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City of Mesa — City Council Study Session (2026-10-29)

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of
the
Canals

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natural necks Salt The
and River Ancestral
environment. legs Translation:
on Pima-Maricopa Sonoran Toa
The ceramic White
flowing Indian Desert Egret
presence vessels |
waters of due Dwellers,
of these to Community, Common
the the present Vakoañ
Salt birds Name:
painted day
River. was prominence Onk Snowy
once shore Egret
of Akimel
common these birds
birds with O’Odham
along in long
the this bills, of the

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SEPTEMBER
Parks
Advisory
2026
and
DIVISION
UPDATES
Board
Recreation

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Recreation

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Adaptive Golden
Youth Adults 60 Gala Adaptive
Swim September
| | Models
Fashion
Team
September September 19
Meets Registered | 1 Show
12 11 PM @
@ |
@ @
8 5 $15 Mesa
Skyline
AM PM
Arts
| Tickets
118
Center
Swimmers

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Pumpkin New Swim 68,000 7,780
Water 661 Team public swim Aquatics
Splash
@ Safety swimmers swim lesson
Championship
Stapley | visits
Instructors registrants
| ~1,500 Meet across
October our during
24 Spectators 8 the
| 3 pools
PM summer
|
6
PM season

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MTPC Youth Adult Rockstar
Court Sports Sports Athletics
Summer Summer Team
|
Resurfacing Olympic Cost
Operating
in Recovery
Camp at
Response | | 67%
67 146%
to staffing
participants
Feedback

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Fall
Winter
MRS MRS
Revenue Front
Registrations
Registration
Dollars
Discounts |
Registration
| | Desk
$205,500
| Expended 2,940 July
Awarded
6
October | &
| July
5 $7,158 173
13
&
12

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Red Red Rec
Summer
Center
Mountain Mountain Recreation
Camp
Rock Rentals|
Center
Wall 3 Attendance
Head sites
Coming | Centers
Counts 255 Rate|
End | Rentals 86.8%
of 38,158
|
October
May-July

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FNF Teen
Scorpion Summer Summer
End Youth
of Leader
Hikes & Camp Camp
and Summer Jr
Guard Registered Attendance Programs
Fishing Party
| Hours
Clinics 700+ | Rate
Participants |
are 29,188 85%
back! attendees |
2,831

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Youth Sharayah Conference Roundtable Arizona Outstanding
Programs Gilpin Parks #Represent
Session and
Team (Inclusion), Conversation Rec Professional
Presenting Nicholas Presenters Leads Association Tina |
at | | Royer
NRPA Harkins Dewey Yvonne President
on (Rec (Athletics)
Centers) Jefferies Taylor |
Mobile Tina
(Marketing), & (Aquatics) Royer
Recreation! Curt Haylie (Athletics)
Gilpin Smith
(Rec
Centers), (Admin)

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Focus
procedures
Standardizing
Area
for
across
policies
Recreation
divisions.
and

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Wanna
Adaptive
coach
Tuesdays Golf Get
@ golf
|
Involved
6-7 on
Dobson
a
PM
Tuesday?
Ranch

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COMMERCIAL
Dobson Mesa Special Mesa The Mesa
Post
Ranch Cemetery Events Amphitheatre Convention
Golf Office
Course Center
OPERATIONS

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FY26 FY25 FY24 FY23 CC/AMP Page 13 of 49
*90% $ $ $ $
Cost
Recovery 5,348,581* 6,410,278 5,944,731 6,528,473 REVENUES
Convention
December November October October October October October September September September June 13
5 13 27 23 22 17 16
25 18-19 12
Center
Black Knocked Tucker 38 Of Zhu Midland Zeds Chris UPCOMING Human PREVIOUS AMPHITHEATRE
Tiger Movements Special The Dead |
Sex Wetmore and Trees Tomlin CONCERTS League CONCERTS
Loose/Denzel & CONCERTS
Machine Foghat Soft
Curry Cell Amphitheatre
Total Other Events Community Weddings Private Meetings Consumer Banquets |
Events Parties The
Shows The
(June-Aug) POST
Post
29 5 2 1 6 14 0 1

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Mesa Events: power completed, Projects: Post Games, Gun Events: being completed, Projects: Legend's Convention –
Community Banner outlets highlights Show, AZ AZ finalized C-Cure Global Center Hosted
upgrades Wayfinding Babypalooza, Celebration Main management/development 31 Convention
event Residents ToyCon, Hall door highlights events
underway signage Primary NPC of rigging upgrades Public-Private and
Graduation, to project Iron Freedom, of the 69,556
in Elections calculations have Partnership Center
floor Crossroads been campus guests
Culdesac still for
|
Amphitheatre
|
The
Post

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10/24 10/24 Stroll– 10/24 10/10 Space 10/9 10/2 9/26 and 9/26 9/26 9/25 Space 9/11 Park – 7/4/26: enjoyed Convention Attachment Page 7/4/26: 6/6/26: 15 of 49 3
- - - 10/23-10/25 10/15-10/17 - - 10/4-11/12 - - Skyline - - Riverview - - 2,400 the AZ
Diwali Mesa 10/25 DMA First Walk Mesa Skate ZCON DMA Happy Skate
Farmers – Arts - - - Celebrate Sunset - MLB Friday for Softball Sprint Party Park Sunset Upcoming attendees fireworks Center Celebration Party
Market Dia Pow Mesa Fall in Alopecia Tri – People’s Birthday - at Summer
– Eastmark Center de los Wow Music Mesa – Market the Complex – Plaza Choice Market Fall USA 18,700 of Plaza
– Red – League Park – Skyline Park – – Freedom Park Events
Eastmark Muertos Riverview Festival – Concert Riverview Car Events attendees; –
& – Mountain Macdonald Riverview Aquatics Show Macdonald Eastmark – 150
Roll Park – Park – 60k Mesa
& Downtown Park Event Eastmark Center Event Great people attendees
• •
more Zoning Special ASU SPECIAL
clearly to Event Football
adjust
define
code Licensing screenings
the to In
– at The
licensing allow Working the
Works
more MiX
process with
annual EVENTS
Planning Center/Plaza
licenses
and Park
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Glow Dobson
complaints Transition Aerification Exploring Jan-July Community
Golf
Night from of more total Ranch
- greens shade rounds
September winter/summer was – Engagement Golf
structures 61,783;
18, successful up Course
6:00pm turf for 3.3% &
went
- Watering
8:00pm well Outreach
with Hole
minimal gathering
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Main •
• • • • • • • Fiscal
bubblers Installed Planted Provided Installed 133% Graves Revenue: Year
57 396 Cost sold: 2026
1,095ft new care
for Recovery 329 $1,749,364 Mesa
of bushes 550 monuments (8.4%
sprinkler (5.6%
burials
decrease
pipe, decrease
6 from Cemetery
sprinkler FY from
2025) FY
valves 2025)
and
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• • • • • • • • Project Signal
Estimated Estimated to Parking Trail BMX
November Tentative $7,500,000 connect Pedestrian Restrooms Ramadas
lot system bike Butte
7th Grand Construction Construction Phase bridge trails Components
2026 I Park
Opening: over
Schedule Costs wash Phase
II

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The
• Courts
Main
at
Eastmark
• • • • • • • • • • • • Project
Start Construction $10.75 Estimated Radio Ninja 2-5 Play Courts 2 2 4
Completion – Ramadas Restrooms Exercise & Sand Tennis
Winter M Control Warrior 5-12 equipment and and Basketball Components
– Schedule Construction Equipment 2 8
Winter 2025 (RC) Course Concrete Courts
Car areas Pickleball
Costs for
2026/Spring Course ages Volleyball Courts
2027

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locations
will
will be
be
staggered
completed
by
by site
Winter with
the
2026
bulk
with of
all
six construction
locations
of
all
being
sites
completed occurring
by
Summer concurrently.
2027.
Park
2024
Renovations Bond

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Christopher Demo Countryside Whitman
Construction Construction Construction Park Construction Park
J. Complete Aquatic Dog
Brady Park Playground Playground
Completion: Dog Complex Completion: Completion: Completion:
Park Addition
Summer Demo Summer Spring Renovation Spring Improvement
2027 2027 2027 2027 Additional
• Red • Eastmark • In Northeast • Water • Mesa Project
Construction: Mountain Construction: Design Construction: Construction Tennis Updates
Aquatic Mesa Conservation &
Fall Aquatic Fall Complex Development Regional Winter @ Pickleball
2028 2027 Los Completion:
to Complex to Trail 2026 Center
Spring Spring to Alamos
Fall Park Summer/Fall Court
2030 2029 2027
2027 Lighting
Updates

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Aquatic
Eastmark
Complex
Aquatic Red
Mountain
Complex

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AQUATICS, Parks
CONTRACTS,
Maintenance
PARKS,
RIVERVIEW,
&
SPORTS
FIELDS

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◦ ◦ Storm ◦ ◦ LED ◦ ◦ Court ◦ Tree
July ◦ ◦
August Damage Valencia Poured-In-Place Dobson Conversion Stapley Emerald Planting Parks
2026 Replacements Tentatively Volunteer Kingsborough
2026 – Park Ranch Park Park
– 84 – - -
18 work Surfacing Park planned effort Park
– Basketball Volleyball to
complete orders Replacement 46 to plant
and @ is fixtures court and occur 100
68 in $36,767 currently basketball on trees.
October
progress in courts. Maintenance
progress. 22nd.
work
orders.

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◦ ◦ ◦ General: ◦ ADWR ◦ ◦ Sports ◦ Dog
Progress our Reworked Parks Mountain Violations Parking Christopher Complete Fields Countryside Park Parks
work Violations J. experienced. Grass
towards order workflows Standards Parks. received for enforcement Brady with Summer and Continued
system. update 2024: Park all Quail Renovation
updating to for for renovations. Renovations Run
incorporate complete. Carriage the Parks
PowerBI parking
all Lane, lot Challenges are
metrics major Gene near complete. Maintenance
almost Autry, with
inspections Superstition Gene
complete. Hohokam, Autry
and Springs
Mountain Baseball
preventative Elementary and
View, Lehi
maintenance Pioneer, and Sports
Park Park
and
activities Red Rangers.
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