[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.]

WHICH 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, NOW, 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.

THIS IS FOR LATER ON.

ANYWAY, YOU MAY ADDRESS THE COUNCIL UP TO THREE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE MEETING AND COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTE.

OUR FIRST PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS TRUDY THOMPSON.

>> SHOEMAKER.

>> HERE?

>> YES PLEASE AND SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE SO THAT YOU ARE RECORDED AND HEARD BY ALL.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.

I'M WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

I'M A VOLUNTEER AND A NURSE AND HAVE BEEN ACTIVE WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR MANY YEARS.

I AM HERE TO PRESENT TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS NATIONAL LIFESAVER AWARD TO TWO YOUNG WOMEN WHO HAD GREAT TRAINING.

THEY SAW AN EMERGENCY AT THE POOL AT NAU.

THIS WAS IN JANUARY, AND THEY SPRUNG INTO ACTION.

THEY DIDN'T THINK TWICE.

THEY DID ALL THE RIGHT THINGS AND TODAY THERE IS A YOUNG WOMAN SWIMMING AT THE POOL JUST FINE AFTER THESE TWO YOUNG WOMEN TOOK CARE OF HER.

I'D LIKE TO BRING UP KAYLEE AND ALEXIS.

I TELL YOU YOUR COMMUNITY IS IN REALLY GOOD HANDS WITH THESE TWO YOUNG WOMEN.

I MAY HAVE YOUR CERTIFICATES MIXED UP. I GOT THEM ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS ALEXIS AND THIS IS KAYLEE.

THE YOUNG WOMAN WHO WAS SWIMMING HAD A PROBLEM, A MEDICAL PROBLEM.

SHE DISLOCATED HER HIP WHILE SHE WAS SWIMMING.

CAN YOU IMAGINE I'VE HAD A HIP REPLACEMENT? I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW PAINFUL THAT WAS.

SHE WAS HELPED OUT OF THE WATER BY KAYLEE.

KAYLEE WAS ON SCENE FIRST.

THE YOUNG WOMAN WAS IN SUCH PAIN, SHE STOPPED BREATHING, SHE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.

ALEXIS WAS ON THE SCENE VERY QUICKLY.

EMS WAS ON THE WAY.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THEY DID WHAT IT TOOK TO KEEP THIS YOUNG WOMAN BREATHING WITH HELP AND SAFE.

SHE RECOVERED AND SHE'S BACK IN THE POOL THANKS TO THESE TWO.

[APPLAUSE] I'M ONE OF

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THE OLDER PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM.

I GET WORRIED, OH, WHO'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF MY COMMUNITY WHEN I HAVE TO HANG IT UP? I'M NOT WORRIED. [LAUGHTER] THESE LADIES HAVE IT SO THANK YOU.

ALSO A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO SEAN BECAUSE IN TALKING WITH HIM, I LEARNED HE DID THE SAME THING WHEN HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD.

HE WAS LIFEGUARD STAND UP, LET THEM KNOW WHO YOU ARE, COME ON.

[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD.

HE WAS A LIFEGUARD IN SEDONA AND SAW A LITTLE BOY GO UNDER.

SEAN DID ALL THE RIGHT THINGS AND THEN WAS ABLE TO ASK THE LITTLE GUY LATER, LIKE WHY WERE YOU IN THE DEEP END? HE WAS A SWIM COACH, AND THE LITTLE GUY WAS OUT OF BOUNDS.

BUT THANKS TO SEAN'S QUICK ACTION AND TRAINING, THE LITTLE BOY IS JUST FINE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. WE APPRECIATE YOU.

>> THANK YOU, TRUDY. [APPLAUSE] MICHAEL PAPAS.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

I HAD TALKED HERE A FEW WEEKS AGO REGARDING OUR FLAGSTAFF NAPE THE PUBLIC BUS AGENCY, MOST LIKELY THE BIGGEST CRIMINAL ACT GOING ON IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW ON THE BOOK, TRUST ME.

I COULD TALK FOREVER ABOUT THEM AND I HAVE THE EVIDENCE.

BUT NOT TO BE REPETITIOUS FROM A FEW WEEKS AGO.

I'D LIKE TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION HERE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND COUNCIL ABOUT THE ERRONEOUS OR PROCEDURAL FLEX THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT IN NAPE THAT MATTERS.

I WANT TO SAY THAT I STUDIED LAW EVERY DAY AND I'M RIGHT WHAT I'M GOING TO STATE.

EVERY TIME THE NAPE THE EMPLOYEES, BUS DRIVERS, SUPERVISORS REGULARLY TROLL OUR PASSENGERS AND EVERYBODY WHO RIDES REGULARLY KNOWS THAT TO BE A FACT.

TO GET REACTIONS OUT OF US TO QUESTION THEM WE'RE IMMEDIATELY TRESPASSED OFF THE BUS AND ME PERSONALLY, I LEARNED THE LAW ON THIS.

IF I HAVE NOT BROKEN A LAW, I DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE BUSES BECAUSE NAPE IS PUBLIC PROPERTY.

UNTIL I HAVE BROKEN A LAW, NOT EVEN THE POLICE CAN TRESPASS ME.

HERE'S THE POINT I WANT TO MAKE.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, EVERY LAST TIME, I'M GUESSING THIS HAPPENED 16 TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

THE NAPE TO CAUSE THE FLAGSTAFF POLICE DOWN EVERY TIME.

THE FLAGSTAFF POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS WHO WILL IMMEDIATELY WALK STRAIGHT UP TO THE NAPE EMPLOYEES TO GET A STATEMENT THEN THEY WALK BACK TO ME AND SAY, MIKE, NAPE SAYS THEY WANT TO TRESPASS, YOU HAVE TO LEAVE.

FLAGSTAFF POLICE DEPARTMENT SHAME ON YOU.

THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS BY LAW.

AGAIN, AND THIS NAPE DRIVERS, I KNOW ALL OF THEM, I KNOW THE TROUBLEMAKERS, WHICH ARE THE MAJORITY OF THEM, THE SUPERVISORS AGAIN, THEY HAVE NO REGARDS TO PEOPLE'S LIVES, LIVELIHOODS, NECESSITIES, JOBS, OR ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT MATTER? EVERYTHING IS ABOUT THE POWER TRIPS, TROLLING THE PEOPLE OFF THE BUS.

AGAIN, FLAGSTAFF POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOWS UP EVERY TIME AND IT ENDS WITH ME TELLING THEM WHAT THE FEDERAL LAW ON THE SITUATION AND THE FLAGSTAFF POLICE DEPARTMENT TELLING ME THAT IF I DON'T LEAVE, I WILL BE ARRESTED.

FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, THAT'S LITERALLY A FEDERAL CRIME BY FLAGSTAFF POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDER TITLE 18 US CODE 242, REGARDING OBSTRUCTION OF RIGHTS.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT ON THE FREEDOM OF TRAVEL AND THE VEHICLES ARE PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT AS AN EXTENSION OF THAT RIGHT.

WE THE TAXPAYERS PAY FOR ALL THIS.

NAPE IS LITERALLY PUBLIC PROPERTY AND THE TRESPASSES REGULARLY TURN INTO THREE-MONTH BUS RIDING SUSPENSIONS EVERY TIME THE NEXT DAY WHEN YOU TRY TO RIDE.

I'M NOT GIVING A SOB STORY FOR MYSELF.

LAST WORDS MAKE THE GAZERS TO EVERYBODY COUNTLESS.

>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL.

>> THANK YOU.

>> MICHELLE JAMES.

>> HELLO, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS MICHELLE JAMES. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF FLAGSTAFF'S FUTURE.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY ABOUT THE UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS ON MAY 2ND AND MAY 16TH RELATED TO THE NAH REQUEST FOR A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT AND SPECIFIC PLAN APPROVAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 98 ACRES.

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F CUBE UNDERSTANDS THE NAH IS REQUESTING A SPEEDY REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE REZONING AND SPECIFIC PLAN PROCESS FOR PHASE 1.

F CUBE IS CONCERNED WITH THE SHORT TIMELINE PROPOSED FOR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

THIS PROJECT IS LARGE, COMPLICATED, AND HAS MANY HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF DOCUMENTS THAT PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS AND INFORMATION.

COUNCIL NEEDS THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND AND CONTEMPLATE THE PROJECT DETAILS.

THE PROPOSED RELOCATION OF THE HOSPITAL AND THE ADJACENT PHASE 2 WELLNESS VILLAGE WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON THE FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY.

THIS DEVELOPMENT IS IMPACTFUL BECAUSE OF THE PROPOSED LOCATION OUTSIDE THE CITY CENTER, BECAUSE OF THE ASSOCIATED IN A VERY EXPENSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE COST REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE OF THE ABANDONMENT OF THE EXISTING NAH CAMPUS AND LIKE THE OTHER NEARBY MEDICAL BUILDINGS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

IT IS IMPACTFUL TO OUR CARBON NEUTRALITY GOALS, THAT ADDRESS OUR CITY'S CLIMATE EMERGENCY.

BECAUSE OF THESE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, F CUBE URGES THE COUNCIL TO NOT RUSH THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

INSTEAD, TAKE TIME TO CLOSELY CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL, PROVIDE TIME TO THE COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE AND DISCUSS THE PROPOSAL, AND MORE FULLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT, THE BENEFITS, AND THE CONSEQUENCES.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSIONS AND QUESTIONS POSED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS DURING THE HEARINGS OF THIS PROJECT THE LAST TWO MONTHS, AND IN PARTICULAR DURING THE APRIL 19TH SPECIAL MEETING.

AT THAT MEETING, SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD THE CONSEQUENCES OF APPROVING THE REGIONAL PLAN AMENDMENT THAT CHANGED THE RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY CENTER IN THIS PROJECT AREA TO A REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER, AND THEY REGRETTED THE RUSHED VOTE.

F CUBE PROVIDES THIS AS AN EXAMPLE TO ILLUSTRATE THE COMPLEXITY AND INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF ALL PARTS IN PHASES OF THE PROPOSAL.

THIS IS A LARGEST DEVELOPMENT FLAGSTAFF HAS CONSIDERED IN MANY YEARS.

THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL MUST BE GIVEN THE TIME FOR THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MICHELLE.

JAMIE WIELAND.

>> JAMIE WIELAND, 1819 NORTH SAN FRANCISCO, 86001.

MAYOR DAGGETT, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I FIRST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE FLIGHT STAFF COMMUNITY.

I AM A MEMBER OF THE SUNNYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SUBCOMMITTEE FOCUSING ON THE REDEVELOPMENT OF FIREHOUSE 2.

YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP IN THE REVITALIZATION OF A SECTION OF SUNNYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE OLD FIREHOUSE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED.

THE VISION OF A STEAM STEM COMMUNITY BUILDING ON THAT SPOT WILL CREATE A LEGACY THAT THE SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY WILL NEVER FORGET.

IT WILL SERVE AS A SAFE PLACE THAT WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO ENRICH THE MINDS OF CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, TEENS, AND PARENTS TO THE AMAZING WORLD OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH, FOR YEARS TO COME.

THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT WOULD COME FROM A REALLOCATION.

THE $2.4 MILLION OF UNENCUMBERED, UNRESTRICTED FUNDS THAT WERE LEFTOVER FROM RPA REVENUE LOSS FUND.

THIS IS WHERE YOU COME IN.

WE ASK THAT YOU RECOMMIT THOSE FUNDS TO THE SUNNYSIDE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT OF FIREHOUSE NUMBER 2, SO THAT THE CREATION OF A STEAM STEM COMMUNITY BUILDING CAN TAKE PLACE THERE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

>> THANK YOU, JAMIE. JOHN MCCARTNEY.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JOHN MCCARTNEY, AND I'VE BEEN A LOCAL RESIDENT FOR NEARLY 35 YEARS.

I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT FIRST, DO NO HARM.

WE'VE ALL HEARD THE OPENING OF THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH.

FIRST, DO NO HARM.

THIS OATH THAT MEDICAL STUDENTS TAKE HAS CHANGED OVER TIME, BUT THEY ALL CONCERNED DOING GOOD, BEING JUST AND AVOIDANCE OF MALFEASANCE.

A MODERN VERSION AS PENNED BY TUFTS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL DEAN, LOUIS LASAGNA MD, EMPHASIZES PREVENTION OVER CURE.

SO WITH THE GUIDANCE FROM OUR DOCTORS THAT ARE JUST TO, FIRST DO NO HARM.

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GONE ARE THE DAYS OF BLOODLETTING THE PATIENTS AND THOUGHTLESSLY PUTTING OUT FOREST FIRES AS FIRST TREATMENTS.

AS OUR ENVIRONMENT GETS WORSE AND DRAMATIC WEATHER EVENTS BECOME MORE HORRIFIC, WE WILL BE MORE AND MORE WORRIED FOR OUR FUTURE.

OUR CHILDREN'S CONSTANT FIGHT AND FLIGHT REACTIONS WILL CAUSE A CORTISOL TO KICK THEM TO THE GRAVE FASTER.

NEITHER MAN NOR BEAST WILL RUN THE CATASTROPHIC EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE WITHOUT IMMEDIATE ACTION.

GOVERNMENT AND QUASI GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES ARE LEADING THE WAY IN GREEN BUILDING.

THEY SET EXPECTATIONS FOR DESIGNING AND BUILDING GREEN PROJECTS.

[NOISE] SOME OF US NOT ONLY TALK THE TALK, BUT WE ALSO WALK THE WALK.

FEW EXAMPLES. THE FEDS ARE PAYING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.

CITY OF FLAGS TAKEN THE OATH FOR CARBON NET-ZERO BY 2030.

NAU HAS BUILT SEVERAL LEAD-CERTIFIED BUILDINGS AND PLEDGES CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2030.

WHAT WILL NAH DO FIRST IN DEVELOPING THESE PROJECTS? I URGE THEM TO BUILD A GREAT LEAD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TEAM TO ENSURE EARTH FRIENDLY PROJECT.

THIS WILL BE THE BIGGEST EVER CONSIDERED FOR FLAGSTAFF.

WE WON'T GET A DO OVER.

SOME OF THE DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT THE LEAD DESIGN TEAM CONSIDERS ARE SUSTAINABLE SITE, WATER USE EFFICIENCY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES INCLUDING REUSE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS ARE BUILDING ELEMENTS.

A GOOD DESIGN NEEDS TO COME FIRST TO ENSURE MINIMUM HARM TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

FIRST, DO NO HARM.

WHY? TO STOP CATACLYSMIC DIE OFF OF LIFE ON MOTHER EARTH.

THIS PROJECT MAY BE FLAGSTAFF'S BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE GREENHOUSE GAS CO_2.

IT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ALREADY IN PROGRESS SIX EXTINCTION EVEN ON MOTHER EARTH.

THE PAST FIVE EVENTS HAVE KILLED OFF BETWEEN 60 AND 96% OF LIFE ON EARTH.

THAT'S EACH ONE DID THAT.

TWO-THIRDS OF MOTHER OR A SIXTH EXTINCTION EVENTS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO CHANGES IN ATMOSPHERIC CO_2 AND OTHER GREENHOUSE GASES.

WHERE WILL IT END AND WHERE WILL WE END?

>> THANK YOU, JOHN.

>> THANK YOU.

>> PAUL HERO.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR DAGGETT, VICE MAYOR, TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.

MY NAME IS PAUL OTTO AND I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SOUTH OF BUSHMASTER PARK.

I HAVE PLAYED TENNIS ON THE BUSHMASTER COURTS FOR 30 YEARS UNTIL FOUR YEARS AGO, FLAGSTAFF RESIDENTS ENJOYED THE TENNIS AND BASKETBALL COURTS WITHOUT CONFLICT THEN THE PICKLEBALL PLAYERS SHOWED UP.

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO THESE COURTS BECAME RESERVED FOR PICKLEBALL DURING MORNING AND SOME EVENINGS.

PICKLEBALL INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY AND SOME PLAYERS HAVE BEEN AGGRESSIVE ABOUT USING THE COURTS.

PLAYERS HAVE EVEN BEEN BULLING NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS PLAYING BASKETBALL DURING THE AFTERNOON, TELLING THEM THE COURTS WERE RESERVED WHEN THEY WERE NOT.

THESE KIDS WENT HOME BECAUSE THEY ARE GOOD KIDS, BUT THE OVERALL LACK OF COURT ETIQUETTE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT AND ONGOING.

THERE ARE ALSO CURRENT NOISE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORS.

NEIGHBORS HAVE THUS FAR TOLERATED THE EXISTING LEVELS OF USE BUT NOT WITHOUT NOTING THE IRRITATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE POP, POP, POP OF BALLPLAYER FOR THE COURTS.

EVEN WITH THE EXISTING BARRIER, THESE DEFLECTING, ABSORBING SOUND.

JUST A MONTH AGO, THE CITY NOTIFIED 80 PARK NEIGHBORS, BUT NOT ALL NEIGHBORS, THAT THEY INTEND TO CONSTRUCT EIGHT NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF THE PARK.

IN ADDITION, THEY WANT TO FORMALLY STRIPE EXISTING TENNIS AND BASKETBALL COURTS FOR PICKLEBALL USE.

NOW THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR UP TO 14 HOURS A DAY FOR PICKLEBALL USE BY UP TO 64 PLAYERS EXPANDING NEIGHBORHOOD NOISE IMPACTS, INCREASING CONFLICTS WITH OTHER COURT USERS.

NEIGHBORHOODS LEARNED OF THIS ONLY A MONTH AGO.

WE ARE JUST NOW ABLE TO RESPOND.

WE ARE BUILDING PETITIONS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS.

THERE HAS BEEN NO PUBLIC PROCESS, NO INPUT ASKED FOR, AND NO OPPORTUNITY AND COMMENT UNTIL NOW.

I'M COMMENTING, THE BIGGEST ISSUE EVEN BEYOND CONFLICT IS NOISE, PICKLEBALL IS NOISY.

ITS BALL AND PADDLE SOUND IS UNIQUELY HIGH PITCH CARRYING INTO THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD, IT DISRUPTS LOCAL RESIDENTS PEACEFUL ENJOYMENT OF THEIR HOMES THEY LIVED IN FOR MANY YEARS.

THE PROJECT HAS A PERMANENT IMPACT ON FLAGSTAFF RESOURCES.

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THE CITY CLIMATE PLAN SHOULD REQUIRE ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THIS PROJECT.

IT WOULD REMOVE APPROXIMATELY 15 PONDEROSAS AND AN ALLIGATOR JUNIPER.

MOST OF THEM OLD GROWTH HABITAT TREES AND REPLACED IT WITH CONCRETE PAVEMENT.

ONCE DONE, THIS CANNOT BE UNDONE.

ONCE THE TREES ARE GONE, NOISE IMPACTS INCREASE ON NEIGHBORS, NOT ONLY FROM PICKLEBALL BUT FROM ALL PARK ACTIVITIES.

USER CONFLICTS ARE SIGNIFICANT.

I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THEM ALREADY AND THE NOISE IS THE PRIMARY BOTTOM LINE AFFECTING ALL NEIGHBORS TO WHICH EVERYTHING RETURNS. WHAT DO WE WANT? WE ARE ASKING THE CITY TO PLEASE STAND DOWN.

WE'RE ASKING FOR A PUBLIC PROCESS.

WE'RE ASKING FOR THE CITY TO DETERMINE WHERE PICKLEBALL COURTS IN GENERAL SHOULD BE LOCATED GIVEN THEIR WIDE REACHING AND GROW AND IMPACTS, ULTIMATELY WE'LL LIKE TO ELIMINATE THE PROPOSAL TO FURTHER EXPAND PICKLEBALL AND BUSHMASTER PARK.

FURTHER, WE WOULD LIKE TO REGAIN TENNIS AND BASKETBALL COURTS FOR PLAYERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS TO ENJOY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU PAUL. STEFAN SOMMER.

>> MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND SPEAK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK IN EVALUATING THIS ONE BILLION DOLLAR NAH PROPOSAL THAT'S GOING TO BE BEFORE YOU NEXT TUESDAY.

I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE HEARING A LOT FROM NAH AND SO I HOPE YOU WILL ALSO LISTEN TO THE MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLIC.

THE NAH PROPOSAL IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY, NOT IN KEEPING WITH THE REGIONAL PLAN, AND NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY.

THE FLAGSTAFF REGIONAL PLAN CALLS FOR NET ZERO BY 2030, AS YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD AND AS YOU WELL KNOW.

IT ALSO CALLS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS TO HELP THE CITY IN REACHING THAT NET ZERO GOAL BY 2030.

HOW CAN THE CITY DETERMINE HOW THE NAH PROPOSAL WILL AFFECT THE CITY'S ABILITY TO MEET THAT GOAL? THE ONLY WAY IS TO MAKE DETERMINATION FOR NAH TO PROVIDE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT FOR THEIR PROPOSAL.

WITHOUT THAT NUMBER, THERE'S REALLY NO WAY TO EVALUATE ITS EFFECT ON THE ABILITY OF THE CITY TO REACH THAT GOAL.

I KNOW YOU ALL ARE HEARING LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS FROM THE NAH GROUP, BUT YOU REALLY NEED THAT NUMBER JUST TO START THE CONVERSATION.

NAH HAS NOT SAID WHAT THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF THE PROJECT WILL BE SO THE CITY HAS NO WAY TO DETERMINE HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE NET ZERO GOAL.

WITH REGARD TO MAKING FINDINGS, I KNOW THIS IS PART OF THE LANGUAGE I'M JUST LEARNING FOR THE FIRST TIME, BUT YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH, THE CITY COUNCIL MUST FIND THAT THE NAH PROPOSAL DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, SO FINDING NUMBER 1, SINCE IT IS NOT IN KEEPING WITH THE GOALS OF THE REGIONAL PLAN.

WITH REGARD TO FINDING NUMBER 2, THE REASON FOR THAT GOAL OF NET ZERO IN THE REGIONAL PLAN IS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY BY PROTECTING IT FROM THE THREATS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING WILDFIRE, FLOODING, AND EXTREME WEATHER OF ALL SORTS.

BY VIOLATING THE REQUIREMENTS OF NET ZERO BY 2030, THE NAH PROPOSAL VIOLATES THE REQUIREMENTS OF FINDING NUMBER 2.

THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL MUST REJECT THE CURRENT NAH PROPOSAL AT LEAST UNTIL SUCH A TIME AS NAH PROVIDES THE CITY WITH THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF THEIR PROPOSED PROJECT AND THE SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION CAN EVALUATE ITS EFFECT ON THE CITY'S ABILITY TO MEET ITS GOAL OF NET ZERO BY 2030. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, STEFAN. [APPLAUSE].

>> ELLEN IVY.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

ACTUALLY, I GO BY MISSY, M-I-S-S-Y, BUT IT HAD TO BE OFFICIAL SO I'M REALLY ELLEN ON THE BOOKS.

I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN IT THIS AFTERNOON.

I TOO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT NAH.

I'M NOT A STUDENT OF THIS PROJECT, BUT THERE ARE CALL THEM RUMORS, A LOT OF INFORMATION.

BUT IT CONCERNS ME THAT WE WOULD ENTER INTO A PROJECT THIS BIG THAT WILL AFFECT US FOREVER WITHOUT ALL OF THE FACTS AND WITHOUT CLEAR CONSIDERATION.

I WANTED TO VOICE THAT.

ANOTHER THING THAT OCCURRED TO ME,

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I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS WILL AFFECT ANYTHING, BUT THE LOCATION OF THE NEW HOSPITAL BEING SOUTH OF TOWN.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WHO, FOR THE MOST PART LIVE NORTH OF FLAGSTAFF.

THEY TAKE UP A LARGE PORTION OF ARIZONA TO THE NORTH.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN CONSIDERED AND WHETHER THIS WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THEM AND IT WILL BE A "REGIONAL HOSPITAL".

BUT WILL IT BE REGIONAL TO THE SOUTH OR WILL IT REALLY HELP THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN NORTHERN ARIZONA? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, MISSY. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. THAT IS IT.

>> MAYOR, I APOLOGIZE FOR INTERRUPTING ABRUPTLY.

>> WE HAVE SOMETHING ONLINE.

>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE RENE REDDAY.

RENE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE, YOU CAN GIVE YOUR COMMENTS NOW.

>> HI. GOOD AFTERNOON.

I AM RENE REDDAY, 1718 NORTH MAIN STREET.

THANK YOU ALL TO COUNCIL FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR CITY.

I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE REDEVELOPMENT OF FIREHOUSE NUMBER 2.

I AM A SUNNYSIDE RESIDENT, A MOTHER OF A 14-YEAR-OLD, A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER WITH A CONSULTANCY FOCUSED ON BUILDING COMMUNITY.

I THINK THAT REDEVELOPMENT OF THAT FIRE STATION WOULD BE A GREAT COMMUNITY BUILDER IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THAT'S WHAT I'M FOCUSED ON.

I THINK THE CITY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE THAT OF A PLACE, NOT ONLY TO CONNECT FAMILIES TO RESOURCES, BUT ALSO TO EACH OTHER.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I PROVIDE TRAININGS ON IS PROTECTIVE FACTORS, WHICH IS A FRAMEWORK THAT SAYS WHAT VULNERABLE FAMILIES MOST NEED TO FEEL SUPPORTED.

THAT FIREHOUSE COULD PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MANY OF THOSE PROTECTIVE FACTORS.

IT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR BEING A BASE OF SOCIAL CONNECTION.

A BASE FOR CONCRETE SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES.

IF WE ENGAGE IN WITH A STEAM CENTER AS WELL, THERE COULD BE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CHILDREN.

I THINK ALL OF THESE ARE WAYS THAT THE BUILDING COULD BE USED TO BUILD CONNECTION AMONG OUR COMMUNITY, AND ALSO RESILIENCY OF THE FOLKS WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I THINK THAT THE PLACEMENT OF IT IS UNIQUE.

IT IS ADJACENT TO THE BALL FIELD, AND SO IT COULD BE A GREAT PLACEMENT FOR FOLKS OF DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES AND SOCIAL ECONOMICS TO GATHER SO THAT WE'RE BUILDING UP KNOWLEDGE OF EACH OTHER.

WE'RE MAKING THOSE SOCIAL CONNECTIONS.

IT'S A REALLY UNIQUE PLACE WHERE DIVERSITY COULD BE BUILT.

I THINK THAT THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY THERE THAT I HOPE IS EXPLORED FURTHER TO RECREATE THE SPACE SO THAT IT IS A COMMUNITY HUB FOR CONNECTION AND FOR INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, RENE. MAYOR, WE HAVE ONE MORE ONLINE COMMENTER.

ADAM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE, YOU CAN GIVE YOUR COMMENTS NOW.

>> ONE MORE COMMENT. HEY, EVERYBODY.

HEY, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, LEADERSHIP, STAFF, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, FORMER VICE MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

JAMIE, GREAT TO SEE YOU.

MY NAME IS ADAM SHIMONI.

IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE WITH YOU ON THIS BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY.

I'M SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF.

THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO MENTION WAS JUST SHOUT OUT TO YOU, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS, I BELIEVE IT WAS WITH STAFF WHO WENT OUT TO DC FOR A LOBBYING TRIP.

FROM WHAT I HEAR, THAT WENT REALLY WELL, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.

I ALSO WANTED TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY EARTH DAY.

THE EARTH DAY EVENTS WERE EXCELLENT THIS YEAR AND SPECIAL, SO SHOUT OUT TO THE CITY SUSTAINABILITY TEAM FOR THEIR EFFORTS AT BUSHMASTERS. THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

I WANTED TO LET THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL KNOW THAT I HOSTED A BIKE RIDE OUT THERE, AND WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

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BUT I WILL SAY THAT GOING UP FOURTH STREET WAS REALLY NOT OKAY.

NO SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STREETS.

THE BIKE LANE, WE'RE HOPING TO TAKE THE LANE, BUT CARS ARE MOVING TOO FAST, SO WE RUN THE BIKE LANE AND IT WAS SUPER DANGEROUS.

I THINK WE ALL FELT CONCERNED FOR OUR LIVES AND WE HAD KIDS WITH US TOO.

BUT YEAH, THERE'S FIVE LANES OF CAR TRAVEL.

WHERE ARE OUR PRIORITIES AND WHERE ARE OUR VALUES? I DO QUESTION THAT AND I HOPE THAT THIS COUNCIL CAN ADDRESS THAT AT A LATER DATE.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT FOURTH STREET'S ISSUES FOR BIKE INTRODUCTION, MOBILITY.

WHY I WANT TO MENTION THAT, BIKE MONTH IS COMING UP AS OF MAY 1ST, AND I HOPE TO SEE MANY OF YOU AT THE MANY BIKE EVENTS.

YOU CAN FIND THEM ON THE FLAGSTAFFBIKING.ORG WEBSITE FOR FBL, FLAGSTAFF BIKING ORGANIZATION, AND THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING.

THEN THE BIG THING THAT I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT TODAY WITH MY TIME IS YOUR UPCOMING BUDGET RETREAT.

BECAUSE THE AGENDA IS NOT GOING TO GO LIVE UNTIL ABOUT DAY PRIOR.

WE'LL SEE WHAT DAY THE TOPICS WILL ALL FALLOW ON.

BUT I WILL SHARE THAT MANY PEOPLE ASK HOW THE LAST BUDGET RETREAT WENT, AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT UNANIMOUS SUPPORT BY COUNCIL TO PRIORITIZE THE FUNDING OF THE BUTLER QUARTER ELEVATION AND THOSE TWO INTERSECTIONS IS MUCH APPRECIATED.

I'M PROUD OF THIS MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND THAT DIRECTION THAT WAS GIVEN.

I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU WITH STAFF TO LOOK INTO 419 FUNDS FOR THE FUNDING OF THOSE PROJECTS.

OFTEN WE LOOK FOR GRANTS, BUT THAT'S A PROCESS AND IT CAN TAKE YEARS AND IT'S NOT GUARANTEED.

BUT YEAH, 419 FUNDS IS OFTEN WHERE PROJECTS TURN TO WHEN THEY NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDING SUPPORT.

PLEASE LOOK AT THAT AS AN OPTION AS YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROCESS.

JUST THE LAST THING IS WHAT A GREAT GIFT THAT WOULD LEAD TO THE COMMUNITY FOR BIKE MONTH, THE FUNDING OF THESE KEY PROJECTS.

HAVE A GREAT MEETING, AND I WILL SEE YOU SOON. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, ADAM. IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE ONLINE COMMENTERS?

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> [BACKGROUND].

>> NO [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT.

[5. Proclamation: National Infertility Awareness Week]

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 5, PROCLAMATION NATIONAL INFERTILITY AWARENESS WEEK.

IS KAREN SCHAFER HERE? COME ON DOWN. COUNCIL, WILL YOU MEET ME DOWN THERE ON THE STEPS?

>> [BACKGROUND].

>> YEAH, AROUND THERE.

>> IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU. SO IF YOU'LL COME UP HERE, I'LL READ THIS AND THEN WE'LL TAKE SOME PHOTOS, AND THEN I'LL ASK YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.

ACCORDING TO THE CDC, ONE IN EIGHT COUPLES HAVE TROUBLE GETTING PREGNANT OR SUSTAINING A PREGNANCY.

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION DEFINED INFERTILITY AS A DISEASE.

INFERTILITY AFFECTS WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY, AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE BASED ON RACE, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MARITAL STATUS, OR SOCIOECONOMIC LEVEL.

THE LGBTQI PLUS COMMUNITY ALSO FACES CHALLENGES WHEN BUILDING THEIR FAMILIES.

ALL PEOPLE CHALLENGED IN THEIR FAMILY BUILDING JOURNEY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO ALL FAMILY BUILDING OPTIONS.

FAMILY BUILDING OPTIONS INCLUDE ADOPTION AND MEDICAL TREATMENTS SUCH AS IN VITRO FERTILIZATION AND THIRD PARTY REPRODUCTION.

COST AND LACK OF INSURANCE COVERAGE ARE BARRIERS FOR MANY IN OUR CITY TO ACCESS THE FAMILY BUILDING OPTION THEY NEED.

RAISING AWARENESS OF INFERTILITY AND THE BARRIERS FACED BY THE FAMILY BUILDING COMMUNITY IS THE FIRST STEP TO REMOVING THESE BARRIERS.

WHEREAS FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA JOINS RESOLVE: THE NATIONAL INFERTILITY ASSOCIATION, AND DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND MEMBERS OF THE INFERTILITY AND FAMILY BUILDING COMMUNITY BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROMOTION.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR BECKY DAGGETT, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 23RD THROUGH 29, 2023, NATIONAL INFERTILITY AWARENESS WEEK.

CAN WE GET A PHOTO AND THEN [NOISE]. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU'D

[00:35:14]

LOVE TO SAY? [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE]

>> I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR RESPONDING TO MY REQUESTS, TO MY EMAIL THAT I HAD SENT.

INFERTILITY IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT MANY PEOPLE, THEY GO THROUGH IT SILENTLY WITHOUT ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT IT WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND IS A DISEASE THAT AFFECTS ACTUALLY, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION JUST ANNOUNCED, I BELIEVE YESTERDAY THAT IT'S NOW ONE IN SIX PEOPLE THAT ITS AFFECTING.

SO I ACTUALLY SPENT ALL MORNING SPEAKING TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS HERE IN ARIZONA, ASKING THEM FOR GREATER COVERAGE FOR HEALTH INSURANCE JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT TYPICALLY COVERED.

BUT I THINK THAT OUR FIRST STEP REALLY NEEDS TO BE JUST TALKING ABOUT INFERTILITY AND HOW MANY IT ACTUALLY AFFECTS.

AS A MOM THROUGH IVF, IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT MY BIGGEST HOPE IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT MY CHILDREN, IF THEY'RE FACED WITH THE SAME CHALLENGES, DON'T HAVE THE FINANCIAL STRUGGLES ON TOP OF IT LIKE WE HAVE HAD TO ENDURE THUS FAR.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME RECOGNITION FOR SOMEONE NAMED BARNEY HELMICK.

[6. Recognition: Barney Helmick, Airport Director, Retirement]

[LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

HEIDI HANSON, ECONOMIC VITALITY DIRECTOR.

BARNEY THINKS HE'S HIDING, BUT HE'S RIGHT THERE.

[LAUGHTER] I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STAFF THAT CAME OUT, WE HAVE A LOT OF AIRPORT FOLKS THAT ARE WITH US TODAY.

THEY CAME FROM THE AIRPORT I DON'T KNOW WHO'S WATCHING THE AIRPORT, BUT I'M SURE SOMEBODY IS, BUT ANYWAY.

IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE BARNEY, AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS FIRST TITLE, HE'S BEEN HERE SINCE AUGUST 2010 NOW THROUGH APRIL 2023.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BARNEY'S WORK HISTORY.

IT INCLUDES CAPITAL PROJECTS, ACQUIRE AN AIRPORT VEHICLES, STAFFING CHANGES AND ADDITIONS, IMPROVING SERVICES, PARTICIPATING IN ORGANIZATIONS, AND HIS LIST JUST GOES ON AND ON.

AS FAR AS CAPITAL PROJECTS, THIS IS JUST A SHORTLIST QUITE HONESTLY, OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT BARNEY HAS WORKED ON.

WHEN HE BEGAN AT THE AIRPORT AND ONLY UP TO TWO YEARS AGO, IT WAS JUST BARNEY AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.

JUST BARNEY AND AN ADMIN, I'M NOT KIDDING YOU.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, ADDING CAPITAL PROJECTS AND GETTING THEM COMPLETED FROM START TO FINISH WAS NO EASY TASK BECAUSE HE HAD TSA AIRPORT TENANTS, FAA ISSUES, AND MUCH MORE TO HANDLE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.

SO TAKING A PROJECT LIKE REPAINTING AND CLOSING DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR SEVEN DAYS, PUT EVERYONE UP IN ARMS, BUT BARNEY, REMAINED CALM AND HE GOT IT DONE.

REPLACING GATES, AND OH, BOY, DID WE REPLACE GATES? WOULD PUT PEOPLE ON THE WORST MOODS BECAUSE IT DISRUPTED THEM COMING AND GOING BUT AGAIN, BARNEY REMAINED CALM AND GOT IT DONE WITH HIS TEAM.

WE CHANGED THE BADGING SYSTEM, IT WAS REQUIRED.

IT TOOK SO LONG TO CHANGE THAT BADGING SYSTEM, BUT BARNEY AND HIS TEAM GOT IT DONE.

THEY REPAIRED HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SIGNS, THEY BEGAN THE AIRPORT PAID PARKING LOT, AND THEY PARTNERED ON THE 31.45 ACRE PARCEL, WHICH WAS FIRST FOR SALE, NOW, IT'S RELEASED AND IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS.

BUT AGAIN, BARNEY REMAINED CALM, AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A VERY SMALL LIST OF SOME OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT I CAN REMEMBER THAT HE'S BEEN PART OF.

ONE THAT IS MOST NOTABLE THOUGH, IS THE MUFFIN MONSTER.

YES, I SAID MUFFIN MONSTER BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE ADDING ROUTES, THEY WERE GOING TO BE LONGER IN DURATION, AND THE LONGER FLIGHTS REQUIRED A NEED TO DISPOSE OF WASTE APPROPRIATELY.

HERE COMES THE MUFFIN MONSTER.

AGAIN, BARNEY TOOK SO MUCH RIBBING ON THIS HE DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO MENTION THE NAME TO PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY WOULD SAY, MUFFIN MONSTER, WHAT IS THAT? WHAT DOES IT DO? DO YOU SERIOUSLY NEED TO BUY THAT THING? ADD MORE PAIN TO THE SUBJECT, WHEN PEOPLE WOULD GOOGLE THE MUFFIN MONSTER,

[00:40:01]

YOU ACTUALLY SEE THESE TECHNICAL PICTURES AND THEN YOU SEE THIS, [LAUGHTER] A MASCOT.

IT HAS A MASCOT AND THEY HAVE A STUFFED ANIMAL THAT YOU CAN BUY.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I THINK IT'S CREEPY, BUT I KNOW THAT IT GETS THE JOB DONE, AND IT'S A STRONG THING, BUT I THINK BARNEY WILL LIKE TO SAY THAT IS ONE PROJECT, HE'S GLAD HE WILL BE SAYING GOODBYE TO.

VEHICLES. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPORT HANGAR AREAS TO TRAVEL FOR CONFERENCES AND MUCH MORE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE RELIABLE VEHICLES.

BARNEY ALONG WITH THE STAFF AND OUR CONTRACT AND GRANTS MANAGER STAY CBK, THEY ACQUIRED NUMEROUS GRANTS THAT ENABLED US TO GET BETTER SNOW EQUIPMENT, BETTER AIRPORT RESCUE, FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES, AND MORE.

THE PLANNING MEETINGS, THEY WERE LONG, THEY WERE INTENSE, AND THEY HAD TO PLAN 5-10 YEARS OUT.

YOU MIGHT THINK THIS IS EASY, BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF EXPERIENCE THAT BARNEY HAS TO KNOW THE NEEDS OF RUNNING AN AIRPORT AND WHAT THEY WILL BE FOR OUR FUTURE.

BARNEY AND TEAM EVEN INTRODUCED HYBRID VEHICLES TO OUR AIRPORT FLEET, AND THEY INSTALLED AN ELECTRIC CHARGING STATION NEAR THE TERMINAL.

THIS IS THE BEFORE PICTURE WHEN BARNEY IS IN A PRETTY GOOD MOOD ABOUT THE ELECTRIC CHARGING STATION, AND NOW THIS IS AFTER WHERE BARNEY HAS TO GO OUT AND EVERY DAY TELL PEOPLE TO STOP PARKING THERE ALL NIGHT LONG.

THEY CAN ONLY CHARGE AND GO AND THEN THEY NEED TO PARK IN THE PARKING LOT, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

I'M SURE BARNEY IS VERY HAPPY, THAT IS ANOTHER DUTY THAT HE GETS TO MARK OFF THE LIST.

STAFFING. REMEMBER WHEN I SAID IT WAS JUST BARNEY AND ONE ADMIN SPECIALIST FOREVER AT THE AIRPORT? THANKFULLY, OUR CITY MANAGER, GREG CLIFTON, HE LISTENED AND BARNEY WAS ABLE TO ADD MORE OF STAFF AND AIRPORT PROGRAMS MANAGER, AND AN AIRPORT COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER TO THE AIRPORT TEAM, AND SOON A FACILITIES MAINTENANCE WORKER, WE HOPE.

HE ADDED MORE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STAFF.

BARNEY REALLY WANTED THEM TO GO OUT TO TRAINING AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO LEARN AS MUCH AS THEY COULD SO THEY COULD OPERATE OUR AIRPORT EFFICIENTLY.

WITH THE ADDITIONAL STAFFING, I LIKE TO SAY, BARNEY'S CALMER, THIS IS A GREAT PICTURE OF HOW BARNEY IS NOW AT WORK BECAUSE HE HAS SO MUCH STAFF.

BARNEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME DO THAT TO YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT. I ACTUALLY I LAUGHED WHEN I SAW THAT, I WAS LIKE, IT'S AMAZING PICTURE.

[LAUGHTER] IN WAVE ORGANIZATIONS, BARNEY STARTED ON THE SOUTHWEST CHAPTER OF AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES IN MANY ROLES.

HE WAS ON AIRLINE ATTRACTION, HE WAS ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY, HE WAS ON THE TOWER PROGRAM AND MORE.

BARNEY COULD HAVE WORKED AT DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF EVEN HE WAS CONSTANTLY SELLING THE DESTINATION, HE MADE A HUGE IMPACT FOR OUR COMMUNITY BY BRINGING TWO AZAA ANNUAL CONFERENCES TO FLAGSTAFF DURING OFF SEASONS.

SO BIG FOR US.

THE AMOUNT OF HOTEL ROOMS, RESTAURANT AND BARS THAT RECEIVE FOOT TRAFFIC WITH THESE CONFERENCES WAS HUGE IMPACT TO OUR CITY.

HE ALSO RECEIVED MANY PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS.

IN 2014, HE RECEIVED THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD, AND WAS NAMED AIRPORT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR IN 2015, AND HE RECEIVED SEVERAL CITY MANAGER AWARDS, I'D LIKE TO SAY THE LIST IS IMPRESSIVE.

I ALSO LIKE TO SAY BARNEY WAS NEVER AFRAID, HE WAS WELL-KNOWN IN THAT GROUP, HE WAS NEVER AFRAID TO TAKE THE MIC AND SHARE HIS EXPERTISE WITH OTHERS.

YOU CAN SEE THEM JUST INTENTLY LISTENING TO HIM.

I THINK IT COULD BE THE FACT THAT THERE WAS SUCH A SUGAR RUSH GOING ON BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN MORE MASSIVE PIECE OF CAKE IN MY LIFE AND BARNEY DOESN'T EVEN EAT DESSERT.

SO I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, BARNEY IS WELL KNOWN.

I WENT TO MANY CONFERENCES WITH HIM AND THESE PEOPLE WOULD STOP ME AND THEY TELL ME HOW WELL-LIKED HE WAS AND HOW SMART HE WAS.

DURING BARNEY'S TENURE, SEVERAL IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS AND PLANS WERE CREATED, WE WERE REQUIRED TO FULFILL MANY OF THESE AND HE NEVER LET US MISS ANY DEADLINES.

WE HAVE AN ACTIVE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR THE AIRPORT, AS WELL AS THE 20-YEAR AIRPORT MASTER PLAN.

THESE ARE ALL GUIDING DOCUMENTS FOR THE AIRPORT.

WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON GETTING OTHER ONES COMPLETED LIKE THE AIRPORT DRAINAGE SYSTEM, BARNEY DOESN'T WANT ME TO TALK ABOUT DRAINAGE BECAUSE AS YOU WILL SEE ON THIS SLIDE, THE AREAS IN GREEN ARE JUST A FEW OF THE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE AT THE AIRPORT.

I WILL TELL YOU BARNEY WILL NOW HAVE NO MORE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS WHEN IT RAINS AND IT SNOWS, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, WE WILL DEFINITELY TACKLE THESE PROBLEMS AND WE WILL GET THEM TAKEN CARE OF.

HE IS A LITTLE BIT TIRED OF ME WHEN I SAY BARNEY, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE ICE? WHAT WE GOING DO ABOUT THE ICE? HE'S LIKE, WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE WORKING ON IT,

[00:45:02]

BUT BARNEY NO LONGER HAS TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

AS FAR AS SERVICES THE WORK THAT BARNEY HAS DONE TO GET ADDITIONAL AIR SERVICE HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF FABULOUS.

WHEN I BECAME THE ECONOMIC VITALITY DIRECTOR, HE TOOK ME ON AN AIRLINE SPEED DATING CONFERENCE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND I QUICKLY KNEW WHAT WAS MISSING TO ACHIEVE EMPLOYMENT INCREASES.

HOW DO YOU GET EMPLOYMENT INCREASES? YOU HAVE TO FILL SEATS.

HOW DO YOU FILL SEATS? YOU HAVE TO MARKET TO YOUR RESIDENTS, YOUR BUSINESSES, AND YOUR VISITORS.

SO WE GOT TO WORK.

BARNEY HANDLED ALL THE AIRPORT TALK AND I PUT TOGETHER SEVERAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS WITH DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF AND I THINK YOU REMEMBER THEM WELL.

FLY FLAGSTAFF FIRST, AND THEN WE GOT MORE INDIVIDUAL AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT I ALWAYS FLY FLAGSTAFF FIRST.

IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS, WE GOT AMERICAN AIRLINES TO OFFER AN LAX ROUTE ON SATURDAYS, AND UNITED TO OFFER DENVER ROUTE.

BARNEY LIKES TO SAY THESE ROUTES FAILED, BUT I WILL NOT LET HIM SAY THAT BECAUSE WE HAD PROMISING NUMBERS AND WE FILLED SEATS, WE CANNOT CONTROL THE NEED FOR PILOTS AND CREWS AND WE HAVE TO PIVOT WHEN THEY PIVOT, SO I WILL TELL YOU IT IS A SUCCESS.

WE WILL CONTINUE SECURE NEW AND ADDITIONAL SERVICE, DON'T YOU WORRY, AND I WILL BE SURE TO TELL BARNEY SO THAT WE CAN MAKE HIM PROUD.

BARNEY ALSO SUPPORTED AREA BUSINESSES LIKE SWISS TRAVEL CENTER, WISEMAN AVIATION, AND PEABODY.

HE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS AND SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT THE AIRPORT SO THAT THEY WOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT US AND THEY WOULD HOPEFULLY IN TURN FLY FLAGSTAFF FIRST.

BARNEY ALSO HAS A VERY SOFT PLACE FOR OUR YOUTH.

OUR FUTURE OF AVIATION AS THEY ARE THE PILOTS AND CREWS WE NEED.

ONE EVENT HE WILL COME TO THE AIRPORT WAS THUNDER OVER FLAGSTAFF, IT'S A ONE-DAY EVENT AS YOU ALL KNOW.

WE SEE A LOT OF ACTIVITY, AND WE GET OVER 5,000 PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE AIRPORT AND HOPES THAT IT WILL FLY REGULARLY, AND YOUNG PEOPLE, WE HOPE WILL TAKE AN INTEREST IN AVIATION.

BUT AIRPORTS AND NOISE ARE A COMMON THEME.

I AM VERY SURE THAT BARNEY IS HAPPY TO STOP ANSWERING QUESTIONS ON FAA FLIGHT PATHS AND NOISE.

IF WORKING IN ALL THESE AREAS I MENTIONED WASN'T ENOUGH, BARNEY HAD TO FIELD QUESTIONS FROM THE PRESS ALL THE TIME.

THE GOOD AND THE BAD.

SOMETIMES REPORTER GOT THE STORY RIGHT AND SOMETIMES THEY JUST GOT IT WRONG.

NO MATTER BARNEY WAS ALWAYS FRONT-AND-CENTER AND SHARING THE NEWS.

THEY TALKED ABOUT OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS OUR ROUTES OR LACK THEREOF.

THEY TALKED ABOUT PARKING, AND THEY'VE EVEN BEEN TALKING ABOUT OUR NEW WEBSITE, FLY FLAGSTAFF, AZ.COM.

BARNEY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB FILLING ALL OF IT AND HE EVEN HAD A SMILE IF THEY GOT IT WRONG.

BUT THE ONE THAT I THINK I BET HE'S THE MOST PROUD OF IS WHAT WE JUST HAD THIS WEEK.

WHERE THE ARIZONA DAILY SIGN RECOGNIZED HIM IN A VERY LARGE, LARGE ARTICLE AND THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW HE WAS POISED TO RETIRE.

I HOPE IF YOU HAVE NOT READ IT, THAT YOU WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO READ IT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE AND I'M VERY PROUD THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE BARNEY.

WHEN HE WASN'T DOING ALL THESE AMAZING THINGS THAT I JUST SPOKE ABOUT, HERE'S HIS LIGHTER SIDE, THAT I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU HAVE NEVER GOT TO SEE.

WHEN BARNEY WOULD BE ASKED TO SEND SOMEONE LIKE AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT A HEAD SHOT FOR WORK, THE JOKESTER THAT HE IS, THIS IS WHAT HE WOULD SEND.

[LAUGHTER] I, AS A JOKESTER SAID, LET'S USE IT.

IT MIGHT HAVE SHOWED UP SOMEWHERE A TIME OR TWO.

WHEN I WOULD GO TO THE AIRPORT, BARNEY ALWAYS HAD THIS ITEM WITH HIM ALL THE TIME.

BARNEY CARRIED THE SMUG AROUND LIKE IT WAS AN APPENDAGE.

HE USES MUGS SO MUCH THAT THE WRITING ACTUALLY CAME OFF.

IT STARTED BEING DISGUSTING.

I WILL JUST SAY BARNEY, I'M VERY SORRY.

IT WAS NASTY THAT FOR ONE BIRTHDAY I GOT HIM A NEW ONE.

BUT I MEAN, COME ON, SOMEONE THAT'S BEEN IN AVIATION 35 YEARS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A MUG LIKE THIS.

BARNEY'S SIDE JOB, BARNEY'S GOING TO KILL ME ON THIS ONE.

ANYWAY, THE BARNEY SIDE JOB AND I THINK YOU-ALL KNOW.

[LAUGHTER] THIS IS BARNEY'S BEARD.

HE GREW THIS OUT AND I JOKED WITH HIM ONE TIME THAT HE SHOULD PLAY SANTA.

HE WAS ACTUALLY ASKED THAT YEAR TO PLAY SANTA AND HE COULDN'T TURN THEM DOWN BECAUSE HE HAS A DEEP CARE FOR THE YOUTH.

I'M PRETTY SURE THAT IF BARNEY GETS BORED AT HOME, HE HAS A SEASONAL CAREER AHEAD OF HIM, AND I'M ALSO SURE THAT HE DID NOT EXPECT THAT I WOULD HOLD ONTO THIS PHOTO, I THINK FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

I HELD ONTO IT FOR JUST THIS MOMENT.

A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT BARNEY IS SOME THINGS THAT YOU

[00:50:01]

DON'T KNOW THAT ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE IS HE IS A PILOT, HE'S A SCUBA DIVER, HE IS A TRIVIA WIZ, AND HE LOVES TO PLAY DARTS.

HE ALSO NOW OWNS A TRICYCLE HARLEY-DAVIDSON, THAT I'M SURE HE'LL BE USING DURING RETIREMENT SO THAT HE CAN GO TO LOTS OF PLACES AND VISIT, AND OF COURSE HE CAN ENJOY OUR OWN FLAGSTAFF ROADS.

THIS IS A WORD ALL PUBLIC SERVANTS BARNEY INCLUDED HAVING THEIR EVERYDAY VOCABULARY.

YES. WELL NOW BARNEY HAS ADDED THIS ONE.

HE NO LONGER HAS TO SAY YES.

BARNEY, I'M GIVING YOU YOUR OWN BUTTON, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO SAY NO NOW.

I HAVE TO STILL SAY YES, BUT YOU CAN SAY NO.

I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW DOES SOMEBODY WHO'S DONE ALL THESE AMAZING THINGS HANDLE STRESS FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS RUNNING THIS AIRPORT.

WELL, BARNEY WOULD CALL ME AND HE WOULD TELL ME ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEN HE WOULD ALWAYS START OFF TELLING ME ALL THE THINGS ABOUT IT AND WHAT HE KNOWS FROM THE PAST, AND THEN WE'D BRAINSTORM ON SOLUTIONS.

THEN HE WOULD NEVER FORGET TO END THE CONVERSATION WITH, I ONLY HAVE 2,906 DAYS LEFT 14 HOURS, 12 MIN AND 23 SECONDS UNTIL I RETIRE.

THIS PROCESS WENT ON FOR EIGHT YEARS.

YOU CAN IMAGINE WHEN HE ACTUALLY DID SAY HE WAS GOING TO RETIRE THAT I ASKED HIM SEVERAL 100 TIMES.

ARE YOU SERIOUS? WELL, SADLY, HE WAS SERIOUS.

I HOPE THAT THIS GAVE YOU A GLIMPSE ON BARNEY'S 13-YEAR CAREER, 13 YEARS AT THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AND ALL HE DID TO CONTINUE TO KEEP US MOVING.

HE WEATHERED MANY UPS AND DOWNS AND SHOWED UP FOR WORK EVERY DAY.

IN FACT, HE WAS MY ONLY DIRECTOR THAT HAD TO COME INTO THE OFFICE EVERY DAY DURING COVID BECAUSE THE AIRPORT NEVER SHUT DOWN.

HE NEVER COMPLAINED.

HE WILL BE MISSED FOR HIS 35 YEARS OF AVIATION EXPERTISE, HIS WISDOM, HIS SMILE, HIS SENSE OF HUMOR, HIS WILLINGNESS TO ALWAYS BE A TEAM PLAYER, AND OCCASIONALLY, I WILL EVEN MISS HIS GRUMPINESS.

I CAN'T THANK BARNEY, ENOUGH FOR EVERYTHING.

IT'S YOUR TIME TO HAND THE REINS OVER TO THE AIRPORT TEAM BARNEY, SO THAT WE CAN DO THE REST OF THE WORK.

I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU, BARNEY, TO COME UP HERE SO WE CAN GIVE YOU SOME AWARDS, AND I DO THINK WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC PARTICIPATION [APPLAUSE].

WE GIVE OUT A CITY OF FLAGSTAFF RETIREMENT AWARD, AND IT BASICALLY IS FROM GREG CLIFTON, CITY MANAGER.

GREG, IT JUST SAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION OVER THE PAST 13 YEARS.

YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR ORGANIZATION.

THOSE TRUE TO FORM, BARNEY.

FOR YOU, YOU DO GET TO SAY NO NOW. ALL FOR YOU.

>> NOT YET.

>> MAYOR, I THINK THAT YOU HAVE SOMETHING.

DID SEAN BRING THAT DOWN FOR YOU?

>> HE DID. BEFORE YOU USE YOUR NO BUTTON, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO COME UP HERE AND STAND IN THE CENTER [LAUGHTER] AND TURN AROUND AND FACE THE AUDIENCE, PLEASE.

COULD I HAVE AIRPORT STAFF COME DOWN HERE TOO AND STAND WITH BARNEY AND ANY OTHER CITY STAFF FROM BARNEY'S CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE? [BACKGROUND]

>> ALL DAY GIRL.

>> THEN COUNCIL, CAN YOU FIND A SPOT DOWN HERE AND JOIN US? YOU SHOULD JOIN TOO [LAUGHTER].

[00:55:02]

DID SHE THINK SHE'D GET OUT OF IT BY HOLDING A PHONE? OKAY. YOU'VE HEARD FROM HEIDI HANSON THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT BARNEY HAS ACCOMPLISHED THESE PAST 13 YEARS RUNNING OUR FLAGSTAFF PULLIAM AIRPORT.

AFTER SERVING A LONG CAREER IN AVIATION OVER 34 YEARS, IT IS OBVIOUS HE IS AN EXPERT IN THE INDUSTRY AND HAS BEEN A TRUE LEADER IN ARIZONA.

A KEY TO THE CITY AS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM OF THE CITY, MEANING PEOPLE ARE AWARDED TO COME AND GO FREELY.

WE HOPE THAT WHILE BARNEY ENJOYS THIS NEXT CHAPTER IN HIS LIFE, WHICH INVOLVES A LOT OF TRAVEL, THAT HE WILL CONTINUE TO RETURN HOME TO FLAGSTAFF, A PLACE HE SO FONDLY REFERS TO.

ON YOUR TRAVELS, BARNEY, WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO INVITE OTHERS TO VISIT, DISCOVER, AND GROW HERE.

PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE BARNEY ON A CAREER WELL-SERVED.

[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND]

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS PAST AND PRESENT.

CITY MANAGER CLIFTON.

MY LEFT HAND HOLDER, STACY BK, HAND HOLDER, AND THE PERSON WHO KEPT ME IN LINE FOR ALL THOSE YEARS, HEIDI HANSON.

THANK YOU TO THE AIRPORT STAFF.

THAT WAS A LONG LIST OF THINGS THAT WERE PUT UP THERE AND I CAN ASSURE YOU NOT ONE OF THEM DID I DO MY MYSELF.

I AM JUST ONE EMPLOYEE AMONGST THE HUNDREDS THAT HAS SERVED THE CITY FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS.

MIRRIAM HAD DIRECT IMPACTS ON THESE PROJECTS, OTHERS INDIRECT.

BY INDIRECT, I MEAN, WE HAVE CITY STAFF THAT COME OUT AND PLOW THE STREETS TO ALLOW US TO PLOW THE RUNWAYS.

EVERYBODY IN THE CITY MADE THOSE HAPPEN.

THESE ACCOLADES ARE NOT JUST FOR ME, BUT FOR ALL THE HUNDREDS OF CITY EMPLOYEES OUTSIDE CITY EMPLOYEES AND STAFF THAT HAVE HELPED US ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH IN THIS TIME, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE]

>> I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT BARNEY WILL BE MISSED BY MANY, MANY PEOPLE.

>> VERY TRUE, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION CARD.

>> I DON'T BUT COME ON.

COME ON DOWN, PLEASE.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

I'M MIRIAM CAROL CURTIS, AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION AND A CITIZEN OF FLAGSTAFF AND HOMEOWNER HERE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, STAFF, EVERYTHING YOU ALL DO [LAUGHTER] TO ASSURE THAT FLIGHT STAFF THE GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK.

I FIRST MET BARNEY BY PRIVILEGE, ACTUALLY TO BE ASKED TO DO SOMETHING CALLED TRUE COLORS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES AND THAT'S WHERE I MET BARNEY AND I LEARNED YOU MIGHT NOT BELIEVE THIS, BUT BARNEY SCREEN.

TAKE A LOOK AT IT IT HARD TO TELL.

BUT BARNEY SCREEN AND WHAT THAT MEANS IN COLORS IS HE'S STRATEGIC, HE'S INNOVATIVE, HE'S A PLANNER, AND HE'S A BUILDER OF TEAMS AND SO SINCE MY JOB ONE OF MY JOBS AT COOK COUNTY WAS TO DO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

I KNEW I HAD TO WORK WITH THIS GUY WHO MANAGED THE AIRPORT BECAUSE THE AIRPORT IS A WONDERFUL PART OF OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE ECONOMIC STABILITY AND FUTURE OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO BARNEY FOR WHAT HE DOES AND FOR WHAT YOU ALL DO. THAT'S ALL.

>> THANK YOU, CAROL. MOVING DOWN

[7. April Work Anniversaries Recognition of employees celebrating work anniversaries in the month of April]

TO ITEM NUMBER 7, APRIL WORK ANNIVERSARIES.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

[01:00:01]

SHANNON ANDERSON, YOUR SENIOR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

I HAVE FOR YOU THIS AFTERNOON OUR APRIL WORK ANNIVERSARIES, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START CELEBRATING ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS.

OUR FIRST IS SHAME MCCALL, HE'S ONE OF OUR LIBRARY SPECIALISTS.

PART OF OUR ECONOMIC VITALITY WORK GROUP.

PAMELA PACKARD IS ALSO ANOTHER ONE OF OUR LIBRARY SPECIALISTS BOTH OF THEM ARE CELEBRATING THEIR FIVE-YEAR WORK ANNIVERSARIES WITH THEIR CITY.

ALEXANDRA IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST, ALSO WORKING AT OUR LIBRARY CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS.

JOHN CASTANEDA IS ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS CELEBRATING HIS FIFTH WORK ANNIVERSARY.

MOVING ON TO OUR TENURE WORK ANNIVERSARIES, WE HAVE MICHAEL DUNNING.

HE IS ONE OF OUR MECHANIC LEAD WORKERS, WHICH IS PART OF FLEET SERVICES IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION.

WE HAVE RYAN PRIEST, WHO'S ONE OF OUR OFFICERS THAT ARE FLEXED UP POLICE DEPARTMENT CELEBRATING 10 YEARS AS WELL.

THEN 15-YEAR WORK ANNIVERSARIES, WE HAVE BECKY CARDIFF.

BECKY IS OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER, HAS LED TO A BUNCH OF HUGE AND IMPACTFUL PROJECTS WITHIN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

REASON I SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH YOU AS I LEARNED RECENTLY THAT BECKY'S LAST DAY WILL BE FRIDAY.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT SHE'S CHOSEN TO STAY WITH OUR ORGANIZATION FOR THE 15 YEARS, BUT CERTAINLY WILL BE VERY SAD TO HAVE HER LEAVE THE ORGANIZATION SHE'S DONE SOME INCREDIBLE WORK.

MUCH IT OUT WAS MOVING THINGS ONLINE WHEN COVID HAPPENED, SHE WAS A BIG PART OF THAT, MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED SO SHE WILL BE MISSED AND CONGRATULATIONS TO BECKY.

CONTINUING ON 15 YEARS WE ALSO HAVE CARLOS LEYVA DUARTE.

HE'S ONE OF OUR POLICE SERGEANTS.

FOR 20-YEAR ANNIVERSARIES, WE HAVE BEN OTERO, HE'S ONE OF OUR RECREATION OFFICIALS OVER IN OUR PROSE DIVISION.

THEN WE MOVE ON TO OUR 25 YEARS PLUS, YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE THIS GUY.

WE REFER TO HIM AS OUR TAT OR SOMETIMES THE MONEY MAN.

BUT RICK TADDER HAS BEEN WITH OUR CITY FOR 28 YEARS.

STARTED HIS CAREER IN APRIL OF 95, HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS RECOGNIZING HIS PERFORMANCE AND GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND, EXHIBITING OUR VALUES.

HE RECEIVED HIS FIRST QUALITY SERVICE INCREASE IN 2002 AND ANOTHER IN 2014.

HE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A WONDERFUL, OUTSTANDING WORKER IN 2006, AND AGAIN IN 2012, TWICE AND IN 2016.

HE RECEIVED A CITY MANAGERS EXCELLENCE AWARD IN 2013 AND '14 AND WAS OUR LEADER OF THE YEAR IN 2019.

HIS STAFF'S SHARED SOME QUOTE WITH US, SO WE WANTED TO PASS THAT ALONG TO YOU ALL AS WELL.

RICK IS A SUPPORTIVE, CARING DIRECTOR.

HE'S SOLUTION FOCUSED, AND WORKS VERY HARD TO ENSURE THE CITY IS FINANCIALLY STABLE.

HE'S VERY SUPPORTIVE OF HIS TEAM AND STAFF TO ENSURE THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND TO DO THEIR BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

ANOTHER IS RICK'S LEADERSHIP AND KNOWLEDGE AND HARD WORK OR ALL OF WORTHY PRAISE HE RECEIVES AS HE CELEBRATES HIS 28TH WORK ANNIVERSARY.

HE MAKES BEING PART OF TEAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES ENJOYABLE, FUN AND REWARDING.

RICK LEAVES NO STONE UNTURNED WHEN DIVING FOR DOLLAR AS PART OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS FOR SURE.

HERE HE'S SHOWED WATERING HIS MONEY TREE, WHICH WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT IN REFERENCE AS A BUDGET TEAM.

WE'RE SO EXCITED THAT RICK'S BEEN HERE FOR 28 YEARS AND I REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH HIM, SO CONGRATULATIONS, RICK.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE ONLINE OR IN THE ROOM.

YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? [APPLAUSE] AREAS, PSYCHIATRIC.

>> HEY, EVERYONE. I WASN'T PLANNING ON SENDING ANY WORDS, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION.

THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS AND THOUGHTS AND APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANKS, RICK. WE'RE ALSO CELEBRATING MIKE BREHM, WHO WORKS AT OUR DOWNTOWN LIBRARY.

HE STARTED WHEN THERE WAS NO EAST FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND THE LIBRARY HAD SIX STAND-ALONE COMPUTERS.

SINCE THEN HE'S BEEN PART OF EVERY SINGLE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT IN OUR LIBRARIES.

HE'S BEEN PART OF ADDING A NEW LIBRARY TO THE DISTRICT, RENOVATING EXISTING LIBRARIES, AND EXPANDING THE LIBRARY COMPUTER NETWORK, EXCUSE ME,

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TO 450 INTERNET COMPUTERS; SO FROM 6-450; QUITE A FEAT THERE.

AMONG HIS RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE IMPLEMENTING SCANNX PUBLIC SCANNERS AT THE LIBRARIES AND COORDINATING THE INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS.

HE SUPPORTS THE PUBLIC COMPUTER LABS AS WELL AS THE STAFF COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT.

HIS OVERALL SUCCESS IS BASED ON HIS TECHNOLOGY SKILLS, BUT JUST AS IMPORTANTLY ARE HIS PEOPLE SKILLS.

WHILE THE COMPUTER PROFESSION HAS LARGELY MOVED TOWARDS EACH PERSON SPECIALIZING IN ONE AREA, HE'S CONTINUED TO BE A GENERALIST, TO BE ABLE TO HELP AS A VALUABLE ASSET FOR THE LIBRARY IT TEAM.

THE DOWNTOWN FLEX STUFF LIBRARY WAS THE FIRST PUBLIC LIBRARY IN ARIZONA TO OFFER INTERNET ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC IN 1994.

AN EARLY LOCAL INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER INFOMAGIC GAVE THE LIBRARY 1 PERSONAL COMPUTER WITH A 14.4 K MODEM.

MIKE WAS ASKED TO MAKE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS AT THE ARIZONA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE THAT YEAR AND OTHER PUBLIC LIBRARIES SOON FOLLOWED.

SUCH WERE MIKE'S EARLY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY AND TO OUR LIBRARY AND WE THANK HIM FOR HIS YEARS AND DEDICATION.

MIKE, I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WERE ONLINE. PAUSE FOR A MOMENT.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU MIKE.

[APPLAUSE] WE'RE GOING TO FINISH THE PRESENTATION WITH ONE MORE MIKE.

THIS IS ACTUALLY MICHAEL STRESS HE WORKS IN PUBLIC WORKS.

HE'S BEEN WITH OUR CITY FOR 30 YEARS.

DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME, HE HAS WORKED IN PUBLIC WORKS.

HE CONTINUES TO BE THE BACKBONE OF STREETS OPERATIONS AND LEADERSHIP.

HE'S LOOKED UP TO BY ALL PUBLIC WORKS BECAUSE OF HIS KNOWLEDGE, HIS DEVOTION, AND HIS COMMITMENT TO SUCCESS IN EVERYTHING HE WORKS ON.

MIKE STEPPED IN AS ONE OF THE CITY'S INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM MEMBERS HE WAS AN OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF LAST YEAR, WHERE HIS LEADERSHIP SHINED BRIGHTER THAN EVER.

MIKE'S WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON NEW TASKS WHILE DEVELOPING THE NEXT LEVEL OF OPERATORS AND LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE HIM ON OUR TEAM AND WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MR. STRESS ON HIS 30 YEARS.

[APPLAUSE] THANKS AGAIN, COUNCIL FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TODAY I WILL SEE YOU IN MAY TO CELEBRATE THOSE TERRIFIC EMPLOYEES AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU, SHANNON. MOVING DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER 8, CITY MANAGER REPORT.

[8. City Manager Report Information Only]

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, SHANNON, FOR THAT WONDERFUL RECOGNITION OF ALL OF OUR WORK ANNIVERSARIES.

I WILL CONTINUE ON WITH SOME RECOGNITION HERE WITHIN MY REPORT AND I'M JUST TOUCHING ON A FEW THINGS.

THE REPORT IS THERE FOR YOUR READING ENJOYMENT.

AS ALWAYS, WE GIVE YOU SOME BEHIND THE SCENES UPDATES AND THEN THIS REPORT WILL ALSO BE FOLLOWED BY SOME QUICK UPDATES FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE HOUSING SECTION AND WATER SERVICES AND ECONOMIC VITALITY.

THANKS FOR BEARING WITH US HERE.

FIRE DEPARTMENT, YOU HAVE THE MISSION AND VALUES AS RECENTLY ROLLED OUT THERE ON THE FRONT PAGE AND A NICE UPDATE AND FOLLOW-UP TO THE LAST REPORT WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT ZOLA MONITOR TRAINING AND YOU HAVE A VERY NICE NARRATIVE IN THERE AND A PHOTO AS TO WHAT THAT INVOLVES.

IN HUMAN RESOURCES LEADERSHIP.

LANCASTER LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN ASSISTING IN PROVIDING SUPERVISOR PERFORMANCE TRAINING FOR THE UPCOMING IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR PAY FOR PERFORMANCE PAY STRUCTURE AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

IT'S A VERY MUCH A WORK IN PROGRESS.

BUT THE JOURNEY HAS STARTED AND YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT.

MOVING ON TO POLICE THIS IS GREAT NEWS.

THE SECOND, HIGH COUNTRY POLICE ACADEMY HAS COMMENCED ON APRIL 3RD.

WE HAVE AT LEAST AS OF THE TIME OF THIS REPORTING, 10 NEW OFFICERS PARTICIPATING THAT'S ACADEMY IS OFF TO A GREAT START.

I WANT TO GIVE CONGRATULATIONS TO OFFICER DANNY WARDEN ON HIS LIFE SAFETY AWARD.

HE RESPONDED TO A CALL ON A POSSIBLE DRUG OVERDOSE AND WAS INFORMED OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

HE ADMINISTERED NARCAN AND REMAINED WITH THE INDIVIDUAL UNTIL MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARRIVED.

HIS QUICK ACTIONS HELPED SAVE THIS INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE.

THANK YOU, OFFICER DANNY WARDEN FOR THAT.

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PUBLIC WORKS.

IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, THE STREET SWEEPERS HAVE BEEN OPERATING IN 24/7, IT IS BECOMING EVIDENT THERE'S SO MUCH IN THE COMMUNITY DEBRIS AND CINDERS FROM A VERY LONG WINTER, LOT OF SNOWFALL, BUT WE'RE SEEING PROGRESS AND I WANT TO EXTEND PROPS TO THE MANY NEW OPERATORS AND EXISTING OPERATORS WHO ARE OUT THERE HELPING TO GET OUR COMMUNITY READY FOR SPRING AND SUMMER.

WE JUST HAD A WONDERFUL RECOGNITION OF BARNEY AND HIS GREAT SERVICE TO THE AIRPORT.

WE ALSO RECENTLY CELEBRATED RETIREMENT OF GREG CLIFTON AND EVEN THOUGH HE'S NOT HERE TO BE RECOGNIZED, I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS WONDERFUL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

HE WILL INDEED BE MISSED.

NEXT, SHIFTING GEARS, THIS IS VERY RECENT NEWS.

I'M GOING TO ASK THAT CHRISTINE CAMERON AND STACY BK, AND ALSO KATE MORALLY, IF SHE'S WITH US EITHER IN PERSON OR ONLINE, IF THEY CAN BE PRESENT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND BEHIND THE REPORTING HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO STEAL ANYBODY'S THUNDER, BUT WE RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RATHER SIGNIFICANT GRANT THAT'S GOING TO HELP US WITH OUR DOWNTOWN MILE GRANT MATCH.

THIS IS GREAT NEWS AND LOOK WHO WE HAVE HERE.

>> LOOK WHO WE GOT. A TEAM HERE.

STACY [INAUDIBLE] GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.

WE HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

A DOT HAS WHAT'S NOW SMART MATCH ADVANTAGE RULE TRANSPORTATION GRANT.

WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS MATCHING A NUMBER OF GRANTS AND THE STATE THEY METRO PLAN WORKED WITH US AND COLLABORATION WITH CHRISTINE.

WE PUT TOGETHER THE APPLICATION.

YOUR STAFF AT METRO PLANS WAS GREAT.

THEY SUPPORTED IT. THEY REVIEWED IT.

WE ALL WORK TOGETHER AND GOT THAT SUBMITTED AND THEN JUST SAY WE HIT SUBMIT AND I'M GOING TO LET THEM TALK ABOUT WHAT THE EIGHT OUTBOARD DISGUST AND THEN LET CHRISTINE BRING IT HOME.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, KATE MORLEY WITH METRO PLAN.

THE STATE BOARD HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION ON THE APPLICATION.

I THINK THEY DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THE DOWNTOWN MILE PROJECT AND THE AWARD OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS AND WE'RE VERY IMPRESSED BY THAT.

THIS APPLICATION IS AWARDED BY THE STATE TRANSPORTATION BOARD AND SO PROVIDING COMMENT AT THE BOARD MEETING IS IMPORTANT AND SO I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY FOR JOINING ME AND WINSLOW TO PROVIDE THAT COMMENT.

THEY HAD A REALLY ROBUST DISCUSSION.

THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO AWARD THE FULL ASK OF SIX MILLION, BUT THEY DIDN'T INVITE US TO APPLY AGAIN AND REQUEST MORE SO THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT DOOR OPENING FOR US.

>> THAT OPPORTUNITY MAY COME TO US AFTER THE FIRST OF THE FISCAL YEAR IN JULY TO GO AHEAD BACK TO THE BOARD FOR THE OTHER 3 MILLION SO FINGERS CROSSED ON THAT.

I THINK COUNCIL IS AWARE THAT OUR MATCH ON THE DOWNTOWN MILE IS $12.8 MILLION AND IT'S $3 MILLION GOES INTO THAT AND WILL RELIEVE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS BACK TO 419 STORMWATER AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND I'LL CONTINUE.

THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME A LITTLE OFF SCRIPT THERE.

BUT IT WAS WONDERFUL TO GET THAT NEWS.

WHAT A GREAT TEAM EFFORT.

I WON'T BORE YOU WITH MY UPDATES ON THE MANY MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON.

BUT I DO WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION BACK TO THE ARENA OF EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION.

YOU'LL FIND A VERY NICE COPY OF A EXCERPTS UP RATHER OUT OF A NEWSLETTER COMING FROM NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY, THE MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION NEWSLETTER WITH A NICE DIRECTOR'S UPDATES, AND THEN NICE PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS, ONE OF WHOM IS OUR OWN STACY SALZBURG, RECEIVING THAT AWARD FOR REPRESENTING THE CLASS OF 21.

SHE GRADUATED WITH HER MASTER'S IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.

SHE HAS AN RUNNING AT A FAST PACE EVER SINCE THEN, APPLYING THE MANY TALENTS FROM HER ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS NOW IN HER PRACTICE AS A CITY CLERK, BUT MORE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MORE RECENTLY AS DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNICATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT DIVISIONS.

MAJOR PROMPTS TO STACY FOR THAT PRESTIGIOUS AWARD WITH YES.

FINALLY, CAN I QUEUE UP THE OTHER NEWSWORTHY ITEM?

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I SHARED THIS BY AN EMAIL YESTERDAY, BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE FILLED OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER POSITION.

JOANN KANE WILL BE JOINED IN THE CITY IN JUNE.

WE'RE SO EXCITED SHE ACCEPTED OUR OFFER.

EVERYTHING HAS BEEN BUTTONED UP, WE'RE JUST ELATED TO HAVE HER BE A MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM.

SHE WILL BE BUSY BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WORKING WITH US ON A LOT OF HOUSEKEEPING MATTERS.

BUT THE IMPORTANT THING HERE IS WE HAVE FILLED THAT VACANCY AND IT HAS BEEN VACANT FOR SOME TIME, BUT HAS BEEN VERY ADMIRABLY FILLED BY THE DUTIES AND SERVICES OF HEIDI HANSON.

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HEIDI FOR WHAT SHE HAS DONE FOR THE ORGANIZATION, DOING DOUBLE TIME OVER THE LAST YEAR AND-A-HALF.

WE WELCOME JOANNE.

WE THANK HEIDI AND THE TRANSITION WILL I THINK, BE VERY SEAMLESS.

WITH THAT, I WILL CONCLUDE MY REPORT AND TURN IT OVER FOR SOME PRESENTATIONS.

WE HAVE A FEW OF THEM WE PROMISE TO BE BRIEF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM WATER SERVICES, AND THEN WE'LL FINISH UP WITH ECONOMIC VITALITY.

I HAVE IN MY HAND A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR A LOCAL COFFEE SHOP FOR ALL OF OUR PRESENTERS WHO CAN KEEP THEIR PRESENTATIONS TO UNDER FIVE MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GET ONE OF THESE.

DAN, WE'LL START WITH YOU.

>> THIS IS A NEW CHALLENGE I WASN'T AWARE OF UNTIL RIGHT NOW.

>> DO WE GET THE GIFT CARDS IF THEY GO OVER?

>> YES.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DAN FOLK.

I'M THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

IN YOUR PACKET TODAY WE DO HAVE A MONTHLY REPORT.

IT ACTUALLY COVERS THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF BUILDING ACTIVITY IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS THE HOUSING NEWSLETTERS.

I'LL TOUCH ON SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT'S IN THE PACKET.

ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE TO LOOK AT IN TERMS OF TRACKING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY AND INTERESTS IS OUR PRE APPLICATION MEETINGS AND OUR CONCEPT PLANS.

YOU CAN SEE IN THE FIRST QUARTER WE HAD 21 PRE APPLICATION MEETINGS.

THESE ARE FREE MEETINGS AT OUR CURRENT PLANNING STAFF OFFER.

THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH EVERY FRIDAY.

GREAT WAY FOR FOLKS WITH A PROJECT TO GET SOME INITIAL INFORMATION, WHAT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED, WHAT'S THE PROCESS, WHERE DO THE PERMITS, ETC, WILL BE ZONING REQUIREMENTS.

AGAIN, HAVING 21 OF THOSE IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS, I THINK, SHOWS WE'VE STILL GOT A REAL STRONG COMMUNITY AND A LOT OF INTEREST IN PROJECTS IN FLAGSTAFF.

I'LL MENTION THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP COALITION.

THIS IS BEING LED BY VALENCIA CHASE.

SHE HOLDS THAT POSITION BETWEEN NIU AND THE CITY.

SOME COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF, ALONG WITH OTHER CITY STAFF PARTICIPATED LAST WEEK AT THE FIRST ONE OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION MEETINGS.

MARK BREVIS GAVE UPDATES ON NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND WE ALSO ANSWERED QUESTIONS ON CODE COMPLIANCE.

YOU'VE GOT A GREAT SUMMARY OF THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAUGHT MY EYE WAS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN 18 WHOLE MINI GOLF COURSE.

IT'S SURPRISING WE DON'T HAVE MINI GOLF IN FLAGSTAFF, BUT IT'S COMING.

I'M TOLD IT'S GONNA BE A VERY TECHNICAL COURSE.

GET OUT YOUR PUTTER FOR THAT.

WE'VE GIVEN A SUMMARY OF ITEMS THAT CAME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL.

I WON'T REVIEW THOSE WITH YOU SINCE YOU ALL LIVED THROUGH THEM AND PARTICIPATED.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE'RE CONTINUING UPDATES ON OUR REGIONAL PLAN.

IN THE MONTH OF MARCH, WE DID A LOT OF SCENARIO PLANNING.

WE HAD GREAT PARTICIPATION.

WE'VE GOT A UP-TO-DATE WEBPAGE, SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO THE NEWSLETTER, CLICK ON THAT LINK AND SEE WHAT'S COMING NEXT FOR THE REGIONAL PLAN.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THAT PROCESS AND OUR SCENARIO PLANNING CONSULTANT.

WE'VE GOT LINKS TO THE TENURE HOUSING PLAN AND THE PROGRESS REPORT, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE PEOPLE CAN TRACK WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HOUSING.

YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF REAL ESTATE ITEMS IN FRONT OF YOU IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

REAL ESTATE JOINT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND THE WORKLOAD IS DEFINITELY RAMPED UP, BUT IT'S MOSTLY TIED TO CAPITAL PROJECTS.

IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

YOU KNOW YOU JUST WENT THROUGH YOUR RETREAT ON CAPITAL.

THERE ARE LOTS OF CAPITAL PROJECTS, LOTS OF REAL ESTATE NEEDS.

BRYCE DODI HAS BEEN REALLY BUSY WITH THAT, WE'VE BEEN GETTING GREAT SUPPORT FROM OTHER TEAM MEMBERS AS WELL AS SOME CONTRACT SERVICES, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON ALL THOSE ACQUISITIONS FOR THE IMPORTANT CAPITAL PROJECTS.

IN TERMS OF PERMITTING AND EVALUATION, I WOULD SAY WE'RE PRETTY MUCH ON TRACK WITH LAST YEAR.

I NOTICED THERE'S AN ERROR IN ONE OF THE CHARTS WE HAVE HERE.

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BUT REALLY, I WOULD SAY 2023 IS REALLY MIRRORING 2022 RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF PERMIT ACTIVITY AND EVALUATION, WHICH WAS A VERY BUSY YEAR, NOT QUITE AS BUSY AS 21, BUT I WOULD SAY THE BUILDING TRADES ARE STILL VERY STRONG HERE IN FLAGSTAFF.

THEN WE HAVE OUR CODE COMPLIANCE REPORT.

AGAIN, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS ON SIDEWALKS.

YOU REMEMBER WE HAD SOME SNOW THIS YEAR.

THEN GRAFFITI IS ANOTHER ONE THAT WOULD RESPOND TO QUITE OFTEN.

THEN LET ME JUST TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS FROM THE HOUSING SECTION NEWSLETTER.

AS YOU KNOW, APRIL WAS FAIR HOUSING MONTH.

YOU PROVIDED A PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH.

THE HOUSING TEAM HOSTED A FAIR HOUSING WORKSHOP ON APRIL 12TH, I BELIEVE IT WAS IN THIS ROOM.

WE HAD SOME GREAT PARTNERS SUPPORTING US IN THAT.

I THINK WE MENTIONED HERE A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT ARE HOUSING TEAM WAS GIVEN AN AWARD AT THE ARIZONA HOUSING COALITION ANNUAL CONFERENCE THAT WAS BACK IN MARCH.

THEY WERE GIVEN THE INNOVATIONS IN HOUSING AWARD FOR THE TENURE HOUSING PLAN.

THEN THE LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THIS REALLY EXCITING PROJECT THAT HOUSING SOLUTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA IS UNDERTAKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY.

IT'S GOING TO BE ON SOME CITY LAND.

THEY'D BEEN AWARDED SOME FUNDING FROM THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING TO DO 11 THREE-BEDROOM RENTAL UNITS AND SO THIS IS OVER IN THE ISABELLE AREA.

I BELIEVE THIS WAS A SITE THAT WE HAD CONSIDERED FOR THE SCATTERED SITE PROJECTS THAT NEVER REALLY CAME TO BE.

HOUSING SOLUTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA IS GOING TO PICK THAT UP AND BUILD THOSE UNITS ON THAT SITE.

THAT'S REALLY EXCITING 33 UNITS THAT WILL BE ALL INCOME QUALIFIED FOR FOLKS.

THEN THE LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION IS I BELIEVE SHANNON MENTIONED IN HER EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION BECKY CARDIFF OF CELEBRATING 16 YEARS WITH THE CITY, BECKY HAS DECIDED TO MOVE ON.

SHE'S GOING TO DO SOMETHING NEXT IN LIFE.

FRIDAY IS HER LAST DAY, BUT I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE BECKY, SHE'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE TEAM MEMBER.

SHE'S OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER, SO SHE RUNS THE FRONT COUNTER.

PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT COMES THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING COMES THROUGH THAT COUNTER.

SHE HAS AN INCREDIBLE GIFT FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE.

SHE'S ALWAYS SERVED ALL OF OUR CLIENTS VERY WELL, ALL OF OUR APPLICANTS.

SHE'S THE GO-TO PERSON I KNOW WHEN PEOPLE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT A PERMIT OR WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

WE CERTAINLY WILL HIRE SOMEONE, BUT WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPLACE BECKY AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO MISS HER VERY MUCH SO I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND THANK BECKY.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? [NOISE] HOW DID I DO ON TIME?

>> TIME IS OVER.

[OVERLAPPING]

>> BUT I WAS GRATEFUL THAT THEY DIDN'T BUZZ YOU.

>> YEAH, WE DID NOT BUZZ.

>> WE GET THE HOOK. THANK YOU ALL.

>> THANK YOU, DAN.

>> THANK YOU. MAYOR, CAN I CONTINUE HERE? NEXT WE HAVE WATER SERVICES, WE'LL GET AN UPDATE THERE, AND THEN WE'LL GO ON TO ECONOMIC VITALITY.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, LISA D MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS WITH WATER SERVICES.

APRIL IS ALSO WATER AWARENESS MONTH IS, I'M SURE YOU'RE QUITE AWARE.

OUR CONSERVATION TEAM HAS BEEN VERY BUSY ALL MONTH LONG HAVING ACTIVITIES, PLANNINGS, SEED BOMBS, ALL GREAT THINGS.

THEY HAVE A FULL STEAM AHEAD EVENTS THIS WEEKEND COMING UP.

I HOPE YOU WERE ABLE TO TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THOSE SOME ITEMS I'D LIKE TO MAKE NOTE WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU OR THE REPORT IS FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH.

CRYSTAL SNOW, OUR LAB SUPERVISOR FOR POTABLE WATER, RECEIVED AWHILE AWARD FOR HER WORK ON WATER RESOURCES DAM REPORT.

THIS IS SOMETHING TRADITIONALLY DONE THROUGH ENGINEERING, BUT OUR TEAM REALLY WORKS TOGETHER.

WE DON'T REALLY SEE THE BOUNDARIES OF THIS AS MY JOB OR THIS ISN'T MY JOB.

THE BIG RECRUITMENT PLUS FOR US IN THIS TIME WAS WAS GETTING OUR FULL-TIME PERMANENT DIRECTOR IN FEBRUARY.

UNFORTUNATELY, ARE WATER RECLAMATION PLANT MANAGER ALSO LEFT JIM YUKL.

HE'S ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BY TROY DRAGHART, WHO HAS REALLY PUT HIS TIME IN THE TRENCHES TAKING CARE OF THE RECLAMATION PLANTS.

WITH ALL THE SNOW AND WHAT THEY CALL INI, WHICH IS AN INFILTRATION INFLOW THAT WE HAVE HAD THE WATER THEY'VE REALLY MANAGED ALL OF THE FLOWS FOR OUR WATER RECLAMATION.

THE RESIDENTS DON'T EVEN NOTICE THE CHANGES THAT WE MANAGE ON A DAILY BASIS.

AGAIN, READ COMPLIANCE.

IF YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE OF FOXGLEN PARK HAD A SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOW BECAUSE OF THE LOW SPOT IN THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. THAT WAS MANAGED REALLY WELL AS A GOOD COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN PARKS AND WATER SERVICES.

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THEY USE TMRS. THERE'S ANOTHER ADQ IS DOING SOME TESTING ON CONTAMINANTS OF EMERGING CONCERN.

THEY FOCUS ON PFOS AND PFAS AND IT'S A MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM, AND WE'RE STARTING TO TEST AREAS AND WELLS AS PART OF THAT PROGRAM AND YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT PART.

ANOTHER EPA DIRECTIVE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IS A LEAD AND COPPER RESEARCH RULE THAT'S COMING INTO EFFECT SOON.

WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO PARTNER WITH NAU AMERICORPS.

WE HAVE A GREAT AMERICORPS STUDENTS TO HIRE OVER THE SUMMER AND THEN HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN FALL TO HELP US WITH THAT WORK, THE RESEARCH TO FIND OUT WHERE OUR LEAD AND COPPER LINES ARE FOR COMPLIANCE WHEN IT COMES INTO EFFECT IN 2024.

SMOOTHING THE STORMWATER.

YOU HEAR SO MUCH ON STORMWATER [LAUGHTER] I WON'T GO OVER THAT.

I KNOW THAT SPREADS IS SHORT POND HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE DREDGED AND IT'S STILL OVERFLOWING, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE PUT ON HOLD.

I CAN MENTION THOUGH, THAT THERE WAS A 1.5 MILLION DOLLAR CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVE SUPPORT MONEY FOR FEMA PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS.

THESE ARE RIGHT AWAY ACQUISITIONS FOR SOME OF THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT.

THIS LAND WILL EXPAND OPEN SPACE AND PARKLAND, AS WELL AS BE USED FOR FLOOD MITIGATION.

IT'LL HAVE MULTI-USE AND MULTI-PURPOSES.

OUR STORMWATER TEAM IS ALSO PRESENTING AT CONFERENCES ON HYDRAULIC MODELING.

THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT WITH SOME OF OUR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS BECAUSE WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS PUTS THESE LITERATURES, THESE PEER REVIEW PAPERS INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IN THAT THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND IT HAS THEM LOOKING AT IT.

IT PUTS OUR MARK ON WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE'RE MANAGING THE HYDROLOGY AND THE STUDIES ON THOSE FLOWS.

WATER DISTRIBUTION IS HAVING CHALLENGES WITH AGING TRUCKS THAT ARE BREAKING DOWN.

LUCKILY, WE HAVE TWO NEW TRUCKS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE GETTING RETROFITTED WITH THE CHASSIS BODIES AND A NEW VACUUM TRAILER IS NOW IN OPERATIONS FOR THEM THAT REPLACED AN OLDER UNIT.

I'M SURE EVERYONE HAS NOTICED UPPER LAKE MARY IS OVERFLOWING.

EVERYONE IS QUITE HAPPY. THAT'S ALL YOU HEAR.

ABOUT 3 BILLION GALLONS OF INFLOW INTO UPPER LAKE MARY IN ONE WEEK.

THAT IS A RECORD AND IT'S STILL GOING.

IT'S STORMWATER REPORTED THAT WE STILL HAVE 34 INCHES OF WATER THAT'S IN SNOWPACK, SO WE'RE NOT DONE YET.

[LAUGHTER] THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

WATER PRODUCTION IS RAMPING UP TO DO SURFACE WATER PRODUCTION, WHICH IS OUR LEAST EXPENSIVE WATER OTHER THAN WHAT'S UP ON THE INNER BASIN AND THE INNER BASIN OF COURSE IS BEING WORKED ON.

AGAIN, I WON'T GO INTO THAT BECAUSE YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT ALREADY A LOT ON THOSE PROJECTS.

YOU'LL NOTICE IN YOUR REPORT.

THERE'S OVER A FULL PAGE OF WORK BEING DONE IN THE WATER RECLAMATION PLANTS.

THERE IS A HUGE FOCUS TO BRING THE WATER RECLAMATION PLANTS, THE EQUIPMENT UP TO CURRENT STANDARDS, TO BRING IT INTO WORKING NEW EQUIPMENT AND WE'RE USING EVERY TRICK UNDER OUR HAT TO USE FEDERAL, STATE, AND ANY OTHER FUNDING WE CAN FIND TO MATCH, TO BE ABLE TO BRING THOSE DESIGNS AND THOSE IDEAS INTO FRUITION.

I TALKED ABOUT WATER RESOURCES AND I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT.

DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT. THANK YOU, LISA.

>> THANK YOU, LISA. LASTLY WE HAVE HEIDI WITH ECONOMIC VITALITY IN HEIDI, WE HAVEN'T HAD A WINNER YET.

>> WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? I'D LOVE THAT TIMER BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING OVER FIVE MINUTES.

[LAUGHTER] I EVEN HIGHLIGHTED AND I CONDENSED THE REPORT, SO WHATEVER YOU HAVE IN THERE IS A LOT MORE THAN WHAT I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT.

AS FAR AS THE AIRPORT, WE WANT TO AGAIN, THANK OUR CREWS FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DID WITH THE HEAVY SNOW THAT CAUSED A LOT OF WORK FOR THEM.

WE ALSO WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR THE RECERTIFICATION TRAININGS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH.

WHAT THEY DO IS THEY ACTUALLY CREATE THESE FIRES AND THEY ASSIMILATE IF THERE WAS AN ACTUAL FIRE WITH THE PLANE OR WHAT HAVE YOU, IT IS CRAZY TO BE AROUND.

I SUGGEST YOU ASK HIM SKINNER WHEN YOU COULD PARTICIPATE SOMETIME.

WE CONTINUE TO DO CARES ACT PROJECTS.

THE TERMINAL FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS GOING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, I TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT.

AND THE AIRPORT PAID PARKING SYSTEM WE ARE

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SHOOTING FOR MEMORIAL WEEKEND FOR THAT TO OPEN UP, WE WILL REMIND YOU AND GIVE YOU SOME TALKING POINTS AS WELL AS FOR OUR COMMISSIONERS.

IN CLAIMANTS WERE DOWN WE HAVE A FLIGHT THAT'S NO LONGER HERE, SO IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

BUT WE ACTUALLY DID BEAT 2020 FIGURES, WHICH YOU WANT TO BE 2020 FIGURES.

FOR THE INVESTMENT WE'RE DOING TRAFFIC SIGNAL CABINETS AND I THINK IT'S COOL YOU GET TO SEE A FEW OF THE PICTURES OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEING AROUND TOWN TO ADD TO THE ONES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

WE HAVE ADDED FLOWERS AND ENHANCED LANDSCAPING NOT ONLY TO DOWNTOWN BUT OTHER AREAS OF TOWN, AND WE DID BEAUTIFICATION ARTS ACTION GRANTS AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEING A LOT MORE THINGS IN TOWN WITH THOSE GRANTS.

PARKFLAG WELCOMED A NEW TEAM MEMBER, REST WILLIAMS, I MET HIM AT A MEETING THE OTHER DAY.

HE'S DELIGHTFUL AND HE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT AMBASSADOR.

OUR NUMBERS WERE DOWN JUST SLIGHTLY 6.6% DECREASE COMPARED TO MARCH 2022 AND IT WAS BECAUSE OF SNOW.

AIRPORT ATTRACTION, WE HAVE TWO COMPANIES AND THEY ARE ABOUT HAND-IN-HAND WITH FLAGSTAFF'S CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN.

ADVANCED BATTERY MANUFACTURING LOOKS AT SUSTAINABLE BATTERIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO POWER NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND CARBON CRUSHERS IS A COMPANY THAT WILL DETERMINE IF THEIR PRODUCT CAN BE USED TO SUSTAINABLY REPAIR ROADWAYS.

I KNOW YOU'RE EXCITED.

[LAUGHTER] WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED.

BUSINESS ONE-STOP SHOP WEBSITE IS IN FULL SWING.

IT IS NOT YET READY FOR OUR DEVELOPERS, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON MAKING THIS SYSTEM OF PROCESS A LOT EASIER, IT'S GOING TO EVEN HARDER NOW THAT BECKY IS LEAVING, BUT WE WILL GET IT DONE.

IN-N-OUT HAS DONE DEMOLITION OVER AT THE PIZZA HUT.

WE HAVE JUST STARTED THE INNOVATE WASTE CHALLENGE.

ALL THE SUBMISSIONS ARE IN AND I'M SURE SOME OF YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE END RESULT OF THAT, AND WE HOPE YOU WILL.

THEN THE MAYOR DID TALK I BELIEVE IT WAS THE MAYOR TALKED ABOUT THE STEM PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT AND WE WERE PART OF THAT.

THAT WAS EXCITING. LIBRARY CONTINUES TO SEE GREAT NUMBERS.

CIRCULATION IS UP 26%, DOOR COUNT UP AT 64%, THE COMPUTER USE IS UP 88% AND THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS ARE UP 85% AND PEOPLE ARE ATTENDING OUR LIBRARIES AT 82%.

WE HAD A WRITER'S MEET AND GREET.

I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER ASLYNN AS A WRITER, YOU LIKE TO HEAR THESE THINGS AND THAT WENT REALLY WELL.

WE HAD 21 ATTENDEES.

TOURISM IS DOWN FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, FIRST TIME YOU'VE SEEN THIS IN A VERY LONG TIME AND THAT'S BECAUSE LAST MARCH WAS INSANE.

WE LITERALLY HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH LITTLE AMERICA GENERAL MANAGER FRED RAYS AND HE SAID IT WAS THE BEST MARCH SHE'S HAD SINCE HE'S EVER BEEN AT THE HOTEL.

IT MAKES SENSE THAT NUMBERS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A LITTLE BIT HARD TO BEAT BUT WE'RE STILL DOING OUR WORK AND NOW WE'RE GOING INTO FIRE SAFETY MODES. YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF THAT.

FOURTEEN PRINT ARTICLES, 136 DIGITAL ARTICLES, NINE PROCURED STORIES, AND SIX MEDIA ASSIST ALL IN ONE MONTH.

SOME OF THE GREAT STORIES WERE ABOUT THE MOST UNIQUE ATTRACTIONS, WE'RE ONE OF THEM BEST PLACES TO SKI ON SPRING BREAK.

THEN WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT BEST PIZZA IN FLAGSTAFF.

WE HAD ONE FILM PERMIT IN THE MONTH, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR FILM COMMISSIONER ATTENDED THE VIRTUAL FILM USA, WHICH WAS MEETING WITH FILM TUCSON AND FILM PHOENIX AND THE ARIZONA COMMERCE AUTHORITY SO WE'RE DOING STUFF IN FILM.

DOMESTIC SESSIONS WERE UP 46% IN INTERNATIONAL SESSIONS UP.

WE HAD A GREAT POST FOR SOCIAL MEDIA.

IT WAS ABOUT THE SNOWY BRIDGE NEAR THE LIBRARY.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE HAD LONDON VISITORS AND OUR VISITOR SERVICES DID 261 PINT GLASSES FOR THE FLEXOR BREWERY TRAIL.

THAT ISN'T IMPRESSIVE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE DRINKING AND HOPEFULLY THEY'RE WALKING.

THEN CREATIVE SERVICES, WE DID A LOT OF THINGS WITH WIPE THE SMILE ON YOUR FACE FOR OUR RESTAURANTS, WE DID WATER AWARENESS MONTH AND WE'RE TALKING BBB SOON.

WE'RE INVITING YOU TO OUR NATIONAL ECOTOURISM WEEK.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 10:30-12:30, HOPE THAT YOU WILL JOIN US.

IT IS AFTER A MEETING THAT I THINK YOU ALL HAVE, AND THAT'S WHERE WE PICK UP TRASH AND WE HELP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I'M DONE. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE]

>> HEIDI, I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE BEST PIZZA AND FLEX.

>> YOU DIDN'T SAY IF IT INCLUDED QUESTIONS.

DO YOU JUST SAY THAT I HAD TO BE DONE? IT'S WHAT I'M SAYING, IT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? [LAUGHTER]

>> IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER]

>> I DIDN'T HAVE A QUESTION. JUST CURIOUS A QUICK UPDATE ABOUT THE FINISHING OF THE PROJECT HERE IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY.

>> WE'RE HOPING AT JEREMY DEGEYTER AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB AND HE HAS BEEN DEALING WITH OUR CONTRACTORS THAT ARE NEW TO THIS ENVIRONMENT, AGAIN, IT'S PROCUREMENT STUFF.

WE HAD TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF A NOTICE BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF SNOW AND THEY HAD A CLEAR WAY SNOW JUST TO WORK.

BUT WE'RE HOPING LIKE THE BEGINNING OF JUNE THAT THIS WILL BE COMPLETED.

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EVERYBODY CAN STILL ENTER THE BACK OF THE LIBRARY AND IT'S ADA COMPLIANT TO ENTER THE BACK OF THE LIBRARY AND YOU GO THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S AREA AND THEN YOU CAN GET TO REFERENCE AND ALL OF THAT.

BUT WE'RE GETTING CLOSE. BUT EXCITING NEWS, I CAN ADD THIS BECAUSE HE ASKED ME A QUESTION, THE AIRPORT ART PROJECT IS THE FENCE IS GOING IN THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK.

IT'S GOING TO BE FABULOUS.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST SO YOU KNOW I'M A WINNER.

>> YES.

>> THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER]

>> THANK YOU. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COUNCIL, THAT CONCLUDES THE REPORT.

WHILE WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FUN FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THESE CHALLENGES, I DON'T WANT TO IN ANY WAY DIMINISH THE IMPORTANCE OF THE REPORTS THAT YOU ARE RECEIVING FROM THE DIVISIONS WHO ARE WORKING VERY HARD FOR YOU AND FOR THIS COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> VERY GREAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 9,

[9. Consideration and Approval of Contract: Cooperative Purchase Contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $2,192,163.44 for radio equipment and accessories for numerous City Divisions and Sections. STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Cooperative Purchase Contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $2,192,163.44 for radio equipment and accessories for numerous City Divisions and Sections in need of radio replacements; and Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.]

CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT, COOPERATIVE PURCHASE CONTRACT WITH MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,192,163.44 FOR RADIO EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES FOR NUMEROUS CITY DIVISIONS AND SECTIONS.

>> STAFF. HELLO, CHIEF.

>> HELLO, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS DAN MUSSELMAN AND I SERVE AS YOUR POLICE CHIEF, AND I'VE GOT A SUPPORTING CAST OF CHARACTERS TONIGHT.

SO FIRE CHIEF, PROCUREMENT, SCOTT WHY DON'T YOU STAND UP PLEASE BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW YOU? SCOTLIN WORKS FOR US AND THE NAU HE'S OUR RADIO TECHNICIAN AND SO HE'S A PART-TIME.

HALF THE SALARY IS PAID BY US, HALF PAID BY NAU AND HE TELLS US WHAT TO DO, WHAT WE SHOULD DO AND FORESEES THE FUTURE AS FAR AS OUR RADIO SYSTEM.

HE'S OUR TECHNICAL EXPERT IF THOSE QUESTIONS COME OUR WAY TONIGHT.

AND THEN MOTOROLA WE HAVE OUR ACCOUNT MANAGER DOUG BOXBOMB AND JIMMY TREVETTY; OUR AREA ACCOUNT MANAGER AND THEN I THINK YOU KNOW EVERYBODY ELSE FROM PROCUREMENT AND LEGAL, ALL THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO HELP ME OUT HERE.

THIS IS A REQUEST TO SPEND UP TO TWO MILLION $192,163 AND 44 CENTS FOR RADIO EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES FOR NUMEROUS CITY DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS.

LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. IN 2010, BOND WAS APPROVED FOR A PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEM, IT WENT OUT TO BID AND MOTOROLA WAS AWARDED THE CONTRACT.

THE CITY PARTNERED WITH NAU TO SPLIT COSTS ON THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM, AND THEN WHEN WE DID OUR LAST MAJOR UPGRADE IN 2020 ASU CAME ONTO OUR SYSTEM WHICH SPLIT COSTS EVEN FURTHER.

THE CITY OWNS APPROXIMATELY 702 HANDHELD VEHICLE AND BASE STATION RADIO IS IN OUR INVENTORY.

OUR OLDER MOTOROLA RADIO IS FROM 2012 ARE NO LONGER BEING SUPPORTED, AND THOSE ARE THE ONES WE WANT TO REPLACE SO WE'RE NOT REPLACING ALL OF OUR RADIOS.

THE LARGEST USERS OF THE RADIOS AND RADIO TIME SPENT ON OUR SYSTEM IS THE DISPATCH CENTER AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE THEY'RE DISPATCHING OUT CALLS TO BOTH POLICE AND FIRE FOLLOWED BY POLICE AND THEN FIRE.

THE CITY IS REQUESTING TO REPLACE 322 OUT OF OUR 702 RADIOS.

MOTOROLA WAS THE SELECTION BASE.

IT ALLOWS US TO USE EXISTING BATTERIES AND CHARGERS ON SOME OF THE RADIOS WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH THOSE RADIOS.

THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE IN BEING CONSISTENT.

THAT WAY IF MY RADIO BREAKS AND I HAVE TO GRAB SOMEONE ELSE, I KNOW WHICH BUTTON DOES WHAT I KNOW WHERE THE EMERGENCY BUTTON IS.

IF WE'RE TRAINING NEW PEOPLE, WE TRAIN OUR POLICE AIDS.

THEY GET THE SAME RADIOS THAT OUR OFFICERS DO.

RADIOS ARE VERY DURABLE.

WE'VE DROPPED THEM, WE'VE RAN OVER THEM.

USUALLY THEY BREAK WHEN YOU RUN OVER THEM, BUT WE'VE ALSO SENT A MOTOROLA AND THEY PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER IN THE HARD CASE AND GIVEN THEM TO US.

FIRE HAS ALSO PUT THEM THROUGH QUITE A FEW TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS WITH HEAT AND WHATNOT.

WE DO HAVE SOME CHANNELS THAT ARE ENCRYPTED.

IF I PULL OVER COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY AND I'M READING HIS NAME AND HIS DATE OF BIRTH OVER THE RADIO, WE DON'T WANT HIM TO LATER BE A VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT.

WE DO HAVE ENCRYPTED CHANNELS FOR SOME OF THOSE THINGS WE DO.

NOT ALL OF OUR CHANNELS ARE ENCRYPTED, BUT SEVERAL AGENCIES ARE MOVING THAT WAY.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT

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THE MOTOROLA RADIOS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIELD TESTED THEM AND APPROXIMATELY 83% IN THEIR SURVEY SUPPORTED THE USE OF MOTOROLA RADIOS.

THEY ALSO LOOKED AT A STUDY DONE AT A KANSAS CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY ALSO FOUND VALUE IN THE MOTOROLA RADIOS OVER THE MAIN COMPETITOR WHICH IS HARRIS I BELIEVE.

THIS IS THE CONTRACT SPECIFICATION.

IT IT HELPS ME KEEP TRACK OF THINGS.

I'M A GREEN PERSON TOO, SO I'VE GOT TO SEE IT OUT AND ABOUT.

THE TOTALS OF WHICH SECTION, WHICH DEPARTMENT? THE AMOUNT OF THEIR QUOTE IS THE NUMBER OF HANDHELDS THEY'RE ASKING FOR, THE NUMBER OF MOBILE OR VEHICLE RADIOS AND THE NUMBER OF BASE STATIONS THEY ARE REQUESTING.

GOING THROUGH MOTOROLA WE'RE ABLE TO TRADE IN SOME OF THE OLD RADIOS THAT WE WILL NO LONGER BE USING.

WE WILL RECEIVE A TRADE-IN CREDIT OF $103,850, AND THAT IS GUARANTEED UNTIL THE END OF APRIL.

INSTALLATION OF NOT ALL THE RADIOS NEED TO BE INSTALLED.

THE HANDHELD COME PRETTY MUCH PLUG AND PLAY ALONG WITH THE BASE UNITS.

WE GOT THE VEHICLE RADIOS, SOMETIMES FLEET CITY STAFF DOES IT.

SOMETIMES IT'S DONE THROUGH OTHER EXISTING CONTRACTS AND LOCAL PROVIDERS.

THE PROCUREMENT FOR THE RADIOS, WE REACHED OUT TO PROCUREMENT AND GAVE THEM SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE RADIOS WE WERE LOOKING FOR AS FAR AS POLICE AND FIRE.

THEY RESEARCHED EXISTING COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS AND WE FOUND THE MOST BENEFICIAL STATE COOPERATIVE CONTRACT.

THE REST OF THE CITY DIVISIONS, WE WENT THROUGH OUR FLEET MANAGER AT THE TIME; GREG CLIFTON, BECAUSE HE KNEW HOW MANY RADIOS WERE SITTING IN A BOX ON A SHELF THAT WE'RE NO LONGER USEFUL HE KNEW WHAT WAS BEING DEPLOYED IN VEHICLES.

HE ALSO HAD A GOOD COUNT OF THE PORTABLES THAT WERE OUT WITHIN THE CITY.

SO HE GAVE US THE NUMBERS, WE PUT IT TOGETHER.

WE MET WITH MOTOROLA, WE SAID POLICE AND FIRE WANT THESE MODELS.

THE REST OF THE AGENCIES, THEY CAN USE NOT AS TECHNICAL MODEL.

THE MODEL THAT POLICE AND FIRE GOES WITH AS FAR AS THE HANDHELDS RUN APPROXIMATELY ABOUT $10,000, A LITTLE LESS THAN THAT.

THE HANDHELDS THAT THE OTHER CITY SECTIONS AND DIVISIONS ARE USING RUN ABOUT $5,000.

WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND I'LL CALL ON MY TEAM.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF?

>> CHIEF, ONE OF THE COMMENTS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO IS THAT THESE RADIOS PROVIDE TOO MUCH FUNCTIONALITY FOR WHAT WE NEED.

CAN YOU RESPOND TO THAT?

>> YES. WOULD FIRE LIKE TO GO FIRST?

>> THANK YOU DAN. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION DIRECTLY, WE HAD OPTIONS TO LOOK AT A MORE ENHANCED PORTABLE RADIO WITH MORE TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES AND WE CHOSE NOT TO GO THAT ROUTE BECAUSE WE FELT THAT DESIGN DURABILITY AND FUNCTION WAS WHAT WE WERE REALLY LOOKING FOR.

THE RADIOS THAT WE HAVE ARE SPECIFICALLY A MIRROR MATCH OF WHAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS AND SO THERE ARE SOME KEY COMPONENTS THAT WE HAVE UPGRADES THAT ARE GIVING US THE ABILITY TO ENHANCE IT DOWN THE ROAD IF WE SO CHOOSE TO.

BUT FROM AN OVERALL RADIO IT'S THE EXACT SAME RADIO THAT WE'VE HAD EXTREME CONFIDENCE IN FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, NOTHING ELSE OTHER THAN SOME SOFTWARE INSIDE IT.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCIL? DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL?

>> JUST IF YOU HAD QUESTIONS MAYOR AND COUNCIL ABOUT THE ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM.

FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SPEAKING TO VICE MAYOR'S COMMENT, SO IF YOU LOOK AT OUR POLICE CARS RIGHT NOW WE USE THE FORD HYBRID INTERCEPTOR.

IT'S NOT THE MOST EXPENSIVE CAR OUT THERE, BUT IT'S NOT THE CHEAPEST.

WE COULD GET KIAS OR HONDA, BUT IT WORKS THE BEST.

AS FAR AS FUNCTIONALITY, IT HAS GOT ROOM, IT'S GOT SPACE.

MUCH LIKE OUR PORTABLE RADIOS EVERY CAR IS SET UP THE SAME WAY SO THAT IF MY CAR BREAKS I CAN JUMP IN YOUR CAR AND KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE RADIO IS, WHERE THE MOBILE DATA COMPUTER TERMINAL IS, WHERE THE FIRST AID KIT IS, UNDER THE SEAT AND WHERE THE BALLISTIC VEST IS IN THE TRUNK.

WE TRY AND KEEP EVERYTHING CONSISTENT AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH OUR RADIO SYSTEM. THANKS.

>> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL BUT I DO HAVE A SPEAKER REQUEST, SO KELLY COLIN.

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>> KELLY COLIN, 1602, NORTHEAST STREET, FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.

HELLO COUNCIL. I REPRESENT NILES RADIO.

WE ARE OUR LOCAL COMPANY IN SUNNYSIDE SINCE 1954.

THIS IS MY SECOND VISIT TO THE COUNCIL TO TRY TO CONVINCE SOMEONE TO GIVE ME A CHANCE TO BET ON THIS DEAL, ON THIS RADIO PURCHASE.

I'LL GIVE YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION.

THE WAY I THINK ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION IS THAT I PAY LOCAL WAGES, I PAY LOCAL HOUSING RATES, I OWN A SMALL BUSINESS HERE.

HOWEVER, I CAN'T GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO BID ON A LOCAL CITY OF FLAGSTAFF PURCHASE.

IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

THIS PURCHASE IS BEING SOLE SOURCE FROM AN FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS IS A $2.2 MILLION PURCHASE, AND THE JUSTIFICATION PRESENTATION LACKS SOLE SOURCE REASONING.

THE QUOTATIONS IN THIS PACKET RIGHT NOW STILL INCLUDE OPTIONS THAT ARE NOT NEEDED.

IT'S STILL HAS THEM IN THEIR RESULTING IN WASTED CITY FUNDS.

THE LOCAL LABOR AND INSTALLATION INVOLVEMENT IS STILL NOT CLEAR.

THERE'S NO SPECIFICATIONS, THERE ARE NO RFP, AND THE CONTRACT AVENUE IS NOT THE MOST BENEFICIAL AND THEY ADMIT THAT IT MIGHT PAY A LITTLE EXTRA.

THEN LOOK, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT THE POLICE AND FIRE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO THEIR BRAND SELECTION AND THEY WILL MOST LIKELY TO GET WHAT THEY WANT REGARDLESS OF WHAT I SAY, I GUARANTEE THAT.

WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS AT LEAST THE OPPORTUNITY TO BID ON TO OTHER AGENCIES THAT ARE LUMPED INTO THIS PURCHASE REQUESTS.

FOR EXAMPLE, TRASH TRUCKS IN PROSE VEHICLES DON'T REQUIRE OVERPRICED RADIOS.

ANYBODY CAN BID ON THOSE.

THESE OTHER AGENCIES AMOUNT TO ABOUT 20% OF THE OVERALL PURCHASE REQUEST IN THIS PURCHASE.

AT A MINIMUM, PLEASE CARVE OUT THESE OTHER AGENCIES OUT OF THIS PUBLIC SAFETY PURCHASE AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL COMPANIES TO BID AND KEEP 20% OF THIS $2.2 MILLION HERE IN FLAGSTAFF.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO COME DOWN HERE AND BEG FOR A CHANCE TO BID ON OUR LOCAL WORK, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

I GOT 15 SECONDS EVEN LEFT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. KELLY.

>> I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE HAD FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

>> ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

>> COULD YOU, FOR THE SAKE OF THE PUBLIC, MAYBE HAVE SOMEBODY FROM PROCUREMENT TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS THAT WE USE TO GO OUT FOR BIDS OR DIDN'T DO THAT OR WHAT THEIR PROCUREMENT PROCESS WAS, JUST AN OVERVIEW, NOT EVERY LITTLE DETAIL. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL, PATRICK BROWN, YOUR PURCHASING DIRECTOR.

FOR MORE SOLICITATION, WE DEVELOP A SCOPE OF WHAT WE WANT AND THEN WE'LL POST IT NATIONALLY OR EVEN GLOBALLY FOR PEOPLE TO SUBMIT BIDS.

IN THIS INSTANCE, WE USE THE COOPERATIVE CONTRACT AS THERE WAS A DEFINITE NEED FOR A SPECIFIC RADIO SO WE WENT TO A COOPERATIVE.

A COOPERATIVE ALLOWS US TO UTILIZE THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OF ANOTHER AGENCY.

IN THIS CASE, IT WAS THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

THE STATE OF ARIZONA DID A PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO GET THAT CONTRACT IN PLACE.

THEY SEND IT OUT TO EVERYBODY NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY.

WE PIGGYBACKED OFF OF THAT BECAUSE THEY HAD THE RADIOS WE NEEDED AND THEY DID THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCESS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> PATRICK. I WAITED UNTIL YOU WERE ALMOST SITTING DOWN.

>> MY APOLOGIES.

>> COULD YOU SPEAK TO THE REQUEST TO PEEL OFF

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SOME OF THE OTHER DIVISIONS AND THEIR RADIO NEEDS AS IT RELATES TO POLICE AND FIRE.

>> MAYOR, I CAN SPEAK GENERALLY ABOUT THAT.

IT WOULD DEFINITELY STOP THE PROCUREMENT ON THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE DEFINITE PRICING FROM MOTOROLA, FROM THE CONTRACTOR AND WE WOULD NEED TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL PRICING OR CHANGE THE PRICING FROM THEM.

I DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS WOULD AFFECT OUR DISCOUNT.

I'M ASSUMING IT WILL, ESPECIALLY SINCE OUR DISCOUNT IS GOOD THROUGH THE END OF THIS MONTH IN A FEW DAYS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WOULD AFFECT OUR TRADING VALUES, IF YOU WILL.

PEELING IT OFF AND GOING OUT, IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO BUT I THINK IT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON OUR PRICING.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. PATRICK, CAN YOU JUST LET US IN THE PUBLIC KNOW THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOCAL OR STATE OR NATIONAL COMPANY TO BID ON THIS PURCHASE ORDER OR WHATEVER YOU CALL IT, IS THAT OPEN TO ANY BUSINESS?

>> IF WE WENT OUT FOR A FORMAL SOLICITATION, IT WOULD BE.

IT WOULD BE LIKE YOU SAID, NATIONAL, GLOBAL, FLAGSTAFF ANYWHERE.

EVERYBODY INCLUDING MOTOROLA WOULD BE ABLE TO SUBMIT PRICING AND A BID ON IT.

>> BUT WE DIDN'T BECAUSE WE PIGGYBACKED ON THE STATE.

>> CORRECT. WE'RE ALLOWED TO PIGGYBACK BECAUSE THE AGENCY DID THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCESS, THEY SENT IT OUT TO EVERYBODY.

WE FOUND THAT THEIR PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS RIGHT IN THE LINE WITH THE CITY.

TO FURTHER GO DOWN THAT ROAD, THE CITY FOLLOWS A LOT OF THE STATE PROCUREMENT CODE IN THE STATE ARS REQUIREMENTS WHICH THEY FOLLOW AS WELL.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

>> SO THAT I'M CLEAR, THE STATE DID THEIR PROCESS TO PROCUREMENT AND IT WAS AVAILABLE FOR ANY BUSINESS TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT THAT PROCUREMENT AND BID ON IT IF THEY WANTED TO. IS THAT CORRECT?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. WHEN THEY WENT OUT FOR THEIR RADIO CONTRACT, THEY SOLICITED IT NATIONALLY, GLOBALLY.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD, CHIEF?

>> YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF I COULD.

THERE WILL BE BUSINESS OUT OF THIS FOR NILES RADIO.

IN TALKING WITH FLEET TODAY BEFORE THE MEETING, THEY TOLD ME IF A VEHICLE COMES IN THAT NEEDS A NEW RADIO, THEY USUALLY CONTRACT WITH NILES, THAT'S THE ONE THAT'LL PULL OUT THE OLD RADIO OR PUT THE NEW ONE IN.

SOMETIMES THEY DO IT THEMSELVES IF THEY HAVE TIME AND SPACE AVAILABLE, BUT NILES WILL GET SOME BUSINESS OFF THIS CONTRACT WHEN THE RADIOS COME IN AS FAR AS INSTALLATION AND SOME OF THOSE TYPES THINGS.

>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

>> MAYOR, I HOPE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CO-OPERATIVE, I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING, IS A STATE-RECOMMENDED ACT, STAFF-RECOMMENDED ACTION AND THAT IS TO APPROVE THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASE CONTRACT WITH MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 2,192,163.44 FOR RADIO EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES FOR NUMEROUS CITY DIVISIONS AND SECTIONS IN NEED OF RADIO REPLACEMENTS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> I'LL SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. WAIT A MINUTE.

FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

>> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, CHIEF.

[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).]

ADJOURNING OUR SPECIAL MEETING AND CALLING TO ORDER OUR WORK SESSION.

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NOTICE IS STILL 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.

LET'S SEE, WHERE ARE WE? MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 2,

[2. Review of Draft Agenda for the May 2, 2023 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.]

REVIEW OF DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE MAY 2ND, 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY?

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

NEXT WEEK WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE HOSPITAL MOVE AND ONE OF THE ISSUES IS THE HEIGHT OF THE HOSPITAL BUILDING.

I WOULD REQUEST YOUR STAFF TELL US HOW HIGH THE TALLEST BUILDINGS ARE OVER AT NAU, JUST FOR COMPARISON.

I KNOW THAT THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE ANY AUTHORITY OVER NAU, BUT THEY HAVE BUILDINGS AND SO I WOULD ASK THAT WE COULD GET A NUMBER ON THAT.

MAYBE WE DON'T KNOW TO THE EXACT FOOT OR WHATEVER, BUT HOW MANY STORIES THEY ARE AT THE VERY LEAST? MR. CLIFTON, CAN SOMEBODY RESEARCH THAT?

>> YES, INDEED. THANK YOU.

>> THEN I HAVE ONE MORE.

WE WERE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL A COURT ISSUE AND THAT'S BEEN DELAYED.

BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT AND I MAY AS WELL JUST TELL YOU WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW, JUST SAVE TIME.

I'D BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW FAR IT IS FROM THE EXISTING COURTS TO THE NEAREST NEIGHBORS, AND THEN HOW FAR IT IS FROM THE PROPOSED COURTS TO THE [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MAY 2ND COUNCIL MEETING? MOVING ON RIO DE FLAG FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT UPDATE.

[3. Rio de Flag Flood Control Project - Update Staff will present an update on the project to the Council and answer any questions. The presentation will include an update on project information, schedule, and upcoming milestones.]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS JEREMY DEGEYTER.

I'M A PROJECT MANAGER HERE AT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.

TODAY I'M GOING TO BE GIVING A BRIEF PROJECT UPDATE ON THE RIO DE FLAG FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT.

A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THIS UPDATE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THE MANY THINGS THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH AND COOPERATE WITH THEM ON.

I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STATUS.

THEN FINALLY, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR REAL ESTATE MANAGER, BRYCE DODI, FOR AN UPDATE ON THE REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION EFFORTS.

I KNOW MANY ON COUNCIL AND MANY HERE IN THE ROOM ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE RIO DE FLAG FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT AND WHAT IT ENTAILS SO I'LL KEEP A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THIS PROJECT.

THERE ARE THREE REACHES, THE LOWER REACH BEGINS DOWN AT THE BUTLER TUNNEL, WHICH IS IN THE AREA OF WARNER NURSERY ALONG BUTLER AVENUE.

CONTINUES TO THE NORTH AND WEST, CULMINATING PRETTY MUCH WHERE THE NEW DOWNTOWN CONNECTION CENTERS GO INTO BE FOR MOUNTAIN LINE.

THE UPPER REACH IS WHERE WE GO NORTH.

WE CROSS THE BNS SUB TRACKS, PASS CITY HALL ALONG HERE, COMING THROUGH DOWNTOWN UP TO FRANCES SHORT POND AND THEN EXTENDS FURTHER UP INTO THE COCONINO ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD.