Votes at a glance: Show Low special council meeting

The Show Low City Council unanimously approved the following formal actions at a special meeting on Sept. 16, 2025:

- Consent calendar: Council approved the consent calendar, which included award of a contract for carpet and tile cleaning, acceptance of a downtown parking lot, and approval of minutes from prior meetings. Motion passed unanimously.

- Asphalt purchase (Project No. 5002692): Council awarded the purchase of asphalt concrete for the Sierra Pines paving project to Perkins Aggregate Incorporated in an amount not to exceed $63,687.25. Motion passed unanimously.

- Show Low Sports and Event Center site selection: Council selected Site 2 (developer-donated parcel north of East Wolford Road) for the sports and event center. Motion passed unanimously.

- Seating configuration for the sports and event center: Council approved seating configuration Alternate 1 (hybrid telescopic/fixed seating, staff said this preserves roughly a 4,300 baseline seating figure and lowers the building compared to earlier designs). Motion passed unanimously.

Vote tallies (as recorded in meeting minutes): all items passed with unanimous votes of the council members present (5 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain); one council member (Councilman Clark) was listed as running late and recorded absent for roll call.

Notes: Several items generated extended public comment (especially the site-selection item). The council approved site selection and seating configuration but did not adopt final project budgets, rezoning or contract awards for the event center at this meeting; staff was directed to proceed with site-specific design and to return with cost estimates and design updates.

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