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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHCAC.2023.0208.MinutesHistoric and Cultural Advisory Committee 1 of 3 TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE HISTORIC AND CULTURAL ADVISORY COMMISSION FERflU .fY 1, 2.eR AMENDED MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 8, 2023 1. CALL TO ORDER at 5:00 PM 2. ROLL CALL Present Chair David Corlett; Vice Chair Susan Obst-Dworkis; Commissioner Jackie Miles; Commissioner Dianne Price; Commissioner William Meade; Commissioner Deborah Skehen; Commissioner Sandra Ursini Staff Present: Linda Ayres, Recreation Mananger Patti Lopuszanski, Executive Assistant 3. CALL TO THE PUBLIC - NO CALL TO PUBLIC Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.01(H), public comment is permitted (not required) on matters NOT listed on the agenda. Any such comment (i) must be within the jurisdiction of the Commission, and (ii) is subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions. The Commission will not discuss or take legal action on matters raised during Call to the Public unless the matters are properly noticed for discussion and legal action. At the conclusion of the Call to the Public, individual commissioners may (i) respond to criticism, (ii) ask staff to review a matter, or ail) ask that the matter be placed on a future Commission agenda. 4. CONSIDERATION & POSSIBLE ACTION: Approval of January 4, 2023 HCAC Meeting Minutes MOVED BY Commissioner Deborah Skehen, SECONDED BY Commissioner Dianne Price Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously 5. CONSIDERATION & POSSIBLE ACTION: Approval of the January 19, 2023 HCAC Special Session Workshop Meeting Minutes MOVED BY Commissioner William Meade, SECONDED BY Vice Chair Susan Obst-Dworkis Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously 6. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: HCAC Vision and Mission Statement The vision statement that we came up with in the work session was, "To promote community pride and understanding through awareness and partnerships." The mission statement was, "To advise the Town Council on matters related to our history and cultural awareness. Our purpose is to inspire public awareness and appreciation of our shared history and cultures to preserve that history and foster civic pride." MOVED BY Commissioner Jackie Miles, SECONDED BY Vice Chair Susan Obst-Dworkis Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously Historic and Cultural Advisory Committee 2 of 3 7. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: HCAC Policies and Procedures Draft Chairman Corlett shared with the commissioners that there were policy and procedure points that were suggested and included in the minutes of the January 19, 2023 Work Session. He created a revised version that encapsulates changes and will be circulated and reviewed at the next HCAC Meeting. It was agreed upon to table this item and include it at the March 1, 2023 HCAC Meeting. MOVED BY Commissioner Dianne Price, SECONDED BY Commissioner Sandra Ursini Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously 8. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Historic and Cultural Advisory Commission Strategic Planning Chairman Corlett opened up the discussion to determine where commissioners stood after reviewing the Town's Strategic Plan. Commissioner Miles asked if the commission should help by being aware of funding or grants that might help the museum and public art upkeep. Ms. Ayres interjected that there are other commissions that have those items under their purview and that there was a Public Art Committee. Chair Corlett asked for clarification and Ms. Ayres shared that there are many groups that fall under the non-profit umbrella of Fountain Hills Guttural and Civic Association (FHCCA) and that the museum is part of that and not town properly. Commissioner Price said the piece in the strategic plan that really stood out was promoting the natural and built environment of Fountain Hills to improve the public health well-being and safety. Ms. Ayres stated that the town strategic plan is more in depth than this advisory board would be but it gives the commissioners an idea of what's important to the town. It was further discussed on the relevance consider the creation of 10 Points of Interest in Fountain Hills that would fit into the scope of HCAC. 9. UPDATE: Fountain Park Historical Signs Workgroup Commissioner Ursini presented the draft of the ideas that the Fountain Park Historical Signs Workgroup created after they had walked the park and looked at every sign. It was determined that additional information would be needed to know the size of the signage and how much room would be available to include the new information. Commissioner Ursini shared that there was a video of the Fountain at 50 Celebration and suggested that it could be considered to include a OR code. The addition of new pictures for each sign was also suggested and to consider local photographers. It was requested that the commissioners review the information and to provide the workgroup with their input. Ms. Ayres informed the commissioners that Parks Superintendent, Kevin Snipes es have money in his budget for the signs. 10. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approval of Renaming the HCAC Commission Chairman Corlett spoke to the commissioners regarding their consideration of a recommendation of a slight renaming of the HCAC commission for construction purposes in language and to reflect what they do. A recommendation to rename the "Historic and Cultural Advisory Commission" to "Historical and Cultural Advisory Commission". Ms. Ayres asked for clarification on the recommendation and it was shared by Chair Corlett that currently "Historic" refers to something that is treating or a characteristic of history or past events. It was determined that Commissioner Price had previously requested the name to be changed to "History and Culture Advisory Commission" to be grammatically correct and it was agreed upon by the commissioners to make a motion on the approval of that recommended name change. Historic and Cultural Advisory Committee 3 of 3 MOVED BY Commissioner Dianne Price, SECONDED BY Vice Chair Susan Obst-Dworkis Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously 11. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Future Agenda Items Topics discussed for future agenda items: • Presentations • Announcements • Arizona Memory Project - azlibrary.gov 12. UPDATE: Next HCAC Meeting March 1, 2023 - Items due for Agenda February 15, 2023 13. ADJOURNMENT ATTEST AND PREPARED BY: Lopuszansk/! Execd e Assistant HISTORIC ND CU43URAL ADVISORY COMMISSION avid Corlett. Chairman CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Regular Meeting held by the Fountain Hills Historic and Cultural Advisory Commission in the Town Hall Council Chambers on the 8th day of February, 2023. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present. DATED this 1st day of March, 2023.