Flagstaff Advances 10-Year Housing Plan with 792 Units and Eyes RAD Redevelopment of Siler Homes

So, All right, we are ready to get started. Today is Tuesday, September 22nd 2026. Who has their microphone on? All right. We have an echo in the room, so excuse us. Just a moment. Moment. Moment. Moment. Moment. testing. How about now? Much better. All right.

I'm calling this meeting to order and giving notice to the city council and to the public that at this meeting the city council may vote to go into an 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. Can we have roll call? Mayor Daget here. Vice Mayor here. Council member Alen here. Council member Garcia present. Council member House here. Council member Matthews here.

And council member Spence here. Council member Matthews, would you lead us in the pledge of allegiance? Be my honor. Please stand if you're able. The mission of the city of Flagstaff is to protect and enhance the quality of life for all. 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. Next up is open call to the public, which enables the public to address the council about any item that is not on tonight's agenda. You have three minutes, and there is a clock right there. And we have Rebecca Durhamburgger. Oh, good afternoon, Mayor Daged and council members.

Um, my name is Rebecca Durburgger, and I am happy to be here to thank you for your support for the international day of peace over the years. I also want to thank um Council Member Garcia and House for attending yesterday's event. I know some of the rest of you wanted to be there and had other commitments, but thank you for the that the um Councilman House and Garcia presented a proclamation at the event and we're very happy to have this proclamation.

We've uh received several through the years thanks to the previous councils and u the per permanent date of September 21st was set by the United Nations in 2001. In 2014, the Flagstaff community members came together to host the first Flagstaff Peace Day celebration at Heritage Square.

In fact, may Mayor Dagot was an MC at one of those events and former council member Jim McCarthy was there several times to uh demonstrate the SE semaphore peace symbols with his the flags that his father had used on his ship. In 2018, then Mayor Coral Evans and then Hopi Vice Chairman Clark Tanakva dedicated the 12 foot tall peace pole at Heritage Square.

And at night the the uh pole lights up from the inside with the message may peace prevail on earth in six languages English, Spanish, Hopi, Navajo, Japanese and sign language. Yesterday, 25 people joined together, including council members house and Garcia, at the Heritage Square Peace Poll to participate in the fourth peace sand ceremony. Two years ago, the sand peace vessel from this event, this one, was given to the city and has been on display.

And I want to thank Stacy for finding it this morning to make sure we could have it and look at it this afternoon. The um 12 colors all represent values of peace and those were read at the ceremony yesterday and the previous one. This uh vessel will go to the county commissioners who had several people that were attending yesterday. Also, uh, I want to thank you again for your continued support of International Day of Peace, September 21st, every year since 2001.

And I hope to see all of you there next year. May peace prevail on Earth. Peace. Thank you, Andy Fernandez. Don't forget your proclamation. Yes. Wouldn't want to do that. Okay.

Um Andy Fernandez, native from the Flagstaff, born and raised here with the mayor candidate in 96 where I got quite 47% of the vote on some uh scenarios where there was some illegalities the manipulated by someone that was in the mayor the mayoral seat and his buddies with the chamber of commerce and the Andrew Wilson at the daily sun the the oligarchist nepotism which an employee of the cook county elections office uh disclosed to me like five and a half years later.

Now the scenario reappearing itself the ugly hatred of free and equal opportunity antirust laws being violated for the oligarchist nepotism for the rich. Now last week was very appalling because we violated like the Mr. House Mrs. House Mr. Hasslin Mr. Garcia Mr. Spence and Mrs. Miranda, you know, Miranda rightites, those are constitutional law that facilitates assisting people so they are not trampled over with their rights.

Now, last week you guys trampled all over the rights of everybody cuz I've been trying to attend meetings. Some of the things I tried to flush in last week, I've been I came to four different meetings. Like two weeks ago, I showed up at 4:05. You your your meeting only went for one hour. And before that vacation break, you were an hour and 45 minutes.

I had, you know, I was at work by the time I got back and arrived here to to try to get here 57 miles away and not be able to speak because uh you guys are illegally facilitating and by violating public meeting laws by disallowing people to come to the meetings and express their views is appalling. Now the other scenario is when we were we were speaking on that particular item last week with the um the issues of uh parking and the meters and whatnot. I try to speak.

I told the lady that I had actually submitted a card. And again, the people I just mentioned, those are the ones that I'm very appalled of because you know, usually you usually are out there at these meetings, at these functions, stupid in certain scenarios for the right of the people. But but here there was a lady here that yelled that she needed to speak. Oh, you got to go fill out a card. That's bull crap. Then I filled out a card, but because I I erased one letter and put a couple different.

It was an erroneous mistake. You did not allow me to speak. my constitutional right. I'm a US Army veteran with honorable discharge and accolades and I facilitated my duties properly. You guys here have not illegally at meetings at 3:00. Again, that's a bunch of crap. Used to be heling meetings at 5:30 or 6:00 where people can be here. The majority of the population works at those at 3:00 p.m. Now, the other scenario is the 4th of July and and and the uh county fair.

It was an area where I contacted several people, talked to Bruce. He says, "Yeah, you'll get it to to the mall, then from there you go to the function at the drone show, then you come back, then we'll disperse you." We went there. There was 12 of us sitting at the bus stop. There was never a ride there. Same thing with the for the Fort Hill. The the main the main stage doesn't end till 10:25, so we had to be back at 9:00, which we've missed the main the main show. Come on, that's pathetic.

Thank you. All right, we are moving down to proclamations. The first proclamation is for suicide prevention month and then comes ovarian cancer awareness month. So if you are here for suicide prevention month, please join us down at the edge of the deis. Okay. Whereas suicide is a national and statewide public mental health problem which occurs among all age groups and across all socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.

And whereas more than half of Americans know someone who has thought about suicide. And whereas suicide most often occurs when stressors exceed the current coping abilities of someone living with a mental health condition. And whereas the stigma associated with mental illness and suicidality works against suicide prevention by discouraging persons at risk for suicide from seeking life-saving help and further traumatizes survivors of suicide.

And whereas many people who died by suicide did not receive effective behavioral health services due to the difficulties associated with accessing services by health care providers trained in best practices to reduce suicide risk, prejudices and discrimination surrounding the use of behavioral health treatment and the stigma against acknowledging suicidal ideiation.

And whereas public awareness of the warning signs and the networks available for at risk individuals are essential to continue lowering the rates of suicide.

And whereas while there is no single cause of suicide and no single suicide prevention program or effort that will be appropriate for all populations or communities, initiatives based on the goals detailed in the national strategy for suicide prevention to increase access to quality mental health, substance use conditions, and suicide prevention services will help prevent suicide.

Now therefore, I, Council Member Cara House, on behalf of Mayor Becky Daget, mayor of the city of Flagstaff, Arizona, do hereby proclaim September 2026 as suicide prevention month and declare that suicide is preventable through strengthened public health policy. And we should, as individuals, co-workers, and neighbors all come together to bring awareness to this issue. Take a picture. Thank you so much. Uh, Mary Daget and Cong Congress. Good God. council person uh house.

Um this will be the ninth year that we've done the out of the darkness suicide prevention walk on the first uh Saturday in October. Um it will start at about 9:00. Um I brought the the out of the darkness suicide prevention walk to Flagstaff uh nine years ago.

um partially cuz I had lost a very good friend to suicide and um suicide loss can be a very lonely um and I was looking for a way to connect and so it's a the it's a usually a really good day um where we all get to kind of gather around um people who've been impacted by suicide either by um suicide loss or people who are still struggling. So thank you so much um for having the proclamation. It means a lot to me um and thank you for letting me be here today.

Did you want do you want to put these flyers in the back or did you want them for sure? All right. Next up is um ovarian cancer awareness month. Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer related death among women in the United States. And the American Cancer Society estimates that in 2026, approximately 21,10 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and 12,450 will die from the disease nationwide, including an estimated 510 new cases and 330 deaths in Arizona.

A woman's lifetime risk of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer is approximately 1 in 91 and her lifetime risk of dying from the disease is approximately 1 in 143. Due to vague non-specific symptoms and the absence of a reliable early detent detection test, the majority of women are diagnosed at stage three or later when the cancer has already spread beyond the ovaries. Although the 5-year survival rate for stage 1 ovarian cancer exceeds 90%, only 15% of cases are diagnosed at this early stage.

For those diagnosed in later stages, the five-year survival rate drops below 30%. While screening tools such as mammograms and pap tests exist for breast and cervical cancers, no equivalent screening test exists for ovarian cancer, making awareness of symptoms and risk factors essential for early intervention.

Increased public education about ovarian cancer can help save lives by promoting earlier diagnosis, supporting access to gynecologic oncology care, and encouraging research funding for better detection and treatment options. During the month of September, the city of Flagstaff joins survivors, families, health care professionals, advocacy organizations, and all those committed to raising awareness, remembering lives lost, and offering hope for a future and better outcomes and ultimately a cure.

Now therefore, I, Mayor Becky Daget, mayor of the city of Flagstaff, do hereby proclaim September 2026 as ovarian cancer awareness month and encourage all residents to participate in awareness activities, wear teal in support, and engage in conversations that help save lives and support the thousands of families affected by this devastating disease. Thank you. And Rachel is speak Rachel. You can go ahead and speak now. Oh yeah. Thank you.

My name is Rachel Sacket Pman and I'm here as a stage three ovarian cancer survivor, thor and advocate and as a proud Arizona resident of the past 20 years. Thank you, Mayor Daget and the council members of the city of Flagstaff for once again recognized in September as ovarian cancer awareness month. Arizona is where I built my adult life, my marriage, my career, and my survivorship. So receiving this proclamation from the city of Flagstaff is so deeply meaningful.

Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest cancers affecting women. Yet, it remains one of the most underfunded and least understood. Over 21,000 women in the US will be diagnosed this year and more than 12,000 will lose their lives, a staggering 60% mortality rate. Most women are diagnosed at advanced stages because symptoms are vague and there's still no reliable early detection test. For many of us, that lack of awareness is the difference between catching cancer early and fighting for our lives.

I was diagnosed at 38 with a rare subtype called low-grade ceros ovarian cancer, a chronic disease with no standard of care and an 85% recurrence rate. Like many women, I lost my ability to have biological children, dreams my husband and I hadn't yet fulfilled. And this year, I've suffered some very deep losses to this disease. Losses that weigh heavily and remind me why awareness is so urgently needed.

Every teal lie, every social media message, and every proclamation, including yours, helps someone recognize symptoms earlier and brings some much needed attention to this insiduous disease. These actions truly save lives and honor the women we've lost far too soon. Thank you for standing with survivors, honoring the women we've lost, and helping to protect families across the city of Flagstaff and the great state of Arizona. Your continued leadership makes a real and lasting difference.

Together, we could shine a light on this gravely overlooked disease and give hope to the women and families who need it most. All right. Next up, we have September work anniversaries. Thank you, Mayor Dugget. Good afternoon, Mayor and Council. Shannon Anderson, your assistant city manager. Um we have some employees who are celebrating their work anniversary this month that we wanted to share with you. Um we will start with our first year anniversaries.

You'll notice some folks from public works pros uh our project managers group uh the police department water services economic vitality um as well as planning and development services and housing. Um, so I want to congratulate those employees who have celebrated their first year with our organization.

Moving on to our five-year anniversaries, we have um Reese, who is one of our police officers, and Mary, who is one of our librarians with our economic vitality team, and Emily, who works in water services, and Gwen, who works in pros. uh and Dustin who is one of our police lieutenants within the police department. And then uh lastly we have Juan Horta who's here to celebrate his 20th year with our organization.

Um he's here so I'm going to invite him and Sam Beckett the section director up to tell you a little bit about one and Justin's gonna join them, too. We're glad to have them all here. All right, Mayor and Council, thank you for having us here tonight. I um I want to give the uh the honor of reading this uh to Justin as he actually gets the pleasure of supervising Juan. Juan has been nothing but a stellar employee ever since I've arrived here.

He's set the tone for every other operator in the collections team. Um, not only has he been a leader in that realm, uh, but he continues to thrive even after all these years. So, we appreciate everything you do for us every single day in this community. But I'll let Justin as he, uh, he drafted this form read for you. Little bit of credit to his operational supervisor, Terry McCormack. He did the leg of this work and I just fine-tuned it. Mr.

Werta is a very hardworking, dedicated employee who's become an asset to public works division, particularly the solid waste section. His expertise in commercial collections has benefited the whole team for years. This is a milestone in his career and an example for the rest of public works. Mr. Mr. Werta has been passing on his extensive knowledge base to all collections employees and is greatly appreciated and he's been a huge piece to me learning solid waste.

I've only been in the industry for three years so I've got somebody I can lean on and learn from and it's been amazing to have. You want to say a couple words that put you on the never ready for it but I just want to say that I'm happy that I make the decision to come to work for the city. So, thank you. Thank you. I think it's always great when you can hear from the work group themselves. So, thanks for allowing us that opportunity. Um, we have one more 20-y year anniversary.

Um, uh, Richard Ciney, um, is one of our water services supervisor. He goes by Richie. Um again, uh for two decades, he's been a steady dedicated force within the city of Flagstaff's water services division. Um as a water services supervisor, he's played a key part in maintaining reliable water service for the community, often stepping up during complex projects and emergency responses that require an experience, calm, and teamwork.

his commitment to service, deep technical knowledge, as well as his compassion for our community have made lasting impact on both the organization and the residents we serve. So, we want to congratulate um Richard on his 20 years of exceptional dedication and thank him for the work um that he's done to keep Flagstaff flowing strong. Um I did get a chance to chat with him and he wasn't going to be able to join us today um but certainly want to recognize his work on behalf of our organization.

So congratulations. Oops. I believe that is the end of our presentation for this month. So we'll see you again in October. Thank you. All right. Number seven is an annual report for the 10-year housing plan. Good afternoon, Mayor and Council. Sarah Dar, housing director. As I walked up here, I completely forgot that we coordinated that I was introducing this item. And Adriana is waving at me. Get up here. So, apologies for the delay. Um, it is my privilege to introduce two folks this afternoon.

First, Adriana Fischer, who will bring to you our report on our annual report, annual report update on the 10-year housing plan and our accomplishments within that, what um is being worked on, what's been completed, etc.

Adriana has taken a leadership role in um spearheading the implementation of the 10-year plan and shepherd it shepherds it well through multiple um phases through encouraging folks to work on things that aren't necessarily within our control for making sure the things that are within our control are being worked on etc. So Adriana is going to do this presentation this afternoon as she is our main staff member. But before we do that, I'd like to take a moment and introduce Scout Miller.

Scout is our new housing authority director. She is Justina's equivalent on the other side of the house at the housing authority. Scout joins us from NAU. I was just informed this afternoon that I've been saying residents life and Justina was very quick to point out that that aged me um and that it's now called campus living um as far as um dorms and dorm management etc. So scout has very nicely not corrected me for two weeks as I keep saying residents life.

Um, and I figured in her interview one, she was stellar and her experience in housing comes from the student um, dormatory perspective, and if she can handle college students and their parents, I figured she could work with our populations equally well. And she's been with us about four four or five weeks and has um, hit the ground sprinting.

I could not be more pleased with what she's bringing to our organization, her skills um on a multifamily side and her leadership skills which um are already showing up within our organization. And so Scott Miller joins us from the housing authority. You're not going to see her often. We um try to keep our housing authority employees on the other side of town. No, there's just not much that comes before council, but she is joining us here and we are glad to have her.

And with that, I will turn it over to Adriana. Welcome Scout. Good afternoon, council, mayor, vice mayor, council members. I am here to present on the 2025 2026 annual report for the 10-year housing plan. and I'm Adriana Fischer, housing program manager with the housing investment section. All right. So, today we'll go over the 10-year housing plan timeline, the housing market.

We'll touch on that a little bit today, the 2025 2026 highlights, progress made both toward overarching goals and on strategies. and we'll go over housing resources, community efforts, collaboration, and advocacy. You may remember that the city's housing efforts began in 2020 when a citizen petition called for action to address housing affordability. That petition led to you, council, to declare a housing emergency.

By 2021, city staff worked with residents, community partners, and other stakeholders to develop a framework for addressing Flagstaff's housing needs. That work resulted in the 10-year housing plan, which was adopted in 2022. Since then, the plan has served as a roadmap for the city's housing programs funding priorities and policy decisions. Each year, city staff track the housing market to inform city decisions, including which strategies to focus on.

As of June 2026, the cost of living in Flagstaff was 18% above the national average, while housing costs were more than 50% above the national average. Both were slightly lower than the same time last year. Only 27% of homes were priced below 500,000, but that is up 3% from last year. The median home price was appro approximately 701,000 down 4% from last year and home stayed on the market for an average of 29 days compared to 37 days last year.

During the same period, median household income increased to approximately 71,500, up nearly $2,000 from the same time last year. And on the rental side, average rents were approximately $2,300 per month, up $131 from last year. The average rent for a twobedroom unit was $1,999, down $60 from the previous year. So overall, we're seeing that housing costs remain high relative to local incomes despite changes in several of these indicators over the past year.

So in 2025 2026, 255 residents were assisted through programs including down payment assistance, new section 8 programs, and affordable rental programs. During the same period, 792 housing units were created or preserved. Of those, 384 were market rate units and 408 were affordable units. These results represent progress toward the long-term goals of the 10-year housing plan and reflect the city's investments and partnerships.

So, this graphic provides a high-level overview of progress since the 10-year housing plan was adopted in 2022. Since its adoption, 2491 residents have been assisted through programs like the ones I mentioned on the previous slide. We have also reached 37% of the plan's goal for housing units created or preserved. Affordable units have been brought online through projects including Woodshshire and Prescidio condos, Siron 66, Western Hills and Habitat for Humanity among others.

Looking at the plan's 58 strategies, 17 have been completed, 19 are in progress, 19 are ongoing, and only three have not yet been started. During this reporting period, the city completed five housing strategies. Kudos to Sarah Dector and her team for the regional plan. So, four of those strategies focused on land use and development policy and were advanced through again the adoption of the regional plan 2045.

The new plan supports greater residential density, expands opportunities for higher density housing, identifies attainable housing and equity as core priorities, and includes policies that supportive adaptive reuse. The city also took direct action to support affordable adaptive reuse, including a 3 million bond program and so zoning changes that provide greater flexibility for affordable housing projects.

The fifth strategy focused on using accessory dwelling units or ADUs to increase housing supply. The city amended the zoning code to comply with House Bill 2720. The sustainability division also launched a pre-approved models plan library for detached ADUs along with educational resources to help residents really understand those ADU options. Together, these actions reduce regulatory barriers and expand opportunities for housing in Flagstaff.

The city is continuing work to update the incentive policy for affordable housing or IPA. Five strategies are currently in progress for that one. Focus on strengthening the incentives for affordable housing development in our community. Last year, council, you approved a minor policy update allowing water and sewer fee reimbursements.

The broader IPA update along with related code changes will follow completion of the ready for this one land availability and suitability study and code analysis project otherwise known as last cap. As part of that update, the city will evaluate additional tools including reduced fees and fee waver waiverss in l options and expedited development review to further incentivize affordable housing.

The city is also advancing two strategies to increase housing capacity while also protecting important natural resources. Both strategies are currently in progress and focus on updating resource protection overlay standards to better support minimum and maximum housing densities. A recent pilot project demonstrated the potential impact of these changes.

The project added 120 units to a site that previously allowed only 192 units while preserving key resources and maintaining required fire separation. The city will continue refining these standards through additional amendments. The city is continuing work on three st strategies to expand housing resources and reduce barriers for residents. I brought you that picture before and I'm doing it again.

First, the housing division is exploring ongoing resource revenue resources for a dedicated housing fund. A dedicated fund could allow the city to acquire land or housing when opportunities arise. Second, Proposition 442 provided 20 million for rental and home ownership opportunities, including 12 million of that are revolving loan funds designed to support housing assistance over time.

Housing staff are also exploring other recurring funding sources and are prepared to share those findings with council. Finally, the housing authority is working to increase landlord participation in housing voucher programs and reduce barriers for renters. This includes community education and the exploration of potential incentives for landlords who participate in voucher programs. All right.

The city is advancing another four strategies to expand affordable housing opportunities and reduce development barriers. First, the city is exploring how community land trusts in public private partnerships can work together to create below market rate home ownership opportunities. As part of the last cap, several city- owned properties were identified as potential housing sites.

A competitive procurement process is now underway for two of these properties and this and city staff may consider using the community land trust model for ownership units. The Timber Sky starter homes by Habitat shown on your screen provide an example of an innovative approach to reducing the cost of home construction. In this case, the city owns a land and leases it to Habitat. Second, the city is working to reduce development costs while maintaining wildfire safety.

Wildland and fire management staff are developing re recommendations for updates to city code and standards based on current wildfire risk reduction science. I know you've seen them a lot lately. These recommendations also align with energy efficiency and potential insurance cost mitigation. And then for this slide finally, the city is working to preserve existing properties for affordable housing in partnership with private developers.

The adaptive reuse bond program and community development block grant, otherwise known as CDBG, funding have supported the acquisition of affordable units as well as a conversion of hotels to housing, including the Lantern and Western Hills. Okay. Several ongoing strategies are focused on increasing housing supply, supporting sustainable development, and preserving existing affordable housing.

First, with the last cap concluding this summer, recommendations will support greater residential densities and stronger affordable housing initiatives. Code amendments are expected to begin this fall. The city also continues to work with local employers on employer assisted housing, including discussions with NAU and Flagstaff Medical Center about expanding housing opportunities for their workforce. on sustainability.

The city is advancing energy efficient and net zero housing options through new building building code provisions as well as through net zero options included in the ADU models plan library which features 13 all electric energy efficient pre-approved plans for the acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing units. The city is beginning the rental assistance demonstration or RAD. Sarah loves this acronym, public housing redevelopment process.

Low-income housing tax credits are being explored as a potential funding source for this project. The city continued strengthening the connections between housing, homelessness services, equity, and community health. Regarding homelessness, the city continued to support Front Door and the local coalition to end homelessness while coordinating referrals and outreach to connect residents with housing resources.

The city and its divisions continued incorporating equity and accessibility into programs and initiatives, including the carbon neutrality plan, Proposition 442 programs, last cap, the regional plan 2045, and other CDBG funding. Housing staff provides fair housing education and supports community partners in expanding access to housing resources.

And the city and its partners also provided home buyer education, housing counseling, and housing fairs, helping residents, particularly particularly those that are low and moderate income, navigate housing opportunities. Finally, the city advanced efforts to promote housing security and healthy neighborhoods through research and outreach, the regional plan 2045, sustainable housing incentives, transportation and pedestrian improvements, parks and open space, and ongoing community engagement.

I'd like to recognize Pros for its recent work adding amenities at Bushmaster Park and Hal Jensen Park as well as replacing playground structures at McMillan Mesa Park. These improvements contribute to the quality and health of our neighborhood. The city and specifically you council continue continued advocating for local tools and resources to preserve and expand affordable housing. I'll come back to this in more detail at a later slide.

At the state level, Flagstaff worked with communities across Arizona to advocate for greater control of short-term rentals and for a rural affordable housing tax credit. Locally, the city is moving forward with code changes from last cap as well as future a future IPA update to reduce barriers and strengthen incentives for housing production. The city also continued promoting more diverse housing options across Flagstaff.

the regional plan 2045, the community home buyer assistance program, permanent affordability pilot, thank you for approving that last year, and the future development of city-owned parcels will each contribute to expanding housing opportunities in more neighborhoods. House Bill 2721, which was scheduled to take effect by January 1, 2026, also made it easier for residents to build middle housing in our community.

And to comply with Arizona State Bill 1529, city staff are also working on expanding the ADU models plan library to include duplexes and triplexes, so stay tuned for that one. Then finally, the city continued community outreach and education through various media, especially during Fair Housing and Housing America Month. These efforts focus on building understanding and support for affordable housing.

This year, the city continued implementing the 10-year housing plan through direct assistance, housing investment, and community partnerships. Here are some highlights from the past year. For home ownership, we helped 20 families purchase their first home, assisted seven city employee households, and supported three permanently affordable home ownership opportunities. On the rental side, the city administered 579 housing choice vouchers and operated 265 public housing units.

We also added 42 new affordable rental units through the affordable rental program at Sky Cottages and Elkwood developments. Looking ahead, the city committed $5 million through the rental incentive bond program, supporting an expected 230 affordable rental units. The city also expended most of the $3 million available through the adaptive reuse bond program, supporting the creation of approximately 132 additional affordable rental units.

These efforts provide housing assistance today while also expanding Flagstaff's affordable housing supply for the future. This year, the housing division continued strengthening the partnerships that help us implement the 10-year housing plan. We say this all the time. We couldn't do it without our partners.

Uh specifically, we continued working closely with the Northern Arizona Association of Realtors, partnering on the Unlocking Home Ownership event during Housing America last year in supporting Fair Housing Month activities this year. Through our partnership with NA's community and university public inquiry pod, we supported student research on local housing issues and city programs, helping bring objective research and new perspectives to our housing strategies.

We also remained active in the local coalition to end homelessness, working with housing providers, service organizations, government agencies, and community partners to strengthen the regional response to homelessness and housing instability. We also continued representing the city on the Cookanino County Community Action Advisory Board, supporting regional efforts around housing stability, poverty reduction, and community services.

And importantly, we continued building partnerships with the developers nonprofits financial institutions, and other organizations to implement Proposition 442 housing bond programs. These partnerships are helping advance home buyer assistance, affordable rental development, adaptive reuse, and the RAD project. Overall, these partnerships expand the city's capacity to address housing needs, not only through city programs and investments, but through coordinated action across the community.

Council, you've been busy. Before I dive into this slide, I want to thank Sarah Langley and Jessica Kelly for helping me gather this information. Council members, thank you for continuing to advocate to the state, federal, and local levels for resources and policies that support affordable housing and local housing solutions.

At the state level, Flagstaff helped advance legislation to create a rural affordable housing tax credit, securing securing support from 32 mayors and county supervisors statewide. However, we know that the bill passed the House, but it did not advance in the Senate. At the federal level, the city advocated for continued funding for CDBG, Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. home and other federal housing programs as well as flexibility for local communities to address their unique housing needs.

Locally, council also approved updates to the city code to address short-term rental regulations and state law compliance. These efforts help protect critical housing resources while advancing while advocating for additional tools and funding to advance Flagstaff's housing goals. And if you're hungry for even more data and information about the housing division's work, we released two reports in July.

The first one on your left is going to be the 2025 2026 annual report, which includes major programs, accomplishments, and activities across the division over the past fiscal year. And then the two-page development impact report is really good. provides an overview of developments the city has invested in since its founding a little over 30 years ago.

It includes information on each development, the number of affordable units, the income levels served, and the broader community impact of these investments. And with that, I'm going to steal the mic for a second because I'd like to take a moment to thank all of the divisions who contributed to this report and to this presentation, as well as everyone who joined us today. to provide additional support both virtually and in person. We truly appreciate the time, effort, and collaboration.

Thank you so much, Council Member House. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you so much, Adriana. Um really appreciate getting this update and and seeing the work that's been done over the past year and beyond really um in advancing the tenure housing plan and just supporting housing in our community in general. Um, I have just two questions for you. Um, the first one you you kind of started to answer already in terms of the ADU library program.

I was wondering what um, utilization of that has looked like and how we as council can support expansion of that utilization. So, I I know you had already mentioned expanding it to include uh, duplexes and triplexes. Um, what else is happening with that program and how can we continue to support that? That's a great question and this is very well suited for Nicole Antonopoulos. Nicole, would you be able to help help a housing staff person out?

Looks like she's here, but you can't turn her mic on. Oh no. There we go. Good afternoon, mayor and council. Nicole Antonopoulos, sustainability director, and um just want to say thank you for the kudos. Uh our participation and collaboration with housing is is one of our great joys um in navigating this space.

Regarding the ADU model plans library, um as as um Adriana had mentioned, we launched officially in January of 2026 and the plans featured in the ADU model um library contains 13 pre-approved ADU plans. Um those range from 384 ft all the way up to a,000 square feet. And so these are fantastic examples of where the housing and climate action goals come together. We uh have not had a significant amount of participation in the model plan set use.

We do have one uh active plan but that is in the county. And I do want to say that we do partner with Cookano County to make these plans available to them as well which is a we're really proud of that. One thing that we have recognized is our current outreach efforts need to be multiplied and we want to start focusing on reaching home buyers before they actually purchase homes. So, working more collaboratively with realators and the developers.

We have done outreach and a lot of social media campaigns. We recognize though right now housing um costs and building costs are significantly higher, but we're not going to give up and keep promoting the program in the library. Wonderful. Thank you so much, uh, Nicole. That was a a great answer. And I think it's important for a program like this to also maintain that realistic expectation that we weren't expecting the floodgates to open and suddenly we see a whole bunch of ADUs cropping up.

But it's good to know that there is that plan to expand that or multiply that outreach effort. So, thank you for that. Absolutely. Yeah. Thank you. You bet. Um, second question was, uh, so we know the 21st Century Road to Housing Act was was just, uh, passed in July. Have we thought about or do we see opportunities I see Sarah getting up to answer this one.

Uh, do we see opportunities to utilize any provisions of that act to support our tenure housing plan goals um or to just generally support housing in our community? I got you. Uh, mayor council council member house um Sarah Jar housing director the answer the short answer to that question is yes. I will expand.

Um we are watching very carefully the biggest opportunities contained within um that opport the biggest opportunities require HUD to update regulations from everything that I'm reading from analysis on the national homebuilders website some of our other nonprofit leaders and partners in the nation we are 18 to 24 months out before HUD will have the capacity to have those regulations that open certain doors to us updated has to go through the in the full public process um in order to do so.

There are some other items within there. I am not off the top of my head ready to name them, but there are some smaller items in there that we are watching um and ready to take advantage of when they um open a door for us. Um but the biggest pieces require regulation change which um there was an article published by a national homebuilders group. I have the the name wrong. Um, that very carefully delineated and specified a this is great.

Don't get too excited because we are 18 to 24 months out before HUD can change the regulations. That will require us to change some of our regulations before those things are ready to roll. We can't do the bulk of it before HUD gets out in front of it um on our behalf. Thank you very much. Uh that's those are my only questions. I just want to say thank you again for for all of the work and for continuing to um find new and creative ways to support housing in our community.

I know a lot of work has gone into not only this plan, but also just looking at other opportunities that are out there, looking at um existing community programs, looking at new community programs, and just continuously looking at how we can collectively work to to advance our housing goals and meet our housing needs. So, very deeply appreciative of all the work of of the full team, including the partners that you mentioned um in getting this done. Thank you so much. Thank you, Mayor.

Vice Mayor, thank you. I too want to express a lot of gratitude for all the hard work. Um, I met with housing earlier today and reviewed just how far we've come since I have been on council. It's pretty amazing. Um, and I love that we're coming up with new and creative strategies and they seem to be working and the collaboration between all of the departments. We mentioned that earlier and it's true.

You know, we're all working together to move the needle and it's it's not easy, but but we're getting there. Um, I had a question about habitat. So, I was out there, I don't know, like a month ago, and I did another tour and I met with a couple of the the owners and talked to them about how much this has changed their their lives. I mean, they are now homeowners and they're starting their housing continuum journey.

And I'm wondering if we have any other plans with Habitat or or starter home models that are out there and is it something that we can look at to do on our city-owned property? Council Justina Costa, housing investment director. Uh we're tag teaming tonight as you can see. Uh thank you so much for the question. The housing investment section is incredibly excited to work with Habitat on their starter home model.

It's um definitely fills a gap in the housing continuum between rental housing and market rate home ownership. And uh we are always um really excited to see the amount of um community um I guess excitement is the word of the night, but excitement when the application gets released because there's a lot of interest in the community for that product.

And with that, we absolutely would welcome a partnership uh with Habitat or any other developer uh in Flagstaff um to help advance affordable housing, however that looks. um now or in the future. Great. And I think it's a a wonderful example of us getting creative and thinking outside the box. And I've been a part of the journey along with a lot of the council members up here from the beginning. And it's just exciting to see that that the 40 homes out at Timber Sky are are almost done.

It it is incredible. I hope everyone gets to go out and take a tour of it. and I just appreciate um all the hard work and and the creative creativeness that you've been able to do with our partners here in the community. Thank you. Adriana, could you go back to the slide where you showed um how many households were helped through CHAP and the how many Yes.

So the the top one is that the kind of pilot project that you were all um that you all talked to us about with the land trust and can you explain a little bit about what that program is, what it looks like for the public? Thank you for the question. I would love to tell the public more about this program. The program is the community home buyer assistance program permanent affordability pilot.

And what it does is basically any person that qualifies for the program can go out into the community and purchase a home under $600,000 with 30% of our money in exchange of in exchange for making the home permanently affordable so that another household can buy it for 400 and x amount in the future. Um they can only access 25% of the equity in the future. We made it to where this program greatly mimics the current affordability program that we do have now.

It's just that this program is making it to where households can have a single family home or whatever they choose to and can afford anywhere in the community. So, it can be market rate home. It turns into an affordable unit with our money. Does that answer your question? So, it's 30% of the of the sale price if it's under 600,000 and we will provide 30% for down payment and closing costs and then the land goes into the city's land trust and that's what guarantees the permanent affordability.

that and the cap on uh when you sell the amount of um of increase that you can take from that home. Correct. And then when a homeowner sells, they can sell to anyone who also qualifies for the program. Correct. Yes. Okay. This applies to condos and town homes. I just want to put that out there because everything is expensive. We understand that.

So if someone were to be interested in a condo, we would just use a deed restriction instead of a ground lease and we wouldn't own the land because there's no land to own, but it would come into our program. And I just want to quickly add that on October 27th, uh the housing division along with um housing solutions will do a combined presentation on the chat program. So the permanently affordable component as well as our just standard down payment assistance program.

So, it'll be a informative presentation with statistics and it's going to be awesome. And one way that this differs from the chat program as well is that you've got the 30% for help down payment versus up to 50,000 um dollars to help you with a down payment on a home that doesn't have the restriction on the land. the lands not in the land trust. Yes. You say it so much more eloquently than I do, but I'm so glad you think so. Okay, Council Member Matthews. Thank you, Mayor.

Um, thank you so much for the presentation. Can you go up to the slide, the incentive policy for affordable housing, the incentive at the one? That one. Um I I might have just uh glazed over it, but can you expand on uh the update to um this incentive program to be included in the 10ear housing goal? Like what did you mean by that? Yes, I'm going to use my resources again. Call a friend.

So, housing staff um has been waiting for the completion of the last cap project in order to then embark on a full update and rewrite of the incentive policy for affordable housing. Um Jennifer Michaelelsson, our fantastic um housing planning manager, um is embarking on that. Um now, um we're starting talks of updates um and we're excited to get that moving.

Um there's a lot of work that's going to go into updating that policy and so yeah we were waiting for the code recommendations and to see how best to incorporate those where the plan should live and now that we have some of those answers we're ready to roll. Will that include our numerous conversations about you said code adjustments to change the zoning code to 150% AMI so that could fit into workforce housing. Yes, absolutely. We'll take a look at that. Thank you. Council, great job everybody.

Council member Garcia. Thank you so much, Mayor, and thank you housing department for this awesome update. It is uh it's always nice to see us moving forward in affordable housing and how we are getting to our goal. Um, thank you very much. As always, I always want to highlight my favorite acronym in housing and that's the RAD program.

you I know that you guys already uh talked about it quite a bit, but I was just wondering if you um wanted to come up and give a little bit more of a summation or anything you might have left out. News Saber was going to get up after you said RAD. Um Mayor Council, Council Member Garcia, actually Adriana could probably give you this answer as she is our project manager for our pre-development items we're working on right now. Um we are on the edge of the cliff ready to jump.

Um we have reviewed um dates this morning for resident meetings. Um reviewed thank you Adriana for preparing them and making me sit down and look at them. The notices that will go out um informing public housing residents of what we are about to start. And on a very important night with a very concise item on November 3rd, we'll be in front of you to um request approval of a resolution allowing us to formally apply. This resolution is um nearly a formality.

It is required via HUD, but it does not commit us formally to anything we cannot get out of. So, that's why I haven't been talking to you about it for months and months because it it greases the runway, if you will. It lets us click submit on that application and get in line for um funding. In the meantime, we have worked with um an architect to do site analysis for Siler Homes, which will be the first tackled.

Um, and as a quick reminder, we own the property immediately next to Siler Homes um at the corner of Fanning and Lockett, which makes sense to um develop first so we have a place to relocate households um as we go through this process so that no one loses their housing throughout the process and every resident has a right to return. We're um required via regulation to issue a voucher to any household that chooses not to return.

So, no one's housing um is in jeopardy and no household will lose assistance through this process. We're awfully excited to jump off of the cliff. The RFP to identify a development partner is waiting for me to read it one last time to send it to procurement and legal. So, we are literally right on that cliff getting ready to jump. Thank you for that thorough update.

I'm sure the community will be excited to hear that and I know that I am very excited about what's about to go down in um affordable housing. Thank you. Thank you. I also spent some time on my couch playing with AI looking for a name for our our um projects other than RAD because RAD is a funding mechanism. It's not a program. And so um we are excited to have something else to call it coming up in the future.

I appreciate that because while RAD is pretty rad to say and gets people excited, um the actual uh words of the acronym don't necessarily resemble where we're going. So, thank you for the forward thinking on that. It doesn't explain anything to the public and we want folks to understand um right off the bat instead of having to explain it. So, thank you. Yeah, let's try to make it at least radish. We'll go down the road of vegetables. Radish brother.

Okay, seeing no additional questions or comments from council, I will go to public comment. And we have Andy Fernandez. Yes. Uh Andy Fernandez, born and raised here in Flagstaff. Uh did several things in the military. One was Armed Corps Engineers. And the other scenario is like I said, born and raised here in the city of Flagstaff. I've been addressing this issue about housing for over 28 years now.

Now you guys have the city council previous numerous city councils have been manipulating scenarios and you just have fallen right in line to the BS crap that's being manipulated here. The scenario is Andrea Pitch is talking about all these previous scenarios. Well, one thing she did say say that was uh relevant 30 years ago. Let's go back rewind. Okay, we're city council. There's Chris Basy sitting there at the mayor seat and Mr. Edgar and a few and a few others of the GOP Allegis nepotism.

They facilitated a scenario with the Southside Businessman Association to try to do the one-way streets. They facilitated this for 11 months. And this is the one I was in address last week in the 10A item that if any of you had any balls, but said, "Hey, you know what? They made the mistake on their part. Let him speak." We're on the topic of housing. Uh if Yeah, exactly. And I'm talking about housing. So you just let let me speak my my time. Don't be wasting my time.

So the scenario went and this facilitated after uh 11 and a half months finally the So are you going to talk about I'm going to be addressing that so don't be taking my time say you guys give me three minutes but then you cut me off then that's that's ridiculous. So I look forward to hearing what you're going to say about housing.

What I said is the scenario is they went to they the businessman association came over here numerous times 11 months later but they go crew said hey do it one way scenario one try just try it the one ways and if it don't work in a year we'll come back and we we'll change it.

They came back all of these people been associate members had their tax returns showing that they had lost 35 55 47,000 to 58,000 62,000 and yet the GOP lied and never did anything but right up the street of blot right there used to be uh it's a lumberjack now used to be Kman's lumber that used to be that was in ' 96 the city of Flagstaff bought that to be a parking unit so all of a sudden a few months later I was out of town for a couple months I came back and I bet my buddy some money and I lost because the city sold that money because they want to facilitate these machines to to facilitate uh parking to make money.

Now the scenario is one of the allegorics that owned one one of the properties on south side. He's the only one that actually opposed it because he had five property units on the north end. So this is all allegoric nepotism that facilitated a manipulation of increased dramatic househ cost of housing and commercial property because of corruption. Now the scenario is in 1999 we had a scenario where we had affordable housing with Habitat for Humanity and Hood.

They manipulated scenarios that were incorrect, untrue, all in correlation to this other scenario that have been transpiring that I've been saying for decades and they manipulated these scenarios and affordable housing is a lie. Habitat humanity and hood is a scam. Now, if we would facilitate a scenario where like I went to Siler Homes for the the housing scenario, I talked to the lady. I said, well, you do like a senior a senior role scenario.

No, no, you can come in today from from Arkansas and you can put yourself on the list and you're on the list right away. No, there should be a scenario where we have three to five years that you have to sit here and live here full-time and then you apply and actually help the people who are actually been living here for 25 35 years, not new guys that have just come in. Thank you. 5 days ahead. All right, we are moving down to open call to the public and I don't see any cards.

So then we have announcements and updates to from council and the city manager. And I will start with council member Spence. Thank thank you mayor. Um I can report on the bicycle advisory committee is starting a discussion of uh revising city codes with regard to bicycling. um aspects about speed limits, helmets, uh uh various types of of um motorized or non-motorized vehicles on our trails and streets.

So, this will be a year-long project and uh in the end after public input, there will be uh code revisions coming before the council. So, we have to stay tuned. Council member House. Thank you, Mayor. Um, just a couple items. So, currently the Cookanino County uh Department of Health and Human Services is running a community health needs assessment survey online.

Um it's available through September 30th and will help to um gather people's experiences and help shape local health programs for our community and the rest of Cookanino County. Um this weekend I was able to attend the 8th birthday party for Tinkertopia. Uh that was a wonderful event and very grateful for um city manager Keen and uh housing director uh Sarah Dar uh being in attendance as well. I can uh give a lot of praise to Sarah's comments in particular.

I think moved uh a lot of people with with her um very um just personalized and and thoughtful comments about the impact of Tinkertopia. not only for the the broad community, but for uh that neighborhood and community in particular. Um there were a lot of folks that that made comments about how impactful those comments were afterwards. Um yesterday, uh myself and Council Member Garcia were able to attend the Peace Day commemoration. Um I was honored to be able to read that proclamation.

Thank you, Council Member Garcia, for giving me that opportunity. And um just wanted to remind folks that there are two public meetings coming up for propositions 404 and 405 on Thursday. I don't know if city manager you were going to share more information on that because I don't have the exact times on me if you want to circle back on that.

Last thing is uh just recognizing that today is Council Member A Alen's uh birthday as well as I believe I heard Rob Fa, our code compliance officer, uh also his birthday. So uh I know we have a little tradition here at council meetings to sing happy birthday and I'd like to invite us to join in that tradition right now. Can we pick up the pace a little bit? It sounds like a funeral durge often. Without me saying it, I'm sure it'll sound Let Let me help you out. I'm going to give you a note.

Ready? H Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear Austin and Rob. Happy to you. Thank you. Thanks for giving us the beat Sterling. Okay, I'm going to go. Um, this past weekend I was out at Picking in the Pines. They celebrated 20 years of being a bluegrass festival and I have to say it is very well-run.

They work hard at it and it brings in a lot of um tourists from all over the country and I got to talk to a lot of them because I had a booth out there and I was vending. Just a great great time. Uh, let's see. Thursday, there is a fourth street business um meeting. They're they're looking at forming an association kind of like the DBA and I'm excited to be able to offer my knowledge with being one of the starters of the DVA for downtown. So, I'm looking forward to that conversation.

And then Friday, I'm attending the Big Brother Big Sister celebration. years ago, I was a big sister and it definitely was a wonderful experience and I can't wait to talk to other um people that are donating valuable time to such a great organization. Thanks, Council Member Birthday Boy. Thank you. I think I'll pass, but I do appreciate the birthday wishes and I applaud your brevity, Council Member Garcia. Thank you, Madame Mayor.

Um, last Wednesday I had the pleasure of brainstorming ideas with council member Matthews, city vice manager Shannon Anderson, city attorney Sterling Solomon, and indigenous affairs administrator Rose Tohi, and all the court um assoc all the court administrators associated with Cookanino County Justice System to help shape a roadmap for our justice 2045 summit. It was great to see folks in the field um help design that roadmap for future community justice issues.

Um thank you council member house for doing an awesome job yesterday at the peace poll thingy. Um and just one quick um one quick correction for the uh business let me see what are we calling it these days. I have it in here somewhere. The business coalition meeting tomorrow at the Market of Dreams is tomorrow, September 24th, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday or Wednesday. Maybe it's the 23rd. Yes. So, we have So, I messed up there, too. So, it'll that'll be held tomorrow.

Um, Wednesday the 23rd at the Market of Dreams, 5:30 p.m. Later on on that same evening, I will be attending a preview of the Stargazer Coalition Theater in collaboration with Northern Arizona Playwriting Showcase for their production of the play Company at Uptown Pub House Patio Production. This is an amazing street activation to be enjoyed by all community members. So feel free to come down and support your local theater and arts for free.

Um on Sunday I'll be attending Creative Flagstaff productions of Nightvision, more art stuff, Savor the Night Sky at Cookanino Center for the Arts, Creative U, excuse me, that'll be Sunday evening and I am excited to see other council members there and also community members. That'll be it for me today. Thank you, Council Member Matthews. Thank you, Mayor.

I'm sure that the city manager was probably going to bring this up, but I was super excited to hear that um the Flagstaff airport was awarded $800,000 in a federal grant to expand our air service.

Um I'm uh the leazison to the airport commission and a year or so ago I went to one of the jumpstart conferences where we talked to different uh airlines and uh we meet with them and there was a lot of really strong interest but every single one of them said well are you applying for this grant because it does um provide some guarantees of revenues for that first year while they're um setting up and stuff. So, I look forward to um some great announcements coming soon.

And I want to thank Claire and Brian for all their hard work in uh paving that way and just thank the community and Wiseman Aviation especially for their inind contribution and pledge um if receiving this grant. So, it was very much a community collaboration and I'm sure that's why we were awarded. It's very competitive that grant um awarded and I look forward to a new airline coming to add to our existing services.

Last week, uh, Council Member Spence and, um, I I believe we briefly talked about the Mount Elden Middle School, but, Council Member Spence, Council Member House, Council Member Matthews, and I went and spoke to a um, gymnasium full of social studies students. And I'm so impressed with what the social studies educators at Mount Elden are doing with their students. and how they're helping them understand how local government works. And it was a lot of fun.

The Festival of Science kicks off this Friday and ends October 4th. So, make sure that you find out about all of their free activities. There's Science in the Park this Saturday, which is always a good time. So, make sure you check it out. and uh city manager. Um, mayor, council, I do have a couple updates and then I'll have Shannon um cover the details on the Prop 404 and 405.

Um, I was going to mention the airport grant and I I just can't tell you how um excited I am for the city, but also the team that worked on this. They worked so hard. Um, and I I feel like every day I asked Heidi, "Where are you heard anything about the grant?

Have you heard anything about the GR grant?" Um, I also wanted to recognize some of our community partners in addition to Wiseman Aviation, um, Knackard Companies, Catalyst Space Technologies, the city of Winslow and Discover Flag Staff for also contributing. Um, the the plan is to have the grant, but then also have some other financial resources um to put towards um, recruiting a uh, another airline. So, we're really excited about this and uh, the future is bright.

So, thanks Brian, Claire, Heidi, and all of the team for all of your work on this. I know it's it's been a very heavy lift. Um the other item I wanted to mention is um there have been and council member Spence mentioned it earlier just a lot of questions about um uh ebikes um you know what some of the the regulations and ordinances we have on the books related to you know specific devices that are going um very quickly around town right now.

So, we uh we talked as a team and we're going to be working on a um a presentation to council. The mayor and I also talked about it as well. So, that will be coming just to just to get some clarification on kind of what what the role of the city is, where ebikes are allowed, where they're not allowed, um all of those questions. Um so, we'll be bringing that back at a future date um to council. Um and I'd like to turn it over to Shannon to give an update on the um presentation on 404 and 405.

Sure. So we have um two coffee chats with Mayor Daget at Mayan Winds Coffee Emporium. Uh the first one is uh Thursday, September 24th, 8 to 9:30. Um that evening will actually be at the Murdoch Community Center providing a presentation to the community. Um and again that's Thursday, September 24th. That one's from 6:00 to 7 PM. Um then we will have a joint um kind of open house is what we're calling it. Um that's with FUSD.

That's going to be on October 7th and that's at the Aquex and that's from 5 to 700 p.m. Um and then later in October we will have another coffee chat with Mayor Daget um again at Mayan Winds Coffee Emporium um Thursday, October 22nd, 8 to 9:30. Um so those are the community events we have currently planned. Um I think we are continuing to do more and more meetings every day. So we'll continue to provide updates as we have more for you.

And I think what I will say is there's nobody that our team won't talk to. So if there's anybody out there that has some additional questions, um we're always available. And there's also a um the firefighters and I believe police um are I don't know exactly everyone who's planning it but at the market of dreams on Thursday evening doors open at 5 and presentations and discussion starts at 5:15 this Thursday. All right.

So we are um I am adjourning um that meeting and now we have our special meeting which I am calling to order and letting everyone know that we may uh vote to go into executive session which is not open to the public and we have one item to consider here because the second item was not discussed in executive session. So, I am looking for a motion and I believe Council Member House is prepared to make it. Thank you, Mayor.

I move that we direct and authorize the city attorney andor designated city representative to proceed as discussed in the executive session of September 22nd, 2026, item 5 AI. I'll second. Any discussion? All those in favor? I I any opposed? All right. Thank you all. We are adjourned.