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NOTICE OF MEETING
REGULAR MEETING
STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION
Chairman John Craft, Jr.
Vice Chairman Patrick Garman
Commissioner Chad Bernick
Commissioner Gerard Bisceglia
Commissioner Mary Edman
Commissioner Cynthia Magazine
Commissioner John McHugh
TIME:4:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
WHEN:WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2021
WHERE:FOUNTAIN HILLS COUNCIL CHAMBERS
16705 E. AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ
Commissioners of the Town of Fountain Hills will attend either in person or by telephone conference call; a quorum of the
Town’s Council, various Commission, Committee or Board members may be in attendance at the Commission meeting.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to A.R.S. §1-602.A.9, subject to certain specified statutory exceptions, parents have a
right to consent before the State or any of its political subdivisions make a video or audio recording of a minor child.
Meetings of the Commission are audio and/or video recorded and, as a result, proceedings in which children are present
may be subject to such recording. Parents, in order to exercise their rights may either file written consent with the Town
Clerk to such recording, or take personal action to ensure that their child or children are not present when a recording may
be made. If a child is present at the time a recording is made, the Town will assume that the rights afforded parents
pursuant to A.R.S. §1-602.A.9 have been waived.
REQUEST TO COMMENT
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of the Council Chambers, and hand it to the Executive Assistant prior to discussion of that item, if
possible. Include the agenda item on which you wish to comment. Speakers will be allowed three
contiguous minutes to address the Commission. Verbal comments should be directed through the
Presiding Officer and not to individual Commissioners.
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card, indicating it is a written comment, and check the box on whether you are FOR or AGAINST and
agenda item, and hand it to the Executive Assistant prior to discussion, if possible.
Strategic Planning Advisory Commission Meeting of June 23, 2021 1 of 3
1.CALL TO ORDER – Chairman Craft
2.ROLL CALL – Chairman Craft
3.CALL TO THE 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 (iii) ask that the matter be placed on a future Commission agenda.
4.CONSIDERATION OF Approving the May 26, 2021, Meeting Minutes.
5.UPDATE ON Vision Fountain Hills
6.UPDATE ON Strategic Priority 2 - Financial Sustainability
7.REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION OF Workgroups' Strategies
8.DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF a Date and Format with Town Staff for a Preview of
the New Strategic Plan
9.ADJOURNMENT
Strategic Planning Advisory Commission Meeting of June 23, 2021 2 of 3
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF NOTICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing notice was duly posted in accordance with the statement filed
by the Strategic Planning Advisory Commission with the Town Clerk.
Dated this 22nd day of June, 2021.
_____________________________________________
Angela Padgett-Espiritu, Executive Assistant
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available for review in the Town Manager's Office.
Strategic Planning Advisory Commission Meeting of June 23, 2021 3 of 3
ITEM 4.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 06/23/2021 Meeting Type: Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Administration
Prepared by: Angela Padgett-Espiritu, Executive Assistant to Manager, Mayor/Council
Staff Contact Information: Angela Padgett-Espiritu, Executive Assistant to Manager,
Mayor/Council
Request to Strategic Planning Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION OF
Approving the May 26, 2021, Meeting Minutes.
Staff Summary (Background)
The intent of approving meeting minutes is to ensure an accurate account of the discussion and action
that took place at the meeting for archival purposes. Approved minutes are placed on the Town's
website and maintained as permanent records in compliance with state law.
Staff recommends approving the May 26, 2021, meeting minutes.
Attachments
May 26, 2021 Meeting Minutes
Form Review
Form Started By: Angela Padgett-Espiritu Started On: 05/26/2021 04:59 PM
Final Approval Date: 05/26/2021
D R A F T
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION
MAY 26, 2021
NOTICE OF MEETING
REGULAR MEETING
STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION
Chairman John Craft, Jr.
Commissioner Chad Bernick
Commissioner Gerard Bisceglia
Commissioner Mary Edman
Commissioner Patrick Garman
Commissioner Cynthia Magazine
Commissioner John McHugh
TIME:4:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
WHEN:WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021
WHERE:FOUNTAIN HILLS COUNCIL CHAMBERS
16705 E. AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ
Commissioners of the Town of Fountain Hills will attend either in person or by telephone conference call; a quorum of the
Town’s Council, various Commission, Committee or Board members may be in attendance at the Commission meeting.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to A.R.S. §1-602.A.9, subject to certain specified statutory exceptions, parents have a
right to consent before the State or any of its political subdivisions make a video or audio recording of a minor child.
Meetings of the Commission are audio and/or video recorded and, as a result, proceedings in which children are present
may be subject to such recording. Parents, in order to exercise their rights may either file written consent with the Town
Clerk to such recording, or take personal action to ensure that their child or children are not present when a recording may
be made. If a child is present at the time a recording is made, the Town will assume that the rights afforded parents
pursuant to A.R.S. §1-602.A.9 have been waived.
REQUEST TO COMMENT
The public is welcome to participate in Commission meetings.
TO SPEAK TO AN AGENDA ITEM, please complete a Request to Comment card, located in the
back of the Council Chambers, and hand it to the Executive Assistant prior to discussion of that
item, if possible. Include the agenda item on which you wish to comment. Speakers will be
allowed three contiguous minutes to address the Commission. Verbal comments should be
directed through the Presiding Officer and not to individual Commissioners.
TO COMMENT ON AN AGENDA ITEM IN WRITING ONLY, please complete a Request to Comment
card, indicating it is a written comment, and check the box on whether you are FOR or AGAINST
and agenda item, and hand it to the Executive Assistant prior to discussion, if possible.
1.CALL TO ORDER – Chairman Craft
at 4:00 p.m.
2.ROLL CALL – Chairman Craft
Present: John W. Craft, Jr., Chairman; Cynthia Magazine, Commissioner; John McHugh,
Commissioner; Patrick Garman, Commissioner; Mary Edman, Commissioner;
Gerard Bisceglia, Commissioner
Absent: Chad Bernick, Commissioner
Staff
Present:
Deputy Town Manager David Trimble; Executive Assistant Angela
Padgett-Espiritu
3.CALL TO THE 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 (iii) ask that the matter be placed on a future Commission agenda.
4.UPDATE ON New Commissioners
Chair Craft welcomed new Commissioner Mary Edmond and asked that she share her
background.
Commissioner Edmond said that she is from Chicago and has been in Fountain Hills for
four years. She has an MBA and has worked in sales and marketing. Additionally, she had
her own business for 15 years and was a manufacturer’s representative that worked in the
textile and design field.
The Commissioners welcomed new Commissioner Edmond and shared their background.
5.CONSIDERATION OF Approving the April 28, 2021, Meeting Minutes
MOVED BY Commissioner Gerard Bisceglia, SECONDED BY Commissioner John
McHugh To APPROVE the minutes of the April 28, 2021, commission meeting.
Vote: 6 - 0 - Unanimously
6.DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF Appointing a Chairperson
MOVED BY Commissioner Gerard Bisceglia, SECONDED BY Commissioner John
McHugh To REAPPOINT Chairman John Craft to Chairman.
Vote: 6 - 0 - Unanimously
7.DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF Appointing a Vice-Chairperson
MOVED BY Commissioner John McHugh, SECONDED BY Commissioner Cynthia
Magazine To APPOINT Commissioner Patrick Garman to Vice Chairman.
Vote: 6 - 0 - Unanimously
Vote: 6 - 0 - Unanimously
8.UPDATE ON Vision Fountain Hills
Chair Craft reported that Vision Fountain Hills’ second survey honed in on six key areas
that came as a result of the initial survey. As of today, they are approaching 400
responses, with 80% of the responses from full-time residents with the majority of them
over the age of 65. Tammy Bell, who is the Chairperson for Vision Fountain Hills will give a
formal presentation and summary at the June 23 rd Commission Meeting.
9.UPDATE ON the 2017 Strategic Plan Performance
Chair Craft reported that Commissioner Bisceglia has provided a multi-page summary of
the current status of the 2017 Strategic Plan’s tasks (see attached) to see if any tasks are
still relevant and may want to consider rolling into the existing plan.
Commissioner Bisceglia reported that he had a meeting with Town Manager Miller and
went through each task. He said that most of the tasks are ongoing, some tasks are either
completed or no longer relevant and that Town Manager Miller indicated that he would
address his thoughts along with his managers in terms of what they can do to continue to
secure revenues.
10.UPDATE ON Workgroups Final Strategy Documents
Chair Craft reported that Commissioner Garman has taken the three products that were
developed by the commission workgroups, focusing on the priorities moving forward, and
organized them into a fluid presentation (see attached).
Commissioner Garman reported that he gave each workgroup the same format, beginning
with a preamble and then with the signature strategy(s), and added each workgroup’s plan
into one document creating a flow that could be added and built upon. He commented that
he made additions to the Economic Development Plan, with Chair Craft’s permission but
kept the Infrastructure, and the Health, Wellness, and Safety the same, and that an
Executive Summary and Statement from the Mayor could be added, as well as, any
additional items.
Chair Craft acknowledged the feedback received from the Commissioners and
commended Commissioner Garman for doing a great job pulling it together and,
augmenting it in a couple of areas. He said that any decisions made right now would be
premature with regard to adding or deleting and recommended having a final review at the
June 23, 2021, Commission meeting.
11.DISCUSSION OF SPAC 2021 Work Schedule / Timelines
Chair Craft shared with the commission the Work Schedule for the 2021 FH Strategic Plan
(see attached) and the importance of having such a schedule as they near the finish line for
completion of the 2021 Strategic Plan.
12.DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF An Additional Commission Meeting on August
25, 2021
MOVED BY Commissioner John McHugh, SECONDED BY Commissioner Gerard
Bisceglia to APPROVE an additional meeting on August 25, 2021.
Vote: 6 - 0 - Unanimously
13.REPORTS BY COMMISSIONERS AND TOWN MANAGER
Deputy Town Manager Trimble gave an update on Town Manger Miller. He said that Town
Manager Miller is planning to be back in the office on Tuesday after Memorial Day.
14.ADJOURNMENT
MOVED BY Commissioner John McHugh, SECONDED BY Commissioner Cynthia
Magazine To adjourn at 5:13 p.m.
Vote: 6 - 0 - Unanimously
STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISORY
COMMISSION
____________________________
John W. Craft, Jr., Chairman
ATTEST AND PREPARED BY:
______________________________
Angela Espiritu, Executive Assistant
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 Strategic Planning Advisory Commission in the Town Hall Council
Chambers on the 26th day of May, 2021. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and that a
quorum was present.
DATED this 23rd day of June, 2021.
_________________________________
Angela Espiritu, Executive Assistant
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Fountains Hills Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Strategic Plan 2021
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Fountains Hills Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Economic Development Work Group
John Craft, Gerard Bisceglia, and Patrick Garman
May 2021
Strategic Priority (SP):
Focus on collaborative economic development.
Preamble:
An essential element of a thriving community is its economy. Fountain Hills is a small,
active community whose long-term sustainability requires an effective targeted
economic development plan. Economic development has become a hotly debated topic
and a much sought-after goal in towns across America. Industrial recruitment and
reliance on outside funding are giving way to locally based finance and entrepreneurial
activity. Fountain Hills needs to take advantage of its unique local resources and
leadership to develop its own successful economy in a way that continues to appeal to
its residents and business community. Presently, the local chamber of commerce and
the Town actively, but separately, work to support new and existing business growth.
The following strategies and their supporting tasks attempt to address the opportunity of
establishing a more unified and focused business development effort locally. Our
workgroup interviewed Town leadership, Chamber of Commerce, FH Sanitary District
and FHCCA. We noted a recurring theme that ‘strength-in-numbers’ was important
when pursuing opportunities. Hence, our Strategic Priority focuses on the need for local
collaboration.
Signature Strategy (S) #1 – Description: Lead the formation of collaborative
economic development groups that will act in a concerted effort around a common
economic goal. Rationale: The Commission believes that synergy can be achieved if
like-minded groups collaborate to strengthen our economic progress. The groups can
draw members from municipal governments, regional economic development
organizations, nonprofit organizations seeking to help communities, and other
stakeholders.
Supporting Task (T) A - Form an Economic Development Coalition between the
Fountain Hills Town Government, Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce, and Ft.
McDowell Yavapai Nation. The Coalition will collaborate to expand business and
tourism opportunities locally. Each party brings unique skills, contacts, and compatible
goals to not only recruit business relocation to this area but also support their transition
and long-term success.
Timeline: <3yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
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Supporting Task (T) B – Form an Economic Development Task Force. Ongoing
collaboration between the public and private sectors is an important component of
economic development. To encourage collaboration, form an economic development
task force with representatives from the public and private sectors to discuss how the
town could better facilitate economic development. Representatives from the business
community could include business owners, property owners, and developers, or leaders
from the Chamber of Commerce or other business groups.
Timeline: <1yrs Complexity: 2 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) C – Create an educational task force comprised of
representatives from the education system, business community, and local government.
A high-quality education system supports the local economy by helping to ensure the
community has workers with needed skills. Fountain Hills should work more closely with
the local schools to improve education by supporting school programs and building
connections between government and the education sector.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 4 Collaboration potential: Yes
Signature Strategy (S) # 2 – Description: Retain existing businesses and attract new
ones. Rationale: Existing businesses are the foundation of any economic growth
strategy. By building on what already exists, cities can support current businesses and
create a strong foundation. Attracting new businesses is often most effective when the
effort is tailored to the industries compatible with local economic, space, environmental,
and demographic characteristics.
Supporting Task (T) A - Develop industry-specific action plans for retaining
existing businesses and recruiting new ones for the following sectors: 1) Health and
wellness, 2) Professional services, and 3) S.T.E.M.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 5 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) B – Develop and promote an effective brand image that
emphasizes Fountain Hills’ livability, healthfulness, and safety to prospective
businesses.
Timeline: <3yrs Complexity: 2 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) C – Develop and maintain an economic development
website and business metrics database. Create and maintain an economic development
website that functions as a one stop shop to help new and existing business owners
with business startup, or expansion. This website would include a step-by-step guide to
starting, or expanding a business in the city, links to important contacts and forms, and
links to resources outside the community, such as loan programs from the Small
Business Administration or community development financial institutions or technical
assistance from a regional small business development center. A business metrics
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database would track the overall business health of the community and monitor the
effectiveness of economic development initiatives.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) D – Streamline the permitting process. Review existing
permit and approval processes, and give businesses investing in downtown and other
infill locations an expedited permit process to shorten the timeline and reduce
development costs.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 5 Collaboration potential: N/A
Signature Strategy (S) #3 – Description: Increase local economic development
literacy. Rationale: Cultivating civic economic development awareness in current and
future local entrepreneurs will increase awareness of the unique opportunities for
economic advancement available in Fountain Hills.
Supporting Task (T) A – Create a landlord and Bed and Breakfast (B&B) owner
education program. A landlord education program will help property owners learn best
practices in property management. The program will educate landlords and B&B owners
on complying with codes, applicant screening, fair housing rules, lease agreements, the
eviction process, running a B&B, and other relevant information. Program benefits will
include better property maintenance, safer homes, a more stable tenant base, and
lower city costs for code enforcement.
Timeline: <4yrs Complexity: 5 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) B – Town student Internships. Offer local government
internships for high school or college students. Students have volunteer requirements
and want professional experience. Students can often help city staff at little or no cost.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 5 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) C – Institute a town government local hiring policy. Local-
hiring policies typically require that certain government employees or some percentage
of workers on city-funded projects live in the jurisdiction. These policies increase
employment opportunities for the local workforce, ensure that government spending is
invested back into the community, and reduce commute times for government workers.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 5 Collaboration potential: Yes
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Fountain Hills Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Health, Wellness, and Safety Work Group
Cynthia Magazine, John McHugh, and Patrick Garman
May 2021
Strategic Priority (SP):
Improve the public health, well-being, and safety of our community.
Preamble:
We focused on identifying Signature Strategies and Supportive Tasks we thought were
most likely to help Fountain Hills leaders realize the goal of improving the public health,
well-being, and safety of our community. In doing so, we took into consideration: the
Town’s economic realities; community input from a variety of sources; the timeline
covered by the new strategic plan; relevant trends and future projections; and the need
for tasks that are manageable, attainable and measurable.
Signature Strategy (S) #1 - Description: Enhance the natural and built environment of
Fountain Hills to improve the public health, well-being, and safety of the community.
Rationale: While this strategy is broad in scope, it can be easily supported by a number
of specific, high priority tasks that fit within the Town’s current constraints regarding both
human and financial resources.
Supporting Task (T) A - Incorporate public health, well-being, and safety in all
Fountain Hills Government policies.
Timeline: <1yrs to review current policies, then ongoing for any policy changes or
new policies. Complexity: 2 Collaboration potential: N/A
Supporting Task (T) B - Promote, expand, and connect open space and
recreational facilities to create safe opportunities for physical activities.
Timeline: <3yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) C - Create and publicize an Environmental Plan for
Fountain Hills.
Timeline: <1yrs Complexity: 4 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) D - Work directly with local environmental organizations to
guide and synchronize their efforts in strengthening our community’s connection with its
natural surroundings.
Timeline: <3yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
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Signature Strategy (S) #2 - Description: Make Fountain Hills a community focused on
public health, well-being, and safety. Rationale: While this strategy is broad in scope, it
can be easily supported by specific, high priority tasks that fit within the Town’s current
constraints regarding both human and financial resources.
Supporting Task (T) A - Support the expansion of preventive health and
wellness access within the Fountain Hills community.
Timeline: <1yrs to assess, then ongoing as opportunities are addressed.
Complexity: 2 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) B - Improve the health, well-being, and safety literacy of
Fountain Hills residents.
Timeline: 3yrs, then ongoing updates. Complexity: 3
Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) C - Create awareness of Fountain Hills as a community
focused on public health, well-being, and safety.
Timeline: <3yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) D - Develop a Fountain Hills plan for incorporating critical,
community-based support services to manage unexpected occurrences.
Timeline: <1yrs Complexity: 2 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) E - Support Fountain Hills Schools in promoting the health,
well-being, and safety of their students.
Timeline: <1yrs to assess, then ongoing as opportunities are addressed.
Complexity: 2 Collaboration potential: Yes
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Fountains Hills Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Infrastructure Work Group
Chad Bernick and Patrick Garman
May 2021
Strategic Priority (SP):
Maintain current infrastructure while preparing the town for emerging
infrastructure trends that increase public safety and quality of life.
Preamble:
Fountain Hills infrastructure plays a vital role in the quality of life for our citizens and we
must maintain and prepare it for the future. Fountain Hills infrastructure must be capable
of supporting our town’s economy, while holding public safety and quality of life as
priorities. There are generally many categories of infrastructure to consider, but focusing
solely on Fountain Hills, we identified four that are of particular interest to our town’s
residents and elected leadership. This iteration of the Fountain Hills strategic plan will
deal with Broadband, Public Parks, Roads, and Energy infrastructure areas.
Signature Strategy (S) #1 – Description: Support local Broadband strategic buildouts
and deployment efforts while ensuring the preservation of conduit and right of way for
future technologies. Rationale: Broadband, a generic term for high-speed internet
access, enables students of all ages to learn online and businesses to reach customers
and co-workers; facilitates electronic and verbal communications; provides access to
healthcare and job openings; and can be the deciding factor of where a company
chooses to expand.
Supporting Task (T) A – Make co-location of broadband a requirement with
existing infrastructure planning as a condition of permit use or where public funding is
provided. This includes above-ground infrastructure and the codification of “dig once”
policies where service providers install broadband conduit as other infrastructure is
installed.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: N/A
Supporting Task (T) B - Enact and enforce codes and standards to ensure that
utility poles and other structures that support 4G/5G and future telecommunications
equipment are structurally sound, reliable, and resilient.
Timeline: <3yrs Complexity: 4 Collaboration potential: N/A
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Signature Strategy (S) #2 – Description: Partner with other government agencies and
outside entities e.g. private companies, nonprofit organizations, and volunteer groups,
to evaluate and report on the health of the Fountain Hills parks and its asset
maintenance/management system. Rationale: Parks support economic prosperity and
build thriving, healthy, resilient communities. Besides providing recreational
opportunities and green space for all ages, parks provide a suite of ancillary benefits
such as higher property values, protection, and improvements to drinking water
sources, fewer urban heat islands, and stormwater management.
Supporting Task (T) A – Complete a park metric scoring analysis using a
nationally recognized system to benchmark the Fountain Hills city park system.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) B - Promote awareness of Community Services
Department parks and recreation facilities and offerings by using customer-friendly,
interactive media.
Timeline: <1yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes.
Signature Strategy (S) #3 – Description: Increase the ease and safety of multi-use
aspects of Fountain Hills roads. Rationale: A forward looking road strategy is essential
to everyday living in Fountain Hills, providing access to jobs, schools, shopping,
healthcare, wellness, and other services while enabling sustainable mobility options
such as pedestrian and biking access.
Supporting Task (T) A - Work with the Fountain Hills Town Council
Subcommittee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety to identify the roads where lack of a
safe and interconnected sidewalk system increases risk to pedestrians and produce a
plan and schedule to remedy.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) B - Promote awareness of pedestrian and bicycle rights,
vehicular responsibilities and other “rules of the road” that will help reduce potential
conflicts and accidents in Fountain Hills.
Timeline: <1yrs Complexity: 1 Collaboration potential: N/A
Supporting Task (T) C: Develop a comprehensive bicycle master plan, in
combination with dedicated citizen and organization support. A successful plan will
focus on developing a seamless cycling network that emphasizes short trip distances,
multi-modal trips, and is complemented by encouragement, education, and enforcement
programs to increase usage.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
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Signature Strategy (S) #4 – Description: Develop an investment plan and schedule to
maintain/bring FH’s streets, medians, buildings, and parks to established standards.
Rationale: Infrastructure planning, funding, and execution information should be
available, clearly articulated, and transparently handled by Fountain Hills public
agencies.
Supporting Task (T) A: Develop a detailed Infrastructure Condition Report with
a scoring mechanism for evaluating and reporting the functionality, appearance, and
upkeep of the Town’s fixed assets. The report will be updated annually, reviewed by
the town council, and available to town citizens.
Timeline: <3yrs Complexity: 5 Collaboration potential: N/A
Signature Strategy (S) #5 – Description: Pursue emerging pilot/beta program
opportunities with Salt River Project (SRP) power. Rationale: In a digital, connected
world, Fountain Hills increasingly relies on readily available and uninterrupted electricity.
SRP is taking proactive steps to strengthen the electric grid through resilience
measures. Fountain Hills needs to be on the forefront of working with SRP in the
coming years to ensure additional transmission and distribution infrastructure, smart
planning, and improved reliability to accommodate the changing energy landscape, as
delivery becomes more distributed and renewables grow.
Supporting Task (T) A: Pursue partnership opportunity with Yavapai Nation and
SRP in the development of a power district in or around Fountain Hills.
Timeline: <5yrs Complexity: 5 Collaboration potential: Yes
SPAC Work Schedule for 2021 FH Strategic Plan
Task(s) Details/Ownership Target Dates
Finalize WG drafts S.P.s #1-4 for content (WGs for #1,3,4 ) - #2 (Miller) Due on 5/12 Approve 5/26
2017 SP Performance Review Completion Analysis (Gerard to present) Preview 5/26
Format WG drafts Standard formatting (PG) Preview 6/23
VFH Survey #2 SPAC review and relevancy to 2021 SP Review 6/23
VFH Focus Groups SPAC to support and observe TBD
2021 SP Communications Plan 1st draft and final (John McH) Preview 8/25 Final 9/22
2021 SP Performance Monitoring SPAC role defined (John McH) Preview 8/25 Final 9/22
Preview Session w/ Town staff Brief intro to new plan priorities (Chad – Powerpoint) TBD – After Sept. 6
2021 SP Supporting Documents Refresh SWOT, VFH survey, 2017 SP Completion Analysis,
Emerging Infrastructure Trends (Cynthia/Chad) 10/1 Preview
2021 Plan intros Process Overview (JC) - Exec Summ (PG and JC) 10/27 Preview
2021 SP Initial Preview SPAC team discussion 11/17
WG = Workgroups SP= Strategic Plan
ITEM 5.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 06/23/2021 Meeting Type: Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Administration
Prepared by: Angela Padgett-Espiritu, Executive Assistant to Manager, Mayor/Council
Staff Contact Information: Angela Padgett-Espiritu, Executive Assistant to Manager,
Mayor/Council
Request to Strategic Planning Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): UPDATE ON Vision
Fountain Hills
Staff Summary (Background)
Form Review
Form Started By: Angela Padgett-Espiritu Started On: 06/17/2021 08:28 AM
Final Approval Date: 06/17/2021
ITEM 6.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 06/23/2021 Meeting Type: Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Administration
Prepared by: Angela Padgett-Espiritu, Executive Assistant to Manager, Mayor/Council
Staff Contact Information: Angela Padgett-Espiritu, Executive Assistant to Manager,
Mayor/Council
Request to Strategic Planning Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): UPDATE ON Strategic
Priority 2 - Financial Sustainability
Staff Summary (Background)
Attachments
2017 Strategic Plan Updated 06.16.21
Form Review
Form Started By: Angela Padgett-Espiritu Started On: 06/17/2021 08:28 AM
Final Approval Date: 06/17/2021
UPDATED: June 16, 2021
Town of Fountain Hills
2017 Strategic Plan
May 18, 2017
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
2017 STRATEGIC PLAN
UPDATED: June 16, 2021 Page 2 of 6
Goal # 1: Maximize Economic Development Opportunities in Fountain Hills
Objective #1 – Create or Utilize Tools to Help Market Fountain Hills for Economic Development Opportunities
Tasks Lead Responsibility Projected Completion Date Current Status
Develop a community brand/vision/marketing plan for Fountain Hills James Smith June 2020 Included in Town Business Plan
Develop a new business resource package James Smith June 2017 Completed
Increase funding for business accelerator programs James Smith July 2018 Completed
Explore higher education opportunities in Fountain Hills James Smith Ongoing Currently pursuing leads
Objective #2 – Increase Population and Residential Densities to Sustain Existing and Future Commercial Businesses in Town
Tasks Lead Responsibility Projected Completion Date Current Status
Rezone commercial property to residential where feasible James Smith / John Wesley Ongoing Not relevant due to Prop 202 requirements and restrictions
Adopt a text amendment that allows residential uses on commercially John Wesley June 2017 Completed zoned properties
Rezone unplatted land for greater density and affordable family homes John Wesley Ongoing No longer applicable
Objective #3 – Market/Promote Tourism to Generate Hotel Stays and Higher Dollar Expenditures During Visits to Fountain Hills
Tasks Lead Responsibility Projected Completion Date Current Status
Create and expand destination events Rachael Goodwin / James Smith June 2019 Ongoing
Yellow – High Priority Blue – Medium Priority White – Low Priority
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
2017 STRATEGIC PLAN
UPDATED: June 16, 2021 Page 3 of 6
Goal # 2: Ensure that Infrastructure in Fountain Hills is Well-Maintained and Safe
Objective #1 – Invest in and Maintain the Community’s Infrastructure
Tasks Lead Responsibility Projected Completion Date Current Status
Develop and implement an investment plan to bring streets, Grady Miller/ June 2019 In Progress buildings, and parks up to established standards David Pock/Justin Weldy
Commission a study to identify gap between actual and subdivision Justin Weldy/John Wesley June 2019 Being addressed on multiple fronts: ordinance specifications and determine cost of meeting ordinance creation of Traffic Safety Commission, specifications creation of Active Transportation Plan,
initiate expansion of sidewalk availability and be awarded a Government Grant to support the aforementioned.
Objective #2 – Promote Environmentally Friendly Initiatives
Tasks Lead Responsibility Projected Completion Date Current Status
Develop and adopt a comprehensive environmental plan Justin Weldy June 2019 A draft plan in development for Fountain Hills
Research and report on economic and logistic feasibility of Justin Weldy June 2018 Two approved and installed electric car charging stations
Yellow – High Priority Blue – Medium Priority White – Low Priority
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
2017 STRATEGIC PLAN
UPDATED: June 16, 2021 Page 4 of 6
Goal # 3: Attract Families and Working Professionals to Fountain Hills
Objective #1 – Utilize Landuse Planning to Attract Families to Fountain Hills
Tasks Lead Responsibility Projected Completion Date Current Status
Work with State Land Trust to increase residential density Council/Staff December 2018 Not relevant at current time. Pursuit of
Buyer still in progress
Objective #2 – Market and Promote Fountain Hills as a Unique Place for Families and Working Professionals
Tasks Lead Responsibility Projected Completion Date Current Status
Collaborate with businesses in promoting town’s marketing plan James Smith July 2019 Ongoing
Expand use of Social Media and on-line messaging James Smith Ongoing Done/Ongoing
Include family branding in marketing plan James Smith June 2019 Done/Ongoing
Organize a young professionals group or organization James Smith June 2018 Done, however needs restart due to Pandemic lockdown etc
Organize specialty youth camps (robotics, coding, arts, etc.) Rachael Goodwin/ Summer 2018 Emphasis placed on:
Linda Ayers “Programs” v. “Camps”
Support youth club sports Rachael Goodwin/ Ongoing Ongoing with focus on expansion Linda Ayers
Yellow – High Priority Blue – Medium Priority White – Low Priority
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
2017 STRATEGIC PLAN
UPDATED: June 16, 2021 Page 5 of 6
Goal # 4: Ensure that Fountain Hills Finances are Stable and Sustainable
Objective #1 – Identify Sustainable Sources of Revenue to Sustain Funding of Town Core Services
Tasks Lead Responsibility Projected Completion Date Current Status
Adequately fund all identified reserve funds Town Council/Town Manager/David Pock December 2027 Rainy day and unrestricted fund balance are fulled funded per council’s adopted financial policies. The vehicle
replacement fund is fully funded. The
I.T. replacement fund is fully funded and working on ways to fully fund the facility reserves
Identify revenue options Town Staff/Town Manager/Town Council September 2017 Ongoing/adjusted user and development
fees. Sales tax rate adjusted by 3/10 of a percent in 2019. User fee adjustment in effect July 2021 and Development fee adjustment went in effect April 2020.
Increase revenues to meet community needs including Town Manager/Town Council November 2018 Same as above addressing projected operating shortfall
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
2017 STRATEGIC PLAN
UPDATED: June 16, 2021 Page 6 of 6
Goal # 5: Focus on Strengthening the Community and Improving Town’s Quality of Life
Objective #1 – Partner with the Fountain Hills Unified School District to Promote FH Education System
Tasks Lead Responsibility Projected Completion Date Current Status
Include local school strengths in marketing plan James Smith June 2019 Ongoing
Work with FHUSD to maximize its property values Town Staff/Council/FHUSD December 2017 Maximizing value of FHUSD not relevant
Explore selling/leasing unused properties Town Staff/Council/FHUSD December 2017 Maximizing sale of FHUSD not relevant
Objective #2 – Utilize Intergovernmental Relations to Achieve Fountain Hills Priorities
Tasks Lead Responsibility Projected Completion Date Current Status
Increase community efforts to lobby for municipal issues Town Manager/Town Council January 2018 Done/Ongoing
Objective #3 – Leverage the Talents of Residents to the Advantage of Fountain Hills
Tasks Lead Responsibility Projected Completion Date Current Status
Utilize effective volunteer skills and talents Kim Wickland Ongoing Ongoing and expanding
Yellow – High Priority Blue – Medium Priority White – Low Priority
ITEM 7.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 06/23/2021 Meeting Type: Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Administration
Prepared by: Angela Padgett-Espiritu, Executive Assistant to Manager, Mayor/Council
Staff Contact Information: Angela Padgett-Espiritu, Executive Assistant to Manager,
Mayor/Council
Request to Strategic Planning Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): REVIEW AND
CONSIDERATION OF Workgroups' Strategies
Staff Summary (Background)
Attachments
Combined SPAC Workgroup Reports
Form Review
Form Started By: Angela Padgett-Espiritu Started On: 06/17/2021 08:30 AM
Final Approval Date: 06/17/2021
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Fountains Hills Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Strategic Plan 2021
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Fountains Hills Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Economic Development Work Group
John Craft, Gerard Bisceglia, and Patrick Garman
May 2021
Strategic Priority (SP):
Focus on targeted collaborative economic development.
Preamble:
An essential element of a thriving community is its economy. Fountain Hills is a small,
active community whose long-term sustainability requires an effective targeted
economic development plan. Economic development has become a hotly debated topic
and a much sought-after goal in towns across America. Industrial recruitment and
reliance on outside funding are giving way to locally based finance and entrepreneurial
activity. Fountain Hills needs to take advantage of its unique local resources and
leadership to develop its own successful economy in a way that continues to appeal to
its residents and business community. Presently, the local chamber of commerce and
the Town actively, but separately, work to support new and existing business growth.
The following strategies and their supporting tasks attempt to address the opportunity of
establishing a more unified and focused business development effort locally. Our
workgroup interviewed Town leadership, Chamber of Commerce, FH Sanitary District
and FHCCA. We noted a recurring theme that ‘strength-in-numbers’ was important
when pursuing opportunities. Hence, our Strategic Priority focuses on the need for local
collaboration.
Signature Strategy (S) #1 – Description: Lead the formation of collaborative
economic development groups that will act in a concerted effort around a common
economic goal. Rationale: The Commission believes that synergy can be achieved if
like-minded groups collaborate to strengthen our economic progress. The groups can
draw members from municipal governments, regional economic development
organizations, nonprofit organizations seeking to help communities, and other
stakeholders.
Supporting Task (T) A - Form an Economic Development Coalition between the
Fountain Hills Town Government, Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce, and Ft.
McDowell Yavapai Nation. The Coalition will collaborate to expand business and
tourism opportunities locally. Each party brings unique skills, contacts, and compatible
goals to not only recruit business relocation to this area but also support their transition
and long-term success.
Timeline: <3yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
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Supporting Task (T) B – Form an Economic Development Task Force. Ongoing
collaboration between the public and private sectors is an important component of
economic development. To encourage collaboration, form an economic development
task force with volunteers from the public and private sectors to discuss how the town
could better facilitate economic development. Volunteers from the community could
include business owners, property owners, developers, school system and retired
governmental or business executives.
Timeline: <1yrs Complexity: 2 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) C – Create an educational task force comprised of
representatives from the education system, business community, and local government.
A high-quality education system supports the local economy by helping to ensure the
community has workers with needed skills. Fountain Hills should work more closely with
the local schools to improve education by supporting school programs and building
connections between government and the education sector.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 4 Collaboration potential: Yes
Signature Strategy (S) # 2 – Description: Retain existing businesses and attract new
ones. Rationale: Existing businesses are the foundation of any economic growth
strategy. By building on what already exists, cities can support current businesses and
create a strong foundation. Attracting new businesses is often most effective when the
effort is tailored to the industries compatible with local economic, space, environmental,
and demographic characteristics.
Supporting Task (T) A - Develop industry-specific action plans for retaining
existing businesses and recruiting new ones for the following sectors: 1) Health and
wellness, 2) Professional services, and 3) S.T.E.M.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 5 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) B – Develop and promote an effective brand image that
emphasizes Fountain Hills’ livability, healthfulness, and safety to prospective
businesses.
Timeline: <3yrs Complexity: 2 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) C – Develop and maintain an economic development
website and business metrics database. Create and maintain an economic development
website that functions as a one stop shop to help new and existing business owners
with business startup, or expansion. This website would include a step-by-step guide to
starting, or expanding a business in the city, links to important contacts and forms, and
links to resources outside the community, such as loan programs from the Small
Business Administration or community development financial institutions or technical
assistance from a regional small business development center. A business metrics
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database would track the overall business health of the community and monitor the
effectiveness of economic development initiatives.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) D – Streamline the permitting process. Review existing
permit and approval processes, and give businesses investing in downtown and other
infill locations an expedited permit process to shorten the timeline and reduce
development costs.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 5 Collaboration potential: N/A
Signature Strategy (S) #3 – Description: Increase local economic development
literacy. Rationale: Cultivating civic economic development awareness in current and
future local entrepreneurs will increase awareness of the unique opportunities for
economic advancement available in Fountain Hills.
Supporting Task (T) A – Create a landlord and Bed and Breakfast (B&B) owner
education program. A landlord education program will help property owners learn best
practices in property management. The program will educate landlords and B&B owners
on complying with codes, applicant screening, fair housing rules, lease agreements, the
eviction process, running a B&B, and other relevant information. Program benefits will
include better property maintenance, safer homes, a more stable tenant base, and
lower city costs for code enforcement.
Timeline: <4yrs Complexity: 5 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) B – Town student Internships. Offer local government
internships for high school or college students. Students have volunteer requirements
and want professional experience. Students can often help city staff at little or no cost.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 5 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) C – Institute a town government local hiring policy. Local-
hiring policies typically require that certain government employees or some percentage
of workers on city-funded projects live in the jurisdiction. These policies increase
employment opportunities for the local workforce, ensure that government spending is
invested back into the community, and reduce commute times for government workers.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 5 Collaboration potential: Yes
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Fountain Hills Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Health, Wellness, and Safety Work Group
Cynthia Magazine, John McHugh, and Patrick Garman
May 2021
Strategic Priority (SP):
Improve the public health, well-being, and safety of our community.
Preamble:
We focused on identifying Signature Strategies and Supportive Tasks we thought were
most likely to help Fountain Hills leaders realize the goal of improving the public health,
well-being, and safety of our community. In doing so, we took into consideration: the
Town’s economic realities; community input from a variety of sources; the timeline
covered by the new strategic plan; relevant trends and future projections; and the need
for tasks that are manageable, attainable and measurable.
Signature Strategy (S) #1 - Description: Enhance the natural and built environment of
Fountain Hills to improve the public health, well-being, and safety of the community.
Rationale: While this strategy is broad in scope, it can be easily supported by a number
of specific, high priority tasks that fit within the Town’s current constraints regarding both
human and financial resources.
Supporting Task (T) A - Incorporate public health, well-being, and safety in all
Fountain Hills Government policies.
Timeline: <1yrs to review current policies, then ongoing for any policy changes or
new policies. Complexity: 2 Collaboration potential: N/A
Supporting Task (T) B - Promote, expand, and connect open space and
recreational facilities to create safe opportunities for physical activities.
Timeline: <3yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) C - Create and publicize an Environmental Plan for
Fountain Hills.
Timeline: <1yrs Complexity: 4 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) D - Work directly with local environmental organizations to
guide and synchronize their efforts in strengthening our community’s connection with its
natural surroundings.
Timeline: <3yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
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Signature Strategy (S) #2 - Description: Make Fountain Hills a community focused on
public health, well-being, and safety. Rationale: While this strategy is broad in scope, it
can be easily supported by specific, high priority tasks that fit within the Town’s current
constraints regarding both human and financial resources.
Supporting Task (T) A - Support the expansion of preventive health and
wellness access within the Fountain Hills community.
Timeline: <1yrs to assess, then ongoing as opportunities are addressed.
Complexity: 2 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) B - Improve the health, well-being, and safety literacy of
Fountain Hills residents.
Timeline: 3yrs, then ongoing updates. Complexity: 3
Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) C - Create awareness of Fountain Hills as a community
focused on public health, well-being, and safety.
Timeline: <3yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) D - Develop a Fountain Hills plan for incorporating critical,
community-based support services to manage unexpected occurrences.
Timeline: <1yrs Complexity: 2 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) E - Support Fountain Hills Schools in promoting the health,
well-being, and safety of their students.
Timeline: <1yrs to assess, then ongoing as opportunities are addressed.
Complexity: 2 Collaboration potential: Yes
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Fountains Hills Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Infrastructure Work Group
Chad Bernick and Patrick Garman
May 2021
Strategic Priority (SP):
Maintain current infrastructure while preparing the town for emerging
infrastructure trends that increase public safety and quality of life.
Preamble:
Fountain Hills infrastructure plays a vital role in the quality of life for our citizens and we
must maintain and prepare it for the future. Fountain Hills infrastructure must be capable
of supporting our town’s economy, while holding public safety and quality of life as
priorities. There are generally many categories of infrastructure to consider, but focusing
solely on Fountain Hills, we identified four that are of particular interest to our town’s
residents and elected leadership. This iteration of the Fountain Hills strategic plan will
deal with Broadband, Public Parks, Roads, and Energy infrastructure areas.
Signature Strategy (S) #1 – Description: Support local Broadband strategic buildouts
and deployment efforts while ensuring the preservation of conduit and right of way for
future technologies. Rationale: Broadband, a generic term for high-speed internet
access, enables students of all ages to learn online and businesses to reach customers
and co-workers; facilitates electronic and verbal communications; provides access to
healthcare and job openings; and can be the deciding factor of where a company
chooses to expand.
Supporting Task (T) A – Make co-location of broadband a requirement with
existing infrastructure planning as a condition of permit use or where public funding is
provided. This includes above-ground infrastructure and the codification of “dig once”
policies where service providers install broadband conduit as other infrastructure is
installed.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: N/A
Supporting Task (T) B - Enact and enforce codes and standards to ensure that
utility poles and other structures that support 4G/5G and future telecommunications
equipment are structurally sound, reliable, and resilient.
Timeline: <3yrs Complexity: 4 Collaboration potential: N/A
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Signature Strategy (S) #2 – Description: Partner with other government agencies and
outside entities e.g. private companies, nonprofit organizations, and volunteer groups,
to evaluate and report on the health of the Fountain Hills parks and its asset
maintenance/management system. Rationale: Parks support economic prosperity and
build thriving, healthy, resilient communities. Besides providing recreational
opportunities and green space for all ages, parks provide a suite of ancillary benefits
such as higher property values, protection, and improvements to drinking water
sources, fewer urban heat islands, and stormwater management.
Supporting Task (T) A – Complete a park metric scoring analysis using a
nationally recognized system to benchmark the Fountain Hills city park system.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) B - Promote awareness of Community Services
Department parks and recreation facilities and offerings by using customer-friendly,
interactive media.
Timeline: <1yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes.
Signature Strategy (S) #3 – Description: Increase the ease and safety of multi-use
aspects of Fountain Hills roads. Rationale: A forward looking road strategy is essential
to everyday living in Fountain Hills, providing access to jobs, schools, shopping,
healthcare, wellness, and other services while enabling sustainable mobility options
such as pedestrian and biking access.
Supporting Task (T) A - Work with the Fountain Hills Town Council
Subcommittee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety to identify the roads where lack of a
safe and interconnected sidewalk system increases risk to pedestrians and produce a
plan and schedule to remedy.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
Supporting Task (T) B - Promote awareness of pedestrian and bicycle rights,
vehicular responsibilities and other “rules of the road” that will help reduce potential
conflicts and accidents in Fountain Hills.
Timeline: <1yrs Complexity: 1 Collaboration potential: N/A
Supporting Task (T) C: Develop a comprehensive bicycle master plan, in
combination with dedicated citizen and organization support. A successful plan will
focus on developing a seamless cycling network that emphasizes short trip distances,
multi-modal trips, and is complemented by encouragement, education, and enforcement
programs to increase usage.
Timeline: <2yrs Complexity: 3 Collaboration potential: Yes
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Signature Strategy (S) #4 – Description: Develop an investment plan and schedule to
maintain/bring FH’s streets, medians, buildings, and parks to established standards.
Rationale: Infrastructure planning, funding, and execution information should be
available, clearly articulated, and transparently handled by Fountain Hills public
agencies.
Supporting Task (T) A: Develop a detailed Infrastructure Condition Report with
a scoring mechanism for evaluating and reporting the functionality, appearance, and
upkeep of the Town’s fixed assets. The report will be updated annually, reviewed by
the town council, and available to town citizens.
Timeline: <3yrs Complexity: 5 Collaboration potential: N/A
Signature Strategy (S) #5 – Description: Pursue emerging pilot/beta program
opportunities with Salt River Project (SRP) power. Rationale: In a digital, connected
world, Fountain Hills increasingly relies on readily available and uninterrupted electricity.
SRP is taking proactive steps to strengthen the electric grid through resilience
measures. Fountain Hills needs to be on the forefront of working with SRP in the
coming years to ensure additional transmission and distribution infrastructure, smart
planning, and improved reliability to accommodate the changing energy landscape, as
delivery becomes more distributed and renewables grow.
Supporting Task (T) A: Pursue partnership opportunity with Yavapai Nation and
SRP in the development of a power district in or around Fountain Hills.
Timeline: <5yrs Complexity: 5 Collaboration potential: Yes
ITEM 8.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 06/23/2021 Meeting Type: Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Administration
Prepared by: Angela Padgett-Espiritu, Executive Assistant to Manager, Mayor/Council
Staff Contact Information: Angela Padgett-Espiritu, Executive Assistant to Manager,
Mayor/Council
Request to Strategic Planning Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): DISCUSSION AND
CONSIDERATION OF a Date and Format with Town Staff for a Preview of the New Strategic Plan
Staff Summary (Background)
Form Review
Form Started By: Angela Padgett-Espiritu Started On: 06/17/2021 01:44 PM
Final Approval Date: 06/17/2021