Sep 27, 2022 City Council Special Meeting

[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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THANK YOU. IT IS OUR CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2022.

APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY AND HOLDING THE MEETING.

WE HAD AN EXTENDED EXECUTIVE SESSION JUST BEFORE THIS, SO WE'RE ALL KIND OF TRICKLING IN HERE.

CALLING TO ORDER AND NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAY VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR LEGAL ADVICE ON ANY OF THE AGENDIZED ITEMS. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR DEASY.

HERE. VICE MAYOR SWEET.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

PRESENT. AND COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.

PRESENT. THANK YOU.

VICE MAYOR, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE? THANK YOU. AND COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE, OUR MISSION STATEMENT, PLEASE.

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

THANK YOU. AND COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS, OUR LAND.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT, PLEASE.

I AM HONORED TO DO SO, MR. MAYOR. THE FLAGSTAFF CITY COUNCIL HUMBLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS OF THIS AREA'S INDIGENOUS NATIONS AND ORIGINAL STEWARDS. THESE LANDS STILL INHABITED BY NATIVE DESCENDANTS BORDER MOUNTAINS, SACRED TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.

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

WE CELEBRATE THEIR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS WHO WILL FOREVER KNOW THIS PLACE AS HOME.

THAT TAKES US TO OUR GENERAL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AGENDA.

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

HIT THE BUTTON. I DON'T THINK IT'S HOT YET.

THERE WE GO. STACY ALWAYS SAVES THE DAY.

GOOD. GOOD EVENING OR GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE YOUR FACES HERE IN PERSON.

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A WHILE, IT SEEMS LIKE.

SO THOSE ARE MY FOUR CLANS, MY MOM'S CLAN, MY DAD'S CLAN, AND MY PATERNAL AND MY MATERNAL GRANDFATHER'S IS WHO I SAID IN THAT INTRODUCTION.

MY NAME IS ROSE TOEHE, THE COORDINATOR FOR INDIGENOUS INITIATIVES, AND I JUST WANTED TO JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT OUR INDIGENOUS COMMISSION HAD PLANNED A DAY FOR OCTOBER 10TH, WHICH IS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY, AND THIS YEAR WE ARE GOING TO HONOR THE YOUTH, THE VOICES OF OUR YOUTH. I ALSO SENT YOU THE INFORMATION EARLIER, A FEW MINUTES AGO ANYWAY, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF WHO HAVE HELPED IN MAKING THIS POSSIBLE AS WELL WORKING WITH ME, WITH THE FLIER.

BUT I WANT TO JUST GIVE THAT ATTENTION TO PUBLICLY, IS TO JOIN US VIRTUALLY AT 8:30 AND 9:00.

THOSE ARE OUR VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS, THEIR OPENING AND ALSO CLIMATE CHANGE IN ACTION WITH OUR YOUNG ADULTS TALKING ABOUT THEIR ADVOCACY WORK AND BRINGING AWARENESS TO THIS SUBJECT.

WE HAVE A YOUNG LADY FROM MCKALEE STEEN, A MEMBER OF THE CHEROKEE NATION, AND SHE IS CURRENTLY PURSUING HER PHD CANDIDACY AT UC BERKELEY.

SO SHE'S ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS, AND THE OTHER ONE WILL BE KALY ARVIZU.

SHE'S A SENIOR IN NAU, CURRENTLY THE INDIGENOUS AMBASSADOR FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY.

SO THOSE ARE OUR TWO MAIN SPEAKERS, OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS.

AND THEN AT 11:00 IN PERSON WILL BE THE REFLECTING AND HONORING COMMUNITY.

AND THAT WILL CONSIST OF TWO YOUTH PANELS, LOCAL STUDENTS TALKING ABOUT WHAT WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THEM AND WHAT ARE THEIR CONCERNS ARE, AND ALSO THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIGENOUS NATIONS IN THIS AREA.

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SO I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE THERE TO JOIN US IN THE DAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, ROSE.

EMMA SCHRANER.

HELLO, MY NAME IS EMMA SCHRANER AND I AM THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR FOR A NONPROFIT CALLED RURAL ARIZONA ACTION AND A MEMBER OF THE FLAGSTAFF ABORTION ALLIANCE.

BUT I'M HERE TODAY AS A LIVING PRODUCT OF A LIFE SAVING ABORTION.

ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE I WAS BORN, MY MOTHER WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT HER APPENDIX HAD BURST WHEN THEY TOLD HER THAT SHE HAD ACTUALLY BEEN EIGHT WEEKS INTO AN ECTOPIC PREGNANCY AND THEY SAVED HER LIFE AND UNBLOCKED HER TUBES.

SHE HAD NO INKLING THAT SHE WAS EVEN PREGNANT.

UNDER THE 1864 TERRITORIAL LAW, WHICH WE NOW LIVE UNDER, DOCTORS WOULD LIKELY FIND THEMSELVES HUDDLED IN A ROOM WITH A LEGAL TEAM AS MY MOTHER APPROACHED DEATH.

AND NEITHER OF US MIGHT BE ALIVE TODAY.

WHEN I WAS 21, I WAS VIOLENTLY RAPED BY A PARTNER.

AND IN THE WAKE OF THAT HORRIFIC INCIDENT, I WAS TOO DISTRAUGHT TO EVEN THINK ABOUT PLAN B OR RECEIVING CARE.

LUCKILY I WAS NOT PREGNANT AS A RESULT.

BUT UNDER THIS LAW, THOSE WHO BECOME PREGNANT AS A RESULT OF RAPE OR INCEST CAN NOT LEGALLY TERMINATE THE PREGNANCY.

THE IDEA OF BEING FORCED TO CARRY A CHILD UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO MAKE EVERY PERSON TAKE A STAND.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF I WERE FORCED TO CARRY A FETUS OF MY RAPIST TO TERM, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEATH SENTENCE FOR ME.

TODAY, I AM 28 YEARS OLD, RELATIVELY FINANCIALLY STABLE, AND I HAVE NO INTEREST IN BECOMING A MOTHER.

I WISH TO BIRTH IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS LIKE THIS ONE, AND I WANT EVERY OTHER HUMAN BEING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT CHOICE FOR THEMSELVES TOO.

DEAR COUNCIL, STANDING UP HERE AND TELLING YOU ALL THIS IS NOT EASY.

BUT I DO THIS BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO IS NOT EASY EITHER.

THE RIGHT THING RARELY IS.

BUT IF I, A PRIVILEGED WHITE PERSON, AM TERRIFIED, IMAGINE WHAT THOSE COUNTLESS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO FIND A WAY TO CHART THEIR REPRODUCTIVE DESTINIES MUST BE FEELING. I'M HERE AS A MEMBER OF YOUR COMMUNITY WHO LOVES THIS PLACE AND IS WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO PROTECT THIS COMMUNITY.

BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP.

JUST AS YOU BRAVELY STOOD UP TO THE STATE ON THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, I'M ASKING YOU TO DO SO HERE BY COMMITTING TO NOT USE ANY TAXPAYER FUNDS ON PROSECUTING ABORTION SEEKERS, PROVIDERS OR HELPERS.

I ASK THAT YOU STAND UP FOR ME.

THE NEARLY 20,000 NAU STUDENTS WHO COULD BECOME PREGNANT.

THE PARENTS WHO AREN'T READY FOR MORE CHILDREN.

THE CHILDREN WHO WANT CHILDHOODS.

LITERALLY ALL OF THEM.

THE TRANS MEN WHO HAVE OTHER DREAMS THAN CARRYING A FETUS TO TERM.

AND ALL OF THOSE, ESPECIALLY BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH INTERSECTIONAL ISSUES OF RACISM, SEXISM AND INEQUALITY AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO CHART THEIR REPRODUCTIVE DESTINIES UNDER THIS LAW.

I HOPE YOU WILL DO THIS FOR YOURSELVES.

BE BRAVE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. SUSAN SHAPIRO.

HELLO. MY NAME IS SUSAN SHAPIRO.

I'M HERE AGAIN ON BEHALF OF FLAGSTAFF ABORTION ALLIANCE.

SINCE I WAS HERE BEFORE YOU LAST ON AUGUST 23RD, THE PIMA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT HAS LIFTED THE INJUNCTION ON ABORTION, ALLOWING THE PRE STATE ABORTION BAN TO BECOME LAW.

AND AS I'M SURE YOU KNOW, ACCORDING TO ATTORNEY GENERAL BRNOVICH, NEARLY ALL ABORTIONS IN ARIZONA ARE BANNED EXCEPT TO SAFE LIFE OF THE MOTHER OF THE PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL.

WHILE DOUG DUCEY'S OFFICE ASSERTS THAT THE LAW CRIMINALIZING ABORTIONS AFTER 15 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY IS IN EFFECT, THE UPSHOT OF THIS CONFUSION IS THAT ABORTION PROVIDERS IN ARIZONA HAVE STOPPED OFFERING SERVICES.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE NEED FOR ABORTION CARE HAS GONE AWAY.

IT JUST MEANS THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN UNWANTED OR NONVIABLE PREGNANCY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.

WE APPRECIATE THE CITY COUNCIL'S ACCEPTANCE OF OUR PRIOR REQUEST TO DISCUSS PROTECTING FLAGSTAFF RESIDENTS FROM POSSIBLE ARREST AND PROSECUTION FOR PROVIDING, ACCESSING OR ASSISTING WITH ABORTION SERVICES.

HOWEVER, TO DATE, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ADVISED OF ANY SUCH RESOLUTION TAKING PLACE.

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SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO INSIST THAT URGENT ACTION BE TAKEN.

AS I EXPLAINED LAST MONTH, THE CITY OF TUCSON HAS ADOPTED A RESOLUTION THAT ENSURES NO PHYSICAL ARREST WILL BE MADE FOR ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARIZONA ABORTION LAWS.

I HAD SENT AN EMAIL ON THAT SAME DAY I WAS HERE AUGUST 23RD, GIVING EXAMPLES OF MEASURES TAKEN BY THE CITY OF TUCSON, AS WELL AS OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SO TODAY I'VE TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF PRINTING OUT THOSE RESOLUTIONS OF THE CITY OF TUCSON, BOISE, IDAHO, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND CITY OF TEXAS, AS WELL AS MY PRIOR STATEMENT.

BECAUSE THESE MEASURES NOT ONLY ADDRESSED ARREST AND PROSECUTION, THEY ADDRESSED SURVEILLANCE, THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE, FOLLOWING PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE SEEKING AN ABORTION OUT OF STATE AND COMING AFTER PEOPLE LIKE ME AND EMMA, WHO ARE DOING OUR BEST TO OFFER RESOURCE INFORMATION BECAUSE OF THE VACUUM THAT NOW EXISTS.

I ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I SPOKE THIS MORNING WITH THE VICE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF LANE SANTA CRUZ OF THIS CITY COUNCIL OF TUCSON TODAY.

THAT OFFICE IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF OUR WORK AND OUR EFFORTS, AND I JUST WANT TO OFFER THAT I'M QUITE SURE THAT THEY WOULD BE A GOOD CONTACT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL IN PURSUING THIS WORK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, SUSAN. CAN I GIVE THIS INFORMATION? PLEASE GIVE IT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK AND PASS THAT ALONG.

WITH THAT, ANDY FERNANDEZ.

YEAH. FIRST OF ALL, WE NEED MORE TRANSPARENCY HERE BECAUSE THE LACK OF IT IS REALLY VERY APPALLING.

YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO STATE YOUR NAME.

WHERE YOU LIVE.

ALL THAT OTHER SPECIFIC INFORMATION, LIKE IF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE AS A RESIDENT AND YOU WORK HERE AND IF IT'S A FULL TIME, OR IF YOU JUST CAME IN, YOU WERE SENT BY YOUR CEO TO DO SOME KIND OF WORK HERE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, GET SOME THINGS SITUATED, MAYBE TO FINALIZE A SCENARIO, UPGRADE A SCENARIO IN ANY OF THE BUSINESSES IN THIS AREA.

BUT THE SCENARIO IS ALSO STIPULATE LIKE THE YOUNG LADY DID BEFORE, SHE STIPULATED SHE WAS A STUDENT.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

NOW, THE SCENARIO HERE IS, YEAH A FEW WEEKS AGO IT WAS A VERY NONTRANSPARENT SCENARIO WHERE YOU HAD THIS MINIMUM WAGE SCENARIO INCREASE.

AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, I COME FOUR OF THE LAST FIVE WEEKS.

I WASN'T ABLE TO COME HERE ONE TIME BECAUSE I HAD TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL.

SO THAT WAS UNFORTUNATE.

BUT THE SCENARIO IS, YEAH, TRANSPARENCY.

LIKE I SAID, I INITIATED BACK IN 1998 PUTTING THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSIONS AT BOTH THE EAST FLAG AND WEST FLAG LIBRARY, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WERE ACCESSING IT.

I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE, BUT, YOU KNOW, AT THE TIME I HAD BEEN CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS.

YOU KNOW, I RAN FOR MAYOR HERE.

I ACTUALLY ALSO RAN FOR CONGRESSMAN.

AND I HAD ACCESS TO ALL THE INFORMATION.

AND I SEEN, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY WOULD SAY SOMETHING HERE THAT WAS INCORRECT OR WAS BEING STIPULATED DIFFERENTLY.

SO THEREFORE THERE WAS SOME CONFLICT OF INTEREST GOING ON.

SO NOW, WITH THAT SAID, AGAIN, AS I STATED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND WITH A.

OH. I CAN'T REMEMBER HER NAME, BUT SHE'S ONE THAT INITIATED THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND THIS IS WHY WE'RE HERE AGAIN.

I ADAMANTLY SUBSTANTIATED THAT THERE WAS NO NEED FOR A MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE BECAUSE WHEN YOU INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE, THEREFORE, NOW YOU HAVE TO INCREASE THE PAY RATE TO YOUR EMPLOYEE. AND ALSO, I THINK THE MAIN THING IS INCREASING THE PRODUCT AND SERVICES COST AND THEREFORE THAT EXASPERATES THE SITUATION, MAKES IT WORSE.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN THE SAME SITUATION WE WERE JUST SEVEN YEARS AGO.

NOW WE HAVE A SCENARIO THAT'S WHY, AGAIN, ADAMANTLY STIPULATE, NO, ON A MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE.

IT SOUNDS SO GREAT, BUT IT ISN'T.

NOW ANOTHER KEY SCENARIO, AGAIN, TRANSPARENCY.

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY COMPUTER, SO I WENT TO THE LIBRARY, TRIED TO ACCESS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, EVEN HAD PEOPLE THERE AND THEY TRIED TO ACCESS IT AND IT WAS SO DIFFICULT TO FACILITATE.

IT WAS APPALLING. YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOU GO AND YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE AND ON THE LEFT SIDE YOU HAD THE LITTLE BAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

BOOM. OK THERE WAS CITY AGENDAS.

YOU COULD GO LOOK AT THEM AND IMMEDIATELY YOU GET THERE.

HERE, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT LOOPS TO GET THERE.

IT'S APPALLING. YEAH.

SO, YOU KNOW, SUFFICE TO SAY, THAT'S SOMETIMES A SCENARIO THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

AND ALSO DOUG DUCEY A YEAR SEVEN MONTHS AGO, PASSED THE LEGISLATION TO DISALLOW, PARKING OR PUTTING ITEMS ON A PUBLIC THROUGHWAY.

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THAT'S APPALLING. PEOPLE ARE WALKING ON THERE.

AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ONLINE AT THIS TIME FOR GENERAL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

SO WE ARE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS THE PROCLAMATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SUICIDE AWARENESS DAY.

[5. Proclamation: Law Enforcement Suicide Awareness Day]

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FREQUENT AND REPEATED EXPOSURE TO CRITICAL INCIDENTS CAN TAKE A TOLL ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, OFTEN LEADING TO SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RATES OF MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES OR TRAGEDIES SUCH AS SUICIDE.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIE BY SUICIDE THAN IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

BLUE H.E.L.P REPORTS NEARLY 200 KNOWN OFFICERS SUICIDES PER YEAR.

THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF RECOGNIZES THAT ITS FIRST RESPONDERS SERVE ON THE FRONT LINES FACING STRESSFUL AND TRAUMA BASED SITUATIONS DAILY THAT CAN IMPACT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

THERE ARE SEVERAL BARRIERS THAT PREVENT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING SHAME AND STIGMA.

THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO END SILENCE SURROUNDING LAW ENFORCEMENT SUICIDE AND THE URGENT AND ONGOING NEED FOR PREVENTION AND AWARENESS.

THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF SUPPORTS FIRST RESPONDER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SEPTEMBER 26TH IS NOW RECOGNIZED EACH CALENDAR YEAR AS NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SUICIDE AWARENESS DAY AND PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE ONESELF ABOUT WARNING SIGNS AND HOW TO BEST HELP THOSE IN NEED.

BECAUSE IT IS TIME TO STOP THE STIGMA.

THEREFORE, I, PAUL DEASY, MAYOR, THE CITY FLAGSTAFF, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 26, 2022, AS LAW ENFORCEMENT SUICIDE AWARENESS DAY.

IS. EVEN OUR SMALL CITY LIKE FLAGSTAFF, IS NOT IMMUNE FROM THE STIGMA OF AND RESULTS OF VICARIOUS TRAUMA.

WE'VE SEEN DEATH BY SUICIDE HERE LOCALLY, AND IT IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM AS WELL.

THANKFULLY, THE CITY HAS TAKEN STEPS THROUGH OUR EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO GIVE US ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, AND WE HAVE MANY STATE AND LOCAL CHARITIES AND ADVOCACY GROUPS THAT OFFICERS ARE AVAILABLE TO REACH OUT TO, AND OUR OFFICERS THEMSELVES ARE MORE IN TUNE TO IT AND BELIEVE IN TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER AS WELL AS OUR CITIZENS. SO THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION.

[APPLAUSE] MAYOR, IF I MAY HAVE A COMMENT. YES, PLEASE.

I WANT TO OFFER A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO REMEMBER OFFICER BECKWITH AND OFFICER SHUGART.

FORMER MEMBERS OF OUR FLAGSTAFF POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHOM WE LOST IN THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS.

THANK YOU. IF EVERYONE COULD BOW THEIR HEADS.

SILENCE] THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

WE'RE DOWN TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, THE REVIEW OF DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE OCTOBER 4TH, 2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

[6. Review of Draft Agenda for the October 4, 2022 City Council Meeting Citizens wishing to speak on agenda items not specifically called out by the City Council may submit a speaker card for their items of interest to the recording clerk.]

ALRIGHT. NOT SAYING ANY OF THIS TIME.

MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM SEVEN, WHICH IS THE CITY MANAGER.

WE DO HAVE A PARTICIPATION CARD FOR ITEM SIX.

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OKAY. YOU NEED TO PUT IT TO THE SIDE HERE BEFORE YOU START COUNTING ON MY TIME.

NOW, THE SCENARIO IS, THAT'S TWICE IN A ROW.

PAUL YOU'VE IGNORED ME.

YOU HAVE TO BE REMINDED THAT I HAVE A COMMENT CARD.

THAT'S NOT LOOKING TOO GOOD FOR YOU.

I MEAN, I CAMPAIGNED FOR YOU TWICE.

PUT RADIO ADS FOR YOU, JUST LIKE WITH JIM MCCARTHY.

I MEAN, I PUT CAMPAIGN SIGNS FROM FROM UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS TO MOBILE, EVEN A CHRISTMAS TREE FOR JIMMY AND ON THE LAST WEEK GOT HIM IN.

NOW SCENARIO IS, YOU HAVE A SCENARIO FOR NEXT WEEK'S MEETING.

YOU'RE ASKING FOR THESE COMMENTS.

NOW YOU HAVE RESTROOM FEES, $279,482.

YOU ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ONE FOR ALMOST 2 MILLION.

AND THAT'S ITEM C FOR NEXT WEEK, UNDER THE 8C.

AND THEN ITEM 9A, OPEN SPACE.

BY THE PURCHASE OF AN OPEN SPACE.

AND THAT'S ALL IT STATES.

YOU SHOULD STATE AT LEAST A MINIMUM, SPECIFIC LOCATION.

HOW MUCH ACREAGE? AND PRICE. INSTEAD OF BEING EVASIVE, THE TRANSPARENCY IS OUT THE WINDOW AGAIN.

AND EVEN NOW ON MY FACEBOOK, I'M CAMPAIGNING FOR YOU.

BUT YOU GOT, MAN, YOU'RE DROPPING THE BALL PRETTY SERIOUSLY HERE.

WOW. IT'S AMAZING.

I MEAN, IT'S GOTTEN WORSE EVERY YEAR.

AND ACTUALLY IT WAS EVA PUTZOVA WAS THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO INITIATED A MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE SEVEN YEARS AGO, AND I OPPOSED IT FROM THE GET GO.

AND THIS IS WHY WE'RE IN THE TOILET AND WE'RE HAVING NOT JUST HERE, BUT NATIONALLY.

AND THEN WHEN THE STATE CAME IN AND SAID, NO, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

WELL, YOU KNOW, THE CITY PUSHED BACK A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT THEN SOME THINGS HAPPENED.

YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY FLOWED AND THEY SAID, OKAY, WELL, 32 OR 34 MILLION, YOU GET A LITTLE CHUNK OF THAT AND YOU CAN GET REINSTATED TO THAT KIND OF FUNDING.

THAT'S A LOT OF NETWORKING THERE.

AND THAT SCENARIO WHEN IT'S CALLED CORRUPTION.

NOW, THE SCENARIO IS, AGAIN, THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA NEXT WEEK.

AND ACTUALLY YOU HAD THEM OUT TODAY.

THIS IS AMAZING BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN HERE THREE TIMES OUT OF FOUR WHERE THE AGENDAS WEREN'T ON THE STAFF REPORT SCENARIO.

AND IT USED TO BE OUTSIDE RIGHT BEFORE ON THE STAIRCASE.

THAT'S WHERE THEY SHOULD BE.

I SAID, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, SINCE I REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN COMING COVID AND A FEW THINGS, AND THEN I HAD SOME OTHER SCENARIOS GOING ON IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, I REALLY HADN'T COME IN THAT MUCH.

I HAD SOME MEDICAL ISSUES OF MY OWN GOING ON.

SO THE SCENARIO IS, LIKE I SAID, WE NEED TO GET BACK TO TRANSPARENCY.

IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU HAD OTHER PEOPLE HAVE CAMPAIGNED FOR OVER THE YEARS HERE MANIPULATING SCENARIOS.

OH YEAH, SARA PRESLER CAMPAIGNED FOR MAYOR.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, FOUR YEARS LATER, SHE WANTS TO GO AHEAD AND DISALLOW PUTTING CAMPAIGN SIGNS.

BUT WE NEED TO STOP MANIPULATING THE SCENARIOS AND HAVE THE FULL STAFF.

IF NOTHING ELSE, YOU KNOW, THEY USED TO HAVE FULL STAFF AGENDAS RIGHT HERE ON THE TABLE WITH A POLICE OFFICER IN THE BACK.

SO I SAID, OKAY, I'LL REVIEW THIS ITEM, BUT IT DOESN'T SAY MUCH OF THE INFORMATION.

CAN I ASK YOU AND BACK IN THE DAY YOU HAD A WORK SESSION THE MONDAY BEFORE BACK IN 1995, ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2012 . WE'RE DOWN TO AGENDA ITEM SEVEN, CITY MANAGER REPORT.

[7. City Manager Report Information Only]

THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL.

GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS REPORT HAS ONE ITEM TO CALL OUT FOR QUICK DISCUSSION, BUT I'LL PRECEDE WITH SOME UPDATES FROM SOME OF THE OTHER DIVISIONS. JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS.

OH, AND WE'LL HAVE MONTHLY REPORTS FROM CITY ENGINEERING AND CAPITAL PROJECTS, ECONOMIC VITALITY AND THEN PROSE.

SO WE HAVE THREE MONTHLIES TO GIVE YOU.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A LARGE TRASH FIRE AT THE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANT ON FLAGG RANCH ROAD SUCCESSFULLY.

COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION AND FIRE SUPPRESSION PERSONNEL WERE WORKING TO PREPLAN THE NEW BUILDING FOR ELARA AT THE SAWMILL LOCATION.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE EFFORTS.

AND THEN IN THE REALM OF COMMUNITY GIVING THE FILL THE BOOT FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY HAS BEEN OCCURRING.

MUCH APPRECIATION FOR THAT.

YOU HAD A NICE UPDATE FROM NEAL CHAPMAN LAST TIME, SO I'M NOT GOING TO RECAP, BUT YOU CAN PLAN ON CONTINUED UPDATES FROM THE WILDLAND FIRE MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT COMMISSION, OF WHICH HE IS NOW A MEMBER.

CONGRATULATIONS TO FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL WHO WERE NEWLY PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN.

FORGIVE ME IF I GET THE NAMES WRONG HERE.

COLIN CHALLIFOR, WESLEY FORBACH AND BOB OBERLY.

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CONGRATULATIONS, GENTLEMEN.

POLICE DEPARTMENT.

ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO OFFICERS TY WEBSTER AND CHRIS WESLEY FOR THEIR LIFE SAVING HEROICS IN RECOGNITION OR THEY RECEIVED LIFE SAVING MEDALS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR EFFORTS IN PROVIDING LIFE SAVING TECHNIQUES TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS NOT BREATHING OR SHOWING SIGNS, VITAL SIGNS.

SHE WAS SUCCESSFULLY RECOVERED FROM THAT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE TWO OFFICERS FOR THE EFFORTS.

PUBLIC WORKS. I KNOW THIS IS OF HIGH INTEREST.

WE ARE SLOWLY GETTING CAUGHT UP ON THE BULKY TRASH OPERATIONS.

I KNOW YOU'LL BE GETTING CONTINUED UPDATES.

I KNOW WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS.

JUST WANT TO IMPRESS UPON EVERYBODY THAT IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS AND WE'RE GETTING THERE.

SO STAY TUNED, PLEASE.

AND WE WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE LATENESS IN THIS.

IT'S ATTRIBUTED LARGELY TO LACK OF STAFFING.

LET'S SEE.

DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE MEETING ON THE 22ND.

WE ENJOYED A NICE PRESENTATION REGARDING THE HOUSING BOND QUESTION.

ALSO A NICE MEETING AT THE MURDOCK CENTER ON THE 20TH TO DISCUSS THINGS GOING ON IN THE SOUTH SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD.

INCLUDING SOME BAD PARKING BEHAVIOR AND SOME LARGE PARTIES.

STAY TUNED ON THAT.

IT'S DEFINITELY GETTING OUR ATTENTION, AS IT FREQUENTLY DOES THIS TIME OF YEAR.

BUT THERE WILL BE SOME FOLLOW UP DIALOGUE AND SOME IDEAS TO SHARE ABOUT THESE ISSUES.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM THAT OCCURRED ON THE 21ST.

THE DIVISION LEADERS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF DISCUSSING THEIR RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS.

WE CHATTED A BIT ABOUT MANAGEMENT STUFF AND THANKED THE CANDIDATES FOR THEIR INTEREST IN SERVING.

SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.

WE HAVE AN ALLIANCE MEETING COMING UP ON THE 30TH.

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM HAD A VERY NICE RETREAT ON THE 19TH.

VERY SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES OF THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED IN PASSING, BUT SOME VERY GOOD OUTCOMES AND STAY TUNED ON THAT. WE HAD A LIBRARY DIRECTOR MEET AND GREET ON THE 19TH WITH THREE FINALISTS.

THANK YOU TO HEIDI HANSEN FOR ORCHESTRATING THAT.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING AN OFFER TO OUR NEW CITY ENGINEER.

WE'LL BE MAKING THAT ANNOUNCEMENT SHORTLY.

OUR WATER SERVICES DIRECTOR POSITION, WE HELD OUR LAST INTERVIEW ON THE 23RD AND WE'LL BE HOSTING A MEET AND GREET A WEEK FROM YESTERDAY, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, HERE.

I BELIEVE THE TIME IS AT 3:00.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE PUBLIC NOTICE OF THAT.

EVERYBODY'S WELCOME.

NOW FOR THE CALL OUT ITEM AND THEN WE'LL GET INTO SOME MONTHLY REPORTS.

[A. Appointment of City Liaison to High Country Humane Board of Directors]

THE FONT IS SO SMALL I CANNOT READ IT TO YOU, BUT I KNOW WHAT IT SAYS.

IT IS ASKING FOR AN APPOINTMENT FOR A CITY LIAISON TO SERVE ON THEIR BOARD.

I THINK THIS WAS DISCUSSED BEFORE AND I BELIEVE IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE EMBODIED IN THE NEW CONTRACT THAT'S BEING AMENDED.

WE THOUGHT WE'D BRING THIS ONE BACK TO COUNCIL AND SEE IF THERE'S INTEREST.

I THINK ANYBODY FROM THE CITY, WHETHER ELECTED OFFICIALS OR STAFF.

YOU KNOW, I THINK ANYBODY'S FAIR GAME FOR THIS.

ACTUALLY, IT WOULD BE QUITE AN HONOR TO SERVE ON THAT BOARD FOR ANY OF US.

SO I THOUGHT I WOULD AT LEAST PUT IT YOUR WAY AND IF THERE'S ANY IDEAS FLOATING AROUND, OTHERWISE, WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU IN THE FUTURE ON THIS.

THOUGHTS? THANK YOU.

CITY COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN HOUSE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MY ONLY THOUGHT ON IT WAS, I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE DEFINITELY AN HONOR.

BUT BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF ELECTION SEASON, I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL THAT ENDED TO VERIFY WHO WOULD BE, IF IT WAS A MEMBER OF COUNCIL.

OTHERWISE, I WOULD BE OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WAS INTERESTED IN PUTTING THEMSELVES FORWARD FOR IT.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

WELL, IT MAY BE BEST FOR A STAFF MEMBER TO BE PUT IN THIS PLACE, MAYBE EVEN ANIMAL CONTROL, SOMEBODY WHO HAS THE EXPERTISE IN THIS AREA AND DOESN'T REFLECT ON THE TERMS OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO CREATE SOME CONTINUITY IN THAT

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I THINK SOMEBODY WITH EXPERTISE FROM STAFF WOULD BE IDEAL IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE.

AND I'M SEEING SOME NODS AT THE HEADS GREAT. YEAH. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YEAH, I DO SEE THUMBS UP.

LET US PURSUE THAT AND WE'LL REPORT BACK TO YOU AS TO WHO THAT INDIVIDUAL IS I THINK IS A GREAT SUGGESTION.

THANKS. THANK YOU. OK, ON TO THE MONTHLY REPORTS AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE THREE OF THEM.

CITY ENGINEERING AND CAPITAL PROJECTS IS OUR LEAD BETTER? JEFF BAUMAN OR SOMEBODY FROM CITY ENGINEERING, ARE YOU READY TO TALK ABOUT YOUR MONTHLY REPORT? WHILE WE'RE WAITING ON THAT.

LET'S GO TO ECONOMIC VITALITY AND WE'LL CIRCLE BACK, IF THAT'S OKAY.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

HEIDI HANSEN, YOUR INTERIM DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND ALSO ECONOMIC VITALITY DIRECTOR.

I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN, MAYOR, IF THAT'S OKAY.

YES, PLEASE.

DO YOU SEE A REPORT UP IN FRONT OF YOU? YEP. WE SEE IT.

PERFECT. WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON, ESPECIALLY AT THE AIRPORT.

I THINK THAT ALL OF YOU ARE WELL AWARE THAT MONTHS AGO WE HIRED AN AIRPORT COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, CLAIRE HARPER, AND SHE REALLY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

WE HAVE TENSION FABRIC DISPLAYS THAT HAVE CONTINUED TO BE INSTALLED AND ACTUALLY RENEWED WITH ADVERTISING FROM DIFFERENT BUSINESSES.

AS YOU KNOW, THAT IS A REVENUE STREAM THAT WE ARE CREATING FOR THE AIRPORT, WHICH RELIEVES THE AIRPORT FROM GENERAL FUND NECESSITY IN OUR FUTURE.

SO YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE LOWELL OBSERVATORY TO THE RIGHT.

WE HAVE NAU IN THE CENTER.

WE'VE ALSO INSTALLED SOME LCD DISPLAY TVS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VARIETY OF WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO ADVERTISE ON THE BIG SCREENS IN THE HOLD ROOM, UPSTAIRS WHILE THEY'RE WAITING DOWNSTAIRS WHILE THEY'RE WAITING.

WE ALSO HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL THUNDER OVER FLAGSTAFF EVENT.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS EVENT FOR QUITE A WHILE AND WE JUST HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE OUT AND ABOUT AT THE AIRPORT LEARNING ABOUT AVIATION.

WE HAVE YOUNG AVIATORS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN FLYING, WHICH WE BADLY NEED.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'RE HAVING A NATIONAL CRISIS WITH CREWS AND PILOTS.

WE ALSO CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE THE AIRPORT, LETTING PEOPLE KNOW WHY THEY SHOULD FLY FLAGSTAFF FIRST.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE WILL BE GOING TO A CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER TRYING TO GET OTHER AIR SERVICE.

OUR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION WENT IN AND THIS PICTURE RIGHT HERE WITH THIS CAR IS OUR VERY FIRST VEHICLE THAT ACTUALLY USED THE CHARGING STATION.

AND SO FAR WE'RE GETTING GOOD RESPONSE BACK.

WE ALSO CONTINUE TO DO CARES PROJECTS AT THE AIRPORT WITH THE FUNDING THAT WE GOT, $18.1 MILLION.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF BEFORE AND AFTER STRIPING THAT WE'VE HAD TO DO.

WE'VE INCLUDED NEW BIKE LANES, WE HAVE PAVEMENT MARKINGS, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE THAT YOU'LL SEE AS WELL.

AND THERE'S ALSO A DECORATIVE FENCE THAT HAS GONE ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE PARKING LOT.

WE WERE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH OR DO AWAY WITH OUR CHAIN LINK FENCE THAT WE HAD.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR IMPLEMENTS AND TOTAL OPERATIONS, THEY ACTUALLY HELD STRONG.

THEY WEREN'T AS GOOD, OF COURSE, AS LAST YEAR.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE LESS FLIGHTS GOING OUT RIGHT NOW.

WE STILL HAVE UNITED UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY.

BEAUTIFICATION, ARTS AND SCIENCE.

WE ACTUALLY CONTINUE TO TO DO BEAUTIFICATION ACTION GRANTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN APPLY FOR A GRANT AND THEY CAN GET THINGS ACCOMPLISHED.

AND HERE YOU SEE THE GRAND CANYON YOUTH CENTER HAD A LITTLE GRANT AND WHERE THEY PUT STONES AND ROCK AND THEY PUT SOME VEGETATION.

SO THAT'S A NICE PROJECT TO SHARE.

GOING BACK TO THE AIRPORT, WE HAVE THE ART PIECE THAT WILL BE GOING IN HOPEFULLY BY THANKSGIVING.

THE FENCING THAT YOU WILL SEE THAT TELLS ABOUT OUR STORY OF THE AIRPORT.

WE CALL IT THE COCONINO SCROLL.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE BROCHURE THAT WE PROMISED YOU THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THE AIRPORT FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR STORY.

AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE AN INSTALLATION WITH ATTENTION FABRIC.

THEY ALSO HAVE THE LIBRARY ENTRY PROJECT THAT THEY'RE DOING, AND THEY ALSO HAVE THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING WITH THE DOWNTOWN CONNECTION CENTER AND THE LIST GOES ON.

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AND IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER THIS, WE'VE HAD A LONG TERM PLAN ON ROUTE 66 THAT WE CONTINUE TO BEAUTIFY.

WE'LL ACTUALLY SHOW YOU A LOT OF THIS BEFORE AND AFTER AS THINGS CONTINUE TO GO ON.

I HOPE MY SQUIRRELING IS NOT MAKING ANYBODY SICK.

AND THEN PARK FLAG.

WE HAVE NEW TEAM MEMBERS.

HEATHER FRANCE JOINED US AND WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHERS.

WE ARE FULLY STAFFED RIGHT NOW AND THEN WE ARE TAKING CARE OF THE DISCUSSION ON LOADING ZONES.

IF YOU SEE THIS YELLOW CURVE RIGHT HERE, IT'S SHOWING THE DELIVERY TRUCKS WHERE THEY CAN LOAD AND UNLOAD BECAUSE THE ALLEYWAY IS NOT ALWAYS DOABLE.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT AS WELL.

WE CONTINUE TO KIOSK MAINTENANCE.

WE HAVE TONS OF KIOSKS, OVER 100 THAT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN REGULARLY.

AND EVERYTHING THAT WE WERE DOING TO INSTALL NEW SOFTWARE HAS BEEN INSTALLED.

BUSINESS ATTRACTION. WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON DIFFERENT STRATEGIES.

BOWLSKIS IS CLOSE TO BEING COMPLETELY READY TO GO.

AND THEN WE ALSO CONTINUE TO ATTEND CONFERENCES, THE AAED CONFERENCE.

THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE ONE THAT'S COMING UP IN PRESCOTT VERY SOON, THE FALL FORUM RIGHT HERE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN GOING TO THAT FALL FORUM, PLEASE LET ME OR DAVE MCINTYRE KNOW.

WE'LL GET YOU SIGNED UP.

BUSINESS RETENTION EXPANSION.

WE CONTINUE TO DO THE INNOVATE WASTE CHALLENGE AND WE'RE WORKING ON THAT WITH SUSTAINABILITY.

AND THEN THEY ALSO DID AN ARIZONA TECH COUNCIL TOUR, AND I SHARED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS LAST MONTH, BUT WE HAD LOTS OF PARTICIPATION FROM KATALYST SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, W.L.

GORE AND ASSOCIATES, AND THE LIST GOES ON.

IF YOU GO INTO THE LIBRARY, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD STATS HERE, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THOSE WITH YOU.

WE DO HAVE A BOOK CLUB.

I WAS ACTUALLY CORRECTED.

WE HAVE TEN BOOK CLUBS.

SO IF YOU ARE OF ANY INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF OUR BOOK CLUBS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF WORK THAT'S HAPPENING OVER AT THE EAST FLAG COMMUNITY LIBRARY.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON WITH OUR DIGITAL LITERACY WORKSHOP THAT THE LIBRARY IS HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU AS WELL.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TOURISM AND VISITOR SERVICES.

FOR AUGUST, WE ACTUALLY HAD A REALLY GOOD MONTH.

OUR OCCUPANCY BEAT LAST YEAR BY 4.3%.

OUR AVERAGE DAILY RATE WAS JUST DOWN SLIGHTLY, BUT OUR REVPAR WAS UP AT 3%.

SO IF YOU WERE IN THIS INDUSTRY, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE GOOD FIGURES.

MARKETING, MEDIA RELATIONS, THEY DID TONS OF THINGS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LIST IS SUPER LONG.

WHAT WE WANT YOU TO KNOW IS WE TRACK EVERYTHING.

WE TRACK THE AVERAGE TIME SOMEONE STAYS ON OUR DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF WEBSITE, WE TRACK SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS, WE TRACK FILM PERMITS, WE TRACK OUR EMAIL OPEN RATE, WE TRACK SWEEPSTAKES THAT WE DO, AND THE LIST GOES ON.

SO I HOPE AT SOME POINT, IF YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THIS, YOU WILL.

WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT HOW WE HOSTED TRAVEL WRITER MARILYN JONES.

THESE HOSTS THAT WE DO GETS PEOPLE TO WRITE ABOUT OUR DESTINATION, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, AND THIS IS ALWAYS IMPRESSIVE TO SEE, THIS HIGHLIGHTED LIST OF STORIES THAT HAD SOMETHING WRITTEN ABOUT FLAGSTAFF, AND THIS IS JUST FOR ONE MONTH.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT A FILM.

BASICALLY, WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS, MEG SHOWING HER HERSELF RIGHT HERE WHEN SHE PRESENTED TO YOU LAST MONTH ABOUT THE FILM INDUSTRY AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH THAT AND WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND WE APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN'S PARTICIPATION.

HE WILL BE ATTENDING A CONFERENCE WITH MEG VERY SOON AND WE APPRECIATE HIS INTEREST AS WELL.

THE WEBSITE. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE GREAT ANALYTICS.

OUR DOMESTIC SESSIONS WERE UP BY 1.32%, WHICH IS NOT BAD.

AND THEN WE HAD OUR EMAIL CAMPAIGN, WE HAVE OUR SWEEPSTAKES, WE HAVE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO SHARE, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS ONE TO THE RIGHT, IT IS REALLY COOL TO HAVE INFLUENCERS COME TO THE VISITOR CENTER AND RECOGNIZE WHY ROUTE 66 IS SO IMPORTANT TO THIS COMMUNITY AND TAKE A POST LIKE THIS AND DO SOMETHING.

AND THIS THING JUST WENT VIRAL.

OUR SALES TEAM, WHICH IS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TRADE, WHERE THEY ACTUALLY GO INTERNATIONALLY, THEY ARE ACTUALLY GOING INTERNATIONAL AGAIN, WHICH IS AMAZING.

THEY'VE BEEN INCREDIBLY BUSY.

OUR MEETINGS, CONFERENCE AND EVENTS HAS BEEN DOING VERY WELL AND JUST FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, THEY DID HAVE ONE LEAD THAT TURNED INTO 280 ROOM NIGHTS, WHICH IS 83,000 DIRECT IMPACT.

VISITOR SERVICES CONTINUE TO DO WELL.

WE ARE UP, UP, UP IN WALK INS AND RETAIL SALES, WHICH IS TERRIFIC, OVER LAST YEAR.

WE CONTINUE TO SPONSOR THE FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK.

WE DO OUR INDIGENOUS ART MARKET AND WE ARE IN CONSTRUCTION ON EV CHARGING STATIONS.

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AND THEY'RE CONTINUING TO DEVELOP REALLY GREAT MATERIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT ASTRO TOURISM THIS MONTH AND THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT OUR FESTIVALS, THEY TALKED ABOUT OUR NATIONAL PARKS OR STATE PARKS, AND THEY ALSO TALK ABOUT OUR UPCOMING LEAF-OMETER.

SO IF PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THIS, IF YOU WANT TO BE A LEAF KEEPER AND YOU WANT TO SEE WHEN THE LEAVES ARE CHANGING OR IF SOMEONE SAYS TO YOU, WHEN WOULD BE THE BEST TIME TO COME UP TO FLAGSTAFF TO LOOK AT THE LEAVES, JUST DIRECT THEM TO DISCOVERFLAGSTAFF.COM AND THAT WILL TELL THEM EXACTLY BY THIS LEAF-OMETER, HEN IS THE BEST TIME TO COME AND LOOK AT THE LEAVES AND WE'LL ACTUALLY GIVE THEM ALL THE LOCATIONS OF WHERE THEY CAN TAKE GREAT PICTURES.

IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE.

THANK YOU, HEIDI. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

THANK YOU, MISS HEIDI HANSEN.

I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND A COMMENT.

SO LET ME SEE.

HOW DO I START? LET'S GO TO THE VISITORS CENTER.

I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW THE SCHEDULE OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN MARKET BY THE VISITOR'S CENTER.

IT SAYS IN THE REPORT THAT IT'S GOING TO RUN THROUGH THE SUMMER.

HOW ABOUT THIS FALL AND WINTER? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE NATIVE AMERICAN MARKET BY THE VISITOR CENTER.

MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CHECK ON THAT FOR YOU.

I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE ONLY DOING IT IN OUR PEAK SEASON OR IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT THROUGHOUT THE WINTER, BUT I'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.

THANK YOU. AND THEN THEN THE LAST ONE WAS DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF.

WHEN IS THE ANNUAL STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS LUNCHEON? WELL, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MENTIONING THAT.

THAT IS GOING TO BE ON OCTOBER 20TH.

AND IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP YET, WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL SIGN UP.

IT IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE FROM, I'M GOING TO JUST CHECK MY CALENDAR REAL QUICK, IT IS FROM A 11:30 TO 1.

WE DO HAVE A KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE YOU ATTEND.

IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP, I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU WILL, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IN TOURISM AND VISITOR SERVICES.

YOU LEARN A GREAT DEAL BY COMING TO THIS LUNCHEON.

AND WE ALSO TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC VITALITY DIVISION AS A WHOLE.

WE WILL UPDATE YOU ON THE AIRPORT.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE IN BUSINESS ATTRACTION, RETENTION, EXPANSION, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AS A WHOLE.

AND WE ALSO TALK ABOUT OUR LIBRARY AS WELL.

SO IT'S KIND OF A NICE LITTLE CELEBRATION OF HOW THE DIVISION IS DONE, BUT BUT ESPECIALLY ABOUT WHERE THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IS AND WHERE IT WILL CONTINUE TO GO.

SO I HOPE THAT YOU WILL.

IT IS FREE AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REACH OUT TO ME OR CARRIE NELSON, OR ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALISTS TO PARTICIPATE.

ONE FINAL COMMENT AND QUESTION, MR. MAYOR. MS. HANSEN, I UNDERSTAND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING A NEW LIBRARY DIRECTOR.

I HAVE VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO SHARE.

ACTUALLY, THIS GOES WELL WITH OUR WORKFORCE TRAINING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GOAL. LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE ARIZONA COCONINO WORKFORCE BOARD AND THERE WAS A PRESENTATION BY GOOGLE.

GOOGLE IS PARTNERING WITH OUR LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARD, WHICH IS HERE, WHICH IS OUR COCONINO WORKFORCE BOARD, AND INTRODUCING LAUNCHING OF GOOGLE CAREER CERTIFICATES.

I THINK THE LIBRARY WOULD BE A PERFECT LOCATION, SO I THINK THIS WILL BE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP THAT CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN THE CITY, THE COUNTY, THE LIBRARY, THE HE LOCATION AND OF COURSE WITH THE WORKFORCE DOLLARS.

THIS WOULD BE LIKE AT LEAST A $10,000 GRANT.

THE GOOGLE CERTIFICATE IS DISTRIBUTED TO ITS SCHOLARSHIPS FOCUS ON HELPING THOSE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND THOSE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.

SO IT'S A TEN HOUR WEEK, AND IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS, THE SCHOLARS WILL HAVE HIREABLE SKILLS AND FIVE

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SUPPORT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN.

SO I HOPE TO CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION WITH MS. HANSEN, AND I WILL LINK YOU TO OUR OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OUR WORKFORCE, BUT SEE HOW WE COULD KIND OF WORK TOGETHER AND BRING THIS GOOGLE CAREER CERTIFICATES AT OUR LIBRARY.

MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS, I WILL TELL YOU, THE LIBRARY FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS HAS DONE SOMETHING WITH GOOGLE, AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT DEFINITELY I WILL TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND MAKE SURE THAT THE LIBRARY PUTS THEMSELVES IN FOR THAT.

YES, THIS WILL BE THE NEXT LEVEL AND WE CAN HAVE A ROLE WITH THE SCHOLARSHIPS.

SO THIS, AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, THE SCHOLARS WILL HAVE CERTIFICATES AND HIRABLE.

AND ACTUALLY, THE GOOGLE IS ALREADY WORKING WITH A LOT OF COMPANIES WHO ARE READY TO HIRE THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS ONCE THEY FINISH THE COURSE. AND AGAIN, IT'S TARGETED TO TO UNDERSERVED, UNDERREPRESENTED AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU. SOUNDS FABULOUS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS, FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE READY FOR OUR PROSE TEAM NOW.

HI. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AMY HAGEN, CURRENTLY TODAY PARKS MANAGER AND INTERIM RECREATION MANAGER.

WE MAY SEE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THAT SOON, UNLESS MR. CLIFTON'S GOING TO TRICK ME HERE.

OK. PROSE MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS.

SO WE HAD A PROJECT HIGHLIGHT WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE TEAM REGARDING, W HAD OUR ANNUAL AQUAPLEX, OUR ANNIVERSARY, AND A ONE DAY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE.

WE SET A GOAL WITH OUR COWORKERS OF $25,000.

THEY EXCEEDED THAT.

ABSOLUTELY BLEW OUR MINDS.

SO BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO THAT TEAM WITH GETTING 157 NEW MEMBERSHIPS AND 82 RENEWALS TOTALING A LITTLE OVER $29,000.

IT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE DAY, SO KUDOS TO THAT TEAM.

WE DID A STAFF SPOTLIGHT, WHO IS OUR OPEN SPACE SUPERVISOR.

SOME INCREDIBLE INFORMATION THERE ON A LOT OF THE WORK THAT ROBERT'S DONE THE LAST.

HE'S BEEN WITH OPEN SPACE, I BELIEVE, SINCE 2018 AND A LOT OF WORK THAT HE DOES THERE ON OUR 3000 ACRES OF DESIGNATED OPEN SPACE THAT HE MANAGES IN PROGRAMS QUITE A BIT.

SO SOME INCREDIBLE INFORMATION ON WHAT ROBERT AND WHAT HE BRINGS TO THE TEAM.

ON PAGE TWO IS A SNAPSHOT HERE ON PARKS.

I'M GOING TO SHRINK THIS A TOUCH FOR US.

I KNOW THAT STARTS TO GET A LITTLE SMALL.

SO ON A MONTHLY SNAPSHOT, THE TEAM GATHERS OUR TRAIL COUNTS.

WE HAVE FIVE LOCATIONS ALONG THE URBAN TRAIL SYSTEM WITH TRAIL COUNTERS.

EVERY SINGLE MONTH THE HIGHEST COUNT IS AT THE BACK OF THE BUFFALO PARK TWO MILE LOOP.

IT'S AT ABOUT THE ONE AND ONE QUARTER MILE MARKER.

SO IT'S SOMEONE THAT'S DEFINITELY DOING A FULL LOOP.

WE SEE OVER 338 DAILY PASSERBYS.

SO WITHOUT A DOUBT, WE KNOW THIS TOWN WALKS RAIN OR SHINE, WALKS, RIDE, THEY PEDAL, THEY WALK, THEY STROLL, THEY DO THE WHOLE BIT ON OUR URBAN TRAIL SYSTEM.

BUT IT'S A REALLY COOL THING TO HAVE THAT TOOL.

SHOWING A PICTURE HERE.

THIS IS A WHOLE EYE ON OUR THORPE DISC GOLF COURSE.

SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS GROUP KNOWS BUT IN 2023, FLAGSTAFF HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO HOST THE PDGA MASTERS TOURNAMENT WILL BE HERE.

REALLY NEAT. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE FLAGSTAFF DISC GOLF CLUB AND IT'S BEEN A LOT OF THEIR HARD WORK, TO BE HONEST.

THEY ARE REDOING SOME OF OUR HOLES, SOME OF OUR TEE PADS.

THAT SHOT WAS AMAZING TO GET WITH THE RAINBOW IN THE BACKGROUND, BUT WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK OVER, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING PARTNERING IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS AND WE WILL FOR THE NEXT 8 TO 10 TO PREPARE FOR THIS LARGE EVENT THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE SUMMER OF 2023 HERE IN FLAGSTAFF.

SO THAT WILL BE UTILIZING, HOWEVER, BOTH OF OUR CITY COURSES AT MCPHERSON AND THORPE, PLUS SOME WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE COUNTY, AND [INAUDIBLE].

RECREATION SYSTEM UPDATES ON RECREATION.

THEY DID A COMMUNITY COLLABORATION WITH NORTH COUNTRY HEALTH CARE WITH THEIR ANNUAL CHILDREN'S HEALTH FAIR.

IT WAS A BIG SUCCESS.

WE HOST THAT AT THE FLAGSTAFF AQUAPLEX AND IT JUST STARTS TO TIE IN THAT CONNECTION OF WELLNESS TO ALL FOUR OF OUR RECREATION CENTERS, NOT JUST THE AQUAPLEX.

AND WHAT THAT DOES IS IT ENLIGHTENS OUR RECREATION TEAM TO CONTINUE TO THINK OF WHAT THOSE PROGRAMING OPPORTUNITIES ARE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN THE COMMUNITY.

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SO THAT WAS A BIG PUSH THIS PAST MONTH.

CIRCLING BACK TO OPEN SPACE OUTSIDE OF JUST THE STAFF HIGHLIGHT, WE HAVE OUR SEEDS OF STEWARDSHIP.

WE'RE OPEN SPACE PARTNERS WITH THE ARIZONA TRAIL ASSOCIATION AND THEY DID WORK THIS LAST MONTH OR DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WITH BOTH FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADERS FROM FLAGSTAFF JUNIOR ACADEMY REGARDING SOME EDUCATION ON NATIVE PLANTS AND INVASIVE PLANTS AND WORKING ON MCMILLAN MESA NATURAL AREA.

SO IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF THE YOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THEN WE STILL HOST OUR WEDNESDAY WEED PULLS.

THOSE ARE ALWAYS A BIG SUCCESS.

IN THIS LAST TIME, I BELIEVE THE LOCATION WAS THE RIO DE FLAG AND PICTURE CANYON.

SO A LOT OF FUN NEWS GOING ON IN OPEN SPACE.

LASTLY, FOR THE E THAT PULLS IN PROSE, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON SOME ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE COMMUNITY MARKET ON SUNDAYS, CREATING SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL NEEDS AS DEFINED WITH OUR ACCESSIBLE PARKING IN THE CITY HALL PARKING LOT.

SO STAFF HAS PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY MARKET ON THAT EFFORT.

AND JUST TO TOSS OUT THERE SOME SEPTEMBER HAPPENINGS THAT WILL BE OCCURRING.

WE WILL BE KICKING OFF WITH FLAGSTAFF ART IN THE PARK.

THAT WAS THIS PAST LABOR DAY WEEKEND, WORKING ALWAYS WITH OUR PARTNERS WITH THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE ON ACTIVATING HERITAGE SQUARE, WHICH THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE HAS BEEN DOING AN AMAZING JOB WITH THAT WITH OUR FRIDAY NIGHT SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, OUR SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIES ON THE SQUARE AND SUNDAY PERFORMANCES, AND THEN SOME HILARIOUS PHOTOS THERE WHERE THERE WAS A STORM TROOPERS MADE IN A SPECIAL APPEARANCE, I BELIEVE, AT THE SHOWING OF A STAR WARS FILM ON A SATURDAY NIGHT DOWNTOWN.

THAT IS A MONTHLY QUICK SNAPSHOT OF PROSE FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, AMY. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL.

NOT SEEING ANY AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I THINK THAT CONCLUDES. WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM OUR ENGINEERS.

THEY ARE ALL IN IN RIO DE FLAG MEETINGS.

SO WE'LL CATCH THAT NEXT TIME, IF THAT'S OKAY.

PERFECTLY FINE. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE.

ALL RIGHT. AND AGENDA ITEM SEVEN IS THE APPOINTMENT OF CITY LIAISON TO HIGH COUNTRY HUMANE.

BUT I BELIEVE WE'VE ALREADY GIVEN PROPER DIRECTION ON THAT.

SO WE'RE DOWN TO AGENDA ITEM EIGHT.

[8. Update to the Brownfields Route 66 Coalition Revitalization Program Informational only, presentation with updates to City Council and answer questions.]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS CREAG ZNETKO AND I AM THE ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST FOR THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT OFFICE.

STACY BRECHLER-KNAGGS, THE GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR AND I ARE THE CITY REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE NORTHERN ARIZONA REVITALIZATION PROGRAM FOR THE ROUTE 66 COALITION. OUR GUEST TODAY IS DAVE LANEY WITH STANTEC, AND HE WILL BE GIVING AN UPDATE ABOUT THE CURRENT PROGRAM, THE BENEFITS OF BROWNFIELDS FUNDING, AND HOW WE CAN HELP SPREAD THE WORD. IT'S MY PLEASURE AND MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE DAVE LANEY FROM STANTEC.

MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M GOING TO BE TALKING TODAY ABOUT WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPERTY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.

SOME FOLKS REFER TO THIS AS THE BROWNFIELD GRANT PROGRAM.

A LITTLE BIT OF QUICK BACKGROUND.

IN 2012, CITY OF FLAGSTAFF WAS A LEADER IN BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN ARIZONA AND HAD A $700,000 GRANT FROM USEPA TO DO THIS KIND OF WORK.

THIS PARTICULAR GRANT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO NORTHERN ARIZONA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

BUT CITY FLAGSTAFF IS ONE OF THE COALITION MEMBERS ON THIS GRANT.

SO IT'S A CONTINUATION OF A GREAT TRADITION THAT THE CITY STARTED TEN YEARS AGO.

THE CURRENT GRANT IS $600,000 IN SIZE.

IT WAS AWARDED IN JUNE OF 2019, FULLY FUNDED IN OCTOBER OF 2019.

NORMALLY, THESE ARE THREE YEAR GRANTS, BUT THERE'S BEEN A ONE YEAR NO COST EXTENSION, SO IT RUNS UNTIL SEPTEMBER OF 2023.

AS I SAID, THIS WAS AWARDED TO NORTHERN ARIZONA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, BUT THE COALITION MEMBERS INCLUDE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, COCONINO COUNTY, CITY OF WINSLOW, TOWN OF CAMP VERDE AND YAVAPAI COUNTY.

THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS GRANT IS THAT IT'S 100% GRANT FUNDED.

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THERE ARE NO MATCHING FUNDS THAT WERE REQUIRED.

ALSO, BOTH PUBLICLY OWNED AND PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY CAN USE THESE GRANT FUNDS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MANY PROPERTY OWNERS, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN EPA GRANT, THIS IS NOT AN ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.

SO IF YOU GET AN ASSESSMENT WITH THESE GRANT FUNDS, YOU DON'T GET A LETTER IN THE MAIL, YOU DON'T GET A KNOCK ON THE DOOR, YOU DON'T GET A PHONE CALL SAYING NOW YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.

BASICALLY YOU GET THE INFORMATION FROM THE ASSESSMENT AND THEN IT'S UP TO YOU AS A PROPERTY OWNER TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO OR NOT DO.

WHICH IS WHICH IS VERY GOOD AS FAR AS GETTING PEOPLE TO SIGN UP.

IN A NUTSHELL, THIS PROGRAM IDENTIFIES PLANS FOR AND ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITH BLIGHTED, VACANT, UNDERUTILIZED AND IN SOME CASES, CONTAMINATED PROPERTY.

THE GOAL IS TO TRY TO LOOK AT PROPERTY THAT CAN IMPROVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENCOURAGE GROWTH AND PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFITS.

YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS SLIDE THAT THE FOLKS ON THE ROUTE 66 COALITION INCLUDE CITY MANAGERS AND SOME FAIRLY SENIOR FOLKS IN EACH OF THE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COALITION.

AND I THINK THAT JUST REFLECTS THE IMPORTANCE THAT EACH OF THE COALITION COMMUNITIES ASSIGNS TO THIS GRANT AND ITS SUCCESS.

WHAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT BRIEFLY IS WHAT KINDS OF PROPERTIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR USE OF THESE GRANT FUNDS.

WHAT KINDS OF ACTIVITIES THE GRANT WILL PAY FOR.

AND THEN GIVE YOU A FEW EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE SUCCESSES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN REALIZED SINCE THE CURRENT GRANT STARTED IN 2019.

A BROWNFIELD BY DEFINITION IS ANY REAL PROPERTY, THE REUSE, EXPANSION OR REDEVELOPMENT OF WHICH IS COMPLICATED TO DO THE PRESENCE OR PERCEIVED PRESENCE OF POLLUTANTS, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OR CONTAMINANTS.

THE KEY THERE IS NOT THE FACT THAT CONTAMINANTS OR POLLUTANTS ARE MENTIONED IN THIS DEFINITION, BUT THAT IT RECOGNIZES THAT SOMETIMES THERE'S A PERCEPTION OF CONTAMINATION OR THERE'S A PERCEPTION THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PROPERTY.

AND PROBABLY 70% OF THE PROPERTIES THAT GET ASSESSED WITH THIS GRANT EITHER HAVE NO CONTAMINATION OR THEY HAVE VERY LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF CONTAMINATION.

WHAT THEY DO HAVE, WHAT ALL OF THEM HAVE IN COMMON, IS A POOR OR POORLY DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF PRIOR USE. AND IF YOU KNOW DEVELOPERS AND YOU KNOW INVESTORS, YOU KNOW, BANKS, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THEY HATE.

THEY DON'T WANT TO KNOW.

THEY DO WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST TO BUY A PROPERTY OR TO INVEST IN A PROPERTY THAT THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH.

AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THIS GRANT, IS THAT IT CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION ON PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN USED PREVIOUSLY AS FAR AS WHAT THEY WERE TEN, 20, 30, 50 YEARS AGO.

IF YOU KNOW BROWNFIELDS, YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE CLASSIC TYPES, LIKE OLD GAS STATIONS, OLD DRY CLEANERS, OLD MANUFACTURING FACILITIES, AUTO REPAIR FACILITIES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT WITH THIS PARTICULAR GRANT, WE'RE ALSO DOING A LOT OF WORK ON THINGS LIKE OLD SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, CHURCHES, PARKING LOTS, STRIP MALLS, JUNKYARDS, OLD RAIL YARDS, A VERY WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROPERTY.

IF YOU KNOW BROWNFIELDS.

YOU ALSO KNOW THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENS IS THE MORE BROWNFIELDS YOU HAVE, THE MORE ADVERSELY IT IMPACTS YOUR COMMUNITY.

SO THESE PROPERTIES DON'T GENERATE JOBS, THEY DON'T GENERATE TAX REVENUE, THEY DO CONTRIBUTE TO BLIGHT AND SLUM.

THEY INFLUENCE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND THEY RESULT IN DISINVESTMENT IN MANY, MANY CASES BECAUSE INVESTORS AND DEVELOPERS DON'T LIKE TO BUY THEM.

AND THEY'LL GO TO A DIFFERENT PART OF TOWN OR EVEN A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY ALTOGETHER.

ONE OF THE THINGS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO REDEVELOP A BROWNFIELD THAT EPA HAS DISCOVERED IS THAT ONCE EVEN A DOLLAR OF THIS GRANT IS INVESTED IN A BROWNFIELD, YOU GET A LOT OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT THAT COMES IN.

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THAT FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT'S INVESTED UP TO $23 OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMES IN FOR A BROWNFIELD PROPERTY. SO THAT'S A GREAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

ALSO, PROPERTY VALUES INCREASE BY 5 TO 15%, NOT JUST ON THE BROWNFIELD, BUT ON PROPERTIES AS FAR AS FOUR BLOCKS AWAY FROM EVERY BROWNFIELD THAT GETS REDEVELOPED.

SO LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE GRANT WORKS.

FIRST, WE DO WHAT'S CALLED A BROWNFIELD INVENTORY.

SO WE LOOK AT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION THAT EPA HAS IN THAT ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAVE, SHOWING WHERE THERE MIGHT BE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE HAD SOME ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OR HAVE HAD DIFFERENT KINDS OF OPERATIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE RESULTED IN A RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE PAST.

SO THINGS LIKE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS HISTORICALLY OR PROPERTIES THAT HAVE HAD AN AUTO REPAIR FACILITY, SOMETIMES YOU'LL ALSO SEE FACILITIES THAT HAVE GENERATED HAZARDOUS WASTE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GET A HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATOR ID NUMBER.

WE TAKE THAT INFORMATION, WE COMBINE IT WITH INFORMATION ON THESE PROPERTIES FROM THE COUNTY ASSESSOR, THINGS LIKE ZONING, PARCEL SIZE, LAND USE, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND WE PUT THEM TOGETHER IN AN INVENTORY.

WHEN THIS PARTICULAR GRANT STARTED, IN 2019, WE STARTED ON THE INVENTORY OF ALL THE COMMUNITIES IN THE COALITION FAIRLY QUICKLY, AND DURING THE SUMMER OF 2020 WE FINISHED THAT AND THERE WERE SOMETHING ON THE ORDER OF 90 BROWNFIELD PROPERTIES IN CAMP VERDE, COCONINO COUNTY, COTTONWOOD, FLAGSTAFF, PRESCOTT AND SEDONA.

HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES JUST FOR PRESCOTT OF THE TYPES OF PROPERTIES THAT WERE ON THE INVENTORY.

THERE YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A DRY CLEANER, A FEW OFFICE BUILDINGS.

THERE'S AN OLD AUTO DEALERSHIP.

SO PROPERTIES THAT WOULD HAVE PETROLEUM, METALS, ASBESTOS AND LEAD, PROBABLY LEAD BASED PAINT. THE SECOND THING THAT WE DO IS WE DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT.

THIS IS PROBABLY THE EIGHTH PUBLIC MEETING THAT WE'VE HAD TO TALK ABOUT THIS GRANT.

THERE WERE A COUPLE OF ONLINE MEETINGS BECAUSE OF COVID.

WE WEREN'T HOLDING PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THE GRANT WAS WAS AWARDED, BUT WE DID HAVE TWO OF THOSE.

THEN WE HAD A PUBLIC MEETING HERE IN FLAGSTAFF AND ONE IN PRESCOTT IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR.

WE'VE HAD PUBLIC MEETINGS WITH THE NACOG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

THERE WAS A FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT IN PRESCOTT.

SO WE'VE TRIED TO DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

NACOG ALSO HAS A WEBSITE THAT TELLS THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE GRANT AND PROVIDES EXAMPLES OF SUCCESS STORIES ON HOW THE GRANT HAS WORKED IN THE PAST.

SO THAT'S BEEN GOOD. AND THERE'S ALSO A BROWNFIELD ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHICH CONSISTS OF BUSINESSES, DEVELOPERS, REAL ESTATE FOLKS AND LONGTIME RESIDENTS IN EACH OF THE COALITION COMMUNITIES.

AND THEY HELP TO ADVISE THE COALITION ON HOW TO PRIORITIZE FUNDING.

THE THIRD THING THAT HAPPENS WITH THIS GRANT IS THERE'S A SITE NOMINATION FORM, AND IF PROPERTY OWNERS ARE INTERESTED, THEY FILL OUT THIS TWO PAGE FORM AND THEY SEND IT IN.

IT'S A VERY SIMPLE FORM.

IT JUST ASKS FOR THE ADDRESS, THE PROPERTY OWNER, WHAT THE SITE'S CURRENTLY BEING USED FOR, WHAT THEY WANT TO USE IT FOR, AND WHAT THEIR TIMING IS ON IT.

BECAUSE IF YOU KNOW BANKS AND DEVELOPERS, YOU KNOW, TIME IS MONEY AND THEY'D LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING GET DONE ON PROPERTIES PRETTY QUICKLY.

WHEN WE GET THE SITE NOMINATION FORM, WE FILL OUT A FORM TO A DIFFERENT FORM TO FILL IN TO TO SEND IN TO EPA AND TO ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

EPA LOOKS AT SITES THAT HAVE AND PROPERTIES THAT HAVE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES LIKE ASBESTOS AND LEAD.

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY LOOKS AT PROPERTIES THAT HAVE PETROLEUM SO OLD GAS STATIONS AND AUTO REPAIR FACILITIES.

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SO YOU WON'T SEE SOME OF THE MAJOR OIL COMPANIES, FOR EXAMPLE, NOMINATING THEIR GAS STATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM.

BUT IF A MOM AND POP BUSINESS CAME ALONG AND WANTED TO BUY AN OLD GAS STATION, TURN IT INTO, SAY, A COFFEE SHOP OR A GIFT STORE OR SOMETHING ELSE, THEY ABSOLUTELY WOULD QUALIFY.

ONCE EPA AND OR ADEQ APPROVE THE PROPERTIES, THEN WE'LL DO ONE OF THREE THINGS.

WE'LL DO A PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.

WE'LL LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY AND INTERVIEW THE PROPERTY OWNER.

LOOK AT ALL THE OLD HISTORICAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, THE SANBORN FIRE INSURANCE MAPS.

WHATEVER ELSE IS OUT THERE.

THAT TYPICALLY COSTS BETWEEN THREE AND $5,000 AND TAKES ABOUT A MONTH.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS RECOGNIZING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OR CONDITIONS THAT WOULD INDICATE A PRIOR RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

IF WE FIND THOSE, THEN WE CAN DO A PHASE TWO ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT WHERE WE GO OUT AND WE COLLECT SAMPLES AND WE SEND IT TO A LAB THAT CAN COST ANYWHERE BETWEEN $10,000 UP TO $100,000, DEPENDING ON THE SITE, AND TAKE MAYBE THREE MONTHS TO DO.

IN BOTH CASES, THE PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT, PHASE TWO ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT.

FOR ELIGIBLE PROPERTY OWNERS, THEY PAY NOTHING BECAUSE ZERO, 100% IS PAID FOR WITH THE GRANT.

THE THIRD THING THAT WE DO WITH THE GRANT FUNDS IS A REGULATED BUILDING MATERIALS SURVEY WHERE WE GO INTO OLD BUILDINGS, BUILDINGS BUILT BEFORE 1980 AND WE LOOK FOR ASBESTOS AND LEAD BASED PAINT. THOSE CAN ALSO BE VERY PRICEY.

UP TO $50,000 IN SOME CASES.

JUST DEPENDS ON HOW BIG THE BUILDING IS, HOW MANY SAMPLES YOU HAVE TO COLLECT.

BUT FOR ELIGIBLE PROPERTY OWNERS, AGAIN, THE COST IS ZERO.

100% IS PAID FOR WITH THE GRANT.

JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE DIVERSITY OF SOME OF THE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE ALREADY ENROLLED IN AND GOTTEN ASSESSMENTS THROUGH THIS GRANT.

I'VE GOT A FEW PICTURES HERE.

YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GOT LIKE OLD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LAYDOWN YARDS.

WE'VE GOT AN OLD RESTAURANT.

THERE'S TWO OLD GAS STATIONS.

HERE THERE'S A HEAD START SCHOOL IN WINSLOW.

THE SUNSHINE RESCUE MISSION HERE IN FLAGSTAFF ACTUALLY GOT AN ASSESSMENT.

YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN RUNNING THAT MISSION AND USING THAT BUILDING, I THINK, SINCE 1956 AND NEVER HAD AN ASBESTOS SURVEY DONE ON IT.

BUT ONCE THEY GOT THE SURVEY, THEY WERE ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR GRANT FUNDING TO TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THAT ASBESTOS.

HERE, YOU SEE, THERE'S A MUSEUM, THERE'S A HIGH SCHOOL.

THE CITY HALL IN THE CITY OF PRESCOTT GOT AN ASSESSMENT DONE.

SO THERE'S, LIKE I SAID, QUITE A DIVERSITY HERE.

THE BIG PICTURE IS THAT TO DATE OF THE $600,000, ABOUT 65% HAS BEEN SPENT.

THAT'S OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

PROBABLY 21, 22 PROPERTIES HAVE HAD ASSESSMENTS DONE.

SO THAT'S BETTER THAN ONE EVERY TWO MONTHS.

THE COALITION MEMBERS WERE MEETING ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

NOW THEY MEET EVERY QUARTER.

BUT I MENTIONED INVENTORIES.

THERE WERE A TOTAL OF SEVEN DIFFERENT INVENTORIES OR INVENTORIES FOR SEVEN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES THAT WERE COMPLETED.

THERE HAVE BEEN SIX BROWNFIELD ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS, SIX PUBLIC MEETINGS, AND I WOULD SAY MORE THAN 50% OF THE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN ASSESSED HAVE ALREADY BEEN REDEVELOPED AND OR SOLD AND ARE BEING REUSED RIGHT NOW.

PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WITH THIS GRANT IS THAT SEVERAL OF THESE PROPERTIES, ONCE THEY GOT AN ASSESSMENT, WERE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THE FUNDS THAT WERE SPENT AND GET MONEY FROM PRIVATE INVESTORS, FROM BANKS AND OR FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT, THE AGENCIES OR ENTITIES OTHER THAN EPA. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF ONE IN PRESCOTT.

THIS WAS IN ESCROW AT THE TIME THE WOMAN BROUGHT THIS TO US.

SHE WAS A REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL LIVING IN CALIFORNIA.

SHE REALIZED SHE DID NOT HAVE ANY DUE DILIGENCE THAT HAD BEEN DONE AHEAD OF TIME.

SHE WAS WORRIED ABOUT CONTAMINATION ON THIS PROPERTY.

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IT WAS COMPLETED WITHIN A MONTH AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GO FORWARD WITH PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY WITHOUT FEAR OF HAVING ANY SORT OF CONTAMINATION THAT WOULD MESS UP HER LONG TERM PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT.

HERE'S A PROPERTY RIGHT HERE IN FLAGSTAFF OUT ON HIGHWAY 89 THAT WAS A FORMER GAS STATION.

IT WAS SOMETHING THAT ADEQ CAME ALONG AND REMOVED THE TANKS TEN YEARS AGO.

BUT WITH PROPERTY.

ALL DATA ISN'T NECESSARILY GOOD DATA.

FOR ONE THING, THE CLEANUP STANDARDS HAVE CHANGED IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.

FOR ANOTHER, BANKS AND OTHER FOLKS WHO MIGHT WANT TO BUY THIS PROPERTY WANT SOMETHING THAT'S MORE CURRENT IN CASE THINGS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS.

AND FINALLY, ADEQ DIDN'T LOOK AT THE BUILDING, SO THE OWNER DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING AS TO WHETHER THERE WAS ASBESTOS OR LEAD BASED PAINT IN HERE.

SO AT A COST OF ABOUT $38,000, WHICH THE OWNER PAID NOTHING FOR, WE WERE ABLE TO DO A PHASE ONE, PHASE TWO, AND A REGULATOR BUILDING MATERIAL SURVEY ON THIS THIS PROPERTY AND NOW THIS OWNER IS EITHER GOING TO SELL THE PROPERTY OR REDEVELOP IT.

AND HERE'S ONE THAT EVERYBODY LIVING IN FLAGSTAFF SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH, WHICH IS THE DOWNTOWN CONVENTION CENTER.

I ACTUALLY WORKED ON THIS BACK IN 2010.

THIS IS A LOCATION WHERE THE RAILROAD AND PUBLIC UTILITY THAT BURNED SAWDUST TO CREATE ELECTRICITY 90 YEARS AGO, DUG A BIG PIT AND FILLED IT WITH CREOSOTE.

THE GOAL WAS TO TREAT RAILROAD TIES AND WOODEN UTILITY POLES.

THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THEY COVERED IT UP, DIDN'T DIG IT OUT, JUST LEFT IT IN PLACE.

IT ALSO HAPPENS TO BE RIGHT NEXT TO THE RIO DE FLAG.

SO IT CREATED A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THERE.

YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE RIO DE FLAG TO THE EAST IN TERMS OF ANALYZING IT AND REDUCING POTENTIAL FLOODING.

SO THE CITY, BACK IN 2010, WE GOT MONEY FROM EPA, CLEAN UP MONEY TO THE TUNE OF $150,000.

AND THEN LAST YEAR GOT A PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT TO SHOW THAT NOTHING HAD CHANGED SINCE 2010.

BUT IN 2010, THE CREOSOTE PIT WAS REMOVED.

AND THEN LAST YEAR, THE PHASE ONE.

SO THE CITY USED ABOUT $154,000 OF EPA BROWNFIELD GRANT FUNDING ON THIS SITE.

FAST FORWARD TO TODAY.

PLANS CALL NOT ONLY FOR ANALYZING THE RIO DE FLAG, AS YOU ALL KNOW, BUT FOR TEARING DOWN THIS OLD WAREHOUSE AND PUTTING IN A NEW TRANSIT CENTER.

AND THE FIGURES THAT I HAVE SAY THAT ABOUT $155 MILLION WORTH OF FEDERAL GRANTS ARE GOING TO BE USED FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT.

SO THE CITY, IN ITS WISDOM, WENT AND GOT $150,000, $154,000 AND WAS ABLE TO LEVERAGE IT TO GET $155 MILLION FROM THE FEDS.

SO THIS IS A GREAT SUCCESS STORY THAT I TALK ABOUT ALL OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA.

EVERY TIME I TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT THESE GRANTS.

SO YOU ALL OUGHT TO BE PROUD OF THAT.

LAST THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS THAT NONE OF THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHOUT COOPERATION AND PUBLICITY THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH.

IN COMMUNITIES LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, WE CAN DO ALL THE WORK WE WANT TO TO IDENTIFY BROWNFIELDS WITH OUR INVENTORIES, BUT THOSE ARE ONLY ABOUT 20 TO 40% OF ALL THE PROPERTIES THAT ACTUALLY GET ASSESSED WITH THESE GRANTS, ASSESSED, CLEANED UP AND REDEVELOPED.

THE REST OF IT COMES FROM, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPERS, BANKERS, REAL ESTATE FOLKS AND LONG TERM RESIDENTS HEARING ABOUT THE GRANT AND EITHER SIGNING THEIR PROPERTY UP FOR AN ASSESSMENT OR TALKING TO SOMEBODY THAT THEY KNOW WHO HAS A PROPERTY THAT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR AN ASSESSMENT AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO GET INVOLVED.

AND SINCE THERE IS ANOTHER YEAR LEFT IN THE GRANT AND THERE'S $200,000, THE COALITION, THE 66 COALITION,

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SO ANY QUESTIONS? THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.

ARE WE UTILIZING THIS FOR THE OLD PUBLIC WORKS YARD POTENTIALLY TO ASSESS.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PROPERTIES THAT CITIES OFTEN HAVE THAT EPA WILL NOT APPROVE.

ONE IS PUBLIC WORKS YARD AND ONE ARE LANDFILLS AND CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.

THAT WAS MY OTHER SUGGESTION.

[LAUGHTER] A DISCUSSION, I BELIEVE, WITH EPA ON BOTH OF THOSE.

AND AND I WISH IT WAS OTHERWISE.

BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE SITUATION, IF YOU DEVELOPED A PUBLIC WORKSHOP AND YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO OPERATED IT OVER THE YEARS, THEN EPA WOULD SAY, WELL, IF IT'S CONTAMINATED, WHO PUT THE CONTAMINATION THERE? AND UNFORTUNATELY IT WOULD LIKELY BE THE CITY.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE ONLY CASES OF WHERE CITY OWNED PROPERTY HERE IN FLAGSTAFF WOULDN'T BE ELIGIBLE.

THEY ALSO DID BACK WITH THE ORIGINAL GRANT, I THINK THE CITY WANTED TO CHECK ALL OF THE BUILDINGS, ALL OF THE FIRE STATIONS THAT THE CITY OWNS FOR ASBESTOS.

AND IF YOU GUYS HAD PURCHASED THE BUILDING OR HAD BEEN GIVEN A BUILDING, THEY SAID, THAT'S FINE IF YOU BUILT THE BUILDING AND THEN, YOU KNOW, TEN YEARS LATER WANTED TO CHECK IT FOR ASBESTOS BECAUSE FOR WHATEVER REASON IT DIDN'T GET CHECKED WHEN IT WAS BUILT, THEY SAID, NO, WE CAN'T DO THAT, SORRY, BUT IF THERE'S ASBESTOS THERE, YOU GUYS PROBABLY PUT IT THERE.

SO THOSE ARE THE EXCEPTIONS THAT UNFORTUNATELY DON'T ALLOW CITIES TO USE USE THIS MORE.

BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF CITIES THAT HAVE GONE OUT THERE AND DONE THINGS LIKE PICKED UP IN ST.

JOHN'S, THEIR CITY HALL IS IN AN OLD AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY GOT BROWNFIELD MONEY TO CLEAN UP.

AND I KNOW SPRINGERVILLE JUST MOVED THEIR FIRE DEPARTMENT INTO AN OLD AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP AND GOT BROWNFIELD MONEY TO HELP RENOVATE IT AND CLEAN IT UP.

SO THERE ARE THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE CITIES DEFINITELY USE THESE FUNDS FOR SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT.

BUT IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER.

OR AN ANSWER THAT WOULD BE FAVORABLE TO THE CITY.

AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT $200,000 OF THE $600,000 IS STILL AVAILABLE AND WE HAVE, WHAT, ONE YEAR OF AVAILABILITY? YES. SO THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE COULD RUN BY LOCAL BUSINESSES, OTHER ENTITIES THAT MAY HAVE MOVED IN.

AND IT'S ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.

SO AS I TELL AS I TOLD COCONINO COUNTY EARLIER TODAY, BECAUSE I WENT AND TALKED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, IF YOU WANT THE MONEY, THEN YOU SHOULD MAKE EVERYBODY AWARE OF THE FACT THAT IT'S AVAILABLE.

BECAUSE IF YOU GUYS DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT, ONE OR THE OTHER COALITION MEMBERS WILL.

THE LITTLE TOWN OF CAMP VERDE PROBABLY HAS USED MORE OF THIS MONEY OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS THAN ANYBODY.

AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THEY GO OUT THERE AND TALK TO PEOPLE EVERY WEEK.

YEAH. WELL, I THINK THAT'S A CALL FOR US TO GET THE WORD OUT A LITTLE MORE FROM THE COUNCIL SIDE OF THINGS.

COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH, JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

IT'S EYE OPENING. IT'S AMAZING HOW PROBLEMATIC BROWNFIELDS CAN BE AND THE LEVEL OF COLLABORATION AND COMMITMENT THAT IS REQUIRED IN TERMS OF CLEANING THEM UP. OBVIOUSLY, THE UPSIDES TO GETTING THEM CLEANED UP, LIFT ALL BOATS AND REALLY BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.

YES. SO ANY WAY WE CAN SUPPORT THIS TYPE OF PROJECT AND BEEF IT UP, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN.

AND I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO TOO MUCH OF A BRAINSTORMING SESSION HERE, BUT I'M CURIOUS IF THAT GIANT GAS STATION ON MILTON IS SOMETHING THAT'S RELEVANT TO THIS CONVERSATION OR IF THAT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TRACK.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT OR I INVITE YOU TO SPECIFICALLY NAME OTHER PROPERTIES YOU'RE IDENTIFYING IN FLAGSTAFF JUST JUST SO IT'S ON OUR RADAR AND WE CAN WE CAN THINK ABOUT IT MORE.

YEAH, I THINK I THINK THE THE GAS STATION YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WAS IN THE INVENTORY ORIGINALLY.

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AND I DON'T OFFHAND I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS THERE.

YOU KNOW, IF IT'S STILL OWNED BY GIANT, FOR EXAMPLE, OR IF IT WERE OWNED BY MAVERICK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEN IT MIGHT NOT BE ELIGIBLE.

BUT [INAUDIBLE].

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE HAD IDENTIFIED THAT ONE AS AS A POTENTIAL, BUT IT WAS ALREADY IN ESCROW AND THEY'D ALREADY DONE A PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.

SO WE CAME IN JUST A LITTLE TOO LATE THAT THAT TRANSACTION GOT HELD UP IN A LITTLE BIT LATER, BUT NOT BECAUSE OF A PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL.

THEY'D ALREADY DONE ONE. SO WE DID.

AND JUST FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE, WE ALSO HAVE BEEN TO THE CHAMBER IN KONA AND VARIOUS OTHER BUSINESS GROUPS TO TRY TO GET THIS WORD OUT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE DOING THAT, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW.

WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOUR HELP WITH THAT AND WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING.

GREAT. AND LET ME KNOW OFFLINE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT GIANT SPACE RIGHT NOW.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT SOME OTHER TIME.

[INAUDIBLE].

AND AND YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON ON WHAT THESE GUYS SAY.

WE COULD VERY EASILY SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE INVENTORY FOR FLAGSTAFF WITH YOU ALL, BECAUSE SOMETIMES EVERYBODY KNOWS THE PROPERTY, BUT ONLY ONE PERSON KNOWS THE OWNER WELL ENOUGH TO APPROACH THEM AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT THINK ABOUT SIGNING UP FOR THIS THIS PROGRAM.

SO THERE'S STILL, EVEN THOUGH WE WENT OVER EVERY SINGLE, EVERY SINGLE PROPERTY THAT I THINK WAS IN THE INVENTORY, I THINK THERE WERE A FEW THAT NOBODY REALLY HAD GOOD INFORMATION ON. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, THAT'S THAT'S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.

WE CERTAINLY COULD SHARE THAT WITH THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

ACTUALLY, THANK YOU FOR FOR VERY EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION.

AND I, FOR ONE, WOULD VOLUNTEER IN TERMS OF REACHING OUT TO PROPERTY OWNERS OR BUSINESS OWNERS BASED ON YOUR INVENTORY OF PROPERTIES WHO ARE WHO COULD POTENTIALLY APPLY OR WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO TO OBTAIN THIS GRANT.

BECAUSE I WAS JUST THINKING A LOT LIKE THE OLD [INAUDIBLE] LOCATION IS THAT YOU KNOW, AND THEN I CAN LOOK, OF COURSE I HAVE LIKE JUST KIND OF THIS IDEAS OF OF POTENTIAL POTENTIAL APPLICANTS TO THIS GRANT.

SO I WILL BE CONNECTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DIRECTOR.

YES, I GOT IT RIGHT.

YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YES. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

MEMBER HOUSE? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M JUST WONDERING, ARE THERE ANY SORT OF LIMITATIONS ON WHAT A PROPERTY COULD BE REUSED FOR UNDER THIS PROGRAM? NO SOMETIMES PEOPLE ASK, ARE THERE ANY OTHER OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WHO MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO CONTAMINATION ON A PROPERTY, IT'S NOT ELIGIBLE? ARE THERE ARE. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT EPA WON'T APPROVE? THEY GENERALLY DO NOT APPROVE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES.

THEY HAVE APPROVED ASSESSMENTS ON MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCES AND CERTAINLY COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES.

BUT THERE'S NO LIMITATION THAT I KNOW OF THAT THEY PLACED ON WHAT A PROPERTY CAN BE REUSED FOR AND. SINCE NACOGDOCHES IS ONE OF THE IS THE PRIMARY GRANT HOLDER HERE OR THE LEAD COALITION MEMBER. THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF NONPROFITS THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST THE THE MISSION, THE SUNSHINE RESCUE MISSION HERE IN FLAGSTAFF, BUT THEY'VE HAD DIFFERENT GROUPS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES.

ONE UP IN PAGE ONE IN PRESCOTT THAT HAVE HAD HOMELESS SHELTERS OR WOMEN'S SHELTERS OR THINGS LIKE THAT THAT HAVE NEEDED FEDERAL FUNDING.

BUT THEY HAVE TO GET ONE OF THESE PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE ASSESSMENTS BEFORE HUD OR SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD GIVE THEM FEDERAL FUNDS.

THEY'VE HAD THOSE FOLKS SIGN UP AND THEY'VE GOTTEN A PHASE ONE, AND THEN THEY'VE GOTTEN, IN SOME CASES, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO ACTUALLY PUT IN A FACILITY LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S IT'S JUST ALL OVER THE MAP.

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BUT IN OTHER CASES WITH A NONPROFIT, IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THAT THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT.

AND WE'VE JUST SEEN A WHOLE RANGE OF DIFFERENT END USES.

YEAH. EXCELLENT.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION.

WE DO HAVE ONE PARTICIPANT FOR THIS SECTION, ANDY FERNANDEZ.

OK. ANDY FERNANDEZ YES, I RAN FOR CONGRESSMAN HERE 12 YEARS AGO.

I ALSO RAN FOR MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, ALSO ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, BORN AND RAISED HERE IN THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.

NOW, THIS IS A BUNCH OF BS I'M GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW.

YOU HAVE A SCENARIO WHERE THE CITY HAS NO BUSINESS GETTING INTO THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS RIGHT NOW.

HAVE YOU BEEN READING THE HEADLINES? THE HOUSING MARKET IS BEING DECIMATED BY THESE PARASITES.

IT'S THE REALTORS IN COLLUSION WITH THE DEVELOPERS.

AND THESE PEOPLE LIKE THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE USING THESE FACILITATED SCAMS THAT ARE MANIPULATED BY THE LEGISLATOR SO THEY CAN MANIPULATE MONIES.

THIS IS APPALLING. YOU HAVE A SITUATION YOU HAVE BACK 16 YEARS AGO, YOU HAD A FOURTH STREET.

YOU HAD LIKE THERE WERE THE NORTH COUNTRY.

AND RIGHT DOWN THE STREET, THE OLDEST BLACK THEATER.

THAT ONE SOLD FOR $232,000.

JUST FOUR YEARS PRIOR.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CITY BUYS THAT PROPERTY OVER THERE FOR NORTH COUNTRY IS.

NOT EVEN HALF A MILLION. ALMOST A LITTLE OVER A QUARTER MILLION.

THEY PAID FOR IT. THEY PUT UP A FOR SALE SIGN TRYING TO SELL IT FOR $9.3 MILLION.

IT STOOD VACANT FOR 14 YEARS.

FINALLY, THEY PUT A SIGN AND SAID THE CITY, A PLACE THAT WILL GIVE THIS PROPERTY TO ANYBODY WHO WILL COME IN AND USE IT FOR A NOT FOR PROFIT.

THAT'S WHEN NORTH COUNTRY CAME IN.

NOW WE HAVE SCENARIOS WITH THE NORTH, WITH THESE NOT FOR PROFIT LIES MANIPULATORS, BECAUSE THEY'RE FOR PROFIT.

THEY'RE MAKING MONEY. LIKE I SAID BACK IN 1998 AND 1999, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT BEFORE I RAN FOR CONGRESSMAN, I SAID, YOU HAVE A SITUATION WHERE YOU HAVE TO FACE THAT MEDICAL CENTER.

AT THAT TIME. YOU HAVE A SURGEONS MAKING HALF A MILLION, THE AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL, THEIR EMPLOYEE MAKING $68,000.

NOW, YOU HAVE A SITUATION WITH THESE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.

OKAY. NOW ANOTHER ALLY, THEY USE THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND HUD.

AND THEY GAVE THAT GREAT SPIEL JUST LIKE WHEN THEY DID WITH THE REMEMBER THE BOND.

[INAUDIBLE] YOU WEREN'T HERE BACK THEN 99.

THE BOND FOR THE SCHOOL'S $34 MILLION BOND FOR THE FOR THE TEACHERS PAY.

THE MAYOR AND HIS WIFE THEY GOT BIG FAT RAISES.

THAT MY BUDDY. MR. PHIPPS [INAUDIBLE] $2 RAISE WHILE THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE HIGH ADMINISTRATORS, THE MAYOR'S WIFE AND OTHER WAS GETTING 43 MILLION.

AND ANOTHER PLUS BONUSES PLUS VEHICLES, PLUS NICE VACATION HOMES AND WHATNOT? YEAH, THIS IS A RIDICULOUS.

WE ARE IN A SITUATION HERE WHERE THE HOUSING MARKET IN THE CITY CAME UP HERE AND, YOU KNOW, THEY GAVE THEM SPILLS FOR SIX AND A HALF, SEVEN AND A HALF MONTHS ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SCENARIO.

AND THEY SAID, WELL, WE FIND THIS PROPERTY RIGHT UP TO FOURTH STREET ON THIRD.

IF YOU GO TO THE MAVERICK, [INAUDIBLE] CHEVRON STATION, NOT TO MENTION THE CHEVRON STATION RIGHT NEXT TO IT IS A BLUE LOT.

THAT EMPTY LOT.

AND RIGHT BEHIND THAT IS A FIVE TOWNHOUSES.

THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF IN 1999 STARTED CONSTRUCTING ON THESE SO-CALLED LIES OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED [INAUDIBLE] ONE PERSON THAT WAS A SINGLE PERSON GOT ONE OF THOSE HOUSES.

ANOTHER ONE WAS A FEMALE NURSE WHO WAS, AGAIN, OVER $65,000 A YEAR.

SHE LEVERAGED THAT TO BUY HER HOUSE IN COUNTRY CLUB.

NOW, ALL THESE MANIPULATIONS BEING FACILITATED INAPPROPRIATELY.

LIKE I SAY, WE HAVE SITUATIONS HERE WHERE THE REAL ESTATE SHOULD NOT BE A PAWN IN THE POLITICAL SCHEME BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE JUST GETTING FAT AND RICH.

THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU, ANDY.

WITH THAT, I'M NOT SEEING ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 15 MINUTE BREAK AND THEN COME RIGHT BACK.

SO THANK YOU. IT IS SO 4:55.

IT'S 4:40 NOW.

SOME EXTRA TIME.

MAYOR WE ARE UNMUTED.

EXCELLENT. JUST HOLD THIS UP HERE.

MY COMPUTER RAN OUT OF JUICE.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE DOWN TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE.

[9. Discussion regarding Parklets Receive direction from Council regarding whether to initiate City Code requirements for the introduction of Parklets in Flagstaff.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M MICHELLE MCNULTY, THE PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.

I'M HERE TO GIVE A LITTLE OVERVIEW ON PARKLETS TALK ABOUT THEIR BENEFITS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND ASK FOR DIRECTION FROM YOU ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH CODIFYING THEM.

SO A PARKLET IS A SIDEWALK EXTENSION THAT PROVIDES MORE SPACE AND AMENITIES FOR PEOPLE USING THE STREET.

THEY'RE TYPICALLY MADE BY CONVERTING STREET PARKING SPACES IF THEY'RE PARALLEL.

YOU MIGHT USE ABOUT TWO OR MORE IF THEIR ANGLED.

TYPICALLY IT'S 3 TO 4.

THEY'RE TYPICALLY FLUSHED WITH THE SIDEWALK.

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THE FIRST ONE WAS CREATED IN SAN FRANCISCO IN 2005 AS PART OF PARKING DAY.

PARKING DAY IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ACROSS THE GLOBE.

SORRY HAD TO TAKE A BREATH, TO TEMPORARILY REPURPOSE STREET PARKING INTO PUBLIC PARKS AND SOCIAL SPACES TO ADVOCATE FOR SAFER, GREENER AND MORE EQUITABLE STREETS FOR PEOPLE.

SO HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF SOME PARKLETS IN COLORADO THAT YOU HAVE A REALLY ROBUST PARKLET PROGRAM.

WE'VE LOOKED A LOT AT THEIR CODES TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

THEY ALSO HAVE A LOT OF COMPANIES THAT ARE ACTUALLY DESIGNING AMENITIES FOR PARKLETS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY.

THEY INCREASE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, CREATE ESTHETIC ENHANCEMENTS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE AMENITIES SUCH AS SIDEWALK EXTENSIONS, AS I SPOKE ABOUT. THEY PROVIDE SEATING OR RESPITE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE WALKING.

PLANTINGS AND BICYCLE PARKING.

THEY ALSO PROVIDE AN ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY CAN SERVE AS OUTDOOR DINING AREAS.

THIS WAS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT WHEN SOCIAL DISTANCING WAS REQUIRED.

DURING COVID SOME OF OUR BUSINESSES WERE ABLE TO STAY AFLOAT BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO EXTEND OUTSIDE.

THROUGH THAT WE CREATED EURO, WHICH IS EXTENDED USE OF RIGHT AWAY, AND THEY PERMITTED SEVERAL OF THESE THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN.

ANY BUSINESS COULD PARTAKE.

THIS PROVIDED WAITING AREAS FOR CUSTOMERS AND ACTIVATED STREETSCAPES.

IN 2021, THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AND DBA DID A SURVEY ACROSS DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.

THE FIRST DAY, 43 PEOPLE OR 43 BUSINESSES RESPONDED.

MOST SUPPORTED PARKLETS, MOSTLY SUPPORTING THEM, LIMITING TO NO MORE THAN TWO OR THREE PARKING SPACES PER BLOCK.

AND THEN ALSO SUPPORTING THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO EXTEND ACROSS YOUR FRONTAGE THAT YOU GET YOUR NEIGHBORS APPROVAL AND ALMOST ALL SUPPORTED REQUIREMENT FOR ATTRACTIVE BARRIERS OR FURNITURE.

SO THIS SLIDE JUST SHOWS DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THOSE ATTRACTIVE AMENITIES CAN BE DESIGNED.

THERE'S A LOT OF CREATIVITY.

SO AS I MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT DIFFERENT ORDINANCES TO SEE HOW PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL ARE ABLE TO MANAGE THESE BOTH SAFELY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ESTHETICALLY.

SO ONE OF THE BIG THINGS IS MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED IS APPROPRIATE.

SO LOOKING AT STREETS THAT ARE 25 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE SPACED APPROPRIATELY FROM DIFFERENT TRANSPORTATION INTERSECTIONS OR TRAFFIC CONTROLS, WE OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT PARKLETS RIGHT UP AGAINST A MAJOR INTERSECTION OR A STOP SIGN ACCOUNTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACCOUNT FOR DRAINAGE. AGAIN, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY APPROVAL IF NECESSARY, AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT THAT THESE AREN'T HAVING AN UNINTENDED IMPACT OF CREATING OBSTRUCTIONS ON THE SIDEWALKS.

WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT IF WE DID AN ORDINANCE THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT CONSTRUCTION SAFETY STANDARDS, SUCH AS MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE ADA ACCESSIBLE, THAT THEY'RE ENCLOSED APPROPRIATELY TO PROVIDE A BARRIER IN CASE THERE'S ANY KIND OF A TRAFFIC.

CRASH, WHICH THEY TYPICALLY WOULDN'T HAPPEN ON 25 MILE PER HOUR ROAD.

LOOKING AT THE VERTICAL ELEMENTS AS WELL AS WHAT KIND OF PARALLEL TRAFFIC PROTECTION THAT MIGHT BE PROVIDED.

SO BARRIERS LIKE THE WINE BARRELS THAT YOU'VE SEEN [INAUDIBLE] LOCALLY.

AND THEN JUST MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S BUFFER FROM THESE FROM ADJACENT PARKING SPACES.

ARE THERE THINGS THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED OUR MATERIALS? WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ARE, AGAIN, ATTRACTIVE AND THAT THEY ADD TO THE ESTHETIC VALUE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO LOOKING AT HIGH QUALITY AND DURABLE MATERIALS THAT CAN WITHSTAND WEATHER.

WHAT TYPE OF MATERIAL TYPES WOULD WE WANT TO SEE MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE SLIP RESISTANT COATINGS AND COLORS.

SO WITH THAT, THAT IS MY PRESENTATION AND I THOUGHT THAT I EDITED THAT SLIDE.

SO I'M GOING TO GO BACK SO YOU DON'T SEE THE TEMPLATE.

BUT WITH THAT, I REALLY WANTED TO SPEND THE REST OF THE TIME TO ANSWER YOUR YOUR QUESTIONS AND TALK ABOUT GETTING DIRECTION FROM YOU ALL OF IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO SEE IN OUR CODE? AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE ONES THAT ARE PERMITTED TODAY ARE THROUGH THE EURO PERMIT, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT CODIFIED SO THAT BUSINESSES WANT TO INVEST IN BRINGING THESE TO OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND PART OF THAT WOULD ALSO BE A FEE STRUCTURE THEY ARE TAKING RIGHT AWAY THAT TYPICALLY COULD BE PAID PARKING.

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SO THAT PARK FLAG IS, IS COMPENSATED FOR THAT IN OTHER AREAS OF TOWN.

IF WE EXTENDED BEYOND DOWNTOWN, HOW WOULD WE STRUCTURE THAT? SO THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT AS BEING PART OF THE ORDINANCE.

SO AGAIN, I'M LOOKING FOR DIRECTION ON WOULD YOU LIKE STAFF TO PUT THIS IN CODE AND IF SO.

IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'VE BROUGHT UP, WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE US TO CONSIDER? THANK YOU, MICHELLE. BEFORE WE GET TO QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL, WE DO HAVE SOME PUBLIC PARTICIPANTS I'D LIKE TO BRING UP, STARTING WITH TERRY MADEKSZA.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS TERRY MADEKSZA AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FLAGSTAFF DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE.

THE FDBA SUPPORTS DEVELOPING A PARKLET PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.

FORMALIZING A PARKLET PROGRAM IS A GOOD STEP TOWARDS ENHANCING THE PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT, ENCOURAGING TRAFFIC CALMING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESSES CITYWIDE TO OFFER OUTDOOR SEATING.

AND FLAGSTAFF IS NOT ALONE.

CITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE HAVE IMPLEMENTED PARKLETS AS A WAY TO CREATE VIBRANCY, INCREASE SPENDING, AND CONTINUE TO OFFER OPTIONS FOR THOSE THAT ARE MORE COMFORTABLE IN AN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT.

PARKLETS IN FLAGSTAFF EMERGED AS A STRATEGY TO RESPOND TO THE IMPACTS OF COVID 19.

WE STUDIED BEST PRACTICES IN OTHER COMMUNITIES AND WE RECOGNIZED A TREND.

CITIES WERE FINDING SUCCESS BY REIMAGINING HOW TO USE PUBLIC SPACES TO MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CUSTOMERS.

WITH GREG'S LEADERSHIP, THE DBA WORKED WITH A MULTI DIVISIONAL TEAM AT THE CITY MICHELLE REFERENCED THE EURO TEAM TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT CREATIVE WAYS TO EXPAND OUTDOOR DINING AND ADD MORE SEATING IN PUBLIC SPACES.

IN DOWNTOWN THE TEAM IMPLEMENTED A PARTIAL CLOSURE OF ASPEN AVENUE ADJACENT TO HERITAGE SQUARE, ALLOWING BUSINESSES TO SET UP TABLES AND CHAIRS IN THE CLOSED SECTION OF THE STREET.

WE ALSO WORKED WITH BUSINESSES TO OFFER OUTDOOR SEATING IN PRIVATE PARKING LOTS, EXPANDED SIDEWALK CAFES, ADDED SEATING AT HERITAGE SQUARE, AND WE WORKED WITH THE CITY TO FOSTER A PILOT PROGRAM ALLOWING PARKLETS TO USE 1 TO 2 PARKING SPACES.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE DOWNTOWN TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THESE PROGRAMS, THESE WERE AVAILABLE TO BUSINESSES CITYWIDE.

THE RESULT IS PEOPLE HAVE DISCOVERED NEW VALUE IN SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS AND OUTDOOR SEATING FURTHER ENLIVENS PUBLIC SPACES.

THE SUCCESS OF OUTDOOR SEATING AND DINING THAT HAS POPPED UP ACROSS THE CITY IS NOW SOUGHT AFTER BY PATRONS AND ADDS VIBRANCY TO OTHERWISE HARD STREETSCAPES AND PARKING LOTS.

ACTIVATING THESE SPACES ALSO INCREASES THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IN A WAY THAT KEEPS FLAGSTAFF AS A YEAR ROUND DESTINATION AND ENSURES CONTINUED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.

THE DBA LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH CITY STAFF AS A FORMAL PARKLET PROGRAM IS DEVELOPED.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMAIN ENGAGED AND TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AS LOCATION STANDARDS, DESIGN AND SAFETY STANDARDS, APPROPRIATE FEES AND MAINTENANCE EXPECTATIONS ARE DISCUSSED.

I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WITH 12 SECONDS TO SPARE.

THERE YOU GO.

EXCELLENT COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS FOR [INAUDIBLE] COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY? THANK YOU, TERRY, FOR COMING.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.

I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD SHOW UP.

I SAW IN THE PACKET THAT A MAJORITY OF THE 43 RESPONDENTS SAID THAT THEY SUPPORTED THIS.

WAS THAT 40? 42 OF 43? OR WAS THAT 22 OR 43? OR HOW MANY PEOPLE.

RIGHT. MAYOR. VICE MAYOR.

COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

I DON'T HAVE THE SURVEY RESULTS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I CAN SHARE THOSE WITH YOU.

WE HAD 43 RESPONDENTS ON THE FIRST DAY.

IF I RECALL, WE HAD CLOSE TO 60 OR 70 THAT RESPONDED IN TOTAL.

SO IT'S JUST THAT FIRST DAY I THINK PEOPLE WERE EXCITED TO SHARE THEIR FEEDBACK.

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OKAY, THANK YOU.

I HAVE TALKED TO BUSINESS OWNERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE, SO IT'S NOT A SLAM DUNK, BUT I HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, BUT I'LL HOLD THOSE FOR NOW.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING FURTHER.

OH, COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MRS. MADEKSZA, FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION TONIGHT.

I SHOULD HAVE WARNED YOU ABOUT THIS QUESTION.

OF COURSE, IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU HAVE MENTIONED, AND PROBABLY IF THERE ARE ANY DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE PRESENT HERE, THEY COULD PROBABLY ANSWER THIS QUESTION AS WELL.

BUT IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT, SO DO WE HAVE A NUMBER IN TERMS OF REVENUE? PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE INCREASE, PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE IN VISITATION AND PERCENTAGE OF LOCALS WHO ARE ATTRACTED TO THE PARKLETS? MAYOR VICE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THAT.

I DON'T HAVE CONCRETE INFORMATION.

YOU MAY GET MORE FROM ASKING A BUSINESS ABOUT THEIR SALES.

WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO SALES DATA, NOR DO WE GET SALES TAX REVENUE DATA.

SO IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO MEASURE IN TERMS OF SPENDING.

BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS ANECDOTAL, BOTH IN TERMS OF FLAGSTAFF AND IN LOOKING AT OTHER CITIES.

I MEAN, DOWNTOWN HAS ONE PARKLET.

WE HAVE OTHER OUTDOOR DINING AND PRIVATE PARKING LOTS AND ON SIDEWALK CAFES.

AND I THINK THERE IS A VIBRANCY THAT THAT ACTIVITY CREATES.

AND WITH A VIBRANCY YOU SEE ADDITIONAL SPENDING.

CAN I PROVE IT TO YOU? NOT TONIGHT, BUT WHEN I SEE PEOPLE WALKING AROUND OR THEY COME AND THEY SIT OUTDOORS AT FRATELLIS, EVEN IF IT'S IN A PARKING LOT, THEY'RE MORE PRONE TO WALK AROUND AND SPEND MORE OF THEIR TIME AND MORE OF THEIR MONEY IN DOWNTOWN.

WHEN I LOOK AT OTHER CITIES, THEY HAVE MANY, MANY PARKLETS WE HAVE ONE, OTHER CITIES HAVE MANY MORE.

AND THERE IS INFORMATION OUT THERE ABOUT INCREASED SPENDING WHEN YOU HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDED SEATING AND PEOPLE SPENDING THEIR TIME AND SPENDING THEIR MONEY.

I JUST DON'T HAVE IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

BUT I CAN FIND THEY HAVE ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDIES ASSOCIATED WITH PARKLETS THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU AFTER TONIGHT'S MEETING.

THANK YOU, THOUGH. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

BUT I COULD SHARE WITH THE ANECDOTAL EXPERIENCE AND OBSERVATION AS WELL, LIKE WITH WHAT WE HAVE HERE, BUT ALSO MY EXPERIENCE IN OTHER CITIES, EL PASO, TEXAS.

AND I BELIEVE SOME IN COLORADO SPRINGS.

AND THEN DENVER.

THOUGH DENVER HAS THE ENTIRE SECTION BLOCK CLOSED.

AND ALSO IN THE RECENT EXPERIENCE DO FOR ME IS WASHINGTON, D.C., WHERE THEY CLOSED A BLOCK FOR AN EVENT.

SO I GUESS THAT'S THAT'S TEMPORARY USE OF LIKE CLOSING THE STREET.

BUT WHETHER IT'S A PERMANENT PARKLET OR CLOSING A PORTION OF THE MAIN STREET, IT'S IT REALLY ATTRACTS ACTIVITY AND OF COURSE, PURCHASES WITH THE BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN AND HAVE HAVE A PLACE FOR GATHERING ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, THIS POST-PANDEMIC SCENARIO AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A VERY PRODUCTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION.

AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, TERRY.

COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.

I WASN'T SURE WHEN TO START SHARING MY THOUGHTS.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A REALLY NICE CONVERSATION THIS EVENING.

IF WE COULD HAVE ALL THE WE HAVE THREE MORE PARTICIPANTS.

SO IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, I'LL JUST SEGWAY INTO WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY RIGHT NOW, WHICH WAS JUST TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY THANK TERRY AND THE FLAGSTAFF DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOR ALLOWING ME TO ACCOMPANY YOU ALL.

FULL DISCLOSURE TO THE INTERNATIONAL DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATIONS CONFERENCE, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE IN VANCOUVER THIS YEAR.

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I REALLY ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE.

I'VE BEEN A BIG FAN OF PARKLETS LONG BEFORE ACCOMPANYING YOU ON THAT TRIP, BUT I ALSO LEARNED A LOT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING SOME OF THOSE THOUGHTS AND HEARING MORE TONIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT PUBLICLY TO TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW AND THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT I HAD A WONDERFULLY A WONDERFUL TIME LEARNING A LOT ABOUT DOWNTOWNS AND HOW HARD OF A JOB IT IS THAT YOU DO AND HOW UNDERAPPRECIATED YOU ARE AND BEHIND THE SCENES YOU ARE.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. MAYOR MAY I MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT? YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY STRIKES OR SORT OF STICKS OUT TO ME IS WHEN WE WERE IN VANCOUVER, THERE WAS AN OPEN STREET WITH A CAR AND A PARKLET AND DIAGONAL PARKING SPACES AND TRASH BINS.

AND IT WAS I HAVE THIS PICTURE AND IT MAKES ME THINK I WITNESSED A FIRE TRUCK DRIVE DOWN THAT WE DID.

AND AND IT SHOWS ME THAT OUR PUBLIC SPACES CAN ACCOMMODATE MANY, MANY THINGS.

IT'S NOT JUST VEHICLES, IT CAN ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE, IT CAN ACCOMMODATE OUTDOOR DINING.

AND I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING SO HARD TO ACCOMPLISH IN DOWNTOWN WITH THE HELP OF THE CITY WITH GREG AND THE EURO TEAM, WE'VE CLOSED ASPEN ALLEY.

WE'RE ADDING DINING AND OUTDOOR SEATING AT HERITAGE SQUARE.

WE WANT OUR SPACE FILLED WITH PEOPLE AND WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE, WE HAVE SPENDING.

SO THERE'S THAT SORT OF ANECDOTAL CONNECTION.

AND SO EVERYTHING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A GOAL NOT JUST FOR DOWNTOWN.

IT IS IT IS A PRIORITY OF OURS, BUT THIS IS ALSO CITYWIDE.

WHEN WE GO TO BRANDY'S AT THE CEDAR AT SAFEWAY AND THERE'S PEOPLE SITTING OUTSIDE IN THEIR OUTDOOR DINING, THE SPACE LOOKS GREAT AND INVITING.

SO I THINK FOR EVEN THOUGH I REPRESENT REPRESENT THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE, THIS IS A CITYWIDE CODE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND IT'S SOMETHING WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE DANIEL POWELL.

COUNCIL MEMBER VICE MAYOR DAGGETT VICE MAYOR SWEET MAYOR DEASY.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY.

APOLOGIZE FOR MY NERVES AHEAD OF TIME.

YOU KNOW, I AM HERE AND I'M SPEAKING DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF PARKLETS.

I OWN [INAUDIBLE] DOWNTOWN.

I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 28 YEARS.

WENT TO NAU HERE.

MY WIFE WORKS AT [INAUDIBLE].

WE'RE VERY MUCH A PART OF THE FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY.

AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU TODAY ABOUT WHAT THIS PARKLET HAS DONE, NOT ONLY FOR THE COMMUNITY BUT FOR OUR BUSINESS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I SUPPORT THEM FOR MULTIPLE REASONS, INCLUDING THE VIBRANCY, ENERGY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THEY PROVIDE FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND BUSINESS.

GOOD. PARKLETS SUPPORT AN EVOLVING BUSINESS AND VISITATION MODEL WE ARE SEEING ALL OVER THE NATIONS FROM SMALL TOWNS TO BIG CITIES.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN IS PARKLETS HELPED CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY BOTH ECONOMICALLY AND RECREATIONALLY, FOR PEOPLE TO COME DOWN AND EXPERIENCE A NEW, FRESH AND EVOLVING CHARACTER OF FLAGSTAFF DOWNTOWN.

MAKING IT SORT OF A POINT OF INTEREST FOR PEOPLE WALKING, BIKING AND VISITING THE AREA.

SO, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY ARE LOCALS, BUT FOR TOURISTS AS WELL.

OUR PARKLET HAS BEEN A PART OF AN OVERALL DOWNTOWN EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A FUN, FULFILLING EVENING, WHETHER IT'S MEETING WITH FRIENDS, GOING TO DINNER AND SEEING A SHOW, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE HAVE WITNESSED AT [INAUDIBLE] IS KIND OF SPEAKING TO WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY WAS WE SEE PEOPLE, THEY COME DOWN FOR A BEER OR A GLASS OF WINE OR SODA AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY GO TO DINNER AFTER THAT.

SO IT'S KIND OF PART OF OF THEIR ENTIRE EVENING.

SO TO TO SURVIVE THE CHALLENGES OF THE LAST TWO YEARS, BUSINESSES HAD TO EVOLVE.

AS YOU KNOW, THE PANDEMIC TOOK A COSTLY TOLL ON SMALL BUSINESSES.

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE, 22% OF SMALL BUSINESSES WERE LOST IN 2020.

MY BUSINESS [INAUDIBLE] ALMOST JOINED THAT STATISTIC.

WE WERE FORCED BY THE GOVERNOR TO BE SHUT DOWN FOR OVER SEVEN MONTHS.

IT WAS THEN WE KNEW WE NEEDED TO GET CREATIVE WHERE WE WANT TO SURVIVE.

WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH CITY STAFF AND OTHERS, WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE A SAFE, HEALTH COMPLIANT OUTDOOR SPACE THAT THE PUBLIC WAS COMFORTABLE IN AND SAVE OUR SMALL BUSINESS FROM FALLING VICTIM TO COVID 19.

REMEMBER, SOCIAL DISTANCING IS DIFFICULT IN 1,000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE, WHICH IS THE SIZE OF OUR BAR.

THIS COLLABORATION WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FORGING A NEW PATH FORWARD FOR OTHER BUSINESSES TO CREATE ENERGY AND A SAFE, SAFER CUSTOMER ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR CONSUMERS IN DOWNTOWN FLAGSTAFF.

THIS HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT BY OUR SMALL BUSINESS.

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COVID 19 IS NOT OVER.

THESE OUTDOOR SPACES ALLOW PEOPLE TO FEEL SAFE, FEEL SAFE, EXCUSE ME, AND TO APPROPRIATELY SOCIAL DISTANCE IF NECESSARY, WHILE STILL ALLOWING SMALL BUSINESS TO THRIVE.

THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO FEEL SAFER OUTSIDE.

THE POSITIVE REACTION FROM THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE.

NOT ONLY HAVE WE GAINED NEW LOCAL CUSTOMERS, BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PAY OFF THE DEBT INCURRED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND CONTINUE TO HAVE A POPULAR SPACE DOWNTOWN THAT ADDS COLOR, LIFE AND VIBRANCY TO THE FLAGSTAFF EXPERIENCE.

WE OFTEN HEAR IT'S GOOD TO HAVE SPACE DOWNTOWN WE FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE WITH.

SO ON THAT NOTE, WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR PARKLETS MOVING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. MR. POWELL. YES, THANK YOU, MR. POWELL, FOR BEING HERE.

I UNDERSTAND YOU.

YOUR BUSINESS, OF COURSE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR CITY STAFF, EMBARK ON THIS ON THIS PILOT PROJECT, OF COURSE, WITH THE EXTENDED USE OF RIGHT OF WAY.

AND AND I THINK THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE WAS ALSO KIND OF INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS, YOU KNOW, AS AS, YOU KNOW, GOSH THAT WAS TWO YEARS AGO.

IT WAS. IT'S TWO YEARS.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A BLUR.

SO, OKAY, SO WE WE HEARD OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT IT'S STILL AROUND.

BUT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE THE TIME TO SPEAK TO THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER BUSINESSES, WITH NONPROFITS, FOR BUSINESS TO BUSINESS REFERRALS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'VE SEEN IN OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE STANDARD TIME OF A VISIT OR STAY DOWNTOWN IS ABOUT TWO AND A HALF HOURS.

I THINK THAT WAS A REPORT FROM CITY STAFF A FEW MONTHS AGO USING THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY.

WE'RE TRACKING VISITORS MOVEMENT.

RIGHT. [INAUDIBLE] I THINK WE HAD WE HAVE A WAY OF OF FIGURING THAT OUT.

YES. SO PLEASE SPEAK TO THE OPPORTUNITIES OF.

MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF ENGAGING LOCAL BUSINESSES TO EVOLVE WITH THIS NEW MODEL AND HOPEFULLY FLOURISH.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS COLLABORATION GOES, WE WE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE WITH FLAGSTAFF SHELTER SERVICES, OFTEN DOING FUNDRAISERS FOR THEM.

THE WHALE FOUNDATION, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THEM, SUPPORTING OUR RIVER COMMUNITY HERE IN TOWN, WE SERVE PIZZA COLETTA PIZZA IN HOUSE AT IN AND TAKE ON CERTAIN NIGHTS OF THE WEEK.

WE'VE DONE GRAND OPENING PARTIES.

WE HAD A GREAT GRAND OPENING PARTY FOR COSMIC CYCLES, AND WE ALSO PARTNERSHIP WITH PARTNER WITH THE ORPHEUM THEATER TO KIND OF HELP PROMOTE SHOWS THAT THEY'RE HAVING THERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, THIS PARKLET IS, YOU KNOW, IS PAY AND TAKE, BUT IT'S ALSO GREAT SUPPORT TO OTHER BUSINESSES.

KIND OF GOING BACK TO WHAT I WAS SAYING EARLIER ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY YOU START THERE OR YOU IN THERE, BUT IT'S KIND OF PART OF YOUR JOURNEY THROUGH DOWNTOWN FLAGSTAFF.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, AND ANECDOTALLY IS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE TOUGH THINGS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FINANCIAL.

BUT WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS, YOU KNOW, POST-PANDEMIC, WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH BUSINESS AND WE GOT THIS PARKLET INTO PLACE AND WE SLOWLY START TO SEE OUR WE SLOWLY STARTED TO SEE OURSELVES COME BACK TO THE NUMBERS WE HAD PRE-PANDEMIC.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A LOT OF DEBT INCURRED DURING THAT TIME TO PAY EMPLOYEES AND TO JUST BE SHUT DOWN FOR THAT LONG.

AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN NOW IS THAT WE'RE WE'RE BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS AND WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

SO THAT'S REALLY IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR A BUSINESS THAT'S BEEN THERE OVER 25 YEARS THAT THAT WE'RE FINALLY STARTING TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE FLOURISHING AND NOT JUST KEEPING UP SO.

THANK COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

THANK YOU. YOU HAD A PARKLET ON THE ASPHALT AND YOU'VE UPGRADED IT.

I CAME BY AND CHECKED IT OUT.

IT'S NICE. YOU DID A GOOD JOB.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT MONEY AND EFFORT INTO DOING THAT.

THE OTHER THING I'LL MENTION IS THAT I WAS WALKING BY THERE ONE DAY AND TALKED TO ONE OF YOUR MANAGERS, AND I SAID THAT MY WIFE USES A WHEELCHAIR AND I SEE THAT SHE COULD NOT GET THROUGH HERE.

WELL, THE NEXT TIME I WALKED BY, I SEE THAT YOU ADDRESSED MY QUESTION.

YOU PUT SOMETHING IN THE THE TREE WALL SO THAT YOU COULD GET BY.

SO ONE KIND OF JUST TO LET STAFF KNOW THAT, IN MY OPINION, WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL TO NOT BLOCK THE SIDEWALK FOR PEDESTRIANS AND FOR WHEELCHAIRS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT APPLIES TO PARKLET ISSUES, BUT ALSO WHERE WE'RE LETTING PEOPLE USE THE SIDEWALK FOR DRINKING AND DINING, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW,

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SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THAT WHEELCHAIR ISSUE.

I JUST CASUALLY MENTIONED IT, NEXT TIME I CAME BY, FIXED.

THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, WE WORKED WITH REBECCA AND REGGIE ON THAT.

YOU KNOW, THAT SPACE HASN'T CHANGED.

THAT'S NOT THE PARKLET.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT'S KIND OF JUST THE SIDEWALK SPACE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAME UP WITH A REALLY GREAT SOLUTION FOR US.

AND IT TOOK US A WHILE BECAUSE WE COULDN'T POUR THAT RUBBERIZED CEMENT WITH THE RAIN.

SO WE WERE KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TWO WEEK PERIOD.

THAT'S WHY I EMAILED YOU THE SECOND IT WAS DONE SO YOU WOULD KNOW.

BUT WITH OUR PARKLET GOING BACK TO THAT.

SO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE ADA WAS SO IMPORTANT TO US, WE HAVE WE OVERSIZE THE SPACE FOR ADA, FOR WHEELCHAIR TO ACCESSIBILITY TO TURN AROUND ONCE YOU'RE ON THE PARKLET AND OUR ENTRANCE IS 18 INCHES WIDER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE BECAUSE WE JUST WANTED THAT, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY FOR ADA ACCESSIBILITY BUT ALSO FOR JUST EASE OF USE WHEELCHAIRS, STROLLERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO, YOU KNOW, TO REALLY HELP WITH THE PUBLIC SO THAT EVERYONE CAN USE IT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

WELL, I APPRECIATE YOUR EXTRA EFFORT ON THAT.

YEAH. THANKS, COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

THANK YOU, MR. POWELL.

I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

I HAVE VISITED THE PAY AND TAKE PARKLET ANY NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, AND I FIND IT ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTFUL.

I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST UPSIDES COMING OUT.

ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, SILVER LININGS COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.

AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP AND THE PIONEERING AND THE TRAILBLAZING AND THE OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU HAVE CREATED FOR OTHER BUSINESSES ALL THROUGHOUT FLAGSTAFF.

AND I KNOW NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED AND STICKING YOUR NECK OUT CAN COME WITH CERTAIN RISKS AS WELL AS REWARDS. SO JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

SURE. YOU'RE HERE.

I MIGHT AS WELL ASK YOU.

YOU KNOW, I ONE OF THE THE SESSIONS THAT I ATTENDED AT THE INTERNATIONAL DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE WAS ON OUTDOOR DINING.

AND SURPRISE, SURPRISE OF VAST MAJORITY OF THE CONVERSATION WAS SURROUNDED AROUND PARKLETS.

AND THE PANEL INVOLVED PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER, NOT ONLY THE UNITED STATES, BUT CANADA, GERMANY AND OTHER PLACES.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF HORIZONTAL LEARNING GOING ON ABOUT BEST PRACTICES AND HOW TO DO THIS, AND NOTHING BUT PURE EXCITEMENT IN THE ROOM.

OF COURSE, THESE ARE CHOIR MEMBERS PREACHING TO CHOIR MEMBERS, BUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WERE INTERESTING IN NEW YORK CITY.

IT WAS HARD TO GET PARKLETS GOING FOR A WHILE BECAUSE IT WAS ILLEGAL FOR A WAITER OR A WAITSTAFF TO TRANSFER ALCOHOL ACROSS THE SIDEWALK.

I'M WONDERING IF YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED ANY STATE LEVEL LEGISLATIVE CONCERNS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN ORDER TO MAKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING MORE SUCCESSFUL AND POSSIBLY WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, JUST THINKING ABOUT OTHER BUSINESSES TRYING TO DO OUTDOOR DINING.

YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S THE LOGISTICS.

YOU'RE RIGHT. WAS SOMETHING THAT WE CAME UP AGAINST THAT SORT OF BEHIND THE SCENES THAT WAS BIG FOR US.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST THIS TINY LITTLE DAVID TAKING ON GOLIATH WITH THIS AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS POINT WE POST OR WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT, THERE WAS FUNDS AVAILABLE.

SO WE APPLIED FOR THE GRANT MONEY TO KIND OF HELP US OUT WITH OUR FIRST INCARNATION OF THE PARKLET WHEN IT WAS ON THE ASPHALT.

MONEY WAS WAS CHANNELED TO SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE OURS, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAD THAT, YOU KNOW, THE BEAUTIFUL ASTROTURF OUT THERE FOR A WHILE.

AND SO WHAT THAT DID IS IT MADE THE STATE LIQUOR BOARD KIND OF PIVOT THEIR PREVIOUS IDEAS.

YOU KNOW, IT USED TO BE VERY STRICT AND VERY RARE STANDARDS WHERE YOU COULD CROSS THE SIDEWALK WITH ALCOHOL.

BUT NOW THEY'VE CHANGED THAT STANDARD.

SO IN WORKING WITH THE STATE LIQUOR BOARD, NOW THEY THEY FOLLOW CITY DIRECTION.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GOT OUR EXTENDED EURO PERMIT, THE STATE LIQUOR BOARD CAME IN AND JUST RUBBER STAMPED IT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOW, THE STATE IS SUPPORTING THE CITY, IF THAT MAKES SENSE TO YOU.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THERE IS EXTRA INSURANCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT INVOLVED WITH CROSSING THE SIDEWALK.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY COME INSPECT RAILING HEIGHTS, RAILING BUILDS DEPTHS, YOU KNOW, ADA ACCESS.

THEY THE STATE LIQUOR BOARD ABSOLUTELY INSPECTS US TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ABOVE BOARD THERE AND WE PASS WITH FLYING COLORS.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? IT'S VERY INFORMATIVE.

MY QUESTION WAS, ARE YOU ANTICIPATING ANY OTHER LINGERING LEGISLATIVE STRINGS THAT NEED TO BE TIED UP? WE'RE NOT NO BECAUSE WE GOT THAT STATE LIQUOR BOARD APPROVAL.

AND THAT'S KIND OF THE THE THE SECOND PART OF THE TWO PART.

IT'S THE CITY AND THE STATE THAT WE THAT WE WORK THROUGH.

AND THAT'S PART OF THE OPPORTUNITY THE PANDEMIC PRESENTED.

THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN SUCH AN EASY LIFT.

ABSOLUTELY. UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES.

THANK YOU. YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

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AND I'M WONDERING, HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE ESTHETICS? YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

I LOVE WHAT YOU DID.

AND WAS THAT JUST YOUR IDEA OR DID YOUR EURO HELP? IT WAS A REALLY GREAT COLLABORATION BETWEEN OURSELVES AND CITY STAFF AND OTHERS IN THE DBA AND OTHERS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THAT KIND OF THING.

AND WHAT WE DID IS WE COLLABORATED WITH SORT OF EVERYBODY INVOLVED, YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE LEVELS.

AND WE SAID, WELL, WHAT ARE OTHER CITIES DOING LIKE THE PICTURES YOU SAW ON THE SCREEN THERE? AND THEN WHAT I DID WAS I KIND OF WE HAD TO WORK THROUGH SAFETY ISSUES AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, THE RISK MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT KIND OF GOING BACK TO THOSE WINE BARRELS, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY TRAFFIC BARRIERS.

AND THEN WE WANTED TO OVERBUILD THIS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO SHOW WHAT LOOKED GOOD, WHAT GOOD LOOKED LIKE WE WERE.

WE'RE KIND OF THE PILOT PROGRAM BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE IN THE DOWNTOWN AND THE CITY WAS ABLE TO DO THIS, WE WERE KIND OF THE ONLY ONES THAT PULLED THE TRIGGER.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT OUT OF US IS BECAUSE WE FELT WE FEEL REALLY PASSIONATELY ABOUT THIS.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE CITY KIND OF DOWNTOWN VISION IS, SORT OF WHAT I DID IS I WALKED AROUND AND I LOOKED AROUND HERITAGE SQUARE AND SAW WHAT THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF HAD DONE, AND WE MATCHED THAT ESTHETIC.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY NOW WE'RE KIND OF LETTING THE THE STRUCTURE AGE A LITTLE BIT BEFORE WE PUT A PATINA ON IT, BECAUSE IT WILL MATCH WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERITAGE SQUARE, BECAUSE WE FEEL THIS IS KIND OF PART OF DOWNTOWN, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST PAY AND TAKE YOU KNOW, THE ESTHETIC WAS IMPORTANT, THE PLANTING OF THE TREES.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T GET THEM BUILT YET, BUT NEXT SUMMER, FLOWER BOXES AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO REALLY ADD EVEN MORE VIBRANCY TO IT.

SO. I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL ON THAT.

IT DOES FIT RIGHT IN.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT IS MATTHEW EVANS.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU.

MAYOR MAYOR DEASY, VICE MAYOR SWEET AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SPEAKING IN SUCH A FORUM, SO PLEASE EXCUSE ANY FAUX PAS THAT I MAY MAKE.

I WROTE AN EMAIL TO THIS SUPPORTING PARKLETS EARLIER BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WASN'T GOING TO MAKE IT DUE TO WORK CONSTRAINTS, BUT LUCKILY I WAS HERE.

I WILL TRY NOT TO REPEAT WHAT I SAID IN THE EMAIL TOO MUCH, BUT I AM A JUST A RESIDENT CITIZEN OF FLAGSTAFF. I'M A FLIGHT NURSE WITH GUARDIAN AIR, SO I'M COMING FROM THE THE PERSPECTIVE OF A CONSUMER USER OF THE PARKLETS AND DOWNTOWN IN GENERAL.

I WANTED TO KIND OF ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION THAT YOU GAVE EARLIER OR YOU ASKED EARLIER, COUNCILWOMAN SALAS, ABOUT DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OF THIS ENHANCING BUSINESS IN THE AREA? IS THIS AN BECAUSE I'M JUST A CONSUMER.

I ALSO HAVE TO JUST GIVE ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE.

I DID MENTION THIS IN THE EMAIL, BUT WHEN YOU AND I'VE USED THAT THE PARKLET ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ORPHEUM IN BETWEEN THE ORPHEUM AND THE AND [INAUDIBLE] I WAS THERE ONE EVENING AND I WAS JUST SITTING THERE ALONE WAITING FOR A FRIEND TO ARRIVE AND WAS NOTICING JUST KIND OF IT WAS A WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOTHING REALLY SPECIAL GOING ON, BUT THERE WERE A DECENT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE UTILIZING THIS PARKLET SAY AROUND FOR BETWEEN 14 AND 16 PEOPLE.

AND I WAS JUST THINKING LIKE, WELL, THIS WAS A WATCHING THESE PEOPLE ENJOY THIS SPACE AND MEETING PEOPLE AND TALKING. I WAS NOTICING THAT THIS IS TAKING UP TO PARKING SPACES AND.

TWO PARKING SPACES AT BEST.

BEFORE THE PARKLETS WERE, THERE WERE HOUSING TWO CARS.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, AS WE KNOW, WAY TOO MANY VEHICLES ARE OCCUPANTS FOR ONE PERSON.

SO THESE SO.

PARKING SPACES FOR TWO PEOPLE.

OR A A PUBLIC MEETING SPACE FOR A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE.

I THINK IT'S JUST IT'S VERY EASY TO SEE THAT IT'S JUST A BETTER USE OF VERY IMPORTANT PUBLIC LAND OR LAND THAT YOU HAVE. THERE'S JUST AREAS THERE THAT ARE OF HIGHER VALUE THAN SINGLE PARKING.

YOU DO HAVE A A QUITE THE YOU DO HAVE RESOURCES AS FAR AS PARKING AND THEY ARE A LITTLE ON THOSE THOSE THIN ROADS BUSINESS WISE.

I THINK THEY'RE BETTER USED AS PUBLIC SPACES FOR PEOPLE RATHER THAN SPACES FOR VEHICLES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.

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YEAH. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT AND TO WRITE US.

I BELIEVE YOU MADE REFERENCE TO A METAPHOR OR ANALOGY ABOUT AN ELEVATOR IN YOUR EMAIL.

[INAUDIBLE] I JUST WANT TO LIFT UP YOUR OBSERVATION BECAUSE I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY SALIENT AND REALLY IMPORTANT, THE VIBRANCY OF THOSE TWO SPACES AS A PERSON AS OPPOSED TO TWO USED PARKING SPACES. IT'S IT'S ENORMOUS.

IT'S IT'S REALLY NICE OBSERVATION.

IT IS IN EVERY SINGLE OTHER PERSON HAS MADE A COMMENT, HAS USED THE SAME WORD VIBRANCY AND I AND THAT IS AN IMPORTANT WORD WHEN DESCRIBING A PUBLIC SPACE LIKE A DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT.

THIS CITY HAS DONE SO WELL WITH HERITAGE PARK TO CREATE A VIBRANCY THAT FEW OTHER TOWNS THIS SIZE HAVE.

OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S A BIG, HUGE INVESTMENT.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT EVERYWHERE, BUT PARKLETS SEEM TO BE A GREAT WAY TO CREATE THAT TYPE OF ATMOSPHERE IN A VERY ECONOMICAL WAY.

RIGHT? MOST OF THAT SEEMS LIKE MOST OF THAT COST WOULD BE BORNE BY THE BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BENEFIT BUT STILL HAVE A HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

I JUST WANT TO FOCUS ON WHAT MY TAKEAWAY WAS FROM YOUR 3 MINUTES.

IF YOU SAY YOU HAD TWO PEOPLE PER CAR AND TWO CARS, THAT'S FOUR PEOPLE.

AND AS YOU POINT OUT, AS A PARKLET, LIKE 15 PEOPLE CAN USE IT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO FOCUS ON THAT.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING POINT TO BRING UP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. EVANS. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE ONE ONLINE COMMENTER, SO PLUG THEM IN, STACY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE HAVE TYLER DENHAM.

TYLER, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE AND GIVE YOUR COMMENTS NOW.

TYLER, ARE YOU ABLE TO UNMUTE AND OFFER YOUR COMMENTS? OKAY. APOLOGIES MAYOR, LET ME TRY SOMETHING HERE REAL QUICK.

TYLER, CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND. THANK YOU.

[INAUDIBLE] EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THAT WORKED. HELLO, MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS TYLER DENHAM.

I'M SPEAKING TODAY AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN TO SUPPORT THE INTRODUCTION OF PARKLETS IN FLAGSTAFF.

IT'S AN EASY WAY TO ALLOW BUSINESSES TO CONVERT LOW VALUE SWATHS OF PAVEMENT INTO BEAUTIFUL, HIGH VALUE PEDESTRIAN SPACES.

AND ENABLING PARKLETS FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE CITY'S GOALS FOR IMPROVING LAND USE EFFICIENCY AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER.

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH PARKLETS AND THOSE TYPES OF SPACES HAS BEEN UNIFORMLY POSITIVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

SO FAR I'VE BEEN TO THE DARK SKY SPACE, THE PAY AND TAKE PARKLET, THE BEAVER STREET BREWERY SPACE, AND DURING COVID, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT THE PARKLETS ALONG ASPEN AVENUE.

THEY THEY FEEL LIKE A LITTLE SLICE OF THAT BUSTLING STREET LEVEL PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY THAT EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN CITIES ARE SO FAMOUS FOR.

THERE'S JUST SOMETHING UNIQUELY APPEALING ABOUT HANGING OUT IN THESE KIND OF SPACES WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

AND WITH THAT IN MIND AND GIVING DIRECTION TO CITY STAFF ON HOW TO PROCEED, I HOPE YOU PRIORITIZE A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK THAT IS SIMPLE.

CODE COMPLEXITY IS A SERIOUS BARRIER TO USAGE.

IT NEEDS TO BE SIMPLE ENOUGH THAT THE AVERAGE JOE CAN EASILY FIGURE OUT WHAT'S POSSIBLE.

THERE CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BE SOME LEVEL OF REGULATION WITH REGARDS TO SAFETY AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC UTILITIES, FIRE HYDRANTS AND WHATNOT.

BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, I WOULD ERR ON THE SIDE OF SIMPLICITY.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, TYLER. ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT'S OUR LAST, LAST PUBLIC COMMENTER.

YES, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, TIME TO BRING THE DISCUSSION INWARD AND SEE WHAT DIRECTION FROM COUNSEL WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE].

I'LL START WITH THE QUESTION.

THIS IS FOR STAFF.

WHAT ABOUT SNOW REMOVAL? IN THE PARKLET ITSELF, WHAT DO THEY DO WITH THE SNOW THAT'S, YOU KNOW, ON THEIR LITTLE PATIO AREA? AND THEN ALSO, DOES IT INTERFERE WITH SNOW REMOVAL FROM THE PARKING PLACES RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO IT? THOUGHTS? SO THEY ARE REQUIRED.

EVEN THE ONES TODAY THAT ARE BEING ALLOWED UNDER THE EURO PERMIT ARE REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED.

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SO THEY'RE REMOVING THE SNOW THEMSELVES AND THEN STREETS ARE REMOVING THAT WHEN THEY DO THE SNOW REMOVAL.

SO IT'S NOT BEEN A PROBLEM.

HOWEVER, IF YOU HAD AN OWNER WHO WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE AND NOT REMOVING IT AS LONG AS THE PARKLETS REMOVABLE, THEN STREET MAINTENANCE COULD GET IN THERE.

STREET MAINTENANCE IS ALSO PART OF EURO AND HAS BEEN REVIEWING ALL OF THIS.

AND I THINK SCOTT OVERTON MIGHT BE ON THE CALL AND COULD SPEAK TO IT IN MORE DETAIL.

BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT'S A CONCERN TO DATE.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MANAGE IT.

SO IT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE THINKING THROUGH, OF COURSE.

YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN, VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED FOR THIS CONVERSATION.

AND, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TWO HATS.

I HAVE MY COUNCIL HAT AND I ALSO HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN.

I LOVE DOWNTOWN.

I'VE BEEN VISITING OUR HEART OF THE CITY FOR 29 YEARS, PRETTY MUCH ALMOST EVERY DAY.

SO I KNOW THIS DOWNTOWN, INSIDE AND OUT.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE, THERE WERE A LOT OF BOARDED UP BUILDINGS.

IT WAS NOT VIBRANT AS OUR FAVORITE WORD OF THE NIGHT MAY GO.

AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE TODAY.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF PLAYERS IN THIS.

BUT FOR ME, WATCHING OUR DOWNTOWN THRIVE, ESPECIALLY AFTER TWO YEARS OF SOME STRUGGLES, IT'S AMAZING. AND I WALK BY [INAUDIBLE] ALMOST EVERY DAY AND AM EXCITED WHEN I SEE PEOPLE OUT THERE AND I'M ONE OF THEM.

I LOVE OUTSIDE DINING.

EVEN THOUGH COVID IS NOT MY CONCERN RIGHT NOW.

I DO LOVE TO BE OUTSIDE AND I WATCH MY CUSTOMERS WALK BY.

THEY'RE STAYING IN THE DOWNTOWN.

IT ADDS ANOTHER REASON TO STAY, AND I WANT IT TO BE MORE THAN THE TWO AND A HALF HOURS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS REFERENCED.

AND THE MORE PARKLETS AND THE MORE ACTIVITY AND THE MORE PEOPLE THAT'S POSSIBLE.

IT IS AN UNCERTAIN TIME FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

I'M NOT GOING TO KID YOU, AND THIS IS ONE TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN REMAIN VIBRANT, THAT OUR DOWNTOWN CAN REMAIN A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT FOR LOCALS AND TRAVELERS.

SO I JUST WANT TO FRAME THE CONVERSATION AND GIVE YOU SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

WELL, I'M HAPPY TO JUMP IN IF OTHERS.

SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT AMENITY TO OUR DOWNTOWN.

THE FEW THINGS THAT I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT ARE REGARDING OPENING UP PARKLETS, WHERE, FOR EXAMPLE, SOMEBODY'S HOLDING A TACO STAND RIGHT OUTSIDE BANDOLIER 66 OR SOMEBODY HAS A COTTON CANDY STAND RIGHT OUTSIDE THE SWEET SHOP.

SO AS WE START DELVING INTO THE CODES AND SUCH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT PUTTING COMPETITION DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BUSINESSES.

NOW, THAT COULD BE, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT, YOU KNOW, FIRST DIBS TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 20 FEET OF THE PARKING SPACE OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.

SO THAT WAY CURRENT BUSINESSES ARE HAVING TO PAY THE $6,000 PLUS A MONTH LEASE, AREN'T NOW HAVING COMPETITION FROM SOMEBODY SPENDING $12 A DAY IN PARKING PERMIT FEES.

SO THAT'S GOING TO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT, I THINK SHOULD BE IN THE ORDINANCE.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THIS FRONT.

AND I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CODIFY THIS MORE PERMANENTLY AS OPPOSED TO THE VERY NEEDED AD HOC BASIS THAT THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER PREVIOUSLY.

THOSE ARE GREAT THOUGHTS.

I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THEM UP.

YOU KNOW, AND I THINK GENERALLY THERE ARE CONCERNS TO THIS SORT OF AMENITY ADDITION.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE VOICE TO SOME OF THE HESITATION THAT'S OUT THERE.

BUT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED WITH YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THOSE CONCERNS THAT I THAT I HAVE, THAT I'M AWARE OF.

AND I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO BE VERY OPEN TO TACKLING ADDITIONAL CONCERNS AS THEY ARISE DURING THIS DISCOVERY PROCESS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.

ONE THING THAT I LEARNED IS THE BEST PRACTICE IN THAT SESSION I ATTENDED IS THAT A FEE STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT, EVEN WHERE IT'S NOT TAKING OVER A PARKING SPOT. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR A BUSINESS TO INVEST IN THE THE THE THE PRIVATE SPACE THAT THEY'RE TURNING INTO A PUBLIC PLACE BECAUSE THERE CAN BE ABANDONMENT ISSUES IF THE BUSINESS CLOSES DOWN OR OTHER.

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SO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND THE OTHER THING I JUST WANTED TO GIVE VOICE TO IS, YOU KNOW, THESE THESE PARKING SPOTS DON'T JUST NEED TO BE USED FOR OUTDOOR DINING.

ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT IS VERY POPULAR IN OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE THERE'S ALREADY SPIN OFFS TO PARKLETS.

THERE ARE PARKLETS LITTLE PATIOS WHERE YOU HAVE PUP PATIOS WHERE YOU CAN LET YOUR DOG PLAY, WHERE THERE'S ALWAYS WATER AVAILABLE AND THERE'S A PLACE TO DO ONE'S BUSINESS OR WHATEVER, WHILE NEXT DOOR SOMEONE'S HAVING A BEER.

SO I COULD SEE A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AROUND THAT SORT OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT CROPPING UP MAYBE CLOSER TO HERITAGE SQUARE ITSELF.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY TIED TO A BUSINESS ANYWAY.

IT'S JUST AN INVITATION TO THINK VERY CREATIVELY ABOUT HOW WE CAN WE CAN TAKE THESE THESE PARKING SPOTS THAT CURRENTLY HOUSE EMPTY CARS AND PROBABLY FOR ONE PERSON AND TURN THEM INTO POCKETS OF VIBRANCY.

IT GOES BEYOND FOOD AND DRINK.

WELL, ONE THING I FORGOT TO MENTION AS WELL IS THAT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS OPEN TO ALL TYPES OF BUSINESSES.

SO, YOU KNOW, TRADITIONALLY WE'RE TALKING RESTAURANTS AND SO FORTH.

BUT I THINK THIS SHOULD ALSO BE OPEN TO RETAIL STORES WHO WANT TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS RIGHT OUTSIDE THEIR BUSINESS.

SO FORGOT TO ADD THAT.

BUT YEAH, PUT SOME APPAREL OUT ON THE STREET, FOR EXAMPLE.

LET'S SEE. THERE WAS ONE MORE THING I WAS GOING TO ADD BEFORE I CLOSED DOWN HERE.

I'M KIND OF FORGETTING WHAT IT WAS THOUGH, SO.

WELL, IF YOU REMEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS HAD HER HAND UP.

SO PASS THE TORCH AND PASS THE TORCH.

I AM IN AWE IN TERMS OF FIRST OF ALL, LET ME THANK STAFF AGAIN.

BE GRATEFUL HEART FOR INTRODUCING INTRODUCING THIS IDEA.

OF COURSE, WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR OUR PILOT BUSINESS.

WITH EXTENDED USE OF [INAUDIBLE] AWAY.

I AM IN AWE AND AND FULL OF HOPE MOVING FORWARD AS I CAN ONLY BEGIN TO IMAGINE THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT OF CODIFYING THIS.

FIRST, I AGREE WE NEED TO ESTABLISH A REQUIREMENT FOR PERMIT AND LICENSE OR LICENSE ESTABLISHED FEES.

AS YOU KNOW, I AM ALL ABOUT COST RECOVERY.

AND ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, INCLUDING ALLOWED LOCATION, SAFE SAFETY STANDARDS, CONSTRUCTION CRITERIA, ALLOWED MATERIALS AND SIGNAGE.

I AM I LOOK FORWARD TO BREATHING LIFE INTO PARKLETS IN OTHER AREAS LIKE LAST SUNDAY, VICE MAYOR AND I WERE AT THE [INAUDIBLE] CELEBRATION AT THE GREEN TREE SHOPPING AREA.

[INAUDIBLE] IS BEAMING WITH WITH OPTIMISTIC AND LIKE WE COULD HAVE PARKLETS IN THOSE AREA AND OF COURSE LIKE LIKE THE THE OTHER SHOPPING AREAS IN ON MILTON ROAD IT'S FOR ME, THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR EXISTING BUSINESSES, WHETHER IT'S IS IN THE HOSPITALITY, LODGING, RESTAURANT, CAFÉ, RETAIL AND OTHER RELATED BUSINESSES TO MAXIMIZE THE SPACE AND JUST THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT IN TERMS OF EMPOWERING THE BUSINESS TO NOT ONLY SURVIVE, BUT THRIVE, EVOLVE AND FLOURISH, BUT ALSO INVITING OUR LOCALS TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND AT THE SAME TIME INCREASE THE HOURS THAT VISITORS VISITORS STAY IN FLAGSTAFF NOT ONLY DOWNTOWN BUT OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY.

SO I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF CODIFYING THE PARKLETS.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

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WOULD PARKLETS ONLY BE ALLOWED FOR ESTABLISHMENTS THAT HAVE A STORE RIGHT IN BACK OF IT.

OR WOULD IT BE ALLOWED THAT SOMEBODY COULD RENT A COUPLE OF PARKING PLACES AND PUT IN A FAST FOOD TRAILER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I THINK SO.

IT'S A GREAT IT'S A GREAT POINT.

I THINK IF IT WERE A TRAILER, IT FALLS UNDER A DIFFERENT USE AND IT KIND OF GETS BACK TO WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH HAVING AN ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS PERMISSION. IF YOU EXTENDED YOUR PARKLET IN FRONT OF YOUR BUSINESS TO ANOTHER BUSINESS.

SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO EXPLORE IT MORE.

I THINK THAT THE FOOD CART ISSUE WOULD BE SEPARATE AND REQUIRE A SEPARATE LICENSE.

THAT'S A MORE TEMPORARY AND IT WOULDN'T BE THE PERMANENT PARKLET.

BUT TO THAT, TO THAT POINT, LIKE, SAY IT WAS A RETAIL AND NOT A RESTAURANT THAT COULD OPERATE WITH A VAN OR A TRUCK.

I THINK IT GOES BACK TO GETTING THAT OWNER'S PERMISSION THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN FRONT OF THEIR BUSINESS.

SO WE HAVE TO THINK THAT OUT MORE TO MAKE SURE IT'S A IT'S A GOOD POINT THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT UP, BUT I DON'T SEE THAT BEING A HUGE.

I THINK WITHOUT IF SOMEONE WERE GOING TO SET UP BUSINESS, THEY WOULD NEED AN ACTUAL LIKE TRUCK OR SOMETHING.

SO I THINK THAT'S A SEPARATE PERMIT AND.

OKAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU THOUGHT THAT THROUGH OR ARE THINKING IT THROUGH.

THE OTHER THING IS, I ASSUME THIS IS ONLY FOR PARKING SPACES.

IT WOULD NOT INCLUDE SHUTTING DOWN STREETS, AT LEAST AT THIS POINT, UNLESS THERE WAS SOME SPECIAL DEAL LIKE WE DID DURING COVID, WHICH WAS FINE.

THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.

AND MY LAST POINT IS THAT.

IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES SUPPORT THIS IDEA.

WELL, THAT IMPLIES THAT ABOUT A THIRD OF THEM DON'T.

AND SOME OF THEM HAVE CONTACTED ME AND AND BROUGHT UP SOME ISSUES AND.

I THINK I'LL JUST NARROW IT DOWN TO ONE ISSUE THAT I THINK MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE, AND THAT'S NOISE.

AND SPECIFICALLY, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY INAPPROPRIATE TO HAVE OUTSIDE NOISE EXCUSE ME, OUTSIDE MUSIC AT A PARKLET BECAUSE IF IT'S OUTDOORS, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY NOTICEABLE TO SURROUNDING BUSINESSES.

SO I WOULD NOT SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC AT PARKLETS.

OTHER THAN THAT, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, HANGING OUT ON THE STREET NEXT TO THE STREET.

AND I ASSUME THIS ONLY APPLIES TO SOME OF THE KNOW.

FOR INSTANCE, I DON'T KNOW, WOULD THIS APPLY TO SAN FRANCISCO WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC OR WOULD IT BE LIMITED TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, ASPEN AND BIRCH WHERE THERE'S VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC? SO CURRENTLY THE THOUGHT IS, IS THAT IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE CITYWIDE AND LIMITED BY THE NUMBERS.

SO FOR INSTANCE, IF THERE IS ALREADY LIKE THE ONE ON ASPEN WITH PAY AND TAKE, WE WOULD THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER, WE'D HAVE TO ASSESS WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE.

WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

I THINK THAT WOULD LIMIT ITSELF.

BUT WE HAVEN'T WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT RESTRICTING IT ON ANY STREETS.

IT'S IT'S REALLY OPEN TO THE ENTIRE CITY.

I WOULDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IF THE SPEED LIMIT WERE 45.

CORRECT. SO. SO WE REALLY ARE LOOKING AT LIMITING IT TO STREETS THAT ARE 25 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS.

OKAY. YEAH. OKAY.

SO VERY GOOD DISCUSSION.

THE MAIN TAKEAWAY FROM MY COMMENTS IS I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE OUTDOOR MUSIC AT PARKLETS.

NOTED. COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN.

THANK YOU. THERE ARE THE MEDIANS BETWEEN THE FREEWAYS ARE PROBABLY A PLACE WE COULD LOOK AT.

I WANTED TO BRING UP.

SO IF WE'RE IF WE'RE USING THESE PARKING SPACES TO BECOME PUBLIC PLACES, WE'RE LOSING PARKING SPACES.

I'M WONDERING, CITY MANAGER CLIFTON, IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT.

WANT TO SHARE? I KNOW THAT PARKING IS SOMETHING YOU'RE VERY TUNED INTO YOUR LASER FOCUSED ON.

WE HAVE COMMITMENTS TO DOWNTOWN TO PROVIDE PARKING AND JUST WANTED TO CREATE A SPACE FOR YOU TO PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS ON THAT, HOW TO NAVIGATE IT. I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ON IT MYSELF.

I DO THINK WE CAN RECUPERATE SOME OF THESE PARKING SPACES THROUGH ENGINEERING AND PARKING SPACE REDESIGN, BUT I'M

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YES. AND THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

I WOULD ALSO INVITE DAVE MCINTYRE TO SPEAK TO THIS BECAUSE HE'S ACTUALLY CLOSER TO IT THAN I AM.

BUT. I AM HEARING KIND OF ACROSS THE SPECTRUM THAT PARKING IS NOT SO CONSTRAINED.

YOU KNOW, THE NEW LOT AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE, WHICH IS A TEMPORARY LOT, GRANTED, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF VACANCY THERE.

WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF VACANCY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 66 AND ACTUALLY HAVING CONVERSATIONS RIGHT NOW ABOUT INCENTIVIZING OTHER USES, NOT I MEAN, STAYING WITH PARKING, BUT, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT POSSIBILITIES, I.E., OVERFLOW PARKING FOR SOUTH SIDE RESIDENTS.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT THESE TYPES OF CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING BECAUSE WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE PARKING.

SIMILAR COMMENT WITH THE NEWLY CREATED SPACES OVER BY THE NEW COURTHOUSE.

YEAH, NOT NOT SEEING CAPACITY OVER TIME.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THE THINKING IS WE WILL.

BUT CURRENTLY ANYWAY, THE CURRENT SNAPSHOT IS NOT A CONSTRAINT.

AND DAVE, YOU WANT TO ADD TO WHAT I JUST SAID? I DON'T THINK THERE'S ALL THAT MUCH TO TO ADD OTHER THAN THAT, YOU KNOW, PARK FLAG HAS BEEN A PART OF THESE CONVERSATIONS.

WE'RE ACTUALLY REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE IDEA OF HAVING SOME OF THE SPACES TO CREATE THAT VIBRANCY IN THE DOWNTOWN AND THE DISTRICT ITSELF.

WE DO BELIEVE THERE'S ENOUGH INVENTORY TO BE ABLE TO TO SERVE THE DISTRICT'S NEEDS WHILE ALLOWING FOR THIS KIND OF VIBRANCY.

THAT'S PART OF THE CONVERSATION AROUND LIMITING THE NUMBER OF SPACES PER BLOCK, BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN PARK AND THAT THE OTHER BUSINESSES CAN GET THEIR CUSTOMERS IN. BUT WE DO HAVE THE TWO NEW SERVICE SLOTS.

WE ALSO ARE BUILDING OUR LOCKBOX, IF YOU WILL, TO TRY TO DEVELOP MORE INVENTORY FEES FROM THE PARKLETS COULD GO TO PARK FLAG.

I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S COME UP AS A PART OF THE CONVERSATION.

THAT'D BE SOMETHING FOR YOU TO DECIDE IN YOUR ORDINANCE, BUT THAT COULD HELP TO ACTUALLY ADD TO OUR ABILITY TO BUILD MORE PARKING IN THE FUTURE.

AND A VIBRANT DISTRICT IS ONLY GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL THAT WAY.

SO I'LL JUST SUPPORT WHAT CITY MANAGER CLIFTON SAID.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I REALLY DON'T HAVE VERY MUCH TO ADD TO THE CONVERSATION, AND I THINK YOU'VE GOTTEN PRETTY CLEAR DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE HOW EXCITING THIS IS.

YOU KNOW, JUST HEARING ABOUT THE SUCCESS AT PAY AND TAKE AND AND JUST THE THE INNOVATIVE IDEAS, ESPECIALLY SOME THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN SHARED, ARE JUST VERY EXCITING FOR FOR THE VIBRANCY OF DOWNTOWN AND THE LEVELS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT CAN BE ENABLED BY PARKLETS AND THINGS LIKE IT.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED BY THIS PROSPECT.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS TO ADD.

SINCE THIS IS A CITYWIDE ORDINANCE, ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO RESTRICT IS NOT IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

IF IT'S ZONED RESIDENTIAL, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO WALK INTO A LITTLE BIT OF A MESS WITH THAT.

AND SECONDLY, TO ADDRESS COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY CONCERNS WITH THE REGARDING THE MUSIC OUTDOORS, IN A FEW WEEKS WE'LL BE DEALING WITH A NOISE ORDINANCE AND THAT SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE PROBLEM AS OPPOSED TO POTENTIALLY AS OPPOSED TO PUTTING THAT AND CODIFYING IT IN THE ORDINANCE WITH THE PARKLETS.

I MEAN, IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY PLAYING GUITAR ON A CORNER, WELL, WE HAVE A PLENTY OF TIME.

I'VE BEEN ONE OF THEM HANGING OUT OUTSIDE THE STEEP PLAYING GUITAR.

I DON'T SEE IT AS MUCH DIFFERENCE AS LONG AS IT'S NOT OF A VOLUME THAT IS THAT'S AFFECTING OTHERS, WHICH WE CAN ADDRESS THROUGH OTHER ORDINANCE.

SO. BUT I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING ELSE.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEAR.

OH, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI POPPED UP HERE.

GO RIGHT AHEAD. YES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE CONVERSATION AND ALL THOSE WHO WEIGHED IN ON THIS DISCUSSION.

I JUST WANTED TO WEIGH IN.

I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION AND THE DIRECTION WE'RE HEADING IN, AND THAT'S WHY I REMAINED SILENT.

BUT JUST WANTED TO WEIGH IN ON THE TOPIC OF SOUND AND AMPLIFIED SOUND AT THE PARKLETS.

I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF IT.

I'M AWARE OF SOME OF THE STRUGGLES AND WITH A COUPLE OF OUR BUSINESSES.

BUT I SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH ALLOWING FOR MUSIC ON OUR PARKLETS.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I VOICED THAT THAT OPINION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, MICHELLE, AND FOR ALL THE PUBLIC INPUT.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THIS MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.

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[10. Discussion and direction on a potential Property Care Ordinance. Staff is seeking direction on how to proceed regarding the maintenance and care of property. ]

I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP IT VIBRANT AND INTERESTING HERE.

SPLENDID. THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN LOOKING AT A SOURCE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS DAN FULK.

I'M THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS AS AN INTERESTING AND VIBRANT DISCUSSION.

PROPERTY CARE ISN'T QUITE AS INTERESTING AS PARKLETS, I DON'T THINK, OR MAYBE IS UNIVERSALLY EXCITING, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY AN IMPORTANT ISSUE AND WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT PARTICIPATION. SO I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND UPDATE YOU ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

AND SO HERE'S JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT TONIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY BECAUSE THE CITY DID CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ALMOST 12 YEARS OR TEN YEARS AGO.

AND THEN WE'VE DONE SOME SURVEY WORK AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE WORKING GROUP.

WE'LL GO OVER WHAT WE'VE PROPOSED IN TERMS OF STANDARDS AND TALK ABOUT OUR CITY CODE AND THEN LOOK FOR SOME DIRECTION ON NEXT STEPS.

I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TEAM THAT'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS.

IT'S BEEN A REALLY FUN PROJECT FOR ME TO WORK ON.

I'M REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE MARK REAVIS, JORDAN HOLLINGER.

THEY'RE BOTH GOING TO HELP ME HERE TONIGHT FROM OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM.

OBVIOUSLY, GREAT SUPPORT FROM REGGIE ECCLESTON, OUR CODE COMPLIANCE MANAGER.

KEVIN DUNLOP, WHO'S ONE OF OUR CODE OFFICERS.

MICHELLE MCNULTY, OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR.

TIFFANY ANTOL, OUR ZONING CODE MANAGER, AND SARAH DECHTER, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING MANAGER, HAVE ALL BEEN REALLY IMPORTANT MEMBERS OF THIS TEAM.

SO AGAIN, I'VE ENJOYED WORKING ON IT.

WE'VE ALSO HAD GREAT PARTICIPATION FROM SOME OF THE OTHER DIVISIONS AND PROGRAMS WITHIN THE CITY.

THE FOLKS IN THE SECOND COLUMN PARTICIPATED.

I THINK ALL OF OUR SIX WORKING GROUP MEETINGS, SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE VALERIA, CHASE, WHO'S OUR OFF CAMPUS LIFE AND NEIGHBORHOOD LIAISON.

STEPHEN THOMPSON AND SUSTAINABILITY, JENNY NEIMANN AND SUSTAINABILITY AND ROBERT WALLACE AND OPEN SPACE.

SO IT WAS A REALLY FUN TEAM TO WORK WITH.

WHY ARE WE CONSIDERING THIS NOW? IT'S A PRETTY GOOD QUESTION.

SO IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.

BUT YEAH, TWO YEARS AGO THERE WAS A FAIR ITEM FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUEST THAT CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTED.

AND SO THAT WAS BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2020.

AND STAFF WAS ASKED, WE PRESENTED A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY AT THAT MEETING ABOUT THE 2012 ORDINANCE, TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE HEARD AT THAT TIME.

BUT COUNCIL DID GIVE DIRECTION TO GO AHEAD AND START WORKING ON THIS.

I'M GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE INFORMATION A LITTLE LATER ON THE 2012 ORDINANCE.

AND THEN REALLY THE OBJECTIVE FOR TONIGHT IS TO RECEIVE SOME DIRECTION ON HOW YOU'D LIKE US TO PROCEED.

SO JUST IN KIND OF BROAD STROKES, WHAT IS A PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE OR A PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS? I'LL CALL THEM. ORDNANCE IS REALLY ONLY IN THERE BECAUSE YOU ADOPT IT BY ORDINANCE, BUT IT'S REALLY PROPERTY CARE STANDARDS.

AND SO THEY'RE JUST BASICALLY RULES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS.

AND SO IT CAN BE VACANT PROPERTY, IT CAN BE IMPROVED PROPERTY, AND THEN THE STRUCTURES ON THAT PROPERTY, YOU REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON LIFE AND SAFETY REGULATIONS.

THAT'S KIND OF THE OVERARCHING REASON FOR HAVING A PROPERTY CARE REGULATIONS FOCUSES ON ACCUMULATION OF GARBAGE, DEBRIS, REFUSE AND LITTER.

I DELIBERATELY PUT ALL THOSE TERMS IN THERE BECAUSE LIKE WITH EVERYTHING THE WORDS YOU USE AND THE DEFINITIONS ARE IMPORTANT.

AND THOSE ARE VERY COMMON TERMS THAT YOU FIND ON THIS SUBJECT.

AGAIN, DEALING WITH HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, DETERIORATING STRUCTURES AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES, THOSE ARE TYPICALLY THE TOPICS THAT YOU COVER IN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, REGULATION.

AND SO THINGS I THINK WE JUST NEED TO CONSIDER AS WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION, A LOT HAS CHANGED IN TEN YEARS, RIGHT, SINCE THE CITY LAST CONSIDERED THIS.

AND SO I'VE JUST PICKED SOME ITEMS THAT WE TALK ABOUT WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING WE DO.

SO I'M ALWAYS PUTTING THINGS THROUGH THE HOUSING EMERGENCY.

SO HOW DOES THIS HOW WOULD THIS THESE NEW RULES AFFECT HOUSING AND FLAGSTAFF? RIGHT. IT'S KIND OF EVERYTHING WE DO NOW.

WE TALK ABOUT THAT. IS IT GOING TO MAKE HOUSING MORE EXPENSIVE? IS IT GOING TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT? WHAT'S THE IMPACT TO HOUSING? SIMILARLY, CLIMATE WITH OUR CLIMATE EMERGENCY, WHAT DO THESE RULES HOW DO THEY HELP OUR CLIMATE EMERGENCY? ARE THEY NEUTRAL? WHAT IS THE EFFECT ON THOSE EFFORTS? THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT TOPIC FOR NEIGHBORHOOD AND HERITAGE PRESERVATION, WHICH I REALLY FEEL GREAT ABOUT.

OUR PROGRAM BRINGING MARK ON BOARD.

IT WAS A NEW POSITION.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TOOK OVER HERITAGE PRESERVATION.

I FEEL LIKE WE'VE REALLY GROWN THE PROGRAM IN A COUPLE OF YEARS AND SO THIS IS ANOTHER TOOL THAT CAN HELP WITH THAT.

YOU KNOW, PRESERVING STRUCTURES, MAINTAINING STRUCTURES IS THE FIRST STEP TO PRESERVATION.

WE LIKE TO SAY THE GREENEST BUILDING IS THE PRESERVED BUILDING.

AND SO THAT'S KIND OF A CLIMATE THEME THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS TOPIC.

SOCIAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IS PART OF EVERYTHING WE DO NOW, ESPECIALLY IN PROFESSIONAL PLANNING.

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HOW HAS HOUSING AND PLANNING AFFECTED CURRENT CONDITIONS, OR HOW HAS ZONING AND PLANNING AFFECTED THE HOUSING MARKET? THE CHALLENGES THAT COMMUNITIES ARE FACING, HOW IS IT IMPACTED SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL EQUITY? AND SO IN A TOPIC LIKE THIS, I THINK WE THINK ABOUT IT IN THE TERMS OF NO, OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO ENFORCE THINGS EQUALLY, DO COMPLIANCE EQUALLY, BUT REALLY EQUITY IS MORE ABOUT WHAT ARE PEOPLE'S ABILITY, RIGHT, TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN RULES.

AND SO AS WE CONSIDER THESE THINGS, I THINK WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE THE HOW DOES IT IMPACT DIFFERENT RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT'S THE IMPACT TO DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC AND DIFFERENT GROUPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN AGAIN, HEALTH AND SAFETY.

AS I WAS PREPARING, I WAS REMINDED OF SOMEBODY THAT INSPIRED ME TO BECOME A PLANNER WHEN I WAS BACK IN PLANNING SCHOOL IN THE NINETIES.

NORMAN KRUMHOLTZ IS A WELL KNOWN PLANNER WHO WAS WITH THE CITY OF CLEVELAND.

HE'S REALLY KNOWN FOR WRITING ABOUT SOCIAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL EQUITY AND PLANNING.

AND I CAME ACROSS THIS QUOTE.

NORMAN KRUMHOLTZ ONLY PASSED AWAY JUST IN 2019.

AND SO I FOUND THIS ACTUALLY IN AN OBITUARY.

BUT I THINK IT'S VERY RELEVANT TO THE TOPIC TONIGHT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR CITIES TO BE BEAUTIFUL AND EFFICIENT.

THEY COULD AND SHOULD BE JUST AND FAIR AS WELL.

AND PLANNERS SHOULD WORK TOWARD HUMAN BETTERMENT.

AND I FEEL THIS TOPIC CERTAINLY FITS IN THIS.

AND WE JUST WANT TO THINK ABOUT THIS AS WE'RE AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.

SO SHOUT OUT TO NORMAN KRUMHOLTZ.

HE'S A FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PLANNERS.

THE FACT IS.

SO JUST LOOK, I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A WHOLE LOT OF TIME ON THIS, BUT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE 2012 ORDINANCE.

I INCLUDED IT IN YOUR PACKET.

IT WAS VERY MUCH A TRADITIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE, I WOULD SAY.

THERE ARE PUBLISHED PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES.

THIS IS WHAT I CALL AN OFF THE SHELF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE.

IT'S VERY COMPLETE.

CITIES DO ADOPT THIS.

THIS WAS THE BASIS FOR THE 2012 ORDINANCE.

YOU SEE A LOT OF THE SAME LANGUAGE IN THIS THAT WAS PREPARED IN 2012.

IT HAD A LOT OF DEFINITION OF TERMS. SOME NEW TERMS. LET'S SEE HERE.

DEBRIS, GARBAGE BLIGHT WAS A TERM THAT WAS INTRODUCED IN THE PREVIOUS PPMO.

I DO WANT TO MENTION BLIGHT.

BLIGHT IS ANOTHER WORD THAT HAS SOME BAGGAGE WITH IT, I WOULD SAY.

BLIGHT IS TYPICALLY USED WITH URBAN RENEWAL.

IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITIES.

AND THERE ISN'T A REAL GREAT TRACK RECORD IN THE UNITED STATES OF URBAN RENEWAL ACCOMPLISHING WHAT IT WAS MEANT TO DO.

SO BACK IN THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES, A LOT OF URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS DISPLACED A LOT OF LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS.

I STUDIED PLANNING IN ATLANTA, A LOT OF EXAMPLES IN ATLANTA WHERE THEY DID THESE THESE PUBLIC PROJECTS UNDER URBAN RENEWAL.

AND ONE OF THE FINDINGS REQUIRED IS BLIGHT.

AND SO THAT TERM TO ME IS A LOADED TERM.

IT HAS A LOT OF BAGGAGE WITH IT.

URBAN RENEWAL DOESN'T HAVE A VERY GOOD TRACK RECORD OF BEING SUCCESSFUL.

FRANKLY, THERE ARE EXAMPLES, BUT WHAT YOU FIND IS A LOT OF THOSE PROJECTS ENDED UP DISPLACING TYPICALLY LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND WHEN YOU COME BACK AND LOOK AT IT 20, 30 YEARS LATER, IT DIDN'T HAVE THE ECONOMIC OUTCOME THAT THEY WERE HOPING FOR.

RIGHT. SO A LOT OF LIKE THINGS LIKE ATHLETIC STADIUMS AND CIVIC CENTERS AND THINGS.

AND SO TO ME, WHENEVER I SEE THE WORD BLIGHT, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S MAYBE SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT USING.

AND PEOPLE DON'T FEEL GOOD ABOUT BEING TOLD THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD IS BLIGHTED, RIGHT? IT'S A VERY NEGATIVE CONNOTATION.

SO AGAIN, JUST SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF.

THE 2012 ORDINANCE DEFINITELY REQUIRED WEATHER TIGHT MAINTENANCE, AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT, RIGHT? AM I GOING TO GET A TICKET BECAUSE MY PAINT IS PEELING? THE 2012 ORDINANCE DID REQUIRE YOU TO MAINTAIN THE STRUCTURE, RIGHT? AND IF YOU HAD EXPOSED, WOULD EXPOSE MATERIALS IT NEEDED TO BE PAINTED OR STAINED, SOMEHOW MADE WEATHER TIGHT.

AND SO, AGAIN, THE TRADITIONAL ORDINANCES DO TALK ABOUT PAINTING STRUCTURES, MAINTAINING STRUCTURES, A LOT OF LANGUAGE ABOUT CONDITION OF PROPERTY, AGAIN, ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS AND GARBAGE. THERE'S A SECTION IN THE 2012 ORDINANCE AND IN THIS THIS OFF THE SHELF ONE ABOUT ABANDONED BUILDING MAINTENANCE.

AND THIS IS A TOPIC THAT WE GOT INTO AND SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT MAYBE WE WOULD WANT TO CARRY OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS ORDINANCE.

ESSENTIALLY. PMOS SAY YOU CAN BOARD UP A BUILDING FOR 180 DAYS AND AFTER THAT YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH IT, RIGHT? PUT IN DOORS, PUT IN WINDOWS.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE EXPLORED AT THE WORKING GROUP AND I'LL TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE LATER.

AGAIN, THE ONE IN 2012 HAD THAT RULE THAT YOU COULD ONLY BOARD SOMETHING UP FOR 180 DAYS, AND THEN IT REPEALED CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE CODE.

SO IT REALLY DID CONSOLIDATE THINGS.

SOME OF THESE RULES THAT DEAL WITH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ARE ALL OVER OUR CITY CODE.

AND SO THAT WAS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE BIG BENEFITS OF THE 2012 EFFORT.

SO WHEN WE STARTED THIS TIME AROUND, IT WAS PROBABLY OVER A YEAR AGO.

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AND REALLY MY FIRST QUESTION WAS, WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THIS.

SHOULD WE JUST COME BACK WITH THE SAME ORDINANCE OR SHOULD WE TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT? AND ALMOST UNIVERSALLY, FOLKS SAID, LET'S TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

AND I USE A LOT OF ASPIRATIONAL IDEAS LIKE THIS COULD BE A WAY TO HELP TRY TO SLOW DOWN GENTRIFICATION, RIGHT? SO IF YOU'RE KEEPING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES, THERE'S A HIGHER OPPORTUNITY.

I THINK THAT THE HOME WON'T BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SOMETHING THAT'S BASICALLY NOT AFFORDABLE AND YOU'RE DISPLACING SOMEONE.

SO WE USE A LOT OF ASPIRATIONAL DISCUSSIONS.

WE DID A COMMUNITY FORUM SURVEY THAT JORDAN'S GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME UPDATE ON.

WE DEVELOPED AN EMAIL LIST WE HAD ABOUT, I THINK AROUND 70 PEOPLE ON THAT.

WE DID SOME SOCIAL MEDIA BLASTS FOR OUR WORKING GROUP MEETINGS AND THEN WE HAD A PROJECT WEB PAGE.

WHICH WE'VE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND IT'S A GOOD RESOURCE ON THIS TOPIC.

WE'VE GOT ALL THE VIDEOS FROM ALL THE WORKING GROUP MEETINGS ARE UP THERE.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO LET JORDAN GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ON THE SURVEY AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE ON.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

SO WE PUT A SURVEY OUT ON THE FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY FORUM, AND I'LL JUST RUN THROUGH KIND OF WHAT WE GOT FROM THAT.

IN THE SURVEY, WE ASKED TEN QUESTIONS THAT ASKED PARTICIPANTS TO IDENTIFY THINGS LIKE THE PROPERTY CARE ISSUES THAT THEY SEE.

WE ASKED THAT AT TWO LEVELS, BOTH AT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL AND THEN ALSO KIND OF LOOKING AT THE CITY AS A WHOLE, WHAT PEOPLE WERE SEEING, HOW FREQUENTLY THEY WERE SEEING THOSE ISSUES, HOW IMPACTFUL THEY PERCEIVE THOSE ISSUES TO BE TO QUALITY OF LIFE IN FLAGSTAFF, THE IMPORTANCE OF ADOPTING A PROPERTY CARE ORDINANCE OR THEIR PERCEPTION OF HOW IMPORTANT THAT WAS, AND THEN CONCERNS RELATED TO THE ADOPTION OF SUCH AN ORDINANCE.

AND THEN WE ASKED A NUMBER OF DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS JUST TO GET A SENSE FOR WHO WAS ANSWERING THE SURVEY.

SO WE HAD A TOTAL OF 179 RESPONSES.

ONE OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS THAT WE ASKED WAS ABOUT WHAT AREA OF THE CITY PEOPLE CAME FROM.

AND WE DID GET AT LEAST FIVE RESPONSES FROM EACH AREA OF THE CITY THAT WE LISTED.

THE TOP TWO WERE NORTHWEST FLAGSTAFF, WHICH INCLUDED THE COMMUNITIES OF COCONINO ESTATES, CHESHIRE AND NORTH HOSPITAL, AND THEN EAST FLAGSTAFF, WHICH INCLUDED INCLUDE SHADOW, MOUNTAIN, MCMILLEN, MESA, SUNNYSIDE AND GREEN.

THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OR KEY POINTS FROM THE DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS.

73% OF RESPONDENTS DID STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T PAY HOA DUES OR WE'RE NOT PART OF AN HOA.

85% OF RESPONDENTS HAD A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER.

66% WERE OVER THE AGE OF 40, AND 75% IDENTIFIED AS WHITE.

SO IN TERMS OF THE ISSUES THAT WE ASK PEOPLE TO IDENTIFY, AS I SAID, WE ASK PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEN THE CITY AS A WHOLE.

I'LL GO OVER THIS SLIDE PRETTY QUICKLY.

I DID INCLUDE THE FULL SURVEY RESULTS IN THE AGENDA ITEM, SO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THIS.

THE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE QUESTIONS ASKING ABOUT ISSUES THAT PEOPLE SEE IS THAT AT BOTH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY LEVEL, THE PERCEPTION OF JUNK AND TRASH ACCUMULATION WERE CERTAINLY IDENTIFIED AS THE TOP ISSUES CLOSE BEHIND.

THERE WERE BUILDING DETERIORATION AND UNUSED OR NON-WORKING VEHICLES.

WE DID GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY ISSUES IN BOTH OF THOSE QUESTIONS, BUT THE MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS DID LIST AT LEAST ONE ISSUE.

WE DID SEE AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL THAT 29% OF RESPONDENTS SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY PROPERTY CARE ISSUES IN THEIR SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE ALSO ASKED WHAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE COVERED IN A PCO AND THE TOP ITEMS. THE TOP THREE ITEMS INCLUDED TRASH WASTE, JUNK ACCUMULATION AND UNUSED AND NON-WORKING VEHICLES.

SO WE ALSO ASKED PEOPLE HOW MUCH OF AN ISSUE THEY PERCEIVE PROPERTY CARE TO BE AND THEN THE IMPORTANCE OF ADOPTING A PROPERTY CARE ORDINANCE.

WE ALSO HAD AN OPEN ENDED QUESTION THAT ASKED PEOPLE TO LIST OR TO STATE HOW THEY FELT PROPERTY CARE IMPACTED QUALITY OF LIFE.

AGAIN, I'LL GO OVER THIS SLIDE PRETTY QUICKLY, BUT THE HIGHLIGHTS ARE THE KEY TAKEAWAYS.

65% OF RESPONDENTS ANSWERED THAT PROPERTY CARE WAS EITHER A VERY BIG OR SOMEWHAT BIG ISSUE TO THEM PERSONALLY.

49% OF RESPONDENTS ANSWERED THAT ADOPTING A PCO WAS VERY OR FAIRLY IMPORTANT, AND THE MAJORITY DID STATE THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT OR HIGHER.

I DIDN'T INCLUDE THE OPEN ENDED QUESTION HERE, BUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD IN TERMS OF QUALITY OF LIFE INCLUDED HEALTH AND SAFETY.

THERE WERE MENTIONS OF FIRE HAZARDS FOR THINGS LIKE DEBRIS ACCUMULATION, HEALTH CONCERNS RELATED TO HARBORING RODENTS IN IN SORT OF PILES OF JUNK.

WE ALSO HEARD ABOUT PROPERTY VALUES THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT.

PROPERTY CARE IMPACTING PROPERTY VALUES AND THEN SORT OF JUST GENERAL ESTHETICS ALSO CAME UP IN THAT QUESTION.

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AND 40% OF RESPONDENTS SAID THAT, YES, THEY DID HAVE CONCERNS.

THAT'S COMPARED TO 42% THAT SAID, NO, THEY DID NOT, AND 18% SAID THEY WERE UNSURE.

NEEDED MORE INFORMATION.

SO LOOKING AT THE RESPONSES TO THOSE THAT ANSWERED THAT, YES, THEY DID HAVE CONCERNS.

WE SAW PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT INEQUITABLE IMPACTS OR THE ABILITY TO COMPLY WITH SUCH AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THINGS LIKE HEALTH, RACE, INCOME.

WE THERE WERE A NUMBER OF COMMENTS THAT STATED WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF ORDINANCES IN OUR CURRENT CITY CODE THAT COVERED A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT A PROPERTY CARE ORDINANCE MIGHT COVER AND THAT THEY SAW IT MORE OF AN ISSUE OF ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING CODE RATHER THAN ADOPTING NEW CODE.

CERTAINLY A NUMBER OF COMMENTS THAT TALKED ABOUT THE SUBJECTIVITY OF ESTHETIC ELEMENTS.

IF THE PROPERTY CARE ORDINANCE GOT TOO HEAVY HANDED ON THE ESTHETICS, THAT IS A SUBJECTIVE CONVERSATION TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

AND THEN GENERAL CONCERN ABOUT SORT OF THE PROPERTY CARE ORDINANCE JUST BEING GENERALLY OVERBEARING.

A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID THAT IT ON ITS FACE KIND OF SOUNDED LIKE AN HOA.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE CHOSE TO LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DID NOT HAVE AN HOA INTENTIONALLY.

SO THE HIGH LEVEL TAKEAWAYS FROM THE SURVEY RESPONDENTS DID CLEARLY IDENTIFY THAT THEY PERCEIVE ISSUES WITH PROPERTY CARE IN THE CITIES.

SO KEY ISSUES TRASH WASTE, JUNK BUILDING DETERIORATION AND UNUSED OR NON-WORKING VEHICLES.

THE MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS DID BELIEVE THAT ADOPTING A PCO WAS IMPORTANT, BUT RESPONDENTS WERE DEFINITELY SPLIT ALMOST IN TWO ON WHETHER THEY HAD CONCERNS OR NOT ABOUT THE CITY ADOPTING A PCO.

SO THAT'S IT FOR THE SURVEY.

THANK YOU, JORDAN. DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SURVEY? WE'LL CONTINUE ON. PLEASE PROCEED, AS I MENTIONED.

SO WE DID END UP HAVING SIX WORKING GROUPS OVER THE SUMMER, MAY, JUNE AND JULY.

THEY WERE VERY MUCH OPEN MEETINGS.

WE DIDN'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL WORKING GROUP.

IT WAS JUST AN INVITATION FOR ANYONE TO COME.

IT WAS OKAY IF YOU MISSED A MEETING OR TO COME AT ANY TIME.

I WOULD SAY WE HAD A CORE GROUP OF PROBABLY AROUND TEN WHO PARTICIPATED, AND I THINK IT REPRESENTED THE THREE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE REALLY MOST, I THINK, SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROPERTY CARE REQUIREMENT.

I MENTIONED THE MEETINGS ARE ALL POSTED UP THERE.

WE DID SPEND ONE OF THE SIX MEETINGS ON CODE COMPLIANCE BECAUSE THAT EVERYTHING ALWAYS COMES BACK TO HOW ARE WE COMPLYING OR ENFORCING.

WE PREFER TO USE THE WORD COMPLIANCE, SO HOW ARE WE DOING CODE COMPLIANCE? AND SO IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GREAT SESSION IF YOU WANT TO WATCH ONE OF THEM.

REGGIE ECCLESTONE GAVE AN OVERVIEW ON HOW WE APPROACH CODE COMPLIANCE AND IT'S KIND OF PART OF THIS CONVERSATION, BUT I THINK THAT'S A GOOD ONE FOR EVERYONE TO WATCH.

AND SO DURING THE SIX MEETINGS, WE BROKE IT OUT INTO DIFFERENT TOPICS.

WE VERY MUCH TALKED ABOUT A PURPOSE AND INTENT STATEMENT, AND THEN WE GROUPED ALL OF THESE TOPICS INTO KIND OF GROUPS OF THREE OR FOUR.

SO WE TOOK WE TALKED ABOUT DEBRIS ACCUMULATION, HAZARDS, EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES.

ONE NIGHT I THINK WE HAD RECYCLING REFUSE, ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE ANOTHER NIGHT.

AND SO WE TRIED TO KIND OF GROUP THEM IN LIKE AREAS.

AND WE REALLY WHAT WE DID WAS WE EXPLORED WHAT THE CURRENT RULE IS.

DO WE HAVE SOMETHING IN THE CURRENT CODE? WE EXPLORED WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU UNDER THIS TOPIC, RIGHT? SO WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DEBRIS ACCUMULATION? DO YOU SEE IT A LOT IN THE COMMUNITY? GIVE US EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT MAYBE AREN'T BEING ADDRESSED RIGHT NOW.

AND SO WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THE ISSUES.

WE LOOKED AT THE CURRENT CODE THAT WE HAD THAT ADDRESSED IT, AND THEN WE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT, SHOULD WE IMPROVE IT, SHOULD WE CHANGE IT? DO WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE? AND AFTER A WHILE, IT KIND OF FELT LIKE MOST PEOPLE WERE FEELING LIKE, WELL, WE ACTUALLY HAVE RULES ON THIS.

MAYBE WE NEED TO MAKE IT MORE CLEAR.

MAYBE WE NEED TO DO A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE COMPLIANCE WORK ON IT.

BUT IN GENERAL, I WOULD SAY PEOPLE FELT LIKE WE KIND OF HAVE A LOT OF RULES IN PLACE AND MAYBE WE JUST NEED TO IMPROVE WHAT WE HAVE.

THIS WAS KIND OF ONE OF MY TAKEAWAYS.

AND SO PROBABLY ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE MEETINGS, IT WAS ACTUALLY MARK WHO HAD THIS, I THINK I'M PRETTY SURE IT WAS MARK, BUT THIS GREAT IDEA OF MAYBE WE JUST ADOPT SOME KIND OF SIMPLE, DEFINITIVE STATEMENTS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE AND THEN SUPPORT THEM WITH THE EXISTING RULES.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ENDED UP WITH THIS APPROACH, RIGHT, IS LET'S TRY TO CREATE SOME LANGUAGE THAT'S VERY SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND.

IT'S SUPPORTED BY THE EXISTING CODE AND THEN PROVIDE AN APPENDIX.

AND THE APPENDIX ARE KIND OF BEST PRACTICES, RIGHT? SO HERE'S HOW WE WOULD SUGGEST YOU COULD RESOLVE THIS ISSUE THAT YOU'VE BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT.

WE DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND WE COULD CONSIDER NEW DEFINITIONS AND MAYBE IMPROVE SOME OF OUR DEFINITIONS.

AND THAT THESE THINGS WOULD HELP IMPROVE COMPLIANCE EFFORTS, CONTINUING TO WORK WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS FOR SURE.

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IS IT A CODE ISSUE OR IS IT HOW WE'RE TALKING WITH THE COMMUNITY ABOUT IT? AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT CAME AWAY WAS THIS IDEA OF CREATING A PROGRAM.

AND ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS FROM TEN YEARS AGO WAS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE.

RIGHT. AND SO A LOT OF TIMES IT'S NOT THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROPERTY, BUT THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES.

EITHER THEY DON'T HAVE FAMILY IN TOWN OR THEY DON'T HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES, THE SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT MANY OF US BENEFIT FROM.

AND SO THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF THE DISCUSSION IS SOME KIND OF A PROGRAM WHERE FOLKS COULD ACTUALLY APPLY AND GET SOME FUNDING TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR PROPERTY.

TYPICALLY, I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STRUCTURES.

IT COULD BE BIG CLEANUPS, REMOVING DEBRIS AND OVERGROWTH AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ALWAYS WE CAME BACK TO AS WELL AS IS CREATING A PROGRAM AND GETTING SUPPORT FOR THAT.

I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MARK BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY WROTE THE STANDARDS.

BUT I'LL LINGER ON THE PURPOSE AND INTENT.

I THINK I DID MORE WORDSMITHING ON THIS MAYBE THAN MARK DID.

AND AGAIN, WE WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THE WORKING GROUP.

IT'S BEING VERY ASPIRATIONAL, TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO ADDRESS ISSUES LIKE SUSTAINABILITY AND GENTRIFICATION, AND WE KIND OF WENT FULL CIRCLE AND CAME BACK TO JUST FOCUS ON REALLY THE CORE ISSUE, WHICH IS LIFE SAFETY, RIGHT? SO TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THE APPEARANCE OF NEIGHBORHOODS, TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY PROTECTING HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.

HAVING MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE EXTERIOR OF BUILDINGS, BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND NON RESIDENTIAL.

AND THEN AGAIN, STANDARDS FOR VACANT LAND TO PREVENT FROM HAZARDS, DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AND OTHER AND OTHER BAD CONDITIONS.

AND THEN THE INTENT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE INTENT OF THE CITIES TO WORK WITH PROPERTY OWNERS TO PRESERVE EXISTING BUILDINGS AND HOUSING.

THE PROPERTY ORDINANCE SHALL BE APPLIED AND ENFORCED FAIRLY AND CONSISTENTLY.

THE CITY SHALL PROVIDE ADEQUATE NOTICE TO AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS TO RESOLVE CONDITIONS, AND THE CITY MAY PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ASSIST PROPERTY OWNERS WITH COMPLIANCE AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE. SO AGAIN, KIND OF SOME.

FORESHADOWING OF AN INTENTION TO HAVE A PROGRAM, RIGHT.

SO THAT.

LET MARK TAKE CARE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES.

WE'VE GOT THE DRAFT STANDARDS, SO LET ME GET OUT OF YOUR WAY, MARK.

JUST MARK REVIS, HERITAGE PRESERVATION OFFICER AND NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNER.

I WASN'T ASSIGNED THIS.

I VOLUNTEERED WHOLEHEARTEDLY TO DO THIS.

IT'S IN MY WHEELHOUSE.

THERE'S THE DOCUMENTS THAT I RESEARCHED INTO THIS.

I HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WHEN I WAS IN BUTTE, MONTANA, WHERE ORDINANCES WERE BEING TREATED AS KIND OF REPRESSIVE, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT HERE. SO TAKING THE EXAMPLE OF WHAT REGGIE DOES WITH HIS EFFORT, IT'S HIGHLY EFFECTIVE HOW REGGIE APPROACHES THIS WITH HIS TEAM.

AND I CAN TELL YOU, I THREW OUT AND PEOPLE AGREED THAT IT WAS WE STARTED OUT AS A PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE AND I CAME UP WITH THE WORD CARE THAT WORKS WITH INSTEAD OF ENFORCEMENT THAT WORKS WITH COMPLIANCE.

SO WE KNOW THAT HAVING PEOPLE SIMPLIFYING WHAT IS BEING LOOKED AT IS A WAY TO REALLY GO ABOUT THIS, THAT WE GET A LOT BETTER RESULTS WITH COMPLIANCE FIRST AND SEEING WHAT THE ISSUES ARE.

SO I LOOKED THROUGH THE PRINTED ONES, I LOOKED THROUGH THE ORDINANCE THAT DIDN'T PASS PASS TEN YEARS AGO.

I LOOKED AT A PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION WHERE THEY TALK ABOUT NEGLECT WITH A BUILDING DEMOLITION THROUGH NEGLECT.

SO WE LOOKED AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT IS IN THIS INTERESTING THING THAT I DID HERE.

WE BROKE IT INTO THE TEN CATEGORIES.

WORKING GROUP WENT THROUGH ALL OF THOSE AND WE TALKED IT THROUGH.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY IT STARTED I STARTED REPEATING MYSELF AND IT PRETTY MUCH CAME DOWN TO THE END WHERE WE ENDED UP WITH.

LAND AND WE ENDED UP WITH BUILDINGS.

AND THEN ALSO THERE'S AN APPENDIX WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THAT.

THE APPENDIX IS HOW YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF A BUILDING SO IT ISN'T AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE TYPE OF THING.

SO IT WAS GREATLY SIMPLIFIED ALONG THE WAY HERE.

SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT DRAFT STANDARDS, SO ELIMINATE AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT REFUSE RECYCLING DEBRIS, INOPERABLE EQUIPMENT HAZARD, ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE AND HEALTH AND SAFETY.

SO WE SIMPLIFY IT AS A TOOL.

REG, YOU COULD GO OUT AND HAND THAT TO PEOPLE SO THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT STILL INTACT IS THAT WE HAVE THOSE

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THEY STILL EXIST THERE.

SO WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE, THEY CAN STILL ENFORCE THOSE WITH THE EXISTING CODE.

BUT ONCE YOU START LISTING THOSE CODE ITEMS, PEOPLE GET CONFUSED, PEOPLE BLANK OUT.

PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TO CORRECT ISSUES.

SO. WHICH ONE DO I HIT? ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

SO BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES.

AGAIN, AS HERITAGE PRESERVATION OFFICER, I LIKE SEEING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES STAYING AND THAT THEY PROVIDE HOUSING AND THEY PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THERE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT RESOLVING VISUAL AND PHYSICAL SIGNS OF VACANCY IN A BUILDING.

WE HAVE DESCRIBED HOW YOU DO THAT IN THE APPENDICES PROVIDING SECURITY FOR THE BUILDING AND RESOLVING DETERIORATION. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THE EXTENT OF PAINT.

BUT AGAIN, IF THE DETERIORATION IS SO BAD THAT YOU LOSE THE STRUCTURE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT KEEPING IT AND MAINTAINING IT IN A WAY THAT IT DOESN'T DETERIORATE SO IT'S NO LONGER HABITABLE FOR PEOPLE.

SO AND AGAIN, IT'S THE PROPERTY OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE NO TRESPASSING.

THAT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.

AND IF THEY DON'T TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROPERTY, THAT'S AN ISSUE.

SO WE'VE GIVEN GUIDANCE IN THAT APPENDICES.

OF IT WAS IMPORTANT AGAIN, HOW REPRESSIVE AND HOW WE GO ABOUT THIS.

BUT SUCH AS OUR FLOODING ISSUES AND EVERYTHING ELSE, THIS EXEMPTION WAS ASKED FOR.

WHEN THERE'S AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T HANDLE THINGS, THAT EXEMPTION EXISTS, WHICH WE THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

AGAIN, THIS WAS WORKING GROUP WITH PEOPLE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING.

THE APPENDICES WAS PRETTY MUCH ME TALKING ABOUT HERITAGE PRESERVATION AND MAKING SURE THAT IF YOU TREAT A BUILDING A CERTAIN WAY, YOU BOUGHT IT UP IN A CERTAIN WAY.

PEOPLE KNOW THAT YOU'RE CARING FOR THE BUILDING AND THEY'RE NOT MAKING IT ATTRACTIVE.

NUISANCE THAT'S PROBLEMATIC FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE BUILDING STAYS AROUND LONG ENOUGH.

MAYBE THEY WERE ABLE TO SELL IT.

MAYBE THEY'RE ABLE TO GET TO THE FINANCING WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO REHABILITATE IT.

WE WEEDS AND GROWTH WAS A BIG ISSUE.

WE DID ADD THAT WE DO THINK THAT THERE'S A CERTAIN POINT WHERE WEEDS DO CAUSE A PROBLEM WITHIN A NEIGHBORHOOD FROM POTENTIALLY FIRE TO BE AN INVASIVE TYPE WEEDS.

SO THIS WAS ADDED TO IT AS WELL.

BUT GOING OUT THERE AND MEASURING HOW HIGH THE WEED IS IS NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

SO. I THINK THAT'S THE END.

AGAIN, THESE VERY SIMPLIFIED BUILDING AND LAND REGULATION OR PUTTING IN THIS SIMPLIFIED VERSION ARE BASED AND BACKED BY THE CHAPTERS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST HERE.

SO THERE IS A WAY TO TAKE IT TO A FURTHER LEVEL OF ENFORCEMENT.

BUT AGAIN, WE'D LIKE TO START THE APPROACH OF BEING CARE AND WORKING WITH PEOPLE HAS BEEN SO EFFECTIVE WITH REGGIE'S PROGRAM.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MARK.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID WAS IN THE MATERIALS THAT ARE HANDED, THE MATERIALS IN YOUR PACKET WHERE IT LISTS THESE NEW STANDARDS, WE ACTUALLY MADE THE REFERENCES TO APPLICABLE CODE SECTIONS THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET.

I TOOK THEM OUT HERE BECAUSE IT DOES, IT GETS TOO BUSY.

BUT BASICALLY WE REFERENCED EVERYTHING BACK TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE CODE, AND THERE'S AN ATTACHMENT IN YOUR PACKET WITH ALL OF THESE SECTIONS, AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THEM ALL, BUT I WENT THROUGH IT THE OTHER DAY AND I STARTED HIGHLIGHTING THINGS THAT ARE VERY RELEVANT TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT? AND SO WE MAINLY REPLY ON THE BUILDING REGULATIONS, THE BUILDING CODE FOR UNSAFE BUILDINGS.

AND SO THIS NEW APPROACH, IT WOULDN'T CHANGE THAT.

WE WOULDN'T, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT ADOPTING A NEW STANDARD FOR PEELING PAINT.

BUT IF THE BUILDING IS AT SUCH A CONDITION WHERE IT'S DANGEROUS, IT'S DETERIORATING, IT DOESN'T HAVE SOME OF THE BASIC FUNCTIONS THAT YOU NEED FOR HABITABILITY.

AND WE DO THIS NOW.

WE USE THE BUILDING CODE TO GO OUT AND DO AN INSPECTION, AND WE'VE POSTED BUILDINGS AS UNINHABITABLE BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE BUILDING.

RIGHT. AND SO WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT CHANGING THAT WOULD REMAIN.

THAT'S OUR MAIN TOOL FOR DANGEROUS BUILDINGS.

THERE'S A SECTION IN CHAPTER SIX ON NUISANCES.

IT'S ALL ABOUT ABANDONED BUILDINGS.

I MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS A TOPIC WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME ON AND GOING INTO IT I WAS THINKING THAT WE MIGHT GET SUPPORT TO LIMIT IT TO SIX MONTHS WHERE YOU COULD BOARD IT UP.

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SO WE'RE REALLY GOING TO GAIN MUCH BY TRYING TO GET IT LOOKING DIFFERENTLY OR IS THE SECURITY OF THE BUILDING THE MOST IMPORTANT THING? SO IN THE END, THE GROUP DECIDED JUST TO STICK WITH OUR CURRENT STANDARD, WHICH IS THE BOARDED UP.

LITTERING IS OUR BIG SECTION ON REFUSE AND LITTER ABANDONED VEHICLES.

THERE'S LANGUAGE IN THERE ABOUT VEHICLES THAT ARE UNLICENSED.

THE LANGUAGE IN OUR ABANDONED VEHICLES SECTION VERY MUCH MIRRORS WHAT WAS IN THE 2012 ORDINANCE.

I SEE A LOT OF SIMILARITIES ON THINGS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

COLLECTION PRACTICES AND STORAGE AND PLACEMENT AGAIN IS ABOUT YOUR BINS AND WHEN YOU CAN PUT THEM OUT WHEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM IN.

WE HAVE A GOOD SECTION ON GRAFFITI.

I MENTIONED THE TREES AND SHRUBBERY.

THIS IS ABOUT ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.

SO WE FOCUS A LOT ON LIFE SAFETY NOW.

REGGIE AND HIS TEAM SPENT A LOT OF TIME MAKING SURE SIDEWALKS ARE CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT AT INTERSECTIONS.

AND SO THIS IS THE SECTION WHERE TREES AND SHRUBBERY ENCROACHING INTO THE RIGHT OF WAY.

PROHIBITION OF RIGHT AWAY IS AGAIN, BASICALLY YOU NEED PERMISSION TO USE THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY IN THE CITY.

WE INCLUDED SOME STUFF OUT OF CHAPTER TEN THAT DEALS WITH SCREENING OF DUMPSTERS, WHICH IS TIED TO RECYCLING AND REFUSE THE MAINTENANCE OF LANDSCAPING.

THIS IS IN OUR ZONING CODE.

IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

IT'S FOR PROJECTS WE HAVE TO DO REQUIRED LANDSCAPING, MULTIFAMILY, COMMERCIAL.

THERE'S THINGS IN THERE ABOUT MAINTAINING THAT.

AND THEN OUR GENERAL PARKING STANDARDS HAS A SECTION ON UNREGISTERED AND INOPERABLE VEHICLES.

THAT'S WHY I INCLUDED IT. YOU BASICALLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK ON ONE INOPERABLE VEHICLE AT A TIME.

IT DOES HAVE SOME THINGS ABOUT KEEPING IT OUT OF THE FRONT SETBACK AND IN A GARAGE OR THE SIDE YARD.

THAT'S WHY I INCLUDED THAT ONE.

AND THEN AGAIN, MORE ABOUT ADJACENT RIGHT AWAY AND MAINTENANCE OF THAT.

SO AGAIN, IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO A LOT OF DETAIL, WE CAN CERTAINLY DIAL DOWN INTO THESE SUBJECTS.

BUT THAT'S REALLY OUR BASIC APPROACH, AND I DO THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON SOME OF THESE SECTIONS.

WE WOULD ALL BENEFIT FROM THAT FOR SURE.

AGAIN, I'VE MENTIONED DEFINITIONS AND MAKING SURE THESE SECTIONS ALL WORK TOGETHER IF THIS IS THE DIRECTION WE GO.

AND SO REALLY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR TONIGHT IS JUST HOW DO YOU WANT TO PROCEED? DO YOU LIKE THIS APPROACH OF ADOPTING THESE NEW STANDARDS SUPPORTED BY THE CURRENT CODE? WOULD YOU LIKE US TO GO BACK TO A MORE TRADITIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE, OR DO YOU WANT TO JUST CONTINUE WITH WHAT WE HAVE AND NOT INCLUDE THE NEW LANGUAGE? SO AN ORDINANCE WOULD REALLY INCLUDE THIS NEW LANGUAGE THAT MARK WENT OVER.

WHICH ARE THESE DRAFT STANDARDS, THE PURPOSE AND INTENT.

AND THEN THE STANDARDS FOR LAND AND FOR BUILDINGS.

AND SO WITH THAT, WE'RE HAPPY TO OPEN THE DISCUSSION AND RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU DAN BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC PARTICIPANT.

I'D LIKE TO CALL UP JESSIE DOMINGUEZ.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JOSE DOMINGUEZ.

IN CASE YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW, MY ALIAS IS ACTUALLY JESSE.

I LIVE AT 510 WEST TOMBSTONE ON MY LIFELONG RESIDENT OF FLAGSTAFF.

BORN AND RAISED. I THINK THE FIRST TIME I SHOWED UP AT THIS PODIUM OR WAS IN 2006, I THINK RICK SORENSON WAS CITY COUNCIL AT THAT TIME, CITY COUNCILMAN.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT A PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE.

SO THEN WE TRIED AGAIN IN 2012.

AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN.

AGAIN. BUT I LOVE WHAT DAN AND HIS STAFF DID.

THEY TOOK THE APPROACH OF BEING TRANSPARENT.

THEY INVITED EVERYBODY TO THE PARTY.

THEY SAID, HEY, WHAT DON'T YOU LIKE? WHAT DO YOU LIKE? AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS THEN WE DID.

I MEAN, THERE WAS.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? WE WERE ALL THINKING.

BUT WHAT'S IN OUR CITY COUNCIL? THE MISSION. QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL.

FOR ALL. NOT THESE FOLKS.

NOT THESE FOLKS IS FOR ALL OF US THAT LIVE HERE IN FLAGSTAFF.

BEAUTIFUL FLAGSTAFF.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP IT THAT WAY.

AND I THINK THIS YOU KNOW, YOU TALKED ABOUT A TOOL WITH A PARKLETS.

THIS IS ANOTHER TOOL FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS, THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE CARE AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T CARE.

AND THAT'S THE SAD THING ABOUT IT.

NOT EVERYBODY CARES.

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SO I JUST WANT TO THANK DAN AND HIS STAFF.

I MEAN, THEY WERE FANTASTIC AND, OF COURSE, GREAT.

YOU KNOW HOW THAT WORKS, RIGHT? YOU GOT THE WORKER BEES.

THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

AND I HOPE YOU APPROVE THIS.

LET IT GO FORWARD ONE MORE TIME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS THE ONLY PUBLIC SPEAKER.

YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

MR. DOMINGUEZ, PLEASE COME BACK TO THE PODIUM.

YES, MISS SALAS.

SO ON THE SCREEN IT SAYS NEXT STEPS AND THERE ARE THREE OPTIONS.

SO WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDED NEXT STEP? I'D SAY GO WITH WHAT DAN SAYS, THE PMO.

IT DOES NOT WORK.

IT SCARES PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S BIG BROTHER COMING AFTER YOU.

IT'S BIG BROTHER THROWING OUT SOME LITTLE OLD LADY THAT CAN'T CUT HER LAWN.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

AND HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT RESOURCES, YOU KNOW, WITH THE LEAGUE OF NEIGHBORHOODS.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE'S THREE NEIGHBORHOODS PLUS SEVERE SOUTHSIDE AND SUNNYSIDE.

BUT YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW MANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS WANT TO JOIN US.

WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE MAKE OUR LEAGUE OF NEIGHBORHOODS BIGGER.

BECAUSE THERE'S NO [INAUDIBLE] THERE'S BOW AND ARROW.

THERE'S UPPER AND LOWER GREENLAW.

GUESS WHAT? WE ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

WE HAVE THAT. PERSON THAT DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR.

AND IT'S AFFECTING MY QUALITY OF LIFE.

IF I CAN SEE IT FROM MY YARD.

IT'S AFFECTING ME.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T SEE IT FROM ACROSS TOWN.

IT'S JUST LIKE I DIDN'T SEE THE FLOODING IN PLAZA VIEJO, BUT IT AFFECTED MY NEIGHBORS.

IT AFFECTED MY FRIENDS.

SAME THING. I MEAN, YOU HAVE AN OLD JUNK CAR UPSIDE DOWN WITH THE TIRES OFF OF IT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE IT.

WE'RE GOING TO DRIVE BY.

YEAH, WE'RE BETTER THAN THAT.

THANK YOU. I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION, MR. FOLKE, IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT HAS SELECTED APPROACH.

THERE YOU GO. SO, MR. DOMINGUEZ. YOU PROBABLY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS SLIDE.

SO IT LISTS THE SELECTED APPROACH.

AND WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS APPROACH? THE APPROACH IS.

BE NEIGHBORLY. AND I KNOW, BY THE WAY, I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A.

CODE COMPLIANCE STATE.

I READ IT ON FACEBOOK OR SOMETHING.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR GUYS.

THEY DESERVE IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD SPOT.

SOMETIMES THEY GOT TO BE THE BAD GUYS, AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE THE GOOD GUYS.

MOST OF THE TIME, THE GOOD GUYS, AND THEY TRY TO BE FAIR.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE KEY RIGHT THERE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME IN THERE AND SAY, HEY, YOU GOT TO DO THIS.

THEY COME IN I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH.

IF ONE OF MY STAFF OR ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS TURNED ME IN FOR.

TREE LIMBS THAT WERE THROWN IN MY BACK YARD.

I SAID I DIDN'T THROW THEM IN.

IT WAS THE OTHER NEIGHBOR.

BUT WE WERE ABLE TO WORK IT OUT AND WE WERE ABLE TO TALK TO EACH OTHER AND THEN WE GOT APS TO HAUL IT OFF.

SO THAT WORKED OUT REALLY WELL.

SO WE WORKED TOGETHER AND I THINK THAT'S THE APPROACH.

CREATIVE, SIMPLE, CLEAR STANDARDS FOR BUILDINGS AND LAND.

I THINK IT'S A NEW APPROACH VERSUS THAT BIG BROTHER APPROACH.

I THINK DAN AND HIS STAFF, I MEAN, THEY'RE GREAT.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH OF THEM ABOUT HIM.

AND AND I SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH US WHERE THEY COULD BE HOME DOING SOMETHING BETTER.

RIGHT. THEN YOU COULD HAVE LUNCH OR DINNER OR WHATEVER.

BUT THEY'RE DEDICATED, AND I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.

THEY ARE DEDICATED.

FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF US.

CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.

I MEAN. JUST TO GIVE YOU A GOOD EXAMPLE.

THAT BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE THAT JUST GOT PUT OUT THERE.

WHAT DID YOU SEE? WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU COME AROUND THE CORNER? HAS ANYBODY NOTICED? HAS ANYBODY NOTICED? GRAFFITI. BRAND NEW.

HOW DARE THEY? IRKS ME. THAT'S OUR TAX DOLLARS.

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SO, YOU KNOW. SO THERE'S SOMEBODY OUT THERE THAT'S.

DOING THEIR ARTISTIC ARTWORK, I GUESS.

BUT ANYWAYS, I GET.

LONG WINDED. I WON'T STOP TALKING.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

I HOPE YOU GUYS REALLY PUSH FORWARD.

THANK YOU. YES, MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO MR. DOMINGUEZ AND HIS LEADERSHIP ON THE LEAGUE OF NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT WAS ACTUALLY HIS LEADERSHIP, ALONG WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF SUNNYSIDE AND SOUTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THAT THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL BROUGHT THIS AS A FAIR ITEM.

AND I REMEMBER SUPPORTING IT.

AND I MADE SURE AT THAT TIME THE DISCUSSION OF HOW TO MAKE WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LEAGUE OF NEIGHBORHOODS IS WILL BE VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THIS AND WITH MY GRATEFUL HEART.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MR. FOLKE, I REALLY WANTED TO KIND OF HONE IN ON THE STATEMENT.

THIS ISN'T A QUESTION, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

BUT YOU MADE A STATEMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR PRESENTATION ABOUT HOW MUCH LANGUAGE MATTERS.

AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE FOCUS THAT YOU AND THE TEAM ALL PUT INTO THIS ON EQUITY.

THAT WAS EMPHASIZED THROUGHOUT THE CONVERSATION.

IN MY OWN CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITIES, SPECIFICALLY SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, AND BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LEAGUE OF NEIGHBORHOODS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND WAS CLEARLY VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITIES WAS THE FOCUS ON PROPERTY AND MORE BROADLY SPEAKING, COMMUNITY CARE. SO I LOVE THAT'S REALLY THE FOCUS IN THE LANGUAGE.

I FULLY SUPPORT THE IDEA OF A PROPERTY CARE PROGRAM AND THE APPROACH THAT YOU'VE OUTLINED HERE.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING THE CODE THAT WE HAVE WITH THIS ORDINANCE OR SET OF STANDARDS, HOWEVER WE REFER TO IT.

BUT USING THAT AS A SUPPORTIVE AND PROGRAMMATIC TOOL THAT'S EQUITABLY SERVICING THOSE COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING THE SUPPORT THAT'S NEEDED FOR THE COMPLIANCE.

SO I'M DEFINITELY ON BOARD WITH MOVING THIS FORWARD AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE CONVERSATION.

SO THANKS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

WELL, DAN, LET ME SEE IF I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR PROPOSAL IS.

ALL RIGHT. I DON'T THINK I QUITE DO, BUT I'M CLOSE.

IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THE EXISTING CODES IS ALL WE NEED.

WE JUST NEED TO FOCUS ON THEM.

SO ARE YOU PROPOSING CREATING SOME DOCUMENT THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC OR AVAILABLE AND AVAILABLE TO OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE THAT SAYS, WELL, YOU KNOW, PLEASE CLEAN UP YOUR AND I'LL USE THE WORD RUBBISH.

IS THAT ONE, OF OUR TERMS RUBBISH ANYWAY.

SO IF I'M READING THIS CORRECTLY, YOU DON'T YOU'RE NOT SUGGESTING ANY CODE CHANGES, MAYBE SOME REFINEMENT OF DEFINITIONS AND SOME TWEAKING HERE AND THERE, BUT BASICALLY YOU DON'T NEED ANY MORE CODE.

YOU JUST NEED WHAT A DOCUMENT THAT KIND OF LIKE SUMMARIZES IT ALL AND EXPLAINS IT TO THE PUBLIC AND TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.

IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THERE IS SOME NEW LANGUAGE PUT INTO THE CITY CODE, AND IT'S WITH THIS PURPOSE AND INTENT.

AND THEN THESE STANDARDS FOR LAND AND FOR STRUCTURES.

AND SO THAT WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CODE.

THE LAST VERSION WAS IN CHAPTER SEVEN, I BELIEVE.

AND SO THE IDEA IS YOU WOULD ADOPT THESE NEW STANDARDS, THIS PURPOSE IN INTENT AND STANDARDS, BUT THEY'RE SUPPORTED BY THE EXISTING CODE.

RIGHT. SO AN EXAMPLE IS THEY WOULD BE ELIMINATE DEBRIS ACCUMULATION THAT HARBORS PESTS, DETERIORATES CONDITIONS, PRESENTS A FIRE DANGER AND IMPACTS HEALTH AND SAFETY.

AND SOMEBODY MIGHT SAY, WELL, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, ELIMINATE DEBRIS ACCUMULATION? SO THEN YOU'D GO BACK TO OUR LITTERING SECTION WHERE IT DEFINES THESE TERMS AND IT SAYS YOU CANNOT HAVE AN ACCUMULATION OF THIS ON YOUR PROPERTY.

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RIGHT. AND I DO THINK WE'D BENEFIT FROM SOME NEW DEFINITIONS, BUT THAT'S I THINK WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT IS WE COULD WE COULD DO THIS AMENDMENT TO ADD THIS NEW LANGUAGE AND THEN CONTINUE TO WORK ON OUR EXISTING CODE AND MAKE IT.

JUST MORE USEFUL, I THINK, AND MORE CLEAR TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO IN EFFECT, THIS WOULD BE SORT OF LIKE A PREAMBLE.

AND AN EXPLANATION THAT YOU WOULD ACTUALLY PUT IN THE CODE.

YES. BUT THEN THE BASIC HARD RULES WOULD BE BASICALLY WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE NOW.

THAT'S THE APPROACH. YES.

WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD APPROACH TO ME.

I MEAN, JUST TO KIND OF STEP BACK A LITTLE BIT, PHILOSOPHICALLY, I THINK WE DO NEED SOME KIND OF ENFORCEMENT, BUT WE DON'T WANT WHAT FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER GEOFF HORVITZ USED TO CALL THE NANNY STATE.

WE DON'T WANT THAT.

I MEAN, IF SOMEBODY HAS GOT A SQUARE INCH OF PEELING PAINT, YOU KNOW, SOME CITIES MIGHT WRITE THEM A CITATION.

WELL, THAT'S BALONEY.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS. WE DON'T WANT THAT.

BUT WHAT WE DO WANT TO DO IS ADDRESS THE BLATANT, RECURRING THINGS.

SO I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.

BUT. LET ME JUST ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

I'M JUST GOING TO READ AN ADDRESS HERE.

1726 NORTH COACH.

I BET YOU KNOW THAT ADDRESS.

YEAH. THAT HOUSE HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR YEARS.

IS BOARDED UP.

THERE HAS BEEN NO MAINTENANCE OF THE LANDSCAPING.

ALTHOUGH I DID TALK TO ONE NEIGHBOR THAT SAID THAT THEY WENT OVER THERE AND JUST TOOK THE BULL BY THE HORNS AND DID SOME LANDSCAPING UNAUTHORIZED BECAUSE IT WAS SO COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. THERE'S AN ABANDONED VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR YEARS.

AND SINCE THE CITY HASN'T DONE ANYTHING.

SO IF WE ALREADY HAVE THESE EXISTING CODES.

WHY AREN'T WE DOING SOMETHING? AND THEN I'LL JUST THROW OUT ANOTHER ADDRESS.

ACTUALLY, I DON'T KNOW THE ADDRESS, BUT YOU KNOW THE STREET BLACKBIRD ROOST.

THERE WAS A MOBILE HOME.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE OWNER KICKED OUT ALL OF THE RESIDENTS.

AND I WOULD THINK, JESSE, SHAKE YOUR HEAD.

IS THAT AN EYESORE? I GOT A YES.

SO MY QUESTION IS, WILL THE EXISTING CODE ADDRESS BLACKBIRD ROAST? WILL IT ADDRESS THIS ADDRESS ON KUCH? IF IT WILL.

DO WE NEED MORE CODE ENFORCEMENT? DO YOU KIND OF SEE WHERE I'M GOING ON THIS? I'LL SHUT UP AND LET YOU COMMENT.

THANK YOU. NO, I MEAN, THIS IS REALLY KIND OF AT THE HEART OF A LOT OF OUR CONVERSATIONS AT THE WORKING GROUP.

RIGHT. AND SO THERE IS THIS FEELING THAT WHEN FOLKS DON'T SEE THE CONDITION CHANGING, THAT THE CITY ISN'T DOING ANYTHING.

SO WHAT I KEY IN ON IS WHEN I HEAR YOU SEE THE CITY HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROPERTY, WE HAVE DONE A LOT TO TRY TO MANAGE THE PROPERTY.

WE ACTUALLY DID A CLEANUP, I THINK IT WAS IN EITHER IN 13 OR 14.

WE ACTUALLY DID A PROPERTY CLEANUP WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

I BELIEVE IT WAS THAT HOUSE ON KUTCH, AND IT'S BACK INTO ITS DISREPAIR, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S BEEN EIGHT YEARS SINCE WE'VE DONE THAT.

BUT WHETHER YOU HAVE OUR CURRENT RULES, WHETHER YOU HAVE AN OFF THE SHELF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S UP TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN WRITE TICKETS, WE CAN ASSESS FINES.

THOSE THINGS GET IGNORED ALL THE TIME.

AND SO ONE OF THE LESSONS I'VE LEARNED IS THAT OUR APPROACH IS TO BE THE MORE LET'S MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER, LET'S TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION, GIVE THEM A FIRM DEADLINE TO RESOLVE IT.

IF IT'S LIFE SAFETY, IT'S A VERY SHORT DEADLINE.

BUT IF SOMEBODY IS AN ABSENTEE OWNER AND THEY'RE JUST NOT AROUND, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS.

IN MY VIEW, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE AND IT'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE NOTHING'S HAPPENING.

NOW I'VE NOT EXPLORED WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP, RIGHT? I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

COULD THE CITY BE MORE PROACTIVE ON THESE ABANDONED PROPERTIES? YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SECTION IN THE CODE RIGHT NOW.

IT'S THIS. IT'S THE NUISANCE SECTION.

NUISANCES 6-04.

THAT SECTION IS ALL ABOUT ABANDONED BUILDINGS.

AND THIS IS IN OUR CURRENT CODE.

AND WHAT IT SAYS IS THE FIRE CHIEF AND THE CITY ENGINEER, AND I THINK THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WILL GO OUT AND DO A SITE INSPECTION.

THEY WILL PREPARE A REPORT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.

THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING.

THEY WILL PRESENT THE FINDINGS OF THE REPORT.

AND THE IDEA IS IF IT'S DEEMED TO BE A REALLY A HAZARDOUS BUILDING, IT'S PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

I'M GUESSING THERE'D BE SOME RECOMMENDED ACTION WITH IT.

SO WE HAVE THIS PROCESS.

WE JUST HAVEN'T USED IT.

AND I CAN'T REALLY EXPLAIN WHY WE HAVE OR HAVEN'T.

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WE PLAY THIS GAME OF TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE TO SECURE THE BUILDING, RIGHT, BECAUSE PEOPLE BREAK IN AND DO ALL KINDS OF BAD THINGS.

THE NEIGHBORS ARE FED UP WITH IT.

WE FINALLY FIND SOMEONE, THEY COME BACK, THEY BOARDED UP THE DOORS AND THE WINDOWS, AND THEN IT GETS TAKEN OFF AGAIN IN A FEW MORE WEEKS.

AND THIS IS THAT DISCUSSION ABOUT SHOULD WE GO TO THE NEXT STEP AND SAY, YOUR TIME OF BOARDING UP IS OVER? IT'S BEEN 180 DAYS NOW YOU NEED TO START PUTTING IN REAL DOORS AND WINDOWS.

AND I THINK THE REASON THAT'S IN A CODE IS THE IDEA IS YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT LIVABLE AGAIN AND THAT SOMEHOW THIS IS GOING TO PERSUADE THE OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY BACK TO LIFE AND PUT IT BACK INTO USE.

RIGHT. BUT I THINK OUR DISCUSSIONS AT THE MEETING WERE, WOLF, AND OWNERS JUST GOING TO NOT DO IT.

CHANGING THE CODE PROBABLY ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE THAT OWNER'S VIEW.

WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY ON MUCH OF WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING.

AND SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, I DO FEEL LIKE IT COMES DOWN TO HAVING AN OWNER WHO'S WILLING TO PARTICIPATE.

IF THEY'RE NOT WILLING, WHAT CAN WE DO TO, NUMBER ONE, ELIMINATE WHAT ARE REALLY NUMBER ONE SHOULD BE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY, IF IT'S A HAZARDOUS CONDITION.

YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT CAN WE DO.

AND SO I DO FEEL THAT'S KIND OF A NEXT STEP, IS PROBABLY SITTING DOWN WITH THE ATTORNEY, WITH THE FIRE CHIEF, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.

YOU KNOW, DO OUR CURRENT CODES ALLOW US TO GO IN AND INTERVENE IN THESE KIND OF SITUATIONS? WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE WHAT'S GOING TO TRIGGER ACTION BY THE CITY? I THINK IT WOULD BE SOME KIND OF A PUBLIC MEETING WHERE YOU NOTIFY THE OWNER THEY CAN COME AND PARTICIPATE.

I MEAN, THAT'S IN OUR CODE RIGHT NOW AND WE CAN TAKE ACTION AND THEN BASICALLY ASSESS THE PROPERTY.

THAT'S WHAT WE DID BACK IN 13 OR 14 WHEN WE CLEANED UP THAT MUCH PROPERTY.

WE CAME IN WITH ONE OF THE LANDSCAPING COMPANIES AND CLEARED A LOT OF VEGETATION, REMOVED GARBAGE, AND THEN WE JUST ASSESS THE BILL.

SO IT'S ON THE IT'S PROBABLY IN THE RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS AS A LEAN AGAINST THE PROPERTY.

RIGHT. SO IF IT EVER SOLD, WE POTENTIALLY WOULD GET REIMBURSED FOR OUR COST.

BUT THOSE ARE TOOLS WE HAVE NOW.

WE DON'T USE THEM A LOT NOW.

SO IN SUMMARY, I DO SUPPORT YOUR RECOMMENDED APPROACH, BUT IT NEEDS SOME REFINEMENT.

AND AS FAR AS CODE COMPLIANCE, I DO SUPPORT THE IDEA OF WORKING WITH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT OUT THERE TO PERSECUTE PEOPLE.

WE'RE OUT THERE TO ENCOURAGE THEM AND HELP THEM CLEAN UP THEIR PROPERTY.

HOWEVER, AT SOME POINT I THINK WE NEED TO BECOME MORE ASSERTIVE AND I THINK THOSE TWO ADDRESSES THAT I MENTIONED ARE PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, IT HAS TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS, OBVIOUSLY.

BUT I MEAN, THOSE LOOK LIKE THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT THEY NEED SOME MORE INTENSE CITY ACTION.

YEAH, I AGREE. THIS IS AN AREA WHERE I WAS HOPING WE'D MAKE MORE PROGRESS ON ACTUALLY JUST LOOK AT THE ABANDONED CAR.

THAT SHOULD BE A STRAIGHTFORWARD ONE.

THAT SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY ONE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN ABANDONED CAR.

I DO. I HAVEN'T CHECKED, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S REGISTERED.

IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME.

I'M JUST LAUGHING BECAUSE THE CODE, I THINK, ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE ONE ABANDONED VEHICLE.

I THINK IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE OUT OF THE FRONT SETBACK.

WELL, THIS PROBABLY RIGHT ON THE DRIVEWAY.

PROBABLY NOT IN THE DRIVEWAY.

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE IN THE GARAGE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, ON THIS HOUSE, IT HAS WINDOWS ON THE GARAGE DOOR.

AND YOU CAN LOOK IN AND THE INSIDE OF THE GARAGE IS A MESS AND HAS MORE VEHICLES THAN IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

SO REALLY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS ABOUT A NON-RESPONSIVE OWNER, I BELIEVE.

AND WHAT ARE OUR TOOLS TO MAYBE CURE THOSE SITUATIONS.

I THINK WE DO NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT.

I'D LIKE TO FIND A BETTER SOLUTION.

TO THESE ABANDONED PROPERTIES THAT ARE REALLY THEY ARE A NUISANCE AND A HAZARD TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WELL, WE MIGHT NEED TO REVISIT THE NUISANCE REGULATIONS AND STREAMLINE THEM A LITTLE BIT.

OKAY, I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.

OTHERS, VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU. GOOD DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHT ON PREPARING THE PRESENTATION AND ALL THE CARE YOU PUT INTO THIS.

I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN TELL ME HOW REGGIE AND HIS TEAM ARE KEEPING UP WITH THE CURRENT CODE.

AND WITH THIS, IF WE GO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, HOW WOULD THAT IMPACT REGGIE? AND CAN HE KEEP UP? YEAH. AND REGGIE APOLOGIZED AS HE WANTED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

BUT HE HAD ANOTHER COMMITMENT.

HE HAD TO LEAVE IT LIKE 4:30.

THERE'S ALWAYS ENOUGH WORK FOR REGGIE AND HIS TEAM, RIGHT? THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF CODE COMPLIANCE ISSUES.

AND SO WE DO HEAR A LOT THIS COMMENT.

YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

WELL, THERE ARE EXISTING VIOLATIONS WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE, BUT WE'VE ALSO RESOLVED A WHOLE LOT OF VIOLATIONS.

I'M VERY PROUD OF THE MONTHLY REPORT.

WE DO. AND SO I THINK THE ANSWER IS YES.

THERE'S ALWAYS THERE'S PLENTY OF WORK.

IT IS KIND OF ABOUT CHOOSING, PICKING AND CHOOSING WHAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON.

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SO KEEPING SIDEWALKS CLEAR BOTH IN THE WINTER AND SUMMER, GARBAGE ISSUES ARE A PRIORITY BECAUSE THEY LEAD TO OTHER ISSUES, OBVIOUSLY GETTING THOSE CLEANED UP VERY QUICKLY.

AND SO THAT'S KIND OF THE FOCUS.

YOU KNOW, WE RESPOND TO EVERYTHING.

WE GET A CALL ON THE MAJORITY OF OUR CALLS OUR STAFF INITIATED.

THIS WAS SOME DIRECTION WE TOOK A FEW YEARS AGO, WAS THAT WE SHOULD BE MORE PROACTIVE AND WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN PROACTIVE.

THERE'S ANOTHER BELIEF THAT WE ONLY RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS, WHICH IS NOT TRUE.

WHEN WE GET A CALL ABOUT AN ISSUE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, WE LOOK AT ALL THE PROPERTIES ON THAT ISSUE, RIGHT? YOU CAN'T JUST GO AND TALK TO ONE NEIGHBOR ABOUT THEIR GARBAGE PROBLEM WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS TWO DOORS DOWN.

RIGHT? AND SO YOU KIND OF AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT TREATING THE NEIGHBORHOOD EQUALLY AND MAKING SURE WE'RE ADDRESSING IT WHEREVER WE SEE IT.

AND SO I THINK WE'RE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT.

AND THOUGHTFUL. REGGIE HAS TOLD ME HE DOES BELIEVE THIS WILL HELP.

HE BELIEVES THIS ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE WILL BE USEFUL, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A LEGITIMATE QUESTION.

IF WE'RE NOT REALLY ADDING ANY NEW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS, DOES THIS REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE? I JUST THINK THE NEW LANGUAGE, THE WAY IT'S PRESENTED, IS HELPFUL.

THERE'S PROBABLY SOME TERMS IN THERE WE NEED TO DEFINE.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M REALLY ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION, BUT AGAIN, THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF THINGS FOR THEM TO WORK ON.

YOU KNOW, HAVING THE DARK SKY SPECIALS IS GREAT BECAUSE THAT USED TO BE A CHALLENGE, YOU KNOW? WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR DARK-SKY ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT.

YOU'VE GOT TO WORK SOME NIGHTS AND OTHER THINGS.

AND SO HAVING THAT FULL TIME PERSON ON THAT IS WONDERFUL AND IT HAS ALLOWED THE OTHER THREE POSITIONS.

WE HAVE TWO OTHER POSITIONS AND REGGIE TO FOCUS ON OTHER THINGS.

SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT HE WOULD TELL YOU IS THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF THINGS TO WORK ON, BUT HE DOES FEEL THIS WILL BE HELPFUL.

YEAH. THAT HELPS.

YOU DID ANSWER MY QUESTION.

THANK YOU. SO I AM SUPPORTIVE OF MOVING THIS FORWARD WITH SOME REFINEMENTS AND ALSO LOOKING INTO HOW TO.

BETTER DEAL WITH THE NON-RESPONSIVE OWNER WOULD LIKE TO LOOK INTO THAT MORE.

THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. ALL RIGHT.

I'M HAPPY JUST TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS THAT I'VE JUST HEARD FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY AND COUNCIL VICE MAYOR SWEET.

COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

UM. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE WORKING GROUP AND ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SO MANY WAYS IN COMING FORWARD WITH.

SOME RECOMMENDATIONS HERE.

SO IN TERMS OF YOUR QUESTION, NEXT STEPS.

OKAY. I WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEW PROPERTY CARE STANDARDS, RELYING ON CURRENT CODE FOR COMPLIANCE STANDARDS AND CONTINUE TO REVIEW AND IMPROVE CURRENT CODE.

ALSO AMPLIFYING ON YOUR THE SUGGESTED RECOMMENDED APPROACH OR SUGGESTED APPROACH.

BECAUSE IT HAS LAYERS OF MESSAGING AND PURPOSE AND IN TERMS OF AMENDING THE CODE TO ARTICULATE THE PURPOSE AND INTENT AND THE DRAFT STANDARDS.

ALSO GOING BACK TO THE PROPOSED APPROACH.

SORRY. DO YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK TO THAT? YES. SO I.

SUPPORT EVERY EVERY BULLET ITEM ON THIS SCREEN, SPECIFICALLY IN EMPOWERING NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORHOODS, NOT ONLY THE LEG OF NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT ALSO OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS WHO DON'T HAVE HOA'S, WAS JUST KIND OF REFRESHING MY MEMORY WHEN THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL PUT THIS FOR US, AS A FAIR ITEM.

IT WAS ACTUALLY THE REQUEST FROM THE LEAGUE OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THIS BECAUSE THEY THE LEAGUE NEEDS US CERTAIN LEVEL OF STANDARDS OF CARE IN. YOU KNOW, WITH THE ABSENCE OF AN HOA ENFORCING SOME RULES AND SOME OF RULES, MAYBE EVEN THEY CAN US VERY STIFF.

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YOU KNOW, TRASH ABANDONED BUILDINGS, ABANDONED VEHICLES WERE THE COMMON ISSUE. AND I BELIEVE THAT ALSO COULD PERSIST IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE NOT PART OF THE LEAGUE OF NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO I REALLY AM IN FULL SUPPORT IN MY OFFICIAL AND PERSONAL CAPACITY IN CREATING A PROPERTY CARE PROGRAM.

AGAIN, THIS ALL BOILS DOWN TO EQUITY AND AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES.

FIRST, THE PROPERTY CARE CENTER TOTAL ACTUALLY CALLS FOR INCREASED CAPACITY FOR STAFF IN FLAGSTAFF, FOR CODE COMPLIANCE, AND ALSO ENGAGING THE NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND EVEN BUSINESSES IN AND LOCATED IN NEIGHBORHOODS TO BE PART OF THIS PROPERTY CARE PROGRAM.

YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF JUST THINKING OUT LOUD HERE.

IT'S SOME INCREASING IN TERMS OF CAPACITY BUILDING AND MOBILIZING RESOURCES IN ACTIVATING THIS PROPERTY CARE PROGRAM.

ALSO, THIS THERE MAY BE AN AREA OF COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO, LET'S SAY, ACTIVATING A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SLASH PROPERTY CARE, NEIGHBORHOOD PROPERTY CARE.

SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE BEING NEIGHBORLY AS MR. DOMINGUEZ, AS BEING BEING KIND TO YOUR NEIGHBOR, BEING HELPFUL TO YOUR NEIGHBOR.

AND WE LIVE EACH OTHER OUT.

WE HELP EACH OTHER OUT.

THANK YOU. SO I AM OF SIMILAR MIND AS MCCARTHY AND COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY AND VICE MAYOR ON THIS. I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE ABANDONED BUILDINGS.

THE ONE THING, THOUGH, IS I HAVE SOME CONCERNS REGARDING THE PROPERTY CARE PROGRAM AND HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE POTENTIALLY VIOLATING THE GIFT CLAUSE OF THE ARIZONA CONSTITUTION, ESPECIALLY AS SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY FLOODING.

THEY STILL HAVE BLACK MOLD IN THEIR HOME.

AND WE'VE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG WE CAN'T USE PUBLIC TAX DOLLARS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

SO I WOULD NEED TO MEET A LOT MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT LEGALLY WE COULD POTENTIALLY DO THERE.

BUT TO ME, AT FACE VALUE, I COULD ALSO SEE THAT COMING UP WITH A BIT OF AN UPROAR GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCE THE LAST TWO YEARS ABOUT THE 114 HOMES PLUS THAT WERE IMPACTED BY FLOODING THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND ALSO HOW MUCH MONEY THEY'VE NEEDED OF TENS UPON HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR.

AND YET WE'RE DOING SOMEBODY'S LANDSCAPING FOR THEM.

SO ANYWAYS, THAT IS ONE INFORMATION I WOULD LIKE FROM THE JUST AS AN ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS, BUT I AM IN SUPPORT OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.

I THINK IT CLEARS UP THE LANGUAGE, ESPECIALLY IF REGGIE IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS I THINK, AND IT'S GOING TO MAKE HIS JOB A LITTLE EASIER POTENTIALLY.

MAYBE THEN I THINK THIS IS CERTAINLY A BENEFIT.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI HAS A COMMENT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

DAN AND MARK AND TIM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS NEW YOUR PRESENTATION AND COUNSEL.

THANK YOU FOR THE DISCUSSION.

JESSE, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US IN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

YEAH, I SUPPORT US MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS AS WELL.

I DO THINK THAT WE CAN NUDGE AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BE, YOU KNOW, GOOD MEMBERS OF A NEIGHBORHOOD OF A COMMUNITY. JESSE, TO YOUR POINT ABOUT SEEING SOMEONE'S MESS FROM ACROSS THE STREET, WE CAN YOU KNOW, THIS HELPS REGGIE WITH MORE TOOLS.

THAT'S FINE. BUT IN THE DAY, I REALLY DON'T WANT US TO BE ACTING LIKE AN AWAY AND IN COMING IN HEAVY HANDED.

COUNCILMAN, I THINK THAT IS, I THINK, UNDERSTOOD BY US AS A COUNCIL THAT WE DON'T WANT TO BE HEAVY HANDED WITH ENFORCEMENT ON THIS.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR TO DO.

SO WE CAN NUDGE AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE ALL DAY.

BUT IF THEY ULTIMATELY CHOOSE NOT TO COMPLY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS GOING TO NECESSARILY SOLVE THAT ISSUE OR

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ULTIMATELY, IT'S THEIR CHOICE.

THEY DON'T CHOOSE TO LIVE IN AN HOA AND I RESPECT THAT.

SO IT'S ONE TO TREAD LIGHTLY.

I WANT TO GIVE REGGIE AND THE TEAM AS MANY TOOLS AS WE CAN TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH SUPPORTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS.

BUT I JUST WANT US TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO BE CROSSING THAT LINE AND AND GOING DOWN THE SLIPPERY SLOPE OF OVERREGULATION AND OVER GOVERNING. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE MY COLLEAGUES FEEL THE SAME WAY.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY MY THOUGHTS TO THE CONVERSATION AND SUPPORT FOR WHAT STAFF IS WORKING ON AND THEN US MOVING FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU STUFF AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS PROGRESSES AND HOPING THAT THIS IS SUCCESSFUL.

WELL SAID COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI, I LIVE IN A NON HOA NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A REASON.

I'M CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO WANT TO PUT THAT ON TOP OF US WHO LIVE IN THOSE LOCATIONS.

SO. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, I THINK THAT'S SUFFICIENT DIRECTION AT THIS TIME.

ABSOLUTELY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION TONIGHT.

YEAH. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS.

GETTING BACK TO THE AGENDA.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE DOWN TO ITEM 11 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING AT THIS TIME.

DOWN TO AN ITEM 12 INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, TWO FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER IN FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS.

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

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. JUST ONE THING FOR ME TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT WE MADE EARLIER OF POLICE OFFICER SUICIDE AWARENESS, I WANTED TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THIS SATURDAY IS THE OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK, STARTING AT 9 A.M.

AT BUFFALO PARK AND JUST READING FROM THEIR SITE DESCRIBING THAT EVENT, IT STATES THAT THE OUT OF THE DARKNESS COMMUNITY WALK IS A JOURNEY OF REMEMBRANCE, HOPE AND SUPPORT THAT UNITES OUR COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WAYS IN WHICH SUICIDE AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS HAVE AFFECTED OUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF THOSE WE LOVE AND CARE ABOUT.

SO I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE THOSE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE EFFORTS TO GET OUT.

THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST YEARS.

PERSONALLY, I WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND IT AND IT'S VERY SAD FOR ME, BUT I HOPE THAT THERE'S A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT.

I KNOW A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS ARE PLANNING TO TABLE AND PROVIDE INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INCLUDING NAMI FLAGSTAFF, AND JUST HOPE THAT FOLKS CAN GET THAT INFORMATION AND BE PART OF THAT EVENT.

THANKS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SHIMONI.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU.

COUNCIL LONG MEETING.

GOOD MEETING. BUT JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT.

WE DO HAVE A FEW THINGS HAPPENING THIS UPCOMING WEEK, RETREATS AND SUCH, BUT THINGS I WANT TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT.

IT'S JUST A MEET AND GREET WITH OUR WATER SERVICES DIRECTOR FINALIST ON MONDAY FROM 3 TO 5 P.M. AND THAT ON TUESDAY THERE IS A INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY CELEBRATION AND ROADMAP TO REPAIR MUNICIPAL ACTION GUIDE BEING PUT ON, I THINK FROM THE LEAGUE OF CITIES OF THE MISTAKEN ARE OUR INDIGENOUS COORDINATOR OF INDIGENOUS INITIATIVES ROSE TOHE SENT US ALL AN EMAIL WITH AN INVITATION TO ATTEND THIS EVENT AND I AM REGISTERED FOR IT, SO I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING THERE AND LEARNING AND SEEING WHAT THEY HAVE TO SHARE WITH US.

AND THEN YEAH, I SEE THAT SAME ANDREA ADDED THAT THE WATER SERVICES DIRECTOR CANDIDATES WILL BE HERE IN PERSON FOR THE MEET AND GREET AT CITY HALL, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT HOW THAT GOES AND HOPEFULLY JOINING THAT MEET AND GREET MYSELF.

BUT THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD MEETING TODAY.

THANK YOU. STAFF AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SO LET'S SEE, THIS PAST SUNDAY, I WAS HONORED TO SPEAK AT THE 19TH ANNUAL SUNNYSIDE CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

THE EVENT HONORS THE INDEPENDENCE OF PEOPLE HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD.

IT WAS VERY COOL.

AND THEN THIS FRIDAY, I WILL BE TAGGING ALONG ON THE COCONINO PLATEAU WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL FIELD TRIP.

WE'RE GOING TO THE PINION PLAIN MINE, LOST ORPHAN MINE, TUCSON WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND THE GRAND CANYON WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY.

AND THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN FOR THE INVITE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY. BUT THANK YOU, MAYOR.

OVER THE LAST 4 HOURS OR SO, WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS OF OUR STAFF.

JUST THE LAST SUBJECT WE HAD, WE HEARD COMPLIMENTS OF WHAT A GOOD JOB THEY'RE DOING.

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SO I JUST WANT TO THANK MR. CLIFTON AND HIS STAFF FOR DOING A GOOD JOB FOR THE CITY.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THE STAFF WORKS HARD.

WHAT YOU SAY? THEY HARDLY WORK.

YOU KNOW I'M KIDDING.

COUNCIL MEMBER ASLAN. JUST WANT TO MENTION A WORKER BEES.

I THINK IT WAS JESSIE. I THINK IT'S MORE LIKE WORKER ELEPHANTS.

RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD EXCEPT THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AGENDA, THE FAIR ITEM THAT WAS PUT FORTH BY THE ABORTION PROTECTION ACCESS GROUP.

I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, GREG, IF YOU KNOW WHEN THAT'S COMING UP.

MAYBE YOU CAN JUST CLARIFY IT HERE IN THE OPEN OR IF YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO US ON THAT, I'LL LOOK FOR AN EMAIL FROM YOU.

YEAH. CAN WE GET BACK TO YOU? I WAS JUST CHECKING IN WITH OUR CITY CLERK.

WE PULL OUT THE WORKING CALENDAR EVERY WEEK, SO I THINK THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THAT CONTEXT AND WILL REPORT BACK WHEN IT'S COMING TO YOU.

WE KNOW IT'S URGENT, RIGHT? YEAH. THERE'S A LOT OF URGENCY OUT THERE ON THE PART OF THE PETITIONERS.

JUST WANTED TO GIVE SOME VOICE TO THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY DID YOU HAVE.

YES. AND I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THAT SUBJECT ALSO.

YEP. THANK YOU.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER SALAS.

THANK YOU. JUST A FRIENDLY NUDGE AS WE EMBARK ON ANOTHER BUDGET SEASON.

I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE CITY MANAGER ON THE STATUS ON PREVIOUS COUNCIL DIRECTION OF MY FARE ITEMS THAT RECEIVE COUNCIL SUPPORT AND BUDGETED THIS YEAR.

THE BUSINESS ONE STOP SHOP BUSINESS SERVICE AND OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS THE COST RECOVERY POLICY. NOT IN A HURRY.

JUST HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET AN UPDATE PRETTY SOON.

WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE WHEN TIME ALLOWS.

I KNOW STAFF HAS BEEN BUSY ON OTHER MATTERS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE FOREFRONT OF THEIR TIME AND ATTENTION.

ALSO, JUST FOR EVERYONE'S INFORMATION, YOU KNOW.

I MAY HAVE ALLUDED MANY TIMES THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT I SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE ARIZONA AT WAR COCONINO WORKFORCE BOARD, REPRESENTING SMALL BUSINESS.

WE DO HAVE A CITY STAFF WHO SERVES ON BOARD REPRESENTING THE TEAM FLAGSTAFF AND CITY ORGANIZATION, MR. JOHN SALTONSTALL, WHO IS ACTUALLY THE VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD.

BUT THE BOARD HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK AND I SHARED SOME OF THE INFORMATION EARLIER ABOUT GRANTS OPPORTUNITIES WITH GROWING WITH GOOGLE AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POTENTIAL STUDENTS WHO WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP FOR GOOGLE CERTIFICATES PROGRAM INTENDED FOR UNDERSERVED, UNDERREPRESENTED AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

COCONINO COUNTY.

[INAUDIBLE] I'M ALSO PART OF THE WORKFORCE BOARD COMMITTEE ON THIS, HAS SAID, WELL, IT USED TO BE EXCELLENCE IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

NOW IT'S CALLED WORK BASED LEARNING COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A FOCUS ON WORKING WITH EMPLOYERS AND BUSINESSES IN DRIVING TRAINING THAT ARE NEEDED BY THE MANY SECTORS WE HAVE.

SO THIS WILL INCLUDE ON THE JOB TRAINING, INTERNSHIP, APPRENTICESHIP.

BUT WORK BASED LEARNING IS A NEW COMMITTEE WITH THE WORKFORCE BOARD AND I'M HAPPY TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE AS WELL. AND I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GREAT MR. AUSTIN ASPLIN, A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT, EVERYONE, AND LOOK FORWARD TO THURSDAY'S BUDGET RETREAT.

WE'LL HANG OUT AND TALK A LOT AND MAYBE EAT SOME TACOS.

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I'LL HAVE TO CHECK. YEAH. STACEY SMILING.

SO. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU THEN. MEETING ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.