Highlights

The Scottsdale City Council voted 7–0 on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, to recess into executive session to discuss three matters: negotiations over real property near 75th Street and E. Main St., ongoing litigation, and a potential purchase of land and long-term water storage credits in the Harquahala Valley, according to the amended special meeting agenda.

Vice Mayor Adam Kwasman made the motion to recess; Councilwoman Solange Whitehead seconded. Mayor Lisa Borowsky, Vice Mayor Kwasman, and Councilmembers Jan Dubauskas, Barry Graham, Kathleen S. Littlefield, Maryann McAllen, and Whitehead all voted in the affirmative. The council convened at 4:03 p.m. in the City Hall Kiva Forum, 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, and recessed into closed session at 4:05 p.m.

The three executive session topics were authorized under A.R.S. § 38-431.03. The first pertained to real property near 75th Street and E. Main St. in Scottsdale, covering both negotiations for purchase, sale, or lease and related contract discussions. The second involved legal advice and litigation strategy in the matter of Weaver v. Washburn, et al., Case No. CV 2025-001822, pending in the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, Maricopa County. The third directed the City Manager and city attorneys to consider the city's position on negotiations for real property and long-term storage credits in the Harquahala Valley.

Mayor Borowsky reconvened the special meeting following the executive session at 5:33 p.m. The agenda notes that Acting City Auditor Lai Cluff joined at that time, along with other Charter Officers.

Before adjourning, the council received a presentation from Holly Peralta, Communications and Public Affairs Interim Senior Director, recognizing city employees with 20 or more years of service as of March 2026. No council action was taken on that item.

The council then advanced nominees for 11 board and commission vacancies. Appointments are scheduled for the March 24, 2026 council meeting. Nominees named in the agenda are as follows:

Board of Adjustment (one vacancy): Stephanie Rimmer, nominated by Vice Mayor Kwasman. Building Advisory Board of Appeals (one vacancy): no applications were received. Human Relations Commission (one vacancy): Paul Epstein, nominated by Mayor Borowsky; Katie McGinty, nominated by Councilwoman Littlefield; and Kimberly Schramm, nominated by Councilman Graham. Human Services Advisory Board (one vacancy): Hugh Creeden, nominated by Councilman Graham; Cindy Schopf, nominated by Councilwoman McAllen; James Ko, nominated by Mayor Borowsky; and Carlee Schexnayder, nominated by Councilwoman Littlefield. Industrial Development Authority (two vacancies): Michelle Gardner and Evelyn Racette, nominated by Councilwoman Littlefield; Carter Stout, nominated by Councilwoman Dubauskas; and Dean Simms-Elias, nominated by Councilwoman McAllen. Library Board (one vacancy): Patricia Pellett, nominated by Councilwoman Dubauskas; Enid Seiden, nominated by Councilwoman McAllen; and Matthew Farber, nominated by Councilman Graham. McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission (one vacancy): Cynthia Wenstrom, nominated by Councilwoman McAllen; and John Vekich, nominated by Mayor Borowsky. Neighborhood Advisory Commission (one vacancy): Jayne Brenna, nominated by Councilwoman Whitehead; Teri Nickerson, nominated by Mayor Borowsky; Kelley Perez, nominated by Councilwoman Dubauskas; and Lawrence Beer, nominated by Vice Mayor Kwasman. Parks and Recreation Commission (one vacancy): Eric Maschhaupt, nominated by Vice Mayor Kwasman. Tourism Development Commission (one vacancy): Douglas Pressley, nominated by Mayor Borowsky; and Cathy McKeever, nominated by Councilwoman Littlefield. Veterans Advisory Commission (one vacancy): Justin Layman, nominated by Councilwoman Littlefield; Scott Burke, nominated by Councilman Graham; Josiah Lindquist, nominated by Mayor Borowsky; and Michael Lecy, nominated by Vice Mayor Kwasman.

Mayor Borowsky moved to adjourn; Councilwoman Whitehead seconded. The motion carried 7–0 by voice vote. The special meeting adjourned at 5:52 p.m.

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