EXCELLENT, TODAY IS MAY 24TH, 2022 OF OUR CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION.
[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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CALLING TO ORDER.JUST NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAY VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR LEGAL ADVICE ON ANY OF THE AGENDA ITEMS. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS OUR MISSION STATEMENT, PLEASE.
THE MISSION OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF IS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING HERE AND HELPING TO START OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
OH, I'M SORRY, I THINK THE MIC MIGHT BE OFF OVER THERE.
THESE LANDS STILL INHABITED BY NATIVE DESCENDANTS, BORDER MOUNTAIN, SACRED TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.
WE HONOR THEM THEIR LEGACIES, THEIR TRADITIONS AND THEIR CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, AND ROSE, WERE YOU FOLLOWING UP WITH ANYTHING OR? OKAY, ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO THE MEETING AND HELPING US START OFF.
WITH THAT, WE ARE DOWN TO AGENDA ITEM FOR OUR GENERAL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE AT THIS TIME? MAYOR, WE DO NOT.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THEN WE ARE DOWN TO OUR CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, AND WELCOME BACK,
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CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.IT'S VERY GOOD TO BE BACK, AND THIS TIME AROUND I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO OUR SENIOR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, SHANNON ANDERSON, WHO WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PUT THIS REPORT TOGETHER.
SO NOW SHE HAS THE LIBERTY OF PRESENTING TO YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
SO UNDER OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, HOPEFULLY YOU GOT TO SEE THAT NAU PI KAPPA ALPHA FRATERNITY EARNED $15,000 TOWARDS CHARITIES WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WE ARE WORKING ON HIRING PROCESS FOR DEPUTY CHIEF AND BATTALION CHIEF POSITIONS AS WELL AS THERE WERE A FEW FIRE RELATED CALLS THAT WE POINTED OUT FOR YOU IN THIS REPORT AT JIFFY LUBE IN THE LAKE MARY ROAD AREA, AS WELL AS A SHED FIRE IN LOWER GREEN [INAUDIBLE].
HE JOINED US LAST WEEK FOR ORIENTATION ON MAY 16TH.
SO HE'S GOT A WEEK UNDER HIS BELT.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM WITH US.
IT TELLS YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DIETRICH'S PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE UNDER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR PATROL.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'D CALL IT AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY, BUT MAYBE JUST AN OPPORTUNITY.
SO VERY THAT'S THE EXCITING PART OF IT, I GUESS.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER MARCINIAK ALSO JOINED A SPECIAL EVENT AT CAL RANCH.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO CELEBRATED NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, SO A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO REMEMBER THEIR FALLEN OFFICERS AND ALSO FOR US TO APPRECIATE THE GREAT SERVICE THEY PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
COLETTE TRUMAN WAS APPOINTED AS THE NEW RECORDS LEAD WORKER OVER AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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SO IF YOU SEE HER TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE HER ON HER NEW POSITION, AND THEN THERE'S SOME RECOGNITION FROM THE DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY, BRIAN SHEA, IN RELATION TO DETECTIVE JARED WOTASIK AND THE EXCUSE ME, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S WORK IN PULLING TOGETHER TESTIMONY AS WELL AS EVIDENCE FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY FOR PROSECUTION.UNDER PROS, PARKS, REC, OPEN SPACE AND EVENTS.
THEY ARE WORKING TO PREPARE OUR DISC GOLF COURSES FOR THE WORLD'S MASTERS TOURNAMENT THAT'S COMING HERE IN 2023 AT THORPE PARK IN MCPHERSON PARK.
SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY.
IN RECREATION, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS GOING ON.
LIVELY, AND WE DID ALSO HAVE A TERRIFIC CLASSICAL GUITARIST PERFORMANCE AT JOSIE MONTOYA FOR THE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING THERE . WITHIN PUBLIC WORKS STREETS ATTENDED THE STEM EVENT AT FORT TUTHILL IN ORDER TO TRY AND FILL THEIR VACANT POSITIONS.
SO I KNOW I BELIEVE WE'VE GOTTEN ONE APPLICANT OUT OF THAT SO HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
WE'RE ALSO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY HIRED THE FACILITY SUPERINTENDENT JOE [INAUDIBLE].
SO HE'LL BE JOINING US ON JUNE 13.
VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THAT POSITION FILLED UNDER MEETINGS.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE VOLUNTEER CLEANUP.
THE FIRST ONE, AS WE MENTIONED, WAS THIS LAST SATURDAY, MAY 21ST.
WE HAVE TWO MORE OPPORTUNITIES COMING ON JUNE 4TH AND JUNE 18TH.
THIS LAST SATURDAY, WE HAD TEN OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE FOR A TOTAL OF 33 HOURS.
SO WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S VOLUNTEER CHALLENGE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
HEIDI HANSEN, INTERIM DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, AND ALSO WORKING STILL WITH ECONOMIC VITALITY WITH THE HELP OF TRACE WARD, OUR CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU DIRECTOR . GREG SAYS, I HAVE 5 MINUTES.
I WILL TELL YOU THEY'LL BE IMPOSSIBLE, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY MY BEST.
WE JUST HIRED AN AIRPORT COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE AIRPORT, WE ARE SORELY UNDERSTAFFED, AND CLAIRE HARPER HAS JOINED US.
SHE USED TO ACTUALLY BE WITH THE CITY A WHILE BACK, DID A LITTLE STINT AT THE COUNTY.
IT'S ALL FAIR, RIGHT? AND I DON'T KNOW IF, CLAIRE, IF YOU'RE ON TODAY, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SHOW YOUR PICTURE, THAT WOULD BE TERRIFIC.
I THINK THAT THEY'LL REMEMBER YOU.
THEY'LL SEE YOU. THERE SHE IS, AND WE ARE DEFINITELY OVERWHELMING HER.
SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE HER HERE.
ALSO, WORKING WITH CLAIRE IN THE AIRPORT MARKETING PLAN, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SECURED ALL OF THE CONTRACTS FOR THE MARKETING IN THE AIRPORT AND WE ARE MAKING MORE MONEY THAN WE'VE MADE WHEN WE HAD A THIRD PARTY, AND WITH CLAIRE'S HELP, WE WILL ACTUALLY EVEN HAVE MORE REVENUE COMING IN FOR THAT REVENUE STREAM AND THEN TRACE WARD IS HELPING LEAD THE AIRPORT ON AN AIRPORT WEBSITE THAT YOU WILL BE SEEING VERY, VERY SOON.
SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. WE ALSO HAVE DONE A BUNCH OF AIRPORT INSPECTIONS.
JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE.
WE ALSO DROPPED THE AIRPORT MASKING MANDATE.
WE HAD OVER 10,000 IN PAYMENTS IN APRIL AND WE'RE LOOKING REALLY, REALLY GOOD IN MAY.
BASICALLY, THE ONLY REASON WE DIDN'T BEAT LAST YEAR, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WHICH WAS ABOUT 11,000, WAS THE FACT THAT WE HAD ONE LESS FLIGHT TO DENVER, THEN WE HAD ONE, AND THAT WAS BECAUSE OF A PILOT SHORTAGE, BUT WE ARE GETTING THINGS RIGHT BACK UP TO WHERE THEY SHOULD BE.
IN COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, WE ARE DEFINITELY DOING A LOT OF WORK IN BEAUTIFICATION, ARTS AND SCIENCES.
WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE DOWNTOWN CONNECTION CENTER.
WE'RE CONTINUING THE FLIER PROGRAM IN DOWNTOWN.
WE HAVE THE HISTORIC SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY GARDEN.
WE'RE WORKING ON SOMETHING WITH LONE TREE, YOU ALL ASKED.
WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT.
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WE ALSO HAVE CREATIVE FLAGSTAFF, WHICH IS OUR GRANT SELECTION GROUP THAT DOES ALL OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCE GRANTS.THEY'RE ACTUALLY REVIEWING 33 APPLICATIONS RIGHT NOW.
SO THOSE FUNDS ARE GOING TO GO TO GOOD USE.
THEY WILL COME BACK AND TELL YOU THE WINNERS OR THE RECEIVERS RATHER.
PARK FLAG, WE ACTUALLY HAD A TEAM OF ONE FOR A WHILE, WHICH WAS HORRIBLE, AND GALE BROCKMAN HAS DONE THIS CITY A BIG SERVICE BY KEEPING IT TOGETHER AND NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY HIRING THE STAFF BACK.
OPERATIONS FOR THE KIOSKS ARE GOING WELL.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING THINGS UPDATED.
WE'VE HAD A NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH BROADBAND AND FIBER INQUIRIES , AND I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR WOULD PROBABLY LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT, BUT AGAIN, THAT WOULD TAKE ME LONGER THAN MY 5 MINUTES.
YOU WILL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT, MAYOR, AND THEN WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE ARIZONA COMMERCE AUTHORITY ON SEVERAL GRANTS THAT WE'RE HOPING OUR CITY WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE WORKING ON THE AIRPORT, 32 ACRE PARCEL, 31.45 TO BE EXACT.
WE HOPE TO HAVE A GROUND LEASE IN FRONT OF YOU VERY, VERY SOON AND JACK FITCHETT, OUR BUSINESS ATTRACTION MANAGER, WON NEW MEMBER OF THE YEAR FOR AAED, WHICH IS QUITE A FEAT SINCE HE HASN'T BEEN WITH US VERY LONG, BUT HE'S MAKING A BIG IMPRESSION IN ARIZONA.
AS WE GO INTO OTHER HIGHLIGHTS, YOU SAW THAT DUNKIN DONUTS OPENED UP NEAR MY NECK OF THE WOODS, WHICH I WILL TELL YOU IS A PROBLEM, BUT I'M WILLING TO TAKE IT FOR THE TEAM [CHUCKLING], AND BOWLSKI'S IS ACTUALLY A NEW BOWLING ALLEY THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING INTO THE MALL VERY, VERY SOON, STILL WORKING, AND THEN YOU ALL SAW THAT BARNES AND NOBLE HAS RELOCATED TO THE MALL.
HUGE WIN FOR THAT AREA OF TOWN.
WE HAD THE INNOVATE WASTE CHALLENGE WHERE WE ACTUALLY GAVE OVER $30,000 AWAY TO SOME RECIPIENTS.
TWO OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE DOING SOME THINGS WITH RESTORATION.
IT'S RESTORATION SOILS IS ONE OF THEM WHERE THEY RECYCLE FOREST PRODUCTS AND THE OTHER ONE IS CALLED CROSSWALK LABS AND THEY DO CARBON DIOXIDE MONITORING. THESE ARE PRETTY COOL.
HAD A STEM CELEBRATION THAT SOME OF YOU ATTENDED.
WE ALSO HAD YOU ATTEND THE ELEVATE PRE-K.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT, AND THEN WE GO INTO THE LIBRARY.
WE OPENED OUR DOORS FULL TIME.
YES, STOP THE EMAILS TO COUNCIL; WE'RE OPEN, AND WE ALSO HAD ARTICLES IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT OUR LIBRARY [INAUDIBLE] PROGRAM AS WELL AS OUR FAMILY FOOD CENTER DONATIONS.
WE ACTUALLY JUST INSTALLED NEW TABLES AT THE EAST FLAG COMMUNITY LIBRARY, WHICH ARE NOW ADA COMPLIANT AND WE WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO LUCY WALKUP.
SHE ACTUALLY GAVE THAT DONATION AND WE APPRECIATE THAT WAS IN HER WILL.
WE DID AN EARTH DAY CELEBRATION.
WE ARE GETTING READY FOR THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE.
WE HAVE A SLEW OF TUTORING GOING ON AND WE'RE ACTUALLY HELPING PEOPLE WITH RESUME BUILDING.
TRACE IS GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE METRICS.
I'M NOT GOING TO STEAL THIS THUNDER, AND THEN ALSO, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, MARKETING MEDIA RELATIONS DID 29 ARTICLES AND 117 DIGITAL ARTICLES IN THE MONTH OF APRIL. THEY ACTUALLY WE HAD AOT DEBBIE JOHNSON, WHO IS A HUGE HELP AND SUPPORTER, THE ARIZONA OFFICE TOURISM DIRECTOR, TALK ABOUT US AND FIRE SAFETY. YES, THEY'RE TALKING THE TALK AND THEY'RE WALKING THE WALK, AND SHE WAS ON SOME OF THE MAJOR NETWORKS LAST IN APRIL ON THIS.
SO WE ARE REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF HER.
HE WILL. WE ALSO HAD SLEW OF ARTICLES DONE ABOUT US.
50 AMAZING PLACES IN THE US YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE YOUR KIDS.
25 ULTIMATE THINGS TO DO IN ARIZONA.
WE WERE ONE OF THEM AND THE LIST GOES ON.
BEST STARGAZING SPOTS ACROSS THE USA, OF COURSE IT WAS US, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR WEBSITE ANALYTICS THAT ARE CONTINUING TO GROW WITH OUR TOP PERFORMING PAGES WERE OUR WEBCAM, DON'T FORGET IT SITS ON THE TRAIN STATION AT THE VISITOR CENTER, AND WE HAD AN EMAIL CAMPAIGN, WE HAD SWEEPSTAKES OUR SOCIAL MEDIA IS JUST BLOWING UP.
IT'S JUST GREAT IN A GOOD WAY, AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR CREATIVE SERVICES, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT RALPH SCHMIDT OUR CREATIVE SERVICES MANAGER WHO'S IN THIS ROOM AND HIS AMAZING TEAM AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO MAKE ALL OF US LOOK BUTTONED UP.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, VISITOR SERVICES DID A FLAGSTAFF TRAIN DAY.
YES, EVENTS ARE BACK AND THEY HAD MUCH SUCCESS WITH THAT.
THEY ALSO ARE GIVING OUT BREWERY TRAIL, THE PASSES AND THE PINT GLASSES, AND 245 OF THOSE WENT
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OUT OF OUR VISITOR CENTER THIS LAST MONTH.OUR CITY OF FLAGSTAFF RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN IS DOING VERY WELL.
WE'RE LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT.
WE KNOW THAT YOU LOVE FLAGSTAFF.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING SOME PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY GO AND LOOK AT THE JOBS AND AND MORE.
ANY QUESTIONS? SORRY. NO WORRIES.
[INAUDIBLE] HAPPENS TO US ALL.
DOES IT NOT? ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING.
MY APOLOGIES. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M FOLLOWING HEIDI. SO I'M GOING TO BE BRIEFER, I PROMISE, IT.
MY NAME IS PAUL SANTANA. I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT OUR I.T.
DIVISION MONTHLY REPORT, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET FOR THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS MONTH'S TECH TIP IS OUTLOOK RELATED WAS SUBMITTED BY OUR APPLICATIONS MANAGER SHAWN [INAUDIBLE] COVERS THE FIND RELATED OPTION AND IT CAN DEFINITELY SAVE YOU TIME WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO LOCATE AN EMAIL.
SO WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO GIVE THAT A READ EACH MONTH.
WE ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A TEAM MEMBER WHO EMBODIES OUR I.T DIVISION MISSION STATEMENT, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE THESE SECURE TOOLS TO MAKE YOUR JOB EASIER TOMORROW THAN IT WAS TODAY. OUR STAFF SPOTLIGHT FOR THIS MONTH IS DALE WILLIAMS. HE'S ACTUALLY FEATURED ON OUR MAKING FLAGSTAFF THRIVE ADVERTISING [INAUDIBLE] THROUGH CREATIVE SERVICES HERE.
HE'S OUR I.T. HELPDESK TECHNICIAN.
ALTHOUGH DALE HAS ONLY BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR JUST UNDER A YEAR NOW, IN THAT TIME, HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB OF MAINTAINING THE HELP DESK'S, FOCUS ON QUALITY, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE RESOLUTION OF ALL CITY'S TECHNICAL PROBLEMS. DALE IS OFTEN THE FIRST PERSON YOU SEE WHEN YOU COME UP AND STOP BY THE HELP DESK.
HE SITS RIGHT THERE IN FRONT AT THE MAIN DESK.
IS THAT HIM ON THE PICTURE? THAT'S HIM IN THE BACK WITH THE LAPTOP.
SO FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, DALE HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING TO SUPPORT OUR POLICE I.T.
THE REST OF OUR REPORT HAS SOME GREAT UPDATES ON SEVERAL OF THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT OUR DIVISION'S BEEN WORKING ON, INCLUDING A QUARTERLY BROADBAND MEETING THAT HEIDI MENTIONED, SOME UPCOMING FEDERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FIBER FUNDING.
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON OUR VERY COMPLEX PD IT SUPPORT PROJECT THAT WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF, AS WELL AS SOME DETAILED UPDATES FROM EACH OF OUR IT PROGRAMS ON WHAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON. SO WE HOPE THAT YOU'RE ALL ABLE TO GIVE THEM A READ, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, YOUR HONOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
TREVOR HENRY WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SECTION.
SO THIS AFTERNOON, I'M PINCH HITTING FOR RICK BARRETT, WHO NORMALLY GIVES THE MONTHLY UPDATE.
SO I HOPE TO DO A GOOD JOB JUST LIKE RICK WOULD DO.
SO I JUST WANTED TO START ABOUT THE MONTHLY REPORT AND I THINK YOU HAVE THAT IN YOUR PACKET.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF FOLLOW ALONG IN THAT FASHION.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE PILOT PROJECT, WHICH IS THE SEPARATED BIKE LANES.
THAT WAS A SPECIAL REQUEST PROJECT FROM COUNCIL LAST JULY AND WE WENT AHEAD AND GOT THAT COMPLETED BY DECEMBER, BUT SOME UPDATED INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU THIS AFTERNOON IS TRAFFIC DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED AND RECENTLY TWO COMPLETED PHASES OF THAT PILOT PROJECT.
THE DATA THAT WAS COLLECTED WAS BEFORE AND AFTER SPEEDS AND VEHICLE AND BIKE VOLUMES.
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TRANSPORTATION ABOUT THE PROJECT AND THEIR INPUT.ALL THE COLLECTED DATA AND COMMENTS WILL BE COMPILED INTO A REPORT AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION ON JUNE 1ST, THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON JUNE 2ND, AND THE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON JUNE 9TH.
ALL OF THAT INFORMATION WILL BE THEN PRESENTED TO COUNCIL ON JUNE 14.
SO THAT IS THE PILOT PROJECT SEPARATE BIKE LANES.
SPRUCE WASH CEDAR TO DORTHA IS PART OF THE MUSEUM FLOOD AND THAT HAS BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF, AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE WRAPPING UP THE FRANCHISE UTILITY, WHICH IS GAS, ELECTRIC AND TV.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE CONCRETE BOX CULVERT AT DORTHA WITH EXCAVATION AND SETTING OF THE CONCRETE FORMS DUE TO CONCRETE SUPPLY RESTRICTIONS.
SO OUR TEAM IS WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT AS FREQUENT AS POSSIBLE.
SO THAT IS SOME GREAT TEAM WORK THAT IS GOING ON.
SO THAT'S SOME GREAT COMMUNICATION THAT'S HAPPENING THERE.
THE LA PLAZA VIEJA TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECT IS JUST GETTING WRAPPED UP.
THAT IS SOME TRAFFIC CALMING IMPROVEMENTS ALONG CLAY AVENUE FROM BLACKBIRD ROOST TO FLORENCE AVENUE AND MALPAIS LANE, AND THAT IS BASICALLY COMPLETED. OUR NEXT STEP IS CLOSE OUT AND FINAL ACCEPTANCE.
BEULAH/UNIVERSITY REALIGNMENT.
THIS PROJECT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST, AND I'M PRETTY SURE WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT IT IN THE FUTURE, BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, OUR TEAM IS INCORPORATING COMMENTS FROM STAKEHOLDERS THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED.
THE STAKEHOLDERS ARE ADOT AND MOUNTAIN LINE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
SO WE'RE ALSO EXPECTING A CONSTRUCTION READY PLAN SET BY THE END OF JUNE.
SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
PROPERTY ACQUISITION CONTINUES FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS AND APPRAISALS FOR ALL THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THE PROJECT, AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT COST IS ESCALATING AND.
WE ALL KNOW THAT, AND THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE INDUSTRY FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS SINCE COVID HAS HIT, BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR TEAM TOGETHER TO PUT TOGETHER A VALUE ENGINEERING WORKSHOP, TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT SOME OF THE COST SAVINGS THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT WITH THIS PROJECT. SO EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING NOW AND AS WE GO FORWARD WILL BE PART OF THAT WORKSHOP THAT WE WANT TO TRY TO GET SOME VALUE ENGINEERING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT. SO WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO DO THAT BEFORE WE PRESENT TO YOU A GMP, WHICH IS THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.
ALSO WE'VE TALKED WITH OUR CMAR, WHO IS OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, AND THEY HAVE EVALUATED CONSTRUCTION AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN EARLY SPRING START IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT IN TWO SEASONS.
SO THAT IS OUR UPDATE THERE ON BEULAH/UNIVERSITY.
IT'S MULTI FUNDED BY SEVERAL OF OUR PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY WITH METRO PLAN AND WITH BNSF , AND WE'RE ALSO SEEKING GRANTS AT THE MOMENT. AN UPDATE WE HAVE FOR YOU IS RSOQS ARE RECEIVED FOR THE DESIGN, WHICH ALSO INCLUDED THE BNSF MITIGATION MEASURES. THE CITY AND BNSF AND THE CONSULTANT MET AT THE END OF APRIL IN ABOUT A SIX HOUR WORKSHOP TO GO OVER A GRANT APPLICATION BECAUSE WE WANT THIS TO BE AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE AND MAKE OUR CHANCES BETTER AT AN AWARD FOR A GRANT.
THE RIO DE FLAG, I THINK WE'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT THAT, TOO, AND THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE.
AT THE FIRST PART OF MAY, WE DID RECEIVE A CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FROM BNSF.
THAT WAS A DRAFT THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING AND WORKING ON.
THE ARMY CORPS OR THE CITY AND BNSF CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT SCHEDULE, TALK ABOUT ACQUISITIONS AND JUST HOW THE PROJECT IS GOING TO GO THROUGH BNSF RAILWAY RIGHT OF WAY.
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LONE TREE OVERPASS.SO WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE COORDINATING THAT EFFORT.
THE TEAM HAS BEEN TALKING WITH ADOT REGARDING TRAFFIC MODELING ALONG ROUTE 66.
SO THAT SHOULD BE FORTHCOMING TONIGHT.
ALSO THIS AFTERNOON, THE TEAM PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION ON INCLUSION AND ADAPTIVE LIVING AND THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL AND MET WITH A LOT OF GREAT COMMENTS. SO WELL DONE TO OUR TEAM FOR DOING THAT.
THERE WAS ALSO SOME WATER SERVICES, AGING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
THE EAST ROUTE 66, THIS IS OUT PAST THE MALL.
WE'RE EXPECTING COMPLETION LATER THIS FALL.
WE HAVE THE LAKE MARY FLOCCULATION AND SEDIMENT BASIN AND THAT IS INFRASTRUCTURE OUT AT LAKE MARY, THE PLANT THERE, WHICH IS OVER 60 YEARS OLD, AND THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE WITH THE NEW FACILITIES THAT PLANT, AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO ADVERTISE LATER THIS FALL WITH A SPRING START OF NEXT YEAR, AND LASTLY IS THE LOCKETT FOURTH ROUNDABOUT.
SO LAST MONTH WE HAD AN AMENDMENT TO THE IGA WHICH WAS APPROVED.
WE DID HEAR LAST WEEK THE FIRST READ OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THE PROPERTY ACQUISITION.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE THE SECOND READ, I THINK THE FIRST MEETING IN JUNE AND STAFF WILL BE BEFORE YOU NEXT WEEK, MAY 31ST, TO GO OVER ADDITIONAL DETAILS RELATED TO THIS PROJECT, AND SO THAT IS WHAT I HAVE FOR AN UPDATE, AND I HOPE I WAS 5 MINUTES.
MR. MAYOR, I THINK THERE WAS A QUESTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.
YEAH, THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND TREVOR, DON'T LEAVE SO QUICK.
I WAS COUNTING. JUST KIDDING, BUT JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS.
TREVOR SO WITH THE BEULAH, I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED IN THE REPORT.
IT SAID EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN EARLY JULY OF THIS YEAR, BUT THEN IT SAID ALSO LIKE CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY JULY, AND THEN IT ALSO SAYS THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE FOR NOW ANTICIPATED EARLY SPRING.
SO, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI, WHAT WE HAVE IS THE END TO THE END OF JUNE IS WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE A CONSTRUCTION READY PLAN SET, AND I'M LOOKING FOR THAT PAGE RIGHT NOW.
PROBABLY GOT TO PUT ON MY GLASSES.
SO WE ARE DOING A CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION READY PLANS BY THE MID TO LATE JUNE.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IS A CONSTRUCTION READY PLAN SET OR A COMPLETE DESIGN BY THE END OF JUNE? AND THEN WHAT WE DID IS WE TALKED WITH OUR SEEMA AND TO GET A BETTER HANDLE ON CONSTRUCTION AND HOW WE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AND WHAT THEY'VE RECOMMENDED IS AN EARLY SPRING START.
SO IF WE WERE TO START NOW, WE MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL WITH A TWO SEASON PROJECT.
SO WE WANT TO DO ALL THESE MEASURES UPFRONT PROPERTY ACQUISITION, GET THAT READY TO GO WORK ON THE PLANS AND DO OUR VALUE ENGINEERING WORKSHOP TO GET A HANDLE ON THE COST TO IDENTIFY AND LOOK AT ITEMS WITHIN THE PROJECT THAT WE CAN REDUCE COSTS AND WITH ALL OF THAT IN MIND, ALL OF THAT ON THE TABLE IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW.
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION I WAS COMING BACK TO COUNCIL, I BELIEVE, SOONER THAN LATER TO DISCUSS, GIVEN THAT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, PROJECTED 9 MILLION OVER BUDGET, AND I HEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO GO BACK WITH THE TEAM AND WORK ON THAT COST SAVING WORKSHOP, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S ANYWHERE NEAR 9 MILLION, COUNCIL, I'D LOVE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
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THAT'S ALMOST DOUBLE THE PRICE, AND BY THE END OF THE JOB, IT MIGHT DEFINITELY BE DOUBLE THE PRICE.IS THAT POSSIBLE, TREVOR? SO, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI, THE LAST TIME WE WERE BEFORE YOU, WE DID TALK ABOUT THE COST INCREASE AS IT CONTINUALLY WENT UP.
SO STAFF IN THE MEANTIME, THIS WAS AN IDEA, A PLAN THAT WE WANTED TO EXPLORE AND THEN IMPLEMENT.
IT'S JUST HAVING THESE MEASURES WITH OUR CMAR HAVING A TALK WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE THE EXPERT ON HOW TO BUILD THIS PROJECT, AND THEN JUST GET STAFF INPUT, MAKE SURE OUR RIGHT OF WAYS IS WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE AND JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE LOOKING AT COST AND DOING VALUE ENGINEERING TO REDUCE THOSE COSTS, TO GET A HANDLE ON EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN INCREASING.
SO YOU'RE NOT PROJECTING IT TO BE LIKE DOUBLE THE COST OR EVEN ONE AND A HALF TIMES.
YOU'RE THINKING IT'S GOING TO COME IN CLOSER TO COST? IF I WAS ABLE TO PROJECT THE FUTURE, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE WORKING HERE, [CHUCKLING] BUT I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT IN OUR CMAR AND I'M CONFIDENT IN OUR STAFF AND WHAT WE CAN DO AND WITH EVERYTHING, WITH THE MEASURES THAT WE HAVE AND WITH THE TECHNIQUES AND WITH THE EDUCATION, THE CERTIFICATION, EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE, I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT WE CAN GET CLOSER TO OUR TARGET PROJECT, WHICH IS OUR BUDGET.
OKAY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NEWS TO ME AND CITY MANAGER, OBVIOUSLY, YOU AND I HAVE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS AND THAT COUNCIL SHOULD WEIGH IN IF IT DOES COME IN OVER BUDGET A CERTAIN AMOUNT. SO I'LL LEAVE IT TO YOUR DISCRETION, BUT THAT'S GREAT NEWS, AND THEN LASTLY, I'LL JUST MAKE A QUICK COMMENT.
IN REGARDS TO THE NUMBER OF LANES, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE FIVE LANE OPTION IS MODELING TO BE PRETTY BAD AND THAT OUR CODE IS GOING TO PREVENT US FROM ALLOWING FOR IT, AND IT JUST MAKES IT A NONSTARTER.
SO THAT'S JUST A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT AND I DOUBT THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO AT THIS POINT, TREVOR, BUT IT'D BE GREAT IF THE FIVE LANE OPTION AT LEAST HAD A CHANCE AT, YOU KNOW, BEING SUCCESSFUL THROUGH OUR MODELING, BUT THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND TREVOR, WELL DONE TONIGHT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M DAN FOLKE. I'M THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, SO I'LL PROVIDE SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR MONTHLY REPORT THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET FOR YOU AND ALL THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT I KNOW ARE LISTENING OUT IN VIRTUAL LAND.
SO A LITTLE UPDATE ON CURRENT PLANNING.
YOU'RE VERY WELL AWARE OF THE AGENDA WE HAD LAST WEEK.
I THINK WE HAD 14 ITEMS FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUDED AN APPROVAL FOR RESTORATION SOILS, WHICH IS A NEW BUSINESS COMING TO THE EAST SIDE OF FLAGSTAFF THAT NEEDED A REGIONAL PLAN AMENDMENT, A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT AND A VARIANCE.
SO THIS IS DEFINITELY AN INFILL, WHAT WAS A BUSINESS AND NOW IT'S GOING TO BE A NUMBER OF UNITS; I THINK IN THE 12 TO 14 RANGE, IF I RECALL . YOU APPROVED A PLAT AT TIMBER SKY AND THEN THE ARC FLAGSTAFF ANNEXATION ZONING MAP AMENDMENT AND DA.
SO THAT'S FOR THE FLAGSTAFF REHABILITATION CENTER.
SO THAT'S GETTING VERY CLOSE TO COMING TO THE COUNCIL.
WE'RE GOING TO START PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OVER THE SUMMER, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT AFTER THE BREAK.
THERE'S ALSO WORK SESSION NEXT WEEK FOR POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS ON RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA.
WE HAD AN APPLICATION FROM A LOCAL BUSINESS TO CHANGE THE HOURS OF OPERATION.
SO YOU'LL HAVE A WORK SESSION ON THAT NEXT WEEK AS WELL AS CONSIDERING THE SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSES.
THIS IS OUR MULTI YEAR PROJECT.
SARAH AND HER TEAM HAVE BEEN VISITING ALL OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND DOING A SWOT ANALYSIS.
SO STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS AND THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE THIS WEEK.
I THINK THEY HAVE TWO MORE COMMISSIONS THIS WEEK.
I WANT TO MENTION A HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING THAT WAS HELD ON MAY 18TH.
I THINK A REALLY INTERESTING PIECE OF FLAGSTAFF HISTORY I'D NEVER HEARD ABOUT.
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MAE HICKS, WHO DEVELOPED THE FIRST ARIZONA STATE FLAG, LIVED IN FLAGSTAFF.SHE WAS A VERY PROMINENT RESIDENT.
I'M TOLD THAT ORIGINAL STATE FLAG IS IN THE STATE CAPITOL.
SO SHE WAS KIND OF THE BETSY ROSS OF ARIZONA, IF YOU WANT.
SO THAT INFORMATION ON MAE HICKS WAS PRESENTED IN PART OF A DEMOLITION.
SO THERE IS GOING TO BE AN INFILL PROJECT, BUT THERE WILL BE MITIGATION.
ALL RIGHT, WE ALSO HAVE OUR PROPERTY CARE ORDINANCE WORKING GROUP.
WE'VE REBRANDED THE PMO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE.
WE'RE CALLING IT A PROPERTY CARE ORDINANCE AND WE'VE GOT SIX MEETINGS SCHEDULED.
WE DID OUR FIRST MEETING ON MAY 12TH.
THE NEXT MEETING IS THIS THURSDAY, THE 26TH.
I HAVE TO CORRECT THE TIME WE HAD TO MOVE IT.
IN THE REPORT, IT SAYS 5 TO 7.
SO THURSDAY EVENING WE HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING FOR LA PLAZA VIEJA CHARACTER OVERLAY.
SO NOTICES HAVE GONE OUT TO MANY OF THE RESIDENTS IN LA PLAZA VIEJA.
SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS.
I WILL MENTION THE SPRUCE WASH/DORTHA, WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, VERY IMPORTANT FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT, AND THEN WE'VE GOT A BUILDING SAFETY AND CODE COMPLIANCE REPORT.
I WOULD SAY THIS IS WHERE OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS RIGHT NOW IN STAFFING.
WE HAD THREE OPENINGS AT THE BEGINNING OF MAY AND OUR BUILDING INSPECTION GROUP.
BUT YOU CAN SEE WE'RE STILL VERY BUSY.
OUR NUMBERS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR ARE A LITTLE DOWN.
WE STILL ISSUED ALMOST 600 PERMITS IN APRIL.
I WON'T GO OVER THE CODE COMPLIANCE REPORT, BUT LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, AND THEN FINALLY, WE'VE ATTACHED THE HOUSING NEWSLETTER, WHICH COMES OUT EVERY OTHER MONTH. SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT IN THAT NEWSLETTER.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ROUNDED UP TO GREG NEXT AND HOPEFULLY THEY'RE GOING TO BE BREAKING GROUND ON THAT STARTER HOME PROJECT VERY SOON, AND THEN WE ALSO MENTIONED THE COURTLAND LOFTS, WHICH IS A PROJECT THE COUNCIL APPROVED AT THE END OF CORTLAND 139 UNITS.
10% OF THOSE WILL BE AFFORDABLE, SO 14 UNITS TARGETED FOR 80% AMI OR AREA OF MEDIAN INCOME FOR 30 YEARS, AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE A NEW HOUSING COMMISSIONER THAT'S FEATURED IN HERE, JACKIE KELLOGG.
WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL OPENINGS.
SO ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE HOUSING COMMISSION.
YOU CAN FIND INFORMATION IN OUR NEWSLETTER ON HOW TO DO THAT, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THAT'S MY REPORT. MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A COMMENT.
I'M GOING TO PUT MR. FOLKE AND HIS TEAM ON THE SPOT HERE BECAUSE HIS TEAM WITH BUILDING INSPECTIONS, SAVED THE NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR ONE HOTEL AND 200 OF THEIR GUESTS.
SO THE SITUATION I GOT A CALL LIKE AT 7:00 IN THE EVENING AND I IMMEDIATELY CALLED ACTING CITY MANAGER SHANNON ANDERSON BECAUSE, OF COURSE, EMERGENCY HAPPENS ON A SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN THE BOILERS BROKE AND THE HOTEL OWNER HAD IT FIXED, BUT IT NEEDED THE CITY'S BUILDING INSPECTION OFFICIAL TO INSPECT IT AND APPROVE IT TO BE ABLE TO TURN BACK THE GAS ON FOR HOT WATER. SO WITHIN 30 MINUTES, ONE OF OUR BUILDING INSPECTOR LLOYD DRINKARD, OF COURSE, WAS ORCHESTRATED
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BY MR. FOLKE AND MS. AMY PALMER HAGEN, OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL, AND THE HOT WATER WAS TURNED BACK ON FOR THE NIGHTLY SHOWERS OF THEIR GUESTS.ONLY TEAM FLAGSTAFF CAN PULL THAT OFF WITHIN 30 MINUTES RESPONDING TO SUCH A CALL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT RECOGNITION.
YEAH, THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO ARE EMERGENCY INSPECTIONS.
GAS LINES HAVE TO BE PRESSURE TESTED BEFORE THEY TURN IT BACK ON.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT RECOGNITION COUNCILMEMBER AND THANK YOU TO LLOYD.
THANK YOU, MAYOR AND DAN, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.
I ENJOYED READING IT AS I DO WITH EVERY REPORT.
I JUST THINK THAT'S A BIG DEAL AND I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR THAT SPECIFICALLY.
EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU, DAN. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M LISA DEEM WITH WATER SERVICES WITH AN UPDATE FOR YOU.
HE'LL BRING A LOT OF EXPERTISE WITH HIM.
OUR OPERATIONS SECTION HEAD POSITION HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE JANUARY WHEN MARK RICHARDSON LEFT, AND THAT POSITION IS GOING TO BE SPLIT BETWEEN FACILITIES AND DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTIONS AND JIM HOOKER WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FACILITY OPERATIONS AND PATRICK O'CONNOR WILL MANAGE THE DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTIONS, WHICH IS THE PIPES IN THE GROUND.
WE DO HAVE TWO EMPLOYEES THAT YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT HAVE OVER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.
YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THAT IN OUR RECOGNITION.
THE WATER COMMISSION LAST WEEK, THEIR AGENDA, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT SPRUCE WASH.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT AN OVERLAY FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE FLOODPLAIN IN THE SPRUCE WASH AREA.
IT'S JUST A HELP FOR FUTURE PLANNING IN THAT AREA SINCE THE MUSEUM FIRE.
THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE IN STORMWATER.
WE ARE BEING AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY TO PURCHASE A 12 YARD COMBINATION TRUCK AND A MINI EXCAVATOR TO PREPARE FOR THE SEASON, OUR SUMMER FLOOD SEASON.
WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT CHOICES ON FIXES FOR OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE IT PERFECT YET.
THE DIVERSION PROJECT WAS NOT FEASIBLE THAT WAS SUGGESTED BY OUR CONSULTANT.
THAT'S GOING TO THE PRINTER NOW.
THE SKATER IS TEAM IS ACTUALLY RECEIVING AWARD FROM CITY WORKS TRIMBLE BUT THE SOFTWARE COMPANY THAT DOES THE SOFTWARE FOR ALL OF OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT OUR TEAM IS GETTING AN AWARD FROM THEM FOR OUR PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND OUR IMPLEMENTATION METHODS.
THE STORM WATER RATE ASSESSMENT IS UNDERWAY.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT REASSIGNING, LOOKING AT OUR RATES ALIGNED TO OUR NEEDS.
WE'RE ALSO ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR AS MUCH FEDERAL AND DIFFERENT GRANT FUNDING AS WE CAN FIND AS WE CAN PUT TOGETHER AND APPLY FOR. WATER PRODUCTION IS DOING A LOT OF SPRING PROJECTS, SPRING CLEANUPS.
THEY CLEANED OUT THE INTERCHANGE CLEAR WELL.
IT HAD SAND IN IT TO DO THE [INAUDIBLE] AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE SAMPLING.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS.
THEY'RE PUTTING IN NEW FLOW METERS AT WOODY MOUNTAIN WELLS AND TRENCHING FOR FIBER.
SO THIS IS OUR CONNECTIVITY ASSETS.
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ONE OF THE EL PASO PROJECT, WE'RE ALSO PAYING AND HAVING FIBER INSTALLED AND THAT'LL BRING FIBER UP TO OUR WILDCAT HILL PLANT, AND THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US A LOT MORE CAPABILITY AND COMMUNICATIONS.IT'S GOING TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNICATIONS FOR [INAUDIBLE].
THE LAKE MARY BACKWASH TOWER PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD.
IT'S GOING TO BE REPAINTING THE INSIDE OF THE TANKS.
THAT'S A PIPELINE THAT GOES FROM LAKE MARY TO THE PLANT AND IT NEEDS TO BE REHABBED IN SOME WAY.
SO THE WE'RE NOT SURE OF THE BEST APPROACH, SO WE'RE HAVING A CONDITION ASSESSMENT DONE ON THAT.
WATER RESOURCES IS REVIEWING PROPOSALS ON OUR RFP FOR A RATE ADVISOR.
AARON YOUNG IS WORKING ON A DROUGHT RESILIENCY GRANT BASED ON AQUIFER RECHARGE AND RECOVERY.
WE MIGHT BE ALSO DOING ONE AT LAKE MARY AS WELL, AND IT'S MAY, WATER ENFORCEMENT HAS STARTED.
THE CONSERVATION, THE WATERING REGULATIONS ARE IN EFFECT AND OUR PEOPLE ARE BACK OUT.
DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M NOT SEEING ANY AT THIS TIME.
SO THE LAST PRESENTATION WE HAVE FOR YOU THIS AFTERNOON, COUNCIL, IS THE WORK ANNIVERSARIES FOR MAY.
SO I'M GOING TO PULL THAT DOCUMENT UP REAL QUICK.
THAT WAY WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU ALL THE LOVELY FACES OF OUR TERRIFIC EMPLOYEES.
MOLLY SADLER, SHE'S ONE OF OUR LIBRARY SUPERVISORS.
OUR 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES WE HAVE RICK STANIONIS; HE'S OUR BUILDING INSPECTION MANAGER, WORKS WITH AMY PALMER, OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL YOU HEARD ABOUT A LITTLE EARLIER TODAY.
FOR 20 YEARS, WE HAVE TOMMY BUSTAMANTE.
HE WAS HIRED AS ONE OF OUR FLAGSTAFF FIRE DEPARTMENT FIREFIGHTERS BACK IN 1998.
HE'S BEEN WITH OUR ORGANIZATION FOR 24 YEARS.
HE'S BEEN ON THE ARSON INVESTIGATION PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN 14 YEARS EARLY IN HIS CAREER.
HE'S BEEN MANAGING THE COMMODITY PROGRAM FOR 16 YEARS, AND THIS REALLY KEEPS OUR STATIONS STOCKED WITH EVERYDAY ESSENTIAL ITEMS, AND SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE TOMMY AND HIS EFFORTS IN KEEPING OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT MOVING FORWARD.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, TOMMY, ON HIS 24 FOUR YEAR WORK ANNIVERSARY.
HE IS OFF DUTY TODAY, SO WILL NOT BE JOINING US, MARION LEE.
SHE'S BEEN WITH US FOR 27 YEARS.
SHE IS CERTAINLY A FAMILIAR FACE IN WATER SERVICES.
MANY OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW HER.
SHE WAS HIRED IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HAS BEEN PART OF THE TEAM EVER SINCE.
SO WE APPRECIATE MARION DEDICATING THOSE 27 YEARS TO OUR ORGANIZATION.
MR. BILL CASE AND MARION'S ON VACATION, SO THAT'S WHY SHE'S NOT WITH US TODAY.
BILL CASE HE STARTED WITH OUR CITY IN 1993 AND HE'S BEEN AT THE RIO DE FLAG WATER RECLAMATION PLANT.
IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE, IT'S A FASCINATING PLACE.
THAT'S WHERE I LEARNED ABOUT BUGS AND HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE TO THE PROCESS.
HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR 29 YEARS, SO WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING BILL HAS DONE IN WATER SERVICES TO KEEP THOSE PLANTS RUNNING , AND LASTLY, GGRANT KELLY, HE IS A SERGEANT WITH OUR FLAGSTAFF POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HE BEGAN WITH THIS IN MAY OF '95.
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ABLE TO LEAVE PATROL TO WORK IN THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION.HE HAS SERVED AS ONE OF OUR FIELD TRAINING OFFICERS, WHICH IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT GIVEN THE NUMBER OF NEW OFFICERS THAT WE HIRE THROUGH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEN THEY WERE HE WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL WITH OUR SUPERVISORS TRAINING AS WELL.
HE WAS ONE OF OUR OFFICERS THAT SERVED IN THE SUNNYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD AREA.
HE'S A CERTIFIED BOMB TECHNICIAN AND HE HAS BEEN A TEAM LEADER ON THAT TEAM FOR YEARS.
HE HAS SPENT MANY NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS WORKING AS A BOMB TECHNICIAN AND RESPONDED WHENEVER THERE WAS A NEED TO HANDLE ANY SUSPICIOUS ITEMS. THROUGHOUT HIS 27 YEARS WITH US, HE'S OFFERED A HELPING HAND TO PATROL AS WELL AS OUR DETECTIVE TEAMS. HE'S A PAST RECIPIENT OF A LIFE SAVING AWARD, THE CITY MANAGER'S EXCELLENCE AWARD AND THE OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD.
HIS FILE THEY SHARE IS FULL OF COMMENDATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE, CONDUCTING GOOD INVESTIGATIONS, ENDING A CARJACKING, WHICH YOU ALL HEARD ABOUT MOST RECENTLY IN A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, AND APPREHENDING AN ARMED AND DANGEROUS BURGLARY SUSPECT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU TODAY FOR OUR WORK ANNIVERSARIES.
WE'LL BE BACK BEFORE YOU IN JUNE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE IMPROMPTU PRESENTATION BY STERLING TO TALK ABOUT HIS TEAM.
HAS THIS BEEN AGENDIZED, STERLING, APPROPRIATELY? IT FITS SQUARELY WITHIN THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT AND RECOGNITION OF THE EMPLOYEES.
[CHUCKLING] SO IT'S WITHIN THE SCOPE.
I CAN REQUEST AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IF YOU'D LIKE TO TALK.
THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IT'S WITH PRIDE AND SADNESS THAT--IT SOUNDS LIKE A BOOK TITLE: "PRIDE AND SADNESS"--TRUE PRIDE IN BRENT HARRIS AND SADNESS THAT HE'S LEAVING US.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY.
ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? CITY MANAGER? NO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU, AND THANKS FOR GIVING US YOUR TIME AND AUDIENCE FOR ALL THESE GREAT PRESENTATIONS.
I MEAN, THIS IS SO IMPORTANT, AND PEOPLE KNOWING, I MEAN, HOW MUCH YOU ALL WORK WITH SO LITTLE STAFFING TO ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH JUST CONTINUES TO AMAZE ME.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THESE REPORTS EVERY MONTH.
THEY'RE IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW.
ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, WE ARE DOWN TO AGENDA ITEM SIX, WHICH IS OUR INDIGENOUS COMMISSION UPDATE.
[6. Indigenous Commission Update Deliver an update report to the Mayor and City Council on the recent and upcoming plans of the Indigenous Commission. The update will be provided by Commissioners Weathersby, Kabotie-Adakai, and Toya.]
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND THANK YOU THAT WE'LL ABLE TO PRESENT.
A REPORT TO YOU, AND OUR COMMISSIONERS ARE THE ONES WHO ARE GOING TO DO THIS TONIGHT.
FIRST, I WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
MY NAME IS ROSE TOEHE AND I'M THE COORDINATOR FOR INDIGENOUS INITIATIVES.
THAT'S WHO I AM AS A PERSON, AND I JUST WANT TO THE COMMISSIONERS WILL INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO YOU, BUT FIRST, WE'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE YOU COME DOWN. WE HAVE A SMALL HONORING OF CULTURAL [INAUDIBLE] FROM OUR COMMISSIONERS TO YOU, AND IT'S JUST AN HONOR TO PRESENT THAT TO OUR LEADERSHIP. SO I WANT TO JUST DO THAT, AND THEY ALSO REQUEST THE PICTURE.
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GREETINGS, MAYOR COUNCIL AND FLAGSTAFF RESIDENTS FOR JOINING US TODAY AS WE SHARE OUR ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE INDIGENOUS COMMISSION.MY NAME IS KIARA WEATHERSBY AND I'LL SHARE MY TRADITIONAL INTRODUCTION WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
[NAVAJO] KIARA WEATHERSBY [NAVAJO] NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF INDIGENOUS STUDENT SUCCESS [INAUDIBLE]MANAGER STUDENT DEVELOPMENT [INAUDIBLE].
[INAUDIBLE] WEATHERSBY [INAUDIBLE] CARL WEATHERSBY.
[NAVAJO] SALLY SPENCER [NAVAJO] SPENCER [NAVAJO] I'M AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF THE NAVAJO NATION AND WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN FLAGSTAFF WHEN FLAGSTAFF MEDICAL CENTER WAS ON THE WEST SIDE OF BEAVER.
I CURRENTLY SERVE AS A COMMISSIONER AS WELL AS A STUDENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER IN THE OFFICE OF INDIGENOUS STUDENT SUCCESS AT NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY, AND I'M HERE WITH COMMISSIONERS [INAUDIBLE], AS WELL AS STAFF MEMBER ROSE TOEHE AND I WILL LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE HOPI TRIBE.
MY DAD WAS FROM THE VILLAGE OF [INAUDIBLE], AND THEN MY MOM WAS A [INAUDIBLE] WHITE PERSON.
SO MY DAD'S CLAN WAS A [INAUDIBLE] CLAN, AND SO SOMETIMES PEOPLE SAY, WHAT IS YOUR CLAN? AND I SAY, IT'S [INAUDIBLE] CLAN, BUT THEN OTHER TIMES I'M LIKE, WELL, I'M WHITE PERSON CLAN [CHUCKLING] BECAUSE IT'S MATRILINEAL ALSO.
I'VE LIVED IN FLAGSTAFF MY WHOLE LIFE AND I CURRENTLY MANAGE FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY MARKETS, WHICH DO THE FARMERS MARKET, THE FLEA MARKET AND THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY MARKET.
I ALSO TEACH EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT KINLANI BORDERTOWN DORMITORY.
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I KIND OF DO THE FLAGSTAFF HUSTLE.I TEACH KINDERGARTEN AT PINE FOREST.
I'M, LIKE, TRYING TO TICK OFF MY JOBS, AND I'VE WORKED AT THE HOSPITAL.
I'VE WORKED AT MUSEUM OF NORTHERN ARIZONA.
A LOT OF GREAT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PAST, AND I SERVE ON THIS COMMISSION.
I SERVE ON THE ICF, ALSO THE COMMISSION FOR THE COUNTY, THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ADVISORY COUNCIL AND FLAGSTAFF FOODLINK. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND FLAGSTAFF CITY COUNCIL.
I AM HOPI, [INAUDIBLE] AND ZIA PUEBLO.
I AM A FLAGSTAFF CITY RESIDENT OF FOUR YEARS.
I AM ALSO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE INDIGENOUS CIRCLE OF FLAGSTAFF.
I ALSO AM A COCONINO COUNTY HEALTH DISPARITIES GRANTS RESOURCE NAVIGATOR AND ALSO HAVE BEEN REELECTED AS YOUR INDIGENOUS COMMISSIONER OF FLAGSTAFF, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THAT RE-NOMINATION AS MY TERM WILL EXPIRE OF DECEMBER OF 2024 AND I AM FROM THE VILLAGE OF [INAUDIBLE] BADGER CLAN AND I HAVE THREE CHILDREN WHO LIVE ALSO ON HOPI RESERVATION.
WE ALL RESIDE WITHIN THE FLAGSTAFF CITY LIMITS AND ARE ENROLLED MEMBERS OF TRIBAL NATIONS.
CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED US ON DECEMBER 1ST, 2020, IN CONNECTION TO THE PBB KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, OBJECTIVES AND REGIONAL PLAN, INCLUSIVE AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY TO FOSTER COMMUNITY PRIDE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BY INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN LINE WITH BEST PRACTICES AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, EDUCATION AND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO STRENGTHEN THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC TRUST.
OKAY, THROUGH THE FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY FORUMS IN 2006 AND 2017, KEY RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PRESENTED AND ACCEPTED IN OCTOBER OF 2017 BY CITY COUNCIL.
WHILE THEY ARE LISTED HERE, THE LIST IS NOT IN ORDER OF PRIORITY.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALL ESSENTIAL.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S VISIBILITY, ECONOMIC INCLUSION AND IMPACT THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER, EDUCATION, WELLNESS, HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION IN MARCH OF 2020.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE WAS ADDED TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AGAIN, THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST, BUT A STARTING POINT.
MEETING OVERVIEW, TODAY, WE WILL REVIEW WHAT THE INDIGENOUS COMMISSION COVERED IN THE FOUR QUARTERS IN 2021 AND THE TWO QUARTERS IN 2022.
THIS WAY THE COMMISSION CAN MAKE INFORMED RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADVISE CITY COUNCIL.
WE CAN ALSO SHARE ACCURATE INFORMATION WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
WE LEARNED FROM THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS AND PRESENT CITATIONS LISTED.
THE INDIGENOUS COMMISSION WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021 AND WE HAD OUR INTRODUCTORY MEETING WHERE WE CONNECTED AND SHARED OUR INTRODUCTIONS IN OUR LANGUAGES, AS YOU HEARD EARLIER.
IT TAKES A WHILE TO ESTABLISH KINSHIP AND RELATIONALITY WITH ONE ANOTHER.
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RELATIONS ARE ESTABLISHED BY SHARING WHO WE ARE.LET THE INDIGENOUS COMMISSION SEE HOW WE COULD SUPPORT THOSE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, NEXT IS APRIL THROUGH JUNE.
IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2021, THE COMMISSION HAD AN INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION FROM THE CLIMATE ENERGY SPECIALIST FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION ON CLIMATE ACTION AND CARBON NEUTRALITY AT THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF THAT CORRELATES WITH WELLNESS.
WE ALSO HAD A PRESENTATION FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE AND NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING MANAGER ON THE INDIGENOUS AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE POPULATION TRENDS IN THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF. THE PRESENTATION CORRELATES WITH THE ECONOMIC INCLUSION AND IMPACT OF INDIGENOUS RESIDENTS.
WE STARTED WITH A CONVERSATION ON LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT CONNECTS WITH VISIBILITY, AND WE WERE LOOKING AT HOW WE COULD PROVIDE THAT TO THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT RELATIONALITY HERE WITHIN THE CITY.
QUARTER THREE NEXT IS JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF THE THIRD QUARTER IN 2021.
WE HAD OUR INDIGENOUS COMMISSION RETREAT.
THAT IS THE FIRST AND ONLY MEETING OUR INDIGENOUS COMMISSION HAS HAD IN PERSON.
THE REMAINDER OF OUR MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN OVER TEAMS. WE FACILITATED THE CONVERSATION AROUND OUR MISSION AND VISION OF THE COMMISSION.
WE HAD A WORKING SESSION ON THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT WHICH CORRELATES WITH VISIBILITY.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAD AN UPDATE ON THE ALTERNATE RESPONSE MODEL.
WE CONSIDER COLORS AND SYMBOLS THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOBILE UNIT.
THESE CONVERSATIONS CORRELATE WITH WELLNESS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
THAT OCCURRED IN AUGUST OF 2021, WHICH CORRELATES WITH VISIBILITY.
SO THIS NEXT SLIDE IS OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER IN QUARTER FOUR, WHERE THE COMMISSION MET WITH CITY ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT SUBMITTED TO CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER FOR CONSIDERATION, AND OUR CONVERSATION WAS TO TRY TO STAY AS CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL VERSION AS POSSIBLE.
AS ADVISORS TO THE CITY COUNCIL, WE SOUGHT TO KEEP THE INTENTIONALITY WITH THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, AND THROUGH THAT CONVERSATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY STERLING SOLOMON, THE COMMISSION VOTED ON SLIGHT REVISIONS AND THEN RE SENT THAT LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, WHICH HAPPENED IN OCTOBER OF 2021, AND IN NOVEMBER THE CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE INDIGENOUS COMMISSION'S REVISION, AND WE'RE THANKFUL AND PLEASED THAT WE GOT TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL AND THAT IS NOW PART OF YOUR MEETINGS, AND THE INAUGURAL READING DID OCCUR IN NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, AND SO THAT ALSO CORRELATES WITH VISIBILITY. WE ALSO HAD A PRESENTATION PRESENTATION FROM CODA, THE COMMISSION ON DIVERSITY AWARENESS, AND THEY SHARED THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED RENAMING OF THE PEAKS , AND SO WE LISTENED TO WHAT CODA SHARED ABOUT POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS, WHICH CORRELATES WITH VISIBILITY AND EDUCATION.
WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE TARIFFS HEALTH, INC.
CONTRACT. THE CONTRACT IS FOR THE VAN TO TRANSPORT FIREFIGHTERS AND EMTS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHS AND SPECIALISTS IN OUTREACH EFFORTS WITH SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT.
WE ALSO HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ACRONYM FOR THE MOBILE UNIT.
WE ALSO HAD A CONVERSATION WITH SOUTHWEST DECISION RESOURCES, INC.
THEY PRESENTED ON SERVICES THEY PROVIDE TO THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF ABOUT THE THORPE PARK ANNEX.
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THE INDIGENOUS COMMISSION IS IDENTIFIED AS A STAKEHOLDER CONCERNING THE THORPE PARK ANNEX PARCEL.THE SDR PRESENTATION CONNECTS WITH THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER'S PROPOSED LOCATION.
COMMISSIONERS ALSO HEARD FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL.
HE SPOKE OF THE COORDINATION WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY AND HOW WE'RE WORKING ON THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THIS PRESENTATION CORRELATES WITH PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
THIS WAS PART OF A CONVERSATION THROUGH THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF BEAUTIFICATION, ARTS AND SCIENCES PROGRAM AND INPUT FROM THE BEAUTIFICATION AND PUBLIC ART COMMISSION, CITY STAFF AND CITY FOR REPRESENTATION THROUGH CULTURAL ART PROJECTS.
IN THAT CONVERSATION, WE IDENTIFIED TWO COMMISSIONERS TO VOLUNTEER WITH THE PROJECT WORK GROUP.
THIS PRESENTATION CORRELATES WITH VISIBILITY.
FINALLY, THE INDIGENOUS CIRCLE OF FLAGSTAFF DID A PRESENTATION ON THEIR WORK FOR THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER, LOOKING AT SOME MORE FOCUS GROUPS AND PRESENTING TO THE COMMISSION FOR THEIR INSIGHTS.
FUTURE PLANNING, WE HAVE OUR FUTURE PLANNING BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF QUARTER TWO.
OUR TOUR OF FLAGSTAFF SHELTER SERVICES WAS POSTPONED FROM YESTERDAY, SO THEREFORE WE WILL BE REDIRECTING THAT SOON, HERE SHORTLY.
WE HAVE AN UPCOMING TOUR OF THE RECLAIMED WATER FACILITY.
WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE A RETREAT THIS SUMMER.
THE COMMISSION WILL HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT THE REGIONAL PLAN TO PROVIDE INPUT.
WE REALIZE THERE ARE THE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE WANT TO WORK ON TOGETHER EDUCATION, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, WELLNESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR REPORT, AND WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR CITY COUNCIL AND CITY LEADERSHIP TO CONTINUE TO BE GREAT PARTNERS, INCLUDING LISTENING TO THE VOICES OF INDIGENOUS RELATIVES.
SO THANK YOU. [NAVAJO] THOSE ARE GRATITUDE, INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES, AND NOW WE WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS AND ROSE OUR STAFF MEMBER TEOHE WILL ALSO SUPPORT US IN RESPONDING. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.
COUNCIL DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE. FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR THE GIFT OF THE TEA.
I CAN'T EVEN EXPRESS TO YOU HOW MOVING THAT WAS AND YOUR PRESENTATION, AND WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I'M GENUINELY LIKE HOLDING MYSELF TOGETHER.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
I DID HAVE A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT BECAUSE I'VE LOVED SEEING ITS INCLUSION IN NOT ONLY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, BUT ALSO STARTING TO SEE IT AMONG SOME OF THE OTHER CITY COMMISSIONS, AND I JUST WONDERED IF IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE INDIGENOUS COMMISSION FOR THAT TO BE INCLUDED IN ALL CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS, BECAUSE I CERTAINLY SEE THE VALUE OF IT AND IT SEEMS SO MEANINGFUL IN KEEPING THAT FOCUS ON INCLUSION AND VISIBILITY FRONT FORWARD WHEN IT COMES TO THE WORK THAT THOSE COMMISSIONS ARE DOING.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.
I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION, AND WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE, JUST INFORMALLY, BUT I THINK THAT WHEN CODA CAME TO SUPPORT US, THEY RECOMMENDED THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR IT TO BE UTILIZED EVERYWHERE WITHIN CITY GOVERNMENT.
SO WE DO SUPPORT THAT IN THEIR RECOMMENDATION AND SUPPORT OF THAT.
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SUGGESTED A RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE MULTICULTURAL REPRESENTATION AS PART OF THAT, AND I WONDERED IF YOU COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE INTENTION THERE, BECAUSE I KNOW FROM AT LEAST ONE COMMISSION THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF HESITANCY BECAUSE OF NOT WANTING TO BASICALLY IMPOSE ON WHAT WAS INTENDED TO BE AN INDIGENOUS REPRESENTATION AND ENHANCE THAT VISIBILITY.SO CAN YOU SPEAK MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THAT? THANK YOU AGAIN. YES, I THINK THAT WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT IT AS A STAFF MEMBER AND THE CONVERSATION WITHIN THE PROGRAM THAT JENNA HAS, JENNA WELDON AND ELIZA [INAUDIBLE] I THINK THAT AT THAT POINT THEY HAD ALL THEY HAD, AND IF ELIZA IS HERE, I WOULD APPRECIATE HER INPUT AS WELL, AS WELL AS JANA, AND AT THAT TIME WHAT I HAD LEARNED WAS THAT THE PROGRAM HAD PUT IT AS A LINE ITEM FOR INDIGENOUS REPRESENTATION IN ART, AND WE REALLY CERTAINLY DO APPRECIATE THAT, AND HOWEVER, WE ALSO DISCUSSED FURTHER THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO NOT TO REALLY I MEAN, OUR WAY OF INDIGENOUS WAYS IS TO SHARE AND THAT'S A WAY OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND TO BUILD UPON THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE, AND IF THE CITY HAS FUNDING AND IF THERE IS AN AVENUE TO ALSO PROMOTE OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR'S ARTWORK IN THE PUBLIC SPACES, WE DO WELCOME THAT, AND I THINK THAT IS THE WAY OF INDIGENOUS KINSHIP, AND I THINK THAT OUR COMMISSIONERS AGREE ON THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.
GREAT JOB TONIGHT AND I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO YOU, ROSE, AND ALL THE COMMISSIONERS.
IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE TO BE PART OF THAT GROUP WITH ALL OF YOU AND JUST LISTENING TO THE IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE ON THAT COMMISSION, AND IT'S JUST BEEN FUN WATCHING THAT GROUP KIND OF GET FORMULATED, PUT TOGETHER AND AND REALLY START HITTING ITS STRIDE , AND I JUST SO LOOK FORWARD TO THE GOOD WORK AHEAD AND JUST WANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.
I JUST WANT TO REFLECT BACK ON MY SIX YEARS ON CITY COUNCIL AND SOME OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL THINGS THAT I'VE DONE WERE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT I HAD TO MEET WITH OUR NEIGHBORS, AND BY OUR NEIGHBORS I MEAN THAT I HAD OCCASION TO MEET WITH HUALAPAI LEADERSHIP. WITH DENE LEADERSHIP, AND WITH THE HAVASUPAI COUNCIL, AND ALSO WITH THE HOPI AND GOT TO, I WILL SAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN BUT BE PRESENT FOR THE HOPI KACHINA DANCES, WHICH I WILL HAVE TO ADMIT WAS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE LAST TEN YEARS OF MY LIFE.
I REALLY ENJOYED THAT, AND WHAT'S THAT? YES, THE HUALAPAI ALSO.
SO, I MEAN, IN SOME OF THESE OCCASIONS AFTER OFFICIAL MEETINGS WERE INVITED INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES, AND, I MEAN, WHAT MORE CAN A PERSON DO THAN INVITE YOU INTO THEIR HOME AND FEED YOU? SO JUST WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES FOR ME AND I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT APPRECIATE MY COMMENT ON THAT.
THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] IT'S AN HONOR TO BE INVITED TO A KACHINA DANCE AND TO BE WELCOMED INTO THOSE EVENTS THAT OUR PEOPLE DO HOLD, AND SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.
FIRST, I WOULD SAY [INAUDIBLE].
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SO THAT'S GRATITUDE, SPEAKING FROM MY TWO LANGUAGES, FROM THE PHILIPPINES, AND WITH THAT GRATITUDE I WILL REACH OUT TO ROSE AND RETURN THE FAVOR AND SHARING WITH YOU TEA I BROUGHT BACK FROM THE PHILIPPINES LAST SUMMER.IT'S WITH JUST GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION OF THE TIME AND TALENT THAT YOU DEDICATE IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY BY BEING ON THE COMMISSION, BECAUSE TIME IS A NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE THAT WE SHARE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE CITY.
I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW WE WOULD WORK WITHOUT YOU.
YOUR WORK IS INVALUABLE, AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE TEA AND I SEE ROSE OFTEN, AND I ENJOY OUR CONVERSATIONS, AND YOU KEEPING ME IN THE LOOP, AND TO EVERYONE ON THE COMMISSION, JUST.
I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. WELL, I'LL JUST SAY THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.
IT HAS BEEN A REAL INFLUENCE ON THIS COUNCIL, AND I APPRECIATE NOT JUST THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE, BUT I KNOW THERE'S LOTS OF WORK STILL TO DO, AND I APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIPS, THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ALL PROVIDE TO US, BECAUSE IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SO MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS, EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD AND DOING IT IN A MUCH MORE SENSIBLE WAY, RESPECTFUL WAY LEADS TO THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL OF US.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND I'M JUST THANKFUL TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU AND TO KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL DOING OUR BEST TO BE GOOD RELATIVES TO ONE ANOTHER FOR THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WITH THAT, WE ARE DOWN TO OUR--MAYOR? YES? I JUST ALSO WANT TO JUST THANK CITY MANAGER AND ALL OF THE STAFF, YOU KNOW, SHANNON, HEIDI AND EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN REALLY SUPPORTIVE JUST OF US PERSONALLY AS STAFF MEMBERS.
IF I MAY, MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE, AS YOU'RE WALKING OUT, THERE ARE WRITE-IN SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR THE COUNCIL ELECTION COMING UP IN NOVEMBER, AND I SAY THAT SERIOUSLY, BUT ALSO JUST TO REMIND HER IN THE FUTURE, IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO HAVE NATIVE REPRESENTATION ON COUNCIL.
AND ANY WORK THAT YOU CAN DO TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE GOOD CANDIDATES COMING FORWARD FROM YOUR COMMUNITIES WOULD BENEFIT OUR CITY IMMENSELY.
CAN I RESPOND TO THAT COMMENT REAL QUICKLY? ABSOLUTELY. IT HAS BEEN IN MY THOUGHTS, BUT AT THIS TIME, I'M WATCHING, LEARNING AND WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
SO THAT WAY, SHOULD THE TIME COME, I'LL BE MORE THAN READY AND GRATEFUL TO ACCEPT IT, YOU KNOW? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING.
THANK YOU, YOU TWO. WELL STATED, COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.
[7. Tourism Commission Update Tourism Commission Chairwoman, Terry Madeksza and Discover Flagstaff Director, Trace Ward, will be presenting a recent history and a look forward regarding the Tourism Commission. Discover Flagstaff and the Tourism Commission hope to inform the Council and celebrate some successes.]
WITH THAT, WE ARE DOWN TO THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, OUR TOURISM COMMISSION UPDATE AND WE'LL TAKE THIS AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A BREAK BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE LONE TREE OVERPASS, BUT A LOT OF COOL STUFF IN TOURISM.OKAY, NOT SURE WHY THAT LOADED.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL, TRACE WARD, CVB DIRECTOR DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF DIRECTOR. ALSO DOING SPECIAL PROJECTS FOR THE ECONOMIC VITALITY DIVISION.
I JOIN YOU HERE TODAY WITH THE TOURISM COMMISSION CHAIRWOMAN, TERRY MADEKSZA.
WE ARE HERE TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE RECENT AND CURRENT STRATEGIES AND TACTICS EMPLOYED BY DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF IN CONCERT WITH THE APPOINTED TOURISM COMMISSION, AND THEN JUST A LITTLE BIT OF PHILOSOPHY THAT WE HAVE AS WELL.
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TURN THIS SO I CAN SEE IT.SO THE TOURISM COMMISSION AUTHORITY STATES THAT THERE SHALL BE SEVEN VOTING MEMBERS WHO SHALL MEET TO CONSIDER AND RECOMMEND PROGRAMS FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF THE TOURISM PORTION OF THE BBB TAX ALLOCATION UNDER CHAPTER 3-06 HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY TAX REVENUES.
THE MISSION OF THE DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF TEAM IS TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN FLAGSTAFF AS A YEAR ROUND DESTINATION WITH PROFESSIONAL VISITOR SERVICES THAT WILL BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY ECONOMICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY AND SOCIALLY.
DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF IS THE ONLY SECTION IN A DIVISION OR SECTION THAT IS SPECIFICALLY TASKED TO GROW THE VISITOR ECONOMY AND THUS THE BBB FUNDING FOR ALL TO BENEFIT.
OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE TRAVEL TO OUR DESTINATION, THUS MAKING MANY THINGS POSSIBLE FOR OUR MOUNTAIN TOWN ARTS, SCIENCES, BEAUTIFICATION, PARKS, MAINTENANCE AND MUCH, MUCH MORE.
WE CAN LOOK AT THE 2% BBB TAX AND THE GROWTH OF THIS TAX AS A KEY METRIC MEASUREMENT, BUT LET'S NOT FORGET THAT THE BBB TAX, IT'S NOT JUST A SMALL PORTION OF THIS, BUT IT ALSO REPRESENTS THE GOODS AND SERVICES THAT THE VISITOR SPENDS WHILE THEY'RE HERE.
WHEN THE BBB TAX IS COLLECTED, SO IS THE TRANSACTION.
PRIVILEGE TAX OR SALES TAX OF 2.2%, WHICH GOES TO THE GENERAL FUND.
THAT VERY SAME TRANSACTION ALSO PRODUCES PROFIT FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER, AND THAT MONEY GOES TO THE EMPLOYEES WHO CIRCULATE THOSE FUNDS AND OUR COMMUNITY TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES AND THEMSELVES.
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BBB, WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT A ENTIRE TRANSACTION AND THEN A CIRCULATION OF FUNDS INTO THE COMMUNITY THAT NEVER WOULD HAVE OCCURRED HAD THAT VISITOR NOT CHOSEN FLAGSTAFF.
TOURISM IS A UNIQUE BUSINESS WHERE THE CITY IS THE PRODUCT AND THE MONEY COMING IN IS INFUSED INTO THE COMMUNITY AND THEN CIRCULATED WITHOUT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
THIS 100% INCREASE OVER THIS TIME PERIOD IS NOT JUST HAPPENSTANCE.
40 PLUS YEARS OF MARKETING AND DIRECT SALES TO CONSUMERS AND TRAVEL INFLUENCERS BROUGHT ABOUT A LEVEL OF BRAND EQUITY FOR THE CITY, FAMILIARITY AND AMBASSADORSHIP THAT WOULD NOT EXIST TODAY FOR FLAGSTAFF IF THIS EFFORT HAD NOT BEEN MADE. IT'S 40 PLUS YEARS OF INFUSED AND THEN RECIRCULATED DOLLARS THAT HAVE BUILT AND MAINTAINED SO MANY THINGS AROUND US IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. THESE 40 PLUS YEARS OF BUILDING BRAND EQUITY HAS HAD AN UNSUNG TO SOME DEGREE AND VERY SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATING A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND OFFERING A WONDERFUL PLACE TO VISIT.
SO OUR PHILOSOPHY AT DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF IS THE WILD PLACES AND NATURAL WONDERS OF FLAGSTAFF AND THE SURROUNDING AREA MAKE OUR DESTINATION UNIQUE AND ATTRACTIVE TO THE VISITING PUBLIC, BUT IT IS THE PEOPLE OF FLAGSTAFF THAT CREATE THE CULTURE, INSTITUTIONS AND ATTRACTIONS THAT TRULY TAKE CARE OF AND WELCOME OUR VISITOR.
SO DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF TAKES OUR ROLE OF LIFTING THE VISITOR ECONOMY VERY SERIOUSLY.
WE MAKE THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF OUR FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US.
40 PLUS YEARS OF DIRECT SALES AND MARKETING HAS BUILT BRAND EQUITY, AND NOW WE ARE TAKING OUR EFFORTS DOWN TO VERY SPECIFIC PSYCHOGRAPHICS, BEHAVIORS AND MOTIVATORS TO THE MOST LIKELY PROSPECT VISITOR ON THE PLATFORMS THAT THEY CONSUME INFORMATION WITH THE RIGHT
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INSPIRATION TO MOTIVATE THEIR DECISION TO CHOOSE FLAGSTAFF WHEN THEY'RE SPENDING THEIR DOLLARS.SO THE STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY LIGHT ARE PATH, BUT DATA AND BEST PRACTICES GUIDE OUR TACTICS.
WE USE TRIED AND TRUE PRACTICES AND STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY TO TELL US WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN AND OF THE MARKETING DELIVERY THAT WE DO. WE EMPLOY A VISITOR INTERCEPT STUDY EVERY FIVE YEARS AND PARTICIPATE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NAU COLLEGE OF BUSINESS.
WE HAVE ANALYTICS AND ANECDOTAL DATA FROM INTERACTING WITH THE PUBLIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. WE HAVE A/B TESTING THAT WE DO IN REAL TIME WITH CUSTOMER FACING CREATIVE AND MESSAGING, WE AGGREGATE ACCOMMODATIONS, DATA, AVERAGE DAILY RATES, OCCUPANCY RATE PER AVAILABLE ROOM, DIGITAL AD SERVING WITHIN MARKET ATTRIBUTION, WE IDENTIFY LOOKALIKE AUDIENCES TO TARGET. WE ALSO HAVE RETARGETING CAPABILITIES WHEN WE DO OUR MARKETING AND WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ARIZONA OFFICE OF TOURISM, DATA COLLECTION, AGGREGATION AND PACKAGING.
ALSO, WE TRACK ATTRACTIONS ATTENDANCE.
WE USE OUR STAKEHOLDER DATA WHEN POSSIBLE AND INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES.
SO WE JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK DATA SHOTS THAT WE USE.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR PURVEYORS DATAFY.
HERE'S A LOOK AT ONE OF THE MANY DASHBOARD VIEWS WHICH IS SHOWING VISITOR IN MARKET DATA IS CAPTURING THROUGH MOBILE DEVICES IN LOCATION. THIS SCREENSHOT SHOT IS ONE OF OUR VENDORS, WHICH IS DATAFY AGAIN SHOWING VISITOR DAY SPEND IN FLAGSTAFF COMPARED TO 2019. THIS HERE IS ANOTHER SHOT OF SOME DATA.
HERE'S ONE LOOK AT OUR BOOKING ENGINE, WHICH IS ON OUR WEBSITE ON DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF.COM.
THIS PARTICULAR DASHBOARD PAGE REFLECTS DATA FROM JULY 2021 THROUGH APRIL 2022.
THESE 4160 REFERRALS REPRESENT CUSTOMERS DEEPER INTO THE BUYING FUNNEL.
THEY PUT IN DATES, VIEWED MANY OF THE ACCOMMODATIONS HERE IN FLAGSTAFF, AND THEY'VE CLICKED ON VIEW AND BOOK AND ARE AT THE FINAL PHASE OF OUTBOUND CLICKING TO FROM OUR SITE TO BOOK DIRECT TO ACCOMMODATIONS LANDING PAGES WITHIN ALL OF THE ACCOMMODATIONS IN FLAGSTAFF.
THIS WIDGET ON OUR WEBSITE CAN GIVE US VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROSPECTIVE VISITOR, AS WELL AS PROVIDE DIRECT SALES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRADITIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS, AND HERE'S ONE MORE.
THIS PARTICULAR DASHBOARD, THIS VIEW COMPARES DATA FROM JANUARY 2022.
WE CAN WALK YOU THROUGH ANY OF THIS STUFF ANYTIME YOU'D LIKE, BUT IT COMPARES JANUARY 2022 THROUGH APRIL 2022, COMPARING SOME DATA RANGES, SHOWING PARTNER AND STAKEHOLDER OUTBOUND CLICKS.
WE'LL GET A COUPLE OF MILLION UNIQUE VIEWS A YEAR ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT TRANSLATES.
OKAY, SO THE TOURISM COMMISSION GIVES US PERSPECTIVE.
IT GIVES US OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE AND VISITOR PERSPECTIVE.
WE REMAIN TEACHABLE AS A TEAM.
WE DON'T KNOW AT ALL, BUT WE ALSO REMAIN CURIOUS AND TENACIOUS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M TERRY MEDESTA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FLAGSTAFF DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE.
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USUALLY I COME BEFORE YOU AND SPEAK ALL THINGS ABOUT DOWNTOWN, BUT TODAY I COME BEFORE YOU AS YOUR TOURISM COMMISSION CHAIR AND TO TALK ABOUT THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT TOURISM HAS ON OUR OVERALL ECONOMY AND THE GREAT WORK OF THE DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF TEAM.THE TOURISM COMMISSION IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS THAT REPRESENT A DIVERSE INDUSTRY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE AN EVENT PRODUCER, WE HAVE A HOTELIER, CORPORATE TRAVEL, PROFESSIONAL ARTS COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE AND SMALL BUSINESS LEADERS THAT HELP SUPPORT THE CREATIVE AND EXPERT TEAM AT DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF.
AN IMPORTANT EXERCISE WE GO THROUGH EACH YEAR IS CONDUCTING A SWOT ANALYSIS TO REVIEW STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS TO THE VISITOR ECONOMY, WHICH CONTRIBUTES HEAVILY TO THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF FLAGSTAFF.
WE THINK BROADLY AND WE WORK TO INCORPORATE OUR COMMUNITY'S VALUES, SUCH AS APPRECIATION OF OUR NATURAL SURROUNDINGS, SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND VIBRANCY, AND HOW WE CAN FURTHER GROW OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE VISITING PUBLIC.
THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOWCASE FLAGSTAFF TO POTENTIAL VISITORS FROM THE GREAT PROGRAMS AND EXPANSION AT THE LOWELL CAMPUS, TO LURING THE FILM INDUSTRY, PROMOTING HIGH ALTITUDE TRAINING, TO CELEBRATING OUR EXPANDING FOOD AND CRAFT BEER OFFERINGS AND SO MUCH MORE. THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE TRULY ENDLESS TO EXPAND OUR TOURISM REACH.
WE FOLLOW THE DATA ON ORIGIN MARKETS, BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL.
WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE SHERI LAMONT AS OUR TRAVEL TRADE MANAGER.
SHE HAS SPENT THE PAST 30 YEARS BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH TOUR OPERATORS AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MEDIA, RESULTING IN GREAT EXPOSURE OF FLAGSTAFF TO THESE KEY INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.
AND THE MARKETING RULE OF FIVE.
THIS IS LORI PAPPAS' SPECIALTY.
IT'S ONE EXAMPLE OF A MARKETING STRATEGY TO APPLY THE RULE OF FIVE.
AND THEY USE THIS VERY SUCCESSFULLY WHERE YOU TAKE AT LEAST FIVE TACTICS WITH EVERY CAMPAIGN TO BROADEN YOUR REACH AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE USING DIFFERENT AND VARYING PLATFORMS JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE REACHING EVERYBODY.
PEOPLE RECEIVE THEIR INFORMATION DIFFERENTLY.
SO PRE-PANDEMIC, DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF WAS FOCUSED ON LUNAR LEGACY PROMOTION OF OUR AMAZING GASTRONOMY SCENE, THE FESTIVAL SEASON AND RECEIVING RENOWNED ATTENTION AND AWARDS IN THE PROCESS.
OCCUPANCY WAS AT A NEAR ALL TIME HIGH FOR CALENDAR YEAR ENDING 2019, AND THE AVERAGE DAILY RATE WAS A RECORD BREAKING $106. BBB TAX COLLECTION WAS ALSO AT AN ALL TIME HIGH AT ALMOST 9 MILLION.
DURING THE PANDEMIC DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF IMPRESSED US ALL BY PIVOTING TO INSPIRE THE TRAVELING PUBLIC TO PLAN FOR A BRIGHTER DAY AND KEEP FLAGSTAFF ALIVE IN THEIR MINDS AND FOR FUTURE TRAVEL.
OCCUPANCY AND RATES FOR TRADITIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS, AS WELL AS NONTRADITIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS.
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THAN MANY OTHER DESTINATIONS.THIS CAN BE SEEN IN THE FACT THAT WE TOOK LESS THAN A $1 MILLION HIT TO BBB TAX COLLECTIONS.
AND AS WE RECOVERED FROM THE PANDEMIC, THE TEAM TOOK A TWO TRACK APPROACH.
AND WHILE BEING A LEADER IN SAFETY MESSAGING FOR THE CITY, WE ALSO HAD A RECOVERY PLAN IN THE WINGS WHILE FOLLOWING THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS SET BY THE STATE AND COUNCIL.
AND OUR EFFORTS ARE PAYING OFF FOR THE YEAR ENDING 2021.
AND AS YOU SAW EARLIER, THE BBB IS PROJECTED TO BE OVER 10 MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE YEAR AHEAD.
AND THERE IS ALSO A KEYNOTE MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER TO OFFER ATTENDEES SOME FRESH PERSPECTIVE.
THE DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF TEAM IS EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED AT PRODUCING INSPIRING VIDEOS.
IT HAS BEEN WIDELY VIEWED AND SHARED ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.
AND AFTER THIS, I TURN IT BACK OVER TO TRACE.
ALL RIGHT, STACE. I PUSHED THE DOWN ONE.
OKAY. SO DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF LOVES SHOWING BY EXAMPLE.
AND EVERY PENNY OF DONATIONS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE FLAGSTAFF TRAILS INITIATIVE.
AND OF COURSE, WE WANT EVERY VISITOR TO KNOW ABOUT OUR CARBON NEUTRALITY GOAL.
IT IS VALUES LIKE THIS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITIONS FOR THE VISITING PUBLIC.
SO DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP AND TOURISM CAN AND SHOULD GO HAND IN HAND.
WE WORK WITH THE FLAGSTAFF FIRE DEPARTMENT EVERY YEAR IN MESSAGING FIRE SAFETY.
WE WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE VISITOR CENTER IN PROMOTING SAFE SNOW PLAY AND HOW TO TREAT THE ENVIRONMENT AND FLAGSTAFF LOCAL IS A MIRROR TO OUR COMMUNITY OF HOW YOU WANT TO SEE YOURSELF AND HOW YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR NEIGHBOR.
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WE AS A TEAM LEAN IN, WE HELP WHEREVER WE CAN HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT, WHETHER THAT'S RECRUITMENT, WATER SERVICES, IT PARKING, EMERGENCY SERVICES AND MORE.AND OF COURSE, I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT A FEW AWARDS.
THE TEAM HAS WON A VARIETY OF AWARDS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS FOR THINGS SUCH AS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRAILS INITIATIVE, BEST WEBSITE DESIGN AND LUNAR LEGACY PROGRAMING.
AND A QUICK LOOK FORWARD CAN BE LIKE LOOKING INTO THE FOG SOMETIMES, BUT WE HAVE OUR FOG LIGHTS ON.
FLIGHT MARKETS ARE SURE TO GROW IN IMPORTANCE.
ENGAGING VISITORS IN OUR CARBON NEUTRALITY GOAL AND THE SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE TOURISM WILL BE A CORNERSTONE MESSAGE AS VISITORS WANT EVERYONE, NOT JUST THEIR HOMETOWN, TO CARE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE.
ASTRO TOURISM WILL GROW AS A SEGMENT WITH ALL THE AMAZING THINGS HAPPENING UP ON MARS HILL AND OF ALL THE KEY DRIVERS, THERE'S MANY GASTRONOMY, BREWERY CULTURE, ROUTE 66, NOSTALGIA, AND NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE, WINTER RECREATION, COOL SUMMERS, HIGH ALTITUDE, THE NATIONAL PARKS, MONUMENTS AND SO ON.
THEY WILL ALL HAVE A SEAT AT THE MARKETING TABLE.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TODAY.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND WE'RE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
AND TERRY, I'M PULLING THIS UP.
ANY? VICE MAYOR? THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT YOU.
THE WAY THAT YOU HELPED US ALL PIVOT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC WAS CRUCIAL.
AND NOW THAT THE PANDEMIC IS SLOWING DOWN, IT'S CRUCIAL THAT WE HAVE YOU BACKING US MOVING FORWARD.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
UNPRECEDENTED TIMES AND SCARY, TO BE HONEST.
YOU DO A GREAT JOB WITH THAT, THE VIDEOS.
GREAT JOB. AND I GUESS MY ONE QUESTION, I'M WONDERING IF WE HAVE ANY DATA ON HOW THE PLEDGE FOR THE WILD IS GOING WITH FUNDRAISING? AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE QUESTION.
WE'VE COLLECTED A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS SO FAR.
BUT A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS SO FAR.
ARE YOU SEEING THAT ON THE RISE? WE ARE. WE'RE SEEING WHAT'S CALLED THE LEISURE TRAVELER.
THE INDIVIDUAL TRAVEL GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY IN TERMS OF GROUP TRAVEL THAT STILL HAS YET TO REBOUND.
IT JUST TENDS TO BE A DIFFERENT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT CUSTOMER.
AND THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO BE IN THE SAME SPACE WITH OTHERS AS A TOUR OPERATOR WOULD HAVE THEM.
STILL, IT IS COMING BACK SLOWLY, BUT WE'RE SEEING FRANCE AND GERMANY.
IT SEEMS LIKE THOSE TWO COUNTRIES DON'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT MUCH.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI THEREAFTER.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST THOUGHT I MIGHT MENTION THAT I WAS INVITED TO A MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAST FRIDAY, ACTUALLY, AND IT WAS A BUNCH OF CIVIC LEADERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYORS, ET CETERA, FROM THE WESTERN UNITED STATES TALKING ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND THE NATIONAL PARKS AND NATIONAL MONUMENTS.
SO THE PARK SERVICE IS INTERESTED IN.
THEY REALIZE THAT THEY'RE A DRIVER FOR PLACES LIKE FLAGSTAFF, PLACES LIKE TUCSON.
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SO THAT WAS AN INTERESTING MEETING.I JUST THOUGHT I'D CASUALLY MENTION THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PARK SERVICE.
WE'RE IN COMMUNICATION WITH BOTH SALES MANAGERS UNDER MY MARKETING MANAGER FREQUENTLY, SO THEY HAVE A LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS HAPPENING AT THE ACTUAL PARK'S POETRY READINGS, AND THEY'RE TRYING A LOT OF NEW STUFF.
ONE THING I MIGHT MENTION IS A TREND THAT WAS NOTICED BY SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON THE CALL, INCLUDING SOME OF THE PARK SERVICE PEOPLE, IS IT SEEMS AS THE PEOPLE THAT GO INTO THE PARKS AND INTO THE BACKCOUNTRY, THEY'RE LESS QUALIFIED TO DO WHAT THEY'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO THAN THEY WERE, SAY, A GENERATION OR TWO AGO.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A LITTLE SURPRISING, A LITTLE INTERESTING.
I DON'T THINK WE DO THAT FOR THE GRAND CANYON.
WHERE 20, 30 YEARS AGO, THAT WAS A NON-ISSUE.
THANK YOU. YEAH. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER, IF I CAN JUST COMMENT TO THAT REAL QUICKLY.
WE DO WORK WITH THEM ON A PROGRAM CALLED HUG A TREE, AND WE PROMOTE THAT BOTH IN YOUR VISITOR.
AND WE PROMOTE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL, WHICH IS TO STAY PUT IS REALLY THE BOTTOM LINE.
BUT WE WORK WITH THEM ON THAT SAFETY MESSAGE AS WELL.
COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI? THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND GOOD EVENING, TRACE AND TERRY AND COMMISSION AND TEAM.
I APPRECIATE THAT. I LOVE THE FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE.
AND JUST HAD ONE QUICK COMMENT QUESTION ARE WE DOING ANY FOCUSED ADVERTISING TO OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH? COUNCIL. MEMBER, ARE YOU SPEAKING OF UTAH AND COLORADO OR ARE YOU TALKING? SPECIFICALLY LIKE, YEAH, TRIBAL NATIONS AND THE NAVAJO NATION.
WE WORK WITH THEM REGULARLY IN PROMOTING ANY SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE FOR VISITORS.
SO, DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? KIND OF, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST MAYBE MAKE IT JUST A COMMENT AND THEN I'LL LET YOU AND THE TEAM AND THE COMMISSION JUST KIND OF WORK WITH IT HOWEVER YOU CHOOSE. BUT I GUESS IT'S THE IDEA IS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT DRIVE MARKET AND THAT BEING THE FOCUS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
AND THAT WOULD JUST BE SO COOL TO BE, YOU KNOW, MARKETING TO THEM.
WE ALSO HAVE VAN TOURS THAT WE CREATE WHERE THEY CAN GO AND EXPERIENCE THE CULTURE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING MORE WITH ROSE TOEHE ON HOW WE CAN REPRESENT EVEN MORE AND AS FAR AS ASKING THEM TO COME HERE, BASICALLY WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MEDIA OUTLETS IN THOSE AREAS TO DO SO.
BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY OUT IN THE COUNTY AREAS TO THE CITY LIBRARY AND PLACES LIKE THAT WHERE OUR VISITOR GUIDES ARE PLACED SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THEN THERE'S INFORMATION ON FLAG 365 FOR EVENTS THAT THEY CAN JOIN US AT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
HOPE THAT ANSWERS THAT QUESTION FOR YOU.
SORRY. GO AHEAD. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M SORT OF PUTTING ON MY DBA HAT TO ANSWER THIS ALSO, WHICH IS WE'RE VERY DEDICATED TO OFFERING FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS ALL SUMMER LONG MOVIES ON THE SQUARE IS ONE EXAMPLE.
AND FOR THAT EVENT, WE ACTUALLY TRY TO SPECIFICALLY TARGET OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH TO INVITE THEM TO COME TO FLAGSTAFF FOR THESE FREE, FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.
IT IS A GOAL OF OURS TO DO BETTER, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY PART OF OUR MARKETING STRATEGY TO INVITE THE BROADER COMMUNITY TO COME INTO DOWNTOWN TO ENJOY THESE EVENTS.
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SO THANK YOU. OKAY.IN CLOSING, I'LL JUST, YOU KNOW, PLANT THE SEED.
IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE THE TOURISM COMMISSION MAYBE HAVE A CO MEETING WITH THE INDIGENOUS COMMISSION TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO CREATE FOCUSED MARKETING FOR THE TRIBAL REGION AND NAVAJO NATION.
I JUST THINK THAT'D BE SO COOL AND AN AREA FOR GROWTH.
COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND WONDERFUL STUFF THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE TOURISM COMMISSION.
I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT AND LOOKING AT THE SWOT ANALYSIS AND UNDER OPPORTUNITIES, YOU LISTED DIVERSITY, WHICH IS OF COURSE A PASSION AREA FOR MYSELF AND I'M WONDERING HOW THE TOURISM COMMISSION IS ENGAGING OR LOOKING TO DEEPER ENGAGE THE DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF FLAGSTAFF, FOR EXAMPLE, HAVE YOU LOOKED AT OR ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF OF PARTNERSHIPS OR SPONSORSHIP OR HIGHLIGHTING OF SOME OF THE CULTURAL EVENTS THAT HAPPEN OR EVEN CULTURAL FESTIVALS, THINGS LIKE THAT, AS MORE OF A HIGHLIGHT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS TO COME INTO THE COMMUNITY AND ENGAGE IN THAT ASPECT.
COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES.
SOMETIMES WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW.
SO IT'S, OUR EYES AND EARS ARE OPEN.
WE DO HAVE A SECTION ON OUR WEBSITE WHICH WE TALK ABOUT THE GREEN BOOK.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
WE THINK THAT THAT IS A GREAT STORY TO TELL.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ALL THE TIME.
AND MY STAFF IS LOOKING FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ALL THE TIME.
BUT I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU MORE ABOUT IT.
DO YOU HAVE AN AREA ON THE SITE FOR PEOPLE TO SHARE THOSE THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF? WELL, WE DO.
WE HAVE. I'LL LET YOU TALK ABOUT THAT.
WE DO. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WEBSITE WHERE IT SAYS PARTNERS.
YOU CAN DO THAT. YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL ANY OF US.
I MEAN, WE'RE VERY ACCESSIBLE.
WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE AN AREA ON THE WEBSITE THAT'S FOR REVIEWS OR COMMENTS, SO TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. VICE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.
ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY IS TO ENCOURAGE, REALLY, ANYBODY WHO HAS AN EVENT, AN ACTIVITY, A FESTIVAL, TO INCLUDE THAT ON FLAG 365.
AND THAT HELPS INFORM THE TEAM SO THEY CAN HELP BETTER DIRECT THEIR MARKETING EFFORTS.
BUT THEN THAT'S WHAT THEY USE TO HELP PROMOTE ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO LET THE GROUPS YOU WORK WITH KNOW ABOUT THE VALUE AND THE EASE OF USING FLAG 365. THANK YOU.
I JUST ALSO WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU IN RELATION TO COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE'S QUESTION.
I ALSO WANT TO JUST SHARE THAT INTERNALLY AS A STAFF MEMBER, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF AND THE FLAGSTAFF VISITOR CENTER, AND WE'RE STARTING OUR FIRST INDIGENOUS ART MARKET THERE JUST AS A PILOT PROJECT FOR RIGHT NOW, STARTING AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, RUNNING THROUGH LABOR DAY.
SO JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT AS WELL.
AND I'M SURE THIS IS JUST THE START OF THINGS FOR, YOU KNOW, OTHER CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES.
ROSE IS THAT AT THE VISITOR CENTER.
COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY PROFOUND GRATITUDE TO MADAME CHAIRWOMAN MEDESTA AND THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOURISM COMMISSION. GRATITUDE AGAIN, YOU KNOW.
TIME IS A NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE.
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VERY ENGAGED COMMISSION TOO.ALSO, I WANT TO PAUSE AND PROVIDE A SPACE JUST IN GRATITUDE FOR THE INDUSTRY.
OUR BBB TAX COLLECTION OVER THE YEARS HAS SAVED EVERY YEAR.
THAT 1800 SAVINGS PER HOUSEHOLD FUNDS.
1800 SAVINGS PER HOUSEHOLD EVERY YEAR.
AND THE INDUSTRY COLLECTIVELY EMPLOYS.
EMPLOYEES THAT IMPACTS OVER 9000 HOUSEHOLDS.
ALSO SPACE FOR GRATITUDE FOR THE INDUSTRY AND THE FOUR HOTELS WHO RESPONDED TO YEARS AGO, WHO OPENED UP THEIR ROOMS AND OR HOTELS FIRST AS A QUARANTINE HOTEL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT AND THE THREE HOTELS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FLAGSTAFF SHELTER SERVICES AS EMERGENCY SHELTER WHEN WE HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE SHELTER. AND GRATITUDE TO TEAM FLAGSTAFF DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF WHICH IS OFFICIALLY A DMO.
AND HAS GAINED AWARDS SINCE THEN DMO STANDS FOR DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION.
EARLIER THIS MONTH DURING THE NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK CELEBRATION, DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF MOBILIZED OVER 70 VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING MYSELF.
TO PICK UP TRASH IN DOWNTOWN AND THE SOUTH SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD AREA.
AND YOUR MESSAGING IS SPOT ON, ESPECIALLY.
THEM EVERYWHERE, [INAUDIBLE] ON OUR LOBBYING TRIPS, OR US, US JUST VISITING A PLACE LIKE WASHINGTON, D.C. AND MR. CHARLES SAMPLE, HE IS THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
ASIDE FROM THE COOL PLACES AND ALL THE TRAILS, WE HAVE EIGHT BREWERIES.
A MONTH LATER, I MET MR. SAMPLE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
AT THE NATIONAL WORKFORCE BOARD CONFERENCE, AND I WALK UP TO HIM.
AND I SAID, SIR, THIS IS REGINA FROM FLAGSTAFF.
OH, FLAGSTAFF [INAUDIBLE] DEFINITELY ON MY LIST TO VISIT.
AND I DO MENTION ALSO THAT DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF HOSTS A MONTHLY COFFEE KLATCH WITH PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WEATHER EVENTS, LODGING ATTRACTIONS AND RESTAURANTS, AND THEY GET TO SHARE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATION.
AND PERHAPS THERE'S A PLATFORM TO INVITE TO TO EXPAND ON THE DIVERSITY AS COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE MENTIONED.
I KNOW I HAVE THE ANSWER FOR THIS, BUT DID YOU TALK TO.
CAN YOU SPEAK? EXPAND MORE ON THE VISITOR GUIDE.
HOW THE CONTENT WAS GENERATED AND HOW IT'S AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER THANK YOU.
AND THANKS FOR THAT INTRODUCTION.
AS YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR WE DO PRODUCE A VISITOR GUIDE.
WE HAVE OUR GOAL WAS TO GO DIGITAL FULLY, BUT WE FOUND THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT THE CUSTOMER WANTS.
SO LAST YEAR WE HAD TO ACTUALLY ORDER MORE.
THE CONTENT IS FREE FOR ALL PARTNERS THAT ARE BBB COLLECTING.
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UNLESS THEY ARE A NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION THAT SERVES THE VISITOR IN SOME WAY, THEN THAT'S FREE AS WELL.AND WE TRY TO BE VERY INCLUSIVE WITH THE VISITOR GUIDE AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S A TRUE RESOURCE FOR FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE PICKING IT UP AND IT'S INCLUSIVE AND IT'S COMPLETE AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
THE CREATIVE IS DONE BY JENNIFER SHABIR OUT OF OUR OFFICE.
SHE IS PRETTY MUCH NOTHING SHY OF GENIUS WHEN IT COMES TO CREATIVE WORK AND IT'S VERY MUCH FOCUSED, AGAIN, AS YOU CAN SEE. AND WE PRESENTED AN OUT OF HOME STATIC BOARD TO YOU RECENTLY.
SO THAT'S WHERE THE CREATIVE COMES FROM.
AND I HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
THANK YOU. WELL, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE HOW MUCH WORK YOU ALL ARE PUTTING INTO AND ADAPTING IN A WAY THAT WITH THE ECO TOURISM THE SAME, THE RESPONSIBILITY ON ONE HAND AND PROVIDING INFORMATION, PEOPLE NEED TO STAY SAFE AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE WHILE ALSO MAKING IT SO ATTRACTIVE THAT DUAL MESSAGING AND SHORT SNIPPETS AND SINGLE LOGOS AND SO FORTH IS.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FOCUS THAT YOU ALL ARE PUTTING ON OUR ECO TOURISM IN A WAY THAT I SAY HAS MANY BENEFITS, MORE THAN JUST, HEY, TOURIST DOLLARS, PEOPLE STAYING HERE. THIS IS TAKING CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY ALTOGETHER IN THE PROCESS.
THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 20 MINUTE BREAK OR 21 MINUTES.
AND SO AT 5:30 SHARP, WE CAN RESTART HERE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED.
WE HAVE THE LIVE STREAM ALL SET UP.
[8. Lone Tree Overpass Project - Discussion on the Economic Impact Study and Elden Loop Road Connection STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: Present the findings of the Economic Impact Study for Council's information and discussion. Ask Council for direction on retaining the Elden Loop Road as developed for the approved 2010 Lone Tree Overpass Study and presented in the 2018 Proposition 420 bond scope, or removing the future road improvements from the project.]
MS. CAMERON? GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.I'M A PROJECT MANAGER WITH CITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
SO WE'VE GOT TWO ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT THE LONE TREE OVERPASS.
ONE OF THEM IS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY AND ALSO THE ELDEN LOOP CORRIDOR.
THIS WAS ROLLED INTO WSP DESIGN AND THEIR ECONOMIC GROUP CONDUCTED THAT.
SO JASON KARLAFTIS WITH WSP WILL GO OVER THAT INFORMATION TONIGHT.
EXCUSE ME. WE'VE HEARD FROM PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY WANT ACCESS.
WE'VE ALSO HEARD FROM THE SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY THAT THEY DON'T WANT ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC COMING INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY DON'T WANT TRUCK TRAFFIC COMING INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THIS CONNECTOR.
SO THOSE ARE THE TWO THAT WE'LL BE COVERING TONIGHT.
HE'S WITH OUR DESIGN TEAM OF WSP AND AMES CONSTRUCTION AND HE IS THE DESIGN LEAD.
THANK YOU. EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS.
A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. BACK IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS OR IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY THIS EVENING.
HAPPY TO PRESENT OUR UPDATE ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY AND THE ELDEN CORRIDOR.
THANK YOU, CHRISTINE, FOR THE INTRODUCTION.
ALSO ON THE LINE, I DO HAVE CHRIS KANE, THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR AMES CONSTRUCTION, AND OUR ECONOMISTS, SOPHIE COHEN, AS WELL AS OUR ROADWAY LEAD, FRANK FRY, AND OUR TRAFFIC LEAD, JOSEPH [INAUDIBLE].
SO JUST TO START, CHRISTINE COVERED WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIS EVENING.
WE'LL START WITH THE ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY AND THEN WE'LL GO WITH THE ELDEN CORRIDOR AND THEN TALK ABOUT SOME SOME OPTIONS IF IT DOES STAY, THAT WE CAN TRY TO DO WHAT'S CALLED STREET CALMING TO TRY TO DISCOURAGE SOME PATHS THROUGH TRAFFIC AND TRUCK TRAFFIC THROUGH THE CORRIDOR.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER OPTION WE CAN CONSIDER.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'LL COVER THIS EVENING.
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SO STARTING WITH ECONOMICS, I WANT TO SORT OF JUST GIVE THE BACKGROUND OF WHAT CAUSED THIS STUDY.THE BIG CHANGE OF THIS STREET NETWORK IS THE CHANGES IN TRAFFIC PATTERNS.
SO WE WANT TO EVALUATE HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT THE IMPACTS OF THE ECONOMICS IN THE AREA.
OUR APPROACH TO OUR STUDY, THE IMPACTS.
AND THEN WE WERE ASKED TO ALSO EVALUATE THE GENTRIFICATION FOCUS ON THE SOUTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO WE DID EVALUATE WE HAD WE ADDED THAT TO OUR EYES.
SO YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THIS GRAPHIC QUITE A BIT, QUITE A FEW TIMES JUST TO.
WELL, THESE ARE PUT IN REAL QUICK.
SO THIS IS FROM OUR LARGER SIX LANE MODEL.
WHEN I USE TERMS, SIX LANE MODEL DOES NOT MEAN LONE TREE IS A SIX LANE ROADWAY.
IT'S JUST FROM OUR LARGER MODEL.
SO AT NO TIME IS LONE TREE EVER BEEN A SIX LANE ROADWAY.
THERE'S ABOUT A 70% REDUCTION ON THESE ROADWAYS.
SO THOSE ARE THE OTHER BIG TRENDS.
AND THEN ONCE YOU GET EAST OF LONE TREE, TRAFFIC RETURNS BACK TO ROUTE 66 AND THEN HEADS EAST.
SO THAT'S THE NO BUILD CONDITION.
SO EAST WEST ON ROUTE 66, THERE IS ABOUT A 25% INCREASE IN TRAFFIC EAST OF LONE TREE.
ABOUT A 25% REDUCTION WEST OF LONE TREE.
AND THEN AT BUTLER AND LONE TREE, THERE'S ABOUT A 25% INCREASE.
SO THAT'S THE GENERAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.
OUR STUDY DID FOCUS ON TRAFFIC BECAUSE THAT'S THE BEST DATA WE HAVE.
WE DIDN'T FOCUS TOO MUCH ON MULTIMODAL SHIFTS.
WE HAVE A LOT LESS REFINED DATA.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE GUESSES AND TRY TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ON REALLY LOOSE DATA.
SO WE DID NOT TRY TO MAKE GUESSES ON IMPACTS TO BICYCLE MOVEMENTS OR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.
SO THAT HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE STUDY.
WE CAN MAKE SOME ASSUMPTIONS AND SOME GENERAL TREND GUESSES.
BUT SO THIS WILL BE FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE TRAFFIC TRENDS.
SO AS I SAY BEFORE SAN FRANCISCO/BEAVER, WE'LL HAVE A REDUCTION BUTLER/LONE TREE AREA WE'LL HAVE AN INCREASE IN VEHICLES AND MILTON AND ROUTE 66 HAS THAT SPLIT BETWEEN THE EAST WEST SIDES OF LONE TREE OVERALL.
SO SPENDING IMPACTS THEMSELVES.
WHEN WE GET INTO AN EIS, WE REALLY FOCUS ON TWO TYPES OF SPENDING.
WE FOCUS ON OPPORTUNITY SPENDING.
SO THIS IS AS YOU'RE DRIVING BY A BUSINESS, YOU HAVE A PASS BY OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO MORNING YOU'RE GOING TO WORK IN THE MORNING.
YOU NEED COFFEE. YOU HAPPEN TO BE PASSING BY A COFFEE SHOP.
YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PASS BY.
YOU ALSO HAVE DESTINATION SALES.
YOU'RE MEETING FRIENDS AFTER WORK FOR DRINKS.
YOU'RE GOING TO YOUR FAVORITE DINER FOR PIZZA OR BURGER.
DESTINATIONS A LOT LESS IMPACTED BY YOUR STREET NETWORK.
SO THE SHIFT IN TRAFFIC IS NOT GOING TO REALLY IMPACT YOUR DESTINATION TRAFFIC.
IT'S ONLY GOING TO IMPACT YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
OTHER OPPORTUNITY TRAFFICS MIGHT BE LIKE GROCERY STORES.
IF YOU'RE GOING HOME, NEED TO PICK UP FOOD FOR THE KIDS.
YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE ON YOUR WAY HOME.
THAT'S ON YOUR NATURAL ROUTE FROM TRAFFIC.
SO IF YOU PUT THOSE TYPES OF CONCEPTS, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE TRIED TO BREAK DOWN OUR TRAFFIC, OUR TYPES OF COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS, HOTEL LODGING IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY TOO MUCH, BUT YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR THOSE.
KEYSTONE WHAT ARE YOUR PASS BY TRAFFIC WHERE YOU'RE STOPPING IN ON YOUR ROUTE TO AND FROM WORK? THOSE ARE GOING TO BE YOUR BIGGEST IMPACTS IN YOUR CORRIDORS.
DO YOU WANT TO BACK UP REAL QUICK? WE DID BREAK UP OUR ZONES INTO TWO BIG AREAS.
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WE DID TRY TO FOCUS ON THE DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.AND THEN WE HAVE THE BIG COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AT LONE TREE AND BUTLER.
SO I DON'T I DO WANT TO POINT THAT OUT.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT SPENDING PER TRIP.
THIS WAS DONE USING BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
SO WHEN I GET INTO SOME DOLLARS, THAT'S WHERE IT'S BASED ON.
WE'LL GET INTO MORE DEFINITION OF THAT.
AND THEN WE ADJUSTED IT FOR DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.
SO WE TRIED TO GET AS CLOSE TO THE FLAGSTAFF DEMOGRAPHY AS WE COULD.
SO THAT'S THE APPROACH WE TOOK FOR GETTING OUR NUMBERS THAT YOU'LL SEE LATER.
SO WHEN WE DID OUR TRAFFIC MODELING, WE DO THE OPENING YEAR OF 2026 AND THEN WE DO A HORIZON YEAR.
ALL THE TRAFFIC DATA IS BASED ON METRO PLANS MODELING.
SO THEY DO HAVE ASSUMPTIONS ON VEHICULAR GROWTH, AS I EXPLAINED PREVIOUSLY, BACK IN JANUARY.
SO THIS IS JUST THE CHANGE IN AUTOMOBILE STOPS OR PASSER BYS THROUGH THE DISTRICTS.
SO AGAIN, OVER THE AVERAGE ANNUAL TRIPS THROUGH BEAVER OR SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICTS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET ABOUT A HALF A MILLION LESS CARS GOING THROUGH THERE ON THEIR NORMAL COMMUTE. BUTLER LONE TREE, YOU'RE GETTING AN INCREASE OF ABOUT A QUARTER MILLION THE OPENING YEAR.
AND THEN AS YOU GET YOUR NORMAL GROWTH IN VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, IT INCREASES ABOUT ONE HALF MILLION.
THE REASON BUTLER AND LONE TREE DON'T BALANCE WITH BEAVER IN SAN FRANCISCO AT 2026 IS BECAUSE YOU GET THAT NORTH SOUTH CONNECTION OF LONE TREE AND THEN THEY HAD EAST ON ROUTE 66. BY THE TIME YOU GET TO 2040 HORIZON YEAR, THEY START BALANCING OUT.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING THAT DISCREPANCY THERE.
SO NOW WE GET INTO THE SPENDING IMPACTS AND THIS SORT OF BREAKS IT DOWN BY BUSINESS TYPE BECAUSE GOING BACK TO THE OPPORTUNITY AND DESTINATION CONCEPTS, DIFFERENT TYPES GET DIFFERENT IMPACTS.
SO THESE ARE YOUR TWO BIGGEST BUSINESS TYPES IN THESE COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.
THEY REPRESENT ALMOST 80%, 90% OF THE BEAVER SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT.
AND THEY'RE ROUGHLY ABOUT THE SAME IN THE LONE TREE BUTLER DISTRICT.
SO WE TRY TO BALANCE THAT WITH OUR WITH OUR ECONOMICS FOLKS, BUSINESS, RETAIL, WE HAD TO MAKE IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO FIND BECAUSE BUSINESS RETAIL IS A PRETTY BROAD CATEGORY. SO OUR ECONOMISTS MADE A BEST DECISIONS THEY COULD IN BALANCING THAT CATEGORY BETWEEN THE OPPORTUNITY AND DESTINATION.
BASED ON THE CHANGE OF ADT THEY BROKE OUT THE OUTPUT ECONOMIC IMPACT.
SO THIS IS THAT THE IMPACTS OF THE CHANGE IN TRAFFIC.
AND THE EARNINGS OVERALL IN THE DISTRICT.
SO THESE ARE SORT OF BROKEN OUT NUMBERS.
SO I'LL FOCUS ON THE 2026 YEAR PRIMARILY AND YOU CAN SEE THE REST OF THE NUMBERS, BUT YOU SEE THE BEAVER SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT IS ANTICIPATED TO HAVE GENERALLY FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.
AGAIN, THIS ISN'T A SINGULAR BUSINESS.
THIS IS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT OVERALL.
ABOUT A LOSS OF $380,000 OF OUTPUT REDUCTION JUST BASED ON TRAFFIC.
IT'S OFFSET BY AN INCREASE IN THE BUTLER LONE TREE DISTRICT OF 167,000, INCREASE IN OUTPUT, AN EMPLOYMENT INCREASE OF ABOUT TWO EMPLOYEES AND EARNINGS INCREASE OF 50,000.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST BASED ON TRAFFIC AND THEN PUT IT INTO THE LARGER SCHEME OF FLAGSTAFF OVERALL FLAGSTAFF EMPLOYEES, 72,000 WORKERS CITYWIDE, AND WE'RE PROJECTING ABOUT A TWO STAFF CHANGE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT JUST THE ADT IMPACTS.
WE'RE NOT EVALUATING THE IMPACTS OF INCREASED WORKERS DUE TO CONSTRUCTION.
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WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT MULTIMODAL SHIFTS.WE WANT TO BE AS CONSERVATIVE AS POSSIBLE IN THIS ANALYSIS, TRY TO GET JUST ON THE TRAFFIC SHIFTS.
WE DO EXPECT AN ANNUAL NET CHANGE OF A LOSS OF 1.6 JOBS FROM THIS PROJECT IN THESE TWO SECTORS.
THIS ISN'T TO SAY THE CITY WILL HAVE A NET LOSS.
JUST THESE TWO DISTRICTS WILL HAVE A NET CHANGE OF A 1.6 STAFF REDUCTION.
SO IT'S THE SPENDING DOLLARS WILL BE SHIFTED ELSEWHERE.
OUTSIDE OF THIS, THESE TWO DISTRICTS, IF IT'S NOT OFFSET ELSEWHERE.
WE DO THINK THE TREND WISE BECAUSE THERE'S ESPECIALLY THAT DROP IN TRAFFIC ON BEAVER AND SAN FRANCISCO, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE WALKABILITY AND PED BIKE TRAFFIC ALONG THOSE CORRIDORS.
A LOT OF THOSE BUSINESSES ALREADY ARE VERY WALKABLE TYPE BUSINESSES OR THEY'RE BARS OR EATERIES.
WE DO NOT WANT TO MAKE THOSE GUESS IN THOSE PROJECTIONS, THOUGH, SO WE DO THINK THERE WILL BE A NATURAL SHIFT JUST WITH THE BUSINESS TYPES, THAT THERE WILL BE AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO HAVE SOME OF THAT OFFSET NATURALLY.
WE ALSO DID NOT ACCOUNT FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAVEL TIMES.
SO MITIGATION STRATEGIES, HOW DO WE OFFSET THIS CHANGE? WE'VE ALREADY TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE NATURAL ADJUSTMENT.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO OF HOW IT'LL NATURALLY OFFSET.
BICYCLISTS AND MULTIMODAL USERS.
USING ONE DISTRICT, YOU MIGHT GET MORE VEHICLE DEPENDENT USERS IN ANOTHER DISTRICT.
IF THE CITY WERE TO DESIGNATE BIKE CORRIDORS BEAVER AND SAN FRANCISCO, THAT MIGHT HELP ACCELERATE THAT TYPE OF SHIFT IN TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE SEEING THOSE TYPES OF REDUCTIONS THAT OUR MODELS ARE PREDICTING.
WE'LL ALSO BE TAKING THIS INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AT OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS AND SOLICITING ADDITIONAL IDEAS OF WHAT WE MIGHT SEE OR WHAT SOME PUBLIC INPUT MIGHT BE ON EXPECTATIONS FROM THIS TYPE OF PROJECT.
THERE MIGHT BE SOME OTHER IDEAS IF WE'RE SEEING THESE SHIFTS IN TRAVEL.
THAT'S WHEN WE CAN SEE OUR BEST MITIGATION MEASURES.
SO WITH THAT, WE'D LIKE TO I'D LIKE TO SHIFT TO GENTRIFICATION RISKS.
THIS WAS A SPECIAL REQUEST FROM COUNCIL BACK, I BELIEVE, WHEN WE PRESENTED IN OCTOBER.
SO THIS WAS FOCUSED ON THE SOUTH SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THE CHANGING GENTRIFICATION IN THAT SPECIFIC COMMUNITY.
SO OUR ECONOMISTS DID EVALUATES SEVERAL DIFFERENT TRENDS THAT WE ARE SEEING.
WE DID LOOK AT BOTH NATIONAL TRENDS, LOCAL DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS, AND WE DID HAVE A MEETING WITH DR.
GUTHRIE, WITH NAU AND MR. HARRIS TO TALK ABOUT LOCAL TRENDS FROM A LOCAL LEVEL OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE COMMUNITY, KNOW THE COMMUNITY, KNOW THE TRENDS, UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON TO REALLY GET A LOCAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
PROVIDE A REALLY GOOD, VALUABLE INSIGHT FOR EXPERTS.
I'M IN GENERAL, THE DISPLACEMENT THEY'RE SEEING.
WELL, LET ME STEP BACK AND DEFINE GENTRIFICATION.
GENTRIFICATION IS THE DISPLACEMENT OF EXISTING RESIDENTS OR CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHICS OVER THE LONG RUN.
SO THAT'S GENERALLY WHAT THE MAJOR DRIVERS FOR GENTRIFICATION ARE.
IT CAN LEAD TO A CHANGE IN COMMUNITY, CULTURE AND CHARACTER.
AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT CHANGES REALLY THE SOCIAL AND BUILT IN ENVIRONMENT.
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IT COULD BE RAPID, IT COULD BE SLOW.SO LIKE I SAID, WE DID REACH OUT TO DR.
GUTHRIE AND AND MS. HARRIS AND TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND WE DID IDENTIFY SEVERAL GENERAL TRENDS THAT WE THAT AS A GROUP WE IDENTIFIED AS MAJOR DRIVERS.
AND THEN WE TRIED TO EVALUATE HOW DOES LONE TREE ITSELF IMPACT THESE DRIVERS OR IS IT AIDING IT? IS IT MITIGATING? IS IT A NO IMPACT? DRIVER. SO AS A GROUP, THESE ARE SORT OF THE KEY RISKS THAT WE IDENTIFIED ON THE FOURTH IS ANY USE GROWTH AND EXPANSION.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A HIGH DEMAND FOR STUDENT HOUSING.
I THINK WE'VE ALL RECOGNIZED THAT.
AND IT'S EXPANDING INTO THIS COMMUNITY, THE SOUTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL.
SO HOW DOES LONE TREE OVERPASS CONTRIBUTE TO THIS? OUR THOUGHTS AND OUR ECONOMISTS FELT IT MAY HELP MITIGATE IT BY IMPROVING THE NETWORK MOBILITY OR PROVIDING AN ALTERNATE PATH AND ENTRY WAY THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND ADJACENT TO NAU.
IF WE HAVE CHANGES TO THE SAN FRANCISCO AND BEAVER AND HAVE THOSE BIKE CORRIDORS AND CONNECTIVITY WITH THE FOOTE'S TRAIL, WHICH IS A VERY KEY PART OF THE PROJECT, HAVE THOSE CONNECTIONS BUILT IN.
YOU GIVE STUDENTS OTHER OPTIONS TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO THE CAMPUS AND THE COMMUNITY.
ANOTHER GENERAL RISK ITEM IS THE CLIMATE, MIGRATION AND SHORT TERM RENTALS.
SO SHORT TERM RENTALS, NON PERMANENT RESIDENTS.
THIS IS THE MEDIUM RISK FOR SURE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
WE ARE ALREADY STARTING TO SEE PEOPLE MOVE IN AND OUT OF TOWN, PEOPLE MOVING IN AND BUYING HOUSES.
THIS IS DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE'S A VERY WALKABLE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT RIGHT NEARBY.
SO HOW DOES LONE TREE IMPACT THIS? IT DOES IMPROVE ACCESS TO THE SOUTH SIDE AND NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO WE DO SEE IT AS A POTENTIAL.
IT POTENTIALLY FACILITATES THE RISK.
SO WE DO BECAUSE IT DOES, AGAIN, PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE AREA.
IT DOES ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO POTENTIALLY MOVE INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE REAL [INAUDIBLE] FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT.
THIS IS A PRETTY CRITICAL PROJECT FOR THE CITY.
SO IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE PROPERTY MORE VALUABLE.
IT'S A PRETTY BIG PROJECT, A PRETTY IMPORTANT PROJECT.
LONE TREE, WHILE IT'S WORKING HAND IN HAND, IT'S NO DIRECT IMPACT.
WE ARE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE FLAG PROJECT.
THE ATTRACTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER.
THIS IS A VERY CENTRALLY LOCATED NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT'S A HIGH DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO IT'S A MEDIUM IMPACT OVERALL.
IT'S A MEDIUM RISK OVERALL LONE TREE.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL TALK ABOUT LATER ON.
CARS CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT IMPROVE.
THE LIVABILITY IS IT'S SORT OF ONE OF THOSE.
CONTRIBUTIONS, THAT'S A LITTLE HARDER FOR US TO JUDGE.
THAT'S OUR GOAL OF LONE TREE IS TO PROVIDE A NORTH-SOUTH NETWORK THAT HAS A GREAT SEPARATION WITH BNSF AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S WHAT COMMUTERS WILL USE INSTEAD OF CUTTING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S REALLY ONE OF OUR GOALS OF THE PROJECT.
THIS IS A MIXED RISK AS WE DEVELOP.
SO WE SEE THAT AS POTENTIAL RISK MITIGATION.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT AND SEE LONE TREE AS A POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO THAT.
AND THEN FINALLY INTO REDEVELOPMENT ITSELF.
SO IT IS A CONTRIBUTOR TO THAT.
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GENTRIFICATION. THE TRENDS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.THERE ARE SOME ITEMS WHERE LONE TREE WILL HELP ACCELERATE SOME OF THESE TRENDS.
THERE'S ALSO SOME TRENDS THAT IT HELPS MITIGATE AND HINDER A LITTLE BIT.
SO THERE'S SOME POSITIVES AND MINUSES FROM LONE TREE ITSELF TOWARDS GENTRIFICATION.
BUT THE RISKS ARE THE UNDERLYING RISKS ARE ALREADY THERE.
IT'S ALREADY AT A MEDIUM, HIGH RISK DUE TO THE DESIRABLE LOCATION AND THE GENERAL TRENDS, AS WE MENTIONED AND THE AREA DRIVERS ARE REALLY THE LARGEST RISK FOR GENTRIFICATION WITH THE PROXIMITY TO NEW IN DOWNTOWN BEING THE BIGGEST DRIVERS.
THAT'S WHAT WE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY IN OUR REPORT.
SO THAT SORT OF COMPLETES THE EIS SECTION.
I'M HAPPY TO PAUSE HERE BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO ELDEN IF NEEDED, OR WE CAN KEEP GOING FORWARD.
ANY QUESTIONS? VICE-CHAIR THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
I'M WONDERING IF WE HAVE DONE ANY OUTREACH SPECIFICALLY TO THE BUSINESSES IN ON THE BEAVER SAN FRANCISCO CORRIDOR AREA. WE HAVE NOT DONE ANY SPECIFIC BUSINESS OUTREACH.
WE'VE LIMITED IT TO A SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION WITH DR.
EXPERTS WHO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE TRENDS OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS.
I'M NOT IN THAT AREA, BUT I WOULD WANT TO KNOW THAT THIS IS COMING.
I WOULD MAYBE WANT TO CHANGE MY BUSINESS MODEL.
HOPEFULLY THE PEDESTRIAN BIKE TRAFFIC WILL EVEN ITSELF OUT PRETTY QUICK.
I HAVE A PEDESTRIAN OR A BIKE.
WHAT CAN I DO TO CAPTURE THAT? THAT WE DO SOME OUTREACH SOON.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL FIRST.
SO THAT IS PART OF OUR PLAN, AND WE ARE GOING TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
IT'S PART OF AN EDUCATION AND THEN SOLICIT IT FOR FEEDBACK CAMPAIGN.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN FURTHER EXPLAIN UNDER THE MITIGATION MEASURES THAT YOU MENTIONED, THE PRESENTATION OF NATURAL ADJUSTMENTS AND BUSINESS TYPES.
BECAUSE THAT WAS A IT WAS A LITTLE CONFUSING TO ME AS IT SOUNDED LIKE A SUGGESTION OF, WELL, THE BUSINESSES CAN JUST CHANGE TO TO MITIGATE SOME OF THESE CONCERNS, WHICH ALSO SOUNDS LIKE INSTABILITY THEN TO THE ECONOMIC STRUCTURE OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD OR THAT AREA.
SO CAN YOU GO INTO THAT AND JUST EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE? YEAH. SO I'LL TAKE A FIRST SHOT THEN.
SOPHIE, JUST TO PREPARE YOU ONLINE, I MAY KICK IT TO YOU AS WELL.
SO IT'S IT'S A NATURAL ADJUSTMENT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A PROJECT DRIVEN ADJUSTMENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE ONE THAT'S VERY ACTIVE ALREADY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
A LOT OF THEM ARE FOOD AND DRINK ESTABLISHMENTS OR HOTELS.
ITEMS LIKE THAT ARE GOING TO BE MORE YOUR DESTINATION TYPE BUSINESSES.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE LESS OF AN IMPACT OVERALL.
THERE ARE SOME COFFEE SHOPS AND SOME OTHER TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT WILL SEE SOME OPPORTUNITY DROP.
SO IT'S WEATHER FINDING A WAY TO BECOME MORE OF A DESTINATION TYPE BUSINESS TO DRAW PEOPLE IN OR FINDING A WAY TO MORE COORDINATE OR ENCOURAGE THE MULTIMODAL UPTICK THAT WE THINK WE'LL SEE.
SO, SOPHIA, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE IF YOU'RE ONLINE ABLE TO ALSO ADD IN.
AND HERE I THINK YOU COVERED IT WELL, JASON.
OKAY. SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION.
LEANING TOWARDS SOME OF WHAT THE VICE MAYOR JUST PRESENTED IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZING THAT THIS WASN'T NECESSARILY PRESENTED TO THE THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE STATEMENT OF OUTREACH TO MS.
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HARRIS AND DR. GUTHRIE.BUT NEITHER OF THEM ARE BUSINESS OWNERS IN THAT AREA.
THEY CERTAINLY HAVE A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF THAT AREA AND I DON'T WANT TO UNDERVALUE THAT.
BUT BECAUSE OF THIS SORT OF ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THIS SHIFT AND THE IMPACT TO THE BUSINESSES AND THE IDEA OF THEM HAVING TO THEN SHIFT THEIR BUSINESS MODELS TO ACCOMMODATE THIS, IT'S CONCERNING TO ME TO NOT SEE THEM INCLUDED IN THE CONVERSATION.
TO TALK MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE IMPACT TO THEM, OR AT LEAST GIVE THEM THAT THAT HEADS UP.
AND THAT'S WHY OUR NEXT STEP IS TO INCLUDE THEM IN THE PUBLIC INFORMATION PART OF THIS PROJECT.
WE DO HAVE TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS STILL SCHEDULED.
WE ARE STILL DOING PUBLIC OUTREACH, BUT OUR PRIORITY WAS FIRST TO GET IT IN FRONT OF ME OR IN COUNCIL TO NOTIFY YOU ALL HERE TONIGHT WHAT OUR STUDY WAS FINDING FIRST AND THEN OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH WAS THE NEXT STEP AS PART OF THE PROJECT.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND GOOD EVENING, JASON AND CHRISTINE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION.
JASON AND CHRISTINE, THIS IS SOME GOOD DATA AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS INSIGHT.
AND VICE MAYOR, I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU AS I WAS PREPARING FOR TODAY, THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOUR COMMENTS MIGHT BE ABOUT THE BUSINESS DATA THAT IS BEING PRESENTED HERE IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT.
AND I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND ADVOCACY.
AND COUNCILMEMBER HOUSE, I'M RIGHT THERE WITH YOU, TOO.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS KIND OF SHOWS THAT LEVELS OF SERVICE ARE CONFUSING, RIGHT? AND A BEAVER MAYBE ISN'T ALWAYS GOOD FOR BUSINESS.
BUT YEAH, I'M JUST GLAD WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.
JASON, I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS TO US FIRST AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
DEFINITELY SUPPORT YOU TEAMING UP WITH THE DVA AND WORKING WITH THOSE SIDE BUSINESSES SPECIFICALLY.
I APPRECIATE YOU REACHING OUT TO DEB AND RICARDO.
AND MY COMMENT REALLY IS JUST, YOU KNOW, I LOVE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BIKE PED AND MULTIMODAL UPTICK IN THOSE IN THOSE AREAS AND THAT WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE MORE. AND I'M JUST THINKING, YOU KNOW WHAT THE REALLY GREAT I REMEMBER FORMER DEPUTY STATE MANAGER SHANE DILL ALWAYS TELLING ME, ADAM, THE OPPORTUNITY HERE IS TO TAKE BEAVER IN SAN FRAN AND ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING HERE AS PART OF LONE TREE AND JUST TO FOCUS ON THE NUMBER OF LANES.
RIGHT. BUT NOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS AND THESE SIDE EFFECTS, JASON, I GUESS MY MY SEED THAT I'D LIKE TO PLANT WITH YOU TO TO, YOU KNOW, BRING BACK TO US WHEN YOU COME BACK TO US. IT'S JUST THE IDEA OF HOW DO WE REALLY EMBRACE AND ENCOURAGE MORE CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS, GIVEN THE CHANGE IN DRIVING PATTERNS THAT WE'RE EXPECTING. YOU KNOW, AND I'M NOT JUST THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, A THIN STRIP OF PAINT OR GREEN PAINT.
AND THEY REALLY NEED SEPARATED INFRASTRUCTURE, WHETHER THERE'S A BUFFER OR A LITTLE LIKE, YOU KNOW, THOSE LITTLE FLAPS LIKE WE HAVE WHATEVER IT IS AND IT MIGHT TAKE LANE OR IT MIGHT TAKE A PARKING LANE, BUT THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
THAT'D BE REALLY THE ICING ON THE CAKE WITH THIS PROJECT.
AND MAYOR, I KNOW YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS, TOO, AND A LOT OF US HAVE.
AND SO JUST WANTED TO PLANT THAT SEED.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION AND THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. THE COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.
VICE MAYOR? THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF TERRY FROM THE DBA OR ANYONE FROM DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF IS ON THE LINE, BUT I DO SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY DO SOME ADVERTISING FOR THIS CORRIDOR BEING BIKE PED FRIENDLY.
IT COULD CHANGE KIND OF OUR MESSAGE FOR FOR THAT AREA OF DOWNTOWN.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.
IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF TEAM WHO MIGHT WANT TO RESPOND OR ONLINE? MAYOR. YEAH.
AND I'VE WRITTEN THOSE NOTES DOWN AND I WILL SHARE THEM WITH THE TEAM.
ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO PROCEED.
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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.SO OUR NEXT TOPIC IS ELDEN CORRIDOR.
SO WHAT WE PLAN ON DOING TONIGHT IS REVIEW THE CONCEPT, IDENTIFY THE CONCERNS AND THE PROJECT IMPACTS, DISCUSS POTENTIAL MITIGATION IF THE CORRIDOR STAYS BECAUSE WE DO UNDERSTAND THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S CONCERNS AND THEN HOPEFULLY REQUEST THAT WE IDENTIFY A PATH FORWARD FOR THE PROJECT.
AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHY AND WHAT WE'RE TIED TO FROM A DESIGN CONCERN.
SO ELDEN CORRIDOR WAS INCORPORATED AS PART OF THE PROJECT AS PART OF PROP 420.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S A GREEN CORRIDOR.
SO THE BRIDGE IS IN THIS BLUE AREA ON THE PROJECT, SO WE'LL RUN UNDERNEATH THE GRADE SEPARATION.
BECAUSE WE ARE ELEVATED, THIS MAJORITY OF THIS SECTION RED IS GOING TO BE ON RETAINING WALLS, PROVIDING A VERTICAL BARRIER, SEPARATION ACROSS THE COMMUNITY AND THE INDUSTRIAL AREA. UM.
SO WE'LL GET INTO THE SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY PLAN A LITTLE BIT.
BUT I STATED IN 2010 IT WAS CONCEIVED AS A ROADWAY ONLY WITH NO SIDEWALKS.
IT WAS JUST TO PROVIDE VEHICULAR ACCESS.
JUST SHOW YOU REAL QUICK, LIKE I'M BACK OUT OF HERE.
CONCEPTUAL LOOK OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
THIS IS SCHEMATIC ONLY, SO IT'S NOT INTENDED TO BE FINAL.
DESIGN DOES NOT SHOW THE FOOT'S TRAIL, FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE NORTH SIDE.
BUT THIS IS BECOMING UNDERNEATH THE GRADE SEPARATION, STARTING ON THE EAST SIDE.
AND THEN WE WOULD TIE INTO THE WEST SIDE.
SO LET'S JUST SORT OF GIVE YOU A CONCEPTUAL VISUALIZATION OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
GOING BACK TO THE PRESENTATION.
SO THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CONTINUATION OF CORRIDOR FROM ELDEN.
FOR ONE OF THEIR CONCEPT, THEY HAD TWO DIFFERENT CONCEPTS, SO THEY UTILIZE TRAILS THROUGH THIS CORRIDOR AREA AND THEN THEIR SECOND CONCEPTS. HAD A PARKING LOT ON THE EAST SIDE AND THEN A TRAIL SYSTEM AS WELL WITH THE CONCEPT OF USING MAYBE A A SPORTS COURT OR BASKETBALL COURT UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE.
SO THESE ARE THE FIGURES THAT WERE DEVELOPED DURING THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY PLAN.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE SORT OF HERE TONIGHT TO SEE HOW WE MOVE FORWARD.
BUT AS I STATED, IF WE DO PROVIDE THE ROADWAY AND THE FOOTE'S TRAIL THAT WAS SHOWN IN SCHEMATIC, WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT 70 FEET BETWEEN THE BRIDGE ABUTMENT AND THE ARMY CORPS RIGHT OF WAY IT WOULD TAKE UP ABOUT 40 FEET OF THAT ZONE.
SO WE WOULD NOT HAVE AS MUCH SPACE TO PROVIDE SOME OF THESE AMENITIES.
AND THE SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY PLAN.
EITHER IT'S JUST STRICTLY A MULTIMODAL ACCESS EAST AND WEST.
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SO COMMUNITY BENEFITS FOR THE CORRIDOR.IT DOES PROVIDE ACCESS FOR PROPERTIES EAST OF LONE TREE TO EASTBOUND BUTLER AVENUE.
SO THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE PROPERTIES IN THIS PARCEL AND THERE'S ABOUT FOUR OR IN THIS QUADRANT AND THERE'S ABOUT FOUR PARCELS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED THAT WE'RE ESTIMATING IS GETTING ONTO EASTBOUND BUTLER.
SO IT'S REALLY THE EASTBOUND BUTLER MOVEMENT.
THEY WOULD HAVE ACCESS OFF OF LUMBER.
BUT CROSSING WHAT WE ANTICIPATE BEING PRETTY HEAVY VOLUMES ON BUTLER COULD BE DIFFICULT.
IT'S PROVIDING THEM A SECONDARY ACCESS FROM CORRIDOR TO BRENNAN WHERE THEY COULD ENTER LONE TREE AND THEN MAKE THAT LEFT TURN OR EVEN GOING UP TO ELDON WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO GET TO GET INTO THE EASTBOUND.
BUTLER AVENUE. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE BENEFIT FOR THAT QUADRANT FOR RESIDENTS WEST OF LONE TREE.
INSTEAD OF HAVING TO MAKE AN EASTBOUND BUTLER MOVEMENT, THEY COULD USE AS A LOCAL ACCESS ROAD, TAKE A RIGHT OUT ONTO BUTLER WESTBOUND AND THEN ACCESS LONE TREE NORTHBOUND WITH RIGHT TURNS ONLY INSTEAD OF HAVING TO MAKE A LEFT A LEFT TURN MOVEMENT ON THE BUTLER.
SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF EASE OF ACCESS FOR WEST OF LONE TREE RESIDENTS AS WELL.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS ISN'T WORKING FOR YOU, BUT THIS IS THE COMMUNITY CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE HEARD BASED ON FEEDBACK IS THE CONCERN THAT ELDEN CORRIDOR WOULD ENCOURAGE CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC. SO HISTORICALLY RIGHT NOW TRAFFIC DOES COME UP LONE TREE AND GOES ON COLORADO AND CUTS OVER BRANNAN AND THEN ENTERS AND PASSES THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THAT'S THE CURRENT CONDITIONS.
PROVIDING ELDEN CORRIDOR COULD ENCOURAGE, ESPECIALLY IF WE DO SEE BACKUP AT THE INTERSECTION, COULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CUT THROUGH AND DO PASS THROUGH ELM AND GO THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT CONDITIONS THEY ARE NOW.
SO THAT IS A LEGITIMATE CONCERN.
WE DO HAVE SOME TRAFFIC CALMING STRATEGIES WE COULD INTEGRATE AS PART OF THE PROJECT.
SOME OF THESE ARE FAMILIAR TO RESIDENTS OF FLAGSTAFF.
WE COULD DO DYNAMIC SPEED DISPLAY SIGNS.
THIS PROVIDES FEEDBACK DIRECTLY ON YOUR SPEED.
IT DOES REQUIRE EITHER SOLAR BATTERY OR ELECTRICAL FEED.
ONE OF THE CONS LISTED HERE ALSO IS THAT IT'S A SPEED DETERRENT MORE THAN A TRAFFIC DETERRENT.
IT JUST SLOWS PEOPLE DOWN SO YOU DON'T GET THE SPEEDERS COMING THROUGH THE TRAFFIC.
ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS IS BUTLER OVER NEAR BUTLER AND FOX GLEN.
THERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THESE SPEED SIGNS.
WE CAN ALSO USE SPEED TABLES AND CROSSWALKS.
SOUTHSIDE PLAN DOES HAVE THIS DEVELOPING DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPING INTO LIKE A PARK AREA.
SO THIS COULD ENCOURAGE DRIVERS TO KNOW, HEY, THIS IS A PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY AREA.
I THINK THIS WOULD BE NEW TO FLAGSTAFF AREA, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF OTHER COMMUNITIES USE.
WE COULD ALSO USE CURB EXTENSIONS LIKE YOU SEE DOWN HERE.
THAT'S NEAR WHERE THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN.
SO I DO ENCOURAGE EXTENSIONS THAT NARROWS THE ROADWAY, NARROWS YOUR VISUAL FOCUS.
SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT'S DRIVING OR THE THOUGHT BEHIND DOING THE CURB EXTENSIONS.
A SPEED HUMPS ALSO NOT TYPICALLY USED IN FLAGSTAFF, BUT I THINK WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH IT.
THESE ARE SPEED BUMPS. SPEED HUMPS JUST NATURALLY SLOWS PEOPLE.
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PEOPLE ALSO DON'T LIKE TO DRIVE ON THEM, SO IT MAY DISCOURAGE SOME OF THE PASS THROUGH TRAFFIC.IT DOES HAVE A LONG TERM IMPACT ON MAINTENANCE ON VEHICLES, THOUGH.
RAISED MEETING ISLANDS AGAIN COMMON TO FLAGSTAFF THIS PICTURES FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND ELM AVENUE.
AGAIN, IT'S A NARROWING OF THE STREET.
IT'S ALSO A SLIGHT DEFLECTION ANGLE.
SO INSTEAD OF GOING STRAIGHT, YOU HAVE TO DEFLECT AROUND THE ISLANDS.
I'LL SUPERVISE A NICE LANDSCAPING OPPORTUNITY TO.
OR SOME OTHER BEAUTIFICATION OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ROADWAY.
SO THOSE ARE ALL OPPORTUNITIES.
A LOT OF THESE WOULD MORE SLOW DOWN.
SO THESE WOULD BE OPTIONS WE COULD USE IF STAYS.
BUT WE WANT TO DISCOURAGE AND MITIGATE SOME OF THE CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC.
AND SO WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO PRESENT.
SO WHY IS THIS NOT WORKING? SO FROM A DESIGN PERSPECTIVE, JUST TO CLARIFY WHAT AN IMPACT.
SO THE BIGGEST IMPACT IS DRAINAGE DESIGN.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ON THE REAL FLAG PROJECT.
IT ALSO REQUIRES EXTENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.
HAVING THIS ROAD OR NOT HAVING THIS ROAD IS AN IMPACT.
ANY TIME WE PUT NEW PAVEMENT ON THE GROUND, WE INCREASE THE RUNOFF OF A DRAINAGE AREA.
ALSO, ANY GRADING WE DO CHANGES EXISTING DRAINAGE PATTERNS.
SO IT'S A PRETTY BIG IMPACT TO OUR DRAINAGE DESIGN, ROADWAY DESIGN, OBVIOUSLY, IF IT STAYS OR GOES AND HOW WE TIE IN WITH DRIVEWAYS, CIRCULATION PATTERNS FOR PARCELS THAT ARE TO REMAIN SOME OF THE ACCESS FOR SOME OF THESE PARCELS AND HOW THEY GET IN AND OUT, FIRE AND POLICE ACCESS, WHETHER WE HAVE TO PROVIDE TURNAROUNDS FOR FIRE TRUCKS, THOSE ARE ALL BEING IMPACTED BY WHETHER OR NOT THIS CORRIDOR STAYS.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE CURRENTLY IN TALKS WITH LUMEN AND APS DOING SEWER AND WATER.
TYPICALLY, SEWER AND WATER STAYS WITHIN THE ROADWAY CORRIDOR.
IF ELDEN GOES AWAY, WE HAVE TO RELOOK AT THOSE UTILITIES.
SO WE DID GET OUR FINAL DESIGN CONTRACT BACK IN MARCH AND WE ARE PROCEEDING WITH FINAL DESIGN.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT, ASKING FOR DIRECTION AND THOUGHTS OF WHERE WE'RE HEADED WITH IT.
SO WHERE WE'RE LEADING IS WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE CORRIDOR.
WE DO HAVE SOME ADJUSTMENTS WE'D HAVE TO STILL MAKE.
WE'RE STILL TRYING TO ADJUST AND MISS SOME PARCELS AND TRY TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO PARCELS.
AND THEN WE CAN IF IT DOES STAY, WE CAN EVALUATE TRAFFIC CALMING TO TRY TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE CONCERNS THE COMMUNITY HAS EXPRESSED OR WE CAN REMOVE ELDEN CORRIDOR FROM THE PROJECT. SO THAT'S WHERE WE LIKE TO LEAVE THE COUNCIL WITH.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY DESIGN RELATED QUESTIONS OR IMPACTS AS WELL.
THAT'S THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING ON ELDEN.
GOOD EVENING. SOME OF YOU KNOW ME.
THE REST OF YOU ARE LUCKY I'M HERE.
I OWN ONE OF THOSE FOUR PARCELS.
THAT'S. THAT'S EAST OF` THE PROPOSED OVERPASS THAT'S GOING TO LOSE ACCESS TO TO OUR CURRENT SAFE ACCESS TO BUTLER AVENUE WHICH IS DOWN BRENNAN WESTBOUND AND THEN TAKING A LEFT ONTO WHAT'S GOING TO BE LONE TREE.
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AND SO I JUST URGE YOU TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT, THAT IF THIS GOES TO A STRICTLY WALKING PATH, WE'RE GOING TO BE PUSHED. WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE.AND IF THE ELDEN CORRIDOR DOESN'T HAPPEN, WE'RE GOING TO BE PUSHED INTO CIRCLING THROUGH THE MIXED USE PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BUTLER IN ORDER TO ACCESS OUR PROPERTY, WHICH ISN'T SUPER SAFE, YOU KNOW, BUT IN ADDITION, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES THAT PROPERTY A WHOLE LOT HARDER TO RUN BUSINESSES OUT OF.
AND MY PROPERTY ALONE THERE, THERE BETWEEN THOSE THREE BUSINESSES, THAT'S 25 JOBS THAT ALL PAY CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN MINIMUM WAGE HERE IN TOWN.
SO I JUST LIKE YOU ALL TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU'RE PLANNING FOR THIS.
THAT WE HAVE ONE ONLINE AND YOU CAN PLEASE TAP IN.
DAVID, YOU MAY ADDRESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
DAVID, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF.
DAVID, COULD YOU PLEASE TRY AGAIN? HI THERE. I'M TRYING TO DO A SOUND CHECK I COULDN'T GET THROUGH BEFORE.
CHECK. DAVID, CAN YOU HEAR US? WE CAN HEAR YOU.
WE CAN HEAR YOU, DAVID. YOU'RE WELCOME TO PROCEED IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.
OKAY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, GUYS.
MOST OF YOU KNOW ME, BUT I DO OWN ABOUT PROBABLY ABOUT 50% OF THE PROPERTY THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION. SO THAT'S THE AREA BETWEEN THE OVERPASS IN RED AND THE ELDEN STREET EXTENSION IN GREEN.
OBVIOUSLY, JESSE, WHO JUST SPOKE BUT OWNS THE OTHER PART OF IT.
I WAS A MEMBER OF THE SOUTH SIDE STAKEHOLDER GROUP THAT HELPED WRITE THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY PLAN. AND EVER SINCE THAT HAPPENED, SAY, THREE YEARS AGO, I'VE WONDERED WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS STREET IS.
THERE'S NO OTHER PURPOSE TO IT.
YOU KNOW, JESSIE'S A GREAT GUY, AND, YOU KNOW, THE TENANTS THAT WORK OUT OF THERE ARE GREAT PEOPLE.
BUT WE DO HAVE TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE.
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK THE CONSULTANTS, YOU KNOW, EXACTLY HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO SPEND ON THIS ONE ROAD SO THAT ONE PROPERTY OWNER DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE A DIFFICULT LEFT? IT'S A YOU KNOW, IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT TO ME.
THIS JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE SENSE.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE A DOG IN THE FIGHT.
I'M SORRY TO JESSIE THAT IT WILL POTENTIALLY NEGATIVELY IMPACT HIS TENANTS.
BUT I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS A WASTE OF THE OF THE CITY'S MONEY.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.I DO UNDERSTAND WE HAVE ONE MORE COMMENTER JUMPED ON AS WELL.
SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I HAVE MIKE TULLIS.
MIKE, YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ADDRESS THIS.
I'M A MULTIGENERATIONAL CITY OF FLAGSTAFF MEMBER, AS IS MY FAMILY.
I'D LIKE TO COMMEND YOU ON TAKING THE LEAD FOR THE THOUGHTFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA.
BIKE LANES, TRAILS, ACCESS TO TRAILS ACCESSED NAU, ACCESS TO DOWNTOWN AND FLAG.
I THINK THAT ALL THESE POINTS ARE IN THE FLIER THAT THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF GENERATED.
I'D LIKE TO COMMEND YOU FOR TAKING POINT IN THIS DEVELOPMENT PIECE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL WATCH FOR THE REST OF YOUR DECISION.
JUST TO CONFIRM, THAT WAS THE LAST PARTICIPANT.
SO DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? REGARDING THIS.
WE HAD A PUBLIC MEETING BACK IN, I WANT TO SAY SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.
WE DID HAVE MULTIPLE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW PEOPLE WOULD GET AROUND THIS AREA.
NO DIRECT FEEDBACK IF PEOPLE WERE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE CORRIDOR, THOUGH.
THERE WAS NO COMMENTS THAT I REMEMBER RECEIVING THAT WERE IN FAVOR OF IT GOING AWAY OR STAYING.
THANK YOU. BECAUSE WE'RE WRESTLING.
THANK YOU. SURE. I'LL BE BRIEF HERE AT THE START.
JUST TO KICK THINGS OFF AND TO SORT OF TELEGRAPH WHERE I'M THINKING ON THIS.
JESSE, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
I DO HAVE TO SAY PRETTY POINT BLANK, THOUGH.
I AGREE WITH MR. HAYWARD ON THIS.
I'M NOT SURE THAT THE ELDEN CORRIDOR ROAD IS JUSTIFIABLE FOR THE TAXPAYER.
AND ALSO, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE CAN'T.
IT SEEMS LIKE WHAT I'M HEARING IS WE CAN'T HAVE BOTH THE PARK AMENITIES AND THE CORRIDOR IN THAT SPACE, AND I NEED TO PRIORITIZE THE PARK AMENITIES. IT'S LONG OVERDUE FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND THAT REGION.
AND I THINK THOSE THOSE ELEMENTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
AND ALSO, I JUST THIS IS AN ASIDE SO I'M KIND OF SWITCHING GEARS HERE REAL QUICKLY, BUT AND I BELIEVE THIS HAS COME UP IN SOME OF OUR BEAUTIFICATION DISCUSSIONS BEFORE, BUT YOU SHOWED THAT VIRTUAL VIDEO, WHICH I JUST LOVED.
I WISH WE HAD SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR EVERY ANGLE ON EVERY CAPITAL PROJECT WE'RE DOING.
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M PLAYING AN XBOX GAME.
IT'S A VERY IMMERSIVE AND VERY NICE TOOL FOR US TO HAVE FOR VISUALIZATION.
IT LOOKED LIKE IT COULD BE BECOME A GIANT MURAL OR ART PROJECT FOR THE CITY.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE CONVERSATIONS JUST AS AN ASIDE FOR HOW TO, WHETHER WE MOVE FORWARD AS A COUNCIL ON THE CORRIDOR OR NOT, HOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FUN WITH THAT SPACE.
I'LL LEAVE MY COMMENTS THERE FOR NOW.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION WE'RE HAVING UP HERE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY? I'LL JUST POINT OUT THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TWO OPTIONS.
ONE IS PROCEED WITH ELDEN CORRIDOR.
THE OTHER IS REMOVAL OF ELDEN CORRIDOR.
WELL, THERE'S A THIRD OPTION WHICH WOULD BE PUT A FOOTPATH IN THERE.
IN OTHER WORDS, BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PATH, WHICH WOULD BE FAR LESS IMPACT THAN A ROAD.
AND IT WOULD PROMOTE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE TRAFFIC
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WITHOUT THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH PUTTING A NEW ROAD IN THERE.THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.
COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE. I JUST WANTED TO CIRCLE BACK TO SOME OF THE GENTRIFICATION IMPACT CONVERSATION, BECAUSE WHAT'S CONFUSING ME AT THIS POINT IS THE BASICALLY THE ASSESSMENT UNDER THAT SECTION THAT SAID THAT THERE WAS LOW IMPACT WHEN IN MY READING OF THAT PRESENTATION, THERE WERE FOUR OUT OF SIX AREAS CONTRIBUTING TO POTENTIALLY TO THE GENTRIFICATION OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THEN IN LOOKING AT THIS ELDEN CORRIDOR IMPACT.
TWO OF THOSE ARE ARE HEIGHTENED BY THAT.
IT'S THE POTENTIAL OF THE PASS THROUGH TRAFFIC AND SOME OF THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF THE AREA WITH WITH THE POTENTIAL OF TRUCKS RUNNING THROUGH THAT RESIDENTIAL AREA.
SO WAS THAT GENTRIFICATION STUDY? DONE CONSIDERING THE CORRIDOR OR WAS THAT DONE SEPARATE FROM THIS? GENTRIFICATION INCLUDED THE CONCEPT THAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THE SCREEN, WHICH INCLUDED A CORRIDOR.
GENERALLY, WHEN WE LOOK AT A PROJECT LIKE LONE TREE, WE LOOK AT IT AS A NETWORK LEVEL.
SO GENERALLY WHEN WE DO AN ARTERIAL ROAD, WE FEEL PEOPLE ARE GOING TO STAY ON THE ARTERIAL ROADS TO USE ELM CORRIDOR AS A CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE USING THOSE TYPES OF ROADS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE YOUR LOCAL USERS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE YOUR WEEKEND USERS, YOUR TOURISTS, YOUR COMMERCIAL FROM OUT OF STATE, OUT OF CITY.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW TO USE THIS ROAD AS A CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE SAID, I BELIEVE ON THE CUT THROUGH IT WAS A MAY REDUCE IT IT'S ONE OF THOSE HARMS LOCAL USERS ARE MAY KNOW THIS ROUTE THEY MAY KNOW TO CUT THROUGH NON LOCAL USERS ARE GOING TO STICK TO THE ARTERIAL ROADS THEY HAVE A NICE GRADE SEPARATED CROSSING WITH LONE TREE ROAD OVER BNSF.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE SAID IT'S SORT OF A MIXED USE WITH THE CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC.
IT'S WE THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE AN OVERALL REDUCTION BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE CURRENT ENCOURAGEMENT HAS COME IN NORTH ON LONE TREE UP COLORADO AND YOU GO RIGHT OVER TO BRENNAN AND THERE'S A NATURAL MOVEMENT.
I THINK STILL OVERALL, YOU KNOW, I'M I'M REALLY STRUGGLING WITH SOME OF THE.
I GUESS THE CONFUSION THAT'S THAT EXISTS AROUND THE PRESENTATION OF THE ELDEN LOOP CONNECTION BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S BEEN PRESENTED AS, AS PART OF THAT PROP 420.
YET IN READING THROUGH IT, THERE'S NOT SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO IT.
CORRECT. IT'S TALKING ABOUT THE ROAD CONNECTIONS IS WHAT'S REFERENCED THERE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
WIN FOR SIMONE TO POP ON HERE.
YOU'RE READY? I'M PRACTICING SITTING BACK MORE.
I'M TRYING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND STAFF.
MAYOR, YOU WANT ME TO JUMP IN? YEAH, PLEASE GO AHEAD. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AS WELL, BUT.
YOU KNOW, MAYOR, I DON'T HAVE MUCH.
JASON AND CHRISTINE, AGAIN, THANK YOU.
I LIKE TO SEE US PRIORITIZE BIKE PED HERE.
I LIKE THE SOUTH SIDE'S PLAN, ESPECIALLY THE ONE WITH THE BASKETBALL COURTS.
AND AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS HERE IN THE TRADE OFFS, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES ME THINK ABOUT MY MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH MARTIN, WHICH WILL HE'LL SAY THINGS LIKE WHO'S BENEFITING AND AND WHO'S GIVING SOMETHING UP.
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AND IT'S IT'S ALWAYS A TRADE OFF GAME AND YOU CAN NEVER PLEASE EVERYBODY.AND I DO FEEL FOR THOSE THOSE BUSINESSES AND AND THAT EMPLOYER AND THOSE EMPLOYEES.
SO I'LL JUST ADD THAT AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S EFFORTS HERE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.
SO I ALSO HAD A QUESTION WHAT IS THE COST OF THIS CORRIDOR IF WE BUILD IT? BECAUSE WE ARE OVER BUDGET WITH THIS PROJECT AS IT STANDS NOW.
SO WE HAVE FULLY DEVELOPED THIS COST.
JASON, I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE EVALUATED THAT AS A SPECIFIC COST YET, JUST BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING AT DEVELOPING THIS VERSUS A TRAIL VERSUS A ROADWAY AND WHAT THEY WANTED ON THE ROADWAY AND STUFF, BUT WE COULD EASILY PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER.
SO WE COULD QUICKLY DEVELOP SOMETHING IF THAT INFORMATION IS NEEDED, BUT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DEVELOPED IT FULLY, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A FULLY BROKEN OUT COST FOR THIS SPECIFIC SECTION OF ROADWAY.
OKAY. THANK YOU, BECAUSE THAT IS ONE CONSIDERATION.
THIS IS A LARGE PROJECT, A LOT OF MONEY, AND WE ARE ALREADY VERY HEAVILY OVER.
SO I THINK THAT IS A STRONG CONSIDERATION OF MINE AS WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION.
OTHERS? COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.
I COULD GO INTO ALL KINDS OF SCENARIOS.
I'M THINKING, IF YOU WERE IN SUCH AND SUCH A PLACE, HOW WOULD YOU GET TO SUCH AND SUCH ANOTHER PLACE? WITHOUT GETTING INTO THAT, I THINK I'M LEANING TOWARDS PUTTING IN A FOOT TRAIL AND NOT PUTTING IN A ROAD.
YES, BUT A ROAD, NO AND, YOU KNOW, THE CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC IS A REAL CONCERN, AND, YOU KNOW, TRUCKS GOING THROUGH THERE, A LOT OF TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH THERE.
IN LA PLAZA VIEJA, WE'RE DOING ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO STOP, CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC.
SO HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE CAN SAVE MONEY, HAVE A REALLY GOOD PATH FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES AND GET RID OF SOME CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC, AND I ADMIT THAT THERE ARE A LITTLE DIFFICULTY GETTING OUT OF THESE PARCELS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE NEW BRIDGE, BUT IN MY MIND, KIND OF THOUGHT, OKAY, YOU COULD DO IT IN CERTAIN WAYS.
IT ISN'T LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE COMPLETELY CUTTING THEM OFF BY ANY MEANS.
ANYWAY, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M LEANING.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.
COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS. I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS, BUT I'LL START WITH THE QUESTION.
CAN YOU PLEASE REWIND TO CORRIDOR HISTORY? SO, YOU KNOW, THESE THREE BULLET POINTS JUST ILLUSTRATE HOW THE "ELDEN CORRIDOR HAS EVOLVED.
IN 2010, IT STARTED AS A ROADWAY ONLY, NO SIDEWALK, AND THEN IT WAS SOMEHOW INTEGRATED INTO PROP 420 LANGUAGE ROADWAY WITH FLAGSTAFF URBAN TRAIL SYSTEM TRAIL ON THE NORTH SIDE.
NOT PART OF PROP 20, BUT DEVELOPED DURING SCHEMATIC DESIGN.
THEN OF COURSE, MORE RECENTLY IT'S THE SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY PLAN WHERE IT SAYS LOCAL PATHS ONLY.
CAN YOU EXPOUND ON THE PHRASE LOCAL PATHS ONLY?
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DOES IT INCLUDE VEHICLE OR DOES IT FOCUS ON PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLISTS? AND OF COURSE, I REMEMBER WHEN COUNCIL DELIBERATED ON AND APPROVED A SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY PLAN WHERE IT SHOWED A CIVIC SPACE AND POTENTIAL POCKET PARK/NEIGHBOR SLASH NEIGHBORHOOD PARK/BASKETBALL COURT, AND POTENTIAL PLACE FOR GATHERING AND MARKETPLACE.SO PLEASE EXPLAIN THE LOCAL PATHS ONLY AS INDICATED IN THAT SCREEN.
THIS SHOWS THE CONCEPTS PULLED FROM THE SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY PLAN.
THESE ARE SHOWING A TRAIL SYSTEM.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DON'T REMEMBER OFFHAND RIGHT NOW.
THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE VEHICULAR PATHS.
THEY WERE MEANT TO BE FOR PEDESTRIANS.
THEY MIGHT BE PAVED FOR BICYCLISTS AS WELL.
I'D HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE PLAN TO LOOK FOR THAT.
YOU SEE, THEY HAVE A CONNECTION FROM BRANNEN AND THEN OVER TO A LUMBER AND THEN THE NEXT, THEY DID HAVE A PARKING LOT AND THEN THEY HAD AN EAST WEST CONNECTION MAINLY AND THEN AT BRANNEN.
SO A MULTI CIRCLE ROUTE LIKE YOU WOULD SEE A NORMAL PARK SYSTEM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT RESPONSE.
I AM LEANING TOWARD DEVELOPING THIS AREA AS REFLECTED ON SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY PLAN.
PROMOTING PEDESTRIAN WALKABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY TO BICYCLING AND WALKING, AND ALSO DEVELOPING THAT SPACE FOR CIVIC SPACE, POTENTIAL RECREATION AREA, PLACE OF GATHERING AND PUBLIC ART.
I AM VERY MINDFUL OF THE COST, MR. MAYOR, AS WE ALL KNOW, MOST CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS NOW HAVE HAVE DOUBLED AND WILL BE TRIPLED IN THE NEXT YEAR, DUE TO MANY VARIABLES SUCH AS SUPPLY CHAIN AND WORKFORCE SHORTAGE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY. WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT.
TRAFFIC SAFETY AT LONE TREE AND BUTLER FOR BICYCLES AND PEDESTRIANS.
SO IF WE DO ADD A BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN PATH UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE, THAT'LL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE COULD, YOU KNOW, BICYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS, COULD AVOID THAT INTERSECTION COMPLETELY AND HAVE AN EXTREMELY SAFE ROUTE UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON THAT I'M LEANING THE WAY I AM.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.
WELL, I WILL JUST SAY, IT DOES SOUND LIKE WE HAVE DIRECTION NOW ALREADY FOR NO ROAD.
DO YOU WANT TO JUMP IN? I KIND OF WANTED TO PAINT THE PICTURE GOING FORWARD WITH WHAT WE'RE HEARING.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO WORK AND SEE HOW ELSE WE CAN GET UTILITIES TO THESE PARCELS.
THE ONE THING WE DON'T REALLY HAVE PLANS OR FUNDING FOR THE FUTURE CIVIC SPACE THAT FOOTS IF WE PUT IT IN WITH OUR PROJECT, IS BASICALLY GOING TO GO NOWHERE AND KIND OF EMPTY OUT ONTO BUTLER.
I MEAN, THERE'S I KNOW THIS IS A CONCERN PROBABLY FROM JEFF AND MARTIN [INAUDIBLE].
IT'S NOT SAYING THAT WE CAN'T DO WHAT YOU'RE DIRECTING US TO DO, BUT THE BENEFITS AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS PROBABLY MAYBE A LONGER TERM TYPE OF GAME.
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SO I DID WANT TO KIND OF MENTION THAT THE TIMING ON IT.THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
SO I PRESUME THAT IF WE PUT IN THE FOOTPATH THAT IT COULD BASICALLY BE THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THIS GREEN LINE THAT'S ON NOT THIS CHART, BUT THE OTHER CHART, AND I UNDERSTAND UTILITIES COULD BE PROBLEMATIC TO SOME POINT.
I'M ASSUMING THAT WE COULD BUILD A FOOTPATH.
THERE GOES THE FULL LENGTH OF THAT GREEN LINE OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT.
IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE THE SAME AS THAT, BUT IN OTHER WORDS, IT WOULD CONNECT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
IS THAT TRUE? AND MY POINT IS THAT WOULD BE WAY CHEAPER THAN BUILDING A ROAD.
SO THE CONCEPT THROUGH THIS AREA IS THAT THEY THERE'S A FOOTS THAT'S GOING TO HUG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RIO, GOING ALL THE WAY TO WHERE IT CROSSES AT THE BUTLER TUNNEL. THIS IS IN LONG TERM PLANNING FOR THEM.
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY TAKE THAT BEND TO THE SOUTH AND POP RIGHT OUT ON TO BUTLER.
IT GOES FURTHER TO THE EAST, ALONG THE RIO DE FLAG, BUT THERE WOULD BE SOME WAY FOR A PEDESTRIAN OR BICYCLIST TO GET THROUGH.
THEY MIGHT HAVE TO JOG A COUPLE STREETS LEFT OR RIGHT OR SOMETHING, BUT THEY COULD GET THROUGH.
IT WOULDN'T BE DEAD ENDED, WOULD IT? I THINK IT WOULD SERVE WESTBOUND FOOT TRAFFIC BETTER THAN EASTBOUND FOOT TRAFFIC BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING WESTBOUND ON BUTLER AND YOU'RE ON A BIKE OR ON FOOT, YOU'RE ON A SIDEWALK OR YOU'RE ON THE BIKE LANE, YOU CAN HIT THIS AND GET OFF OF BUTLER AND GO INTO THE COTTAGE IN ELDEN, THAT DOGLEG THERE.
IF YOU'RE COMING TO THE EAST, THEN YOU'RE ON THE FOOTS AND THEN YOU HIT YOU HIT BUTLER, AND SO TO GO FURTHER EAST, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CROSS THE STREET TO GET INTO THE APPROPRIATE BIKE LANE IF YOU'RE A BICYCLE OR YOU'RE GOING TO JUST RIDE YOUR BIKE ON THE SIDEWALK.
I MEAN, THAT AREA OF BUTLER IS NOT REALLY CONDUCIVE TO CROSSING, UNTIL YOU GET TO SAWMILL.
COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CHRISTINE.
REALLY GOOD. INTERESTING POINTS YOU'RE MAKING.
I APPRECIATE YOUR CREATIVITY AND YOUR THOUGHT HERE.
CHRISTINE, QUICK QUESTION. SO, I KNOW SOMETHING THAT ENGINEERS DO WITH PROJECTS.
I FORGET THE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY, BUT SOME KIND OF COST BENEFIT WHERE THEY WEIGH OUT DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, COSTS OF DIFFERENT BENEFITS AND DIFFERENT GOALS, AND I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, ASSUMING LET'S SAY COUNCIL WANTED TO PURSUE A ROAD HERE, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT MIGHT COST.
I WOULD I WOULD HATE TO EVEN GUESS, BUT LET'S JUST SAY IT'S A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS.
LET'S JUST SAY WE HAD 1.2 MILLION EXTRA AT THE END OF THE DAY OR WHATEVER THAT BALANCE MIGHT BE FROM THAT ROAD SAVINGS, IS THERE NOT A WAY TO UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS FOR A PARK? COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI, I WOULD THINK THAT THOSE FUNDS WOULD GO INTO THE OVERAGE THAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE CONSTRUCTION ESCALATION FOR THE OVERALL PROJECT.
OKAY, I SEE. THAT'S INTERESTING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING. JUST TO HELP CLARIFY AND GIVE DIRECTION.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE DECIDED NOT TO HAVE A ROAD.
HAVE WE DECIDED TO NOT HAVE A PEDESTRIAN PATH, CALL IT FOOTS OR CALL IT SIDEWALK OR SOMETHING? IS THAT A DECISION FOR LATER? I THINK WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE THE UTILITIES NEED TO GO FIRST, AND I WOULD HATE TO PLAN A FOOTPATH AND THEN CONSTRUCT IT AND NOT KNOWING WHAT THE CIVIC SPACE IS, WHAT SOUTH SIDE WANTS.
WELL, I AGREE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE UTILITIES FIRST, BUT I MEAN, IF THERE WERE A CIVIC SPACE DOWN THERE, IT WOULD SEEM THAT YOU COULD HAVE A PEDESTRIAN PATH THROUGH THERE.
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MIGRATE THROUGH THE STREETS AND HIT SAN FRANCISCO STREET AT SOME POINT.I MEAN, I THINK IT WOULD BE CRAZY TO BUILD THIS IN A WAY THAT THERE WAS NO PEDESTRIAN PATH UNDER THE BRIDGE, CIVIC SPACE OR NO CIVIC SPACE.
WELL, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE DECISION WE CAN LOOK AT A LATER TIME.
I MEAN, THIS IS REALLY FOR DESIGNS THAT THEY NEED TO PUT TOGETHER FOR JULY.
YOU'RE SAYING SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.
SO I THINK THIS IS ENOUGH DIRECTION NOW FROM COUNCIL AND I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE AND TALK TO MARTIN [INAUDIBLE] POTENTIALLY ON HOW THIS FITS INTO OUR LARGER FRAMEWORK OF OUR ATMP FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA.
THERE MAY BE OTHER AREAS THAT WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE FOR THAT TYPE OF EXPENDITURE.
MR. MAYOR, TECHNICALLY, THE WAY IT'S POSTED IT WAS JUST ABOUT THE ELDEN LOOP CONNECTION.
IT WASN'T ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THERE SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T BE A FOOT.
SO YOU'RE SPOT ON AS FAR AS MOVING FORWARD AND DISCUSSING THAT LATER.
ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.
KEY WORDS: WE WILL DISCUSS IT LATER.
WE'LL PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER.
[CHUCKLING] I JUST HAD ONE MORE, I GUESS NOTIFICATION FOR COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC.
WE WILL BE BACK BEFORE YOU ON JUNE 7TH TO TALK ABOUT THE BUTLER AND LONE TREE INTERSECTION AND THOSE ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS, AND WE ALSO ARE PLANNING THAT PUBLIC MEETING FOR PROBABLY THE THIRD WEEK IN JULY, AND WE HAVEN'T LANDED ON A DATE YET, BUT WE'LL BE COVERING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY, WE'LL BE COVERING THE PUBLIC ART BEAUTIFICATION, AND WE'LL BE COVERING THE UPDATE ON THE INTERSECTION DESIGN IN THAT PUBLIC MEETING.
SO THANK YOU. EXCELLENT, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
[9. Discussion and Possible Direction of Current F.A.I.R. Items Update and Discussion.]
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE NOT USED TO SEEING ME ON THIS SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
I'M STACEY FOBAR, YOUR DEPUTY CITY CLERK, HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR FAIR ITEM UPDATE.
FIRST, WE WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON OUR FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUEST PROCESS.
A COUNCIL MEMBER MAY SUBMIT AN ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION IN A PUBLIC MEETING DURING, TO AND FROM.
FAIRS ARE PLACED IN A QUEUE BASED UPON THE ORDER THAT THEY ARE RECEIVED.
ITEMS MAY BE EXPEDITED BY A MAJORITY OF COUNCIL.
THIS IS JUST A EXAMPLE OF OUR CURRENT FAIRS.
I HAVE THE VERY CURRENT UPDATED LIST AVAILABLE AS WELL AND I WILL GO AHEAD AND SWITCH TO THAT.
PARDON ME FOR SCROLLING, AND I SCROLLED TOO FAR.
THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, SO ON OUR LIST FOR A VOTE OF THREE IS COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN'S DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF UPDATE ON THE STATE OF THE FILM INDUSTRY IN FLAGSTAFF.
THAT IS CURRENTLY SLATED FOR JUNE 7TH, 2022.
WE ARE SEEKING COUNCIL DIRECTION FOR VOTE ON THESE ITEMS. THE FIRST IS BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.
A DISCUSSION ON THE CITY'S ENGINEERING STANDARDS.
MAYOR DEASY HOUSING PROGRAM FOR ELDERLY CITIZENS TO HAVE AN ASSISTED ROOMMATE FROM PREVIOUS VICE MAYOR DAGGETT A DISCUSSION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT RENTERS FROM INCOME SOURCE DISCRIMINATION.
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ALSO BY MAYOR DEASY APPRENTICESHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AGAIN BY MAYOR DEASY A DEVELOPMENT OF AN ONLY ONCE POLICY TO ALLOW FOR OTHER UTILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN PROJECTS.COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS IS A DISCUSSION ABOUT BRINGING BACK THE CITY OWNED PARCEL AT SCHULTZ PASS TO THE LIST OF PROPERTIES TO BE DEVELOPED FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING, AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE A CITIZEN PETITION THAT YOU ALL JUST HEARD ON CLIMATE EMERGENCY STOP THE MONEY PIPELINE. EXCELLENT.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I HAVE CELIA.
CELIA, YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
CELIA, YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND ADDRESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
CELIA, YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOUR.
HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS CELIA [INAUDIBLE], AND I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE AGENDA ITEM FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE DA AND SINCE IT'S PROPOSED FOR THE 31ST, I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU IF YOU WOULD POSTPONE IT FOR A WEEK SO THAT THE PUBLIC HAS A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENT BEFORE YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO. SO THAT'S MY COMMENT.
THANK YOU, CELIA. [INAUDIBLE] THAT WOULD BE A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ITEM.
WE WILL PUT IT UNDER THAT AREA.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS A MATTER OF BACKGROUND ON THIS, A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK DURING THE RETREAT, WHEN THE COUNCIL AT THAT TIME WAS LOOKING AT THE FAIR TABULATION, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, BUT AT THAT TIME, IT WAS MUCH LARGER.
THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AT THAT TIME.
ONE OF THE OUTCOMES OF THAT DISCUSSION, AND SOME OF YOU WILL RECALL THIS WAS TO HAVE PERIODIC CHECK INS ON THE FAIR ITEMS JUST TO SEE WHAT'S IN THE QUEUE, AND THAT IS THE VERY PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION.
ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL. WELL, THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL PRIORITIZATION OF THIS AND I DEFINITELY HAVE SUGGESTION OF MYSELF.
I KNOW A LOT OF THESE ARE MINE AND I COULD AND APPRECIATE EVERYONE HELPING TO GET IT ACROSS THE FIRST HURDLE, BUT THERE IS ONE ON THIS LIST.
YEP? MAYOR, STERLING HAS A COMMENT.
JUST AS A CLARIFICATION, WHEN A FAIR IS REQUESTED, IT GOES INTO A QUEUE AND IT IS IN THAT QUEUE UNLESS THE COUNCIL AT THAT TIME ASKS FOR IT TO BE EXPEDITED UP TO THE FRONT OF ALL OF THE FAIRS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR.
SO IF THEY'RE IN A QUEUE, IT'S--WE TAKE IT ONE ONE AT A TIME IN THE WAY THAT THEY'RE IN THAT QUEUE.
OKAY. YES, AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, MAYOR, STAFF IS TAKING THE TIME RIGHT NOW TO GO AHEAD AND PREPARE INFORMATION AND THEY MIGHT COME BACK WITH QUESTIONS FOR YOU ALL ON WHAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR, SORRY, I'M SOUNDING VERY SOUTHERN TONIGHT WITH Y'ALL.
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WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE WITH THAT PRESENTATION.NOW, THE WAY THE RULE WAS WRITTEN, IT'S AT THE TIME THAT THE FAIR CAME TO THE COUNCIL, AND IF THE PERSON WAS REQUESTING IT BE EXPEDITED AT THAT TIME, THAT'S WHEN IT WAS MOVED TO THE FRONT.
THERE IS NO PROVISION IN THE RULE TO MOVE ONE TO THE FRONT THAT'S.
SO IT WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE DONE WHEN WE ORIGINALLY PUT THE FAIRS FOR IT.
OKAY, WELL WITH THAT, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TO VOTE ON [CHUCKLING] BUT HAPPY TO DISCUSS.
COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS. YES, MR. MAYOR AND MR. SOLOMON, PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
SO THE QUESTION AT HAND IS IF WE DECIDE TO REMOVE ANYTHING.
THAT'S ANOTHER WAY YOU CAN LOOK AT IT.
IF THERE WERE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN FAVOR OF REMOVING ANY OF THE FIARS, YOU COULD DISCUSS THAT AS WELL AS WHO SPECIFICALLY FROM STAFF YOU MAY HAVE BEEN LOOKING TO.
IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY'S NAME UP THERE ON THE LIST THAT YOU WEREN'T THINKING, THAT WAS THE DIVISION THAT WOULD BE ADDRESSING THIS, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO BRING THAT UP IF YOU THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE SOMEBODY ELSE ADDRESSING IT.
THAT WAS SAID WAY MORE SUCCINCTLY THAN I COULD STATE IT.
I HAVE A COMMENT. THIS IS VERY SPECIFIC AND ALSO INCIDENTAL AT THE SAME TIME, BUT THERE'S A HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT I WILL MISS THE COUNCIL MEETING ON JUNE 7TH, AND I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT BETTER. I THINK I UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT I'D LIKE IT EXPLAINED A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHY SOMETHING I BROUGHT UP JUST LAST WEEK IS GOING TO BE SCHEDULED FOR DISCUSSION ON JUNE 7TH, BUT--I CAN PROVIDE THAT CLARIFICATION.
OKAY, YEAH, GO FOR IT. IT'S NOT SCHEDULED FOR DISCUSSION.
THAT MAKES TOTAL SENSE, AND I JUST WANT TO STATE, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO BE AT THAT MEETING ON THE SEVENTH, BUT I MAY NOT BE THERE, AND I WAS THINKING WE MIGHT BE GOING FORWARD WITH AN ACTUAL DISCUSSION ON THAT TOPIC.
SO MY CONCERNS REALLY AREN'T HERE OR THERE AT THIS MOMENT.
I TRUST COUNCIL WILL BE ABLE TO POSSIBLY COME UP WITH THREE VOTES IN MY ABSENCE.
I DO THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A WORTHY CONVERSATION AND REALLY NOT THAT URGENT, JUST SOMETHING THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT CONSIDERATION.
MY OTHER THOUGHTS ON THAT ARE IRRELEVANT AT THIS POINT, SO I'LL LEAVE IT THERE.
IT'S MORE OF A QUESTION THAN A COMMENT.
I'M WONDERING, SINCE THIS IS A MATTER OF JUST SEEING IF THERE ARE THREE VOTES TO ADVANCE IT, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY SIGNIFICANCE TO THIS BEING ON THE JUNE 7TH AGENDA.
IT COULD BE A WEEK LATER, BUT EITHER STERLING OR STACEY CAN CORRECT ME ON THAT.
SO, I GUESS I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO TONIGHT OR WHY WE EVEN HAVE THIS ON THE AGENDA.
I CAN CLARIFY, AND IT'S REALLY STATED VERY CLEARLY IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.
THE QUEUE IS AS IT'S STATED AS IT'S SHOWN UP THERE, IF YOU WANT TO REMOVE ANY, SHOULD THERE BE A DESIRE TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM THE QUEUE THE FAIR DISCUSSION SCHEDULE A MAJORITY OF COUNCIL WOULD NEED TO PROVIDE THAT DIRECTION.
SO WE CAN'T CHANGE THE PRIORITY, BUT WE CAN REMOVE THINGS.
CORRECT, THAT'S WHY IT DOESN'T DISCUSS PRIORITIZATION AT ALL IN THE SUMMARY.
ALL RIGHT. UH COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH, THIS IS A TOUGH DISCUSSION, AND IT ALWAYS IS AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE THESE UPDATES.
CITY MANAGER I THINK THEY'RE WORTHWHILE AND IT'S GOOD TO CHECK IN.
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YOU KNOW, I'M VERY CONSCIOUSLY TRYING NOT TO ADD MANY THINGS TO THIS LIST, AS YOU CAN TELL BY MY NAME ON THIS LIST.MAYOR, YOU'VE BROUGHT UP THE QUEUE LENGTH IN THE PAST TO ME, AND WE ALL UNDERSTAND HOW LONG THIS IS.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I FEEL LIKE CAN OVERLAP IN IN CONVERSATION, AND I KNOW THAT CITY MANAGER'S PROBABLY THINKING ABOUT THAT AS WELL TO TRY TO KNOCK OUT A COUPLE OF THESE FASTER. THERE'S SOME THAT, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE I COULD POTENTIALLY LET GO OF TODAY, BUT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THIS IS EXTREMELY AWKWARD AND CHALLENGING TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AND WE ALL WANT TO BE VERY RESPECTFUL TO EACH OTHER.
I REMEMBER CORA ALWAYS SAYING WHEN SHE WAS OUR MAYOR, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SO NICE ABOUT THESE THINGS TO EACH OTHER WHEN SOMEONE BRINGS UP A FAIR, YOU KNOW, BUT I THINK WE ALL JUST CARE ABOUT WHAT EACH OTHER CARES ABOUT AND WANTS TO GIVE IT THE LIGHT OF DAY TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, BUT SO I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, IF I REALLY CARE TO START GOING INTO EACH OF THE ONES I FEEL LIKE WE CAN REMOVE, IT'S A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR ME TO START PICKING APART WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE PUT ON THIS LIST. I'D SAY IF ANYONE WHO HAS AN AGENDA ITEM ON THIS LIST, A FAIR ITEM THAT THEY FEEL LIKE COULD BE REMOVED, I DEFINITELY WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU, THE ONE WHO'S CHAMPIONING EACH OF THESE, IF THERE'S ANY, THAT YOU THINK WE CAN REMOVE OR IF CITY MANAGER, ANY OF THESE THAT YOU THINK WE COULD TIE INTO ANY AGENDAS THAT YOU SEE COMING IN THE HORIZON TO HELP CLEAR SOME OF THESE LISTS.
YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND PLUG MINE.
I DON'T THINK I PUT THIS ON HERE RIGHT AWAY, BUT AFTER A WHILE OF SEEING A LACK OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THESE POINTS THAT I KEPT BRINGING UP ABOUT PRIORITIES, I WAS LIKE, ALL RIGHT, I'M BACK AGAINST THE WALL.
I'LL THROW IT ON THE FAIR LIST BECAUSE THAT'S MY ONLY RESORT, AND SO CITY MANAGER, I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION AROUND PRIORITIES AND VALUES AROUND ENGINEERING, BUT MAN, I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE, AND VICE MAYOR, YOU BROUGHT IT UP A FEW WEEKS AGO AND HOW YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
SO CITY MANAGER, ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ELEVATE THIS DISCUSSION TO A SOONER, I THINK WILL HELP ALL OF US IN OUR DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CAPITAL. IT'D JUST BE GOOD TO HAVE OUR PRIORITIES SET.
THEY ARE TO A DEGREE TODAY, AND I THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE THEM.
I GUESS I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT, MAYOR. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I REALLY HELPED THE DISCUSSION, BUT YEAH, I DON'T KNOW.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.
WELL, WE CAN MOVE RIGHT ALONG HERE IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS.
I WILL JUST NOTE, THOUGH, THAT I'M GOING TO BE BUGGING YOU ABOUT THE ONLY BIG ONES POLICY A BUNCH.
[CHUCKLING] WELL, WE HAVE WITH ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS KEEP RISING AND RISING AND RISING, THIS IS A CREATIVE WAY THAT CAN SAVE THE CITY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WHEN WE'RE FACING THESE ISSUES, I FEEL THAT'S ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE RELEVANT WITH ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE WORK WE NEED TO DO.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.
IF THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE THESE BECAUSE THERE'S ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM THAT COVERS THE SAME TOPIC OR SOMETHING CLOSE ENOUGH TO WHERE IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE. THAT WAS ANOTHER OUTCOME OF THAT RETREAT IS THAT WE AT THE STAFF LEVEL WILL DO WHAT WE CAN TO KEEP THESE MOVING, AND IF THEY CAN BE ADDRESSED WITHOUT HAVING TO BE IN THE FAIR QUEUE, WE'LL DO THAT FROM TIME TO TIME , AND CERTAINLY IF WE TO YOUR EXAMPLE ON THE DIG ONCE POLICY, IF WE SEE THAT BEING A KIND OF A COMPANION DISCUSSION TO SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS COMING TO THE COUNCIL, YEAH, THAT'S DEFINITELY A POSSIBILITY, AND THE IDEA AGAIN IN PRESENTING THESE TO YOU TONIGHT WAS NOT NECESSARILY TO INVITE YOU TO DELETE ANY OF THEM, BUT RATHER JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN THE QUEUE.
AGAIN, GOING BACK A FEW YEARS AGO OR TWO YEARS AGO, WE WERE CONSIDERABLY BACKLOGGED.
SO IT'S JUST A QUICK VISUAL FOR YOU TO SEE WHAT'S IN THE QUEUE AND WHEN IT'S LIKELY TO COME, AND REST ASSURED THAT WE'LL MOVE THESE ITEMS AS FAST AS WE CAN, AND COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI, YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELL TAKEN AND WELL STATED.
I THINK THE DISCUSSION OF ENGINEERING STANDARDS AND THE MANY OTHER ACCOMPANYING ITEMS TO THAT TOPIC RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE HEARD ENOUGH INPUT FROM COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WOULD HAPPEN ON ITS OWN, BUT THE FACT THAT IT'S IN A FAIR QUEUE JUST PROBABLY GIVES IT EVEN MORE FORMALITY, AND IT'S PROBABLY NOT A BAD IDEA THAT IT'S THERE AND IT'S AND IT'S THE NEXT ONE UP. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.
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SO THE CITIZEN PETITIONS, IS THERE ANY LIMIT ON THEM? IT MIGHT BE SIX MONTHS BEFORE WE GET TO IT.SO WITH A CITIZEN PETITION, IT COMES UNDER THE CHARTER AND IT HAS TO BE ONCE IT'S SUBMITTED, IT HAS TO BE HEARD AND DETERMINED WHETHER THIS COUNCIL WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THAT AT SOME POINT.
BUT THAT HAS TO HAPPEN WITHIN 30 DAYS UNDER THE CHARTER.
THE NEXT STEP COULD TAKE A YEAR.
THE NEXT STEP IT FALLS INTO THE QUEUE AND WHENEVER IT COMES UP IN THE QUEUE IS WHEN IT'S HEARD.
I WAS TAUGHT LONG AGO TO OWN A MISTAKE WHEN I MAKE ONE AND I AM LOOKING AT RULE 4.2 FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUEST SUBSECTION C, WHICH DOES INDICATE THAT SHOULD A COUNCIL MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THE ORDER OF THE ITEMS IN THE DISCUSSION QUEUE, A REQUEST MUST BE MADE BY A COUNCIL MEMBER AS TO THE PREFERRED PRIORITY ORDER.
SHOULD A MINIMUM OF FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AGREE TO SUCH A REQUEST, THE ORDER SHALL BE REVISED ACCORDINGLY, AND I HONESTLY DO NOT REMEMBER WHEN THAT WENT IN, BUT YOU CAN CHANGE THE ORDER. I APOLOGIZE.
NO PROBLEM. WELL, WITH THAT, I MEAN, A LOT OF THESE, THOUGH, ARE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND STAFFED DIFFERENTLY. SO TRYING TO PRIORITIZE, FOR EXAMPLE, SOMETHING THAT'S BEING WORKED ON IN ENGINEERING VERSUS SOMETHING THAT CAN ALSO BE WORKED ON IN TANDEM AND HOUSING, ETC..
IT'S ALL BEING ASSESSED BY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S SUPER NECESSARY UNLESS EVERYBODY WANTS A PRIORITIZE ONLY TAKE ONCE , BUT AT THIS POINT I THINK WE CAN WE CAN MOVE ON.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENT? ALL RIGHT, THEN. LET'S LET'S GET A MOVE ON HERE.
THEN WE ARE DOWN TO AGENDA ITEM TEN CITY COUNCIL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES REFRESHER.
[10. City Council Duties and Responsibilities Refresher Presentation and Discussion]
TERRIFIC. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.I'M SURE YOU GUYS WILL BE SICK OF HEARING ME SPEAK IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
AGAIN, WE WILL DIVE DEEPER INTO ALL OF THESE ISSUES AT THE COUNCIL RETREAT IN EARLY JANUARY.
BOTH STERLING AND I WILL BE PRESENTING ON THIS ITEM.
SO THE ROLE OF STAFF IS FOR EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE AND INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE.
WE ARE THE EXPERTS AND WE ARE HERE TO ASSIST COUNCIL IN THE BEST WAYS POSSIBLE.
SO THAT IS ADMINISTERING THE CITY BUDGET.
PROVIDING COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT.
PACKETS ARE CREATED AND DISTRIBUTED DIGITALLY.
WE DISTRIBUTE THEM ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY MEETING.
DRAFT AGENDAS ARE DISTRIBUTED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE MEETING, ALONG WITH WORK SESSION AGENDA, AND THIS ALLOWS COUNCIL AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW MATERIALS AND PRESENT ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE THE MEETING.
SO AS YOU KNOW, NEXT WEEK IS A WORK SESSION.
THIS YEAR IT STARTS JULY SIX AND IT WILL RUN THROUGH AUGUST 22ND, 2022.
WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA WHICH WE HOPE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE APPROVED WITH ONE SINGLE MOTION.
WE HAVE ROUTINE ITEMS THAT ARE ABOUT ROUTINE MATTERS THAT REQUIRE BASIC STAFF PRESENTATIONS, AND IT ALSO HAS SECOND RATES AND ADOPTIONS OF ORDINANCES LISTED UNDER ROUTINE ITEMS. I KNOW. RIVETING STUFF.
REGULAR ITEMS. WE HAVE IN-DEPTH ITEMS AND ITEMS OF HIGH INTEREST BY THE PUBLIC, AND THEN WE ALSO VOTE ON ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE STATUTORILY REQUIRED.
THEY INCLUDE RE ZONES, REGIONAL PLAN AMENDMENTS, LIQUOR LICENSES, ET CETERA.
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FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND PARTICIPATION.COUNCIL MAY NOT DIALOG WITH THESE SPEAKERS AS THERE HAS NOT BEEN PROPER PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE TOPIC.
AT THIS TIME WE HAVE VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL COMMENT OPTIONS.
MY SPECIALTY, THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AREA.
WE DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 27 BOARDS COMMISSIONS.
THEY ARE TYPICALLY FOR THREE YEAR TERMS EACH APPOINTMENT FOR THE APPLICATION REVIEW.
WE SUGGEST THAT YOU SEEK INPUT FROM STAFF LIAISONS FOR THE COMMISSIONS, AND THEN YOU SEEK INPUT FROM THE COUNCIL LIAISON FOR THE COMMISSION . FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBER RECOMMENDATION, WE DO HAVE A ROTATING LIST FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AGAIN, THE WORKING CALENDAR IS LOCATED ONLINE OR WE EMAIL IT OUT EVERY FRIDAY.
IT IS A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT CHANGES DAILY.
IT IS DISTRIBUTED EVERY FRIDAY WITH THE AGENDA AND AS I SAID, IT'S POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE.
AND NOW I'M GOING TO TURN THE LEGAL SPHERE OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY, STERLING SOLOMON.
NO, THIS IS THIS IS, LIKE SHE SAID, A REFRESHER.
I APPRECIATE STACEY'S QUICK PRESENTATION.
WHILE THERE ARE MULTIPLE SLIDES THAT I HAVE, I WILL TELL YOU I'LL MOVE THROUGH THEM VERY QUICKLY BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM DEAL WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, THIS OPEN MEETING PROCESS. SOME OF THE SLIDES I'M GOING TO SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME ON, THOUGH, ARE ONES THAT WE DON'T DEAL WITH AS REGULARLY, SUCH AS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR GIFTS AND HOW THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE TO ACCEPT ANY GIFTS.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT'S FLAGSTAFF'S UNIQUE CHARTER TO GOVERN ITSELF.
THE CITY GOVERNMENT STAFF WORKS CLOSELY WITH STAFF AND COMES TO YOU AS A COUNCIL WHEN IT COMES TO ACTUALLY PUTTING THAT POLICY INTO PLACE. AND WE'LL GET INTO THAT A LITTLE MORE HERE LATER, BUT COUNCIL DOESN'T DIRECT CITY STAFF.
THERE'S A NONINTERFERENCE CLAUSE IN THE CITY CHARTER IN ARTICLE 12, SECTION 18, AND THAT'S COMMON TO ALL COUNCIL MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT CHARTERS. SO THE COUNCIL APPOINTS TWO OTHER POSITIONS THE POSITION THAT I'M IN THE CITY ATTORNEY AS WELL AS THE CITY MAGISTRATE IN THE CHARTER, JUST SO YOU KNOW, IT'S REFERRED TO AS POLICE JUDGE OR POLICE JUDGES, BUT THOSE ARE THE ONLY THREE POSITIONS THAT YOU APPOINT THE CITY MANAGER DOES ALL OF THE OTHER HIRING, FIRING FOR ALL CITY STAFF AND THAT SORT OF THING.
SO THE COUNCIL POWERS AND DUTIES ARE OUTLINED IN ARTICLE TWO OF THE CHARTER.
THAT'S WHERE WE GET INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THE FACT THAT FOUR OR MORE COUNCIL MEMBERS CONSTITUTE A QUORUM BECAUSE WE HAVE A TOTAL OF SEVEN ON THE COUNCIL, AND A QUORUM IS USUALLY IF WE HAD THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS MISSING TONIGHT, WE WOULD STILL HAVE A QUORUM.
AS THE MAYOR UNDER THE CHARTER, IT'S CLEARLY STATED THE MAYOR IS THE CEREMONIAL HEAD OF CITY AND PROVIDES OVER THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AS THE CHAIR.
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SPECIFICALLY DRAWN OUT THERE.SO COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE WHERE ALL OF THESE DECISIONS AND THESE FORMAL ACTIONS TAKE PLACE.
THEY'RE DECISIONS OR FORMAL ACTIONS THAT CREATE ORDINANCES THAT GO INTO OUR CITY CODE, REALLY IMPLEMENT THE POLICY THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO PUT FORWARD, AND THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO NOTE THAT POLICY WITHOUT MAKING AN OFFICIAL CITY CODE OUT OF IT, AND THAT'S TO PASS A RESOLUTION AND COUNCIL DOES RESOLUTIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
SO SPECIFIC TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, AS STACEY INDICATED, YOU HAVE YOUR TWO GENERAL MEETINGS AND THEN YOU HAVE AND THAT'S THE FIRST AND FOURTH OR EXCUSE ME, FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, AND THEN YOU HAVE WORK SESSIONS AS WELL, BUT WE MEET EVERY TUESDAY EITHER IN A GENERAL MEETING OR GENERAL REGULAR MEETING OR A WORK SESSION.
YOU CAN ALSO HAVE SPECIAL MEETINGS, RETREATS AND SO ON, AND YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF THAT.
SO UNDER THE RULES OF PROCEDURE, YOU HAVE ALL OF THOSE SPECIFICS LAID OUT, BUT I WANTED JUST SO YOU COULD SEE THESE SLIDES HERE, THEY ALL DO HEARKEN BACK TO A SECTION OF THE CHARTER.
OTHER GENERAL AREAS OF THE CHARTER ARE GOVERNING CITY DIVISIONS AND THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, NOT APARTMENTS, EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS APARTMENTS ON THE SLIDE THERE.
FINANCE AND TAXATION CONTRACTS, ELECTIONS INITIATIVES, REFERENDUMS, RECALLS, FRANCHISE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND A LOT OF OTHER GENERAL SUCCESSION IN GOVERNMENT AND AMENDMENTS, THAT SORT OF THING.
COUNCIL ACTS, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE BY MOTION.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
SO TO THE CITY CODE THAT IS CREATED BY THOSE ACTIONS.
AGAIN, THOSE ARE BY ORDINANCE.
WE HAVE TO READINGS OF ORDINANCES AND THEY CAN HAPPEN ONLY IN THE REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETINGS.
YOU CAN'T HAVE ACTION IN WORK SESSIONS.
SO WE'RE IN A WORK SESSION TONIGHT.
THAT'S WHY THERE'S NO MOTION, NO SECOND, AND THAT SORT OF THING ON WORK SESSION ITEMS, THOSE THOSE ORDINANCES, LIKE I SAID, BECOME CODIFIED AS GENERAL ORDINANCES IN THE CITY CODE.
IT'S REALLY WHERE THE NUTS AND BOLTS ARE OF THE DETAILS OF CITY REGULATIONS.
THAT'S WHAT THE CITY CODE EXISTS FOR.
IT GOVERNS EVERYTHING FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
NUISANCES, DOGS AT LARGE, CREATIONS OF SPECIFIC DUTIES FOR CITY DIVISIONS AND SECTIONS, ZONING REGULATIONS, MINIMUM WAGE, ALL OF THE ABOVE, AND IT'S DIVIDED INTO 15 DIFFERENT TITLES THAT WE ADMINISTER THE CITY CODE UNDER.
SO WHAT IS THE PURPOSE? TRANSPARENCY IS THE KEY OF OPEN MEETING LAW.
WHEN I SAY THE PURPOSE, I'M REFERRING TO OPEN MEETING LAW.
THIS IS A JOKE MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE, BUT IT'S A COMMON.
FLOOR, I WILL SAY, OF THOSE IN GOVERNANCE NOT TO BE OPEN ENOUGH WHERE THEY CAN BE GRANTED.
YOU MAY HAVE AREAS WHERE YOU NEED TO MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE MORE LATER, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE OPEN, AND ARIZONA HAS VERY CLEAR, OPEN MEETING LAWS.
MOST OF THEM ARE FOUND IN TITLE 38, AND ALL MEETINGS AND LEGAL ACTIONS OF PUBLIC BODIES HAVE TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THOSE OPENLY CONDUCTED MEETINGS THAT ARE POSTED WELL IN ADVANCE AND THAT HAVE AGENDA ITEMS THAT ADEQUATELY EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING TO BE DISCUSSED.
IT CAN'T BE OFF SITE OR AT ANOTHER MEETING WITH A MAJORITY OF COUNCIL.
ONLY THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE POSTED AS POSTED CAN BE DISCUSSED.
WE'VE HAD THAT, I THINK, RECONFIRMED FOR US IN THE LAST FEW MEETINGS FAIRLY CLEARLY, BUT THE GOAL, AGAIN, IS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO THESE MEETINGS, TO THESE DISCUSSIONS, TO THESE ACTIONS TO BE MAXIMIZED, TRANSPARENCY AT ITS BEST, AND FOR THAT
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REASON, IF THERE'S EVER A QUESTION, ANY UNCERTAINTY IS GOING TO BE RESOLVED IN THE IN THE VEIN OF OPENNESS.SO THE DEFINITION OF A MEETING OR UNDER OPEN MEETING, IT'S A GATHERING IN PERSON THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICES OR THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICES OF A QUORUM OF A PUBLIC BODY AT WHICH THEY DISCUSS, PROPOSE OR TAKE LEGAL ACTION, INCLUDING DELIBERATIONS.
SO THIS WAS VERY INTERESTING OVER COVID RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF COVID, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTUALLY HAD TO ISSUE A LEGAL OPINION BECAUSE THE STATUTE ONLY READ THAT TELEPHONIC PARTICIPATION WAS POSSIBLE, BUT THERE WERE SO MANY THAT WAS A LITTLE ARCHAIC.
THERE WERE SO MANY OTHER OPTIONS, SUCH AS MICROSOFT TEAMS, ZOOM, SKYPE.
YOU HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN GATHER AND MEET TECHNOLOGICALLY NOW OVER ELECTRONIC MEANS, AND THE AG'S OPINION AT THE BEGINNING OF COVID WAS ABSOLUTELY AS LONG AS IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO, AND THE KEY WORD IN THE STATUTE IS ATTEND WHEN YOU CAN ATTEND THE MEETING AND PARTICIPATE.
WE HAD A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO EMAIL IN AT THAT TIME WHEN WE WERE 100% REMOTE.
NOW, WITH THIS HYBRID OPTION, WE SEE IT AT EVERY MEETING.
SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THAT OPTION, BUT THOSE AREN'T THE ONLY KINDS OF PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT CAN OCCUR OR I SHOULDN'T SAY PUBLIC MEETINGS CAN OCCUR OVER EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS AS WELL, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE PITFALLS OF OPEN MEETING LAW VIOLATIONS.
I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY THAT BEFORE, BUT YOU ALWAYS WANT TO STAY AWAY FROM THE REPLY ALL OPTION ON ANYTHING THAT COMES TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO AVOID ANY KIND OF ISSUES WITH OPEN MEETING LAW.
SO THEY ALSO HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE NOTICE AGENDA AND MINUTE REQUIREMENTS.
AGAIN, THE PURPOSE BEHIND NOTICE IS LET'S LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BE POTENTIALLY TAKING ACTION ON? SO IF THE PUBLIC WANTS TO SHOW UP, TO GIVE THEIR INPUT AND TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THEIR CONCERNS, THEY CAN DO SO.
THAT HAS TO BE DONE AT A MINIMUM, 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE.
AS LONG AS IT'S MONDAY BEFORE 3:00, WE MEET THAT NOTICE REQUIREMENT UNDER THE STATE STATUTE, MINUTES HAVE TO INCLUDE THE DATE, THE TIME, THE PLACE, EVERYBODY THAT WAS PRESENT, THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF MATTERS AND SO ON.
IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE VERBATIM IN THE MINUTES.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, BUT THAT'S WHY BOTH STACIES ARE BUSY TYPING AWAY ALL THE TIME, AND SHE'S NOT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE EVERYTHING I'M SAYING IS ALREADY IN HERE. SO.
SO WHAT IS A QUORUM? LIKE I SAID, IT'S A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS.
IF THERE'S NOT A QUORUM, WE SIMPLY DON'T MEET EVERYBODY.
GO HOME, AND THE MEETING'S GOING TO BE POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE, AND THAT HAPPENS IF FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE TO LEAVE DURING A MEETING AND WE'RE DOWN TO THREE, THE MEETING'S OVER, AND WE POSTPONED WHATEVER WAS LEFT ON THE AGENDA TO THE NEXT MEETING.
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ARE WHERE WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE MORE CONFIDENTIAL OR SENSITIVE ITEMS THAT, FOR VARIOUS REASONS, MAY BE BETTER ADDRESSED IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE'S A REASON, FOR EXAMPLE, UNDER A SECTION OF THE STATUTE, THAT SUBSECTION ALLOWS YOU TO TALK ABOUT PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS WHEN YOU'RE EITHER LOOKING AT SELLING OR BUYING A PIECE OF PROPERTY.
THAT'S ONE THAT'S BEEN ADDED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS OR SAFETY PLANS FOR A CITY THAT'S ANOTHER ONE THAT'S BEEN ADDED THERE, NINE UNDER THE STATUTE, BUT THE MOST COMMONLY USED, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, ARE PERSONNEL, LEGAL ADVICE, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND PROPERTY ITEMS, BUT THAT'S IT FOR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
POP QUIZ. WHAT ARE THE OTHER THREE? WHAT'S NUMBER THREE ONE OR THE OTHER THREE? OH, I HAD THAT ON MY COMPUTER, BUT JUST IN CASE YOU DID THAT, I DON'T HAVE THEM MEMORIZED.
THAT'S. I KNOW WHERE IT IS, THOUGH.
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NATIONS THERE.IT'S A CATCHALL THAT IF THERE'S A LEGAL QUESTION THAT COMES UP OR IF I HEAR YOU STARTING TO DISCUSS SOMETHING THAT COULD PRESENT A LEGAL ISSUE FOR THE CITY, I CAN RECOMMEND WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION WHERE I CAN GIVE YOU LEGAL ADVICE.
YOU CAN'T REALLY HAVE A DISCUSSION AND GIVE DIRECTION BACK TO ME OR TO OTHER CITY STAFF ON THAT.
IN FACT, YOU CAN'T DO IT AT ALL.
IT'S JUST FOR LEGAL ADVICE AND THEN YOU COME BACK OUT HERE AND HAVE YOUR DISCUSSION, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON ITEM FOR WHICH WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, ONE THAT LEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCED ON RECENTLY.
IT WAS DURING THE LAST SESSION, NOT THIS YEARS TO ELIMINATE THAT FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
REASONS TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
YOU AS ONE COUNCIL MEMBER ASKING THREE OTHERS, HEY, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO VOTE ON THIS? WE CAN'T DO THAT.
THAT KIND OF GETS PEOPLE LEANING IN THE DIRECTION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GO.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY? SO STERLING THE OPEN MEETING.
DOES THAT APPLY TO THINGS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE POLICY DECISIONS BY COUNCIL? FOR INSTANCE, IF I POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT I LIKE PRESIDENT BIDEN OR I DON'T LIKE PRESIDENT BIDEN, THAT'S NEVER GOING TO COME BEFORE A COUNCIL.
SO EVEN THOUGH SEVEN MEMBERS MIGHT SEE THAT, IS THAT OKAY? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY.
SO IT'S ONLY THINGS THAT ARE COMING THAT MIGHT COME BEFORE COUNCIL? AND THE BEST RULE OF THUMB IS ANYTHING THAT IS CITY BUSINESS.
YOU'VE HEARD WHISPERINGS THAT SOMEBODY MAY EVEN MAKE A FAIR ON AN ITEM POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THAT WHERE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS COULD SEE IT COULD BE A PROBLEM POLLING OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT IT, DEFINITELY, BUT IF THERE'S NO CHANCE FOR BEING A CITY ISSUE, THEN I'M OKAY.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, AND THAT'S A THAT'S A CLARIFIER THAT I'M GLAD YOU'RE MAKING BECAUSE IT'S ANYTHING THAT'S CITY BUSINESS, AND IF IT'S CITY RELATED, YOU'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE THAT IT COULD BE CITY BUSINESS.
YOU MAY BE OKAY TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.
JUST WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT IT.
YEAH, BUT IF YOU DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BY ALL MEANS, GIVE ME A CALL.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S FOR TOTAL, AND IF YOU'RE DOING THAT INTENTIONALLY, THAT'S A PROBLEM.
EVEN IF YOU'RE DOING IT AND IT COULD POTENTIALLY HAPPEN.
I'M GOING TO ADVISE STAY AWAY FROM IT IF YOU CAN.
AGAIN, THE REASON IS TRANSPARENCY.
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING REPLY ALL ON THOSE EMAILS, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF EMAILS WHERE THE ENTIRE COUNCIL RECEIVES A BIT OF INFORMATION FROM EITHER STAFF OR THE PUBLIC. I NEVER SEE ANY COME FROM YOU TO ALL, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING.
YOU SHOULD NOT BE SENDING EMAILS TO EACH OTHER IN A GROUP FORMAT, BUT THE SAME GOES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA MAKING A POST AND SAYING, HEY, ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLEASE CHIME IN AND LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS.
THAT KIND OF THING ISN'T APPROPRIATE.
SO THE REASON, AGAIN, TRANSPARENCY.
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YOU OR BE ON, AND AGAIN, HERE'S A LITTLE FUNNY TO ILLUSTRATE THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF LET'S MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE TO HEAR WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED.IT CAN'T BE AT SOMEBODY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.
IT CAN'T BE ON AN EMAIL CHAIN.
IT'S ALL PUBLIC BUSINESS TO BE DISCUSSED HERE IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC WHERE PUBLIC CAN SEE IT.
SO PENALTIES IF FOUND GUILTY OF AN OPEN MEETING LAW VIOLATION.
THE COURT CAN LEVY A FINE UP TO $500 AGAINST THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL.
THAT'S THE KEY AGAINST THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL THAT PERPETRATED THE VIOLATION, IF YOU WILL, AND THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL MAY NOT MAY MUST PERSONALLY PAY THAT FINE.
IT CAN'T COME OUT OF CITY FUNDS, AND, OF COURSE, THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL IS SUBJECT TO REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS, AND I'M GETTING INTO THIS BECAUSE IT'S ONE THAT WE DO QUITE A BIT, AND I'LL WRAP BACK AROUND TO IT IN A MOMENT WHEN WE TALK MORE GENERALLY ABOUT RULES OF PROCEDURE, BUT THE REASON I GET INTO IT HERE IS I THINK WE'VE DONE A BETTER JOB MOVING FORWARD THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS ON ITEMS, BUT THESE ARE ITEMS OF HIGH INTEREST WITH APPLICANTS THAT HAVE A LOT INVESTED IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND HAVING A PROPER PROCESS IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF OUR MEETINGS. SO THE CHAIR CAN LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR PUBLIC DEBATE DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCE AND ATTENDANCE, AND THAT'S RIGHT OUT OF OUR RULES OF PROCEDURE.
THE CHAIR CAN ALSO REMIND THE PUBLIC, OR SHOULD THAT COMMENTS WILL BE NO MORE THAN 3 MINUTES, JUST LIKE MS. FOBAR TOLD US DURING HER PRESENTATION AND THOSE REQUIRING INTERPRETATION OR TRANSLATION, THEY GET UP TO 5 MINUTES AND IF THE CHAIR SO CHOOSES A PERSON SPEAKING FOR A GROUP OF TEN OR MORE, PEOPLE CAN HAVE UP TO 15 MINUTES, BUT NO MORE THAN THAT.
A RECOMMENDATION THAT I'VE ALWAYS MADE IS LET'S HAVE THOSE TEN PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING REPRESENTED BY THAT ONE STAND UP, AND THEN IF SOMEBODY ELSE SAYS THEY'RE REPRESENTING TEN PEOPLE.
THE SAME ONES THAT STOOD UP FOR THE FIRST ONE CAN'T STAND UP FOR THE SECOND ONE.
SO JUST JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S BEING TREATED FAIRLY AND YOU CAN'T CEDE YOUR 3 MINUTES TO SOMEBODY ELSE TO GIVE THEM 6 MINUTES , BUT UNDER THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS, THE FIRST STEP IS THE MAYOR OPENS THE PUBLIC HEARING.
STAFF HAS 10 MINUTES OR MORE TIME AS THE COUNCIL SEES FIT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION.
THEN THE APPLICANT GETS THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION.
COUNCIL'S QUESTIONS TO STAFF AND THE APPLICANT THEN OCCUR AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT AGAIN 3 MINUTES FOR INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS WHO ARE ASKED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND.
THE APPLICANT'S RESPONSE THEN COMES ONLY UPON THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE A RESPONSE.
THE MAYOR DOESN'T HAVE TO CALL FOR ONE IF THEY HAVEN'T REQUESTED IT, AND THEN STAFF'S RESPONSE, IF ANY, AND THEN COUNCIL DELIBERATES AND ASKS ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANTS AND STAFF. IT'S A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD PROCESS, ONE THAT I THINK WE'RE DOING A LOT BETTER AT FOLLOWING.
NOT THAT WE EVER DID A POOR JOB.
ONE THING ON THIS, I WILL NOTE THAT RELEVANT QUESTIONS.
WHAT MAY HAPPEN WITH THAT IS SOMEBODY MIGHT SAY SOMEDAY, WELL, I DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE TO CONTINUE MY THOUGHT BECAUSE NO COUNCIL MEMBER ASKED FOR MY CONTINUED THOUGHTS.
COMING UP WITH AN ACTUAL FORMAL QUESTION TO A PUBLIC COMMENTER IS ALWAYS A BETTER PRACTICE.
SO THAT'S THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURE.
SO I'M GOING TO SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME ON SOME OF THESE SLIDES THAN I HAVE.
JUST A FEW EXAMPLES ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
AGAIN, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO BE REFRESHED.
IT'S IN TITLE 38, SECTION 501-511, AND IT APPLIES TO ALL PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
THAT INCLUDES COUNCIL MEMBERS, BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS, ALL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, WHERE ALL PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND A PUBLIC OFFICER, AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS OR WHO HAS A RELATIVE WITH A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN A DECISION OF THE PUBLIC AGENCY OR IN ANY CONTRACT SALE, PURCHASE
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OR SERVICE TO SUCH PUBLIC AGENCY HAS TO HAS TO DISCLOSE THAT INTEREST AND THEN HAS TO REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING.AND ONE OF THE KEYS WITH THAT IS THE WORD SUBSTANTIAL.
WHAT'S SUBSTANTIAL VERSUS REMOTE? A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IS ANYTHING THAT'S NON SPECULATIVE AND IT'S FINANCIAL, PECUNIARY OR PROPRIETARY, AND IT CAN ALSO BE A LOSS, A LOSS THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.
IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO THINK OF A SITUATION THAT WHERE THAT MIGHT OCCUR.
SO GENERALLY ANY INTEREST THAT AFFECTS YOU OR YOUR RELATIVES FINANCIAL, PECUNIARY OR PROPRIETARY INTERESTS IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULDN'T BE VOTING ON OR DISCUSSING WHEN IT'S WHEN IT COMES FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL.
WILL MY DECISION HAVE A POSITIVE OR A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MY INTERESTS OR THAT OF MY RELATIVES? AND WHEN I SAY RELATIVES, IT'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS.
DO I HAVE A MONETARY OR AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THE MATTER? AND IS MY INTEREST OTHER THAN ONE OF THE DESIGNATED REMOTE INTERESTS? IS IT SOMETHING THAT IS NOT DESIGNATED UNDER STATUTE AS REMOTE? SO. AS YOU GO THROUGH THAT ANALYSIS, REMOTE INTERESTS, AGAIN, ARE FINANCIAL AND PRIVATE PROPERTY INTERESTS DEEMED TO BE SO MINOR AS TO NOT TRIGGER REPORTING AND ESSENTIALLY STEPPING DOWN AND NOT PARTICIPATING ON THAT ITEM.
YOU CAN STILL VOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE REMOTE, AND A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES VERY BRIEFLY HERE, REMOTE INTEREST EXAMPLES OF THAT OF A NON SALARIED OFFICER OF A NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
SAY ONE OF YOU SERVES ON A NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
THE EXAMPLE HERE, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM BEING AN UNPAID DIRECTOR OF A BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND VOTING TO APPROVE A NEW BUILDING PROJECT FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WHEN IT COMES BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FINANCIAL GAIN OUT OF THAT.
SOME PEOPLE MAY SAY, WELL, YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY HELPING THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OUT.
WELL, IT'S THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM FOR A MEMBER OF COUNCIL TO DISCUSS AND VOTE ON NEW WATER OR NEW SEWER RATES, EVEN THOUGH THAT COUNCIL MEMBER IS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THOSE SAME RATES. KIND OF SIMILAR TO THAT A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A PUBLIC OFFICIAL THAT IS A MEMBER OF A SPECIFIC TRADE OR BUSINESS WHERE THERE ARE TEN OR MORE IN THAT TRADE OR BUSINESS THAT ARE GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THAT.
IF THERE ARE TEN OR MORE, THEN THERE'S NOT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND WE HAVE HAD THIS COME UP IN TRADES THAT DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF PROPER BUSINESS OWNERS OUT THERE OPERATING IN THAT TRADE.
BUT IF IT'S TEN PLUS, THEN THERE'S NOT A SUBSTANTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
A MUCH BROADER EXAMPLE HERE IS IT'S NOT A PROBLEM FOR A P AND Z COMMISSIONER WHO'S A PROPERTY OWNER TO DISCUSS A CHANGE IN ZONING AMENDMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO IMPACT NUMEROUS PROPERTIES, MORE THAN TEN PROPERTIES ACROSS THE CITY.
SO WHAT IF YOU DO HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL CONFLICT REFRAIN FROM VOTING OR PARTICIPATING IN THE DECISION? MAKE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST KNOWN OFFICIALLY HERE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING.
I HAVE A CONFLICT ON THIS AND I'M GOING TO STEP OUT AND LEAVE THE DAIS AND ACTUALLY LEAVE THE ROOM.
IT WASN'T A GOOD SITUATION AND I THINK IT'S THE BEST POLICY TO LEAVE THE DAIS, LEAVE THE ROOM, AND IF IT'S A MEETING THAT YOU'RE ON FOR REMOTELY, YOU SIMPLY JUMP OUT OF THE MEETING AND WE'LL CONTACT YOU TO GET BACK IN AFTER THE DISCUSSION AND DECISION HAS BEEN MADE.
SO WHAT IF YOU AREN'T SURE? ASK ME. JUST LET ME KNOW AND WE'LL FIND OUT.
IF IT'S AN OFFICIAL REQUEST, SAY ONE COUNCIL MEMBER OR COMMISSIONER ASKS FOR A LEGAL OPINION, WRITTEN LEGAL OPINION ON ANOTHER COMMISSIONER OR A COUNCIL MEMBER. THAT WRITTEN LEGAL OPINION WILL BE AN OPEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT.
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IT'LL BE ON FILE WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE.THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE STATUTE READS.
THIS ONE'S PRETTY SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD.
JUST SO I PRESUME IT'S OKAY IF YOU HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO LISTEN TO THE DISCUSSION.
RIGHT, AND I WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT.
I MEAN, THAT'S SO BLATANT, SO OBVIOUS, IT'S YOUR CHOICE.
IF YOU'RE ONLY LISTENING AND YOU'RE NOT COMMUNICATING IN ANY OTHER WAY, THEN IT'S OKAY.
ALL OF THESE DECISIONS ARE UP TO YOU, BUT THAT WOULD BE MY ADVICE IS TO COMPLETELY GET OUT OF THE MEETING, AND WE'VE WE'VE DONE THAT WHERE WE'VE HAD CONFLICTS AND SOMEBODY HAS LEFT THE MEETING AND THEN COME BACK IN AFTER WE FINISHED, WE'VE CONTACTED THEM.
SO AGAIN, IF YOU'RE NOT SURE, JUST GIVE ME A CALL.
LET ME KNOW. BACK TO THE NEXT ONE.
IT'S NEVER A GOOD IDEA TO USE AN OFFICIAL POSITION TO SECURE OR ACCEPT ANY VALUABLE THING OR BENEFIT THAT WOULD NOT ORDINARILY ACCRUE TO YOU IN THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR OFFICIAL DUTIES.
SAME FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONERS.
A GIFT CARD. JUST SAY THANKS, BUT NO THANKS.
YOU JUST WANT TO STAY AWAY FROM THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY IN EVERY WAY PUBLIC.
WELL, WHEN I WAS AN ENGINEER, OUR POLICY WAS, IF HE CAN EAT, IT IS OKAY.
IN OTHER WORDS, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO BUY YOU LUNCH, I'LL HAVE TO ADMIT, THERE'S BEEN MANY TIMES WHERE I'VE MET WITH PEOPLE AND SAY, NO, I'M BUYING MY OWN LUNCH, BUT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF DISCUSSION, I MEAN, IF YOU MET AT MCDONALD'S AND HE BOUGHT YOU A $1 HAMBURGER, IS THAT OKAY OR? I THINK, AGAIN, THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE IS ON PUBLIC PERCEPTION.
SORRY, PUBLIC PERCEPTION AND THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT.
THAT'S ULTIMATELY YOUR CALL IF IT'S DE MINIMIS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I STILL ADVISE AGAINST ANY OF IT AND I'M VERY CONSERVATIVE IN MY ADVICE.
RIGHT. YOU KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M STATING THAT UP FRONT.
I DON'T HAVE ANY ARGUMENT WITH YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.
SO IN THAT DECISION MAKING PROCESS, JUST CONSIDER, IS THERE SUFFICIENT APPEARANCE THAT YOU'RE CONTINUED PARTICIPATION AND THIS IS BACK TO THE GENERAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WOULD HARM YOUR CREDIBILITY OR THE CREDIBILITY OF THE COUNCIL? IS THE ACCUSATION REASONABLY GROUNDED? AND ON THE FLIP SIDE, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT THE PERSON MAKING THE ACCUSATION AGAINST YOU STANDS TO GAIN FROM HAVING YOU STEP AWAY FROM IT? IF IT'S A REMOTE CONFLICT AND YOU REALLY COULD PARTICIPATE AND SOMEBODY YOU THINK MAY NOT WANT YOU TO FOR SOME REASON, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF ANALYSIS TO GO INTO IT, AND I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO DISCUSS THAT WITH YOU.
WHAT IF YOU DO ACTUALLY DECLARE A CONFLICT? SO SORRY.
WHAT IF YOU DO NOT ACTUALLY DECLARE A SUBSTANTIAL CONFLICT? CONTRACTS ARE VOIDABLE.
IF A DECISION WAS MADE TO APPROVE A CONTRACT THAT YOU HAD A CONFLICT ON THAT CAN BE VOIDED, AFFECTED PERSONS, SOMEBODY THAT LOST OUT ON THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT CAN SUE AND THE COURT CAN ASSESS ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS AGAINST BOTH THE CITY AND YOU PERSONALLY.
SO AGAIN, JUST LET US KNOW AND WE CAN WALK YOU THROUGH TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SAFE ON THOSE.
WHAT IF I DO NOT DECLARE A CONFLICT OF A SUBSTANTIAL CONFLICT? AGAIN, SOME MORE ISSUES, FORFEITURE OF OFFICE, AND, YES, THERE ARE POTENTIAL CRIMINAL PENALTIES AS WELL FOR SERIOUS KNOWING AND INTENTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAW THAT CAN BE A FELONY AND NEGLECT OR BEING RECKLESS IN VIOLATING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAW.
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AGAIN, THE BEST THING, JUST STAY AWAY FROM IT.SO MOVING QUICKLY THROUGH THE RULES OF PROCEDURE COUNSEL UNDER THE CHARTER, SECTION 14 OF ARTICLE TWO CAN DETERMINE ITS OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE HAS DONE SO. IN FACT, THE MOST RECENT UPDATE TO THOSE RULES HAPPENED LAST NOVEMBER, AND JUST REALLY QUICKLY, GOING THROUGH THOSE THOSE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATUTES AND STATE LAW ARE INCORPORATED IN OUR RULES OF PROCEDURE UNDER RULE TWO.
RULE THREE SETS FORTH THE SPECIFIC TIMES AND DATES OF THOSE OPEN MEETINGS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.
RULE FOUR GIVES INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PREPARATION OF THE AGENDA THAT STACY WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, AND 4.02 AND 4.0 TO 3 GOVERN THE FAIR PROCESS, AND I'M GETTING A LITTLE MORE INTO DETAIL HERE BECAUSE.
NOT ALL OF US UNDERSTAND THE FAIR PROCESS.
I DEMONSTRATED THAT VERY WELL TONIGHT, DIDN'T I? THE DEFINITION OF A FAIR.
IT'S A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUEST.
IT'S RAISED EITHER WITH THE CITY MANAGER.
OR YOU CAN BRING IT UP DURING TO FROM AT THE END OF A COUNCIL MEETING.
IT IT'S THEN PLACED ON AN AGENDA FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER, AND IF TWO ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT YOUR REQUEST, THEN IT'S PLACED INTO THE QUEUE THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AND IT STAYS IN THAT QUEUE UNTIL IT COMES UP IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OR IT CAN BE REORDERED.
WE FOUND OUT TONIGHT IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DO THAT, THE WORK SESSION WERE THAT FAIR.
THERE IS A PORTION UNDER THE RULE THAT SAYS IN THAT WINDOW OF TIME BETWEEN THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS SAYING, YES, LET'S MOVE THIS FORWARD AND IT COMING TO AN AGENDA.
8 HOURS OF STAFF TIME CAN BE PUT INTO IT, AND I THINK THIS WAS PUT IN PLACE BECAUSE WE HAD SOME FAIRS THAT WERE REQUIRING A VERY VAST AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME, AND I'VE TALKED TO GREG ABOUT THIS AND LEADERSHIP AND EXTENDED LEADERSHIP THIS WEEK.
8 HOURS IS WHAT IT SAYS IN THE RULE, BUT WE WANT TO WE WANT TO GET YOU THE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION.
WE JUST CAN'T SPEND A TON OF TIME ON ONE SPECIFIC FAIR.
AT THE WORK SESSION WHERE THE FAIR IS ACTUALLY DISCUSSED AND SOME STAFF TIME HAS GONE INTO IT, FOUR PLUS MEMBERS OF COUNCIL HAVE TO ACTUALLY SAY, OKAY, I MOVE THIS FORWARD FOR ACTUAL CONSIDERATION AS A REGULAR AGENDA ITEM.
SO ALSO UNDER RULE 4.3, REMOVAL OF A FAIR IS POSSIBLE IF IT HASN'T COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AT ALL.
THE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT ASKS FOR IT CAN JUST PULL IT.
IF IT'S ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO RETAIN THE ITEM, HOWEVER, THE CITY COUNCIL OR THE CITY MANAGER SENDS AN EMAIL SAYING COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY WANTS TO REMOVE THIS FAIR.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SUPPORT IT? IF IT GETS NO SUPPORT, IT'S REMOVED, AND THEN ONCE ON THE AGENDA, THE REQUEST TO REMOVE HAS TO HAPPEN HERE AT THE PUBLIC MEETING.
SO RULE FIVE GOVERNS THE ORDER OF BUSINESS, WHICH YOU AS A COUNCIL DISCUSS AND DECIDE ON VARIOUS ITEMS. THAT INCLUDES THE CONSENT AND THE ROUTINE AND THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THOSE PORTIONS OF THE AGENDA.
RULE SIX IS WHERE THE MAYOR IS DESIGNATED AS THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL.
IT'S ALSO WHERE THE VICE MAYOR IS DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON WHO RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES IN THE LAST ELECTION AND USED THIS MOST RECENTLY WITH VICE MAYOR SWEET WHEN VICE MAYOR DAGGETT STEPPED DOWN.
SO THAT MOVES US TO RULE NUMBER SEVEN, AND THAT INVOLVES ORDER AND DECORUM HERE IN THE MEETINGS . THERE'S SOME CASE LAW THAT GOVERNS THIS AS WELL WHEN IT COMES TO DISRUPTION OF THE PUBLIC AT THE MEETINGS WITH REMOTE ACCESS. IT WASN'T AS MUCH OF AN ISSUE BECAUSE STACEY WOULD JUST MUTE PEOPLE, AND NOW I'M JUST KIDDING.
GREG CRAIG ALWAYS ACCUSES HER OF MUTING HIM.
RULE EIGHT IS THE PROCESS FOR APPEAL FROM A DECISION OF THE CHAIR.
THIS IS A VERY SPECIFIC RULE WHERE THE CHAIR ACTUALLY HAS TO STATE SOME SPECIFIC LANGUAGE.
IF A MOTION IS MADE TO APPEAL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR, THE CHAIR SAYS, SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR BE SUSTAINED? IF A MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTE AYE THE RULING OF THE CHAIR IS SUSTAINED, OTHERWISE IT'S OVERRULED.
THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ON THIS EITHER, SO THAT ONE'S FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
RULE NINE GOVERNS THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
YOU OUGHT TO READ THROUGH IT ALL.
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JUST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.IT'S A GOOD THING YOU FIND NEW THINGS ALL THE TIME.
LIKE I SAID, LIKE I DID TONIGHT.
SO THERE ARE A BUNCH OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS UNDER RULE 11, PRIOR STAFF AND REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS. THE 930 RULE.
WE ADHERE LOOSELY TO ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, BUT WHEN THERE IS A QUESTION GENERALLY WE REFER TO ROBERT'S RULES, FOR EXAMPLE, ON A MOTION TO RECONSIDER, WE DO HAVE SOME RULES IN OUR RULES OF PROCEDURE, BUT ROBERT'S RULES REALLY PROVIDES THE BACKDROP FOR THAT, WHERE MOST OF THESE RULES COME FROM.
CITIZEN PETITIONS WE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT HOW THEY COME SIMILAR TO A FAIR HAVE TO BE HEARD WITHIN 30 DAYS AND THEN PROVISIONS ON PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO AND SECURITY.
THE REASON FOR THAT, THE LANGUAGE.
WE CAN BE AT ANOTHER OFFSITE MEETING AND THERE'S ALWAYS OR TYPICALLY GOING TO BE A LECTERN AND WE CAN JUST SAY YOU HAVE TO BE BEHIND THAT AND IT'S TO PROVIDE SAFETY THERE.
SO A VERY HIGH LEVEL PASS OVER THE POLICY SPHERE, WHICH IS YOUR SPHERE.
HOW MUCH CAN YOU AFFORD ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, DELEGATION OF DUTIES, RESPONDING TO CITIZENS, STATE AND FEDERAL PRIORITIES? YOU SET YOUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES ALL THE TIME AND WORK WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND GET THINGS THROUGH THAT.
WE NEED MEETING PROTOCOL, TIME MANAGEMENT, CCRS.
THOSE ARE CITY COUNCIL REPORTS AND FAIRS.
AGAIN, THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, THE MOST DIRECT YOU CAN DO IS THE PASSING OF YOUR ORDINANCES THAT GO INTO EFFECT IN YOUR CITY CODE HERE IN FLAGSTAFF AND RESOLUTIONS THAT CALL OUT YOUR POLICY AND OF COURSE, THE FORMULATION OF COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.
SO THAT WAS A VERY HIGH LEVEL PASS OVER THE POLICY SPHERE.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO PRESENT TONIGHT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
IF NOT NOW, WHENEVER YOU HAVE A QUESTION, COME UP.
EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY.
[11. Public Participation]
THROUGH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.CELIA, YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND ADDRESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MY COMMENT WAS RECEIVED DURING THE WRONG AGENDA ITEM, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, AND SO I'M BACK AGAIN, AND I WILL MENTION THAT I AM INTERESTED IN THE PROCESS FOR RECEIVING FOR YOU RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE TIMBER SKY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AND THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WILL BE MADE PUBLIC THIS COMING FRIDAY WHEN THE AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING IS PUBLISHED, AND I DON'T THINK THREE DAYS OVER A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS LONG ENOUGH FOR THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU'VE DECLARED A HOUSING EMERGENCY.
ALL RIGHT, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT WAS JUST THE, WE JUST HAD THE ONE.
[12. Informational Items To/From Mayor, Council, and City Manager; future agenda item requests]
LET'S LET'S GO FOR A ROLL CALL ORDER.LET'S GO ROUND. SO, VICE MAYOR SWEET.
THANK YOU. TOMORROW NIGHT, I AM ATTENDING THE TASTE OF FLAGSTAFF.
IT BENEFITS VICTIM WITNESS SERVICES.
IT IS FROM 6 TO 9 OUT AT THE WISEMAN AVIATION AT THE AIRPORT, AND THEN ON THURSDAY, I AM TOURING THE CARPENTERS CARPENTERS UNION FACILITY IN PHENIX, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.NOTHING. TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY I'LL PROBABLY BE MISSING THE MEETING ON JUNE 7TH, AND KEEP THAT IN MIND IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING MOVING THE TIMBER SKY DISCUSSION BACK ONE WEEK.
THANK YOU. LAST WEEK I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND GREET WITH THE TEAM AT ELEVATE PRE K, WHICH WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION, JUST CHATTING WITH THEM ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.
I ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TOUR THE HAVEN MONTESSORI SCHOOL AND TODAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A PUBLIC WORKS TOUR THROUGH THE MUSEUM FLOOD AREA, WHICH BESIDES BEING INFORMATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL, I THINK MOST OF ALL IT WAS JUST VERY INSPIRING AND HERO WORK THAT THOSE GUYS ARE DOING UP THERE AND SEEING THE TOP DOWN WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING TO IMPROVE AND MITIGATE FUTURE FLOODING THROUGHOUT THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.
TOMORROW I WILL BE TOURING HIGH COUNTRY HUMANE, AND I'M EXCITED TO REVISIT THAT FACILITY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY? THE ONLY THING I WAS GOING TO MENTION, BUT I ACTUALLY MENTIONED IT BEFORE, WAS THAT I HAD A MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE THIS LAST WEEK, WHICH WAS INTERESTING. I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.
COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
I WILL BE ATTENDING THE FUNDRAISER FOR THE VICTIM WITNESS CENTER.
JUST A TASTE OF FLAGSTAFF AND I AM HUMBLED TO SHARE THAT YESTERDAY AT THE RURAL TRANSPORTATION ADVOCACY COUNCIL, YOURS TRULY WAS ELECTED AS VICE CHAIR, AND, AND NEXT WEEK, WE WILL HAVE METRO PLAN MEETING. THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.
YEAH. 2.6 MILLION FOR LONE TREE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY.
COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI? THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.
SO THIS PAST MONDAY, YESTERDAY.
WOW. FEELS LIKE A LONG TIME AGO.
I HAD A SITE VISIT AT THE LOCKHEED FOURTH STREET INTERSECTION.
I WAS JUST OUT THERE, AND I INVITED THE PUBLIC TO JOIN ME.
IT WAS IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE TRAFFIC FLOW OVER THE COURSE OF AN HOUR.
IN REGARDS TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT OR CELIA'S COMMENT ABOUT THE DATE I'M OPEN, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN, I HEARD YOU SAY THAT YOU WEREN'T GOING TO BE HERE IF WE PUSH IT BACK THAT WEEK, AND I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU'RE HERE FOR THAT CONVERSATION.
SO MAYBE I'LL LET YOU AND THE TEAM FIGURE OUT WHAT WE SHOULD DO ABOUT THAT, BUT WHATEVER MAKES SENSE, TOMORROW I'M GOING TO BE ATTENDING A VIRTUAL JUSTICE BRIEFING ABOUT RESPONDING TO HOMELESSNESS, EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING WHAT THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE, AND THEN LASTLY, THIS THURSDAY, CO-HOSTING A TOWN HALL AT PINE FOREST SCHOOL FROM 6 TO 7:30 P.M., AND IT'S POSTED FOR A QUORUM IN CASE THE QUORUM WERE TO SHOW UP, BUT JUST GOING TO FACILITATE A NICE DISCUSSION ABOUT PEOPLE'S COMMENTS, CONCERNS, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE IN REGARDS TO THAT ROUNDABOUT, AND SO YEAH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT GOOD MEETING TODAY, EVERYBODY.
THAT WAS A LONG MEETING AND I THOUGHT WE COVERED A LOT OF GOOD GROUND.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI, AND YES, TO ADDRESS THE COMMENTERS CELIA'S COMMENTS JUST A MINUTE AGO.
I ALSO DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT ON THE AGENDA NEXT WEEK.
SINCE IT IS A WORK SESSION THOUGH, WE CAN KICK IT TWO WEEKS AND HAVE IT ON THE NEXT WORK SESSION, RATHER PREFERABLY, BUT IF I MEAN IF COUNCIL IS AND I MEAN ALL I CAN KICK IT TO IN THE MEETING ON TUESDAY IF NECESSARY.
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THAT WAS NOT FAIR FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PREPARE AS COUNCIL TO TALK TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, AND WE NEED THAT EXTRA TIME FOR SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.SO THAT'S ONE THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT OR THE TWO FROM.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY YEAH.
SO I AGREE WITH YOU. THANK YOU, AND WE DO HAVE LEGAL ADVICE, DISCUSSION AND EXECUTIVE SESSION NEXT WEEK ON TUESDAY AS WELL, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TIME TO PROCESS ANY LEGAL INFORMATION ON MY OWN BEHALF TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MOVING AHEAD ACCORDINGLY.
TO CLARIFY THEN AND I'M MAKING NOTE HERE THAT DAN FALK IN THE CHAT COLUMN HAS STATED THAT THE DAY ITEM IS INTRODUCTION NEXT WEEK AND NOT SLATED FOR ACTION UNTIL JUNE 21ST.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION.
YES. I'D LIKE I'D LIKE THE EXTRA TIME.
THIS IS A BIG ONE, AND WE NEED TIME TO DIGEST THE DA, IN MY MIND.
SO TWO WEEK DELAY? A TWO WEEK DELAY.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI, I JUST WANTED TO ALSO CLARIFY.
WE CERTAINLY WOULD BE GLAD TO ACCOMMODATE IN ANY WAY, BUT WE WOULD NEED COUNCIL DIRECTION.
THIS PRETTY MUCH GOES TO THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU JUST HAD FROM YOUR CITY ATTORNEY THAT IT TAKES MORE THAN ONE COUNCIL PERSON TO DIRECT STAFF TO ORCHESTRATE A MEETING OR DO ANYTHING REALLY THAT IS OUTSIDE THE COURSE OF USUAL DUTIES.
I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL TO ALL COUNCIL PEOPLE, INCLUDING COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI, BUT IF THERE'S THINKING THAT STAFF IS DOING SOMETHING, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY AND SAY, WELL, NOT UNTIL WE HEAR FROM A MAJORITY OF COUNCIL.
THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, AND WHY DON'T YOU SHOOT US AN EMAIL AND GET THE STRAW POLL SO WE'RE NOT HAVING A BIG CONVERSATION UP HERE ON THIS ONE OUT OF RESPECT FOR STERLING. SO JUST JUST ONE THING FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE, IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO HOLD A MEETING OR AN EVENT THEMSELVES AND DO THAT OF THEIR OWN ACCORD, THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY ABLE TO DO THAT.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS AN OFFICIAL CITY MEETING.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT INVOLVES CITY STAFF, AS THE CITY MANAGER JUST MENTIONED, BUT IF.
TAKING A STRAW POLL, THAT KIND OF THING IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH OPEN MEETING LAW.
AS FAR AS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT COUNCIL WANTS TO HOLD THAT MEETING, IT SHOULD BE POSTED ON AN AGENDA AND CONSIDERED ON AN AGENDA WHETHER OR NOT COUNCIL WANTS TO HOLD A MEETING LIKE THAT, AND I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI HAS A QUESTION.
SO CITY MANAGER, WE'VE, WE'VE HAD SITE VISITS IN THE PAST TWO OTHER PROJECTS.
I GUESS MY QUESTION FOR YOU AND FOR THE GROUP REALLY IS HOW DO WE ORCHESTRATE THAT IN A TIMELY MANNER THAT DOESN'T GO THROUGH THE FAIR PROCESS? IF THERE'S A MAJORITY OF SUPPORT? WELL, I THINK THAT THIS IS ALREADY AGENDIZED FOR NEXT TUESDAY, AND THAT COULD BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION ON THE MAY 31ST MEETING WHERE IT IS SCHEDULED, THE FOURTH ST CEDAR AVENUE LOCKETT ROUND ROAD ROUNDABOUT DISCUSSION.
SO I DON'T THINK IT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE FAIR, BUT WE CAN PICK IT UP ON TUESDAY.
ABSOLUTELY. MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY RESPOND.
YOU KNOW, COUNCIL ALWAYS HAS THE PREROGATIVE OR IN MOST CASES TO CONTINUE AN ITEM, AND IF THAT CONTINUANCE WAS SUBJECT TO ALLOWING FOR A SITE VISIT TO OCCUR, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN CONTINUE AN ITEM TO AND ORCHESTRATE A MEETING OFF SITE.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO HAVE LEGAL COUNSEL ABOUT THE QUORUM ISSUE IF.
THEREFORE, YOU KNOW, SITE VISITS WOULD PROBABLY BE BROKEN UP INTO TWO VISITS.
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JUST AND THANK YOU STERLING TO THE POINT YOU JUST MADE MAYOR NEXT WEEK COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY RENDER AN OUTCOME OR A DECISION BUT COULD SAY MORE INFORMATION IS SOUGHT.WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SITE VISIT TO FURTHER THE DISCUSSION.
OKAY, MAYOR, YOU'VE APPROPRIATELY IDENTIFIED THAT CAN ALL HAPPEN DURING THE DISCUSSION NEXT WEEK WHEN IT'S PROPERLY, YOU KNOW, POSTED AND THE PUBLIC KNOWS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT. THAT'S WHERE THIS DISCUSSION SHOULD HAPPEN.
EXCELLENT. WELL, THEN WE WILL TAKE IT [INAUDIBLE] AT A TIME HERE.
ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, UNLESS ANYTHING ELSE, I DO BELIEVE WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.