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Commercial Recreation Neighborhood Meetings Rescheduled for June 5 & 6

The CBJ Parks & Recreation neighborhood meetings on commercial recreation activity have been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 5 for the Twin Lakes/Lemon Creek area and Thursday, June 6 for the Valley/Auke Bay area.

CBJ Parks & Recreation has partnered with Corvus Design to host neighborhood meetings throughout Juneau about commercial use iton CBJ park lands and trails. These meetings are an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback as CBJ works to define a thoughtful and strategic approach to commercial use in the community’s shared trails and outdoor spaces. 

Parks & Rec is currently working to create an updated CBJ Commercial Recreation Strategy that is driven by public input and supports CBJ policies and ordinances. This plan will evaluate City-managed park lands and trails for commercial use to recommend locations and restrictions, carrying capacities, intensity of use, and adaptive management guidelines.

Neighborhoods meetings are just the beginning of an extensive public process that seeks to engage the community at each stage. The input gathered at these meetings will be used to craft initial recommendations, which the community will be able to review at multiple opportunities for comment and feedback later this summer. 

Visit the project page for more information including process, timeline, and which trails will be discussed at each neighborhood meeting.

  • Twin Lakes/Lemon Creek: Wednesday, June 5, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing Authority (5446 Jenkins Drive)
  • Valley/Auke Bay: Thursday, June 6, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Dimond Park Field House

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For more information, contact Parks & Recreation at (907) 586-5226 or parks.rec@juneau.gov.

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Juneau Neighborhood Associations (NA) Cruise Ship Impacts to Neighborhoods

Public meeting at Centennial Hall Feb. 27th at 5pm on the impacts of cruise ships to Juneau communities.

If you’re a member of a Juneau Neighborhood Association (see Auke Bay Neighborhood Boundary map at https://www.aukebay.org) please consider attending.

With the failure of the Auke Bay Area Plan the neighborhood association has not met for several years. I have often considered taking down this website, but have found this blog in particular to be helpful in getting information out to others in Auke Bay. Thoughts? Please comment below if you find this helpful.

For more information view this shared google document with the meetings agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QBNDYlmfC0NMm6VYKPBYGSS5tLg9W9oYGgYvujAEKF8/edit?usp=sharing

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Auke Bay Roundabout Weeding Party

The University of Alaska Southeast Alumni Association is sponsoring a work party to weed the Auke Bay roundabout, will you join us?

The group will meet from 10am to 2pm this Saturday, July 16th. UAS will provide tools, safety vests, traffic barriers, and drinks.

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Planning Commission Public Comment Tonight

Tonight is public comment on an application that has been submitted for consideration for a land exchange between CBJ land at 11860 Glacier Highway and Private Property at 11930 Glacier Highway. This will create a new right-of-way to access CBJ Land. For context view the last post, Invitation to Comment.

If you have not written a letter to submit to the Planning Commission, please take this opportunity to speak to the Commission tonight during public comment.

This virtual meeting at 7:00pm will be by video and telephonic participation only. To join the Webinar, visit: https://juneau.zoom.us/j/87375675296. The Webinar ID is: 873 7567 5296. To join by telephone, call +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 436 2866 and enter the Webinar ID.

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Planning Commission Public Meeting on Implementation of Auke Bay Area Plan-Rescheduled.

Join the rescheduled Planning Commission committee of the whole meeting on December 15, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. – Meeting will be held via. Zoom webinar.

The Planning Commission is hosting a public meeting to discuss the implementation of the Auke Bay Area Plan, including new zoning and land uses. Public testimony will be taken at the meeting. Written comments submitted to pc_comments@juneau.org by noon, December 14, will be sent to Commissioners to review in preparation for the meeting.

This virtual meeting will be held by video and telephonic participation only. To join the webinar, visit https://juneau.zoom.us/j/95214964747. The Webinar ID is: 952 1496 4747. To join by telephone, call: +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 436 2866 and enter the Webinar ID.

To read the Auke Bay Area Plan, adopted by the CJB Assembly on 3/16/15, or the proposed zoning district and overlay district regulations, visit: https://beta.juneau.org/comminity-development/auke-bay-area

For questions or comments, contact Allison Eddins, CDD Planner, at (907) 586-0758 or allison.eddins@juneau.org

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Planning Commission Meeting on Auke Bay Area Plan Postponed

Community Development is having technical difficulties with Zoom. Our MIS is working to resolve the issue but will not be able to fix the problem in time. The meeting tonight will be rescheduled as soon as possible. New public notice postcards will be mailed out with the new meeting date as well as posted to this blog. We apologize for the inconvenience. I know how much time some of you have put into preparing your comments for tonight. I will be in touch soon with more information.

Sincerely,
Allison


Allison Eddins | Planner II
Community Development Department │ City & Borough of Juneau, AK
Location: 230 S. Franklin Street, 4th Floor Marine View Building 
Office: 907.586.0758

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March 24th Public Hearing Canceled

 The CBJ Assembly passed Resolution 2883, cancelling non-essential public meetings and limiting agenda items for essential meetings. The public hearing on the proposed Auke Bay rezone that was scheduled for March 24th  is considered non-essential and is being postponed until further notice. The Resolution states:

“The committees, boards, and commissions of the City and Borough of Juneau shall only hold meetings for essential agenda items. Nonessential agenda items must be delayed. Essential items can include time sensitive permit decisions, legislation, appropriation matters, continuity of operation matters, and public health matters. The chair of a committee, board, or commission has discretion to determine if a potential agenda item is essential or nonessential. Non-essential public meetings must be canceled. Public meetings with essential items in which public comment is required should allow for public comment by telephone. Meeting agendas should be evaluated one month at a time.”

Thank you to those who are already submitted written comments. If haven’t submitted comments yet but would like to do so, please email them to me. We are still taking comments. When meetings resume the comments will be complied and forwarded on to the Planning Commission for consideration. We value your individual contributions that have been made throughout this process and we wish you all the best as we work together to keep all Juneau residents safe. CBJ staff will advise you when our public processes can to return to “business as usual”. In the meantime, please stay home and stay safe. Up-to-date information on CBJ’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic can be found HERE. If you have any questions please feel free to call or email me.

Allison Eddins | Planner II
Community Development Department │ City & Borough of Juneau, AK
Location:230 S. Franklin Street, 4th Floor Marine View Building
Office: 907.586.0758

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Meetings on Proposed Auke Bay Rezone

The Planning Commission will hold two public meetings to discuss the proposed regulations for two new zoning districts, and the proposed Auke Bay rezone overlay district. Both meetings will at 5:00 p.m. in CBJ Assembly Chambers.

  • Tuesday, March 10: Commission’s work session and presentation; public testimony will not be taken at this meeting.
  • Tuesday, March 24: Public testimony on proposed zoning districts and proposed Auke Bay rezone and overlay district.

For questions or comments, contact Allison Eddins, CDD Planner at (907) 586-0758 or allison.eddins@juneau.org

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Invitation to Comment

Map of 11305 Glacier Hwy, UAS proposed campus building
Location of proposed UAS building at 11305 Glacier Highway.

An application has been submitted for consideration and public hearing by the Planning Commission for a Conditional uUse Permit for a new campus building at UAS located at 11305 Glacier Highway in a Waterfront Commercial Zone.

This invitation was mailed to residents that are within 500 feet of the subject parcels. This Invitation was received yesterday (2/22/20) by the Auke Bay Neighborhood Association, as a result many of the timeline dates have passed.

  • Now through February 3, 2020
    Comments received during this period will be sent to the Planner, Laurel Christian, to be included in the staff report.
  • February 4 through 12 Noon, February 21
    Comments received during this period will be sent to the Planning Commissioners to read over the weekend in preparation for the hearing.
  • 7:00pm, Feb. 25, 2020: You may testify and bring up to 2 pages of written material (15 copies) in City Hall’s Assembly Chambers, 155 S. Seward St., Juneau
  • Feb. 26, 2020: The results of the hearing will be posted online.

Case No. : USE2020 0001
Parcel No.: 4B2301050040
CBJ Parcel Viewer: http://epv.juneau.orgI
Invitation to Comment Flyer (PDF)

Phone: (907) 586-0715, Email: pc_comments@juneau.org
Mail: Community Development, 155 S. Seward St., Juneau AK 99801.

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Visitor Industry Task Force taking public comment this Saturday, Feb. 1

Below is an information release received today (Jan. 29) for the rescheduled public comment opportunity that was cancelled due to weather on Jan. 16, 2020.

The Visitor Industry Task Force, an advisory committee to the Juneau Assembly, will be taking public testimony this Saturday, February 1, at 10 a.m. in City Hall Assembly Chambers. Individuals will be given 3 minutes to speak and are encouraged to submit written comments ahead of time to city.clerk@juneau.org or at the meetings. For guidance, look at the purpose of the committee and some of the questions it’s tasked with answering. A regular Visitor Industry Task Force meeting will follow public testimony.

Outside of designated public comment meetings, the public is welcome to submit comments to the task force any time by emailing city.clerk@juneau.org. All correspondences go to task force members and are also posted to the public comments section of the Visitor Industry Task Force webpage. The webpage lists past and future meetings, documents and presentations provided to the task force, and its charging document.

The task force was established by Mayor Beth Weldon on October 14. Its goal is to provide advice to the Assembly and to advance community thinking on a range of visitor industry topics, including management of the visitor industry, CBJ’s Long Range Waterfront Plan, the idea of restricting visitor numbers, and collecting public input. Members are Assembly member Carole Triem (Chair), Assembly member Wade Bryson, Craig Dahl (Vice-Chair), Paula Terrel, Bobbie Meszaros, Holly Johnson, Alida Bus, Kirby Day, Meilani Schijvens, and Dan Blanchard.

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For more information, contact the City Clerk’s Office at 586-5278 or city.clerk@juneau.org. 

Lisa Phu
Public Information Officer
City & Borough of Juneau
(907) 586-5374
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