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Friends of Flagstaff’s Future update for Nov. 21

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In This Issue

  • Update on Mogollon Public Works Yard

  • Livable Community Award goes to Charlie Silver and Duffie Westheimer

  • Resource Protection Standards of the Zoning Ordinance

  • FREE PARKING DOWNTOWN for Small business Saturday 11/25

  • What is “Giving Tuesday”?

  • High Occupancy Housing Plan

  • Minimum Wage Community Forums Schedule
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Update on Mogollon Public Works Yard
Council is encouraging staff to work with the neighborhood around the property to find a way to incorporate a few units of attractive affordable housing that would blend into the neighborhood affordable housing onto the site. F3 strongly encourages this direction and sees this as the first of many conversations about making Open Space and Affordable Housing inclusive of one another.  One neighborhood resident present said they were open to this idea and Mayor Evans stressed that the conversations had to happen with neighborhood residences present at the “drawing board.” Vice Mayor Whelan was the first to suggest the idea during the discussion last Tuesday with most other council members in agreement.

You can email council, council@flagstaffaz.gov, or F3, dtucker@friendsofflagstaff.org to make your voice heard. 

Livable Community Award goes to Charlie Silver and Duffie Westheimer and The Townsite Historic Properties Land Trust
Cody Canning and Eric Souders accept the Livable Community Award on behalf of The Townsite Historic Properties Community Land Trust.

Photo by Gretchen Hornberger
The Townsite Historic Properties Community Land Trust is dedicated to “Promoting historic preservation and community investment with permanently affordable owner-occupied homes.”

Duffie and Charlie have worked tirelessly within our community for decades. They are so dedicated to their non-profit work that when presented with this award, they were insistent that the award be not about them, but about The Townsite Historic Properties Community Land Trust.

On the evening of the Gala, Charlie and Duffie were attending a National Land Trust Convention. Cody and Eric who are both on the Land Trust board accepted the award on their behalf.

If you want to learn more about the incredible work taking place through The Townsite Historic Properties Community Land Trust, click HERE.

Request for changes in the Resource Protection Standards 
of the Zoning Ordinance
* image and information from the Conservation Study Forum
CONSERVATION STUDY FORUM INTRODUCTION 

The Conservation Study Forum (CSF) is requesting that within 8 months (if possible) planning staff bring to Council amendments to the Resource Protection Standards of the Zoning Code that will implement the Flagstaff Regional Plan 2030 sections on natural features, specifically seeps and springs, rock outcrops, wildlife linkages, and prairie dogs.

While CSF recognizes that staff has a heavy workload, our group believes that amending the Zoning Code to implement the natural and cultural resources policies in the Regional Plan is important to the community and will improve the overall quality of new development.  CSF is prepared to assist staff in drafting amendments to the code.

We are a group of scientists, land managers, and interested citizens with diverse backgrounds proposing to assist staff with the implementation of the regional plan.  Our group is very sensitive to private property rights and is making every effort to be fair and evenhanded with these amendments to ensure that they improve rather than hinder development.
Read the full document HERE

You can  attend city council meetings at 211 E. Aspen at 6pm or live stream the council meetings HERE.
This Saturday PARKING DOWNTOWN IS FREE for Small Business Saturday!
What is Giving Tuesday?
*image and information from www.givingtuesday.com. 

#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration.

Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving.

One of the best ways to get involved is in your own community. We’ve created a directory to help you find organizations, charities, events and more in your own community.
Make your #givingtuesday donation to F3
Important Hearing Dates for the High Occupancy Housing Plan
* Image and information from the City of Flagstaff

The High Occupancy Housing Plan process is entering the public hearing and adoption phase. The Citizen’s Review Session is the first and a very important step for the plan. This is a critical opportunity for your input.

The Citizen’s Review Session draft of the High Occupancy Housing Plan is available here.
You can also review all the public comments received during the 60 day public review.
More information is available on the project website at www.flagstaff.az.gov/hohplan.

Schedule of upcoming public meetings

Event Date Time Location
Continued Citizens Review Session
Planning and Zoning Commission only		 Thurs, November 30 4:00pm City Hall
Planning and Zoning Commission Wed, December 13 4:00pm Flagstaff Aquaplex
Planning and Zoning for HOH #2 Wed, January 10 4:00pm City Hall
City Council Tues, February 6 6:00pm City Hall

As always the Comprehensive Planning program is glad to pay for child care at the Flagstaff Aquaplex for anyone attending the public meeting on December 13th. You can also stream all of these meetings at www.flagstaff.az.gov/streaming.

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, Emma McVeigh, and Eli Cohen
We need YOUR support to continue our work for a livable community 
Our mission is to promote an environmentally sustainable, socially just and economically prosperous Flagstaff through community education, citizen engagement, and advocacy. http://friendsofflagstaff.org/support/donate
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