The Tempe City Council met on September 1, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in the Harry E. Mitchell Government Center. The meeting included proclamations, appointments, public comments on a wide range of issues, and votes on consent and non-consent agenda items. Notably, item 8A1 (a proposed contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc.) was removed from the agenda due to a clerical error involving language about automated license plate readers (ALPRs), which the city has ended. The meeting adjourned at 9:03 p.m.
Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the Tempe City Council regular council meeting. Item number one is call to order. Council meetings can be watched in real time via Cox Cable Channel 11 and at Tempe.gov slash Tempe11. Members of the public mails will attend the meeting virtually through Microsoft Teams. Due to limited seating in the council chambers, overflow spaces are available in the community development and engineering conference rooms on the ground level of City Hall. Live streaming and additional seating are provided in those locations. Those who have signed up to speak will be called in advance to allow time to make their way into the chambers. Before we begin tonight, just an important note. So last week, I think the press release was put out on Wednesday. Unfortunately, because of a clerical error, item 8A1 was not updated to reflect that decision and still includes language related to automated license plate readers. So at the request of staff this evening, I am removing item 8A1 from tonight's agenda to give staff time to update the item and remove the ALPR language before it comes back to the city council. I want to be very clear about this matter as well. This was a clerical error, not a change in direction. Tempe has ended its automated license plate reader program, and we are not seeking another provider. Now moving on to my regularly scheduled comments. If you was to speak on an agenda item during the open call to the public, which is the public appearances portion of the meeting, and you did not sign up outside, please see council assistant Ty Lee. Is Ty right there in the back? He's over there. All right, and I see Tanya waving her hand too, even though she is not Ty Lee, but we know she is Tanya Chavez. If you need any issues, we have a new system this evening, new microphones, new voting, uh, and new ways to sign up to speak to the council. Uh so if there's any questions or concerns about that system, please see Ty Lee or Tanya Chavez in the back. They will help you get signed up. But if you have already submitted the city's online comment card before the meeting and you requested to speak, please see the staff in the back of the room to verify that your name has already been added to the appropriate speaker list. Please note that if you speak about an agenda item during public appearances, that is your opportunity to address that topic. You may not speak on the same item again when that agenda item is considered later in the meeting. As a reminder, please see the staff at the back of the council chambers to sign up to speak. So I'd now like to invite everyone who's willing and able to stand to join me in a moment of silence, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Thank you. And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. 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 posh continue to maintain a deep spiritual connection to this land. We embrace the responsibility of caring for these places and bow to uphold this commitment in all our actions. Thank you very much. Next, we're gonna move to item number four, meeting minutes. Tonight I'll be assisted by Vice Mayor Chin. Vice Mayor. Thank you, Mayor. I would like to submit for approval items 4A1 through 4A3. Okay, the motion has been made by Vice Mayor Chin and seconded by Councilmember Amberg. Any comments or questions? If not, please vote. And that item passes seven to zero. Next up, item four B, acceptance of board, commission, and committee meeting minutes. Vice Mayor Chin. Thank you, Mayor. I would like to submit for acceptance the board, commission, and committee meeting minutes for items 4B1 through 4B 14. Okay, it's been moved by Vice Mayor Chin and seconded by Councilmember Garlet.