Meeting Summaries
Scottsdale · 2025-07-02 · council

City Council | Special Meeting and Possible Executive Session - July 2, 2025

Summary

Key Points

  • Mayor Lisa Barowski called a July 2, 2025 special meeting.
  • Roll‑call confirmed attendance of the mayor, vice‑mayor, all council members, the city manager, interim city attorney, city treasurer, and the clerk.
  • The agenda included a motion to enter an executive session to discuss and advise on a proposed contract concerning the treatment and transport of water for the Rio Birdie Foothills area outside Scottsdale.
  • The motion to move into executive session was seconded and passed, effectively ending the open‑meeting portion of the agenda.
  • No other decisions or votes were recorded during the open‑meeting portion.
  • The executive session was scheduled to involve designated city representatives and the city attorney for legal consultation on the potential contract.

Overview

The city council convened a special meeting on July 2, 2025, to address a prospective contract related to water treatment and transport for the Rio Birdie Foothills area. After a full roll‑call, the council moved into an executive session—an action approved unanimously—to consult with city attorneys and representatives about the contract’s legal and policy implications. No further business was discussed in the open‑meeting portion.

Follow‑up Actions / Deadlines

  • No explicit actions or deadlines were documented during the open‑meeting portion; further discussion will occur in the executive session.

Transcript

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Good afternoon. I'd like to call the
July 2nd, 2025 special meeting and
possible executive session to order.
This afternoon, we have Scottsdale
Police Sergeant Eric BS and police
officer Ray Wilburn as well as
firefighter Alec Woodhead. Thank you
very much for joining us this evening,
all of you. Uh, if anyone requires their
assistance, please notify the staff.
City clerk Ben Lane, please conduct a
roll call. Thank you, Mayor. Mayor Lisa
Barowski, present. Vice Mayor Jan
Dascus, here. Council members Barry
Graham, here. Adam Quasman,
present. Kathy Littlefield, here. Marian
McCallen, present. And Solange Whitehead
here. City Manager Greg Kaitton here.
Interim City Attorney Luis Santea here.
City Treasurer Sonia Andrews here and
the clerk is present. Thank you, mayor.
On this agenda, we have a proposed
executive session uh for the purpose of
discussing and consulting with
designated representatives of the city
in order to consider the city's position
and instruct its representatives
regarding a proposed contract that could
be the subject of potential future
negotiations. and to discuss and consult
with the city's attorneys for legal
advice. These matters uh pertain to a
proposal related to the potential
treatment and transport of water for the
Rio Birdie Foothills area outside of the
city of Scottsdale. I will entertain a
motion to move into executive session.
So moved. Second. All those in favor,
please register your vote.
Hi, we are adjourned into executive
session. Thank you.