Highlights

<p>The Scottsdale City Council's July 1 meeting at City Hall Kiva Forum, 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, carries a <a href="https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/Assets/ScottsdaleAZ/Council/current-agendas-minutes/2026-agendas/07-01-26-regular-and-work-study-agenda.pdf">20-item consent calendar</a> headlined by a $12,463,464 construction contract to expand the Brown Avenue Parking Structure in Old Town. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.</p> <p>Under Item 12, the council is scheduled to vote on Resolution No. 13730 authorizing Contract No. 2026-048-COS-A1 with <a href="https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/Assets/ScottsdaleAZ/Council/current-agendas-minutes/2026-agendas/07-01-26-regular-and-work-study-agenda.pdf">Chasse Building Team, Inc.</a> in an amount not to exceed $12,463,464 to provide construction services for the expansion, by building additional levels, of the Brown Avenue Parking Structure at 7234 E. 2nd Street. The project is designated Capital Project PD2101, Bond 2019 Project No. 63.</p> <p>Also on consent, Item 10 asks the council to adopt Ordinance No. 4716 authorizing a zoning district map amendment from Industrial Park, Planned Community District (I-1 PCD) to General Commercial, Planned Community District (C-4 PCD) on a 5.4-acre portion of a 57.5-acre site at 17771 N. Pima Road (APNs 215-04-471 and 215-04-470) for a Rivian service and delivery center. The ordinance also amends development standards for floor area ratio, open space, building height, and setbacks.</p> <p>Item 11 pairs a second <a href="/entity/downtown/">downtown</a> zoning action: Ordinance No. 4717 would rezone a 1.05-acre parcel at 7375 E. Stetson Drive from Parking District Downtown Overlay (P-2 DO) to Downtown/Multiple Use, Type 3 with Planned Block Development Overlay, Downtown Overlay (D/DMU-3 PBD DO), with a development plan for a municipal parking structure, the Scottsdale North East Quadrant parking structure.</p> <p>The sole regular agenda item is Old Town Tavern at 7330 E. Main Street (Item 21), where the council is scheduled to act on a bar conditional use permit for a 3,140-square-foot portion of the 6,000-square-foot site, a live entertainment conditional use permit for the full site, approval of 16 in-lieu parking credits, and a recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control for a location transfer of a Series 6 (Bar) State liquor license.</p> <p>Eight liquor license recommendations appear on consent, covering new and transferred licenses for Boots and Beer at 7014 E. Camelback Road, Whole Foods Market at 7628 E. Indian School Road, LumSum Thai Cuisine at 14870 N. Northsight Boulevard, AZ 88 at 7353 E. Scottsdale Mall, Above All Else at 7134 E. Stetson Drive, Prime Now/Amazon Fresh at both 16087 N. 80th Street and 1302 N. Scottsdale Road, and Baan Thai Bistro at 7605 E. Pinnacle Peak Road.</p> <h2>Why is the council discussing water and data centers now?</h2> <p>Mayor Borowsky is requesting, under Items 23 and 24, that the council direct the city manager and city attorney to schedule work study sessions on the possible creation of a large water user ordinance and on zoning ordinances as they apply to data centers. Neither item can result in direct council action beyond directing staff to agendize a future discussion.</p> <p>The work study session following the regular meeting will receive a state legislative session update from Government Relations Manager Sara Sparman and Dr. Marc Osborn of Kutak Rock LLP, covering the legislative environment, state budget outlook, and major policy issues considered by the State Legislature.</p> <p>Items not heard by 10 p.m. are scheduled to carry over to July 2, 2026, per the agenda.</p>

Where to find them

Sources

Every factual claim in this article traces to one of the sources below. See how we work for the editorial process.

  1. City of Scottsdale retrieved 19/06/2026 03:56
  2. Baan Thai Bistro (official site) retrieved 19/06/2026 03:56

Authored by The Scottsdale Signal. Drafted by AI from primary-source material under our beat-specific editorial guides; reviewed by humans before publish under our five-gate process. Sources retrieved at 19/06/2026 03:56. Every claim traces to a source.