Mar 22, 2022 City Council Special Work Session

ALRIGHTY. LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED HERE.

[1. Call to Order NOTICE OF OPTION TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the City Council and to the general public that, at this work session, the City Council may vote to go into executive session, which will not be open to the public, for legal advice and discussion with the City’s attorneys for legal advice on any item listed on the following agenda, pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3).]

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WELL, IF COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? THANK YOU WOULD BE MY HONOR.

PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE.

FACE THE FLAG.

THANK YOU. AND LET'S GO COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY OUR MISSION STATEMENT, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE MISSION OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF IS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. AND COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, PLEASE.

THE FLAGSTAFF CITY COUNCIL HUMBLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS OF THIS AREA'S INDIGENOUS NATIONS AND ORIGINAL STEWARDS.

THESE LANDS STILL INHABITED BY NATIVE DESCENDANTS, BORDER MOUNTAINS, SACRED TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. WE HONOR THEM THEIR LEGACIES, THEIR TRADITIONS AND THEIR CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS. WE CELEBRATE THEIR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS WHO WILL FOREVER KNOW THIS PLACE AS HOME.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.

[4. Public Participation Public Participation enables the public to address the council about items that are not on the prepared agenda. Public Participation appears on the agenda twice, at the beginning and at the end of the work session. You may speak at one or the other, but not both. Anyone wishing to comment at the meeting is asked to fill out a speaker card and submit it to the recording clerk. When the item comes up on the agenda, your name will be called. You may address the Council up to three times throughout the meeting, including comments made during Public Participation. Please limit your remarks to three minutes per item to allow everyone to have an opportunity to speak. At the discretion of the Chair, ten or more persons present at the meeting and wishing to speak may appoint a representative who may have no more than fifteen minutes to speak.]

JUST THE ONE. DO WE HAVE ANY ELECTRONIC.

ALL RIGHT, RAMON ALATORRE, PLEASE COME UP.

OR I AM SORRY I HAD TO.

I HAD A CARD FROM YOU, SO I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE HIDING SOMEWHERE IN THE AUDIENCE.

NO WORRIES. AM I GOOD TO SPEAK FROM HERE? YEP. YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.

FABULOUS. WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS RAMON ALATORRE, THE CLIMATE ENERGY COORDINATOR AT THE SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE.

AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO INFORM COUNCIL.

WORKSHOP THAT WE ARE HOSTING ON MARCH 31ST, SOMEWHAT CHEEKILY TITLED WAKE UP TO COLD WEATHER HEAT PUMPS. THE ONE HOUR ONLINE WORKSHOP WILL BE DELIVERED BY AN INSTRUCTOR FROM THE ELECTRIC LEAGUE OF ARIZONA.

THE ELECTRIC LEAGUE IS A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT TRADE ASSOCIATION THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1960.

THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDING TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS FOR DECADES.

THE WORKSHOP ON MARCH 31ST WILL ACTUALLY BE A SHORTENED VERSION OF ONE OF THEIR CATALOG COURSES, WHICH THEY CALL WAKE UP TO HEAT PUMPS.

SO WE CAN'T TAKE FULL CREDIT FOR THE CHEEKY NAME.

DURING THE ONE HOUR WEBINAR.

THE INSTRUCTOR WILL COVER THE CONSIDERABLE ADVANCES MADE IN MODERN COLD WEATHER HEAT PUMP TECHNOLOGY IN THE PAST DECADE, THE SUPERIOR EFFICIENCY AND BENEFITS OF HEAT PUMP OPERATION FOR HOME HEATING, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS FOR EXISTING HOMES.

INDEED, WHEN TALKING ABOUT COLD WEATHER HEAT PUMPS, WE REALLY ARE TALKING ABOUT A RELATIVELY NEW GENERATION OF AN OLD SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY.

THESE ARE NOT YOUR GRANDPARENTS HEAT PUMPS.

HISTORICALLY, HEAT PUMPS IN THE U.S.

HAVE REALLY ONLY BEEN A VIABLE OPTION IN REGIONS WITH MILD WINTERS.

THEY ARE ACTUALLY SOMEWHAT COMMON IN PHOENIX AND TUCSON AND THE STORIES ABOUT LEGACY HEAT PUMPS NOT WORKING WELL ONCE THE TEMPERATURES DIPPED BELOW FREEZING WERE ACCURATE.

TODAY, HOWEVER, THE COLD WEATHER PRODUCTS AVAILABLE CONTINUE TO OPERATE EFFICIENTLY IN TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO.

INDEED, I HAD ONE OF THESE MODERN UNITS INSTALLED IN MY HOME IN DECEMBER.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH AND MADE INVESTMENTS IN WEATHERIZING MY HOME BEFORE INSTALLING OUR COLD WEATHER UNIT.

THAT SAID, IT HAS KEPT MY HOUSE WARM ALL WINTER, EVEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW ZERO IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.

MY UNIT DOES HAVE AUXILIARY HEAT AVAILABLE, BUT IT HASN'T TURNED ON ONCE THIS WINTER SEASON. AND WHEN COMPARING MY COMBINED ENERGY BILLS TO MY COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS, MY FAMILY IS USING ON AVERAGE 30 TO 50% LESS ENERGY, SOMETIMES EVEN MORE AND MY BILLS ARE LOWER. SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THESE MODERN UNITS AND WHETHER THEY MIGHT BE READY RIGHT FOR YOUR HOME AS IT WAS FOR OUR FAMILY, PLEASE JOIN US ON MARCH 31. THE WORKSHOP CONTENT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO A GENERAL AUDIENCE AND TO REGISTER AND TO

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CHECK OUT ANY OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE'S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS OR GO TO WWW.FLAGSTAFF .AZ.GOV/ENERGY.

AGAIN, THE WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 31ST FROM 530 TO 630, PLUS UP TO 30 MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, RAMON.

AND I DO BELIEVE THAT'S OUR ONE AND ONLY.

YES, THAT WAS OUR LAST PUBLIC COMMENT.

[5. City Manager Report Information Only]

CLIFTON, TAKE US AWAY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL.

NO ATTACHMENTS TO THE REPORT THIS TIME AROUND.

YOU'LL HAVE ANOTHER REPORT AT YOUR NEXT WORK SESSION.

WILL RECOGNIZE SOME EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR ANNIVERSARIES AND CALL OUT A COUPLE OF ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION. WITH RESPECT TO THIS WEEK'S REPORT, I GAVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE CITIZEN BOND COMMITTEE. THEY ARE I THINK THEY TOOK TIME OFF LAST WEEK.

IT WAS THE FIRST WEEK SINCE THEY FORMED IN DECEMBER WHERE THEY WERE NOT WORKING.

SO WE REMAIN GRATEFUL FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.

NEXT WEEK THEY'LL BE DOING SOME TOURS AT OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE TO THE TEAM OUT THERE WHO WILL BE CONDUCTING THE TOURS AT THIS TIME.

AND IT CAME ONLINE THIS WEEK ON THE 17TH AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH IS THE COMMUNITY SURVEY.

THERE'S A LINK IN MY REPORT TO THAT SURVEY.

IT'S ALSO LINKED ON OUR CITY WEBSITE UNDER THE CITY MANAGER'S PAGE.

FOR THE CITIZEN BOND COMMITTEE.

VERY IMPORTANT SURVEY IN THAT IS UNDERWAY.

THERE ARE SOME TIDBITS REGARDING OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING SOME PUBLIC EDUCATION SESSIONS. THANK YOU TO THE SEA SHIFT TWO.

SOME OUTCOMES OF A FEW RESPONSES, ALL OF WHICH DID NOT INVOLVE INJURIES.

HENCE WE ARE SIGNIFICANT INJURIES.

SO WE WENT AHEAD AND REPORTED THOSE FOR YOU.

SCROLLING DOWN AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN VERY BUSY, AS YOU CAN SEE, SCROLLING DOWN WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WE WANT TO WELCOME AND I HOPE I GET THESE NAMES CORRECT.

IF I DON'T PLEASE SOMEBODY CORRECT ME OR OVER TIME I'LL LEARN THE CORRECT NAMES.

BUT OFFICER AUSTIN COLER, OFFICER DANIEL YOUNG, OFFICER DOMINICK [INAUDIBLE], OFFICER MARCEL GODOY I HOPE I GOT THOSE NAMES RIGHT.

WELCOME TO ALL FOUR OF THESE OFFICERS WHO HAVE JOINED OUR RANKS.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THEM.

AND THEN A SOME ACCOLADES TO OFFICER JULIAN WITH HIS LIFE SAVING EFFORTS.

AND WE GAVE YOU A LITTLE NARRATIVE ON THAT IN THE MANAGER'S REPORT.

ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO SHARON WHITMORE.

SHE'S OUR RECORD SUPERVISOR AND SHE'S RETIRING.

SHE ACTUALLY RETIRED THIS THIS LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE STARTED HER CAREER IN 2004.

SHE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A CITY MANAGER'S EXCELLENCE AWARD IN 2021.

YOU MAY RECALL THE NAME AND THE FACE.

ANYWAY, THANK YOU, SHARON, FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR DEDICATION.

SO ALSO SOME UPDATES FOR YOU COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO THE PROS TEAMS THAT JOSE MONTOYA'S SENIOR AND COMMUNITY CENTER REOPENED ON MARCH 7TH.

IT'S GREAT TO REPORT THESE RE-OPENINGS AFTER TWO YEARS OF CLOSURES.

SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

SOME OTHER LITTLE TIDBITS.

PUBLIC WORKS. SAME COMMENTS, SOME NICE TIDBITS.

THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATES THERE.

AND I THINK WITH THAT COUNSEL, I'M NOT GOING TO BELABOR ANY OF THE OTHER DETAILS, BUT I WOULD INVITE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME OR ANY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT? I AM NOT SEEING ANY ONLINE AS WELL.

AND THANK YOU AS ALWAYS.

[6. Introduction of CARE (Community Alliance, Response, & Engagement) Unit]

MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I'M FILLING IN FOR SHANNON, WHO IS HAS FALLEN ILL.

AND SHE ASKED ME TO COME IN AND INTRODUCE OUR SPEAKERS.

I'M REALLY PLEASED TO PRESENT BRIAN GUEST FROM TERROS.

AND ALSO I'M GOING TO BE INTRODUCING CAPTAIN MIKE FELTZ, WHO IS THE PROGRAM MANAGER LEAD

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OF PROGRESS TO DATE.

SO. HELLO.

COUNCIL MEMBERS.

HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? EXCELLENT. YEAH.

GOOD. LET ME GET.

AND YEAH, ONCE YOU SET THAT UP, YOU MAKE SURE TO HAVE THE MIC TOWARDS YOU.

SO THAT WAY ALL THE LIVESTREAM CAN HEAR YOU TOO THANK YOU.

NO PROBLEM.

AS YOU KIND OF GET THIS GOING HERE, WE'LL JUST KIND OF REINTRODUCE OURSELVES.

SO, AGAIN, MY NAME IS MIKE FELTZ.

I'M A CAPTAIN PARAMEDIC FOR FLAGSTAFF FIRE DEPARTMENT.

I'VE BEEN WITH THE FLAGSTAFF FIRE DEPARTMENT NOW FOR 16 YEARS.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.

SO HAVE A REALLY GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY.

AND I WORKED FOR GUARDIAN MEDICAL TRANSPORT 2, FOR SEVEN YEARS PRIOR.

SO 23 YEARS NOW TOTAL WITHIN THE EMS SYSTEM.

AND THEN THIS IS BRYAN RIGHT NEXT TO ME.

I'M BRIAN GUEST. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF NORTHERN ARIZONA CRISIS SERVICES FOR TERROS.

I THINK I'VE SPOKEN WITH YOU ALL BEFORE, BUT I'M I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF FLAGSTAFF SINCE 2002. I'VE WORKED IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN FLAGSTAFF SINCE LET'S SEE, IT'S ABOUT TEN YEARS NOW. AND I OVERSEE OUR OFFICES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.

AND THEN AS PART OF THE LAUNCH OF THE CARE UNIT, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HIRE A MANAGER TO SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON OVERSEEING THE OPERATIONS AND STAFF OF OUR OF OUR FLAGSTAFF TEAM.

AND THAT IS [INAUDIBLE] HI, I KNOW PROBABLY MOST OF YOU.

IT'S LOVELY TO BE HERE.

I JUST FIGURED I WOULD COME UP BECAUSE I AM GOING TO BE MANAGING THIS UNIT.

I FEEL LIKE MIKE IS MY COUNTERPART AND IT'S SO COOL THAT WE'RE HERE RIGHT NOW.

SO THANKS, Y'ALL.

SO SOME HISTORY ON MY SIDE OF THINGS.

SO I, I GOT ASKED TO LEAD THE CARE UNIT, SO I VOLUNTEERED IN THE POSITION TO LEAD THE UNIT ITSELF.

AND SO FAR WE'VE HAD REALLY AMAZING SUCCESS.

I FINALLY GOT THE POWER FOR.

OKAY. HERE WE GO. SO AS WE KIND OF LAUNCH OUR UNIT, WE JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE TO WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE PROGRAM.

WE'RE EXTREMELY EXCITED.

WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION.

SO FAR, THE STAFFING FOR THE UNIT, JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE UNIT WILL BE STAFFED WITH ONE TERROS HEALTH CRISIS WORKER AND ONE FLAGSTAFF FIREFIGHTER.

EMT ON THE TERROS HEALTH SIDE, THEY'VE FULFILLED ALL OF THE POSITIONS.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KIND OF GIVE THEM A RUNDOWN OF THE POSITIONS FOR TERROS? YES. SO AS WE MENTIONED, WE NOW HAVE A MANAGER FOR FLAGSTAFF [INAUDIBLE] AND SHE MANAGES SHE'S GOING TO BE THE MANAGER OF BOTH OUR REGULAR MOBILE CRISIS UNIT, AS WELL AS THE ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE TEAM.

AND THEN WE HAVE A LEAD CLINICIAN SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO THE ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE TEAM WHO'S ALSO A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.

AND THEN WE HAVE TWO FULL TIME DEDICATED STAFF ON BOARD TO PART TIME.

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SO ON THE FLAG FIRE SIDE, WE'RE USING ALL OF OUR FIREFIGHTER, EMTS, ANY FIREFIGHTER EMT IS GOING TO BE OPEN TO BE ABLE TO RIDE ON THIS UNIT.

BUT WE SELECTED THE INITIAL NINE SO THAT WE COULD PUT THEM OUT TO KEEP VALIDITY WITHIN THE PROGRAM. SO WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO BUILD SUCCESS FOR THE PROGRAM? SO TERROS IN THE FFD HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO PRODUCE A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.

WE'VE BEEN SETTING THE STAGE FROM ALL ANGLES TO ENSURE ITS SUCCESS, WHICH HAS BEEN PRETTY BIG, COMING TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT ALL ANGLES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE SERVE OUR PUBLIC IN A IN A POSITIVE MANNER.

SO SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT WE'VE BROUGHT UP IS RESPONSE MODELS FOR THE UNIT, HOW WE'RE GOING TO ENGAGE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

WE'VE HAD TO CHANGE DISPATCH EMS ALGORITHMS AND PROTOCOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMTS KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND THAT THEY'RE COVERED WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE, OUR UTILIZATION FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND THE SUICIDAL IDEATION COMPONENT, HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO OUR DOCUMENTATION, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON POINT AND DOING WHAT WE WANT IT TO DO? AND THEN OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND OUR ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT MODELS FOR OUR IN COMMUNITY CARE. SO WE'VE CREATED SOME PARTNERSHIPS TO ALONG THE WAY.

SO ALONG WITH WORKING WITH TERROS, WE'VE ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH DR.

ELENA BRUNACINI.

ELENA HAS BEEN A MAJOR ASSET INTO BUILDING OUR PROGRAM.

SHE'S UTILIZED SHE'S BEEN UTILIZED TO ASSIST IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM AND HAS BEEN VALUABLE IN CREATING THE WORKING STRUCTURE BETWEEN BOTH TERROS AND THE FLAGSTAFF FIRE DEPARTMENT EMTS.

ALANA HAS A GREAT BACKGROUND IN THE FIRE SERVICE.

HER FAMILY IS THE BRUNACINI'S FROM PHOENIX FIRE.

SO SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN A FIRE STATION, AND SHE'S ALSO A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALIST AS WELL.

SO SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO KIND OF MOLD THE TWO TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE AS BEST AS POSSIBLE AS WE CAN FOR THIS UNIT.

SO OUR KNOWLEDGE OF MENTAL HEALTH SIDE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL IN CREATING OUR PROGRAM.

ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT? OKAY. SO THE COLLABORATIONS WE'VE HAD TOO.

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE 911 DISPATCHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE RESPONSE TO THIS UNIT CORRECTLY.

WE'VE OPENED UP COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE GUIDANCE CENTER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A PLACE TO TAKE OUR MENTAL HEALTH TO OUR DETOX ISSUES OVER THERE.

SO WE'VE REALLY OPENED UP THE COMMUNICATION AND MAKE THAT RELATIONSHIP BETTER.

NATIVE AMERICANS FOR COMMUNITY ACTION, THE FLAGSTAFF SHELTER SERVICES, SUNSHINE RESCUE MISSION, THE PATH PROGRAM, FLAGSTAFF FAMILY FOOD CENTER, AND THE COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE TEAMS OF FLAGSTAFF.

SO ON COMMUNITY INPUT, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT PUBLIC FORUMS, NORTHERN ARIZONA INTERFAITH COUNCIL, CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND THE HUMILITY TRAINING GROUP.

YEAH. SPEAK A LITTLE MORE TO THOSE.

WE'VE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, HELD A COUPLE OF PUBLIC FORUMS THAT I BELIEVE A FEW OF YOU WERE IN ON, ACTUALLY, TO JUST SORT OF GET FEEDBACK ABOUT HOW THE ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE UNIT CAN BEST SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

GETTING FEEDBACK FROM SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS AND IN TRIBAL ISSUES, AND HOW WE CAN BEST SERVE OUR INDIGENOUS POPULATION HERE.

I HAVE ALSO BEEN MEETING WITH THE ARIZONA NORTHERN ARIZONA INTERFAITH COUNCIL.

THEY'VE BEEN STRONG ADVOCATES AND ARE VERY EXCITED FOR THE PROGRAM.

AND OUR I'VE BEEN GIVING THEM SORT OF FEEDBACK ON ON HOW THINGS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING AND THEN SOMETHING THAT CAME OUT OF ONE OF OUR PUBLIC FORUMS THAT WAS AS WE.

WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, THE SORT OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND CULTURAL RESPONSIVITY OF OUR OF OUR UNIT, MAKING SURE THAT WE KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH A BROAD RANGE OF PEOPLE AND BEING SENSITIVE TO DIFFERENCES WITHIN CULTURES AS WELL AS BETWEEN DIFFERENT CULTURES.

AND SO SO WE FORMED A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS FROM DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HELP US DEVELOP ONGOING TRAININGS FOR OUR STAFF ON THE TOPICS OF CULTURAL COMPETENCY, CULTURAL SENSITIVITY.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT AS FAR AS THE COMMUNITY INPUT PIECE AND THAT THERE'S ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT WERE REALLY INTERESTED AND INVESTED IN THIS PROGRAM THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO COME TOGETHER WITH US TO HELP US BUILD THOSE TRAININGS AS WELL.

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IT WAS A LOT OF WORK TO GET TO THAT POINT BECAUSE THAT WAS PUTTING ALL THE PUZZLE PIECES TOGETHER TO ACTUALLY MAKE THIS UNIT SUCCESSFUL.

SO YESTERDAY WE PROVIDED AN EIGHT HOUR TRAINING FOR BOTH TERRORISTS IN THE FLAG FIRE SIDE OF THINGS. GIVE THEM A COMPLETE INSIGHT OF WHAT THEIR DAY TO DAY IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

AND HONESTLY, IT WAS OUR FIRST TIME ACTUALLY SEEING THESE TEAMS WORK TOGETHER AND IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME SEEING.

SO WE GOT TERROS OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE AND WE MADE THEM DO CPR AT AEDS AND THEN WE GOT UNCOMFORTABLE ON THE MENTAL HEALTH SIDE AS WELL.

SO IT WAS IT WAS PRETTY EXCITING TO SEE.

SO OUR GO LIVE DATE IS GOING TO BE NEXT MONDAY 328.

THE UNIT ITSELF IS GOING TO BE OPERATING FROM 9:00 IN THE MORNING TILL 7:00 AT NIGHT.

IT'S GOING TO OPERATE OUT OF STATION THREE OFF OF NESTLE PURINA ON THE COUNTRY CLUB OVERPASS. SO ITS INITIAL KIND OF APPROACH IS IT'S GOING TO ROAM THE CITY TO MAKE INITIAL CONTACT WITH PEOPLE TO PROVIDE CARE FOR FOUND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN NEED.

THE OTHER HALF OF THAT IS IT'S GOING TO BE DISPATCHED OUT, AS WE CALL WHAT'S AN OMEGA RESPONSE? SO AN OMEGA RESPONSE IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WITH DISPATCH TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DISPATCH MODEL IS CREATED CORRECTLY FOR THIS UNIT.

THE CAD SYSTEM WAS SET TO HANDLE THE PARAMETERS FOR LOW ACUITY 911 CALLS.

IN THE MODEL THE CARE UNIT WILL BE RESPONDING ONLY TO OMEGA DISPATCHES TO HELP FREE UP ALL RISK EMERGENCY UNITS.

IN THE EVENT THAT THE CARE UNIT IS ON THE CALL THE OMEGA CALLS WILL NOT BE STACKED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN STILL PROVIDE QUICK SERVICE IN NEED. THEY'LL BE DISPATCHED TO THE NEAREST ALL RISK UNIT.

SO IN THE EVENT THAT THE INDIVIDUAL THEY ARE CONTACTING NEEDS EMS CARE, THE CARE UNIT WITH THE EMT PROVIDED MAY DISPATCH EITHER A GUARDIAN AMBULANCE OR A FIRE ENGINE IN AN AMBULANCE BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE.

SO THE OMEGA DISPATCH IS GOING TO HELP KEEP ALL RISK UNITS AVAILABLE FOR OUR EMERGENT CALLS WITHIN THE CITY.

SO OUR MISSION OF THE CARE UNIT IS TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE MEANS OF CARE TO ADDRESS ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WITH MEANS TO UPGRADE OUR CARE LEVELS IN BOTH THE MENTAL HEALTH ASPECT AND THE MEDICAL ASPECTS OF OUR CLIENTS.

SO OUR GOALS ARE TO UTILIZE A PERSON CENTERED AND SERVICE BASED APPROACH WHILE HELPING PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS IN A LESS INTRUSIVE MANNER THAN TRADITIONAL FIRST RESPONDER UNITS. BUILDING HUMAN CONNECTION WHILE ALSO UTILIZING THE SPECIFIC SKILL SET OF THE TERROS HEALTH CRISIS SPECIALISTS AND FLAGSTAFF FIRE EMTS WHEN NEEDED.

AND ONE BIG THING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS UNIT TOO WHICH WE HAVE FOUND IS A MORE POSITIVE OUTCOME, IS WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT WILL PROVIDE A WAY BETTER OUTCOME.

SO OUR OUTLOOK IS WITH EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, PLANNING EXPERTISE, COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY INPUT INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM, WE PREDICT A VERY HIGH PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS AND MS..

DR. ALANA BRUNACINI APPROVES.

SYDNEY FFD WILL BE GATHERING STATISTICAL DATA TO PROVIDE OUTLOOK ON THE UNIT'S SUCCESS.

AND OUR TEAM IS HIGHLY MOTIVATED WITH DEDICATION TO CREATE CHANGE DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS UNIT IS GOING TO HAVE SUCCESS.

SO WE JUST WANTED TO KIND OF OPEN IT UP ON ON HOW DID WE FEEL? LIKE WHAT YOU SEE OUR SUCCESS WOULD BE.

GO AHEAD. YEAH.

SO. AGAIN, THINGS THAT I THINK HAVE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE IN THIS FORUM.

SUCCESS FOR ME IS TAKING SMALL STEPS IN THE DIRECTION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, OF EQUITY. BUT THEN ZOOMING DOWN A LEVEL, JUST PROVIDING MORE COMPASSIONATE SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN NEED, PROVIDING THE TYPE OF SERVICE THAT THE PERSON NEEDS, AS OPPOSED TO JUST, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HAVING TO THROW THE ONLY THING WE HAVE, WHICH TRADITIONALLY HAS BEEN POLICE OR FIRE OR EMT OR AMBULANCES, WHICH ARE ALL VERY GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO, BUT JUST DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO BEST SERVE THESE INDIVIDUALS.

AND THEN LASTLY, TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF LEVELS OF CARE THAT THEY DON'T NEED TO BE IN OR OUT OF HOSPITALS, OUT OF JAIL, AWAY FROM ARRESTS, DECREASING, YOU KNOW, PROSECUTION FOR

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SO MY SIDE OF THINGS, BEING IN THE SYSTEM HERE FOR 23 YEARS, THIS IS ONE CALL AS A FIREMAN THAT YOU DON'T GET A POSITIVE OUTCOME AT THE END.

SO WE WE STRIVE FOR A POSITIVE OUTCOME, EVEN IF IT'S JUST VERY MINUTE IN EVERY SITUATION THAT WE DEAL WITH.

AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE'RE LOOKING SUPPORTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY, A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T HAVE THAT POSITIVE OUTCOME.

IT'S ALWAYS FELT LIKE WE'RE DOING IT WRONG AND IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE JUST GETTING IT WRAPPED UP IN THE SYSTEM AND WE'RE HANDCUFFED TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

AND WHAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS BEING ABLE TO CREATE THAT CHANGE WHERE WE CAN MAKE A POSITIVE OUTCOME WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS AND THE DIFFERENT CLIENTS THAT WE HAVE AROUND OUR CITY. SO MY SMALL VISION OF SUCCESS IS JUST PROVIDING THIS COMPASSIONATE ALTERNATIVE, MENTAL OR ALTERNATIVE CARE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WITH THIS UNIT.

SO. HOW ABOUT QUESTIONS? THANK YOU BOTH.

VICE MAYOR, THAT'S A QUESTION.

SEVERAL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT PRESENTATION.

I SHARE YOUR EXCITEMENT.

I'M EXCITED TO TO GET THIS ON THE ROAD AND TO SEE THESE POSITIVE RESULTS.

I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TRAINING AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TERROS STAFF THAT WILL BE OUT ON CALLS.

YEAH. SO ALL OF OUR STAFF ARE CREDENTIALED AS EITHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHNICIANS OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, WHICH.

IT'S THERE'S KIND OF A COMPLICATED MIX OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE WORKING IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THAT GOES INTO THAT.

ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT THAT IS WE'RE ABLE TO HIRE A REALLY DIVERSE TEAM OF SOME LICENSED MASTERS LEVEL PROFESSIONALS, SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO MAYBE DON'T HAVE ADVANCED DEGREE BUT HAVE WORKED IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR A LONG TIME AND OR HAVE HAD LIVED EXPERIENCE EITHER THEMSELVES OR WITH FAMILY MEMBERS, WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE. SO ALL OF OUR STAFF MEET THE LEVEL AS MEET THE CRITERIA FOR EITHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHNICIANS OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

AND THEN WE ARE TRAINING ALL OF OUR STAFF THROUGH OUR REGULAR MOBILE CRISIS TRAINING PLATFORM. SO EVEN THOUGH THE THE TYPES OF CALLS WE'RE GOING TO BE RESPONDING TO WITH THIS UNIT ARE GOING TO BE POTENTIALLY LOWER ACUITY AS FAR AS PSYCHIATRICALLY THAN WHAT OUR MOBILE CRISIS TEAM DOES WE WANT OUR STAFF TO BE.

FULLY COMPETENT TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE ANY ANY RANGE OF SITUATIONS, WHETHER IT'S SOMEONE WHO'S IN A FULL KIND OF MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS TO SOMEONE WHO JUST, YOU KNOW, NEEDS SOMEONE TO TALK TO AND SOMEONE TO CARE AND SOMEONE TO GIVE THEM A SANDWICH.

SO. SO WE'RE DOING THAT INTENSIVE TRAINING ON THE MOBILE CRISIS AND, AND THEN ALSO HAVING ALL OF OUR STAFF WORKING ON THE UNIT.

SHADOW WITH FLAGSTAFF FIRE.

DO SOME RIDE ALONGS JUST TO KIND OF GET THE PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT WHAT THEY'RE FACED WITH AND THE KINDS OF OF CALLS THAT THEY'VE BEEN GOING ON FOR FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

THANK YOU. AND SO WILL TERROS STAFF ALWAYS, WILL THERE ALWAYS BE SOMEONE AT STATION THREE OR WILL THEY MEET AN EMT AT THE CALL? SO THAT THE TEAM OF TWO THAT THE TERROS CRISIS SPECIALISTS AND THE EMT WILL ALWAYS BE TOGETHER. SO THE TERROS CRISIS WORKER WILL REPORT TO WORK AT STATION THREE.

AND THEY'LL PREPARE THE VAN TOGETHER.

AND THEN MOVE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

NOW, CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT AN EMS ALGORITHM IS? YES, MA'AM, I SURE CAN.

SO WITH THE UNIT.

SO ON THE PARAMEDIC SIDE OF THINGS, WE WORK UNDERNEATH MEDICAL CONTROL AT THE HOSPITAL.

SO FOR EVERY SITUATION OR SCENARIO THAT WE RUN ON, THERE IS A FLOW CHART FOR HOW WE OPERATE AND THE TREATMENTS THAT WE PROVIDE.

SO WITH THIS, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMTS WERE COVERED, PROTOCOL BASED, AND

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AND THEN AS WE GO THROUGH, WE'VE CREATED THESE TRIGGER POINTS.

SO A TRIGGER POINT THAT WILL TRIGGER TERROS TO STEP IN AND USE THEIR SPECIALTY ON THEIR SIDE, ON OUR EMS SIDE, THERE'S GOING TO BE A TRIGGER POINT THAT THERE MIGHT BE A NEED FOR AN UPGRADE FOR A MEDICAL RESPONSE.

AT THAT TIME, THE EMT WOULD DO HIS TREATMENTS AND THEN THEY WOULD DISPATCH EITHER AN AMBULANCE ONLY OR A FIRE TRUCK IN AN AMBULANCE, EITHER CODE ONE OR CODE THREE.

AND WE WOULD GET THEM THE SERVICE THAT THEY NEED ON THE HOSPITAL SIDE OF THINGS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YES. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY WELL, THANK YOU.

I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM THAT WILL SUPPLEMENT OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND THIS IS WHAT COUNCILS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR.

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION.

I THINK YOU GUYS ARE ON SHIFT LIKE 12 HOURS A DAY.

WHAT HAPPENS IF.

THERE'S A NEED IN OUR 13.

THAT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION.

SO OUR HOPES OVER TIME IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE RUNNING THIS UNIT 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. AND WE TRULY THINK THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A NEED FOR CARES TO POSSIBLY A CARES THREE.

BUT AT THE BEGINNING, SO FROM THE HOURS TO 9 TO 7, IF THE CARE UNIT IS OUT, THE DISPATCH WILL BE THE SAME AND A FIRE UNIT WILL RESPOND IN PLACE OF THE CARE'S UNIT.

SO THEY HAVE THE SAME CAPABILITY.

THE ONLY THING THAT WE LACK IS THE MENTAL HEALTH SIDE OF THINGS WITH THE SOCIAL WORKER FROM TARIFFS, BUT WE'LL DO BUSINESS AS USUAL.

SO A FIRE TRUCK WOULD RESPOND, THEY WOULD DO AN ASSESSMENT, SEE IF THEY COULD DO AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF TREATMENT.

IF NOT, THEN THEY WOULD GO THROUGH AND THEY WOULD DISPATCH AN AMBULANCE AND THEN TRANSPORT TO THE HOSPITAL.

SO IF I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY, THE WAY IT'LL BE STARTED IS SIMILAR TO THE WAY IT'S BEEN THE LAST, YOU KNOW, A YEAR AGO OR WHATEVER.

AND BUT THE LONG TERM PLAN IS TO MAYBE, HOPEFULLY GET THIS GOING 24 HOURS A DAY.

YES, SIR. YEAH.

SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON PROVING THOSE STATISTICS ON THE FRONT END.

AND WHEN WE WE PULLED DATA, THESE HOURS WERE THE MOST HOURS THAT WE COULD FIND THAT THIS OMEGA DISPATCH WOULD BE PULLED.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT OUR STATISTICS ON THAT SIDE TO TO SEE IF THAT 24 HOURS A DAY IS WORTH IT.

OKAY. AND MY LAST POINT IS THAT YOU SEEM VERY EXPERIENCED, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THOSE TWO WOMEN THAT YOU WALKED IN WITH ARE NOT THAT EXPERIENCED.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY'RE WAY MORE EXPERIENCED THAN I AM.

OKAY. YES.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

THANK YOU. THIS IS AWFULLY EXCITING.

AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

I'M WONDERING HOW ARE AND REMIND ME, I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED IT, BUT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO UPDATE COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY ON THE PROGRAM AND HOW IT'S GOING AND JUST KEEPING EVERYONE EXCITED ABOUT IT? YEAH, I BELIEVE WE LANDED ON MONTHLY UPDATES.

SO WE'RE GOING LIVE NEXT MONDAY.

SO SO UPDATING YOU ALL STARTING IN END OF APRIL.

AND THEN I THINK WE WANTED TO KEEP THAT MONTHLY UPDATE FOR A WHILE AND THEN.

AND THEN GO DOWN TO EITHER EVERY OTHER MONTH OR QUARTERLY.

YEAH. I THINK OUR PLAN IS TO EVENTUALLY HAVE IT BE A QUARTERLY UPDATE FOR YOU ALL, BUT STARTING OUT WITH MONTHLY UPDATES UNTIL WE WE KNOW WHAT WE DID AND DIDN'T KNOW.

THANK YOU. I THINK THAT WILL BE HELPFUL AND I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT.

THANKS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

I'LL KEEP THIS BRIEF. I JUST WANTED TO VERY QUICKLY EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE AND MY EXCITEMENT FOR THIS, AND I'M JUST REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HOW QUICKLY EVERYONE HAS PUT THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER.

I DON'T THINK IT CAN BE UNDERSTATED THAT THIS IS AN ENORMOUS LOGISTICAL EFFORT.

THERE ARE LOTS OF CONCERNS AND A LOT RIDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM, AND IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE, EVEN WITH ALL OF THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, THE EXPEDIENCY WITH WHICH THIS

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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD A ROLE IN MAKING THIS COME TOGETHER SO QUICKLY.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI. AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND YEAH, I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN ON THE GRATITUDE TRAIN.

THIS IS SO EXCITING, RIGHT? THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

AND I THINK WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET TO THIS POINT.

AND REALLY, MIKE, YOU AND BRIAN AND CIARAN AND THE TEAM ARE THE ONES WORKING HARD AND I SO APPRECIATE IT. YOU KNOW THAT TRAINING YESTERDAY SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS AN AMAZING DAY THAT WILL LIKELY STAY WITH ALL THOSE WHO WERE INVOLVED FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS SUCH A POWERFUL EXPERIENCE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING FOR FOLKS TO WORK FOR THE CITY AND DO THIS, YOU KNOW, CARE OR COMPASSIONATE APPROACH.

SO SO REALLY CHEERS TO THIS, YOU KNOW, COMING TO FRUITION AND IN A BIG THANKS AND SHOUT OUT TO THE PREVIOUS MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND AND TO THIS MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND ALL OF US HERE IN SEEING THIS THROUGH, THIS IS SO, SO EXCITING.

YOU KNOW, THANK YOU.

A BIG THANK YOU TO [INAUDIBLE].

YOU KNOW, I GOT TO SIT IN ON A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AND ALANA IS AMAZING, HAS HELPED US SO TREMENDOUSLY AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO YOUR SUPPORT.

ALANA I THINK THE ONGOING CULTURAL TRAININGS IS SO EXCITING.

THAT'S SO WONDERFUL FOR OUR TEAM AND ALL THE PARTNERSHIPS IN THIS EFFORT JUST EXCITE ME TREMENDOUSLY. SO A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

I LOVE THAT WE'RE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND MAYBE [INAUDIBLE] YOU KNOW, I RECENTLY WENT TO A ALTERNATE RESPONSE TODAY LIKE CONFERENCE, VIRTUAL CONFERENCE.

AND I TOLD MOST OF YOU AT THE PODIUM ABOUT THIS.

BUT BASICALLY ONE OF THE KEY TAKEAWAYS WAS THE NEED FOR A THIRD INDIVIDUAL ON THE TEAM WHO WAS A PEER SPECIALIST TO HELP WITH THAT CONNECTION TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEED.

SO WE CAN CIRCLE BACK TO THAT LATER.

BECAUSE I THINK JUST GETTING THIS OFF THE GROUND IS SUCH A HUGE LIFT AND I'M SO GRATEFUL.

BUT IT'S ONE TO PLANT THAT SEED OF A THIRD POSITION FOR A PEER SPECIALIST, MAYBE EVEN SOMETHING WE WOULD TALK ABOUT IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE.

AND THEN, I'M CURIOUS ABOUT HOW ARE YOU ALL PLANNING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE DIFFERENT PARTNERS? YOU KNOW, I CAN IMAGINE THIS ALMOST BEING LIKE, YOU KNOW, AN EFFORT WHERE WE'RE MEETING WITH PARTNERS ON A SOMEWHAT REGULAR BASIS TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, SEE HOW THINGS ARE GOING. MIKE OR BRIAN, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? YEAH, I CAN SPEAK TO THAT.

A NICE THING ABOUT SORT OF BRINGING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE ASPECT INTO INTO THE FIRST RESPONDER MODEL IS THAT WE TERROS HAS EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH A LOT OF THE THE AGENCIES THAT WE SHOWED EARLIER.

AND SO I, I WE HAVE.

HAD AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ONGOING DIALOG WITH WITH ALL OF THOSE AGENCIES.

I SEE THEM IN MOST OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN MEETINGS LIKE MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK.

WE HAVE LOTS OF TIME FOR DIALOG AND THEN BUT ALSO FULLY PLANNING ON SETTING UP MORE FORMAL SORT OF CHECK INS AS WELL WITH SOME OF THE KEY AGENCIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE INTERACTING WITH, LIKE THE GUIDANCE CENTER KNOCK UP ESSENTIALLY ONCE THEY HAVE THEIR SHADE HOUSE UP AND RUNNING FLAGSTAFF SHELTER SERVICES FOR SURE.

AND ANOTHER NICE THING THAT WITH THIS UNIT BEING SORT OF PROACTIVE OUTREACH, ONE IDEA WE'VE HAD IS TO HAVE THE UNIT JUST GO TO FLAGSTAFF SHELTER SERVICES AND JUST SPEND TIME THERE WITH THE STAFF, WITH THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE STAYING THERE SIMILARLY TO THE GUIDANCE CENTER. THEY CAN, AS PART OF THEIR PROACTIVE OUTREACH, JUST GO TO THE GUIDANCE CENTER AND YOU KNOW, CHAT WITH THE CRISIS STAFF AND JUST SORT OF BECOME SO INTEGRATED INTO THE OPERATIONS OF THESE OTHER ENTITIES THAT IT'S A REALLY SEAMLESS, SEAMLESS PROCESS AND REALLY GOOD COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP.

THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IN THIS FIGHT IS FOR YOU AS WELL, BRIAN.

I WONDER HOW WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THE CJCC IN REGARDS TO THIS WHOLE ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE UNIT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE CAN ENGAGE THE CJCC IN WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE? WELL, I'VE BEEN ATTENDING

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AND SO I'D DEFINITELY BE HAPPY TO IF THERE'S ROOM FOR ME ON AN AGENDA TO TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IT IS WE'RE DOING PRESENT ONCE WE HAVE SOME DATA TO PRESENT, PRESENTING THAT TO THEM AS WELL BECAUSE CERTAINLY.

THEY'RE AN ENTITY THAT'S FOCUSING ON A LOT OF THE SAME, SAME ISSUES.

AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO DUPLICATE OR HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL ON ON THINGS THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING. ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY, GREAT. THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS AT THE MOMENT.

BUT I AM SO EXCITED AND GRATEFUL TO THE WHOLE TEAM.

AND, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO WDC MANAGER SHANNON ANDERSON FOR ALL OF HER LEADERSHIP IN GETTING US HERE AND CHIEF GAYLORD AND JUST THE WHOLE TEAM REALLY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A BIG, BIG SUCCESS AND IT REALLY TOOK IT ALL OF US AND YEAH, JUST SO EXCITED.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

FIRST. LET ME SHARE BIG GRATEFUL HEARTS.

BRIAN. MIKE, CHIEF, ALANA.

BIG GRATEFUL HEARTS.

I AM MOVED BY THE MEANING OF CARE, CARE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE RESPONSE AND ENGAGEMENT UNIT.

SO I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM ROLLING OUT IN A WEEK GOING LIVE AND I WANT TO ZOOM IN TO THE WHAT IS ACTUALLY DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN.

WE NEED TO FUND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. LOCALLY, THE STATE LEVEL AND THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

THAT WAY WE CAN EASE THE BURDEN ON OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES.

SO. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND FOR CARING.

HEARTS. THANK YOU.

YEAH, DEFINITELY. STAY TUNED, BECAUSE I DO THINK PRETTY QUICKLY WE'LL SEE THE HIGH NEED AND HIGH SUCCESS OF THIS UNIT AND POSSIBILITIES FOR EXPANSION FOR SURE.

SO. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK OF THE ENTIRE TEAM TO SEE THIS THROUGH AND NOT BELABOR US.

BUT THIS WAS A HERCULEAN EFFORT TO HAVE PUT TOGETHER AND SO SUCH A SHORT TIME.

AND I KNOW AS COUNCILMEMBERS WE WANT TO KEEP DRIVING IT HOME, DO MORE, DO MORE, DO MORE AND JUST WANT TO STEP BACK THOUGH.

AND IT IS.

WE SO APPRECIATE ALL THESE EFFORTS.

I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU, WHICH IS RELATED TO THE POLICIES IN WHICH THE 911 DISPATCH WOULD BE DIFFERENTIATING CALLS TO ONE ENTITY OR ANOTHER.

AND IF WE CAN GET KIND OF A LITTLE UPDATE OR SEE HOW THAT GOES ON, I MEAN, I HAVE BEEN ON THE IN THE CONVERSATIONS WHERE WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DISCUSS WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.

BUT IF WE COULD GET KIND OF AN UPDATE BECAUSE THAT'S A HUGE COMPONENT OF THIS IS WHERE IS DISPATCH AND WHERE THOSE CALLS WILL GO.

YEAH. SO I CAN KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT.

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD WITH KATIE BRANDIS OVER AT DISPATCH.

SHE'S BEEN AN AWESOME RESOURCE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE CAD SYSTEM THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY USING.

ON OUR SIDE OF THINGS, IT WAS A FAIRLY EASY PROCESS BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAD AN OMEGA RESPONSE SET UP FROM THE LAST CART PROGRAM THAT WE INITIALLY TRIED TO START.

SO WE KIND OF USED A LOT OF THOSE PARAMETERS.

SO AS WE WENT THROUGH, WE JUST THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE THE QUESTIONS THAT A DISPATCHER WOULD ASK THAT WOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE SENDING THESE UNITS TO THE MORE LOWER ACUITY CALLS.

SO AS WE'RE DOING THIS, WE ARE COMING UP WITH ARE THERE ANY SIGNS OF BREATHING? IF THERE ARE SIGNS OF BREATHING, THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO SEND THE CARES UNIT.

IS THERE ANY SIGNS OF BLEEDING? IF THERE IS BLEEDING, WE WOULD NOT BE SENDING THEM ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WOULD RULE OUT IF THIS NEEDS TO BE AN EMERGENT TYPE RESPONSE.

WE'VE ALSO BUILT IN PARAMETERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AS WELL.

SO IF IT'S A COLD, SNOWY NIGHT, WE'RE SHUTTING THE OMEGA RESPONSE OFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY EXPOSURES FROM THE ENVIRONMENT.

WHAT ELSE DID WE HAVE ON THERE?

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SO A THIRD PARTY CALLER ON, A MAN DOWN OR AN INDIVIDUAL LAYING ON THE SIDEWALK IF THEY DON'T FEEL NECESSARY TO STOP AND AND CHECK IN ON THE SUBJECT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE OKAY.

THE THIRD PARTY CALLER WILL BE AN OMEGA RESPONSE FOR THE CARES UNIT.

AS WE LOOKED INTO STATISTICS FROM OTHER CITIES, THE 911 SYSTEM ISN'T EVEN RESPONDING TO OMEGA CALLS ANYMORE, SO WE STILL FEEL LIKE WE'RE PROVIDING THAT UPPER LEVEL OF CARE, SENDING IT AS AN OMEGA.

SO DOES THAT KIND OF. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION.

YEAH, IT DOES.

AND YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT.

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF FINE DETAILS ON SPECIFICS, BUT IT'S NICE THAT WE HAVE A ALREADY ESTABLISHED, SOMEWHAT ESTABLISHED SYSTEM OF FLOWCHARTS ON WHERE WORK CALLS GO.

AND YES. AND WHAT'S REALLY GOOD TOO IS, IS WE COLLECT DATA FROM ALL OF THIS.

AS WE GO ON, WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT IF WE NEED TO ADJUST OR TWEAK ANY PARAMETERS IN THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE HITTING THE RIGHT INDIVIDUALS THAT WE NEED.

PART OF THAT STATISTIC GATHERING IS GOING TO BE, IF IT'S CALLED AND DISPATCHED AS AN OMEGA AND THE CARE UNIT IS THERE, HOW MANY TIMES DOES THAT GET UPGRADED INTO AN EMS RESPONSE WHERE THEY DID NEED MEDICAL CARE? AND IF THAT KIND OF KEEPS BECOMING A RECURRING ISSUE, THEN WE DEFINITELY NEED TO GO BACK AND REASSESS WHAT WE'RE DOING AND CHANGE THOSE PARAMETERS SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HITTING IT CORRECTLY.

SO EXCELLENT. YEAH. THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF HANDS ON LEARNING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WHICH ALSO KIND OF LEADS TO MY NEXT QUESTION, WHICH IS REGARDING WE'RE ALREADY TALKING, OH, OUT OF PEER SUPPORT.

OH, LET'S MAKE IT 24 HOURS, THESE KINDS OF THINGS.

WHERE DO YOU FEEL THE AMOUNT OF DATA WE WILL NEED BEFORE WE CAN REALLY ASSESS THE MOST EFFICIENT AND BEST USE OF RESOURCES MOVING FORWARD? IS IT SIX MONTHS OF DATA, NINE MONTHS, A YEAR'S WORTH OF DATA? SO THAT WAY WE CAN YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE ALL SUPER EXCITED THE COUNCIL LEVEL AND SO MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE AS WELL, JUST KIND OF WANTING TO SEE WHERE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THOSE DISCUSSIONS MAYBE ARE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR US TO BE BRINGING UP.

MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY, I THINK WE'RE EXCITED AS WELL.

AND I THINK WHAT WE DO UNDERSTAND IS EVERY DAY THE CARE UNIT IS OUT, WE'RE GOING TO LEARN SOMETHING AND WE'RE GOING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THE SERVICE MORE VIABLE AND HOW TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE FOR THE CUSTOMER, HOW TO PROTECT THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM SO THAT WE HAVE THEM AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE.

AND I THINK WE KIND OF ANTICIPATE A LOT OF FINDINGS DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME.

BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CONTRACT PERIOD AS WE'LL LEARN WHAT WE CAN THROUGH THIS CONTRACT PERIOD AND WE'LL MAKE MODIFICATIONS.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING DAILY MODIFICATIONS AND TWEAKS THAT LIKELY WILL HAVE MORE TO DO WITH THE DEPLOYMENT ELEMENTS.

HOW DO WE RESPOND? HOW DO WE INTERACT? WILL A NEW LOCATION IN THE COMMUNITY EMERGE WHERE WE CAN HELP GET PEOPLE INTO THAT TYPE OF SERVICES DELIVERY IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO? AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG THINGS FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE.

MIKE'S MADE A LOT OF PEOPLE DO THINGS THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO OVER THE LAST MANY DECADES. AND THIS UNIT DOESN'T DO THAT.

YOU KNOW, WE PROVIDE THE SERVICE THAT THEY WANT AND WE DON'T INTRUDE.

AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF IT'S A POSITIVE, DIFFERENT INTERACTION.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO LEARN SOMETHING EVERY DAY.

BUT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE JUST REALLY, I THINK, ARE PLANNING ON LET'S SEE IF THIS DEPLOYMENT STYLE, THIS STAFFING LEVEL, THIS MAKEUP OF A FIREFIGHTER EMT AND A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS IS FUNCTIONAL.

AND THEN WHERE DO WE GO? AND THEN WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE NEXT CONTRACT PERIOD WHERE WE MIGHT MODIFY THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS AS WE AS WE EXTEND THE PROGRAM.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. YES.

AND OBVIOUSLY, I KNOW YOU WILL.

BUT LET US KNOW WHERE WE CAN SUPPORT THE EFFORTS FROM A COUNCIL BASIS AND THROUGH THIS PROCESS AS WE LEARN.

I DEFINITELY RECOGNIZE WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING ALL THE DATA AND SO FORTH.

BUT ONE OF THE KEY PARTS OF THE DATA THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL AS WE CONSIDER SIX MONTHS, A YEAR FROM NOW, WHAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO WOULD BE, HEY, WHAT CALLS COULD WE HAVE RESPONDED TO IF WE HAD A MORE FULLY STAFFED UNIT? SO THOSE DATA POINTS ARE ALSO GOING TO BE IMPORTANT TO COLLECT, NOT JUST WHAT YOU'RE RESPONDING TO, BUT WHAT YOU COULD RESPOND TO.

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EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT.

WE'RE IN A GOOD SPOT. WONDERFUL.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

WHAT IS THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT? AH, THAT INITIAL TERM IS THREE YEARS WITH AN OPTION FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS.

EXCELLENT. WELL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I'M NOT SEEING ANY ONLINE AS OF NOW AS WELL, BUT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SOME SUCH HARD WORK AND SEEING THIS THROUGH AND WE'RE JUST REALLY SUPER EXCITED TO SEE THIS ROLLING OUT AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. AND I PUT THIS PICTURE UP HERE BECAUSE IT WAS VERY INTERESTING.

SO TODAY, JUST KIND OF THUMBING THROUGH FACEBOOK.

THIS CAME ON AS A THREAD WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND IT'S SPREADING RIGHT NOW.

AND THE CAPTION BELOW IT FROM THE PERSON WHO PUT IT SAID, WE NEED A SYSTEM LIKE THIS FOR MENTAL HEALTH WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT.

AND THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE DENVER STAR PROGRAM, WHICH WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HERE AND THERE, AND THEY'RE EXPONENTIALLY GROWING.

THEY'RE PUTTING UP FIVE MORE UNITS AT THIS TIME RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESS OF THEIR PROGRAM. THEY'RE MODELED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THEY ARE, BUT I THINK WE HAVE A BETTER MODEL, SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW WE DO.

DID YOU HEAR THAT, CITY MANAGER? FIVE TIMES.

FIVE TIMES THE SIZE, JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE.

CITY OF DENVER'S A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN PHOENIX.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

WE APPRECIATE IT. YEAH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[7. Parks and Recreation Commission Update Deliver an update to the Mayor and City Council on the recent and upcoming activities of the Parks and Recreation Commission.]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M REBECCA SAYERS.

I'M YOUR PARKS, RECREATION, OPEN SPACE AND EVENTS DIRECTOR.

AND WITH ME TONIGHT, OUR CHAIR AND CO-CHAIR OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.

AND I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW TO DO ALL THIS STUFF IN PERSON AGAIN.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT.

SO LET'S JUST GET RIGHT INTO IT.

FIRST, WANTED TO GO THROUGH THE LIST OF OUR COMMISSIONERS AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL, BECAUSE WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE COMMISSION RIGHT NOW.

WE ARE FULL AND THEY ARE ENGAGED AND WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT NEW ENERGY AND SOME FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE.

SO WE HAVE A GREAT MIX OF NEW AND EXPERIENCED.

AND SO WE HAVE TODAY MR. RICHARD CONWAY. HE'S OUR CHAIR.

AND HE WILL BE TAKING OVER THE PRESENTATION AFTER ME.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE STEPHEN PARSONS, OUR CO CHAIR, AND JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK THESE COMMISSIONERS. WE'RE SPENDING SOME GOOD TIME TOGETHER.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE FAMILY FEUD SOMETIMES.

IT'S JUST A LOT OF FUN.

AND SO.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE PEOPLE THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO HEAR FROM.

THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS RICKY CONWAY.

I AM THE CHAIR OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF PARKS AND REC COMMISSION.

AND I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE REALLY FUN STUFF CALLED COMMISSION AUTHORITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, HOW WE HOW WE CAME ABOUT THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION.

I SHOULD ALSO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM THE COCONINO COUNTY RECREATION AND FAIR MANAGER.

SO IF I SLIP UP WITH SOME TERMINOLOGY, I DO APOLOGIZE.

I SPEAK USUALLY TO A DIFFERENT AUDIENCE, SO I MIGHT INTERSPERSE SOME BOARDS AND COUNTY MANAGERS AS OPPOSED TO THE CITY DEFINITION YOU HAVE.

SO ANYWAY, CITY CODE CHAPTER 2-03 TALKS ABOUT THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION.

THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE WONDERFUL CITY COUNCIL, AND AS MENTIONED, WE HAVE ALL SEVEN MEMBERS RIGHT NOW.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE GETTING THAT COUNCIL AND THAT COMMISSION UP TO FULL SPEED.

THE DEFINITION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.

WE ARE HERE TO RECOMMEND POLICY AND DIRECTION ON PROGRAMING AND FACILITIES FOR THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.

THAT CAN BE BASICALLY THAT'S WHAT THIS WHOLE LETTER SAYS.

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WE PROVIDE SOME DIRECTION AND ALMOST AN ADVISORY TO THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.

WE THREW THAT ADVICE THROUGH THAT DIRECTION.

IT CAN GO SEVERAL WAYS.

ONE WAY IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER THE ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMISSION AND GIVE DIRECTION THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT SAID PROGRAMING OR DIRECTION OR POLICY.

WE AS THE COMMISSION MAKE REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ANNUAL BUDGET THROUGH OUR REGULAR REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMISSION MEETINGS.

WE RECEIVE A PRESENTATION BY THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AND GIVE INPUT AND ASK QUESTIONS AND DIRECTION AND GIVE DIRECTION.

WE ALSO HELP ADVISE ON RECOMMENDING USE OF THE BBB FUND, THE BED BOARD AND BOOZE TAX, THAT OF WHICH PARKS AND REC GETS A PORTION.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, HOWEVER, I SHOULD SAY THAT WE COULD GIVE DIRECTION RIGHT NOW.

CURRENTLY THIS YEAR, ABOUT 78% OF THE PARKS AND REC'S BBB FUND GOES TO BASE LEVEL MAINTENANCE. SO THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO GIVE DIRECTION AS OF YET, BUT WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL.

WE DO BELIEVE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SOME PROJECT FUNDING WITH ONE TIME FUNDS FROM THE BBB TAX. BUT AGAIN, RIGHT NOW ABOUT ALMOST 80% GOES TO BASE LEVEL MAINTENANCE OF PARKS AND AREAS.

AND THE LAST BIT OF THE FUNCTION OF THE COMMISSION IS JUST A BETTER FURTHER DEFINING WHAT PARKS AND RECREATION MEANS IN REGARD TO THE DEFINITIONS AND THE CODE, AND AS DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS, RECREATION FACILITIES AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO THE RESIDENTS, WHICH INCLUDES THE VERY WONDERFUL, OFTEN USED FLAGSTAFF URBAN TRAIL SYSTEM.

OVER TO THE CO-CHAIR, COMMISSIONER PARSONS, TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT AS A COMMISSION ON OUR RECENT AGENDA AND UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS. SO, YEAH, RICKY SAID THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN COVERING ON SOME OF OUR MORE RECENT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETINGS.

I'M SORRY. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

BUT TO GO OVER IT FIRST THING, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN AND REVIEWING THAT TO SEE IF WE'RE AS A COMMISSION AND THE PARKS AND REC DIVISION, IF WE'RE KEEPING UP WITH OUR GOALS THAT SET FORTH IN THAT MASTER PLAN.

AND THEN SEE IF THERE'S ADJUSTMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO THAT.

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE HEADED IN THAT DIRECTION, LIKE WE'RE COMING UP WITH A NEW PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

THE LAST ONE WAS DONE IN 2013.

SO WE'RE DUE TO KIND OF TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT AND AND SEE WHAT WE MIGHT IMPROVE, ESPECIALLY AS THE GROWTH OF FLAGSTAFF CONTINUES.

ANOTHER ONE WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IS THE COST RECOVERY POLICY AND WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED TO ADJUST THAT TO GET BETTER COST RECOVERY ON SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES.

PICKLEBALL NEEDS. I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS.

WE'VE BEEN BUGGED BY OR WE'VE BEEN APPROACHED BY THE PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION QUITE FREQUENTLY. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES TO ADD PICKLEBALL TO THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF. A LOT OF THE OTHER COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ARIZONA HAVE BEEN ADDING THEM IN DOZENS. AND SO IT'S A GROWING SPORT AND THERE'S A BIG NEED FOR IT.

AND OBVIOUSLY THEY WANT SEVERAL PICKLEBALL FACILITIES, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU CAN GROUP 16 TO 20 COURTS TOGETHER.

IT IS A SOCIAL SPORT.

SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

WE ARE LOOKING AT THE LONE TREE OVERPASS AND WHERE WE CAN PLAY A ROLE IN THAT.

THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE SOME POCKET PARK SLASH CIVIC SPACE BUILT INTO THAT.

SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT AND HOW THAT FITS WITHIN THE THE SOUTH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AREA AND THEN THE THORPE PARK ANNEX.

WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED IN THAT ABOUT WHAT WHAT GETS PUT INTO THAT SPACE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT, I HOPE.

AND THEN THE PROS ORGANIZATION, I DON'T REALLY NEED TO GO INTO THAT, BUT THAT'S THE NEW ORGANIZATION THAT WE'VE GOT.

AND THEN THE BUDGET REVIEW DISCUSSION, THE BBB RECREATION FIVE YEAR PLAN REVIEW.

SO, YOU KNOW WE'VE LOOKING AHEAD TO SEE WHAT WE CAN BUDGET FOR IN THE FUTURE LOOKING AT

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AND THEN LASTLY, JUST LOOKING AT THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS AND REOPENING UPDATES.

MEETINGS. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT THE REGIONAL PLAN, WHICH WE GOT UPDATED WITH YESTERDAY IN OUR MEETING LAST NIGHT.

SOME GRANTS OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARKS AND RECREATION.

COST RECOVERY POLICY.

AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT THAT SO WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB OF GETTING BETTER COST RECOVERY.

I KNOW THE AQUA PLEX ESPECIALLY OPERATES AT ABOUT, WHAT, 65% COST RECOVERY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO AND THEN THE THORPE PARK ANNEX, WE'RE GOING TO BE CONTINUING TO TALK ABOUT THAT, MAYBE HOW TO INVOLVE PICKLEBALL IN THE THORPE PARK AND BUSHMASTER PARK.

WHO KNOWS? BUT. AND THEN NEW PARKS AND RECREATION, OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN, LIKE I SAID, IS COMING UP. SO WE'LL BE ENGAGED IN THAT PROCESS.

AND THEN WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THESE UNFUNDED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND WHERE WE CAN, YOU KNOW, WHAT PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PRIORITIZE AS PART OF THAT BASED ON BBB FUNDING AND ALL THAT.

AND LIKE I SAID, LIKE RICKY SAID EARLIER, YOU KNOW, 78% OF OF OUR BBB FUNDING JUST GOES TO BASE LEVEL MAINTENANCE.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO LET RICKY TAKE BACK OVER AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE UNFUNDED PROJECTS AND WHERE WE SEE THIS GOING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'M BACK AGAIN. HELLO, MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, DARN IT.

MEMBERS OF THE YEAH, COUNCIL.

I DID IT RIGHT. I WAS SO SURE I WAS GOING TO GET IT WRONG ALREADY.

I THOUGHT FOR SURE. ALL RIGHT.

MY APOLOGIES.

HERE WE GO. SO WE HAVE 31 PROJECTS ON AN UNFUNDED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT LIST.

SO THIS IS BY NO MEANS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST, IS ALSO NOT REALLY IS NOT IN ANY PRIORITY ORDER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO IF YOU HAD A PROJECT THAT WAS ON THAT LIST, IT HAS NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN. THAT LIST IS VERY MUCH INTACT AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE ONES THAT WE AS A COMMISSION HAVE SPENT SOME TIME DISCUSSING, USUALLY AT SOME AT LENGTH.

SO BY WAY OF AN EXAMPLE, HERE ARE SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR POTENTIAL USE OF ONE TIME FUNDS OR PERHAPS WITH GRANT OPPORTUNITIES OR HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, HOWEVER WE CAN PERHAPS MAKE THESE PROJECTS HAPPEN.

BUT NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEARTS ARE THE CHRISTIANSEN PARK DEVELOPMENT, FORMERLY CHRISTIANSEN SCHOOL OVER BY THE MALL AREA, CLAY BASIN AND OR CHESHIRE FIELD DEVELOPMENT.

THE CONTINENTAL GIRLS SOFTBALL COMPLEX IS BEEN A BIG NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A VERY LONG TIME. SO HOW DO WE ADDRESS THAT ONE? THAT ONE WOULD COME AT A HIGHER DOLLAR AMOUNT THAN MAYBE SOME OF THE OTHERS ON THIS LIST.

WE'VE TALKED AT LENGTH ABOUT PICKLEBALL ALREADY TODAY, BUT PICKLEBALL THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE TENNIS USERS, WE DON'T WANT TO AFFECT THE USER GROUP THAT IS CURRENTLY UTILIZING THESE FACILITIES.

SO HOW DO WE AUGMENT PICKLEBALL WITHOUT TAKING IT AT THE EXPENSE OF TENNIS FACILITIES? AND TENNIS ITSELF IS ALSO A GROWING SPORT AND HAS A LOT OF NEEDS TOO.

AND AGAIN, THE THORPE PARK ANNEX, THAT WHEN THAT PROPERTY BECAME AVAILABLE, WE GOT VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES AND POSSIBILITIES THERE IN.

AND SO WE HAVE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THAT PROJECT AND HOW TO GET THAT OFF THE GROUND IN RELATION TO RECREATION PROJECTS WE REALLY LIKE, WE WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THE AQUA PLEX FACILITY EXPANSION, WHICH COULD WE HAVE IT DOWN AS A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT IDEAS, SUCH AS A SPLASH PAD DEVELOPMENT, 25 METER POOL OR PERHAPS A COMPETITION LAP POOL.

SO SOMETHING TO AUGMENT THE AQUA PLEX.

IT'S BEEN A VERY AMAZING FACILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR ABOUT OVER A DECADE NOW.

AND SO WHAT COULD WE DO TO TO AUGMENT THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY? J LIVELY SECOND SHEET OF ICE.

WE ALL KNOW HOW WELL USED J LIVELY IS BY THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO HOW BENEFICIAL WOULD A SECOND SHEET OF ICE BE TO MAYBE AUGMENT HAVE MORE PUBLIC SKATE TIMES SO THE COMMUNITY CAN GO OUT AND ENJOY IT MORE OFTEN?

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OR FIGURE SKATING CLUB OR ONE OF THOSE OTHER USER GROUPS.

AND LASTLY, A SPECIAL EVENT VENUE.

AGAIN, I WORK AT COCONINO COUNTY PARKS AND REC AND MANY CONSIDER FORT TUTHILL TO BE KIND OF THE EVENT VENUE IN TOWN.

AND I PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR THE CITY AS A SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR, SO I KNOW ALL TOO WELL HOW NECESSARY AND WELL-USED A SPECIAL EVENT VENUE WOULD BE FOR THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, PARKS AND REC. SO AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF OUR PROJECTS, 31 TOTAL ON THAT LIST. SO WE JUST HAVE A HANDFUL THAT WE WANTED TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT HERE TODAY.

WE HAD A MEETING LAST NIGHT AT A COMMISSION MEETING AND ARE WORKING THROUGH THE PRIORITIZATION AND, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT REALISTIC AND FEASIBILITY.

BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO PRIORITIZE THE PROJECTS SO THAT IF AND WHEN AN OPPORTUNITY COMES THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, IF WE ALL EVER HAVE ONE, THE NEXT ARPA KIND OF FUNDING, IF THERE ARE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME OUR WAY, WHERE CAN WE GO AND HOW QUICKLY CAN WE MOVE TO TO ACCOMPLISH SOME REALLY MUCH NEEDED PROJECTS FOR THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF? AND WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS FOR MYSELF.

CO-CHAIR PARSONS.

MAYBE REBECCA.

AND THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE WORK OF THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION? VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE REST OF THE COMMISSION, AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS AND ALL OF THE PRO'S STAFF.

FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS, I RECOGNIZE PARKS AND RECREATION AS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL OF YOUR VOLUNTEER EFFORTS.

AND I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF HOURS ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. OTHERS.

WELL, I'M NOT SEEING ANY AT THIS TIME, BUT I DO I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK, ESPECIALLY WITH 31 PROJECTS, TO ATTEMPT TO PRIORITIZE AMIDST SEVEN INDIVIDUALS PLUS STAFF AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THAT IS A HUGE EFFORT AND A LOT OF THINKING, THINKING THROUGH HOW TO APPROACH THE PARKS AND REC THAT WE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE.

SO. OH, COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.

YOU KNOW, CHAIR.

CHAIR CONNOLLY AND CO-CHAIR PARSONS, I ALSO JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU BOTH AND TO THE ENTIRE COMMISSION AND STAFF AND REBECCA AND EVERYONE INVOLVED.

I ALSO RECOGNIZE THE AMOUNT OF WORK YOU ALL ARE PUTTING IN AND JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. IT MEANS A LOT TO ME AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND TO THE CITY AND TO THE COUNCIL AT LARGE. SO SO WE'RE GRATEFUL AND AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ON THESE THINGS WITH YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I JUST WANT TO GO LIVE IN PUBLIC, SHARING BIG GRATEFUL HEARTS TO OUR AMAZING AND AWESOME PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.

ALL THE COMMISSIONERS.

CHAIR CONWAY, VICE CHAIR PARSONS.

AND OF COURSE, OUR STELLAR PROSE DIRECTOR REBECCA SAYERS AND THE TEAM.

YEAH. THEY TRULY DEDICATE HOURS.

IN ADDITION TO THE MONTHLY TWO HOUR MEETING, THEY SPEND HOURS REVIEWING THE MASTER PLAN, THE COST RECOVERY POLICY AND ALL THE 32 PROJECTS ON THEIR OWN.

SO THEY COME TO THE COMMISSION MEETINGS VERY PREPARED.

AND THAT'S THANK YOU FOR YOUR TALENT AND TIME.

VERY, VERY WELL APPRECIATED.

I DO WANT TO ALSO PROVIDE A SPACE FOR POTENTIAL DISCUSSION IN THE FUTURE OF COUNCIL IS OF COURSE ASSESS AS CHAIR CONWAY HAS MENTIONED SO FAR, THE BBB RECREATION FUNDS IS 80%, 80% OF WHICH IS SPENT TO JUST BASE LEVEL MAINTENANCE.

SO WE ARE NOT LOOKING WE HAVEN'T FUNDED DEFERRED MAINTENANCE YET.

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BIG GRATEFUL HEART.

OH, AND ALSO COST RECOVERY IS TOP OF MIND BECAUSE MR. CONWAY AND I WERE PART OF THE TEAM WITH THE COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION WHEN THE DEPARTMENT ADOPTED A COST RECOVERY POLICY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS. I THINK THAT WAS LITERALLY MY FIRST DAY AS A COMMISSION.

I WAS LIKE, HEY, CAN WE TALK ABOUT COST RECOVERY FOR A SECOND? SO I'M RIGHT THERE WITH YA.

[LAUGHTER] AND ON WELL, WITH THAT, I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING FURTHER IN OUR CHAT BOX.

SO YEAH, AGAIN, REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE AND ALWAYS PROVIDING GREAT WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AND WE APPRECIATE YOU.

[8. Discussion and Direction Regarding Filling a Council Vacancy Discussion and Direction]

ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL STACY SALTZBURG, CITY CLERK.

I AM HERE BEFORE YOU AGAIN.

IT SEEMS LIKE I'VE BEEN EATING UP A LOT OF YOUR COUNCIL TIME OF LATELY, SO I THANK YOU FOR THE SPACE.

BUT TODAY I'M GOING TO BE TALKING WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS OF FILLING A COUNCIL VACANCY.

AS WE KNOW, VICE MAYOR HAS SHARED HER INTENT TO RUN THIS YEAR IN THE ELECTION.

AND IN ORDER TO DO SO, SHE'LL HAVE TO RESIGN HER COUNCIL MEMBER SEAT.

ONCE SHE SUBMITS HER CANDIDATE PETITIONS AND ULTIMATELY QUALIFIES FOR THE BALLOT.

THE ANTICIPATED DATE OF THIS RESIGNATION IS APRIL 4TH, 2022.

AND IN PREPARATION FOR THE RESIGNATION, I WANT TO KIND OF START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT PROCESS AND SEEKING YOUR DIRECTION TO KIND OF FOLLOW UP ON A FEW ITEMS, SOLIDIFY THE PROCESS, AND THEN I'LL BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU AGAIN NEXT WEEK TO FORMALIZE THE TIMELINE AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S COMFORTABLE WITH THE PROCESS AND THEN KIND OF MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE. SO THE CITY CHARTER HAS LANGUAGE THAT DOES ADDRESS VACANCIES IN THE COUNCIL.

ARTICLE TWO, SECTION 10 INDICATES THAT THE COUNCIL HAS 31 DAYS TO FILL THE VACANCY.

HOWEVER, THERE IS NO ESTABLISHED PROCESS SPECIFICALLY BY WHICH THE VACANCY IS TO BE FILLED. IT IS A PROCESS THAT IS REALLY DRIVEN BY COUNCIL AND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IN TERMS OF MAKING THAT APPOINTMENT.

SO ASSUMING A RESIGNATION DATE OF APRIL 4TH, THE COUNCIL WOULD NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT ON OR BEFORE MAY 5TH.

IT IS REALLY A TIGHT TIMELINE, WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT TO REALLY START TALKING ABOUT THAT PROCESS SO WE CAN REALLY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WHEN THE TIME COMES.

BECAUSE THERE IS NO FORMALLY ESTABLISHED PROCESS.

I WANTED TO TAKE SOME TIME TO REVIEW PRIOR COUNCIL VACANCY APPOINTMENTS.

I THINK THIS WILL GIVE A GOOD FOUNDATION TO START FROM.

GENERALLY SPEAKING, THEY HAVE ALL USED THE SAME MODEL OVER THE YEARS, WHICH IS AN APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS.

THIS IS WHERE INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMMUNITY ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION ALONG WITH A LETTER OF INTEREST AND SOMETIMES ANSWERS TO A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS REQUESTED BY THE COUNCIL.

THE MOST RECENT APPOINTMENT WAS DONE IN 2012 AND THEIR APPLICATION INCLUDED TWO REALLY HIGH LEVEL QUESTIONS AS PART OF THE APPLICATION THAT RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED TO RESPOND TO. DURING THE APPLICATION PERIOD, COUNCIL WOULD MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DEVELOP INTERVIEW QUESTIONS THAT WOULD BE USED DURING THE PUBLIC INTERVIEW PORTION OF THE PROCESS. HISTORICALLY, EACH COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD COME FORWARD WITH TWO QUESTIONS, WHICH WOULD GIVE US A TOTAL OF 12 QUESTIONS DURING THAT PUBLIC INTERVIEW SETTING.

FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION PERIOD, THE COUNCIL WOULD RECEIVE ALL MATERIALS THAT HAD BEEN SUBMITTED BY EACH OF THE APPLICANTS, AND IT WOULD ALLOW YOU TIME TO REVIEW THEM INDIVIDUALLY. FOLLOWING THAT KIND OF INDIVIDUAL REVIEW, THERE WAS A SPECIAL MEETING CALLED WHERE EACH APPLICANT WAS ASKED TO PROVIDE REALLY A FIVE MINUTE INTRODUCTION OF THEMSELVES AND WHY THEY FELT LIKE THEY WANTED TO SERVE ON THE COUNCIL AND WHY THEY WOULD

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AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS NOT ANY DIRECT DIALOG WITH THE COUNCIL.

IT WAS REALLY JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO HAVE SOME FACE TIME, INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT TO THEIR APPLICATION.

THE COUNCIL THEN MET IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO NARROW THOSE APPLICANTS DOWN AND DECIDE WHO THEY WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD FOR AN INTERVIEW.

THE OPTION ALWAYS STANDS WHERE YOU COULD INTERVIEW ALL OF THE APPLICANTS THAT COME FORWARD. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN FOLLOWED IN THE PAST WHERE COUNCIL CHOSE TO KIND OF NARROW THE LIST A LITTLE BIT TO REALLY FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION.

THE LAST PROCESS.

AGAIN, BACK IN 2012, THERE WERE 19 APPLICANTS AND FOUR OF THOSE WERE SELECTED FOR THE ACTUAL INTERVIEW PROCESS.

IN AGAIN IN ANOTHER SPECIALLY CALLED MEETING THE COUNCIL THEN INTERVIEWED THOSE SELECTED CANDIDATES USING THE 12 QUESTIONS.

AGAIN, THAT'S ALL OPEN FOR WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO.

AND THEN FOLLOWING THOSE INTERVIEWS, THE COUNCIL THEN MET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AGAIN TO DEBRIEF AND KIND OF DEVELOP A PATH FORWARD.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE IN A PUBLIC MEETING.

SEE. WELL, SORRY.

OK. THE SERIES OF MEETINGS THAT OCCURRED DURING THIS TIME REALLY HAPPENED OVER ABOUT 1 TO 2 WEEKS. SO FROM THE TIME YOU RECEIVED THE APPLICATIONS, IT WAS ABOUT A 1 TO 2 WEEK PROCESS TO HIT THAT APPOINTMENT SCENARIO.

THE PROCESS THAT WAS USED IN THE PAST HAS GENERALLY WORKED REALLY WELL AND I WOULD RECOMMEND USING A SIMILAR PROCESS FOR THIS APPOINTMENT AGAIN USING THAT AS KIND OF THE FOUNDATION A STARTING POINT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

SO USING THE SIMILAR PROCESS AS BEFORE, I HAVE DRAFTED A POSSIBLE TIMELINE FOR CONSIDERATION. BY LAW, A COUNCIL RESIGNATION MUST FORMALLY BE ACCEPTED BY THE COUNCIL, AND THIS WOULD OCCUR AT OUR REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 5TH.

AGAIN, THAT'S ASSUMING AN APRIL 4TH RESIGNATION DATE.

SO FOLLOWING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE RESIGNATION BY COUNCIL THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE COULD HAVE APPLICATION MATERIALS OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

WE ARE SUGGESTING A TWO WEEK APPLICATION PERIOD.

THIS WOULD ENSURE AMPLE ACCESS TO ANY INTERESTED APPLICANTS.

IT ALLOWS US TO KIND OF GET THE WORD OUT, MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO ACCESS THE MATERIALS AND RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

WITH A TWO WEEK APPLICATION PERIOD THAT WOULD CLOSE ON APRIL 20TH AT 5:00 P.M..

BETWEEN APRIL 20TH AND MAY 3RD.

THAT'S WHEN THAT SERIES OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WORK SESSIONS, SPECIAL MEETINGS WOULD OCCUR. THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN CONSIDER INTERVIEW AND DELIBERATE ALL OF THE VARIOUS APPLICANTS THAT MAY COME FORWARD.

AND THEN FINALLY, AN APPOINTMENT COULD BE MADE ON MAY 3RD AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING. THERE IS SOME PADDING BUILT INTO THAT TIMELINE.

SO IF ADDITIONAL TIME IS NEEDED FOR FURTHER IF [INAUDIBLE] WANT ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS, FURTHER DELIBERATIONS OR JUST THE COUNCIL FEELS LIKE THEY NEED MORE TIME, WE CAN CERTAINLY ACCOMMODATE THAT WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, BASED ON YOUR INPUT TODAY, I'M GOING TO REFINE THE PROCESS AND THE TIMELINE AND COME BACK TO YOU NEXT WEEK FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF THE PROCESS.

AND THERE ARE SOME DECISION POINTS THAT I'M GOING TO NEED SPECIFICALLY FROM YOU TONIGHT IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER DIRECTION THAT YOU MAY WISH TO PROVIDE.

SO FIRST, DO YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A FORMAL APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY DONE? AND IF SO, WHAT TYPES OF THINGS DO YOU WANT FROM OUR APPLICANTS? AGAIN, FOR EXAMPLE, A LETTER OF INTEREST, PERHAPS A RESUME AND A QUESTIONNAIRE, IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE INTERESTED IN.

NEXT BECAUSE WE ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDST OF AN ELECTION CYCLE THERE IS A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM CANDIDATES WHO HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR PETITIONS TO RUN FOR COUNCIL THIS NOVEMBER.

NEXT DO YOU WANT TO HOLD A MEETING WHERE THE APPLICANTS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES? SO THAT GOES BACK TO THAT JUST INITIAL INTRODUCTION PERIOD.

EACH APPLICANT WOULD HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

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I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE LOOK AT SPECIAL MEETINGS ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL DATES TO REALLY FOCUS THAT ATTENTION.

AND THEN I HAVE A QUESTION HERE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO MODIFY THE PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS.

AND I ASK THIS BECAUSE IN LOOKING AT PRIOR APPOINTMENT PROCESSES, COUNCIL HAS MADE THE DECISION TO LIMIT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE ADVOCATING OR OPPOSING APPLICANTS TO WRITTEN COMMENTS ONLY.

THEY DID THIS IN AN EFFORT TO REALLY FOCUS THE ATTENTION ON THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, FOCUSING THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING ON THE DIALOG BETWEEN COUNCIL AND APPLICANTS.

I DO NOT HAVE AN OPINION ON THIS.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS PRESENTED AS WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.

THOSE WRITTEN COMMENTS WERE ALWAYS GATHERED AND SUPPLIED TO THE COUNCIL AS PART OF THE THE PROCESS. SO YOU COULD CERTAINLY INCLUDE THOSE COMMENTS IN YOUR DELIBERATION PROCESS AND IN YOUR DECISIONS AS YOU MOVE FORWARD.

AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN THE TIME BACK OVER TO YOU FOR ANY QUESTIONS, DISCUSSIONS, DIRECTION.

AND I'M HERE AT YOUR PLEASURE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. SALTZBURG AND I'LL JUST FRAME THIS TO START OFF WITH THAT.

I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS.

SO LET'S START WITH QUESTIONS RATHER THAN GOING DOWN THE LIST BY EACH EACH TOPIC SO WE CAN CLARIFY ANYTHING BEFORE WE GO TO THE DECISION POINTS.

SO WITH THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN AFTERWARD.

WELL, I TOO HAD A SUGGESTION ON HOW WE HANDLE THIS DISCUSSION TONIGHT.

WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS, RATHER THAN ONE COUNCILPERSON GOING DOWN THE LIST AND SAYING HOW THEY THINK ABOUT EACH ONE, THAT WE DISCUSS EACH ONE OF THOSE ITEMS AND THEN GO AROUND AND ASK EACH COUNCIL MEMBER HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT EACH ONE OF THOSE.

THEN GO TO THE NEXT ONE.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS PLANNING ON.

SO. OKAY. YOU LIKE THAT? YES. GREAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO HI, STACY.

A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S NO ROOM IN THIS PROCESS FOR AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION SCENARIO.

IN TERMS OF LIKE FOR THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO? NO, FOR THE APPOINTMENT.

SO AS COUNCIL PEOPLE, WE DO NOT SUBMIT NAMES.

IT WOULD BE MORE, IT WOULD BE ABOUT WHO TURNS IN AN APPLICATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

THAT IS THAT'S UP TO YOU AS A COUNCIL.

IF YOU WANT TO BRING FORWARD NAMES, YOU CERTAINLY COULD GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

IF YOU WANT TO STICK WITH THE APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS, PERHAPS AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THOSE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU MIGHT FEEL YOU KNOW WOULD BE A GOOD FIT AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO APPLY.

AGAIN. IT'S HOWEVER YOU WANT TO HANDLE THAT PROCESS.

OK. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO LIFT THAT UP.

IT SEEMS TO ME THE SECOND OPTION EFFECTIVELY GETS US TO THE SAME SPOT AND WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE JUST IN TERMS OF EFFICIENCY.

AND YOU KNOW, I SUPPOSE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE ANY SKIN IN THIS GAME IN PARTICULAR.

I'M JUST THINKING OUT LOUD ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND POTENTIAL ALLIANCES.

I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST STARTING TO THINK OUT LOUD HOW TO NAVIGATE SOME OF THIS.

BUT IF APPLICATIONS ARE THE WAY TO HANDLE THIS BEST, THAT'S FINE WITH ME.

SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER QUESTIONS.

WHAT IF WE MISS THE DEADLINE? WHAT HAPPENS THEN? DO YOU SLAP US ON THE WRIST OR DO WE GET FINED BY THE STATE OR I MEAN ? AND THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT TOOK US A COUPLE OF TRIES TO GET OUR ILLUSTRIOUS CITY MANAGER POSITION FILLED THE RIGHT WAY.

AND SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE JUST DEPENDENT ON THE APPLICANT POOL.

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AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE CONVERSATION TO HAVE BEFOREHAND.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

I WOULD ABSOLUTELY DEFER YOUR QUESTION TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY IN TERMS OF THAT.

[INAUDIBLE] WHISPERING INTO THE CITY MANAGER'S EAR A SECOND AGO.

[LAUGHTER] IT WAS ACTUALLY JUST THE OPPOSITE, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

RIGHT. SHORT ANSWER TO THE QUESTION, IT IS A DEADLINE THAT'S SET FORTH IN THE CHARTER OF 31 DAYS.

THAT SAID, AS LONG AS YOU ARE ADDRESSING THE MATTER, THAT'S SOMETHING I COULD RESEARCH FURTHER IF YOU HAD TAKEN SOME STEPS, SOME ACTION TOWARD IT WITHIN 31 DAYS, BUT NOT HAVING APPOINTED SOMEBODY.

THOSE ARE SEVERAL QUESTIONS THAT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, WE HAVEN'T HAD TO CONSIDER YET.

AND IF THAT'S A QUESTION COUNCIL WANTS ME TO RESEARCH, I CAN DO THAT.

WELL, I WOULD HATE FOR THAT SCENARIO TO COME TO BEAR, BUT IT'S WITHIN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY AT THE VERY LEAST.

SO MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON.

AND OF COURSE, I'M SURE THAT WOULD REQUIRE MAJORITY COUNCIL THUMBS UP FOR YOU TO PROCEED.

BUT. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION AND I'M SORRY, STACEY, IF I DIDN'T HEAR IF YOU SAID THIS AND I DIDN'T CATCH THE ANSWER, DOES OUR DECISION NEED TO BE UNANIMOUS OR WOULD IT BE A 4 TO 2 THRESHOLD? AND IT JUST REQUIRES A MAJORITY OF COUNCIL? SO WITH SIX MEMBERS ON THE COUNCIL AT THAT TIME, IT WOULD REQUIRE THAT 4 TO 2.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS FOR NOW.

AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF I COULD JUMP IN JUST REAL QUICK.

AGAIN, I AM GOING TO BE PROVIDING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THIS NEXT WEEK.

UNLESS I HEAR OTHERWISE, I WILL LOOK AT THAT QUESTION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN ASKED AND GET YOU AN ANSWER UNLESS UNLESS YOU TELL ME OTHERWISE.

IN ONE ADDITIONAL NOTE, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR COUNSEL'S UNDERSTANDING, THE THRESHOLD THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN ASKED ABOUT AND THE STACEY CONFIRMED 4 TO 2 OR 3 TO 3 IS NOT A SUCCESSFUL TIE DIES IS THE COMMON PHRASE THAT WE USE.

SO IT WOULD BE 4 TO 2, LIKE YOU SAID.

THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY.

IF IT'S I MEAN IF IT'S AN EASY THING TO JUST DO A QUICK GLANCE AT FOR OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION NEXT WEEK. I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY WORTHY.

I WOULD SAY THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE TOO MUCH OF A DEEP DOVE UNLESS WE ARE IN A SITUATION, SAY, LATE APRIL.

WE'RE LIKE, MAYBE WE NEED TO SEE ABOUT THIS.

BUT GIVEN THAT WHAT YOU SAID, 19 INDIVIDUALS APPLIED LAST TIME.

YES, WE HAD 19 APPLICANTS LAST TIME.

SO WE HOPEFULLY WILL SEE A EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY WELL, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS WHAT MR. ASLAN WAS TALKING ABOUT.

WE DON'T WANT THE PROVERBIAL SLAP ON THE WRIST, SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT A TWO WEEK APPLICATION PERIOD IS EXCESSIVE.

I THINK IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN THIS POSITION, THEY CAN GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER IN SEVEN DAYS, I.E.

ONE WEEK. SO I'M INTERESTED IN WHAT OTHER COUNCIL PEOPLE THINKS, BUT I THINK A WEEK IS PLENTY OF TIME.

WELL IF WE'RE TALKING ON THAT NOTE, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO REDUCE THE APPLICANT POOL.

I MEAN, WE HAVE TO GET WORD OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND I THINK TWO WEEKS.

PERSONALLY, I THINK TWO WEEKS IS GOOD ON THAT FRONT, WE NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN TERMS OF, HEY, SOMEBODY IS ON VACATION OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT MIGHT REDUCE THEIR ABILITY TO KNOW ABOUT IT AND THEN GET THEIR APPLICATION IN.

SO, BUT UP TO COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET. UM, I, I AGREE.

I THINK THAT TWO WEEKS IS GOING TO BE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET A GOOD APPLICANT POOL. I SEE YOUR CONCERNS, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

BUT IN THE END, IF WE NEED TO ADD A COUPLE OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OR WORK SESSIONS, I THINK THAT'S A BETTER ROUTE TO GO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

WELL ASIDE FROM GETTING INTO THE DECISION POINTS.

I DID. WELL, I'M JUST WONDERING, WE GOT A LOT ON THE CALENDAR AND SO FORTH THAT IS BEING SHOWN A LOT OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS MUCH OF A PUBLIC PROCESS AS POSSIBLE.

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BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT THIS IN E SESSIONS THAT ARE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT WHAT PARTS OF THOSE CAN BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OR HOW MUCH CAN WE HAVE IN AN ACTUAL WORK SESSION, A STANDARD MEETING THAT WILL ALLOW FOLKS TO KIND OF SEE OUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS OR WHAT IS REQUIRED TO STAY IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THAT'S UP TO YOU.

YOU CAN DO IT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IF YOU DO IT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER ARS CODES THAT PROVIDE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, YOU DO HAVE TO PROVIDE 24 HOUR NOTICE TO ANYBODY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO APPOINT, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE MEETING ANYBODY YOU'RE CONSIDERING FOR AN APPOINTMENT, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT YOU'LL BE MEETING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THAT POTENTIAL APPOINTMENT AND THAT PERSON.

AND THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO REQUIRE THAT IT BE AN OPEN IF THEY WANT.

SO THAT'S AN INTERESTING NOTE FOR THE PUBLIC AND THAT'S NOT LEGAL ADVICE.

IT'S RIGHT THERE IN THE STATUTE.

YOU CAN GO THERE AND READ IT 43103 SUBSECTION NUMBER ONE.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO DO THEM IN OPEN, YOU CAN DO THAT AS WELL.

THAT'S YOUR CALL. AND IF I CAN ADD JUST REALLY QUICK, ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I WOULD MAKE IS TO DISCUSS YOUR INTERVIEW QUESTIONS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR APPLICANTS HAVE THE SAME ADVANTAGE IN TERMS OF THOSE QUESTIONS.

I THINK FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND HOLDING IN THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION IF COUNCIL WISHES TO DO ALL OF THEIR OTHER DELIBERATION ON APPLICANTS IN THE PUBLIC.

THANK YOU FOR THAT SUGGESTION.

AND YEAH, I AM IN AGREEMENT THERE.

I THINK WE SHOULD GET THE QUESTIONS IN ORDER SO THAT WAY AND LIMIT THEM SO WE'RE NOT PUTTING 20 OR SOMETHING ON THERE THAT WE DO LIMIT THAT TO TWO, IF NOT EVEN ONE PER COUNCIL MEMBER TO REFINE THAT AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A MORE OPEN INTERVIEW PROCESS WITH ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS KIND OF ON THE FLY WITH INTRODUCTIONS AFTER AN INTRODUCTORY THAT WAS SUGGESTED. BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN INTERVIEW PROCESS THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EVENTUALLY.

THAT WAY THEY CAN KIND OF SEE OUR THINKING, SEE THE FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS WE MAY HAVE, RATHER THAN HAVING ALL OF THIS IN OR AT LEAST MOST OF IT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I KIND OF STAND ON THE SITUATION.

BUT. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

GOING BACK TO THE QUESTION OF SHOULD IT BE TWO WEEKS OR ONE WEEK APPLICANT PERIOD.

TWO THINGS. I WOULD ASK THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS TO WEIGH IN ON THAT.

WE'VE HEARD FROM THREE AND THEN THE OTHER THING I'LL SAY ON THAT IS MAYBE THERE'S A COMPROMISE TEN DAYS.

SO I'D BE INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THINK.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY. YEAH.

LET'S BUTTON THAT PART UP.

SO SHOULD IT BE A TWO WEEK APPLICANT WEEK APPLICATION WINDOW? COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI. I WOULD SAY YES, IT SHOULD BE.

OKAY. WE HAVE THREE FOR A TWO WEEK APPLICATION WINDOW TO 1.

I AGREE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN AGREES AS WELL.

SO WE'LL HAVE THAT AS A TWO WEEK.

YEP. SOUNDS GOOD. WELL, LET'S, LET'S GO DOWN THESE DECISION POINTS THEN AND WE CAN THEN ADD ANY ADDITIONAL DECISIONS THAT WE MAY WANT TO CONSIDER.

SO DO WE WANT A FORMAL APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS AND WHAT WILL BE REQUIRED OF THE APPLICANTS? A LETTER OF INTEREST, RESUME AND QUESTIONNAIRE, ETC.? PERSONALLY, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO COMPLETELY REINVENT THE WHEEL HERE AND THAT THIS IS A JOB. SO DOING SIMILARLY TO A JOB APPLICATION IN TERMS OF LEAD OR INTEREST REQUIRED RESUME AS WELL AS A QUESTIONNAIRE THAT WE CAN DEVELOP AS A COUNCIL SEEMS TO BE A LEGITIMATE AND A REASONABLE JOB APPLICATION FOR ANYTHING ELSE WITH THIS POSITION.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

SO I FEEL STRONGLY THAT WE DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE A LETTER OF INTEREST REQUIRED, A RESUME REQUIRED. I COULD GO EITHER WAY ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE.

I DON'T YOU KNOW, I'M OPEN MINDED ABOUT THAT ONE.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

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THANK YOU. LET'S SEE.

I DEFINITELY FEEL IT SHOULD BE A FORMAL APPLICATION WITH THE LETTER OF INTEREST, A RESUME. I DON'T FEEL I NEED THE QUESTIONNAIRE MYSELF TO GET THINGS STARTED.

I THINK THE FIRST TWO ARE SUFFICIENT FOR ME.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SO I'M GOOD WITH THE FORMAL APPLICATION PROCESS AND INTERVIEW PROCESS.

I LIKE EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN OUTLINED.

I THINK THAT WILL BE HELPFUL FOR ME PERSONALLY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.

THE OTHER OPTION IS THAT WE ALSO WE DO INCLUDE A QUESTIONNAIRE, BUT IT COMES AFTER WE REFINE TO SOME SELECT CANDIDATES BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REAL IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING IN WRITING ON SOMETHING THAT IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ON THE ISSUES OR WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES? SOME THINGS THAT ARE VERY GENERAL.

SO I'M DONE WITH JUST THE LETTER OF INTEREST AND RESUME TO START OFF THE BALL.

BUT I THINK THE QUESTIONNAIRE SHOULD BE DEFINITELY BE A FOLLOW UP ASPECT.

COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS. I WOULD SUPPORT A FORMAL APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS WITH REQUIRING A LETTER OF INTEREST, RESUMÉ AND A QUESTIONNAIRE. NOT MORE THAN THREE QUESTIONS, AND IT HAS TO HAVE A WORD LIMIT FOR THE ANSWERS. THANKS.

YES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.

YOU KNOW, I JUST FOLLOW UP REALLY QUICK ON MY COMMENT THAT YOU FOLLOWED UP ON IN REGARDS TO QUESTIONNAIRE.

I DO THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME PERSONALLY TO HAVE A QUESTIONNAIRE AMONG THAT ORIGINAL APPLICATION GROUP.

JUST IN NARROWING IT DOWN, I DON'T THINK THE COVER LETTER IS GOING TO DO IT FOR ME, BUT THAT MIGHT JUST BE ME.

SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE DO IT FOR THE INITIAL GROUP AND POSSIBLY ANOTHER DIFFERENT QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE SECOND GROUP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.

SO THAT'S PROBABLY NOT AS CLEAR ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE ASPECT OF THIS.

I THINK WE'RE DEFINITELY HAVE A LETTER OF INTEREST IN RESUME IN TERMS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE THIS WOULD BE POTENTIALLY A PART OF A TOPIC FOR NEXT WEEK EXECUTIVE SESSION TO NARROW DOWN OR WERE WE EXPECTING FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR QUESTIONS AT A LATER TIME TO PUT THAT TOGETHER.

BEFORE STERLING JUMPS IN? I'LL JUST ADD, I DO THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO ESTABLISH THAT QUESTIONNAIRE AGAIN DURING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO JUST ENSURE WE COULD CERTAINLY FIT THAT IN NEXT WEEK. BUT WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO DEVELOP THAT BEFORE THE APPLICATION PROCESS WOULD OPEN. SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THE EXECUTIVE SESSION NEXT WEEK IS PRIMARILY GOING TO BE ABOUT THE PROCESS AND SOME LEGAL POINTS WITH RESPECT TO THAT PROCESS.

THAT BEING THE LION'S SHARE OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, IF YOU DID WANT TO TAKE THE REMAINDER OF IT OR INCLUDE AN EXTRA HOUR OR HOWEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED TO GET INTO THE QUESTIONNAIRE, YOU COULD DO THAT AS WELL.

THANK YOU. IT'S A CITY MANAGER.

I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN ALSO WANTS TO WEIGH IN ON THIS.

I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BOTH OF YOU.

SO. YEAH.

I MEAN, JUST TO STATE THE OBVIOUS, I GUESS WE'RE APPOINTING SOMEONE TO A SEAT FOR WHICH ALL SEVEN OF US OURSELVES HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH A VERY EXTENSIVE, VERY ARDUOUS AND DETAILED VETTING PROCESS THAT SPANS MONTHS.

RIGHT. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE FILTER SOMEBODY INTO THIS ROLE WHO IS SHOWING US THE SAME LEVEL OF COMMITMENT AND GRIT AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT.

SO ABSOLUTELY, WE NEED A FORMAL APPLICATION PROCESS AND INTERVIEW PROCESS.

IT NEEDS TO BE EFFICIENT AND TIMELY.

BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT NEEDS TO BE SIMPLE OR EASY AND FOR LACK OF BETTER TERMS, I GUESS I HOPE THAT IS UNDERSTOOD IN THE WAY I INTEND IT TO BE.

I DO THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A QUESTIONNAIRE.

I CERTAINLY REMEMBER FILLING OUT ABOUT 90 OR SO OF THOSE AS A CANDIDATE.

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I'M NOT SURE. I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY STATE THAT I'M NOT SURE I WILL BE VERY PERSONALLY ATTUNED TO PARTICULAR POLITICAL LEANINGS OR POLICY DECISIONS. I DON'T I DON'T FEEL THAT IT'S MY PLACE TO WEIGH COUNCIL IN ONE PARTICULAR WAY OR ANOTHER BASED OFF OF MY OWN PERSONAL VOTING HABITS OR VALUES.

SO I'LL JUST SAY THAT OUT LOUD.

BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO VET THE LEVEL OF COMMITMENT, THE LEVEL OF APTITUDE, THE LEVEL OF CONNECTIVITY WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

SO ULTIMATELY, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE QUESTIONS LOOK LIKE, WHETHER WE INCLUDE THE QUESTIONNAIRE WITH THE THE APPLICATION PROCESS OR WHETHER WE HAVE THAT COME A LITTLE BIT LATER. AND SO IT SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT AMBIGUOUS AT THIS POINT.

AND MAYBE ONCE WE'VE AGREED AS A GROUP TO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN OUR QUESTIONS AND HOW MANY OF THEM THERE WILL BE AND MAYBE EVEN HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT THOSE QUESTIONS ARE GOING TO BE, THEN WE CAN BETTER FORMULATE A PLAN FOR WHEN TO INTRODUCE THOSE QUESTIONS INTO THE PROCESS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

WELL, I HAVE A SUGGESTION THROUGH THAT.

I DO THINK A QUESTIONNAIRE WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO START OFF WITH, AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ON THE ISSUES.

AS YOU'VE MENTIONED COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN IT CAN BE CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY.

WE CAN ASK WHATEVER WE WANT IN THAT QUESTIONNAIRE.

WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT BEFORE OUR NEXT EXECUTIVE SESSION, IF WE HAVE EACH COME UP WITH THREE QUESTIONS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK, THAT EACH OF US THEN NARROW DOWN TO ONE.

SO THAT WAY EACH COUNCIL MEMBER WHO WILL BE EVALUATING THE SITUATION, THE SIX OF US WOULD HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT WE WOULD YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THERE'S GOING TO BE OVERLAP AND SO FORTH WITH SOME OF THESE, BUT THAT WE THEN HAVE A SIX QUESTION QUESTIONNAIRE WITH A WORD LIMIT, LET'S SAY 150 WORD, 150 WORD LIMIT FOR EACH OF THE SIX QUESTIONS TO DETERMINE AS PART OF THE STARTING APPLICANT PROCESS THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED WITH THE LETTER OF INTEREST AND RESUME. AND JUST TO SEE WHAT OTHERS KIND OF THINK ABOUT THAT.

I'M SEEING SOME NODS, BUT WE'LL GET SOME VERBAL CONFIRMATIONS IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF SUBMITTING ONE QUESTION MAKES SENSE.

I'M NOT SURE WE'LL GET TO SIX TOTAL IF THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

THERE MIGHT BE MORE OVERLAP THAN YOU'RE ANTICIPATING, OR AT LEAST THERE COULD BE.

SO I WOULD SAY IF WE COULD NARROW IT DOWN TO TWO, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TWO THAT GIVES US MORE TO PLAY WITH WHEN IT COMES TIME TO NARROW OUR FINAL SELECTION DOWN.

AND ALSO, I'M NOT CLEAR EXACTLY WHAT THE CURRENT VICE MAYOR'S ROLE IN ALL OF THIS WOULD BE. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT SHE WILL BE RECUSED? IS THIS A PROCESS SHE WILL BE RECUSED FROM? WILL SHE BE PARTICIPATING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THIS? IS HER INPUT SOUGHT OR PART OF THE PROCESS? AND AND THAT'S NOTHING I'M NOT THAT'S NOTHING TO SAY TO YOU, VICE MAYOR DAGGETT THAT'S JUST A GENERAL QUESTION THAT I HAVE.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

AT THIS POINT, VICE MAYOR WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS UP UNTIL THE POINT THAT SHE RESIGNS. AT THAT POINT, SHE BECOMES A CITIZEN, NO LONGER A COUNCIL MEMBER, AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN ANY OF THE FORMAL DISCUSSIONS, THE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS AND SO FORTH. BUT UP UNTIL THE TIME SHE RESIGNS, SHE IS STILL AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL AND WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.

THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME.

JUST THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

OF COURSE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY. I THINK I AGREE WITH MR. ASLAN THAT ONE QUESTION EACH IS NOT ENOUGH.

I THINK TWO, MAYBE THREE EVEN.

THAT'S MY THOUGHT. WELL, MY THINKING.

SO I'LL GUESS I'LL JUST STATE MY THINKING WITH THIS.

THIS WOULD BE JUST FOR THE INITIAL QUESTIONNAIRE, BUT WITH A PUBLIC PROCESS OF AN INTERVIEW PROCESS THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE A BIT OF A BACK AND FORTH THAT THE DAIS, ONCE A SELECT GROUP IS CHOSEN.

SO THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AT THAT POINT.

I DO FEEL THAT A QUESTIONNAIRE SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU DO WITH JOB INTERVIEWS THESE DAYS WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO HELP US DETERMINE THAT SMALLER GROUP THAT THEN WE CAN ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OF.

AND YEAH, I AGREE COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN IT MIGHT BE SO MUCH OVERLAP THAT IT IS NOT SIX, BUT I WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE THE OPPORTUNITY FROM COUNCIL TO HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT THEY TRULY

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SO THAT EACH OF US HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO.

YEAH. FOCUS ON WHAT WE WANT.

AND IF IT'S OVERLAPPING, THEN IT WILL BE LESS THAN.

I'M HAPPY TO HEAR SOME THOUGHTS ON THAT AS WELL.

AND THESE QUESTIONS, I DO THINK, NEED TO BE STARTING TO BE VETTED NEXT WEEK WITH AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I'M SAYING NODDING HEADS, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE STAFF IS GETTING APPROPRIATE DIRECTION ON THIS FRONT. I WANT TO SAY THAT I SEE A FEW NODDING HEADS, BUT I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF I HAD SOME VERBAL.

OKAY. SO WE'LL WE'LL JUST DEFINE IT.

IS THAT NO MORE THAN SIX QUESTIONS? THAT WOULD BE 150 WORD RESPONSE THAT WOULD BE DECIDED NEXT WEEK.

WE COME TO THE TABLE WITH OUR QUESTIONS WE WANT TO ASK AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE UP TO SIX, BUT THAT WILL BE NO MORE THAN SIX TO HAVE WITH THE INITIAL APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS OR AN INITIAL APPLICATION WITH THE LETTER OF INTEREST AND RESUME.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY. ACTUALLY, I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE IN THAT IF AN APPLICANT HAS TO ANSWER SIX QUESTIONS, THAT COULD COVER QUITE A BIT.

SO I THINK I DO AGREE WITH THAT.

150 WORDS EACH.

IT'S BASICALLY LIKE WHAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH THE DAILY SUN EVERY WEEK OR 15 WEEKS STRAIGHT . THE DAILY SUN 150 WAS THAT, I THINK, YEAH, IT WAS 150.

SO WE MIGHT EVEN CUT THAT DOWN TO 100, WHATEVER.

IT'S HARDER TO WRITE 100 THAN IT IS 150.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI, AND THEN I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN POPPING ON HERE, SO WE'LL TAKE YOU AFTER SHIMONI. UM, SO YEAH, I'M GOOD WITH US COMING UP WITH OUR LIST.

AND I THINK TO COUNCIL MEMBER AS A QUESTION THAT'S GOING TO RAISE, I'M OKAY WITH SIX OR SEVEN OR HOWEVER MANY WE DECIDE, BUT I THINK WE DEFINITELY NEED TO BRING FORWARD OUR QUESTIONS NEXT WEEK, COUNCIL AND HASH THAT OUT.

AND I GUESS WE CAN HASH OUT THE LENGTH OF THE RESPONSE AT THAT POINT, TOO, UNLESS YOU WANT TO DO THAT TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.

YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

YEAH. JUST CURIOUS ABOUT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT SIX QUESTIONS OR SEVEN QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A SEVEN MEMBER COUNCIL AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ESTABLISHED THE VICE MAYOR WILL BE FULLY INVOLVED WITH THIS PROCESS UP UNTIL SHE LEAVES.

SO MY RECOMMENDATION, IF WE'RE DOING ONE QUESTION EACH THAT WE CAP IT AT SEVEN.

I'M OKAY WITH THAT. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THOSE QUESTIONS WON'T BE EVALUATED UNTIL THE RESIGNATION. AFTER THE RESIGNATION, THE RESPONSES TO THOSE WILL BE TWO WEEKS AFTER A RESIGNATION. SO IT'LL BE REALLY GEARED TOWARDS THE SIX OF US THAT WOULD BE EVALUATING THE RESPONSES TO IT.

BUT I'M OKAY WITH SEVEN AS WELL.

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE CAN REFINE THAT AT EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I THINK RATHER THAN GETTING CAUGHT UP ON SIX OR SEVEN, I THINK MORE IMPORTANTLY IS THE SUBSTANTIVE ASPECT OF IT.

AND AGAIN, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE OVERLAPPING, YOU KNOW, ON CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY. WHAT'S YOUR TOP THREE ISSUES? THESE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE'VE FACED IN RUNNING FOR OFFICE QUITE FREQUENTLY.

SO WE'LL DECIDE THAT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND DO DEFINITELY WELCOME VICE MAYOR'S INPUT IN THE PROCESS. IT'S AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. NUMBER ONE IS DOWN.

WE ONLY HAVE FOUR PLUS TO GO.

SO WILL YOU ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM CANDIDATES WHO HAVE SUBMITTED PETITIONS TO RUN FOR COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER? COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS. I'LL MAKE IT.

I'LL MAKE THIS SHORT AND SWEET.

NO. I'M GOING WITH NO.

NO. SWEET.

NO. ALL RIGHT.

THERE WE GO. THAT WAS A QUICK ONE.

OH, WE GOT SALAS TOO.

I SAID NO. SO, YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

I WAS GOING TO SAY YES.

BUT I GUESS IT DOESN'T MATTER.

UNLESS ANY OF YOU ARE WILLING TO BE PERSUADED?

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BUT I THINK I'M PRETTY SET ON THIS.

SO AND I'M SEEING NODS FROM A COUPLE OF OTHERS, SO I THINK WE CAN MOVE ON WITH THE FOUR IN SUPPORT OF THE NO.

DO YOU WANT TO HOLD A MEETING WHERE ALL APPLICANTS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES? YES. 5 MINUTES.

5 MINUTES, I THINK.

I MEAN. YEAH.

OTHERS. I'M GOING TO GO WITH THE YES ON THIS ONE.

I'M A YES. OH, MAYOR, I HAVE A CLARIFYING QUESTION.

YES. SO THIS IS GOING BACK TO NUMBER TWO, BUT THIS IS A POINT OF CONFUSION WHICH MAY EXPLAIN A DISCREPANCY.

SO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM CANDIDATES WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SUBMITTED AND BEEN QUALIFIED FOR THE BALLOT? OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ANYBODY WHO'S PULLED PAPERS? AT ALL. THOSE ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS I JUST REALIZED.

DEFINITELY. CERTAINLY I CAN CLARIFY MY INTENT WITH THAT QUESTION.

THIS IS FOR THOSE THAT WOULD HAVE THAT HAVE SUBMITTED PETITIONS AND HAVE FORMALLY QUALIFIED TO BE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER.

SO THIS WOULD NOT MY INTENT WITH THIS IS NOT TO EXCLUDE THOSE THAT MAYBE HAVE PULLED PAPERWORK BUT DIDN'T SUBMIT PETITIONS.

INTERESTING. THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING AS WELL AS IT'S ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY FILED THEIR 1602 PLUS PETITION SIGNATURES THAT WOULD BE PREVENTED.

SO AND COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS, IF YOU COULD, IF THAT'S WHAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING WAS.

YES. MY UNDERSTANDING OF OF AN OFFICIAL CANDIDATE IS A PERSON WHO HAS SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF SIGNATURES IN THEIR PETITION, NOMINATION PETITION AND TURNED THEM IN THE SUBMITTED. YES.

OFFICIAL CANDIDATES.

WELL, THERE'S THERE'S STILL THE DISTINCTION OF SUBMITTED PETITIONS AND HAVING THEM ACCEPTED BY THE CITY CLERK.

BUT MAYBE THAT'S A DISTINCTION.

THAT'S I, I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHERE EVERYBODY IS COMING FROM.

AND I WOULD AGREE, ACTUALLY.

SO IF I COULD JUST CLARIFY, COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN YOU AGREE THAT OFFICIAL CANDIDATES SO THOSE THAT HAVE FILED PETITIONS QUALIFIED.

QUALIFIED.

ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY? CORRECT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE HELPING ME CLEAR THAT UP.

IMPORTANT POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR SURE.

SO HOLDING A MEETING WHERE ALL APPLICANTS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND I THINK WE'RE SAYING 5 MINUTES EACH, THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED JUST AS A STARTING INTRODUCTION.

I'M SEEING THUMBS UP FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY, COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET, SALAS AND COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

SO AND THAT WOULD BE FOR NOT THE NARROWED LIST.

THAT WOULD BE FOR ALL APPLICANTS.

YES. DO YOU? OKAY, NEXT QUESTION. DO YOU WANT TO FORMALLY INTERVIEW ALL APPLICANTS OR NARROW THE LIST? I THINK YOU MAY HAVE JUST ANSWERED THAT QUESTION.

WELL, THIS WOULD BE DIFFERENT, AN INTERVIEW AS OPPOSED TO AN INTRODUCTION.

SO I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE AN INTRODUCTION OF EVERYONE WHO WAS INTERESTED, WHO SPENT THE TIME IN PROCESS FOR IT.

BUT IN TERMS OF THE FULL INTERVIEW PROCESS, I THINK LIKE A NORMAL JOB APPLICATION, LIMITING THE LIST FOR THOSE INTERVIEWS WOULD BE MORE TIME EFFICIENT.

BUT ONLY ONE.

I AGREE IT SHOULD BE NARROWED DOWN BY COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET ALSO AGREES.

I'M SEEING NODS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

SO I THINK, YES, AFTER--.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THAT INTERVIEW PROCESS AS A CLARIFICATION I WOULD LIKE THAT PART WITH THE NARROWED LIST TO BE A PUBLIC PROCESS AT THE DAIS, NOT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO THE NARROWING OF THE CANDIDATES, SO GOING FROM THE TOTAL NUMBER DOWN TO YOUR SELECTED HOWEVER MANY? IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL INTERVIEWS.

OKAY. SO WHEN WE DO A FORMAL INTERVIEW, IT WON'T BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THE FORMAL INTERVIEW OF SAY, FIVE, SIX SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE DONE AT THE DAIS FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND SO FORTH WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION.

AND MAY I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION THAT OTHERS COULD PROBABLY WEIGH IN AT THE SAME TIME? AGAIN THE NARROWING OF THE LIST, SO THAT INITIAL DISCUSSION, YOU'VE HEARD FROM EVERYBODY,

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DO YOU WANT YOUR DISCUSSION ABOUT KIND OF NARROWING THAT LIST TO HAPPEN IN AN OPEN PUBLIC MEETING? OR DO YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION? AND THEN YOU ANNOUNCE YOUR FINAL CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC INTERVIEW FOLLOWING THAT? AGAIN, IT COULD BE DONE EITHER WAY.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOR--.

I THINK PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT THE NARROWING PROCESS SHOULD BE DONE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND THEN ONCE WE GET THE LIST, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYBODY, YOU KNOW, TALKED DOWN TO AT THE DAIS OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.

IT MAY GET IN A SITUATION THAT IT WOULD BE KIND OF INAPPROPRIATE FOR US TO BE DISCUSSING WITH CERTAIN CANDIDATES POTENTIALLY.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHO THEY'RE GOING TO BE, SO I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY? I BELIEVE THE NARROWING PROCESS SHOULD BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

YEAH. I AGREE.

IS THAT STILL SUBJECT TO--? STERLING, IS THAT STILL SUBJECT TO AN APPLICANT REQUIRING THAT IT BECOME PUBLIC? YES. APPLICANTS, MAYOR AND COUNCIL APPLICANTS ALWAYS HAVE THE OPTION TO ELECT AT THAT NARROWING OF THEIR NAME SPECIFICALLY, IF ANY DISCUSSION OF THEIR NAME OCCURS THAT IT BE IN PUBLIC. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.

I DO THINK THAT WE SHOULD START AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THAT PORTION.

AND THEN ONCE IT'S NARROWED, THEN WE WILL HAVE A FORMAL INTERVIEW AT THE DAIS FOR THE HANDFUL OR HOWEVER MANY OF THE NARROW LIST IS.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN OUR NEXT QUESTION, ARE SPECIAL WORK SESSIONS AND EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS OKAY? MAYOR, IF I COULD. I KNOW THE NARROWING WAS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT DID YOU SAY WHEN YOU NARROW IT DOWN AND I KNOW YOU DIDN'T EVEN DESIGNATE THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES, FIVE, FOUR, THREE, WHATEVER IT WILL BE, THAT WILL BE A PUBLIC INTERVIEW PROCESS FOR SURE? YES. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

SO ARE SPECIAL WORK SESSIONS AND E-SESSIONS ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS OKAY FOR THE GROUP? YEAH, I AGREE, MR. MAYOR, BUT I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN LONGSTANDING IN MY CALENDAR.

SO I JUST ASKED THE CLERK TO CHECK INTO MY CALENDAR.

I HAVE FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE THE RTAC AND THE [INAUDIBLE] MEETINGS HAPPENING THAT WEEK.

THOSE TWO WEEKS THEY OVERLAP.

SO. THANK YOU.

AND PERHAPS I CAN ALSO ASK IF MAYBE THERE'S A PREFERENCE FOR LATER IN THE DAY, MIDDAY, MORNING? AGAIN, I'M TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE AS MUCH AS I CAN, BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A FEW SPECIAL MEETINGS.

CERTAINLY.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE PUBLIC MEETING, I THINK AS FAR AS THE INTERVIEW CONVERSATION, I THINK WE HOLD THOSE AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN WE DO OUR OTHER MEETINGS.

BUT IN TERMS OF MAYBE THE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, IF THERE'S A PREFERENCE ON TIME.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY? WELL, THE ONLY THOUGHT GOING THROUGH MY HEAD IS LIKE I'M THE CHAIR OF THE METRO PLAN, AND THAT'S A MEETING THAT I WOULD REALLY HATE TO SKIP.

AND THOSE ARE FROM 1 TO 3 ON THURSDAYS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT FALLS IN THIS WEEK OR NOT.

I HAVEN'T CHECKED THAT.

I THINK IT'S THE FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH FROM 1 TO 3.

OTHER THAN THAT, I'M PRETTY OPEN ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.

I WILL WORK WITH SHAWN AND JASON TO JUST COORDINATE THOSE SCHEDULES.

DEFINITELY. CERTAINLY.

DURING KIDS BEING AT SCHOOL HOURS, THAT'S THE HOURS THAT WORK BEST FOR ME, JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE. BUT I'M WILLING TO FIGURE IT OUT IF IT'S MORE ACCOMMODATING TO THE GROUP AS A WHOLE. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE MEETINGS, WHATEVER SCHEDULE WILL BE DETERMINED.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI? YEAH. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'VE SEEN MY COMMENTS AND QS IN THE CHAT THERE, BUT BEEN TRYING TO JUMP IN FOR A MINUTE HERE.

BUT NO WORRIES. I GUESS I HAD A QUESTION, SO I'M STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AND I THINK STERLING HAD THE SAME FOLLOW UP.

SO IN NARROWING THE APPLICANTS FROM, LET'S SAY 20 TO 6 OR WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO BE, ARE WE SAYING THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE IN E-SESSION, MAYOR? YES. THAT THE NARROWING OF IT FROM, SAY, 20 APPLICANTS TO FIVE OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE,

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OKAY. AND I GUESS MY QUESTION FOR STERLING AND YOU CAN ANSWER THIS MAYOR IF YOU KNOW ANY OF THOSE APPLICANTS THAT THEY WERE TO ASK FOR IT TO BE DONE PUBLICLY, WOULD WE BE REQUIRED TO DO THAT AT THAT POINT? YES, YOU WOULD.

FOR THAT--. OKAY.

FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATE IT WOULDN'T APPLY TO EVERYONE RIGHT. OKAY.

ONE CANDIDATE.

ONE CANDIDATE COULD NOT REQUIRE THAT THE ENTIRE NARROWING PROCESS OCCUR IN PUBLIC.

OKAY, THANK YOU. I KNOW THERE'S A MAJORITY ON THIS, BUT I'LL JUST STATE THAT I THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT PUBLICLY FOR EVERYBODY.

BUT YEAH. ANYWAYS, THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

LASTLY, ONE OF MY SUGGESTIONS WAS GOING TO BE ONCE WE DO HAVE A NARROWED DOWN LIST, I THINK THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD CASE WHERE WE UTILIZED RANKED CHOICE VOTING FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS TO RANK EACH OF THE CANDIDATES AND TO BE ABLE TO GO OFF THAT AS A POTENTIAL OPTION AFTER WE HAVE NARROWED THAT LIST.

THROWING THAT OUT THERE AS AN OPTION, BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE AN INTERESTING TEST.

AND PERHAPS IF I AND AND WE COULD DO THAT, WE COULD DISCUSS THAT FURTHER POTENTIALLY AT A LATER DATE, TOO, BUT.

THANK YOU.

JUST TO MAYBE JUMP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT, I'M OPEN TO THE CONVERSATION OF COUNCIL.

I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT DEFINING A PROCESS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN REALLY WINNOW DOWN A FORMAL RANKED CHOICE VOTING PROCESS.

AS WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE, IT TAKES A LOT WITHIN THE 31 DAYS THAT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN.

AGAIN, I'M OPEN TO THE CONVERSATION.

I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE THAT I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE TIME TO DEVELOP THAT PROCESS.

UNDERSTOOD. CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU. ONLY WEIGHING IN ON PROCESS HERE, BUT I WOULD ECHO THOSE COMMENTS, I THINK WITH EMPHASIS.

I MENTIONED IN THE DISCUSSION A WEEK OR TWO AGO AT THE DAIS ON THIS TOPIC THAT A MANUAL THAT I HAD SEEN PREVIOUSLY, BLESS YOU, PUT TOGETHER FOR ELECTIONS ON RANKED CHOICE VOTING SPANNED YOU KNOW BETWEEN 30 AND 40 PAGES AND THAT WAS JUST FOR THE INTERNAL GUIDANCE.

THE POINT BEING THAT IT TAKES A LOT OF THOUGHT.

AND WHILE WE COULD CONCLUDE, YEAH, BUT THIS IS JUST FOR A COUNCIL APPOINTMENT, I WOULD RESPOND, YEAH, BUT IT'S AN APPOINTMENT THAT IS IN SUBSTITUTION OF AN ELECTION, SO IT'S NO LESS SIGNIFICANT.

SO I WOULD JUST CAUTION GOING A DIFFERENT ROUTE ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT MAY PUT A SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON YOUR CITY CLERK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU WELL, WE CAN WE CAN BRING THAT UP LATER.

BUT I THINK WITH SIX INDIVIDUALS WHO WON'T KNOW BETTER THAN TO SAY NOT PUT THE FIRST LINE, BUT THEN DO THE SECOND LINE, OR HAVING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAD TO BE POLISHED OUT WITH THE RING CHOICE VOTING ELSEWHERE WITH SIX OF US, I THINK IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD.

BUT AGAIN, WE CAN PICK THAT UP LATER.

THAT'S KIND OF THE LAST PART OF THIS PROCESS, AND I THINK WE'VE DONE WELL TO SET UP WHAT WE NEED TO TO GET FROM RIGHT NOW THROUGH MID-APRIL.

IN TERMS OF PROCEDURALLY, DO WE WANT TO MODIFY PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS? THAT'S THE LAST ONE. YEAH.

SO AGAIN, THAT KIND OF GOES BACK TO WHAT'S BEEN DONE IN PRIOR APPOINTMENT PROCESSES WHERE THEY'VE LIMITED THAT PUBLIC COMMENT TO WRITTEN ONLY.

AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE ANY PREFERENCE, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO PUT IT OUT THERE SO THAT WE CAN NOTIFY THE PUBLIC IF ANY CHANGES ARE GOING TO BE MADE.

CERTAINLY I'M HAPPY TO HEAR FROM COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN. AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.

YOU KNOW, I'LL GO BACKWARDS HERE.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO MODIFY THE PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS.

WRITTEN STATEMENTS SOUNDS LIKE A SUFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT WAY TO GO.

I WANTED TO BACK UP AND ADDRESS THE THE THE PROCEDURE QUESTION FROM JUST A MOMENT AGO.

IT RAISES CONCERNS FOR ME.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE PIGEONHOLING US INTO A CERTAIN METHODOLOGY OF THE FINAL CHOICE AT THIS POINT, OR MAYBE EVEN EVER.

A LOT OF THIS IS GOING TO BE ORGANIC AND IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE AMONG US.

AND IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME TO CHOOSE AT THE OUTSET A RIGID METHODOLOGY.

THIS IS NOT AN ELECTION.

IT IS AN APPOINTMENT, AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DELIBERATE FREELY ON THAT.

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THIS IS THIS IS THE SIX OF US COMING TO SOME SORT OF CONSENSUS OR AT LEAST A MAJORITY WILL. AND AND SO PROCEDURALLY, I DON'T THINK IT MAKES ANY SENSE TO SHOVE US INTO A PARTICULAR BOX RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

MR. ASLAN, COULD YOU CLARIFY YOUR POSITION ON PUBLIC COMMENT? SHOULD IT BE ALL WRITTEN, OR SHOULD IT BE LIKE WE DO AT NORMAL COUNCIL MEETINGS VERBAL? YOU KNOW, I REALLY DON'T HAVE STRONG FEELINGS EITHER WAY ON THIS.

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WRITTEN COMMENTS ARE SUFFICIENT.

BUT I'M OPEN TO OTHER OTHER THOUGHTS TOO.

COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI IS ACTUALLY AFTER ASLAN UNLESS IT'S A FOLLOW UP WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YEAH. I PERSONALLY DO FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD ALLOW BOTH FORMS OF COMMENT JUST TO ALLOW FOLKS OF DIFFERENT ABILITIES AND SKILL SETS TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO US THEIR MESSAGE.

YOU KNOW, FOR SOME, WRITING IS, YOU KNOW, PREFERRED AND FINE FOR OTHERS VERBAL COMMUNICATION MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE.

SO I DO THINK FOR THE SAKE OF INCLUSIVITY, WE SHOULD WE SHOULD ALLOW FOR BOTH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

I'LL PASS FOR NOW AND COME BACK TO THIS.

ALL RIGHT. OTHERS ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS.

I PERSONALLY THINK THAT WE SHOULD ALLOW FOR BOTH WRITTEN OR SPOKEN.

COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI BROUGHT UP A GREAT POINT THAT I HADN'T THOUGHT OF, AND I DO AGREE THAT WE SHOULD ALLOW BOTH.

WE DO HAVE THREE, BUT WE WOULD NEED A FOURTH.

YEAH. AND WE'RE LIMITING VERBAL COMMENT UP TO 3 MINUTES.

RIGHT. SO DO WE ALSO LIMIT THE THE WORD NUMBER WITH A WRITTEN COMMENT? WHICH IS THAT CALCULATION.

I'LL COME BACK WITH IT.

HMM. I DON'T THINK WITH THE WRITTEN WORD WE SHOULD BE RESTRICTING THE AMOUNT.

I MEAN, WE GET PLENTY OF EMAILS THAT ARE LONG, THEY'RE SHORT, EVERYTHING ELSE AND I DON'T SEE IT AS A NECESSARILY LIKE HERE IS A WEBSITE YOU GO TO TO SPECIFICALLY DO THIS THING.

IT'S A MATTER OF BEING ABLE TO EMAIL, BE ABLE TO WRITE ON THE COMMENT CARDS AT COUNCIL.

BUT YEAH, KEEPING THE 3 MINUTES FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION THOUGH WE ARE ALLOCATING 5 MINUTES FOR THE APPLICANTS TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

JUST A POINT OF CLARITY IS THAT BECAUSE WE'RE LIMITING 3 MINUTES FOR FOR VERBAL COMMENT, I'M SUGGESTING WE ALSO LIMIT THE THE WORD COUNT ON A WRITTEN COMMENT, WHICH IS ABOUT 4050 WORDS, 450 WORDS, WORD COUNT.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY WELL, THAT'S ACTUALLY IMPRACTICAL BECAUSE ANY PERSON CAN WRITE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO COUNCIL AT ANY TIME.

SO THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN CONTROL THAT.

SO I WOULD NOT SUPPORT A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF WRITTEN WORDS.

ALTHOUGH I WILL SAY TO THE PUBLIC, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO COMMUNICATE IS TO KEEP IT BRIEF AND TO THE POINT.

[INAUDIBLE] SO WE JUST WE NEED THE CLARIFICATION REGARDING MODIFYING PUBLIC COMMENT TO INCLUDE.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION VERBALLY.

SO WE STILL WE'RE SITTING AT 3 RIGHT NOW.

WE NEED A FOURTH TO CONFIRM OR NOT THAT WE WOULD WE WOULD MODIFY THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN SWAYED BY MR. SHIMONI'S COMMENTS AS WELL.

I THINK IT PROVIDES FOR MORE INCLUSIVITY.

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SO WE GO VERBAL.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

WE HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH ALL THE QUESTIONS.

YEAH. OH, NO.

THERE'S LIKE ANOTHER TEN.

I DO THINK I'VE GOTTEN THE DIRECTION THAT I NEED.

LIKE I SAID, I AM GOING TO REFINE MY TIMELINE, KIND OF RIGHT UP SOME NOTES ON THE PROCESS. I'LL BE BACK NEXT WEEK SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF GIVE FINAL HEAD NOD THAT EVERYBODY IS COMFORTABLE WITH HOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD.

AS MR. SOLOMON NOTED, WE'LL HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THOSE KEY LEGAL POINTS. AND I THINK WITH THAT, UNLESS STERLING OR GREG HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, I'M THANKFUL FOR YOUR TIME AND I THINK I'VE GOT MY DIRECTION.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT FOR THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION, IF WE CAN ALL JUST BRAINSTORM TWO OR THREE QUESTIONS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE, SO THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE A GOOD DISCUSSION NEXT WEEK.

THAT WOULD BE A GOOD PREPARATORY EXERCISE BEFORE WE ALL MEET AGAIN ON THIS.

GREAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I THINK YOU HAD ONE MORE COMMENT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI POP UP IN THE CHAT COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI. ONE MORE COMMENT.

ONE MORE. JUST KIDDING.

SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, ON MY SHORT TIME HERE ON COUNCIL, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN A PART OF THIS PROCESS.

I THINK IT DOESN'T OCCUR TOO OFTEN, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE VICE MAYOR AND THANK HER FOR HER SERVICE.

AND I KNOW WE'RE NOT SAYING GOODBYE YET, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S NEARING AND I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO YOU AND YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

WITH YOUR SHORT TIME ON COUNCIL, I THINK YOU'VE MADE A BIG IMPACT.

AND I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU, TO YOU AND YOUR SERVICE, AND YOU WILL BE MISSED.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU IN THIS PROCESS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR SERVICE AND SAY THAT YOU DEFINITELY NEED MY THOUGHTS AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND THANK YOU, STERLING. THANK YOU.

WE ARE NOW THEN TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT TO MR. SHIMONI THAT THE VICE MAYOR IS SMILING.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE ARE DOWN TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE, OUR GENERAL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. WE HAVE ANYONE I'M SEEING NO.

[10. Informational Items To/From Mayor, Council, and City Manager; future agenda item requests]

ITEM TEN ARE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TWO FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER IN FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS.

I'LL START DOWN HERE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

GO AROUND THE TABLE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO JUST FOR THE FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION, THE MAYOR THE VICE MAYOR AND I ARE HAVE EMBARKED ON OUR FEDERAL LOBBYING MEETINGS THIS MORNING THAT STARTED THAT KICKED OFF WITH A MEETING WITH SENATOR SINEMA AND THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WE'LL BE MEETING WITH WITH THE OTHER SENATOR KELLY.

AND CONGRESSMAN O'HALLERAN AND THEN SOME OTHER LEGISLATORS AS WELL AS AND SOME AGENCY IN OUR FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT WE WERE PUSHING FOR SUPPORT IN TERMS OF POLICY AND BUDGET AS ITERATED IN OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

IT'S DIFFERENT, THOUGH, GOING TO D.C.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL NEXT YEAR BE ABLE TO HAVE THINGS IN PERSON RATHER THAN ALL VIRTUAL FOR ALL THESE LOBBYING MEETINGS.

COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET. THANK YOU.

THERE IS AN EVENT SUNDAY AT THE ORPHEUM THEATER FROM FLAGSTAFF TO UKRAINE.

IT'S A BENEFIT, AND THERE WILL BE TWO STAGES WITH MUSIC AUCTION ITEMS WITH ALL OF THE PROCEEDS GOING TO THOSE IN THE UKRAINE.

AND I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO JOIN ME IN THAT EVENT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR DAGGETT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I AM EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ON THURSDAY THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION IS GOING TO BE MEETING WITH THE HOUSING COMMISSION AT 4:30, AND I LOVE TO SEE THESE KINDS OF

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THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND GOOD JOB, EVERYONE, TONIGHT.

WELL, THAT WAS A GREAT MEETING.

YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO A COUPLE OF THINGS.

THERE'S THE CHILDREN FUNDING INSTITUTE CONFERENCE, I GUESS YOU MIGHT CALL IT COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET. RIGHT. THAT'S OCCURRING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND TODAY AS WELL.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET AND I WERE ABLE TO ATTEND ALONG WITH A RANGE OF OTHER PARTNERS AND STAFF MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, JOHN [INAUDIBLE] AND OTHERS FROM ELEVATE PRE-K AND ELEVATE FLAGSTAFF. SO THAT CONTINUES TOMORROW AND I THINK FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

[INAUDIBLE] HAS A BOARD MEETING TOMORROW.

AND AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE ANOTHER SHOUT OUT TO THE CARE TEAM, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT UPDATE AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO FUTURE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT.

AND LASTLY, JUST APPRECIATION TO THOSE COUNCIL AND STAFF.

SARAH LANGLEY THINKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY THROUGH YOUR WORK AND LOBBYING ON OUR BEHALF FOR OUR CITY, YOU KNOW, TODD [INAUDIBLE] WITH THE STATE TOPICS AND BOB AND ANA AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR HELP AND ALL THE LEADERSHIP FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS DURING THESE TIMES OF MEETINGS.

SO THANK YOU AND [INAUDIBLE] EVERYBODY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

NOTHING TO REPORT. NO FARES FOR TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. WELL WITH THAT, I HAVE NOTHING FOR THIS EVENING.

CITY MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.