Mesa backs $8.9M Pecos Road flood fix — Week in Review, Oct 26–Nov 1

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. Amount not to exceed $17,800,000, split 50/50 with FCDMC; funded by Local Streets Sales Tax. (District 6): Council approved a cost-share deal with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County for the Pecos Road Basins and Storm Drain Improvements, a $17.8 million project split 50/50. Mesa's share is capped at $8.9 million, paid from the Local Streets Sales Tax, and the work is designed to handle at least a 10-year storm in District 6. 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. Total cost estimated at $11,408,112, with the City eligible for 70% reimbursement up to $7,985,678. (District 4): Mesa will seek reimbursement from the Maricopa Association of Governments for the Country Club Drive rebuild between U.S. 60 and Southern Avenue. The total cost is estimated at $11,408,112, with 70% covered up to $7,985,678 and about $3,422,434 left to the city; work includes new pavement, accessible sidewalks and ramps, modern signals and raised medians, plus a signalized pedestrian crossing in a new median. View item

Phoenix City Council — October 27, 2026

• Public Safety Improvements and Community Transparency Initiative Updates - Citywide: Council members got an update on the citywide Public Safety Improvements and Community Transparency Initiative during a policy session. The attached summary lists council action items under the initiative, covering data collected on police stops and arrests plus supervision, training and audits. View item

City Council — October 27, 2026

• Adopt Resolution No. 2663 approving a Grant-in-Aid Agreement with the Tohono O'odham Nation for the acceptance and distribution of grant funds totaling $446,250; authorizing the City to serve as fiscal agent for designated recipient organizations.: Tolleson agreed to serve as fiscal agent for $446,250 in Tohono O'odham Nation grant money and pass most of it to outside groups. The city keeps $57,750 for its Community Farmer Market, while other recipients include $150,000 for Arizona State University tribal governance education, $100,000 for a WESTMARC child care pilot and $78,500 for the White Tank Mountains Conservancy. View item

Flagstaff Planning and Zoning Commission — October 28, 2026

• Public Hearing: PZ-25-00159-03 — adoption of the STL 290 Specific Plan, a regulating document for approximately 290 acres of State Trust land northeast of Pine Canyon Estates along the planned J.W. Powell Boulevard extension: Commissioners heard a request to adopt the STL 290 Specific Plan, which would set the rules — land uses, streets, open space — for about 290 acres of State Trust land northeast of Pine Canyon Estates along the planned J.W. Powell Boulevard extension. Two companion rezonings would move the land from Rural Residential with a resource protection overlay to single-family, medium-density residential, suburban commercial and highway commercial zones. View item

Mesa Planning & Zoning Board — October 28, 2026

• ZON25-00660. "Gateway Crossing," 37± acres located at the southwest corner of East Williams Field Road and the East 24 Gateway Freeway. Council Use Permit, Special Use Permit, and Site Plan Review for an approximately 360,895± square foot Group Commercial Center. (District 6) Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions: Staff recommended approval with conditions for Gateway Crossing, a 360,895-square-foot group commercial center on 36.7 acres at the southwest corner of East Williams Field Road and the East 24 Gateway Freeway. Plans call for two hotels with 212 rooms, two shop buildings, an anchor store with a 14-pump gas station and two future drive-thru pads, and about 4 acres of the site must be annexed from Maricopa County first. View item
• ZON26-00126. "View 202 - Multifamily Rezone," 21.6± acres at the southwest corner of South Ellsworth Road and East Starfire Avenue. Rezone 17.1± acres from RM-4-PAD and LC-PAD to Light Industrial with a PAD overlay, and 4.5± acres to Limited Commercial with a PAD overlay, plus a Council Use Permit. (District 6): Staff recommended approval with conditions of a rezone on 21.6 acres that removes 17.1 acres of planned multifamily land in favor of light industrial, keeping 4.5 acres for limited commercial. Applicant Sean Lake of Pew & Lake represents owner Sunbelt Land Holdings, and a companion general plan change would move the site from Urban Residential to Local Employment Center. View item

Mesa City Council — October 29, 2026

• Hear a presentation, receive an update, and discuss recommended changes to Mesa's large water user requirements and Water Shortage Management Plan.: The presentation covered proposed changes to Mesa's large water user ordinance, dropping the standard demand ceiling from 330 to 224 acre-feet and adding schools to the list of excluded users. It also covered a 2026 update to the Water Shortage Management Plan that replaces source-specific, stage-linked triggers with a more flexible framework tied to actual supply conditions; the item was set as a presentation and discussion, with no formal action listed. View item

Buckeye City Council — November 03, 2026

• Council to take action on the Floreo At Teravalis Permanent Public Safety Facility Cost Sharing: Buckeye's council will vote on a cost-sharing agreement with Trillium Land Company for a permanent fire station with a police component at Floreo at Teravalis. The city's share of battalion quarters and a fourth apparatus bay is estimated at $1,508,717, the developer reimburses up to $250,000 of furniture and equipment, and the station is expected to be finished in December 2027. View item

Flagstaff City Council — November 03, 2026

• Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-28: An ordinance amending the Flagstaff zoning map to rezone approximately 13.01 acres of real property from the Rural Residential (RR) zone with partial Resource Protection Overlay (RPO) to Single-Family Residential (R1) with full RPO: Ordinance No. 2026-28 would rezone about 13.01 acres from Rural Residential with a partial resource protection overlay to Single-Family Residential with the overlay applied to the whole site. It is a zoning map amendment, and the agenda text does not describe a specific development project. View item
• Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2026-54: delegating authority to the City Manager to approve awards of funding for affordable projects eligible for payment and/or reimbursement of municipal fees: Council members will consider Resolution No. 2026-54, which would delegate to the city manager authority to approve awards that pay or reimburse city fees for affordable projects. The resolution sets an effective date, and the agenda text lists no dollar cap. View item

Board of Supervisors — November 04, 2026

• HEARING FOR PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. P-38 E-BICYCLE USAGE WITHIN MARICOPA COUNTY — would regulate electric bicycles and electric scooters in unincorporated portions of the county and take effect November 4, 2026 if approved: Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Ordinance No. P-38, which would set rules for electric bicycles and electric scooters on unincorporated county roads, sidewalks and paths. Class 3 e-bikes would be barred from sidewalks, riders passing pedestrians would have to give an audible warning, and the rules would take effect Nov 4 if approved. View item
• ACCEPT TRIBAL GAMING FUNDS FROM SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY — pass-through of up to $1,298,500 in FY 2027 grants to listed government and non-profit programs: Supervisors will vote on passing through $1,298,500 in Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community gaming grants to 18 government and nonprofit programs. The largest shares are $175,000 for St. Mary's Food Bank, $150,000 for Native Nations athlete programs and $150,000 for a Valleywise Foundation ultrasound and simulation lab, and the grants require no local match. View item
• AMENDMENT TO SHERIFF'S OFFICE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS BACKLOG PROJECT — second amendment increasing temporary supplemental pay from $50 per hour to $100 per hour for lieutenants and captains working the Melendres-related investigations backlog: A second amendment would raise temporary extra pay for sheriff's lieutenants and captains working the Professional Standards Bureau investigations backlog from $50 to $100 an hour. Up to 32 volunteers take one case at a time with a 60-day deadline and check-ins every 30 days, and the pay runs through Oct 1, 2027. View item
• NOVEMBER 4, 2026 HEARING – PLANNING AND ZONING SETTING OF HEARING — schedules Z260046 Happy Valley Commercial (Dist. 4), Z260039 Skyline Battery Energy Storage System (Dist. 5), and CPA260006 / Z260016 Harquahala Sun III-V Expansion (Dist. 5) for the November 18, 2026 Board hearing: Supervisors are set to schedule four planning files for a Nov 18 public hearing: Z260046 Happy Valley Commercial in District 4, plus Z260039 Skyline Battery Energy Storage System and the Harquahala Sun III-V expansion, both in District 5. Scheduling sets the hearing date; the cases themselves would be decided Nov 18. View item

Phoenix City Council — November 04, 2026

• Approval of Proceedings Regarding Issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (The Cypress at South Mountain Project), Series 2026 by the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix (Resolution 22408) - District 8: Council members will vote on proceedings for the Industrial Development Authority of Phoenix to issue multifamily housing revenue bonds for The Cypress at South Mountain, Series 2026, in District 8. The agenda text does not state a bond amount or a unit count, and no staff report was attached. View item
• Request Authorization to Accept Funding and Enter Into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County for the Fiscal Year 2027 Capital Improvement Program - 35th Avenue and Dobbins Road Storm Drain Project (Ordinance S-53309) - District 8: Phoenix will ask to accept Flood Control District of Maricopa County money and sign an intergovernmental agreement for the 35th Avenue and Dobbins Road storm drain project under the district's fiscal 2027 capital program. The item covers District 8, and the agenda lists no dollar amount; the staff report was not attached. View item