CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING 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 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). |
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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. | APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS | ||||||||
| A. | Consideration and Approval of Minutes: City Council Regular Meeting of January 4, 2022, Special Meeting of January 6, 2022, Work Session of January 11, 2022, Regular Meeting of January 3, 2023, Special Meeting (Executive Session) of January 10, 2023, Special Meeting (Executive Session) of January 12, 2023, Regular Meeting of January 17, 2023, City Council Retreat of January 19, 2023, and City Council Retreat of January 20, 2023. | ||||||||
| STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: | |||||||||
Approve the minutes of the City Council Regular Meeting of January 4, 2022, Special Meeting of January 6, 2022, Work Session of January 11, 2022, Regular Meeting of January 3, 2023, Special Meeting (Executive Session) of January 10, 2023, Special Meeting (Executive Session) of January 12, 2023, Regular Meeting of January 17, 2023, City Council Retreat of January 19, 2023, and City Council Retreat of January 20, 2023.
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| 5. | 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. |
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| 6. | PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS |
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| A. | Proclamation: Astrotourism Month | ||||||||
| B. | Proclamation: Black History Month | ||||||||
| 7. | COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS | ||||||||
| 8. | 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. |
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| A. | Consideration and Approval of Contract: A Cooperative Purchase Contract with Surdex Corporation in the amount of $74,958.00 for Orthoimagery and LiDAR Data Acquisition. | |||||
| STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: | ||||||
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| 9. | PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS | |||||
| A. | Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-01: An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, amending the Flagstaff City Code, Title 10, Flagstaff Zoning Code, Division 10-80.20: Definitions of Specialized terms, phrases, and building functions, Section 10-80.20.040: Definitions “D” to modify the term “duplex”; Providing for penalties, repeal of conflicting ordinances, severability, and establishing an effective date. | |||||
| STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: | ||||||
At the February 7th, 2023 Council Meeting:
1) Hold Public Hearing 2) Read Ordinance No. 2023-01 by title only for the first time 3) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2023-01 by title only (if approved above) At the February 21st, 2023 Council Meeting: 4) Read Ordinance No. 2023-01 by title only for the final time 5) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2023-01 by title only (if approved above) 6) Adopt Ordinance No. 2023-01 |
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| B. | Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-02 : An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff amending the Flagstaff City Code, Title 10 Flagstaff Zoning Code, Chapter 10-40 Specific to Zones, Division 10-40.30: Non Transect Zones, Section 10-40.30.050 Industrial Zones, to modify Table 10-40.30.050.B to allow Manufacturing/Processing - Heavy in the Light Industrial Zone with a Conditional Use Permit, providing for the repeal of conflicting ordinances, severability, and establishing an effective date | |||||
| STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: | ||||||
At the February 7th, 2023 Council Meeting:
1) Hold Public Hearing 2) Read Ordinance No. 2023-02 by title only for the first time 3) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2023-02 by title only (if approved above) At the February 21st, 2023 Council Meeting: 4) Read Ordinance No. 2023-02 by title only for the final time 5) City Clerk reads Ordinance No. 2023-02 by title only (if approved above) 6) Adopt Ordinance No. 2023-02 |
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| 10. | REGULAR AGENDA | |||||
| A. | Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-03: A resolution of the Flagstaff City Council naming the tunnel under 1-17 along the Sheep Crossing FUTS Trail in honor of Cosmic Ray (Raymond J. Brutti) | |||||
| STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: | ||||||
1) Read Resolution No. 2023-03 by title only
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2023-03 by title only (if approved above) 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-03 |
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| B. | Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2023-04: A resolution of the Flagstaff City Council, declaring, for purposes of Section 1.150 2 of the Federal Treasury Regulations, official intent to be reimbursed in connection with certain capital expenditures related to the November 2022 election for proposition 441 and 442 projects as approved by voters, and establishing an effective date. | |||||
| STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: | ||||||
1) Read Resolution No. 2023-04 by title only
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2023-04 by title only (if approved above) 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-04 |
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| 11. | FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS After discussion and upon agreement by three members of the Council, an item will be moved to a regularly-scheduled Council meeting. |
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| A. | Future Agenda Item Request (F.A.I.R.): A request by Vice Mayor Aslan to place on a future agenda a discussion about entering into a process to rename Agassiz Peak. | |||||
| STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: | ||||||
Council direction.
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| B. | Future Agenda Item Request (F.A.I.R.): A request by Vice Mayor Aslan to place on a future agenda a discussion about revisiting the City of Flagstaff Logo/Seal. | |||||
| STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: | ||||||
Council direction.
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| 12. | PUBLIC PARTICIPATION | |||||
| 13. | INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TO/FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND STAFF, AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS | |||||
| 14. | ADJOURNMENT | |||||
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