Future Agenda Item Request (F.A.I.R.) A Citizens' Petition requesting Council declare a Climate Emergency Resolution. This action should be followed by immediately elevating the Sustainability Section to Department status, so staff have the ability to expedite the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and can then implement CAAP goals. This would be a significant positive step for the public safety of Flagstaff residents.

In accordance with Art. II, Sect. 17 of the Flagstaff City Charter, any citizen may present a written petition to the City Manager, signed by a minimum of 25 citizens from the City...who shall present it to the Council at its next regular meeting. The attached petition was filed with the City Clerk's Office on September 24, 2019, requesting that the Council consider declaring a Climate Emergency Resolution. This action should be followed by immediately elevating the Sustainability Section to Department status, so staff have the ability to expedite the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and can then implement CAAP goals. This would be a significant positive step for the public safety of Flagstaff residents

Chapter 1-12 of the Flagstaff City Code formalizes the information to be required, and the attached petition conforms to those requirements. As outlined in this chapter, the petition is to be submitted to the Council under Future Agenda Item Request (F.A.I.R.) to determine if there is Council interest in placing the item on a future agenda for consideration.