Phoenix adopts Rio Salado plan for 4,364 acres — Week in Review, Oct 18–24

Avondale City Council — October 19, 2026

• REGULAR AGENDA: The council held a public hearing on Ordinance 2042-1026, a major amendment to the Avondale Commons planned area development covering about 25.23 gross acres at the northwest corner of Avondale Boulevard and McDowell Road. The change strips out Stipulation No. 2 from the original rezone (Ordinance 2052-0921), which had tied the timing of commercial construction to the timing of multifamily residential development. View item

Flagstaff City Council — October 20, 2026

• Future Agenda Item Request (F.A.I.R.): A Citizen Petition titled "Cancelation of existing and moratorium on future AI policing contracts": A citizen petition asked the Flagstaff City Council to cancel its existing artificial intelligence policing contracts and to place a moratorium on future ones. Filed as a Future Agenda Item Request, it asks the council to decide whether to schedule the petition for a later meeting. View item

Board of Supervisors — October 21, 2026

• ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF DIST. AT LAVEEN APARTMENTS, LLC.: Supervisors took up a resolution approving up to $74.8 million in multifamily housing revenue bonds for the District at Laveen Apartments in District 5. The bonds would be issued by the Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa in four taxable series, labeled 2026A through 2026D. View item
• JOHNSON STEWART MATERIAL: Supervisors took up case CPA250010, which changes the land use designation west of Alma School Road and north and south of Loop 202 from Rural Development Area to Heavy Industrial. The applicant is Jessica Sarkissian of Upfront Planning and Entitlements for Johnson Stewart Materials; the county Planning Commission recommended approval 7-0 on Sept. 24. View item
• IMPACT STATEMENT HEARING FOR THE PROPOSED PEORIA COUNTY ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT: Supervisors held the required impact statement hearing on the proposed Peoria County Island Fire District, which would cover only unincorporated county land inside Peoria's municipal planning area. If the board finds the district promotes public health, comfort, convenience, necessity or welfare, it approves the statement, a $2,000 bond, and lets supporters start collecting petitions. View item
• CASITAS BONITAS SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT HEARING: A hearing covered raising the monthly sewer fee in the Casitas Bonitas Sanitary Sewer Improvement District from $42.43 to $74.71. The jump follows an Arizona Corporation Commission decision on Aug. 31 setting a $65.91 residential rate for Liberty Utilities; the rest pays for district maintenance ($4.50) and billing ($4.30), and the county keeps none of it. View item
• CONSULTANT SERVICES CONTRACT 2026-046 WITH KIMLEY-HORN & ASSOCIATES FOR (TT0571) LITCHFIELD ROAD: NORTHERN PARKWAY FINAL DESIGN & POST DESIGN SERVICES: Supervisors took up a $1,411,539.26 contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates for final design and post-design services on capacity improvements to Litchfield Road between Northern Parkway and Peoria Avenue. The current construction estimate is $10,797,877, and an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Surprise is planned for the traffic signal at Litchfield Road and Peoria Avenue. View item

Phoenix City Council — October 21, 2026

• Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan Amendment GPA-CC-SM-1-26-7-8 (Rio Salado District Policy Plan) - Area Generally Bounded by Interstate 17 on the North, 32nd Street on the East, Broadway Road on the South, and 19th Avenue on the West (Resolution 22400) - Districts 7 and 8: The council adopted Resolution 22400 and the Rio Salado District Policy Plan for roughly 4,364 acres in Districts 7 and 8, from I-17 to 32nd Street and Broadway Road to 19th Avenue. The plan sets land uses, building heights with an affordable housing bonus, and government actions on housing and anti-displacement, after the Planning Commission approved it 8-0 on Oct. 1. View item
• Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application Z-24-26-7 (SWC State Route 202 & Lower Buckeye Road PUD) - Southeast Corner of 63rd Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road (Ordinance G-7553) - District 7: The council took up Ordinance G-7553, a rezoning of 65.59 acres at the southeast corner of 63rd Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road to a planned unit development for commercial and commerce park uses. Riverside Elementary School District No. 2 wrote in strong opposition, saying the project was pitched to neighbors as housing but now has no residential piece and would add heavy truck traffic near school routes; the Planning Commission still recommended approval 7-1. View item
• Proposed 32nd Avenue and Dobbins Road Annexation - Public Hearing - District 8: A public hearing covered annexation request No. 566 for about 28.1173 acres roughly 400 feet west of the southwest corner of 30th Avenue and Dobbins Road in Laveen. Staff recommended approval, noting the R-3 zoning could allow up to 489 apartments, condominiums or townhomes and that the city would then control rezoning and collect property, utility and impact fees. View item

Mesa City Council — October 26, 2026

• Approving and authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County (FCDMC) for construction, construction management, operation, and maintenance of the Pecos Road Basins and Storm Drain Improvements Project. The IGA will authorize a cost share of expenditures not to exceed a total of $17,800,000. The City's responsibility will be fifty percent (50%), up to $8,900,000, and FCDMC will be responsible for the remaining fifty percent (50%), up to $8,900,000. This project is funded by Local Streets Sales Tax. (District 6): Mesa would split the Pecos Road Basins and Storm Drain Improvements with the county Flood Control District, up to $17.8 million total with each side paying up to $8.9 million. The basins and drains would move stormwater from the Meridian Road area to the Ellsworth Channel and cut flooding along Pecos Road in District 6, paid for with local streets sales tax. View item
• Approving and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Project Agreement with the Maricopa Association of Governments for reimbursement under the Arterial Life Cycle Program for the Country Club Drive: U.S. 60 to Southern Avenue Project. The total project cost is estimated at $11,408,112, with the City of Mesa eligible for 70% reimbursement of eligible costs, up to $7,985,678, resulting in an estimated City of Mesa share of $3,422,434. (District 4): Mesa expects the Country Club Drive rebuild from U.S. 60 to Southern Avenue to cost about $11,408,112, with the regional Arterial Life Cycle Program repaying 70% of eligible costs up to $7,985,678. That leaves an estimated city share of $3,422,434 for new pavement, accessible sidewalks and transit stops, modern signals, raised medians and a new pedestrian crossing in District 4. View item

Phoenix City Council — October 27, 2026

• Public Safety Improvements and Community Transparency Initiative Updates - Citywide: Council members get an update on the city's public safety and community transparency work, including new records of police stops, searches, arrests and demographic data plus regular audits and quarterly and annual reports. The staff memo also describes revised misconduct investigation standards and adding investigative sergeants to handle complaints. View item

Flagstaff Planning and Zoning Commission — October 28, 2026

• Public Hearing:: The commission will hear a request to adopt the STL 290 Specific Plan, the rulebook for about 290 acres of State Trust land northeast of Pine Canyon Estates along the planned J.W. Powell Boulevard extension. The plan goes with two concurrent concept zoning map amendments that would move portions of the land from Rural Residential with a resource protection overlay to single-family, medium density, suburban commercial and highway commercial zones, all with that overlay. View item
• Public Hearing:: A minor amendment to the Flagstaff Regional Plan 2030 would move the center point of activity center S12 north on maps 21, 22 and 24, remove activity center S17, and realign the road network to follow the planned John Wesley Powell Boulevard extension. Applicant Symmetry Companies filed it as the precursor to the STL 290 Specific Plan and two concept zoning map amendments. View item

Mesa Planning & Zoning Board — October 28, 2026

• ZON26-00126. “View 202 - Multifamily Rezone,” 21.6± acres located at the southwest corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Starfire Avenue. Rezone 17.1± acres from Multiple Residence-4 with a Planned Area Development Overlay (RM-4-PAD) and Limited Commercial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LC-PAD) to Light Industrial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LI-PAD), Rezone 4.5± acres from RM-4-PAD and LC-PAD to Limited Commercial with a Planned Area Development Overlay (LC-PAD), and a Council Use Permit. This request will allow for the future development of industrial and commercial uses. (District 6) Staff Planner: Chloe Durfee Daniel Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions: Staff recommends approval with conditions for View 202, which would remove the site's multifamily entitlements on 21.6 acres at South Ellsworth Road and East Starfire Avenue. About 17.1 acres would become light industrial and 4.5 acres limited commercial, with a Council Use Permit for a large commercial development; applicant Sean Lake of Pew and Lake represents owner Sunbelt Land Holdings, and a companion General Plan amendment is on the same agenda. View item

Flagstaff City Council — November 03, 2026

• Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-54:: Resolution No. 2026-54 would delegate to the city manager the authority to approve awards of funding for affordable projects that are eligible for payment or reimbursement of municipal fees, rather than returning to the council for each award. View item