City of Yuma  
City Council Meeting  
Special Council Meeting Agenda  
Monday, October 6, 2025  
11:00 AM  
Yuma City Hall Council Chambers  
One City Plaza, Yuma  
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CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
I. RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE TRANSFER OF COLORADO RIVER WATER  
R2025-095  
1.  
Resolution Opposing the Permanent Transfer of Colorado River  
Water from Greenstone RP, d/b/a “GSC Farms, LLC”, to the Town  
of Queen Creek, Arizona, as presented, and offering reasonable  
alternatives. (City Administration/City Attorney)(Jay Simonton/  
Rodney Short)  
Adopt a Resolution Opposing the Permanent Transfer of Colorado  
River Water from the Greenstone RP, d/b/a GSC Farms, LLC, to the  
Town of Queen Creek, Arizona. The proposed transfer seeks to  
permanently move 2,033.01 acre-feet per year (AFY) of 4th Priority  
Colorado River water off River to the Town of Queen Creek in Pinal  
and Maricopa Counties (Permanent Transfer). The Resolution urges  
the Secretary of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation to fully  
comply with all federal environmental laws and the preparation of an  
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in connection with the  
Permanent Transfer and in compiling the EIS, to consider the  
significant and harmful impacts, both socioeconomic and  
environmental, of a Permanent Transfer of water off the Colorado  
River, especially at a time when it is universally recognized the  
Colorado River is over-allocated and in crisis, and all users are being  
advised to conserve.  
The Resolution urges the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to consider a  
No Action Alternative pursuant to the National Environmental Policy  
Act (NEPA), or alternatively, limit any transfers of Colorado River  
water to non-shortage times when the Colorado River levels at Lake  
Powell and Lake Mead can meet the current commitments of water  
entitlement holders. The Resolution directs the City Administrator to  
provide comments on behalf of the City of Yuma and the Mayor and  
City Council. The Resolution also directs the Yuma City Clerk to  
provide a copy of the Resolution, as adopted, to the Mayor and Town  
Council of the Town of Queen Creek, Arizona, the City of Yuma's  
Federal and State Legislators, the Governor of Arizona, the  
Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Director of the  
Arizona Department of Water Resources, the Statutory Agent of GSC  
Farm, LLC., and the Council on Environmental Quality within the  
Executive Office of the President.  
Attachments:  
1. RES Resolution Opposing Greenstone Transfer  
II. EXECUTIVE SESSION  
An Executive Session may be called during the public meeting for the purpose of receiving  
legal advice for items on this agenda pursuant to A.R.S. Section 38-431.03 A (1, 3, 4 and/or 7)  
and the following items:  
There are no additional Executive Session items scheduled at this time  
ADJOURNMENT  
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the  
City of Yuma does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission of or access to, or treatment or  
employment in, its programs, activities, or services. For information regarding rights and provisions of the ADA or  
Section 504, or to request reasonable accommodations for participation in City programs, activities, or services  
contact: ADA/Section 504 Coordinator, City of Yuma Human Resources Department, One City Plaza, Yuma, AZ  
85364-1436; (928) 373-5125 or TTY (928) 373-5149.