Planning & Zoning Commission - Regular Meeting

Thursday, January 1, 2026

This meeting was not a Planning & Zoning Commission meeting for Cottonwood, AZ. Instead, it was a promotional video for Yavapai Broadcasting, highlighting local events and radio stations, including a grand opening at Cliff Castle Casino and a local artist spotlight at Queen Bee Vinyl Cafe.

About this meeting

Government Body
Planning & Zoning Commission
Meeting Type
Planning & Zoning Commission
Location
Cottonwood, AZ
Meeting Date
January 1, 2026

Transcript

33 sections (from 68 segments)

0:08 – 0:25Speaker 1

Hi there, it's Mike Jensen from Yavapai Broadcasting. We'd like to share what we've been up to this past [music] month and what we're looking forward to in the month of February. First up, your friend Becca is going to take us on a night out to Cliff Castle Casino. [music] Let's take a look.

0:27 – 1:26Speaker 1

All right. Hey guys, your friend Becca here live at Cliff Castle Casino here in the Verie Valley where I'm going to take you behind the scenes of their grand opening of their brand new gaming parlor. It's smoking friendly and it's opening night ribbon cutting ceremony, the whole nine yards. You know how we do. [music] So, let first of all, I'm going to show you how to get there cuz it is kind of tucked away. So, we're at the main entrance and then we will show you how to get in at the other entrance as well. So, come along with us. So, we're just going to go straight through here to the cashier. [music] All right. Once you get here to the cashier, you see Johnny Rockets. Head towards the Johnny Rockets. All right. So, now we made it. We're right by Johnny Rockets and Shake Rattle and Roll, which is one of my favorite spots here at Cliff Castle Casino. [music] But we're going to keep going and the game the new game parlor is right ahead.

1:29 – 2:12Speaker 1

Nice banner alert. Oh. Oh. Oh. I'm excited. I love Cliff Castle Casino. Come here all the time. So, I'm really excited. And who's ready to actually put some money into this area? Good luck, everybody. [music] [laughter] Okay, ready? We're going to count down. We got to count down. All right, on the count of three, everybody. The time you've been waiting for. Let's count down. 3 2 1. [cheering] [applause]

2:10 – 2:54Speaker 1

All right, cool. Your friend Becca here at Cliff Castle Casino for the grand opening of their brand new gaming parlor, which is a spoken lounge. Tell us a little bit about that. So, as you said, it is smoking friendly, but it's something that with the state-ofthe-art air handling system, we can actually accommodate smoking and smoke not smoking. It has it own separate bar areas as well as state of the art slot machine. We're very proud of it. It's a system that clears the air every about, you know, 20 to 30 seconds. So, uh please give it a try. Try it out. uh along with new entertainment, great uh food and beverage specials. This is the place to be.

2:52 – 3:18Speaker 1

Awesome. Thank you so much for having us here at Cliff Pascals Casino. We're going to show you a little bit of this new area. Thank you. [music] It's great. This is great space. This is great. I feel like this space was being underutilized before, but now it's like alive. It is casino vibes. It's It's right here. [music]

3:22 – 5:20Speaker 1

Cliff Castle Casino knows how to do a grand opening night party. They had a spread of food. It was absolutely delicious. But this new gaming parlor is truly a own little casino spread that is smoking friendly. So, it's really nice that it's not limited to just a few games. You can actually play a full spread of games. They had craps, roulette, tons of slot machines and games. full bar with TVs that you could watch sports games on, order a drink. It was a good time. We were also gonna go see the Elvis show at the Dragonfly Lounge. Um, more on that in a bit. We caught a dinner at their storyteller steakhouse. They are known for their amazing sides, but also for their steaks. 10 out of 10 recommend. It was absolutely delicious. After dinner, we went back to the gaming lounge to play some slots and try our luck. We were hanging out. They had a bunch of stuff going on for this event. It was a lot of fun. Everyone was having a good time. A lot of people came out for this opening event. It was super fun to see the crowd and everybody had amazing reviews. So much fun. Also, shout out to Dracula. This guy was on this screen all night looking at us. I hope he was having a good time, too. But it was amazing. And then it was time that we had all been waiting for. Elvis, baby. [music] These guys were absolutely amazing. The show was on fire. If you ever get the chance to see a show at the Dragonfly Lounge, 10 out of 10 recommend. Not a bad seat in the house. [music]

5:32 – 6:13Speaker 1

Well, thank you so much to Cliff Castle Casino for having us out to your ribbon cutting ceremony and your grand opening night party. We had a blast. The new gaming parlor is smoking friendly. It's so much fun. They keep the vibes awesome over there. Check out everything going on at Cliff Castle Casino on their website or stay up to date with their events at myradioplace.com/events. [music] Searching for a station that serves up the classic rock hits? Look [music] no further than KKLD95.9 The Cloud. We've got your favorite [music] classic rock hits from the 70s and 80s.

6:14 – 6:45Speaker 1

[music] Tune in to 95.9 the cloud. Download our app and take the [music] hits wherever you are. Visit www.mmyradioplays.com. Verie Valley TV covers Minga sports. We've had the pleasure of covering the home games for the girls varsity basketball team hosted by very own Jackie Bessler. You can catch up with the season [music] on our YouTube channel. Let's take a look at some coverage from this season.

6:57 – 8:47Speaker 1

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9:24Speaker 1

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13:53 – 14:45Speaker 1

Want to become a number one Marauder fan? You could be a part of sponsoring the baseball softball season. [music] Find out how by visiting us online. Become a sponsor today? Send us an email to sales@myradioplace.com. [music] Go Marauders. Searching for the favorite [music] country hits? Look no further than KVRD 105.7 FM. Tune in Mondays [music] through Fridays for the morning show with Brad Miller, talk shows [music] like Countywide played weekly, and your favorite classic country hits. It's all here. KBRD [music] 105.7 FM.

14:43 – 15:02Speaker 1

Our newest [music] station, Peak 100.1, provides an electric mix of hits from the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and today. on our afternoon ride home show. During the week, you can hear something special on Wednesday nights from your favorite local artist. Let's take a look.

14:59 – 16:11Speaker 1

Peak 100.1 is proud to present season two of Local Artist Spotlight, live from Studio C, our weekly Wednesday night show that takes your favorite local artists and musicians, gets them into the studio, [music] and onto our airwaves. Tune in Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. to 100.1 [music] or smash the subscribe button right here on YouTube for your weekly interviews and special performances live from [music] Studio C local artist spotlight. Hey guys, it's your friend Becca from Peak 100.1 taking you along with me for a special episode of Local Artist Spotlight as we head down to the Queen Bee Vinyl Cafe in Oldtown Cottonwood. Here by day you can shop cool [music] records and sip on handcrafted espressos from the cafe next door. And then at night it turns into one of Cottonwood's premier music venues. So come along with us to the Queen Bee Vinyl Cafe for a night of music featuring Matteo Amordo. We're going backstage with them to get an exclusive interview before they hit the stage and then we'll see a little something from a brand new band called the Brainworms. [music] Come along with us. It's local artist spotlight.

16:12 – 16:49Speaker 1

I'm Maddie from Matteo Amordo. I'm Paulie from the same band. Hey, I'm Jonesy. Very stoked. I'm excited. A little nervous. We're at the Queen Bee Vinyl Cafe in Oldtown Cottonwood. We're playing with the Brain Worms. The Brain Worms. Where are they from? Uh they're from Jerome. Oh, dope. From Jerome, Arizona. Yeah. Uh they've been they've been real good to us so far and we're we're we're super excited to to create some community tonight. All right. Describe the fit tonight, Maddie.

16:47 – 17:26Speaker 1

Uh it was a French mate outfit, but I forgot the apron. So now it's given like uh like kind of priests in a in a couple years that they're going to be wearing this. [snorts] Uh allegedly it's a cult. Allegedly I make coffees. Allegedly I grind beans. Allegedly I watch my manager roast coffee. Allegedly. On the record. Oh, off the record. Well, off the record. Can we go on the record for a second? Yeah. This place sells records, too. They sell records, too. You can also get a haircut from uh a man who's allegedly named Frank. Yeah. And he he's allegedly one of the best barbers in town, if not the best.

17:24 – 18:00Speaker 1

7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every single day. Every single day. Um it's going to be well, there's going to be three music videos coming out for Touch, but hopefully the first one will come out at the end of the spring or yeah, springtime. Everyone go listen to Touch. It's on Spotify. It's on iTunes. It's on Dieser. Um, I think it's on like those uh uh I think it's on Pop Tropica, too. And we have CDs for sale. Roblox. It's on Roblox. It's on Roblox, too. Uh, keep an eye out for a Matteo Amordo live uh Minecraft concert. That's what we're filming tonight.

17:59 – 18:47Speaker 1

That's what we're filming. Yeah, I'm doing mocap for the Minecraft concert tonight. And big news, I'm going to be soundtracking the new Godfather reboot, so stay tuned. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] [music] [music] [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] [music]

18:51 – 19:12Speaker 1

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19:07 – 19:46Speaker 1

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19:50 – 20:27Speaker 1

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20:31 – 21:18Speaker 1

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21:21 – 21:37Speaker 1

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21:42Speaker 1

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21:58 – 22:35Speaker 1

Always a great set from Matteo Amordo. And then it was time for the brain. [laughter] There's always a question that goes back to you and the thing that comes back is [music] What? WHAT? WHAT? [music] [music]

22:39 – 22:58Speaker 1

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23:03 – 23:25Speaker 1

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23:30 – 24:21Speaker 1

I had such an amazing time. I was absolutely blown away by both sets from [music] Matteo Amordo and the Brainworms. It was such a treat to finally get to see the Brainworms live. This was only their second show, you guys. So stay tuned for more from the Brainworms here at Local Artist Spotlight. Thank you so much to the Queen Bee Vinyl Cafe, the staff. You guys were just amazing hosts. Thank you for making this video possible. And stay tuned for more special episodes of Local Artist Spotlight right here at Peak 100.1. Catch up with all the episodes of Local Artist Spotlight on the Peak 100.1's YouTube [music] channel. Smash that subscription button at Peak 100.1 on YouTube.

24:18 – 25:46Speaker 1

Looking for one station that plays your eclectic love of music? Then check out Peak 100.1. Playing the best hits from the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and now. Follow us on social media. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. Peak 100.1. Check out our YouTube channel for our weekly uploads. Find all of your favorite music from the 80s,9s, 2000s, and now right here on Peak 100.1. Here at Yavapai Broadcasting, we love supporting local events and meeting our listeners on location. [music] This month, February, brings us the Run Sedona Marathon February 7th. The Q 102.9 will be there. Then we return with our country station, KBRD 1057, headed to Toucher Truck [music] in Camp Verie on February 14th. We got to go last year and we're looking forward to seeing you all there again this year. [music] You can stay uptodate with all of our stations appearances by visiting our community calendar. Visit myradioplace.com and click [music] events from Yavapai Broadcasting. I'm Mike Jensen and that's what we've been up to this past month and we're [music] looking forward to all the fun that's happening in the month of February and the rest of [music] 2026. Stay tuned for more fun here at Yavapai Broadcasting and Verie Valley TV.

This transcript was automatically generated from the official public meeting video and is presented unedited. It reflects remarks made on the public record by elected officials, staff, and public commenters. Transcript accuracy may vary; view the original recording for reference.