CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
| REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY JANUARY 6, 2026 |
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS
A.
Consideration and Approval of Minutes: City Council Regular Meeting of May 16, 2023, Work Session of March 26, 2024, Budget Retreat of April 25, 2024, Budget Retreat of April 26, 2024, Regular Meeting of May 7, 2024, Regular Meeting of June 18, 2024, Regular Meeting of July 2, 2024, Regular Meeting of November 19, 2024, Regular Meeting of November 18, 2025, Regular Meeting of December 2, 2025, Work Session of December 9, 2025, Special Meeting/Executive Session of December 16, 2025, Regular Meeting of December 16, 2025, and Budget Retreat of December 19, 2025.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of May 16, 2023, Work Session of March 26, 2024, Budget Retreat of April 25, 2024, Budget Retreat of April 26, 2024, Regular Meeting of May 7, 2024, Regular Meeting of June 18, 2024, Regular Meeting of July 2, 2024, Regular Meeting of November 19, 2024, Regular Meeting of November 18, 2025, Regular Meeting of December 2, 2025, Work Session of December 9, 2025, Special Meeting/Executive Session of December 16, 2025, Regular Meeting of December 16, 2025, and Budget Retreat of December 19, 2025.
5.
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.
6.
PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
A.
Proclamation: Martin Luther King Day
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Read and present the Proclamation.
B.
Arizona Forward Presents the Climate & Clean Energy Rising Sustainability Star Award to Jenny Niemann
Informational only
7.
COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS
8.
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: Tourism Commission.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Councilmember Matthews to make an appointment.
- Councilmember Aslan to make an appointment.
- Councilmember House to make an appointment.
B.
Consideration of Appointments: Indigenous Commission
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Vice Mayor Sweet ot make one appointment.
- Mayor Daggett to make one appointment.
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 of Appointments:
On-Call Magistrates for the Flagstaff Municipal Court.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the appointments of the On-Call Magistrates Russell Hughes and Lewis Levin to the Flagstaff Municipal Court.
B.
Consideration and Approval of First Amendment to Cooperative Purchase Contract: with CDW Government, LLC for Deckard/Rentalscape short-term rental monitoring software and services for FY2025-2026 with an option for FY2026-2027.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Approve the First Amendment to Cooperative Purchase Contract No. 2025-27 with CDW Government, LLC for Deckard/Rentalscape short-term rental monitoring software and services in the amount of $72,407.95, plus one additional optional year at an estimated cost of $75,000; and
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
C.
Consideration and Approval of Contract: Design of Lake Mary Raw Waterline Replacement Project, Lake Mary Raw Water Pump Station to the Lake Mary Water Treatment Plant.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Approve the professional services contract with Ardurra Group, Inc. allowing the Water Services Engineering Team to proceed with the development of a design to replace the aging and failure-prone 1963 raw waterline from the Lake Mary Raw Water Pump Station - located at Lower Lake Mary - to the Lake Mary Water Treatment Plant; and
- Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents
D.
Consideration and Approval of Contract: Lone Tree Overpass Project - Approval of Agreement between the City of Flagstaff and BNSF Railway for relocation of a fiber optic communications conduit bank in an amount not to exceed $699,127.00.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Approve the BNSF fiber optic relocation agreement in an amount not to exceed $699,127.00; and
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
E.
Consideration and Approval of Contract:
Approve the Grant Agreement with the State of Arizona Department of Public Safety for the Anti-Trafficking Grant Award of $360,100.00.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the acceptance of the grant from the State of Arizona Department of Public Safety Anti-Human Trafficking grant funds in the amount of $360,100.00 for FY2026.
F.
Consideration and Approval of Contract: Renewal of United States Forest Service (USFS) Annual Land Use Fee/Master Special Use Permit for Water Transmission Lines and associated fees.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Approve renewal of USFS Annual Land Use Fee/Master Special Use Permit for Water Transmission Lines and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents; and
- Approve the expenditure of $40,664.70 annually for the duration of the contract (20 years). Grand total is $813,294 over 20 years.
G.
Consideration and Approval of Contract: Consultant Services Agreement Between the City of Flagstaff and Nan McKay and Associates, Inc. for Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program Comprehensive Project Management and Consulting Services.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve Consultant Services Agreement #2025-17 with Nan McKay and Associates, Inc. for comprehensive project management and consulting services for the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program.
10.
ROUTINE ITEMS
A.
Consideration and Approval: City of Flagstaff Advertising Policy for the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the proposed advertising policy for Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
11.
REGULAR AGENDA
A.
Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-01: A resolution of the Flagstaff City Council authorizing the submission of an application to the State of Arizona for the Arizona State Match Advantage for Rural Transportation (AZ SMART) Fund for the JW Powell Lake Mary to Interstate 17 project
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Read Resolution No. 2026-01 by title only
- Clerk reads Resolution No. 2026-01 by title only (if approved above)
- Adopt Resolution No. 2026-01
B.
Consideration and Approval: Use of the Council Initiative Fund
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Consideration of the use of the Council Initiative Fund to support NAU's first annual Martin Luther King Jr. Gala
- Consideration of the use of the Council Initiative Fund for any other programs Council may like to consider funding within the fiscal year.
12.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
A.
Energy Code Update Options
City Council direction on updates to the Building Code, focusing on the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Upon receiving Council direction, staff will explore the 2024 IECC through further research and community engagement. Staff will return to Council in mid-2026 for review and possible adoption of all of the 15+ codes in the 2024 Suite of Codes, including the 2024 IECC.
B.
Discussion on the possibility of speed humps in Flagstaff and how they could work with snow operations
Discussion and direction on the addition of speed humps to the Residential Traffic Management Guide.
C.
Streets Snow Readiness Report
This is an informational presentation on the state of city Streets as it relates to snow operations and expectations.
D.
CARE unit 6-month update
Update Council on operations post Terro's taking over EMT operations and discuss future direction.
13.
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.
14.
OPEN CALL TO THE PUBLIC
15.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TO/FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND STAFF, AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
16.
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 ________________________, 2026. __________________________________________ Stacy Saltzburg, MMC, City Clerk |
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