City Council Study Session, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

The City of Airway Heights City Council held a study session on October 13, 2026. The council received an informational briefing on draft 2027 state legislative priorities; no priorities were adopted, with formal action planned for the following week. Potential requests included $1 million for the public safety and court building, $450,000 for recreation-center critical systems, $1 million for Sakani Park, and $367,000 for Hayford Road and McFarland Road roundabout design. The discussion also covered possible funding for a fire truck, affordable-housing incentives, and an electric fleet. The lobbyist recommended narrowing the agenda to three to five priorities. Staff reported that the Hayford Road preservation project is out to bid, with bids expected to return for council consideration, and that three additional third-party review service contracts may come to council in the next few months.

Council discussed an expansion of the city’s existing Framework contract for development-code work related to the Housing Accountability Act, seeking an additional $10,700 from the General Professional Services Community Planning Operations Fund; council indicated it was ready to move the item forward, though no formal vote is captured in the transcript. The recreation center’s Munters air-handling unit repairs were discussed, along with boiler issues; a separate boiler replacement option was estimated at about $14,000, but no repair award or purchase decision was recorded. In the 2026 budget update, staff forecast an approximately $2 million operating gap and identified a search for a new IT service provider and closer review of contracts and costs as part of efforts to improve financial sustainability.