Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession, May 4, 2026
Approves Phase One HESCO barrier reinforcement to 63,500 CFS (Alternative 2), 7-2
What happened
The Juneau Assembly Committee of the Whole voted 7-2 (Hall and Wall opposed) to authorize Alternative 2, reinforcing and raising CBJ's Phase One HESCO flood barriers and bank armoring along the Mendenhall River to protect against a 63,500 CFS glacial outburst flood (GLOF) before…
- Jurisdiction
- Juneau, AK
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 4, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-2
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Phase One HESCO barrier reinforcement to 63,500 CFS (Alternative 2)
Authorized Alternative 2 to reinforce and raise CBJ Phase One HESCO barriers and associated bank armoring along the Mendenhall River for the 2026 GLOF, protecting against a 63,500 CFS event. The plan leaves a roughly $3M shortfall beyond the $11.8M available; Option 3 (90,000 CFS, $19.8M) would leave an $8M shortfall. An appropriating ordinance is to be introduced May 18. Roll call passed 7-2, with Hall and Wall voting no. This was the manager's recommendation.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Juneau Assembly Committee of the Whole voted 7-2 (Hall and Wall opposed) to authorize Alternative 2, reinforcing and raising CBJ's Phase One HESCO flood barriers and bank armoring along the Mendenhall River to protect against a 63,500 CFS glacial outburst flood (GLOF) before…
Key Decisions (3)
Phase One HESCO barrier reinforcement to 63,500 CFS (Alternative 2)
Forward Goldbelt RSA repayment ordinances to public hearing
Terminate Eaglecrest Pulse Gondola project (Option A)
Development Activity (2)
Mendenhall River Phase Two HESCO barriers (USACE)
Infrastructure
Eaglecrest Pulse Gondola
Other
Market Signals (3)
Infrastructure
A 90,000 CFS GLOF could impact over 2,000 residential properties…
Labor
Local contractor labor is heavily absorbed by the flood-barrier work…
Other
Officials are weighing replacing the Phase One LID with a…
Who Spoke (17)
On the record: the chair, the mayor, 6 councilmembers, 4 staff members, the clerk, and 3 witnesses.
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