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The deputy city attorney and staff had reviewed the ballot language in advance; council received no public comment on the item and had APS representatives available in the chamber. The resolution authorizes the city clerk to open the argument-filing period and carry out related election tasks required under state law.

Council voted 7-0 to adopt the resolution.

Councilmember comments were brief; staff said the item was included in the agenda packet and that the clerk would manage posting and argument periods as required by election law.

The resolution will place a renewal of the APS franchise agreement before Prescott voters and trigger the procedural steps for argument filing and ballot preparation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Voting Meeting - June 24th 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Prescott City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-1917 to place a proposed APS utility franchise renewal on the Nov. 4, 2025 general-election ballot and approved the ballot language and related election filing processes.","taxTitle","Prescott City, Yavapai County, Arizona","taxId",53183,"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},6187394,"FAA and federal grants bring $6.7 million to Prescott Airport; city match $170,000 approved",237,3313000,3550000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5070693-cc4273823c20f8494a9f1e50929af7fc&start=3313&end=3550","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5070693-cc4273823c20f8494a9f1e50929af7fc/thumbnail_3313000.jpg","/articles/6187394/Prescott-City/Yavapai-County/Arizona/FAA-and-federal-grants-bring-67-million-to-Prescott-Airport-city-match-170000-approved","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6187394-a9c4ddfe2c13c31633a451cbc708fc82/orig.mp4?Expires=1773721592&Signature=imLUvBPOLQ3l4w8Khh4iXuelfWMFfiouGXQwNEAXI1yK5oJjduf3dbm6YrMU-3hH3JO7MTu4Td8Sc1aaGBNoXdNQJXlkiVpIHKx8q6l18hFf659aTxW1FZvP~NyrBpYvTtEdQCHN6BiLgFFRSEsHs6RbMwKx~Wr2BiOOHpTMc1c0YPC0TJN12n6zNPFJu2eQL0n9xAwBFvhNg9inYFd8o~5JPuERHo7SuMWM0Ztp8R4ZMqtjCfizA5yNqQbDBXeMg7HppR432o1N5bq9dYA5zG45AOBzcfJYu1vdVlZqeUjlc8DnGDsED-qVw1TLfUdvgh-rrh0uyLrFlhV-51vavA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Prescott City Council on June 24 approved consent-item 8e to accept four federal aviation grants for the Prescott Airport totaling $6,700,000 and authorized the city match of $170,000.

Mayor Jerry Goode summarized the grants in council discussion: $3,000,000 for phase 1 land acquisition; $1,000,000 for an additional land-acquisition phase; $856,000 for runway electrical improvements; and $1,660,000 for hangar development phase 1. The mayor said those awards totaled $6,700,000 in federal funds and that the city's required match was $170,000.

Goode told council the grants help strengthen the airport's operations for commercial and general aviation and emphasized the airport's role in wildfire-response operations. He said the city and the manager were pursuing more federal grant opportunities and noted that budgeting for potential grants requires anticipating receipts and including them in the adopted budget so the city can spend funds if they are awarded.

Council voted 7-0 to approve the consent-item acceptance and the related budgetary actions required to accept the grants.

\"The amount of funding that comes into the airport to improve its operations ... and the ability for our airport to be the primary wildfire fighting airport in all of Northern Arizona is so incredibly important,\" Mayor Goode said in the meeting.","Council approved consent acceptance of four federal aviation grants totaling $6,700,000 for land acquisition, runway electrical work and hangar development; city matching funds were $170,000. Council emphasized federal grant strategy and budgeting procedures.",{"_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},6187399,"Prescott council adopts FY 2026 budget and tax-expenditure limit",304,3710000,4014000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5070693-cc4273823c20f8494a9f1e50929af7fc&start=3710&end=4014","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5070693-cc4273823c20f8494a9f1e50929af7fc/thumbnail_3710000.jpg","/articles/6187399/Prescott-City/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Prescott-council-adopts-FY-2026-budget-and-tax-expenditure-limit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6187399-43fbf2c0885411ea41e95a661c85e2c5/orig.mp4?Expires=1773721592&Signature=JtUKv3-K98gli5pP1I5TewCGOLakrWqpnDjH1yq7BP44LvtEisKTVIrpJONB0H~T2ErVuQW-nKwu2~XxzuRoxyLP2CpKshGqxJF4AyJwHZ7fyaySStCG2eusu1sirV-x9vGKS-0L3BvoElx--KtIxxArYaiXw9SP2SFKwhPXwh4bBNOZL3W9FQWLZOSvNkTOR0gABxmaTFZkYO04Ea-GS2gTOUktXpVZiiVxlIcgCaeKOmLBrWNyGJSy~LLaDaLIBWy9rrPWeHjEPbvBrInT0SkRlRLQmv65LR2bd18wroZteaMoEXCkT7Neq15jPS33hxFWGtunVXfAFge0rie8Bw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","After a public hearing on June 24, the Prescott City Council convened a special meeting and adopted Resolution No. 2025-1927 to approve the fiscal year 2026 budget expenditure limitation and the city-authorized position roster.

Deputy Finance Director Lars Johnson summarized the budget: proposed operating expenditures of $145,000,000, capital expenditures of $148,000,000, and a $10,000,000 contingency, which he said totaled $303,746,162 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. Johnson told the council that the property-tax levy for FY26 would be $2,304,514, an increase only reflecting new construction on the tax rolls; staff and council were not proposing an increase in the tax rate.

Following the public hearing and a roll call, the council recessed the regular meeting, convened the required special meeting, and adopted the resolution by unanimous vote. City staff said the property-tax levy would be formally adopted after the statutorily required 14-day notice and that staff would publish required notices and maintain the alternative expenditure limitation as home rule.

\"To this point, there's been significant work and meetings, by city staff, by council, and from the public as well,\" Johnson said during his presentation. The resolution passed on a 7-0 roll call in the special meeting.

Council directed staff to complete the required post-adoption notifications and return any follow-up material as needed.","The City of Prescott adopted its fiscal year 2026 expenditure limitation and held the required public hearing, approving a budget that totals approximately $303.7 million and a property tax levy of $2,304,514; council set the levy without raising the tax rate.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6187404,"Prescott council fails to send updated general plan to November ballot after split vote",4276,4140000,8416000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5070693-cc4273823c20f8494a9f1e50929af7fc&start=4140&end=8416","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5070693-cc4273823c20f8494a9f1e50929af7fc/thumbnail_4140000.jpg","/articles/6187404/Prescott-City/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Prescott-council-fails-to-send-updated-general-plan-to-November-ballot-after-split-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6187404-999455f56ef3e21c8071c1e55a678127/orig.mp4?Expires=1773721592&Signature=ZW29YxnEtkUtNj0HndRKcLMvnar53H9HRHFBripfsCWdje9YVa~cOm9n1vo19yvj-t6SFR9YN84ZGeZSp0ipnR-viIwqt4lxDQbvmM8UpOBmfoj7ASYRziNCYYnQcmpTCvKMRuliI8jMB3uQPNhUS9kccI790Wg0pnT~4p-oeor1YyIHOHsfncXR4NemIMxg3GpqsU7tUKj~6JU02NQ4GpBORqHAHN~TyyG3ZwPpbVA0z-PSLZ96Tj5SRBhDVpmTCNGwsmkct1IQRRmKRLV~etuJhs2zDNN7l-RPH0duu5cmYnAd7WwOJjl-HT8SrZM0Zv1oaWgFoKbQut1XW6T46w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Prescott City Council on June 24 voted but did not reach the five-vote threshold required to place an updated city general plan before voters on Nov. 4, 2025.

Chelsea Walton, the city's community development director, presented the updated 2025 general plan and an amended future land use map. Walton and Airport Director Rick Kreider discussed a specific Northeast quadrant adjacent to the Prescott Airport runway; council members agreed to extend a \"very low density\" future-land-use designation to vacant sections up to the airport-specific-area boundary in the northeast, and staff said they would incorporate that amendment before any further action.

The meeting became contentious over a nondiscrimination wording and other edits. Mayor Jerry Goode and several council members debated replacing the word \"genders\" in plan text with the word \"sexes\" (or with a different term) after the mayor said he feared that federal grant reviewers might penalize applicants for certain language. Opponents said the proposed substitution was politically driven and not required; supporters said the change would reduce perceived risk to federal grant funding.

After public comment that ranged from support for the draft plan to criticisms that it was either too broad or too prescriptive, Councilmember [name not specified in transcript] moved to accept the March 25 draft of the plan and send it to the ballot. The motion did not achieve the five votes required for placing the measure on the ballot. A subsequent motion to adopt the resolution that would place the plan on the Nov. 4 ballot failed on a 3-4 vote.

Walton told council that staff would correct typographical errors identified in the packet, update the future-land-use map consistent with the airport discussion, and prepare materials for public information if council later decides to place the plan on a future ballot. By statute and practice, if the council does not send an updated plan to voters, the city will continue to operate under the 2015 general plan until council acts again.

Public commenters were sharply divided; supporters urged the council to trust the citizen general-plan review committee and take the draft to voters, and opponents urged additional edits before a public vote. Several commenters raised concerns about water, budget implications, and specific plan language.

\"This is a general plan document when the park is finalized and marketing name and marketing material created,\" Walton said during discussion of a related park-name question, noting the plan can be updated later. The council did not adopt the resolution to send the plan to voters on June 24.","After six public hearings and months of drafting, the City of Prescott council did not reach the five-vote threshold to place the 2025 general plan on the November ballot. The meeting included map changes for airport-adjacent land, debate over wording on nondiscrimination, and extensive public comment.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6187408,"Legislative session leaves Prescott watching budget, local-control fights",2408,582000,2990000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5070693-cc4273823c20f8494a9f1e50929af7fc&start=582&end=2990","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5070693-cc4273823c20f8494a9f1e50929af7fc/thumbnail_582000.jpg","/articles/6187408/Prescott-City/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Legislative-session-leaves-Prescott-watching-budget-local-control-fights","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6187408-c1427af98ea9e9ee5fc986de98da2ff5/orig.mp4?Expires=1773721592&Signature=FztPxrjngAdx9Ke~wxC~MtipKB9UE~Rh9is0opyHu~Gg4VRdb~npwVIlpnFK5674ZNu6CMHrfrk89qtw7pIKG1xSxqVmU3KUN5UL51viOZpexfxdmvEhYYNjSkFIjcRjcukYQpbefUKVRQliLSVpU-yEQ1-Lrj46W7nno-cGW0ssX4MCc6LXAt1H9vaZipfQhBJMctj2-myxqR6S0cAWE6UlLsouMbZCPy~CDo8~aBTece3wdVLBH5xq-8KRaeF3nyvnz4QrAZRW~ZCoTU0yo-HlrA-4G8F~1YfOLYs31EtwX3wNLR5rW~5W~1qFcz3farD4A2ZCOW2GZizpiJ4RYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Alexis Fassdorff of State 48 Public Affairs and Nick Ponder of High Ground Public Affairs told the Prescott City Council on June 24 that the Arizona Legislature remained in an extended session and that several high-priority items affecting Prescott were still unsettled.

Fassdorff said a 2024 accessory-dwelling-unit law had been amended this year to clarify that the expansion allowed last year applies only to communities with populations of 75,000 and above, a change she said preserved local control for smaller cities such as Prescott. She also reported that a bill to compel uniform minimum lot sizes across municipalities (referred to in the presentation as Senate Bill 1229) was amended during the process and ultimately died in committee.

The consultants described a contentious budget fight in Phoenix. The house and the senate presented competing budget numbers; Fassdorff said the house was working from an estimate closer to $277 million in surplus while the senate and governor's office used higher figures. That disagreement left some projects uncertain and raised the prospect of a short-term continuation budget or a government shutdown if leaders could not reconcile differences.

Fassdorff and Ponder said Prescott had several positive outcomes under consideration: both regular house and senate budget bills included $3.5 million for a Prescott Airport fire-service ramp and funds to transfer rodeo-related revenue to the city. They also said congressional earmark requests had included $3 million for the Prescott Airport in a proposed federal spending bill, though that remained subject to the federal process. The presenters urged continued local engagement to preserve those allocations.

The pair highlighted a bill on \"instant\" solar permitting (referred to in the presentation as bill 2033) that Prescott staff had flagged as a risk because rapid, low‑oversight permitting could create safety and disposal problems for photovoltaic equipment. Fassdorff credited outreach by city staff and legislators for stopping that measure in its original form.

On local revenue, Fassdorff said amendments would preserve the rate of Prescott's voter-approved food-tax measure and that a statewide referral would ask voters in 2026 whether municipalities may preserve such local revenues; local lobbyists had pushed to keep the decision with municipal voters.

Ponder and Fassdorff urged continued council engagement with legislators, noting that divided government and narrow margins in the statehouse can create both obstacles and opportunities for targeted advocacy.

\"This has been a really, really historical and interesting legislative session to be a part of,\" Fassdorff said. \"We are really excited to report some really positive outcomes to you all today.\"","Lobbyists for Prescott summarized a prolonged Arizona legislative session on June 24, reporting wins on accessory-dwelling-unit language, defeat of a statewide lot-size preemption bill, protection for the city's food-tax revenue, and possible state funding for the Prescott Airport; budget negotiations and a potential shutdown remain unresolved.","actionData","errors"]

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