1. Transfer Request No. 676: Transfers $7,500 from the Juneau Wetlands Mitigation Bank Fund to Juneau Wetlands Mitigation Bank Development.

This transfer moves $7,500 in General Revenue (contributed prior to FY89) from the Juneau Wetland Mitigation Bank Project to the Juneau Wetland Mitigation Bank Development Project. The transfer of funds is partial match for a $20,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Wetland Protection Program. The grant and local match funds will be used to hire a consulting team to help the Community Development Department with the initial phases of establishing a Wetland Mitigation Bank, as provided for in the Juneau Wetlands Management Plan.

The EPA grant has a match requirement of $29,160. CBJ’s portion of the match is $25,000. CDD staff time devoted to the project will provide $17,500, $7,500 is provided by this transfer and $4,160 will be provided as in-kind services from local groups and state agencies.

This transfer request is a companion to Ordinance 99-17(K) which appropriates the EPA grant. Ordinance 99-17(K) is scheduled for public hearing tonight.

After this transfer is approved, the projects’ available balances, budgets, and status will be as follows:

* - EPA grant appropriated by Ordinance 99-17(K), scheduled for public hearing at tonight’s meeting.

2. Transfer Request No. T-677: Transfers $5,000 from the Taku Boulevard Reconstruction Project to Mountainside Storm Drainage Project.

This transfer moves $5,000 in FY99 Areawide Street Sales Tax from the Taku Boulevard Reconstruction Project to the Mountainside Storm Drainage Improvements Project.The transfer is needed to fund unforeseen costs required to complete the Mountainside Storm Drainage Improvements Project.

The Taku Boulevard Reconstruction Project has excess funds because bids for the project were less than the engineer’s estimate.

After this transfer is approved, the projects’ available balances, budgets, and status will be as follows:

An Ordinance Appropriating to the Manager the Sum of $20,000 as Partial Funding For Development of a Wetlands Mitigation Bank. Such Funds Provided by the Environmental Protection Agency. Presented by the Manager.

This ordinance appropriates a $20,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Wetland Protection Program. These grant funds will be used to hire a consulting team to help the Community Development Department with the initial phases of establishing a Wetland Mitigation Bank, as provided for in the Juneau Wetlands Management Plan. The goal of the bank is to conserve

wetland resources, facilitate responsible development, and ease the permitting process. The bank will be developed with substantial public participation and in accordance with the federally accepted "Federal Guidance for the Establishment, Use and Operation of Mitigation Banks." The grant must be used by June, 2002. However, CDD anticipates using the funds by June, 2000.

The EPA grant has a match requirement of $29,160. CBJ’s portion of the match is $25,000. CDD staff time devoted to the project will provide $17,500 in matching funds. Twenty percent of a Planner II’s time is slated for this project over the next year. CDD’s FY00 budget includes funding for this position. A Transfer Request, to be introduced at the meeting of October 11, 1999, will transfer $7,500 in matching funds from the Wetland Mitigation Bank CIP fund into this project as the final part of the CBJ match. The remaining amount, $4,160, will be made up of other in-kind services from local groups and state agencies.

1. Ordinance No. 99-30

An Ordinance Amending the Health and Sanitation Code to Regulate the Storage and Disposal of Appliances Capable of Entrapping Children. Presented by the Manager.

The CBJ litter code does not presently address the issue of home appliances which can entrap children. Juneau has been lucky to avoid the horrifying accidents that are possible when children play hide and seek in appliances, particularly older ones with locking doors. The litter enforcement officers report that there are several existing hazards and this ordinance provides a means to abate them. such accidents waiting to happen in yards throughout the area. This ordinance provides the tools necessary to deal with the situation.

An Ordinance Appropriating to the Manager the Sum of $248,000 for Replacement of Snow Removal Equipment at the Juneau International Airport. Such Funds, $240,000, Provided by the Federal Aviation Administration, and $8,000 by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Presented by the Manager.

Administrative or Staff Report

This ordinance will appropriate $248,000 for replacement of snow removal equipment a 16 year old grader at the Juneau International Airport. The funding sources for the equipment purchase are the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) ($240,000 or 93.75% of total project cost and the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOTPF) ($8,000 or 3.125% of total project cost). The City is required to provide local matching funds consisting of Passenger Facility Charge Revenues (PFC) ($8,000 or 3.125% of total project cost). The local match is provided by T-672 on tonight’s Consent Agenda.

Currently, two graders are used for snow removal operations at the airport. The older of the two graders is 16 years old and is in serious need of repair to keep it operational. Because of the age, it is oftentimes difficult to find replacement parts. This grader is needed for clearing snow around the runway and taxiway lights and other tight areas where other equipment cannot easily work. The purchase of the new replacement grader will greatly improve reliability and efficiency while reducing maintenance costs for labor and spare parts.

The Airport Board approved this action at its regular board meeting of August 11, 1999. Copies of the minutes are enclosed in the packet. A copy of the grant agreement from the FAA is also included in the packet.

An Ordinance Appropriating to the Manager the Sum of $148,412 for North Terminal Access Rehabilitation at the Juneau International Airport. Such Funds, $143,625, Provided by the Federal Aviation Administration, and, $4,787 by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Presented by the Manager.

This ordinance appropriates $148,412 in additional grant funds for the North Terminal Access Rehabilitation at the Juneau International Airport. The bulk of the project consists of removing and replacing the canopy outside the terminal. Costs for the rehabilitation project were initially estimated at $160,000 and FAA Grant AIP 24 was made based on the initial estimate. AIP 24 also included budget for a security access control system at the Airport.

Later, it was determined thatT the terminal access rehabilitation project estimate was too low, so the FAA has provided additional funding for the project through a new grant, AIP28. The total project cost is now estimated to be $288,000; FAA will provide $270,000 (93.75% of project cost) and the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOTPF) will provide $9,000 (3.125% of project cost). The City is required to provide local matching funds ($9,000, or 3.125% of project cost) consisting of General Sales Tax revenues ($4,213) and Passenger Facility Charge revenues ($4,788).

FAA grant AIP24 will now fund only the security system. The excess City match ($4,213) in the original project and passenger facility charge revenues ($4,788) will be transferred to the new terminal access rehabilitation project by a Transfer T-672 on tonight’s Consent Agenda.

A summary of the budget re-alignment accomplished by this appropriating ordinance is shown in the table below:

The Airport Board approved this action at its regular board meeting of August 11, 1999. Copies of the minutes are enclosed in the packet. A copy of the grant agreement from the FAA is also enclosed in the packet.

I recommend that this ordinance be adopted.