[11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Public Participation enables the public to address the Council about an item that is not on the agenda. Comments relating to items that are on the agenda will be taken at the time that the item is discussed. If you wish to address the Council at tonight's meeting, please complete a comment card and submit it to the recording clerk as soon as possible. Your name will be called when it is your turn to speak. 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 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. ]

I HAVE FOUR OR FIVE CARDS HERE AND I'M GOING TO CALL YOU DOWN IN ORDER THAT I RECEIVED THEM AND TO REMIND YOU THAT WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU ACTUALLY SAY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES AND THE COUNCIL IS NOT ABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY COMMENTS.

AND I DON'T HAVE TO SAY CITY CLERK DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE DO.

FIRST UP, WE HAVE NATE SPANGLER.

MY NAME IS NATE SPANGLER.

I'M A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HERE IN FLAGSTAFF, AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY PEERS WHO CAN'T BE HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU TO [INAUDIBLE] FOR REVIEWING MY COMMENT.

IN 2018, THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF DECLARED A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND ADOPTED THE CLIMATE ACTION AND ADAPTATION PLAN.

IT REAFFIRMED ITS COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING OUR PLANET'S FUTURE, AND IT ADOPTED THE CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN IN 2021 AND AGAIN AS RECENTLY AS TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN IT ADOPTED A REVISED CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN.

THAT'S ALL TO SAY THAT FLAGSTAFF HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS CARBON NEUTRALITY.

THAT BEING SAID, IT SHOULD BE CLEAR THAT THE CURRENT APPROACH IS INADEQUATE ACCORDING TO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CITY.

OUR EMISSIONS ARE NOT GOING DOWN.

INSTEAD, THEY ARE RISING.

AS A COMMUNITY AND AS INDIVIDUALS, WE ARE ALREADY FEELING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

WILDFIRES, FLOODS, DECLINING FOREST HEALTH AND ERRATIC WEATHER HAVE ALREADY COST FLAGSTAFF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AS WELL AS THE INCALCULABLE COST OF DISRUPTION AND ANXIETY. THE THREATS ARE ONLY GROWING.

WITHOUT A SERIOUS AND REAL FOCUS ON MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION.

THE WORLD IS BEING JEOPARDIZED FOR GENERATIONS THAT ARE STILL BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH IT.

IF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF IS MEANT TO DELIVER ON ITS PROMISES AND PROTECT ITS CITIZENS PRESENT AND FUTURE, THEN IT NEEDS TO MAKE MORE SERIOUS CHANGES AT A FASTER PACE, WHICH NEEDS TO BEGIN WITH CHANGES IN THE WAY THAT THE CITY MAKES DECISIONS AND ALLOCATES ITS RESOURCES.

YOU HAVE BEEN TRUSTED WITH LEADERSHIP AND UNIQUE TIME, WITH UNIQUE RESPONSIBILITIES, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THE LIVES OF GENERATIONS THAT ARE STILL COMING INTO THEIR OWN RESTS ON THE FOUNDATIONS YOU LAY TODAY.

I HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL WILL BE RECEPTIVE TO THE INVITATION THAT'S BEING MADE TODAY, AND I HOPE THAT THE CONVERSATION THAT CREATES WILL BE PRODUCTIVE.

I HOPE THAT THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF WILL DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT TO MY FUTURE IN THE FUTURES OF MY PEERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, NATE.

NEXT, WE HAVE PAUL SANDERS.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS PAUL SANDERS, AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE FLAGSTAFF FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHERE I SERVE AS A CAPTAIN PARAMEDIC.

BASICALLY WHAT I'M DOING IS KIND OF A 20, 22 YEAR INTERVIEW FOR THE FLAGSTAFF FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND I ONLY HAVE 3 MINUTES.

SO IT'S GOING TO KIND OF BE THE READER'S DIGEST VERSION OF THAT.

BUT THIS IS SIMPLY JUST KIND OF A GEE WHIZ FOR SOME OF THE STUFF WE ACCOMPLISHED IN 2022.

FIRST OF ALL, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NEWLY ELECTED AND THE MAYOR, I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AND I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK ON YOUR TERMS. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU JUST COMPLETED, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

I APPRECIATE YOU AS WELL.

AS FAR AS STAFFING AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION GOES, WE HAD FOUR RETIREMENTS THIS YEAR, TWO RESIGNATIONS, AND WE'VE SINCE FILLED THOSE POSITIONS.

WE HAVE TEN FIREFIGHTERS THAT HAVE BEEN RECENTLY HIRED AND WE HAVE ANOTHER HIRING THAT IS COMING.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE NEW PARAMEDICS THAT ARE IN SCHOOL WITH GRADUATION COMING THIS FOLLOWING YEAR.

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WE HAVE I'M SORRY, THREE NEW PARAMEDICS THAT JUST GOT DONE WITH SCHOOL.

AND WE HAVE FOUR NEW PARAMEDICS THAT ARE IN CLASS CURRENTLY WITH GRADUATION COMING THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WE ADDED ANOTHER UNIT TO OUR STAFFING, WHICH IS RESCUE THREE.

SO AT STATION THREE, WE NOW HAVE A FULL TIME RESCUE IN ADDITION TO THE ENGINE AND THE LADDER TRUCK THAT'S COST UP THERE.

SO IT KIND OF MIRRORS STATION TWO FOR US.

THAT WAS A BIG SHOT IN THE ARM FOR US.

MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE, BUT WE HAD THE CARES UNIT THAT WAS STAFFED AND WENT INTO SERVICE FULL TIME ON MARCH 29TH.

THAT'S GATHERED A LOT OF ATTENTION FROM THE MEDIA, AND THAT'S BECOME A BIG THING FOR US.

AND IT'S HELPING A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T THAT DON'T HAVE RESOURCES OTHERWISE.

AND WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AS SUPPORT DURING THAT.

I'D LIKE TO BEFORE I GET INTO CALL VOLUME, I'D LIKE TO PREFACE BY SAYING THAT WE DID SWITCH TO A NEW REPORTING PLATFORM.

SO SOME OF THE CALLS THAT CAME FROM OUR OLD ONE DIDN'T TRANSITION OVER TO THE NEW YEAR.

WE WERE PREVIOUSLY IN FIREHOUSE AND NOW WE'RE IN A NEW PROGRAM CALLED ESO.

BUT FROM THE ESO SIDE OF THINGS WE HAD OVER 15,000 INCIDENTS.

SO THAT'S JUST CALLS.

SO IF WE HAD A CALL THAT REQUIRED THREE ENGINES AND A BATTALION CHIEF, THAT JUST COUNTS AS ONE CALL.

SO THERE'S ACTUALLY 15,000 INCIDENTS, ACTUALLY A LOT MORE RUNS PER UNIT IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

OF THOSE CALLS, 66% OF THEM WERE EMS CALLS.

SO THAT'S 9800 5000 PARAMEDIC INTERVENTIONS WERE WERE OCCURRED DURING THOSE CALLS, 1430 MEDICATIONS WERE GIVEN.

AND ASTOUNDINGLY, ALL OF OUR CARDIAC ARREST CALLS, 35% OF THOSE REGAIN PULSES IN THE FIELD.

SO THAT'S A THAT'S A BIG, BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR US.

FOR CERTAIN. THE CARES UNIT AS OF TODAY HAS RECEIVED ABOUT 1000 CALLS FOR SERVICE, AND IT ONLY STARTED MARCH 29TH.

IT'S DUE TO THAT.

IT'S CURRENTLY OUR BUSIEST UNIT IN OPERATION IN THE 50 FLEET.

JUST REAL QUICK, SOME BIG EVENTS THAT WE HAD.

WE HAD THE REGIONAL RESPONSE TO THE TUNNEL AND PIPELINE FIRES.

AS THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE ME MENTIONED, WE SAW FLOODING OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS AND WE CERTAINLY MET ALL THE WE HAD A TON OF RESCUES AND SANDBAGGING THAT CAME FROM THAT AS WELL.

SO LOTS OF OFF DUTY PEOPLE COMING IN ON OVERTIME SHIFTS TO HELP MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE CALLS.

WE HAD THE GRAND CANYON TECHNICAL RESCUE AND THE ELEVATOR CAR THAT WAS SUSPENDED AND WE RESCUED SEVEN PEOPLE THAT WERE TRAPPED IN AN ELEVATOR DOWN THERE.

WE HAD THE YOU PICK IT FIRE, WHICH IS THE AUTO SALVAGE YARD FIRE DOWN OFF LOOP ROAD.

IS THAT MY TIME? OKAY, SORRY.

NO, CLOSE ENOUGH. THANK YOU ALL.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, PAUL.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE CARMENLITA CHIEF.

HI. GOOD EVENING.

YACHT ARNOLD.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR DAGGETT.

AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS CARMENLITA CHIEF AND I LIVE HERE IN FLAGSTAFF.

I RELOCATED HERE SEVEN YEARS AGO, BUT AS A PERSON, I HAVE A DEEPLY MULTI GENERATIONAL CONNECTION TO THIS LAND.

MY MOTHERS ARE OF THE KENAI CLAN.

MY FATHERS ARE OF THE LAKOTA.

MY MATERNAL GRANDFATHERS ARE OF THE [INAUDIBLE] AND MY PATERNAL GRANDFATHERS ARE OF THE [INAUDIBLE] I BY PROFESSION, I'M A QUALITATIVE PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCHER.

AS A NEWLY SEATED CITY COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS WITH A FRESH PERSPECTIVE AND URGENCY.

THE PETITION BEFORE YOU ASKS YOU TO PRIORITIZE THIS CRISIS IN EVERY DECISION YOU MAKE.

I KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY THE RAPIDLY CHANGING CLIMATE, WATER AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY, AS WELL AS DECREASED GROUNDWATER RETENTION ARE THE MOST DRASTIC IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE HAS HAD ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AS WELL AS IN SPRINGS.

DRY UP ON THE NAVAJO NATION AND OTHER DRY TRIBAL LANDS, PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO DRIVE LONGER DISTANCES TO ACCESS WATER FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR LIVESTOCK.

THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THIS COST TAKE THE RISK TO USE UNSAFE WATER FROM NEARBY RESOURCES.

THE HOTTER CLIMATE ALSO TAKES THE TOLL ON FOOD SECURITY AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.

FARMERS RELY ON RAINFALL TO WATER THEIR CROPS, BUT MONSOONAL RAINFALL HAS DECLINED, WHICH LEAVES CROPS LIKE CORN DRIED OUT AND FARMERS UNABLE TO FEED THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES AND EXTENDED RELATIVES IN THE COMMUNITY.

THE LATEST IPCC REPORT SAID THAT HAZARDS LIKE FLOODING, WEATHER EXTREMES AND LOSS OF ARABLE LAND WILL OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THAT SOME EFFECTS WOULD BE IRREVERSIBLE.

THE REPORT ALSO SAID THAT SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES SELF-DETERMINATION AND SOVEREIGNTY AND WORKING WITH INDIGENOUS PRACTITIONERS TO INCORPORATE TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES MAY HELP ADDRESS OR EVEN MITIGATE THIS CRISIS.

FLAGSTAFF IS THE LARGEST CITY IN NORTHERN ARIZONA, AND POLICIES MADE BY THIS CITY COUNCIL WILL IMPACT NOT ONLY RESIDENTS OF FLAGSTAFF, BUT PEOPLE LIVING IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AS WELL.

AND SO WE TRUST YOU WILL WORK IN GOOD FAITH TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS THAT AFFECTS US ALL.

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WE ALSO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER CHANGES IN STAFF REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR MEETINGS, AGENDA ITEMS IN THE BUDGETING PROCESS AND IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.

OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FOCUSED ON POLICY AND PROCESSES THAT ONLY YOU CAN MAKE.

AND SO TONIGHT, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, CARMENLITA.

MICHAEL CAULKINS.

HI. JUST SO YOU KNOW, I'M FOLLOWING WITH NEEDS, COMMENTS AND [INAUDIBLE].

SO, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR DAGGETT, VICE MAYOR ASLAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL RETURNING AND NEW.

MY NAME IS DR. MIKE CAULKINS, AND I LIVE HERE IN FLAGSTAFF.

I SPEAK TO YOU TODAY AS A PARENT, AS A NURSE, AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR, AND I AND AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN OF OUR CITY, OUR NATION, AND OUR WORLD.

I GREW UP IN A FAMILY OF ACTIVISTS WHO ARE ENGAGED IN MOVEMENTS TO PROMOTE PEACE AND JUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.

SO THE IDEAS I SPEAK ABOUT TODAY ARE TRUE TO MY HEART AND WHO I AM WITH THE GREAT SENSE OF URGENCY WE ARE PRESENTING YOU, WHO REPRESENT US WITH THREE POWERFUL POLICY CHANGES.

WE THINK ALL OF US WEARING GREEN THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE SIGNED IN SUPPORT OF THIS FRAMEWORK, THAT THESE CHANGES WILL ABSOLUTELY ELEVATE THE CITY'S ABILITY TO CARRY OUT THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS AS IF WE WERE IN A TRUE CLIMATE CRISIS, WHICH OF COURSE WE ARE.

MY TWO SONS, BRIDGER AND ALEX, WHO ARE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT.

THEY HAVE ASKED ME WHAT I AM DOING TO HELP REVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE, AND I WONDER WHAT I CAN DO TO HELP CREATE A WORLD WHERE THEY CAN LIVE AND THRIVE AND WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN. WHEN YOUR OWN CHILDREN SAY THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE KIDS BECAUSE OF A CLIMATE CRISIS, I HOPE THE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE FOR THEM FADES AND YOU WONDER WHAT KIND OF FUTURE AND JOY THESE YOUNG PEOPLE GET TO HAVE.

IN THEIR COMING IN THEIR LIVES FOR THESE COMING YEARS AND DECADES.

WE ALL HAVE TO BE AGENTS IN THIS WORK.

FOR ALL OF THE AMAZING WORK THAT THE SUSTAINABILITY CITY SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM HAS DONE AND IS DOING, IT CANNOT FIGHT FOR THIS ALL BY ITSELF WITHIN THE CITY.

ELEVATE YOUR ABILITY TO FOCUS ON THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY.

CREATE THE CONDITIONS SO THAT THE CITY'S DECISIONS, ITS BUDGETING AND ITS STRUCTURE ENABLE THAT FOCUS SO THAT YOU AND THE COMMUNITY YOU SERVE CAN RESPOND AS VIGOROUSLY AND HUMANELY AS POSSIBLE TO THIS THREAT ON OUR DOORSTEP.

THESE ARE NOT NORMAL TIMES, AND WE NEED THE CREATIVITY AND THE COURAGE TO MEET THEM WITH ALL THAT WE'VE GOT.

FOR BRIDGER AND FOR ALEX, FOR YOUR CHILDREN, FOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN, AND THE HOPES OF THEIR LIVES, I IMPLORE YOU TO ACT STRONGLY NOW.

TO REITERATE OUR PETITION REALLY BRIEFLY, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CHANGE THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

EVERY STAFF REPORT PREPARED FOR AN AGENDA ITEM THAT REQUIRES A FORMAL VOTE SHOULD INCLUDE A FLAGSTAFF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE ASSESSMENT ABOUT ITS CLIMATE IMPACT FOR BUDGET.

YOUR BUDGET PROCESS SHOULD BE RESTRUCTURED SO THAT ALL LINE ITEMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION WILL BE REVIEWED IN ASSESSED OR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND ADVANCEMENT TOWARDS CLIMATE JUSTICE.

AND IN TERMS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, THE FLAGSTAFF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE SHOULD TAKE A LEADING ROLE WITHIN THE CITY'S GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE AND NOT JUST BE ONE OF ITS DIVISIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING AND TAKING OUR WORDS TO HEART.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MICHAEL.

MARK ALEXANDER.

HELLO. I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS PETITION FOR A PRIOR CLIMATE ASSESSMENT OF ALL YOUR ACTIONS THAT YOU TAKE FOR THE CITY.

I ALSO SPEAK FOR ALL THE OLD GUYS IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'VE BEEN AROUND FOREVER.

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, FEW OF US HAD ANY AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

WE KNEW THE ENVIRONMENT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED UP AND THERE WAS TOXINS AND POISONS, CHEMICALS AND PROBLEMS WITH STREAMS AND LANDFILLS AND MORE.

AND WE SUPPORTED CERTAIN REGULATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, AUTO EMISSIONS AND BANNING THE SUBSTANCES AND SUCH.

BUT IT WAS SEVERAL DECADES BEFORE ANY OF US REALLY HEARD ABOUT OR KNEW ABOUT THE THREAT TO HUMANITY AND NON-HUMAN SPECIES DUE TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGING AND WARMING CAUSED BY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

THIS BECAME A GREAT CONCERN IN RECENT YEARS.

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I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN, NINE GRANDCHILDREN, TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, AND I THINK ABOUT THEIR FUTURE EVERY DAY.

WHAT WILL THEIR LIFE QUALITY BE LIKE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE WILL HAVE? AND I'M SURE YOU DO AS WELL.

THIS IS WHAT MOTIVATES ME.

I PERSONALLY HAVE 14 SOLAR PANELS, A SOLAR BATTERY, AND HAVE MANY OTHER WAYS OF CREATING MY OWN PERSONAL RESILIENCE.

I AND OTHERS HERE REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL EXAMINE OR PRIORITIZE THIS ISSUE ON EVERY DECISION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE OVER THE COMING YEARS.

THE PETITION WAS SIGNED BY OVER 200 RESIDENTS AND IT HAS AN ACTIVE FRAMEWORK WHERE TO ASSIST YOU IN MAKING GOOD DECISIONS THAT WILL AFFECT THE CLIMATE GOING FORWARD.

AND WE HOPE TO HAVE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, MARK.

I SEE THERE ARE NO ONLINE COMMENTS AND NO MORE IN-PERSON COMMENTS.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

[12. Recognition: December Work Anniversaries STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: Recognition of employees celebrating work anniversaries in the month of December]

OUR NEXT ITEM IS.

DECEMBER WORK ANNIVERSARIES.

HERE COMES SHANNON.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

PULL UP THIS PRESENTATION.

SO WE HAVE BEFORE YOU, THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE CELEBRATING THEIR WORK ANNIVERSARIES, WE CELEBRATE IN FIVE, FIVE YEAR INCREMENTS.

SO FIVE, TEN, 15.

AND THEN ONCE YOU HIT 25 AND MORE, WE BRING TO YOU EACH YEAR WHAT THOSE EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHING WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION, GIVEN THEIR LONGEVITY.

SO HERE WE GO.

SO FOR FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARIES, WE HAVE TWO FIREFIGHTERS, JACOB AND TYLER DOBBS.

THERE'S A WILLIAM AS WELL AS NICHOLAS.

FIRE ENGINEER AND FIRE ENGINEER, PARAMEDIC.

BRIAN IS ONE OF OUR FIRE ENGINEER PARAMEDICS AS WELL, AND MASON IS ONE OF OUR EQUIPMENT OPERATOR THREE'S.

AND THEN OUR LAST FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR DECEMBER IS GEORGE.

HE'S ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS.

FOR TEN YEARS.

WE HAVE AMY HAGIN.

SHE IS OUR ASSISTANT PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.

15 YEARS.

SKYLER, WHO WORKS AT OUR AIRPORT AS OPERATIONS AND AIRPORT RESCUE FIREFIGHTER SPECIALIST.

AND THEN BRANDON, ONE OF OUR EQUIPMENT OPERATOR THREES.

ALSO WITHIN PUBLIC WORKS.

CONTINUING WITH 15 YEARS.

WE HAVE AMANDA, WHO WORKS IN HOUSING SERVICES AS ONE OF OUR SPECIALIST LEAD WORKERS.

AND THEN RYAN FORSMAN, WHO IS ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS.

OUR LAST 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR DECEMBER IS VALERIE, AND SHE'S ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALISTS OVER AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

STARTING WITH OUR 25 YEARS PLUS.

THIS IS JOE ALMENDAREZ.

HE WORKS IN WASTEWATER COLLECTIONS AS ONE OF THE SUPERVISORS.

HE'S BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 27 YEARS.

HE OVERSEES A TEAM OF TEN EMPLOYEES IN WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER COLLECTIONS.

SOME OF HIS SUCCESSES THIS YEAR IS THE ANNUAL PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE FLOODING THAT WE EXPERIENCED OVER THE SUMMERTIME.

THE COMBINING OF THE WASTEWATER AND THE STORMWATER COLLECTION CREWS ON THAT POST-FIRE FLOODING ASSISTANCE AND CLEANUP.

AND THEY'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB WITH THE OPEN AND CLOSED CHANNEL STORMWATER MAINTENANCE THIS YEAR.

SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THEIR GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

SO WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE JOE ON HIS 27 YEARS WITH TEAM FLAGSTAFF.

I BELIEVE HE IS JOINING US TODAY.

HE'S ONLINE. OKAY, GREAT.

JOE, DID YOU WANT TO SAY HI? HI, EVERYBODY. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE ME.

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THE PAST 27 YEARS HAVE GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND EXCEL IN MY CURRENT ROLE.

I HAVE ENJOYED WORKING FOR THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE YEARS TO COME.

THANK YOU. THANKS, JOE, FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU.

AND THEN THIS GENTLEMAN IS RICHIE HEARNE.

HE IS OUR STREETS MANAGER AND HE'S BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 36 YEARS.

THIS MONTH, RICHIE CONTINUES TO BE THE HEARTBEAT OF THE STREET SECTION.

HE SUPPORTS AND MANAGES ALL THINGS STREETS, OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION.

HIS EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND PATIENCE WITH THE TEAM CONTINUES TO BUILD A STRONG AND THRIVING CULTURE.

OVER THIS PAST YEAR, RICHIE HAS BEEN CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF BALANCING STREET STAFF TIME BETWEEN DISASTER RESPONSE AND THEIR DAILY MAINTENANCE WORK, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN AN EASY TASK.

IN ADDITION, RICHIE HAS BEEN SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STREET STRATEGIC PLAN BY BALANCING WORK PROGRAMS AND STAFFING NEEDS.

SAM BECKETT, RICHIE, SUPERVISOR SHARED.

I GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT RICHIE DOES FOR HIS TEAM AND OUR COMMUNITY.

CONGRATULATIONS, RICHIE, ON YOUR 36TH YEAR.

THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR YOU TODAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SHANNON.

ARE ANY OF THE OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE AUDIENCE? I DO NOT BELIEVE.

OKAY. I WAS GOING TO MAKE YOU STAND UP SO THAT WE COULD APPLAUD YOU.

BUT YOU GOT OUT OF IT.

THANKS. ALL RIGHT.

[13. LIQUOR LICENSE PUBLIC HEARINGS]

NOW WE ARE MOVING INTO LIQUOR LICENSE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM MAYOR.

WE WOULD JUST NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HERE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO RIGHT NOW.

I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THE LIQUOR LICENSE.

PUBLIC HEARING? THANK YOU. AND THEN STAFF GOES, RIGHT.

OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I'M KEVIN SAFF. I'M THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS SERGEANT FOR THE FLAGSTAFF POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THE TWO LIQUOR LICENSES.

IN MY INVESTIGATION, I SAW NO DEROGATORY REMARKS AGAINST THEM.

AND I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT BROWNBACK BURGER WAS ABLE TO PRODUCE THEIR EVIDENCE THAT THEY TOOK THE PROPER TRAINING.

SO. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR, YOU JUST NEED TO MAKE A CALL TO THE PUBLIC FOR ANY COMMENTS.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? MAYOR, AT THIS TIME WE DO NOT.

NOW I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOTION. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO PASS THIS. SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE LIQUOR LICENSE TO THE STATE.

MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR THE LIQUOR LICENSE WITH THE STATE.

YES. DO WE NEED HER TO SAY BOTH OR ONE? NO, JUST BOTH. YEAH.

FOR BOTH THE ITEM 13 A AND 13 B FOR 13 A AND 13 B.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I PROMISE WE'LL GET BETTER AT THIS.

DON'T WORRY. IT'S A LEARNING EXPERIENCE AS WE GO.

[A. Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2022-61: A resolution adopting the City Council 2023 Commemorative Flag Designations STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Read Resolution No. 2022-61 by title only 2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2022-61 by title only (if approved above) 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2022-61]

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING INTO THE REGULAR AGENDA.

ITEM 14, A CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 2022-61 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY COUNCIL 2023 COMMEMORATIVE FLAG DESIGNATIONS.

AND THIS DOES NOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. NO PUBLIC HEARING, CORRECT? I DO BELIEVE WE DO HAVE AN ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENTER.

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BUT LET ME GO AHEAD AND GET THIS.

GO ON HERE. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

STACEY SALTZBURG. I'M YOUR CITY CLERK.

BEFORE YOU, TONIGHT IS A RESOLUTION THAT WILL DESIGNATE THE FLAGS THAT ARE FLOWN DURING THE 2023 CALENDAR YEAR.

THIS DESIGNATION STEMS FROM A CHANGE IN POLICY WHERE COUNCIL WILL IDENTIFY THE FLAGS THAT THEY WANT FLOWN EACH CALENDAR YEAR.

I DID RECEIVE A COUPLE OF REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONS TO OUR EXISTING SCHEDULE.

THOSE ARE NOTED HERE IN RED.

SO THE FIRST CHANGE WOULD BE TO INCLUDE THE FLYING OF THE FLAG FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH FOR TO COMMEMORATE THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE, SPECIFICALLY ON FEBRUARY 24TH.

THE NEXT EDITION IS THE TREE CITY USA FLAG FOR THE MONTH OF JULY.

AND THEN IN AUGUST WE HAVE UKRAINE INDEPENDENCE DAY, WHICH IS SIX MONTHS FROM THAT FIRST DATE OF FEBRUARY 24TH TO AUGUST 24TH.

SO THAT WOULD BE FLOWN THE SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH.

THOSE WERE THE ONLY REQUESTS THAT I RECEIVED DURING THAT OPEN PERIOD FROM THE COUNCIL.

AND THAT IS WHAT IS PRESENTED TO YOU TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, STACY.

SO SHOULD WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION AMONG COUNCIL MEMBERS? YES. THANK YOU.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT NOW, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I HAVE KATE WYATT.

KATE. YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M KATE WYATT, THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING SERVICES WITH NORTHLAND FAMILY HEALTH CENTER AND THE CREATOR OF THE FLAGSTAFF INITIATIVE AGAINST TRAFFICKING.

I'M HERE TO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER RAISING A HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS BLOG IN JANUARY FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH.

COUNSEL WAS PROVIDED AN IMAGE OF THE FLAG, WHICH IS LIGHT BLUE WITH A DARK BLUE RIBBON AND STATES, QUOTE, INTO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

SINCE THE START OF OUR WORK, WE HAVE HAD OVER 600 INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFY EXPERIENCES OF EXPLOITATION IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT DEMAND CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE, WITH 12 MEN HAVING BEEN ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO PURCHASE SEX IN FLAGSTAFF.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE EDUCATION ON EXPLOITATION AND FEAR ALONE PROVIDES TRAINING TO OVER 500 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ANNUALLY. RAISING THE FLAG WOULD COMPLEMENT OUR EFFORTS OF EXPANDING AWARENESS TO OUR LOCAL CITIZENS.

I WANT TO THANK THE PAST COUNCIL AND STAFF FOR THEIR UNENDING SUPPORT OF OUR ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY'S NEW COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, KATE. MAYOR.

THAT WAS OUR ONLY PUBLIC COMMENT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

SO WE'LL TURN IT INWARD.

COUNCILMEMBER. VICE MAYOR AZLAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MAYOR SO JUST A COUPLE OF CLARIFYING POINTS.

IT WAS MY SUGGESTION THAT WE GET A HOLD OF A UKRAINIAN FLAG AND USE IT TWICE THIS YEAR.

I BELIEVE THE CITY CLERK MAY HAVE MISSPOKE WHEN WHEN SHE SAID THE FIRST INSTANCE WOULD BE TO COMMEMORATE THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE.

IT'S MORE TO MEMORIALIZE THE INCIDENT, BUT OF COURSE, JUST GIVING HER A HARD TIME ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN AGAIN LATER IN AUGUST.

THANK YOU. OH, IT WOULDN'T SCROLL FOR ME BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON MY SCREEN.

IT'S JUST AN IMAGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, WHICH IS EXACTLY SIX MONTHS TO THE DAY FROM THE RUSSIAN INVASION IS NORMALLY UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY AS WELL.

AND I DON'T HAVE A UKRAINIAN FLAG ON HAND.

I'M BETTING THAT COLLECTIVELY WE COULD FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET A HOLD OF ONE.

AND I WOULD CERTAINLY TAKE UPON MYSELF THE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENED.

IF WE DO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS IDEA AND SINCE I HAVE THE MIKE ON, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION THAT I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE THE TRAFFICKING FLAG THAT WAS SUGGESTED BY OUR PUBLIC COMMENTER KATE, TRYING TO PULL UP YOUR INFORMATION HERE, BUT MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE CAN THE HERE IT IS SPEAK MORE TO THE DETAILS.

BUT I THINK THIS IS A VERY WORTHWHILE FLAG FOR US TO FLY FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH.

AND I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

I'M FULLY IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT.

AND I HAD ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO STAFF EARLIER TODAY WHEN WE RECEIVED THAT MESSAGE TO ASK IF WE COULD PERHAPS SPLIT THE MONTH OF JANUARY, SINCE THAT'S

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THE SAME MONTH FOR THAT BETWEEN HIGH TECH MONTH AND THE TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH.

I DEFINITELY AGREE THAT SINCE WE HAVE MADE A STRONG VERBAL EMPHASIS ON RAISING AWARENESS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN OUR COMMUNITY, THAT'S CERTAINLY IS APPROPRIATE FOR US TO FLY NEXT YEAR.

I SEE THE CITY ATTORNEY HAD A COMMENT SO I CAN PAUSE MINE TO ALLOW HIM TO SPEAK IF HE WAS GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT IN PARTICULAR.

MADAM MAYOR, IF I MAY.

YES, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER, HOUSE AND VICE MAYOR.

AS TO THE PURCHASE OF THE FLAG, IT IS A GOVERNMENT SPEECH POLICY.

SO THE CITY WOULD PURCHASE THAT THE UKRAINIAN FLAG.

AS TO THE REQUEST FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE AND ALSO THE VICE MAYOR THAT COMES FROM YOU, THE COUNCIL, THE REQUEST FOR THIS ADDITIONAL FLAG FOR HALF OF THE MONTH OF JANUARY.

WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

SO THAT'S IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND THEN JUST TO CONTINUE, THEN, THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY MAKE THAT REQUEST THAT WE DO THAT SPLIT MONTH COMMEMORATION.

I ALSO WANTED TO JUST ASK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE FLAGS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

JUST IN IN LOOKING AT THEM BOTH, I WASN'T SURE WHERE THOSE FLAGS CAME FROM.

AND IF WE'VE DONE OUTREACH TO PERHAPS THE INDIGENOUS COUNCIL OR LOCAL INDIGENOUS GROUPS FOR ENSURING THAT FLAG IS ACTUALLY CULTURALLY REPRESENTATIVE AND MEANINGFUL FOR THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY.

AND THE SAME FOR THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH FLAG.

THERE'S THE PAN-AFRICAN OR THE UNIA FLAG THAT EXISTS.

AND I JUST WONDER IF WE'VE LOOKED AT THE POTENTIAL TO REEXAMINE WHAT THOSE FLAGS LOOK LIKE.

THANK YOU.

STAFF DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT? I'M RUNNING DOUBLE DUTY TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR THE REQUEST.

SO THE WAY THAT THIS POLICY IS STRUCTURED, AND I'LL LEAN ON THE CITY ATTORNEY TO HELP ME OUT IF I MISSTEP HERE, THE REQUEST TYPICALLY WILL COME FROM COUNCIL, AND ALONG WITH THAT REQUEST COMES A COPY OR A LINK, IF YOU WILL, ON WHERE WE WERE TO PURCHASE SAID FLAG.

SO STAFF REALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANY INVOLVEMENT IN THAT PIECE.

WE'RE RELYING ON COUNCIL TO PROVIDE US WITH THE FLAGS THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO.

TO SPECIFICALLY FLY.

SO IF THERE IS A DESIRE TO CHANGE THE FLAG OR FLAGS, WE CAN CERTAINLY ACCOMMODATE THAT.

WE JUST NEED TO KNOW.

WHICH FLAGS YOU WOULD PREFER US TO USE.

THE ONES THAT ARE LISTED HERE ARE THE ONES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BY COUNCIL AT THE TIME.

THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY REQUESTS TO CHANGE THOSE, BUT AGAIN, WE STAND READY AND HAPPY TO DO THAT AT YOUR DIRECTION.

DID I CUT? DID I GET THAT CORRECT? YOU DID. AND THAT'S THE REASON WE HAVE THE ACTUAL FLAG DISPLAYED SO THAT YOU, THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC CAN KNOW WHAT YOU, THE COUNCIL, ARE CHOOSING TO DISPLAY DURING THOSE TIMES OF THE MONTHS.

THANK YOU, STACEY.

DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

I JUST WOULD SUGGEST THAT MAYBE AS A COUNCIL, THEN WE LOOK AT THAT OPTION OF REEXAMINING SOME OF THESE.

PARTICULARLY THOSE TWO WERE THE ONES THAT STOOD OUT TO ME.

I'M NOT SURE IF OTHERS HAVE FEELINGS ON ON ANY OF THE OTHERS, BUT I DEFINITELY LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT POSTPONES THE ACTUAL SELECTION OF THE COMMEMORATIVE FLAGS OR IF WE CAN MOVE FORWARD JUST UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT WHAT THOSE ONES SPECIFICALLY LOOK LIKE.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD OR MOVE FORWARD AND JUST LOOK AT THAT AS WE GO.

WE CAN COME BACK TO THAT JUST TO IF YOU WANT TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION TO SUBSTITUTE A DIFFERENT FLAG OR IMAGE LATER, THAT IS FINE.

BUT YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD TODAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. UNDERSTANDING, THOUGH, THAT IT WILL BE THE IMAGES THAT ARE DISPLAYED IN THE RESOLUTION TODAY UNLESS AND UNTIL COUNCIL AMENDS THAT.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I THINK MY COMMENT SORT OF JUST GOT COVERED.

I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE COULD PASS THIS NOW, TONIGHT AND THEN IN A WEEK OR TWO OR WHENEVER, IF SOMEONE HAS WANTS TO CHANGE ONE OF THE IMAGES, WE COULD HAVE A NEW MOTION AT THAT POINT TO CHANGE WHAT WE DO TONIGHT.

SO I'M WILLING TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS TONIGHT.

JUST FOR THE RECORD, I MIGHT MENTION THAT I HAVE VOTED IN THE PAST AGAINST THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF PUTTING UP FLAGS IN THE

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OUT ON THE LAWN.

SO I STILL HAVE SOME RESERVATIONS ABOUT IT.

BUT I THINK TONIGHT I AM GOING TO VOTE YES ON THIS.

BUT I DO KIND OF QUESTION THE IDEA OF PUTTING ALL THESE FLAGS UP IN THE NEED FOR IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, IN SOME CASES IT REALLY MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY AND OTHER PEOPLE IT OFFENDS PEOPLE.

AND IT'S LIKE, WHY DO WE NEED TO GET INTO THE BUSINESS OF CREATING? CONTROVERSY. BUT AGAIN, I'M GOING TO VOTE YES TONIGHT.

WHO KNOWS? NEXT YEAR I MIGHT VOTE NO.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER.

VICE MAYOR. YEAH.

I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST I MEAN, I SEE ROSE IS IN THE AUDIENCE, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, WONDERING IF SHE WOULD BE WILLING TO COME UP HERE AND MAYBE SPEAK TO COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSES.

QUESTION I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY HISTORY YOU CAN SHARE WITH US FOR HOW THE THAT FLAG WAS CHOSEN OR IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS YOU'D BE WILLING TO SHARE WITH US OF IF THERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE THAT MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE.

GOOD AFTERNOON AND CONGRATULATIONS.

NEW MAYOR AND NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE RETURNING.

I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT THIS FLAG FOR A SPECIFICALLY FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH WAS WAS BROUGHT IN BEFORE MY TIME.

AND SO I THINK AND I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE THAT IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AGAIN AND I WAS IN RESEARCH OF A NEW FLAG JUST TO HAVE AN UPDATED FLAG.

BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO COME ACROSS IT IN TIME.

SO AND ALSO ONE THAT WAS ALREADY MADE, YOU KNOW, LIKE AS A FLAG WITH THE MEASUREMENTS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR WHAT WE DO.

SO I AGREE WITH THAT, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT, TOO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ROSE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SO I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT INSTEAD OF CUTTING FEBRUARY IN HALF THAT WE MAINTAIN THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH FOR ALL OF FEBRUARY AND ADD THE UKRAINIAN FLAG IN AUGUST FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY.

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT, VICE MAYOR? I'M LOOKING AT MY ORIGINAL SUGGESTION AND EMAIL.

IT MIGHT HAVE JUST BEEN TO FLY THE FLAG THE ONE DAY OF FEBRUARY 24TH.

SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE COULD PUT THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH FLAG BACK UP BEYOND THAT DAY.

I DON'T THINK WE CAN WE NECESSARILY.

WE NEED TO RETIRE THE FLAG JUST BECAUSE WE TAKE IT DOWN ONE AFTERNOON.

MAYBE YOU CAN ADDRESS THAT CONCERN.

IF THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE JUST TO FLY AT THAT ONE DAY AND NOT TAKE UP TWO WEEKS OF FEBRUARY WITH IT.

THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS AND THE QUESTION.

I WILL OFFER THAT THE WAY THAT THE POLICY IS WRITTEN IS THAT IT'S ONE MONTH OR SPLIT IN HALF BY TWO MONTHS.

WHILE WE STAND READY TO DO AS COUNCIL DIRECTS, IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE TO GET ONE FLAG UP FOR THE DAY.

BRING IT DOWN FOR THE NIGHT.

IT. BUT THE WAY THE POLICY IS WRITTEN IS ONE MONTH OR SPLIT INTO TWO.

BUT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE A SINGLE DAY IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL.

WELL, SINCE YOU SAID THAT, THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE.

AND MAYBE AS LONG AS WE DON'T GET INTO A HABIT OF DOING THAT EVERY MONTH FOR VARIOUS PARTICULAR COMMEMORATIVE DAYS.

BUT I'M ALSO OPEN TO YOUR SUGGESTION.

I UNDERSTAND WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.

AND WE DO HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO FLY THE UKRAINIAN FLAG IN SOLIDARITY LATER ON.

SO IT'S UP FOR DISCUSSION.

MAYOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION? ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE WAS ALREADY REACHING FOR THE MICROPHONE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGE THAT IT PRESENTS, BUT I AM DEFINITELY IN AGREEMENT WITH THE VICE MAYOR SUGGESTION THERE.

I DON'T WANT TO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE AND MEMORIALIZE THE START OF THAT CONFLICT.

SO I WOULD DEFINITELY BE IN AGREEMENT WITH FLYING IT FOR THAT DAY OR EVEN IF IT MADE IT EASIER THAT WEEKEND, IF IT'S DEPENDING ON

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WHEN THE DAY FALLS, MAYBE WOULD DETERMINE THAT.

BUT. I DON'T WANT TO JUST CUT IT OUT COMPLETELY, BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO BISECT ALL OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH FOR THAT. SO IT'S A FRIDAY, A COMPROMISE THERE.

CAN WE DO THAT INSIDE THE CURRENT ORDINANCE TOWARD FLAGS.

SO THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN OUT IN THE POLICY, IT IS A BIFURCATION OF THE MONTH.

SELECTING ONE DAY WOULD BE DEVIATING FROM THAT POLICY.

I WOULD RECOMMEND BEST PRACTICE WOULD BE TO GO BACK AND AMEND YOUR POLICY FIRST IF YOU WANTED TO DO THAT.

THAT'S JUST MY TAKE ON IT.

BUT THAT'S UP TO YOU AS A COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

ALL RIGHT. FEBRUARY IS ALREADY THE SHORTEST MONTH OF THE YEAR.

AND SINCE IT HAS BEEN BLACK HISTORY MONTH FOR PROBABLY AS LONG AS MOST OF US HAVE BEEN ALIVE, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE TO FLY THE FLAG FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH THE ENTIRE MONTH.

AND I WOULD SAY THAT PERHAPS WE COULD LOOK AT AUGUST, WHICH IS THE INDEPENDENCE DAY, AUGUST 24TH, AUGUST 24TH, AND FLY THE UKRAINIAN FLAG IN SOLIDARITY WITH THEM AND THEIR.

WHAT AM I TRYING TO SAY? THEIR INDEPENDENCE.

THAT'S THE WORD I WAS LOOKING FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH NOT BEING.

NOT RECOGNIZING WHAT HAS HAPPENED.

BUT MORE TO DO WITH JUST BEING PRACTICAL AND NOT PUTTING MORE WORK ON STAFF.

THEY'RE ALREADY PROBABLY SHORT STAFFED.

SO I WOULD SAY LET'S DO THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT OR WE HAVEN'T ALWAYS DONE IT, BUT IT'S BEEN BLACK HISTORY MONTH AS FAR AS I KNOW, FOR A LOT OF YEARS. AND THEN LET'S DO AUGUST FLY THE UKRAINIAN FLAG IN AUGUST.

JUST A SUGGESTION.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE.

AND AGAIN, THE INTENTION WAS JUST TO FLY THE UKRAINIAN FLAG FOR THAT ONE DAY.

SO I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT THE UKRAINIAN FLAG IN FEBRUARY, GIVEN THE COMMENTS THAT COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS JUST MADE.

BUT ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO REVISIT THAT POLICY.

MAYBE WE CAN PUT A PIN IN THAT A CITY ATTORNEY, AND NEXT TIME WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A QUICK ADJUSTMENT TO THE POLICY TO ALLOW FOR SINGLE DAY FLAGS, MAYBE NOT MORE THAN TWO OR THREE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR, JUST TO KEEP IT FROM BECOMING A HASSLE AND A BURDEN.

I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A SMART WAY TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE LONG TERM.

THERE'S A PIN IN IT. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? I WELL, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD DISCUSSION.

I MOVED THAT WE READ RESOLUTION 2022 DASH 61 BY TITLE ONLY WITH THE ONE CHANGE THAT THE.

WITH RESPECT TO WHAT'S IN THE PACKET AND ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW THAT THE ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY WOULD BE BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

THAT'S THE MOTION AS FAR AS DISCUSSION.

I MIGHT ADD THAT I THINK THAT THE PURPLE HEART AND THE UKRAINIAN FLAG IN THE SAME MONTH, I THINK THERE'S SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN THOSE TWO. SO I THINK THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO ME.

SO THAT'S MY MOTION. IF I MAY, BEFORE YOU FINISH YOUR MOTION, WERE YOU GOING TO CONSIDER ADDING THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS FLAG FOR THE FIRST HALF OF JANUARY AS WELL? YES AND THE REASON I'M GOING TO ADD THAT I FORGOT FOR A MINUTE, BUT THANK YOU.

THE REASON I AM IS THAT ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD ALREADY SUGGESTED THAT PRIOR TO THE MEETING TODAY.

SO I THINK IT'S LEGITIMATE TO ADD IT IN.

SO. THIS HOUSE.

DOES IT MATTER IF IT'S THE FIRST HALF OR THE SECOND HALF, OR WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PREFERENCE? I HAVE NO PREFERENCE.

CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU. MAKING IT THE SECOND HALF MIGHT FOR STAFF A LITTLE MORE TIME TO ACQUIRE THE FLAG.

THANKS. SO MY MOTION IS THAT THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING WOULD BE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF JANUARY.

SO THE TWO CHANGES FROM WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN, THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND TAKE OUT THE UKRAINIAN FLAG IN FEBRUARY, BUT DEFINITELY INCLUDED IN AUGUST, I THINK THAT'S CLEAR NOW.

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I SECOND THE MOTION AS AMENDED.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SO THE MOTION TO READ THE RESOLUTION BY TITLE ONLY.

DID I SAY THAT CORRECTLY? PASSES. NO, YOU JUST NEED TO CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.

WE DIDN'T VOTE. I ALREADY FORGOT THAT.

WE DIDN'T VOTE. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

NO DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

AND NOW I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THAT RESOLUTION.

CITY CLERK, WOULD YOU NOW PLEASE READ THAT RESOLUTION, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, PURSUANT TO THE CITY COUNCIL POLICY, ON THE DISPLAY OF FLAGS DESIGNATING ALL COMMEMORATIVE FLAGS THAT WILL BE DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 2023 ON THE TEMPORARY POLE IN FRONT OF CITY HALL AS AMENDED.

I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2022 261 AS AMENDED.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER DO I HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 202261 PASSES.

[B. City Council Liaison Assignments STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: Assign Councilmembers to the following: Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization (3 liaisons & 1 alternate) Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority (2 liaisons & 1 alternate) Northern Arizona Municipal Water Users' Association (1 liaison & 1 alternate) Audit Committee (1 liaison) Economic Collaborative of Northern Arizona Executive Board (1 liaison & 1 alternate) Northern Arizona Council of Governments (1 liaison & 1 alternate) Colorado Plateau Water Advisory Council (1 liaison & 1 alternate) Sister Cities (1 liaison & 1 alternate) Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (1 liaison & 1 alternate) Individual Boards and Commissions]

AND WE MOVE ON TO CITY COUNCIL LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS.

CAN I JUST SAY THAT THIS FLAG PROCESS IS ACTUALLY GETTING A LOT SMOOTHER? WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE ALL OF THE COMMISSIONS HERE IN THE AGENDA, AND WE HAVE SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE ALREADY SERVING ON SOME OF THESE COMMISSIONS.

AND I'M WONDERING, I GUESS, FIRST, FOR CONTINUING COUNCIL MEMBERS, ARE YOU WANTING TO CONTINUE SERVING ON? YOUR COMMISSIONS.

AND CAN WE LET'S GO DOWN THE LIST IN THE FIRST IS FM POE THREE LIAISONS AND ONE ALTERNATE.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY IS THE CHAIR CORRECT.

AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT? I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE AS CHAIR.

I WAS JUST ELECTED LAST MONTH.

ACTUALLY, I DID. I SERVED TWO YEARS, BUT I WAS THE METRO PLAN BOARD ASKED ME IF I WOULD STAY ON FOR ANOTHER YEAR AS CHAIR.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO STAY ON THAT.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE [INAUDIBLE]. OK.

AND THE VICE MAYOR IS ALSO ON THAT AND COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET ARE YOU CURRENTLY SERVING ON THAT? I AM NOT, BUT I DO HAVE INTEREST IN BEING ON THAT.