Council Report

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City Council 
 
Date:  
April 6, 2026 
To: 
 
City Council 
Through: 
Scott J. Butler, City Manager 
 
 
Brent Stoddard, Assistant City Manager 
From:  
Jeffrey McVay, Manager of Urban Transformation 
Niki Gallegos, Office of Urban Transformation 
Subject: 
Mesa Town Center Improvement District No. 228 
Setting Hearing Date to consider FY2026/2027 assessments 
District 4 
 
Purpose and Recommendation 
 
The purpose of this report is to provide information for the City Council to set a hearing 
date to review and consider approval of the 2026-2027 (tax year) Mesa Town Center 
Improvement District No. 228 assessments.  The proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 
final assessments do not reflect any rate increase from the previous year. 
 
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Resolution setting May 18, 2026, 
as the hearing date for the considering the 2026-2027 Mesa Town Center Improvement 
District No. 228 assessments. 
 
Background 
 
Pursuant to the provisions of Arizona Revised Statutes 48-571 to 48-619, City Council 
passed Resolution No. 5617 on October 7, 1985 establishing the Mesa Town Center 
Improvement District No. 228 to provide enhanced municipal services for the Town 
Center (see Exhibit “A” Location Map). The Council is required by law to hold an annual 
public hearing on the assessments to provide the property owners an opportunity to 
review annual assessments and ensure that the assessment rates have been correctly 
applied and assessed to their property.  The annual hearing is not to address the 
continuation of the District.  On December 8, 2021, City Council approved continuation 
of the District for an additional five (5) years. The 2021 approval allowed the District to 
annually assess property owners through the FY 26/27. 
 
 
 
 
Discussion

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The first step in the approval process for the proposed assessments is for the Council to 
set a hearing date.  It is proposed that May 18, 2026, be set as the annual public 
hearing date for the proposed annual assessments.   
 
On April 7, 2026, a Notice of Hearing on the annual Mesa Town Center Improvement 
District property assessments will be mailed to all Town Center property owners, as 
listed on the Maricopa County tax rolls that are currently being assessed. The notice will 
provide property owners with the FY26/27 property assessment and information on their 
rights to protest and the procedures they need to follow to do so (see Exhibit "B" for the 
Notice of Hearing). A Notice of Hearing will also be published in the Arizona Republic 
for five (5) consecutive days starting on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, through Saturday, May 
16, 2026. 
 
Alternatives 
 
One alternative would be for the Council to choose not to assess the Mesa Town Center 
property owners as outlined under Resolution No. 5617. This would mean that the City 
would not levy any assessments this year and that the enhanced services being 
provided by the Downtown Mesa Association (DMA) would be terminated or funded by 
another funding source, rather than with assessments.  
 
This alternative is not recommended as the DMA provides a valuable service to the 
downtown area. 
 
Fiscal Impact 
 
For FY 2026/2027, the Town Center Improvement District will assess approximately 513 
parcels. These assessment funds will be provided to the City from Maricopa County, 
and the City functions as a pass-through of the funds to DMA. The City is also 
responsible for providing staff time to review and set procedures, record protest(s) 
received, and provide for the mailing of notices for the Downtown Mesa Association. 
 
Because the City is a governmental agency, it is exempt from paying annual District 
assessments. However, the City does provide an annual voluntary assessment for 
enhanced services on City owned land and right-of-way in downtown Mesa, such as 
litter and graffiti removal, pigeon and weed control, and sidewalk power washing.  
 
Concurrence 
 
The Downtown Mesa Association concurs with this recommendation.

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EXHIBIT A TO COUNCIL REPORT

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EXHIBIT B TO COUNCIL REPORT 
 
NOTICE OF HEARING 
APPROVAL OF 2026-2027 SID 228 
DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS 
 
Dear Mesa Town Center Property Owners: 
 
 
On October 7th, 1985, the Mesa Town Center Improvement District was established by the Mesa 
City Council to provide enhanced municipal services for the Mesa Town Center. The enhanced 
municipal services are above and beyond normal City services and have been provided by the 
Downtown Mesa Association, a non-profit organization that promotes, markets, provides clean 
and safe services, and overall management the mile square District on behalf of Town Center 
owners. On December 8th, 2021 the City Council voted to continue the District until 2026/2027.  
 
You are hereby notified that the Mesa City Council will conduct a Public Hearing on May 18th, 
2026 regarding the annual assessment for the District. The hearing will be held at the City Council 
Chambers located at 20 East Main Street, Mesa, at 5:45 p.m. This is not a public hearing for the 
continuation of the District. 
 
If you wish to object to the approval of district assessments you must submit a written objection 
to the approval of district assessments to the Mesa City Clerk. Your objection must include the 
following information: Owner's Name, Property Address, County Assessor Parcel Number of each 
parcel that is objecting and the basis for your objection. ALL OBJECTION LETTERS MUST BE 
SIGNED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER AND NOTARIZED, AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY 
THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE NO LATER THAN 12:00PM, MAY 18th, 2026. Objection letters 
should be mailed to: Mesa City Clerk, P.O. Box 1466, Mesa, AZ, 85211-1466. 
 
In accordance with City of Mesa Resolution No. 5617, if a majority of the Property Owners (not 
tenants) entitled to protest the assessment object, then the District will not be assessed. Also, the 
City Council may decide to approve or disapprove the District assessment on the Council's own 
initiative. 
 
If you are in need of any additional information regarding this notice, please contact Jimmy 
Cerracchio, Downtown Mesa Association, 100 N. Center Street, Mesa, AZ 85201, Phone: (480) 
890-2613, email: jimmy@downtownmesa.com or Niki Gallegos, City of Mesa, P.O. Box 1466, 
Mesa, Arizona, 85211-1466, Phone: (480) 644-7136, email: niki.gallegos@mesaaz.gov.  
 
 
Jeffrey McVay 
Manager of Urban Transformation 
Mailed: April 7, 2026