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Christine Pavlik, community development staff, said the city was allocated approximately $60,000 more than anticipated and identified awardees: $19,000 to Community Assistance Teams of Flagstaff for a mobile shower and outreach program; $45,000 to Homeless Youth Connection for youth coaches helping students finish high school; $55,000 to Northland Family Help Center for a case manager for its youth shelter; and $280,000 to Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona to acquire two additional units for permanent affordable rentals.

Pavlik said the remaining approximately $200,000 will be used for playground updates in target neighborhoods — specifically Brandon Homes in the Pine Knoll neighborhood and benefits to the Southside neighborhoods. She said the city will work on the consolidated plan (the five-year strategic plan for CDBG funds) this fall and that projects are expected to come to fruition this fall.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Flagstaff Housing Commission Meeting - June 26, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff reported a larger-than-expected CDBG allocation and summarized awards to local homeless services, Housing Solutions for two acquisition units, and playground upgrades in target neighborhoods.","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},6185201,"Flagstaff housing authority preparing to take over Williams vouchers; seeks waiver for emergency housing vouchers",312,3173000,3485000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5082751-6e302668bb15492b5160d2adb662c0fb&start=3173&end=3485","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5082751-6e302668bb15492b5160d2adb662c0fb/thumbnail_3173000.jpg","/articles/6185201/Flagstaff-City/Coconino-County/Arizona/Flagstaff-housing-authority-preparing-to-take-over-Williams-vouchers-seeks-waiver-for-emergency-housing-vouchers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6185201-5b813bb19e7882ac6c1373744a737110/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146381&Signature=lMLdhn~8NB11sk5HZStZ~0wOeQnVdn5JKIrybIkU26pSLiV9BHywI6GkZBRaJZIzn1kBFNFHpAdFiBewECFa7lN0jWjP1Dx9cfRcJhUptrYPDd8dEnZBgXiYNGVSyIceYAFcnGirswgmInUkcvii-nu7VBw2MbWhrtygidZxERUwAEpxf2T3QUoCYQUGQrYYMWWsaQDMNPqZoCPIqMsj5RmYDeWiQLRIccE5M62LjrHeIc1o3ShNB0VW1-pKGp7xhT~k6S581VUgb753GRIWp-Argnou6A5YsfmU31R~g1XQ4PCvm364CqtnA7QCQ3DadDWKed20Da4DQRUSWUX6mQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Housing authority staff told the commission that HUD has approved in writing the transfer of the Williams voucher program to the City of Flagstaff but that operational details remain incomplete, including an official list of current voucher holders and landlords.

Sarah Darr, speaking as housing authority staff, said the Phoenix HUD field office has acknowledged approval but did not include the conditions the housing authority had requested — for example, a hold-harmless treatment both programmatically and financially. “They have drafted a letter acknowledging the final things we needed, and so things are set to move on the first,” Darr said, adding that staff do not yet have an official list of current voucher holders because the program has been unadministered since September 2023.

Darr also updated the commission on Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV). The authority received 27 EHVs originally and has 24 remaining. She said federal funding for EHVs was discontinued for ongoing issuance and will terminate at the end of 2026. HUD published a notice allowing local housing authorities to request a waiver to permit current EHV households to apply to the Section 8 waiting list and receive a local preference; Darr said her office will pursue that waiver this summer and fall, and the housing authority board must approve the administrative changes.

At the administrative level, Darr said the housing authority board has already approved amendments to the Section 8 administrative plan to extend the service area to Williams city limits and to apply local preference for Williams residents. She described current utilization at about 105 percent leased but said some units are expected to be surrendered, which will reduce utilization.","Housing authority staff said HUD approved transfer of the Williams voucher program in writing but has not yet provided tenant lists; staff will pursue a waiver to allow Emergency Housing Voucher households to apply to the Section 8 waiting list with a local preference.",{"_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},6185206,"Flagstaff Fire Department outlines wildfire risk, modeling and code updates",2636,517000,3153000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5082751-6e302668bb15492b5160d2adb662c0fb&start=517&end=3153","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5082751-6e302668bb15492b5160d2adb662c0fb/thumbnail_517000.jpg","/articles/6185206/Flagstaff-City/Coconino-County/Arizona/Flagstaff-Fire-Department-outlines-wildfire-risk-modeling-and-code-updates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6185206-1649274c5234856bb44e86e8b2648853/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146381&Signature=S80pN4eCwzQd0M7Ub32z6bYATO2vfnNCmDuOcYQMKhsaAzKv2CF8dlhJktTdbCupct77Xt0CdvH3euKayw6hUO1z9JJ23RT54qACk2SXm3LMxYhAmzd3B1HC~cFiNhafr~WxqA0sRO-yi1Y1BvlKyMWHvmNGnNAMzCIeYR2SwcJhQN2zCcBb70CeE6SW3k3VryCIIZddheWbdqvC~MlZ89xA7C9OgNRkpOMbOmWydncWeL-THgPxTQP6mBuwJzhyPHqs8rHw5SiiUD0mD1rqiBe9xxQVQWiIfAcsf96s3kqlwWBZmY2AuatWXUk2WfpFKDVU3ePs9UVuvntnJUvnHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Flagstaff Fire Department presented science and modeling intended to reduce wildfire risk to both forested lands and neighborhoods and urged coordinated action across community development, state agencies and federal funding programs.

Neil Chapman, wildland fire captain for the City of Flagstaff, described how a century of fire suppression and exclusion of Indigenous cultural burning has increased vertical forest fuels and shifted low-severity fires into higher-severity risk. “Those are good fires. They’re stimulating nutrient cycling,” Chapman said of the low-severity fires that historically kept ponderosa pine forests open.

Chapman reviewed emerging tools his team is using: a pathway model from XyloPlan that maps likely routes for vegetation-to-structure spread under wind-driven scenarios; parcel-level structure-vulnerability modeling being piloted with a Colorado State University researcher; and the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety wildfire-prepared-home standards. He said the city offers free wildfire risk assessments and is using software tied to the IBHS template to track mitigation work.

Chapman and staff described code and policy work in progress: an update to the International Code Council’s resource protection standards (wildland-urban-interface code), alignment of landscaping and tree-retention practices for new development, and updates to the community wildfire protection plan (CWPP). He noted national funding programs have emphasized natural-landscape work while built-environment mitigation funding is more limited; local voters approved a $10 million bond for ecological restoration, but officials are seeking federal and state alignment to fund neighborhood-scale interventions.

Commissioners asked detailed questions about urban trees, street networks and setbacks. Chapman said risk depends on parcel-level conditions — fuel under a tree, fences and close vegetation connections — and repeated that parcel-level driveway assessments are necessary. He also noted that the IBHS “wildfire prepared plus” standard is not currently approved for implementation in Arizona and that the state Department of Insurance is reviewing mitigation and insurance availability.","The Flagstaff Fire Department described fire-ecology science, new modeling tools to map likely wildfire pathways into neighborhoods, and proposals to update building and wildland-urban-interface codes to reduce structure loss.",{"_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},6185210,"Flagstaff prepares to launch bond-funded homebuyer assistance program CHAP B",121,257000,378000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5082751-6e302668bb15492b5160d2adb662c0fb&start=257&end=378","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5082751-6e302668bb15492b5160d2adb662c0fb/thumbnail_257000.jpg","/articles/6185210/Flagstaff-City/Coconino-County/Arizona/Flagstaff-prepares-to-launch-bond-funded-homebuyer-assistance-program-CHAP-B","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6185210-ccb319103d81cb0b835fef1b1da1fe9b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146381&Signature=AjOsoN2oItsDPHh0oiZsYzB-EoqnPtXDwFbr87zlfoEqLdqv2lccy9n5v8NQvpFdI07UMn1g1BhQ0HJ435zs1sE5-5RgyFRnYCAT7BxpKb7r41eHdKDQ0khx3PbaEWGlVPYJpF90AksWWJ9Q6zCYTrrmXjK0EAeK1MRnUYdq98LqHjh5F7ijWPUx6W8QwSdFIQe-Bx8LoS3y772OtzZ6YckqYJQHZnPI05PiYbLz0YzpmTLZN9z7B3WrCt6KmVV2Tosk71o3bltdpVUO4uqS~cs18wAhrwyjmVXn5WEYcryp0vv0nYRukxtUnUe5yGI1reVD6ppo6lsKh75nNmR0JQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Flagstaff’s housing office told the Housing Commission that bond-funded homebuyer assistance called CHAP B will be available to mortgage-ready, income-eligible buyers in the coming weeks.

Adrianna Fisher, housing program manager, said Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona was the successful proposer to administer the program and the city is finalizing a contract. “We anticipate that the funds will be accessible to the public in the next couple of weeks,” Fisher said.

The program will provide loan assistance up to $50,000 per household, Fisher said. The loans are not forgivable and require a 10-to-1 match: a $5,000 contribution from the homebuyer unlocks the full $50,000 assistance. Recipients must occupy the home as their primary residence. Fisher said the Housing Solutions application currently in use will be used for the bond program once the contract is complete.

Commissioners and staff said the program is being rolled out in phases to move money more quickly. Sarah Darr, speaking as housing authority staff, described the implementation split as phase 1 for immediate disbursement and a later phase addressing permanent affordability and pilot details that could slow launch. Darr said staff will return to the commission with those permanent-affordability details.

The commission did not take formal action on the presentation; staff characterized the item as an informational update and said a contract remains to be finalized before outreach begins.","City staff said a contractor has been selected to administer CHAP B and funds should be available to qualified homebuyers within weeks; permanent affordability details will return to the commission.","actionData","errors"]

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City awards CDBG funds to homeless services, affordable-rental acquisition and playgrounds

Flagstaff housing authority preparing to take over Williams vouchers; seeks waiver for emergency housing vouchers

Flagstaff Fire Department outlines wildfire risk, modeling and code updates

Flagstaff prepares to launch bond-funded homebuyer assistance program CHAP B