Juneau Economic Development Council

City and Borough of Juneau Housing Portal

Affordable Housing Commission

History & Mission
On December 2, 2006, the Assembly held an Affordable Housing Summit in a joint meeting of the CBJ Assembly, Planning Commission, and the Affordable Housing Coalition. As an outcome of that Housing Summit, the Assembly adopted Resolution 2390 creating the Juneau Affordable Housing Commission. The Commission was established for a three-year period beginning January 2007 to make recommendations to the CBJ Assembly, through the Lands Committee, on all aspects of affordable housing.

Commissioners
The following is a list of the commissioners and liaisons to the commission:

Commissioners Assembly Liaison
Alan Wilson, Chair
Norton Gregory, Co-chair		 Karen Crane, CBJ Assembly
Alan Wilson, Vice-Chair Kim Kiefer, CBJ City Manager
Honey Bee Anderson
Bob Banghart
Shari Partin Secretary of the Commission
Rosemary Hagevig Scott Ciambor, JEDC
Tamara Rowcroft
Justin Shearer

Accomplishments and Policy Recommendations

  • Support for the CBJ Bungalow Housing Amendment that allows private property owners to subdivide their lots.
  • Identified lands within the Urban Service area suitable for Med to high density.
  • Provided recommendation for the discounted sale of gravel for affordable housing development.
  • Provided Recommendation to establish an Affordable Housing Coordinator with the Juneau Economic Development Council to serve as a liaison between the Affordable Housing Commission (AHC), the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) and groups working in the areas of low-cost housing development.

Meetings
Meetings are scheduled for the second Tuesday of every month at 5:15 p.m. at the Downtown Library Large Conference Room (unless otherwise specified).

All meetings are open to the general public. For further information, please call the City Clerk at 586-5278 or the City Manager's Office at 586-5240. Agendas, meeting packets, and minutes, are available here.