2026-11-16 - Regular Assembly Meeting

Summary

Tentative agenda (Meeting 2026-19). Emergency flag: Resolution 4066 on the consent agenda would extend the prior declarations and declare an ongoing local emergency for the annual glacial lake outburst flood, extend the declaration 180 days from adoption and request continued state assistance (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Response).
Consent ordinances for introduction: 10% vehicle rental tax near the cruise docks (Cruise Dock Vehicle Rental Tax), $750,000 for the North Douglas Launch Ramp design (North Douglas Launch Ramp Design), $299,672 for the Off-Road Vehicle Park (Area 35 Off-Road Vehicle Park Funding), $1,000,000 for the Glacier Hwy Ross Way to Salmon Creek project (Glacier Highway Water Main Loan), reinstating the agent-commission sales tax exemption (Agent Commission Sales Tax Exemptions), and $2,499,400 for Eaglecrest's operating deficit (Eaglecrest Operating Deficit).
Public hearing: e-moto prohibitions (Electric Bicycle Regulation), Seawalk revenue bonds up to $24,735,000 (Seawalk Port Revenue Bonds), three FAA airport appropriations (Airport Capital Reserve Appropriations) and $9,756,039 for FY2026 operating costs including $7,427,659 for the Hospital (Bartlett Regional Hospital Operating Funds).
Consent also includes a $365,000 award to PND Engineers, transfer requests of $1,151,719, $2,500,000 and $216,109, and a passenger-for-hire fee rising from $2.05 to $7.53 over four years (Passenger-for-Hire Fee Increase).

Built from the posted agenda only; the meeting has not happened yet.

Consent, ordinances for introduction

Consent, resolutions

4066: extending prior declarations and declaring an ongoing local emergency in response to the annual Glacial Lake Outburst Flood.
4068: round cash transactions to the nearest five cents.
4043: board engagement.
4071: transportation plan; grant requests of $90,000 to $92,539 and $124,000.
4072: Tlingit and Haida housing partnership.

Consent, other

Contract award RFP DH27-020: $365,000 to PND Engineers for North Douglas Launch Ramp design.
Transfer Requests 2704 ($1,151,719), 2705 ($2,500,000) and 2706 ($216,109).
Docks and Harbors regulation: passenger-for-hire fee rising from $2.05 to $7.53 over four years.

Public hearing

2026-45: e-moto prohibitions (Titles 67 and 72).
2026-44: Seawalk revenue bonds, up to $24,735,000.
2026-01(b)(K) ($250,420), (L) ($4,861,205) and (M) ($302,489): FAA Airport Improvement Program appropriations.
2025-01(b)(AS): $9,756,039 for FY2026 operating costs, including $7,427,659 for the Hospital.

Also: approval of the October 26 minutes (draft).

Juneau declares its earliest disaster declaration ahead of the expected 2026 glacial lake outburst flood (Juneau Independent, Jun 18, 2026): the Assembly unanimously approved the local emergency declaration, running through Dec 15, 2026.
2026 Juneau GLOF Unified Command Responds to Imminent Glacial Outburst (City and Borough of Juneau, Aug 11, 2026): Suicide Basin was full and flood barriers, evacuation alerts and shelters were set up.
Juneau's Suicide Basin has released, marking the start of glacial outburst flooding (Anchorage Daily News, Aug 11, 2026): about 1,900 Mendenhall Valley residences were advised to evacuate.