Assembly Adopts Election Code Rewrite Ordinance 2025-14, March 3, 2025

Assembly Adopts Election Code Rewrite Ordinance 2025-14, March 3, 2025

On Monday, March 3, 2025, the Assembly adopted Ordinance 2025-14am An Ordinance Amending the City and Borough Title 29 Code Relating to Elections Processes and Procedures.

In 2024, the Clerk’s Office received four petitions from citizens trying to engage in direct democracy. About 15% of the signatures initially turned in were rejected. Of those, more than half were rejected due to the strict, and outdated, requirements laid out in 29.10.090 about what is an ‘adequate’ address. This section of code was written before Clerk staff had real-time access to the State Division of Elections Voter Database (VREMS) which allows staff to quickly verify if a person is a Juneau resident who is eligible to sign a petition.

This led Clerk staff to propose Ordinance 2025-14, with the help of the Law Department. This ordinance removed many technical or procedural actions throughout the entire election code and placed them into Rules of Procedure, which will allow election staff to better adapt to changing technologies. It also requires that the Rules of Procedure be available to the public online. This ordinance removed redundancies, rewrote complex language, and updated terminology definitions to make the code more readable by the public.

Additionally, this ordinance provides some minor changes in timing, primarily when ballots are to be mailed out.

The ordinance was introduced at the February 3, 2025 Assembly meeting, discussed in greater detail and amended during the February 24, 2025 Assembly Committee of the Whole meeting. Public hearing and Assembly adopted took place during the March 3, 2025 meeting and the ordinance effective date is April 2, 2025.

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For additional information, please contact the CBJ Municipal Clerk’s Office at (907) 586-5278 or [email protected].

March 14th, 2025|

February 3, 2025 Assembly Meeting: Notice of Public Hearing-Revised 1/16/2025

Notice of Public Hearing – February 3, 2025

The following items are scheduled for public hearing by the City and Borough of Juneau Alaska Assembly, on the date(s) designated below. The agenda and packet material for the meetings will be posted on the CBJ website at https://juneau-ak.municodemeetings.com/ by close of business the business day prior to the meetings. The public may participate in-person or via Zoom webinar. Testimony time will be limited by the Mayor based on the number of participants. Due to limited capacity in the Chambers, individuals not wishing to testify are encouraged to attend remotely via Zoom or watch on the CBJ YouTube Channel. Members of the public that want to provide oral testimony via remote participation must notify the Municipal Clerk prior to 4pm the day of the meeting by calling 907-586-5278 and indicating the topic(s) upon which they wish to testify. For in-person participation at the meeting, a sign-up sheet will be made available at the back of the Chambers and advance sign-up is not required. Members of the public are encouraged to send their comments in advance of the meeting to [email protected]

Monday, February 3, 2025
7p.m. Regular Assembly Meeting, Assembly Chambers/Zoom webinar https://juneau.zoom.us/j/91515424903  or 1-253-215-8782 Webinar ID: 915 1542 4903

Ordinance 2024-40 An Ordinance Creating a Local Improvement District No. 210 HESCO Barrier Project Phase 1 and Appropriating the Sum of up to $7,830,000. (As Amended at the 12/16/2024 Assembly Meeting)

Ordinance 2025-08 An Ordinance Authorizing the Manager to Execute an Agreement with Alaska Electric Light & Power Company and AJT Mining Properties, Inc. for the Purpose of an Access Easement for the Christopher Trail.

Ordinance 2024-01(b)(AA) An Ordinance Appropriating up to $100,000 to the Manager for a Loan to BroKo Holdings, LLC for 220 Front Street; Funding Provided by the Affordable Housing Fund.

Ordinance 2024-01(b)(AB) An Ordinance Appropriating $5,000,000 to the Manager for the Aurora Harbor Improvements Capital Improvement Project; Grant Funding Provided by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.

Ordinance 2024-01(b)(AC) An Ordinance Appropriating $7,520 to the Manager for a Grant to Juneau Economic Development Council; Funding Provided by General Funds.

Ordinance 2024-01(b)(I): An Ordinance Appropriating $8,900,000 to the Manager for the Bartlett Regional Hospital Emergency Department Addition Capital Improvement Project; Funding Provided by Hospital Funds.

ADA accommodations available upon request: Please contact the Clerk’s office 36 hours prior to any meeting so arrangements can be made for closed captioning or sign language interpreter services depending on the meeting format. The Clerk’s office telephone number is 586-5278, e-mail: [email protected].

January 9th, 2025|

Legislation up for Public Hearings at January 6 and February 3, 2025 Assembly Meetings

City Hall Sign

Notice of Public Hearings

The following items are scheduled for public hearing by the City and Borough of Juneau Alaska Assembly, on the date(s) designated below. The agenda and packet material for the meetings will be posted on the CBJ website at https://juneau-ak.municodemeetings.com/ by close of business the business day prior to the meetings. The public may participate in-person or via Zoom webinar. Testimony time will be limited by the Mayor based on the number of participants. Members of the public that want to provide oral testimony via remote participation must notify the Municipal Clerk prior to 4pm the day of the meeting by calling 907-586-5278 and indicating the topic(s) upon which they wish to testify. For in-person participation at the meeting, a sign-up sheet will be made available at the back of the Chambers and advance sign-up is not required. Members of the public are encouraged to send their comments in advance of the meeting to [email protected]

Monday, January 6, 2025
7p.m. Regular Assembly Meeting Assembly Chambers/Zoom webinar
https://juneau.zoom.us/j/91515424903  or 1-253-215-8782 Webinar ID: 915 1542 4903

Ordinance 2024-43 An Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Map of the City and Borough to Change the Zoning of Approximately 63 Acres of USS 4605 FR, and 2.27 Acres of USS 3172 LT 38, Located on North Douglas Highway, from RR to D3.

Ordinance 2024-44 An Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Map of the City and Borough to Change the Zoning of 28 Acres of USS 3820 LT3 B1 and USS2391 LT 1, Accessed via Glacier Highway in the Auke Bay Area.

Ordinance 2024-45 An Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Map of the City and Borough by Rezoning Approximately 33 Acres of Parcel No. 8B3401000100, USS 3807, Located at 15700 Auke Rec Bypass Road, North of 15700 Glacier Highway.

Ordinance 2024-46 An Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Map of the City and Borough to Change the Zoning of Pederson Hill II Lt 2A, Parcel 4B2201010102, Approximately 6 Acres, Located at the End of Karl Reishus Boulevard.

Ordinance 2024-47 An Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Map of the City and Borough by Rezoning 39 Acres of USS 4605 FR, Located on North Douglas Highway, from D3 to D18.

Ordinance 2024-48 An Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Map of the City and Borough by Rezoning Approximately 87 Acres, Parcel 6D0611000010, North of Grant Creek from D3 to D15.

Ordinance 2024-49 An Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Plan by Adopting the Blueprint Downtown Area Plan.

Ordinance 2024-01(b)(Y) An Ordinance Transferring $288,836 from CIP F22-027 Juneau Police Department Roof Replacement to CIP P41-091 Deferred Building Maintenance.

Ordinance 2024-01(b)(Z) An Ordinance Appropriating $1,000,000 to the United States Army Corps of Engineers Glacier Flood Study Capital Improvement Project; Funding Provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tongass National Forest. 

Monday, February 3, 2025
7p.m. Regular Assembly Meeting Assembly Chambers/Zoom webinar
https://juneau.zoom.us/j/91515424903 or 1-253-215-8782 Webinar ID: 915 1542 4903

Ordinance 2024-40 An Ordinance Creating a Local Improvement District No. 210 HESCO Barrier Project Phase 1 and Appropriating the Sum of up to $7,830,000. (As Amended at the 12/16/2024 Assembly Meeting)

ADA accommodations available upon request: Please contact the Clerk’s office 36 hours prior to any meeting so arrangements can be made for closed captioning or sign language interpreter services depending on the meeting format. The Clerk’s office telephone number is 586-5278, e-mail: [email protected].

December 17th, 2024|

Ordinances up for Public Hearing at 12/16 Regular Assembly Meeting

City Hall Sign

Notice of Public Hearing

The following items are scheduled for public hearing by the City and Borough of Juneau Alaska Assembly, on the date(s) designated below. The agenda and packet material for the meetings will be posted on the CBJ website at https://juneau-ak.municodemeetings.com/ by close of business the business day prior to the meetings. The public may participate in-person or via Zoom webinar. Testimony time will be limited by the Mayor based on the number of participants. Members of the public that want to provide oral testimony via remote participation must notify the Municipal Clerk prior to 4pm the day of the meeting by calling 907-586-5278 and indicating the topic(s) upon which they wish to testify. For in-person participation at the meeting, a sign-up sheet will be made available at the back of the Chambers and advance sign-up is not required. Members of the public are encouraged to send their comments in advance of the meeting to [email protected]

Monday, December 16, 2024
7p.m. Regular Assembly Meeting Assembly Chambers/Zoom webinar
https://juneau.zoom.us/j/91515424903 or 1-253-215-8782 Webinar ID: 915 1542 4903

Ordinance 2024-40 An Ordinance Creating a Local Improvement District No. 210 HESCO Barrier Project Phase 1 and Appropriating the Sum of up to $7,830,000.

Ordinance 2024-01(b)(T) An Ordinance Appropriating $2,500,000 to the Municipal Compost Facility Capital Improvement Project; Grant Funding  Provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Ordinance 2024-01(b)(U) An Ordinance Appropriating $125,000 to the Manager for the Parks and Playground Major Maintenance Capital Improvement  Project; Grant Funding Provided by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.

Ordinance 2024-01(b)(V) An Ordinance Appropriating $653,520 to the Manager for the Lemon Creek Multimodal Path Capital Improvement Project; Grant Funding Provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.

Ordinance 2024-01(b)(W) An Ordinance Appropriating up to $3,000,000 to the Manager for a Loan to Tower Legacy II, LLC for Creekside Apartments;  Funding Provided by the Affordable Housing Fund.

Ordinance 2024-01(b)(X) An Ordinance Appropriating up to $1,000,000 to the Manager for a Loan to BroKo Holdings, LLC for 220 Front Street; Funding Provided by the Affordable Housing Fund.

Ordinance 2024-36 An Ordinance Amending the Uniform Alaska Remote Sellers Sales Tax Code.

Ordinance 2024-37 An Ordinance Amending the Uniform Sales Tax Code Related to Definitions, a Temporary Sales Tax Registration, and Deposits by  Nonresidents.

Ordinance 2024-41 An Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Map of the City and Borough to Change the Zoning of Mendota Park Parcel 1B, Located on Davis Avenue, from D10 to D15.

Ordinance 2024-42 An Ordinance approving the City and Borough’s participation in proposed refinancings by the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank of the Bond  Bank’s various General Obligation Bonds that provided funds to purchase various revenue bonds of the City and Borough, under loan agreements between the City and Borough and the Bond Bank; and authorizing revised schedules of principal and interest payments on the City and Borough’s bonds, in accordance with the loan agreements, if the Bond Bank successfully refinances its bonds.

ADA accommodations available upon request: Please contact the Clerk’s office 36 hours prior to any meeting so arrangements can be made for closed captioning or sign language interpreter services depending on the meeting format. The Clerk’s office telephone number is 586-5278, TDD 586-5351, e-mail: [email protected].

November 26th, 2024|
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