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City of Maricopa  
39700 W. Civic Center  
Plaza  
Maricopa, AZ 85138  
Ph: (520) 568-9098  
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Meeting Agenda  
Cultural Affairs and Arts Advisory  
Committee  
Committee Chair, Laura Olivieri  
Vice-Chair Chrystal O'Jon  
Committee Member Cynthia Portrey  
Committee Member Marcus Ellsworth  
Committee Member Mecca Hunter  
Committee Member Danielle Lemorin  
Committee Member May McCarthey  
Monday, September 15, 2025  
6:00 PM  
City Hall Cotton Conference Room  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Minutes  
3.1  
The Committee will approve the minutes from the August 18, 2025 meeting. Discussion  
and Action.  
4.  
Call to the Public  
The procedures to follow if you address the Committee are: The Committee requests  
that you express your ideas in five minutes or less and refrain from any personal attacks  
or derogatory statements about any City employee, a fellow citizen, or anyone else,  
whether in the audience or not. The Committee Chair will limit discussion whenever  
he/she deems such an action appropriate to the proper conduct of the meeting. At the  
conclusion of an open call to the public, individual members of the Committee may  
respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the Committee may ask Staff to  
review a matter, or may ask that a matter be put on a future agenda. However, members  
of the Committee shall not discuss or take legal action on any matters during an open  
call to the public unless the matters are properly noticed for discussion and legal action.  
5.  
Agenda Items  
Items on the agenda are open for citizen input. Please fill out a card and present it to  
the Committee Chair before the meeting begins. The Committee Chair will call upon you  
for your comments.  
5.1  
5.2  
5.3  
The Committee will hear reports from chair and committee members. Discussion Only.  
The Committee will hear reports from Council Liaisons. Discussion Only.  
The Committee will receive an update from staff on the Partnership Resolution and start a  
strategy session to identify potential partnerships. Discussion and Recommendation.  
5.4  
5.5  
5.6  
The Committee will hear an update from Travis Orian on Public Art Displays. Discussion  
Only.  
The Committee will jury the "Faces of Maricopa" art gallery entries. Discussion and  
Action.  
The Committee will consider art for purchase from the "Bon Appetit" art gallery.  
Discussion and Action.  
5.7  
5.8  
The Committee will provide input on Signal Box Art. Discussion and Recommendation.  
The Committee will discuss final arrangements for the "Faces of Maricopa" art gallery  
opening October 16, 2025. Discussion Only.  
5.9  
The Committee will discuss future agenda items and next meeting date. Discussion and  
Recommendation.  
6.  
Adjournment  
Note: This meeting is open to the public. All interested persons are welcome to  
attend. Notice is hereby given of the possibility of a quorum of the Maricopa City Council  
members at this meeting.  
Physical access to the meeting room will be available 15 minutes prior to the meeting  
start time.  
Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign  
language interpreter, by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at 520-316-6970. Requests  
should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.