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UH, 2 0 3,[Special City Council on December 16, 2022.]
UH, PM UH, MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLE PLEASE? MAYOR JALO.COUNSELOR FERMAN WILL BE ARRIVING SHORTLY.
UPON A PUBLIC MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS CONS, UH, CONSTITUTING A QUORUM, THE COUNCIL MAY HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES.
UH, DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY OR CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ADVICE TO CONSIDER THE CITY'S POSITION REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION AND SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS AND THE FOREST ROAD, UH, CONNECTION PROJECT.
THIS MATTER IS BROUGHT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO A R S 38 DASH 4, 31 0.03.
I'M MOVING, MOVING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE WANNA GET THE SECOND ONE ON THERE TOO, RIGHT? OH YEAH, WE HAVE ONE MORE.
WE HAVE TWO OF THEM, BUT I WOULD'VE DID THE SAME THING.
THIS MATTER IS BROUGHT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TWO A R S 38 DASH 4 31 DASH 8 3 8 3 4 AND SEVEN.
OKAY, NOW I MOVE WE GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS PUBLIC SESSION.
ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE'RE IN PUBLIC SESSION AND UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? YES.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION REGARDING, UM, ITEM THREE A, WHICH IS I'D MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THE PENMAN AND MCDONALD PROPERTIES, UH, REGARDING THE FOREST ROAD CONNECTION, UM, AS DIRECTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FINAL SETTLEMENT WILL COME BACK TO COUNSEL.
NOW DISCUSSION AND DISCUSSION AT RULE.
ANY OPPOSED? WE ARE UNANIMOUS.
OKAY, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE UH, ITEM B.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UM, RELATED TO ITEM THREE B TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER OR CITY MANAGER'S DESIGNEE TO PROCEED WITH NEGOTIATIONS TO THE ACQUISITION OF THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN LACOCK FOR THE PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS, UM, AS DIRECTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FINAL SETTLEMENT WILL COME BACK TO COUNSEL.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR, UH, VICE MAYOR PLU.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION AT ALL? HEARING NONE.
ANY OPPOSED? WE ARE UNANIMOUS ON THAT AS WELL.
AND I'LL MAKE A THIRD MOTION THAT WE, UM, TO PROCEED THAT WE AUTHORIZE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROCEED WITH NEGOTIATIONS TO ESTABLISH AN ESCROW FOR TREES OR POTENTIAL TREE DAMAGE IN ACCORD, UM, RELATED TO THE UNDERPASS, UH, CONSTRUCTION AND TAK PAE AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT? A SECOND BY COUNCILOR WILLIAMSON? I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT AND BE READY THROUGH OKAY.
WELL, WHY DO WE NEED AN ESCROW AGREEMENT WHEN YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T GONNA DO ES EXTRA? YEAH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK TRY TO HAVE THE MONEY AVAILABLE, GUARANTEE TO MONEY, BUT NOT PUT IT IN AN ESCROW.
CAUSE THAT MEANS WE HAVE NO USE FOR THAT MONEY JUST STAYS THERE OUT OF OUR BUDGET INTO A THAT'S TRUE.
SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED IT.
I THINK WE'RE COVERED WITH THE FIRST MOTION AND JUST THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
THEN I WILL, I'D LIKE TO WITHDRAW IF THE SECOND DEGREE.
AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL WILLIAMS TO DO WITH SAID I AGREE.
UH, ANYTHING ELSE? UH, IN OPEN SESSION? WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
THAT'S THEN, UH, WE WILL ADJOURN AND RECONVENE IN COUNCIL, COUNCIL
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CHAMBERS AT FOUR 30.YEAH, WE'RE NOT RECONVENING WELL, WE'RE JUST HAVING A NEW MEETING.
AND TO REMIND ALL, ALL THESE DOCUMENTS.