Maricopa council approves consent agenda and three land-related actions, including two right-of-way abandonments
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Summary
The City of Maricopa council on Feb. 3 approved the consent agenda and approved two right-of-way/utility-easement abandonments tied to First Baptist Church (ABDN25-003) and a North Maricopa Road realignment (ABDN25-004). The council also confirmed an appointment to a cultural-arts advisory committee.
The City of Maricopa City Council voted to approve its consent agenda and several land-use items during its Feb. 3 regular meeting.
Council member Noor moved to approve the consent agenda, seconded by Council member Wade; Mayor Smith read the results as a 7-0 vote in favor. The consent agenda covered three routine items listed as 7.1–7.3 on the agenda (details in the staff packet).
On agenda item 8.2, Derek Shearer of the planning division presented staff’s recommendation to abandon a roughly 0.477-acre public utility easement (case ABDN25-003) west of the First Baptist Church on the former North Maricopa Road alignment. Shearer said utility contacts were notified on Jan. 7 and that staff had not received comments in support or opposition; he recommended approval under the city code provisions for abandonment of right-of-ways. Council member Wade moved the abandonment, Council member Marsh seconded, and the mayor announced the motion carried (vote tally not specified in the transcript).
On agenda item 8.3, Shearer described a separate abandonment request, ABDN25-004, for about 0.182 acres associated with a planned realignment of North Maricopa Road. Staff reported similar outreach on Jan. 7 and no responses from utilities or the public and recommended approval to clear and reassign the parcel to an adjacent city-owned property to improve marketability for development. Council member Noor moved to approve and Council member Gettle seconded; the mayor announced the motion carried (vote tally not specified in the transcript).
The council took action on the land items following staff presentations and closed public hearings; the record shows no members of the public spoke in opposition during the hearings.
What happens next: The abandonments will proceed per the city’s administrative process to record and transfer the identified easement parcels (the staff report cites city code for abandonment of right-of-ways). The staff report and exhibit materials cited by planning staff contain the legal descriptions and notification documentation referenced during the presentations.
