Aug 22, 2022 City Council Special Meeting

OKAY. AND NOW WE ARE STREAMING.

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[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 regular meeting, 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).]

HERE. VICE MAYOR SWEET.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

HI, HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.

EVERYBODY, I'M HERE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE? I WILL. THANK YOU.

AND IF YOU CAN, AND COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT, PLEASE.

THE MISSION OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF IS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. AND LET'S DO COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN FOR OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, PLEASE.

COMING RIGHT UP.

DO HAVE AN AGENDA SET UP HERE.

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

THESE LANDS STILL INHABITED BY NATIVE DESCENDANTS, BORDER MOUNTAINS SACRED TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.

WE HONOR THEM THEIR LEGACIES, THEIR TRADITIONS, AND THEIR CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS.

WE CELEBRATE THEIR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

WHO WILL WHO WILL FOREVER KNOW THIS PLACE AS HOME? THANK YOU. AND THAT BRINGS US DOWN TO AGENDA ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION.

[4. Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2022-42: A resolution of the Flagstaff City Council, declaring official and adopting the results of the Primary Election held on August 2, 2022. STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Read Resolution No. 2022-42 by title only 2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2022-42 by title only (if approved above) 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2022-42]

I MOVE TO READ RESOLUTION NUMBER 2022-42 BY TITLE ONLY.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE.

ADAM, YOU HAD A COMMENT. THAT'S OKAY, MARY.

ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

I'LL START THAT ONE UP AGAIN.

AYE.

I THINK. I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI HAD A COMMENT.

STERLING. DID YOU WANT TO.

I SEE STERLING JUST PUT A C IN THE CHAT AS WELL.

YEAH. JUST WITH A CANVAS OF ELECTION, THERE TYPICALLY ISN'T ANY DISCUSSION, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THE CANDIDATES IN THE ELECTION ON THE DAIS.

SO I'M A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH DISCUSSION ON THIS FOR THE REASON THAT WE CAN'T USE CITY RESOURCES TO FURTHER AN ELECTION EITHER WAY. SO I'M A LITTLE LEERY ABOUT ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS.

SO IT'S UP TO YOU, CHAIR.

CAN I CAN I ASK STERLING A QUESTION? CERTAINLY. GO AHEAD. JUST KNOWING HOW SHORT THIS MEETING IS, I JUST HAD A QUICK COMMENT REGARDING THE JUST VOTER TURNOUT AND REGISTERED VOTERS.

STERLING, IS THAT A SUBJECT I'LL BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO? IN WHAT CONTEXT I GUESS, AS FAR AS VOTER TURNOUT AND REGISTERED VOTERS.

YOU KNOW, JUST SAY YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS AN ISSUE.

BUT I WAS JUST GOING TO SPEAK TO JUST THE TOTAL NUMBER BEING AROUND 40,000 WHO REGISTERED TO VOTE.

AND OF THAT 40,000, THIS IS ON THE RESOLUTION, YOU KNOW, JUST UNDER 30% OF THAT NUMBER ACTUALLY VOTED.

AND JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO MENTION THAT HERE DURING THIS MEETING.

OKAY. THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

YEAH, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.

WITH THAT, WE DO HAVE THE MOTION ON THE TABLE.

WE HAVE THOSE IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

CITY CLERK. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

A RESOLUTION OF THE FLAGSTAFF CITY COUNCIL DECLARING OFFICIAL AND ADOPTING THE RESULTS OF THE PRIMARY ELECTION HELD ON AUGUST 2ND, 2022.

I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2022-42.

I'LL SECOND THIS. ALSO SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY AND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

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ANY OPPOSED.

THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR MEETING TOMORROW.

THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.