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City evaluation team designates Indigenous Circle of Flagstaff as nonprofit partner for Indigenous Community Cultural Center procurement
Summary
City staff and Indigenous leaders told council the evaluation team has designated Indigenous Circle of Flagstaff as the nonprofit partner for the Indigenous Community Cultural Center procurement; next steps include drafting an agreement that will define the relationship between the city and the nonprofit.
Representatives of the indigenous community updated the Flagstaff City Council on June 17 about progress toward an Indigenous Community Cultural Center. Rose Tohi and Amy Hagen described a multi-year public process that included community participation, a request for qualifications (SOQ) procurement, and evaluation by a city team.
Rose Tohi said the evaluation team designated Indigenous Circle of Flagstaff (ICF) as the nonprofit participant in the procurement process and that staff and the evaluation team will now draft an agreement describing the city’s relationship with ICF. Tohi asked the council and community to note that the designation is an internal procurement milestone and that a formal agreement may or may not come forward to council depending on the procurement approach and staff-level actions.
Amy Hagen (staff) said the city is not yet certain whether an agreement will require council approval or if matters can be resolved administratively; the immediate step is to develop the terms of the proposed relationship. Speakers emphasized the longevity of the community’s request for an Indigenous Community Cultural Center and said public engagement and procurement work have been ongoing since around 2016–17. The council received the informational update and no formal council action was recorded on the item at this meeting.
