Guadalupe council approves Mercado fee changes, telecom license and grants; denies one rent hike

The Guadalupe Town Council approved a series of administrative and budget-related items at its June 25, 2026 regular meeting, including a five-year right-of-way license for Cablevision Lightpath LLC, several Mercado rental and utility fee changes, acceptance of claims totaling $699,693.73, and a six-month intergovernmental agreement with Maricopa County for Community Action Program services.

The council approved providing support letters to Tempe Union High School District #213 for a tribal revenue-sharing grant application to the Ak-Chin Community seeking $63,032 to expand educational leadership, cultural and college-readiness programming for Native American students in grades 9–12. The request was recorded as approved by the council.

On infrastructure, the council approved a wired telecommunications license and right-of-way use agreement (C2026-15) with Cablevision Lightpath LLC to install and maintain telecommunications facilities within town roadways. The agreement term is five years from June 25, 2026, through June 24, 2030. The meeting record notes that telecommunication use of right-of-way is exempt from a linear-foot fee under state statute.

Several items affecting the town-owned Mercado at 9201 S. Avenida del Yaqui were also decided. The council approved stabilizing Mercado suite rent at $1.00 per square foot effective Oct. 1, 2026, for current and future tenants, and approved increases to Mercado utility fees — raising office/nonprofit utility charges from $0.20 to $0.30 per square foot and retail utility charges to $0.40 per square foot, effective Oct. 1, 2026. The council approved higher rental fees and a seasonal schedule for the Mercado patio and multipurpose room effective July 1, 2026. A separate proposal to raise Mercado suite rent to $1.05 per square foot was denied.

Financial oversight items included approval of checks registered for May 2026 totaling $699,693.73.

The council authorized an amended Intergovernmental Agreement (C2026-16) with Maricopa County Human Services to provide Community Action Program (CAP) services. The IGA covers July 1 through Dec. 31, 2026, and provides $32,500 to the town’s CAP; the item notes the shorter term and reduced funding compared with prior agreements (previous funding cited as $107,254 for a one-year term).

Votes at a glance • Approval of Feb. 26, 2026 minutes: APPROVED. • Tribal revenue-sharing support letters for TUHSD #213 ($63,032): APPROVED. • C2026-15 Cablevision Lightpath LLC right-of-way license (June 25, 2026–June 24, 2030): APPROVED. • Mercado suite rent stabilization to $1.00/sq ft (effective Oct. 1, 2026): APPROVED. • Mercado suite rent increase to $1.05/sq ft (effective Oct. 1, 2026): DENIED. • Mercado utility fee increases (to $0.30 office/nonprofit; $0.40 retail per sq ft): APPROVED. • Mercado patio and multipurpose room event rental fee increases and seasonal schedule (effective July 1, 2026): APPROVED. • Claims (checks registered for May 2026 totaling $699,693.73): APPROVED. • C2026-16 IGA with Maricopa County for CAP services ($32,500; July 1–Dec. 31, 2026): APPROVED.

What the council recorded as actions in the meeting summary often appears only as "APPROVED" or "DENIED" in the legal action summary; the transcript does not provide roll-call tallies or the names of motion movers and seconders. Where the record lists no vote details, the council's final disposition above reflects the meeting's legal action summary rather than a roll-call breakdown.

The agenda also included a proclamation for "Dave Ledyard Day," the town manager’s remarks, councilmember comments and adjournment as concluding items; the provided legal action summary records the formal approvals above but does not include further public-comment summaries or detailed debate.