Good evening, everyone.

Welcome to the Tempe City Council regular council meeting.

Uh I remember what is called order.

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I will call your name when it is your turn for public comment.

I would now like to invite everyone who's able and willing to stand to join us in a moment of silence followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Behavior that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of any city council meeting is not helpful and is not permitted.

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If no cooperation, the mayor will issue a verbal warning and let them know that the continued disruptive behavior will lead to removal from the council chambers.

If there is still no cooperation, the mayor will issue a second verbal warning and let them know that the continued disruptive behavior will lead to removal from the council chambers.

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Tempe officers may have to arrest if individuals refuse to leave.

Charges for trespass and disorderly conduct may apply, as well as other charges.

Should anyone be asked to be removed, the mayor will recess the meeting.

All right, we're now going to play a video conveying the city of Tempe's native land acknowledgement statement.

We acknowledge that Tempe lies on the ancestral land of the Native peoples who have lived here since time immemorial.

The ancestral land of the autumn and stretches far beyond the boundaries of our city.

The landscape is sacred to them.

Embodying cultural values that are integral to their identity and way of life.

The autumn empty Bosch continue to maintain a deep spiritual connection to this land.

We embrace the responsibility of caring for these places and vow to uphold this commitment in all our actions.

Next up, item number four, meeting minutes.

Tonight will be assisted by Council Member Hodge.

Councilmember Hodge.

Yeah.

I move to approve the city council meeting minutes for item 4A1.

Okay, it's been moved by Council Member Hodge.

Do I have a second?

Second.

I think seconded by Councilmember Adams.

Please vote.

I'll just say yes.

And that item passes seven to zero.

Next up, item four B, acceptance of board, commission, and committee meeting minutes.

Councilmember Hodge.

I move to accept boards, commissions, and committee meeting meetings in items 4B1 through 4G7.

It's been moved by Councilmember Hodge and seconded by Councilmember Keating.

Please vote.

And that item also passes seven to zero.

All right.

Next up, got a few announcements here.

All right, first up, item five A one, Kids Own Awards presentation.

So the mayor's office and the Tempe City Council are interested in honoring outstanding children in our community and adults who help provide quality care and education for those children.

Tonight we are proud to honor and recognize those children and adults because of their outstanding participation in the kids' oen enrichment programs, serving 16 elementary and middle schools in the Tempe Elementary School District.

So to help me with this presentation this evening, it wouldn't be right if I didn't invite up the superintendent of the Tempe Elementary School District, Dr.

James Driscoll.

So for those of you who don't know, but I'm pretty sure if you're here tonight, you already do know.

So this is for the benefit, I guess, of those at home.

Kid Zone is an award-winning, state-accredited school age enrichment program administered by the City of Tempe in cooperation with the Tempe Elementary School District.

It offers an exciting, safe place for students from preschool through eighth grade, where they may interact with their friends and participate in enrichment activities and develop new interests after school.

KidZone could not have provided these services without the help and support of some outstanding school partners from the Tempe Elementary School District.

While there are too many to mention this evening, there are three we'd like to particularly recognize.

The dedicated school partners we honor tonight are individuals who demonstrate cooperation, mutual respect, and knowledge of the importance of quality out of school time in Richmond.

They understand that significant learning still takes place before and after the school bell rings.

Their support exemplifies how cooperation between the city and the school district can work at the highest level to make exceptional programming available to students at each school.

So please come down when I announce your name.

They were selected by the Kid Zone staff from each school because of these three things.

Their kind and respectful attitude towards other children and staff, their initiative and enthusiastic positive participation, and their display of cooperation, good sportsmanship, responsibility, and leadership.

So as we read the students' names, we ask that you each come up front to receive your certificate and that you remain standing up front until all of the students have received their awards.

I ask that you also hold your applause, which I should always say no one ever does.

So I don't really expect you not to clap for your children.

I don't even know why they put that in my script.

We know no one's gonna follow it.

But in order to read the names this evening of these incredible children, I'm gonna hand the microphone over to Dr.

Driscoll.

Now I'm cracking up because they have me pronouncing names.

So if you watch our board meetings, you know.

So if I don't say your name right, tell me after, and I'll bring you a treat to your school because I apologize.

So first one up, Opal Crawford.

Carmen Bentley, Charlie Page, and Luna Saspe.

Yep.

Ava Camus, Christopher Nazario, Julia Sowers, and Bronson Doan.

Peyton Riggs.

Milana Kirishi.

Ivy Doan.

And Ashton Wold.

Kai Wheeler.

Savannah Mirisaw.

Cora Pugh.

And Lauren Brassel.

Yes, everyone.

All right.

So we're going to speak everybody.

And I gotta just say too because I know the council's gonna want to come down and join with this quote.

So please come on down.

All right, six smiles, everybody.

Right here.

Ready?

One, two, three.

One more.

One more big one, big smile there, buddy.

Great.

All right.

That is, as we know, a very hard act to follow this evening.

But we're gonna keep it rolling here.

So next up, item five, A2 is our Arbor Month presentation proclamation.

I'd like to invite our urban forester, Mr.

Richard Atkins, and his staff to come up and join us.

We'll give it a second to turn the room around here.

So here's I have a quick question for you afterwards.

Four days a week now.

I'm back at it.

Hey, thank you.

The good old days.

Oh my gosh, I know going way back.

Oh man.

All right, so I'm gonna read this proclamation, and I promise uh to all of you who are still remaining, I'm not gonna do the thing in school and say, all of you come up forward here, come on forward.

Unless you just want to.

All right, so next up here, the presentation for Arbor Month.

And this presentation reads proclamation, each year, the month of April is set aside in Tempe is Arbor Month, an opportunity to encourage residents to recognize the numerous benefits and values of trees for the community.

And whereas 2026 marks the one hundred and fifty-fourth anniversary of this holiday, which is celebrated around the world.

And whereas during this month, city departments and staff engage with business partners, local organizations, and residents to appreciate and plant trees.

Now, therefore, I, Corey Woods, mayor of the city of Tempe, Arizona, do hereby declare April twenty twenty six as Arbor Month in Tempe, Arizona.

And Councillor, come on down and stay with me for the remainder of the presentations here.

So

So, there's a what do we have next?

Next up, uh, Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

And for that one, I've got Tim Birch, Jack Willyn Webster, Chris Charlotte, Anastasia Stenchfield, our Care Seven Victim Services Reps, members of the Tempe Police Department, and members of our family justice commission, if you could all come forward.

Thank you for helping us everything.

All right, so this proclamation reads, whereas the city of Tempe is proud to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month and 25 years of raising critical awareness about the impact that sexual violence has on children, youth, adults, and families in our community.

And whereas Tempe supports this year's theme, 25 years stronger, looking back, moving forward, to honor the history and growth of the movement, and highlight the wide range of resources available today through Tempe's Community Health and Human Services Department and Tempe Police Department.

And whereas sexual violence refers to any type of unwanted sexual contact in which a person did not consent.

Consent cannot be given if a person is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, asleep, unconscious, or otherwise incapacitated or underage.

And whereas the City of Tempe Family Advocacy Center brings together the expertise, dedication, and compassion of our care seven victim advocates and Tempe Police Department to offer free resources and support and includes an important partnership with Arizona State University and the support of our Family Justice Commission.

And whereas the City's Care Seven Victim Services Team served five hundred and three individuals and families who reported sexual violence, including child sexual violence last year.

And whereas the recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month shows support for all individuals and their families, regardless of socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, or ethnicity.

And whereas the City of Tempe urges all Arizonans to stand in solidarity to build a future free from sexual violence and create a world where everyone is safe, valued, and respected.

Now, therefore, I, Corey Woods, mayor of the City of Tempe, Arizona, do hereby declare April twenty twenty six as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Tempe, Arizona.

One more year.

Julia's here.

All right, everyone.

So I'm gonna get out of the way here.

Uh Jan, would you mind holding my microphone for a second?

Thanks, sir.

All right.

Also, the next thing is item 5A4, which is sustainability and resilience commission appointment.

I want to congratulate Brian Fellows on his new appointment to the Sustainability and Resilience Commission as outlined in item 7A1 on this evening's agenda.

That brings me to item 5B, City Manager's reports and announcements.

Uh let's see, Chief Deputy City Manager Greg Reese.

Do you have any reports on behalf of the city manager?

Nothing, Mayor.

He so did that deliberately.

He got my hopes up and they were dashed.

All right.

All right, before we move into public appearances, I want to take a moment to address campaign related activity, especially that we are now in the 2026 election season.

City council meetings are open to the public and are a vital form for civic engagement.

We welcome all individuals, including candidates, to speak on matters of public concern during the public comment portion of the meeting.

However, because this is an official city council meeting that is both televised and live streamed using city resources.

We ask all candidates, including any current council members, to refrain from electioneering or campaign related activity while participating in this meeting.

That means no discussing your candidacy, asking for votes or signatures, or displaying campaign materials such as signs, t-shirts, or literature while speaking.

Thank you for helping us maintain the integrity and neutrality of our public meetings.

Which brings me then to item six, public appearances.

According to the Arizona Open Meeting Law, the City Council may only discuss, respond to, or take action on matters listed elsewhere on this agenda for discussion and legal action.

The purpose of the open call to the public is to allow individuals to address the city council on any issue within the jurisdiction of the city council.

No person shall speak more than once, and there is a limit of three minutes per speaker.

In the interest of allowing all members of the public to have an opportunity to speak, in the case that there are such a large number of persons intending to speak during the meeting that it may deprive other members of the public from the reasonable opportunity to speak.

Members of the podium shall refrain from making personal impertinent or slanderous remarks and from becoming boisterous while addressing the city council or while attending the meeting.

Speakers will be taken first come, first serve in the order in which the cards are received.

Speaker's visual aids and appearances by phone or recordings are not allowed.

The city council was prohibited by state law from discussing, responding to, or taking action on matters raised during the call to the public, even if asked to do so by member of the public.

So long as the subject discussed by the speaker is not listed as a specific agenda item for council's consideration for discussion and legal action.

Individual members of the council may respond to criticism made by speakers, as staff to review a matter, or request a matter to be placed on a future agenda.

With that said, I'm now gonna get to my list here.

And let's see, the first speaker I have here is Dr.

Groel uh Wong.

Is Dr.

Wong here?

Uh Madam Clerk, is Dr.

Wong in the uh virtual room by chance.

No he is not Mr.

Mayor.

Okay.

That means I will go to my next speaker then.

Uh that is Brennan Metcalf.

Please come forward, state your name and city of residence.

You have three minutes.

Hello.

Uh I live my name is Brenda Metcalf.

I live in Tempe in the Lakes uh neighborhood.

Um I just wanted to take a moment to um talk about something that is very crucial to our state, and that is water.

Um so I was reading in my emails last week um when I was on vacation, a very sad situation.

Um it seems like our state and the seven western states that are part of the Colorado River Compact have failed to reach negotiation.

Obviously, the governor and other uh state institutions are in charge of that um negotiation with the states.

Um the Trump administration is moving fairly soon.

The Department of Interior to Implement its water compact.

Um that is not good.

Um Nikki being on AMO understands this.

Uh I just wanted to say that you know, under that plan, um, interior plans to potentially cut um water releases from Lake Powell with Lake Mead to just 600 million, six, excuse me, six million acre feet, um, which is a 20% reduction from the amount that has previously been planned.

Um, Tempe has agency in this flight, as do our other cities in the valley here, which have done a generally speaking a very fantastic job of conserving water.

Um here in Tempe, we have the Cairo recomm water reclamation facility.

Um and recently, Congressman Greg Stanton was here at City Hall.

Um, and through the congressional appropriations process in fiscal year 26, got roughly a three million dollar earmark to help speed up construction on bringing that water facility back online.

I know Tempe is not contingent, 100% contingent or even half contingent on the Colorado River negotiations, but I just wanted to urge the council to look at all possibilities to bring that online faster.

Construction takes time.

I understand that I'm not a wire scientist.

But you know, Congressman Stanton has been a fantastic partner in this.

Arizona State University is a fantastic partner in this.

Um, and I just wanted to urge the council to continue working on that, get it done.

Like, this is not, you know, everything depends on this water businesses, economic growth, our door day, Arbor month, everything.

So just wanted to really thank you for your work on this.

Keep it up and keep it going uh and speed it up.

Thank you so much.

That's my speech.

Appreciate it.

Thank you.

Appreciate it.

The next speaker I have is Danielle Davis.

Oh please come forward, state your name and city of residence.

You have three minutes.

Hello.

My name is Danielle Davis.

Lip the microphone up a loop.

There's a little button on the slide open there and push the arrow that will come up on this part of the on the right hand side.

Under your side.

My right or your right.

Okay.

Just push that up.

There you go.

Perfect.

Sweet.

Thank you.

Hi.

My name is Danielle Davis.

I've lived in Arizona my whole life, born and raised.

I've been a resident of Tempe for a little over three and a half years now.

I'm sorry.

Could you speak a little louder?

Oh, yeah.

Is that better?

Okay, sweet.

My name is Danielle Davis.

I've lived in Arizona my whole life, born and raised.

I've been a resident of Tempe for a little over three and a half years now.

I just want to say it's an honor to be a resident here and to be speaking in front of all of you.

As a resident of the community, I wanted to talk about the quality of life in our neighborhood.

I wanted to bring a few issues to your attention.

Not because I expect any immediate resolution, but because if nothing's ever said, then nothing's ever said.

Over the past three years of living here, I've watched the city regress.

I recently went to Tempe Beach Park around sunset.

Beautiful sunsets, by the way.

No one's ever been there.

I recommend everyone visiting there to see the sunset at least once.

They have these posts with photos, and I got to learn about the swimming hole and the veterans memorial and the founders of the park.

It's really cool.

Like, I don't even think people realize that Tempe Beach Park is the place where the Hispanic veterans of World War II successfully abolished segregation.

And Tempe is a central hub for aerospace and defense expansion.

These things are history.

And it makes me really, really proud to be a resident of Tempe.

But unfortunately, when I was at Tempe Beach Park, I was approached by a student.

She asked me what I was doing there.

She asked me if I was lost.

And I tried to explain to her that I was just there enjoying the park, learning its history.

Which I was surprised because she explained to me that the park was dangerous, and she said I needed to leave.

She said if I didn't leave in the next 15 minutes, something bad would happen.

And I was confused.

I tried to ask her like what could be so bad about a park in a college town, but she had already started walking away.

Like I said over the past three years, I watched the city just kind of go downhill a little bit.

The trash in the graffiti continues to pile up and it never gets cleaned.

As someone who practices graffiti in a very legal manner, I'm a huge fan of that form of self-expression, but not when it's just part of my language, the word penis man or cobra dug obscurities scribbled with black paint.

The drug problem is unsafe.

I tried to walk down Mill Avenue one morning so I could hike a mountain when I was encountered by a man who was exposed.

Um he was self-stimulating, you know.

Uh I can't think of like a professional way to say it, but he was on the patio over the restaurants as I walked by.

My apartment complex had to take extra precaution by building gates around the corridors of our doors because they were getting so crowded with people looking for a place to sleep due to housing instability and insecurity.

After learning about the history of the city, it really breaks my heart to see this place go downhill.

I'm a huge You could have another like 15 seconds gonna you have to stop a couple of times.

No, that's why I want to give you some of the time back.

So hey, it's his birthday, you gotta be nice to him.

So just kitty, keep going.

I apologize, I'll wrap it up here.

Um I really care about the city of Tempe.

I think that this place has a beautiful identity to be safe and fun for all walks of life, all people, students, seniors, businesses, everybody.

And I just care about the city, and I don't want to see a place that honors fallen veterans, police officers, and canine units be represented the way that it currently is, nor do I think a college town should be considered dangerous.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Appreciate it.

The next speaker I have this evening is Alex Logman.

Please come forward, state your name and city of residence.

We have three minutes.

Thank you.

I'm Alex Logan, and I'm a Tempe resident.

On April 4th, I sent the city clerk and city attorney photos of political signs illegally placed in the Tempe right of away and cited the exact statues that those signs broke.

I have gotten four different excuses back.

First, the city attorney said it wasn't Tempe's jurisdiction.

That was wrong.

Maricopa County doesn't remove signs from Tempe Streets.

The state of Arizona doesn't.

The only legal authority to remove signs from Tempe right away is the city of Tempe.

Second, he pivoted to a section of the statute that did not address the issue.

I provide him with this correct section of the statutes that he missed.

Third, he pivoted to resources, indicating that the city of Tempe does not have the funding to remove the signs.

Last time I checked, the city attorney's office does not get to decide what funding priorities the city of Tempe has.

That's the role of this council.

Fourth, he pivoted to say the clerk's office reviewed the signs and found they were legal.

They're demonstrably not legal.

They're missing critical disclosures under Arizona law.

We passed Prop 211, the voter right to know act in 2022, and the city of Tempe has not been paying attention to the law that this change that this proposition changed.

Four excuses, one outcome.

Tempe will not enforce the law.

The bigger problem isn't ignorance of the statute.

Every time I corrected the record, the goalposts moved.

This pattern isn't analysis, it's avoidance.

If Temp Tempe's position is that the Arizona campaign finance law is optional, say so on record.

72.3% of Arizona voters passed Prop 211.

It was the most successful voter proposition in Arizona history.

And it was just three years ago.

Tell us, Tempe, I'm sorry, tell us uh tell us if Tempe is not going to lift a finger to enforce it, be direct.

We can have that argument.

If I remove an illegal sign from the Tempe public right away, Tempe would come out after me with a class two misdemeanor.

But when entities that are spending millions of dollars in our state to put up illegal signs to it, well, suddenly City of Tempe cannot find the authority.

Rules for the not for me.

I'm asking this council for two things.

First, direct the city attorney's office to provide a written legal opinion of ARS 16-1019B before the meet 19th runoff.

Not for excuses, one opinion based on law, not on how much paperwork it will create the city of Tempe's attorney's office.

Second, if this is the quality of legal analysis that Tempe is getting out of the state getting from your team on state law enforcement, consider whether you have the right city attorney for the job.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, the next speaker I have this evening is Noah James Markham.

Please come forward, state your name and city of residence.

You have three minutes.

Wow, it's nice to be back.

Um mayor to the rest of the city council.

Uh, my name is Noah James Markham, and I'm a great resident of Tempe.

Um geez, some people complain a lot here, and I can see why I got punched on the side of the street.

Um, on the sidewalk for having a Katie Hobbes sign out.

I got punched in the face by a Native American out of nowhere.

But I'd never gotten anything back from the uh police officers, but whatever.

Um and then down here, downtown.

I had today I was kind of protesting a little bit, and wow, I didn't know you guys had private security down here.

I thought we have police officers.

I don't know why we need private security down here.

Is it really that bad down there?

We can get rid of them.

We don't need them.

Um, and downtown no ab.

I heard from uh council member Nikki Amberg about.

We need when we're thinking about downtown no av.

We need to.

I I know we need the small businesses, but we also need the good restaurants too that bring people in.

Like it's not just about these small businesses around here.

We need to attract people to Tempe.

Like it needs to be with better restaurants.

I do not like these restaurants around here.

I would not go through half of these restaurants here.

I'd rather have a popular restaurant be down here than most of these restaurants down here.

Um, and then also I'm kind of getting exhausted because I don't really see women police officers out here.

It's just really men, white men, I don't really care.

Um, and then please let the homeless be.

They're not doing anything bad.

I think everybody is doing things bad.

Um the homeless are just living their lives.

I don't see anything that is bad about them.

And then I thank Greg Stanton for standing up with ICE.

Um, because I love Grace Thanton.

Um, even though there's some things we don't agree, but yes, ICE, we love it.

And thank you so much.

Mahalo.

Thank you.

The next speaker I have this evening is Janet Hamlin.

Please come forward, state your name and city of residence.

You have three minutes.

There you go.

Little shorter than Noah.

Yeah.

Hi, Janet Hamlin, City of Tempe resident.

Um, I would like to thank council and staff for the Kyreen Canal crossing on Warner.

Um I am now safely able to cross the street for my morning walks.

And some of my neighbors that ride their bikes to work are now cycling five days a week because they're safer crossing the street.

So it was a long time coming.

It is amazing.

I have had absolutely no trouble with cars stopping for it.

And I just want to say thank you for looking out for our safety and putting in a crossing at the Kyren Canal on Warner.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Appreciate it.

That's all the cards I have this evening.

Is there anyone else wishing to address the council?

If so, could you please get my attention?

All right.

Seeing none, I'll go ahead and close that portion of the meeting and move on to the consent agenda, which is item number seven.

All items listed on the consent agenda will be considered as a group and will be enacted with one motion by the city council unless an item is removed for separate consideration.

Members of the public may remove public hearing items for separate consideration.

Public hearing items are designated as public hearing item at the beginning of the item title.

Council members may remove any item for separate consideration or to declare a conflict of interest.

If a council member would like to declare a conflict at this time, the city clerk will provide the council member with a disclosure form.

If you wish to speak on the public hearing item, please fill out a speaker card and submit your completed card to the city clerk prior to the agenda item coming forward for council discussion.

I will call your name when it is your turn for public comment.

This evening the consent agenda is listed as follows.

Item 7B1 through 7B13 and resolutions item 7C1 through 7C3.

Once again, any agenda item designated as public hearing item can be removed by member of the public for separate consideration.

If anyone would like to have a public hearing item removed, please get my attention now.

Okay, seeing none, uh council or the any agenda items that you'd like to have removed from the consent agenda for separate consideration.

All right.

Uh if not, then I will entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda.

Second.

Uh it's been moved by council member Hodge and seconded by council member Adams.

Please vote.

And that item passes seven to zero.

Which takes me to item eight, the non-consent agenda.

All items listed on the non-consent agenda will be considered separately.

Agenda item scheduled for introduction and uh first public hearing will be heard but will not be voted upon at this meeting.

Agenda item scheduled for second hearing and second public hearing and final adoption will be voted upon tonight.

Council members who may have a conflict of interest may abstain from voting on a matter, and the city clerk will provide the council members with a disclosure form at this time.

First up, 8A, miscellaneous items, bids, contracts, and resolutions.

8A1 is to award a construction contract to Mid-America Golf and Landscape Incorporated for project number 6311491, irrigation replacement at Ken McDonald Golf Course.

Council members, any comments or discussion?

If not, I'll look for a motion on item 881.

So moved.

Then moved by Councilmember Adams and seconded by Councilmember Chin.

Please vote.

And that item passes 7 to 0.

Next item under the section is 8A2, which is toward a job order number five to TF contracting services LLC for project number 3221024.

Wastewater collection system rehabilitation, pipe rehabilitation phase two.

Council members, any comments or discussion?

It's been moved by Councilmember Hodge.

Second.

Seconded by Councilmember Adams, please vote.

And that item passes 7 to 0.

Last item under the section is 8A3, which is to approve addenda with Cactus Transport 2 LLC, MR Tanner Development and Construction Incorporated, Nesbitt Contracting Company Incorporated, S Paveg and Construction Incorporated, and Talus Construction Corporation for their respective contracts entitled Paving 2020 2020 to 2025, each of which is a master job order contract.

Council members, any comments or discussion?

Move to approve.

Seconded by Vice Mayor Garland, please vote.

And that item also passes seven to zero.

The next section on the non-consent agenda is ordinances and items for introduction and first hearing.

The items under the section will be read and introduced tonight, but no substantive votes will be taken.

The second hearings and votes are scheduled for April 30th, 2026.

The first item under the section is 8B1, which is to introduce and hold the first public hearing to adopt an ordinance for a zoning map amendment from residential office district to commercial shopping and service district for Lux Holdings MDPP, located at 3910 South Rural Road.

The applicant is Bryant Aplas.

Is there a representative this evening?

Make sure I'm correct.

Is that correct?

I'll accept.

Ah no, we'll give me give me the real one.

I want to know.

I have a controller here for you.

Thank you.

Because when you're back a couple of weeks, I want to make sure I get it right the second time.

So it's Adam Baugh, like Bahamba.

No, it's not Christmas time.

It'll be it'll be here before you know it.

Uh Adam, 2121 East Highland Avenue.

Thanks for your time tonight.

You have a busy agenda, and I hope I can be brief and quick so you can get on with your business.

Um, I'm here on behalf of Lux Holdings that they own this property here.

It's a vintage property for the 1970s.

And you've probably driven up and down it many, many times out realizing what it is.

It's kind of like um oftentimes it's not until you realize you want a car that you start to see it everywhere.

So hopefully now that you see this property, you'll start to recognize it for what it is.

It's just north of the 60 freeway.

As you look at this property, it's actually made up of two separate detached buildings with a courtyard in the middle of it.

And perhaps you might have gone to an office visit here from time to time.

But on the map, uh the city's general plan map, it designates it for commercial uses.

It's been residential office for a long time, and I think it's done a really good job being that area.

But as a vintage building of that age, sometimes you start to see there's a need to up cape and to do uh a lot of maintenance, oftentimes deferred.

And so, as a result, the owners of this group are a real estate company, they actually office in there, they do seminars within there, and they have a variety of different subtenants within the space, and started to have some success doing some of the real estate seminars in there, and then after one of the events, somebody said, you know, I really like to do my daughter's graduation party in the courtyard, which led to a great opportunity then to help re-inject a little bit of income to um offsetting some of the deferred maintenance of this old 1970s building.

It was a great idea, and they've had some success doing it, but quickly found out that you actually need to have a different zoning category in order to do that.

So we don't want to rezone the whole site commercial.

I don't think this whole site should be commercial.

And if I was to do that now, and if we were to disappear later on, you might have a different user who might want to do something different with it.

But in cooperation with staff, we came up with a good solution.

What we propose to do is simply just rezone the northern building and the courtyard.

And what this does is it allows them to do their events as they have been doing, um, but with compliance and proper rules in place without converting the whole site into commercial and preventing it from being something any more than what it is.

They still have office in this building, so it's mostly just on um a Saturday and an evening here and there.

But for the most part, as you can see in this premise here, the suite where the event occurs essentially is in only suite 102.

That's about a 2600 square foot space, and then that courtyard area outside.

To give you some perspective on the photos of the property, you can kind of see this is the courtyard before, um, but in order to create a space that's a little bit more convenient for the event venue.

They created this little outdoor putting green and a gathering space on the inside.

It is an opportunity to do a couple um chairs and a little small stage if you wanted to have an event.

But because of the size of the building, you really can't do much more than um uh small events in this place.

So as a result, I think we worked closely with staff and the community to get a sense on how we can operate compatibly.

We ended up creating a good neighbor policy.

The point of this good neighbor policy is to make sure a couple of things.

One that we always have an on-site parking attendant whenever we do have an event.

That person will help direct on-site parking, we'll help reduce any off-street parking, and also make sure that we have the valet um working properly when needed.

One of the other things that we've considered is how do we prevent maybe noise noise if it ever were to um become a concern?

So we've decided to self-restrict ourselves for our um hours of operation, 9 p.m.

weekdays, 10 p.m.

on weekends, and most importantly, have a proactive complaint response policy in place.

Part of that includes giving our contact info to all the residents along that street, not just of the building in general, but for the on-site manager.

Lastly, and I think one of the most important things about this case, it can't be anything more than what we're proposing because we're not proposing to rezone the entirety of the site.

It allows the building though to be reutilized, injects revenue back into it to offset some of the deferred maintenance.

And I think most important, it allows the building to stay in office building.

It just gives it a little bit of off-peak time use in order to um continue the success that they've had so far.

So it is considered general plan.

I think it's the type of use you'd expect to see along rural road and staff supports it.

We don't have any opposition.

And so that being said, I promise I'd be brief.

I hope I didn't talk too fast, but I'm happy to take any questions you might have.

Sounds good, thank you so much.

And I'm from New York originally, so no, you did not talk too fast.

So good.

Uh let's see.

Does anyone from council have any comments or questions?

Yes.

Uh, Councilmember Bramberg.

Yes, thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

Uh, is the same people own the building just south of that?

Because they kind of all use one parking lot.

Uh, how about I go back to a map?

Because I want to make sure we're talking about the right building.

There's two buildings on our parcel, then there's another building south of that.

Is that what you're referring to?

No, that is not a common ownership.

Have you uh talked to them about using their parking lot?

There's no collaboration.

Yes.

Vice Mayor Garland.

Have you gone into the neighborhood and talk to anybody in the neighborhood?

Because it's really important to me.

Did the neighborhoods understand what you're planning on doing here?

Yes, yes.

First of all, there's the required neighborhood meeting, and then from any, there was only a handful of people attended, maybe five or six.

Then was additional follow-up with them afterwards.

What we found though is actually there's quite a bit of reders in the neighborhood, not actual owners.

And there's um one particular house that seems to have a lot of college co-eds in there that might be one of the bigger problems in the neighborhood, not our particular office itself.

I appreciate you doing that.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Any other questions?

All right, thank you.

Thank you so much.

Appreciate it.

All right, this is a public hearing, so I'm gonna open up and see if there's any public testimony here.

Anyone wants to uh speak on item 8b1?

Can you please get my attention at this time?

All right, seeing none, I will close the public testimony portion of the public hearing.

Uh council members, any further comments or questions.

All right, once again, this is uh a first hearing only, so the second and final public hearing on this item is scheduled for April 30th, 2026.

The next item under the set sheet is 8B2, which is to introduce and hold the first public hearing to adopt an ordinance, providing for the sale and issuance of City of Tempe, Arizona General Obligation Bonds, and general obligation refunding bonds in one or more series, authorizing the execution and delivery of certain documents, providing for the annual levy of a tax for the payment of the bonds, delegating the authority to approve certain related matters, and authorizing and ratifying related actions, agreements, and documents.

Council, uh, any comments or questions for staff on item 8b2?

Okay.

This is also once again a public hearing item.

So if this would be public testimony on item 8b2, can you please get my attention at this time?

All right, seeing that I'll close the public testimony portion of the public hearing.

Just want to reiterate the second and final public hearing on this item is scheduled for April 30th, 2026.

The last item under the section is 8B3, which is to introduce and hold the first public hearing to adopt an ordinance authorizing and providing issuance and sale of City of Tempe, Arizona excise tax revenue refunding obligations in one or more series and related documents, authorizing the redemption in advance of maturity of certain match uh outstanding obligations and authorizing the taking of all other necessary actions contemplated by this ordinance.

Any comments or questions for staff on item 8b3?

Okay, this is once again also a public hearing item.

So if this is any public testimony on item 8b3, can you please get my attention at this time?

Okay, seeing that I'll close the public testimony portion of the public hearing.

The second and final public hearing on this item is scheduled for April 30th, 2026.

The last section on the non-consent agenda is ordinances items scheduled for second hearing and final adoption.

So votes on these items will be taken tonight.

The first item under the section is 8C1, and just as a note, the applicant is requested to continue to the June 4th, 2026 regular council meeting.

Uh council, any comments or discussion regarding 8C1.

No.

Okay.

Um, so if council is willing to uh continue item 8C1 to a date certain of June 4th, 2026.

Uh just wanted to say really quickly here, just for the record, and I was asking the city attorney about this a couple of weeks ago.

I I think we all know that this matter has been continued multiple times on our agenda.

And so from my perspective, and I'm wondering if council would see fit to this just in terms of a little bit of a head nod.

I'd like to see if the June 4th, 2026 regular council meeting could be a firm date, and that we should not grant any further continuances at that point.

Uh, is everyone generally okay?

Yeah.

With that said, um, can someone make a motion then to uh continue this item?

And Mr.

Anderson, just to make sure for clarification, would they need to uh include something of what I just said in that motion?

Uh mayor, it's not absolutely necessary each time if they were to come back in just okay.

But I think it's helpful for the applicant that they understand that uh there won't be a continuance granted by the council unless there's an extremely good cause showing.

So I recommend that you keep that in the motion that no further continuances were granted at a showing of extremely good cause.

Okay.

Sounds good.

Uh does someone want to make a motion there?

I can make a uh will we go to councilberkeating?

Mayor, I move to continue item 8C1 to a date, sir, of June 4th, the understanding that there'll be no additional continuances without extraordinary circumstance.

Thank you.

I'll second that.

I'll second.

Seconded by Councilmember Adams.

Please vote.

And that item passes 7 to 0.

The next item under the section is 8C2, which is to hold the second and final public hearing to adopt an ordinance for a zoning map amendment from MUED by removing the planned area development overlay and adding the ASU Athletic Facilities District Planning Area Overlay on 5.5 acres and a co-text amendment to the zoning and development code consisting of revisions to part 5, chapter 7 for Novus Parcel 5F, located at 720 and 800 East Rio Salado Parkway.

The applicant is Gabbage and Burnham PLC.

Good evening, Miss Voz.

Evening, Mr.

Mayor.

Members of the council.

Excuse me.

Um for your record, my name is Mondela Voz, again flaw firm of Gamer Jim Burnham, 40 North Central Phoenix 85004.

I made a pretty extensive presentation last time.

Happy to answer any questions.

As you know, this is just a technical zoning administration, just to move out of one overlay into the other and no excuse me, changes to the property.

So uh the property stays the same for people on TV and um happy to answer any other questions.

Thank you, Ms.

Boss.

Appreciate it.

Once again, just uh to reiterate what you just said.

I know there was a full presentation on this item at the previous meeting for transparency purposes.

So, council, any further comments or questions for Ms.

Boss on this?

I'll make a motion to approve.

Well, actually, we got to do a public hearing on this first, so if you can rescind that motion.

All right, I get ahead of myself.

Thank you.

No, I appreciate that.

No worries.

All right, so uh let me go ahead and open up the public hearing portion or the public testimony portion.

Is there anyone in the audience wishing to address the council on item 8C2?

If so, can you please get my attention at this time?

Okay, seeing that I will close the public testimony portion of the public hearing.

Uh any comments or discussion, or I can entertain a motion.

I'll make a motion to approve.

Thank you, Councilmember Adams.

Uh, do I have a second?

Seconded by Councilmember Anberg, please vote.

And that item passes 17.

Thank you very much.

Thank you so much.

Appreciate it.

The next item under the section is 8C3, which is to hold the second and final public hearing to adopt an ordinance amending the Tempe City Code, Chapter 2, Article 5, Division 20, Section 2-365, and Section 2-367 to amend the process by which members are selected.

This is also a public hearing item.

So if there's any public testimony on item 8C3, could you please get my attention at this time?

Seeing that I'll close the public testimony portion of the public hearing.

Council members, any comments or discussion, or I can entertain a motion.

Okay, it's been moved by councilmember Hodge and seconded by Councilmember Keating.

And the screen's not back up.

I'll just do a roll call vote.

Councilmember Paj.

Councilmember Adams.

Councilmember Keating.

Yes.

Vice Mayor Garland.

Councilmember Chin.

Councilmember Amberg.

And I vote aye as well.

That item passes seven to zero.

The next item under the section is 8C4, which is to hold the second and final public hearing to adopt an ordinance authorizing the partial abandonment of the alley right-of-way located north of 7th Street and east of the Myrtle Avenue alignment for 108 East 7th Street.

This is also a public hearing item as well.

So if there's any public testimony on item 8C4, can you please get my attention at this time?

Seeing that I'll close the public testimony portion of the public hearing.

Council, any comments or discussion, or is there a motion?

It's been moved by Councilmember Keating, seconded by Vice Mayor Garland.

Please vote.

That item also passes seven to zero.

The last item under the section is 8C5, which is to hold a second public hearing to adopt an ordinance authorizing the abandonment of the ingress, egress, and public utility easements located south of Apache Boulevard and west of Price Road for 2152 East Wildermouth Avenue.

This is a public hearing it as well.

So if there's any uh comments uh from the audience or any public testimony, can you please get my attention at this time?

Seeing none, I'll close the public testimony portion of the public hearing.

Council, any comments or discussion?

So there's a motion but to approve by from by Councilmember Hodge and seconded by Councilmember Adams.

Please vote.

And that item passes seven to zero.

Which brings me to item number nine current events, council announcements and future agenda items.

Council members can request that an agenda item be added to a future council meeting during their allotted time, but in accordance with the Arizona Open Meeting Law, there should be no discussion on the item other than to clarify the request.

And I now know who's going to be up first because I see her picture over there.

It's Councilmember Hodge.

Yes, I want to congratulate our student ambassadors for the sister city.

We had 13 of them from five different high schools, and they they got this is the first year ever.

They got tassels to go around their grad the scrolls to go around their graduation on accords, strolls on accords.

Yeah.

We some people call them strolls.

Okay.

On accords, um, to go around their neck.

Um also I want to congratulate all the awardees for um all abilities award ceremony that we all went to.

It was um we had one from Corona and one from Desert Vista.

And also we have coming up this next Friday, the 24th at 7 p.m.

Music under the stars.

It will include all of the Tempe Union High School District um ban and orchestra, and also uh we also have an umsomni from another or um, I forget the name of the um uh do you guys remember it?

The the the one is the I think it's the I can't think of the name of it right now, but it's another organization that does it with them too.

But please come out and enjoy it.

Well, that's it for me.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Next up, Councilmember Amberg.

Yes, thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

Um, on April the 25th from 7 a.m.

to 1 p.m.

at Kiwanas Pike, we are going to have another zero waste day.

It is a free drive-thru event for Tempe and Guadalupe residents, so you have to actually have your proof of residency uh to dispose of hard to recycle items like electronics, has household uh hazardous waste, scrap metal, clothing, all of that kind of stuff.

So uh the materials are recycled, are repurposed whenever possible, helping to extend the life and actually keeps out tens of thousands of pounds of waste out of our landfills and helps support Tempe's sustainability uh goals.

The cool thing is you have to stay in your car so you don't even actually get out to uh get the stuff out.

And uh, you can bring the items and cardboard boxes but not plastic bags.

That's it.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Next up tonight, I have Vice Mayor Garland.

No updates, thank you.

Thank you so much.

Next up, Councilmember Keating.

No one else, it's mayor, thank you.

Okay, thank you.

Next up, Councilmember Adams.

Yes, I just want to remind people that April 22nd is Earth Day, and I remember many years ago that we used to celebrate Earth Day as a city and um with our employees and everybody.

So I would like to bring that back to the um to the city, and uh it is increasingly important with our temperature problems in city of Tempe and Arizona.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Next up, Councilmember Chin.

No announcements, Mayor.

I see what you did there.

Um, I've got a couple of quick announcements this evening.

First of all, a very happy birthday to Jason Wolf over there.

So in case you didn't know it was his birthday, he's the one wearing the birthday sash.

So you should make sure to go take a look at it.

And if there's reporters you'd like to take a photo before you leave okay.

Um my last announcement of the evening here is I want to take a moment to recognize Deputy City Clerk, Mr.

Mike Sue.

Which Mike had that.

Uh, I'm surprised.

And also then Corey, I'm gonna kill you later.

Um, so just as a note to all the people in the audience and those watching at home, Mike has earned the certified municipal clerk designation from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks, a significant professional achievement that reflects extensive education and a strong commitment to public service.

Since joining the City of Tempe back in February of 2024, Mike has demonstrated outstanding dedication to his role and could to continued professional development, achieving this milestone in just two years.

So please join me once again in congratulating Mike Sims.

Councilmember Keeney.

Yes.

Looking very stylish over there, Mr.

Sims.

Well done.

Absolutely.

All right, that brings me to item number 10, public appearances.

Just as an open rules for speaking during the second public appearances item shall be the same as stated earlier for the first one, which was item number six.

Is there anyone in the audience who would like to address the council?

If so, please get my attention at this time.

All right, seeing none, I will close that portion of the meeting and I'll move to item number 11, which is adjournment.

The next scheduled regular city council meeting will be on April 30th, 2026.

We are adjourned at 7.07 p.m.

Thank you.

Have a great night.