5.
City Council Combined Special Meeting/Work Session
- Meeting Date:
- 03/10/2015
- From:
- Elizabeth A. Burke, City Clerk
- Department:
Co-Submitter:
TITLE:
Consideration of Resolution No. 2015-08: A resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of Flagstaff, Arizona, opposing the U.S. Forest Service approval of a right-of-way easement to facilitate massive new Tusayan development that will be harmful to the Grand Canyon National Park and the City of Flagstaff Tourism Industry
DESIRED OUTCOME:
1) Read Resolution No. 2015-08 by title only
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2015-08 by title only (if approved above)
3) Adopt Resolution No. 2015-08
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2015-08 by title only (if approved above)
3) Adopt Resolution No. 2015-08
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
In response to a citizen request made during public participation at the Council Work Session on February 24, 2015, Councilmember Evans and others asked that consideration of the proposed Resolution be placed on the next available agenda. This occurred at the March 3, 2015, Council meeting and three members requested to move to this item forward. Due to the time-sensitive nature of this request it has been placed on the agenda for the Special Meeting of March 10, 2015.
INFORMATION:
COUNCIL GOALS:
9) Foster relationships and maintain economic development commitment to partners
The Kaibab National Forest received an application last year from the Town of Tusayan for transportation and utility access across National Forest on the Tusayan Ranger District.
Specifically, the Town is proposing to make improvements to segments of existing forest roads and construct new segments to provide all weather access and utility service to two inholding properties.
Specifically, the Town is proposing to make improvements to segments of existing forest roads and construct new segments to provide all weather access and utility service to two inholding properties.
- The two properties are privately owned.
- Both inholdings are accessible via existing forest roads. However, the Town of Tusayan is proposing that improved, all-weather access is necessary.
- The proposal from the Town of Tusayan indicates that the improvements are needed to accommodate the Town-approved land use plans for the inholdings, which are both inside Town limits.
Kaibab Forest Supervisor Mike Williams and Forester Liz Schuppert, Forester will present to City Council an overview of the easement proposal and provide Council details on the process the US Forest Service conducts to review this type of easement application. Enclosed in the staff summary is a vicinity map that indicates specific locations and will be referenced at the Council meeting.