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Nogales council approves grants, liquor licenses, equipment donation and road contract; actions at a glance
Summary
At its May 6 meeting, Nogales council approved reallocation for an Operation Stone Garden grant, multiple special‑event liquor licenses, donation of surplus equipment to a college EMT program, appointment of a presiding magistrate, and authorization to award a $2.77M contract for an industrial‑park road rehab.
The Nogales City Council recorded several formal actions and orders on May 6 that affect operations, grants and capital work.
Key approvals and motions
- Operation Stone Garden grant: Council approved an order reallocating $137,136 from an Arizona Department of Homeland Security Operation Stone Garden award for reimbursable equipment. (Order 2026‑05‑017)
- Liquor licenses: Council approved several special‑event liquor licenses for local organizations, including parish and city event requests for June and July events.
- EMT program equipment donation: Council approved donation and/or loan of surplus equipment (including an out‑of‑service ambulance and expired training supplies) to support an EMT certification program hosted by the provisional community college; staff said intra‑government transfers avoid gift/loan restrictions.
- Presiding magistrate employment agreement: Council approved an employment service agreement for Robert Gillan (presiding magistrate) to continue serving in that role.
- Industrial Park Drive rehabilitation: Council authorized the city manager to award a contract with Sunland Asphalt & Construction LLC for the Industrial Park Drive rehab project (AIGA25‑0011) in an amount not to exceed $2,769,412; staff said the procurement used a cooperative contract method and the bidder was vetted through that process.
- ADOT lease termination notice: Council approved a notice of intent to terminate a lease (CR988) for a Nogales port‑of‑entry facility site that the state had under lease; staff said ADOT supported the termination due to disuse and maintenance liabilities.
Where votes were recorded on the dais, staff noted motions passed by majority or unanimous voice votes as indicated on the record; detailed member‑by‑member tallies were not consistently read into the public minutes.
What’s next: Staff will proceed with contract award and procurement steps for the road rehab, execute the magistrate agreement, transmit grant reallocation paperwork, and coordinate logistics to transfer the approved equipment to the college’s EMT program.
