[5. Review of Draft Agenda for the June 4, 2024 City Council Meeting Citizens wishing to speak on agenda items not specifically called out by the City Council may submit a speaker card for their items of interest to the recording clerk.]

SORRY THAT I MISSED THAT.

NO QUESTIONS, NO COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. NOW MOVING DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER 7TH MAY WORK ANNIVERSARIES.

[7. May Work Anniversaries Recognition of employees celebrating work anniversaries in May.]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, SHANNON ANDERSON, ONE OF YOUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGERS.

TODAY BEFORE YOU, WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO EXPERIENCED A WORK ANNIVERSARY DURING THE MONTH OF MAY.

WE'LL START WITH OUR FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARIES.

YOU'LL SEE SOME FOLKS HERE FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, FROM PROS, FROM SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

SO A LOT OF GREAT EMPLOYEES CELEBRATING THEIR FIRST YEAR HERE WITH THE CITY.

MOVING ON. SOME POLICE EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS OUR OWN DEPUTY CITY MANAGER JOANNE KEENE, LATER THIS WEEK WILL CELEBRATE

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HER FIRST ANNIVERSARY.

AND THEN A COUPLE MORE AGAIN IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN WITH OUR MUNICIPAL COURT, ONE OF OUR ON CALL MAGISTRATES.

SO EXCITING TO SEE SO MANY EMPLOYEES ON THEIR FIRST YEAR.

NOW MOVING ON TO FIVE YEARS.

OUR FIRST IS SARAH LANGLEY.

AGAIN WORKING UPSTAIRS AS OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR.

SO EXCITED FOR SARAH TO REACH THIS FIVE YEAR MOMENT.

ALSO, MARTY GIDLEY, HE WORKS FOR PUBLIC WORKS IN STREETS.

WE'VE GOT CHANEL PRESTON.

SHE'S ONE OF OUR OFFICERS WITH OUR FLAGSTAFF POLICE DEPARTMENT.

STEVEN ANDERSON IS ONE OF OUR LIBRARY CLERKS IN THE ECONOMIC VITALITY DIVISION, ALSO CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS.

CLINT STEWART, ANOTHER ONE OF OUR OFFICERS CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS.

AND THEN JUMPING TO 15 YEARS.

DAVID BOTTS. HE WORKS FOR OUR LIBRARY IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PART OF OUR ECONOMIC VITALITY DIVISION.

MOVING ON TO 20 YEARS, NICHOLAS JACOBELLIS IS ONE OF OUR POLICE SERGEANTS CELEBRATING HIS 20TH YEAR WITH THE CITY.

AND THEN WE HAVE ONE EMPLOYEE WHO'S 25 YEARS OR LONGER WITH THE CITY.

THIS IS TYRONE.

TYRONE IS WITH US TODAY.

SO I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIM.

AND THEN IF HE WANTS TO COME UP AND SAY ANYTHING, HE'S WELCOME TO DO SO.

SO THIS COMES FROM HIS COWORKERS.

THEY SAY THAT WORDS MENTOR PATIENTS, COMMUNITY, GRATITUDE, CONNECTION.

BUT MOST OF ALL, COACH ARE JUST A FEW WORDS THAT DESCRIBES TYRONE.

HE'S A COLLEAGUE TO MANY AT THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.

WITH THE LAST 25 YEARS, HE'S FOCUSED IN RECREATION.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT RECREATION, BUT HIS IMPACTS ARE FELT THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION AND THE COMMUNITY DAILY FOR EVERYONE.

HIS INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE IS EXPANSIVE.

THROUGH HIS TIME SPENT IN RECREATION, HE'S CONNECTING.

HE'S A CONNECTING INDIVIDUAL FOR ALL OF US IN PROS, AND THEY RELY ON HIS PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY.

FIRST MANTRA.

HELPS THEM WORK THROUGH SOME OF THE COMPLEXITIES THAT SERVING OUR PUBLIC CAN ENTAIL.

THERE IS NO CHALLENGE THAT COACH T WOULD SAY NO TORTS.

INSTEAD, YOU CAN JUST EXPECT A YES.

WE'LL FIGURE THAT OUT.

SO SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS CAREER WITH THE CITY INCLUDE WORKING IN ATHLETICS, RECREATIONAL PROGRAMING FOR THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY, FACILITY MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT, AND OF COURSE, LEADING A TEAM OF AMAZING INDIVIDUALS THAT CREATE MEMORIES AT OUR FOUR RECREATION CENTERS EACH AND EVERY DAY.

WE'RE BLESSED TO GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH TYRONE AND LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS SO THAT WE CAN ALL LEARN AND GROW WITH HIM.

CONGRATULATIONS, TYRONE.

IT'S SO NICE TO HAVE HIM HERE.

I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HIM.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

THANKS. THANKS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR THE POSITION THAT I HAVE HERE WITH THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF STARTED FOR ME AS A YOUTH, JUST REALLY GOING TO CORDALE RECREATION CENTER AND HAVING JOE JOYCE AS MY MENTOR.

AND THEN WHEN I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY TAKE HIS HIS POSITION AND PLACE, I WANTED TO CONTINUE WHAT HE WAS DOING AND REALLY WORK WITH THE YOUTH AND THE KIDS.

AND THAT GREW TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND ALONG THE WAY, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH SO MANY JUST, JUST GREAT PEOPLE IN TERMS OF MY COWORKERS, SUPERVISORS.

AND NOW THAT I'M IN A DIFFERENT POSITION, I'VE STAYED LIKE AS A SUPERVISOR FOR, YOU KNOW, 20 PLUS YEARS NOW THAT I'M AT THE REC MANAGER, I'M JUST ENJOYING LEARNING MORE AND GROWING AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO DO THAT.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME AND FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND YEAH, LOOK FORWARD TO, I DON'T KNOW, MANY MORE YEARS, BUT AT LEAST A FEW MORE YEARS.

THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR YOU TODAY.

WE'LL BE BACK WITH YOU IN JUNE TO CELEBRATE THE NEXT MONTH OF ANNIVERSARIES.

THANKS. THANK YOU, SHANNON.

I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO RECOGNIZING ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

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IT'S GREAT FOR US TO SEE FACES WITH NAMES AND AND TO BETTER UNDERSTAND JUST THE LONGEVITY THAT A LOT OF OUR STAFF HAS WITH THE CITY.

SO THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

[8. Review and discuss Procurement Code Manual Amendment to revise Article 4 Definitions and add a new Article 32 Sustainable Procurement To discuss staff proposed revisions to amend the Procurement Code Manual to revise Article 4 Definitions and add Article 32 for Sustainable Procurement, and to obtain the City Council input on recommendations.]

MOVING DOWN.

REVIEW AND DISCUSS PROCUREMENT CODE MANUAL AMENDMENT TO REVISE ARTICLE FOUR DEFINITIONS AND ADD A NEW ARTICLE 32 SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT.

HELLO. HELLO.

SHOW ME THE SLIDE SHOW. I'M BEGINNING.

GOOD EVENING. HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M PATRICK BROWN, YOUR PURCHASING DIRECTOR.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN.

TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT A PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR SOME REVISIONS TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE MANUAL, IN PARTICULAR SOME REVISIONS TO ARTICLE FOUR, WHICH ARE DEFINITIONS AND THEY DIRECTLY PERTAIN TO THE OTHER PORTION OF THE AMENDMENT REVISION, WHICH IS ADDING A NEW ARTICLE TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE.

SO WE'LL DO IT FOR A QUICK OVERVIEW.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A RESOLUTION FOR AN AMENDMENT TO REVISE THE PROCUREMENT CODE MANUAL.

IN A PRELUDE I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF MORE DETAIL JUST TO KEEP YOU ENTICED AND ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT STAFF RECOMMENDED REVISIONS FOR ARTICLE FOUR. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE.

THOSE AGAIN ARE ALL DEFINITIONS.

AND SO WE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOPIC.

WE MADE IT ITS OWN ARTICLE IN THE PROCUREMENT CODE MANUAL.

BUT FOR TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT SUBSECTION 32.1, WHICH PERTAINS SPECIFICALLY TO THE PURCHASING OF FINANCIAL SERVICES UNDER THE SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT.

AND THEN I'LL PRESENT TO YOU THREE OPTIONS FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AND GIVE DIRECTION ON.

AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT FUTURE REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. SO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, THERE'S NEW DEFINITIONS.

THE ARTICLE SUBSECTION TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE, WHICH IS 32.1 FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND THE AMENDMENT OPTIONS FOR ARE GOING TO BE UNDER SUB ARTICLE 32.1 B.

SO THERE'S GOING TO BE AN A WHICH IS NOT PART OF THE OPTIONS.

IT'S JUST PART OF THE PREAMBLE TO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE B IN PARTICULAR.

AND AGAIN THERE'S THREE OPTIONS.

SO LET'S LOOK AT THE DEFINITIONS.

SO ARTICLE FOUR DEFINITIONS WERE PROPOSING ADDING SOME DEFINITIONS TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE MANUAL.

THE FIRST ONE IS DIRECT FOSSIL FUEL RELATIONSHIPS.

AND WHICH MEANS COMPANIES THAT FUND OPERATIONS AND COMPANIES ASSOCIATED WITH EXTRACTING, PRODUCING AND INVESTING IN FOSSIL FUELS.

FINANCIAL SERVICES IS MEANS CONTRACTUAL SERVICES WITH BUSINESSES THAT MANAGE MONEY INCLUDING BANKING SERVICES, DEPOSITS, TREASURY MANAGEMENT, CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SERVICES, AND LOANS AND LEASES.

FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY MEANS THE SECTOR INVOLVED IN EXPLORATION, EXTRACTION, PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOSSIL FUELS. THESE FUELS INCLUDE COAL, OIL AND NATURAL GAS, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT.

LATER ON WHEN WE LOOK AT THE OPTIONS WE ASK FOR TYPE OF FOSSIL FUEL, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

HEY, LET ME CATCH UP TO MYSELF, OKAY? NEXT ONE IS FOSSIL FUEL ADJACENT.

EXCUSE ME? FOSSIL FUEL ADJACENT COMPANIES.

WHICH MEANS BUSINESSES THAT OPERATE CLOSELY WITH OR PROVIDE SERVICES TO A FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY BUT ARE NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE EXPLORATION, EXTRACTION, PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOSSIL FUELS THEMSELVES.

THESE COMPANIES MAY INCLUDE SUPPLIES OR SUPPLIERS OF EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY USED IN FOSSIL FUEL EXTRACTION, TRANSPORTATION, AND REFINED PROCESSES, AS WELL AS FIRMS ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS EXPLORATION, ENVIRONMENTAL

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REMEDIATION, CONSULTING, OR FINANCE TAILORED SPECIFICALLY TO THE FOSSIL FUEL SECTOR.

AND THEN FINALLY WE HAVE INDIRECT FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY RELATIONSHIPS.

WHICH MEANS COMPANIES THAT FUND COMPANIES THAT THOSE COMPANIES THEMSELVES HAVE EXPOSURE TO FOSSIL FUEL INVESTMENTS.

SO IN SOME WAY THEY HAVE EXPOSURE AND ARE INVOLVED IN IT.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT DEFINITIONS BEFORE I MOVE ON? ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE GET TO THE AD.

THIS IS WHERE WE ADD ARTICLE 32 CALLED SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT.

WE PROPOSE THIS NEW ARTICLE FOR ALL OF SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT.

AND IT STARTS OFF WITH THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF FOCUSING PROCUREMENT PROCESSES ON SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING PRACTICES.

ALL PROCUREMENTS WILL REQUIRE CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING SUB ARTICLES.

SO THAT'S SETTING IT UP FOR LATER.

ADDING MORE SUB ARTICLES FOR SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT FOR WHATEVER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LATER ON.

BUT FOR THIS EXERCISE AND THIS AMENDMENT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SECTION 32.1 FINANCIAL SERVICES.

WHEN PROCURING FINANCIAL SERVICES, THE PURCHASING AGENT WILL FOLLOW THE PRESCRIBED PROCESS BELOW RELATED TO THE RELATIONSHIP WITH FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY. AND THAT'S WHERE B COMES IN.

AND B HAS THE THREE OPTIONS THAT I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.

SO LET'S MOVE TO THOSE OPTIONS.

OPTION ONE. SO I WANT TO PREFACE THIS WITH OPTION ONE.

AND OPTION TWO ARE EVALUATIVE CRITERIA.

SO BASICALLY THESE ARE EVALUATIVE CRITERIA THAT WILL BE IN SOLICITATIONS SPECIFICALLY TO ASSESS POINTS AND EVALUATE A PROPOSAL.

SO OPTION ONE IS OBJECTIVE, MEASURABLE AND COMPETITIVE.

SO THIS ONE SAYS WHEN PROCURING FINANCIAL SERVICES THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS, THE FOLLOWING EVALUATIVE CRITERIA WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SOLICITATION REGARDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FIRM AND THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

EVALUATION CRITERIA ARE DETERMINED BY THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR AND THE END USER OR CITY TREASURER.

EVALUATION CRITERIA SHALL BE OBJECTIVELY MEASURABLE AND ALLOW FOR THE EVALUATION SELECTION AWARD OF A CONTRACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY.

LESSER DIRECT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY WILL PROVIDE A HIGHER POINT VALUE.

DEMONSTRATION OF APPROACH TO LIMITING FUTURE DIRECT INVOLVEMENT.

FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRIES WILL BE CONSIDERED.

SO UNLESS YOU GET THE MORE, THE LESS YOU'RE INVOLVED WITH FOSSIL FUEL, THE MORE POINTS YOU GET.

ALL SOLICITATIONS ADVERTISED SHALL INCLUDE THE EVALUATION CRITERION BUSINESS WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY AS FOLLOWS.

AND THIS IS THE CRITERIA FOR OPTION ONE.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WITH GREATER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY WILL BE ASSESSED LOWER POINT VALUE.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SHOWING A COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE ACTION, CARBON NEUTRALITY AND REDUCING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY MAY GAIN HIGHER POINT VALUES.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THEIR INVOLVEMENT INVOLVEMENT WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRIES.

SO THE MORE YOU'RE INVOLVED, THE LESS POINTS YOU GET, THE MORE YOU'RE INVOLVED IN THE REDUCTION OF FOSSIL FUELS AND CARBON NEUTRALITY, THE MORE POINTS YOU GET.

OKAY. RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

EXPLAIN YOUR INSTITUTIONAL INVOLVEMENT WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY TO DESCRIBE THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY THAT YOU CURRENTLY PROVIDE.

FINANCING. EXCUSE ME? FINANCING. PROVIDE A LIST OF YOUR CURRENT FINANCING BY TYPE AND AMOUNT.

AGAIN, THERE'S THAT TYPE I TOLD YOU ABOUT EARLIER.

COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE ACTION.

THIS IS WHERE WE DRAW THAT OUT.

SHARE YOUR INSTITUTION'S COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE ACTION AND REDUCTION OF INVESTMENT IN THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

INCLUDE ANY INITIATIVES YOUR COMPANY HAS FOR REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS, AND HOW LONG THE INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN IN PLACE, AS WELL AS FINANCING TOWARDS GREEN ENERGY.

FOR EXAMPLE, SOLAR, WIND, ETC.

THAT KIND, THOSE KIND OF ITEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF PROGRESSIVE REPORTS OR PROGRESS REPORTS TOWARDS CARBON EMISSION REDUCTIONS, AND PROVIDE YOUR COMPANIES INITIATIVES TO PROVIDE FINANCING FOR FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

THAT'S OPTION ONE.

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MOVING ON TO OPTION TWO.

UNLESS YOU WANT TO HALT ME AND ASK A QUESTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE, THEN COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION ON THE IF YOU CAN GO BACK, I THINK JUST ONE SLIDE.

OKAY. LET ME FIGURE OUT HOW TO GO BACK NOW.

THERE. OKAY.

SO IN THOSE FIRST TWO SENTENCES WHERE IT SAYS THAT THOSE WITH GREATER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY WILL BE ASSESSED A LOWER POINT VALUE.

AND THEN IN THE NEXT, IT SAYS THAT THOSE WITH THOSE COMMITMENTS MAY GAIN A HIGHER POINT VALUE.

IS THERE JUST A REDUCING FOSSIL FUEL? RIGHT, RIGHT. RIGHT, RIGHT.

SO IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ASSERTION OF ONE WILL RECEIVE LOWER POINTS AND 1ST MAY RECEIVE HIGHER POINTS? THE ASSERTION IS THAT IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH THEY'RE DOING IN THERE.

SO THEY MAY RECEIVE. IF THEY IF IT'S SOMETHING MINUSCULE, THEY MAY NOT RECEIVE HIGHER POINTS.

RIGHT. BUT IF THEY'RE DOING GREAT WORK IN THAT ARENA, THEY MAY GET HIGHER POINTS.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH OF THAT THEY'RE DOING IN BOTH CATEGORIES.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

THANK YOU. STAY ON THAT SLIDE, PLEASE.

LAST ITEM NUMBER TWO, SECOND SENTENCE.

IT SAYS PROVIDE A LIST OF YOUR CURRENT FINANCING BY TYPE AND AMOUNT.

SO YOU BASICALLY WANT TO LIST OF COMPANIES THAT THEY SUPPORT OR GIVE LOANS TO OR WHATEVER.

I THINK THAT'S KIND OF AN OVERREACH TO ASK A BANK OR WHOEVER TO SAY, GIVE ME A LIST OF YOUR CUSTOMERS AND HOW MUCH BUSINESS YOU DO WITH THEM.

TO ME, IT'S AN OVERREACH.

COMMENT, PLEASE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

WE HAVE HAD EVALUATIVE CRITERIA IN THE PAST WHERE WE'VE ASKED FOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO HELP DETERMINE AWARD OR TO ASSESS POINTS, PART OF PRICE, PRICING AND APPROACH.

IN THIS INSTANCE, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A GREAT DETAIL.

WE'RE ASKING FOR TO GIVE US A LIST OF WHO THEY ARE AND HOW MUCH THEY ARE AND WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE TYPE.

SO IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT'S DEEP OR EXTENSIVE.

WELL, IF I WERE A COMPANY, I WOULD SAY, MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

I JUST ACTUALLY WONDER IF IT'S LEGAL TO EVEN ASK SUCH A QUESTION, OR IF MAYBE IT'S LEGAL, BUT I JUST WONDER IF IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ASK THEM FOR A LIST OF THE COMPANIES THAT THEY DO BUSINESS WITH.

WELL, I THINK THAT MAYBE IT'S APPROPRIATE IN THE EXERCISE OF US TRYING TO DETERMINE THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

IT'S RELEVANT TO WHAT WE'RE DOING.

I COULD SEE IT NOT BEING APPROPRIATE IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

BUT HERE WE'RE TRYING TO ASSESS WHAT THEIR INVOLVEMENT IS IN THE FOSSIL FUEL AND FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

SO ASKING THAT KIND OF QUESTION OR ASKING THAT OF THEM IS VERY PERTINENT TO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS EVALUATIVE CRITERIA.

WHATEVER. CITY MANAGER AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

PATRICK, THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

I WANTED TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY AND JUMP ON THE QUESTION POSED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

BECAUSE I'M NOT SO SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTOOD THE THE QUESTION OR AT LEAST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO ELABORATE.

I BELIEVE HER QUESTION IS FOCUSED ON THE PARAGRAPH HERE IN THIS SLIDE.

THE FIRST PART OF IT IS MANDATORY.

IT'S A MANDATORY INCREASE.

OR LOWER POINT VALUE.

PARDON ME. IT'S A MANDATORY DEDUCTION IN POINT VALUE FOR INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

THE SECOND SENTENCE APPEARS TO BE DISCRETIONARY, THAT BEING A POTENTIAL INCREASE IN VALUE FOR THOSE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE ABLE TO ESTABLISH.

YOU KNOW, CARBON NEUTRALITY AND SO FORTH.

SO ONE IS MANDATORY, THE OTHER IS DISCRETIONARY.

AND I THINK THAT IS THE NATURE OF THE QUESTION WHY IS THERE? AND I JUST WANT TO AGAIN INVITE YOU TO ELABORATE UPON THIS, WHY ONE WOULD BE A FIRM REQUIREMENT OR OUTCOME AND THE OTHER ONE WOULD BE DISCRETIONARY.

THANKS. YEAH.

THANK YOU CITY MANAGER.

AND I UNDERSTAND THE THE QUESTION A LITTLE BIT BETTER NOW.

THANK YOU. SO WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE BOTH TO BE COINCIDE WITH EACH OTHER IT BEING WILL INSTEAD OF MAY.

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THAT IS A REVISION WE CAN MAKE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION SO FAR.

SO I HAVE A WHAT IF.

SO WHAT IF A COMPANY OR AN ORGANIZATION, A BANK OR WHOEVER IS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SOME TYPE OF BUSINESS, WHETHER THAT'S PUTTING A DEAL TOGETHER, WHETHER THAT'S GETTING READY TO DO FINANCING, WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO, AND THEY DON'T WANT THAT INFORMATION PUBLIC.

SO THAT COMPANY OR THAT ORGANIZATION, TOO BAD, TOO SAD.

BECAUSE WE WANT YOUR PUBLIC WE WE WANT YOUR INFORMATION, AND WE WANT YOU TO DISCLOSE ALL YOUR PRIVATE STUFF TO US BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO MAYBE BID FOR WHATEVER SERVICE THAT WE HAVE.

AND IF THEY DON'T, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE CHOICE NOT TO DO IT.

THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS.

BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S KIND OF SHORT SIGHTED.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THEY WOULD NOT WANT TO DISCLOSE.

WE DO HAVE IN ALL OF OUR SOLICITATIONS AN AREA FOR ITS REQUIRED FORMS, IF YOU WILL WHERE WE ASK THEM TO PROVIDE US WHAT INFORMATION THEY WANT TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.

SO ALL THAT INFORMATION STAYS CONFIDENTIAL WITH US.

IF THERE'S A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, IT GETS BLACKED OUT WHEN WE PROVIDE WHATEVER IS ASKED FOR.

SO IT IS NOT DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL.

IT IS JUST KEPT WITHIN THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF FOR REVIEW.

I'M NOT AN EXPERT, AND I PROBABLY WATCH WAY TOO MUCH TELEVISION, BUT INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE, ESPIONAGE AND ALL OF THOSE OTHER KINDS OF THINGS THAT I HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.

AND SO I JUST FEEL FOR ANY COMPANY THAT'S BEING PUT IN A PRECARIOUS SITUATION LIKE THAT, BECAUSE WE REALLY CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT NO ONE IN OUR ORGANIZATION IS GOING TO SAY ANYTHING TO ANYBODY ELSE.

WE REALLY CAN.

RIGHT. SO, I MEAN, WE COULD WE COULD.

MOST LIKELY THEY'LL REACH OUT TO US ANYWAY WITH THAT CONCERN, AND WE COULD DISCUSS WITH THEM POSSIBLY PUTTING VAGUE INFORMATION AS LONG AS WE KNOW IT HELPS US MAKE A DECISION TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING BUSINESS WITH THESE OTHER COMPANIES, WHETHER IT'S SUPPORTING A FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY OR NOT, OR SOME A WIND FARM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY DON'T HAVE TO DISCLOSE THOSE DETAILS IF THEY ARE VERY STRICT ABOUT THE CONFIDENTIALITY, BUT ENOUGH INFORMATION TO PROVIDE US SO THAT WE KNOW THAT THAT'S THERE.

TWO THINGS.

I'M GUESSING THAT IN ORDER TO ASK FOR SOMETHING TO BE REDACTED OR NOT MADE PUBLIC, THERE HAS THERE HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF LEGAL PARAMETERS AROUND THAT, RIGHT? YOU CAN'T JUST SAY, I DON'T WANT ANYTHING IN MY APPLICATION VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

WELL, THEY COULD SAY THAT IF THEY WANTED TO, AND WE WOULD HAVE TO REDACT IT.

OUR LEGAL.

OUR LEGAL TEAM HERE.

THEY REVIEW ALL THAT AND DETERMINE, OKAY OF THIS INFORMATION, WHAT REALLY IS CONFIDENTIAL AND WHAT ISN'T.

BUT IF THEY ASK IF ABC COMPANY SAYS WE DON'T WANT ANY OF THIS DISSEMINATED, WE WON'T DISSEMINATE IT.

AND THESE AMENDMENTS, THESE ARE JUST SPECIFIC TO THE BANKING INDUSTRY, RIGHT? CORRECT. SO WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT LIKE.

SECRET INGREDIENTS AND ANYTHING.

THIS IS STRICTLY BANKING, CORRECT? OKAY. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT.

OPTION TWO.

OKAY. SO THIS ONE'S GOING TO READ VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU JUST HEARD, BUT THERE'S A CAVEAT IN IT WITH ADDING ON MORE TO IT.

SO IN THIS ONE, THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WITH GREATER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY AND FOSSIL FUEL ADJACENT COMPANIES.

SO WE ADDED THAT IN THERE, FOSSIL FUEL ADJACENT COMPANIES WILL BE ASSESSED LOWER POINT VALUE.

SO THEY ADDED.

PART IS THAT ADJACENT COMPANY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SHOWING A COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE ACTION, CARBON NEUTRALITY AND REDUCING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOSSIL FUEL

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INDUSTRIES. AND WE'RE CHANGING THIS TO WILL GAIN HIGHER POINT VALUE.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRIES.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR ONE.

EXPLAIN YOUR INSTITUTIONAL INVOLVEMENT WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY AND FOSSIL FUEL ADJACENT COMPANIES.

LIST INDUSTRIES, THEIR BUSINESS AND LENGTH OF ASSOCIATION.

DESCRIBE THE NATURE OF YOUR INSTITUTION'S ASSOCIATION.

AND PROVIDE A LIST OF YOUR CURRENT FINANCING BY TYPE AND AMOUNT.

MAKE IT DOWN THERE. MY APOLOGIES.

AND COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE ACTION.

SHARE YOUR INSTITUTION'S COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE ACTION AND REDUCTION OF INVESTMENT IN THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

INCLUDE ANY INITIATIVES YOUR COMPANY HAS FOR REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS, AND HOW LONG THE INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN IN PLACE, AS WELL AS FINANCING TOWARDS GREEN ENERGY SUCH AS SOLAR AND WIND.

PLEASE PROVIDE AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF PROGRESS REPORTS TOWARDS CARBON EMISSION REDUCTIONS.

PROVIDE YOUR COMPANIES INITIATIVES TO REDUCE FINANCIAL OR FINANCING FOR FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY AND FOSSIL FUEL ADJACENT COMPANIES.

AND THAT'S OPTION TWO.

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

OKAY. SO MY QUESTION NOW IS RELATED TO OPTION ONE AND TWO.

DO WE KNOW IF THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE WHO MEET THIS CRITERIA RIGHT NOW? I PERSONALLY DON'T.

I THINK OUR SUSTAINABILITY GROUP DOES AND THEY HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING TO BUILD THIS.

SO I BELIEVE THEY HAVE SEEN AND HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT.

SO WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, BANKING ORGANIZATIONS WHO FIT OUR CRITERIA ONE AND TWO, OPTION ONE AND TWO, AND IF SO, HOW MANY? I AM NOT GOING TO SPEAK.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DO THAT.

THAT'S FINE. THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL NICOLE ANTONOPOULOS SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN COMING UP WHILE DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH TO BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON.

WITH THAT IN MIND, THERE ARE CLEARINGHOUSES THAT ARE REPRESENTING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE COMMITTED TO NOT HAVING ANY DEALINGS WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

SO THERE ARE THIRD PARTIES CERTIFICATIONS.

THE LAST CHECK, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS ON THURSDAY, THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE LENDING INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA THAT WOULD QUALIFY.

SO WE HAVE THREE LENDING INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

DID YOU SAY OR ARIZONA? ARIZONA. ARIZONA.

AND THEY MEET CRITERIAS IN OPTION ONE AND TWO.

CORRECT. ALL RIGHT.

AND SO THOSE THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, DO YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE? AND CAN WE KNOW WHO THE WHO'S THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE? ABSOLUTELY. AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO SEND AN EMAIL WITH A DIRECT LINK TO THAT THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION.

AND THEN IT LISTS OUT ALL THE LENDING INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE ENROLLED AND MADE A COMMITMENT TO FOSSIL FREE INVESTMENTS. AND HOW RELIABLE IS THAT THIRD PARTY INFORMATION? WELL, I'M NOT SURE HOW TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT. BASICALLY, CAN WE TRUST THAT WHAT THEY'RE TELLING US IS CORRECT? THEY THE THE AGENCY THAT IS LEADING THIS INITIATIVE IS INVESTIGATING.

SO ANY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT SUBMITS THEIR NAME TO BE CONSIDERED AS VERIFIED HAS TO SIMILAR HAS TO FILL OUT AND PROVIDE INFORMATION AND PROOF THAT THEY ARE NOT DEALING WITH THE FOSSIL.

FUEL INDUSTRY.

SO THEN BASICALLY, IF WE DON'T LIKE EITHER ONE OF THOSE THREE FOR WHATEVER REASON, TOO BAD, TOO SAD, WE'RE STUCK WITH THEM, CORRECT? ACCORDING TO OUR.

OKAY THEN ANSWER.

MAYOR. VICE MAYOR.

CITY COUNCIL. RICK TADDER MANAGEMENT.

SERVICE DIRECTOR AND CITY TREASURER.

I THINK WE'RE GETTING IN BETWEEN THE OPTION THREE AND OPTION ONE AND TWO FROM WHAT INFORMATION NICOLE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

ANY BANK I THINK CAN REPLY TO AN RFP AND FIT OPTION ONE, OPTION TWO AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR.

DIRECT ASSOCIATION OR INDIRECT ASSOCIATION WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY, AND THEY CAN DEMONSTRATE HOW THEY'RE MOVING CLIMATE ACTION.

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SO FOR ONE AND TWO, I THINK ANY BANK WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO BID ON THE SERVICES WHEN WE GET TO OPTION THREE.

THAT IS WHERE THE RESTRICTION REALLY COMES IN.

AS FAR AS WHAT BANKS ARE GREEN BANKS OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIED ANY AT THIS TIME, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT NICOLE MAY HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF.

BUT CAN THEY PROVIDE THE SERVICES WE NEED? WE DON'T KNOW THAT EITHER UNTIL WE DO AN RFP.

BUT FOR OPTION ONE AND TWO I THINK ANY BANK COULD POSSIBLY APPLY FOR.

THEY JUST MAY NOT GET THE FULL POINTS RIGHT.

AND THEY GOT OTHER POINTS TO AND THEN.

SO THEN WE'LL TAKE WHOEVER HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF POINTS, RIGHT? WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE.

WE'LL GO THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, MAYBE IDENTIFY THE TOP 2 OR 3 BANKERS, DO INTERVIEWS, AND WE'LL GO FURTHER WITH WHAT BANKS WE WANT TO GO FOR.

AND I'M GOING TO ASK ONE LAST QUESTION RIGHT NOW, AND I MAY COME BACK LATER.

MADAM MAYOR, AND HAVE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS, IF THAT'S OKAY.

SO THE SO THE LAST QUESTION THAT I'M GOING TO ASK RIGHT NOW IS THAT.

IF THEY CANNOT PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT WE NEED.

SO THEY GET, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY GET, I DON'T KNOW, SAY WE GOT 100 POINTS AND THEY CAN COME IN AND MAYBE THEY GIVE US, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN.

THE HIGHEST POINTS ARE 50, BUT THEY CAN'T PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE NEED.

WHAT DO WE DO? AN ANSWER FOLLOW UP WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

SO IF THEY CAN'T PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES WE'VE ASKED FOR IN THE SOLICITATION.

SO IF WE ASK FOR THESE SERVICES AND THEY CAN'T PROVIDE THEM, WE WON'T DO BUSINESS WITH THEM.

IF THEY DON'T PROVIDE US EVERYTHING WE ASK FOR, THEY COULD BE DEEMED NON-RESPONSIVE BY NOT RESPONDING TO OUR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.

SO I LIED.

I DO HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION.

THEN WHAT DO WE DO IF IF IF THEY CAN'T PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT WE WANT? WHAT DO WE DO? SO THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF A TRICKY PLACE BECAUSE WE COULD EITHER GO TO THE NEXT HIGHEST SCORING.

SO WHAT RICK WAS SAYING ABOUT THE SCORING, THEY CAN GET MORE POINTS OR THERE'S GOING TO BE OTHER EVALUATIVE CRITERIA IN THAT RFP THAT WOULD DRIVE PART OF IT IS WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO.

YEAH. AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT.

I REALLY DO UNDERSTAND THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS OKAY.

SO WE WOULD GO TO THE NEXT HIGHEST SCORING FERM OKAY.

AND IF I CAN ADD WE WANT A FULL BANKING SERVICES.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE PIECEMEALING OUR TRANSACTIONS AND CREATING A LOT OF INCONSISTENT.

I WANT THE BEST ALL INCLUSIVE BANKING SERVICES.

IT'S HARD TO SAY WHAT WE'LL GET IN EVALUATIONS, BUT IF WE GET 98% OF IT, WE MAY MOVE FORWARD AND LOOK TO PROCURE A SERVICE FOR THAT MISSING PIECE IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

IF WE ONLY GET 50% OF IT FROM ONE BANK OR ANOTHER, WE MAY BE BACK IN FRONT OF COUNCIL SAYING THIS DIDN'T WORK FOR THIS PROCUREMENT.

AND LOOK FOR DIRECTION MOVING FORWARD.

THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT COMES FORWARD, BUT WE DON'T KNOW UNTIL WE ACTUALLY PUT IT OUT ON THE STREET AND DO THE PROCUREMENT.

BUT THERE IS A CONCERN.

VICE MAYOR. OH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SO JUST A CLARIFICATION FOR MY FOR MY OWN EDUCATION.

I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND THIS THESE THESE AMENDMENTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE NOT MAKE OR THEY'RE NOT DEAL BREAKERS.

IT'S JUST PART OF THE SCORING MECHANISM THAT WE USE.

TO. LOOK AT THEM.

IN THE WHOLE SUITE OF OF.

SERVICES AND CHARACTERISTICS THAT WE WANT OUT OF THE INSTITUTIONS WE PARTNER WITH.

OKAY. I WANTED YOU TO FINISH YOUR SENTENCE OF VICE MAYOR.

SO FOR OPTIONS ONE AND TWO.

THAT IS CORRECT.

WE'RE JUST EVALUATING ON THIS ONE PIECE.

OPTION THREE IS A YES OR NO.

MAKE OR BREAK. SO I SEE THIS AS ALL ELSE BEING EQUAL.

IF THEY ALSO PROVIDE THESE SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES THERE, THEY'RE GOING TO GET A LIFT IN THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF OF HOW THEY'RE LOOKED AT.

CORRECT? CORRECT.

COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'M GOING TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER OPTION THREE TO ASK MY QUESTION.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY, I'M TRYING TO SORT OUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OPTION ONE AND OPTION TWO.

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THIS OPTION TO HAVE THE PROVIDE A LIST OF YOUR CURRENT FINANCING.

FOBAR. SO IT HAS PROVIDED YOUR COMPANY'S INITIATIVES.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THE COMMITMENT.

LET ME GO BACK. SO MAYBE THE PREVIOUS SLIDE WOULD ANSWER THIS QUESTION.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.

SO PROVIDE A LIST OF YOUR CURRENT FINANCING BY TYPE AND AMOUNT.

ITEM FOR.

SO THEN BASICALLY WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 1 AND 2? BECAUSE THE PROVIDE A LIST I GUESS THAT'S IN BOTH OF THEM.

SO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 1 AND 2.

SO TWO WERE ASKING FOR MORE THAN JUST WHO'S PROVIDING THE PROPOSAL.

AND WE'RE ASKING FOR THOSE THAT THEY FUND WHO ALSO MAY HAVE.

SOMETHING IN THE INDUSTRY AND A FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

SO ABC COMPANY, IT'S THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTE.

THEY FUND XYZ COMPANY FOR SOMETHING.

BUT THAT THAT COMPANY, THEY MAY NOT BE FUNDING THEM FOR FOSSIL FUEL EXPLORATION OR PRODUCTION, BUT THEY THAT COMPANY XYZ DOES HAVE DEALINGS WITH FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY IN OTHER DIRECTIONS OR THEY PROVIDE INVESTMENTS AS WELL.

SO WE'RE GOING DOWN ANOTHER LAYER TO INCLUDE THOSE THAT THOSE COMPANIES THAT ARE FUNDED BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, THEIR INVOLVEMENT. SO WHICH ONE IS THE MORE COMPREHENSIVE OR MORE RESTRICTIVE? SO ONE AND TWO.

TWO WOULD BE MORE RESTRICTIVE BECAUSE NOW WE'RE GOING FARTHER DOWN TO INCLUDE OTHERS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THINK WE'RE ON OPTION THREE NOW.

OKAY. SO UNDER OPTION THREE WHICH IS DIRECT EXCLUSION, BUT IT'S CLEAR AND CONCISE.

AND THIS IS THE ONE I WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT AN EVALUATIVE CRITERIA.

THIS IS IF YOU DO BUSINESS YOU'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE.

IF YOU DON'T YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE.

SO B STARTS OFF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF WILL NOT DO BUSINESS WITH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ENGAGE IN THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT EXPLORATION, PRODUCT PRODUCTION, FINANCING, PROFITING OR MARKETING OF FOSSIL FUEL.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF MUST PROVIDE A SIGNED DECLARATION AND SHARE EVIDENCE ANNUALLY TO THE CITY TREASURER, SUCH AS THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION, THAT THE INSTITUTION DOES NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PROVIDE FINANCING TO THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

ONE IF A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ENGAGES, IT GOES FURTHER.

IF IT ENGAGES IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT DURING THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT, THE CITY WILL CONSIDER TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE INSTITUTION.

THE SIGN DECLARATION WILL BE A FACTOR FOR THE CITY WHEN DETERMINING RESPONSIBILITY.

OF THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION'S RESPONSE.

AND THAT'S THE EXTENT OF OPTION THREE.

ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

THANK YOU. THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR MR. TATTER. I WAS GOING TO WAIT, BUT IT'S KIND OF BEEN BROUGHT UP, SO.

SO IN MY BUSINESS, I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO NOT HAVE A BANK IN THE CITY THAT I COULD WALK INTO AND DO MY BANKING WHEN NEEDED.

SO WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE? I WENT ON THE WEBSITE, IT'S GREEN SOMETHING.COM, AND I DID LOOK AT THE THREE BANKS THAT WERE LISTED, NONE OF WHICH DID I KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT.

THEY'RE NOT IN FLAGSTAFF.

HOW WOULD YOU OR HOW WOULD WE? DO BANKING IN PERSON.

AND DO WE DO THAT NOW? SO WE DON'T USE THE DROP IN BANK VERY MUCH.

BUT WE ARE A AGENCY THAT ACCEPTS CASH IN MANY OF OUR ACTIVITY CENTERS AND SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.

WE'RE STILL ACCEPTING CASH FROM OUR CUSTOMERS, AND THAT IS PREFERRED FOR SOME CUSTOMERS THAT AREN'T BANKABLE OR SO FORTH.

SO WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT IS IT IS POSSIBLY DEPOSITING WITH A DIFFERENT BANK OR INSTITUTION AND THEN TRANSFERRING FUNDS TO. THE AWARDED BANK.

IT'S KIND OF A END AROUND THE LEASE.

GET THE MONIES DEPOSITED LOCALLY.

OR WE COULD LOOK TO HAVE AN ARMORED CAR SERVICE DELIVER OUR FUNDS TO THE BANK, WHEREVER IT IS.

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COULD BE COSTLY AND SO FORTH.

YOU KNOW, SEPARATING BANKS AND TRANSFERS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR BANK RECONCILIATIONS AND TIMING AND ALL THAT STUFF.

BUT. THAT'S THE WAY I SEE WE COULD DO IT.

IS IT THE WAY TO DO IT? PROBABLY NOT. BUT.

THANK YOU. CONTINUE.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

MOVING ON. FUTURE REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT BEYOND 32.1.

WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON OTHER SUB CATEGORIES FOR 32.23, ETC.

AND SO ON. SO AFTER TONIGHT WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING ON THAT.

THE NEWLY CREATED SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT POLICY, THE GUIDING.

WE'RE WORKING ON A SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT POLICY AS WELL.

SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING CODE.

WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING ON A SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT POLICY.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR ARTICLE 32.

AND THE POLICY OBJECTIVES WITH ARTICLE 32 POLICY WOULD BE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, SOCIAL EQUITY IMPACTS AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS.

AND THEN WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THINGS FOR LIKE VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT THOSE THOSE ARE THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING BACK LATER.

OKAY, SO STAFF WILL BRING THIS BACK AS A RESOLUTION NEXT WEEK, THE JUNE 4TH MEETING FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

BUT BEFORE WE GET THERE, WE NEED TO ASK COUNCIL FOR DIRECTION ON WHICH OPTION THEY WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IN THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU. PATRICK.

SO, COUNCIL, BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT IT, CAN WE GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE? AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE.

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NO.

THANK YOU, NO THANK YOU.

BEFORE WE DISCUSS IT, LET'S JUST STICK TO QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW AND WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENT.

AND THEN WE'LL CIRCLE BACK AND HAVE THE DISCUSSION.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION FOR NICOLE.

AND BEFORE I ASK MY QUESTION, JUST THANK YOU TO ALL STAFF FOR WORKING TOGETHER TO, TO TO COME UP WITH THIS.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

IT'S BEEN MANY, MANY MONTHS IN THE MAKING, SO THANK YOU.

NICOLE. WHAT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CITIES THAT YOU LOOKED AT WHEN YOU WERE LOOKING AT? WHAT ARE OTHER PLACES DOING IN THESE TERMS? MAYOR. THE RESEARCH THAT WE'VE CONDUCTED HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF EXAMPLES, AND I AM NOT AN EXPERT BY ANY MEANS IN PROCUREMENT LAW, BUT WE'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE SOME EXPERTS ON STAFF.

WITH THAT IN MIND, WHAT WE ARE SEEING ACROSS THE NATION AND ACTUALLY INTERNATIONALLY ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES TOWARDS UTILIZING A FOSSIL FREE OR DIVESTMENT, IF YOU WILL, IN THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

MOST RECENTLY, OUR NEIGHBORS IN COLORADO AND BOULDER COUNTY, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE UTILIZING DIVESTMENT FROM FOSSIL FUEL INVESTMENTS IN THEIR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

AND WE'RE SEEING IT IN BUILDING CODES.

SO WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO ENSURE THAT COMMUNITIES ARE AWARE AND, AND OR MAKING COMMITMENTS TO INVEST DIFFERENTLY.

SO THERE'S A REALLY WIDE ARRAY OF FOCUS AREAS, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

SO IN ARIZONA, NO OTHER COMMUNITY HAS MOVED FORWARD IN THIS MANNER THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TRACK DOWN. AND AGAIN, WITH HAVING OUR EXPERTS IN PROCUREMENT AND, AND STATE POLICY.

I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT.

BUT I DO KNOW THAT IN REACHING OUT TO OUR PEERS ACROSS THE STATE WE HAVE NOT SEEN INITIATIVES MOVE FORWARD SUCCESSFULLY AT THIS STATE.

HAVE THERE BEEN ANY THAT HAVE STARTED DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT? NOT REALLY.

OKAY. AT THIS LEVEL? NO. OKAY.

THAT I'M AWARE OF.

WAS MY SEARCH EXHAUSTED?

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PERHAPS, BUT I DO REACH OUT TO MY PEER NETWORK WITHIN THE STATE THAT REPRESENTS OVER 90 DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS.

SO I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE WOULD KNOW IF THERE WAS INITIATIVES MOVING FORWARD.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

HAS THERE BEEN ANY INTEREST IN THIS ISSUE AT OUR STATE LEGISLATURE? COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY.

ANY LEGISLATURE TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS.

WHILE THE STATE LAWS ARE PRETTY DETAILED, THEY'RE ALSO PRETTY VAGUE IN SOME INSTANCES.

AND SO I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES SILENCE MEANS YES OR SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T.

SO. I GUESS I'LL.

DISAGREE. WE HAVE SEEN BILLS DROPPED RELATED TO THIS TYPE OF OF CONVERSATION AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

NOTHING'S PASSED, NOTHING'S GONE THROUGH.

BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS HAD AN EYE ON IT.

MAYBE NOT SPECIFICALLY IN THE BANKING SERVICE, BUT I'VE HEARD IT ON THE INVESTMENT SIDE AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

SO YEAH, IT COULD BE BACK AROUND AT SOME POINT.

JUST DIDN'T COME BACK AT THIS TIME.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION.

I SEE THE DATE, JUNE 4TH UP THERE.

I GUESS I ASK WHERE THAT CAME FROM.

AND THE REASON I'M BRINGING THIS UP IS THERE'S A GROUP CALLED FOSSIL FREE ARIZONA, AND APPARENTLY THEY WERE TOLD BY SOMEONE ON STAFF THAT THIS WOULD COME BACK ON JUNE 18TH.

SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW THEY'VE BEEN WORKING.

I SEE HEADS NODDING IN THE AUDIENCE.

SO I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT WE BRING THIS BACK ON JUNE 18TH, JUST OUT OF RESPECT FOR PEOPLE THAT WERE TOLD THAT THAT WAS WHEN IT WOULD COME BACK. MR. CITY MANAGER MIGHT HAVE A COMMENT.

AND THANK YOU, MAYOR.

IS THIS A GOOD TIME, MAYOR? YEAH, A CORRECTION, IF I MAY.

I WAS THE AUTHOR OF THAT EMAIL THAT ADVISED THE GROUP AS TO THE TIMELINE.

I MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE WOULD HAVE A WORK SESSION DISCUSSION TODAY, FOLLOWED BY AN ACTION ITEM.

BUT IT WAS A DRAFT OR TENTATIVE TIMELINE.

IT WAS IT WAS NOT SET IN STONE.

AND NOR COULD IT BE THAT COMMUNICATION WAS TWO MONTHS AGO.

SO WE HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY HERE.

FIRST OFF, SECOND OFF, WE HAVE A VERY BUSY COUNCIL AGENDA.

BETWEEN NOW AND THE RECESS, WE COULD LUMP THINGS TOGETHER, AND IT'S GOING TO CRAM EVERYTHING INTO THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS.

WE'RE SENSITIVE TO THAT, AND WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE AGENDAS THAT ARE MANAGEABLE BY THIS COUNCIL AND BY OUR CITIZENRY.

BUT THE MORE WE FORESTALL OR PUSH IT DOWN, THE THE GREATER A FACTOR THAT BECOMES.

SO I WANT US ALL TO BE AWARE OF THAT.

IT WAS NEVER REPRESENTED THAT IT WAS A HARD AND FAST DATE.

I KNOW THAT FOR CERTAIN.

THE MAYOR, MAY I EXPAND HERE A LITTLE BIT? ON WHY WE'RE HERE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION, AND FORGIVE ME FOR NOT DOING SO AT THE BEGINNING, ESPECIALLY FOR.

NOT NEW COUNCIL NOT NEW ANYMORE.

BUT THERE ARE MEMBERS HERE THAT I DON'T BELIEVE WERE AT THE DAIS WHEN THE PETITION WAS SUBMITTED IN MARCH OF 2022.

AND WE HAD A DISCUSSION AT THE DAIS ABOUT THIS.

IT WAS THE STOP THE MONEY PIPELINE PETITION AND COUNCIL ELECTED AT THAT TIME NOT TO FORWARD THE PETITION.

IN THE COURSE OF THAT DISCUSSION, COUNCIL ASKED THAT WE BRING BACK A POLICY DISCUSSION AT SOME POINT, AND PREFERABLY PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION OF THE EXISTING BANKING SERVICES AGREEMENT.

THAT AGREEMENT EXPIRES BY ITS OWN TERMS NEXT YEAR, JUNE OF NEXT YEAR.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO START HAVING THIS DISCUSSION NOW.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS OVER THE PAST YEAR ABOUT PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND AMENDMENTS.

THIS ONE'S BEEN IN THE QUEUE AND I PUSHED HARD TO GET IT IN FRONT OF COUNCIL BEFORE THE RECESS.

BECAUSE I'M FRANKLY, A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED THAT IF WE DON'T START HAVING THE POLICY DISCUSSION NOW, WE WILL BE LATE IN THE GAME AS WE START TO GO OUT FOR SOLICITATION OF NEW BANKING SERVICES, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF HAS AMPLE TIME TO DO THAT.

AND THAT IS HAS TO BE PRECEDED BY THIS DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL TALKING ABOUT THE POLICY.

POLICY COMES FIRST.

PROCUREMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT POLICY FOLLOWS THAT.

AND SO WE'RE ON THIS TIMELINE TO TO ADDRESS THIS IN IN THE RENEWAL OR PARDON ME, NOT RENEWAL, BUT THE RE SOLICITATION

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OF BANKING SERVICES NEXT YEAR.

THAT STATED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO URGENCY TO HAVING THIS DISCUSSION.

I THINK THERE IS SOME URGENCY TO MAYBE GETTING SOME COUNCIL DIRECTION PRIOR TO THE RECESS AND PREFERABLY HAVING THAT ENCAPSULATED IN AN ACTION ITEM SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND AMEND OUR POLICIES AS PATRICK WALKED YOU THROUGH.

THE SOONER THE BETTER ON THAT OR THINGS WILL BE PUSHED INTO THE FUTURE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND OURSELVES SCRAMBLING TO, TO DO THIS, WHICH IS NOT A GOOD WAY TO FORMULATE POLICY.

SO BACK TO THE COMMENT ABOUT THE FOURTH OR THE 18TH THAT IS COUNCIL'S CALL.

WE'RE AT YOUR PLEASURE. JUST PLEASE BE AWARE OF OF THE REASON WHY WE PUT IT ON THE FOURTH.

IT WASN'T TO RUSH CONVERSATION HERE.

IT WAS BECAUSE WE ARE IN CHARGE OF SETTING THE AGENDA FOR COUNCIL, AND WE'RE MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR PLATE.

ADOPTION OF A BUDGET.

A POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF WATER RATES.

JUST TO NAME A COUPLE OF QUICK ONES THAT ARE GOING TO OCCUPY A LOT OF YOUR TIME BETWEEN NOW AND JULY.

SO WE'RE SENSITIVE TO THAT, AND I THINK THAT IS WHERE THE CONVERSATION SHOULD LIE AND NOT IS NOT WHERE IT MIGHT BE CONVENIENT FOR INTERESTS TO COME FORWARD AND PREPARE FOR THIS.

WE, OF COURSE, WANT TO BE INCLUSIVE IN THIS CONVERSATION, BUT I THINK AT THE VERY START OF THE CONVERSATION IS WHAT IS MANAGEABLE AND COUNCIL'S AGENDA.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME GO BACK AND EXPLAIN WHY WE'RE HERE AND HAVING THIS DISCUSSION TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR.

YEAH. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.

PATRICK, I'M SURE YOU CAN ANSWER THIS ONE.

THE CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING IN REVOLVES AROUND AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE FOUR AND A NEW ARTICLE 32.

CORRECT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO BANKING.

RIGHT. THIS WOULD BE FOR BANKING SERVICES.

SO THE THE CONVERSATION IS ONLY ABOUT BANKING SERVICES.

IT'S NOT ABOUT GENERAL PROCUREMENT OF OF ANYTHING SUCH AS RADIOS OR.

NO, NO. OKAY.

WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.

WE'VE WE'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS IN THAT, BUT WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO DO.

AND YOU'LL BE SEEING THOSE COME SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.

BUT FOR SAKE OF WHAT CITY MANAGER WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT WITH THE SOLICITATION, IT'S A COMPLEX SOLICITATION, AND THERE'S A TRANSITION THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN BANKING.

SO WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ONE NOW SO THAT WE CAN BE READY TO DO THAT.

WELL, THANK YOU PATRICK, I'M GLAD I ASKED THAT QUESTION.

THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION FOR ME.

THANK YOU. WHEN WHEN WOULD YOU NEED EVERYTHING TOGETHER TO GO OUT TO BID FOR BANKING SERVICES? SO FIGURATIVELY.

IF THIS IS APPROVED NEXT WEEK.

WE WILL DO THE RENEWAL FOR THE ONE YEAR FOR WHAT WE HAVE NOW, WE CAN START PRETTY SOON WE'LL HAVE TO PROBABLY START PRETTY SOON DURING THE SUMMER, TOWARDS THE END OF SUMMER, TO TO BUILD A SOLICITATION AND GET IT ON THE STREET AGAIN.

IT'S A COMPLEX SOLICITATION, TRYING TO MEET ALL OUR BANKING NEEDS FOR THIS BIG ORGANIZATION.

SO WE GOT TO GIVE PEOPLE TIME TO REVIEW IT.

FORMULATE QUESTIONS, GET THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED, HAVE IT OPEN, EVALUATE THOSE, AND THEN CONDUCT ANY INTERVIEWS OR DISCUSSIONS WITH.

HIGH SCORING AND THEN COME TO A DECISION ON WHO WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, GET A BEST AND FINAL FROM THEM, COME TO COUNCIL, SAY THIS IS WHO WE WANT TO GO WITH.

WE TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT AND WHEN YOU APPROVE THAT CONTRACT, THEN RIXX GOT A LOT OF WORK WITH A TRANSITION BETWEEN BANKS, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME OVERLAP ON SOME OF THAT.

SO WE WOULD NEED ALL OF OUR MATERIALS TOGETHER BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, CERTAINLY, AND BEFORE THE END OF THE SUMMER. IT SOUNDS LIKE, WELL, WE WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING, AN RFP KIND OF DIALED IN TO PUT ON THE STREET BY THE END OF SUMMER.

OKAY, SO BY THE END OF AUGUST, END OF AUGUST, I WAS THINKING SEPTEMBER, BUT YEAH.

OH, AND RICK HASN'T DETERMINED THAT YET.

AND IT ALL IT ALL DEPENDS, I GUESS, TOO, ON RICK'S AVAILABILITY TO DRAFT THAT SCOPE FOR US.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND SORRY ABOUT THAT, RICK.

YEAH. WELL.

THANKS, PATRICK. I YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO BUILD A SCOPE AND BUILD AN RFP AND GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

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AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK WE'RE ALREADY DOING WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.

SO I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANY GUARANTEES AS FAR AS WHEN THIS WILL GET ON THE STREET OR BACK IN FRONT OF YOU.

WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN AND BRING IT BACK APPROPRIATELY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, MY PREFERENCE, AS I'VE STATED BEFORE, IS CONTINUE WITH THE BANK.

WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT OUR INSTITUTION NEEDS.

YOU KNOW, WE NEED A BANK THAT'S REALLY DOES THE FULL SERVICE IS SECURE, YOU KNOW, WON'T GO UNDER FORECLOSURE AT ANY TIME.

AND REALLY, IT'S ONE OF IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS FOR A CITY OF FLAGSTAFF IS OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES.

SO I STRUGGLE WITH GOING WITH A LESSER BANK FOR THIS TYPE OF PURPOSE.

BUT THAT'S MY OPINION.

I'VE STATED THAT A YEAR AGO.

BUT WE'RE HERE, YOU KNOW, I CAN GO OUT AND GET ANOTHER COOPERATIVE, EXTEND A CONTRACT.

IT WOULD BE A LOT EASIER FOR STAFF, TAKE A LOT LESS TIME.

BUT I'M KIND OF IN A CORNER AS FAR AS DIRECTION I'M GETTING.

SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT $0.02.

THANK YOU. AND I AND I UNDERSTAND THAT MY QUESTION IS IT'S MORE RELATED TO WHEN A DECISION FROM US IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS.

CAN'T WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE BREAK.

YOU KNOW. I GUESS IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DONE BEFORE THE BREAK.

IT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION.

I LIKE WE'D LIKE TO GET SOME THINGS OFF OUR PLATE.

BUT IF WE LONGER, WE GO LONGER, WE WAIT.

IT COULD MEAN I HAVE TO EXTEND WELLS FARGO FOR ANOTHER YEAR OR SIX MONTHS WHILE WE STILL WORK ON RFP.

SO I THINK THERE IS A WAY I CAN CONTINUE BANKING SERVICES.

AT THE IMPACT OF A LATE DECISION ON THIS PROCUREMENT CODE MANUAL.

THERE'S IMPACTS THAT WILL GO BACK AND FORTH PREFERENCE.

LET'S MAKE THIS DECISION AND MOVE ON.

BUT I'LL GIVE YOU THE TIME YOU NEED AND THEN WE'LL GET IT OUT THERE.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

YEAH. SO YOU SAID THAT THIS WAS ABOUT BANKING, ABOUT FINANCIAL SERVICES.

CORRECT. BUT DOES THIS NOT SET THE STAGE FOR EVERYTHING ELSE THAT COMES AFTER THIS IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABILITY PURCHASING? DOES THIS NOT SET THE STAGE? WELL IT COULD YES.

IT KIND OF SETS THE STAGE THAT, HEY, THIS IS THE KIND OF THING WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING AS IT PERTAINS TO PROCUREMENT FOR OTHER THINGS.

NOW THERE'S GOING TO BE VARIABLES WITH THOSE OTHER THINGS TOO, LIKE AVAILABILITY AND THE PRACTICALITY OF DOING THAT.

BUT THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON THE POLICY TO HELP US GET THERE.

BUT YES, FIGURATIVELY IT DOES SET THE STAGE SO WE COULD GO BACK TO THIS AND SAY OUR POLICY SAYS. DA DA DA DA DA.

AND WE WOULD BE LOCKED INTO THAT.

IS THAT CORRECT? RIGHT NOW, IF ONCE APPROVED, BANKING SERVICES.

YES. IN THE PREAMBLE OF THE AMENDMENT 32 THAT STARTS OFF ARTICLE 32.

YES. BUT UNTIL WE HAVE SOMETHING ELSE ACTUALLY IN PLACE, NO.

SO RIGHT NOW IT WOULD JUST BE BANKING SERVICES.

THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNCIL.

AND I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS THOROUGH REPORT WITH THREE OPTIONS FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.

THE OPTIONS ARE OBVIOUSLY IN PROGRESSION IN TERMS OF THEIR.

THEIR IMPACT OR THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT UPON THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, I'D LIKE TO ALSO ADD ON TO THE RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT SETTING THE STAGE.

YET WHEN WE RECEIVED THAT COUNCIL DIRECTION AT THE DAIS TWO YEARS AGO, IT WAS ALL ABOUT BANKING SERVICES.

AND THAT'S HOW WE'VE BEEN PROCEEDING.

WE ARE MINDFUL THAT THIS MAY SET THE STAGE FOR OTHER SERVICES THAT ARE VENDED BY THE CITY.

YOU HEARD REFERENCE TO BOULDER COUNTY.

I THINK THAT WAS IN REGARD TO HEALTH CARE.

YOU CAN ADD TO THAT LIST.

IT COULD BE INSURANCE. IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS.

SO THERE IS THAT TO BE COGNIZANT OF.

AND I HEARD THE QUESTION EARLIER ABOUT WHETHER THERE'S BEEN LEGISLATIVE RESPONSE TO THIS.

I AM AWARE OF A BILL THAT WAS INTRODUCED A YEAR AGO LAST SUMMER, NOT QUITE A YEAR AGO.

THAT WAS AN ATTEMPT BY OUR STATE LEGISLATURE TO PREEMPT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM AND PUTTING FORTH CRITERIA THAT SPEAKS TO ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE ESG INVESTING AS METRICS FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.

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THAT BILL WAS VETOED.

SO SO NOTHING NOTHING EVER CAME OF IT.

BUT I MENTIONED IT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT CAN HAPPEN AND WILL LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF LEGISLATIVE RESPONSE WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT.

BUT BUT BACK TO THE TO THE PRESENT DISCUSSION.

IT'S ABOUT BANKING SERVICES.

AND I HEARD NICOLE REFERENCE OR PATRICK THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER CONSIDER OR OTHER POLICY CONSIDERATIONS WITHIN THE PROCUREMENT MANUAL WILL MAKE IT A POINT TO TOUCH BASE WITH COUNCIL EARLY ON IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS, AND GAUGE YOUR INTEREST IN THESE POLICY CONSIDERATIONS AND HOW FAR AND TO WHAT EXTENT WE SHOULD GO WITH THESE.

THAT DISCUSSION, I THINK, NEEDS TO ORIGINATE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, PROBABLY IN A SETTING LIKE THIS WHERE IT'S A WORK SESSION, AND WE'LL GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THAT BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. BUT ON THIS ONE, ONCE AGAIN, AND I'LL CONCLUDE WITH THIS.

THIS IS RESPONSIVE TO A REQUEST THAT BY COUNCIL, BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TWO YEARS AGO AT THE DAIS, WHICH IN TURN WAS RESPONSIVE TO A PETITION THAT WAS NOT ADVANCED, BUT A DESIRE TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION WAS CLEARLY MADE AT THAT MEETING.

SO IT'S TAKEN SOME TIME TO PUT THINGS TOGETHER.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF AMENDMENTS, PROCUREMENT WISE, IN BETWEEN.

BUT NOW IS THE TIME TO BE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION.

MAYOR, FROM YOUR QUESTION OF JUST A MINUTE AGO.

I DON'T I MEAN, IT WOULD CERTAINLY WOULD BE PREFERABLE TO HAVE SOME ACTION ON THIS PRIOR TO THE RECESS, BUT I DON'T THINK COUNCIL SHOULD FEEL COMPELLED TO DO THAT.

IF COUNCIL WANTS TO THINK ABOUT THIS AS AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF A VERY IMPORTANT POLICY.

WE CAN, YOU KNOW, HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME AND CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION AFTER THE RECESS.

IT'S GOING TO PUT A LITTLE ONUS ON STAFF TO TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCUREMENT PROCESS PRETTY EXPEDITIOUSLY, IF THAT'S THE CASE.

BUT IT CAN BE DONE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HOUSE.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO GET A POINT OF CLARIFICATION ON THE LAST QUESTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HARRISON AND MR. BROWN. YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT? THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU WERE SAYING THAT SETTING THE STANDARD FOR BANKS WOULD NECESSITATE AUTOMATICALLY UTILIZING THIS POLICY FOR OTHER PROCUREMENTS.

AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU MEANT.

FOR BANKING SERVICES, IT WILL BE ONCE IT'S APPROVED, IT WILL SET THE PRECEDENTS FOR THAT.

BUT NOT ANY NOT ANYTHING THAT COMES IN SUBSEQUENT SUBSECTIONS OF ARTICLE 32 AS WE DON'T HAVE THOSE YET.

SO IT DOESN'T REALLY IT COULD SET THE STAGE OF THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY GOING TO SET THE STAGE SPECIFICALLY FOR WHAT THOSE ITEMS ARE IN THE SUBSECTIONS.

THOSE WILL HAVE THEIR OWN VARIABLES IN THERE.

OKAY. DOES THAT HELP? ANSWER.

YES. SO ANY OTHER ANY OTHER AREAS THAT THIS MIGHT EVENTUALLY APPLY TO WOULD REQUIRE A SPECIFIC AMENDMENT TO PROCUREMENT STANDARDS FOR THAT AREA.

IS THAT CORRECT? SO PROCUREMENT STANDARDS FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA WILL BE DRAFTED FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE COME ACROSS WHERE WE MAY NEED TO GO BACK A REFERENCE BANKING SERVICES.

AND THAT COULD HAPPEN.

I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WILL, BUT AS WE GO THROUGH AND WE ADD ON MORE SUB SECTIONS, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR OWN VARIABLES.

THEY'LL LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, THEY'LL FEEL A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

BUT IF THERE'S AN INTERFACE WITH BANKING SERVICES, WE CERTAINLY WILL INTERFACE WITH IT.

BUT WE'LL DO IT FROM A STANDPOINT MOST LIKELY OF SEE ARTICLE 32.1 B.

OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, I WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

JILL STEVENSON.

THANK YOU COUNCIL AND STAFF.

I'M FEELING SO ENCOURAGED THAT YOU ARE BRINGING THIS ISSUE FORTH.

AND CONSIDERING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN IN GOING FORWARD WITH PROCUREMENTS RIGHT NOW, JUST WITH BANKING.

BUT THAT'S I THANK YOU.

I REALIZE THAT'S A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF WORK COMING UP.

IF ANY OF US CHOOSE A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS UNRELIABLE OR JUST PLAIN FRAUDULENT, WE CAN BE IN TROUBLE.

AND SOMETIMES IT MAY NOT BE IMMEDIATELY APPARENT.

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BUT ONE WAY TO AVOID A NEGATIVE RESULT IS TO THOROUGHLY RESEARCH THE COMPANIES THAT WE DEAL WITH, WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE HOPEFULLY THE STAFF IS GOING TO BE DOING WITH YOUR APPROVAL.

THE OBVIOUS STEP, OF COURSE, IS TO EXPLORE BANKING OPPORTUNITIES OTHER THAN WELLS FARGO.

WE KNOW THEY ARE A MAJOR LENDER TO OIL AND GAS COMPANIES, AS WELL AS HAVING A RECORD OF CORRUPT PRACTICES WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS. NOW IS THE TIME.

WITH RENEWAL OF THE WELLS FARGO CONTRACT APPROACHING IN JUNE OF 2025.

IF OUR CARBON NEUTRALITY GOAL IS TRULY 2030, WE NEED TO BE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO STOP SUPPORTING BIG OIL. WE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT IN EVERY ARENA.

EVENTUALLY, AFTER, HOPEFULLY WE ARE SECURING THIS IN THE BANKING FIELD.

I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER WHAT HARM ANY COMPANIES DO BEFORE DEALING WITH THEM.

AND I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER THESE OPTIONS VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY ARE STRONG.

SOME STRONGER THAN OTHERS, OF COURSE.

BUT WE NEED TO BE STRONG.

THIS IS WE'RE IN A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND WE NEED TO BE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE.

TO NEGATE THE EFFECTS OF IT.

SO PLEASE CONSIDER THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND HARD WORK.

I KNOW THESE ARE NOT EASY THINGS TO DO.

ALL THE RESEARCH YOU HAVE TO DO IT'S ADMIRABLE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, DAVID SPENCE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS DAVID SPENCE AND I'VE HAD A LONG STANDING INTEREST IN THIS TOPIC.

I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF FOSSIL FREE ARIZONA, WHICH IS A CLIMATE ACTION TEAM OF NAZCA, OF WHICH I'M A MEMBER.

I AM NOT HERE TONIGHT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF EITHER OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, BUT RATHER SPEAKING ON MY OWN BEHALF.

I, LIKE THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER, CONGRATULATE THE PROCUREMENT STAFF AND THE OTHER STAFF AND COUNSEL THAT HAVE PURSUED THIS EFFORT AND RESPONSE TO OUR REQUEST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO FOR THE CITY TO DO AN RFP TO LOOK BEYOND WELLS FARGO.

WHAT OTHER BANKS THAT MIGHT HAVE A CLEANER GREEN CREDENTIALS THAN WELLS FARGO DOES? I PERSONALLY WAS DISAPPOINTED WITH THE COUNCIL'S DECISION TO RENEW THE CONTRACT, BUT OVER TIME, I'VE COME TO UNDERSTAND THE RESTRAINTS THAT WERE IN EXISTENCE.

AND I JUST SINCERELY THANK THE PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT FOR LOOKING INTO THIS AND COMING UP WITH THREE OPTIONS THAT OBVIOUSLY NEED FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT OUR GROUP WILL BE PRESENT EITHER ON WHENEVER THIS COMES UP FOR FINAL DISCUSSION, BE IT JUNE 4TH OR JUNE 18TH, OR ANY OTHER TIME, WE'LL BE HERE TO SHARE OUR IDEAS WITH YOU.

AND I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

WELLS FARGO IS A HUGE FINANCER OF THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY, AND THEY HAVE SHOWN NO REMORSE SINCE THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD WAS REACHED, THE BIG BANKS IN THE UNITED STATES AND OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE CONTINUED TO POUR, LENDING SUPPORT INTO THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.

SO WE CAN TAKE STEPS HERE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.

AND I JUST WANT TO RECALL HOW FLAGSTAFF HAS BEEN A LEADER IN OUR STATE.

WE TRIED AND ENACTED A PLASTIC BAG, SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAG ORDINANCE.

IT GOT SHOT DOWN BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE, BUT WE WE PUT THE EFFORT OUT THERE.

WE'VE BEEN LEADERS IN A LIVING WAGE, A MINIMUM WAGE.

THAT TWO MET RESISTANCE.

BUT THE COUNCIL THE CITY HAS COME OUT ON TOP OF THAT ONE.

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SO LET'S NOT BE TIMID.

WE CAN DO THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GAIL JACKSON.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

GAYLE JACKSON, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ECONA.

I WASN'T PLANNING ON SPEAKING TONIGHT, BUT I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THIS DECISION COULD DO FOR THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT IN OUR REGION.

80% OF THE WORLD'S ENERGY RIGHT NOW DEPENDS ON FOSSIL FUELS, AND A LOT OF OUR BUILDING COSTS HERE ARE 30 TO 40% HIGHER THAN IN THE VALLEY. SO IF WE IF IF A BANKING SERVICE CLAUSE LIKE THIS IS APPROVED AND YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO USE SUCH A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF BANKS LIKE ONE, HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU.

LIKE, WHAT'S THE WORD? I'M SORRY. I'M NOT PREPARED.

HOW DO YOU. HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE'S IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT? LIKE HOW DO YOU DO THAT? SO I GUESS I JUST WORRY A LITTLE BIT WHEN WE START CHOOSING BUSINESSES, WE SUPPORT ALL BUSINESSES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA BECAUSE IT TAKES ALL OF THEM TO MAKE US BE VIBRANT.

SO I WOULD JUST CAUTION THAT IF IF YOU RESTRICT THE NUMBER, THE TYPES OF BANKS THAT YOU USE, WHAT IT COULD POTENTIALLY DO FOR OTHER CRISES, SUCH AS THE HOUSING CRISIS THAT'S IN IN PLACE RIGHT NOW AS WELL.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GAIL. ALL RIGHT.

SO THAT IS THE LAST PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE HAVE.

ON THIS TOPIC.

SO COUNCIL.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? I'LL GET THIS OUT OF THE WAY, ALL RIGHT? I MEAN, I'LL START VICE MAYOR.

NO, THAT THAT WAS A LITTLE QUIP.

I'M ACTUALLY VERY INTERESTED IN THIS CONVERSATION.

I'M GLAD WE'RE HAVING IT.

I'M REALLY GLAD WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.

I WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO AGITATED AROUND THIS TO GET THIS CONVERSATION TO HAPPEN.

SEVERAL OF YOU IN THE ROOM, DOCTOR SPENCE.

I KNOW YOU'RE ONE OF THEM.

KIM CURTIS, OTHERS WITH FOSSIL FREE ARIZONA.

I THINK YOU PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I, I, I, I'M ON THE WAVELENGTH OF TRYING TO DO SOMETHING WHEN WE CAN DO SOMETHING.

THE CITY IS IN A POSITION HERE TO WEIGH IN ON THIS TOPIC, AND I'M GLAD WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.

I'M GLAD WE'RE POSITIONING OURSELVES TO HAVE A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON THIS TOPIC.

YOU KNOW, I'M I'M VERY INTERESTED IN HOW WE WEIGH SUSTAINABILITY FACTORS IN ALL OF OUR PROCUREMENT CONSIDERATIONS.

SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT THAT CONVERSATION WILL CONTINUE DOWN THE ROAD.

I KNOW I'VE BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE.

I MENTIONED RADIOS EARLIER.

I HAVE A VERY CLEAR MEMORY OF, OF A BIG CONVERSATION AROUND THE RADIOS.

CERTAIN OTHER THINGS I'D HAVE TO GO BACK TO.

TO GET THE DETAILS. BUT I DO REMEMBER WONDERING HOW HOW THESE BIDDERS.

YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THEIR WHAT IS THEIR ROLE IN HELPING FLAGSTAFF MOVE TOWARDS CARBON NEUTRALITY? ARE ANY OF THESE BIDDERS? REALLY CONTRARY TO THAT? I THINK IT IS A LEGITIMATE FACTOR THAT WE SHOULD BE WEIGHING WHEN WE'RE DECIDING BETWEEN TWO COMPETITIVE BIDS.

ALL ELSE BEING EQUAL, THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF SHOULD ABSOLUTELY GIVE THE BID TO THE ORGANIZATION.

THE BUSINESS THAT IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR CARBON NEUTRALITY GOALS.

SO THIS CONVERSATION IS THE BEGINNING OF ALLOWING US TO CODIFY THAT SO THAT IT'S NOT JUST SOME ARBITRARY DECISION WE'RE MAKING FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT SOMETHING THAT IS, IS SOUND IN TERMS OF OUR PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS.

I WILL SAY THAT OPTION ONE SEEMS LIKE A NICE.

I'M INTERESTED IN OPTION ONE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO WIN THE DAY OR NOT.

I WANT TO GO FURTHER THAN THAT AT THIS POINT.

OPTION ONE SEEMS LIKE A NICE WAY FOR US TO DIP OUR TOE IN THE WATER WITHOUT STICKING OUR NECK OUT.

TOO MUCH TO MIX METAPHORS.

I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF WHEN WE DO A PROCUREMENT, WE'RE WE'RE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY, ABOUT CARBON NEUTRALITY.

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I LIKE THE IDEA OF JUST IN GENERAL, BEING IN THE HABIT AND HAVING THE MUSCLE MEMORY OF ENGAGING THE COMPANIES THAT WE INTERACT WITH AND YOU KNOW, MANDATING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TRANSPARENCY AROUND THE VALUES THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE CITY. SO THAT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD WAY IN.

I APPRECIATE STAFF FOR FOR HAVING THESE INTERNAL CONVERSATIONS AND COMING UP WITH THESE OPTIONS.

YOU ARE DEFINITELY LEAVING US WITH DIFFERENT CHOICES HERE.

AND OPTION ONE SEEMS LIKE IT'S IT'S THE GOLDILOCKS AT THIS POINT.

IN OUR IN OUR JOURNEY, IT.

CONCERNS ME THAT THIS CONVERSATION HASN'T MOVED FORWARD OR FURTHER ALONG IN ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AROUND THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

IN THIS REGARD, I DON'T THINK THAT OUR FINANCIAL TEAM AND THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF IS IS WELL POSITIONED TO BE THE GUINEA PIG HERE AND TO TAKE ON THE BURDEN OF, OF, YOU KNOW, MAKING ALL THE MISTAKES THAT OTHER PEOPLE LEARN FROM WITH RESPECT TO THIS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I I'M ALL ABOUT FLAGSTAFF SHOWING LEADERSHIP.

I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE'RE DOING THAT IN, IN, IN VERY STRONGLY.

BUT THIS ONE IS A PANDORA'S BOX THAT I JUST DON'T THINK OUR TEAM, WHICH IS ALREADY SHORT STAFFED AT LONG TERM SHORT STAFFING, IS IS ABLE TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, MEET HEAD ON AT THIS POINT.

SO THAT'S PART OF THE CONSIDERATION FOR ME.

I APPRECIATE GAIL JACKSON WITH THE KONA MENTIONING SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT SHE HAD.

I DO AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO BE.

WE'RE WE'RE A BIG FAMILY UP HERE IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.

I, I DON'T WANT TO BE VILIFYING ANYBODY.

CERTAINLY NOT OUR LOCAL WELLS FARGO BRANCH AND OTHER WELLS FARGO BRANCHES AROUND NORTHERN ARIZONA.

SO WE CAN HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS AT A LARGER LEVEL.

I THINK WE CAN AFFECT YOU KNOW, HOW BUSINESSES ARE FEELING THAT THEY'RE HELD TO ACCOUNT BY MUNICIPALITIES. BUT A DIPPING THE TOE IN THE WATER AS OPPOSED TO STICKING THE NECK OUT KIND OF SEEMS LIKE THE SWEET SPOT FOR ME.

THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HOUSE.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

I AM IN AGREEMENT.

I THINK OPTION ONE IS DEFINITELY A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

I AM HESITANT ON THE OTHER TWO, FRANKLY, JUST CONSIDERING THE.

THE LIMITATIONS THAT IT COULD PUT ON OUR FINANCIAL SECURITY AS A CITY AND DEVELOPMENT AND THOSE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE RELY ON. I'M ALSO CONCERNED FRANKLY, AND I SAY THIS NOT AS A POLITICAL STATEMENT, BUT JUST AS A STATE OF FACT OF THIS.

THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS IS THE DIRECTION THAT THE LEGISLATURE, WHETHER AT THE STATE OR FEDERAL LEVEL, COULD GO IN THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. WITH THE UPCOMING ELECTION.

I THINK WE HAVE TO KEEP THAT IN IN CONSIDERATION AS WELL.

THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT IT'S NOT WORTHWHILE TO MAKE MOVES IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF THOSE POTENTIAL ROADBLOCKS THAT WE COULD COME ACROSS VERY QUICKLY IF THERE ARE CHANGES IN, IN THAT DIRECTION.

SO I AM IN AGREEMENT ON OPTION ONE BEING MY PREFERENCE, AND I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE REST OF COUNCIL'S DISCUSSION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

THANK YOU MAYOR. I DO HAVE SOME THOUGHTS, BUT I WANTED TO ASK NICOLE.

WHEN WE WERE TALKING EARLIER.

SHE KIND OF LOOKED AT ME LIKE SHE HAD SOMETHING TO SAY, AND I THINK SHE DOES SO.

OH. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE WOULD BE HELPFUL TO DROP IN THE CHAT THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE FULL PROCUREMENT POLICY THAT STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. IT'S VERY MUCH IN DRAFT FORM, BUT THERE HAD SEEMED TO BE SOME CONFUSION.

SO IT WAS JUST AN OFFERING.

THANK YOU. I THINK THAT WE'VE MOVED BEYOND THAT.

SO. OKAY. THANK YOU.

NICOLE. THANKS.

SO WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THIS OVER THE WEEKEND, I WAS LEANING TOWARDS OPTION TWO, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BE BOLD AND I WANT TO GO OUT THERE AND IT SEEMS LIKE SUCH A GREAT THING FOR OUR CITY.

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BUT I DID EMAIL STAFF AND I GOT SOME GOOD REPLIES THIS MORNING.

THANK YOU. AND AFTER READING THAT AND REALLY UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, FROM MY OWN BACKGROUND TOO, ON WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

I WANT TO DO NUMBER TWO.

BUT THE REALITY IS, I FEEL LIKE WE ARE GOING TO STRUGGLE, PROBABLY TO JUST GET OPTION ONE ON THE TABLE.

SO MY VOTE WILL BE FOR OPTION ONE.

I DO APPRECIATE STAFF AND THE TIME YOU'VE TAKEN ON THIS.

YOU REALLY LISTEN TO US.

YOU GAVE US, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE WIDE RANGE AND I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION AND IT REALLY HELPED ME.

AND AUSTIN, I'M WITH YOU WITH DIPPING OUR TOE IN.

IT'S THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO PHRASE IT.

SO THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

SO I'M GOING TO HAVE QUITE A BIT TO SAY ABOUT THIS.

AND I'M USUALLY REALLY VERY CAREFUL ABOUT USING THIS.

THIS DAIS AS WELL.

WHATEVER. BUT I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR ME TO SPEAK OUT RIGHT NOW.

I WORRY ABOUT US.

US MEANING FLAGSTAFF TRYING TO ALWAYS BE THE FIRST.

I THINK THAT WANTING TO BE THE FIRST IS GOOD SOMETIMES.

BUT I THINK THAT WE CAN'T BE THE FIRST IN EVERYTHING.

AND IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO TRY TO DO OUR BEST TO HELP OUR CITY.

I THINK THAT SOMETIMES WE WANT TO WE WANT TO STRUT.

WE WANT EVERYBODY TO SEE US.

AND I GUESS I FEEL SOME KIND OF WAY ABOUT THAT.

SO I DON'T WANT US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.

WE JUST HEARD FROM OUR TREASURER.

WHERE DO YOU GO? THERE.

OKAY. WE JUST HEARD FROM HIM HOW HE FEELS ABOUT THIS.

HE'S HE'S HE'S A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT IT.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING.

BUT YOU CAN SPEAK FOR YOURSELF.

BUT I LISTEN TO THAT.

AND IF HE'S NOT JUMPING ON BOARD ON THIS, I'M REALLY HESITANT ABOUT US GOING THERE.

AND SO I'M NOT GOING TO PICK EITHER ANY OF THE OPTIONS.

I WANT US TO NOT DO THIS OR NOT MOVE THIS FORWARD AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

THEN I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE.

AND I HOPE I DO NOT OFFEND EVERYONE, BUT WE OFTENTIMES WANT TO DO.

THINGS THAT ARE CONVENIENT FOR US.

EVERYBODY THAT HAS A MORTGAGE WITH WELLS FARGO THAT IS AGAINST US, THEY OUGHT TO CHANGE THEIR MORTGAGE TO ONE OF THOSE OTHER THREE BANKS.

EVERYBODY THAT HAS ANY ISSUES WITH I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT PART, BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO JUST STOP AND THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING.

AND THEN THE LAST THING I AM GOING TO SAY, AND THIS IS REALLY CLOSE TO MY HEART, WHEN WE TALKED, WHEN I TALKED TO SOME OF OUR STAFF ABOUT THE ISSUES REGARDING SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND SOME OF THE COUNTRIES WHO DEVELOP OR WHO MAKE OR WHOSE CITIZENS MAKE THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO HELP US MOVE TOWARD OUR CARBON NEUTRALITY GOAL.

THEY ARE THE COUNTRIES WHO ARE VIOLATING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES.

AND THE COMMENT THAT I RECEIVED WAS THAT THAT'S THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS.

AND I THINK THAT THAT IS WRONG.

SO IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT, THEN WE NEED TO WE REALLY DO NEED TO THINK ABOUT THIS ALL THE WAY AROUND.

AND IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T REALIZE THAT THE SUSTAINED THAT WE'RE IN A CLIMATE CRISIS, BECAUSE I AM I HAPPEN TO BE A VERY EDUCATED WOMAN, AND I KNOW THAT WE ARE FACING A CLIMATE CRISIS.

AND SO I DON'T WANT ANYONE LEAVING HERE THINKING THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT WE DO NOT NEED TO LET THIS TAIL WAG THIS DOG.

AND SO I'M GOING TO STOP RIGHT THERE BECAUSE I'M PROBABLY GOING TO SAY SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY GOING TO OFFEND SOMEBODY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND STAFF, YOU ARE AMAZING.

AND I'VE TOLD YOU THAT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, I TRUST YOU.

I VALUE YOUR WORK.

I KNOW THAT YOU CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE YOU PUT IN LOTS OF TIME AND EFFORT AND ENERGY, AND MOST OF THE TIME I'M GOING TO SUPPORT YOU. A LOT OF TIMES I'M NOT.

AND THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE I'M DOING IT FROM A PLACE OF CARING.

AND SO THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY, RIGHT? I GUESS I AM HAVING TOO MUCH FUN UP HERE.

ALL RIGHT. OPTION THREE IS A HARD NO FOR ME.

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SO I'M KIND OF BETWEEN.

WERE MISS HARRIS'S ABOUT NOT DOING IT OR OPTION ONE.

I MEAN, WHY WOULD I SAY OPTION ZERO? AND I GUESS THE REASON IS, IS THIS REALLY WON'T DO ANYTHING FOR TO PREVENT CLIMATE CHANGE.

IT WILL MAKE US FEEL GOOD, BUT IT REALLY WON'T DO MUCH.

SO AND I KNOW PEOPLE PROBABLY DISAGREE WITH ME, BUT THE OIL INDUSTRY IS GOING TO GET THEIR MONEY ONE PLACE OR ANOTHER.

SO IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY GET IT FROM WELLS FARGO OR SOMEONE ELSE.

SO I THINK I CAN GO WITH OPTION ONE, BUT WITH SOME HESITATION.

OPTION TWO AND THREE.

SOUNDS LIKE NOBODY'S GOING THERE.

AND I'M OPTION THREE AGAIN IS A HARD NO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO THIS COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY DIRECTED STAFF TO LOOK AT ZONING CODE OR ZONING CODES WITH A LENS TOWARD BOTH HOUSING AND CLIMATE.

AND STAFF IS DOING A GREAT JOB DOING THAT.

I SEE I SEE THIS AS A SIMILAR MEASURE.

LOOKING AT OUR BANKING WITH A CLIMATE LENS AND.

WITH TEN QUESTIONS OUT OF EVERYTHING AVAILABLE.

WILL STILL BE BANKING WITH THE BANK THAT CAN MEET THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF THIS CITY, BUT WE'RE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS ABOUT BANKS CLIMATE GOALS AND THEIR COMMITMENTS TO CLIMATE.

I WILL SAY THAT, AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, I'M VERY FOCUSED ON THE CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THE STRATEGIES THAT ARE LAID OUT IN THAT.

AND PROCUREMENT IS NOT ONE OF THE STRATEGIES LAID OUT IN THE PLAN.

SO. I'M NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN THE SHORT TERM OF HAVING ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS LIKE THIS.

I SEE THIS AS MORE OF A ONE OFF, BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE US WITH ALL OF OUR ENERGY ON THE STRATEGIES THAT WE'VE ALREADY AGREED ON IN THE CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN.

SO I SUPPORT NUMBER ONE.

AND AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE FIVE OF US WHO DO AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I APPRECIATE THE DIRECTION.

AND WE WILL COME BACK WITH THE AMENDMENT AND RESOLUTION NEXT WEEK WITH THE SLIGHT REVISION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE FOR FROM MAY TO WILL.

SO WE'LL CORRECT THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER NINE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.

[9. Review and discussion of the City of Flagstaff - Workforce Development Strategic Plan prepared and presented by Keen Independent Research LLC. Hear a presentation, receive answers to questions, and provide feedback on the findings of the City of Flagstaff - Workforce Development Strategic Plan. ]

NEWS. WE LOST SOME. OH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE INITIAL REVIEW OF THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS AND STRATEGIC PLAN.

COUNCIL REQUESTED AN ANALYSIS OF THE LOCAL WORKFORCE AND THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WITH THE INTENTION OF BETTER UNDERSTANDING THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE AND DETERMINING IF THE CITY SHOULD BE TAKING A MORE ACTIVE ROLE.

STAFF WORKED WITH LOCAL WORKFORCE PARTNERS TO CRAFT A SCOPE, AND KEEN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS PROCESS. THEY'VE WORKED WITH STAFF, WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN CONSULTANTS TO ENSURE THE PLAN REFLECTS OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PROCESSES.

AND AFTER ANALYSIS AND SOME A LOT OF DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMUNITY, WHICH KEEN IS GOING TO FURTHER EXPAND UPON, THEY HAVE COME THIS EVENING TO DISCUSS THEIR DRAFT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK.

THERE WILL BE TIME TO INCORPORATE FEEDBACK RECEIVED, AND WE INTEND TO BRING THE FINAL DOCUMENT FOR DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ADOPTION ON JULY 2ND.

I WILL MENTION THERE WAS A MINOR MODIFICATION TO SLIDE SLIDE 15 FROM THE PRESENTATION IN THE PACKET, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT'S AN ADDITIONAL STRATEGY DOWN AT THE

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BOTTOM. WITH THAT, I'M VERY PLEASED TO INTRODUCE DAVID KEEN AND DOCTOR NICOLE YATES OF KEEN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, WHO WILL BE TAKING THE PRESENTATION FROM HERE.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AT ANY TIME THOUGH.

THANK YOU AND WELCOME.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.