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Sedona Council directs staff to pursue lease and lot-line work with film festival at Western Gateway

Sedona City Council · December 18, 2025
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Summary

After a multi-hour retreat discussion, Sedona City Council unanimously directed staff to begin lot-line adjustments and draft a potential lease to accommodate the Sedona International Film Festival’s proposed development at the Western Gateway, preferring a lease to retain city ownership and control.

Sedona City Council on Dec. 18 directed city staff to begin land- and legal work to allow the Sedona International Film Festival (SIF) to develop a portion of the city-owned Western Gateway property.

The council’s decision, taken after a lengthy briefing and public-staff exchange, authorizes staff to pursue lot-line adjustments to define the footprint SIF would be allowed to use and to draft potential lease terms for council review. The directive stops short of approving any sale, zone change or final agreement.

City staff said the first steps will be technical: determine and record parcel boundaries,…

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