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 May 17, 2022 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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6. | City Manager Report | ||||||||
Information Only
The report will be provided to the City Council prior to the meeting. |
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7. | Northern Arizona University Update | ||||||||
NAU President José Luis Cruz Rivera will provide an update to the City Council
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8. | Presentation and Discussion on Development Listening Tour | ||||||||
The item is for discussion only, no action is requested.
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9. | Carbon Neutrality Plan (CNP) Quarterly Update | ||||||||
This is an informational update for the City Council and Flagstaff community.
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10. | Public Participation | ||||||||
11. | Informational Items To/From Mayor, Council, and City Manager; future agenda item requests | ||||||||
12. | Adjournment | |||||
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CITY OF FLAGSTAFF | |||||||||||
STAFF SUMMARY REPORT | |||||||||||
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City Manager Report | |||||
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Information Only
The report will be provided to the City Council prior to the meeting. |
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These reports will be included in the City Council packet for regularly scheduled Council meetings, excluding Work Session meetings. The reports are intended to be informational, covering miscellaneous events and topics involving the City organization. | |||||
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Attachments: | City Manager Report |
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STAFF SUMMARY REPORT | |||||||||||
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Northern Arizona University Update | |||||
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NAU President José Luis Cruz Rivera will provide an update to the City Council
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STAFF SUMMARY REPORT | |||||||||||
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Presentation and Discussion on Development Listening Tour | |||||
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The item is for discussion only, no action is requested.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: | |||||
After a joint meeting between the Flagstaff City Council and the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce, Community Development proposed conducting a listening tour to hear from our customers. With the support of the City Manager's office, staff created a proposal for the interviews, and a listening panel was created along with a series of questions. The proposal was quite simple, tell us about your experience getting development approvals, building permits and final occupancy. | |||||
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City staff created a proposal and list of questions for participants, which are attached to this report. The Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce promoted the Listening Tour among its members and City staff contacted a number of development professionals that do projects in the City of Flagstaff. The Chamber recruited two members to join City staff on the listening panel. Guillermo Cortes of SWI Engineering and Mark Woodson of Woodson Engineering volunteered for the panel. Sixteen development professionals participated in 9 interview sessions conducted between March and September, 2021. It is notable that this was about halfway between when the pandemic began and today. The listening panel members took notes which have been compiled and are attached as the Listening Tour notes. Participants shared experiences and opinions on a range of issues. Transitioning to remote work, partial re-opening and now back to full time hours certainly created challenges that were identified in the interviews. Since the interviews were conducted, the Interdivision Staff (IDS) development review team has completed a team Charter and work has begun on implementing an action plan (attached to this report). Additional initiatives are recommended for funding in the FY23 Budget. A comment summation is provided in the attached presentation along with next steps to complete. |
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Attachments: | DLT Proposal & Questions | ||
DLT Compiled Notes | |||
IDS Action Plan | |||
DLT Presentation |
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CITY OF FLAGSTAFF | |||||||||||
STAFF SUMMARY REPORT | |||||||||||
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Carbon Neutrality Plan (CNP) Quarterly Update | |||||
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This is an informational update for the City Council and Flagstaff community.
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Staff will provide an update on the work over the last quarter to advance the Carbon Neutrality Plan. | |||||
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Staff will provide highlights of work over the last quarter and introduce the total community investment analysis. | |||||
Attachments: | CNP Summary Booklet | ||
CNP Quarterly Update |