Discussion: Resolution re-affirming the City of Flagstaff's 2010 support for the Executive Order issued by the Secretary of the Interior that withdrew one million acres of federal public lands surrounding Grand Canyon National Park from new uranium mining claims for 20 years.

In 2010, the Flagstaff Mayor and City Council passed a resolution supporting the Secretary of Interiors proposal to withdraw one million acres of federal lands surrounding the Grand Canyon National Park from uranium mining for 20 years.
 
In October, 2017 the Trump Administration through the U.S. Forest Service recommend lifting the moratorium on new uranium claims in the Grand Canyon region and allowing uranium mining to occur.
 
During a meeting with Havasupai Tribal Council on December 4, 2017, the Tribal Council voiced there concerns with the Flagstaff City Council and asked for support through a resolution to oppose the ban being lifted by the Administration.

The attached draft resolution has been supplied by Councilmember Barotz and the Grand Canyon Trust and has not been reviewed by the City's Legal Department.

Council Goals: Social Justice