One key analytical tool used by the City Council and City staff is a comparison of the average costs incurred by homeowners in several cities throughout the Valley. The average charges for the current fiscal year for various cities are compared with the average costs for the current fiscal year in the City of
Mesa. While some neighboring municipalities have a different resource mix than Mesa, bringing them all together allows for comparison to ensure that Mesa remains an affordable place to live, work and play. Sources include applicable Tax Year Limited Property Value, Maricopa County Assessor's Office, and Maricopa County Tax Levy and Rates page.
The Average Homeowner’s Annual Cost Comparison Notes:
• The City of Mesa and the Town of Gilbert are the only municipalities that do not have a primary
property tax. All other revenue sources exist in all municipalities.
• Estimated city sales taxes paid is based on average household expenditures from the Bureau of Labor
and Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey applied to each city’s sales tax rate. Some cities have
different rates for different taxable items. Mesa does not collect sales tax on the sale of food for
consumption at home.
• Comparisons are determined using a standard service level for all cities.
• Standard solid waste charges are for twice per week garbage (and recyclables where applicable)
collection using 90 gallon barrels. Solid Waste residential charges include a Green and Clean fee for
Mesa.
• Other city’s environmental fees are included as applicable.
• Charges are based on FY 16/17 annual average usage of 8,900 water gallons per month, ranging from
6,000 in winter to 12,000 in summer.
• Wastewater charges are based on the average consumption of water during the winter months.
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Information about location and amenities available at developed city parks, park open spaces (basins) maintained by the City of Mesa. Pools, Recreation Centers and other public gathering facilities owned and/or maintained by the City of Mesa's Parks Department such as convention center, amphitheater and cemetery are also listed. Additional information available at https://www.mesaparks.com/parks-facilities/parks/park-rules-regulations. A GIS ParkFinder application is also available at http://gis.mesaaz.gov/ParkFinder/.
Breakdown of bus service ridership on a monthly basis per route in Mesa (data lags for approximately 30 days). This dataset is provided by Valley Metro, an external agency who is responsible for both bus service and light rail in Mesa. For a regional view of both bus service and light rail ridership, please go to their website, under their Publications/Reports section. Valley Metro tracks bus riders as they board. Bus service expands the scope and range of light rail, in addition to being a geographically more flexible means of public transportation in comparison to light rail. The data set captures information starting in July 2013 and will be updated monthly. Effective October 24, 2016, AZ Link has been consolidated with route 112, and the Main Street Link consolidated with route 40.
Confirmed cases of opioid overdose, locations are not actual but instead rounded to approximately 1/3 mile increments. Opioid overdose confirmed by 1) patient or witness verification, 2) Opioid found on scene or 3) positive response to Narcan treatment. For more information on opioid drugs see https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/opioids
This dataset contains the city-wide network of on-street bike facilities and off-street shared-use facilities. An on-street bike lane is an area of the roadway designated by signing, striping, and pavement markings for the exclusive use by bicyclists. An on-street bike route is a roadway designated by signing where bicycling conditions are favorable and which directly connect destinations and other multi-modal uses. Off-street facilities are categorized as paved shared-use paths, paved canal paths, and unpaved canal paths. These facilities are exclusive to non-motorized users and have minimal vehicular traffic. Paved and unpaved canal paths are located along canal access roads while the paved shared-use path designation captures all other off-street shared-use path facilities. This data is updated annually and reflects current facilities.
Code Violations as determined by City of Mesa. This dataset does not include the status of the violation except to include the date the violation was closed. Individual up-to-date case status can be found at https://buildingandcode.mesaaz.gov/tm_bin/tmw_cmd.pl?tmw_cmd=StatusQueryFormCode&tmw_query=PublicCase. Included: Cases opened since Jan 1, 2005 (with one file per calendar year). These cases were found by a City of Mesa Code Officer to be in violation of one or more city or state codes. Cases where no violations were found are not included. In 2005-2006, the City of Mesa employed 22 Code Officers. Since that time, the number of Code Officers has been reduced to 10. Not Included: Commercial or Residential construction projects, Demolitions, Applications for Documents or Services, Planning Cases, or Engineering Projects.
Address and Location are not exact locations of incidents and are rounded to nearest 100 block. Lat/Long are approximations only based on rounded 100 block. Locations are not included for: sexual abuse, sexual assault, suicide, incest, molestation of a child or homicide. See link to "Based on Police Incidents" below for other important details about this dataset. Incidents in this dataset not necessarily linked to Police Computer Aided Dispatch Events (Calls for Service).
