City Council Regular Meeting on 2024-12-03 6:00 PM — Maricopa, AZ
Date: 2024-12-03

City Hall
 City of Maricopa 39700 W. Civic Center
 Plaza
 Maricopa, AZ 85138
 Meeting Agenda Ph: (520) 568-9098
 Fx: (520) 568-9120
 City Council Regular Meeting www.maricopa-az.gov


 Mayor Nancy Smith
 Vice-Mayor Amber Liermann
 Councilmember Eric Goettl
 Councilmember AnnaMarie Knorr
 Councilmember Vincent Manfredi
 Councilmember Bob Marsh
 Councilmember Henry Wade

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 6:00 PM Council Chambers



 Procedure for Addressing the City Council


The Maricopa City Council values citizen comments and input. If you wish to speak on a matter
concerning Maricopa city government that is on the agenda, please fill out a speaker card and give it to
the City Clerk before the meeting starts. The Mayor will call your name when that portion of the agenda
is reached.

The Call to the Public portion on the agenda provides citizens an opportunity to identify for the City
Council matters of interest or concern related to city government that are not on the printed agenda.
Under the provisions of the Arizona Open Meeting Law, the City Council is prohibited from responding
to issues that have not been properly noticed. Therefore, the City Council may only listen to citizens
who wish to address them on non-agenda items. We regret that the City Council cannot respond
beyond thanking you for your comments. City staff will follow-up on your questions via telephone or
email, whichever is preferred. A speaker card is not required for this portion of the meeting but it is
appreciated.

Whenever any group of persons wishes to address the City Council on the same subject matter, it
shall be proper for the Mayor to request that a spokesperson be chosen.

The City asks that, when your name is called, you come forward to the podium, state your name and
then begin speaking. All speakers are expected to observe common standards of decorum and
courtesy. Personal attacks, political speeches, or threats of political action are inappropriate in this
forum and will be grounds, at the discretion of the Mayor, for ending a speaker's time at the podium.

In the event that the meeting is disrupted in any way that the City in its sole discretion deems
inappropriate, the City reserves the right to immediately remove the individual(s) from the meeting.
Reasons for removing an individual include but are not limited to making offensive remarks or
statements, disrespectful statements or actions, and any other action deemed appropriate.

All remarks shall be addressed to the City Council as a body and not to staff or the public. No person
other than a member of the City Council, the City Manager or the City Attorney and the person having
the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion without the permission of the Mayor.
Depending on the number of items on the Council agenda and the number of speaker cards submitted,
the Mayor may establish shorter time limits for speakers.



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1. Call to Order

 Invocation
 Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call


3. Swearing in Ceremony


 3.1 OATH 24-02 The newly re-elected Mayor and Councilmembers will be sworn in to office. The
 Honorable Judge Stephen McCarville will administer the oaths of office.

4. Proclamations, Acknowledgements, Awards and Presentations


5. Report from the Mayor

 The Mayor, members of Council or other designee, may present information related to
 the operation of the city.

6. Report from the City Manager


7. Call to the Public

 The procedures to follow if you address the Council are: Council requests that you
 express your ideas in three minutes or less and refrain from any personal attacks or
 derogatory statements about any City employee, a fellow citizen, or anyone else, whether
 in the audience or not. The Mayor will limit discussion whenever they deem such an
 action appropriate to the proper conduct of the meeting. At the conclusion of an open call
 to the public, individual members of the Council may respond to criticism made by those
 who have addressed the Council, may ask Staff to review a matter, or may ask that a
 matter be put on a future agenda. However, members of the Council shall not discuss or
 take legal action on any matters during an open call to the public unless the matters are
 properly noticed for discussion and legal action. Finally, a word on decorum at our
 meetings. Periodically, we may want to applaud a success or show our approval of a
 comment and occasionally, we may personally disagree with something that is said.
 However, when we’re hearing input from our City Council and our residents, whether we
 support their comments or disagree with their comments, please do not applaud or
 negatively respond to a speaker unless invited to do so by the presiding authority. It is
 important that every person who addresses the City Council has a right to speak and not
 be intimidated.

8. Consent Agenda

 All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine matters and will be
 enacted by one motion of the Council. There will be no separate discussion of these
 items unless a Councilmember or member of the public so requests, in which event the
 item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on
 the agenda.




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 8.1 SPEVLIQ The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on recommending approval to
 24-07 the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control for a Special Event Liquor
 License application submitted by Wendy Webb for approval of an event known as Thirsty
 Thirdsday on January 16, February 20, March 20, and April 17, 2025 to be held at 20942
 N. Province Parkway, Maricopa, Arizona 85138. Discussion and Action.


 8.2 MIN 24-75 Approval of Minutes from the November 19, 2024 City Council Regular meeting.
 Discussion and Action.


 8.3 CON 24-33 The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action to approve the Purchase and
 Sale Agreement and Escrow Instructions with Outside the Box Marketing, Inc., an
 Arizona corporation related to the sale of approximately 4.12 acres of the real property
 generally located on the Southeast corner of W Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and State
 Route 347, in Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona, a portion of Assessor Parcel No.
 51012014P for $717,869.00 and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement
 and any future amendments to extend the Closing as he deems necessary, and any
 closing documents related thereto. Discussion and Action.


 8.4 CON 24-34 The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on approving a contract with
 Global Water - Santa Cruz Water Company, Inc. for an asset purchase agreement of a
 domestic water system serving property generally located south of Honeycutt Road
 between N. White and Parker Road and N. Porter Road . Discussion and Action.


 8.5 RES 24-44 A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Maricopa, Arizona, authorizing
 the City Manager to execute documents, agreements, and applications necessary to act
 as a sponsor or designated grantee for federal and state grants and loans, at no cost to
 the City, for planning and infrastructure related to Redevco Solutions LLC’s development
 of approximately 680 acres of real property generally located south of Maricopa Casa
 Grande Highway between N. White and Parker Road and N. Hartman Road within the
 City of Maricopa. Discussion and Action.


9. Regular Agenda and/or Public Hearings

 Items on the agenda are open for citizen input. Please fill out a card and present it to
 the City Clerk before the meeting begins. The Mayor will call upon you for your
 comments.


 9.1 APP 24-09 The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on making an appointment to
 fill the vacancy on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. Discussion and
 Action.


 9.2 MISC 24-24 The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on the Community Outreach
 and Communication Plan for the 2026 Maricopa General Plan Update as requested by
 Michael Baker International, on behalf of the City of Maricopa. Discussion and Action.


 9.3 MISC 24-23 The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on approving the 2025
 Legislative Platform. Discussion and Action.



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 9.4 APP 24-10 The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on appointing a Vice-Mayor
 from among the members of the City Council. Discussion and Action.

10. Executive Session

 The Maricopa City Council may go into executive session, which is not open to the
 public, for purpose of obtaining legal advice from the City’s attorney on any of the above
 agenda items pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03 (A)(3).

11. Adjournment

 Note: This meeting is open to the public. All interested persons are welcome to
 attend. Council members of the City of Maricopa City Council will attend either in person
 or by telephonic conference or video communication. Supporting documents and staff
 reports, which were furnished to the City Council with this agenda, are available for review
 on our website, www.maricopa-az.gov.

 Physical access to the meeting room will be available 15 minutes prior to the meeting
 start time.

 Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign
 language interpreter, by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at 520-316-6970. Requests
 should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

 NOTICE TO PARENTS: Parents and legal guardians have the right to consent before
 the City of Maricopa makes a video or voice recording of a minor child A.R.S.
 §1-602.A.9. Maricopa City Council meetings are recorded and may be viewed on Channel
 20 and the Maricopa website. If you permit your child to participate in the Council
 meeting, a recording will be made. If your child is seated in the audience, your child may
 be recorded, but you may request that your child be seated in a designated area to avoid
 recording. Please submit your request to the City Clerk at (520) 316-6970.




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City Hall
 City of Maricopa 39700 W. Civic Center
 Plaza
 Maricopa, AZ 85138
 Meeting Minutes - Final Ph: (520) 568-9098
 Fx: (520) 568-9120
 City Council Regular Meeting www.maricopa-az.gov

 Mayor Nancy Smith
 Vice-Mayor Amber Liermann
 Councilmember Eric Goettl
 Councilmember AnnaMarie Knorr
 Councilmember Vincent Manfredi
 Councilmember Bob Marsh
 Councilmember Henry Wade

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 6:00 PM Council Chambers



 1. Call to Order

 The meeting was called to order at 6:14 p.m. The Door Church Pastor, Kevin Teeling
 gave the invocation and Councilmember Marsh led the Pledge of Allegiance.


 2. Roll Call
 Present: 7 - Councilmember AnnaMarie Knorr, Councilmember Vincent Manfredi,
 Councilmember Henry Wade, Mayor Nancy Smith, Councilmember Bob
 Marsh, Councilmember Amber Liermann and Councilmember Eric Goettl


 3. Swearing in Ceremony

 3.1 OATH 24-02 The newly re-elected Mayor and Councilmembers will be sworn in to office. The
 Honorable Judge Stephen McCarville will administer the oaths of office.

 Councilmember Goettl, Councilmember Liermann, Councilmember Marsh and Mayor
 Smith were sworn into office by Honorable Judge McCarville.

 The newly elected and re-elected members of the Council and the Mayor were
 Appointed.


 4. Proclamations, Acknowledgements, Awards and Presentations


 5. Report from the Mayor

 Councilmember Marsh reported attending the Pinal Partnership meeting and added
 City Manager Bitter was there and commended him for representing Maricopa well. He
 reported that on November 25th, he chaired the Pinal County Board of Adjustment and
 the big news out of that meeting was that the head of the Planning Department who
 runs the board was resigning and as a result the county zoning code revision that was
 scheduled to be in today was pushed out another month. He hoped that when Mr.
 Vitiello went into the position, the schedules improve. He informed everyone he would
 be out of town until the 22nd visiting the Panama Canal.

 Councilmember Goettl reported that on November 23rd, he had the opportunity to
 participate in the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training, in
 partnership with the Red Cross, on how to set up an emergency shelter in the city. He
 thanked everyone for a wonderful 2024, and stated it was a great year serving the
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 community. He expressed excitement for the next four years of his term. Next, he
 announced Merry Copa would be on Saturday (December 7th) at Copper Sky at 5 p.m.
 He added the event was free, parking was $10 and elaborated on the activities. Lastly,
 he shared that on December 30th there would be a Menorah lighting at the Maricopa
 Library and Cultural Center at 6 p.m. and elaborated.

 Councilmember Wade reported participating in the community Thanksgiving hosted at
 Maricopa Wells Elementary School by Jim Shoaf and his organization. He elaborated
 on the event and thanked Mr. Shoaf, the Maricopa Unified School District (MUSD) for
 allowing the use of their facility, and the families that volunteered to serve including
 Mayor Smith.

 Councilmember Knorr reported concluding a tour of the city earlier today and
 elaborated that City Manager Bitter took her to all the different departments and
 facilities to get a better understanding of how the city operates. She thanked all the
 staff behind the scenes for their work. Next, she gave information on the Angel Trees
 in several places around town where people could get a tag to help needy families
 purchase Christmas gifts. She listed the following location for the Angel trees, the Fire
 Department’s administration office, Desert Sunrise High School, and at the MUSD
 administration office.

 Councilmember Manfredi wished everyone a Merry Christmas since this was the last
 meeting of the year. He stated he had the opportunity to visit the Be Awesome Youth
 Coalition and elaborated on their space camp program they held at Pima Butte this
 past semester. He encouraged support for the organization. Next, he announced that
 on December 12th he would host a Business Town Hall with local business owners to
 talk about what they believe the city should be doing for businesses and go over what
 the city currently offers. He added the event would start at 6 p.m. in the Council
 Chambers. He added that there was also a new informational pamphlet for those
 interested in launching a home-based business in the city available at the front desk.
 He stated the pamphlet was meant to inform small businesses how to launch. He
 congratulated the newly elected members of the council including Mayor Smith and
 commented on the hard work that goes into running for council and being an elected
 official. He hoped that in 2026 there would be more people running for office.

 Liermann recognized the National Guard's birthday on December 14th and the Space
 Force’s birthday on December 20th. She acknowledged the loss of two Maricopa
 motorcyclist who lost their lives in Tucson in November and the loss of a highly
 esteemed Maricopa High School student.

 Mayor Smith reported meeting with Senator Farnsworth specifically to talk about State
 Route (SR) 347 and highlighted the importance of being invited to meet. She
 elaborated he expressed great interest and in a press release after, he used the
 information on SR 347. Next, she reported meeting with Representatives Lopez,
 Martinez and Senate president Petersen and talked about SR 347 and housing. Next,
 she reported on her opportunity to take a tour of the SRP watershed and elaborated on
 their plans to build a new dam with extra capacity. She reported attending the
 Firefighter’s toy and food drive event, and volunteering to serve at the Maricopa Pantry
 Community Thanksgiving. She thanked the Maricopa Pantry for the event. Lastly, she
 thanked the community for electing her and stated she looked forward to the next four
 years.


 6. Report from the City Manager


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 City Manager Bitter reminded the community that a link in the city's website under
 'What's New Maricopa' showed all the new projects coming up including GIS maps, and
 progress updates.


 7. Call to the Public

 Brendan Small and Katie Heien gave information on a backpack and clothing drive for
 the students at Desert Sunrise High School. They stated donations could be dropped
 off at the front office.

 Elizabeth Howell thanked the mayor and council for the support of the advisory
 committees. She announced she was stepping down from the Senior Advisory
 Committee because she no longer drove, and it was hard to get rides. She announced
 the Shred-a-ton would be at the end of April at the Maricopa school district office.

 Sherill Kramer, Homestead North, expressed concerns with recent drilling of the
 concrete sidewalk in her area and that the patching was done with asphalt instead of
 concrete. She asked that the work be looked into.

 Ocean Kent congratulated the newly elected. She stated she was CEO of Ocean
 Industries and thanked the Maricopa Police Chief Goodman and Councilmember
 Wade for approving her sessions for the Maricopa Police Department. She gave
 information on the upcoming Technology 101 for seniors and other programs.


 8. Consent Agenda


 Approval of the Consent Agenda

 A motion was made by Councilmember Bob Marsh, seconded by
 Councilmember Amber Liermann, to Adopt the Consent Agenda. The motion
 carried by unanimous vote.

 8.1 SPEVLIQ 24-07 The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on recommending approval
 to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control for a Special Event Liquor
 License application submitted by Wendy Webb for approval of an event known as
 Thirsty Thirdsday on January 16, February 20, March 20, and April 17, 2025 to be held
 at 20942 N. Province Parkway, Maricopa, Arizona 85138. Discussion and Action.
 This Special Event Liquor License was Approved.


 8.2 MIN 24-75 Approval of Minutes from the November 19, 2024 City Council Regular meeting.
 Discussion and Action.
 The Minutes were Approved.


 8.3 CON 24-33 The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action to approve the Purchase and
 Sale Agreement and Escrow Instructions with Outside the Box Marketing, Inc., an
 Arizona corporation related to the sale of approximately 4.12 acres of the real property
 generally located on the Southeast corner of W Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and State
 Route 347, in Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona, a portion of Assessor Parcel No.
 51012014P for $717,869.00 and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement
 and any future amendments to extend the Closing as he deems necessary, and any
 closing documents related thereto. Discussion and Action.


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 This Contract was Approved.


 8.4 CON 24-34 The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on approving a contract with
 Global Water - Santa Cruz Water Company, Inc. for an asset purchase agreement of a
 domestic water system serving property generally located south of Honeycutt Road
 between N. White and Parker Road and N. Porter Road . Discussion and Action.
 This Contract was Approved.


 8.5 RES 24-44 A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Maricopa, Arizona,
 authorizing the City Manager to execute documents, agreements, and applications
 necessary to act as a sponsor or designated grantee for federal and state grants and
 loans, at no cost to the City, for planning and infrastructure related to Redevco
 Solutions LLC’s development of approximately 680 acres of real property generally
 located south of Maricopa Casa Grande Highway between N. White and Parker Road
 and N. Hartman Road within the City of Maricopa. Discussion and Action.
 This Resolution was Approved.


 9. Regular Agenda and/or Public Hearings

 9.1 APP 24-09 The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on making an appointment
 to fill the vacancy on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. Discussion and
 Action.

 Councilmember Goettl nominated Devin Pitcher to the Parks and Recreation Advisory
 Committee and provided a brief background of Mr. Pitcher.

 A motion was made by Councilmember Goettl, seconded by Councilmember
 Wade, that this Appointment be Appointed. The motion carried by a
 unanimous vote.

 9.2 MISC 24-24 The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on the Community Outreach
 and Communication Plan for the 2026 Maricopa General Plan Update as requested by
 Michael Baker International, on behalf of the City of Maricopa. Discussion and Action.

 Planning and Zoning Manager Rick Williams introduced the item on the General Plan
 Update public participation plan. He introduced Matthew from Michael Baker
 International to detail the plan.

 Matthew gave a PowerPoint presentation on the City of Maricopa General Plan Update
 Public Participation Plan. He stated that the purpose was to be in accordance with
 Arizona Revised Statues (ARS) 9-461.06 to adopt written procedures to provide
 effective, early, and continuous public participation in the development of the General
 Plan. He detailed the General Plan process from August 2024 to May 2026, when it
 would go for voter ratification in November 2026. He stated the process required a
 public participation plan be adopted by the city per ARS and elaborated on the
 outreach, and engagement opportunity requirements. He explained public participation
 plan included community members and stakeholders. He discussed the different
 phases of the engagement goals including to inform, consult, involve, collaborate and
 empower the community. He discussed the awareness campaign including the
 branding, website, and print/social media. Lastly, he elaborated on the “Go to them
 approach” which would include a General Plan Advisory Committee, 3 community
 workshops, mobile studios, a Youth Council workshop, and digital engagement. He
 thanked the Mayor and Council and opened the floor for questions.

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 Councilmember Goettl thanked him for including the youth in the public outreach and
 stated he looked forward to the process.

 Councilmember Wade asked about the digital formats and the possibility of electronic
 fillable forms. Mr. Matthew responded that information would be available both by hard
 copy and electronic formats

 Councilmember Marsh thanked him for including seniors and emphasized their
 knowledge and experience. Mr. Matthews responded.

 A motion was made by Councilmember Marsh, seconded by Councilmember
 Knorr, that the Community Outreach and Communication Plan for the 2026
 Maricopa General Plan Update be Approved. The motion carried by a
 unanimous vote.

 9.3 MISC 24-23 The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on approving the 2025
 Legislative Platform. Discussion and Action.

 Intergovernmental Affairs Director, Katy Proctor presented the 2025 Legislative
 Platform. She reviewed the legislative changes at the state and federal levels. She
 stated that on the state side, both the House and Senate, saw an increase in the
 republican majority. She stated there would be new folks joining in both chambers, in
 Maricopa there was a new member of the State House; Representative-elect Chris
 Lopez who would be joined by incumbents Representative Teresa Martinez and
 Senator T.J. Shope. She stated Senator Shope would continue as the president pro
 temp in the Senate, and Chair of the Natural Resources Committee this year. She
 stated Representative Martinez would be Vice-Chair of Transportation, in addition to
 other assignments, and Representative-elect Lopez would be Vice-Chair of the Natural
 Resources and Water Committee, in addition to other assignments. She stated at the
 state legislature there were already bills in the hopper and added that opening day
 would be on January 13th. She stated the Governor’s annual State of the State
 Address would be streamed live on the legislatures website and added the bill
 introduction deadlines of the session would fall at the end of the month followed by the
 first committee cut-off date on February 21st. She explained key issues this year
 included housing and some of the concerning legislation that was introduced last year
 was expected to come back. She continued that the other key issue would be budget,
 she stated the budget numbers were trending in a positive way right now and
 elaborated on possible budget numbers. She explained that even though we were
 ahead of the game, it was not quite ahead enough to make up that deficit. She stated
 that on the federal side the numbers did not add up to 435 and because as of last
 week we were still waiting for a few races in the in the federal house to be called and
 as of tonight we were still actually waiting on one out of California. She stated it looked
 like we're going to end up at about 220 Republicans and 215 Democrats and noted
 that some folks would not be sworn in, so the effective majority would probably be
 closer to 2:17 to 2:15 until those were filled. She continued that in the US Senate 53 to
 47 of all the incumbents in Arizona were reelected including Congressman Crane and
 Senators Kelly and Gallegos. She stated that on the federal side we were still waiting
 for the current fiscal year budget and elaborated. She stated committee assignments
 would be made in the next week or so, along with the schedule which would provide an
 idea of what the budget process will be like. She stated the Legislative Platform gave
 direction to staff on how to proceed in the legislative arenas over the next coming year
 for staff, and for the city’s contract lobbyists Policy Development Group (PDG) and
 Nexxus. She reminded Council that if anything came up during the sessions where
 further direction was needed, they would come back and ask and emphasized it was
 an ongoing process. She discussed the state legislative platform and noted many of
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 the items were like previous sessions. She highlighted that under revenue and finance
 we were asking the state to maintain its transportation network to minimize the cost to
 our city and other local governments. She continued that under governance they would
 be talking about respecting local decision making especially in relation to zoning. She
 stated that under infrastructure there were two new concepts, the first was to address
 anything that would redirect funds away from projects that benefit the city, and then the
 third bullet point under infrastructure was seeking restoration of funds that were
 delayed for SR 347 in TI last fiscal year and would try to move those up this year at the
 legislature if possible. She stated the platform would also advocate with federal
 agencies to enhance the City’s ability to receive its appropriate share of federal aid
 programs. Lastly, the federal platform would also advocate for project delivery options
 that reduce costs and eliminate red tape for projects that utilize federal funds within
 the City. She thanked the city staff who would spend a lot of time analyzing bills and
 providing subject matter experience over the next few months, contract folks both at
 PDG and Nexxus, and the Mayor and Council for staying engaged in the process for
 the benefit of the community. She opened the floor for questions.

 Mayor Smith thanked the number of residents who communicated with legislators on
 various bills and would be asked to engage again.

 A motion was made by Councilmember Goettl, seconded by Councilmember
 Marsh, that the 2025 Legislative Platform be Approved. The motion carried by a
 unanimous vote.

 9.4 APP 24-10 The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on appointing a Vice-Mayor
 from among the members of the City Council. Discussion and Action.

 Mayor Smith commended Vice Mayor Liermann for her term as Vice Mayor. She
 stated that every time she called on her, she was willing to attend, she was willing to
 speak and was willing to handle any task she requested. She thanked her and stated
 she appreciated her efforts as Vice Mayor and invited her to say a few words.

 Vice Mayor Liermann thanked Mayor Smith and the Council for the opportunity to serve
 as Vice Mayor the past year and stated it was an honor to represent Maricopa locally
 and regionally. She stated the experience allowed her to build regional relationships
 and the learn from the experience serving. She motioned to nominate Councilmember
 Wade for the Vice Mayor seat. She stated Councilmember Wade has been a leader in
 the community for many years, he cared very much for community members and, as a
 servant at heart, he has a passion to build a sense of community when he makes
 himself available and he served selflessly.

 A motion was made by Councilmember Liermann, seconded by
 Councilmember Manfredi, that Councilmember Wade be Appointment Vice
 Mayor. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.


 10. Executive Session

 There was no executive session.


 11. Adjournment
 This meeting was Adjourned at 7:22 p.m.


 Certification of Minutes

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 I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the
 minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council of Maricopa, Arizona, held
 on the 3rd day of December, 2024. I further certify that the meeting was duly
 called and held and that a quorum was present.

 Dated this 21st day of January, 2025.




 __________________________
 Vanessa Bueras
 City Clerk




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