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City Council Formal Meeting, April 22, 2026
Approves Contract with PetSmart for K-9 unit pet food, 9-0
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What happened
This Phoenix City Council formal meeting on 2026-04-22 contained no rezoning, subdivision, or entitlement land-use cases; its most consequential vote was approval of Ordinance G7510 raising residential solid waste service rates (a $5/$5/$4 phased increase beginning July 2026) on…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Phoenix, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 22, 2026
- Decisions
- 16 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 9-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 16
Contract with PetSmart for K-9 unit pet food
Council approved a contract with PetSmart to supply food for the Phoenix Police Department K-9 units (36 dogs total). Councilman Hernandez raised concerns about K-9 units but voted yes. Passed 9-0.
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 Phoenix City Council formal meeting on 2026-04-22 contained no rezoning, subdivision, or entitlement land-use cases; its most consequential vote was approval of Ordinance G7510 raising residential solid waste service rates (a $5/$5/$4 phased increase beginning July 2026) on…
Key Decisions (16)
Approved
Contract with PetSmart for K-9 unit pet food
Vote: 9-0
Approved
Blackhawk Construction change order for La Perla senior affordable housing
Vote: 9-0
Approved
Call for special meeting on May 12 (presiding judge appointment)
Vote: 9-0
Approved
Election materials contract (item 21)
Vote: 9-0
Approved
Civil service board hearing officer contracts
Vote: 9-0
Approved
Federal HOME funds for Second and Roosevelt affordable housing development
Vote: 9-0
Approved
Federal HOME funds for Wood Street Senior Affordable Housing Development
Vote: 9-0
Approved
Community Bridges contract amendment for Rio Fresco Emergency Shelter
Vote: 9-0
Approved
Accessible Visual Inclusion Services Contract (airports)
Vote: 9-0
Approved
Ordinance G7510 - residential solid waste rate increase
Vote: 8-1Conditions attached
Approved
Ordinance G7509 - local speed limits at 13 locations
Vote: 9-0
Approved
Salt River Project distribution design and construction contract (streetlights)
Vote: 9-0
Approved
Levine and Estrella Phoenix Connected Active Neighborhood Program engineering services
Vote: 9-0
Approved
Wastewater treatment facilities contract
Vote: 9-0
Other
MOU with Phoenix Law Enforcement Association (public comment only)
Approved
Rezoning PHO-2-26--Z-14-19-8 (adopted via Legistar record)
Development Activity (5)
La Perla senior affordable housing (Super 8 motel conversion)
Residential
Second and Roosevelt affordable housing development
Residential
Wood Street Senior Affordable Housing Development
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Multiple approved affordable-housing projects (La Perla 126 units, Wood Street…
Infrastructure
Phoenix approved a phased solid waste rate increase ($5/$5/$4 over…
Commercial Demand
New nonstop China Airlines Taipei-Phoenix service (economic impact projected over…
Sentiment
Residents largely accepted the solid waste rate increase after robust…
Who Spoke (19)
MayorCouncilmember · 4Staff · 2ClerkWitnessPublic · 3
On the record: the mayor, 4 councilmembers, 2 staff members, the clerk, a witness, and 3 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
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