Mesa

Top issues

The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.

Issue5StatusBoardMinutesMeetingsLast updated
Waffle Flower Warehouse RezoneopenPlanning and Zoning Board03Nov 8, 2026
Colorado River Water OutlookopenCity Council Study Session02Oct 24, 2026
Falcon Field Landing Fees LitigationopenCity Council Study Session02Oct 24, 2026
Flock CamerasongoingCity Council02Oct 24, 2026
Mesa Arts Center Drag Christmas PerformancemonitoringCity Council02Oct 24, 2026

Issues on upcoming agendas

Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.

Recent updates

Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.

Issue5StatusBoardLast updated
Hawes Crossing and Greenfield RezoningsopenCity CouncilNov 8, 2026
Historic Preservation Design GuidelinesopenCity CouncilNov 8, 2026
Pecos Road Basins Storm Drain AgreementopenCity CouncilNov 8, 2026
The Craftsman Retail Tax IncentiveopenCity CouncilNov 8, 2026
Waffle Flower Warehouse RezoneopenPlanning and Zoning BoardNov 8, 2026

Upcoming meetings

Meeting5BoardDateTimeSummary
2026-11-12 - City Council Study Session MeetingCity Council Study SessionNov 12, 20267:30 AMStudy session on the 2024 Park Bond update, a Benedictine University lease amendment and the November 16 agenda (draft agenda).
2026-11-16 - City Council Study Session MeetingCity Council Study SessionNov 16, 20265:15 PMStudy session before the November 16 Council meeting; agenda not yet posted.
2026-11-16 - City Council MeetingCity CouncilNov 16, 20265:45 PMDraft agenda: about $3.4M in contracts, canvass of the November 3 election, Waffle Flower rezone, introduction of three rezonings for a December 1 hearing, and The Craftsman tax incentive.
2026-11-18 - Planning and Zoning Board - Study Session MeetingPlanning and Zoning Board - Study SessionNov 18, 20263:00 PMPlanning and Zoning Board study session; agenda not yet posted.
2026-11-18 - Planning and Zoning Board - Public Hearing MeetingPlanning and Zoning Board - Public HearingNov 18, 20264:00 PMPlanning and Zoning Board public hearing; agenda not yet posted.

Recent meetings

One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).

Meeting15BoardTypeMinutesVideo
2026-11-10 - Design Review Board MeetingDesign Review Boardmeetingnot yet postednone found
2026-11-04 - Board of Adjustment Public Hearing MeetingBoard of Adjustment Public Hearinghearinghttps://mesa.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1455912&GUID=0E423501-BAFF-4446-876F-C14EAC248EC6none found
2026-11-04 - Board of Adjustment Study Session MeetingBoard of Adjustment Study Sessionstudy sessionhttps://mesa.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1455913&GUID=3A1BD1D7-95FB-4CC4-AA2B-F3CDE3FD3115none found
2026-11-03 - Historic Preservation Board MeetingHistoric Preservation Boardmeetinghttps://mesa.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1455364&GUID=2950C46B-F7C4-43CE-BBD7-07F20773557Anone found
2026-11-02 - City Council MeetingCity Councilregular meetingnot yet postedhttps://youtu.be/NpzRLJx8P9s
2026-11-02 - City Council Study Session MeetingCity Council Study Sessionstudy sessionnot yet postedhttps://youtu.be/bsCjhwR-OIc
2026-10-29 - City Council Study Session MeetingCity Council Study Sessionmeetingnot yet postednone found
2026-10-28 - Planning and Zoning Board - Study Session MeetingPlanning and Zoning Board - Study Sessionwork sessionnot yet postednone found
2026-10-28 - Planning and Zoning Board Public Hearing MeetingPlanning and Zoning Board - Public Hearingmeetingnot yet postednone found
2026-10-26 - City Council MeetingCity Councilmeetingnot yet postednone found
2026-10-26 - City Council Study Session MeetingCity Council Study Sessionmeetingnot yet postednone found
2026-10-22 - City Council Study Session MeetingCity Council Study Sessionwork sessionnot yet postednone found
2026-10-14 - Planning and Zoning Board - Public Hearing MeetingPlanning and Zoning Board - Public Hearingpublic hearingnot yet postednone found
2026-10-14 - Planning and Zoning Board - Study Session MeetingPlanning and Zoning Board - Study Sessionwork sessionnot yet postednone found
2026-10-13 - Design Review Board MeetingDesign Review Boardmeetingnot yet postednone found

Issues with near term decisions

Issue11BoardLast updatedPeopleMinutesMeetings
Waffle Flower Warehouse RezonePlanning and Zoning BoardNov 8, 2026003
Colorado River Water OutlookCity Council Study SessionOct 24, 2026002
Falcon Field Landing Fees LitigationCity Council Study SessionOct 24, 2026002
Police Glock Handgun Term ContractCity CouncilOct 24, 2026002
Hawes Crossing and Greenfield RezoningsCity CouncilNov 8, 2026001
Historic Preservation Design GuidelinesCity CouncilNov 8, 2026001
Pecos Road Basins Storm Drain AgreementCity CouncilNov 8, 2026001
The Craftsman Retail Tax IncentiveCity CouncilNov 8, 2026001
Mesa Town Center Improvement DistrictCity CouncilOct 24, 2026201
Park North RezoneCity CouncilOct 24, 2026201
Power Road Improvements AgreementCity CouncilOct 24, 2026201

Long running topics

Issue2BoardLast updatedPeopleMinutesMeetings
Flock CamerasCity CouncilOct 24, 2026102
Aquatic Complex Construction ContractsCity CouncilOct 24, 2026201

No actions pending

Issue1BoardLast updatedPeopleMinutesMeetings
Mesa Arts Center Drag Christmas PerformanceCity CouncilOct 24, 2026202

Completed

Issue5BoardLast updatedPeopleMinutesMeetings
Legacy Park DevelopmentCity CouncilOct 24, 20261802
Cannon Beach Hotel Tax IncentiveCity CouncilOct 24, 2026701
Elliot Road Widening ContractCity CouncilOct 24, 2026301
Ellsworth Road Speed LimitCity CouncilOct 24, 2026301
Legacy Park Theme Park DistrictCity CouncilOct 24, 2026701

Sources

Where the data comes from

Data quality notes

  • mesaaz.gov city-council page returned 404 at the guessed URL (not pursued further); data comes from the Legistar API and agenda PDFs.
  • No videos obtained and Mesa's official video platform/channel not verified. 10/26 agenda is marked Tentative.
  • No Council meetings listed after 10/28 through 11/22 at fetch time.
  • Board of Adjustment, Design Review agenda contents not read.
  • No video found; issue detail comes from posted minutes, so discussion minutes are not recorded.
  • Minutes for the October 5 council meeting and for study sessions other than September 28 were not in the set read. Routine consent items (liquor licenses, vehicle and supply contracts, grants) are not given their own Issue pages. The September 28 study session minutes record only agenda review and scheduling.
  • The minutes text is a scan with some garbled characters; the September 14 hearing announcement cites case ANX25-00685, apparently a typo for ANX25-00682.
  • The October 8 executive session items (Falcon Field landing fees) and the October 8 water presentation were not covered by minutes yet; those pages still rest on agendas.

Last modified 2026-11-08