City Council - Regular Meeting

All right, we're ready to get started. Today is Tuesday, September 15th, 2026, and this is the city council's regular meeting. I'm calling it to order and giving notice to the council and to members of the public that at this meeting, the city council may vote to go into executive session. which will not be open to the public for discussion and consultation with the city's attorneys for legal advice on any item listed on the following agenda. Could we have roll call?

All right, moving down. Council Member Aslan, would you lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance?

Always an honor. I invite you to stand if you're able.

Council Member Garcia, would you read our mission statement?

It would be my pleasure. Thank you, Madam Mayor. The mission of the City of Flagstaff is to protect and enhance the quality of life for all.

The Flagstaff City Council humbly acknowledges the ancestral homelands of these areas' 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.

Thank you. Next up is open call to the public, which enables the public to address the council on any item that is not on the agenda for this evening. You'll have three minutes and there's a clock right here. And the first card I have is Frederick Hoyt. Is that correct?

All right, we're moving down to proclamations. We have three proclamations today. The first is National IT Professionals Day and then Constitution Week and then National Service Dog Month. And if you are here for the first one, we ask you to join us down here at the end of the dais. After the proclamation is read, we'll take a photo, and then if someone from your group would like to speak, we invite you to, and then we'll move on to Constitution Week.

Takes a lot of people to run our IT department. Dang. Okay. Whereas information technology IT professionals are essential to the City of Flagstaff's ability to serve our community by ensuring employees have the technology, systems, and tools they need to perform their work effectively. And whereas the IT professionals of the City of Flagstaff support all the city departments by maintaining secure, reliable, and acceptable devices, applications, networks, communications, and data systems. and whereas these dedicated professionals protect city information, strengthen cybersecurity, respond to te

Well, if anybody would like to stand up in solidarity with Constitution Week, then feel free to come up here and stand with us as we celebrate Constitution Week. This is from the Office of Mayor, City of Flagstaff Proclamation. Whereas September 17th, 2026 marks the 239th anniversary of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America by the Constitution Convention. It is fitting and proper to accord official recognition to this magnificent document and its memorable anniversary and to the patriotic celebration which will commemorate this occasion. And Public Law 915 guarantees

All right. I heard there were some dogs here. Is that true? Okay. Everyone who's here for National Service Dog Month, please come down.

We believe in the joyful, transformative power of human-canine bond and importance of inclusivity for all citizens. In the United States, more than 70 million adults and children have a disability. However, only 16,000 service dogs from accredited training programs exist nationwide. Canine Companions is a nonprofit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing expertly trained service dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships. Canine companions and their service dogs empower people with disabilities to lead lives with greater independence by provid

All right. I'm trying to get my mouse to work. OK. So we have a recognition award for you to present.

Thank you, and Council, I don't know whether you have anything to say, but I would just like to give another round of kudos for all of the work that went into the Route 66 celebration, and Kevin, you are a community treasure, and we're so lucky to have you. Okay, we are down to council liaison reports. I will start with Council Member Spence.

Vice Mayor. Thank you, Mayor. I have a couple of quick things. BPAC met last night. It was a great meeting. chock full of things. We did talk about the Multicultural County Park Sculpture Exhibition. Our year four is coming up, so that's exciting. Stay tuned for more information on that. We also got an update from Danielle Adams from Dark Skies, and she talked about the BIA grant And I don't know if you all were able to go to Buffalo Park to see the grand piano performance. They did it three times this summer, quite amazing, and just gave a really nice update on the community reception of that

Not much to report. Just a quick announcement. The Coconino Plateau Water Advisory Committee's annual field trip this year is a kayak float on Clear Creek. Sign-ups are all full for that, but if you are signed up, we're meeting at Buffalo Park and departing in vans for Makuta Reservoir at 9 a.m. Lunch will be provided, and we'll be back between 5 and 6. Should be a really good fun day, take advantage of the last remnants of summer we have here.

Thank you, Mayor. Just a quick report. Last week, we had our CJCC Criminal Justice Coordinating Council meeting, and we're still going through our strategic plan. analysis and just grouping that together. And just one thing that really jumped out at me and I thought it was important to share, when our behavioral health segment was talked about, there's a lot of concern within the mental health community and just in our community that when the HR1 bill goes into effect January, where adults with a child, I think it's 13 years old or older, they're required to work or volunteer or go to school f

Thank you. Well, today we will be making an appointment to the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Board, which I serve on. Metro Plan is still working hard on the Safe Schools, Safe Routes to School work that they've been doing, and it's pretty amazing. And next week is the Commission on Inclusion and Adaptive Living meeting. They meet here, but you could also join online. And it's from 11 to 1. All right. So down now to the consent agenda. 7A, B, C... Those three and all matters under consent agenda are considered by the City Council to be routine unless a member of the City Council ex

Mayor, I move to approve the consent agenda as posted.

Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? All right. We are moving down to routine items. Consideration and approval of contract. This is a cooperative purchase contract and we have some folks here to talk to us.

Noticed a member of our audience raising her hand if she would like to fill out a comment card to speak You can get a comment card at the back and when we call your name you can speak publicly you bet Councilmember house Thank You mayor, thank you both for the presentation One of my questions you actually already answered so I crossed it off my list, but I was really curious about the the MindBase program. Obviously, I think you know that that's a huge passion area for me. And I would love to hear just a little bit more about what the integration looks like in terms of supporting first respond

Thank you, and thank you for the presentation. I was curious, how do we wem ourself off the other system and put this one in place? Is it going to happen directly, or is it going to be something that's going to be phased over time? And then how is the other contract eliminated, or do we have to go through the entire term with the other contract?

Yep. As I understand it, the needs of dispatch are greater than this. How does this set us up for hopefully future improvements to call taking and dispatch and how this system will work with that?

And there are additional needs beyond this, correct?

Okay, thank you. Any other questions, counsel, comments? I'll take public. Do we have comment cards? Okay. All right. So then I will entertain a motion from whomever.

Mayor, I move to approve the cooperative purchase contract with VersaTerm Public Safety Incorporated using City of Mesa contract RFP number 2017190. for computer aided dispatch and records management system software as a service solution for the Flagstaff Police Department, Flagstaff Fire Department and regional partner agencies in an amount not to exceed $1,232,977 for one time implementation services and $829,629 annually thereafter for subscription fees with annual subscription price increases capped at 5% and authorize the city manager to execute all necessary documents.

I'll second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? All right. Thank you. So moving down to public hearing items, item 9A. I am opening the public hearing, and we have a presentation.

And thank you, Tiffany. Council Member Garcia.

Thank you, Mayor, and thank you, Tiffany, for the presentation. I just had a quick question about if this presentation went before the Open Space Commission, and if so, how was it received by the commission in terms of how it will compare to our current resource protection overlay or anything, any other concerns that they might have had?

Well, I appreciate that as well. And the depth that you went to kind of explain that it in some ways mirrors or maybe strengthens the... the resource protection overlay just kind of in a different category under this other zoning code. Is there anything more you'd want to kind of expand upon the difference between having this as a standalone zoning provision and then having it under any of the other provisions with the resource overlay infused in it? Does that make sense?

Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Tiffany. I apologize in advance because I think this type of question that I'm going to ask, I would usually try and send in advance. So yeah, sorry that I did not in this case. But as I've been reading about planned community zones and what they can do for communities, what I understand from what I've been reading is that they can really support the streamlining of mixed use and mixed or missing middle and other housing supplies, but also have the challenge of sometimes focusing on private community amenities that can impact affordability or unintentionally lead t

It does. I'm wondering how specific the language of this gets in terms of that being a primary focus or goal, particularly in terms of trails or those connections versus what's typically understood to be like a planned community amenity or things like that. Does the language of this amendment go into some of that to support that? Would you like me to pull up the language?

Vice Mayor. Thank you. Thank you, Tiffany, for bringing this forward. I love that you are bringing these things slowly and surely as we go through the last cap process and that this adds flexibility as things evolve. My question, and I don't know how to phrase it right, but you had mentioned we do have a great planning director, a great team right now. What happens, is this specific enough to where it's not as subjective as relying on the team as much as knowing where we want to go as a city and Does that make sense?

Thank you. That answers my question. Thank you.

That was my question as well, but I do have another question. I know that you're working on some code amendments to bring back to us. We've spoken about it once or twice in here, I think. Is this meant as, so say someone has a piece of land that's zoned R1 or rural residential and they want to do something different than what that zone allows, this is what's intended to allow for that diversity of what it is that they want to do?

And to members of the public who might be concerned about this decision being made administratively, if we do adopt this, and you've answered this different ways, so I think that I'm asking you the same question, is what would you say to them? the parameters and the guard rails that we're still getting what it is that the community wants?

Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Tiffany, for all the great information. Just curious because you have mentioned that this also can be applied through industrial. Can you just talk a little bit about what it does or doesn't do, allow and not allow for someone wanting to bring in a data center?

Thank you, Tiffany. Just real quickly, how does this relate to Proposition 207 in any way? Specifically, could it trigger 207 cases?

Any additional questions, Council? Okay.

Since you mentioned conditional use permit, I'm understanding that the process that this is working through kind of circumvents that because within this, you're going through the same process as a conditional use permit. Am I correct by that?

I got you. I appreciate the explanation of that. I had a community member ask that question, and I didn't understand how to contextualize it until just now. So thank you. Thank you.

All right. Thank you, Tiffany. I am going to take some public comment. First up, we have Michelle James.

THANK YOU. All right. Council, do you have additional questions? I have a couple of questions that I'd like to ask. Council Member Garcia, go ahead.

Yeah, thank you, Tiffany. I was curious after hearing the public comment, like let's say, because up till now, I'm pretty happy and content with moving forward with this plan to see how it works. If it somehow doesn't work out, can we change it?

Thank you. All right. I am closing the public hearing and I will entertain a motion.

Madam Mayor, I'd like to read resolution number 2026-40 by title only. I'll second.

Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Was that the rule? It was 2026-46. Could you say that again, Councilmember? Correct. 2026-46.

Yeah, I would like to read resolution number 2026-46 by title only.

I'll second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. City Clerk?

I move that we read ordinance number 2026-20 by title only for the first time.

Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. City Clerk?

All right, so we're moving down to the regular agenda. Item 10A, consideration and adoption of resolution 2026-47 and ordinance number 2026-24.

Thank you, mayor. Um, you know, I just want to start out by saying we had a presentation from sustainability in February, um, to kind of go over some of the options and what they were thinking of. And then, um, This is a lot to digest. We got the package when the community gets it in Thursday. And we have Tuesday to then, I know it was a work session last week, but I appreciate staff responding to my request about adding the triplex and fourplexes into the IRC code instead of the triplex. Commercial code. Thank you so much. I didn't realize how many other layers it impacted so I appreciate the

I'm just curious, why would we even allow that option? Because I don't think the Wilsons knew that risk. when they opted for that and then lost their whole house. So I don't know if that's an additional discussion, but I remember it was pretty devastating.

And since you're up here now... The noncombustible material, like if, you know, everybody in my neighborhood is about nine years old, the neighborhood, but we all have decks. And I know that when I had my home hardening inspection, they talked about fences not being wood, but that's a significant cost if we're not going to allow wooden decks at all, is that correct?

Do you have a guesstimate on how much a deck would cost with non-combustible? Is that always metal or is that...

So continuing with that conversation, like I just added to my back patio an extension of my, you know, the concrete and then the patio covering, which was wood. If it was an addition like that, of course I didn't get a permit. Never mind. No. That would require, I wouldn't be able to do that today if I did want to do it legally.

Thank you. That's all the questions I have. I'm going to have some comments afterwards. I want to wait for a public comment, but I do really appreciate the pivoting on the triplex and the fourplexes. I really appreciate that. I had another amendment, but after talking to Lee and getting some emails, I learned another side to it. So I'm not going to bring that one up, but I appreciate all the hard work, especially on the triplex and fourplexes was a big deal. So I really appreciate that. Thank you.

All right, we're gonna take public comment. Mark Howitt.

Thank you. Eli Chamberlain. Mayor, he had to leave. Okay. Council, we had ... Council Member Garcia, you had a comment after public comment?

Yeah, a quick question. Thank you. Mike, I'll start off with the question that came from the comment, and that is if this plan is adopted today, when will the new 2024 updated suite of codes go into effect for the development community?

Thank you. With the current road construction of John Wesley Powell Boulevard extension now underway, we are on the cusp of what I've always called Flagstaff Part 2, where we will be seeing a massive development in all housing types and development in general. It's important for these codes updates to be present when this substantial infusion of development happens. I'm interested in looking into a stronger efficiency in code for development in the future after the land suitability study and code analysis project has been completed. and we have a better understanding of what makes sense to add

Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that presented tonight on this. I know a lot of work has gone into pulling all of this together, and I'm particularly impressed by the amendments that were made to clarify on triplex and fourplex development and other considerations that were clearly put in over the past week. I think it's very reflective of the engaged process that was gone through on all of this, to listen not only to council discussion, but also broader community conversations that were continuing beyond that session. I know that there was a letter we received fro

I don't remember all of them either. I know one of them was EB perceived as a requirement and there were a couple other things as well, but any consideration that was given to that, I think it's just the core question there.

Thank you so much. Yeah, that answered the question really well. Okay, go ahead, Neil.

Thank you very much. That's helpful additional context, because I think overall, like the main, you got the letter, didn't you?

Yeah, just the main reason I asked that question and was going into that was just, to reiterate that so much thoughtfulness has gone into this process and the engagement of different voices along the way and different considerations and really looking at the broader picture of the implications of adopting this code, how it applies to sustainability, affordability, the development of new housing and other things within our community and so forth, I think is very telling of the work that you all have done to bring this forward. And I'm just very deeply appreciative of all of that. Please.

Vice Mayor. Thank you, I just had a couple of comments. Thank you again to staff. I do really appreciate that you've worked on finding a balance with safety, sustainability, affordability, so I really appreciate that. This wasn't easy. As we move from 2018 codes to the 2024 codes, I would love a way for builders and contractors to be able to give us feedback and for us to be able to respond to them because this is, you know, it's a jump and I would like to be sure that we have open dialogue on what's working and what's not working and what maybe some consequences are and how we can better thin

Thank you. I appreciate you adding that on. Council Member Matthews.

Thank you, Mayor. Michelle, I just want to thank you and your team and the whole staff that worked on this. But to bring the conversation back from last week about Last Cap, As it was stated last week, and one of the speakers made mention, there are some council members that want option on the energy code three and four. And that is fine, and I've been pretty steady on saying I'm 100% for full efficiency if it doesn't impact the cost of housing. I have a gas car, don't have the money for an EV car. I live in a fairly modern house, but I can't afford a full efficiency house. Housing is our numb

Mayor, I'll move that we read resolution number 2026-46, I mean, I'm sorry, 2026-24 by title only for the first time.

I was reading your notes. Oh, sorry. 47. Yes, okay. I move that we read resolution number 2026-47 by title only, including the amendments that were discussed tonight with council. Is that good enough? And approved. And approved by council for the first time.

Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? City clerk?

Is that it? All right, so the ordinance reads just as it does in the agenda. Who would like to make that motion?

Mayor, I'll move that we read ordinance number 2026-24 by title only for the first time.

I'll second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Aye.

Thank you. All right, we'll move down to B, consideration and adoption of resolution 202645 regarding the curbside management plan.

Thank you, Vanessa. All right, we do have some questions. Do you have anything that you would like to add, Gail?

All right, first up we have Council Member House.

Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Gail. Thank you as well. So a few of us had an opportunity to participate recently in a conversation with the Southside neighborhood. And I noted at the beginning of the presentation that a lot of the study was focused around the downtown and Southside parking. One of the things that came up in that conversation was the neighborhood impact when The south side is essentially utilized as a free parking option versus downtown with downtown benefiting from the programming while south side may bear some of that parking burden without any of the benefit. I'm wondering ho

It does. Thank you so much. And apologies, Vanessa, I meant to say thank you to you as well. I just blanked on your name for a second at the beginning. But thank you as well for the information and presentation.

Vice Mayor. Thank you. I've been downtown pretty much every day for the last 25 years, so I love this conversation. Vanessa, I'm wondering, and I had to step away for a second, can you go over again the 15-minute flex zone? Is that for unloading and loading, or is it for a customer who wants to zip in and get a cup of coffee?

I know we've had a lot of community input that those would be helpful, and I agree, so thank you. And hopefully there's a lot of robust conversation about that, and it can happen soon. And I just wanted to comment on the parking aids. They are wonderful. However, we don't often have them filled, the positions filled. And this poses such a a weird, interesting tug and pull because we met with a business and they had an employee that got a warning and they were frustrated that they got a warning because they had been parking in the same spot for months and hadn't gotten a warning until we hired

Thank you, I appreciate you commenting on that, and I do wanna say that even though we have a lower staff right now, they are everywhere, even if it's just the one. I see the parking aids everywhere, so I'm just grateful that they're doing such a great job, thank you. Council Member Garcia.

Oh, thank you, madam mayor. And, um, I, my question is the second biggest question that I get as a council member, the first being, can you put a police officer in my front of my house? So that way nobody speeds up and down my road. The second biggest question I get as a council member, surprisingly enough is, um, and I'll, I'll rephrase it a little bit, but what is the expectation of community members that run into kiosks that are not working when they show up there?

Thank you very much, Heidi. I think that'll be really beneficial to have that sticker on there for people to have a better understanding. And I've had community members say things like, well, I just took a picture of the error on the kiosk and moved on with my life because I don't have time to walk around the neighborhood. looking for stuff. So I let them know that they were still probably not in compliance. But that's just what I'm hearing from the street. And I just wanted to pass that along to you guys. I'm sure you guys are well aware of it. But thank you for that clarification and creatin

Awesome. I can't wait to download that app myself and use it. Thank you.

I think that no one loves Flow Bird, but I could be wrong. Council Member House.

I actually really like Flow Bird, but it's for the reason that I'm going to ask about, which is payment methods. So will the Park Mobile app have that extensive range of payment methods? And I ask that because the reason that I use the Flow Bird app over the kiosk is My bank switched to the bank card is Discover and the kiosks don't take Discover cards. So I was having to pay with a credit card every time I wanted to pay or park downtown versus just being able to pay with my bank card. So does the new app have like a full range of payment options?

For the new pay stations, are those budgeted for this fiscal year or are you asking for it for next fiscal year?

Thank you. And I would imagine that some enforcement would get tense when you have like people who are parked to unload things or whatever and your parking aids are asking them to move along or telling them they're not in the right place or whatever. So is there additional, training for them or is there no conflict and they don't ever have to come face-to-face?

Thank you. I don't see any additional questions, so I will entertain a motion.

Mayor, I move that we read resolution number 2026-45 by title only.

I'll second. Any discussion? All those in favor?

I move that we adopt resolution number 2026-45.

Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? All right, moving down to Thank you both.

Moving down to item 10C, consideration and adoption of ordinance number 2026-21. Good evening, Mayor.

Any questions, council? All right, I'm gonna take public comment. Andy Fernandez.

NOW, THE OTHER SCENARIO IS... MR. FERNANDEZ, DID YOU HAVE COMMENTS ON ITEM C?

We read ordinance number 2026-21 by title only for the first time.

I'll second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? All right. The city clerk.

All right, next up is discussion items 11a, Water Conservation Ordinance.

Thank you. All right, first up, we have Council Member Matthews.

Thank you for the presentation. Wow, it's a lot, and you're ready to just take it to the Water Commission and come back. I don't know if we're going to be ready for that. I'm thinking of the aquaplex. Their pool has a fountain. Maybe I missed it when you first started talking. Are we in a critical...

Thank you and isn't there one over at Continental? In their one of their lakes.

OK, kids, that was that's what I was thinking. I know that some of the golf courses have. some type of aerator or something that maybe looked decorative, but it's actually functional. So anyway, I could go on with a lot of questions, but there's a lot that you covered. And I don't know that I feel comfortable thinking that you're going to come back with an ordinance read. I'd like to digest it because there's a lot. And I have no idea the unintended consequences of a lot of things that you offered up here that sound really good on paper, but it's just a lot and it was fast. So I'm gonna just s

Thank you, Mayor. Thank you so much for the presentation. The only thing that I had or that kind of gave me a little bit of pause was the language around HOA lawn language, which is not something I thought I would ever say. But I feel like that's something that might need some very specific or clarifying language to blanketly say that they can't, I forget now what the exact language was on the slide, but you know what I mean. Cannot require residents to maintain a lawn. I think like the definition of maintain might need to be Part of that consideration and just clarifying some of that language

Thank you, Mayor. Would it be possible, first of all, I appreciate your presentation and I think these are all of your ideas that you've presented are very much in line with what we should adopt. Would it be possible to also forbid misters at restaurants that are down in Phoenix, you see a lot of misters that are cooling outdoor dining areas. It would be my preference that we consider forbidding misters in Flagstaff.

Thank you, Mayor. On slide seven, we talk about the 1,000 square foot limitation. I'm assuming, which I never should, that that's not arbitrary. Living in a desert southwest location, we lose much of our water to evaporation, so that must have something to do with it. But my question is... Does that only, is that only for like new developed lakes or?

Okay, and is reclaimed water an unlimited resource for people who might have these type of lakes or who have golf courses, or is there an allocation that is limited because of our production?

Okay, thank you. That helps me understand that the reclaimed water portion, if that was to be filled within any size of lake, that they would have to be within their allocation as well. At this point, I don't have any more questions. I'm excited that we're moving in this direction and I can't wait till it comes back to council so that way we can understand the Water Commission's recommendations.

Great, Vice Mayor. I know we have public comment. I just had a quick comment that I was in the meetings with the different water users and let me tell you, they were robust conversations and our department did a great job of having people from all sectors and nothing was untouched and nothing was unsaid. I feel like we really dove in and I just want to make sure that everyone knows that and same with the Water Commission. Really good conversations. If you want to go back, I think they're online, and you can watch those meetings. Thank you.

Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Tamara, and your staff and your team, Aaron, Lee. I just want to take a brief moment to commend you for the work you're doing. I remember the conversations around this a couple years ago. during the water rate study process. I also remember these conversations cropping up earlier than that a number of times. There was a development that Walter Crutchfield wanted to do. He wanted to have a lake on it. Council Member McCarthy and I lifted up some concerns around that, and staff was always very responsive to that. And these conversations around water what do we do wit

I had a question about the grandfathered nature. And I'm wondering, we have talked about at some point in the future direct reuse. So how have those conversations been when you're talking about reclaimed water?

Thank you, makes perfect sense. All right, I'm gonna take public comment. First up we have David Chambers.

All right Council, any additional comments or questions for staff?

Thank you. Council any additional questions, comments? Do you feel like you got some direction that you can work with?

Yeah. The law, you know, is that. So, yes. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you. All right, we are down to open call to the public, and I don't have any cards for that. So then we have announcements and updates, too, from council and city manager, and I'll start with Councilmember Matthews.

Sure, it's already past my bedtime, so let's party all night. Last week, I attended the 4th Street Business Coalition meeting regarding future 4th Street improvements. At that meeting, Business Coalition and community members started their visioning board and strategic planning for 4th Street Business Corridor. If anyone missed that meeting, there is one more opportunity Wednesday, September 23rd at 5.30 p.m., Market of Dreams. I raced here today from the State of the Verde Watershed Conference down in Camp Verde. And you might be asking yourself, well, what does that have to do with Northern

Thank you for attending that conference, Council Member Garcia. I was intending to go, but this week just got way too busy for that. I'm glad you're there representing the Coconino Plateau Water Advisory Partnership. Looking forward to the staff picnic tomorrow afternoon.

Vice Mayor. Thank you. Just real quick, we were talking about the Green Business Boot Camp earlier in consent, and I wanted to make sure that everyone knew the next cohort is scheduled for October 1st. And you can go to local First Arizona's website to learn more. The Green Business Boot Camp is open to local businesses interested in learning practical ways to reduce waste, save energy and water, and strengthen their operations through sustainable practices.

Just one thing to say congratulations to our city manager, Joanne Keene, who was recently, I saw posted, selected as a 2026 Woman Achievers of Arizona by the Arizona Capital Times. I'm just committed to embarrassing you a couple weeks in a row, so you just, you know, you can take it. And speaking of embarrassing, I am not going to embarrass you, Council Member Garcia, if it really would stress you out, but happy birthday.

Yeah, I would like to share, after our proclamation two weeks ago on Smart Week, I did submit to the Arizona Daily Sun an op-ed piece, and it got published this last Saturday, September 12th. The headline was, Guns and Children, They Don't Mix. And I... Continue to believe that we should have every week in Flagstaff Be a smart week with regard to gun safety in our homes. So that was Exciting to see it published Thank you city manager Mayor council.

You scored a great one, Sterling. Welcome. All right, we are, I don't have anything, adjourned.