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Goodyear council passes consent items, approves public art plan and discretionary fund changes; continues pad amendment
Summary
At its March 24 meeting the council approved multiple consent items and two business items, and unanimously continued a PAD amendment for further review.
The Goodyear City Council took several recorded actions on March 24, 2025. Key outcomes:
- Consent agenda (Items 1–8): Approved by vote 7‑0. Items included approval of minutes; liquor license applications (Shake Shack #1515, Breakaway Bar & Grill); permanent patio permit extension for Sip at the Ranch; budget amendments and expenditure authority; and three resolutions: one modifying an assessment within the McDowell Road Commercial Corridor Improvement District (Res. 2025‑2454), and two authorizing grant applications to Arizona State Parks and Trails and the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority (Res. 2025‑2455 and Res. 2025‑2456).
- Public hearing: Celebrate Plaza PAD amendment (ordinance read into record as Ordinance 2025‑1629) — the council unanimously voted 7‑0 to continue the item for additional staff and applicant revisions; the ordinance was not adopted at this meeting.
- Public hearing: Development impact fee audit — informational presentation; no council action taken.
- Public hearing: Fiscal year 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) annual plan — informational public hearing; no action taken. Staff will return on May 5 to request authorization to submit the final plan to HUD after incorporating public comment and receiving final allocation numbers.
- Business: Discretionary fund policy update and associated budget amendment — council approved the policy change allowing unspent discretionary funds to be carried forward for one fiscal year and approved a budget amendment reallocating $19,500 from city manager contingency, setting mayoral discretionary funds to $7,500 and each council member's discretionary funds to $5,000. Vote: 6‑1.
- Business: Fiscal year 2026 annual public art plan — council approved the Arts and Culture Commission's recommended annual public art plan for FY 2026. Vote: 7‑0.
Where votes were recorded as tallies in the meeting, this summary reports the official vote counts as announced by the council.
