Friends of Flagstaff’s Future update for Oct. 30

by Community Contributor • October 31, 2017 • Comments Off

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City Council Tomorrow 10/31
Special Time: 1:00 PM

Pack the Council 11/7 to Stop Uranium Transport
Municipal Identification Card Overview
Discussion re Rio de Flag Project

Pack the Council 11/7 to Stop Uranium Transport

*Information and Image from the AZResist Website
November 7 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Flagstaff City Council will vote on a resolution opposing uranium transport & mining at the Grand Canyon at 6pm on Tues. November, 7th, 2017.

Please join us so we can pack the council chambers with support!

We will gather at the steps at the main entrance of city hall at 5:30pm.

Please send an email to city council (even if you live far away!) expressing your support for passage of a resolution opposing uranium transport.

We are also urging the council to pass an ordinance prohibiting transport of uranium through the city.

Email: council@flagstaffaz.gov

You can find facts and talking points at www.haulno.org.

City Council Agenda

#nonukes #haulno #leaveitintheground #defendthesacred #grandcanyon

Update: Municipal Identification Card Overview

Josh Copley presented the idea of having a municipal ID with minimal requirements. This would allow access to municipal services, but little else. It also poses the least risk to the city and the individual.

Citizens urged Council to look into an ID card that will help more people; immigrants, those whose gender is not reflected in current IDs, children in foster care and more. They also urged council to look beyond Phoenix to other cities.

Mayor Evans directed staff to continue looking into a more thorough ID and to look into whether or not we as a community could accept consular cards. Council member Putzova asked city staff to work with the police to clarify what level of identification would be required by police to prove identity. There was worry about whether or not we will encounter similar road blocks as Phoenix and whether or not it is a good use of council time. Josh Copley brought up the fact that we are able to use information and resources from Phoenix.

Do you have thoughts about whether a paired down card that gives access to municipal access is enough or if we should create a more comprehensive, meaningful card? email council@flagstaffaz.gov

Update: Rio de Flag Project

This issue will be back at council several times in the upcoming months.

Purpose: Reduce the damages and loss that would occur as a result of a 100 year flood. A 100 year flood actually refers to a flood that has a 1 in 100 chance every year. The last 100 year flood occurred in the 1930s.

More funding is the biggest hurdle.

Public input also led to a “composite channel” being part of the proposal. This would allow for us to continue to see water flow through Flagstaff during monsoons. This channel would extend from Bonito to City Hall. It would not extend into the South Side.

Concerned citizens asked for more participation in the process where it will effect their properties. City Council asked that this request be honored and made a priority.

Check out the powerpoint HERE

Community Events

Make your voice heard in a commission meeting, see the schedule below.

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We want to hear from you!

If you have thoughts on any of the above please e-mail Executive Director Dawn Tucker, dtucker@friendsofflagstaff.org so she can make sure YOUR VOICE is heard through F3!

Thank you for your membership, participation and advocacy!

Friends of Flagstaff’s Future Board of Directors
David McCain, Emily Melhorn, Michael Caulkins, and Eli Cohen

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