Highlights

The Scottsdale City Council voted 4–3 on Tuesday to direct staff to investigate a citizen petition challenging the proposed Old Town parking garage and prepare a written response, rather than schedule the matter for a full council discussion.

Scottsdale resident Steve Sutton submitted the petition requesting the city conduct a parking study to determine whether a garage is needed at the Parking Corral location or at what he described as a less culturally and historically significant area of Scottsdale. During public comment earlier in the meeting, Sutton, along with residents Melissa Kemp, Dan Ishac, and Yvonne Cahill, voiced opposition to the garage's costs and design. Resident Bob Pejman spoke in support of the design and offered an explanation for cost increases.

Councilwoman Solange Whitehead moved to agendize the petition for further discussion, with Mayor Lisa Borowsky seconding. Vice Mayor Adam Kwasman then offered an alternate motion to instead direct staff to investigate and prepare a written response, seconded by Councilwoman Jan Dubauskas. The alternate motion carried 4–3, with Vice Mayor Kwasman and Councilmembers Dubauskas, Barry Graham, and Kathleen Littlefield in the affirmative. Mayor Borowsky and Councilmembers Maryann McAllen and Whitehead dissented.

The meeting, held at City Hall Kiva Forum, 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, was called to order at 5:43 p.m. and adjourned at 7:04 p.m. All seven members were present.

On the consent agenda, the council voted 7–0 to approve Resolution No. 13613 authorizing a Construction Manager at Risk contract with CORE Construction, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $7,101,940, for construction of a Fire Station 601 Ambulance Annex at 1901 N. Miller Road. The resolution also authorized two budget transfers totaling up to $8,550,000 — up to $4,227,500 from the General Fund Capital Contingency and up to $4,322,500 from the General Fund Operating Contingency — into the Fire Station 601 Ambulance Annex Project (PB2603).

Also on consent, the council approved five two-year job-order contracts for building repair and renovation work, each capped at $4,000,000 during the initial term, with Chasse Building Team, Inc.; CORE Construction, Inc.; GCON, Inc.; Sun Eagle Corporation; and Willmeng Construction, Inc. A sixth contract, No. 2026-032-COS with Midstate Mechanical, LLC, not to exceed $2,000,000 per term, was approved for mechanical and plumbing services through a Mohave Educational Services cooperative agreement.

The council approved a 7–0 settlement in David Weaver v. City of Scottsdale, et al., authorizing $22,000 to be paid by the city to the Arizona Conference of Police and Sheriffs. A separate settlement with Cody Wilson and Progressive Insurance Company was also approved on consent, with $40,085.41 to be paid to the city and deposited into the Loss Trust Fund.

On the regular agenda, the council voted 7–0 to adopt Resolution No. 13608, approving updated Comprehensive Financial Policies as formal guidelines for Fiscal Year 2026/27 financial planning and management, effective July 1, 2026. The resolution repeals financial policies adopted through Resolution No. 13356 on March 4, 2025.

Councilman Graham's request to direct the City Clerk and Interim City Attorney to agendize a presentation on requiring council approval for board and commission bylaw changes passed 7–0.

Mayor Borowsky opened the meeting by proclaiming March 24 as Western Spirit Day, marking the completion of a $12 million enhancement to the Museum of the West campus, including a new 12,000-square-foot, two-story addition called the Louis Sands IV Center.

The next regular council meeting is scheduled for April 14, 2026. The full agenda is available on the city's website.

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