Highlights
- The full seven-member council voted unanimously to enter executive session to discuss a potential real-property purchase in the Scottsdale Airpark area.
- The closed session lasted roughly 13 minutes before the council reconvened and spent about an hour on board and commission appointments.
- Ten vacancies across boards including the Industrial Development Authority and McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission were filled effective March 24.
- The special meeting adjourned at 5:26 p.m. with a second unanimous 7–0 voice vote.
The Scottsdale City Council convened a special meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at City Hall Kiva Forum, 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, with the full council present, to consider entering closed session on a potential real-estate acquisition in the Scottsdale Airpark area.
Councilwoman Solange Whitehead moved to adjourn into executive session to allow the city to consult with its designated representatives and attorneys regarding negotiations for the purchase of real property and related contracts in the Scottsdale Airpark area, citing A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3), (4) and (7). Councilwoman Kathleen Littlefield seconded the motion, which carried 7–0 by voice vote, with Mayor Lisa Borowsky, Vice Mayor Adam Kwasman, and Councilmembers Jan Dubauskas, Barry Graham, Littlefield, Maryann McAllen, and Whitehead voting in the affirmative. The council recessed into the Kiva Conference Room at 4:04 p.m.
Mayor Borowsky reconvened the special meeting at 4:17 p.m., noting all councilmembers and Charter Officers were present. The agenda identified the subject of the closed-door discussion only as real property in the Scottsdale Airpark area; no further details about the prospective acquisition — including price, acreage, or seller — were disclosed in the public record.
The council then turned to board and commission appointments, filling ten vacancies across nine bodies, all effective March 24, 2026.
On the Industrial Development Authority, the council filled two vacancies: Evelyn Racette was reappointed and Dean Simms-Elias was appointed, chosen from a field that also included Michelle Gardner and Carter Stout.
Cynthia Wenstrom was appointed to a third term on the McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, defeating nominee John Vekich for the single open seat.
The remaining appointments: Stephanie Rimmer to the Board of Adjustment; Kimberly Schramm to the Human Relations Commission (over Paul Epstein and Katie McGinty); Carlee Schexnayder to the Human Services Advisory Commission (over Hugh Creedon, James Ko, and Cindy Schopf); Patricia Pellett to the Library Board (over Matthew Farber and Enid Seiden); Lawrence Beer to the Neighborhood Advisory Commission (over Jayne Brenna, Teri Nickerson, and Kelley Perez); Eric Maschhaupt reappointed to the Parks and Recreation Commission, the sole nominee; Cathy McKeever to the Tourism Development Commission (over Douglas Pressley); and Justin Layman reappointed to the Veterans Advisory Commission (over Scott Burke, Michael Lecy, and Josiah Lindquist).
Whitehead moved to adjourn the special meeting; McAllen seconded. The motion carried 7–0 by voice vote at 5:26 p.m.
The full agenda is posted on the city's website.
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