HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023.0502.CMD.MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
COTTONWOOD MAINTENANCE DISTRICT BOARD
May 2, 2023
A Regular Meeting of the Cottonwood Maintenance District Board was convened
at 16705 E. Avenue of the Fountains in open and public session at 5:25 p.m.
Members Present: Board Chair Ginny Dickey: Board Vice Chair Peggy
McMahon; Board Member Gerry Friedel; Board Member Sharron Grzybowski;
Board Member Brenda J. Kalivianakis; Board Member Hannah Toth; Board
Member Allen Skillicorn
Staff Present: Interim District Manager Rachael Goodwin; District Attorney Aaron
D. Arnson; District Clerk Linda Mendenhall
Audience: Approximately sixty-nine members of the public were present.
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Town of Fountain Hills
Cottonwoods Maintenance District Meeting Minutes
May 2, 2023
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MAYOR DICKEY: Good evening, everyone. We're starting a little bit early because we
have a couple of meetings before we get into our real meeting. So I'm going to call to
order the regular meeting of the Cottonwood's Maintenance District. And could we have
a roll call, please.
MENDENHALL: Board Chair Dickey?
MAYOR DICKEY: Here.
MENDENHALL: Board Vice Chair McMahon?
MCMAHON: Here.
MENDENHALL: Board Member Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: Present.
MENDENHALL: Board Member Friedel?
FRIEDEL. Present.
MENDENHALL: Board Member Kalivianakis?
KALIVIANAKIS: Present.
MENDENHALL: Board Member Toth?
TOTH: Present.
MENDENHALL: Board Member Skillicom?
SKILLICORN: Here.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thanks, very much. So we do these once a year so I'm always rusty
when we get back to it, but our first item is actually just approving the minutes from last
year's meeting on June 21s1, 2022. And Aaron and I always wonder; can everybody just
vote on that? Is that okay?
ARNSON: Yes.
MAYOR DICKEY: Important stuff.
Okay. Can I get a motion to approve the minutes?
FRIEDEL: I'll move.
KALIVIANAKIS: Second.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay. We need a roll call please. Sony.
MENDENHALL: Board Member Fridel?
FRIEDEL: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Board Member Kalivianakis?
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KALIVIANAKIS: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Board Member Skillicom?
SKILLICORN: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Board Member Toth?
TOTH: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Board Member Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Board Vice Chair McMahon?
MCMAHON: Aye.
MENDENHALL. Board Chairman Dickey'?
MAYOR DICKEY: Aye.
Thank you.
MENDENHALL: It passes.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay. So next we will have David explain to us what our next steps
are on this. Thank you.
POCK: Good evening, Board. So, yes, this is our first of three meetings for the
Cottonwoods Maintenance District 4 fiscal year '24 budgeting purposes. This is a
Tentative Budget. Right now, we have 14,768 scheduled for fiscal year '24, you can see
the breakdown there among the different line items. 5,000 of that is contingency, not
used unless needed. Tonight's resolution will direct staff to send out a public notice and
that will be mailed as well as published in the Fountain Hill's Times.
Any questions?
FRIEDEL: Mayor and Aaron, I think last year when this came up, I had asked for the
town's staff to take a look at to see if we can get out of this. I don't know why were
involved on the town level for doing landscaping and maintenance for an HOA -- what
could be an HOA area in this town. So I'm not convinced that we're not spending an
inordinate amount of time doing Landscaping for this area when, 1 think, they could
probably find that on their own. So I'm wondering if there's something we can do to take
another look at this to see what the numbers add up to for us.
POCK: Sure. I'm sure that the town manager and I would be happy to revisit that issue.
I recall that we circulated an email on it last year, explaining some of the pros and cons.
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To the extent that's something council wants us to revisit, happy to — happy to do it.
FRIEDEL: Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thanks very much. So let's see — let me find the actual -- so is there
a motion there? Where is that? Sorry, I'm scrolling through all of the minutes there.
Okay. It's on page 6 of this particular agenda. Can I get a motion please?
FRIEDEL: Move to approve the minutes — oh that's the minutes.
MAYOR DICKEY: I know. It's page — page 6 is the move to adopt resolution CMD
2023-01.
FRIEDEL: Move to adopt resolution CMD 2023-01.
KALIVIANAKIS: Second.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Roll call please?
MENDENHALL: Board Member Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Board Member Fridel?
FRIEDEL: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Board Member Kalivianakis?
KALIVIANAKIS: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Board Member Skillicom?
SKILLICORN: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Board Member Toth?
TOTH: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Board Vice Chair McMahon?
MCMAHON: Aye.
MENDENHALL Board Chairman Dickey?
MAYOR DICKEY: Aye.
MENDENHALL: It passes.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. So we will adjourn that one.
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Having no further business, Board Chairman Ginny Dickey adjourned the
Regular Meeting of the Cottonwood Maintenance District Board held on May 2,
2023, at 5:29 p.m.
COTTONWOOD MAINTENANCE DISTRICT BOARD
ATTEST AND PREPARED BY:
Ginn Dickey,
Lif(da G. Mendenhall, District Clerk
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the
minutes of the Regular Meeting held by the Cottonwood Maintenance District
Board in the Town Hall Council Chambers on the 2n^ day of May 2023. I further
certify that the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present.
DATED this 6th Day of June 2023.
Linda G. Mendenhall, District Clerk