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2026-09-22 - City Council

Summary

Built from the official minutes. The video has no transcript yet, so the transcript section below is still pending. Minutes certified October 13, 2026.

  • Voting meeting, 5:30 to 6:54 p.m.; all seven members present (Tolmachoff by telephone).
  • September 8 minutes approved 7-0.
  • Presiding Judge Nicholas C. DiPiazza sworn in for reappointment.
  • Consent agenda items 3 through 15 approved 7-0 (motion by Baldenegro, seconded by Guzman): liquor licenses for The Lola Cocktail Lab & Eatery, All In Sports Bar & Grill, Amigo's Market and Bar Louie; Brodart and Bibliotheca library contracts; EST Companies car wash repair; increased spending with Vincere Physicians Group for firefighter cancer screenings; position reclassifications; Securance; Polco surveys amendment; Precision Concrete Cutting for trip hazard removal (RFP 27-03); Southwest Automation on-call SCADA services.
  • Consent resolutions R26-98 to R26-104 approved 7-0 after a question about a Salt River Project conflict.
  • Four rezonings: 51 Bells (7-0), Larkspur Energy Storage (7-0 as amended), Talavi (5-2), Capistrano PAD amendment (7-0).
  • Public hearing on the Project Eagle data center annexation; no vote (none required).
  • Council comments and three citizen comments.

Presiding City Judge Reappointment

  • Mayor Weiers administered the oath; Judge DiPiazza thanked Council, court judges, staff and his wife.

Salt River Project Recusal Question

  • Resolutions 16 to 22 were moved by Conchas and seconded by Turner. Guzman asked whether Conchas should recuse on R26-99 (SRP property use license at 59th Avenue and Northern Avenue). He said no; Gruber said it is the member's call. Passed 7-0.

51 Bells Rezoning

  • O26-32 adopted 7-0 (motion Vice Mayor Malnar, second Guzman).

Larkspur Energy Storage Rezoning

  • O26-33 adopted 7-0 as amended with a stipulation that the developer fund emergency and hazmat response before permits (motion Guzman, second Vice Mayor Malnar).

Talavi Business Park Rezoning

  • O26-34 adopted 5-2; Siefker opposed. Nays listed: Conchas and Turner (the mover). Possible minutes error on the mover; see the Issue page.

Capistrano Planned Area Development Amendment

  • O26-35 adopted 7-0 (motion Baldenegro, second Conchas): 314-unit multifamily or up to 400-unit senior living option.

Project Eagle Data Center Annexation

  • Public hearing on AN-273 (about 160 acres). Opposed: Parsons, Troy Mortensen, Beth Mortensen, Butler (written). Support: Everet. Applicant said Luke Air Force Base's conditions were accepted; data center air permit expected early 2027. No vote.

Federal Law Enforcement Grants

  • School resource officer IGA amendments with Deer Valley and Peoria school districts passed in the consent resolutions.

Other business

  • Other consent resolutions: Arizona tax data IGA with San Tan Valley, Native American Connections services agreement (West Valley Shelter Collaborative), Phoenix Fire regional dispatch costs, and a Goodyear traffic signal agreement at Camelback Road and Cotton Lane.
  • Council comments: La Fiesta de Glendale September 26; Allen Ranch meeting September 30; ADOT Loop 101 update October 7; Hispanic Heritage Month; record UFC night (Guzman noted a gate over $4.4 million); congratulations to Judge DiPiazza.
  • Citizen comments covered a replatting of a planned community and an upcoming Samhain event at the Civic Center.

Sources

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Transcript

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