Economic Stabilization Task Force
The Economic Stabilization Task ForceĀ was established on April 6, 2020, by Mayor Beth Weldon. The goal of this Task Force is to answer the questions outlined in this charging document.Ā The committee had its introductory meeting on April 9, 2020.Ā The Task Force is scheduled to report to its findings to the Assembly weekly and its term of service was set to expire six months from inception, which was October 2020. On September 21, 2020, the Assembly voted to extend the commission of the Task Force until the end of December 2020.
The Economic Stabilization Task Force has concluded its work for calendar year 2020. The Task Force will present a report summarizing its achievements to the full Assembly in January, 2021.Ā The final report will be available on this site once completed.
Past Meeting Agendas and Minutes
To see the full CBJ Meeting calendar, including these task force meetings, please click here. Ā Please check the CBJ calendar or call the Clerk’s Office at (907) 586-5278 for the most up-to-date information.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Economic Stabilization Task Force
Zoom Webinar - See Agenda for Link
03:00 PM
Presentations
Thursday, December 03, 2020
Economic Stabilization Task Force
Zoom Webinar - See Agenda for Link
03:00 PM
Documents
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Emergency Resolution 2926
- ArtWorks Press Release
An emergency appropriation of up to $85,738 as a grant to Perseverance Theatre to offset economic hardship experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thirty-five projects employing at least 131 artists and creative workers in Juneau are under way thanks to funding through the Juneau CARES funds.
Presentations
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Economic Stabilization Task Force
Zoom Webinar - See Agenda for Link
03:00 PM
Documents
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Draft Ordinance 2020-09(U)(b)
An appropriation of up to $2.3 million for a COVID-19 Extreme Hardship Business Grant Program.
Presentations
Monday, November 09, 2020
Economic Stabilization Task Force
Zoom Webinar - See Agenda for Link
03:30 PM
Documents
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Impacts of COVID-19 on Children's Mental and Behavioral Health Update
- CARES Act Funding Pie Chart Update
- Draft Assembly Finance Committee Agenda for November 10, 2020
- Draft Ordinance 2020-09(U)
- Draft Ordinance 2020-09(W)
- Draft Ordinance 2020-09(Y)
- Public Comment Summary
An appropriation of up to $2.3 million for a COVID-19 Extreme Hardship Business Grant Program.
An appropriation of $300 thousand as a grant to Family Promise to purchase a building to support vulnerable families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An appropriation up to $2 million for a COVID-19 Emergency Individual Assistant Program.
Presentations
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Economic Stabilization Task Force
Zoom Webinar - See Agenda for Link
03:00 PM
Documents
- Agenda
- Minutes
- CARES Act Funds Pie Chart
- Draft Ordinance 2020-09(U)
- Formula Recommendation for the Extreme Hardship Business Grant
- Nonprofit Overview
- Juneau Community Foundation Overview of Nonprofit Funding Requests
- Family Promise Day Shelter Facility Request
- St. Vincent de Paul Retention of Housing Units Request
Overview of expenditure of funds from CBJ Finance Director.
An ordinance appropriating up to $2.3 million for a COVID-19 Extreme Hardship Business Grant program.
A note from Co-Chair Thomas on the status of nonprofit funding requests
Presentations
- Shepherd of the Valley Church Safe Space for Schooling Request
- The Glory Hall Health Insurance Request
- Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority Homeless Youth Shelter Request
- Letter of Support: Juneau Coalition on Housing & Homelessness
- Memo from CBJ Finance Director re CARES Eligibility for Family Promise Day Shelter
- Informational Item: MEP's Manufacturing E-Commerce Marketing Program
Thursday, October 08, 2020
Economic Stabilization Task Force
Zoom Webinar - See Agenda for Link
03:00 PM
Documents
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Juneau Lifeline: Funding for Businesses Substantially Harmed by Shutdown
- Homeless Youth Shelter: Funding Request by Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority
- Family Promise: Funding Request to Serve Homeless Families
- 2020 Southeast Conference Data: Juneau Businesses COVID-19 Impacts
- Business Stabililzation Grant Report
- CARES Act Funding Chart & Table
- Youth Activities Funding Request
Monday, September 28, 2020
Economic Stabilization Task Force
Zoom Webinar - See Agenda for Link
12:00 PM
Documents
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Income Limits as Related to Ordinances Under Consideration
- Draft Emergency Appropriation Resoluation 2912 v3 Housing Assistance Grant
- Draft Resolution 2910 v4 COVID-19 Testing Platform Grant
- Draft Ordinance 2019-09(O) v4 Post-Secondary Education Grant
- Hospitality Industry Assistance Grant Request from CHARR
- Nonprofit Grant Report and Business Grants that Crossover
- Nonprofit Grant Report with Enhanced Grant Amounts
Presentations
- Assembly Public Hearing: Draft Ordinance 2020-09(L)
- Assembly Public Hearing: Draft Emergency Appropriation Resolution 2907
- Assembly Public Hearing: Emergency Appropriation Resolution 2910(b)
- Assembly Public Hearing: Draft Emergency Appropriating Resolution 2912(b)
An Ordinance Appropriating $383,775 to the Manager as a Grant to Travel Juneau for the Juneau Cares Campaign; Funding Provided by CARES Act Special Revenue Fund.
Public Hearing at the October 1, 2020 Special Assembly Meeting. Passed.
An Emergency Appropriation Resolution Appropriating $2 Million to the Manager as Additional Funding for Phase 2 and 3 of a COVID-19 Business Sustainability Grant Program; Funding Provided by the CARES Act Special Revenue Fund. Public Hearing at the October 1, 2020 Special Assembly Meeting. Passed
An Emergency Appropriation Resolution Appropriating up to $175 Thousand to the Manager for a Grant to the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce to Lease and Implement a COVID-19 Detection Platform; Funding Provided by the CARES Act Special Revenue Fund. Public Hearing at the October 1, 2020 Special Assembly Meeting. Passed
An Emergency Appropriation Resolution Appropriating up to $3 Million to the Manager for a COVID-19 Housing Assistance Grant Program; Funding Provided by the CARES Act Special Revenue Fund. Passed w Amendments
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Economic Stabilization Task Force
Zoom Webinar - See Agenda for Link
03:00 PM
Documents
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Message from the Chairs
- CARES Act Funding Pie Chart & Table
- Emergency Resolution 2907: Additional Funding for Business Grants
- COVID-19 Testing Pilot Grant
- Hospitality Industry Assistance Grant Request from CHARR
- United Human Services Multi-Tenant Nonprofit Center Funding Request
- Post-Secondary Education Grant
Exploration of Opportunities for Remaining CARES Funding
An Emergency Appropriation Resolution Appropriating $2 Million as Additional Funding for Phases 2 and 3 of a COVID-19 Business Sustainability Grant Program
Includes Letters of Support from:
- Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
- Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
- Juneau Community Foundation
- Office of Cathy Munoz
Presentations
- Mortgage and Rental Assistance Grant
- Heating Fuel and Electricity Assistance
- Assembly Public Hearing: Emergency Appropriation Resolution 2907
- Assembly Public Hearing: Draft Ordinance 2020-43
- Assembly Introduction: Draft Ordinance 2020-09(L)
- Assembly Introduction: Draft Ordinance 2020-09(L)
- Assembly Public Hearing: Emergency Appropriation Resolution 2906
An appropriation of $2 million as additional funding for Phases 2 and 3 of the CBJ Business Sustainability Grant Program. Public hearing at the September 21, 2020 Regular Assembly meeting. Sent to Assembly Finance Committee on September 30, 2020
An appropriation of $300 thousand for a COVID-19 Juneau ArtWorks Grant Program. Public hearing at the September 21, 2020 Regular Assembly meeting. Passed
An appropriation for $383,775 as a Grant to Travel Juneau for the Juneau Cares Campaign. Assembly introduction at the September 21, 2020 Regular Assembly meeting. Sent to Public Hearing at Special Assembly meeting on September 30, 2020.
An appropriation of $600 thousand for the Juneau School District for K-5 RALLY Programming. Public hearing at the September 21, 2020 Regular Assembly meeting. Passed
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Economic Stabilization Task Force
Zoom Webinar - See Agenda for Link
03:00 PM
Documents
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Ketchikan Borough COVID-19 Rental and Mortgage Assistance Program
- Travel Juneau Request to ESTF
- Juneau Cares Campaign Proposal
- Juneau Cares Campaign Budget
- Letter of Support from Midgi Moore for Juneau Cares Campaign
- COVID-19 Childcare Coordinator Job Advertisement
- Assembly COW Presentation: Caring for K-5 Students During COVID-19
Presentations
- No Presentations
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Economic Stabilization Task Force
Zoom Webinar - See Agenda for Link
03:00 PM
Documents
Presentations
- Assembly Introduction: Draft Ordinance 2020-43
- Assembly Public Hearing: Emergency Ordinance 2020-44
An appropriation up to $500 thousand for a COVID-19 Juneau ArtWorks Grant Program. Assembly introduction at the August 24 , 2020 Regular Assembly Meeting.
The Assembly adopted Ordinance 2020-36 on August 3, 2020, which created the COVID-19 Nonprofit Sustainability Grant Program. After August 3, the grant administrator identified an eligibility condition in Ordinance 2020-36 that would significantly limit the nonprofits that could benefit from this program if the nonprofit received federal or state CARES Act money. This emergency ordinance expands the eligibility condition, which is similar to what the Assembly did in the Business Sustainability Grant Program Phase 2, Section (f) of Ordinance 2019-06(AG)(d). Public hearing and adoption at the August 24, 2020 Regular Assembly Meeting.
Economic Stabilization Task Force Members
Max Mertz, Co-Chair
Linda Thomas, Co-Chair
Susan Bell
Theresa Belton
Bruce Botelho
Eric Forst
Ken Koelsch
Lauren MacVay
Laura Martinson
Terra Peters
If you wish to send comments to the task force, please email [email protected].
CBJ Staff to the Task Force
Brenwynne Grigg, Community Development Administrative Officer
Jensina Sundberg, CBJ Finance Administrative Assistant
Public Comments sent to the [email protected] email address or mailed to the City Clerk’s office at 155 S. Seward Street, Juneau, AK 99801, Attn: Economic Stabilization Task Force will be posted below in chronological order:
2020-10-19 Letter from Juneau Coalition on Housing and Homelessness
2020-10-08 Email from Dorain Gross, Gross Alaska Inc.
2020-10-07 Letter from Jacqueline Pata, Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority
2020-10-07 Email from Joy Cherkas, The Red Lady
2020-10-07 Email from Chris Meier, Alaska Travel Adventures
2020-10-07 Email from Suparna, Juneau Sportfishing
2020-10-07 Email from Jill Ramiel, Silverbow Inn
2020-10-07 Letter from Jan Nardone, Changing Tides
2020-10-07 Chris Conder, Rum Runner Charters
2020-10-07 Email from Toni Murphy, Alaska Juneau Mining Company
2020-10-06 Email from Shayla Weeks Kaiser, Squirez Bar
2020-10-06 Email from Jared Cure, The Narrows Bar & The Viking Lounge
2020-10-06 Email from Reuben Willis, Segway Alaska
2020-10-06 Email from Ann House, Boheme
2020-10-06 Email from Hilary Hoepfner, Allen Marine, Inc.
2020-10-06 Email from Deb Bergmann, The Alaskan Fudge Company
2020-10-06 Email from Chad Requa, Southeast Fitness, LLC
2020-10-06 Email from Brent Bitterman, Alaska Luxury Tours
2020-10-06 Email from Becky & Sean Janes, Above and Beyond Alaska, LLC
2020-10-05 Letter from Leeann Thomas, Triangle Club Bar
2020-10-05 Email from Julia Carver, Pilates Bodies
2020-10-05 Email from Captain Kevin Burchfield, Lost in Alaska Adventures, LLC
2020-10-05 Email from Evelyn Bass
2020-10-05 Email from Corinne Bullick, Functional Health and Fitness
2020-10-04 Email from Mark Erickson, Lucky Lady Pub
2020-09-24 Email from Ben Murray
2020-09-19 Email from Ann House, Boheme
2020-09-19 Email from Maryann Pearson, Pearson’s Pond Luxury Suites
2020-09-17 Email from Serene Hutchinson Juneau Tours and Whale Watch
2020-09-09 Email from Midgi Moore, Juneau Food Tours
2020-08-05 Email from Ibn Bailey
2020-07-15 Letter from Joan O’Keefe, United Human Services
2020-07-15 Letter from Mariya Lovishchuk, The Glory Hall
2020-07-09 Letter from Juneau Commission on Sustainability
2020-06-29 Letter from Rob Cadmus, Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition
2020-06-26 Email from Nancy DeCherney
2020-06-26 Email from Anjuli Grantham
2020-06-17 Letter from Wayne Stevens, United Way, Southeast Alaska
2020-06-16 Letter from Anjuli Grantham
2020-06-10 Letter of Support for Airlift Northwest from CCTHITA
2020-06-10 Letter of Support for Airlift Northwest from JEMA
2020-06-10 Letter of Support for Airlift Northwest from SEARHC
2020-06-09 Email from Terry Hoskinson
2020-06-06 Letter from Airlift Northwest
2020-06-04 Email from Sydney Mitchell, Shoefly
2020-06-03 Email from Gary Miller
2020-06-02 Letter from Midgi Moore, Downtown Business Association
2020-05-29 Email from Ben Murray
2020-05-29 Email from Terry Hoskinson
2020-05-27 Email from Bill Leighty, Alaska Applied Sciences
2020-05-27 Email from Shawn Eisele, Discovery Southeast
2020-05-23 Email from Mike Ward, Taku Glacier Lodge
2020-05-22 Email from Kathleen Nyssen
2020-05-21 Email from David McCasland, Deckhand Daves
2020-05-20 Letter from Malena Hausinger, Alaska Fur Gallery
2020-05-20 Email from Ben Murray
2020-05-20 Email from Bill Leighty, Alaska Applied Sciences
2020-05-19 Email from Dr Emily Kane
2020-05-19 Email from Serene Hutchinson, Juneau Tours and Whalewatch
2020-05-19 Email from Ben Murray
2020-05-17 Email from Bill Leighty, Alaska Applied Sciences
2020-05-15 Email from Dean Clark
2020-05-14 Email from Tracy LaBarge, Tracys Crab Shack
2020-05-14 Food Program Proposal from Amy Skillbread and Larry Cotter
2020-05-14 Email from Samantha Wilson
2020-05-12 Email from Alisha Decker, Glacier Guides Inc.
2020-05-11 Letter from Bob Bartholomew
2020-05-08 Phone Call from Patricia Hickok
2020-05-07 Tracy LaBarge, Tracy’s Crab Shack
2020-05-07 Email from Andrea Whisenant
2020-05-06 Email from Kirby Day
2020-05-06 Email from David Summers
2020-05-06 Email from Bill Leighty, Alaska Applied Sciences
2020-05-04 Email from Wayne Coogan
2020-05-04 Email from Venietia Santana, V’s Cellar Door
2020-05-03 Email from Lisa Daugherty
2020-05-01 Phone Call from Kevin McCann
2020-04-30 Email and Presentations from Bill Leighty, Alaska Applied Sciences
2020-04-29 Email from Dave Hanna, Alaska Concrete Casting
2020-04-24 Email from John Dunker
2020-04-24 Email from Colleen Goldrich, Annie Kaills
2020-04-24 Email from Sydney Mitchell, Shoefly
2020-04-24 Email from David Summers, Juneau Waterfront Retail Shops
2020-04-24 Email from Rod Swope
2020-04-24 Letter from Dennis McDonnell, Alaska Coach Tours
2020-04-23 Letter from Sierra Gadaire, Gastineau Guiding
2020-04-20 Email from Wayne Coogan
2020-04-20 Email from Tanja Cadigan
2020-04-18 Email from William Huemann
2020-04-16 Email from Ibn Bailey
2020-04-14 Email from Phillip Moser
2020-04-14 Email from Zia Boccaccio, Alpaca International
2020-04-14 Letter and Email from Katherine Carlson, First Family Promise
2020-04-13 Letter from Renewable Juneau
2020-04-13 Email from Alan Corbett
2020-04-13 AML Update CARES Act Funding by Department
2020-04-12 Email from Captain Kevin Burchfield, Lost in Alaska Adventures
2020-04-12 Email from Bruce Griggs
2020-04-11 Email from Cindy Audet
2020-04-10 Email from Charles Collins, Driftwood HotelĀ
2020-04-10 Email from Hal Daughtery
2020-04-09 Letter from Joe Kahklen, First Things First Alaska Foundation
2020-04-09 Email from Ben Murray
2020-04-09 Email from Marjorie Menzi
2020-04-09 Email from Jenifer Shapland
2020-04-09 Email from Dave Hanna, Alaska Concrete CastingsĀ
2020-04-08 Email from Wayne Stevens, United Way Southeast Alaska