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>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY DAY.
[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).]
>> GOOD MORNING CITY MANAGER. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE'LL START WILL ROLL CALL, AND THEN HAVE THE MAYOR, KICK THIS THING OFF.
>> I WOULD HAVE THE MAYOR KICK IT OFF. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WELCOME TO THE FIRST DAY OF THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET RETREAT.
TODAY IS THURSDAY, APRIL 27TH, 2023.
I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT AT THIS BUDGET RETREAT, 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 ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE FOLLOWING AGENDA.
CITY CLERK CAN HAVE ROLL CALL.
>> VICE MAYOR ASLAN, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE, COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> I WOULD BE HONORED. [NOISE]
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MATTHEW WOULD YOU LEAD OUR MISSION STATEMENT.
THE MISSION OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF IS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
>> YES MAYOR. THE FLAGSTAFF CITY COUNCIL HUMBLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS OF THIS AREA’S INDIGENOUS NATIONS AND ORIGINAL STEWARDS.
THESE LANDS, STILL INHABITED BY NATIVE DESCENDANTS, BORDER MOUNTAINS SACRED TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.
WE HONOR THEM, OUR LEGACIES, THEIR TRADITIONS, AND THEIR CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS.
WE CELEBRATE THEIR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS WHO WILL FOREVER KNOW THIS PLACE AS THEIR HOME.
>> THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER WOULD YOU KICK IT OFF?
[4. City Council FY 2023-24 Budget Retreat Present City Manager's Recommended Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and receive Council direction.]
>> THANK YOU MAYOR. WOULD BE GLAD TO IN A MINUTE.
I WILL INTRODUCE OUR FACILITATOR.
BUT I'M GOING TO START JUST WITH A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU TO FROZE FOR HOSTING THIS WONDERFUL EVENT.
LOVING THE VENUE, AND REALLY LOVE THE ENHANCED TECHNOLOGY SO THANKS.
ALSO, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOVELY FOOD THAT'S IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM?
>> THAT WOULD BE SEAN JOHNSON AND DORIS SPENCER.
>> SEAN JOHNSON AND DORIS, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] MUCH APPRECIATED.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE FOR THIS IMPORTANT NEXT STEP IN OUR JOURNEY ON THE BUDGET PROCESS.
WE HAVE RETREATED TWICE IN FEBRUARY.
GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBER AND GOOD MORNING, VICE MAYOR.
WE RETREATED AGAIN EARLIER THIS MONTH TO TALK ABOUT CAPITAL PROJECTS AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN.
BY MY COUNT, THIS IS THE FOURTH RETREAT DAY.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE'LL BE TALKED ABOUT OVER TODAY AND TOMORROW, WHICH LEADS ME INTO MY NEXT ACROLEIN HERE.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF EFFORT, AS THERE ALWAYS IS.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF EFFORT GOING INTO THE PREPARATION OF THIS AGENDA AND THE PRESENTATION THAT WILL UNVEIL HERE SHORTLY.
A LOT OF STAFF HAD INVOLVEMENT IN THIS, BUT I WANT TO SINGLE OUT HEIDI DERRYBERRY WHO ALWAYS DOES THE HEAVY LIFT IN THESE THINGS.
THIS HAS COME UP QUITE WELL SINCE OUR LAST RETREAT, NOT REALLY ANY DOWNTIME.
WE WENT FROM ONE AGENDA INTO ANOTHER.
BUT BEHIND THE SCENES HERE, THERE'S JUST A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS AND I KNOW IS A TEAM EFFORT, BUT HEIDI DERRYBERRY WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.
LET'S GIVE HEIDI A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] WE KNOW THE RULES OF PROCEDURES HERE, THE PROTOCOL AND THERE AREN'T REALLY A LOT RULES.
WE ASK FOR ENGAGEMENT AND DIALOGUE QUESTIONS ON THE FLY ARE FINE.
KATIE WILL BE LOOKING ONLINE FOR QUESTIONS AND WE'LL ALL BE DOING
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OUR PART TO TRY TO DO THAT AND FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE ROOM WHO HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE SIMPLY ASK THAT YOU MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT IN PROXIMITY TO THE MICROPHONES UP HERE SO EVERYBODY CAN HEAR YOU.ON THE SUBJECT OF APPLAUSE, I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS EARLIER TODAY, EARLIER THIS MORNING, WE ALWAYS ARE GENEROUS WITH RECOGNIZING THOSE WHO ARE SPEAKING AND I THINK IT'S A LOT OF FUN AND IT'S VERY GRATIFYING TO SEE THAT.
I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT AS YOU LOOK AT OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE MANY PRESENTATION BLOCKS OR TOPIC BLOCKS, AND I MIGHT SUGGEST WE GET THROUGH EACH BLOCK AND THEN SHOW OUR APPRECIATION AT THE END OF THAT FOR ALL THE FOLKS WHO ARE PRESENTING.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE KATIE WOOD AGAIN, WHO HAS BEEN FACILITATING CERTAIN ALL OF THESE RETREATS I HOPE WE HAD JULIE PRESENT ON THE PROJECTS EARLIER THIS MONTH, BUT KATIE HAS BEEN INVOLVED FROM THE OUTSET.
SHE'S A COACH, SHE'S A FACILITATOR.
SHE DOES A LOT OF LEADERSHIP, MENTORING AND WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE HERE.
HER TASK IS TO KEEP US ON TASK AND ON TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY BUSY AGENDA.
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO KATIE, STACEY, WE NEED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT AN EXECUTIVE.
>> WE DO. MAYOR AND COUNCIL YOU MAY HAVE SEEN AN EMAIL THAT CAME THROUGH LATE YESTERDAY EVENING.
WE WILL BE HOLDING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TOMORROW AFTERNOON IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BUDGET RETREAT, WE'LL REMAIN HERE AT THE AQUA PLANET, SO IT WILL BE CONVENIENT FOR YOU.
BUT WE'LL NEED TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
THERE WILL BE SOME PERIOD OF TIME WHERE YOU CAN REFRESH AND BE READY.
>> YOU'RE ASKING A LOT OF COUNCIL'S TIME THIS WEEK AND IT'S LINGERING UNTIL NEXT WEEK AS WELL SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE.
ALL JOIN ME IN WELCOMING KATIE WOODEKIN, TO KICK THIS THING OFF. [APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD MORNING. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU. AS HE MENTIONED, ONE OF MY JOBS IS TIMEKEEPER, AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN AGENDA IN FRONT OF YOU, WE DO HAVE A PILE OF THEM OVER HERE BY STACY.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S A DURATION UNDER EACH SUBJECT, AND IF YOU'RE PRESENTING, YOU'LL GET A LITTLE REMINDER FROM ME THAT YOU HAVE FIVE MORE MINUTES, AND THEN YOU'LL GET A LITTLE REMINDER FROM ME THAT YOU HAVE ONE MORE MINUTES.
THAT'LL HELP KEEP YOU ON TIME.
I WILL BE MANAGING THE ONLINE COMMENTS, SO FEEL FREE TO ALWAYS RAISE IN YOUR HANDS PUT IN THE COMMENTS, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE TIME FOR THAT.
THEN I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE ABILITY TO POLITELY INTERRUPT, WHICH MEANS I MIGHT HAVE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S AN ONLINE COMMENT, OR I MIGHT HAVE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE AT TIME.
CAN I GET THE OKAY FROM EVERYONE AND COUNSEL TO POLITELY INTERRUPT? DEPUTY MAYOR [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING], JANET.
OKAY, SO THAT BEING SAID, ONE OF MY JOBS IS TO KEEP THE ENERGY UP TODAY.
BECAUSE BUDGET IS REALLY INTERESTING [LAUGHTER] AND YES, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL KEEPING OUR ENERGY UP.
TO GO WITH THAT THEME, I THOUGHT I'D TELL YOU A QUICK LITTLE STORY.
THE OTHER DAY, I DOWNLOAD A BUDGETING APP ON MY PHONE TO HELP ME MAKE SURE I'M PAYING ATTENTION ON MY PERSONAL SPENDING.
I DOWNLOAD THIS BUDGETING APP, I CONNECT IT TO MY BANK, IT STARTS TELLING ME EVERYTHING I'M SPENDING AND WHERE, AND I REALIZED I'M SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON AMAZON MOVIE RENTALS.
[LAUGHTER] THIS REALLY HELPED ME BECOME AWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON.
I REALIZED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM.
I DID WHAT ANYBODY ELSE WOULD DO IN A SITUATION.
>> I DELETED THE APP. [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO GET GOING, BUT BEFORE WE DO, THERE'S A LOT OF LEADERSHIP IN THE ROOM, AND WHEN I SAY LEADERSHIP, I'M REMINDING YOU THAT LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT YOUR INFLUENCE, BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE INFLUENCE NO MATTER WHAT THE SCENARIO IS WHEN WE'RE INTERACTING WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
WE CAN BE INTENTIONAL WITH THE INFLUENCE WE WANT TO HAVE.
TAKE A MOMENT, EVERYONE IN THE ROOM INCLUDING ALL OF OUR PRESENTERS, AND ASK YOURSELF, WHAT IS THE INFLUENCE I WANT TO HAVE TODAY?
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HOW DO I WANT PEOPLE TO PERCEIVE ME TODAY? TAKE THAT MOMENT.NOW, TURN TO THE PERSON YOU'RE SITTING NEXT TO YOU AND SHARE IT.
YOU HAVE ABOUT 10 SECONDS TO SHARE EACH.
GO AHEAD, SHARE THE INFLUENCE.
[BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] OKAY GO AHEAD AND WRAP THAT CONVERSATION.
DO I HAVE A BRAVE VOLUNTEER TO SHARE WHAT THEIR INTENTIONAL INFLUENCE IS TODAY? OH, I'M LOOKING AT DAN,. DAN DO YOU WANT TO SHARE? NO. [LAUGHTER]
>> GOOD. THAT'S A GOOD ONE. THAT'S GREAT.
ANYONE ELSE, ONE OTHER PERSON MAY BE FROM COUNCIL WILLING TO SHARE THEIR INTENTIONAL INFLUENCE?
>> FOCUS. I'M SORRY, COUNCILOR MCCARTHY YOU WANTED TO SHARE.
>> WELL, WE OUGHT TO BE DONE EARLY.
>> YEAH, THAT'S A BETTER FRAMING.
>> YES. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE HEIDI DERRYBERRY UP, AND WE WILL GET STARTED.
THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE HEIDI A LITTLE. [APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD MORNING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL, [INAUDIBLE] HEIDI DERRYBERRY, THE CITY'S ASSISTANT FINANCE MANAGER.
I THINK THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE KIM'S SLIDES, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THOSE [INAUDIBLE].
FIRST, I JUST TO AT LEAST TALK ABOUT OUR RETREAT PROTOCOL.
WE'RE JUST SPEAKING HIGH-LEVEL TODAY.
THIS IS A COMPLEX PROCESS WITH MULTIPLE COMPONENTS AS YOU KNOW.
I THINK LIKE SETTING SUPPORT TIME MEETING.
WE HAVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF STAFF DISCUSSION TO GET HERE WHERE WE ARE TODAY GIVING YOU THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
TODAY IS NOT PROBLEM-SOLVING, BUT RATHER BUILDING THE FRAMEWORK.
WE WANT TO BE INCLUSIVE BUT [INAUDIBLE] AND STAY ON TRACK.
JUST A REALLY QUICK AGENDA FOR DAY 1.
I'LL BE PRESENTING ON BUDGET TIMELINE AND APPROACH, THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT REVENUE UPDATES, INVESTING IN THE EMPLOYEE UPDATES, NEW BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS, AND A VERY BRIEF COUPLE OF IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS DISCUSSION TODAY.
[NOISE] THEN TOMORROW, WE HAVE A VERY BUSY DAY.
WE'LL HAVE OUR OPENING AND OVERVIEW, WE'LL TALK ABOUT KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, FUTURE PLANNING, FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS, BALLOT MEASURES DISCUSSION, A DISCUSSION ON OUR NEXT STEPS FOR PRIORITY-BASE BUDGET, AND THEN THE COUNCIL PARKING LOT ADDS THE LIST OF DISCUSSION TO WRAP UP THE TA RETREATS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A LOT TO DISCUSS IN [INAUDIBLE].
JUST VERY BRIEF, I'LL ONLY BE HERE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES JUST TO TALK ABOUT OUR TIMELINE.
HERE'S WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.
WE HAVE DATED THROUGH RETREATS IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY, I DIDN'T EVEN PUT, I GUESS, APRIL, SO WE HAVE TWO APRIL'S.
IN BETWEEN, WE DID HAVE OUR DIVISION REVIEW MEETINGS WHERE WE DISCUSSED FOR THREE WEEKS WITH THE BUDGET TEAM OF EVERY DIVISION.
THEN WHEN WE WRAP UP HERE TODAY, THE NEXT THING WILL BE OUR ADOPTION OF BUDGET IN JUNE.
WE'RE APPROACHING FINISH LINE.
[NOISE] [INAUDIBLE] HERE'S OUR BUDGET APPROACH.
HERE'S THE APPROACH THAT THE BUDGET TEAM TOOK THIS YEAR FOR WHAT IS IN THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET.
COMPENSATION BENEFITS WAS COMMUNICATED AS ONE OF THE BUDGET TEAM'S TIME PRIORITIES.
WE HAVE A NICE LITTLE SLIDE TO SPEND THE CASE BETTER BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT WE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB IN THAT.
[NOISE] [INAUDIBLE] CARRY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
ALSO, LOOKING AT OUR KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES AND WHAT WE RECOMMENDED IN THE BUDGET, WE FEEL THAT WE HIT ON THAT RATHER WELL, WHICH YOU'LL SEE.
BASIC SERVICES AND OPERATION NEEDS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF THOSE AND WE DID A GREAT JOB.
WE WERE ABLE TO APPROVE A LOT OF THEM.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, OUR GOAL WAS TO MOVE OUR ONE-TIME ITEMS TO AN ONGOING,
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AND THIS YEAR WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT.OUR GOAL LAST YEAR OR AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR WAS TO TRANSITION 50% OF OUR ONGOING OPERATIONAL NEEDS, SORRY I LOST MY VOICE, [NOISE] FROM ONE-TIME TO ONGOING AND WE DID NOT ACCOMPLISH THAT AT ALL.
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, WE DID GET TO MAKE A LOT OF PROGRESS TOWARDS THOSE ITEMS AND THE CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN.
COLOR OF MONEY. ONCE, AGAIN, AND WE'VE HEARD THIS OVER AND OVER.
BUT YOU WILL SEE THAT THROUGHOUT TODAY'S PRESENTATION AS WELL, SO YOU SHOULD HAVE ONE OF THOSE HANDOUTS IN FRONT OF YOU.
JUST REMEMBERING WHAT THAT IS.
JUST BRIEFLY REMEMBERING THE SPECIAL REVENUE, ENTERPRISE, DEBT SERVICE, AND CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS DO HAVE RESTRICTIONS ON THEM.
THE GENERAL FUND IS MOSTLY UNDER UNRESTRICTED REVENUES.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR JUST A GENERAL [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU. NOW, I BELIEVE IT'S FOR CARTER.
>> MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
[INAUDIBLE] I WELCOME YOU TO THE BUDGET RETREAT.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON REVENUES.
NOT A LOT OF CHANGES SINCE OUR LAST CONVERSATION IN FEBRUARY.
THIS WILL BE A HIGH LEVEL, AND I'LL SPEND MORE TIME ON THE ECONOMIC SIDE OF THINGS THAN I WILL ON OTHERS.
AS WE DID A YEAR AGO, WE TALKED ABOUT MANY OF THESE TOPICS, ETC.
WE TALKED ABOUT THESE THINGS, THEY'RE STILL LINGERING, THEY ARE STILL CONCERNS IN OUR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS FOR UNITED STATES AS WELL AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
ONE OF THE KEY THINGS IS RECESSION CONSIDERATIONS.
THIS CONTINUES TO BE IN THE NEWS, ECONOMISTS KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS, A POTENTIAL RECESSION THAT COULD BE UPON US.
LAST MONTH FEDERAL RESERVE FROM THEIR PREDICTIONS THAT SOMETIME LATER THIS YEAR THAT THERE MAY BE A RECESSIONARY PERIOD THAT WAS TRIGGERED BY A NEW BANK TURMOIL THAT WE SAW LAST MONTH, A COUPLE OF BANKS COLLAPSING.
RECENT SURVEY BY BLOOMBERG SHOWS RESPONSES ABOUT 65% RISK OF RECESSION IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS FOR GREATER THAN 50% CHANCE OF A RECESSION THIS YEAR.
YOU'LL SEE A TREND THAT THIS MAY BE IN THE YEAR.
GEORGE HAMMOND WITH THE ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT UNDER UOA GAVE A GREAT PRESENTATION, STATES FINANCE COMMITTEE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE MEASURES AND ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE WATCHED WHILE YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE FUTURE IS GOING TO BE, A RECESSION OR CONCERNS.
WELL, HE DIDN'T PICK A DATE OR TIME.
HE SAID, YES, IT COULD BE COMING, BUT HE'S MORE LOOKING INTO THE SLOW GROWTH.
WE'RE GOING TO START SLOWING DOWN AND OUR GROWTH PATTERNS NOT REALLY EXPANDING MUCH GROWTH IN THE ECONOMY.
EVEN JIM ROUNDS OUR PRESENTER UP HERE AT NTU IN THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK.
HE SAYS THAT PROJECTION IS MORE LIKELY EARLY NEXT CALENDAR YEAR AND HE SEES IT MORE OF A V-SHAPE MEANING, YES, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A DIP, BUT WE'LL SEE US COME BACK RATHER WELL, IN SHORT-TERM RECESSION.
BUT THAT'S LOW GROWTH MOVING OUT FROM THAT POINT.
WE'VE ALREADY BUILT THOSE TYPES OF CONSIDERATIONS INTO OUR REVENUE PROJECTION BACK WHEN WE WERE TALKING IN FEBRUARY SO I DIDN'T REALLY MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT RELATED TO CONVERSATIONS.
IT'S SIMILAR CONVERSATION TO HAVE.
INFLATION AND RESERVE RATE STILL IN A NEWS, STILL AN ISSUE OF UNITED STATES.
THE FEDERAL RESERVE CONTINUES TO USE THE CONCEPT OF INCREASING BORROWING RATES TO HELP CURB INFLATION.
THEY HAD ALREADY INCREASED LAST MONTH AND THE RATE IS MOVED FROM NEAR ZERO UP TO ABOUT 4.75 JUST IN THE LAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF OR SO, SO FAST MOVING OUT OF THAT.
WE ARE SEEING SOME DECELERATION OF INFLATION THAT HAS BEEN SHOWING UP, THAT IT'S NOT AT THE SAME PEAKS THAT WAS LAST YEAR OR LAST FALL AND SO FORTH AND SO ON.
IT'S GOOD NEWS BUT I'VE HEARD FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ECONOMICS PROFESSION'S SAY IT MAY NOT OCCUR FAST ENOUGH BUT MAY BE BY NEAR 4%.
NOT REALLY MEETING THE TARGET OF 2%,
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BUT DEFINITELY MUCH BETTER THAN THE SEVEN PERCENTAGE IT WAS LAST YEAR STILL CONTINUING IN THE INFLATION AREA.THE DEBT CEILING IS ALSO SOMETHING TO WATCH LOTS OF THAT NEWS LATELY AS BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES START BATTLING OVER WHAT WE DO WHEN THE EARLY JUNE COMES.
THAT'S WHAT THE TREASURY MARKED AS ONE WILL HIT THE DEBT CEILING FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
GENERALLY OVER TIME, THEY COME TO AGREEMENT AND THEY EXTENDED THAT CEILING, OR THEY MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS NECESSARY TO A COMPROMISE, AND WE USUALLY GET A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT TO RAISE THE LIMIT.
JUST A HISTORICAL NOTE, THERE HAS BEEN MORE DEBT IN THE LIFE OF THE UNITED STATES, 1862, 1933, 1968, 1971 I'M NOT GOING TO TEACH ALL THOSE BUT YOU CAN RESEARCH THEM.
BUT WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE AND WE'VE COME UP AS WELL.
THE DEBT CEILING HAS BEEN RECENTLY TIME SINCE 1960S, SO IT'S NOTHING NEW IT'S SOMETHING WE DEAL WITH AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
IMPACTS THAT WE THINK ABOUT COULD HAPPEN IF THEY DO DEFAULTS AND THEY DECIDED NOT TO RAISE THAT DEBT.
PROBABLY GET SMALLER COMMUNITIES, MORE THAN US, BUT IT REALLY HAS AN IMPACT ON BORROWING.
THE INTEREST RATE YOU MAY PAY ON YOUR DESK, BEING ABLE TO DELIVER PROJECTS, IT COULD SLOW DOWN YOUR RESEARCH AND MAKE YOU NOT MOVE PROJECTS FORWARD REDUCING THE MONEY GOING INTO THE COMMUNITY COULD BE A CONCERN OVER TIME.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY LOOK TO DELAY PAYMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE ENTITLEMENT FUNDS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, THAT CAN IMPACT US AND OUR CASH FLOWS THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS THERE, BUT I'M SURE WE'RE STRONG, WE'RE A GOOD COMMUNITY AND WILL DEFINITELY SURVIVE WHAT THEY SAY.
OUR WORKFORCE IT'S BETTER TO USE QUITE OFTEN, FUEL PRICES GOES A BIT HIGH.
TWO YEARS AGO OR JUST ABOVE THE $2 A GALLON NOW WE'RE AT $4.30 ON AN AVERAGE YEAR AND BLACKS DOWN, SO WE'RE STILL SEEING A MAP PINS IN THE WARM RED CAPE FOR TRAINING IS STILL UNDER.
WE'RE SEEING SOME IMPROVEMENTS, WE'RE STILL SEEING AN OPPORTUNITY IN OUR SERVICES WE DELIVERED THAT IT STILL HAS A LONG TIME, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE BIG CAPITAL PROJECTS, WASTEWATER SYSTEMS AND SO FORTH.
BUT IT'S GETTING STATED LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT ALWAYS CONCERNS ME YEAR AFTER YEAR.
NOW, INTO THE BUDGET TALK CONVERSATIONS, AND THERE'S STILL A COUPLE OF CONCERNS THAT ONE WISHES THAT COULD IMPACT LOCAL REVENUE FOR THE STATE, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THE TWO GROUPS COME TOGETHER.
THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS HOW THEY MAY LOOK AT THE BUDGET AND DO A TAX BENEFIT CORPORATE, WHICHEVER MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF IN A COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE WE GET OUR INCOME TAX INFORMATION FY22 IS WHAT WE'RE READING.
WE HAVE TIME TO ADJUST, BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY A CONSIDERATION IN THE FUTURE.
WE'VE GOT AN ECONOMIC RECESSION PLAN.
WE'VE USED THIS BEFORE, IT HAS BEEN A VERY WELL USED IN OUR ORGANIZATION.
IT REALLY SETS US UP FOR THOSE TRIGGERS, AND WHAT WE DO AS AN ORGANIZATION, SHOULD WE SEE OUR REVENUES DECLINING, THE LUMBAR BUDGET PROJECTIONS, RESOURCE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR ORGANIZATION TO DELIVER SERVICES.
WE SET UP FIVE DIFFERENT LEVELS, I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO A LOT OF DETAILS HERE, YOU CAN DEFINITELY SHARE THE RECESSION PLAN WITH COUNCIL AGAIN, IF YOU'D LIKE.
BUT IT GOES FROM 1-2% IMPACT IN GENERAL OR MAY BE $1.4 MILLION.
HOW DO WE JUST, THAT WAS SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS ALL THE WAY TO CRISIS MODE.
THE SIGNIFICANT MAJOR IN CRISIS ARE SOME THAT WILL BE IN FRONT OF COUNCIL TO GET YOUR DIRECTIONS TO SAY YES, LET'S MOVE INTO THESE MEASURES AS AN ORGANIZATION.
WE'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU BEFORE MAKING THOSE TYPES OF CONSIDERATIONS.
WITH SOLID REVENUE ESTIMATOR AS WELL AS RECESSION PLAN, I THINK WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
FOR REVENUE UPDATES JUST BRIEFLY HERE, THE LAST UPDATE WAS IN FEBRUARY NOT A LOT OF CHANGES HERE ON THE GENERAL FUND YOU SEE ACTIVITY IN FEBRUARY, MARCH AS A WHOLE, AND ALL THE CATEGORIES WE'RE UP 3% ON BOARD PRIOR YEAR.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE PROJECTED WITH
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A COUPLE MORE MONTHS OF GROWTH BEFORE WE START POTENTIALLY SLOWING DOWN.THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT WE ACTUALLY SAW DECLINES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS.
THREE AREAS ACTUALLY SAW A SLIGHT DECLINE IN REVENUES, THIS IS OUR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING, THIS WILL MAKE SENSE.
IT WAS QUITE A WINNER. CONSTRUCTION PROBABLY SLOWED DOWN DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY, WHICH GETS REPORTED IN FEBRUARY AS WELL AS FEBRUARY, MARCH.
AMUSEMENT SLOW DOWN SLIGHTLY AND RETAIL SLOWED DOWN BY AVERAGING 2% PER MONTH.
THAT'S WHAT ELSE THINKS WE'RE CONSUMER SPENDING IS SOMETHING TO WATCH, AND THIS COULD BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT POINT TO THE ECONOMISTS ARE SAYING THAT SLOWDOWN IN OUR ECONOMY.
OUR PROJECTIONS SHOW ABOUT A 1-2% DECLINE IN OUR NEXT YEAR'S REVENUE, SO I THINK WE'RE WELL-POSITIONED NEXT YEAR, SO THAT'S WHY I RECOMMEND AND WE STAY WITH THE CURRENT PROJECTS THAT WE'VE PROVIDED IN FEBRUARY.
JUST REMINDING US SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WE WERE IN FEBRUARY IN A GENERAL SALES TAX, SAME NUMBERS AS YOU SAW BACK IN FEBRUARY.
WE GET SOME REALLY GOOD GROWTH IN FISCAL YEAR '21, '22, WHICH HAS BEEN CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 4% GROWTH IN OUR ESTIMATES FOR 2023.
WE REALLY RAMPED UP AND WE HAVE A GOOD BASELINE REVENUE IS NOT FOR THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.
YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR PROJECTIONS, OUR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR IS ACTUALLY ABOUT 9% OVER THIS CURRENT YEAR BY THE WAY.
THOSE TWO GROWTH COMPILED, YOU CAN BROUGHT US UP TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE PROJECTING 9% INCREASE IN OUR SALES TAX REVENUES OVER LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.
HOWEVER, YOU CAN SEE IT'S STILL SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN WHAT WE'RE ESTIMATING OF THIS YEAR, AND WE'VE GOT THIS GAP BUILT IN FOR THIS PRE-SESSION PLANNING, BUT IT PUTS US IN A REALLY GOOD POSITION.
SIX OF THE 12 CATEGORY SINCE WE'RE MORE THAN 10% GROWTH, WHICH IS GREAT FOR OUR ORGANIZATION.
I THINK WE'RE IN A VERY GOOD PLACE WITH SALES TAX REVENUES, STATE SHARED REVENUES.
JUST BRIEFLY HERE, THESE ARE REVENUE SHARED BY THE STATES THAT ARE PROVIDED TO CITIES MAINTAIN THE SAME NUMBERS.
THEY CONTINUED FAIRLY STRONG OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, LIKE LIBERAL JUSTICES ARE STILL APPLYING FOR WHAT WILL RECEIVE.
THE BIG NOTE IS THE URBAN REVENUE SHARE YOU SEE THAT A $3 MILLION INCREASE IN SOME BIG INCREASE FOR NEXT YEAR.
BUT THAT'S BECAUSE WE KNOW THOSE ARE BASED ON TAX COLLECTIONS BACK IN YEAR '21, '22, THEN THEY DISTRIBUTE THEM, A YEAR LATER IN THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR.
THOSE ARE VERY WELL-KNOWN NUMBERS AND DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE WILL ACHIEVE.
THE CURRENT CERTAIN THERE IS STATE LEGISLATIVE AND THE BUDGET TALKS.
WILL THIS NUMBER CONTINUE TO BE MAINTAINED OR WILL THERE BE SOME IMPACTS TO OUR CORPORATE INCOME TAX OR INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX? WITH THAT VERY BRIEF, I LOVE CHANGE. [OVERLAPPING]
>> BEFORE WE MOVE, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION IF I MAY.
THE RECESSION PLAN THAT YOU HIGHLIGHTED JUST FOR COUNSEL'S INFORMATION, CAN YOU MENTION HOW FAR INTO THAT PLAN WE WENT DURING THE COVID RECESSION.
>> DURING THE COVID RECESSION, WE JUMPED TO INSIGNIFICANT RATHER QUICKLY AS THE COMMUNITY REALLY SHUT DOWN AND THE ECONOMY CHANGED.
WE STAYED THERE FOR, I DON'T REMEMBER HOW LONG IT WAS, BUT WE STAYED THERE QUITE AWHILE.
BUT THE ECONOMY DID PICK BACK UP.
WE SAW THAT IT WAS A SHORT-TERM SHUT DOWN, BIG FALLING REVENUES BUT WE REGAINED THOSE REVENUES OVERTIME BUT WE STAYED THERE FOR QUITE AWHILE.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
>> WE HAVE RANDY TRACY FROM HR COMING TO PRESENT NEXT. [INAUDIBLE]
>> GOOD MORNING. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
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INVESTING IN OUR EMPLOYEES.JUST SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO ME IS WHAT I DO EVERYDAY ALL DAY LONG.
IT'S ONE OF OUR GREATEST ASSETS AS WE KNOW.
GROWING UP IN THIS BUSINESS I HAD A MENTOR WHO USED TO CALL IT THE THREE PS; PHYSICAL PLANTS, PROGRAMS, AND PEOPLE.
BUILDINGS DON'T DO ANYTHING, PROGRAMS DON'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT GREAT PEOPLE.
OUR INVESTMENT IN THE EMPLOYEES IS A CRITICAL PART OF MOVING THIS ORGANIZATION FORWARD IN A POSITIVE WAY.
FIRST THING WE'LL TALK ABOUT IS STAFFING INCREASES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THIS YEAR.
[NOISE] AS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY STARTS MOVING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC INTO THE ENDEMIC AND WE'RE STARTING TO COME OUT OF OUR HOUSES AND BACK INTO TOWN, IT CREATES ACTIVITY.
EVERYTHING STARTS PICKING THE ACTIVITIES AND DEMANDS PLACED UPON THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE.
WE'RE NATURALLY GOING TO SEE SOME GROWTH NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE DEMANDS.
THERE WILL BE A SLIDE HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES THAT ACTUALLY SHOWS THAT WE'RE SIMPLY COMING BACK TO NORMAL LEVELS, STAFFING LEVELS FROM 2008.
THERE WAS A BIG DIP DURING THE RECESSION, WE WENT WAY DOWN, AND ACTUALLY IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HAVING QUITE A BIT MORE THIS YEAR, BUT THE TRUTH IS WE'RE JUST COMING BACK TO NORMAL LEVELS OF 2008, 2009.
FIRST, SEVERAL HERE ARE YOUR INTERNAL SERVICES.
WE SERVE AS EVERYBODY ELSE, WE SERVE AS PUBLIC WORKS, POLICE, FIRE, AND SO AS THOSE DIVISIONS WITHIN THE AGENCY BECOME MORE ACTIVE AND HAVE MORE ACTIVITY, PUTS MORE PRESSURE ON US TO HELP SERVE THEM IN OUR VARIOUS CAPACITIES.
FAR AS FOR 1.0 FTE, POLICE AIDES 3.0 FTES, HOUSING PLANNER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.
YOU'LL SEE THIS THROUGHOUT THOSE ADDING A LITTLE BIT OF STAFF TO TRY TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THESE DEMANDS.
WATER SERVICES, A BIG TRANSITION RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE NEEDING ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS, SOLID WASTE, ANOTHER OPERATOR THERE, SUSTAINABILITY AS WELL.
THAT'S BECOMING A VERY ROBUST DIVISION.
AIRPORT MAINTENANCE WORKER, FLAGSTAFF HOUSING ALL IT NEEDS ANOTHER NAVIGATOR.
THEN CONTINUED UNDER THE GENERAL FUND MAINTENANCE TECH, MECHANIC II, TRANSPORTATION PLANNER, PARK RANGER.
AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS FAIRLY ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY.
AS ACTIVITIES AND DEMANDS AND AS THE CITY GROWS, IT PLACES GREATER DEMANDS ON US TO PROVIDE THOSE CRITICAL SERVICES.
SIMPLY THIS MEANS THAT THE JOB HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.
THINGS HAVE CHANGED MORE COMPLEXITY, TAKING ON MORE DUTIES, TAKING ON HIGHER-LEVEL DUTIES AND SO WE DO A RECLASSIFICATION TO TAKE THEM FROM THE OLD POSITION TO THE NEW POSITION.
THE GENERAL FUND WE'RE NINE POSITIONS [INAUDIBLE] STORMWATER ONE, SOLID WASTE ONE, SUSTAINABILITY THREE, AND AIRPORT ONE.
THIS IS THAT SLIDE I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.
IF YOU LOOK AT OUR 2008 LEVELS VERSUS WHERE WE ARE TODAY, WE'RE SIMPLY JUST GETTING BACK TO THE STAFFING LEVELS WE WERE PRIOR TO THE RECESSION AND PANDEMIC.
I FIND THAT'S AN INTERESTING VERY TELLING CHART I THINK.
JUST TO SHOW THAT OF OUR BUDGET PROPOSAL, THAT 63% ARE PERSONNEL SERVICES.
PERSONNELS ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE WHAT WE CAN FIND IN ONE INVESTMENT.
THAT IS A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO.
STILL AGAIN, IN COUNTY AND IN ANY OF THOSE PLACES, SALARIES TAKE A LOT OF ROOM IN OUR BUDGET.
LET'S GET IN THIS ROLE IT TAKE IN TRANSPORTING.
[NOISE] SEPARATIONS ARE ABOUT THE SAME AS THEY WERE IN 21-22 THIS LAST YEAR.
RETIREMENTS ARE ABOUT STEADY AND ALL THOSE ARE ABOUT THE SAME THING EVERY YEAR.
THE VOLUNTARY TERMINATIONS ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE CAN TRY TO STOP.
VOLUNTARY IS THE PERSON MAYBE DIDN'T MEET STANDARDS OR WHATEVER.
RETIREMENTS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL WORKING TOWARDS, RIGHT? [LAUGHTER] IT'S THE VOLUNTARY RESIGNATIONS THE ONES THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY STOP. WHY ARE THEY LEAVING? WHY ARE THEY GOING SOMEWHERE? OUR TURNOVER PERCENTAGE IS 24.76 WHICH IS JUST A
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[INAUDIBLE] OVER WHAT STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL RATES ARE UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.TEMPS WAS 193 AND THEN OUR VACANCY RATE IS 15.5.
THAT IS A PRETTY HIGH VACANCY RATE, BUT IT FLUCTUATES.
WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE IT WAS 12.
I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE LESS THAN SIX MONTHS.
THAT'S REALLY HARD TO PIN DOWN BECAUSE IT GOES UP AND DOWN [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S WHERE IT WAS AT A POINT IN TIME.
WE DO LOOK AT EXIT INTERVIEW SUMMARIES.
WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE WE TRY HARD TO GET THEM TO COME IN THE OFFICE, SIT DOWN WITH US, TALK TO US. WHAT HAPPENED? HOW CAN WE FIX IT OR BETTER? ALAN ON MY TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB AND HE'S VERY THOROUGH.
THIS IS WHAT WE CONTINUE TO HEAR, IS BETTER PAY AND BENEFITS ARE ALWAYS NUMBER ONE.
I LOOKED AT OUR PAST DATA IT'S BEEN NUMBER ONE NOW FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE VARIOUS THINGS THAT HAPPEN THAT PEOPLE SAY.
THEY WENT TO ANOTHER JOB, HOUSING COST A BIG DEAL, BENEFIT COSTS BIG DEAL. YES, MA'AM.
>> THERE ARE TWO LINES FOR BETTER BENEFITS AND BETTER PAY ONE AT THE TOP AND THEN ONE TOWARDS THE BOTTOM.
>> WE ASK THOSE AS A GENERAL IN THE BEGINNING OF THE INTERVIEW AND THEN WE ASK THEM TO BE VERY SPECIFIC AS WAS IT BENEFITS OR WAS IT SALARY.
THEY'LL ACTUALLY SAY BENEFITS AND SALARY AND THEN WE'LL SAY WHICH WAS IT? IS IT BOTH OR WAS IT JUST ONE AND SO WE BREAK THOSE OUT.
BUT JUST FOR US TO UNDERSTAND AND WE KEEP WATCHING THIS, IT'S BETTER BENEFITS AND SALARIES HAS ALWAYS BEEN NUMBER ONE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. ANY OTHER QUESTION? YES.
>> YES. A QUESTION. CAREER ADVANCEMENT LISTED AT THE TOP.
IN FLAGSTAFF THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PROFESSIONAL JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR THE HOSPITAL, THE CITY, THE UNIVERSITY.
DO WE NEED TO INVEST MORE IN ADVANCEMENT WITHIN AND TRAINING FOR THAT OR WHAT IS THAT REALLY SAYING?
>> YEAH, IT DOES. KEEPING IN MIND, WE HAVE TO PUT THIS IN CONTEXT.
AS PEOPLE MOVE WORKS, THAT'S ANOTHER SLIDE BUT ACTUALLY IT TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE PROMOTE WITHIN THIS CITY COMPARED TO WHERE I'VE COME FROM, IT'S VERY HIGH, A LOT OF INTERNAL PROMOTION.
IT COULD BE THAT IT'S AN ISOLATED SITUATION.
YOU WORK FOR A CERTAIN DIVISION AND EVERYBODY IS THERE 27 YEARS AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO MOVE UP TO.
BUT THEN YOU LOOK AT ANOTHER DIVISION WITHIN THE CITY AND PEOPLE ARE MOVING UP QUICK.
A LOT OF THIS IS BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL THAT WE'VE TALKED TO, OF COURSE.
BUT YES, TO YOUR QUESTION IS I THINK WE DO NEED TO INVEST IN THEM.
BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A CHALLENGE GETTING PEOPLE TO COME TO FLAGSTAFF, OUR BEST BET IS TO GROW INTERNALLY THE BEST THAT WE CAN. WE DO THAT.
I THINK WE DO A GREAT JOB [INAUDIBLE] [NOISE] THESE FOLKS THAT ANSWERED THAT WERE PROBABLY IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES.
IT COULD HAVE JUST BEEN THEY WORK IN SMALL DIVISION WHERE THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO.
BUT DOESN'T ABSOLVE US FROM DOING THAT FOR SURE.
>> [OVERLAPPING] SORRY. [LAUGHTER] COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS HAS A QUESTION.
>> WHEN I LOOK AT CAREER ADVANCEMENT, SOMETIMES THE POSITIONS JUST AREN'T THERE, AND THE SAME WOULD BE FOR BETTER BENEFITS BECAUSE OF ONE THING OR ANOTHER.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT BETTER WORK ENVIRONMENT, WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
THAT REALLY IS UNDER OUR CONTROL, AND SO EVEN IF THE BENEFITS ARE LOW COMPARED TO NAU OR CCC AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT ISN'T FAIR, BUT IF MY ENVIRONMENT WHERE I'M NOT STRESSED, I'M NOT HAVING A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF GOING ON IN MY DIVISION.
I FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THAT ENVIRONMENT.
I LIKE MY COWORKERS, WE GET ALONG, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME EFFECT ON MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
BECAUSE I'VE HEARD FROM YOUNGER PEOPLE [NOISE] ABOUT THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN THE WORKPLACE AND THEY FEEL THAT BECAUSE I'M NEW OR I'M YOUNGER OR I HAVEN'T BEEN IN MY POSITION AS LONG,
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I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT.LET ME GO AND FIND ANOTHER JOB WHERE THE ENVIROMENT IS GOING TO BE FAIR.
I SAID ALL OF THAT TO ASK A QUESTION, [LAUGHTER] WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THOSE THINGS? HOW DO WE DEAL WITH WORK ENVIRONMENT? I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT IT'S TOO COLD IN MY BUILDING BECAUSE YOU WOULD PUT ANOTHER SWEATER OR WHATEVER.
I'M TALKING ABOUT, THOSE PERSONAL THINGS THAT HAPPEN AND THAT PEOPLE MIGHT BE AFFECTED BECAUSE OF THEM.
>> THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WORK ON CONSISTENTLY IN OUR [INAUDIBLE] LEADERSHIP. GOOD THINGS.
I'LL ANSWER YOUR QUESTION [NOISE] [INAUDIBLE].
BECAUSE IN BRITAISH ONE, THE FIRST SEVERAL SLIDES IS DOING A PIECE OF THAT.
ONE OF THE NUMBER ONE THING WE SEE IS PEOPLE STRESSED OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE OVERWORKED.
THE PANDEMIC REALLY CREATED A LOT OF STRESS.
AS YOU SAW, WE HAVE BEEN REALLY LOW ON STAFFING, TRYING TO STILL PROVIDE THE SAME QUALITY AND LEVEL OF SERVICES WITH LESS STAFF.
THE FIRST PART OF THIS PRESENTATION WAS WE NEED TO GET MORE STAFF SO THAT WE CAN GET THE PRESSURE OFF OF PEOPLE.
BECAUSE THAT'S IN THIS LINE, WHERE IT SAYS WORK PLACE.
IT'S NOT JUST HAVING A CONFLICT WITH AN EMPLOYEE.
IT'S, "I'M OVERSTRESSED AT WORK.
I'M WORKING 150%, I DON'T GET TO TAKE A DAY OFF BECAUSE THERE'S NOBODY TO RELIEVE ME.
WE HAVE THAT PIECE THAT WE CAN HELP.
CULTURE. WE'RE LOOKING AT BRINGING BACK OUR SUPERVIS TRAINING PROGRAM.
I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IN MY TEAM, ABOUT DOING SOMETHING REALLY ROBUST, BRINGING SOME CONTRACTORS BACK IN TO DO SOME MAINTENANCE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRAINING WITH STAFF AND LEADERSHIP TO TRY TO HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT CULTURAL ISSUE.
THAT'S ONGOING FOR EVERY WHERE I'VE EVER BEEN, IT'S CONSTANT, TRAINING THEIR LEADERS TO BE GOOD LEADERS AND THEN TRAINING STAFF ON THEIR JOBS, WHICH WERE A BIG PART OF THE BUDGET I'M SO PROUD OF IT, IS THEY'RE ASKING FOR A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CITYWIDE TRAINING.
BECAUSE IF YOUR STAFF ARE NOT TRAINED WELL AND THEY GET FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DO THE JOB.
WE SEND THEM THE TRAINING, WE'D GET THEM CERTIFICATIONS, GET THE THAT, WE WORK ON SUPERVISORY DEVELOPMENT AND WE GAVE THEM MORE STAFF LEADING TO THE DAY OFF.
I THINK ALL OF THESE COMBINATIONS OF APPROACHES WILL HELP AS WELL.
>> I CAN SAY THIS AND SOMETIMES YOUR EMPLOYEES CAN'T SAY IT.
WHAT ABOUT OUR DEI? DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION ISSUES? EVERY ORGANIZATION HAS THEM.
DO WE ADDRESSED THOSE ISSUES IN OUR WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATION, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE.
DO WE HAVE ANY TRAINING THINGS IN PLACE FOR THAT.
BECAUSE IT'S HARD FOR ME AS A PERSON OF COLOR IN AN ALL WHITE ENVIRONMENT OR ORGANIZATION, TP SAY A WHOLE LOT.
BECAUSE NOW I'M A TROUBLEMAKER, NOW THAT I'M BEING WHATEVER IT IS THAT I'M BEING, AND SO I JUST GO ALONG TO GET ALONG UNTIL I CAN DO BETTER AND THAT'S A PART OF GROWING UP.
I MEAN, I'VE BEEN IN THIS ORGANIZATION FOR HOWEVER LONG, I'M NOT MOVING UP, NO ONE EVER LOOKS AT ME.
THROW THAT OUT THERE. I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT OR ANY OF US, BUT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IN ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT WE CAN GROW.
>> SURE AND IT DOESN'T PUT US ON THE SPOT.
THAT SHOULD BE AN INCORATIVE PART OF WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY, ALL OF US. INCLUDING HR.
THAT IS BEING ECHOED IN OUR EAC GROUP, JEREMY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE TO THAT.
WE RECENTLY FORMED A NEW TRAINING COMMITTEE IN THAT EAC SPECIFICALLY TO HAVE THEM PROVIDE THAT TRAINING TO THE ENTIRE WORKFORCE.
PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT AND WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE AVENUES AND PROCESS SO THAT TYPE OF TRAINING AND AWARENESS CAN PERMEATE THE ENTIRE STAFFING FORCE.
JUST HAPPENED IN THE LAST MONTH.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART AND WE SHOULDN'T SHY AWAY FROM THAT.
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I DON'T SHY AWAY FROM THAT, IT'S PART OF OUR JOBS, ESPECIALLY IN HRS, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REPRESENTING ALL PEOPLE EQUALLY ACROSS THE CITY.THANK YOU. IN THE COMMENTS. I APPRECIATE THOSE.
>> JUST REALLY QUICK. DOES THE CITY DO STAY INTERVIEWS?
>> WE'RE GOING TO [LAUGHTER] I HAVE BEEN HERE A WHOLE HOT SECOND ABOUT SIX MONTHS MAYBE, AND YOU LOOK AT MY BACKBOARD, WHAT ARE THE TOP THINGS AS STANDARD DEVIATION? BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WE IDENTIFIED AT [INAUDIBLE] IS WE'VE GOT TO DO A BETTER JOB OF RESELLING OUR STAFF EVERY DAY.
TRAINING SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS HOW TO RESELL OR JOB GREAT BENEFITS WORKING IN FLAGSTAFF.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE DONE THAT WELL.
I'VE GOT A TEAM WITHIN MY TEAM WORKING ON THAT.
WE'RE DOING RESEARCH ON STAY INTERVIEWA AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO LOOK AT HOW WE'RE GOING TO INTEGRATE.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE DOORS THAT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT A LOT BECAUSE IT HASN'T COME TO FRUITION YET.
BUT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW. AN EXCELLENT JUST SHOWN THAT THIS MORE EXIT INTERVIEWING INFORMATION ABOUT OUR INSURANCE.
TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK IS EXCELLENT.
AS WE KNOW THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OF OUR HEALTH INSURANCE, ABOUT VISION, DENTAL, AND WE TRY TO ASK THEM QUESTIONS ABOUT ALL THE PROGRAMS ACROSS.
WE KNOW THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON.
[NOISE] I KNOW SHANNON, ANDERSON AND ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH OUR INSURANCE CARE-GIVING ARE WORKING ON THESE DAY.
I GO TO THOSE MEETINGS AND THEY ARE JUST ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO ELEVATE SOME OF THESE COSTS. I KNOW THEY ARE.
DISTRIBUTE HELPS YOU WHAT FOLKS THINK A LITTLE BIT OF BETTER. ANY QUESTIONS? PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
AGAIN WE LOOK AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT WAYS AND CAN PULL THEM TOGETHER TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING.
THERE'S NOT ANY ONE CHART TELLS THE FULL STORY.
THIS TELLS COUNSELING PIECE OF THE STORY.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE REGULAR PAY UPON HIGHERS, FOR OUR AVERAGE, IT'S NEVER EXCELLENT.
FOLKS FILLED FROM THE DAY THAT THEY WALK IN THE DOOR, THAT THEIR AVERAGE PAY OR LESS.
WE'LL LOOK AT THAT TO TRY TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAYBE WORK ON THAT PROCESS IN THE FUTURE.
THEN ALSO HOW THEY MOVE THROUGH THEIR PAY PLAN IS A BIG ONE WE LOOK AT.
THEY DON'T THINK THAT THEY MOVE THROUGH THEIR PAID PLAN VERY WELL.
NOW LAST YEAR AS WE MENTIONED IN ONE OF THE PREVIOUS ONES THAT YOU GUYS DID A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK ON COMPRESSION LASHES, WHICH IS MOVING PEOPLE THROUGH WHERE THEY SHOULDN'T BE.
BECAUSE WHAT WE FIND IN [INAUDIBLE] IS THAT A PERSON WHO'S BEEN HERE SAY 20 YEARS FULL EDUCATION COMPLETED COLLEGE SHOULD BE WELL PAST THE MIDPOINT, SOMETIMES EVEN TO THE TRUTH.
THAT MAKES THEM FEEL LIKE THEY'RE NOT MOVING THROUGH THEIR PAIN PLANNING IN A PROPER CASE.
THIS IS THE NICE THING IS IF YOU LOOK AT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SHANNON ANDERSON ON WE'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER PAY EQUITY AUDIT THIS YEAR MAKING SURE THAT [INAUDIBLE].
WE NEED TO DO THAT ON A PERIODIC BASIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE VET OUT ANY NEXT INEVITABILITIES.
QUESTION. HERE'S SOME INTERESTING.
THIS IS THE ONE I WAS TELLING YOU EARLIER.
BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE INTERNALLY PROMOTED? 1042. THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVING UP THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE HAVE TO PUT THAT OTHER DATA IN CONTEXT BECAUSE FROM WHERE I COME FROM THAT'S A LOT OF INTERNAL PROMOTIONS.
YOU ARE DOING A GOOD JOB OF THROWING PEOPLE INTERNALLY.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CAREER OPPORTUNITY COULD HAVE BEEN AN ISOLATED INCIDENT VERY SMALL PROBABLY.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY OPPORTUNITIES EITHER.
I THINK THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO UNDERSTAND IS THE DECLINED OFFERS.
I WANT TO PUT THIS IN CONTEXT FOR YOU.
WE GOT TEAMS OUT HERE TRYING TO RECRUIT.
WE'RE PUTTING IN A TON OF TIME AND MONEY TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO COME HERE,
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ONLY TO HAVE THEM TO DECLINE THE OFFER ONCE THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE INTERVIEWS AND THE WHOLE THING.WE BROKE IT DOWN FOR YOU SO YOU CAN SEE THAT ANOTHER OFFER ABOUT REASON FOR THE ONE AND 21, THAT'S TWO.
THIRTY EIGHT ACCEPT THEIR OFFER SOMEWHERE.
COUPLE OF THEM, EXCEPT IN ANOTHER CITY POSITION, WHICH FANS HAVE TO REROUTE. THAT'S OKAY.
THE 20TH TO TRY AND DO THIS OUT.
THEY SAID THAT'S NOT ENOUGH SO THAT HE CAN CALM.
THEN HE HAD 12 BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF HOUSING, YOU'RE TRYING TO BRING THEM IN FROM THE OUTSIDE.
THERE ARE OTHER REASONS. THOSE ARE THE REASONS MY SPOUSE GOT A JOB SOMEWHERE ELSE.
MY KIDS DON'T GO TO THIS COLLEGE.
THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS THAT ARE NOT OUR FAULT, THAT PEOPLE DECLINED.
TWO, DECLINE BECAUSE OF THE COST OF BENEFITS.
WE ASKED THEM, "WHEN OFFER THE JOB, WE SAY, WHY DID YOU FIRE HIM? WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL US?" HONESTLY THEY COULD SAY, "YOUR INSURANCE IS TOO HIGH TO PAY ENOUGH FOR COST OF HOUSING AND IT'S OFF THE CHARTS." THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MY OFFICE AND I KNOW LEADERSHIP IS GOING TO KEEP AN EYE ON SIGNIFICANTLY IS THIS NUMBER OF CLIENTS.
WE'VE GOT TONS GET ON HERE AND THEN THEY WON'T TAKE THE JOB. GRADING.
>> SOMETIMES IT HAS BEEN HERE IN FLAGSTAFF.
THERE'S THAT TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH TRAILING SPOUSE COMING IN.
WE PARTNER WITH THE CHAMBER OR MAYBE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
BECAUSE THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CHALLENGE WHEN RECRUITING, AGAIN, FOR PROFESSIONAL JOBS OTHER THAN MAYBE HOSPITALITY, THAT PERSON IS LOOKING TO MOVE UP HERE TO TAKE A POSITION AND THEN THEIR SPOUSE BECAUSE THEY NEED TWO INCOME HOUSEHOLD.
THERE'S NOT JOB OPPORTUNITIES HERE.
WOULDN'T BE DOING TO COMMUNICATE THAT WITH OTHER LARGER INDUSTRIES IN TOWN TO SAY, "HEY, WE'VE ALSO GOT THESE POSITIONS.
IF YOU'RE HIRING, IF YOU'RE IN ACCOUNTING OR IN IT OR WHATEVER IT IS, ARE WE DOING ANY OF THAT TO COMMUNICATE?"
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION?
>> MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD HANSEN, YOU'VE GOT A PHOTODETECTOR.
[LAUGHTER] IF THE CANDIDATE LET'S ASSUME THAT THEY'RE HAVING A TRAILING SPOUSE ISSUE.
WE CAN DEFINITELY GET THEM [INAUDIBLE] CHAMBER.
SOMETIMES EVEN WE'LL SHARE IN THE COUNTY.
WE TRY TO DO OUR VERY BEST TO HELP THEM FIND EMPLOYMENT.
SOMETIMES IT'S JUST DESPERATELY HARD BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE CAN'T ALWAYS MATCH THE SALARY OR HANDLE THE HOUSING SITUATION FOR THEM.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT PART OF WHAT WE HAVE IN TRYING TO DO WITH, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS WITH OUR CAMPAIGN IS I'M TALKING ABOUT THE CULTURE OF THE CITY BECAUSE WE MIGHT NOT BE THE HIGHEST PAID PLACE TO WORK.
OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO INVENT THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE AN AMAZING STATE RETIREMENT IS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE CULTURE OF ACTUALLY WORKING HERE.
PART OF WHAT THE LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS DONE THIS YEAR IS CREATED A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE LEADERSHIP TEAM.
WE ARE COMMITTED AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM TO NOT ONLY RECOGNIZE OUR OWN STAFF AND ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING THAT'S HELPING EACH OTHER RECOGNIZE OUR STAFFS TO DO IT ORGANIZATION-WIDE.
FOR INSTANCE, RUNNING RECENT RETIREMENT, THE ATHLETES LOVE AND ALL OF THAT SHOWING SOMEONE LIKE BARNEY TELLS THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT WORK AT THE AIRPORT.
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT ORGANIZATION TO WORK.
WE'RE ALL COMMITTED TO TRYING TO CONTINUE TO HELP WITH CREATING THAT CULTURE.
IT REALLY CONCERNED WITH LIPTON PARK CITY MANAGER.
IF YOU CAN SEE THAT WITH THE MERIT INCREASES, THE MARKET ADJUSTMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
I WILL TELL YOU SOMEBODY ON RECRUITMENT.
OUR PART OF THAT IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING.
YOU LOOK LIKE THEY'RE VERY INTERESTED IN A LOT OF WORK FOR YOU.
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'VE DECIDED THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT POSITION CLOSER TO HOME.
WE JUST HAVE A HOUSING PROBLEM AND THAT'S PART OF IT, BUT WE'RE NOT THE ONLY CITY THAT HAS THIS.
AGAIN, THE BEST THING WE CAN DO IS TO CONTINUE TO BRAND OURSELVES AND TO TALK ABOUT IT AND THE STORIES THAT WE HAVE, ONE PER WONDER AND DIVISIONS.
THAT'S YOU GET GOOD SOLID PEOPLE.
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BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO LOOK.[INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT.
BUT YES, WE KNOW THAT THE TRAILING STAFF.
>> QUESTION OR A COMMENT AND A QUESTION.
I HAVE A POSITION AT THE SENIOR LEVEL.
IT MIGHT BE HARD GETTING SOMEONE TO MOVE HERE FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE.
BUT DO WE LOOK AT OUR WHOLE WORKFORCE AND IDENTIFY WHO DO WE THINK OR WHO HAS SHOWN SKILLS IN THOSE AREAS? CAN WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO APPLY FOR THAT POSITION? THEN WHAT WE DO IS WE LOOK AT FILLING IN ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION WHERE WE MAY HAVE MORE SUCCESS.
BECAUSE EITHER WE'RE GRABBING OUR INSURANCE FROM ANY OF YOU THAT ARE ALREADY HERE, THEY'RE ALREADY SET UP IN AN APARTMENT.
THEY ALREADY KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE HERE AND MAYBE PULLING THEM INTO THAT LOWER LEVEL, WHATEVER.
SOMETIMES LOOKING AT HOW WE DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
I SAY THAT BECAUSE I WOULD DO THAT IN MY DIVISION WHEN I WORKED AT ANY VIEW IS THAT IF WE HAD A POSITION LIKE HERE, I WOULD LOOK AT THOSE FOLKS IN OUR OFFICE AND THEN WE WOULD TRY TO ENCOURAGE SOME BOOLEAN AND APPLY FOR THAT POSITION.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE THEY'RE NOT REAL COMFORTABLE WITH THEMSELVES SOMETIMES.
OR THEY MIGHT THINK, THEY'LL NEVER HIRE ME FOR THAT.
BUT IF WE IDENTIFY FOLKS WHO ARE UP AND COMING AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO APPLY THAT SAME GIVEN THE JOBS, ANY CURSE INTO APPLYING, GO BACK, FILL THEIR POSITION WITH MORE ENTRY LEVEL BECAUSE MORE SUCCESS.
I DON'T KNOW. YOU PROBABLY ALREADY DO A LOT THAT I KNOW THERE A LOT OF THE TERMS IN THE CITY AND GROWING YOUNG BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE ALREADY HERE.
>> ACTUALLY IN HARRIS, WE DO ALL THAT.
[LAUGHTER] LITTLE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT.
WE IDENTIFY GREAT EMPLOYEES, WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO APPLY.
WE CAN'T TELL THEM THEY GET THE POSITION TODAY, STACEY, ACTS OUR GRANTS CONTRACTS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.
SHE HAD A NEED FOR OUR CURRENT SPECIALISTS AND IT'S AN INTERNAL INTERVIEW.
SHE'S ENCOURAGING PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY WITHIN ORGANIZATION TO APPLY.
BECAUSE THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE ORGANIZATION, IT MIGHT SPEED UP THE PROCESS.
WE DO ALL OF THE ABOVE, BUT WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO HAPPEN, PLEASE SHARE WITH US. [INAUDIBLE]
>> GLAD TO HERE FROM YOU [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].
>> SHE'S GOT A COUPLE MORE SLIDES, IN A MINUTE.
>> I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. I'LL TAKE THAT ONE.
FIRST IS WITH THOSE 22 NUMBERS.
HOW MUCH OF THAT IS COMPARABLE ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE? I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN HIRING CHALLENGES IN EVERY SECTOR IN EVERY PARTICULAR WAY FOR EVERY POSSIBLE REASON.
THERE SEEMS TO BE A FINICKY NATURE TO JOB MARKET AFTER COVID, AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S PART OF THIS.
I'M GIVING YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAG AN EXCUSE TO THIS THAT'S MORE GLOBAL IN NATURE.
BUT JUST TALK FOR A MOMENT ABOUT HOW THAT SPIKE IS NOT ISOLATED TO FLAGSTAFF, BUT PART OF A LARGER CHALLENGE.
OR MAYBE IT IS ISOLATED TO FLAGSTAFF.
>> WELL, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
[NOISE] THE WORKFORCE HAS CHANGED.
AFTER THE PANDEMIC, WORKFORCE HAS CHANGED DRASTICALLY BECAUSE EMPLOYEES ARE MUCH MORE FINICKY.
THEY'RE DRIVING WAGES THAT IS STILL HARD NO MATTER WHAT THE REST OF THE ECONOMY IS DOING.
IT'S STILL A STRONG WORKPLACE PLACE, AND THEY'RE STILL DRIVING WAGES.
WHEN THEY CALL, THEY'RE GOING TO AUTOMATICALLY COUNTER YOU 10-15%, JUST BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY CAN.
THAT IS STILL GOING ON A CONSISTENT BASIS.
WHICH PUTS THEM IN A PLACE WHERE THEY'RE STILL IN CHARGE, IN PLACE THEY MANAGE.
AS LONG AS THAT CONTINUES IN OUR WORKPLACE, YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE PLAY ONE JOB AGAINST ANOTHER.
THEY CALL FLAGSTAFF, WHAT ARE YOU PAYING? $60,000. WELL, I CAN GET $70,00 OVER AT GORE, I DIDN'T GET THIS.
SOME OF THAT DOES CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL WORKFORCE.
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MOST PEOPLE COME TO US WITH MULTIPLE OPTIONS.IT'S NOT LIKE IT USED TO BE WHERE THEY'RE EXCITED TO GET THIS JOB BECAUSE I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR SIX MONTHS.
NOW THEY ALL COME WITH THE TWO OR THREE JOB OFFERS, SO THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
THEY'RE GOING TO PICK ONE AGAINST THE OTHER.
I DON'T FORESEE THAT CHANGING, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO.
IT'S THE WEIRDEST THING, BECAUSE THOSE THAT FOLLOW-UP ECONOMICS KNOW THAT WHEN THE RECESSION GOES DOWN, USUALLY THE WORK FORCE CONTINUES TO GO DOWN WITH IT AS IT STAYS STRONGLY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL STAY THERE.
I DO THINK THAT SOME OF THIS REALLY IS UNIQUE.
IT'S A FLEX, I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, TO SOME DEGREE.
I'M NOT SAYING THIS IS NOT HAPPENING EVERYWHERE, AND IF YOU LOOKED AT EVERY COMPANY, THEIR NUMBERS PROBABLY KICKED OUT A LOT OF IT AS WELL, [NOISE] BUT WE FACE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT YOU MAY NOT FACE IN OTHER TOWNS OR THE VALLEY.
IS THE HOUSING ISSUES HERE BECAUSE THERE SO TOUGH, [NOISE] AND THE COST OF LIVING HERE IS REALLY HIGH.
YES, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I DO BELIEVE SOME OF THAT IS SYSTEMIC, BUT SOME OF IT ALSO IS UNIQUE TO US AS WELL.
>> I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE CONTEXTUAL LANDSCAPE OF OUR DISCUSSION TODAY.
I JUST WANT TO KEEP THAT TOP OF MIND.
MY SECOND QUESTION MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE SENSITIVE, BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ANSWER IT IN GENERAL TERMS IF YOU DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE GETTING SPECIFIC.
WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CULTURE AND I DON'T LIKE TO HAVE DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR OR GET TOO SELF-CENTERED IN THE ROLE THAT I'M IN.
BUT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE CULTURE OF COUNSEL AND WHAT IMPACT OR TRICKLE-DOWN EFFECT THAT HAS ON THE CITY ETHOS.
THIS GOES BACK TO MY VERY LOW PRIORITY FAIR ITEM ABOUT EVALUATION TECHNIQUES FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FOR PEOPLE IN THE ROLE.
BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION TO GREG AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET SPECIFIC WHERE YOU CAN.
BUT WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF A CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR ON THE GENERAL ATTITUDE TRICKLE-DOWN WITHIN THE CITY, IS IT A MEASURABLE IMPACT? IS IT SOMETHING THAT CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE COUNCIL TO COUNCIL, OR ARE THERE OTHER FACTORS THAT GET IN THE WAY AND SMOOTH THAT OVER AND TAKE AWAY THE NOISE?
>> VERY BIG QUESTION. [LAUGHTER]
>> I ASK, PERSONALLY I WOULD HAVE SELF EVALUATED REFLECTIVE ATTITUDE AND ATMOSPHERE.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING COUNCIL NEEDS TO BE DOING DIFFERENTLY TO HELP IMPROVE MORALE AND RETENTION RATES.
I THINK THAT'S A CONVERSATION WERE PADDLED.
I WOULD HOPE THAT THAT WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.
>> GENTLEMEN, GREG, IF YOU WOULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION FIRST.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
I THINK IN LARGE PART, IT VARIES FROM COUNCIL TO COUNCIL AND THERE IS PROBABLY SOME TRIPLED DOWN IMPACT.
I WOULD SAY LARGELY IT'S THE CULTURE OF COUNCIL AS IT'S SUPPORT STAFF.
WE'RE SEEING CLEARLY THAT COMPENSATION IS HIGH ON THAT LIST, BUT IT GOES BEYOND THAT FRANKLY, IT'S JUST HOW COUNCIL VIEWS STAFF AND THE COUNCIL THAT IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF STAFFING THAT DOES PERMEATE THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION.
I DON'T WANT TO REPRESENT WHAT MIGHT APPEAR TO BE FLATTERY.
THAT'S NOT WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS, BUT THIS COUNCIL AND THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL BEFORE THAT HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF STAFF.
THERE'S BEEN A PRO STAFF CULTURE AND IT'S BEEN EVIDENT.
IT'S BEEN EVIDENT IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.
IT'S BEEN EVIDENT IN APPROVING COMPENSATION PLANS THAT WAS ROLLED OUT AND MERIT BASED STRUCTURE THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT MORE.
THE COMPRESSION ADJUSTMENTS LAST YEAR, MARKET ADJUSTMENTS THIS YEAR.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE EXEMPLIFIED THAT SUPPORT, BUT I'LL TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER.
EVERY TUESDAY, AND TODAY IS, WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS COMING YOUR WAY FROM ALL THE STAFF.
THERE'S A LOT OF RESPECT BEING DEMONSTRATE IT ON BOTH SIDES.
THERE'S A VERY HEALTHY WORK RELATIONSHIP WITH COUNCIL AND STAFF.
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IT'S A VERY INCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIP.YOU HAVE MANY PEOPLE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION WHO ARE THE FRONT ROW SEAT, SO I GET WEBSERVER SERVICE.
THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY FEAR OF STANDING UP IN PRESENTING TO YOU ON SOME VERY NUANCED AND COMPLICATED ISSUES.
YOU HAVE GARNERED THAT RESPECT FROM STAFF AND THAT IS A CULTURAL THING.
TRUST ME, WHEN I SAY IT ISN'T ALWAYS THAT HEALTHY.
I'VE BEEN IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE THAT RESPECT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN DEMONSTRATED AND IT DOES PERMEATE.
I THINK WE ENJOY A VERY POSITIVE CULTURE HERE WITH THIS COUNCIL AND IN THE PREVIOUS COUNCILS.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THAT IS THE CASE.
IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU, FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTION. I ECHO THAT.
THIS IS MY THIRD COUNCIL I'VE WORKED WITH IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES.
IT'S SIMPLER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. TO BE HONEST.
A LOT OF HOW PEOPLE SEE YOU BECAUSE WE DON'T WORK WITH YOUR DAY-TO-DAY, IT'S HOW YOU SEE DELTA WHEN THEY'RE PRESENTING BEFORE THE CURRENT REGIME.
[NOISE]. THE FACT THAT YOU SUPPORT COMPENSATION PACKAGES LIKE THIS TELLS THEM THAT YOU VALUE, ECHO EXACTLY WHAT MR. GRIFFIN HAS SAID.
THAT'S WHAT REFORMS THAT HELP PEOPLE PERCEIVE, AT LEAST AT MY OFFICE BECAUSE WHAT I ONLY HEAR GOODS AND BADS.
NEVER THE DEEP STUFF, JUST THE TOP STUFF, AND ALL I'VE HEARD IS POSITIVE THINGS AND SEEN POSITIVE THINGS BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU GUYS INTERACT WITH US.
THERE'S SUCH TREMENDOUS RESPECT SHOWN HOW YOU EVEN TALK, EVEN YOUR TONE, TO THE FACT THAT THEY GO UP, WALK AWAY WITH A VERY POSITIVE PENALTY.
TRUTH JUSTICE IS MY SIDE FROM MY JOB REVIEW, BUT I AGREE 100%.
>> WELL, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THERE'S SOME SORT OF APPARATUS IN PLACE FOR ANY PROBLEMS ALONG THOSE LINES TO BE ADEQUATELY AND STRONGLY ADDRESSED WHEN THEY ARISE.
BUT THAT'S A PART OF ANOTHER CONVERSATION. THAT'S ALL.
>> I CAN SAY IT'S A TWO-WAY STREET.
I WORKED IN MY CAREER, THREE OF THE COMPANIES.
I'M IN MY SEVENTH YEAR IN COUNCIL AND I SPENT SIX YEARS ON FRIENDLY ZONING PARTLY ON LARGE COMMISSION, PEOPLE I WORK WITH ARE EXCELLENT.
I'M JUST GIVING YOU A QUICK EXAMPLE.
TUESDAY, I ASKED A QUESTION AND WHEN I GOT HOME AFTER THE MEETING AND LOOKED AT MY EMAILS AT NIGHT, I ALREADY HAD THE ANSWER.
THE STAFF IS VERY RESPECTFUL OF ME ANYWAY.
I ASSUME ALL THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEY DESERVE OUR RESPECT.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT LOUD BECAUSE I FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT IT.
IF SOMEONE I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE IN COUNCIL MEMBERS SITTING IN HERE FOR A WHILE.
HAVE HAD THIS BEFORE. BUT I USED TO BE A MANAGER.
I FIGURED OUT MY JOB WAS VERY EASY.
THE BEST PEOPLE KEEP THEM HAPPY IN THE DISCUSSION.
THEY DO THE REST. ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO THANK OUR STAFF.
YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB AND MY INTERACTIONS HAVE BEEN 99.9% PRICE OF FISH.
THERE WAS A COUPLE. [LAUGHTER] I WAS SCARED.
THANK YOU FOR THAT DISCUSSION, VICE MAYOR. GOOD TOPIC.
SOME TAKEAWAYS AS I SEE IT FROM RANDY'S PRESENTATION AND I KNOW WE'RE NOT FINISHED WITH IT, BUT A LOT OF FOCUS ON THE DECLINED OFFERS.
THAT IS THE LANDSCAPE WE'RE IN NOW, WHETHER IT'S LOCALIZED OR GLOBALIZED OR RATING POINTED OUT MAYBE BOTH.
WHEN YOU GO BACK, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
BUT WE SAW VACANCIES IS STILL HOVERING HIGH.
BUT IT'S BETTER. IT'S BETTER THAN WHAT WE REPORTED A YEAR AGO THIS TIME.
WE'RE SEEING SOME PROGRESS, INCREMENTAL PROGRESS IN FILLING IN OUR VACANCIES.
THAT'S HUGE BECAUSE AS RANDY NOTED AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS BROUGHT UP THE WORK ENVIRONMENT,
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IS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY VACANCIES.SINGLE OUT OUR EMERGENCY DISPATCH AS AN EXAMPLE, WE HAVE STRUGGLED FOR YEARS TO FILL VACANCIES.
IT MIGHT BE ONE OF THE HIGHEST RISK JOBS WE CAN POINT TO IN OUR ORGANIZATION.
IT ONLY BECOMES MORE STRESSFUL WHEN YOU HAVE VACANCIES BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO WORK EXTRA IN COVER FOR THE SHORTAGES.
THERE'S A HIGH DEGREE OF TRAINING GOING INTO THAT WORK.
IT'S NOT LIKE SOMEBODY FROM DOWN THE HALL CAN COME IN AND SIT IN.
THESE THINGS ALL IN THERE CONNECT.
AS WE SEE SOME INCREMENTAL PROGRESS WITH FILLING OUR VACANCIES, WE ARE ALSO RELYING TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON A LOT OF RECLASSIFICATIONS AND YOU SAW THOSE NUMBERS.
WE'RE BEING CREATIVE, DOING THINGS INTERNALLY TO HELP MEET OUR NEEDS AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL.
THEN AGAIN, YOU GO INTO THE DECLINED OFFERS AND IT TELLS THAT STORY.
WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING TO NAMED CANDIDATES. I TELL YOU.
EVERY WEEK WE GO THROUGH THIS.
WE EXTEND ALL THESE ENERGIES AND RESOURCES TO RECRUIT AND IN THE END, WE FIND OURSELVES COMING UP SHORT ON GETTING PEOPLE TO ACCEPT OFFERS.
WE HOPE THAT THIS NUMBER IS MUCH BETTER NEXT YEAR WHEN WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, BUT IT DOES REPRESENT THE CURRENT THING.
LAST THING I'LL POINT OUT HERE AND TURN IT BACK TO RANDY.
AS YOU LOOK AT THE TOP PART OF THIS GRAPHIC, THERE'S A SHOCKING NUMBER THERE.
IN 2020, WE RECRUITED AND FILLED POSITIONS FOR 155 CONDITIONS.
THAT NUMBER ALMOST DOUBLED IN 2021 AND THAT NUMBER IS GREATLY EXCEEDED IN 2022 BY THE POSITIONS FILLED.
WE ARE FILLING A LOT OF POSITIONS, WHICH IS ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES WITH RETENTION AND RETIREMENT AND PEOPLE MOVING ON.
THAT HAS BEEN THE STORY IN FLAGSTAFF.
WE THINK WE'RE SEEING PROGRESS.
BUT THAT NUMBER 349 POSITIONS FILLED, IT'S REMARKABLE.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, OUR WORKFORCE IS SLIGHTLY OVER 900 PEOPLE.
>> THEN YOU DEAL WITH THE FLOODS.
LET ME POINT OUT ONE THING THAT'S THE MINUTIAE IS THE NUANCES THAT DON'T GET PUT ON PIECE OF PAPER.
THAT I THINK IS REALLY GOING TO HELP.
IS IT WE'RE FULLY STAFFED AT THIS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP? WELL, PEOPLE COME TO WORK FOR LEADERS COUNTY RIGHT NOW, IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
WHEN YOU HAVE A TON OF LEADERSHIP OPENINGS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, YOU GET A TURN BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF DIRECTION.
THERE'S NO A LOT GUIDANCE AT THE LEVELS.
NOW ALL YOUR DIVISION DIRECTORS OF IT NOW WE'RE GETTING A VCM.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN OUR RETENTION. I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
HAVE BEEN IN UNITED SIX MONTHS, WE'RE FULLY STAFFED.
WE'VE ALREADY HIRED 2/2 CRITICAL TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
NOT BECAUSE OF BEING I DID, IT JUST CREATES SYNERGY IN A VISION PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED TO.
THIS IS THE THINGS THAT YOU WON'T SEE ON A CHART.
BUT COULD I JUST KNOW AFTER ALL THESE YEARS HAS BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS, I THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
ANY OTHER QUESTION? [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE STILL GOING TO REMIND YOU THAT WE'RE STILL DOING RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.
WE HAVE OUR RECALL CRUISE BOOK, PEOPLE WILL MOUNTAINS CAMPAIGN.
OR SOMEBODY WHO MR. BRANDS CITY ISN'T THAT GREAT TO WORK. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
I WILL SAY I GET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT REACH OUT AND TELL ME THAT THEY'VE HEARD ABOUT US THROUGH THIS.
THEY DON'T ALWAYS REMEMBER IT'S OUR HR.
THEN I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE THE COUNTY AND IN AU AND ALL THE PREDECESSORS THAT HAVE SHARED THAT THEY'RE PRETTY JEALOUS THAT WE HAVE SUCH A FIBROUS CONTAINING.
WE CONTINUE TO DO LOCAL ADVERTISING THAT YOU'LL SEE IT HERE AND THERE.
THEN WE'RE ACTUALLY USING IT OUTWARD.
WE'RE USING A DIGITAL GROUP CALLED ADD TAXI, WHERE IT SERVES UP TO OTHER STATES AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT MIGHT HAVE COME TO OUR WEBSITE.
I THINK HAVE BEEN QUITE NICELY WITH THE EXPERTS AND DISCOVER QUITE SEC, WE'RE GETTING IT FOR A LOT CHEAPER THAN WE NORMALLY WOULD BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE THESE CONTRACTS THAT THEY'RE USING.
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THEN RECENTLY THE HR DID THE PERSON WILL ACCEPT JOB FAIR AND RUINING MY GUILT TO TALK MORE ABOUT HOW THAT WENT.WE DID THE MARKETING VIDEO, YOU'VE SEEN IT BEFORE.
IF YOU WANT TO APPLY FOR A JOB, YOU COULD LOOK AT THE VIDEO.
THEN IN THAT VIDEO I'D LIKE YOU TO NOTICE ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE USE ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT WOULD VOLUNTEER TO BE IN THAT VIDEO WHICH SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE CULTURE.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON ACCRETION OF AN EMPLOYEE REFERRAL PROGRAMS. YOU'LL SEE MORE OF THAT.
WE HAVE WHERE YOU CAN PUT THIS IN YOUR EMAIL SIGNATURE.
I SAW THIS SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT ASKED THEM WHAT HAPPENS IS, WHEN IT'S IN YOUR EMAIL AND ACTUALLY TRANSITIONS, COOL CAREERS, COOL PEOPLE, COOL MOUNTAINS, APPLY NOW.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY CLICK ON IT TO APPLY.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT IN YOUR EMAIL SIGNATURE, I'M NOT CALLING YOU OUT.
[LAUGHTER] PLEASE DO IT BECAUSE EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS WITH RECRUITMENT.
THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, KNOW THIS ISN'T WHY WE GOT PAUL HERE, BUT WE HAVE THESE AMAZING BROCHURES.
NOW THEY LOOK VERY PROFESSIONAL.
WE HAVE A SPECIFIC JOB LIKE WE DID IN THE CITY ENGINEER OR LIBRARY DIRECTOR OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
WE'VE HAD THREE BIKES THAT REFLECTS STEP.
IT TELLS THE STORY OF WHAT ENVIRONMENT YOU'RE GOING TO BE COMING IN AND WORKING AT.
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN THINK OF.
QUITE HONESTLY, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, AGAIN, WE'RE BRANDY.
IT SHOULD BE CONVENIENT TO VISITORS OVER 40 YEARS TO BRAND THE DESTINATION.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A LOT LONGER TO CONTINUE TO BRAND CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AND I THINK THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB THE LAST TWO YEARS.
>> I'VE SEEN THAT BOOK READERS FOR PEOPLE CALL MOUNTAINS ON INTERLOCKING NELSON, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GET OUT TO GRAB IT ON? [INAUDIBLE] APPRECIATE YOU ASKING AND PARTICIPATING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO RANDY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY TEAM IS AMAZING.
OUR RECRUITMENT TEAM PARTNERS WITH THE [INAUDIBLE].
THEY HAVE SOME OF THE MOST CREATIVE, AMAZING MINDS.
WHEN I DO THE NARRATIVE, YOU KNOW WHAT WE SAY? WE'RE LIKE YOU GUYS, WE DEAL WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S AWESOME.
NOW WE DO BE [NOISE] JUST REAL QUICK SUMMARIES.
GO BACK OVER. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS DATA BEFORE, A COUPLE OF OTHER RETREATS? OUR MERITS COMPENSATION BENEFIT IS THEIR BUDGET APPROACH, OUR BUDGET REQUEST FOR THIS YEAR.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING PATIENT PERFORMANCE JULY 1ST.
RIGHT NOW, EVERYBODY THAT HAS A PASSING EVALUATION GETS THE 3% FLAT RATE.
JULY 1ST, AND BEYOND IT WILL BE [NOISE] 2-4% DEPENDING ON THEIR EVALUATION.
WE'VE DONE ADJUSTMENTS TO PAID PLANS BASED ON OUR MARKET DATA.
MINIMUM WAGE ADJUSTMENTS WERE BASED ON CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AS THE LAST TIME.
AS YOU KNOW, THE MAINTENANCE OF OUR COST-SHARE FOR OUR BENEFIT PACKAGE FOR OUR CONSUMERS. THAT'S OUR APPROACH.
THE RECOMMENDATION FOR BENEFITS AS THERE'S NO CHANGE IN ANY OPTIONS.
[NOISE] I MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THIS THE LAST TIME BUT I'LL WORTH REPEATING THAT AVERAGE HEALTH INSURANCE COST IS GOING UP 7-8% PER YEAR, PROJECTED FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IN A ROW.
IT'S JUST GOING UP AS FAST AS IT CAN.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A SLIGHT INCREASE TO OFFSET SOME OF THOSE COSTS.
OUR INSURANCE HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF WORKING WITH OUR RESERVES AND ALL KIND OF STUFF TO TRY TO KEEP THAT TO ITS MINIMUM.
THERE IS GOING TO BE A 6% INCREASE TO OUR BUY-UP PLAN, 5.5% TO THE BASE PLAN, AND 5% FOR THE HIGH-DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT SHANNON, THE REST OF THIS?
>> [NOISE] I THINK YOU'VE SEEN A SIMILAR MODEL A FEW YEARS BACK.
AT LEAST THAT'S DIFFERENT FOR EACH OF THE PLAN AS THE EXPERIENCE TO CLAIMS THAT GO ALONG WITH EACH OF THE SCAN VARIES.
WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RATES SHOULD INCORPORATE NON-WORKERS FOR EACH OF THE PLANS [INAUDIBLE]
>> THANK YOU, SHANNON. SHE JUST HAD SO MUCH WORK.
I'VE WATCHED HER GET IN THERE AND ROLL UP HER SLEEVES.
I WANTED TO GET INTO THAT BECAUSE SHE'S JUST DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK TOWARDS THAT.
[NOISE] A HUNDRED PERCENT ON OUR BASE EMPLOY ONLY COVERED STILL THE WAY IT WAS.
A PERSON WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN OUR WELLNESS PROGRAM IS BEING PAID 100%.
WE'RE ENCOURAGING ENROLMENTS CONSISTENTLY TO GET PEOPLE TO KEEP OUR EMPLOYEES HEALTHY, BE PROACTIVE ABOUT THAT.
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[NOISE] SEVENTY-TWO PERCENT OF THE BASE FAMILY EMPLOYEE PLUS ONE PLAN.DO YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT SHANNON? IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THAT PIECE?
>> THIS ACTUALLY WAS A TERRIFIC WORK DONE BY RANDY WHEN SHE WAS TALKING [INAUDIBLE] SOURCES IN HERE ARE FANTASTIC [INAUDIBLE].
SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ADDRESS FOR YEARS [NOISE] BECAUSE BRINGING IN THE THREE TIERS FOR THE BENEFIT PLAN WITHOUT HAVING A SHORTHAND INTRODUCED FOR FAMILY, AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO MAKE THE SPIRIT COMPETITIVE AND LUCKY TO [NOISE] REALLY MAKING HER BENEFIT PACKAGE MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR THOSE WHO ARE HERE, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN COMING TO OUR ORGANIZATIONS.
I REALLY APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS AND YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY TERRIFIC FOR OUR ORGANIZATION.
>> THANK YOU, SHANNON. THIS GREAT WORK WAS DONE BEFORE I GOT HERE, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT'S DUE.
WE'RE BUILDING ON SOME THINGS THAT THEY'VE DONE.
>> WOULD YOU MIND GOING BACK ONE SLIDE? I JUST WANT TO INVITE A LITTLE MORE DISCUSSION ON THE PAY FOR PERFORMANCE.
SHANNON, THIS ONE MIGHT ALSO GO YOUR WAY.
I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A TEAM EFFORT BUT THERE'S A LOT TO THIS IMPLEMENTATION OF PAY FOR PERFORMANCE AS RANDY MENTIONED, THAT 2-4% SCALE WHICH IS GOING TO BE BASED ON PERFORMANCE.
THERE'S INCENTIVES TO PERFORM AT A HIGHER LEVEL AND IT'S VERY GOAL-BASED AS WELL.
THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT, THE ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS.
BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO INVITE SOME FURTHER DISCUSSION OF IS THE TRAINING THAT IS CURRENTLY GOING ON WITH OUR SUPERVISORS AND LEADERS TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.
SHANNON, I KNOW YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF INVOLVEMENT [NOISE] AND TRAINING, HR'S BEEN INVOLVED.
THERE'S BEEN SOME VERY GOOD THINGS HAPPENING.
THE EVALUATION FORM HAS BEEN STREAMLINED BUT I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD GIVE THAT A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT.
>> CERTAINLY. RANDY AND ALLEN HAVE BEEN AT THE HELM OF WORKING WITH THE LANCASTER LEADERSHIP.
ONE KEY IS BETTER THAT ORGANIZATION AND ALSO HELPING US WITH THIS ONE.
>> WE SURE NEED TO BE [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] [NOISE]
>> THE PAPER PERFORMANCE TRAINING.
AGAIN, RANDY AND ALLEN HAVE BEEN WORKING A LOT WITH KATIE AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE STAFF AT LANCASTER LEADERSHIP TO CREATE A SERIES OF TRAINING FOR ALL OF OUR LEADERS.
MEANING THOSE THAT CONDUCT EVALUATIONS [NOISE] SO THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT JUST THE RATING SCALE MEAN.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT FROM THE ORGANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVE IN ORDER TO CREATE SOME MORE CONSISTENCY.
SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES YEARS AGO AND WE'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS AGAIN THROUGH OUR EHT.
THEN ALSO ALLEN HAS RECENTLY SENT OUT COMMUNICATION WHERE THAT TRAINING WILL START ALSO FOR EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RATING SCALE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND HOW THE PAY FOR PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT [NOISE] IS GOING TO WORK.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT BOTH SIDES REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS PAY FOR PERFORMANCE, WHAT DOES TWO RATING MEAN, WHAT DOES A FOUR RATING, [NOISE] WHAT DOES A FIVE RATING MEAN SO THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
I'LL LET RANDY GET INTO MORE DETAILS.
I KNOW HE'S REALLY BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS.
NOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TODAY.
[NOISE] ALLEN, EITHER EVERY DAY OR THE DAY TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE A DEADLINE AND WE HAVE A JULY 1ST DEADLINE.
HOW MUCH OF IT'S DONE? WE'RE IN LOW ABILITY DOWN EVERY DAY BECAUSE THOSE HAVE TO GO OUT TO HIM IN-PERSON 60 DAYS IN ADVANCE.
WE'RE WORKING WITH IT RIGHT NOW TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS AN EMAIL BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET THAT EMAIL AND IT'S ALL SET UP ON EMAIL, SO JUST A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES, EVERYTHING.
>> PAPER PERFORMANCE, IS THERE ALSO A COST OF LIVING INCREASE THAT GOES IN AUTOMATICALLY EVERY YEAR, AND IN THE CAPE WORK PERFORMANCE IS OVER AND ABOVE, OR IS THAT IN PLACE OF A FACILITY?
>> IF I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION, THE MERIT IS REALLY NOT A COST OF LIVING.
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THIS IS REPLACING THE MERIT.[NOISE] THE 3% THAT WAS HAPPENING EVERY YEAR AT THE ANNIVERSARY DATE [NOISE] HAS BEEN REPLACED JULY 1ST WITH THE [OVERLAPPING]
>> DO WE ALSO DO A COST OF LIVING INCREASE SEPARATE?
>> I COULD SPEAK TO THAT IF I MAY.
>> COUNCIL ENACTED A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT OR A COLA ONCE DURING COVID EARLIER.
[NOISE] IT WAS THE RECESSION [INAUDIBLE] WAS REFERRING TO.
THERE WAS, IF I RECALL, A 2% ADJUSTMENT THAT YEAR.
I DON'T BELIEVE THERE HAD BEEN ONE SINCE [INAUDIBLE] IN A SHORT WHILE, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT MARKET ADJUSTMENTS WHICH AREN'T COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE AKIN TO YOUR QUESTION.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL HAPPEN INDEPENDENTLY OF MERIT PAY FOR PERFORMANCE.
I THINK THE QUICK ANSWER IS WE DON'T DO THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FREQUENTLY.
>> THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO LORI'S QUESTION.
I'M GOING TO STRIKE A COMMENT.
THIS TERMINOLOGY IS VERY CONFUSING, MERIT AND PAY FOR PERFORMANCE.
THEY SOUND LIKE THE SAME THING.
I GUESS WHEN YOU'RE DOING MERITS AND PAY FOR PERFORMANCE, [OVERLAPPING] ALTERNATIVES TO EACH OTHER?
>> IF I MAY, I SEE ONE AS AN EVOLUTION OF THE OTHER.
I THINK PAY FOR PERFORMANCE IS THE NEXT ITERATION OF MERIT-BASED COMPENSATION.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC, AS I'VE MENTIONED, TO PERFORMANCE AND GOAL ACCOMPLISHMENT.
MERIT, AS IT HAS BEEN, AS RANDY NOTED, HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH A 3% ADJUSTMENT EACH YEAR FOR MOST OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
PRESUMABLY, IT IS BASED UPON YOUR PERFORMANCE BUT IT WOULD TAKE A LOT TO NOT ACHIEVE THAT 3% MERIT INCREASE.
IN OTHER WORDS, MOST PEOPLE GET IT.
AS WE EVOLVE INTO PAY FOR PERFORMANCE, IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC TO HOW YOU'RE PERFORMING.
THAT 2%, 3%, 4% COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT WILL HINGE DIRECTLY UPON HOW YOU ARE EVALUATED AND HOW YOU ARE ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS AS AN EMPLOYEE.
THE SO-CALLED MERIT ALMOST ALL EMPLOYEES GET THE SAME THING.
THEY'RE OUT OF THE BALLPARK ONE REASON OR THE OTHER.
THEY'RE NOT DOING THE JOB THERE.
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE IS LIKE, WELL, PEOPLE THAT ARE EXCELLING ARE GOING TO GET A BIGGER RAISE, THE NOTES THAT ARE JUST GETTING BY OR THOSE THAT ARE [INAUDIBLE] THERE MIGHT BE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING.
YOU'RE SUGGESTING WE DO THAT THIS BUDGET CYCLE.
>> YEAH, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT IT'S IN THE BUDGET.
THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE PLAN.
IN FACT, WE WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO ROLL THIS OUT A YEAR AGO, BUT IT JUST TOOK SOME TIME.
>> ARE WE GOING TO PHASE OUT OF SO-CALLED MERIT?
>> YES. THIS WILL BE PAID FOR PERFORMANCE.
>> WE'LL ENTIRELY PAY FOR PERFORMANCE?
>> YES. WE ARE TRYING TO FRAME IT.
WHEN I WAS AN EMPLOYEE IN AEROSPACE, THAT'S HOW WE JUST THEY DID AN AVERAGE RATE OF THREE PERCENT WHILE WHEN DEPENDING ON YOUR PERFORMANCE, YOU MIGHT GET 1 PERCENT OR 7 PERCENT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO A SYSTEM WHERE I GET PHASE OUT.
>> WE HAVE ONE OTHER K PLANS IS JUST THE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS A STEP PLAN.
OUR PUBLIC SAFETY UTILIZES THAT ENLARGED PART SO DOES THAT THE SURFACE.
[OVERLAPPING] IT JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION, BUT MOST OF OUR EMPLOYEE BASE WOULD FALL UNDER THIS.
>> SOME YEARS WE MIGHT DO IN ADDITION TO THIS COST OF WOMEN FOR EVERYBODY.
>> FOR A MARKET ADJUSTMENT, WHICH IS GOING TO BE A FUTURE TOPIC HERE AND IN A SHORT WHILE.
>> I HAVE SOME OTHER SLIDES THAT WE CAN GET INTO THAT IN JUST A SECOND.
>> WE MIGHT SEE IF THERE'S CONSISTENCY.
LET ME JUST GO THROUGH AND THEN WE'LL STOP ON THE MARKET ADJUSTMENT, WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL THING BEYOND THE PAY FOR PERFORMANCE.
IT'S TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFERENCES.
OUR MERITS FOR THIS PARTICULAR FISCAL YEAR HAVE ALREADY BEEN BUDGETED THROUGH THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN AND AS IT SHOWS, WE'RE TRANSITIONING FROM THAT TO THE PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE IN JULY 1.
INSTEAD OF A THREE PERCENT ACROSS THE BOARD, IT'S GOING TO BE TWO TO FOUR.
THEN THIS API INCREASES FOR OUR THREE-STEP PLANS.
THOSE ARE NOT DONE. WITH THE SAME FORMULA.
WE WORK WITH THE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'LL STEP PLANS ARE HEALTHY.
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THAT AS PEOPLE FOREMOST, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF CROSSOVER AND THEN IT INCENTIVIZES THEM.IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT TYPE OF ALMOST DEAD TYPES, BUT THEY ARE GOING TO GET AN INCREASE AS WELL.
SOME OF THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
THE OTHER RETREATS IS THAT WE'RE MOVING.
I WANT TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE LANGUAGE HERE.
IT'S THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF STARTING WAGE FOR OUR AGENCY IS GOING TO BE MOVING TO $18 AN HOUR ON JULY 1ST.
THIS HELPS US BE MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET.
FOLKS OUT THERE MAKING 16, 80 CURRENTLY.
OUR MINIMUM STARTING WAGE IN OUR REGULAR PLANS ARE GOING TO BE $80.
THAT CREATED SOME COMPRESSION.
LOOK PLAN, REGULAR GRADE FOR MOVE THAT UP TO FIVE.
THEN WE'LL PUSH THEM ALL UP JUST A LITTLE BIT SO THAT CREATES COMPRESSION BETWEEN THEM.
WE HAD TO MOVE THOSE UP JUST A SMIDGE TO KEEP SOME GOOD, HEALTHY DISTANCE BETWEEN.
BASICALLY IN THE ROOM, WHAT THAT MEANS THAT THERE'S TOO MUCH COMPRESSION.
YOU GET A PROMOTION AND YOU ONLY GET A 20 PERCENT RAISE BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM LIVES WHEN THOSE GRADES.
YOU GOT TO KEEP THOSE PERIODS A LITTLE BIT HEALTHY SO THAT THERE'S ENOUGH DISTANCE.
THAT IN AND OF ITSELF IS GOING TO COST ABOUT 691,000 TO MOVE 040 TO 025, WHICH REALLY CAPTURES, AND I WOULD SAY MOST OF OUR ENTRY-LEVEL POSITIONS, OPERATORS, ALL OF THAT GETS INTO THE GRADE.
THE BUDGET TEAM DID SOME FANTASTIC WORK BY THE WAY.
THEY ALL WORK SO HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE FOLKS DOWN HERE HAVE A HEALTHY PLAN TO WORK THROUGH.
I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD THEM FOR THAT.
OBVIOUSLY, THE TIP PLAN IS TIED TO THAT.
THE TIP PLAN IS TIED TO A REGULAR PLANT IS 14 VERSUS FOREARM.
THAT HAD TO BE CHANGED AS WELL.
THERE WAS AN IMPACT TO THE ENTIRE CAMP PLAN, WHICH IS A PART OF THAT COST.
WE TALKED AT LENGTH ABOUT A MERIT PAY FOR PERFORMANCE.
BUT COMPLETELY ASIDE FROM THAT, IN ADDITION TO, WE'RE RECOMMENDING A MARKET ADJUSTMENT AS WELL.
WHAT HAPPENS IS A PARTICULAR POSITION IN THE MARKET THIS IS A FIREFIGHTER, FOR EXAMPLE, IS MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE EVERYBODY OUT THERE IS RAISING PRICES.
AB AND 0 FIRE DEPARTMENTS GIVEN $1 OR $2.
WE MENTIONED THAT OURSELVES AGAINST THAT.
WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM A BOOST BEYOND THE MERIT.
THAT'S WHAT THIS IS, THE MARKET ADJUSTMENT.
WE LOOKED ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY AND WE LANDED ON A THREE PERCENT MARKET ADJUSTMENT ON TOP OF THE PAY FOR PERFORMANCE.
HYPOTHETICALLY, THE NEXT DEPARTMENT YEAR, A PERSON COULD GET BETWEEN SIX AND SEVEN PERCENT.
IF THEY'VE GOT FOUR PERCENT, THE SUPERSTAR PLUS THEY GET THE MARKET ADJUSTMENT.
THEY COULD POTENTIALLY IN THIS ENTIRE CALENDAR YEAR GET UPTO SEVENTY PERCENT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
>> I JUST WANT TO COMMENT IN HR RELATED, RARE FOR A LONG TIME WITH MY FINANCIAL CAREER AND IN THE PAPER PERFORMANCE FOR MOST OF IT.
THEY CAN CLEAR WE WERE DOING THAT.
IT SEEMED THEY NEVER REALLY WENT AWAY THAT EMPLOYEES, IF THEY DID THEIR JOB AS EXPECTED, YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT.
IN THEIR MIND, THEY WOULD LIKELY SHOULD GET A BIGGER TAPER PERFORMANCE INCREASE INSTEAD OF THAT UNDERSTANDING THAT IF YOU'RE JUST DOING THE EXPECTED LEVEL AND NOTHING ABOVE THAT, YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE TWO PERCENT.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT COMMENT.
I'M SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT YOU DIDN'T HR, BUT THAT WAS ALWAYS I HAD 35 EMPLOYEES AND THAT WAS ALWAYS A CONVERSATION.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
I SEE EVERYTHING ON MY TOWELS, I GUESS.
I'M PAYING YOU THAT TWO PERCENT IS JUST DOING THAT.
YOU DO OVER AND ABOVE WHAT YOUR EXPECTED, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET A HIGHER NIGHTMARE PLATFORM.
THAT MISUNDERSTANDING NEVER LEFT.
>> EVERYBODY IS THE HERO ON THEIR OWN STORY. DON'T WE? [LAUGHTER].
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>> NO, I'M SCRATCHING. [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] [INAUDIBLE] A COUPLE OF THINGS TOGETHER, GOING BACK TO THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION AND THEN WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW.
IN THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, HOW HARD IT IS TO MANAGE EMPLOYEES RIGHT NOW.
THE NUMBER 98 OF DECLINED OFFERS.
REMARKABLE. UBER COMPETITIVE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW FOREIGN EMPLOYERS TRYING TO FIND EMPLOYEES.
YOU HAVE THE VACANCY, YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH RECRUITMENT.
YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY, AS WE'VE SEEN WITH RETENTION.
ALL THE VACANCIES THAT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AND THEN YOU FAST FORWARD TO THIS DISCUSSION.
WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT? THIS IS THAT.
WE ARE TRYING TO STAY COMPETITIVE.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT A MARKET ADJUSTMENT IS, IS WE ARE LOOKING AROUND, LOOKING AT OUR COMPETITORS AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN BE ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD TO HELP OUR CHANCES IN RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUR EMPLOYEES.
TO YOUR EARLIER QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBERS IT'S NOT REALLY A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS, BUT IT IS AN ADJUSTMENT AND IT'S AN ACROSS THE BOARD ADJUSTMENT AND IT'S ONE THAT IS NEEDED JUST TO KEEP US COMPETITIVE.
IN A NORMAL ENVIRONMENT, WE WOULD DO THESE MARKET ANALYSIS ABOUT EVERY 3-5 YEARS.
WE DIDN'T WANT THREE YEARS AGO.
WE CANNOT KEEP PACE WITH HOW FAST THE MARKET IS ADJUSTING RIGHT NOW. WE SIMPLY CANNOT.
WE CAN DO A STUDY NOW AND WE WOULD ALREADY BE BEHIND COMPETITIVELY BY THE TIME WE SEE IT COME TO FRUITION.
THAT'S HOW FAST THINGS ARE MOVING.
IT SHOULD SLOW DOWN IT ALWAYS DOES THERE'S INHIBIT FLOW TO THIS.
BUT RIGHT NOW AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT'S HARD TO KEEP PACE.
THANKS FOR LETTING ME ELABORATE ON THAT.
>> YES SIR, STILL MOVING FAST ENOUGH AND ONCE WE DO A MARKET STUDY AND THEN WE COME BACK TO IT UNTIL 120 DAYS WHERE IT STARTED.
WHATEVER WE DO, IT'S JUST TRYING TO KEEP US KEEPING PACE LIKE THIS ONE.
I'M HOPING THAT'LL SLOW DOWN AT SOME POINT BECAUSE THIS IS EXHAUSTING, TRYING TO KEEP UP.
OUR 30 AND UP AND 76 TO DO THAT MARKET STUDY AND MOVE EVERYBODY 3% WITHIN THOSE RANGES.
THE POLICE PLAN, WATER PLANT AND FIRE PLANTS HAVE THEIR OWN INCREASES AND WE WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH THOSE TEAMS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE CAPTURING WHAT THEY NEED.
THIS TYPE OF THING, I'LL GIVE YOU JUST ONE QUICK EXAMPLE.
I CAN FIRE PARAMEDICS. IT'S LIKE A UNICORN.
YOU KNOW THEY EXIST BUT YOU CAN SEE WHEN IT WAS HARDER TO RECRUIT.
WE WORKED ON THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT WAS COMPETITIVE WITHIN THE MARKET SPECIFICALLY.
THESE ARE ABOUT JUST THROW IT INTO THE WALL.
WE CAN REALLY GOT IN THERE AND LOOKED AT EACH PLAN AND SEE IF IT CAN MEET ITS NEEDS, 2.6 MILLION FOR THAT AND THEN THE ONGOING MARKET.
BETWEEN THE BUDGET, THINGS DON'T STAY THE SAME.
HR IS LOOKING AT 25% OF THE CLASSIFICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE STAYING UP BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN'T STOP THE BUDGET TIME MARKETS STILL MOVING FORWARD.
SO WE SAID IN OUR BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR A POT OF MONEY, THAT AS WE DO IT THROUGH THE YEAR AND FIND OUT THAT A PARTICULAR POSITION AND SLIDING BACKWARDS QUICKER THAN OTHERS, WE CAN PUSH THAT ONE UP AS WELL.
IT'S BUDGET TIME AND ALSO HERE TO HERE.
RECAP MERITS UP TO 4% IN REGULAR PLANNING, STEP PLANS ARE INCREASING GONE TO THE $18 STARTING WAGE FOR THE CITY ITSELF, WE'RE ELIMINATING 04R.
THERE'S SO FEW POSITIONS LEFT IN THERE THAT IT MAKES SENSE TO MOVE THEM UP TO FIVE AND THEN THEY WOULD ROLL UP UNDER FIVE INSTEAD OF FOUR.
THEN 30R UP AND START PLANS, THE ONGOING MARKET ADJUSTMENTS REVIEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND THEN ALSO KEEPING WITH THE COST SHARE FOR ALL THE MEDICALS.
ALL OF THAT COMBINED IS OUR REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES ISSUES.
>> I'M LIKE WAIT A MINUTE. THE TOTAL OF ALL OF THAT COMBINED $6.5 MILLION, WHICH I'M SUPER PROUD OF THAT.
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I LOVE THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS BECAUSE THIS IS SHOWING THAT WE'RE REAL MOVED US AND OUR TEAM JUST SENDING PEOPLE THAT DO THE JOBS HERE EVERY DAY AND THIS IS THE TOTAL OF THE OVERALL PACKAGE TO MOVE THE EMPLOYEES FORWARD WITH A TOTAL INVESTMENT.>> I JUST WANTED TO PERSONALLY APPLAUD LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR THIS BECAUSE IT'S A BIG NUMBER, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT OUR PROJECTS AND PLANS ARE AND ASPIRATIONS BUT, WE CAN'T GET IT DOWN WITHOUT A GOOD SOLID STAFF AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND THE DETAIL AND WHAT YOU'VE PROPOSED HERE BECAUSE WE CAN HAVE ALL THESE PROJECTS AND CAMPAIGNS, WHATEVER.
WE CAN'T IMPLEMENT IF WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD SCALE SO WE CAN REINFORCE SOMETHINGS SO MUCH PROBABLY FOR THE TEAM.
>> YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY.
THIS SEE IF I CAN DO ALL THIS. IT WAS EVERYBODY.
EVERY DAY THERE WAS THINGS GOING ON WITH DIFFERENT DIVISIONS AND DISCUSSION TO BRING IT BACK AND TALKING ABOUT IT AND IF IT WASN'T ENOUGH, IT IS ENOUGH.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM PUSHING FORWARD A HUGE THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE.
>> WENDY, I'M SORRY [INAUDIBLE] AT THE RISK OF INTRUDING OUR BREAK, JUST SAYING.
I WANT TO EXPLORE SOMETHING WITH YOU AS BRIEFLY AS POSSIBLE.
WE'VE DONE SOMETHING FAIRLY RECENTLY WITH OUR CULTURE TO MAKE IN REMOTE OR ACCESSIBLE AND MORE NORMALIZED.
I'M CURIOUS IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THE EFFECT OF THAT ON RETENTION AND QUALITY OF WORK EXPERIENCE FOR EMPLOYEES.
MAYBE IT'S AN UPDATE WE CAN GET FROM DAYS AT SOME POINT.
IT SEEMS LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF A LONGER CONVERSATION, BUT MY INSTINCT IS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY WONDERFUL EVOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.
ONE OF THOSE SLIGHTLY INTANGIBLES, THAT'S JUST A REAL BENEFIT WE ALREADY TALKED OF.
I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE THIS SECTION BEHIND WITHOUT GIVING VOICE TO THAT DYNAMIC PICTURE THING.
AS SOME ON THE SCALE IN SOME WAYS.
MAYBE OUR FOLKS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY RIGHT NOW HAVE A PARTICULAR INTERESTS IN ADVOCATING FOR THIS OR APPLAUDING IT.
BUT ANY THOUGHTS TO SHARE REAL FAST BEFORE WE STAFFING AND REPEATING.
>> I WAS ONE OF THOSE CHANGES, I'VE BEEN TO THE WORKFORCE, IT'S HERE TO STAY.
I THINK THE PANDEMIC PROVE THAT WE CAN DO THAT EFFECTIVELY.
I THINK COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE'VE LEARNED A LOT OF LESSONS.
THERE'S A TON OF ARTICLES, TON OF RESEARCH SHOWING THAT IT WAS GREAT, BUT NOT FOR EVERYONE.
THERE'S JUST SOME THINGS THAT ARE FOR THEM ONSIDE.
I THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE COMING DOWN FROM AN ALL OR NOTHING BECAUSE THERE'S ONE POINT EVERYBODY WAS AT HOME.
THEN NOW WE'RE STARTING TO INTEGRATE AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE WHERE THAT'S APPROPRIATE, LOGICAL, AND WHAT'S NOT.
>> WHERE ARE WE AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON THAT IN TERMS OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, HOW WAS THAT BECOME OUR RECRUITMENT OPPORTUNITY, ONE OF THE CHECKS IN OUR PLUS COLUMN.
>> DEFINITELY IT IS. IF YOU HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY, IS ALWAYS A RECRUITING TOOL.
ALWAYS. WE USE THAT CONSISTENTLY.
WE'RE FLEXIBLE HERE AND EVERYBODY HAD AN AWFUL LOT OF MANAGERS THAT ARE VERY FLEXIBLE IN HOW THEY DEAL WITH YOUR SCHEDULE.
>> I'M AFRAID THAT FLAGSTAFF IS AHEAD OF THE CURVE ABOUT YOU, SO JUST SOMETHING NEW.
>> TO SOME DEGREE. I'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF AGENCIES THAT NOTICE FOR MUCH LONGER THAN THIS.
THEY STARTED BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
SO THEY'VE HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF MAYBE 5-7 YEARS.
THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE LEAVING THE WAY, BUT WE HAVE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB ABOUT THAT.
I THINK WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AND BEING A FLEXIBLE STAFF.
WE NEED TO TAKE THEM TO THE NEXT LEVEL, WORKING OUR PROGRAM RIGHT NOW IN MY OFFICE TO FORMALIZE PHYSICIANS AS FULLY REMOTE HYBRID OR ON-SITE ONLY.
OBVIOUSLY THEY CAN DRIVE A TRUCK FOR HOMES. THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE GOING TO BE.
>> BUT IF WE CAN FORMALIZE THAT WITH THE DIVISIONS AND WHAT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THEN ACTUALLY PUT THAT OUR JOB DESCRIPTIONS SO YOU CAN POST THEM AND RECRUIT OUTSIDE OF THE AREA.
IT'S GOING TO BE A FEW DECISIONS, BUT WE WILL JUST TAKE A MINUTE TO THE NEXT LEVEL RIGHT NOW.
>> CAN WE GET BRANDY AND HEIDI A ROUND OF [APPLAUSE] [NOISE] THIRTEEN-MINUTE BREAK.
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WHEN IT RUNS, I WANT YOU TO COME BACK AND BE READY TO GO AT 10:30.REMEMBER, AS WE TALK ABOUT BUDGET, THERE ARE ALWAYS TWO WAYS TO ENSURE YOU STAY IN BUDGET.
ADD A ZERO, MOVE A DECIMAL POINT? [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND].
AS WE GET BACK FROM BREAK, WE ARE GOING TO RESOLVE AN AGE-OLD QUESTION.
>> BY POPULAR VOTE. ARE YOU READY? THIS WILL TAKE ABOUT 30 SECONDS.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE BY POPULAR VOTE AND WE ARE GOING TO SETTLE IT.
IT'S CALLED, LET'S SETTLE IT. ARE YOU READY? WHEN YOU LOAD THE TOILET PAPER INTO THE TOILET PAPER DISPENSER, DOES IT COME OVER THE TOP OR UNDER? RAISE YOUR HAND IF IT'S OVER THE TOP.
>> RAISE YOUR HAND IF IT'S UNDER.
[BACKGROUND] AND NOW WE BEGIN WITH JERRY FROM THE EAC HERE TO DO A PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU, JERRY, FOR BEING HERE.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN OUR SUPPORT OF THE CITY MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDED BUDGET.
THOSE WHO REMEMBER MY FEBRUARY RETREAT, WE HAVE FOUR MAIN AREAS FOR DISCUSSION FOR THIS UPCOMING BUDGET CYCLE.
I AM VERY EXCITED THAT THIS CURRENT BUDGET IN FRONT OF GUYS ADDRESSES ALL OF THESE AREAS.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE WORK AND THE COLLABORATIVE TEAM EFFORT.
MOST OF THE CITY MANAGEMENT, THE REST OF BUDGET TEAM, PROVIDING VERY MEANINGFUL CREATIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS ALL OF THIS.
A LOT OF YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN ALREADY SO IT'S JUST GOING TO BE HIGHLIGHTS OF RANDY'S PRESENTATION.
BUT I WANT TO DIRECTLY CORRELATES TO THE STUFF THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, AND THE EMPLOYEE CONCERNS ABOUT, AND HOW THE CITY BUDGET TEAM CHOSE TO DIRECTLY IMPACT THEM.
BUT AS YOU GUYS HEARD, OUR STARTING WAGE WILL BE 18 DOLLARS COME JULY.
AGAIN, THIS IS OVER THE STATUTORY MANDATED MINIMUM WE HAVE TO DO.
VERY FORWARD THINKING, IN MY OPINION.
THIS WAS DONE TO HELP OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.
YOU GUYS SAW WHERE WE'RE STRUGGLING AT.
WE'RE TRYING OUR BUSINESS IN TOWN, WHETHER IT'S WALMART OR ANY FOOD RESTAURANT.
WE COULD SEE A LOT OF THOSE WANTED JOB OPENINGS.
A LOT OF THEM SHOW ME STARTING WAGE IS HIGHER THAN OUR CURRENT 16.80.
THEY CAN PICK A LITTLE BIT EASIER THAN THE PRIVATE SECTOR THAT WE CAN.
BUT THIS IS HUGE BECAUSE IT [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT BACK IN THE MIX OF BEING EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE BELOW [INAUDIBLE].
WE ARE GOING TO THE SECOND POINT TALKS A LOT ABOUT THIS.
SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME IS THOSE WITH LOWER WAGES, REALLY FELT THE EFFECT OF THAT MINIMUM WAGE REALLY ACCELERATED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
BUDGETING MADE INTENTIONAL CHOICES ON THIS, AND AGAIN, REALLY CREATIVE HERE TO REALLY ADD SOME OF THAT CUSHION OR THAT BUFFER THAT RANDY TALKED ABOUT.
IT'S GIVING ME THE WAGES 10-25 ARE.
ALL OF THEM GET AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE TO HELP KEEP THEM ABOVE THAT NEW MINIMUM WAGE WE HAVE.
WE HAVE LARGER RECRUITMENT OR RETENTION ISSUES THAT YOU GUYS SAW WITH THEIR DECLINED TO AUTHORS.
WE TOOK A GOOD LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE POSITIONS AND MADE STRATEGIC DECISIONS IN EACH AREA TO TRY AND ADDRESS THAT.
WELL, WE [NOISE] THAT 98 NUMBER SIGNIFICANTLY NEXT YEAR SO WE NEVER HAVE TO COME TO DO THIS AGAIN.
BUT AGAIN, THESE ARE CREATIVE STRATEGIES, VERY POINTED THINGS THAT WERE MADE TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES.
ANY KIND OF BIG-PICTURE PLAN, YOU MAY BE IN A POSITION WHERE IT'S NOT HARD TO RECRUIT FOR YOUR POSITION, YOU MIGHT NOT BE IN THE BOTTOM ANYMORE BUT WE'VE BEEN HERE A WHILE.
EVERYONE IN THE CITY THAT 30 OR UP ENOUGH WILL AT LEAST SEE SOME ADJUSTMENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE THREE PERCENT.
[NOISE] SO IT'S A COMMITMENT THAT THE CITY MANAGER, THE REST OF THE CITY ISSUE REALLY VALUES THE EMPLOYEES AND ALL BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT IN A CERTAIN HIGH PRIORITY AREA.
WE CAN FORGET ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] TO GIVE YOU THE ANSWERS AND THE GOAL FOR THE FUTURE.
THIS IS HUGE. WE'RE MAKING AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO THAT MARKET ADJUSTMENT.
RANDY TALKED ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] PRESENTATION.
WE'VE DONE A TON OF WORK THE LAST THREE YEARS TO GET ON THIS MARKET-BASED [NOISE] AND IF WE STOP THERE, ALL WE'RE GOING TO DO IS GO BACKWARDS.
THIS ONGOING COMMITMENT AND MONEY TO MAKE SURE YOU MAINTAIN THAT COMPETITIVENESS IS HUGE FOR THE HEALTH OF THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION.
LOTS OF QUESTIONS ON THIS TODAY.
EAC EMPLOYEE BODY HAD SOME QUESTIONS.
WE WORKED DIRECTLY WITH RANDY ON THIS WHERE ALL THOSE THINGS WERE ANSWERED.
I THINK AS ITS PRODUCT GETS ROLLED OUT, COULD BE A VERY GOOD THING FOR THE CITY.
A LITTLE BIT OF A LEARNING CURVE, SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD TO BEGIN WITH BUT I THINK WE CAN ASK THE CANDLE THAT.
THE KEY ON THIS IS A LOT OF HIGH-PERFORMING EMPLOYEES HERE IN THE CITY HAVE PROBABLY ESTABLISHED A GREAT THING.
NOW WE HAVE A MECHANISM TO HELP NOT ONLY ENCOURAGE OTHER PEOPLE TO STRIVE FOR THAT, BUT ALSO TO REWARD THESE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PERFORMING THAT HIGH.
SOMETHING WE NEVER HAD BEFORE.
IT WAS ALWAYS JUST A GUARANTEE AND THREE PERCENT MERIT WHERE YOU'RE COMING TO THE BOTTOM WITH A HIGH PERFORMER.
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NOW IT'S GOING TO BE A DIRECT REFLECTION ON THE EMPLOYEE'S WORK AND CHOICES IN IT.WHEN IMPLY GREATER THAN THREE THIS MORNING AS WELL. ON THE BENEFITS.
THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY LONG ENOUGH, I'VE SEEN, GENERALLY SPEAKING, OVER THE YEARS, CERTAIN OF OUR PLAN OFTEN WILL CHANGE.
WHAT ELSE COULD OUR CO-PAYS GOING UP OUT-OF-POCKET MAXIMUM ARE DEDUCTIBLES.
THE REASON THOSE GO UP BECAUSE WE NEED TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE MEDICAL PREMIUMS. BUT WE'VE WORKED WITH SHANNON, THE REST OF THE BENEFITS COMMITTEE TO SEE WHERE THEY PAT AND ALSO CITY OF FLAGSTAFF FALLS.
AN ISSUE I'VE SEEN RECENTLY IS A LOT OF OUR COPAY ANNOUNCED, THOSE OTHER BENEFIT OPTIONS ARE IN THE LOWER TIER, AND THEIR COMPETITIVENESS.
WE KEEP CHANGING THOSE WHERE YOU GET FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY FROM BEING A COMPETITIVE BENEFIT PLANNING.
OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO MAKE NO CHANGES BY JUST GETTING RID OF THAT.
HOWEVER, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN IS THAT MEDICAL PREMIUMS WILL BE INCREASED.
WE ALL KNEW THAT. WE SAW THE FIVE OR SIX PERCENT WHERE THEY FELL.
THE ONE THING I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE HAPPENS IS ALL THE AREA WE MADE UP LAST YEAR IN IMPLEMENTING OUR NEW BENEFIT STRUCTURE WAS WE STAYED WITHIN THAT COMPETITIVE RANGE WHICH IS GOING TO BE THAT 72 PERCENT.
THE CITY SAID, EVEN WITH THOSE INCREASES, WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THAT 72 PERCENT OF THE COST OF THE BASE FAMILY WHERE YOU EMPLOYED PLUS ONE FAMILY.
THE EMPLOYEES ONLY HAVE TO COVER 28 PERCENT.
AGAIN, THIS IS BACK FROM WHAT OUR RESEARCHER DID LAST YEAR IN COACHELLA COUNTY.
OTHER AGENCIES RIGHT AROUND US AND NOW WE'RE STILL WITHIN THAT COMPETITIVE ROUTE.
THAT'S HUGE BECAUSE THIS DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE EMPLOYEES TAKE HOME PAY WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GOING UP EVEN IF THEIR SALARY DOES GO UP A LITTLE BIT, MEDICAL STUFF GOES UP EVEN HIGHER IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY TAKING THE NET VALUE LOSS.
WE MADE A BIG PROMISE TO NOT HAVE THAT HAPPEN.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME SO FAR? AS SOON AS TO THE END OF MY PRESENTATION, I JUST REALLY WANTED TO THANK CITY MANAGER CLINTON AND THE REST OF THE BUDGET TEAM.
IT WAS A HUGE TEAM EFFORT FOR ALL OF US FOR THOSE MANY WEEKS SPENT IN TRYING TO FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO HELP THIS.
THIS IS A HUGE ONGOING COMMITMENT OF SIX-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS WERE INVESTED IN OUR EMPLOYEES WHICH IS NOW STANDING OVER.
>> THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE]. WE HAVE BRANDY NEXT TO TALK ABOUT NEW BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS.
>> GOOD MORNING MAYOR AND COUNCIL [INAUDIBLE].
MY NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES OF THE PRESENTATION IS TO PROVIDE A SUMMARY OVERVIEW OF THE NEW BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS.
WHAT WAS REQUESTED, HOW MUCH IS RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING FOR THE NEXT OR CURRENT YEAR [NOISE].
FIRST OFF, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET PROCESS, DIVISIONS REQUESTED REQUESTS FOR INCREASED FUNDING TOTALED ALMOST $38 MILLION.
THIS INCLUDED BOTH ONGOING AND ONE TIME REQUESTS.
THIS TABLE BREAKS THAT INFORMATION DOWN.
WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, THOSE REQUESTS TOTALED $21 MILLION, BOTH AS ONE TIME AND OUTGOING REQUESTS.
UNDER PERSONNEL, EXCLUDING COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT INCREASES, WE HAD REQUESTS OF $1.9 MILLION IN ONGOING AS WELL AS $600,000 IN ONE TIME REQUEST.
OTHER BUDGET REQUESTS SUCH AS CONTRACTION COMMODITIES SUCH AS TRAINING BUDGETS, SOFTWARE, ETC.
WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, WE HAD $5.9 MILLION IN ONGOING REQUESTS, WE HAD $9.7 MILLION IN ONE TIME REQUESTS, GIVING A TOTAL OVERALL BUDGET REQUEST JUST WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND OF $10.8 IN ONGOING AND $10.3 IN ONE TIME.
LOOKING AT ALL THE OTHER FUNDS, THIS IS MOSTLY REPRESENTS OUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS AND OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS.
OUR TOTAL REQUEST WAS $16.5 MILLION.
AGAIN, PERSONNEL RELATED EXCLUDING COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, WE HAD REQUESTS OF $1.8 MILLION AND JUST $17,000 IN ONE TIME.
THEN THERE WAS OTHER BUDGET REQUEST OF $6.4 MILLION IN ONGOING AND $8.4 MILLION IN ONE TIME.
THERE'S THOSE TOOLS ON THE BOTTOM, SO YOU CAN SEE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF REQUESTS FROM ALL OF THE DIVISIONS FOR THIS UPCOMING PATENT.
OUTSIDE OF THOSE BUDGET REQUESTS, WE ALSO HAD EMPLOYEE INVESTMENTS.
BRANDY PRESENTED THIS INFORMATION EARLIER ON SOME CITYWIDE NUMBERS.
I'M JUST GOING TO FOCUS A LITTLE BIT ON THE IMPACT ON THE GENERAL FUND AND
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THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDED INVESTMENTS IN EMPLOYEES AND HOW THOSE IMPACTED THE GENERAL FUNDS.MOVING TO PAY FOR PERFORMANCE, THIS WAS JUST OVER AT $2 MILLION IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUNDS.
THE STARTING WAGE OF $18 AN HOUR ADJUSTMENTS OF $475,000 IMPACT.
I'M GOING TO MARKET ADJUSTMENTS OF $170,000, MARKET AND OTHER PAY PLAN ADJUSTMENTS $2.3 MILLION, AND THEN MEDICAL INSURANCE MAINTAINING THAT POSTURE JUST OVER $300,000.
FOR A TOTAL EMPLOYEE INVESTMENT IN THE GENERAL FUND, ADJUST OVER $5.3 MILLION.
I WILL SAY THAT'S PROBABLY THE LARGEST IMPACT I'VE SEEN IN MY 15 YEARS IN THIS CITY.
IN ADDITION TO EMPLOYEE INVESTMENT, WE MADE HUGE STRIDES ALSO IN INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED FOR BOTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATING CAPITAL WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND.
WE ALLOCATED AN ADDITIONAL $400,000 TO FUND FLEET PROCESSES, AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL $400,000 FOR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
WE INVESTED ANOTHER HALF A MILLION FOR FIBER PROJECTS, AS WELL AS $489,000 IN OTHER IT INFRASTRUCTURE, AS WELL AS WE FOUND IT AT $3.1 MILLION IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR CARBON NEUTRALITY PROJECTS RELATED TO NORESCO IN THE UPCOMING YEAR.
AGAIN, THIS IS JUST AN INVESTMENT JUST UNDER $4.9 MILLION.
HOW WERE WE ABLE TO FIND ALL OF THOSE AMAZING THINGS? [NOISE] DURING THE FEBRUARY BUDGET RETREAT, WE SHARED THAT WE HAVE $4.7 MILLION IN ONGOING AVAILABLE FUNDING AS WELL AS ANOTHER $20 MILLION IN ONE TIME AVAILABLE FUNDING.
ALSO DURING OUR DEPARTMENT REVIEWS, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AN ADDITIONAL $1.2 MILLION.
IN ONE TIME RESOURCES RELATED TO OUR PSPRS CONTINGENCY, WE'RE ABLE TO REALLOCATE AS WELL AS OTHER PROJECTED SAVINGS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023.
WE ALSO HAD SOME FUNDING SET ASIDE.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE FUNDED MERIT, THAT REPRESENT LEVEL IN THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
THAT PROVIDED $1.7 MILLION IN ONGOING AND $800,000 RELATED TO SOME SET ASIDES FOR OPERATING CAPITAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
STARTING HALF A YEAR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024, WE HAVE $6.4 MILLION IN ONGOING RESOURCES, AND $24 MILLION IN ONE TIME RESOURCES.
WHAT DID WE RECOMMEND? HOW DID WE SPLIT THAT MONEY AND HOW DID WE ALLOCATE THAT MONEY IN THE CITY MANAGERS RECOMMENDED BUDGET? YOU CAN SEE THAT INVESTING IN EMPLOYEES AT $5.3 MILLION, ALSO INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE, $4.9 MILLION ONE-TIME, ALSO IN OUR OTHER BUDGET REQUESTS, THIS IS NET OF THAT $21 MILLION WORTH OF REQUESTS, WE FUNDED JUST OVER $1 BILLION IN ONGOING REQUESTS, AND $7.4 MILLION IN ONE TIME REQUEST.
I WILL NOTE THAT MANY OF THE REQUESTS THAT WE'VE FUNDED WITH ONE TIME DOLLARS, WERE REALLY ONGOING REQUESTED.
WOULD HAVE LIKED TO BEEN ABLE TO FUND THEM [INAUDIBLE].
BUT WITH SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, WE JUST WERE NOT ABLE TO MOVE THEM IN ANOTHER ONE.
WE WILL NEED TO REQUEST AND FUND THOSE AGAIN NEXT YEAR AS PART OF THE FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET RULE.
WE ALSO ALLOCATED JUST OVER $9.2 MILLION TO FUND OTHER FUNDS.
THIS DOES INCLUDE THE $9 MILLION WE HAVE RESERVED FOR SOME OTHER NEEDS.
LASTLY, WE DID SET ASIDE IN ADDITION $2.5 MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 FOR HALF A MILLION.
>> IN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, WILL BE MORE OF A BREAKDOWN UNDER THAT DETAILS.
>> A SPECIFIC AREA [OVERLAPPING]
>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS ON THE SLIDE?
>> IN THE END, WE ARE AT NET ZERO.
WE HAD $14,000 LEFT IN ONGOING, AND WE'RE A LITTLE BIT NEGATIVE ON OUR ONE TIME TO NET TO ZERO.
THIS SIGMATICALLY RECOMMENDED BUDGET DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY PROPERTY TAX INCREASES.
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>> DISSATISFIED PER CAPITA, WHAT DOES THAT BRING THIS UP TO ON OUR PERSON RESERVES.
>> THIS IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN OUR FUND BALANCE RESERVES.
WE REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF THE 20% ON BALANCE RESERVE.
THIS IS OUTSIDE, THIS IS REALLY INTENDED TO SET ASIDE MONEY.
NEXT YEAR AS WE HAVE REQUESTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE OR OTHER OPERATING CAPITAL NEED TO ALLOCATE THAT TO THOSE NEEDS.
>> THIS IS AN ADDITION TO WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY?
>> WHAT'S THE IDEAL THAT THEY INCREASE IN WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY SET ASIDE FOR OUR CAPITAL RESERVES?
>> I HAVE TO GET BACK [OVERLAPPING]. NOW TAKING A MOMENT TO LOOK AT OUR BUDGET REQUESTS.
OVER THESE NEXT FEW SLIDES, REVIEW OUR BUDGET REQUEST AND RECOMMENDED REQUEST FOR APPROVAL THROUGH THE PBB LIST AND BY PBB QUARTILE.
YOU CAN SEE HERE OUR TOTAL REQUESTS AND OUR TOTAL RECOMMENDATIONS BY EACH OF THE QUARTILES.
THE MOST ALIGNED PBB QUARTILE OR QUARTILE 1, WE OFTEN REFERENCE TO.
THOSE PROGRAMS THAT MOST ALIGN WITH OUR Q2 PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES.
THEN MOVING DOWN, QUARTILE 2, IS OUR MORE ALIGNED, QUARTILE 3 IS LESS ALIGNED, AND THEN QUARTILE 4 IS LEAST ALIGNED TO THOSE OTHER PBB PROGRAMS OR KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.
YOU CAN SEE WE RECEIVED 11.9 MILLION IN REQUESTS FROM PROGRAMS TIED TO QUARTILE 1 WERE THE MOST ALIGNED.
WE FUNDED 6.9 MILLION OF THOSE REQUESTS.
IN QUARTILE 2 MORE ALIGNED, WE RECEIVED 11.6 MILLION IN PROGRAM REQUEST AND FUNDED JUST OVER 10.1 MILLION.
IN QUARTILE 3 OR LESS ALIGNED, WE HAD 8.9 MILLION IN REQUESTS IN FRONT OF JUST OVER 7.6 MILLION.
THE LAST THING IN OUR QUARTILE 4, WE HAD $4.7 MILLION REQUESTED AND FUNDED APPROXIMATELY 4.7 TOO.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS GRAPH, WE DID FUND PROGRAMS IN OUR QUARTILE 3 AND 4 PROGRAMS. THIS WILL OCCUR AS WE DO HAVE SEVERAL MANDATED PROGRAMS IN THESE SERVICES WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AS A CITY.
THESE REQUESTS USUALLY ARE TO JUST MAINTAIN SERVICE LEVELS, NOT TO INCREASE SERVICE LEVELS.
OR THEY COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO SOME RESTRICTED FUNDS, AGAIN REMEMBER THE COLOR OF MONEY.
WE HAVE DIFFERENT PARTS OF MONEY FROM DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. IF THERE WAS RESTRICTED MONEY AVAILABLE FOR THOSE PROGRAMS, THAT'S HOW THEY PUT IT IN THESE LEVELS.
HERE IS JUST PROVIDING A SUMMARY OF THE REQUESTS BY QUARTILE.
I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE DATA A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
YOU CAN SEE THESE OTHER REQUEST, 64% OF OUR REQUESTS RELATED TO QUARTILE 1 AND 2 PROGRAMS, AND 47%, IS HERE.
>> YES. 37% RELATED TO QUARTILE 3 AND 4 PROGRAMS. HAVE SIMILAR DATA HERE, BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVAL BY QUARTILE.
AGAIN, WE FUNDED 58% OF OUR REQUESTS FOR EITHER NET WORTH OR MOST ALIGNED TO OUR COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.
THE REMAINING 42%, THAT ON THE SPOT IS TOUGH FOR ME.
[LAUGHTER] IT WAS LEAST ALIGNED OR LESS ALIGNED.
>> I COULD INTERJECT THAT. THIS ONE MIGHT BE ONE FOR CHRIS RHODE.
THEY MIGHT BE HELPFUL AT THIS POINT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE TYPICALLY SEE IN THE LEAST ALIGNED QUARTILE 4 AND WHY THAT EXISTS IS NOT FOR SURE PRETTY IMPRESSIVE IN TERMS OF HOW WE'RE ALIGNING BETTER.
I'M SURE COUNCIL IS CURIOUS, WELL, WHAT FALLS INTO THAT FOURTH QUARTILE?
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CHRIS CAN PROBABLY EXPLAIN THIS MUCH BETTER THAN I CAN, CLARIFY THE PBB EXPERT IN THE ROOM BUT ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE RANKED AND EVALUATED ON ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE SOME QUARTILE 3 AND QUARTILE 4 PROGRAMS THAT DON'T ALIGN WITH THOSE KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, BUT MANY OF THOSE SERVICES ARE EITHER MAKING [INAUDIBLE].
DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT.
[INAUDIBLE] FISHERY MANAGEMENT ANALYST.
TO GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF HOW THIS WORKS, WE'LL GO OVER THIS MORE IN FUTURE IN THIS RETREAT BUT EVERY PROGRAM OR FUNCTION THE CITY UNDERTAKES IS SCORED EITHER BASED ON WHETHER IT'S A COMMUNITY PROGRAM, THAT FACES THE COMMUNITY AND SPEAKS TO OUR CONSTITUENTS ON WHETHER IT'S A GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AND ACTUALLY WORKS IN CHILDREN'S ORGANIZATIONS, THAT'S THINGS LIKE IT, FINANCE, TO KEEP ORGANIZATION RUNNING.
THAT DETERMINES WHICH ROUTE IT'S SCORED AGAINST.
THERE ARE SOME PROGRAMS THAT DON'T SCORE VERY WELL IN THE WHOLE FLOW OF IT.
THEY MIGHT SCORE WELL IN ONE PARTICULAR AREA, BUT NOT IN EVERYTHING.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S COMPLETELY POINTLESS THAT WE SHOULD NOT GET ANYMORE.
IT'S TYPICALLY THINGS THAT ARE AS PROVINCIAL, STATE-MANDATED, OR FEDERALLY MANDATED.
IN THE PAST, WE'VE SEEN THINGS LIKE MAINTAINING OUR WEBSITE OR CODIFYING OUR CITY CODE.
THOSE THINGS THAT WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO BE DOING, BUT IT MIGHT NOT SPEAK TO THOSE SAME KINDS OF PRIORITIES THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO SEE THE CITY DOING, THE NECESSARY FUNCTIONS, JUST KEEP ORGANIZATIONALLY NONETHELESS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE FEWER THINGS SPENT IN THAT FOURTH QUARTILE, BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME BECAUSE THERE ARE STILL NECESSARY FUNCTIONS THAT LAST QUARTILE MEETS.
WE'LL TALK MORE TOMORROW ABOUT HOW THE SCORING WORKS.
WE DIDN'T BEGIN THROUGH THEM WITH THE BEST CAPTURE, THE ACTUAL NEED TO WORKING.
>> THANKS, CHRIS, ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS. [INAUDIBLE] MY LAST SLIDE, I'M SUMMARIZING THE DATA AGAIN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
SHOWING WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE REQUESTS IN EACH QUARTILE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL.
YOU CAN SEE WE'RE ALL TO BE FUNDED 80%.
AGAIN, A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF OUR REQUESTS THE SERIES WE'RE ABLE TO FUND.
THEN YOU CAN SEE BY CATEGORIES, THE MOST ALIGNED BE FUNDED 59%, MORE ALIGNED 88%, LEAST ALIGNED 86%, AND THEN LESS ALIGNED WE DID FUND ALMOST 100% OF THOSE FIGURES.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
>> TO REFRESH MY MEMORY ON HOW OFTEN AND WHAT THIS PROCESS THAT WE GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO GET THESE PRIORITIES FOR OUR PRIORITY-BASED BUDGETING PROCESS.
>> CHRIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE PRESENTING ON THAT INFORMATION IN THE FUTURE.
>> PBB, I BELIEVE TOMORROW. IS THAT CORRECT CHRIS?
>> YEAH I'LL INTRODUCE PBB TOMORROW
>> WE JUST TALKED ABOUT WHY WE'RE DOING THE LEAST ALIGNED WITH OUR GOALS.
BUT UNDER MOST ALIGNED, WE'RE ONLY DOING 59% OF WHAT'S MOST ALIGNED IN OUR GOALS.
BRANDY OR THE CITY MANAGER MAYBE MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY ALIGNED WITH OUR GOALS.
WE CAN'T DO, WHAT WOULD BE SOME EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT WE'RE PUSHING AND STUFF.
>> I THINK THERE ARE SOME REQUESTS THAT WE RECEIVED THAT IT'S JUST THE TIMING.
WE ALL AGREE THAT THERE MAY BE HIGH PRIORITIES, THAT WE WILL LOOK INTO FUND IN A VERY NEAR FUTURE.
SOME PERSONNEL REQUESTS THAT CERTAINLY HITS THAT QUARTILE LINE.
BUT WE'RE QUITE NEEDED THIS YEAR, BUT WE KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.
>> THAT'S MOST ALIGNED, MORE ALIGNED?
>> CITY MANAGER HAS ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT ONE?
>> NO, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD RESPONSE AND I THINK THE TAKEAWAY HERE FOR COUNCIL AND EVERYBODY IS, WE'RE ALWAYS MINDFUL OF HOW OUR BANKING COULD USE EXPENDITURES.
THAT IS THE ESSENCE OF PRIORITY-BASED BUDGETING.
I THINK WE'RE DOING WELL WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT IN THE AGGREGATE.
THE TOP TWO QUARTILES IS HOW I LOOK AT IT.
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[NOISE] AS YOU CAN SEE WHAT WAS THAT NUMBER PERCENTAGE-WISE?>> YEAH. JUST OVER $18 MILLION IN ONE QUARTILE.
[NOISE] THE NEXT PART OF OUR PRESENTATION IS REALLY GOING TO DIVE INTO EACH OF THE QUARTILES, WORK PROGRAMS. WE'RE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN EACH QUARTILE IN THOSE REQUESTS AND WHAT WE'VE FUNDED WITH THOSE REQUESTS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT SPEAKERS COMING UP NEXT TO REALLY DIG INTO SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THOSE RECOMMENDED REQUESTS AND WHAT PROGRAMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE REQUESTS.
WE STILL HAVE AN HOUR BEFORE LUNCH.
IF WE COULD INVITE ONE OF THE SPEAKERS TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE RECOMMENDED BUDGETED REQUESTS WE GET GOING THAT WILL BE WONDERFUL.
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. CHAIRMAN AND I ARE GOING TO START, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN TO BE THE FIRST PRESENTER.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, NOT A COMPLETE LIST, BUT ILLUSTRATIVE LIST [NOISE] OF WHAT THINGS ARE BEING IN THE COURT FILES, COASTLINE, BOARDER LINES, AND SO FORTH.
WE'LL WALK YOU THROUGH SOME OF THOSE AND GET INTO A LITTLE BIT OF THE NUANCE, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO DEEP DIVING.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO, WE HAVE THE ANSWERS, [INAUDIBLE], SOMEBODY OUT HERE HAS THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.
YOU GET A SENSE OF WHAT WAS REQUESTED DEMONSTRATING THE NEED CITYWIDE AND THEN THE ABILITY OF WHAT BUDGET HAS FUNDING.
WE'LL JUST WALK THROUGH SOME LISTS, BUDGET DEVELOPMENT, AND MONITORING.
THAT IS A NUMBER OF EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERFORMANCE-BASED BUDGETING, IT'S SOFTWARE DRIVEN.
IT HAS A NUMBER OF MATERIALS APPLIED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND EXPENSES THAT HAVE TO BE EXPENSED.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE ARE STATISTICIANS TO SUPPORT THE PPB AND HAVE BUDGETING EFFORT.
THAT'S ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE TYPES OF EXPENDITURES.
THE COLOR OF MONEY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEING HERE REPRESENTS PC GOAL.
THAT'S TYPICALLY, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THAT'S GENERAL FUND.
IF YOU SEE A DIFFERENT COLOR, THAT MEANS IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FUND AND IN SOME CASES, THINGS ACROSS MULTIPLE FILES.
THEN YOU SEE THAT BEYOND THE ONGOING COMMITMENT AND THEN ONE-TIME COMMITMENT AND I'LL DIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO THAT AND SOME OF THE OTHER EXAMPLES.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THIS IS PRETTY EXCITING FOR US.
WE HAVE NOW HIRED AN EMERGENCY MANAGER AND WE HAVE CREATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FUNCTION.
[NOISE] THE COMMUNITY HAS A COUPLE OF FEDERAL DECLARATIONS A YEAR, IT'S PROBLEM TIME.
[LAUGHTER] SOME OF THESE EXPENSES ARE IN ADDITION TO CREATING A BUDGET FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY ARE SUPPORTING THE NEW HIRES, VEHICLE EXPENSES, PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, SO ESTABLISHING THAT BUDGET.
THE NEXT COUPLE, FIRE SUPPRESSION, AND FIRE-ALL RISK AND THEY'RE SOMEWHAT LINKED TO ANOTHER ONE ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
BUT THE WAY WE DO IS I THINK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS NOT A UNIQUE EXAMPLE.
BUT FOR INSTANCE, YOUR FIREFIGHTERS GO OUT TO PERFORM EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND FIRE SUPPRESSION.
PERFORMANCE-BASED BUDGETING WOULD HELP US EVALUATE AND DISTRIBUTE COST INTO BOTH OF THOSE AS IF THEY WERE SEPARATE COST CENTERS.
WHAT WE SEE IN THIS ILLUSTRATION IS IN SOME CASES REDUNDANT.
IN MOST CASES FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION AND ALL-RISK OF STROKE EMERGENCY, THOSE ARE REALLY ONGOING EXPENSES AND INDICATES WE'RE USING ONE TIME, BUT YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN TRYING TO TACKLE THAT.
THEY'VE BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THIS YEAR WAS A TOUGH YEAR, BUT THOSE ARE BASICALLY MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT, PERSONNEL SERVICES.
IN SOME CASES, MANY OF OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COSTS THAT ARE IN PROFESSIONAL AND OPERATING SUPPLIES, THOSE ARE WHAT YOU SEE REPRESENTED INTO THESE LARGE AREAS.
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CHEN WILL TAKE OVER ON THE NEXT SPREADSHEET.>> A BIG SHOUT OUT TO JOHN OUR SERVICES DIVISION DIRECTOR.
WE'LL BE TOUCHING A COUPLE OF IDEAS AND CONCEPTS AROUND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, WHICH CONTINUES TO BE PART OF OUR DIALOGUE AND AT TIMES WE'LL REPORTED.
THIS PARTICULAR, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT.
I HAVE RECOMMENDATION FOR AN INCREASE.
THAT'S REALLY I WOULD SAY IS MORE THE INNOVATION OF HOW WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN OUR FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND ALSO HOW PRE-INCIDENT THAT WE PLAN TO PREPARE GOING FORWARD.
THE ONGOING COST IS REALLY CREATING ROBUSTNESS IN THAT PROGRAM IN STORMWATER, WHICH COME UP A COUPLE OF TIMES OF HOW WE'RE AT THE SCENE AND HOW WE RESPOND AND HOW WE MAINTAIN AND WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE TO PROTECT THOSE INVESTMENTS.
OF THE $376,000 REQUEST OF ONGOING, ONE IS AN ADDITIONAL POSITION WITHIN LARGE SERVICES FOR A STORMWATER SUPERVISOR TO NAVIGATE THAT.
IT ALSO INCLUDES ABOUT $250,000 IN ADDITIONAL PRESEASON FLOOD MITIGATION.
AGAIN, AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THAT MOMENTUM OF THE ASSESSMENT, WHAT DO WE LEARN AND HOW WE MOVE TO AN OPERATIONAL ONGOING INVESTMENT INTO OUR STORMWATER MITIGATION? MOVING ON TO GRANT MANAGEMENT.
ALONG WITH ALL THE PROGRAMS WE'RE DOING, YOU SEE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF WHERE GRANTS HAS BEEN THE SUCCESS THAT THE CITY HAS HAD AND OBTAINING THOSE AND APPLYING THOSE IN PROJECTS.
BUT IT ALSO CREATES A STRAIN ON ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORTS.
WITHIN THE GRANT MANAGEMENT, THERE IS A REQUEST FOR 87,000 A MONTH WHEN FUNDING IS ACTUALLY ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALISTS TO HELP MANAGE THE GROUND LOCATIONS, THE RECORDING, AND HOW WE CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING THOSE AND MANAGING THOSE UNDER THE PROJECT.
THE 6,801 TIME I THINK IS REALLY MORE IN LINE WITH ONBOARDING THAT INDIVIDUAL, HOW YOU GET TO THE LICENSE, THE TRAINING DEVELOPMENT, GET INVOLVED IN THE MEMBERSHIPS SO THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AS THEY MOVE FORWARD.
FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT, SOME ONGOING COSTS ARE REALLY AROUND ADDITIONAL LICENSE SEATS FOR NEW EMPLOYEES THAT ARE COMING IN AND HOW WE GET THEM INTO OUR SOFTWARE PROGRAMS, GET THEM THE ACCESS THAT THEY NEED.
THEN THE ONE-TIME COST OF 835,000 IS REALLY DRIVEN BY TWO THINGS, ONE IS ABOUT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN THE ONGOING AND CONTINUATION OF FIBER-OPTIC EXTENSION THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND MOVING THROUGH THAT.
THEN ABOUT $330,000 IN INCREASED INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT AND LICENSING.
AGAIN, AS WE ADD INNOVATION INTO OUR CITY IN THAT PROGRAMMING, HOW DO YOU SUSTAIN THAT? HOW DO YOU MOVE FORWARD? IT'S MAINTAIN THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE WHILE WE LOOK TO EXPAND THINGS LIKE OUR FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM.
OUR NEXT SLIDE WILL STILL BE ME? I DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FIRST SLIDE BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE. YES, MA'AM.
>> FOR YOUR GRANT MANAGEMENT BASED OF ONGOING, IS THAT SPREAD OVER ALL OF YOUR GRANTS OR IS THAT JUST FOR ONE GRANT? I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS THE GRANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR MANAGEMENT, DOES THAT PERSON GAIN ALL OF YOUR GRANTS AND DO YOU TAKE A LITTLE BIT FROM EACH GRANT TO MAKE THAT?
>> I THINK THERE IS, [INAUDIBLE] SPECIFICALLY, I'LL YOU AVERAGE.
>> WE HAVE THREE GRANTS AND CONTRACT SPECIALISTS.
THIS POSITION IS ACTUALLY THE ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST DIRECTLY UNDER ME THAT WILL SUPPORT THE WHOLE SECTION.
NEEDING NOT DIVVY OUT OUR COST TO ALL THE GRANTS, WE JUST OVERSEE CITY-WIDE ALL GRANTS AND MEET UNDER THE INDIRECT COST RATE.
WE JUST DAMAGE THE STANDARD PLUS OF THE ALL GRANT.
NOW NO SPECIFIC CHARGE TO EACH FIRM.
>> GOOD. DON'T YOU CHANGE A LITTLE BIT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COST FROM EACH?
>> THE INDIRECT COST [OVERLAPPING].
WHEN WE HAVE A FEDERAL GRANT, YOU WON'T HAVE DIRECT COST, WE'LL HAVE AN INDIRECT AND THEN THAT GOES INTO THE GENERAL FUND MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND IT COMES FROM EACH AND EVERY GRANT THAT YOU GET.
[INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] [NOISE]
>> NEXT ONE I'M GOING TO LOVE THEM.
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MEDICAL RESPONSE FROM AMERICANS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.THOSE ARE EXPENSES THAT ARE SOMEWHAT REDUNDANT IN BOTH THOSE AREAS BECAUSE WE'RE DISTRIBUTING THE COST, FOR INSTANCE, PERSONAL [NOISE] PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED BY THE WORKFORCE IN EACH OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS.
THOSE COSTS, IT DOESN'T, BUT THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THOSE OTHER AREAS, WHETHER IT'S REMOTE NETWORK SERVICES.
WHILE I RAN EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE IN HERE, BUT THE MAJORITY OF REALLY MAINTENANCE OF THAT, KEEPING THE SERVICES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ON HIS ISSUED ARE GOING NEXT.
>> A LOT OF COMMODITIES, LOT OF PROFESSIONAL.I DON'T WANT THAT APPOINTMENT.
>> JUST TO BRIEFLY ON PUBLIC HOUSING.
ONE OF THE 125,000 ONGOING COSTS JUST SIT ATTACHED TO KIND OF COMPLETION FOR THE BUSINESSES MAINTENANCE, THE CONTRACTS, THAT DAY-TO-DAY HVC, HEATING, THINGS THAT HAVE TO OCCUR.
WE'RE SEEING AN UPTICK IN THAT.
THEN OF COURSE, BACK TO STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE.
ANOTHER SLIP PLANE ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, THE CONTINUUM AND HOW IT'S AFFECTING US TO DO BETTER.
IT'S THE COUNTERPARTS IN THAT AMOUNT.
I CAN CONTINUE TO MANAGE THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE DOING NOW SO THAT WE DON'T LOSE GROUND ON THAT.
STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE OR 200 $2,000,000 OF ONGOING, ALSO INCLUDES TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS REQUESTED FOR THE STORMWATER TEAM FOR OPEN CHANNEL CLEANING, MAINTENANCE.
AGAIN, BEING AVAILABLE TO MOST OF OUR RESPONSES IN THIS FORM, WATER MAINTENANCE SIDE.
IN ADDITION, THE EQUIPMENT, THOSE INDIVIDUALS ABOUT ONE COSTUME, TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT, MAKING SURE THEY HAVE THE SUPPLIES AND TOOLS THAT THEY NEED.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT 1.8 MILLION OR ONE TIME IS REALLY DRIVEN BY SUCH AN ASIDE ABOUT $1.8 MILLION IN ANTICIPATION OF SEDIMENT REMOVAL, DIFFERENT PIECES THAT WE'VE BUILT.
I THINK WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.
IT'S STILL AN ISSUE AND THAT'S WHAT WE'D BE REMARKED FOR THINKING WE CAN CLEAN THOSE PATIENTS.
BUT ULTIMATELY WHEN WE MAKE A DETERMINATION AS YEARS PROGRESS ON HOW FREQUENTLY THEY FILL UP, WHAT IS THE SIZE OF EVENTS THAT IMPACT THEM AS NEEDED.
BUT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A BIG COST FOR US AGAIN, AS MAINTAINING THESE FLOOD MITIGATION PROCESSES ARE BEING PUT IN PLACE, HOW WE MAINTAIN THEM SO THE THING WORK IN THE FUTURE.
THIS ONE DOES HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL POSITION ON 114,000 IS REQUESTS WHERE TRANSPORTATION PLANNER THAT WAS JUST THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND THEN ABOUT LIVE WITH AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL COST INCREASE TO TRAFFIC DETECTION AND TROPIC TESTING EQUIPMENT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS DEPARTMENT MANAGERS ABOUT 38, ANALYZE TRAFFIC INTERSECTIONS.
THAT IS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND SAFETY.
AGAIN, LOOKING TO INCREASE INVESTMENTS, THAT DETECTION AND TESTING EQUIPMENT.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, FOR ME, WE WENT BACK TO THE WATER SURFACES CAPITAL PROJECT DELIVERY.
WE DO HAVE A REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL PROJECT MANAGER.
SAYS ENGINEERING REALLY GEARED TOWARDS THE DELIVERY OF PROJECTS.
A LOT OF THINGS IN THE WORKS, FUNDING COMING IN AND A LOT OF NEEDS AND CAPITALIST WHEREVER WE CAN THEN ADD TO THAT TEAM.
I WOULD SAY THAT INDIVIDUAL MAKING SURE THEY HAVE THE EQUIPMENT THAT EQUIPMENT LICENSE ACCESS TO, CONTINUING TO BUILD ON THAT WATER SURFACES, COMPUTERIZED REMOTE MONITORING.
AGAIN, ADDING THAT INFORMATION INTO OUR SYSTEMS, HOW DO WE HAVE WITH BUSES? HOW DO WE PROTECT THE CITY.
WE ADD THOSE INHIBITIONS TO THINGS LIKE CYBERSECURITY.
FOR WATER SURFACE, IF YOU'RE WRITING ABOUT 106,000 AND ONGOING, THAT IS REQUESTED AN ADDITIONAL POSITION THAT WOULD BE MAINLY FOCUSED ON THE CYBERSECURITY MEDIATION CAN TAKE THEM SITTING THROUGH THAT THAT TYPE OF RISKS, BUT ALSO HELPING THEM IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY OF PROGRAMS THAT TECHNOLOGY TELLS YOU SECTIONS OF OUR SERVICES.
HOW WE MONITOR OUR LOCAL MOVIE, HOW WE MANAGE DATA THAT COMES IN THROUGH OUR DOOR TREATMENT PROCESSES.
HOW DO WE DO COMMUNICATION ACROSS A WIDE SURFACE AREA.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE IS SOME A ONETIME COST.
ABOUT 120,000, AGAIN IS ALLOCATED TO IMPROVE IN OUR SERVERS.
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COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT.MAKING SURE THAT THAT STUFF WORKS WHEN WE NEED AND HOW THEY'RE COMMUNICATING AND HOW WE MANAGE OUR DATA.
$40,000, NO SECURITY PATCHES AND UPGRADES FROM HOW WE ACCESS OUR BUILDINGS TO PROTECT HER SERVERS AND THINGS LIKE BADGES AND TWO ROOMS AND WHO HAS ACCESS TO WHAT.
THEY SAID. I CAN KEEP THE PORTION WHICH EQUALS ABLE TO TOUCH ON WATER MANAGEMENT.
AGAIN, WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. WE CAN ANSWER.
>> JUST A COUPLE OF BODIES COVERED THIS GLAZE AND NEVER BET ON THE ONETIME FOR MEDICAL RESPONSE.
WHAT IS THAT? WHAT WHAT DO YOU NEED THE C32 ON WEDNESDAY AND.
>> ONE CAN GET INTO THE DETAIL, BUT TYPICALLY IN ONE TIME HERE MEDICAL RESPONSE ARE INFLUENCED BY MATERIALS AND FUELS, BUILD TRUST.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE COST OF MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES IN SHOCK.
THERE IS THE AND WE SAW A STAFFING INCREASED LIST OR A FIRE CAPTAIN.
FIRE CAPTAIN IS A FIRE CAPTAIN TO BE ASSIGNED TO LOSE METAL SERVICES SUPPORTIVE PROGRAM, SPECIFICALLY OUR CARE WHEN BOTH SIDES.
THAT IS ONGOING AND ONGOING EXPENSE.
REMAINDER OF IT IS ESSENTIALLY JUST CONTINUING OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY PROFESSIONAL TO ACTUAL TRAINING, FIREFIGHTERS, CERTIFICATIONS, PUTTING GAS IN THE VEHICLE, MAINTAINING THE VEHICLE, THOSE TYPES OF EXPENSES OR PPB.
>> IN MY HEAD AND TRYING TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ONE ON ONE TIME.
SOME OF THOSE SEEM LIKE ON VOLUME HERE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT.
>> YEAH, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS MUCH TEAMS HAVE BEEN TRENDING.
GLAD TO BE AS [INAUDIBLE] ONGOING EXPENSES ARE ACTUALLY COVERED BY ONGOING REVENUE.
IN GENERAL FUND, YOU'LL SEE EVERY YEAR WE SUBMIT FOR ONGOING EXPENSES JUST TO MAINTAIN THE SERVICE LEVEL THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN YOUR BODY HERE, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO A BETTER JOB OF ALIGNING THOSE WITH ONGOING REVENUES.
WHAT DO YOU SEE HERE IS IN PART WHERE WE'RE FALLING SHORT OF BEING ABLE TO.
>> THAT'S WHEN THEY TRIED TO TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.
WE WERE TRYING TO GET IT EXACT.
[INAUDIBLE] IT'S OKAY. [INAUDIBLE]
THAT HADN'T COVERED ALL OF THAT LIST.
>> OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE]. NICOLE, HERE'S A FEW MORE MINUTES BEFORE LUNCH. [INAUDIBLE]
>> WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THOSE MORE ALIGNED TO COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.
THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 277 REQUESTS, FROM 25 MILLION, AND WE'RE ABLE TO FIND 83% OF THOSE, BASICALLY 231 AT 10.1.
MOST OF THE THINGS WE DID FUND OR THE GOLD BAGS GOAL IN MIND, SIMPLE LINE STANDS FOR GENERAL FUND, BUDGET FOR G GOAL GENERAL FUND.
[LAUGHTER] THEN THE GREEN ARE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, AND THE TURQUOISE BLUE AT THE BOTTOM, THOSE ARE ENTERPRISE FUNDS, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT COLOR IN THEM.
FOR THE 911 COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER, SOME OF THE COOL THINGS ARE JUST HOW I WANTED TO PULL THINGS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO FUND.
ONE IS COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH CONSOLE REPLACEMENT.
THE CONSOLES IS WHERE THE EMPLOYEES WORK IN THE DISPATCH CENTER AND THEY'RE ROUGHLY ABOUT 15 YEARS OLD.
THEY COME WITH THE RAISE AND LOWER SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIT AROUND 10, 12 HOURS.
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YOU CAN RAISE THEM UP AND STAY ON.WE HAVE A COOL LITTLE TREADMILLS THAT WILL GO UNDERNEATH SO YOU CAN RUN ON A TREADMILL SO THAT YOU GET SOME EXERCISE WHILE YOU'RE IN THERE AND YOU CAN SIT DOWN BY DISPATCHING.
THEY ARE 15 YEARS OLD, BUT THEY ALSO COME WITH CLIMATE CONTROL ON THEM TOO, SO YOU CAN TURN ON PANS, PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS THAT CLIMATE CONTROLS HAVE BEEN FAILING.
DURING THE WINTER, EVERY CONSOLES GOT A PORTABLE HERE PLUGGED IN AND GOOD THING [INAUDIBLE] THE OTHER NEAT THING WE'RE DOING, THE COMMUNICATION CENTER IS SOME SOFTWARE FOR VICTIM NOTIFICATION.
MUCH LIKE WHEN YOU ORDER PACKAGE FROM AMAZON, THEY LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S SHIPPED, WHEN IT ARRIVES, AND THEN SEND YOU A SURVEY.
THIS DOES THE SAME THING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IT WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT OFFICER MOSMEN IS ON HIS ROUTE TO TAKE YOUR CALL.
IF OFFICER MOSMEN GETS DELAYED OR HAS TO GO TO HAWK CALL AND MAYBE THEY'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN REASSIGNED, WE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT YOU.
OFFICER SMITH WILL BE ON ITS WAY SHORTLY.
OFFICER SMITH TAKES THE CALL AND SEND YOU ANOTHER TEXT SAYS, HERE'S YOUR REPORT NUMBER, HERE'S HOW YOU GET A HOLD OF OFFICER SMITH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, AND WE'LL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU.
THEN IN THAT CASE GOES UP TO THE DETECTIVES AND LETS YOU KNOW THAT DETECTIVE ASSIGNED TO THE CASE, THEIR PHONE NUMBER, THEIR EMAIL, AND THE STATUS OF THE CASE, THEN THE END OF THE DAY IT SENDS YOU A SURVEY, THE WAS YOUR CALL ANSWERED PROPERLY, WAS THE DISPATCHER PROFESSIONAL, DID THE OFFICER SHOW UP ON TIME, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, SO IT'S A FEEDBACK FOR US, PLEASE.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT CREATION.
THE BIG THING UNDER THIS IS INCENTIVE FUNDS FOR TEN OWNERSHIP UNITS DURING THE YEAR, THAT MAKES UP 130,000 OF THAT, AS WELL AS A HOUSING PLAN OR POSITION OR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, OUTREACH AND HOUSING PLANNING RESPONSIBILITIES.
NEXT ONE, BBB/RIGHT OF WAY/ STREETSCAPE MAINTENANCE.
SOME OF THIS IS PORTABLE RESTROOM RENTALS AND THE OTHER PART OF IT, SMART IRRIGATION, CLOUD-BASED SYSTEMS. THERE'S ALSO SOME MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES THAT MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE THERE.
UNDER BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION, BBB ELECTION EDUCATION, ONE TIME FUNDING, FOR THE INNOVATIVE WAYS CHALLENGED, AND THEN SOME ONGOING FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED USE OF BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION INCENTIVES.
>> I'M GOING TO HOP IN REAL QUICK, AND TALK ABOUT THE ITEMS LISTED ON THE SLIDE.
IN CITY FACILITY INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE, FACILITIES IS IN CRITICAL NEED OF A WORK ORDER ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH WILL HELP ENHANCE MAINTENANCE PRACTICES.
CANCEL THOSE FAMILIAR WITH THE VAST NUMBER OF FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS GOING TO HELP FACILITIES MORE EFFICIENT WITH THEIR LIMITED RESOURCES.
THIS VERY HIGH LEVEL, IN CLIMATE ACTION WE'LL BE HEARING THIS A FEW TIMES MORE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
BUT THE MAJOR INVESTMENT IN THIS AREA, IN THIS CORE TILE IS THE ENERGY CONSERVATION CONTRACT WITH NEBRASKA, WHICH THE COUNCIL APPROVED JUST RECENTLY, AND THAT'S AT $4.4 MILLION.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET THAT LAUNCH AND MOVING FORWARD, WHICH JUST START NEXT.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING IN HERE AN ONGOING VERTEBRATE ANALYSIS TO ENSURE THAT OUR EPS COUNTS ARE IN THE CORRECT RATE STRUCTURE.
AND THIS WILL HELP US ENSURE THAT THEY ARE HAVING THE MOST SAVINGS THAT WE CAN.
IN COMMUNITY CLIMATE CHANGE, A NUMBER OF ONETIME FUNDING REQUESTS THAT WERE FUNDED TO GET IMPORTANT RESOURCES DIRECTLY INTO THE PLASTIC COMMUNITY, INCLUDING HOME ENERGY REBATES, A WOOD STOVE REBATE WITH A PILOT PROGRAM WHICH WILL BE LEVERAGED AGAINST THE FEDERAL REBATE PROGRAM IN SEED FUNDING TO LAUNCH A SHARED MOBILITY PROGRAM.
THE 4.1 MILLION OR THE TORQUE WITH FOR THE REST TO CONTRACT.
>> IS THAT PART OF WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE GENERAL FUND COST? THAT'S NOT TO SEPARATE.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME FINDING.
THE GENERAL FUND MADE UP THE LION'S SHARE OF THAT 4.4 MILLION.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION.
COMMUNITY POLICING INVESTMENTS.
THAT IS OUR BODY CAMERA PROGRAM, AS WELL AS SOME ADDITIONAL OVERTIME TO HELP PROVIDE SECURITY FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS, WHETHER THAT'S CONCERTS IN THE PARK, ET CETERA.
AIRPORT PROMOTIONS FOR TRENDS IN DIGITAL PLATFORMS. CITY OF FLAGSTAFF RECRUITMENT AND GPA AMBASSADORS FOR THE DOWNTOWN IS THE ONGOING.
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WHEN THEIR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS FOR US.WE HAVE AN UPDATE, OUR INTERVIEW ROOMS UPSTAIRS, AND WE UPDATED OUR FORENSIC DRYING CABINET.
IF YOU TAKE BLOOD AND CLOSING THE EVIDENCE, YOU HAVE TO LET THEM DRY BEFORE YOU CAN SUBMIT THEM AND PRESERVE THAT EVIDENCE.
EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY UNIFORM RESPONSE TO BIG TICKET ITEM, THERE IS MAINTENANCE ON OUR PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEM.
>> THE LAST TWO ARE RECRUITMENT AND YOU'VE BEEN HEARING A FAIR AMOUNT ABOUT RECRUITMENT ALREADY.
WITHIN THIS CORE TILE, THE FUNDING HERE IS TO COMPLIMENT THE INCREASE IN TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INTO A MARKET ANALYST POSITION, WHICH IS CRUCIAL TO THE DISCUSSION YOU HAD EARLIER THIS MORNING.
THEN IT'S NORMAL PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
THE RECOMMENDED ITEMS FOR APPROVAL ARE ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR STAFF, WHICH WE KNOW IS CRITICAL RIGHT NOW, ADDITIONAL RAIN GAUGE AND STAGE-GATE SITE EQUIPMENT.
WITH 26 SITES, AT LEAST ONE SITE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ANNUALLY.
THERE'S ALSO AN ADDITIONAL RAIN GAGE SYSTEM REPAIR MAINTENANCE LINE ITEM WHICH IS REQUIRED BY FEMA AS IS PUBLIC OUTREACH SHOTS THAT ARE INCLUDED ON THIS QUARTILE. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> WE HAVE A 30-MINUTE LUNCH AND WE HAVE LUNCH SET UP IN THE BACK FOR EVERYONE.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ENJOY THAT.
AND BEFORE YOU DO I WANTED TO ASK YOU, ARE YOU AWARE WHAT NASA'S NEW TAGLINE IS GOING TO BE AFTER THEY EXPERIENCE UPCOMING BUDGET CUTS? NASA, THE SKY IS THE LIMIT.
AS EVERYONE IS FINDING THEIR SEATS, WE HAVE ANOTHER LET'S SETTLE IT GAME.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO REMEMBER WHEN WE PLAY LET'S SETTLE IT, IT'S MAJORITY RULES AND THIS IS GOING TO BE AN AREA WHERE WE JUST SEEM TO HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERING OPINIONS.
>> OKAY. THE QUESTION IS GOING TO BE, IS IT DATA OR DATA? MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO VOTE.
IF YOU ARE FOR DATA, RAISE YOUR HAND.
AND IF YOU ARE FOR DATA, RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL THE JUDGES ARE ALREADY GATHERED. ARE YOU READY? EVERYONE THAT'S FOR DATA, RAISE YOUR HAND.
OKAY, AND THEN RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE FOR DATA.
[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE READY TO GET STARTED.
>> OKAY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND START WITH SCOTT OVERTON.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, SCOTT.
>> THAT'S VERY INTERESTING DATA FOR YOU.
[LAUGHTER] WE'RE IN TROUBLE NOW.
CHECK THIS OUT. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
I AM COVERING THE QUARTILE 3 WHICH IS A LESS ALIGNED QUARTILE THAN OBVIOUSLY THE TWO YOU HEARD ABOUT BEFORE YOUR LUNCH.
KEEP IN MIND JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE LESS OR LEAST ALIGNED, IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT AN IMPORTANT CITY PRIORITY OR A CITY VALUE, AND SO YOU'RE STILL GOING TO FIND ITEMS, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN A MOMENT.
THEY ADDED UP TO RIGHT AROUND NINE MILLION DOLLARS REQUESTS, $7.5 MILLION HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH SO OBVIOUSLY THE BUDGET TEAM FELT THAT THERE'S STILL A FAIRLY LARGE, SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF A LESS ALIGNED PROGRAM THAT NEEDS SOME ATTENTION ON THE BUDGET SIDE, AND YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF THESE OFTENTIMES DON'T NECESSARILY COME ACROSS [INAUDIBLE] OR CUTTING EDGE, BUT THEY'RE REALLY ESSENTIAL TO FOREST SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT FUNCTION.
JUST A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE LEFT-ALIGNED SLIDE HERE.
ALTERNATE RESPONSE, RECEIVABLE, SOME ONGOING AND ONE-TIME MONEY.
THIS IS RELATED TO THE CARES AGREEMENT AND THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE CAPTAIN AND THEIR UNIT PROJECT COSTS.
SKIPPING DOWN TO SECURITY, FACILITIES, ACCESS CONTROL.
THIS IS A LARGER AMOUNT ON THIS ONE.
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SO ONGOING IS A BIGGER NUMBER ON THIS CATEGORY AND THAT REALLY IS REFLECTED BECAUSE THERE ARE NOW THREE POLICE AIDS THAT ARE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO COVER SECURITY SERVICES AT THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY AND CITY FACILITIES, CITY HALL IN PARTICULAR.IT ALSO HAS A BIG CHUNK OF ACCESS CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS.
ANOTHER REAL LARGE ONE AND THESE ARE A LITTLE BIT ASSIGNED TO THOSE OF US THAT ARE MORE ALIGNED AS WELL AS THE STAFF PERSPECTIVE.
THE FACILITY EQUIPMENT REPAIR CONTINUED ONGOING FOCUS AND THEN WE HAVE A MUCH, MUCH BIGGER CHUNK OF ONE-TIME GOING TO EQUIPMENT THERE AND BUILDING FACILITIES NEEDS.
THEN ANOTHER VERY LARGE POLICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE ITEM THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS A LOT OF SOME ONETIME THINGS FOR OUR SWAT TEAM AND SOME OTHER RESPONSE RESOURCES.
BUT THE REAL BIG ONE IN THIS ONE IS THE DISPATCH CONSOLES THAT CHIEF MUSSELMAN SPOKE ABOUT BEFORE LUNCH AND THE UPGRADED CONSOLES FOR OUR DISPATCH PROFESSIONALS.
>> DOMESTIC MARKETS, IS THAT IN TOURISM?
>> DOMESTIC MARKETS IS A BULK OF BBP-FUNDED ITEMS. ANNIE, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THESE, OR YOU WANT ME TO RUN THROUGH YOUR LIST.
>> SHE'S RIGHT HERE AND I NEED SOME PERSPECTIVE.
I HAVE THE LAUNDRY LIST, BUT IT'S A LOT OF BBP ITEMS, $300,000 WORTH. [INAUDIBLE]
>> [INAUDIBLE] IT'S BASICALLY ALL OF OUR MARKETING PROMOTION.
WE HAVE SEVEN CAMPAIGNS AND WE HAD SEVERAL DESIGNATIONS.
ONE THAT WE'RE PARTICULARLY GOING TO BE WORKING ON A LOT IS HIGH-ALTITUDE TRAINING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF MARATHONERS THAT ARE UP HERE AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] THE MARATHON CITY.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING MORE ON THE [INAUDIBLE] WE ALREADY DO A LOT OF IT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY DO MORE BECAUSE THERE'S HUGE WORK FOR [INAUDIBLE] SPACE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BASICALLY, ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF WE'RE WORKING ON IT AND THIS HELPS US.
WE HAVE TO DO PRINT, DIGITAL, AND OUT-OF-HOME.
OUT-OF-HOME TENDS TO BE A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT SEE ON A BUS AND ALL OF THAT.
WE'RE PUTTING THAT TO PERSPECTIVE.
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO A LOT MORE FOR THE RESTAURANTS AND BARS AS WELL BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN REALLY PRETTY.
WE'VE DONE A LOT THAT WE'RE GOING TO [INAUDIBLE] THAT UP.
>> AND IF I RECALL [INAUDIBLE].
>> [INAUDIBLE] QUESTIONS ON QUARTILE 3 LESS ALIGNED?
>> BACK TO THE POLICE-AID SECURITY, REMIND ME IS THAT TWO POSITIONS OR THREE?
>> THREE POSITIONS AND THEN IT ALSO PROVIDES THEIR SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
VEHICLE, RADIOS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
>> THANK YOU. JUST A REFRESHER FOR COUNCIL.
WE BROACHED THIS BACK IN FEBRUARY AND NOW YOU'RE SEEING IT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
YOU FIND AND WITH EXACT NUMBERS VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT AS WE, OR SEEM TO BE, FRANKLY TO HAVE SOME PRESENCE IN OUR FACILITIES BUT NOT UNIFORMED ARMED OFFICERS.
BUT FIGURES OF AUTHORITY AND THE POLICE AID WE THINK IS A REALLY GOOD FIT FOR THIS.
IT WILL HELP WITH OUR LIBRARIES IN CITY HALL.
EVEN WITH FACILITIES SUCH AS THIS ON A [INAUDIBLE] BASIS.
A GOOD FIT. CHIEF, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT.
THE BUDGET TEAM HAS TALKED ABOUT THIS AT LENGTH.
>> I'M CURIOUS WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE BEING TACKLED BY THAT?
>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS RIGHT NOW WE CONTRACT WITH SECURITY.
>> THE SECURITY PERSON THAT COMES INTO THE LIBRARY SOMETIMES DOESN'T SHOW UP.
SOMETIMES IT'S A DIFFERENT PERSON.
>> WHAT I'M ASKING ABOUT IS WHAT SECURITY ISSUES ARE THERE. IS IT YOUTH?
>> BEHAVIORS. BEING VERBALLY AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS STAFF.
COMING INTO THE BATHROOMS AND BASICALLY TAKING A SHOWER, OR SPREADING OUT A YARD SALE TYPE THING.
>> I CAN IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES [INAUDIBLE] SPECIFIC.
>> FROM EXPERIENCE OR? [LAUGHTER]
>> THE LIBRARIES THEY TAKE THE BRUNT OF IT BECAUSE THEY'RE OPEN EVERY DAY AND SO WHEN SCHOOLS CLOSE AND I KNOW PARENTS DROP OFF THEIR KIDS AND USE THEM AS DAYCARE.
AND THEN WE HAVE A VERY SUBSTANTIAL TRANSIENT POPULATION THAT ALSO LIKES TO GET OUT OF THE WEATHER SO THEY USE THOSE FACILITIES AS WELL.
WE WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF OUR LIBRARY STAFF AND OF CITY STAFF AND PROVIDE A MORE SECURE ENVIRONMENT.
>> THANK YOU. WHAT I WOULD ADD TO THAT IS INTERNS.
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WE HAVE SEEN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HAVING AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE LOBBY AT CITY HALL.YOU'RE ASKED TO SIGN IN AND IF YOU NEED TO VISIT STAFF UPSTAIRS OR IN ONE OF THE OFFICES, A PHONE CALL IS MADE, AND THAT STAFF PERSON WILL COME OUT AND BRIEF THE INDIVIDUAL AND BRING HIM OR HER TO THE OFFICE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS.
WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A MEANS THAT IS NOT OVERLY INTRUSIVE OR AUTHORITATIVE BUT YET HAS ENOUGH PRESENCE TO DETER THE BAD BEHAVIOR THAT THE CHIEF IS SPEAKING TO.
IN THE WORLD WE LIVE IN TODAY, DO OUR SECURITY PEOPLE HAVE ANY TYPE OF TRAINING IN TERMS OF EMERGENCY STUFF, AND YOU KNOW WHAT STUFF I'M TALKING ABOUT?
>> YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN HARRIS.
THEY WILL HAVE TRAINING MUCH LIKE OUR EXISTING POLICE AIDS DO HAVE, AND BASIC DE-ESCALATION IN THAT, AND THEN WE'LL PROBABLY GIVE THEM SOME ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND FACILITIES SECURITY.
WE HAVEN'T BUILT THAT PROGRAM IN, BUT IT IS COMING.
>> I MIGHT ADD THAT WE DO HAVE A SECURITY FOCUS GROUP, PART OF OUR FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC WORKS AND FACILITIES AND SAM AND JOE RUN THAT GROUP.
THEY HAVE BEEN MEETING FAIRLY REGULARLY.
WE'VE RAMPED UP SOME EFFORTS WITH THE HELP OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THEY DO SOME, I KNOW THE NAME IS NOT ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING ANY LONGER.
>> THEY'RE STARTING TO PROVIDE MORE TRAINING TO STAFF AND TO PEOPLE THAT MAYBE AREN'T NORMALLY IN THE ROLE.
WE ARE WORKING ON PART OF THIS NUMBER THROUGH THE FACILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, AND OUR ACCESS CONTROL.
AND THOSE ARE WORKING THEIR WAY.
THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE GOT TO WORK THROUGH ALL OF OUR CITY FACILITIES.
BUT I THINK I'VE APPRECIATED THE ATTITUDES OF TAKING A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH IF IT'S NOT JUST ONE SOLUTION.
IT'S EVERYONE GETTING ATTENTION.
IT'S CONTROLLING ACCESS, IT'S HAVING WHEN WE NEED IT, MAYBE UNIFORMED OFFICERS AT A MORE CONTENTIOUS MEETING, BUT THEN SCALED DOWN AND MORE OF A SECURITY OR A POLICE AID IN A DIFFERENT ROLE THAT CAN RESPOND.
THEN I KNOW [INAUDIBLE] UPTOWN.
I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO ATTACK IT FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS BECAUSE IT STILL IS A PUBLIC FACILITY, IT STILL SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT OPEN.
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO KEEP THAT BALANCE VERSUS METAL DETECTORS IN MORE OF A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT WHICH IS PROBABLY NOT REALISTIC BUDGETARILY FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE.
>> QUARTILE 4 [NOISE] [INAUDIBLE]. THE QUARTILE 4, THIS SLIDE IS PRETTY SIMPLE WITH SUMMARIES OF THE 4.7 MILLION ON THIS PROJECT THAT WAS APPROVED TO [INAUDIBLE].
FOUR MILLION OF THAT IS THE CARES FUNDS FOR THAT REPORT, AND FOUR MILLION OF THE 4.092 MILLION OF THAT CARES FUNDS ARE USED ON [INAUDIBLE].
OBVIOUSLY, THEIR REPORT GETS TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC, LOT OF REPAIR ON PHYSICAL PLAN SO THAT FOUR MILLION DOLLARS IS GOING TO COME HERE, MARKED OR SOME OF THAT DEFERRED MAINTENANCE NEEDS TO BE DONE, RESTROOM EITHER IMPROVEMENTS, VARIOUS THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
THAT IS I WAS EDUCATED ON THE EARLIER RESULT CARRIAGE OF MONEY.
IT'S THE LAST OF THAT SO THAT'S NO FUN.
ONE ENVIRONMENT IN HERE HAS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S GOING TO BE FUNDED OUT OF THAT IN TERMS OF THOSE JOURNALS.
THERE'S ONE PERSON IN THAT [NOISE].
THERE'S ALSO A PART OF THE STREETS IS AN ASSET MANAGEMENT AND ORDER SYSTEM THAT'S GOING TO BE FUNDED AN 250,000 DEATH RATE.
THERE'S A TRACKING SYSTEM, ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE THAT SAM AND HIS CREW DOES BACK THERE.
THEN THE POLICE RECRUITING AND HIRING.
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A PORTION OF THIS IS FOR HOUSING INTUITION FOR THE ACADEMY, WHICH IS A GREAT THING, MEAL PLANS FOR THE RECRUITS AND SO ON.THAT'S A BIG PART SINCE WE DRAW IT IN THE ACADEMY INTO THE CITY ITSELF.
OVERTIME BUDGETS ALSO INCLUDED THERE AS WELL.
THEN TITLE RESEARCH AND REVIEW, THAT PART IS ON MULTIPLE LINES HERE.
A LOT OF ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION GOING OUT THERE.
THEY'LL HAVE A LOT TO DO ON THIS ONE.
LIKE I SAID, MOST OF THAT CAME OUT OF THE CARE SPOT IN MOST WHICH SHOWED ME FOR THAT [INAUDIBLE] PARTICULAR SLIDES.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
>> EVERYBODY IS SO EFFICIENT TODAY THAT YOU'RE HAVING TO SCRAMBLE TO GET EVERYONE READY TO KEEP GOING SO GOOD JOB [LAUGHTER] MY JOB HARD IN A GOOD WAY.
>> [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] BUT WE WILL TAKE A LITTLE LATER.
WE THOUGHT WE'D BREAK OUT TO THIS PART OF THE CONVERSATION IS RELATED TO FORETELLS, SERVICE PARTNER CONTRACTS ALL IN THE THIRD QUARTILE, OR LET'S ALIGN OR TELL.
BUT THERE'S SOME FUNDING THINGS WE WANTED TO JUST SHARE WITH COUNCILOR HERE AND WE DIG [INAUDIBLE] TO HAVE SOME DIRECTION FROM YOUTH.
[INAUDIBLE] AND WILL HELP ME WITH THIS PRESENTATION ALSO.
HERE, I ALWAYS GO UP TO MY [INAUDIBLE] SERVICE PARTNERS.
JUST AS A REMINDER, THEIR CONTRACT OF CITIES, WE DO NOT GET DONATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS.
WE NEED TO GET A SERVICE OR PRODUCT IN RETURN.
WE SIGN INTO CONTRACTS THAT MAYBE THERE'S THINGS THAT SEEMED DOESN'T WANT TO RUN, MANAGED, BUT WE OUTSOURCE THOSE AND HAVE CONTRACTS TO DELIVER SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY FOLLOWED WITH PURE MATH PROCESSES AND IT'S COMPETITIVE PROCESS WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE LESS THAN EQUAL CONSIDERATION.
THAT'S JUST LIKE INTRO TO HOW WE'D GET SERVICE WORKERS.
THESE ARE GENERAL FUND SERVICE PARTNERS.
THE TOP EIGHT OF THE SERVICE PART OF THE UNITED WAY DOWN TO BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB EVENT PARTNERS SAY IT'S 10 PLUS YEARS.
EITHER LONG-STANDING CONTRACTS THAT WE DELIVER, SEVERAL DIFFERENT VARIETY OF SERVICES WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION.
THESE ARE VERY CONSISTENT AND VERY FAMILIAR CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE.
IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THEM, I'M GLAD TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DELIVERING THESE, ARE THE LARGEST CONTRACT IS UNITED WAY, AND THEN IT GOES DOWN THESE BOTTOM FIVE ARE THOSE KIND OF BEEN, NEWER RECEIVED SOME ONETIME BLENDING MAYBE FOR STARTUP WORKING THOSE PROGRAMS. WE SET ASIDE 25,000 A YEAR FOR SHELTER OVERFLOW.
THIS WAS YEARS AGO WE SAW IN THE EXPANSION OF NEED TO GET PEOPLE HOUSED.
BUT WE SAW THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AS LIKE SHELTER SERVICE AND OTHER AGENCIES EXPAND WHAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR CAPACITY.
THIS HASN'T BEEN UTILIZED AS MUCH.
BUT WE ALSO LOOKING AT POTENTIAL FUNDING THROUGH SHELTER SERVICES.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
BLACK LIVED EXPERIENCE, WE'RE LOOKING TO CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP THERE FOR OUR FOURTH YEAR, I BELIEVE IN THEIR.
ELEVATE PRE-K, WE JUST PROVIDED THEM SOME UPSTART MONIES FOR THAT PROGRAM [INAUDIBLE] HAPPY TO BE PARTNERING TO HELP THEM DELIVER THAT AND WANT TO BE CENTER AND THEY GOT SOME GREAT MATCHING FROM THE STATE AS A RESULT IT MUST BEGIN OUR PARTNER, GOOD INFORMATION.
WE HELP THEM WITH STARTUP AND LAST YEAR WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.
WE HELPED THEM WITH THEIR OPERATIONS STARTUPS.
THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THIS THE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT, THIS IS WHAT THE BUDGET TEAM HAS PROPOSED THE FUNDING FOR THE COMPANY.
>> [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]I'M SURPRISED THAT WE DON'T HAVE HABITAT.
THEN I WONDER IF I WRITE GRANTS FOR NON-PROFIT.
I HAVE AND I KNOW WE'VE USED THEM AS REQUIRED, BUT IS THERE ANY FINANCIAL NEED IS
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COMPARED TO THEY ASK BECAUSE I KNOW SHELTER SERVICES WAS GIFTED $5 BILLION, WHICH WAS A BLESSING.BUT THERE'S OTHER AGENCIES APPEAR THAT IT USES SUPPORT THAT AREN'T RECEIVING A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR PURCHASE SATURATED DOLLAR EVERY MONTH OR EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, BUT HOW DID THAT PROCESS GO?
>> UNITED WAY DOES COVER A LOT OF INDUSTRIES.
NOTE ON THIS EARLY, I DIDN'T WRITE IT DOWN.
WHAT DOES THIS AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COMPANY? SOME OF THOSE NEEDS ARE MET THROUGH OUR CONTRIBUTION, NOT A WAY WHERE THEY CAN DISTRIBUTE AND HELP AGENCIES.
WE DEFINITELY HAVE THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.
HOUSING SOLUTIONS, NORTON'S ARROW IS ONE OF THOSE.
COMES TO OUR ATTENTION AS THEY COME TO A FORMAL REQUEST.
THE APP ARE PLENTY FOR A PROGRAM OR SUCH.
THEN WE'VE MET THAT THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
WE ARE MAKING GREAT STRIDES TO DEVELOP A BETTER WAY TO BANK IN THOSE APPLICATIONS.
HER TEAM PUT AN APPLICATION TOGETHER THAT WERE CLOSE TO FINALIZING SO WE CAN GET.
LET'S GET YOUR INFORMATION FIRST.
WE DIDN'T GET IT THAT DATA ALL FRONT AND HAVE THE CONVERSATION THROUGH A BUDGET PROCESSING.
DO WE NEED TO ALLOCATE SUPPORT? IS THIS A SERVICE THE CITY WAS PROVIDED THAT WE LOST SOMEBODY ELSE TO PROVIDE AND THOSE TYPES OF CONVERSATIONS? THESE HAVE JUST BEEN REALLY LONG-STANDING PUT IN PLACE THAT WE'VE FOUND YEARS AGO.
BUT WE'RE JUST MAINTAINING THE CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT THIS PICTURE.
>> IT SAYS IT DIDN'T SHELTER SERVICES.
THERE WAS NO MONEY GIVEN LAST YEAR.
AGAIN, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE RAMP SIDE.
>> CDGB AREN'T REALLY SERVE AS PART OF CONTRACTUAL SORT OF FUNDING BREAKS.
THIS IS REALLY FOR OPERATIONAL SERVICE DIFFERENCE.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT CERTAIN SERVICE.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SHOULDER SERVICES.
>> OBVIOSULY, THAT EXTRA SENSITIVE TO THE AGENCIES OF CARE.
I KNOW THAT SHELTER SUGARS, HIS HANDS VASTLY EXPANDED.
THEIR NEEDS ARE EXPANDING, BUT I ASKED HIM NOTHING, GOT THAT $5 MILLION TO THE SITE.
I WANTED TO BE EQUITABLE IN THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT WE HAVE IN TOWN THAT SEVERAL.
>> GREG TALKED ABOUT THAT COMPONENT.
ANOTHER QUESTION SAYS THERE'S NO SO HERE'S SOME THINGS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE LAST WEEK OF LITTLE THINGS ABOUT CHANGES THAT YOU'LL SEE.
ON THE SURFACE PULL REQUEST TO INCREASE THEIR FUNDING.
THEY HAVE HAD A FUNNY INCREASE, 12 OR SO.
AND THEY ASKED FOR SOME SUPPORT IN INCREASED OPERATING COSTS.
SO THEY DID A FORMAL REQUEST BUDGETING LOOKED AS WE CAN THAT CONTRACT.
SO IT WAS JUST PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS OF SYNCRETISM TO ALLOCATE.
THE NEXT ONE'S GOING TO ASPIRATE.
VICKI MADE THIS SAYS THAT THE TOPIC OF A LOT OF DISCUSSION OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE EXPANSION OF THEIR SERVICES AND THE GROWING CAPACITY OUT THERE.
BUT THIS ONE IS ALSO ONE THAT IS FOUNDED UPON ANY THREE-WAY CONTRACT OR PARTNERSHIP, IF YOU WILL, BETWEEN THE NON-PROFIT, THE CITY AND THE COUNTY.
THE CITY AND COUNTIES CONTRIBUTIONS? I DIDN'T SAY DONATIONS.
WHAT? ABLE TO DELIVER SERVICES? YEAH. WHAT SHE SAID ARE BASED UPON A FORMULA AND THAT'S WHAT THE LAW IS BASED UPON.
RETRIEVAL AND ACCOMMODATION, IF YOU WILL, OF THE ANIMALS, THAT THE HOUSING OF THE ANIMALS WHERE THEY COME FROM.
SO TO SUMMARIZE THAT SUCCINCTLY, THE CITY PAYS IS PROPORTIONATE SHERIFF OR ANIMALS OUT OF THE TREES WITHIN CORPORATE BOUNDARIES AT THE CITY, COUNTY, DOES IT SAY FOR ANIMALS THAT ARE RETRIEVED UPSIDE THE CORPORATE BOUNDARIES IN THE ECONOMY? WE ARE. THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN
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APPROACHED BY HIGH COUNTRY HUMANE OR AN INCREASE IN NET INCREASE WAS GRANTED.AND WE DON'T NEED TO REVISIT THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR SOME FEEDBACK HERE TODAY IS SHOULD IT BE ONGOING? I WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE.
WE SAW THIS INCREASED FUNDING LAST YEAR RESULT IN A NEW CONTRACT THAT WAS REVIEWED, DRAFTING REVIEWED, REVIEW IT AGAIN AND REVIEW AND AGAIN, FIVE INTO THREE PARTIES.
AND IT WAS A VERY THOROUGH PROCESS AND IN SPANISH, ONCE.
SO I JUST WANT TO IMPRESS UPON COUNCIL THAT THE CURRENT REGION IS BORN THAT HASN'T BEEN VERY WELL VETTED.
THE ATTORNEYS THAT HAVE REVIEWED IT, AND IT'S GOOD.
AND SO I THINK THE CONTRACT IS IN PLACE, THE FUNDING ISN'T BASE.
WE WOULD SUGGEST THAT IF CONTINUE, IT WILL CONTINUE WITH THE COUNTY.
SO WE WANT TO KEEP LOCKSTEP WITH THE COUNTY OF ONION INCREASED FUNDING.
SO I THINK I'LL PARK IT THERE.
LET ME CHAT ABOUT THAT OR ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
THAT ONE DOES HAVE AN ESCALATOR FOR CPI.
AND I THINK THAT'S ABOUT ALL I KNOW.
IT'S OTHER THAN AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP LOCKSTEP WITH THE COUNTY AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE TO THAT AS WELL.
CERTAINLY THE VALUE TO THE SERVICE THAT'S BEING PROVIDED THROUGH COUNTRY'S MAIN QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.
AFTER THAT OTHER CONTRACT THAT WE DID, KIND OF UPDATE IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR.
BUT THE CITY HAS FUNDING JUST FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR FOR THAT INCREASED TO MATCH THE COUNTY.
SO THIS IS WHERE IT WILL HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR YOU TO DO AN EXTENSION OR MEN THAT PORTION THAT WE AGREED TO.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE DEAD INFERIOR TO IT.
HOW LONG DOES HE NEED THE CURRENT FIRST FIVE YEARS OF THE CONTRACT ENDS JUNE 30, 2024.
SO THEN WE HAVE A RIGHT TO RENEW FOR ANOTHER FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT.
LAST YEAR, COUNTY TOOK THE STEP TO SAY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO EXTEND THE REMAINING SEVEN YEARS BACK THEN.
THEY GAVE THEM THE SEVEN-YEAR AGREED TO THE EXTENSION SO THAT THEY CAN HELP GO FUNDRAISING AND HELP GET THAT SUPPORT KNOWN TO HAVE AN ONGOING RESOURCE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOOD WITH THE CONTRACT.
WE ASKED A LOT WITH THE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS.
SO WE KINDA DID APPLAUSE ON OUR PORTION.
THE COUNCIL HAS THE OPTION DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND AMEND WHEN IT WOULD COME BACK WITH A MINIMUM CONTRACT.
YOU WANTS TO EXTEND IT WITH THE REST OF THE FIVE YEARS, SIX YEARS TOTAL VERSUS ONE MORE HERE AND A LITTLE BIT BACK TEXTURE ASKING YOU EXTEND THAT.
SO THAT'S ALSO A TALKING POINT AND A DIRECTION WE'D LIKE TO GET BEFORE WE COME BACK TO POSSIBLY.
I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF EXTENDING THE CONTRACT.
ON TOP OF ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY DO, ESPECIALLY LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS DURING THIS FIGHTERS.
AND THEY WOULDN'T BE ON THE AGENCY, BUT THEY WERE JUST SEEMS WITH A LOT OF STRAY ANIMALS UNTIL THEIR OWNERS COULD FIND THEM AND KEEP THEM OFF THE STREETS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY DIDN'T GET HURT.
AND THEY JUST PROVIDE SUCH A GREAT SERVICE, ALL THOSE ISOLATED EVENTS AS WELL AS ONGOING.
SO I'M IN STRONG SUPPORTIVE AND THERE WERE A LOT OF ISSUES THAT THEY WEREN'T LIVING UP TO THEIR CONTRACT IS THAT I'LL SAY SHE'S BEEN RESOLVED.
WE FEEL CONTRACTUALLY WE HAVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES EMBODYING THE CONTRACT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS IT TOOK CONSIDERABLE TIME TO NEGOTIATE, DRAFTING, NEGOTIATING, AND SO FORTH.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR THE POLICE CHIEF BUDGET, YOU CAN GIVE ME A NOD OF THE HEAD IF YOU'D LIKE.
CHIEF OF POLICE CHIEF ON THIS.
YEAH. BECAUSE HE HE AND OTHERS WORKED VERY HARD ON THESE MEASURES.
YES, MA'AM. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, WE CONTINUED TO MEET WITH THEM MONTHLY AND WE HAVE SOLVED MOST OF OUR ISSUES.
WE STILL SEE ONGOING ISSUES FROM TIME TO TIME THAT'S MOSTLY RELATED TO OVERCROWDING.
EITHER THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH BEING ABLE TO HOUSE OR MANAGE ALL THE ANIMALS DAY.
THEY'RE BUSTING AT THE SEAMS, SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT SOME OPTIONS THERE.
BUT AS FAR AS ISSUES WITH THEM RESPONDING TO OUR NEEDS, IT'S BEEN PRETTY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
SAME CONVEYOR. VICE MAYOR IS NOT EVEN JUST SAID THANK YOU VERY OFTEN.
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BEAR. DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? I'M SORRY.NO. OKAY. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THE HEADS THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SOLICIT THIS DIRECTION.
WE WILL COME BACK WITH THE CONTRACT.
I THINK YOU-ALL THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.
IF I CAN SHIFT IT TO SHELTER SERVICES, I WANT TO BACKUP.
WITHOUT PUTTING NUMBERS TO IT.
MAKE SOME GENERAL STATEMENTS DURING COVID.
REMARKABLE INCREASE IN NEED FOR SHELTER THEN UNDER EMERGENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
RESULTING COMBINATIONS THAT UTILIZE SOME OF OUR HOTEL SPACE IN THE COMMUNITY QUITE SUCCESSFULLY IN MY OPINION.
THERE WAS A LOT OF RESOURCES THAT ARE BEING DIVERTED TO FLEX THAT SHELTER SERVICES.
I THINK SOME OTHER SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, THE CITY, ALONG WITH OUR MANY PARTNERS REALLY STEPPED UP TO HELP FIND IT HAPPENS IN ADDITION TO THE CBG DEMANDS AND SOME OTHER REVENUE SOURCES.
THAT'S NOW IN OUR REARVIEW MIRROR, BUT LUSTER SHELTER HAS GREATLY EXPANDED. I THINK NOT.
THEY ARE OCCUPYING TWO HOTELS FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ALONG WITH THEIR CONGREGATE CARE FACILITY.
THEY HAVE A CORNERSTONE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF THE SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDE.
THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN, BUT THEY ARE CERTAINLY THE BIGGEST.
WE HAVE SEEN REQUESTED APPROPRIATIONS ON A YEAR-TO-YEAR BASIS.
WE CALL IT ANY THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN FOR FACULTY.
I THINK THE CITY HAS DONE ITS PART.
WE FEEL IT IS TIME TO THINK ABOUT AN ONGOING CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT.
ONE THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMMENSURATE WITH THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING AND THE VOLUME OF SERVICE THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING.
HENCE THE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
I DIDN'T TAKE NOTE. WE'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF EMAILS TODAY.
WORD IS OUT AGAIN, WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION AND I'M GLAD IT IS.
I HAVE AT STATIONS WITH BRAS ABOUT THIS.
VERY SIMILAR TO THE DISCUSSION ON COUNTRY.
WHAT THIS DOES FOR THE SERVICE PROVIDERS IT GETS THEM ASSURANCE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE CONTINUED FUNDING OVER A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME ENABLES THEM TO GO OUT AND FUNDRAISE FROM OTHER SOURCES.
BUT AS PEOPLE CAN SEE, NOT ONLY IS THE CITY A CONTRIBUTOR, BUT A CONSISTENT CONTRIBUTOR AND THE CONTRACTUAL PARTNER IN THIS INSTANCE.
IT'S PROBABLY REMARKABLE THAT WITH ALL THE FUNDING THAT HAS EITHER COME FROM THE CITY OR BEEN FUNNELED THROUGH THE CITY TO SHELTER THAT WE'VE BEEN OPERATING WITHOUT A CONTRACT FOR SAYING.
IT PROBABLY IS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE A CONTRACT FORMALIZE WHAT REALLY HAS BEEN THE PRACTICE.
I'LL STOP THERE AND LET YOU WEIGH IN ON THAT.
BUT THIS IS COMING TO YOU WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO CANDIDATE WITH VIA CONTRACT THAT WILL BE COMING YOUR WAY.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH PROCURING AND WORKED WITH LEGAL AND GET ALL OF OUR ITEMS BUT DUMP ON THIS PROCESS TWICE.
BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE NEED TO HEAR FROM OUR ELECTED BODY AS TO HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS. YES. COUNCILMAN.
>> WELL, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.
ONE IS THEY PROVIDE A GOOD SERVICE.
THE OTHER IS THAT WE HAVE RULES AND REGULATIONS ORDINANCES SAYING THAT YOU CAN'T GO CAMPING PART.
WE CAN START UP OUR MAURICE, YOU CAN'T CANCEL OUT MORESO.
IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT POLICY, THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT SAME COIN, THIS HURTS PEOPLE CAN GO STAY.
I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE THAT THERE ARE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN TOWN.
I JUST WONDER IF STAFF HAS ANY COMMENTS ABOUT MAYBE SUPPORTING SOME OF THEM AS WELL. BUT I'M SUPPORTIVE.
>> THANK YOU. BEFORE I GO TO WAS IT YOU MAYOR WHO HAD YOUR HAND UP OR COUGH NUMBER HOUSE.
BEFORE WE HEAR FROM YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER.
TWO THINGS SORRY. RICK TALKED ABOUT, UNITED WAY THERE AS AN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION, THERE'S A LOT OF PLANNING THAT GOES THROUGH UNITED WAY TO OTHER AGENCIES AND NON-PROFITS.
COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS RAISED THE QUESTION ABOUT HABITAT AND SO I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY ALSO TO LET YOU KNOW THERE ARE PLENTY OF MONEY, NOT GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, WHERE WE SEE ALLOCATIONS GO TO OTHER NON-PROFITS, ESPECIALLY IN THE HOUSING.
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I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR OTHERS, BUT YOU'LL BE GETTING UPDATES ON THAT.I BELIEVE THAT IS ON THAT LIST ALONG WITH OTHERS.
THE CDBG FUNDING THAT WE'VE JUST RECENTLY SAW COME TO COUNCIL IS A VERY GOOD ILLUSTRATION OF THAT.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE QUICK ANSWER IS DEPENDING ON THE COLOR OF MONEY HERE, THERE ARE OTHER RESOURCES GOING INTO THESE OTHER AGENCIES.
I DON'T WANT TO GLOSS IT OVER.
FLEX THAT SHELTER IT'S THE BIG ONE AND THE ONE THAT IS PROBABLY STANDS ALONE AND PERHAPS WARRANTS THE CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE DOING. AGAIN, I'M SUPPORTIVE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SUPPORTIVE AS WELL.
I THINK JUST GIVEN THE EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS NOW IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING THE PANDEMIC AND GROWING IN THE WAY THAT THEY HAVE WITH THE HOTEL PURCHASES AND BRINGING THAT NEW SOURCE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO FLAGSTAFF.
I'D LOVE TO SEE US ENTER INTO THAT A LONG-TERM CONTRACT WITH THEM TO REALLY SUBSTANTIATE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT EXISTS BETWEEN OUR ORGANIZATIONS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOME OF THE GRANT FUNDING THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED, WHICH IS NOT FOR OPERATIONS, BUT ENABLES A LOT OF THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THE HOTEL PURPOSES AND FUNDING THOSE EFFORTS.
THEY STILL HAVE A LOT OF STRUGGLES THAT THEY ARE UNDERTAKING VERY BOLDLY WHEN IT COMES TO OPERATIONS AND BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE PHRASE AND NEEDS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO SEE US PARTNER IN THIS WAY.
>> I TOO AND THEN SUPPORT FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN STATED.
WE'VE HAD A SIMILAR CONVERSATION SEVERAL TIMES, OVER HALF COUPLE OF YEARS ABOUT THE UNSHELTERED.
IT CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE AREAS THAT THE COMMUNITY IS MOST INTERESTED IN, WHETHER IT'S CONTACTING US TO, BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE UNSHELTERED PEOPLE OR PEOPLE WHO ARE FEELING VERY COMPASSIONATE TOWARD ARE UNSHELTERED NEIGHBORS.
I SEE THIS AS A FOUNDATIONAL SERVICE.
ALSO WITH HAVING A CONTRACT, THEN YOU'VE GOT BENCHMARKING AND YOU'VE GOT MORE PARTNERSHIP.
I JUST THINK THAT THIS SERVICE IS ONE THAT'S DESERVING OF THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY.
I HAVE A SPECIAL PART FOR SHELTER SERVICES.
THEY DO ESPECIALLY SERVE A POPULATION GROUP THAT NO OTHER AGENCY SERVES, AND THAT IS CRITICAL.
MY ONLY OBSERVATION AND CONCERN IT AND I KNOW I'LL BE MORE THAN MOST, ABOUT AT LEAST PUT EVERYTHING LOOKED LIKE EIGHT YEARS AGO WITH PAYROLL IS COVERED BY THE STATE AND THOSE THINGS.
I REALLY FEEL THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT OF HAVING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT FINANCIAL PICTURE LOOKS LIKE.
BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY AGENCIES IN TOWN THAT STRUGGLE AND AS THE SHELTER SERVICES BEFORE ROSS GOT THEIR STRUGGLED YEAR-TO-YEAR TO PROVIDE VALUABLE SERVICES.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M FOR GOING INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT THEY PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES THAT WILL NEVER GO AWAY.
EVER NOT HAVE THE EDGE SHELTER HERE.
MY POINTS, AND ESPECIALLY WITH THIS GIFT THAT THEY DID PREVIOUSLY DID THEY NEED IT TODAY WHEN THEY HAD DISPUTED THE FALL AND I DON'T KNOW THE BRAND BUTTERS AND THE STORY BEHIND THAT.
I'M NOT GOING TO PASS ANY CONCLUSION ON IT.
I DO THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A CONTRACTUAL AGREE WITH IT.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE DUE DILIGENCE ON WHERE THE NEED IS BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT OTHER AGENCIES AND HOW OTHER OPERATIONAL SERVICES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COVERED.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE JUST NOT ADDING UNNECESSARILY TO PLOT.
>> DATA. WE'RE TAKING NOTE OF THIS, PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANT.
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WE'LL JUST RUN WITH IT, BUT WHO GAVE YOU THAT DATA THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT?>> DATA. [LAUGHTER] COMING YOUR WAY, THIS IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU.
>> YOU KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO ON.
[OVERLAPPING] FIRST OF ALL, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE CONTRACT THAT WILL DEAL WITH THIS AMOUNT.
ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO SAY IS THAT, YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE UNSHELTERED.
TOLD THEM ARE NOT EVER GOING TO WANT TO LIVE IN A PERMANENT BASIS FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS.
SO THAT'S JUST GOING TO HAPPEN.
THE ONE THING THAT I DO LIKE IS SINCE THAT, NO MATTER IF THE PERSON WHOEVER THEY ARE, THEY'RE WELCOME AT THE SHELTER SERVICES, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO WHILE WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH WHATEVER ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE.
FOR THAT REASON, I'M REALLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS.
IN TERMS OF WHAT OTHER AGENCIES GIVE THEM OR WHERE THEY GET THEIR MONEY FROM OR WHATEVER, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO INTO THOSE WEEKS.
I DO AGREE THAT WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THE 100,000 AND THAT'S FINE.
I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE A WHOLE BIG LONG CONVERSATION BECAUSE I'M NOT ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN THAT.
WE PAY FOR SALARIES AND WE'RE PAYING FOR UTILITIES AND WE'RE PAYING FOR WHATEVER.
THAT'S WHERE I'M, JUST WHERE'S IT GOING?
>> IN DEED, YEAH. I BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE FLAGSTAFF SHELTER PRESENT TO COUNCIL PROBABLY AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS CONTRACT COMES BEFORE YOU.
THAT MIGHT BE INDEPENDENT OF THE INFORMATION YOU'RE SEEKING, BUT THAT WILL COME YOUR WAY AS WELL. YES, PLEASE?
>> I RECALL SPEAKING ALONG THESE LINES, ADVOCATING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, OFTEN IN THIS VERY ROOM.
I'M JUST INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL TO YOUR RESPONSIVENESS FLORIDA.
WE ALWAYS LISTEN, THINGS DON'T COME BACK TO YOU IMMEDIATELY, BUT THEY DO COME BACK TO YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT. COSMO AS I WAS SPEAKING, DID YOU HAVE A THING TO PUT ON THE SPOT?
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT DISCUSSION.
THE LAST BULLET, I ASKED, RICK COULD INCLUDE THIS BULLET.
IT'S A SMALL AMOUNT AND IT'S COSTLESS DESIRES THAT MOVING FORWARD, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT FINANCIALLY.
BUT SHOULD WE CONSIDER A 5% ESCALATORS CPI ADJUSTMENT HOWEVER WE WANT TO PHRASE IT, WE HAVE THAT WITH THE HIGH COUNTRY HUMANE CONTRACT.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORTHY OF DISCUSSION TO CONSIDER THAT WITH OUR OTHER CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS.
BUT RICK, THIS IS ALL OF THE ARRANGEMENTS REGARDLESS THERE'S.
>> ALL THOSE LONG-TERM CONTRACTS.
>> THEY ALL HAVE LONG-TERM CONTRACTS.
SOME CHANGE SLIGHTLY SINCE 2012.
WE'RE LIKE OKAY, WE'RE HAVING A CONTRACT WITH HIGH COUNTRY HUMANE AS THERE.
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO START LOOKING AT FUNDING FOR OUR SERVICE PARTNERS TO YOU.
GREAT PRODUCT CONCEPT WITH THE PRIZE NUMBER IT'S NOT A BIG NUMBER, DEFINITELY HELPS PUT MONEY INTO THOSE COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT WE WANT TO SEE.
>> WHAT COMES TO MIND PART OF THE EIGHTH BOARD DISCLOSURE. I'M ON THE REPORT.
BUT IT'S NOT FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT IN ANY WAY.
BUT I DON'T LIKE SAYING, THE UNITED WAY CONTRACT HAS BEEN RELATIVELY FLAT, NOT KEEPING PACE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, OBVIOUSLY. JUST ADDED EVIDENCE.
>> IF YOU GO BACK TO THE LAST SLIDE WHICH SHOWED THAT PART BEHIND THE SCENE.
>> [LAUGHTER] THAT GETS ME TROUBLE.
>> WHAT IS FACTS? AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHAT IS THAT?
>> COUNCILS MEMBER [INAUDIBLE], BUT I KNOW REBECCA WILL.
THAT IS THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT WE PARTNER WITH FUSD TO HELP ON THEIR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE CHILDREN.
>> THAT'S A GREAT ANSWER. THANK YOU.
>> BY THE WAY, I BELIEVE IT'S BIT BLACK EXPERIENCE WE JUST NEED PUT [LAUGHTER] THE BLACK EXPERIENCE.
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>> THE FIRST TITLE OF THE WHOLE SLIDE.
>> IT WAS YOU. THE MOBILE OUTREACH BUS IS THE CATS PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO IS IN FRONT OF THIS COUNCIL NOT THAT LONG AGO.
>> CAN SUGGEST IT ONCE SAID SAY ZERO THOSE WILL STAY ZERO.
>> JUST HAVE NUMBERS, BUT IT WILL RISE.
THE ONE WE'VE HAD A 10-YEAR PLUS PARTNERSHIP.
>> THE STOCK WILL HIT IT OUT IN EVERY BOWL.
>> [INAUDIBLE] WOULD BE ON A PLEASURE, ONCE SHE READS THE MOST SATISFACTION [INAUDIBLE]
>> ESPECIALLY WITH BRICK TALKING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL, WITH DATABILITY DIRECTORY.
HERE TO DISCUSS THE FUNDING THAT HAS A LININGS OF THE CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN AND I JUST GET MY NOTES UP.
SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR, SOME OF THE COUNCIL MAY BE FAMILIAR IS THAT STAFF ARE ASKED TO CONSIDER THEIR FUNDING REQUEST THROUGH THE LENS OF THE CARBON NEUTRALITY GOALS THAT THE CITY HAS ADOPTED.
THE BENEFIT OF THIS PROCESS IS TO REALLY ADVANCE ACCOUNTABILITY IN TERMS OF OUR COMMITMENTS.
BUT IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THIS INVESTMENTS IN CARBON NEUTRALITY.
BECAUSE WHILE WE HAVE A PLAN THAT HAS A VERY PRESCRIPTIVE NATURE TO IT, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT THE CITY IS DOING THAT IS ALIGNING WITH CARBON NEUTRALITY.
WE DON'T WANT TO USE THAT INSIDE OF THIS BUDGET PROCESS.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING.
NOT ONLY US ARE ELECTED AND OF COURSE CITY STAFF, BUT ALSO WITH THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S REALLY ALLOWING US TO SAY, LOOK, WE MAY NOT HAVE ADDRESSED A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM IN THIS MANNER, BUT WE REALLY ARE WORKING TOWARDS COLLECTIVELY AS AN ORGANIZATION TOWARDS OUR CARBON NEUTRALITY GOALS.
THE ANALYSIS IS DONE THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS.
WE ASKED STAFF TO ALIGN TO THE BUDGET NEW FUNDING REQUEST WITH THE CARBON NEUTRALITY PLANS.
WE ALIGNED IT WITH EVERY TARGETED ACTION IN THE CARBON NEUTRALITY.
WE'RE GOING TO SPLIT IT, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE STAFF BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THIS AS AN ADDITIONALLY TO THE WORK THAT YOU'RE ALREADY DOING.
AGAIN, THAT ANALYSIS ALLOWS US TO LOOK WITH AT RATHER, HOW YOUR FUNDING REQUESTS ARE LINING THE NEW CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN.
THEN WE CAN ACTUALLY EXTRACT FROM THAT, DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS REALLY ADVANCING THE CARBON NEUTRALITY.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT ALIGNS DIRECTLY AND WITH THE CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO HAVE GOT A LOT OF WORK THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCING THE CARBON NEUTRALITY.
JUST AS A REFRESHER BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYONE'S MISSING THE HONEYCOMBS, THAT WE MISSED TO USE.
BUT OUR CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN HAS 15 TARGET AREAS BROKEN DOWN INTO NEIGHBORHOODS, ENERGY, CONSUMPTION, AND COMMITMENTS.
I'M NOT GOING TO LEAD TO ALL THESE, BUT JUST FOR FUN, WE WENT AHEAD AND COLOR-CODED EVERYTHING.
WE HAD OVER 553 TOUCH POINTS, IF YOU WILL, WITH THE NEW FUNDING REQUESTS ALIGNING WITH THE CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN.
WE GAVE STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ALIGNMENT MORE THAN ONE TIME.
LET'S SAY, I'M JUST GOING TO USE OUR BUDGET REQUESTS FOR WEATHERIZATION.
WE STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW ALIGNMENT IN MORE THAN ONE AREA.
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT CERTAIN ACTIONS CAN SUPPORT OUR CLIMATE ACTION IN MORE THAN JUST ONE WAY..
THIS IS JUST BREAKING IT DOWN.
WE HAD A LOT OF FOCUS ON OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
A LOT OF THE CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN IS REALLY ABOUT EMPOWERING OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ADDITION TO BEING LEADERS AS AN ORGANIZATION.
THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN THAT GETS REALLY FUN.
IT'S JUST RUNNING DEBBIE LIVELY AFTER LUNCH.
BUT THIS JUST SHOWS YOU REALLY BREAKING THIS DOWN IF HE
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HAD THE MOST TOUCHPOINTS IN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.THEN BREAKING DOWN, AND THAT'S HEALTH AND SAFETY WHICH HAS WORKED ON RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS JUST HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THE APPROVED BUDGET REQUEST AND THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET.
NOW, WHEN THE BREAK THAT DOWN TO SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENT IN THE CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN, THE CITY IS COMMITTING OVER NINE BILLION DOLLARS THIS FISCAL YEAR IF THE BUDGET IS APPROVED TO ADVANCING CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN.
AS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, THAT 4.4 MILLION FOR YOUR NORESCO ENERGY CONSERVATION CONTRACT, WE HAVE A MILLION DOLLARS IN WATER RIGHTS LEGAL FEES, THIS IS RESILIENCY.
THIS IS BUILDING REDUNDANCY IN OUR WATER SYSTEMS, WE DEFINED THIS AS RESILIENCY, 850,000 IN HUD FUNDING, 200,000 IN PRE-SEASON FLOOD MITIGATION.
THESE ARE ALL REALLY CRITICAL ELEMENTS TO COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, WHICH IS WHERE YOU SEE THAT TOUCH POINT ON THE PREVIOUS SCREEN OF WHY WE HAD SO MANY ALIGNMENTS IN THAT SPACE.
ADDITIONAL OF ITEMS THAT WERE SUPPORTED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS WATER SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION PLANNER.
TALKED A LOT ABOUT THAT IN THE RETREAT IN FEBRUARY AND OF COURSE IN THE CIP, REALLY IMPORTANT THE HOUSING PLANNER CARE UNIT, ADMINISTRATIVE CAPTAIN, HOUSING AND TUITION FOR POLICE ACADEMY RECRUITS, AS WELL AS PORTABLE RESTROOMS. THEY SERVE A REALLY CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT PARTS OF BUILDING A RESILIENT COMMUNITY.
ARE WE GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT HUD FUNDING AT SOME POINT?
>> I THINK [INAUDIBLE], BUT I CAN GET YOU SOME DETAILS.
>> WE HAVE SARAH DALAH IN THE BACK.
>> SARAH, EVERYTHING SHE DOES, SHE'S GOOD.
>> NEXT SIX MONTHS [INAUDIBLE] I'M GUESSING THERE'S CDBG MONEY IN THAT.
I KNOW THAT NICOLE IS SUCCESSFUL IN PURSUING A MARK RELATED TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY ADAPTATIONS WITHIN THE SUSTAINED PROBLEMS. YES.
>> THE CITY FUNDS ARE THERE. THE REQUEST FOR HOUSING PLANNER, WHICH WILL ASSIST US AND IMPLEMENTING BOMB FUNDING AND TENURE HOUSING PLAN.
>> FUNDING MAYBE AN INCORRECT ADDING.
BECAUSE TO ME, WHEN I SEE THAT, I THINK THAT'S FUNDING FROM HUD RIGHT NOW.
SO THE DATA THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM RESOURCE X IS VERY LIMITED.
SO THEY JUST PULL THAT UP FOR YOU.
SEE, IT SAYS THUMPING A TIRE, INFLATION.
LAST CREDIBLE FILE OR THE DELAY, I CAN PULL THIS UP AND GET SHU.
OKAY? YEAH, SO THE EXTRACTION OF THE DATA WHERE STAFF CAN ENTER KEY INFORMATION THAT HAS LIMITED CHARACTER SPACING.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST PULL THAT UP FOR YOU.
SO THAT WAS CONGRESSIONAL OR AQI BE PUBLISHED YOUR AMIGO PIN THAT DOWN A LITTLE MORE BECAUSE THAT NUMBER IS GONNA BE A CONGLOMERATION OF ALL.
THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW MUCH INTERSECTION KNOWN AS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION.
NOW TO ADVANCE THE CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN.
ON THE WORD YOU SAY, INTERSECTION.
DENIER PEOPLE MIGHT GO MY GUN SPENDING $9 MILLION.
WELL, EVEN IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT CLIMATE CHANGE, I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.
THEN AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE GONNA DO IN THE CITIES, DO YOU MEAN AGAIN, IS ALREADY ALIGNING WITH THE GORGEOUS THAT THE CITY HAS SET.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF THESE THINGS BECAUSE THEY JUST MAKE SENSE.
BUT THEY DO IMPROVE THE CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS OR CARBON NEUTRALITY.
AND IT'S A PRESCRIPTIVE PATHWAY TO REALLY TARGET THOSE AREAS THAT
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WE KNOW MEANS BOGUS AND LASER POINT FOCUS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS.THE ANSWERS. SO THIS PARTICULAR ONE THAT 850,000 IS OUR ANTICIPATED INCREASE THIS YEAR RELATED TO HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS FOR BACHELOR HOLDERS FOR OUR SECTION A, BASH MAINSTREAM EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS.
SO THAT IS THE INCREASED FROM HUD THAT WE'RE RECEIVING STRICTLY IN THAT CATEGORY.
SO IT DOES NOT ACHIEVE DOES NOT INCLUDE OTHER ITEMS. THAT IS MONEY THAT GOES DIRECTLY INTO THE COMMUNITY TO LANDLORDS ON BEHALF, LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS, ALLOWING THEM TO LIVE WITHIN MARKET RATE, EVENTUALLY PASS THROUGH.
WE ADMINISTER IT, BECOMES WE HAVE TO DO ALL THE ELIGIBILITY, ETC.
SO REMINDERS, VOUCHER PROGRAMS, HOUSEHOLD BY HOUSEHOLD PAYS 30% OF THEIR ADJUSTED INCOME TOWARDS THE RENT.
THE REMAINDER OF THAT GRID IS MADE UP BY A FORMULAIC ADJUSTMENT PUBLISHED BY HUD RELATED TO OUR FAIR MARKET RENT A MONTH.
AND WATCH WAS STARTING TO TIE ABOUT LAST WEEK.
THOUGH, ADVANCED THE CMT, THE BATHROOM PROGRAM.
BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND EQUITABLE SYSTEMS. SO WE WANT TO SHOW THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE ANY FLAW.
AND THAT IS A VERY HEART OF ALGAE.
EQUITABLE SYSTEMS AND RESILIENCE.
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR HAVE ACCESS TO FAIR HOUSING. I AGREE ON THAT.
I JUST DIDN'T SEE HOW IT SO I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND CERTAINLY IT H EQUAL TO 7 MIN OR 2 H AHEAD.
I'D ASKED HIM, BRAVO, WE DO THAT.
DATA SUPPORTS THIS, THAT ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LOWER.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF OUR CARBON NEUTRALITY DISCUSSION IS TO TALK TO THEM, TALKING ABOUT EQUITY AND WHOLESALE AND HEALTH CARE AND ACCESS TO THE SAME SERVICES THAT INDIVIDUAL, ALL INDIVIDUALS AND OR COMMUNITY SHOWS AREAS.
SO IT'S REALLY EMBRACING OF DATA AND COMMUNITY NEEDS.
I'M SO SORRY, BUT IF YOU GO BACK TO THE OTHER FORWARD YEAH.
I THINK I'M STILL CONFUSED ON THAT.
850 UNDER FEDERAL FUNDING BECAUSE THESE ARE REQUESTS AND THAT IS FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED.
SO NO, IT'S NOT A REQUEST THAT WE MAKE BECAUSE OUR MONIES FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY COME DIRECTLY FROM HUD BASED ON CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS AND FORMULAIC DISTRIBUTION.
THAT MONEY IS THE ADDITIONAL MONEY WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING, RELATED ONLY TO OUR HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS, NOT RELATED TO OUR CAPITAL FUND FOR MAINTAINING OUR PUBLIC HOUSING, ETC.
HERE'S THE REALLY FUN PART ABOUT MY JOB AND BUDGETING IS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS THESE MONIES ON A CALENDAR YEAR BASIS.
B BUDGET ON A FISCAL YEAR BASIS.
AND AS WE WATCH, OUR CONGRESS EVERY YEAR STRUGGLE WITH GETTING A BUDGET DONE IN ADVANCE OR JANUARY.
WE CAN BE FOUR OR 56 MONTHS INTO A CALENDAR HERE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT OUR REAL WE PAY ATTENTION TO OUR INDUSTRY, PUBLICATIONS, TO INFORMATION FLOWING OUT OF HUD TO USE AN APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE INCREASE THAT WE ANTICIPATE THAT SPREADS.
BUT WE CAN LITERALLY BE IN APRIL OF A YEAR WE'VE BUDGETED FOR THE PREVIOUS APRIL BEFORE WE FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THOSE SPOTS OUR JOB TO GIVE KUDOS TO OUR FINANCE FOLKS WERE USUALLY UNDER $10,000 OFF BASED ON WATCHING TRENDS AND PERCENTAGES.
SO THIS FUNDING, THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION.
SO THIS FUNDING HERE SAYING THAT THAT IS EARMARKED FOR THE HUD FUNDS THAT WILL RECEIVE.
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BUT THEN THE HUD WHEN WE GET THE HUD FUNDS, IT WILL PAY THAT OFF.OR IS IT MORE ACCURATE TO SAY MAYBE THAT NUMBER SHOULDN'T BE THERE? BEST, BUT THAT'S WHAT'S CONFUSING ME IS WHY IT'S REQUEST FUNDING THROUGH THE BUDGET LINE ITEMS THAT STUDENTS FACTORS LEADING TO RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU'VE BEEN CARBON NEUTRALITY.
DON'T THINK THIS MAY BE THE ONLY SAFE, BUT THEY INTUIT WITHIN AFRICANS.
AN EXAMPLE WHERE WE HAVE FUNDS COMING INTO THE CITY THAT ARE RELATED TO OUR KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.
THIS BUCKET OF MONEY FOR THAT SPECIFIC PURPOSE IS RELATED TO THE KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITY, LIVABLE COMMUNITIES, AND THEN ASSOCIATED TO CARBON NEUTRALITY.
THIS IS ONE WAY WE'RE ABLE TO USE FUNDING FROM ANOTHER SOURCE TO TALK ABOUT PROVIDING.
I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE WORDING THAT IS HUD FUNDING.
BUT THE WORDING THROUGH ME AND I CAN PARK [OVERLAPPING]
>> QUESTION. [INAUDIBLE] I THINK MAYBE I'M MISUNDERSTANDING WHAT ALL THOSE NUMBERS ARE THERE FOR, BUT I'LL CIRCLE BACK ON IT.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ANSWERED RIGHT NOW.
DON'T TRY TO EXPLAIN IT ALL TO ME. [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE ONLY HAVE TWO HOURS AHEAD.
I'M NOT SURE WE GOT TIME FOR THAT [LAUGHTER].
>> ARE THESE ALL ONE'S THIS ALL FRIENDS THAT ARE COMING IN, IT IS THAT?
>> WE HAVE TO BREACH THAT GAP.
WE HAVE TO APPROPRIATE TO SPEND THESE THINGS.
WHILE WE'VE GOT THIS REVENUE SOURCE, THAT'S AN ENTITLEMENT SUCH COMING FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WE HAVE TO HAVE THE ABILITY AND APPROPRIATION OF THE BUDGET AUTHORITY PASSED BY COUNCIL, TO ACTUALLY SPEND AND THEN GET REIMBURSED THE FUNDS.
THIS IS THE SPENDING SIDE, MAKING SURE WE'VE GOT BUDGET OBLIGATIONS, BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS TO DELIVER THE PROGRAM.
THE OTHER SIDE IS ON THE REVENUE SIDE.
IT COMES, WE SPENT IT AND THEN WE GET REIMBURSED AFTER THE FACT GENERALLY FOR A LOT OF OUR GRANT FUNDING.
DOES THAT EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS A BUDGET CONVERSATION VERSUS THE FUNDING SOURCE OF REVENUE?
>> THANKS SO MUCH. LIKE HE SAID.
BUT WE'RE JUST SEEING OUT OF THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED RECOMMENDED BUDGET.
9.3 MILLION OF THAT IS DIRECTLY ADVANCING OUR CARBON NEUTRALITY.
DON'T LOSE THIS PICTURE HERE PICK PEOPLE[LAUGHTER] I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT OR A QUESTION OR OBSERVATION LIKE I SEE WHERE PRE-SEASON IS A BIG ISSUE BECAUSE IS PART OF CARBON NEUTRALITY.
BECAUSE THE ADAPTATIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE IS PROBABLY MY MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I STAND AT.
I TOO STRUGGLE WITH HEAD NIGHT AND I HAVE READ THE CNP A COUPLE OF TIMES [LAUGHTER] AND SOME OF THE PAGES, BUT IT FEELS LIKE THE CNP IS ARMED TO REACH NOT OVER OTHER THINGS SO THEY CAN BE ALL NOW INCLUDED IN THAT CONVERSATION AS CNP WHEN IT STARTED OUT TO JUST BE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, AND NOW IT'S ABOUT HOUSING FOR ALL.
WHICH IS CRITICAL BUT DOESN'T CHANGE [INAUDIBLE].
I THINK THAT'S WHY I'M CONFUSED WITH THAT FUNDING BEING [INAUDIBLE].
ABSOLUTELY FAIR. WHEN WE INITIATED THE CLIMATE ACTION AND ADAPTATION PLAN, WHICH WAS FORMALLY ADOPTED IN 2008. [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER].
WE HAVE THE SYNOPSIS FOR A REASON, IT'S A HEAVY READING I RECOGNIZE, [LAUGHTER] WHICH IS VERY MITIGATION FOCUSED.
AT THAT TIME WE WORKED WITH OVER 1,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HELP DEVELOP THE FRAMEWORK OF THE CLIMATE ACTION AND ADAPTATION PLAN.
THAT EQUITY ELEMENT ADAPTATION THE ADAPTING TO THE CHANGING CONDITIONS AS A RESULT, AND IN THAT SPACE WE KNOW SYSTEMATICALLY THAT INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN THE LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC TIER ARE HIT HARDER AND FASTER BY CLIMATIC IMPACTS.
THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THAT EQUITY AND ADAPTATION IN OUR PLANNING
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AND WE WANT KEEP THAT IN OUR FUTURE AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH MITIGATION.WE JUST DON'T WANT TO FOCUS ONLY ON REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY OTHER ELEMENTS THAT TIE INTO THAT.
IF WE DON'T LOOK AT THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY AND HEALTH OF ALL OUR COMMUNITY AND ENSURING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF DATA TO BACK THIS UP.
BUT INDIVIDUALS IN THE LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC TEAR DON'T OFTEN EXPERIENCE THE SAME RESOURCES TO BATTLE CLIMATE CHANGE AS THOSE WHO ARE IN HIGHER ECONOMIC TEARS.
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS ENSURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
>> WOULD IT BE HELPFUL IF WE SAY, WE'RE TRYING TO GET YOUR CARBON NEUTRALITY? AND A PERSON WHO PROBABLY LIVES ON A VERY FIXED INCOME LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY AND WHATEVER, THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO BUY THE THINGS THAT WILL HELP WITH INSURANCE.
SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BUY THE ELECTRIC FURNACE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THOSE SPOTS.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BUY ANY ELECTRIC CAR PROBABLY DON'T NEED TO PUT THAT IN THERE, BUT THE FURNITURE WOULD BE BETTER.
THEY PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO SOME OTHER THINGS, WHETHER THEY ADHESIVE OR WHATEVER.
>> IS TO HELP THOSE FOLKS HELP US OR HELP THE WHOLE COMMUNITY TO MEET THOSE GOALS.
>> BUT HEAD FUNDING IS JUST FOR THE VOUCHER PROGRAMS NOT FOR [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE HAVE A GRANT FOR INSURANCE, NOT TO GIVES INSTRUCTIONS, BUT WE'LL [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU SO MUCH, THAT'S SEPARATE.
>> THAT'S THAT SEPARATE. THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.
>> THE POINT THAT I'M TRYING TO MAKE IS THAT WORKBOOKS DON'T HAVE THE SAME RESOURCES THAT SOME OF US HAVE.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE HARDER FOR THEM TO DO THE STUFF THAT WE CAN AUTOMATICALLY DO BECAUSE WE HAVE THOSE RESOURCES, AND I'LL JUST SAY, I.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL MEMBER.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE THAT HAS BEEN USED IN THESE DIALOGUES ARE ON HIGH PARTICULATE MATTER DAYS AND A DAY WHERE WE ARE EXPERIENCING POOR AIR QUALITY AS A RESULT OF EITHER FORCED HEALTH TREATMENTS OR A FOREST FIRE.
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE TO KEEP THEIR WINDOWS CLOSED, WHO PERHAPS HAVE RESPIRATORY CHALLENGES, OUR HEPA AIR FILTER PROGRAM WHERE WE GIVE AWAY FREE AIR FILTERS, IS TARGETED SPECIFICALLY AT INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES OR THE MONEY TO RUN A NEW AIR CONDITIONER OR HAVE AN AIR CONDITIONER.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS REALLY BRIDGE THAT GAP AND GIVE FAIR [INAUDIBLE].
HOPEFULLY, THAT HELPS YOU TO TALK MORE AT ANY POINT.
>> AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LIVELY CONVERSATION.
BECAUSE OF THIS, THE TENTACLES REACH OUT THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION.
AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO REALLY SHOW HERE IS THAT OUR ORGANIZATION IS WORKING ON CLIMATE ACTION IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, AND THESE TOUCH POINTS ARE QUITE EXTENSIVE.
>> YES, BUT KEEP IN MIND, A LOT OF THAT IS IN SUSTAINABILITY WHEELHOUSE.
WE HAVE UP TO THREE TOUCHPOINTS.
WHAT THIS IS SHOWING IS THAT THIS IS EXPANDING THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION.
>> SO THAT ATS IS UNDER CNP AND SUSTAINABILITY HAS A DIFFERENT HAST.
CAN YOU RE-FRAME THAT QUESTION?
>> I THINK OF ENERGY AS A UNIT THAN THE REST OF IT.
THAT'S A FUN FACT. THAT RIGHT THERE. THAT'S WHY I ASKED.
>> IF WE ACTUALLY HAD EVERY DIVISION BUDGET THAT THAT PROJECT TOUCHES, WE HAVE A LOT MORE OF THIS ENERGY.
GOOD POINT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE [OVERLAPPING]
>> WELL, YOU [INAUDIBLE] SECTION.
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[LAUGHTER] IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE PAUL AND GREG FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.>> REMEMBER THAT BE SURE TO CRACK AND BREAK AND STUFF.
>> THIS IS JUST A QUICK SUMMARY UPDATE OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT RETREAT ON APRIL 7TH.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN FY23, WE'RE PLANNING ON SPENDING ROUGHLY $128 BILLION.
WE'RE TRYING TO BE AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE TO GET PROJECTS DONE FOR THAT.
WE AREN'T GETTING A LOT WITH PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND UTILITY RE-LOCATIONS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PROJECTS SO SOME OF THAT COULD ROLL OVER IN FY24 BEFORE WE'RE SHOWING ALMOST $168 MILLION.
WE HAVE A LOT OF LARGE PROJECTS COMING ON BOARD.
WE HAVE THE PLAGUE, LONE TREE IMPROVEMENT IN DOWNTOWN MILE BUTLER [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE A LOT OF LARGE PROJECTS AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION OVER THE NEXT 3-5 YEARS IN THE CITY.
AGAIN, WE ALSO HAVE A PROJECTION FOR THE FOUR YEARS FY-25 TO 28 BY $547 MILLION.
THAT'S $137 MILLION PER YEAR SO AGAIN, A LOT OF PROJECTS PLANNED OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM.
YOU WILL SEE IN THE PRESENTATIONS THAT SOME DEPARTMENTS LIKE WATER SERVICES HEADS HAD REQUESTED PROJECT MANAGER POSITIONS, SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE STAFF ONBOARD TO DELIVER THESE PROJECTS AND THEN WHEN WE DEVELOP THE CAPITAL PROGRAM, WE WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH FINANCE TO MAKE SURE THE FUNDING SOURCES ARE THERE, THEN WE'RE NOT GOING OVER THE EXPENDITURE LIMITS SO AGAIN, A LOT OF WORK WITH THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR WHAT [INAUDIBLE].
>> IS THE PROJECTED BBB BUDGET LOWER BECAUSE WE'RE EXPECTING THE ECONOMY TO SLOW DOWN?
>> I DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
WE CAN FIND OUT IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T WANT TO [INAUDIBLE].
>> I DON'T THINK SO. THE STRIKE IS SHAKING HIS HEAD NOW.
>> I CAME UP HERE BECAUSE MOST OF THE BBB PROJECTS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE IN HERE ARE PROS RELATED.
I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THE PROJECTS THAT ARE PLANNED IN EACH YEAR AND WHETHER THEY'LL BE CARRYING FORWARD OR TAKEN CARE OF IN A FISCAL YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS YEAR WE ARE PLANNING 900,000.
FOR THE PROJECT YOU'LL BE HEARING ON MAY 16TH.
[OVERLAPPING] BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR, BUT NOT AS MUCH MONEY AS IS PROGRAMMED FOR NEXT YEAR THAT PROJECT MAY CARRY FORAGED.
IS THAT AN APPROPRIATE ANSWER? [OVERLAPPING]
>> SECURITY OVER THE [INAUDIBLE] NEXT YEARS? YES.
>> BUT IT'S ALSO EXPENSIVE, NOT REVENUE.
>> THAT'S WHERE ELSE? [OVERLAPPING]
>> ANY OTHER QUESTION? [NOISE]
>> ALSO, WE FOLLOW-UP TO OUR CAPITAL COUNTRY, WHICH WAS GREAT.
JUST SIMPLE BULLET POINTS HERE, MOST OF THESE ARE STATEMENTS OF THE OBVIOUS, BUT WE'RE EMBARKING UPON SEVERAL YEARS OF SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL PROJECTS TO BE FIXED.
BUT IF YOU'RE DOING SOME QUICK MATH, YOU KNOW, IN EXCESS OF $300 MILLION OVER THERE THIS YEAR.
THEN BEYOND THAT, THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, HALF $1 BILLION OBLIGATED GIVE OR TAKE LOG OF OBLIGATED EXPENDITURES THAT ARE IN PLAY.
I THINK WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS ON THIS, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
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WE'LL DO OUR PART TO BRING ABOUT AS MUCH TRANSPARENCY TO THESE PROJECTS AS POSSIBLE.HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS RIGHT NOW, IT WILL BE MORE THAN JUST PRESENTATIONS TO YOU AT THE DAVIS COUNCIL.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF OUTREACH AND COVER IN THIS SPECTRUM OF OUTREACH OR INTERNET POSTINGS AND WEBSITE POSTINGS, BOTH SOCIAL MEDIA NEWSLETTERS, VIDEOS JUST IN CASE SOMEBODY IS OUT THERE [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].
WE REALLY TRIED TO COVER THE SPECTRUM AND AT TIMES IT MAY EVEN SEEM LIKE WE'RE JUST LIKE COUNTING THE DRUM INCESSANTLY, BUT OUR COMMUNITY CAN NEVER HEAR OFTEN ENOUGH, JUST WHAT IS GOING ON AND HOW I WAS GOING TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS THE STORY WE WANT TO TELL.
BUT OF COURSE, GETTING THERE HAS GOT TO SEE SOME IMPACT IN THAT TIME AND CONVENIENCES.
WE WILL TELL THAT STORY AS WELL.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE COUNCIL IS LIKEWISE INFORMED ENOUGH TO PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THESE PROJECTS AND I THINK ALL OF THAT IS PREDICATED ON HAVING GOOD INFORMATION.
BUT WE SEE THIS. WE SEE IT ALL THE TIME.
PICK YOUR PROJECT AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO EASILY RECALL HOW QUESTIONS CAN COME IN FROM OUR CITIZENS.
ON THINGS LIKE DESIGN, TINY, ON IMPACT, ALL OF THESE THINGS AND IT'S EXTREMELY RELEVANT.
BECAUSE COUNCIL SERVES AS THE USUALLY THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT ON THIS WHEN PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, THEY EMAIL MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WE SEE THOSE EMAILS EVERY DAY AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECTS AS YOU.
THAT WILL BECOME PARAMOUNT IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
WE SEE THIS AS AN ALL-IN EFFORT, A DAUNTING EFFORTS, BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO JUST OVERSEEING THE PROJECTS, MANAGING THE PROJECTS, WHICH IS AN AMAZING TASK IN AND OF ITSELF, WE HAVE ALL THE OTHER NUANCES HERE TO BE CONSIDERING, PUBLIC OUTREACH, PUBLIC INFORMATION, OF COURSE, WATCHING OUR BUDGET AND RESPONDING TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THERE'S JUST A LOT THAT LIES AHEAD HERE.
GOING BACK TO THIS MORNING'S DISCUSSION, THE OTHER THING WE CAN ADD TO THE CONVERSATION IS WE'RE REMARKING UPON THESE VERY SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS AT A TIME WHEN STAFF CAPACITY IS NOT REALLY WHERE IT SHOULDN'T BE, ALTHOUGH WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE'LL BE RELYING A LOT ON OUTSIDE HELP THAT HE GIVES SOME EXAMPLES TO ILLUSTRATE THAT POINT.
IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, IF WE HAVE A REAL STATE PROGRAM, REAL ESTATE IS A SECTION.
>> IS A PROGRAM. THANK YOU, DAN.
IN THAT PROGRAM CONSISTS OF TWO PEOPLE.
YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE QUEUE AND ALL THE PROJECTS THAT HAD HAPPENING.
THINK ABOUT ALL THIS FLOOD MITIGATION THAT IS HAPPENING IN ALL THE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS THAT ANY OF THOSE THINGS, NO MAYOR, YOU HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN AT COLBERT, THE PROJECT AND THE EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL PARCELS SO WE CAN DO SOME THINGS OUT THERE.
ALL OF THIS HAPPENING WITH EXPEDIENCY AND URGENCY.
BUT IT ALL REQUIRES REAL ESTATE, REQUIRES THE EXPERTISE.
YOU COULD ONLY GO SO FAST WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ACQUISITION OF REAL ESTATE, WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN. I GOT TO TELL YOU.
I MEAN, THERE'S A HUGE STRENGTH RIGHT NOW ON OUR REAL ESTATE STAFF OF TWO PEOPLE AND WE'RE DOING THINGS INTERNALLY AND TRY TO HELP ADDRESS THAT UTILIZING OTHER RESOURCES WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
WE'RE GOING OUT OF THE HOUSE AS WELL.
WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN BUT WITH ALL OF THESE PROJECTS, THERE'S GOT TO BE A TREMENDOUS STRAIN UPON STAFF CAPACITY.
WE HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO DO THIS, WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE BODIES AT THE MOMENT AND WE'LL TRY TO MAKE AS MUCH PROGRESS AS WE CAN.
THERE'S AN UNDERLYING EXCITEMENT WITH ALL OF THESE PROJECTS.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THESE HAPPEN BECAUSE
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THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE SO TREMENDOUSLY BENEFICIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY.WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REMIND OURSELVES TO KEEP OUR EYES ON THE PRIZE, TO KEEP OUR EYES ON WHAT THE PROJECT WILL DELIVER TO THIS COMMUNITY.
WILL THE FLAG PROJECT WHEN IT'S COMPLETED.
WE'LL TAKE MUCH OF THE DOWNTOWN IN SOUTH SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN.
HOW REMARKABLE IS THAT THE FLOOD MITIGATION ON SPRUCE WASH OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
WELL, BRITTANY MITIGATES ERADICATED, BUT BRIEFLY MITIGATE THE FLOOD RISKS IN BOTH GRANDVIEW AND GENOCIDE AND OTHER NEIGHBORS, PARADISE.
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, THE LONE TREE OVERCAST AND THE DOWNTOWN MILE.
THESE ARE JUST SUCH WONDERFUL PROJECTS THAT WOULD BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY IMMENSELY.
WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT BECAUSE THE JOURNEY GETTING THERE'S GOING TO BE PAINFUL.
WE NEED TO GO ON THAT JOURNEY TOGETHER AND DO WHAT WE CAN TO MESSAGE THESE THINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, BE AS TRANSPARENT AS WE CAN.
ANY QUESTIONS ON WHAT I JUST SAID? THOSE ARE JUST VERBAL TAKEAWAYS FROM OUR CAPITAL RETREAT TO GO ALONG WITH ALL THE NUMBERS.
DID YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT? IT'S NOT A CAPITAL [INAUDIBLE] MY SCRIPT HERE [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER].
TWO HOURS. [LAUGHTER] SOMEHOW WE WANTED TO, WE DID IN THIS RETREAT, I'M GOING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE DO IT NOW, EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN TOMORROW'S PRESENTATION BUT THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS HAPPENING HERE THAT I KNOW ARE OF INTEREST TO COUNCIL AS WE TALK ABOUT STAFFING.
WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT STAFFING THIS MORNING YOU SAW THE NUMBERS BUT I'M GOING TO CONNECT THE DOTS.
IN TRANSPORTATION, WHICH IS A SECTION OF OUR CITY ENGINEERING AND CAPITAL PROJECTS PROGRAM, WE ARE CREATING A NEW PROGRAM THAT WILL BE ENTITLED ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.
IT WILL BE NEXT TO THE OTHER PROGRAM, WHICH IS GOING TO BE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING.
THE TWO WILL BE SIDE-BY-SIDE, BUT THEY WILL BE SEPARATE IN STRUCTURE WITH DIFFERENT RECORDINGS AND DIFFERENT TASKS.
THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM IS THE INFANCY OF THE COMMUNITY ASPECT THAT'S BEEN ON THE TABLE FOR SOME TIME AND KNOW THAT YOU COUNCIL HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOT ABOUT THAT.
YOU'VE HEARD FROM MANY OF OUR CITIZENS MANY OF OUR ADVOCATES WE'RE BIKING INFRASTRUCTURE BUT WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND WE HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY HEADING IN THAT DIRECTION INTERNALLY BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT AHEAD AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE BIG SHIFT, BMT, AND ENHANCING OUR BIKING HEAD INFRASTRUCTURE AND PURSUING OUR CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN.
RIGHT NOW, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF OUR BIKING PAD STAFF HAS BEEN DEALT WITH ONE INDIVIDUAL.
THAT INDIVIDUAL WILL NOW BE OVERSEEING A PROGRAM THAT RIGHT NOW WITH THIS RECOMMENDED BUDGET WILL BE THREE POSITIONS AND WE'RE PRIORITIZING A FOURTH POSITION WHICH WILL REMAIN UNFUNDED AT THIS TIME BUT WHEN FUNDS BECOME AVAILABLE WILL BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU.
THOSE FOUR POSITIONS WOULD BE THREE PLANNERS AND AN ASSOCIATE ENGINEER, ALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, WHICH WILL BE DEVOTED ENTIRELY TO MULTI-MODAL ACTIVE MODAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND ENGINEERING AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE POLICY SHIFTS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, INFRASTRUCTURE SHIFTS AND A RETHINKING OF HOW WE DEAL WITH TRANSPORTATION.
AGAIN, WORKING IN TANDEM WITH TRAFFIC ENGINEERING.
THIS IS A BIG THING AND IT'S EXCITING TO TALK ABOUT IT.
I'M SORRY WE DON'T HAVE A SLIDE THAT SHOWS IT BUT I THINK THE VERBAL
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HERE WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD ENOUGH PICTURE OF WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE BUT I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.THEN THERE'S ONE OTHER WE COULD TALK ABOUT BRIEFLY, BUT BEFORE WE DO COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? [INAUDIBLE] VERY GOOD, YEAH.
ALL PRIORITY-BASED BUDGETING AS YOU HAVE HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN TODAY IS ABOUT ALIGNING WITH COMMUNITY KEY PRIORITIES.
MOST OF IT IS IN THE BUDGET THAT HAS BEEN CULTURE JUST SHOWED IT GOES WAY BEYOND JUST NUMBERS.
BUT IN THAT REALM, THE IDEA OF ALIGNING OUR INTERNAL RESOURCES WITH THE COMMUNITY IS WANTING TO SEE, WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS PRIORITIZED IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALWAYS MINDFUL OF.
THAT IS WHY WE NOW HAVE A PUBLIC TERRORIST DIVISION PER SECTION.
THAT IS WHY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS A STANDALONE DIVISION.
THAT IS WHY PROSE IS A STANDALONE DIVISION.
THAT IS WHY SUSTAINABILITY IS A STANDALONE DIVISION.
ALL OF THESE THINGS WE HAVE FELT THROUGH TIME, OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES THAT ARE BEING RESPONSIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THE COMMUNITY IN THAT RESPECT IT'S ALWAYS CHANGING.
IN THE SAME REALM OF WHAT I JUST MENTIONED WITH RESPECT TO ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION IS ANOTHER THING THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS MORNING.
I WANT TO REVISIT IT REAL FAST AND THAT STORMWATER.
IF YOU WERE LISTENING CLOSELY AND WE KNOW YOU ALL WERE LISTENING CLOSELY, BUT WE WENT WHEN SHANNON JONES WAS TALKING ABOUT FUNDING FOR STORMWATER, HE REFERENCED THAT THERE WOULD BE ONE NEW POSITION COMING OUT WITH ONE STUDYING AREA AND THEN LATER ON REFERENCED THAT THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER TWO POSITIONS.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IN STORMWATER IS VERY MUCH LIKE WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.
WE ARE TAKING IT OUT OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE IN CREATING A STANDALONE SECTION THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY IN SUCH AN IMPORTANT WAY.
I WILL SHARE WITH YOU THAT UP UNTIL NOW, OUR STORMWATER PROGRAM CONSIST OF [INAUDIBLE] STILL WITH ETHNIC AND HIS STAFF OUT CONSISTS OF TWO PEOPLE.
I THINK I'M GETTING THAT RIGHT TWO PEOPLE.
DO YOU THINK OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN STORMWATER, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND FLOOD MITIGATION RIGHT NOW IS ABSOLUTELY MIND-BLOWING TO SEE THAT WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE INTERNALLY DEALING WITH THAT.
THAT SOON WILL BE FIVE PEOPLE AND THAT SECTION WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND GROW BECAUSE NO, BUT THE ENGINEERS ARE TELLING US REPEATEDLY IS FLOODING, WHICH IS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO WILDFIRES, IS NOW SOMETHING WE NEED TO LIVE WITH, WE NEED TO BE RESILIENT TO IT'S NOT GOING AWAY NOT AT ALL.
BUT WE WILL DO OUR PART TO MITIGATE.
THEN AS YOU'VE HEARD THIS MORNING, TO SAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO PLACE.
TWO THINGS I WANTED TO MENTION, FORGIVE ME FOR BEING SO LONG-WINDED, BUT ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND OUR STORMWATER TEAM ARE TWO VERY IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS IN TERMS OF HOW THE ORGANIZATION IS CHANGING THIS YEAR.
A YEAR AGO, THIS TIME WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
WE HAD THIS IDEA OF PUTTING INTO PLACE AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SECTION IT NOW EXISTS.
STACY PK IS OUR LEADER AND SHE'S BUILDING HER TEAM IN THAT SECTION.
IT'S VERY BUSY AND HAS BEEN VERY BUSY OF LATE.
THEY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING BECAUSE THESE EVENTS JUST DON'T TAKE ANY TIME OUT TO BRING THE END OF APRIL.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD FLOOD EVENTS THIS YEAR.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WAS A BIG DISCUSSION A YEAR AGO.
THIS YEAR THE DISCUSSION IS ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND STORMWATER.
I WILL CONCLUDE WITH THAT UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS.
DID I TAKE UP THE ENTIRE 2 HOURS?
>> I HAVE SOME UPDATES TO THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY.
IT'S OUR INTENTION TO MAKE GOOD USE OF OUR TIME TODAY TO RELIEVE SOME OF THE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW.
WE ARE GOING TO BREAK IN A MOMENT FOR FIKA.
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WE ARE GOING TO HEAD INTO THE FIRST SECTION THAT YOU SEE FOR TOMORROW'S AGENDA, WHICH IS THE KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.SHANNON, CJ, DAN, STACY, AND REBECCA HAVE ALL AGREED TO TAKE THEIR CONTENT FOR TOMORROW AND GO AHEAD AND PRESENT IT AFTER OUR BREAK, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HEIDI HANSON WHO HAS A PRIOR COMMITMENT RIGHT NOW.
TOMORROW WE'LL START WITH HEIDI HANSON'S PRESENTATION THAT YOU SEE ON THE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW.
CAN ANYONE REMEMBER WHAT A FIKA IS AND HOW IT'S DIFFERENT THAN A REGULAR BREAK?
>> DON'T TALK BUSINESS. [LAUGHTER]
>> IT'S ABOUT PERSONAL CONNECTION RATHER THAN BUSINESS.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE THAT 15-MINUTE BREAK AND COME BACK SPECIFICALLY AT YES, 1:45, AND THEN WE WILL GET STARTED.
>> I HAVE ANOTHER QUICK LITTLE LET'S SETTLE IT GAME.
OF COURSE, IT'S OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE.
A LOT OF STRONG OPINIONS ABOUT THIS ONE, ARE YOU READY? THE QUESTION IS, DOES PINEAPPLE BELONG ON PIZZA? BE PREPARED TO VOTE MAJORITY WINS, RAISE YOUR HANDS IF PINEAPPLE BELONGS ON PIZZA.
THEN RAISE YOUR HAND IF PINEAPPLE DOES NOT BELONG ON PIZZA.
[LAUGHTER] ONCE AGAIN IT IS A SPLIT, BATTLE TOMORROW LET'S PULL THE WHOLE THING OFF.
LET'S GET STARTED, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN NOW [BACKGROUND] [INAUDIBLE] IS THAT OKAY? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE SHANNON.
[BACKGROUND] THIS SLIDE IS A DEPICTION OF THE SEVEN KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED WITH WORK WITH CITY STAFF IN COUNCIL.
THESE ARE HIGH-LEVEL OVERARCHING COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.
THAT'S HOW WE DERIVE THE SEVEN KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.
YOU SEE THESE ON A REGULAR BASIS.
I ONLY DREW THESE BUDGET PRESENTATIONS, BUT WE ALWAYS REFER TO THEM IN OUR STAFF SUMMARIES BUT REMEMBERING, THE PRESENTATIONS TO COUNCIL DURING EACH OF YOUR COUNCIL MEETINGS AS WELL.
PROGRAMS ARE SCORED BASED ON THEIR ALIGNMENT WITH THESE KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITIES WHICH IS THE SECTION WE HEARD EARLIER WHERE IT WAS TALKING ABOUT THE MOST ALIGNED LESS ALIGNED AND ALSO REFERRED TO AS FOUR TILES.
THIS IS A VISUALIZATION TOOL THAT SHOWS YOU HOW THE CITIES BASED BUDGET IS ALLOCATED TO EACH KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITY WHEN YOU SEE THE DARKER COLORS OVER TO THE LEFT THAT MEANS THAT IT'S MOST ALIGNED.
THE PROGRAM IS MOST ALIGNED AND THOSE DOLLARS ARE MOST ALIGNED WITH THE KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITY.
AS YOU SEE, THE COLORS GET LIGHTER AS THEY MOVE TOWARDS THE RIGHT OF THE SCREEN.
THOSE ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE LESS ALIGNED OR THE LOWER AND UPPER TITLE PROGRAMS. NOW WE'RE GOING TO COVER EACH OF THE KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITIES IN MORE DETAIL.
CJ IS GOING TO GO OVER THE HIGH-PERFORMING GOVERNANCE NEXT.
>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M CJ [INAUDIBLE] IT DIRECTOR AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT HIGH PERFORMING GOVERNANCE.
I HAVE FIVE SLIDES OF AMAZING INITIATIVES OF HOW WE'RE IMPROVING HOW WE WORK INTERNALLY.
WE KNOW THAT WE SERVE THE COMMUNITY, BUT A BIG PART OF HOW WE SERVE THE COMMUNITY IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE LEANING COMMUNITY SERVING MACHINES [NOISE] TO DO THAT, A LOT OF THAT IS IMPROVING OUR INTERNAL PROCESSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
NOW, I HAVE A LOT OF BULLET POINTS.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
YOU ALL CAN READ AND [INAUDIBLE] TIME TO TALK ABOUT SOME HIGH LEVEL TRENDS.
AT THE END, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT, I'M GOING TO COVER IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.
WE TALK ABOUT HIGH LEVEL TRENDS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HIGH PERFORMING GOVERNANCE.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS IS TECHNOLOGY.
THAT'S ONE REASON WHY I'M UP HERE.
A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE HERE ARE RARELY USING TECHNOLOGY TO EFFICIENCY.
IT IS WORKING ON DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION EFFORT TO BEGIN A A CULTURAL SHIFT AND IMPROVING OUR PROCESSES, REEVALUATE A LOT OF OUR TECHNOLOGY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S 10-15 YEARS OLD.
WELL I'M SURE IT WAS VERY EFFECTIVE 15 YEARS AGO, TIMES CHANGE, WE NEED TO KEEP IMPROVING AND KEEP UPDATING AND SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WHEN [INAUDIBLE].
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THE TREND IN A LOT OF THIS FIRST SLIDE SHOWS SOME OF THAT MENTALITY.WE'VE GOT THE COURSE ARE WORKING ON SHIFTING TOWARDS LARGER, MORE DIGITAL WORKFLOW AND HAVE MADE SOME AMAZING PROGRESS AND STREAMLINING THEIR PROCESSES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES IS ALSO WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING A NEW CONTRACT SOFTWARE AND TIME ENTRY SYSTEM.
THAT TIME ENTRY SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR, WHILE IT'S STILL IN PROGRESS, HAS ALREADY SAVED THE CITY MANY MAN HOURS AND TIME [INAUDIBLE].
THESE INITIATIVES TRULY MAKE OUR STAFF MORE EFFICIENT SO THAT WE CAN BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
YOU WILL SEE MORE EXAMPLES OF THIS TREND ON SUBSEQUENT SLIDES.
ANOTHER TREND WE'RE SEEING IS MODIFYING OR IMPROVING PROCESSES TO HELP OUR EMPLOYEES.
THAT'S SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE IS WE'RE LOOKING TO IMPROVE SOME OF OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESSES.
SOME OF THAT IS WITH TECHNOLOGY, BUT A LOT OF IT IS JUST STREAMLINING THE PROCESS ITSELF.
EVEN THINGS LIKE CHARTER UPDATES AND OTHER WAYS TO REDUCE THE ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
VISUALLY PAY FOR PERFORMANCE TO HUGE OVERHAUL OF OUR ANNUAL REVIEW SYSTEM TO HELP OUR HIGH PERFORMING STAFF TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION MORE APPROPRIATE TO THEIR LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE.
AN ADDITIONAL TREND IS GIVING STAFF THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOB WELL.
ON THIS SLIDE YOU SEE THINGS LIKE PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
THAT'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T NECESSARILY SEE ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, SO TO SPEAK, THAT'S BEHIND SCENES, BUT IT'S REALLY CRUCIAL TO DELIVERING SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY, HELPS OUR STEPS, THEY'VE ORGANIZED AND EFFECTIVE.
EVEN THINGS LIKE THE FLEET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO HELP PRIORITIZE FLEET NEEDS.
WE'VE DONE SOMETHING SIMILAR WITH A FACILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO PRIORITIZE FACILITY NEEDS.
WE HAVE THAT TECHNOLOGY TEAMS AND HELP PRIORITIZE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS.
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THAT WE'RE SETTING UP THE FRAMEWORKS AND THE TOOLS TO HELP OUR STAFF BE SUCCESSFUL.
ADDITIONALLY, THESE ALSO HELPED ENSURE THAT THE ITEMS THAT MAKE IT TO THE BUDGETING AND THEN EVENTUALLY TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL HAS BEEN WELL VETTED BY THE ORGANIZATION AS A SHREWD PRIORITY.
ANOTHER TERM YOU'LL SEE IS FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP AND FUTURE PLANNING FOR NLP ORGANIZATION.
YOU SEE SOME OF THE RECENT LEADERSHIP CHANGES ON THIS SLIDE.
YOU SAW IN PREVIOUS SLIDES, THE DISCUSSION AROUND TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EVEN PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING THAT HAS A FOCUS ON HEALTHY ORGANIZATION.
ALL OF THESE ARE WAYS FOR US TO FOCUS OUR INTERNAL HEALTH.
SPITTING ANDREW CLIFTON HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB OF REORGANIZING THE ORGANIZATION AND GETTING THE RIGHT LEADERSHIP IN THE RIGHT POSITIONS.
NOW THAT WE REALLY GOT A LOT OF THESE POSITIONS SPILL, WE ARE REALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT EMPHASIS ON THAT HELP THE ORGANIZATION AND BEING FORWARD THINKING.
WE OBVIOUSLY STILL HAS A WAYS TO GO, BUT I HOPE COUNSEL CAN SEE THE INCREDIBLE PROGRESS YOUR CITY MANAGER HAS DONE TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD.
FINALLY, ON THIS LAST SLIDE, THERE'S LAB SUSTAINABILITY.
SUSTAINABILITY IS SOMETHING THAT PERMEATES EVERY ASPECT OR ORGANIZATION.
ONE OF THE SPECIFIC TRENDS THAT YOU CAN SEE AROUND HERE IS A FOCUS ON GETTING GRANTS.
YOU SEE ON THIS SLIDE, WHICH YOU'VE ALSO SEEN IT ON CAPABLE OF THE PREVIOUS SLIDES.
WE'VE RECEIVED PLENTY OF GRANT FUNDING TO MOVE FORWARD MULTIPLES CRITICAL PROJECTS.
WHILE THE RESULTS OF MUCH FOR GRANT FUNDING OR MORE OUTWARD FACING PROJECTS, THE ACTUAL PROCESS OF GETTING THOSE GRANTS, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HIGH PERFORMING ORGANIZATION.
MANY OF THESE GRANTS ARE VERY COMPETITIVE SO WHEN THEY GET AWARDED ITS FEET BACK TO COUNCIL, THAT YOUR CITY STAFF ARE OUTPERFORMING SO MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
TO CONCLUDE, TEAM FLAX APP IS WORKING VERY HARD TO IMPROVE OURSELVES SO THAT WE CAN SERVE THE COMMUNITY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, BUT THAT WE CAN MOVE ON TO A SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE SLIDES OR IN SPECIFIC BULLET POINTS, I'D LIKE TO PAUSE FOR A SECOND AND OFFER THAT UP TO COUNCIL [INAUDIBLE].
CJ THOSE VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT COMPARED COMMENTS.
I'M GOING TO DO A LITTLE MORE TRADITIONAL APPROACH WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THESE SLIDES, SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY.
I GUESS SOME OVERARCHING THEMES WE'RE FOCUSING ON SAFE AND HEALTHY STRUCTURE.
SAY SAFE AND HEALTHY ORGANIZATION AND SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY.
SEND THEM HOME AND PEOPLE WERE WE DOING TO HELP OUR FOLKS LIVING IN FLAGSTAFF.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS TODAY, THAT I'M RELATIVELY NEW EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM WITH SDK AND DANIEL LIVE INTO THAT.
SCHULTZ, CRAIG BASIN, AND A 180 COLBERT.
I KNOW THE CULVERT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING, BUT JUST REALLY THE LAST FEW WEEKS WE'VE ELEVATED THIS PROJECT.
REAL ESTATE, IT'S MENTIONED EARLIER,
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PROUD OF SIGMA Y SINE CANNOT FIGURE THE ACQUISITION AND DO SOME THINGS.TO MOVE THE SHORT CREEP, FLOW AWAY FROM [INAUDIBLE] YOU'RE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH YOUR CARE PROGRAM, SEEMS VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND GET REGULAR UPDATES ON THAT.
SCOTT IS MAKING INCREDIBLE STRIDES TO TRY TO UPDATE THE FLEET AND MAINTAINING EQUIPMENT.
LOT OF INVESTMENT IN THAT COMPLIANCE AND DARK SKY OF COURSE IS OCCURRING.
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RUNS.
VERY MUCH PART OF THE CULTURE OF FLAGSTAFF OR DARK SKIES WERE REALLY PROUD THAT WERE CAUGHT THAT AND THE BENEFITS THAT COME WITH DARK SKIES.
CDBG, THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AND ADD ITEMS ON YOUR AGENDA LAST MONTH THAT I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE APPROVING THOSE EXPENDITURES HERE COMING UP.
YOU COUNSEL, PICK THE PRIORITIES OF WHAT TO DO WITH THE CDBG FUNDING.
FOCUSING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION, WORKFORCE [INAUDIBLE] THE POLICE SAY ARE A CRITICAL PART OF OUR POLICE FORCE AND WHAT THEY DO AROUND THE COMMUNITY THAT CONTINUES TO BE SUPPORTED [INAUDIBLE] CDBG OF COURSE, AND THINK HEIDI HAD TO STEP OUT.
THINKING EARLIER SHOULD GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE MESSAGING THEY'VE DONE TO TRY TO KEEP TOURISM.
FOLKS COMING TO FLAGSTAFF, THE LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISION.
I'M THINKING THIS IS PROBABLY IN WATER SURPLUSES AND HAVEN'T BEEN TO A VALVE FROM OUR WATER.
AGAIN, MAKING INVESTMENTS IN OUR WASTE WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM TO KEEP THEM OPERATING SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MANNER.
THE 24 HOUR REAL TIME FLOOD OTHER PAGES.
I THINK THIS IS AN AMAZING TOOL THAT WE HAVE AS A SOURCE OF COMMUNITY.
I THINK ALL OF US PROBABLY [INAUDIBLE] STARTS TO RAIN.
YOU CAN MONITOR THE FLOWS RIGHT OVER THE FLOOD AREAS.
AGAIN, INCREDIBLE TECHNOLOGY HELPING US KEEP THAT CAME IN.
THE SECOND ONE DEALS WITH DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING, APPLICATION OF OUR ENGINEERING STANDARDS SO THAT WE HAVE SAVED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT MEET ALL OF OUR CODES.
AGAIN, IT'S SUPPOSED TO SET IN THE [INAUDIBLE] COMMUNITY [INAUDIBLE] JUST ENOUGH ABOUT TIA SOLVENT, BUT USUALLY THEY'RE ABOUT THIS THICK.
IT'S FAIRLY TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND AGAIN, FOCUSING ON WHAT IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE NEED TO SERVE NEW PROJECTS LIKE STAFF.
THE FIRST ONE IS FOCUSING ON PROS PROGRAMS. OUR PARKS, RECREATION, OPEN SPACE, AND EVENTS DIVISION, PROVIDING PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND HEALTHY.
STAY HEALTHY MORE THAN THAT, THE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM, AGAIN, THIS WAS LAST SUMMER AND IN PARENTAL EFFORT FOR OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND SO MANY PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER WORKING ON REFRESHING THE SAND BAGS AND GETTING OLD ONES OUT.
I KNOW MANY OF US PARTICIPATED IN THAT REALLY SUCCESSFUL.
ANOTHER ONE OF HIS LEADERSHIP WAS GETTING TO A FORMAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT RESULTED IN SUCCESS HERE.
THEN FINALLY, GRANT, I BELIEVE THAT WENT THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY FOR AIR PURIFICATION, THAT IT'S REALLY DIRECTED SYSTEMS [INAUDIBLE] REALLY WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS THERE, BUT THAT'S THE END OF MY SLIDES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON WHAT WE'RE DOING TO ME? LIKE THAT'S SAFE AND HAPPY [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING]
STACEY SALTZBURG, THE NEW CITY CLERK.
I'M SUPER EXCITED TO LAND ON INCLUSIVE AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY.
THIS PRIORITY REALLY FOCUSES ON OUR INTERACTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE HAD SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS HAPPENING OVER THE LAST YEAR, SO MANY THAT I HAVE SEVEN SLIDES OF EXAMPLES.
I'M CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO READ THROUGH ALL OF THEM, BUT I'D LIKE TO JUST HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THEM FOR YOU.
AS YOU-ALL KNOW BEHIND A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ELECTION THIS YEAR WITH TWO BOND MEASURES BEING PASSED QUITE OVERWHELMINGLY.
SO THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO SEE A FULL COUNCIL EVEN AN APP WITH A WRITING COMPONENT, SO THAT WAS EXCITING TO SEE THAT OUR PUBLIC WAS ENGAGED IN THOSE EFFORTS.
WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO INCREASE OUR STAFFING TO EXPAND OUR VIDEOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL SERVICES.
WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THE FRUITS OF THAT EXPANSION WITH SOME REALLY NEAT STUFF STARTING TO COME OUT FROM THAT PROGRAM.
WE ALSO SAW IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT GRANT FOR THE REGIONAL RESILIENCE PROJECT AND THIS FOCUSED ON THOSE UNDERSERVED AND DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS.
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ALSO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO ADVANCE SOCIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE WITH A VICTIM NOTIFICATION AND SURVEY SOFTWARE AS WELL AS PROJECT ALERT IN SCHOOLS.OUR REGIONAL PLANNING EFFORTS ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HAS STARTED ALONG WITH FROM ENGAGEMENTS WITH NEIGHBORHOODS ON THEIR SPECIFIC PLANS.
WE ALSO SAW THE TENURE HOUSING PLANT [INAUDIBLE] AN18 MONTHS DEVELOPMENT PLAN HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
AS YOU ARE ALL AWARE AND AS WE ALL EXPERIENCED, WE HAD A VERY UNPRECEDENTED AND LONG WINTER THIS YEAR.
OUR FOLKS THROUGHOUT PUBLIC WORKS IN PROSE REALLY DID A GREAT JOB RESPONDING CITYWIDE TO KEEP OUR STREETS OPEN, OUR CITY FACILITIES ACCESSIBLE INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT.
OUR NEW WEBSITES BEING IMPLEMENTED AT THE AIRPORT THAT PROVIDES REAL-TIME FLIGHT INFORMATION AND UPDATES AND THERE'S ALSO CONTINUED MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THE FLAGSTAFF LOCAL YOUR ACTIONS MATTER CAMPAIGN.
WATER SERVICES HAS PROVIDED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT INTERACTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY IN RESPONSE TO STORM WATER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THEIR OTHER ADVERSE PLAN LISTED ON THE SCREEN.
ALSO, DURING THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, WE HAVE SEEN ENHANCED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, RESPOND TO CONCERNS, AND GATHER FEEDBACK.
THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A SIGNIFICANT COORDINATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH OUTSIDE AGENCIES.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE'S QUITE A FEW LISTED.
I CERTAINLY IMAGINE THAT, THAT IS NOT ALL OF THEM.
CERTAINLY NOT AN INCLUSIVE LIST, BUT IT JUST SPEAKS TO THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY TO GET SOME VERY IMPORTANT PROJECTS DONE.
THERE HAS ALSO BEEN SOME FOCUS PLANNING EFFORTS TO MAKE OUR PARKS AND TRAILS ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TO ALL THAT WANT TO USE THEM.
THERE'S ALSO SOME GOOD ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY TO ALSO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO SEE WITHIN THEIR AMENITIES WITHIN OUR PARKS AS WELL AS PROGRAMMING.
WE HOSTED A SUSTAINABILITY LEADER COURSE THAT SPANNED OVER NINE WEEKS, AND THIS EDUCATED PEOPLE ON A VARIANT OF CLIMATE ACTION TOPICS THEN THERE'S ALSO BEEN SOME GREAT PARTNERSHIPS WITH USD AND IN AU TO ASSIST IN THEIR CLIMATE ACTION PLANNING, IN THEIR CLIMATE ACTION GOALS.
THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT THINGS THAT COVERED THEM VERY QUICKLY, BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? WELL THEN I GO OFF TO OUR NEXT PRESENTER REBECCA.
I'M THE [INAUDIBLE] OPEN SPACE AND EVENTS DIRECTOR.
UNLIKE SOME OF OUR PARTNERS, OUR TITLE AND OUR PROFESSION TELLS US EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO.
[INAUDIBLE] IS NOT IN THE ROOM BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS HAVING TO EXPLAIN IT, BUT ECONOMIC VITALITY, EVERYTHING'S OKAY.
I WANT TO REMIND YOU FIRST ABOUT YOUR OBJECTIVES AND SUSTAIN INNOVATIVE BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE MY MIND IMMEDIATELY GOES TO INFRASTRUCTURE, MEANING UTILITIES, ROADS, THAT STUFF.
BUT THIS PRIORITY ALSO INCLUDES THINGS LIKE LONG-RANGE PLANNING, IT ALSO INCLUDES ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION.
FOR ME PERSONALLY IF IT'S TRAILS, OF COURSE THEY'RE SUPER IMPORTANT.
I HAVE CARBON-NEUTRAL ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSISTING THE COMMUNITY SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURES NEEDS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT SOME OF THESE HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU ADDRESSED A LOT OF THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS.
IT'S NOT JUST THE TYPICAL THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT THINK OF.
OF COURSE CJ HAS TALKED ABOUT THIS AND YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS IN OTHER PARTS OF TODAY'S PRESENTATIONS, BUT OF COURSE THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR IMPROVING OUR CONDUCTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY FOR EVERYBODY.
SIMILAR TO STACY I'M NOT GOING TO HIT ALL OF THESE, BUT IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION I'M SURE THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE IN THE ROOM WHO CAN GIVE YOU OTHER DETAILS IF I CANNOT.
I DID WANT TO CALL OUT THE SIGNIFICANT MULTIMODAL FREIGHT AND HIGHWAY GRANT FOR THE DOWNTOWN MILE.
I THINK WE ALL APPRECIATE HOW INCREDIBLE THAT BRAND IS AND THAT PROJECT WILL BE FOR US.
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OF COURSE, APPLYING FOR GRANTS IS THE MAIN WAY THAT WE CAN GET TO THIS HUGE PERFECT STATUS, SO THAT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR US, IS THEY'VE BEEN [INAUDIBLE] AND THEN OF COURSE FIRE IS WORKING ON UPDATING THEIR MOBILE DATA COMPUTERS FOR IMPROVED RESPONSE.WE HAVE ALSO BEEN MPD, YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS.
EARLIER TODAY FROM DAN THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH CONSOLES AND A BIG ONE FOR US IS REPLACING CITY VEHICLES WITH ELECTRIC AND HYBRID OPTIONS.
WE NOW HAVE AN ALL-ELECTRIC TRUCK IN OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT WHICH IS SUPER EXCITING AND I THINK THERE'S EVEN ONE IN PUBLIC WORKS WHICH IS FUN TO SEE THAT [INAUDIBLE].
AS THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE, WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THEM AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT AVAILABILITY IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE FOR EXAMPLE THEY'RE WAITING ON ANOTHER TRACK AND WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET.
YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS TERM SHANNON JONES OR EARLIER TODAY, THIS DATA SYSTEM UPDATES EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR THE WORK THAT WATER SERVICES IS REQUIRED TO DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THEN GOING BACK TO THAT LONG-TERM PLANNING, WE'RE WORKING ON MAKING SURE THAT OUR CODES, ORDINANCES, ENGINEERING STANDARDS, AND OTHER PARTS OF OUR CITY PLANNING PROCESSES ALIGN WITH THE CARBON NEUTRALITY PLANNED AND THE ATMP, THAT ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN. THIS SLIDE IS MOSTLY PROS, SO I'M GOING TO READ EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
BESIDES THIS JUST BARELY GETS A LITTLE BIT INNOVATIVE.
EXCITING NEW PROJECT JUST HAPPENING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IS HELPING SUSTAINABILITY WITH A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY GARDEN LOCATIONS.
SINCE THERE'S ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD, THERE'S A COMMUNITY GARDEN THERE.
WE ARE HELPING THEM TO SET IT UP FOR AT LEAST A FEW YEARS OVER AT THE HAL JENSEN RECREATION CENTER.
IF YOU SEE SOME THINGS GOING OUT OF AT HAL JENSEN AT THE FRONT, THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING, IT'S SUPER EXCITING.
WE ALSO ARE DEVELOPING OUR OWN POLLINATOR PLANTS, SO THAT WE CAN THEN PLANT THEM IN OUR POLLINATOR GARDENS THAT SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S MONARCH PLEDGE.
MAINTAINING OUR URBAN TRAILS, OF COURSE, IS EXTREMELY BURDENING.
DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, THIS GOES BACK TO THAT HEALTHY, WELL-MAINTAINED INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM.
YOU'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THIS, I WON'T GO INTO A BIT, HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES.
I JUST HAVE TO SAY, THIS IS OUR NEW ELECTRIC BARN.
IT LOOKS LIKE REAL. [LAUGHTER] THIS IS ONE OF OUR POLLINATOR GUIDANCE.
PROS DIDN'T FOLLOW DIRECTIONS AND WE PUT IT AT PICTURES.
>> THEN WRAPPING IT UP, LIKE IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT EVERY ONE IN THESE IS THE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES.
THAT THERE IS [INAUDIBLE] PROJECT YOU'VE HEARD THIS A FEW TIMES.
SUPER EXCITING, GETTING READY TO KICK UP, AS NICOLE SAID, WITH LIGHTING AND RASTERIZATION NOT INCLUDED IN ALL OF OUR GRAPH FACILITIES, WHICH I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
ALL OTHER FACILITIES HAVE BEEN EXAMINED AS WELL SO THIS IS MOVING FORWARD.
AS NICOLE SAID EARLIER, THAT'S A $3 MILLION INVESTMENT, BIG MONEY AND IT'S EXCITING.
THEN THE VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT IN ACROSS THE CITY FOR IT, YOU WILL SEE HERE AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY'RE USED ALL THE TIME AND NOT JUST BY US.
[LAUGHTER] ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE HERE AS WELL.
THAT'S RIGHT, WE ALSO HAVE THE FOOD SCRAP DROP-OFF PROGRAM HERE, WHICH YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN WHEN YOU WALKED IN TODAY.
>> THE CHARGING STATIONS ARE BEING MONITORED BE ONLY GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME AND YOU JUST LEAVE IT.
>> YOU CAN LEAVE IT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT THE FASTEST STATIONS.
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FOR EXAMPLE THE TO CHARGE IF WE'RE HAVING A LOW BATTERY WITH OUR CHEVY BOLT, THE MOST VEHICLE THAT WE HAVE HERE, IT CAN TAKE UP TO OVERNIGHT TO CHARGE IT.THEY'RE NOT LIMITED ON TIME AND IT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC, AT LEAST FOR NOW.
>> TAKES A SPECIAL PRESENTER TO PLAY IT ON PRESENTING TOMORROW AND THEN BE READY TO DO IT RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FLEXIBILITY.
THEN THERE IS JUST WANTED TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> LET ME GET BACK TO THE FIRST PAGE.
>> MAYOR, I DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY ONLINE OR IN-PERSON THAT HAS INDICATED THEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. HOW ABOUT THE TEAM?
>> ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WEREN'T READY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS BECAUSE WE WERE SCHEDULED WE'LL HAVE IT AGAIN TOMORROW AND YOU'RE WELCOMED TO COMMENT SO, IS THAT IT?
>> FOR ANY APPRECIATIONS THAT WE WANT TO CLOSE THE MEETING WITH AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO APPRECIATE THE TIME SPENT PREPARING, ARE YOU OKAY?
>> I WAS JUST HOPING WE COULD OPEN IT UP TO ANY APPRECIATION YOU WOULD WANT TO MAKE.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO APPRECIATE [INAUDIBLE] FOR YOUR FLEXIBILITY.
THE WAY IN WHICH YOU CONNECT AUTHENTICALLY WITH EVERYONE IN THE ROOM AND THE WAY THAT YOU CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE ENTIRE CULTURE HAVE SEEN SHIT AT THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AND MANY PROFOUND WAYS OF SOMEONE'S LIVED HERE FOR 23 YEARS AND YOU WERE ON THE STREET.
IS THAT THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF IS ACTUALLY A CRITICAL PLACE TO WORK AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT I DO.
IT'S COOL TO HEAR THOSE CONVERSATIONS IN THE GROCERY STORE SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT AND SAY THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL JUMP IN WITH SOME COMMENTS OF APPRECIATION OBVIOUSLY TO ALL THE PRESENTERS.
AS I MENTIONED AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS MORNING, TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEHIND THE SCENES, PUTTING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER.
IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE HAD THE CAPITAL PROJECT RETREAT JUST THREE WEEKS AGO.
WE HAD TO PREPARE FOR THIS TWO-DAY RETREAT IN THAT CONDENSED TIMEFRAME, THE FINANCE TEAM AND AGAIN, HOW [INAUDIBLE] DOING THAT.
I'M GOING TO BACK UP AND JUST SAY AS THE VICE MAYOR NOTED EARLIER, WE HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF THESE RETREATS NOW THROUGH THE YEARS AND THE EVOLUTION HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO WATCH.
I REMEMBER THREE YEARS AGO AFTER A RETREAT, ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THAT TIME MOBILIZED HER CONCERN THAT SHE WASN'T GETTING THE BIG PICTURE.
SHE DIDN'T HAVE A ROAD MAP OF WHERE ALL THE DISCIPLINES IS GOING.
IT WAS FRAGMENTED AND IT'S IN PIECES ALONG THE WAY.
>> YES THERE ARE STILL OVER HERE.
>> I HAVE TO BE ON THE CAMERA.
[INAUDIBLE] THE BUDGET TEAM AND THE STAFF AS A WHOLE, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY NOW.
[LAUGHTER] RESPONDED TO THEM, COMMENTS.
EACH YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN ENDEAVORING TO MAKE THIS MORE, NOT JUST PRESENTABLE BUT DIGESTIBLE, UNDERSTANDABLE BY THE COUNCIL.
I THINK WE'VE TAKEN BIG STRIDES IN DOING THAT, AND I REALLY LIKE THE DIRECTION THIS IS GOING NOW.
A PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING A FEW YEARS AGO WAS SOMETHING WE HAD TO DESCRIBE OVER AND OVER AGAIN, TOO NEBULOUS FOR US TO GET OUR HEADS AROUND IT, AND, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM PEOPLE LIKE CHRIS ROBBIE AND OTHERS WHO HAVE REALLY BECOME EXPERTS IN THIS.
I WANT TO REMIND US ALL PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING IS NOT A THING THAT IS OUT THERE,
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THAT IS BEING UTILIZED WITH GREAT FREQUENCY.IT IS STILL A NEW CONCEPT, A NEW APPROACH TO BUDGETING DIVERTING FROM THE DAYS OF BIG SPREADSHEETS AND LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS, SORRY TO SAY THAT EVERY TIME, INTO THE REALM OF COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION.
THAT HAS BEEN FASCINATING TO WATCH THIS EVOLUTION.
MY THANKS GOES TO ALL WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THESE RETREATS THAT BECOME MORE AND MORE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF THE REASONS I JUST MENTIONED.
I WANT TO ALSO IMPRESS UPON COUNCIL ON HOW IMPASSIONED STAFF IS IN PREPARING FOR THESE RETREATS AND ALL THE PRESENTATIONS.
THERE IS SUCH A DEEP ROOTED ENTHUSIASM AND A DESIRE TO PRESENT WELL TO YOU [LAUGHTER], AND WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST YOU.
THESE ARE LIVE STREAMED AND IT'S RECORDED AND GOING UP TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT REALLY IT'S TO YOU COUNCIL.
STAFF JUST WORKS SO HARD TO PUT ALL THIS TOGETHER SO I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE ALL RECOGNIZE THE GOOD WORK OF STAFF PUT IN THESE TASKS.
>> THE THREE PRIORITIES, WHILE I HAD HEARD ABOUT THEM, I HAD NEVER REALLY SEEN ANYTHING OTHER THAN WEBSITES.
I'M JUST WONDERING IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO REALLY LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT THOSE COMMUNITY PRIORITIES ARE.
I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR HIDING WHEN I STARTED TALKING ABOUT LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THINGS.
BUT LETTING PEOPLE KNOW IN A BIG WAY.
BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND STUFF THAT PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE.
HERE ARE OUR COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, AND THIS IS HOW WE GOT THERE.
GO AHEAD WITH THAT BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THAT LIST AND MOUNT IT ON THE WALL SO THAT AS PEOPLE COME IN, THEY, THOSE ARE THE PLANNED SET COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.
BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT IF YOU KNOCKED AT A FEW DOORS, NOT THAT YOU WOULD, BUT PEOPLE WHEN YOU SAY WHAT ARE OUR COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
YOU'RE GOING TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
>> COUNCIL WOMAN MERIDITH YES.
THE COMMUNITY PRIORITIES WERE CREATED IN JUST [INAUDIBLE] WE DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND IT WAS BEFORE I WAS WITH THE CITY AND THE CITY AT THE TIME, DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND DO THAT, BUT YOU HAVE YOUR JUMPER.
THE VERY LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE THIS ITEM SPECIFICALLY.
WE'RE GOING TO BE REVISITING THOSE OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITIES THIS YEAR TO REEVALUATE WHETHER THEY'RE STILL APPROPRIATE FOR IT AND MAYBE LOOK AT THE OUTREACH MADE.
THAT WILL INVOLVE A MASSIVE OUTREACH EFFORTS.
WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL ON HOW YOU'D LIKE US TO GO ABOUT THAT, OR WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE YOU IN THAT PROCESS.
TOMORROW WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR STAFF THAT'S HERE PRESENTING AND HERE LISTENING AND THE BUDGET TEAM.
THIS IS OUR CITY MANAGER, HE SAID ON FIFTH DAY FOR COUNCIL.
>> LONG ACTION INFO PACKED MEETINGS.
BUT IT'S A FRACTION OF WHAT THE BUDGET TEAM HAS DONE [LAUGHTER] TO PREPARE FOR THIS.
I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. THANK YOU ALL.
THE BUDGET IS CRITICAL TO OUR SUCCESS AND MOVING FORWARD AND REACHING OUR GOALS.
I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS SO MUCH I APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND YOUR CONTRIBUTION, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. THANK YOU.
>> I TOO, WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE.
I SAT THERE THROUGH THIS PANEL AND THEY ARE BETTER AND BETTER EACH TIME.
I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND TIME.
WE APPRECIATE THE EFFORT AND WALKING US THROUGH, MAKE THIS AS TWICE EASIER [LAUGHTER]
>> YES. PLEASE, TRANSFER THE HOUSE.
>> I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THAT AND THE APPRECIATION TO THE STAFF.
THE FACT THAT YOU MADE THIS INFORMATION SO DIGESTIBLE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET TWO HOURS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE [LAUGHTER] BUT ALSO JUST
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THE AMOUNT OF CARE THAT YOU PUT IN TO EXPLAINING THIS IN A WAY THAT REALLY [INAUDIBLE] AND IT'S EASILY DIGESTIBLE NOT JUST BY US ON COUNCIL OR FOR ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT MAY DO THOSE THINGS THAT AS WELL.I THINK IT REALLY SPEAKS TO THE QUALITY AND CARE THAT STAFF PUTS INTO THEIR WORK AND THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THAT AND BREAK ALL THIS DOWN IN WAYS THAT ARE SO EASY TO UNDERSTAND.
THE OTHER SHOUT OUT I WANT TO GIVE TODAY IS TO THE CITY MANAGER.
I THINK WE'VE HEARD SO MANY PHRASES OF YOUR EFFORTS IN TERMS OF STAFF CARE AND JUST IMPROVING THINGS, NOT ONLY FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE, BUT ALSO FOR THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN.
I THINK IT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT WE HEARD THAT RAISED TODAY.
THEN LASTLY, JUST TO THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK IT'S AMAZING TO SEE THE LEVEL OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FROM SYSTEMS THAT COME BASICALLY TO THE MEETINGS, TO THOSE THAT MAY BE WATCHING ONLINE.
JUST THE LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT AND ATTENTION THAT THEY ARE PAYING AND WHETHER THEY'RE SPEAKING TO US OR EMAILING US ON THE TOPICS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM AND NOT JUST FOR THEIR OWN SELF INTERESTS, BUT BECAUSE OF INHERENT THEY HAVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY OVERALL.
I THINK IT SPEAKS AGAIN VOLUMES JUST TO WHAT A COMMUNITY WE HAVE HERE IN FLAGSTAFF AND THAT'S JUST REALLY SIGNIFICANT.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE THAT SHOUT OUT TO OUR CITIZENS AS WELL.
I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE THE NUMBER OF HOURS THAT YOU PUT INTO BRINGING THIS TO US.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL FOR YOUR LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT AND THOUGHT AND DELIBERATION.
I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT RELATIONSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COUNCIL AND STAFF IN FORGING AHEAD FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, SO THANKS FOR CARRYING SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEEN HERE, IT'S TWO HOURS THOUGH [LAUGHTER]
>> I DON'T THINK THAT WAS MY DUTY [LAUGHTER].
I'LL MAKE SURE TO PREP SOME MORE BUDGET JOKES TOMORROW [LAUGHTER].
>> I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. SUNDAY IS MISS KLEOS T PARTY AND WITH THE BUILDING ALL SPRUCED UP AND LOOKING PRETTY.
I INVITED THAT COME UP WITH STUDENTS THAT WERE THERE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, COME OVER AND HANG OUT [LAUGHTER]
>> I HAVE ANNOUNCEMENT TOO, I GUESS.
I JUST LEARNED THAT BILL GATES IS GOING TO BE SPEAKING AT COMMENCEMENT FOR MOU ON MAY 13TH [OVERLAPPING].
SAME THING TOMORROW WITH AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT WE TRIMMED SOME TIME OFF OF TOMORROW.
>> MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, WE ARE ADJOURNED [NOISE]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.