Regular Council Meeting
Regular MeetingBuckeye, AZ · June 17, 2026
Minutes
CITY OF BUCKEYE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 16, 2026
LEGAL ACTIONS
City Council Chambers
530 East Monroe Avenue
Buckeye, AZ 85326
6:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order/Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance/Roll Call NO ACTION TAKEN
2. Comments from the Public- Members of the audience may comment on any non-
agenda item of interest. NO ACTION TAKEN
3. Awards/Presentations/Proclamations
3.A Presentation by Youth4Youth/WOW Coalition on Youth Leadership, Prevention, and
Resiliency Programs. NO ACTION TAKEN
4. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS / NEW BUSINESS
*4.A Council to take action on the request for a new Series 09 (Liquor Store) and Sampling
Privilege Liquor License (Application No. 398844) for Sprouts Farmers Market #0053,
located at 20975 West Roosevelt Street in Buckeye. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Lucinda Aja, City Clerk
*4.B Council to take action on the request for a new Series 012 (Restaurant) Liquor
License (Application No. 398370) for Shake Shack #1618, located at 1503 N.
Verrado Way #101 in Buckeye. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Lucinda Aja, City Clerk, laja@buckeyeaz.gov, (623) 349-6911
*4.C Council to take action on the May 5, 2026 Council Workshop Minutes, May 5, 2026
Regular Council Meeting Minutes, May 19, 2026 Council Workshop Minutes, and May
19, 2026 Regular Council Meeting Minutes. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Summer Stewart, Deputy City Clerk, sstewart@buckeyeaz.gov, (623) 349-6914
*4.D Council to take action on Resolution No. 62-26 approving the Intergovernmental
Agreement between the City of Buckeye and the Arizona Game and Fish Commission
relating to outdoor recreation and wildlife management; and authorizing the Mayor or
City Manager to execute and deliver said Intergovernmental Agreement on behalf of
the City of Buckeye. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Robert Wisener, Interim Director of Community
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*4.E Council to take action on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between
the City of Buckeye, an Arizona municipal corporation, and the White Tank
Mountains Conservancy, an Arizona non-profit corporation, for fiscal year 2027;
and authorize the Mayor to execute and deliver said MOU on behalf of the City of
Buckeye. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Robert Wisener, Interim Community Services Director
*4.F Council to take action on Resolution No. 61-26 accepting a Petition, Waiver, and
Consent to Formation of a Maintenance Improvement District (MID); declaring the
intention to form a Maintenance Improvement District; designating such District as
the "City of Buckeye Maintenance Improvement District No. MID-2026-002"; and
ordering the recording and filing of this Resolution. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Ron Moll, City Engineer
*4.G Council to take action on Resolution No. 60-26 ordering the work as described in
Resolution No. 61-26; ordering the formation of City of Buckeye Maintenance
Improvement District No. MID-2026-002 and ordering the recording and filing of
this Resolution. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Ron Moll, City Engineer
*4.H Council to take action on Resolution No. 56-26 enlarging the Street Lighting
Improvement District No. SLID-2024-005; and ordering the recording and filing of
this Resolution. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Ron Moll, City Engineer
*4.I Council to take action on Resolution No. 64-26 accepting a Petition, Waiver, and
Consent to Formation of a Maintenance Improvement District (MID); declaring the
intention to form a Maintenance Improvement District; designating such District as
the "City of Buckeye Maintenance Improvement District No. MID-2026-003"; and
ordering the recording and filing of this Resolution. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Ron Moll, City Engineer
*4.J Council to take action on Resolution No. 65-26 ordering the work as described in
Resolution No. 64-26; ordering the formation of City of Buckeye Maintenance
Improvement District No. MID-2026-003 and ordering the recording and filing of
this Resolution. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Ron Moll, City Engineer
*4.K Council to take action on Change Order No. 1 to the Professional Services
Agreement (Contract No. 32600104) between the City of Buckeye, an Arizona
municipal corporation, and Huitt-Zollars, Inc. a Texas corporation, related to the
second phase of the Buckeye Area Drainage Master Plan Update; and authorize the
City Manager to execute and deliver said Change Order on behalf of the City of
Buckeye. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Ron Moll, City Engineer
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*4.L Council to take action on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the
City of Buckeye and the Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce relating to
economic development services; authorizing the City Manager to execute and
deliver said MOU on behalf of the City of Buckeye; and authorizing a budget
transfer of $20,000 from the General Fund Contingency to Economic Development.
APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Suzanne Boyles, Economic Development Director
*4.M Council to take action on the Agreement between the Greater Phoenix Economic
Council (GPEC) and the City of Buckeye for fiscal year 2027. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Suzanne Boyles, Economic Development Director
*4.N Council to take action on Resolution No. 47-26 adopting a Public Safety Personnel
Retirement System (PSPRS) Pension Funding Policy for fiscal year 2027 and
accepting the City's share of the assets and liabilities under the system based on
the system's actuarial valuation report; and providing for repeal of conflicting
resolutions. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Keith Fallstrom, Chief Financial Officer
*4.O Council to take action on Ordinance No. 05-26 adopting the establishment and levy
of an annual assessment by the governing body of the Street Lighting Improvement
Districts (SLIDs) set forth in said Ordinance for fiscal year 2027, beginning July 1,
2026 and ending June 30, 2027, upon each property within the District, a certain
sum sufficient to raise the amounts estimated to be required in the annual budget.
APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Larry Price, Special Districts Manager
*4.P Council to take action on Ordinance No. 14-26 levying upon the assessed valuation
of the property within the City of Buckeye, subject to primary and secondary taxation
a certain sum upon each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of valuation sufficient to
raise the amounts estimated to be required in the annual budget for the purpose of
paying for various expenses; to raise the amount estimated to be received from
other sources of revenues; providing funds for various bond redemptions, for the
purpose of paying principal and interest upon bonded indebtedness; all for fiscal
year ending the 30th day of June, 2027; and directing the City Clerk to record a copy
of this Ordinance. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Keith Fallstrom, Chief Financial Officer
*4.Q Council to take action to approve the transfer of funds from the Impact Fees
Wastewater Watson Road Community Facilities District (CFD) Reimbursement Fund
6033, to the Watson Road CFD Debt Fund 7221. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Larry Price, Special Districts Manager
*4.R Council to take action on Resolution No. 63-26 amending the Financial Operating
Policies of the City of Buckeye; providing for repeal of conflicting resolutions;
providing for severability; and providing for changes to the financial policies to
conform. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Keith Fallstrom, Chief Financial Officer
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*4.S Council to take action on Resolution No. 55-26 approving the 2026 Library Services
Technology Act (LSTA) Subgrant Award through the Arizona State Library,
Archives and Public Records, a Division of the Arizona Secretary of State; and
authorizing the City Manager to accept said Subgrant Award on behalf of the City of
Buckeye. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Rob Roach, Grant Program and Procurement Manager
*4.T Council to take action to ratify and approve the submission of a grant application
under the “BJA FY25 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use, Site-
Based Program” grant opportunity to the Bureau of Justice Assistance through the
United States Department of Justice, with a grant request in the amount of
$1,300,000 and a non-required $435,705 match from the City of Buckeye, with total
project cost of $1,735,705 over a period of 36 months; and authorize and direct the
Mayor, City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk to take all steps necessary to
cause the execution and delivery, and carry out the purpose and intent of, said
grant application. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Rob Roach, Grant Program and Procurement Manager
*4.U Council to take action on Resolution No. 58-26 approving Amendment No. 4 to the
Intergovernmental Agreement between Maricopa County and the City of Buckeye for
Community Action Program Services Funding. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Rob Roach, Grant Program and Procurement Manager
*4.V Council to take action to ratify and approve the submission of a $20,178,000 grant
application under the “Fiscal Year 2026 Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding -
Implementation” grant opportunity to the U.S. Department of Transportation, with a
request of $16,142,400 from the U.S. Department of Transportation and a required
$4,035,600 match from the City of Buckeye; and to authorize and direct the Mayor, City
Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk to take all steps necessary to cause the
execution and delivery, and carry out the purpose and intent, of said application.
APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Rob Roach, Grant Program and Procurement Manager
*4.W Council to take action on Resolution No. 57-26 approving the fiscal year 2025
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Grant Award between the City of Buckeye, an
Arizona municipal corporation, and the United States Department of Justice Bureau
of Justice Assistance. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Rob Roach, Grant Program and Procurement Manager
*4.X Council to take action on Resolution No. 66-26 designating the Chief Fiscal Officer for
officially submitting the fiscal year 2026 Annual Expenditure Limitation Report to the
Arizona Auditor General; providing for repeal of conflicting resolutions; providing for
severability; and authorizing the Mayor, City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk and
Chief Fiscal Officer to take all steps necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of
this Resolution on behalf of the Governing Body. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Keith Fallstrom, Chief Financial Officer
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*4.Y Council to take action on Resolution No. 59-26 designating the Chief Fiscal Officer
for officially submitting the fiscal year 2027 Annual Expenditure Limitation Report to
the Arizona Auditor General; and authorizing the Mayor, City Manager, City
Attorney, City Clerk and Chief Financial Officer to take all steps necessary to carry
out the purpose and intent of this Resolution on behalf of the Governing Body.
APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Keith Fallstrom, Chief Financial Officer
*4.Z Council to take action on the Addendum to Second Amendment to Bid Submission
and Real Property Purchase Agreement between the City of Buckeye, an Arizona
municipal corporation, and Mattamy Arizona LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company; and authorize the Mayor to execute said Addendum on behalf of the
City of Buckeye. APPROVED
Staff Liaison: Terry Lowe, Water Resources Director
5. Public Hearings / Non-Consent - New Business
5.A Council to hold a public hearing only related to the annexation of four parcels of
land totaling 49.617 acres located approximately 1,350 feet south of the
southwest corner of 269th Avenue and the Lower Buckeye Road alignment.
PUBLIC HEARING ONLY
Staff Liaison: Ken Galica, Planning Manager
6. Comments from the Mayor and Council NO ACTION TAKEN
7. City Manager's Report and Summary of Current Events NO ACTION TAKEN
8. Proposals for Future Agenda Items NO ACTION TAKEN
9. Adjournment ADJOURNED
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