Juno could

26:35do because it gives you such a better

26:38understanding of our community and the

26:41people in it and the passion that the

26:43community has for the community and for

26:47one another. Um the understanding it

26:50would give everybody of our city and

26:53what an amazing staff we have and how

26:56hard they're working. And when I I I'm

26:58looking over here at, you know, we're

27:00looking at the staff that we see the

27:02most, but I'm thinking of everybody out

27:04there plowing the streets and uh the

27:07firefighters and the cops and the people

27:09doing the permits. And you really

27:11appreciate in this job that how much

27:14they all care for this city and how hard

27:17they work and what an amazing operation

27:19we have here. So it has been an honor to

27:23sit in this seat but also to get that

27:26firsthand bird's eye view into that. So

27:28I feel very very grateful. Uh it's

27:31actually been 7 years and 10 months. So,

27:33I'm rounding up to eightish years. And

27:36uh and in that time, um I'm looking at

27:40you all, but I'm thinking of all the

27:43others I served with as well. And I feel

27:45incredibly lucky to say that every

27:49single person,

27:52[laughter]

27:52it's incredible to get emotional like

27:54this, but we spend so many hours here

27:57together, like hundreds and hundreds of

27:59hours, you know, and uh we see each

28:02other more than we see our families.

28:04Sometimes the families come and get to

28:06hold the flowers. Um and now we get to

28:09go back to them. Um, but you really do

28:12uh, you know, create bonds with one

28:15another and and with the staff. But I

28:17feel so lucky to say that every single

28:20person that I have served with,

28:22regardless of how much I have disagreed

28:24with them, I've never doubted for a

28:26second, that they were doing what they

28:29thought was the right thing to make Juno

28:31a better place. And there is no one I

28:33served with that we couldn't have an

28:36agreeable coffee and laugh. And there

28:39were always the best part about local

28:41government is you can always find

28:44something that you do agree on. Local

28:47government is really the best form of

28:49government. Um and it does give you a

28:52lot of um a lot of hope I think and

28:55optimism for our world. So, my biggest

28:59hope for you all is that while you're in

29:02this room making these hard decisions,

29:04you think of everybody who's not in this

29:07room because that's who you're making

29:09decisions for. It's all the other folks

29:11who are outside of this room who elected

29:13you to make the decisions. And um and

29:16for us it's to remember and have

29:18patience and grace and remember that

29:20it's just nine of our neighbors and

29:24however many staff we have. It's just

29:25300 of our neighbors and uh everyone's

29:28doing their best. So thank you so much

29:31that I had to take advantage since from

29:33now on I only have two minutes.

30:02This is like

30:14This is not a good way to do

30:21Yeah,

30:25>> that's right.

30:29>> Yeah. Um, we're going to take a five

30:31minute at ease. So, in case anybody in

30:33the audience wants to say goodbye to our

30:35ladies and uh ladies, there is cake in

30:38the room.

38:46We'll bring this back to order. Our next

38:48item is swearing of the new assembly

38:50members. So I could have Ms. Cosg Gro

38:53and Miss Nibbon and Mr. Kelly join the

38:56attorney and I up front.

39:06And we have Kathy and Michael on the

39:08screen. Hello. Good evening.

39:13>> Oh,

39:14>> sorry. David. [laughter]

39:17>> Good evening.

39:19>> All right. Are you ready? Okay.

39:23I state my name.

39:27>> Do you solemnly swear or affirm?

39:32that I will support the Constitution of

39:34the United States and the state of

39:35Alaska,

39:39>> states and state of Alaska

39:41>> and the laws of the city and bureau of

39:43Juno and the state of Alaska

39:50>> and that I will faithfully, honestly,

39:52and promptly

39:57>> perform the duties of the Office of

39:59Assembly. family member.

40:03Congratulations

40:26Yes. Did they do a full?

40:30>> Yeah. Do a full thing.

41:07Madame clerk, will you call role?

41:11Thank you, Madame Mayor. Deputy Mayor

41:14Smith

41:15>> here.

41:16>> Mr. Kelly

41:17>> here.

41:18>> Miss Ason

41:19>> here.

41:20>> Mr. Steininger

41:21>> here.

41:22>> Miss Hall

41:23>> here.

41:23>> Mr. Brooks

41:25>> here.

41:25>> Miss Cosgrove

41:26>> here.

41:27>> Miss Nan

41:28>> here.

41:29>> Madame Mayor

41:30>> here.

41:33>> You have quorum.

41:34>> Thank you. Um, next item is the

41:38election of deputy mayor, Miss Atkinson.

41:42>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. I'd like to

41:43nominate Greg Smith for deputy mayor.

41:45>> Uh, thank you, Miss Atkinson. Is there

41:47any other nominations?

41:51Uh, seeing none, um, are there any

41:53objections to Mr. Smith as deputy mayor?

41:57[laughter]

41:59She got you on that one.

42:01Uh, seeing none, uh, Mr.

42:04Smith retains office of deputy mayor.

42:07So, uh, with that, we will just go down

42:10the list if I can find it.

42:16It was up here somewhere. Here it is. I

42:19got it. So, Mr. Smith, you're staying

42:21there. Mr. Kelly, choose your seat.

42:24>> Steal Miss Cos.

42:28>> This is our uh reorganization and they

42:30choose their seat. Sorry. By seniority.

42:32Uh, Ms. Atkinson, choose your seat.

42:38>> Mr. Steininger,

42:40you're staying there. Ms. Hall, choose

42:43your seat. Staying there. Mr. Brooks,

42:46choose your seat.

42:48Ms. Cosgrove, choose your seat. Uh,

42:50you're in charge of your name tag.

42:52Everybody's in charge of their own name

42:54tag. [laughter]

43:04Miss Nan, choose your seat. [laughter]

43:21>> Is it even?

43:23>> All right.

43:25Well, thank you for that. So, we will

43:27move on to our agenda. Approval of

43:30minutes. Mr. Kelly,

43:38>> I move that we approve the September

43:4114th, 2026 regular assembly meeting

43:43minutes and ask for unanimous consent.

43:46>> Any objection?

43:48Seeing none, those minutes are approved.

43:50Next, we have a manager's request for

43:52agenda changes. Madame manager, you have

43:54a couple changes.

43:55>> Thank you, Mayor Weldon. I do. Under

43:57resolutions, I would like to pull item

44:00number one, resolution 4064A,

44:04um, authorizing the manager to submit a

44:06state of Alaska multi-use trail program

44:07grant for a, uh, clerical air. I would

44:12also like to pull item three under

44:15resolutions, resolution 4070,

44:17authorizing the manager to apply for a

44:20uh DEEC revolving loan fund uh loan uh

44:24up to $10 million uh both to correct a

44:28small grammatical error and then explain

44:30a couple of items on that. Those are my

44:33two requests for agenda changes.

44:35>> Uh thank you, Madame Manager. Uh next we

44:38have public participation on non-aggenda

44:40items. Um, and first we'll go to Zoom

44:43and please bring over

44:46Ms. Fritz.

44:51Please state your name and area of town

44:52you live in the record for the record

44:54and you have two minutes.

44:56>> Thank you, Mayor Katherine Fritz. I live

44:58in the Highlands downtown Juno.

45:01Congratulations to the new assembly

45:02members and best wishes to you all as

45:05you begin a new cycle of governance. I'm

45:07here to talk about Telephone Hill and

45:09urge you to use this opportunity of new

45:11members to reconsider current

45:13directions. It is prudent for the

45:15assembly to refresh its understanding of

45:17project assumptions that were made

45:18several years ago by one revisiting

45:21economic conditions that have changed

45:23such as inflation, interest rates, and

45:25the cost of construction. And review

45:27CBJ's capacity for public subsidy. How

45:30much can we afford to subsidize any

45:32privatelyowned housing project given the

45:34community's extensive financial needs?

45:37Two, revisiting our community's progress

45:39over the last 5 years on gaining housing

45:41units, especially understanding the

45:43location, size, and type of units. This

45:46should include projects that are

45:47underway such as the Gross Alaska

45:49Apartments and the Bergman Hotel rehab,

45:51as well as projects being actively

45:53studied like rehab of St. Ans for senior

45:55housing. And third, revisiting current

45:57projected housing needs by type and

45:59location to make responsible future

46:01projections throughout Juno. We know

46:04there is continued demand for housing,

46:05but detailed nuance is critical to

46:07determine whether or not specific

46:09housing project might be effective. We

46:12need thoughtful consideration now before

46:14a developer is selected, before the

46:17assets are demolished, and before more

46:19public money is spent. I realize there's

46:22a reluctance to ask staff to do more

46:24work, but this can be offset by using a

46:26project committee. Like other capital

46:28projects, informed individuals consider

46:31a myriad of issues, then bring studied

46:33recommendations to the decision-making

46:35body, a Telephone Hill working group

46:37could evaluate many of the community's

46:39good ideas that aren't even being

46:41considered because the assembly has

46:42directed only one specific idea that is

46:45not fully thought through. Please make

46:48this this assembly the one that will

46:49consider all of the possibilities for

46:51increasing density of the neighborhood

46:53while retaining the historic value.

46:56Don't be risky and bold. Be thoughtful

46:58and responsible. Thank you very much.

47:08Sorry. Thank you for your testimony. Any

47:10questions for Miss Fritz? Uh, seeing

47:12none. Thank you for your testimony. Uh,

47:14next we have Brock Taber.

47:22Please state your name and area, town

47:23you live in for the record. And you have

47:25two minutes.

47:32>> There we go. Hi, Brock Taber Downtown

47:36Juno. Um, you may remember me. I've been

47:39up here a few times, but I'd like to

47:41speak as uh one of the sponsors of

47:43ballot initiative C. Um, of course, we'd

47:47like to extend our sincere thanks to the

47:49Juno community for its support in this

47:51past election. We strongly believe that

47:53recreation serves as a catalyst in

47:55attracting and retaining families and

47:57businesses to Southeast Alaska and the

48:00votes of the community demonstrate a

48:02shared commitment to investing in our

48:04community's future. We would like to end

48:07a sincere thanks and gratitude to the

48:10staff at CBJ for helping us navigate the

48:12ballot initiative process. All of those

48:15who helped facilitate the 26 election.

48:18And finally, all the volunteers who

48:20helped collect signatures, wave signs,

48:22and write letters of support in for the

48:25ballot initiative. What began as a

48:28conversation between two individuals

48:30resulted in a long-term community

48:32investment in Juno's well-being. and we

48:34thank everyone who's made this possible.

48:37Going forward, we'd like to see CBJ

48:40provide a transparent account of how

48:42that funding is collected as a result of

48:44the 1% seasonal sales tax and how those

48:47funds will be distributed during the

48:48annual budget process. During our

48:51campaign, we noted a significant number

48:53of questions about how the assembly

48:55would would respect the language that

48:58was included in there in directing those

49:00funds towards recreation. We hope to see

49:02that happen. Finally, with this in mind,

49:06we hope the proceeds of the seasonal

49:08sales tax will contribute to the

49:10well-being of our community by ensuring

49:12CBJ recreational facilities will

49:15continue to be affordable to residents.

49:17The condition of CBJ recreational

49:19facilities will be safe and inviting.

49:21And finally, recreational opportunities

49:24in our community will continue to

49:26prosper. Thank you for your time.

49:29>> Thank you, Mr. Taber. Any questions? Mr.

49:32Smith.

49:32>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Thank you, Mr.

49:34Taber. Mr. Tabber, do you know how many

49:36people were involved with the effort

49:38from gathering signatures, you waving

49:42signs, you know, campaign, I mean, just

49:44rough number of it's a little bit hard

49:47to gauge because the two both ballot U

49:50initiative two and three merged

49:53resources. Um,

49:56you know, with that there were many

49:58people of volunteers. I can count no

50:01less than 20 people standing on corners

50:03with me waving signs. We had well over

50:0620 people collecting signatures. Um, and

50:09that was really just for C. When you

50:12combine both of those, I'd say there was

50:14probably closer to a hundred people that

50:17had a stake, you know, in some in some

50:20way or form. So,

50:22>> thanks to you and thanks to them. Thank

50:24you.

50:24>> You're welcome. Any other questions?

50:27>> All right.

50:28>> Any other questions? Thank you for your

50:29testimony.

50:30>> Thank you.

50:31>> Uh, next we have Carol Booklas.

50:40>> Please state your name and area town you

50:41live in for the record. And you have two

50:43minutes.

50:45>> Carol Bookas and I live in Douglas. I'm

50:48here to talk about Telephone Hill. Our

50:51houses in are in jail right now. Yep.

50:54They're behind chainlink fences, locked

50:57up. It's really sad, but I'm super

51:00grateful that the mayor um I guess said

51:03on a online that she's looking for new

51:06directions for how to spend money

51:08because I think locking up our houses is

51:10not the best way to say to spend our

51:12money. If you um right now the RFQ, the

51:16re the request for qualifications is

51:20coming up due. And for you who don't

51:23know about it, basically they're saying

51:25here's plan C. who what builders can

51:28build that. So,

51:31um it kind of counts out most of the

51:33local builders because what they're

51:35asking for in uh C is um 65 ft buildings

51:41that um and then they're building on top

51:43of the parking garage which they're say

51:45is is not feasible. If you look at the

51:49place guide, well actually I'm going to

51:51ask what I tell you what I do want in

51:52qualifications. I want people who are

51:54qualified to build in a northern

51:56climate, people who are qualified to

51:58build in a rainforest climate, people

52:01who are uh qualified to deal with

52:03heritage, people who are qualified to do

52:06net zero construction, people who know

52:09about the local workforce and employ

52:11local people. That's what I want to see

52:13in RFQ. So, I also would like the place

52:18guide values to be important. And what

52:20were those values? Housing. social,

52:24ecological, and historical. And the

52:26three words that were chosen, historic

52:30was the first, green space was the

52:32second, and opportunity was the third.

52:35I'd like us to stick to those values

52:38that we looked for and look at different

52:40options than plan C, which knocks down

52:43everything and puts up concrete. Thank

52:46you.

52:49>> Thank you. Any questions for Miss

52:50Bookas? Thank you for your testimony

52:52tonight. Uh, next we have Mike Cole.

52:56Nope. Other Mike Cole, not you quite

52:58yet. [laughter]

53:05>> Please state your name and area of town

53:06you live in for the record. And you have

53:08two minutes.

53:09>> All right. Yeah. My name is Michael Cole

53:10and I am from Lemon Creek.

53:14>> Before you go, Miss Gilmore, you're

53:17still on the list to testify, but we

53:19moved you to public hearing. That's why

53:20I haven't called you yet.

53:24It's recommended to pass anyway and you

53:26don't need my story.

53:27>> Thank you.

53:33[laughter]

53:35>> Go ahead, Mr. Cole. Sorry. So, yes, I

53:38just wanted to uh extend uh some

53:41gratitude to the city and burrow of Juno

53:45uh that helped us with the seasonal

53:48sales tax, walking through and getting

53:50it uh the language put in and then

53:53helping us with navigating the whole

53:57collecting ballots and or signatures and

53:59whatnot. That was uh really appreciated.

54:02Um,

54:05I also like the idea of right now that

54:10we knew you guys do have a new tool

54:12that's been given to you by our

54:15community and uh I really do hope that

54:18it is used appropriately and that uh it

54:23is used to keep Juno being the fabulous

54:27community that we are and keeping it so

54:29that uh it's very attractive for

54:31families to stay here. Um, you know, it

54:35Juno is beautiful. It's it's a hard

54:37place to live. It's dark.

54:39It's uh cold, windy, wet during the

54:41winter time. And uh you know, you start

54:44taking out stuff for people to do. Life

54:47life gets tough. And I think for mental

54:50health reasons and everything else, it's

54:51a this is going to hopefully help out

54:54really well. Um,

54:58so with that, uh, yeah, I hope I I'm out

55:01of the the game of, uh, democracy for a

55:05while.

55:07>> All right. Thank you.

55:08>> Uh, thank you. Any questions for Mr.

55:10Cole? Uh, seeing none, thank you for

55:13your testimony. And we have an election

55:15every year, Mr. Cole.

55:17Uh, next we have Casey Krueger.

55:27Please state your name and area of town

55:29you live in for the record. And you have

55:30two minutes.

55:32Uh Casey Kger. I'm living in Juno over

55:35by uh Costco.

55:39Uh sorry to beat a dead horse, but I'm

55:42still on eagle crush.

55:44The year Black Bear broke down, manager

55:47received a couple hundredk for

55:49maintenance from a local man. It's a

55:52will.

55:53I'm filing records to request the amount

55:56and who

56:00I told CBJ HR. I told the manager

56:06at the time it wasn't being maintained

56:10and was told to shut the up by Dave

56:13Scandlin.

56:15Blackware wasn't being maintained.

56:18The maintenance man would come over

56:22two to 10 times a day and reset the lift

56:26with a safety pin.

56:29I have 20 plus years of building

56:34experience in multiple states. I knew

56:37the lift wasn't being maintained. I did

56:40everything I could and told everyone I

56:42could months before it broke down and

56:46they fired me.

56:49It's very upsetting. I enjoyed that lift

56:52and I know a lot of the locals did also.

56:55It's upsetting to me that they haven't

56:58been honest for years. I've been facing

57:02retaliation for whistleblowing and

57:05writing a two-page

57:09list to CBJ HR of things that needed

57:14fixed.

57:15Serious things.

57:19Todd, the maintenance man. The first

57:22year I worked at Eagle Crest, I ran the

57:24porcupine lift, was very experienced and

57:27very knowledgeable about the lifts. He

57:30told me the gondola project was a pipe

57:32dream that would never happen. The

57:34second year I was h

57:37unfortunately you're out of time, so

57:39thank you for your testimony. Um, any

57:42questions for Mr. Krueger?

57:45Seeing none. Thank you for your

57:46testimony tonight.

57:51>> Yes, you can.

57:54>> Not on the assembly testimony.

57:57So, um, next we have Michael Whan.

58:08Please state your name and area of town

58:10you live in for the record. And you have

58:11two minutes. Uh Michael Whan and I live

58:13in downtown Juno. I'm here to thank you

58:16all for also adding me to the agenda

58:18item uh or adding me to the public

58:20speaking. Uh anyway, uh here to raise a

58:23public um safety concern. Uh currently

58:27there's a project going on on the uh

58:29Third Street in Harris stairs, uh which

58:33I know is a pretty small community and I

58:34really appreciate the city putting in

58:36the time and the effort to uh redo those

58:38stairs. In redoing the stairs, the

58:41engineers have identified a area of uh

58:46embankment that is in desperate need of

58:49repair since a 1986 landslide. And I

58:53hadn't gotten down there to check it out

58:54myself until recently. And it is it's

58:57really rotten out. Um it not only

58:59affects my property, but the neighboring

59:00properties, the properties down the hill

59:02as well. Um and currently

59:07there was discussion initially with uh

59:10city engineers and with uh the

59:12contractor as well to engage in sort of

59:15like how are we going to do this? Where

59:16are the stairs going to go? How can we

59:18manage this project and take care of

59:20this issue? Um however currently the

59:23direction has been much more the city is

59:25not interested in fixing the damaged

59:28portion of the embankment and is you

59:31proceeding with stairs and I'm worried

59:34that they're going to construct stairs

59:35above the damaged embankment uh which

59:38would then put pressure on the part of

59:40the stairs which is badly damaged

59:42potentially causing you know some sort

59:44of issue which would also cause an issue

59:47for your doctrine of lateral support.

59:49Correct. and that might make the city

59:51liable as well. So, I'm asking for um

59:55some support to maybe halt that portion

59:57of the project to reassess how money

1:00:01could be appropriated to at least affect

1:00:03address the damaged portion of the

1:00:06retaining wall. Thank you.

1:00:08>> Thank you. Any questions for Mr. Whan?

1:00:12>> Seeing none, thank you for your test.

1:00:14Thank you.

1:00:15>> Go ahead, Mr. Smith.

1:00:16>> Thank you, Mr. Whan. If you have not

1:00:18already, would you

1:00:20email us or me with some details and and

1:00:23things and anyway so we can get your

1:00:24contact information or or something

1:00:26would be helpful.

1:00:27>> Okay. I have been in contact with the

1:00:30director of engineering and sorting out

1:00:32the history of this this area. Um yes,

1:00:35but the project is slated to move

1:00:37forward with the stairs in the spring.

1:00:39So hoping we can come to some sort of

1:00:41discussion and agreement over the

1:00:42winter.

1:00:43>> Very good. Thank you.

1:00:44>> Thank you.

1:00:45>> Thank you for your testimony. All right.

1:00:47That concludes our non-aggenda items.

1:00:54So, we'll move to the consent agenda.

1:00:58Is there any public request for consent

1:01:00agenda changes other than ordinances for

1:01:02introduction?

1:01:04Seeing none, is there any assembly

1:01:06request for consent agenda changes?

1:01:09Seeing none, we'll go to assembly

1:01:11action. It's a

1:01:13>> Mr. Smith.

1:01:15>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I move the

1:01:16consent agenda with the amendments made

1:01:20by the city manager and ask for

1:01:22unanimous consent.

1:01:24>> Any objection?

1:01:26>> Seeing none, so moved. Next, we go to

1:01:28public hearing and our first item will

1:01:30be resolution

1:01:334064A.

1:01:34Madame clerk.

1:01:36>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Resolution

1:01:384064, a resolution authorizing the

1:01:41manager to submit a state of Alaska

1:01:43multi-use trails program grant

1:01:45application to assist with the

1:01:46improvements to the Christopher Trail.

1:01:50>> Uh, thank you, Madam Clerk. Madam

1:01:51Manager,

1:01:52>> thank you. This resolution supports our

1:01:54parks department applying for a $300,000

1:01:57grant to install that bridge that we've

1:02:00all seen uh in Coke Park waiting for

1:02:02installation to complete the Christopher

1:02:05Trail. Um the reason why we asked for it

1:02:07to be pulled is the resolution itself uh

1:02:10in one sentence just references the land

1:02:12and water conservation fund which is not

1:02:15the correct program. Most of the

1:02:16resolution references the correct name

1:02:18but in one spot it does not. So uh we

1:02:21need to have that amended.

1:02:23>> Uh thank you madame manager and there

1:02:26was no member of the public to sign up

1:02:28for this trail except for sheil. Um so

1:02:30we will move it to the assembly. Mr.

1:02:32Kelly,

1:02:36>> I move that the assembly adopt

1:02:39resolution 4064

1:02:43with the following amendment

1:02:45that section one.

1:02:48>> Um, stand by. I think we have to have

1:02:50objection and then put amendment in

1:02:52there. Correct.

1:02:53>> I would I be able to move it as one

1:02:55motion?

1:02:57>> It would be cleaner if you removed it if

1:02:59you did an amendment. Sorry. All right.

1:03:04I move that the assembly adopt

1:03:07resolution 4064

1:03:11and object

1:03:13>> for purposes of amendment. Go ahead with

1:03:15your amendment.

1:03:17>> I move to amend section one

1:03:21to ch to delete land and water

1:03:25conservation fund and insert multi-use

1:03:28trails.

1:03:29>> All right. Any objection to the

1:03:31amendment?

1:03:33Uh, seeing none, the amendment passes.

1:03:35Is there any objection to the resolution

1:03:37as amended?

1:03:38Mr. Brooks. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Is

1:03:41just a objection for the purpose of a

1:03:43question uh as part of this grant

1:03:46application. Is this just using a um you

1:03:49know would whatever match necessary be

1:03:53used from existing parks and rex funds

1:03:55or is this trying to uh allocate

1:03:59additional funding

1:04:01for that grant application?

1:04:04>> Madam manager,

1:04:04>> the uh value of the existing bridge will

1:04:06meet the 10% local match requirement.

1:04:11>> Uh followup.

1:04:12>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Is it will that

1:04:15be from parks and Rex funds or general

1:04:17fund?

1:04:18>> Um, from what I understand, it's an

1:04:20inkind match because the bridge we we

1:04:23have the bridge. We actually took the

1:04:25bridge from Montana Creek Trail. Um, so

1:04:27we own the bridge.

1:04:30>> Okay, Mr. Smith.

1:04:32>> Oh, I thought you raised your hand.

1:04:34Sorry. Never mind. You guys are all

1:04:35moving your Keep your hands down.

1:04:38Is there any objection? Oh, sorry. Mr.

1:04:40Brooks, do you move your objection?

1:04:42>> I'll remove my objection. Thank you.

1:04:43>> Any uh objection to the uh resolution as

1:04:46amended? Seeing none, that resolution

1:04:48passes. So item

1:04:52three from the consent resolution 4070.

1:04:55Madame clerk.

1:04:57>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Resolution

1:04:584070, a resolution authorizing the

1:05:01manager to apply for and enter into a

1:05:04loan agreement up to 10 million with the

1:05:06state of Alaska Department of

1:05:08Environmental Conservation State

1:05:10Revolving Fund for the design and

1:05:12construction of Glacier Highway Ross Way

1:05:14Salmon Creek Water main Replacement

1:05:16Project.

1:05:18>> Thank you, Madam Clerk, Madam Manager.

1:05:20>> Thank you. This resolution authorizes uh

1:05:23the city to apply for a DEEC uh

1:05:26lowinterest loan. Uh this is

1:05:28unfortunately not a forgivable loan. It

1:05:30is a a DEEC lowinterest loan for the

1:05:32Ross Way project. Ross Way is a state

1:05:35road uh that will be rehabilitated by

1:05:39the state and we want to get in and do

1:05:41our underground utility work before that

1:05:43work happens because it's going to be

1:05:45the most efficient way to do it. This

1:05:47project is particularly expensive. It's

1:05:48a $13 million price tag. uh because not

1:05:52only is it a large chunk of road, it

1:05:54also we will also be upsizing the

1:05:56infrastructure the the water man and

1:05:58this will be really good for redundancy

1:06:01and serving our um valley customers. So

1:06:04when we have uh low water moments like

1:06:06when uh Salmon Creek reservoir is low,

1:06:08we start to get nervous about being able

1:06:11to uh serve the valley when uh Salmon

1:06:14Creek goes offline uh like happens and

1:06:17will continue to happen with repairs to

1:06:19the pentock by ALP. We are using last

1:06:21chance basin to serve the valley. And so

1:06:23this will this is a valuable project uh

1:06:26and a more expensive project for that

1:06:28reason. I want to take this opportunity

1:06:30to explain um the change from when the

1:06:33public works and facilities committee

1:06:34saw it. They saw an application to apply

1:06:37for a $ 1.7 million loan for uh uh this

1:06:42project. The reason why this number is

1:06:44is different and is much larger is

1:06:46because at that time we were just

1:06:48applying for design of the project uh

1:06:50and the DEEC timeline has moved up to

1:06:522029. So we will be applying for design

1:06:55and construction. So, I wanted to give

1:06:58an opportunity to explain that because

1:07:00that's different than what the public

1:07:01works and facilities committee said and

1:07:03also uh there's a um clerical air just

1:07:06referring to the clean water uh um loan

1:07:09instead of the drinking water uh loan.

1:07:12So, I normally don't talk this much on

1:07:14my MRS. Thank you for indulging me and

1:07:16letting me recommend the assembly take

1:07:18public testimony and adopt this

1:07:19resolution.

1:07:20>> All right. Thank you. There is no member

1:07:22signed up to testify this. So, we'll go

1:07:24to the assembly, Mr. Smith.

1:07:27Thank you, Madame Mayor. I move that the

1:07:29assembly adopt resolution 470

1:07:34and I object for the purposes of

1:07:36amendment.

1:07:37>> Mr. Smith,

1:07:39>> um members should have it in your

1:07:40packets. It's a it's a cleanup

1:07:42amendment. Um you know, running it for

1:07:45staff here. Um the manager mentioned

1:07:48just the name of the correct name of the

1:07:51fund. So the first two items um of the

1:07:54amendment correct the name of the fund

1:07:57on page one line 39 and 40 and page two

1:08:05lines 42 and 43.

1:08:08And then the third piece of the

1:08:10amendment strikes the word amendment

1:08:14from a submit a loan amendment

1:08:16application from page two line 58

1:08:20because um it is actually just an

1:08:23original application is my

1:08:24understanding. So just some clean up

1:08:26there. Um and I'd ask for unanimous

1:08:28consent.

1:08:29>> Is there any objection to the

1:08:31amendments?

1:08:32Seeing none amendment passed. Is there

1:08:34any objection to the resolution as

1:08:36amended?

1:08:38Seeing none, that resolution passes. So

1:08:40that brings us back to public hearing

1:08:42item number one. Madame clerk.

1:08:45>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Ordinance

1:08:472026-41,

1:08:49an ordinance amending title 67 to add

1:08:51prohibitions related to electric

1:08:53bicycles in parks and recreation areas

1:08:55and providing for a penalty.

1:08:58>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Madame Manager.

1:09:01>> Thank you. This ordinance is the result

1:09:02of a lot of work at uh PR to try and

1:09:06regulate electric bicycle use uh in CBJ

1:09:09trails and on Eagle Crest trails. Um

1:09:13however uh when the assembly discussed

1:09:16this ordinance at their last committee

1:09:17of the whole meeting the body really

1:09:20decided that instead of trying to target

1:09:23electric bike use just on CB trail CBJ

1:09:26trails they would try to take a more you

1:09:29all would take a more holistic approach

1:09:31to ebikes uh and regulating them

1:09:33citywide specifically e-tos. So you have

1:09:37an ordinance that is intro was

1:09:38introduced tonight on the consent agenda

1:09:40ordinance 202645

1:09:42that takes that uh that holistic

1:09:45approach. Uh and because of that I

1:09:48recommend you take public testimony on

1:09:50this ordinance and then table ordinance

1:09:52202641.

1:09:55>> Uh thank you madame manager. Um there

1:09:58are a few people that have signed up for

1:10:00this ordinance. So first we'll bring

1:10:01from zoom Alexander Reich. I hope I'm

1:10:04saying that correctly.

1:10:08Alexander,

1:10:09>> please uh can you hear me?

1:10:11>> Uh we can. Please state your name and

1:10:13area of town you live in for the record.

1:10:14And you have two minutes.

1:10:16>> Uh thank you. Um my name is Alexander

1:10:18Rich and I currently live in the valley.

1:10:21Um thank you assembly for your time and

1:10:23for all the hard work that you do. Uh so

1:10:25I'm on the board of the Juno Mountain

1:10:27Bike Alliance and I uh wanted to make a

1:10:31statement against emotos. Um, I looked

1:10:34up the stats today. The lightest and

1:10:36slowest one is 130 pounds and goes 50

1:10:39miles per hour, which is like insane.

1:10:42Uh, there's a group of 12 to 14 year old

1:10:45valley that are uh riding these bikes

1:10:47around on in non-motorized areas on

1:10:50non-motorized trails, both paved and

1:10:53unpaved. And they've done a good bit of

1:10:55damage in the Under Bike Park, which the

1:10:57city has put, I think, hundreds of

1:11:00thousands of dollars into. Um, and just

1:11:04please please get these things off our

1:11:06trails. Um, also these uh these Emotos,

1:11:10the cheapest one is $5,000. They go up

1:11:13to $10,000. So the the penalty for 12 12

1:11:17year olds riding these. Like I know

1:11:19they're like 12, but um their their

1:11:22parents bought them a $5,000 toy, so it

1:11:24should be more than a slap on the wrist.

1:11:26Um, but yeah, this is a real problem and

1:11:28it it's unsafe for us to to work on our

1:11:31trails right now with with these

1:11:32teenagers riding around. So, uh, thank

1:11:34you for your time and, uh, have a good

1:11:36rest of your meeting.

1:11:38>> Uh, thank you. Any questions for Miss

1:11:40Rich?

1:11:42>> Uh, seeing none, thank you for your

1:11:43testimony. Next, we have Carol B. Carol

1:11:46Bookas,

1:11:54please state your name and area of town

1:11:55you live in again for the record. And

1:11:57you have two minutes.

1:11:59>> Um, Carol Bookless. I live in Douglas.

1:12:02I'm an ebike owner. I'm 70 years old.

1:12:06I've had both my hips replaced, both my

1:12:08knees replaced. I've biked around the

1:12:11world on a regular bike, literally.

1:12:14And I love biking and I like love my

1:12:17ebike although it weighs a lot and right

1:12:20now I haven't been riding it just

1:12:21because my hips are very um stiff. What

1:12:25I'd like the assembly to do is to make a

1:12:28committee on this topic because there's

1:12:30more to it than just what's happening

1:12:33now. I agree with the person that

1:12:35somebody little kids should not be

1:12:36driving these bikes that go so fast to

1:12:39wheelies down the middle of the road and

1:12:40like that. But these

1:12:43these suggestions you have are not going

1:12:45to end that. Um I think you also need to

1:12:48look at um what your place guide for

1:12:50telephone hill says because it's saying

1:12:53that you should have lift not lift um

1:12:56what was it called? It's called there

1:12:58are a couple of these scooter companies

1:13:00that rent out scooters. They're saying

1:13:03you're not going to get bikes. I mean

1:13:05you're not going to park cars up on

1:13:07Telephone Hill. So, you should have

1:13:08these companies come in and rent out um

1:13:13scooters and rent out uh all kinds of

1:13:15different electric things. And if you're

1:13:17going to do that, then you're going to

1:13:18have to have some regulations for that.

1:13:21So, um this also this these regulations

1:13:24probably affect businesses like Cycle

1:13:26Alaska. Um they should be on a committee

1:13:28to look at this. Um you could look at

1:13:31things like having a disability placard.

1:13:34I would probably qualify for that. and

1:13:36people with a disability placard could

1:13:38ride the their ebikes. Um the definition

1:13:42you have um for class one is a little

1:13:45bit unclear. Uh a class 2 ebike, which

1:13:49is what I have, does not go over 20 m an

1:13:52hour, but it does have a throttle if I

1:13:54should get exhausted and I need to use

1:13:56it. Um

1:13:59and just like they say, um gun, one more

1:14:03thing, guns don't kill people, people

1:14:04kill people. So, it's not the the ebike

1:14:07that's happened the problem. It's the

1:14:10driver. So, we need to look at rules to

1:14:12regulate the driver, not the bike.

1:14:14>> Thank you. Any questions for Miss

1:14:16Bookless? Mr. Kelly,

1:14:19>> thank you. Uh, thank you for your

1:14:21testimony. I I was curious. Uh, so would

1:14:24your position be then that uh it sounds

1:14:27like you want more comprehensive

1:14:29regulation on this. Would your position

1:14:31be that that we table this um as the

1:14:35manager has suggested and that we um

1:14:38pursue something a little more

1:14:39comprehensive at our next meeting and

1:14:40then and then you're also suggesting it

1:14:43sounds like a committee.

1:14:45>> Yeah, that sounds about right.

1:14:47>> All right. Thank you.

1:14:48>> Okay. Any further questions? Seeing

1:14:51none, thank you for your testimony.

1:14:53Uh next we have George Utmo.

1:15:08Good evening. My name is George Udural.

1:15:11I'm here on behalf of Grateful Dogs of

1:15:13Juno. Our interest in this subject

1:15:16matter approaches it from the

1:15:18perspective of the pedestrian.

1:15:24We're in approaching this this

1:15:26particular legislation you have before

1:15:27you. We're asking three things. One, do

1:15:31not ignore or disregard the content of

1:15:34this resolution or that excuse me, this

1:15:36proposed ordinance. The content in this

1:15:39ordinance is not addressed in the

1:15:40proposed bill that you have going to

1:15:43have adopted this evening. It's um

1:15:50it it needs to be addressed whether it's

1:15:53in this ordinance or another. And uh so

1:15:56be sure to

1:15:59pay attention to the content of this

1:16:00this or proposed ordinance and if

1:16:03necessary put it into the new ordinance.

1:16:05Uh the other thing I would ask is that

1:16:07in either case um no matter how you

1:16:11approach it that you broaden the scope.

1:16:13This uh more ordinance before you deals

1:16:16only with ebikes. The issue is not

1:16:18ebikes on trails. The issue is electric

1:16:21electrified vehicles on bikes excuse me

1:16:24on sidewalks trails paths. I mean

1:16:27Brotherhood Bridge, uh Twin Lakes path,

1:16:30uh Menon Hall, uh road, uh bike path,

1:16:33all those are affected by uh ebikes and

1:16:37electric vehicles.

1:16:39Um also the scope should be include

1:16:43electric bikes, electric scooters,

1:16:44tricycles, skateboards, hoverboards and

1:16:47including segways

1:16:51also. um person all these personal

1:16:53electric vehicles need to be made

1:16:57subject to the provisions of the bicycle

1:16:58code bringing them into compliance with

1:17:01the rule rules of the road that apply to

1:17:04bicycles. All of them need to be

1:17:06cognizant of other pe other users make

1:17:09sure not to run over them um not to um

1:17:13to be take care when passing them in

1:17:16other rules of the road apply to

1:17:18bicycles. Thank you.

1:17:20>> Thank you. Any question for Mr. Edal?

1:17:21Mr. Brooks,

1:17:23>> thank you, Madam Mayor. Uh, thank you

1:17:26for your testimony. Is and I I'm hearing

1:17:30what you're saying. Is it would you like

1:17:34uh to see something that's more along

1:17:36the lines of a a general view that's

1:17:39just any motorized vehicle that hits a

1:17:42certain speed threshold or is you know

1:17:46is it uh a weight threshold you know for

1:17:49the inertia of an item traveling at a

1:17:51certain speed or you know what what's

1:17:53the more crucial aspect uh in your view

1:17:57>> it's actually a combination of all those

1:18:00factors you talk about I the uh I mean

1:18:02the skills of the driver, the power of

1:18:04the vehicle, the um the weight of the

1:18:07vehicle, all those things come into

1:18:09effect and have a great effect upon

1:18:11pedestrians on the road and on the

1:18:13trails.

1:18:16Any further questions?

1:18:18Seeing none, thank you for your

1:18:19testimony tonight. Next, we have Neil

1:18:22Atas.

1:18:33Please state your name and area of town

1:18:35you live in for the record. And you have

1:18:36two minutes. My name is Neil Atkinson

1:18:38and I live on the back loop. Um I didn't

1:18:41come to really speak on this tonight,

1:18:43but seeing it on the agenda, um I think

1:18:47this the assembly basically is the

1:18:49reason we have this problem. Over the

1:18:52course of my 55 years living in this

1:18:54town, the assembly and its actions have

1:18:57taken have taken away the areas could

1:19:02anywhere close to being able to have

1:19:05kids that can recreate in this type of

1:19:08manner. In the in the ordinance, it

1:19:10says, well, you can go to 35 mile. Yeah.

1:19:12How's a kid going to get to the 35 mile?

1:19:15It's not one of those things. You need

1:19:16to have something that they can do

1:19:18besides sitting inside and um playing on

1:19:22a computer. you it's obvious that they

1:19:25have a u desire to go out and recreate

1:19:28and you've you've taken that away over

1:19:30the years and I think with maybe with

1:19:33excuse me with the passage of this last

1:19:37uh tax issue supposedly there's money

1:19:39for recreation put that some of that

1:19:42money into putting something available

1:19:44to the youth of this community to do in

1:19:47a organized area that may take away some

1:19:50of the stuff but it doesn't stop the the

1:19:53parents from being involved, I mean,

1:19:55from uh being responsible for their

1:19:58kids, but it puts it into something

1:19:59that's positive as opposed to something

1:20:01negative. I know in years past there's a

1:20:04there was an issue at the airport about

1:20:06nobody is paying $150. Nobody's getting

1:20:08ticketed for the $150 for parking in a

1:20:11wrong spot. So, let's change the the

1:20:13code to say right now it's $300, but

1:20:16they still haven't put anything out

1:20:17there. And that's what you're doing with

1:20:19this penalty system is it's just it's

1:20:22forcing them to do something, but

1:20:23there's no if there's no um enforcement.

1:20:28What happens? It's still going to be the

1:20:29same crap going on. So that's all I have

1:20:32to say.

1:20:34>> Thank you. Any questions for Mr.

1:20:36Atinson?

1:20:37Mr. Brooks?

1:20:39>> Thank you, Madam Mayor, and thank you

1:20:41for the testimony. Do you have any idea

1:20:44or recommendation of what you think

1:20:46would be a good enforcing measure to try

1:20:49and you know hold accountability if we

1:20:51were to make any type of regulation?

1:20:53>> I think the enforcing part of it would

1:20:55be from the city side is to say hey

1:20:58let's put it out so that they have a

1:21:00place to go and and look at that first

1:21:03and if it's not solving the problem then

1:21:05look at an enforcement that

1:21:08will handle it. I mean, it's it's I

1:21:10don't have a solution for that. It's

1:21:12just a matter of providing the kids or

1:21:16whoever is riding the vehicles,

1:21:17providing them with an outlet because if

1:21:20they don't have an outlet, they're going

1:21:21to screw up. You know, that's kids

1:21:23nature. And you got to provide something

1:21:26so that there's a there is a legal

1:21:29outlet and a safe outlet for them to

1:21:32recreate.

1:21:35>> Any further questions, Mr. Kelly?

1:21:38Thank you. Uh, Mr. Atkinson, uh, would

1:21:40you have any recommended location uh,

1:21:42for a potential site that would be

1:21:44accessible to children?

1:21:46>> I don't because all the all the sites, I

1:21:47mean, when I first got here, Dredge Lake

1:21:50was a accessible area, but you know, for

1:21:53for whatever reasons, it's shut down and

1:21:54now you can't have any motorized

1:21:56vehicles, but find something that's

1:21:58available. I mean, it it it's a tough

1:22:00thing with with the way the properties

1:22:02are and and land is today. I mean, at

1:22:05first it was going to be out at there

1:22:06was something going to be at close to

1:22:08Eagle Crest, but that's out that's way

1:22:09out North Douglas. Then it was just 35

1:22:12mile. That's way out there. So, I mean,

1:22:13it's it takes something else and it's

1:22:15it's not like a skate. You put it skate

1:22:18park. The skate park that's out there

1:22:20right now in in the middle of the valley

1:22:22or in at the top end that skate park is

1:22:25used by a lot of people, but it's not

1:22:27it's the same thing. That's an outlet

1:22:29for a certain group of kids that or or

1:22:32people that can use it. We need to find

1:22:34something somewhere that it will work in

1:22:37that matter. I mean, it's something I I

1:22:39have no clue. So,

1:22:42>> any further questions? Seeing none,

1:22:44thank you for your testimony tonight.

1:22:47Okay, that's the last person we have to

1:22:49testify on this. Um,

1:22:53we will bring it back to the assembly

1:22:55and since it's a little trickier, we'll

1:22:57start with you, Mr. Kelly.

1:23:03One moment.

1:23:07I move that the assembly reject

1:23:11ordinance 2026-41.

1:23:15>> Uh, Mr. Kelly, typically we have a

1:23:17motion that is positive, not negative.

1:23:21So, I think the words you're looking for

1:23:23is to table it.

1:23:24>> I um actually looked up the the rules

1:23:26for this one. I rule 4B um does allow us

1:23:29to uh move to reject. I consulted with

1:23:31the attorney as well. Um this is

1:23:33debatable and it actually kills it

1:23:35immediately.

1:23:35>> All right, we'll do it that way then. Um

1:23:39uh any objections to Mr. Kelly's motion?

1:23:45Seeing none, that motion passes. Uh for

1:23:47those who testified on this topic, um we

1:23:51do have an ordinance coming that was

1:23:53introduced tonight, 2026-45.

1:23:56that will be at the November uh assembly

1:23:58meeting.

1:24:00So, item number two, Madame Clerk.

1:24:03>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Ordinance

1:24:052026-42,

1:24:07an ordinance amending CBJ code

1:24:0957.05.022,

1:24:11disposition of state subvent subventions

1:24:15by removing the state shared revenue

1:24:16from the raw fish tax.

1:24:19>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Madame manager.

1:24:21>> Thank you. During the FY27 budget cycle,

1:24:24the assembly directed the manager to

1:24:25look under all the rocks and all the

1:24:27couch cushions uh for potential funds.

1:24:30And as part of this review, uh we

1:24:32recognized that the state shared

1:24:34fisheries business tax, also known as

1:24:36the raw fish tax, is eligible for

1:24:38general government services. So the FY27

1:24:41budget appropriated approximately

1:24:43$400,000

1:24:44of fish tax revenue uh as general fund

1:24:47expenditures. There is a section of city

1:24:50code that says that uh fish tax revenue

1:24:52will be used uh for um harbor purposes

1:24:55and so this ordinance is aligning uh

1:24:58assembly pract align aligning city code

1:25:00with assembly practice. Um I will note

1:25:03that our port director Yugatel and

1:25:05Dachon harbors chair Sudter are both in

1:25:07the audience tonight and I recommend the

1:25:09assembly take public testimony and adopt

1:25:11this ordinance.

1:25:13>> Uh thank you madam manager. Uh we have

1:25:15Mr. shooter, although he's acting as an

1:25:17individual. He tells me uh tonight to uh

1:25:20testify. Please state your name and area

1:25:22town you live in for the record. And you

1:25:23have two minutes.

1:25:26>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Shamsud River

1:25:28Road. Um congratulations to the two new

1:25:32assembly members and Mr. Kelly on his

1:25:35re-election. Thank you. Um, knowing that

1:25:39the budget cycle last year was what it

1:25:41was, I can understand why things uh why

1:25:46things went the way they did. But I'm

1:25:48just here tonight to ask you to take a

1:25:51good hard look at where the fish tax

1:25:53goes and um see if we can continue to

1:25:57send that towards the docks and harbors.

1:26:00Thank you.

1:26:02>> Uh, thank you for that. Any questions

1:26:04for Mr. Sudter? Uh, Mr. Brooks and Mr.

1:26:07Smith.

1:26:09>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. And, you know,

1:26:11maybe just uh for the new members and

1:26:14people tuning in online, uh you know,

1:26:17can you give us just a rough idea of

1:26:20some of the magnitude of projects you're

1:26:23looking at in the near future here? U

1:26:26we've got the recapization of the

1:26:28Stadder Harbor breakwater. That's

1:26:31probably the most pressing. Um, we've

1:26:34got some stuff out North Douglas that

1:26:36we're looking at. The, uh, boat launch

1:26:38ramp, we're just getting that teed up.

1:26:40It's in its infancy. Um, and then we've

1:26:44also got the recapitalization of the

1:26:47existing float system at Statter Harbor.

1:26:51Um, so that's pretty significant.

1:26:53There's a planned expansion as well.

1:26:57Um, our Aurora Harbor Office needs to be

1:27:00recapitalized. That's a very very old

1:27:03office that it was originally a they

1:27:05tell me a garage.

1:27:08So those are a couple of the highlights.

1:27:10There's quite a bit more but um we'll

1:27:13keep it at that for now. That's that's

1:27:15probably 300 $400 million worth.

1:27:21>> Mr. Smith,

1:27:23>> I'm good. Thank you, Madam Mayor.

1:27:25>> All right. Any further questions? Seeing

1:27:27none, thank you for your testimony.

1:27:29>> Thank you, Ro.

1:27:32And Mr. Shudter was the only one to sign

1:27:35up for this, but we do have M the port

1:27:37director. You could tell as the uh staff

1:27:40said if we have any questions. Um

1:27:43and so

1:27:47um Miss Nefan, do you want to move this

1:27:49one?

1:27:54>> I move that the assembly approve

1:27:55ordinance 2026-42.

1:27:59>> Uh thank you, Miss Nevin. Is there any

1:28:00objections?

1:28:02Uh, Mr. Brooks. And actually, I'm going

1:28:05to change this a little bit. So, um, I'm

1:28:08going to hand the mic because I know

1:28:09what I'm doing. So,

1:28:13Oh, hand the gavvel, not the mic, to Mr.

1:28:16Smith because I'm going to object for

1:28:18purposes of an amendment and maybe I'll

1:28:19pick you guys up.

1:28:22>> Very good. We have a motion and an

1:28:24objection, Madame Mayor.

1:28:26>> Uh, thank you. So, um, Dachon Harbors,

1:28:29uh, wrote us a memo and, um, Mr. Sudter

1:28:33did a fine line of staying as an

1:28:35individual even though he's speaking

1:28:37even though he's a board member. So,

1:28:40um, we know that we can take this as

1:28:43needed for general fund purposes, but,

1:28:46uh, and I'm speaking in my amendment, by

1:28:48the way. Um, and it's in your packet. I

1:28:50should say that first. It's in your red

1:28:51folder. And my amendment would be add an

1:28:54item C unless otherwise directed by the

1:28:57assembly due to extenduating fiscal

1:28:59circumstances. State shared revenue from

1:29:01the rawix fish tax shall be deposited in

1:29:03the harbor fund to be used for harbor

1:29:05purposes. So and the purpose of this one

1:29:07is a little bit weird and yes I do have

1:29:09a history of fishing but um typically

1:29:13not always and there's many communities

1:29:14that use it for other things but it

1:29:16stays within the harbor. So, and I would

1:29:18imagine if you ask most fishermanmen

1:29:20they would agree with that and it's a

1:29:22little different from user fees in my

1:29:24opinion because we al uh um boats also

1:29:27have to pay harbor fees. So, that would

1:29:29be their user fees. So, with that um

1:29:31that is my amendment if anybody has

1:29:33questions.

1:29:34>> We've heard the amendment. Um any

1:29:37objection to the amendment, Miss

1:29:38Atkinson and then Mr. Kelly.

1:29:40>> Uh thank you, Mr. Chair. Just uh

1:29:43objection for the purpose of a question

1:29:45probably to the attorney. Um, just

1:29:49wondering what our definition of

1:29:51extenduating fiscal circumstances would

1:29:54be. Um, would that just be basically the

1:29:56assembly decides we want that money or

1:29:59is there a specific threshold or what

1:30:02have you?

1:30:04>> Thank you for that question. Um, there

1:30:06is no specific threshold for that. Uh

1:30:09what I would anticipate is if you were

1:30:11to invoke this, you would need to

1:30:14discuss what you believe at the time is

1:30:17extenduating uh fiscal circumstances. Um

1:30:21under the current code under state law,

1:30:23you you can take this money. This adds

1:30:26additional bookend. So I would just ask

1:30:28you to explain your reasoning at the

1:30:31time.

1:30:32>> Thank you. I'll remove my objection.

1:30:34>> You miss Mr. Kelly. Thank you. also

1:30:38objecting for the purposes of a question

1:30:40to the attorney.

1:30:42So I I read this amendment to say that

1:30:46um it would be assembly direction. We

1:30:49usually give direction through motions,

1:30:51resolutions or ordinances.

1:30:54Is there would I guess what threshold of

1:30:58direction would you interpret this

1:31:00amendment as requiring?

1:31:03>> Uh thank you for the question. So, the

1:31:05reason that the word directed was chosen

1:31:08um is because you would address this

1:31:10through your budget meetings. And so,

1:31:13during your AFC um uh meetings, you you

1:31:17would make a motion at at that meeting,

1:31:20but it would be general direction as to

1:31:22whether this money would be moved and

1:31:24where it would be moved. All done

1:31:26through the budget process.

1:31:28>> Thank you.

1:31:30I remove my objection,

1:31:32>> Mr. Brooks.

1:31:36Uh I remove my objection.

1:31:40>> Thank you. We have an amendment.

1:31:44Is there any objection? With no

1:31:46objection, is there any objection to the

1:31:48amendment?

1:31:50Seeing none, that mo that amendment is

1:31:52adopted.

1:31:55>> Thank you, Mr. Smith. Um Mr. for

1:31:59Steininger.

1:32:01>> I will object for the purposes of

1:32:03amendment. Um should also be in your red

1:32:05folder. Um this amendment addresses

1:32:08subsection B3.

1:32:11Um while we've got this section of code

1:32:13open, we might as well do a little

1:32:15little bit of housekeeping. The state

1:32:17changed the name of this program about a

1:32:19decade ago. So it's changing from

1:32:21community revenue sharing to the

1:32:22community assistance program. Thank you.

1:32:25Ask for unanimous consent. Is there any

1:32:27objection to this amendment?

1:32:30Seeing none, that amendment passes. So

1:32:33now we now we have an ordinance as

1:32:35amended twice. Um any objection,

1:32:39Mr. Brooks?

1:32:43Um

1:32:46can I do an objection for a brief

1:32:48statement and then remove the objection?

1:32:52>> Not normally, but I'll humor you

1:32:55tonight. You're showing poor form in

1:32:57front of our new members.

1:32:58>> Thank you. Can we suspend Robert's

1:33:00rules?

1:33:03Um I uh just want to say like um if we

1:33:08go ahead and um pass this I just want us

1:33:11all to be cognizant that um the docks

1:33:14and harbors do have a lot of major needs

1:33:16and uh I don't want to see us getting in

1:33:20a habit of um

1:33:23you know take taking unnecessarily from

1:33:26them. So, just want to um

1:33:28[clears throat] just want to bring that

1:33:30to light a little bit and make sure that

1:33:31we're being considerate of all the work

1:33:33that they need to do and with the

1:33:34limited resources that they have as

1:33:36well. Thank you.

1:33:38>> I have removed my objection.

1:33:39>> Okay. Any objection? Uh seeing none,

1:33:42that ordinance as amended has passed and

1:33:44thank you gentlemen for being here

1:33:45tonight. Um next we have item number

1:33:49three,

1:33:50Madame Clerk.

1:33:52>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Ordinance

1:33:532026-43,

1:33:55an ordinance ordinance repealing CBJ

1:33:58code 57.05.027,

1:34:01sustainability fund in its entirety.

1:34:05>> Uh, thank you, Madame Clerk. Madame

1:34:07Manager.

1:34:11>> Thank you. This is a housekeeping

1:34:12ordinance that repeals a section of code

1:34:15that we have not used in over 20 years.

1:34:17We do not use uh the sustainability fund

1:34:20to fund sustainability projects. We fund

1:34:24those both through our deferred

1:34:26maintenance program and uh named capital

1:34:29projects. Uh so I recommend the assembly

1:34:31take public testimony and adopt this

1:34:33ordinance.

1:34:34>> Thank you, Madame Manager. And no one

1:34:36has signed up to testify in this, so

1:34:38we'll bring it to the assembly. Mr.

1:34:40Brooks.

1:34:44>> Thank you, Madame Mayor.

1:34:46Um, I move that we pass ordinance

1:34:512026-43

1:34:52and ask for unanimous consent. Is there

1:34:54any objection? Seeing none, that

1:34:57ordinance passes. Item number four,

1:34:58Madame Clerk.

1:35:01>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Ordinance

1:35:022026-01

1:35:04lowercase B uppercase J. An ordinance

1:35:07appropriating 80,000 to the manager for

1:35:09the Juno Arts and Humanities Council

1:35:12regranting programs funding provided by

1:35:14general funds.

1:35:16>> Thank you, Madam Manager. Madame Excuse

1:35:19me. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Madame

1:35:20Manager,

1:35:22>> thank you. Every year through the

1:35:23assembly grant process, the assembly

1:35:26funds the Juno Arts and Humanities

1:35:28Council. Uh part of that funding goes to

1:35:30regranting for individual artists,

1:35:33rental costs, and major grants. This

1:35:35year at your September committee, the

1:35:37whole uh the Juno Arts and Humanities

1:35:39Council came to you due to their own

1:35:41extenduating fiscal circumstances and

1:35:44asked for a one-time deviation from that

1:35:46practice um because they needed to uh

1:35:49retain those funds in order to cover

1:35:51their own um operating costs. The

1:35:53assembly uh agreed to that and then went

1:35:55a step further and directed an ordinance

1:35:57be introduced to appropriate $80,000 so

1:36:00they could continue that uh reganting

1:36:03program. Um I recommend the assembly

1:36:06take public testimony and adopt this

1:36:08ordinance.

1:36:09>> Thank you madam manager. Um there is

1:36:10nobody signed up to testify in this

1:36:12ordinance. So we'll go to the assembly.

1:36:14Miss Cosg Grove.

1:36:16>> Thank you Madame Mayor. Um, I move

1:36:18ordinance 2026-01

1:36:21BJ for assembly action.

1:36:25>> Any objection?

1:36:27Uh, Miss Nevin.

1:36:31>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. My objection is

1:36:34not to the Jack, but to the process

1:36:36during the last budget process.

1:36:38>> Miss Nan, first you say I object and

1:36:40then I say, would you like to speak to

1:36:42your objection?

1:36:44>> Go ahead.

1:36:44>> I object. Would you like to speak to

1:36:46your objection?

1:36:47>> I would.

1:36:48>> Go ahead.

1:36:49>> Uh my objection is not to the to the

1:36:52jack but to the process. During the last

1:36:54budgeting process, we made several cuts

1:36:56to uh various programs. And I feel if we

1:36:59have more funds available that we should

1:37:02maybe consider all of the projects that

1:37:04or the programs that got cut along with

1:37:06any new requests and evaluate and

1:37:09prioritize um where funding should go.

1:37:12Um, also I want to make sure that we are

1:37:14addressing our reserve situation and

1:37:17making sure that's covered. Um, and I

1:37:20just want to make sure we're treating

1:37:21all of our programs fairly.

1:37:23>> Thank you for that. Any other objection?

1:37:27Mr. Kelly, you want to wish to speak to

1:37:29your objection?

1:37:31>> Yes, I I did vote to uh I believe I did

1:37:35vote to put this ordinance forward

1:37:38today. I think it was in the hopes that

1:37:41both uh propositions B and C would pass.

1:37:46Uh Proposition C passed and but the that

1:37:49money is primarily

1:37:52has the intention of being directed for

1:37:54recreation uses. Um being as I'm not

1:37:57sure about what fiscal situation we're

1:38:00going to be in um with our uh with our

1:38:04other revenue measures, I don't believe

1:38:07it would be responsible to uh to pass

1:38:10this at this time. I might be amendable

1:38:12to supplying additional grants to the

1:38:15Jack at the during the upcoming budget

1:38:18cycle to maybe help care for some of the

1:38:20other projects if we discover that our

1:38:24uh our our revenue u options have uh

1:38:27other revenue options have performed

1:38:29better than expected. Uh but until I can

1:38:32see that clearly and have that data, I

1:38:34will object to uh to passing this submit

1:38:36this ordinance at this time.

1:38:38>> Thank you, Mr. Kelly. Would anybody else

1:38:40like to speak to this ordinance? And for

1:38:42our new people, this would be a time

1:38:43that you'd like to you would say

1:38:45something in favor if you so wished. Mr.

1:38:47Steiner.

1:38:48>> Um, I'm going to speak in favor of this

1:38:50ordinance. Um, during our budget

1:38:52process, you know, we we give the Jack

1:38:56money on an annual basis to regrant out

1:39:00to the arts community much like we we do

1:39:02for our social services grants. We, you

1:39:04know, we put something in the budget and

1:39:06then we have another entity go and

1:39:07regrant that out. Um, the Jack came to

1:39:10us and and requested that they take a

1:39:13portion of that money that normally will

1:39:15get regranted to the arts community,

1:39:17which I believe was the purpose of what

1:39:19we had appropriated in the budget before

1:39:22and asked if they could use it to fill

1:39:23holes within their operating needs. We

1:39:26allowed them to do that. I would have

1:39:28preferred to have seen a process where

1:39:30we added the additional money to pay for

1:39:33those operating needs that they were

1:39:34asking us for. Um but based on the

1:39:37timing of what Jack needed and and you

1:39:39know the challenges that they were

1:39:41confronting, we went in this route of

1:39:44appropriating money to backfill the

1:39:47grants after the fact to ensure that the

1:39:49Jack could continue operations, you

1:39:52know, and face those needs. You know, I

1:39:54think

1:39:56it is not necessarily good practice for

1:39:58us to take money from these small

1:40:00grantees to satisfy a challenge that one

1:40:04of our partner agencies has. You know, I

1:40:07think that's a challenge that we need to

1:40:08confront, you know, separately.

1:40:12Process-wise, this is just way that we

1:40:14got here. you know, I I don't think that

1:40:16we should harm our art grantees just in

1:40:19order to, you know, solve an operational

1:40:22challenge happening at the Jack. So, I I

1:40:24support I know we're in tight fiscal

1:40:26times, but I support this because it

1:40:28keeps true to what I believe our

1:40:30commitment was when we passed the the

1:40:33budget back couple of months ago. So,

1:40:35I'm going to be supporting this

1:40:37ordinance. Thank you.

1:40:38>> Thank you. Anybody else to speak? Mr.

1:40:40Brooks. Sorry.

1:40:41>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um

1:40:45I'll uh object to this um for similar

1:40:49reasons that um Assembly Member Nven had

1:40:52mentioned. Um the original ask from the

1:40:55Jack was to um reappropriate funds that

1:40:59were awarded for grants for operational

1:41:01purposes like Assembly Member Steininger

1:41:04um had mentioned and

1:41:07the you know we very much are not in a

1:41:09financial situation where we can you

1:41:12know keep uh you know just pumping

1:41:15things into thing into organizations

1:41:17that we've already allocated funding for

1:41:19for the year. But the original ask to

1:41:23fill those operational holes is very

1:41:26much I would believe a good use of the

1:41:29money even if it was originally intended

1:41:31for artist grants because if the jack

1:41:35isn't there and isn't in operation um

1:41:37it'd be a lot harder to get any of these

1:41:40types of art grants out or have any

1:41:42facilities that can um support uh the

1:41:45arts and creators within the community.

1:41:48So if they needed to use some grant

1:41:50money to make sure that they could stay

1:41:52open just so they have the ability to do

1:41:53it in the future, I think that's a very

1:41:55uh a just cause of reorganizing the

1:41:59funds that they'd have already had

1:42:01received. Um,

1:42:04so and then until we uh get a better

1:42:06understanding of where we're at

1:42:07financially with um the new initiatives

1:42:10passing, I I think that we can we can do

1:42:13this this backfill later if necessary

1:42:17after we have a more comprehensive view

1:42:19of uh all the other uh organizations as

1:42:23well. So uh for that reason I'll be

1:42:25objecting.

1:42:27>> Uh thank you Mr. Brooks, Miss Cosgrove.

1:42:30Thank you Madame Mayor. Um, I'd like to

1:42:32speak in favor of this uh for many of

1:42:36the reasons that Mr. Steininger said.

1:42:37I'm generally somebody who appreciates

1:42:39process and so I appreciate the comments

1:42:42made by the folks who have uh objected

1:42:45to to the motion. Um,

1:42:50I I think the Jack has been a very good

1:42:52partner agency and I do think that when

1:42:54we redirected and allowed them to use

1:42:56the funds that left some of the smaller

1:42:58arts organizations in the community uh

1:43:01maybe without some funding that they

1:43:03would normally rely on and I think this

1:43:05is um

1:43:08a reasonable amount to put on the table

1:43:11and I I would be in favor of that. Thank

1:43:13you.

1:43:15>> Thank you. Anything further?

1:43:18Seeing none, we have a motion and we

1:43:20have objection. Madame clerk, will we

1:43:21call roll?

1:43:23>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Mr. Steininger,

1:43:27>> yes.

1:43:29>> Miss Atkinson,

1:43:31>> yes.

1:43:31>> Mr. Kelly,

1:43:33>> no.

1:43:34>> Miss Cosgrove,

1:43:36>> yes.

1:43:37>> Miss Nibbon,

1:43:39>> no.

1:43:41>> Mr. Brooks,

1:43:43>> no. Miss Hall,

1:43:45>> yes.

1:43:47>> Deputy Mayor Smith,

1:43:49>> yes.

1:43:50>> Madame Mayor,

1:43:51>> no.

1:43:53>> Motion carries with five yays and four

1:43:56nazs.

1:43:57>> Thank you, Madam Kirk. Um, let's take

1:44:03do we need five or 10?

1:44:06Five minute break.

1:44:12Right out of the first one.

1:44:29>> Thank you.

1:44:48You're right.

1:45:03Yeah.

1:45:24>> Wait, do we have

1:45:42That's

1:45:51>> to me

1:45:54it's not At

1:46:06least you can

1:46:20say

1:46:38Sorry, sorry.

1:46:51I'm actually

1:47:18Anyway,

1:47:32my head

1:52:44We'll

1:52:54bring us back to order.

1:53:03Item number five, Madame Clerk.

1:53:06>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Ordinance

1:53:082026-01

1:53:10lowercase B uppercase I an ordinance

1:53:13appropriating 11,150,02

1:53:16to the manager for the Aurora Harbor

1:53:18Drive-down float capital improvement

1:53:20project grant funding provided by the

1:53:22United States Department of

1:53:24Transportation Maritime Administration

1:53:26Poor Infrastructure Development Program

1:53:30PIAP.

1:53:34>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Madam Manager,

1:53:36>> thank you. This ordinance appropriates

1:53:38just over $11 million of grant funding

1:53:41from the Maritime Administration port

1:53:43infrastructure development program known

1:53:45as MERAD uh for a uh drive down float at

1:53:49Aurora Harbor and two float mounted

1:53:51electric cranes. Jackson Harbor should

1:53:54be very proud of receiving this highly

1:53:56competitive grant um that will really

1:53:58improve services for our harbor users.

1:54:02The uh ordinance has a number of funding

1:54:04sources for the required local match. I

1:54:07recommend the assembly take public

1:54:08testimony and adopt this ordinance.

1:54:11>> Uh thank you, madam man manager, and

1:54:12congrats to the docs and harbors board

1:54:15and port director who are still here if

1:54:17we have questions on this. Um nobody has

1:54:19signed up for this testimony, so we'll

1:54:21bring it back to the assembly. Miss

1:54:23Hall, am I on you? Go ahead.

1:54:28>> Oh, Mr. Steininger, sorry. I move the

1:54:30assembly adopt ordinance 2026-01BI

1:54:35and ask for unanimous consent.

1:54:37>> Thank you. Any objection?

1:54:40Seeing none, that passes. Thank you,

1:54:43gentlemen, for being here tonight.

1:54:46>> Item number six, Madam Clerk.

1:54:49>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Ordinance

1:54:502026-01

1:54:52lowercase B uppercase G. An ordinance

1:54:55appropriating $32,490

1:54:58to the manager for fiscal year 2027

1:55:00airport operations funding provided by

1:55:03airport funds.

1:55:06>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Madam manager,

1:55:08>> thank you. This is another odd instance

1:55:09where I'm going to recommend that you uh

1:55:11vote down the ordinance. Um, this

1:55:14ordinance was introduced at your

1:55:16September meeting to be able uh to fund

1:55:19an airport uh term contract. Um,

1:55:22however, since that time, uh, the

1:55:25federal grant for it has come through

1:55:27and that federal grant award can be

1:55:30executed with the passage of ordinance

1:55:3320261BM,

1:55:35which was introduced tonight. So, uh,

1:55:37no, no longer need to use airport fund

1:55:39balance for this because there is an FAA

1:55:41grant. I recommend the assembly take

1:55:43public testimony and not adopt this

1:55:46ordinance.

1:55:47>> Uh thank [clears throat] you. Excuse me,

1:55:50Madam Manager. Um and there's nobody

1:55:52signed up for this, so we will go to Ms.

1:55:55Hall.

1:55:58>> Okay. I move ordinance 2026-01BG

1:56:03and recommend

1:56:05we not adopt it and ask for unanimous

1:56:09consent.

1:56:11Madam, Madame Attorney,

1:56:13[clears throat]

1:56:15should we use Mr. Kelly's rejection

1:56:17here?

1:56:19>> You can under rule 4B use a rejection.

1:56:22Um the the standard practice would be to

1:56:24make a motion, object to that. Um and

1:56:28and go from there.

1:56:29>> I knew I was going to not quite get that

1:56:31right. So yeah, I move ordinance

1:56:332026-01BG

1:56:38and would like to object for the purpose

1:56:40of a motion.

1:56:43>> Object.

1:56:44>> Okay,

1:56:45thank you for that. Sorry we gave you

1:56:47the hard one tonight. Um,

1:56:51this is kind of an unusual one. So we

1:56:53have objection. Is anybody want to speak

1:56:55to this motion? Uh, seeing none, um, we

1:56:58will call for a vote. Madame Clerk.

1:57:02>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. For ordinance

1:57:032026-01,

1:57:05lowercase B, uppercase G. Miss Hall,

1:57:09>> no.

1:57:10>> Mr. Brooks,

1:57:12>> no.

1:57:13>> Miss Cosgrove,

1:57:15>> no.

1:57:16>> Miss Nan,

1:57:18>> no.

1:57:18>> Mr. Steininger,

1:57:20>> no.

1:57:21>> Miss Adson,

1:57:22>> no.

1:57:23>> Mr. Kelly,

1:57:24>> no.

1:57:25>> Deputy Mayor Smith,

1:57:26>> no.

1:57:27>> Madame Mayor,

1:57:28>> no.

1:57:29Motion fails with eight nays, zero yays.

1:57:34>> Um,

1:57:35>> apologies. Motion

1:57:37>> nine yay. Nine nays, [clears throat]

1:57:40zero yays.

1:57:41>> There you go. Thank you.

1:57:44Um,

1:57:46next we have item seven. Madam clerk.

1:57:51>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Ordinance

1:57:522026-01

1:57:54lowercase B uppercase H. an ordinance

1:57:57appropriating $75,000 to the manager for

1:58:00the air traffic control tower capital

1:58:02improvement project funding provided by

1:58:04airport funds.

1:58:07>> Thank you, Madam Cook. Madam manager,

1:58:09>> thank you. [clears throat] This uh

1:58:11$75,000 transfer from airport fund

1:58:14balance leverages 93.75%

1:58:18of uh federal funds through an FAA grant

1:58:21for the air traffic control tower. I

1:58:24recommend the assembly take public

1:58:25testimony and adopt this ordinance.

1:58:28>> Thank you, Madam Manager. There is

1:58:29nobody from the public signed up for

1:58:31this ordinance, so we'll bring it back

1:58:32to the assembly. Miss Atkinson.

1:58:34>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. I move

1:58:36ordinance 2296-01,

1:58:38version B, large letter H, and I ask for

1:58:40unanimous consent.

1:58:42>> Any objection?

1:58:44Seeing none, that motion passes. Uh,

1:58:46next we have new business. Madame Clerk.

1:58:50>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. hardship and

1:58:51senior citizen disabled veteran late

1:58:54filed real property tax exemption

1:58:56applications.

1:58:58>> Thank you madam clerk. Madame man madam

1:59:00attorneys. No madam manager. Sorry.

1:59:02>> Thank you. You have in your packet 11

1:59:04property owners that have requested that

1:59:06you uh approve their late filed

1:59:09exemption. I recommend that you act

1:59:12consider each one of these individually

1:59:14and act on each one of these

1:59:15applications individually.

1:59:18>> Thank you, Madam Manager. Miss Hall.

1:59:21>> Yes. And for the late file senior and

1:59:23disability

1:59:25veter veterans application, um I will

1:59:28note that we have reviewed these each

1:59:31individually. I move that the assembly

1:59:33direct the assessor to accept the

1:59:35following for review. Late file senior

1:59:38and disability veteran exemption for

1:59:41Melinda McDow, Camden Hunter Marshall,

1:59:44Lawrence Buer, Jeffrey Chap, Chapman,

1:59:48Verna Adams, Angela Lunda, Raleigh

1:59:51Payton Jr. and I ask for unanimous

1:59:54consent.

1:59:55>> Is there any objection?

1:59:57Seeing none, they are approved.

1:59:59>> Okay. And for the late file senior and

2:00:01disabled veteran hardship exemptions for

2:00:04Janet Coffan, Ruth Carol Fweiler, Linda

2:00:08Buckley, Jan Marie Connets, and I ask

2:00:11for unanimous consent. Any objection?

2:00:15Seeing none, that's approved.

2:00:18Next, we have item number two, notice of

2:00:20appeal. Madame Clerk.

2:00:24>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Notice of

2:00:26appeal US206-00003,

2:00:30a proposal for a conditional use permit

2:00:32cup to provide for the stabling of farm

2:00:34animals for personal use in a D3 zone.

2:00:38>> Uh, thank you, Madam Clerk. Madam

2:00:39Attorney,

2:00:40>> thank you. At its regular meeting on

2:00:42September 8th, the planning commission

2:00:44considered use 20263.

2:00:47They approved this. It was for um a

2:00:52maximum of 50 chickens and ducks up to

2:00:54100 chickens and ducks from March 1st

2:00:56through September 30th. Four farm

2:00:58animals year round uh with up to 15

2:01:02additional farm animals or total farm

2:01:04animals March 1st through September

2:01:0730th. This was decided on a 70 basis. We

2:01:12then received a timely notice of appeal

2:01:16in accordance with our appeal code.

2:01:18There's two decisions you have to make

2:01:20tonight. The first one is whether you

2:01:22must whether you will accept or reject

2:01:25the appeal and the second is whether you

2:01:28will hear it yourselves or send it out

2:01:30to a hearing officer. So the first is

2:01:34liberally construed for the appellant. I

2:01:37have reviewed their appeal and I am

2:01:40recommending that you accept the appeal.

2:01:43In addition, in looking over the appeal,

2:01:45this seems like something that would be

2:01:47appropriate for the assembly to handle.

2:01:50You can make the decision to have a

2:01:52hearing officer. Then I would hire

2:01:54outside hearing officers. That hearing

2:01:56officer would make a decision that you

2:01:58then review. But in this instance, I'm

2:02:01recommending that you designate a

2:02:03presiding officer and hear this

2:02:04yourself.

2:02:07>> Uh, thank you, uh, Madame Attorney. Are

2:02:09there any questions before we do

2:02:11anything on this?

2:02:13All right. With that, Mr. Smith.

2:02:15>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I move that the

2:02:16assembly accept the appeal and ask

2:02:19unanimous consent.

2:02:20>> Are there any objection?

2:02:22>> Seeing none, the appeal is accepted. Do

2:02:25we have any volunteers for presiding

2:02:27officer?

2:02:29Mr. Brooks,

2:02:32you're the only one that volunteered and

2:02:34you got short changed your last one. So,

2:02:36this one's for you.

2:02:38>> So, Mr. Brooks will be our uh presiding

2:02:40officer.

2:02:42With that, we go to staff reports.

2:02:45Madame clerk, you finally get a talk.

2:02:57Thank you, Madam Mayor. In your packet,

2:02:59we have the October 6, 2026 CBJ

2:03:02municipal election report to the

2:03:03assembly.

2:03:09And this is our statistic report that

2:03:11shows information such as how many

2:03:13voters we had um rejected ballots,

2:03:16number of cures.

2:03:19This year um we had a very mild decrease

2:03:24in number of voters and a very mild

2:03:28decrease in total of accepted accounted

2:03:31counted ballots. But our rejected

2:03:33ballots went down from 117 last year to

2:03:3692 this year. And we had our cures have

2:03:40decreased as well. Overall, we had a

2:03:42pretty successful election. Our election

2:03:44workers did a wonderful job.

2:03:49Any questions about the election for

2:03:54I have a question. Mr. Brooks.

2:03:57>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I uh noticed on

2:03:59the the pie chart it showed uh the ways

2:04:02that ballots were received. is the 9%

2:04:06through the mail uh increase from the

2:04:08previous year.

2:04:10>> I don't have that available at this

2:04:13moment, but I could follow up with you.

2:04:18>> I was going to ask a similar question

2:04:19about the vote centers. So, if you could

2:04:21have a comparison next time, that'd be

2:04:22great.

2:04:24>> Anything further?

2:04:27Seeing none, thank you for your report.

2:04:29And again, thank you to all the election

2:04:32workers and all the volunteers. And if

2:04:35you ever want to see the election in uh

2:04:39results going on, it's pretty

2:04:41fascinating to go down to the um what do

2:04:44you want to call election center? Is

2:04:45that what we call it? And uh see how

2:04:47they do count the votes. So um good for

2:04:51anybody.

2:04:54Hey, with that we go to our next staff

2:04:56report.

2:04:57Assembly meeting calendar.

2:05:01Madame clerk, am I going to the youth

2:05:03for that one?

2:05:07In your red folder and also in the

2:05:09packet, we have the assembly draft 2027

2:05:12calendar.

2:05:21Uh, thank you for that.

2:05:26A couple items to note. Notice that

2:05:28April 10th is our finance retreat. And

2:05:33where are we?

2:05:36Uh December 4th is our assembly retreat

2:05:40next year. Not this year, next year. So,

2:05:43Mr. Steininger,

2:05:45>> um any chance we can move the April 10th

2:05:48Saturday meeting? Um I have a potential

2:05:52conflict that day.

2:05:56not not [clears throat] officially set

2:05:59to publicly announce conflict, but that

2:06:01is in the running for a very important

2:06:03day for me.

2:06:06Uh let's work with staff before we do

2:06:08anything. But that's going to be a tough

2:06:11one because that was a hard one to get

2:06:12to. But you can plead your case to uh

2:06:16our new finance chair and our finance

2:06:18director,

2:06:23Mr. Man, Miss Ms. Manager, sorry.

2:06:26>> Madam Manager,

2:06:27>> thank you. Uh, we did we did quite a bit

2:06:29of noodling on that particular date due

2:06:31to some other conflicts. Would the body

2:06:33be open for us to consider not doing a

2:06:36all day retreat and um and going back to

2:06:40those Wednesday sunny Wednesday

2:06:42afternoons? I'm I'm getting some head

2:06:45head nodding. So, um, would the body be

2:06:48open to a Sunday retreat date?

2:06:52Okay, we will work uh work work within

2:06:55those parameters.

2:06:56>> Yeah, we have a little time. So, um Miss

2:06:59Hall,

2:07:00>> yeah, I guess being mindful of Easter

2:07:02Sunday and Folkfest,

2:07:07>> uh we weren't being mindful of Folkfest

2:07:09too much because we were just running

2:07:11out of dates that we could do it because

2:07:13of people having personal oblig

2:07:14obligations, just so you know. So, Mr.

2:07:18Smith had already said that he could

2:07:20survive if he had to.

2:07:24[laughter]

2:07:25So anyway, this is our draft calendar.

2:07:27Um, subject to change, but typically we

2:07:30stay with our calendar. Um, do we move

2:07:33our calendar?

2:07:38Uh, Mr. Smith, other than our finance

2:07:42retreat, would you adopt the calendar?

2:07:45>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I move that we

2:07:47adopt the draft 2027 assembly meeting

2:07:50calendar

2:07:52with possible amendments in the future

2:07:54on the finance Saturday. Ask for

2:07:58unanimous consent.

2:07:59>> Any objection?

2:08:01Seeing none, that motion passes.

2:08:05Next, we have update from the attorney

2:08:07on

2:08:09Chilcat Vistas. Madame

2:08:12Madam attorney,

2:08:13>> thank you. Um, unfortunately, Assembly

2:08:15Member Brooks did not get to work with

2:08:17me on this one. Uh, because you all

2:08:19asked that tool visas be sent back to

2:08:22the planning commission to try again.

2:08:24They were successful. Everyone was happy

2:08:27with that outcome and the appellant

2:08:30withdrew their appeal. So, no further

2:08:33action needed on this.

2:08:37Uh,

2:08:37>> thank you, Madam Attorney, and we're

2:08:38very sorry, Mr. Burks. That's why you

2:08:40got the next one.

2:08:44So, uh, next we have the mayor's report.

2:08:46And the only thing I'm going to report

2:08:48on is in your red folder. You have our,

2:08:51uh, draft, um, of our committee and

2:08:53liaison appointments. Um, and you also

2:08:57have a sheet of paper that shows where

2:08:59all the meetings are and what time they

2:09:01are. And, um, Miss Cathkart has verified

2:09:05all of these, so it's pretty up to date.

2:09:07Um,

2:09:10and with that, um,

2:09:13Mr. Smith, can I get you to move the

2:09:16committee and liaison appointments?

2:09:18>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I move that the

2:09:21assembly affirm the 2027 2026 to 2027

2:09:25assembly committee and liaison

2:09:27appointments as presented.

2:09:30>> Any objection?

2:09:32Seeing none, um, it is approved. And

2:09:35just for the record for the people, so

2:09:37we retain Mr. Smith as uh our deputy

2:09:40mayor and chair of committee of the

2:09:42whole. Ms. Atkinson is now chair of

2:09:45finance. Um

2:09:48Mr. Kelly is chair of public works. Mr.

2:09:51Steinger is chair of lands resources and

2:09:53economic development and Miss Hall is

2:09:56chair of human resources and Mr.

2:09:58Steininger remains chair of our joint

2:10:00facilities meeting with the school

2:10:03board. So, and it's in their packet for

2:10:06all you um boards that were anxious to

2:10:09see who your liaison were going to be.

2:10:11And just a reminder for everybody,

2:10:13liaison is a liaison. It is not an

2:10:15advocate. You're just passing

2:10:17information back and forth. So, um one

2:10:21of the other things that I've heard from

2:10:23several boards is they're concerned with

2:10:26um lack of attendance sometimes by the

2:10:28leaison. So, if you can't make it,

2:10:30please let somebody else know that

2:10:32potentially could make it. And even if

2:10:34you have to do it at the end of the

2:10:35assembly meeting or something because

2:10:37you can see ahead, um, some of us will

2:10:40try and make it then. So,

2:10:42um, with that, we will go to committee

2:10:46reports. Mr. Smith.

2:10:51>> Thank you, Madame Mayor.

2:10:53We at a

2:11:01Pardon me. At our

2:11:04September 21st committee the whole we

2:11:06discussed ebike and e-oto e- moto

2:11:09regulations. We worked on those

2:11:11ordinances tonight. One was introduced

2:11:13the other was rejected. Um we worked on

2:11:16peer-to-peer vehicle vehicle sharing

2:11:19within a designated zone downtown. um

2:11:22expect that ordinance to come back to

2:11:25back to the assembly um for

2:11:27introduction. That was, you know,

2:11:28assessing a um a fee or a tax on on um

2:11:33peer-to-peer vehicle sharing sharing in

2:11:34that area. Um we had a view drive status

2:11:37update um which we will then just flag

2:11:43we will be taking action on at the

2:11:46November 30th committee of the whole.

2:11:48That's what I had for committee of the

2:11:50whole madame.

2:11:52All right. And our next meeting is

2:11:53November 2nd following the joint air

2:11:57airport board meeting. All right. Um we

2:12:02uh Miss Atinson, you probably don't have

2:12:03to much to report as chair of finance,

2:12:06but our next meeting will be November

2:12:084th following the docks and harbors

2:12:10joint board meeting. So uh Miss Hugh

2:12:13Scanny was land's chair, but now we have

2:12:15Mr. Steiner. So I imagine again you

2:12:17don't have much to report there.

2:12:19[laughter]

2:12:20Mr. Kelly, do you have anything to

2:12:22report about human resources since we

2:12:24last met?

2:12:26>> We have not. The human resources

2:12:28committee has not met since the assembly

2:12:29has last.

2:12:30>> Okay. And we will look forward to you

2:12:31being chair of public works. So, um with

2:12:34that, we will go to liaison reports and

2:12:36comments and questions.

2:12:39Uh Mr. Kelly, you want to start?

2:12:42>> Thank you. Um I will apologize for not

2:12:45being brief in in mind. Um

2:12:48so the uh uh Southeast Alaska Solid

2:12:51Waste uh Authority uh CISWA last during

2:12:56Southeast conference uh early uh the

2:12:58next meeting will be in early November.

2:13:00Um I uh had the clerk send all of you a

2:13:04draft of a regional study that was

2:13:06conducted by Respect. Um and uh that

2:13:09contractor is expecting any sort of

2:13:12comments uh by the 31st. So, you should

2:13:15have that information as well. Um, the

2:13:18downtown business association uh last

2:13:20met on October 19th. Um, they do have um

2:13:25they're rolling out a new procedure

2:13:28where um they have the receive the

2:13:31liaison reports um ask questions of the

2:13:34liaison and then all the liaison are

2:13:37excused. um which gave me time to go

2:13:40vote because that was also the first day

2:13:41of voting uh for the statewide and u

2:13:45federal elections. So uh I encourage all

2:13:47everybody to get out there and vote. Um

2:13:50the Juno Commission on Aging met the day

2:13:53after that met on the 20th. Um they are

2:13:56excited about the uh AP caregiver

2:13:59conference in Centennial Hall on

2:14:00November 4th. They will have a booth

2:14:02there. Um and uh it chair Craig also

2:14:07raised uh continued concern on the

2:14:09performance of our uh contractor for

2:14:11capital access. Um before starting that

2:14:15meeting, I did reach out to staff

2:14:16because I uh because it this has been a

2:14:18topic of discussion for a few meetings

2:14:21and uh they uh are asking that if

2:14:24anybody has any um any complaints on on

2:14:27that service to be reaching out to

2:14:29Capital Transit um that and that we will

2:14:32be uh I was able to report to them that

2:14:35we will be conducting a compliance audit

2:14:38of the contract. Um and uh Chair Craig

2:14:41uh expressed approval of that but also

2:14:43interest in uh in knowing the timeline

2:14:45for that. That concludes my report.

2:14:48Thank you.

2:14:52>> Thank you, Miss Nan.

2:14:55Welcome.

2:14:56[laughter]

2:14:58>> Thank you. Um I don't have any comments

2:15:02at this time. I'm just happy to be here.

2:15:04>> We're happy to have you, Mr. Brooks.

2:15:07Thank you, Madame Mayor. the uh Juno

2:15:09Commission on Sustainability's uh last

2:15:12meeting was uh discussing um actions

2:15:15related to you know um potential avenues

2:15:20for getting benefits from some of the

2:15:22new proposed uh mining operations out

2:15:25the road. Um there I at the uh last um

2:15:32local emergency planning committee

2:15:35meeting they were discussing uh program

2:15:38and process implementation and then just

2:15:40refinement of how um of how these

2:15:43services and resources are made

2:15:45available to the community um you know

2:15:48in between the uh flood periods and then

2:15:50also during them. uh for the school

2:15:53board.

2:15:55I just wanted to um highlight one

2:15:59specific thing they were talking about

2:16:01um the uh HVAC control upgrade grant and

2:16:06that we've discussed that a couple times

2:16:08uh um through this body as well too. And

2:16:12um the last meeting that they had, it

2:16:14was the first time mentioned that they

2:16:16needed over a million dollars for match

2:16:19on that grant. And um it was reminiscent

2:16:23to some members and myself of the uh

2:16:27situation that we're dealing with when

2:16:29it came to the inflated cost of doing

2:16:30the DZ playground. And at the last joint

2:16:34facilities meeting, we had some

2:16:36direction for staff to identify those

2:16:38issues and bring it back to the body so

2:16:40that we could discuss it. And we haven't

2:16:42had that update, but it looks like we

2:16:44might be heading down that path again.

2:16:46So just wanted to make sure that um

2:16:48that's on everyone's radar. and uh we um

2:16:52we uh address it in the best way

2:16:56possible. Thank you.

2:16:58>> And for the D members, that's our HVAC

2:17:00system. Um

2:17:03u Mr. Steinger doesn't know this yet,

2:17:05but uh um Ms. Shy Haywood and I have met

2:17:09and we would like a uh joint facilities

2:17:13meeting in December.

2:17:15>> You get on that, Mr. Stinger?

2:17:20>> [laughter]

2:17:22>> All right. Thank you. Um, Miss Cosgrove,

2:17:26welcome. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Nothing

2:17:28to report other than I'm happy to be

2:17:30here and I appreciated everybody that

2:17:31got out and voted in the municipal

2:17:33election and uh hoping we have a

2:17:36fabulous turnout uh for the upcoming

2:17:39election that's just around the corner.

2:17:42Thank you for that, Mr. Stinger.

2:17:44>> Um, thank you. I uh don't have anything

2:17:46to report. I was one of those um bad

2:17:49people that missed their last uh

2:17:51meeting. I had a travel conflict with

2:17:53Eagle Crest board meeting and don't be

2:17:55like me. Send an alternate. I forgot to

2:17:58do so beforehand. Um but also just want

2:18:00to say welcome to our two new members.

2:18:02Really happy to have new folks on board

2:18:04and looking forward to working with you

2:18:05guys.

2:18:07>> Thank you, Mr. Steininger. Mrs. Ms.

2:18:08Hall.

2:18:09>> Yeah. Again, welcome to our new members.

2:18:12And um let's see since we last met I did

2:18:15uh Bartlett's uh finance and audit

2:18:18committee meeting had been cancelled due

2:18:20to lack of a quorum and they're meeting

2:18:22tomorrow night which will conflict with

2:18:24our uh

2:18:27planning commission meeting that is

2:18:30happening right tomorrow.

2:18:32>> That was okay tomorrow night. I thought

2:18:34it was Wednesday. I thought it was

2:18:35Wednesday.

2:18:37>> Tuesday.

2:18:38>> Yeah. So, um, Doc Harbor, um, I was out

2:18:42of town for their last, uh, regular

2:18:45meeting and I did not get a substitute,

2:18:48but, um, I did attend the ops meeting on

2:18:50the 14th and, um, passenger for hire

2:18:54fee. our um ordinance that we took up

2:18:57this evening was uh also really um topic

2:19:01of conversation and the North Douglas

2:19:04uh um project is getting underway and

2:19:07also discussed their FY28 capital

2:19:10improvement plan process and um and then

2:19:14JEEDC I attended the innovation summit

2:19:18and um also the rural health

2:19:21transformation funds came through for

2:19:24the St. An's project. So, that's a a big

2:19:27big project that um they'll be working

2:19:30on getting those funds out and and uh

2:19:34moving that project along. Thank you.

2:19:38>> Thank you, Ms. Hall. Miss Aerson.

2:19:40>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Uh the visitor

2:19:42industry task force has had quite a few

2:19:46meetings and work sessions as Mr. Staner

2:19:48is aware. Um, since we last met as an

2:19:50assembly, uh, the important things to

2:19:52highlight are we have a list of our

2:19:54draft recommendations,

2:19:57uh, I believe coming out, if they are

2:19:59not already out. Um, staff is working

2:20:00on, you know, cleaning up the chart and

2:20:02getting all the notes aligned. Um, we

2:20:04are having our, uh, public testimony

2:20:07meeting on November 5th at the Men Hall

2:20:09Valley Library. We really want to hear

2:20:11what the public has to say about those

2:20:13draft recommendations before we finalize

2:20:15them on our November 12th meeting, I

2:20:18believe. So, um, hoping we get a good

2:20:20turnout for that and we're, uh, getting

2:20:22towards the end of this visitor industry

2:20:24task force.

2:20:25>> Yep. If you have the time, now would be

2:20:26the time to join the visitor industry

2:20:28task force either in person or Zoom to

2:20:31because they're talking about their

2:20:32recommendations

2:20:33>> and email. We have a way of making sure

2:20:35that all of written comments get out to

2:20:36all members of the task force.

2:20:39>> Perfect. So,

2:20:41Mr. Smith,

2:20:43>> thank you, Madam Mayor. Um, at the

2:20:45September 22nd planning commission, the

2:20:48commission approved a conditional use

2:20:50permit amendment um about occupancy at a

2:20:54second commercial unit on Clinton

2:20:56Clinton Drive at Vintage Park. They also

2:20:58approved a preliminary plat for the

2:21:00Chillcat Vistas phase 4. Um that was

2:21:03what the pre basis of a previous appeal

2:21:06that we accepted state and now um they

2:21:08have um the applicant has withdrawn. Um

2:21:12on the October 13th planning commission

2:21:16meeting they discussed the FY28

2:21:18legislative priority list. So we'll see

2:21:21their um um priority projects at some

2:21:24point. The Alaska Committee um met

2:21:27recently. Just to flag for everyone, um

2:21:30the Juno legislative reception will be

2:21:32the first day of session in 2027, which

2:21:35is Tuesday, January 19th. And then also

2:21:38um they are looking at dates for

2:21:39possible um governor inaugural events as

2:21:44well. Um tomorrow, excuse me, on

2:21:47Wednesday, the Title 49 advisory

2:21:50committee will meet at noon. Um, we are

2:21:54we have new a new contractor who is

2:21:56going to be supporting that process. Um,

2:21:59so kind of re not reforming but I guess

2:22:02refiring up that committee and um

2:22:04looking forward to making headway there.

2:22:07>> Thank you, Madam Mayor.

2:22:08>> Thank you. Uh, Mr. Kelly, did you forget

2:22:10something?

2:22:11>> I did and um I think both you and Mr.

2:22:14Steininger's comments uh helped remind

2:22:15me. Um, I am the new leazison to the

2:22:18public works uh uh advisory committee.

2:22:22Um, that next meeting is going to be on

2:22:25election day. I am also a precinct

2:22:27captain, so I could get away if I

2:22:30absolutely had to because I'll be making

2:22:31the schedule, but it would be much

2:22:33easier if I could ask uh another member

2:22:35of the assembly to sub in for me at that

2:22:37meeting.

2:22:39It'll be at 5:30 on uh November 3rd.

2:22:50Let's

2:22:54P.

2:22:54>> Oh, I'm sorry I misunderstood you. I

2:22:56thought you said public works, too. And

2:22:59so, okay. So, if anybody wants to cover

2:23:01for him, uh, please let Mr. Kelly know.

2:23:04Mr. Brooks looks like he's got it. So,

2:23:06thank you, Mr. Brooks. All right.

2:23:09Presiding officer reports. Mr. Brooks,

2:23:12you don't have anything to report

2:23:13because that one left and you have a new

2:23:14one. Mr. Kelly, do you have one

2:23:16outstanding?

2:23:17>> Uh, yes. Um, on September 22nd, ALP and

2:23:22CBJ jointly requested a 60-day stay to

2:23:25explore settlement. I granted the stay

2:23:27and the parties must report on the

2:23:29negotiations by November 20th.

2:23:32>> All right. Thank you for that. Um, and

2:23:34then we don't have any public

2:23:36participation on non-aggenda items

2:23:38signed up.

2:23:39So, we will go into our executive

2:23:42session. Mr. Smith.

2:23:45>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. I move that the

2:23:47I move the assembly into executive

2:23:49session to discuss pending CBJ

2:23:51litigation,

2:23:53specifically a candid discussion of the

2:23:55facts and litigation strategies with the

2:23:57municipal attorney.

2:24:02Any objection to moving into executive

2:24:04session? Uh seeing none, we'll move an

2:24:07executive SH session in two minutes

2:24:13and we will be returning when we're

2:24:15done.

2:58:11test. Test. There we go.

2:58:23>> Thank you, Mr. Smith.

2:58:25>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I move us back

2:58:27into regular session after we had

2:58:30discussed pending CBJ litigation

2:58:33discussion of facts and litigation

2:58:35strategies with the municipal attorney

2:58:37in executive session.

2:58:39>> Uh thank you Mr. Smith. Um and then the

2:58:42only other item we had is during our

2:58:44break. Uh Madame Clerk found the answer

2:58:46to our questions. If she could give us

2:58:48her answers to your questions on

2:58:49elections.

2:58:51>> I do. So we our Dropbox returns

2:58:54increased by 2% over last year. Uh USPS

2:58:58actually decreased by 3% over last year

2:59:01and our e ballots increased a little

2:59:03bit. Uh vote centers did decrease just a

2:59:06a smidge as well.

2:59:08>> All right. Thank you. Um, so with that,

2:59:11unless there's anything further before

2:59:13the assembly, we are adjourned.

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