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

Ordinance 2020-09(K) An Ordinance Appropriating $1,500,000 to the Manager as a Grant to Sealaska Heritage Institute to Construct the Sealaska Heritage Arts Campus; Funding Provided by the General Fund's Fund Balance.

MANAGER'S REPORT:

This ordinance would authorize a $1.5 million grant to Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) to construct the Sealaska Heritage Arts Campus. Located downtown, the campus would serve as an attraction for both locals and tourists. The arts campus is the second phase of SHI’s vision to make Juneau the Northwest Coast arts capital of the world.

 

The full cost of the project is estimated at $13 million. Of this amount, nearly $11 million has been raised from over 1,000 individuals, businesses, and corporations. Additional anticipated support from Rasmuson Foundation is pending. If approved, funding for this project would be provided from the General Fund’s fund balance.

 

This request was reviewed by the Assembly Finance Committee as a pending list item during the FY21 budget process. Due to CBJ’s financial position at the time, SHI chose to withdraw the request in hopes that the Assembly may support future petitions for funding. The Assembly Finance Committee reviewed this request again at the September 2 and September 30, 2020, meetings, and moved the ordinance to the full Assembly for introduction and public hearing.

RECOMMENDATION:

The City Manager recommends the Assembly adopt this ordinance.

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Ordinance 2020-09(K)10/23/2020Appropriating Ordinance