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Prescott City Council Voting Meeting — April 14, 2026: Water service approvals, ordinances, grants, lighting and well repairs, airport land inclusion

PrescottApr 14, 20263 min read

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Council convened April 14, 2026. Proclamations for Earth Week, Drug-Free Week, and National Library Week were presented. The Council approved consent items including meeting minutes, five highway safety grant applications, purchase orders for Pioneer Park lighting and Chino Well #5 emergency repairs, and appointments to boards/commissions. The Council adopted a retroactive ordinance and three Land Development Code bylaw updates. Three water service applications were considered (Embry‑Riddle campus housing; Montezuma Street hotel; commercial/retail site north of Pioneer Parkway) and approved (two with abstentions/stipulations). Resolution adopted to include city-owned parcels adjacent to Prescott Regional Airport in airport lands. Meeting adjourned at 5:34 p.m.

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Approved Consent Agenda items including: meeting minutes; application/acceptance of five Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety grants (Impaired Driving $42,000; Police Traffic Services $42,000; Occupant Protection $28,614; Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety $24,600; Accident Investigation $9,279); adoption of Resolution No. 2026-1981 (policy for contracts with city officials/employees); appointments to Building Safety Advisory & Appeals Board and Prescott Preservation Commission; and CSP26-001 sign plan (all consent items ultimately approved).
Approved City Purchase Order No. 2260597 with Musco Lighting for replacement lights at Pioneer Park hockey rink ($192,000); Council noted four 50-foot poles.
Approved City Purchase Order No. 2260583 with Drill Tech LLC for emergency repairs at Chino Well #5 ($83,190.23).
Adopted Retroactive Ordinance No. 2026-1935 (consent ordinance item 9.A).
Adopted three ordinances updating Land Development Code bylaws for boards/committees: Ordinance Nos. 2026-1939, 2026-1940, 2026-1941 (Planning & Zoning Commission, Prescott Preservation Commission, Board of Adjustment).
Approved WSA25-060 (Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University — 16-unit campus housing); vote: Passed 6-0-1 (Councilman Ruby abstained). Project water demand 2.62 AF/year; plan uses artificial turf and includes discussion of stormwater catchment.
Approved WSA26-002 (Commerce Construction Co., LP — commercial/retail site north of Pioneer Parkway); vote: Passed 7-0. Estimated demand 27.9 AF/year (including 5.1 AF landscape); applicant requested appeal of 1/2 water budget allocation rule.
Approved WSA25-037 (James R. Griset — 47-room hotel at 136–140 Montezuma St.); vote: Passed 6-0-1 (Mayor Rusing abstained). Stipulation added requiring a structural engineer feasibility study prior to demolition and on-site during construction.
Adopted Resolution No. 2026-1980 to include city-owned property adjacent to Prescott Regional Airport (Ernest A. Love Field) as airport lands for inclusion in the Airport Layout Plan; vote: Passed 7-0.

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