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Council approves arts grants, flood‑control IGA and a slate of procurement items including waste, sidewalk repairs and police vehicles
Summary
Council approved two $100,000 Arts & Culture grants, accepted Yavapai County flood‑control funding, authorized several procurement contracts (trip‑hazard repairs, Waste Management linking agreement) and budgeted purchase of 13 police vehicles under state contract; it also awarded a decarbonization planning contract using EECBG grant funds.
In a single evening the Sedona City Council approved a range of routine but consequential financial actions: arts grants, intergovernmental funding for drainage improvements, several procurement contracts and a package of municipal purchases and planning contracts.
Arts and Culture grants: Christie Turk, City Liaison for the Arts and Culture Grant Program, reported two eligible Sedona nonprofits — the Sedona Arts Center and the Sedona International Film Festival — were recommended by the volunteer review committee to each receive $100,000 for FY26 (total $200,000). Council approved the awards subject to the City Attorney’s review of the written grant agreements.
Flood control IGA: Public Works presented an intergovernmental agreement with the Yavapai County Flood Control District committing up to $520,400 in YCFCD funds to design and construct general drainage improvements at multiple local streets (Andante Drive, Kachina Drive, El Camino Grande, Rodeo Drive and Sanborn Drive); council unanimously approved the resolution authorizing the IGA.
Procurement and contracts: Council authorized a three‑year linking agreement with Precision Concrete Cutting, Inc. (trip‑hazard elimination; not to exceed $200,000) to maintain safe ADA‑compliant sidewalks; approved a linking agreement with Waste Management of Arizona to provide trash collection services through Aug. 6, 2028 (not to exceed $500,000) under state contract terms; and approved a professional services agreement with Alternative Energy Systems Consulting (AESC) for decarbonization planning and design (not to exceed $249,759.50) to scope EV charging, solar, HVAC electrification, microgrid needs and heat‑mitigation measures for municipal facilities using EECBG grant funds.
Police vehicles: Council authorized the budgeted purchase of 13 new police vehicles through Arizona State contracts for $1,246,000 (mix of patrol interceptors, Tahoe specialty vehicles for K‑9 and F‑150s for outreach and commercial‑vehicle work); staff said vehicles would be upfitted to a Sedona blueprint to ensure operational consistency and that lead times remain a procurement risk due to manufacturer constraints.
The council’s approvals were largely unanimous; staff will manage contract scopes, permit processes and grant conditions, and return to council for policy items such as deployment rules for the siren system and any major development agreements.
