CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
| REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY MARCH 3, 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.
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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.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS
A.
Consideration and Approval of Minutes: City Council Regular Meeting of February 3, 2026, Budget Retreat of February 5, 2026, City Council Work Session of February 10, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting of February 17, 2026, City Council Special Meeting Executive Session of February 24, 2026, and City Council Work Session of February 24, 2026.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of February 3, 2026, Budget Retreat of February 5, 2026, City Council Work Session of February 10, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting of February 17, 2026, City Council Special Meeting Executive Session of February 24, 2026, and City Council Work Session of February 24, 2026.
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: Women's History Month
Read and present the Proclamation.
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: Water Commission
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Councilmember House to make one appointment.
- Councilmember Matthews to make one appointment.
- Vice Mayor Sweet to make one appointment.
B.
Consideration of Appointments: Sustainability Commission
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Councilmember Matthews to make one appointment.
- Mayor Daggett to make one appointment.
- Councilmember Spence to make one appointment.
- Councilmember House to make one appointment.
C.
Consideration of Appointments: Planning and Zoning Commission
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Councilmember House 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 and Approval of Contract: Flowers Program Services Contract with Foxglove Gardening.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Approve a new Contract with Foxglove Gardening, an Arizona Corporation, for a total amount not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars and zero cents ($200,000.00) annually for labor and supplies for flowers and shrubbery in planters, hanging baskets, and wine barrels to beautify the Downtown, Southside, and 4th Street Gateway to Sunnyside. The contract price is one hundred fifty thousand forty-five dollars and sixty-six cents ($150,045.66) for May 2026–April 2027. The amount not to exceed will allow for cost increases due to change in scope or upon renewal. The contract is renewable four times.
- Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
B.
Consideration and Approval of Contract: Cooperative Purchase Contract with Play It Safe Playgrounds & Park Equipment for the McMillan Mesa Park playground replacement in the amount of $161,583.51
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Approve the Cooperative Purchase Contract in the amount of $161,583.51 with Play It Safe Playgrounds & Park Equipment replacing the aged playground with a new playground as a turnkey project through the 1GPA Cooperative Purchasing Agreement #23-07P-08 ; and
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
C.
Consideration and Approval of Contract: Contract for Public Defender Services with Harris & Winger, P.C.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Approve the contract for Public Defender Services with Harris & Winger, P.C. in the amount of $650,000.00 annually plus a 3% increase each year of the contract thereafter
- Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
10.
ROUTINE ITEMS
A.
Consideration and Approval of Contract: Development of a Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Events (PROSE) Master Plan by Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $199,530.00.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Approve the contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates for a PROSE Master Plan for an amount not to exceed $199,530.
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
B.
Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-02: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, amending the Flagstaff City Code, Title 10, Flagstaff Zoning Code, Chapter 10-40 Specific to Zones, Division 10-40.30 Non Transect Zones.
Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-03: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, the Flagstaff City Code, Title 11, General Plans and Subdivisions, Chapter 11-20: Subdivision and Land Split Regulations, Division 11-20.40: Subdivision Procedures and Requirements.
Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-03: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, the Flagstaff City Code, Title 11, General Plans and Subdivisions, Chapter 11-20: Subdivision and Land Split Regulations, Division 11-20.40: Subdivision Procedures and Requirements.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Read Ordinance No. 2026-02 by title only for the final time
- City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2026-02 by title only (if approved above)
- Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-02
- Read Ordinance No. 2026-03 by title only for the final time
- City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2026-03 by title only (if approved above)
- Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-03
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.
Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-05: An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, amending the Flagstaff Zoning Map to Direct to Ordinance Zoning Map Amendment to rezone approximately 8.51 acres of real property generally located at the northeast corner of Lone Tree Road and Pine Knoll Drive
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
At the March 3, 2026 Council Meeting:
1) Hold Public Hearing
2) Read Ordinance No. 2026-05 by title only for the first time
3) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2026-05 by title only (if approved above)
At the March 17, 2026 Council Meeting:
4) Read Ordinance No. 2026-05 by title only for the final time
5) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2026-05 by title only (if approved above)
6) Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-05
12.
REGULAR AGENDA
A.
Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-11: a resolution of the Flagstaff City Council, declaring the City of Flagstaff's commitment to supporting and advancing policies and partnerships that move the community toward the goal of becoming a Recovery-Ready Community
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Read Resolution No. 2026-11 by title only
- City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2026-11 by title only (if approved above)
- Adopt Resolution No. 2026-11
13.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
A.
Discussion about City protocols for interacting with Federal agencies
Presentation and discussion 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 Citizen Petition titled "Prohibit ICE from operating on City owned property."
Council Direction
B.
Future Agenda Item Request (F.A.I.R.): A Citizen Petition titled "Clarification on the Flagstaff Police Department January 24th Statement."
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 ________________________, 2026. __________________________________________ Stacy Saltzburg, MMC, City Clerk |
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