City Council Formal Meeting, April 22, 2026
Approves Contract with PetSmart for K-9 unit pet food, 9-0
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…
- Jurisdiction
- Phoenix, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 22, 2026
- Decisions
- 15 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 9-0
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 (15)
Contract with PetSmart for K-9 unit pet food
Blackhawk Construction change order for La Perla senior affordable housing
Call for special meeting on May 12 (presiding judge appointment)
Election materials contract (item 21)
Civil service board hearing officer contracts
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)
On the record: the mayor, 4 councilmembers, 2 staff members, the clerk, a witness, and 3 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
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