NOTICE AND AGENDA
| OPEN SPACE COMMISSION MONDAY MAY 13, 2024 |
HYBRID MEETING FLAGSTAFF AQUAPLEX AND MICROSOFT TEAMS 1702 N FOURTH STREET 4:00 P.M. |
1.
Call to Order
2.
ROLL CALL
| NOTE: One or more Commissioners may be in attendance through other technological means. |
| Chair Bruce Applin Vice Chair Jacqueline Thomas Commissioner Mary Norton (P&Z Liaison) Commissioner Bruce Fox |
Commissioner Chelita Runbeck Commissioner Lina Wallen Commissioner Nat White Councilmember Representative: Deborah Harris |
3.
Land Acknowledgment
The Flagstaff Open Space Commission humbly acknowledges the ancestral homelands of this area's Indigenous nations and original stewards. These lands, still inhabited by Native descendants, border mountains sacred to Indigenous peoples. We honor them, their legacies, their traditions, and their continued contributions. We celebrate their past, present, and future generations who will forever know this place as home.
The Flagstaff Open Space Commission humbly acknowledges the ancestral homelands of this area's Indigenous nations and original stewards. These lands, still inhabited by Native descendants, border mountains sacred to Indigenous peoples. We honor them, their legacies, their traditions, and their continued contributions. We celebrate their past, present, and future generations who will forever know this place as home.
4.
Approval of the April 22, 2024 Meeting Minutes
5.
Public Comment
At this time, any member of the public may address the Commission on any subject that is not scheduled before the Commission on this day. The Arizona Open Meeting Law prohibits the Commission from discussing or taking action on an item which is not listed on the prepared agenda. Commission members may, however, respond to criticism made by those addressing the Commission, ask staff to review a matter, or ask that a matter be placed on a future agenda. To address the Commission on an item that is on the agenda, please wait for the Chair to call for Public Comment at the time the item is heard.
At this time, any member of the public may address the Commission on any subject that is not scheduled before the Commission on this day. The Arizona Open Meeting Law prohibits the Commission from discussing or taking action on an item which is not listed on the prepared agenda. Commission members may, however, respond to criticism made by those addressing the Commission, ask staff to review a matter, or ask that a matter be placed on a future agenda. To address the Commission on an item that is on the agenda, please wait for the Chair to call for Public Comment at the time the item is heard.
6.
Business Items
A.
Observatory Mesa Trail Planning.
Staff and partners will review the Greater Observatory Mesa Area (GOMA) Trail Plan planning process and will recap the Open Space Commission's discussion from their April meeting. Following this update, staff will work with the commission to refine potential recommendations from the commission to the Open Space Section regarding considerations for the final GOMA Trail Plan draft.
7.
Reports and Updates
A.
Council Representative Report - Councilmember Deborah Harris
B.
Planning and Zoning Commission Representative Report - Mary Norton
C.
Open Space Management Report - City Staff Robert Wallace and Sylvia Struss
8.
Informational Items To and From Commissioners and Staff
A.
PROSE April 2024 Newsletter
9.
Potential Future Agenda Items
- JWP Alignment Update
- Land Availability & Suitability Study and Code Analysis Project
- Observatory Mesa Trail Plan Update
10.
Adjournment
| CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF NOTICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing notice was duly posted at Flagstaff City Hall on May 9, 2024 , at 3:00 p.m. This notice has been posted on the City's website and can be downloaded at www.flagstaff.az.gov. Dated this 9th day of May , 2024. ___Cathy Guetschow_____________ Cathy Guetschow, Administrative Specialist |
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