Mesa City Council Regular Meeting - February 10, 2026
Mesa City Council Regular Meeting - February 10, 2026
The Mesa City Council met on February 10, 2026, with Vice Mayor Summers and Councilmember Haredi participating by Zoom. The meeting included a consent agenda, discussion and vote on a gas line replacement contract (Item 4A), a water rate ordinance for non-residential services (Item 8A), and public comments regarding the city's 287G agreement with ICE.
Consent Calendar
- All items listed with an asterisk were considered as a group. Items 4A and 8A were removed from the consent agenda. The remaining items, including approval of previous minutes, a liquor license application, multiple contracts for landscape maintenance, fire department supplies, forensic DNA supplies, highway safety grants, a zoning case for freeway landmark signs, election resolutions, a continuance, and zoning changes for a development known as The Lincoln, were approved unanimously.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Rohith Chandra Shaker (Chandler resident, employee of Milano Music Center in downtown Mesa) opposed the city's 287G agreement with ICE. He described witnessing ICE operations, harassment, and the disappearance of customers, and called for the agreement to end. He also referenced a July 2025 incident involving Mesa PD and HSI.
- Reggie Braun spoke about Christian principles, referenced a 95% slowdown in construction in Kittle County due to fear of travel, and questioned the validity of the ICE agreement. He also commented on a veteran incident involving conflicting commands from law enforcement.
- Ryan Jared Birch (District 1 resident) also opposed the 287G agreement, expressing fear for his safety and advising the community to take precautions. He urged the council to end the cooperative agreement.
Discussion Items
- Item 4A: Arizona Farms Road High Pressure Gas Line Replacement Design Bid and Build – David Winstanley (District 6, self-described gadfly) raised two philosophical questions: whether the city should be in the natural gas business and whether the contract effectively taxes residents by increasing the general fund transfer. Councilmember Butler and other officials clarified that the gas utility operates as a separate enterprise funded by ratepayers, not a tax, and that the city has owned the Magma service area since the 1970s as a strategic growth venture. The council agreed to provide revenue and cost data. The item was approved unanimously.
- Item 8A: Ordinance Adopting Non-Residential Water Utility Rates and Fees – Councilmember Duff spoke against the ordinance, noting that a previous reduction in the residential rate increase (from a proposed amount to $0.77 or $1.07 per month) was offset by a 20% increase on businesses (average $9.24/month for 9,000 gallons). She argued this was not business-friendly and voted no. Councilmember Taylor and others stated the measure accelerates parity between residential and commercial rate classes, and that most small businesses use less than 6,000 gallons and are covered by the service fee. The ordinance was approved.
Key Outcomes
- The consent agenda was approved unanimously.
- Item 4A (gas line replacement contract) was approved unanimously.
- Item 8A (non-residential water rates) was approved (motion carried; specific vote tally not provided in transcript).
- The meeting adjourned.
Meeting Transcript
Welcome to the Mesa City Council meeting for February 9th, 2026. Vice Mayor Summers and Councilmember Haredi are participating by Zoom. Otherwise, all council members are present. We'll begin this meeting with an invocation by Pastor Ryan Flores from the Victory Outreach Mesa, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Please stand. Join me in a moment of silence. Thank you. Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. Thank you, everyone. Our first item tonight is our consent agenda. Mr. Christopher, would you come forward and read the consent agenda and 4A has been removed as you were? Thank you. Good evening, Mayor and Council members. These are the items on the consent agenda. All items listed with an asterisk will be considered as a group by the city council and will be enacted with one motion. There'll be no separate discussion unless the council member was citizen request, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered as a separate item. Item two, approval minutes of previous meetings is written. Item 3A, Act and Licker License Application for Arasuva Kitchen, 1940 West Baseline Road. Item 4A has been removed from the consent agenda. Item 4B, approving three-year term contract with two one year renewal options for landscape maintenance services zones one and two for the facilities management department. Item 4C, approving three-year term contract with two one year renewal options for shutoffs and nozzle tips for the Mesa Fire and Medical Department. Item 4D, approving one year term contract for Kya Gen forentic DNA supplies for the public safety support services department. Item 5A, approving resolution to apply for and enter into highway safety contracts with the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety for Federal Fiscal 2027 and accept grant funding. These contracts have historically included overtime for added traffic enforcement and funding for additional traffic supplies, equipment, and training. Item 5B approving resolution for zoning case 25-56 for property located at the southeast and southwest corners of Williamsfield Road and Signal Butte Road. Council use permit to allow for two freeway landmark signs. Item 5C, approving resolution calling the primary election, and quoting designating election dates for the primary and general elections as those dates is prescribed by laws and providing the last date for candidates to file nomination papers. Item 6A is for continuance to a date uncertain. This is for approval of a zoning case for a development of minor automobile vehicle service and repair facility near Southern Avenue and Signal Butte Road. Again, item 6A is for continuance to a date uncertain. Item 7A and 7B pertain to a development west of the southwest corner of Hampton Avenue and Crisman Road, known as the Lincoln. 7A is approving a resolution for zoning case 25-313. A minor general plan amendment to change the place type from urban center to urban residential. Item 8A has been removed from the consent agenda. Item 9A, approving ordinance, proposing and adopting amended terms and conditions for the sale of utilities. Mayor and Council members, these are the items of the consent agenda. Thank you, Mr. Christopher. Uh Ms. Mosley, anything off the consent. No other items, Mayor. All right. We'll entertain a motion for the consent agenda. Thank you, Mr. Adams. Thank you, Miss Duff. Please cast your vote. Aye.
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