A | Consideration and Adoption of Development Fee Study and Ordinance No. 2020-25: Development Fee Study prepared by TischlerBise; and an Ordinance of the Flagstaff City Council amending Flagstaff City Code, Title 3, Business Regulations, Chapter 3-11 Development Fees, by adopting revised Public Safety development fees. | ||||||||
Mayor Evans opened the public hearing. Joe Galli on behalf of the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce spoke in opposition of the ordinance because it would add increased cost for development and make housing more expensive. The property tax revenue from new homes should be used to pay for the needed infrastructure. Property taxes should be dedicated to public safety infrastructure. Mayor Evans indicated that the infrastructure is needed to support the new development and the development fees provide the funding to bring the infrastructure in to support the development. Councilmember Aslan acknowledged that the action will have an impact on housing but in order to provided housing with the necessary infrastructure, there has to be a way to fund that and current property and sales tax is not able to support new development. Planning Director Tiffany Antol provided a PowerPoint presentation that covered the following ADOPTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY DEVELOPMENT FEES DEVELOPMENT FEES EVERY 5 YEARS PROPOSED FIRE FEES PROPOSED POLICE FEES PROPOSED COMBINED FEES |
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Moved by Councilmember Charlie Odegaard, seconded by Councilmember Austin Aslan to adopt the Development Fee Study. | |||||||||
Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously | |||||||||
Vice Mayor Shimoni acknowledged the affordable housing crisis that needs to be addressed but also noted that there are basic services that need to be provided; development fees are the way to provide those services. | |||||||||
Moved by Councilmember Jim McCarthy, seconded by Councilmember Austin Aslan to read Ordinance No. 2020-25 by title only for the first time. | |||||||||
Moved by Councilmember Regina Salas, seconded by Councilmember Charlie Odegaard to amend the motion for a later effective date until the economy is back on its feet and after the pandemic is over. | |||||||||
Vote: 1 - 6 | |||||||||
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ORIGINAL MOTION: | |||||||||
Vote: 6 - 1 | |||||||||
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, AMENDING THE FLAGSTAFF CITY CODE, TITLE 3, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 3-11 DEVELOPMENT FEES, TO ASSESS DEVELOPMENT FEES ON NEW DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AUTHORITY FOR CLERICAL CORRECTIONS, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE | |||||||||
A break was held from 4:37 p.m. through 4:45 p.m. | |||||||||