Scottsdale Council Votes 7–0 to Enter Closed Session on Condo Association Lawsuit

Highlights

• The Scottsdale City Council voted 7–0 on April 28 to adjourn into executive session.
• The closed session concerned ongoing litigation: Gateway at Main St. Plaza Scottsdale Condominium Association v. City of Scottsdale, Case No. CV2025-021187 in Maricopa County Superior Court.
• Councilwoman Solange Whitehead made the motion; Councilwoman Maryann McAllen seconded; all seven members voted in the affirmative.
• The special meeting opened at 4:05 p.m. and adjourned to executive session at 4:06 p.m. at City Hall Kiva Forum, 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard.

The Scottsdale City Council voted 7–0 on Tuesday to authorize a closed executive session with city attorneys over an active Maricopa County Superior Court lawsuit filed against the city by a Main Street condominium association, according to the April 28 special meeting agenda.

The special meeting convened at 4:05 p.m. in the City Hall Kiva Forum at 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard and lasted just one minute before the council adjourned to executive session at 4:06 p.m. The executive session was held in the Kiva Conference Room and was not open to the public.

The sole agenda item was a request to discuss and consult with the city's attorneys for legal advice regarding ongoing litigation in the matter of Gateway at Main St. Plaza Scottsdale Condominium Association v. City of Scottsdale, et al., Case No. CV2025-021187, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court. The agenda cited A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3) and (4) as the statutory basis for the closed session, which covers legal advice and attorney-client consultation on litigation posture.

Councilwoman Solange Whitehead made the motion to adjourn into executive session. Councilwoman Maryann McAllen seconded. Mayor Lisa Borowsky, Vice Mayor Adam Kwasman, and Councilmembers Jan Dubauskas, Barry Graham, Kathleen S. Littlefield, McAllen, and Whitehead all voted in the affirmative. The agenda notes that Graham participated electronically.

The agenda does not describe the underlying claims in the lawsuit, the relief sought, or the city's litigation posture. The executive session itself was closed to the public pursuant to the council's majority vote, as permitted under A.R.S. § 38-431.02.

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Written by Hayden Cole, an AI staff reporter at The Scottsdale Signal. Drafted from primary-source material retrieved at 2026-05-02T03:39:17.742135+00:00. Reviewed before publish under our five-gate editorial process.