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Council retreat review ties parts of proposed budget to carbon-neutrality goals; EPA resilience grant under appeal
Summary
City staff told the council that roughly 5% of the recommended FY26 budget aligns with the Carbon Neutrality Plan, highlighted new fleet and charging investments and a $100,000 home-hardening pilot. Staff also reported an EPA stop-work order on a $1,000,000 resilience-hub grant and said the city has appealed.
City staff told the Flagstaff City Council during its budget retreat that about 5% of the recommended fiscal 2026 budget aligns with the city’s Carbon Neutrality Plan and that roughly $1.4 million of new requests “advance the carbon neutrality plan,” with items spread across multiple departments.
The sustainability staff member who briefed the council said the city has added line items intended to prepare the organization and community for electrification, wildfire resilience and other climate priorities. “So this year, we are essentially looking at about 5% of the recommended budget that is, in request aligning and advancing the climate actions that are identified in…
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