The first half of Scottsdale City Council’s year was marked – or, perhaps, marred – by one exhausting battle after another.

There were the repeals of DEI programs and the city’s sustainability plan; the “Parkingate” dramas that swirled around a planned parking garage; wild skirmishes over Mayor Lisa Borowsky’s staff; a standoff over an independent ethics’ panel report; “canceling” a roundabout and risking $30 million in funding; a behind-the-lines battle over Axon’s plan for 1,900 apartments.

Just to name a few.

So, the second half of 2025 can scarcely match all that furious in-fighting, right?

Well …

A big week at City Hall features back-to-back meetings Monday and Tuesday to meet the two meetings per month mandate.

One week before Monday’s meeting, the agenda with proposed changes

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