Nov 27, 2023 City Council Special Meeting

WELCOME EVERYONE.

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[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 discussion and consultation 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).]

I WILL GO AHEAD AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND I'LL TRY TO SPEAK UP SO THAT EVERYONE CAN HEAR.

SO STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY.

WOULD YOU READ OUR MISSION STATEMENT? THE MISSION OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF IS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL.

VERY MUCH.

AND VICE MAYOR, WOULD YOU READ OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT? I WOULD LOVE TO.

THANK YOU. THE FLAGSTAFF CITY COUNCIL HUMBLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS OF THIS AREA'S INDIGENOUS NATIONS AND ORIGINAL STEWARDS.

THESE LANDS STILL INHABITED BY NATIVE DESCENDANTS.

BORDER MOUNTAINS SACRED TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.

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

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

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE ARE DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR WHICH IS CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-65.

[4. Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-65: A resolution of the Flagstaff City Council, declaring official and adopting the results of the Special Election held on November 7, 2023. STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Read Resolution No. 2023-65 by title only 2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2023-65 by title only (if approved above) 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-65]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS STACY SALTZBURG, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND ALSO YOUR CITY CLERK.

I DON'T HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION THIS AFTERNOON.

JUST SOME COMMENTS TO OFFER.

BUT BEFORE YOU IS A RESOLUTION TO DECLARE OFFICIAL AND ADOPT THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023 SPECIAL ELECTION.

THE ELECTION WAS A BALLOT BY MAIL ELECTION THAT PRESENTED 20 QUESTIONS TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, 19 OF THESE QUESTIONS WERE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS, AND ONE QUESTION WAS A REFERENDUM OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-11.

THE ELECTION RESULTED IN A 43% VOTER TURNOUT, AND OF THE 19 CHARTER AMENDMENTS, 12 WERE PASSED BY THE VOTERS AND 7 WERE NOT APPROVED.

THE REFERENDUM OF ORDINANCE 2023-11 DID NOT PASS.

I'M HAPPY TO REVIEW EACH OF THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS SPECIFICALLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE, BUT I DID WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO A FEW OF THEM THAT WERE APPROVED.

PROPOSITION 461 WILL PROVIDE COUNCIL THE OPPORTUNITY TO MODIFY THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNATURES NEEDED TO QUALIFY AS A CANDIDATE TO 1,000 OR 5% OF THE PRIOR GENERAL ELECTION, WHICHEVER IS LESS.

462 WILL INCREASE THE PURCHASING THRESHOLD OF THE CITY FROM $50,000 TO $100,000.

AND QUESTIONS 464, 465, AND 466 WILL UPDATE THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT METHODS FOR INCREASED EFFICIENCIES AND ALIGNMENT WITH INDUSTRY STANDARD PRACTICES.

SO THOSE WERE A FEW THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD WARRANT SOME CALL OUT.

AND WE'LL CERTAINLY, LIKE I SAID, IMPROVE SOME EFFICIENCIES IN OUR OPERATIONS.

SO IF THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED THIS AFTERNOON, I WILL BE SENDING THE UPDATED CHARTER AMENDMENTS AND THE ELECTION RESULTS TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR FINAL APPROVAL.

AND ONCE THE GOVERNOR APPROVES THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS WILL BE DEEMED IN EFFECT.

AND WITH THAT I WILL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE REALLY, JUST TO HAVE YOU STATE IT FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT IN TERMS OF CHARTER AMENDMENTS.

CAN YOU REMIND US WHY CHARTER AMENDMENTS GO TO THE BALLOT TO BE VOTED ON BY VOTERS?

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AND ANY AMENDMENT THAT IS TO BE MADE TO THAT CHARTER IN THE FUTURE HAS TO ALSO BE APPROVED BY VOTERS.

THE CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OR THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE CITY CHARTER AS A BODY THAT HAS TO GO OUT FOR A VOTE. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS SET OUT IN STATE STATUTE AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO READ THE RESOLUTION BY TITLE ONLY.

SO MOVED JIM MCCARTHY.

THANK YOU. AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE I'LL SECOND.

THANK YOU. SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

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

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. CITY CLERK.

A RESOLUTION OF THE FLAGSTAFF CITY COUNCIL DECLARING OFFICIAL AND ADOPTING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-65? DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

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

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CARVING OUT SOME TIME FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING.

WE HAD TO HAVE IT.

THERE'S ALSO A STATE STATUTE THAT DETERMINES WHEN WE HAVE TO CANVASS THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION.

AND FIRST, THE COUNTY HAS TO DO IT.

AND SO THIS WAS OUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO GET US ALL TOGETHER TO VOTE ON THIS AND AND STILL BE WITHIN THE REGULATED TIME FRAME IN WHICH WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS.

SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE TIME.

AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.