City Council Study Session, August 27, 2026
Approves Notice of Intent for Retail Development Tax Incentive Agreement at SR 24 and Williamsfield Rd, 6-1
What happened
This was a Mesa City Council study session on 2026-08-27 previewing the August 31st agenda; no zoning or land-use entitlements were decided. A subsequent special council meeting adopted a resolution (notice of intent) to enter into a retail development tax incentive agreement for…
- Jurisdiction
- Mesa, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 27, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 6-1
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Notice of Intent for Retail Development Tax Incentive Agreement at SR 24 and Williamsfield Rd
Special council meeting adopted a resolution adopting a notice of intent to enter into a retail development tax incentive agreement for a project generally located at State Route 24 and Williamsfield Road. Council emphasized this is only a notice of intent, not entering into anything. A presentation on the resolution is scheduled for September 10th study session. Motion carried 6-1, with Council Member Goforth voting aye but the vote recorded as six to one.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was a Mesa City Council study session on 2026-08-27 previewing the August 31st agenda; no zoning or land-use entitlements were decided. A subsequent special council meeting adopted a resolution (notice of intent) to enter into a retail development tax incentive agreement for…
Key Decisions (4)
Notice of Intent for Retail Development Tax Incentive Agreement at SR 24 and Williamsfield Rd
Eastmark Aquatic Complex project and IGA with Queen Creek
Elliott Road arterial street project to contract
Mesa Town Center Improvement District - set public hearing date
Development Activity (3)
Eastmark Aquatic Complex
Infrastructure
Red Mountain Aquatic Complex
Infrastructure
Retail development at State Route 24 and Williamsfield Road
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Mesa reports strong economic development activity citywide, with retail expansion…
Infrastructure
Water use is an increasing constraint on Mesa's development and…
Infrastructure
Mesa completed a citywide conversion of 46,064 public lights to…
Commercial Demand
Regional growth momentum is strong per the East Valley Growth…
Who Spoke (12)
On the record: 4 councilmembers, 2 staff members, and the clerk.
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