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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY
JANUARY 3, 2023

COUNCIL CHAMBERS
211 WEST ASPEN AVENUE
3:00 P.M.

All City Council Meetings are live streamed on the city's website (https://www.flagstaff.az.gov/1461/Streaming-City-Council-Meetings)

***PUBLIC COMMENT***

Verbal public comments may be given through a virtual public comment platform or in-person

If you want to provide a verbal comment during the Council Meeting, use the link below to join the virtual public comment room.

VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT WAITING ROOM

Written comments may be submitted to publiccomment@flagstaffaz.gov. All comments submitted via email will be considered written comments and will be documented into the record as such.

CALL TO ORDER

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 legal advice and discussion 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).

ROLL CALL

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

MAYOR DAGGETT
VICE MAYOR ASLAN
COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS
COUNCILMEMBER HOUSE

COUNCILMEMBER MATTHEWS
COUNCILMEMBER MCCARTHY
COUNCILMEMBER SWEET

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, MISSION STATEMENT, AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the City of Flagstaff is to protect and enhance the quality of life for all.

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.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Consideration and Approval of Minutes: City Council Regular Meeting of December 7, 2021, Combined Special Meeting/Work Session of December 28, 2021, Special Meeting (Executive Session) of December 6, 2022, and Special Meeting (Executive Session) of December 20, 2022. Click this link to view Agenda Item

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Approve the minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of December 7, 2021, Combined Special Meeting/Work Session of December 28, 2021, Special Meeting (Executive Session) of December 6, 2022, and Special Meeting (Executive Session) of December 20, 2022.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

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.

PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS

Proclamation: Human Trafficking Awareness Month

COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS

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).

Consideration of Appointments: Planning and Zoning Commission. Click this link to view Agenda Item

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Make two appointments to terms expiring December 2025.

Consideration of Appointments: Open Spaces Commission. Click this link to view Agenda Item

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Make one appointment to a term expiring April 2023.

LIQUOR LICENSE PUBLIC HEARINGS

Consideration and Action on Liquor License Application: Amy S. Nations, "Foram Bar, Grill, Nightclub," 30 S. San Francisco, Series 06, Owner Transfer. Click this link to view Agenda Item

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Open the public hearing.
Receive citizen input.
Close the public hearing.

The City Council has the option to:
1) Forward the application to the State with a recommendation for approval;
2) Forward the application to the State with a recommendation for denial based on the testimony received at the public hearing and/or other factors.

Consideration and Action on Liquor License Application: Tung Kam Cheng "Golden Dragon," 2730 E. Lakin Drive, Series 12 (restaurant), New License. Click this link to view Agenda Item

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Open the public hearing.
Receive citizen input.
Close the public hearing.

The City Council has the option to:
(1) Forward the application to the State with a recommendation for approval;
(2) Forward the application to the State with a recommendation for denial based on information from staff, the testimony received at the public hearing and/or other factors.

Consideration and Action on Liquor License Application: Scott Emil Sawyer "FlagTagAZ," 1801 W. Route 66, Suite 102, Series 07 (Beer and Wine Bar), New Application. Click this link to view Agenda Item

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:

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CONSENT ITEMS

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.

Consideration and Adoption of Ratifying the Supplemental Project Agreement: Ratifying the Supplemental Project Agreement between the City of Flagstaff and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Coconino National Forest for the implementation of cultural resource surveys. Click this link to view Agenda Item

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Ratify the Supplemental Project Agreement with the Coconino National Forest in the amount of $1,504,489.93.

Consideration and Approval of Final Plat: TLC PC Land Investors, LLC requests Final Plat approval for Ghost Tree at Pine Canyon (PZ-21-00155-05) located at 3201 South Clubhouse Circle, a 12-unit single-family home subdivision on 7.87 acres in the Single-Family Residential (R1) Zone. Click this link to view Agenda Item

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Approve the Final Plat and authorize the Mayor to sign the Final Plat and City/Subdivider Agreement when notified by staff that all documents are ready for signature and recordation.

Consideration and Approval of Contract: Ratification of a Contract for Professional Services with Water Resources Economics in an Amount Not to Exceed $65,000 for a Stormwater Utility Rate Adjustment Study Click this link to view Agenda Item

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff recommends Ratification of a Contract for Professional Services with Water Resources Economics in an Amount not to Exceed $65,000 for a Stormwater Utility Rate Adjustment Study; and
Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.

11.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

Federal and State Legislative Priorities Update Click this link to view Agenda Item

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Obtain feedback and input from Council on the 2023 draft state and federal legislative priorities.

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

13.

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TO/FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND STAFF, AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS

14.

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 , 2022.

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Stacy Saltzburg, MMC, City Clerk