CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
| REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY JUNE 17, 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: Juneteenth
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Read and present the Proclamation
6.
COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS
7.
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 of Appointment: Presiding Magistrate for the Flagstaff Municipal Court.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the reappointment of the Honorable Thomas Chotena as Presiding Magistrate of the Flagstaff Municipal Court.
B.
Consideration and Approval of Contract: Approve the First Amendment to the Legal On-Call Contract for TSL Law Group, PLC
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Approve the First Amendment to the Legal On-Call Contract for TSL Law Group, PLC to increase the hourly rate.
- Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
C.
Consideration and Approval of Contract: Ratify the Subrecipient Agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs for the Sunnyside Neighborhood Flood Mitigation/ Killip Basin Outlet Project.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Ratify the Subrecipient Agreement between the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs and the City of Flagstaff for the Sunnyside Neighborhood Flood Mitigation/Killip Basin Outlet project in the amount of $1,665,000.
D.
Consideration and Approval of Contract: Cooperative Contract for the Public Works Streets Equipment Barn Design with DLR Group Inc., in the amount of $402,237.00
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Approve a cooperative contract with DLR Group to design the Public Works Streets equipment barn/transportation center for $402,237.00; and
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
E.
Consideration and Approval of Contract: Fifteen On-Call Professional Services Contracts to Support the Water Services Division - Engineering: Water Systems, Wastewater Systems, and Water Resources Planning Services.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Approve Fifteen On-Call Professional Service Contracts to Support the Water Services Division:
- Engineering Water Systems: Ardurra Flagstaff, Carollo Engineers, Hazen & Sawyer, Stantec, Water Works Engineers
- Engineering Wastewater Systems: Ardurra Flagstaff, Carollo Engineers, Hazen & Sawyer, Stantec, Water Works Engineers
- Engineering Water Resources Planning: Carollo Engineers, Errol L. Montgomery & Associates, Hazen & Sawyer, LRE Water, Matrix New World
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
F.
Consideration and Approval of Contract: Service Provider Contract with United Way of Northern Arizona
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Approve the Service Provider Contract with United Way of Northern Arizona for City-Wide Community Health and Human Services; and
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
8.
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: Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget and Property Tax Levy
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Hold the public hearing to receive citizen input
- Convene Special Meeting
9.
SPECIAL MEETING
A.
Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-35: A resolution of the Flagstaff City Council, adopting the Budget for the City of Flagstaff for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Read Resolution No. 2025-35 by title only
- City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2025-35 by title only (if approved above)
- Adopt Resolution No. 2025-35
- Reconvene Regular Meeting
10.
REGULAR AGENDA
A.
Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-13: An ordinance levying upon the assessed valuation of the property within the City of Flagstaff, Arizona, subject to taxation a certain sum upon each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of valuation sufficient to raise the amount estimated to be required in the annual budget, less the amount estimated to be received from other sources of revenue; providing funds for various bond redemptions, for the purpose of paying interest upon bonded indebtedness and providing funds for general municipal expenses, all for the Fiscal Year ending the 30th day of June 2026. (Primary and secondary property tax levies for FY 2025-26)
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
At the June 17, 2025, Council Meeting:
1) Read Ordinance No. 2025-13 by title only for the first time
2) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2025-13 by title only (if approved above)
At the July 1, 2025, Council Meeting:
3) Read Ordinance No. 2025-13 by title only for the final time
4) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2025-13 by title only (if approved above)
5) Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-13
B.
Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-37: A resolution of the Flagstaff City Council, approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Flagstaff Unified School District and the City of Flagstaff to provide community-wide out-of-school time programs.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Read Resolution No. 2025-37 by title only
- City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2025-37 by title only (if approved above)
- Adopt Resolution No. 2025-37
C.
Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-32 and Ordinance No. 2025-12: 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-25-00088 - Forest Resource Pilot Program" 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 June 17, 2025, Council Meeting:
1) Read Resolution No. 2025-32 by title only for the first time
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2025-32 by title only (if approved above)
3) Read Ordinance No. 2025-12 by title only for the first time
4) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2025-12 by title only (if approved above)
At the July 1, 2025, Council Meeting:
5) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-32
6) Read Ordinance No. 2025-12 by title only for the final time
7) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2025-12 by title only (if approved above)
8) Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-12
1) Read Resolution No. 2025-32 by title only for the first time
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2025-32 by title only (if approved above)
3) Read Ordinance No. 2025-12 by title only for the first time
4) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2025-12 by title only (if approved above)
At the July 1, 2025, Council Meeting:
5) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-32
6) Read Ordinance No. 2025-12 by title only for the final time
7) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2025-12 by title only (if approved above)
8) Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-12
D.
Consideration and Adoption of Concept Design: Civic Space at the Downtown Connection Center
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt the concept design for the future Civic Space at the Downtown Connection Center
11.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
A.
Discussion on Scope of Work for Lived Black Experience Program Procurement
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Provide staff direction about the scope of work outlined related procurement of services to deliver the Lived Black Experience program.
12.
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 Matthews to place on a future agenda a discussion regarding incentives for middle market/workforce housing.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Council Direction
B.
Future Agenda Item Request (F.A.I.R.): A request by Councilmember Spence to place on a future agenda a discussion about noise mitigation at Bushmaster Park.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Council Direction
13.
OPEN CALL TO THE PUBLIC
14.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TO/FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND STAFF, AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
15.
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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