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Heidi Hansen, economic vitality director, said the airport team has compiled a long list of revenue ideas but lacks staff capacity to evaluate them all. “We are recommending to you…to get a consultant that actually has time to look into all of those revenue ideas and to look at, like, cities to see where we should place ourselves,” Hansen said.

Why it matters: Staff reported the airport’s paid parking and new concessions are performing better than expected: a pilot grab-and-go retail unit sold out quickly after opening, and parking usage in one lot is nearing capacity on some days. Staff also reported a waiting list of more than 100 hangar requests and suggested the city consider partnering with a private developer or third party to accelerate hangar construction, which would generate substantial revenue when developed.

Airport operations update: Staff noted the airport still faces limited airline service following the loss of a second airline during the pandemic but is pursuing additional carriers and flights. They also reported the airport’s CARES Act funding was used to upgrade facilities and that a small visitor-center/retail push has already shown demand; advertising at the airport, suspended during the pandemic, is being reconsidered with proposed zoning and signage adjustments.

Council reaction and next steps: Several council members urged staff to pursue hangar expansion and to return with details about partnership models. Staff said they will seek a consultant to produce a business case and pricing analysis, and then bring recommendations to council for decisions on leases, partnerships and possible adjustments to airport enterprise operations.

Ending: No formal approvals were made; staff will return with consultant scope, financial projections and recommended next steps for hangar development, advertising and concessions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Flagstaff City Council Budget Retreat Day 2 - April 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Economic development staff said the airport has multiple near-term revenue opportunities — hangar development demand, vending/‘grab-and-go’ success and possible advertising — and recommended hiring a consultant to prioritize options. Council members urged pursuit of hangars and more flights.","taxTitle","Flagstaff City, Coconino County, Arizona","taxId",4650,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6247605,"Flagstaff to study new wastewater plant as solids loads, growth outpace existing facilities",484,9965000,10449000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3212661-a43cdb671839c6753200afc786794db9&start=9965&end=10449","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3212661-a43cdb671839c6753200afc786794db9/thumbnail_9965000.jpg","/articles/6247605/Flagstaff-City/Coconino-County/Arizona/Flagstaff-to-study-new-wastewater-plant-as-solids-loads-growth-outpace-existing-facilities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6247605-f83345a8d54827d47ada956f95fd1332/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169718&Signature=Ij2JoRZ-A834HMEtG7HT-v~SoPPSGsTbRRBznP234kzpS98dK0wba40lBh7Wzly7W1W2KbMgRkjKp4OpjBqfuMapJg5NkzIpUjlyNTH0rEYM6k---MpNA5lcIffVlS4NVZPCjG86ZlOeRWx~JC42e5p6n8sxOIAJumfgJ37kQOnUtesadGZLpSOwwBh4L4JvRrM27JxwchoIjR6kv0D7AQIgHaumQCTeL3s-nOU1c~R60hbwnH0~KkUHuXIaHpfM3gppExnUyl1mNHMmZ-qZzVAZK5C5edz1dxVXHB-8-lLkshRh0ilpgATda1OFP8b3f6FRx6TxhnWu1y5hxGk2dg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City water staff told the Flagstaff City Council Friday that the city’s two wastewater treatment plants — Wildcat Hill and Rio de Flag — are approaching their solids-processing limits even though per-capita water use has fallen, and that a new treatment plant will be required to serve projected growth.

Lee Williams, Director of Water Services, said conservation has reduced the liquid flow to the plants but has not reduced the solids load, because modern fixtures use less water but the same amount of waste is produced. “We are not near the liquid capacity, but we are at the solids capacity,” Williams said, noting that solids-processing constraints — not liquid capacity — drive the need for new treatment.

Cost and options: Williams presented a current construction cost range of $25–$30 per gallon of capacity. A 10-million-gallon-per-day plant at that unit price would cost about $250–$300 million in today’s dollars; a 14-MGD plant to serve buildout would be in the $350–$428 million range under current assumptions. Staff described two approaches: build a single new plant to replace the existing Wildcat facility, or construct the new facility in phased 2.5-MGD segments using membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology or conventional treatment. MBRs produce very high-quality effluent and can be well suited to future advanced-water-treatment goals.

Funding and schedule: The Rio/Wildcat design is programmed in the 10-year CIP; the city placed a design allocation (roughly $25 million) in the plan. Williams said Flagstaff is on a list for Water Resources Development Act (WRDA/WERDA) grant consideration and that an approximately $5 million federal design allocation was identified but has not yet been funded. Staff told council they will research combinations of rate revenue, low-interest loans, state and federal grants, development-impact fees and voter-authorized bonds to fund construction, and that rate revenues alone would not cover the full construction cost.

Council direction: Members asked staff to continue the CIP design work and to explore phased technical options, grant opportunities and financing structures. Several councilors said the city should be aggressive in seeking federal and state grants and should study phased construction to reduce immediate sticker shock while protecting long-term capacity.

Ending: No decision to build was made Friday; staff will continue design-level work already in the CIP and return with more refined cost estimates and funding scenarios.","City water leaders told council the two existing plants are nearing solids-processing limits despite conservation-driven lower liquid flows. Staff presented a cost estimate and phased options; council asked staff to pursue funding research and keep the project in the 10-year CIP.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6247608,"Flagstaff chiefs urge council to explore new revenue tools for police and fire staffing, technology and facilities",1151,7097000,8248000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3212661-a43cdb671839c6753200afc786794db9&start=7097&end=8248","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3212661-a43cdb671839c6753200afc786794db9/thumbnail_7097000.jpg","/articles/6247608/Flagstaff-City/Coconino-County/Arizona/Flagstaff-chiefs-urge-council-to-explore-new-revenue-tools-for-police-and-fire-staffing-technology-and-facilities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6247608-1b2e1028f06195c5c41eaba28a214b3b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169718&Signature=LrDYAU7puj-~Rme9E~BfrWur9Ty1Jzh-SdQ6FP2PiJxsP9BtMBqWMT0tpJ8Z7gDLh0vV3Xq~0yWuplr3N7AR4emrithU~9PBLPkB-xIfe8qytJwcgnjydjxFUvIOumTeiXYuEtic7-Cx9TeRrfYLy4A6t-UFURHz5R0iE4NwA36n~7WxT2ecaxQqcSQnm3seG0yRvhEqgHdwC5OIVL2XptU-G~3OVD1Y7-1nTkPCs72fKcgPQ5VYtIDFw3ZbuuanE5l9qBpoJT3yKsPgo0DIjCywOLHyKf26zJRW1nnBmMOVMa5OcTh724jebs4ucQhax-~NWdim2bSUZ41Jt2y3wg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fire and police leaders told the Flagstaff City Council Friday that rising call volumes, aging facilities and new technology needs create gaps the city’s current ongoing revenues will not easily fill.

Mark Gaillard, Fire Chief, said the department is managing increased call volumes and requires more daily staffing, upgraded apparatus storage and modernized station alerting. “The traditional revenues that you all are wrestling with…are insufficient to address what these future needs are,” Gaillard said, urging council to let staff explore alternative funding tools.

Police Chief Sean Conley said his department already has an externally funded workload-assessment study in the FY budget that will analyze mission-level needs and let leaders design staffing and support changes that move officers from administrative tasks to more community engagement. “Workload assessment…will come back with data to show where we can free up 25–30% of officer time for community policing,” Conley said.

Why it matters: Both departments highlighted personnel as the primary, ongoing cost driver. Chiefs also flagged capital and technology needs: updated fire stations (including a proposed Station 7 site that could be co-located with other uses), completion of the training center, and a regional operations/analytics center (referred to by staff as an integrated regional operations center) to aggregate data from body-worn cameras, records systems and other sensors.

Council discussion: Several council members said they support investigating options and emphasized careful design and public outreach if a voter measure or new tax is proposed. Council Member Aslan urged the city to create a strong, clear package so voters can make an informed decision; other members reiterated the need to link any new revenue to visible improvements and to protect operating reserves.

Staff response and next steps: City staff told council they will research a range of options — including sales-tax or other voter-approved measures, reallocation of select fees, and targeted bonds for capital — and prepare analyses of legal constraints, fiscal impacts and messaging. Conley noted the city has budgeted funds to hire an outside analyst to do a workload assessment for police; Gaillard said the fire department has internal analyses and would participate in a consolidated review.

No formal policy change or vote occurred; council provided direction to study funding strategies and return with options and cost estimates.","Fire and police chiefs told the council their departments face unmet staffing, equipment and facility needs that typical annual revenues cannot fully cover; councilors directed staff to study funding options and return with proposals.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6247613,"Flagstaff staff outline plan to fund downtown cleanup and services through parking-fee increase",479,2328000,2807000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3212661-a43cdb671839c6753200afc786794db9&start=2328&end=2807","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3212661-a43cdb671839c6753200afc786794db9/thumbnail_2328000.jpg","/articles/6247613/Flagstaff-City/Coconino-County/Arizona/Flagstaff-staff-outline-plan-to-fund-downtown-cleanup-and-services-through-parking-fee-increase","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6247613-e26efa671c982e4c665e91d1950d3bb1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169718&Signature=ddKR66nXtybqAxvTDv5JmN0xwmjbxZxk-L8fDjLMq7p7VhvVJ21-u1hc3rU5ABywSRIlbGG22mivzUydzTNG2kbB~m0B4~JpWglWHAmFwZeyfv7greW7RkJLmG6OEgzqpwKI6lsUUAHkC~SZmMRwTAsVBxTFsj95DlTqhkPc8d0hPH663N8qHC~7iwmXYYmrfWDkJEhrvVC-rxkt4EPpzRyDcHt-mfLCKk1QrZlgQPDWxBO6BO9otoQWOilIrs9uiXs0ZbKgmSDw0GipyIbMgwDL8cADWEyWJMxadIRXXgVDeMClSjK1jOu9eqK4sCeHXGhW63C~Gptm0Kjdr~wi9g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff and downtown business leaders laid out a plan Friday to pay for more frequent cleaning, restroom maintenance, snow and alley clearing and other streetscape upkeep by dedicating new parking revenues and existing tourism/beautification funds to an outside contractor.

The proposal centers on modest increases to ParkFlag hourly rates that would flow to a parking lockbox; under staff estimates, a 50-cent increase would produce roughly $294,000 a year for contracted downtown services, a 75-cent increase about $440,000, and a variable weekday/weekend increase about $380,000. Dave McIntyre, community investment director, said the city also has about $300,000 in one-time ParkFlag funds that could seed a contract so enhanced services can begin before any rate change takes effect.

Why it matters: Downtown businesses and tourism leaders said improved maintenance would protect visitation and local commerce. Staff and the Flagstaff Downtown Business Improvement and Revitalization District (FDBIRD) described this as a way to show visible results before asking the public or regular parkers to absorb higher rates.

Heidi Hansen, economic vitality director, told council the downtown group requested roughly $500,000 over five years for a third-party operator to deliver enhanced services and that a professional vendor, such as Block by Block, would likely need at least $400,000 a year to set up and operate in a new market. “It probably would be challenging to come for less than, like, $400,000,” Hansen said.

Staff proposed a split of revenue from a parking-rate increase: roughly 75% of net new revenue would be dedicated to the downtown contract (to flow to FDBIRD or its contractor under an amended intergovernmental agreement) and 25% would help ParkFlag cover its operating cost increases. Staff noted 8–11% of parking revenue is lost to credit-card fees because the average transaction is small; raising rates would modestly improve that ratio.

Council reaction was generally supportive of further study. Several council members said they would consider a larger increase than the initial scenarios if analysis shows it is reasonable and if business owners back the plan. Council members also emphasized the messaging point that some enhanced services should begin before any rate change so owners and residents can “see the value” of higher fees.

What staff will do next: Finance and parking staff were asked to run a formal rate analysis, prepare the legally required fee reports and public-notice schedule, and return to council with ordinance language and a recommended implementation timeline. Rick Tatter, finance staff, explained that the public-notice and adoption schedule would require about 60 days of notice and that an adopted ordinance could take effect the following March, allowing an interim contract to start on one-time ParkFlag funding.

Other funding pieces discussed included moving select tourism/beautification dollars and restroom-contract funds into the downtown contract and amending the parking-district ordinance so parking revenues can be spent on district benefits as defined in the proposed IGA with FDBIRD.

Council did not take a formal vote; members asked staff to advance a detailed analysis and to consult closely with the downtown business association on outreach and messaging.

Ending: City staff said they would return to council with a detailed rate study, an amended IGA for FDBIRD if appropriate, and the public-notice schedule needed to begin a formal adoption process.","City staff and downtown business leaders proposed using a parking-rate increase, one-time ParkFlag funds and existing tourism/beautification money to pay a contracted vendor for enhanced downtown cleaning, restroom maintenance, snow removal and other services. Council asked staff to run a detailed rate analysis and return with specifics.","actionData","errors"]

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