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Mesa City Council Study Session – September 8, 2025 (Note: Date Discrepancy)

Council Study Sessions — Tuesday, September 9, 2025

BodyMesa, Arizona

SessionCouncil Study Sessions

DateTuesday, September 9, 2025

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Welcome to our Mesa City Council study session.

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Today is uh September 8th, uh, 2025.

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Uh, for roll call, we have Vice Mayor Summers and Councilmember Heredia virtual by Zoom.

0:16

Other council members are present.

0:19

Council.

0:20

Um item one is to review the agenda for tonight's council meeting.

0:25

I know we've gone over it.

0:26

Is there any questions about anything?

0:30

I know we have some introductions to some uh Soning Mayor.

0:41

We um I'd like to Miss Ms.

0:44

Duff.

0:45

Yeah.

0:45

Um I just want to pull off consent item 5A, the Coldistack Agreement.

0:54

I think we'll have members attending will be speaking on it.

1:04

Okay.

1:08

We got that.

1:09

Anything else, Council?

1:11

Julie?

1:13

Rich.

1:16

Uh Mr.

1:16

Summers, Mr.

1:17

Redier.

1:21

No questions there, thank you.

1:23

Okay.

1:28

All right, and uh we'll have a item two is to acknowledge the receipt of board minutes.

1:35

Is there a motion for receipt of board minutes?

1:38

Miss Bilsbury.

1:39

Miss Duff, all in favor say aye.

1:42

Aye.

1:44

Aye.

1:45

Mr.

1:46

Reddy.

1:46

Aye.

1:47

All right, thank you.

1:48

Motion passes unanimously.

1:50

Uh, next is Curry Vance and conference is attended.

1:52

Council members, do you have anything you'd like to say?

1:59

I do, and I may not like it.

2:02

I know we've gone pretty fast here.

2:03

This is probably one of the shortest uh study sessions we'll have, but uh just wing that um I'll just wing it.

2:13

I had a couple of notes, but anyway.

2:16

I wanted to say happy Hispanic Heritage Month.

2:19

Uh September is happy um his Hispanic Heritage Month, and so I wanted to recognize that, and there's quite a few celebrations throughout the city.

2:28

Um East Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has their multicultural fair and um El Grito on September 13th in Pioneer Park, as well as there's other events.

2:41

So um just wanted to recognize um uh a large number of our um residents are um Latino, including my husband.

2:52

So I wanted to recognize that um and that heritage in our city, which is very important.

2:58

Um and the other thing is uh this morning in recognition or in the kickoff of the um Love Your City week, which is a uh a week of service in our community.

3:12

All this throughout this week, um there will be all kinds of events for volunteers for people to come together and make a difference in their city um by various activities.

3:25

This morning I went to Aster Aging and um attended a gathering of veterans.

3:32

They were having some um some coffee and donuts, and we chatted with them and there was some activities afterwards, and um it was you know when you go, you expect to give, and especially on Love Your City and a day of service, but just the time there, it was such a gift to me.

3:55

And I wanted to say thank you to Big A.

3:59

He was um a veteran of the Vietnam War and the airborne uh division, uh the Army Airborne Division, and the stories that he shared with me or just touched my heart, and he's a remarkable man.

4:14

Actually, he served actually on the council member and mayor, but he told me stories um that happened uh during the war that just moved me greatly and um and what I learned from him.

4:25

So to especially to all our veterans, thank you for service for those who serve them in Vietnam War.

4:32

Welcome home.

4:33

You never really heard that when you came home.

4:35

So welcome home, and thank you for being part of our community and the gifts that you continue to give.

4:40

Thank you.

4:41

Thank you, Miss Duff.

4:43

Anyone else?

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Summary of Proceedings

Mesa City Council Study Session – September 8, 2025

Note: The user-provided meeting date is 2025-09-09, but the transcript states the meeting occurred on September 8, 2025. This summary uses the date from the transcript.

The Mesa City Council held a brief study session on September 8, 2025. The council reviewed the evening's council meeting agenda, received board minutes, heard councilmember reports on community events, and discussed future meeting schedules.

Consent Calendar

Councilmember Duff pulled consent item 5A (Coldistack Agreement) so that members could speak on it during the evening meeting.

Discussion Items

Review of Agenda for Tonight's Council Meeting: The council reviewed the agenda. Councilmember Duff pulled consent item 5A (Coldistack Agreement) for discussion. No other items were pulled.
Receipt of Board Minutes: Councilmember Bilsbury motioned to receive the board minutes, seconded by Councilmember Duff. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote.
Councilmember Reports and Conference Attendances:
- Councilmember Duff announced the start of Hispanic Heritage Month (September) and noted upcoming celebrations including the East Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's multicultural fair and El Grito on September 13 in Pioneer Park.
- She also reported on Love Your City week, a week of service, and described her visit to Aster Aging where she spoke with veterans, particularly a Vietnam War veteran named Big A.
- Councilmember Julie (last name not stated) highlighted the 9/11 Day of Service on Saturday, encouraging participation via the City of Mesa website or justserve.org.
- Councilmember Gilforth mentioned a groundbreaking at a single FBO (Fixed Base Operator) at the airport that is investing and expanding to its third location.
- Councilmember Heredia (via Zoom) and Vice Mayor Summers had no additional comments.
- Councilmember (likely the Mayor) mentioned the first edition 224 groundbreaking last week, well-attended and needed in that district.

Key Outcomes

Consent item 5A was pulled for further discussion at the evening meeting.
Board minutes were received unanimously.
The meeting adjourned with a unanimous motion after discussion of future schedules. The council will reconvene on Thursday morning, September 11 (noted as a remembrance of 9/11), for a study session where they will review an early draft of the September 22 meeting agenda, since the following week's strategic planning session will prevent a review on that day.

Future Schedule

Next study session: Thursday, September 11 (9/11 anniversary), to review early draft of September 22 meeting agenda.
Strategic planning session: September 18 (morning).

No public comments were made. No other votes.

Meeting Transcript

Welcome to our Mesa City Council study session. Today is uh September 8th, uh, 2025. Uh, for roll call, we have Vice Mayor Summers and Councilmember Heredia virtual by Zoom. Other council members are present. Council. Um item one is to review the agenda for tonight's council meeting. I know we've gone over it. Is there any questions about anything? I know we have some introductions to some uh Soning Mayor. We um I'd like to Miss Ms. Duff. Yeah. Um I just want to pull off consent item 5A, the Coldistack Agreement. I think we'll have members attending will be speaking on it. Okay. We got that. Anything else, Council? Julie? Rich. Uh Mr. Summers, Mr. Redier. No questions there, thank you. Okay. All right, and uh we'll have a item two is to acknowledge the receipt of board minutes. Is there a motion for receipt of board minutes? Miss Bilsbury. Miss Duff, all in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Mr. Reddy. Aye. All right, thank you. Motion passes unanimously. Uh, next is Curry Vance and conference is attended. Council members, do you have anything you'd like to say? I do, and I may not like it. I know we've gone pretty fast here. This is probably one of the shortest uh study sessions we'll have, but uh just wing that um I'll just wing it. I had a couple of notes, but anyway. I wanted to say happy Hispanic Heritage Month. Uh September is happy um his Hispanic Heritage Month, and so I wanted to recognize that, and there's quite a few celebrations throughout the city. Um East Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has their multicultural fair and um El Grito on September 13th in Pioneer Park, as well as there's other events. So um just wanted to recognize um uh a large number of our um residents are um Latino, including my husband. So I wanted to recognize that um and that heritage in our city, which is very important. Um and the other thing is uh this morning in recognition or in the kickoff of the um Love Your City week, which is a uh a week of service in our community. All this throughout this week, um there will be all kinds of events for volunteers for people to come together and make a difference in their city um by various activities. This morning I went to Aster Aging and um attended a gathering of veterans. They were having some um some coffee and donuts, and we chatted with them and there was some activities afterwards, and um it was you know when you go, you expect to give, and especially on Love Your City and a day of service, but just the time there, it was such a gift to me.

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