Jun 06, 2023 City Council Meeting

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OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS MEETING CALLED TO ORDER.

[1. CALL TO ORDER NOTICE OF OPTION TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the City Council and to the general public that, at this regular meeting, the City Council may vote to go into executive session, which will not be open to the public, for legal advice and discussion with the City’s attorneys for legal advice on any item listed on the following agenda, pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3).]

THIS IS A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AND I AM CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER.

CAN WE HAVE OH, PURSUANT TO ARS 38-431.02 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT AT THIS REGULAR MEETING THE CITY COUNCIL MAY VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR LEGAL ADVICE AND DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY'S ATTORNEYS ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE FOLLOWING AGENDA.

CAN WE HAVE ROLL CALL? MAYOR DAGGETT. HERE.

VICE MAYOR ASLAN.

HE ASKED ME TO TELL EVERYONE THAT HE'S IN ALBUQUERQUE WITH THE US NAVAL OBSERVATORY.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

HERE. I AM JOINING YOU FROM ATLANTA.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? YES, I WILL. CAN YOU STAND AS ABLE? IT WOULD BE MY HONOR.

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

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

THANK YOU, 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 MOUNTAIN, SACRED TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.

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

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

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Public Participation enables the public to address the Council about an item that is not on the agenda. Comments relating to items that are on the agenda will be taken at the time that the item is discussed. If you wish to address the Council at tonight's meeting, please complete a comment card and submit it to the recording clerk as soon as possible. Your name will be called when it is your turn to speak. You may address the Council up to three times throughout the meeting, including comments made during Public Participation. Please limit your remarks to three minutes per item to allow everyone an opportunity to speak. At the discretion of the Chair, ten or more persons present at the meeting and wishing to speak may appoint a representative who may have no more than fifteen minutes to speak. ]

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ENABLES THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ABOUT AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

COMMENTS RELATED TO ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA WILL BE TAKEN AT THE TIME THAT THE ITEM IS DISCUSSED.

IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT TONIGHT'S MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE A COMMENT CARD WHICH IS IN THE BACK AND SUBMIT IT TO THE RECORDING CLERK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

YOUR NAME WILL BE CALLED WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.

YOU MAY ADDRESS THE COUNCIL UP TO THREE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE MEETING, INCLUDING COMMENTS MADE DURING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

PLEASE LIMIT YOUR REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES.

AND THERE IS A CLOCK DOWN HERE AND I'M GOING TO CALL UP NATALIE PEARSON.

YES. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD DAY, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS NATALIE PIERSON, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS VISTA WITH AMERICORPS.

I'M HERE TODAY TO SHARE THE IMPORTANCE OF POLLINATOR CONSERVATION IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THREATENED BY WIDESPREAD HABITAT LOSS, INCREASED USE OF PESTICIDES AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT, MONARCH BUTTERFLIES HAVE SUFFERED A POPULATION DECLINE OF MORE THAN 90% IN RECENT DECADES. AS A POLLINATOR, MONARCHS ARE VITAL TO SUPPORTING THE HUMAN FOOD SUPPLY AND THEREFORE ARE CENTRAL TO CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

IN 2020, MAYOR CORAL EVANS AND THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF JOINED MORE THAN 500 MAYORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PLEDGE COMMITMENT TO INCREASING POLLINATOR HABITAT AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, MAYOR BECKY DAGGETT, FOR COMMITTING TO A FOURTH YEAR OF PRESERVING THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY AND OTHER POLLINATORS THROUGH THE MAYOR'S MONARCH PLEDGE.

AND I'M ALSO HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT TO SUPPORT THE GOALS OF THIS MAYOR'S MONARCH PLEDGE, THE SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE IS CELEBRATING NATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK FROM JUNE 19TH THROUGH JUNE 25TH.

NEXT SLIDE. TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK, WE'LL BE HOSTING A BUNCH OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO ACTIVELY WORK TO SUPPORT FLAGSTAFF COMMITMENTS TOWARDS POLLINATORS, CONSERVATIONS WITH THE HELP OF MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND SO ANTICIPATION OF POLLINATOR WEEK.

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AND SO FIRST OF THESE ACTIVITIES IS THE EXPLORING POLLINATORS ART CONTEST, WHICH JUST OPENED AND WILL BE ACCEPTING ART SUBMISSIONS UNTIL JUNE 15TH.

THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO ALL AGES AND INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH POLLINATOR CONSERVATION.

SECOND ON THAT LIST IS TO KICK OFF POLLINATOR WEEK.

WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE ARBORETUM TO HOST A POLLINATOR FEST ON JUNE 18TH FROM 10:00 A.M.

TO 2:00 P.M. THIRD TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN POLLINATOR CONSERVATION.

WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE DOWNTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY TO HOST BE A POLLINATOR PAL ON JUNE 21ST AT 1:30 TO TEACH YOUTH ABOUT POLLINATOR CONSERVATION AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO SUPPORT POLLINATORS.

FINALLY, THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR BECKY DAGGETT, ONCE MORE FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT OF THE MAYOR'S MONARCH PLEDGE AND FOR ALSO TAKING THE TIME TO SHARE YOUR IDEAS FOR FURTHERING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THIS PROGRAM.

AND SO, AS PROPOSED BY MAYOR DAGGETT, WE HAVE CREATED POLLINATOR PACKETS FOR EACH COUNCILMEMBER.

SO YOU ALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD THE LOVE FOR POLLINATORS TOO.

EACH PACKET INCLUDES LOCALLY ADAPTED SEEDS FROM ELEVATED GARDENING.

IT'S A MIX OF WILDFLOWERS, AND THERE'S A QR CODE WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE DETAILS ON POLLINATOR CONSERVATION.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE WANT TO SHARE THESE WITH THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

SO IF ANYONE ELSE IS INTERESTED, YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT NATALIE.PIERSON@FLAGSTAFFAZ.GOV.

SO PLEASE JOIN US FOR NATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK.

I'LL SEND DETAILS ON EVERYTHING I TALKED ABOUT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

THANK YOU. STEPHEN POOR.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR IS NOT HERE, COUNCIL GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL TODAY.

JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON A SUBJECT.

IT WAS KIND OF RELATED TO SOMETHING THAT COUNCILMAN HARRIS MENTIONED AND ONE OF THE DEBATES ON THE HEALTH CENTER.

AND THAT IS YOUR DUTY.

AND YOUR DUTY IS NOT TO BE AN EXPERT.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

AND THAT'S THE POINT YOU RAISED.

BUT YOUR DUTY IS TO ASK QUESTIONS AND YOU HAVE A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT ONLY ASK EXPERTS THAT YOU EMPLOY, BUT EXPERTS OUTSIDE THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND ASK THE EXPERTS PERTINENT QUESTIONS REGARDING THINGS THAT COME IN FRONT OF YOU.

FOR EXAMPLE, I AM DIRECTLY OPPOSED TO SOMETHING OF SOME $53 MILLION DOLLARS WE'RE EXPECTED TO SPEND ON A BUILD A COUPLE OF BUILDINGS THAT CURRENTLY HAVE TENANTS THAT PAY LESS THAN ONE AND ONE HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

THAT DOESN'T PENCIL OUT ANY RETURN TO THE INVESTMENT.

AND THOSE ARE QUESTIONS YOU CAN ASK.

YOU CAN ASK, WHAT'S OUR RETURN? WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO BREAK EVEN? 35 YEARS, MAYBE.

WHAT BETTER CAN WE DO WITH OUR MONEY? THIS 53 MILLION FOR THE USGA IS JUST BEYOND BECAUSE WHAT I WAS TOLD OR YOU WERE TOLD BY YOUR STAFF IS YOU GOT A FIVE YEAR POTENTIAL AGREEMENT COMING IN FRONT OF YOU WITH A FIVE YEAR RENEWAL THAT WON'T PAY FOR ITSELF.

SO I THINK THESE PROCESSES AND QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS TO APPROACHES, YOU CAN ASK THE STAFF, YOU CAN ASK THE CITY MANAGER, YOU CAN RUN THAT DOWN, YOU CAN ASK OTHER PEOPLE.

THERE'S OTHER QUESTIONS YOU COULD ASK.

I UNDERSTAND LATER ON TODAY THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE NORTHERN ARIZONA HEALTH CARE.

AND IN THAT PARTICULAR EXAMPLE, THERE IS AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS THAT WAS DONE AS FAR AS MY QUICK READ OF IT.

IT DOESN'T REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT ON THE MARGIN, THAT IS, HERE'S WHEN WE'RE DONE, WE'RE GOING TO EMPLOY ALL THESE PEOPLE.

YOU'RE GOING TO COLLECT ALL THESE TAXES, BUT YOU EMPLOY A LOT OF PEOPLE NOW.

YOU COLLECT A LOT OF TAXES.

NOW, THE QUESTION IS, AFTER YOU'RE DONE WITH THIS, HOW MANY MORE TAXES ARE YOU GOING TO COLLECT AND HOW MUCH MORE SO YOU CAN COMPARE THE ADDITIONAL IS THERE ADDITIONAL REVENUE, NUMBER ONE? NUMBER TWO, TO OFFSET ALL THE EXPENSES THE CITY IS GOING TO EXPEND? SO ON THE MARGIN IS THE QUESTION AND YOU'RE IN A POSITION AND THAT'S YOUR OBLIGATION TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS.

AND THESE AREN'T QUESTIONS THAT COME TO MIND THAT NORMAL PEOPLE WALKING OFF THE STREET WOULD KNOW.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. BUT YOU CAN ASK AN AWFUL LOT OF QUESTIONS AROUND THESE TOPICS.

AND THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ANALYSIS THAT COULD BE SEEN AND COULD BE UTILIZED.

AND I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE GOT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF THINGS COMING FOR YOU.

AND I RAISED THIS ABOUT USGS AND THE IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW THE COUNTRY IS FAT WITH MONEY AND THE SPIGOT IS BEING TURNED OFF AND IT'S BEING TURNED OFF AT THE SOURCE.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WORLD.

SO I THINK YOU NEED SOME FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE TODAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

TOM PIERSON.

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I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

BY EMBRACING THE C.N.P.

FLAGSTAFF, UNFORTUNATELY, HAS FALLEN UNDER THE SPELL OF TWO CLASSIC TYPES OF PROPAGANDA.

FIRST, THE BANDWAGON AND SECOND, THE BIG LIE.

OUR RIDE ON THE BANDWAGON BEGAN IN 2017, WHEN MAYOR CAROLE EVANS, CORAL EVANS, EXCUSE ME, JOINED WITH OVER 200 OTHER US MAYORS IN COMMITTING TO, QUOTE, ADOPT HONOR AND UPHOLD THE LANDMARK PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT.

FLAGSTAFF REMAINS FIRMLY ABOARD THAT BANDWAGON TODAY, COMMITTING OUR CITY TO HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO COMPLETELY CHANGE OUR ENERGY SOURCE FROM HEATING APPLIANCES, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. AND WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THE PARIS AGREEMENT'S PROMISE OF ALL NATIONS WORKING TOGETHER IN UNISON TO LOWER CO2 EMISSIONS.

SADLY, THOUGH, THAT'S THE BIG LIE.

THE FOUR LARGEST EMITTERS OF CO2 ARE CHINA, INDIA, RUSSIA AND THE US.

SO LET'S LOOK AT THE FACTS.

HERE'S MY CHART.

AND ON IT, HERE WE ARE, THE UNITED STATES IN BLUE.

YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT WE'RE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB.

OUR CO2 EMISSIONS, THESE ARE EMISSIONS IN BILLIONS OF TONS.

THIS IS TIME HERE.

THIS IS 2000.

AS WE GO FORWARD, YOU CAN SEE WE'RE WORKING ON IT ALONG WITH WESTERN EUROPE.

BUT LOOK AT CHINA, INDIA, RUSSIA AND THE OTHER NATIONS.

THEY ARE RAPIDLY INCREASING THEIR CO2 EMISSIONS.

AS I MENTIONED ONCE BEFORE, IN 2019 ALONE, CHINA HAD 60 COAL FIRED POWER PLANTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

SO DO THESE FACTS MAKE US CHANGE COURSE? NOT AT ALL.

LIKE DON QUIXOTE, WE CHARGE AHEAD LITERALLY TILTING AT WINDMILLS.

THE OVERWHELMING DESIRE TO BE ON THE BANDWAGON CONTINUES.

THIS WEEKEND, JUST OUTSIDE, THERE WILL BE A DEMONSTRATION IMPLORING YOU TO STAY ON THE BANDWAGON AND CONTINUE BELIEVING THIS BIG LIE GOING DOWN THE WRONG ROAD WOULDN'T BE SO BAD IF THAT PATH WEREN'T SO DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY DURING FLAGSTAFF WINTERS.

IN THE PERFECT CARBON NEUTRALITY CITY, OUR HOMES, BUSINESSES AND TRANSPORTATION WILL BE ALL ELECTRIC SIMULTANEOUSLY OUR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE VERY VAGARIES OF SOLAR AND WIND POWER MAKING US.

SHOULD HAVE TALKED FASTER.

SORRY. THANK YOU, MR. PIERSON. SETH MONIZ.

HELLO. DEAR CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS SETH MONIZ.

AND THIS IS MY WIFE AND OUR SON, ACE.

YOU GOT TO SCOOCH OVER TO SEE ACE.

I'M ADDRESSING YOU TODAY ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS BEING IMPOSED ON ME AND MY FAMILY IN THE COMMUNITY BY VARIOUS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS REGARDING THE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS IN THE VALLEY AREA SOUTH OF GRAND CANYON.

I'M APPLYING FOR A VAULT AND HAUL SYSTEM ON MY PROPERTY AND KEEP TELLING ME THE PERMIT WILL BE DENIED.

EVERY CONTRACTOR I'VE SPOKEN TO ENSURES ME THAT THIS IS A PERMITTED SYSTEM.

AND THEY ALSO TELL ME WITH THE CURRENT LEGISLATION IN PLACE, THEY ARE JUST SEEING PEOPLE INSTALL UNPERMITTED PLASTIC TANKS THAT FLOAT UP TO THE TOP OF THE SOIL IN THE FIRST MONSOON AGGRESSING AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD ON OUR COMMUNITY.

ME AND MANY OTHERS, I WOULD ASSUME, DO NOT WANT TO AGGRESS ON OUR NEIGHBORS OR THE ENVIRONMENT OR HIDE THINGS FROM OUR GOVERNMENT, BUT WOULD JUST LIKE A SLIM CHANCE AT HOME OWNERSHIP AND A SECURE FINANCIAL FUTURE RATHER THAN THE FOREVER RENTER PROPOSITION GIVEN TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER CLASS WORKING OF ARIZONA.

MY FAMILY IS CONSCIOUS OF OUR WATER USAGE AND A WONDERFUL WOMAN AT THE SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT GAVE ME SOME GREAT INFO ON HOW THIS SYSTEM WOULD BE GREAT FOR US.

A COMPOSTING TOILET WHICH ME AND MY WIFE HAVE VAST EXPERIENCE WITH FROM OUR DAYS VOLUNTEERING ON ORGANIC FARMS WOULD WORK WELL FOR US.

SHE SAID, ALSO, COCONINO COUNTY ALSO PERMITS GREYWATER FOR LANDSCAPE WATERING.

THOSE TWO THINGS WOULD CUT DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY ON THE AMOUNT OF WATER GOING INTO THE SYSTEM.

THAT WOULD LEAVE ME WITH MY KITCHEN SINK FOR OIL AND FOOD THAT WOULD HAVE LIMITED USE FROM THE USE OF COMPOSTABLE PAPER PLATES, THE BATHROOM

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AND THOSE THREE THINGS WOULD FEED OUR 1,250 GALLON CONCRETE PERMITTED TANK.

WITH MY CALCULATIONS ON THE CURRENT METERED WATER USAGE THAT I'M ON NOW, IT WOULD BE EMPTIED AROUND 200 DAYS AND I CAN PROVIDE A CONTRACT WITH A SEPTIC COMPANY THAT THIS MAINTENANCE IS BEING DONE TO THE CITY.

I DON'T THINK INSTALLING A 30 TO 60 K ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM IS A FAIR, SENSIBLE OR JUST SOLUTION FOR MY FAMILY.

FOR THOSE REASONS, I ASK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE RESPECT MY RIGHTS TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.

AS I STATED ABOVE, I AM NOT AGGRESSING ON MY NEIGHBOR OR THE ENVIRONMENT, JUST ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF AN ALREADY PERMITTED SYSTEM.

THANK YOU. AND I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE CITY IN GETTING THIS SYSTEM PERMITTED.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

[5. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS]

LET'S START WITH COUNCILMEMBER MCCARTHY.

WHOA. MAYOR, I HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS. I ATTENDED THE BICYCLE COMMITTEE THIS WEEK, AND WE HAD, AMONG OTHER THINGS, DISCUSSED THE BUTLER AND BEAVER SEPARATED BIKE LANE PROJECT.

AND THERE WAS A DISCUSSION BETWEEN CITY STAFF AND THE COMMITTEE, AND THERE WAS SOME AGREEMENT THAT WE WOULD TRY TO KEEP THE EXPERIMENT IN PLACE, BUT THAT WE WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE TO MAKE A FEW MINOR CHANGES TO IT. AND IT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION.

THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO BRING UP IS THAT I'M ON THE METRO PLAN BOARD AS MIRANDA SWEET IS, AND AUSTIN ASLAN, AND JUST LAST THURSDAY, I'M THE CHAIR.

I SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH KATE MORLEY.

SHE IS NOW OUR PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SHE'S BEEN OUR INTERIM DIRECTOR FOR, I DON'T KNOW, 4 OR 5 MONTHS.

SO THIS IS GOOD NEWS, I CAN ASSURE YOU.

I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE A LONG MEETING TONIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO HOLD UNTIL NEXT WEEK.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WILL BE QUICK.

SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED DURING THE CODA MEETING.

THEY DID SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIRST ANNUAL TOGETHER WE MARCH FLAGSTAFF PRIDE PARADE.

THAT'S COMING UP ON SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH AT 9:00 A.M..

THEY ALSO HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION WITH THE NORTHERN ARIZONA HEALTH CARE'S DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION INITIATIVE, THEIR SECOND YEAR EFFORTS TO CREATE COMMUNITY FACING DEI CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS, PROGRAMING.

AND THEY SHARED AN UPDATE ON COLLABORATING BETWEEN CODA AND THE INDIGENOUS COMMISSION ON FORMALIZING SOME PROPOSALS FOR THE COUNCIL REGARDING SOME HOLIDAYS FOR THE CITY, INCLUDING FORMALIZING JUNETEENTH AS A CITY HOLIDAY AND A CELEBRATION FOR INDIGENOUS HERITAGE DAY. IN TERMS OF THE HOUSING COMMISSION, THEY HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION FOCUSING ON THE NEW MAPS THAT ARE PROVIDING INFORMATION ON FLAGSTAFF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS, SHOWCASING CITYWIDE ACHIEVEMENTS AND HELPING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION WHERE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING INVESTMENT HAPPENING? AND THEY ALSO JUST WERE TALKING ABOUT FURTHERANCE OF THE TEN YEAR HOUSING PLAN, INCLUDING REPORT OUTS FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND STARTING A WORKGROUP TO ADVANCE ONE OF THE INITIATIVES FOR THAT PROJECT GOING INTO THIS YEAR.

AND THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MATTHEWS.

I'LL POSTPONED TILL NEXT WEEK.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

JUST A REALLY QUICK ITEM.

FRIDAY I THINK IT WAS I ATTENDED THE DIGITAL EQUITY INSTITUTE AND THERE WERE SOME SURPRISING NUMBERS THAT THEY SHARED WITH US IN REGARDS TO INTERNET.

THERE ARE 429,000 PEOPLE WHO LACK ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, HIGH SPEED INTERNET IN COCONINO COUNTY AN 17% OF THE HOUSEHOLDS HAVE NO COMPUTERS IN COCONINO COUNTY.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE IS A MOVEMENT TO BRING HIGH SPEED INTERNET TO ARIZONA.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NOTHING FROM ME THIS EVENING.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER 6A CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENTS, BEAUTIFICATION AND PUBLIC ART COMMISSION.

[A. Consideration of Appointments: Beautification and Public Art Commission. STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: Make one appointment to a term expiring June 2024. Make two appointments to terms expiring June 2026.]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO ALL FOUR APPLICANTS THAT THOSE APPLICANTS INCLUDED RETURNING COMMISSIONERS, FORMER COMMISSIONERS AND A FEW NEW APPLICANTS AS WELL.

THIS COMMISSION IS ONE THAT FOR ME REPRESENTS SO MUCH OF THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE ARTS, SCIENCES, CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION. SO JUST WANT TO EXPRESS DEEP GRATITUDE FOR THOSE WHO VOLUNTEER FOR THIS, AS WELL AS ANY OF OUR COMMUNITY COMMISSIONS.

WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE J.

MICHAEL CRUZ TO A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 2026.

THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME ONE MOMENT.

STACEY. I SEE THAT WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT.

SHOULD WE TAKE THAT BEFORE WE DO THE APPOINTMENTS? I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE BE ADVISABLE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

LET'S TAKE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I HAVE ANTHONY GARCIA.

ANTHONY, YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ANTHONY, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT, ANTHONY, PERHAPS YOU CAN SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT EMAIL AT PUBLICCOMMENT@FLAGSTAFFAZ.GOV.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE HAS MADE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I TOO, WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE APPLICANTS.

I'M THE COUNCIL LIAISON TO THIS COMMISSION.

AND. IT'S AMAZING TO SEE ALL OF THE HARD WORK PAY OFF AND A JOY TO BE ON AND WATCHING EVERYONE WORK SO HARD.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE CARLA MCCORD TO THE BEAUTIFICATION AND PUBLIC ART COMMISSION TO A TERM EXPIRING JUNE OF 2024. THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS ME, AND I JUST WANT TO CHECK.

SO YOU.

THE PREVIOUS TWO WERE THE TERM EXPIRING 2026.

CORRECT? NO.

ONE WAS FOR 2024 AND ONE WAS FOR 2026.

SO THE REMAINING ONE IS FOR 2026.

GREAT.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO HELP YOU.

[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE CLAIRE EDELMAN HEATH.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT WAS TO A TERM EXPIRING IN 2026.

OKAY. MOVING DOWN TO CONSENT ITEMS.

[7. CONSENT ITEMS All matters under Consent Agenda are considered by the City Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion approving the recommendations listed on the agenda. Unless otherwise indicated, expenditures approved by Council are budgeted items.]

MAYOR I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ALL THE CONSENT ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA.

DO I HAVE TO NAME THEM? THANK YOU.

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

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? GREAT. WE WILL MOVE DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER 8A ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

[A. Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-30: A resolution of the Council of the City of Flagstaff, Arizona adopting the tentative budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Read Resolution No. 2023-30 by title only 2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2023-30 by title only (if approved above) 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-30]

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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

BRANDI SUDA, SERVING AS THE CITY'S FINANCE DIRECTOR.

TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION AND THIS TENTATIVE BUDGET ADOPTION IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 BUDGET ADOPTION.

SO HERE IS THE TIMELINE FOR THE 2023, 2024 BUDGET ADOPTION.

SO TONIGHT WE HAVE TENTATIVE BUDGET ADOPTION VIA RESOLUTION.

THIS SETS THE MAXIMUM APPROPRIATION FOR THE CITY FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR AND SETS IN MOTION THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FINAL ADOPTION.

IN TWO WEEKS, ON JUNE 20TH, WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR BUDGET AND TAX LEVY, AS WELL AS THE FINAL BUDGET ADOPTION VIA RESOLUTION, AS WELL AS THE FIRST READ OF THE PROPERTY TAX ORDINANCE.

THIS YEAR WE WILL NOT HAVE, WE HAVE NO TRUTH IN TAXATION REQUIREMENTS AS THE CITY'S PROPOSED PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX LEVY IS FLAT.

AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, ON JULY 3RD, WE WILL HAVE THE SECOND READ AND ADOPTION OF THE PROPERTY TAX ORDINANCE.

THE CITY'S TOTAL FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 BUDGET IS $539,705,762. THIS IS A $1.2 MILLION DOLLAR DECREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR BUDGET.

OF THIS BUDGET, THE GENERAL FUND IS 136.7 MILLION OR 25%.

SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS SUCH AS B-B-B, OUR HIGHWAY USER REVENUE FUND, LIBRARY TRANSPORTATION TAX MAKE UP 151 MILLION OR 28% OF THE BUDGET.

OUR DEBT SERVICE FUNDS FOR OUR SECONDARY PROPERTY TAX AND PENSION BONDS IS $14.3 MILLION DOLLARS OR 3% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET.

OUR CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS FOR OUR GEO BONDED FUNDED PROJECTS, AS WELL AS THE DOWNTOWN MILE, MAKE UP $37.6 MILLION DOLLARS OR 7% OF THE BUDGET.

AND LASTLY, OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS SUCH AS WATER SERVICES FOR WATER, WASTEWATER, RECLAIMED WATER STORMWATER AS WELL AS SOLID WASTE, OUR FLAGSTAFF HOUSING AUTHORITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND AIRPORT MAKE UP $200.3 MILLION DOLLARS OF THIS BUDGET OR 37%.

SOME KEY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 23-24 BUDGET INCLUDE COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS A FOCUS ON THE CITY'S KEY COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES AS PART OF PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING OR PBB, A FOCUS ON THE CLIMATE NEUTRALITY PLAN.

THIS BUDGET IS PROPOSED WITH A FLAT LEVY PLUS NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR OUR CITY'S PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS ARE BEING ADDRESSED AS PART OF THIS FISCAL YEAR 23-24 BUDGET.

HERE'S A RECAP OF THOSE COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT INCREASES.

SO FOR THE REGULAR PAY PLAN, EMPLOYEES WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A PAY FOR PERFORMANCE INCREASE UP TO 4%.

SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? SO ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE AN EXCEEDS EXPECTATION ON THEIR RANKING OF THEIR EVALUATION WILL RECEIVE A 4% INCREASE.

THOSE THAT MEET EXPECTATIONS WILL RECEIVE A 3% INCREASE.

THOSE THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT WILL HAVE A 2% INCREASE, AND THOSE THAT ARE CONSISTENTLY BELOW EXPECTATIONS WILL RECEIVE NO INCREASE.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE STEP INCREASES FOR ALL OF OUR STEP PAY PLAN EMPLOYEES.

AS WELL IN STARTING OUR NEW STARTING PAY IN JULY, WE'LL BE STARTING AT $18 AN HOUR FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

WE ARE ELIMINATING 04R FROM THE REGULAR PAY PLAN AS WELL AS THIS NEW STARTING WAGE WILL IMPACT PAY RANGES BETWEEN 05R AND 25R.

IN ADDITION, IN JULY WE WILL BE MAKING ADDITIONAL MARKET ADJUSTMENTS TO THOSE IN THE REGULAR PAY PLAN FOR 30R AND ABOVE, AS WELL AS OUR FIRE, POLICE AND WATER SERVICES STEP PAY PLANS.

IN ADDITION, WE ARE FUNDING ONGOING MARKET ADJUSTMENT REVIEW THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS WELL AS MAINTAINING OUR IMPROVED COST SHARE FOR ALL OF OUR MEDICAL

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SO SINCE OUR LAST MEETING REGARDING THE BUDGET AS OUR APRIL RETREAT, THE TOTAL BUDGET HAS INCREASED.

SO WE HAVE ADDED, BASED ON COUNCIL DIRECTION, $533,600 FOR THE 400,000 RELATED TO BUTLER AVENUE PROTECTED INTERSECTION AND RAISED BIKE LANES.

SO THAT'S $400,000 FOR DESIGN IN 23-24, AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL 2.6 IN 24, 25 AND 25-26 AND ARE PURSUING AN ESTIMATED $12 MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT FUNDING FOR THESE PROJECTS.

WE ALSO INCREASED OUR SERVICE PARTNER CONTRACTS BY THAT 5% INCREASE, WHICH IS $33,600.

IN ADDITION, WE HAD WE NEEDED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL $2.2 MILLION DOLLARS FOR NEW GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOHN WESLEY POWELL AND I-17 BRIDGE GRANT, AS WELL AS SOME OPEN SPACE GRANTS.

SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 23-24 BUDGET INCLUDE CARRYOVERS.

SO WHAT'S A CARRYOVER? A CARRYOVER IS FOR A BUDGETED ITEM THAT WAS APPROVED IN A PRIOR YEAR BUDGET.

AND FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, THE PROJECT, THE PURCHASE OR THE SERVICE WILL NOT BE RECEIVED OR RENDERED BY THE END OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND THEREFORE NEEDS TO BE CARRIED OVER INTO THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

THIS CAN HAPPEN FOR VARIOUS REASONS, SUCH AS SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, LEAD TIME FOR CONSTRUCTION, CUSTOM BUILD EQUIPMENT SUCH AS OUR FIRE QUINTS, CONSTRUCTION DELAYS TO WEATHER AS WELL AS OTHER TIMING ISSUES.

SO PART OF OUR CARRY FORWARDS ARE INCLUDED INCLUDE CAPITAL.

SO WE HAVE $107.6 MILLION DOLLARS IN CAPITAL CARRYFORWARDS.

MANY OF THOSE RELATE TO TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS SUCH AS THE BEULAH EXTENSION AND UNIVERSITY REALIGNMENT WATER SERVICES PROJECTS SUCH AS OUR RIOSOLIDS TREATMENT AND NUMEROUS FLEET PURCHASES SUCH AS THOSE QUINT FIRE TRUCKS.

WE HAVE OPERATIONAL CARRYFORWARDS OF 14.7 MILLION.

THIS INCLUDES VARIOUS CONSULTING STUDIES, SOFTWARE AND OTHER CONTRACTS, AS WELL AS GRANT CARRYFORWARDS OF 8.3 MILLION. THESE INCLUDE OUR CDBG OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS, OUR CARES FUNDING, AS WELL AS OUR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, ARPA FUNDS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL AIRPORT GRANTS.

SO THAT KIND OF CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

WE DO HAVE WE WILL HAVE THE TENTATIVE BUDGET BOOK AVAILABLE STARTING TOMORROW AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS.

SO ON THE CITY WEBSITE, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST BY EMAILING MYSELF OR HEIDI DERRYBERRY. OUR LEGAL SCHEDULES WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE ARIZONA DAILY SUN THIS SUNDAY ON THE 8TH, AS WELL AS ON THE 15TH AS WELL AS YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL ME RELATED TO ANY FURTHER BUDGET QUESTIONS.

AND WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.

CAN I GET A MOTION? OH, GREAT.

GO AHEAD. AND I APOLOGIZE.

MY CHAT IS NOT WORKING, SO I'LL RAISE MY HAND.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. I MOVED TO READ RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-30 BY TITLE ONLY.

THANK YOU.

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

ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

WHAT DOES THIS RESOLUTION DO? JUST FOR THE SAKE OF THE PUBLIC? BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ADOPTING THE BUDGET TONIGHT, ARE WE? NO, WE'RE SETTING THE MAXIMUM APPROPRIATION SO THAT $539 MILLION DOLLARS THAT IS SETTING THE CAP THAT WE CAN SPEND FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. AND THEN THE DETAILS OF HOW EVERY WHAT GOES INTO EVERY LITTLE CATEGORY THAT'LL BE VOTED ON LATER.

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THAT'S GOOD CLARIFICATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER I APPRECIATE THAT.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. CITY CLERK.

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, ADOPTING THE TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023, 2024.

THANK YOU. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADOPT? I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-30.

I SECOND.

THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[B. Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-31: A resolution approving the Third Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement and Third-Party Agreement between the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County and Paw Placement of Northern Arizona dba High Country Humane for Animal Sheltering Services. STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Read Resolution No. 2023-31 by title only 2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2023-31 by title only (if approved above) 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-31]

A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AND THIRD PARTY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, COCONINO COUNTY, AND PAW PLACEMENT OF NORTHERN ARIZONA DOING BUSINESS AS HIGH COUNTRY HUMANE FOR ANIMAL SHELTERING SERVICES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS DAN MUSSELMAN AND I SERVE AS YOUR POLICE CHIEF.

BEFORE YOU. TONIGHT IS A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE IGA AND THIRD PARTY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, COCONINO COUNTY AND PAW PLACEMENT OF NORTHERN ARIZONA DOING BUSINESS AS HIGH COUNTRY HUMANE. AND THIS IS FOR ANIMAL SHELTERING SERVICES.

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT INCLUDES A FIVE YEAR EXTENSION WHICH UPON APPROVAL OF ALL PARTIES.

ULTIMATELY, IT WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30TH OF 2029.

THE AGREEMENT, OR THE AMENDMENT ALSO INCLUDES ANNUAL PRICE ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX INCREASE FOR THAT YEAR.

SO, FOR INSTANCE, THE ANNUAL PRICE ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATIONS FOR SERVICES TO HIGH COUNTRY HUMANE SHALL BE INCLUDED AT A MINIMUM OF 1% AND NOT EXCEED 3% BASED ON THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR PET SERVICES, INCLUDING VETERINARY.

AND THIS ADJUSTED CPI WILL BE APPLIED JULY 1ST OF EACH YEAR, BEGINNING JULY 1ST OF 2023.

THERE'S ALSO A CPI INCREASE ATTACHED TO THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PRICE ADJUSTMENT, AND THAT'LL BE INCLUDED AT A MINIMUM OF 0% AND NOT EXCEED 5% BASED ON THE CPI.

AGAIN THAT CPI WILL ALSO BE APPLIED ON JULY 1ST OF EACH YEAR.

IF THIS AMENDMENT IS APPROVED FOR FY 2024, THE CPI INCREASE TO COMPENSATION WILL BE 3% AND THE CPI INCREASE TO MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WILL BE 5%. THE TOTAL INCREASE FROM OUR CURRENT YEAR TO NEXT YEAR WILL BE ROUGHLY $12,769 MORE THAN THE CURRENT YEAR.

AND THE CPI INCREASES THE PERCENTAGES ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT COCONINO COUNTY HAS AGREED TO PAY HIGH COUNTRY AS WELL.

THIS ALSO, THIS THIRD AMENDMENT DOES NOT CHANGE ANY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE CITY FROM HIGH COUNTRY HUMANE.

AND I BELIEVE THERE'S SOME HIGH COUNTRY, HUMANE FOLKS IN ATTENDANCE HERE TONIGHT THAT MAY BE MAKING COMMENT AS WELL.

BUT I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD MAYOR AND COUNCIL HAVE.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

HI, CHIEF. THE COUNTY IS INVOLVED IN THIS TOO.

IF THEY MADE SIMILAR CHANGES.

YES, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THEY MADE THE CHANGES LAST YEAR TO THEIR CONTRACT.

SO WE'RE ABOUT A YEAR BEHIND, BUT WE WANTED TO WAIT AND MAKE SURE IT WORKED OUT OKAY.

AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OR MOTIONS.

MAYOR. I DID PROVIDE.

I'M SORRY. I GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF.

WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

SAM WHEELER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR DAGGETT AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS.

AS THE CHAIR OF THE HIGH COUNTRY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS CONSIDERATION.

THIS GIVES US THE TOOLS IN OUR TOOLBOX TO TAKE OUR ORGANIZATION TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL.

WE MADE A MOVE THIS LAST YEAR.

WE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL VETERINARIAN WHOSE SERVICES ARE BEING USED TREMENDOUSLY OUT THERE.

SO ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

WE ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE THE STAFF AND ALL THE SUPPORT THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM OUR PARTNERSHIPS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE THEM.

THANK YOU, SAM. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.

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DO WE HAVE A MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS.

MAYOR I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE READ RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-31 BY TITLE ONLY.

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

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. CITY CLERK.

A RESOLUTION OF THE FLAGSTAFF CITY COUNCIL APPROVING AMENDMENT THREE TO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN COCONINO COUNTY, PAW PLACEMENT OF NORTHERN ARIZONA, DOING BUSINESS AS HIGH COUNTRY HUMANE AND THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF FOR ANIMAL SHELTERING SERVICES.

THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT? MAYOR, I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-31.

THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND.

THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE, AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. IT CARRIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

HIGH COUNTRY. ALL RIGHT.

[C. Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-21: A resolution approving the filing of condemnation proceedings to acquire easements necessary for the Switzer Canyon Water Transmission Main Project, Phase IV. STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION Motion to postpone until staff is able to obtain necessary documentation.]

THIS IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FILING OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE EASEMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE SWITZER CANYON WATER TRANSMISSION MAIN PROJECT PHASE FOUR AND I'LL TAKE STAFF HAS REQUESTED THAT WE POSTPONE WHILE THEY OBTAIN SOME ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION.

SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO POSTPONE? SO MOVED TO POSTPONE.

THANK YOU. SECOND, THANK YOU.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OH, HI, BRYCE.

I'M HERE FOR THE NEXT ONE ALSO.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

ITEM 8D CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF LEASE AMENDMENTS.

[D. Consideration and Approval of Lease Amendments: Flagstaff Airport Rental Car Concessions, IFB 2011-09A: Amendment to leases with Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, Alamo Rental Car/National Car Rental, The Hertz Corporation, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car companies. (Amendment to current leases with car companies for a one-year extension) STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the amendments to the current lease agreements for a lease renewal for one (1) year between the City of Flagstaff and Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, Alamo Rental Car/National Car Rental, The Hertz Corporation, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Companies. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.]

AMENDMENT TO LEASES WITH AVIS BUDGET CAR RENTAL.

ALAMO RENTAL CAR.

NATIONAL CAR RENTAL.

THE HERTZ CORPORATION AND ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR COMPANIES.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

BRYCE DOTY, REAL ESTATE MANAGER.

I'M HERE TODAY ASKING THAT YOU APPROVE A ONE YEAR EXTENSION ON OUR EXISTING LEASES WITH THE CAR RENTAL COMPANIES AT THE AIRPORT.

OUR INTENTION IS TO GET A NEW INVITATION TO BID OR SOLICITATION OUT THIS YEAR.

WE DIDN'T GET IT DONE THIS LAST YEAR, SO WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR A ONE YEAR EXTENSION.

HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SO MOVED.

THANK YOU. SECOND.

I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

[E. Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-32: A resolution in support of calls for President Joe Biden to create Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument in Northern Arizona STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Read Resolution No. 2023-32 by title only 2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2023-32 by title only (if approved above) 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-32]

AND BEFORE I PRONOUNCE THIS, I'VE BEEN PRACTICING ALL DAY.

BUT I AM GOING TO BEG FORGIVENESS, CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-32.

A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CALLS FOR PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TO CREATE BAAJ NWAAVJO I’TAH KUKVENI GRAND CANYON NATIONAL MONUMENT IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, SARAH LANGLEY, YOUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR.

SO TONIGHT, ROSE AND I WILL BE PROVIDING YOU A SUPER BRIEF OVERVIEW OF A RESOLUTION ON A POTENTIAL OR SORRY POTENTIAL NATIONAL MONUMENT.

SO A COALITION OF INDIGENOUS NATIONS WITH STRONG CONNECTIONS TO THE LANDS AROUND GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK IS CALLING ON PRESIDENT BIDEN TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT THESE LANDS BY DESIGNATING THEM AS A NATIONAL MONUMENT.

THE LANDS INCLUDE ABOUT 1 MILLION ACRES OF FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS, AND THE AREAS INCLUDE THINGS SUCH AS SACRED SITES, CULTURAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES, SPRINGS AND HISTORICAL AREAS.

SO THE NATIONAL MONUMENT, IF IT WAS DESIGNATED, WOULD PROTECT THE AREA BY MAKING THE TEMPORARY 20 YEAR MINING MORATORIUM IN THE AREA PERMANENT, AND IT WOULD ALSO ENHANCE CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE MAP OF THE PROPOSED MONUMENT AREA ON THE SCREEN.

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AND WE DID HEAR FROM GRAND CANYON TRUST ABOUT ONE ADJUSTMENT THAT THEY WANTED MADE TO THE RESOLUTION.

SO FROM THE VERSION IN YOUR PACKET, WE REPLACED THE TERM KAIBAB PLATEAU WITH THE TERM GRAND CANYON WATERSHED.

SO THAT IS IN THE CURRENT VERSION THAT YOU WOULD BE APPROVING IF YOU CHOSE TO DO SO.

SO WITH THAT I'LL PASS IT OVER TO ROSE TOEHE TO SHARE A BIT MORE ON THIS TOPIC.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

YEAH. GREETINGS, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ROSE TOEHE AND I'M THE COORDINATOR FOR INDIGENOUS INITIATIVES HERE AT THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.

I ALSO WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT MAYBE PRONOUNCING THE NAMES RIGHT.

AND THIS IS THE RESOLUTION BY THE FLAGSTAFF CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE BAAJ NWAAVJO I’TAH KUKVENI GRAND CANYON NATIONAL MONUMENT IS OF MOST IMPORTANCE TO MANY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ACROSS ARIZONA AND BEYOND.

MANY INDIGENOUS NATIONS IN THE AREA THEIR MEMBERS HAVE PERISHED OR CONTINUE TO SUFFER DUE TO URANIUM MINING.

THE PLANT'S FOREST AND ANIMAL RELATIVES HAVE SUFFERED AND PERISHED AS WELL.

THE SACRED ELEMENTS LAND, WATER AND AIR HAVE BEEN VIOLATED AND HAVE BEEN LEFT TAINTED AND DANGEROUS TO LIVING RELATIVES.

WE ALL KNOW TOO WELL AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE THE DEVASTATION LEFT BEHIND AND THE PEOPLE LEFT WITH LITTLE RECOURSE.

WE HAVE THE 12 INDIGENOUS NATIONS AS THE GRAND CANYON TRIBAL COALITION, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT SUPPORT THIS EFFORT.

67% OF ARIZONANS SUPPORT A PERMANENT BAN ON URANIUM MINING AROUND THE GRAND CANYON.

IT IS IMPERATIVE TO PROTECT ALL THE RESOURCES OF OUR HOMELAND, THE PEOPLE, WATER, LAND, AIR AND THE RARE ENDANGERED SPECIES.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION AND CRITICAL AND IT'S CRITICAL TO THE RELATIONSHIPS WE ARE BUILDING.

[INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU, ROSE.

AND I WILL SAY THAT THIS IS THE MATTER THAT VICE MAYOR AND I WENT UP TO THE SOUTH RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON TO MEET WITH THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR ABOUT AND THERE WAS A VERY STRONG SHOW OF SUPPORT UP THERE AS WELL AT THIS MEETING.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

YES, I HAVE A COMMENT AND MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING CALL FOR LAND ACTION, WHICH IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT STEP BEYOND THE ALSO IMPORTANT STEP OF LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. WHEN I WAS REVIEWING THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA, I ALSO HAD THE CHANCE TO READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT IT FROM THE NAVAJO HOPI OBSERVER, AND IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THE SUSTAINABILITY AND PRESERVATION EFFORTS THAT ARE ADVANCED BY THIS MONUMENT, AS WELL AS THE ENDURING CONNECTION OF THE HAVASUPAI PEOPLE AND OTHER INDIGENOUS NATIONS TO THE LAND.

THE ARTICLE ALSO MARKED THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT JUST LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, BUT LAND PRESERVATION, LAND RETURN, LAND CONSERVATION AND LAND PROTECTION, AS WELL AS THE PROTECTION OF A KEY WATER SOURCE FOR BOTH ARIZONA AND THE SEVEN BASIN STATES THAT DON'T ENJOY THOSE PROTECTIONS RIGHT NOW.

SO IT IS AN HONOR TO MOVE TO READ RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-32 BY TITLE ONLY.

WELL SAID COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WILL SAY THAT I REACHED OUT TO SOME OF MY FRIENDS THAT ARE VERY INVOLVED IN PRESERVING THE GRAND CANYON AND THE RIVER AND THE LANDS OF THE GRAND CANYON.

AND THEY WERE ALL SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.

AND I JUST DID THAT AS A DOUBLE CHECK.

SO WITH PLEASURE, I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 2023-32 BY TITLE ONLY.

THANK YOU.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED.

ALL RIGHT. CITY CLERK.

A RESOLUTION OF THE FLAGSTAFF CITY COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF CALLS FOR PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TO CREATE BAAJ NWAAVJO I’TAH KUKVENI GRAND CANYON NATIONAL MONUMENT IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.

THANK YOU. CAN I COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO ADOPT?

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I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-32.

WONDERFUL. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. CARRIES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MOVING DOWN TO ITEMS EIGHT, F, G AND H.

[F. Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-20 and Ordinance No. 2023-12: A Resolution of the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, declaring as a public record that certain document filed with the City Clerk entitled "NAH Health Village Phase 1 Specific Plan" and an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County adopting the NAH Health Village Phase 1 Specific Plan to guide the development of 172.62 acre of real property and to provided specific development requirements for 93.39 acres generally located at 1120 W Purple Sage Trail. STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-20 2) Read Ordinance No. 2023-12 by title only for the final time 3) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2023-12 by title only (if approved above) 4) Adopt Ordinance No. 2023-12]

[G. Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-11: An Ordinance of the City Council of Flagstaff, amending the Flagstaff Zoning Map to rezone approximately 98.39 acres of real property from Rural Residential (40.47 acres) and Estate Residential (57.92 acres) to Highway Commercial (63.18 acres) and Public Facilities (35.21 acres) and adding the Resource Protection Overlay to APN 112-10-036, 112-10-037, and 112-05-125 generally located at 1120 W Purple Sage Trail. STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Read Ordinance No. 2023-11 for the final time 2) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2023-11 by title only (if approved above) 3) Adopt Ordinance No. 2023-11]

[H. Consideration and Possible Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-24: A resolution authorizing the execution of the Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH) Health Village Development Agreement between NAH and the City of Flagstaff, related to the development of approximately 172.62 acres of real property generally located at 1120 W. Purple Sage Trail. STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Read Resolution No. 2023-24 by title only 2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2023-24 by title only (if approved above) 3) Adopt Resolution No.2023-24]

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM STAFF AND THEN ONE FROM THE APPLICANT, AND THEN WE WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS AND THEN WE'LL BE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

TIFFANY ANTOL, ZONING CODE MANAGER HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT ON THE NAH HEALTH VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN CONCEPT ZONING MAP AMENDMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

AS YOU RECALL, THE PROPOSED HEALTH VILLAGE IS AT 1120 WEST PURPLE SAGE.

WE ARE LOOKING CURRENTLY AT PHASE ONE REZONING AND PHASE ONE OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN.

PHASE ONE INCLUDES THE PRIMARILY THE HOSPITAL SITE AS WELL AS THE AMBULATORY CARE CENTER AND OPEN SPACE AND CIVIC SPACE. PHASE TWO IS INTENDED, WHICH WILL COME TO YOU IN A SEPARATE ENTITLEMENT CASE IS INTENDED TO INCLUDE SUPPORTING USES OF RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE, NON RESIDENTIAL USES AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

SO THE REQUESTS TONIGHT ARE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW SPECIFIC PLAN.

IT DOES COVER THE ENTIRE 172.6 ACRES, BUT THE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS APPLY TO THAT PHASE ONE ONLY.

ALSO LOOKING AT A CONCEPT ZONING MAP AMENDMENT OF 98.39 ACRES FROM RURAL, RESIDENTIAL AND ESTATE RESIDENTIAL TO HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. ALSO, WE'RE ADDING THREE PARCELS INTO THE RESOURCE PROTECTION OVERLAY AND THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION AS I'VE GIVEN FAIRLY LENGTHY PRESENTATIONS ON THE FIRST TWO CASES, OF COURSE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS HERE TO ANSWER THOSE, BUT HERE TONIGHT, GOING TO SPEND THE MOST OF THE TIME ON THE CONTENTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

SO WE'LL DIVE RIGHT IN.

WHEN APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THE COUNCIL SHALL MAKE THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROVIDES BENEFIT TO THE CITY.

THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE, INTENT, GOALS, POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND LAND USE DESIGNATIONS OF THE GENERAL PLAN.

ANY APPLICABLE SPECIFIC PLANS AND THE ZONING CODE AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT COMPLIES WITH ARS STATUTES.

SO THE FIRST ADDITION TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW.

THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT INCLUDES LANGUAGE THAT STATES THAT PRIOR TO SITE PLAN DECISIONS FOR THE PROJECT MADE BY THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF PLANNING DIRECTOR SITE PLAN APPLICATIONS MUST BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE.

IN TERMS OF OPEN SPACE AND CIVIC SPACE, THE PUBLIC SPACE, THE PUBLIC ACCESS IS PROVIDED TO LAND USE AREAS 1A AND 1B, SUBJECT TO A PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT.

THIS EASEMENT IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

AT LAND USE AREAS 1A AND 1B, AS YOU'LL RECALL, OUR PARCEL OF LAND THAT SURROUNDS THE EXISTING SINCLAIR WASH FUTS TRAIL AND THEN THE WELLNESS RETREAT AREA THAT IS MORE INTERNAL TO THE OVERALL PROJECT SITE.

NAH WILL ALSO INCLUDE AND MAINTAIN AN OUTDOOR FITNESS LOOP WITH EQUIPMENT AND OR SMALL ACTIVE FITNESS COURT OR OUTDOOR GYM WITHIN LAND USE AREA 1B, WHICH IS THE WELLNESS RETREAT.

AND NAH IS DESIGNATED AS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MAINTENANCE OF LAND USE AREAS 1A AND 1B, EXCEPT FOR THE EXISTING SINCLAIR WASH FUTS TRAIL.

IN TERMS OF RESIDENTIAL USES.

WHILE THERE ARE NO RESIDENTIAL USES INCLUDED IN THIS PHASE ONE, NAH IS WILLING TO COMMIT AS PART OF PHASE TWO.

IF THE PHASE TWO ENTITLEMENTS ARE APPROVED THAT THEY WILL INCLUDE NOT LESS THAN 315 RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

AND OF THIS NUMBER, NOT LESS THAN 10% SHALL QUALIFY AS CATEGORY ONE PERMANENT AFFORDABILITY.

ADDITIONALLY, NAH WILL NOT ALLOW FOR LEASES OF LESS THAN 30 DAYS.

SO SHORT TERM RENTALS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF UP TO 35 UNITS, WHICH MAY BE USED AS SHORT TERM RESIDENTIAL HOUSING FOR TRAVELING STAFF OR OTHER MEDICAL PROVIDERS.

IN REGARDS TO SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS BUILDINGS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO PERFORM IN THE TOP 25TH PERCENTILE ENERGYSTAR, 75 OR HIGHER, AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO

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ALL BUILDINGS SHALL USE PRACTICES AND HIGH PERFORMANCE DESIGN WITH THE INTENT OF LIMITING ENERGY AND WATER USE DURING OPERATION.

THIS INCLUDES THE USE OF A VACUUM WASTE SYSTEM.

THIS IS SUPPOSED TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WATER USED ON SITE AS WELL AS STANDARD THE BASELINE HEATING TO BE PROVIDED BY ELECTRIC SOURCES.

BUT HOWEVER, REDUNDANCY AND SPECIAL USES WILL STILL REQUIRE NATURAL GAS AND ADDITIONAL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCIES.

THE ROOF OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE WILL BE DESIGNED TO BE SOLAR READY.

WILL BE DESIGNED TO INCLUDE A SOLAR READY ZONE.

NAH IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL A SOLAR VOLTAIC OR SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEM COVERING NOT LESS THAN 40% OF THE ROOF AREA.

AND THIS IS NOT LATER THAN 18 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE ISSUANCE OF THE COO FOR THE HOSPITAL.

ANY SHALL INSTALL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS CAPABLE OF SERVING NOT LESS THAN 24 ELECTRIC VEHICLES, WHICH WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. AT LEAST FOUR OF THOSE CHARGING STATIONS WILL BE THE FAST CHARGING OR LEVEL THREE BASED ON REGULAR USAGE AUDITS.

EVERY SIX MONTHS, NAH WILL INSTALL ADDITIONAL CHARGING STATIONS TO SERVE UP TO ANOTHER 20 VEHICLES.

ONCE 80% UTILIZATION OF THE EXISTING STATIONS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED.

ANY SHALL JOIN THE APS GREEN INC., LOCATED IN FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, TO PURCHASE AND INCORPORATE TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE BLOCKS PRODUCED UTILIZING CARBON CAPTURE TECHNOLOGIES FOR USE ON THE PROJECT WHEN AVAILABLE. IN LIEU OF TRANSIT, NAH IS PROVIDING PRIVATE SHUTTLE SERVICE.

NAH WILL CONTINUE THEIR CURRENT PROGRAM OF PROVIDING POINT TO POINT SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR LOW INCOME PERSONS AND OR PERSONS WITH MOBILITY NEEDS FROM THE REGIONAL HOSPITAL TO FLAGSTAFF SHELTER SERVICES AND OTHER LOCATIONS AT NO COST, NAH WILL ALSO CONTINUE THEIR CURRENT PROGRAM OF COORDINATING SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR LOW INCOME PERSONS AND OR PERSONS WITH MOBILITY NEEDS THROUGH PRIVATE PROVIDERS AT NO COST TO RIDERS.

AND ADDITIONALLY, NAH WILL PROVIDE NEW 30 MINUTE PEAK HOUR SHUTTLE SERVICE DURING OPERATION HOURS WHEN THE AMBULATORY CARE CENTER OPENS AND THEN UPON OPENING OF THE HOSPITAL, THEY WILL PROVIDE 20 MINUTE PEAK HOUR SERVICE.

SHUTTLE SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED DURING MOUNTAIN LINES HOURS OF OPERATION BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL AND ONE OR MORE CONNECTIONS TO MOUNTAIN LINE OPEN TO EVERYONE FREE OF CHARGE. IN REGARDS TO FIRE PROTECTION, THE CITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CAPITAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EXISTING CITY NEEDS FOR A NEW QUINT ENGINE AND BATTALION CHIEF SUV, AS WELL AS 50% OF THE CAPITAL COSTS, INCLUDING LAND ACQUISITION ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTING A NEW FIRE STATION TO HOUSE THE RESOURCES PREVIOUSLY LOCATED AT FIRE STATION NUMBER SIX, AS WELL AS THE NEW LADDER COMPANY, OR WHAT IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE QUINT, REQUIRED TO SERVE THE PROPERTY.

NAH SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMAINING 50% OF CAPITAL COSTS, INCLUDING LAND ACQUISITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTING THE NEW FIRE STATION.

IN REGARDS TO THE LEGACY CAMPUS, NAH AND THE CITY SHALL COORDINATE A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND PLANNING PROCESS IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FACILITATED BY A PRIVATE CONSULTANT TEAM TO DEVELOP A VISION PLAN FOR THE EXISTING MEDICAL CAMPUS.

THE VISION PLAN WILL INFORM THE REGIONAL PLAN AND THE EXISTING ACTIVITY CENTER THAT COVERS THAT MEDICAL CAMPUS.

THE STEERING COMMITTEE DEVELOPED TO WORK ON THIS VISION PLAN WILL BE CO-LED BY A COMMUNITY LEADER AND AN NAH REPRESENTATIVE AND WILL INCLUDE CITY AND COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES, INCLUDING CITY SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE, THE HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS.

ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING COMMITTEE WILL START THE COORDINATION OF A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS BEGINNING NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 31ST, 2023.

THE VISION PLAN WILL ALSO INFORM THE FLAGSTAFF REGIONAL PLAN 2045, AND IN THE EVENT THAT THE CITY AND NAH DO NOT MUTUALLY AGREE UPON REDEVELOPMENT OF THE EXISTING CAMPUS UNDER A VISION PLAN, NAH RETAINS THE RIGHT TO DEVELOP THE EXISTING CAMPUS AS OF RIGHT UNDER THE THEN APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE FLAGSTAFF ZONING CODE.

IN TERMS OF OUTDOOR LIGHTING.

THE PROJECT WILL COMPLY WITH THE CURRENT OUTDOOR LIGHTING STANDARDS, WHICH WERE RECENTLY UPDATED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.

IN ADDITION, NAH WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING GLASS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE PATIENT TOWERS WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM VISIBLE LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE OF 30% AND MAXIMUM EXTERIOR LIGHT REFLECTANCE OF 7%.

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THE WEST PATIENT TOWER STAIRWELL SHALL INCLUDE OCCUPANCY SENSORS THAT WILL ENABLE THE LIGHTING LEVEL TO BE REDUCED BY UP TO 50% WHEN NO OCCUPANTS ARE PRESENT IN THE STAIRWELL. THE EXTERIOR EMERGENCY ROOM ENTRY AREA.

IT'S ALSO A PORTE COCHERE SHALL INCLUDE MOTION ACTIVATED SENSORS THAT WILL ENABLE THE LIGHTING LEVEL TO BE REDUCED WHEN NOT IN USE, AND WILL PROVIDE THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY WITH RESEARCH TO DEFINE THE INFORMATION FOR APPROPRIATE INDEXES FOR IN HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENTS.

ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE LIGHT NEEDS ARE IN THESE PARTICULAR TYPES OF SITUATIONS AND WILL PROVIDE THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY WITH A LIGHT SPECTRUM BREAKDOWN OF THE VISIBLE LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GLAZING USED BY NAH IN THE PROJECT AND NAH WILL INCORPORATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL IN PATIENT ROOMS AND ALONG THE SPACES AND STAIRCASES ON THE WEST END OF THE TOWER.

WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS.

WE'VE GONE OVER THESE IN GREAT DETAIL.

BUT AND I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT BUT AND ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NAH, AND THEY INCLUDE THE EXTENSION OF A 16 INCH WATER MAIN THROUGH THE PROJECT SITE TO A TERMINATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF LITZLER AND UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS DRIVE SOUTH.

THE WATER LINES WITHIN THE SITE ARE AT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND WILL FEED OFF OF THAT NEW 16 INCH WATER MAIN.

THE APPLICANT MUST ALSO CONSTRUCT A WATER STORAGE TANK AND THE ASSOCIATED WATER LINES TO CONNECT IT TO THE ZONE B SYSTEM.

THE TANK SHALL STORE A MINIMUM NET VOLUME OF 685,000 GALLONS AND MUST BE PLACED AT AN ELEVATION THAT WILL PROVIDE ADEQUATE PRESSURE FOR THE ZONE B SYSTEM.

ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE PROVISIONS THAT ALLOW THE CITY TO PARTNER WITH NAH FOR ADDITIONAL STORAGE IF THE CITY DEEMS THAT IS NECESSARY.

IN TERMS OF WASTEWATER THE MAIN SEWER FOR THIS PROJECT IS BEEN COMPLETED WITH A 18 INCH SEWER EXTENSION FROM FORT TUTHILL TO UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS.

THE COUNTY PAID FOR THE COST TO COMPLETE THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT AND HAS ELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT.

THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO REIMBURSE THE COUNTY THE COST OF THEIR PROPORTIONATE SHARE AS DETERMINED IN THE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO BUILD THEIR ON SITE SEWER LINES WHICH CONNECT TO THAT MAIN.

IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS THEY'RE REALLY BROKEN DOWN INTO ON SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS.

NAH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE PROPERTY AS SET FORTH IN THE APPROVED TIA, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO CURB GUTTER SIDEWALKS, PEDESTRIAN WAYS, MULTIMODAL PATHS, FUTS TRAIL, BICYCLE WAYS, MEDIANS AND TURN LANES.

ON SITE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE ALL PROPERTY FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG BEULAH BOULEVARD, WOODY MOUNTAIN ROAD AND PURPLE SAGE TRAIL.

ON SITE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REALIGNED PURPLE SAGE TRAIL ON BEULAH BOULEVARD AT CORRECT GRADES FOR A FUTURE UNDERPASS AT I-17.

THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE FIRST CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

OFFSITE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALSO AT THE COST OF NAH AND MUST BE CONSTRUCTED AND DEDICATED TO THE CITY.

ALL OF THESE OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS ARE DESIGNATED AS WELL IN THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS IN THE APPROVED TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.

THESE IMPROVEMENTS FOCUS PRIMARILY ON THE WIDENING OF BEULAH BOULEVARD FROM LAKE MARY ROAD TO JOHN WESLEY POWELL BOULEVARD TO A FOUR LANE CROSS SECTION.

THIS CROSS SECTION INCLUDES A TEN FOOT FUTS TRAIL AND A FIVE FOOT PARKWAY ON THE WEST SIDE, BUFFERED BIKE LANES, A MEDIAN DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND CURB AND GUTTER ON THE EAST SIDE.

THE DA CALLS OUT SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED FOR EACH INTERSECTION ALONG BEULAH BOULEVARD, AND I WILL NOT BORE YOU BY READING OUT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, BUT I'M HAPPY TO COVER WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THOSE SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS.

THERE IS NOT AN INTERSECTION THAT ISN'T TOUCHED ALONG BEULAH BOULEVARD BETWEEN LAKE MARY AND JOHN WESLEY POWELL.

ALL OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS, ALL OF THESE OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE FIRST CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AS WELL.

SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE DRAFT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS SUBMITTED WITH ONE SMALL CHANGE, AND THAT IS UNDER THE LIGHTING STANDARDS.

I REFERENCED IT CORRECTLY ON MY SLIDE.

BUT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT CURRENTLY THERE'S A SMALL CHANGE RIGHT NOW THIS THE 4.12.2 REFERENCES THE

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AND UNTIL I WAS ACTUALLY TYPING THE PRESENTATION, DID I FINALLY MAKE THE CONNECTION? SO THERE YOU GO.

ONE SMALL RECOMMENDATION DO NEED TO HAVE THAT IN THE MOTION TONIGHT? AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS HERE TO TRY TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. AND CITY MANAGER.

DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW BEFORE COUNCIL ASKS ANY QUESTIONS? YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I THINK I'LL APPROACH THE PODIUM, IF THAT'S OKAY.

I THOUGHT IF I PLACED MY COMPUTER VERY STRATEGICALLY, I COULD BLOCK THE VIEW OF MY FACE.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WANT TO ADDRESS A MATTER THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ON TOPIC, BUT GOES TO SOME PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED PRIOR TO GOING TO THE APPLICANT AND TO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT.

AND I FEEL THE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER AT THIS TIME AS THE SUBJECT MATTER AT HAND HAS SOMEWHAT ESCALATED.

AND I THINK THERE'S A SENSITIVITY TO THIS THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE.

THE MATTER AT HAND STEMS FROM, I BELIEVE, AS I UNDERSTAND A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, PERHAPS SOURCES ELSEWHERE.

THE TOPIC IS THE RECENT TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C.

BY SOME OF YOU ON CITY COUNCIL AND SOME OF OUR STAFF.

THAT OCCURRED WEEKS AGO AND SPECIFICALLY THE ASSERTION OR ALLEGATION IS THAT THIS TRIP WAS CONDUCTED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVOCATING FOR THE NAH RELOCATION AND RELATED FUNDING THERETO.

I WOULD LIKE TO STATE ON THE RECORD WITH ABSOLUTELY NO UNCERTAINTY THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE.

AND I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY ON THE RECORD THE PURPOSE OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C.

TRIP, OF WHICH I WAS NOT A PARTICIPANT, BUT OF WHICH I AM ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE ORCHESTRATION AND PREPARATION OF THAT ANNUAL EVENT. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DC TRIPS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COVID OUTBREAK.

THESE TRIPS OCCUR ANNUALLY AND THEY HAVE BEEN OCCURRING ANNUALLY.

WE, OF COURSE, HAD TO TAKE SOME PAUSE IN RECENT TIMES BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT AND THEY PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A NUMBER OF THINGS.

THEY BRING OUR ELECTED BODY IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH OUR DELEGATES IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL.

SO THE IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED OR OVERSTATED.

PARDON ME? THEY ALSO ARE A MEANS FOR THE CITY TO PURSUE A NUMBER OF PRIORITIES PROGRAMMATIC FUNDING, WHAT HAVE YOU.

GRANT FUNDING AS WELL.

SOMETIMES DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS.

AND THE CITY HAS ENJOYED A RATHER STRONG TRACK RECORD OF SEEING THINGS.

FUNDING SUPPORT MATERIALIZE FROM THESE TRIPS.

WE CAN GO ON FOR A LONG TIME ABOUT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

MORE RECENTLY, OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES HAS PROVEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL IN MANY OF THE STORM FLOODING, STORMWATER FLOODING MITIGATION EFFORTS ON THE FOREST AND IN THE CORPORATE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY.

AND IT'S NOT ALL JUST FUNDING, IT'S SUPPORT, IT'S ALLOCATION OF LAND RESOURCES.

IT'S PARTNERSHIPS.

BEFORE COVID I DID HAVE THE HONOR OF ACCOMPANYING THE CITY COUNCIL AT THAT TIME AND MAYOR CORAL EVANS TO DC AND ALL THESE THINGS WERE CERTAINLY IN PLAY.

AND OUT OF THAT TRIP EMERGED A $56 MILLION DOLLAR APPROPRIATION FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TOWARD OUR RIO DE FLAG PROJECT.

THAT'S VERY SIGNIFICANT.

IT DID NOT CLOSE THE ENTIRE FUNDING GAP, BUT IT MADE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS TOWARD THAT.

SO THESE TRIPS ARE INVALUABLE.

STACEY. CAN I ASK YOU TO QUEUE UP WHAT WILL BE PRESENTED HERE, WHICH IS THE ITINERARY OF THE RECENT WASHINGTON,

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STACEY IF YOU CAN PLEASE JUST SCROLL DOWN TO THE TABLE OF CONTENTS.

RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU.

I KNOW IT MAY BE HARD TO READ.

BUT ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN AWAY.

HERE IS THE WIDE SPECTRUM OF TOPICS THAT ARE BROACHED, THAT WERE BROACHED WHEN THIS ENTOURAGE FROM THE CITY VISITED WASHINGTON, D.C., WEEKS AGO.

A VERY BUSY ITINERARY, I THINK, SPANNING ALL OF TWO DAYS.

A LOT OF LOT OF MEETINGS.

VERY BUSY.

YOU DO NOT SEE HERE A REFERENCE TO NAH RELOCATION ADVOCACY.

YOU DO SEE ON PAGE 13, WHICH IN A SECOND I'LL ASK YOU TO SCROLL TO STACEY REFERENCE TO DIRECT SPENDING REQUEST.

YOU ALSO SEE REFERENCE TO THE RAISE GRANT APPLICATION, OF COURSE, AS WE HEARD JUST RECENTLY FROM TIFFANY ANTOL.

THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A PARTNERED GRANT OR CO APPLICANT GRANT INVOLVING BOTH THE CITY AND NAH TO PURSUE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED FUNDING FOR THE BEULAH CORRIDOR.

NO FUNDING FOR THAT.

NOT EVEN REFERENCED AS A CASH MATCH IN THAT GRANT IS FROM THE CITY, BUT THE CITY IS A CO-APPLICANT ON THE GRANT.

I'D LIKE TO MENTION SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

THAT IS NOT THE LEAST BIT UNUSUAL.

WE PARTNER WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES, DEVELOPERS, NONPROFITS, SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER GOVERNMENTS ROUTINELY ON OUR GRANT PURSUITS. IN FACT, BACK TO THE RIO DE FLAG PROJECT.

THE GAP, THE FUNDING GAP WAS IN FACT CLOSED LAST SEPTEMBER WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF AN INFRA GRANT SUCCESSFULLY BY THE CITY AND BY BNSF RAILROAD TO THE TUNE OF $32 MILLION DOLLARS.

ONCE AGAIN, A VALUABLE PARTNERSHIP.

THE CITY RELIES HEAVILY ON GRANT FUNDING AND DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS.

EARLIER IN THIS MEETING, WE HAD A VERY NICE PRESENTATION FROM BRANDI SUDA GOING THROUGH THE FIRST STEPS OF OUR BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS.

AND I'M GOING TO SCROLL BACK THROUGH MY NOTES REAL FAST BECAUSE I HIGHLIGHTED SOME IMPORTANT TIDBITS HERE THAT SPEAK TO THE IMPORTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING.

$12 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FUNDING AND ADDITIONAL COUNCIL ADD ONS OF AN ADDITIONAL $2.2 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE JOHN WESLEY POWELL AND I-17 BRIDGE. GRANT CARRYOVERS OF $8.3 MILLION.

ALL OF THESE THINGS WERE JUST MENTIONED MOMENTS AGO.

AGAIN, ILLUSTRATING THE CITY'S CONTINUED RELIANCE UPON GRANT DOLLARS.

THE MANY, MANY CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WERE REFERENCED ARE ALL FIRMLY FOUNDED UPON CAPITAL INVESTMENT BY THE CITY THROUGH GENERAL FUND AND OTHER SOURCES.

CAPITAL FUND, RATHER, EXCUSE ME, AS WELL AS GRANT FUNDING.

ENOUGH ON GRANTS.

OBVIOUSLY, THE POINT IS WE PURSUE THESE WHENEVER WE CAN AND OPPORTUNITIES ARISE AND WE PURSUE THEM AS WE SHOULD, BECAUSE THIS IS AN ABILITY FOR US AS A MUNICIPALITY, AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, TO SEE TAX DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE ALL INVESTED IN BE RETURNED TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR THESE IMPORTANT LOCAL PROJECTS.

NOW IF WE TALK ABOUT DIRECT SPENDING, I HAVE A RECENT EXAMPLE I CAN SHARE WITH YOU.

WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO SEE OUR STATE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR AWARD A DIRECT SPEND OF $8.9 MILLION FOR MUCH NEEDED PROJECT.

SOME OF YOU, INCLUDING YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET, WENT DOWN NOT ONCE BUT TWICE TO PHOENIX TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THAT DIRECT SPEND.

THOSE MONIES WHICH ARE NOW SECURE OR AT LEAST OBLIGATED TO THE CITY, WILL ENABLE US TO PERFORM BOTH SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HIGHWAY CULVERT ON 180, HIGHWAY 180, THEREBY HELPING TO SIGNIFICANTLY MITIGATE FLOOD IMPACT RESULTING FROM INCREASED STORMWATER RESULTING FROM SCHULTZ CREEK AND THE RECENT BURN SCAR.

I THINK I WILL ASK YOU, STACEY NOW TO GO TO PAGE 13 AND I WILL FINISH UP HERE QUICKLY.

I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF HIGHLIGHTING THE DIRECT SPEND REFERENCE HERE FOR THE FIRE STATION AN TIFFANY ANTOL TALKED ABOUT THAT.

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THE AREA OF THE NEW PROPOSED NAH HOSPITAL FACILITY IS REFERENCED.

IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT THIS PROPOSED NEW FIRE STATION WILL ALLOW THE MOST EFFICIENT JOINING OF THE CURRENT FIRE STATION THAT IS UNDERSIZED AND NOT ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE OUR NEW LADDER TRUCK AND ALSO NOT ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NECESSARY STAFF.

THAT IS NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES TO THIS AREA.

ALSO REFERENCED TO NEEDED PERSONNEL, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, WILDFIRE AND SO FORTH.

IS NAH PART OF THE DISCUSSION? ABSOLUTELY. IS IT THE ENTIRETY OF THE DISCUSSION? NO, NO.

THIS IS A NEEDED IMPROVEMENT TO OUR FIRE FACILITY INVENTORY AS WELL AS STAFFING. AND THOSE NEEDS WOULD BE PRESENT WITH OR WITHOUT THE NAH DISCUSSION.

OBVIOUSLY, THE NAH RELOCATION IS BRINGING THESE TO THE FOREFRONT.

BUT I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THESE NEEDS ARE PRESENT IN PART NOW AND WILL BE SO IN AN INCREASING BASIS IN THE FUTURE.

AND I HAVE OUR FIRE CHIEF WITH US AND HE CAN CORRECT ME ON ANYTHING I'M SAYING HERE.

BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT MANY NEEDS WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY UTILITY, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IN MANY PARTS OF THE CITY.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

IRONICALLY OR INCIDENTALLY, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT AN ADDITIONAL FIRE STATION SEVEN AT SOME POINT, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED SOMEWHERE ALONG THE JOHN WESLEY POWELL CORRIDOR WHEN THAT BECOMES A REALITY.

ALSO REFERENCED IN THIS IS TWO OTHER ITEMS WHICH WERE THE SUBJECT OF DIRECT SPEND REQUESTS.

THE SHADOW MOUNTAIN REGIONAL FLOOD DETENTION STRUCTURE AT $3.3 MILLION AND THE FLAGSTAFF PRESCRIBED FIRE TRAINING EXCHANGE KNOWN AS TREX FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

SO THESE THINGS WERE COMBINED.

THEY WERE REQUESTED OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES AS DIRECT SPEND THIS YEAR.

AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY WE HAVE SEEN SOME SUCCESS IN THESE REQUESTS AS WE HAVE IN YEARS PAST.

I WILL CLOSE BY NOTING THAT THESE REQUESTS FOR DIRECT SPENDS DID NOT DERIVE FROM THE COUNCIL DAIS, THEY DERIVED FROM MY OFFICE.

SIMPLY BECAUSE WHEN THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY OPENS FOR THESE REQUESTS TO COME THROUGH, THEY TYPICALLY COME WITH A VERY SHORT TURNAROUND TIME.

THAT WAS THE CASE THIS YEAR AS IT WAS THE CASE LAST YEAR, 4 OR 5 DAYS, WHICH DOES NOT ENABLE US TO VET THESE THINGS PUBLICLY OR COME TO THE COUNCIL AND ASK FOR CONSIDERATION. SO I DO MY BEST.

WE DO OUR BEST INTERNALLY TO IDENTIFY NEEDED FUNDING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT IS WHAT'S REPRESENTED ON PAGE 13 OF THE ITINERARY, ALONG WITH A MYRIAD OF OTHER TOPICS THAT WERE THE SUBJECT OF THE WASHINGTON, DC TRIP.

AT NO POINT HAS THE CITY SEEN FUNDING DIRECTED TO THE NAH RELOCATION, OTHER THAN THE OBVIOUS TIME INVOLVED WITH ALL OF THE STAFF LEGAL PLANNING, OUR OFFICE WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT APPLICATION FUNDING HAS NOT BEEN DIVERTED FROM OTHER SOURCES AND ANY REFERENCE TO THAT IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND REFERENCE TO LOBBYING IN DC FOR THIS HOSPITAL RELOCATION IS MISINFORMATION.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.

AND BEFORE I RESUME MY SEAT AWAY FROM THE CAMERA, I WOULD ASK YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME.

I APPRECIATE THE AUDIENCE.

THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS? COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. CITY MANAGER I JUST WANTED EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION.

THERE HAS BEEN JUST A WHIRLWIND OF MISINFORMATION AND FALSE INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH UNDERSTANDABLY SO. PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TRUTH IS AND STUFF CAN GET PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT, IF YOU WILL, AND CLARIFY THESE THINGS.

IT REALLY BLOWS MY MIND HOW MUCH OFF THE TRUTH LINE SOME OF THE COMMENTS WERE.

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SO I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YES. QUESTIONS FOR TIFFANY, COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'M JUST GOING TO REPEAT THIS AGAIN BECAUSE.

WOW, EVEN EVEN IN MEXICO, MY EYES WERE BULGING OUT OF MY HEAD READING SOME OF THE COMMENTS.

I WAS LIKE, WOW.

AND IT'S REALLY UNFORTUNATE THAT PEOPLE THAT HAVE AN ASSUMED KNOWLEDGE MADE COMMENTS THAT WERE REALLY OFF THE MARK.

CITY MANAGER MENTIONED IT ALREADY, THIS FIRST QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANT TO RESTATE IT VERY CLEARLY ON THE RAISE GRANT IF IT IS APPROVED, WHAT IS THE MATCH PORTION THAT THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR? THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.

THERE'S NO MATCH PROPOSED AS PART OF THIS GRANT APPLICATION.

AND SO ANY OVERRUNS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE CALLED OR ANY OTHER OUTSIDE REQUIREMENTS WHERE DOES THAT COME FROM? MY ASSUMPTION IS ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF WHAT THE GRANT WOULD PROVIDE WOULD BE PROVIDED BY NAH.

ALSO THERE WAS ONE STATEMENT, ONE OF PROBABLY 30, BUT ONE THAT REALLY STUCK OUT THAT I THINK GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION WAS THAT THIS MOVE WAS GOING TO COST THE TAXPAYERS $100 MILLION THE FIRST YEAR.

CAN YOU SPEAK ON ANY OF THAT IS WHERE THAT COMES FROM? I WOULD NOT KNOW WHERE THAT COMES FROM.

AND STACEY DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THE GRANT? YEAH, I JUST.

HI. STACEY BRECHLER-KNAGGS I'M THE GRANTS CONTRACTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR AND I WORKED HEAVILY WITH NAH AND OUR CITY STAFF TO SUBMIT THE GRANT APPLICATION AND IT WAS A VERY WELL WRITTEN GRANT APPLICATION.

I HOPE THAT WE SUCCEED IN IT.

IT IS A 92% FEDERAL FUNDS AND AN 8% MATCH, WHICH IS ABOUT 3.9 MILLION.

NAH IS PICKING UP THE MATCH.

THEY WILL PICK UP ANY COST OVERRUNS.

WE HAVE A FINANCIAL COMMITMENT LETTER FROM THEM.

AND SO WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

WE JUST HOPE WE HEAR THE END OF JUNE ON THE GRANT APPLICATION.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M HERE. AND TIFFANY, ONE LAST QUESTION.

IF THE GRANT DOESN'T GET AWARDED AND I KNOW THERE'S A FEW OTHER GRANTS OUT THERE THAT ARE POTENTIAL, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHERE DOES THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LIE IN WIDENING THE BEULAH BOULEVARD? SO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT I PRESENTED TONIGHT DOES NOT MENTION THE RAISE GRANT BECAUSE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ON AND OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS FALLS ON NAH REGARDLESS OF ANY GRANT FUNDING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR NOW.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT, I'LL INVITE.

THANK YOU, TIFFANY.

I'LL INVITE OUR APPLICANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO US.

AND I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE STAFF PRESENTATION WAS JUST SHY OF 30 MINUTES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR HAVING US AGAIN.

JUST AS A REMINDER, STEVE ICE, NAH'S VICE PRESIDENT OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION.

I AM GOING TO KICK US OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND CLOSE THIS AFTERNOON, BUT HAVE BROUGHT SOME OF MY TEAM TO FILL IN THE MIDDLE.

SO YOU GET TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE OTHER THAN ME FOR A LITTLE BIT THIS AFTERNOON.

WE HAVE VERY FEW TOPICS THAT WE'D LIKE TO COVER WITH MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND MAKE CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC, SO WE'LL TRY AND BE EXPEDIENT IN OUR PRESENTATION. THE FIRST THING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS, THERE IS STILL ONE ITEM IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON, AND THAT IS THE FUTURE POTENTIAL I-17 UNDERPASS.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY BECAUSE I KNOW THERE IS SOME SOME DISCUSSION FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE THAT IT IS ACTUALLY OUR PROJECT THAT IS CREATING THE NEED FOR THE UNDERPASS AND THE I-17.

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IT IS PART OF THE REGIONAL PLAN AND HAS BEEN PART OF THE REGIONAL PLAN SINCE LONG BEFORE NAH STARTED THIS DEVELOPMENT EFFORT.

WITH THAT SAID, RIGHT NOW, THE CITY'S REQUEST OF NAH IS TO GRADE BEULAH BOULEVARD AND PURPLE SAGE ROAD DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE THAT FUTURE UNDERPASS AT I-17.

AND THEY'D LIKE US TO DO THAT NOW AS PART OF THE PROJECT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO ARTICULATE TONIGHT A LITTLE BIT OF THE HISTORY OF THAT INTERSECTION, SOME OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HOW WE FEEL IT COULD BE DONE LATER AT A MORE APPROPRIATE TIME IN OUR OPINION, AND THEN SOME OF THE OVERALL FUTURE CONCERNS THAT WE SEE WITH THE INTERSECTION IN A NUTSHELL. SO I'M GOING TO HAVE [INAUDIBLE] COME UP AND TALK IN A SECOND.

BUT WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING THIS EVENING IS AS MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO MAKE EDITS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, NOT TO REMOVE THE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN IN THE FUTURE OF NAH DOING THEIR PART OF THE WORK.

BUT WHAT WE ARE ASKING IS THAT IT BE DONE AT A LATER DATE WHEN WE ACTUALLY KNOW THE UNDERPASS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

AND IT'S COORDINATED WITH FUTURE REGIONAL PLAN AMENDMENTS.

THANKS, STEVE.

GOOD EVENING OR GOOD AFTERNOON.

I FIGURED WE WERE GOING TO HIT EVENING HERE, BUT THANK GOODNESS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS GUILLERMO CORTEZ SWI ARDURA 110 WEST DALE.

WE ARE THE CIVIL ENGINEERS ON THE PROJECT.

SO AS STEVE MENTIONED, I'M GOING TO HIT THREE THINGS, A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY OF THE GENERAL PLAN, PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCING IN CASE LOWERING THE INTERSECTION CAN BE POSTPONED WHEN THE UNDER I-17 PROJECT IS FUNDED AND BEGINS CONSTRUCTION.

AND THEN ALSO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DISCOVERED DURING KIND OF OUR LAST YEAR OF DOING SOME OF THIS DESIGN OF BEULAH, PURPLE SAGE, WOODY MOUNTAIN AND ALL THIS I-17 ANALYSIS, UNDERPASS ANALYSIS.

SO A LITTLE BIT ON THE HISTORY OF THE REGIONAL PLAN.

GOOD TO. SO WHAT WE SEE HERE IS 2003 MAP.

BUT OVERALL, WHAT I WANT TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT IS CURRENTLY WE'RE WORKING ON THE 2014 GENERAL PLAN AND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

NOW, THE PREVIOUS PLAN WAS 2001 AND HERE IT INCLUDES SOME 2003 MAPS.

NOW, THE REASON I WANT TO BRING THIS UP IS BECAUSE PRIOR TO 2003, WE WEREN'T SHOWING THIS UNDERPASS CROSSING.

NOW, WE WERE SHOWING SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH, INCLUDING J.W.

POWELL BOULEVARD.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON HERE.

TRY TO POINT OUT J.W.

POWELL BOULEVARD, LONE TREE OVERPASS OF THE RAILROAD.

LONE TREE REALIGNMENT TO J.W.

POWELL, FOURTH STREET OVERPASS.

BUT HERE IN THIS AREA THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, ALL WE SEE IS A WOODY MOUNTAIN EXTENSION EXTENDING DOWN TO BEULAH BOULEVARD.

WE ALSO SEE SOME J.W.

POWELL CONNECTORS, YOU KNOW, DOWN TO A FUTURE J.W.

POWELL EXTENSION.

BUT WHAT WE DON'T SEE IS AN ACTUAL CROSSING.

SO PRIOR TO 2003 OR ACTUALLY 2005, WE WEREN'T SEEING ANY OF OR THIS CONNECTION WASN'T PART OF THE GENERAL PLAN OR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

SO FAST FORWARD AT THAT TIME TO 2005, THE VILLAGIO MONTANA PROJECT CAME BEFORE COUNCIL.

THEY MODIFIED THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

THAT WAS 2005.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THOSE SOME OF THOSE MODIFIED PLANS IN THE 2000.

LET ME SEE HERE.

SO HERE WAS KIND OF THAT ZOOMED IN VERSION OF WOODY MOUNTAIN, KIND OF THOSE AREAS NOT SHOWING THAT CROSSING BACK IN 2003.

SO FAST FORWARD TO 2005 AND 2003 TO THE VILLAGIO MONTANA THAT SOME OF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF.

THIS WAS GOING TO TAKE UP ABOUT 900 ACRES OF MASTER PLAN.

IT INCLUDED THIS PROPERTY.

IT INCLUDED THE STATE LAND PIECE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN ABOUT 6000 UNITS, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

SO THEY MODIFIED THAT GENERAL PLAN IN 2003 OR IN 2005.

AND THAT'S WHEN WE FIRST STARTED SEEING THIS CROSSING OF I-17.

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IT'S NOT IN THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

BUT MOSTLY THAT IT WAS A DEVELOPER DRIVEN REQUEST.

THAT'S WHAT STARTED KIND OF SHOWING IT.

AND I KNOW THAT ONCE SOMETHING SHOWS UP, IT'S DIFFICULT TO REMOVE.

BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE WANTED TO POINT OUT IS IT WAS REALLY A DEVELOPER.

NOW, OVERALL REGIONAL PLANS CHANGE.

WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE PROJECTS, ONE THAT PROBABLY I SEE EVERY DAY ON MY DRIVE HOME IS IN CHESHIRE FREMONT BOULEVARD. WE HAVE A FIVE LANE SECTION THAT AT ONE POINT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO UP AND OVER TO A ONE MOUNTAIN AND BE A BYPASS TO DOWNTOWN.

WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE'VE SEEN THAT WERE OF THAT NATURE UP AND OVER SAINT MARY'S, THE SCHOOL THAT WENT AWAY.

SO WE'RE NOT HERE TO ARGUE THAT THE PROJECT SHOULD BE REMOVED OR ANYTHING.

IT IS IN THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

BUT WE'D LIKE TO SEE, THOUGH, IS THAT IT IS POSTPONED.

AS YOU SAW, STEVE SHOWED THE SLIDE OF THE INCREASING.

WE LOOKED AT WHAT IT COULD DO TO BE ABLE TO DRAIN THIS THING FROM A GRAVITY PERSPECTIVE OR VERSUS A PUMP STATION.

OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE PUMP STATIONS BECAUSE THE MAINTENANCE OF THOSE PUMP STATIONS.

BUT ULTIMATELY TO GO AHEAD AND BORE UNDER I-17 WAS QUITE A BIT MORE COSTLY.

AND THAT'S THE REASON WE WERE HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE, IS TO GO AHEAD AND LOWER THIS PROJECT, THIS INTERSECTION.

IT'S EXTREMELY COSTLY.

SO WHY NOT WAIT, POSTPONE UNTIL THAT UNDERCROSSING IS ACTUALLY FUNDED.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE DID LOOK INTO THE SEQUENCING.

WE KNOW THAT THAT WAS A CONCERN FROM STAFF OVERALL, IS HOW DO WE GO AHEAD AND KEEP EMERGENCY VEHICLES MOVING, SOME OF THE TRAFFIC MOVING. SO I WANT TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AS AN OVERALL BASIS.

A BIT OF A JOKE FOR MAYBE FOR JOHN.

FOR ANY YOGIS OUT THERE WHO SEES A WARRIOR TWO POSE RIGHT HERE.

SO IT'S PRETTY GOOD.

SO ANYWAY, LIGHTEN THE MOOD A LITTLE BIT.

[LAUGHTER] SO OVERALL, WE HAVE THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UP ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROJECT.

AND I THINK WHAT THIS ALLOWS IS ACTUALLY FOR TRAFFIC TO BE DETOURED, RIGHT? SO KNOWING THAT THE PROJECT WOULD COME AND WE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE BOX HERE THE PURPLE SAGE INTERSECTION THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO BE POSTPONED LOWERING LATER ON.

BUT WE HAVE THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ON THE NORTH WE CAN ACCESS OFF OF WOODY MOUNTAIN, OBVIOUSLY WITH DETOURS OR ASK FOLKS TO GO AHEAD AND UTILIZE ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL OR THE SURGICAL CENTER OR PEOPLE VISITING THEIR LOVED ONES THAT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VIA WOODY MOUNTAIN ROAD.

SAME THING WITH THE HOSPITAL.

WE HAVE THE INTERSECTION FOR THE MAIN ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL HERE IN THE MIDDLE.

FOLKS CAN UTILIZE THAT STILL FROM THE NORTH.

AND WE'RE NOT PROPOSING TO CLOSE DOWN THE INTERSECTION.

YOU'LL SEE HERE HOW WE'RE PROPOSING TO SEQUENCE THAT CONSTRUCTION.

SO WITH PHASE ONE.

WELL, ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT BEULAH BOULEVARD BEING WIDENED.

NOT ONLY ARE WE WIDENING IT TO FIVE LANES, WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING IN A 26 FOOT WIDE BOULEVARD IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS.

NOT ONLY TO ACCOMMODATE A FUTURE LEFT TURN LANE OR ANY FUTURE OR ANY LEFT TURN LANES THAT WILL BE INCORPORATING INTO ANY OF THE INTERSECTIONS, BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A SECONDARY LEFT TURN LANE IF NEEDED, IN THE FUTURE.

WE PROVIDED THIS ACROSS THE WHOLE FRONTAGE OF THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING AT THIS INTERSECTION.

SO WHAT THAT ALLOWS IS JUST AN ADDITIONAL 26FT TO LOWER THIS INTERSECTION.

WHAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT IS WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO LOWER THIS BY ABOUT NINE FEET AT ITS WORST CASE SCENARIOS.

THOSE THAT'S THE WORST CASE IS WE'LL BE LOWERING THE INTERSECTION ABOUT NINE FEET.

WITH THAT 26FT IT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO GO AHEAD AND SEQUENCE AND LOWER ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

FINISH THAT.

SWITCH TRAFFIC OVER LOWER THE OTHER SIDE.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SHOWING HERE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT IN THREE PHASES.

PHASE ONE AND THE GREEN LINES SHOW BASICALLY HOW WE'RE GOING TO DETOUR TRAFFIC TO STILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE.

NOW IT'LL BE ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION, SO CAPACITY WILL OBVIOUSLY BE REDUCED.

BUT WE FEEL BY LETTING EMPLOYEES KNOW THAT THEY CAN ACCESS THE HOSPITAL FROM THE NORTH OR OTHER EMPLOYEES, OTHER USERS OF THE HOSPITAL, OK AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, WE THINK WE CAN SAVE THE CAPACITY FOR THAT PURPLE SAGE AND BEULAH INTERSECTION

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SO PHASE ONE HERE WE'RE SHOWING IN GRAY IS WHAT WE WOULD LOWER FIRST.

THOSE WOULD BE THE DISRUPTED LANES AND THAT INCLUDES BEULAH.

SO NORTH SOUTH WE'RE LOOKING AT BEULAH.

SO SOUTHBOUND BEULAH LANES AND THE NORTH SIDE OF PURPLE SAGE WOULD BE LOWERED FIRST WHILE WE WOULD MAINTAIN ACCESS FULL ACCESS TO THIS JUST ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION.

PHASE TWO, WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND LOWER THE SOUTH SIDE OF PURPLE SAGE, ALONG WITH BEULAH, THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF BEULAH, SOUTH OF PURPLE SAGE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE CAN STILL UTILIZE TWO WAY TRAFFIC TO ACCESS THIS INTERSECTION.

AND THEN PHASE THREE, WE FINALLY MOVE ALL THE TRAFFIC OVER TO THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF BEULAH.

WE WOULD HAVE PURPLE SAGE FULLY OPEN, AND NOW WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND LOWER THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF BEULAH.

SO. OVERALL LOGISTICS THAT WE IDENTIFIED FOR CHALLENGES CONSTRUCTING THE ACTUAL UNDERPASS.

WHILE WE WERE LOOKING AT THIS, OBVIOUSLY MADE US LOOK AT I-17.

ULTIMATELY WITH THE AMOUNT OF ROOM THAT WE HAVE AND THE ABILITY TO DETOUR SOME OF THE TRAFFIC WORK WITH THE EMPLOYEES OF NAH AND ALL THE USERS TO TO ACCESS FROM THE NORTH.

I THINK WE HAVE THE EASY PART ON I-17 WE BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO UTILIZE PROBABLY THE SAME STYLE OF SEQUENCING THAT WE ARE PROPOSING.

NOW, THE ONLY DOWNSIDE AND WE DO SEE OR THE ONLY DOWNSIDE THAT WE SEE IS DETOURING TRAFFIC WHILE THEY'RE WORKING ON I-17. SO WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THEY WOULD GO AHEAD AND SHUT DOWN THE TWO SOUTHBOUND LANES, GO AHEAD AND CONSTRUCT THAT BRIDGE.

ONCE THEY'RE FINISHED WITH THAT BRIDGE, GO AHEAD AND MOVE OVER TO THE NORTHBOUND LANES, CONSTRUCT THAT BRIDGE WHILE THEY MOVE TRAFFIC OVER TO THE SOUTHBOUND LANES, ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT AN EASY DETOUR.

NOW, WE DID IDENTIFY, YOU KNOW, WOULD BE WILLING TO USE BEULAH.

THEY MIGHT. BUT I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT PUSH.

SO WHAT WE ANTICIPATE IS THAT ULTIMATELY THEY'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND JUST DO ONE LANE EACH DIRECTION ON BOTH THE NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND LANES AS THEY FINISH ONE AND THE OTHER AND THEN DIG OUT THE MIDDLE AS THE THIRD PHASE.

WE ANTICIPATE THAT CONSTRUCTION ACTUALLY BECAUSE ADOT LIKES TO KEEP LANES OPEN DURING WINTER, WOULD TAKE AT LEAST TWO SEASONS TO CONSTRUCT.

WE DON'T THINK THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO UTILIZE ANY KIND OF BORING UNDERNEATH I-17 TO CONSTRUCT THESE.

SO WE DO ANTICIPATE IT'S GOING TO BE AN OPEN CONSTRUCTION, OPEN PIT CONSTRUCTION BASICALLY TO CONSTRUCT THESE BRIDGES.

OBVIOUSLY FOREST SERVICE AS AN OVERALL LOOKING AT THE IMPACTS OF THE FOREST SERVICE PROPERTY ON THE EAST SIDE OF 17, GETTING THAT AUTHORIZATION TO BE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT THROUGH THE NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE AND THEN, OF COURSE, KIND OF BUY IN FROM ADOT TO GO AHEAD AND DO THIS CONSTRUCTION AND INTERRUPT I-17 IN THIS FASHION.

SO HOPEFULLY WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD HERE IN MY PRESENTATION ISN'T THAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT WE DON'T BELIEVE IN THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THIS, BUT WE'RE JUST ASKING TO BE POSTPONED FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION.

WE THINK WE'VE SHOWN HOW WE CAN EASILY DO THAT WHILE MAINTAINING TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY EMERGENCY TRAFFIC.

AND THEN ALSO WE'VE IDENTIFIED ALL RIGHT OF WAY, YOU KNOW, FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE SO THAT WE DON'T GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE FINALLY SAY, OH, YEAH, WE DO WANT TO DO THIS, BUT NOW WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AND MAINTAIN THE RIGHT OF WAY.

I THINK WE'VE SHOWN HOW IT CAN BE DONE IN THE FUTURE, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN LOOK AT POSTPONING THIS CONSTRUCTION FOR WHEN THE I-17 UNDERPASS IS FUNDED.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. GUILLERMO, I DRIVE DOWN THERE OFTEN SINCE WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION, JUST TRYING TO VISUALIZE HOW IT CAME ABOUT.

AND THE AREA IS PRETTY ELEVATED.

DO YOU HAVE ANY HISTORY I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE ON WHY THE PROPOSAL WAS TO GO UNDERGROUND AS OPPOSED TO AN OVERPASS.

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[LAUGHTER]. IT IS I THINK INITIALLY WHEN VILLAGIO MONTANA WAS LOOKING AT THIS WHOLE PROJECT, THERE WAS OTHER OPTIONS.

I THINK THE TRAFFIC INTERCHANGE THEY WERE HOPING TO DO NORTH OF THIS LOCATION THAT WE HAVE IT NOW, IT WAS GOING TO BE EASIER CONSTRUCTION TO GO UP AND OVER. NOW, IN THIS AREA, YEAH, WE'RE 16FT UNDER I-17.

SO WITH SOME OF THAT, WE WERE KIND OF EXCITED INITIALLY.

YEAH, MAYBE WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET UNDER THERE, DO A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF CLEARANCE.

WE WERE LOOKING AT KIND OF THE STANDARDS, THE NATIONAL STANDARDS OF 14.5, 13.5 OR 14.5.

ADOT DID LET US KNOW AND KNOW THEY'D LIKE TO SEE 16.5.

SO. I THINK FILLING OR GOING UP AND OVER THIS AREA, NOT ONLY WOULD WE HAVE TO MAKE UP THAT INITIAL 16FT THAT WERE ALREADY UNDERGROUND, WE WOULD HAVE TO PROBABLY GO 20FT HIGHER.

SO WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT FILLS OF PROBABLY 40FT OR 40FT TALL AS WE KIND OF GO TO BEING ABLE TO GO UP AND OVER. SO THAT'S WHY KIND OF THE UNDERPASS ENDED UP BEING THE OBVIOUS WAY TO POSSIBLY GO UNDER OR ACROSS I-17. OKAY.

THANK YOU. I WAS JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE LIKE EVEN WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED, IT DOESN'T DIDN'T SEEM LOGICAL TO ME BECAUSE IT WAS SO CLOSE TO J.W. POWELL OVERPASS, I-17 AND LAKE MARY.

BUT THANK YOU.

THAT'S CORRECT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD THAT ACTUALLY IN THE 2005 MAP, ONCE VILLAGIO MONTANA CHANGED THE GENERAL PLAN WAS THAT THAT OVERPASS OR TRAFFIC INTERCHANGE NEEDED TO BE APPROVED BY THE FEDS, THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.

AND WE DO KNOW THAT TODAY THOSE LIMITS HAVE BEEN INCREASED.

SO ANY POSSIBLE TRAFFIC INTERCHANGE WOULD NOT HAVE COME TO FRUITION IN THAT AREA.

THANK YOU.

OH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS TIM KINNEY AND I RESIDE IN FLAGSTAFF HERE ON MADEIRA RANCH ROAD, AND I'M PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM.

AND TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY BECAUSE ALTHOUGH WE HAVE THE TEAM HERE, THE DESIGN TEAM, THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT TEAM HAS CONSIDERED SUSTAINABILITY EXTENSIVELY FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.

SUSTAINABILITY HAS REALLY RISEN IN THE CONCERN OF IT FROM THE COMMUNITY IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

SO WE JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THINGS, IF THAT'S OKAY.

THE REASON WELL, IT'S REALLY GREAT THAT IT HAS RISEN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THERE'S A LOT OF SUSTAINABILITY GROUPS IN TOWN HERE, OF WHICH I'VE BEEN PART OF MY WHOLE CAREER.

AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR BRINGING SOME OF THESE THINGS UP.

AND PARTICULARLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE NORTHERN ARIZONA CLIMATE CHANGE ALLIANCE FOR MEETING WITH US FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND GIVING US THEIR CONCERNS AND ALLOWING US TO EXPRESS OUR CONCERNS AND ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS.

THAT'S THE KIND OF COLLABORATION WE NEED.

WE REALLY DO.

WE HAVE THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF HAS COMMITTED TO SOME PRETTY HIGH STANDARDS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND CARBON NEUTRALITY REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE, AND IN ORDER FOR US TO GET THERE, WE HAVE TO WORK AS A COLLABORATIVE TEAM.

THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF SUSTAINABILITY, THE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS NORTHERN ARIZONA CLIMATE CHANGE ALLIANCE AND AND FUTURE DEVELOPERS.

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, THIS PROJECT, ALTHOUGH IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT OPPORTUNITY BASED ON THE SIZE AND BASED ON THE USE.

YOU KNOW, GOING GREEN IN A HOSPITAL IS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT AND GOING GREEN FROM MY PAST EXPERIENCE ON BUILDINGS IN A GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION LIKE FLAGSTAFF WITH THE ELEVATION AND THE CLIMATE IS DIFFICULT.

SO WE HAVE MADE A TREMENDOUS EFFORT TO DO THAT WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE CITY OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

THIS BUILDING AND THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AT A LEVEL AT A LEED LEVEL OF SILVER WITHOUT ANY PRODDING TO GO GREEN.

TODAY WITH OUR MEETING WITH GROUPS, WE HAVE COMMITTED TO EVEN MORE AND THEY MAKE SENSE AND

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FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT LEVEL UP TO GOLD, WHICH REALLY IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE FOR A HOSPITAL HERE IN FLAGSTAFF.

SO THE COLLABORATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND I HOPE WE CAN SET A STANDARD FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FUTURE AND WORK AS A TEAM SO WE CAN MEET THESE GOALS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN FLAGSTAFF.

I'M JUST GOING TO RECAP ON A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT CAME TO THE SURFACE.

TIFFANY TOUCHED ON A BUNCH OF THEM.

SO SOME OF THEM MIGHT BE REDUNDANT.

I'LL SEE IF I CAN SKIP OVER SOME FROM OUT OF TIME.

LET'S SEE. SO HEAT RECOVERY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT.

A HOSPITAL REQUIRES A LOT OF AIR EXCHANGES.

YOU KNOW, COMMERCIAL BUILDING HAS X AMOUNT OF AIR EXCHANGES TO KEEP THE AIR HEALTHY.

A HOSPITAL HAS MUCH MORE, MUCH MORE, SUCH AS A LABORATORY DOES.

SO YOU LOSE A LOT OF HEATED AIR OUT THE EXHAUST AND YOU SUCK IN COLD AIR IN THE WINTER TIME.

SO WHAT THIS DOES IS IT RECAPTURES THE HEAT ON THAT EXHAUSTED, BRINGS IT OVER AND TEMPERS THE AIR COMING IN.

SO THAT'S JUST ONE THING.

IT'S A TREMENDOUS SAVINGS IN ENERGY.

THEY HAVE A TREMENDOUS SOPHISTICATED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS THAT, YOU KNOW, A HOSPITAL HAS A LOT OF OPERATIONS GOING ON, DIFFERENT TYPES OF OPERATIONS.

SO SOME ARE 24/7, SOME AREN'T.

SO IT MODERATES SIMILAR TO ZONING IN YOUR HOUSE, BUT VERY MUCH SOPHISTICATED AND EFFECTIVE.

SOLAR, THE PROPERTY AND THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED ORIGINALLY FOR SOLAR FOR THE FUTURE.

WE'VE AGREED TO PUT THE SOLAR IN NOW.

THE PASSIVE SOLAR LAYOUT.

THE BUILDING HAS BEEN ORIENTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH, THE SUN AND THE SHADE, AS WELL AS A VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR BRINGING IN NATURAL LIGHT.

THAT'S AN ENVIRONMENT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, REQUIRED AND GREAT FOR ANY KIND OF USE.

BUT FOR HOSPITAL USE, IT'S REALLY PART OF HEALING.

WE HAVE HEAT PUMPS, ELECTRIC HEAT PUMPS.

THAT'S THE MAJOR, MAIN BASE MACHINES FOR OUR HVAC . LED LIGHTING THROUGHOUT.

ACTIVE COMMISSIONING PROCESS THAT'S A PROCESS WHERE A THIRD PARTY COMES IN AND BASICALLY STARTS UP ALL THE SYSTEMS, THE MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS, MAKES SURE THEY'RE OPERATING CORRECTLY AND MAKES SURE THAT THEY'RE CALIBRATED TO BE AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE AND TO PERFORM AS DESIGNED.

150 ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.

I THINK THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ONLY CALLS FOR 24.

WE HAVE 192 BIKE STORAGE.

WE HAVE DEFERRALS.

THIS IS THIS IS A PRETTY INTERESTING ONE WITH THE NEW HOSPITAL WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS IN LENGTH.

THE DEFERRALS THAT WE HAVE TO SEND DOWN TO PHOENIX AND LAS VEGAS IS OVER 6000 A YEAR.

EVEN BY JUST CUTTING THAT IN HALF, WE INCREASE THESE DEFERRALS, GO DOWN ON HELICOPTERS AND PLANES, NOT VERY EFFICIENT.

WE COULD DEFER OR REMOVE 1330 METRIC TONS OF CO2 EVERY YEAR.

SO THE LEED STANDARD WE SPOKE ABOUT, WE'RE GOING TO SHOOT FOR GOLD.

IN FACT, WE'RE GOING TO GET GOLD, NOT SHOOT FOR GOLD.

AND WHAT ELSE? THE BENCHMARKING. THAT'S THE ENERGY STAR.

SO THESE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS.

WE JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY.

YOU KNOW, BASICALLY OUR END GOAL IS TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CARE FOR 800,000 PEOPLE IN THE NORTHERN ARIZONA REGION WHILE ADDRESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE AS A WHOLE.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

LET ME JUST.

ARE YOU PAUSING IT FOR.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

A LITTLE LATER, I'M GOING TO SUGGEST TWO AMENDMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO JUST BRIEFLY MENTION THEM NOW TO SEE IF NAH IS WILLING TO ACCEPT THESE.

THEY'RE PRETTY MINOR, ACTUALLY.

OKAY. SO IN PARAGRAPH 4.4.4, ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING THE TERM 80% UTILIZATION IS KIND OF AMBIGUOUS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO REVISE THE WORDING.

THE CURRENT WORDING IS UPON SURPASSING 80% UTILIZATION OF EXISTING CHARGING STATIONS, NAH SHALL INSTALL, BLAH BLAH,

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WHAT I WOULD LIKE IT TO READ IS UPON SURPASSING 80% UTILIZATION OF EXISTING CHARGING STATIONS DURING PEAK HOURS OF OPERATION. IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S NOT REALLY FAIR TO LIKE TAKE YOUR DATA AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING WHEN NOBODY'S THERE OR WHATEVER.

SO I DON'T.

YEAH, NO, NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.

NO PROBLEM WITH THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY WE WERE ACTUALLY DISCUSSING THAT EARLIER, SO WE FEEL PEAK HOURS WOULD BE WEEKDAYS WHILE THE ACC IS OPEN.

SO ACC, WHICH IS OUR OUTPATIENT BUILDING, OPERATES IN MORE OF A 9 TO 5 CAPACITY PEAK.

HOSPITAL SHIFTS ARE 7A TO 7P, SO MIDDLE OF THE DAY WEEKDAYS WOULD BE PEAK FOR US.

OKAY. OR YOU CAN WHEN YOU TAKE THE DATA A YEAR OR TWO FROM NOW, YOU CAN DETERMINE WHAT THE PEAK TIME IS.

YEAH, IN MY MIND THAT WAS JUST A CLARIFICATION, NOT REALLY AN EXTRA ASK.

OKAY. AND I HAVE TWO AND MY SECOND ONE IS THE GREEN CONNECT PROGRAM.

THE DA SAYS THAT NAH WILL JOIN THE GREEN CONNECT PARTNER PROGRAM, BUT AT WHAT LEVEL THEY COULD MEET THIS WORDING IF THEY BUY ENOUGH GREEN POWER TO ELIMINATE ONE LIGHT BULB.

SO REVISED WORDING, IT SAYS NOW NAH SHALL JOIN THE GREEN CONNECT PARTNER PROGRAM PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE FIRST CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE PROJECT.

THESE ARE THE WORDS I WOULD LIKE TO ADD.

TO THE EXTENT THAT ELECTRICAL POWER IS AVAILABLE FROM APS THROUGH THE PROGRAM, THE PROJECT SHALL USE POWER FROM THE PROGRAM OR FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCED ON SITE.

SO IN EFFECT, WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IF YOU GENERATE POWER ON SITE WITH SOLAR PANELS OR WHATEVER, THAT'S FINE, THAT'S GREAT.

BUT ALL OF THE OTHER POWER, IF IT'S AVAILABLE FROM APS, WILL BE CLEAN POWER.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS CURRENTLY THROUGH APS, WHAT WE WHAT WE HAVE COMMITTED TO AND WHAT WE DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING WAS THAT WE WOULD SIGN THE EXACT SAME AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF SIGNS.

SO WE'RE JOINING AT THE EXACT SAME PARTNERSHIP LEVEL THAT THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF HAS JOINED AT.

AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO PUT SOME ADDITIONAL VERBIAGE IN THERE TO ARTICULATE THAT MORE CLEARLY, I UNDERSTAND.

BUT I THINK THE PROGRAM AS IT STANDS NOW, DOESN'T HAVE AN OPTION WHERE WE CAN BUY GREEN POWER THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.

THE GREEN POWER PROGRAM, AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, IS US HELPING TO FUND APS'S CAPITAL PROGRAM FOR THE FUTURE SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE GREEN POWER TO US IN THE FUTURE, WHICH OF COURSE WE WOULD LOVE TO PURCHASE.

BUT THAT'S A FUTURE DISCUSSION WITH APS.

SO RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THAT WE WOULD PARTNER WITH APS IN THE SAME FASHION AS THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF HAS.

SO I GUESS I'LL ASK STAFF IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THAT OR IF THEY COULD MAYBE DEVISE SOME BETTER WORDING FOR MY AMENDMENT.

I'M OPEN MINDED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BEING REASONABLE, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, PUTTING SOME TEETH INTO IT.

SO MAYBE, TIFFANY, YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THAT WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OTHER THINGS AND THEN COME BACK TO ME.

MAYOR THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW, BUT I'LL HAVE COMMENTS LATER.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MATTHEWS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MR. KENNY, I KNOW YOU SAID IT A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RESTATE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING GREEN ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS.

IS IT LEED LEAD.

YES. I GUESS IF YOU WANT TO START FROM THE BEGINNING, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN SUSTAINABILITY IN OVER 30 YEARS.

THE FIRST ONE OF THE FIRST LEED ACCREDITED PROFESSIONALS IN NORTHERN ARIZONA OVER 20 YEARS AGO.

I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD OF THE USGBC.

STATE. I BROUGHT THE THE CHAPTER UP TO FLAGSTAFF ON THE BOARD OF ARIZONA FORWARD BROUGHT THE CHAPTER WELL, ASSISTED IN THIS CHAPTER UP HERE IN FLAGSTAFF.

I BUILT OH, SEVERAL GREEN SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS, MANY OF THEM OVER PROBABLY ABOUT EIGHT THAT ARE CERTIFIED LEED PLATINUM BUILDINGS.

NET ZERO BUILDINGS.

THE COURTHOUSE HERE, WHICH IS A GREEN GLOBES.

ANOTHER FORM OF CERTIFICATION.

I HAVE A PRETTY EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY AND A PASSION FOR IT, OBVIOUSLY.

OBVIOUSLY. AND SO CAN YOU SHARE YOUR OPINION ON THIS PROJECT, HOW IT STANDS TODAY AND THE AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT? HOW DOES THAT FOR A HOSPITAL, HOW ARE WE DOING IN THAT REGARDS?

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GOING TO GOLD IS A REACH AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.

AND I THINK THAT'S EXCELLENT.

AND THEN THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS ABOUT PROJECTED ENERGY USE PER SQUARE FOOTAGE.

SO THERE COULD BE SOME CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS MAPPING.

IS THAT ACCESSIBLE OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE PROVIDED? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST REQUESTED OF US THROUGH NORTHERN ARIZONA CLIMATE CHANGE.

ALLIANCE AND WE AGREED TO DO THAT.

WE NEED ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS TO DO THAT.

IT'S QUITE AN EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO COLLABORATE WITH THE CITY'S SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT AND SEE HOW THAT PLUGS INTO THE GOALS OF CARBON NEUTRAL.

YEAH. I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH OUR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WILL BE WITH US FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE COMMUNITY INPUT AND PARTNERSHIPS.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOUR EXPERTISE AND YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND STUFF THAT I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT.

BUT I'M DEPENDING ON YOU TO, TO GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK AND SOME ADVICE ON HOW WE MEASURE UP IN THIS.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

THANK YOU.

I'VE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOU ANSWERING THEM FOR CLARITY.

CAN YOU TOUCH ON THE CHALLENGES FROM GOING FROM SILVER TO GOLD HERE IN FLAGSTAFF? UH, WELL, IT'S BETWEEN YOU KNOW GOLD HAS A WIDE RANGE OF POINTS.

I CAN'T THINK OF THE EXACT POINTS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

IT HAS A RANGE OF ABOUT 15 POINTS, SO WE WILL PROBABLY BE IN THE UPPER RANGE OF THE GOLD, THE MIDDLE RANGE OF THE GOLD.

GOING TO PLATINUM IS ABOUT ANOTHER 20 TO 30 POINTS.

AND TO DO THAT, WE'D HAVE TO DO SOME EXTENSIVE REDESIGN, MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. WE'D HAVE TO MAKE THEM VERY COMPLICATED.

WE'D HAVE TO GET INTO YOU KNOW, MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY, WHICH THIS SITE ISN'T REALLY GOOD FOR BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF TREES.

THERE'S JUST A VAST AMOUNT OF THINGS THAT WE'D HAVE TO INCREASE TO DO THAT.

AND A LOT OF THEM WOULD DO IT, YOU KNOW, WATER CONSERVATION, ENERGY CONSERVATION.

AND ANOTHER CHALLENGE WE HAVE HERE IN FLAGSTAFF IS ACCESSIBILITY TO LOCAL MATERIALS.

THAT'S A BIG PIECE OF ACCREDITATION OR CERTIFICATION.

YEAH, THERE'S JUST A WHOLE MYRIAD OF THINGS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK ON.

VERY COSTLY AND VERY DOWN THE ROAD, VERY OPERATIONAL A LOT OF MAINTENANCE TO KEEP IT AT THAT LEVEL FROM FALLING BEHIND.

SO IT SEEMS IN OUR CONVERSATION, EVEN GOING FROM THE SILVER TO GOLD, WE'VE HIT A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND THANK YOU FOR RISING TO THE CHALLENGES. AND IS IT BECAUSE OF OUR LOCATION THAT WE'RE NOT NEAR A CITY? IS IT OUR ENVIRONMENT? IS IT OUR SOIL? WHAT CAN YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT TO? THE DIFFICULTIES OF IT? YES, WE TALKED ABOUT IT RECENTLY.

WELL, ONE THING, OUR ELEVATION.

SO WHEN YOU GET UP TO AN ELEVATION LIKE THIS, IT COMPROMISES THE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND MAKES THEM LESS EFFICIENT TO OPERATE.

THEN WE HAVE FOUR SEASONS AND THEN WE HAVE DURING OUR SEASONS A 40 DEGREE SWING FROM DAY TO NIGHT.

THESE ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT CHALLENGE THE THE ENERGY USAGE.

LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE MANY OTHER PIECES.

VARIABLES IN THE CERTIFICATION.

BUT THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES.

AND THEN THE HOSPITAL, THE OPERATIONS OF A HOSPITAL THAT YOU JUST CAN'T COMPROMISE.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T HAVE A PATIENT ROOM GO DOWN TO 60 DEGREES.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DO THAT IN YOUR HOUSE.

IN FACT, I SHUT MY HEAT OFF LAST MONTH BY BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WARMER TODAY.

SO I HAVE TO TURN ON MY ELECTRIC STOVE IN THE MORNING.

BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT IN A HOSPITAL.

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WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE MAIN SYSTEM FROM ELECTRIC.

IF THAT SYSTEM GOES OUT, WE NEED A DIFFERENT SOURCE OF ENERGY.

AND THE WAY THAT WAS DESIGNED, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH, YOU KNOW, SO TO HAVE REDUNDANCY, YOU'D EXPECT A, YOU KNOW, A HUGE BOILER FOR 1,000,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. THESE ARE SERIES OF SMALL GAS BOILERS.

SO IF IT STARTS TO GET SLIGHTLY COMPROMISED, ONE SMALL BOILER COMES ON.

IF IT GETS MORE, ANOTHER COMES ON.

IT'S NOT ONE. IT'S VERY WELL DONE.

I BELIEVE. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YOU KNOW, THINGS CHANGE SO QUICKLY WITH TECHNOLOGY.

YOU KNOW, WE THINK WE GOT IT TODAY.

AND BY TOMORROW, IT'S ALL CHANGED.

HOW FAST IS THIS TECHNOLOGY CHANGING IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, BY THE TIME THIS PROJECT, IF IT'S APPROVED, GETS BUILT WHAT'S THE TECHNOLOGY GOING TO BE LIKE? I MEAN, ARE WE GOING TO BE OUTDATED EVEN IF WE BUILD TO A CERTAIN LEVEL NOW? I MEAN, HOW QUICKLY ARE THINGS CHANGING? WELL, YOU KNOW, A GOOD THING THAT'S EVOLVED OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS IS IT'S GOTTEN YOU KNOW, IT WENT FROM DESIGNING COMPLEXITY.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE ENGINEERS DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DESIGN TOO ENERGY EFFICIENT BACK THEN.

YOU KNOW, ENERGY COSTS NOTHING.

AND IT MEANT NOTHING TO THE ENVIRONMENT BACK THEN.

THEY DESIGNED FOR. TIM, CAN YOU SPEAK MORE INTO THE.

SORRY. THANK YOU.

YEAH. SO THEY DESIGNED VERY COMPLEX SYSTEMS THAT WORKED ON PAPER AND A LOT OF TIMES DIDN'T WORK IN REALITY.

TODAY, THAT'S GOTTEN MORE STANDARDIZED AND SIMPLE.

SIMPLICITY IN MY BOOK IS VERY SUSTAINABLE.

BUT I THINK SO WE'VE COME TO A MORE SIMPLISTIC ARENA OF SUSTAINABILITY.

BUT WHAT WE DO HAVE CHANGING IS THE SOURCE OF ENERGY.

THAT IS ANYBODY'S GUESS.

I MEAN, ALMOST EVERY WEEK I READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT SOME BREAKTHROUGH ON SOMETHING HYDROGEN OR FUSION OR WHATEVER.

IT'S GOING TO BE NEXT.

HOPEFULLY THAT'S SOONER THAN LATER.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S I'M ACTUALLY DESIGNING A HOME FOR MYSELF AND I'M CONTEMPLATING.

DO I PUT SOLAR ON IT OR NOT? BECAUSE WHEN APS GOES, IT'S COMPLETELY GREEN.

WHAT DO I NEED PANELS FOR? IT'S A TOUGH DECISION.

IT REALLY IS. AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

I'M SURE IT'S PRETTY MUCH IN THE FUTURE, BUT THAT'S JUST A PERSONAL OPINION.

COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS.

THANK YOU. AND COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY LEFT AND THIS WAS KIND OF A COMMENT.

I JUST THOUGHT ABOUT BRINGING IT UP.

I MET WITH A COUPLE, NICOLE AND JENNY TODAY AND I LOVE THE WAY NICOLE'S PICTURE WILL JUST FLASH UP THERE IF I MISSTATE THIS.

BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THE THE APS GREEN CONNECT PARTNER DEAL AND THE CITY'S USAGE OF CLEAN ENERGY.

AND I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT WE PAY THAT PREMIUM TO HELP FINANCE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND WE DON'T ALWAYS GET THAT.

WE DON'T USE THAT CLEAN ENERGY HERE.

IT DOESN'T GET TO US. IT'S OVER IN NEW MEXICO.

SO TO JIM'S POINT, IN WANTING TO GUARANTEE THAT THE HOSPITAL WOULD BE USING CLEAN ENERGY, WE'RE NOT EVEN USING THE CLEAN ENERGY.

WE'RE PAYING FOR IT TO HELP THAT DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE IS HOW I'M UNDERSTANDING IT.

BUT SO WE'D HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL IN THAT AMENDMENT THAT JIM SUGGESTED THAT THE HOSPITAL USE CLEAN ENERGY BECAUSE WE CAN PAY FOR IT, BUT WE MAY NOT BE USING IT.

NEXT TIME. AGREED.

TIM, REGARDING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT, I JUST WANT TO STATE AGAIN THAT YOU ALL ARE COMMITTING TO PROVIDING ALL THE DATA.

AND NICOLE FROM OUR SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION.

I SPOKE TO HER AND SHE SAID THAT THEY HAVE THE MECHANISM TO PLUG THAT DATA IN AND CALCULATE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT. SO I FEEL LIKE THOSE COMMENTS WERE KIND OF MAYBE NOT ALL SAID ALL AT ONCE, BUT THAT'S ONE THING THAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO THANK THE NORTHERN ARIZONA CLIMATE CHANGE ALLIANCE FOR CLARIFYING WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR AND HAVING THAT CARBON FOOTPRINT WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO CALCULATE HOW WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE REST OF OUR CARBON NEUTRALITY PLAN.

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OH, YEAH, YOU DIDN'T LET ME GET TO OUR NEXT CLOSING SUSTAINABILITY SLIDE.

SO WILL YOU PLEASE CONTINUE? I WILL. AND I HAVE THREE MAIN BULLET POINTS I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON.

AND THIS WILL BE THE LAST SLIDE FROM OUR SUSTAINABILITY COMPONENT.

SO NAH HAS ALREADY JOINED THE WHITE HOUSE CLIMATE PLEDGE.

WE SIGNED ONTO THE WHITE HOUSE CLIMATE PLEDGE IN JULY OF LAST YEAR.

THAT WAS A NATIONAL PLEDGE THAT NAH TOOK SYSTEM WIDE, NOT JUST IN FLAGSTAFF TO REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT AS A HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BY 2030 AND TO REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT TO ZERO BY 2050.

SO ALONGSIDE MANY OTHER MUCH LARGER SCALE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, AS HAD BEEN STATED EARLIER, NAH WILL METER ITS CONSUMPTION FOR ALL ELECTRICAL MEETING THE RECOMMENDED GUIDANCE OF LEED GOLD AND FINAL BULLET POINT, WHICH MAYOR JUST ADDRESSED, THAT NAH HAS AGREED TO SUBMIT ITS ESTIMATED CARBON FOOTPRINT OF THE NEW HOSPITAL AFTER MEETING WITH STEFAN AND HIS TEAM YESTERDAY. THAT'S AN AGREEMENT WE MADE WITH HIM THAT WE WILL PUT THAT WORK TOGETHER AND WORK ALONGSIDE HIM OVER THE NEXT EIGHT WEEKS TO PUT THAT NUMBER TOGETHER AND SUBMIT IT TO NICOLE AND THE SUSTAINABILITY GROUP.

SO I HAVE ABOUT 6.5 MINUTES LEFT.

I CAN SEE FROM THE TIMER I HAVE A FEW MORE SLIDES I WOULD LIKE TO GET THROUGH.

SOME OF THESE HAVE BEEN CLARIFIED EITHER THROUGH TIFFANY'S PRESENTATION EARLIER OR THROUGH SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN RAISED BY MAYOR OR COUNCIL.

BUT ON BEHALF OF NAH, WE WANTED TO BE VERY FACTUAL IN WHAT IS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT VERSUS WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED IN COMMUNITY FORUMS. SO WE HAVE SEEN THE CLAIMS THAT FLAGSTAFF RESIDENTS WILL NEED TO PAY AN ESTIMATED $100 MILLION DOLLARS IN UPFRONT COSTS.

THAT IS NOT THE FACTS.

NAH IS PAYING FOR ALL ON SITE AND OFF SITE INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE ONLY THINGS FROM A PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE THAT ARE EVEN TIED TO THE PROJECT IS HALF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION, AS WAS ARTICULATED EARLIER BY CITY MANAGER CLIFTON.

THE REASON THAT WE ARE PAYING FOR HALF AND THE CITY HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR HALF IS BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A FIRE STATION BEING COMPLETELY DRIVEN BY OUR DEVELOPMENT, NOR IS IT A FIRE STATION THAT WILL ONLY SERVE OUR DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S A NEEDED UPGRADE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

NAH'S DEVELOPMENT IS REQUIRING AN UNDERPASS TO BE CONSTRUCTED BENEATH I-17, AS WE SAID IN OUR PRESENTATION EARLIER.

THE DESIRE TO HAVE THAT UNDERPASS AS PART OF THE REGIONAL PLAN, IT WAS NOT IMPACTED OR AFFECTED BY OUR DEVELOPMENT.

WE ARE TRYING TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY ON THE APPROPRIATE TIMING AND THE RIGHT LOCATION FOR SAID UNDERPASS.

BUT IT IS NOT OUR PROJECT THAT IS CAUSING THAT DEVELOPMENT.

NAH'S DEVELOPMENT WILL PREVENT FLAGSTAFF FROM ACHIEVING ITS CARBON REDUCTION ACTION PLAN.

AS WE'VE JUST GONE THROUGH IN OUR LAST FEW SLIDES, THE NEW HOSPITAL WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE NAH'S OPERATIONAL CARBON FOOTPRINT AND IT'S CRITICAL TO NAH'S COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVING CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2050 THROUGH OUR WHITE HOUSE CLIMATE PLEDGE.

THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MATCHING FUNDS TIED TO THE RAISE GRANT.

ALSO NOT A FACT.

AS TIFFANY ANSWERED EARLIER, NAH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REQUIRED LOCAL FUNDS, WHETHER THEY BE MATCHING OR COST IN EXCESS OF AN AWARDED GRANT AMOUNT.

AND IF THE GRANT IS NOT AWARDED, NAH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUNDS FOR OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS AS IT PERTAINS TO THE ROAD.

WE'VE SEEN A LOT ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO STAFF A NEW FACILITY AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN EXTREME EXODUS FROM NAH AND ONLY BEING REPLACED WITH TEMPORARY CONTRACT LABOR. OVER THE LAST YEAR, OUR TURNOVER HAS DECREASED TO 22% ANNUALLY.

THAT'S A 7% REDUCTION YEAR OVER YEAR, SO A 25% IMPROVEMENT IN TURNOVER.

WE MUCH LIKE MOST HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, DID SEE QUITE A PEAK IN TURNOVER DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC.

SOME OF THE BURNOUT RELATED TO THE COVID PANDEMIC AND SOME OF THE MONETIZATION OF THE TRAVEL, NURSING AND PHYSICIAN INDUSTRY.

WE ARE ACTUALLY OUR CONTRACT LABOR IS ACTUALLY DOWN TO 7% AS OF THIS MONTH.

WE ARE AHEAD OF NATIONAL AVERAGES AND THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY AVERAGES FOR STAFF TURNOVER AND TRAVELER USAGE.

NAH IS SPENDING HEALTH CARE DOLLARS ON NON-HEALTH CARE DEVELOPMENT, SPENDING ITS CAPITAL TO CONSTRUCT A HEALTH AND WELLNESS VILLAGE.

THE FACT IS, OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL, AMBULATORY CARE CENTER AND REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, ALL DEVELOPMENT FUNDED, ALL OTHER DEVELOPMENT WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH

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ANY FUTURE CONSTRUCTION IN THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS VILLAGE WILL BE THROUGH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS AND NOT FROM CAPITAL FUNDS FROM NAH.

WE'VE SHOWN THIS TABLE BEFORE, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH SHOWING AGAIN BECAUSE WE HAVE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ABOUT THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS UNDERSTANDING OF THE COSTS OR THE MONIES THAT WILL BE GENERATED BY THIS PROJECT BEFORE WE EVEN OPEN THE DOORS TO THE HOSPITAL.

WE WILL HAVE PAID $8.15 MILLION DOLLARS IN CONSTRUCTION, SALES TAXES, PERMIT FEES, ETCETERA.

BY THE BUILD OUT OF THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS VILLAGE, WE WILL HAVE PAID $41.3 MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE CITY'S COFFERS FOR THEM TO USE FOR FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO COMMUNITY NEEDS LIKE FIRE, POLICE AND PARKS.

AND I'D LIKE TO POINT EVERYONE TO THE SLIDE AT THE END THROUGH OUR THIRD PARTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDY.

WE ARE PROJECTED TO BRING IN $106.65 MILLION DOLLARS IN TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF TO CONTINUE THE CITY'S GROWTH AND PROSPERITY AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AS A COMMUNITY.

SO TODAY I'M HERE TO ASK TWO THINGS.

ONE, THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF ANYTHING COMES UP DURING PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO AND THEN TO OUR FORMAL ASK OF MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE NAH HEALTH VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING MAP AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

AND WITH THAT, OUR TIME IS OVER AND I APPRECIATE MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S TIME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO HERE'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL OF STAFF OR THE APPLICANT, AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A VERY BRIEF 7.5 MINUTE BREAK AND COME BACK AND TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO, COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS? OF APPLICANT OR STAFF.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY WELL, I HAVE SOME COMMENTS, BUT I'M GOING TO RESERVE THEM UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'M WONDERING WHETHER STAFF HAS A ANY KIND OF REACTION TO NAH'S REQUEST REGARDING PURPLE SAGE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

PAUL MOOD CITY ENGINEER.

THE PRESENTATION WE SAW FOR THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC CONTROL STAFF HAS NOT SEEN THAT BEFORE.

THIS WAS OUR FIRST TIME SEEING THAT TONIGHT, SO I CAN'T REALLY RESPOND TO THAT.

I WILL SAY THERE WILL BE OTHER UTILITIES IN THE ROADS, WATER, ELECTRIC FIBER OPTICS, POSSIBLY GAS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN THE ROADS THERE AS WELL.

SO REALLY, REALLY HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO DELVE INTO THAT TO FORMULATE A RESPONSE.

AGAIN, WE DID A PRESENTATION, I BELIEVE, AT THE JUNE 6TH MEETING.

IT WAS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND STILL IS, THAT THE PURPLE SAGE INTERSECTION GETS BUILT TO THE ELEVATION NEEDED FOR A FUTURE UNDERPASS.

HOWEVER, IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO ALLOW THAT INTERIM CONDITION, STAFF WOULD LIKE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT THE ENGINEER PROVIDE PLANS FOR BOTH THE INTERIM CONDITION AND THE FINAL CONDITION WITH THE ELEVATION LOWER. THAT WILL INCLUDE ALL DEMOLITION AND TEMPORARY MEASURES NEEDED TO DO THAT CONSTRUCTION PRIOR TO RECORDING THE FINAL PLAT.

THAT WILL ALLOW US TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF EASEMENTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS WILL BE NEEDED IN THE FUTURE TO LOWER THAT INTERSECTION.

AND THEN WE ALSO RECOMMEND THAT SOME TYPE OF FINANCIAL ASSURANCE BE PROVIDED AS WELL FOR THAT FUTURE WORK.

COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS AND COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO, PAUL, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT WHEN WE WERE ONE OF THE MANY TIMES WE WERE DISCUSSING PURPLE SAGE, THE GRADING FOR THE ELEVATION GRADING IS JUST ONE THING.

AND THAT I THINK NAH POINTED OUT THAT IT WASN'T THEIR NEED.

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BUT THEN WE GO UNDER ADOT'S ROAD AND THEN WE GO OVER TO STATE OR FEDERAL FOREST LAND.

SO CAN YOU KIND OF RESTATE OR WALK ME THROUGH LIKE, LIKE THE PROBABILITY OF THAT AND, I'M GUESSING LIKE WHAT $80 OR 100 MILLION DOLLARS WOULD COST US IF WE DECIDED TO DO THAT.

MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS DON'T HAVE ANY SOLID ESTIMATES ON THE THE FUTURE UNDERPASS.

IT IS SHOWN IN THE REGIONAL PLAN, SO STAFF HAS TO ASSUME THAT IT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT SOME POINT WHEN WE DO THESE REVIEWS. YOU KNOW, IT HASN'T SHOWN UP IN OUR FIVE YEAR PLAN CAPITAL PLAN BECAUSE THE DEVELOPMENT HASN'T REALLY TAKEN PLACE YET IN THIS AREA.

NAH IS THAT FIRST PIECE OF DEVELOPMENT, THE STATE TRUST LAND TO THE NORTH IS PLANNED ON BEING AUCTIONED OFF IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

WE ALSO HAVE THE 32 ACRES BY THE AIRPORT TO BE DEVELOPED.

SO THERE IS YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING IN THIS AREA AND THAT WE ASSUME THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE BUILT AT SOME POINT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ALSO HAPPENS BECAUSE THE REGIONAL PLAN WAS ADJUSTED, THAT WASN'T TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AND IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN KNOWN AT THAT TIME.

BUT NOW DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF BEULAH AND PURPLE SAGE INTERSECTION WITH THE I-17, THERE'S GOING TO NEED TO BE A LEFT TURN LANE ONTO PURPLE SAGE UNDER THE UNDERPASS.

SO IT ACTUALLY IS GOING TO MAKE THAT BRIDGE WIDER.

HAD THE BEULAH STAYED FARTHER TO THE WEST, THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NEEDED.

JUST SOME THINGS THAT INTERNALLY STAFF HAS BEEN DISCUSSING.

SO AS WE SEE MORE DEVELOPMENT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, THAT UNDERPASS COULD BECOME A PRIORITY WITHIN THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS.

AND ONE LAST QUESTION, CLARIFYING QUESTION.

HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS BEEN MADE WITH ADOT ON HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT DOING AN UNDERPASS HERE? MAYOR, AND COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS THEY KNOW IT'S IN THE REGIONAL PLAN.

I DON'T THINK ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT IT.

WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, TALKED TO THEM ABOUT WHAT THEIR HEIGHT LIMITS AND THEIR CLEARANCE LIMITS ARE.

SO WE HAVE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT SOME DESIGN DETAILS OF IT.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS UNDERPASS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, AND I GUESS THERE'S TWO BASIC QUESTIONS.

ONE IS, DO WE EVEN NEED THIS? AND THEN THE SECOND IS, IF WE DO NEED IT, WHEN SHOULD WE DO THE GRADING? SO REGARDING THE FIRST QUESTION SS SOME OF YOU KNOW, I SIT ON THE METRO PLAN, WHICH IS A FLAGSTAFF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.

THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AROUND THE REGION.

SO I TALKED TO THE STAFF MEMBERS ABOUT THIS AND IT'S LIKE, DO WE EVEN NEED THIS? YOU KNOW? AND THEIR ANSWER WAS, YES, WE DO NEED THIS.

WE MAY NOT NEED IT TODAY, BUT AS PAUL SUGGESTED, MAYBE FIVE YEARS, MAYBE TEN YEARS, WHATEVER.

CONSIDERING THAT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON IN THE AREA, WHICH INCLUDES THE HOSPITAL, THERE'S A PROJECT GOING ON RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, RIGHT ACROSS I-17, THAT IS THAT'S COMING VERY SOON.

AND JUST THE WHOLE JOHN WESLEY POWELL CORRIDOR.

AND AS PAUL MENTIONED, THERE'S SOME STATE TRUST LAND THAT WILL PROBABLY END UP BEING RESIDENTIAL.

THE OTHER THING IT OCCURS TO ME IS JOHN WESLEY POWELL.

AND THIS KIND OF CONNECT UP AND THEN CONSIDERING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ON OFF POINTS ON I-17 THE CONSENSUS THAT I GOT FROM THE METRO PLAN WAS, YES, WE DO NEED THIS ROAD.

THEN I TALKED TO CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEERS ABOUT THIS AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING.

THEY NEED IT. SO MY FIRST QUESTION WAS, CAN WE JUST GET AWAY WITH NOT DOING THIS? WHICH I WAS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING, BUT BASED ON THE INPUT FROM THE PROFESSIONALS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, WE DO NEED IT.

THEN THE SECONDARY QUESTION IS, WELL, WHEN SHOULD WE DO IT? SHOULD WE DO IT NOW? OR SHOULD WE LIKE BUILD THE TEMPORARY ROAD IN EFFECT AND THEN COME BACK AND RE-UNDO EVERYTHING AND REDO IT OVER? SO THAT'S PROBLEMATIC.

SO I WOULD SAY THAT IT MAY BE THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO CONSIDER THIS TONIGHT, AND WE CAN DO THAT IN OPEN SESSION.

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SO THAT'S FOR LATER TONIGHT, I THINK.

OR MAYBE. YEAH, LATER TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THAT'S MY COMMENTS FOR NOW.

QUESTIONS COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PAUL.

7.5 MINUTES.

OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO GET STARTED.

I ASK THAT COUNCIL, COME ON BACK.

I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

I'M SORRY.

OH. OKAY, I'LL LOOK FOR THIS. OKAY.

SO WE ARE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

FIRST IS STEFAN SOMMER.

SORRY. Y'ALL SURPRISED ME.

I PUT MY CARD IN LATE.

I THOUGHT I'D BE AT THE END.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MAYOR DAGGETT, COUNCILMEMBERS, CITY STAFF.

CITIZENS OF FLAGSTAFF.

MY NAME IS STEFAN SOMMER.

I LIVE IN THE UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I'VE BEEN HERE IN FLAGSTAFF FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.

I'M ALSO WITH THE NORTHERN ARIZONA CLIMATE CHANGE ALLIANCE.

AND SO YOU ALL HAVE HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD WITH NAH, AND WE FEEL LIKE IT'S GOOD THAT NAH HAS MOVED TOWARDS REDUCING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT FURTHER.

AND WE OF COURSE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO BE IN THE CONVERSATION A GOOD BIT EARLIER THAN WE WERE.

WE MET WITH NAH FOR THE FIRST TIME YESTERDAY.

SO IT WAS SAID EARLIER THAT FLAGSTAFF SUSTAINABILITY HAS BEEN A CONCERN IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS IN TERMS OF THIS CONVERSATION.

PERHAPS THAT'S THE WAY IT CAME OUT.

BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AND ITS COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY FOR A LONG TIME.

FLAGSTAFF IS KNOWN AS A LEADER IN THE AREA OF MANAGING ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT CONTINUE THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOALS THAT ARE IN OUR REGIONAL PLAN.

SO LIKE I SAID, WE'VE ONLY GOTTEN INTO THIS CONVERSATION RECENTLY, AND I THINK WE THINK THAT MORE COULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED IF WE'D BEEN IN THE CONVERSATION FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. BUT WE WANT TO THANK NAH FOR ELEVATING THEIR GOALS FROM LEED SILVER TO FOLLOWING WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR LEED GOLD, ALTHOUGH WE ALSO WISH THAT THEY WERE SEEKING THE ACTUAL CERTIFICATION.

AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S SOME MONEY INVOLVED IN THAT AND SOME MORE DETAILS.

BUT SINCE THEY ARE NOT SEEKING THE ACTUAL CERTIFICATION FOR THAT, THAT PUTS THE PRESSURE ON YOU ALL BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE TO BE THE OVERSEERS OF THAT AND FIND VERIFICATION.

I BELIEVE NAH HAS SAID THAT THEY WOULD FIND SOMEBODY WHO WOULD DO THE VERIFICATION, BUT OF COURSE, YOU GUYS WOULD STILL HAVE THE OVERSIGHT AND THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT BURDEN.

I HOPE YOU ALL UNDERSTAND.

WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR A FEW WEEKS, EVEN IN THIS JUST BRIEF PART OF BEING INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS FOR THE CARBON FOOTPRINT, BECAUSE OUR FEELING HAS BEEN THAT THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF COULD NOT EVALUATE HOW THIS WOULD AFFECT THEIR GOAL OF NET ZERO BY 2030 WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE CARBON FOOTPRINT IS.

AND SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL THAT NAH HAS NOW AGREED TO PUT FORWARD THAT NUMBER.

AND WE'RE SORRY THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE AT WEEKS AND THAT THE DA IS UP FOR A VOTE TODAY.

THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE OTHER WAY AROUND BY A LONG SHOT.

AND I'M SORRY, I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

BUT YEAH, I HOPE ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE VERY CLEARLY WRITTEN INTO THE DA.

THANK YOU, STEFAN.

PATRICIA ELLSWORTH.

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I URGE YOU TO WRITE INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT NAH WILL GET LEED GOLD CERTIFICATION.

NOT THAT THEY WILL SAY THEY WILL LIVE UP TO IT, BUT THAT THEY GET THE CERTIFICATION.

THERE IS SOME COST TO THEM TO DO THIS.

BUT THEY'RE LOOKING AT A $1 BILLION DOLLAR PROJECT HERE.

AND THE COST TO GET LEED CERTIFICATION WILL BE JUST A TINY FRACTION OF THAT.

SO THEY CAN AFFORD IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

KAREN NYADY.

SO THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE ALL THAT IS BEING DONE AND WAS PRESENTED TODAY IN REGARD TO THE SOLUTIONS FOR ROADWAY DESIGN AND THE, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC CONTROL, THE ADVANCEMENTS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.

THAT WILL BE A GREAT BASELINE IF THE CITY PROCEEDS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NAH HEALTH VILLAGE.

AND I HAVE THE GENERAL FEELING THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WILL BE FAVORED.

BUT JUST SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, I CHECKED THE OPPOSED BOX ON MY CARD, YOU KNOW, TO THE RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES OF THE AGENDA ITEMS F, G AND H, BUT I'M NOT OPPOSED.

I JUST STILL FEEL THAT WE HAVE FAR TO GO IN PROVIDING OUR COMMUNITY THE DUE DILIGENCE AND THE DEEP STUDY AND ANALYSIS THAT IS DESERVED BEFORE ENTERING THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH NAH FOR THE PROPOSED HEALTH VILLAGE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COUNCIL WORK WITH CITY STAFF AND THE CITIZENRY TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR DEEP STUDY AND ANALYSIS.

AND THEN WE LOOK AT THAT PLAN AND SEE IF IT'S ACHIEVABLE.

AND SOME OF THE MAIN POINTS THAT OCCUR TO ME, ONE THAT I DON'T HEAR MUCH ABOUT IS THE WAYS IN WHICH THE MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS NOT ONLY OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IN GENERAL, HOW ARE THOSE GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY ONCOMING SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES, YOU KNOW, CHANGES IN PUBLIC TRANSIT AND TELEMEDICINE, OUTPATIENT OUTCOMES, AI AND MORE. HAVE WE REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT? MY CONCERN IS WE MAY NOT NEED THE TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE ENVISIONING BECAUSE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN I'D LIKE TO SEE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS WITH CAREFUL ATTENTION TO LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.

AND I DON'T SEE THAT THAT'S BEEN DONE.

POSSIBILITIES FOR EQUAL OR SUPERIOR MEDICAL ACCOMMODATIONS AND POSSIBLY COST SAVINGS, TOO, FOR A TRULY ALTERNATIVE PLAN.

AND WE'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT THOSE WOULD BE UNLESS WE CONDUCT A CREATIVE AND STATE OF THE ART ARCHITECTURAL STUDY OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND POSSIBLE ACQUISITION OF AVAILABLE PROPERTIES.

AND THEN FINALLY, FULL DISCLOSURE OF BOTH KNOWN AND POTENTIAL COSTS.

A STUDY OF THE POTENTIAL COSTS THAT COULD BE BORNE BY CITIZENS OF FLAGSTAFF.

YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE TO PROCEED WITH THE HEALTH VILLAGE PLAN AND I JUST YOU KNOW, I FEEL THAT IT IS A DUTY TO CITIZENS THAT MORE STUDY BE PURSUED.

AND I THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MICHELLE JAMES.

HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS MICHELLE JAMES. AS YOU KNOW, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF FLAGSTAFF'S FUTURE F3 CONTINUES TO BELIEVE MORE INFORMATION AND MORE TIME TO GATHER.

THIS INFORMATION IS CRITICAL FOR THE FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY.

F3 RESPECTFULLY REQUEST COUNCIL REFER A REFERENDUM TO THE BALLOT TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO DECIDE WHETHER TO APPROVE THE REZONING SPECIFIC PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR

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LAST YEAR, TEMPE, ARIZONA CITY LEADERS DEMONSTRATED GREAT RESPECT FOR THEIR CONSTITUENCY AND ALLOWED THE RESIDENTS TO VOTE VIA A REFERENDUM TO APPROVE A 46 ACRE SPORTS ARENA AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.

THE CITY LEADERS VOTED TO OFFER THIS PUBLIC REFERENDUM AFTER THEY HAD ADOPTED THE RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES APPROVING THE PROJECT.

F3 BELIEVES THE CITIZENS OF FLAGSTAFF DESERVE TO MAKE THE DECISION ABOUT THE NEW HOSPITAL, THE LARGEST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED IN FLAGSTAFF IN MANY DECADES. THIS IS A PROJECT WHERE MANY, MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED, INCLUDING THE TOTAL COST OF TAXPAYERS AND THE FULL IMPACTS TO THE COMMUNITY OF MOVING THE HOSPITAL.

F3 BELIEVES MULTIPLE PARTS OF THE DRAFT DA MUST BE MODIFIED.

THE DRAFT DOES NOT ADEQUATELY OUTLINE THE EXPENSES FOR WHICH THE CITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE.

THESE DETAILS MUST BE OUTLINED IN THE FINAL DA.

THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO THIS INFORMATION.

HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING TO MODIFY IN THE DA.

SECTION 5.1 MODIFICATIONS OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE MODIFIED TO INCLUDE A PUBLIC PROCESS THAT WOULD OCCUR BEFORE ANY PROPOSED CHANGES ARE MADE TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENTS OUTLINED IN THE DA RELATED TO THE FISCAL AND MONETARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF NAH.

WHILE WE'RE PLEASED TO SEE THAT NAH IS IMPLEMENTING ONE OF F3'S SUGGESTIONS TO JOIN THE APS GREEN CONNECT PARTNER PROGRAM, WE HAVE THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT MCCARTHY HAD IN TERMS OF WHICH LEVEL ARE THEY GOING TO JOIN AT AND ALSO HOW LONG WILL THE AGREEMENT LAST? IS IT THE LIFETIME OF EVERYTHING? AND ALSO, IS IT THE ACC AND THE HOSPITAL AND ALL OTHER BUILDINGS IN THAT AREA, OR IS IT JUST THE HOSPITAL? SO SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

SO I'M LOOKING THROUGH THIS AGAIN.

YEAH. HOW LONG WILL NAH BE THE PARTNER? ALSO, I WANT TO SAY THAT I'M PLEASED THAT NAH HAS LISTENED TO WHAT NASCA HAS BEEN SAYING AND ARE GOING TO GO FOR THE LEED GOLD.

I THINK THAT INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND IT REALLY WOULD BE BEST IF THERE IS AN ACTUAL CERTIFICATION OF THAT.

IF NOT, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO GET A NEUTRAL PARTY TO COME IN AND ACTUALLY CERTIFY THAT .

THAT MAY COST THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION.

ALSO, THE CARBON FOOTPRINT CALCULATION, THAT INFORMATION, THAT NEW INFORMATION THAT CAME THROUGH YESTERDAY SHOULD BE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS WELL, THAT THE DATA WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CITY TO DETERMINE THAT IN THE NEXT EIGHT WEEKS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DAVID SPENCE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS DAVID SPENCE AND I OWN A HOME IN SUNNYSIDE.

I REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL WITH REGARD TO YOUR AGENDA ITEM 8G.

I REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL POSTPONE THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE 2023-11.

YOU ALL APPROVED THAT AT YOUR FIRST AND DID THE FIRST READING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND THAT, AS YOU ALL HAVE DELIBERATED, WAS TO APPROVE THE REZONING REQUEST TO ALLOW NAH TO MOVE THEIR OPERATIONS OUT TO FORT TUTHILL.

AS WE HAVE HEARD THIS EVENING, THE SQUARE FOOT ENERGY USAGE CAN BE PROVIDED THANKS TO SOME EXTRA EFFORT ON THE PART OF NAH AND MAYBE A CONSULTANT.

BUT THE ENERGY USE FOR THE EXISTING FACILITY ON HOSPITAL HILL AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT FORT TUTHILL THAT CAN BE PROVIDED IN AN EIGHT WEEK PERIOD OF TIME.

AND IT'S FOR THAT REASON THAT I REQUEST THAT THE SECOND READING AND PRESUMABLY FINALIZATION OF THAT REZONING REQUEST BE PUT OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD BRING UP A NEW TOPIC THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD DISCUSSED IN THE PRESENTATIONS BY NAH UP TO THIS POINT BEFORE THE COUNCIL.

AND THAT INVOLVES WHAT IS THE TYPICAL COST OF A HOSPITAL STAY AT FLAGSTAFF MEDICAL CENTER UPON HOSPITAL HILL.

AND WHAT IS THE PROPOSED TYPICAL COST FOR A HOSPITAL STAY OUT AT FORT TUTHILL? AND THE REASON I BRING THIS UP AND PROPOSE TO YOU THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IS THAT NAH IS FOREGOING A A MODIFICATION OF THEIR EXISTING FACILITY, WHICH THEIR OWN COST ESTIMATE CAME IN AT

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THAT'S ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING A BILLION.

THE 1000 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT THE NEW LOCATION.

NAH IS APPARENTLY HAVING TO GO FOR BONDS TO BORROW MONEY TO DO THIS NEW LOCATION.

AND WE DESERVE, AS CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN WHO PAY OUR HOSPITAL BILLS, WE DESERVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THE PROJECTED COSTS ARE AT THE EXISTING AND THE FUTURE LOCATION.

SO I ASK YOU TO NOT ADOPT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

JOE GALLI.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF JOE GALLI, 101 WEST ROUTE 66.

FLAGSTAFF. I AM THE SENIOR ADVISOR OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE GREATER FLAGSTAFF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND I AM SPEAKING THIS EVENING ON BEHALF OF OUR NEARLY 1000 BUSINESS MEMBERS WHO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, FIRST OF ALL, FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION AND DEBATE ON THIS ISSUE OVER SEVERAL PUBLIC MEETINGS AND FOR YOUR VOTE ON THE 16TH OF MAY.

WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FOR THE REZONING QUESTION BEFORE YOU AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

I DID WANT TO TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ON WHY THE GREATER FLAGSTAFF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE NEW NAH HEALTH VILLAGE, AND THAT IS LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS THAT WE KNOW WILL COME TO OUR COMMUNITY WHEN THE PROJECT OR AS THE PROJECT IS CONSTRUCTED AND THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. AND THEN OF COURSE, AT COMPLETION TOO AS WELL.

EARLIER TONIGHT, YOU HEARD IN THE PRESENTATION THE 100 OVER $100 MILLION DOLLARS IN TAX REVENUES THAT WILL COLLECTIVELY BE GENERATED FOR LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, INCLUDING THE CITY, WHICH WE BELIEVE IS A VERY POSITIVE THING THAT HELPS GROW OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

BUT NOT MENTIONED ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE IMMEDIATE AND THOSE ARE THE CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND HOW THAT DOLLAR TURNS OVER IN THE COMMUNITY WITH OUR LOCAL RETAILERS, OUR HOTELIERS AND OUR RESTAURANTS AND HOW THAT WILL SUPPORT OUR VISITATION INDUSTRY, IF YOU WILL, THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT.

ADDITIONALLY, WE KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE NEW HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY JOBS CREATED WITH A NEW HEALTH CARE FACILITY.

AND WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF LONG TERM JOBS IN THAT INDUSTRY TOO, AS WELL.

ALSO, WE'RE SUPPORTIVE BECAUSE AT THE VERY INCEPTION, NAH INDICATED TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS A VERY LOCAL INFLUENCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS, AND THAT INCLUDES FOLKS LIKE MCCARTHY AND LEVIN CONTRACTING.

AND I KNOW WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF TIM KENNY AND SWI KCS AND OTHERS ARE INVOLVED TO SOME DEGREE.

THOSE ARE ALL OUTSTANDING LOCAL CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE IMPECCABLE REPUTATIONS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND HAVE DONE FANTASTIC JOBS WITH OTHER PROJECTS. AND SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR THEM TO BE PART OF THIS.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS EVENING FOR THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE REZONE.

AND I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK STAFF FOR THE TWO PLUS YEARS THAT THEY'VE PUT IN TO GET US TO THIS POSITION.

CITY STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.

AND WITH THAT, YOUR HONOR, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND I WANT TO STATE THAT I AM CALLING THESE CARDS IN THE ORDER THAT THEY WERE GIVEN TO ME BY THE CITY CLERK.

WHITNEY CUNNINGHAM.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS WHITNEY CUNNINGHAM.

I'M WITH THE LAW FIRM OF ASPEY WATKINS AND DIESEL 123 NORTH SAN FRANCISCO STREET.

AND I DO WORK WITH NAH ON THIS PROJECT, BUT I'M GOING TO PROVIDE MY PERSONAL VIEW.

I'VE SAT THROUGH, I BELIEVE, NINE MEETINGS WITH COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING AT THIS POINT, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE SPOKEN.

I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT GENERATIONAL INVESTMENTS.

AND I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT FROM FOLKS WHO STOOD AT THIS PODIUM AND TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY'VE LIVED HERE FOR 20 YEARS OR 30 YEARS OR 40 YEARS.

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AND IT BRINGS SOMETHING INTERESTING TO MIND BECAUSE IF YOU'VE LIVED HERE FOR 20 YEARS, THEN YOU WERE AROUND IN THE EARLY AUGHTS WHEN W.L.

GORE EXPANDED ITS FACILITIES BY SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OUT AT THE WOODY MOUNTAIN FACILITY, BUILDING ON AN INVESTMENT THAT HAD ORIGINALLY BEGAN IN 1967.

AT THAT SAME TIME, NAU EMBARKED ON A ROBUST BUILDING PROGRAM AND REINVENTED THAT CAMPUS, SOMETHING THAT BUILT ON ITS CONVERSION FROM ARIZONA STATE COLLEGE TO NAU IN 1966.

IF YOU'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 30 YEARS, YOU WERE HERE WHEN THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS VOTED TO TAX THEMSELVES TO RAISE MONEY TO BUILD THE DOWNTOWN THAT WE ENJOY TODAY.

AND IF YOU'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 40 YEARS, THEN YOU WERE HERE WHEN NAH WAS FORMED, WHEN IT UNDERTOOK THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHAT WAS THEN THE NEW HOSPITAL BUILDING.

BUILDING ON A FACILITY THAT BEGAN IN 1936 BY SOMEONE WHO SHOWED LEADERSHIP AND VISION, CHARLES SEACREST, DR.

SEACREST. AND TODAY WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS TO ALLOW THAT LEADERSHIP AND VISION TO CONTINUE.

THESE ARE GENERATIONAL INVESTMENTS.

AND I KNOW COUNCILORS THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH, THE FACTS THAT TIFFANY ANTOL PRESENTED, BUT I'VE SEEN A LOT OF MISINFORMATION IN RECENT DAYS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON.

BUT WHAT'S GOING ON IS THAT NAH IS MAKING A $50 MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN ROADS, A $5 BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN FIRE FACILITIES.

THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD A PARK BIGGER THAN FOX GLEN.

THEY'RE GOING TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY 50%.

FOSSIL FUEL USAGE BY 75%.

THIS ONLY HAPPENS IF THIS PROJECT MOVES FORWARD.

ADVOCATING TO MAKE A PROJECT AS GOOD AS IT CAN BE IS PROPER AND IT SHOULD HAPPEN.

AND IT'S MADE THIS PROJECT BETTER.

BUT REFUSING TO COMPROMISE, TAKING AN ALL OR NOTHING POSITION, WANTING TO SAY NO OR WANTING TO SAY DELAY OR WANTING TO SAY REFER SO THAT THIS PROJECT NEVER OCCURS IS A LOSS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT LEAVES A LOT OF EMPTY HANDS AND IT MAKES US POORER.

THIS IS A GENERATIONAL INVESTMENT AND WE SHOULD SUPPORT IT.

THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE SOME ONLINE COMMENTS.

YES, MAYOR, WE HAVE ONE COMMENTER TONIGHT.

SACHT BEST.

YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SACHT BEST YOU CAN.

GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND ADDRESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. SACHT IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO PUBLICCOMMENT@FLAGSTAFFAZ.GOV.

THOSE COMMENTS WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

OKAY, STERLING.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE OF REFERRING THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, SPECIFICALLY THE ORDINANCE TO THE VOTERS, WAS BROUGHT UP AND AN EXAMPLE WAS RAISED OUT OF TEMPE IN THAT SITUATION.

TEMPE ACTUALLY MADE IT A CONDITION THAT THE COYOTES REFER THAT TO THE VOTERS.

YOU AS A COUNCIL UNDER ARIZONA LAW, CANNOT REFER THIS TO THE VOTERS.

JUST GIVING YOU A HEADS UP AS FAR AS THAT'S CONCERNED.

I DO KNOW THAT CHRISTINA RUBALCAVA'S IN THE LEAD FROM MY OFFICE ON THIS ALSO HAS SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT SHE WANTED TO WALK THROUGH WITH YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, CHRISTINA RUBALCAVA, SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.

WE WERE JUST GOING TO WALK THROUGH REAL QUICK SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES THAT ARE BEING RECOMMENDED TO THE DA AS A RESULT OF THE PRESENTATION THAT COUNCIL JUST HEARD, SOME COMMITMENTS THAT WERE MADE BY NAH THAT WE WENT AHEAD AND REDUCED TO WRITING.

AS YOU CAN SEE VERY QUICKLY BECAUSE TIFFANY IS STILL CORRECTING OUR TYPOS.

[LAUGHTER] BUT NUMBER ONE, THERE WERE ACTUALLY TWO AREAS THAT WE NEEDED TO CHANGE FROM THE REFERENCE WESTERN TO NORTHERN.

SO THAT'S 4.12.1 AND 4.12.2.

SECTION 4.4.4, WHICH IS THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SECTION, THERE'LL BE A NEW SENTENCE THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT SAYS UTILIZATION SHALL BE MEASURED DURING REGULAR OPERATION HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE ACC SECTION 4.4.5,

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THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THAT PARAGRAPH NOW SAY NAH SHALL JOIN THE APS GREEN CONNECT PARTNER PROGRAM AT NOT LESS THAN THE SAME PARTNERSHIP LEVEL AS THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, WHICH IS FOR 100% OF ELECTRIC POWER USED ON SITE FOR THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT AND COPIES OF THE CONTRACT APPROVED BY THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION FOR THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE FIRST CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE PROJECT.

FOUR ADD A NEW SECTION, 4.4.7 THAT SAYS WITHIN EIGHT WEEKS, FROM THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, NAH SHALL PROVIDE THE CITY WITH THE CALCULATED CARBON FOOTPRINT OF THE HOSPITAL AND ACC, AND SHALL ALSO PROVIDE THE UNDERLYING DATA USED BY NAH TO CALCULATE THAT CARBON FOOTPRINT.

AND FINALLY, ADDING SECTION 4.4.8, NAH SHALL DESIGN THE HOSPITAL AND ACC TO MEET CREDIT GUIDANCE FOR LEED GOLD STANDARDS, BUT IS NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN OFFICIAL LEE CERTIFICATION.

AND I'M HERE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

THE ONE ABOUT EXISTING CHARGING STATIONS.

THE WORDING I SUGGESTED WAS DURING PEAK HOURS OF OPERATION.

THAT IS CORRECT. THIS IS THE LANGUAGE THAT NAH IS MORE COMFORTABLE FOR, BEING MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT PEAK MEANT, WHICH IS DURING THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF THE ACC. I GUESS I CAN LIVE WITH THAT.

AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE DID CONFIRM THESE POINTS WITH COUNCIL FOR NAH, AND WE'RE IN AGREEMENT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF CHRISTINA? OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

CHRISTINA TOOK ONE OF MY SUGGESTIONS FOR THE DA ON THE PROJECTED ENERGY USAGE ANALYSIS FOR THE CARBON FOOTPRINT.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST AND AS PART OF THE CONVERSATION ON THE PURPLE SAGE INTERSECTION, STAFF KNOWS KIND OF MY POSITION ON THIS BEFORE I MAKE MY COMMENT.

I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR TIFFANY OR WHOEVER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE 17 WHEN THAT PARCEL IS AUCTIONED OFF TO THE PUBLIC FOR DEVELOPER, IS THAT A REQUIREMENT THROUGH THE REGIONAL PLAN THAT THAT DEVELOPER ALSO DO THE GRADING NECESSARY FOR A FUTURE UNDERPASS? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE NATIONAL FOREST PROPERTY WHEN IT COMES UP FOR AUCTION? IT'S HARD TO SAY. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL IS.

YOU KNOW, I'M ASSUMING THAT IT'LL NEED TO GO THROUGH A REZONING PROCESS IF A DEVELOPER WERE TO ACQUIRE THAT.

SO IT'S HARD.

I MEAN, WE WOULD WORK OFF OF THE REGIONAL PLAN THAT IS IN PLACE AT THE TIME AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT REGIONAL PLAN TO DETERMINE WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT.

AND CURRENTLY IN THE REGIONAL PLAN, THAT SIDE OF THE 17, THAT IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE UNDERPASS.

IS IT IN THE REGIONAL PLAN FOR THAT TO BE GRADED FOR AN UNDERPASS ON THAT SIDE? THE REGIONAL PLAN PROVIDES A MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF A FUTURE ROADWAY.

IT IS NOT AN EXACT REPLICA OF WHAT THAT ROADWAY WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.

WE WILL WORK WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEVELOPER TO FIGURE OUT THE APPROPRIATE ALIGNMENT FOR WHATEVER ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IS REQUIRED TO BE BUILT FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT. SO THANK YOU.

TIFFANY. SO IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, JUST REPEATED THAT WE DO HAVE SOME OTHER DEVELOPMENT GOING ON IN THAT AREA THAT MAY ELEVATE THE NEED FOR THAT UNDERPASS AT SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE INSTEAD OF JUST SITTING OUT THERE.

BUT I THINK THAT HAVING IT JUST OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, FOREVER IS A LITTLE BIT BIG OF AN ASK.

I'M GOING TO SUGGEST WHEN WE GET TO VOTING ON THE DAY THAT WE REQUIRE NAH TO PROVIDE THE ENGINEERING PLANS FOR BOTH NOW AND AFTER BEULAH IS WIDENED.

AND PUT A MAYBE A 20% FINANCIAL ASSURANCE BOND OR WHATEVER WE CAN COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON WITH A TEN YEAR SUNSET.

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SO I WILL BE PUSHING FOR THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET. THANK YOU.

I'M TRYING TO THINK AHEAD HERE.

AND WITH THE APS GREEN CONNECT PARTNER.

LET'S SAY OUR SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT FINDS A BETTER, LESS EXPENSIVE WAY TO PARTICIPATE IN A VERY SIMILAR PROGRAM.

THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN IF WE PULL OUT OF THAT, SO CAN NAH.

IS THERE A WAY TO RECONFIGURE THE LANGUAGE TO WHERE, NO MATTER WHAT THEY WOULD BE ADHERED TO THAT? LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ME TO CLARIFY.

NO, I JUST TOOK OUT THE REFERENCE TO THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AND SAID IT'LL BE FOR 100% FOR THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM.

I CAN ADD AT THE END IF WE WOULD LIKE, UNLESS A SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT PROGRAM IS APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR, IF WE WANT TO ALLOW THAT FLEXIBILITY AS WELL.

BUT THIS PROVISION DOES ALLOW US TO WITHDRAW WITHOUT ANY IMPACT.

I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE AS LEGALLY BINDING AS POSSIBLE SO THAT NO MATTER WHAT NAH IS RESPONSIBLE TO BEING EITHER IN THIS PROGRAM OR THE SAME. IN A DIFFERENT PROGRAM, I GUESS, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

SO AS IT'S WRITTEN RIGHT NOW, IT REQUIRES NAH TO BE IN THE APS GREEN CONNECT PARTNER PROGRAM FOR THE TERM OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

THAT BEING SAID, IF THE PROGRAM WAS ENDED BY APSS, THEN THAT WOULD BE AN IMPOSSIBILITY FOR THEM.

SO WE WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO REQUIRE THAT I CAN ADD ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT WOULD SAY OR OTHER SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER.

IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT.

I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE THINGS TO SAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

YES. OKAY.

I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A STATEMENT RIGHT NOW.

AND WHENEVER WE GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO VOTE, I'LL TALK THEN.

BUT FIRST, LET ME SAY THAT I DEFINITELY AM IN SUPPORT OF THE NAH MOVE.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THERE ARE MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO PERSIST IN TELLING A NUMBER OF UNTRUTHS, AND THAT'S A NICE WAY OF SAYING LIES REGARDING THIS ISSUE, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY HAVE TRIED TO STOP A PROJECT THAT WOULD HELP MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND REGION.

AND THE ATTORNEY FROM ASPEY WATKINS AND DIESEL, YEAH WAS AMAZING.

AND YOU BROUGHT UP A LOT OF POINTS THAT OTHERS HADN'T BROUGHT UP.

AND I LIKE THE WAY YOU TALKED ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE CONTRIBUTING, WHAT THIS PROJECT IS CONTRIBUTING TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THE SAME MEMBERS DURING THE RIO DISCUSSION ALSO, WE'RE TRYING TO STOP THAT PROJECT, WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO HELP ALL OF US, BUT ALSO A POPULATION OF PEOPLE WHOSE VOICES HAVE BEEN UNHEARD FOR MANY YEARS. AND SO IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE A HISTORY OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE BENT ON THEIR OWN AGENDA. AND THAT AGENDA DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL OF US.

AND SO THAT'S UNFORTUNATE.

THEY'RE PUTTING THEIR OWN PERSONAL AGENDA AHEAD OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL OF US AND OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

MOST OF US IN THIS ROOM OR SOME OF US IN THIS ROOM, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO LIVE ANOTHER 20 YEARS MAYBE.

BUT OUR KIDS AND OUR GRANDKIDS AND OUR GREAT GRANDKIDS WHO DECIDE TO STAY HERE ARE GOING TO NEED THAT HOSPITAL AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT THOSE FUTURE GENERATIONS.

AND THAT'S REALLY SAD.

THE TECHNOLOGY CHANGES DRASTICALLY ALL THE TIME.

AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT A HEALTH CARE FACILITY, PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN AN OATH TO KEEP US HEALTHY OR TO DO

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I FIND THAT REALLY, REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE.

WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS GROWN, IS GROWING AND WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.

WE WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY TAKING OUR ENERGIES AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MANAGING THAT GROWTH APPROPRIATELY.

NAU GREW.

THE HOSPITAL GREW.

GORE GREW.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT ARE GOING TO GROW.

AND SO IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND THINK ABOUT WHAT IS BEST FOR ALL OF US AND TO ALSO THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE COMPROMISE? YOU CANNOT.

IT'S NOT ALL SOME.

YOU CAN'T EVERYBODY CAN'T WIN.

AND I'VE SAID THIS FROM THE DAIS BEFORE, NO ONE IS GOING TO EVER WALK AWAY WITH ALL THE MARBLES.

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE ABLE TO COMPROMISE.

AND COMPROMISE IS NOT A FOUR LETTER WORD.

IT IS A GOOD THING.

AND WE SHOULD LEARN HOW TO DO THAT IN A COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE TO MAKE COURAGEOUS DECISIONS.

PROGRESS MEANS MAKING A DECISION.

KEEPING THIS THING GOING FOR MONTH AFTER MONTH IS ANOTHER WAY OF STOPPING THE PROJECT.

WE'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN.

IT'S A TACTIC THAT'S BEEN USED MILLIONS OF TIMES AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED BY A LOT OF PEOPLE.

AND SO I SAY THIS BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY, AND THOSE OF YOU WHO HELPED ME RUN MY CAMPAIGN KNEW THAT THE REASON I DECIDED TO RUN BECAUSE I HAD SOME THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE SAID THAT WASN'T BEING SAID.

AND SO I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

THESE ARE HARD THINGS FOR US TO HEAR AS A COMMUNITY, BUT I WILL KEEP SAYING THEM FOR THE TIME THAT I'M SITTING ON THIS DAIS, AND WHEN I'M NO LONGER SITTING HERE, I'LL PROBABLY BE STANDING OUT THERE SAYING THE SAME THING.

AND SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE US, ENCOURAGE US TO REALLY THINK ABOUT ALL OF THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO COME AFTER WE'RE GONE AND THAT WILL LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND SO, YES, CARBON NEUTRALITY, WE GOT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT.

BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO STOP EVERY PROJECT THAT COMES TO US BECAUSE WE DON'T LIKE IT, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MEET OUR AGENDA.

THAT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

AND SO I WILL LEAVE MY COMMENTS AT THAT.

BUT I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE MOVE AND OF US APPROVING THIS.

AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT FINE TUNING ALL THE LITTLE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FINE TUNED.

BUT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MCCARTHY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. OVER THE WEEKEND, I PREPARED SOME COMMENTS.

I'M GOING TO READ THOSE NOW.

SOME OF THEM ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN SAID ALREADY TONIGHT AND SOME OF THEM SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

A COUPLE OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED TONIGHT.

BUT HERE WE GO.

FIRST POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THAT I HAVE STUDIED THIS CASE IN A LOT OF DETAIL.

I'VE MET WITH THE PROPONENTS OF IT BEING.

I'VE ALSO MET WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE AGAINST THE PROJECT.

THAT'S THE NORTHERN ARIZONA CLIMATE CHANGE ALLIANCE.

SEVERAL DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF FLAGSTAFF FUTURE, A BOARDMEMBER OF FLAGSTAFF FUTURE, SEVERAL EMPLOYEES AT THE HOSPITAL AND OTHERS THAT I WON'T BORE YOU WITH.

I'VE READ NUMEROUS EMAILS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE.

I ATTENDED ALL THREE OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETINGS IN PERSON.

I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTS THAT ARE BASED ON INACCURATE INFORMATION.

FOR INSTANCE, I TALKED TO ONE OF MY CLOSE FRIENDS AND THEY SAYS, WHY WOULD YOU HAVE VOTED FOR THIS PROPOSAL? WELL, ONCE WE DOVE INTO HER CONCERNS, WE FOUND THAT MOST OF HER CONCERNS WERE BASED ON MISINFORMATION FROM AN ORGANIZED CAMPAIGN.

AN EXAMPLE IS THAT A POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA SITE, AS BEEN STATED EARLIER TONIGHT, THAT FLAGSTAFF IT STATED THAT FLAGSTAFF RESIDENTS WOULD PAY $100 MILLION DOLLARS IN UPFRONT INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS.

MANY IN THE PUBLIC SEEM TO THINK THAT THE CITY IS LARGELY SUBSIDIZING THIS PROPOSAL.

BASED ON READINGS OF THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, NAH WILL BE PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE.

NAH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ESSENTIALLY ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

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THE CITY IS ASSISTING NAH TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.

BUT IF THE GRANTS ARE NOT AWARDED, NAH, NOT THE CITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE.

IT HAS BEEN STATED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THE CITY WILL PAY THE MATCH FOR THE TRANSPORTATION GRANTS.

THE MATCH REQUIRED, AS WE HEARD EARLIER TONIGHT FOR THE BEULAH EXPANSION, WILL BE PAID BY NAH.

THE CITY HAS AGREED TO PAY A SMALL PERCENTAGE FOR THE NEW JOHN WESLEY POWELL BRIDGE, WHICH WILL HELP NAH, BUT IT ALSO WILL HELP NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CORRIDOR, FORT TUTHILL, THE AIRPORT AND INCLUDING THE NEW PROJECT JUST ACROSS I-17 FROM THE HOSPITAL SITE REGARDING THE NEW FIRE STATION, THE CITY AND NAH WILL SHARE THE COST 50/50.

WHAT MANY DON'T SEEM TO REALIZE IS THAT THE NEW FIRE STATION WILL BE REQUIRED EVEN IF THE HOSPITAL IS NOT APPROVED BECAUSE THE CURRENT AREA FIRE STATION IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR SOME NEW FIRE EQUIPMENT THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN ORDERED AND PAID FOR BY THE CITY.

THE HOSPITAL PROPER WILL NOT PAY PROPERTY TAXES BECAUSE IT'S A NON PROFIT.

OTHER PARTS OF THE PROJECT, THE HOTEL, THE RESIDENTIAL, THE COMMERCIAL WILL PAY PROPERTY TAXES.

THERE WILL BE CITY INCOME FROM CONSTRUCTION TAXES AND CONSTRUCTION IMPACT FEES ON ALL PARTS OF THE PROJECT.

THERE WILL BE SOME ONGOING COSTS TO THE CITY, BUT THAT'S TRUE OF THE EXISTING HOSPITAL.

CARBON NEUTRALITY IS NOT REQUIRED FOR OTHER PROJECTS AND IS NOT REQUIRED BY CITY CODE.

THAT SAID, I THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF MOVING FORWARD ON CARBON NEUTRALITY.

THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF INCREASED POPULATION AND INCREASED PER CAPITA EMISSIONS IS CAUSING A SERIOUS PROBLEM, NO DOUBT.

ANY CLAIMS THAT THE NEW HOSPITAL WILL BE MORE CARBON FRIENDLY THAN THE OLD FACILITY.

THAT SAID NAH HAS NOT AGREED TO MEET LEED'S PLATINUM.

THEY HAVE AGREED TO THE LAST DRAFT TO ENERGY STAR 75, WHICH IS A SIMILAR BUT SOMEWHAT LESS RESTRICTIVE REQUIREMENT.

NOW, TONIGHT WE HEARD AND I DIDN'T KNOW THIS UNTIL THIS MEETING STARTED.

NAH HAS AGREED TO LEED GOLD, AND I THINK THAT'S A VERY POSITIVE STEP, A VERY POSITIVE STEP.

THANK YOU, NAH.

I PERSONALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

IN RESPONSE TO MY URGING AND POSSIBLY OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS, NAH HAS AGREED TO SOLAR INSTALLATIONS ON AT LEAST 40% OF THE PARKING GARAGE ROOF.

THE FIRST AGREEMENT WAS TO COMPLETE THAT BY 10-30.

EXCUSE ME. 2030.

THE YEAR 2030.

AND I PUSHED ON THAT TWO WEEKS AGO.

AND THEY'VE NOW AGREED TO COMPLETE THE SOLAR WITHIN 18 MONTHS AFTER GETTING THEIR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE HOSPITAL.

NAH HAS AGREED TO USE RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM APS, AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN SOME DETAIL TONIGHT.

THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS ABOUT FOREST FIRES.

THE PROFESSIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUE CONCLUDED THAT AND I'M GOING TO QUOTE FROM THEIR PROFESSIONAL REPORT, QUOTE, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS CURRENTLY AT LOW RISK FOR WILDLAND FIRE, UNQUOTE.

HOWEVER, THE REPORT ALSO MADE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WOULD FURTHER PROTECT THE HOSPITAL FROM FIRE ISSUES.

I AM CONFIDENT THAT NAH WILL IMPLEMENT THESE IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS SOME ADDITIONAL TREE THINNING AND GROUND LEVEL VEGETATION CONTROL NEAR THE BUILDINGS.

IT IS NOT UP TO COUNCIL TO DECIDE IF THE EXISTING HOSPITAL IS ADEQUATE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

HOWEVER, I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY ASPECTS OF THE EXISTING HOSPITAL WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO BRING UP TO MODERN STANDARDS.

FOR INSTANCE, THE VENTILATION SYSTEM, THE SIZES OF THE ROOMS, ETCETERA.

HAVING BEEN AT THE HOSPITAL FOR MY WIFE'S OPERATIONS, AND I WON'T GET INTO THAT.

THE LAYOUT OF THE EXISTING HOSPITAL IS RIDICULOUS.

IT'S VERY INEFFICIENT.

SO I THINK THAT JUSTIFIES THE NEED FOR THE NEW HOSPITAL.

DURING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND IN EMAILS, I HAVE HEARD ABOUT MANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT LEGITIMATE CONCERNS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.

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I AM PERSONALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

HOWEVER IT IS NOT THE FUNCTION OF THIS COUNCIL NOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO MANAGE THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF ANY BUSINESS, THIS HOSPITAL OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS.

THE COMMUNITY IS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE EXISTING HOSPITAL.

THAT DECISION WILL NOT BE MADE FOR FIVE YEARS OR SO YOU KNOW, UNTIL THE NEW HOSPITAL IS BUILT.

I DO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC PROCESS THAT WILL LEAD THAT DECISION PROCESS.

THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR MEDICAL OFFICES, WORKFORCE HOUSING, CONVALESCENT HOUSING AND MEDICAL TRAINING FACILITY.

REGARDING THE PLANNING AND ZONING VOTE; THE COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO RECOMMEND DENIAL, AS MOST PEOPLE HERE KNOW.

HOWEVER, I ALSO HEARD BASIC SUPPORT FROM MOST OF THE COMMISSIONERS WHO VOTED AGAINST THE PROPOSAL.

BASED ON WHAT I HEARD WITH MY OWN EARS AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING.

A LARGE PART OF THEIR CONCERN WAS BECAUSE OF UNKNOWNS SUCH AS THE COST TO THE CITY AND SOME LOOSE ENDS.

IT WAS VERY FRUSTRATING FOR ME TO SIT IN THE AUDIENCE AND LISTEN TO THAT, KNOWING THAT COUNCIL HAD ALREADY ADDRESSED MANY OF THESE CONCERNS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ADMITTEDLY, THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OF THE KNOWN SPECIFICS, FOR INSTANCE, THE HEIGHT OF THE PATIENT TOWER.

REGARDING THAT, NAH HAS PROVIDED SOLID REASONS WHY THE TALLER BUILDINGS WILL INCREASE EFFICIENCY FOR BOTH THEM AND FOR THE PATIENTS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT BUS SERVICE.

I AGREE THAT BUS SERVICE TO THE NEW FACILITY WOULD BE VERY VALUABLE.

HOWEVER, I WILL NOTE THAT WE DO NOT REQUIRE SUBSIDIZED BUS SERVICE FOR OTHER DEVELOPMENTS .

JUST ACROSS I-17 A NEW LARGE PROJECT IS BEING PLANNED.

THEY ARE NOT BEING REQUIRED TO PROVIDE BUS SERVICE.

THE AIRPORT IS NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE BUS SERVICE.

BUT NAH WILL PROVIDE A FREE SHUTTLE TO THE CLOSEST MOUNTAIN LINE BUS STOP AND FREE TAXIS TO NEEDING PATIENTS FROM THEIR RESIDENCE OR THE HOMELESS SHELTER WHEREVER THEY'RE AT.

I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSAL.

ADMITTEDLY, WE HAVE GOTTEN NUMEROUS CONCESSIONS FROM NAH.

FOR INSTANCE, INSTALLATION OF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SOLAR ON THE PARKING GARAGE ON A REASONABLE SCHEDULE.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING, SOURCING RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM APS AND RESTRICTIONS ON SHORT TERM RENTALS.

BUT WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT COMES TO A VOTE THIS EVENING, I WILL OFFER SEVERAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

WELL, WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT.

I HAVE HEARD THAT NAH IS ASKING PERMISSION TO START CONSTRUCTION BEFORE ALL THE FINAL APPROVALS ARE IN PLACE.

I DO NOT SUPPORT THAT, NOT EVEN PRELIMINARY GRADING.

WE NEED TO GET EVERYTHING IN PLACE BEFORE WE PUT SHOVELS IN THE GROUND.

SO, MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK SO LONG.

I WOULDN'T SHUT UP, WOULD I? [LAUGHTER] ANYWAY, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS FOR NOW.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO START BY EXPRESSING MY GRATITUDE FOR THE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD ON THIS TOPIC.

I KNOW THAT A PART OF THE ANALYSIS IS SPECIFIC TO COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT WAS PRESENTED EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION, AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A FOCUS ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, BUT I WANTED TO JUST EMPHASIZE THAT PART OF MY CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER AND ON THIS TOPIC HAS ALSO BEEN THAT BROADER VISION FOR SUSTAINABLE, RESPONSIBLE AND HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT FOR FLAGSTAFF'S FUTURE.

AND I WANT TO APOLOGIZE BEFORE I GO ON.

AS I SAID EARLIER IN THE MEETING, I AM IN ATLANTA.

IT IS ALMOST 9:30 HERE AND I'VE BEEN GOING NONSTOP ALL DAY, SO I'M A LITTLE TIRED, SO I APOLOGIZE IF I STOP MAKING SENSE AT ANY POINT.

BUT, I DID JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS PROJECT, UM, PART OF WHAT MY CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN IS WHAT I THINK HAS BEEN A CONSTANT CONSIDERATION FOR US AS COUNCIL OF PLANS FOR FLAGSTAFF NECESSARY GROWTH, UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE A GROWING CITY AND WE'RE GOING TO BE A GROWING CITY.

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THIS DEVELOPMENT IS NOT A ONE ISSUE DEVELOPMENT, AND I THINK THAT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT THING FOR US TO REMEMBER.

THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT VARIOUS COMMUNITY NEEDS, INTERESTS AND CONCERNS OVER THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE OF FLAGSTAFF.

AND I SAY THAT TO BE CLEAR, THAT IN MY SCOPE AND WHAT I KNOW HAS BEEN THE SCOPE AND ATTENTION OF ALL OF COUNCIL FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN BROAD AND IS GIVING WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION, NOT JUST TO WHAT THIS DEVELOPMENT MEANS NOW, BUT WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE.

I THINK THAT'S A QUESTION THAT'S BEEN ASKED OF US OFTEN THROUGH THIS CONVERSATION, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT QUESTION.

THAT SAID, I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR US TO NOTE THE SCOPE OF THE CONSIDERATION THAT WE'RE TAKING TONIGHT IN THIS MATTER.

I SEE THAT OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR COMMUNITY IS BROAD AND REQUIRING THESE DEEPER UNDERSTANDINGS AND EXAMINATIONS OF THIS AND ALL THE PROJECTS THAT COME BEFORE US AS COUNCIL.

BUT ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT WE'RE TASKED WITH IN TERMS OF THIS SPECIFIC PLAN IS DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE FINDINGS HAVE BEEN MET.

AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE, INCLUDING STAFF AND NUMEROUS COMMUNITY VOICES THAT HAVE SPOKEN INTO THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION ON THE SPECIFIC PLAN.

I'VE GIVEN EXTENSIVE TIME AND ENERGY TO THIS CONSIDERATION.

I KNOW OTHERS HAVE AS WELL, AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT I BELIEVE THE FINDINGS HAVE BEEN MET AND THAT THAT'S NOT TO DISMISS THE IMPORTANCE OF OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS CONVERSATION.

BUT ON THIS PARTICULAR MATTER, THAT IS THE QUESTION BEHIND THE SPECIFIC PLAN CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT.

I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT WHAT OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SAID, AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MCCARTHY IN PARTICULAR FOR EXPRESSING A LOT OF THE REASONS WHY I FEEL THE FINDINGS HAVE BEEN MET AND A LOT OF THE CONSIDERATIONS AND ONGOING QUESTIONS THAT EXIST FOR THIS PROJECT.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IN THIS CONVERSATION BEFORE WE MOVE INTO ANY VOTE.

ONE THING THAT I WANT TO ADD IS HOW IMPORTANT I THINK IT WILL BE IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS TO KEEP CONSTANTLY ENGAGED IN THE PLANS FOR THE CURRENT CAMPUS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S HESITATION TO MAKE ANY SORT OF COMMITMENTS OR RISK MAKING A PROMISE FOR THE CURRENT SITE THAT WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP IN YEARS TO COME.

BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT THE CONCERN FOR THIS SITE AND THE IMPACT OF ITS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ARE OF GREAT CONCERN TO OUR COMMUNITY AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

IF THERE WAS ANY ASK FROM ME IN THAT PARTICULAR REGARD, IT WOULD BE THAT WE START ENGAGING IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, MAKING VERY CLEAR THAT WE ARE IN A VISIONING PROCESS AT THIS POINT, NOT A GUARANTEE OF ANYTHING THAT'S BEING PROPOSED, BEING THE FINAL SOLUTION, BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S A CONVERSATION THAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT AND TO KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY KEEPING UP ON THAT CONVERSATION AND BEING PART OF IT.

I'M GOING TO END MY COMMENTS BY JUST AGAIN EXPRESSING GRATITUDE FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE SPOKEN INTO THIS PROJECT THOUGHTFULLY AND RESPONSIBLY.

I ADMIT THAT IN THE PAST WEEK I DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME OR BANDWIDTH TO RESPOND TO EVERY PERSON WHO REACHED OUT TO ME INDIVIDUALLY, AND I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO THOSE WHO I WASN'T ABLE TO GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH RIGHT AWAY.

BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I HAVE READ ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS.

I'VE READ THE ARTICLES THAT YOU SHARED.

IN MANY CASES, I'VE REACHED OUT TO THE CONTACTS AND AND OUTSIDE SOURCES THAT YOU'VE SHARED AND SO FORTH.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR VOICE WAS HEARD, AT LEAST IN THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT I'VE BROUGHT TO THIS CONVERSATION.

I KNOW THAT MANY OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL HAVE DONE THE SAME.

THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMMENTS TONIGHT AND IN OTHER CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE SERIOUSNESS WITH WHICH WE'VE APPROACHED THIS PROPOSAL.

AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE BOTH THE WEIGHT AND SERIOUSNESS I'VE BROUGHT TO YOU CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS PLAN AND THIS PROJECT AND MY GRATITUDE TO ALL WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED FOR BRINGING THAT SAME AND IN MANY CASES, EVEN GREATER SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO THIS.

AS I'VE SAID IN THE PAST, THIS IS NOT AN EASY CONVERSATION OR CONSIDERATION, BUT IT IS A SERIOUS AND IMPORTANT ONE.

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WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A NUMBER OF GROWTH PROJECTS THAT ARE BOTH RECOGNIZING THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS GROWING AND RECOGNIZING THAT IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW INTO THE FUTURE.

WE HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO DO THAT IN THE PAST.

I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF FEAR THAT EXISTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT GROWTH MEANS.

IF WE'RE GOING TO LOSE THE CULTURE OR THE CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT AS WE TALK ABOUT BEING A COUNCIL AND A CITY THAT IS WORKING TO ENHANCE AND PROTECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL, THIS IS PART OF WHAT THAT MEANS BEING WILLING TO PURSUE THAT GROWTH RESPONSIBLY, BEING WILLING TO HAVE THESE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS AND MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD IN A WAY THAT IS MEANINGFUL AND THOUGHTFULLY APPROACHED IS SO IMPORTANT.

AND SO, AGAIN, I THANK EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN PART OF THIS CONVERSATION, I THINK COUNCIL, FOR THE CONVERSATION THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THIS EVENING.

AND I WILL LEAVE IT THERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

FIRST, I DO WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR BEING SO ELOQUENT YET AGAIN TONIGHT AND REALLY SPEAKING, SPEAKING A LOT OF WHAT'S BEEN IN MY HEART AND ON MY MIND. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS.

WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME LISTENING TO ALL SIDES OF THIS PROJECT.

I KNOW I HAVE MET WITH A LOT OF YOU IN THE ROOM COUNTLESS TIMES, AND I HAVE READ THE EMAILS.

I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE IN THE GROCERY STORE AT MY SHOP AT HULLABALOO.

MANY, MANY CONVERSATIONS.

AND I TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.

THIS HAS NOT BEEN AN EASY TASK THAT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN, BUT ONE THAT I TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY.

AND IT DOES IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY.

I DO WANT TO THANK STAFF, NAH AND THE FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY.

ALL OF YOU HAVE MADE THIS PROJECT GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND GOOD FOR OUR REGION.

I LOOK AT THIS AS A REGIONAL DECISION.

IT DOESN'T JUST AFFECT ME UP HERE OR US OR THOSE IN THE ROOM.

IT AFFECTS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE USING OUR MEDICAL SYSTEM.

I REALIZE THERE IS STILL A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS AND THIS IS NOT PERFECT AND IT PROBABLY NEVER WILL BE PERFECT.

BUT I DO BELIEVE WE NEED TO START SOMEWHERE.

I DO AGREE THAT WITH SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE HAVE FOUND THE FINDINGS TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO START SOMEWHERE.

AND FOR ME, THAT STARTS TONIGHT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU ON THIS ON THE LEGACY CAMPUS.

I MEAN, THE WORK IS JUST BEGINNING.

THIS IS ONE STEP IN A LOT OF STEPS TO COME.

AND I'M GOING TO RELY ON ALL OF YOU TO MEET WITH ME THE NIGHT BEFORE AND ASK QUESTIONS AND HOPEFULLY MAKE ME THINK MORE AND MORE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DECIDING ON.

AND THAT'S WHAT THE GIFT YOU'VE GIVEN ME, IS THAT I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW ALL OF YOU.

AND WE CAN HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS IN A GOOD WAY.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MORE OF THAT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THE WORK IS JUST BEGINNING.

SO. I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU.

I APPRECIATE TONIGHT.

AND I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE.

AND THAT DOES START TONIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND THANKS FOR JUST SPEAKING YOUR TRUTH TO ME AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

A LOT HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID TODAY AND ON OTHER OTHER MEETINGS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S A GOOD TAKEAWAY IS AN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ENCOURAGED ME TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL IS THAT I REALIZED BEFORE I STARTED THIS JOURNEY THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH THAT GOES ON UP HERE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS NOT AWARE OF.

AND WE TRY TO BE AS OR WE ARE AS PUBLIC AS POSSIBLE.

EVERYTHING IS DISCUSSED HERE, NOT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

AND I'M SORRY, I KNOW THAT THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND IT'S JUST GOT THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC.

I'M GLAD IT HAS.

I'M SORRY THAT A LOT OF IT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED AND DISCUSSED BEFORE.

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SLOW DOWN. AND THE TRUTH IS, IF YOU GO BACK AND AND WATCH SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, MOST OF YOUR QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED.

THEY'VE ALREADY ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED.

AND SO TO ASK TO SLOW IT DOWN, DELAY IT, WAIT SIX MORE MONTHS IS JUST, AS COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS SAID, JUST ANOTHER DELAY TACTIC.

THIS HAS BEEN A FASCINATING JOURNEY FOR ME.

NEW ON CITY COUNCIL TO WATCH THE EVOLUTION OF THE THE PEOPLE THAT HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE CITY MOVE OR THE HOSPITAL MOVE, WHAT THEIR REASONS WERE IN THE BEGINNING AND HOW IT EVOLVED UNTIL IT PICKED UP STEAM AND AND GOT PULLED ON ENOUGH PEOPLE'S EMOTIONS AND HEARTSTRINGS TO GET SOME MOMENTUM.

I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF.

I WAS ON VACATION LAST WEEK, BUT WATCHING SOME OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT WERE JUST OUT AND OUT UNTRUTHS.

I'LL SAY IT LIGHTLY LIKE THAT, KNOWING THAT WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT WE SAY IN THE PUBLIC FORUM.

BUT THESE WERE THINGS THAT I ALREADY SAID ON THE DAIS, SO I FELT COMFORTABLE SAYING THEM JUST TO RESPOND BECAUSE I SAW THE JUST THE OUTRAGE OF PEOPLE THAT WERE READING SOME OF THESE POSTS.

AND IF I DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER, I'D BE FREAKING OUT AS WELL.

BUT I KNEW THAT THEY WERE ALL FALSE.

AND HERE WE ARE.

I'M WATCHING AND READING ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE THERE'S GOING TO BE A PUSH TO MAYBE PUT THIS DECISION ON THE BALLOT, WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING FOR CITIZENS TO BE ABLE TO DO IF IT'S BASED ON THE FACTS.

AND I DON'T FEEL THAT RIGHT NOW.

I FEEL THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE SIGNING THAT PETITION AND WANTING TO GO TO VOTE BASED ON FALSE INFORMATION AND LIES TO GET PEOPLE TO SIGN THE PETITION. AND I FEEL REALLY SAD FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

IF YOU'VE GOT A STRONG ARGUMENT WHY YOU DON'T THINK THE HOSPITAL SHOULD MOVE, THAT TRUTH SHOULD JUST BE SPOKEN.

AND IF THERE'S ENOUGH PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT AGREE WITH YOU, THEN SO BE IT.

AND WE HAVE ALL TRIED TO LISTEN TO ALL THE DIFFERENT SIDES AND THE DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND THE DIFFERENT CONCERNS AND STUFF.

AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY AND SOME OTHERS HAVE STATED, IT IS NOT AND YOU DON'T WANT US TO BE INVOLVED IN HOW YOU RUN YOUR BUSINESS, HOW YOU TREAT YOUR EMPLOYEES, THAT THERE'S A YOU GO TO THE BOARD AND TO THE GOVERNING BODIES.

CITY COUNCIL SHOULD NOT BE DICTATING HOW A BUSINESS RAN.

I THINK THERE ARE SOME IN OTHER COUNTRIES, MAYBE VENEZUELA, MAYBE CHINA THAT GETS INVOLVED IN THAT MAYBE HAVING SOCIAL SCORING DONE TO SEE HOW WELL YOU'RE FITTING OUT THERE.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE THAT.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE THAT IN THIS COUNTRY.

AND SO THERE'S CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS THAT ARE LEGITIMATE.

I CAN TELL YOU A REALLY TRAGIC STORY OF A FRIEND OF MINE THAT PASSED AWAY RECENTLY FROM, I BELIEVE, A FAULT OF A HOSPITAL DOWN IN THE VALLEY.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THERE. WE ALL HAVE TRAGIC STORIES AND WE ALL HAVE WONDERFUL STORIES.

MY HUSBAND HAD A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, ALTHOUGH IT WAS AN EMERGENCY AND STAFF AND OUR TREATMENT WAS GREAT, THE FACILITIES WERE OBSOLETE.

MY GOSH, IF HE HAD TO BE AIR [INAUDIBLE] TO LAS VEGAS OR NEW MEXICO AND THEN THE EXPENSE TO ME, WHERE AM I GOING TO STAY WHILE HE'S GOING THROUGH FIVE, SIX DAYS WORTH OF TESTS AND SURGERY? I KNOW MY FRIEND WHO LOST HER HUSBAND WHEN SHE WAS DOWN IN THE VALLEY.

THEY LIVE UP HERE.

WE WERE ALL TRYING TO SEND HER MONEY SO SHE COULD STAY IN A HOTEL AND BE NEAR HER LOVED ONES.

SO BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR AND WHAT YOU THINK YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE.

WE NEED A GOOD STATE OF THE ART HEALTH CARE PROVIDER UP HERE.

IS IT PERFECT? NO. ARE THERE GOING TO BE COMPLAINTS WITH EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS? OF COURSE.

BUT THAT'S NOT OUR BUSINESS.

OUR BUSINESS IS TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE AND SEE IF IT FITS THE FINDINGS.

AS COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE AND SWEET SAID IT DOES.

AND AS I SAID TWO WEEKS AGO, I WILL, AS YOU CAN GUESS, I WILL BE APPROVING THIS.

THERE ARE SOME CONDITIONS THAT I'M HAPPY THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED TONIGHT.

AND I DO WANT TO VISIT THE PURPLE SAGE.

I'VE BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I SEE ALL THESE PROJECTS ON A REGIONAL PLAN THAT ARE 40 YEARS OLD AND THEY'RE STILL WAITING TO BE DONE.

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I CAN'T WAIT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RUSH THAT, BUT FOR ME, I'LL BE VOTING YES TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.

AND I HOPE THAT OUR COMMUNITY DOES RESEARCH AND NOT JUST READ WHAT'S ON A SOCIAL MEDIA POST AND SEE THAT MOST OF THEIR CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AND THEY AREN'T WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN PRESENTED OUT THERE BY PEOPLE WHO ASSUMINGLY WOULD KNOW THE TRUTH.

AND THEY'RE NOT TELLING IT.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

A GOOD SOURCE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S REALLY INVOLVED IS READ THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

I SHARE THE THANKS THAT HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TOWARDS STAFF.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD FOR YOU AND I KNOW AT TIMES A VERY STRESSFUL ONE.

SO THANK YOU FOR STICKING IT OUT.

AND I HAVE TO THANK STEFAN, JOHN, TIM AND STEVE FOR MEETING YESTERDAY INTO LAST NIGHT.

IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU THAT THE PROJECT IS IS GOLD LEED.

IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU THAT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CARBON FOOTPRINT IS GOING TO BE GIVEN TO CITY STAFF TO CALCULATE THAT. YOU DID THAT.

AND I HOPE THAT YOU FEEL SOME PRIDE ABOUT DOING THAT.

AND I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR FOR COMING TO THE DISCUSSION.

SAME GOES WITH TIM AND STEVE.

WHAT IT NEEDED WAS TO COME TO THE CONVERSATION WITH AN OPEN MIND AND TRYING TO PUT SOME OF PAST FRICTION OR ANIMOSITIES ASIDE.

THAT WAS A VERY REAL EXAMPLE OF HOW COLLABORATION IS CRITICAL AND IT'S GOING TO BE SO CRITICAL MOVING FORWARD, NOT JUST FOR THIS PROJECT, BUT AS ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE TO BE IN THIS TOGETHER.

AND HONEST DEBATE IS CRITICAL.

DISAGREE WITH EACH OTHER.

THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF OF A PROCESS IS BEING ABLE TO AIR YOUR DISAGREEMENT AND HAVE THOSE ARGUMENTS.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE HAVING THOSE ARGUMENTS BASED ON TRUTHFUL INFORMATION.

AND THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED SEVERAL TIMES TONIGHT.

BUT FOR THE SAKE OF OUR COMMUNITY, PLEASE DON'T REPEAT INFORMATION WITHOUT VERIFYING WHETHER IT'S TRUE.

YOU CAN CONTACT A COUNCILMEMBER AND WE CAN DIRECT YOU TO WHOMEVER YOU NEED TO SPEAK TO.

PERHAPS WE CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, BUT IF SOMETHING SEEMS LIKE IF YOU FEEL YOURSELF FEELING SOME OUTRAGE, I THINK THAT THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD THING TO GO CHECK OUT AND JUST MAKE SURE IT'S TRUE BEFORE YOU REPEAT IT TO SOMEONE.

I JUST WANT TO RESTATE THAT TONIGHT, WE'RE CONSIDERING THE REZONING FOR THE HOSPITAL AND NOT THE ENTIRE PROPERTY.

PHASE TWO COMES TO US AT A LATER TIME.

WE ALSO WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE SITE PLAN.

AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL ASKED NAH TO DO.

AND THAT IS BECAUSE USUALLY STAFF DOES THIS WITH THE APPLICANT.

WE ASKED TO HAVE THAT SITE PLAN BE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC.

SO YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE DETAILS.

A QUESTION WAS ASKED ABOUT THE DA.

THE DA IS GOOD FOR 40 YEARS.

IT SAYS THAT IN THE DA.

ONE THING THAT HAS BECOME VERY CLEAR TO ME, AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING ME SEE THIS SO CLEARLY, IS THAT WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR CODES TO REFLECT OUR COMMUNITIES, HOUSING AND CLIMATE GOALS.

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SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ALL MOVING FORWARD AS WE UPDATE OUR CODE.

AND I MAY BRING THAT UP AT EVERY MEETING FROM HERE ON OUT.

I TOO, HAVE READ EVERYTHING YOU'VE SENT ME, EVERY EMAIL I'VE MET WITH SO MANY OF YOU, I HAVE APPRECIATED THAT YOU'VE MADE YOURSELF AVAILABLE TO ME TO TALK THROUGH SOME OF YOUR ISSUES BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO MOVE FORWARD AS A COMMUNITY IS TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS.

AND EVEN IF WE DON'T WALK AWAY AGREEING, WE SAT DOWN AND WE TALKED ABOUT THEM.

AND I GUESS LASTLY, I JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THANK THE PUBLIC BECAUSE YOU DID MAKE THIS A BETTER PROJECT.

YOUR INPUT LED TO A LOT OF CHANGES AND AND A LOT OF CLARIFICATIONS.

AND I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC PROCESS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AS EXCRUCIATING AS IT'S PROBABLY BEEN FOR ALL OF US.

I HAVE APPRECIATED THAT WE'VE STUCK TOGETHER AND KEPT DEBATING IT OUT.

SO. THAT'S THAT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MAYOR, IF YOU COULD.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO ENTERTAIN MOTIONS, I KNOW THE VICE MAYOR WANTED TO JOIN.

I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM DO THAT.

I DID SEND HIM AN EMAIL TO ASK HIM TO, BUT IF HE HASN'T YET, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE READY TO PROCEED, YOU WOULD BE GOING THROUGH 8F SEPARATELY, THEN 8G SEPARATELY, THEN 8H SEPARATELY.

THANK YOU. YOUR MOTION WAS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. THE FIRST MOTION WOULD BE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION 202320.

IN THAT ORDER, 8F THAT GOES ALONG WITH ORDINANCE 202312.

SO WE WOULD JUST TAKE EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, JUST AS IT'S INDICATED THERE IN THE LANGUAGE UNDER EACH ITEM.

YES, PLEASE.

SO, STERLING, THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE UNDERPASS THAT WOULD PROBABLY COME UP WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IS THAT CORRECT? AND THAT WOULD BE ITEM H.

8H. OKAY.

THANK YOU. AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF YOU DO GET TO A POINT WHERE WHAT YOU SEE UP ON THE SCREEN AS FAR AS POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THAT DISCUSSION AS WELL, IF A MOTION IS GOING TO BE MADE, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO SAY UNDER 8H READ RESOLUTION 2023-24 BY TITLE ONLY CONTINGENT UPON THE INCORPORATION OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED HERE TONIGHT THAT ARE REFLECTED ON THE SCREEN. SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

THANK YOU. DID SOMEONE TRY TO CONTACT VICE MAYOR? MAYOR. I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE VICE MAYOR THROUGH THIS MEETING TO TELL HIM WHERE WE'RE AT.

AND I SENT HIM 2 OR 3 MINUTES AGO THAT THE VOTE IS COMING UP NOW.

SO HE IS AWARE OF IT.

YEAH, BUT LET'S MOVE ON.

HE ALSO TOLD ME HE WASN'T SURE THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE OTHER MEETING THAT HE'S IN.

SO, OKAY. HE MAY OR MAY NOT APPEAR.

I WILL CONSIDER.

A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 8F.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE.

GO AHEAD. MAYOR I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-20.

I'LL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. CITY CLERK.

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THAT'S WHY IT DIRECTED THE FIRST STEP TO BE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION.

NOW, IT WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL READING OF ORDINANCE 202312 OR SORRY, THE READING OF ORDINANCE 202312 BY TITLE ONLY FOR THE FINAL TIME. THANK YOU.

SO DO I HAVE TO TAKE AWAY THAT OTHER ONE? NO. THE FIRST MOTION WAS FINE.

YOU JUST NEEDED TO VOTE ON IT.

YOU'RE DONE NOW. IT'S JUST OPENING THE FLOOR FOR THE NEXT MOTION UNDER NUMBER TWO THERE.

MAYOR. OKAY? YES, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO READ ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-12 BY TITLE ONLY FOR THE FINAL TIME.

DO I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND.

THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE, AYE.

ARE THERE ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF ADOPTING A SPECIFIC PLAN BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THAT CERTAIN DOCUMENT ENTITLED THE NAH HEALTH VILLAGE PHASE ONE SPECIFIC PLAN TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF 172.62 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY AND TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR 98.39 ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1120 WEST PURPLE SAGE TRAIL.

PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AUTHORITY FOR CLERICAL CORRECTIONS AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

OKAY, MAYOR.

NOW WE NEED A MOTION. TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE.

I AM LOOKING FOR A MOTION.

MAYOR I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-12.

I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

MOVING DOWN TO ITEM 8G.

SO WE NEED A MOTION TO READ IT.

OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO READ THE ORDINANCE FOR THE FINAL TIME? I'LL MOVE TO READ ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-11 FOR THE FINAL TIME.

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

ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

JUST FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT.

ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AMENDING THE FLAGSTAFF ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 98.39 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY FROM RURAL RESIDENTIAL 40.47 ACRES AND A STATE RESIDENTIAL 57.92 ACRES TO HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL 63.18 ACRES AND PUBLIC FACILITIES 35.21 ACRES AND ADDING THE RESOURCE PROTECTION OVERLAY TO APN 112-10-036112-10-037 AND 112-05-125.

GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1120 WEST PURPLE SAGE TRAIL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AUTHORITY FOR CLERICAL CORRECTIONS AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT? I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 2023-11.

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

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MADAM MAYOR.

NOW, WE'RE AT THAT POINT WHERE, AS COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY INDICATED, IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE THEY WANT THAT YOU WANT TO DISCUSS AS A COUNCIL AS FAR AS AMENDMENTS TO THE DA, AND NOW WOULD BE THE TIME IF AND WHEN SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION, AS YOU READ UNDER NUMBER ONE, THERE UNDER H.

IT SAYS READ RESOLUTION 2023-24 BY TITLE ONLY.

I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND YOU ADD THE LANGUAGE CONTINGENT UPON THE INCORPORATION OF THE ADDITIONS AMENDMENTS, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO PHRASE IT ON THE SCREEN OR WHATEVER ELSE IS DISCUSSED.

THANK YOU. MAYOR, THE ONES THAT ARE ON THE SCREEN WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT.

AND THAT WAS GOOD.

I WOULD SUGGEST BEFORE WE MAKE ANY FORMAL MOTIONS THAT WE HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE UNDERPASS SO THAT WE CAN MAYBE GET AN INFORMAL CONSENSUS AND THEN MOVE ON TO A FORMAL VOTE.

THAT WAY BECAUSE, I MEAN, IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE AWKWARD IF, SAY, IF, FOR INSTANCE, IF I DIDN'T SUPPORT THAT PART OF IT.

AND THEN I MIGHT HAVE TO VOTE AGAINST THE WHOLE THING.

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SO LET'S HAVE A DISCUSSION.

I THINK I KIND OF STATED WHAT MY OPINION WAS AN HOUR AGO, SO I'LL BE QUIET FOR THE MOMENT.

GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SO I JUST WANT TO RESTATE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE I'M NOT MAKING A MOTION, SO I CAN JUST SAY IT.

THAT THE PURPLE SAGE INTERSECTION GRADING I THINK THAT REQUIRING THE NAH TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING PLANS NOW AND AFTER THE THE BEULAH ROAD IS WIDENED TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE AND TO PUT UP A 20% FINANCIAL ASSURANCE TO FOR FUTURE BUILDOUT AND NOT REQUIRE THEM TO DO IT NOW WITH A TEN YEAR SUNSET SO THAT IT'S JUST NOT OUT THERE IN PERPETUITY.

IT SEEMS REASONABLE, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE DEVELOPMENT GOING ON THERE.

IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE WE WOULD MAKE OTHER DEVELOPERS PERHAPS PAY PART OF THAT OR THE PROBABILITY.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S A FAIR TRADE OFF AND A GOOD, HAPPY MEDIUM.

THOUGHTS. I WILL SAY THAT I DON'T SUPPORT THAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO STICK WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

ANYONE ELSE. COUNCIL MEMBER? WELL, I KIND OF STATED THIS BEFORE, BUT THE VARIOUS ENTITIES THAT I TALKED ABOUT SAY THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ROAD.

WE CAN'T DELETE IT, SO WE NEED TO DO IT.

SO THE ISSUE IS WHEN SHOULD WE DO IT? SHOULD WE DO IT RIGHT NOW? IT'S WAY MORE EFFICIENT TO DO IT NOW.

I MEAN, BASICALLY, LORI, YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS MIGHT BE APPEALING TO NAH BECAUSE THEY THINK, WELL, THIS MAY NEVER HAPPEN.

BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT PROBABLY WILL HAPPEN.

THE OTHER THING I'LL NOTICE IS THAT THE PLAN FOR BEULAH WAS TO MOVE IT TO THE WEST.

BUT PER A REQUEST OF NAH, IT WAS LEFT RIGHT UP NEXT TO THE FREEWAY.

AND OF COURSE, THAT MAKES CONSTRUCTION OF THIS UNDERPASS WAY MORE EXPENSIVE.

AND, OF COURSE, THE REASON FOR THAT IS IT GAVE THEM MORE ACCESS, MORE LAND TO BUILD THEIR FACILITIES ON.

SO. I MEAN, I WOULDN'T GO TO THE MAT FOR THIS, BUT I LEAN TOWARDS MAKING THEM DO IT NOW.

AND I HAVE STATED THIS BEFORE, BUT I WILL STATE IT AGAIN THAT I AM SUPPORT OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

I'M GOING TO SUPPORT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME.

COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? YES. I'M ALSO IN SUPPORT OF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

I THINK THERE'S JUST A SORRY.

JUST COMPLETELY LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT THERE.

BUT LEAVE IT AT THAT I SUPPORT STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON THIS ONE.

THANK YOU. SO.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

SO I'LL ASK THE QUESTION TO STAFF.

IS IT THE WAY THE DA IS WRITTEN NOW, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BUILD BEULAH AND BUILD IT TO THE GRADE THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THE UNDERPASS. IS THAT THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN NOW? THAT IS CORRECT.

THANK YOU. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? OKAY. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE READ RESOLUTION 2023-24 BY TITLE ONLY, BUT INCLUDING THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN AT THIS MOMENT.

STERLING IS THAT GOOD? THAT'S GOOD. IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH FOR GOVERNMENT WORK? IT'S NOT GREAT, BUT IT'S GOOD.

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

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. CITY CLERK.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE NAH HEALTH VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF AND NORTHERN ARIZONA HEALTH CARE CORPORATION.

RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 172.62 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1120 WEST PURPLE SAGE TRAIL AND ESTABLISHING

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SO, MAYOR, I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-24 WITH THE ADDITIONS THAT WE JUST READ.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. IT CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE FINISHED WITH THIS ITEM AND I'M GOING TO GIVE IT ABOUT 60 SECONDS FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO STAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING TO QUIETLY LEAVE THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS BECAUSE WE ARE STILL IN SESSION.

AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 9.

AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE'S NO STAFF PRESENTATION AT ALL, CORRECT?

[A. Future Agenda Item Request (F.A.I.R.): A Citizens' Petition titled Proposed Pickleball Courts in Bushmaster Park Council direction. ]

WE DO NOT HAVE A FORMAL STAFF PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM.

I DO BELIEVE THAT THE PETITIONERS ARE HERE IN PERSON AND HAVE SUBMITTED PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS.

GREAT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT SAID, I DID WANT TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS WHEN I HAVE A CHANCE AND MAYBE YOU WANT TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST AND THEN I'LL DO THAT.

OKAY. SO LET'S START WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE HAVE JULIE PEERING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR DAGGETT AND COUNCILMEMBERS.

I LIVE ON ALTA VISTA DRIVE 350 FT AWAY FROM BUSHMASTER PARK AND HAVE LIVED THERE FOR 15 YEARS.

JUST TO PUT INTO CONTEXT MY COMMENTS.

I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE NEW INFORMATION HAS COME TO LIGHT WITH REGARD TO THE ADVANTAGES AND VERY REAL POSSIBILITY OF BUILDING DEDICATED PICKLEBALL COURTS AT THE THORPE DOG PARK LOCATION RATHER THAN IN BUSHMASTER PARK.

IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL'S QUESTION ON MAY 16TH, MS. HAGIN STATED THAT THE THORPE LOCATION ISN'T SHOVEL READY.

IN OUR LATER DISCUSSIONS WITH HER, THOUGH, SHE TOLD US THAT THE REASON IT'S NOT SHOVEL READY IS BECAUSE THE DOG PARK WOULD NEED TO BE RELOCATED AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE NOT FUNDS TO DO THAT. SHE ALSO SAID, QUOTE, THE THORPE BARK PARK WAS BUILT BY VOLUNTEERS AND NOT SANCTIONED YEARS AGO.

SO IS BUILT IN A DRAINAGE DITCH.

THE BARK PARK HAS BEEN A HAZARD FOR MANY YEARS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS, END QUOTE.

IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE EXISTING BARK PARK AT THORPE IS A HAZARD, WE HOPE THE CITY MIGHT MAKE FIXING THAT A PRIORITY.

MOREOVER, THE FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR EIGHT NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THE RESURFACING OF THE TENNIS AND BASKETBALL COURTS AT BUSHMASTER ARE ESTIMATES.

SURELY FUNDS COULD BE FOUND TO ERECT A CHAIN LINK FENCE IN A SUITABLE LOCATION FOR A DOG PARK? MY VERY QUICK RESEARCH SHOWED LIKE 15,000.

SOMETIMES IF THE LAND IS ALREADY AVAILABLE.

THIS WOULD NOT BE A COSTLY ITEM.

IN FACT, IT'S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT SUFFICIENT FUNDS WOULD BE LEFT OVER FROM THE CURRENT ALLOCATION TO ACCOMPLISH THIS.

IN FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH MS. HAGIN, SHE AGREED THAT THE 500,000 IN BBB FUNDS CURRENTLY ALLOCATED FOR NEW COURTS IN BUSHMASTER WOULD BE ENTIRELY SUFFICIENT TO BUILD THOSE SAME COURTS AT THORPE INSTEAD, THAT WOULD LEAVE THE REMAINING APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO RESURFACE AND RE STRIPE THE BASKETBALL AND TENNIS COURTS AT BUSHMASTER.

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NOT THAT THEY'D BE BUILT ALL NOW, BUT THAT THERE IS EXISTING ACREAGE AT THORPE TO EXPAND ALONG THE NEEDS OF THE FLAGSTAFF PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION.

THORPE COULD BE HOME TO A LARGE SINGLE LOCATION A PICKLEBALL HUB.

ANOTHER ADVANTAGE TO BUILDING THE EIGHT COURTS AT THORPE RATHER THAN IN BUSHMASTER IS THAT THERE'S CONSIDERABLY MORE PARKING SPACE AT THORPE.

THERE ARE RESTROOM FACILITIES ALREADY IN PLACE AND THE COURTS WOULD NOT BE NEAR RESIDENCES, SO NOISE POLLUTION WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE.

REDIRECTING THE FUNDS FROM BUSHMASTER TO THORPE NOW WOULD SITUATE THE NEW COURTS IN A CORRECT PLACE FOR FUTURE EXPANSION, AND THE UNDEVELOPED AREA OF BUSHMASTER COULD BE LEFT AS IS. FINALLY, PLEASE NOTE THAT CONTRARY TO YOUR REQUEST ON MAY 16TH, THAT COURTS BE MOVED AS FAR NORTH AS POSSIBLE FROM HOMES ON THE SOUTH BORDER OF BUSHMASTER IT SEEMS THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

AND IN FACT, WITH THE NEWLY PROPOSED CONFIGURATION, THEY'VE BEEN MOVED EVEN CLOSER TO SOME OF THOSE HOMES.

TODAY, WE REQUEST A REVIEW OF YOUR MAY 16TH DECISION WITH THE HOPES THAT THE MATTER CAN BE RESOLVED TO THE SATISFACTION OF EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU, JULIE.

HOLD ON. I BELIEVE THAT COUNCILMEMBER MCCARTHY HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU.

I'D LOVE THAT. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY NOISE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH PICKLEBALL? YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY YOU ASK.

INDEED, THERE ARE SOME NOISE ISSUES.

ONE OF THE STUDIES I LOOKED AT BY AN AUDIO ENGINEER SUGGESTED THAT IF PICKLEBALL COURTS ARE WITHIN 600 FT OF RESIDENCES, THEY OUGHT NEVER BE CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT THE CONSULTATION OF AN AUDIO ENGINEER BECAUSE OF THE NOISE ISSUES.

BUSHMASTER, AS YOU'RE PROBABLY WELL AWARE, IS UNIQUE IN SOME SENSES TO PARKS IN FLAGSTAFF INSOFAR AS RESIDENCES WRAP AROUND IT.

SO IT WOULD BE HARD TO FIND A PLACE, ANY PLACE IN BUSHMASTER THAT MEETS THAT 600 FT SUGGESTION BY THE EXPERTS.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR QUESTION.

AUDREA SMITH.

HELLO, COUNCIL.

MY PRESENTATION TODAY IS ON THE MORE PERSONAL SIDE, BUT WITH NEW INFORMATION TOO.

I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THE HEARING ON MAY 16TH WAS VERY RUSHED, RAMRODDED, AND NOT GIVEN ADEQUATE CONSIDERATIONS, ESPECIALLY WHILE THE FLAGSTAFF PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION HAS ORGANIZED AND PRESSURED THE CITY FOR FOUR YEARS.

WHILE A FEW RESIDENTS WERE INFORMED AROUND THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH.

WE ARE ALL NOW AWARE OF THE ANOMALY THAT THIS GAME OF PICKLEBALL IS AND THE MYRIAD INVASIVENESS TENSIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH BURDENS IT HAS PUT ONTO MANY COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS AND HOA BOARDS AND STAFFS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, DRIVING NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS AGAINST EACH OTHER AND DRIVING RESIDENTS OUT OF THEIR HOMES.

BUT IN PRESCOTT, THEY DID IT RIGHT, PUT 12 DEDICATED COURTS WAY, WAY OUT ON COMMERCE DRIVE IN PIONEER PARK STARTED UP BY ONE AWESOME WOMAN NAMED PEG TRAVERS. NO RESIDENTS AFFECTED.

AT FOREST HIGHLANDS, THE FINAL COST OF BUILDING COURTS HAS RISEN TO $4.2 MILLION DOLLARS AND WILL BE BUILT BESIDE THE HIGHWAY AFTER THREE LAWSUIT THREATS AND MULTIPLE REDESIGNS PUSHING OUT THE BUILDING OF THEM FOR YEARS.

IT HAS ALSO COME TO MY ATTENTION RECENTLY THAT JENNIFER COTRA ORIGINAL FPA PRESIDENT WAS OFFERED A PARTNERSHIP IN FREE LAND AT FORT TUTTLE BY THE COUNTY PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR CYNTHIA NEMETH IN 2019, AND SHE DECLINED THIS OFFER, SAYING IT WAS TOO FAR AWAY.

I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO CONFIRMING THIS.

I AM SO VERY OFFENDED THAT YOU DIMINISHED US AS NIMBYS, JUST BETWEEN GAIL AND CONNIE AND ME, WHO ARE DIRECTLY BEHIND THESE COURTS.

COLLECTIVELY, WE HAVE RESIDED IN THESE HOMES FOR 105 YEARS.

WE HAVE BEEN PART OF PAST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PARK, ASSURING THAT IT IS VERY DESIRABLE AND WELCOMING PLACE TO PLAY AND PICNIC AND PICK UP A GAME AND TO LIVE NEXT TO.

I EVEN HAD MY WEDDING RECEPTION AT THE MAIN RAMADA IN 1987.

THEN MY FORMER HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THIS HOUSE THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

I HAVE INVESTED EVERYTHING INTO MY HOME, WHICH INCLUDES MOVING MY MASSAGE THERAPY PRACTICE HERE IN 1995 AND THEN BUILDING MY ART STUDIO.

I AM SO INVESTED IN THE LIVABILITY OF BEING ANY RESIDENT BESIDE THIS PARK.

IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY BEING THE NEIGHBOR OF A COMMUNITY PARK.

WE HAVE EMBRACED ALL THE GREAT AMENITIES AND GATHERINGS OF KIDS AND FAMILIES AND EVENTS AND ALL THE PARK SOUNDS THAT GO WITH IT.

WHAT'S GOING ON? AND WE ARE VERY AWARE OF THE UGLY PARTS AS WELL.

AND WE GET INVOLVED WHEN WE CAN.

YES, BUSHMASTER IS OUR BACKYARD.

BUT DON'T YOU THINK WE HAVE SOME RIGHTS TO PEACEFUL ENJOYMENT OF PROPERTY AND TAKE A STAND FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THIS PLACE WE'VE LOOKED AFTER FOR ALL THESE DECADES? I FEEL SO INVADED UPON, SO DISRESPECTED, SO IRRELEVANT.

MY FEELINGS ARE PETTY ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

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IF YOU DO NOT COME UP WITH AN OPTION, A CORRECT AND SUITABLE LOCATION FOR THESE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND YOU BUILD THEM ON OUR BACKS, WE WILL GET AN INJUNCTION AND WE WILL FILE A LAWSUIT.

THANK YOU. PAULA MILLER I DECLINED.

I WAS GOING TO FINISH HERS IF SHE WENT OVER. BUT I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING.

CONNIE FOLSOM.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS.

I AM OF THE UNDERSTANDING THAT AMY HAGIN STILL CONTENDS THAT THE THORPE DOG PARK IS NOT SHOVEL READY.

THE ONLY REASON SHE GIVES FOR IT NOT BEING SHOVEL READY IS THAT THE DOG PARK WOULD NEED TO BE MOVED AND THERE ARE NO FUNDS FOR THAT, SHE STATED IN AN EMAIL TO AUDREA SMITH AND ME THE FOLLOWING WITH REGARD TO THE REASON THE THORPE SITE IS NOT SHOVEL READY.

IT TAKES THE RELOCATION OF THE CURRENT BARK PARK TO NORTH AZTEC STREET, OF WHICH THERE IS ZERO FUNDING.

WHAT WOULD THE SOURCE OF FUNDING BE? SO IT'S NOT SHOVEL READY EARLIEST COULD BE SUMMER 2024 IF FUNDED.

THIS WILL BE A CONTENTIOUS POINT AS THE PICKLEBALL GROUP HAS BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS FOR FUNDING TO BUILD COURTS AT A SHOVEL READY LOCATION.

THIS IS WHY ON THE 16TH I HAD TO ANSWER THAT BUSHMASTER PARK IS THE ONLY CURRENT SHOVEL READY LOCATION, UNQUOTE.

IN AN EARLIER EMAIL TO ME, SHE STATED, QUOTE, THE THORPE BARK PARK WAS BUILT BY VOLUNTEERS AND NOT SANCTIONED YEARS AGO.

SO IS BUILT IN A DRAINAGE DITCH.

THE BARK PARK HAS BEEN A HAZARD FOR MANY YEARS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS.

THUS, HER INTENTION IS TO LEAVE THE BARK PARK AS IS, WHERE IT HAS NOT BEEN SANCTIONED BY THE CITY AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A HAZARD FOR MANY YEARS RATHER THAN CORRECTING THE MATTER.

AS I STATED EARLIER, THE COST TO MOVE THE BARK PARK WOULD NOT BE GREAT.

IN FACT, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THERE ARE DESIGNATED FUNDS TO DO SO.

THE HUGE SPACE IT CURRENTLY OCCUPIES COULD BE SHARED BY THE BARK PARK AND EIGHT NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS.

MS. HAGIN ALSO IS CONCERNED THAT CHANGING THE LOCATION OF THE PICKLEBALL COURTS FROM BUSHMASTER TO THORPE WOULD BE A CONTENTIOUS POINT BECAUSE THE PICKLEBALL GROUP HAS BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS.

SHE SAYS THE EARLIEST IT COULD BE SHOVEL READY WOULD BE THE SUMMER OF 2024.

THAT IS ONLY A YEAR FROM NOW.

I AM CERTAIN THAT IF YOU DECIDE TO GO AHEAD WITH THE PLAN TO BUILD IN BUSHMASTER, THE WAIT WILL BE EVEN LONGER INASMUCH AS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP IS READY TO FILE A LAWSUIT TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING BUILT SO CLOSE TO HOMES.

FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER THE OVERALL COST OF GOING FORWARD WITH SUCH AN ILL CONCEIVED PLAN.

ATTORNEYS FEES AND POTENTIAL SETTLEMENT OF LAWSUITS WILL ADD SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE COST.

WHETHER YOU PREVAIL OR WE DO.

PLEASE GIVE THESE MATTERS YOUR SERIOUS CONSIDERATION WHEN DECIDING WHETHER TO GRANT A REVIEW OF YOUR MAY 16TH DECISION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

LYNN WALSH.

FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.

I KNOW IT'S KIND OF GETTING LATE AND DOING ALL OF THIS AND THIS I GET WHERE IT ALL IS COMING ABOUT EVERYBODY ON BOTH SIDES.

I GET IT. I, OF COURSE, AM FOR PICKLEBALL AND FOR YOUR DECISION THAT YOU MADE.

YOU KNOW, MONEY WAS APPROVED IN 2022 TO BE SPENT THIS YEAR AND THIS SUMMER TO BE DONE.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S WHERE IT'S GONE.

MISS HAGIN AND THE CREW HAS SPENT MANY TIMES TRYING TO FIND A GOOD LOCATION WHERE WE GO AND THAT NOT ONLY BUSHMASTER WAS THE ONLY PLACE, BUT IT WAS THE IDEAL PLACE. AND THAT'S WHAT THEIR JOB IS AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE DONE AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO SUPPORT.

AND THAT'S WHERE I THINK WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO COMPARE US TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVEN A CLOSE KIND OF THING.

BUT SOME OF THE SAME COMMENTS THAT WERE GETTING MADE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST US RIGHT NOW, IT'S THE GENERATIONS AND IT'S THE GROWTH OF FLAGSTAFF AND IT'S THE GROWTH OF WHAT WE WANT AND WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, I COULD JUST HAVE AN EXAMPLE.

WE HAD A LITTLE BARBECUE THAT WE PUT TOGETHER ON MEMORIAL DAY, LAST MINUTE.

WE HAD ENOUGH PEOPLE PLAYING ON ALL EIGHT COURTS ON OUR DOUBLE STRIPED, MULTI STRIPED COURTS IN THE TENNIS AND DOWN IN BASKETBALL.

AND WE HAD ENOUGH PEOPLE FOR EIGHT MORE COURTS TO PLAY.

AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HALF THE PEOPLE.

THIS SPORT JUST KEEPS GROWING AND GROWING AND FOR WHAT IT NEEDS IN FLAGSTAFF AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE ALREADY THERE, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE PLAYING.

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SO AND I KNOW WE'RE DOING COMPROMISES TO TRY TO MAKE SURE IT'S LESS MONETARY AND IT IS AWAY FROM THE HOUSES.

WE GET IT, YOU KNOW, BUT I'M ALSO THERE AND I PLAY AND I HEAR THAT TRAIN GO BY.

I HEAR THE KIDS SCREAMING.

I HEAR THERE'S NOISE IN THE PARK.

THAT IS JUST WHAT IT IS.

AND SO WE JUST WANT TO KNOW WE IT'S A PLACE THAT FLAGSTAFF NEEDS.

OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS IT.

WE ARE A HUGE GROWING SPORT AND A HUGE GROWING COMMUNITY.

WE COME TOGETHER AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

WE JUST HAD A TOURNAMENT THIS LAST WEEKEND WHICH BROUGHT PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT STATES COMING IN AND SHARING WHAT PICKLEBALL IS AND WHAT WE DO.

SO WE ARE HOPING THAT YOU STAND TO YOUR DECISION, STAND WITH WHAT THE PROFESSIONALS HAVE DECIDED THAT THEY NEED TO DO AND KEEP WITH YOUR DECISION OF WHAT YOU MADE ON THE 16TH.

I APPRECIATE THE TIME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. JOANNE BENNINGHOFF.

HELLO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO SAY, AND THEN I'M GOING TO PLAY SOMETHING FOR YOU, IS THAT IN JANUARY, I READ THAT THERE ARE 360 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE PLAYING PICKLEBALL.

SO THIS PROBLEM ISN'T JUST HERE IN FLAGSTAFF.

IT'S ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.

AND I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO TAKE THE TIME AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BEST SITUATION IS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.

AND I AGREE. I DON'T THINK BUSHMASTER PARK IS, BUT I WAS ASKED TO PLAY THIS AND SOMEONE ON NEXTDOOR SUGGESTED THAT WE EVEN CALL YOUR PHONES AND LET YOU LISTEN TO THEM PLAYING PICKLEBALL ON A RECORDING.

SO LET'S SEE IF I CAN DO THIS.

ALL RIGHT. OH.

AND THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD HEAR FROM YOUR BACKYARD.

AND I DON'T LIVE UP NEXT TO THE PARK THAT'S JUST WALKING DOWN THE STREET AT NIGHT ON A QUIET EVENING.

I HOPE YOU'LL RECONSIDER.

THERE'S A BIG COMMUNITY THAT'S INVOLVED IN THIS, AND THAT'S THE PICKLEBALLERS AND THAT'S THE NEIGHBORS.

AND EACH ONE DESERVES THE RESPECT TO HAVE WHAT THEY NEED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND CAN I ASK JOANNE.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE SAYS THAT SHE CAN'T HEAR IT ONLINE.

AND COULD YOU PLEASE EMAIL THE RECORDING, IF POSSIBLE, TO THE COUNCIL? WE WILL. THANKS.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WHO? HOUSE.

HOUSE. SHE'S ONLINE AND SHE CAN'T HEAR IT.

RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY OR WAS THE.

I WAS GOING TO SAY THE EXACT SAME THING THAT YOU DID? OKAY. STEVE WALTER.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR DAGGETT AND COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US AGAIN.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL GOT THE LETTER I SENT.

DID ANYBODY NOT GET IT AND READ IT? EVERYBODY READ IT? I GUESS SO.

I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A WHOLE LOT OF TIME GOING OVER THIS THING.

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AND VERY SIMILAR SITUATION TO THIS.

THE SOCCER PEOPLE LOBBIED THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION.

FOR, I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY CLOSE TO A YEAR.

AND BECAUSE ONE OF THEIR ONE OF THE SOCCER PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY WORKED AT CITY HALL.

SO THEY KNEW ABOUT IT.

SO THEY WERE LIKE PROMISED TO HAVE A SOCCER FIELD AT BUSHMASTER PARK.

AND THEN WHEN THE NEIGHBORS FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, THE NEIGHBORS AROUND BUSHMASTER PARK, THERE WAS AN ADVERTISED MEETING ABOUT IT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP.

AND IT DIDN'T PASS BECAUSE WE GOT TO CREATE OUR OWN PLAN WITHOUT A SOCCER FIELD.

AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF VERY TUMULTUOUS BACK AND FORTH.

AND WE PACKED THIS CITY HALL.

IT WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY.

AND WE WANT.

WE KEPT A SOCCER FIELD OUT OF CITY PARK AFTER WE WERE GIVEN ENOUGH TIME TO ADVERTISE TO THE LOWER AND UPPER GREENLAWN NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHAT WAS HAPPENING? SO FAST FORWARD TO 2015.

THE NEW PARKS AND REC COMMISSION, PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR STEVE ZIMMERMAN.

HE SAW WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN 1997, AND HE DID IT A DIFFERENT WAY.

HE DID IT THE RIGHT WAY. HE GOT DR.

HAMMERSLEY FROM NAU TO FACILITATE THIS.

HE'S A PARKS AND REC PROFESSOR.

AND HE BROUGHT A BUNCH OF PARKS AND REC AND NAU STUDENTS.

HAD ANOTHER MEETING OUT OF THE AQUAPLEX AND IT WAS ADVERTISED.

IT WAS IN THE DAILY SUN.

A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME.

A LOT OF NEIGHBORS AROUND BUSHMASTER PARK.

WE GOT WE WERE TOLD, WHAT WAS GOING TO GO IN THERE AND WE GOT A HAND IN DESIGNING THE PARK AS IT IS TODAY.

AND I THINK IT'S JUST RIGHT THE WAY IT IS.

I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME. BUT IN RECENTLY, WELL, THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS OR SO, THERE'S BEEN PICKLEBALL IN BUSHMASTER PARK.

AND IT'S ANNOYING NOW, BUT IF YOU DOUBLED IT, IT'LL BE TWICE AS ANNOYING.

IT NEEDS TO GO INTO THE FOUR PART IMMEDIATELY.

AND CONTINENTAL, YOU CAN PUT ONE THERE TOO.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU MARY WALTER.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I WAS GOING TO START OUT WITH SOMETHING, BUT I'M GOING TO START OUT WITH SOMETHING THAT MS. WALSH SAID REGARDING THE TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND.

SO I'M WALKING AROUND TAKING MY DOG FOR A WALK, AND I FIND NATIVE AMERICAN KIDS SITTING OUTSIDE OF THE BASKETBALL COURT.

IT'S AFTER 12:00, AND I ASKED THEM HOW COME THEY WEREN'T PLAYING AND THEY WERE TOLD BY THE PICKLEBALLERS THAT THEY HAD IT FIRST BECAUSE THEY HAD THE PRIORITY.

AND I SAID NO.

SO I WENT TO THE PICKLEBALLERS AND I SAID, THIS COURT IS ONLY YOURS UNTIL 12.

BASKETBALL GETS IT AFTERNOON.

THEY SAID, WE'RE FROM PHOENIX.

WE DON'T CARE. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE COULD PLAY HERE.

AND I SAID, NO.

I SAID, THE BASKETBALL PLAYERS GET IT FIRST.

THESE KIDS ARE NATIVE AMERICAN.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CREATE A HASSLE.

THEY'RE GOING TO SIT AND WAIT FOR THAT COURT, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS NOT CORRECT.

SO I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE STRESSED TO PICKLEBALLERS THAT AFTER 12 THAT COURT IS BASKETBALL.

BUT IT BEING SUMMER NOW THESE KIDS ARE OUT THERE WANTING TO PLAY BASKETBALL EARLIER THAN 12:00.

SO IT'S NOT FAIR.

WHEREAS IF FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO NOW I'M GOING TO GO TO WHAT I WAS GOING TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT.

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

PICKLEBALL COURTS IN BUSHMASTER PARK WILL BE DISRUPTIVE TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND INTERFERE WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE, WITH THE CONSTANT CLICK CLICK NOISE, WHICH YOU JUST HEARD.

VERY DISRUPTIVE.

YOU GUYS HAVE TO GO IN THE PARK AND ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THIS.

COUNCIL GOALS.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES ACTIVELY MANAGE AND PROTECT ALL ENVIRONMENTAL NATURAL RESOURCES.

REMOVING TREES AND TAKING THE NATURAL PART OUT OF BUSHMASTER PARK IS NOT PROTECTING OUR QUIET NATURAL RESOURCES.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH, ENHANCED PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESSIBILITY.

BUSHMASTER PARK NEIGHBORS WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PICKLEBALL COURTS UNTIL SIX WEEKS BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING.

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ONE PART SAYS ENSURE IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY VALUES AND THE REGIONAL PLAN.

WE ARE THE COMMUNITY THAT LIVE AROUND BUSHMASTER PARK AND I THINK WE SHOULD BE HEARD BECAUSE THIS IS AFFECTING OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE VALUES OF OUR PROPERTY.

THE VALUE OF BUSHMASTER PARK.

PICKLEBALL COURTS IN BUSHMASTER PARK ARE NOT A COMMUNITY VALUE FOR HOMEOWNERS.

SO LOOKING AT THE CARBON FOOTPRINT, THESE PICKLEBALLERS DRIVE ONE PERSON IN A CAR.

THAT PARKING LOT GETS FULL WITH THEM.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE REST OF THE PEOPLE? SO I'M ASKING YOU GUYS TO PLEASE RECONSIDER THIS AND FIND A MORE APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR THESE PICKLEBALL COURTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

KATHLEEN DEY.

HELLO. THANK YOU. I'M KATHLEEN DEY AND RESIDE IN LOWER GREENLAWN ON KYLE LOOP.

AND I REALLY ONLY HEARD ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL MEETINGS THAT ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND I USE THE PARK ALMOST DAILY.

MY CONCERN IS I FEEL LIKE BUSHMASTER IS THE MOST DIVERSE GATHERING SPOT ECONOMICALLY AND RACIALLY, ETHNICALLY OF ANYWHERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND IF YOU GO THERE AT NIGHT, YOU SEE SO MANY DIFFERENT FAMILIES GATHERING LATINO, NATIVE AMERICAN, CAUCASIAN, ALL THESE DIFFERENT SPORTS, UNSHELTERED PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE AND ABLE TO COEXIST.

AND THAT'S MY GREATEST CONCERN, ALONG WITH HOW IT WILL IMPACT NOT ME, BUT THE NEIGHBORS SURROUNDING THE PARK.

IT'S A PASSIVE PARK WHERE LITERALLY KIDS ARE JUST ROLLING IN THE GRASS AND PLAYING.

AND I THINK IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE TREASURE FOR US TO HAVE IN FLAGSTAFF AND SOMETHING THAT'S SO NEEDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN TO HAVE A PLACE THAT GO AND PLAY AND NOT BE IN SOMETHING ORGANIZED ALL THE TIME, THE WAY THE FAMILIES GATHER FOR DINNERS.

AND I THINK SO MUCH OF IT IS PICK UP, DECIDE YESTERDAY THAT WE'LL GO TOMORROW, DECIDE TODAY WE'LL GO COOK OUT.

SO I HOPE THAT EACH OF YOU WILL GO TO THE PARK IN THE EVENINGS SEE THAT.

MY CONCERN WITH THE PICKLEBALL IS THAT IT JUST IT TAKES IT OVER, IT GENTRIFIES AND IT TAKES AWAY THAT FROM PEOPLE.

AND THEN WHERE ELSE DO THEY GO FOR THOSE GATHERINGS AND WHERE ELSE DO THOSE LARGE FAMILIES GATHER JUST OUTDOORS AT NO COST, BRINGING THEIR OWN THINGS? I THINK ABOUT THE URGENCY OF GETTING TO THE GAME AND THAT COMPETITIVE DRIVE.

AND I PLAY TENNIS BALL AND I'M AN EMERGING PICKLEBALL PLAYER, BUT THE PARKING LOTS ARE ALREADY REALLY FULL.

AND I THINK ABOUT HOW THE CHILDREN NOW ARE JUST SORT OF ROAMING ALL AROUND THAT PARK AND THE RISK OF, YOU KNOW, IN THE PARKING LOT, THE PUSH AND THE AGGRESSION, THOSE STREETS ARE SMALL.

AND I WORRY ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

PICKLEBALL IS GROWING.

AND SO I DON'T KNOW HOW IT COULD BE CONTAINED IN THAT SPACE IF YOU WERE JUST KEEPING MAYBE ADDING ONE COURT THERE AND ANOTHER COURT SOMEWHERE ELSE.

BUT IF YOU WANT A CONCENTRATED EXPERIENCE, WHY NOT LOOK FOR EVEN AN INDOOR? THE MONEY WE SPEND WOULD BE SPENT USED ALL YEAR LONG.

THERE COULD BE VENDORS, THERE COULD BE ALL KINDS OF OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THAT.

SO JUST ASK YOU TO RECONSIDER AND MAYBE ENGAGE MORE WITH THAT COMMUNITY RIGHT THERE IN THE PARK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE SOME ONLINE COMMENTS.

MAYOR, OUR FIRST COMMENTER TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE JEN KAY.

JEN, YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR DAGGETT AND MEMBERS OF THE FLAGSTAFF CITY COUNCIL.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.

ARE YOU ABLE. YES.

OKAY. SO I HAD A PREPARED STATEMENT, BUT I FEEL LIKE FIRST I NEED TO ADDRESS THE FALSE ACCUSATIONS LEVIED AGAINST ME EARLIER IN THIS SECTION OF THE MEETING.

AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY THERE AREN'T SO MANY PICKLEBALL PEOPLE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

WE WERE ADVISED THAT THIS ACTION IS JUST TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS WOULD BE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.

SO THE LACK OF PICKLEBALL PRESENCE AT THE MEETING IN NO WAY REFLECTS A LACK OF INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT.

INSTEAD, IT IS TO SHOW RESPECT FOR THE PROCESS.

AND WE HOPE THAT IF ANYTHING IS GOING TO BE CONSIDERED, WE HAVE THE TIME TO GATHER OUR PEOPLE AGAIN.

WE WILL CLEARLY BE THERE TO EXPRESS TO YOU THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING THESE COURTS AT BUSHMASTER PARK.

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THAT'S 100% FALSE.

IN 2019, I, AS PRESIDENT OF THE FLAGSTAFF PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION, WENT TO BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, AND I WAS WILLING TO FIND ANY LOCATION IN EITHER THE CITY OR THE COUNTY TO BUILD PICKLEBALL COURTS.

CYNTHIA NEMETH OF PARKS AND REC OF THE COUNTY DID NOT WANT TO PUT ANYTHING AT FORT TUTHILL AND ALSO SAID THERE WAS NO FUNDING.

SO SHE BASICALLY HAD NOTHING TO OFFER PICKLEBALL AT THAT TIME.

I HAVE TALKED TO HER SINCE.

SHE STILL HAS NOTHING TO OFFER PICKLEBALL.

WE CAME TO THE CITY IN 2019.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR OVER FOUR YEARS.

DIRECTOR HAGIN AND I HAVE LOOKED AT EVERY SINGLE PARCEL OF COUNTY PARK AND REC LAND IN FLAGSTAFF FOR A LOCATION FOR PICKLEBALL. AS I MENTIONED ON THE 16TH, MOST OF THE AVAILABLE LAND IS IN A FLOODPLAIN OR IT'S INACCESSIBLE WHERE THERE'S NO ROADS TO IT OR IT HAS BEEN EARMARKED FOR OTHER SPORTS.

THERE WAS ANOTHER POSSIBLE SHOVEL READY LOCATION AND THAT WAS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THORPE PARK ANNEX, NOT THE THORPE PARK DOG PARK, BUT THORPE PARK ANNEX, WHERE IT IS ALREADY FLAT.

IT IS ALREADY DEFORESTED.

IT CAN HOLD A 16 COURT COMPLEX.

THE CONSULTANTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST DESIGN CONSULTANTS LAST SUMMER ENCOURAGED THE CITY COUNCIL TO PUT PICKLEBALL COURTS AT THORPE PARK ANNEX, AND THE CITY COUNCIL AT THAT TIME DECIDED TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

THAT DOES LEAVE BUSHMASTER PARK AS THE ONLY LOCATION IN TOWN TO SPEND THESE FUNDS.

THESE FUNDS WERE DESIGNATED FOR PICKLEBALL IN APRIL OF 2022 OVER A YEAR AGO.

THEY ARE TO BE SPENT THIS SUMMER TO BUILD DEDICATED PICKLEBALL COURTS.

ONE OF THE THINGS.

THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP.

I'M SORRY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER? YES. OUR LAST COMMENTER TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE ANNALISA HANSEN.

ANNALISA YOU MAY ADDRESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

HI. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME TIME.

AND I'M HAPPY TO BE THE LAST PERSON TALKING TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. I DO THINK THAT THE PICKLEBALL COURTS SHOULD BE MOVED OR CONSIDERED TO BE MOVED TO THORPE PARK.

THORPE PARK IS MUCH LARGER.

IT'S MORE CENTRALLY LOCATED, AND IT HAS ROOM FOR EXPANSION.

I REALLY THINK NOT CONSIDERING THE SPACE WOULD BE A MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO BE MINDFUL WHERE EXPANSIONS ARE BEING BUILT AND WHERE IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING SPENT AND HOW WE'RE BEING FUTURE THINKING.

YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION THAT IT DOES GET COLD, IT GETS RAINY, AND BUILDING THESE OUTDOOR COURTS IN BUSHMASTER IT'S A LITTLE CONCERNING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE LONGEVITY.

THORPE PARK IS ALREADY A STANDING PARK FOR MANY LARGE EVENTS, AND PEOPLE KNOW THAT EVENTS HAPPEN THERE AND THAT FREQUENTLY LARGE GATHERINGS HAPPEN.

AND IF THERE IS PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENTS THERE OR LARGE GATHERINGS OF PICKLEBALL PEOPLE, I DON'T THINK THAT IT WOULD BE THE SAME NUISANCE OR BURDEN THAT IT WOULD BE IN BUSHMASTER PARK. MANY PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THORPE PARK IS ALREADY, THAT IT'S CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN.

AND I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE PICKLEBALL PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE PEOPLE FROM OUT OF STATE OR OUT OF TOWN VISITING AND I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO FIND ON A LOGISTIC LEVEL.

BUSHMASTER PARK IS A SMALL PARK AND IT'S IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

IF PICKLEBALL PLAYERS REALLY NEED A LARGE SPACE FOR GATHERING, I'M NOT SURE THAT BUSHMASTER WOULD REALLY APPROPRIATELY ACCOMMODATE THEIR NEEDS.

I KNOW PARKING HAS BEEN MENTIONED, BUT I DO FREQUENTLY SEE THAT THE PARKING LOT IS FULL WITHOUT EXTRA COURTS.

IT WOULD CHANGE THE CULTURE OF THE PARK AS WELL IN BUSHMASTER, IF ALMOST 25%, 20% OF THE PARK WAS TAKEN UP BY PICKLEBALL COURTS.

I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT WAITING FOR PICKLEBALL COURTS TO BE BUILT IN AN APPROPRIATE SPACE IS PRUDENT.

AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT MAKES US, AS CITIZENS, GOOD STEWARDS OF THE LAND AND OUR FINITE RESOURCES.

I WALK AROUND BUSHMASTER PARK FREQUENTLY, AND I RARELY SEE THE COURTS FULL.

I AM DISTURBED TO SAY THAT I EVEN OFTEN SEE COURTS OPEN.

EVEN IN THE LAST THREE DAYS, I'VE WALKED BY THE PICKLE BALL COURTS TWICE, ONCE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 2:30 P.M.

AND ONLY ONE COURT WAS IN USE.

AND THEN I WALKED BY THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AGAIN LAST NIGHT AND ONLY TWO COURTS WERE IN USE.

IF THE PICKLEBALL COMMUNITY SO DESPERATELY NEEDS THIS COURTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, I'M UNCLEAR WHY THEY'RE NOT EVEN FIRST UTILIZING THE SPACE THAT THEY HAVE.

I UNDERSTAND ON A HOLIDAY LIKE MEMORIAL DAY, THE COURTS ARE FULL.

BUT WHY MAKE A HUGE CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHANGES TO THE PARK FOR A FEW SELECT DAYS OF THE YEAR? THERE IS VERY LITTLE PARKING AT BUSHMASTER PARK AND CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH FOR PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENTS.

I SEE FAMILIES HAVING GATHERINGS, REUNIONS AND PARTIES IN THE GAZEBOS EVERY TIME I VISIT THE PARK.

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I THINK IT WOULD BE A SHAME FOR LOCAL FAMILY GATHERINGS TO BE COMPETING WITH PICKLEBALL PLAYERS FOR NOISE.

PICKLEBALL IS LOUD AT THE NOISE LEVEL NOW AND IF IT WAS THREE TIMES THE SAME NOISE EVERYONE WOULD HAVE TO SHOUT TO JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER.

I THINK. GOOD THING. THANK YOU.

AND I'VE BEEN TOLD WE HAVE ANOTHER ONLINE COMMENTER.

YES, MAYOR.

WE HAVE ONE MORE COMMENTER, BROOK HART.

BROOK YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

YES. HELLO.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR US THIS EVENING.

WE HEARD SOME OF THE PEOPLE OPPOSING PICKLEBALL COURTS AT BUSHMASTER ACTUALLY DESCRIBING COURT CONFLICTS.

AND THAT'S A COMMON THING THAT I'VE SEEN.

I'VE BEEN PLAYING PICKLEBALL REGULARLY AT BUSHMASTER FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE'S MORNINGS WHERE THERE'S 60 TO 70 PEOPLE AT BUSHMASTER AND IT CANNOT SUPPORT THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS THAT TURN OUT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, MOST WEEKDAYS FROM EIGHT TO NOON.

THAT'S THE MOST POPULAR TIME THAT PEOPLE COME OUT AND PLAY.

AND THE COURTS ARE OFTEN OVERLOADED.

AND WE DO SPILL ONTO THE BASKETBALL COURTS DOWN BELOW.

AND THAT IS WHY I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED DEDICATED COURTS.

BUSHMASTER ALREADY HAS BASKETBALL, TENNIS.

THERE'S A SKATE PARK.

YOU KNOW, PICKLEBALL ALSO IS A RACKET SPORT.

I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THAT BUSHMASTER IS A SUITABLE LOCATION FOR A SPORT LIKE PICKLEBALL, SINCE IT ALREADY SUPPORTS SO MANY OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES.

PICKLEBALL ALSO HAS AN EXTREMELY DIVERSE ACTIVITY.

IT'S VERY, VERY MUCH COMMUNITY ORIENTED.

IF YOU COME OUT TO PICKLEBALL, YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELVES, THERE'S ASIANS, THERE'S NATIVE AMERICANS, THERE'S HIPPIES, THERE'S YUPPIES, THERE'S WHITE PEOPLE, THERE'S BLACK PEOPLE.

THERE'S, HOMELESS PEOPLE, THERE'S CONSULTANTS, THERE'S ENGINEERS ALL GETTING TOGETHER AND HAVING FUN AND ENJOYING THIS REALLY HEALTHY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

I HEARD ONE OF THE PEOPLE OPPOSING PICKLEBALL PLAY A RECORDING FOR YOU, AND WHAT I HEARD WAS PEOPLE LAUGHING AND PEOPLE HAVING A BLAST, PEOPLE SAYING, WOO HOO, NICE SHOT, GOOD JOB AND CHEERING EACH OTHER ON.

I HEARD THE AMPLIFIED SOUND OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A BARBECUE AT BUSHMASTER PARK OR MANY OTHER PUBLIC ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN THERE EVERY DAY AND IS THE VERY REASON WHY WE HAVE PARKS LIKE BUSHMASTER.

BUSHMASTER IS ALSO AN OUT-OF-TOWN IT'S A DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE WHO COME TO FLAGSTAFF TO PLAY PICKLEBALL ALREADY.

THERE'S APPS LIKE PICKLE PLAY WHERE IF YOU'RE TRAVELING, YOU CAN FIND OPEN PLAY IN DIFFERENT PLACES.

AND BUSHMASTER IS ON A LOT OF THOSE APPS.

AND IF YOU CHECK OUT TRIPADVISOR, TRIPADVISOR ACTUALLY LISTS BUSHMASTER'S, NUMBER 35 OF 75 THINGS TO DO IN FLAGSTAFF.

AND IF YOU READ SOME OF THE REVIEWS, YOU'LL SEE THE TOP REVIEWS ALL MENTION PICKLEBALL.

PEOPLE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT IF LIKE, WHAT IF PICKLEBALL PEOPLE START SHOWING UP TO PLAY? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT'S NOT A WHAT IF SCENARIO.

IT'S ALREADY HAPPENED.

PICKLEBALL IS HUGE.

IT'S ALREADY COME TO BUSHMASTER.

IT'S BEEN THERE FOR THE TWO YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN PLAYING 3 TO 4 TIMES A WEEK.

SO ALREADY THERE'S A HUGE TURNOUT.

WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND A HOME FOR PICKLEBALL IN FLAGSTAFF.

I SUPPORT THE PARKS AND RECS PROPOSAL FOR DEDICATED COURTS AT BUSHMASTER AND I HOPE YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR PRIOR DECISION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I'LL BE BRIEF.

THERE'S A TIME AND A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING, INCLUDING PICKLEBALL.

SOMEONE TONIGHT SAID THAT BUSHMASTER PARK IS AN IDEAL PLACE FOR PICKLEBALL.

WHEN I HEARD THAT, I ALMOST CHOKED.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

PICKLEBALL IN THIS LOCATION WOULD BE A CLEAR INVASION OF PRIVACY OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE NEXT TO THE PARK.

MY LAST COMMENT IS GO LISTEN TO IT.

STERLING. I'M SORRY.

I FORGOT TO ASK YOU TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT MAYOR.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THE PROCEDURE FOR A PETITION WHICH IS FILED PURSUANT TO THE CITY CHARTER UNDER THAT PROCEDURE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT ON AN AGENDA WITHIN 30 DAYS TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THAT OR POTENTIAL ACTION OF THAT.

THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE TONIGHT.

IT'S JUST LIKE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUEST WHERE UNDER OUR RULES OF PROCEDURE UNDER 4.02A, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THREE OF YOU AS A COUNCIL THAT WANT TO MOVE THIS FORWARD TO BE AN ITEM ON AN AGENDA.

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THE PETITION STATES, WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO RECONSIDER YOUR DECISION OF MAY 16TH.

SO A MOTION TO RECONSIDER COULDN'T BE MADE TONIGHT.

THAT'S AS ONE OF THE COMMENTERS SAID, THIS IS JUST TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS CAN BE PUT ON AN AGENDA FOR A POTENTIAL MOTION TO RECONSIDER.

SO TONIGHT, IT'S JUST ARE THERE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT MOVING THIS FORWARD THEN AT THE MEETING WHERE THAT IS PLACED ON AN AGENDA, IT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE SIX BECAUSE IT WAS A 6 1 VOTE.

IT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE SIX THAT VOTED IN FAVOR OF IT, MAKING THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER.

AND THEN ONE OF THE SIX THAT VOTED IN FAVOR SECONDING THAT MOTION, AND THEN ALL COUNCILMEMBERS CAN VOTE.

BUT THE VOTE DOESN'T HAPPEN TONIGHT.

THIS IS JUST TO DETERMINE IF WE HAVE THREE TO MOVE IT FORWARD UNDER YOUR RULES OF PROCEDURE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I'LL TRY AND BE BRIEF.

I DO SUPPORT MOVING THIS FORWARD.

I DID WANT TO NOTE AND CLARIFY FROM THE LAST CONVERSATION THAT I WAS ONE WHO FOUND ONE OF THE POINTS FROM THE PRIOR MEETING COMPELLING REGARDING A REFERENCE TO THESE DISCUSSIONS BEING REMINISCENT OF NIMBYISM.

AT THAT POINT, THERE WAS NO REFERENCE TO THOSE THAT WERE OPPOSED TO IT BEING QUOTE UNQUOTE NIMBYS.

BUT THE PARALLEL I DID FIND INTERESTING AND COMPELLING.

THAT SAID, SINCE THAT CONVERSATION AND SEEING THIS COMING FORWARD ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, I DID A LOT OF READING ON THE CHALLENGES OF PICKLEBALL'S RISING POPULARITY IN COMMUNITIES, AND ALMOST EVERY ARTICLE THAT I READ SPOKE OF THE RISING CASES AND CHALLENGES OF WHAT'S BECOMING NEIGHBOR VERSUS NEIGHBOR WHEN IT COMES TO THESE CONVERSATIONS.

ONE OF THE REALLY INTERESTING POINTS THAT I READ IN SEVERAL ARTICLES WERE RECOMMENDATIONS IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT IF PICKLEBALL COURTS ARE BEING PLACED NEIGHBORHOOD ADJACENT, THAT NOISE MITIGATION IS ESSENTIALLY A NECESSARY ELEMENT.

I DO THINK THAT THAT WAS ONE THING THAT WE DID NOT FULLY SETTLE IN THE PRIOR CONVERSATION, WHICH IS PART OF WHY I AM INTERESTED IN SEEING THIS COME BACK.

JUST YOU KNOW, THESE COURTS WERE DISCUSSED BEING BUILT WITHOUT THOSE SORTS OF MEASURES IN PLACE, INCLUDING THINGS LIKE FENCING OR SOUND BARRIER MITIGATIONS.

WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE DONE HAVE EVEN GONE AS FAR AS HAVING REGULATIONS REGARDING THE HOURS OF USE, THE TYPES OF BALLS AND PADDLES THAT ARE USED AND SO FORTH.

I AM NOT INTERESTED IN SEEING OUR COMMUNITY GO TO THOSE EXTREMES.

HOWEVER, I DO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT NOISE MITIGATION.

IF PARKS OR PICKLEBALL COURTS ARE GOING IN ADJACENT TO NEIGHBORHOODS AND LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN DO THIS IN WAYS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE AND RESPECTFUL FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY.

SO I AM SUPPORTIVE OF MOVING THIS FORWARD.

THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS.

WELL, I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS THAT I WANT TO MOVE IT FORWARD.

I GOT THAT.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.

THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS.

DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO MOVE IT FORWARD? I WILL SAY.

JUST RELATED TO THIS TOPIC? AMY, WE DID HAVE A PRIOR CONVERSATION ABOUT THE NOISE REDUCTION AND ALSO ABOUT REDUCING THE HOURS. CAN YOU REMIND ME WHAT HOURS WE DISCUSSED REDUCING PLAY TO? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR DAGGETT AND COUNCIL.

SO THE DIRECTION I RECEIVED ON MAY 16TH IS TO RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL WITH SUGGESTED HOURS.

SO WE DID NOT IDENTIFY THAT TO ITS FULLEST EXTENT.

BUT WE'LL BE COMING BACK.

HAVE YOU EVER PARTICIPATED IN A JOINT CITY COUNTY? PARKS PROJECT.

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SO WE'VE NEVER COMBINED FORCES TO BUILD ANY FACILITIES THAT YOU KNOW OF.

CORRECT. THAT I KNOW OF.

CORRECT. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, LET'S HAVE SOME OTHER THOUGHTS.

OKAY. GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, THE NOISE IS AN ISSUE FOR SURE.

AND. YOU KNOW, THE PARK IS DESIGNED TO HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.

THESE ARE ALL HARD DECISIONS.

ONE OF THE SPEAKERS SAID THAT NOT TRYING TO COMPARE IT TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT THIS IS A HARD DECISION, TOO, FOR SURE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, NONE OF US WANT TO TAKE AWAY.

YOU KNOW, YOUR SANCTUARY, WHICH IS YOUR HOME.

PICKLEBALL HAS BEEN AT BUSHMASTER FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS.

AND. SO IT'S BEEN COEXISTING.

AND I FELT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

I FELT GOOD ABOUT LIMITING THE HOURS BECAUSE DEFINITELY I DON'T IF I WAS LIVING THERE, I WOULDN'T WANT TO GO TO BED HEARING THAT CLICK, CLICK, CLICK NOISE, RIGHT.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME TIME ENFORCEMENTS.

IF PEOPLE IF IT'S NOT ENFORCED AND PEOPLE JUST INFRINGING ON THAT TIME.

BUT I DON'T KNOW.

WE HAD A REALLY IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.

WE ALL DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON IT.

IS STAFF STILL HOLDING FIRM ON THAT THERE IS NO OTHER LOCATION AVAILABLE.

THORPE PARK IS NOT AN OPTION.

THE THORPE PARK BARK PARK IS NOT SHOVEL READY AND WE CAN GO THROUGH SOME OF THOSE LOGISTICS IF WE'D LIKE TO THIS EVENING, IF THAT'S HELPFUL DISCUSSION.

IT'S CURRENTLY A BARK PARK.

WOULD NEED TO BE RELOCATED TO THE SPACE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE THORPE PARK ANNEX CONCEPT DESIGN.

THERE ARE SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES AT THIS CURRENT THORPE PARK BARK PARK, SO I THINK THAT THE BUILDING ELEVATION WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO BE BROUGHT UP. THERE MIGHT BE SOME UNDERGROUND STORMWATER CONSIDERATIONS, SO THAT WAY WE'RE NOT JUST CREATING ADDITIONAL IMPACTS DOWNSTREAM.

SO THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT NOT SHOVEL READY.

SO IT'S NOT AS EASY TO TAKE, SAY, THE FUNDS FOR THESE CURRENT EIGHT COURTS AND JUST PLOP THEM THERE AND EXPECT THE PRICE, THE COST TO BE THE SAME.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WHILE WE MAY HAVE SOME GENERAL QUESTIONS GETTING INTO THE ACTUAL SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT OTHER OPTIONS ARE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IS PART OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THIS IS MOVED FORWARD.

THAT MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION WOULD THEN OPEN THE DOOR TO AN APPROVAL OF THAT RECONSIDERATION IF COUNCIL DOES CHOOSE TO GO THAT ROUTE.

AND THEN THOSE IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS COULD OCCUR IF IT IS APPROVED FOR RECONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT I HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, SO.

I WILL JOIN WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE AND COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

TO ASK FOR THIS TO BE PLACED BACK ON THE AGENDA.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT WOULD JUST NEED TO BE CALENDARED FOR AN AGENDA AS A POSSIBLE RECONSIDERATION THEN.

AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER TEN, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

SEEING NONE.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11 INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TWO FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS.

[11. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TO/FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND STAFF, AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS]

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THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

NOTHING TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

NOTHING TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

NOTHING. COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS.

I HAVE NOTHING TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

NOTHING FOR ME. ANYTHING FROM YOU CITY MANAGER? NO, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.