WORK SESSION AGENDA
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1. | 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 work session, 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).
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2. | ROLL CALL
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3. | 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.
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4. | Public Participation Public Participation enables the public to address the council about items that are not on the prepared agenda. Public Participation appears on the agenda twice, at the beginning and at the end of the work session. You may speak at one or the other, but not both. Anyone wishing to comment at the meeting is asked to fill out a speaker card and submit it to the recording clerk. When the item comes up on the agenda, your name will be called. 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 to have 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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5. | Review of Draft Agenda for the March 21, 2023 City Council Meeting
Citizens wishing to speak on agenda items not specifically called out by the City Council may submit a speaker card for their items of interest to the recording clerk.
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City Manager Report
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Information Only
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7. | Discussion and direction on whether to consider an invitation for bid for a lease within the Cheshire Park expansion area for a Telecommunication Facility (cell tower). | ||||||||
City staff in the Property and Development Committee as well as Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Events (PROSE) staff recommend not pursuing a lease in the Cheshire Park expansion area at this time.
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8. | Update on Minimum Wage and Office of Labor Standards | ||||||||
Provide information to Council and obtain feedback and input on the Flagstaff Minimum Wage Ordinance and management of the Office of Labor Standards.
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9. | Council Discussion on Petition to Flagstaff City Council titled: Climate Emergency: Stop the Money Pipeline. | ||||||||
Discussion related to the City's banking contract with Wells Fargo specific to the petition request.
Allow staff to continue to manage our banking services under the procurement requirements in order to remain compliant with the Procurement Code as adopted by City Council. |
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10. | Public Participation | ||||||||
11. | Informational Items To/From Mayor, Council, and City Manager; future agenda item requests |
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12. | Adjournment | ||||||||
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