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Mesa City Council Study Session – September 28, 2026 Summary and Highlights

Council Study Sessions — Tuesday, September 29, 2026
BodyMesa, Arizona
SessionCouncil Study Sessions
DateTuesday, September 29, 2026
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Speaker 1

0:09

Welcome everyone to our Mesa City Council study session for September 28th, 2026.

0:16

All of our council are present.

0:17

Thank you for being here.

0:20

It's nice to have a nice uh rainy day, kind of a change of pace here.

0:24

Hopefully you get some more water.

0:26

We need water, right?

0:27

Water department.

0:28

More water.

0:29

Thank you, Jesse.

0:31

With that said, thank you, Vice Mayor, for covering me on this study session uh this past week.

0:36

And uh I listened to the study session and lots of homework to do.

0:40

You think you're working uh as you travel, but yes, I'm working and listening to the study session and then catching up.

0:46

Appreciate that.

0:47

As you know, item one is to review the agenda for tonight's council meeting.

0:51

I know council, you went over it.

0:53

The agenda last Thursday when I was out, but are there any additional questions to the agenda?

1:04

I have one just for information on item 4A, the purchase of the fire truck apparatus.

1:11

We pay a sales tax to the city of Phoenix in the lieu of 186,000.

1:17

Kelly, can you kind of tell us why we do

Unassigned speaker

1:20

that?

Speaker 1

1:22

Do you want Ed to do that?

Speaker 2

1:24

So I will admit I'm going to ask Ed Quaidance to come up and see if he does the answer to that if he's here.

Speaker 1

1:28

I didn't see him come in yet.

1:30

Oh Leanne can come in.

1:32

So I

Speaker 2

1:32

Leanne can answer that.

Speaker 1

1:34

I think it's important to note that we do pay a sales tax on purchases outside the city.

1:40

However, if they were in the city, this company, would we be paying sales tax revenue to them, or we would be collecting that within our own.

Unassigned speaker

1:51

So

Speaker 3

1:51

Leanne Cardinas, Assistant Director of Business Services.

1:54

Uh Ed Queen Ins is in a conference today, so he's in Florida, so he's missing.

1:59

And

Unassigned speaker

2:00

so

Speaker 3

2:01

uh I've got a procurement here also.

2:03

Our procurement administrator is also out, so we're both backups.

2:08

So where are we purchased?

2:10

I I didn't look.

2:11

Where are we purchasing it from?

Unassigned speaker

2:13

I

Speaker 3

2:13

can tell you.

Speaker 1

2:14

Source well out of Phoenix.

Speaker 3

2:16

Okay.

2:17

So yes, sourcing, if we purchase from an in-state company, it would go to the location of the in-state company that we're getting it from.

2:27

If we're purchasing it from Mesa, that would go to Mesa.

2:30

Phoenix, if it's a taxable item, I would go to Phoenix.

2:34

If it's coming from out of state, then it would come to Mesa.

Unassigned speaker

2:37

Oh,

Speaker 1

2:37

if it was out of state.

Speaker 3

2:38

Also, yes.

2:39

Uh, because of the Nexus, the wayfare, all that stuff.

2:43

So yes.

Speaker 1

2:48

Sorry to catch you off guard.

Speaker 3

2:49

That's okay.

Unassigned speaker

2:51

I

Speaker 3

2:51

apologize.

Speaker 1

2:53

But but I my question would be is if this company did have an office in the the city of Mesa, then we would source that revenue.

3:01

Is that correct?

3:02

Correct.

Speaker 3

3:03

If it's yeah, if it's coming from the that this store here in Mesa.

Speaker 1

3:09

I I would like, you know, I always you know, when you spend 186,000 in sales tax revenue for another municipality.

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Summary of Proceedings

Mesa City Council Study Session – September 28, 2026

The Mesa City Council held a study session on Monday, September 28, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (the date from the transcript). All council members were present. The session focused on reviewing the agenda for the upcoming regular council meeting, clarifying a potential agenda item about a fire truck purchase scheduled for October 5, and sharing community events and conferences attended by council members. The study session was adjourned after a brief discussion.

Current Events & Conferences Attended

  • Council Member Adams (District 1) reported attending the Lehigh Water World community event, which included a large water slide, barbecues, and strong police and fire presence. He noted he tested the water slide but did not engage in foot races.
  • Council Member Duff attended a water conservation workshop at the Mesa Main Library led by the Sustainability Department. The session focused on taking the guesswork out of watering in the desert, with simple techniques for drip irrigation and online calculators available on the city's website.
  • Council Member Radió praised the honorary street signs installed at high schools (e.g., Mustangs and Warriors signs) as a partnership between the city and Mesa Public Schools, noting the positive community response.
  • Council Member Taylor thanked Commander Rash for a data‑driven policing class held for District 5 residents through New Frontiers for Lifelong Learning, and announced a follow‑up tour of the Northeast Public Safety Building.
  • Council Member Taylor also celebrated the opening of a new Angry Crab Shack location at Gilbert and McKellips. The chain, which started in Mesa, now has 19 U.S. locations and 20 global locations. She noted that she and other district coordinators attended the opening.
  • Vice Mayor reported that he and the Mayor attended the ribbon cutting for the first Tempo by Hilton hotel on the West Coast, co‑branded with Homewood Suites, on South Power Road at Gallery Park. A restaurant at the site is expected to open in a few weeks, and construction of multifamily housing to the south will begin soon.
  • The Mayor attended a U.S. Conference of Mayors fall leadership meeting in San Diego and participated in a panel discussion with fellow mayors.

Key Outcomes

  • Council clarified that a question about sales tax on a fire truck purchase (estimated at $186,000 in tax paid to Phoenix) pertained to the October 5, 2026 regular council meeting agenda, not the current study session. The item will be discussed then.
  • The study session for Thursday, October 1, 2026, was canceled.
  • The next study session is scheduled for Monday, October 5, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., with a regular council meeting to follow.
  • The meeting was adjourned by unanimous voice vote after a motion.

Meeting Transcript

Welcome everyone to our Mesa City Council study session for September 28th, 2026. All of our council are present. Thank you for being here. It's nice to have a nice uh rainy day, kind of a change of pace here. Hopefully you get some more water. We need water, right? Water department. More water. Thank you, Jesse. With that said, thank you, Vice Mayor, for covering me on this study session uh this past week. And uh I listened to the study session and lots of homework to do. You think you're working uh as you travel, but yes, I'm working and listening to the study session and then catching up. Appreciate that. As you know, item one is to review the agenda for tonight's council meeting. I know council, you went over it. The agenda last Thursday when I was out, but are there any additional questions to the agenda? I have one just for information on item 4A, the purchase of the fire truck apparatus. We pay a sales tax to the city of Phoenix in the lieu of 186,000. Kelly, can you kind of tell us why we do that? Do you want Ed to do that? So I will admit I'm going to ask Ed Quaidance to come up and see if he does the answer to that if he's here. I didn't see him come in yet. Oh Leanne can come in. So I Leanne can answer that. I think it's important to note that we do pay a sales tax on purchases outside the city. However, if they were in the city, this company, would we be paying sales tax revenue to them, or we would be collecting that within our own. So Leanne Cardinas, Assistant Director of Business Services. Uh Ed Queen Ins is in a conference today, so he's in Florida, so he's missing. And so uh I've got a procurement here also. Our procurement administrator is also out, so we're both backups. So where are we purchased? I I didn't look. Where are we purchasing it from? I can tell you. Source well out of Phoenix. Okay. So yes, sourcing, if we purchase from an in-state company, it would go to the location of the in-state company that we're getting it from. If we're purchasing it from Mesa, that would go to Mesa. Phoenix, if it's a taxable item, I would go to Phoenix. If it's coming from out of state, then it would come to Mesa. Oh, if it was out of state. Also, yes. Uh, because of the Nexus, the wayfare, all that stuff.

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