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Council member David Jones moved approval of Resolution 2025-038 for a new Series 12 liquor license for Jimmy Valenzuela on behalf of Hangar Talk LLC doing business as Piccola Casa Italiana (PCI Pasta) at the mall food-court location. City licensing staff (Miss Marsh) reported the public hearing notice was posted for the required 20 days, no public comments had been received as of the meeting, and the police department background check returned no objection. The council voted to forward the application to the state for final action.

Why it matters: a Series 12 license is a restaurant liquor license; council action forwards local recommendation to the state authority that issues liquor licenses. There were no council conditions attached to the approval at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting | 05.22.25","oneSentenceSummary","The council approved Resolution 2025-038 recommending a Series 12 (restaurant) liquor license for Piccola Casa Italiana; the approval will be forwarded to the state for final action after a police background check returned no objection.","taxTitle","Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona","taxId",37671,"location","Arizona","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6227866,"Resident urges earlier driving-range lights cutoff at city-owned golf course, cites neighborhood petition",305,1792000,2097000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3479050-af7c4909a286614a276bf33378dd69e7&start=1792&end=2097","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3479050-af7c4909a286614a276bf33378dd69e7/thumbnail_1792000.jpg","/articles/6227866/Arizona/Resident-urges-earlier-driving-range-lights-cutoff-at-city-owned-golf-course-cites-neighborhood-petition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227866-9fe0d96dd0ed353b8e42b2d4bed44224/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205328&Signature=jnsY25xFaKLu8faqw0ZDW6WXZKXmkfsyO9d9rw6J28~N00-St2iIfU12-wrMABYLdCBnj9aHM34Tsr1LmArCQj0XPAM~3ZgRbRDql464N3W2F~TfduozT~ttPzsglq5w10RIqZfWk0RBn9r4p1c-bYvEG95WnnnUQhhzmqezA5I82TonuYh3O2LMDrg~-C~r2QaUt4j~~nfT1L1PM1r0w4vrUL5lpl62Nh8NWeSKA1GK9v0FKMMD2BryHqaWR-OQFqKI7X2ubKpjQ2Bo0ntOJWW9SHp365lESY7Ja61t-kGBX~wu8W2Lpt7yBwT40Rcz6gb4cAqUbOIgeaV-izey5A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sierra Vista — During the May 22 call to the public, resident Karen Flynn urged the City Council to require the city-owned golf course driving-range lights to be turned off earlier, citing low evening usage and complaints from nearby homeowners.

“On 12 random days between April 26 and last night…usage has gone down to an average of four people hitting balls at 8:00,” Flynn said, summarizing a spreadsheet of visits she provided to the council. Flynn told the council the range’s lights routinely remain on until 9:30 p.m. while the number of users drops by 9 p.m., and she said 93 residents submitted a petition in February asking for lights to be off at 8 p.m. because of light and noise impacts to surrounding neighborhoods.

Flynn compared the Sierra Vista facility to Dobson Ranch’s driving range in Phoenix, saying the Phoenix site has more commercial demand and greater separation from residences. She also relayed an email she said she received from Paradigm’s CEO, Joe Dahlstrom, stating that the company would “do everything we can to stay within” the light ordinance that requires lights out by 10 p.m., and argued the city should require an earlier cutoff to make the course “a good neighbor.”

Why it matters: Flynn said more lights will be added to the range under the current business agreement and that those lights, combined with noise, have driven two petition signers to move away. She asked the council to amend the park’s operating agreement and the applicable ordinances so lights are out at 8 p.m.

Council response and context: The council received Flynn’s petition and spreadsheet; there was no immediate council motion on the request during the meeting. Flynn asked that the business agreement and ordinances relating to the park be amended; staff or council did not provide a timetable for such changes at the meeting.

Background: Flynn noted that the city treats the golf course as a city park and contrasted the facility’s proximity to adjacent single-family homes with examples in other jurisdictions where residences sit farther from range lights. The management company referenced by Flynn, Paradigm, operates the course under a city business agreement, and Flynn urged the council to factor residential impacts into that agreement and ordinance enforcement.","A nearby resident told the council the driving-range lights at the city-owned golf course remain on past 8 p.m. for only a handful of users and that the management company is prioritizing profits over neighbors; she urged amending the park/business agreement and the city’s light ordinance to require lights off at 8 p.m.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6227871,"Sierra Vista council approves phased sewer and refuse increases, suspends development impact fees to fund plant expansion",58,1223000,1281000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3479050-af7c4909a286614a276bf33378dd69e7&start=1223&end=1281","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3479050-af7c4909a286614a276bf33378dd69e7/thumbnail_1223000.jpg","/articles/6227871/Arizona/Sierra-Vista-council-approves-phased-sewer-and-refuse-increases-suspends-development-impact-fees-to-fund-plant-expansion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227871-524675f3f12cd2d4cd7d4847f71366ec/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205328&Signature=V6W31~cGvaWz5KTS~DWn-ScSriPyWyYBDk1dfP~Hz1jz7zoTxpt~IcEJGYP1ON7BnpOGf6bUJq6khrEwjnw1AhFFe5EWj5-Bvwa56o1J-zniNBR96kKdy0lV0AoChlMJUIFXLQd0juukZS7d3KiCRDIHOnfUNUZMtxtlwiyhdEPCK7K-8SrozXoAHJGEK17vKYGJGUb7P50~vsRPeDBwVy99zwcGoB~UFLC4y8e9o0DxHlAm4u-MKi7piVLrSvPJFug0uSMmWkghaxyrFlFGbitFWNhewA7sLVJM2251~P-pqK7du40RrMlstHAjNcQnTYeMrt4Y-747WRekJ9m-oA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sierra Vista — The Sierra Vista City Council on May 22 approved a package of measures to address rising sewer and refuse costs, including a phased sewer-rate increase and a suspension of development impact fees intended to help fund an upcoming sewer-plant expansion.

Councilman Mark Rodriguez moved and the council approved Resolution 2025-039, which the motion describes as a 15% sewer-rate increase and a 10% residential-refuse rate increase effective July 1, 2025, a 2.25-times increase in the sewer connection fee on that same date, and an additional 50% sewer-rate increase and another 10% residential-refuse increase effective July 1, 2026. Councilwoman Angelica Landry moved and the council approved Resolution 2025-040 to impose an indefinite suspension of development impact fees beginning July 1, 2025. The council also approved Resolution 2025-041 to transfer funds among the city’s capital and development-fee accounts.

City staff described the decisions as necessary to stabilize enterprise funds and to build capacity at the treatment plant. “The sewer enterprise funds of the city are run as businesses,” said Mr. Phillips, a city staff member, explaining that sewer and refuse operations are funded by user fees rather than sales taxes or shared state revenue. Phillips told council members that rising repair and maintenance costs, a major liner repair that cost “over half a million dollars,” and increasing vehicle and equipment costs have strained the funds.

Why it matters: staff said the plant is nearing capacity and that without increased connection fees and planned rate increases the city will not be able to expand the plant to serve future growth. According to staff, suspending development impact fees and increasing connection fees reduces the administrative burden of low projected development and, as presented to council, results in about $198 in net savings for residential builders across five fee categories.

Supporting details: staff said the liners in parts of the system have a roughly 10–15 year lifespan and that a recent liner repair exceeded $500,000. Staff also cited a recent interceptor repair connected to a commercial property (identified in the presentation as work on the Fry Boulevard Taco Bell) that cost “over $300,000” and said such repairs must be paid from the sewer enterprise fund. The staff presentation noted that development-impact-fee processes require new studies and audits and that Sierra Vista’s projected residential growth (staff cited roughly 1.5% annual growth) reduces the expected revenue from those fees.

Council action and next steps: councilors voted to approve each resolution individually. Staff said the infrastructure-development-fee balance will be transferred to a HEERF fund and to the capital improvements fund to cover planned projects including Roadrunner Park; the capital improvements fund will also make transfers to zero out negative balances in the police and fire development-fee funds that resulted from previous station construction. Council members asked clarifying questions about which types of projects each development fee could fund (for example, park development fees for regional parks and infrastructure fees limited to major arterial road lanes). Staff confirmed that the sewer connection fee is not subject to development-impact-fee rules and can be adjusted to help fund plant capacity increases.

No public comments were recorded on these items during the meeting. Staff did not present a detailed timetable for plant expansion; council approval sets the new fees to take effect July 1, 2025, and the larger rate step in July 2026.

Councilman Rodriguez and other council members emphasized the importance of keeping the plant operating to permit future growth, and staff indicated the measures were split into three resolutions to address distinct accounting and timing constraints. The council approved all three resolutions on voice vote with no opposition recorded.

Looking ahead: staff said additional engineering, budget planning and possibly grant or bond work will be required before construction. The council did not adopt a construction schedule at the meeting.","The council approved a two-year series of sewer and residential refuse rate increases, a larger sewer connection fee, and an indefinite suspension of development impact fees; council also approved interfund transfers to cover existing negative balances and capital projects.","actionData","errors"]

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