[4. Open Call to the Public Open Call to the Public enables the public to address the Council about an item that is not on the prepared agenda. Comments relating to items that are on the agenda will be taken at the time that the item is discussed. Open Call to the Public appears on the agenda twice, at the beginning and at the end. The total time allotted for the first Open Call to the Public is 30 minutes; any additional comments will be held until the second Open Call to the Public. If you wish to address the Council in person at today'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 Open Call to the Public and Public Comment. 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.]

THIS IS WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN ADDRESS COUNCIL ABOUT AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

OPEN CALL TO THE PUBLIC APPEARS TWICE ON THE AGENDA NOW FOR 30 MINUTES, AND THEN AT THE END OF THE MEETING FOR ANY REMAINING COMMENTS.

IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, EITHER DURING PUBLIC COMMENT OR ON ONE OF TONIGHT'S ITEMS, PLEASE FILL OUT A COMMENT CARD THAT THEY'RE LOCATED IN THE BACK.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND THERE'S A TIMER HERE.

AND DURING OPEN CALL TO THE PUBLIC, THE COUNCIL CAN'T HAVE ANY BACK AND FORTH WITH YOU.

WE CAN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS OR ASK YOU QUESTIONS.

SO FIRST UP WE HAVE DOCTOR EMILY DAVALOS.

I HAVE LIVED IN FLAGSTAFF FOR 25 YEARS, AND I HAVE COME TO WITNESS THAT CITY CODE AND REGULATIONS ARE EITHER MEANINGLESS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T BE ENFORCED, OR THEY'RE ONLY ENFORCED AT THE DISCRETION OF CITY STAFF.

SEEMS TO ME IF IT'S THE LATTER, THAT OPENS UP THE CITY TO LAWSUITS FOR DISCRIMINATORY BEHAVIOR.

THERE IS A LACK OF UPHOLDING CODES AND REGULATIONS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS IN THE HISTORICALLY MEXICAN NEIGHBORHOOD, LA PLAZA VIEJA, SO THAT A PROPERTY OWNER CAN BUILD A THREE STORY AIRBNB WHILE CONSISTENTLY AND CONTINUALLY VIOLATING CODE AND BUILDING REGULATIONS.

EVAN HOROWITZ STARTED THE PROJECT IN JULY OF 2021, SUBMITTED A REVISED BUILDING DESIGN FROM A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER WHO WAS OPERATING WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE IN FEBRUARY OF 2023.

HE SUBMITTED A REVISION A REVISION IN NOVEMBER OF 2023.

HIS PERMIT WAS EXPIRED, IT WAS FINALLY DESIGNATED A DANGEROUS BUILDING, AND CITY STAFF GAVE HIM ANOTHER SIX MONTHS TO PAY THE FEE FOR HIS LAST EXTENSION IN MAY.

HE HAS NOW HAD THREE YEARS AND HAS DONE THE BARE MINIMUM TO THE PROPERTY.

IT HAS BEEN AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE WHEN PEOPLE ARE HURTING ON THE PROPERTY.

A COUPLE LIVING OUT OF THEIR CAR PARKED IN FRONT FOR OVER 24 HOURS.

THE MAN ATTACKED THE WOMAN WITH A CROWBAR AND SLASHED ALL THE TIRES, WHICH LED TO A POLICE FILLED STREET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

THERE HAVE BEEN BEER CANS LITTERED ALL OVER THE PROPERTY WITH CHILDREN LIVING ON THE STREET.

HE HAS BEEN OPERATING IN BAD FAITH, AS EXPLAINED BY CITY STAFF.

HE ERECTED A WALL HE DIDN'T HAVE A PERMIT TO ERECT.

BUILDING MATERIALS HAVE FLOWN OFF THE CONSTRUCTION SITE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF MY HOUSE.

HIS FRIENDS WHO LAID THE CONCRETE ASSAULTED ME.

AND EVEN THOUGH OFFICERS SAID IT WAS 99 OUT OF 100 FOR ASSAULT, THEY DID NOTHING.

I HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTING THE GARBAGE ALL OVER THE PROPERTY AND EMAILING IT TO AN EMAIL THREAD WITH CITY STAFF, MAYOR INCLUDED, AS WELL AS THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

I WENT OUT WHILE HE HAPPENED TO BE THERE, AND HE CALLED THE POLICE ON ON ME FOR WEARING THIS SWEATSHIRT THAT SAYS GARZA, THE SOUL OF MY SOUL AT THE END OF APRIL.

THE NEXT TIME HE WAS AT THE PROPERTY AT THE END OF JUNE, HE CALLED THE POLICE AGAIN BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LIKE MY MUSIC.

HE HAS HAD WORKERS THERE FOR THREE DAYS IN A ROW WORKING WITHOUT A TOILET.

HIS BUILDING INSPECTOR TOLD HIM YESTERDAY HE NEEDED A TOILET THERE IMMEDIATELY.

HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR ANOTHER SEVEN HOURS.

SHOWED UP AGAIN TODAY AT 630.

HAS BEEN THERE ALL DAY.

NO TOILET. I SAW A WORKER PEEING OUTSIDE ON THE PROPERTY YESTERDAY.

HE HAS ALSO HAD WORKERS OUT IN THUNDERSTORMS WITH THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.

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I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH OSHA TODAY.

HE BREAKS A HOST OF CODES AND REGULATIONS WHILE CALLING THE POLICE ON THE RESIDENTS FOR NO REASON, AND THEY STAND THERE PROTECTING HIM FROM ME BECAUSE MY SWEATSHIRT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE CITY CONTINUES TO LET HIM CONSISTENTLY AND CONTINUALLY VIOLATE CODE AND THE REQUIREMENTS ON HIS BUILDING PERMIT.

THAT TELLS ME THAT THE CODES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR HIS BUILDING PERMIT DON'T MEAN ANYTHING BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ENFORCING THEM.

I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD DO OTHERS A SERVICE TO LET THEM KNOW IF THEY EVER GET CITED FOR BREAKING THESE CODES AND REQUIREMENTS TO CONTACT ME, SO I CAN GIVE THEM PROOF THAT THE CITY DID NOTHING ELSE WHEN OTHER PEOPLE BREAK AND VIOLATE THEM.

SEEMS TO ME THIS BEHAVIOR OPENS UP THE CITY FOR A LAWSUIT, SO I SUGGEST YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY.

I HAVE MORE DETAILS TO GIVE YOU, BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO LIST THEM.

SO PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS PROPERTY AND DO SOMETHING TO ENFORCE THE CODES AND THE REGULATIONS.

OTHERWISE, WHY DO WE HAVE THEM? MATTHEW DYER.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW DYER.

I'M THE OWNER OF SOUTHSIDE TAVERN AT 117 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO STREET.

I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BOTHERING ME RECENTLY.

I'VE BEEN CALLING THE CITY ABOUT GETTING THE THE TRASH DUMPSTER MOVED BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL SPOT.

IT WAS MOVED BECAUSE OF A MURAL BEING PUT UP.

SINCE THEN I'VE CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES, AND SINCE THE MISSION IS REOPENED, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE AROUND THE DUMPSTER, AND IT'S PUTTING MY STAFF IN DANGER.

I HAVE THESE 2021 YEAR OLD GIRLS HAVING TO WALK PAST THESE PEOPLE.

IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN EMAIL ME.

I HAVE VIDEOS OF IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY FEEL THREATENED.

THEY'RE BEING FOLLOWED.

YOU KNOW, THEY GET CATCALLED AND ALL THIS STUFF, AND I'M HAVING TO HAVING TO HIRE EXTRA SECURITY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL SAFE.

AND IT'S BECOME A REAL ISSUE.

NOT ONLY THAT, WITH IT BEING REOPENED, THERE'S BEEN A LOT MORE CRIME GRAFFITI DECREASE IN BUSINESS.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTION IS, HONESTLY, BUT JUST TO PUT IT ON YOUR RADAR, IF YOU WANT THE DOWNTOWN FLAGSTAFF SOUTHSIDE TO THRIVE, THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO BRING UP IS WE'VE HAD A LOT OF POLICE BEING CALLED BECAUSE OF NOISE COMPLAINTS.

I KNOW I TALKED TO MR. MCCARTHY ABOUT THIS LAST TIME I DID REACH OUT TO THE RESIDENTS.

I DID LEAVE THEM LETTERS.

I LEFT THEM MY PERSONAL NUMBER AND EMAIL.

I GOT A COUPLE EMAILS BACK, BUT IT'S STILL IT HAPPENS.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTION IS.

I MEAN, I'M THE THIRD BUSINESS OWNER TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS.

I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING HARASSED.

I'M I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO TRY AND TAKE CARE OF IT, BUT, I MEAN, MAYBE IF THERE WAS A NOISE ORDINANCE FOR DECIBELS, THAT WOULD HELP, I DON'T KNOW, THERE'S NO RULES AROUND IT. BUT MY BUSINESS SUFFERS.

THEIR SLEEP SUFFERS.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST VERY FRUSTRATING AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

I MEAN, IF YOU IF YOU MOVE NEXT TO AN AIRPORT AND IT GETS BUSIER AND THERE'S MORE AIRPLANES, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MORE AIRPLANES.

SO NOW THAT MY BAR IS BEING MORE SUCCESSFUL AND MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CONTROL THE PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY GO OUTSIDE AND THEY TALK.

I MEAN, IT'S FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM TO GATHER.

SO OTHER THAN THAT, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO DO MORE.

I'VE DECREASED THE BASS, I'VE INCREASED HOW FAST THE DOOR CLOSES FOR IT AND EVERYTHING.

AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS.

AND I JUST WANT TO GET IT SOLVED BECAUSE I DON'T PLAN ON GOING ANYWHERE.

YOU KNOW, THAT PLACE IS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, BEEN A BAR FOR THE LAST, AT LEAST I KNOW FOR TEN YEARS.

IT'S GONE THROUGH THREE OWNERS THAT HAVE ALL DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND I WANT TO SOLVE IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW.

SO I KNOW THAT I'VE EMAILED COUNCIL BEFORE.

YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE MY EMAIL.

IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME.

AND IF YOU WANT ANY OF THE VIDEOS OF WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE AT NIGHT, I HAVE VIDEOS AND I'M CALLING THE POLICE ALMOST EVERY DAY NOW.

I WASN'T HAVING TWO BEFORE, BUT NO, PEOPLE DON'T FEEL SAFE DOWN THERE.

BUT THANK YOU.

JACOB. RATS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JACOB ROSS AND I AM AN ENERGY SPECIALIST WITH THE CITY SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE.

THIS IS A BRIEF INFORMATIONAL UPDATE ON AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ARIZONA RESIDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MAKING THE TRANSITION TO ROOFTOP SOLAR.

SOLAR, UNITED NEIGHBORS VOTE SOLAR.

CITIES OF FLAGSTAFF AND PHOENIX AND THE ARIZONA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO HOST A STATEWIDE WEBINAR FOCUSED ON TEACHING HOMEOWNERS HOW TO SHOP FOR ROOFTOP SOLAR THE CORRECT WAY.

THIS EVENT IS FOCUSED ON HOMEOWNERS WITH AND WITHOUT EXISTING SOLAR, WHO ARE CURIOUS ABOUT TAX CREDITS, WARRANTIES, AND OVERALL MAINTENANCE OF SOLAR SYSTEMS. SPEAKERS WILL ALSO COVER BEST PRACTICES FOR SHOPPING FOR SOLAR, INCLUDING TIPS FOR FINDING REPUTABLE INSTALLERS AND COMPARING BIDS, WHAT TO EXPECT FROM INSTALLATION, RED FLAGS TO LOOK OUT FOR, AND INFORMATION ABOUT INCENTIVES AND FINANCING.

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THE EVENT WILL BE HOSTED ONLINE ON JULY 30TH FROM 6 P.M.

TO 7 P.M. ARIZONA TIME.

WHETHER YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING THE TRANSITION TO ROOFTOP SOLAR IN THE FUTURE OR YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE THE SWITCH, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CHECK OUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.

WE WILL BE FORWARDING THE REGISTRATION LINK FOR THIS EVENT TO BOTH MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SHARE WITH THE BROADER FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY, AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE LISTENING IN ONLINE, YOU CAN REGISTER ON THE SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS WEBSITE, WHICH IS SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS.ORG.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

DENNIS GIVENS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR DAGGETT.

AUSTIN. WHAT'S UP? CITY COUNCIL? VICE MAYOR.

I'M SORRY. STAFF.

CITIZENS. POLICE OFFICERS.

WELCOME TODAY. I'M HERE TODAY TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY HEALTH AWARENESS DAY.

AND IT'S NOT ABOUT EXERCISE OR EATING HEALTHY OR JUST BEING OUT IN NATURE.

IT'S ALL ABOUT BEING HAPPY AND HAVING FUN.

AND I JUST WISH THE BEST FOR EVERYONE AND MAKE SURE YOU GUYS ARE LIVING LIFE AND ON YOUR PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.

I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY GARDENS.

THE CITY HAS BEEN REALLY STEPPING UP AND TAKING CARE OF THE COMMUNITY GARDENS.

I HAVE A GARDEN PLOT AT BONITA STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN AND IT'S BEEN THE BEST YEAR EVER.

SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN OUT THERE.

ALL THE PLOTS ARE TAKEN UP, AND I JUST THINK IT'S BETTER FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS IF WE JUST LOCALIZE HAVING COMMUNITY GARDENS, MAYBE PUT LIKE A FARMERS MARKET NEXT TO IT.

I KNOW WE HAVE ONE IN CITY HALL PARKING LOT, WHICH IS AWESOME.

WE COULD PUT RESTAURANTS NEXT TO IT AND JUST REALLY CENTRALIZE EVERYTHING.

SO WE'RE NOT JUST SO SPREAD OUT.

WE'RE MORE, YOU KNOW, THE REGIONAL PLAN.

I KNOW THEY WANT TO CENTRALIZE EVERYTHING.

SO YEAH, EVERYONE START GARDENING AND GET IN TOUCH WITH NATURE AND JUST BE HAPPY.

AND I HAVE THIS BLUE SHIRT TODAY.

I GOT IT AT BABBITTS SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES.

AND ALSO I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD ALSO PROMOTE MARTIAL ARTS.

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF POLICE OFFICERS TODAY, AND I KNOW THAT IF THE CITIZENS AND THE POLICE OFFICERS ALL LEARN MARTIAL ARTS, IT'LL JUST BE THE STUDIES SHOW THAT IT'S JUST SAFER COMMUNITIES WHEN WE ALL KNOW HOW TO DEFEND OURSELVES.

SO I THINK WE SHOULD DEFINITELY FUND MORE MARTIAL ARTS AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

AND YEAH, AND I DON'T I KNOW I TALKED ABOUT THE HOMELESS SHELTER ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

I LIVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

AND I JUST THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST MOVE IT TO LIKE A LOCATION WHERE MAYBE IN THE FOREST WHERE WE CAN GET THEY CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH NATURE.

THEY COULD HAVE LIKE A GARDEN OR SOMETHING.

THEY CAN LEARN TRADES, THEY CAN CAMP OUT, HAVE FUN.

WE COULD GIVE THEM MENTAL HELP, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING.

YOU GUYS KNOW THE ANSWERS.

I DON'T KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS, BUT WE COULD DEFINITELY SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS TOGETHER.

AND YEAH, I DON'T KNOW.

I DIDN'T HAVE A SCRIPT TODAY, BUT I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, I APPRECIATE YOU ALL AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM.

AND I FEEL REALLY SAFE TODAY.

AND YEAH, JUST KEEP ON PURSUING HAPPINESS AND ALSO LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GREAT DAY, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE MOVING DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

[5. Review of Draft Agenda for the July 2, 2024 City Council Meeting Citizens wishing to speak on agenda items not specifically called out by the City Council may submit a speaker card for their items of interest to the recording clerk.]

REVIEW OF DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE JULY 2ND, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE JULY 2ND AGENDA, YOU HAVE TO PUT IN JULY BECAUSE WE ARE IN JUNE.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT ONLINE, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. THEN WE WILL MOVE DOWN TO THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS EVENING, WHICH IS NUMBER SIX, THE SWEARING IN OF

[6. Swearing in of Police Chief Sean Connolly]

POLICE CHIEF SEAN CONLEY.

AND I BELIEVE OUR CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNCIL.

WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE TAG TEAM ON THIS.

I'LL KICK IT OFF.

IT IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENING FOR ALL OF US.

I'LL OFFER SOME COMMENTS HERE, AND I THINK I'LL BE JOINED BY DAN MUSSELMAN, AND WE'LL GET ON WITH THE CEREMONY.

THE CITY IS EXCITED TO WELCOME SEAN CONLEY TO THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.

HE HAS SPENT THE LAST FEW WEEKS GETTING TO KNOW THE COMMUNITY AND THE MANY STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS.

SEAN SERVED FOR OVER 30 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT PRIOR TO JOINING FLAGSTAFF CITY TEAM.

HE SERVED AS THE OPERATIONAL EXECUTIVE, ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF, ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF, POLICE COMMANDER, AND LIEUTENANT FOR VARIOUS DIVISIONS, BUREAUS, AND PRECINCTS DURING HIS TENURE WITH THE PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SEAN HOLDS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FROM NIU HERE IN FLAGSTAFF, AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. HE IS ALSO A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA'S FUNDAMENTALS OF GOVERNMENTAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL.

JUSTICE PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM.

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SEAN WAS ACTUALLY BORN IN FLAGSTAFF AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING AS FLAGSTAFFS NEXT POLICE CHIEF.

I MIGHT TURN IT OVER AT THIS POINT TO DAN MUSSELMAN, WHO HAS SOME COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR SHARING IN THIS TRADITION WITH US THIS EVENING.

THERE ARE FEW DIGNITARIES IN THE ROOM.

I JUST WANTED TO MENTION IF YOU WOULD JUST PLEASE STAND AND GIVE A WAVE OF THE HAND.

THE CHANDLER CHIEF OF POLICE, BRIAN CHAPMAN.

SEAN CONLEY'S PARENTS, PAT AND BARBARA.

NICK DE PONZIO.

ASSISTANT CHIEF PHOENIX PD.

CHARMAINE OSBORNE, ASSISTANT CHIEF PHOENIX PD.

SEAN KENNEDY, ASSISTANT CHIEF PHOENIX PD.

AND JOE KLIMA IF HE MADE IT IN ASSISTANT CHIEF PHOENIX PD.

IF WE HAD ANY ASSISTANT CHIEFS, WE'D BE DOING AWESOME.

I'LL JUST SAY. BUT BUT WE'LL GET ON WITH THE SHOW.

SO AT THIS POINT, I WANTED TO INVITE UP THE HONORABLE JUDGE THOMAS CORTINA TO DO THE OATH OF OFFICE AND YOUR NEXT POLICE CHIEF, SEAN CONNELLY.

IF YOU'LL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, SEAN PATRICK CONLEY.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME, AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CHIEF OF POLICE.

THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CHIEF OF POLICE, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

SO HELP ME GOD ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU SIR.

THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO INVITE UP A VERY INFLUENTIAL PERSON WHO'S ALLOWED TO PIN THE BADGE ON THE NEW CHIEF, AND FOR THIS HONOR, HE CHOSE HIS FATHER, PAT CONLEY.

HELLO. I LOVE YOU TOO.

THIS GUY IS JUST BEEN A JOY TO RAISE AND TO WATCH AND GROW.

AND GO, JACK. WE'VE ALSO INVITED OUR POLICE CHAPLAIN, NATHANIEL BRADFORD, UP TO DO A BLESSING ON THE NEW CHIEF, AS WELL AS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR STAFF.

WELL, CHIEF. THERE'S A SCRIPTURE THAT I SHARE WITH EVERY ACADEMY GRADUATE.

WHEN I'M THERE TO PRAY OVER THEM IS A SCRIPTURE THAT I LOVE SHARING, AND I WANT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU AS.

CHIEF DAN MUSSELMAN IS RIDING OFF INTO THE SUNSET AND YOU ARE COMING IN JUST AS JOSHUA IS NOW GETTING READY TO STAND IN THOSE AND FILL THOSE BIG SANDALS THAT MOSES WORE.

THE SCRIPTURES FOUND IN JOSHUA ONE NINE.

THIS IS MY COMMAND.

BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS.

DO NOT BE AFRAID OR DISCOURAGED, FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD IS WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO.

LET US PRAY.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE GATHER THIS EVENING TO CELEBRATE AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SWEARING IN OF CHIEF SEAN CONNOLLY.

YOU ARE THE FATHER OF ALL NEW BEGINNINGS AND NEW ENERGY.

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LET US REJOICE IN THIS MOMENT TO CELEBRATE OUR NEW CHIEF.

AND ALSO TO THANK CHIEF DAN MUSSELMAN FOR THE YEARS OF HIS SERVICE TO THIS DEPARTMENT AND THIS CITY.

FATHER, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD EMPOWER OUR NEW CHIEF WITH THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY AND GRACE.

TO LISTEN TO THE NEEDS OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND OUR CITY.

TO REMIND HIM THAT HE HAS A TEAM OF DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN WHO WILL ASSURE HIM THAT HE'S NOT ALONE.

AND FATHER. WE LIFT UP HIS FAMILY.

WE PRAY, FATHER, YOU WILL GIVE THEM THE PEACE OF KNOWING THAT YOU WILL NEVER LEAVE THEM NOR FORSAKE THEM.

AND FATHER, I PRAY THAT YOU WILL REMIND HIS FAMILY THAT, AS THE SCRIPTURES SAY.

TO BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.

I PRAY FOR YOUR BLESSINGS OVER THEM.

I PRAY FOR YOUR CONTINUED BLESSINGS OVER THIS CITY, THIS COUNCIL, OUR MAYOR, AND ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE THEIR VARIOUS COMMUNITIES.

WE PRAY FOR ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL.

AND WE GIVE YOU ALL THE PRAISE, GLORY AND HONOR.

IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.

AMEN.

AND WITH THAT, WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOUR NEW POLICE CHIEF FOR SOME COMMENTS.

MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

CITY LEADERSHIP.

CITY MANAGER CLIFTON SAID, I ONLY HAD ABOUT AN HOUR TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

BUT FOR THE SAKE OF BREVITY AND THE MOVEMENT OF CITY GOVERNANCE, I'LL MAKE SURE I SLOW THAT DOWN.

AND. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

THREE MINUTES. SO THANK YOU.

GRATITUDE GIFTS AND GREATNESS.

I WANT TO GIVE IMMENSE GRATITUDE TO TO THE TRUST THAT YOU'VE BESTOWED UPON ME.

CITY MANAGER CLIFTON THE REST OF TEAM FLAGSTAFF.

IN THE BRIEF TWO WEEKS I'VE BEEN HERE.

I HAVE BEEN MOVED BEYOND BELIEF RELATED TO THE TEAMWORK AND THE COLLABORATION AND THE MINDSETS WITH WHICH EVERYBODY IS WORKING IN THIS CITY.

AND I'M SO HUMBLED BY ALL OF IT ON A WHOLE HOST OF LEVELS.

TO THE PROCESS.

I THINK WE BECOME BYPRODUCTS OF PROCESS AT TIMES.

I WANT TO TELL A QUICK STORY.

WHILE I WAS EMBARKING UPON THIS, THIS PROCESS, A PEER OF MINE, BRIAN CHAPMAN, WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A PROCESS IN CHANDLER, AND WE WERE CROSS-POLLINATING ON NOTES.

AND I'LL JUST SAY THIS, THIS IS A WORLD CLASS PROCESS THAT IS INCREDIBLY THOROUGH.

I THINK THEY ASKED HIM THREE QUESTIONS AND ASKED HIM TO DO A PUSH UP.

AND AT THE END OF AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, HE BECAME THEIR CHIEF.

SO KUDOS.

KUDOS TO THIS CITY.

KUDOS TO THIS COMMUNITY THAT SHOWED UP AND ASKED VERY TOUGH QUESTIONS OF EVERYBODY.

A WORLD CLASS PROCESS FOR A WORLD CLASS COMMUNITY AND A WORLD CLASS CITY.

SO WE TALKED ABOUT GRATITUDE GIFTS.

I HAVE TO LOOK AT MY FAMILY AS IT RELATES TO THE GIFT OF LIFE.

MY MOM AND DAD MET HERE IN THE 60S.

MY MOM WORKED AT THE.

AT THE DAIRY QUEEN.

MY DAD WAS AN UNDERGROUND COPPER MINER FOR 27 YEARS IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND PUT OUR FAMILY, CLOTHED US AND HOUSED US ON A WHOLE HOST OF LEVELS, WORKING UNDERGROUND. AND MY MOM WAS A SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL TEACHER THAT PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 40 IN THE FOURTH WEEK OF A POLICE ACADEMY.

I HAD SOME SPECIAL WORDS WITH HER BEFORE SHE PASSED THAT I'VE TRIED TO LIVE BY IN LIFE.

THE OTHER THING I LEARNED BY THAT PASSING IS TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF MY PRIOR ORGANIZATION, BECAUSE I PROMISED TO NEVER SAY THE P WORD WHILE I'M HERE.

IT IS. I WATCHED AN ORGANIZATION LOVE AND WRAP THEMSELVES AROUND A YOUNG RECRUIT AT THAT TIME AND MAKE SURE THAT HE WAS SUCCESSFUL, AND I'VE CARRIED THAT IN MY DNA SINCE, SINCE DAY ONE, TO MY SISTER, MY MY SON, MY SONS TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND MY AND THOSE THAT I LOVE THE MOST IN LIFE.

JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH.

THE GIFTS. THE GIFTS THAT MATTER.

GREATNESS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GREATNESS.

THIS IS A CONVERSATION FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FLAGSTAFF POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

THIS IS A GREAT ELITE COMMUNITY.

THIS IS A GREAT ELITE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BUT I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR.

THESE ARE NOT OUR UNIFORMS FOR THE COMMUNITY IN HERE AND FOR THE MEMBERS.

WE RENT THESE FOR A VERY SMALL WINDOW OF TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COMMUNITY.

AND WITH THAT COMES AN INCREDIBLE RESPONSIBILITY BASED ON MORAL AUTHORITY.

AND SO AS WE EMBARK UPON TAKING THE FOUNDATIONS, CHIEF MUSSELMAN, THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU AND FOR ALL THE FOREFATHERS I DON'T.

I RECOGNIZE THAT I'M NOT FROM HERE AND THAT'S A BIG DEAL FOR EVERYBODY.

BUT THE FOUNDATION LAID BY THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE AWESOME.

AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE WE LEAD THIS COMMUNITY IN A WHOLE HOST OF WAYS.

WE LISTEN AGGRESSIVELY.

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS ABOUT WISDOM.

THIS IS ABOUT COURAGE.

THIS IS ABOUT TEMPERANCE AND A SENSE OF JUSTICE.

AND I LOOK FORWARD BEYOND SO MANY WAYS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WHERE IT WANTS TO GO TO TOGETHER, COLLECTIVELY, THE ANSWERS ARE IN THE COMMUNITY AROUND US.

SO GRATITUDE GIFTS AND THE GREATNESS OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THIS CITY I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

AND I HOPE I DIDN'T EXCEED MY, MY THREE MINUTES AND, AND AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYBODY.

IT JUST MEANS THE WORLD TO BE HERE.

I LOOK FORWARD AND LET'S GET TO WORK.

LET'S GET TO WORK.

I KNEW HE COULDN'T DO IT IN THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU CHIEF.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I ALSO WANT TO, ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US HERE, THANK THE MANY DIGNITARIES WHO ARE IN THE ROOM WHO CAME UP TO JOIN US FOR THIS CEREMONY.

IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU HERE.

BEFORE WE CONCLUDE THIS, THERE IS ONE MORE THING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO TO FINISH OFF THIS CEREMONY.

I THINK WE ALSO OWE A BIG THANKS TO MARY ANN SULLIVAN FOR ENTERTAINING US WITH THE LOVELY BAGPIPES.

NICE WAY TO CLOSE THIS OFF.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNCIL.

THANK YOU.

DO WE NORMALLY DO PHOTOS UP HERE? YES. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED IN MY TIME HERE, I THINK.

PHOTOS AND THEN MAYBE SOME PUSH UPS.

YES. FANTASTIC.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER? YES. YEAH.

THE CITY MANAGER. I THINK YOU WERE REMISS, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED ALL HIS MASTER'S DEGREES AND ALL THIS, BUT IT ALL STARTED WITH HIS DIPLOMA FROM RINCON HIGH SCHOOL.

NOW, WHY WOULD I BRING THAT UP? BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE A DIPLOMA FROM RINCON HIGH SCHOOL, TUCSON, ARIZONA.

THANK YOU. SO, COUNCIL, WILL YOU JOIN ME DOWN AT THE EDGE OF THE DAIS? AND, CHIEF, IF YOU WOULD JOIN US UP HERE.

THERE ARE SO MANY.

YOU GOTTA. YOU GOTTA STAND RIGHT THERE.

AND. DAD. MOM, DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE SOME? YEAH, I'M JUST GONNA SEND THESE.

THEY'RE DRESSED THE SAME.

SOME OF THE FANCY CAMERA.

ALTHOUGH IPHONES PROBABLY JUST.

ALL RIGHT. WAIT.

ONE MORE. SORRY. I'M GOING TO GET ONE.

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FENTON AND RILEY. COME ON UP.

HEY, UNCLE MIKE. YES.

COME ON. COME ON.

WE'RE SLOWING THE PROGRESS.

WE'RE GOOD. YEAH. OKAY.

OKAY.

HE'S A FIREFIGHTER. YOU GOTTA HELP HIM.

I LOVE YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US BORROW.

YOU WANT US TO LEAVE? SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE.

BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE NOW, I'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO TO EXIT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

SO COUNCIL. I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD YOU SIT DOWN.

COULD YOU JOIN ME DOWN AT THE EDGE OF THE DAIS FOR TWO PROCLAMATIONS? THANK YOU.

DON'T BE AFRAID TO BE.

A LITTLE. I DON'T TRUST.

[7. Proclamation: 2SLGBTQ Month]

TWO SPIRIT INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN PRESENT IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES SINCE BEFORE TIME AND.

AND IN MEMORIAM FOR COUNTLESS GENERATIONS THAT PREDATE LGBTQ PLUS TERMINOLOGY.

FOR GENERATIONS, TWO SPIRIT NATIVE CULTURES WENT UNDERGROUND TO AVOID DETECTION AND PERSECUTION.

THE TERM TWO SPIRIT WAS ADOPTED IN 1990, IN AT THE AT THE INTERNATIONAL NATIVE GAY AND LESBIAN GATHERING IN WINNIPEG, CANADA, AS IT AS A MEANS OF UNIFYING VARIOUS GENDER IDENTITIES AND EXPRESSIONS OF NATIVE AMERICANS, FIRST NATIONS, INDIGENOUS INDIVIDUALS.

THE TERM IS NOT A SPECIFIC DEFINITION OF GENDER OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, BUT RATHER AN UMBRELLA TERM.

TWO SPIRIT PEOPLE HAVE BOTH A MALE AND FEMALE SPIRIT WITHIN THEM, AND ARE BLESSED BY THEIR CREATOR TO SEE LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF BOTH OR MULTIPLE GENDERS. THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF RECOGNIZES THAT CLAIMING THE ROLE OF TWO SPIRIT IS TO TAKE ON THE SPIRITUAL RESPONSIBILITY THAT THE ROLE TRADITIONALLY HAS.

WALKING THE RED ROAD, WHICH INCLUDES SUPPORTING ALL OF OUR INDIGENOUS RELATIVES AND THE ENVIRONMENT TO BE A GUIDING FORCE WITH A GOOD MIND, GOOD

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INTENTION AND A GOOD HEART.

AND THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BECKY DAGGETT, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 25TH, 2024 AS TWO SPIRIT DAY IN FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.

AND NEXT UP WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR PARKS AND RECREATION.

[8. Proclamation: Parks and Recreation Month]

SO ANYONE WHO IS HERE FOR THAT, PLEASE COME DOWN AND JOIN US HERE.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS IS GOING TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION.

COME ON DOWN. COME ON.

JUST. CENTER STAGE.

STAY TUNED. MY GUYS.

ON THE FRONT ROW.

ALL RIGHT. ARE WE ALL? THANK YOU.

ARE WE ALL HERE? OKAY. I THINK WE'RE ALL HERE.

IF IT'S OKAY MAYOR, I'M GOING TO JUST TAKE ONE MINUTE TO JUST SAY SOMETHING BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATION.

I'VE LIVED IN THIS CITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS, AND THE PARKS AND REC STAFF TOOK ME ON MY FIRST HIKE TO PICTURE CANYON.

SO I HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART FOR THEM.

I THINK I HIKED A MILE.

WAS THAT A MILE? YEAH, YEAH.

PROBABLY MORE. YEAH, YEAH.

WAS IT? YEAH. YOU WERE THERE.

SO ANYWAY, SO THAT'S REALLY SPECIAL FOR ME.

WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO CREATING, BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A HEALTHY, DIVERSE AND ENRICHING COMMUNITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

AND WHEREAS THE PARKS SECTION MAINTAINS 700 ACRES OF PARK GROUNDS, 59 MILES OF THE URBAN TRAIL SYSTEM THE CITIZENS CEMETERY SERVICES AND OPERATIONS AND SNOW OPERATIONS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE RECREATION SECTION PROGRAMS OUTDOOR AND INDOOR ATHLETICS PROGRAMING AND CLASSES AT A VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL CENTERS, WHICH PROVIDES A LIVABLE COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE OPEN SPACE SECTION MAINTAINS 3500 ACRES OF PROTECTED OPEN SPACES, CREATING PASSIVE RECREATION WILDLIFE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH PROVIDES ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.

AND WHEREAS, THE EVENTS SECTION MANAGES 1500 PRIVATE EVENTS ON CITY OWNED PROPERTIES, PRODUCES SIGNATURE EVENTS AND MARKETS THE DIVISION'S PROGRAMING OFFERINGS FOR AN INCLUSIVE AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION BEGINS WITH THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF FLAGSTAFF WHO ARE PROVIDED WITH A VARIETY OF ENRICHING ENVIRONMENTS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND PHYSICAL PROGRAMS FOSTERING THEIR LOVE FOR FUN.

AND WHEREAS THE PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUES INTO ADULTHOOD, WHERE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS ARE ESTABLISHED THROUGH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ATHLETICS EVENTS IN OUR PARKS AND CLASSES IN OUR RECREATION FACILITIES.

AND WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION SUPPORTS OUR AGING ADULT POPULATION WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE PHYSICAL HEALTH, ENJOY PASSIVE RECREATION.

AND NOW, THEREFORE, I, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR BECKY DAGGETT, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY 2024 AS FLAGSTAFF PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.

SIR. I DON'T KNOW WHO GETS THEM.

THERE YOU GO. SO WE SHOULD GET EVERYBODY SWAGIT.

HELLO? HE'S GOT TO GO POTTY.

DOES THAT MEAN? SMILE.

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GET THIS. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AMY. ANYONE WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? OH. MAYOR DAGGETT, I THINK WE SAY PLENTY.

OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

YEAH, MAYOR, IF I MAY, IF WE CAN HAVE THE PARK'S EMPLOYEES HANG OUT FOR JUST A MINUTE IN THE ROOM HERE.

YEAH. IF YOU GUYS CAN GATHER AROUND.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ALL OF THE STAFF IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, IF YOU COULD MAKE YOUR WAY UP TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM, JUST FOR A FEW MOMENTS.

MAYOR, THANKS FOR LETTING ME HIJACK THE MEETING FROM YOU.

YEAH. THEY ALL CAME BACK.

DO NOT FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.

NO, IT'S ACTUALLY A MANDATE THAT THE STAFF COME TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM AT THIS TIME.

WE HAVE A BAD CASE OF SENIORITIS RIGHT NOW.

YEAH. WE'RE QUICKLY SEEING JUST HOW MUCH AUTHORITY IS ACTUALLY EXHIBITED IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[9. June Work Anniversaries Recognition of employees celebrating work anniversaries in June.]

MAYOR, IF I MAY, IN COUNCIL, WE ARE GOING TO IN JUST A MOMENT HEAR ABOUT OUR JUNE WORK ANNIVERSARIES.

BUT I AM DEVIATING FROM SCRIPT JUST A LITTLE BIT HERE TO MAKE YET ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT INTRODUCTION.

TONIGHT'S MEETING IS ALL ABOUT CELEBRATION OF BRINGING NEW EMPLOYEES INTO THE ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP CAPACITIES.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE IN JUST A MOMENT COREY VOGT.

AND SHE I GAVE YOU HER BACKGROUND LAST TIME, BUT I'M GOING TO RESTATE IT AGAIN FOR ALL OF OUR BENEFITS.

AS OF TODAY AS ACTUALLY AS OF YESTERDAY, COREY HAS STARTED AS OUR NEW HUMAN RESOURCES AND RISK MANAGER DIRECTOR.

SHE HAS WORKED.

SHE CAME TO US COURTESY OF PROFESSIONAL RECRUITER.

AND AFTER A VERY WELL VETTED PROCESS COREY WAS EMERGED AS OUR NUMBER ONE CANDIDATE.

AND FORTUNATELY, SHE ACCEPTED OUR OFFER.

AND NOW SHE'S JOINING OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM.

BRINGING TO THE TEAM.

NOW THE FULL SLATE AT OUR LEADERSHIP TABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROBABLY MORE THAN THREE YEARS.

SO IT'S VERY MONUMENTAL.

FOR ALL OF US. FOR ALL OF US.

EXCUSE ME. COREY HAS SHARED WITH US THAT SHE'S VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK HER TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HERSELF.

SHE HAS A FASCINATING BACKGROUND.

SHE HAS A RICH BACKGROUND IN THE AREA OF HUMAN RESOURCES AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL.

SHE COMES TO US FROM A RANCHING FAMILY IN MONTANA.

SHE'S VERY HAPPY TO BE IN FLAGSTAFF.

AND COREY, CAN I GET YOU TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM? WELL, IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE AND TO BE INTRODUCED.

I FEEL LIKE I'M I'M JOINING JUST A FANTASTIC GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF MONTANA, THROUGH THE PHOENIX VALLEY TO THE MOUNTAINS OF FLAGSTAFF.

I'M READY TO CALL FLAGSTAFF MY HOME.

I FEEL VERY WELCOME HERE.

I'M HAPPY AND EXCITED TO BE HERE.

I'VE HAD SOME GREAT CONVERSATIONS.

I WANT TO MEET EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

LET'S LEAD BY EXAMPLE.

I THINK THAT WE ALL HAVE A PRIVILEGE TO BE A PART OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY AND LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN.

BEFORE WE HEAR THE JUNE ANNIVERSARIES, WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE FOR ONE MORE PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH COREY? OKAY. YEAH.

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I AM JOANNE KEANE, YOUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, PRESENTING ON THE JUNE EMPLOYEE WORK ANNIVERSARIES.

WE HAVE A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION TODAY.

I DON'T KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE NOT HIRED MANY PEOPLE IN JUNE UNTIL THIS YEAR.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE QUITE A FEW, SO NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE LIST.

SO THESE ARE SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CELEBRATING THEIR FIRST YEAR WITH THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.

SEVERAL EMPLOYEES FROM PD PARK PROS LIBRARY WATER SERVICES.

IT MOVING ON.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME INDIVIDUALS ALSO IN PROSE.

MARK ADAMS WHO IS WITH FLAGSTAFF FIRE, OUR WILDLAND COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION SPECIALIST.

I THINK I RECALL ALL OF YOU GOING OUT AND SETTING A FIRE WITH MR. ADAMS. AND IT AND THEN ALSO PUBLIC WORKS AS WELL.

WE HAVE TWO FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARIES THAT WE'RE CELEBRATING THIS YEAR.

THE FIRST IS ROB SPEAR, WHO IS AN IT MANAGER IN OUR IT DEPARTMENT.

AND ALSO LINDA THOROLD, WHO IS A VISITOR SERVICES ASSISTANT IN OUR FLAGSTAFF CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TODAY.

SO AS I MENTIONED, IT'S A SHORT PRESENTATION.

WE HAVE A LOT OF CELEBRATIONS TODAY AND NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE LIST.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JOANNE.

[10. City Manager Report Information Only]

AND CITY MANAGER.

DAZZLE US.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND THANKS FOR ALLOWING US TO DEVIATE JUST A BIT.

WE DON'T TYPICALLY DO THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO IMPRESS UPON YOU THE OBVIOUS BY NOW.

WE'RE SO EXCITED FOR THESE NEW INTRODUCTIONS TO THE TEAM HERE.

SO IT'S IT'S BEEN A GREAT EVENT FOR US.

THANK YOU. IT'S GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THIS REPORT THIS TIME AROUND IS VERY SHORT FOLLOWS LAST THE LAST WORK SESSIONS REPORT, WHICH WAS VERY LONG.

SO I'M GOING TO KEEP IT BRIEF.

THERE'S A LITTLE UPDATE MORE ON FEDERAL FUNDING FROM BOB HOLMES, OUR LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON.

A COUPLE OF TIDBITS ON BEAUTIFICATION, THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING DOWNTOWN, ALONG WITH THE NEW STEPS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN FRONT OF CITY HALL. STAY TUNED.

THOSE WILL BE COMING TO FINALITY HERE SOON.

I GAVE YOU A COPY OF THE AGENDA FOR THE ALLIANCE MEETING THAT WE ATTENDED LAST FRIDAY.

IT WAS A VERY GOOD MEETING.

AND OF COURSE, SOME NICE PHOTOS FROM LAST TIME WHEN WE HONORED CHIEF MUSSELMAN HERE AT THE DAIS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US IN THAT IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

WE DO HAVE TWO MONTHLY REPORTS TO SHARE WITH YOU.

THE FIRST WILL BE SUSTAINABILITY.

AND NICOLE WILL GIVE YOU THAT UPDATE, AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW THAT WITH ECONOMIC VITALITY.

AND HEIDI HANSEN WILL GIVE YOU THAT ONE REMOTELY.

SO, NICOLE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL NICOLE ANTONOPOULOS SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR.

I'M A LITTLE INTIMIDATED TO GO AFTER ALL OF THOSE CELEBRATIONS, BUT I LOVE THAT I'M ACTUALLY PROVIDING THIS COMBINED MAY AND JUNE UPDATE FOR THE COUNCIL IN AHEAD OF HEIDI HANSEN.

AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO BEAT HER TIME.

JUST GIVING YOU ONE MONTH OVERVIEW AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A TWO MONTH.

SO I'M REALLY THANKFUL TO THE MAYOR FOR ACCEPTING AN INVITATION TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE GREEN

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SCHOOLYARDS PROGRAM ON THE FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDY INSTITUTE CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.

THIS FOCUSED ON CITIES LEADING THE WAY IN NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS.

SO EXPRESSING SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR THE MAYOR TO TAKE OUT TIME IN HER SCHEDULE TO REPRESENT FLAGSTAFF AND ALL THE WORK WE'RE DOING TO BRING A FOCUS ON NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS.

THE OTHER BIG HIGHLIGHT THAT WE HAVE IN OUR REPORT FOR YOU THIS MONTH IS THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ECONOMIC VITALITY AND ARIZONA FORWARD, WE EXCUSE ME WE INTRODUCED OUR FLAGSTAFF GREEN BUSINESS BOOT CAMP, AND THAT CONCLUDED IN EARLY JUNE WITH PRESENTATIONS FROM FOUR PARTICIPATING LOCAL FLAGSTAFF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING SHIFT KITCHEN AND BAR, KICKSTAND CAFE ARIZONA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES, AND KNACKERED PEPSI.

THE BUSINESSES WILL IMPLEMENT AND SHARE PROJECT RESULTS TO REDUCE THEIR WATER, THEIR ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS.

THE SECOND GREEN BUSINESS BOOT CAMP COHORT WILL START IN SEPTEMBER, AND WE'LL BE PROVIDING A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR INVITING COMMUNITY BUSINESS MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE.

NOW FOCUSING ON OUR CLIMATE ACTION.

YOU HEARD A LOT FROM US LAST WEEK, SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO TOO MUCH.

BUT I ALSO WANTED TO FOCUS ON THE FIRST COHORT OF OUR CLIMATE RESILIENCE LEADERS.

AND SO YOU'RE NOTICING THAT WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK IN THE COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE ACROSS EVERY SECTOR.

THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE LEADERS WAS A SIX WEEK COURSE, AND OUR FIRST COHORT COMPLETED THAT.

THEY FOCUSED ON BUILDING NEIGHBORHOOD RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

AND PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT CLIMATE ISSUES FACING FLAGSTAFF NEIGHBORHOODS, DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND BEGINNING PROJECTS TO INCREASE NEIGHBORHOOD RESILIENCE, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, ESTABLISHING LITTER FREE LIBRARIES, AND CREATING POLLINATOR HABITATS.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROGRAM.

AND THERE IS A LINK IN THE MONTHLY REPORT THAT CAN TAKE YOU TO MORE INFORMATION.

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPORT IS A PHOTO OF OUR FIRST COHORT.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS WAS INTRODUCED BY ONE OF OUR AMERICORPS MEMBERS, GRACE YOU RECKON MINOR.

AND SHE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED THIS PROGRAM AS PART OF HER SERVICE TERM WITH US.

AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE MODEL AND THE FRAMEWORK THAT SHE'S PULLED TOGETHER IN EQUITY ENGAGEMENT.

I WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE CLIMATE TEAM DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH NEARLY 400 PEOPLE IN MAY AND JUNE, AS WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON OUR OUTREACH ACROSS THE COMMUNITY IN OUR BUILDING, FUEL SWITCHING AND REDUCTION OF ENERGY USE.

I KNOW YOU HEARD A LOT ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK.

I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT OUR HOME WEATHERIZATION AND ENERGY REBATE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO SERVE RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, AND FOR A TOTAL OVER THE FISCAL YEAR, WE'VE PROVIDED RESOURCES TO 145 RESIDENCES, WITH A NEARLY $168,000 IN ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND HOME SAFETY. I WANT TO PROVIDE A QUICK UPDATE ON THE CITYWIDE ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECT THAT WE ARE WORKING ON WITH NORSCOT, AND WE ARE NOW FOCUSING ON WATER AND WATER CONSERVATION, AND FLOW METERS AND SENSORS WERE INSTALLED IN 17 PARKS TO HELP IMPROVE WATER EFFICIENCY AND PROVIDE REAL TIME DATA TO DETECT AND STOP LEAKS AND ADJUST FOR WEATHER.

WE ALSO HAVE A LINK IN OUR REPORT THAT BRINGS YOU TO A REAL TIME GIS SITE THAT SHOWS YOU WHERE WE'RE WORKING, AND THEN THE IMPACTS OF THAT WORK WITH THE ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECT. MOVING ON TO TRANSPORTATION AND ELECTRIFICATION, 12 NEW LEVEL TWO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING PORTS WERE INSTALLED AT CORE SERVICES. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED, AND TWO LEVEL TWO CHARGING PORTS WERE ADDED TO THE EAST SIDE UTILITY SHOP AS PART OF THAT ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECT.

SO THAT BRINGS US TO A TOTAL OF 14 MORE.

AND I WANT TO FOCUS ON OUR YOUTH ENGAGEMENT.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE TALKED A FAIR AMOUNT ABOUT, ESPECIALLY AS OUR FLAGSTAFF YOUTH BROUGHT FORWARD THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY DECLARATION.

WE HAVE A AMERICORPS SERVICE TERM WITH YOUTH, AND WE HAVE TWO HIGH SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY OFFICERS NICK GARCIA AND CATHERINE LEE.

AND THEY HAVE JUST BEEN DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB AND EXCEEDING OUR EXPECTATIONS.

AND WE ARE REALLY THRILLED JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING WITH US.

AND YOU'LL GET TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT.

BUT THIS IS JUST TO SHOW THAT WE ARE REALLY WORKING HARD TO FOCUS ON CLIMATE ACTION IN OUR YOUNG ADULTS.

NOW MOVING OVER TO NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES.

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AGAIN, THESE ARE COMBINED STATS, BUT OVER THE COURSE OF MAY AND JUNE, WE HAD OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS WORKING TO REMOVE LITTER FROM OUR URBAN TRAIL SYSTEM, OUR AVENUES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND OUR STREAM SECTIONS.

AND WE HOSTED 12 LITTER CLEANUPS.

63 BAGS OF RECYCLING WERE COLLECTED, 156 BAGS OF TRASH, 605 PEOPLE VOLUNTEERED OVER 1370 HOURS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THERE'S SOME PRETTY ASTONISHING PHOTOS INCLUDED IN OUR REPORT.

WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERING INTERNALLY WITH OUR FRIENDS IN OPEN SPACE, AS WELL AS DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF TO HOST WEED REMOVALS, LITTER ABATEMENTS, AND SO FORTH, AND JUST WANT TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO THAT CONTINUED INTERNAL COLLABORATION TO HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITY LITTER FREE. SPEAKING OF STREAM STEWARDS, THE COUNCIL MAY RECALL THAT THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW PROGRAM AND WE ARE EXCEEDING OUR EXPECTATIONS. WITH ADOPTIONS OF STREAMS OVER MAY AND JUNE, WE HAD THREE CLEANUPS WITH 28 PEOPLE PROVIDING MORE THAN 48 HOURS OF SERVICE TO REMOVE 24 BAGS OF TRASH AND FIVE BAGS OF RECYCLING FROM OUR STREAMS. THEY ARE CREATING A VERY IMPACTFUL EFFORT HERE, AND JUST GOES TO SHOW THE VALUE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS IN THIS COMMUNITY.

MOVING ON TO OUR ENGAGE, EMPOWER AND ELEVATE GRANT.

YOU HEARD A FAIR AMOUNT FROM TWO WEEKS AGO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THEIR TOTAL SERVICE HOURS EQUALED MORE THAN 7370 HOURS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THEY PICKED UP COLLECTIVELY ALMOST 800 BAGS OF TRASH AND 340 BAGS OF RECYCLING.

MOVING ON TO OUR EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER POLICY, WHICH IS THE CITY MANAGER'S DIRECTIVE.

WE HAVE SEEN THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS INCREASE IN THE SPRING, WHICH IS NOT SURPRISING, BUT WE'VE HAD 96 CITY EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE AT 74 DIFFERENT EVENTS, VOLUNTEERING OVER 258 HOURS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW MOVING ON TO FOOD SYSTEMS. WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT EARLIER IN PUBLIC PART PARTICIPATION, BUT OUR COMMUNITY GARDENS ARE IN FULL SWING AND WE'VE HOSTED GARDENER ORIENTATION AS WELL AS OUR KICKOFF POTLUCKS.

WE'VE HOSTED FIVE EVENTS AT VARIOUS GARDENS AND ENGAGED WITH OVER 80 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

ALL OUR COMMUNITY GARDEN PLOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED, SO THAT'S A TOTAL OF 75 PLOTS ACROSS THREE GARDENS.

MOVING ON TO OUR MAYOR'S MONARCH PLEDGE, THIS IS A COLLABORATION THAT WE COULD NOT DO WITHOUT PROS.

WE HAVE SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME AND ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE AN AMERICORPS ASSISTING US OVER THE SUMMER FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR NATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK THAT WE HOSTED.

SO THROUGHOUT JUNE, WE COLLABORATED WITH PARTNERS TO HOST A SERIES OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, INCLUDING A POLLINATOR ART LAB AND EXPLORING POLLINATORS ART CONTEST POLLINATOR FEST WITH THE ARBORETUM, AS WELL AS EDUCATION AT THE ARBORETUM, SUMMER CAMP AND THEN A MURAL GARDENING PLANTING DAY.

AND THERE ARE SOME REALLY NICE PHOTOS IN THE REPORT THAT HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ART THAT WE'VE SEEN IN WASTE PREVENTION.

WE'VE COLLECTED NEARLY 5,150 POUNDS OF FOOD WASTE THAT'S BEEN DIVERTED IN THE LANDFILLS JUST IN MAY THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL FOOD SCRAPS DROP OFF PROGRAM.

AND THIS IS A FREE PROGRAM THAT IS PROVIDED TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMPOSTING WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE A COMPOST UNIT AT THEIR HOME OR IN THEIR RESIDENCE.

NICOLE, CAN YOU REMIND US WHERE THOSE DROP OFF AREAS ARE? ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE ONE AT THE FOOD BANK.

WE HAVE ONE AT THE AQUAPLEX.

WE HAVE ONE AT THE CSA, AND I'M ABSOLUTELY BLANKING ON THE FINAL ONE, BUT I WILL PROVIDE THAT IN THE CHAT WHEN I GET BACK.

IS THERE ONE AT YOUR OFFICE? NO WE DON'T.

WE HAVE BONITO GARDEN.

THANK YOU. THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE IT.

SO I SHOULDN'T JUST DROP MY SCRAPS OFF AT YOUR OFFICE.

WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THOSE FOR YOU IF YOU NEED.

THANK YOU. AND THEN WE HOSTED A FIXIT CLINIC IN MAY, AND OVER 660 POUNDS OF MATERIALS WERE DIVERTED FROM THE LANDFILL BECAUSE THEY WERE FIXED, AND WE HAD OVER 60 COMMUNITY MEMBERS COME TO OUR FIXIT CLINIC TO LEARN HOW TO REPAIR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. SO THIS IS A CONTINUATION.

I THINK WE'RE IN OUR 14TH YEAR OF OUR FIXIT CLINICS AND THEY'RE WILDLY SUCCESSFUL.

AND A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS.

OUR FOOD AND WASTE TEAM ENGAGED WITH MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE IN MAY AND JUNE, AND OUR TABLING SEASON HAS JUST BEGUN.

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AND WITH THAT IN MIND, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

OUR FACEBOOK POST REACHED MORE THAN 28,450 PEOPLE AND DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH ALMOST 750.

AND WE FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT OUR PRESENCE AND JUST WANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO SARAH LANGLEY AND HER TEAM FOR ALL THE ASSISTANCE AND AND COLLABORATION ACROSS THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCIL. THANK YOU.

THANKS. THANK YOU NICOLE.

NEXT WE HAVE HEIDI HANSEN.

SHE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE FROM ECONOMIC VITALITY.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS HEIDI HANSEN, ECONOMIC VITALITY DIRECTOR.

CAN YOU SEE THE.

I AM SHARING MY SCREEN.

YES. PERFECT.

THERE IS A LOT GOING ON.

ALWAYS. BUT I DID US ALL A FAVOR, AND I HIGHLIGHTED NOTES SO THAT I WOULD GET THROUGH THIS QUICKLY.

BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THE INFORMATION THAT YOU ALL NEED.

AIRPORT DID AN AIRPORT EMERGENCY PLAN UPDATE, AND YOU NOW ALL SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR CALENDARS IN SEPTEMBER THAT WE WILL BE DOING A FULL SCALE EXERCISE. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE THAT DAY AND SEE WHAT THAT IS LIKE TO DO A HUGE EMERGENCY AT THE AIRPORT THAT WE HOPE WE NEVER HAVE.

ALSO, WE HAVE BRANDON ETHAN, HE'S A SPECIALIST THAT JOINED THE ARFF OUR AIRPORT RESCUE FIREFIGHTING TEAM.

HE DID A TREE RESCUE TRAINING WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL.

AND YOU CAN SEE A PICTURE HERE ON THE SIDE OF THEM ACTUALLY PERFORMING THAT TRAINING.

AS FAR AS AIRPORT MARKETING AND AIR SERVICE ATTRACTION, YOU HEARD LAST WEEK ABOUT THE CONFERENCE AT JUMPSTART, WHERE BRIAN GAWLER AIRPORT DIRECTOR, AND CLAIRE HARPER, OUR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, WENT, HAD MEETINGS WITH SIX AIRLINES.

AND RIGHT NOW YOU SEE THAT WE ARE GETTING A SEASONAL ROUTES LAX STARTING IN OCTOBER.

MOVING ON. YOU SEE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MARKET THE DESTINATION WITH ADS THANKING PEOPLE FOR FLYING FLAGSTAFF FIRST, NOT DRIVING DOWN TO SKY HARBOR, AND THEN DURING OUR CONSTRUCTION, IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MARKET THAT WE WERE HAVING CONSTRUCTION AND THAT THINGS WERE STILL OPEN.

WE ALSO RECEIVED SOME AIRPORT VISITORS.

WE ALWAYS LOVE TAKING THOSE PICTURES OF THE DIFFERENT PLANES THAT COME INTO THE FLAGSTAFF INTO FLAGSTAFF.

WE ALSO HAD SOME OF YOU.

SORRY FOR THE SCROLLING.

I HOPE THIS ISN'T BOTHERING YOU.

WE ALSO HAD ART X EVENTS AND ONE OF THEM WAS COMING DOWN TO THE AIRPORT FOR THE COCONINO SCROLL EVENT.

THAT BEAUTIFUL FENCE PROJECT THAT HAPPENS.

HOPE THAT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, PLEASE GO AND SEE IT.

BUT THOSE OF YOU THAT JOINED THAT DAY, WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

AS FAR AS GRANTS, THEY ARE FULLY CLOSED NOW ON THE 18.2 MILLION FOR THE GRANTS THAT WE GOT AND FOR CARES. SO TERMINAL PARKING LOT.

THAT WAS THE ONE THAT WE HAD EXISTING THAT GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A FACELIFT WITH ASPHALT CRACK SEALING, SEALCOATING AND RESTRIPING. IT'S NOT AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE NEW ONE, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO DO THE TRICK.

AND THEN WE ALSO WRAPPED UP IMPROVED LIGHTING, WAYFINDING, WAYFINDING SIGNAGE WITHIN THE TERMINAL, PAINTING NEW DOORS FOR CARPETING, FRESH PAINT. YOU KNOW IT. LAST WEEK WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF A COME IN AND HAVE SOME ICE CREAM AND CHECK OUT THE AIRPORT.

IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO DO THAT, WE CAN TOUR YOU AT ANY TIME.

I THINK WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS IT LOOKS BIGGER.

THERE ARE. SO THERE'S SO MUCH MORE ROOM IN THERE BECAUSE SOME OF THESE BIGGER LIGHTS AND THINGS THAT PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY MORE SUITED FOR OUTDOOR LIGHTING HAVE BEEN REMOVED. AND WE PUT BETTER LIGHTING IN THERE, AND IT'S ACTUALLY BRIGHTENED UP THE PLACE.

AND THEN WE'VE ALSO REPAINTED THE CAFE AND THE VISITOR CENTER ARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING SOON.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF GETTING ALL OF THAT GEARED UP WITH OUR CONTRACTOR, AND THEN IT WAS EXCITING TO SEE THAT ENPLANEMENTS WERE ACTUALLY TRENDING UP IN IN MAY.

AND THEN WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE THE TREND, BECAUSE AMERICAN AIRLINES IS GOING TO BE ADDING ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS TO PHOENIX, AS WELL AS A THIRD FLIGHT TO DALLAS FORT WORTH AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE LAX SEASONAL ROUTE.

MOVING ON TO COMMUNITY INVESTMENT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEAUTIFICATION, ARTS AND SCIENCE.

JANA WELDON HAS BEEN WORKING WITH HER TEAM ON SO MANY PROJECTS.

AND IF YOU WERE ABLE TO JOIN US AND SOME OF YOU WERE THERE FOR THE LIZ ARCHULETA UNVEIL, THE PARK, THE UNVEILING AT THE LIZ ARCHULETA PARK, IT WAS REALLY AWESOME.

YOU CAN STILL SEE THOSE FIVE DIFFERENT ARTISTS WERE IN INSTALLATION OF MANY, MANY SCULPTURES.

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THE PIECES ARE WONDERFUL.

I'LL SCROLL DOWN SO YOU CAN SEE A FEW OF THEM IF YOU HAVEN'T ONE AFTER THE OTHER.

IT'S HARD TO EVEN DECIDE WHICH ONE IS THE FAVORITE, BUT PLEASE GO BY THERE AND TAKE A WALK.

WE ALSO RESTORED OUR MONUMENT SIGN AT THE AIRPORT.

IT DEFINITELY NEEDED A FACELIFT, AND WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE WORKING ON THE ONE.

THAT'S OVER BY THE MALL AREA.

WE HAVE ONGOING PROJECTS ALWAYS FOR BEAUTIFICATION AND AS YOU CAN SEE OUR HANDS ARE IN MANY THINGS.

WE'RE EVEN HELPING A LITTLE BIT WITH THE CITY HALL STAIRS.

WE HELPED WITH THE PROJECT OF THE ART PAINTING AND CHESHIRE.

AND THEN AGAIN AGAIN, SO MANY TO LIST, I THINK YOU SAW.

FINALLY, THE FLOWERS WENT IN DOWNTOWN.

WE'RE WAITING FOR OUR LANDSCAPER WHO HAD A DELAY IN PRODUCT.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU THEY ARE LOOKING BEAUTIFUL.

AND WE HAVE OUR HANGING PLANTS AS WELL AS OUR PLANTERS TAKEN CARE OF AGAIN WITH ARDEX, WE HAD THREE EVENTS THAT OUR STAFF ACTUALLY DID FOR ART X, WHICH, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, TAKES A LOT OF WORK.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, A LOT OF YOU ARE OUT THERE SUPPORTING THE PROJECTS.

AND WE AGAIN APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

THE BEAUTIFICATION AND ACTION GRANTS.

THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT WERE GIVEN OUT.

ONE IN PARTICULAR. THAT'S GOING TO BE SUPER COOL.

THAT I JUST LEARNED A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IS THE BUSHMASTER FRUIT ORCHARD.

SO THE APPLICANT IS WORKING WITH PROS AND MOUNTAIN DEW LANDSCAPING ON THE ORCHARD, AND WE'LL BE GETTING MORE INFORMATION TO SHARE AT ANOTHER MEETING WITH YOU.

THEY THINK THEY'LL BE ABLE TO START PLANTING THAT IN AUGUST, AND THEY'LL BE ABOUT 50 TREES THAT ARE FEATURED.

SO WE'LL KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK AT OUR NEXT MONTH.

AND THEN I'M GOING TO SCROLL THROUGH SOME OF THIS.

THIS IS JUST A NICE REMINDER, AS THE B-BBEE RENEWAL IS COMING UP IN NOVEMBER, THAT WE OFTEN SHARE IN OUR REPORTS WHAT IT PAYS FOR.

AND SO THESE EVENTS, LIKE THE DANCE PARTY WHAT HAPPENED AT THE THEATER AS WELL AS COCONINO CENTER FOR THE ARTS, ALL OF THESE ARE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THAT B-BBEE TAX MONEY.

MOVING ON TO PARKING.

WE LOVE PARKING AND I WILL TELL YOU, IF YOU ARE PARKING AND NOT PAYING YOUR DOLLAR, YOU BETTER WATCH OUT BECAUSE WE ARE NOW GOING TO BE ABLE TO TOW YOU.

AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU YOU PAY.

SO WE'RE PROCESSED NEARLY 500 VEHICLES THAT HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN ON THE SCOFFLAW LIST.

AND THEY ARE GETTING THEY'RE NOTIFIED THAT THEY DEFINITELY NEED TO MOVE THEIR VEHICLES AND THAT THEY WILL START.

WE WILL DEFINITELY START TAKING ACTION.

THIS IS NOT TO BE HARSH.

THIS IS TO ACTUALLY KEEP THE EBB AND FLOW OF DOWNTOWN HAPPENING AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE THAT WORK AT A CERTAIN LOCATION DON'T PARK IN FRONT OF THAT LOCATION. WE WANT THE VISITORS AND THE RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO COME INTO THE DOWNTOWN, DO THEIR SHOPPING, THEIR EATING, AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE AND THEN MAKE ANOTHER SPOT FOR THE NEXT GO AROUND.

SO THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR IN PARKING IN DOWNTOWN.

WE'VE BEEN MAINTAINING AND FIXING UP PARKING KIOSKS.

WHENEVER THEY GET SOMEONE WRITES ON THEM GRAFFITI OR IF ACTUALLY SOMEONE RUNS INTO THEM, WE REPLACE THEM.

AND THEN WE ALSO TRY TO DO A NICE CLEANING SO THAT WE KNOW THAT SUMMER'S COMING AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE USE AND PEOPLE TOUCHING THEM.

SO YOU'LL SEE THE AMBASSADORS OUT THERE DOING A LOT OF WORK ON THE KIOSK.

IF YOU SEE A KIOSK THAT ISN'T CURRENTLY WORKING OR NOT LETTING YOU PAY IT, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

NOTIFY ME OR DAVE OR GAIL BROCKMAN.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT UP AND RUNNING.

PARKING REVENUES HAVE BEEN CONTINUING TO DO WELL.

WE DID OVER $100,000 IN MAY, WHICH IS HUGE FOR PARK FLAG.

AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE PAYING TO PARK.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

WE WANTED TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN THAT YOU APPROVED.

YOU ALSO SUPPORTED US WITH THE INNOVATE WASTE CHALLENGE.

AND THEN MAYOR DAGGETT, THANK YOU FOR PROCLAIMING THAT OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK, AS YOU CAN SEE ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS, THERE WERE EVENTS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OF THAT WEEK WHERE WE GOT PEOPLE OUT TO UNDERSTAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TO HAVE HELP ON GROWING THEIR BUSINESS.

OR ACTUALLY, IF YOU HAVE WERE AN ENTREPRENEUR AND YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, YOU KNOW, TAKING YOUR IDEAS SOMEWHERE, WE GAVE THEM INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCUBATOR AND THE ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS. WE ALSO I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS TOO MUCH BECAUSE NICOLE JUST TOUCHED ON IT.

BUT THE LOCAL FIRST GREEN BUSINESS BOOTCAMP WAS ON ITS WAY.

AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY IN THAT.

HERE ARE SOME SHOTS AT MOONSHOT.

THEY HAD SOME CLASSES THAT THEY WERE PROVIDING TO OUR ENTREPRENEURS.

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AND SO DAVE MCINTYRE, AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, WAS OUT AND ABOUT SUPPORTING THAT.

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST WITH IT, YOU HELPED US GET OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS AND PLAN APPROVED.

AGAIN, YOU HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THIS THIS YEAR.

AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE.

AND I HAD JUST TOUCHED ON THIS WITH DAVE BRIEFLY.

THE FLAGSTAFF FAMILY FOOD CENTER WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN FALL AND WINTER.

SO WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A SPACE FOR THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR OPERATIONS.

SO IF YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW OUR TEAM IS ALREADY ON TOP OF IT.

THE LIBRARY IS HAVING MAJOR ATTENDANCE BECAUSE THEY DO PROGRAMS THAT MATTER IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND OUR RAINBOW READERS DAY HOSTED 36 DIFFERENT READERS WITH DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, WHICH IS SUPER COOL, WHICH MEANS THEY GET TO COME OUT THERE AND THEY GET TO DO READ BOOKS, AND THEY GET TO DO CRAFTS AND ALL THESE THINGS.

AND IF THEY HAVE A LANGUAGE THAT'S OTHER THAN ENGLISH, THERE'S SOMEBODY THERE TO HELP THEM AND SUPPORT THEM AT THAT LIBRARY.

THEY DID A NATURE PUPPET SHOW.

I ONLY TALK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THEY HAD 63 PEOPLE THAT CAME TO THIS, AND THEY GOT TO SING A SONG IN SPANISH, AND THEY LEARNED A HOPI TALE.

SO I WILL TELL YOU WHAT AN EXCITING THING FOR PARENTS TO BRING THEIR CHILDREN TO.

OUR SUMMER READING CHALLENGE IS ON ITS WAY, AND WE HAVE 80 PROGRAMS PLANNED FOR THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE RESULTS LATER, BUT WE GET MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF PEOPLE THAT SIGN UP FOR THIS NOT ONLY JUST CHILDREN, BUT ADULTS.

OUR REFERENCE GROUP.

THIS IS A REALLY COOL THING TO NOTICE.

THE STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A GRANT.

THIS GRANT WAS AWARDED FOR MORE COLLECTION MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS, AND IT'S FOCUSING ON THE BIPOC COMMUNITIES, WHICH MEANS THE BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

SO WHAT THE STAFF GETS TO DO WITH THIS GRANT IS THEY GET TO PURCHASE BOOKS.

THEY ARE GOING TO BE ORDERING A VARIETY OF NATIVE SEEDS TO WORK FOR OUR SEED LIBRARY OVER AT EAST FLAGSTAFF.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE OFFERING PROGRAMS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE SEVEN DIFFERENT DATES WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAVING DIFFERENT TOPICS AND PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY.

ALL OF THIS CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE.

SO ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING, PLEASE SEND THEM TO THE FLAGSTAFF LIBRARY WEBSITE.

THESE FLAGSTAFF LIBRARY CONTINUES TO DO CRAFTY CORNER.

I CAME AND TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE COME OUT TO THIS CRAFTY CORNER AND THE CHILDREN.

IT GIVES THEM SOMETHING TO DO DURING THE SUMMER.

SO AGAIN, SPREAD THE WORD.

AND THEN WE HAVE A CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROGRAM.

WE THEY HAD THEIR FIRST CLIMATE RESILIENCE MEET AND GREET AT THE TRAILHEAD.

AND 20 PEOPLE MET AT ON OBSERVATORY MESA TO LEARN ABOUT FIRE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FROM NEIL CHAPMAN.

SO THANK YOU, NEIL, FOR YOUR CONTINUED WORK WITH FIRE SAFETY.

THE GRAND CANYON LIBRARY BECAUSE AGAIN, WE DO NOT JUST DO THE MAIN AND EAST FLAGSTAFF LIBRARIES.

WE ARE ALL ABOUT THE COUNTY LIBRARIES AS WELL.

THE GRAND CANYON HAD TO BE MOVED OUT OF THEIR LOCATION INTO A TEMPORARY LOCATION, AND NOW, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN ATTENDED SO MUCH BETTER, THEY'VE ACTUALLY GOTTEN PERMISSION TO STAY IN THAT LOCATION, WHICH I KNOW.

LINDA TILSON, OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR, SUPER EXCITED ABOUT TUBA CITY, FINALLY GOT TO BRING BACK THEIR SUMMER READING CHALLENGE.

AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT WHEN I SEE SMILES ON FACES LIKE THIS, I THINK IT MEANS IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAM AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS RESONATING WITH THAT COMMUNITY.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO ALL THE STAFF NEWS.

THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES AT THE LIBRARY, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY FULLY STAFFED.

THE LIBRARY STATS HAVE BEEN GOOD.

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TOURISM AND VISITOR SERVICES.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE METRICS THAT ARE INCREASING.

OCCUPANCY WAS UP 3.1%, AVERAGE DAILY RATE UP 3.5% AND REVENUE PER AVAILABLE ROOM UP 6.7%.

THE REASON WHY THIS IS NOT ONLY FANTASTIC, IT IS OUTSTANDING BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE 5.2% MORE ROOMS IN THIS FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY, SO WE ARE BEATING NUMBERS WITH INCREASED INVENTORY.

SO I WILL TELL YOU, HATS OFF TO EVERYBODY THAT IS WORKING ON THIS.

MARKETING AND MEDIA RELATIONS.

RYAN RANDAZZO, HE IS OUR MEDIA MANAGER AND KILLING IT, HE BASICALLY HAS GOTTEN US MORE COVERAGE AND THE LITTLE TIME THAT HE'S BEEN HERE WITH THE GREAT WORK THAT HE'S DOING AND THE US, USA TODAY'S PET FRIENDLY NUMBER ONE RANKING OF FLAGSTAFF HAD A LOT TO DO WITH RYAN GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT WHAT WE ARE.

WE'LL SEE SOMETHING ON CNN ABOUT LOWELL OBSERVATORY.

RYAN DABBLED IN THAT.

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I WANT TO TELL YOU, IF YOU SEE RYAN, TELL HIM, GREAT JOB.

WE ALSO HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THE CITY OF SEVEN WONDERS.

IT'S A PROGRAM THAT WE DO.

AND TOP SOCIAL POST WAS ABOUT AMERICANA MOTOR HOTEL.

WE HAD AN INSERT THAT WENT INTO THE METRO PHOENIX HOUSEHOLD, OVER 200,000 REASON I TELL YOU THIS ONE IS IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT WE DO IT EVERY YEAR.

WE PUT IT IN THERE BEFORE RIGHT BEFORE MEMORIAL WEEKEND.

AND WE NOT ONLY TALK ABOUT THE AMAZING SUMMER FESTIVALS THAT ARE COMING UP, A REASON TO COME HERE.

WE TALK ABOUT THE FLAGSTAFF TRAILS PASSPORT, BUT WE TALK ABOUT FIRE AWARENESS.

AND WE DO THIS WITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR FIRE DIVISION AND THE HELP OF MARK GAYLORD'S TEAM.

IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN, I THINK I SENT YOU A PRIOR EMAIL.

THERE WERE TONS OF INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE AFFILIATE STATIONS, CHANNEL THREE, CHANNEL 12, AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM DID SPOTS ON THIS, NOT TO MENTION MADE TICKERS ON THEIR OWN WEBSITES.

WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO HELP US SPREAD THAT MESSAGE ABOUT FIRE AWARENESS, YOU KNOW, JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU LORI PAPPAS, OUR MARKETING, MEDIA RELATIONS MANAGER, SHE IS ON TOP OF IT, AND SHE IS GETTING THESE AFFILIATES THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED THEM TO HAVE.

AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY DOING IT FOR US.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OVER THERE AND MARKETING AND MEDIA RELATIONS.

OUR WEBSITE, DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SESSIONS PERFORMED STRONG.

OUR LANDING PAGES ARE AMAZING THINGS TO DO.

WEBCAM. WE HAVE A WEBCAM ON TOP OF THE VISITOR CENTER, SO IF YOU'VE NEVER GONE TO THE WEBCAM, CHECK IT OUT.

IT'S PRETTY COOL.

IT CAN TELL IF IT'S SNOWING.

YOU CAN TELL IF IT'S RAINING.

YOU CAN TELL IF IT'S BUSY IN DOWNTOWN, WHICH IS ALSO SUPER COOL.

WE HAVE EVENTS, FESTIVALS, DINING, NIGHTLIFE, RESTAURANTS, AND ROUTE 66 THAT PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT.

AND THEN I THOUGHT IT WAS SUPER COOL TO KNOW THAT THE 25 TO 34 YEAR OLDS WERE OUR HIGHEST USERS.

SO WE ARE WE'RE BASICALLY HITTING ALL DEMOS, BUT THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ACTUALLY PAYING A LOT OF ATTENTION RIGHT NOW.

WE HAD MEDIA ASSIST.

WE HAD 11 OF THEM.

WE HOSTED THREE JOURNALISTS IN TOWN.

WE HAD 112 ARTICLES GENERATED BY FLAGSTAFF FOR FLAGSTAFF 112 IN 1 MONTH.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT IN A YEAR, ONE MONTH ABOUT FLAGSTAFF.

AND THEN SOME OF THE THEMES THAT WE COVERED, OF COURSE, WOULD HAVE TO BE ABOUT DOG FRIENDLY.

THE OVERLAND EXPO WAS BIG TIME HAPPENING IN FLAGSTAFF AND THEN AND THEN ASTRO TOURISM.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR NOVEMBER WHEN LOWELL OBSERVATORY OPENS UP WITH THEIR NEW PROGRAM.

IT IS GOING TO BE BONKERS HERE.

AND THEN AS YOU READ, YOU'LL SEE ALL THE OTHER MEDIA COVERAGE AND.

WORRIES THAT WE HAVE AGAIN ON THE REALM OF WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT FLAGSTAFF.

WE ISSUED FOR FILM PERMIT.

HUGE MONTH FOR FILM.

WE TALKED. IT WAS ABOUT DARK SKIES.

IT WAS ABOUT 66.

IT WAS ABOUT BUFFALO PARK.

WE EVEN HAD A SPANISH SOCCER PLAYER HERE.

AND THEN WE ASSISTED ON FOUR FILMS. AND KEANU REEVES FLEW INTO THE FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT.

OROVILLE TOLD ME WISEMAN OVER THERE GOT A SHOT WITH HIM, AND WE ASSISTED ON HAVING HIM HERE.

AND THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WORKING ON THAT SHOT THAT HE WAS DOING.

AND THEN AGAIN, EMAIL CAMPAIGNS ARE GOING GREAT.

ALWAYS ABOUT CITY.

CITY OF SEVEN WONDERS.

WANT TO KNOW ABOUT OUR ACCOMMODATIONS, WHICH ARE AMAZING HERE.

AND THEY WANT TO KNOW, DO YOU HAVE LIVE MUSIC? SWEEPSTAKES ARE GOING STRONG.

WE DO. WE ALWAYS INVITE PEOPLE UP HERE TO TRY TO TO WIN A TRIP AND THOSE ARE GOING VERY STRONG.

OUR SOCIAL MEDIA IS OF COURSE GOING STRONG.

TRAIN DAY WAS A BIG DEAL.

ISABEL IS DOING A BEFORE AND AFTER SERIES AND THIS THING IS BLAZING.

PEOPLE LOVE TO KNOW THE HISTORY OF FLAGSTAFF, SO LOOK OUT FOR THOSE.

THEY'RE REALLY RESONATING.

AND THEN WE ALSO TOUCHED ON INSTAGRAM WITH HIGH ALTITUDE TRAINING.

THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT.

AND THEN OF COURSE AMERICANA MOTOR HOTEL HAS BEEN GETTING MAD.

ACCLAIMS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SALES, WE ALSO SELL THE DESTINATION.

WE HAVE A TRAVEL TRADE MANAGER AND WE HAVE A MEETINGS, EVENTS AND CONFERENCE MANAGER.

THEY WENT TO INTERNATIONAL POWWOW.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED IP W.

AND THEY WENT TO LA THIS YEAR.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE PICTURES WE WERE ALL ABOUT ROUTE 66.

WE HAD THIS ROUTE 66 NEON MADE FOR OUR BOOTH.

AND I WILL TELL YOU, PEOPLE WERE FLOCKING TO IT TO TAKE PICTURES.

AND THEN THEY HAD 80 SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS WITH TOUR OPERATORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO TALK ABOUT WHY THEY NEED TO ADD FLAGSTAFF TO THEIR ITINERARY.

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I REMEMBER THE FIRST IPY I WENT TO, WE HAD 40 APPOINTMENTS AND NOW WE HAVE 80.

I CAN TELL YOU DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

WE HOSTED FAM TOURS WITH A GERMAN REPRESENTATIVE, TWO GERMAN REPRESENTATIVES, WHICH MEANS THAT WE TAKE THEM AROUND, WE GIVE THEM A REASON TO WRITE ABOUT US, AND THEN WE WE REAP THE REWARD LATER.

I'M GOING TO SCAN THROUGH THIS REAL QUICKLY IF YOU DON'T MIND.

MEETINGS, EVENTS.

THEY SENT OUT TWO LEADS.

THIS WOULD, IF THEY COME THROUGH, WOULD BE 664 ROOM NIGHTS AND IT WOULD BE $198,000 IMPACT.

WHY DO I SHARE THAT WITH YOU? BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT.

THE HOTELS CAN'T DO IT JUST ON THEIR OWN.

AND THEY EXPECT THAT WE WILL SELL THEIR MEETING SPACE WITH THEM AND ALONGSIDE OF THEM.

AND WE'RE DOING THAT.

VISITOR SERVICES, OF COURSE, WE WERE UP IN WATKINS, WE'RE UP IN RETAIL SALES.

AND THEN I WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY FOR JOINING THE TEAM OUT THERE FOR TRAIN DAY.

TRAIN DAY IS SUCH A FUN DAY.

AND THE I GUARANTEE YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCARTHY PROBABLY THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT THEY DO A LITTLE GUN REENACTMENT AND ALL OF THAT, LIKE A TRAIN REENACTMENT.

AND THEN HE ALWAYS HAVE SOMEBODY CUT THE CAKE.

WE HAD OVER 1000 WALK INS THAT DAY BECAUSE OF THAT EVENT.

SO AGAIN, IT'S A REALLY FUN TRADITION.

WE'RE GETTING GREAT GOOGLE REVIEWS ON OUR VISITOR CENTER STAFF.

AND AGAIN, SOME OF THE CREATIVE THAT WE HAD ALL WAS ABOUT FIRE AWARENESS, ABOUT KEEPING UP WITH IT.

WHEN WE GO FROM STAGE ONE TO STAGE TWO TO STAGE THREE, PLEASE KNOW THAT OUR TEAM IS ON TOP OF THAT AND THEY ARE SENDING OUT THAT INFORMATION.

WE ARE ALL ABOUT THE RESTAURANTS.

AND HERE YOU CAN SEE JAMIE THOUSAND.

WE TALKED ABOUT HIS BARBECUE AND SOME OF THE BURGER JOINTS AND FLAGSTAFF ANOTHER REASON TO STOP ALL ABOUT FESTIVALS AND EVERYTHING.

WE'RE ALREADY PROMOTING 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROUTE 66.

MORE TO COME ON THAT I CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT PROGRAM.

AND WE ALSO ARE EVEN GETTING THE PD INVOLVED.

THEY ASKED US TO WRAP A VEHICLE AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT WITH ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL VERY SOON.

POOF. THAT'S A LOT.

ANY QUESTIONS? WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

FIRST, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

AS USUAL. HEIDI, YOU ARE AMAZING.

YOUR TEAM IS DOING SO MUCH.

THE THE FLOWERS DOWNTOWN ARE JUST BEAUTIFUL.

AND WHEN I DO GO DOWNTOWN, I PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THOSE.

AND THEY'RE REALLY NICE, YOU KNOW? AND IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO SIT OUTSIDE AND LOOK AT THAT.

BECAUSE I LOVE FLOWERS ANYWAY.

I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT WE CAN LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR.

NOT AS MUCH AS WE DO DOWNTOWN, BUT EVENTUALLY WE'LL GET THERE.

ON OUR FOURTH STREET CORRIDOR NORTH OF OF 66.

SO THAT SIDE OF 66.

I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE GO DOWNTOWN AND THEY, YOU KNOW, VISIT THE SHOPS AND ALL OF THAT.

BUT WOULDN'T IT BE NICE IF OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS COULD HAVE THAT BEAUTY AS THEY WALK UP AND DOWN FOURTH STREET, GETTING ON THE BUS, YOU KNOW, GOING TO SOME OF THE LOCAL COFFEE SHOPS OVER THERE AND, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF STUFF.

SO IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN EVEN START TO LOOK AT THAT OR THINK ABOUT THAT? MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT.

WE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT TRYING TO DO HANGING FLOWERS ON THE CORRIDOR OF FOURTH STREET.

BUT WE FOUND OUT THE POLES CANNOT HANDLE THE WEIGHT.

LET ME GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT PROGRAM.

THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAY BEFORE JANA WELDON CAME ABOARD.

BUT JANA MAKES THINGS HAPPEN.

SO LET ME SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT TALKING ABOUT EVEN DOING PLANTERS AND THINGS THAT CAN ACTUALLY BE STATIONARY.

AND WE'LL GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT.

AND JUST SO, BECAUSE I SAY I'M GOING TO GET BACK TO YOU, AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK I WON'T.

WE ARE ALREADY IN PRODUCTION ON THE GREEN BOOK CHANGES THAT YOU AND COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE HAD SUGGESTED TO US.

AND SO I WILL BE LOOKING AT A THOSE CHANGES FROM CREATIVE.

CANDACE IS WORKING ON THOSE RIGHT NOW.

AND WHEN I SEE THOSE CHANGES, BEFORE WE REPRODUCE ANY OF THAT OR WE GO TO PRINT, WE'RE GOING TO DEFINITELY SET A MEETING WITH YOU AND TALK ABOUT THOSE.

BUT I WILL DEFINITELY BE SHOWING YOU GREEN BOOK CHANGES.

AND I WILL GET BACK TO THIS COUNCIL ON THE FLOWERS ON FOURTH STREET.

YEAH. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE THE HANGING BASKETS, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A CERTAIN TYPE OF, OF POSTS OR LAMPPOSTS THAT YOU HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE.

BUT THE PLANNERS COULD REALLY BE, YOU KNOW, NICE.

SO ANYWAY, BUT WE PLACED THE TWO PLANTERS WHERE YOU SEE THE, THE, THE SIGN AT THE VERY BEGINNING, WE HAD TO PUT THEM TALL SO THAT PEOPLE WOULDN'T, YOU KNOW, SIT ON THEM AND

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THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE HAVE THE TWO PLANTERS, BUT WE CAN ALWAYS ADD SOMETHING ALONG THE STREET.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT, AND I'LL ASK IF WE CAN RELOOK AT IT.

YEAH, I'D APPRECIATE AT LEAST US LOOKING AT IT AND THEN COMING BACK AND AND SAYING, YA KNOW, WHAT WOULD IT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD IT TAKE? AND ALL OF THAT KIND OF STUFF BECAUSE THAT IS A, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE OUR NEXT UP AND COMING BUSINESS KIND OF AREA, I THINK.

AND SO IT'S GOING TO ATTRACT A LOT MORE TRAFFIC AS THE BUSINESSES START TO GROW OVER IN THAT AREA.

SO THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU HEIDI.

GREAT UPDATE AS ALWAYS.

I AM GLAD THAT YOU ANTICIPATED MY QUESTION ON THE GREEN BOOK TOUR UPDATE, SO I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ON THAT.

I WAS CURIOUS, WITH THE BIPOC PROGRAM FUNDING THAT YOU MENTIONED WITH THE LIBRARIES.

I'M WONDERING IF THERE ARE PROGRAMS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE THAT ARE UTILIZING THOSE THOSE FUNDS AS WELL.

AND I ASK THAT BECAUSE I AM JUST REMEMBERING BACK TO WHEN I WAS A KID AND LIBRARY READING CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY THE SUMMER CHALLENGES WHEN, YOU KNOW, YOU WERE OUT OF SCHOOL AND ALL OF THAT BEING SO IMPORTANT TO ME AS A YOUNG BLACK GIRL LOOKING FOR POSITIVE REPRESENTATION AND THE LIBRARY BEING ONE OF THE FEW PLACES THAT I HAD ACCESS TO THAT READILY.

SO I'M HOPING THAT SOME OF THAT HAS BEEN BUILT INTO THAT PROGRAM.

ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY? I DEFINITELY AM NOT AWARE OF IT.

I CAN TELL YOU WHEN I GO BACK TO LOOK AT THE ACTUAL PROGRAMS IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT IS PART OF IT, BUT I WILL I WILL GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT. I'LL PROBABLY DO IT THROUGH EMAIL, IF YOU DON'T MIND, TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL.

I WILL GET WITH LINDA TILSON AND WE'LL SEND YOU SOMETHING OUT TOMORROW.

I'M ALSO HAPPY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND BACK WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS AS WELL.

IF IF YOU DON'T FEEL THE INFORMATION LINDA GIVES YOU BACK IS GOING TO DO THE TRICK.

WE'RE HAPPY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT GRANT FUNDING GOES TO THE RIGHT USE.

GREAT. THANKS SO MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME. I'LL SEND THAT OUT TONIGHT.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, HEIDI, I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. SORRY THAT I WASN'T.

I WASN'T IN PERSON TONIGHT.

I WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

OTHER THAN QUICKLY NOTING THAT I DID RECEIVE ON THE TOPIC OF PARKING, I DID RECEIVE A PARKING WARNING THIS LAST WEEK.

APPARENTLY, I WAS PARKING UNLAWFULLY IN THE CITY COUNCILORS PARKING SPACES.

SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT.

STAY OUT. I AM STAYING OUT OF YOUR SPACES.

THAT DOES IT FOR ME, MAYOR.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE ARE MOVING DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER 1120 2425 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE TEN YEAR HOUSING PLAN.

[11. 2024-2025 Implementation Plan for the 10-Year Housing Plan This agenda item is informational only.]

WELCOME. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.

TOUGH ACTS TO FOLLOW TODAY.

RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

YOU MAY REMEMBER ME FROM A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT MICRO PRESENTATIONS IN THE PAST.

I'M ADRIANA FISHER, YOUR HOUSING PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE HOUSING SECTION.

THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS TO INFORM YOU OF THE 2024 2025 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE TEN YEAR HOUSING PLAN IN THE STRATEGIES THAT HAVE STAFF HAVE SELECTED FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.

IN ADDITION TO A COPY OF THIS PRESENTATION, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A FULL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET.

AND THEN MANAGING TWO SCREENS HERE, SO BEAR WITH ME.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED TODAY, I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A SNEAK PEAK.

OF WHAT? WE'LL GO OVER.

YOU'LL RECEIVE A BRIEF REFRESHER ON THE TEN YEAR HOUSING PLAN.

WE'LL GO OVER THE REPORTING AND IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE SO YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT'S NEXT.

WE WILL REVIEW WHAT FACTORS PLAYED A ROLE IN INFLUENCING STRATEGY SELECTION FOR THE 2425 FISCAL YEAR?

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WE WILL REVIEW THE 2425 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND STRATEGIES, AND WE'LL HAVE SOME TIME FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, BUT FEEL FREE TO STOP ME ALONG THE WAY. AND LET'S GO TO WHERE WHERE IT ALL STARTED.

LET'S START WITH A QUICK SUMMARY OF HOW I GOT TO BE HERE TODAY.

SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT IN OCTOBER OF 2020, YOU RECEIVED A CITIZEN'S PETITION.

THE PETITION REQUESTED THAT CITY COUNCIL.

DECLARE A HOUSING CRISIS IN THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF THROUGH EMERGENCY RESOLUTION, SO HOUSING COULD BE PRIORITIZED AND BECOME THE FOCUS AND INVESTMENT ACTION AND SUPPORT BY THE CITY.

AT THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER 2020, CITY COUNCIL DECLARED A HOUSING EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED STAFF PUT TOGETHER A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY FACING DOCUMENT.

TO GUIDE STAFF'S WORK.

STAFF, ALONG WITH COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS AND SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, CREATED A 68 PAGE DOCUMENT BETWEEN THEN AND THE BEGINNING OF 2022.

BY JANUARY OF 2022, THE HOUSING COMMISSION REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED THE DOCUMENT TO YOU COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, AND IN FEBRUARY OF 2022, YOU APPROVED AND ADOPTED THE DOCUMENT.

THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS IMAGE BY NOW, AS IT IS THE COVER PAGE FOR THE TEN YEAR HOUSING PLAN, AND THIS WILL KICK START OUR BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE TEN YEAR HOUSING PLAN.

THE VISION OF THE PLAN IS TO CREATE A VIBRANT AND MORE LIVABLE COMMUNITY THROUGH INCREASED HOUSING OPTIONS FOR RESIDENTS AT ALL INCOME LEVELS AND FAMILY SIZES.

I'M A VISUAL PERSON, SO I FIGURED THIS GRAPHIC WOULD HELP US ALL SEE THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PLAN.

WE HAVE A SINGLE OVERARCHING GOAL SUPPORTED BY TWO ELEMENTS ELEMENT ONE AND ELEMENT TWO.

THE 13 POLICY INITIATIVES SUPPORT THE ELEMENTS AND THE OVERARCHING GOAL THROUGH 58 COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIES, AND ARE A FOUNDATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR ESTABLISHING HOUSING PROGRAMS, PRIORITIZING STAFF WORK, AND ALLOCATING NECESSARY FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION.

I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY INITIATIVES AND STRATEGIES OUTLINED IN THE PLAN WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, COLLABORATION WITH CITY STAFF, AND PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIPS.

BUT I'M NOT LEAVING YOU HANGING WITHOUT REMINDING YOU THAT THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE CURRENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY BY HALF OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

WE WILL DO THIS BY IMPACTING AT LEAST 6000 LOW TO MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS, BY CREATING UNITS AND PROVIDING HOUSING SUBSIDIES. WE WILL ALSO INCREASE THE OVERALL SUPPLY OF ALL HOUSING TYPES BY CREATING OR PRESERVING 7976 HOUSING UNITS BY 2031, WITH AT LEAST 10% BEING AFFORDABLE.

BEFORE WE DELVE INTO THE CONTENTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, I WANT TO DISTINGUISH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO ANNUAL DOCUMENTS YOU'LL SEE EACH YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO THE TEN YEAR HOUSING PLAN.

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE REVIEWING TODAY.

OUR ACTION DOCUMENTS THAT OUTLINE WHICH STRATEGIES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IN UPCOMING FISCAL YEARS.

ANNUAL REPORTS ARE ESSENTIALLY PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE WORK STAFF HAS UNDERTAKEN IN A CORRESPONDING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

AS WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE REPORTING AND IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ON OUR SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE THAT IN MAY, STAFF PRESENTED THE 2425 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION.

TODAY, WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU THE SAME DOCUMENT.

YOU ARE HERE.

IN AUGUST, WE WILL RETURN TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION TO PRESENT THE UNIQUE 18 MONTH.

REPORT CORRESPONDING TO THE 18 MONTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE 18 MONTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS UNIQUE AS IT COVERS A PERIOD FROM JANUARY 2023

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THROUGH THIS MONTH.

INSTEAD OF YOUR TYPICAL 12 MONTH PERIOD THAT YOU'LL SEE IN FUTURE FISCAL YEARS.

THEN IN SEPTEMBER, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU.

COUNCIL. TO SHOWCASE OUR ACHIEVEMENTS AND DEMONSTRATE OUR PROGRESS BY PRESENTING THE 18 MONTH REPORT.

I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THERE ARE 58 STRATEGIES OUTLINED IN THE TEN YEAR HOUSING PLAN.

AND IF YOU READ THEM, THEY ARE COMPLEX AND THOUGHTFUL AND FULL OF HOPE FOR A FUTURE WHICH CAN MAKE THEM EVEN MORE OVERWHELMING.

NO PRESSURE RIGHT? I REALIZED THAT IF I PRESENT FOR 15 MINUTES AT A TIME, MY MOUTH GETS REALLY DRY.

SO. TO MAKE THE STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION MORE ATTAINABLE, STAFF HAVE BEEN USING THE GUIDE ON YOUR SCREEN.

TO DETERMINE WHICH STRATEGIES TO UNDERTAKE EACH FISCAL YEAR.

EVERY YEAR WE ASSESS WHICH STRATEGIES WILL NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED.

WE THEN TAKE A LOOK.

AT WHAT MAKES SENSE TO TACKLE BASED ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD.

CAN WE NOW COMPLETE A STRATEGY THAT WAS DEPENDENT ON ANOTHER STRATEGY BEING COMPLETED? IS THERE FUNDING REQUIRED OVER STAFF TIME? AND IS THERE A FUNDING SOURCE THAT WE CAN TAP INTO IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO COMPLETE THIS STRATEGY? DO THE COLLABORATING DIVISIONS AND SECTIONS IDENTIFIED? WHO ARE THE EXPERTS FOR THIS STRATEGY HAVE CAPACITY TO UNDERTAKE A NEW PROJECT? WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE STRATEGIES THAT TAKE VARIOUS LENGTHS OF TIME TO COMPLETE, SO MULTIPLE PROJECTS CAN MOVE AT THE SAME TIME.

NOW I PRESENT TO YOU THE 2024 2025 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

THIS IS A SECOND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WE'VE CREATED, AND IT COVERS STRATEGIES THAT WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IN FISCAL YEAR 2425. IT HAS A SIMILAR FORMAT AS THE 18 MONTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, BUT AGAIN IT ONLY COVERS 12 MONTHS.

WE DID ADD SOME ONGOING STRATEGIES TO THIS ONE, AS WELL AS POLICY INITIATIVES, SO WE DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT THOSE ARE.

AND BECAUSE PERCENTAGES CAN BE SUBJECTIVE, WE SWITCH STATUSES TO IN PROGRESS.

REPRESENTED BY THE HOURGLASS HOURGLASS GRAPHIC AND.

NOT STARTED, REPRESENTED BY THE STOP SIGN SHAPED GRAPHIC.

UPCOMING ANNUAL REPORTS WILL INCLUDE THEIR OWN ADORABLE LITTLE GRAPHIC TO REPRESENT A COMPLETED STATUS.

AND. WITH THAT.

BEFORE WE DELVE INTO THE STRATEGIES, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE COLLABORATORS I'VE CONTACTED THUS FAR IN VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS AND SECTIONS.

IF IT WASN'T FOR THEIR EXPERTISE, MY JOB WOULD BE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.

EVEN THOUGH MANY OF THE STRATEGIES ARE CONCEPTUAL AND FLEXIBLE IN THEIR APPROACH.

NOW. LET'S GET INTO THE STRATEGY SELECTED FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, WHICH INCLUDE A FEW STRATEGIES THAT WERE CARRIED OVER FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THE MAJORITY OF THE STRATEGIES YOU'LL SEE TODAY ARE BRAND NEW.

I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT SIMPLY BECAUSE.

THESE ARE THE ONLY STRATEGIES OUTLINED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE WON'T UNDERTAKE NEW ONES IF WE SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.

IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES, YOU'LL SEE A GRAPHIC NEXT TO THE STRATEGY REPRESENTING THE STUDY STRATEGY STATUS.

LOTS OF S'S AS OF TODAY.

AS A REMINDER, THE HOURGLASS HOURGLASS GRAPHIC IS USED FOR STRATEGIES AND PROGRESS, WITH A RED STOP SIGN SHAPED GRAPHIC USED FOR THE FEW STRATEGIES NOT YET STARTED.

HERE. AND ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDE WE WILL ADDRESS REGIONAL PLAN STRATEGIES.

CREATE 2.1, 2.22.3 AND PRESERVE 1.2.

THESE STRATEGIES ARE IN PROGRESS AND WILL BE COMPLETED THROUGH THE UPCOMING REGIONAL PLAN UPDATE, WHICH SARAH, DOCTOR AND HER TEAM ARE WORKING SO DILIGENTLY ON RIGHT NOW. CREATE 2.1 REQUIRES THAT REGIONAL PLAN POLICIES SUPPORT INCREASED DENSITY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

CREATE 2.2 FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING SUBURBAN AREAS THAT WILL SUPPORT GREATER DENSITY AND INTENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT.

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PRESERVE 1.2 AIMS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO ADAPTIVE REUSE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREATION.

LASTLY, FOR THE REGIONAL PLAN UPDATES IS CREATE 2.3, WHICH REQUIRES THE REVISION OF THE COMMUNITY CHARACTER CHAPTER IN THE REGIONAL PLAN. TO INCLUDE COST SAVING METHODS THAT REDUCE CONFLICTS BETWEEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND URBAN DESIGN.

AGAIN, THIS ONE IS IN PROGRESS THROUGH THE REGIONAL PLAN UPDATE AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THOSE.

CAN YOU GO BACK TWO SLIDES? SO THE REGIONAL PLAN RELATED STRATEGIES.

YOU'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY AREAS TO SUPPORT GREATER DENSITY AND SUPPORT INCREASED DENSITY.

WHAT DOES THAT.

WILL THERE BE A WHOLE NEW SECTION ADDED TO THE REGIONAL PLAN, OR JUST A SENTENCE SAYING THAT WE WANT INCREASED DENSITY IN ORDER TO FACILITATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING? WILL IT BE IDENTIFIED ON THE MAP? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, MAYOR DUGGAN.

COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

SO FAR.

IT'S COMING IN AN UPCOMING CHAPTER AS FAR AS MY UNDERSTANDING GOES.

THESE. OH.

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOMEONE.

GO AHEAD. FINISH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

ARE YOU SURE? YEAH. OKAY.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH SARAH DECTER AND HER TEAM TO INCORPORATE OUR STRATEGIES INTO WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE REGIONAL PLAN, UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TEN YEAR HOUSING PLAN. IT'S A GUIDING DOCUMENT, BUT THE REGIONAL PLAN IS MUCH BIGGER AND WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO INCORPORATE THOSE STRATEGIES WITHIN THE CHAPTERS.

I KNOW ONCE, FOR EXAMPLE, GOING AWAY, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE TEN YEAR HOUSING PLAN.

FOR BEING HERE? SURE. I'LL TRY TO HELP OUT WITH THE QUESTION.

DAN, FOLK, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

SO TYPICALLY YOUR REGIONAL PLAN, AGAIN, OUR GOALS AND POLICIES, BUT IT'S NOT THE IMPLEMENTATION DOCUMENT.

AND SO THE TYPES OF CHANGES WE MIGHT SEE IN THE REGIONAL PLAN WOULD BE RELATED TO LIKE AREA TYPES.

AND OUR CURRENT REGIONAL PLAN HAS AREA TYPES AND PLACE TYPES.

AND WITHIN THOSE AREA TYPES WE HAVE A RANGE OF DENSITIES.

AND SO WE MAY DO WE DON'T HAVE A FUTURE LAND USE MAP, BUT IT'S THIS AREA TYPE MAP.

AND AGAIN WE MAY CHANGE THE RECOMMENDED DENSITY RANGES WITHIN SOME OF THOSE AREA TYPES.

AND THEN THE WAY YOU IMPLEMENT IT IS THROUGH YOUR ZONING CODE.

AND SO WE MAY THAT MAY LEAD TO AN AMENDMENT IN THE ZONING CODE WHICH ALLOWS HIGHER DENSITIES AND SPECIFIC DISTRICTS.

WE COULD ALSO ALLOW HIGHER DENSITIES FOR SPECIFIC HOUSING TYPES.

AGAIN, WE HAVE A LOT OF INCENTIVES IN OUR ZONING CODE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO GET EXTRA DENSITY.

AND SO REALLY AGAIN, THE REGIONAL PLAN IS THAT BASE.

IT'S CREATING THE BASE FOR YOUR IMPLEMENTATION DOCUMENT, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS OUR ZONING CODE.

IS THAT HELPFUL? AND IT LOOKS LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS HAS A QUESTION.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WERE DONE.

IF YOU'VE GOT MORE AFTER THIS, BECAUSE I CAN WAIT UNTIL AFTER YOU'RE DONE.

I DO HAVE A LOT.

OKAY. THAT'S FINE.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS. I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT.

MAYOR, I'M SORRY THAT I CAN WAIT TILL AFTER SHE'S DONE.

I'M SORRY. I PRESENTED THIS TO MY HUSBAND.

HE'S LIKE, JUST TAKE SIPS OF WATER IN BETWEEN THESE, SO BEAR WITH ME.

LET'S SEE. RIGHT.

WITH THAT. THESE STRATEGIES ARE ALL ABOUT THE MONEY AND WHAT MONEY STRATEGY AND COLLABORATION CAN DO.

OF COURSE. CREATE 3.2 REQUIRES A FUND CREATION FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LAND AND OR UNITS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

CONNECT 1.2 ALLOWED US TO CREATE AND HIRE A HOUSING NAVIGATOR POSITION TO HELP LANDLORDS AND HOUSING CHALLENGED POPULATIONS IN SECURING AND MAINTAINING HOUSING.

BOTH STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN STARTED, AS YOU CAN SEE.

BUT SPEAKING ABOUT THE MONEY.

YOU COUNCIL ADOPTED THE FISCAL YEAR 2425 BUDGET AT LAST WEEK'S COUNCIL MEETING.

YOUR APPROVAL MADE IT TO WHERE $500,000 WERE APPROVED TO GET CREATE 3.2 STARTED, BUT MORE WORK WILL NEED TO BE DONE TO

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COMPLETE THE STRATEGY ITSELF.

I'M HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT THROUGH THAT APPROVAL AND AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS OF ONE TIME FUNDING, CONNECT 1.2 WILL ALSO BE COMPLETED AS OF JULY 1ST, BECAUSE YOU APPROVED THE ONGOING FUNDING OF OUR HOUSING NAVIGATOR POSITION.

MOVING ON TO PRESERVE 2.2 AND PROTECT 2.4.

PRESERVE 2.2 HAS NOT YET BEEN STARTED.

THE STRATEGY REQUIRES THE ACQUISITION AND REHABILITATION OF ALREADY BUILT PROPERTIES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS WE HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE.

PROTECT 2.4 IS NO SMALL TASK.

THE STRATEGY REQUIRES A PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND GATHER MORE SUPPORT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHILE COMBATING COMMUNITY OPPOSITION.

EXTENSIVE OUTREACH HAS BEEN CONDUCTED SINCE 2022, AND STAFF CONTINUES TO SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY EMERGE.

AS MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF MY PRESENTATION THIS YEAR, HOUSING STAFF ADDED ONGOING STRATEGIES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

WE HAVE A FEW SLIDES TO COVER THIS ELECTED ONGOING STRATEGIES, BUT I DO WANT TO INFORM YOU OF WHY THESE STRATEGIES ARE ONGOING.

THE PRIMARY REASON IS BECAUSE THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A START OR AN END DATE.

THEY'RE NOT A PROJECT THAT CAN SIMPLY BE COMPLETED IN X AMOUNT OF MONTHS.

THEY WILL TAKE SIGNIFICANT AND CONSISTENT EFFORT FOR THE DURATION OF THE PLAN.

MANY IDENTIFIED ONGOING STRATEGIES ON THE TEN YEAR HOUSING PLAN ARE IN PROGRESS THROUGH THE WORK WE DO, BUT THIS YEAR, MORE OF OUR FOCUS WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE ONGOING STRATEGIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND IN THIS PRESENTATION, CREATE 1.1 ENSURES THAT MODIFICATIONS TO THE ZONING CODE IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DENSITY.

INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

CREATE 1.8 REQUIRES INCENTIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF OWNERSHIP UNITS THROUGH THE EXPLORATION OF THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST MODEL AND PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.

CREATE 3.3 ALLOWS STAFF TO EXPLORE ONGOING RESOURCE OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSIST HOUSEHOLDS IN ALL AREAS OF THE HOUSING CONTINUUM, FROM THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS.

HERE ARE A COUPLE MORE ONGOING STRATEGIES.

CREATE 5.7 AND CONNECT 1.3.

BOTH STRATEGIES ARE IN PROGRESS.

CREATE 5.7 ENTAILS CONSTRUCTING, PROMOTING, AND ENCOURAGING DEVELOPERS TO UTILIZE NET ZERO AND NET ZERO READY AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS.

CONNECT 1.3 INVOLVES THE CITY'S EFFORT IN CONTINUING TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP COORDINATED ENTRY TO FURTHER PROVIDE LINKAGES TO HEALTH CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND HOUSING.

I HAVE ANOTHER QUICK QUESTION.

SURE. IF YOU COULD GO BACK ONE SLIDE.

NET ZERO.

IS THAT REFERRING TO ENERGY OR IS THIS ANOTHER TERM? I'M GOING TO UTILIZE MY RESOURCES HERE.

MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL SARAH DAR, HOUSING DIRECTOR.

SO AS YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY NOTICED, MANY OF THESE STRATEGIES ARE DEDICATED DEDICATED TO AMPLIFYING EQUITY.

WHILE WE STRIVE TO INCLUDE EQUITY IN ALL HOUSING ASPECTS, THESE STRATEGIES GIVE US CLEAR DIRECTION AS TO WHERE TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS.

CONNECT 2.1 IN PARTICULAR, WHICH IS IN PROGRESS, FOCUSES ON INCORPORATING EQUITY INTO HOUSING POLICIES AND STRATEGIES.

CONNECT 2.2, WHICH IS ALSO IN PROGRESS, PUSHES US TO ENCOURAGE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY TO INTEGRATE EQUITY INTO THEIR PROGRAMS AND POLICIES. PROTECT 1.2.

ALSO IN PROGRESS, FOCUSES ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION, CREATION AND PROTECTION THROUGH LOCAL AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGES.

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CREATE 1.7 AND CONNECT 3.1 HAVEN'T BEEN STARTED IN A MEANINGFUL WAY YET, WHICH IS WHY YOU SEE OUR STOP SIGN SHAPED GRAPHIC FRIEND NEXT TO THEM.

I'M ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT PRIORITIZING CREATING CREATE 1.7, WHICH WILL ENABLE US TO EXPLORE METHODS TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYER ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE EMPLOYEE AND RESIDENT RETENTION.

WE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTING HEALTH CARE TO HOUSING IN OUR ONGOING STRATEGY.

CONNECT 3.1 SERVES AS ADDITIONAL MOTIVATION TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HOUSING SECURITY AS A SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH. AND YOU HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THE END OF OUR ONGOING STRATEGIES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER? COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO YOUR EQUITY SLIDE.

THINK ABOUT EQUITY IN TERMS OF REMOVING THE BARRIERS.

SO IF YOU TAKE THE FENCE DOWN, NO ONE NEEDS ANYTHING.

OKAY. SO JUST A JUST A THOUGHT, BUT MY QUESTION OR MY COMMENT IS MORE RELATED TO.

FOCUSING ON PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING READY TO GO DOWN THAT HOLE.

SO WE HAVE TO STOP IT.

AS A AS I HEARD SOMEWHERE, I CAN'T REMEMBER NOW, BUT IMAGINE THAT YOU'VE GOT A LIKE A WATERFALL AND THERE ARE PEOPLE OR THINGS IN THE WATERFALL AND THEY KEEP FALLING OFF, AND YOU GOT TO KEEP TAKING THEM OUT OF THE OUT OF THE PUDDLE OR OUT OF THE POND.

HOW DO WE STOP THEM FROM FALLING IN THE FIRST PLACE, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND SO MUCH ENERGY FIXING IT? AND SO I, YOU KNOW, I SAW SOME STRATEGIES IN THERE THAT THAT COULD LEAD TO THAT.

AND THEN I'M JUST GOING TO COMMENT THAT EVERYONE WHO IS POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE HOMELESS IS NOT A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, NOR ARE THEY A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE.

THEY'RE WORKING HARD EVERY DAY TRYING TO MAKE IT, AND THEY'RE HANGING ON BY A THREAD.

SO HOW DO WE HELP THEM TO FEEL A LITTLE BIT MORE SECURE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND SO MUCH MONEY TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM? SO I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO TO THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THAT MIGHT HAPPEN.

AND OF COURSE, I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER.

I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M ASKING IF WE'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AND MAYBE IF WE COULD LOOK AT THOSE STRATEGIES THAT MAYBE ADDRESSED THAT AND SEE IF WE CAN THROW A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY IN THAT DIRECTION, SO MAYBE WE CAN SAVE SOME MONEY.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT JUST A THOUGHT.

SO IF YOU HAVE A COMMENTS OR ANYBODY ELSE HAS A COMMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IT.

THANK YOU. WOULD STAFF LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE.

EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAMS THAT EXIST.

AND MAYOR, I SHOULD HAVE CLARIFIED SOMETIMES WE DON'T KNOW HOW.

I GUESS MY QUESTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN, HOW CAN WE IDENTIFY FOLKS BEFORE THEY GET TO THAT STAGE? HOW DO WE HOW DO WE KNOW? LIKE IF IF I'M LIVING IN AN APARTMENT, I'M WORKING EVERY DAY.

I'M DOING DATE MY IT'S PAID PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.

OKAY. AND I KNOW THAT I'M THAT I'M GETTING READY TO FALL.

BUT PEOPLE OUT THERE LOOK AT ME AND THEY DON'T KNOW THAT I'M GETTING READY TO FALL.

SO HOW DO WE GET INFORMATION OUT TO PEOPLE WHO MAY BE IN THAT SITUATION SO THAT WE CAN CATCH THEM BEFORE THEY FALL, AND BEFORE IT GETS TO BE A CRISIS? LIKE I USED TO TELL MY STUDENTS ALL THE TIME, COME SEE ME BEFORE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN I CAN REALLY HELP YOU.

I IT'S HARDER FOR ME TO HELP AFTER YOU'VE KIND OF FALLEN.

SO. I'M SORRY, MAYOR.

I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CLEAR IN MY QUESTION OR COMMENT.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION AND COMMENT.

MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, THAT THOSE ARE SOME GREAT POINTS.

I WISH I COULD TELL YOU HOW WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THESE RIGHT NOW, BUT THIS IS THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AT THIS POINT.

SO WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU THE INFORMATION.

A LOT OF THESE ONGOING STRATEGIES ARE GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT OF COLLABORATION WITH OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS.

BUT YOU. I'VE WATCHED ENOUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS TO HAVE SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE INDICATED JUST RING IN MY EAR WHEN WHEN IT COMES TO EQUITY.

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SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND FOR ALLOWING US TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.

WE WILL DEFINITELY KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE IMPLEMENT THESE.

HAVE A LOT TO THINK OUT OF THE BOX IDEAS, BUT THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

SO THIS PLAN WAS APPROVED ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO.

ALMOST. RIGHT. AND THE ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN ARE TO IMPACT 6000 LOW TO MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS THROUGH UNIT CREATION.

OR SUBSIDIES.

AS WELL AS CREATE OR PRESERVE 7976 HOUSING UNITS BY 2031.

SO. WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.

I DIDN'T SEE ANY COMPLETION ICONS.

YOU HAVEN'T CREATED THAT YET BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY YET, RIGHT? WELL SO I SEE A LOT OF WORDS.

I WAS TAKING NOTES.

EXPLORE, DEVELOP, IDENTIFY IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH CREATE A FUND, EXPLORE, CREATE HOUSING.

NAVIGATOR, EVALUATE.

PURSUE. RAISE AWARENESS.

THOSE FOR ME.

THOSE ARE BUSY WORDS.

THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, REALLY SPENDING A LOT OF TIME PLANNING.

BUT WE'RE TWO YEARS IN.

WE'VE GOT EIGHT YEARS LEFT.

AND I THINK OUR HOUSING CRISIS IS GROWING.

WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE GOING IN THE REARS.

SO WHEN CAN WE EXPECT ACTION ITEMS THAT ACTUALLY CREATE HELP TO CREATE UNITS AND HELP TO.

CREATE ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT UNITS FOR DIFFERENT INCOME LEVELS.

I DID RECOGNIZE THAT IN THE STRATEGY WAS THE EMPLOYER ASSISTANCE FUND, WHICH I HAD ASKED FOR A FEW WEEKS AGO.

THAT'S NOT STARTED YET.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO RECREATE THE WILL.

WHAT'S THE ACRONYM FOR THAT FUND THAT WE USE FOR RAWS? INCENTIVE POLICY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SO WHAT? I THINK IT'D BE PRETTY QUICK TO JUST WRITE IN TO THAT ACCESSIBILITY FOR THAT INCENTIVE FUND TO ALSO INCLUDE EMPLOYERS WANTING TO BUILD EMPLOYEE HOUSING.

I KNOW IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS THAT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO TO RECREATE OR TO CREATE SOMETHING NEW.

I JUST WANT TO ADDED TO THAT FUND THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYERS TO NOT, YOU KNOW, TO, TO I THINK THE, THE INCENTIVE PLAN CALLS FOR WAIVING OR REFUNDING FEES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE COMPLICATED, BUT I'M JUST WORRIED WE GET A LOT OF COMMUNITY COMMENTS ABOUT OUR LACK OF ACTION.

AND I JUST FEEL LIKE IN THIS STRATEGY IT'S REALLY GREAT.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS 58 STRATEGIES IS A LOT.

I FEEL LIKE WE COULD GET LOST IN THE WEEDS IN THAT.

JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT AND EXPLORE AND DEVELOP AND STRATEGIZE ON 58.

WHERE IF WE COULD JUST FOCUS ON, YOU KNOW, A HANDFUL AND SAY, THIS YEAR, NOT ONLY ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE OPTIONS, BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO ACTUALLY.

YOU KNOW, HAVE SOME.

I KNOW SARAH IS STARTING TO MOVE, BUT ACTUALLY SEE SOME MOVEMENT BECAUSE WE'RE JUST GOING BACKWARDS.

THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEWS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE A NOTE THAT THIS SPECIFIC DOCUMENT, THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, ONLY HIGHLIGHTS WHAT WE'LL BE WORKING ON NEXT FISCAL YEAR IN SEPTEMBER.

WE WILL BE BACK TO YOU TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE'VE DONE.

WHILE A LOT OF THE WORDS THAT WE USED IN A LOT OF THE STRATEGIES, AGAIN, ARE NOT CONCRETE, WE DID THAT FOR A REASON BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT MARKET CHANGES. WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIES IN A WAY THAT FIT THE MARKET THAT WE LIVE IN.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT AND WE WILL KEEP THAT IN MIND.

SARAH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? MAYOR AND COUNCIL. YOU DID A GREAT JOB ANSWERING THAT.

I THINK THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT, BESIDES THIS BEING THE PLAN, NOT THE WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED DOCUMENT THIS IS LOOKING FORWARD.

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WE DO HAVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE QUITE OFTEN SHARE WITH YOU DURING OUR QUARTERLY UPDATES, THE PIECE OF THE CITY'S WEB PAGE THAT IS PROGRESS TOWARDS THIS GOAL. I HOPE YOU RECOGNIZE THESE CHARTS.

WE DO UPDATE THAT IT DOES SHOW INCREMENTAL PROGRESS TOWARDS THOSE.

WE WILL GAIN MOMENTUM AS MANY OF THESE STRATEGIES ARE IMPLEMENTED.

PART OF OUR CHALLENGE AND MAYBE NOT EVEN A CHALLENGE, BUT PART OF THIS PROCESS IS GOING THROUGH THE GROUNDWORK.

THE LAST CAP IS LEADING US IN THAT DIRECTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS LIKE INCENTIVES.

THE THE REGIONAL PLAN PIECES HAVE BEEN A LIFT, NOT SO MUCH FOR US, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH SARAH DEXTER AND HER TEAM TO MAKE SURE THE THINGS IDENTIFIED IN THE TEN YEAR PLAN BY OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THAT.

SO THESE FIRST FEW YEARS ARE A LOT OF GROUNDWORK, LAYING A LOT OF I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT GROUNDWORK LAYING BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER WORDS LEFT MY HEAD. OUR OTHER PIECES THAT WHEN THE PLAN WAS WRITTEN, THERE ARE A LOT OF WORDS IN THERE LIKE EVALUATE, ETC.

WE WERE FINDING FOLKS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS BECAUSE THERE ISN'T MONEY IDENTIFIED, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A BOND AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

AND WE'VE BEEN SUBJECT TO ONE TIME GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS OVER TIME FOR PROGRAMS. AND SO THERE WAS A LACK OF COMFORT IN BRINGING FORWARD THINGS, ONE THAT ARE NOT WITHIN OUR CONTROL, BUT RATHER WITHIN THE CONTROL OF SOMEONE ELSE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.

SO, ADRIANA AND BEFORE HER, LEAH BLOOM SITS DOWN WITH THE OTHER DIVISIONS AND SECTIONS IN THE, IN THE CITY TO SAY, ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO YOU THINK WE CAN TACKLE THIS YEAR, THAT TYPE OF THING. SO YES.

NO, I AGREE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF WORDS THAT EXPLORE, ETC.

AND PART OF THAT IS THE TIMING THAT THE PLAN WAS WRITTEN AND THE LACK OF RESOURCES THAT HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THAT POINT IN TIME TO ADDRESS A LOT OF THESE.

SO AS WE DO GET I MEAN, THE BOND WAS ONE OF THE STRATEGIES THAT THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, ETC.. SO YOU'LL SEE THOSE IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORT.

SO, SARAH, TWO THINGS.

WOULD YOU JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE CLARIFY WHERE THAT PAGE IS ON THE CITY WEBSITE BECAUSE IT IS VERY INFORMATIVE.

COULD YOU JUST REPEAT IT SO THEY COULD HAVE IT? IF THEY'RE LISTENING, I WILL.

AND IT'S IT'S NOT AN AWESOME ADDRESS, A WEB ADDRESS.

BUT IF YOU GO TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND THE SECOND TAB OVER, IT SAYS GOVERNMENT RESIDENCE.

IF YOU REST YOUR MOUSE ON RESIDENTS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT COMES UP.

AND THEN CLICK ON THE TEN YEAR PLAN AND THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE GRAPHIC.

OUR MOST RECENT UPDATE WAS MARCH 31ST, SO WE'LL BE UPDATING AGAIN AT THE END OF JUNE.

AND SO THOSE NUMBERS WITHIN JULY, AUGUST WILL BE UPDATED AND BE COMING TO YOU AS PART OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

IS IT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORT? I'M USING THE RIGHT WORD ANNUAL REPORT.

THE ANNUAL REPORT.

THANK YOU. I'M LIKE, THAT SOUNDS WRONG.

THE ANNUAL REPORT BASED ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO.

AND MY OTHER COMMENT AND THANK YOU, ADRIANA, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.

IS THAT I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU NOW THAT WE JUST APPROVED THIS BUDGET STARTING JULY 1ST.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, BY JUST THE COMMENTS THAT THIS PARTICULAR COUNCIL HAS MADE THAT WE CLEARLY RECOGNIZE WE HAVE TWO CRISISES.

AND SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU, STARTING IN JANUARY, WHEN WE START THIS PROCESS OVER AGAIN, THAT I'M I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT COMING WITH SOME VERY CONCRETE STRATEGIES THAT MAY NEED FUNDING TO SAY TO CONTINUE MOVING THIS TEN YEAR HOUSING PLAN FORWARD AND ADDRESSING OUR HOUSING CRISIS, WHICH AFFECTS EVERYONE.

IN THIS CITY WE'RE GOING TO NEED X, Y, Z IN THIS AMOUNT OF FUNDS BECAUSE I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL OF THEM ABOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE FINANCIAL ASK.

BUT IN IN PERSONNEL SO YOU CAN GET IT DONE.

AND IF YOU HAVE A CLEAR AND CONCISE YOU KNOW, PROPOSAL, I WILL CHAMPION THAT CAUSE FOR THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU CAN'T MOVE IT FORWARD WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FUNDING.

AND I, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT IN OUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS COUNCIL, WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT COME TO US. BUT ROADS, WATER, INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING ARE SOME OF THE BASIC THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO FIRST AND PRIORITIZE BEFORE WE LOOK AT OTHER THINGS THAT ARE JUST MORE FUN OR GLAMOROUS.

SO I DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE ASK, BEG AND THEN WE'LL COME DOWN FROM THERE.

RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT.

I. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THROUGH THIS BUDGET CYCLE AS WELL.

ADRIANA STARTED WITH LEADING BY TWO THINGS THAT ARE UNDERWAY, BUT AS OF JULY 1ST WILL BE MARKED COMPLETE.

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AND THAT WAS BECAUSE OF YOU BUDGETING MONEY, THE, THE BUDGET TEAM AND CITY MANAGER'S TEAM, BRINGING THOSE CHAMPIONING THOSE IDEAS FORWARD AND YOU APPROVING THEM. THOSE ARE THE STEPS WE'RE MAKING AND THEY'RE NOT SUPER FAST.

ONE THING I KEEP REMINDING STAFF, NOT JUST ADRIANA BUT OTHERS, IS THAT IT'S A TEN YEAR PLAN AND THAT TWO YEARS IN IS AWESOME AND WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS. BUT WE HAVE EIGHT, SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS TO CONTINUE THE WORK ON IT.

AND I AND I KNOW YOU GET COMMENTS BECAUSE WE GET COMMENTS.

WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURE FROM MULTIPLE MULTIPLE LEVELS.

AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU, ADRIANA, FOR THE PRESENTATION AND AND FOR TAKING ON THESE QUESTIONS.

I WANTED TO BEFORE DIVING INTO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD, DIVE BACK INTO.

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS'S COMMENTS ON, YOU KNOW, THOSE THOSE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES THAT WE CAN TAKE AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNER PROGRAMS THAT THE HOUSING DIVISION WORKS WITH OR THAT PRIVATE LANDLORDS ARE WORKING WITH, AND THAT ARE SHARED OUT THROUGH THE HOUSING PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE AVENUES FOR SOME OF THAT PREDICTABILITY, NOT JUST THE PREVENTION MEASURES.

COMING FROM A BACKGROUND IN HOUSING, I KNOW THAT SO MANY OF THOSE PROGRAMS ARE ESTABLISHED THAT THEY'RE NOT OFFERING SERVICES UNTIL YOU FALL IN.

SO EVEN IF I HAD A RESIDENT, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT CAME TO ME SAYING, I KNOW I'M GOING TO FALL BEHIND ON MY ON MY RENT, I WANT TO USE THIS PROGRAM.

CAN YOU PROVIDE ME WITH DOCUMENTATION? A LOT OF THEM WOULD REQUIRE THAT YOU RECEIVE A FIVE DAY EVICTION NOTICE BEFORE THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH FUNDING.

SO LOOKING AT THOSE PROGRAMS KIND OF SYSTEMATICALLY AND SEEING HOW CAN WE SHIFT THAT SO THAT IT DOESN'T REQUIRE YOU TO BE IN THAT PRECARIOUS POSITION, THAT IF THEY CAN'T GET YOU THE MONEY IN TIME, THEY'VE NOW PUT YOU IN A POSITION WHERE YOU HAD TO HAVE THAT NOTICE TELLING YOU YOU'RE GOING TO BE EVICTED, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

SO LOOKING AT THOSE SORTS OF THINGS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE SYSTEM IS ITSELF WORKING IN A WAY THAT'S THAT'S ALLOWING THAT PREVENTION RATHER THAN FORCING THEM TO KIND OF PLAY INTO THAT SYSTEM.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ON ON THAT THOUGHT BEFORE GOING INTO SOME QUESTIONS, THEN JUST THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER. WHERE AM I? HOUSE. HOUSE.

IT FEELS LIKE 8 P.M..

SO A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I HAD COME UP DURING YOUR PRESENTATION.

CAN YOU OR SOMEONE FROM THE TEAM REMIND ME OF THE POLICY THAT PREVENTS US FROM CREATING ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING? SARAH DARR. THAT'S ME.

MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

IT'S CALLED THE FAIRCLOTH ACT.

I WANT TO SAY 1997, BUT IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY COUNCIL THAT AS OF THIS MAGICAL DATE.

WHICH I'M NOT ABLE TO PULL OUT OF MY BRAIN AT THE MOMENT, BUT IS A SPECIFIC DATE THAT NO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS COULD BE CREATED IN THIS COUNTRY. AS PUBLIC HOUSING IS A DIFFICULT MODEL, IT'S DIFFICULT TO FUND, ETC.

AND SO I'VE EVEN ASKED THE QUESTION BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME I HEARD IT, I THOUGHT, THAT IS ABSURD.

AND I STARTED ASKING THE QUESTIONS.

WELL, OTHER ENTITIES THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR NUMBER.

SO IS THERE LIKE A POT WE CAN APPLY FOR AND WE COULD BRING SOME THAT ARE LOST IN OTHER COMMUNITIES? ARES THE ANSWER IS NO.

IN FACT, WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE SECOND TO LAST PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE NATION, IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND THEY WE HAD TO PETITION IT MIGHT END UP BEING THE LAST BASED ON ITS PLACED IN SERVICE DATE.

BUT WE HAD TO PETITION BECAUSE IT WAS STARTED BEFORE FAIRCLOTH WAS PASSED, BUT COMPLETED AFTER THE DATE.

AND SO THAT'S IT.

WE HAVE 265 UNITS.

NOW, WHAT WE CAN DO IS PURSUE OTHER MODELS.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

HUD HAS LONG ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAVE HISTORICALLY UNDERFUNDED THE CAPITAL NEEDS OF PUBLIC HOUSING QUITE DRASTICALLY, AND THAT THERE ARE TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF UNADDRESSED NEEDS THROUGHOUT PUBLIC HOUSING IN THE NATION, WHICH IS WHY THEY'RE PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH RAD OR THROUGH REPOSITIONING YOUR PUBLIC HOUSING PORTFOLIO IN THAT REPOSITIONING OF THAT PORTFOLIO, IT SHIFTS THE FUNDING SOURCES CAPITAL AND OPERATING INTO ONE FUNDING SOURCE.

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THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL MONEY, BUT ALSO PUTS THE REGULATIONS UNDER A MORE SUSTAINABLE PLATFORM.

SO IT IS CALLED THE FAIRCLOTH ACT.

I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN PERIODICALLY RUMBLINGS WITHIN CONGRESS TO REVISIT THAT HUD HAS NOT TYPICALLY PROVIDED DEVELOPMENT FUNDING THROUGH MECHANISMS THAT ARE NOT THE LIGHT TECH, THE LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM OR THE HOME PARTNERSHIPS.

WE ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH TO ACCESS HOME MONEY DIRECTLY.

WE HAVE TO APPLY VIA THE STATE AND COMPETE WITH ALL OF THE REST OF THE RURAL AREAS OR METROPOLITAN FOR FEDERAL RULE FOR ARIZONA COMPETE WITH THE REST OF THE STATE, EVERYTHING OUTSIDE OF PIMA AND MARICOPA FOR THOSE DOLLARS.

WE HAVE FOUND THAT TYPICALLY OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL IN COMPETING FOR THOSE BECAUSE WE DON'T BUILD HOUSING.

WE WOULD APPLY FOR THE GRANT, RECEIVE THE GRANT, DO A SOLICITATION TO FIND SOMEBODY TO CREATE THE HOUSING.

SO IN TURN AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

SO IN TURN, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS IN THEIR APPLICATION SO THAT WE'RE NOT ACTING AS A, AS A, AS A MIDDLEMAN WITHIN THAT TRANSACTION. SO FAIRCLOTH.

IF YOU WANT TO GOOGLE.

IT'S REALLY FUN.

THANK YOU.

I'M TRYING TO THINK WHICH OF THESE I WANT TO GO TO NEXT.

SO WHAT ARE WE DOING? OR WHAT CAN WE DO TO INCREASE LOCAL ACCESS TO HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS AND AND RATES THAT ACTUALLY MEET OUR MARKET? I KNOW WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT IN THE PAST ABOUT THE CHALLENGE OF HOW THOSE ARE ALLOCATED, HOW THE FEES ARE ALLOCATED TO BEGIN WITH, BUT THEN ALSO THE DETERMINATION OF OF MARKET RATES AND KNOWING THAT WE EVEN HAVE AN EXCEPTION FOR THE RATES BECAUSE OF OF OUR LOCATION.

BUT THERE'S STILL NOT QUITE MATCHING UP.

SO WHAT CAN WE DO? MAYBE NOT NECESSARILY FROM THE HOUSING DIVISION, BUT FROM EVEN COUNCIL PERSPECTIVE TO TRY AND AND PUSH FOR MORE ACCESS TO THOSE THINGS. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER HOUSE.

MAY I CLARIFY IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL VOUCHERS OR MAKING SURE FAIR MARKET RENTS ARE MORE REFLECTIVE OF OUR COMMUNITY OR BOTH? BOTH. BOTH. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. I'M LIKE, I THOUGHT IT WAS THIS THEN I THOUGHT IT WAS THIS.

OKAY. ONE ON THE VOUCHER FRONT CONGRESS PERIODICALLY RELEASES NEW VOUCHERS.

THE THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN COMING OUT THE MOST OFTEN ARE VASH FOR OUR VETERANS, OUR VA PARTNER VA STAFF ARE MAXED AND HAVE. WE HAVE TO HAVE THE VA PARTNERSHIP AGREE FOR US TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL VASH VOUCHERS.

WE ARE HAVING A HARD TIME LEASING UP THE NUMBER OF VASH VOUCHERS THAT WE HAVE.

WE'RE QUITE SUCCESSFUL WITH IT, BUT IT'S TOUGH BECAUSE THEY WERE TARGETED AT HOMELESS VETS AND A LOT OF THE EASY TO HOUSE HOMELESS VETS WERE HOUSED RIGHT OFF THE BAT, AND NOW IT'S THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT NEED MORE ASSISTANCE.

THE OUR VA PARTNERS ARE TASKED WITH CAYCE MANAGING THOSE INDIVIDUALS, AND THE VA HAS MULTIPLE POSITIONS THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FILL, NOT BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND, ALTHOUGH I'M SURE THEY ALSO HAVE THE SAME HIRING CHALLENGES EVERYONE ELSE DOES, BUT THEY ALSO ENCOUNTER.

THE POSITIONS ARE FROZEN.

THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HIRE THOSE.

THEIR STAFF ARE TAPPED.

THEY'RE FULLY OBLIGATED.

AND SO IT WOULD TAKE A SIGNIFICANT ALLOCATION OF NEW VOUCHERS FOR THEM TO SUPPORT US APPLYING FOR THOSE AND TYPICALLY A SIGNIFICANT ALLOCATION OF VOUCHERS OF 60 OR MORE A COMMUNITY OUR SIZE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR.

AND WE QUITE OFTEN HAVE VASH VOUCHERS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO WOULD QUALIFY FOR THAT.

SO I TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE VASH COMES OUT MOST OFTEN.

THEN WE DID RECEIVE AN ALLOCATION OF NEW SECTION EIGHT VOUCHERS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR.

WE WENT FROM THREE.

WE GOT NINE, NINE NEW GENERAL PURPOSE VOUCHERS.

I'M ACTUALLY WORKING ON A PROJECT RIGHT NOW THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING ADDITIONAL GENERAL PURPOSE VOUCHERS TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND YOU'LL BE HEARING ABOUT THAT HOPEFULLY IN AUGUST.

WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE FRONTS.

I THINK THE THE CONTINUING TO ENCOURAGE CONGRESS TO FUND VOUCHERS.

OF COURSE, THE CHALLENGE WITH THAT IS VOUCHERS ARE GREAT WHEN PEOPLE HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE.

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AND SO IT'S THAT SUPPLY DEMAND PIECE AGAIN, WHICH IS WHERE THAT CREATION OF ADDITIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY IS SO ABSOLUTELY VITAL.

ON THE FAIR MARKET RENTS FRONT, I THINK OUR CALLOUS MIGHT BE THICK ENOUGH ON OUR HEADS FROM BEATING ON THAT WALL.

HUD DOES NOT SEEM PRONE TO CHANGE THEIR METHODOLOGY ON HOW FAIR MARKET RENTS ARE ESTABLISHED.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO TO A SMALL AREA FARM FAIR MARKET RENTS BY ZIP CODE.

THE PRICE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE WAS UNDER $25.

AND THAT WOULD MEAN WE WOULD TRY TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IF YOU LEASE IN OH ONE, YOUR RENT IS THIS.

BUT IF YOU OR YOUR YOU CAN SPEND UP TO THIS, BUT ACROSS TOWN IT'S $25 DIFFERENCE.

AND IT WAS IT WAS UNDER THAT 25 MARK WOULD CREATE SOME FAIRLY EXTREME CONFUSION IN A COMMUNITY OUR SIZE WITH OUR.

WE HAVE THREE MAIN ZIP CODES.

SO. WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON FAIR MARKET RENT.

THEY CHANGED HOW THEY CALCULATED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND WE REALLY LIKED IT.

AND THEN THEY WENT BACK TO THE OLD WAYS.

WE DO KNOW I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH THE FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR.

WE HAVE A NEW FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR IN IN PHOENIX.

HE ACCEPTED THE JOB LAST WEEK.

I'VE MET WITH HIM TWICE ALREADY TO MAKE SURE HE IS AWARE OF THE CHALLENGES WE FACE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SPECIFICALLY WITH FAIR MARKET RENT AS WELL.

REMEMBER, THE OTHER CHALLENGE WITH FAIR MARKET RENT IS THAT IT'S BASED ON AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY DATA, WHICH IS ALWAYS TWO YEARS OLD.

AND SO I THINK THE BEST WE COULD DO IS PERHAPS IMPROVE IT.

ASK THEM TO USE A SOURCE THAT IS ONLY 12 MONTHS OLD.

GIVEN HOW FAST THINGS CHANGE HERE.

BUT WE'VE WE'VE EVEN HAVE THE STATISTICIANS FROM HUD COME OUT AND SIT DOWN HERE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH US.

AND WE'VE EXPLAINED AND.

WE DON'T WE DON'T MAKE A LOT OF HEADWAY.

I THINK IT DOES REMAIN IN THE IN THE DC PACKET.

WE'RE HAPPY TO LEAVE THAT THERE SO THAT COUNCIL CAN SPEAK TO THAT ON THEIR TRIPS TO DC AND JUST KEEP IN THE FOREFRONT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS THAT A TOOL THAT IS DESIGNED TO SERVE HOUSING AUTHORITIES OF ALL SIZES ACROSS THE NATION, FROM NEW YORK AND LA, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO US LITTLE GUYS.

THE TOOLS ARE NOT ALWAYS FAIR WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING TO DESIGN FOR SOMEONE WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF UNITS AND SOMEONE WITH 265.

THANKS FOR THAT.

LAST QUESTION AND THEN I HAVE A COMMENT AFTER YOUR ANSWER, BUT I'M WONDERING IF THE PLANS TO INCREASE AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE THE RECENT LEGISLATION CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADUS AND AND THAT SORT OF DEVELOPMENT.

YES. I COULD GIVE YOU MORE IF YOU WANT.

NOPE. THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

THAT'S PART OF THE CONSIDERATION.

AND THEN JUST THE LAST COMMENT FOR ME IS JUST TACKING ON A BIT TO WHAT COUNCILMEMBER MATTHEWS SAID IN TERMS OF OUR SUPPORT FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO CONSTANTLY GIVE THAT REMINDER AND THAT ENCOURAGEMENT THAT THIS IS A COUNCIL THAT VERY MUCH WANTS TO SAY YES TO MAKING THESE GOALS HAPPEN AND ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THIS PLAN.

SO JUST ENCOURAGING YOU TO KEEP PUSHING THE ENVELOPE AND KEEP BRINGING THOSE NEW AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS, EVEN THE THINGS THAT MAYBE HAVE BEEN NO'S BEFORE. BECAUSE IF THERE'S A WAY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR EVERYONE, BUT I THINK WE WANT TO BE THE ONES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

SO PLEASE KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND BRINGING THESE THINGS TO US AND PRESENTING THESE NEW IDEAS, AND LET'S TRY AND FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER SWEET.

THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

MINE'S MORE OF A COMMENT.

I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT EMPLOYEE OR EMPLOYER INCENTIVES, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, BUT THEY ARE STARTING TO GET CREATIVE AND STARTING TO REALLY TALK ABOUT HOW THEY WANT TO ADDRESS THIS FOR RETAINING EMPLOYEES.

AND I WOULD JUST HOPE THAT AS WE GET GOING WITH IT, WE CAN HELP BE A CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES, WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT'S NOT.

AND THERE'S SOME GREAT IDEAS OUT THERE THAT'S FLOATING AROUND.

AND I LOVE TALKING TO THE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ON IT, AND I HOPE THAT YOU ALL CAN ENGAGE WITH THEM AS WELL.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL ANYONE ELSE? I WILL JUST ECHO OUR SUPPORT OF EVERYTHING THAT YOUR STAFF IS DOING.

AND ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THIS IS JUST A TOP PRIORITY.

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THANK YOU.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 12.

[12. Proposed Amendment to Observatory Mesa Right-of-Way Easement Information and discussion only. Review proposed amendment of right-of-way easement #16-88092 to enable construction of an access road through Observatory Mesa Natural Area to private properties on the eastern side of Section 6. ]

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO OBSERVATORY MESA.

RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING.

I'M ROBERT WALLACE, I'M THE OPEN SPACE SUPERVISOR FOR THE CITY OF STAFF OR FOR THE CITY.

AND I'M JOINED TONIGHT BY THE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY, KEVIN FENSEL.

WE ARE HERE TO INFORM YOU ABOUT A REQUEST TO AMEND A RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESS ROAD FROM HIDDEN HOLLOW THROUGH THE OBSERVATORY MESA NATURAL AREA TO SOME PRIVATE PROPERTIES ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE NATURAL AREA.

SO THIS SUMMARY DESCRIBES THE BACKGROUND STATUS OF THAT RIGHT OF WAY LEADING FROM THE HIDDEN HOLLOW ROAD.

IT TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE CITY'S PRESERVED NATURAL AREA.

THE CITY'S ROLE IN THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT.

THE CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT.

THE OPEN SPACE COMMISSION DID FORMULATE A RECOMMENDATION FOR CITY COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION AND SOME NEXT STEPS.

SO FOR THIS EVENING, OUR GOAL IS TO INFORM YOU ON THIS TOPIC AND THEN RETURN TO ASK FOR DIRECTION AT A FUTURE FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING.