The Tempe City Council took a series of routine and substantive votes during its Feb. 18 regular meeting. The following list summarizes each formal action recorded in the meeting minutes and transcript.

Votes and outcomes

- Approval of city council meeting minutes (Item 4A1): Motion to approve the minutes passed (vote recorded as 7–0). The motion on the record was moved and seconded; the clerk recorded the vote as unanimous.

- Acceptance of board, commission and committee minutes (Items 4B1–4B7): Council approved acceptance of the listed minutes by a unanimous vote (7–0).

- Consent agenda: The consent agenda, including miscellaneous items, awards of bids and contracts, and resolutions (items 7A1–7A7, 7B1–7B13, 7C1–7C4), passed after a roll call vote recorded as unanimous (7–0).

- Approval of the FY 2024 financial statements and audit (Item 8A1): The council approved the City of Tempe’s FY 2024 audited financial statements and related audit reports prepared by Heinfeld, Meech & Company, P.C.; the council’s vote was recorded as 7–0. Audit partner Brittany Williams reported a clean (unmodified) opinion and described outstanding federal-single-audit and other compliance reports that were near completion.

- Fee schedule updates (Items 8A3–8A5): The council held required public hearings and adopted resolutions amending the schedule of fees and charges for solid‑waste services (8A3), water services (8A4) and wastewater services (8A5). Each item passed by recorded vote 7–0.

- Cooperative contract authorization (Item 8A6): The council approved utilization of Omnia Partners cooperative contracts with CDW Government LLC and SHI International Corporation for technology purchasing for an approximately 17‑month term; the item passed 7–0.

- Priest & Third industrial development (Item 8C1): The council approved a general‑plan land‑use and density map amendment (first vote) and separately approved a zoning map amendment and development‑plan review for a new approximately 117,000‑square‑foot industrial project on roughly 6 acres at 1400 West Third Street. Both votes passed by recorded vote 7–0; the mayor noted a supermajority requirement for the general‑plan amendment, and the council met that threshold.

- Partial abandonment of a waterline easement (Item 8C2): The council adopted an ordinance authorizing abandonment of a waterline easement for a subdivision east of McKamey Street and north of Guadalupe Road (500 West Guadalupe Road, Tempe District Office). The motion passed with a recorded tally of 6–0 and one abstention from Councilmember Hodge, who stated the abstention was due to a Tempe Union School District relationship.

Notes on public hearings and items not finally acted upon

- Development impact fees (Item 8A2): The council held a public hearing on proposed development impact fees for multiple service areas; no final vote occurred at this meeting and staff said a second hearing would be scheduled later (likely late March or April to meet state timeline).

- Planning items introduced (Items 8B1–8B3): Several items were introduced and held their first public hearings, including the U‑Haul PAD overlay at 500 North Scottsdale Road (8B1), amendments to the CDBG/HOME/ESG consolidated plans (8B2), and an ordinance adjusting commission calendar alignment for the Commission on Disability Concerns (8B3). Those items will return for second hearings and final votes on March 6, 2025, where specified.

Where to find the details

The council’s packet and posted agenda list the full text of each ordinance, resolution and staff report; the audit reports and the city’s annual comprehensive financial report are available online in the City of Tempe financial documents. The Feb. 18 meeting transcript records roll‑call tallies for each adopted resolution and ordinance.