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Prescott City Council Regular Voting Meeting —August 8, 2006 Page 11 at the Verde meetings; he wanted to try to keep the city on the straight and 91111. narrow so citizens knew what was going on and meetings and business should be transparent; he was qualified to be on the board and had attended numerous water meetings. Mayor Simmons clarified the organizational meetings were not clandestine meetings and there was never a quorum present. Councilman Luzius responded the meetings weren't publicized and Mayor Simmons said it wasn't necessary. Councilman Blair commented Council discussed their missions and goals at the retreat at the golf course clubhouse and made the commitment without a formal vote that the waterline project be moved forward, yet Councilman Luzius didn't vote for the waterline either and he was a negative influence. Councilman Luzius explained his vote wasn't going to stop anything. Councilman Roecker clarified the City had not broken off their relationship with the Coalition or Verde River Partnership, but there were some details to work out. Councilman Bell commented ADWR had told the City the only way to reach ` m- safe yield was to import water from outside the AMA and that was the City's plan; Councilman Luzius supported safe yield but voted against the pipeline project and wondered if the water would be trucked in instead and Councilman Luzius replied he wasn't against the pipeline, only against not having a mitigation plan. Councilman Roecker called for the question. The motion failed 1-6, with Mayor Simmons, Councilmembers Bell, Blair, Lamerson, Roecker and Suttles casting NAY votes. Councilman Roecker MOVED to APPOINT Mayor Simmons to the Upper Verde River Watershed Protection Coalition Executive Board, which was SECONDED by Councilman Bell. Councilman Blair suggested naming an alternate in case Mayor Simmons wasn't available to attend the meeting and Councilwoman Suttles suggested the Mayor Pro Tem and MOVED to AMEND the motion to include naming the Mayor Pro Tem as an alternate, which was SECONDED by Councilman Lamerson. The motion to appoint Mayor Simmons and Mayor Pro Tem passed 6-1 with '� Councilman Luzius casting a NAY vote.