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Key approvals included two‑year maintenance contracts (with three one‑year renewal options) for fire apparatus and heavy vehicles for the Fire Medical Rescue Department; cooperative contracts for playground, splash pad and outdoor‑fitness equipment; and three final public‑hearing items: a seven‑story self‑storage building at 500 North Scottsdale Road (U‑Haul Moving and Storage), substantial amendments to the city’s HUD Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plans to authorize ADA work at the Tempe Envision Center and clarify acquisition/affordable‑housing activities, and an amendment to Tempe City Code Chapter 2, Article 5, Division 10, Section 2‑269 to align Commission on Disability Concerns officer selection to a calendar year and limit consecutive service.

Votes recorded on the meeting included routine approvals of minutes and the full consent agenda as well as the non‑consent items that required final adoption. The council also introduced two items for first hearing (capital improvement project transfer for Mill Avenue underpass wall repairs, and sewer code amendments clarifying enforcement and meter rules); those introductions were set for second hearing and final action on March 27, 2025.

Below is a concise list of formal actions taken (item codes and vote outcomes match the meeting record):

• Item 4A1 — Approval of city council meeting minutes (moved by Councilmember Amberg; seconded by Councilmember Keating). Outcome: approved 7–0.

• Item 4B1–4B4 — Acceptance of Board, Commission and Committee meeting minutes (moved by Councilmember Brandenburg). Outcome: approved 7–0.

• Consent agenda (items 7A1–7C9) — Motion moved by Councilmember Hodge; seconded by Vice Mayor Garland. Outcome: approved 7–0.

• Item 8A1 — Award two‑year contracts with three one‑year renewal options for maintenance and repair services on city fire apparatus and heavy vehicles (moved by Vice Mayor Garland; seconded by Councilmember Chin). Outcome: approved 7–0.

• Item labeled in the record as “882” — Approval to utilize cooperative contracts for playground, splash pad, outdoor fitness and related equipment for Community Services (moved by Councilmember Adams; seconded by Councilmember Hodge). Outcome: approved 7–0.

• Item 8B1 — Introduction and first hearing: transfer of a portion of the Municipal Art Fund to the Mill Avenue Union Pacific Railroad underpass wall repairs (second hearing scheduled 03/27/2025). No final vote on March 11.

• Item 8B2 — Introduction and first hearing: amendments to Tempe City Code Chapter 27, Article 2 (sewers) clarifying enforcement and when additional meters may be required (second hearing scheduled 03/27/2025). No final vote on March 11.

• Item 8C1 — Second and final public hearing; ordinance for a planned area development overlay and development plan review for a new seven‑story self‑storage building at 500 North Scottsdale Road (U‑Haul). Outcome: approved 7–0.

• Item 8C2 — Second and final public hearing; resolution authorizing substantial amendments to the FY2023–24 and FY2024–25 Consolidated Plan/Annual Action Plans for CDBG, HOME and ESG to authorize ADA accessibility activities at the Tempe Envision Center and clarify acquisition/affordable housing activities (moved by Vice Mayor Garland; seconded by Councilmember Keating). Outcome: approved 7–0.

• Item 8C3 — Second and final public hearing; ordinance amending Tempe City Code, Chapter 2, Article 5, Division 10, Section 2‑269 to align Commission on Disability Concerns officer selection with the calendar year and limit consecutive service in each role (moved by Councilmember Hodge; seconded by Councilmember Adams). Outcome: approved 7–0.

The meeting record shows unanimous approval (7–0) for all items taken to a final vote on March 11. Several agenda items were introduced for first hearing and scheduled for a second hearing and final adoption on March 27, 2025.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tempe City Council - Regular Session - March 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Tempe City Council on March 11 approved a series of procurement contracts and final adoptions, recording unanimous votes on all items taken to final action.","taxTitle","Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona","taxId",2209,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6294372,"Residents urge Tempe Council to preserve Shalimar Golf Course, citing urban heat and community value",698,608000,1306000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2521979-8594c9a52138406a310a98e1b42f658b&start=608&end=1306","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2521979-8594c9a52138406a310a98e1b42f658b/thumbnail_608000.jpg","/articles/6294372/Tempe/Maricopa-County/Arizona/Residents-urge-Tempe-Council-to-preserve-Shalimar-Golf-Course-citing-urban-heat-and-community-value","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6294372-985f28d430bfec891d4cfd353d33f106/orig.mp4?Expires=1775407377&Signature=KRXnTIiepOuKJ8NmFAx5sDb77ur6JP-Gf5UV6MBdusAd15pMiGa0xurB6e7ul18s8aQkfcnD~fOyQy-xxlE2Z7wFHfQFuAJf9u2oQRxw8QdW-aO7qqD28pTZg1DU7ChIYORr77rL8i6CQE9rINERV--Vv~ReyAUrXzOlsFHesNjfbxPvSC~~qgCy-lSXpzcj~9SInRL1c3V3aI2kxX3wkaFo95lQTSbFCyZlzvr03RZlkU589EBApJI5cGC-rI8ehRMKqUTd88ZEqH8JD2QJtsSGKcGHCrjSMZzWAdvtLbUpJBMp5kw8Vd3Iv-2zpHSLF9cNaFF13NU-eAGD~MLFXg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several Tempe residents urged the City Council on March 11 to preserve Shalimar Golf Club as open green space rather than permit rezoning for higher-density housing.

Speakers told the council Shalimar provides a large cooling “halo” in the city, supports wildlife and community programs, and is a unique gathering place for residents across ages. None of the speakers said the council voted on rezoning at this meeting; instead, they asked council members to oppose rezoning if and when a rezoning decision comes before them.

Amanda Clark, a Tempe resident, said Shalimar “is beloved by the people of Tempe” and described the course as one of the valley’s coolest large green spaces on satellite data. “Vegetation and green spaces serve to mitigate the effects of urban heat island,” Clark said.

Ramon Arrowsmith, also a Tempe resident and long‑time golfer at Shalimar, told the council vegetation acts as a “natural air conditioner” and cautioned that replacing large permeable green space with impervious surfaces would reduce groundwater infiltration. He acknowledged arguments that apartments could use less water but said that comparison is “spurious” because impervious surfaces behave differently than vegetated land.

Kathleen Ross, who said she lives on the ninth hole at Shalimar, asked council members to visit the site before making decisions and to “say no to rezoning.” Suzanne Nee, another longtime golfer, described wildlife sightings on the course and said Shalimar hosts youth cross‑country races, clinics for people with disabilities and charity tournaments that would be affected by redevelopment.

Speakers framed the issue primarily as a local environmental and quality‑of‑life concern: preserving tree canopy and open water on the site, maintaining recreation and charitable programming, and protecting habitat for birds, foxes and turtles reported by course users.

City staff or council members did not present a related rezoning proposal or take formal action on Shalimar during the March 11 meeting. The public‑comment appeals were heard during the open-call portion of the agenda; under the Arizona Open Meeting Law, council members may not discuss or take action on matters not listed elsewhere on the agenda, though they may ask staff to study a matter or place it on a future agenda.

For now, speakers asked only that the council weigh the site’s environmental and community benefits if a rezoning or development request is later scheduled for council consideration.","Multiple Tempe residents used the public-comment period to ask the City Council to preserve Shalimar Golf Club as open space or a golf course, arguing the site reduces urban heat, supports wildlife and community programs. No rezoning vote occurred at the March 11 meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Residents urge Tempe Council to preserve Shalimar Golf Course, citing urban heat and community value