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Minutes for City Council Special Meeting

JOINT CITY COUNCIL/NAVAJO NATION
TRIBAL COUNCIL WORK SESSION 
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
NAVAJO NATION TRIBAL COUNCIL COMPLEX
8:30 A.M.
 
1.
Call to Order

Mayor Evans called the Joint Work Session of the Flagstaff City Council and representatives of the Navajo Nation Tribal Council of September 14, 2017, to order at 8:30 a.m.
 
2.
Roll Call

NOTE: One or more Councilmembers may be in attendance telephonically or by other technological means.

PRESENT:

MAYOR EVANS
COUNCILMEMBER MCCARTHY
COUNCILMEMBER ODEGAARD
COUNCILMEMBER PUTZOVA
ABSENT:

VICE MAYOR WHELAN
COUNCILMEMBER BAROTZ
COUNCILMEMBER OVERTON

Others present: City Manager Josh Copley; City Attorney Sterling Solomon; Deputy City Managers Barbara Goodrich and Shane Dille; Assistant to the City Manager Caleb Blaschke.
 
3.
Meet and Greet with Flagstaff City Council and Navajo Nation Tribal Council and President.
The City Council and staff met with Speaker of the House Bates from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Speaker Bates emphasized the need for the two groups to come together and overcome the issue of reclaimed water use on the peaks.

A break was held until 10:30 a.m. at which time City Council and staff met with President Begay. President Begay discussed the various tribal initiatives. Discussion was held about the interest of both the Tribe and Council in building relationships.
 
4.
Adjournment
The Joint Work Session of the Flagstaff City Council and Navajo Nation Tribal Council representatives of September 14, 2017, adjourned at 11:30 a.m.

                                                                                           

 
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MAYOR
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CITY CLERK