City Council Work Session - 07/07/2025

The City Council Work Session for the City of Goodyear held on July 7, 2025, focused primarily on the topic of billboard regulations and the update of the city's engineering design standards and policies manual. The council discussed the current prohibition of billboards within the city, distinctions between on-premise digital signage and off-premise billboards, and the limited digital marquee program on city property that generates revenue for transit services. Staff presented research on billboard policies in neighboring cities, highlighting that many peer cities do not allow billboards, and recommended maintaining the current regulations without expanding digital billboard allowances. Council members expressed concerns about visual clutter and community identity, generally supporting the staff recommendation to keep existing policies. Additionally, the council reviewed proposed updates to the engineering design standards manual, which includes infrastructure construction standards and process improvements such as a documented waiver process and field change procedures. The update aims to modernize standards last revised in 2017 and improve clarity and efficiency for developers and contractors. The council received input from stakeholders and planned to adopt the updated manual in an upcoming meeting. No motions or votes were recorded during this session, but staff sought direction on billboard policy and provided updates on ongoing development code projects.