NOTICE AND AGENDA
| SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION THURSDAY August 22 |
HYBRID MEETING STAFF CONFERENCE ROOM AND MICROSOFT TEAMS 211 WEST ASPEN AVENUE 4:30 P.M. |
Vision: The City of Flagstaff is a culture and community that thrives in response to the Climate Crisis.
Mission: To advise Sustainability Division Staff on matters related to climate and sustainability, support community projects through Neighborhood Sustainability Grants, and provide feedback to the City Council on sustainability issues.
Members of the public may join the meeting online, via Microsoft Teams and in person.
- Join Microsoft Teams Meeting
- To comment on a discussion item if you're on Teams, please use the Teams Chat function: simply type in 'public comment' to indicate to the Chair that you would like to comment. The Chair will then recognize you when it is time for public comment, and staff will unmute your microphone if needed.
- Public comments may be sent in advance of the meeting to Tia Hatton at tia.hatton@flagstaffaz.gov. Public comments should be limited to three minutes of reading time. In the meeting, the Chair may limit reading time to less at their discretion/depending on the number of comments.
1.
CALL TO ORDER
2.
ROLL CALL
| NOTE: One or more Commissioner may be in attendance through other technological means. |
| CHAIR AMY WOLKOWINSKY VICE CHAIR MARY METZGER COMMISSIONER NOAH BAKER COMMISSIONER KRISTEN KONKEL |
COMMISSIONER TOM LAMMIE COMMISSIONER RODGER SCURLOCK |
3.
LAND ACKNOWLEDEMENT
The Sustainability 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 Sustainability 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.
PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time, any member of the public may address the Commission on any subject within their jurisdiction that is not scheduled before the Commission on that day. Due to Open Meeting Laws, the Commission cannot discuss or act on items presented during this portion of the agenda. To address the Commission on an item that is on the agenda, please use the Teams Chat function: simply type in "public comment" to indicate to the Chair that you would like to comment. The Chair will then recognize you when it is time for public comment, and staff will unmute your microphone if needed.
At this time, any member of the public may address the Commission on any subject within their jurisdiction that is not scheduled before the Commission on that day. Due to Open Meeting Laws, the Commission cannot discuss or act on items presented during this portion of the agenda. To address the Commission on an item that is on the agenda, please use the Teams Chat function: simply type in "public comment" to indicate to the Chair that you would like to comment. The Chair will then recognize you when it is time for public comment, and staff will unmute your microphone if needed.
5.
APPROVAL OF JULY MINUTES
July 2024 Minutes_DRAFT
July 2024 Minutes_DRAFT
6.
BUSINESS
A.
Commission - General "Housekeeping" Reminders (5 minutes)
Chair Amy Wolkowinsky
Informational only
Informational only
B.
Community Choice Energy Presentation and Q&A (30 minutes)
Shelly Gordon, State Director - Arizonans 4 Community Choice, and Cody Hooven, AZ4CC Policy Advisory.
Informational and possible discussion/vote
C.
ADU Model Plan Program Presentation (20 minutes)
Genevieve Pearthree, Sustainability Office - Resilience Analyst
Informational only with an opportunity to provide comments. Staff is also seeking a member of the Sustainability Commission to volunteer to serve on an ADU Model Plans Selection Committee and provide programmatic advice as part of the process to solicit ADU pre-approved model plans.
D.
Northern Arizona Community Food Systems Assessment Presentation (30 minutes)
Natalie Pierson, Sustainability Office - Food Systems Coordinator
Informational only.
E.
Recycling Update (5 minutes)
Nicole Antonopoulos, Sustainability Office - Sustainability Director
F.
Neighborhood Sustainability Grants: Updates and Budget Proposal (10 minutes)
Tia Hatton, Staff Liaison, and Commission
7.
TO AND FROM (5 MINUTES) - ALL
8.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
9.
ADJOURNMENT
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF NOTICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing notice was duly posted at Flagstaff City Hall on , at a.m./p.m. This notice has been posted on the City's website and can be downloaded at www.flagstaff.az.gov. Dated this day of , 2024. __________________________________________ Tia Hatton, Sustainability Coordinator |