City Council

Agenda

1. Mayor's Welcome
2. Roll Call
3. Invocation by Pastor Corey Moore from Holy Trinity Community AME Church
4. Pledge of Allegiance
5. Awards, Recognitions and Announcements
6. Take action on all consent agenda items.
7. Items on the Consent Agenda
8. Approval of minutes of previous meetings as written.
9. 2-a Approval of minutes of previous meetings as written.
   Minutes
10. Take action on the following contracts:
11. 3-a Three-Year Term Contract with Two-Year Renewal Options for Legal Processing Services for the Mesa Police Department (Citywide) This contract will establish legal processing services such as serving legal documents, same day courier services, and transport of documents requiring confidentiality, timeliness, thorough documentation, and professionalism. These services include Orders of Protection, Injunctions Against Harassment, and other legal documents as requested by the City Attorney/Prosecutor’s Office and other City departments. A committee representing the Mesa Police Department, Courts, and Procurement Services evaluated responses and recommend awarding the contract to the single respondent Hot Shot Legal Services, LLC (a Mesa business) at $150,000 annually, with an annual increase allowance of up to 5%, or the adjusted Consumer Price Index.
    Contract
12. 3-b Ten-Month Use of a Cooperative Term Contract with Renewals for Heavy Duty Fleet, Construction, and Agricultural/Industrial Parts, Service, and Accessories for the Fleet Services and Mesa Fire and Medical Departments (Citywide) This contract provides a comprehensive range of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts, components, accessories, and repair and maintenance services for more than 300 City-owned heavy-duty trucks, construction and industrial fleet vehicles, and associated equipment. While a significant portion of repair and maintenance is performed in-house, Fleet Services also engages qualified vendors to supplement internal resources to ensure timely, efficient support for departmental needs. Fleet Services Department, Procurement Services, and Mesa Fire and Medical Departments recommend authorizing the purchase using the Maricopa County cooperative contract with Arnold Machinery Company; Drake Truck Bodies, LLC dba Drake Equipment of Arizona; Empire Southwest, LLC (a Mesa business); GJH Motors, LLC; Hydraulic Controls, Inc.; JB Poindexter & Co, Inc. dba Reading Truck Equipment, LLC; Kenz and Leslie of Arizona, Inc.; Lawson Products, Inc.; Master Machinery; Norwood Equipment, LLC; Sanderson Ford; Sun Country Truck Equipment, Inc.; TruckPro LLC dba Arizona Brake & Clutch Supply; United Truck & Equipment Inc., dba United Built Equipment; and W.W. Williams Company, LLC at $1,200,000 annually, with an annual increase allowance of up to 5%, or the adjusted Consumer Price Index.
    Contract
13. 3-c Use of a Cooperative Contract for the Purchase of One Asphalt Paver (Replacement) for the Fleet Services and Transportation Departments (Citywide) Transportation is seeking to replace an asphalt paver that has reached the end of its useful life and meets the City's established replacement criteria. This equipment plays a critical role in the Transportation Department’s asphalt maintenance programs, supporting the repair and construction of road surfaces. The Fleet Services and Transportation Departments and Procurement Services recommend authorizing the purchase using the State of Arizona cooperative contract with Empire Southwest LLC dba Empire Machinery (a Mesa business) at $305,832.16, based on estimated requirements.
    Contract
14. 3-d Five-Year Term Use of a Cooperative Contract for the Purchase of Library Equipment, Maintenance, and Support for the Library Services Department (Citywide) This contract will provide library equipment and services, including self-checkout kiosks, automated book sorters, security gates, and maintenance coverage, essential to supporting daily circulation operations, streamlining check-in and check-out processes, and maintaining security and efficiency across all branch locations. Bibliotheca’s equipment is reliable, user friendly, and fully integrated with the Library’s existing systems, ensuring smooth operation and a consistent user experience for both staff and patrons. The Library Services Department and Procurement Services recommend authorizing the purchase using the Maricopa County cooperative contract with Bibliotheca LLC at $550,000 annually, with an annual increase allowance of up to 5%, or the adjusted Consumer Price Index.
    Contract
15. 3-e Two-Year Use of a Cooperative Term Contract with Renewal Options and Dollar Limit Increase for HVAC Services for Citywide Facilities for the Facilities Management Department (Citywide) This purchase provides comprehensive Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) support for City facilities, including equipment purchase, installation, preventative maintenance, and repair using multiple contracts and vendors to support varying manufacturer’s systems. Council previously approved cooperative contracts with five vendors. The cooperative contracts with two of the vendors, Comfort Systems Southwest and Daikin Comfort, were rebid. Facilities Management would like to add the new contracts with these vendors to the existing vendor pool. The dollar limit increase with the overall vendor pool will ensure adequate funding for HVAC-related initiatives scheduled for the current and following fiscal years. The dollar limit increase is within Facilities Management's budget. The Facilities Management Department and Procurement Services recommend authorizing the purchase using the Omnia Partners cooperative contracts with Comfort Systems Southwest and Daikin Comfort and increasing the dollar limit by $1,000,000 from $4,000,000 to $5,000,000 annually (total for all 5 vendors under contract), with an annual increase allowance of up to 5%, or the adjusted Consumer Price Index.
    Contract
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17. Take action on the following resolutions:
18. 4-a Approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a waiver of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) four-year notice provision for right-of-way abandonment as allowed by A.R.S. § 28-7209. Execution of the Waiver will allow ADOT to proceed with the abandonment and transfer to the City of previously identified traffic interchanges along the Superstition Freeway between South Crismon Road and South Signal Butte Road. (District 5) Resolution No. 12445
    Resolution
19. 4-b Approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a project agreement with the Maricopa Association of Governments for the Mountain Road: State Route 24 to Pecos Road project and related reimbursement. The total project cost is estimated at $13,553,887. The City is eligible for reimbursement of 70%, or up to $9,487,721, and responsible for the remaining project costs estimated at $4,066,166. This project will be funded using the Transportation Fund. (District 6) Resolution No. 12446
    Resolution
20. 4-c Designating the Authorized Applicant Agent and Alternate Authorized Applicant Agent on behalf of the City of Mesa for filing applications with the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (AZDEMA) for Disaster Relief Funding. The AZDEMA is requesting an update to the previously approved Resolution #10720 to indicate the title, and name of the designated Authorized Applicant Agent. (Citywide) Resolution No. 12447
    Resolution
21. 4-d Approving and authorizing the City Manager to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to participate in the Central Arizona Safe Trails Task Force (STTF). (Citywide) Resolution No. 12448
    Resolution
22. 4-e Approving and authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Pinal County Sheriff’s Office for cooperative law enforcement training. (Citywide) Resolution No. 12449
    Resolution
23. Take action on the following resolutions declaring the 2024 editions of technical codes from the International Family of Codes and amendments to those technical codes to be public records and available to the public, and introduction of the following ordinances pertaining to Mesa City Code Title 4 (Building Regulations), and setting December 8, 2025 as the date of the public hearing on these ordinances:
24. 5-a An ordinance amending Mesa City Code Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 1 (Mesa Administrative Code). The amendments include but are not limited to: amending Section 4-1-2, subparagraph A, to update the effective date; and amending Sections 4-1-1, 4-1-2, and 4-1-5 to correct references to certain technical codes. (Citywide) Ordinance No. 5979
    Ordinance
25. 5-b A resolution declaring as a public record those certain documents filed with the City Clerk known as the “2024 International Building Code and its appendices C, E, I, and J” and titled “Amendments to the 2024 International Building Code.” (Citywide) Resolution No. 12450
    Resolution
26. 5-c An ordinance amending Mesa City Code Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 2 (Mesa Building Code) pertaining to the adoption by reference of the 2024 International Building Code and its appendices C, E, I, and J and Amendments to the 2024 International Building Code. The amendments include but are not limited to: repealing in its entirety Section 4-2-1 and replacing it with a new Section 4-2-1 (Adopted by Reference); replacing Section 4-2-2 with a new Section 4-2-2 (Amendments to the 2024 International Building Code); and renumbering the Penalty Clause as Section 4-2-3. (Citywide) Ordinance No. 5980
    Ordinance
27. 5-d A resolution declaring as a public record those certain documents filed with the City Clerk known as the “2024 International Residential Code and its appendices BB, BF, and NE” and titled “Amendments to the 2024 International Residential Code.” (Citywide) Resolution No. 12451
    Resolution
28. 5-e An ordinance amending Mesa City Code Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 3 (Mesa Residential Code) pertaining to the adoption by reference of the 2024 International Residential Code and its appendices BB, BF, and NE and Amendments to the 2024 International Residential Code. The amendments include but are not limited to: repealing in its entirety Section 4-3-1 and replacing it with a new Section 4-3-1 (Adopted by Reference); replacing Section 4-3-2 with a new Section 4-3-2 (Amendments to the 2024 International Residential Code); and renumbering the Penalty Clause as Section 4-3-3. (Citywide) Ordinance No. 5981
    Ordinance
29. 5-f A resolution declaring as a public record those certain documents filed with the City Clerk known as the “2023 National Electrical Code” and titled “Amendments to the 2023 National Electrical Code.” (Citywide) Resolution No. 12452
    Resolution
30. 5-g An ordinance amending Mesa City Code Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 4 (Mesa Lighting and Electrical Code) pertaining to the adoption by reference of the 2023 National Electrical Code and Amendments to the 2023 National Electrical Code. The amendments include but are not limited to: repealing in its entirety Section 4-4-2 and replacing it with a new Section 4-4-2 (Adopted by Reference); replacing Section 4-4-3 with a new Section 4-4-3 (Amendments to the 2023 National Electrical Code); and renumbering the Penalty Clause as Section 4-4-4. (Citywide) Ordinance No. 5982
    Ordinance
31. 5-h A resolution declaring as a public record those certain documents filed with the City Clerk known as the “2024 International Plumbing Code and its appendices C and E” and titled “Amendments to the 2024 International Plumbing Code.” (Citywide) Resolution No. 12453
    Resolution
32. 5-i An ordinance amending Mesa City Code Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 5 (Mesa Plumbing Code) pertaining to the adoption by reference of the 2024 International Plumbing Code and its appendices C and E and Amendments to the 2024 International Plumbing Code. The amendments include but are not limited to: repealing in its entirety Section 4-5-1 and replacing it with a new Section 4-5-1 (Adopted by Reference); replacing Section 4-5-2 with a new Section 4-5-2 (Amendments to the 2024 International Plumbing Code); and renumbering the Penalty Clause as Section 4-5-3. (Citywide) Ordinance No. 5983
    Ordinance
33. 5-j A resolution declaring as a public record those certain documents filed with the City Clerk known as the “2024 International Mechanical Code” and titled “Amendments to the 2024 International Mechanical Code.” (Citywide) Resolution No. 12454
    Resolution
34. 5-k An ordinance amending Mesa City Code Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 6 (Mesa Mechanical Code) pertaining to the adoption by reference of the 2024 International Mechanical Code and Amendments to the 2024 International Mechanical Code. The amendments include but are not limited to: repealing in its entirety Section 4-6-1 and replacing it with a new Section 4-6-1 (Adopted by Reference); replacing Section 4-6-2 with a new Section 4-6-2 (Amendments to the 2024 International Mechanical Code); and renumbering the Penalty Clause as Section 4-6-3. (Citywide) Ordinance No. 5984
    Ordinance
35. 5-l A resolution declaring as a public record that certain documents have been filed with the City Clerk known as the “2024 International Fuel Gas Code and its appendices A and B” and titled “Amendments to the 2024 International Fuel Gas Code.” (Citywide) Resolution No. 12455
    Resolution
36. 5-m An ordinance amending Mesa City Code Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 7 (Mesa Fuel Gas Code) pertaining to the adoption by reference of the 2024 International Fuel Gas Code and its appendices A and B and Amendments to the 2024 International Fuel Gas Code. The amendments include but are not limited to: repealing in its entirety Section 4-7-1 and replacing it with a new Section 4-7-1 (Adopted by Reference); replacing Section 4-7-2 with a new Section 4-7-2 (Amendments to the 2024 International Fuel Gas Code); and renumbering the Penalty Clause as Section 4-7-3. (Citywide) Ordinance No. 5985
    Ordinance
37. 5-n A resolution declaring as a public record those certain documents filed with the City Clerk known as the “2024 International Existing Building Code” and titled “Amendments to the 2024 International Existing Building Code.” (Citywide) Resolution No. 12456
    Resolution
38. 5-o An ordinance amending Mesa City Code Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 8 (Mesa Existing Building Code) pertaining to the adoption by reference of the 2024 International Existing Building Code and Amendments to the 2024 International Existing Building Code. The amendments include but are not limited to: repealing in its entirety Section 4-8-1 and replacing it with a new Section 4-8-1 (Compliance Options); repealing in its entirety Section 4-8-3 and replacing it with a new Section 4-8-3 (Option B - International Existing Building Code, Adopted by Reference); replacing Section 4-8-4 with a new Section 4-8-4 (Option B ‒ Amendments to the 2024 International Existing Building Code); and renumbering the Penalty Clause as Section 4-8-5. (Citywide) Ordinance No. 5986
    Ordinance
39. 5-p A resolution declaring as a public record those certain documents filed with the City Clerk known as the “2024 International Energy Conservation Code and its appendix RE” and titled “Amendments to the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code.” (Citywide) Resolution No. 12457
    Resolution
40. 5-q An ordinance amending Mesa City Code Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 9 (Mesa Energy Conservation Code) pertaining to the adoption by reference of the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code and its appendix RE and Amendments to the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code. The amendments include but are not limited to: repealing in its entirety Section 4-9-1 and replacing it with a new Section 4-9-1 (Adopted by Reference); replacing Section 4-9-2 with a new Section 4-9-2 (Amendments to the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code); and renumbering the Penalty Clause as Section 4-9-3. (Citywide) Ordinance No. 5987
    Ordinance
41. 5-r A resolution declaring as a public record those certain documents filed with the City Clerk known as the “2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code” and titled “Amendments to the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code.” (Citywide) Resolution No. 12458
    Resolution
42. 5-s An ordinance amending Mesa City Code Title 4 (Building Regulations), Chapter 10 (Mesa Swimming Pool and Spa Code) pertaining to the adoption by reference of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code and Amendments to the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code. The amendments include but are not limited to: repealing in its entirety Section 4-10-1 and replacing it with a new Section 4-10-1 (Adopted by Reference); replacing Section 4-10-2 with a new Section 4-10-2 (Amendments to the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code); and renumbering the Penalty Clause as Section 4-10-3. (Citywide) Ordinance No. 5988
    Ordinance
43. Take action on the following resolution declaring the 2024 edition of the International Fire Code and amendments to that code to be public records and available to the public, and introduction of the following ordinance pertaining to Mesa City Code Title 7 (Fire Regulations), and setting December 8, 2025 as the date of the public hearing on this ordinance:
44. 6-a A resolution declaring as a public record those certain documents filed with the City Clerk known as the “2024 International Fire Code and its Appendices B, C, E, F, I, L, N, and O” and titled “Amendments to the 2024 International Fire Code.” (Citywide) Resolution No. 12444
    Resolution
45. 6-b An ordinance amending Mesa City Code Title 7 (Fire Regulations) pertaining to the adoption by reference of the 2024 International Fire Code and its appendices B, C, E, F, I, L, N, and O and Amendments to the 2024 International Fire Code. The amendments include but are not limited to: in Chapter 1 (Fire Prevention Standards), amending Section 7-1-1 (Assuming Jurisdiction of Fire Prevention Standards) to update a statutory citation; in Chapter 2 (Fire Code), repealing in its entirety Section 7-2-1 (Adopted by Reference) and replacing it with a new Section 7-2-1; in Chapter 2 (Fire Code), repealing in its entirety Section 7-2-2 (Amendments to the 2024 International Fire Code) and replacing it with a new Section 7-2-2; in Chapter 2 (Fire Code), repealing in its entirety Section 7-2-3 and replacing it with a new Section 7-2-3 (Penalty Clause); in Chapter 2 (Fire Code), adopting a new Section 7-2-4 (Digital/Electronic Drawing File Submissions); in Chapter 3 (Fire Calls Outside City Limits), amending Section 7-3-1 to include gender-neutral terms; repealing and deleting in its entirety Chapter 4 (Fire Investigators); and renumbering Chapter 5 (Cost Recovery) as Chapter 4. (Citywide) Ordinance No. 5978
    Ordinance