CALL TO ORDER COMMISSION MEMBERS, voting: Bob Kuhn, Flagstaff Unified School District Julie Leid Erika Mazza, NAIPTA Bob Mullen Vacant Gary Robbins, Chair Derik Spice, Vice-Chair COMMISSION MEMBERS, non-voting: Lt. Frank Higgins, Flagstaff Police Department Jeff Bauman, Traffic Engineer CITY STAFF: Rita Severson, Recording Secretary
PRELIMINARY GENERAL BUSINESS PUBLIC COMMENT At this time any member of the public may address the Commission on any subject within the Commission’s jurisdiction that is not on this meeting’s agenda. The Arizona Open Meeting Law prohibits the Commission from discussing or taking action on an item that is not listed on the prepared agenda. Commissioners may, however, respond to criticism made by those addressing the Commission, ask staff to review a matter, or ask that a matter be placed on a future agenda. To address the Commission on an item that is on the agenda, please wait for the Chair to call for Public Comment at the time the item is heard. ROTATION OF OFFICERS APPROVAL OF MINUTES Regular Meeting of April 4, 2018
McMillan Mesa Major Plan Amendment The City of Flagstaff is currently processing an application for a Major Plan Amendment for a portion of McMillan Mesa as a result of Proposition 413, a Citizen led initiative passed by voters in November 2016. The proposed Major Plan Amendment modifies Regional Plan land use categories and removes a proposed roadway from McMillan Mesa. Staff Recommendation: Informational Project Update – No Formal Action Requested
Street Lighting to Enhance Dark Skies (SLEDS) The SLEDS main project objective is to find a replacement lighting strategy for our existing soon to be obsolete Low Pressure Sodium (LPS) street lights. The project has recently installed almost 200 test fixtures around Flagstaff and is seeking public input. A project website and test fixture survey has been created at the following address: http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/3818/Street-Lighting-Dark-Skies Staff Recommendation: Informational Project Update – No Formal Action Requested
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Appointments The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committees both have appointments to be made this month. The Pedestrian Advisory Committee has one appointment Megan Hosterman and three reappointments Jack Welch, Zach Swartz and Jodi Norris. The Bicycle Advisory Committee has three reappointments for Mark Haughwout, Jeff Goulden and Estella Hollander. Staff Recommendation: Review Staff Report from Martin Ince and make appointments for the PAC and BAC.
Citizens Transportation Tax Commission => November Election The City of Flagstaff City Council created a Commission – the Citizens Transportation Tax Commission. The purpose of this Commission is to create the project list and ballot language for the proposed renewal of the City’s Transportation Tax in November 2018. The current Transportation Tax (Transportation Tax 2000) sunsets on June 30, 2020. The Commission has 15 members, 14 at-large and 1 as an appointee from the Transportation Commission. The Commission started meeting in September 2017 and will continue through March 2018. At the August 2017 Transportation Commission meeting, voting members of the commission chose Julie Leid as their representative to the newly formed Citizens Transportation Tax Commission, and Gary Robbins as alternate representative. The CTTC finalized their recommendations to City Council and the City Council has now had discussions and finalized their recommendations for moving to the creation of November 2018 ballot language. Staff Recommendation: Informational Update
CONCLUDING GENERAL BUSINESS A. Reports 1. Report from the Bicycle Advisory Committee: http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?nid=1822 2. Report from the Pedestrian Advisory Committee: http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?nid=1824 B. Informational Items to/from Commissioners and Staff 1. City Capital Improvement Program Project Map 2. Commissioner Discussion 3. Membership Vacancies http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?NID=1886 C. Next Meeting 1. Regular Meeting: October 3, 2018 Tentative Agenda Items: 1. ADOT Corridor Master Plans – Milton and US 180 2. John Wesley Powell Study V. ADJOURNMENT
CALL TO ORDER COMMISSION MEMBERS, voting: Bob Kuhn, Flagstaff Unified School District Julie Leid Erika Mazza, NAIPTA Bob Mullen Vacant Gary Robbins, Chair Derik Spice, Vice-Chair COMMISSION MEMBERS, non-voting: Lt. Frank Higgins, Flagstaff Police Department Jeff Bauman, Traffic Engineer CITY STAFF: Rita Severson, Recording Secretary
PRELIMINARY GENERAL BUSINESS PUBLIC COMMENT At this time any member of the public may address the Commission on any subject within the Commission’s jurisdiction that is not on this meeting’s agenda. The Arizona Open Meeting Law prohibits the Commission from discussing or taking action on an item that is not listed on the prepared agenda. Commissioners may, however, respond to criticism made by those addressing the Commission, ask staff to review a matter, or ask that a matter be placed on a future agenda. To address the Commission on an item that is on the agenda, please wait for the Chair to call for Public Comment at the time the item is heard. ROTATION OF OFFICERS APPROVAL OF MINUTES Regular Meeting of April 4, 2018
McMillan Mesa Major Plan Amendment The City of Flagstaff is currently processing an application for a Major Plan Amendment for a portion of McMillan Mesa as a result of Proposition 413, a Citizen led initiative passed by voters in November 2016. The proposed Major Plan Amendment modifies Regional Plan land use categories and removes a proposed roadway from McMillan Mesa. Staff Recommendation: Informational Project Update – No Formal Action Requested
Street Lighting to Enhance Dark Skies (SLEDS) The SLEDS main project objective is to find a replacement lighting strategy for our existing soon to be obsolete Low Pressure Sodium (LPS) street lights. The project has recently installed almost 200 test fixtures around Flagstaff and is seeking public input. A project website and test fixture survey has been created at the following address: http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/3818/Street-Lighting-Dark-Skies Staff Recommendation: Informational Project Update – No Formal Action Requested
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Appointments The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committees both have appointments to be made this month. The Pedestrian Advisory Committee has one appointment Megan Hosterman and three reappointments Jack Welch, Zach Swartz and Jodi Norris. The Bicycle Advisory Committee has three reappointments for Mark Haughwout, Jeff Goulden and Estella Hollander. Staff Recommendation: Review Staff Report from Martin Ince and make appointments for the PAC and BAC.
Citizens Transportation Tax Commission => November Election The City of Flagstaff City Council created a Commission – the Citizens Transportation Tax Commission. The purpose of this Commission is to create the project list and ballot language for the proposed renewal of the City’s Transportation Tax in November 2018. The current Transportation Tax (Transportation Tax 2000) sunsets on June 30, 2020. The Commission has 15 members, 14 at-large and 1 as an appointee from the Transportation Commission. The Commission started meeting in September 2017 and will continue through March 2018. At the August 2017 Transportation Commission meeting, voting members of the commission chose Julie Leid as their representative to the newly formed Citizens Transportation Tax Commission, and Gary Robbins as alternate representative. The CTTC finalized their recommendations to City Council and the City Council has now had discussions and finalized their recommendations for moving to the creation of November 2018 ballot language. Staff Recommendation: Informational Update
CONCLUDING GENERAL BUSINESS A. Reports 1. Report from the Bicycle Advisory Committee: http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?nid=1822 2. Report from the Pedestrian Advisory Committee: http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?nid=1824 B. Informational Items to/from Commissioners and Staff 1. City Capital Improvement Program Project Map 2. Commissioner Discussion 3. Membership Vacancies http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?NID=1886 C. Next Meeting 1. Regular Meeting: October 3, 2018 Tentative Agenda Items: 1. ADOT Corridor Master Plans – Milton and US 180 2. John Wesley Powell Study V. ADJOURNMENT