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0:06All right, we're ready to get started.
0:08Today's Tuesday, October 20th, 2026, and
0:11it's the City Council's regular meeting.
0:13I'm calling it to order and giving
0:16notice to the council and to members of
0:18the public that at this meeting, the
0:20council may vote to go into executive
0:22session, which will not be open to the
0:24public for discussion and consultation
0:26with the city's attorneys for legal
0:28advice on any item listed on the
0:30following agenda.
0:32Can we have roll call?
0:33>> Mayor Daggett?
0:34>> Here.
0:35>> Vice Mayor Sweet?
0:36>> Here.
0:36>> Council member Aslan?
0:38>> Here.
0:38>> Council member House?
0:40>> Present.
0:40>> Council member Matthews?
0:43>> Here.
0:43>> Council member Spence?
0:44>> Here.
0:46>> Council member Spence, would you lead us
0:48in the Pledge of Allegiance?
1:10Council member Matthews, our mission
1:12statement.
1:14>> Absolutely. The mission of the City of
1:16Flagstaff is to enhance the quality of
1:18life for all.
1:20>> Thank you. Council member House?
1:24>> The Flagstaff City Council humbly
1:25acknowledges the ancestral homelands of
1:28this area's indigenous nations and
1:30original stewards.
1:31These lands, still inhabited by native
1:33descendants, border land mountains
1:36sacred to indigenous peoples. We honor
1:39them, their legacies, their traditions,
1:41and their continued contributions. We
1:43celebrate their past, present, and
1:45future generations who will forever know
1:48this place as home.
1:50>> Thank you.
1:52All right, next up we have the swearing
1:54in of Flagstaff of a Flagstaff City
1:57Council member. So, if you um
2:00Mr.
2:02soon-to-be Councilmember Malazzo, if you
2:04would come down here.
2:06And um
2:07do we leave the dais?
2:10Or do we stay here?
2:12All right.
2:17>> Please raise your right hand and repeat
2:19after me.
2:21I Moses Malazzo
2:23>> I Moses Malazzo
2:25>> solemnly swear
2:26>> solemnly swear
2:27>> that I will support the Constitution of
2:29the United States
2:31>> that I will support the Constitution of
2:32the United States
2:34>> and the Constitution and laws of the
2:37state of Arizona
2:38>> and the Constitution and laws of the
2:40state of Arizona
2:41>> and that I will bear true faith and
2:43allegiance to the same
2:45>> and that I will bear true faith and
2:47allegiance to the same
2:49>> and defend them against all enemies
2:51foreign and domestic
2:53>> and defend them against all enemies
2:55foreign and domestic
2:57>> and that I will faithfully and
2:58impartially
3:00>> and that I will faithfully and
3:01impartially
3:02>> discharge the duties of the office of
3:05Flagstaff City Councilmember
3:07>> discharge the duties of the office of
3:09Flagstaff City Councilmember
3:11>> according to the best of my ability
3:13>> according to the best of my ability
3:16>> so help me God or so I do affirm
3:18>> so I do affirm
3:20>> Congratulations.
3:23>> [applause]
3:27[applause]
4:00>> Welcome to the council. Now, let's get
4:01to work.
4:06>> [laughter]
4:08>> All right, next up we have open call to
4:11the public, which enables the public to
4:13address council about an item that is
4:15not on tonight's agenda. Comments
4:18related to items that are
4:20that are
4:21that are on the agenda will be taken at
4:24the time that the item is discussed. You
4:27have 3 minutes, and there is a clock
4:29here below me, so you can see how much
4:31time you have left, and I will start
4:34with James Lenoy.
4:39>> Uh James Lundy.
4:40>> Oh, Lundy.
4:41>> Yeah,
4:42my penmanship's not very good, I guess.
4:50>> Good afternoon. My name is James Lundy,
4:52and I live at 1750 North Fairway Drive.
4:55I've long followed the nearly
4:5650-year-old controversy over leaking
4:58Lake Elaine in Continental, and so I'm
5:00here today to speak in support of the
5:02proposed amendments to the water
5:03conservation ordinance, which was
5:05originally scheduled for today's agenda.
5:09It would take hours versus the 3 minutes
5:11allotted to describe Lake Elaine's
5:13fraught history. The basics are as
5:15follows.
5:16The lake began to leak almost from
5:18inception in the 1980s. The 50 lakeside
5:21owners sued, and Fairfield, which has
5:23succeeded Charles Keating as the
5:25property developer, signed a settlement
5:27agreement to maintain a 26-acre lake to
5:306845
5:32ft and keep it full in 1990.
5:35Fairfield then left Flagstaff and turned
5:37the HOA over to a volunteer board.
5:40Over the next 26 years, the lake
5:42continued to leak and require repairs,
5:44eventually using up more of
5:46Continental's contracted city water than
5:49either of the properties' two golf
5:50courses. Continental is Flagstaff
5:53Flagstaff area's only public golf
5:55course.
5:56The lakefront owners sued again in 2016,
5:59and by 2017,
6:01Continental quit putting water in the
6:02lake. In 2020, the Superior Court ruled
6:05that Continental
6:07must abide by the terms of the 1990
6:09settlement signed by Fairfield and fined
6:12it $700 a day until it started refilling
6:14the dry lake.
6:16Viewing the Supreme Court Superior Court
6:18decision to be practically and
6:20financially irresponsible, Continental
6:22filed for bankruptcy in 2021.
6:25Ultimately, the bankruptcy court
6:26endorsed Continental's position that the
6:281990 settlement agreement was an
6:30executory contract dischargeable in
6:33bankruptcy as an unsecured claim.
6:35This resulted in a new settlement in
6:37June of 2023 whereby the 2,395
6:41Continental homeowners passed an
6:43assessment of $2,000 per lot
6:47prepared a fund in order to address Lake
6:50Elaine and other obligations. The
6:53agreement contemplated that a reduced
6:55water feature consisting of smaller
6:57ponds, 13 acres, and could be built for
7:00about 2 and 1/2 not to exceed 2 and 1/2
7:02million dollars.
7:04Almost 3 and 1/2 years have elapsed and
7:06no final plan to effectuate the revised
7:08water feature plan has been made public,
7:11nor is the status of the permitting
7:13application with the Arizona Department
7:14of Water Resources clear.
7:16The water contract between Flagstaff and
7:18Continental for reclaimed water was
7:20renewed in 2019
7:22and 24 with no water designation for
7:25Lake Elaine. Rather, the uses described
7:28are for the golf courses and other
7:29community amenities.
7:31The proposed ordinance makes perfect
7:33sense in the history of this man-made
7:34lake constructed in a geologically
7:37difficult rocky drainage channel is not
7:39deserving of an exception. It's been dry
7:41for 8 years. The city should pass the
7:43ordinance with no legal lame carve out
7:46and leave the parties to come up with a
7:47restoration plan that does not go on
7:50wasting the city's water. Thank you.
7:53>> Thank you.
7:55Pamela Melton
8:03>> Mayor, council
8:06I'm speaking about proposition 405 fan
8:09financing only today.
8:12I have financing questions that still
8:14remain that I've already submitted. They
8:16are
8:17Does the analysis include the full
8:19proposed 40 million borrowing in a
8:21secondary property tax rate at 76 cents
8:25per 100 of assessed valuation every year
8:27through final repayment?
8:30Identify any year assuming a higher
8:32rate.
8:34How much repayment capacity becomes
8:36available as existing bonds retire? How
8:39much is already committed? And how much
8:41does the plan depend on continued growth
8:44in taxable assessed valuation?
8:47What interest rates, issuance dates, and
8:49repayment schedule does it assume?
8:54Has the city tested flat or declining
8:56valuation scenarios?
8:59What contingency plan applies if
9:01valuations, collections, or borrowing
9:04costs differ from those assumptions?
9:07Could general fund resources legally
9:09support repayment?
9:11If that possibility is anticipated, how
9:14would existing services be protected?
9:18What legally binding limit, if any,
9:20applies to the secondary property tax
9:22rate for these bonds?
9:25The statement that existing property tax
9:27rates would not increase does not itself
9:29establish a legally binding rate
9:32ceiling.
9:33Please answer each question in writing
9:35identifying supporting documents as soon
9:38as possible before the November 3rd
9:40elections,
9:41so that voters can review the answers
9:44before voting if they haven't already
9:46done so.
9:47This is a request for clarity about a
9:49long-term financial obligation. Thank
9:52you.
9:54>> Thank you. Danielle Adams.
10:06>> Madam Mayor, Madam Vice Mayor, members
10:10of Flagstaff City Council.
10:13My name is Dr. Danielle Adams, and I am
10:15the executive director of the Flagstaff
10:18Dark Skies Coalition.
10:20I'm here to say thank you.
10:23This Flagstaff City Council is the
10:25latest in a long line of Flagstaff
10:28governments that have decided to protect
10:31our star-filled sky
10:33in order to enhance our quality of life.
10:37Your actions preserve dark skies as a
10:40natural resource for the benefit of our
10:42ecosystem, our physical and mental
10:45health,
10:47astronomical discovery,
10:49and economic growth through
10:51astrotourism.
10:53In 1958, the city of Flagstaff, with
10:56support from astronomers at Lowell and
10:59the U.S. Naval Observatory, created the
11:02world's first ordinance protecting the
11:05night from artificial light.
11:08In 1989,
11:09first Coconino County,
11:12and then the city of Flagstaff, came out
11:14with the world's first comprehensive
11:17outdoor lighting codes to address the
11:20spectrum of light,
11:22its shielding, and its output. These
11:25remain the foundation of our lighting
11:28codes to this day.
11:30The tireless efforts of city staff keep
11:34our skies protected.
11:37Now, Flagstaff is nearly finished with
11:40its retrofit
11:42of some 4,000 streetlights to our
11:45current standard of narrow spectrum
11:47amber, setting an example for literally
11:51the rest of the world.
11:53In 2001, the city's efforts were
11:56formally recognized when Flagstaff
11:59became the world's first international
12:01dark sky city following a proposal from
12:05the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition.
12:08This Saturday, October 24th, marks 25
12:12years since the city of Flagstaff
12:15received that designation.
12:18We have been celebrating this
12:19anniversary all year long through free
12:22public events supported by BBB revenues
12:26granted to FDSC through Creative
12:28Flagstaff and a Flagstaff Beautification
12:31in Action Grant.
12:33Thousands of people
12:35came to these events, each one an
12:37example of how the city's BBB revenues
12:41come back to our residents. The final
12:43event is this fall's anniversary and
12:46this fall's celebration is our last full
12:49moon concert in Buffalo Park this
12:51Sunday.
12:52We also thank the Discover Flagstaff
12:54team for their promotion of these events
12:57across the year.
12:59Here's to our next 25 years under the
13:02Milky Way. Thank you so much.
13:06>> Thank you.
13:08Stephen Knutson
13:15>> Um, hello.
13:17I come before you again to practice and
13:19participate in democracy.
13:21And that's what we're doing here.
13:24Um, I come to ask my fellow citizens to
13:27vote down proposition 404 and 405.
13:31The city can come back to the people to
13:34the
13:35to the electorate when they have a
13:37better plan and a better paradigm.
13:41I looked at the word paradigm.
13:43What is a paradigm?
13:45A paradigm is a fundamental framework or
13:48set of concepts that shape how people
13:51view and interpret the world.
13:53A paradigm serves as a shared mental
13:57model.
13:59What is a paradigm shift?
14:02A paradigm shift is a fundamental a
14:04fundamental change in the basic concepts
14:07and practices of a society.
14:10It happens when existing ways of
14:12thinking are replaced by a whole new
14:15perspective.
14:17The city of Flagstaff requires a
14:20paradigm shift.
14:23We need to transition from business as
14:25usual to business unusual.
14:29Turn from a government of the people, by
14:32the people, for the Chamber of Commerce.
14:41I lost my place.
14:43Oh, to one dedicated to the common good.
14:47Who benefits from the 404 tax increase
14:51and the 405 debt?
14:53Members of the Chamber of Commerce do.
14:56Who get construction contracts or sell
14:58million-dollar vehicles.
15:02Who pays?
15:04The workers pay.
15:06The little man pays.
15:09And
15:10they indenture themselves by passing
15:12bonds.
15:14The $40 million debt
15:17to fund essentially what is a city
15:19shopping spree.
15:21Thank you.
15:23>> Thank you.
15:24Steven Poor.
15:38>> Good afternoon, mayor, vice mayor,
15:40council members.
15:42I'm here to give you an update on the
15:43population forecast for your city.
15:46Last September, the
15:47Arizona state demographer
15:50who's located in the Arizona office of
15:52economic opportunity
15:54updated the growth for Flagstaff.
15:57And now they're projecting, as they were
15:59before, in 2055, Flagstaff's population
16:02will peak.
16:03This time it will peak at 1,964
16:07fewer people.
16:09The numbers are coming down, not up.
16:12And that number was 85,367.
16:16Or
16:1814,000 less than the water department
16:21forecast when we need Red Gap Ranch.
16:26And those numbers from the state do not
16:28include the recent decline in enrollment
16:31for this year at NAU, nor the forecasted
16:34decline in NAU
16:37over the coming 10-12 years.
16:40So, it's interesting though
16:42that there's also a forecast
16:44by your county members.
16:46And they're forecasting 20-year growth
16:48for the city of Flagstaff to average
16:500.37%.
16:53Ted higher than the state's 0.32.
16:59But the city's is four times that
17:01number.
17:021.4%. How could it be so off?
17:06There's no state demographer. I know
17:07they have a difficult job. But here you
17:10have
17:11taking 10 years of 10, 20 to 2020, and
17:15taking the average number.
17:17If you did that from the 60, 70, 80, 90
17:20and 2000.
17:21And took the last 10 year average, you'd
17:24miss every year. Not to mention the fact
17:26they're using 1.4.
17:29Out to 2070.
17:32Outrageous.
17:34You've had a forecast come before you
17:36that you paid a professional economist
17:39in November of 23 that said we're
17:41peaking in 2040. The state demographer
17:44is a bit kinder and says we're peaking.
17:45It's barely growing into 2055.
17:49So you have all this evidence. And my
17:51question is, this is only the third year
17:53I'm telling you about this.
17:55When are we ever going to have a
17:56conversation? You hear the people. You
17:59say you want to talk to the people.
18:02I'm waiting 3 years.
18:05These numbers are just getting worse for
18:06you.
18:07And you've approved over $5 million to
18:09spend on Red Gap Ranch since I began
18:12talking.
18:13When's this going to stop?
18:16The Red Gap Ranch for the people who
18:17don't know and the other construction
18:19projects related to water and sewer in
18:21this town. Amount to somewhere between
18:24550 and 600 million dollars. And those
18:27are the city's numbers, not mine.
18:29That's why it means so much.
18:31I hope someday in the future there could
18:33be a real conversation and we could
18:35really look at how we're going to spend
18:36our money here. Thank you.
18:39>> Thank you.
18:40Colleen Mering.
18:52>> Good afternoon mayor, vice mayor,
18:54council.
18:55My name is Colleen Mering. I'm the chief
18:57people officer at Northern Arizona
18:58Healthcare. I want to start by
19:00congratulating Dr. Moses Malazo on his
19:02appointment. We're so fortunate to have
19:05you as a council member. Um and you are
19:06probably confused as to why I'm here. So
19:08great opportunity for um me to uh
19:12uh remind um the council and the city
19:15why we do come actually at the
19:17suggestion of council member Matthews
19:19two years ago. We made a commitment to
19:21start attending as many regular council
19:23meetings as we can.
19:25You guys have work sessions all the
19:26time. We can't make it every time, but
19:29we try to be here at all the regular
19:30council meetings just like many of your
19:32staff departments to share updates and
19:34information that is hopefully helpful to
19:36your constituents and helps us meet our
19:39commitment to listen to and be visible
19:40in the communities we serve. We hope
19:43that and we know from the feedback from
19:46your constituents, our community members
19:48that folks do hear. This is one good
19:50communication channel for us to use.
19:53And so we try to come here with timely
19:55relevant updates for you
19:57and your constituents.
19:59So today we wanted to just share some
20:01information about gastroenterology
20:03services cuz there's been some confusion
20:06in the community over the last few
20:07years. The main we call it GI sometimes.
20:10The main gastroenterology group in town
20:13split apart. We were fortunate at NAH to
20:17be able to employ and retain Dr. Andrew
20:19Overheiser in the community and and
20:21welcome him to our um
20:23clinics in 2025. He's practiced in the
20:25community for a long time.
20:27But since that time another practice
20:31group in town opened a practice and then
20:34just in July closed that practice. And
20:36when they closed we had a lot of
20:37community members call us and say, "Oh
20:38my gosh, you don't have GI anymore.
20:40Everybody's closed. Everybody's gone."
20:42So we wanted to come here today and say,
20:43"No, no, no. We are here. We're open for
20:45business for gastroenterology services
20:47at at NAH."
20:50We've grown from a team of just Dr.
20:52Overheiser to 14 physicians and advanced
20:55practice providers who care for both
20:57inpatients and outpatients
20:59providing GI services. So I know it's
21:01created a lot of confusion and fear in
21:03the community because many of us have
21:04Flagstaff or Northern Arizona in our
21:06name. So there's a lot of confusion as
21:08to where you can get that care, Um um
21:10but we want to make sure that people uh
21:11can call Northern Arizona Healthcare or
21:13come to Flagstaff Medical Center um and
21:15get preventative screening on an
21:17outpatient basis or
21:19um our physicians and APPs provide
21:21really um
21:23uh
21:23some of the most complex GI services on
21:25our inpatient basis as well.
21:28Um thank you for this opportunity to um
21:31use public comment to communicate not
21:32only with you, but uh the entire
21:34community. We're really grateful um to
21:36be here. Thanks.
21:38>> Thank you.
21:49All right, we have three proclamations
21:51today. The first is United Against Hate
21:55Week, the second is Community Planning
21:57Month, and the third is Domestic
21:59Violence Awareness Month.
22:02So, I ask that if you are here for
22:05United Against Hate Week, um that you
22:08come down and join us here on the dais,
22:11and we'll take a photo after the
22:13proclamation is read, and then next
22:15we'll go straight into Community
22:17Planning Month.
23:07>> Thank you.
23:11>> [snorts]
23:13>> The city of Flagstaff is committed to
23:15fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and
23:18equitable community where all people are
23:20treated with dignity, respect, and
23:22compassion, regardless of race,
23:25ethnicity, religion, national origin,
23:28gender identity or expression, sexual
23:31orientation, age, ability.
23:34Our community is enriched by the
23:36diversity of residents, cultures,
23:38traditions, and perspectives. And this
23:41diversity is a source of strength that
23:43contributes to the vitality and
23:45resilience of Flagstaff.
23:48Acts of hate, discrimination, bias,
23:51harassment, and intimidation threaten
23:54the safety and well-being of individuals
23:56and families, undermine trust, and
23:59weaken the fabric of our community.
24:02United Against Hate Week is an
24:04opportunity for individuals, schools,
24:06businesses, nonprofit organizations,
24:09faith communities, and local governments
24:11to unite in rejecting hate and promoting
24:14kindness, understanding, belonging, and
24:16civic engagement.
24:18Creating a community where everyone
24:20feels safe, valued, and respected
24:23requires ongoing education, meaningful
24:26dialogue, and a shared commitment to
24:28standing up against prejudice and
24:30discrimination in all its forms.
24:33The city of Flagstaff recognizes that
24:36building a stronger community depends on
24:38each of us embracing our shared
24:40humanity, celebrating our differences,
24:43and working together to ensure that
24:45every resident can thrive.
24:47Now, therefore, I Mayor
24:52>> [clears throat]
24:52>> Let's try that again.
24:54Now, therefore, I Mayor Becky Daggett,
24:57Mayor of the City of Flagstaff, do
24:59hereby proclaim October 18th through
25:0124th, 2026 as United Against Hate Week,
25:06and encourage all residents, businesses,
25:09educational institutions, community
25:11organizations, and visitors to
25:13participate in activities that promote
25:15inclusion, respect, understanding, and
25:18belonging.
25:20>> [applause]
25:25[applause]
26:07[laughter]
26:09>> Well, my name is Roxana Cardiel,
26:11organizer for Northern Arizona
26:12Interfaith Council, and I'm so happy to
26:14be here today.
26:16I was just thinking about the state of
26:18our world, state of our country, our
26:19state,
26:21our county, our city, our neighborhoods,
26:23and
26:24how important it is in this moment to
26:27stand in the name of love. And I don't
26:28mean this as a vague term, but
26:31love is actionable.
26:33And this is one very simple way to make
26:34it actionable. And I invite every single
26:36one of you to consider how you
26:38are making it actionable in your own
26:40lives.
26:41Thank you.
26:44>> [applause]
26:47>> Greetings, beloved community.
26:51This
26:52may seem like not a big thing, but
26:56actually it is a very big thing.
27:00And the only thing that stamps out
27:03hatred
27:04is love.
27:06Love of community,
27:09love of self,
27:11love of our fellow human beings.
27:14And so, let this be a day that reminds
27:17us to be in love, be in love with
27:20ourselves, be in love with our
27:23community,
27:25and to just simply be in love. Thank you
27:29and bless you.
27:31>> [applause]
27:53>> All right. Yes, anyone here for
27:55Community Planning Week?
28:15>> [laughter]
28:41>> All right.
28:44Whereas sound community planning shapes
28:46how the people of Flagstaff, Arizona,
28:48work, live, and move through their city
28:51for generations to come.
28:53Planners bring data-driven insight and
28:56technical expertise to the choices
28:58communities make about growth, housing,
29:01transportation, and land use.
29:04Community planning succeeds when
29:06residents are meaningfully involved in
29:08shaping the future of their own
29:10neighborhoods and city.
29:12The full benefits of planning depend on
29:15elected and appointed officials who
29:17understand, support, and demand
29:20excellence in both planning and its
29:22implementation.
29:24The month of October is designated as
29:26National Community Planning Month
29:28throughout the United States of America
29:30and its territories.
29:32The American Planning Association
29:34designates National Community Planning
29:36Month to highlight planning's essential
29:39role in every community and planners'
29:41unique ability to solve the most
29:43pressing housing, transportation, and
29:45land use challenges facing our
29:48communities.
29:49National Community Planning Month offers
29:51Flagstaff the opportunity to publicly
29:54recognize the dedication of our
29:56appointed planning and zoning commission
29:58members and to thank the professional
30:00community planners of Flagstaff for
30:03their sustained commitment to public
30:05service and the improvement of our city.
30:08Now, therefore, I, Councilmember Kara
30:10House, on behalf of Mayor Becky Daggett,
30:13Mayor of the City of Flagstaff, Arizona,
30:15do hereby proclaim October 2026 as
30:19Community Planning Month.
30:22>> [applause]
30:27[applause]
30:35>> Wait. Wait.
30:45>> Thank you.
30:59>> I wrote it down just so I wouldn't speak
31:01too long, but I just want to reiterate
31:03that community planning matters because
31:05it helps shape some neighborhoods grow
31:07in ways that balance housing,
31:09multi-modal transportation,
31:11jobs, green space, and public services
31:14so people can live well.
31:15It also gives residents a voice in the
31:17process
31:19to help shape the community in a way
31:20that reflects the community's needs and
31:22the values. And I really want to
31:24recognize the people standing up here
31:25behind me, the people who weren't able
31:27to make it, planning and zoning
31:29commission, and a lot of city staff, and
31:31other members of our community that show
31:33up every day to help shape our community
31:35and make Flagstaff one of the best
31:37places to live. Thanks.
31:40>> [applause]
31:52[clears throat]
32:10[clears throat]
32:19>> Where's your apron?
32:20>> How you doing? I know.
32:30>> October is annually recognized as
32:33National Domestic Violence Awareness
32:35Month.
32:36Domestic violence is a pattern of
32:38behavior of violence and intimidation
32:40for the purpose of gaining power and
32:42control over an intimate partner.
32:45Although progress has been made toward
32:47preventing and ending domestic violence
32:49and providing support for survivors and
32:51their families, important work remains
32:54to be done.
32:55More than 12 million people in the in
32:57the United States are victims of sexual
32:59assault, physical violence, or stalking
33:02by an intimate partner each year,
33:04including roughly one in four women and
33:07one in seven men.
33:08More than 11,000 victims lost their
33:11lives to domestic violence in the United
33:13States between 2020 and 2024.
33:17Domestic violence affects people of all
33:19genders, sexual orientations, ages,
33:23racial, ethnic, cultural, social,
33:26religious, and economic groups.
33:29Domestic violence within a family
33:31increases the risk of other violence in
33:33the home, including child abuse.
33:36Approximately 25% of all children
33:39witness domestic domestic violence
33:41during their childhood, having potential
33:43long-term consequences, including
33:45difficulty at school, substance abuse,
33:48behavioral problems, and serious adult
33:51health problems.
33:53The Flagstaff Police Department
33:54responded to 1,939
33:57incidents classified as domestic
34:00violence in 2025.
34:03Survivors of domestic violence exhibit
34:05amazing courage, strength, and
34:07determination in the aftermath of such
34:10violence and deserve support and access
34:12to culturally responsive,
34:15trauma-informed programs, and services
34:17to increase their safety and
34:19self-sufficiency.
34:21The City of Flagstaff encourages all
34:23community members to work to support
34:25survivors of domestic violence and the
34:28efforts of community organizations that
34:30provide community education and
34:32outreach, as well as services and
34:35support to survivors of domestic
34:37violence.
34:38Now, therefore, I, Vice Mayor Miranda
34:41Sweet, on behalf of Mayor Becky Daggett,
34:44Mayor of the City of Flagstaff, do
34:46hereby proclaim October 2026
34:50as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
34:53in Flagstaff, Arizona, and call upon the
34:55citizens of Flagstaff to join law
34:57enforcement, victim advocacy groups, and
35:01other local organizations to make our
35:03community a safe and supportive place
35:06for all families. To further acknowledge
35:08and support Domestic Violence Month, the
35:11city will raise the Domestic Violence
35:13Awareness Flag in front of City Hall for
35:15the month of October 2026.
35:20>> [applause]
35:40>> Hi everyone. My name's Kelly Wells with
35:42Sharon Manor. I just wanted to say a
35:44quick few things.
35:46Um,
35:47thank you, Mayor, [clears throat] Vice
35:48Mayor, Council members for taking the
35:51time to recognize October as Domestic
35:53Violence Awareness Month.
35:56As um, Vice Mayor said in the
35:58proclamation, domestic violence doesn't
36:01discriminate. It doesn't matter where
36:03you work, what you drive, where you
36:06live, or how much money you make,
36:09or how you identify.
36:11>> [snorts]
36:12[cough]
36:12[clears throat]
36:12>> This could be your mother, brother, or
36:14friend.
36:16The best thing that we can do in in our
36:18community to support survivors of
36:20domestic violence is to familiarize
36:23yourself with our local services.
36:26Um, when somebody discloses domestic
36:29violence to you, the best thing you can
36:31do is be a kind listening ear. You don't
36:34have to have the right things to say,
36:36but you can know the services and where
36:38you can send people to get the right
36:41help. Um, so big kudos to Victim Witness
36:46of Northern Arizona, Northland Family
36:48Help Center, NACOSA, and then Sharon
36:52Manor.
36:53>> Thank you.
36:54>> [applause]
37:42>> Next up, we have council liaison reports
37:45and I will start with council member
37:48Matthews.
37:50>> I have nothing tonight to report.
37:56>> You don't have commissions yet, so I
37:59will pass over you, council member
38:01Aslan.
38:02>> Nothing for me as well.
38:05>> Vice Mayor.
38:07>> I have a couple of quick things. Um,
38:09last week I attended the Northern
38:11Arizona Municipal Water User Association
38:13meeting.
38:15That's a mouthful. And they had a great
38:17presentation from Neha from UVA.
38:20And it was a report regarding recharge
38:23and water reliab- reliability. And I
38:26know the presentation lives
38:28somewhere. And if Council, if you would
38:29like to take a look at it, please let me
38:31know and I'll make sure to forward it to
38:33you.
38:34Tomorrow, there is a Mountainline Board
38:36Retreat. And following that, I will be
38:38leaving for Eagar, Arizona
38:41for the annual on the road tour for
38:45Northern Arizona Council of Governments.
38:48And then Friday, there is an all-day
38:49retreat for the Beautification and
38:51Public Art Commission.
38:53So, needless to say, I'm busy with
38:56all-day meetings.
38:58>> Council Member House.
39:00>> Nothing this week. Thank you, Mayor.
39:02>> Council Member Spence.
39:03>> Nothing this evening. Thank you.
39:06>> Thank you.
39:14Okay. Um
39:16before we move into
39:19our
39:21uh regular agenda,
39:23um beginning with appointments,
39:26I would ask that we all
39:30take a moment of silence
39:33for a lost um member of the the city
39:38community and the greater community um
39:44Firefighter
39:46and Chief
39:48uh
39:50Paul Oldtrogi. Um we received word that
39:54um we lost him last week. And I know
39:58many of us have been reeling since that
40:01time. And if we could um
40:05just pause for a minute, take a moment
40:07of silence, and remember Paul and think
40:12about his family
40:14and the rest of the fire community, um,
40:17which is a very tight-knit
40:19community, um, I would appreciate it.
40:22Thank you.
40:48Thank you.
40:52All right, moving down to appointments.
40:57The first, um,
40:58actually we are going to skip over
41:00beautification and public art commission
41:03and we will have that on a future
41:05agenda. So, then we are moving down to
41:08the airport commission.
41:10And I am the first.
41:13And let me see where I put
41:15my notes on that.
41:24All right.
41:29So, I would like to move
41:32that
41:34we appoint Charles Ogden
41:38to the airport commission.
41:42I'll second.
41:45Any discussion?
41:46All those in favor?
41:48I.
41:48>> I.
41:49>> Any opposed? All right, Vice Mayor.
41:53>> Thank you. I briefly want to say that
41:56we, I think we had 19 applicants to this
42:00commission and I was just wowed by all
42:02of them.
42:03Um, I
42:04I did reach out to most of them and was
42:07able to talk.
42:08And, um, because of this person's
42:12very uh, excitement about our our
42:16airport. He has flown in and out of
42:18Flagstaff over 60 times and has done a
42:21lot of research regarding our airport. I
42:23move that we appoint Stefanos, and I
42:25might get this wrong, Antoniadis
42:29to the Airport Commission.
42:32>> I'll second.
42:34>> Any discussion?
42:36All those in favor?
42:37>> I.
42:37>> I.
42:39Any opposed?
42:40All right, then we're moving down to
42:42Parks and Recreation, and the first to
42:45make an appointment is Council Member
42:47Aslan.
42:49>> Madam Mayor Council, last week we had a
42:51very long busy week um looking through
42:54many applications and doing interviews.
42:56One of the things that was stated uh
42:59several times during the whole process
43:01is that um
43:02our hope was for those who went through
43:05that process
43:06would would find other ways to serve on
43:09uh the city of Flagstaff, including on
43:12commissions, and we just happened to
43:14have one of our applicants who is
43:17applying for a commission today as well.
43:19So, I would like to nominate Drew
43:21Stanley to the Parks and Recreation
43:23Commission.
43:26>> I'll second.
43:28>> Any discussion?
43:29All those in favor?
43:31>> I.
43:31>> I.
43:32>> Any opposed?
43:34All right, Council Member Matthews.
43:36>> Thank you, Mayor. Um
43:38yes, we had um
43:40four really great applicants. Um I know
43:43that Park and Rec's is looking for
43:46people with [clears throat] some
43:46strengths and an understanding
43:49um
43:50the color of money,
43:51where it comes from, and uh just the
43:54overall picture of how uh that
43:58department functions and where they get
44:00their money from.
44:01Um and because of that um I am
44:05recommending Joel
44:07Fritzler um to a um
44:11to appoint him as commissioner.
44:16>> I'll second.
44:18>> Any discussion?
44:19All those in favor?
44:21>> I.
44:21>> I.
44:22>> I.
44:22>> Any opposed?
44:24All right. Thank you, and thank you to
44:26all the applicants. It is wonderful to
44:29have um
44:31so many
44:33very qualified people to choose from.
44:36All right. So, down to nine liquor
44:39license public hearing.
44:41I am opening the public hearing for this
44:44first one, which is A, and
44:50uh
44:51Jessica, please.
44:53>> My name is Jessica Kelly, acting deputy
44:55city clerk. Before you today are two
44:56liquor license applications. The full
44:59packet material was included in the
45:00agenda packets for review. For
45:02conciseness and motioning, I will
45:03provide the information for the licenses
45:05together.
45:06Park Drive is a series 12 restaurant
45:09located at 6 East Aspen Avenue. The
45:11agent is Benjamin Scott Wakefield, and
45:13the managers handling the day-to-day
45:14operations are Benjamin Wakefield and
45:17Dane Wallace. The second one is
45:19Maverick, series 10, which is a beer and
45:21wine store license located at 4190
45:24Butler Avenue. The agent is Lauren K.
45:26Merritt, and the manager handling the
45:28day-to-day operations is Kelly Ann
45:30Beran.
45:31The police department and planning
45:33development services have conducted
45:34their respective investigations, and the
45:36reports are included in the agenda
45:37packet, and there are representatives
45:39from the divisions here to answer any
45:41questions you may have. Representatives
45:43from the business have also been invited
45:44to attend the hearing today.
45:47>> Thank you. And I believe I misspoke when
45:49I said I was opening up the public
45:51hearing. I see you whispering down
45:53there. Um what I meant to say was I'm
45:56opening the public hearing for both of
45:57these items, not just the first one. So,
46:00we have the staff presentation. Now
46:02Council, do you have any questions?
46:10Do we have any public comment?
46:13I'm closing the public hearing and
46:15Council,
46:17we can deliberate or someone can make a
46:19motion for item A.
46:24>> Mayor, I will move that we forward the
46:26application to the state with a
46:27recommendation for approval.
46:32>> I'll second.
46:34>> Any discussion?
46:36All those in favor? I.
46:38>> I.
46:38>> I.
46:38>> I.
46:39>> Any opposed?
46:41All right, moving down to B, looking for
46:43a motion.
46:47>> I will move to forward the application
46:49to the state with a recommendation for
46:50approval.
46:52>> I'll second.
46:53>> Discussion?
46:55All those in favor?
46:56I.
46:57>> I.
46:58>> Any opposed?
46:59All right, thank you very much. Thank
47:02you.
47:03Moving down to the consent agenda.
47:06All matters under the consent agenda are
47:08considered by the City Council to be
47:09routine unless a member of the City
47:12Council expresses a desire at the
47:15meeting to remove an item from the
47:16consent agenda for discussion, the
47:19consent agenda will be enacted by one
47:21motion approving the recommendations
47:23listed on the agenda and unless
47:26otherwise indicated expenditures
47:28approved by Council are budgeted items.
47:30And I would like also like to
47:33mention because the question does come
47:35up if a community member has a question
47:37about something that is on the consent
47:39agenda, we can also pull it to
47:43um
47:43to have a discussion about it. So we
47:45have just one item on the consent agenda
47:49today.
47:52And
47:53I'm looking for a motion.
47:55>> Mayor, I will move to approve the
47:57consent agenda as posted.
47:59>> I'll second.
48:00>> Discussion?
48:01All those in favor?
48:02>> I.
48:02>> I.
48:04>> Opposed? Okay, now we're down to routine
48:06items. First is 11A,
48:10consideration and possible action
48:12regarding executive session of October
48:1520th, 2026.
48:20>> Mayor, I move to direct and authorize
48:23the city attorney and/or designated city
48:25representative to proceed as discussed
48:27in the executive session of October
48:2920th, 2026, items 5AI and 5BI.
48:35>> I'll second.
48:37>> Discussion?
48:38All those in favor?
48:39>> I.
48:39>> I.
48:40>> Any opposed? All right, thank you.
48:43Moving down to B, consideration and
48:46approval of purchase.
49:13>> Good evening, Mayor. Um I have a
49:15presentation for for the next item, so I
49:18didn't know if there was going to be
49:19discussion for this one, but I'm ready
49:21for both or however you would like to to
49:24do this.
49:32>> Let's uh let's go ahead with B because I
49:35don't think that there will be questions
49:37about that.
49:39Um so, Council, I'm looking for a motion
49:42on 11B.
49:44>> Mayor, I move that we approve the
49:47purchase of one 2027
49:50Chevy Chevrolet Blazer EV in the amount
49:53of $44,143.22
49:56for the fire department inspector and
49:58one Chevrolet Silverado EV in the amount
50:01of $65,561.12
50:04for engineering transportation both from
50:07Sans Chevrolet and authorize the city
50:09manager to execute the necessary
50:11documents.
50:14>> I'll second.
50:16>> Discussion?
50:17All those in favor?
50:18>> Aye.
50:19>> Aye.
50:19>> Aye.
50:20>> Any opposed?
50:21All right. So, moving down to C and
50:24thank you. Um, please go ahead.
50:26>> All right. Good evening, mayor and
50:28council members. Um, congratulations,
50:30Council Member Milazzo. Welcome Welcome
50:32to the table.
50:34Um, so I am here to discuss our fleet
50:37selection process. So, this next item
50:40um, we are looking at approving nine
50:42patrol Ford vehicles. So, they're called
50:45the patrol Ford police interceptor
50:47utility hybrid version. Um, I kind of
50:50wanted to discuss what our process is.
50:52So, how do we get to How do I get to
50:55this table? How do I get to talking to
50:57you? What's that process in advance?
51:00Um, so what we do is we require every
51:03division that is requesting a vehicle to
51:07talk to the fleet manager, the fleet
51:09section director, that division with
51:11sustainability. What we do is we talk
51:14about what the division's operational
51:16needs are.
51:17Um, in this room we talk about what's
51:19needed. Um, we talk about our fleet
51:22directive that has been um, newly
51:24instituted. Um, but what our goal is is
51:28to prioritize electric vehicles. So, the
51:31step is Can we meet Can we purchase an
51:34electric vehicle? Can we do the job? Can
51:36that division do the job with an
51:37electric vehicle? If they can't, then we
51:40provide that division with different
51:42options. So, let's look at a plug-in
51:44hybrid. Um, a perfect example of a
51:46plug-in hybrid would be one of our motor
51:48pool vehicles. The motor pool vehicle is
51:50a plug-in hybrid so that we can issue
51:53that vehicle out to other divisions to
51:55take it out to Phoenix, to take it to
51:57Las Vegas, to take it out of town. Um,
52:00but it provides the best of both worlds
52:02because it is still electric vehicle,
52:04um, but it is also an internal
52:05combustion engine. Um, the next if that
52:08doesn't meet the operation or their
52:10tasks, then we move to a hybrid option.
52:13So, a hybrid option would be similar to
52:15this police Ford patrol unit. Um, it's
52:18hybrid so if they're out driving around
52:20doing their job duties, that vehicle and
52:22if it's idling, the vehicle will stop
52:24and not put out those emissions. Um, and
52:27then unfortunately sometimes we do have
52:29to go with a gas only either because an
52:31electric vehicle hybrid plug-in are not
52:34available or they will not meet the
52:36operation of the operational duties of
52:39that position. So, that's kind of the
52:41process of what we do. We sit down
52:43again, it's the fleet manager,
52:45sustainability, and that division that's
52:46requesting these vehicles.
52:49Um,
52:50but what we're doing right now is we're
52:51requesting nine patrol vehicles for the
52:54police department. How do we get here?
52:56What is What does a day look like in a
52:58patrol vehicle? Um, so these vehicles
53:00are shared up to 76 patrol officers
53:03whether they're patrol officers,
53:04corporals, or sergeants that are out on
53:05the road. Um, these vehicles run nearly
53:08all day long. So, what we call the term
53:10is a hot seat or they're 24/7. Um,
53:14typically an officer will be out on the
53:15road and then they come off the road
53:18basically handing the vehicle keys to
53:20the next officer that's going to handle
53:22the swing shift or graveyard shift. So,
53:24these vehicles are operated every day.
53:27Um, they have a average of 300 miles per
53:30week. They have a heavy equipment load.
53:33So, what does that mean? That means that
53:34there's patrol lights in there. There's
53:36a patrol radio.
53:37Um, there's sev- several different
53:40pieces to make it a patrol vehicle that
53:42we have to add that takes up energy and
53:44battery usage. On occasion, they tow
53:46vehicles, but not typically. Usually, we
53:48use other vehicles for that. Um and then
53:50they also have off-road um and winter
53:53use. So, obviously, we are in Flagstaff.
53:55We do get snow. I'm I'm fearing for a
53:57big snow, but excited at the same time.
54:00Um but then off-road. So, sometimes they
54:02do have interagency where they go out
54:04with the Sheriff's Department. They help
54:05the Sheriff's Department, and they are
54:07in forest service roads. They also need
54:09to be pursuit-rated. So, patrol units
54:12must be rated for pursuit and emergency
54:14response if needed.
54:17All right. So, now we're going to apply
54:19the directive to patrol. How does this
54:21look? Again, we kind of discussed it,
54:23but for patrol vehicles and what we did
54:26with this is this started in September
54:30of last year.
54:31Um how this works is the division gets
54:34with fleet manager, sustainability, and
54:36they put in a request. We're actually
54:37working on this right now for next year.
54:40Um so, you can tell you can see how long
54:42this process is. So, we'll start in
54:44September. They give us a list of
54:46vehicles. So, these vehicles are for
54:48replacement only.
54:50Um
54:50we go through, we discuss it, and we we
54:53talk to the Police Department and say,
54:54"Okay, is there any viability for
54:56electric?"
54:57Um right now there's no infrastructure.
54:59We're looking at infrastructure. They do
55:00have chargers out there, but they're
55:02level one chargers. They are not fast
55:04chargers. Um so, we do need to get that
55:06infrastructure.
55:08Um and then we looked at is there a
55:10plug-in hybrid? Similar to the van we
55:12have for motor pool. We also have them
55:14for Toyotas um that are plug-in hybrid.
55:17However, there are no pursuit-rated
55:18plug-in hybrids on the market today.
55:21So, then we have selected the Ford
55:25Police Interceptor Utility Vehicle.
55:28Um it is all-wheel drive, which is
55:30amazing. Um before we were driving the
55:32old Crown Vics, was not two-wheel drive,
55:33is front-wheel drive, and you could see
55:35all the officers on the side of the
55:36road. Um typically, it was me trying to
55:38pull them out or calling the tow truck.
55:40Um, so the all-wheel drive has been
55:41really, um, helped the police
55:43department, especially in our weather
55:45and in in Flagstaff environment.
55:48The battery runs equipment with the
55:49engine off at idle.
55:51So, when you see officers out on a
55:53accident or they're out on a a major
55:56crime scene, those vehicles sometimes
55:59have to be on. However, the bat the idle
56:02will turn off. Um, and then when the
56:04energy when it needs the energy, it'll
56:06turn back on for a short time. So, this
56:08is the best practice. We also have the
56:11option of gas only. Um, there are Ford
56:14does provide a, um, internal combustion
56:17engine. Um,
56:19but we don't need to go that way, right?
56:21Because the hybrid is available. So, I'd
56:23rather have a hybrid that will turn off
56:26and on when needed.
56:28So, that's kind of the process of how we
56:29got there.
56:30So, now the replacement request. Last
56:32September, the police department
56:34submitted for nine internal combustion
56:36engine patrol vehicles to be replaced.
56:38And actually, it was
56:40eight and one got damaged in an
56:42accident, um, which was totaled. So,
56:44this kind of tells you the it breaks
56:46down the timeline.
56:48Um, in September, they requested these
56:49nine. They met with the fleet manager,
56:51the fleet director, and then
56:53sustainability as well approved it to
56:55get through the replacement criteria.
56:58That replacement criteria, just for your
57:01knowledge, is for patrol vehicles, it's
57:037 years 120 thousand miles for, um,
57:08SUVs and then 6 years 120 miles for
57:11sedans.
57:12Um, and then
57:14what happens is we then go through the
57:16fleet management committee for the
57:18upcoming budget year. Fleet management
57:20committee approves that.
57:22Um, some of those questions are did it
57:24go through sustainability? Did we talk
57:26about electric vehicles? Is this a
57:28possibility? Um, typically we we tell
57:31them it what we talked about with the
57:33division and this one there was no
57:35possibility of it right now.
57:37Um so
57:39it got approved funded in 26 27 budget
57:42and then the we did an IFB. We had seven
57:45bids that were received and we procure
57:48we would like to procure these vehicles
57:49with the lowest responsive bid.
57:53All right. So I know you guys are all
57:55interested in what is our path to
57:56electric patrol vehicles. It is heavy on
57:59my mind. It's heavy on fleet managers
58:01mind.
58:02Um
58:03we have done a evaluation of a Chevy
58:07Blazer SUV patrol pursuit rated vehicle.
58:12I took it out actually for a day with a
58:15police officer. Um he was a corporal. We
58:17went out. We went for a ride and I kind
58:21of sort of mocked it up to be a police
58:22car. We had lights as much as I could
58:25with with the equipment that I had. So
58:28we went out for an entire day and he's
58:31like, "Jen, I just don't know." I said,
58:32"Just give it give it a chance. Let's
58:34see how it goes."
58:36Um
58:37and it performed remarkably well.
58:39However, we came back and there was no
58:42infrastructure available. All the
58:44vehicles that the police department has
58:46that are electric were using all the
58:48chargers, which is a great sign, right?
58:51Um meaning that they're being used.
58:52However, I don't have the infrastructure
58:54to make sure that I have a patrol
58:55vehicle ready for the police officers.
58:58Um I am working on it. The fleet manager
59:00and I are are trying to come up with
59:02plans. We're working with
59:03sustainability, but we need to make sure
59:05that we're setting ourselves up for
59:07success. Um we need to make sure that we
59:09have chargers available for those
59:11vehicles to be charged. As soon as an
59:14officer gets off of duty, they're
59:15charging it and it's ready for two
59:17shifts ahead, right? Um because we don't
59:19have enough vehicles to be able to
59:21assign a vehicle for each officer.
59:24Um and then my biggest thing is is that
59:26we continue to rerun these directives
59:28next year. So we're going through the
59:30same process. The police department is
59:31going to ask for probably another six or
59:33seven vehicles.
59:34Um, and we're going to ask them again.
59:37Can we do an electric vehicle? How do we
59:40do this? Can we try one? You know, or
59:42can we add another one and keep it in as
59:45a prototype? And now we have one in our
59:47vehicle, but at the same time looking at
59:50how we fund charging. Um, how do we get
59:52charging at the police department? So,
59:54that's kind of our path for electric
59:56vehicles. And that is all the
59:59information I have for you, but I
1:00:01brought a whole entourage here behind
1:00:02me. So if we have any questions, I'm
1:00:04sure we'll be able to answer those for
1:00:05you.
1:00:07>> [snorts]
1:00:07>> Thank you so much. Uh, Council Member
1:00:09House.
1:00:11>> Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Jen. I
1:00:12appreciate all the information. I think
1:00:14you actually answered most of my
1:00:16questions. So some of these are just
1:00:18kind of to get some reiteration of some
1:00:20things. Um, I'm wondering if you can
1:00:22just um,
1:00:25reaffirm or or respeak to the
1:00:28collaborative discussions that happen in
1:00:31the selection process. So it sounds like
1:00:34or from my understanding this is um, not
1:00:37just the police department coming
1:00:39forward and asking for or the fire
1:00:41department coming forward and asking for
1:00:43new vehicles from fleet, but it actually
1:00:46involves sustainability. It involves uh,
1:00:49other teams that are are part of this
1:00:50conversation. Can you just kind of
1:00:52reiterate that process and which teams
1:00:55are involved in that conversation?
1:00:58>> Yeah, so it's a it's a collaboration,
1:00:59right? Um, so when we get to start
1:01:02talking about it, we try to do it before
1:01:04they ask the request of, okay, what do
1:01:06you really need? Um, the fleet manager
1:01:08is there to to kind of provide them with
1:01:10the specifications. The division is
1:01:13there to say these are operations that
1:01:15we need to be able to do to successfully
1:01:16complete our tasks. Sustainability there
1:01:19is there to help provide us with making
1:01:21sure that we're in line with the carbon
1:01:23neutrality plan to say, "Hey, what about
1:01:26this?" You know, um sustainability helps
1:01:28out because they reach out to a whole
1:01:30bunch of other different uh
1:01:31municipalities. Sedona PD, that that's
1:01:33one that it seems like we always kind of
1:01:36look at what Sedona PD is doing. Can
1:01:38they help us with this? Um and actually
1:01:39Sedona PD with that uh electric vehicle,
1:01:42I ended up passing it on to them cuz
1:01:44they they found out that that's what we
1:01:45were doing and I said, "Well, come get
1:01:47it. I'll give it to you from Chevrolet
1:01:49and go take it."
1:01:51Um
1:01:51but that's kind of the process is we
1:01:53have to collaborate with each other and
1:01:55make sure that we're understanding each
1:01:56other's um perspective. Um but that
1:02:00we're doing best practice and that we're
1:02:01making sure that the vehicle or that the
1:02:04divisions are going to be successful in
1:02:06their job duties. But and then once we
1:02:08have that
1:02:10those conversations, that's when we then
1:02:12take it to the fleet management
1:02:13committee. And then again, we talk about
1:02:15it, right? Well, can you have electric
1:02:17on this or why can't you have electric?
1:02:19Is there enough infrastructure? That's
1:02:21going to be what I'm going to say the
1:02:22most is do we have enough infrastructure
1:02:24to sustain it? Um
1:02:26and then it gets approved and then I get
1:02:29to meet you all.
1:02:31>> Thank you very much for that. Um we also
1:02:34had a a couple questions come in um to
1:02:38council about this item in particular
1:02:40asking about um
1:02:42the necessity of these vehicles. So, can
1:02:45you also just clarify or reaffirm what
1:02:48you were sharing about these vehicles?
1:02:51Are are they replacement rather than
1:02:53expansion and at what point are we going
1:02:57through that replacement process? Is it
1:02:59um
1:03:01are we preemptively replacing? Are we
1:03:03replacing at the point that vehicles are
1:03:04kind of on their last limb and so it's
1:03:07absolutely necessary or what does that
1:03:08process look like?
1:03:10>> I would love to be able to to say that
1:03:12we're preemptively doing them, but these
1:03:14ones they're they're holding on by dear
1:03:16life, really.
1:03:18We've started this process last
1:03:19September.
1:03:21And they are strictly replacements for
1:03:24vehicles. There are no additions to the
1:03:26fleet for the patrol.
1:03:28Again, we we have the criteria of the 7
1:03:32years for for These are all SUVs, but 7
1:03:35years 100 and they have to at least meet
1:03:37those that criteria. As well as if
1:03:41they've been put in for service and
1:03:42we're spending more money than the
1:03:45vehicle's actually worth, it's time to
1:03:47evaluate it and go, "Where are we you
1:03:49know, is it time that we just need to
1:03:50replace this vehicle?" So,
1:03:53yeah, that's I hope that answered your
1:03:55question, but they are replacements.
1:03:57>> It does. Thank you so much. And last
1:03:59question, if you can just speak a little
1:04:01bit more on where we're at in the
1:04:03process of expanding availability of
1:04:05charge stations or including access to
1:04:08far fast charging stations. Is that
1:04:11something that is like underway or are
1:04:14we still doing research where we kind of
1:04:15at in that process? And I see Jenny
1:04:17coming down as well.
1:04:18>> Yep, a little bit of both.
1:04:19So, we are working with the police
1:04:22department. So, that police department
1:04:24sits on
1:04:25county land. So, we have to work with
1:04:28the county and get approval, but we
1:04:30already working on that. We've been I've
1:04:32been actually working with Danae.
1:04:34We're getting quotes. And then my boss
1:04:36actually doesn't know this yet, but for
1:04:38next fiscal year,
1:04:40I'm going to be requesting to get some
1:04:42chargers
1:04:43not necessarily at the police department
1:04:45just because that's a separate project.
1:04:47But I'm requesting to add more chargers
1:04:50around the city. So, on the east side
1:04:53more in city hall. What's been really
1:04:56great is I'm kind of like a stalker of
1:04:58facilities, but it's really great is
1:05:01I've seen the chargers out in the
1:05:03employee parking lot completely full
1:05:06with city vehicles being charged at the
1:05:08end of the day. It's pretty cool, right?
1:05:10Because we're actually seeing that that
1:05:12shift in movement. So,
1:05:14um um I am going to be requesting that
1:05:16and we are working on it.
1:05:18>> Thank you very much. Thank you, Mayor.
1:05:21>> Council Member Milazzo.
1:05:23>> Thank you, Mary. Thank you, Jen.
1:05:26A bunch of my questions were answered
1:05:27while you were speaking or while you
1:05:29were answering um Council Member House's
1:05:31questions, but I have several more. Um
1:05:33could you speak a little bit about the
1:05:36um if you happen to know about the
1:05:38amount of time it takes to do a shift
1:05:40change? Is it 20 minutes? Is it an hour?
1:05:43What's the time frame for that vehicle
1:05:46to be sitting in between?
1:05:48>> Yeah, so um I used to work at the police
1:05:50department and would know that, but um
1:05:52things have changed. So, I'm going to
1:05:54pass that to one of my police friends.
1:05:59Thank you.
1:06:01>> Hi, my name is Kristen Decker. I'm the
1:06:02Support Services Manager for the
1:06:04Flagstaff Police Department and one of
1:06:06my
1:06:07one of my um
1:06:09responsibilities is our fleet.
1:06:11So,
1:06:12uh
1:06:14in answer to your question, sometimes it
1:06:16literally is there's an officer coming
1:06:19out of the building and they're handing
1:06:21keys to the next officer coming on
1:06:22shift.
1:06:24>> Okay, thank you.
1:06:25>> Mhm.
1:06:31>> Could you um
1:06:33explain to me the Is it Is it 7 years
1:06:36and 120,000 miles or is it whichever
1:06:38occurs first? What's the replacement
1:06:41policy on that?
1:06:42>> It's both.
1:06:42>> It's both. So, it has to reach both of
1:06:44those or it could be 10 years and and it
1:06:48finally rolls over to 120,000 and that's
1:06:50when it's
1:06:51>> Correct. And some of these vehicles, one
1:06:53of the vehicles being proposed to be
1:06:55replaced is a 2011 for an example.
1:06:58>> Okay, thank you.
1:06:59>> Mhm.
1:07:02>> Any additional questions?
1:07:06>> I think the rest of mine were answered.
1:07:10Um so, thank you.
1:07:14>> All right. So, seeing no additional
1:07:17questions, and we don't have any public
1:07:19comment.
1:07:21I am looking for a motion.
1:07:27>> Mayor, I'd like to move that we approve
1:07:28the purchase contract with San Tan Auto
1:07:31Partners LLC for nine most current
1:07:34available
1:07:36uh
1:07:37model year Ford Police Interceptor
1:07:39Utility Hybrid vehicles in the amount of
1:07:41$449,000
1:07:44$292.15
1:07:46including all taxes and fees, and
1:07:48authorize the city manager to execute
1:07:50necessary documents.
1:07:51>> Second.
1:07:53>> Discussion?
1:07:54All those in favor?
1:07:55>> I.
1:07:56>> I.
1:07:56>> I.
1:07:57>> Any opposed?
1:07:59All right. Thank you. That was the best
1:08:02presentation on uh the process. I I just
1:08:08really appreciate all that detail.
1:08:09>> Thank you. Happy to do it again.
1:08:15>> All right, we're down to D,
1:08:16consideration and adoption of ordinance
1:08:18number 2026-22.
1:08:26>> Good afternoon. This is our second read.
1:08:27No additional information, but available
1:08:29for questions.
1:08:30>> Thank you.
1:08:32Council, do you have questions?
1:08:36Comments?
1:08:39All right, I'm looking for a motion.
1:08:41>> Mayor,
1:08:42I um
1:08:43move that we read ordinance number
1:08:452026-22
1:08:47by title title only for the final time.
1:08:51>> I'll second.
1:08:53>> Discussion?
1:08:54All those in favor?
1:08:55>> I.
1:08:55>> I.
1:08:56>> I.
1:08:56>> Any opposed?
1:08:58City Clerk?
1:08:59>> An ordinance of the City Council of the
1:09:00City of Flagstaff authorizing the
1:09:02acquisition of real property interests
1:09:04necessary for the Fanning Wash Culvert
1:09:06at Steve's Boulevard project, a public
1:09:09use providing for delegation of
1:09:11authority, subsequent council approvals,
1:09:13severability, and establishing an
1:09:14effective date.
1:09:16>> Mayor, I move that we adopt ordinance
1:09:18number 2026-22.
1:09:22>> Second.
1:09:24>> Discussion? All those in favor?
1:09:26>> I.
1:09:26>> I.
1:09:27>> I.
1:09:28>> Thank you, Bryce.
1:09:31All right, moving down to E,
1:09:32consideration and adoption of ordinance
1:09:34number 2026-23.
1:09:38This is also the second read.
1:09:54>> Um, good evening, Mayor and Council.
1:09:56Bezen Hung, senior planner with the City
1:09:58of Flagstaff. This is the second read
1:10:00before the El Paso Industrial Park
1:10:02concept zoning map amendment. The
1:10:04applicant is in attendance tonight. We
1:10:06are here to answer any questions if
1:10:08there are any.
1:10:11>> Uh, Council Member Malazzo.
1:10:14>> Thank you, Mayor. I have a couple of
1:10:16questions and I know one of them got to
1:10:18you earlier and I just want it on the
1:10:20public record that I asked the question.
1:10:22Um, in the documents that we received,
1:10:25there was a paragraph or two about um,
1:10:28historical and cultural sites on site.
1:10:31In one of the um, documents from staff,
1:10:36it didn't mention any and I understand
1:10:38the answer, but I'd like to hear it
1:10:40again if that's okay.
1:10:41>> Yeah, absolutely. I'll maybe start
1:10:44answering the question and if Michelle
1:10:45or Alex want to jump in, they're welcome
1:10:47to.
1:10:48Um, so my understanding is that you're
1:10:50referring to a paragraph that was found
1:10:52in the narrative that talks about the
1:10:54location about some
1:10:56um, artifacts and then the staff report
1:10:58refers down in page two of the staff
1:11:02report about how staff did not require
1:11:04further analysis for those artifacts.
1:11:07So, talking with the heritage
1:11:08preservation officer this morning, um,
1:11:11as part of um, the
1:11:15Um, I'm trying to remember the
1:11:17terminology for it and here she is. Um,
1:11:19I'm actually going to invite her to talk
1:11:21about that a little bit more cuz she
1:11:22that's her expertise.
1:11:26>> Thank you, Bethen. Uh, good afternoon,
1:11:28Lauren Clementino. I'm the heritage
1:11:30preservation officer. Um, because this
1:11:32parcel uh, was owned by state land, uh,
1:11:36they have to comply with the Arizona
1:11:38State Historic Preservation Act and so
1:11:40as part of um, all of the sales and
1:11:43auctions that they do, uh, um, the
1:11:46action of the sale triggers cultural
1:11:48resource study requirements as well as
1:11:50consultation with the State Historic
1:11:51Preservation Office and that
1:11:53essentially, you know, preempts what we
1:11:55do under our local heritage preservation
1:11:57code. So, all of the heritage
1:11:58preservation requirements were taken
1:12:00care of at the state level um, during
1:12:02the sale and so, you know, we're
1:12:04following those but we didn't have any
1:12:06additional city heritage preservation
1:12:08requirements for this project.
1:12:09>> Thank you so much.
1:12:10>> You're welcome.
1:12:13>> I have a second question if I may.
1:12:15>> Yes, please.
1:12:15>> And I apologize for not asking this
1:12:17earlier. It came to mind while um,
1:12:20reading through this afternoon. So,
1:12:23um, there the the report on the
1:12:26engineering reports on the water were
1:12:29that there were no, um, potential
1:12:31impacts. I'm I'm wondering are there any
1:12:34downstream from this on that 8-in line?
1:12:38Are there any residences or potential
1:12:40residences on the 8-in line downstream
1:12:43from this project?
1:12:49And I really do apol- I don't mean to
1:12:51call you out or catch you out with a
1:12:53unexpected question. I just one I
1:12:55thought of just
1:12:56an hour or so ago.
1:12:57>> Yeah, absolutely. I will try my best to
1:13:00answer that. Um
1:13:03And here comes Lee.
1:13:05>> [laughter]
1:13:22>> Hi Council, Mayor.
1:13:24Lee Williams, Water Services Director. I
1:13:26do not know the answer to your question.
1:13:27I'm going to have to follow up with my
1:13:28engineering section director and get
1:13:30back to you.
1:13:32>> Thank you and I really apologize for
1:13:33putting you on the spot. That was not my
1:13:34intention.
1:13:35>> Oh, quite all right. I'll get back to
1:13:36you soon.
1:13:41>> Any additional questions?
1:13:43All right, I am looking for a motion.
1:13:48>> Mayor, I move that we read ordinance
1:13:51number 2026-23
1:13:53by title only for the final time.
1:13:56>> I'll second.
1:13:59>> Discussion? All those in favor?
1:14:01>> I.
1:14:02>> I.
1:14:02>> I.
1:14:03>> Any opposed?
1:14:04>> City Clerk.
1:14:05>> An ordinance of the City Council of the
1:14:06City of Flagstaff amending the Flagstaff
1:14:08zoning map to rezone approximately 23.89
1:14:11acres of real property generally located
1:14:14at 2661 North El Paso Flagstaff Road
1:14:18from the highway commercial HC zone with
1:14:20the resource protection overlay RPO to
1:14:23heavy industrial open HI-O
1:14:27zone with the RPO providing for
1:14:29severability, authority for clerical
1:14:30corrections, and establishing an
1:14:32effective date.
1:14:33>> Thank you. Looking for a motion to
1:14:35adopt.
1:14:37>> I'll move to adopt.
1:14:39>> I'll second.
1:14:40>> Discussion? All those in favor?
1:14:42>> I.
1:14:43>> I.
1:14:44>> Any opposed? All right.
1:14:46Thank you.
1:14:48Thank you.
1:14:49All right, moving down to 12.
1:14:52Public hearing items. This is the
1:14:54consideration and adoption of resolution
1:14:56number 2026-51
1:14:59and ordinance number 2026-26.
1:15:03I am opening the public hearing and
1:15:06looking forward to hearing from you.
1:15:18>> Good afternoon, Mayor and Council.
1:15:20Tiffany Antol, Zoning Code Manager.
1:15:22Tonight, I'm here to present a Zoning
1:15:24Code Text Amendment, um, entitled
1:15:26Outdoor Lighting Update.
1:15:29And the purpose of this amendment is to
1:15:31set some specific limitations on the use
1:15:34of Class 3 lighting.
1:15:36In our outdoor lighting standards, and
1:15:38as you've heard earlier, we have a lot
1:15:41to do with dark skies,
1:15:43um, in our community, and it is, um, one
1:15:46of our most precious resources. We, um,
1:15:50regulate lighting under three different
1:15:52classes. Class 1 is lighting that is
1:15:55important for color rendition. So, this
1:15:57is when you're eating your dinner
1:15:59outside, yellow light can make your food
1:16:03look a little bit different. Um, so,
1:16:05those are areas where color rendition is
1:16:07important. That's where white light can
1:16:09be utilized. Class 2 lighting is
1:16:12standard security lighting. So, this is
1:16:14your parking lot, areas around a
1:16:17building. This is where amber lighting,
1:16:20um, is required no matter what. And the
1:16:23last class is Class 3, which is
1:16:25architectural or decorative lighting.
1:16:28Um, this is sort of extra lighting that
1:16:30you'll see on a building. A good example
1:16:33would be
1:16:34the Harkins. They have some neon
1:16:37lighting at the top of their building.
1:16:39That would be an example of
1:16:40architectural lighting.
1:16:42Um in this case, we've never set a
1:16:45specific final cap on that class three
1:16:49lighting. Uh we realized that that was a
1:16:52flaw in our current lighting standards,
1:16:54and so this amendment is proposing to
1:16:57add a cap. Um in order to do that, we
1:17:00are also making a slight change, and
1:17:03that is we are moving flag and monument
1:17:05lighting to class one, um because color
1:17:09rendition on flags is important. Um with
1:17:12class three lighting, we are then um so
1:17:16we are relocating that flag and monument
1:17:19lighting from class three to class one,
1:17:21and then under our total outdoor light
1:17:24put table, we are basically saying that
1:17:26class three lighting that does not use
1:17:28narrow spectrum amber sources is limited
1:17:31to either 10% of the total out outdoor
1:17:34light output or 3,500 lm, whichever is
1:17:37greater. So, the way our lighting code
1:17:39works is the number of total lm you're
1:17:42allowed is based on the size of the
1:17:44parcel. This can be difficult for
1:17:46parcels like businesses in the downtown
1:17:49that are on very small size lots, so
1:17:53this guarantees at a minimum at least a
1:17:56certain amount of decorative a lighting
1:17:59allowance. Otherwise, that total
1:18:01allowance can be very small.
1:18:04So, that is the big primary change that
1:18:06you're seeing. There is while we were in
1:18:08there, we like to do a little clean up,
1:18:10so we um are correcting our shielding on
1:18:14our shielding standards. We're making it
1:18:15very clear that unshielded fixtures are
1:18:18not permitted. They've never been
1:18:19permitted for um at least three decades.
1:18:22And then um we are cleaning up our
1:18:25definition of partially shielded
1:18:27fixture. Um
1:18:29class three lighting often ends up being
1:18:31partially shielded.
1:18:33And then um we are doing a full clean up
1:18:35of our appendices. The primary reason is
1:18:38there is an appendix that was a lumen
1:18:42output table for all different kinds of
1:18:44lighting sources that are really no
1:18:45longer in existence and we're not using.
1:18:47So, that data became irrelevant. We did
1:18:50a full scrub of the appendices in total.
1:18:53And that is the sum total of this
1:18:56amendment for you tonight. Um in terms
1:18:59of the general plan, we do need to be in
1:19:02conformance. You can see that there are
1:19:05complimentary, there are no primary or
1:19:07there are no core
1:19:09um priority
1:19:11goals or policies in terms of lighting.
1:19:13It is only complimentary, but here you
1:19:15can see this is supported by the
1:19:17regional plan.
1:19:18>> [snorts]
1:19:18>> And the amendment is not anticipated to
1:19:21be detrimental to the public interest
1:19:23health safety.
1:19:25And lastly, it is consistent utilizing
1:19:28the existing format and doesn't conflict
1:19:31with other code provisions. The planning
1:19:33and zoning commission did make a
1:19:34recommendation to the city council for
1:19:36approval with a vote of 5-0 on this. And
1:19:39if you have any questions or comments or
1:19:41suggestions, I'd be happy to take them.
1:19:44>> Thank you.
1:19:46Council member House.
1:19:47Thank you, Mayor. Thank you so much for
1:19:49the presentation. And I apologize if
1:19:52this is a silly question. It just kind
1:19:53of came to mind as you were talking
1:19:55about this with like specialized
1:19:58lighting outside.
1:20:00Is there a separate language or coding
1:20:02for like holiday or seasonal lighting or
1:20:05does this have any impact on that?
1:20:08>> Thank you so much. Uh we provide an
1:20:10exemption for holiday lighting and right
1:20:12now that's
1:20:13uh you're going to see it November to
1:20:15January is that exemption. But this um
1:20:18particular topic came up as well at
1:20:20planning and zoning commission.
1:20:22Um and they would like us to explore
1:20:25further future holidays in the future.
1:20:28>> Thank you very much.
1:20:33>> Um I'm ready to make a motion when when
1:20:35that's appropriate.
1:20:36>> Do you have a question?
1:20:37>> I do, thank you, Mayor.
1:20:38>> Oh, I see the queue now. Thank you.
1:20:41>> Could you
1:20:42go into a little bit the difference
1:20:44between lumens and wattage and how that
1:20:46impacts things like sustainability if
1:20:48you
1:20:49are feeling comfortable with that and
1:20:50again I apologize it it's a surprise
1:20:52question but
1:20:53>> Thank you so much. I'm actually not
1:20:54>> [laughter]
1:20:55>> I'm not comfortable answering that
1:20:57question today but can certainly prepare
1:20:59that for you in the future.
1:21:07Hi folks. Uh Jenny Niemann, Deputy
1:21:09Sustainability Director.
1:21:11The answer is it depends. So it's not a
1:21:13great answer. Um it is something that
1:21:15the city has considered. The city did a
1:21:17huge street light project a long ago and
1:21:19we had a lot of conversations about how
1:21:21does this increase it or decrease it? Um
1:21:24but we're in the world that we're in now
1:21:26with LEDs we're in generally a much
1:21:28better space than we've ever been. Um
1:21:30and so lighting is a much lower part of
1:21:34our total electric load um kind of
1:21:36regardless of
1:21:38the lumens and all the complicated
1:21:40things that Tiffany talks about. Um just
1:21:42by the fact that they're most likely
1:21:43LEDs.
1:21:45>> Great, thank you so much.
1:21:48>> Thank you. We do um always recognize
1:21:51that narrow spectrum amber is less
1:21:52efficient than white light but um we
1:21:55have chosen to
1:21:57work towards our um existing dark sky
1:22:01priorities in that way.
1:22:05>> I I'm fully in support of that as well.
1:22:08>> All right, I'm looking for a motion.
1:22:11>> Yes, Madam Mayor. Thank you.
1:22:13>> Sorry, we need to close the public
1:22:15hearing.
1:22:16Forgot we're in a public hearing.
1:22:18Uh we don't have any public comment.
1:22:22Okay, so I'm closing the public hearing
1:22:25and now I'm looking for a motion.
1:22:27>> Wonderful, thank you Tiffany and I
1:22:28appreciate uh this agenda item being
1:22:31brought forward and it being brought
1:22:33forward so expediently. Really
1:22:36appreciate it. I move that we read
1:22:38resolution number 2026-51
1:22:41by title only.
1:22:42>> I'll second.
1:22:44Discussion? All those in favor?
1:22:46>> I.
1:22:47>> I.
1:22:47>> I.
1:22:48>> Any opposed? All right, city clerk.
1:22:50>> A resolution of the Flagstaff City
1:22:52Council declaring as a public record
1:22:54that certain document filed with the
1:22:55city entitled PZ-26-00070-outdoor
1:23:02lighting update.
1:23:05>> And a motion for the next ordinance?
1:23:09>> Mayor, I move that we read ordinance
1:23:11number 2026-26
1:23:13by title only for the first time.
1:23:16>> I'll second. Discussion? All those in
1:23:19favor? I.
1:23:20Any opposed? City clerk.
1:23:22>> An ordinance of the City Council of the
1:23:24City of Flagstaff amending the Flagstaff
1:23:26City Code Title 10 Flagstaff Zoning Code
1:23:29by adopting by reference that certain
1:23:31document entitled PZ-26-00070-outdoor
1:23:37lighting update providing for repeal of
1:23:39conflicting ordinances, severability,
1:23:41authority for clerical corrections and
1:23:43establishing an effective date.
1:23:45>> Thank you.
1:23:46All right, we're moving down to eight,
1:23:48consideration and adoption of resolution
1:23:50number 2026-52
1:23:53and ordinance number 2026
1:23:5627.
1:23:59>> Thank you so much Mayor and Council.
1:24:01Tiffany Antol, zoning code manager here
1:24:03with the zoning code amendment on our
1:24:05zoning map amendment process.
1:24:08So when a property owner seeks to
1:24:11develop a property with a different land
1:24:13use or intensity that is currently
1:24:15permitted under their applicable zoning
1:24:17district the owner may apply for what we
1:24:20call a zoning map amendment or what we
1:24:23on the in the lingo world called a
1:24:25rezoning.
1:24:27Um we provide two pathways for that
1:24:30process. The first is direct ordinance
1:24:33rezoning where the applicant submits a
1:24:35full site plan and supporting document
1:24:37documentation.
1:24:39This pathway enables the applicant to
1:24:42entitle the project and proceed directly
1:24:44to construction plan and building permit
1:24:45review.
1:24:46So when you see a site plan, you're
1:24:48seeing where the building is laying out,
1:24:50you're seeing the driveways, you're
1:24:52seeing the parking spaces, you're seeing
1:24:54the architecture of the building. All
1:24:56aspects that we're looking at in terms
1:24:58of what you're going to kind of see down
1:25:00the line and for in terms of that
1:25:01development, you see as part of direct
1:25:04ordinance.
1:25:05In the conceptual rezoning, the
1:25:07applicant submits a concept zoning plan
1:25:09to pursue a rezoning. And over time,
1:25:12this has been a varied amount of
1:25:14specificity. Sometimes we get a little
1:25:16bit more towards direct ordinance.
1:25:19Sometimes you're just getting a map with
1:25:21areas that identify this is going to be
1:25:24high density residential, this is going
1:25:26to be medium and
1:25:29single family timber sky would be a good
1:25:31example of that.
1:25:33But regardless of the pathway selected,
1:25:35the same procedures and level of review
1:25:37apply. Staff is recommending that we
1:25:41removing the two separate pathways so
1:25:43that the zoning map amendment process
1:25:45will remain similar to the existing
1:25:47conceptual rezoning pathway.
1:25:50Part of the rationale for this is recent
1:25:52state legislation that has put a
1:25:55significantly limited time frame on the
1:25:59amount of time staff can take to review
1:26:01a rezoning case. We have 180
1:26:05days to either approve or deny a
1:26:07rezoning case. Staff does not
1:26:09administratively approve rezonings.
1:26:12Rezonings are approved through a process
1:26:14a public hearing process that goes to
1:26:15the planning and zoning commission and
1:26:17city council. That process alone takes
1:26:20about 3 months. So, I always love it
1:26:22when I hear something came along quickly
1:26:24because it's been at least 3 months just
1:26:26in the public hearing cycle.
1:26:29So, just if you take that into account
1:26:31on 180 days, that leaves staff about an
1:26:34administrative time frame of about 3
1:26:36months to get through a whole site plan
1:26:40on a development case,
1:26:42which can make that aspect very
1:26:44difficult in order that time frame. So,
1:26:47that's one of the impetus.
1:26:49We also have heard feedback
1:26:51as part of the last cap project that the
1:26:54time it takes to make go through the
1:26:57rezoning process can also be a hamper to
1:26:59development. So, this is a way to also
1:27:02help us streamline that
1:27:04rezoning process, too.
1:27:06So, the other aspect that
1:27:09staff is proposing to remove is the
1:27:12requirement to condition a rezoning on a
1:27:15conceptual site plan. So, when somebody
1:27:17comes in with that conceptual site plan
1:27:20and they are conditioned specifically on
1:27:23that site plan, if they want to come in
1:27:26and do something different, market
1:27:27conditions have changed, they need to
1:27:30come in and rezone all over again. And
1:27:33so, while there may be times when a
1:27:36rezoning needs to be conditioned and
1:27:38there are still parameters in the code
1:27:40that allow for conditions of approval.
1:27:42In any rezoning case, it just
1:27:46is not mandatory that every rezoning be
1:27:50conditioned on that specific concept
1:27:52plan.
1:27:54The guardrails, of course, are always
1:27:56the regional plan. The regional plan
1:27:57sets that guidelines for what can really
1:28:00honestly be approved through the
1:28:02rezoning process.
1:28:04Conditions of approval, of course, the
1:28:06council may impose such reasonable and
1:28:08appropriate conditions and safeguards.
1:28:11These are examples of what those
1:28:13conditions of approval are.
1:28:16Um, you can tie things to the general
1:28:18plan. You can reduce or minimize
1:28:21things that are poten- could be
1:28:22potentially injurious, protect the
1:28:24character and scale of the neighborhood,
1:28:26and so forth. So, all of those
1:28:28parameters are still there.
1:28:30Um, conditions of approval can include
1:28:33things like landscaping, they can
1:28:35include things like floor area ratio,
1:28:38setbacks, building height, um,
1:28:40limitations on signage, limitations on
1:28:43the conduct of the proposed use, such as
1:28:46limited hours of operation.
1:28:48It can include public dedication of
1:28:50necessary right-of-ways for streets and
1:28:52alleys.
1:28:53Um, we can require additional
1:28:55neighborhood meetings.
1:28:57We can also require that a property go
1:29:00into the resource protection overlay.
1:29:02So, those are all in code, and they
1:29:04remain the same. So, this proposed
1:29:06amendment removes, um,
1:29:10So, it does a couple of things. It is
1:29:12going to change our common procedure to
1:29:14remove language that states a
1:29:16pre-application review is optional.
1:29:19For us to make sure we're hitting this
1:29:21out of the park with our applicants, we
1:29:22want to require that pre-application
1:29:25from the forefront. And, um, then they
1:29:28can submit their rezoning application.
1:29:30And then, from there, we are we are
1:29:34requiring the pre-application, we are
1:29:36clarifying what applications require a
1:29:39public meeting,
1:29:40um, with the Heritage Preservation
1:29:42Commission. Right now, it says that all
1:29:44zoning code text amendments are supposed
1:29:46to go to the Heritage Preservation
1:29:47Commission, and that's it's usually when
1:29:49we're doing either a rezoning or a
1:29:52zoning map amendment or a text change
1:29:54that involves some component that the
1:29:56Heritage Preservation, um, oversees. And
1:29:59we will, of course, always still take
1:30:00those cases to them.
1:30:02We are amending the application
1:30:03requirements to remove detailed
1:30:05submittal requirements for the different
1:30:07scale of zoning map amendments. Right
1:30:09now, we have small, medium, large, and
1:30:12multi-phased.
1:30:14Um there really is not a lot of differ
1:30:17There's not a lot of differential in the
1:30:18applications that we receive for those.
1:30:22It deletes that two-pronged approach and
1:30:24leaves us with one
1:30:26um just zoning map amendment process,
1:30:28which is actually what we had
1:30:30about 10 years ago.
1:30:32And then we remove language for
1:30:35modifying the concept zoning plan, and
1:30:38we're removing some figures out of the
1:30:42text itself.
1:30:44And then clarifying what neighborhood
1:30:46meetings apply to.
1:30:49And there are the required findings. So,
1:30:52there really are no core or
1:30:54complementary goals and policies that
1:30:56apply to this zoning code text
1:30:58amendment, but this text amendment is in
1:31:01alignment with the spirit of what the
1:31:03regional plan is attempting to
1:31:04accomplish by making
1:31:06um cases rezoning cases um more
1:31:09approachable and a better process for
1:31:13our applicants, as you can see with the
1:31:15new framework that's built into our
1:31:17regional plan.
1:31:19The amendment provisions are not
1:31:21anticipated to be detrimental to the
1:31:22public interest, health, safety,
1:31:24convenience. All rezonings will still go
1:31:26through the same public process. They
1:31:28will still be vetted in the same way,
1:31:30and we will still have the detailed
1:31:32information necessary for you all to
1:31:34make the required findings on those
1:31:36cases.
1:31:37And then lastly, the amendment is
1:31:39internally consistent utilizing the
1:31:41existing format and doesn't conflict
1:31:43with other zoning code provisions.
1:31:46The Planning and Zoning Commission did
1:31:48make a recommendation for approval uh
1:31:51with a vote of 4-1 on this particular
1:31:53text amendment. Um
1:31:55I'd be happy to take any questions,
1:31:58comments, or suggestions.
1:31:59>> Thank you.
1:32:01>> Council member Milazzo.
1:32:03>> I'm just coming in hot, aren't I?
1:32:05Um, could you give a little bit of
1:32:07context on why you said about 10 years
1:32:10ago this two-pronged approach was
1:32:12implemented? Do you happen to have any
1:32:15idea what council was kind of thinking
1:32:17at that point or what the discussions
1:32:18were and what sort of thing that
1:32:21happened or maybe happened that made
1:32:24council want to implement this?
1:32:26>> Thank you so much. It was the same idea
1:32:28that we were attempting to streamline
1:32:30the rezoning process.
1:32:34>> So, is that more of a like reducing from
1:32:37three or four prongs to two prongs and
1:32:39now we're going down to one or was it
1:32:41something else or
1:32:42>> It just every rezoning at that time was
1:32:46on the much more direct ordinance scale
1:32:48and there wasn't really that conceptual
1:32:50scale option. So, when the code was
1:32:52amended about a decade ago, it added in
1:32:55that concept rezoning aspect. Although,
1:32:58we've never taken it to its full
1:33:00potential.
1:33:01>> Great, thank you.
1:33:04>> Additional questions, comments?
1:33:07Council member Matthews.
1:33:08>> Mayor, if I may, I'm very sorry to
1:33:10interrupt. I think when we moved to item
1:33:1212B,
1:33:14um, there wasn't a separate public
1:33:16hearing opened.
1:33:17Um, if you wouldn't mind doing that just
1:33:20before we go any further, I'd appreciate
1:33:22it.
1:33:22>> Yikes.
1:33:25All right. So, I am opening the public
1:33:27hearing on item B
1:33:29and
1:33:31we are at the point where we are taking
1:33:33questions from the council. Council
1:33:36member Matthews.
1:33:39>> Thank you, Mayor. Um,
1:33:41actually, Tiffany, this is just more of
1:33:43a comment. Um, I want to thank you and
1:33:45Michelle and the team for continuously
1:33:48working to streamline our process, um,
1:33:51to make this much more business friendly
1:33:55so we can reach our housing goals and
1:33:57not scare off uh, future developers. So
1:34:00I just want to thank you for the work
1:34:02that you're doing on this. I know it's a
1:34:03lot. You're you're behind the scenes on
1:34:05all the
1:34:06code changes and zoning changes and
1:34:09stuff. So thank you and Michelle and
1:34:11everybody else.
1:34:16>> Council, questions?
1:34:18All right, I'm going to take public
1:34:19comment.
1:34:20Thank you, Tiffany.
1:34:22Rick Lopez.
1:34:32>> Thank you, Mayor and Council staff. Um
1:34:35all of you know
1:34:37I've been in front of this council off
1:34:39and on for over 30 years arguing about
1:34:41housing issues.
1:34:43Um
1:34:44and it hasn't always been easy and there
1:34:48hasn't always been any receptiveness on
1:34:51the part of city staffs or councils in
1:34:54the in the past to do things that
1:34:56actually helped
1:34:58our housing issues. And now we we have a
1:35:02a nationwide housing emergency.
1:35:06We literally have an an absolute crisis
1:35:08here in Flagstaff and I've presented
1:35:11that numerous times over the last 3
1:35:13years.
1:35:14So I'm not going to go into all of that
1:35:16kind of stuff. What I want to do is kind
1:35:18of reiterate what Councilman Matthews
1:35:20just said is I just want to thank the
1:35:25the current administration, the the
1:35:26planning staff, the the zoning staff to
1:35:30address some of these issues to help
1:35:33facilitate
1:35:35the
1:35:36the more effective
1:35:37capabilities of both the private sector
1:35:40and public sector to bring some housing
1:35:43for our workforce hopefully in the not
1:35:45too distant future.
1:35:46None of this happens in a vacuum. It
1:35:48takes a lot of collaboration and I'm
1:35:51just appreciative that our staff has
1:35:53finally been willing to listen to some
1:35:55of the input given to them by builders,
1:35:58developers, my realtor association over
1:36:01the last 3 years. And I
1:36:04am grateful for that. And I hope that
1:36:06all of you will continue to support all
1:36:08of the last cap proposals that come
1:36:10forward over the next few months. Thank
1:36:12you.
1:36:14>> Thank you.
1:36:16All right, Council. I don't see any
1:36:17additional questions.
1:36:20So, I am going to close the public
1:36:23hearing and I am looking for a motion.
1:36:28>> Mayor, I'd like to move that we read
1:36:30ordinance number 2026-28
1:36:33by title only for the first time.
1:36:37>> I'll second.
1:36:39>> Discuss.
1:36:40>> Apologies.
1:36:42Um are we on the resolution or the
1:36:44ordinance?
1:36:46>> Resolution first.
1:36:47>> resolution?
1:36:50>> Okay. It just It only says by title
1:36:52only.
1:36:54Does it need to be for the first
1:36:55>> The resolution.
1:36:57>> A resolution is just by title only.
1:36:59There isn't a first or second read on
1:37:00that one.
1:37:01>> Yeah, we wait to adopt until the next
1:37:02meeting where the second read of the
1:37:04ordinance takes place. That's where the
1:37:05adoption of the resolution. Yeah.
1:37:07>> Okay.
1:37:09Got it. I'll do it again.
1:37:11I move that we read resolution number
1:37:142026-52
1:37:16by title only.
1:37:17>> Second.
1:37:19>> Discussion.
1:37:20All those in favor?
1:37:21>> I.
1:37:22>> I.
1:37:23>> Any opposed? City Clerk.
1:37:24>> A resolution of the Flagstaff City
1:37:26Council declaring as a public record
1:37:28that certain document filed with the
1:37:29City Clerk and entitled
1:37:31PZ-26-00136-zoning
1:37:35map amendment process.
1:37:39>> Mayor, I move that we read ordinance
1:37:40number 2026-27
1:37:42by title only for the first time.
1:37:46>> I'll second.
1:37:48Discussion?
1:37:49All those in favor?
1:37:50>> I.
1:37:51>> I.
1:37:52>> Any opposed?
1:37:53City Clerk.
1:37:54>> An ordinance of the City Council of the
1:37:55City of Flagstaff amending the Flagstaff
1:37:57City Code Title 10 Flagstaff Zoning Code
1:38:00by adopting by reference that certain
1:38:02document entitled PZ-26-00136-Zoning
1:38:07Map Amendment Process providing for
1:38:09repeal of conflicting ordinances,
1:38:11severability, authority for clerical
1:38:12corrections, and establishing an
1:38:14effective date.
1:38:17>> Thank you.
1:38:18Moving down to the next item, I'm going
1:38:20to open the public hearing.
1:38:30I believe that this is your first um
1:38:33presentation to us, isn't it?
1:38:34>> It is, correct.
1:38:36>> Welcome.
1:38:37>> Thank you.
1:38:39Are we ready? Awesome. Um good
1:38:41afternoon, Mayor, Vice Mayor, Council
1:38:43members. My name is Dustin Steffler. I'm
1:38:44a planner with the current planning team
1:38:47here at the City of Flagstaff.
1:38:49Before you this evening is a
1:38:52a concept zoning map amendment
1:38:55um named Hidden Haven, uh item number
1:38:58PZ-250008702.
1:39:04A little information about the property
1:39:06or the project as well. Um it it's
1:39:08located uh just off of Lake Mary Road
1:39:12and uh JW Powell Boulevard.
1:39:15The proposed use will be a residential
1:39:18subdivision.
1:39:19And the applicant is requesting that the
1:39:22um four parcels that comprise this
1:39:25project site be uh rezoned from rural
1:39:29residential RR zone with a partial
1:39:31resource protection overlay to
1:39:33single-family residential um
1:39:36with a full resource protection overlay
1:39:39across the entire site.
1:39:44Again, the applicant is requesting the
1:39:46rezone in order to redevelop the site as
1:39:49a residential subdivision. This is
1:39:51currently
1:39:53used as trauma Sorry, travel
1:39:55accommodations in the form of a cabin
1:39:58resort.
1:39:59I believe it's called Arizona Mountain
1:40:01Inn.
1:40:03And just a little further context, it's
1:40:06largely to the west, east, and south
1:40:09surrounded by US Forest Service land and
1:40:11to the north there is existing
1:40:13high-density and medium-density
1:40:15residential development.
1:40:18Again, here's an image from their
1:40:20concept zoning plan. They are intending
1:40:24to subdivide the the site and are
1:40:26proposing to utilize a planned
1:40:28residential development.
1:40:30Overall, those major details will be
1:40:33handled through the platting process
1:40:35when we plat the subdivision.
1:40:39As part of all zoning map amendments,
1:40:41there are impact analyses. This
1:40:44proposed
1:40:45rezone did undergo a traffic impact
1:40:48analysis, water and sewer impact
1:40:49analysis, and stormwater analysis
1:40:52through our interdivision staff review
1:40:55process.
1:40:58And then we come to our required
1:41:01findings for granting a zoning map
1:41:04amendment. The first being that the
1:41:06proposed zoning map amendment falls
1:41:09within with falls in line and in
1:41:11conformance with the goals and policies
1:41:13of the general plan and any applicable
1:41:15specific plans.
1:41:17Through our regional plan
1:41:19analysis,
1:41:21we found that there are number of goals
1:41:23and policies
1:41:25in the regional plan 2030. I will
1:41:27mention that this came in prior to us
1:41:30adopting the most current regional plan
1:41:322045.
1:41:34And in the goals and policies listed on
1:41:37the screen are is um
1:41:40are items that support the requested
1:41:42rezone.
1:41:45Second is that the amendment must not be
1:41:50detrimental to the public interest,
1:41:52health, safety, and convenience, or the
1:41:53welfare of the city of Flagstaff, and
1:41:56will add to the public good. Staff
1:41:58believes that the proposed
1:42:01rezone and proposed residential
1:42:03development will not be detrimental to
1:42:05the public health, safety, or welfare
1:42:07as long as everything is developed in
1:42:09accordance with applicable codes and
1:42:12requirements.
1:42:15And lastly speaks the third finding
1:42:18speaks to the adequacy of the site
1:42:22in terms of the physical suitable
1:42:24physically suitable to in terms of
1:42:26design, location, shape, size, and
1:42:28operating characteristics,
1:42:30items that relate to public and
1:42:32emergency vehicle access, public
1:42:34services, and the like. And staff has
1:42:38found that through our interdivision
1:42:41staff review process, the application
1:42:45would be suitable for the the proposed
1:42:46development or the sorry, the site would
1:42:49be suitable for the
1:42:50proposed development.
1:42:53And there is also a preliminary plat
1:42:55that has been
1:42:57has been approved for this
1:42:59proposed subdivision with further
1:43:01details to be to be determined.
1:43:06As part of all
1:43:07zoning map amendments, there is a
1:43:09required citizen participation plan
1:43:12required by state law. So this involves
1:43:16public notification in the form of
1:43:18mailings as well as legal ads posted on
1:43:20our local newspaper, as well as
1:43:22neighborhood meetings. The applicant did
1:43:24hold a virtual neighborhood meeting on
1:43:27July 1st, which only one person did
1:43:29attend.
1:43:31With the low interest from the public,
1:43:34we did as staff approved the waiver for
1:43:37a second neighborhood meeting.
1:43:39The or the planning and zoning
1:43:41commission did hear this item in a in
1:43:43the form of a public hearing on
1:43:44September 23rd.
1:43:46And to date staff has not received any
1:43:48comments or um questions from the public
1:43:51on this application.
1:43:55And so lastly, the planning and zoning
1:43:57commission did recommend um to forward
1:44:00the request to the city council with a
1:44:02recommendation of approval with a vote
1:44:04of 5 to 0 subject to the following
1:44:07conditions: that the water and sewer
1:44:09main shall be extended from their
1:44:10existing termination in Sue Drive to
1:44:13loop throughout the proposed
1:44:14subdivision, and that no CFO can be
1:44:17issued until the Wildcat Interceptor
1:44:19project is completed.
1:44:22And at this time,
1:44:24I am happy to take any questions or
1:44:25comments, and I forgot to mention that
1:44:27the applicant is present for the hearing
1:44:29today.
1:44:31>> Thank you. Good job.
1:44:32>> Thank you.
1:44:34>> Uh
1:44:36Council member Matthews, you said after
1:44:38public comments. I don't see any public
1:44:40comments, so we can go ahead and and
1:44:43just take any questions that
1:44:45council has. So, go ahead.
1:44:47>> Thank you, Mayor.
1:44:49Um great job with the presentation.
1:44:51Question, I live off Lake Mary Road, so
1:44:54I'm very familiar with the area. Um
1:44:58and I do know a year ago, maybe, we have
1:45:01another development that is being worked
1:45:03on, at least approved, up the road. When
1:45:06we do a TIA, um
1:45:09does the city consider
1:45:13the collective development that is at
1:45:16least in in queue or applied for
1:45:19um when they're looking at the traffic
1:45:21impact on that particular development,
1:45:23or do do they consider everything that's
1:45:26being planned and in the pipeline.
1:45:29>> I'm going to differ. I believe
1:45:32Oh,
1:45:33Paul Moody is online. And would Paul,
1:45:36would you be able to speak to that?
1:45:43>> Um, can you repeat the question, please?
1:45:46>> Yes, Paul. When when you do um when your
1:45:49department does a TIA study,
1:45:52um are you looking at just the impact of
1:45:54that development or because we have some
1:45:56other development going on up the road,
1:45:59um are you looking at everything that's
1:46:01in the pipeline and how it will impact
1:46:03um that traffic on, let's say, Lake Mary
1:46:06or
1:46:07neighboring roads?
1:46:09>> Yeah,
1:46:10correct. We look at everything that's in
1:46:11the pipeline.
1:46:13>> Thank you. Um
1:46:15and then could you expand a little bit
1:46:18on the Wildcat Interceptor project and
1:46:23what that timeline is and uh just
1:46:26explain to the public why that's
1:46:28important before this project gets
1:46:30developed.
1:46:31>> I will do my best and I may have
1:46:33>> Lee.
1:46:34>> Oh.
1:46:35Perfect. Now, I'll
1:46:37I'll invite Lee to come.
1:46:42>> Thank you, Council Member, for the
1:46:43question. Lee Williams, Water Services
1:46:45Director.
1:46:46Uh the Interceptor pipeline is the
1:46:48largest section of sewer in the city.
1:46:50It's approximately a mile or a mile and
1:46:52a quarter right before it hits our end
1:46:54of the line Wildcat Hill Wastewater
1:46:56Treatment Plant. Existing pipe is 33 in.
1:46:59It is at or near capacity um during
1:47:02flooding. We had this happen last week.
1:47:04Um it backs up because it's undersized
1:47:06and we had uh sanitary sewer overflow in
1:47:08Foxglen Park like we did 3 years ago
1:47:10during the big snowmelt.
1:47:12Uh to address your concerns on the
1:47:14timeline, um supposed to be finished
1:47:16next month. We are behind schedule and
1:47:18with the um I think they're calling it a
1:47:20mega El Nino or Godzilla El Nino
1:47:22predicted. We're expecting a lot of slow
1:47:24down this winter with the construction.
1:47:26Um
1:47:27currently hoping to have it finished um
1:47:30in about a year, next July or so, maybe
1:47:32July or August. And to address questions
1:47:35about certificates of occupancy, which I
1:47:37maybe see are forthcoming. No?
1:47:39>> No.
1:47:40>> No. Okay.
1:47:41>> I just wanted that um just discussed in
1:47:44in public. I remember being out there
1:47:46close to Wildcat um and seeing the big
1:47:49pipes in the construction. So, in my
1:47:51mind I'm thinking, "Oh, you guys are
1:47:52close to being finished or is it 10
1:47:53years down the road?" So, that helps me
1:47:55a lot. Thank you.
1:47:56>> Yeah, thank you. You're welcome.
1:47:59>> Council Member Milazzo.
1:48:01>> Thank you. Here I go again. Um the
1:48:04question I have is I didn't see anything
1:48:06in
1:48:07in any of the packet that directly
1:48:09addresses um any kind of permanent
1:48:11affordability in that new development.
1:48:14Can you speak to whether that was
1:48:16considered or what what potential
1:48:18options there might be?
1:48:20>> Yeah, I actually have Jennifer
1:48:21Michaelson from housing with us here
1:48:23tonight.
1:48:27>> Thanks, Dustin.
1:48:28Um hi, I'm Jennifer Michaelson, housing
1:48:30planning manager. It's good to see you,
1:48:32Council Member Milazzo, on this
1:48:35dais. Um we'll miss you on the Housing
1:48:37Commission, but congratulations as we
1:48:39miss
1:48:40uh Council Member House as well.
1:48:42Um
1:48:43the quick answer to your question is no,
1:48:46there's no permanently affordable
1:48:48housing being proposed with this
1:48:50application.
1:48:51Um housing investment staff, there's two
1:48:54of us, me and Sullivan Moore. Um we have
1:48:57been integrated into the um
1:48:59interdivisional staff
1:49:02meeting process, which is a development
1:49:04review process, um where all city
1:49:07departments are gathered to review um
1:49:09new development applications. So, we are
1:49:11aware every time there's a a new
1:49:14residential application that comes in.
1:49:16Um and there are default comments. I I
1:49:20don't know exactly when the default
1:49:21comments are sent out or seen by the
1:49:24applicant, but every division has sort
1:49:27of like standard boilerplate um
1:49:29information that they want to relay to
1:49:31to to applicants. And our affordable
1:49:33housing incentives are part of those.
1:49:35So, we're always making um
1:49:38applicants, developers aware that we do
1:49:40have affordable housing incentives at
1:49:42the city. We do welcome any conversation
1:49:45about affordability, um whether it meets
1:49:47the code or not, frankly. Um
1:49:50but I I I haven't been closely involved
1:49:52with this rezoning. I think those
1:49:54comments were sent. I have not met with
1:49:55this applicant specifically, but I do I
1:49:59do have meetings like that often. It's
1:50:01just usually obviously a matter of
1:50:03finances and
1:50:05money and those kind of considerations.
1:50:07Um
1:50:09but yeah.
1:50:10>> Great, that answers my question. Thank
1:50:11you.
1:50:12>> Okay.
1:50:16>> Any additional
1:50:18questions?
1:50:20We have no public comment, so I'm going
1:50:22to close the public hearing and I'm
1:50:25looking for a motion.
1:50:30>> Mayor, I move to read ordinance number
1:50:332026-28
1:50:35by title only for the first time.
1:50:37>> I'll second.
1:50:38>> Discussion?
1:50:40All those in favor?
1:50:41>> I.
1:50:42>> I.
1:50:43>> Any opposed?
1:50:44City Clerk.
1:50:45>> An ordinance of the City Council of the
1:50:47City of Flagstaff amending the Flagstaff
1:50:49zoning map to rezone approximately 13.01
1:50:52acres of real property generally located
1:50:55at 4200 South Lake Mary Road. APNs
1:50:59105-05-001A,
1:51:031050502002B,
1:51:0810505002C,
1:51:12and 10505002D
1:51:16from the rural residential RR zone with
1:51:19partial resource protection overlay RPO
1:51:22to single family residential R1 zone
1:51:25with full RPO providing for severability
1:51:27authority for clerical corrections and
1:51:29establishing an effective date.
1:51:33Easy for you to say.
1:51:35All right. Thank you.
1:51:38And moving down to our regular agenda,
1:51:42item 13A consideration and adoption of
1:51:45resolution number 2026-50.
1:51:51>> Good afternoon.
1:51:53Allison Hughes with Flagstaff Police
1:51:55Department. Before you tonight are five
1:51:57intergovernmental agreements for
1:51:58dispatch services between the city and
1:52:00our partner fire agencies, Blue Ridge
1:52:02Fire District, Summit Fire, Highlands
1:52:05Fire, Pinewood Fire, and Forest Lakes
1:52:07Fire District. The Flagstaff Police
1:52:09Department's Communication Center is the
1:52:11primary 911 answering point for this
1:52:13region.
1:52:14In addition to dispatching for Flagstaff
1:52:16Police and Fire, our dispatchers handle
1:52:18every call for service in these
1:52:20districts' response areas 24/7
1:52:23a week. These agreements put that
1:52:25existing relationship in writing and on
1:52:27current terms. They do not change the
1:52:29service the districts receive or add any
1:52:32new obligations to our dispatch center.
1:52:34These agreements give each district and
1:52:36the city one consistent set of terms
1:52:38with a 5-year term with option to renew.
1:52:41The agreements also include language
1:52:43that better protects the city if the
1:52:45state is not able to continue funding
1:52:47the full cost of the 911. The Arizona
1:52:49Department Administration helps fund the
1:52:51regional 911 system. If that support is
1:52:54reduced, these agreements make sure the
1:52:56cost of keeping the system running is
1:52:57shared fairly among the agencies that
1:52:59use it rather than falling on the city
1:53:01alone.
1:53:02To do that, the agreement set a clear
1:53:04transparent cost recovery method. That
1:53:06method is a per call rate. We take the
1:53:09total annual cost of operating the
1:53:10communication center, including
1:53:12personnel, software, and the share of
1:53:14administrative costs, and divide it by
1:53:16the total number of calls for service.
1:53:18>> [snorts]
1:53:19>> In short, each agency pays for the
1:53:21service that they receive.
1:53:23The agreements that were developed in
1:53:25close partnership with fire districts.
1:53:27Every district, along with its legal
1:53:29counsel, had opportunity to review the
1:53:30drafts and request changes. I want to
1:53:32thank our partner fire chiefs, their
1:53:34staff, the city attorney's office, and
1:53:36our communications team for their work
1:53:38on the agreements. Staff recommends
1:53:40approval of the five intergovernmental
1:53:42agreements, and I'm happy to answer any
1:53:43questions.
1:53:45>> Thank you.
1:53:47Council member Milazzo.
1:53:50>> I'm really sorry. Um, I do have a
1:53:52question. How um
1:53:56how close to how quickly or how close to
1:53:59being over capacity in a like a major
1:54:02emergency is our system when if this is
1:54:05adopted? How like what could we handle?
1:54:08Could we handle calls from everywhere?
1:54:11Or just Coconino County, or what? Could
1:54:14you give me some idea of what we could
1:54:16handle?
1:54:16>> Absolutely. Um, so this is not an
1:54:19additional service than we are we are
1:54:21providing the same service. We do this
1:54:22today. Um, we're not adding any
1:54:24additional districts, any other
1:54:26additional service. So, it's what we
1:54:27currently do today. Um, with that being
1:54:29said, we are at max capacity. Um, adding
1:54:32any additional with the staff we have
1:54:34currently would be very difficult.
1:54:37Yeah.
1:54:40>> And never apologize for asking
1:54:41questions, ever, ever.
1:54:45Any additional questions?
1:54:48All right, looking for a motion.
1:54:51>> Mayor, I move that read resolution
1:54:53number 2026-50
1:54:56by title only.
1:54:58>> I second.
1:54:59>> Discussion?
1:55:00All those in favor?
1:55:01>> I.
1:55:03>> Any opposed?
1:55:04City clerk.
1:55:05>> A resolution of the Flagstaff City
1:55:07Council approving intergovernmental
1:55:09agreements between Blue Ridge Fire
1:55:10District, Forest Lakes Fire District,
1:55:13Highlands Fire District, Pinewood Fire
1:55:15Department and Summit Fire District and
1:55:17the City of Flagstaff for regional
1:55:19emergency dispatch services.
1:55:23>> Thank you.
1:55:23>> I move that we adopt resolution number
1:55:252026-50.
1:55:28>> Second.
1:55:30>> Discussion?
1:55:31All those in favor?
1:55:32>> I.
1:55:33>> I.
1:55:33>> I.
1:55:34>> Any opposed?
1:55:36Thank you, Allison.
1:55:38All right, we're moving down to item
1:55:41number 14, future agenda item requests.
1:55:46Is the
1:55:47um
1:55:50is the individual who submitted the
1:55:52petitions here?
1:55:56>> They do not appear to be in attendance.
1:55:59>> Okay.
1:56:00So, um
1:56:02council
1:56:04and and for members of the public who
1:56:06would like to read the petitions,
1:56:08they're included in the packet in the
1:56:10agenda item.
1:56:11Um
1:56:13normally we don't have
1:56:16discussion around why we want to move it
1:56:20forward or don't want to move it
1:56:22forward.
1:56:23And so
1:56:25I am allowing um brief descriptions
1:56:29about why you are choosing whatever
1:56:32you're choosing,
1:56:34um but
1:56:36Council member Milazzo, in case you're
1:56:39Oh, and I see that Got you. Um Council
1:56:43member Milazzo, typically what happens
1:56:45is
1:56:46um someone will submit a petition
1:56:50and it's on the agenda and council just
1:56:54decides whether to move it forward for
1:56:56discussion or not move it forward for
1:56:58discussion. So, we're at that point
1:57:00right now where we're deciding whether
1:57:02to move it forward for discussion.
1:57:05So, Council member House.
1:57:08>> Thank you, Mayor. I appreciate you
1:57:09giving the opportunity to give very
1:57:12brief comments on this and I will keep
1:57:14it very brief. Um I just wanted to to
1:57:17let it be known by the community and the
1:57:20the folks that put this petition forward
1:57:22that um
1:57:24my uh vote not to move this forward is
1:57:27not um a disregard of the concern or the
1:57:31consideration that they're bringing
1:57:32forward. It's the fact that we are
1:57:34already doing a lot of this. Um we have
1:57:37a technology task force that's
1:57:39considering things including AI policy
1:57:43uh items.
1:57:44And so, um this is this is something
1:57:47that's already well in the works and I
1:57:49just wanted to acknowledge that for the
1:57:51petition submitter and for the
1:57:53community. Thank you.
1:57:55>> Thank you.
1:57:56Council member Oh, wait. Council member
1:57:59No.
1:58:00Council member Azlan.
1:58:04>> I don't care what order we go in. Um
1:58:06but I do want to just address these very
1:58:08briefly. I find these uh too prescripted
1:58:11and um too problematically worded in
1:58:14order to advance either of them.
1:58:16But I just want to let the petitioners
1:58:18know that I understand the spirit behind
1:58:20uh submitting this petition and all of
1:58:22the signatures that you received.
1:58:25I do think that we are still in a place
1:58:28where we can strengthen our um our
1:58:30technology advisory board and turn it
1:58:33into more of an advisory board. Uh I
1:58:36think that if we're going to move
1:58:37forward on very very necessary and very
1:58:40urgent conversations around the use of
1:58:42emergent technologies in our police
1:58:44department that we need to have a a
1:58:47meaningful citizen involvement and
1:58:49meaningful citizen oversight. And I look
1:58:52forward to continuing that evolution on
1:58:55these things. But
1:58:57for example, before we really get into a
1:58:59conversation about drone usage as first
1:59:02responders,
1:59:03the public needs to be brought along on
1:59:05on these conversations. And one of the
1:59:07things that I think that is a real
1:59:09sticking point is the the the idea that
1:59:11they feel heard, they feel seen, they
1:59:14feel that their their advice is being
1:59:17taken seriously
1:59:18and
1:59:19and hopefully implemented. So,
1:59:22looking forward to that evolution. This
1:59:24is not the right path
1:59:25for going down that though.
1:59:32>> I I
1:59:33I have a very short comment, please.
1:59:34>> Please.
1:59:35>> I
1:59:36I am in agreement with Council Member
1:59:38House and Council Member Aslan.
1:59:40There are some issues with these
1:59:42petitions as written.
1:59:44If they were to come back, maybe I could
1:59:46change my mind, but right now I'm going
1:59:49to be a no for moving these forward.
1:59:51>> Thank you. City Manager.
1:59:54>> Mayor and Council, just an update. We
1:59:56actually had the privacy task force met
1:59:59yesterday and had a very
2:00:02productive and robust discussion on on
2:00:06directives related to privacy and
2:00:09actually use of technology. We'll be
2:00:12getting an update to Council on November
2:00:1510th. We'll We'll be bringing some of
2:00:17those directives forward and then also
2:00:20kind of what that process looks like
2:00:22moving forward. So, we're looking
2:00:23forward to having that discussion with
2:00:25Council.
2:00:26>> Thank you.
2:00:27So,
2:00:29are we
2:00:31Is it unanimous that we don't want to
2:00:33move this forward?
2:00:36Okay. Thank you.
2:00:39Open call to the public. I see none.
2:00:43>> Mayor.
2:00:44We have a second petition.
2:00:45>> one, too.
2:00:46>> Item B.
2:00:47Oh, I'm sorry. I was
2:00:50Um yeah, I assumed it was both as well.
2:00:53Um council, same on the second one?
2:00:56Okay. Thank you. Thank you.
2:00:59And moving down to 15, open call to the
2:01:02public. Seeing nothing.
2:01:05All right, then announcements and
2:01:07updates to from council and city
2:01:09manager. Let's start with council member
2:01:11Spence.
2:01:12>> Nothing this evening.
2:01:15>> House? Nothing tonight. Thank you,
2:01:17Mayor. Welcome, councilman from Malazo.
2:01:21>> Yes, welcome, council member. We're
2:01:23excited to have you. Um just a couple of
2:01:25things. Last week, I attended the
2:01:27Arizona Transportation Policy Summit.
2:01:30All things transportation. It was great.
2:01:32And a special shout-out to Kate Morley
2:01:35and her team for
2:01:37putting on such a wonderful and
2:01:39thought-provoking conference.
2:01:41Many of us attended the Jean Munger
2:01:43Memorial Bench Dedication. Very
2:01:46heartwarming, and I'm glad to see so
2:01:48many of us there.
2:01:49And uh Saturday, not only was it the NAU
2:01:52homecoming, where they did another win,
2:01:56but I did attend the NAU Semiconductor
2:01:59Laboratory Ribbon Cutting.
2:02:01And um just fascinated by the technology
2:02:04that we have right here in Flagstaff.
2:02:07And it's a great um move for economic
2:02:10development, and just really excited to
2:02:12have that here in our town.
2:02:17>> Councilmember Aslan?
2:02:18>> Nothing for me, Madam Mayor.
2:02:19Congratulations, Councilmember Malazo.
2:02:23>> Councilmember Malazo.
2:02:24>> I have several things. Thank you all to
2:02:27to all of council for welcoming me so
2:02:29much. Um I've felt incredibly welcomed
2:02:32by you all, and I really appreciate
2:02:34that. I'd also like to thank city staff
2:02:37for just an incredibly
2:02:39zippity-zip
2:02:41amount of work to get me ready for today
2:02:44and it's been
2:02:46absolutely wonderful. I knew housing
2:02:48staff was already wonderful cuz I've
2:02:50worked with them for about 10 years, but
2:02:52the rest of city staff have also been
2:02:54just lovely. Thank you so much for
2:02:57making me feel welcome here. Um and then
2:03:00finally, I'd like to put out the call
2:03:02for somebody to replace me on the
2:03:05Housing Authority Board and on the
2:03:06Housing Commission cuz we need people on
2:03:09both of those boards and commissions.
2:03:11Thank you.
2:03:13>> Council Member Matthews.
2:03:14>> Thank you, Mayor. Um I too was at Jean
2:03:17Munger's bench dedication. It was really
2:03:20lovely. Um and a great group of people.
2:03:23I also attended the Baskin-Robbins
2:03:26um new the ribbon cutting at their new
2:03:28location and a use um homecoming.
2:03:32And I also attended the NAH Summit
2:03:35ribbon cutting where uh still a portion
2:03:38of their building is open now and it's
2:03:41very high-tech, very impressive. Uh
2:03:44looking forward, this Thursday there is
2:03:46an open house with our uh Flagstaff
2:03:49Police Department from 3:00 to 6:00 on
2:03:52Thursday.
2:03:53And I look forward to attending that.
2:03:57Um
2:03:58and I think that's it. Thank you.
2:04:00>> Thank you.
2:04:01I have a question for Chief. Will there
2:04:03be snacks at this open house?
2:04:05>> Of course. No donuts.
2:04:09>> There will be snacks at this open house.
2:04:12Let the public know that. Um however, no
2:04:14donuts.
2:04:16Um
2:04:18there's also an open house on Friday for
2:04:21Fire Station 5, which is the fire
2:04:24station that is on uh Fort Valley Road
2:04:27and that is from 3:00 to 5:00. You can
2:04:29just drop in and and see what uh
2:04:34see how a fire station is run and talk
2:04:37to firefighters.
2:04:39That is all I have, city manager.
2:04:42>> Um mayor, council, just a quick update.
2:04:44I returned um probably 15 minutes before
2:04:48we started council today from the
2:04:49International City County Managers
2:04:52Association conference in Long Beach. Um
2:04:55Shannon Anderson, our our assistant city
2:04:57manager, and our deputy city manager,
2:04:59Mary, are still there. Um
2:05:01Um but I I wanted to share that it's an
2:05:04opportunity for us to um network with
2:05:07other communities and learn what other
2:05:08communities are doing. And what I
2:05:11continue to find out is that people are
2:05:14also learning from us.
2:05:16So, um it was a really great opportunity
2:05:18to see our Arizona managers and then
2:05:21also staff from um around the country
2:05:24who really look to Flagstaff as a
2:05:26leader. So, I just wanted to pass that
2:05:28on and a lot of that is because of you.
2:05:31So, thank you.
2:05:33>> Thank you. And I did forget to mention
2:05:35one thing. On Thursday morning, 7:00 uh
2:05:388:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. is the coffee
2:05:42with the mayor at Mix 'n' Wins on 4th
2:05:45Street. And public safety leadership
2:05:47will be there. Um Shannon from the city
2:05:50manager's office will be there with any
2:05:54question you could possibly have about
2:05:57or answers to any question you could
2:05:59possibly have on propositions 404 and
2:06:01405. And as people are turning in their
2:06:05ballots, I urge you to um make sure you
2:06:09have all the information you need. If
2:06:11you can't make it to this coffee,
2:06:14public safety ballot.com
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2:06:21lots of information. So,

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