Special glacial lake outburst flood Committee of the Whole meeting Oct. 30

Several Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) mitigation topics will be presented by local experts and federal agencies during a Special GLOF Assembly Committee of the Whole Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 30.

The meeting agenda, presentations and meeting materials are now available at juneauak.portal.civicclerk.com.

The special meeting agenda includes presentations on recent key studies and understanding of the science of Suicide Basin from University of Alaska Southeast and the National Weather Service. Representatives from two branches within the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will be present to walk through next steps for their respective programs, including both short-term mitigation and progress toward identification of an enduring solution.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will present on the Emergency Watershed Protection Program and the potential buyout program for View Drive.

Thursday’s meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in City Hall Assembly Chambers and online at the link below. As is standard with Committee of the Whole meetings, public testimony is not included in the agenda, however, members of the public are invited to share questions and comments on the topic at boroughassembly@juneau.gov and emergencyresponse@juneau.gov.

Zoom link: https://juneau.zoom.us/j/95424544691. Dial-in: 1-253-215-8782, Meeting ID: 954 2454 4691. YouTube livestream: bit.ly/cbjstream. A recording of the meeting will be available on CBJ’s YouTube channel later in the week.