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City Council Formal Meeting, January 7, 2026

Approves Creighton Community Foundation Rezoning at 35th Street and Culver Street, 8-0 unanimous

2h 39m22,527 words
79 mentionszoningannexationpublic hearingapprovedmotion to approveindustrialPUDcommercialdensitymotion to denyrezoningresidentialPhoenix, AZ
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What happened

The Phoenix City Council meeting on January 7, 2026 was primarily ceremonial and procedural, with no major zoning changes or development approvals.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Phoenix, AZ
Governing body
Final authority
Date
January 7, 2026
Decisions
12 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 8-0 unanimous

Free sample: decision 1 of 12

Vice Mayor Selection - Keisha Hodge Washington

Councilwoman Keisha Hodge Washington was unanimously selected as vice mayor for calendar year 2026, becoming the first African American woman to hold this position in Phoenix. Councilman Robinson made the nomination.

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

The Phoenix City Council meeting on January 7, 2026 was primarily ceremonial and procedural, with no major zoning changes or development approvals.

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Key Decisions (12)

Approved

Vice Mayor Selection - Keisha Hodge Washington

Vote: 8-0 unanimous
Approved

Arcadia Motor Club PUD at 35th Street and Culver Street

Vote: 8-0 unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Rezoning at Southwest Corner of Scottsdale and Bell Roads

Vote: 8-0 unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Del Monte Village Garden Association Land License

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Creighton Community Foundation Rezoning at 35th Street and Culver Street

Vote: 8-0 unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Federal Military Training Agreement - SPARA

Vote: 6-1 (Hernandez opposed)Conditions attached
Approved

Vision Zero Traffic Safety Grant

Vote: 7-1 (Hernandez opposed)
Approved

ADOT Water/Sewer Main Relocation IGA - 35th Avenue and Indian School

Vote: 8-0 unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Miscellaneous Building Repairs Contract Funding Increase

Vote: 8-0 unanimous
Withdrawn

Rezoning PHO-1-25--Z-323-79-6 (withdrawn via Legistar record)

Continued

Rezoning PHO-1-25--Z-SP-9-22-7 (continued via Legistar record)

Approved

Rezoning PHO-5-25--Z-47-19-7 (adopted via Legistar record)

Zoning Changes (2)

R-5PUDapproximately 1.5 acres

Development Activity (4)

Arcadia Motor Club PUD

Commercial

Proposed Affordable Housing Project

Residential

TSMC Expansion

Industrial

Go Industrial Warehouse

Industrial

Market Signals (6)

Housing Demand

Phoenix delivered 55,000 new apartment units in the last two…

Commercial Demand

Luxury car storage condominiums priced at over $800,000 per unit…

Infrastructure

China Airlines launched first-ever nonstop service from Taipei to Phoenix,…

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