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Kurt (city staff) told the council the short-term rental bill the city supports (identified in staff materials as HP 2023) was not placed on any Senate committee agenda and \"so it'll die, if it's not heard in the in one committee before the end of this week,\" as the legislative deadline approached. He said the bill had passed the House but, without a committee hearing in the opposite chamber, it is unlikely to advance.

Councilors also heard that a concurrent resolution on municipal food taxes (identified in staff materials as HCR 2021) was approved by the Senate Finance Committee 7-0 and, because the Arizona League of Cities and Towns amended the measure, the league had moved to neutral. Kurt said the amended approach would allow cities with existing municipal food-tax rates to retain them while requiring voter approval for any new or higher municipal food tax above a 2 percent cap.

On transparency and settlement agreements, the council discussed a bill described in the packet as HB 22 22 that would require review of municipal settlement agreements above certain thresholds. Kurt said the bill had been softened from earlier language: under the current draft, settlements under $500,000 would require no submission; settlements between $500,000 and $1 million would need to be submitted for review (without an approval veto); and settlements over $1 million would require submission for broader legislative and executive review. \"It's just review and recommendations now,\" Kurt said, describing the change from an earlier version that had granted a formal approval right.

Councilors asked whether the requirement applied to every litigation settlement and how the statute would function if the legislature were not in session. Staff said the bill as described in the packet applies to municipal and county settlement agreements and that the process would include a submission timeline; staff said there would be a 90-day submission or waiting period described in the draft but acknowledged some timing questions remain if the legislature is not meeting.

Other items discussed included state committee hearings on transportation priorities advanced by the Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG). Kurt said NACOG would present local priority projects in a transportation committee hearing and that Representative Bliss had indicated support for Sedona's Forest Road roundabout and the ADOT funding request. Kurt said city lobbyists were monitoring several bills and planned to brief the council in person in two weeks after the session's hearings conclude.

The council did not take formal votes on these bills at the meeting; staff recommended continued monitoring and follow-up by the city lobbyist and staff.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sedona - City Council - Mar 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff updated the council on pending state legislation including a short-term rental bill that appears not to have been scheduled for a senate committee hearing, a municipal food-tax measure that may go to voters after changes, and a settlement-review bill that would impose review thresholds on municipal agreements.","taxTitle","Sedona, Yavapai County, Arizona","taxId",54295,"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},6624872,"Sedona council annexes about 3,422 acres including wastewater treatment plant; ordinance passes 6-1",304,742000,1046000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2769312-46467f0f741cc3266dc38e1039e6e464&start=742&end=1046","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2769312-46467f0f741cc3266dc38e1039e6e464/thumbnail_742000.jpg","/articles/6624872/Sedona/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Sedona-council-annexes-about-3422-acres-including-wastewater-treatment-plant-ordinance-passes-6-1","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6624872-a0d0ad9ecf04563d03ec3fd52a0242df/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189682&Signature=M9OZWNtwa~sQmEfxciD4VKRUBOFclS6yYz8u7z-DHXCnnHQOT-FW53DKzkinFLhdWjaVUVOL2G7vBY3gw~FPmA1CccAZEqLXcIqfhNX2Q7fHqJmiApGc8tXvnISN3eXU6VYUG3oHlN3j3kVSPohpN23RejQy-JsdywCTiYXe3ji1N5wXMaL26TiRKwKvOv04DsXkg7GNRha-hnnDQrPwvEuEBI1l6~j2VIyqIrJXAlfpbIy~kTisc5UqBQ4uflmYwWOgZ-af0Yggyzpt3TnTmsImrKCY8cpNM4A2r7lBvDHgZAJHMxt63SwSJlKSH04Q2IILDeJfDQf5SLX~NTpr0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sedona City Council voted to adopt an ordinance annexing approximately 3,422 acres, including the city wastewater treatment plant and adjacent city-owned property called The Dells, into the city's corporate limits.

City staff presented the ordinance during the council's regular meeting and described initial zoning assignments that will apply when the annexation becomes effective in roughly 30 days. The council approved the ordinance by a recorded outcome described in the meeting as one opposed and the remainder in favor.

The annexed area was initially assigned two city residential zoning categories, RS-35 and RS-70, under the ordinance as presented. Kurt (city staff) told the council that a small portion adjacent to the Cultural Park will be zoned RS-35 (about one unit per acre under county mapping), while the larger remainder will be zoned RS-70 under city standards. He said the city's RS-70 uses a 70,000-square-foot minimum lot size, whereas the county's comparable standard is 87,120 square feet, and the ordinance adopts a hybrid that aligns the parcels to the city's code at annexation.

Kurt said that much of the annexation area cannot be immediately developed because the land includes Arizona Department of Transportation property and Coconino National Forest land. \"It won't necessarily remain RS-70 with that minimum lot size for forever,\" Kurt said, adding that the council is free to rezone parcels later, and that the city might seek a rezoning for portions of the annexed land if the wastewater plant expansion or a maintenance operations facility moves forward.

The ordinance was read into the record as \"ordinance number 20 25 dash 0 3. 0 3\" during the meeting. Kurt said the annexation would take effect in about 30 days but that the exact effective date would be double-checked before final publication.

Staff also said the city plans to relocate or add city limit signage near Lower Red Rock Loop Road and on State Route 89A at the wastewater treatment plant to reflect the new boundary.

Votes at the meeting were taken after a motion to adopt the ordinance and a second. The council's roll call earlier in the meeting recorded the mayor and six councilors as present; when the vote was taken the council indicated one negative vote and the remainder in favor. The ordinance will become effective after the statutorily required waiting period for annexations unless the city clerk's subsequent notice sets a different date.

Next steps described by staff include publishing the ordinance and, in future proceedings, considering any rezoning requests tied to city facility needs such as a maintenance operations site.","The Sedona City Council adopted an ordinance annexing roughly 3,422 acres — including the city wastewater treatment plant and adjacent city-owned parcel known as The Dells — into city limits, and initially zoned the land RS-35 and RS-70. Council approved the measure by a 6-1 vote.","actionData","errors"]

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Sedona council hears state-legislation update; short-term rental bill likely to fail, food-tax question may go to voters

Sedona council annexes about 3,422 acres including wastewater treatment plant; ordinance passes 6-1