NOTICE AND AGENDA
| OPEN SPACES COMMISSION MONDAY OCTOBER 27, 2025 |
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 Jacqueline Thomas Co-Chair Bruce Fox Commissioner Mary Norton (P&Z Liaison) Commissioner William Kluwin |
Commissioner Molly Joyce Commissioner Lina Wallen Commissioner Nat White Councilmember Representative: David Spence |
3.
Land Acknowledgment
The Flagstaff Open Spaces 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 Spaces 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 August 25, 2025, September 8, 2025 (Special Open Spaces Commission Meeting), and September 22, 2025 (Joint Parks & Recreation / Open Spaces Commission 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.
Regional Plan Update
On Thursday, October 9, the Flagstaff City Council voted to adopt the Flagstaff Regional Land Use Plan 2045 with a list of Conditions of Approval and an Errata document. You can view a recording of the meeting at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT5vrGv9LbE. The Open Spaces Commission will review the City Council's decisions as they pertain to the Open Spaces Commission's recommendations.
B.
Observatory Mesa Natural Area Renaming Consideration
Decision Item. Open Spaces Commissioners will share information and thoughts on the pros/cons of renaming the Observatory Mesa Natural Area and may provide a recommendation to the Open Space Section.
C.
November/December Open Spaces Commission Meeting Date Selection
Decision Item. Select future meeting date(s) to accommodate holidays.
D.
Open Space Management Updates
This is an information item.
7.
Reports and Updates
A.
Council Representative Report, Council Representative David Spence
B.
Planning and Zoning Commission Representative Report, Representative Mary Norton
C.
Open Space Management Report, Robert Wallace and Sylvia Struss
D.
PROSE Monthly Newsletter (September 2025)
8.
Informational Items To and From Commissioners and Staff
9.
Potential Future Agenda Items
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 Wednesday, October 22, at 1 p.m. This notice has been posted on the City's website and can be downloaded at www.flagstaff.az.gov. Dated this 22nd day of October, 2025. Lori Reynolds __________________________________________ Lori Reynolds, Administrative Specialist |
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