Juneau Assembly approves Burns Building purchase, Eagle Crest pay-plan change and other measures; paratransit contract awarded

The Juneau City and Borough Assembly on Sept. 22 approved a series of ordinances, a resolution and contract actions that change employee pay for Eagle Crest, expand downtown office ownership and adjust several airport and municipal contracts.

The full meeting produced recorded roll-call votes on major items and multiple unanimous-consent approvals for lower-profile measures. Highlights, with motion outcomes and key details, follow.

Votes at a glance

- Burns Building purchase (Ordinance 2025-39): Approved 7–2. The Assembly authorized the manager to negotiate and execute purchase of two floors of the Michael J. Burns Building and to form a commercial condominium association. The packet cited a purchase price of $9,300,000 and an additional $2,700,000 placed into a sinking fund for future maintenance; the ordinance passed on a 7-2 roll call (Yes: Hughes Candice, Bryson, Wall, Hall, Kelly, Deputy Mayor Smith, Mayor Weldon; No: Adkisson, Steininger). Public testimony urged caution on long-term costs; Dave Hannah urged the Assembly to recheck long-term cost assumptions.

- Eagle Crest pay-plan conversion (Resolution 4028): Adopted by unanimous consent. The resolution transitions Eagle Crest employees to the City and Borough of Juneau pay plan so Eagle Crest positions align with CBJ…