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Good evening, council members. With the
mayor and the vice mayor being absent

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and as authorized by city code section
2.05.44A1,

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I will call the special council meeting
to order. An acting mayor would now be

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selected to preside over the meeting and
a motion to appoint one is needed. After

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the acting mayor is selected, you may
proceed with the roll call and the

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remaining agenda items.

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» I move to appoint uh council member
Cabera to lead the meeting.

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» I second.

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» There is a motion and a second. All of
those signify by saying I.

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» I.
>> All those against.

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Motion carries. You may proceed. Acting
uh Mayor Cabrera.

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» Thank you, Sonia. Um good evening.
Community council members K. Sonia. Um I

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call this special meeting to order. Um
today is January 16, 2026. The time is

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601 with 24 seconds. Can we please have
roll call? Council

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member Luis Cabera
>> present.

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» Council member Maria Cecilia Cruz.
Vice Mayor Tio de Laoya.

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» Council member Estean Rosales.
>> Present.

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» Council member Liset Servin.
>> Presente.

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» Council member Javier Vargas.
>> Present. Mayor Nevis Ray,

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acting mayor, you do have a quorum.
>> Thank you. Let's proceed with the pledge

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of allegiance. Um, council member Sadin,
can you please lead us? Sure.

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» I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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Item number three, discussion and
possible action items. Item number 3A,

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discussion and possible action on any
and all matters regarding the

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appointment of a vice mayor, council
members Luis Cabrera, Lisa Servin, and

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Javier Vargas.
So, um, good evening, uh, fellow council

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members. Um last December we or
previously we had agreed to every

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December visit the position of vice
mayor to have um the opportunity for the

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council to serve as vice mayor at least
for a year during each of our terms. Um

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unfortunately we didn't visit this item
in December. So we are here to designate

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a vice mayor. Um, at the moment, the
vice mayor serves at the pleasure of

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council and um, we can designate any of
the six council members to serve.

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Um, I believe, um, that if there's no
hesitation, um, council member Vargas

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has been here for a little over three
years. Um, and he should have the

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opportunity at least to serve as vice
mayor before his terms his term ends. So

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I would like to designate Javier Vargas
to serve as vice mayor if that's okay.

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» Second.
>> So there's a motion to designate council

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me or council member Vargas to serve as
vice mayor and there's a second by

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council member Servin. Is there any
discussion on the item?

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» No.
>> No.

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» Um can I have uh the eyes to signify
that uh the motion in in favor of the

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motion? I
>> I

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» I
>> uh any naysay?

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The motion passes unanimously.
Um so now that we do have a council

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member um or now that we have a
designated vice mayor present, um I will

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ask Vice Mayor Vargas to uh continue the
meeting.

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» Thank you, Council Member Cabrera.
First, I just want to thank you council

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members for um the opportunity uh to
serve my community in the capacity of uh

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vice mayor. I will assure you assure you
that I'll do my best to represent my

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city the best way possible. So, thank
you very much.

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Item number three B,
discussion and possible action on any

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matters regarding ordinance 478, an
ordinance of the mayor and city council

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of the city of San Louisa repealing
section 2.05.250.

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Um, and this one,
>> excuse me, uh, Vice Mayor, I this item

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was improperly,
uh, agendaized and the public is not

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appropriately on notice and so I suggest
that uh, we have a motion to continue.

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» Okay,
>> Vice Mayor, if I may make a motion to

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continue this item to our regular
council meeting um, scheduled later this

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month. Second.
>> There's a motion and a second. All

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in favor, please signify by say I.
>> I.

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» I.
>> I.

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» I.
>> All those against signifying by say

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name.
Motion carries.

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So this item will be continued for the
next meeting. Correct.

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» That would be January 28th.
>> Okay.

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» Thank you. Item 3C, discussion and
possible action in any and all matters

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regarding ordinance number 479, an
ordinance of the mayor and city council

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of the city of St. Louis, Arizona,
amending and restating the St. Louis

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city code section 2.05.020
providing the city council designate a

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vice mayor every year.
Is there any discussion on this item?

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Yeah, I would just like to quickly um
say that I think this is a good um

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ordinance because it allows the
opportunity for the position to be

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automatically added to the agenda every
December without the need of having to

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sign or politize the the position. So
that's just my my two cents.

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» Thank you, Council Member Caba. Any
other questions, comments, concerns from

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council? Yes. And my comment is that I
think this is a great thing that we're

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doing so we have more um of a structure
and stability when it comes to uh this

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rotating position. So I think this is
this is the best way um to do it to

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handle the vice mayor position. So I
totally agree with with having that

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every December.
>> Thank you council member. I just want to

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add the same thing. This is just to make
sure that everyone uh and every council

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member has the opportunity to serve
their community as a vice mayor. I agree

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with this uh ordinance. So um I would
like to make um motion.

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» I move to approve the reading of
ordinance number 479 by title only.

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» Second.
>> There's a motion and there's a second.

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All [snorts] those in favor signify by
say I.

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» I.
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nay.
Motion carries.

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» Ordinance number 479,
an ordinance of the mayor and city

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council of the city of San Louis,
Arizona amending and restating the St.

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Louis city code section 2.05.020
providing that the city council

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designate a vice mayor every December.
>> Any questions, comments from council?

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» Vice Mayor, I move to approve ordinance
number 479 as presented.

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» Second.
>> Moved by council member Cadra. Second by

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council member Servin. All those in
favor, please signify by say I.

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» I.
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» I.
All those against signify by saying nay.

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Motion carries.

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Okay. And
item number four. If there's no um

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problem, we can adjourn this meeting.
>> So move.

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» So I'm this meeting at 608. Thank you
very much.

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» Thank you.