CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
| REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2025 |
COUNCIL CHAMBERS 211 WEST ASPEN AVENUE 3:00 P.M. |
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***PUBLIC COMMENT***
Verbal public comments not related to items appearing on the posted agenda may be provided during the "Open Call to the Public" at the beginning and end of the meeting and may only be provided in person.
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ONLINE VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENT
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***PUBLIC COMMENT***
Verbal public comments not related to items appearing on the posted agenda may be provided during the "Open Call to the Public" at the beginning and end of the meeting and may only be provided in person.
Verbal public comments related to items appearing on the posted agenda may be given in person or online and will be taken at the time the item is discussed.
To provide online verbal comment on an item that appears on the posted agenda, use the link below.
ONLINE VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENT
Written comments may be submitted to publiccomment@flagstaffaz.gov. All comments submitted via email will be considered written comments and will be documented in the record as such.
1.
CALL TO ORDER
NOTICE OF OPTION TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
NOTICE OF OPTION TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the City Council and to the general public that, at this regular meeting, the City Council may vote to go into executive session, which will not be open to the public, for discussion and consultation with the City's attorneys for legal advice on any item listed on the following agenda, pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3).
2.
Roll Call
| NOTE: One or more Councilmembers may be in attendance through other technological means. |
| MAYOR DAGGETT VICE MAYOR SWEET COUNCILMEMBER ASLAN COUNCILMEMBER GARCIA |
COUNCILMEMBER HOUSE COUNCILMEMBER MATTHEWS COUNCILMEMBER SPENCE |
3.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, MISSION STATEMENT, AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Flagstaff City Council 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.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the City of Flagstaff is to protect and enhance the quality of life for all.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
4.
OPEN CALL TO THE PUBLIC
Open Call to the Public enables the public to address the Council about an item that is not on the prepared agenda. Comments relating to items that are on the agenda will be taken at the time that the item is discussed. Open Call to the Public appears on the agenda twice, at the beginning and at the end. The total time allotted for the first Open Call to the Public is 30 minutes; any additional comments will be held until the second Open Call to the Public.
If you wish to address the Council in person at today's meeting, please complete a comment card and submit it to the recording clerk as soon as possible. Your name will be called when it is your turn to speak. You may address the Council up to three times throughout the meeting, including comments made during Open Call to the Public and Public Comment. Please limit your remarks to three minutes per item to allow everyone an opportunity to speak. At the discretion of the Chair, ten or more persons present at the meeting and wishing to speak may appoint a representative who may have no more than fifteen minutes to speak.
Open Call to the Public enables the public to address the Council about an item that is not on the prepared agenda. Comments relating to items that are on the agenda will be taken at the time that the item is discussed. Open Call to the Public appears on the agenda twice, at the beginning and at the end. The total time allotted for the first Open Call to the Public is 30 minutes; any additional comments will be held until the second Open Call to the Public.
If you wish to address the Council in person at today's meeting, please complete a comment card and submit it to the recording clerk as soon as possible. Your name will be called when it is your turn to speak. You may address the Council up to three times throughout the meeting, including comments made during Open Call to the Public and Public Comment. Please limit your remarks to three minutes per item to allow everyone an opportunity to speak. At the discretion of the Chair, ten or more persons present at the meeting and wishing to speak may appoint a representative who may have no more than fifteen minutes to speak.
5.
PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
A.
Proclamation
: Black History Month
B.
Proclamation: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month
6.
COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS
7.
APPOINTMENTS
Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the City Council and to the general public that the City Council may vote to go into executive session, which will not be open to the public, for the purpose of discussing or considering employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, demotion, dismissal, salaries, disciplining or resignation of a public officer, appointee, or employee of any public body...., pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(1).
Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the City Council and to the general public that the City Council may vote to go into executive session, which will not be open to the public, for the purpose of discussing or considering employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, demotion, dismissal, salaries, disciplining or resignation of a public officer, appointee, or employee of any public body...., pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(1).
A.
Consideration of Appointments: Commission on Diversity Awareness
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Make one appointment for a term expiring September 2026.
B.
Consideration of Appointments: Commission on Inclusion and Adaptive Living
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Make one appointment to a term expiring in March 2027.
Make two appointments to terms expiring March 2028.
C.
Consideration of Appointments: Sustainability Commission
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Make two appointments for terms expiring February 2028
8.
LIQUOR LICENSE PUBLIC HEARINGS
Applications under Liquor License Public Hearings may be considered under one public hearing and may be acted upon by one motion unless otherwise requested by Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Applications under Liquor License Public Hearings may be considered under one public hearing and may be acted upon by one motion unless otherwise requested by Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Open the Public Hearing
- Staff Presentation
- Council Questions
- Public Comment
- Close Public Hearing
- Council Deliberation and Action
- Forward the application to the State with a recommendation for approval;
- Forward the application to the State with a recommendation for denial based on the testimony received at the public hearing and/or other factors.
A.
Consideration and Action on Liquor License Application: Jared Michael Repinski, "Baja Mar" 6 E Aspen Ave #100, Series 12 (Restaurant), New License
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Forward the application to the State with a recommendation for approval;
- Forward the application to the State with a recommendation for denial based on the testimony received at the public hearing and/or other factors.
9.
CONSENT AGENDA
All matters under Consent Agenda are considered by the City Council to be routine. Unless a member of City Council expresses a desire at the meeting to remove an item from the Consent Agenda for discussion, the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion approving the recommendations listed on the agenda. Unless otherwise indicated, expenditures approved by Council are budgeted items.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
All matters under Consent Agenda are considered by the City Council to be routine. Unless a member of City Council expresses a desire at the meeting to remove an item from the Consent Agenda for discussion, the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion approving the recommendations listed on the agenda. Unless otherwise indicated, expenditures approved by Council are budgeted items.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the Consent Agenda as posted.
A.
Consideration and Approval of Contract: Renewal of a Contract for Choose Flagstaff (Economic Development) website maintenance services for $20,000.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Approve renewal of contract with Indigo8 Internet for an additional 1 year term in the amount of $20,000.
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
10.
ROUTINE ITEMS
A.
Consideration and Approval of Preliminary Plat Request from EPS Group, Inc, on behalf of CDR Devcorp LTD, for Preliminary Plat approval of "The Lookout at Canyon del Rio" located at 3770 E Whetstone Dr, a 50-lot single-family subdivision using Planned Residential Development (PRD) Standards on 7.11 acres in the Medium-Density Residential (MR) Zone.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the Preliminary Plat, in accordance with the findings presented in this report and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation (5-0).
11.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
- Open the Public Hearing
- Presentations (Staff and/or Applicant)
- Council Questions
- Public Comment
- Close the Public Hearing
- Council Deliberation and Action
A.
Public Hearing and Consideration of Zoning Code Variance PZ-23-00161-04: A request for a Zoning Code Variance from the wall plane massing requirements of 10-50.20.030.B.2: Architectural Standards – Building Massing, of the Zoning Code. This request is to increase the maximum horizontal wall plane from 75 feet to 133 feet. The subject property is located at 3773 N Kaspar Drive and is zoned Highway Commercial (HC).
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Per Section 10-20.20.040.I. The City Council may act as the Board of Adjustment upon majority vote of the City Council when a quorum of the Board of Adjustment cannot be achieved due to absence or disqualification.
Staff recommends that the City Council:
- Make a motion to act as the Board of Adjustment, and
- Upon finding that the criteria required for granting of a variance have been met, approve the proposed variance for a 133-foot wall plane in accordance with the findings presented in this staff summary.
B.
Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-02 and Ordinance No. 2025-01: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, declaring as a public record that certain document filed with the City Clerk entitled "PZ-24-00216 - Resource Protection Standards Applicability" and an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, amending the Flagstaff City Code, Title 10, Flagstaff Zoning Code.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
At the February 4, 2025, Council Meeting:
1) Read Resolution No. 2025-02 by title only
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2025-02 by title only (if approved above)
3) Read Ordinance No. 2025-01 by title only for the first time
4) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2025-01 by title only (if approved above)
At the February 18, 2025, Council Meeting:
5) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-02
6) Read Ordinance No. 2025-01 by title only for the final time
7) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2025-01 by title only (if approved above)
8) Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-01
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2025-02 by title only (if approved above)
3) Read Ordinance No. 2025-01 by title only for the first time
4) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2025-01 by title only (if approved above)
At the February 18, 2025, Council Meeting:
5) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-02
6) Read Ordinance No. 2025-01 by title only for the final time
7) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2025-01 by title only (if approved above)
8) Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-01
C.
Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-03 and Ordinance No. 2025-02: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, declaring as a public record that certain document filed with the City Clerk, entitled "PZ-24-00217 - Urban Farm Land Use" and an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, amending the Flagstaff City Code, Title 10, Flagstaff Zoning Code.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
At the February 4, 2025, Council Meeting:
1) Read Resolution No. 2025-03 by title only
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2025-03 by title only (if approved above)
3) Read Ordinance No. 2025-02 by title only for the first time
4) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2025-02 by title only (if approved above)
At the February 18, 2025, Council Meeting:
5) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-03
6) Read Ordinance No. 2025-02 by title only for the final time
7) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2025-02 by title only (if approved above)
8) Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-02
D.
Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-05: A resolution of the Flagstaff City Council, authorizing the execution of the Second Amendment to the Mill Town Development Agreement between Vintage Partners, LLC and the City of Flagstaff related to the development of approximately 13 acres of real property generally located at 1801 S Milton Road.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Read Resolution No. 2025-05 by title only
- City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2025-05 by title only (if approved above)
- Adopt Resolution No. 2025-05
12.
REGULAR AGENDA
A.
Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-04: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, approving the Second Amendment to an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Arizona Board of Regents related to Consolidation of University Campus and Road Projects.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Read Resolution No. 2025-04 by title only
- City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2025-04 by title only (if approved above)
- Adopt Resolution No. 2025-04
13.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
A.
Land Availability Suitability Study and Code Analysis Project - Code Concepts Report
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Discussion item only
14.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
After discussion and upon agreement by three members of the Council, an item will be moved to a regularly-scheduled Council meeting.
After discussion and upon agreement by three members of the Council, an item will be moved to a regularly-scheduled Council meeting.
A.
Future Agenda Item Request (F.A.I.R.):A request by Councilmember House to place on a future agenda a discussion regarding efforts to institutionalize as a landmark the El Pueblo motel for its connection to the Code Talkers.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Council Direction
15.
OPEN CALL TO THE PUBLIC
16.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TO/FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND STAFF, AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
17.
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 , at a.m./p.m. in accordance with the statement filed by the City Council with the City Clerk. Dated this day of , 2025. __________________________________________ Stacy Saltzburg, MMC, City Clerk |
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