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Steve Karos of Pronghorn Ranch criticized Mayor Pagoda and the vice mayor, alleging the council diluted a proposed code of conduct and ethics policy and citing citizen complaints about a volunteer commissioner. \"Public service requires commitment, accountability, and respect for the people who place their confidence in you,\" Karos said, calling recent council actions \"extreme hypocrisy.\"

Patricia Betzold, speaking from Chino Valley, urged the council to abide by the Prescott Valley General Plan 2035 and to enforce the land-use plan or place changes on the ballot. She listed obligations she said the council must uphold, including protecting residents’ right to quiet enjoyment, natural resources and the local economy.

Resident Sandy Graham urged the council to consider alternate industrial sites inside the Big Sky Business Park—specifically parcel 402-14233-V (40.14 acres zoned IG) or land off East Valley Road and Enterprise Parkway—rather than the parcel near State Route 89A being considered for Project Links. Graham emphasized that not every rezoning request must be approved and said the council should weigh quiet enjoyment and traffic impacts for visitors along SR‑89A.

Jennifer Pratt addressed Councilmember Kenneth (surname not provided) and thanked him for a response to a prior issue but asked for gestures to rebuild trust following a ticketing incident she described as \"resolved\" but recent to many residents. Pratt called for council leadership to demonstrate how they have learned from mistakes.

Council responses during the meeting noted the public comments: the council acknowledged receipt of the remarks and proceeded with agenda items. No formal investigations or agenda referrals were recorded during the meeting based on the public comments in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular Town Council Meeting May 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Multiple residents addressed the council during public comment, urging adherence to the town’s General Plan and raising ethics and conduct concerns about elected officials; others urged reconsideration of rezoning locations for industrial projects.","taxTitle","Prescott Valley, Yavapai County, Arizona","taxId",3936,"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},6243166,"Council recommends two restaurant liquor licenses for state approval",256,1737000,1993000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3241832-40e7d1d033d0122ecf493439449adc04&start=1737&end=1993","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3241832-40e7d1d033d0122ecf493439449adc04/thumbnail_1737000.jpg","/articles/6243166/Prescott-Valley/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Council-recommends-two-restaurant-liquor-licenses-for-state-approval","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6243166-1ed12880ea268d3c21a11574f8f96b8b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135467&Signature=X1BJTuAfNuXWQJ2xYHYQS7-DWjvq9oKquQ8qaZQ3wp50HDHw5PjDmOhL4iAq0g6J6eHNBT2uT4iTG2dPZeMhxtgic4Np0UXmrmwD5frj~ZmRFLW1at5lI08MLiFr95rbQz-p-5CUthN1hiGJa8wjIXgulbaePSqnesLFS4ZkcZ1NEMbVx7DGDxMNy21LchYzPaeFQ5mIwmYCopspkQFWTrjIqUCSehiBPY3s-FRvELpxnhNd3O1Cy9QKqjl34Epz6ziIh0S~SR04SSG7EgMLYMKomPfnICNVzNV-RX9ql0MQcfNNasW9ZLdlFy5vFIxZJ681xMb9xSDPq~t9smFD1g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Prescott Valley Town Council voted unanimously to recommend approval of two Series 12 restaurant liquor-license applications to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control.

Clerk of the council reported that Natasha Villalobos filed an application as agent on behalf of La Casita Prescott Valley, proposed at 8449 East Faust Drive. The required 20-day posting on the business premises produced no arguments for or against the license, and the council held a public hearing with no speakers. A council member moved to recommend approval and the clerk announced the motion passed unanimously.

The council then opened and closed a separate public hearing for a Series 12 application filed by agent Jeffrey Miller on behalf of Sakura Japanese Hibachi Grill and Sushi Bar at 6648 North Viewpoint Drive, suite 1–2. The premises posting produced no arguments in favor of or opposed to the issuance. A council member moved to recommend approval of the license to the state and the council voted unanimously to recommend the license to the Department of Liquor Licenses and Control.

Both actions were recommendations to the state licensing agency; final authority to issue the licenses rests with the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control.","Prescott Valley council voted unanimously to recommend two Series 12 (restaurant) liquor-license applications—La Casita Prescott Valley and Sakura Japanese Hibachi Grill and Sushi Bar—to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6243171,"Council approves preliminary development plan for Yavapai Pediatrics building",260,1893000,2153000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3241832-40e7d1d033d0122ecf493439449adc04&start=1893&end=2153","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3241832-40e7d1d033d0122ecf493439449adc04/thumbnail_1893000.jpg","/articles/6243171/Prescott-Valley/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Council-approves-preliminary-development-plan-for-Yavapai-Pediatrics-building","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6243171-0396ad903c83a5619239c4b612e18d69/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135467&Signature=fLwdHI8vJ13aREeG8HlML5AgwA-qOKZsczpZNmfBXBEhXEbxLJJ72HK7Q4gsh0s6F3Q1fZKp1e7y9Yki4NCyMvAfC5TLJSDXQwdZ0FlxkO16zwpJhRXElCIt8cUTUkgYX9rUcgyCRwlEFM-KzdOEMpc-w6oLlvNJiMVIlUenS2DsrdhfgOaKuFV0gPv4Td1p9wPGbzPtirbm0zLj~vKiISmrCOAS6eWOJMHiZhVi6a4A-j1Bi60eFA9wYkNyQt-8dLlvuC8U0almQ~XQrKogAYGSg7Z2QiHEwcRfFXTbS~RJWW9W3cFOcw4ZX3CB0qkvHcvkKrJF34MV8Ml2~wrX9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Prescott Valley Town Council approved a preliminary development plan (PDP 25-004) for a new medical office building for Yavapai Pediatrics, authorizing the mayor to sign Resolution No. 2025-2419.

Development Services planner (presenter) described the site as 7,500 square feet with two to three suites, one for the applicant who operates Yavapai Pediatrics at 3001 North Main Street. The site is at 7660 East State Route 69, south of Florentine and east of Lake Valley Road, surrounded by commercially zoned properties. The proposed building height is under 27 feet and exterior finishes were described as a mix of stucco and stone. Staff recommended approval of PDP 25-004.

Council members asked questions but reported the proposal seemed \"pretty squared away,\" and a councilmember moved and the council voted to authorize the mayor to sign resolution 2025-2419 adopting PDP 25-004. The clerk announced the motion passed unanimously. The resolution formalizes entitlements for the site and allows the applicant to proceed toward final engineering, permitting and construction documents.","The Town Council unanimously adopted a resolution approving a preliminary development plan for a roughly 7,500-square-foot medical office to be located at 7660 E. State Route 69, authorizing the mayor to sign the resolution.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6243175,"Prescott Valley council rezones 19.23 acres for distribution center, limits larger rezone",0,2015000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3241832-40e7d1d033d0122ecf493439449adc04&start=2015&end=2015","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3241832-40e7d1d033d0122ecf493439449adc04/thumbnail_2015000.jpg","/articles/6243175/Prescott-Valley/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Prescott-Valley-council-rezones-1923-acres-for-distribution-center-limits-larger-rezone","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6243175-ebead4f2c503eb121d6674eb9760870b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135467&Signature=KNmS9Z~-eG8pz0GyNtKm-71bkT2XslYYYdYXiaxUSGCYta4Lk3yWYjYtj1yXoLiEAr5ZuPLDNJOEACM6YR~w-nBYg9e~9tok8NtxK7I8if5Ta0hwAaxbd~GVAlDJNi1punntKs85-nkzNvZPtw5VQibrcox9VDVFo3mu8aMfismEHpUgNtgxB~4NAa1bmKtQVTFP13fHSNJz0RwN2ksbD4jQryZk9J7QQNpUABTAN0ypN2TShS-gDW7m5auljO2QBAjhzeAWTP-C9BdW6YCsj2XCX21s0xTxLaB76em0DdzMoOWIT-tjV4ybP~cWeVr2Q0Upm2-k0NT65wX0K8LN-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council members on May (meeting date not specified in transcript) approved a zoning map amendment limiting Project Links to 19.23 acres and authorizing a preliminary development plan for an approximately 86,800-square-foot delivery center.

The vote followed roughly three hours of staff presentation, applicant remarks and public comment about traffic, wildlife and long-term land use. Development Services principal planner Michael Ruby (presenter name in transcript) told the council staff no longer recommended rezoning the entire 100-acre parcel because the applicant had not provided site-specific design standards, some prospective users were industrial rather than the business-park uses staff preferred, and a recently passed state law (House Bill 2447) affected how certain approvals could proceed without hearings. Ruby recommended approval of the smaller, site-specific rezone with conditions covering water and sewer connections, traffic analyses, road construction and potential right-of-way dedication to ADOT.

The applicant’s agent, Shane Ross of BTRE Development LLC, and an Amazon representative, Humberto Quintana, described the proposed use as a delivery center-type facility rather than a large fulfillment warehouse. Quintana said Amazon’s rural expansion program would seek to store frequently ordered items locally and that the project could create about 350 jobs and involve roughly $40 million in investment. \"We're looking to do what's called a rural super-plus...to house product most used by residents and ship it out sooner,\" Quintana said.

Residents and nearby property owners voiced mixed views during the public hearing. Supporters, including Chamber of Commerce president Steve Brisetti and business owners seeking industrial land, said the site could provide living-wage jobs and local employment options. Neighbors and conservation-minded speakers raised concerns about round-the-clock truck traffic, potential impacts to pronghorn migration and visual impacts on grasslands and mountain views. A member of the public asked for limits on engine braking, no unmuffled exhaust and protections for habitat; another speaker urged that building colors and landscaping be muted to blend with the grasslands.

Council discussion touched on transportation and long-term infrastructure costs. Town staff said ADOT has requested or will likely request additional right-of-way on the northern property boundary as part of a future realignment of State Route 89A and a Santa Fe Loop interchange; the town expects to coordinate ADOT review with updated traffic impact analyses. Ruby noted that one exhibit indicated ADOT might seek about 100 feet of frontage dedication for alignment, but that the town had not yet received a written requirement.

Councilmembers debated leftover conditions from the original 100-acre proposal. Vice Mayor (name not specified in transcript) asked staff to remove a condition (condition 11 in the draft) applying to the full 100 acres; staff and the applicant agreed remnants of the larger rezoning could be struck because the approval before council was limited to the 19.23-acre Phase 1. The council approved reading the ordinance by title and placed it on final passage; the clerk later read Ordinance No. 2025-954, which changes zoning for the described 19.23 acres from RU-70 to IG (Industrial General Limited). The clerk announced the ordinance would take effect 30 days after passage according to law.

No detailed roll-call vote tally of individual councilmembers was recorded in the public audio transcript; the clerk announced the motion as passing when called.

The ordinance and conditions require the developer to finalize engineering documents, extend or connect to 8-inch water and sewer mains as approved by the town utilities department, update and finalize the traffic impact analysis to address ADOT and town requirements, construct County Fair Trail to the town industrial-collector standard, and meet landscaping and screening requirements including a minimum 6-foot screen wall and evergreen plantings. Staff noted that future phases of the remaining acreage would need separate rezoning, neighborhood meetings, public hearings before the planning and zoning commission and a future council vote.

The council session closed without additional action on the item; staff said additional reviews, ADOT coordination and final engineer approvals will follow the entitlement step.","The Prescott Valley Town Council approved a rezoning to allow a roughly 86,800-square-foot delivery center on 19.23 acres, rejecting a prior proposal to rezone the full 100-acre parcel and adding conditions tied to utilities, traffic and ADOT right-of-way.","actionData","errors"]

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