MINUTES OF THE PEORIA CITY COUNCIL CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA PINE CONFERENCE ROOM May 23, 2011 A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona was convened at 8401 West Monroe Street in open and public session at 5:00 p.m. After a moment of silent reflection, Vice Mayor Carlat led the pledge of allegiance. Members Present: Mayor Bob Barrett, Vice Mayor Cathy Carlat; Councilmembers Ron Aames, Joan Evans, Carlo Leone, Dave Pearson and Tony Rivero. Members Absent: None. Other Municipal Officials Present: Carl Swenson, City Manager; Susan Daluddung, Deputy City Manager; Susan Thorpe, Deputy City Manager; Ellen Van Riper, Assistant City Attorney; Wanda Nelson, City Clerk. Audience: Approximately ten members of the public were present. Note: The order in which items appear in the minutes is not necessarily the order in which they were discussed in the meeting. CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed with a “C” are considered to be routine or have been previously reviewed by the City Council, and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests; in which event the item will be removed from the General Order of Business, and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda. Motion was made by Councilmember Rivero, seconded by Councilmember Leone, to approve the Consent Agenda. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously 7 to 0. CONSENT – New Business: 1C Authorization to Hold an Executive Session Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03: Authorized the holding of an Executive Session for the purpose of discussion and consultation with City Staff and the City Attorney pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(7) regarding the possible assignment and amendment of existing ground leases for city-owned property located in the vicinity of 75th Avenue and Paradise Lane and 91st Avenue and Thunderbird Road (inside the Rio Vista Community Park) to Peoria Sports Complex Property, LLC, and Rio Vista Property, LLC, respectively. ADJOURNMENT: Being no further business to come before the Council on the Agenda, Mayor Barrett adjourned the Special Meeting at 5:02 p.m. ______________________________________ Bob Barrett, Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________________ Wanda Nelson, City Clerk CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct summary of the proceedings of the Special Meeting of the City Council of Peoria, Arizona held on the 23rd day of May, 2011. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. Dated this 21st day of June, 2011. (Seal) ______________________________________ Wanda Nelson, City Clerk Special City Council Meeting Minutes May 23, 2011, 5:00 p.m. Page of