Economic Stabilization Task Force (Sunset January 2021)
Regular MeetingJuneau, AK · September 28, 2020
Minutes
Economic Stabilization Task Force
Appointed by the City & Borough of Juneau’s Mayor
Meeting Minutes from September 28, 2020
Call to Order
The Economic Stabilization Task Force meeting was called to order at 12:01 p.m. by Ms. Thomas.
Task Force Members Present: Linda Thomas, Max Mertz, Susan Bell, Theresa Belton, Bruce Botelho, Eric Forst,
Ken Koelsch, Lauren MacVay, Laura Martinson, and Terra Peters
Task Force Members Absent: None
Staff Present: CDD Administrative Officer, Brenwynne Grigg and CBJ Finance Director, Jeff Rogers
CBJ Assembly Members Present: Mayor Beth Weldon and Loren Jones
Special Guest Speakers: President of Alaskan Brewing Company, Geoff Larson; Executive Director of Juneau
Community Foundation, Amy Skilbred; Executive Director of Catholic Community Services, Erin Walker‐Tolles;
and, Executive Director of Southeast Regional Resource Center (SERRC), Sheryl Weinberg
Approval of Agenda
Ms. Thomas noted that she would recuse herself from conversations around the following agenda items due to
a potential conflict of interest:
COVID‐19 Testing Pilot Grant Proposal
Hospitality Industry Update
Mr. Mertz will be stepping in as Chair for these two agenda topics.
Ms. Thomas asked to move the item, Nonprofit Grant Ordinance Including Food and Shelter Programs, after the
approval of minutes on the agenda.
MOTION: by Mr. Botelho to approve the agenda as amended. Ms. MacVay seconded the motion.
Hearing no objections, the motion was approved.
Approval of Minutes
There were no minutes to approve.
Nonprofit Grant Ordinance Including Food and Shelter Programs
Ms. Thomas introduced Ms. Skilbred, Executive Director of Juneau Community Foundation (JCF), who will
update the Task Force on awards from the Nonprofit Grants that are being issued, those that overlap with the
Business Sustainability Grant awards, and how an extended award might impact the total funding amount.
Ms. Skilbred began by stating there were 48 applications submitted to the Nonprofit Grant Program with 47
grants awarded. One organization submitted two applications and JCF combined them into one grant. Under the
rules for the application that was set forward, these applications resulted in $1.8 million in award. This award
value represents over $7 million in documented need due to COVID‐19 related damages. She elaborated that
the grant awards take into account, and deduct, any funding received from the Business Stabilization Grant
Program. Mr. Larry Persily was hired to manage the Nonprofit Grant Program for JCF. He has worked one‐on‐one
with applicants to ensure all the information needed to establish damages was submitted. He also worked with
the CBJ and the applicants to bring them into compliance as to their nonprofit tax status. Most of these
nonprofits agencies are tax exempt, but compliance with the CBJ requires them to submit a form claiming their
exempt status.
After the grant award amount was totaled at $1.8 million, and since there were additional funds remaining in
the program, Ms. Skilbred began to brainstorm on ways to meet more of the $7 million in need. She met with
Mr. Rogers, Ms. Thomas, and Mr. Mertz to create a streamlined formula to meet the larger need. From there,
they calculated an enhanced grant award that is being presented to the Task Force today. The original nonprofit
award amount already deducts the Business Sustainability Grant award amounts. The enhanced grant award
considers elevating applicants up one level from where they were originally eligible. Then, deductions are
applied for any CARES Act funds they may have received, such as PPP funds as grants, or Alaska Community
Foundation funds. This results in an enhanced total grant award of $2.41 million of the total $3 million that is
available. Ms. Skilbred stated that this approach seems like a good approach to funding nonprofits who are able
to demonstrate their need without requiring another round of grant applications for a Phase 2 of the Nonprofit
Grant Program.
Mr. Mertz asked about entities in the spreadsheet that are showing noncompliance with CBJ sales tax
requirements. He asked whether they would receive a grant award. Ms. Skilbred replied that for these entities
to become compliant, a form must be submitted to the CBJ. However, this is not to say that they owe back
taxes, because they are tax exempt. However, the grant award will not be issued until the CBJ receives the
paperwork that is needed.
Ms. Thomas asked the Task Force to consider whether the enhanced grant amounts are reasonable and whether
the Task Force should request this of the Assembly. Then if so, to discuss the details of how to administer the
enhanced awards with CBJ Attorney. At this time, there is uncertainty whether allowance for the enhanced
awards fall under the City Managers authority, or whether it needs to be requested before the Assembly. If a
request to the Assembly is needed, their next meeting is October 26.
Mr. Mertz added that there are three or four proposals from Family Promise, Southeast Food Bank, and others,
who are requesting the residual funds from this program. He asked if there is harm in continuing fact‐finding
around additional proposals, in addition to the enhanced award amount, for evaluation at the Task Force
meeting on October 8.
Ms. Skilbred replied that recently she spoke with Pastor Tari Stage‐Harvey from Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran
Church, who is proposing a $175 thousand program for providing a safe place with WiFi connectivity for
students in the mornings and afternoons so they can engage in their schoolwork. Shepherd of the Valley
Lutheran Church recently received $80 thousand from the Alaska Community Foundation on September 25. This
program is different from programs covered under the Nonprofit Grant Program, because it is a new effort and
not a stabilization for existing services. Ms. Skilbred and Pastor Stage‐Harvey discussed using the school
breakfast and lunch program to assist with food costs, which were originally budgeted at $44 thousand. This
would reduce the remaining $95 thousand needed considerably, depending on how many of the children qualify
for the school districts breakfast and lunch program.
Ms. Skilbred also spoke to the Southeast Alaska Food Bank and they shared they do not need additional CARES
Act funds because of their inability to spend it by the end of December 2020.
Ms. Thomas suggested working out the details of the potential expanded nonprofit grant award, and the
additional requests from Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church and the Southeast Alaska Food Bank, for
presentation at the October 8 Task Force meeting.
Ms. Skilbred replied that even with the expanded nonprofit grants, there would be $600 thousand left in the
fund for potential reallocation to other programs, and she would like to see the expanded grants move forward.
Mr. Forst stated that if the program were opened for another round, there might be nonprofits that would apply
in the second round who should have applied in the first round and did not. Ms. Skilbred replied that she is not
aware of many nonprofits who did not hear of the program and have an opportunity to apply. The
advertisement of the program was quite extensive. She added that if there was a desire to fund a round of
nonprofit grants to new programs, there might be demand.
MOTION: by Mr. Botelho to recommend to the Assembly the expanded grant awards after deductions from
other CARES Act grant awards. Ms. Martinson seconded the motion.
OBJECTION: by Mr. Koelsch because he has not had adequate time to read the information submitted.
WITHDRAW: Mr. Botelho withdrew his motion and tabled it to the October 8 Task Force meeting.
The expanded Nonprofit grant award was tabled and will be discussed at the October 8 Task Force meeting.
Ms. Skilbred asked if they should award the original grant amounts in order to issue funds to the nonprofits;
then, if the expanded awards were approved later, they would be issued in a second payment. Mr. Rogers
stated that another recommendation by the Task force is not needed to move forward with how the grant is
written today.
Mr. Mertz stated that for the record, there is consensus to issue the grant awards in their original amounts
immediately.
Emergency Appropriation: Mortgage, Rental, and Utility Grant Assistance
Ms. Thomas asked Mr. Mertz to present on the Draft Emergency Appropriation Resolution 2912, appropriating
up to $3 million for a COVID‐19 Housing Assistance Grant Program.
Mr. Mertz introduced Ms. Erin Walker‐Tolles, Executive Director at Catholic Community Services (CCS), as the
Grant Administrator for this potential new assistance program. The Housing Assistance program is a
combination of the mortgage, rental, and utility assistance programs presented at the last Task Force meeting
by Mayor Weldon and Assembly Member Hale. This program concedes that eligibility is based on self‐assertion
of need due to impacts from COVID‐19 and self‐assertion of income. The application for this program will be
written in a way that requires clear documentation of how they have been harmed financially and the reason for
their need. Applicants would be eligible for $500 in utilities and $1,500 in rent or mortgage assistance. The
expense period is from October to December 2020. This period was chosen to reduce the likelihood that a
household would be unable to account for that level of expense in the designated period.
Mr. Mertz added that the McDowell Group calculated estimates showing that roughly 50% of households in
Juneau would be eligible for this program at the 80% area median income (AMI) level of $94,240.
Ms. Martinson expressed concern that the application process could ask for 2019 wages as proof of income,
when 2020 wages could be significantly lower. She is satisfied with the program moving forward as long as
current wages are considered in the application to assess the need. Ms. MacVay expressed concern for this
same issue, adding that the Ordinance is unclear whether current wages would be used to assess the need.
Mr. Mertz stated that in the Resolution, it reads that you must have been financially harmed by COVID‐19. The
application will be developed around this premise.
Mr. Palmer added that the applicant could self‐attest, and the grant administrator can request additional
information if anything in the application raises concern through Section 3(c)(6) Additional Information.
Ms. MacVay noted a portion of Section 3(c)(3) Income.
The household income must not exceed $94,240
She asked with the specificity provided, in what period does the income apply. Is it current 2020 monthly
earnings annualized or 2019 wages documented in tax returns. Mr. Palmer replied that the language is currently
vague and legislative intent can massage that. If the Task Force wants to be more specific they can be, but with
more specificity comes more strict adherence to the rules and they could accidentally put themselves into a
corner.
Ms. Martinson suggested that applicants could provide a current paystub showing year‐to‐date income.
Mr. Palmer replied that currently, these are self‐attestations. The applicant only has to certify they make less
than $94,240. If the grant administrator has to ask for proof of income, which the Ordinance allows for but does
not require, it will slow down the process.
Ms. MacVay referenced Section 3(c)(3) Income.
Proof of income can be evidenced by the most recent tax return or other reasonable and verifiable
information.
She suggested this implicates the $94,240 household income limit is speaking to 2019 income. She suggested
removing that language in order to provide greater flexibility. Mr. Palmer replied that the Task Force could
remove that language if it is the will of the body.
MOTION: by Mr. Mertz to delete the following sentences from Section 3(c)(3) Income.
Proof of income can be evidenced by the most recent tax return or other reasonable and verifiable
information. The Grant Administrator shall not keep a copy of the income verification.
Ms. Bell seconded the motion.
Hearing no objections, the motion was approved.
Ms. Thomas asked for Ms. Walker‐Tolles’ comments as the Grant Administrator. Ms. Walker‐Tolles said she
spoke with James Johnson at Community Connections in Ketchikan on the details of their Housing Assistance
Program. She likes the idea of keeping Juneau’s program flexible in terms of income. Despite the simplicity of
the application form, there will still be numerous phone calls for follow‐up documentation or questions. When
there is simplicity and flexibility in a program, it allows the Grant Administrator to determine when to request
additional information and when it is not necessary. There is still much work to do on the details of how to
determine which mortgage company or utility company receives a check and the process around that.
Ms. Bell stated that she prefers the simplicity of the combined programs. She thanked Mr. Jim Calvin, Senior
Economic Analyst, for gathering information on employment and income. This data shows that according to the
American Community Survey in 2018, 53% of Juneau households would have qualified for the program with the
household income limitations.
Mr. Koelsch believes the income threshold of $94,240 is too high of a barrier, and many households financially
harmed by COVID‐19 will not qualify for this program. With children at home during the school day and some
parents working from home, there are additional costs in heating. For parents who are unable to be at home
with their young children, there are additional childcare expenses that caught many families unprepared. He
advocated for allowing these families to present their case for help if they exceeded the income limit.
Ms. MacVay also expressed support for increasing the income limit or providing some level of flexibility for
families that exceeded the income limit.
Mr. Forst communicated concern that by raising the income level, this increases the pool of eligible people for
the program. In turn, this increases the risk that the program may run out of funding and some in the lower
income levels may not receive assistance when they need it the most.
Ms. Thomas stated that the Assembly is requesting a recommendation from the Task Force today and added
that if there are changes to the program, those changes need the support of the Task Force.
Ms. Martinson asked how many households at the income level of 80% AMI are renters versus owners. She
added that the information may not be easy to access, but it could make a difference.
Ms. Walker‐Tolles stated that though this information is unknown to her today, CCS will collect data throughout
the application process and will report out at the close of the application period. She asked that if the intent is to
supply support to people who are financially harmed by COVID‐19, what are the Task Force’s thoughts around
those who have not lost income but have seen increased expenses for childcare due to schools being closed.
Mr. Mertz stated that when over half of Juneau will qualify for this program, he believes the $94,240 threshold
is too high. He would ask where the Task Force wants to target the need first? He feels the need is greatest at
the bottom income rung.
Mr. Forst stated that higher income levels may be at duress but they also have greater resources to deal with
that duress than people do at lower income levels.
Mr. Botelho replied that he would not vote to increase the income threshold, as he shares the view of Mr. Forst
and Mr. Mertz. He would also speak against the idea of granting greater flexibility, since this creates an
opportunity for increased arbitrariness.
MOTION: by Mr. Mertz to recommend Draft Emergency Appropriation Resolution 2912, appropriating up to $3
million for a COVID‐19 Housing Assistance Grant Program, with the modification adopted earlier. Ms. Bell
seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION
Ayes: Bell, Belton, Botelho, Forst, Mertz, Martinson, Peters, and Thomas
Nays: Koelsch and MacVay
Motion passed. Eight (8) Ayes, Two (2) Nays
Emergency Appropriation: COVID‐19 Testing Platform Grant Ordinance
Mr. Mertz stepped in as Chair for the Emergency Appropriation of a COVID‐19 Testing Platform Grant, and Ms.
Thomas recused herself from the discussion due to a potential conflict of interest.
Mr. Mertz introduced Mr. Larson, President of Alaskan Brewing Company, for continued discussion on a grant
request related to a COVID‐19 Monitoring and Testing Platform, from the September 24 Task Force meeting. The
newly drafted Ordinance is Emergency Appropriation Resolution 2910, appropriating up to $175 thousand for a
grant to the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce to administer a COVID‐19 Detection Platform.
Mr. Larson was grateful for the opportunity to provide input with the ordinance language. He expressed the
importance of having alignment between the CBJ, the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce, and participants
in the program. He expressed two points for Task Force consideration.
1. He asked the Task Force to consider this pilot program as a test run for possible use with the entire
community of Juneau.
2. Then, to consider the importance of safeguarding participant’s personal private information with more
substantial language in the Ordinance.
COVID‐19 detection and monitoring programs have only become available in the last 7 months. Since they are
yet untested, the risks are large. Mr. Larson stated that Alaska Brewing Company is risking potentially negative
public relations by testing this pilot program, so they must have assurances that information will be private. If
this pilot program is successful and expanded for use in the school system or legislature, there must also be
assurances of confidentiality. The administrative costs to businesses are significant but volunteer businesses in
the program feel it is in their best interest to keep business open.
Mr. Botelho asked if the Ordinance is inadequate in how it addresses confidentiality in Section 3(d). Mr. Larson
replied that he believes the language in the Ordinance is insufficient. He would ask for language stating that the
inspectors of information, such as the Incident Commander, Planning Section Chief, and the State of Alaska,
have the responsibility to safeguard personal and confidential information. Secondly, Mr. Larson would like
language stating that, “nothing in this resolution allows any other confidential information from the businesses
or individuals’ personal information to be released publically”. The intent is to bolster the responsibility of the
inspectors to safeguard that information when inspected.
Mr. Botelho also asked for recommendations on specific language he would insert into Section 3(a) Intent, which
captures the vetting aspect. Mr. Larson stated he had proposed a paragraph in the intent language to vet the
program, focusing more on its ability to mitigate COVID‐19. The intent language should capture the spirit of
having a proactive platform that creates personal awareness and monitors the virus. The benefit for the CBJ is to
test this program at a very low cost to determine whether this might work to scale citywide.
MOTION: by Mr. Botelho to recommend Emergency Appropriation Resolution 2910 to the Assembly, subject to
City Attorney Rob Palmer, Mr. Geoff Larson of Alaska Brewing Company, Mr. Bruce Botelho and Mr. Max Mertz
of the Task Force, refining the language of Ordinance prior to presentation to the Assembly. Ms. Bell seconded
the motion.
DISCUSSION
Ms. Martinson asked if Alaska Brewing Company has received feedback from their employees on whether or not
they are comfortable with participating in this program. Mr. Larson replied that in the last few weeks, leadership
has discussed this program with every employee. We asked if they would support a testing and monitoring
program to improve the health of employees at work. We have seen a resounding show of support for this. This
was somewhat surprising, because in Alaska, we have many people concerned about their privacy.
Mr. Mertz asked to hear from Mr. Palmer on whether the motion on the table is sufficient.
Mr. Palmer stated that he could work with Mr. Mertz, Mr. Botelho, and Mr. Larson on revised language. He
added that there is a basic understanding missing from this conversation. He stated there is no one in the CBJ,
Public Health, or the community at large who believes his or her personal information should be shared. The
point being discussed is if information is shared through this program to the State, Incident Commander, or
Planning Section Chief, what happens to the information at that point. Both entities are covered under the
Alaska State Public Records Act, which prohibits sharing personal information. Therefore, just because the
information may be shared with the State Department of Public Health, the Incident Commander, or the
Planning Section Chief, they cannot share it further, except if there is a reason to share it further. For example,
to prevent or mitigate the spread of a COVID‐19 positive case. This is current practice and the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) also currently provides for the dissemination of information through
whatever means are needed to prevent the spread of a contagious disease. Mr. Palmer believes the language in
the Ordinance currently provides for this, but if there is language that can be revised to provide further comfort
to employees so they are willing to participate, then he believes they can find common ground.
Mr. Botelho stated it might be good to provide reference in the Ordinance to the section in the Alaska State
Public Records Act that provides for that confidentiality. Mr. Palmer said that could be included.
Mr. Mertz asked for any objections to the motion on the table.
Hearing no objections, the motion was approved.
Post‐Secondary Education Grant Program Ordinance
Ms. Thomas resumed as Chair for the meeting and asked Mr. Mertz to speak on Draft Ordinance 2020‐09(O), an
ordinance appropriating up to $500 thousand for Post‐Secondary Education Assistance Grants related to COVID‐
19.
Mr. Mertz introduced Ms. Sheryl Weinberg, Executive Director of Southeast Regional Resource Center (SERRC),
as the Grant Administrator of the program if recommended by the Task Force and funded by the Assembly.
SERRC provides educational support to school districts around the State of Alaska, and provides other
educational programs supporting those returning to school, finishing their GED, or pursuing technical programs.
He added that the Ordinance provides for assistance for enrolled students who were financially harmed by
COVID‐19, at the rate of $150 per credit hour up to 12 credit hours, to help defray the cost of post‐secondary
education.
Mr. Mertz added that Ms. Weinberg had a suggestion to include computer support for parents of K‐12 students
who do not have the necessary technology in the home.
Ms. Weinberg wished everyone Yom Kippur and appreciated the work the Task Force has been doing on health,
education, and income stability for Juneau’s citizens during this time of COVID‐19. She stated that the Ordinance
aligns with the mission of the SERRC organization that Alaska’s learners, leaders, and educators are prepared to
meet the future. It also aligns with the mission of their Learning Connection Program, which serves many
vulnerable adults, including out of school youth who are 16 years and older, as well as adult learners. SERRC
endeavors to help them have a better life through education.
Ms. Weinberg would like to suggest expanding the scope of the Ordinance to include parents when determining
eligibility. The school district has issued computers and connectivity for K‐12 learners, but many parents have
indicated to SERRC that they have much learning to do themselves in order to support their young students with
the technology and the academic content. Additionally, many households are competing for connectivity and
computers now that their children are learning from home.
Ms. Weinberg suggests to consider a household member that is supervising a K‐12 student eligible and to
consider connectivity an eligible expense up to $100 per month.
Mr. Forst likes the Ordinance, and after performing some rough math, he sees this might service approximately
260 people if everyone received the maximum award amount of $1,800. He appreciates the addition of
expanding the program to parents for connectivity assistance, but is concerned that it will overwhelm the
program at its current funding level.
Mr. Mertz thanked Mr. Forst for his comment and suggested moving forward with the current funding amount.
Then, if the demand is such that the funding is quickly exhausted, he believes there will be time to expand the
funding level. Additionally, if the Task Force were to adopt the recommended changes, it needs to specify that
the award for parents to purchase a computer must be for a computer that is similar to the Chromebooks being
purchased by the schools.
MOTION: by Ms. Peters to recommend Ordinance 2020‐09(O) to the Assembly as written. Mr. Forst seconded
the motion.
DISCUSSION
Mr. Botelho stated that he had not originally understood that the focus was on parents and is puzzled by this
addition, wondering if he misunderstood the intent. Mr. Mertz replied that Mr. Botelho was correct in his
original understanding, but Ms. Weinberg is proposing this additional eligibility, and the question to the Task
Force is whether they want to recommend the Ordinance as it is currently, or to expand the Ordinance to this
other purpose.
Ms. Thomas stated that there is a motion to approve the Ordinance as presented. She asked the Task Force if
anyone wants to make an amendment to the motion to expand the program to include parents of K‐12. Hearing
no amendments to the motion, Ms. Thomas asked if there were any objections to the motion.
Hearing no objections, the motion was approved.
Ms. Thomas then asked if there was any interest in discussing the expanded program at the next Task Force
meeting.
Ms. MacVay asked if the school district has a program that will support this need of parents with K‐12 students.
There was uncertainty among the Task Force, but Ms. Weinberg does not believe the school district is offering
support to parents of K‐12 students similar to the suggestions provided for the expanded program.
Mr. Mertz asked if this discussion could be included into the larger discussion of the Nonprofit Grant Program.
There was consensus to accept Mr. Mertz recommendation.
Hospitality Industry Update
Mr. Mertz stepped in as Chair for the Hospitality Industry Update and Ms. Thomas recused herself from the
discussion due to a potential conflict of interest.
Mr. Mertz stated that Ms. Martinson has been gathering input from various sources and asked her to present.
Ms. Martinson stated that the fact‐finding group, which consists of herself, Mr. Mertz, and Ms. Bell, has been
examining ways this proposal from CHARR could work for the Hospitality Industry and be inclusive of other
industries that are also disproportionately affected. There is still work to do and the proposal is not yet ready to
bring before the Task Force.
Mr. Mertz stated that the Task Force would have a more detailed update at their meeting on October 8.
Good of the Order
Ms. Thomas stated that Task Force meetings are tentatively scheduled at 3 p.m. on October 8 and 22.
Ms. Martinson asked for an update at a future meeting from Mr. Bradley Grigg from Bartlett Regional Hospital
on trends in the Behavioral and Mental Health Departments.
Adjourn
At 1:24 p.m. the meeting was adjourned.
Agenda
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Economic Stabilization Task Force
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task force should:
12:01 p.m. Approval of Agenda Ms. Thomas
1. Examine federal and state
government financial 12:02 p.m. Approval of Minutes Open
assistance programs and
identify and prioritize any Action Items: Proposed Assembly Action
“gaps” that exist. 12:03 p.m. Emergency Appropriation: Mortgage, Rental, Mr. Mertz
2. Identify and promote & Utility Grant Assistance
strategies that enable
12:20 p.m. Emergency Appropriation: COVID‐19 Testing Mr. Larson
businesses to continue
operations safely such as Platform Grant Ordinance
curbside pick‐up, take‐away,
12:35 p.m. Post‐Secondary Education Grant Program Mr. Mertz
delivery, and other innovative
services. Additionally, explore Ordinance
strategies that enable
12:50 p.m. Hospitality Industry Update Ms. Martinson
businesses and Juneau’s
economy to recover in the long
1:10 p.m. Nonprofit Grant Ordinance Including Ms. Skilbred/
term.
Food and Shelter Programs Ms. Thomas
3. Act as Liaison with the
Governor’s Alaska Economic 1:30 p.m. Good of the Order Ms. Thomas
Stabilization Team
1:35 p.m. Adjourn Open
Max Mertz, Co‐Chair • Linda Thomas, Co‐Chair • Susan Bell • Theresa Belton • Bruce Botelho
Eric Forst • Ken Koelsch • Lauren MacVay • Laura Martinson • Terra Peters
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Economic Stabilization Task Force
Appointed by the City & Borough of Juneau’s Mayor
Email: Economic-Stabilization@juneau.org
Mail: 155 S Seward Street, Juneau, AK 99801
www.beta.juneau.org/assembly/economic-stabilization
Date: September 26, 2020
From: Max Mertz, Co‐Chair
To: Economic Stabilization Task Force
Re: Income Limits as Related to Ordinances Under Consideration
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Income Limits for the ordinances under consideration will be a central part of the discussion on Monday
and I am sure the Assembly. From what I have seen, there are a couple of broad measures that can be
considered. First are the HUD‐based low‐income limits. The AHFC uses these guidelines for various
programs. From the HUD site link (https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/home/home‐income‐
limits/) the ‘HOME’ program (a HUD program) are defined as follows. I have attached the Juneau income
limit chart for that program here:
“The HOME Income Limits are calculated using the same methodology that HUD uses for calculating
the income limits for the Section 8 program, in accordance with Section 3(b)(2) of the U.S. Housing
Act of 1937, as amended. These limits are based on HUD estimates of median family income, with
adjustments based on family size. Please note that the 30 percent income limits for the HOME
program have been calculated based on the definition of Extremely Low–Income Family (ELI) as
described in Consolidated Submission for CPD Programs section of 24 CFR part 91.5. Therefore, the
ELI Limit is calculated as 30 percent of median family income for the area and may not be the same
as the Section 8 ELI Limit for your jurisdiction. The Section 8 Limit is calculated based on the
definition of ELI as described in The 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act, (Section 238 on page
128 Stat 635) which defines ELI as very low–income families whose incomes do not exceed the
higher of the Federal poverty level or 30% of area median income.”
A second measure is Area Median Income (AMI). AMI is used by lenders and others for determining
income requirements for borrowers as well as a host of other programs. AMI is the midpoint of a
region's income distribution – half of families in a region earn more than the median and half earn less
than the median. Translating incomes into affordable housing costs, these income levels are also a way
to assess housing affordability. Fannie Mae has an AMI look‐up tool
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(https://singlefamily.fanniemae.com/media/8326/display) and I have attached a screenshot for the tool
for Juneau.
The current amount in the ordinance is 80% of the AMI for Juneau, or $94,240.
Ketchikan used a single measurement of income limits in their program, which is $84,427. That amount
is 80% of AMI for Ketchikan. I have attached their rent/mortgage application here. This is the direction
we are heading for modeling the Juneau program. Ketchikan is in their second round of funding under
this program. They increased their income limits in the second round to be greater than the first
round. The application worked well for them in the first round and it resulted in about 930 awards in
about 6 weeks.
Administration of this program needs to be simple and straightforward for both the administrator and
the applicant.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HUD
STATE:ALASKA --------------------- 2020 ADJUSTED HOME INCOME LIMITS ---------------------
PROGRAM 1 PERSON 2 PERSON 3 PERSON 4 PERSON 5 PERSON 6 PERSON 7 PERSON 8 PERSON
Denali Borough, AK
30% LIMITS 23250 26550 29850 33150 35850 38500 41150 43800
VERY LOW INCOME 38700 44200 49750 55250 59700 64100 68550 72950
60% LIMITS 46440 53040 59700 66300 71640 76920 82260 87540
LOW INCOME 54950 62800 70650 78500 84800 91100 97350 103650
Dillingham Census Area, AK
30% LIMITS 18200 20800 23400 25950 28050 30150 32200 34300
VERY LOW INCOME 30300 34600 38950 43250 46750 50200 53650 57100
60% LIMITS 36360 41520 46740 51900 56100 60240 64380 68520
LOW INCOME 48450 55400 62300 69200 74750 80300 85850 91350
Haines Borough, AK
30% LIMITS 18200 20800 23400 25950 28050 30150 32200 34300
VERY LOW INCOME 30300 34600 38950 43250 46750 50200 53650 57100
60% LIMITS 36360 41520 46740 51900 56100 60240 64380 68520
LOW INCOME 48450 55400 62300 69200 74750 80300 85850 91350
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK
30% LIMITS 18200 20800 23400 25950 28050 30150 32200 34300
VERY LOW INCOME 30300 34600 38950 43250 46750 50200 53650 57100
60% LIMITS 36360 41520 46740 51900 56100 60240 64380 68520
LOW INCOME 48450 55400 62300 69200 74750 80300 85850 91350
Juneau City and Borough, AK
30% LIMITS 24750 28300 31850 35350 38200 41050 43850 46700
VERY LOW INCOME 41250 47150 53050 58900 63650 68350 73050 77750
60% LIMITS 49500 56580 63660 70680 76380 82020 87660 93300
LOW INCOME 54950 62800 70650 78500 84800 91100 97350 103650
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
30% LIMITS 18850 21550 24250 26900 29100 31250 33400 35550
VERY LOW INCOME 31400 35900 40400 44850 48450 52050 55650 59250
60% LIMITS 37680 43080 48480 53820 58140 62460 66780 71100
LOW INCOME 50250 57400 64600 71750 77500 83250 89000 94750
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK
30% LIMITS 18350 21000 23600 26200 28300 30400 32500 34600
VERY LOW INCOME 30600 34950 39300 43650 47150 50650 54150 57650
60% LIMITS 36720 41940 47160 52380 56580 60780 64980 69180
LOW INCOME 48900 55900 62900 69850 75450 81050 86650 92250
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Presented by: Hale, Weldon
Presented: 10/01/2020
Drafted by: R. Palmer III
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU, ALASKA
Emergency Appropriation Resolution Serial No. 2912 vESTF
An Emergency Appropriation Resolution Appropriating up to $3,000,000
to the Manager for a COVID-19 Housing Assistance Grant Program;
Funding Provided by the CARES ACT Special Revenue Fund.
A. WHEREAS, consistent with Charter 9.10(b), upon declaration by the Assembly that a
public emergency exists and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms, the
Assembly by resolution may make emergency appropriations upon approval by all
Assemblymembers present or by seven of its membership, whichever is the lesser
number; and
B. WHEREAS, COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death
and is easily transmittable person to person; and
C. WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared the
virus a pandemic; and
D. WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the State of Alaska declared a public health emergency in
response to the anticipated outbreak of the virus in Alaska; and
E. WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, President Donald J. Trump declared a national emergency
in response to the virus pandemic; and
F. WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Assembly declared a local emergency in response to
COVID-19; and
G. WHEREAS, on March 22, 2020, the City and Borough of Juneau (“CBJ”) received its first
positive case of COVID-19 and continues to have multiple COVID-19 cases weekly; and
H. WHEREAS, Senate Bill 241 provided for temporary moratoriums on residential evictions
for nonpayment of rent and on foreclosures, but those protections have expired, and
I. WHEREAS, there is additional need in the community for this grant program, which is in
addition to the rental assistance provided by Resolution 2889 (April 20, 2020); and
J. WHEREAS, many people use their permanent fund dividends to fill heating fuel tanks
just as winter sets in; and
K. WHEREAS, because the dividends were issued in July and many people do not have the
ability to save money for the fall and winter, particularly this year due to the COVID-19
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pandemic, this program is necessary to provide for health and welfare of the community;
and
L. WHEREAS, reliance on stable and quality technology, like internet service, has increases
because people, especially students, have started fall educational programs online; and
M. WHEREAS, the COVID-19 Housing Assistance Grant Program costs are necessary due to the
public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); and
N. WHEREAS, the COVID-19 Housing Assistance Grant Program costs were not accounted for in
the FY20 budget; and
O. WHEREAS, the COVID-19 Housing Assistance Grant Program are incurred during the period
that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 30, 2020.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF
JUNEAU, ALASKA:
Section 1. Emergency Appropriation. There is appropriated to the Manager the
sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) for a COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program.
This is an appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30,
2021.
Section 2. Source of Funds:
CARES Act Special Revenue Fund $ 3,000,000.00
Section 3. Program Purpose and Terms. The program is subject to the following
terms and conditions:
(a) Intent. The intent of this grant program is to provide a simple application for
financial support to people residing in the City and Borough of Juneau who have
been financially harmed by COVID-19 and need assistance paying for mortgage,
rent, and utilities including heating fuel from October 1 through December 30, 2020.
A grantee would be eligible for up to $2,000 per household.
(b) Administration. The Grant Administrator is Catholic Community Services. The
Manager is authorized to execute an agreement with the Grant Administrator for
disbursement of COVID-19 Mortgage and Rental Assistance funds. The Grant
Administrator is responsible for assuring the program funds are disbursed only to
eligible applicants. The Grant Administrator shall be provided a reasonable
administration fee based on actual expenses, which are anticipated to be around
$40,000. The Grant Administrator shall provide the Manager with program status
reports at reasonable intervals. The Manager shall provide updates to the Finance
Committee or Assembly. The Grant Administrator shall review applications, make
eligibility determinations, and request grant disbursement from the City & Borough
of Juneau for the eligible recipients.
(c) Eligible Applicants.
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(1) Individual residential units. This program is only open to individuals and
not businesses. Only one grant may be awarded per residential dwelling unit.
(2) Property location. The property benefiting from the grant must be located in
the City and Borough of Juneau and rented or owned by the applicant.
(3) Income. The household income must not exceed $94,240. Proof of income can be
evidenced by the most recent tax return or other reasonable and verifiable
information. The Grant Administrator shall not keep a copy of the income
verification.
(4) COVID-19 financial hardship. The applicant must describe how the applicant
has been financially harmed by COVID-19.
(5) Livability costs. The applicant must provide sufficient proof of eligible costs
(i.e. mortgage or rental information, utility accounts, heating fuel invoices, etc.),
so the Grant Administrator can arrange payment to the relevant third-party
payee.
(6) Additional information. The Grant Administrator may request additional
information from applicants when the application contains insufficient or
contradictory information or the Grant Administrator may deem the application
incomplete. The Grant Administrator shall notify applicants of incomplete
applications. Incomplete applications have three calendar days to cure to keep
the original application filing date; otherwise the application is deemed
complete on the date it is cured.
(d) Grants.
a. Amount. The grant amount is determined by anticipated eligible expenses
for the period from October 1, 2020 through December 30, 2020. An applicant
may apply for rental/mortgage assistance, utility assistance, or both. The
maximum grant amount per applicant is as follows
i. Utilities: $500
ii. Rent or Mortgage $1500.
b. Payment Process. The Grant Administrator shall send, or instruct the City
and Borough of Juneau to send, the grant payments to landlords, mortgage
holders and/or utility providers directly.
(e) Exceptions. The Grant Administrator, after receiving direction from the Manager
or designee, has the authority to make reasonable exceptions that match the intent
of this grant program.
(f) Confidentiality. Except as provided in this resolution, all application material
submitted for this grant and all information contained therein shall be kept
confidential except for inspection by:
(1) Employees and agents of the City and Borough, including the Grant
Administrator, whose job responsibilities are directly related to such
applications and information;
(2) The applicant; and
(3) Court order.
However, nothing in this resolution shall be construed to provide confidentiality to
the name of the applicant and the amount of grant award, if any.
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(g) Priority. Applications are processed on a first come, first served basis. The Grant
Administrator will continue to expend funds until funds are fully exhausted or until
December 30, whichever occurs first.
Section 4. Effective Date. This resolution shall be effective immediately after its
adoption.
Adopted this _______ day of October, 2020.
Attest: Beth A. Weldon, Mayor
Elizabeth J. McEwen, Municipal Clerk
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Presented by: The Manager
Presented: 10/01/2020
Drafted by: R. Palmer III
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU, ALASKA
Emergency Appropriation Resolution Serial No. 2910
An Emergency Appropriation Resolution Appropriating up to $175,000 to the
Manager for a Grant to the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce to
Administer a COVID-19 Detection Platform; Funding Provided by the
CARES ACT Special Revenue Fund.
WHEREAS, consistent with Charter 9.10(b), upon declaration by the Assembly that a public
emergency exists and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms, the Assembly by
resolution may make an emergency appropriation upon approval by all Assemblymembers present
or by seven of its membership, whichever is the lesser number; and
WHEREAS, COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death and
is easily transmittable person to person; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the virus a
pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the State of Alaska declared a public health emergency in
response to the anticipated outbreak of the virus in Alaska; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, President Donald J. Trump declared a national emergency in
response to the virus pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Assembly declared a local emergency in response to
COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2020, the City and Borough of Juneau (“CBJ”) received its first
positive case of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2020, the City and Borough of Juneau (“CBJ”) received its first
positive case of COVID-19 and continues to have multiple COVID-19 cases weekly; and
WHEREAS, some local businesses have expressed a willingness to participate in a COVID-19
volunteer pilot program to detect and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 through testing, screening,
and monitoring COVID-19 at their businesses and to assess the effectiveness and costs of such a
program; and
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WHEREAS, a program to test, screen, and monitor COVID-19 in businesses is necessary due
to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); and
WHEREAS, a program to test, screen, and monitor COVID-19 in businesses was not
accounted for in the FY20 budget; and
WHEREAS, expenses for a program to test, screen, and monitor COVID-19 in businesses are
incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 30, 2020.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF
JUNEAU, ALASKA:
Section 1. Emergency Appropriation. There is appropriated to the Manager the sum
of one-hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000.00) for a program to test, screen, and
track COVID-19 in businesses.
Section 2. Source of Funds:
CARES Act Special Revenue Fund $175,000.00
Section 3. Program Purpose and Terms. The program is subject to the following terms
and conditions:
(a) Intent. The intent of this program is to lease an information technology platform from the
Kallaco Company and implement testing and lab analyses to collect and track the
following information from willing employees that volunteer to participate in this program
from local businesses:
(1) 4% Random molecular PCR testing of employees.
(2) Weekly molecular antigen testing.
(3) Daily temperature checks of employees.
(4) Daily questionnaires for employees.
(b) Administration. The Grant Administrator is the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce.
The Manager is authorized to execute an agreement with the Grant Administrator for
disbursement of funds. The Grant Administrator is responsible for assuring the program
funds are disbursed consistent with this legislation. The Grant Administrator shall be
provided a reasonable administration fee based on actual expenses, which are anticipated
to be around $10,000. The Grant Administrator shall provide the Manager with program
status reports at reasonable intervals. The Grant Administrator shall provide the
Emergency Operations Center Incident Commander and the Planning Section Chief
administrative access to the information technology platform. The Manager shall provide
updates to the Finance Committee or Assembly. The Grant Administrator shall return all
unencumbered monies existing on December 31, 2020, promptly back to the City and
Borough of Juneau.
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(c) Eligible Businesses.
(1) Businesses must apply to the Grant Administrator, and a business may withdraw
from the program at any time by giving written notice to the Grant Administrator.
(2) Participation in this program is limited to businesses that remain open for
business. Businesses involuntary closed due to implementation of Emergency
Operations Center community mitigation strategies remain eligible for this
program during their period of closure.
(3) All participating employees must be located in Juneau, Alaska. Employees must
consent in writing to participate in the program.
(d) Confidentiality. Except as provided in this resolution, all personal information submitted
for detecting and tracking COVID-19 in this program is confidential except for inspection
by:
(1) State of Alaska employees and agents, like the employees with the Department of
Health and Social Services, whose job responsibilities are directly related to
managing COVID-19;
(2) The Incident Commander and Planning Section Chief of the City & Borough of
Juneau Emergency Operation Center whose job responsibilities are directly related
to managing COVID-19;
(3) The business owner;
(4) An employee for that employee’s information;
(5) Court order.
However, nothing in this resolution shall be construed to provide confidentiality to the
name of the participating businesses or summary information. The Incident Commander
for the City & Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is also authorized to
release information from this program when necessary for public health purposes, like to
prevent or mitigate spread of a COVID-19 positive case from a participating business.
Section 4. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
Adopted this _____ day of ______________, 2020.
Beth A. Weldon, Mayor
Attest:
Elizabeth J. McEwen, Municipal Clerk
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Covid‐19 Monitoring and Testing Platform Grant Request from CARES ACT funding
Proposal for a grant not to exceed $175,000
Date: September 23, 2020
To: Juneau Economic Stabilization Task Force
From: Geoff Larson, President
Alaskan Brewing Company
Alaskan Brewing Company, along with a small group of other businesses and community members have been
researching more proactive platforms for Covid identification in the community and workforce for several months. This
has resulted in the following recommendation to the Economic Stabilization Task Force.
We have identified an IT platform for information gathering, monitoring and proactive testing for larger groups of
individuals such as Universities, Agencies and Companies. The Alaskan Brewing Co. and some businesses in the
hospitality industry are willing to participate in this as a trial to demonstrate their capability to facilitate a program to
help improve the health and safety of our community. The objective for the City of Juneau is to validate the
effectiveness of this proactive program that may be able to address other larger community needs.
The company that is promoting this IT platform is called “Kallaco.” Kallaco has supporting testing services and has
implemented their program successfully already with larger entities, and they have access to labs and resources across
the country. Kallaco proposes demonstrating the capabilities to the CBJ and State by starting first with a few small
groups and then expanding to a larger audience. Their emphasis is to transform the inherently reactive nature of testing
to a more proactive approach. They utilize digital thermometers, integrated with daily questionnaires, and suggested
proactive testing.
We are requesting that CBJ, through Cares Act funding, consider a grant not to exceed $175,000 to cover the “hard”
costs of the IT program implementation, testing and grant administration, while the businesses participating will absorb
the difference between the grant funds and actual costs, including internal administrative costs which are anticipated to
be fairly significant to assure proper monitoring and implementation of the IT platform. The initial request is for funding
to be administered through the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, or another entity as determined through CBJ. The table
on the next page provides an estimate of the potential use of the funds and estimated calculation of their respective
costs for this grant.
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Entity Alaskan Brewing Other Businesses
Number of Employees 100 200
Participation rate 75% 75 participants 150 participants
Implementation $15,000 $15,000
User fee of $39 ea. $2,925 $5,850
Digital Thermometer $25 ea. $1,875 $3,750
Prevalence testing 4% of $10,000 $20,000
staff/wk.
Antigen testing ‐ $25,000 $50,000
Chamber Administration 2,000 6,000
(estimated)
Administration of Other 0 $20,000
business participation
(estimated)
Sub Total Kallaco monitoring $56,800 $120,600
estimated costs for Grant
Estimated costs incurred by businesses participating:
Estimated Internal Business $75,000 $150,000
Administration costs
Businesses participating in this trial are taking a risk at not knowing the participation rate of staff (it will not be
mandatory, although strongly encouraged). There are risks having to do with Kallaco’s performance and risks of
negative outcomes from false positives and false negatives impacting our work. These unknowns give us hesitation but
feel the greater public good warrant taking these additional risks if the upfront costs can be defrayed.
Kallaco is especially focused on the opportunity the Legislature presents when they convene in Juneau. Other possible
applications include school monitoring and a broader city‐wide program. Kallaco has done similar programs before, and
have stated that they have references for these larger entity services. While I have verified their capability at the
Brewery scale, reference checking for a broader level should be performed by the entities/agencies.
Presently the testing we have done “out of pocket” for the safety of our employees and community has been expensive.
We anticipate continuing this, but we hope we can get support from local government resources, to validate this
program to lower our risk in the short term so that we can commit to continuing this expanded program for as long as
necessary if it becomes obvious that it is worth it. These additional costs are very high for us at Alaskan Brewing, but we
believe that if we can prove that this program is successful, it could be expanded to help our community. The goal
would be lower the city’s risk as to validating Kallaco’s ability to perform when much more is at stake if the City decides
to use Kallaco for a broader application within our community.
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Presented by: The Manager
Presented: 10/01/2020
Drafted by: R. Palmer III
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU, ALASKA
Serial No. 2020-09(O) vESTF
An Ordinance Appropriating up to $500,000 to the Manager for Post-
Secondary Education Assistance Grants Related to COVID-19; Funding
Provided by the CARES Act Special Revenue Fund.
WHEREAS, the Economic Stabilization Task Force recommended that the Assembly
consider economic support to students harmed financially due to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or
death and is easily transmittable person to person; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared the
virus a pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the State of Alaska declared a public health
emergency in response to the anticipated outbreak of the virus in Alaska; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, President Donald J. Trump declared a national
emergency in response to the virus pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Assembly declared a local emergency in response
to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2020, the City and Borough of Juneau (“CBJ”) received its
first positive case of COVID-19 and continues to have multiple COVID-19 cases weekly; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 Post-Secondary Education Assistance Program is necessary
due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-
19); and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 Post-Secondary Education Assistance Program is being
created by this ordinance and program expenses were not accounted for in the FY20 budget;
and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 Post-Secondary Education Assistance Program expenses
are incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 31,
2020.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU, ALASKA:
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Section 1. Classification. This ordinance is a noncode ordinance.
Section 2. Appropriation. There is appropriated to the Manager the sum of five
hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for a COVID-19 Post-Secondary Education Assistance
Program. This is an appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending
June 30, 2021.
Section 3. Source of Funds:
CARES Act Special Revenue Fund $500,000
Section 4. COVID-19 Post-Secondary Education Assistance Program
Terms. The program is subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) Intent. The intent of this program is to provide financial assistance to students that
have graduated high school or have a GED, are enrolled in and attending formal
educational programs, and were financially harmed by COVID-19. Many students
continued their education pursuits despite having increased technology costs, loss of on-
campus jobs, or loss of part-time jobs.
(b) Administration. The Grant Administrator is Southeast Regional Resource Center, Inc.
(SERRC). The Manager is authorized to execute an agreement with the Grant
Administrator for disbursement of COVID-19 Mortgage and Rental Assistance funds.
The Grant Administrator is responsible for assuring the program funds are disbursed
only to eligible applicants. The Grant Administrator shall be provided a reasonable
administration fee based on actual expenses, which are anticipated to be around
$30,000. The Grant Administrator shall provide the Manager with program status
reports at reasonable intervals. The Manager shall provide updates to the Finance
Committee or Assembly. The Grant Administrator shall review applications and make
eligibility determinations.
(c) Eligible Applicants.
(1) Student. An applicant must be a student who is physically located within the
City & Borough of Juneau. A student physically located within the City &
Borough of Juneau and attending an education program via distance learning is
eligible.
(2) Education program. The student must be currently enrolled in a formal post-
secondary education program including university, college, trade, or technical
school.
(3) COVID-19 financial hardship. The applicant must describe how the applicant
has been financially harmed by COVID-19. Examples may include inability to
find work during summer break due to COVID-19 or underemployment due to
government imposed COVID-19 orders. A student that has received
unemployment benefits since March 2020 is not eligible.
(4) Income limit. The applicant’s household income must not exceed $94,240. Proof
of income can be evidenced by the most recent tax return or other reasonable and
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verifiable information. The Grant Administrator shall not keep a copy of the
income verification.
(d) Additional information. The Grant Administrator may request additional
information from applicants when the application contains insufficient or
contradictory information or the Grant Administrator may deem the application
incomplete. The Grant Administrator shall notify applicants of incomplete
applications. Incomplete applications have three calendar days to cure to keep the
original application filing date; otherwise the application is deemed complete on
the date it is cured.
(e) Educational Grant.
(1) Maximum Grant amount. The maximum grant amount is the lesser of $1,800
per student or $150 per credit hour up to 12 credits.
(2) Grant payment process. The Grant Administrator shall request the City and
Borough of Juneau to send the grant payments to students who have successfully
completed applications.
(f) Exceptions. The Grant Administrator, after receiving direction from the Manager or
designee, has the authority to make reasonable exceptions that match the intent of this
grant program.
(g) Confidentiality. Except as provided in this ordinance, all application material
submitted for this grant and all information contained therein shall be kept confidential
except for inspection by:
(1) Employees and agents of the City and Borough, including the Grant Administrator,
whose job responsibilities are directly related to such applications and information;
(2) The applicant; and
(3) Court order.
However, nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to provide confidentiality to the
name of the applicant and the amount of grant award, if any.
(h) Priority. Applications are processed on a first come, first served basis. The Grant
Administrator will continue to expend funds until funds are fully exhausted or until
December 30, whichever occurs first.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
Adopted this ______ day of October, 2020.
Attest: Beth A. Weldon, Mayor
Elizabeth J. McEwen, Municipal Clerk
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Suggested Changes from SERRC
Section 4
(a) Intent. Consider adding: The intent of this program is to … and attending formal
educational programs or are supervising the virtual education of K‐12 household
members, and … jobs.
(b) Administration. No suggested changes.
(c) Eligible Applicants. Consider adding:
(1) Student (includes out‐of‐school youth ages 16 and older) or Household
Member who is supervising the virtual education of K‐12 Household
Member(s). An The applicant must be a student who is physically located … A
student physically located … and attending an education program via
distance learning or Household Member who is supervising the virtual
education of K‐12 Household Member(s) is eligible.
(2) … or technical school. The Household Member must be supervising the virtual
education of K‐12 Household Member(s).
(3) Examples may include reduced ability to pursue employment opportunities
due to lack of connectivity; lack of access to technology devices limiting
opportunity to be job‐ready in virtual work environments; time required to
develop skills to support K‐12 learners hampered by lack of in‐home
connectivity and access to devices impinges on hours available to work
(d) Additional information. No suggested changes.
(e) Educational Grant.
(1) Consider adding: Maximum Grant amount for a Student. The maximum
grant amount is the lesser of …up to 12 credits up to $100 per month for
internet connectivity. The Maximum Grant amount for a Household Member
supervising the virtual education of K‐12 Household Member(s) is up to
$100 per month for internet connectivity. Additionally, one adult Household
Member will be issued a device.
(2) Consider adding: Grant payment process. … the grant payments to students
or Household Members who have…
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Date: September 22, 2020
To: ESTF
From: Juneau/Lynn Canal CHARR
Regarding: Additional Funding needed by industry businesses & employees affected by the various
levels of covid closures specifically mandated to the hospitality industry.
The local Juneau Hospitality industry (i.e., eating & drinking establishments) have endured multiple
closures and restricted openings throughout the course of the current Covid‐19 pandemic. These full
and partial closures have been instituted largely without warning and ability for preparation by the
businesses or employees, resulting in a very unstable employment base as well as great loss of
perishable and coded products. As this community moves through Fall and into the winter months, it is
important we stabilize our trained work force and hospitality industry. This industry can provide a safe
social outlet for our community, in a controlled and regulated environment, as opposed to unmonitored
large group settings such as beach bonfires, private parties, etc.
The J/LC CHARR group is requesting $1.3 million in CARES community funds to be utilized by both
businesses and employees, and distributed as follows ‐‐‐‐
$930,000 would be distributed directly to license holders in the form of a grant based on type of license
held. Licenses that were operating on June 1st would be eligible. The list of licenses is verifiable by the
State. It is anticipated the grants would be:
Beverage Dispensary Licenses (BDL) would receive $30,000 each. 18 licenses x $30,000 = $540,000
Restaurant Eating Place Licenses (REPL) would receive $15,000 each. 17 licenses x $15,000 = $255,000
Brewery/Distillery Licenses would receive $15,000 each. 5 licenses x $15,000 = $75,000
Club/Rec/Seasonal Licenses would receive $5,000 each. 12 licenses x $5,000 = $60,000
Total grants to licensed businesses = $930,000
$370,000 would be distributed directly to industry employees, that were on the payroll of the above
businesses during the month of August. Payroll lists could be provided to CBJ/JEDC so that staff claims
could be verified. Application for the grants could done by the employee via a short form and
administered by JEDC. The grants would be for $1000 paid directly to each employee, and it is
anticipated coverage of 370 employees would help stabilize and keep trained hospitality staff in Juneau.
Total grants to qualified hospitality employees = $370,000
The J/LC Charr hospitality industry strives to keep Juneau as a positive destination for visitors and
legislators, as well as provide a safe environment for our local residents to come together. Trained staff
and licensed businesses are key to providing that safe environment, and these grants will help see this
important community industry through these difficult times.
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Crossover Between Business Sustainability Grants and Nonprofit Grants
Name of Person Completing
Organization Name the Application Phase 1 Amount Awarded Status Phase 2 or 3 Projected Amount
Alaska Council of School Administrators Lisa Parady No
Alaska Development Corp. Brian Holst No Phase 3 $ 5,000
Alaska Legal Services Corp. Nikole Nelson No
Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association Robin Lutz No
Auke Bay Bible Church Larry Walsh No
AWARE, Inc. Mandy Cole No
Bartlett Regional Hospital Foundation Berkleigh Brauer No
Catholic Community Service Marianne Mills No
Channel View Inc. Dave Ringle No
Discovery Southeast Shawn Eisele No
Discovery Southeast Nature Education Shawn Eisele NO Phase 2
Douglas Island Pink and Chum, Inc. Chelsea Swick Yes $ 33,000 Disbursed Phase 2
Downtown Business Association Kelly Moore No Phase 3 $ 5,000
Faith Community Christian School Trsita Anderson No
Falcons Full Court Club John Blasco No Phase 3 $ 1,482
Family Promise of Juneau Katherine Carlson No
Gastineau Human Services Ashley Aemmer No
Girl Scouts of Alaska Olivia Pfeifer No
Glacier Swim Club, Inc. Scott Griffith No
Goalkeepers Club Debbie Lowenthal No
Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce Craig E. Dahl No
Juneau Alaska Music Matters Meghan Johnson No
Juneau Arts and Humanities Council Nancy DeCherney No
Juneau Cooperative Christian Ministry, dba The Glory Hole Mariya Lovishchuk Yes $ ‐ Cancelled
Juneau Dance Theatre, Inc Bridget Lujan Yes $ 6,339 Disbursed Phase 2
Juneau Douglas High School Fast Break Club Robert Casperson No Phase 3 $ 5,000
Juneau Economic Development Council Brian Holst No
Juneau Jazz & Classics Inc. Sandy Fortier No
Juneau Lyric Opera Sara Radke Brown No
Juneau Nordic Ski Club Frankie Pillifant No
Juneau Ski Club Lacey Sanders No
Juneau Youth Services Gus Marx No
Lynn Canal Adventures Merry Ellefson No
Midnight Suns Baseball Club Jack Schmidt No
NAMI Juneau Aaron Surma No
Orpheus Project Todd Hunt No
Perseverance Theatre Benjamin Brown Yes $ 19,259 Disbursed Phase 2
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Rainforest Yoga Julie North Yes $ 1,235 Disbursed Phase 2
Renewable Juneau Andy Romanoff No
Resurrection Lutheran Church Rev. Karen Perkins No
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church Tari Stage‐Harvey No
Southeast Alaska Building Industry Association Adam Brown No Phase 3 $ 5,000
Southeast Alaska Independent Living Tristan Knutson‐Lombardo No
Southeast Alaska Organization for Animals Briana Brint No
Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition Rob Cadmus No
Southeast Regional Resource Center Sheryl Weinberg No
Trail Mix Inc Ryan O'Shaughnessy No
United Way of Southeast Alaska Wayne Stevens No
Non‐profits who applied to JEDC but not JCY
Friends of the Juneau Public Library kate.enge@juneau.org Yes $ 11,436 Disbursed Phase 2
Juneau Makerspace juneaumakerspace@gmail.com Yes $ 1,925 Disbursed Phase 2
Juneau Yacht Club salysalmon@aol.com Yes $ 1,249 Disbursed Phase 2
Juneau Family Birth Center madi@juneaubirthcenter.org Yes $ 10,077 Disbursed Phase 2
Alaska Folk Festival andrew.heist@gmail.com No Phase 3 $ 5,000
Rotary Club of Juneau berkleigh@erakcpa.com No Phase 3 $ 5,000
Juneau Community Preschool yosemite@ptialaska.net No Phase 3 $ 5,000
Juneau Sports Association Info@juneausoftball.com No Phase 2 $ 3,596
Valley Baptist Academy kuspuks@gmail.com No Phase 2 Doesn’t Qualify
Filipino Community, Inc dntereyes@gmail.com No Phase 2 $ 6,664
Juneau Raptor Center info@juneauraptorcenter.org No Phase 2 Doesn’t Qualify
Southeast Alaska Land Trust allison@sealt.org No Phase 2 $ 8,210
Theater at Latitude 58 treasurer@theateratlatitude58.oNo Phase 2 $ 3,219
The Rock Dump jessie@rockdump.com No Phase 2 $ 39,999
Natural Solutions, LLC ‐ dba Natural Balance Medical & Therap bnaturalbalance@gmail.com No Phase 3 Doesn't Qualify
Southeast Alaska Food Bank southeastakfoodbank@acsalask No Phase 2 Doesn't Qualify
$ 40,078.00
$ 58,092.00
$ 98,170.00
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Juneau Community Foundation CARES Act Grant Awards
Sales Tax
Name of Person Sales Tax Nonprofit Allowable
Completing the Account Exemptio CBJ Sales Tax BPP Property BPP Property Tax Real Property Real Property COVID‐related Enhanced
Organization Name Application Street Address Address ‐ Line 2 City State Number n Number Compliance Tax Number Compliance Tax Number Tax Compliance economic damages Grant award grant award
Glacier Swim Club, Inc. Scott Griffith PO Box 35382 Juneau AK 903385 049 IN COMPLIANCE SET UP AN BPP ACCOUNT $ 137,142 $ 50,000 $ 99,000
Juneau Jazz & Classics Inc. Sandy Fortier PO Box 22152 Junesau AK 198006 190 IN COMPLIANCE SET UP AN BPP ACCOUNT $ 70,186 $ 25,000 $ 50,000
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church Tari Stage‐Harvey PO Box 34859 Juneau AK N/A 099 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 6,380 $ 6,380 $ 6,380
Girl Scouts of Alaska Olivia Pfeifer 316 W. 11th Juneau AK 500615 719 IN COMPLIANCE 101746 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 23,400 $ 10,000 $ 23,400
Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce Craig E. Dahl 9301 Glacier Highway Suite 110 Juneau AK 171041 N/A IN COMPLIANCE 147150 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 99,680 $ 50,000 $ 99,680
Juneau Dance Theatre, Inc Bridget Lujan 8420 Airport Blvd. Suite 202 Juneau AK 01002765 178 IN COMPLIANCE 907062 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 136,357 $ 43,661 $ 92,661
Alaska Council of School Administrators Lisa Parady 234 Gold St. Juneau AK 362381 N/A IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 363,850 $ 99,000 $ 99,000
Juneau Youth Services, Inc Gus Marx 2075 Jordan Ave. Juneau AK 01000422 046 IN COMPLIANCE 511039 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 413,914 $ 36,500 $ 99,000
Juneau Lyric Opera Association Sara Radke Brown 114 S. Franklin Suite 201 Juneau AK 192000 123 IN COMPLIANCE $ 55,833 $ 25,000 $ 50,000
Bartlett Regional Hospital Foundation, Inc Berkleigh Brauer 3260 Hospital Drive Juneau AK N/A N/A IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A N/A N/A $ 84,480 $ 50,000 $ 84,480
Juneau Nordic Ski Club, Inc Frankie Pillifant PO Box 21262 Juneau AK 01004265 870 IN COMPLIANCE 912100 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 64,200 $ 25,000 $ 50,000
Renewable Juneau Andy Romanoff PO Box 22227 Juneau AK 01002499 838 IN COMPLIANCE 907055 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 59,100 $ 10,000 $ 25,000
Auke Bay Bible Church Larry Walsh PO Box 210116 Auke Bay AK N/A 003 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A N/A N/A $ 95,013 $ 50,000 $ 95,013
Midnight Suns Baseball Club Jack Schmidt PO Box 35711 Juneau AK 903274 686 IN COMPLIANCE NOT Registered N/A N/A N/A $ 27,000 $ 25,000 $ 27,000
Douglas Island Pink and Chum, Inc. Chelsea Swick 2697 Channel Drive Juneau AK 210223 112 IN COMPLIANCE 723875 IN COMPLIANCE 5B1201120040 IN COMPLIANCE $ 740,177 $ 17,000 $ 66,000
Juneau Arts and Humanities Council Nancy DeCherney 350 Whittier St. Juneau AK 397870 035 IN COMPLIANCE 101508 IN COMPLIANCE 1C060K010010 IN COMPLIANCE $ 451,902 $ 50,000 $ 99,000
Juneau Douglas High School Fast Break Club, Inc. Robert Casperson PO Box 21564 Juneau AK 211933 417 NO NOT Registered N/A N/A N/A $ 90,117 $ 25,000 $ 50,000
Goalkeepers Club, Inc Debbie Lowenthal PO Box 35242 Juneau AK 01003176 N/A IN COMPLIANCE 909941 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 80,108 $ 10,000 $ 25,000
Gastineau Human Services, Corp. Ashley Aemmer 5597 Aisek St. Juneau AK 01003496 051 IN COMPLIANCE 909732 IN COMPLIANCE 5B1201050110 IN COMPLIANCE $ 200,375 $ 82,926 $ 99,000
Perseverance Theatre Benjamin Brown 914 3rd St. Douglas AK 293000 020 IN COMPLIANCE 101094 IN COMPLIANCE 2D040T040030 IN COMPLIANCE $ 122,000 $ 79,741 $ 99,000
Trail Mix Inc Ryan O'Shaughnessy PO Box 35693 Juneau AK N/A 415 IN COMPLIANCE NOT Registered N/A N/A N/A $ 26,471 $ 26,471 $ 26,471
Juneau Cooperative Christian Ministry, dba The Glory Hole Mariya Lovishchuk 247 S. Franklin St. Juneau AK N/A 053 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A 5B1501060041 IN COMPLIANCE $ 1,141,000 $ 99,000 $ 99,000
AWARE, Inc. Mandy Cole PO Box 20809 Juneau AK N/A 001 IN COMPLIANCE 101264 IN COMPLIANCE 7B0801030031 IN COMPLIANCE $ 45,943 $ 45,943 $ 45,943
Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition Rob Cadmus 1107 W. 8th St No. 401 Juneau AK 01002467 837 IN COMPLIANCE 907120 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 5,869 $ 5,869 $ 5,869
Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association Robin Lutz 225 Front St. Unit 103‐A Juneau AK 500731 731 IN COMPLIANCE NOT FINDING N/A N/A $ 31,990 $ 5,000 $ 10,000
Southeast Alaska Organization for Animals Briana Brint PO Box 33226 Juneau AK 01004178 868 NO 911690 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 8,700 $ 5,000 $ 8,700
Family Promise of Juneau Katherine Carlson PO Box 32775 Juneau AK 01002441 836 IN COMPLIANCE 907085 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 74,000 $ 25,000 $ 50,000
Faith Community Christian School Trsita Anderson PO Box 33317 Juneau AK 404471 670 IN COMPLIANCE 498819 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 11,200 $ 11,200 $ 11,200
Resurrection Lutheran Church Rev. Karen Perkins 740 W. 10th St. Juneau AK N/A 039 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A N/A N/A $ 27,446 $ 27,446 $ 27,446
Falcons Full Court Club, Inc. John Blasco 3184 Pioneer Ave. Juneau AK 01000741 789 IN COMPLIANCE 901003 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 10,000 $ 5,000 $ 10,000
Lynn Canal Adventures Merry Ellefson PO Box 240258 Douglas AK 01004464 877 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A N/A N/A $ 4,761 $ 4,761 $ 4,761
Alaska Legal Services Corp. Nikole Nelson 1016 W. Sixth Ave. Suite 200 Anchorage AK N/A 070 IN COMPLIANCE NOT Registered N/A N/A N/A $ 88,735 $ 88,735 $ 88,735
Southeast Alaska Independent Living, Inc Tristan Knutson‐Lombardo 3225 Hospital Drive Suite 300 Juneau AK 01003200 309 IN COMPLIANCE 909620 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 405,713 $ 99,000 $ 99,000
Southeast Regional Resource Center Sheryl Weinberg 210 Ferry Way Juneau AK 890097 036 IN COMPLIANCE 101496 IN COMPLIANCE 1C070K810130 IN COMPLIANCE $ 574,351 $ 99,000 $ 99,000
Juneau Alaska Music Matters Meghan Johnson PO Box 34205 Juneau AK Not Registered NO NOT Registered NO N/A N/A $ 22,385 $ 22,385 $ 22,385
Catholic Community Service, Inc. Marianne Mills 1803 Glacier Highway Juneau AK N/A 007 IN COMPLIANCE 101114 IN COMPLIANCE 7B0801030060 IN COMPLIANCE $ 176,204 $ 99,000 $ 99,000
Orpheus Project Todd Hunt PO Box 20684 Juneau AK 01003555 549 IN COMPLIANCE 909702 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 5,500 $ 5,000 $ 5,500
Juneau Ski Club Lacey Sanders PO Box 32358 Juneau AK 210654 ‐ closed 237 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A N/A N/A $ 42,207 $ 10,000 $ 25,000
NAMI Juneau, Inc. Aaron Surma 9109 Mendenhall Mall Road Suite 5 Juneau AK 404316 541 IN COMPLIANCE 100961 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 25,000
Alaska Discovery Foundation Inc. Discovery Southeast Nature Shawn Eisele PO Box 21867 Juneau AK 620454 212 IN COMPLIANCE 907226 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 700,164 $ 99,000 $ 99,000
Rainforest Yoga Julie North PO Box 20437 Juneau AK 362199 606 IN COMPLIANCE 100645 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 5,650 $ 5,650 $ 5,650
Channel View Inc. Dave Ringle 8617 Teal St. Juneau AK 620037 807 IN COMPLIANCE 100726 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 25,000
United Way of Southeast Alaska Wayne Stevens 3225 Hospital Drive Suite 106 Juneau AK N/A 231 IN COMPLIANCE NOT Registered N/A N/A N/A $ 26,500 $ 26,500 $ 26,500
Alaska Development Corporation Brian Holst 612 W. Willoughby Ave. Juneau AK 620354 623 IN COMPLIANCE 100891 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 52,462 $ 25,000 $ 45,000
Juneau Economic Development Council Brian Holst 612 W. Willoughby Ave. Juneau AK N/A 185 IN COMPLIANCE 100478 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 121,706 $ 99,000 $ 99,000
Southeast Alaska Building Industry Association Adam Brown 612 W. Willoughby Ave. Suite A Juneau AK 996016 865 IN COMPLIANCE 598102 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 18,286 $ 18,286 $ 18,286
Downtown Business Association Kelly Moore 612 W. Willoughby Ave. Suite A Juneau AK 210598 N/A IN COMPLIANCE 100876 IN COMPLIANCE N/A N/A $ 67,075 $ 25,000 $ 45,000
$ 7,065,532 $ 1,802,454 $ 2,465,060
$ 98,170
$ 15,000
$ 2,578,230