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The City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU, ALASKA October 16, 2000 MEETING NO. 2000-20: The Regular meeting of the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly, held in the Assembly Chambers of the Municipal Building, was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Dennis Egan. I. FLAG SALUTE was led by Mayor Egan. II. ROLL CALL Assembly Present: Etheridge, MacKinnon, Perkins, Egan, Pillifant, Powell, and Koelsch Assembly Absent: Muñoz A quorum was present. Staff Present: Laurie Sica, Municipal Clerk; Dave Palmer, City Manager; John Corso, City Attorney; Al Heese, Airport Manager; John Stone, Engineering Director; Ernie Mueller, Public Works Director; Craig Duncan, Finance Director; Kim Kieffer, Parks and Rec. Director; Mike Doyle, Fire Chief; Cheryl Easterwood, CDD Director; Joan Wilkerson, Personnel Director III. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Dwight Perkins said it had been an honor and privilege to serve the community in this capacity. He thanked all the city employees, not only the Administration and the Directors, but those behind the scenes doing the day to day chores. He then congratulated the new members and thanked the Mayor for his dedication and great leadership. B. Mayor Dennis Egan said that after 15 years, being on the Planning Commission and then the Assembly, it was time to take a break. He touched on some of the highlights including adopting one of the first true wetland management plans in the Nation and adopting frequent updates of the comprehensive plan while dealing with frequent environmental issues. More streets have been paved in the city since 1984 than every before to reduce dust particulates in the area. Water and sewer service has been expanded, as well as fire and police service, even though the state funding has been cut annually since 1986. Over 4.5 mill of the 10.7 mill property tax is the direct result of cuts in municipal assistance and revenue sharing by the legislature. Working with different groups, the affordable housing market has been increased, as well as an increase in housing vacancies for all residents. Access to Juneau has been improved through Gavel to Gavel coverage and video teleconferencing. Thanks to the dedicated librarians, Juneau is one of the first cities on the West Coast of the United States to understand the value of the Internet, creating one of the first and best municipal home pages on the world wide web. Working hand in hand with the congressional delegation, Alaska Airlines, the FAA, and the National Center for Atmospheric Research they have implemented state of the art technology and safety standards at the airport. He was proud that all assemblies he was involved with have understood the value of education and consistently funded above the cap. Juneau was one of the first communities in the nation to wire our schools to new technologies through taxpayer funded bonds and now have the distinction of being the most wired community to the Internet in the U.S. In an effort to increase our presence in the region, with the help of the mayor of Ketchikan, they formed the Southeast Conference of Mayors with the ultimate goal of unifying the Southeast Region to hear and Assembly Meeting No. 2000-20 1 October 16, 2000 respond to concerns of the communities; he served as chair since its inception. They have held quarterly meetings since 1996 and he felt the results have been overwhelming. The Southeast Transportation Plan was unanimously approved after over 50 meetings. The Alaska Committee produced a video putting forth the human side of Juneau and with the help of the Rotary and Chamber of Commerce, the message is getting out. In 1990 construction began for a $7M port, funded entirely through tonnage fees. A tourism plan was implemented to keep the visitor industry thriving without crowding out local residents. With the leadership of the Assembly, he has traveled to the Nation’s Capital to testify on our community’s behalf to save forest service jobs for Juneau, testify on the Southeast Intertie and other important issues, and on behalf of the new NOAA facility. As of tonight, $15M in additional funding remains in the budget and will enable Juneau to construct a world class facility. Locally, he has testified on many issues and has had a very good working relationship with the current and two former governors, and with members of the legislature. As a board member of the AML, and vice president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors, he could not say enough about the work performed by the dedicated staff. He felt his legacy should be the state of the art, taxpayer funded Public Safety Facility. He thanked all the staff, other committee members, the lobbyists, and the dedicated employees of the CBJ. Mr. Palmer presented Mayor Egan with a photo commemorating his sense of humor and thanked him for his service. C. Swearing-In of newly elected Mayor and Assembly Members by Mr. Corso: Sally Smith Dale Anderson Marc Wheeler Ken Koelsch Ms. Smith took over as Mayor and said she looked forward to working with everyone knowing that they truly represent the different opinions in the community. Their charge would be to all get along and build a better place as a unified force by respecting the diversity of viewpoints, the diversity of opinions, and the knowledge that it is that mix that makes a great state, a great community and the best of Juneau. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. 10/02/00 - Regular Meeting No. 2000-19 MOTION - by Koelsch, to approve the minutes of Regular Meeting No. 2000-19, held October 2, 2000, and he asked unanimous consent. There being no objection, it was so ordered. V. MANAGER’S REQUEST FOR AGENDA CHANGES - None VI. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS Ken Collison, 14331 Glacier Highway, testified representing the Juneau Douglas Ice Association in support of an ice rink. They are a non-profit association, formed a year ago, working to come up with a piece of land in the Valley for a skating rink. He has observed a number of rinks and concludes it is a superior system to have a rink owned by a non-profit association. The advantages include the ability to take donations. Most city-owned rinks require 5-8 full time employees to operate, and are open seven days a week, 20 hours per day. A city owned rink charges $225-280 per hour to rent the ice. That would raise the price to the point where everyone who wants to use it could not. With regards to hockey, there would not be enough time to practice because they would not be able to afford the rental. He coached hockey in Wisconsin Assembly Meeting No. 2000-20 2 October 16, 2000 using a non-profit owned rink and one week out of every six or seven weeks, each team had to run the rink. On the weekends, the parents ran the concession stand, and the kids had to clean toilets and scrub floors. The advantage also was that it cost $125 for any kid to play so any kid who wanted to, could. With regard to location, the question is who is the rink being built for. It would be built for the kids and should be located in an area where there is good public transportation and where a lot of the kids can walk. With regard to capital budget, a non-profit organization can build a rink a lot cheaper than a city can. Mr. Powell asked how to get in touch with the association and Mr. Collison gave his phone number. He noted that they had a budget of $2.3M to build a proper rink, good enough to host the Arctic Winter Games. Mr. Powell said they received more money for the Treadwell Arena and he encouraged Mr. Collison to work with that group. Mr. Collison added that his group was made up of folks active in the hockey and skating programs and they flood the ice in the Valley and form the teams that travel to the Yukon. Dennis Harris, 352 Distin Avenue, congratulated the new Mayor and assembly members. He referred to the resolution dealing with disposal and he encouraged urging Capital Disposal, that as they begin to replace trucks, to get new trucks that allow curbside recycling. In Seattle, if the garbage is separated, the residents pay a much-reduced rate. Those who do not separate, pay a very high rate. Seattle now is recycling about 80% of its garbage. With regards to transportation, he hoped the new members would think outside the box and think of other transportation methods, supporting the work of the Transportation Steering Committee and encouraging it to look at non-conventional solutions to our transportation problems. Jim Wilson, 2355 Casey Ann, testified in regards to the noise initiative on the ballot, which did not pass. He referred to the information given to Mayor Egan and the assembly members and he asked that this new assembly look at that information. Some of the issues will require zoning changes and could require ordinance changes. As a 30+ year resident, and a helicopter operator, he was ready and willing to work together to find solutions, while continuing to have a strong visitor industry. VII. CONSENT AGENDA Public and Assembly Requests for Consent Agenda Changes, Other Than Ordinances for Introduction. A. Assembly Action Ms. Pillifant asked that item 2A, Resolution 2056 be removed. Mr. Koelsch asked that item 5A, Beverage Dispensary license be removed. MOTION – by Powell, to adopt the Consent Agenda, with the exception of items 2A and 5A, and he asked unanimous consent.
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