Tempe City Council - Regular Session - Oct. 15, 2026

Tempe City Council regular session, Oct. 15, 2026 (date per meeting title). The council approved the consent agenda 7–0, which included awards of bids and contracts (items 7B1–7B13). Among the separately discussed business, it approved a fiscal-year 2026–27 amendment to the Regional Public Transportation Authority agreement for transit services, and considered awarding Tempcon Concrete Construction LLC a construction contract for minor concrete improvements (Project 5401417A); the transcript does not clearly capture the outcome of the concrete-contract vote. The council also took up a Community Development Block Grant action-plan amendment and a transfer from the fire capital fund to the general-obligation debt-service fund. It approved the Emerald Center zoning amendment for a proposed 376-unit mixed-use development 7–0.

The council approved an ordinance concerning automated license plate reader technology by a 6–1 vote, after public testimony and council debate focused on privacy, law-enforcement use, and interagency data sharing. Other actions included approval of a power-distribution easement for Arizona Public Service and consideration of a rooftop lease amendment. A public speaker also questioned the cost and use of a crisis-management consultant, citing an increased monthly payment, but the council did not discuss or take action on that concern during the meeting.