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ASSEMBLY AGENDA/MANAGER'S REPORT
THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU, ALASKA

Ordinance 2021-08(b)(am)(Z) An Ordinance Appropriating up to $2,000,000 to the Manager for the Purchase of a Used Gondola for Eaglecrest Ski Area; Funding Provided by General Funds.

MANAGER'S REPORT:

Eaglecrest staff has identified a used gondola (an aerial mountain lift with enclosed cars as opposed to open chairs) in Austria that can be purchased for $2,000,000; inclusive of the shipping to Juneau. The gondola is appropriately sized and scaled for installation at Eaglecrest to facilitate all-season access to the top of the mountain. This ordinance would appropriate general funds for the purpose of purchasing the gondola and getting it delivered to Juneau. Once received, the gondola could not be installed until Eaglecrest secures additional funding for the necessary mountain improvements—including the base station, towers, and summit station—necessary to facilitate the installation, estimated to be an additional $4,500,000. 

 

Assembly Finance Committee reviewed this request at the February 2, 2022 meeting. 

RECOMMENDATION:

The Manager recommends the Assembly introduce this ordinance, refer it to the Committee of the Whole, and set it for public hearing at the next regular Assembly meeting.

 

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Ordinance 2021-08(b)(am)(Z)2/4/2022Appropriating Ordinance