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Submitted By:
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Katie Koester, City Manager
We would like to acknowledge that the City & Borough of Juneau is on Tlingit land, and wish to honor the indigenous people of this land. For more than ten thousand years, Alaska Native people have been and continue to be integral to the well-being of our community. We are grateful to be in this place, a part of this community, and to honor the culture, traditions, and resilience of the Tlingit people. Gunalchéesh!
Ordinance 2024-34 approves a cooperative agreement with the United States Army Corps of Engineers for advance measure assistance and allows CBJ to indemnify Army Corps of Engineers.
Normally the CBJ is prohibited by Charter section 9.13(a) from contractually agreeing to indemnify another party or waive liability. The Charter carves out a limited exception, however, allowing the assembly, by ordinance, for any federal or state grant, contract, lease, program, etc., without which the municipality would not be able to participate.
The Army Corps of Engineers has been working with CBJ on advance flood fighting measures. This agreement would allow approximately 4 miles of HESCO barriers to be shipped immediately at no charge to the CBJ for placement along the Mendenhall River. Time is of the essence, as the basin continues to fill and the HESCO barrier installation process must begin as soon as possible. This ordinance would allow the Manager to execute an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers for advance flood measures immediately.
The City Manager recommends the Assembly adopt this ordinance.
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