Others present: Interim Deputy City Manager Kevin Treadway and City Attorney Sterling Solomon.

The following individuals addressed the Council:

Tamara Lawless, Water Conservation Manager, said that this month was Water Awareness Month and they had kicked off the month starting with First Friday Art Walk with tours of the Rio de Flag. She said that they would be having activities throughout the month and she encouraged everyone to Take the Pledge.

Wildland Fire Manager Paul Summerfelt began the presentation by introducing members of their team: Sgt. Coons with the Police Department, Todd Whitney with Coconino County Emergency Management and Duane Tewa with the USFS, and then started the PowerPoint presentation which addressed:

TOTAL ACRES BURNED - 80's 90's 2000's
FIRE SEASON FACTORS
BOTTOM LINE
FLAGSTAFF PRECIPITATION
NATIONAL SIGNIFICANT WILDLAND FIRE POTENTIAL OUTLOOK
OUR STATUS & READINESS POSTURE
SURPRISES TO WATCH FOR IN 2018

2018 FOCUS AREAS
Prevention
Preparedness
Hazard Mitigation
Response
Recovery

COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS
FOREST TREATMENT MAP
WILDLAND FIRE OCCURRENCE
WILDLAND FIRE SIZE IN TREATED AND UNTREATED AREAS
LAW ENFORCEMENT

St. Coons then continued the presentation:

LAW ENFORCEMENT FIRE PREVENTION PATROLS
PATROL EFFORTS
WOODS WATCH VOLUNTEERS

Mr. Whitney then continued the presentation:

STATEWIDE PREPAREDNESS
READY, SET, GO
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
CALL CENTER
COMMUNITY INFORMATION

Mr. Tewa finished up the presentation with:

RESTORATION EFFORTS
Flagship Targets
4FRI
FWPP
Cragin Reservoir

WILDLAND FIRE DISPATCH
Coconino National Forest
BIA Navajo and Hopi Agencies
Flagstaff and Verde Valley Monuments
PFAC and the Greater Flagstaff Area

FIRE PREVENTION STRATEGIES
Education
Patrols
Severity
Restrictions

WILDLAND DETECTION
Lookout Towers
Aerial Detection
Public

ENGINES AND CREWS
Engines - 12
Crews - 3
Water Tenders - 4
Dozers - 2
Miscellaneous Overhead
178 Total Firefighters

NATIONAL GROUND RESOURCES
60 Interagency Incident Management Teams (IMT)
113 Interagency Hotshot Crews
10,000 Firefighters
900 Engines
Partners
International - Canada, Australia, New Zealand

NATIONAL AIR RESOURCES
18 Large/Very Large Fixed Winged air Tankers
5-7 SEAT's in the southwest in 2018  (Single Engine Air Tankers)
28 Type 1 Helicopters, 34 Type 2 Helicopters
13 Exclusive User Helicopters in the southwest
Fixed Winged Fleet

Mr. Blaschke presented the most recent copy of te letter being prepared by the City and County. He said that they have incorporated quite a few of the comments and feedback, but it is difficult to agree on everything.

Councilmembers agreed that they were fine with moving forward with sending the letter.

Mayor Evans asked, with regard to the Food Truck Bill, if it is possible to change the ordinance to create a commercial fee structure or if it would be preempted by the state. Mr. Solomon said that he has made note of it and would find out.

Mr. Blaschke gave an overview of the meeting, noting that they would be discussing: the CTTC recommendation, housing related to a secondary property tax and the FOSPR proposal. He said that after each of the discussion points listed, they will have opportunity for public comment.

FURTHER DISCUSSION OF 2018 ELECTION
Calendar
CTTC

TRANSPORTATION/TRANSIT

At the previous meeting one of the questions raised was, "what was the purpose of the CTTC, and what goals were established?" He said that the previous city manager attended the opening of the first meeting. He felt that the commission was a diverse representation chosen by the Council. He had asked them to think of the most important projects moving forward, and what Flagstaff's most pressing needs were and then prioritize them. He asked them, should they call a ballot question, what it should look like. Their direction was to meet with Staff staff and relative boards and commission, discuss the Regional Transportation Plan and other transportation related policy documents, and then make recommendations.

He said that there are two documents, approved by the voters, that guide City staff: the City Charter and the Regional Plan. As the Council changes every two years, so to those priorities.

Planning Director Dan Folke then reviewed the FLAGSTAFF REGIONAL PLAN 2030, ratified by the voters on May 20, 2014:

MAP
RTP FUTURE ROAD NETWORK
FUTURE GROWTH ILLUSTRATION
URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY
ACTIVITY CENTERS
ROAD NETWORK ILLUSTRATION
     Identifies road network
     Regional transportation
     Circulation Roads
     Local Roads - Access Roads
FUTS

Comprehensive Planning Manager Sara Dechter then continued the presentation:

REGIONAL PLAN
SPECIFIC PLANS
IMPLEMENTATION

REGIONAL PLAN THEMES
     Infill over sprawl
     Better urban form
     Affordability
     Sustainability
     Housing Choices
     Multimodal Transportation

SAFE AND EFFICIENT MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION
Mobility and Access connectivity
Environmental Considerations
Quality Design
Economic Development

URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL CONTEXT, COSTS AND STANDARDS
SCENARIO PLANNING AND MODEL
GROWTH AND LAND USE
TRANSPORTATION
NAIPTA
FUTS

Martin Ince said that they looked at a few different varieties--sidewalks, FUTS, bike lanes, crossings, and then inventoried them. They have existing and what is missing, and what is missing, they ended up with a recommendation of shirt, medium and long-term projects. He said that they have about 60 miles of sidewalks missing; that is $37 million and there is nothing in the tax proposals. They are trying to get to the point of prioritizing the most important.

Vice Mayor Whelan said that individuals have the impression that they have forgotten things, but she is hearing that they have not been forgotten, it just has not been done yet.

Mr. Folke continued the presentation.

NATIONAL HOUSING CRISIS

FORM BASED CODE - DOWNTOWN REGULATING PLAN
     Transect Zones
     Conventional zones

Alan Maguire, facilitator for the CTTC, said that many of the previous questions can be answered. If they go back to 2000 the City went forward with a 20 year sales tax because the national transportation funding had changed. They have not had a major increase since 1982 in Arizona and cities and counties have had to adapt.

He said that since 2000, they have done remarkable things--put in a bridge over the railroad and built a bunch of missing links, provided sidewalks around the schools and they have the first real bus system. The voters approved all of those projects. They are now coming to the end of that 20 year tax. What is being proposed is consistent with what they have done in the past. They appointed the CTTC and put them through the ringer. Everyone participated.

Mr. Maguire said that some of the things the CTTC looked at included:

DOCUMENTS REVIEWED
Flagstaff Regional Plan
Regional Transportation Plan
FMPO Blueprint
NAIPTA Five year and Long range Plan
Active Transportation Plan
ADOT State Freight Plan

OUTREACH

The original list came in at over $900 million. This commission brought together their unique perspectives and engaged citizens. They were always respectful, were quite meritorious, and they should be proud of the work they did. He said that there are a lot of transportation needs in the City and they were mindful of the challenges of all the different modes. He said that they received public comments at every meeting.

CTTC Chairman Nick Kraft said that after their last meeting the commission held one more meeting and discussed whether they wanted to continue. He said that after a discussion, they voted 11-2 to hold no further meetings and have their recommendations stand.

BALLOT QUESTIONS AND RATE:

Package A (3 questions)
Package B (2 Questions)

JWP / 4th STREET CORRIDOR
WEST ROUTE 66 IMPROVEMENTS
LONE TREE
BUTLER AVENUE (i-40 TO SINAGUA HEIGHTS)

BALANCING NEEDS

KEY PROJECTS TO MEET GOALS
Emphasized Ped/Bike/FUTS - over $29 million
Improve transit - $50 million
Traffic Management System - $3.5 million
Route 66 - $10.8 million
Planning $1.25 million
Dark Sky Lighting Funds - $8 million

After lengthy discussion Councilmember Putzova said that she sees the shortcoming of not integrating their planning. to her this is one of the opportunities to pause and ask if they should do it differently. Vice Mayor Whelan said that what she has heard is that these considerations were made in each project and now we can open up these recommendations. She is excited in creating the routes to get people out of the center of town and creating areas where people want to go and create communities. She did not think they have passed by anything.

A break was taken from 9:03 p.m. to 9:14 p.m..

Mr. Maguire continued the presentation, noting that voters generally prefer multiple questions and voters are comfortable in approving an extension of an existing tax.

Brief discussion was held on recommendations made by the Sustainability Commission and Transportation Commission and letters were presented to convey their recommendations.

The following individuals addressed the Council:

•Mark Spinti
•Emily Melhorn
•Rick Moore
•Amanda Shankland
•Mark Haughwout

Comments received included:

•Voters want governments that work
•Felt that the CTTC was a well-functioning commission
•Recommendations are something that voters could support
•38% of Flagstaff's work force drive more than 50 miles to work; most can't live closer
•Some are telling them 'if we build it they will come; if we don't build it, they still come"
•The tourists will continue to come and they should be providing them with a good experience
•To postpone placing this on the ballot this year may mean a six-month gap of no new projects and furloughs for CIP staff, it may be unfortunate, but would encourage Council to not approve a less than ideal plan
•Respect Sustainability Commission's decision to not give any proposals
•Appreciates the work done by the CTTC, but believes they should wait to allow for a more integrated approach

A written comment card was also submitted by Erik Nielsen.

After a lengthy discussion, Council gave direction to move forward with the separate questions on the ballot for 2018 with regard to transportation and transit.

HOUSING

Housing Director Sarah Darr reviewed a PowerPoint presentation which addressed:

POTENTIAL BOND MEASURE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
If direction is to move forward, then staff has some discussion points.

CITY COUNCIL GOAL

Mr. Tadder continued the presentation to address the financial aspects.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
.8366 - Current rate They have been proposing issuance based on keep that rate
Staying with the capacity of that rate, $50 million

LEGAL LIMITATIONS
20% Limitation
6% Limitation

IMPACTS

Ms. Darr then continued the presentation.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION
 
PROCESS
Research
Brainstorming
Review of Council Direction
Met with citizen-established group
 
Worked on “what could we do to work within the caps but would make a difference?”
 
2018 AREA MEDIAN INCOME LIMITS
 
80% - bulk of the funding sources are limited 
 
Local bond funds would not be restricted to those numbers – they could use those monies that are above 80% but still struggle.
 
CREATION OF HOUSING BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR CREATION AND PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS
HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE
 
How Many Units?
 
PUBLIC FEEDBACK
 
They were supportive, but thought she was being cautious. They would recommend a higher amount.
 
WOULD CITY COUNCIL LIKE TO PLACE A BOND MEASURE?
 
If yes – will need further direction
 
The following individuals then addressed the Council:

•Ross Altenbaugh
•Tammara Prager
•Rick Lopez
•Davonna McLaughlin, Housing Solutions
•Sandy Flores
•Mark Hauleck
•Brian Rhoton

Comments received included:

•Her job is to provide a voice to those who aren't able
•20% of those in shelter tonight do not need to be there, but are there because they cannot find housing to actually get into
•A measure like this can feed into helping them.
•Asking the Council to consider being inclusive to those voices
•Housing chain is very clogged up
•Stands ready to support this measure
•Time for talking is over
•This goes hand in hand with the transportation aspect
•Don't put this on the ballot, stop making their cost of living go higher
•They have people leaving the community because they cannot afford to live there
•As an employer and builder, they support this ballot measure

Written comment cards of support were also submitted by:

•Amanda Gray
•Dawn Tucker
•Erik Nielsen

After further discussion, a majority on Council agreed to move this item forward to the ballot and agreed to: creation of a housing bond oversight committee, use funding for housing development assistance, use funding for homebuyers assistance and emergency housing. There was not majority agreement on the amount of the bond question; somewhere between $25 and $35 million. To be decided at a later date.

FOSPR

Public Works Director Andy Bertelsen began a PowerPoint presentation that addressed some of the previous concerns related to maintenance.

ITEMS TO CONSIDER:
50% cost recovery
Total operation

CONNECTION WITH 2013 PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN
PRIORITIES

After brief discussion by Council, the following individuals addressed the Council:

•Adam Kaupisch
•Dr. Charles Hammersley
•Erik Nierlsen
•Mark Haughwout
•Jan Blackman
•Chloe Pozar

Comments received included:

•There are not a lot of areas that have the acreage they need for fields
•There are a lot of ways to make it work
•If they are concerned about maintenance fees, raise their fees
•They had many more meetings and public comments than CTTC
•They met with Open Spaces Commission, Sustainability Commission, Bicycle Advisory Committee, Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Transportation commission and Parks and Recreation Commission
•They received votes of support from every one except Open Space and they asked for a legal opinion
•Professor at NAU; has two kids that participate in soccer and swimming
•Fundamentally the partnership between NAU and the City is not good
•NAU has swimming facilities, world class tennis courts, and he never sees anyone playing on th outside courts
•Should not be competition between the various ballot questions
•What is important is the quality of life in Flagstaff
•There are no dedicated fields for softball

Written comment cards in support of the question were submitted by:

•Clare Aslan
•Jessica Robertson
•Austin Aslan

Vice Mayor Whelan asked for a CCR on the equity that is offered to the girls and to the boys in the way of recreational facilities.

After further discussion the majority of Council did not want to place this question on the ballot in 2018; however, it was noted that the petition would be coming back for discussion in August to consider for a future election.

The Work Session of the Flagstaff City Council held April 10, 2018, adjourned at 11:47 p.m.