Short Term Rental Task Force

CBJ Short Term Rental Task Force

There is created within the City and Borough of Juneau an eleven-member Short Term Rental Task Force. The committee is composed of three Assemblymembers and eight members representing the various facets of the community. The proposed members from the Assembly are Wade Bryson, Greg Smith, and Alicia Hughes- Skandijs and the proposed members of the public are Erik Pedersen, Dan Coleman, Meilani Schijvens, Patty Collins, Joyce Niven, Carole Triem, Ryan Kauzlarich, and Adam Dordea.

Assemblymember Bryson shall serve as chair.

Purpose

The purpose of the committee shall be to accomplish the following tasks:

1. Review the number of short-term rentals (STR) in relation to the availability of housing in Juneau.
2. Conduct a review of common regulatory options used by other municipalities, expressly focused on those regulations purposed to improve housing availability and affordability for long term uses.
3. Host a minimum of two public forum meetings, after which the task force shall consider the feedback received. Feedback may also be received electronically outside of the public forum meetings but in a defined time period established by the task force.
4. Create a matrix that evaluates and recommends various regulatory actions for STRs to improve housing availability in Juneau. This matrix should look at both short and long-term regulatory options in order to inform not only options to address the current STR and housing landscape, but also be the basis for the Assembly to take future action without the need to revisit this process if the landscape should change.

Timeline

The members shall serve until completion of their tasks which are proposed to be completed and reported to the Assembly by March 31, 2025. The committee shall expire within six months of this date unless extended. The committee shall report to the Assembly Committee of the Whole as scheduled by the Deputy Mayor.

Meetings, Officers, Records, Quorum, Staff Support

The committee shall determine its meeting schedule according to its workload and at the call of the chair. All meetings shall be open to the public and advertised through the Municipal Clerk’s office.