TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
211 WEST ASPEN
4:30 P.M. AND 6:00 P.M.
Mayor Evans called the meeting of the Flagstaff City Council held November 6, 2018, to order at 4:30 p.m.
| NOTE: One or more Councilmembers may be in attendance telephonically or by other technological means. |
| PRESENT: MAYOR EVANS VICE MAYOR WHELAN COUNCILMEMBER BAROTZ COUNCILMEMBER MCCARTHY COUNCILMEMBER ODEGAARD COUNCILMEMBER OVERTON COUNCILMEMBER PUTZOVA |
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The Council and audience recited the pledge of allegiance and Councilmember Overton read the Mission Statement of the City of Flagstaff.
The mission of the City of Flagstaff is to protect and enhance the quality of life for all.
Public Participation enables the public to address the Council about an item that is not on the agenda. Comments relating to items that are on the agenda will be taken at the time that the item is discussed. If you wish to address the Council at tonight'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 Public Participation. 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.
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All matters under Consent Agenda are considered by the City Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion approving the recommendations listed on the agenda. Unless otherwise indicated, expenditures approved by Council are budgeted items.
Moved by Councilmember Scott Overton, seconded by Councilmember Charlie Odegaard to approve Consent Items 7A and 7B.
Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously
- Pinnacle Building Service [Nine (9) facilities]
3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents
Moved by Councilmember Scott Overton, seconded by Councilmember Jim McCarthy to approve the Airport Master Plan final draft.
Vote: 7 - 0
Moved by Councilmember Charlie Odegaard, seconded by Vice Mayor Jamie Whelan to approve the cooperative purchase contract for the purchase and installation of security equipment at the Flagstaff Airport from Enterprise Security, Inc. through a Maricopa County Cooperative Purchase Agreement, contract number 120745-S for a total dollar amount of $79,954; and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously
Moved by Councilmember Eva Putzova, seconded by Councilmember Charlie Odegaard to read Ordinance No. 2018-35 by title only for the final time.
Vice Mayor Whelan asked if this opportunity should be extended to all City staff. Human Resources Director Shannon Anderson stated that the situation is different for firefighters due to their shift work and the various mutual aid contracts that are in place should large event occur. Those types of contracts are not available for other departments such as Water Services and Public Works because they are required to respond within one hour of call-out.
Vice Mayor Whelan asked how many people are asking for the ability to live outside of the greater Flagstaff area and how many Firefighters have taken advantage of the City’s Employer Assisted Housing program. She would like more time to consider this action and find something equitable for all City staff.
Ms. Anderson explained that the existing policy for a one hour response time only applies to emergency service personnel which are in Water Services, Public Works, the Police Department, and the Fire Department. There are no restrictions for employees outside this designation. Human Resources was approached by the Fire Department with their request and it was presented to the Employee Advisory Committee and the Leadership Team. She is unsure of the number of firefighters who have used the City's housing assistance program.
Casey Gonzales with the United Flagstaff Fire Fighters addressed the Council in support of the ordinance. He stated that this is something that has no cost to the City and it is a tool to attract new firefighters to Flagstaff. Generally speaking, firefighters want to live where they work; this would just allow other options.
Councilmember McCarthy stated that he is supportive of the ordinance but would like to see if there is a way to extend it to other emergency personnel.
Mayor Evans agreed and stated that it is frustrating that employees cannot afford to live in the city. She would also like to look at the underlying policy that deals with all safety personnel. The City needs to look at all different ways to motivate people to work and live in Flagstaff and be a part of the community.
Fire Chief Mark Gaillard offered that they looked at practices in other communities and found that most did not have a residency requirement.
Councilmember Overton asked if Workman’s Compensation covers an employee to and from work only when using a City vehicle. Mr. Solomon stated that it covers public safety employees to and from work regardless of the vehicle; it could be a City vehicle or a personal vehicle.
Vote: 7 - 0
Moved by Councilmember Charlie Odegaard, seconded by Councilmember Jim McCarthy to adopt Ordinance No. 2018-35.
Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously
Moved by Councilmember Charlie Odegaard, seconded by Councilmember Jim McCarthy to read Ordinance No. 2018-36 by title only for the final time.
Vote: 7 - 0
Moved by Councilmember Jim McCarthy, seconded by Vice Mayor Jamie Whelan to adopt Ordinance No. 2018-36.
Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously
Moved by Councilmember Scott Overton, seconded by Councilmember Charlie Odegaard to read Ordinance No. 2018-20 by title only for the final time.
Vote: 7 - 0
Moved by Councilmember Charlie Odegaard, seconded by Vice Mayor Jamie Whelan to adopt Ordinance No. 2018-20.
Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously
ADJUSTMENT OF PARKING FINES
BACKGROUND
NEW STATE SURCHARGES AND ASSESSMENTS – EFFECTIVE 1/1/19
NEW FINE AMOUNTS
Councilmember McCarthy asked if it would be possible to add a surcharge that could be applied to the PSPRS unfunded pension liability. Ms. Goodrich stated that there are statutory guidelines on what cities can attach surcharges to and there is a process to go through to propose such a fee.
A majority of Council was not interested in evaluating that possibility.
Moved by Councilmember Jim McCarthy, seconded by Councilmember Scott Overton to read Ordinance No. 2018-20 by title only for the first time.
Vote: 5 - 2
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Councilmember Eva Putzova
Vice Mayor Jamie Whelan
Moved by Councilmember Scott Overton, seconded by Vice Mayor Jamie Whelan to read Resolution No. 2018-51 by title only.
Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously
Moved by Councilmember Scott Overton, seconded by Councilmember Charlie Odegaard to adopt Resolution No. 2018-51.
Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously
Moved by Councilmember Charlie Odegaard, seconded by Vice Mayor Jamie Whelan to read Resolution No. 2018-52 by title only.
Vote: 7 - 0
Moved by Vice Mayor Jamie Whelan, seconded by Councilmember Jim McCarthy to adopt Resolution No. 2018-52.
Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously
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Councilmember Odegaard reminded the Council about the upcoming Stuff the Bus event.
Vice Mayor Whelan requested the following F.A.I.R. items:
- Discuss the prioritization of the Request for Qualifications to work on Transect Amendments.
- Discussion of building types and heights allowed in the T4 Zone.
- Discussion about Charter residency requirements for leadership and equity of residency for all City staff.
Councilmember Overton reported that he did his last official school tour of City Hall with 70 students from Marshall Elementary School.
Mayor Evans echoed Councilmember Odegaard’s reminder about the upcoming Stuff the Bus event to gather turkeys for the Flagstaff Family Food Center. There will be a competition between the City and County as to who collects the most turkeys with the real winner being the community.
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CERTIFICATION
I, STACY SALTZBURG, do hereby certify that I am the City Clerk of the City of Flagstaff, County of Coconino, State of Arizona, and that the above Minutes are a true and correct summary of the Meeting of the Council of the City of Flagstaff held on November 6, 2018. I further certify that the Meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.
| DATED this 27th day of August, 2019. | |
| ________________________________ CITY CLERK |