A. Call To Order
Any prayer or invocation that may be offered before the start of the Regular Council Meeting is a
voluntary offering by a private resident of Surprise; has not been previously reviewed or approved
by City Council or City staff; should not be considered an endorsement of any particular religion
by the City or its officials, as the beliefs, viewpoint, and content are personal to the speaker; and
no participation by any person in attendance is required. A list of volunteers is maintained by the
office of the City Clerk and interested persons should contact the Clerk’s Office for further
information.

B. Roll Call

C. Pledge of Allegiance

D. Proclamation and Community Acknowledgements

E. City Manager Report
The City Manager may present a brief summary of current events, including recognition of
Council will not discuss or take action on any matter within the City Manager Report.

F. City Clerk Report

G. Regular City Council Meeting Agenda

CONSENT AGENDA:

Citywide
Consideration and action to approve the minutes of the
August 4, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting, and
Executive Session Minutes.
Kristi Passarelli
City Clerk

District 4
Consideration and action pertaining to the immediate
formation of a street lighting improvement district known
616 for the purpose of purchasing facilities and energy
for lighting the public streets; Resolution 2026-116.
Kristin Tytler
Public Works

District 3
Consideration and action pertaining to the immediate
formation of a street lighting improvement district known
616 for the purpose of purchasing facilities and energy
for lighting the public streets; Resolution 2026-111.
Kristin Tytler
Public Works

Citywide
Consideration and action to grant Flying Bull Internet,
LLC dba NOVOS FiBER, the non-exclusive revocable
right-of-way use agreement to use public streets, roads
and alleys for installation, operation, and maintenance of
fiber optic cable; Resolution 2026-70.
Kristin Tytler
Public Works

District 6
Consideration and action on approving a water line
easement from Market West Square, LLP, located near
Cactus and Bullard.
Tiffany Copp
Community
Development

District 1
Consideration and action on accepting a Warranty Deed
for dedication of Right of Way from Robert Plath on

th Avenue south of Dynamite.
Tiffany Copp
Community
Development

Citywide
Consideration and action to authorize acceptance of a
grant agreement from the Arizona Department of
Administration and approve an amendment to the Fiscal
Year 2027 budget to transfer $173,000 in budget
authority from Project P31190 in the General Capital
Fund to Project G31450C in the Grants Fund; Resolution
2026-123.
Evan Becher
Police

REGULAR AGENDA ITEM - PUBLIC HEARING:

District 1
Consideration and action pertaining to a rezone of 160
acres generally located along the southwest corner of
Deer Valley Road and 231st Avenue from Rural
Residential (RR) to Residential Medium Density (R-2).
Ordinance 2026-16. Case FS25-0750.
Trever Fleetham
Community
Development

District 1
Consideration and action pertaining to a rezone of
approximately 422 acres from the Buena Vista Ranch
Planned Area Development (PAD) and Rural Residential
(RR) zoning districts to a combination of Residential Low
Density (R-1), Residential Medium Density (R-2),
Residential High Density (R-3), Open Space
Conservation (OS-1), and General Industrial (I-2).
Ordinance 2026-15. Case FS24-1191.
Trever Fleetham
Community
Development

Citywide
Consideration and action pertaining to a proposed
Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) to the Surprise Land
Development Ordinance (LDO) related to Battery Energy
Storage Systems (BESS). Ordinance 2026-10. Case
FS23-1041.
Trever Fleetham
Community
Development

REGULAR AGENDA ITEM - NON-PUBLIC HEARING:

Citywide
Consideration and action to approve the Alexandria Way
Development Agreement; Resolution 2026-118.
Jeanine Jerkovic
Economic
Development

Citywide
Consideration and action pertaining to approval of a
Fiscal Year 2027 budget amendment moving budget in
the amount of $30,000 from General Contingency to the
Tourism Fund to support the Desert Fall Festival;
Resolution 2026-124.
Kendra Pettis
Sports,
Entertainment, and
Culture

District 6
Consideration and action pertaining to a
recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor
Licenses and Control (DLLC) on Application No. 404665,
requested by Yiorgos Savva Makris, for Tap House
Sports Grill located at 13699 N Litchfield Rd, Surprise,
AZ 85379 for a new Series 12 Liquor License.
Kristi Passarelli
City Clerk
H.
Call To The Public
INSTRUCTIONS:
In order to address the City Council, you will need to fill out a Public Comment Form available at the
entrance, and turn it in to the City Clerk before the meeting begins.
You may also fill out the Public Comment Form online. If submitting the online form the City Clerk
must receive the request at least one hour before the meeting start time.
Council only on issues within the jurisdiction of the City Council. At the conclusion of the open call,
City Council may respond to criticism, may ask staff to review the matter or may ask that the matter be
put on a future agenda.
Councilmembers may not discuss or respond to matters raised during the call to the public that are
not specifically identified on the agenda.
Each speaker shall be limited to three (3) minutes per item. If several speakers desire to speak
regarding a single topic, the Chair may limit the number of speakers or the time given to each group.
A maximum time of 30 minutes will be given per topic. However, an equal amount of time will be given
to each side of an issue.
I.
Other Business and Future Agenda Items
J.
City Council Reports
K.

Executive Session

Adjournment