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Prescott City Council approves multiple contracts, land use changes, charter ballot language, and workforce housing plan

PrescottMar 10, 20264 min read

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Council approved consent agenda items including grants and contracts, adopted a municipal court lease, approved a water service application, updated downtown parking rules, approved a school expansion rezoning and general plan amendment, authorized charter amendments for a November special election, and adopted a Workforce Housing Strategy; several items passed on split votes.

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Approved Consent Agenda Items 9.A–9.F (7-0), including acceptance of three Arizona Department of Homeland Security grants for HAZMAT equipment, City Contract No. 2026-156 with AECOM for the Prescott Lakes Parkway Bridge report, an amendment adding the Yarnell Fire Department to the Prescott Regional Communications Center IGA, board/committee appointments, and purchase orders for HAZMAT equipment and LED streetlight heads.
Adopted Ordinance No. 2026-1936 approving City Contract No. 2026-178 to lease 406 W. Goodwin Street for Municipal Court and related city offices (7-0).
Approved WSA26-005, a water service application submitted by Woda Cooper Development, Inc., for a development between Lakeview Plaza Lane & Mogollon Road (7-0).
Adopted Ordinance No. 2026-1938 amending Land Development Code Article 4 parking requirements within the Downtown Business (DTB) zoning district (passed 6-1; Councilman Gambogi dissenting).
Adopted Resolution No. 2026-1978 & Ordinance No. 2026-1937 approving Rezoning REZ26-001 and General Plan Amendment GPA26-001 for Prescott Seventh-Day Adventist School expansion to include grades 9–12 (7-0).
Adopted Resolution No. 2026-1977 to place charter revisions on a Special Election for November 3, 2026 (including Article IX, Section 6 Option 2 and Article XI, Section 4 removing 'Justice of the Peace'); approved ballot language (passed 5-2; Mayor Pro Tem Fruhwirth and Councilman Gambogi dissenting).
Approved the City's Workforce Housing Strategy and Implementation Plan (passed 4-3; Mayor Rusing, Councilman Gambogi and Councilman Garing dissenting).
Received presentation and project update on the Wish Man Monument project and noted public comments raising environmental concerns about the Rodeo Fairgrounds Master Plan.

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