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Avondale City Council Meeting - October 15, 2025

City Council — Wednesday, October 15, 2025
BodyAvondale, Arizona
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, October 15, 2025
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0:12

Liberty and the case.

0:26

Thank you so much, everyone.

0:29

Julie, can you please do roll call?

0:32

Councilmember Condi here.

0:34

Councilmember Garcia.

0:36

Here.

0:37

Councilmember Solorio?

0:39

Here.

0:40

Councilmember Weiss?

0:42

Here.

0:43

Councilmember White?

0:44

Present.

0:45

Vice Mayor Nielsen.

0:47

Here.

0:48

And Mayor Pineda?

0:50

Here.

0:51

And Mayor, since we did not play the instructional video, I will read a statement of participation for the record.

0:57

Anyone wishing to address the council regarding items listed on the agenda or under unscheduled public appearance?

1:04

Should raise your hand through the Zoom meeting platform to request to speak.

1:08

If you are joining through a phone call, please dial star nine to request to speak.

1:13

When your name is called, please unmute yourself through Zoom and give your name for the public record.

1:19

Please limit your comments to three minutes.

1:21

If more than five requests to speak are received, comments may be limited to one minute.

1:27

If your comments concern an item not listed on the agenda, Arizona open meeting law restricts mayor and council actions.

1:34

If your comments concern an item not listed on the agenda, mayor and council may respond to criticism, request that staff review the matter, or request that the matter be scheduled on a future agenda.

1:48

Thank you so much, Julie.

1:49

And I don't see any hands that went up, but were there any um requests to speak prior to that?

1:55

Thank you, Mayor.

1:56

We have not received any requests to speak.

1:58

Are there any is there anybody on the call that wishes to request to speak?

2:04

Okay.

2:06

Thank you.

2:07

Thank you so much.

2:08

And seeing none, we'll go to item number three, consent agenda.

2:11

Do we have any council members who wish to pull an item for consent?

2:14

Separate consent.

2:20

See none, can I get a motion?

2:22

My hand is raised.

2:22

I'm sorry, Mayor.

2:23

My hand is raised.

2:24

Oh, I'm sorry.

2:25

I did not see that.

2:27

Okay, council member White.

2:29

Yes, I'd like to pull item three B.

2:33

Okay.

2:33

Can we get a motion for the consent agenda minus item 3B?

2:39

So moved.

2:41

We just got you.

2:45

Councilmember Weiss.

2:46

Okay.

2:47

So we got a motion from Councilmember White, second from Councilmember Weiss.

2:50

Uh Julie, can we do a voice voice vote?

2:53

Councilmember Conde?

2:55

Aye.

2:56

Councilmember Garcia.

2:58

Aye.

2:59

Councilmember Solorio?

3:00

Aye.

3:01

Councilmember Weiss.

3:03

Hi.

3:04

Councilmember White?

3:06

Aye.

3:07

Vice Mayor Nielsen.

3:09

Hi.

3:10

Mayor Paneda.

3:12

Aye.

3:13

Thank you so much.

3:15

Okay.

3:15

Item 3B.

3:18

In regards to approval of secondary employment.

3:22

Councilmember White.

3:23

You ask for the item to be pulled.

3:25

Uh is there any information that you would like to share?

3:29

Um, no, I was I had made a request for information to be shared, so I wanted to see if it would be the pleasure of mayor and council to um pause until we could get some additional transparency in regard to data that I've already made a request directly from the city manager.

3:46

So I was just awaiting some data and it it didn't arrive prior to the start of this meeting.

3:53

Mayor to Mr.

3:55

Mayor, if I can.

3:57

Sure.

3:58

Yes, Ron.

3:59

Yes, for a copy of the job description for the teaching job.

4:02

I'd be happy to either read that into the record or I send it to Mayor and Council and Julie and Marcella, so we can get it added to the record.

4:10

Um, just as if I were handing a handout at an in-meeting person, but I I did uh provide that to council.

4:16

Basically, I will be a professor teaching HR-related matters for a small cohort, cohort of students who are taking their uh bachelor's degree in public administration.

4:28

I'll be teaching HR course for approximately eight weeks starting in January in person.

4:35

But that's the gest of it, but I did send over the job description.

4:37

I apologize.

4:38

I got to it late, um, but I was able to get that over to council and the clerk.

4:44

Thank you so much, Ron.

4:46

Are there any other uh is there any other discussion by any other council member at this time before I say anything?

4:55

And I can't see hands up, so just speak up if you have something.

4:59

Uh hi.

5:00

Uh hi.

5:00

I have something.

5:02

Okay, council member uh Solorio.

5:05

Um I had asked Ron if this um and I spoke to him directly, um, if it was going to happen that I would like to see, much like they do for us a press release saying that you know, putting that out there because not only should we focus on council, but we should focus on the city as a whole.

5:21

And Ron teaching the class is a positive thing.

5:24

So I did share that with Ron that I would like to see that if we do approve him going forth with this um employment.

5:34

Thank you so much, Councilmember Solorio.

5:36

Is there any other council members that have any information or questions?

5:41

Um Garcia.

5:43

Yep, Councilman Garcia.

5:45

Um I actually like uh I wanted to uh agree with us uh councilwoman Solario's uh request about the press release because I think it's an honor when somebody gets asked to um teach our youth and to teach uh these type of classes.

6:03

Um so I want to say congratulations to Ron for being even requested to do that.

6:07

So um I absolutely love that if we could do a press release if we do approve this to go forward because it is honestly a blessing to be able to do that.

6:21

Thank you, Councilmember Garcia.

6:23

Um I too uh am uh grateful uh that we have hired uh a city manager and uh other staff in particular.

6:33

Well, we didn't, uh but Ron did as part of his team that are as credentialed and as experienced as this to where they're getting offers like this, uh, where universities are seeing uh the potential that they have, the experience and expertise and subject matter expert type of information, or sorry, of uh of careers, and are able to pass that information on to students.

6:55

They're seeking their undergraduate degrees.

6:57

Uh but the question on the table is that uh or sorry, the uh motion that has been made by council member.

7:05

Did you make a motion, Councilmember White?

7:07

I apologize.

7:10

No, I I had been I I just asked for I wanted to pull it to make sure we had the data as it relates to the course offering and the job description to kind of get an understanding of of what this is.

7:24

So there was no there was no motion.

7:25

I just wanted to pull it to make sure we understood the scope.

7:31

Okay, got it.

7:32

Okay, so with that being said, is there a motion by any member of council to move this item forward?

7:42

I second.

7:44

I assume because I can't tell, but that was a motion made by Councilmember Solorio, seconded by Councilmember Garcia.

7:51

Yes.

7:53

Okay.

7:54

Okay, Julie, can we get a roll call vote?

7:57

Councilmember Condi?

7:58

Aye.

7:59

Councilmember Garcia.

8:01

Aye.

8:02

Councilmember Solorio?

8:04

Aye.

8:04

Councilmember Weiss.

8:06

Hi.

8:07

Councilmember White.

8:09

Aye.

8:10

Council Vice Mayor Nielsen.

8:13

Hi.

8:14

Mayor Paneda.

8:16

Hi.

8:18

Okay.

8:20

Looks like item passes.

8:22

And at this moment, can I get a motion to adjourn?

8:27

So move.

8:28

Oh, second.

8:30

Okay, we got a motion from councilmember.

8:32

Got a council member for a motion for council member white.

8:35

A second from council member.

8:36

Was that Condi, I believe, Condi?

8:39

Yes.

8:39

Yep.

8:40

Okay.

8:40

Thank you so much, Councilmember Condi.

8:42

Uh Julie, can we get a roll call vote?

8:48

Aye.

8:49

Councilmember Cye.

8:52

Councilmember Solorio.

8:54

Hi.

8:55

Councilmember Weiss.

8:57

Hi.

8:58

Councilmember White?

8:59

Aye.

9:00

Vice Mayor Nielsen.

9:02

Hi.

9:03

Mayor Pineda.

9:05

Hi.

9:06

Thank you so much, everybody, for joining us.

9:08

For those of you who will be at the league tomorrow, I look forward to seeing you there.

9:12

And uh we will have another council meeting on August 25th.

9:17

So staff, please have a safe drive home.

9:19

Thank you for uh the meeting tonight, and we'll see you all next week or during the week.

9:25

Thank you, Mayor.

9:25

Thank you.

9:26

Thank you, Calm.

9:27

Thank you.

9:28

Bye-bye.

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Summary of Proceedings

Avondale City Council Meeting - October 15, 2025

The Avondale City Council convened on October 15, 2025, to address the consent agenda and a secondary employment request for the city manager. The meeting included roll call, a public comment period with no participants, and unanimous approval of items.

Consent Calendar

  • The consent agenda (excluding item 3B) was approved unanimously via voice vote.
  • Councilmember White pulled item 3B (approval of secondary employment for City Manager Ron) to request additional transparency data, but later did not make a motion to block it.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public requested to speak.

Discussion Items

  • Item 3B – Secondary Employment for City Manager Ron: Councilmember White requested additional data on the teaching job but did not formally object after receiving a job description via email. Councilmember Solorio proposed issuing a press release to highlight the positive nature of the city manager teaching an HR course. Councilmember Garcia supported the press release idea and congratulated Ron. The city manager clarified he would teach an HR course for a bachelor's in public administration cohort starting in January for eight weeks, in person. A motion to approve the secondary employment was made by Councilmember Solorio, seconded by Councilmember Garcia.

Key Outcomes

  • Approval of secondary employment: Passed unanimously (roll call: Condi – aye, Garcia – aye, Solorio – aye, Weiss – aye, White – aye, Nielsen – aye, Pineda – aye).
  • Adjournment: Motion by Councilmember White, second by Councilmember Condi, passed unanimously. The next council meeting was noted for August 25th (per transcript, though the meeting date is given as October 15, 2025).

Meeting Transcript

Liberty and the case. Thank you so much, everyone. Julie, can you please do roll call? Councilmember Condi here. Councilmember Garcia. Here. Councilmember Solorio? Here. Councilmember Weiss? Here. Councilmember White? Present. Vice Mayor Nielsen. Here. And Mayor Pineda? Here. And Mayor, since we did not play the instructional video, I will read a statement of participation for the record. Anyone wishing to address the council regarding items listed on the agenda or under unscheduled public appearance? Should raise your hand through the Zoom meeting platform to request to speak. If you are joining through a phone call, please dial star nine to request to speak. When your name is called, please unmute yourself through Zoom and give your name for the public record. Please limit your comments to three minutes. If more than five requests to speak are received, comments may be limited to one minute. If your comments concern an item not listed on the agenda, Arizona open meeting law restricts mayor and council actions. If your comments concern an item not listed on the agenda, mayor and council may respond to criticism, request that staff review the matter, or request that the matter be scheduled on a future agenda. Thank you so much, Julie. And I don't see any hands that went up, but were there any um requests to speak prior to that? Thank you, Mayor. We have not received any requests to speak. Are there any is there anybody on the call that wishes to request to speak? Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much. And seeing none, we'll go to item number three, consent agenda. Do we have any council members who wish to pull an item for consent? Separate consent. See none, can I get a motion? My hand is raised. I'm sorry, Mayor. My hand is raised. Oh, I'm sorry. I did not see that. Okay, council member White. Yes, I'd like to pull item three B. Okay. Can we get a motion for the consent agenda minus item 3B? So moved. We just got you. Councilmember Weiss. Okay.

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