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NOTICE OF MEETING
REGULAR MEETING
FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
Mayor Ginny Dickey
Vice Mayor Peggy McMahon
Councilmember Sharron Grzybowski
Councilmember Hannah Toth
Councilmember Gerry Friedel
Councilmember Brenda J. Kalivianakis
Councilmember Allen Skillicorn
TIME:5:30 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
WHEN:TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2023
WHERE:
FOUNTAIN HILLS COUNCIL CHAMBERS
16705 E. AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ
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NOTICE OF OPTION TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the Town Council, and to the general public, that at
this meeting, the Town Council may vote to go into executive session, which will not be open to the public, for legal advice
and discussion with the Town's attorneys for legal advice on any item listed on the following agenda, pursuant to A.R.S.
§38-431.03(A)(3).
1.CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Dickey
2.INVOCATION - Vicky Derksen, President, Fountain Hills Dark Sky Association
3.ROLL CALL – Mayor Dickey
4.STATEMENT OF PARTICIPATION
5.REPORTS BY MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS AND TOWN MANAGER
6.PRESENTATIONS
A.PRESENTATION: Recognition of Golden Rules Heroes Recipient Charlotte Kasabuski by the
Interfaith Movement
7.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 Council, and (ii) is subject to reasonable
time, place, and manner restrictions. The Council 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 councilmembers may (i) respond to criticism, (ii) ask staff to
review a matter, or (iii) ask that the matter be placed on a future Council agenda.
8.CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine, noncontroversial matters and will be
enacted by one motion of the Council. All motions and subsequent approvals of consent items will include all
recommended staff stipulations unless otherwise stated. There will be no separate discussion of these items
unless a councilmember or member of the public so requests. If a councilmember or member of the public
wishes to discuss an item on the Consent Agenda, he/she may request so prior to the motion to accept the
Consent Agenda or with notification to the Town Manager or Mayor prior to the date of the meeting for
which the item was scheduled. The items will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its
normal sequence on the agenda.
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A.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approval of the minutes for the Regular
Meeting of March 7, 2023; the Special Work Session - Capital Improvement Projects on
March 14, 2023, and the Regular Meeting of March 21, 2023.
B.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approving extension of Professional Services
Agreement 2022-071 with Shums Coda for 3rd party plan review and inspection services
for Phases II and III of Park Place.
C.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Request to apply and take receipt of Prop 202
Grant Funding from Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
9.REGULAR AGENDA
A.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: To approve the recommendations for the
appointment of members to the Town's Boards, Commissions, and Committees.
B.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Resolution 2023-13, abandoning the 10' Public
Utility and Drainage Easements along the south and west sides of 9048 N Leo Drive
(Application A23-000005)
C.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approval of Resolution 2023-19 regarding a
moratorium on 5G services.
D.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Adopting Resolution 2023-14 of the Mayor and
Council of the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, setting forth the Tentative Budget and
establishing the maximum budget amount for the Town of Fountain Hills for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.
E.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approving a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
C2023-079 with K.M. Facility Services, LLC, for HVAC System Cleaning Services
F.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: 1) Approving Additional funding for Capital
Improvement Projects D6062 - Grande & Rosita Drainage Channel & D6063 - Deuce Court
Drainage Improvements. 2) Approving the Third Amendment to Professional Services
Agreement 2021-039 with NFRA, Inc. for Engineering Design Services.
G.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Relating to any item included in the League of
Arizona Cities and Towns' weekly Legislative Bulletin(s), or relating to any action proposed
or pending before the State Legislature.
10.COUNCIL DISCUSSION/DIRECTION to the TOWN MANAGER
Item(s) listed below are related only to the propriety of (i) placing such item(s) on a future agenda for action,
or (ii) directing staff to conduct further research and report back to the Council.
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11.FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
12.ADJOURNMENT
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 Town Council with the Town Clerk.
Dated this ______ day of ____________________, 2023.
_____________________________________________
Linda G. Mendenhall, MMC, Town Clerk
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for review in the Clerk's Office.
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ITEM 8. A.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 05/02/2023 Meeting Type: Town Council Regular Meeting
Agenda Type: Consent Submitting Department: Administration
Prepared by:
Request to Town Council Regular Meeting (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE
ACTION: Approval of the minutes for the Regular Meeting of March 7, 2023; the Special Work Session
- Capital Improvement Projects on March 14, 2023, and the Regular Meeting of March 21, 2023.
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.
Related Ordinance, Policy or Guiding Principle
N/A
Risk Analysis
N/A
Recommendation(s) by Board(s) or Commission(s)
N/A
Staff Recommendation(s)
Staff recommends approving the minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 7, 2023, the Special Work
Session - Capital Improvement Projects of March 14, 2023, and the Regular Meeting of March 21,
2023.
SUGGESTED MOTION
MOVE to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 7, 2023, the Special Work Session of
March 14, 2023, and the Regular Meeting of March 21, 2023, as presented.
Attachments
Verbatim Transcript
Verbatim Transcript
Verbatim Transcript
Form Review
Inbox Reviewed By Date
Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson 04/18/2023 12:28 PM
Finance Director David Pock 04/18/2023 01:41 PM
Finance Director David Pock 04/18/2023 01:41 PM
Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson 04/21/2023 08:42 AM
Interim Town Manager Rachael Goodwin 04/24/2023 11:46 AM
Form Started By: Linda Mendenhall Started On: 04/13/2023 08:53 AM
Final Approval Date: 04/24/2023
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL March 7, 2023
A Regular Meeting of the Fountain Hills Town Council was convened at 16705 E. Avenue of the Fountains in open and public session at 5:30 p.m.
Members Present: Mayor Ginny Dickey: Vice Mayor Peggy McMahon; Councilmember Gerry Friedel; Councilmember Sharron Grzybowski; Councilmember Brenda J. Kalivianakis; Councilmember Hannah Toth; Councilmember Allen Skillicorn
Staff Present: Town Manager Grady E. Miller; Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson; Town Clerk Linda Mendenhall
Audience: Approximately forty-nine members of the public were present.
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MAYOR DICKEY: Good evening, everyone. Please rise, if you'd like, for the Pledge
and remaining standing for the invocation.
[Pledge]
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. We have Keith Pavia from Christ Church. Hi.
PAVIA: Thank you so much, Mayor and Council. Let's pray.
Dear God, we just come here today to pray for this council and the agenda that's going to
be spoken. We ask you to lift everyone up to let it be done with integrity and just the
heart of this town at the forefront, that we work together in unity, and we just show love.
We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Roll call, please.
MENDENHALL: Thank you, Mayor. Mayor Dickey?
MAYOR DICKEY: Here.
MENDENHALL: Vice Mayor McMahon?
MCMAHON: Here.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Friedel?
FRIEDEL: Present.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: Present.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Kalivianakis?
KALIVIANAKIS: Here.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Toth?
TOTH: Here.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: Here.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. We'll start as always with our activities. Do we have
anything for anything from the last two weeks, Grady?
MILLER: Mayor, I have no report tonight. Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
TOTH: We had the Fountain Festival. I am very excited to say that we had a .7 percent
increase in attendees for that event over from fall, and that's usually the smaller event. So
thank you to everyone who came out for that. It's a busy season for Fountain Hills, so I
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hope to see you at all the upcoming community events as well.
GRZYBOWSKI: Yes. My husband and I got a tour of Culdesac Tempe, which is a very
unusual neighborhood. That is not the kind of thing that would work for us in Fountain
Hills, but it's always nice to get out and see what the other cities and towns are doing to
help accommodate housing.
There were two legislative calls in the past, what has it been, two weeks. Looks like
there's still some bills out there that are of major concern for both our town's revenue and
the ability to make zoning decisions ourselves.
Also, this weekend is the Irish Festival, 11:00 to 5:00 on Saturday right here in our
Fountain Park. Thank you.
FRIEDEL: Thanks, Mayor. Just a couple of things. I did too attend the fair. Very busy
weekend for sure for the town, and it showed how much the town looked great, and
people really welcome that.
I also attended a ribbon cutting for the men's store in town, Manny's, recently. So guys,
get in there and support our only men's store in town. Thank you, Mayor.
MCMAHON: Good evening. I wanted to say that I attend the Fountain Hills Youth
Substance Abuse Coalition meeting, and it was very impressive, and they are all working
hard to make a difference for our youth here in Fountain Hills, and it's succeeding. And I
am looking forward to speaking at their annual essay contest luncheon this week, where
some lucky student is going to win $1,000. So it's also chaired by Mike Scharnow, a
prior councilmember, and he is doing an excellent job.
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor. Yeah. I had the pleasure of attending
another Fountain Hills Cares meeting last week. It's really exciting times for Fountain
Hills Cares. On Thursday, April 20th from 6:30 to 8:00 at the Community Center we're
going to have an event, a social media and mental health issues event for teens and their
parents. Lack of sleep, fear of missing out, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, these
are a few of the symptoms of many users of social media platforms that they're
experiencing. According to peer research, 81 percent of the teens in the U.S. use social
media, putting a large population at risk of feeling anxious, depressed over social media.
So Fountain Hills Cares is going to have this speaking engagement. It's going to be
welcoming. There's going to be guest speakers, professionals, and people helping the
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youth with problems of social media, cyber bullying, bullying, et cetera, and drug usage.
The Fountain Hills Coalition is sponsoring this and is giving a $500 cash award to
anybody that shows up. So show up and stay for the money because you have to be there
to win. Okay. And so that's really exciting. Good for the kids.
And speaking of good for the kids, I met with Grady, some of the town staff, Capt.
Kratzer, Lt. Halverson, Libby from the school board, and we're trying to make our
schools safer. We have the program with the squad five that we're putting a couple
deputies and a lieutenant to do security checks in our schools. I think that's extremely
important in this day and age, especially with what we're just talking about with the
depression and kids. There's been a lot of school shootings, there's been bullying. We
need an increased presence. We've got two campuses and only one school resource
officer, which is inadequate, and so we needed to fine tune that program. With the
professionalism and care of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, who showed extreme
concern for what's going on, and they listened, and we're going to tweak that program to
make it more effective. And so I thank them, and I thank you, Grady, for the outstanding
work that we did. We also found grant money from the Department of Education to pay
for a second school safety officer, which is wonderful. We put this whole presentation
together this week. We're working on funding with staff, John (ph.), I'm not sure of his
last name, that he's looking into this grant funding so we can protect our kids. Our kids
are our future and we have to protect them.
And so that's a little bit of what I've been doing this week. Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Council?
SKILLICORN: Thank you, Madam Mayor. Quite a list. Since the last meeting, I was
actually at the school board. You know, town manager and Mr. Wesley were also there,
and Councilman Friedel. Quite a bit going on there.
Of course, we had the fair, a record-setting fair. Proves, again, that Fountain Hills is
open for business.
Since then also, there have been a couple of the legislative calls with the Arizona League.
I had the opportunity to take part in that, and then I was able to follow up with the League
afterwards, which was quite interesting.
And then I've actually done two Prop 400 tax hike meeting since then also.
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So quite a bit going on, and more and more details coming out, and there's just a lot going
on.
And also Councilwoman Grzybowski, I love the green fingernails. Very, very festive.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. I wanted to remind everyone that the MAG Region
Council, we unanimously hired former Phoenix city manager, Ed Zuercher. to take over
as executive director for retiring Eric Anderson. It's really good because he has so much
experience and knowledge in that arena. So he'll be taking the helm in July, I think.
I attended an event to meet the Central Arizona Project's new general manager, Brenda
Burman. What is on everybody's mind these days, it was good for her to meet a lot
mayors, and business, and government people, natural resources experts. The Rio Verde
foothills stuff issues are ongoing, but want you to know that we're representing Fountain
Hills' interests with the city of Scottsdale, with the county, with EPCOR, and with the
AG's office. More to come, of course. You're seeing it on the news that there's, you
know, it's a very complicated issue that we're all trying to work toward the best solutions.
The council retreat was last week, it's online. A lot of good discussion. It was a long
day, but I appreciate all of the time that, you know, the council and the staff, everybody
put in to prepare for that, for all those items that will be considered, particularly with the
budget over the next couple months.
So this is Women's History Month. And a special way to kick it off was on March 1st I
had the chance to meet honorees for the KEZ Beth McDonald Woman of the Year award,
which was held at ADERO, first time in Fountain Hills. Twelve remarkable women were
recognized. They pick one per month and then, in fact, ADERO supplied gifts every
month. And then school principal Susie Smith was selected. She had received prizes
sponsored by Shea Homes, KEZ, and ADERO Resort. And it was that really crazy
windy night, but everybody came and they were very impressed with our town. So that
was very cool.
And according to Paul Wajanovich (ph.), who's been helping us with our sister city's
efforts, this month in Italy is all about women too, and in fact, tomorrow is International
Women's Day, March 8th. And if you hurry, there's free entry to the Uffizi Gallery in
Florence. But you've got to get your tickets now.
But anyway. So it's been a busy couple weeks, as you can tell, and it's a busy time of
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year, and we're happy for that.
Our next items are very nice. We're going to do -- we're going to start out with our
Republic Services nonprofit grant awards that were awarded to two of our nonprofits.
And I think, let's see, Grady, who's doing the --
MILLER: Yes.
MAYOR DICKEY: -- presentation?
MILLER: So I just wanted to let the Council know that we have a very unique situation
with our Republic Services contract. The town made a decision years ago to contract out
our municipal solid waste services, and so the current company is Republic Services.
And what is unique is that we have this ability each year for a nonprofit to receive grant
money through this contract with Republic Services.
I'm going to go ahead and turn it over to John Perez who is the management analyst in
economic development. He was very active with helping to implement this grant
process. So with that I'll turn it over to Mr. Perez.
PEREZ: Yeah. Good evening, Mayor and Council. So the town did administer the
Public Services grant program. The grants committee was made up of town staff as well
as Republic Services staff. Very notable, there were 18 submitted applications this year,
which was quite an increase from the previous year of 11. Which I also think speaks to
the excellent communication skills from staff getting the word out through social media
and different forums.
So it was decided that the two awardees are the Boys and Girls Club of Greater
Scottsdale, Fountain Hills-McKee branch, and the Fountain Hills Youth Substance Abuse
Prevention Coalition, and they each are receiving $5,000.
So we'll go ahead and call up Cynthia Wenstrom and Lauren Stratton from the Boys and
Girls Club, and then former councilmember Mike Scharnow from the Fountain Hills
Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition. And then if Republic Services wants to
come up as well.
[Pause]
MAYOR DICKEY: And the real ones.
[LAUGHTER]
MAYOR DICKEY: All right. I didn't know about this. All right.
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[CROSS TALK]
MAYOR DICKEY: Make your presentation. Do you have words to say? All right.
Here we go.
ROLDAN: Good evening, everyone. And I won't do too much to reiterate what was
already said through staff here, but thanks again for giving us the opportunity to have this
tremendous honor to present some additional funds to those doing great in your
community. And so this is for your efforts, and we appreciate all that you do in the
community for Fountain Hills. And this is just something extra for you guys to continue
that work. So thank you again.
MAYOR DICKEY: Do you guys want to say something?
[Applause]
SCHARNOW: Well, I just want to thank the town of Fountain Hills, of course, and
Republic Services. And where's Steven (ph.)? He's not here tonight. But anyway.
So we applied. Shawn Upoff here is our program manager for the coalition, and the grant
is going to go toward Falcon Promise Pledge. So we're doing a lot of activities and a
special guest speaker right before prom. So we're going to have the students pledge to
not drink, drive, and vape, and do drugs, and all that kind of bad stuff before prom, and
really their whole high school careers while they're still minors. So that's what the
money's going to go for. So thanks again.
STRATTON: We weren't prepared to speak.
WENSTROM: We weren't prepared to speak for sure. But we want to thank you,
Republic Services and the town of Fountain Hills. We appreciate your time. It's such an
honor to be part of your town and to take care of the great kids of Fountain Hills in the
area. This is our branch director, Lauren Stratton, and if you don't know her already she
is a dynamo and really takes great care of the McKee branch. Thank you so much again.
[Applause]
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you all so much for your focus on youth. We really
appreciate it so much. And we'll get a picture for the paper here. Thank you.
Congratulations. Thanks for (indiscernible).
[Applause]
MAYOR DICKEY: So next we have -- and maybe John -- oh, Amanda's going to come
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up and she's going to show us the unveiling of our new video that was produced by
DayLite Films. Thank you.
JACOBS: Yes. Your economic development team is dividing and conquering. So
again, the town staff has been working for over six months on trying to get new content
to display on our websites, social media, and so we collaborated with our local business
partner, DayLite Films, so Andrew Day, as well as Betsy with the Chamber helped us
select some of the models because I'm still new and don't know everybody around town.
So without further ado, lights, camera, action.
[VIDEO]
[Applause]
JACOBS: We hope you liked the video, and we hope our visitors, our residents who are
inviting the visitors experience Fountain Hills, a town like no other. Thank you.
And then when we post this, I'm not a social media guru, but like, share, follow, all those
things. Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you so much. Did anybody have any questions or anything
to ask Amanda? Yes, Hannah.
Come back.
TOTH: I just wanted to say, Amanda, you knocked this out of the park. That video is
fantastic. I'm swelling with pride for my town even more after watching the video. So
great job.
JACOBS: Well, thank you. It's all DayLite Films. I don't direct the director, but
obviously there was things that we wanted to highlight in our beautiful town. But thank
you.
TOTH: Well, tell Andrew he did a great job as well.
JACOBS: We will.
TOTH: Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you so much. Very nice.
Next we have our call to the public. Do we have any speaker cards tonight.
MENDENHALL: Yes, Mayor, we do. The first you have at your station, Mr. David
Hagen. And he wanted you to have his comments, and he is going to speak to you at this
time.
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HAGEN: Well, thank you for putting me on early. I'm going to get familiar with this
table mic if I can.
MENDENHALL: Mr. Larsen will turn it on for you and get it all situated.
HAGEN: That's a good idea.
LARSEN: Check, check, check.
HAGEN: Check. Very good. Thank you, Mayor, Town Manager, and Town Council
for granting me the chance to address you here today. My name is David Hagen, a local
resident living near the intersection of Sunflower and Palisades, a strategic location of the
town's safety corridor, just up the hill from the high school.
Today I'm specifically addressing your pedestrian and traffic safety committee regarding
an important improvement in our safety corridor traffic control. My request to make this
topic an agenda item was denied, but I urge you to consider it as such due to its serious
safety issues. The Public Works department has requested your committee's approval for
the installation of flashing, solar powered, yellow LED lights around the perimeter of our
four 35 mile an hour caution signs at this critical intersection.
I'm here on behalf of the residents there who would urge you to approve this now so that
we can get them installed during this current high traffic season. Sunflower and
Palisades is arguably the most dangerous intersection in our town. It is not the most
accident prone -- there are many fender benders elsewhere -- but the most likely to cause
serious injury, as you can see by the photos in the report that I provided to each of you.
Now, you, and the audience, and TV viewers cannot see the collision photos that I've
given to the Council, but I can tell you that they are of cars flipped onto their roofs with
doors flung wide open. This is an uncontrolled six-corner intersection with only three-
second visibility in each direction on Palisades. With the median not wide enough for
one car, being trapped out there is an experience that we have called Palisades roulette.
The westbound traffic visibility is blocked by the hill and compounded by the curve. We
can see 200 feet in that direction, but traffic moves 70 feet per second, so you have a
three second warning. Meanwhile, the eastbound traffic visibility is hampered by
vegetation and a difference in the height of the street and the median. We can see 250
feet here, but traffic moves 80 feet per second, also only a 3-second warning. These
speeds represent 45 and 55 miles an hour, respectively.
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These continually flashing lights that Public Works will install are exactly as installed on
many of the stop signs in town, but are yellow for caution. They will be a 24/7 reminder
to drivers that if they enter the intersection over that posted 35 miles an hour speed and
there is an dangerous condition, they are legally liable.
MAYOR DICKEY: Are you almost done, sir? The time is up. The three minutes.
HAGEN: Time is up.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah.
HAGEN: Okay. We residents in North Sunflower want you to install this. We have
only one egress and it is onto that intersection. Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay. We'll definitely look at this because I know we've been
talking about this intersection for a while.
Grady, did you have anything to add?
MILLER: I can't really comment too much more. We have been working with those
residents in that area on trying to identify ways to help them, including the speed limit at
one time that came before Council. We are going to be adding this to the next pedestrian
traffic safety meeting agenda.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay. Thank you. Because I wouldn't be aware, and I don't think
that we would've denied anything, but I know that we've been talking about it. And now
that I know that we have another option to look at, we'll be doing that with Justin and
David (ph.). So thank you.
Any other?
MENDENHALL: Next we have Kim Wolborsky.
WOLBORSKY: Madam Mayor and the Council, thank you. Is this working? Okay.
So I wanted to talk about the proposed park at SunRidge Canyon and Desert -- excuse
me -- Desert Canyon and SunRidge Drive. I think the town has a really wonderful
opportunity here to make a permanent contribution to the environment in our area, and
instead of a park, I'd really like to see this area designated as an unimproved preserve in
perpetuity. The money available for parks, I know we have money that we need to
spend, but I think there are a lot of areas in Fountain Hills that really could use parks and
would love to have them. I understand that the latest discussion was about just having a
trail there, and that's an improvement over what was talked about before, but I'm
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concerned about that. Even just a trail is going to disrupt the environment and the
wildlife in that area. It's a five-acre area. We don't really have any other spots -- many
other spots like that in town. You know, a lot of our wild areas are washes between
people's homes. And this is a place where, you know, we can really have a nice spot, and
there's trails all around it, people can see up into it from above it, below it. We don't need
to be walking everywhere in the town. I'm concerned about people having their dogs on
the trail. I understand there'd be stations for doggy clean up, but you know, that doesn't
always happen, and people don't always keep their dogs on leashes, especially when it's
in a private area. We've all see that.
I know we talked to Michael at Golden Eagle Park, and he's talking to people all the time
about not cleaning up after their dogs. Well, there wouldn't be an attendant there to make
sure that that was happening. So I'd just like you to consider this option. I think it would
be just a great piece to add to our beautiful town. Thank you.
MENDENHALL: Next is Lori Troller.
TROLLER: Get ready, here we go. Three minutes. Lori Troller, resident. The Town of
Fountain Hills Municipal Code, Chapter 16, Streets and Sidewalks, Article 16-2-1,
purpose statement for small wireless facility states, "the town seeks to balance the need
for increased wireless communications." What need? Everybody in Fountain Hills can
make a phone call. And among the tens of thousands of phone calls made every day in
this town, I don't have dropped calls and I got five bars of service all day long. There's
no documented legal evidence of the need. The law is based on claims from a for-profit
industry. The ability to make a phone call is what the Federal Telecommunication Act
protects. That's all the FTA protects in regards to telecommunication services. The small
wireless facilities don't provide voice service. SWF facilitates the extras that you choose
to add to your monthly internet bill. If you have any gap in phone service, that's fixed
with modifications to the four-foot macro antennas we already have installed in town.
SWF is how telecoms and other business interests are making billions of dollars placing
their equipment on our property lines. It's no different than Exxon coming in and drilling
a well next to your yard. It doesn't matter what the utility is, it seriously devaluates our
property, which the Council doesn't have the right to do and violates the state
constitution, which overrides any state statute. All this plus ruining the esthetics of the
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town.
Now, here's a sweet spot. It continues to read, "while preserving the health, and safety,
and general welfare of the residents." What documented measure is the town using to
comply with preserving health? Legally that would be defined by an environmental
impact study completed by the EPA. They would come in and evaluate what turning
these things on does to living tissues. And I dare say, no one on the Council knows what
these effects are, yet you're giving John Wesley the authority to put these next to people's
homes and on our school grounds. This is against your oath. Your oath to protect the
health and welfare of Fountain Hills residents.
Fountain Hills has a huge safety issue right now. Our existing towers are seriously out of
compliance with our minimal safety code. For example, the 100 percent fall zone and
compliance with those with ADA rights. Towers will hit either homes, business,
roadways, parks, schools, or pedestrians when they catch fire and fall, which they do.
The town has also ignored our own town code that protects residents with ADA rights,
not checking if permitted locations will expose ADA residents to an environment that
will have to cause them to move. It's only a matter of time before they sue. This has to
stop. Put an immediate halt, whether it's a year, six-month, three-month, 45-day
moratorium on the construction, equipment, updates, applications, and permitting until
ordinance update is complete and all our towers are in compliance.
I made it. Sorry about that, but there we go. Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
FRIEDEL: Mayor, can I make a comment on that?
MAYOR DICKEY: Why don't you ask Aaron?
FRIEDEL: Aaron, can I ask town staff where we are on this ordinance?
ARNSON: Sure. Mayor and Council, we've engaged a professional to bring up some --
to evaluate the concerns both that Ms. Troller's raised and some others that he
independently identified as areas for improvement in our code. So we are beginning to
work with him in that process. Our expectation, as I believe that I've informed the
Council previously, is that we will be bringing those back to the Council in the form of
probably a work study or in some other format for the Council to consider those changes
for ultimate adoption.
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FRIEDEL: So during that process, do we have a moratorium on anything new going in?
ARNSON: Mayor and Council, no, we don't have a moratorium in place. We can
certainly explore what, you know, options we have, but at this point, moratorium's not
going to be something.
FRIEDEL: Okay. Thank you. Can we give direction to town to do that?
ARNSON: I --
MAYOR DICKEY: Like a time frame.
FRIEDEL: Like a time frame?
ARNSON: I'm sorry. Could you repeat? I'm sorry.
FRIEDEL: Can we give direction to the town staff to explore that with a time frame on
it?
ARNSON: Yes. Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay.
ARNSON: They can.
FRIEDEL: Thank you.
ARNSON: Um-hum.
TROLLER: Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Any other speaker cards? Yes.
MENDENHALL: Barry Wolborsky.
WOLBORSKY: I am him and I live here. I'm also the, as you all know, the treasure of
the SunRidge Canyon Homeowner's Association. And I noticed that the Council
discussed the SunRidge Canyon park at the retreat last week and is planning to discuss it
again next week, and I would like to give some feedback to that.
At the retreat, much discussion was given to a pseudo survey that was taken by some of
the SunRidge residents attending a session put on by the town. Staff collected 60 plus
responses, most saying no park, some saying okay for the park with restrictions. 60 self-
selected responses out of almost 2,000 residents in the HOA is not a survey. It has
reliability that approaches zero. At best, it's anecdotal data and is likely to be misleading.
But since anecdotal data is all we have, I'd like to give you some anecdotal data.
SunRidge residents walk a lot. On given day, hundreds of people walk in our
neighborhood. That's how we meet our neighbors, and talk, and it is a neighborhood.
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Two years ago neighbors walking, including myself, noticed that there was a surveyor,
and they were surveying this plot of land. And so we called and found out that, gee,
we're going to get a new park. That's how we found out. The residents were enraged.
That summer we had a board meeting that was attended through Zoom by Mr. Miller and
several of his staff, and over 50 residents attended. Normally at board meetings we get
about four or five residents because we're not very exciting. The group was very solid in
their not wanting a park, as Mr. Miller can tell you. Later a survey was sent to the town
by staff for us to send to our members. The survey only asked what features we wanted
in the park, not whether we wanted it or not. We emailed the survey out to our
membership telling them that if they did not want a park, they could write that in the
comments. The town staff said the survey was not valid because we told the members to
vote no. We didn't do that.
More anecdotal data. The office and the board have gotten dozens and dozens of phone
calls and emails from residents. Only one was in favor of having the park, and he said it
was not a major issue to him.
So Mayor and Councilmembers, which anecdotal data do you want to go by? It's up to
you. Do you want to commission a real study? It'll probably cost you 25 to $50,000 to
survey 2,000 people, and do it right, and with random assignments, and stuff like that.
The residents of SunRidge Canyon Association would like the town to either turn that
piece of land into a preserve, or sell it to the HOA at a price that we can afford and we
will make it a preserve. The funds for that park would be better used in many other
places where residents would actually appreciate them. For instance, maybe you could
have a walkway or a wheelchair ramp down from the swirl canyon down to the fountain
like you want and use that money for that.
So that's all I got.
MENDENHALL: Next we have Gene Slechta.
SLECHTA: Thank you. Mayor, Vice Mayor, Council. R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it
means to me. What a great song that was. What a great value to live by.
However, Councilman Skillicorn, it appears you just don't get it. When a team of
volunteer expert citizens spend 18 months and thousands of hours trying to solve the
town's number one issue of the decade, the roads, you couldn't wait for their findings.
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Show some respect.
When you have a working process in place to begin official meetings, and your religious
bias ushers in a waste of time that 24,000 residents never asked for, you were showing
disrespect.
When your town Facebook does not allow for comments from citizens, that shows your
fear of open debate with your constituents. Show some respect.
When you insult our mayor and other mayors on your Twitter account and post
comments that put our town in a bad light, be a cheerleader not a bomb thrower. Show
some respect.
When you run a poll on Twitter asking who's smarter between President Biden, Senator
Fetterman, and Governor Hobbs, including the senator in that poll, only serves to make
fun of those having had strokes or are seeking treatment for mental health conditions.
Show some respect.
When you photobomb the celebration of our students, you disrespect the kids.
When you spew conspiracies on Twitter regarding the 2020 election, you disrespect the
courts of our great nation, the many audits that are debunking the conspiracy in our town.
Show some respect.
When you were the only councilmember that failed to volunteer for a single town
committee, and this town is really filled with many, many volunteers, you disrespected
our citizens and our councilmembers.
When a classroom photo that you posted on your Twitter account had a rainbow pennant
tacked to the wall, you Tweeted that the kid should be homeschooled. Who's that, the
straight kids? Or do we send the LGBTQ kids packing? Show some respect.
Maybe you should remove your reference to being a town council member from your
Twitter account. Show some respect.
When you voted to remove the sign ordinance without allowing public hearings, you
disrespected the citizens of our town and its processes.
And finally, when you walked away from your elected position in Illinois before your
term was up, we wonder, why would you think you won't do the same here? Thank you.
MENDENHALL: Next we have Stephen Gay.
GAY: Thank you, Madam Mayor, awesome staff, and Councilmembers. I'd like to
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address two items this evening. The first is a post that Councilmember Skillicorn made
in his capacity. He posted this from his official Facebook page called Allen Skillicorn,
Fountain Hills Council, and he was promoting the free shredding event, a pretty anodyne
event, and for some reason he left the comment section open, which is unlike him. And
so there was a back and forth about the posting. Nothing really too bad. And then one of
his supporters named Pedro Perez (ph.) posted, Don Scott (ph.), I support Allen and voted
for him. Why don't you grow up and get a pair. Act like a man instead of whining. So
Don Scott responded and then Pedro said, why don't you investigate me Scotty? If you
can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. And then he says, Ginny Dickey lives very
near me and isn't worth the powder to blow her to hell. Did you ever hear of a person
having more than one home? In a reference to a previous comment that he lists his
residence as Hawaii, but apparently he lives here and voted for Councilman Skillicorn.
This is a veiled death threat to our mayor, and our mayor brought this up at the retreat. I
assume Councilmember Skillicorn heard about this threat, and he has not --
KALIVIANAKIS: (Indiscernible) Allen (indiscernible) --
GAY: Sorry.
KALIVIANAKIS: -- mouth --
GAY: What?
MAYOR DICKEY: I'm sorry. Go ahead.
GAY: Okay. This post has not been taken down by Councilmember Skillicorn. This is a
post that appears on an anodyne event posting for a free shredding event. I think veiled
death threats should not be tolerated. And a sitting councilmember who has authority to
delete this post, should delete it. And further, he should publicly repudiate this statement
from one of his supporters.
The second topic I'd like to talk about, I retired recently as a senior captain from
American Airlines. And I'm mentioning this because the tie in to the city is that -- or the
town of Fountain Hills, is that employees of this town may know somebody who is a
trans person, and a sitting U.S. senator -- oh, okay. I'll continue this next week. Thank
you.
No more death threats.
[Applause]
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MAYOR DICKEY: Please don't applaud.
MENDENHALL: Next we have --
SKILLICORN: May I? I believe that post is deleted.
GAY: It's still up, Councilmember Skillicorn. Point of order.
[CROSS TALK]
MAYOR DICKEY: Stop. It is still up. It's on an event. It's as an event. It's not down.
MENDENHALL: Next we have Sally Buschmann. Sally, are you still here? Oh, there
you are. Sally also provided this to me, and then I'll make sure you all get a copy of it.
Okay?
BUSCHMANN: My name is Sally Buschmann and I live on Sunflower Drive in
Fountain Hills. I've lived here for nearly 20 years, and I'm here to bring up the issue of
the danger at the corner of Palisades and Sunflower. I walk nearly every day and cross
five lanes of traffic on this busy corner. The subject of the danger of speeding traffic has
been addressed to the Council for over 20 years, and no relief has been provided. The
dangers of negotiating this intersection either by vehicle or by foot have been clearly
stated before, but no action to provide substantial relief has been taken. The latest
attempt was the safety zone on Palisades, which has not made any changes in the speed.
First of all, the signs are too innocuous to be read while speeding through this corridor.
Police patrolling has not been noticed. So far nothing has changed to provide safety.
During my walks at this intersection, I've experienced traffic coming to a complete stop
allowing me to cross to the other side. This occurred as recently as last Saturday morning
when three cars stopped for me to cross. It seems to me that it didn't hurt them to stop.
These folks have a good heart. I've even written a letter to the local newspaper about the
politeness of some drivers.
The only way to reduce the speed is to have four-way stop signs with blinking lights
installed at this intersection. Nothing else has caught the attention of speeders. This
street has become known as Palisades speedway. Speed on the other two main arteries
into Fountain Hills have lower speed limits and stop signs. Less dangerous intersections
in Fountain Hills have stop signs. Why not ours? I have not heard any good reason for
the failure to give us this essential relief we need. Why? Why not? Thank you.
[Applause]
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SKILLICORN: Madam Mayor, can we ask staff a quick question or ask Capt. Kratzer
about enforcement there? That should be appropriate.
MAYOR DICKEY: I don't know. I'm not sure (indiscernible).
ARNSON: Sure. Mayor and Council, during call to the public we're entitled to respond
to criticism, ask staff to review a matter, or ask that the matter be placed on a future
council agenda. So if there's some direction that we want to have staff look further into,
that would be appreciated.
SKILLICORN: So Madam Mayor, if it's okay.
MAYOR DICKEY: I think you can ask, but I don't think we can talk about because it's --
SKILLICORN: I get that. Capt. Kratzer, maybe that's a opportunity to have some speed
enforcement in that area if sightlines allow and things like that.
KRATZER: Understood. Thank you.
MENDENHALL: Next we have Crystal Cavanaugh.
CAVANAUGH: Good evening. Fountain Hills resident. I want to address the SunRidge
Park issue. And for those that don't know, the proposed park is at the corner of Desert
Canyon and Sunridge Drive. Initially it started as wanting to cross over into a hiking trail,
wanting parking lots, wanting all kinds of things on this small corner in a residential
neighborhood. At this point, I do think some of the residents, if they had to, would be
accepting of a very natural trail with nothing else. No power, no water, nothing.
Definitely no parking. However, what guarantee do we ever have that it doesn't get
expanded by another council, for example. I fully support the idea of making it a
preserve. I also support the idea of selling it to the HOA at a reasonable amount, who
would then take over all the maintenance, and also make it a preserve. So at its most
extreme, if it could be guaranteed, of which it can't, just a natural trail through there.
And also, I'd like to say, some of us get accused of being very divisive, but then someone
can stand up and hold somebody responsible for comments on their social media. It's the
wild, wild west out there, as some of you know, and some of this room know, because
I've engaged with some in this very room. So all I have to say is quit holding people
completely responsible for unhinged comments. Just the person making the unhinged
comment should be the one.
[Applause]
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MAYOR DICKEY: Please, that's enough. And you know, it's not a good thing to keep
up, so that is somebody else's responsibility. And I think that Allen thought it was down,
and maybe he can look and see on that event page, and take it down from there too. But
it was up for quite a while.
Do we have any other comment cards?
MENDENHALL: Yes. We have Bobbie Kennamer.
KENNAMER: Good evening. I just wanted to mirror the comments that have already
been said about SunRidge Canyon Park. I agree with everyone that spoke previously.
They're spot on and they mirror the voices of everyone, pretty much everyone in
SunRidge Canyon. We don't want the park and we've made that very clear. And I think
the suggestions that have been made to make it preserve or sell it back to the HOA are
great suggestions.
And also, I'm kind of confused a little bit because you guys were gracious enough to host
a gathering where we came, and we looked at the proposed drawings, and we saw what
you had, but then I understand that they've changed yet again. And so I'm just saying,
since that park is going to be right in the middle of our neighborhood, let us see what
you're proposing. Let us see how it's changed. I feel like we're missing some
communication there. And that's it. Thanks for your time.
MENDENHALL: That's it for public comment.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you very much. Appreciate it.
Our next item are the consent agendas. If there's anything that anybody would like
removed, we'll put that on the regular agenda. Yes, ma'am.
KALIVIANAKIS: I did request one item be removed. Was that done?
MAYOR DICKEY: You can request it here. Would you like to remove that and put it
on --
MILLER: Councilmember, I told you in an email procedurally you do it on this item. So
when it comes before Council, then you can go ahead and request an item. Any council
may request to remove an item from the consent agenda.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. I'd like to remove consent agenda for professional services
agreement 2022-034 with Elite Civil Construction, LLC for guardrail repair and
maintenance. Thank you.
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MAYOR DICKEY: You bet. Can I get a motion to approve consent agenda items A, B,
and C?
SKILLICORN: I will make a motion to approve A, B, and C for the consent agenda.
GRZYBOWSKI: Second.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. All in favor, please say --
ALL: Aye.
MAYOR DICKEY: We have to --
ALL: Aye.
MAYOR DICKEY: I think we have to -- now that we have the minutes done the way
they are, we have to do roll call votes.
MENDENHALL: We must do role call. Okay. Well, I just lost my roll call. There it is.
Okay.
Councilmember Toth?
TOTH: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Friedel?
FRIEDEL: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Kalivianakis?
KALIVIANAKIS: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Vice Mayor McMahon?
MCMAHON: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Mayor Dickey?
MAYOR DICKEY: Aye. Thank you.
MENDENHALL: It passes unanimously.
MAYOR DICKEY: That's right. We're getting all these rules down again. So that will
become the first regular agenda item. So is that Grady?
MILLER: Yes. I'll have Public Works director, Justin Weldy, come up and give a brief
report on the guardrail contract.
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MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
MILLER: Thanks, Justin.
WELDY: You're welcome. Thank you. Madam Mayor, Councilmembers.
[CROSS TALK]
WELDY: For at least the last ten plus years, town staff, along with management, have
worked to secure contracts for guardrail services. We've certainly discovered during that
time frame, because the amount of work that we have, which primarily consists of minor
maintenance and repairs after collisions, makes it very, very difficult for us to be able to
secure any firm, per se. We were delighted some years ago when we reached out to this
organization, whom at that time actually had a different name. And they came out and
they visited with us, they took a look at all of our guardrail and noted that maintenance
was necessary, and then presented us with an agreement through the city of Tucson for
their cooperative use with guardrails.
Since that time frame they have primarily responded to repairs for collisions. They
average anywhere between 15 to up to $30,000 per collision. It should be noted that
under the direction of the town manager, the chief financial officer, we've been able to
recoup the majority of the funding for those repairs from insurance companies. Let me
make this clear, there are hit and run accidents in which we simply do not have the ability
to track down those drivers. We've also had them do maintenance to several of our
locations within the town over the last several years. What happens with barriers, as we
refer to them, is they're primarily constructed of steel and wood posts, and weathering
allows those posts to expand and contract, and then we'll have to go in and replace a few
posts, tighten up a few bolts. It's a pretty specialized and/or unique trade. And we are
delighted that we have Elite Civil to help us and provide support with that.
If there are any questions related to this, I will certainly do my best to answer them.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yes. Thank you, Ms. Mayor. Yeah. I did a lot of research on this
topic. This is a contract for $50,000 a year for the next five years. That's $250,000.
That's certainly a lot of money. And as you know, we're trying to fix our roads in this
town. There was a guardrail replacement maintenance guidelines report prepared by SRF
Consulting Group out of Minnesota. They had determined that routine maintenance of
these are very minimal, that a lot of the contacts are covered by insurance. That primarily,
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the major damage is done in rural areas, not in cities, so I'm a little concerned about that.
Their contention was since these barriers are inherently stiff, most minor impacts result
only in cosmetic damage. According to the federal rules, cosmetic damage does not need
any maintenance. They can stand as is. Of course, that might not look good, but
depending on how much it costs to fix, I'm a little concerned about that.
I know that this was addressed at the retreat and it came up that they wanted to bring
these guardrails up to more modern standards because the standards have changed since
then. On the other hand, the ones that were built here have been grandfathered in. So no
required change is required from the federal or state governments. Again, given the
dollar amount here, $250,000, I know during the retreat when you said that the ridges
needed repair, that you provided photographs of the repairs that were actually going to be
needed. To make a compelling case, when Rachel (ph.) brought up the shade structures,
you know, there was renderings of the shade structures. I'm curious as to why there isn't
any photographs or any information as far as what currently we have pending that is
going to be so much money that we're going to require this much money.
And so I guess my first question is, how many linear feet right now of guardrail is needed
to be repaired?
WELDY: Madam Mayor, Councilmember, we have an actual full assessment and report
that was done last year for our entire inventory. I will certainly share that with the Mayor
and Council. It is an extended amount of guardrail that needs to be brought up to
standards. This contract, and again, primarily, is to allow us contract authority to address
areas that are damaged by collision. Just two weeks ago that damage was approximately
$30,000 on Shea. And so that work has already been done under authorization from the
town manager because it was a safety hazard.
KALIVIANAKIS: Was that a hit and run, I assume?
WELDY: It was not. We have all of that insurance information, and we will work to
collect all of the revenue that is due. It's not just the guardrail, but there's an incredible
amount of staff time as well for that.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. I know that this went through the city of Tucson. And are we
bound by the city of Tucson's contract for the services by this provider? Is their contract
overlayed with our contract? Maybe you're not the right person to answer that question.
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MAYOR DICKEY: I think Aaron could answer that.
KALIVIANAKIS: Because it is in the packet and is in our agenda that the original town
of Tucson's contract is, like, mirrored.
FRIEDEL: It has to piggyback on it.
ARNSON: Yes. Mayor and Council, and Councilmember, you are correct. This is a
cooperative purchasing agreement. The way that those typically work, for brief a primer,
is that one municipality, or government agency, or collective procures the work, and then
we're able to piggyback off of that contact. So as we do with many, many other different
contracts, yes, the terms of the underlying agreement, whether it's with the city of
Tucson, or the city of Mesa, or whichever, would be incorporated into our agreement, and
they expressly are incorporated.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. That's what I thought. Do we know how many bids that they
received?
MILLER: I see our procurement officer is coming up to the podium. Rob Durham is our
procurement officer and he was involved with this process. So I'll turn it over to Mr.
Durham.
If you can answer the question, that'd be great.
DURHAM: Okay. Mayor and Council, I do not have that but I can get it for you.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. Thank you.
MILLER: Justin, I think you started to explain at the very beginning of your introductory
remarks about the number of years that you've been familiar with this. One of the
reasons we had reached out to the Tucson contract was -- do you want to explain the
dollar value and how we're not able to generate enough of our own? Because you were
explaining to me we used to have two other contractors that we had used.
WELDY: Thank you for the opportunity. In the past we had work done by Hunter
Contracting and Five G under emergency circumstances. And the price for that, in my
opinion -- I was not the one that selected them at that time -- was a little bit high. The
reason behind that primarily, and if they were here they could answer this themselves, is
because it was a one off. They had to stop whatever they were doing on any other large
project, and come in, and address these minor issues, again, primarily due to collision
with the guardrail.
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KALIVIANAKIS: Right.
WELDY: It was at that time I began to take note of the complicated process for simply
securing a contractor that was able to do maintenance and/or repair. And we reach out to
several of them many years ago, and again, this was the only one that even returned our
call, and offered to come into town, and work with us. At that time, this was also the
agreement that they had with the city of Tucson. To date, we've not really experienced
any issues with this contractor at their current name and/or their previous name, or the
contract itself.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. Thank you. I guess what I'm still a little worried about and
what you, again, addressed tonight was not just fixing the damage, but the upgrading of
the guardrails. I don't think that's necessary. I don't think it's required by law to upgrade
them. As a matter of fact, it's right in this study that I have. A periodic routine
inspection of barriers should be a part of normal maintenance. Inspections may be
triggered by a crash report. It just seems to me that this is an item that we can save
money on. I think if we allocate $250,000 on this, they're going to spend $250,000 on
this. That's just the way the world works. I don't know why if the average crash is 15 to
20 or $30,000. That doesn't have to be established. We don't have to authorize that.
That can be authorized by the town manager where we can have possibly more cost
protections making sure that we're not doing any unnecessary upgrades, making sure
we're getting our money's worth. I see an opportunity for savings here. The conclusion
that they came up with it, it is not feasible to immediately upgrade all existing barriers
every time there's a change in the barrier standard. The decision to upgrade existing
barriers that are in reasonably good condition and reasonable conformality with current
standards must be based on a thorough analysis of, quote, the costs involved and the
upgrades, and two, the potential improvements to highway safety. Now of course,
highway safety is an issue. But again, in the town that we're looking to allocate money to
the roads, I think this is costly, and I'd like to see some cost containment on this issue.
And so that's what I have about that. Now, lastly --
FRIEDEL: Can I ask a question, Brenda?
KALIVIANAKIS: Of course.
FRIEDEL: Are we upgrading only after an accident then?
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WELDY: Madam Mayor, Councilmember, correct. This contract is just for damage that
happens during a crash or after a crash, and periodic maintenance. This contract does not
include any upgrades. For that type of activity, we will engage the federal government
for HSIP grants.
FRIEDEL: That was my next question. What kind of federal money are we getting for
this? So if we give you 50,000 a year for five years, or four years, whatever it is, and we
recoup a lot of that from the insurance companies, right?
So it's really not out of pocket, Brenda, I don't think.
WELDY: With the exception of --
KALIVIANAKIS: That's what I want to find out.
MAYOR DICKEY: Excuse me. So I think there's just -- the question about the upgrade,
the question about the insurance, and this is literally $50,000 a year, but that doesn't mean
we would always use it. But you just cited one crash that was 30,000. So maybe just
give us like a big picture of all that.
WELDY: To date this year we have about $40,000 in collision repair. 30,000 of that
was most recent. Last year we had a hit and run on McDowell Mountain Road near mile
post 2 that was about $15,000, and that was all we spent. And then we had a minor issue
the year before that on Shea eastbound, just west of Fountain Hills Boulevard, where we
had a glancing blow hit and run, and that was -- and I don't have that dollar figure in front
of me, but I don't recall it being very much. And then every year we probably spend 5 to
$7,000 on maintenance where required. And let me explain a little bit about that. With
the exception of some of the guardrail on Shea, the remaining guardrail in this
community is 30 to 50 years old and has not been updated since that time, with the
exception of when there's a crash.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Vice Mayor?
MCMAHON: I'd like clarification too. So basically, what you're asking for is up to
$50,000 a year as needed when insurance doesn't cover it for collision, et cetera, and if
necessary, to -- for a lack of a better word -- you know, replace some of the elder 50-
year-old, 40-year-old rail that may need replacement. But also you're piggybacking on
Tucson's contract in order to get a better pricing for this, so that's a benefit. So you're
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only using this money if there's no insurance to pay for replacement or repair of the
guardrail --
WELDY: Madam Mayor --
MCMAHON: -- for the most part, right?
WELDY: Madam Mayor, Vice Mayor, this contract is just for repair and maintenance.
It does not include any replacement.
MCMAHON: Okay.
WELDY: The only time that we address any of the W rail within the community is if it
is damaged, and again, we do periodic maintenance on it.
MCMAHON: So again, you're just setting aside -- you're using the contract, like, this is a
normal contract thing that has been done in the past. You set a certain amount for a
certain year for so many years in order to take advantage and have that money -- have the
contract so you don't have to back and renegotiate it every single year, correct?
WELDY: Yes, ma'am.
MCMAHON: Okay. So basically, what you want is up to $50,000 a year on a as-need
basis?
WELDY: Correct.
MCMAHON: You're not just going to sit here and spend $250,000?
WELDY: We do not have a proactive agreement right now --
MCMAHON: Okay.
WELDY: -- based on our assessment to do any replacement. Again, I will share that
assessment with the entire council. The intent is for town staff to go after Highway
Safety and Improvement grants. That's HSIP. They are very competitive and a little bit
challenging, but for the amount of work necessary to bring it into compliance based on a
professional engineer's opinion is way more than what we would be willing to spend out
of our small budget in streets.
MAYOR DICKEY: I think Grady has something to say.
MCMAHON: Thank you.
MILLER: Yeah. Just a couple points of clarification. So I mean, these are good
questions that we're receiving tonight. The one thing I wanted to just make clear though
is the way that we work from accounting standpoint, is that we have to have the full
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amount in the contract of the $50,000 a year. Because what happens is, when we do get
reimbursed, it actually goes into a revenue account, and so but we have to expense out of
an expenditure account. It doesn't go back into that same account.
The other point is Mr. Janover, the town engineer, last week or at the council retreat gave
a presentation on the guardrail replacement program that you were talking about.
WELDY: Yes.
MILLER: Which is to update it. And the Public Works director tonight is mentioning
that we believe that much of that program -- it's not part of this contract, but it could end
up being this contractor -- would be funded through grants that we would seek. So two
different thoughts here. This is only for replacement of guardrail that are caused by
damage when either hit and run vehicles go through them or when we have the MCSO
has cited somebody or has taken their insurance information and we're able seek
reimbursement. And if you have driven westbound on Shea right past Palisades, you'll
see there's like a gully, or there's like a gorge right there. I have seen trailers, I have seen
tractor trailer vehicles, and just regular automobiles that have -- and I don't understand
how it happens, but it was probably speeding and not really paying attention -- cars have
gone right through the guardrail and then into the -- it's like a small valley right on the
other side of the guardrail. So guardrails are really essential. They actually help prevent
probably more serious injuries and possibly even deaths for people, even though it's a
horrible thing to run into, but they're really essential for safety, particularly on Shea
where cars are driving so quickly.
MAYOR DICKEY: Allen?
SKILLICORN: Thank you, Madam Mayor. Quick. Manager Miller and Director
Weldy, I think I'm also hearing something that conflicts.
So Director Weldy, you mentioned that this contract is for repair and maintenance. And I
just heard Manger Miller also say this to replace damage. Which is it?
MILLER: It's the same. I mean, when you have a -- I consider a guardrail damaged
when someone drives through, but it may not -- sometimes it might just be the wooden
base that is holding it, and in some cases the whole guardrail has to be replaced. But
that's just different vernacular. I think maybe we're getting caught up on that. So it's
replacement, it's also repair. Sometimes it is repairable with maybe they hit the edge of it
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and it's not a full on replacement. A lot of times it is a full on replacement that has to
occur, but this covers both types of situations. But it's not part of a capital improvement
program which is designed to upgrade and replace these over time. That's a capital
project we discussed at the retreat, and that's going to be handled differently, and a
different source of funding, which hopefully will be grant funded.
SKILLICORN: And Madam Mayor and Gentleman, when is the current contract up? I
assume there's a current contract right now.
WELDY: Madam Mayor, Councilmember, this contract that we are currently utilizing
has an expiration date of May 1st of this year.
SKILLICORN: Okay. So the clock's ticking. So Madam Mayor, Council, I would feel
better if this went out to bid. $50,000 a year may not fit the threshold, but a quarter
million dollars does. So I would feel more comfortable going out to bid. But we'd have
to, you know, know that going in that this contract expires in less than two months.
WELDY: Madam Mayor, Councilmember, if I may. The underlying agreement is for
five years, and the renewal will be published by the city of Tucson prior to the expiration
date. So the master agreement and/or the underlying agreement has a five-year time
frame, and this is tied to one of those amendments. So there will be an amendment, and
in the contract language here it explains that should the underlying issuing agency extend
that per the terms, then it also extends our term.
MAYOR DICKEY: Sharron.
GRZYBOWSKI: I had two things. One was I think the Vice Mayor addressed it, the
cost savings of doing a multi-year contract.
I also want to point out, I worked for an insurance company for a lot of years, and not
only is it a separate pool of money that comes in, but they were going to also drag their
feet a little bit before they pay out, and when they do pay out, it's going to be on an actual
cash value basis, which is not going to be the replacement cost for the cost of the
guardrail itself. And I just wanted to make sure and get that out there. So just because
we have insurance company money coming in doesn't mean the timeliness is going to be
good, and it's not going to be the dollar value that we're going to need to be able to
replace this properly. Thank you.
MCMAHON: Do you want to say --
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MAYOR DICKEY: Vice Mayor?
MCMAHON: Are you --
MAYOR DICKEY: Council? I don't know which one was first.
KALIVIANAKIS: I think I was first.
MCMAHON: I was going to make a motion to approve of the amendment.
KALIVIANAKIS: I still have discussion.
MAYOR DICKEY: We can discuss after a motion.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay.
MCMAHON: Should I say the whole thing? Amend number 1 to professional services
agreement 2022-34 with Elite Civil Construction for guardrail repair maintenance in the
amount not to exceed $250,000 over five years.
MAYOR DICKEY: Is there a second?
GRZYBOWSKI: Second.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Yes, Brenda?
KALIVIANAKIS: Further discussion.
MAYOR DICKEY: (Indiscernible).
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you so much, Ms. Mayor. Yeah. What Councilman Skillicorn
said, that was one of my concerns, just so you know, was the actual maintenance -- how
much is that going to be, maintenance? Because again, in my report here it says that
routine maintenance for guardrails should be very minimal. So I want to make sure. And
that's why when I suggested that maybe this go through our town manager, again, I
thought maybe we'd have a little more cost containment. But if you're telling me that this
is more -- and what Sharron said -- more for an accounting purposes, that we pool the
money, that you do the review, make sure it's being spent wisely, you know, I would
have no problem with that. I just want to make sure that there's a cost containment on
this project and it's not your oversight.
MILLER: Yes. And it does. In fact, typically, we also have emergency situations where
it might exceed, you know, my authority, and we'll always bring that back to the council
for your ratification of my action or my decision.
I also want to address Councilmember Skillicorn's point about, you know, putting it out
to bid. It's always a good thing to make sure that we're getting the best most competitive
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pricing on this. But I want to just reiterate that Tucson has done that for us, and Tucson
probably has a much larger land area, probably have a lot more guardrails then what we
have. They're also a hillside community as well, so there's probably a lot of guardrails
that they have. And I believe that while we couldn't bring to you tonight what the
competition was or how many submitted, because we weren't prepared to provide that
tonight, we can certainly provide that information. I'm just concerned, we've had
difficultly putting this out to bid ourselves in the past, and I just don't think we generate
enough business for companies to want to have an interest in this. But Tucson, I can
assure you, definitely does, and I'm sure they have a lot more competition for this type of
contract. But I will definitely make sure that we provide you that information because I
do think it's worth having that.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. And then my last concern, I promise. Just one more thing.
Inside the contract for the city of Tucson, which is certainly different than the town of
Fountain Hills -- big government -- they had written in their agreement a living wage
requirement. The living wage requirement would apply to us too. Now, I know our cost
of living in Fountain Hills is much greater than Tucson's, and this covers the minimum
wages, this covers healthcare. They had to get a certificate of living wages in order to get
this contract passed. And so I'm just wondering, are we going to be bound by the
provisions that require living wages here in Fountain Hills?
WELDY: Madam Mayor, Councilmember, the contract that we utilize from the city of
Tucson has unit pricing. That unit pricing took into account all of the terms for the
contract prior to the city of Tucson issuing it. We will not see an increase of our unit
prices unless we ask them to do something unusual, and we have no intentions of doing
that.
KALIVIANAKIS: So this living wage requirement would not affect the contract that we
have with this organization or company?
WELDY: No, ma'am. All of the bidders would have had to have addressed that as part
of their submittal to the city of Tucson at that time.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay.
MAYOR DICKEY: Aaron, did you have anything?
ARNSON: No. I agree with Director Weldy. It won't, and actually that would -- for this
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contract or for future contracts, it way well be something that we make sure to
specifically exclude. But because it's not something that's a part of our procurement
code, not something that's a part of our charter, this is part of Tucson's charter, we
couldn't be bound by it, it's not ours.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. Well, that's why I was just -- by reference it is in our packet
and does refer to us being --
ARNSON: Understood.
KALIVIANAKIS: -- bound by the agreement that they were bound by, so that's why I
wanted to bring this up.
ARNSON: Understood.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah. Again, it's all cost containment to me. That's what it is.
Thank you.
MCMAHON: Is it vote time?
FRIEDEL: I'm ready to vote.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yes, please. We have a motion and a second. Please, roll call?
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Friedel?
FRIEDEL: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Kalivianakis?
KALIVIANAKIS: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: No.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Toth?
TOTH: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Vice Mayor McMahon?
MCMAHON: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Mayor Dickey?
MAYOR DICKEY: Aye. Thank you.
MENDENHALL: It passes 6 to 1.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thanks very much. Our next item is about a professional services
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agreement for tree services.
Is that you?
MILLER: Yeah. Mr. Weldy's going to do this one --
MAYOR DICKEY: Hey, Justin.
MILLER: -- as well. So good timing on that.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
WELDY: Thank you. Madam Mayor, Councilmembers. This contract that we have
right here is, again, another amendment to an existing agreement. We've certainly
discovered throughout time that securing specialty contractors that prune, remove, or
simply trim larger trees in traffic areas is a little bit challenging. This particular company
came to our attention back in 2014 when we had issues with the large trees on Fountain
Hills Boulevard at Shea. They were willing to get into those trees under an agreement
that we used at that time. They gave us a price that I thought was a little bit outrageous,
and fortunate for us, that price was not realized because they ended up doing it for about
half that. We've been able to have that same success with them for a considerable
amount of time. It should be noted that over the last couple of years we've had some
unusual storm events including but not limited to snow, high winds, rain. The end result
of that is a lot of the trees within our right of way, and adjacent to the right of way and
streets on land that is not privately owned, requires the town to take action on that. We
have managed last year and this year to address the lion's share of that backlog of
concerns with this firm, and I stand here tonight confident that should we have a rain or
storm event rest of this fiscal year, which ends in June, but also this calendar year, that
we are less likely to have the number of tree branches and full grown trees -- town
owned, disclaimer -- that will be obstructing or creating hazards in the roadway as a
result of the activities of this group. This year we did spend a little bit more then we
typically would, but we would also ask for the contract authority to address any issues
should they arise.
With that, any questions you may have, I'll do my best to answer them.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Do we have any speaker cards on this?
MENDENHALL: No, Mayor, we do not.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you, Linda.
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Any questions or comments? Council?
SKILLICORN: Yeah, Mayor. Director Weldy, is Top Leaf the current vendor we're
using right now for this contract?
WELDY: Madam Mayor, Councilmember, they are one of two vendors that we use. The
other vendor that we use has our town-wide landscaping agreement that takes care of the
open space, the parks, and some of our drainage parcels.
SKILLICORN: So we have two and we're going to continue having two?
WELDY: For the foreseeable future, that's correct. This group is a specialty for trees.
The other group is kind of an all-in-one.
SKILLICORN: All-in-one. And you mentioned that we spent a little bit more last year,
is that 2022?
WELDY: Combined with last year and this year, yes, we did. We spent about $55,000.
SKILLICORN: Okay. So the previous agreement, was it similar to this where it was
$100,000 a year, up to?
WELDY: Up to, yes.
SKILLICORN: And so last year and the year before we did not spend 100, we spent 55?
WELDY: The two years combined we spent 55. Over the last several years we've
averaged about $15,000 or less for this type of maintenance for all of our open space and
medians adjacent to the right of way.
SKILLICORN: Okay. And then what is -- I'm going to assume that if we approve this,
staff can go up, you know, to that 100, but there is no notice to the board or anything like
that. You know, can we get some sort of assurance that, you know, obviously a big
storm, you know, a monsoon comes through, does some damage. Clean up should be
something that we should know about and the costs. Can we get some assurance that you
guys would be coming to us and let us know that, hey, it did come to X dollars. Let's
clean this up?
WELDY: Madam Mayor and Councilmembers, I stand here before you tonight to let you
know that we absolutely do not spend any funding in Public Works unless it's absolutely
necessary, including but not limited to the maintenance of our trees. In the event that we
have a large storm, the previous council approved several contracts for that type of clean
up. We react to that event at that time. We return under the direction of the town
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manager to the Mayor and Council with a briefing, usually immediately through a series
of emails, and then we come back, and do our best to explain the amount of money that
was spent, where it was spent, and the reason why. So the answer to your question is,
yes. In the event that we have an unusual rise in cost for maintenance related to any
storm event, we will return to this elected body and make you aware.
SKILLICORN: And Madam Mayor, Director, the key word was yes. And usually I like
stuff like this to go to bid, just like the last one. But because two reason, one, we have
spent lower than the cap, and you said the word yes, I'm going to be okay with this. And
I make a motion to approve this item.
MAYOR DICKEY: Any further discussion? Roll call, please?
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Friedel?
FRIEDEL: Yes.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Kalivianakis?
KALIVIANAKIS: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: Yes.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Toth?
TOTH: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Vice Mayor McMahon?
MCMAHON: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Mayor Dickey?
MAYOR DICKEY: Aye.
MENDENHALL: It passes unanimously.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Thank you, everyone. Thanks, Justin.
WELDY: You're welcome.
MAYOR DICKEY: So our next item says public hearing, but we continued it, so I don't
have to -- we're continuing the public hearing relating to the golf ball fence on
Brittlebush.
And Grady, did you want to start or just John?
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MILLER: Well, I do want to let the council know, I'm not sure all of you are aware, but
the applicants are actually on the phone tonight. They're in Colorado. They were unable
to make it in person. I believe one of the spouses is ill. And so in any case, they are on
the phone, and so as part of this process they will obviously be asked to provide some
input and after Mr. Wesley provides his report.
So with that, I'll turn it over to Mr. Wesley.
WESLEY: Yes. Council, I'll go through this fairly quickly because you have seen it
before, but for those who need a reminder or maybe are new to them, a little bit of
background that the zoning ordinance does provide for. Looks like I got --
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah. We're looking at sign ordinance here.
WESLEY: I got the wrong one pulled up. I --
MAYOR DICKEY: No.
WESLEY: Maybe --
MAYOR DICKEY: No, no, no.
WESLEY: Maybe I pulled the wrong one off my list here a second ago. I see here. That
was -- let me go. Let's see here. I don't think -- just chat amongst yourselves for just a
moment please. I'll get -- there you go. Okay. Sorry about that. Let me find the right
one. Whoop.
[LAUGHTER]
GRZYBOWSKI: We're laughing with you, John, not at you.
WESLEY: Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: We're thanking you.
WESLEY: Saving your from that one for now.
SKILLICORN: (Indiscernible) a comment while we're waiting. Mind if (indiscernible)
while we're waiting?
MAYOR DICKEY: We do the presentation, then the applicants and then public
comment. I'm following the rules.
WESLEY: And then --
SKILLICORN: John, be brief.
KALIVIANAKIS: And just in a point of order, are they limited to two minutes?
MAYOR DICKEY: No.
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KALIVIANAKIS: The applicants on the phone?
MAYOR DICKEY: No. Uh-huh.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay.
WESLEY: There we go. This one looks better. Okay. Sorry about that, Mayor. Okay.
So background dealing with the property on Brittlebush in SunRidge Canyon Golf
Course. It is in proximity of the forward most tee. To let it be considered for this, we
had the information before on the number of balls, and the speed with which the balls
strike the property, and saw some of the damage that has occurred on this property and
the adjacent property due to the golf ball strikes. We did, at the January 17th meeting,
consider two fences, one on the north and one on the west. Various options were
discussed with the property owner at the time and got input from neighbors in the area.
At that time council did not reach a decision. The applicant has continued to look at
options, talk with HOA, and try to get some direction from them. This, again, is the
property in question. They have amended the request now to be one net on the north
side. That is located about 13 feet west of the east property line and about 22 feet east of
that west property line, just a horizontal net to catch balls that would be coming up and
before they could hit into their patio area, 11 feet tall there at the house sloping down
slightly to the north. Here are some pictures showing the height and that tree that's to the
west end of the property that would screen the view from the neighbor to the east there.
Also from the golf course, a couple of the views of what it might be like.
Again, the zoning ordinance as you consider special use permits, their impact on the
neighborhood, and welfare of the town. So those are the basic criteria for consideration
of approval. In this case this house does appear to be a little bit more exposed than the
ones on either side of it. We have the expert report showing the impacts of the golf ball
strikes on the property. We have previously approved other golf nets. This would be the
first one, however, in SunRidge Canyon. And given the impact that of the new fence,
this appears to be very limited impact on any views, but it has been this way for a number
of years. Accessory structures, this is now proposed smaller than other accessory
structures could be and meets the criteria. If we would've started this way it could've
been done administratively. Staff is recommending approval on this revised golf fence.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Now, does anybody have any questions just for John?
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We can listen to the applicants. Would the applicants like to say anything on the phone?
JOHNSON: Can you hear me?
MAYOR DICKEY: Yes. Thank you.
JOHNSON: Oh, yes, I would. Thank you. And there is a time lag here. I'm sorry we
couldn't make it. My wife picked up the latest iteration of a flu bug up here, so we didn't
want to spread it to anybody down there.
But you know, just I'd like to get this approved tonight and be done with it. I know after
the last meeting where you tabled it, I think it was immediately afterwards, at least three
weeks ago I sent each and every member of the council a copy of the golf ball strike
analysis, the option two schematic on the horizontal netting, photos taken from the east
neighbor's direction showing no impact -- and I think John has those tonight -- photos
from the northwest corner from the other neighbor, there's no impact. Also photos taken
from mid fairway looking back towards the home, there's no impact. And photos taken
from Brittlebush, the actual street view, there's no impact.
I invited each and every member of the council to come down, take a look, see what I'm
talking about so you don't think, you know, I'm just dreaming something up here. And I
appreciate the fact that Councilwoman McMahon actually took me up on this, and did
come down, and actually took a look, and I think she kind of saw what we're faced with
here.
So I'm hoping tonight if you have any questions, ask me those questions. Let's get it out.
It'd be really nice to go build this, and you know, be able to use that backyard. In the
meantime, I believe John also has given you a copy of our tenant, even our tenant wrote a
letter, and he knows how dangerous it is. He's been collecting golf balls. He's got 100 to
date, and he hasn't been there a full year. He hasn't been there during the main golf
season, as we rented it to him much later in the year last year.
So I'm open for questions.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you, sir. I'm going to see if we have any speaker cards, then
I can close the hearing, and then we can discuss and ask you some questions.
Do we have any?
JOHNSON: Okay.
MENDENHALL: Yes, Mayor. We have two speaker cards. First is Bobbie Kennamer.
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KENNAMER: Good evening. The last time that I attended a meeting where we
discussed the fence, I was strongly opposed to it because it was going to be over three
stories high and we were very concerned it was going to affect our property value. And
we've always been concerned about safety. And I've got to thank the Mayor, Council
members, John with P and Z, and the Johnsons for working to resolve this issue and find
a solution that works for everyone. I'm not opposed to the new plan that the Johnson's
have put before you. I'm fine with it. Thank you.
MENDENHALL: Next we have Gayle, and I can't read --
EARLE: Earle.
MENDENHALL: -- your last --
EARLE: Earle.
MENDENHALL: Earle. It is Earle. I was going to say that.
EARLE: Madam Mayor and Councilmembers, and I appreciate all the work that you're
all doing up here. I just want to say I live in a golf course community, Eagle Mountain,
and I am in many backyards in my neighborhood. One in particular that gets plummeted
all the time, they ended up putting one of these things up, but a lot more intense or
involved than the one that they're suggesting here. I used to feel real unsafe in that
backyard, now I do feel safe. And I wanted to just say that if they get pummeled, it is a
dangerous thing. And I appreciate if you guys would allow these people to be safe.
Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you very much. Any other cards?
MENDENHALL: Mayor, that is it.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. I'll close the hearing and then we're open for questions
by Council.
Vice Mayor?
MCMAHON: I did go out to see their home and these pictures don't do the damage
justice. I was shocked, literally shocked at how destructive these golf balls were to their
home. They're on a zero lot line. So one of the side walls was all painted over, and if
you really look closely at it, you can see over hundreds of ball strike marks. And there
were like over ten or so balls in there just overnight. Their pool decking is just destroyed.
And they shouldn't even replace it until they have some type of net and protection to
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cover the pool decking. I mean, everywhere you look there are ball strikes in this house
and it's extremely dangerous. I think that, personally, it's a disaster. And they can't even
use their pool. The renters have been very gracious, and they don't hardly use the pool, I
understand. So I think that the modifications of this, being out there and seeing how it's
level with the eave, et cetera, and goes down, you're not going to be able to see it from
the golf course, or it's not going to bother the neighbors, or anything. So I think that it is
a really good modification, and will work for them, and I'm all for it.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor. This is the difference between a judicial and
the legislative proceeding tonight. The town has previously provided means to allow the
placement of golf nets on properties abutting golf courses to protect them from errant golf
balls. The council has previously amended the ordinance to allow these to approved
administratively. The SUP that is desired by the applicant is no longer necessary. In a
case such as this, if you would go to judiciary, it would be mute. The petitioner's
grievance has been settled. Let's take a case of a fence that's dividing two different
homeowners and they have a dispute on whose property it's on, doesn't have a land use,
whatever. One of the homeowners files a lawsuit and they want to litigate it. It goes to
court. Before the court date, the other homeowner removes the fence, it's no longer there.
If that were to go to court, why would they have a hearing? It's been decided. It's over.
The fence is down. So there would be no hearing. It would be dismissed out of
mootness. This is the case here today. This fence can be put up, it doesn't need our
permission, and it doesn't need our time tonight either. Unfortunately, administratively
it's been noticed and so we do have to have a vote on it. The current proposed net is not
needed. The town doesn't need to act. Voting on it would be pointless. And so I would
vote no, and I would like to have a motion to vote no on SUP 22-000002. Thank you.
GRZYBOWSKI: However many zeros that is.
SKILLICORN: Second.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: According to the staff report, and I actually talked to John about this as
well, had this request come in as it is now, it could've been approved administratively and
didn't even need to come to us. The only reason why it's back to us now is because it has
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already been before us. So had this all been with this pretty little bow that it has now, I
read and understand that it would've been approved upstairs. So if that's the case, then I
approve the motion to approve the SUP, blah, blah, blah, however many zeros and a 2 at
the end, because John could've done this -- John and his people could've done this on
their own. It's only before us because we've already seen it once and didn't make a
decision on it. So I approve of it as it's written.
MAYOR DICKEY: So the motion on the table is to not approve it. So and there is a
second.
SKILLICORN: Well --
MAYOR DICKEY: Go ahead.
SKILLICORN: Administratively, if we vote down the motion to not approve it, it's
approved, correct?
ARNSON: Well, it would go -- hold on.
[CROSS TALK]
SKILLICORN: You know what, there's a motion and second. Vote on it, and then if
someone wants to make a motion to approve -- is Councilwoman Grzybowski's motion to
approve?
MAYOR DICKEY: Well, your motion was on the table already.
SKILLICORN: Yeah, correct.
GRZYBOWSKI: I have to wait for you to be done before we can --
MCMAHON: Do you withdraw it?
GRZYBOWSKI: -- before I can do it.
MCMAHON: Aaron, can he withdraw the motion?
MAYOR DICKEY: He was the second, right?
ARNSON: Yeah, he was the second. So I mean, of course, the motion could --
MCMAHON: Oh.
ARNSON: -- be withdrawn.
MAYOR DICKEY: So it was Brenda?
KALIVIANAKIS: I was --
ARNSON: But I mean, I --
KALIVIANAKIS: I was the first.
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SKILLICORN: I'll withdraw my second.
MAYOR DICKEY: All those --
ARNSON: Well, both said they'll withdraw. I'm sorry. I didn't hear. Both said they'll
withdraw. Understood.
MAYOR DICKEY: You both.
SKILLICORN: So if there's no second, it's dead, correct?
GRZYBOWSKI: So the only motion before us now is (indiscernible).
MAYOR DICKEY: Hold on, hold on, hold on.
KALIVIANAKIS: Well, no. I have a motion on the table. Suggest the motion to vote
no on SUP 22 with all the zeros. That's what's on the table.
MAYOR DICKEY: Right.
KALIVIANAKIS: And I would like a second.
MAYOR DICKEY: And you had a second. And --
MCMAHON: And he withdrew it.
MAYOR DICKEY: And I --
SKILLICORN: (Indiscernible) want to second?
FRIEDEL: (Indiscernible).
KALIVIANAKIS: So you're not supporting it, okay.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay.
FRIEDEL: Then I'll second it.
[LAUGHTER]
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay. But let's take a roll call vote on not approving this.
GRZYBOWSKI: How do you vote on that? That's --
MAYOR DICKEY: You vote no.
GRZYBOWSKI: You can't just vote.
MAYOR DICKEY: We vote no. If you want it approved, you vote no, correct?
ARNSON: Yes. If you want it approved --
GRZYBOWSKI: So wait a minute.
MAYOR DICKEY: The motion on the table is to not approve --
ARNSON: To deny it.
MAYOR DICKEY: -- to deny SUP.
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ARNSON: Yeah.
MAYOR DICKEY: All that.
GRZYBOWSKI: I so got to (indiscernible).
KALIVIANAKIS: If you're in favor of denying --
MAYOR DICKEY: So yeah.
KALIVIANAKIS: -- vote aye.
MAYOR DICKEY: Vote no if you don't want to deny it.
MCMAHON: Okay. Thank you.
GRZYBOWSKI: Sorry.
MAYOR DICKEY: Roll call vote, please.
MENDENHALL: Okay. Councilmember Kalivianakis?
KALIVIANAKIS: I vote aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: No.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Toth?
TOTH: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: No.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Friedel?
FRIEDEL: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Vice Mayor McMahon?
MCMAHON: No.
MENDENHALL: Mayor Dickey?
MAYOR DICKEY: No. Now, Sharron?
GRZYBOWSKI: Okay. So now I move to approve SUP 22-00002 for the construction
of a golf ball fence at the Brittlebush Lane that's addressed in the (indiscernible).
MCMAHON: I second it.
SKILLICORN: I'll second. Or go ahead.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Let's take a roll call vote, please.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Toth?
TOTH: No.
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MENDENHALL: Councilmember Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Friedel?
FRIEDEL: No.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Kalivianakis?
KALIVIANAKIS: No.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: Yes.
MENDENHALL: Vice Mayor McMahon?
MCMAHON: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Mayor Dickey?
MAYOR DICKEY: Aye.
MENDENHALL: It passes 4 to 3.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you very much. And we will move on. The legislative
items. Grady, do you want kick it off?
MILLER: Yes, Mayor and Council. So the item before you is the legislative bulletin and
an update on the legislation that the state legislature is considering. I was not really
prepared to really talk about much other than when we had the phone call on Monday.
There's still really concern about 1117, which is the one that really would really
supersede all of our zoning here, and would bring about some really bad things for our
neighborhoods as it relates to increasing densities and things that our residents would not
really have a say on. And that still looks like it's moving. And that was the only one I
was really prepared to talk about.
I'll turn it back over to you, Mayor.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Councilman?
SKILLICORN: Mayor, with your permission. It sounds like after, or during Monday's
call, again, it was 1117 was the only one that was a concern, and that one would have a
negative effect on Fountain Hills, quite a negative effect on Fountain Hills, and many
other communities. And it does appear to have some momentum in the legislature and
even the Ninth Floor.
MAYOR DICKEY: It hasn't gone through Cal (ph.) yet, so we still have a chance. But
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one of the things that I wanted to check because of our community, and I don't know how
our representatives and senator would feel. But it seems like we have some specific
items, like our hillside ordinances and our wash protection, in addition to our setbacks,
and our, you know, all the other things that we have in town to keep our town the way it
is. So it hasn't gone to the floor yet so I don't know how --
Do you know?
SKILLICORN: Well, I spoke to the bill sponsor, and in full disclosure, this is something
he has wanted for a long time, and he might see this opportunity as a bill of final
bipartisan way of getting it done, where it may not have happened in previous years
because there wasn't enough support. I still think that he doesn't have enough votes to
pass it right now, but there's wheeling and dealing going on, and unfortunately, there's
powerful special interest that don't care about our zoning and don't care about our pretty
views and our hillsides.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah. And that's part of the issue is the idea of it's helping housing
inventory, but it's a full -- well, let's see. I'm trying to see the words that Suzanne Fisher
(ph.) used today -- a blunt instrument from the legislature. It's better to work with the
cities to see what has worked because others have, understanding local context, and
infrastructure rather than dramatic shifts from single family housing to high rises. We
have, you know, the opportunity to do duplexes and such, like we have. We've changed
some of our zoning. This was from a man named Mike Kingsella from -- Up for Growth
is the name of that group. So I think what this does is it just does everything to the entire
state with no proof of cities actually being the problem with the inventory. And
particularly if you look at what we've done, we've changed some commercial zoning into
multifamily and residential. So we're like --
FRIEDEL: Mixed use, yeah.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah, yeah. Mixed use. So we've been trying to do that. So what
we have to get, if it does pass, we'll have to try to get more public input on this because
it's huge. And again, we've talked about this before. How all our discussion about
homes, and neighborhoods, and such would just be moot.
The first and only bill so far, or at least the first bill that was signed, it was 1103, which
was actually an approval -- administrative review and approval to help with
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developments go through administration, and it was actually a league sponsored bill. So
the first bill being actually turning into law was a league sponsored bill.
But just and I know we can get out at a decent time, but I just want to mention some of
the others that -- and I don't know whether they'll pass or not, but just to give the idea of
the language. Preempt municipalities from banning more than six chickens in a backyard
in a single family detached residence in half acre or less. So preempt.
Next one. Prohibit a city or a town from requiring food trucks to pay more than $50,
whatever, and then allowing food truck operations in residential areas by right and
precluding background checks, unless they include fingerprint clearance.
Another one. Prevent municipalities from lowering a law enforcement agency's budget
below the previous year and withhold state shared revenue until the budget's restored for
municipalities choosing to do so. Now, you all know that we're working with MCSO.
We could end up, you know, with maybe a better contract, who knows. So we would get
punished if we did that because they would think we were trying to defund the police,
which is like the least thing we would be trying to do. So that's another one.
Require a council to consider housing impact statements regarding the impact of zoning
ordinances or zoning ordinance text. So and this is another one of those efforts that's
been going on for a long time, so basically, just take the hillside ordinance, it's easy. That
does add cost to developing a lot, but this make us have this big report, general estimate
of the probable impact on the average cost to construct housing for sale or rent if they had
to go along with our ordinances. And a description of any data or reference material, and
a description of any less costly or less restrictive alternative methods. So basically, you
know, we'd end up being like the architects or something to come with that.
So again, and the 1117. So we seem like we're pretty united on that. I don't think there's
anything for us to take action on because I think we've already put our positions in on
these bills, but this is when it's all going to start to happen and happen quickly. So we'll
be paying attention.
Anything else?
KALIVIANAKIS: Yes.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yes.
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor. I just had one other. It's S.B. 1053. This
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was passed by the senate. It's currently going to the house. This is the Humane Society,
it's in support of this. And if you love dogs, and cats, and critters you will be too. During
COVID they lifted the restriction on telemedicine for dogs, cats, and for pets. And that
really helped people rural areas, and the reservation, and some poor people that couldn't
pay for veterinarian medicine. Supporting this bill will help deliver veterinarians and
veterinary care to rural areas in Arizona, tribal lands, and other areas with limited access
to care. Telemedicine works, and is safe, and is cost effective. This bill does not allow
for prescribing narcotics, or other dangerous, or abused drugs. The veterinarian practice
in Arizona ensures quality care that is provided to people that otherwise wouldn't have it.
Telemedicine services will be life saving for animals, families with limited access to
veterinary care, so I hope everybody can support that. And to let legislatures know this
will be coming before them very shortly. I will be speaking at the state house, by the
way, in support of this, and we have to help our dogs, cats, and critters.
MAYOR DICKEY: So that'll be in a committee in the house at some point?
KALIVIANAKIS: Yes, on a committee.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay. So that's where you can sign in. Thank you.
Any other items?
Our last item is our council discussion direction to town manager.
Yes, sir.
MILLER: I just want to be sure that we are clear that if we need an agenda item for the
5G moratorium, or whatever --
ARNSON: I don't think we need an agenda item for it. I can advise the council of our
determination to that whether in a privileged email or an executive session.
MILLER: Okay.
ARNSON: Sure.
MILLER: Great. Thanks.
ARNSON: Um-hum.
SKILLICORN: Madam Mayor, a potential agenda item, if there's two people that
support it, is this idea of the SunRidge Canyon preserve. I'd love to have a discussion of
what the legality of that is if we have two other people that would support that.
TOTH: I second that.
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MAYOR DICKEY: Yes?
MILLER: Well, we're going to have the capital improvement budget discussed next
week, and there will be a full presentation on this project. And if the council wishes to at
that time give us the direction that they want to do either the preserve, or the trail, or
whatever, we're ready. We heard you last week that you didn't want to continue with the
park, so that's a really good opportunity. And then if there needs to be any follow up as a
result of next week, staff will certainly do that.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah. I think the idea of selling it or whatever never -- I haven't
heard that one before, so we might need to look into that.
Anything else?
SKILLICORN: (Indiscernible).
MAYOR DICKEY: Any other items? All right. Thank you. We are adjourned.
Having no further business, Mayor Ginny Dickey adjourned the Regular Meeting
of the Fountain Hills Town Council held on March 7, 2023, at 7:22 p.m.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
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Ginny Dickey, Mayor
ATTEST AND PREPARED BY:
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Linda G. Mendenhall, Town 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 Town Council of Fountain Hills in the
Town Hall Council Chambers on the 7th day of March 2023. I further certify that
the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present.
DATED this 2nd Day of May 2023.
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Linda G. Mendenhall, Town Clerk
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL March 14, 2023
A Special Work Session – Capital Improvement Projects of the Fountain Hills Town Council was convened at 16705 E. Avenue of the Fountains in open and
public session at 5:30 p.m.
Members Present: Mayor Ginny Dickey: Vice Mayor Peggy McMahon; Councilmember Sharron Grzybowski; Councilmember Brenda J. Kalivianakis; Councilmember Hannah Toth; Councilmember Allen Skillicorn
Attended Telephonically: Councilmember Gerry Friedel Staff Present: Town Manager Grady E. Miller; Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson; Town Clerk Linda Mendenhall
Audience: Approximately two members of the public were present.
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MAYOR DICKEY: Good evening, everyone.
We are having our discussion on our capital improvement projects, and we just heard
them a couple of weeks ago -- most of them. So I think this is great, because we're really
familiar with what's coming down the line.
And Grady, you're going to kind of kick it off, right?
KALIVIANAKIS: Just very quickly. Gerry just texted, "I can't get through the phone
number they gave me. Darn it."
MAYOR DICKEY: Oh, okay.
KALIVIANAKIS: So whatever number he's got, could somebody contact him and give
him the right phone number? Thank you.
MILLER: We will definitely try to do that.
Would one of you mind just going up to Angela? Or Mike, do you want to let us know
what that number is?
Sorry, Councilmember. We'll get you that number and we'll either email it back to you or
text it back to you.
KALIVIANAKIS: Good. Thank you.
(PAUSE)
MILLER: Mayor, if you'd like, I can start off with, at least, the introductory remarks so
we can dispense with the process and how it will work tonight.
So we appreciate you all being here tonight. As the Mayor was indicating, a couple of
week ago at the council retreat, you had, for the first time, a preview of the proposed
capital improvement program for next year. What we're going to do tonight is give you a
presentation by our town engineer. And the town engineer will go through all the
projects. And we ask -- to try to keep this moving pretty well, at a good clip -- is if you
have no issues or any concerns with the individual projects, we'll go onto the next one.
If you have concerns then at any time during the presentation, after the end of that
presentation on that project, ask your questions and the staff will come up and respond to
your questions.
We'll work on a consensus basis. So what I mean by that is if there's a consensus of
council that they either want to postpone a project to an outer year or later year, rather
than next year or if they wish to not have it be part of the capital improvement program,
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then we'll look for that tonight so that we can just go ahead and not have that project have
any further consideration through the budget process.
So we've done that before. We've had actually, at the workshops, we're not going to ask
you to vote but we'll be able to, based on the discussion and how it's going, we'll be able
to count nods and kind of figure out who the number of people that are supporting it or
not supporting a project. So we can kind of figure out from there.
Both department directors are here, Rachael Goodwin and also Justin, who can answer
technical questions or any other questions have you about the specific projects.
So that's pretty much in a nutshell how we'll handle it tonight.
So any questions before we move on?
MCMAHON: Yes.
MILLER: Yes.
MCMAHON: With that in mind, I would appreciate it if the presenters let us know the
situation if it's absolutely -- not absolutely, but if it really needs to be done. I mean the
whole nine yards of the consequences if it wasn't, so to speak. Okay? Thank you.
MILLER: Yeah. And there will be a few of those where we have -- as an example, we
have flagged control district projects that are grant funded, where we need our -- we
actually need to have our match in order for these flagged control projects to go through.
And I think we also have some -- there might be some transportation ones where we
actually have MAG dollars that we have to keep in the capital in order to make this stuff
happen.
So do we know -- is Councilmember Friedel on the line?
MENDENHALL: Working on it.
MILLER: Okay.
MAYOR DICKEY: I have a question, Grady.
MILLER: Yes.
MAYOR DICKEY: So we talked earlier about what our expected carryovers might be,
what are we looking at as a total. So as we go through these and we see this much in
community services, this much in public works, to kind of get a feel for what we expect
to be in the CIP --
MILLER: Good question.
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MAYOR DICKEY: -- and I know it's early but maybe we can do that.
MILLER: The chief financial officer, Mr. Pock, was able to provide me a number and he
said that he believed the ending balance for the fiscal year will be $4.2 million. Then we
also have, as part of transfers and such that happened after the audit, right? And usually,
that's the construction sales tax that will be put in there and then also the yearend surplus.
So I'm sorry, he's already anticipated the construction sales tax, but the yearend surplus
that traditionally goes into that is not really transferred until it's verified what that might
be as a result of the audit.
And usually -- or historically, we've been tracking, is about $2 million or so that has gone
into the capital fund. So realistically, you could be looking at probably about $6 million
or so that would be available for capital projects in the capital improvement program for
next year.
MAYOR DICKEY: And just to be clear, that's not the only source of programing
funding for our funding for these?
MILLER: That's right. So --
MAYOR DICKEY: There's different projects.
MILLER: Absolutely. So you'll see the projects have a lot of different sources of
funding. You have development fees, which in the case of -- and I'm just throwing this
out. With like a new park development, development fees would be covering that. We
also have grants that would also be covering some of these. And you might also have
some town general fund contribution as well. So --
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
MILLER: Thank you.
With that, I'll turn it over to Mr. Janover, who will go ahead and kick off and will be
doing the lion's share of the presentations tonight.
Mr. Janover?
JANOVER: Thank you very much. Pleasure to be here.
Good evening. Okay, now we have all of you.
Good evening, Mayor and Council.
CLERKS NOTE: Due to technical difficulties Councilmember Gerry Friedel joined
the meeting at 5:39 p.m.
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FRIEDEL: Gerry's here.
MAYOR DICKEY: Great. Thanks, Gerry.
JANOVER: Perfect. And as Grady mentioned, we do have Directors Rachael Goodwin
and Justin Weldy here tonight to answer any questions -- detailed questions. They have a
lot of historical perspective that I might not. So we're a great team and excited to be here
to present this to you tonight.
And first I also want to, firstly, take this opportunity to wish you a happy pi day. Today
is March 14th: 3.1415926. So it's an engineering thing. Yeah, you know more than I do,
I'm sure.
So tonight we're going to present the FY24, community services capital projects, the '24
public works capital projects, and the outer year capital projects.
So first, I'll start with the community services projects for next year.
So our first one is the Sunridge Preserve and walking paths. So this is for the design and
construction of passive walking paths in Sunridge Canyon. You might recall, originally
there was a public park that was identified in the general plan and we did have a public
charette held earlier this year. However, at the council retreat several weeks ago, we did
get direction to provide a reduced scope here to passive walking paths, with the
possibility of developing future amenities at some point.
So with that, we are asking for $100,000, and this cost would come from the park
development fees.
We also have a partnership with Conservancy Trailblazers. So they're a volunteer trail
building folks that would help us with the construction of the trails. The operation of this
facility would be from sunrise to sunset only. It would be designated as a preserve to
allow all the town ordinances to be enforced at the location. And again, we removed the
parking lot and the vehicular access area and the shade ramadas that were originally
shown on that plan. So now it's really just going to be the walking paths.
So we would have pedestrian access from the Desert Canyon Drive only. And that would
be via a pedestrian bridge and possibly a drainage culvert to get across the lot. And
again, we would have signage with the rules of that location there.
So it's pretty much a scaled-down version of what -- a much scaled-down version of what
we had earlier. So again, that's $100,000 we're requesting for next fiscal year.
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MAYOR DICKEY: You have something?
SKILLICORN: Yeah, Madam Mayor. On this one, I thought that maybe -- I explore the
idea of selling, giving, whatever to the HOA. I don't if that is germane to this evening.
But maybe this is one we scratch and go. We'll talk about it later, but for this project, I
think of it as next year if we don't do something like that. Is there consensus?
MILLER: So I think that what I would recommend is keep it in as a placeholder, and if
that's what the council wants to ultimate do, I think that's great. One of the things that we
need to do is we need to make sure -- a lot of the properties that the Town has, that
developers gave the Town, a lot of times they have deed restrictions and we have not
gone yet -- deep dive into this. So what I would suggest is, keep it as a proposed project.
If the council wishes to do that, ultimately, then it can still be done. We just want to keep
this in here as a possibility. It could very well turn out that we cannot use -- we cannot
sell it because it was intended for public use. Meaning, it was intended for the Town to
keep it as an asset of the Town.
So we're going to verify that. We should have that confirmed for you probably about the
time of the adoption of the budget. So you'll know at that time.
SKILLICORN: Madam Mayor, that is excellent news and an excellent idea, and it's
good to know about. I still think that I don't -- if there's consensus, that I'm not a big fan
of the placeholder idea. I think that if there's something we're going to do, I think 2025
might be the year instead of 2024, because it appears that there isn't community support
for it. That's all. That's all.
TOTH: I would agree with that only because, I don't know -- we wanted to bring up the
lower scope with just the trails, and I don't know about everyone else, but personally, I
heard very loud and clear that that was still not what the people in that area wanted. So I
would recommend not having it in the budget.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
MCMAHON: I think that we should keep it here as a placeholder --
MAYOR DICKEY: Sorry.
MCMAHON: Oh, I'm sorry. Go ahead.
MAYOR DICKEY: No, it's okay. Go ahead.
MCMAHON: Because I really think that there's a lot -- we're known for our trails. This
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is kind of -- could be a connectivity to the trails up in Ad- --
MAYOR DICKEY: Up there.
MCMAHON: Um-hum. Yeah. Up there. And I think that keeping it in here, just in
case, to see if the park or not is going to go through. But ultimately, that property needs
to be used for something. And if we can hold this here to improve our trails and have
better walking paths like that for our citizens, I think that it would behoove us to not hold
it here.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
GRZYBOWSKI: I like the old plan. I love the new plan. I think it's fantastic. One of
my concerns of checking in to see the if the developer gave it to us versus however it
happened, is we can't sell a piece of property, if I understand this correctly, without a vote
from the entire Town. It's not just a vote from the HOA. Doesn't have the Town have to
vote to sell a piece of property?
MILLER: No. That's just the school district.
GRZYBOWSKI: That's just the school district?
MILLER: Right.
GRZYBOWSKI: Okay.
MILLER: They're limited under state law, purposely, that way.
GRZYBOWSKI: Okay. Then my caveat would be, I'm not game for just giving it away.
We're in a position where we're in danger of losing revenue. So the HOA's going to have
to pay something fairly reasonable, in my opinion. Otherwise, I like the natural park
idea.
MILLER: If I may just jump in on that too? So again, under state law we're required,
before we could dispose of an asset like a building or real estate, we actually have to
obtain an appraisal before we can actually put it to an RFP, or request for proposal, which
is typically how you would dispose of a piece of property.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
The $100,000, is that just for the bridge and the drainage culvert? Is that primarily where
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those funds are going to?
JANOVER: Yes. Mayor and Councilmember Kalivianakis, that's correct. It's just for
the pedestrian bridge, the culvert, and just any ancillary cost for the trails. Of course,
that's going to be offset by the --
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah.
JANOVER: -- by those folks, but that's going to be mainly focused on signage.
MILLER: And if I may? It's two different things. So it would have to be fleshing out
and finalizing the design on this. And it would also be the construction of what is going
to have to be done, the topography and such, will require. And obviously, we'll have the
trailblazers actually put in the trails. But that is unusual to have something like this.
Now, keep in mind, the funding source is coming out of the development fees. So it's not
general fund. It has to be expended or it has to be returned back to developers.
KALIVIANAKIS: So I guess, my thoughts were, like, if we can consult with the trail
builders, get a different access/egress point, so we didn't have to build a bridge and a
culvert, more just a natural walk-on? I mean, I've been in that area, but I didn't do the
study to see access/egress. Would there be a way to avoid the drainage culvert and the
expense?
MILLER: I'm going to have Ms. Goodwin --
KALIVIANAKIS: Because the community seems to like the trails.
MILLER: Right. I'll have --
KALIVIANAKIS: But the council doesn't seem to like the price. So maybe we could
get the trials without the price?
MILLER: Yeah. I'll have Ms. Goodwin answer you. Those are good questions. I'll
have Ms. Goodwin answer your questions.
Rachael?
GOODWIN: Thank you. Very good questions, absolutely. And these are questions that
we've been vetting sort of behind the scenes. We were able to meet with the head
trailblazer, who also is part of our McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission. We
had a chance to sit down and talk about the types of trails we'd like to see, the types of
trails that were proposed: both those that are a little more accessible for different
abilities, as well as maybe a route that's a little more challenging for some of our more
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seasoned hikers or whatnot. This number is a, for lack of a better word, it's a maximum.
It's a threshold. It's the idea of if for some reason we needed to rent equipment for them
to help with the trail building. Generally, they do it all by hand; they're very good about
that. But it's more to give them the opportunity, so if they don't have enough help or we
need to supplement in some way.
Our feeling is that we won't reach this number. 100,000 seems pretty high in my opinion;
however, we've gone out there in multiple situations where we've said, oh, we've got to
have a survey done or we need to have this, you know, something formal completed and
then we need to contract with someone to do that, that we haven't budgeted for. This,
again, is kind of a maximum threshold. The 100,000 also, in terms of the culvert and the
drainage, we wanted to make sure that when we do -- if we do move forward with this
project -- it's a big if. If we move forward with it, we have the ability to put the trail
access point where it makes the most sense. And so if there's an opportunity to do that,
where it doesn't affect drainage, by all means. However, I can't guarantee that until we
get out on site and start working with the blazers, sort of on property.
KALIVIANAKIS: And could you have that done by April?
GOODWIN: The trails or the budgetary --
KALIVIANAKIS: Well, just the estimate of access/egress and whether we can avoid the
bridge and the drainage culvert?
GOODWIN: Sure. I think we could do that. I mean, to be frank, they're very excited
about the idea of doing this project. So I think that they would be more than welcome to
meet us out there and maybe develop a sketched version and kind of get a better price
idea together.
KALIVIANAKIS: That would be perfect.
GRZYBOWSKI: I actually thought you meant can the trail be done by April. So I'm
over here going no.
GOODWIN: That would be a little -- yeah.
JANOVER: The good news is we're still going to be working on it. Anything's possible.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay. Thank you.
Gerry, did you have anything?
FRIEDEL: No. I'm good with the conversation.
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MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
JANOVER: Okay. Our next project is our CIP park sidewalk replacement. So this is a
four-year program that was approved by council for $100,000 per year for four years.
And FY23, our current year, was Year 1 and next year, which is FY24, that's Year 2 of 4.
The program is intended to replace sidewalks within our parks that are creating potential
safety issues or trip hazards due to root lifting or other issues. So it's meant to reduce the
risk of slip-and-falls within the town park system.
We are requesting $100,000 for FY24, to continue the second year of the four-year
program.
MCMAHON: What section of the budget is the money going to come out of?
JANOVER: It actually says it's CIP.
MCMAHON: Okay. Thank you.
JANOVER: Yes. Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
Just to have a quick sidebar conversation. This is something that actually, me and the
Mayor had had today, is specifically relating to the Fountainside Park area where we're
thinking about doing improvements to the splash pad area. There is a sidewalk there that
is in complete disrepair. This is might be something we have to get legal in on because,
although we don't own the sidewalk, there's a controversy about who planted the trees.
The trees are doing the damage. The developer, the landlord might need to be contacted
because, since that is his liability, it's his property. But maybe we could send out a
zoning enforcement and apprise them of the risk. It just is, if we're responsible to fix it
because of our trees, then we can take this $100,000. But if we're not or if we have to
talk to the gentleman that owns the property or gentlewoman that owns the property, I
think that's a conversation that we need to have.
MILLER: Councilmember, very good discussion. The Mayor and I talked about this
earlier, and the staff and I have been talking about this for probably about 18 months to
two years. What we would like to do -- I think this is completely separate from what is
before the council tonight. However, it's still a very high priority to deal with, the
buckling sidewalks over there at Plaza Fountainside. And so I think the thing to do is for
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us to have a conversation with the owner of that Plaza Fountainside to see if there's a way
that they'd be willing to get those up to our standard and dedicate them to the Town and
then we'll take over the maintenance from there, that point forward. I think that's the kind
of discussion we need to have. This money here is not necessarily intended, I think, like
you typically do when you have developers that want to either dedicate streets to the city
or town; or if they want to dedicate, in this case, the sidewalks, you go ahead and you
require them to put them up to our standard and then we'll accept them. And then we
agree, in an agreement, that we take over the maintenance thereafter.
So I think it's good to bring it up right now, but it's really, we would be handling that in a
different way.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. Thank you.
MILLER: Sure.
KALIVIANAKIS: And I would be for safe sidewalks. And so I just wanted to address
that because that's a very unsafe sidewalk.
WELDY: Madam Mayor and Councilmember, if I may? The town staff currently has an
open dialogue with the largest property owner in Plaza Fountainside. There are a total of
three. The largest property owner is the one most affected. Just, as a little bit of history.
When Plaza Fountainside was built, they installed the sidewalk, the lighting, and the
trees; and all of them are their responsibility for the maintenance, and that is spelled out
in the development agreement.
With guidance from the town manager, town staff has been working with our registered
land surveyor and we now have all of the necessary information to begin an actual
dialogue with the property owners. One of them is already on board and the other two
we're going to have to work with depending on the limit and the amount of sidewalk that
is affected on their piece of property. The intent in regards to what the town manager
was saying is to bring the sidewalk up to standards and then grant the Town a sidewalk
easement and the maintenance of that walking area would then be on the Town's
responsibility and, of course, adjacent to Fountain Park.
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you very much. And I'd just like to add that, if these
conversations aren't fruitful with the two additional owners, then again, I think we need
to get either compliance or we need to get our town attorney to address these issues with
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the owners that are not cooperating.
JANOVER: Moving along. This is our Centennial Pavilion and pavilion improvements
project. So the Centennial Circle, as you know, here on our town campus is a very large
but, essentially, underutilized space. This project is designed to make the new pavilion
area become a programable space that can be utilized by multiple departments for
outdoor events as well as become a revenue generator for the Town.
So this project would be moving some of the existing art pieces within that area, adding
lighting, adding a large shade structure to make it more welcoming during the kind of
brutal December months. And existing monument signs that recognize the Arizona
Centennial, the five Cs, as well as art dedications will be renovated as well as part of this
project.
So staff is requesting $200,000 for the shade structure and $50,000 for pavilion
improvements, for a total of 250,000.
So these photos here show some of the existing problematic conditions that exist that will
be addressed with the project. Some trip hazards, areas by the trees, this would all be
removed and addressed properly.
And staff really developed -- this is really cool -- a very unique program to raise funds
from donors to offset the cost of the Centennial improvements. An eight-foot-by-eight-
foot art display of a 100-piece puzzle of the State of Arizona could be created enscripting
the names of 99 private donors of $1,000 each with the 100th piece in the center -- you
can see that it has the fountain on it -- and would represent the Town's contribution. So
this can raise, theoretically, $99,000 towards the project minus the $8,000 cost to create
this piece of art. So that would net a $91,000 offset to the cost of the Centennial Pavilion
and improvements project. So really, really unique way of raising some funds for this
project.
SKILLICORN: Thank you, Madam Mayor. So I've seen the trees. To me, they look just
like the trees in my yard. And I still see shade structure here which I think has been
contentious in this council, and from what I've heard, it seems like there's some pushback
to it. Five Cs and the puzzle, great ideas. You know, those five Cs have been
deteriorating for too long. The puzzle's a great idea. I love it.
I think we should pare it down and then do other upgrades next year, not the upcoming
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year. That's my standpoint. I'm not sure what consensus is, though.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman? Vice Mayor?
MCMAHON: Thank you.
Well, I don't think piecemealing this is a good idea, because those pieces have to be
moved anyway, correct? So this is not something that -- it's going to be done and we're
just going to utilize all of it at one time to improve the use of the Centennial Circle,
because I think that some of them are really, like, falling apart, for a lack of a better word.
And you're removing them anyway, correct?
GOODWIN: Correct. To your comment, the five Cs, the monument pieces -- sort of that
picture there in the lower right -- are really severely faded. Most of them are illegible.
You can't even tell kind of what you're looking at. So we definitely want to do honor to
what the Centennial Circle was intended for.
In addition to that, if we're going to do anything else with this space, the trees really,
probably, should be part of this in that most of the trees in the photo that you see here are
rotting from the inside out; they're hollow. We lost three in last year's monsoon. These
are kind of waiting to happen. To the councilmember's point, we all have a lot of -- we
all have palo verdes in our yard, and our trees and things like that. Unfortunately, most
of these have been trimmed so heavily that they are sunburned and susceptible -- they
will cause damage. If we aren't proactive about it, the likelihood is that they -- if, and
when, they fall -- it's more of an if, not a if -- or it is a when, not an if. There's lighting in
the area, there's cameras in the area. The potential for damage increases if we don't
proactively address them. Shade structure aside, the trees and the trip hazards and the
impact of that are quite high.
MCMAHON: So with the removal of all those things it's just going to be a blank space,
then it won't be utilized that much. So to complete the package and have the canopy, et
cetera, it can be utilized more by the community. You know, spring bands can sit out
there, et cetera. Plus, with the Discovery Center, et cetera. So it's an improvement that's
going to be utilized by our community quite a lot, I believe.
GOODWIN: We also had a chance to onsite with the Center of the Dark Sky board
members. We had a chance to review the proposal, to chime in. They had seen it when it
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was first proposed last year. They are still in support of the concept. In fact, some of the
conversation we had was that, in terms of timing, there was a conversation of, well, do
we wait until potentially the Dark Sky Discovery Center is in place before we make an
investment like this. And in that conversation it kind of became about the timeline for
this actually works better so that they can help support what they're doing. Just like
they're doing renovations of the garden right now to help prepare the space, this would
also be seen as a preparation. And the Mayor's in full support of the project in any
capacity, including the shade structure.
MCMAHON: Thank you. I think it's a really good project.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman.
TOTH: I would have to agree with Councilmember Skillicorn in the maintenance aspect
and addressing the hazards, I think that's really important. I said this before to Rachael.
Obviously, I'm an event planner. I love the idea of more event space in town. Just
looking at our whole list of capital improvement projects with -- and I understand there's
other ways to get money for them as well. But looking at this list, when we're expecting
six million for sure and we have a list that would total to 9,173,652, we need to save
money where we can. So I think in this particular fiscal year, let's do the maintenance
and the upgrades and address those hazards, because I agree with you on that, but maybe
not the shade structure for now.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Hold on for -- I just want to ask --
JANOVER: Sure.
MAYOR DICKEY: -- a clarifying question.
So are all the projects adding up to 6.8 million? Not the out year ones.
JANOVER: Are we talking about the --
MAYOR DICKEY: Everything. Everything that's in front of us right now, except for
the out year stuff.
JANOVER: Everything that's in front of you right now --
MAYOR DICKEY: I thought it was 4.8 plus 2.
JANOVER: So for -- I'm going to skip ahead for a moment.
So it's 2 million for community services and 4.8 million --
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay.
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JANOVER: -- almost 4.93.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay. So it's about almost seven million total.
TOTH: So my list just included some for next year too? Okay.
MAYOR DICKEY: Well, I think it's the outer year ones.
TOTH: Got it.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah.
MILLER: Five years if you're counting the additional years.
MAYOR DICKEY: It wasn't on there.
TOTH: Okay.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
Again, I have just a clarifying question. Maybe I missed it. But the Five Cs monuments,
are they being restored? Because I think they're really neat and I'd like to keep them.
GOODWIN: I think the conversation that we've been having is about consolidating
them. So --
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah.
GOODWIN: -- so it's opposed to having them spread throughout the circle. Which I
fully understand the intent behind it was to help draw folks around the circle.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah.
GOODWIN: Ideally, I think, we'd like to consolidate them so that we can maintain better
and they won't be quite as exposed to some of the elements. So the integrity of the Five
Cs would still be kept. I don't think we would do individual monuments unless there was
a strong feeling to keep those.
KALIVIANAKIS: Just so I can clarify my question.
GOODWIN: Yeah.
KALIVIANAKIS: It wasn't about the placement. It was, right now, they just look faded
and in disrepair. Are we going to restore and refurbish them so they look nice again, like
new? Or are just going to replace these shoddy-looking monuments elsewhere?
GOODWIN: I think what we'd like to do, ideally, is redo them altogether and put them --
consolidate it so that it's not one C around.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah.
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GOODWIN: We would do all five together in one --
MILLER: One structure.
GOODWIN: -- one structure, one monument.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah.
GOODWIN: So that they are all restored to their glory, so to speak.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah.
GOODWIN: It won't look like it looks today.
MILLER: We're planning on having a new placards that are up there so that they'll
withstand the elements versus the fading that you've seen.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah.
MILLER: A lot of these, if they're done right and you've got the right metal and the
foundry does it, they'll hold up much longer than what you see --
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay.
MILLER: -- out there today.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah. Because I would be for refurbishing them, restoring them to
their previous glory. And I think they are neat. And also, just as far as the Centennial
Circle, when you go out and you look at it and you walk in it, it just looks in disrepair and
it just doesn't represent Fountain Hills. So I'd be for this improvement because I think it's
so close to our town hall, it's so close to our resources here, and that should look great.
And so I would be for this.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
GRZYBOWSKI: I wholeheartedly support the project. And yes, the trees need to come
down. We all have those things in our backyard, but unfortunately, this is the front yard
of the town. So it's really more of a liability issue than it would be in my backyard. I
appreciate the other comments that support it. I think it's a brilliant concept to help tie
our main campus together, and I think it's a great attraction for those that want to come
out and invest in the Darky Sky's facility, because people don't have vision beyond what
they see. So having this stuff moved and the shade structure in, I feel like it's going to be
a much better sale for any investors out there. Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Grady?
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MILLER: I just have one point. I believe we have applied for one or two grants for the
shade structure. There was one grant cycle coming up that we were not able to get in on
before because of the timing. And I believe that's the tourism and sports authority. There
might be a -- the Heritage Fund might be another one as well. I would like to see, if you
don't mind, that we can keep it in there. We're not going to spend the money, we have to
come back to the council for award of contracts. But if you don't mind, I'd like for us to
be able to show the creativity of generating $91,000 that could be a match for grant that
we could fund the shade structure. And then if we don't, we don't and we don't do it.
So I mean, it's just a -- I just think that this would help really finish off the area.
To council, I understand that you don't want to spend the money; I get it. But there might
be an opportunity for us with the individual fundraising effort of the $91,000 that we net,
plus a grant, we might be able to make this whole thing happen. So I just want you to
just kind of be open-minded about that.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah, I turned my light on just when you did and what you said is
exactly what I wanted to let people know. Because in speaking with you, Rachael, the
grant funding is still possibly available and that would alleviate some of the cost for this.
And so again, just for the people out there and the audience know, we're still going for
grant funding and we've still got this creative way to raise funds for this project. And I
think there's been a lot of thought put into this and it's a go from me.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Appreciate it.
GOODWIN: Thank you.
JANOVER: Okay. Our next project here is the Golden Eagle Park field lights.
So as part of the FY23 budget last year, the ball field light-upgrade project for this park
was approved and was to be paid over a two-year period, with $700,000 allotted for each
year. So FY24 is Year 2.
So this is, again, going to fund the installation of the LED lights at the four ball fields.
And the transition to the LED lighting is recommended to be consistent with the other
park amenities, as well as to increase the longevity of the fixtures. It will reduce the glare
and light spill and improve the impact on nearby residents. And it's also going to reduce
the operational costs for power use as they are much more efficient than the metal halo
lights that are there now.
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The resulting cost savings from the LED fixtures are going to offset the investment
within the warrantee window and the new lighting is going to be warrantied for parts and
labor for 25 years through Musco. So we do highly recommend approving the second
year of the $700,000 funding for the light upgrade. And by signing the contract last year,
that actually allowed the parts to be manufactured for the complete installation this July
of '23.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilman?
SKILLICORN: Madam Mayor, one question. I thought the total for this was $1 million,
not two $700,000 payments?
JANOVER: It was 1.4 million. So it was split over two years: 700,000 in '23 and
700,000 in '24.
KALIVIANAKIS: I think it was originally two million, wasn't it, that was knocked
down to 1.4?
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah.
MILLER: It was because it included another park. Was it Desert Vista or Four Peaks?
SNIPES: Four Peaks.
MILLER: Four Peaks.
JANOVER: Okay. Thanks. It takes a village, anyway.
This is Desert Vista Park. So this is the second year of a $400,000 multi-year
improvement plan for Desert Vista Park. So staff began this multi-year improvement to
the park this year by installing a Ramada near the playground and adding a sidewalk
connector from the mini pitch to the skate park.
So this year, staff will be lighting the new section of the walking loop on the east side and
also adding a cross training fitness area to the eastern portion of the park.
So this is going to be the Town's first outdoor fitness park and it's going to provide
residents with the ability to cross-train in the park, for free, while enjoying the beauty of
the surrounding area. The project is being supported by the American Legion as well as
the Rotary Club, with the donation of a shade structure and equipment for the fitness
area.
This is also going to activate an area of the park that has been underutilized for years.
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And this project aligns with our strategic initiative of improving public health, well-
being, and safety of our community.
So here, you can see some of the views of the proposed fitness area. And here are some
renderings of the fitness area from several other angles. So very, very excited about this.
So we are requesting the second half of the $400,000 funding for this two-year project.
So we are requesting the second instalment of $200,000 for FY24.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah. This may be a park or manager question, but could we use
development fees to pay for these improvement? Would that be permissible?
MILLER: Really, you won't be able to do that because you have to actually have to pay
for growth. That's what the concept is under state law, with development fees. So as an
example, when we were -- it was a stretch, but we were able to get a legal opinion that we
could have done it with the splash pad, which we did. We were able to use the
development fees for the expansion of the splash pad because we had population growth
from the original splash pad had been put in. These are additional amenities being added
in. They're not really capitalized as individual costs, so it doesn't fit the definition. Plus
the park has been existing. So it's something we really can't do. And we are scrutinized.
We have to do a report every so often, and we have an audit as part of that report. And
they will look and see if we've used the funds correctly. And if we haven't, you know, we
can get into trouble as an organization here. So it's a good question, but it's something we
really can't do for this particular one.
JANOVER: I'm assuming you're referring to the IIP, the infrastructure improvement
plan, which is what any project that is going to be considered for development fees has to
be part of that plan and this was not identified there.
KALIVIANAKIS: So if we didn't spend this $200,000, could that be applied to the
roads? I mean, would that be the same fund where the roads' funds would come from?
MILLER: So the capital fund is a different fund that has different sources of funding
coming into it. So there had been some questions right after the retreat that
Councilmember Friedel had brought up and he had a concept that I suggested that, when
the council gets into the actual council operating budget workshop in April, that would be
some really good discussion on streets and where funding for streets might come from.
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Because there are some council policies that pretty much spell out what each of the funds
are supposed to be used and how they're funded. So those are all things that the council
has an opportunity too. But for tonight, our purposes here is just the capital fund. But
I'm not saying you couldn't reallocate and figure out how that could be done, but that
could be done as part of that discussion in April; does that make sense?
KALIVIANAKIS: It does. But I guess that would, since we're trying to get consensus
here; if these funds could be redirected to the roads, I would be in favor of that. If they
can't, if they're from a different fund, then I would be more amenable to the better health
of --
MILLER: So what I'm saying is I believe you can do that, but those are policy questions
that you want to address, really, in April. Tonight, what we really want to find out from
the council is either yea or nay on these projects going forward or not. And then I think,
going in April, we start getting into more the policy as part of the development of the
budget for the next year. So when I say budget, that's operating budget and then financial
policies. And that's typically that that would be the appropriate time to handle that. So
you're formulating right now a thought or an idea but that's when it would be further
refined during those discussions if that makes sense.
KALIVIANAKIS: It does make sense, but just like in your regular life, whether you
spend the money or not is whether you've got the money, and you know, if this money
could be reallocated towards the roads, I think that should -- again, that would sway me
to whether I'd --
MILLER: Sure.
KALIVIANAKIS: -- be for this or not, and I think that's a relevant question.
MILLER: Yeah.
KALIVIANAKIS: Because I don't want to say, yeah, let's vote on this yea tonight and
then come April say, oh sorry, that can't happen. Well, then, I'm a yes vote.
MILLER: So all I'm really telling you is that some of the things that we're talking about
right now would take some change in financial policies that are previously adopted. In
talking to the chief financial officer about this previously, we got to make sure, for
instance, the funding that is the capital fund that might be paying for some of these
projects. Now, this one is not a development fee project. So you wouldn't be touching
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development fees, if you know as an example. You'll see that there is some drainage
projects that are being partially offset by grants. So you really -- you have to have the
money in there to pay for the matching part, and you couldn't touch the grant funding for
anything but what it was intended for.
So the simple answer to your question is, yes. You, the council, could make a decision
to, I guess, use some of the capital funding that's there and have it go into the streets.
Okay? But for tonight, if you're not approving some of these projects or the consensus is
not to go forward with these projects, then that's freeing up money that ultimately you
can make a decision at a later date that goes into streets or whatever you want it to go
into. Does that make sense?
KALIVIANAKIS: It makes perfect sense. And improving parks is a great idea. But if
we did it two or three years or four years, then we'll still get the improvements. It's just
when are they going to be done.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
GRZYBOWSKI: It's Rachael may be coming up to say exactly what I'm getting ready to
say. So I'm going to steal some thunder here.
I'm under the impression that the American Legion is donating the shade structure, and if
we don't take advantage of it now, it's going to go away. It will not be available later
because we won't have a place to store it. I don't know about the Rotary donation. I don't
think that would be affected if it we turned it away now. But one of the other things I
wanted to point out was security, that having something like this that people would use
on the opposite end of the park would have people at this park almost all day long
between the skateboard and the dog park and then on this side of the park, the fitness
area, which is really kind of security help.
Where there was an incident there. Was that this weekend, the weekend before? I have
no track of time. That we may have been able to prevent that kind of thing because we're
inviting a whole different group of people into the park, at a different time of day than it
would normally be used.
GOODWIN: Councilmember Grzybowski and Kalivianakis, you both make great points
and you both hit on two different things I wanted to sort of point out.
Yes, we do have a sort of an agreement with the American Legion for their donated shade
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structure. That is what this is earmarked for, to create shade over the fitness space. And
we agree, if there is an option for us to look into some alternate funding, perhaps leaving
it in to allow us to do a little more work on that might be the best way forward if you're
comfortable with that.
We, as staff --
FRIEDEL: Mayor?
MAYOR DICKEY: Hold on, Gerry. One sec.
FRIEDEL: Okay. Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
GOODWIN: If you noted, this is a two-part project. This is Year 2. So Year 1 has
already sort of set us up for this. To stop mid-year or stop mid-project sort of puts us in
an awkward holding pattern, if you will; i.e., I know Kevin and his staff have done some
prep work, they've done some legwork to try to finish out this year's funding and roll into,
what I'll call, next year's funding, seamlessly. So that does sort of leave this in a bit of a
holding pattern.
With that said, we'd be happy to look into alternate funding options if this project is
supported.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilman?
FRIEDEL: Yes, Mayor. I'd been involved with that project with the Legion, and you
know, we could -- it's not a "use or lose it" type of a situation. So we could always just
put it up and then get our equipment whenever we have the resources to do that as well.
Is that right, Rachael?
GOODWIN: We could certainly work to do that. Again, ideally, we would do it in one
installation so that we're not mobilizing twice and doing the -- you can kind of see in the
pictures here that tan area is put in place so that it has that fall safety. So there's some
other components that work, usually, in conjunction.
No, I don't think it's a complete "use it or lose it." I think, however, ideally, we would do
it as one complete project process.
MAYOR DICKEY: I just want to -- to Brenda's point and Gerry's suggestions that will
probably be talked about. I think that some of these CIP projects, right now, we're kind
of looking at the projects aspect of it instead of trying to juggle the amount. Because I
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think when we do go forward, we will have the opportunity to dedicate more funding to
streets. I don't know for sure that we're going to have to make a full-scale policy change
of, you know, every bit of the -- I want to say overflow, but the money that we have left
at the end of the year, we've traditionally been putting that all in the CIP.
I think we have an opportunity to say, yes, we like a project. But it won't -- and there'll
be some that we probably don't want to go ahead with. But it doesn't stop us from doing
exactly what you're saying, which would be dedicating other capital improvement money
to streets when we -- you know, from the overflow or even from what a balance might be.
So I don't think you have to look at it necessarily as an either/or. But I think the theme of
what you're saying is something that we all share. Which is what can we do in that way.
But if you think this is a good project and since it has other aspects to it, that may be like,
okay, let's keep it in there and knowing, by doing that, you're not saying I am not going to
put capital funds towards streets. Because I think we're pretty open to that. At least I am.
So --
KALIVIANAKIS: Good. Yes.
MAYOR DICKEY: -- that's the way I feel about it. Because I like this. I like the fact
that there's a lot of cooperation with others. It's part two of something we started last
year. And I know I -- you know, I like the shade structure, everything. You know, I like
all of these improvements. I don't necessarily see them as restricting our ability to do
what you're talking about.
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thanks.
JANOVER: Okay. So we have several improvements that staff is requesting for our
namesake park. The first is erosion control on the panoramic drive hillside. And so this
is a very steep hill. It hasn't had irrigation since the sidewalk was installed. There are
medium to large rocks that have been placed on the hill, kind of in an intermediate
fashion, to prevent mud from covering the sidewalk when it rains. But it's not really a
permanent solution. So we do recommend $100,000 or we're requesting $100,000 for
regrading and fortifying the slope and to possibly redesign the alignment of the walkway.
MILLER: And David, I just want to make sure. I think when you presented this at the
retreat, you were talking about a retaining wall, which would help with some of the
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erosion control. That's why the cost is really like $100,000.
JANOVER: Now, Grady --
MILLER: At the very bottom of where the rock is and where it comes together with the
sidewalk, I thought.
GOODWIN: Right. That's actually a different -- so yes and no. Originally when the
park was -- this portion of the park was designed, it was supposed to have a retaining
wall. As you can see, that didn't happen. So as opposed to putting a retaining wall in
here that is very costly, we would like two potential options. One is rerouting the
sidewalk, which is the picture on the far right and working on some grading to minimize
the runoff and the erosion.
Or hopefully, the ideal solution would actually involve the sanitary district where we can
actually cut down one of their access -- I call it a manhole, but I don't think that's what it
is. They have something in the park, just out of the picture here. If they approve us to
actually lower that, we can lower the -- again, lower the pitch there, reduce the runoff,
and actually keep the sidewalk right where it is.
You'll note that it says maximum of 100,000 because we don't know which route we can
go yet. The most it will be is that 100. We are hopeful that we can work with the
sanitary district to do a much lower cost solution.
MAYOR DICKEY: Would you say this is a stormwater-related issue?
GOODWIN: Every time it rains, everything runs down the hill there. It's an erosion.
You get rocks and mud and debris across the sidewalk out into the street. At worst, it's a
slip hazard and it's kind of a pain in the butt to clean up each time. At most, though,
again, it puts us open to liability. It's not the way it should be. We did half measures to
kind of get through. As we've been doing slow upgrades to the park over there, we've
had a couple of trees removed that weren't in great shape. We've upgraded our disc golf.
The more use we have out there, the more we need to make sure that our space is safe and
usable for everybody.
So this is one of those projects that meets that need.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay. So I know that, Grady, we've been working with Maricopa
County flood district and we just have just so many related issues. Is this one of the --
what is the status of that whole assessment that we're getting done? And does something
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as small as this become part of that?
MILLER: I would say no to this. This is really not rising to that level. We're actually
having them look at our washes and dams and drain systems throughout the town, below
the streets and everything where water is conveyed. So this really would not rise to that
level.
And Justin, at some point, is going to be providing you guys an update. I don't think he'll
do it tonight, because that's a pretty loaded question, but we're going to be -- he had a
really good meeting with the flood control district, both he and the town engineer; and
they seem to be really on board with what we're trying to do with our drainage master
plan. And so I think we're going to be ready to give you a presentation probably maybe
next month on that and the status.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. And as Sharron often brings up, that we were able to --
for a couple of years we had a storm water fee and so -- and we were still waiting and we
still haven't heard from the AG's office about that. And so that's something else that's in
the mix here. It brought in $500,000 or so a year. I'm just saying that it's still an open
question and has been for a couple of years. But it's something that I think we would be
able to use for projects like that that maybe weren't on such a big scale like that.
JANOVER: Okay. And that brings us to the Fountain Park splash pad picnic area.
So as you know, we have this turf area which is the dirt patch between the splash pad and
the businesses at Plaza Fountainside. And that has really been an eyesore for probably
the last 20 years, ever since the lake was drained and that sludge from the lake was stored
there.
Because of the amount of sodium that leached into the soil over there from the sludge,
that made the area unable to sustain any kind of turf growth. So with the addition of the
newly renovated splash pad and the playground areas, Fountain Park is really in need of
far greater picnic areas. So staff is recommending or requesting $550,000 to design and
construct a shaded picnic area with 20 picnic tables and two ramadas near the splash pad
with six picnic tables. So that will increase the available picnic tables by 26. And that
will be available for use by the area businesses as well as available for reservation.
So you can see here a shaded picnic canopy structure on the righthand side here, similar
to the one that's proposed shown over here. And the canopy is going to be very carefully
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and strategically sited, so as not to obstruct the view of the fountain from the Plaza
Fountainside businesses. The depiction on the left, that photo on the left, shows the lines
of sight that will still be maintained, keeping the fountain in view for the patrons that are
there at the businesses.
So the photo here on the left shows a two-panel ramada, but we're actually proposing a
three-panel ramada on the north side of the splash pad. And if you take a look here, I'll
just point that out. It's right -- that's the three-panel ramada on the north side. And then
we also have on the west side, we have another ramada, which is shown on -- a similar
one that's shown here on the right side of this photo.
So this would be a cantilevered design and that would open up to an unobstructed view of
the fountain with no columns to block the view. So a lot of thought has been put into the
design and the siting of these ramadas here at Fountain Park.
That's actually the last of the community service projects. So --
MAYOR DICKEY: I do have a question about this one.
Just picking a phrase that I want to. Fountain Hills is in need of far greater picnic areas.
Is that development fee worthy?
MILLER: I would say no, because it's not growth related. So what I mean by that is, if
you look at what we're collecting, we have a infrastructure improvement plan that went
through a lot of scrutiny by -- was it Willdan that did our plan?
JANOVER: It was Tischler.
MILLER: It was Tischler. And so they're the experts on development fees, and you
know, we had to make modifications and the ultimate plan that got approved by council
is what we're basing our development fees on. I don't believe that this -- as much as I
would like to say yes, I just don't believe that this would be one that would be subject to
us being able to do that. I know we were able to do it for the splash pad, but the splash
pad was actually in that infrastructure improvement plan that was approved and we were
able to justify it from when the splash pad was originally built. So that's, you know, the
age and the number of people had moved into the town since that time.
So it's unfortunate.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah. Because the idea of growth is not like generally -- know you,
think about population growth, but this is growth of use of this area based on -- I don't
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know, you can't say visitors but there's certainly a lot of residents that use it.
MILLER: I don't disagree with you. But when it comes down to development fees, it's
all very well specified under state law as to what we can and cannot do. And we're
charging developers these fees that are being passed onto to the cost of homes and so
that's -- and you have an infrastructure improvement plan, which is basically all the
different capital projects that those fees tie right back to.
So all I'm trying to say is yes, I agree with you that there's -- the park is very popular and
there's a lot of demand for facilities in the park. But it's not necessarily tied to the
population growth of the town.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
TOTH: Just real quick. Rachael did Four Peaks Rotary offer to be a part of this project
as well, or was it -- okay. There's more to the story, I can see.
GOODWIN: This project has gone through multiple iterations before what you see
today. I'm talking years, four years, five years. And there's been lots of different
versions. And at one time, yes, two of our Rotaries as well as Encore were willing to
come together. We're talking about coming together on this project. Each contributing
sort of equal parts of the funding. It was not what you see here today. It was actually
proposed, at one point, as a set of bocce courts. So it was, again, different in scope and
capacity.
Through multiple conversations and for different reasons that funding didn't come
together. And frankly, when staff me with them our recommendation was not to do
bocce there. I think bocce's a great game; I think it's really fun. It's a very all-age game;
however, that location wasn't probably the best location for it. Knowing that the splash
pad is a high-use amenity, all we could kind of picture was little kids going up there to
dig in the sand and the shells and all of the spaces and just being not compatible with the
space there.
But that being said, that group and their funding did not come through for that project for
several different reasons.
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
This kind of ties back to what I was talking about before that darn sidewalk. We're
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bringing a lot more traffic if we build this with that unsafe sidewalk; I just want to throw
that in. The development fees, Grady already addressed that and that was going to be my
ask too. That would be perfect if we could do that.
The other thing is just like your other Centennial Square, what about naming rights for
these tables? If we, like he said $2,500 a table, we could raise $65,000, defer some of the
costs, and I think there's a lot of people in the community that would like to dedicate that
to a loved one lost or a pet or something like that. It would be very visible. There'd be a
lot of people. And maybe we can explore something like that.
GOODWIN: Absolutely. And I mean, I think that there's other opportunities there
whether it's potential naming rights for some of the ramadas, if a civic group or
something like that. For instance, the ramada that's there now is the Kiwani's ramada. So
there is availability for that type of partnership if that should come available too. So
there's definitely room to explore there.
KALIVIANAKIS: Perfect
MAYOR DICKEY: Council?
GRZYBOWSKI: You know how I feel about naming rights. I think it's a brilliant use of
funds. I know people would love to do something like that. My problem is they need to
have expectations on the frontend that, when this thing needs to be replaced, either they
make it the agreement that they replace it for us and they can continue the name on the
table or the name on the ramada, or it gets torn down and it's now ours because we've
replaced it.
So I feel like we need to go into these from now on, setting expectations that this is not
forever and ever and ever, this is however long this sucker lasts. Thank you. I'm sure
Aaron can come up with better verbiage.
GOODWIN: All right. Okay.
MAYOR DICKEY: All right. Thank you.
JANOVER: Okay. Thank you.
So that brings us to our summary of the community services CIP projects. So the projects
that we just went through total $2 million for FY24. And in the outer years we're looking
at the Years 3 and 4 of the sidewalk replacement of $100,000 in '25 and FY26.
Thank you.
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That moves us right into the public works projects. So strap in, this is going to be fun.
Okay. So the first thing I want to discuss is carry-over projects. So these are projects
that have already been underway. There's already been money expended and we are
looking for budget authorization to complete these projects in FY24. So they weren't
budgeted for '24; they were budgeted for '23 or earlier years. But because we have carry-
overs into '24, we need to ask for authorization to spend that money.
So the first one is our Shea Boulevard widening project. And this is a partially grant-
funded project that will design and construct an expansion of Shea Boulevard. The
segment is going to complete the westbound portion of Shea between Palisades
Boulevard and Fountain Hills Boulevard.
The Town had entered into an IGA committing to our share of the project. So this is
something that we must complete.
The total project cost is 2.6 million, for which the federal share was 1.8 million and the
Town's share is $780,000. Construction is commencing this fiscal year, in '23, and it's
anticipated to carry over into next fiscal year, '24.
So funds -- also our town's share of the remaining construction in FY24 is anticipated to
be 169,500. So that's actually what we're asking for for next fiscal year.
So this is one of those things where we really don't have much of a choice.
The next project is our sidewalk gap infill on Palisades and Saguaro Boulevards. So
several years ago the Town had applied for and received grant funds for the sidewalk gap
infill project on Saguaro between Fountain Hills Boulevard and Colony Drive and
Palisades Boulevard between Fountain Hills Boulevard and Saguaro Boulevard, so those
are the areas in red that you see here. So these are the sidewalk gap areas.
Design is currently at 60 percent completion, and after July of 2023, construction is going
to begin.
In 2022, the Town had applied for and received additional MAG closeout funds to be
used towards construction. So the total project cost is 3,867,934, of which the federal
share is 3,645,752. And our share is just 222,182. So after deducting the design cost that
we expended this year in '23, the remaining town share for construction in FY24 is
$200,117. So that's quite a lot that we're getting for that funding.
Yeah. That's an amazing project.
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Golden Eagle impoundment area improvements. So design is complete. It has just been
completed for this drainage improvement project that is going to go, pretty much,
throughout all the Golden Eagle park. So this Golden Eagle impoundment area, receive
stormwater runoff from three different washes: from Ashbrook Wash, Bristol Wash, and
Cloudburst Wash. And over time, the stormwater runoff volumes have increased due to
increased development upstream. So because of this additional flow through the park,
this requires major modifications to the drainage channels that run throughout the park.
And this had really created quite an issue. I believe it was in 2017 or 2018, you could see
the lower righthand corner that photo shows the ball fields that were inundated with
storm drainage runoff. It was quite a mess. It was before my time but still major in
everybody's mind.
So work is going to include channel improvements, construction of floodwalls, drop
basins, grouted riprap, as well as irrigation and electrical utility relocation. So
construction is starting following the use in the park and we're coordinating that with
community services. And the anticipated remaining construction carryover into FY24
will be $500,000.
Our next project is Grade and Rosita drainage channel. So last year, you might recall,
that staff was granted authorization from this council to apply for grant funding from the
flood control district for two drainage projects. The Town applied successfully and we
did receive -- we were approved grants for both projects. The first project is this one and
it's for an unlined ditch between Grade Boulevard and Rosita Drive, and what we would
be doing is constructing a redesigned concrete-lined U-shaped drainage channel in its
place.
So these improvements will address past and future flooding concerns by more efficiently
conveying drainage runoff from Grande to Rosita. The channel's curb openings are also
going to be resized and regraded as part of the project.
So the total cost for design and construction is 227,500. And the flood control district of
Maricopa County, through their SPAC program or their small project assistance program,
will provide a 75 percent share of the total cost of the project for design and construction.
And the Town will just have to come up with its 25 percent share.
So the flood control district share is 217,000 and the Town's share is 72,500.
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So design is near completion at this point and construction is commencing before the end
of this fiscal year and it might carry over into FY24. So we are anticipating some
construction in '24 for this project. So our Town's share of that remaining construction
will be 15,625.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yes, Councilman.
SKILLICORN: Madam Mayor, I like the idea of doing this. My only question is that,
come monsoon season, if it's not finished -- I'm not so worried about the construction.
I'm worried about the residents. What's going to happen there?
JANOVER: Madam Mayor and Councilmember, so pretty much everything that's been
happening up to this point would continue to happen. So we'd still have the same
services, same response to services. But so we have our street superintendent and street
crew on call when we do have storm season. We are going to do our best to complete all
of this before that season starts.
So this is just in case we do go into '24 with it.
SKILLICORN: Do you think it's likely it will be finished?
JANOVER: I am anticipating that we will be done. We might have a little bit left,
possibly on closeout, but we are going to do our best to get it completed before the end of
the fiscal year. But just in case, that's why we're here.
SKILLICORN: Before the monsoon season?
JANOVER: Before the monsoon -- true. Yes.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor. Just for the benefit for the people that are
watching this online or on Cox Channel 11, they might look at these numbers -- 500,000
100,000, 12,000 -- and are like a little shocked by the numeric values. And just to
assuage their fears -- this infrastructure is very old, very outdated, and if it doesn't get
done, the costs to the Town are going to be much greater than to mitigate it. And so just
so the people know, this has all been carefully thought over and I think the council is in
favor of this 100 percent.
JANOVER: Thank you.
Okay. The next project is a similar project. This is Deuce Court. So this is the second
drainage project that we were awarded the grant from the flood control district for. So
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many years ago -- just a very small background. Many years ago, when this subdivision
was built and constructed, the stormwater infrastructure was not built per the approved
plan. And we don't know exactly why or how that happened, but it was pre-
incorporation, so we didn't have any oversight of it. So it resulted in a catch basin that
had inadequate depth and undersized storm drain. So we're going to address all that with
this project.
Total cost for design and construction was 95,000, and you could see the flood control
district, 75 percent share and our share. So the remaining construction that we're
anticipating is just a small amount, in '24, of $5,000. So again, it's a small amount but we
just want to make sure we cover our bases.
This project is the completion of the design for a traffic signal at Palisades Boulevard and
Eagle Ridge Drive and Palomino Boulevard. So design is currently at 90 percent
completion for this traffic signal. And the traffic signal is warranted, no doubt about it,
based on the expansion of the Adero at Scottsdale Resort as well as the Adero Canyon
residential development. So it is warranted at this time. So it's not a matter of if; it's a
matter of when.
So during design there were an unanticipated complication with emergency vehicle
preemption due to line-of-sight issues approaching the intersection. So with that we are
requesting authorization to spend $34,910 in FY24 to complete the design. And once the
design is completed, then we will apply for grant funding for future construction. So we
do not have a construction year set at this point, but that will give us time and that will
complete the plans that we can apply for grant funding. And then this would be brought
back to council at that time for approval at a later date.
So this intersection was previously identified in the IIP, the infrastructure improvement
plan, and can be funded partially through development impact fees. Now, it should be
noted that part of this intersection lies within the City of Scottsdale. So when the time
comes, we'll have to have an IGA with them that will establish the maintenance of the
signal by Fountain Hills when the time comes.
So again, the amount that has been expended on design so far is $104,000 out of our
$150,000 budget. So we're just asking to reauthorize the final 34,910 to complete the
design in FY24 and so we'll still be under the original budget.
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KALIVIANAKIS: Ms. Mayor. You said that this is needed. Is there a traffic setting that
indicates that?
JANOVER: Mayor and Councilmember Kalivianakis, yes, there was a signal warrant
study that was done and a traffic report that I believe was done that covered the
expansion of the Adero Resort as well as the Adero home development. And based on all
that growth, this was a signal that is warranted.
MILLER: It's a good question. Because we've had -- since this has been a proposed
project, we've had councilmembers questioning whether this was a needed intersection
improvement or not. The Town -- just a little bit of history going back probably 20 or
more years -- accepted money from MCO properties for the improvement of a traffic
signal at this location. We also have a development agreement with the Adero Resort
that if they go in and build the next phase that they're on the hook for a portion of this
cost as well. And then, as the town engineer mentioned, we also have this identified in
the infrastructure improvement plan, so development fees will help pay for this as well
when the time comes. We also plan on going before Maricopa Association of
Governments and seeking some of the costs through some of the federal funding that
comes through as well.
But there are -- it's met all the warrants for this intersection for the traffic that we have
today, and it's only going to get worse when Adero is completely built out.
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you. Yeah, I know this one was coming up, and I actually
went out there one day and just sat there in my truck, and there wasn't a lot of traffic.
There really wasn't. And so I was thinking why are we putting up a streetlight here? I'm
glad that Adero is going to have some skin in the game here, because if they're causing
the traffic, why do our taxpayers have to pay for their traffic to go to their expensive
resort? That doesn't make sense to me.
MILLER: And something else that I think most people aren't aware. So if you look at
this location here that's facing our west and Eagle Ridge Road, all the way up to the entry
point of Adero, is all Scottsdale road. So Scottsdale maintains that road on both
directions up to the intersection of Palisades. So but we are not able to really get
participation from the City of Scottsdale on this intersection improvement because they're
already maintaining the road. And we want them to continue doing that. That's a pretty
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good thing that they're doing. So --
KALIVIANAKIS: I think the estimated cost is going to be like $1.2 million, and that's a
lot of money for an intersection that's barely used, that is accommodating traffic for out
of town visitors. I'm sorry, I'm just -- I'm not on board with this.
MAYOR DICKEY: Just so you know the -- even before Adero expanded and before the
Adero Canyon homes were going in, this was something that I -- and Grady will know,
I've resisted for many years. Just like, huh, let's not. We put it off, but it's been
warranted for quite a while. So it's not just because of the hotel. So I think this last time
I finally was convinced, and you know, I'm not a big fan of lights in general. But you
really can't -- maybe they can show you some of that information that ended up
ultimately getting us on board with this. And I do think, though, you said we're going to
be going for grants for that big chunk of money.
MILLER: Right. So what I also just want to just make sure it's very clear. We can't go
for grants if we don't have 100 percent design on this. We're down to the very last -- get
this design and then we can start going after the grants. So that's the important part.
We've had $34,000, $35,000; let's get that finished and then we can start going after
grants.
KALIVIANAKIS: No, I appreciate that, Grady, and I know unless we get the project
done we can't apply for grant funding. But I just wish we could have done a town council
fieldtrip, rented a bus, and then we could all sit there and watch no traffic going through
this intersection.
MILLER: You know what? I've seen what you're saying. But I've also seen, if you look
at the commuter hours, there's a lot of cars that go through there. And the other problem
I see, because when you're going up and you're going north, people are driving
sometimes -- it's pretty fast. And there's cars that don't stop. And so I think having a
traffic signal which is way above -- it's 18, 20 feet high -- I think people will see it as
they're approaching the intersection from a distance, versus stop signs that are probably
about eight feet tall or so. So I totally understand, because I have seen that. I used to
have a membership over at Adero, and during certain times, you're absolutely right, you
will see no cars at that intersection.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah.
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MILLER: And then during other times, you'll see just a lot of cars coming through. So
it's a good observation.
KALIVIANAKIS: Do we have the blinking lights on that, or that's too far out of town?
MILLER: No. We actually, at this location we have the stop signs are all flashing.
MAYOR DICKEY: Vice Mayor.
MCMAHON: Thank you for the explanation. I remember talking about this and there
was some debate on it. And we agreed to have the warrants done. And the warrants
came back, because you are required to have warrants before you can even move forward
with a design, et cetera. And this is for future. It's not for tomorrow. It's for the future.
And having been up there on the weekend a few times with all the traffic and people
turning left and the hikers, et cetera, and the hundreds of new homes that are still going in
there right now, that is going to significantly change the traffic pattern in the next couple
of years. And plus, if something is built down on Shea Boulevard between -- on
Palisades between this road and Shea, there's even going to be more traffic there. So I
think it is important that we continue with the design and be able to be in place to ask
MAG for money et cetera; it's very prudent and I think it's a good safety measure as well.
Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
KALIVIANAKIS: And just to comment on that. I'm not saying that we don't have to
prepare for the future, but we do have things that need to be addressed right now and
that's -- I'm living in today.
MCMAHON: $34,000 to complete a design so that if and when, it's decided to do this
we can apply for grants. Otherwise, it's just going to be a waste. Today, yes, is the
traffic sporadic up there? There's still a lot of traffic. But however, this is for future, so
that we are prepared and ready when that really becomes a bigger traffic nuisance area.
KALIVIANAKIS: I just think the people out there when they hear us on town council
say it's just $34,000, I think they find that offensive, because $34,000 is a lot of money to
a lot of people. And I don't think, as town council people, we can raise that kind of
money and just say it's just $34,000.
MCMAHON: Excuse me.
MAYOR DICKEY: Vice Mayor.
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MCMAHON: It's not -- I didn't mean it in that way and for you to misinterpret that.
KALIVIANAKIS: Nobody misinterpreted --
MCMAHON: You did misinterpret it. I didn't mean just $34,000. I mean we're talking
about millions of dollars here.
KALIVIANAKIS: We'll let the people decide that one.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
And again, the design is 90 percent complete. This would finish it up and then the next
step though would be the big amount and that would be what we would try to get some
help on.
MILLER: Yes.
MAYOR DICKEY: But to the other point, which is did we want it at all, and I
understand that aspect of it too. But I think this has been put off for a long time, and
again, it kind of goes along with the whole thing with MAG and modeling and it, really,
is indicated as a need. So I'm in favor of continuing with this.
JANOVER: And again, we have expended $101,000 so far on the design. So we're right
there. We're about 90 percent there. So this 34,000 would get us to where we need to be
that we can start. And that will give us some time, certainly, to look into HSIP grants and
other grants, federal grants that are available that would help us, hopefully, with a nice
share towards the cost when we have to get there.
Okay. Now we'll just talk about the next year's new and program capital projects for
public works.
So the first one here is miscellaneous drainage improvements. And this is a annual
allotment request for $50,000 annually. It's a placeholder that's included annually in our
CIP and has been to address any drainage issues that may arise. And obviously being a
hillside community with lots of drainage issues, this is a very widely used fund that we
really do need.
This fund provides for the construction of new drainage facilities and major repairs and it
will also continue to address erosion issues as well as improve drainage as needed
townwide.
One of the projects that we actually completed this year was a pipe extension at Fountain
Hills Boulevard at the crossing of Balboa Wash. And that's the photo that's on the
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righthand side there. We actually extended the pipes and increased the shoulder width.
So we're just requesting to continue this program for $50,000 annual.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
I'll use this as an example. But there are other examples that I'm a little uncomfortable
with. When it says that we need to use this total of 50,000 as requested each year, that
sounds like it's in perpetuity to me. And in real estate we all know there's a law against in
perpetuity, which means you can't control real estate forever. I don't like that. I think if
you look at that project, if you look at the D66E, the stormwater infrastructure project
calls for $150,000 that's going to continue to renew. The bridge repair, they ask for
$75,000 automatic renew. Low-flow drainage, $200,000 automatic renewal. Guardrails,
$50,000 automatic renewal. Streetlight program, $125,000 automatic renewal.
MCMAHON: I don't know what you're referring to.
KALIVIANAKIS: I know. I have it, though. Sidewalk infill -- I'm not sure if that's --
I'm not sure exactly if that one is a year as well, but that's 300,000 if it is. I couldn't
really determine from reading the packet. But according to my math, that would be -- the
town council's authorizing $950,000 spending a year that we don't have any input. That
we've giving away all of our rights to spend that money in perpetuity. And I think that
with these projects and if we're talking that kind of money, that they have to come back
to us and get the money and explain why the money is needed. I'm very uncomfortable
with it. It's almost like the administrative state is taking over and the people elected the
town council. I think the town council should be reviewing this projects and either
approving or denying them. And I think this is taking that discretion away from council
and it's putting it to -- well, it's just handicapping us, that we'll become irrelevant. So I
have a real problem with that. And I would appreciate if you don't laugh at me.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
I think -- so a couple of things going on and maybe this behooves us. I don't know if this
is the time to necessarily have to do this, but we have contract going on, which I think
some of which you're talking about has to do with those authorizations. And then we
have something like this. One of the questions might be what's an advantage to having
these authorizations? And these don't -- this does not say you can spend it just any time.
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And just like with the contracts, it's an authorization but each project comes up. So kind
of what is the benefit of having these kind of arrangements for capital projects and then
also maybe touch a little bit on a contract and how we still have safeguards or what are
our safeguards and what is our advantage to having this kind.
I look at this one in particular, almost like a facilities or a vehicle replacement. Kind of
something to be ready for what you know will happen, because a lot of this does happen
in perpetuity: roads, vehicles, that kind of thing. So how does this planning help us and
ultimately maybe saves us money and also keeps us in the loop?
WELDY: Madam Mayor, Councilmember, if I may? For a little bit of clarification.
Prior to staff successfully arguing for this multi-year, we're just going to concentrate on
this first. This funding, in the event that we need it to take action for any catastrophic
failures or issues, came out of the street fund and was used for this type of thing and other
types of things that could not have been anticipated. Second, and this is very important,
while these have multiple years in them, behind us and in front of us, each and every
year, each one of these multi-year projects will be right here for reauthorization and part
of next year's budget. So this year, this will be included in the budget if it's approved.
And then, when that money is spent or if it is spent -- and there are years that it's not -- it
remains in the budget. We'll come back next year and ask again.
So tonight, and or for the budget that's going to be approved later on this calendar year, it
does not cover the outlying years; just this one.
And what we're attempting to do here is plan for the long range. And again, there are
some years that we have not spent the money. There are other years that we simply didn't
have the funding and we had to come back to the Mayor and council for authorization.
I'm going to cover another one that's related to drainage. We had a catastrophic on
Panorama a couple of short years ago that cost us a couple of million dollars. The intent
for the $150,000 for that is to prevent that multi-million-dollar catastrophic failure.
We've been working on that for the last couple of years. We have identified what we
believe to be all the pre-incorporation drainage structures. We are now putting together a
plan to either slip line or rehabilitate them. And this is where it gets a little bit
complicated just for that one. The lion's share, in fact, I'll just be straight up. None of the
specialty contractors have returned our calls in two years to come out and look at those
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projects. So that money hasn't been spent, because we don't have a professional
organization to help us through that. We are now going to move engaging an engineering
firm for a minimal amount of that money to make recommendations on different types of
treatments. So that when we reach out to these specialty companies, we now have a plan
in place. But it gets a little bit frustrating for what we consider a big job, million dollars,
$500,000; it's a lot of money. Sometimes we don't get returns on calls, and in fact, we've
had projects where no one even bid on them simply because they weren't a big enough
threshold. And for those of you that can hear me, Fountain Hills isn't that far from
anything in this valley.
KALIVIANAKIS: Right. And the 6047 project might not be the best example, but this
was the first example of this kind of a multi-year in perpetuity improvements. That's why
I wanted to bring it up. Even though I think on this one, I understand. I agree with your
point. And the streetlight one, that one goes on. It might have been a better example.
But again, just because you started here, I just wanted to have that conversation here.
And again, I'll just reiterate that I am a little uncomfortable delegating that kind of
spending authority without oversight.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
GRZYBOWSKI: What I would like to do going forward is, first of all, I trust our staff
judgement. If this is the kind of thing that we need to put out there so that you've got it
on some sort of a money hold, that's fantastic. I trust your judgement. But what I would
like to do, going forward, is maybe at the end of each fiscal year, you come and say,
okay, for D6047, the miscellaneous drainage, we held $50,000. For this, we held
whatever, so that the list that Brenda read a little bit ago. So maybe at the end of all this
you say, okay, we only used $11,000, we only used whatever. So that we know what was
actually used and where the money went back. That it went back into the same coffers
that it would have come out of. I mean, it doesn't like really go back, but we want to
hear, we should be updated what actually got spent so that we know.
Next year, when we go to do the $50,000 dollars again, we'll remember that you only
spent 11 this year.
WELDY: Madam Mayor and Councilmember, we agree with that. In fact, after a
speaker to that came for one of the council meetings, on a call to the public, she
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referenced that Capt. Kratzer gave a report and pointed back there towards me and asked
why I didn't -- it was suggested that we do a monthly report. We had decided it would
probably be best if we do a quarterly or maybe two for each fiscal year, that not only
includes the payment management but the CIP and some of the other items under the
public works umbrella. So we agree.
We would like to come back and tell you what the status is, what we've spent and how
much is remaining in the budget and what we anticipate moving forward. You're
welcome.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
MILLER: Not to belabor this, but I think the Mayor stated it best. So we have facilities
replacement fund, and you saw an email I sent earlier today about the bathrooms over at
the park, at Fountain Park. And it's going to be a $90- to $100,000 sewer replacement
and parking lot repair to be able to get that fixed. Well, this is very similar. We don't
have a drainage replacement fund. This is kind of a -- it's not a in perpetuity thing. But
to your point, it's requested every year and we use it if we need it. If we don't, it's there.
It's kind of like the facilities reserve.
We've identified several different facilities, buildings that we have needs for and so we
budget for those. But sometimes things go out of order. We might have anticipated it 20
years out, or it might be 15 years out or 5 years out; and sometimes things are like --
things happen today that we anticipated was going to be 10 years out.
So to your point, this doesn't go into a fund and it just sits there and then -- or we just
spend it just because it's there. And so each year, we will have you consider it and
authorize it as part of the budget process. And then the contracts will always come back
to you. So you always have the oversight that you're requesting. So it's a good
observation, but I don't think that this is something that I would agree with is in
perpetuity.
But I would agree that the Town's commitment to try and maintain its infrastructure is for
in perpetuity. Sorry, I can't really say that too well. But I get your point. It's just a
different way of looking at it, but it's the same thing.
JANOVER: I second that.
The next project is wayfinding signs. So this is a project that would fabricate and install
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wayfinding signs at strategic locations throughout the town that would help direct visitors
to public amenities, parks, lodging, business areas, et cetera. Plans were completed
several years ago but they were not signed or sealed. And during this current fiscal year,
an engineering firm was contracted to perform needed structural calculations for the
signs. The design plans are also being value engineered by a contractor to make sure that
they align with industry standards, so that it would reduce the cost of materials and
fabrication when we actually get to that point.
So fabrication and construction is -- we're requesting $250,000 for wayfinding signs for
next year.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilmember?
SKILLICORN: Thank you, Mayor.
I'm just curious, who is going to give us direction of the messaging that's on them? You
know, I think there's some stakeholders in town that we want involved in that. Because
I'm supportive of it, but my only interest is who's going to be working on the messaging
and what -- there's certain things that we don't need to point out but there's certain things
that will be very beneficial to point out.
JANOVER: Mayor and Councilmember, I believe that we have that on a plan already,
and I'm not sure -- I wasn't here during the development of those plans, so I don't know
who had oversight into --
MILLER: Right. It was development services. The planning staff actually helped the
consultant that worked on this. So it's going to have all the key attributes, like the town
facilities or the places that visitors want to see, like maybe Fountain Park or the fountain
or the visitor center, the chamber, the library, those types of things. It's going to be
everything like that.
Now, we had -- at the time we had a councilmember who was wondering if we could
have maybe businesses actually have slide-in signs. And the council at the time opted not
to really do that because of the administration trying to do that. Because a lot of times
you might have a company do it and then they opt not to up it or reup it or renew. And so
we thought it was best, based on our peers who have done this around the valley, to keep
it limited to the places that people want to try to get to, rather than specific to the
businesses themselves.
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SKILLICORN: Madam Mayor, so obviously there's specific businesses that are hard to
please. There are so many. But I'm thinking of is like business districts or retail plaza. It
would be nice that we pay for them with additional business. And sometimes when
visitors come here, there's certain amenities that they're not looking for. Residents care
about where the library is. But someone that is here visiting from another state, yeah,
maybe they do. But realistically I want them to go to our retail district. So that's the -- I
want to make sure that it's driving people where we want them to go.
MILLER: So you're bringing up a really good point and I think what we'll need to do is,
Justin and Dave, I think what we'll want to do is get the council the actual plan. Because
it actually -- you're absolutely right. There's no reason people that are visiting want to go
to the library or visit the town hall.
SKILLICORN: They don't spend money there.
MILLER: Right. So we do have the signs, and I remember looking at the plan and it
really is driving people to where we have, what I call, activity hubs in town, so obviously
Fountain Park, the downtown area where we have events, that kind of thing. So we
absolutely have that in this plan. But we'll get you the plan documents so you can
actually see it. It's very well thought out.
And then what I like, what the staff has done here is they came up with really high-cost
estimates to do this. I mean it was really crazy expensive. So by working with an
engineering company on the design, that they needed to do anyways, they were actually
able to value engineer based on lower cost, highly durable materials that will hold up
better in our climate. So I feel very good about this.
This was going to be a lot more than $250,000. In fact, I believe, Justin, it was about
$800,000 originally? And that wasn't even the monuments. I mean, the monument signs
themselves were a lot more money on top of that. So just for these signs alone, I think it
was around a half million to $800,000. So good input.
JANOVER: Okay. This is another multi-year program. Sidewalk infill and design and
construction for $300,000 annually.
So prior to incorporation, sidewalks were not required with adjacent development. So
having a sidewalk network, obviously, is very important to council and to our residents.
And installing sidewalks where gaps currently exist allow pedestrians to use those
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sidewalks instead of walking in the adjacent street. So it reduces risk and it creates a
safer, more walkable community.
So this programs provides $100,000 annually for design and $200,000 annually for
construction for ADA-compliant concrete sidewalks and curb ramps where gaps currently
exist. So the new sidewalks will provide connectivity to improve the walkability
throughout our town and supports the Town's active transportation plan as well as the
2021 strategic plan for creating walkable community.
Last fiscal year, in FY23, the project constructed and filled sidewalks and ramps at the
locations that are noted on the table here. So the Fountain Park connector sidewalk La
Montana Drive at the driveway near the Parkview Boulevard. We did quite a number of
projects with this program.
So again, this is just an ongoing; we're requesting the same $300,000 that we have
previously.
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
This is another one of those programs I just have trouble with. As I speak to the people
around town, as I ran for office, I spoke to thousands of people and I did not hear one
person say we need more sidewalks in Fountain Hills. Maybe I'm just talking to the
wrong people, okay. But all of them told me that we need better roads. So we're going to
be putting new sidewalks next to dilapidated roads. That doesn't make sense to me. I
mean, I just think that we could put a moratorium on sidewalks for three or four years and
we could take that $300,000 over four years, it will be $1.2 million, that's real money. It
seems like there is a lot of connectivity right now on the sidewalks as I go around town.
I know later we're going to talk about the Shea sidewalk that's going to go from
Scottsdale all the way to Fry's. And again, how many people are going to use that? Not
too many, I don't think.
So although sidewalks are nice, to me as a cost cutter and somebody that wants to fix
roads, I think these are the kind of projects we can put on hold for a few years.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
TOTH: I just have a quick question. What is the relationship between the different
sidewalk infill projects? So we have three, I think it is? My number might be wrong.
But the different connectivity projects, are any of them can't do one without the other?
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Or what am I not seeing, I guess, is my question?
JANOVER: Councilmember, I'm not sure I understand the question. Sorry.
TOTH: Sorry. I'm just trying to check that if for whatever reason we say no to this one,
does that in any way affect the other connectivity projects?
JANOVER: No. Actually, Councilmember and Mayor, no. That does not affect the
other projects. Typically, this sidewalk infill and design construction program are for
kind of pretty much smaller infill projects such as the one that's shown here on the
graphic, the one that we did on Saguaro Boulevard.
When we have other, bigger projects; those become their own CIP projects. These are
meant for the more smaller, hey we have a small amount. We have like 50 feet of
sidewalk we need to fill over here or whatever the case might be. That's really where this
comes in. This comes in pretty much townwide. But when we have a project such as one
that's coming up, the Fountain Hills Boulevard by the Church of the Ascension, that's a
much bigger project. That has retaining walls and there's a lot going on with that project.
It's much, much bigger. I think it's 290,000. So that is -- that would pretty much eat up
this entire program.
So that becomes its own project and its own CIP that could vote on separately. But this is
mainly for the smaller pieces and moderate pieces that we can direct a job order
contractor or a contractor to take care of for us.
MAYOR DICKEY: Do you want to say anything?
MILLER: Yeah. I just wanted to jump in real quick. So I think it's a really good
observation that the councilmembers have on the sidewalks. So this particular project,
we have a number of sidewalks that we've been criticized we have sidewalks to nowhere.
And so what this is really intending to do is try to make those connections so that the
sidewalks actually -- we get these requests from citizens all the time that will contact us.
And we had one recently that contacted us. She just moved up on Palisades across the
street from the Safeway and she was like wondering where's the sidewalk and when was
the sidewalk ever going to be built. Well, the good news was that's a grant-funded one
that will actually provide her connectivity.
But we also have people that live over off La Montana or Gunsight and they've asked for
connectivity to where they live and also to Saguaro. So what we've been trying to do
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over a multi-year -- we have a plan, and actually, the council a few years back actually
approved sidewalk priority listing. And it kind of starts off, if you think about it, from
the town center and kind of expands out because that's where a lot of people want to walk
to. They want to walk to Fountain Park. They want to go downtown. And so we're
fortunate because, when you go up to Avenue of the Fountains, all the way up to
Palisades, you've got sidewalk on either side. But then along the other arterials, we didn't
have it. And so we actually were able to get Maricopa Association of Governments to
fund what's called a active transportation plan. And that active transportation plan is
what was able to help us get the $3 million grant that you saw earlier. And then this is
just a smaller component to do some of these smaller infill projects along the way.
So yes, are we going to do this forever? Unfortunately, at the time we developed MCO,
we were a company town and MCO did not want to pay for these themselves. And then
we incorporated, and unfortunately, most of the damage was done. So I feel bad because
most of the cities around us, they're not having to do anything like a infill program like
this. We're doing it to catch up. And one of the things that a community is rated on is it's
walkability and people that want to be able to walk from their homes to parks and
shopping and other things like that. And unfortunately, if you go into a lot of our interior
of our neighborhoods, we just don't even have sidewalks.
You know, homes that were built from like about 1997 on typically have at least
sidewalks on one side of the street.
So I'll turn it back. I think Justin had some other points.
WELDY: Thank you for the opportunity. Having spent a decade and a half plus here,
the one thing that has been consistent is the number of people as they would tour and they
want to be able to reach one of the amenities, whether it's in the town center or
somewhere on Shea, they've asked why is there no sidewalk down there. You just heard
the explanation. The corporate town that built the town had no intentions of building
sidewalks.
I would like to say that, prior to me, two public works directors came to the Mayor and
council multiple times because there was a minimal amount of money that was put into it
and then it was stopped and then it started and stopped. Fortunately, we have
successfully argued on behalf of the multi-modal folks that walk here too, for the last five
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years, to actually construct north of 20,000 linear feet of sidewalk. And I want to give
you just a couple of snapshots in time to explain that.
With this minimal amount of funding, in regards to overall construction costs, we've
created connectivity on the south side of Palisades, from Mountainside to Fountain Park,
including a crucial section across from the high school. We've also -- and this little green
spot that you're seeing here, and it's going to be a little bit confusing, but this is on the
north side of Saguaro near Desert Vista Park. This connects Shea to the town center and
more importantly, it right now connects to the Desert Vista crosswalk. We have a small
gap in between Tower and Colony that is a crucial gap because that gap, when it's filled,
will then tie-in to part of the $3 million grant sidewalk. And then, in turn, that will
connect us or give us connectivity on one side of Saguaro from Shea, to Fountain Hills
Boulevard.
In regards to a multi-modal walkable town that's identified in the active transportation
plan and on the five-year priority horizon, that's a pretty critical portion or a part of that
puzzle. I'm passionate about this, having spent time with a large number of the residents
here and heard their concerns and actually went out and had a look. In fact, with that
said, later this year we're going to be coming back and asking for an amendment to the
five-year plan because the priorities have changed based on what we're hearing from the
residents and, also, someone else's money is paying for larger chunks that were shown in
the plan. So we need to take advantage of that and move a little bit closer to the town
core. We refer to it as the town center because that is what's identified in the active
transportation plan.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilmember?
SKILLICORN: Mayor, thank you.
So when I look at this, I see that we have had quite a few additional sidewalks over the
years, but our community was not planned around sidewalks. I find the walkability
argument not to be all that great, because part of that is about distances. If you live some
place where you have a short distance to the store or activities and things like that, that
would be considered walkable. But we have sometimes miles of walking to do. And the
idea of, let's say, down Saguaro there, I don't see it's realistic that you have people living
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all the way at one end, walking all the way to the other. It's just too far of a walk; half the
year we're at 110 degrees. I just don't see that being realistic. And it just really stuck on
me when fellow Councilmember Kalivianakis mentioned having a new sidewalk next to a
dilapidated road; and that is unacceptable. And I think people are crying to fix those
roads before adding sidewalks where they knew they didn't exist when they already
invested.
So thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
GRZYBOWSKI: Sidewalks are crucial for pedestrian safety. We have had spotty
sidewalks ever since I've been here and I've always been a walker, even before I lived
right here. You're walking on a sidewalk and, bam, it ends because there's some tall
grass, so you have to jump in the middle of the street. That's confusing to cars driving
by. And to me, safe pedestrians are as important, if not more important, than putting
$300,000 towards a third of a mile of a road. I'm sorry, but I can't say that walkability
here isn't that great because it really is. Safety is way more important to me. I'm sorry.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
You know as I've engaged in my walking and generally when there is a gap between the
sidewalks, I just go into the bike lane and walk and then I go back. Because we do have a
lot of bike lanes here in this town, and I think they're pretty safe for pedestrians.
MAYOR DICKEY: Vice Mayor.
MCMAHON: Bike lanes are for bikes and I think that's pretty dangerous, especially
since there's a lot of older people that do walk. There's a lot of hikers. We are known as
a town, it's one of our attractions for hiking and walking. In addition, the pedestrian
safety and pedestrian committee has talked about this at length, in concert with the town
plan, and they support this. And when Brenda --
I think you're going to be on that committee. I think when you sit down and are brought
up to date on some of the things that we look at in the town for safety purposes, I think
you'll have a better understanding. I'm not insulting you. I'm just saying I think that
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there will be a better, broader scope and understanding of the sidewalk plan and how
we're working on it, reasonably working on it to have these filled and keep the
maintenance. Because if you think about it, cars drive on streets, people walk on
sidewalks. That's their mode of transportation as well, and I think we need to respect it in
this town. Especially with all the hills and the gaps and when it was built, you know,
there was a lot of places without sidewalks that we really do need. I mean, our town is
growing. There's a lot more people here, a lot more walking.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. I --
FRIEDEL: Mayor?
MAYOR DICKEY: Oh, yes. Go ahead, Gerry. Sorry about that.
FRIEDEL: As a biker and a walker in this town, I see hundreds of people using the bike
lanes to walk in. Never had a problem. Very safe. And in fact, I believe, in our
transportation plan, it called for bike lanes in some areas to be used in lieu of sidewalks,
if I remember some of our initial conversations about that. So I think we probably have
good accessibility and walkability and the bike lanes are very safe in this town. They're
well marked and I've never seen or heard of any problems in the bike lanes, at least up in
this area. Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Problem with the bike lanes is you got to be going in
the right direction so you need to make sure that you're walking on that side of the street.
You should not walk in a bike lane going with traffic. Then if you have to cross the street
to do that, that's just another hazard and another something to add. I really disagree with
walkability not being important. We walk everywhere and we walked pretty far to go to
stores and things like that. I don't think that this particular area is meant for someone
who's living on Shea who wants to go all the way to Palisades or to town hall, whichever
it is. It's just a connectivity along the way for whoever might go on at the park or go on
at the stores, so they can walk. And I'm all for it. I was one of the ones, when we were
doing 100 grand a year, I said can we do 200 grand and we did. And I'm happy with the
300 grand. I think, again, I understand the philosophy of the roads needing attention, but
I think this is very important and I really think it's important to continue with this --
GRZYBOWSKI: Mayor, if I may?
MAYOR DICKEY: You may.
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GRZYBOWSKI: There is a difference between a multi-use path and a bike path. And
one, our bike paths are not signed very well, and Justin already knows how I feel about
that. He and I had a conversation a few years ago as my Leadership Academy project.
A multi-use path is generally wider because of the fact that you've got the bikes going
and the pedestrians, hopefully, going the opposite directions of the bikes. But again,
those kind of things are confusing to drivers. It's very easy for us to sit up here and say
oh, no, it's not, I don't have a problem with it. But think about the average age of our
resident and the average age of our driver. We're already not signing our bike paths very
well. There are areas that have multi-use paths that are walk, ride, and park. So you've
got somebody parked in the multi-use path and a bike wants to get around them. Then on
the other side of the car is a pedestrian walking this way. I have a problem with the bike
path limitation in this area anyway, and to suggest that we're going to tell our friends and
neighbors to tell your kid just hop on the bike path and walk on the bike path that extra
block or whatever, I have a problem with it. I think it's a huge safety concern and I'm
going to get a lot of emails tomorrow that we picked roads over safety. And I will also
tell them to email you when that happens, just so you also know that it happens.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
TOTH: I just had a question. I'm sorry, also, if you've already said this. How much of
that 300,000 was spent in this year?
JANOVER: The entire thing was spent this year.
TOTH: Okay.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay.
JANOVER: I'd just like to make one quick comment responding to Councilmember
Skillicorn. I did mention about us putting a sidewalk near a road, maybe, that's in really
bad shape. We would make sure that once we have our work plans for our roads, for our
reconstruction of roads and such, we'd make sure that we coordinate all of our efforts for
sidewalk with that in mind, so that we're not putting sidewalk near a road that has to be
completely reconstructed, because then that sidewalk would have to come up and we'd
have to redo that. So we would make sure that we coordinate those efforts to do things
efficiently and where it's needed.
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KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. Thank you, Mr. Janover.
And just one comment before the letters to the editor and how Brenda's for unsafe
conditions on our roadways. And I'm actually for sidewalks. I'm for this kind of
connectivity that Justin pointed out. I think it's good public policy; it's good governance.
I guess my point -- if it had been missed, I'd like to repeat it -- is just a matter at this point
of a little prioritization and maybe postponing certain projects for a couple of years while
other projects, maybe ones that are more on the minds of the Fountain Hills residents,
again, with the roads would be. But I am all for having a vigorous sidewalk plan, having
safe streets, having safe sidewalks. But we just have a limited amount of money and we
just have to be wise stewards of that money. And like I said, in some of these projects
tonight, I'm not asking for them to be scrapped, just maybe reprioritized. Okay? Just so
you guys know.
MILLER: Thank you, Mayor and council. I think we'll move on. I think we did get
direction from the council. So thank you.
JANOVER: Okay. Our next project is the community center moisture intrusion
measures. So as you all know, during the initial phase of renovations to the community
center, in 2021, drainage issues were discovered at the exterior walls and the doors of the
building. And subsequently during last summer, the building experienced interior odors,
carpets staining, ceiling leaks, increased humidity.
An evaluation of the community center structure was performed and moisture and air
testing was completed throughout the building to determine the extent of the moisture
intrusion damage.
The evaluation provided short-term, medium-term, and long-term recommendations. An
architect has been retained and this project is going to fund this $200,000 would fund
near-term recommendations as identified by the design professional to address moisture
issues. Okay, we don't know exactly what this is but this is really more of a placeholder
for now. Once we know what those near-term measures are going to be, we can come
back to council and refine that number. But this is just something we need -- this is
certainly a priority for us to make sure that the community center moisture intrusion
measures, the near-term measures are addressed.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah. And just to clarify, this is just to study what needs to be done;
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is that correct? And then later you'll come back to council and say, okay, now this is the
price tag? Is that kind of what I'm seeing here?
MILLER: That's actually -- that's pretty close to what this is. We do have some near-
term recommendations that -- was it Buick was the water intrusion expert that actually
looked at this initially before the architects. And they identified some drainage changes
to the front of the building that would help keep water from flowing towards the doors.
But what the town engineer mentioned is that we have secured a architectural firm that
handles these types of issues to help us identify what new windows and new doors would
cost. We believe that the wet ceiling that was just done, and it's been confirmed by our
other expert on this area that that should hold for about 15 years. But we're still going to
have to -- at some point, we're going to have to put a new seal on the roof, and this
architectural firm will help us identify what the storefront windows and the doors will be
for that building. And I think that's important because we want to know what that is this
year, so we can start budgeting for those into the future. If it's another 15 years, that's
great. But we need to actually program that into our facilities replacement fund.
MAYOR DICKEY: I guess I thought this project will fund the near-term
recommendations identified by the design professional to address moisture issues.
MILLER: It's both.
MAYOR DICKEY: It's not just study?
MILLER: No, it's not a study. But they're going to be looking at replacement costs for
windows and doors and also look at the near term which is the drainage for the building.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you for clearing that up.
JANOVER: Okay. This is the town-wide guardrail replacement. So we own and
maintain about 10,000 feet of guardrail throughout the town. There was a change in the
federal regulations requirements in about 2014, and as a result several segments of our
pre- and post-incorporation guardrail are no longer in compliance with federal highway
standards. So in 2022 the Town had an assessment done of our guardrails throughout the
entire town and this project would follow those recommendations of that assessment. So
we intend to apply for HSIP grants which are federal grants to fund the offset of the cost
of replacing these guardrails, and the $50,000 per year really just represents our share of
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that cost. Again, we would have to find out -- go out to contract, go out to bid, to see
what the actual cost of that would be and we would be able to have a better idea and
come back to council to let them know.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yes, Councilwoman.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah. It pains me to say this, but we just had the town retreat and
this issue came up. Whether we're using these funds to update because of the 2014
standards, which they said we weren't. And what was said at that time is we're just
replacing damaged guardrails. And so again, tonight you're saying that we're going to do
upgrades to conform with current standards, which all the studies that I've read said we
don't have to.
JANOVER: Yes, Mayor and Councilmember Kalivianakis, so what was approved the
other night at council was just for that. Just for -- has nothing to do with the CIP project.
This CIP project is just to replace guardrail that is in place now to just upgrade it to meet
federal standards. And so that's all that this is for. This is not handling the operational
side of addressing damaged guardrail, which is just pretty much put back to current
standards.
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you for clarifying that. Because I was confused.
JANOVER: It is confusing.
MAYOR DICKEY: (Indiscernible) guardrails again.
KALIVIANAKIS: But that being said, I would be against this because I don't think it's
necessary. If we can get HSIP grants to fund it, whatever taxpayer money, not so much.
Okay.
MILLER: Just for my clarification, is the HSIP, is that 100 percent grant or is that a
match?
JANOVER: Yeah. That's a match grant.
MILLER: Okay. What is the typical match on that? Is that the six percent or is it the
ten?
JANOVER: It's between 75 and 90 percent.
MILLER: Okay.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
JANOVER: The lion's share would be covered by the grant.
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MCMAHON: Isn't this another one of those contractor, however you want to call it, that
you have to have in order to have the grants? I thought that's what we talked about to
you.
JANOVER: Mayor and vice mayor, this is actually separate from the contract that was
approved. I know it's a little confusing. We already have that contract in place. We're
fine with -- if we do have damaged guardrails somewhere, that could be changed out
without an issue. We have a contract in place. This is a complete separate thing, above
and beyond that.
MCMAHON: Okay.
JANOVER: That is just to replace existing guardrail with updated guardrail. That means
current federal highway standards.
MCMAHON: So some of this is all taken care of? Right? Am I understanding that
right? By a grant or no?
JANOVER: Well, what we would do is utilize these funds if it's approved to apply for
federal grants --
MCMAHON: Okay.
JANOVER: -- to -- and this would be our matching --
MCMAHON: Okay.
JANOVER: -- our matching funds.
MCMAHON: All right. Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilmember?
SKILLICORN: Thank you, Madam Mayor. I think you just answered my question. But
the $50,000 is the Town's share after the grant?
JANOVER: Yes.
SKILLICORN: Yes. Okay. So this is a nice want, but we don't need it.
JANOVER: Just to let Mayor and council know, it's not warranted. We don't have to
upgrade it. It's not something that we need to do; however, if there is an issue, if
someone does crash into one of these guardrails and does go over the guardrail because
of a height differential between what we've had and what the current federal regulation
says, we might be open to liability. So just something that I wanted everyone to be aware
of. Something in the back of our minds, at some point it would make sense for us to --
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there was a reason why these guardrails were increased in height due to newer testing and
the height of vehicles and so forth. So we just want to make sure that we're staying
current, at some point.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
GRZYBOWSKI: I think I'm expanding on what Allen just said. If we don't say yes to
this $50,000, then we can't use the grant money that's out there. Is that what I
understand?
JANOVER: Mayor and Councilmember Grzybowski, we wouldn't have any kind of
funds to match -- if we were to get a grant, we wouldn't have any funds available to
match that grant unless we came back separately to ask for that.
MCMAHON: Okay.
TOTH: While I completely understand that 50,000 is a fraction of what the full project
would cost and that this grant would cover a significant amount, that grant money isn't
our money. Right? We can't decide to use it on something else all of a sudden; it's for
this project?
JANOVER: Yes.
TOTH: And this project is something that isn't a need. So I still -- with or without a
grant, I still see it as $50,000 that we're spending, which is almost twice what I make in a
year. So I would have to agree with Brenda and Allen on this one.
MAYOR DICKEY: So if we don't do this, we're not saving anything, because we're not
spending this money unless we get a grant. So it's not like by not doing this we have 50
grand to give to something else.
JANOVER: That's correct. We --
MAYOR DICKEY: It's all like just on a line. So this is all paper money. But basically,
this isn't like saying, okay, now we'll take this and put it somewhere else because we
won't spend this unless we get the grant.
JANOVER: That's correct.
MAYOR DICKEY: And we don't know what the amount will be? And what is the
downside to not putting this in the budget right now? If we got a grant, wouldn't we
probably come up with this?
JANOVER: Typically, Mayor and council, many times some of these grants -- I'm not
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sure about the HSIP grants, but many times ask to see where the matching fund will be
coming from. It just might be a letter from the town manager that says this will be
budgeted in fiscal year blank or what have you. We were just looking to see if we can get
a jump on it and have this money, at least, available in the CIP so that we can start
applying for the grants, but it can be done later on. We can apply -- we can still apply if
council wishes us to and then, if this is not available, we would just come back --
MAYOR DICKEY: That would be something I want to ask. If we didn't put this
particular thing in right now but we applied for the grant, would that help if something
did happen and we ended up getting challenged because of the height of it, to say, well,
they're going after it or does this help? It look like we're more intentioned of fixing
them? Just asking a lot of questions, I don't know.
JANOVER: Yeah. Only the optics are such that it would be in our best interests at some
point to at least apply for the grant, at least to show that effort. I would think that -- I can
certainly look into the HSIP grant requirements to see if we need to actually have the
money budgeted. If we don't need to have it already budgeted but just need a letter of
commitment from either the Mayor or the town manager, then that might be another way
of still being able to apply for the grant and just coming back and saying, hey, Mayor and
council, we just got a grant, we'd like to -- we need 25,000 or 30,000 or whatever to
match it. So we could do it that way. We just thought we would kind of jump the gun
and have it kind of ready to start so that we can start applying.
MAYOR DICKEY: Would it be good to just leave this in until we get some more details
about what is involved with that grant and then we could decide maybe in a month or so
to say, okay, we don't feel like we need to do this now or we do feel like we need to do
this now?
WELDY: Mayor, councilmembers, and we're just going to go back a little bit here. We
recently had a council meeting in which there was discussion about the contract for
repair. The following day I sent out the assessment. Has anybody had an opportunity to
read that? I sent it in the form of an email to every one of the councilmembers.
Well, I will resend it again.
So as a town government we follow state and federal guidelines. The federal guidelines
through their testing and accident investigation process have determined that the
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guardrail system that was approved 50 or 60 years ago, based on newer vehicles and the
height of some of those vehicles, that the guardrails are not warranted. For the last
decade they've been working on this. They have now adopted a standard several years
ago without putting a mandate on any municipal or state government to make that
replacement. What they have done is make a strong recommendation based on safety and
liability. A few years ago, when we brought this, it was based on those federal and state
recommendations. It's also noted, while there isn't a requirement for us to do this, there is
one for us to have a plan. This is that plan. Where the requirement does come into place
is that, if we do any substantial work on any one of our roadways where we are not in
compliance with the federal government, it then becomes a mandate and not an option.
So the plan is a planning document. The ask for funding is, should a grant come up, we
want to have the ability to match that. This money is not earmarked for anything else and
simply remains in the CIP budget if we do not get a grant.
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, for that explanation, Ms. Mayor.
So I guess what you're saying is that the money would be held in limbo. If we were to
get a grant, they would come back before council and then we would vote on the actual
expense? Is that the long and the short of it?
WELDY: We would come back when a grant became available?
KALIVIANAKIS: Yes.
WELDY: Unless it was due tomorrow and I'd admit --
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah.
WELDY: -- we would come before you and ask you for permission to apply for it --
KALIVIANAKIS: Right.
WELDY: -- and explain that this is what that funding was for.
KALIVIANAKIS: I just wanted to clarify that, just so that everyone at home knew that,
yeah, this -- we would get another bite at the apple, so to speak. And so we would get a
chance to actually approve the actual funding. Just to -- I happen to be a lawyer, Ms.
Mayor, and the application for the funding wouldn't mitigate the damages in an accident.
They would go after us for the full funding, and just because we made the application for
the upgraded guardrails, that's my legal opinion, it wouldn't shield us from liability.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. I appreciate that.
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Would you like to take a break till 8?
MILLER: Sure.
MAYOR DICKEY: All right. Thanks.
CLERKS NOTE: Council recessed at 7:50 p.m. and reconvened at 8:00 p.m.
JANOVER: Director Weldy spoke about earlier. So this maintains and repairs town-
wide stormwater infrastructure and includes pipe cleaning, inspecting, maintenance, and
treatments, installation of pipe lining and so forth. So we're responsible for the
maintenance and repair of a large number of draining structures and that includes pipe
culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, curb openings at the drainage parcels that we have all
over the town. And these are all essential components of our storm drain network. So
these convey large amounts of runoff to our washes, mitigating the flooding concerns.
And many of these large pipe culverts were installed by the county pre-incorporation. So
some of these are approaching 40-plus years of age. And so maintenance is essential; it's
critical to minimize the risk of failure during and after flooding events. So we are
requesting to continue funding the program at $150,000 annually. And again, we come
back every year to request this funding. Thank you.
Our next project here is bridge repair. That's another multi-year, $75,000 annual request.
And this program is allocated for ongoing maintenance and to repair deficiencies to the
existing town-maintained bridges. So ADOT, or the Arizona Department of
Transportation, their bridge group conducts bridge inspections every four years in the
town on our 23 bridges. And in 2022, which is when they did their last inspection, three
of our bridges were noted to require maintenance. One was the Sunridge Drive bridge,
it's apart awash. And we have to repair and stabilize the culvert approach. One is the
Sunridge Drive at Cholula Wash. We have to repair some erosion behind the southeast
corner wing wall. And the other is the Golden Eagle Boulevard at Bristol Wash. We
have to patch a spall with exposed rebar at the inlet side of the south barrel. And that's
the photo that's on the lefthand side.
So by performing regular maintenance on the bridges, that addresses issues before they
become really serious and save the Town money over time. So again, we are requesting
$75,000 annually to maintain and repair our bridges as needed. And again, we may or
may not use the entire allotment, depending upon our needs every year.
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KALIVIANAKIS: And I was just curious. And if you don't know this answer, it's okay.
But did we use the whole allotment last year?
JANOVER: This is actually the first year that we're asking for this. Yeah. So we've
never had this program before. We would come back, I guess, as needed we would; if we
had any issues in the past -- before my time. I guess, we would come as a one-off and
ask for that, but this would, at least, help us to maintain our bridges all year long between
the four-year cycle. So any issues that we do see, we can take care of that ongoing so
that we don't have, hopefully, any issues when ADOT comes out with their bridge group.
Thank you.
Okay. This project is a sidewalk on Fountain Hills Boulevard at the Church of the
Ascension. This is the one that I mentioned earlier.
So this project would construct an ADA-compliant concrete sidewalk and retaining wall
on the east side of Fountain Hills Boulevard between Crystal Ridge Drive and Segundo
Drive in front of the Church of the Ascension. So you can see it on the lefthand side in
that yellow outlined area.
Design was actually completed for this project in FY22, under the project 6061, which is
the sidewalk infill and design. So that program actually took care of the design, but
because of the size of this project and the scope of the project, it would need its own CIP.
It's a critical section in our short-term sidewalk gap-elimination program and it does
support the Town's active transportation plan and our 2021 strategic plan for creating a
walkable community.
The Town did receive a quote for construction of the improvements, and based on that
construction estimate, staff is requesting the $290,000 to complete this project in FY24.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
Yeah, I'm very familiar with this section because it's literally blocks from my house. I
drive by this every single day. And I don't see any pedestrians there, and I really think
this is money we could save. I'm really strongly against building this particular stretch at
$300,000. I know there's going to be a lot of engineering and excavation because of it
being on a hill. And this is something maybe ten years from now, but not today.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
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GRZYBOWSKI: I used to live right there as well, and I saw people walking that street
fairly regularly. As a matter of fact, when we drove by on Sunday, right before church
my husband pointed it out to me. Again, this is one of those areas where there is a gap
where you're walking on the sidewalk and you have to walk in the middle of the street,
and then you have to walk back on the sidewalk again.
You can't ask the people that live on the south side of the street to go to the one church
and the people that live on the north side of the street to go to the other church. That just
doesn't seem reasonable to me.
Again, safety to me is the utmost importance and that should be one of our key things as
your elected official. This, to me, is a very important project. Again, this particular area
is a bike path, not a multi-use path, so it is the narrower. And like the Mayor said
however many sidewalk conversations ago, if you're walking north and you're coming
home, now you have to walk south. Well, technically you're supposed to cross the street
if you're walking on the street. Where a sidewalk you can walk north or south without
being against the walking rules. So I am, again, safety over anything else here.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Councilwoman?
TOTH: This is a relatively very short amount of sidewalk for a lot of money, especially
compared to our other connectivity projects and how well the staff did at finding grants
for those. I understand the reasons for that and know we've been over that before. But
yes, safety is important; yes, I'm for connectivity; however, I really don't see a lot of
pedestrians using this area. About, I think, over half of that area is covered by that
driveway that I also never see people in. If someone's really, really concerned, they can
walk up that. But I mean, I've lived in this town my whole life. I was trick or treating
with no streetlights. I was walking with the no sidewalks. I came out okay. Everybody
else is coming out okay. I haven't heard of any crashes in that area. Have there been
any?
JANOVER: I was just checking to see with Director Weldy if we had any crash data.
We don't have any crash data.
TOTH: Any involving pedestrians?
JANOVER: No crash data that we have available that --
TOTH: Understood. I don't see this as a priority, even with the safety perspective.
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MAYOR DICKEY: Councilmember?
SKILLICORN: Thank you, Madam Mayor. It is a very steep, it's hard to even engineer;
that's why it's so expensive. I just don't see this to be in town center. I don't think this is
a walkability issue because it's not a town center. It's not a dense area. This is a major
vehicle thorough through. So I'll pass on this one.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
And again, just to beat a dead horse, there's a bike lane right there. You can see it in the
picture. And I think bike lanes would be safe if you did want to take a walk. I think that
the bike lane would be safe to go there and it would save us a heck of a lot of money.
MAYOR DICKEY: Gerry, are you still there?
FRIEDEL: Yes, I am.
MAYOR DICKEY: Just want to make sure, in case you had anything to add to this or
any of these items.
FRIEDEL: Well, that is my church. And I would have to agree. I just don't think that's
something we need to do right now.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Grady?
MILLER: Yeah. I would say we have our direction. Thank you.
JANOVER: The next project is a low-flow roadway-drainage crossing improvement
program. So this is a newly proposed annual program which would allocate $200,000
annually for the design and construction of improvements at low-flow roadway crossings
at washes throughout the town. We have approximately 30 of these crossings throughout
the town and this program would include design and construction of pipes, culverts, or
other appropriate measures to eliminate nuisance flow across the roads. It will reduce
roadway maintenance costs and sediment cleanup after storms and reduce the risk of
freezing water or slick water on the roadway surfaces, increasing safety for pedestrians,
bicyclists, and vehicles. And the program is intended to address and improve each of our
crossings over a 20-year period.
It's anticipated, though, that the majority of these locations would meet the criteria for
potential grant funding through the flood district of Maricopa County through their SPAP
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as we've mentioned numerous times tonight and it is a fabulous, fabulous grant program.
So this grant funding is planned to offset the town's cost of design and construction of the
improvements. So this is again, it's a new request for a program.
MAYOR DICKEY: What if we just did the design? Would that help? Would we still be
able to apply for grants if we got that part of it done?
JANOVER: Mayor, if we just had the design and we applied for grants, we could
possibly get a -- we can apply for a grant for -- and this would cover our portion of the
design, certainly, for the grant. Then once we know what the construction cost would be,
then we could come back at a later date to ask for, I guess, project by project. We would
be able to come back and ask for design funds or match funds for the construction.
MAYOR DICKEY: Brenda?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
Just to reiterate my objection from earlier, the bridge repair request for $75,000 per year
to maintain, this is another project that is, again, a newly proposed project which
allocates $200,000 each year. It just seems like there's so many of these that I'm just not
used to, that I just wish we could just address it each year without giving the
authorization. I just want to restate that objection for the record again, because we're at
the same point as we were before.
MILLER: You're bringing up some really good points. Maybe what we need to do is
really put together a program, a plan, that ultimately shows in the capital improvement
program what we're trying to do over a period of time and prioritize which locations. As
you can see this location -- is this the Leo one or is the --
JANOVER: It is the Leo Drive, yes.
MILLER: So Leo Drive is, if you go down Saguaro, south of Shea, we received -- I think
it was probably about eight calls in January or maybe it was right after Christmas.
January, people were -- they thought EPCOR had a waterline break. There's basically a
wash there and EPCOR does have waterlines in that general vicinity. They also have,
like, a flush line that they actually have water that comes up and it pumps it out into the
wash. And as you could see with the pictures here, the concern we have is that we're
trying to maintain our roads, and yet we're getting water on the roads and you're getting
the intrusion of the water into the roads. And over time, you're going to start just really
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seeing some bad damage to the road. So if we're going to be investing in the roads, we
really need to also have this be a part of a overall plan.
This was the first year that we've proposed this, correct?
JANOVER: Correct.
MILLER: So because of all what we're trying to do with drainage we have -- which we
haven't gotten to the other projects yet, but we've got a couple of other projects that you'll
see here today -- where we're trying to propose culverts, where we can have the water
going under the road, rather than across it. So that's what we're trying to do here.
So I understand what Councilmember Kalivianakis is saying. So maybe next year, when
we do come forth, we'll have a plan that shows in a multi-year fashion how we're trying
to get at this. I think, I really appreciate what the staff is doing on this, because we
haven't started addressing these and we've had these issues for many years and certainly
they're causing problems for our residents that have these low-water crossing and things
like that throughout town.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay.
MAYOR DICKEY: I like that -- oh, I'm sorry.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah. And I was just going to thank you for your thoughtful answer
and for your concern over my issue with this. I really appreciate that.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah. I think that's a great idea. Because one of the first questions
is the ongoing part of it. How bad is it? Are they all really horrible or are some of them
just a little bit marginal? I think something like this, where you see you had quite a few
reactions, would probably be Number 1 project or something like that. I like that. But I
also appreciate the idea that you're forward thinking and you know that this is something
like a good way to proceed. But as we're doing this balancing act, I think that that's a
great suggestion. Thank you.
JANOVER: So we have our direction. We'll come back with prioritized projects, and we
can pick it up next year, for sure.
SKILLICORN: And Madam Mayor, I don't think anyone here opposes the long term, if
there's 30 of these. Obviously we can't fix 30 in one year. Right? It's going to take years
to do that. I just think how it's structured, how it's communicated, maybe it's realistic
that, hey, we're going to do three this year and then next year we're planning on doing
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these two. And the year after that, maybe we'll do these other two, right? That's kind of
what we're talking about. The specifics -- and I would go, oh, we want to fix this and
protect the investment and protect the residents, just with something more specific. And I
think that, also, it lets people know where the priorities are. I think that when you said
there's 30 out there, wow, and you need details here. This is 20, it's talking about over a
20-year period. I think we want to help our residents with something specific too,
because then if they know there's something that's going to be three years down the road
or in that ballpark, they're not calling us today and complaining about it.
JANOVER: We can certainly dial that in.
SKILLICORN: Yeah.
JANOVER: Thank you. Great direction.
Okay. This is our downtown streetscape improvements project. And this is a project that
would design and construct pedestrian path light poles and fixtures along Verde River
Drive and Park View Avenue. Each of the poles would have electrical receptacles for use
by community services and the poles would also be fitted to accommodate hanging of
banners, promoting the town and special events and holidays and things like that, things
that we do right now with our pedestrian poles. The project is very, very much supported
by our economic development department and it would facilitate the expansion of
downtown interest and development. And the proposed improvements would make the
adjacent lots more attractive for development for sure, resulting in increased economic
activity.
So staff is requesting $635,000 for design and construction of these pedestrian lighting
improvements.
TOTH: Part of the reason I have been so picky on every other project is because I know
that this one's a big one. But it is so important for our downtown area when we have that
signage that's just on the Avenue, people who aren't from town are not going to realize
that whole area is our downtown. And those business owners tend to feel a little left out
when we have events and we do a lot to beautify the Avenue, and I'm not saying we need
a linear park view. But I'm just making the point that I think this would be a really
wonderful step and a show of good faith to our business owners and the residents that we
really care to invest in a thriving Fountain Hills downtown.
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MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: I thought Allen hit the button, I'm sorry.
Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
This project and also the unsignalized intersection streetlight program that will be coming
up later for $125,000, this was pretty much what my Leadership Academy project was,
was illumination at the intersections and the downtown area. At that time, I spoke with
Justin extensively, and you gave me a primer on the Dark Sky compliant lighting. My
concern here is that I thought we were talking about the poles and solar lighting being
approximately $8- to $12,000 each. And maybe you can address that. When it comes up,
the unsignalized intersection street program, we're talking about trenching and electrical
sources and SRP, when, in my Leadership Academy project, we were going solar. And
this downtown for $638,000 to just illuminate that X, and again, the pricing is excessive
to me. And I think we already have a place to hang banners, don't we? Downtown?
So --
TOTH: Not on Park View.
KALIVIANAKIS: That's kind of a side park. It's Fountain Hills -- Avenue of the
Fountains that's the big deal here in Fountain Hills. So I don't think Park View would
be -- anyway, I would be against this. And as far as the unsignalized intersection
streetlighting, I think we could do it for a lot less money.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
GRZYBOWSKI: I agree with Hannah. This is part of our downtown. The fact that it's
been treated like some back alley road and not been as brightly cared for as our Avenue is
a misstep on our part and all of the previous councils' part throughout the history of time.
These roads, both Verde River and Park View -- and I just drew it on the table so you
knew what I was talking about. These roads are as important as the Avenue is and as
important as the business on Palisades is. For us to have overlooked it for as long as we
have, I'm almost embarrassed. So I wholeheartedly support this project. It would be
great if we could do solar, but yeah and yes, we need the banners because, again, we need
to tie it into the Avenue. We don't need to do the big fancy sidewalk like the Avenue has
and we don't need to do everything the Avenue has, but we need to do Avenue-like. We
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need to treat those two streets like they are downtown, because we do consider them
downtown.
MAYOR DICKEY: Comments?
FRIEDEL: Mayor?
MAYOR DICKEY: Yes, sir.
FRIEDEL: Mayor. A quick question. Is there any grant funding or development fees
that we could use to help pay for this?
MILLER: We wouldn't be able to use development fees for this because it's not
necessarily -- it's not tied to our residents and growth and amenities that you typically
collect the fees for. But our ED director just stepped up and she's going to talk probably
about other possible grant opportunities.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
JACOBS: I wish, Town Manager. Madam Mayor, Councilmember Friedel. The short
answer, doing this so long, is no. There are main street grant funding, but typically, that
is for distressed communities. So this area does need help but it's not area specific. It's
the entire community. So putting forth in a grant our median household income of over
80,000, the prices of homes, over 400- to 500,000, it would be a hard no. We wouldn't
even qualify. So I wish, but no.
MAYOR DICKEY: Amanda, how about the economic development fund, the downtown
fund or the one percent or whatever that is? That amount of that sales tax?
JACOBS: Madam Mayor, yes. We could use the downtown fund.
MILLER: In fact, David, do you remember what our balances are?
JANOVER: Currently around 500.
MILLER: So good. About 500,000, he's saying, that's in the fund.
MAYOR DICKEY: So 500,000 but we're not suggesting using any of that? Or what are
we talking about? Excuse me.
JACOBS: It could be.
MILLER: It could be. The only reason why we hadn't, at the time this was put together,
there was another project that was going to be partially funded. It was the roundabout
and all that was going to be touching the downtown fund.
MAYOR DICKEY: Right. And so that's another point. I understand the desire for this.
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It seems like a lot of money. We denied $380,000 to do some intersection improvements,
which not only were safety related, but big time other end, finishing off the downtown
loop or whatever you want to call it. We also had some infrastructure help with Park
Place that helped us and did all the beautification of that area. So I think this is too much
for what it's going to do. It's a lot. And I'd like to see something else suggested in this
area. Park View is wide. The things are -- a lot of the stores are set back. You know,
bank. I'm not saying that it's not an important area and I'm not saying it's not part of
downtown, because it is. It's defined that way. But it's not anything close to what we're
trying to or what we have on the Avenue with the walkability, with the type of businesses
that are there, and the restaurants and such. It's a lot of money for some lights and some
banners.
JACOBS: Madam Mayor, if I may?
MAYOR DICKEY: Excuse me.
JACOBS: So Councilmember Toth and Councilmember Grzybowski spoke to some of
it. So starting here, just as your economic development director but also resident, I
started driving around, like, to see, ask questions of staff, the past. So this is part of -- I
know we've been talking about the Avenue Merchant Association and downtown. And
so unless you've been a resident for 20-plus years or you like looking at our documents,
this area that's being proposed is actually part of our town center and downtown. The
Town has done an amazing job along the Avenue, and so when I submitted this in
December, because I think Mr. Pock shared with you, you know staff rolled up their
sleeves, put this in. Obviously, there was other things that were going to come before
you that have since been removed; we respect that. But in doing some of our business
retention site visits, the businesses are wanting some love; and also for economic
development and community and to be vibrant, we need to invest some money for our
economic vitality. And not just for the businesses who are there. You guys have all seen,
you guys have been residents, there's lots of vacant space. And so again, sometimes we
have to invest money to get some of those folks interested. Again, as a resident -- and we
talk about it being dark or open for business -- I appreciate the dark skies, but there's
times that it just looks like by 5 o'clock we're closed for business. And so let's sort of
light up and show we're open for business, get people into some of the restaurants that are
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on Park View, and then help me. As I said in the economic development summit, I'm just
one person, but help me create that sense of place to attract some more businesses. And
then I've heard from several of you changing our demographics and really appealing to
some of our young professionals.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Madam Mayor.
Again, just I agree with the Mayor's concerns about this particular stretch of road, and I'm
really familiar with Park View. And when you say we're open after 5, no, we're not.
Nothing on Park View except for the Tap House and Phil's and the restaurant stretch is
pretty much -- they now close around 5 o'clock, and there's really very few stores.
There's vacant lots. There's really not much there right now. As far as Phil's and the Tap
House, you know, they've got external lighting. They've got window lighting, and so it's
really visible. And not only that, those are actually two of the businesses that are
prospering extremely greatly. They're making a ton of money. And so I don't know if
they're the ones that need the help if we're going to spend this kind of money. Maybe
there's other, wiser ways we can help our business community than illuminating a street
that really has few businesses that are open after dark.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Vice Mayor?
FRIEDEL: Mayor?
MAYOR DICKEY: Oh. Hold on one sec, Gerry.
Vice Mayor?
FRIEDEL: Okay.
MCMAHON: This is a difficult one. It's a lot of money. I do support our businesses and
our business area, but not to ask an ignorant question, but it seems like there are a lot of
vacant lots here. Are they all sidewalks here? I'm trying to recall, because it seems like
when you walk around like in front of the Nature Store and stuff, there's not a sidewalk.
It goes right to the curb. So I don't understand how the lighting would work there.
Maybe instead of doing this all at once for 635, take a look at maybe doing a stretch at a
time or something that is really used. I just think it's -- you know, given everybody's
concerns and they keep voicing their concerns about streets, streets, streets, streets, et
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cetera, and I understand that. Last year we put $10 million in street funds, et cetera. I
would like to see these streets improve, but I just don't know how much that this would
really contribute to that. So maybe halving it or something like that, I don't know.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Gerry?
FRIEDEL: I was just going to ask if there was an alternative plan that Amanda could
look at and bring back something else? I'm not against doing something down there, but
maybe as Councilmember McMahon said, there's a way we can phase that in. We've got
some money in the downtown fund. Maybe we could use a portion of it to do a section at
a time. But maybe there's an alternative plan Amanda can take a look at and bring
something back to us.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
GRZYBOWSKI: Oh, you want to go first?
TOTH: You got this.
GRZYBOWSKI: Okay. I would be okay with looking at part of it. But I'm also going to
say that just like looking at the Centennial Circle and talking about moving the Five Cs
and putting in the shade structure, just as I feel that that is going to help make that area
sparkle when people come to look to invest in the Dark Sky Discovery Center, I feel like
if we make it obvious that this is a part of our downtown area, that our landlords might be
able to rent the facilities easier. Our people that have been trying to sell their property
might be able to have more interest, because it does look dark. And as for businesses that
close at 5 or 6 or whatever, maybe they'd stay open longer if it looked more inviting to be
on that street. But it doesn't look inviting.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
TOTH: I second everything that Councilmember Grzybowski just said. But on top of
that, we had just spoken about that being used from the one percent downtown fund, and
that's a balance of about $500,000. So we're looking at -- okay, I'll be generous, right?
Maybe not use all 500,000 -- 235,000 for the rest of this project that's coming from
money that could have been used on roads and that's money that I think we're cutting out
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in other areas. I want to reiterate that, yes, roads are number one. This is something
that's a huge issue that we have this backlog for roads maintenance. However, we do still
have a town to run, and on top of that, the reason that we feel so strongly about the roads
is because it's our infrastructure. Our downtown is what allows us to be able to continue
improving upon our infrastructure. And this road, Verde River and Park View have gone
neglected as part of our downtown for so long and this is such a great first step to connect
it with the rest of the Avenue. You're absolutely right, Madam Mayor, it's right now,
Park View and Verde River are nothing like the Avenue. And that's exactly why we need
to do something.
MAYOR DICKEY: Vice Mayor?
MCMAHON: There's what? 500,000 in the downtown fund? I mean, what else do you
use that money for?
MILLER: Well, you'll see that there's another project --
MCMAHON: Okay.
MILLER: -- a request from the business community for restrooms as well. And that's --
MCMAHON: Okay. So why don't we take a look at that too?
MILLER: Okay.
MCMAHON: And then -- I mean, let's just take a look at that.
JACOBS: Madam Mayor, I feel like I've received good direction. I appreciate all the
feedback. And so we'll come back the next round with a potential modified version. I
can be creative.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
JACOBS: Thanks.
JANOVER: Okay. This project is a Shea Boulevard multi-modal path and sidewalk.
And it's a multi-jurisdictional grant application project that the Town of Fountain Hills
applied for through the federal RAISE grant program that used to be known as the Tiger
Grant. This project would design and construct a multi-use path along the south side of
Shea Boulevard, and you can see that in red on the south side of Shea. From 142nd
Street in Scottsdale to Eagle Mountain Parkway in Fountain Hills. And then on the north
side of Shea Boulevard, you can see all that red in the north side, that would be six-foot
sidewalk between 136th Street in Scottsdale to Palisade's Boulevard. And the project
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would require future inter-governmental agreements to establish the federal cost share
and Scottsdale's cost share, if the project is awarded the RAISE grant. And that's a very,
very big if. This is kind of a long shot, but we made our application. And I want to
actually thank our assistant town engineer, Andy Whistler, for preparing and working
really hard on that RAISE grant. So thank you, Andy.
So the MUP and the sidewalk will fill in existing gaps on the north and south sides of
Shea and the RAISE grant would fund up to 80 percent of the total project, which is
estimated at just under 7.2 million. Of the remaining 20 percent, the local funding split
would be between Fountain Hills and Scottsdale, and that would be based upon the length
of the project within each of those municipalities, so approximately 55 percent in
Fountain Hills and 45 percent in Scottsdale.
So the anticipated project cost share for Fountain Hills is 789,000 and for Scottsdale it's
645,000. So the estimated Town share for design, next year, in FY24, is 100,000 and
then the balance for construction in FY25 would be 689,238.
And resident feedback supports the project. But again, I have to reiterate that this would
only happen if we get the grant. And that's, again, a very, very big if.
MAYOR DICKEY: Oh, I'm sorry. Wrong one. Sorry.
GRZYBOWSKI: I used to live in one of those houses just on the other side of Eagle
Mountain, that you have to access through 142nd. And I'm going to tell you, I backed
onto Shea. I'm going to tell you the number of people shadows that I saw walk by on a
daily basis on the way to Fry's kind of creeped me out. It took a little while for me to get
used to what was going back there. So I can assure you that if you look carefully there is
a beaten path of people that have walked back and forth along that way. And there's also
a slew of bicyclists that scare the bejeezies off of me because they insist on riding on
their bike from Fountain Hills to Scottsdale. And I am a big road biker, and I would
never do it. So I love this, and if we could make this happen, I think it would be brilliant.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Councilwoman.
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
Just to be clear, would we have to spend the design $100,000 first to qualify for the
matching funds?
JANOVER: Mayor and Councilmember Kalivianakis, the way this works is if we get the
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grant and we do move forward with the project, then we would, in the first year, spend
the design money. So we already would know that we have the grant. So once the grant
is awarded, the local match for the design would come in and we'd pay for our portion of
the design. Scottsdale would pay for their portion of the design. And then the following
year, there'd be the federal grant for construction. We would pay our share of the
construction and Scottsdale would pay their share.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. Because I was under the impression that we had to do the
design in order to qualify for the grant.
JANOVER: Councilmember, in this case we -- no, we don't actually need to have the
design done. This grant would actually pay for design and construction. So even before
we do a design. So if we are unsuccessful in getting the grant, we don't expend anything.
We don't expend the $100,000 for design and we don't pay for anything.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. Thanks for your clarification.
JANOVER: Just a lot of staff time.
MAYOR DICKEY: Grady?
MILLER: Yes. This is before you because I actually went to a -- I attend the MAG
management committee every month, and both City of Scottsdale and the City of Tempe
had other heavily pedestrian types of projects very similar to this. Not at this location.
Like, Scottsdale's wasn't here. It was actually in their old town area and Tempe was in,
kind of, near the Mill Avenue and kind of a linkage over by the town lake. And I just
thought, you know, this has been uncompleted for such a long time and it is heavily
utilized. When you look at that multi-modal path, I see people every time I drive by there
using it. And my thing is, if we don't get the RAISE grant, there's other funding
opportunities. In fact, I think we could probably get some federal closeout money, which
we have been able to use. And there might be some other federal grants. So my take on
this is I think this is a win-win because there's nothing that we're going to put out any
money on.
And to the Councilmember's question about the design and having to pay the design, yes,
we have to do that frequently with other projects, but for this particular one, we would
not have to do it. And the good news is we might be able to -- because we actually have
this identified in the active transportation plan as a walkable section of that plan, that we
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may be able to get some other grants. It opens the door to grants. And so I think this is
just a wonderful thing and I think we have a good shot, if not at the RAISE grant, other
funding opportunities.
MAYOR DICKEY: Vice Mayor?
MCMAHON: I think this is a great idea, because I live at Eagle Mountain and I see a lot
of people walk and they stop at the light there because some of them don't want to walk
down that path. But often in the spring and stuff, there's a lot of people. When I was
training for half-marathons, I'd be walking down that hill and it would be scary. So I
think this would really be a great opportunity to get these funds and open up from --
coming into Fountain Hills and having the appropriate safe sidewalks. So thank you.
JANOVER: The next project is the Panorama Drive spring pump electrical upgrade. So
this project will design and construct electrical upgrades to the existing pump that's out
there at Panorama Drive and that will just allow that existing pump to operate at a higher
pumping capacity. So we're looking to do is change this from single phase to three-phase
electric, coordinate with SRP on the electrical upgrade. And that will ensure that the
pump is able to divert all that subterranean water, spring water, back into Fountain Lake
and minimize the waterflow onto the tribal land. So that's what that's for.
And we're asking for $100,000 to coordinate with SRP on the electrical upgrade design.
This is a video surveillance cameras. Again, this one of those things, again, we would
come back every year asking for this. But it is listed as a multi-year, $75,000-per-annum
request. So under this program the Town would purchase and install video surveillance
cameras at the various Town-owned facilities and buildings. We've seen an increase in
vandalism over time at our facilities, and having these additional surveillance cameras
could deter vandalism and, in fact, provide video evidence should vandalism occur. And
it has actually provided a valuable tool to staff and to law enforcement in identifying
some of these vandals at our facilities. So we are requesting to continue the annual
allocation of $75,000 for video surveillance cameras.
Okay. This is Fountain Hills Boulevard and Palisades Boulevard. So in fiscal year '21,
an evaluation of the intersection geometry here and a level of service was performed.
And based on the findings of that assessment, this project would consist of the
optimization of the single timing for the existing traffic signal that's there and will replace
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the curb ramps. Now, to reduce the intersection delay that we see there, this project will
also implement a left-turn permissive phase change. Right now, we just have protected
lefts on all of the movements. This would actually allow for protected and permissive
phase-to-the-left turns.
So left turns from all approaches would be allowed during the green phase whenever
there were appropriate gaps in oncoming traffic. So what that will do for us is that will
reduce the buildup of left-turn queues and allow more vehicles to make their left turns
during the cycle. Now, to support the permissive left-turn phase, we need to make
physical median improvements to the intersection. And that's in order to improve the
sight distance for the left-turning vehicles. Right now, we have what's called a negative
offset. So when you're in your left turn lane, and there's another opposing vehicle coming
in the other direction, in their left turn lane, the alignment is such that you cannot see past
that vehicle to safely make your left turn. And the same thing goes for that vehicle. So
what we need to do is, we need to align those and make what's called, either, a neutral
offset or a positive offset, so that you can easily see past that opposing vehicle so you can
make your left turn and they can make their left turn, safely.
So the project will increase the overall intersection level of service and the design is
slated for fiscal year '24 at a cost of 90,000. And then, we would follow with
construction in the following year, FY25, at a cost of 200,000. And we do intend to
apply to HSIP funding to offset our construction costs. Sorry, I'm getting ahead of
myself with my crazy here.
MILLER: I just want to let the Mayor and council know there was councilmembers who
were actually on the pedestrian and traffic safety committee. This has been addressed
before. We initially gave it -- I believe was it a year, or was it two years? I think it was
two years. We adjusted the timing on the light as a lower cost alternative and we tried
that. And it did help improve the stacking and such that occurs with that light, but this is
really -- after having done that, this is really the safest and best option here. And trust
me, we tried adjusting the timing which was basically a no-cost option or a low-cost
option. And this is one we believe we have to do because it's just really improving the
safety at this intersection.
JANOVER: Thank you.
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Okay, so this is Saguaro and Kingstree intersection drainage improvements. For this
project we would be looking to design and construct improvements to address an existing
drainage condition that we have just south of the intersection. And improvements would
consist of some newly constructed sidewalk scuppers on both sides of Saguaro Boulevard
that would allow the stormwater to run off and flow more efficiently from Saguaro
Boulevard into the scuppers, onto the sidewalks, leading to the Jacklin Wash below.
Historically, the water has taken up to several hours to drain from this area and it's been
unpassable after numerous high-intensity storms.
So this project would substantially reduce the flooding and the required time to drain that
stormwater from the roadway. And would improve the safety of vehicles that are trying
to pass through that intersection and reduce the risk of vehicular damage from those
floodwaters.
So we are requesting $165,000 for design and construction next year. Okay.
Okay. Palisades Boulevard and La Montana Drive. So this intersection has experienced
numerous crashes over the years and that sort of concerned staff. It's currently stop
controlled on all four approaches. The project would include the design and construction
of intersection improvements that would be determined based on a recommendation from
an intersection analysis that's currently underway. So we don't know what those
recommendations are yet. The improvements, whatever they might be, are intended to
enhance safety for vehicles and for pedestrians and bicyclists. The analysis is going to
determine the nature of the improvements which might include either a traffic signal or a
roundabout or something else that, again, we'll take a look at and evaluate.
Whatever the recommended solution might be, it's going to be brought to the pedestrian
and traffic safety committee for their input and approval prior to bringing it back to the
full council for your approval. It's anticipated that the project will qualify for federal
grant funding, whatever that might be, because it is a safety issue.
So design is proposed for FY24, for next year, for 150,000 and construction for the
following year, in FY25, for 1.5 million. And again, these numbers are high-level
estimate kind of placeholders for now. They will be finalized during the procurement
and the design process.
Again, this is a safety issue that we want to really address.
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MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
Justin, what do you anticipate the federal grant funding would be out of that 1.5 million?
JANOVER: That would be once we get into the design, do the design, that's when we
would actually take that and get the cost of whatever that engineering construction cost
would be, the estimate for the actual construction. And then with that information, we
would actually apply for the grant. So the grant might be one extra year in the cycle,
depending upon the timing of when we can get the design done.
KALIVIANAKIS: Would the grant pay for the lion's share of this project?
MILLER: Yes.
JANOVER: Yes.
MILLER: And I also want to get back to as well, Council, and that is whatever comes up
with the design, usually there's a menu of design options. And those will come back to
you to make a decision. So it's not like staff will just go ahead and input in whatever the
design is in the following year's CIP. Council will get to weigh in on the design options
as well.
JANOVER: Okay. This is a landscape beautification for Calico Drive. This is in
response to resident feedback and would replace the existing natural landscape and flora
on the south side of Calico Drive between El Pueblo Boulevard and Del Cambre Avenue
with new landscaping, groundcover, irrigation, trees, vegetation, et cetera. Beautification
is proposed adjacent to the Ashbrook Wash on the northern shelf of the wash. And it
would improve the overall esthetic of the streetscape of Calico Drive. And the design
would also consider biophilic plantings.
So with that, the design would be 75,000 and construction in the following year for
750,000.
TOTH: No.
GRZYBOWSKI: I'm also no on this particular thing. I even discussed it with our
MMPC chair and his first thing is you're going to water plants? No.
JANOVER: Okay, I'm a little sketchy on the direction. Okay, thank you.
Okay. So this is the unsignalized intersection streetlighting program. So this project was
actually suggested by Councilmember Kalivianakis. Consisting of overhead
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streetlighting at unsignalized intersections and typically here in Fountain Hills, the only
streetlights that we have on our streets are at signalized intersections, while the remaining
unsignalized intersections don't have any streetlighting. The streets become very dark at
night. The project would install Dark Sky compliant LED streetlights at unsignalized
intersections over time. And these, again, would have to be looked at and locations
would have to prioritized. Streetlights would need to be powered by an electric source,
and that's why we're seeing such a high cost. And those electrical sources, that all has to
be coordinated with SRP. Each intersection would require trenching and installation of
conduit, tying into the nearest electrical source, and could cost in the range from 100,000
to 125,000 per intersection, if we go with, obviously, the electric lights.
Depending upon the location and the amount of trenching that's required, that's really
going to drive that cost.
So we are requesting $125,000 per year. That would focus on the design and installation
of streetlights. That might cover one intersection per year.
MAYOR DICKEY: Vice Mayor?
MCMAHON: Okay. I have difficulty with this because we have so many unsignalized
intersections. I don't even know how you would begin to select them. I don't even -- I
mean, talk about perpetuity; this would seem like it would be something that would have
to be done in perpetuity to keep it up, to involve SRP, et cetera. We also are recognizing
Dark Sky town and most of the people or a lot of the people, excuse me. Not most, but a
lot of the people live here because of the fact that there's not a heck of a lot of lighting
everywhere, et cetera. I mean, I live in Eagle Mountain and it is dark. But at the same
time, I just don't see how this can be put practicality, even at a 125,000 a year, it might be
more than that having to dig up and SRP et cetera. So I don't -- I'm not part of this one.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
Justin, when I was putting this program together, me and you had discussions about
possible solar lighting. Like, I think it was 8- or 12-foot poles. Could you discuss if
there are other options to this program that is on our agenda tonight?
WELDY: Madam Mayor, Councilmember, the discussion that we had certainly included
what would be solar lighting. There has been internal discussion and it has been
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determined that solar lighting may not be as reliable as the standard AC-powered solar
lighting. I've not had a chance to check on that. So to be on the safe side, we simply put
it as showing as being connected to AC.
MILLER: Now I'll be honest with you, a lot of that was coming from me, and the reason
for that is a lot of these pedestrian and crossing points that we've had that have been
solar, we've had those go down. And it takes many weeks to get those back up again.
And so if these are being relied upon for people to cross safely in an intersection, it's
different -- you know, solar, you can use solar in a lot of different ways. You can have
like floodlights on, the signs and such, monument signs as you come into town. But
these are really important. The reasons why we're doing this is to improve safety. I
sincerely believe that the electric cost cost more on the frontend of these, but over the life
of the poles, they're going to be less than solar. Solar -- and I'm a big fan of solar. Trust
me, I am. But I believe on these, I think there's a lot of issues that we're still having.
Also, the solar, with the battery packs that are charged here, the battery packs just don't
hold up in the heat of Arizona. And so while this is a shocking cost versus what it would
have been, I think over the life of the poles, I think you would have seen that they would
have been very similar versus just going initially at cheaper cost with the solar.
So we have these hot lights over here off of Avenue of the Fountains, over by the
Havenly. How many weeks was that out when that went out?
WELDY: Not including right now?
MILLER: Oh, is it out right now? Okay. Sorry, I wasn't trying to put you in an
embarrassing spot.
WELDY: We have faced challenges with that particular one, which is actually under the
warranty of the Havenly. So ever since it has been turned over to the Town, it has not
been functioning and there's been a lot of issues primarily with the software which is
proprietary and not from this country. We're working -- when I say we, the
manufacturer's representative is working to resolve that issue; however, it is a lot more
complicated than we would have the time or I would be able to explain tonight,
tomorrow, or next week. But we're working to resolve it.
MILLER: I also just wanted to address one other point. And that is these would not be
something we would be putting randomly at different places. I think what we would try
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to do is put together a plan where we would likely try to put these in the town center
where we have these crossing areas. So it's going to be maybe, Verde River as an
example, where people don't have adequate lighting to cross or it might be on Park View.
The point is, it's going to be where you have more foot traffic than typical. It wouldn't be
in typical neighborhoods, I think. It would be maybe only if the neighborhoods were at a
very busy footpath area. Like maybe -- and I don't know. I'm just thinking maybe like
Kingstree and Saguaro or something like that. But anyways, this is why we went for the
electrical option. If the council wanted to go and direct the staff to go with the solar
option, you can certainly do that. But I was thinking based on cost estimates, what they
came up with, if you look at the life of the poles, you're going to be at equal cost over the
life of the poles.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. Thank you, Mr. Miller.
Yeah, just looking at this picture, that does not look like a Dark Sky compliant light.
That looks like a unshielded globe. Certainly, very disappointing from what I had
envisioned. I thought that solar technology had evolved beyond being deemed as an
unreliable source of power. The way I had envisioned this was, this could like be turned
off maybe at midnight. We don't need them on all night long. Again, downtown area,
feeding to downtown area, 8-foot poles, maybe 12-foot poles with solar toppers. The
estimated cost at that point was around 8,000 per pole. It included the light and you'd
probably need two at each intersection. So the cost would have been more like $16,000.
And I thought that would be economically feasible. To suspected risk intersections,
again, for safety. But if this is the direction that we need to go for safety, then I would be
a no against my own project.
MAYOR DICKEY: Sorry. Go ahead.
SKILLICORN: Thank you, Madam Mayor.
One thing that we could possibly think about is do more research. Shelve it. We can
amend it to $16,000 an intersection, and if we can't do that, we can't do that. But if all of
a sudden we find something that works for us that could do it, that would give us the
freedom to try or -- you know, whatever that number is, right? Maybe we should do a
little more homework on it. Maybe we could have a little less shock and awe price tag,
right, and still leave something in there and have some possibility. And knowing that
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maybe the technology is not there or we might be shopping the wrong country. But
maybe there's something here that can do it, you know, built here, that could do it too. So
possibly.
MAYOR DICKEY: I was going to suggest that. Possibly it has something to do with
where we got them from or not country-wise but what the company is and more reliable
source for solar and also --
Sharron, you're ready to speak.
I just wanted to say that the idea of it being a yearly kind of thing is not something I am
in favor of. Not because of the expense or whatever, but I don't think, and I wouldn't
want that many that we would have to be doing it every year. I mean, I would really
want to know specifically which intersection we were going for. I mean, you just -- when
you said Kingstree, you know, I'm like, there's a lot of apartments and condos around
there, and I think once we started this, we'd have some public input that we would need to
get too. So again, I would think that there would be reliable solar somehow and it
wouldn't cost this much, and limit where they are, like to the downtown and such.
Sharron?
GRZYBOWSKI: I don't like a traditional streetlight. I'm kind of into the eight-foot
height kind of thing, just for the eyes and for the Dark Sky community. And Grady's
right. Solar really has come a long way, but the battery is the problem. It's sitting out in
the elements. We had a battery in my garage in the house that we just sold, and in the
garage it was safer than it was outside, and we still had an issue and had to have it
replaced. So they're still working really hard on the technology. It might last the five
hours that we need to get to midnight. But then how do you tell the public the lights turn
off at midnight? When you're relying on exterior lights, I think it just needs to be on all
the time. I don't know that you can have a timeline for it. Anyway, I think it's brilliant
idea and I would love it if we could pull it off in solar.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Vice Mayor.
MCMAHON: I have a question, please. You guys are talking about the curb ones and it
sounds like it's difficult even to maintain them, much less -- and staff having to work with
them, et cetera. I mean, I just don't -- I'm questioning the practicality of this and how
intersections would be selected. And given what you guys -- I observed you say about
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the solar, et cetera, it just seems like may not be worth it and this money may be better
spent elsewhere. I don't know. I'm asking.
JANOVER: We can certainly do a bit more research on that. I think we have some
direction. And full disclosure, that photo on the left was not intended to be -- that was
just -- it was literally a Google search of a streetlight without a traffic signal.
Intersection, streetlight, without a traffic signal. It was kind of hard to find one and this
orb showed up.
Thank you. Okay.
I think we're going to start seeing things go a little bit faster now. So we're getting into
our facility projects. So these are kind of no-brainers. Town hall fire alarm panel and
device upgrade, community center interior lighting upgrade at 200,000. I'll go into a little
bit more detail on that one.
So that project would upgrade the interior lighting at the community center and it will be
determined if the existing electrical control panel could be upgraded or if it needs to be
replaced. The original interior lighting at the community center shows its age. It's got
cracks and discolored lenses. It's out of date and the control system is also original and
future failures are going to be very difficult to repair based on equipment obsolescence.
So it's imperative that we get that lighting upgraded at the community center.
MILLER: And Dave, SRP also has some sort of rebate programs on the interior lighting
as well.
JANOVER: We'll make sure that we go for that. Thank you.
Council chambers patio shade structure. So that would design and install a new patio
shade structure right out here by the exterior entrance to the council chambers. The
proposed shade structure would promote the use of exterior public space on the town hall
campus for use by the public and by town employees.
MAYOR DICKEY: As long as it's by council chambers. Self-serving and
(indiscernible).
MILLER: West patio.
WELDY: Without going into a lot of detail, it's actually a level of security that we
currently do not enjoy for this chamber. Can you see out there? They can see in here.
We had a recent -- not very long ago there were some unhappy residents that chanted
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from outside of that door and we were unable to see them, and in fact, the sheriff's office
had to go out there and ask them to move. So the intent is that we are simply -- and this
has been multiple years we've discussed it -- providing an element of safety. I sent to the
town manager a photo of myself standing from out there, to someone standing right here
and you could not see me in that door when I did it. So this is a level of safety that we're
recommending in regards to the shade structure.
TOTH: I do remember a couple of years ago, what you're referring to, Justin. But I
haven't seen anyone out there since. And I'm also going to throw out there that I don't see
that being a space that's used for events. This is the town hall campus. This isn't the
community center or an event space. $175,000 shade structure, I don't know how long
we'd have to wait before we showed our face to the residents again. I mean, it is right
outside the council chambers and I really do think we'd get laughed out of the room.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
Yeah. I'd be a no on this one too. I do recall that event when people were chanting
outside and that just seemed like a peaceful protest to me. And as a --
MAYOR DICKEY: It does to me .
KALIVIANAKIS: Well, there were people chanting outside and there was no violence.
And so that's living in America.
MAYOR DICKEY: You weren't sitting in here.
KALIVIANAKIS: No, I was actually out there.
MAYOR DICKEY: Oh, that's okay. But go ahead.
KALIVIANAKIS: And I was the one that talked to the sheriff's deputy and said we have
a right to be here and they walked away, and they let us continue our protest.
So anyway, I just think this is a waste of money and I'd like to be a hard no on this one.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. So I -- looking at it, I wasn't thinking of it in terms, but
now that you've reminded me that it did have to do with the glass and that kind of stuff,
it's not just for the shade. But again, it's a council chambers but it's not an area that
council uses. But I assume staff uses it; is that correct or not?
JANOVER: Mayor, it's not really utilized at the moment is my understanding. But it
would hopefully invite employees to use that. I think it's a -- when it's proper weather for
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such.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay. Well, you know, calling it a patio shade structure, maybe it's
more than that, but I'm all for the security part. In fact, you know, we've had people ask
us to do more here for security during council meetings. So if that has kind of double or
triple duty, then I'm okay with it.
Vice Mayor?
MCMAHON: Yeah, I'm for it too. Having sat through that -- that was pretty scary. And
it was -- I mean, yes, people were loud. I'm not going into the protest aspect of it. I'm
not going to waste my time on that. But I do think for safety reasons and also this is the
town staff's campus, for lack of a better word, and if they can utilize that more, that space
more outside and really use it and have lunch, et cetera, out there, I mean, when weather
permits, I think that it would be a good idea.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilmember?
SKILLICORN: Thank you, Madam Mayor.
FRIEDEL: Mayor?
MAYOR DICKEY: Oh. Just one sec, Gerry.
SKILLICORN: I don't mind letting him go. I look at the price tag. It's pretty -- it's a lot.
I wonder if there's a less expensive option or waiting till next year. I think we should
bend over backwards for staff. You know, we appreciate them. But it's a big price tag.
It's not full sun all day, and maybe it's not a full sun at all. But it's a big price tag. I
wonder if there's a less expensive option. It's a very small square footage also.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Gerry?
FRIEDEL: I was just going to say that I think maybe there's an alternative. Because I'm
a pass on 175 grand. But if there's an alternative we can look at, I'd be all for that.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
TOTH: Just out of curiosity, I am still a no on this, but going off of Justin's safety
argument, do you have a mockup of what that would look like? Because I'm -- it's a little
hard for me to imagine how that's preventing people from holding a peaceful protest
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outside of the building?
WELDY: It would be nearly identical to the structures that appear on the north side of
town hall. So we have some iron structures there. The difference is this structure would
be slightly lower, and again, the intent is to block the direct view from off of this campus
from La Montana or anywhere along the adjacent area to the post office. I don't want to
be misleading here. I'm one of the very few staff members that use that area and it's for a
personal reason. I go out there to use my Juul. This was just intended for safety because
we cannot block those doors. They're exits. So our only other option is to put solid doors
there. So it's no longer an option in the event that anyone wishes to do harm to this
elected body. That's the only reason for this. We didn't want to go into that level of
detail. I'm not one that likes to plant ideas. This is just based on an assessment after that
occurred and from social media and other threats that came in after that.
My preference would be, wall it off with block. Very, very few, if any, council
chambers, period, have a huge glass wall along one side. We're just trying to provide an
element of safety.
Another option is to change the doors and keep the curtains closed.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Grady?
MILLER: Yeah. We actually had MCSO do a safety assessment of the entire building.
And one of the things they looked at was this room here. And, I think it was Sgt. Debone
actually came up with that this could be LEXAN glass. Well, I can't even imagine what
LEXAN glass would be, that whole wall. So it would probably be in the hundreds of
thousands of dollars versus what's being recommended here. So what's nice is this
architecturally would match the rest of the building. If the desire of the council is for us
to go back and look at some other alternatives, we could do that. I think this is something
that is a really good, easy fix and I think we can always be working on the doors and
things like that as well, as we look into this, maybe next year.
MAYOR DICKEY: So now you're going to put it off till next year?
MILLER: No. I was just suggesting, if the council is okay and it looked like maybe we
had consensus on this now, we could also look at the doors at a future time as well.
MAYOR DICKEY: Oh, got you. Okay. Thank you.
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JANOVER: Thank you for the direction.
The next one is the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office locker room renovation. So that
project will renovate their locker rooms. The locker rooms are original to the town hall
2005 construction. And the finishes and the surfaces are worn and deteriorated to the
point of needing to be replaced. The substation operates 24 hours a day, seven days a
week. It's subject to a great deal of wear and tear. And the tiles are coming lose to the
point of needing replacement.
So we're asking for $125,000 for that locker room renovation for the sheriff's office.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilmember?
SKILLICORN: Madam Mayor, just good flooring or anything? I just want to make sure
that our deputies are taken care of and we're not -- no health issues with that or anything.
MAYOR DICKEY: The final project on this particular slide is the replacement of chiller
number 3 compressors in town hall. So there are two compressors as part of chiller
number 3. They're original equipment that was installed in 2000. Chiller number 2 is
also original but they had both their compressors replaced recently. Chiller number 1
was added several years later. And the chillers are responsible, for those of you who
don't know, for providing chilled water to campus buildings, providing cooling in hotter
months. And we need three operational chillers and it's critical for providing redundancy
to avoid unnecessary HVAC failures. So these are very large, complex, and expensive
machines and they often require long lead times on replacement. So we want these to
remain in operation. The replacement of the chiller number 3 compressors is critical for
the environmental control of the town campus.
That's 110,000.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
JANOVER: Okay.
This is the town hall campus exterior lighting and electrical upgrade. So this is a two-
year project that would replace the outdated exterior lights that we have on the town hall
with new LED lighting where brightness and colors could be modified to commemorate
holidays, special events, et cetera. We'd also install some new landscaping and granite
mulch and address the landscape repair and replacements campuswide. So the new
lighting will conserve energy and provide us with better lighting across the entire campus
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and the landscaping will create a welcoming environment.
Design would be 20,000 and construction would be a split of $275,000 over two years, so
137,500 each year.
KALIVIANAKIS: Ms. Mayor, I'm sorry. I don't understand. I've got town hall campus
exterior lighting and then electrical upgrade $295,500?
JANOVER: Yeah, there was a mistake on that slide. It was --
KALIVIANAKIS: Oh, it would be 157,500 per year?
JANOVER: No. It's 157,500 for the first year, which includes 20,000 for design, and
137,500 for construction for the first year. And then second year would be just 137,500.
MAYOR DICKEY: A two-year project?
JANOVER: A two-year project, correct.
KALIVIANAKIS: And you said those are outdated lights. Were they originally installed
in here? They're the original lights? Or when were they installed?
JANOVER: These are the original lights that were installed when the facility was built.
So these would be addressing all those lights and upgrading them.
The next project is the town hall campus entrance column repairs. So both the northside
and the southside entrance of town hall have these flagstone-lined columns that we see
every day when we walk in. So many of these stones are now coming loose and they
actually represent a potential hazard, public hazard.
Potential options to address the issue. Okay. Potential options to address the issue
include repair of the existing stones or removal and replacement with new stones,
removal and replacement with a completely different material or remove and stucco. So
we're going to be looking at those different options. But this project nonetheless will
eliminate the potential public hazard, and that would be $150,000. That would take care
of both the north and the south entrances.
This project is a public restroom facility on the Avenue of the Fountains. So there have
been requests from both business owners and visitors for public restroom facility on the
Avenue. There exists Town-owned land on the south side of the Avenue, immediately
west of Georgie's, and that might serve as a possible site for a future restroom.
So this project would involve the planning, the siting, and the design for a public
restroom facility next year, in '24, and then for construction in the following year, in '25.
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These are high-level planning numbers. So 35,000 for design and 150,000 for
construction -- high-level planning numbers, and if it's approved, staff would refine these
costs and provide potential design options to council with input from design
professionals.
But what we're showing here on the lefthand side is what's called the Portland Loo.
These are being used in San Francisco. They've installed a bunch of these and they're
single standalone restrooms. So we could put one or two of those on the site. The site is
actually shown on the righthand photo. But that is one possibility. Or we could also do
an actual building, a facility like you see at the parks and things of that nature.
So we'll have a number of options that we can discuss.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
It seems a little pricey. I was just thinking, would it be possible to pay for this program
from like development fees from Park Place phase 2 and 3?
JANOVER: Yes. I'm sorry. I failed to mention that this would be coming from the
downtown fund.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay.
JANOVER: That would be the source of the funding.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. That's great. Thank you.
MILLER: And something that is a possibility is, instead of constructing, because I think
constructing restrooms might actually cost more than buying prefabricated modular
buildings that could be dropped into place. We've had some very good luck with our
parks with going that route.
MAYOR DICKEY: The less I talk about restrooms, I was joking earlier about, I've been
kind of talking about pet relief stations along the Avenue for a long time. So now that
we're talking about this, I also want to bring that up and that's something that I think we
could do too, just another amenity. We have our music in the median and we have kids
with blankets and people that want to sit there, and I just think that this might be
something we could also do while we're kind of fixing things up down there.
KALIVIANAKIS: Could you just elaborate on that. I'm not too sure about that.
MAYOR DICKEY: Pet relief stations?
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KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah.
MAYOR DICKEY: It's like a place to bring so that the entire grass median is not a pet
relief station.
KALIVIANAKIS: Would they have an area that they could take the dogs?
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah. You see them in other parks too. But I don't know what this
would actually look like. But we'll just keep working on that part too.
KALIVIANAKIS: I think it's a great idea.
MAYOR DICKEY: Sharron?
GRZYBOWSKI: There's actually plenty of space in this exact site if you wanted to do
that mobile unit and the pet area beside it.
Okay. So that aside, my original comments were I'm a little worried about Georgie's and
how they're going to feel about that. It was originally brought up in conversation because
of the Wednesday art and the farmer's market. And I know that they've been concerned.
That being said, I kind of feel like they wish the bathroom would be closer because
they're on the other end of the Avenue. My answer to them has always been, well, town
hall is open during the arts on the Avenue and during the farmer's market. And it's
indoors. so that being said, I love the concept. I've seen them out on the street. I think
it's brilliant. But I don't know that at that location is the right spot. It's literally, what, 25
steps more to get to town hall. So maybe can we do a pulldown gate like they do at the
bottom of the steps and leave that portion of town hall open? I mean, I just -- first of all,
I think that would be better for the Georgie's people. And it would give more than one
bathroom. Anyway, it's also probably a little less expensive than the pod or whatever
that's called.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilmember?
SKILLICORN: Thank you, Madam Mayor. I will echo Councilwoman Grzybowski's
thoughts about, you know, location, maybe not the best. It's a fabulous idea of using
town hall. Maybe there's a wayfinding sign.
KALIVIANAKIS: It's exactly what I was going to say. Wayfinding signs for restrooms.
SKILLICORN: But I actually am supportive of some sort of facility. I don't know if this
is the right location. I really have a vision of Avenue of Fountains not being used a
couple of days a week, but continually. I think that the more people are coming and
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using that it builds more -- you know, this vivacious center of town. It brings people to
the businesses. I think it's really special. More community events there. And I think
some sort of restroom might be a great idea. The location, I don't think, is the best and
the pods and stuff. I mean, just keep an open mind.
JANOVER: Absolutely. And I just want to mention that siting would be part of the
design. This was a site that was looked at primarily because the Town owns it. But there
is another site, a possible site across the street, that we don't own. We'd have to probably
enter into some kind of an agreement. But there are other -- there might be one or two
other locations on the Avenue that might work as well. But this was just the one that was
kind of chosen because it's -- we already own that property. It's under our control and we
can put both pet and human relief stations there if we wish.
Anyway. I seem to have some direction on that. So I'll move forward.
And now we're really going to get -- now we're going to finish up.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay. Because I was going to say, if this cannot have to happen
tonight, I'm up for that. So --
JANOVER: We are literally -- now I'm at the -- I'm literally at like the last, I think, four
projects.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay. thank you.
MILLER: And we should really -- these will be really quick. These are already projects
that council's authorized, at least the BRIC grants, right?
JANOVER: Yes, correct. Yeah.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay.
JANOVER: So we're looking at the outer year projects. The first one is McDowell
Mountain Road culvert crossing and Escalante Wash. You might remember that the
Town applied for federal grants through the building resilient infrastructure and
communities program. We did that several months ago. And we were looking to address
three low-flow crossings by converting them to culvert crossings. Now, the first one here
is McDowell Mountain Road culvert crossing, and if the grant is awarded, it will provide
a 75 percent share of the total cost of the project. And while the Town would provide its
25 percent share. So the preliminary high-level total-project cost is 2.5 million with a
federal grant share of 1.875 million and the Town contribution is 625,000. So if we're
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awarded the grant and only if we're awarded the grant and the project moves forward, the
Town would then apply to the Maricopa County, the flood control district to further get
another grant to help us with our share and get 75 percent of that taken care of. So there
was a lot of love for that idea when I first presented this several months ago. So we're
still doing our report on that one. So with that we're looking for design, our share of
design of 50,000 in '25. Again, this is not next year but the following year, and then in
'26 construction would be 575,0000. And again, we'd be looking to get that number
down even further with the SPAP grant from the flood district.
This is a similar -- this is the second project, Del Cambre Avenue culvert crossing at
Ashbrook Wash. Pretty much the same thing. Our share of design in FY25 would be
25,000 and our share of construction would be 237,500 in FY26.
And then this is the third one which is El Pueblo Boulevard culvert crossing at the
Ashbrook Wash. And this one, again, 25,000 in '25 and 303,000 and change in FY26.
And this is the final project. This is the Fountain Hills Boulevard Legend Wash crossing
and this is essentially the same kind of thing. We're looking to -- we anticipate
applying -- we haven't applied yet. We looked to apply to the flood control, again, for
another SPAP grant. And that would design and construct the drainage improvements
here, again, to elevate the roadway and have a culvert crossing or some pipes or
something underneath to bring the stormwater under Fountain Hills Boulevard, eliminate
that drainage issue.
So with that very preliminary high-level project cost estimate is 1.3 million with Town
expenditures of 50,000 for design in '25 and 275,000 in FY26.
So with that, that takes us to our summary of our projects.
Anything that has an asterisk next to it denotes the Town's share of the grant of the larger
grant. So this goes through all the stuff that I just went through, three slides' worth of
projects. And I'm getting very tired. So that brings us to a total ask for FY24 of 4.867
million. And of course, we will take into account all the changes that we're asked for and
all the direction that was given, and I appreciate that very much.
Looking at the outer years, same thing. And this includes the programs that, again, we
would come back every year to get authorization for from this council.
So when you see the things going out one year after the other, we would have -- that's not
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just automatic. It's something we would ask for each year. And so with that, the way it's
programed right now, based on this presentation, 4.6 million in '25, 2.36 million in '26,
975,000 in '27 and 900,000 in FY28.
Subject to change every year, as we come back.
Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you so much for all your work, and I know we're going to
leave. But I just want to say every time you said the word grant it represents a whole
bunch of work by our staff and from all of us who go out and find out about these things
and kind of send those, so we really appreciate that so much. We got so much value.
Grady?
MILLER: I think that's it. I really appreciate the direction we got from you. We weren't
anticipating that it would take this long. I thought it would really go through much
quicker, but I think it was a good session. So thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Definitely.
All right. Thank you, everyone. We're adjourned.
Having no further business, Mayor Ginny Dickey adjourned the Special Work
Session – Capital Improvement Projects of the Fountain Hills Town Council held on March 14, 2023, at 9:28 p.m.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
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Ginny Dickey, Mayor
ATTEST AND PREPARED BY:
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Linda G. Mendenhall, Town 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 Town Council of Fountain Hills in the
Town Hall Council Chambers on the 14th day of March 2023. I further certify that
the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present.
DATED this 2nd Day of May 2023.
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Linda G. Mendenhall, Town Clerk
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL March 21, 2023
A Regular Meeting of the Fountain Hills Town Council was convened at 16705 E. Avenue of the Fountains in open and public session at 5:30 p.m.
Members Present: Mayor Ginny Dickey: Vice Mayor Peggy McMahon; Councilmember Sharron Grzybowski; Councilmember Brenda J. Kalivianakis; Councilmember Hannah Toth; Councilmember Allen Skillicorn
Attended Telephonically: Councilmember Gerry Friedel Staff Present: Town Manager Grady E. Miller; Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson; Town Clerk Linda Mendenhall
Audience: Approximately thirty-two members of the public were present.
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MAYOR DICKEY: Good evening, everyone. If you would like, please stand for the
pledge and remain standing for the invocation.
ALL: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the
Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
We have Rick Ponzo here from Calvary Chapel.
PASTOR PONZO: Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, Council, and staff. Thank you
for having me back.
Lord, we thank you for this evening. We know that You are able to give wisdom
beyond our imagination, so Lord, we pray for that wisdom. We pray for clarity. We pray
for vision. We pray for understanding. As decisions are made here tonight, we pray that
they would be the best decisions for the interests of our community.
Lord, we pray for our first responders. We pray that You would bless them and
keep your hedge of protection around them in the name of your only Son.
Amen.
ALL: Amen.
PASTOR PONZO: Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Roll call, please?.
MENDENHALL: Thank you, Mayor.
Mayor Dickey?
MAYOR DICKEY: Here.
MENDENHALL: Vice Mayor McMahon?
MCMAHON: Here.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Friedel?
FRIEDEL: Present.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: Present.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Kalivianakis?
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KALIVIANAKIS: Here.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Toth?
TOTH: Here.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: Here.
DICKEY: Thank you so much.
Our first item, as always, our reports from Mayor, Councilmembers, and Town
Manager.
Grady?
MILLER: Yes, Mayor. I just had a few words I wanted to say.
As many of you know, tonight is my last night. This will be my last, I should say,
council meeting. And I just wanted to express to the council that I'm very grateful for the
Town Council appointing me to serve as Town Manager, Fountain Hills. During the past
eight years, I've truly enjoyed working with two dedicated mayors and several
councilmembers, incredibly talented department directors, hardworking employees, and a
highly engaged citizenry. I'm leaving Fountain Hills with great memories and the
knowledge that I did my best in contributing to the overall quality of life for residents of
Fountain Hills.
I wish all of you well and I wish interim Town Manager Rachael Goodwill [sic] --
excuse me, I wish interim Town Manager Rachael Goodwin and our staff every success.
Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
TOTH: I just want to say, Grady, thank you for everything you've done for our town in
the past few years and we will miss you. Thank you.
GRZYBOWSKI: I attended the Irish Festival, I guess it's two weeks ago at this point.
And of course, the League calls.
The Chamber had a great State of the School [sic] with Dr. J last week, if I
remember correctly. It's been within the last two weeks for sure. And that's always great
to hear. I took some really good notes from that.
And I'm also excited that the Town of Fountain Hills is a part of the Smithsonian
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National Museum of Natural History's exhibit called Lights Out: Recovering Our Night
Sky. If you haven't heard anything about that yet, you can see a news blip about it on the
town website. You can see it on the main page.
And I don't want to not say anything to Grady. He knows that I appreciate him.
He and I have already had a nice little chat.
Thank you.
MCMAHON: Good evening, everybody. I attended the Youth Drug Coalition [sic]
annual luncheon for the essay awards given out to a few of the students at the high
school. They were excellent essays. They were about how social media adversely affects
them, so impressive. We have invited them to share their essays at our next Cares forum
about mental health and that's on April 20th at the Community Center. It's at 6:30 and we
hope you all attend.
Thank you.
Also, I did attend the Irish Fest. I volunteered at the Town Table and that was
really fun.
Also, we had a Dementia Friendly Committee meeting. We're still working on
the application to become a Dementia Friendly Town and we look forward to that
happening really, really soon.
I also attended the Valley Metro Board of Directors meeting and we are working
with the legislature to get Proposition readied and passed, so that hopefully it will --
Valley Metro will remain receiving 40 percent because that's what it needs to operate.
Munch & Music was last Friday. That was in the Community Center. That was
an excellent concert, very, very well done.
And also Fountain Hills Day. That was a great success, I think. It was really,
really good to walk around and speak with all the business owners and see how excited
they are about showcasing their business.
In fact, I would like Amanda, if you don't mind, to please speak with Betsy at the
Chamber and see maybe if instead of it being annually, it might be semi-annually because
a few of the business members said something to me about that.
So thank you very much.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
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KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
Good evening, everybody. Thanks for coming and for you at home.
Over the past two weeks, I've been very busy. I had a chance to attend the
Council on Foreign Relations Civic Responsibilities. It was a Zoom meeting. It was
very interesting. I got to tick off something from my bucket list. I did something with
the Council on Foreign Relations, so I have something I get to do with Henry Kissinger;
how about that?
This was a really interesting seminar. It was about expanding the idea of
citizenship and ensuring the survival of the American democracy. The workshop was a
guide for elected officials, government staffers, or constituents across the political
spectrum to heal divisions and safeguard our country's future. This things was all about
bringing people together, bringing politicians together and healing previous divisions. It
was a very powerful presentation and I really appreciated it. The analogies that could be
made about the World War II where we were at war with Japan, Germany, and Italy in a
death struggle and 60 years later, we're all allies and we're all friends. And so divisions
can be overcome, people can heal and come together for the betterment of the world and
for their town. So that was a pleasure to go to.
Over the past couple weeks, Amanda Jacobs, Betsy from the Chamber, and I have
been involved in the business development initiative. The Fountain Hills Strategic Plan
specifically mentions business development and that's what this is a part of. The current
program initiated by Amanda Jacobs is in line with our town's Strategic Plan. The past
several weeks, Amanda, myself, and Betsy, who represented the Chamber, has been
reaching out to business owners on a one-to-one basis and offering them assistance,
information, and about the resources that are available for those businesses. I'm happy to
report the business community has been extremely happy with this outreach and we are
doing good by our local businesses.
So I thank the Chamber, thanks Amanda, for putting this wonderful program
together.
Also, last Friday I was involved in the Meals on Wheels program which is
sponsored by the Community Center, where we deliver meals to the people that over 80
years old and infirm. Helen Keller said that true happiness is not attained through self-
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gratification, but through fidelity to worthwhile causes. This is a very worthwhile cause.
These people, sometimes we're the only contact they get in a week. They're very grateful
that we engage them in conversation and it's funny because a lot of them say, hey, I've
seen you on TV or in the newspaper; I didn't know that that was a duty of the Town
Council. And so it's kind of cute when they say that. But that's a great program, I'm so
happy to be and proud to be a part of that.
Also attended the Munch & Music. An excellent program again. This is
something -- for people that don't know about, it's free to the public. It's very
professionally level entertainment. There's only going to be one more and that's going to
be next month, which will be the Fountain Hills Saxophone Quartet. If you haven't seen
them, you have to go. It's just wonderful. I have played with the Fountain Hills
Saxophone Quarter myself and this is a great group of musicians and they're very talented
and I suggest that you go.
Two more quick things is I did meet with Lt. Halverson (ph.) about our school
safety program. We've been tweaking it a little bit. And we were denied the funding for
the Department of Education grant for another school resource officer, but we haven't
given up. Grady's been stalwart in leading the effort, as well as John Perez from our staff
and Libby Settle.
I'm happy to say that this program has been a great success. The police officers
are involved in the schools now. They're in high visibility areas and when they go to
school during the lunches they're doing perimeter checks, background checks, every
check you can imagine to keep our kids safe. And so that's really important. I thank the
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for being such a wonderful player in that.
The last thing is I did attend Fountain Hills Days and a lot of people had a lot of
questions about what's going on in the town and the Town Council. It was a great thing.
I also attended the kite festival on Saturday, which is the Pakistani Information
and Cultural Organization, PICO, and they held their kite festival which is a celebration
in many Asian countries for the spring ceremony.
I did get a chance to meet the organizers of PICO. I tried to do an outreach with
the community and with the Pakistani community. It's pakistaninformation.org, if you
want more details and to do an outreach to our Muslim community because many of them
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are Muslims. I think it's good for the Town Council to reach out to underserved
communities and so I'm working with them right now to get a list of possibly people in
our town that do worship as Muslims and to maybe do a meet and greet or some kind of a
forum with them.
Anyway, so that's what I've been up to. Thank you for your time.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilman?
SKILLICORN: Thank you, Madam Mayor.
Welcome, everyone. I will be brief and I don't need to comment on the wonderful
activities we have a couple weeks -- we had in town here, but I did have an opportunity to
attend Arizona forge (ph.) forum with the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, kind of a big
picture of economic development here in Arizona and what's been going on behind the
scenes there. And I will conclude it with that.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Gerry, do you have anything for the activities?
FRIEDEL: Yes, Mayor. I did attend the Irish Fest as well and also Fountain Hills Days,
and that's all I have.
Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Yeah, it was great because, you know, the weather's been so sketchy but
somehow the weekends are working out. So we had so many great events and the kite
festival was nice and windy, so it was very neat.
Part of my membership with the Mayors Educational Roundtable is I decided to
go to a -- it was called Education Forward Arizona, Helios Education Foundation's
Billions to Gain convening and it's the economic benefits of investing in a more educated
Arizona. They had panelists from the Governor's Office, from NAU, school districts, the
Board of Regents, cities and counties, and businesses that were describing their ways of,
you know, getting their graduation rates and their post-secondary participation increased.
Superintendent Tom Horne was one of the speakers and we heard from students and the
experiences that led them to get their attainment, so it was very nice.
And then also we had our CIP, our capital improvement plan special meeting and
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we'll have one for the budget, budget in between and then we'll get it all together in time
for May.
Then our next item is the scheduled public appearances and today we are going to
hear from Bo Larsen about our Fountain Hills Connect.
Grady, would you like to introduce?
MILLER: Yes. Just real quickly as an introduction to this, so what you're about to see is
the presentation of a new system that has launched and we were using a previous system
that was built into our website that residents were able to report problem conditions and
complaints. And so our Community Relations Director, Bo Larsen, is going to show you
some highlights of the new system and how it works and how this is a big improvement
from what we had previously.
With that, I'll turn it over to Bo.
LARSEN: Thank you, Grady, and Mayor and Town Council, thank you.
And I have to correct you. It's not live yet, but we're working towards it, so I
really appreciate it. And what's the genesis of all of this is that we're seeing kind of
programs get older. Systems get older. We use a program called Munis that may not be
serviced anymore. It's like a Microsoft 7 and now you're on Microsoft 10 type of
analogy. So it still works, but we're being prepared and we're using a program that we
know will take us into the future for the ability for residents to file their issues, not only
for code enforcement but for streets and community services as well.
So let me show you a little bit of what's going on.
This is what we currently have. This is like a Request Tracker. That's what we
currently use. And so when a resident or somebody comes online, this is how they get it.
And so they're seeing some of the things that they have to do. Now, one of the
downsides of this program is this; you have to sign in, so it makes it -- it's kind of a
cumbersome system.
Now, people can call in and the majority of code enforcement complaints are
done by phone. However, this new system is something that's going to help improve the
transparency as well as the efficiency of everything. And it's called SeeClickFix, so that's
the program we're using, but we're calling it Fountain Hills Connect. And this was kind
of a team name and nothing's final until it's final, of course, but we came up with that
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to -- using a kind of a common theme that towns from around the country are using that
use this program, and so we didn't want to be Fountain Hills 311, because you always
have to explain what 311 is.
But it's -- what this is, is like a hub. This isn't a program that fixes everything.
It's a work management system that people can input information and then our teams can
manage the issues from this database or this home page and assign the issues to the
appropriate either department or the person to fix it.
As it shows here, the web portal. It's a phone app as well. It's for reporting as
well as taking phone calls -- or you can manage phone calls off of the system. And so
through the system and it's not all there yet, we're working on it, but we can assign the
work assignments. We can let departments know. Like you said, if there's a new pothole
somewhere, if someone reports it in, they can see if someone has already reported it or if
it's a new request and then the town can work towards it. And that's just one of, you
know, 50, 60 things that can be requested.
It's a phone app as well. You know, I get a lot of iPhone requests for Request
Tracker right now and they come to me and then I forward them off to Vince in the
department and he takes care of it with his team. But this app will also act as the online
system does as well and since the majority, I think we're up to like 75 percent of people
are using their phones over, you know, computers right now, it only makes sense that we
kind of catch up.
So when someone comes to a page -- I'll make sure I'm on something that's -- no,
got it. When someone comes to our page now, they can see a map. And they can see
like -- well, I know -- I have a request. I don't exactly where, you know, it is on the street
here, but I know landmarks.
And so there's another way that they can look to see where they can kind of pin
where this incident is, because they may not have the address specifically, but they can
do geographical locations.
It also allows people to go, well, gee, I see that a streetlamp is out, for example.
And this is from Gilbert, just as an example. Has someone else already filed this
complaint or this issue?
And this will allow people to go, okay, it's already being worked on. I don't need
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to wait -- you know, continue on, you know, filling this out.
But if it is something new, they can see like -- well, I don't see it here, so I might
as well complete it. And so they put in the request.
It's a real simple, clean system. I showed you that page before that was a little
cumbersome on the Request Tracker. This is a much cleaner system and when you see it
in life, it's a lot bigger than what you're seeing here on the screen, of course.
It allows people to add a photo, which is a nice system instead of always having
to do an attachment or something. And if there's no photo, that's fine, too.
But what's important, too, is when you put in the details in the description, you
have to put in your name. No more anonymous, you know, requests because it's real easy
to pick on a neighbor and start those, you know, those battles with neighbors when you
don't have a name on there. So in order for our town, or our team to work on this, you
have to put in your name. Now, it's not going to be used anywhere else but within the
town. It's all part of making sure that people's information is safe and they feel
comfortable knowing that it's not going to be shared with anyone. They can still
complain about the neighbor, but they have to put their own name in.
Now, this is an idea. This kind of shows you the behind the scenes. This is what
the team would see as part of the work orders. They may see, and again we're still new
and there's still a lot of tests and these are off of a test page, but -- just give you an idea of
like, okay, what types of things do we have going on? Who is it going to be assigned to?
What's the priority? And so that they can manage this workflow a lot better.
For the team, it also has a map to kind of identify where are some of these things
because we have three code enforcement team members right now and I'm just using
code enforcement as the example. We can color assign these dots and so we know
where, you know, Bo is working and where Bo number two is working, and so on. So
that if something new comes along, it could even be a phone call to say hey, this is what's
going on. Can you go out there and check it out, you know, for us?
And then also, you know, here's more of the kind of the work flow pattern
showing what's being worked on, what are some of the notes, and the work orders. And
you're only getting a snippet of the page that they actually have, but it'll give you an idea
that it's a much more modern system.
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And just to let you know, we're not the Lone Ranger on this. There's many other
organizations using this from MCDOT down to Peoria, so it's really -- it's a good system.
It's clean. We hope to get it up within the next -- I'm going to say 30 days. They're real
close right now. It's just a matter of finetuning and making sure we're comfortable with
how the app works and looks, and so we're in that phase right now.
So any questions?
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Is that a question?
LARSEN: No? Giving you a chance. All right. Good.
Well, thank you very much. I appreciate it.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you, Bo.
Our next item --
I really appreciate it, by the way, so -- we didn't have questions, but we know that
this is a good step in the right direction for communication and following up on some of
these things, so great. Thank you so much.
LARSEN: It's an evolution, so I appreciate it. Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Our call to the public, did we have any speaker cards today?
MENDENHALL: Yes, Mayor, we do.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
MENDENHALL: Crystal Cavanaugh.
MAYOR DICKEY: I was asked to remind people to speak into the mike. I guess
sometimes people at home aren't hearing very well, so thank you.
CAVANAUGH: Good evening, a Fountain Hills resident.
The property at 16927 East Saguaro, which was marketed as a potential wellness
rehab property, is zoned as C-O, commercial office. In our existing, clearly defined
ordinance, C-O is meant for well-designed, attractive businesses that meet criteria for
professional or semi-professional offices that transition between other commercial land
uses and residential neighborhoods. It specifically lists business types that conform to
this zone, such as accountants, doctors, dentists, chiropractors, engineers, private
detectives, lawyers, and financial institutions.
The only type of counseling services allowed is for marital counseling and an
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application for a business license to operate here absolutely should not be approved. It is
an easy decision for the town staff, deny unless it conforms to the zone, and they should
not be allowed to deceive by using the generic, broad-brush description of counseling.
They need to be specific in their business description in order to best serve the interests of
our residents.
Their NPI number tells you what their field is. Angel Heart Health Services has a
taxonomy provider number associated with being an addiction or substance use disorder
counselor. Their state licensing encompasses addiction, substance abuse and/or
behavioral health services, including crisis intervention, mental health stabilization,
intensive in-home therapy and day treatment. The owners are behavioral and analysts.
Plain and simple, behavioral health services do not conform to this zoning, even
when they call it counseling. We have an ordinance that clearly states where behavioral
health can occur, and it cannot occur in C-O.
To those staff that are involved, what more is there to evaluate? Why should
residents have to worry that you'd consider approving this? Do you think that you can
just expand an existing ordinance on your own without input? And why does Angel
Heart have medical staff on board, if they only offer marital counseling? Any behavioral
health occurring in this location is a clear zoning violation.
To John Wesley and town staff, you have been provided with extensive
information about Angel Heart Health Services. The work and research was done for you
by others. Angel Heart's own website tells you exactly what services they provide,
behavioral health. The town needs to follow the zoning ordinance we have on the books,
represent the residents, and deny a business license to a nonconforming business. There
is zero plausible deniability if you approve this. All interested parties have now been
made well-aware of what services this business provides.
Thank you.
MENDENHALL: Next, we have Larry Meyers.
MEYERS: Mayor, Vice-Mayor, Council.
It gives me no pleasure to stand here, meeting after meeting, stating the obvious to
elected officials, that they serve at the pleasure of the people, the key word being serve.
I'm certain that uninformed town staff have possibly misled that what you're being
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served with currently is of no value. On the contrary, this notice that I will hand out
tonight has its base in the Arizona Constitution, of which as an elected official you swore
an oath to.
Delivered to you, council and staff on the dais as we speak, are copies of such
notice submitted by residents of Fountain Hills, stating once again the obvious, that under
provisions of the Arizona Constitution, after having supplied voluminous amounts of
research on the subject of a business license being issued for this particular use in this
commercial zone, that the decision does not rest with an unelected staff member, but
rather with the input from the people, discussion by the council, perhaps first in an
executive session and then being placed on a future agenda for discussion and possible
action.
Further, Town Manager Miller has stated to Senator Kavanagh that the unelected
Town Services Director, Mr. Wesley, has the power to expand the ordinance to include
this use. We the people think not.
Arizona Constitution, Article II, Section 8, quote, please notice that any proposed
franchise which disturbs or adversely affects the people in their private affairs or causes
any disturbance or has adverse effects on home or property is without authority in law.
The residents, the people, have expressed such concern with this notice tonight
and request that the council take this under advisement by instructing Town Services
Director Wesley to stay the issuance of such business license until council has had a
chance to discuss this issue in its entirety, place it on the next agenda for public input and
discussion, at which time an informed decision can be made by elected officials, not staff,
based on town ordinances currently codified.
Thank you for your time once again.
MENDENHALL: Next, we have Bobbie Kennamer.
KENNAMER: Good evening.
Grady, I never had the opportunity to work with you, but thank you for everything
you did for our town.
Again, Bobbie Kennamer. I live in Sunridge Canyon. I also serve on the board
and I'm still very, very concerned about this park that we're talking about.
I haven't seen the new drawings. I would love to see them. I get questions
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frequently about what is that park going to look like. Most of the people, again, do not
want it. We just don't want it and I know that we had proposed your making it a
permanent preserve or possibly buying it back at a reasonable price. And I haven't heard
anything back from that and I just wanted to make sure that you guys understand that this
is in the heart of our community and we really want to see what it's going to look like.
And another thing that I'm concerned about, when I went back, I think it was at a
retreat that you guys had, it said something in there about, you know, this is what we're
going to do right now. It's going to be trails. But then we'll leave it open to make future
improvements. Well, that concerns me. I want to know what that's going to look like
and I think it's pretty reasonable because it's right in the heart of our neighborhood.
So that's what I wanted to get up and talk to you guys about.
Thank you.
MILLER: Mayor, if you don't mind, I'll have Ms. Goodwin get with her.
Maybe if you don't mind going to the back of the room, and Ms. Goodwin can
talk to you a little bit more about it and how you can obtain what we have currently on
drawings.
MENDENHALL: Next, we have Jerry Butler.
BUTLER: Mayor, council, thank you for this opportunity.
Tonight I'm standing here as a 24-year, full-time resident of Fountain Hills.
When my wife and I moved here in 1999, we knew absolutely nothing about this town
and thus we promised each other that if we did not like it after two years, we would leave.
As you can see, we're still here. We love this town, and we immersed ourselves
in the community by volunteering in countless ways. So tonight, maybe I'm here talking
about volunteers in the community.
During our 20-plus years of involvement in Fountain Hills, we have worked with
five Town Managers. And without a doubt, the one on the dais tonight is the best. Thank
you, Grady.
I know it's been reported that he chose to retire. But personally, I don't believe
that.
Yes, Fountain Hills will move on next month without him, but not at the same
pace, in my opinion. When Grady leaves, important background information and
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synergy will leave with him and it will take years to recover at a huge price tag. Over the
years, I've had the privilege to work with Grady on numerous projects and without a
doubt, he has been the most responsive, always addressing questions in timely ways, even
on weekends, and I must add, always very professionally.
While we have not always agreed on the approach to each topic at the beginning,
his thoughtful explanations always made sense and the outcome was right on target.
Fountain Hills always ended up being the beneficiary of his decisions. I never
sensed that this was ever a J-O-B, a job for him. It was his passion to do what was right
in Fountain Hills.
In closing, Grady, thank you for everything you've done for our community.
Without a doubt, our loss will be another community's gain. You will be missed.
Thank you.
MENDENHALL: Next, we have Liz Gildersleeve.
GILDERSLEEVE: Good evening.
Mr. Meyers recommended during his Call to the Public tonight that the business
license for the Saguaro property be added to a future Town Council agenda before a
decision is made on the application.
I support that. We need to know why our own town staff even considered for one
moment the idea of not applying the zoning ordinance to this property. This is so wrong.
If this is the precedent, why have zoning ordinances at all? I hope we can all agree that
ignoring our own zoning ordinances is not good for our town.
Please add this business application to a future Town Council meeting agenda.
That would be the prudent thing to do. Given what residents have mentioned tonight, it
needs serious daylight before a decision can be made.
Thank you.
MENDENHALL: Next, we have Lori Troller.
TROLLER: Good evening, Mayor, Council, Grady, Aaron.
In referring back to my last Call to the Public regarding the moratorium, I was
advised that automatic moratoriums are put in place when ordinances are being updated
and that's highly unusual, so that was researched in code and policy and that wasn't found
anywhere. So if anybody can quote that as policy, I'd appreciate that. And if not, I
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respectfully request for a second time that a moratorium be placed on telecommunication
interactions, that being applications, permitting, and installations.
Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Can we answer?
ARNSON: Yeah. Mayor and Council, as you know, I've been in trial the last couple of
weeks, so I haven't had an opportunity to send out a response.
I did take that to our consultant and have a response for you and a proposed
course of action. So I'll go ahead and share that this week.
Thank you for your patience.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
MENDENHALL: Next, we have Ed Stizza.
STIZZA: Good evening, Madam Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Town Council and staff.
I'm going to talk about a couple of things that seem to continuously bubble to the
surface and they fall under aesthetic. But I can say one thing, there is nothing more
important than what Larry, Liz, and Crystal have talked about tonight. So we have got,
got, to protect the town. I said it at the P&Z meeting. I'm going to say it over and over
again. It's time for you all to make a decision on which side of the fence you're on.
Either you're going to do everything you possibly can to protect this town, the aesthetic,
our dark skies, our quality and way of life. I mean, the list goes on and on and on. And
we constantly supersede it, so --
Now going back to the aesthetic, so we seem to be in a tremendous downfall as
far as trying to blend new construction projects into our town aesthetic. And I've been
here on and off for almost 23 years and I can't believe what is happening. So -- and it's
accelerated. So all's you have to do is open your eyes, drive around, and see what's
happening. So if somebody could please tell me that they really think that this town is
being blended aesthetically, then please give me the reasons that you think that, all right?
So I want to give kudos to Rachel and Kevin Snipes for pushing -- even with all
the naysayers -- pushing along the skate park. And that seems to be accelerating, which
is great.
And by the way, thank you for turning up the gain on the microphone. So that's
great, so everybody can hear.
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So a couple things with the aesthetic. If you guys haven't looked collectively,
take a good look and one of those things I'm going to just beg this Town Council to do is
initiate a painting ordinance. I don't know what designer thinks that desert colors and
blending black, white, and gray with white stripes is conducive to making our town as
best as possible. So I really want somebody to step up and take a look at our ordinance.
It's extremely vague, extremely vague. So maybe somebody can get on top of that.
The other projects that are going on. We already know about Adero Canyon. I
mean, the destruction of Adero Canyon should never have been allowed so -- and I mean,
it takes longer to do it the other way and obviously up in Golden Eagle Estates we see the
end result of that. Adero Canyon was allowed by this town to strip mine all that land and
destroy Adero Canyon. The luscious canyon in McDowell's. So that's another one that
falls under aesthetic, so.
MAYOR DICKEY: You're (indiscernible).
STIZZA: Oh, am I? Oh my god, I didn't hear the buzzer. I'm sorry, Mayor.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah, it was going off.
STIZZA: Oh, my gosh. Oh, I didn't -- I didn't even -- I should've seen the red light.
Anyway, thank you. Have a good --
MENDENHALL: Matthew Corrigan?
CORRIGAN: Madam Mayor, councilmembers.
I have spoken to the council and the Mayor before here publicly about the issue of
detox housing and so on, and the old adage about well said is well done -- well, I don't
need to repeat what's been well said. And I think Crystal and Larry and Liz have
encapsulated that into a succinct message. And that is in -- on the Saguaro property, take
a good hard look at that, remember and consider what Larry has presented.
And saying that, I'll just have a seat and let the process move on.
Thank you.
MENDENHALL: Mayor, that it's for public -- Call to the Public.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you, Linda. Thank you all.
Our next item, our Consent Agenda items. As always, if anybody has anything
they'd like to take off, they can. Otherwise, could I get a motion?
MCMAHON: Move to approve Consent Agenda.
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GRZYBOWSKI: Move to approve? Is that what you just did?
MCMAHON: Um-hum.
GRZYBOWSKI: Okay. Peggy did that. I'll second, then.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
All in favor -- roll call, please.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Toth?
TOTH: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Friedel?
FRIEDEL: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Kalivianakis?
KALIVIANAKIS: Ayes.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: Yes.
MENDENHALL: Vice Mayor McMahon?
MCMAHON: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Mayor Dickey?
MAYOR DICKEY: Aye.
MENDENHALL: It passes unanimously.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you very much.
Our first item on our regular agenda is approval of our proposed Fountain Hills
logo. Straight to Amanda, huh?
Thank you.
JACOBS: I'm back to talk about the logo.
All right. Good evening, Madam Mayor, members of council.
So again, we're here tonight to talk about the Fountain Hills proposed logo. I'm
going to give, just in case there's someone new in the audience or new watching from
home, just a little bit of background of where we've been and where we're heading.
All right. So back last February during a council retreat, it got brought up to look
at our branding and logos. And the why behind it was, as you can see, there are several
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logos that the town was using. We have our town seal, which is 33 years old. If then you
look to the right, the script logo as we've calling it, that's been used for about two to three
years. The Fountain Hills, or I call it the polka dots, I'm not sure how long we've been
using that, I couldn't find that record. And then the Fountain Hills Economic
Development was created back in 2014, but I will admit and share with you I have not
been using it. I've been using the script logo.
And so when there's so many different logos put out there, we don't know who
Fountain Hills is. So it sort of begs the question of, will the real Fountain Hills please
stand up? And wanting some consistency.
And so when I was hired last March, Grady and I spoke about this and I agreed
that we should move forward.
Also, when we're looking at a brand and moving forward, we need to look at our
competition. As you can see with Gilbert, Phoenix, Tempe, Chandler, Mesa, they've
become more modern. It's a symbol. When you see the Phoenix symbol, you don't need
to know where it is, right? They have that brand identity. And you'll also start to see that
municipalities are moving away from town of, city of, because then it's kind of very
government-y, official, and so they've moved away from that to be more welcoming as a
community and then let's face it, some people don't really trust the government. And so
those are some of the reasons behind it.
So back in June, we did a professional RFP process. Again, we had six folks
submit a bid. We narrowed it down to one. It was issued to Gordley Group. Part of their
initial process was conducting a survey. It was out for about two weeks as you'll see, and
they mentioned to you in January they anticipated just with their 20 to 30-year history 50
responses. Well, our folks are a little bit interested. We received 754 responses and
5,000 comments.
Additionally, we also had three different focus groups. Some was geared towards
residents, businesses, and then our government officials. I've been the lead on this
project with my partner in crime, Bo Larsen, and so we started to see, you know, this was
going to take a little bit longer than anticipated, so we also included our counsel Lex
(ph.), which is now the counsel, and so had those focus groups.
So from there, Gordley Group started to put together some design concepts. So
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on January 17th, the council was presented with option A, and then option B.
So option B, there really was no consensus to move forward with it. There's sort
of kind of a fountain, but hard to see. It's really showing the natural beauty, the sunshine,
the mountains.
And so just going back real fast, council did not take action that night. But we
felt we had a good consensus to move forward with the consultant on modifying this
logo, so wanting to see mountains, could we do something with dark skies, could we add
color? And again, I just want to point out one of the reasons that staff liked this so much
is it's -- again, it's modern. When you look at it, some art is in the eye of the beholder,
you can see the fountain, and we feel like with the three, there is almost that movement,
which sometimes we see that shift as the mountain goes off.
So based off of council direction, we went to work. And so I reached out to the
Town Council and asked if you guys would meet with me one on one or in pairs. And so
you'll see at the bottom, so the left, what happened was the consultant added the four
peaks and you can see a little shadowing of the lake, and they also created an entirely
different logo. There's different variations, but all of them could be used. But if you look
to the bottom right, there's some stars and then a tribute to the dark sky.
During my one on one conversations with council, everyone still leaned more
towards option A, although some shared with me, hey, if the group likes option B, we can
go with that, too. It's beautiful because it's showing again the fountain and the four
peaks.
So some of the comments I received to make additional changes was part of our
iconic fountain is the lily pad or base, some people call it a little bit different. But also
could we do anything else with the -- what we're going to call the spray. Those three
symbols.
So a few more weeks went by. And so we've got some more additions.
Unfortunately, it didn't work out nicely, so it took a little while to get with council with
council's schedule as well as mine. So you'll see the first one, very Asian, concept one,
two. We have added the lily pad. The lily pad was added to option 2 and then the
consultant presented a third option, and then I'll just share with you, all of you did not
like option 3, but just for transparency for all of you and the public, showing it. So
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showing that different direction of the spray.
So based on, again, everyone was leaning towards option A. I understand a
couple people still really weren't sure about this -- the spray. And so we started moving
in the direction of bringing this forward to council. So over the weekend, I did receive a
couple of inquiries from council of, I'm still not so sure about the fountain. And so we
now have another iteration.
I apologize that you're now seeing this. I got this in my hands this morning, had
to modify the PowerPoint. So again, hopefully you'll see that dark line is the fountain
and then sort of the spray and mist, those two lighter lines. And again, to just sort of
show the transformation to the council, the public, here are all of the options.
Staff is recommending option 2 or 3 and then we are hoping and respecting that
you guys will be able to take action tonight because part of again the 20,000 that has been
invested in this project is a third phase. So that third phase is called implementation and
so what's going to happen is the consultant will produce a brand style guide. They're also
going to build templates to start using this. And again, we need to make sure that this
transfers to clothing, to a business card, the stationery, so print and web design.
And with that, but I'll just leave this up, I am happy to answer any questions
regarding the logo or help with a motion. Again, we're respectfully requesting option A,
but there's still B and C in your packets.
Madam Mayor?
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. I appreciate that very much. What I'll do is I'll see if
we have any speaker cards first and then we will ask you questions and discuss.
MENDENHALL: At your dais is a comment. They're not going to speak, but they just
wanted to give their thoughts on option A. They vote for option A. Hopefully, they're
still voting for that option A, now that we have a third option in there.
And then speaking, we have Ed Stizza.
Oh, and that public comment was from Liz Gildersleeve.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
STIZZA: I'm not so excited about that.
Okay, so what do I say without being, again, derogatory? Is this the vibrancy?
I talked about aesthetic. Maybe there's something within these designs that might
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work. I mean, obviously our logos here have lasted because they seem to have worked.
Certainly, our town seal still looks official, or at least I think it does, and certainly seems
to carry the weight.
Again, this is such a major decision. You're changing the whole look in Fountain
Hills in so many different ways, in so many different prints, and it's going to go all over
the place. So I just wish there was more time spent on such a major decision that is going
to end up being adopted for some time. This isn't something you're going to change right
away.
So again, colors? Oh my gosh, I don't know what to say. I really don't. I know
it's opinion. I really understand. I understand everybody wants something more modern.
I understand that the town would not be a part of this, right? So as far as it's not going to
say Town of Fountain Hills; is that correct? But if there's just some more thought put
into it. It would really be nice to see more color options. This still seems to just stand
there. It doesn't jump out. Certainly, the one logo with the stars, then it seemed to start
to go down another path. But it needs more color. I mean, again, color's everything.
And like I was talking about earlier with the town, so and again --
Oh, I meant to say, also, thank you to the town staff and council for working on
which this -- as far as the CIP budget. Thank you.
So anyway, I hope you guys take a look at this a little bit stronger.
MENDENHALL: That's it for public comment on this item.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Amanda, would you address the color, please, and also answer about whether
town of is going to remain, or is that something we're discussing as well?
JACOBS: Madam Mayor, so what is before you, we have kept town of, as you'll see. So
if you approve that, it will say Town of Fountain Hills, unless you tell us otherwise.
And what was the other question, Madam Mayor? Oh, the colors.
MAYOR DICKEY: Color, yeah.
JACOBS: So it is always tricky to show color. So we got direction on January 17th to
show color. We will, once we get direction, we'll play with more color options, but that's
again towards the implementation. As you'll see, there's been three variations, two new
logos. If we don't start moving the needle, I will have to come back to you for more
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money, and I'm trying to keep it at the 20,000 with the other phases. But yes, there will
be additional color options. And then also to remind everybody, this is going on let's just
say different ads. Sometimes you're not going to use the full color because it could start
to compete. So you may use a white, you may use a black, and that's where we leave it
up to the graphic design professionals.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
So basically, you always wanted us to look at logos using all the same colors, so
that we weren't making a decision based on I like red better than blue, or I like purple
better than whatever. So these are purposely this way, so that we're really focusing on
the logo. But depending on if it's a shirt or whatever, or a piece of paper, it's going to be
different colors.
And then the official seal, we will continue to use that as our official seal, so we'll
have that and then we'll have this new more updated one.
JACOBS: So that's correct. I failed to mention that. So we'll continue to use the town
seal in official capacity, so when it makes sense.
But let's just say I am writing a letter or doing a presentation, and I've shared this
with most of you, the day after our first conversations one on one I had the opportunity,
thanks to the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, to actually give a pitch to over ten site
selectors from all over the United States. So again, we're trying to appeal to employers,
employees, create that sense of place, try to attract and bring some young professionals.
So this is again, art is in the eye of the beholder, but this is a little bit more hip than the
town seal. And I don't mean any disrespect.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
I see lit up Councilmember Friedel. Would you like to comment?
GRZYBOWSKI: That's actually me. I noticed that they switched the cards, so I didn't
want to just like switch it in the middle of my having the button pressed, but I can do that.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: First, I really appreciate the fact that we're trying to make a more
modern, current version of the logo. Like you say, we need to attract some younger
people into town. If we don't, then there may not be anybody left in town. So it's
important to keep the younger people in.
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That being said -- thank you, Grady, I'll swap it out in a second.
That being said, I have not consulted with the two people that I told you about the
last meeting that called this the Sydney Opera House and the napkin holder, but I do feel
like we've lost those two things that those people confided in me about.
And I still like A. I'm leaning towards 3. I kind of like how the back end, you
can see that it's the mist that gets lighter in the background. And I don't mind dropping
the town of. Honestly, most people don't understand the difference between a city and
town in any state, so I feel like just saying Fountain Hills, just like all the other people are
dropping it, I don't have a problem with it at all.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
TOTH: You can see me nodding along, because I'm still just as giddy as when I saw this
the first time. And then the version 3, I love even more because it completely takes out
that napkin holder and Sydney Opera House thing we're kind of worried about. But I am
so, so thrilled that we have the lily pad in there. I think that is such a staple of the
community. I love it. Option A, version 3, I'm all for it.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
Yeah, it's funny, because I pulled out the February 1st edition of the Fountain
Hills Times today and just found a review of what they thought about it and I know it did
get a mediocre review, but I see you've done a lot on work on this and I really appreciate
that. Yeah, quoted in that article was Councilwoman Grzybowski that did mention the
napkin holder and the Sydney Opera House. And so I'm glad that you took that to heart.
I think we all kind of had a good laugh that night and I think it was funny. But you seem
to have captured the essence of our guidance.
I do like number 3, the variation number 3. That looks good. I might tweak it a
little bit and make the fountain go a little up, higher, and then with the splash, because it
looks like it's going on the side right now. And so if we could kind of tweak that, that
would be great. But overall, I think that's a much more improved one that I think that I
could live with, too.
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As far as the town of, you know, when you showed us our competition, I'm not
sure they're our competition, but you showed them to us and you know, Tempe, Gilbert, I
kind of like that and so I would be for removing the town of and just put Fountain Hills
on there. And I think it's cleaner. It's a better look.
So thank you for all the hard work that you've done. I can see it in the work
product.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
MENDENHALL: Yes, I have. Lori Troller would like to speak.
TROLLER: I'm not taking away from your work at all. This is a lot, I know. But just
me looking at this, this is just an aesthetic thing. The ones on the top, and I can't unsee
the napkin holder, it's a 3D dimensional thing and the base, that being the fountain itself,
is also 3D. But on the three lower, version 1, 2, and 3, the mountains are straight on flat,
so is the base of the fountain, yet the spray is three-dimensional.
So if we're tweaking things, I would kind of tweak the base to be a little more
three-dimensional. And that might be a little easier on the eye because up top, that looks
nice. It's all kind of at that same angle. It looks like it's coming up from a little high, but
when you see the lower ones, it's like on the bottom it's just too straight. Too straight on
the mountains and too straight on the base.
Very sorry to have done that, but it's just -- that's not a thing to my eye. But I
think they're neat.
But I do love the old emblem and that's really weird that I would do that because
that's not me. But I'm glad we're keeping that any capacity, so thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Vice Mayor?
MCMAHON: Thank you, Amanda, for all your hard work.
I like the original A. I think it's much more sophisticated and I think it's in line
more with the logo as well that we currently have and hopefully we're still going to use
that particular one.
I like the -- I guess it is -- if we have to go with having the mountains behind it,
the B one, because I think it's more 3D.
The last one, I think it looks more like a loop versus a fountain, even though it
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fades. I don't think it has the same 3D effect to use her verbiage.
But again, I prefer A. But thank you so much for all your hard work. I appreciate
it.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Gerry, did you have anything?
FRIEDEL: I like option 3 the best out of all of them, I think.
Amanda, you captured everything everybody brought up, the lily, the mountain,
and then the redefined fountain. So good job, well done, and thank you for your hard
work.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
I liked the first one, you know, straight off the bat, and I also like variation 2. But
it sounds like everybody likes variation 3. I don't know -- I get what you're saying about
making it more straighter, but I don't know if we're to the point of fooling around with
anymore. So I think variation 3 sounds like the go-to, and also I'm okay with taking town
of out. I like that, just Fountain Hills.
So did you feel like -- well, should we do that like as an amendment or something
like -- when we do the motion?
JACOBS: Yeah, so Madam Mayor, if someone wants to make a motion, if you could just
say I approve option A, variation 3, with the removal of town of.
MAYOR DICKEY: Sharron?
Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Oh.
GRZYBOWSKI: Go ahead, Brenda.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. Yeah, I think we hit the tree at the same time.
I guess, as you work with the company, could you have them straighten that out a
little bit more? I mean, is that within the realm of reason?
JACOBS: So Madam Mayor, Councilwoman Kalivianakis, so yes. Even though this is
what you're approving and it's like somewhat final, again, we're going to continue to
work on colors. We'll modify sort of the direction and again, if they start to say we can't
do this, I'll make sure to keep you apprised because there were some things they couldn't
do today I won't get into because again, don't want to put additional visuals out there
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besides the fancy napkin holder. But yes, so there's still that option.
MAYOR DICKEY: That'd be really appreciated because I think it also would take -- I
don't know, you said a loop. It would kind of help that part of it, too. So it's almost the
same as the other one, except, you know, it's not going to have that same 3D look to it.
So somebody want to make the motion? Sharron?
GRZYBOWSKI: Move to approve option A, variation 3, of the new Fountain Hills logo
with the exception of the words town of.
TOTH: Second.
MAYOR DICKEY: We have a motion and a second. A roll call, please?
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Friedel?
FRIEDEL: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Kalivianakis?
KALIVIANAKIS: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: Yes.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Toth?
TOTH: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Vice Mayor McMahon?
MCMAHON: Reluctantly, aye.
MENDENHALL: Mayor Dickey?
MAYOR DICKEY: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Aye. It passes unanimously.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you very much.
JACOBS: Mayor, just one thing. Don't get too excited, but again we're going to start
using it. There's still some additional work we need to do, the implementation, so give
myself, Bo, as well as the consultation about 30 to 45 days. But again, we'll keep you
apprised and we'll make a big splash.
Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. So now Bo and you give us great things that we can't
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use yet.
Thank you.
JACOBS: Thanks, guys.
MAYOR DICKEY: Our next item is a budget transfer. David -- or Grady, did you have
just -- to intro?
MILLER: No. Mr. Pock, our Chief Financial Officer, will give you an overview of these
transfers and what they're for and why we're making these.
So with that, I'll turn it over to Mr. Pock.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
POCK: Perfect.
Mayor, Council, if you approve this, they'll be able to start using it tomorrow, so
just so you know.
MAYOR DICKEY: Oh, good one.
POCK: I do not have a presentation for you, just what's in your packet, as far as the
transfers. There's three. Obviously, the most substantial is the 3.7 million to Streets, to
the Streets Fund for pavement maintenance. And then there's two additional transfers,
one for Facilities Ops to do some landscaping work here around Town Hall, and then
20,000 for Economic Development for marketing and advertising, so --
Is there any specific questions that you might have about any of those?
MAYOR DICKEY: I'm not seeing any. Do we have any speaker cards?
MENDENHALL: We have one, Mayor, and it's Barry Wolborsky.
WOLBORSKY: I bet you don't know what I'm going to talk about.
I am Barry Wolborsky and I'm a resident of Fountain Hills and I am the Treasurer
of the Sunridge Canyon Community Association. And of course, I'm going to talk about
the park.
MAYOR DICKEY: Sir?
WOLBORSKY: Several members --
MAYOR DICKEY: Sir, did you want to talk on this agenda item? Because that's --
WOLBORSKY: Yeah. There's a -- in the funding, there's funding for the park, which I
would like removed.
MAYOR DICKEY: I don't think there is any funding for the park in this particular thing.
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This is just moving --
David, maybe --
WOLBORSKY: Wasn't that addressed as a capital expenditure?
MAYOR DICKEY: Maybe David could explain a little bit. Thanks.
POCK: So in this transfer, there's no transfers -- there's only one transfer from the capital
fund, which was taken from the project, the Golden Eagle impoundment area. But there
wasn't anything for Sunridge Park.
WOLBORSKY: There was nothing in it?
POCK: Nope.
WOLBORSKY: Okay. I'll sit down.
POCK: And the reason the Golden Eagle impoundment was removed is we anticipated
that construction would have been able to start this fiscal year, but it wasn't. So instead
of letting that budget die there, we decided to move that into Streets.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
MCMAHON: I move to approve the attached budget transfers as requested.
KALIVIANAKIS: I move to second.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. All in favor, please -- a roll call?
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Friedel?
FRIEDEL: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Kalivianakis?
KALIVIANAKIS: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Toth?
TOTH: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Vice Mayor McMahon?
MCMAHON: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Mayor Dickey?
MAYOR DICKEY: Aye.
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Thank you.
MENDENHALL: It passes unanimously.
MAYOR DICKEY: Very good. Our next item is approving our proposed updates as
discussed at our retreat.
Grady?
MILLER: Yes, Mayor.
So what is before you, there were some what I call housekeeping items that we
talked about before with the council. One specifically was scheduled public appearance
that residents could ask to be added to a future agenda and be scheduled to speak. That
was one of the items that we were recommending that we would remove.
The other part of this is the distribution of notices and agendas. We are
specifically asking for some changes there. Also, agenda preparation. And then also
order of business for the agenda. We're recommending some other changes with that.
I'm going to turn it over to Linda, our Town Clerk, who actually is the one who
did the work on this and she can go into a little bit of a presentation that she's prepared
for this.
With that, I'll turn it over to Ms. Mendenhall.
MENDENHALL: I know at the council retreat we talked about certain items, but when I
start looking at things, I start seeing other things, and I'm hoping you'll indulge me on a
few of these changes. But I didn't get to do as many as I probably would've wanted to,
just for the fact that we wanted to hurry up and get this out here and start moving forward
since we just talked about it at the retreat.
But there are certain things that -- it could be updating on page 1. As you see, on
page 1, and I have it up here so that our residents can see it as well. Just minor change.
It's the 12th edition of Roberts Rules. So that's the first thing.
And then on our page 2, we need to update our website, our web address. So it's
just little items like that as well.
And then on page 3, under quorum, I made a change to -- we strike out the with a
seven-member body, a quorum of four, unless otherwise specifically authorized by state
law, and change that with unless otherwise specified in state law or the town code, a
quorum is the majority of members of the public body.
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This will help us if there was ever a vacancy or we have any disqualifications, so
removing that language.
And I also wanted to let you know while I'm going through each one of these
pages, if you've made any notes yourself let me know because I did bring my red pen. So
I just want to go through each item, just to bring it to your attention to see if you approve
of it or not, and then we'll go on.
I added the language on page 3, under regular meeting date and time, adding in
compliance with state law.
MAYOR DICKEY: Do you think we could make that -- you're on page 3 now, right?
Yeah, maybe you advance that, thanks.
MENDENHALL: There. Okay.
And so it's in red. And we're on quorum, and then lower down under regular
meeting, I add in compliance with state law. It's just some things, just to bring it up to
date.
On the next page, under special meeting, it talks about in case of an actual
emergency. That's actually covered down in emergency meeting, so it doesn't really need
to be there.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yes?
KALIVIANAKIS: If I could, Ms. Mayor?
MENDENHALL: Sure.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah, this is one of the ones that I use my little red pen on.
MENDENHALL: Okay. On page 4?
KALIVIANAKIS: It's on --
MENDENHALL: Okay.
KALIVIANAKIS: -- 3.3, special meetings.
MENDENHALL: Okay.
KALIVIANAKIS: I didn't know if there was another contingency for that, but you
know, if there was an EMP that went off and we lost all the power, I would hate to have
to think we have to give 24 hours' notice for us to have a meeting and set up a formal
meeting with the council. So I guess my concern was if we had an actual emergency,
would we have to have a 24-hour notice?
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MENDENHALL: No, you don't need to have a 24-hour notice. If let's say something
like the emergency electrical outage and we needed to have a --
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah.
MENDENHALL: -- quick meeting, we can have that meeting. It's posted as an
emergency meeting and it doesn't fall under the 24-hour notice requirement.
KALIVIANAKIS: So that would be someplace else in the code?
MAYOR DICKEY: It's in another area.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay.
MENDENHALL: It's in the emergency meeting portion of it, yes.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. Okay. Thank you.
MENDENHALL: And then on page 5, that's just another update. Is that 5 up there?
Okay, there it is. It's just changing the web address to the new one.
Page 6 is -- this is where -- one of the items that we talked about at the council
retreat. And this where we're adding that future agenda item category. We're updating
how a Mayor and councilmembers can bring an item forth. And so the Mayor or a
councilmember with the support of two additional councilmembers may direct the Town
Manager through the future agenda item category to place an item on the next available
agenda for consideration and possible action.
Do we have anything we want to say -- everyone okay with that? Okay.
We also added unless authorized by state law under agenda preparation and
availability.
This is another section that we talked about at the retreat and it's in reference to a
citizen group, how they can get something on the agenda. We were going to remove all
of this information, but I think it's so important that the residents feel that they have an
opportunity to bring an item forth, but we need to give some parameters for that. And so
updating this portion of the language to citizen or group, a citizen or a group may request
an item be placed on an agenda through the Manager, Mayor, or a councilmember, as
indicated above.
And so let's say if you wanted to bring up an item because another -- let's just say,
one of the people here told you about it. You could do that under the provision above,
about how a councilmember can put an item on the agenda.
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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (Indiscernible)?
MENDENHALL: Um-hum. And then we would strike the scheduled public appearance
language.
This is just me. I noticed that the word advice should be advise, so I changed that.
And then the next page, this is another item and it wasn't really discussed at the
retreat, but it's something that we need to think about with respect to handouts. I've been
asked a few times about -- when we've had handouts from our councilmembers and so
forth, if that's appropriate to do. And it is appropriate, but maybe we could put in some
language to help guide that, so it looks like -- to minimize any potential open meeting law
or any transparency issues. So I'll read this and see if, you know, we can discuss it and
see what your thoughts are on it.
Mayor and councilmembers. The Mayor and councilmembers may submit a
written document handout for council's consideration regarding an item on the next
council agenda. The document handout must be presented to the Town Clerk no later
than 3 p.m. the day of the council meeting. Handouts submitted after the deadline will
not be disseminated to the council for consideration at that meeting.
That's not saying you -- if you have notes, you can talk about your notes.
The Town Clerk will place any councilmember's handouts along with any online
public comment cards at each station on the dais prior to the council meeting and will
announce the documents when the agenda item is under consideration. This process will
ensure the Town Clerk has the written document handout for the permanent record, solve
any transparency issues, minimize any potential meeting violations, and avoid any
disruption during the council meeting.
I wanted to get your thoughts on that and see --
MAYOR DICKEY: Vice Mayor?
MCMAHON: Thank you. I agree with that because I think it's really important to be
transparent and not just hand things out when we're in the middle of discussion or looking
at something and have to read it, comprehend it, and say yay or nay to it.
However, one thing I would like to see changed is I would -- instead of 3 p.m. the
day of, I would prefer to see it by 5 o'clock p.m. on Monday, the day before the meeting.
Because then usually we're all preparing, I hope, over the weekend and stuff on Monday
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for the council meeting and if there are going to be any additional handouts, I would like
to have them available the day before, so that I could take them into consideration when
I'm reviewing the agenda items. I think that would be fair to ask of everybody.
MENDENHALL: What does the rest of the group think? I can get a consensus on that.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay. Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
Yeah, this was another one that I redlined. I think that the -- I don't like the 3 p.m.
I think that it should be up until the time of the meeting, and then cutoff at the -- 5:30?
5:25? Just to be fair to you? Someplace right before the meeting begins, I think that'd be
more fair.
Then the other concern I have is in the past when I've had a motion to amend,
according to Roberts Rules, if you have a simple -- and Aaron, you could probably weigh
in on this -- if you have a simple motion to amend, if you want to strike out a word or add
a phrase, that can be done verbally. But if you've got a complicated motion to amend, the
Roberts Rules want you to put it in writing because it gets complicated. On the other
hand, a lot of times these things, they just take a life of their own. You've got a motion, a
motion to amend, it comes back, you want to do a reamendment, so you can't anticipate
every amendment during a meeting that you might have during the meeting.
So how do we address that if these things have to be turned in before the meeting?
It would seem to contravene the Roberts Rules of providing complicated amendments in
writing.
ARNSON: So Mayor and council, I think there's two parts of an answer to that question.
And I don't want to speak for Linda because she was the one that prepared this document.
But I think it probably doesn't convolute the need to -- if there's need for substantial
written amendments. I mean, I'm assuming we're not writing those during the meeting,
so if you have them to print out and bring, then I guess that would fall under the scope of
what the Town Clerk is talking about.
You're absolutely right that if there's a simple -- excuse me -- motion to amend,
you know, a word change or to change some aspect of it, those of course should be done
orally, you know, right here in the meeting. I would agree with that.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
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MENDENHALL: And I would agree with that as well.
GRZYBOWSKI: Short amendment, not a big deal verbally. I totally agree with that. If
it's going to be a lengthy page, I do support bringing it to us the day before, so we have
an entire day to review it.
When I get emails at 3 o'clock or after 3 o'clock on council day, I very rarely read
them. I might notice it, but I very rarely have a chance to actually open my email and
review it, let alone wanting to open up a PDF from my phone if I'm actually already on
my way here or whatever.
So I would also appreciate the day before, giving us the entire day of to review
and then if we have any questions, we can consult the director of whatever department we
need to do, or if we have permission consult the Town Attorney or whatever person put it
together. I don't know how that kind of stuff would work. But inevitably, we may have
questions and asking us to review something right here, right now, sitting on the dais
that's lengthy, I think that you're putting undue pressure on the people sitting on the dais
and you don't know what kind of results you're going to get when you have that kind of
pressure.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
Yeah, just to restate a point that might have been lost and that is, you know,
sometimes during the debate, you can't anticipate an amendment might fail and then you
might want to reamend. And again, that could be a lengthy -- you can't anticipate the day
before where a conversation might go. And so I'd just like to make some kind of a
provision and if -- you know, I go to LD3 (ph.) meetings and yeah, right during the
middle of the evening they're writing down this and this, and then they hand it in, this is
my written motion to amend, or this is my written motion.
So during the middle of a meeting, it is feasible to actually draft a quick motion to
amend so they can have it in writing and submit that to the parliamentarian under the
chairman to be considered for a vote that evening. So it seems like this would be
precluding us from doing something that we have a right to do, which is file a motion to
amend and then bring it back and then reamend it. And so I think that's a little bit of an
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issue that we have to deal with.
MAYOR DICKEY: Vice Mayor?
MCMAHON: I think we're talking two different things. We're talking that if you, say,
have an ordinance and you change the ordinance and you bring it with you and all of a
sudden you give it to us. You've already prepared it ahead of time. Where I'm asking for
consideration that we have those documents ahead of time, so like Sharron said and I said
before that we can comprehend it, we can study it along with the agenda and if need be,
we can call a director or whoever and ask questions. Also out of respect for your time. 5
o'clock the same day, getting documents like that, trying to put them together, is really
undue pressure on you and it -- I would think you would already be prepared for the
meeting by then.
And as to making amendments or motions or writing things down during a
discussion, I think that's a different thing. I think that comes as a result of what you're
discussing and what's before you while you're on the dais. I don't think this particular
amendment precludes that. Correct me if I'm wrong.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
TOTH: I can see the reason for solving transparency issues. Is there a way to clarify the
wording where if Councilmember Kalivianakis' theoretical situation were to occur, that if
I were to take this notepad and write down my amendment and try to hand that out to
everybody during the meeting because that's when it was thought of, is there a way to just
clarify that language? Where if the note's written during the meeting because of the
discussion --
MAYOR DICKEY: Aaron?
TOTH: -- do you know what I'm trying to say?
MENDENHALL: Yeah, I think I know what you're trying to say. We could say
something to the effect that it applies to not amendments made at the council meeting.
This would be predetermined -- I think a perfect example, and I can use this because they
also provided me their changes, Councilmember Skillicorn had a handout and he
provided me -- and that's one of the things in here. Everyone needs to give me a copy.
Residents, too. Everybody needs to give me a copy for the public record. But he handed
that out, but he gave one to me, too, so that, you know, met that purpose.
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But these are things that you've thought about and this is great. You know, you
should be reviewing these things and if you have some ways to make things and to
improve them, please bring them. But for those that you didn't do on the fly, then this is
what this is for. But maybe we can do something to show that if it's on the fly, this is not
the same.
TOTH: Okay. Thank you, Linda.
MAYOR DICKEY: Aaron?
ARNSON: And I agree with that. I agree with Town Clerk Mendenhall. I see both
points that you're making here. I think that -- the way I'm reading it, we're talking about
if you have a handout, if there's something that you're going to distribute that's
preprepared, absolutely, whatever day or time you establish as a council is fine.
If there's something that's done on the fly, it absolutely should not preclude that. I
do amendments, you know, I propose language for amendments on the fly. We've had to
do that many times during the meeting just because --
MILLER: Or stipulations.
ARNSON: -- or stipulations or whatever, whatever the case may be. So no, we'd be sort
of stopping our own work, right, by precluding those types of amendments. So I think
we could probably add some sort of language to that to that effect. Whether that means
we need to just bring this particular provision back for consideration next time around
and kind of draft that between you and me, Linda --
MENDENHALL: Okay.
ARNSON: -- maybe we can do that. I don't know if that's acceptable to council.
MAYOR DICKEY: Well, I have a question. So we've never -- this has not been a
problem. If you have a graph or you have something that you want to be included, you
know, and that's information for a meeting then, you know, that would be something that
would be great to get ahead of time.
But an amendment, even if it's a complicated amendment, you write it down
yourself. It becomes your notes. You come to the meeting. We all hear it at the same
time and no one's making a motion or doing anything on that amendment or anything
until everybody is hearing it at the same time. You're right, making amendments on the
fly can be kind of, you know, harrowing because you're like well, wait a minute, wait --
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you know. But that's why we're here. That's the nature of what we're doing. And so it
doesn't mean you have to write it down and hand it out to everybody. You just say it.
You just say the amendment that you want.
So I don't think anything in this language needs to be changed. This doesn't
change the amendment process of a meeting. It just says if you have something to
distribute that you know about by 3 o'clock the day -- or by 3 o'clock that day. I prefer
the day before, too, because it does get, you know, we have our meetings at 2 to go over
what we're going to do at the meeting. We got Linda running around like crazy and I just
think that the day before would be a little easier than the 3 o'clock. But either one, you
know, I'm okay with.
But I still think something written, it doesn't have anything to do with making an
amendment at a live meeting, and it can be as complicated as you want it to be. But
you're reading it orally and it's fair to everybody else and you're not running around
handing papers where people are trying to read. We all hear it. We can agree with it,
second it, whatever. So I really don't think that this changes anything that you might
want to do.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah. And thank you, Ms. Mayor. Yeah, I think we're all in
agreement. It's just the wording. I think that we're all in agreement that if you have a
study, a seismic survey study, a street study, you know, yeah, sure, get that in early. I
think we all agree with that.
And as far as if we did have a complicated motion, you know, I just want to make
sure that, you know, we didn't get that steamrolled in this language because -- and if you
do a complicated motion during the course of a meeting, you don't really have to hand it
out to everybody. It's just to document it for the record, so when we do a vote we know
what we're voting on, and we don't do a vote and then say, well, I didn't mean that. That
wasn't supposed to be -- it's the reverse I said. It's just to clarify the record, so when we
vote, we know what we voted on. That's simply it. And so as long as, you know, we're
in agreement on that, I think we have consensus.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Gerry, did you want to say anything?
FRIEDEL: Mayor, the only thing I would say that I would add is that I agree with the
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amendment, but if the Mayor or a councilmember has an important document, like Allen
shared something at one of the meetings, I don't think we should have a time limit on that
the day before. I think we should be able to take it to the meeting and then disseminate it
and make sure that Linda gets a copy of it. Because there's quite often times that we
come up with information, and I haven't seen a lot of that, but there could be a time when
we have an important piece of information that we need to share and we have a deadline
for sharing that? I'm not sure I'm in on that.
That's all I have.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Thank you, Gerry.
I'll add to that, though, that I noticed the last couple times we did it, the folks here
and obviously the ones on -- that are watching on the television or on their computers,
we're all reading something that they can't see. And I'd really rather have it be oral. So
that -- I still agree with adding this part, making this change.
Vice Mayor?
MCMAHON: I'd still like it the day before. I just think it's important and if it's that
important to have a handout, that's significant and it needs to be considered in advance of
coming to the meeting while we're studying the agenda for the totality of the
circumstances and then again to be able to call if we want to speak with a director or
somebody else about it.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
GRZYBOWSKI: One more comment.
MAYOR DICKEY: I'm sorry.
GRZYBOWSKI: If the majority wants the day of, I do ask that it not be later than 3
o'clock. I don't think that's fair to our Town Clerk. I know she's usually here by 5 or 5:10
every day because I'm usually here by 5:10, so I see her every time I'm in. So I don't
think after 3 is fair to our Town Clerk, but I would like it the day before so that I have a --
we all have a chance to review it.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
MENDENHALL: Do we have consensus on the day of? I mean, how many people are
okay with the day of, or how many people want the day before?
MCMAHON: Day before.
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GRZYBOWSKI: Day before.
MENDENHALL: Day before?
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah, I'd rather have the day before, too.
MENDENHALL: So three for day before.
KALIVIANAKIS: I had day of --
MENDENHALL: Day of.
KALIVIANAKIS: -- at 5 o'clock.
MENDENHALL: Day of at 5 o'clock.
MAYOR DICKEY: 5 o'clock?
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah.
TOTH: Day of at 3, just to be fair to Linda.
SKILLICORN: I would be good for day of and just -- today's logo was presented today.
KALIVIANAKIS: Good point.
MENDENHALL: And Gerry wanted --
MAYOR DICKEY: He doesn't want it at all.
MENDENHALL: He doesn't want it at all.
FRIEDEL: Day of.
MENDENHALL: Okay. Not at all, right?
FRIEDEL: Day of.
GRZYBOWSKI: He just said day of.
FRIEDEL: Day of.
MENDENHALL: Day of, okay.
ARNSON: Mayor and council, if I can just recommend, it sounds like we don't have
consensus on this. And Town Manager was suggesting we may need to bring this
provision back for a separate discussion because clearly, there's not consensus tonight.
So that may guide the -- that may help us advance the discussion forward --
MENDENHALL: Um-hum.
ARNSON: -- and if you move to approve without approval of Section -- what is this?
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: 4.
ARNSON: 4.
MAYOR DICKEY: Well, if I say day of at 3, would we have consensus?
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ARNSON: If everyone agrees on day of at 3, then we can move forward.
MAYOR DICKEY: Brenda?
KALIVIANAKIS: I think Gerry would be against that.
MCMAHON: I'd be against it, too. I want the day of. I mean, the day before.
MAYOR DICKEY: I know. I'm just trying to see if we have four votes for day of at 3.
MENDENHALL: Do we have four votes for day of at 3? One, two --
ARNSON: We got them.
MENDENHALL: We do? We have it? Okay.
ARNSON: Okay.
MAYOR DICKEY: I'd rather just get this over with.
ARNSON: Right. Okay. Day of at 3.
MENDENHALL: Day of at 3. Okay. And copy for the clerk.
MCMAHON: Do you have a timestamp? No, I'm serious.
MENDENHALL: Email is always good, if you can. Yeah.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
MENDENHALL: But I do have a timestamp.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
MENDENHALL: I need it for elections.
Okay, so the next item is the order of the agenda, and we had talked about at the
council retreat the statement of participation. This is just the portion of where it would
fall on the agenda, talking about it's later on in the document. And so we would follow
the roll call. The Mayor would say --
MAYOR DICKEY: Linda, sorry. Could you move the page?
MENDENHALL: Yes. Oh --
MAYOR DICKEY: Thanks.
KALIVIANAKIS: Could you refer to it by number?
MENDENHALL: Yes. Okay. Let's see, where am I at on this one?
GRZYBOWSKI: 5.2.
MENDENHALL: 5.2. Is this it? I can't -- Call to the Public. No, I think it's a little too
far. There I am. No.
GRZYBOWSKI: 9.
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MENDENHALL: There I am. Okay. So we're on page 9. And so the Mayor would say,
roll call and statement of participation. And so then I would do the roll call and then I
would say the statement of participation, which will come in a little bit.
On the next page, page 10, since we no longer have scheduled public appearance,
that needs to be crossed off and we'll keep presentations because we will continue with
presentations.
There was also something noted that the council report for information from
Town Manager is not how it's listed on the agenda. It's listed as council discussion and
direction to the Town Manager. I like that verbiage better, so I struck that, the council
requests, and added this verbiage. Hopefully, you all like that, too.
And then we talked about the future agenda items category, the new category.
That would fall after the direction to the Town Manager.
Any questions? Okay.
Then on page 11, this is where we -- the definition for the statement of
participation is added to the Rules of Procedure. It talks about statement of participation.
Following the roll call, the Town Clerk will read the statement of participation at each
regular meeting and will consist of the following.
And this is more for a Call to the Public and anyone speaking before council on
an agenda item. It's basically, you know, some people are intimidated when they come to
a council meeting and they're not really sure what they need to do. We have people who
come regularly, so they're pretty hip on this, okay, but I would say anyone wishing to
address the council regarding items listed on the agenda or under Call to the Public
should fill out a Request to Comment card located in the back of the council chambers
and hand it to the Town Clerk prior to consideration of that agenda item. When your
name is called, please approach the podium, speak into the microphone, and state your
name and if you are a resident for the public record. Please limit your comments to three
minutes. It is the policy of the Mayor and council to not comment on items brought forth
under Call to the Public. However, staff can be directed to report back to the council at a
future date or to schedule items raised for a future council meeting.
And I think this is important because, you know, people don't understand what,
you know, each category on the agenda is and how they're supposed to -- you know, they
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want to speak, but this will just help, you know, guide them. I did have a comment
today. They didn't know if the council could answer them under Call to the Public. This
would, you know, answer any of those questions ahead of schedule.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Yes, Ms. Mayor, thank you.
Just to share some information I got today. I thought the statement of
participation was a little confusing, so I reached out to our Town Manager, our competent
Town Manager, and I asked him, could you straighten this out for me? So just for the
people in the audience and the people at home, this is not giving another chance for
people, like a second Call to the Public, a second call to participation. This is just kind of
putting everything under one umbrella. We're not offering another chance to speak. This
is the same Call to Public. We're just giving like the rules of the road.
MENDENHALL: Instructions.
KALIVIANAKIS: And just so there's some clarity on that to the people at home.
MENDENHALL: Okay.
KALIVIANAKIS: And thanks, Grady.
MENDENHALL: And then the next portion is, under scheduled public appearance and
presentations, we're removing the scheduled public appearance and so we'll strike any of
that language that talks about that. But one of the things that was apparent is that we
didn't really say what presentations were and so language was added to say the Town
Manager may use the presentation section to provide the council with an update from
department directors, contracted service providers, neighboring jurisdictions and regional
organizations.
Because this is the portion where we have people from like GPEC, Amanda gave
her presentation, and so we wanted to kind of give a definition so it looks different than
what's reports? That's a question. Well, what's the difference between reports and
presentations? And so this kind of gives a definition for that.
And then under Call to the Public, they're missing the word the, so I added that.
And then, of course, all this will need to be renumbered because we're adding the
statement of participation.
The next part on 12, I'm striking where it says comments will summarized and
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included in the minutes. We do verbatim minutes, so that information's already in there.
So that language is not really needed.
On page 13, this is -- we added upon advice of the Town Attorney, it's talking
about speaking before council. And it's just something that, you know, in a meeting, you
can make certain kinds of changes. And so we just want to add that language.
And then the next item is, since we now -- this document was -- I'm trying to
remember when it was created, like 1999, and so we have a new process. You can
submit information online. So let's put that in our Rules of Procedure and talk about how
that should be handled.
Residents may also use the online request form to provide input regarding an item
on the agenda. The online form is found on the town's website. The resident must
completely fill out the online form and submit it no longer than 3 p.m. on the day of the
council meeting for this item. The Town Clerk will place copies at each of the
councilmembers station on the dais and when the item is up for discussion after all of the
in-person comments have concluded, will read the speaker's name and whether or not
they are for or against the item for the public record. Written comments provided
through the online forum will not be read out loud at the meeting.
This is just basically letting people know how online comments are handled and
then we did add the for or against to the online forum. So this way, we know for sure if
you're for or against something, if you've put in a written statement.
This wasn't talked about at the council retreat, but this is something that needed to
be added, so if you have any, you know, questions about that let me know, or any
changes to that before I move on.
Okay, we'll go on. Page 14, this is just that area where it was called council
requests for information from Town Manager and we changed it to what's actually on the
agenda.
Page 15 has no changes.
Page 16, no changes.
17, no changes.
18, no changes.
Now, if you have changes, let me know and tell me to stop.
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20, there is a change. And one of the things, when I was reading the Rules of
Procedure because I'm a Town Clerk, I need to know these things, and since we were
going to voice -- I mean, the roll call and voice voting, it has on there that all the
members would be done in random order for each of the new items being voted on. I
changed that to -- and it's because nobody wants to always be first all the time. And that
makes sense, but it's -- typically, the Vice Mayor or Mayor are usually last, and so I
changed that because I felt like it should be in sync with what is done naturally at
meetings.
And so I changed that to if a roll call method of voting is used, which we are
using that from now on, unless we get a voting system, but the Town Clerk or designee
shall call the names of members in random order with each new vote, concluding the vote
with the Vice Mayor and Mayor, respectively. Members shall respond aye or nay.
Do you have any questions? Since this is not something that was brought up at
the council retreat, I just felt like it's something that we should change.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
Yeah, as we all know, the Vice Mayor is a rotating position. Every eight months
there's a new Vice Mayor.
MENDENHALL: Um-hum.
KALIVIANAKIS: And so this is -- with all deference to our current Vice Mayor, I don't
understand why she would not be, or the Vice Mayor's position wouldn't just be part of
the randomized crowd to call. And of course, with the Mayor being the deciding vote,
the seventh vote. I think that we're -- the Vice Mayor is very -- it's a ceremonial role.
They do ribbon cuttings and such, but they don't have any real formal duties and I think
by making this amendment, we're actually giving the Vice Mayor more authority for
what is just a rotating position that is kind of ceremonial. So I would be against that.
MAYOR DICKEY: Any other comments?
I think it's just a -- it's something that they do at other meetings all the time. Have
the Vice Chair or the Vice whatever, usually a Vice Chair go next to last. So I'm fine
with leaving it and also knowing that it does rotate, so that everybody would have their
chance. So I'm fine with leaving it the way it is.
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Any other comments?
MCMAHON: I'm fine with leaving it because it's an honor to be rotated in as Vice
Mayor. It's not just going to ribbon cuttings, et cetera. You represent the Mayor in her
place and stead when she is unable to attend certain events, so I think it's completely fine
to leave it like that. I don't think there's any harm in doing it.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
MENDENHALL: The Vice Mayor does -- let's say if Mayor Dickey is unable to attend a
meeting, the Vice Mayor would step up and be presiding officer of that meeting. That's
why I had it that way as well.
Is there anybody else who -- consensus -- we'll move forward as it is? Okay.
All right. Next is, there's no change on 21.
On 22, it's just putting a -- it's just decision-making. Changing that.
The next page is 23. There's no changes to that.
24 is just adding -- changing the word of to or because it's transportation or other
assistance.
Page 25, now, in keeping with numbering issues, these -- numbering was off and I
guess I did the same thing. The person before me couldn't count and I can't count, either.
So don't look at that, but there is only seven. So we're adding our Historic and Cultural
Advisory Commission to the regularly scheduled boards and commissions that we have
since that was approved last year. So we need to add that and so that will -- we'll put the
numbering and we'll have it correct on there this time.
And then I wanted to change -- I was reading this and how we actually do our
selection on board and commission or committee members. They don't submit a cover
letter of interest, so I struck that, and then I also struck resume because I included the
resume in the next portion about the application. The application that describes the
applicant's skills, experience, and educational background needed to ensure the
successful filling of the vacancy. Applicants may submit a resume along with the
application, however, not in lieu of filling out the application.
And so it's changed there. And so with removal of those first two items, we need
to renumber.
Does anyone have any issues with that?
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And then that also changes the section number down and for the numbering for
the subsections in that one paragraph.
That should do it for all of our changes to this document.
You will notice at the bottom where I do have a strikeout where it says
appendices, A-P-P-E. This document was used for a board and commissions handbook
and it even used to say boards and commissions. This is our Rules of Procedure, so it's
not an appendix. That needs to be removed and only called Rules of Procedure.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah.
MENDENHALL: So that's why those changes are on there.
MAYOR DICKEY: I appreciate you taking that out because it was like, if you search
online, it said boards and commissions, and you would never look for that.
MENDENHALL: Right.
MAYOR DICKEY: Were you able -- I'm sorry, I didn't know. When you did the online
part, were you able to find that towns typo?
MENDENHALL: Yes. Yes. And so that'll be changed.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you. Appreciate that.
Any other -- yes. Yes, councilwoman?
TOTH: I just want to say I love your detail-oriented brain. I just -- I love it. You're very
good at your job.
MENDENHALL: Thank you.
TOTH: So with that, I move to approve Resolution 2023-08, updating the Rules of
Procedure as presented by Ms. Linda.
SKILLICORN: Second.
KALIVIANAKIS: Wasn't there a slight amendment, Aaron, that you were going to
include in that?
ARNSON: I think we were actually leaving it exactly as it was, right? Because that --
it's only pertaining to handouts and it was same day, 3 p.m. I think those were the only
two issues.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Roll call, please? What, sorry?
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GRZYBOWSKI: I think someone wants to --
TROLLER: Thank you.
MENDENHALL: Lori Troller.
MAYOR DICKEY: This is the last --
TROLLER: I'm sorry to add to this. Page 13, number 3, was the write-ins. I would like
to see added to that the fact that -- because I was really surprised when I did a write-in, I
was waiting for it to be read. Nowhere is it heard. And then when I wanted to hear or
see everyone else's comments -- big old email, can you send them all, and it's -- so that's
not defined. Can you define the fact that if somebody does a call-in, that the only way to
see all those comments, you can reference these via, you know, Linda, we sent you an
email.
But it's kind of a big mystery. Once we give those to you, for folks who don't
know, where do they go? How do you get them? How do you see the rest?
That's my only --
MENDENHALL: Yeah, they are not part of the public record. It's just your name and
whether you're for or against. If someone were to want to see what other people wrote,
they would need to do a public records request. I'm not sure how.
TROLLER: So is there a way to -- sorry, can I ask a question? Is there a way to do -- get
your comment via write-in if you can't attend a meeting, to get it on public record?
Because this is public record, right?
MENDENHALL: Correct. So what -- how this came about was during COVID, and so
when people weren't able to attend meetings, the Town Clerk -- I wasn't here, but the
Town Clerk would read everybody's statements. And so that doesn't really happen now,
but I mean, we can talk about that. What would we want to do?
MAYOR DICKEY: Aaron?
ARNSON: For a couple of reasons, I would go ahead and advise against that. The
typical thing that happens and what happened in a couple of our surrounding
communities is like when they started accepting online public comments, you ended up
getting 260 of the same comment, against an item or for an item. They were all a page
each and one of our sister municipalities spent two and a half hours just reading
comments.
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So to avoid that type of issue, what we typically recommend is if someone wants
to have something actually stated on the record, come and speak about it. Otherwise,
they're heard with respect to like this item right here. Ms. Gildersleeve submitted this.
It's on the council for consideration. I think that's what the Town Clerk's getting at.
MENDENHALL: And what we could do is update that to say if you -- it does say in
there that it's not read aloud. It's just your name and for or against. But we could have --
it doesn't even have to be part of the Rules of Procedure, but it could just be when you're
on the online -- the page where you see -- where you fill out a form. You could just
mention that these are not read at -- and if you want to have them hear what you want to
say, you have to come in person. Or something like that.
I think you understand what I'm trying to say. I think that that's what's important
because people do think that you're going to read their comment and we don't. And I do
love talking, so I would read them all, but as many as we get, I don't think that, you
know, we have time for all that. But it's important. I understand what you're saying. But
we could do some kind of instructions on the website when you're getting to fill out that
form. So people know that it's not going to be read.
ARNSON: That sounds like a happy medium.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah. It's --
TROLLER: And not part of the public record after this.
MENDENHALL: And not part of the public record. But just your name.
MAYOR DICKEY: But your name is read and your position is read --
MENDENHALL: And your position.
MAYOR DICKEY: -- and that is on the public record.
MENDENHALL: And that is. Okay.
TROLLER: Right. Okay, great.
MAYOR DICKEY: Okay. Thank you.
MENDENHALL: So it may not be part of this document, but it should part of
instructions so people know. One of the things I like to do is I like people to understand
our processes and how this works, because we do want to hear what people, you know,
think on items and we want your input. And if you don't feel that anyone's, you know,
knows what you're saying, then, you know, that's --
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MAYOR DICKEY: Well, we always have email, too --
MENDENHALL: And email.
MAYOR DICKEY: -- which is, you know, to communicate with us before, too.
So technically, we have a motion and a second, and we're supposed to not take
anymore comments after that, so -- we can, you know, ourselves.
MENDENHALL: Yes.
MAYOR DICKEY: So could we please have a roll call vote?
MENDENHALL: Yes.
Councilmember Kalivianakis?
KALIVIANAKIS: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Toth?
TOTH: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Grzybowski?
GRZYBOWSKI: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Councilmember Friedel?
FRIEDEL: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Vice Mayor McMahon?
MCMAHON: Aye.
MENDENHALL: Mayor Dickey?
MAYOR DICKEY: Aye.
Thank you very much, everyone. Now, we'll have to go read them. More and
more.
Thank you so much.
Our last item is our legislative bulletin -- I mean, our legislative items.
Grady, did you have anything?
MILLER: I didn't, although this is the time of the session when we start seeing striker
bills, which is very dangerous. And striker bills, basically, are bills that were intended
for a different purpose, a different law entirely, and they're struck and then inserted
language of bills that may not have made it out of committee. So I think the Mayor has a
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couple examples of those.
MAYOR DICKEY: Unfortunately.
MILLER: Yeah, so I'll turn it back to you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
See, I just was paying attention.
Yeah, well, you know, Senator Kavanagh and I wrote to most of the senate
caucuses to ask them to vote no on the 1117, which is the zoning bill, and they did kill it,
but it was a zombie and now it's back and it's a strike everything on to 2536. It will be
heard in Commerce tomorrow.
So unfortunately, 2536 was a bill that we liked. It was an actual League
resolution, so we were all on the record as being in favor of it, so the League wrote us all
today and said, please switch your vote from yes to no, because it is now, you know,
nothing even resembling -- in fact, that was the League resolution. It was the House bill
of -- the first bill that was signed by the Governor, which was a League bill, but it was the
Senate bill and this was the mirror bill of it, so it's kind of ironic that they're using that as
this vehicle.
And again, same old thing. Upzoning is what we're talking about with
Mountainside, it'll be by right. There'd be no Planning and Zoning. There'd be no
discussion here. So yeah, and it hasn't changed and it didn't get better. So I want to
thank Senator Kavanagh and all the senators who voted to kill that. And it will now be
back and they'll have to try to do it again.
There's a couple others, charter city bills and things that are just, you know,
they're really harmful. But one of the ones I really wanted to mention was 1162, the
homebased business restrictions. It creates by right, no impact homebased businesses.
So it's not commercial, but there are a lot of kind of undefined aspects to this bill.
Increasing parking and traffic by homes, as long as it's not substantial, but of course,
what does that mean? It'd be very difficult to measure. It could only have three staff, but
the staff has to be related, but it's like -- and it could be like car repair. Oh, and no
business licenses, so they wouldn't have to have a business license. So not only just
whatever the little minimal amount that we collect for that, but also we would have no
knowledge of that. So that one is worrisome, I think, on several levels. So I don't know
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what's going to happen with that. It did pass five to two through the committee, so --
Let's see, what else? Municipal oversight -- yeah, I think, you know, there's a lot
going on. But I think the most immediate one would be, if you were in favor of that one
bill, 2536, make sure you turn it into a no.
MAYOR DICKEY: Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor. And I just want to let you know that -- we've
talked about this one before, but 1053, the telemedicine bill for veterinarian care. That
went to committee and they got it pulled out of committee this week, I don't know why.
There's a very strong lobby against telemedicine for pets. Basically, this is going to help
pets that are in very rural areas and on reservations and it's either providing some care or
no care. And the lobbyists say that they are going to prescribe drugs over the phone on
telemedicine. That is simply not true. It's a lie. They don't prescribe any drugs. They
just give as much care as they can on the phone. So I'm hoping this goes back to
committee and goes through the process, because if you love pets, you'd be for this bill.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thanks. So can we find that now to put in a yes on it? Because --
SKILLICORN: It's not on the channel right now.
MAYOR DICKEY: Oh.
SKILLICORN: So you could do it through --
MAYOR DICKEY: We just have to keep trying.
SKILLICORN: Yeah, it's 2.0, not the (indiscernible).
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
So okay. Are next item is our council discussion, direction to Town Manager,
which for the moment includes future agenda items.
Is there anything anybody has --
Yes, councilman?
SKILLICORN: Thank you, Madam Mayor.
Grady, thank you for all you've done and all that.
I don't know if this is already going to be on agenda because I don't know, you
know, the backroom. But the Sunridge Park, potentially selling that property, what we're
going to do with it. I know we discussed it, but I don't know the formal -- if we're going
to discuss that coming up, and maybe it should be more of an informational than an
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action because I don't know what the consensus of the council is yet.
But I would like to have that discussion, so we can come up to -- some direction.
MILLER: Will do. Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Yeah, I think we have some information about that.
Councilwoman?
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you, Ms. Mayor.
Boy, this week my email account has just been blowing up on this Angel Heart
Health facility. I've been hearing from a lot of constituents about that. There's a great
deal of concern out there in our community and I think I'd be remiss if I just sat here and
didn't address this tonight.
The facility known as Angel Heart Health Services, located at 16929 East
Saguaro Avenue, and given the nature of the proposed services, behavioral health and
detox care, in an area zoned C-O, which is not an approved use under our zoning laws, I
hereby formally request this council and Mayor to place the current business license that
has been applied for on hold until a public hearing can be held to gather input from the
public and consult with our town's legal department. I request the business license
application as a noncompliant facility to be placed on the future upcoming agenda, and
furthermore request an executive session to discuss the legal ramifications to the service
we received tonight in the document Notice to Fountain Hills City Council and Staff.
Significantly about this, I know I reached out already to staff and you know, it
does hold us personally liable for damages. And so I think that this is something that we
have to address. I think this something the public is aware of and wants to have public
comment on. And so I am requesting this be placed on a future agenda. And I'd like to
have a second and a third if I could, please.
TOTH: Second.
SKILLICORN: (Indiscernible).
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
I think we -- I'll have to talk to Aaron about -- because I think Executive Session
is in order. I don't know about the procedure of us actually talking about a specific
business license request or application, so let's go with that first.
ARNSON: Yeah. At a minimum, legal advice is warranted.
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KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah. And I mean, if we've got three councilmembers that at least
want to put this business license on hold, can that be done?
ARNSON: Can you let me circle back with the council tomorrow via email?
KALIVIANAKIS: Of course.
ARNSON: Okay, thanks.
KALIVIANAKIS: Okay.
ARNSON: That might be better to send a privileged email.
KALIVIANAKIS: Yeah.
ARNSON: Thanks.
KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you.
MAYOR DICKEY: Thank you.
Any other items?
I want to make sure, of course, that I say whatever your next adventure is, our
neighbor, Grady, our resident and his family, we wish them all good things, of course. I
really can't thank you enough for your steady leadership, always professional, honest
answers. Grady's commitment to excellence, that's my favorite team's motto, was always
clear and constant and Fountain Hills is all the better for your nine years of service. And
I know this isn't technically your last day, so you'll hear a lot more from us, but we just
can't thank you enough for what you've done for our town.
MILLER: Thank you very much.
MAYOR DICKEY: And with that, we're adjourned.
Having no further business, Mayor Ginny Dickey adjourned the Regular Meeting
of the Fountain Hills Town Council held on March 21, 2023, at 7:31 p.m.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
_______________________
Ginny Dickey, Mayor
ATTEST AND PREPARED BY:
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Linda G. Mendenhall, Town 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 Town Council of Fountain Hills in the
Town Hall Council Chambers on the 21st day of March 2023. I further certify that
the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present.
DATED this 2nd Day of May 2023.
_____________________________
Linda G. Mendenhall, Town Clerk
ITEM 8. B.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 05/02/2023 Meeting Type: Town Council Regular Meeting
Agenda Type: Consent Submitting Department: Development Services
Prepared by: John Wesley, Development Services Director
Staff Contact Information: John Wesley, Development Services Director
Request to Town Council Regular Meeting (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE
ACTION: Approving extension of Professional Services Agreement 2022-071 with Shums Coda for 3rd
party plan review and inspection services for Phases II and III of Park Place.
Staff Summary (Background)
On December 22, 2021, the Town released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for plan review and
inspection services for Park Place Phases II and III. Four firms provided responses. The proposals were
reviewed by a three member staff committee from Development Services and Engineering. The firm of
Shums Coda was selected as the best-qualified vendor to provide these services. On May 17,
2022, the Town Council approved the contract.
The purpose of the solicitation was to secure a firm that can provide building plan review and
inspection services for Phases II and III of Park Place. These are large, complex buildings which would
take a lot of staff time to review. By hiring a third party to provide these services staff will be able to
continue handling the regular plan reviews and inspections.
The Development Agreement for Park Place anticipates using a third-party plan review and inspection
service; this was done with Phase I. The contractor for the development will reimburse the Town for
the cost of the consultant.
The Building Official will oversee the document review and inspections process. The Town will issue
the building permit and provide the final approval for the certificate of occupancy.
The contact that was approved last year is set to expire. Staff is requesting Council approval a
contract extension to provide for the ongoing process of reviewing and approving the construction
documents, as well as the future inspections of construction.
Related Ordinance, Policy or Guiding Principle
N/A
Risk Analysis
Risk Analysis
The Town has determined that using a third party service for the plan review and inspections of this
development will provide hight quality plan review while allowing staff to continue the review and
inspection processes with other applications.
Recommendation(s) by Board(s) or Commission(s)
N/A
Staff Recommendation(s)
Staff recommends approval the extension of Professional Services Agreement 2022-071
SUGGESTED MOTION
MOVE to approve the extension of Professional Services Agreement 2022-071 with Shums Coda.
Attachments
First Amendment to Contract
Initial Contract
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Form Review
Inbox Reviewed By Date
Development Services Director (Originator)John Wesley 04/13/2023 02:43 PM
Form Started By: John Wesley Started On: 04/13/2023 10:55 AM
Final Approval Date: 04/13/2023
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Contract No. 2022-071
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
AND
SHUMS CODA ASSOCIATES, INC.
AND
N SHEA GROUP, LLC
THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered upon
execution between the Town of Fountain Hills, an Arizona municipal corporation (the “Town”)
and Shums Coda Associates, Inc., a(n) California corporation (the “Consultant”) and N-Shea
Group, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (the “Developer”).
RECITALS
A. The Town issued a Request for Qualifications, RFQ No. 2021-RFQ-008 (the
RFQ”), a copy of which is on file with the Town and incorporated herein by reference, seeking
proposals from vendors interested in providing professional services consisting of Plan Review
and Building Inspection Service (the “Services”).
B. The Vendor responded to the RFQ by submitting a statement of qualifications (the
Proposal”), attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.
C. The Town desires to engage the Consultant to provide Plan Review and Building
Inspection Services (the “Services”).
D. The Town desires to enter into an Agreement with the Consultant to perform the
Services, more particularly set forth in Section 2 below.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing introduction and recitals, which
are incorporated herein by reference, the following mutual covenants and conditions, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the Town and the Consultant hereby agree as follows:
1. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective upon execution and shall
remain in full force and effect until April 1, 2023 (the “Initial Term”), unless terminated as
otherwise provided in this Agreement.
2. Scope of Work. This is an indefinite quantity and indefinite delivery Agreement
for Services (attached hereto as Exhibit B) as previously set forth herein. Services shall only be
provided when the Town identifies a need and proper authorization and documentation have been
approved. For project(s) determined by the Town to be appropriate for this Agreement, the
Consultant shall provide the Services to the Town on an as-required basis relating to the specific
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Services as may be agreed upon between the parties in writing, in the form of a written
acknowledgment between the parties describing the Services to be provided (each, a “Work
Order”). Each Work Order issued for Services pursuant to this Agreement shall be (i) in the form provided
and approved by the Town for the Services, (ii) contain a reference to this Agreement and (iii) be attached
to hereto as Exhibit D and incorporated herein by reference. By signing this Agreement, Consultant
acknowledges and agrees that Work Order(s) containing unauthorized exceptions, conditions, limitations,
or provisions in conflict with the terms of this Agreement, other than Town's project-specific requirements,
are hereby expressly declared void and shall be of no force and effect. The Town does not guarantee any
minimum or maximum amount of Services will be requested under this Agreement.
3. Compensation for Park Place II and III. The Town Manager shall calculate the current
building permit fee and the percent of the fee associated with the Town’s direct costs associated
with the Town’s scope of work for fire safety and planning and zoning as stated in Section 6.2 D of
the Development Agreement. Prior to issuance of the building permit, the Developer shall pay the
Town their fee as calculated above for the Town’s scope of work. All direct costs for plan review
and inspections billed for plan review an inspections by the Consultant shall be paid to the Town
by the Developer. Developer shall be responsible for 100% of the cost of Consultant plan review
and inspection services. All fees from the Fountain Hills Sanitary district and Epcor will be billed
to and paid directly by the Developer. Should the total cost of the Consultant’s services be less than
the building permit fee, the additional funds will be returned to the Developer. Should the costs
exceed the funds provided through the building permit fee, the Developer shall pay the additional
amount.
4. Payments. Consultant billing amounts shall be based on the fee
schedule in Exhibit C. The Town shall pay the Consultant monthly (and the Consultant
shall invoice the Town monthly), based upon work performed and completed to date, and upon
submission and approval of invoices. All invoices shall document and itemize all work completed
to date. Each invoice statement shall include a record of time expended and work performed in
sufficient detail to justify payment. This Agreement must be referenced on all invoices. Developer
payments to the Town shall consist of the following:
4.1 Developer to pay 40% of the calculated building permit fee amount within two weeks
of plan submittal. Balance of final building permit fee to be paid at permit issuance.
4.2 Payment for Town’s scope of work for planning and zoning plan review and
inspections to be paid prior to issuance of the building permit.
4.3 Payment for Town’s scope of work for fire safety plan review to be paid prior to
issuance of building permit.
4.4 Payment for Town’s scope of work for fire safety inspections to be paid prior to
issuance of a certificate of occupancy for each phase.
5. Documents. All documents, including any intellectual property rights thereto, prepared and
submitted to the Town pursuant to this Agreement shall be the property of the Town.
6. Consultant Personnel. Consultant shall provide adequate, experienced personnel, capable
of and devoted to the successful performance of the Services under this Agreement. Consultant
agrees to assign specific individuals to key positions. If deemed qualified, the Consultant is
encouraged to hire Town residents to fill vacant positions at all levels. Consultant agrees that,
upon commencement of the Services to be performed under this Agreement, key personnel shall
not be removed or replaced without prior written notice to the Town. If key personnel are not
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available to perform the Services for a continuous period exceeding 30 calendar days, or are
expected to devote substantially less effort to the Services than initially anticipated, Consultant
shall immediately notify the Town of same and shall, subject to the concurrence of the Town,
replace such personnel with personnel possessing substantially equal ability and qualifications.
6.1 Developer may contact Consultant personnel working on the Project as
needed to clarify and address plan review and inspection comments.
7. Inspection; Acceptance. Town shall have oversight of Consultant’s performance to
ensure compliance with all applicable codes and project specifications as adopted by the Town of
Fountain Hills. The Consultant shall provide and maintain a self-inspection system that is acceptable
to the Town.
8.Licenses; Materials. Consultant shall maintain in current status all federal, state
and local licenses and permits required for the operation of the business conducted by the Vendor.
The Town has no obligation to provide Consultant, its employees or subcontractors any business
registrations or licenses required to perform the specific services set forth in this Agreement. The
Town has no obligation to provide tools, equipment or material to Consultant.
9.Performance Warranty. Consultant warrants that the Services rendered will
conform to the requirements of this Agreement and with the care and skill ordinarily used by
members of the same profession practicing under similar circumstances at the same time and in
the same locality.
10.Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Consultant shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Town and each council member, officer, employee or
agent thereof (the Town and any such person being herein, including the Developer, called an
Indemnified Party”), for, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs
and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs and the costs of
appellate proceedings) to which any such Indemnified Party may become subject, under any theory
of liability whatsoever (“Claims”), insofar as such Claims (or actions in respect thereof) relate to,
arise out of, or are caused by or based upon the negligent acts, intentional misconduct, errors,
mistakes or omissions, breach of contract, in connection with the work or services of the
Consultant, its officers, employees, agents, or any tier of subcontractor in the performance of this
Agreement. The amount and type of insurance coverage requirements set forth below will in no way
be construed as limiting the scope of the indemnity in this Section.
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11.Insurance.
11.1 General.
A.Insurer Qualifications. Without limiting any obligations or
liabilities of Consultant, Consultant shall purchase and maintain, at its own expense,
hereinafter stipulated minimum insurance with insurance companies authorized to do
business in the State of Arizona pursuant to ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 20-206, as amended, with
an AM Best, Inc. rating of A- or above with policies and forms satisfactory to the Town.
Failure to maintain insurance as specified herein may result in termination of this
Agreement at the Town’s option.
B.No Representation of Coverage Adequacy. By requiring insurance
herein, the Town does not represent that coverage and limits will be adequate to protect
Consultant. The Town reserves the right to review any and all of the insurance policies
and/or endorsements cited in this Agreement but has no obligation to do so. Failure to
demand such evidence of full compliance with the insurance requirements set forth in this
Agreement or failure to identify any insurance deficiency shall not relieve Consultant from,
nor be construed or deemed a waiver of, its obligation to maintain the required insurance
at all times during the performance of this Agreement.
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C.Additional Insured. All insurance coverage, except Workers’
Compensation insurance and Professional Liability insurance, if applicable, shall name, to
the fullest extent permitted by law for claims arising out of the performance of this
Agreement, the Town, its agents, representatives, officers, directors, officials and
employees as Additional Insured as specified under the respective coverage sections of this
Agreement.
D.Coverage Term. All insurance required herein shall be maintained
in full force and effect until all work or services required to be performed under the terms
of this Agreement are satisfactorily performed, completed and formally accepted by the
Town, unless specified otherwise in this Agreement.
E.Primary Insurance. Consultant’s insurance shall be primary
insurance with respect to performance of this Agreement and in the protection of the Town
as an Additional Insured.
F.Claims Made. In the event any insurance policies required by this
Agreement are written on a “claims made” basis, coverage shall extend, either by keeping
coverage in force or purchasing an extended reporting option, for three years past
completion and acceptance of the services. Such continuing coverage shall be evidenced
by submission of annual Certificates of Insurance citing applicable coverage is in force and
contains the provisions as required herein for the three-year period.
G.Waiver. All policies, except for Professional Liability, including
Workers’ Compensation insurance, shall contain a waiver of rights of recovery
subrogation) against the Town, its agents, representatives, officials, officers and
employees for any claims arising out of the work or services of Consultant. Consultant
shall arrange to have such subrogation waivers incorporated into each policy via formal
written endorsement thereto.
H.Policy Deductibles and/or Self-Insured Retentions. The policies set
forth in these requirements may provide coverage that contains deductibles or self-insured
retention amounts. Such deductibles or self-insured retention shall not be applicable with
respect to the policy limits provided to the Town. Consultant shall be solely responsible
for any such deductible or self-insured retention amount.
I.Use of Subcontractors. If any work under this Agreement is
subcontracted in any way, Consultant shall execute written agreements with its
subcontractors containing the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement and
insurance requirements set forth herein protecting the Town and Consultant. Consultant
shall be responsible for executing any agreements with its subcontractors and obtaining
certificates of insurance verifying the insurance requirements.
J.Evidence of Insurance. Prior to commencing any work or services
under this Agreement, Consultant will provide the Town with suitable evidence of
insurance in the form of certificates of insurance and a copy of the declaration page(s) of
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the insurance policies as required by this Agreement, issued by Consultant’s insurance
insurer(s) as evidence that policies are placed with acceptable insurers as specified herein
and provide the required coverages, conditions and limits of coverage specified in this
Agreement and that such coverage and provisions are in full force and effect. Confidential
information such as the policy premium may be redacted from the declaration page(s) of
each insurance policy, provided that such redactions do not alter any of the information
required by this Agreement. The Town shall reasonably rely upon the certificates of
insurance and declaration page(s) of the insurance policies as evidence of coverage but
such acceptance and reliance shall not waive or alter in any way the insurance requirements
or obligations of this Agreement. If any of the policies required by this Agreement expire
during the life of this Agreement, it shall be Consultant’s responsibility to forward renewal
certificates and declaration page(s) to the Town 30 days prior to the expiration date. All
certificates of insurance and declarations required by this Agreement shall be identified by
referencing the RFP number and title or this Agreement. A $25.00 administrative fee shall
be assessed for all certificates or declarations received without the appropriate RFP number
and title or a reference to this Agreement, as applicable. Additionally, certificates of
insurance and declaration page(s) of the insurance policies submitted without referencing
the appropriate RFP number and title or a reference to this Agreement, as applicable, will
be subject to rejection and may be returned or discarded. Certificates of insurance and
declaration page(s) shall specifically include the following provisions:
1)The Town, its agents, representatives, officers, directors,
officials and employees are Additional Insureds as follows:
a) Commercial General Liability – Under Insurance
Services Office, Inc., (“ISO”) Form CG 20 10 03 97 or equivalent.
b)Auto Liability – Under ISO Form CA 20 48 or
equivalent.
c) Excess Liability – Follow Form to underlying
insurance.
2)Consultant’s insurance shall be primary insurance with
respect to performance of this Agreement.
3)All policies, except for Professional Liability, including
Workers’ Compensation, waive rights of recovery (subrogation) against Town, its
agents, representatives, officers, officials and employees for any claims arising out
of work or services performed by Consultant under this Agreement.
4)ACORD certificate of insurance form 25 (2014/01) is
preferred. If ACORD certificate of insurance form 25 (2001/08) is used, the phrases
in the cancellation provision “endeavor to” and “but failure to mail such notice shall
impose no obligation or liability of any kind upon the company, its
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agents or representatives” shall be deleted. Certificate forms other than ACORD
form shall have similar restrictive language deleted.
11.2 Required Insurance Coverage.
A. Commercial General Liability. Consultant shall maintain
occurrence” form Commercial General Liability insurance with an unimpaired limit of
not less than $1,000,000 for each occurrence, $2,000,000 Products and Completed
Operations Annual Aggregate and a $2,000,000 General Aggregate Limit. The policy shall
cover liability arising from premises, operations, independent contractors, products-
completed operations, personal injury and advertising injury. Coverage under the policy
will be at least as broad as ISO policy form CG 00 010 93 or equivalent thereof, including
but not limited to, separation of insured’s clause. To the fullest extent allowed by law, for
claims arising out of the performance of this Agreement, the Town, its agents,
representatives, officers, officials and employees shall be cited as an Additional Insured
under ISO, Commercial General Liability Additional Insured Endorsement form CG 20 10
03 97, or equivalent, which shall read “Who is an Insured (Section II) is amended to include
as an insured the person or organization shown in the Schedule, but only with respect to
liability arising out of “your work” for that insured by or for you.” If any Excess insurance
is utilized to fulfill the requirements of this subsection, such Excess insurance shall be
follow form” equal or broader in coverage scope than underlying insurance.
B. Vehicle Liability. Consultant shall maintain Business Automobile
Liability insurance with a limit of $1,000,000 each occurrence on Consultant’s owned,
hired and non-owned vehicles assigned to or used in the performance of the Vendor’s work
or services under this Agreement. Coverage will be at least as broad as ISO coverage code
1” “any auto” policy form CA 00 01 12 93 or equivalent thereof. To the fullest extent
allowed by law, for claims arising out of the performance of this Agreement, the Town, its
agents, representatives, officers, directors, officials and employees shall be cited as an
Additional Insured under ISO Business Auto policy Designated Insured Endorsement form
CA 20 48 or equivalent. If any Excess insurance is utilized to fulfill the requirements of
this subsection, such Excess insurance shall be “follow form” equal or broader in coverage
scope than underlying insurance.
C. Professional Liability. If this Agreement is the subject of any
professional services or work, or if the Consultant engages in any professional services or
work in any way related to performing the work under this Agreement, the Consultant shall
maintain Professional Liability insurance covering negligent errors and omissions arising
out of the Services performed by the Consultant, or anyone employed by the Consultant,
or anyone for whose negligent acts, mistakes, errors and omissions the Consultant is legally
liable, with an unimpaired liability insurance limit of $2,000,000 each claim and
2,000,000 annual aggregate.
D. Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Consultant shall maintain
Workers’ Compensation insurance to cover obligations imposed by federal and state
statutes having jurisdiction over Consultant’s employees engaged in the performance of
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work or services under this Agreement and shall also maintain Employers Liability
Insurance of not less than $500,000 for each accident, $500,000 disease for each employee
and $1,000,000 disease policy limit.
11.3 Cancellation and Expiration Notice. Insurance required herein shall not
expire, be canceled, or be materially changed without 30 days’ prior written notice to the Town.
12. Termination; Cancellation.
12.1 For Town’s Convenience. This Agreement is for the convenience of the
Town and, as such, may be terminated with cause after receipt by Consultant of written notice by
the Town. Upon termination for convenience, Consultant shall be paid for all undisputed services
performed to the termination date.
12.2 For Cause. If either party fails to perform any obligation pursuant to this
Agreement and such party fails to cure its nonperformance within 30 days after notice of
nonperformance is given by the non-defaulting party, such party will be in default. In the event of
such default, the non-defaulting party may terminate this Agreement immediately for cause and
will have all remedies that are available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, the
remedy of specific performance. If the nature of the defaulting party’s nonperformance is such
that it cannot reasonably be cured within 30 days, then the defaulting party will have such
additional periods of time as may be reasonably necessary under the circumstances, provided the
defaulting party immediately (A) provides written notice to the non-defaulting party and (B)
commences to cure its nonperformance and thereafter diligently continues to completion the cure
of its nonperformance. In no event shall any such cure period exceed 90 days. In the event of such
termination for cause, payment shall be made by the Town to the Consultant for the undisputed
portion of its fee due as of the termination date.
12.3 Due to Work Stoppage. This Agreement may be terminated by the Town
upon 30 days’ written notice to Consultant in the event that the Services are permanently
abandoned. In the event of such termination due to work stoppage, payment shall be made by the
Town to the Consultant for the undisputed portion of its fee due as of the termination date.
12.4 Conflict of Interest. This Agreement is subject to the provisions of ARIZ.
REV. STAT. § 38-511. The Town may cancel this Agreement without penalty or further obligations
by the Town or any of its departments or agencies if any person significantly involved in initiating,
negotiating, securing, drafting or creating this Agreement on behalf of the Town or any of its
departments or agencies is, at any time while this Agreement or any extension of this Agreement
is in effect, an employee of any other party to this Agreement in any capacity or a Consultant to
any other party of this Agreement with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
12.5 Gratuities. The Town may, by written notice to the Consultant, cancel this
Agreement if it is found by the Town that gratuities, in the form of economic opportunity, future
employment, entertainment, gifts or otherwise, were offered or given by the Consultant or any
agent or representative of the Vendor to any officer, agent or employee of the Town for the purpose
of securing this Agreement. In the event this Agreement is canceled by the Town pursuant to this
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provision, the Town shall be entitled, in addition to any other rights and remedies, to recover and
withhold from the Vendor an amount equal to 150% of the gratuity.
12.6 Agreement Subject to Appropriation. This Agreement is subject to the
provisions of ARIZ. CONST. ART. IX, § 5 and ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 42-17106. The provisions of this
Agreement for payment of funds by the Town shall be effective when funds are appropriated for
purposes of this Agreement and are actually available for payment. The Town shall be the sole
judge and authority in determining the availability of funds under this Agreement and the Town
shall keep the Consultant fully informed as to the availability of funds for this Agreement. The
obligation of the Town to make any payment pursuant to this Agreement is a current expense of
the Town, payable exclusively from such annual appropriations, and is not a general obligation or
indebtedness of the Town. If the Town Council fails to appropriate money sufficient to pay the
amounts as set forth in this Agreement during any immediately succeeding fiscal year, this
Agreement shall terminate at the end of then-current fiscal year and the Town and the Consultant
shall be relieved of any subsequent obligation under this Agreement.
13. Miscellaneous.
13.1 Independent Contractor. It is clearly understood that each party will act in
its individual capacity and not as an agent, employee, partner, joint venturer, or associate of the
other. An employee or agent of one party shall not be deemed or construed to be the employee or
agent of the other for any purpose whatsoever. The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that the
Services provided under this Agreement are being provided as an independent contractor, not as
an employee or agent of the Town. Consultant, its employees and subcontractors are not entitled
to workers’ compensation benefits from the Town. The Town does not have the authority to
supervise or control the actual work of Vendor, its employees or subcontractors. The Consultant,
and not the Town, shall determine the time of its performance of the services provided under this
Agreement so long as Consultant meets the requirements as agreed in Section 2 above and in
Exhibit A. Consultant is neither prohibited from entering into other contracts nor prohibited from
practicing its profession elsewhere. Town and Consultant do not intend to nor will they combine
business operations under this Agreement.
13.2 Applicable Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
the State of Arizona and suit pertaining to this Agreement may be brought only in courts in
Maricopa County, Arizona.
13.3 Laws and Regulations. Consultant shall keep fully informed and shall at all
times during the performance of its duties under this Agreement ensure that it and any person for
whom the Consultant is responsible abides by, and remains in compliance with, all rules,
regulations, ordinances, statutes or laws affecting the Services, including, but not limited to, the
following: (A) existing and future Town and County ordinances and regulations; (B) existing and
future State and Federal laws; and (C) existing and future Occupational Safety and Health
Administration standards.
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13.4 Amendments. This Agreement may be modified only by a written
amendment signed by persons duly authorized to enter into contracts on behalf of the Town and
the Consultant.
13.5 Provisions Required by Law. Each and every provision of law and any
clause required by law to be in this Agreement will be read and enforced as though it were included
herein and, if through mistake or otherwise any such provision is not inserted, or is not correctly
inserted, then upon the application of either party, this Agreement will promptly be physically
amended to make such insertion or correction.
13.6 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable to the extent
that any provision or application held to be invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction shall not
affect any other provision or application of this Agreement which may remain in effect without
the invalid provision or application.
13.7 Entire Agreement; Interpretation; Parol Evidence. This Agreement
represents the entire agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter, and all previous
agreements, whether oral or written, entered into prior to this Agreement are hereby revoked and
superseded by this Agreement. No representations, warranties, inducements or oral agreements
have been made by any of the parties except as expressly set forth herein, or in any other
contemporaneous written agreement executed for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of
this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to its plain meaning,
and no presumption shall be deemed to apply in favor of, or against the party drafting this
Agreement. The parties acknowledge and agree that each has had the opportunity to seek and
utilize legal counsel in the drafting of, review of, and entry into this Agreement.
13.8 Assignment; Delegation. No right or interest in this Agreement shall be
assigned or delegated by Consultant without prior, written permission of the Town, signed by the
Town Manager. Any attempted assignment or delegation by Consultant in violation of this
provision shall be a breach of this Agreement by Consultant.
13.9 Subcontracts. No subcontract shall be entered into by the Consultant with
any other party to furnish any of the material or services specified herein without the prior written
approval of the Town. The Consultant is responsible for performance under this Agreement
whether or not subcontractors are used. Failure to pay subcontractors in a timely manner pursuant
to any subcontract shall be a material breach of this Agreement by Consultant.
13.10 Rights and Remedies. No provision in this Agreement shall be construed,
expressly or by implication, as waiver by the Town of any existing or future right and/or remedy
available by law in the event of any claim of default or breach of this Agreement. The failure of
the Town to insist upon the strict performance of any term or condition of this Agreement or to
exercise or delay the exercise of any right or remedy provided in this Agreement, or by law, or the
Town’s acceptance of and payment for services, shall not release the Consultant from any
responsibilities or obligations imposed by this Agreement or by law, and shall not be deemed a
waiver of any right of the Town to insist upon the strict performance of this Agreement.
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13.11 Attorneys’ Fees. In the event either party brings any action for any relief,
declaratory or otherwise, arising out of this Agreement or on account of any breach or default
hereof, the prevailing party shall be entitled to receive from the other party reasonable attorneys’
fees and reasonable costs and expenses, determined by the court sitting without a jury, which shall
be deemed to have accrued on the commencement of such action and shall be enforced whether or
not such action is prosecuted through judgment.
13.12 Liens. All materials or services shall be free of all liens and, if the Town
requests, a formal release of all liens shall be delivered to the Town.
13.13 Offset.
A. Offset for Damages. In addition to all other remedies at law or
equity, the Town may offset from any money due to the Consultant any amounts Consultant
owes to the Town for damages resulting from breach or deficiencies in performance or
breach of any obligation under this Agreement.
B. Offset for Delinquent Fees or Taxes. The Town may offset from any
money due to the Consultant any amounts Consultant owes to the Town for delinquent fees,
transaction privilege taxes and property taxes, including any interest or penalties.
13.14 Notices and Requests. Any notice or other communication required or
permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given if (A) delivered to the party at the address set forth below, (B) deposited in the U.S.
Mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, to the address set forth below or (C) given to
a recognized and reputable overnight delivery service, to the address set forth below:
If to the Town: Town of Fountain Hills
16705 East Avenue of the Fountains
Fountain Hills, Az. 85268
Attn: Grady E. Miller, Town Manager
With copy to: Town of Fountain Hills
16705 East Avenue of the Fountains
Fountain Hills, Az. 85268
Attn: Aaron D. Arnson, Town Attorney
If to Consultant: Shums Coda Associates, Inc.
5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd., Suite 150
Pleasanton, Ca. 94588
Attn: Christine Godinez
If to Developer: N-Shea Group, LLC
14555 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 240
Scottsdale, Az. 85254
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Attn: Bart M. Shea
or at such other address, and to the attention of such other person or officer, as any party may
designate in writing by notice duly given pursuant to this subsection. Notices shall be deemed
received (A) when delivered to the party, (B) three business days after being placed in the U.S.
Mail, properly addressed, with sufficient postage or (C) the following business day after being
given to a recognized overnight delivery service, with the person giving the notice paying all
required charges and instructing the delivery service to deliver on the following business day. If
a copy of a notice is also given to a party’s counsel or other recipient, the provisions above
governing the date on which a notice is deemed to have been received by a party shall mean and
refer to the date on which the party, and not its counsel or other recipient to which a copy of the
notice may be sent, is deemed to have received the notice.
13.15 Confidentiality of Records. The Consultant shall establish and maintain
procedures and controls that are acceptable to the Town for the purpose of ensuring that
information contained in its records or obtained from the Town or from others in carrying out its
obligations under this Agreement shall not be used or disclosed by it, its agents, officers, or
employees, except as required to perform Vendor’s duties under this Agreement. Persons
requesting such information should be referred to the Town. Consultant also agrees that any
information pertaining to individual persons shall not be divulged other than to employees or
officers of Consultant as needed for the performance of duties under this Agreement.
13.16 Records and Audit Rights. To ensure that the Consultant and its
subcontractors are complying with the warranty under subsection 13.17 below, Vendor’s and its
subcontractor’s books, records, correspondence, accounting procedures and practices, and any
other supporting evidence relating to this Agreement, including the papers of any Consultant and
its subcontractors’ employees who perform any work or services pursuant to this Agreement (all
of the foregoing hereinafter referred to as “Records”), shall be open to inspection and subject to
audit and/or reproduction during normal working hours by the Town, to the extent necessary to
adequately permit (A) evaluation and verification of any invoices, payments or claims based on
Consultant’s and its subcontractors’ actual costs (including direct and indirect costs and overhead
allocations) incurred, or units expended directly in the performance of work under this Agreement
and (B) evaluation of the Consultant’s and its subcontractors’ compliance with the Arizona
employer sanctions laws referenced in subsection 13.17 below. To the extent necessary for the
Town to audit Records as set forth in this subsection, Consultant and its subcontractors hereby
waive any rights to keep such Records confidential. For the purpose of evaluating or verifying
such actual or claimed costs or units expended, the Town shall have access to said Records, even
if located at its subcontractors’ facilities, from the effective date of this Agreement for the duration
of the work and until three years after the date of final payment by the Town to Vendor pursuant
to this Agreement. Consultant and its subcontractors shall provide the Town with adequate and
appropriate workspace so that the Town can conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of
this subsection. The Town shall give Consultant or its subcontractors reasonable advance notice
of intended audits. Consultant shall require its subcontractors to comply with the provisions of
this subsection by insertion of the requirements hereof in any subcontract pursuant to this
Agreement.
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13.17 E-verify Requirements. To the extent applicable under ARIZ. REV. STAT. §
41-4401, the Consultant and its subcontractors warrant compliance with all federal immigration
laws and regulations that relate to their employees and their compliance with the E-verify
requirements under ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 23-214(A). Consultant’s or its subcontractors’ failure to
comply with such warranty shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement and may result in
the termination of this Agreement by the Town.
13.18 Israel. Consultant certifies that it is not currently engaged in, and agrees for
the duration of this Agreement that it will not engage in a “boycott,” as that term is defined in
ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 35-393, of Israel.
13.19 Conflicting Terms. In the event of any inconsistency, conflict or ambiguity
among the terms of this Agreement, the Proposal, any Town-approved invoices, and the RFP, the
documents shall govern in the order listed herein.
13.20 Non-Exclusive Contract. This Agreement is entered into with the
understanding and agreement that it is for the sole convenience of the Town. The Town reserves
the right to obtain like goods and services from another source when necessary.
SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGES]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date
and year first set forth above.
Town”
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS,
an Arizona municipal corporation
Grady E. Miller, Town Manager
ATTEST:
Elizabeth A. Klein, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Aaron D. Arnson, Town Attorney
SIGNATURES CONTINUE ON FOLLOWING PAGES]
Aaron Arnson (May 24, 2022 08:44PDT)
Elizabeth Klein (May 24, 2022 13:56 PDT)
Contractor”
By:
Name:
Title:
Developer”,
Agrees to Section 2, “Scope of Work”, Section 3, “Compensation”, Section 4, “Payments”, Section
7, “Inspection; Acceptance”, Section 10, “Indemnification”, Section 12.1, “For Town’s
Convenience”, above, and Exhibit B, “Scope of Work”, and Exhibit C, “Fee Schedule”
By:
Name:
Title:
Bart M Shea (May 23, 2022 15:21 PDT)
Bart M Shea
Member N- Shea Group
Bart M Shea
Christine Godinez
Chief Operating Officer
Shums Coda Associates, Inc.
EXHIBIT A
TO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS AND
SHUMS CODA ASSOCIATES, INC. [Consultant’s Proposal]
See following pages.
Town of Fountain Hills
Admin-Procurement
Robert Durham, Procurement Officer
16705 E. Avenue of the Fountains, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
PROPOSAL DOCUMENT REPORT
RFQ No. 2021-RFQ-008
Plan Check/Building Inspection Services
RESPONSE DEADLINE: January 25, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Report Generated: Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Shums Coda Associates Proposal
CONTACT INFORMATION
Company:
Shums Coda Associates
Email:
marketing@shumscoda.com
Contact:
Christine Godinez
Address:
5776 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 150
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone:
N/A
Website:
www.shumscoda.com
Submission Date:
Jan 25, 2022 1:43 PM
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Plan Check/Building Inspection Services
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ADDENDA CONFIRMATION
No addenda issued
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Certification
By confirming questions under this section, the Vendor certifies:
NO COLLUSION*
The submission of the SOQ did not involve collusion or other anti-competitive practices.
Confirmed
NO DISCRIMINATION*
It shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in violation of Federal Executive Order 11246.
Confirmed
NO GRATUITY*
It has not given, offered to give, nor intends to give at any time hereafter, any economic opportunity, future employment, gift, loan,
gratuity, special discount, trip favor or service to a Town employee, officer or agent in connection with the submitted SOQ. It
(including the Vendor’s employees, representatives, agents, lobbyists, attorneys, and subcontractors) has refrained, under penalty of
disqualification, from direct or indirect contact for the purpose of influencing the selection or creating bias in the selection process
with any person who may play a part in the selection process, including the Selection Committee, elected officials, the Town Manager,
Department Heads, and other Town staff unless such person is designated as a Town Representative. All contact must be addressed to
the Town’s Procurement Agent, except for questions submitted as set forth in RFQ Submission Process section Inquiries. Any attempt
to influence the selection process by any means shall void the submitted Proposal and any resulting Agreement.
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Confirmed
FINANCIAL STABILITY*
It is financially stable, solvent and has adequate cash reserves to meet all financial obligations including any potential costs resulting
from an award of the Agreement.
Confirmed
NO SIGNATURE/FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENT*
The signature on the cover letter of the SOQ and the Vendor Information Form is genuine and the person signing has the authority to
bind the Vendor. Failure to sign the SOQ and the Vendor Information Form, or signing either with a false or misleading statement,
shall void the submitted SOQ and any resulting Agreement.
Confirmed
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT*
In addition to reviewing and understanding the submittal requirements, it has reviewed the attached sample Professional Services
Agreement including the Scope of Work and other Exhibits.
Confirmed
REFERENCE CHECKS*
References will be checked, and it is Vendor’s responsibility to ensure that all information is accurate and current. Vendor authorizes
the Town’s representative to verify all information from these references and releases all those concerned from any liability in
connection with the information they provide. Inability of the Town to verify references shall result in the Proposal being considered
non-responsive.
Confirmed
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2. Vendor Proposal
GENERAL INFORMATION*
A. One page cover letter as described in the section titled "RFQ Submission Process ", the subsection titled "Required Submittal".
B. Provide Vendor identification information. Explain the Vendor’s legal organization including the legal name, address,
identification number and legal form of the Vendor (e.g., partnership, corporation, joint venture, limited liability company, sole
proprietorship). If a joint venture, identify the members of the joint venture and provide all of the information required under
this section for each member. If a limited liability company, provide the name of the member or members authorized to act on
the company’s behalf. If the Vendor is a wholly owned subsidiary of another company, identify the parent company. If the
corporation is a nonprofit corporation, provide nonprofit documentation. Provide the name, address and telephone number of
the person to contact concerning the SOQ.
C. Identify the location of the Vendor’s principal office and the local work office, if different from the principal office.
D. Provide a general description of the Vendor that is proposing to provide the Services, including years in business.
E. Identify any contract or subcontract held by the Vendor or officers of the Vendor that has been terminated within the last five
years. Briefly describe the circumstances and the outcome.
F. Identify any claims arising from a contract that resulted in litigation or arbitration within the last five years. Briefly describe the
circumstances and the outcome.
SCA_FountainHills_Proposal.pdf
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE VENDOR*
Provide a detailed description of the Vendor’s experience in providing similar services to municipalities or other entities of a similar
size to the Town, specifically relating experience with respect to plan checks/building inspections.
A. Vendor must demonstrate successful completion of at least three similar projects within the past 60 months. For the purpose
of this Solicitation, “successful completion” means completion of a project within the established schedule and budget and
“similar projects” resemble this project in size, nature and scope. Provide a list of at least three organizations for which you
successfully completed a similar project. This list shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
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1. Name of company or organization.
2. Contact name.
3. Contact address, telephone number and e-mail address.
4. Type of services provided.
5. Dates of contract initiation and expiration.
SCA_FountainHills_Proposal.pdf
KEY POSITIONS*
A. Identify each key personnel member that will render services to the Town including title and relevant experience required,
including the proposed Project Manager and Project Engineer.
B. Indicate the roles and responsibilities of each key position. Include senior members of the Vendor only from the perspective of
what their role will be in providing services to the Town.
C. If a subcontractor will be used for all work of a certain type, include information on this subcontractor. A detailed plan for
providing supervision must be included.
D. Attach a résumé and evidence of certification, if any, for each key personnel member and/or subcontractor to be involved in
this project. Résumés should be attached together as a single appendix at the end of the Proposal and will not count toward
the Proposal page limit. However, each resume shall not exceed two pages in length.
SCA_FountainHills_Proposal.pdf
PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION ON EACH PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTOR SHOWING CERTIFICATIONS FOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY*
SCA_FountainHills_Proposal.pdf
PROJECTED REVIEW TIME NECESSARY TO COMPLETE PROJECT REVIEW?*
Information provided in SOQ file
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Cover Letter .................................................................................................................................................. 1
General Information ................................................................................................................................. 2 - 3
Experience and Qualifications ................................................................................................................. 4 - 5
Key Positions ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Project Review Timeline ............................................................................................................................... 7
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December 30th, 2021 Rob Durham Procurement Administrator 16705 E. Avenue of the Fountains Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 RE: 2021-RFQ-008; RFQ for Plan Check/Building Inspection Services
Thank you for the opportunity to present this proposal to provide Plan Check/Building Inspection Services; it is a pleasure to submit our qualifications to the Town of Fountain Hills. We are confident that Shums Coda Associates (SCA) is the firm that has the personnel, experience, and attitude that will be
required to successfully provide these “as-needed” services to the Town of Fountain Hills. We are committed to a vision of service excellence that we believe the Town of Fountain Hills shares. Our
firm continually receives exceptional reviews from our jurisdictional clients, as well as design professionals, developers and contractors from all size projects and varying complexities. Positive interactions related to our work product is centered in our desire to be more than a mere consultant plan review, inspection, and permit processing firm, but rather a contributing partner, functioning as an extension of Town’s staff. We look to see that projects are successfully completed, on time, within budget, and a reflection of the Town’s codes, ordinances procedures, policies, and directives. A key in those efforts is the ability to create a solid working relationship with your jurisdiction to assist with all aspects outlined in the RFQ document. SCA understands the scope of services to be provided extends beyond technical code expertise, and why our team’s overall ability and qualifications will exceed the minimums being requested; which in turn makes us a good fit to meet the Town’s desires to relieve the peaks in overall projects under review or inspection. The following SOQ will highlight key features and
distinguishing points of the SCA team that will assist in this undertaking. SCA was founded on the principal of assisting our municipal partners with staff augmentation and
developmental services related to construction review, permitting, inspections and documentation procedures. SCA is committed and ready to provide you with the same care and standard of technical excellence that has been the hallmark of our work since our inception. We intend to provide primary
services from our Arizona regional office at 1616 North Litchfield Road, Suite A-210, Goodyear, AZ 85395, with additional support staff being provided from our headquarters and other regional offices. If SCA is fortunate enough to be awarded this contract, we intend to meet and confer with the Town of Fountain Hills’s management team to determine the proper members of our staff needed to complete the services outlined in the RFQ. We will perform the services and adhere to the requirements described in this RFQ. Our team looks forward to answering any additional questions you may have about our firm after you have reviewed this response to the request for qualifications.
Sincerely,
David Basinger, Architect Christine Godinez Principal/President/CEO COO/Secretary
david.basinger@shumscoda.com christine.godinez@shumscoda.com (925) 413-5626 (Cell) (925) 463-0651 (Main Line)
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General Information
Shums Coda Associates, Inc., is legally defined as a S-Corporation. Our Federal Tax ID number is 20-4574991. Our corporate headquarters (principal office) is located at 5776 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 150, Pleasanton, CA 94588. We have additional offices at the following locations:
• Arizona local regional office at 1616 North Litchfield Road, Suite A-210, Goodyear, AZ 85395
• Northern California - 6381 Auburn Boulevard, Suite H, Citrus Heights, CA 95621
• Southern California - 5208 Weymouth Way, Oceanside, CA 92057
• Northern Utah - 5782 South 920 East, Murray, UT 84121
• Southern Utah - 2284 East 3400 South Street, St. George, UT 84790
• Nevada - 1916 Summit Pointe Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89117
• Colorado – 4610 South Ulster Street, Suite 150, Denver, CO 80237 The following corporate officers are authorized to make these representations on behalf of Shums Coda
Associates, the contacts concerning this SOQ, and are located in our corporate headquarters (physical address above):
• David Basinger, Principal/President/CEO (Arizona licensed Architect #57859) david.basinger@shumscoda.com (925) 413-5626 (Cell)
• Christine Godinez, COO/Secretary christine.godinez@shumscoda.com (925) 463-0651 (Main Line) Shums Coda Associates was established in 2006 (16 years of business in March, 2022), by licensed building professionals with multiple decades of municipal consulting experience. Our core services are building life-safety code reviews, inspections and administrative staffing, on behalf of only jurisdictional clients. We review and inspect all facets of design construction related to code minimums and local amendments, such as: architectural, accessibility, structural, fire-safety, energy, sustainability, mechanical, electrical and plumbing; and have staff to assist with the intake, recording and permitting of construction documents. By selecting Shums Coda Associates, the Town of Fountain Hills will receive an experienced,
knowledgeable team with a proven track record of outstanding service. In providing these services, our priority is to be a seamless extension of your staff. We therefore commit to being available for code consultations, on-time delivery of services, and providing cost-effectiveness to the Town through the
utilization of focused staff augmentation. We are comprised of licensed architects, engineers, contractors and I.C.C. Certified personnel that have a wealth of code knowledge and experience in design or construction related fields. SCA believes that an understanding of how buildings are designed and constructed is an important element to providing effective code comments that are based on the realities of practical construction. SCA preaches this to our staff and encourages continuing education to maintain our understanding of the ever-changing code requirements and amendments. We have seen there can be a great deal of interpretation applied to how requirements are enforced, so SCA staff continues to find value in learning the history and intent of code language to assist with accurately applying it to our review and inspections (with final determinations clearly coming from the Town staff). Shums Coda Associates takes this commitment to code content further, as we continue to expand our involvement in various code training and education offerings. For example, SCA continues to participate
in the AZBO Education Board and training and provide similar roles and leadership to the Southern Nevada ICC EduCode training event, Utah ABM and Chapter training, and the Sacramento Valley Association of Building Official Minstitute annual event. At the end of 2020, Shums Coda Associates was
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also fortunate to acquire the Colorado Code Consulting company that was owned by Mr. Steve Thomas, who provides national education and training offerings throughout the United States. This demonstrates
SCA’s commitment to knowledge through education with all things related to the model Building Codes. Our belief is that code should be understood by our staff to a level where they can explain to our clients (and their applicants), as well as the how and why it applies to their specific project. We strive to meet this level with our reviews and inspections, and we continue to offer on-line, or in-person training, to improve that code understanding internally with our staff and the industry. With regional offices throughout Arizona (Goodyear), California (Sacramento/Oceanside), Nevada (Las Vegas), Utah (St. George/Murray) and Colorado (Denver), you will find SCA has nearly one-hundred employees available to assist the Town of Fountain Hills with plan review and inspection needs outlined in the RFQ. Our preference is to utilize local staff to provide the plan review services, but with the Coronavirus pandemic, we have expanded our electronic plan review capacity to be able to review projects
from any of our offices. This will mean that we can provide even greater degree of expertise for unusual systems related to structural, mechanical, plumbing or electrical, as well as accessibility or sustainability reviews. It also affords us the ability to utilize staff from all locations to ensure that reviews are completed
on timelines established by the Town. We have been providing electronic plan reviews for many years now, and are comfortable with reviewing plans under several formats. We have also provided inspection services via electronic devices, and are capable of completing inspections remotely, or via drone, if desired
by the Town. SCA looks forward to continuing that discussion related to software, hardware and process the Town uses currently (or would like to implement), as part of our next step in this response to the RFQ. Our standard plan review and inspections result in lists of comments which refer to specific detail, drawing or location in the building, and reference applicable code sections for each item cited. We prefer (if allowed by the Town policies) to expedite or clarify plan review items by contacting the applicant/designers and communicating directly, using the most advantageous media available, to resolve issues. Similarly, we encourage our inspectors to be available for contractor/owners to answer the phone calls of clarification for specific correction items. In today’s development climate a brief phone call, or a thirty-minute online meeting can save weeks of back-and-forth delays to obtain minimum code compliance and approvals. We understand that there can be limitations in the applicant’s technology or jurisdictional inter-department
review process, which sometimes prohibit these methods from being implemented with every project. With either approach being implemented, SCA understands and intends to route all communication/comment letters (first or concurrently) through Town of Fountain Hills, as directed by your staff. All reviewed and approved documents shall be returned to the Town after the plan review or inspection process is completed, and input into the tracking software as directed by Fountain Hills staff.
This should demonstrate Shums Coda Associates experience with the plan review and inspection services outlined in the Fountain Hills RFQ. We are a large enough corporation, that we do not typically utilize any sub-consultants to complete these services, and do not anticipate using any for the services requested. We will also note that in our nearly sixteen years of business, we have not had any contract or subcontract terminated. Further, we have had no claims arising from a contract that resulted in litigation or arbitration since our inception as a corporation.
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Experience and Qualifications
Shums Coda Associates provides services similar to those outlined in the RFQ, to over 100 jurisdictions in ten states across the Country (AZ, CA, NV, UT, CO, TN, MN, ID, WA and WY). However, per the
instructions provided, we provide the following three jurisdictions that examples of municipalities similar in size to Fountain Hills and/or similar in types of plan reviews and inspection services being requested (although Casa Grande demonstrates the versatility of our team to review large-scale projects in predominately residential/commercial retail City): Project Name Buckeye – plan review and inspection services
Name of Company or Organization
City of Buckeye
Contact Name Mike Izzo, CBO
Contact address, Telephone Number and Email
530 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye, AZ 85326 (623) 349-6200 (main)
mizzo@buckeyeaz.gov Type of Service Provided Residential, commercial, industrial and educational plan reviews and inspection services, with some fire reviews, and providing an Acting Building Official
Date of Contract initiation and expiration
2017 – present
Description of Project. Provided Acting Building Official, that was eventually hired as current CBO; provided plan review and inspection services during
the period were Buckeye was the second fastest growing jurisdiction in the US. Significant project plan reviews set-up to hold meetings with applicants to explain comments and provide
additional directions to approve larger plan reviews in two cycles. More significant projects are FiveBelow and Ross distribution centers, three new school projects, APS West Valley facilities and new City Police Training Facility.
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Project Name Cherry Hills Village – plan review and inspection services
Name of Company or Organization
Cherry Hills Village
Contact Name
Paul Workman, Planning Manager
Contact address, Telephone Number and Email
2450 E. Quincy Ave., Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 (303) 783-2721 pworkman@cherryhillsvillage.com
Type of Service Provided
Building plan review and inspection services
Date of Contract initiation and expiration
1994 – 2019 (as Colorado Code Consulting), and 2019 – present (recently renewed under SCA)
Description of Project. Provide large-scale residential plan review and inspections for a predominantly residential community of custom homes (usually over 5,000-sq. ft. in size).
Project Name Casa Grande - Lucid Electric Car Manufacturing Facility Plan Review (Phases 1 and 2) Name of Company or Organization
City of Casa Grande
Contact Name Brian Tardif, CBO
Contact address, Telephone Number and Email
510 E. Florence Blvd., Casa Grande, AZ 85122 (520) 421-8630 (main) Brian_Tardif@casagrandeaz.gov
Type of Service Provided Building and Fire Plan Review
Date of Contract initiation and expiration
2019 – expected to continue to completion of project sometime in 2023
Description of Project. +3 million sq. ft. of new auto manufacturing, offices,
café/break/conference and hazardous materials, as well as site development, fire sprinkler and alarm reviews, with AMMR’s and weekly review meetings with City, contractors and design team to streamline reviews and assure complete re-submittals.
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Key Positions
SCA will utilize our local Arizona staff to fill key personnel roles requested in the RFQ. Our Arizona Regional Manager, Ms. Barbara Rice, CBO/FM, will serve as the local point of contact and Project
Manager for the Fountain Hills services. Further, our CEO and Arizona licensed architect, Mr. David Basinger and our COO, Ms. Christine Godinez, will be additional points of contact for technical assistance (as needed) and contract/invoicing information. The day-to-day team is proposed to be as follows: A. Support Team – Justine Cornelius, Lisa O’Malley will be the primary and local plans examiner managers for Fountain Hills. We will also utilize senior plans examiners Martin Haeberle, Tom Haney and Myron Williams as additional review team members for Fountain Hills, as they have all provided extensive plan reviews in the Valley of the Sun for decades. All of these staff members are full-time employees of SCA. B. Additional Support staff – Although all of the Shums Coda Associates family will be collectively
available to provide these services to Fountain Hills, we anticipate (as is our preference) to primarily utilize our systems specific plan review team for additional plan review support. Therefore, David Logsdon, Russ Mora or Dean Kuenzi are available for electrical systems review. We have Jason Van
Ausdal and Jody Hilton to review mechanical and plumbing systems, and Hope Media or Gil Rossmiller to assist with energy compliance issues. Finally, we have a large structural engineering team to assist on engineering issues, headed by our Project Engineer Kurt McMullin, and additional engineer plan
check staff of Su Fong, Mariam Umair or Ryan Loh. C. SCA does not anticipate utilizing any subcontractor for any of the proposed services in the RFQ. D. We will provide additional resume/certifications for the rest of our staff and key inspectors for the Fountain Hills work. We have not designated a specific inspector currently for these services, as we would need to discuss number of inspection hours needed for the services, and what would be considered appropriate certification and experience for our inspection team. SCA would then select from our local team the personnel that we believe would be a good fit for inspections, and anticipate an interview from Town staff prior to assigning them to complete the work. It is our belief that working within the jurisdiction requires an understanding of the role and acceptance by the Town staff they will
interact with, prior to ever completing an inspection. Inspections are all conducted by ICC certified inspectors. The inspections will be completed within one business day from the time we receive the request. We believe in being service oriented and not the building police. We will work with the contractors and homeowners to bring a building into compliance with the applicable code whenever we can. It is our philosophy that inspections are educational opportunities to
explain the purpose of the code and why certain things are required by the code. We will spend additional time explaining the purpose of a code requirement whenever necessary. Our inspectors provide their cell phone numbers to the contractors and homeowners if a question arises in the field. It is important the lines of communication are maintained open. We want to do whatever we can to ensure safe buildings while helping to get project completed on time and under budget. We pride ourselves on being problem solvers and not problem makers. Our goal is to get to yes and comply with the intent of the code. SCA will provide emergency disaster response when required. We will utilize the ATC-20 rapid assessment process to evaluate the habitability of a structure. We will post the property with the appropriate placard to
indicate whether the building can be occupied or not.
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SCA’s plan review reports will reference sheets and code sections that are applicable form each comment. We would typically email the electronic reviews to the Town for distribution to the applicant, but we can
also directly/simultaneously provide the owner, contractor, architect and/or the engineer with the same electronic list of items needing correction. Our comment lists should be self-explanatory, but our review team will remain available during working hours (and often off-hours) to provide any additional clarification/discussion needed of the applicable building code section, ordinances, or regulation. We will provide a similar list at each cycle of the review process, but typically most reviews are resolved in one or two cycles, with perhaps a quick third review of a remaining comment (or two). When a review remains extensive at a third (or longer) review cycle, SCA staff will reach out to the Town of Fountain Hills staff to discuss the overall items of concern and look for direction on any alternative methods to keep the project review moving in a positive direction. With these difficult reviews, SCA is not opposed to online video conferences to share and discuss the code concerns with the Town of Fountain Hills’s staff and the
applicant – hopefully to assist in receiving a more complete resubmittal with the next review. With each review cycle, SCA will provide a cover letter/transmittal that includes the following information:
• The address, Town permit number, description, use, and type of construction. • A list of all plans and documents received for review and the associated dates they were received.
Once the final plan review is completed and ready for approval, SCA will electronically stamp the plans and the supporting documents and return them to the Town, along with our letter of completion. It should be noted that our approval stamp can be modified to suit the desired information needed by the Town of Fountain Hills. Shums Coda is proficient in many various electronic plan review and web-based tools. We typically utilize the Bluebeam product for our reviews but can provide our review comments on any of the other comparable platforms, and even embed the comments into the electronic plan sheets (if desired). SCA would look to the Town of Fountain Hills to provide guidance on the preferred method of electronic comments to be received. However, it should be noted that SCA can also review paper plans when submitted. In those
instances, we would provide courier to pick-up and drop-off the plans at the Town offices (as needed).
Type of Plan Review Timeframes
Initial Review Recheck
Single-Family 7-10 business days 5 business days
Multi-Family 10-15 business days* 5 business days
Commercial 10-15 business days* 7 business days*
* Some project may require additional time because of size or complexity of the project; SCA would reserve the right to review those projects under a longer schedule when mutually agreed upon with the Town of Fountain Hills (prior to the beginning the review process). However, we pride ourselves to be able to customize our services to fit the Town’s needs and could potentially expedite reviews when requested.
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David Basinger, Architect
Principal / CEO
Education
Bachelor of Architecture (with an
emphasis on urban
redevelopment), California Polytechnic State University at San
Luis Obispo
Licenses & Certifications
Registered Architect, State of California, License No. C25605
Registered Architect, State of
Arizona, Registration No. 57859
Registered Architect, State of
Nevada, License No. 7116 Registered Architect, State of Utah,
License No. 10180242-0301 Registered Architect, State of
Colorado, License No. 406323
Registered Architect, State of Hawaii,
License No. 17696
Registered Architect, State of Washington, License No. 12600
NCARB Certified, No. 77371 ICC Building Plans Examiner
Memberships
A.I.A. Member
PROFFESSIONAL SUMMARY
David Basinger is a licensed Architect in multiple States and is the original
founder of Shums Coda Associates in 2006. David has over 30 years of
professional experience associated with architectural design and as a building code and life-safety plans examiner.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Principal/ CEO ------------------------------------------------------ 2006 - Present
Shums Coda Associates, Pleasanton, CA
Manages plan review, inspections and permitting services for numerous complex commercial, industrial, educational, medical, hazardous and a
variety of multi-family residential construction projects. David has served as
Acting Building Official or provided in-house plan review services for
numerous jurisdictions in California, such as Mountain View, Fremont, Santa
Clara, Sunnyvale, Menlo Park, Dublin, and Danville.
Arizona Regional Office Manager --------------------------------- 2004 - 2006
Linhart Petersen Powers Associates, Phoenix, AZ
Promoted to establish and serve as Arizona Regional Manager of the three separate company offices in Arizona: Phoenix, Tucson, and Window Rock.
Provided assistance with large-scale plan review and inspection services,
jurisdiction counter reviews and assistance, and special projects supervisor. Influential in taking the Arizona effort from a single client to over two dozen
clients in a two-year period, managing eleven employees and three business
lines.
Senior Plans Examiner/Senior Associate ------------------------ 1991 - 2004
Linhart Petersen Powers Associates, Phoenix, AZ
Provided plan reviews, and jurisdictional in-house/counter reviews and
technical assistance for projects in California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington,
and Idaho. Managed several large-scale developments as a project
supervisor, and often provide code consultations for complex mixed-
use/redevelopment or historical submittals. Served as primary manager for
the jurisdictions of Mountain View, Danville and Dublin, California. Projects
reviewed include campus designs for Microsoft, Veritas, Google, Alza
Pharmaceuticals and other high-tech or bio-tech related businesses, as well
as several mid-rise or high-rise multi-family complexes.
Architect ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1989 - 1991
Linhart Engineering, Livermore, CA
Completed architectural and structural engineering design for residential, commercial, and light industrial structures in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Duties included design, drafting, structural calculations, building surveys,
jobsite visits and structural reviews. Also performed field assessments of URM structures and equipment anchorage calculations for pumps, racks, and
tanks.
Shums Coda Associates
Building Life-Safety Plan Review and
Inspection
Permit Technician Services Building Department Augmentation
Fire Protection Engineering Civil Engineering
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Team Member/ Job Title Certification / License / Affiliations
Russell Adams, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector
Education • Associate of Arts – Humanities, Santa Rosa Junior College, 2007 Licenses & Certifications • California Office of Emergency Services: Safety Assessment Program Coordinator • California Office of Emergency Services: Safety Assessment Program Evaluator • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC California Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC California Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Combination Inspector • ICC California Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC California Building Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Code Specialist • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Permit Specialist • ICC Plumbing Code Specialist • ICC Building Codes and Standards Module • ICC Legal Module • ICC Management Module
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Team Member/ Job Title Certification / License / Affiliations
Troy Alvord Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC California Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC California Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC California Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC California Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Residential Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC California Residential Combination Inspector • ICC California Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Richard Ames, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector
Education • Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Cal State Hayward/East Bay College of San Mateo Licenses & Certifications • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Master Code Professional
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Herman “Gene” Ashdown, CBO Senior Building Inspector
Education • Building Inspection Technology, Cosumnes River College, 1997-2001 • Bachelor of Arts in Health and Safety Studies, California State University, Sacramento, 1978- 1981 Licenses & Certifications • CALBO Building Official Certification • CA OES SAP Evaluator and Coordinator • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC California Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Residential Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Alberto Barrios Marquez, PE MEP Plans Examiner Education • B.S., Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, University of Guadalajara, GDL., Jalisco, México, 1999 Licenses & Certifications • Professional Engineer, State of Colorado, License # PE.0041140 • Master Electrician, State of Colorado, License # ME.0026505 • Certified Spanish Translator/Interpreter • LEED AP BD+C, U.S. Green Building Council • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Plans Examiner
Cedar Brannon Building Inspector Education • 18 hours of college credits, College of Southern Nevada, 1994 • Southern Nevada School of Real Estate, Las Vegas, NV, 2000 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector
John Henry Brannon Building Inspector Education • Associate of Science, Computer Science, Dixie College, St George, Utah Licenses & Certifications • Building Inspector, State of Utah • Contractor, State of Utah • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector
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Jason Bullock Utah Regional Manager
Education • B.S., Business Administration, University of Phoenix, 1999 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Corey Bundy, CBO Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • Utah Seismic Safety, Commission Safety Assessment Program Certification • State of Utah Department of Commerce Active Licensure Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Fire Inspector I • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Zoning Inspector • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Permit Specialist • ICC Fire Inspector II • ICC Fire Code Specialist • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Randall “Randy” Capra, FPE Fire Code Plans Examiner Education • B.S. in Business, Bellevue University, Omaha, NE, 2010 • Associates in Fire Sciences, Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, CO, 2006 Licenses & Certifications • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Fire Alarm Systems-National Institute for Cert. in Engineering Technology (NICET) Level 1 • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Automatic Sprinkler System Layout – NICET Level 1 • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Special Hazards Suppressions Systems – NICET Level 1 • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Inspection and Testing of Water-Based Systems – NICET Level 1 • National Fire, Arson, & Explosion Investigation Training – NAFI Certified • Fire Officer II, State of CO Division of Fire Safety • Fire Instructor, State of CO Division of Fire Safety • National Fire Academy and FEMA Classes • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Inspector II
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Erin Carroll, EIT Plan Check Engineer Education • B.S, Industrial Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC Licenses & Certifications • Registered Engineer in Training State of Maryland, No. 50013
Sheri Cerise Fire Code Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician
Tracy Christensen Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License # 330601-5601 • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
William “Bill” Clayton, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector Instructor Code Consultant
Education • General Studies and Agriculture, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR • General Studies, Physical Education & Music, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Fire Sprinkler Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC /AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Housing Code Official • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist
Michael “Mike” Coldiron, CBO Senior Building Inspector
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Electrical Code Official • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Specialist • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner
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James “Jim” Conway Electrical Inspector Education • Soares Grounding – 1999, 2005-2007 • One- & Two-Family NEC – 1999-2017 • Photovoltaic Power System – 1994, 1997-2005 • Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. – 1997 • Management & Supervisory Classes-City & County of Denver – 1986-1987 • International Fire Code Institute – 2006-2007 Licenses & Certifications • Master Electrician, Colorado License, ME 2327
Brian Cook, MCP, CBO Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • Master Electrician, State of Colorado, License No. ME.0026247 • Journeyman Electrician, State of Colorado, License No. JW.0101271 • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC /AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner
Justine Cornelius Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Spray Applied Fire Proofing Special Inspector • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner
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Matthew Coyle Building Inspector
Education • Wilrick Institute of Technology • Carpenters Apprenticeship Training CTCNC Licenses & Certifications • Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), American Welding Society (AWS), Cert. No. 11121141 • ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician – Grade I, American Concrete Institute, Certification ID: 01212973 • ICC Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector • ICC Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC California Building Plans Examiner • ICC Prestressed Concrete Special Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector
Elvin “Chuck” DeVorss, CBO Plans Examiner Education • Associates of Science – Construction Inspection, Pasadena City College, 1994 • Certificate – Building Inspection and Plan Review, University of Nebraska Licenses & Certifications • ICC Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector Legacy • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
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Alan Ellis, CBO Nevada Client Liaison Manager Education • MBA, University of Phoenix, Las Vegas, NV, 2004 • B.A., Social Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1977 Licenses & Certifications • Fire Inspector, Uniform Fire Code Association • Fire Inspector, International Fire Code Institute • Fire Inspector III, NFPA issued by the Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Plans Examiner II, NFPA issued by the Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Fire Inspector II, Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Fire Inspector I, Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Medical Gas Inspector – National Pipefitters Council • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Fire Inspector II • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist
Rouhi El-Rabaa, PE, CASp Plan Check Engineer Education • Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, License # 92565 • Certified Access Specialist (CASp), Cert # CASp-973 • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Ali Fatapour, PE, CBO Interim Building Official
Education • M.S., Structural Engineering – California State University, San Jose • B.S., Civil Engineering – California State University, San Jose Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, No. C40671 • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Jeffrey Finn, SE Education • B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1985 • M.E. (Civil), Structural Emphasis Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1986 Licenses & Certifications • Professional Structural Engineer, State of Arizona, No. 50541 • Professional Structural Engineer, State of Nevada, No. 22503 • NCEES Model Law Structural Engineer, No. 39782
Su Fong, PE Plan Check Engineer Education • M.S. Civil Engineering, San Jose State University, 2014 • B.S. Architectural Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, 2011
Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, No. 89055 (expires 09/30/2022) • ICC Building Plans Examiner
William “Bill” Gardner Elevator Inspector Education • B.S., Business Administration – University of S. Dakota Licenses & Certifications • NAESAI QEI Certification, State of Colorado, No. C-2041
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Dean Gesualdo Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • Master Electrician, Clark County, NV • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector
Roger Gier, CBO Nevada Client Liaison Manager
Education • B.S., Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Las Vegas NV, 2001 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Martin Haeberle, CBO Senior Building Inspector Plans Examiner Chief Building Official
Education • ADA Coordinator, University of Missouri • Commercial/Residential Heating Ventilation and Refrigeration Systems - Kansas City Technical College Licenses & Certifications • FEMA Emergency Management Certification • Building Inspector License, State of Utah. No. 6597488-5602 • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist
Tom Haney, FPE, CBO Plans Examiner Manager Licenses & Certifications • Fire Protection Engineer, State of California, No. 1926 • Building Official • Mechanical Inspector • Residential Mechanical Inspector • Building Inspector • Plumbing Inspector • Building Inspector UBC • Mechanical Inspector UMC • Plumbing Inspector UPC
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Patrick Haniger Building Inspector
Education • Building Technology Certificate, College of San Mateo • A.S., Building Technology College of San Mateo Licenses & Certifications • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Landan Hansen Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • Snow College, Ephraim Utah, 2005
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Jeff Hedman, SE Plans Check Engineer Education • B.S Civil Engineering, University of Utah • AA, General Studies, Dixie State University
Licenses & Certifications • Professional Structural Engineer, State of Utah, License # 5338635-2203
Jody Hilton, CBO Chief Building Official Plans Examiner Manager
Education • ICBO Plans Building Code Class’s Salt Lake Community College • Examiner Class, Whittier, California • Utah Valley Community College Licenses & Certifications • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Electrical Inspector
Richard “Rick” Hollander Building Inspector Education • IAEI Training Seminars Licenses & Certifications • ICC Electrical Inspector
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Cody Illum Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Nicole Johnson Permit Technician Education • Bachelor’s Degree: Geography, Urban & Metropolitan Planning, California State University, 2015-2017 • Los Rios Community College 2013-2015, Transfer degree received Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician
Vincent “Vince” Juanitas Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector
Daniel “Dan” Kishpaugh Senior Plans Examiner Education • Bachelor’s degree, History - University of Nevada, Reno, 1983 • Plan Review Institute - Whittier, California, 1996 • Building and Fire Code Plan Review - National Fire Academy, 1999 • Fire Structures and Systems Course - National Fire Academy, 2001 • Building Official’s Institute - Portland, Oregon, 2004 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Terry Knox, MBA Director, Business Development Education • Master of Business Administration – Construction Management • Bachelor of Science - Construction Building Inspection Technology, Business Administration • Structural Engineers Association -Methodology • Associate of Arts- Housing Inspection Awards • Helen Putnam Award for Excellence for Government Efficiency and Responsiveness • California Building Official (CALBO) Hall of Fame
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Dean Kuenzi, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector
Education • A.S. Degree in Energy Systems – Photovoltaics, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA, June 2014 • B.S. Degree, Colorado State University – Global, January 2019 – Present (Expected 2022)
Licenses & Certifications • NABCEP Entry Level Certification (Photovoltaic) • Post-Disaster Safety Assessment Program (SAP) • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Fuel Gas Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Plumbing Code Specialist • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
David Logsdon Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • Maryland Statewide Master Electrician License, State of Maryland • Safety and Health Practitioner, State of Nevada Division of Industrial Relations • Certified Electrical Inspector: Residential and Commercial, State of Maryland • Associated Builders and Contractors- Electrical 4-year Program • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector, Certification # 5317382-E1 • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner, Certification # 5317382 • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector, Certification # 5317382-E2 • ICC Electrical Inspector, Certification # 5317382
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Jerry Long Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • B.S Industrial Technology, University of Wisconsin – Stout • Ski Area Management Leadership Training, Colorado Mountain College Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector
Xin Lui, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • M.S., Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD • B.S., Fire Protection Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China Licenses & Certifications • Registered Professional Engineer, State of California, NO. 1698
Alain Mamada, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • M.S., Fire Protection Engineering, California Polytechnic State University • B.T Mechanical Engineering University of Johannesburg Licenses & Certifications • Registered Professional Engineer State of California. No. 1935
James “Jim” McGinley Building Inspector Education • Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration/ Marketing, San Diego State University • Construction Practices and Procedures, San Jose State University College of Extended Studies • Certificate of Proficiency in Concrete Construction Inspection, San Diego State University College of Extended Studies Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector
Kurt McMullin, PE, Ph. D Plan Check Engineer
Education • PhD, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley • MS, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley • BS, Agricultural Engineering, Iowa State University Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, No. C47595
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Hope Medina, CBO Building Inspector Plans Examiner Instructor
Licenses & Certifications • On Site Plan Review and Inspections, Train the Trainer, DOE Building Energy Codes • Safety Assessment Program Building Inspector, State of California • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Green Building - Residential Examiner • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC IgCC Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC IgCC Commercial Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Management Module • ICC Legal • ICC Building Codes and Standards • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Certified Sustainability Professional • ICC Permit Specialist
Russell Mora Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector
Adam Mulford Elevator Inspector Licenses & Certifications • Certified Elevator Inspector, QEI NAESA • Type 1 Conveyance Inspector, Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety, Conveyance Section
Christian Ng, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • B.S, Fire Protection Engineering University of Maryland, College Park, MD Licenses & Certifications • Registered Fire Protection Engineer State of California. No. 2132
Lisa O'Malley Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • California Building Plans Examiner
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Josephine Ortega AIA, CBO, LEED AP Senior Plans Examiner
Education • Master of Urban Regional Planning, San Jose State University, May 2017 • B.A. Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz, June 2006 • Associate Arts Degree with Honors, Monterey Peninsula College, August 1999 • Bachelor of Architecture, Minor in Landscape Architecture and Sociology, University of Idaho, May 1985 • Certificate of Real Estate Development, San Jose State University Licenses & Certifications • Registered Architect, State of California, License No. 26560 • Registered Architect, State of Ohio, License No. 10972 • LEED Green Associate • LEED AP Homes • LEED AP ND (Neighborhood Development) • LEED AP ID+C [Commercial Interiors] • LEED AP BD+C (Building Design & Construction) • LEED AP O+M (Operations & Maintenance) • Safety Assessment Program Coordinator, Office of Emergency Service, #60452 • Safety Assessment Program Evaluation Office of Emergency Service, #60542 • ATC-20 (Applied Technology Council Building Safety Evaluation Program), Office of Emergency Service • ICC Fire Inspector I • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Zoning Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Fire Inspector II • ICC CALGreen Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Randy Pabst Elevator Chief Inspector Education • University of Colorado at Boulder, Bachelor of Arts, 1975
Licenses & Certifications • Certified Elevator Inspector, National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, Cert # C-1790 • Type 1 Conveyance Inspector, State of Colorado, Licensee # 951711
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Lloyd Parry Building Inspector Education • Business Degree
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Jeffrey Paterson, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • M.S., Fire Protection Engineering, California Polytechnic State University • B.S., Civil Engineering, University of California Davis Licenses & Certifications • CA Registered PE, No. 1926
Ed Paxton Building Inspector Education • Trade Teck Welding School Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
James “Ed” Pehrson Plans Examiner
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Education • Building Inspection coursework, Davis Applied Technology Center, Utah
Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License # 5791568-5601 • Stormwater Inspector, SPESC, Cert ID #00004693 • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Diana Perkins, CBO Senior Plans Examiner
Education • M.P.A., University of San Francisco • B.S., Economics, University of San Francisco Licenses & Certifications • LEED Accredited Professional • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official
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Rosario “Russ” Perrone Senior Building Inspector
Licenses & Certifications • OHSA 30 • Post-Earthquake Safety Evaluation • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Mark Ptashkin, CBO Electrical Plans Examiner Chief Building Official
Licenses & Certifications • Special Inspector (Electrical), City of Phoenix. #37551 • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Daniel “Dan” Reardon Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • BS Mathematics / Emphasis in Secondary Education, University of Northern Colorado, 1987 – 1991 Licenses & Certifications • Safety Assessment Program (Disaster Mitigation) • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Gil Rossmiller Building Inspector Plans Examiner Instructor
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • IgCC Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • IgCC Commercial Inspector with ASHRAE 189.1 • IgCC Commercial Inspector • IgCC Plans Examiner with ASHRAE 189.1 • ICC Green Building - Residential Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Douglas “Doug” Rykerd Combination Inspector Education • Mr. Rooter University, Waco TX, Training in Business, 1998 • California Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA – Mechanical Engineering, 1985 - 1987 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Commercial Building Inspector Previous Licenses & Certifications • ICC Certified Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Certified Commercial Mechanical Inspector
AJ Smith Building Inspector Education • Master of Management/ Public Administration, University of Phoenix, May 2011 • Bachelor of Science, Major: Criminal Justice, Minor: Education, Southern Utah University, May 2005 • Associates of Science, Snow College, December 2002 Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of UT, License #5942920-5601 • ICC Combination Inspector
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Matt Tate Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Stephen “Steve” Thomas, CBO Colorado Regional Manager Educational Director Instructor Chief Building Official Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • B.S. in Business Administration - University of Phoenix - Thesis: “The Affects of a Housing Code in the City of Glendale” • Course Work in Civil Engineering Technology - CCD • Community College of Denver at Red Rocks Lakewood, CO 1976 -1978 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC Spray Applied Fire Proofing Special Inspector • ICC Certified Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Certified Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Mechanical Inspector • ICC Certified Housing Code Official • ICC Certified Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Code Official • ICC Certified Building Inspector • ICC Certified ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Certified Plumbing Inspector • ICC Certified Building Code Specialist
Thor Toepfer Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector
Mariam Umair, EIT Plan Check Engineer Education • M.S., Structural Engineering - San Jose State University Graduated: December 2014 • B.S., Civil Engineering - University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila, Pakistan Graduated: August 2010
Licenses & Certifications • Licensed EIT
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Jason Van Ausdal, CBO Building Inspector Plans Examiner Instructor
Education • Associates in Business Administration and Management, Stevens Henegar Business College, 1995-1997 Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License # 339648-5601 • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Inspector
Christopher Vasquez Elevator Inspector Education • One year of Conveyance Inspector Training • Denver Joint Electrical Apprenticeship Training Center, 1985-1990 • Completed two-year course at Electronic Technical Institute in Denver, CO • Attained Associates Degree in Electronic Technology, 1983 Licenses & Certifications • QEI Certification, NAESA, Cert # C-5713 • State of Colorado Conveyance Inspector, License # CI-1-516 • City of Denver Conveyance Inspector, License #1545330 • State of Colorado Master Electrician, License ME.0029035 • State of Colorado Journeyman Electrician, License JW.0010368
Daniel “Dan” Weed, CBO Chief Building Official Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • Arizona Building Officials (AZBO) Institute, 1995 – 1999 • Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts / Public Speaking, 1986 • Ambassador University, Pasadena, California Licenses & Certifications • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Code Official • ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Robert Wheeler, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • B.S. Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland Licenses & Certifications • CA Registered PE, No. 1825 • AZ Registered PE, No. 38935 • ND Registered PE, No. 6967 • GA Registered PE No. 17765 • NV Registered PE, No. 24638
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Heather Whitaker Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • Resnet Certified Residential Field Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Pamela “Pam” Whitaker-Sowell Permit Technician Education • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management • Associate of Science, Business, San Joaquin Della College, 6/2018 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician • California State Notary
Myron Williams Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • General Education Courses, Utah Valley State College, 2002 • National Electrical Code, 2002 • Davis Area Technology Center, Kaysville, Utah, 1999 – 2000 • International Building and International Residential Code, 2000 • International Mechanical and International Plumbing Code, 2000 • International Building Plans Examiner, 2000 Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License #4958496-5601 • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
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Cover Letter .................................................................................................................................................. 1
General Information ................................................................................................................................. 2 - 3
Experience and Qualifications ................................................................................................................. 4 - 5
Key Positions ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Project Review Timeline ............................................................................................................................... 7
Certifications ............................................................................................................................................ 8 - 9
Appendix .............................................................................................................................................. 10 - 31
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Cover Letter
December 30th, 2021 Rob Durham Procurement Administrator 16705 E. Avenue of the Fountains Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 RE: 2021-RFQ-008; RFQ for Plan Check/Building Inspection Services
Thank you for the opportunity to present this proposal to provide Plan Check/Building Inspection Services; it is a pleasure to submit our qualifications to the Town of Fountain Hills. We are confident that Shums Coda Associates (SCA) is the firm that has the personnel, experience, and attitude that will be
required to successfully provide these “as-needed” services to the Town of Fountain Hills. We are committed to a vision of service excellence that we believe the Town of Fountain Hills shares. Our
firm continually receives exceptional reviews from our jurisdictional clients, as well as design professionals, developers and contractors from all size projects and varying complexities. Positive interactions related to our work product is centered in our desire to be more than a mere consultant plan review, inspection, and permit processing firm, but rather a contributing partner, functioning as an extension of Town’s staff. We look to see that projects are successfully completed, on time, within budget, and a reflection of the Town’s codes, ordinances procedures, policies, and directives. A key in those efforts is the ability to create a solid working relationship with your jurisdiction to assist with all aspects outlined in the RFQ document. SCA understands the scope of services to be provided extends beyond technical code expertise, and why our team’s overall ability and qualifications will exceed the minimums being requested; which in turn makes us a good fit to meet the Town’s desires to relieve the peaks in overall projects under review or inspection. The following SOQ will highlight key features and
distinguishing points of the SCA team that will assist in this undertaking. SCA was founded on the principal of assisting our municipal partners with staff augmentation and
developmental services related to construction review, permitting, inspections and documentation procedures. SCA is committed and ready to provide you with the same care and standard of technical excellence that has been the hallmark of our work since our inception. We intend to provide primary
services from our Arizona regional office at 1616 North Litchfield Road, Suite A-210, Goodyear, AZ 85395, with additional support staff being provided from our headquarters and other regional offices. If SCA is fortunate enough to be awarded this contract, we intend to meet and confer with the Town of Fountain Hills’s management team to determine the proper members of our staff needed to complete the services outlined in the RFQ. We will perform the services and adhere to the requirements described in this RFQ. Our team looks forward to answering any additional questions you may have about our firm after you have reviewed this response to the request for qualifications.
Sincerely,
David Basinger, Architect Christine Godinez Principal/President/CEO COO/Secretary
david.basinger@shumscoda.com christine.godinez@shumscoda.com (925) 413-5626 (Cell) (925) 463-0651 (Main Line)
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Shums Coda Associates, Inc., is legally defined as a S-Corporation. Our Federal Tax ID number is 20-4574991. Our corporate headquarters (principal office) is located at 5776 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 150, Pleasanton, CA 94588. We have additional offices at the following locations:
• Arizona local regional office at 1616 North Litchfield Road, Suite A-210, Goodyear, AZ 85395
• Northern California - 6381 Auburn Boulevard, Suite H, Citrus Heights, CA 95621
• Southern California - 5208 Weymouth Way, Oceanside, CA 92057
• Northern Utah - 5782 South 920 East, Murray, UT 84121
• Southern Utah - 2284 East 3400 South Street, St. George, UT 84790
• Nevada - 1916 Summit Pointe Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89117
• Colorado – 4610 South Ulster Street, Suite 150, Denver, CO 80237 The following corporate officers are authorized to make these representations on behalf of Shums Coda
Associates, the contacts concerning this SOQ, and are located in our corporate headquarters (physical address above):
• David Basinger, Principal/President/CEO (Arizona licensed Architect #57859) david.basinger@shumscoda.com (925) 413-5626 (Cell)
• Christine Godinez, COO/Secretary christine.godinez@shumscoda.com (925) 463-0651 (Main Line) Shums Coda Associates was established in 2006 (16 years of business in March, 2022), by licensed building professionals with multiple decades of municipal consulting experience. Our core services are building life-safety code reviews, inspections and administrative staffing, on behalf of only jurisdictional clients. We review and inspect all facets of design construction related to code minimums and local amendments, such as: architectural, accessibility, structural, fire-safety, energy, sustainability, mechanical, electrical and plumbing; and have staff to assist with the intake, recording and permitting of construction documents. By selecting Shums Coda Associates, the Town of Fountain Hills will receive an experienced,
knowledgeable team with a proven track record of outstanding service. In providing these services, our priority is to be a seamless extension of your staff. We therefore commit to being available for code consultations, on-time delivery of services, and providing cost-effectiveness to the Town through the
utilization of focused staff augmentation. We are comprised of licensed architects, engineers, contractors and I.C.C. Certified personnel that have a wealth of code knowledge and experience in design or construction related fields. SCA believes that an understanding of how buildings are designed and constructed is an important element to providing effective code comments that are based on the realities of practical construction. SCA preaches this to our staff and encourages continuing education to maintain our understanding of the ever-changing code requirements and amendments. We have seen there can be a great deal of interpretation applied to how requirements are enforced, so SCA staff continues to find value in learning the history and intent of code language to assist with accurately applying it to our review and inspections (with final determinations clearly coming from the Town staff). Shums Coda Associates takes this commitment to code content further, as we continue to expand our involvement in various code training and education offerings. For example, SCA continues to participate
in the AZBO Education Board and training and provide similar roles and leadership to the Southern Nevada ICC EduCode training event, Utah ABM and Chapter training, and the Sacramento Valley Association of Building Official Minstitute annual event. At the end of 2020, Shums Coda Associates was
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also fortunate to acquire the Colorado Code Consulting company that was owned by Mr. Steve Thomas, who provides national education and training offerings throughout the United States. This demonstrates
SCA’s commitment to knowledge through education with all things related to the model Building Codes. Our belief is that code should be understood by our staff to a level where they can explain to our clients (and their applicants), as well as the how and why it applies to their specific project. We strive to meet this level with our reviews and inspections, and we continue to offer on-line, or in-person training, to improve that code understanding internally with our staff and the industry. With regional offices throughout Arizona (Goodyear), California (Sacramento/Oceanside), Nevada (Las Vegas), Utah (St. George/Murray) and Colorado (Denver), you will find SCA has nearly one-hundred employees available to assist the Town of Fountain Hills with plan review and inspection needs outlined in the RFQ. Our preference is to utilize local staff to provide the plan review services, but with the Coronavirus pandemic, we have expanded our electronic plan review capacity to be able to review projects
from any of our offices. This will mean that we can provide even greater degree of expertise for unusual systems related to structural, mechanical, plumbing or electrical, as well as accessibility or sustainability reviews. It also affords us the ability to utilize staff from all locations to ensure that reviews are completed
on timelines established by the Town. We have been providing electronic plan reviews for many years now, and are comfortable with reviewing plans under several formats. We have also provided inspection services via electronic devices, and are capable of completing inspections remotely, or via drone, if desired
by the Town. SCA looks forward to continuing that discussion related to software, hardware and process the Town uses currently (or would like to implement), as part of our next step in this response to the RFQ. Our standard plan review and inspections result in lists of comments which refer to specific detail, drawing or location in the building, and reference applicable code sections for each item cited. We prefer (if allowed by the Town policies) to expedite or clarify plan review items by contacting the applicant/designers and communicating directly, using the most advantageous media available, to resolve issues. Similarly, we encourage our inspectors to be available for contractor/owners to answer the phone calls of clarification for specific correction items. In today’s development climate a brief phone call, or a thirty-minute online meeting can save weeks of back-and-forth delays to obtain minimum code compliance and approvals. We understand that there can be limitations in the applicant’s technology or jurisdictional inter-department
review process, which sometimes prohibit these methods from being implemented with every project. With either approach being implemented, SCA understands and intends to route all communication/comment letters (first or concurrently) through Town of Fountain Hills, as directed by your staff. All reviewed and approved documents shall be returned to the Town after the plan review or inspection process is completed, and input into the tracking software as directed by Fountain Hills staff.
This should demonstrate Shums Coda Associates experience with the plan review and inspection services outlined in the Fountain Hills RFQ. We are a large enough corporation, that we do not typically utilize any sub-consultants to complete these services, and do not anticipate using any for the services requested. We will also note that in our nearly sixteen years of business, we have not had any contract or subcontract terminated. Further, we have had no claims arising from a contract that resulted in litigation or arbitration since our inception as a corporation.
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Experience and Qualifications
Shums Coda Associates provides services similar to those outlined in the RFQ, to over 100 jurisdictions in ten states across the Country (AZ, CA, NV, UT, CO, TN, MN, ID, WA and WY). However, per the
instructions provided, we provide the following three jurisdictions that examples of municipalities similar in size to Fountain Hills and/or similar in types of plan reviews and inspection services being requested (although Casa Grande demonstrates the versatility of our team to review large-scale projects in predominately residential/commercial retail City): Project Name Buckeye – plan review and inspection services
Name of Company or Organization
City of Buckeye
Contact Name Mike Izzo, CBO
Contact address, Telephone Number and Email
530 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye, AZ 85326 (623) 349-6200 (main)
mizzo@buckeyeaz.gov Type of Service Provided Residential, commercial, industrial and educational plan reviews and inspection services, with some fire reviews, and providing an Acting Building Official
Date of Contract initiation and expiration
2017 – present
Description of Project. Provided Acting Building Official, that was eventually hired as current CBO; provided plan review and inspection services during
the period were Buckeye was the second fastest growing jurisdiction in the US. Significant project plan reviews set-up to hold meetings with applicants to explain comments and provide
additional directions to approve larger plan reviews in two cycles. More significant projects are FiveBelow and Ross distribution centers, three new school projects, APS West Valley facilities and new City Police Training Facility.
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Project Name Cherry Hills Village – plan review and inspection services
Name of Company or Organization
Cherry Hills Village
Contact Name
Paul Workman, Planning Manager
Contact address, Telephone Number and Email
2450 E. Quincy Ave., Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 (303) 783-2721 pworkman@cherryhillsvillage.com
Type of Service Provided
Building plan review and inspection services
Date of Contract initiation and expiration
1994 – 2019 (as Colorado Code Consulting), and 2019 – present (recently renewed under SCA)
Description of Project. Provide large-scale residential plan review and inspections for a predominantly residential community of custom homes (usually over 5,000-sq. ft. in size).
Project Name Casa Grande - Lucid Electric Car Manufacturing Facility Plan Review (Phases 1 and 2) Name of Company or Organization
City of Casa Grande
Contact Name Brian Tardif, CBO
Contact address, Telephone Number and Email
510 E. Florence Blvd., Casa Grande, AZ 85122 (520) 421-8630 (main) Brian_Tardif@casagrandeaz.gov
Type of Service Provided Building and Fire Plan Review
Date of Contract initiation and expiration
2019 – expected to continue to completion of project sometime in 2023
Description of Project. +3 million sq. ft. of new auto manufacturing, offices,
café/break/conference and hazardous materials, as well as site development, fire sprinkler and alarm reviews, with AMMR’s and weekly review meetings with City, contractors and design team to streamline reviews and assure complete re-submittals.
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Key Positions
SCA will utilize our local Arizona staff to fill key personnel roles requested in the RFQ. Our Arizona Regional Manager, Ms. Barbara Rice, CBO/FM, will serve as the local point of contact and Project
Manager for the Fountain Hills services. Further, our CEO and Arizona licensed architect, Mr. David Basinger and our COO, Ms. Christine Godinez, will be additional points of contact for technical assistance (as needed) and contract/invoicing information. The day-to-day team is proposed to be as follows: A. Support Team – Justine Cornelius, Lisa O’Malley will be the primary and local plans examiner managers for Fountain Hills. We will also utilize senior plans examiners Martin Haeberle, Tom Haney and Myron Williams as additional review team members for Fountain Hills, as they have all provided extensive plan reviews in the Valley of the Sun for decades. All of these staff members are full-time employees of SCA. B. Additional Support staff – Although all of the Shums Coda Associates family will be collectively
available to provide these services to Fountain Hills, we anticipate (as is our preference) to primarily utilize our systems specific plan review team for additional plan review support. Therefore, David Logsdon, Russ Mora or Dean Kuenzi are available for electrical systems review. We have Jason Van
Ausdal and Jody Hilton to review mechanical and plumbing systems, and Hope Media or Gil Rossmiller to assist with energy compliance issues. Finally, we have a large structural engineering team to assist on engineering issues, headed by our Project Engineer Kurt McMullin, and additional engineer plan
check staff of Su Fong, Mariam Umair or Ryan Loh. C. SCA does not anticipate utilizing any subcontractor for any of the proposed services in the RFQ. D. We will provide additional resume/certifications for the rest of our staff and key inspectors for the Fountain Hills work. We have not designated a specific inspector currently for these services, as we would need to discuss number of inspection hours needed for the services, and what would be considered appropriate certification and experience for our inspection team. SCA would then select from our local team the personnel that we believe would be a good fit for inspections, and anticipate an interview from Town staff prior to assigning them to complete the work. It is our belief that working within the jurisdiction requires an understanding of the role and acceptance by the Town staff they will
interact with, prior to ever completing an inspection. Inspections are all conducted by ICC certified inspectors. The inspections will be completed within one business day from the time we receive the request. We believe in being service oriented and not the building police. We will work with the contractors and homeowners to bring a building into compliance with the applicable code whenever we can. It is our philosophy that inspections are educational opportunities to
explain the purpose of the code and why certain things are required by the code. We will spend additional time explaining the purpose of a code requirement whenever necessary. Our inspectors provide their cell phone numbers to the contractors and homeowners if a question arises in the field. It is important the lines of communication are maintained open. We want to do whatever we can to ensure safe buildings while helping to get project completed on time and under budget. We pride ourselves on being problem solvers and not problem makers. Our goal is to get to yes and comply with the intent of the code. SCA will provide emergency disaster response when required. We will utilize the ATC-20 rapid assessment process to evaluate the habitability of a structure. We will post the property with the appropriate placard to
indicate whether the building can be occupied or not.
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Project Review Timeline
SCA’s plan review reports will reference sheets and code sections that are applicable form each comment. We would typically email the electronic reviews to the Town for distribution to the applicant, but we can
also directly/simultaneously provide the owner, contractor, architect and/or the engineer with the same electronic list of items needing correction. Our comment lists should be self-explanatory, but our review team will remain available during working hours (and often off-hours) to provide any additional clarification/discussion needed of the applicable building code section, ordinances, or regulation. We will provide a similar list at each cycle of the review process, but typically most reviews are resolved in one or two cycles, with perhaps a quick third review of a remaining comment (or two). When a review remains extensive at a third (or longer) review cycle, SCA staff will reach out to the Town of Fountain Hills staff to discuss the overall items of concern and look for direction on any alternative methods to keep the project review moving in a positive direction. With these difficult reviews, SCA is not opposed to online video conferences to share and discuss the code concerns with the Town of Fountain Hills’s staff and the
applicant – hopefully to assist in receiving a more complete resubmittal with the next review. With each review cycle, SCA will provide a cover letter/transmittal that includes the following information:
• The address, Town permit number, description, use, and type of construction. • A list of all plans and documents received for review and the associated dates they were received.
Once the final plan review is completed and ready for approval, SCA will electronically stamp the plans and the supporting documents and return them to the Town, along with our letter of completion. It should be noted that our approval stamp can be modified to suit the desired information needed by the Town of Fountain Hills. Shums Coda is proficient in many various electronic plan review and web-based tools. We typically utilize the Bluebeam product for our reviews but can provide our review comments on any of the other comparable platforms, and even embed the comments into the electronic plan sheets (if desired). SCA would look to the Town of Fountain Hills to provide guidance on the preferred method of electronic comments to be received. However, it should be noted that SCA can also review paper plans when submitted. In those
instances, we would provide courier to pick-up and drop-off the plans at the Town offices (as needed).
Type of Plan Review Timeframes
Initial Review Recheck
Single-Family 7-10 business days 5 business days
Multi-Family 10-15 business days* 5 business days
Commercial 10-15 business days* 7 business days*
* Some project may require additional time because of size or complexity of the project; SCA would reserve the right to review those projects under a longer schedule when mutually agreed upon with the Town of Fountain Hills (prior to the beginning the review process). However, we pride ourselves to be able to customize our services to fit the Town’s needs and could potentially expedite reviews when requested.
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Certifications
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David Basinger, Architect
Principal / CEO
Education
Bachelor of Architecture (with an
emphasis on urban
redevelopment), California Polytechnic State University at San
Luis Obispo
Licenses & Certifications
Registered Architect, State of California, License No. C25605
Registered Architect, State of
Arizona, Registration No. 57859
Registered Architect, State of
Nevada, License No. 7116 Registered Architect, State of Utah,
License No. 10180242-0301 Registered Architect, State of
Colorado, License No. 406323
Registered Architect, State of Hawaii,
License No. 17696
Registered Architect, State of Washington, License No. 12600
NCARB Certified, No. 77371 ICC Building Plans Examiner
Memberships
A.I.A. Member
PROFFESSIONAL SUMMARY
David Basinger is a licensed Architect in multiple States and is the original
founder of Shums Coda Associates in 2006. David has over 30 years of
professional experience associated with architectural design and as a building code and life-safety plans examiner.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Principal/ CEO ------------------------------------------------------ 2006 - Present
Shums Coda Associates, Pleasanton, CA
Manages plan review, inspections and permitting services for numerous complex commercial, industrial, educational, medical, hazardous and a
variety of multi-family residential construction projects. David has served as
Acting Building Official or provided in-house plan review services for
numerous jurisdictions in California, such as Mountain View, Fremont, Santa
Clara, Sunnyvale, Menlo Park, Dublin, and Danville.
Arizona Regional Office Manager --------------------------------- 2004 - 2006
Linhart Petersen Powers Associates, Phoenix, AZ
Promoted to establish and serve as Arizona Regional Manager of the three separate company offices in Arizona: Phoenix, Tucson, and Window Rock.
Provided assistance with large-scale plan review and inspection services,
jurisdiction counter reviews and assistance, and special projects supervisor. Influential in taking the Arizona effort from a single client to over two dozen
clients in a two-year period, managing eleven employees and three business
lines.
Senior Plans Examiner/Senior Associate ------------------------ 1991 - 2004
Linhart Petersen Powers Associates, Phoenix, AZ
Provided plan reviews, and jurisdictional in-house/counter reviews and
technical assistance for projects in California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington,
and Idaho. Managed several large-scale developments as a project
supervisor, and often provide code consultations for complex mixed-
use/redevelopment or historical submittals. Served as primary manager for
the jurisdictions of Mountain View, Danville and Dublin, California. Projects
reviewed include campus designs for Microsoft, Veritas, Google, Alza
Pharmaceuticals and other high-tech or bio-tech related businesses, as well
as several mid-rise or high-rise multi-family complexes.
Architect ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1989 - 1991
Linhart Engineering, Livermore, CA
Completed architectural and structural engineering design for residential, commercial, and light industrial structures in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Duties included design, drafting, structural calculations, building surveys,
jobsite visits and structural reviews. Also performed field assessments of URM structures and equipment anchorage calculations for pumps, racks, and
tanks.
Shums Coda Associates
Building Life-Safety Plan Review and
Inspection
Permit Technician Services Building Department Augmentation
Fire Protection Engineering Civil Engineering
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Team Member/ Job Title Certification / License / Affiliations
Russell Adams, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector
Education • Associate of Arts – Humanities, Santa Rosa Junior College, 2007 Licenses & Certifications • California Office of Emergency Services: Safety Assessment Program Coordinator • California Office of Emergency Services: Safety Assessment Program Evaluator • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC California Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC California Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Combination Inspector • ICC California Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC California Building Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Code Specialist • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Permit Specialist • ICC Plumbing Code Specialist • ICC Building Codes and Standards Module • ICC Legal Module • ICC Management Module
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Team Member/ Job Title Certification / License / Affiliations
Troy Alvord Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC California Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC California Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC California Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC California Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Residential Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC California Residential Combination Inspector • ICC California Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Richard Ames, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector
Education • Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Cal State Hayward/East Bay College of San Mateo Licenses & Certifications • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Master Code Professional
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Team Member/ Job Title Certification / License / Affiliations
Herman “Gene” Ashdown, CBO Senior Building Inspector
Education • Building Inspection Technology, Cosumnes River College, 1997-2001 • Bachelor of Arts in Health and Safety Studies, California State University, Sacramento, 1978- 1981 Licenses & Certifications • CALBO Building Official Certification • CA OES SAP Evaluator and Coordinator • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC California Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Residential Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Alberto Barrios Marquez, PE MEP Plans Examiner Education • B.S., Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, University of Guadalajara, GDL., Jalisco, México, 1999 Licenses & Certifications • Professional Engineer, State of Colorado, License # PE.0041140 • Master Electrician, State of Colorado, License # ME.0026505 • Certified Spanish Translator/Interpreter • LEED AP BD+C, U.S. Green Building Council • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Plans Examiner
Cedar Brannon Building Inspector Education • 18 hours of college credits, College of Southern Nevada, 1994 • Southern Nevada School of Real Estate, Las Vegas, NV, 2000 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector
John Henry Brannon Building Inspector Education • Associate of Science, Computer Science, Dixie College, St George, Utah Licenses & Certifications • Building Inspector, State of Utah • Contractor, State of Utah • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector
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Jason Bullock Utah Regional Manager
Education • B.S., Business Administration, University of Phoenix, 1999 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Corey Bundy, CBO Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • Utah Seismic Safety, Commission Safety Assessment Program Certification • State of Utah Department of Commerce Active Licensure Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Fire Inspector I • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Zoning Inspector • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Permit Specialist • ICC Fire Inspector II • ICC Fire Code Specialist • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Randall “Randy” Capra, FPE Fire Code Plans Examiner Education • B.S. in Business, Bellevue University, Omaha, NE, 2010 • Associates in Fire Sciences, Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, CO, 2006 Licenses & Certifications • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Fire Alarm Systems-National Institute for Cert. in Engineering Technology (NICET) Level 1 • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Automatic Sprinkler System Layout – NICET Level 1 • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Special Hazards Suppressions Systems – NICET Level 1 • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Inspection and Testing of Water-Based Systems – NICET Level 1 • National Fire, Arson, & Explosion Investigation Training – NAFI Certified • Fire Officer II, State of CO Division of Fire Safety • Fire Instructor, State of CO Division of Fire Safety • National Fire Academy and FEMA Classes • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Inspector II
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Erin Carroll, EIT Plan Check Engineer Education • B.S, Industrial Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC Licenses & Certifications • Registered Engineer in Training State of Maryland, No. 50013
Sheri Cerise Fire Code Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician
Tracy Christensen Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License # 330601-5601 • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
William “Bill” Clayton, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector Instructor Code Consultant
Education • General Studies and Agriculture, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR • General Studies, Physical Education & Music, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Fire Sprinkler Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC /AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Housing Code Official • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist
Michael “Mike” Coldiron, CBO Senior Building Inspector
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Electrical Code Official • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Specialist • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner
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James “Jim” Conway Electrical Inspector Education • Soares Grounding – 1999, 2005-2007 • One- & Two-Family NEC – 1999-2017 • Photovoltaic Power System – 1994, 1997-2005 • Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. – 1997 • Management & Supervisory Classes-City & County of Denver – 1986-1987 • International Fire Code Institute – 2006-2007 Licenses & Certifications • Master Electrician, Colorado License, ME 2327
Brian Cook, MCP, CBO Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • Master Electrician, State of Colorado, License No. ME.0026247 • Journeyman Electrician, State of Colorado, License No. JW.0101271 • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC /AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner
Justine Cornelius Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Spray Applied Fire Proofing Special Inspector • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner
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Matthew Coyle Building Inspector
Education • Wilrick Institute of Technology • Carpenters Apprenticeship Training CTCNC Licenses & Certifications • Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), American Welding Society (AWS), Cert. No. 11121141 • ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician – Grade I, American Concrete Institute, Certification ID: 01212973 • ICC Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector • ICC Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC California Building Plans Examiner • ICC Prestressed Concrete Special Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector
Elvin “Chuck” DeVorss, CBO Plans Examiner Education • Associates of Science – Construction Inspection, Pasadena City College, 1994 • Certificate – Building Inspection and Plan Review, University of Nebraska Licenses & Certifications • ICC Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector Legacy • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
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Alan Ellis, CBO Nevada Client Liaison Manager Education • MBA, University of Phoenix, Las Vegas, NV, 2004 • B.A., Social Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1977 Licenses & Certifications • Fire Inspector, Uniform Fire Code Association • Fire Inspector, International Fire Code Institute • Fire Inspector III, NFPA issued by the Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Plans Examiner II, NFPA issued by the Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Fire Inspector II, Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Fire Inspector I, Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Medical Gas Inspector – National Pipefitters Council • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Fire Inspector II • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist
Rouhi El-Rabaa, PE, CASp Plan Check Engineer Education • Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, License # 92565 • Certified Access Specialist (CASp), Cert # CASp-973 • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Ali Fatapour, PE, CBO Interim Building Official
Education • M.S., Structural Engineering – California State University, San Jose • B.S., Civil Engineering – California State University, San Jose Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, No. C40671 • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Jeffrey Finn, SE Education • B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1985 • M.E. (Civil), Structural Emphasis Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1986 Licenses & Certifications • Professional Structural Engineer, State of Arizona, No. 50541 • Professional Structural Engineer, State of Nevada, No. 22503 • NCEES Model Law Structural Engineer, No. 39782
Su Fong, PE Plan Check Engineer Education • M.S. Civil Engineering, San Jose State University, 2014 • B.S. Architectural Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, 2011
Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, No. 89055 (expires 09/30/2022) • ICC Building Plans Examiner
William “Bill” Gardner Elevator Inspector Education • B.S., Business Administration – University of S. Dakota Licenses & Certifications • NAESAI QEI Certification, State of Colorado, No. C-2041
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Dean Gesualdo Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • Master Electrician, Clark County, NV • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector
Roger Gier, CBO Nevada Client Liaison Manager
Education • B.S., Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Las Vegas NV, 2001 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Martin Haeberle, CBO Senior Building Inspector Plans Examiner Chief Building Official
Education • ADA Coordinator, University of Missouri • Commercial/Residential Heating Ventilation and Refrigeration Systems - Kansas City Technical College Licenses & Certifications • FEMA Emergency Management Certification • Building Inspector License, State of Utah. No. 6597488-5602 • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist
Tom Haney, FPE, CBO Plans Examiner Manager Licenses & Certifications • Fire Protection Engineer, State of California, No. 1926 • Building Official • Mechanical Inspector • Residential Mechanical Inspector • Building Inspector • Plumbing Inspector • Building Inspector UBC • Mechanical Inspector UMC • Plumbing Inspector UPC
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Patrick Haniger Building Inspector
Education • Building Technology Certificate, College of San Mateo • A.S., Building Technology College of San Mateo Licenses & Certifications • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Landan Hansen Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • Snow College, Ephraim Utah, 2005
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Jeff Hedman, SE Plans Check Engineer Education • B.S Civil Engineering, University of Utah • AA, General Studies, Dixie State University
Licenses & Certifications • Professional Structural Engineer, State of Utah, License # 5338635-2203
Jody Hilton, CBO Chief Building Official Plans Examiner Manager
Education • ICBO Plans Building Code Class’s Salt Lake Community College • Examiner Class, Whittier, California • Utah Valley Community College Licenses & Certifications • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Electrical Inspector
Richard “Rick” Hollander Building Inspector Education • IAEI Training Seminars Licenses & Certifications • ICC Electrical Inspector
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Cody Illum Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Nicole Johnson Permit Technician Education • Bachelor’s Degree: Geography, Urban & Metropolitan Planning, California State University, 2015-2017 • Los Rios Community College 2013-2015, Transfer degree received Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician
Vincent “Vince” Juanitas Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector
Daniel “Dan” Kishpaugh Senior Plans Examiner Education • Bachelor’s degree, History - University of Nevada, Reno, 1983 • Plan Review Institute - Whittier, California, 1996 • Building and Fire Code Plan Review - National Fire Academy, 1999 • Fire Structures and Systems Course - National Fire Academy, 2001 • Building Official’s Institute - Portland, Oregon, 2004 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Terry Knox, MBA Director, Business Development Education • Master of Business Administration – Construction Management • Bachelor of Science - Construction Building Inspection Technology, Business Administration • Structural Engineers Association -Methodology • Associate of Arts- Housing Inspection Awards • Helen Putnam Award for Excellence for Government Efficiency and Responsiveness • California Building Official (CALBO) Hall of Fame
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Dean Kuenzi, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector
Education • A.S. Degree in Energy Systems – Photovoltaics, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA, June 2014 • B.S. Degree, Colorado State University – Global, January 2019 – Present (Expected 2022)
Licenses & Certifications • NABCEP Entry Level Certification (Photovoltaic) • Post-Disaster Safety Assessment Program (SAP) • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Fuel Gas Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Plumbing Code Specialist • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
David Logsdon Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • Maryland Statewide Master Electrician License, State of Maryland • Safety and Health Practitioner, State of Nevada Division of Industrial Relations • Certified Electrical Inspector: Residential and Commercial, State of Maryland • Associated Builders and Contractors- Electrical 4-year Program • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector, Certification # 5317382-E1 • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner, Certification # 5317382 • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector, Certification # 5317382-E2 • ICC Electrical Inspector, Certification # 5317382
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Jerry Long Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • B.S Industrial Technology, University of Wisconsin – Stout • Ski Area Management Leadership Training, Colorado Mountain College Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector
Xin Lui, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • M.S., Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD • B.S., Fire Protection Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China Licenses & Certifications • Registered Professional Engineer, State of California, NO. 1698
Alain Mamada, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • M.S., Fire Protection Engineering, California Polytechnic State University • B.T Mechanical Engineering University of Johannesburg Licenses & Certifications • Registered Professional Engineer State of California. No. 1935
James “Jim” McGinley Building Inspector Education • Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration/ Marketing, San Diego State University • Construction Practices and Procedures, San Jose State University College of Extended Studies • Certificate of Proficiency in Concrete Construction Inspection, San Diego State University College of Extended Studies Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector
Kurt McMullin, PE, Ph. D Plan Check Engineer
Education • PhD, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley • MS, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley • BS, Agricultural Engineering, Iowa State University Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, No. C47595
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Hope Medina, CBO Building Inspector Plans Examiner Instructor
Licenses & Certifications • On Site Plan Review and Inspections, Train the Trainer, DOE Building Energy Codes • Safety Assessment Program Building Inspector, State of California • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Green Building - Residential Examiner • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC IgCC Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC IgCC Commercial Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Management Module • ICC Legal • ICC Building Codes and Standards • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Certified Sustainability Professional • ICC Permit Specialist
Russell Mora Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector
Adam Mulford Elevator Inspector Licenses & Certifications • Certified Elevator Inspector, QEI NAESA • Type 1 Conveyance Inspector, Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety, Conveyance Section
Christian Ng, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • B.S, Fire Protection Engineering University of Maryland, College Park, MD Licenses & Certifications • Registered Fire Protection Engineer State of California. No. 2132
Lisa O'Malley Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • California Building Plans Examiner
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Josephine Ortega AIA, CBO, LEED AP Senior Plans Examiner
Education • Master of Urban Regional Planning, San Jose State University, May 2017 • B.A. Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz, June 2006 • Associate Arts Degree with Honors, Monterey Peninsula College, August 1999 • Bachelor of Architecture, Minor in Landscape Architecture and Sociology, University of Idaho, May 1985 • Certificate of Real Estate Development, San Jose State University Licenses & Certifications • Registered Architect, State of California, License No. 26560 • Registered Architect, State of Ohio, License No. 10972 • LEED Green Associate • LEED AP Homes • LEED AP ND (Neighborhood Development) • LEED AP ID+C [Commercial Interiors] • LEED AP BD+C (Building Design & Construction) • LEED AP O+M (Operations & Maintenance) • Safety Assessment Program Coordinator, Office of Emergency Service, #60452 • Safety Assessment Program Evaluation Office of Emergency Service, #60542 • ATC-20 (Applied Technology Council Building Safety Evaluation Program), Office of Emergency Service • ICC Fire Inspector I • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Zoning Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Fire Inspector II • ICC CALGreen Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Randy Pabst Elevator Chief Inspector Education • University of Colorado at Boulder, Bachelor of Arts, 1975
Licenses & Certifications • Certified Elevator Inspector, National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, Cert # C-1790 • Type 1 Conveyance Inspector, State of Colorado, Licensee # 951711
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Lloyd Parry Building Inspector Education • Business Degree
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Jeffrey Paterson, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • M.S., Fire Protection Engineering, California Polytechnic State University • B.S., Civil Engineering, University of California Davis Licenses & Certifications • CA Registered PE, No. 1926
Ed Paxton Building Inspector Education • Trade Teck Welding School Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
James “Ed” Pehrson Plans Examiner
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Education • Building Inspection coursework, Davis Applied Technology Center, Utah
Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License # 5791568-5601 • Stormwater Inspector, SPESC, Cert ID #00004693 • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Diana Perkins, CBO Senior Plans Examiner
Education • M.P.A., University of San Francisco • B.S., Economics, University of San Francisco Licenses & Certifications • LEED Accredited Professional • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official
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Rosario “Russ” Perrone Senior Building Inspector
Licenses & Certifications • OHSA 30 • Post-Earthquake Safety Evaluation • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Mark Ptashkin, CBO Electrical Plans Examiner Chief Building Official
Licenses & Certifications • Special Inspector (Electrical), City of Phoenix. #37551 • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Daniel “Dan” Reardon Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • BS Mathematics / Emphasis in Secondary Education, University of Northern Colorado, 1987 – 1991 Licenses & Certifications • Safety Assessment Program (Disaster Mitigation) • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Gil Rossmiller Building Inspector Plans Examiner Instructor
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • IgCC Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • IgCC Commercial Inspector with ASHRAE 189.1 • IgCC Commercial Inspector • IgCC Plans Examiner with ASHRAE 189.1 • ICC Green Building - Residential Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Douglas “Doug” Rykerd Combination Inspector Education • Mr. Rooter University, Waco TX, Training in Business, 1998 • California Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA – Mechanical Engineering, 1985 - 1987 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Commercial Building Inspector Previous Licenses & Certifications • ICC Certified Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Certified Commercial Mechanical Inspector
AJ Smith Building Inspector Education • Master of Management/ Public Administration, University of Phoenix, May 2011 • Bachelor of Science, Major: Criminal Justice, Minor: Education, Southern Utah University, May 2005 • Associates of Science, Snow College, December 2002 Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of UT, License #5942920-5601 • ICC Combination Inspector
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Matt Tate Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Stephen “Steve” Thomas, CBO Colorado Regional Manager Educational Director Instructor Chief Building Official Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • B.S. in Business Administration - University of Phoenix - Thesis: “The Affects of a Housing Code in the City of Glendale” • Course Work in Civil Engineering Technology - CCD • Community College of Denver at Red Rocks Lakewood, CO 1976 -1978 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC Spray Applied Fire Proofing Special Inspector • ICC Certified Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Certified Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Mechanical Inspector • ICC Certified Housing Code Official • ICC Certified Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Code Official • ICC Certified Building Inspector • ICC Certified ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Certified Plumbing Inspector • ICC Certified Building Code Specialist
Thor Toepfer Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector
Mariam Umair, EIT Plan Check Engineer Education • M.S., Structural Engineering - San Jose State University Graduated: December 2014 • B.S., Civil Engineering - University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila, Pakistan Graduated: August 2010
Licenses & Certifications • Licensed EIT
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Team Member/ Job Title Certification / License / Affiliations
Jason Van Ausdal, CBO Building Inspector Plans Examiner Instructor
Education • Associates in Business Administration and Management, Stevens Henegar Business College, 1995-1997 Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License # 339648-5601 • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Inspector
Christopher Vasquez Elevator Inspector Education • One year of Conveyance Inspector Training • Denver Joint Electrical Apprenticeship Training Center, 1985-1990 • Completed two-year course at Electronic Technical Institute in Denver, CO • Attained Associates Degree in Electronic Technology, 1983 Licenses & Certifications • QEI Certification, NAESA, Cert # C-5713 • State of Colorado Conveyance Inspector, License # CI-1-516 • City of Denver Conveyance Inspector, License #1545330 • State of Colorado Master Electrician, License ME.0029035 • State of Colorado Journeyman Electrician, License JW.0010368
Daniel “Dan” Weed, CBO Chief Building Official Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • Arizona Building Officials (AZBO) Institute, 1995 – 1999 • Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts / Public Speaking, 1986 • Ambassador University, Pasadena, California Licenses & Certifications • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Code Official • ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Robert Wheeler, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • B.S. Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland Licenses & Certifications • CA Registered PE, No. 1825 • AZ Registered PE, No. 38935 • ND Registered PE, No. 6967 • GA Registered PE No. 17765 • NV Registered PE, No. 24638
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Team Member/ Job Title Certification / License / Affiliations
Heather Whitaker Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • Resnet Certified Residential Field Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Pamela “Pam” Whitaker-Sowell Permit Technician Education • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management • Associate of Science, Business, San Joaquin Della College, 6/2018 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician • California State Notary
Myron Williams Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • General Education Courses, Utah Valley State College, 2002 • National Electrical Code, 2002 • Davis Area Technology Center, Kaysville, Utah, 1999 – 2000 • International Building and International Residential Code, 2000 • International Mechanical and International Plumbing Code, 2000 • International Building Plans Examiner, 2000 Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License #4958496-5601 • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
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Cover Letter .................................................................................................................................................. 1
General Information ................................................................................................................................. 2 - 3
Experience and Qualifications ................................................................................................................. 4 - 5
Key Positions ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Project Review Timeline ............................................................................................................................... 7
Certifications ............................................................................................................................................ 8 - 9
Appendix .............................................................................................................................................. 10 - 31
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December 30th, 2021 Rob Durham Procurement Administrator 16705 E. Avenue of the Fountains Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 RE: 2021-RFQ-008; RFQ for Plan Check/Building Inspection Services
Thank you for the opportunity to present this proposal to provide Plan Check/Building Inspection Services; it is a pleasure to submit our qualifications to the Town of Fountain Hills. We are confident that Shums Coda Associates (SCA) is the firm that has the personnel, experience, and attitude that will be
required to successfully provide these “as-needed” services to the Town of Fountain Hills. We are committed to a vision of service excellence that we believe the Town of Fountain Hills shares. Our
firm continually receives exceptional reviews from our jurisdictional clients, as well as design professionals, developers and contractors from all size projects and varying complexities. Positive interactions related to our work product is centered in our desire to be more than a mere consultant plan review, inspection, and permit processing firm, but rather a contributing partner, functioning as an extension of Town’s staff. We look to see that projects are successfully completed, on time, within budget, and a reflection of the Town’s codes, ordinances procedures, policies, and directives. A key in those efforts is the ability to create a solid working relationship with your jurisdiction to assist with all aspects outlined in the RFQ document. SCA understands the scope of services to be provided extends beyond technical code expertise, and why our team’s overall ability and qualifications will exceed the minimums being requested; which in turn makes us a good fit to meet the Town’s desires to relieve the peaks in overall projects under review or inspection. The following SOQ will highlight key features and
distinguishing points of the SCA team that will assist in this undertaking. SCA was founded on the principal of assisting our municipal partners with staff augmentation and
developmental services related to construction review, permitting, inspections and documentation procedures. SCA is committed and ready to provide you with the same care and standard of technical excellence that has been the hallmark of our work since our inception. We intend to provide primary
services from our Arizona regional office at 1616 North Litchfield Road, Suite A-210, Goodyear, AZ 85395, with additional support staff being provided from our headquarters and other regional offices. If SCA is fortunate enough to be awarded this contract, we intend to meet and confer with the Town of Fountain Hills’s management team to determine the proper members of our staff needed to complete the services outlined in the RFQ. We will perform the services and adhere to the requirements described in this RFQ. Our team looks forward to answering any additional questions you may have about our firm after you have reviewed this response to the request for qualifications.
Sincerely,
David Basinger, Architect Christine Godinez Principal/President/CEO COO/Secretary
david.basinger@shumscoda.com christine.godinez@shumscoda.com (925) 413-5626 (Cell) (925) 463-0651 (Main Line)
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Shums Coda Associates, Inc., is legally defined as a S-Corporation. Our Federal Tax ID number is 20-4574991. Our corporate headquarters (principal office) is located at 5776 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 150, Pleasanton, CA 94588. We have additional offices at the following locations:
• Arizona local regional office at 1616 North Litchfield Road, Suite A-210, Goodyear, AZ 85395
• Northern California - 6381 Auburn Boulevard, Suite H, Citrus Heights, CA 95621
• Southern California - 5208 Weymouth Way, Oceanside, CA 92057
• Northern Utah - 5782 South 920 East, Murray, UT 84121
• Southern Utah - 2284 East 3400 South Street, St. George, UT 84790
• Nevada - 1916 Summit Pointe Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89117
• Colorado – 4610 South Ulster Street, Suite 150, Denver, CO 80237 The following corporate officers are authorized to make these representations on behalf of Shums Coda
Associates, the contacts concerning this SOQ, and are located in our corporate headquarters (physical address above):
• David Basinger, Principal/President/CEO (Arizona licensed Architect #57859) david.basinger@shumscoda.com (925) 413-5626 (Cell)
• Christine Godinez, COO/Secretary christine.godinez@shumscoda.com (925) 463-0651 (Main Line) Shums Coda Associates was established in 2006 (16 years of business in March, 2022), by licensed building professionals with multiple decades of municipal consulting experience. Our core services are building life-safety code reviews, inspections and administrative staffing, on behalf of only jurisdictional clients. We review and inspect all facets of design construction related to code minimums and local amendments, such as: architectural, accessibility, structural, fire-safety, energy, sustainability, mechanical, electrical and plumbing; and have staff to assist with the intake, recording and permitting of construction documents. By selecting Shums Coda Associates, the Town of Fountain Hills will receive an experienced,
knowledgeable team with a proven track record of outstanding service. In providing these services, our priority is to be a seamless extension of your staff. We therefore commit to being available for code consultations, on-time delivery of services, and providing cost-effectiveness to the Town through the
utilization of focused staff augmentation. We are comprised of licensed architects, engineers, contractors and I.C.C. Certified personnel that have a wealth of code knowledge and experience in design or construction related fields. SCA believes that an understanding of how buildings are designed and constructed is an important element to providing effective code comments that are based on the realities of practical construction. SCA preaches this to our staff and encourages continuing education to maintain our understanding of the ever-changing code requirements and amendments. We have seen there can be a great deal of interpretation applied to how requirements are enforced, so SCA staff continues to find value in learning the history and intent of code language to assist with accurately applying it to our review and inspections (with final determinations clearly coming from the Town staff). Shums Coda Associates takes this commitment to code content further, as we continue to expand our involvement in various code training and education offerings. For example, SCA continues to participate
in the AZBO Education Board and training and provide similar roles and leadership to the Southern Nevada ICC EduCode training event, Utah ABM and Chapter training, and the Sacramento Valley Association of Building Official Minstitute annual event. At the end of 2020, Shums Coda Associates was
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also fortunate to acquire the Colorado Code Consulting company that was owned by Mr. Steve Thomas, who provides national education and training offerings throughout the United States. This demonstrates
SCA’s commitment to knowledge through education with all things related to the model Building Codes. Our belief is that code should be understood by our staff to a level where they can explain to our clients (and their applicants), as well as the how and why it applies to their specific project. We strive to meet this level with our reviews and inspections, and we continue to offer on-line, or in-person training, to improve that code understanding internally with our staff and the industry. With regional offices throughout Arizona (Goodyear), California (Sacramento/Oceanside), Nevada (Las Vegas), Utah (St. George/Murray) and Colorado (Denver), you will find SCA has nearly one-hundred employees available to assist the Town of Fountain Hills with plan review and inspection needs outlined in the RFQ. Our preference is to utilize local staff to provide the plan review services, but with the Coronavirus pandemic, we have expanded our electronic plan review capacity to be able to review projects
from any of our offices. This will mean that we can provide even greater degree of expertise for unusual systems related to structural, mechanical, plumbing or electrical, as well as accessibility or sustainability reviews. It also affords us the ability to utilize staff from all locations to ensure that reviews are completed
on timelines established by the Town. We have been providing electronic plan reviews for many years now, and are comfortable with reviewing plans under several formats. We have also provided inspection services via electronic devices, and are capable of completing inspections remotely, or via drone, if desired
by the Town. SCA looks forward to continuing that discussion related to software, hardware and process the Town uses currently (or would like to implement), as part of our next step in this response to the RFQ. Our standard plan review and inspections result in lists of comments which refer to specific detail, drawing or location in the building, and reference applicable code sections for each item cited. We prefer (if allowed by the Town policies) to expedite or clarify plan review items by contacting the applicant/designers and communicating directly, using the most advantageous media available, to resolve issues. Similarly, we encourage our inspectors to be available for contractor/owners to answer the phone calls of clarification for specific correction items. In today’s development climate a brief phone call, or a thirty-minute online meeting can save weeks of back-and-forth delays to obtain minimum code compliance and approvals. We understand that there can be limitations in the applicant’s technology or jurisdictional inter-department
review process, which sometimes prohibit these methods from being implemented with every project. With either approach being implemented, SCA understands and intends to route all communication/comment letters (first or concurrently) through Town of Fountain Hills, as directed by your staff. All reviewed and approved documents shall be returned to the Town after the plan review or inspection process is completed, and input into the tracking software as directed by Fountain Hills staff.
This should demonstrate Shums Coda Associates experience with the plan review and inspection services outlined in the Fountain Hills RFQ. We are a large enough corporation, that we do not typically utilize any sub-consultants to complete these services, and do not anticipate using any for the services requested. We will also note that in our nearly sixteen years of business, we have not had any contract or subcontract terminated. Further, we have had no claims arising from a contract that resulted in litigation or arbitration since our inception as a corporation.
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Shums Coda Associates provides services similar to those outlined in the RFQ, to over 100 jurisdictions in ten states across the Country (AZ, CA, NV, UT, CO, TN, MN, ID, WA and WY). However, per the
instructions provided, we provide the following three jurisdictions that examples of municipalities similar in size to Fountain Hills and/or similar in types of plan reviews and inspection services being requested (although Casa Grande demonstrates the versatility of our team to review large-scale projects in predominately residential/commercial retail City): Project Name Buckeye – plan review and inspection services
Name of Company or Organization
City of Buckeye
Contact Name Mike Izzo, CBO
Contact address, Telephone Number and Email
530 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye, AZ 85326 (623) 349-6200 (main)
mizzo@buckeyeaz.gov Type of Service Provided Residential, commercial, industrial and educational plan reviews and inspection services, with some fire reviews, and providing an Acting Building Official
Date of Contract initiation and expiration
2017 – present
Description of Project. Provided Acting Building Official, that was eventually hired as current CBO; provided plan review and inspection services during
the period were Buckeye was the second fastest growing jurisdiction in the US. Significant project plan reviews set-up to hold meetings with applicants to explain comments and provide
additional directions to approve larger plan reviews in two cycles. More significant projects are FiveBelow and Ross distribution centers, three new school projects, APS West Valley facilities and new City Police Training Facility.
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Project Name Cherry Hills Village – plan review and inspection services
Name of Company or Organization
Cherry Hills Village
Contact Name
Paul Workman, Planning Manager
Contact address, Telephone Number and Email
2450 E. Quincy Ave., Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 (303) 783-2721 pworkman@cherryhillsvillage.com
Type of Service Provided
Building plan review and inspection services
Date of Contract initiation and expiration
1994 – 2019 (as Colorado Code Consulting), and 2019 – present (recently renewed under SCA)
Description of Project. Provide large-scale residential plan review and inspections for a predominantly residential community of custom homes (usually over 5,000-sq. ft. in size).
Project Name Casa Grande - Lucid Electric Car Manufacturing Facility Plan Review (Phases 1 and 2) Name of Company or Organization
City of Casa Grande
Contact Name Brian Tardif, CBO
Contact address, Telephone Number and Email
510 E. Florence Blvd., Casa Grande, AZ 85122 (520) 421-8630 (main) Brian_Tardif@casagrandeaz.gov
Type of Service Provided Building and Fire Plan Review
Date of Contract initiation and expiration
2019 – expected to continue to completion of project sometime in 2023
Description of Project. +3 million sq. ft. of new auto manufacturing, offices,
café/break/conference and hazardous materials, as well as site development, fire sprinkler and alarm reviews, with AMMR’s and weekly review meetings with City, contractors and design team to streamline reviews and assure complete re-submittals.
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Key Positions
SCA will utilize our local Arizona staff to fill key personnel roles requested in the RFQ. Our Arizona Regional Manager, Ms. Barbara Rice, CBO/FM, will serve as the local point of contact and Project
Manager for the Fountain Hills services. Further, our CEO and Arizona licensed architect, Mr. David Basinger and our COO, Ms. Christine Godinez, will be additional points of contact for technical assistance (as needed) and contract/invoicing information. The day-to-day team is proposed to be as follows: A. Support Team – Justine Cornelius, Lisa O’Malley will be the primary and local plans examiner managers for Fountain Hills. We will also utilize senior plans examiners Martin Haeberle, Tom Haney and Myron Williams as additional review team members for Fountain Hills, as they have all provided extensive plan reviews in the Valley of the Sun for decades. All of these staff members are full-time employees of SCA. B. Additional Support staff – Although all of the Shums Coda Associates family will be collectively
available to provide these services to Fountain Hills, we anticipate (as is our preference) to primarily utilize our systems specific plan review team for additional plan review support. Therefore, David Logsdon, Russ Mora or Dean Kuenzi are available for electrical systems review. We have Jason Van
Ausdal and Jody Hilton to review mechanical and plumbing systems, and Hope Media or Gil Rossmiller to assist with energy compliance issues. Finally, we have a large structural engineering team to assist on engineering issues, headed by our Project Engineer Kurt McMullin, and additional engineer plan
check staff of Su Fong, Mariam Umair or Ryan Loh. C. SCA does not anticipate utilizing any subcontractor for any of the proposed services in the RFQ. D. We will provide additional resume/certifications for the rest of our staff and key inspectors for the Fountain Hills work. We have not designated a specific inspector currently for these services, as we would need to discuss number of inspection hours needed for the services, and what would be considered appropriate certification and experience for our inspection team. SCA would then select from our local team the personnel that we believe would be a good fit for inspections, and anticipate an interview from Town staff prior to assigning them to complete the work. It is our belief that working within the jurisdiction requires an understanding of the role and acceptance by the Town staff they will
interact with, prior to ever completing an inspection. Inspections are all conducted by ICC certified inspectors. The inspections will be completed within one business day from the time we receive the request. We believe in being service oriented and not the building police. We will work with the contractors and homeowners to bring a building into compliance with the applicable code whenever we can. It is our philosophy that inspections are educational opportunities to
explain the purpose of the code and why certain things are required by the code. We will spend additional time explaining the purpose of a code requirement whenever necessary. Our inspectors provide their cell phone numbers to the contractors and homeowners if a question arises in the field. It is important the lines of communication are maintained open. We want to do whatever we can to ensure safe buildings while helping to get project completed on time and under budget. We pride ourselves on being problem solvers and not problem makers. Our goal is to get to yes and comply with the intent of the code. SCA will provide emergency disaster response when required. We will utilize the ATC-20 rapid assessment process to evaluate the habitability of a structure. We will post the property with the appropriate placard to
indicate whether the building can be occupied or not.
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SCA’s plan review reports will reference sheets and code sections that are applicable form each comment. We would typically email the electronic reviews to the Town for distribution to the applicant, but we can
also directly/simultaneously provide the owner, contractor, architect and/or the engineer with the same electronic list of items needing correction. Our comment lists should be self-explanatory, but our review team will remain available during working hours (and often off-hours) to provide any additional clarification/discussion needed of the applicable building code section, ordinances, or regulation. We will provide a similar list at each cycle of the review process, but typically most reviews are resolved in one or two cycles, with perhaps a quick third review of a remaining comment (or two). When a review remains extensive at a third (or longer) review cycle, SCA staff will reach out to the Town of Fountain Hills staff to discuss the overall items of concern and look for direction on any alternative methods to keep the project review moving in a positive direction. With these difficult reviews, SCA is not opposed to online video conferences to share and discuss the code concerns with the Town of Fountain Hills’s staff and the
applicant – hopefully to assist in receiving a more complete resubmittal with the next review. With each review cycle, SCA will provide a cover letter/transmittal that includes the following information:
• The address, Town permit number, description, use, and type of construction. • A list of all plans and documents received for review and the associated dates they were received.
Once the final plan review is completed and ready for approval, SCA will electronically stamp the plans and the supporting documents and return them to the Town, along with our letter of completion. It should be noted that our approval stamp can be modified to suit the desired information needed by the Town of Fountain Hills. Shums Coda is proficient in many various electronic plan review and web-based tools. We typically utilize the Bluebeam product for our reviews but can provide our review comments on any of the other comparable platforms, and even embed the comments into the electronic plan sheets (if desired). SCA would look to the Town of Fountain Hills to provide guidance on the preferred method of electronic comments to be received. However, it should be noted that SCA can also review paper plans when submitted. In those
instances, we would provide courier to pick-up and drop-off the plans at the Town offices (as needed).
Type of Plan Review Timeframes
Initial Review Recheck
Single-Family 7-10 business days 5 business days
Multi-Family 10-15 business days* 5 business days
Commercial 10-15 business days* 7 business days*
* Some project may require additional time because of size or complexity of the project; SCA would reserve the right to review those projects under a longer schedule when mutually agreed upon with the Town of Fountain Hills (prior to the beginning the review process). However, we pride ourselves to be able to customize our services to fit the Town’s needs and could potentially expedite reviews when requested.
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David Basinger, Architect
Principal / CEO
Education
Bachelor of Architecture (with an
emphasis on urban
redevelopment), California Polytechnic State University at San
Luis Obispo
Licenses & Certifications
Registered Architect, State of California, License No. C25605
Registered Architect, State of
Arizona, Registration No. 57859
Registered Architect, State of
Nevada, License No. 7116 Registered Architect, State of Utah,
License No. 10180242-0301 Registered Architect, State of
Colorado, License No. 406323
Registered Architect, State of Hawaii,
License No. 17696
Registered Architect, State of Washington, License No. 12600
NCARB Certified, No. 77371 ICC Building Plans Examiner
Memberships
A.I.A. Member
PROFFESSIONAL SUMMARY
David Basinger is a licensed Architect in multiple States and is the original
founder of Shums Coda Associates in 2006. David has over 30 years of
professional experience associated with architectural design and as a building code and life-safety plans examiner.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Principal/ CEO ------------------------------------------------------ 2006 - Present
Shums Coda Associates, Pleasanton, CA
Manages plan review, inspections and permitting services for numerous complex commercial, industrial, educational, medical, hazardous and a
variety of multi-family residential construction projects. David has served as
Acting Building Official or provided in-house plan review services for
numerous jurisdictions in California, such as Mountain View, Fremont, Santa
Clara, Sunnyvale, Menlo Park, Dublin, and Danville.
Arizona Regional Office Manager --------------------------------- 2004 - 2006
Linhart Petersen Powers Associates, Phoenix, AZ
Promoted to establish and serve as Arizona Regional Manager of the three separate company offices in Arizona: Phoenix, Tucson, and Window Rock.
Provided assistance with large-scale plan review and inspection services,
jurisdiction counter reviews and assistance, and special projects supervisor. Influential in taking the Arizona effort from a single client to over two dozen
clients in a two-year period, managing eleven employees and three business
lines.
Senior Plans Examiner/Senior Associate ------------------------ 1991 - 2004
Linhart Petersen Powers Associates, Phoenix, AZ
Provided plan reviews, and jurisdictional in-house/counter reviews and
technical assistance for projects in California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington,
and Idaho. Managed several large-scale developments as a project
supervisor, and often provide code consultations for complex mixed-
use/redevelopment or historical submittals. Served as primary manager for
the jurisdictions of Mountain View, Danville and Dublin, California. Projects
reviewed include campus designs for Microsoft, Veritas, Google, Alza
Pharmaceuticals and other high-tech or bio-tech related businesses, as well
as several mid-rise or high-rise multi-family complexes.
Architect ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1989 - 1991
Linhart Engineering, Livermore, CA
Completed architectural and structural engineering design for residential, commercial, and light industrial structures in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Duties included design, drafting, structural calculations, building surveys,
jobsite visits and structural reviews. Also performed field assessments of URM structures and equipment anchorage calculations for pumps, racks, and
tanks.
Shums Coda Associates
Building Life-Safety Plan Review and
Inspection
Permit Technician Services Building Department Augmentation
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Russell Adams, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector
Education • Associate of Arts – Humanities, Santa Rosa Junior College, 2007 Licenses & Certifications • California Office of Emergency Services: Safety Assessment Program Coordinator • California Office of Emergency Services: Safety Assessment Program Evaluator • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC California Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC California Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Combination Inspector • ICC California Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC California Building Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Code Specialist • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Permit Specialist • ICC Plumbing Code Specialist • ICC Building Codes and Standards Module • ICC Legal Module • ICC Management Module
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Troy Alvord Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC California Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC California Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC California Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC California Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Residential Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC California Residential Combination Inspector • ICC California Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Richard Ames, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector
Education • Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Cal State Hayward/East Bay College of San Mateo Licenses & Certifications • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Master Code Professional
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Herman “Gene” Ashdown, CBO Senior Building Inspector
Education • Building Inspection Technology, Cosumnes River College, 1997-2001 • Bachelor of Arts in Health and Safety Studies, California State University, Sacramento, 1978- 1981 Licenses & Certifications • CALBO Building Official Certification • CA OES SAP Evaluator and Coordinator • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC California Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Residential Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Alberto Barrios Marquez, PE MEP Plans Examiner Education • B.S., Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, University of Guadalajara, GDL., Jalisco, México, 1999 Licenses & Certifications • Professional Engineer, State of Colorado, License # PE.0041140 • Master Electrician, State of Colorado, License # ME.0026505 • Certified Spanish Translator/Interpreter • LEED AP BD+C, U.S. Green Building Council • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Plans Examiner
Cedar Brannon Building Inspector Education • 18 hours of college credits, College of Southern Nevada, 1994 • Southern Nevada School of Real Estate, Las Vegas, NV, 2000 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector
John Henry Brannon Building Inspector Education • Associate of Science, Computer Science, Dixie College, St George, Utah Licenses & Certifications • Building Inspector, State of Utah • Contractor, State of Utah • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector
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Jason Bullock Utah Regional Manager
Education • B.S., Business Administration, University of Phoenix, 1999 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Corey Bundy, CBO Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • Utah Seismic Safety, Commission Safety Assessment Program Certification • State of Utah Department of Commerce Active Licensure Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Fire Inspector I • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Zoning Inspector • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Permit Specialist • ICC Fire Inspector II • ICC Fire Code Specialist • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Randall “Randy” Capra, FPE Fire Code Plans Examiner Education • B.S. in Business, Bellevue University, Omaha, NE, 2010 • Associates in Fire Sciences, Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, CO, 2006 Licenses & Certifications • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Fire Alarm Systems-National Institute for Cert. in Engineering Technology (NICET) Level 1 • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Automatic Sprinkler System Layout – NICET Level 1 • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Special Hazards Suppressions Systems – NICET Level 1 • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Inspection and Testing of Water-Based Systems – NICET Level 1 • National Fire, Arson, & Explosion Investigation Training – NAFI Certified • Fire Officer II, State of CO Division of Fire Safety • Fire Instructor, State of CO Division of Fire Safety • National Fire Academy and FEMA Classes • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Inspector II
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Erin Carroll, EIT Plan Check Engineer Education • B.S, Industrial Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC Licenses & Certifications • Registered Engineer in Training State of Maryland, No. 50013
Sheri Cerise Fire Code Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician
Tracy Christensen Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License # 330601-5601 • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
William “Bill” Clayton, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector Instructor Code Consultant
Education • General Studies and Agriculture, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR • General Studies, Physical Education & Music, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Fire Sprinkler Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC /AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Housing Code Official • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist
Michael “Mike” Coldiron, CBO Senior Building Inspector
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Electrical Code Official • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Specialist • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner
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James “Jim” Conway Electrical Inspector Education • Soares Grounding – 1999, 2005-2007 • One- & Two-Family NEC – 1999-2017 • Photovoltaic Power System – 1994, 1997-2005 • Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. – 1997 • Management & Supervisory Classes-City & County of Denver – 1986-1987 • International Fire Code Institute – 2006-2007 Licenses & Certifications • Master Electrician, Colorado License, ME 2327
Brian Cook, MCP, CBO Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • Master Electrician, State of Colorado, License No. ME.0026247 • Journeyman Electrician, State of Colorado, License No. JW.0101271 • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC /AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner
Justine Cornelius Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Spray Applied Fire Proofing Special Inspector • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner
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Matthew Coyle Building Inspector
Education • Wilrick Institute of Technology • Carpenters Apprenticeship Training CTCNC Licenses & Certifications • Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), American Welding Society (AWS), Cert. No. 11121141 • ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician – Grade I, American Concrete Institute, Certification ID: 01212973 • ICC Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector • ICC Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC California Building Plans Examiner • ICC Prestressed Concrete Special Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector
Elvin “Chuck” DeVorss, CBO Plans Examiner Education • Associates of Science – Construction Inspection, Pasadena City College, 1994 • Certificate – Building Inspection and Plan Review, University of Nebraska Licenses & Certifications • ICC Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector Legacy • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
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Alan Ellis, CBO Nevada Client Liaison Manager Education • MBA, University of Phoenix, Las Vegas, NV, 2004 • B.A., Social Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1977 Licenses & Certifications • Fire Inspector, Uniform Fire Code Association • Fire Inspector, International Fire Code Institute • Fire Inspector III, NFPA issued by the Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Plans Examiner II, NFPA issued by the Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Fire Inspector II, Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Fire Inspector I, Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Medical Gas Inspector – National Pipefitters Council • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Fire Inspector II • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist
Rouhi El-Rabaa, PE, CASp Plan Check Engineer Education • Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, License # 92565 • Certified Access Specialist (CASp), Cert # CASp-973 • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Ali Fatapour, PE, CBO Interim Building Official
Education • M.S., Structural Engineering – California State University, San Jose • B.S., Civil Engineering – California State University, San Jose Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, No. C40671 • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Jeffrey Finn, SE Education • B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1985 • M.E. (Civil), Structural Emphasis Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1986 Licenses & Certifications • Professional Structural Engineer, State of Arizona, No. 50541 • Professional Structural Engineer, State of Nevada, No. 22503 • NCEES Model Law Structural Engineer, No. 39782
Su Fong, PE Plan Check Engineer Education • M.S. Civil Engineering, San Jose State University, 2014 • B.S. Architectural Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, 2011
Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, No. 89055 (expires 09/30/2022) • ICC Building Plans Examiner
William “Bill” Gardner Elevator Inspector Education • B.S., Business Administration – University of S. Dakota Licenses & Certifications • NAESAI QEI Certification, State of Colorado, No. C-2041
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Dean Gesualdo Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • Master Electrician, Clark County, NV • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector
Roger Gier, CBO Nevada Client Liaison Manager
Education • B.S., Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Las Vegas NV, 2001 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Martin Haeberle, CBO Senior Building Inspector Plans Examiner Chief Building Official
Education • ADA Coordinator, University of Missouri • Commercial/Residential Heating Ventilation and Refrigeration Systems - Kansas City Technical College Licenses & Certifications • FEMA Emergency Management Certification • Building Inspector License, State of Utah. No. 6597488-5602 • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist
Tom Haney, FPE, CBO Plans Examiner Manager Licenses & Certifications • Fire Protection Engineer, State of California, No. 1926 • Building Official • Mechanical Inspector • Residential Mechanical Inspector • Building Inspector • Plumbing Inspector • Building Inspector UBC • Mechanical Inspector UMC • Plumbing Inspector UPC
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Patrick Haniger Building Inspector
Education • Building Technology Certificate, College of San Mateo • A.S., Building Technology College of San Mateo Licenses & Certifications • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Landan Hansen Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • Snow College, Ephraim Utah, 2005
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Jeff Hedman, SE Plans Check Engineer Education • B.S Civil Engineering, University of Utah • AA, General Studies, Dixie State University
Licenses & Certifications • Professional Structural Engineer, State of Utah, License # 5338635-2203
Jody Hilton, CBO Chief Building Official Plans Examiner Manager
Education • ICBO Plans Building Code Class’s Salt Lake Community College • Examiner Class, Whittier, California • Utah Valley Community College Licenses & Certifications • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Electrical Inspector
Richard “Rick” Hollander Building Inspector Education • IAEI Training Seminars Licenses & Certifications • ICC Electrical Inspector
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Cody Illum Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Nicole Johnson Permit Technician Education • Bachelor’s Degree: Geography, Urban & Metropolitan Planning, California State University, 2015-2017 • Los Rios Community College 2013-2015, Transfer degree received Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician
Vincent “Vince” Juanitas Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector
Daniel “Dan” Kishpaugh Senior Plans Examiner Education • Bachelor’s degree, History - University of Nevada, Reno, 1983 • Plan Review Institute - Whittier, California, 1996 • Building and Fire Code Plan Review - National Fire Academy, 1999 • Fire Structures and Systems Course - National Fire Academy, 2001 • Building Official’s Institute - Portland, Oregon, 2004 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Terry Knox, MBA Director, Business Development Education • Master of Business Administration – Construction Management • Bachelor of Science - Construction Building Inspection Technology, Business Administration • Structural Engineers Association -Methodology • Associate of Arts- Housing Inspection Awards • Helen Putnam Award for Excellence for Government Efficiency and Responsiveness • California Building Official (CALBO) Hall of Fame
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Dean Kuenzi, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector
Education • A.S. Degree in Energy Systems – Photovoltaics, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA, June 2014 • B.S. Degree, Colorado State University – Global, January 2019 – Present (Expected 2022)
Licenses & Certifications • NABCEP Entry Level Certification (Photovoltaic) • Post-Disaster Safety Assessment Program (SAP) • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Fuel Gas Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Plumbing Code Specialist • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
David Logsdon Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • Maryland Statewide Master Electrician License, State of Maryland • Safety and Health Practitioner, State of Nevada Division of Industrial Relations • Certified Electrical Inspector: Residential and Commercial, State of Maryland • Associated Builders and Contractors- Electrical 4-year Program • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector, Certification # 5317382-E1 • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner, Certification # 5317382 • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector, Certification # 5317382-E2 • ICC Electrical Inspector, Certification # 5317382
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Jerry Long Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • B.S Industrial Technology, University of Wisconsin – Stout • Ski Area Management Leadership Training, Colorado Mountain College Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector
Xin Lui, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • M.S., Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD • B.S., Fire Protection Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China Licenses & Certifications • Registered Professional Engineer, State of California, NO. 1698
Alain Mamada, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • M.S., Fire Protection Engineering, California Polytechnic State University • B.T Mechanical Engineering University of Johannesburg Licenses & Certifications • Registered Professional Engineer State of California. No. 1935
James “Jim” McGinley Building Inspector Education • Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration/ Marketing, San Diego State University • Construction Practices and Procedures, San Jose State University College of Extended Studies • Certificate of Proficiency in Concrete Construction Inspection, San Diego State University College of Extended Studies Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector
Kurt McMullin, PE, Ph. D Plan Check Engineer
Education • PhD, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley • MS, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley • BS, Agricultural Engineering, Iowa State University Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, No. C47595
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Hope Medina, CBO Building Inspector Plans Examiner Instructor
Licenses & Certifications • On Site Plan Review and Inspections, Train the Trainer, DOE Building Energy Codes • Safety Assessment Program Building Inspector, State of California • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Green Building - Residential Examiner • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC IgCC Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC IgCC Commercial Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Management Module • ICC Legal • ICC Building Codes and Standards • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Certified Sustainability Professional • ICC Permit Specialist
Russell Mora Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector
Adam Mulford Elevator Inspector Licenses & Certifications • Certified Elevator Inspector, QEI NAESA • Type 1 Conveyance Inspector, Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety, Conveyance Section
Christian Ng, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • B.S, Fire Protection Engineering University of Maryland, College Park, MD Licenses & Certifications • Registered Fire Protection Engineer State of California. No. 2132
Lisa O'Malley Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • California Building Plans Examiner
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Josephine Ortega AIA, CBO, LEED AP Senior Plans Examiner
Education • Master of Urban Regional Planning, San Jose State University, May 2017 • B.A. Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz, June 2006 • Associate Arts Degree with Honors, Monterey Peninsula College, August 1999 • Bachelor of Architecture, Minor in Landscape Architecture and Sociology, University of Idaho, May 1985 • Certificate of Real Estate Development, San Jose State University Licenses & Certifications • Registered Architect, State of California, License No. 26560 • Registered Architect, State of Ohio, License No. 10972 • LEED Green Associate • LEED AP Homes • LEED AP ND (Neighborhood Development) • LEED AP ID+C [Commercial Interiors] • LEED AP BD+C (Building Design & Construction) • LEED AP O+M (Operations & Maintenance) • Safety Assessment Program Coordinator, Office of Emergency Service, #60452 • Safety Assessment Program Evaluation Office of Emergency Service, #60542 • ATC-20 (Applied Technology Council Building Safety Evaluation Program), Office of Emergency Service • ICC Fire Inspector I • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Zoning Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Fire Inspector II • ICC CALGreen Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Randy Pabst Elevator Chief Inspector Education • University of Colorado at Boulder, Bachelor of Arts, 1975
Licenses & Certifications • Certified Elevator Inspector, National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, Cert # C-1790 • Type 1 Conveyance Inspector, State of Colorado, Licensee # 951711
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Team Member/ Job Title Certification / License / Affiliations
Lloyd Parry Building Inspector Education • Business Degree
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Jeffrey Paterson, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • M.S., Fire Protection Engineering, California Polytechnic State University • B.S., Civil Engineering, University of California Davis Licenses & Certifications • CA Registered PE, No. 1926
Ed Paxton Building Inspector Education • Trade Teck Welding School Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
James “Ed” Pehrson Plans Examiner
Building Inspector
Education • Building Inspection coursework, Davis Applied Technology Center, Utah
Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License # 5791568-5601 • Stormwater Inspector, SPESC, Cert ID #00004693 • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Diana Perkins, CBO Senior Plans Examiner
Education • M.P.A., University of San Francisco • B.S., Economics, University of San Francisco Licenses & Certifications • LEED Accredited Professional • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official
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Rosario “Russ” Perrone Senior Building Inspector
Licenses & Certifications • OHSA 30 • Post-Earthquake Safety Evaluation • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Mark Ptashkin, CBO Electrical Plans Examiner Chief Building Official
Licenses & Certifications • Special Inspector (Electrical), City of Phoenix. #37551 • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Daniel “Dan” Reardon Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • BS Mathematics / Emphasis in Secondary Education, University of Northern Colorado, 1987 – 1991 Licenses & Certifications • Safety Assessment Program (Disaster Mitigation) • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Gil Rossmiller Building Inspector Plans Examiner Instructor
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • IgCC Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • IgCC Commercial Inspector with ASHRAE 189.1 • IgCC Commercial Inspector • IgCC Plans Examiner with ASHRAE 189.1 • ICC Green Building - Residential Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Douglas “Doug” Rykerd Combination Inspector Education • Mr. Rooter University, Waco TX, Training in Business, 1998 • California Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA – Mechanical Engineering, 1985 - 1987 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Commercial Building Inspector Previous Licenses & Certifications • ICC Certified Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Certified Commercial Mechanical Inspector
AJ Smith Building Inspector Education • Master of Management/ Public Administration, University of Phoenix, May 2011 • Bachelor of Science, Major: Criminal Justice, Minor: Education, Southern Utah University, May 2005 • Associates of Science, Snow College, December 2002 Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of UT, License #5942920-5601 • ICC Combination Inspector
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Matt Tate Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Stephen “Steve” Thomas, CBO Colorado Regional Manager Educational Director Instructor Chief Building Official Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • B.S. in Business Administration - University of Phoenix - Thesis: “The Affects of a Housing Code in the City of Glendale” • Course Work in Civil Engineering Technology - CCD • Community College of Denver at Red Rocks Lakewood, CO 1976 -1978 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC Spray Applied Fire Proofing Special Inspector • ICC Certified Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Certified Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Mechanical Inspector • ICC Certified Housing Code Official • ICC Certified Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Code Official • ICC Certified Building Inspector • ICC Certified ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Certified Plumbing Inspector • ICC Certified Building Code Specialist
Thor Toepfer Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector
Mariam Umair, EIT Plan Check Engineer Education • M.S., Structural Engineering - San Jose State University Graduated: December 2014 • B.S., Civil Engineering - University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila, Pakistan Graduated: August 2010
Licenses & Certifications • Licensed EIT
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Jason Van Ausdal, CBO Building Inspector Plans Examiner Instructor
Education • Associates in Business Administration and Management, Stevens Henegar Business College, 1995-1997 Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License # 339648-5601 • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Inspector
Christopher Vasquez Elevator Inspector Education • One year of Conveyance Inspector Training • Denver Joint Electrical Apprenticeship Training Center, 1985-1990 • Completed two-year course at Electronic Technical Institute in Denver, CO • Attained Associates Degree in Electronic Technology, 1983 Licenses & Certifications • QEI Certification, NAESA, Cert # C-5713 • State of Colorado Conveyance Inspector, License # CI-1-516 • City of Denver Conveyance Inspector, License #1545330 • State of Colorado Master Electrician, License ME.0029035 • State of Colorado Journeyman Electrician, License JW.0010368
Daniel “Dan” Weed, CBO Chief Building Official Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • Arizona Building Officials (AZBO) Institute, 1995 – 1999 • Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts / Public Speaking, 1986 • Ambassador University, Pasadena, California Licenses & Certifications • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Code Official • ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Robert Wheeler, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • B.S. Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland Licenses & Certifications • CA Registered PE, No. 1825 • AZ Registered PE, No. 38935 • ND Registered PE, No. 6967 • GA Registered PE No. 17765 • NV Registered PE, No. 24638
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Heather Whitaker Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • Resnet Certified Residential Field Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Pamela “Pam” Whitaker-Sowell Permit Technician Education • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management • Associate of Science, Business, San Joaquin Della College, 6/2018 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician • California State Notary
Myron Williams Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • General Education Courses, Utah Valley State College, 2002 • National Electrical Code, 2002 • Davis Area Technology Center, Kaysville, Utah, 1999 – 2000 • International Building and International Residential Code, 2000 • International Mechanical and International Plumbing Code, 2000 • International Building Plans Examiner, 2000 Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License #4958496-5601 • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
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Cover Letter .................................................................................................................................................. 1
General Information ................................................................................................................................. 2 - 3
Experience and Qualifications ................................................................................................................. 4 - 5
Key Positions ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Project Review Timeline ............................................................................................................................... 7
Certifications ............................................................................................................................................ 8 - 9
Appendix .............................................................................................................................................. 10 - 31
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December 30th, 2021 Rob Durham Procurement Administrator 16705 E. Avenue of the Fountains Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 RE: 2021-RFQ-008; RFQ for Plan Check/Building Inspection Services
Thank you for the opportunity to present this proposal to provide Plan Check/Building Inspection Services; it is a pleasure to submit our qualifications to the Town of Fountain Hills. We are confident that Shums Coda Associates (SCA) is the firm that has the personnel, experience, and attitude that will be
required to successfully provide these “as-needed” services to the Town of Fountain Hills. We are committed to a vision of service excellence that we believe the Town of Fountain Hills shares. Our
firm continually receives exceptional reviews from our jurisdictional clients, as well as design professionals, developers and contractors from all size projects and varying complexities. Positive interactions related to our work product is centered in our desire to be more than a mere consultant plan review, inspection, and permit processing firm, but rather a contributing partner, functioning as an extension of Town’s staff. We look to see that projects are successfully completed, on time, within budget, and a reflection of the Town’s codes, ordinances procedures, policies, and directives. A key in those efforts is the ability to create a solid working relationship with your jurisdiction to assist with all aspects outlined in the RFQ document. SCA understands the scope of services to be provided extends beyond technical code expertise, and why our team’s overall ability and qualifications will exceed the minimums being requested; which in turn makes us a good fit to meet the Town’s desires to relieve the peaks in overall projects under review or inspection. The following SOQ will highlight key features and
distinguishing points of the SCA team that will assist in this undertaking. SCA was founded on the principal of assisting our municipal partners with staff augmentation and
developmental services related to construction review, permitting, inspections and documentation procedures. SCA is committed and ready to provide you with the same care and standard of technical excellence that has been the hallmark of our work since our inception. We intend to provide primary
services from our Arizona regional office at 1616 North Litchfield Road, Suite A-210, Goodyear, AZ 85395, with additional support staff being provided from our headquarters and other regional offices. If SCA is fortunate enough to be awarded this contract, we intend to meet and confer with the Town of Fountain Hills’s management team to determine the proper members of our staff needed to complete the services outlined in the RFQ. We will perform the services and adhere to the requirements described in this RFQ. Our team looks forward to answering any additional questions you may have about our firm after you have reviewed this response to the request for qualifications.
Sincerely,
David Basinger, Architect Christine Godinez Principal/President/CEO COO/Secretary
david.basinger@shumscoda.com christine.godinez@shumscoda.com (925) 413-5626 (Cell) (925) 463-0651 (Main Line)
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Shums Coda Associates, Inc., is legally defined as a S-Corporation. Our Federal Tax ID number is 20-4574991. Our corporate headquarters (principal office) is located at 5776 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 150, Pleasanton, CA 94588. We have additional offices at the following locations:
• Arizona local regional office at 1616 North Litchfield Road, Suite A-210, Goodyear, AZ 85395
• Northern California - 6381 Auburn Boulevard, Suite H, Citrus Heights, CA 95621
• Southern California - 5208 Weymouth Way, Oceanside, CA 92057
• Northern Utah - 5782 South 920 East, Murray, UT 84121
• Southern Utah - 2284 East 3400 South Street, St. George, UT 84790
• Nevada - 1916 Summit Pointe Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89117
• Colorado – 4610 South Ulster Street, Suite 150, Denver, CO 80237 The following corporate officers are authorized to make these representations on behalf of Shums Coda
Associates, the contacts concerning this SOQ, and are located in our corporate headquarters (physical address above):
• David Basinger, Principal/President/CEO (Arizona licensed Architect #57859) david.basinger@shumscoda.com (925) 413-5626 (Cell)
• Christine Godinez, COO/Secretary christine.godinez@shumscoda.com (925) 463-0651 (Main Line) Shums Coda Associates was established in 2006 (16 years of business in March, 2022), by licensed building professionals with multiple decades of municipal consulting experience. Our core services are building life-safety code reviews, inspections and administrative staffing, on behalf of only jurisdictional clients. We review and inspect all facets of design construction related to code minimums and local amendments, such as: architectural, accessibility, structural, fire-safety, energy, sustainability, mechanical, electrical and plumbing; and have staff to assist with the intake, recording and permitting of construction documents. By selecting Shums Coda Associates, the Town of Fountain Hills will receive an experienced,
knowledgeable team with a proven track record of outstanding service. In providing these services, our priority is to be a seamless extension of your staff. We therefore commit to being available for code consultations, on-time delivery of services, and providing cost-effectiveness to the Town through the
utilization of focused staff augmentation. We are comprised of licensed architects, engineers, contractors and I.C.C. Certified personnel that have a wealth of code knowledge and experience in design or construction related fields. SCA believes that an understanding of how buildings are designed and constructed is an important element to providing effective code comments that are based on the realities of practical construction. SCA preaches this to our staff and encourages continuing education to maintain our understanding of the ever-changing code requirements and amendments. We have seen there can be a great deal of interpretation applied to how requirements are enforced, so SCA staff continues to find value in learning the history and intent of code language to assist with accurately applying it to our review and inspections (with final determinations clearly coming from the Town staff). Shums Coda Associates takes this commitment to code content further, as we continue to expand our involvement in various code training and education offerings. For example, SCA continues to participate
in the AZBO Education Board and training and provide similar roles and leadership to the Southern Nevada ICC EduCode training event, Utah ABM and Chapter training, and the Sacramento Valley Association of Building Official Minstitute annual event. At the end of 2020, Shums Coda Associates was
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also fortunate to acquire the Colorado Code Consulting company that was owned by Mr. Steve Thomas, who provides national education and training offerings throughout the United States. This demonstrates
SCA’s commitment to knowledge through education with all things related to the model Building Codes. Our belief is that code should be understood by our staff to a level where they can explain to our clients (and their applicants), as well as the how and why it applies to their specific project. We strive to meet this level with our reviews and inspections, and we continue to offer on-line, or in-person training, to improve that code understanding internally with our staff and the industry. With regional offices throughout Arizona (Goodyear), California (Sacramento/Oceanside), Nevada (Las Vegas), Utah (St. George/Murray) and Colorado (Denver), you will find SCA has nearly one-hundred employees available to assist the Town of Fountain Hills with plan review and inspection needs outlined in the RFQ. Our preference is to utilize local staff to provide the plan review services, but with the Coronavirus pandemic, we have expanded our electronic plan review capacity to be able to review projects
from any of our offices. This will mean that we can provide even greater degree of expertise for unusual systems related to structural, mechanical, plumbing or electrical, as well as accessibility or sustainability reviews. It also affords us the ability to utilize staff from all locations to ensure that reviews are completed
on timelines established by the Town. We have been providing electronic plan reviews for many years now, and are comfortable with reviewing plans under several formats. We have also provided inspection services via electronic devices, and are capable of completing inspections remotely, or via drone, if desired
by the Town. SCA looks forward to continuing that discussion related to software, hardware and process the Town uses currently (or would like to implement), as part of our next step in this response to the RFQ. Our standard plan review and inspections result in lists of comments which refer to specific detail, drawing or location in the building, and reference applicable code sections for each item cited. We prefer (if allowed by the Town policies) to expedite or clarify plan review items by contacting the applicant/designers and communicating directly, using the most advantageous media available, to resolve issues. Similarly, we encourage our inspectors to be available for contractor/owners to answer the phone calls of clarification for specific correction items. In today’s development climate a brief phone call, or a thirty-minute online meeting can save weeks of back-and-forth delays to obtain minimum code compliance and approvals. We understand that there can be limitations in the applicant’s technology or jurisdictional inter-department
review process, which sometimes prohibit these methods from being implemented with every project. With either approach being implemented, SCA understands and intends to route all communication/comment letters (first or concurrently) through Town of Fountain Hills, as directed by your staff. All reviewed and approved documents shall be returned to the Town after the plan review or inspection process is completed, and input into the tracking software as directed by Fountain Hills staff.
This should demonstrate Shums Coda Associates experience with the plan review and inspection services outlined in the Fountain Hills RFQ. We are a large enough corporation, that we do not typically utilize any sub-consultants to complete these services, and do not anticipate using any for the services requested. We will also note that in our nearly sixteen years of business, we have not had any contract or subcontract terminated. Further, we have had no claims arising from a contract that resulted in litigation or arbitration since our inception as a corporation.
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Shums Coda Associates provides services similar to those outlined in the RFQ, to over 100 jurisdictions in ten states across the Country (AZ, CA, NV, UT, CO, TN, MN, ID, WA and WY). However, per the
instructions provided, we provide the following three jurisdictions that examples of municipalities similar in size to Fountain Hills and/or similar in types of plan reviews and inspection services being requested (although Casa Grande demonstrates the versatility of our team to review large-scale projects in predominately residential/commercial retail City): Project Name Buckeye – plan review and inspection services
Name of Company or Organization
City of Buckeye
Contact Name Mike Izzo, CBO
Contact address, Telephone Number and Email
530 E. Monroe Ave., Buckeye, AZ 85326 (623) 349-6200 (main)
mizzo@buckeyeaz.gov Type of Service Provided Residential, commercial, industrial and educational plan reviews and inspection services, with some fire reviews, and providing an Acting Building Official
Date of Contract initiation and expiration
2017 – present
Description of Project. Provided Acting Building Official, that was eventually hired as current CBO; provided plan review and inspection services during
the period were Buckeye was the second fastest growing jurisdiction in the US. Significant project plan reviews set-up to hold meetings with applicants to explain comments and provide
additional directions to approve larger plan reviews in two cycles. More significant projects are FiveBelow and Ross distribution centers, three new school projects, APS West Valley facilities and new City Police Training Facility.
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Project Name Cherry Hills Village – plan review and inspection services
Name of Company or Organization
Cherry Hills Village
Contact Name
Paul Workman, Planning Manager
Contact address, Telephone Number and Email
2450 E. Quincy Ave., Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 (303) 783-2721 pworkman@cherryhillsvillage.com
Type of Service Provided
Building plan review and inspection services
Date of Contract initiation and expiration
1994 – 2019 (as Colorado Code Consulting), and 2019 – present (recently renewed under SCA)
Description of Project. Provide large-scale residential plan review and inspections for a predominantly residential community of custom homes (usually over 5,000-sq. ft. in size).
Project Name Casa Grande - Lucid Electric Car Manufacturing Facility Plan Review (Phases 1 and 2) Name of Company or Organization
City of Casa Grande
Contact Name Brian Tardif, CBO
Contact address, Telephone Number and Email
510 E. Florence Blvd., Casa Grande, AZ 85122 (520) 421-8630 (main) Brian_Tardif@casagrandeaz.gov
Type of Service Provided Building and Fire Plan Review
Date of Contract initiation and expiration
2019 – expected to continue to completion of project sometime in 2023
Description of Project. +3 million sq. ft. of new auto manufacturing, offices,
café/break/conference and hazardous materials, as well as site development, fire sprinkler and alarm reviews, with AMMR’s and weekly review meetings with City, contractors and design team to streamline reviews and assure complete re-submittals.
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SCA will utilize our local Arizona staff to fill key personnel roles requested in the RFQ. Our Arizona Regional Manager, Ms. Barbara Rice, CBO/FM, will serve as the local point of contact and Project
Manager for the Fountain Hills services. Further, our CEO and Arizona licensed architect, Mr. David Basinger and our COO, Ms. Christine Godinez, will be additional points of contact for technical assistance (as needed) and contract/invoicing information. The day-to-day team is proposed to be as follows: A. Support Team – Justine Cornelius, Lisa O’Malley will be the primary and local plans examiner managers for Fountain Hills. We will also utilize senior plans examiners Martin Haeberle, Tom Haney and Myron Williams as additional review team members for Fountain Hills, as they have all provided extensive plan reviews in the Valley of the Sun for decades. All of these staff members are full-time employees of SCA. B. Additional Support staff – Although all of the Shums Coda Associates family will be collectively
available to provide these services to Fountain Hills, we anticipate (as is our preference) to primarily utilize our systems specific plan review team for additional plan review support. Therefore, David Logsdon, Russ Mora or Dean Kuenzi are available for electrical systems review. We have Jason Van
Ausdal and Jody Hilton to review mechanical and plumbing systems, and Hope Media or Gil Rossmiller to assist with energy compliance issues. Finally, we have a large structural engineering team to assist on engineering issues, headed by our Project Engineer Kurt McMullin, and additional engineer plan
check staff of Su Fong, Mariam Umair or Ryan Loh. C. SCA does not anticipate utilizing any subcontractor for any of the proposed services in the RFQ. D. We will provide additional resume/certifications for the rest of our staff and key inspectors for the Fountain Hills work. We have not designated a specific inspector currently for these services, as we would need to discuss number of inspection hours needed for the services, and what would be considered appropriate certification and experience for our inspection team. SCA would then select from our local team the personnel that we believe would be a good fit for inspections, and anticipate an interview from Town staff prior to assigning them to complete the work. It is our belief that working within the jurisdiction requires an understanding of the role and acceptance by the Town staff they will
interact with, prior to ever completing an inspection. Inspections are all conducted by ICC certified inspectors. The inspections will be completed within one business day from the time we receive the request. We believe in being service oriented and not the building police. We will work with the contractors and homeowners to bring a building into compliance with the applicable code whenever we can. It is our philosophy that inspections are educational opportunities to
explain the purpose of the code and why certain things are required by the code. We will spend additional time explaining the purpose of a code requirement whenever necessary. Our inspectors provide their cell phone numbers to the contractors and homeowners if a question arises in the field. It is important the lines of communication are maintained open. We want to do whatever we can to ensure safe buildings while helping to get project completed on time and under budget. We pride ourselves on being problem solvers and not problem makers. Our goal is to get to yes and comply with the intent of the code. SCA will provide emergency disaster response when required. We will utilize the ATC-20 rapid assessment process to evaluate the habitability of a structure. We will post the property with the appropriate placard to
indicate whether the building can be occupied or not.
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SCA’s plan review reports will reference sheets and code sections that are applicable form each comment. We would typically email the electronic reviews to the Town for distribution to the applicant, but we can
also directly/simultaneously provide the owner, contractor, architect and/or the engineer with the same electronic list of items needing correction. Our comment lists should be self-explanatory, but our review team will remain available during working hours (and often off-hours) to provide any additional clarification/discussion needed of the applicable building code section, ordinances, or regulation. We will provide a similar list at each cycle of the review process, but typically most reviews are resolved in one or two cycles, with perhaps a quick third review of a remaining comment (or two). When a review remains extensive at a third (or longer) review cycle, SCA staff will reach out to the Town of Fountain Hills staff to discuss the overall items of concern and look for direction on any alternative methods to keep the project review moving in a positive direction. With these difficult reviews, SCA is not opposed to online video conferences to share and discuss the code concerns with the Town of Fountain Hills’s staff and the
applicant – hopefully to assist in receiving a more complete resubmittal with the next review. With each review cycle, SCA will provide a cover letter/transmittal that includes the following information:
• The address, Town permit number, description, use, and type of construction. • A list of all plans and documents received for review and the associated dates they were received.
Once the final plan review is completed and ready for approval, SCA will electronically stamp the plans and the supporting documents and return them to the Town, along with our letter of completion. It should be noted that our approval stamp can be modified to suit the desired information needed by the Town of Fountain Hills. Shums Coda is proficient in many various electronic plan review and web-based tools. We typically utilize the Bluebeam product for our reviews but can provide our review comments on any of the other comparable platforms, and even embed the comments into the electronic plan sheets (if desired). SCA would look to the Town of Fountain Hills to provide guidance on the preferred method of electronic comments to be received. However, it should be noted that SCA can also review paper plans when submitted. In those
instances, we would provide courier to pick-up and drop-off the plans at the Town offices (as needed).
Type of Plan Review Timeframes
Initial Review Recheck
Single-Family 7-10 business days 5 business days
Multi-Family 10-15 business days* 5 business days
Commercial 10-15 business days* 7 business days*
* Some project may require additional time because of size or complexity of the project; SCA would reserve the right to review those projects under a longer schedule when mutually agreed upon with the Town of Fountain Hills (prior to the beginning the review process). However, we pride ourselves to be able to customize our services to fit the Town’s needs and could potentially expedite reviews when requested.
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David Basinger, Architect
Principal / CEO
Education
Bachelor of Architecture (with an
emphasis on urban
redevelopment), California Polytechnic State University at San
Luis Obispo
Licenses & Certifications
Registered Architect, State of California, License No. C25605
Registered Architect, State of
Arizona, Registration No. 57859
Registered Architect, State of
Nevada, License No. 7116 Registered Architect, State of Utah,
License No. 10180242-0301 Registered Architect, State of
Colorado, License No. 406323
Registered Architect, State of Hawaii,
License No. 17696
Registered Architect, State of Washington, License No. 12600
NCARB Certified, No. 77371 ICC Building Plans Examiner
Memberships
A.I.A. Member
PROFFESSIONAL SUMMARY
David Basinger is a licensed Architect in multiple States and is the original
founder of Shums Coda Associates in 2006. David has over 30 years of
professional experience associated with architectural design and as a building code and life-safety plans examiner.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Principal/ CEO ------------------------------------------------------ 2006 - Present
Shums Coda Associates, Pleasanton, CA
Manages plan review, inspections and permitting services for numerous complex commercial, industrial, educational, medical, hazardous and a
variety of multi-family residential construction projects. David has served as
Acting Building Official or provided in-house plan review services for
numerous jurisdictions in California, such as Mountain View, Fremont, Santa
Clara, Sunnyvale, Menlo Park, Dublin, and Danville.
Arizona Regional Office Manager --------------------------------- 2004 - 2006
Linhart Petersen Powers Associates, Phoenix, AZ
Promoted to establish and serve as Arizona Regional Manager of the three separate company offices in Arizona: Phoenix, Tucson, and Window Rock.
Provided assistance with large-scale plan review and inspection services,
jurisdiction counter reviews and assistance, and special projects supervisor. Influential in taking the Arizona effort from a single client to over two dozen
clients in a two-year period, managing eleven employees and three business
lines.
Senior Plans Examiner/Senior Associate ------------------------ 1991 - 2004
Linhart Petersen Powers Associates, Phoenix, AZ
Provided plan reviews, and jurisdictional in-house/counter reviews and
technical assistance for projects in California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington,
and Idaho. Managed several large-scale developments as a project
supervisor, and often provide code consultations for complex mixed-
use/redevelopment or historical submittals. Served as primary manager for
the jurisdictions of Mountain View, Danville and Dublin, California. Projects
reviewed include campus designs for Microsoft, Veritas, Google, Alza
Pharmaceuticals and other high-tech or bio-tech related businesses, as well
as several mid-rise or high-rise multi-family complexes.
Architect ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1989 - 1991
Linhart Engineering, Livermore, CA
Completed architectural and structural engineering design for residential, commercial, and light industrial structures in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Duties included design, drafting, structural calculations, building surveys,
jobsite visits and structural reviews. Also performed field assessments of URM structures and equipment anchorage calculations for pumps, racks, and
tanks.
Shums Coda Associates
Building Life-Safety Plan Review and
Inspection
Permit Technician Services Building Department Augmentation
Fire Protection Engineering Civil Engineering
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Russell Adams, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector
Education • Associate of Arts – Humanities, Santa Rosa Junior College, 2007 Licenses & Certifications • California Office of Emergency Services: Safety Assessment Program Coordinator • California Office of Emergency Services: Safety Assessment Program Evaluator • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC California Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC California Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Combination Inspector • ICC California Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC California Building Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Code Specialist • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Permit Specialist • ICC Plumbing Code Specialist • ICC Building Codes and Standards Module • ICC Legal Module • ICC Management Module
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Troy Alvord Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC California Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC California Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC California Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC California Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Residential Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC California Residential Combination Inspector • ICC California Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Richard Ames, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector
Education • Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Cal State Hayward/East Bay College of San Mateo Licenses & Certifications • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Master Code Professional
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Herman “Gene” Ashdown, CBO Senior Building Inspector
Education • Building Inspection Technology, Cosumnes River College, 1997-2001 • Bachelor of Arts in Health and Safety Studies, California State University, Sacramento, 1978- 1981 Licenses & Certifications • CALBO Building Official Certification • CA OES SAP Evaluator and Coordinator • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC California Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC California Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC California Residential Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Alberto Barrios Marquez, PE MEP Plans Examiner Education • B.S., Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, University of Guadalajara, GDL., Jalisco, México, 1999 Licenses & Certifications • Professional Engineer, State of Colorado, License # PE.0041140 • Master Electrician, State of Colorado, License # ME.0026505 • Certified Spanish Translator/Interpreter • LEED AP BD+C, U.S. Green Building Council • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Plans Examiner
Cedar Brannon Building Inspector Education • 18 hours of college credits, College of Southern Nevada, 1994 • Southern Nevada School of Real Estate, Las Vegas, NV, 2000 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector
John Henry Brannon Building Inspector Education • Associate of Science, Computer Science, Dixie College, St George, Utah Licenses & Certifications • Building Inspector, State of Utah • Contractor, State of Utah • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector
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Jason Bullock Utah Regional Manager
Education • B.S., Business Administration, University of Phoenix, 1999 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Corey Bundy, CBO Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • Utah Seismic Safety, Commission Safety Assessment Program Certification • State of Utah Department of Commerce Active Licensure Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Fire Inspector I • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Zoning Inspector • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Permit Specialist • ICC Fire Inspector II • ICC Fire Code Specialist • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Randall “Randy” Capra, FPE Fire Code Plans Examiner Education • B.S. in Business, Bellevue University, Omaha, NE, 2010 • Associates in Fire Sciences, Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, CO, 2006 Licenses & Certifications • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Fire Alarm Systems-National Institute for Cert. in Engineering Technology (NICET) Level 1 • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Automatic Sprinkler System Layout – NICET Level 1 • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Special Hazards Suppressions Systems – NICET Level 1 • Fire Protection Engineering Technology Inspection and Testing of Water-Based Systems – NICET Level 1 • National Fire, Arson, & Explosion Investigation Training – NAFI Certified • Fire Officer II, State of CO Division of Fire Safety • Fire Instructor, State of CO Division of Fire Safety • National Fire Academy and FEMA Classes • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Inspector II
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Erin Carroll, EIT Plan Check Engineer Education • B.S, Industrial Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC Licenses & Certifications • Registered Engineer in Training State of Maryland, No. 50013
Sheri Cerise Fire Code Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician
Tracy Christensen Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License # 330601-5601 • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
William “Bill” Clayton, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector Instructor Code Consultant
Education • General Studies and Agriculture, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR • General Studies, Physical Education & Music, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Fire Sprinkler Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC /AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Housing Code Official • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist
Michael “Mike” Coldiron, CBO Senior Building Inspector
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Electrical Code Official • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Specialist • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner
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James “Jim” Conway Electrical Inspector Education • Soares Grounding – 1999, 2005-2007 • One- & Two-Family NEC – 1999-2017 • Photovoltaic Power System – 1994, 1997-2005 • Mountain States Employers Council, Inc. – 1997 • Management & Supervisory Classes-City & County of Denver – 1986-1987 • International Fire Code Institute – 2006-2007 Licenses & Certifications • Master Electrician, Colorado License, ME 2327
Brian Cook, MCP, CBO Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • Master Electrician, State of Colorado, License No. ME.0026247 • Journeyman Electrician, State of Colorado, License No. JW.0101271 • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC /AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner
Justine Cornelius Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Spray Applied Fire Proofing Special Inspector • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner
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Matthew Coyle Building Inspector
Education • Wilrick Institute of Technology • Carpenters Apprenticeship Training CTCNC Licenses & Certifications • Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), American Welding Society (AWS), Cert. No. 11121141 • ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician – Grade I, American Concrete Institute, Certification ID: 01212973 • ICC Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector • ICC Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC California Commercial Building Inspector • ICC California Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC California Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC California Building Plans Examiner • ICC Prestressed Concrete Special Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector
Elvin “Chuck” DeVorss, CBO Plans Examiner Education • Associates of Science – Construction Inspection, Pasadena City College, 1994 • Certificate – Building Inspection and Plan Review, University of Nebraska Licenses & Certifications • ICC Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector Legacy • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
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Alan Ellis, CBO Nevada Client Liaison Manager Education • MBA, University of Phoenix, Las Vegas, NV, 2004 • B.A., Social Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1977 Licenses & Certifications • Fire Inspector, Uniform Fire Code Association • Fire Inspector, International Fire Code Institute • Fire Inspector III, NFPA issued by the Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Plans Examiner II, NFPA issued by the Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Fire Inspector II, Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Fire Inspector I, Office of the Nevada State Fire Marshal • Medical Gas Inspector – National Pipefitters Council • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Fire Inspector II • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist
Rouhi El-Rabaa, PE, CASp Plan Check Engineer Education • Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, License # 92565 • Certified Access Specialist (CASp), Cert # CASp-973 • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Ali Fatapour, PE, CBO Interim Building Official
Education • M.S., Structural Engineering – California State University, San Jose • B.S., Civil Engineering – California State University, San Jose Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, No. C40671 • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Jeffrey Finn, SE Education • B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1985 • M.E. (Civil), Structural Emphasis Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1986 Licenses & Certifications • Professional Structural Engineer, State of Arizona, No. 50541 • Professional Structural Engineer, State of Nevada, No. 22503 • NCEES Model Law Structural Engineer, No. 39782
Su Fong, PE Plan Check Engineer Education • M.S. Civil Engineering, San Jose State University, 2014 • B.S. Architectural Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, 2011
Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, No. 89055 (expires 09/30/2022) • ICC Building Plans Examiner
William “Bill” Gardner Elevator Inspector Education • B.S., Business Administration – University of S. Dakota Licenses & Certifications • NAESAI QEI Certification, State of Colorado, No. C-2041
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Dean Gesualdo Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • Master Electrician, Clark County, NV • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector
Roger Gier, CBO Nevada Client Liaison Manager
Education • B.S., Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Las Vegas NV, 2001 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Martin Haeberle, CBO Senior Building Inspector Plans Examiner Chief Building Official
Education • ADA Coordinator, University of Missouri • Commercial/Residential Heating Ventilation and Refrigeration Systems - Kansas City Technical College Licenses & Certifications • FEMA Emergency Management Certification • Building Inspector License, State of Utah. No. 6597488-5602 • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist
Tom Haney, FPE, CBO Plans Examiner Manager Licenses & Certifications • Fire Protection Engineer, State of California, No. 1926 • Building Official • Mechanical Inspector • Residential Mechanical Inspector • Building Inspector • Plumbing Inspector • Building Inspector UBC • Mechanical Inspector UMC • Plumbing Inspector UPC
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Patrick Haniger Building Inspector
Education • Building Technology Certificate, College of San Mateo • A.S., Building Technology College of San Mateo Licenses & Certifications • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Landan Hansen Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • Snow College, Ephraim Utah, 2005
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Jeff Hedman, SE Plans Check Engineer Education • B.S Civil Engineering, University of Utah • AA, General Studies, Dixie State University
Licenses & Certifications • Professional Structural Engineer, State of Utah, License # 5338635-2203
Jody Hilton, CBO Chief Building Official Plans Examiner Manager
Education • ICBO Plans Building Code Class’s Salt Lake Community College • Examiner Class, Whittier, California • Utah Valley Community College Licenses & Certifications • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Electrical Inspector
Richard “Rick” Hollander Building Inspector Education • IAEI Training Seminars Licenses & Certifications • ICC Electrical Inspector
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Cody Illum Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Nicole Johnson Permit Technician Education • Bachelor’s Degree: Geography, Urban & Metropolitan Planning, California State University, 2015-2017 • Los Rios Community College 2013-2015, Transfer degree received Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician
Vincent “Vince” Juanitas Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector
Daniel “Dan” Kishpaugh Senior Plans Examiner Education • Bachelor’s degree, History - University of Nevada, Reno, 1983 • Plan Review Institute - Whittier, California, 1996 • Building and Fire Code Plan Review - National Fire Academy, 1999 • Fire Structures and Systems Course - National Fire Academy, 2001 • Building Official’s Institute - Portland, Oregon, 2004 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Terry Knox, MBA Director, Business Development Education • Master of Business Administration – Construction Management • Bachelor of Science - Construction Building Inspection Technology, Business Administration • Structural Engineers Association -Methodology • Associate of Arts- Housing Inspection Awards • Helen Putnam Award for Excellence for Government Efficiency and Responsiveness • California Building Official (CALBO) Hall of Fame
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Dean Kuenzi, CBO Plans Examiner Building Inspector
Education • A.S. Degree in Energy Systems – Photovoltaics, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA, June 2014 • B.S. Degree, Colorado State University – Global, January 2019 – Present (Expected 2022)
Licenses & Certifications • NABCEP Entry Level Certification (Photovoltaic) • Post-Disaster Safety Assessment Program (SAP) • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Master Code Professional • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Fuel Gas Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Plumbing Code Specialist • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
David Logsdon Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • Maryland Statewide Master Electrician License, State of Maryland • Safety and Health Practitioner, State of Nevada Division of Industrial Relations • Certified Electrical Inspector: Residential and Commercial, State of Maryland • Associated Builders and Contractors- Electrical 4-year Program • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector, Certification # 5317382-E1 • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner, Certification # 5317382 • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector, Certification # 5317382-E2 • ICC Electrical Inspector, Certification # 5317382
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Jerry Long Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • B.S Industrial Technology, University of Wisconsin – Stout • Ski Area Management Leadership Training, Colorado Mountain College Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector
Xin Lui, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • M.S., Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD • B.S., Fire Protection Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China Licenses & Certifications • Registered Professional Engineer, State of California, NO. 1698
Alain Mamada, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • M.S., Fire Protection Engineering, California Polytechnic State University • B.T Mechanical Engineering University of Johannesburg Licenses & Certifications • Registered Professional Engineer State of California. No. 1935
James “Jim” McGinley Building Inspector Education • Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration/ Marketing, San Diego State University • Construction Practices and Procedures, San Jose State University College of Extended Studies • Certificate of Proficiency in Concrete Construction Inspection, San Diego State University College of Extended Studies Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector
Kurt McMullin, PE, Ph. D Plan Check Engineer
Education • PhD, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley • MS, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley • BS, Agricultural Engineering, Iowa State University Licenses & Certifications • Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, No. C47595
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Hope Medina, CBO Building Inspector Plans Examiner Instructor
Licenses & Certifications • On Site Plan Review and Inspections, Train the Trainer, DOE Building Energy Codes • Safety Assessment Program Building Inspector, State of California • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Green Building - Residential Examiner • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC IgCC Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC IgCC Commercial Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Permit Technician • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Management Module • ICC Legal • ICC Building Codes and Standards • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Certified Sustainability Professional • ICC Permit Specialist
Russell Mora Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector
Adam Mulford Elevator Inspector Licenses & Certifications • Certified Elevator Inspector, QEI NAESA • Type 1 Conveyance Inspector, Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety, Conveyance Section
Christian Ng, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • B.S, Fire Protection Engineering University of Maryland, College Park, MD Licenses & Certifications • Registered Fire Protection Engineer State of California. No. 2132
Lisa O'Malley Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • California Building Plans Examiner
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Josephine Ortega AIA, CBO, LEED AP Senior Plans Examiner
Education • Master of Urban Regional Planning, San Jose State University, May 2017 • B.A. Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz, June 2006 • Associate Arts Degree with Honors, Monterey Peninsula College, August 1999 • Bachelor of Architecture, Minor in Landscape Architecture and Sociology, University of Idaho, May 1985 • Certificate of Real Estate Development, San Jose State University Licenses & Certifications • Registered Architect, State of California, License No. 26560 • Registered Architect, State of Ohio, License No. 10972 • LEED Green Associate • LEED AP Homes • LEED AP ND (Neighborhood Development) • LEED AP ID+C [Commercial Interiors] • LEED AP BD+C (Building Design & Construction) • LEED AP O+M (Operations & Maintenance) • Safety Assessment Program Coordinator, Office of Emergency Service, #60452 • Safety Assessment Program Evaluation Office of Emergency Service, #60542 • ATC-20 (Applied Technology Council Building Safety Evaluation Program), Office of Emergency Service • ICC Fire Inspector I • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Zoning Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Building Code Official • ICC Fire Inspector II • ICC CALGreen Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Randy Pabst Elevator Chief Inspector Education • University of Colorado at Boulder, Bachelor of Arts, 1975
Licenses & Certifications • Certified Elevator Inspector, National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, Cert # C-1790 • Type 1 Conveyance Inspector, State of Colorado, Licensee # 951711
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Lloyd Parry Building Inspector Education • Business Degree
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Jeffrey Paterson, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • M.S., Fire Protection Engineering, California Polytechnic State University • B.S., Civil Engineering, University of California Davis Licenses & Certifications • CA Registered PE, No. 1926
Ed Paxton Building Inspector Education • Trade Teck Welding School Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
James “Ed” Pehrson Plans Examiner
Building Inspector
Education • Building Inspection coursework, Davis Applied Technology Center, Utah
Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License # 5791568-5601 • Stormwater Inspector, SPESC, Cert ID #00004693 • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Diana Perkins, CBO Senior Plans Examiner
Education • M.P.A., University of San Francisco • B.S., Economics, University of San Francisco Licenses & Certifications • LEED Accredited Professional • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official
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Rosario “Russ” Perrone Senior Building Inspector
Licenses & Certifications • OHSA 30 • Post-Earthquake Safety Evaluation • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Mark Ptashkin, CBO Electrical Plans Examiner Chief Building Official
Licenses & Certifications • Special Inspector (Electrical), City of Phoenix. #37551 • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector
Daniel “Dan” Reardon Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • BS Mathematics / Emphasis in Secondary Education, University of Northern Colorado, 1987 – 1991 Licenses & Certifications • Safety Assessment Program (Disaster Mitigation) • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Gil Rossmiller Building Inspector Plans Examiner Instructor
Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Inspector • IgCC Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • IgCC Commercial Inspector with ASHRAE 189.1 • IgCC Commercial Inspector • IgCC Plans Examiner with ASHRAE 189.1 • ICC Green Building - Residential Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Douglas “Doug” Rykerd Combination Inspector Education • Mr. Rooter University, Waco TX, Training in Business, 1998 • California Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA – Mechanical Engineering, 1985 - 1987 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Commercial Building Inspector Previous Licenses & Certifications • ICC Certified Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Certified Commercial Mechanical Inspector
AJ Smith Building Inspector Education • Master of Management/ Public Administration, University of Phoenix, May 2011 • Bachelor of Science, Major: Criminal Justice, Minor: Education, Southern Utah University, May 2005 • Associates of Science, Snow College, December 2002 Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of UT, License #5942920-5601 • ICC Combination Inspector
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Matt Tate Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Residential Mechanical Inspector • ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Electrical Inspector • ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector • ICC Commercial Building Inspector • ICC Residential Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Residential Combination Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Stephen “Steve” Thomas, CBO Colorado Regional Manager Educational Director Instructor Chief Building Official Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • B.S. in Business Administration - University of Phoenix - Thesis: “The Affects of a Housing Code in the City of Glendale” • Course Work in Civil Engineering Technology - CCD • Community College of Denver at Red Rocks Lakewood, CO 1976 -1978 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector • ICC Spray Applied Fire Proofing Special Inspector • ICC Certified Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Certified Residential Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Mechanical Inspector • ICC Certified Housing Code Official • ICC Certified Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Code Official • ICC Certified Building Inspector • ICC Certified ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Certified Plumbing Inspector • ICC Certified Building Code Specialist
Thor Toepfer Building Inspector Licenses & Certifications • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Fire Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Building Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Plumbing Inspector
Mariam Umair, EIT Plan Check Engineer Education • M.S., Structural Engineering - San Jose State University Graduated: December 2014 • B.S., Civil Engineering - University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila, Pakistan Graduated: August 2010
Licenses & Certifications • Licensed EIT
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Jason Van Ausdal, CBO Building Inspector Plans Examiner Instructor
Education • Associates in Business Administration and Management, Stevens Henegar Business College, 1995-1997 Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License # 339648-5601 • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Inspector
Christopher Vasquez Elevator Inspector Education • One year of Conveyance Inspector Training • Denver Joint Electrical Apprenticeship Training Center, 1985-1990 • Completed two-year course at Electronic Technical Institute in Denver, CO • Attained Associates Degree in Electronic Technology, 1983 Licenses & Certifications • QEI Certification, NAESA, Cert # C-5713 • State of Colorado Conveyance Inspector, License # CI-1-516 • City of Denver Conveyance Inspector, License #1545330 • State of Colorado Master Electrician, License ME.0029035 • State of Colorado Journeyman Electrician, License JW.0010368
Daniel “Dan” Weed, CBO Chief Building Official Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • Arizona Building Officials (AZBO) Institute, 1995 – 1999 • Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts / Public Speaking, 1986 • Ambassador University, Pasadena, California Licenses & Certifications • ICC Plumbing Inspector UPC • ICC Electrical Plans Examiner • ICC Mechanical Inspector UMC • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Building Code Official • ICC / AACE Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Combination Inspector - Legacy • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Certified Building Official • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Building Code Specialist • ICC Electrical Code Specialist • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
Robert Wheeler, FPE Fire Protection Engineer Education • B.S. Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland Licenses & Certifications • CA Registered PE, No. 1825 • AZ Registered PE, No. 38935 • ND Registered PE, No. 6967 • GA Registered PE No. 17765 • NV Registered PE, No. 24638
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Heather Whitaker Plans Examiner Licenses & Certifications • Resnet Certified Residential Field Inspector • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner • ICC Building Plans Examiner
Pamela “Pam” Whitaker-Sowell Permit Technician Education • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management • Associate of Science, Business, San Joaquin Della College, 6/2018 Licenses & Certifications • ICC Permit Technician • California State Notary
Myron Williams Building Inspector Plans Examiner
Education • General Education Courses, Utah Valley State College, 2002 • National Electrical Code, 2002 • Davis Area Technology Center, Kaysville, Utah, 1999 – 2000 • International Building and International Residential Code, 2000 • International Mechanical and International Plumbing Code, 2000 • International Building Plans Examiner, 2000 Licenses & Certifications • Combination Inspector, State of Utah, License #4958496-5601 • ICC Mechanical Inspector • ICC Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Plumbing Inspector • ICC Mechanical Plans Examiner • ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner • ICC Electrical Inspector • ICC Building Plans Examiner • ICC Combination Inspector • ICC Building Inspector • ICC Commercial Combination Inspector
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS AND SHUMS CODA ASSOCIATES, INC.
[Scope of Work]
BUILDING, FIRE, AND CIVIL PLAN REVIEW SERVICES provided are to ensure compliance with all applicable codes, standards and project specifications as adopted by the Town of Fountain Hills. Plan Review Services shall include evaluations of the construction documents for compliance under the disciplines of Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, Model Energy, Accessibility, Civil, and Life Safety . The Town of Fountain Hills will be reviewing Planning & Zoning submittals. Building Official, Town Engineer, and Fire Marshal to be consulted as needed during review to ensure compliance with codes and local amendments. Plan review will be electronic with submissions coming to and from the Consultant going through the Town. First submittal plan review in any discipline to be completed within three calendar weeks. All subsequent reviews within two calendar weeks. Upon approval, permit issuance is required by the Town.
INSPECTION SERVICES provided are to ensure compliance with all applicable codes, standards and project specifications. Inspection Services include; daily field observation reports documenting any issues that arise on-site, reporting any defects, deficiencies, and quality issues or concerns, attendance of requested project meetings, and photographs of work being performed during the course of the construction schedule. Building Inspection services include monitoring construction for adherence to the requirements listed on the approved construction documents under the disciplines of Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, Model Energy, Accessibility, Civil, Landscaping, and Life Safety. Inspections will be logged using the Town’s electronic inspection system. All inspections to be completed the next business day. In addition to the inspections specified in IBC Sections 110.3.1 through 110.3.7, Consultant or the Town of Fountain Hills, are authorized to make or require other inspections of any construction work to ascertain compliance with the provisions of the adopted codes and other laws that are enforcement by the Town of Fountain Hills.
PROJECT MANAGER SERVICES provided are to ensure compliance with all applicable codes, ordinances, standards and project specifications as adopted by the Town of Fountain Hills. Services include requested attendance of project meetings, review of RFI’s and ASI’s, coordination and communication with project team representatives, project oversight for services, identify any non- compliance and/or design issues and assist with recommendations and alternatives for resolutions, and interface with all other agencies and departments.
ADMINISTRATION SERVICES include processing and scheduling requests and field reports, project document control, processing review letters, distribution and coordination to the project team, permit tracking, records management, and quality assurance of project documents.
SCOPE1.Scope of Work
2. Payment StructureDeveloper shall:a)Pay any invoice from the Town within 30 days per Section 4, "Payments"b)Pay the Town an additional fee of 1% on outstanding balances over 30 calendar days past due; past due balances will also result in all inspection work ceasing until all outstanding balances are paid
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS AND
SHUMS CODA ASSOCIATES, INC. [Fee Schedule]
See following pages.
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Building Plan Review Services
Fees for comprehensive plan reviews, performed at SCA offices, will be equal to Sixty- Five percent (65%) of the plan review fees as calculated per the jurisdiction. The Town of Fountain Hills will provide SCA with jurisdiction calculated plan review fees (per project phase of review) for use in calculating SCA’s fees. In return, invoicing will be done on a monthly basis with detailed description of each project. The above fee covers all services associated with the typical plan review, including a first, second and quick third review to approve projects. Extensive plan reviews (longer third reviews or more) will be charged on an hourly rate shown below. When hourly rates are to be applied, SCA will notify Fountain Hills through the completion of the third review comment letter, and would anticipate directly from the Town staff as to how to resolve the final comments in the most expeditious manner possible. Pre-application, pre-construction, or additional meeting attendance that is necessary for unusual or complex projects shall also be charged at the same hourly rate schedule. SCA reserves the right to determine the appropriate level staff member for the hourly plan review items that may occur, but will attempt to utilize the most economical rate based on the complexity of the review. Personnel Description Hourly Billing Rate
Senior Plan Review Engineer/Architect $100 Plan Review Engineer/Architect $95 Senior Plans Examiner $90 Plans Examiner (residential, fire code and fire protection systems – not FPE or WUI) $80 Turnaround Schedule
SCA will generally complete standard plan reviews per the following schedule: Number of Working Days Initial Check (1st): Recheck(s): Residential Single-Family Dwellings New/Addition/Remodel 10 5 New Multi-Family Townhomes/ Apartments (Standard) 10 5 New Multi-Family Apartments (Large Scale) 15 10 Non-Residential New Multi-Building Campus 15+ 10 New Building 15 10 TI 10 5 These review times are based on typical plan submittals, but this being a phased and specific project, and more complex in nature, is anticipated to require some minor adjustments to the general turnaround schedule. If an expedited plan review is requested, the turn-around time could be as quickly as a single day, but these types of review schedules are typically determined based on the complexity of the phase of the project and the availability of SCA staff to complete the review. Building Inspection Services
The scope of inspection services to be provided for this project will be determined mutually by Shums Coda Associates Regional Manager and the Chief Building Official. Inspector(s) provided to the town will report directly to the Chief Building Official or other person designated by the Town of Fountain Hills for all project-related work. Fees for inspection services shall be billed hourly based on the rates below: Personnel Description Hourly Billing Rate
Supervising Inspector / Inspector of Record $100 - 115 Senior Inspector $80 - 90 Inspector II $70 - 80 Inspector I $60 - 70 Inspector In-Training $45 - 60
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The scope of services to be provided will be defined uniquely for each project or as determined mutually by Shums Coda Associates and the Chief Building Official. We provide the following hourly rates to cover these services as requested by the Town of Fountain Hills: Personnel Description Hourly Billing Rate
Acting/Deputy Building Official $110 Senior Fire Protection Engineer/Inspector $150 Fire Protection Engineer/Inspector $140 Fire Inspection/Level II Suppression Systems $100 - 120 Permit Technician $55 Clerical $40
Overtime
Overtime will be not be charged for any plan review services billed at the hourly rate, while inspection and other services will be charged at 150% of the standard hourly rates, but only when mutually agreed upon with the City of Fountain Hills.
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS AND
SHUMS CODA ASSOCIATES, INC. [Work Order]
See following pages.
ITEM 8. C.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 05/02/2023 Meeting Type: Town Council Regular Meeting
Agenda Type: Consent Submitting Department: Administration
Prepared by: Amanda Jacobs, Economic Development Director
Request to Town Council Regular Meeting (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE
ACTION: Request to apply and take receipt of Prop 202 Grant Funding from Fort McDowell Yavapai
Nation
Staff Summary (Background)
In order to market and promote the community, the Economic Development Department depends
heavily upon grant funding from the Arizona Office of Tourism (Proposition 302), Fort McDowell
Yavapai Nation, and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (Proposition 202). Staff is
seeking approval to apply for Prop 202 Grant Funding from the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation in the
amount of $30,000 for FY2023/24.The Economic Development Department has undertaken significant
marketing and advertising efforts to encourage visitors to come to the Town. Previous marketing
efforts included advertisements in local publications (Phoenix Magazine, Wander AZ, ExperienceAZ)
and in Canada (Canadian Snowbird Association Magazine), as well as updating the Experience
Fountain Hills tourism website. If awarded the grant funding this year, the funds would support new
marketing efforts to enhance the Fountain Hills destination.
Related Ordinance, Policy or Guiding Principle
2022 Town of Fountain Hills Strategic Plan Priorities: Targeted Collaborative Economic Development
and Promote the Long-Term Financial Sustainability of Town Infrastructure, Environmental and Social
Resources
Risk Analysis
Grants provide funding to support economic development and tourism initiatives for the Town of
Fountain Hills. Failure to receive funding will result in less funding available for marketing and
promotion of the community, which may impact the number of visitors to Fountain Hills resulting in a
loss of bed and sales tax revenue.
Recommendation(s) by Board(s) or Commission(s)
N/A
Staff Recommendation(s)
Staff recommends approval.
SUGGESTED MOTION
MOVE to approve staff to apply, take receipt and make any necessary budget transfers of Prop 202
grant funding from the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation to support the Town's economic development
and tourism efforts.
Form Review
Inbox Reviewed By Date
Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson 04/17/2023 03:38 PM
Finance Director David Pock 04/17/2023 05:48 PM
Finance Director David Pock 04/17/2023 05:48 PM
Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson 04/18/2023 08:35 AM
Interim Town Manager Rachael Goodwin 04/24/2023 12:00 PM
Form Started By: Amanda Jacobs Started On: 04/17/2023 02:49 PM
Final Approval Date: 04/24/2023
ITEM 9. A.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 05/02/2023 Meeting Type: Town Council Regular Meeting
Agenda Type: Regular Agenda Submitting Department: Administration
Prepared by: Linda Mendenhall, Town Clerk
Request to Town Council Regular Meeting (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE
ACTION: To approve the recommendations for the appointment of members to the Town's Boards,
Commissions, and Committees.
Staff Summary (Background)
The Council Subcommittees for the Towns Boards, Commissions, and Committees conduct interviews
and make recommendations for membership based on the term expiration, vacancies from
resignations, or changes in membership eligibility status. Appointments are made each year in April
and October.
The April recruitment consists of vacancies on the Strategic Planning Advisory Commission, the Sister
Cities Advisory Commission, the Community Services Advisory Commission, and the Planning and
Zoning Commission.
Strategic Planning Commission
There are two commission members with terms that expire on April 30, 2023; both commissioners
have requested reappointment. There is also a vacancy on this commission due to the resignation of
Mary Edman. The appointments to this commission will be for a full term.
Sister Cities Advisory Commission
Two vacancies that exist on this board from the resignations of two board members. The appointment
to this commission will be for a partial term.
Community Services Advisory Commission
There are two commission members with terms that expire on April 30, 2023; both commissioners
have requested reappointment.
Planning and Zoning Commission
There are two commission members with terms that expire on April 20, 2023; both commissioners
have requested reappointment.
The Council Subcommittee for the Boards, Commissions, and Committees held a meeting on April 24,
2023, to conduct interviews of residents who applied for the vacancies on the Towns Boards,
Commissions, and Committees and made recommendations for appointment to those committees.
Related Ordinance, Policy or Guiding Principle
Chapter 2A of the Town Code.
Risk Analysis
N/A
Recommendation(s) by Board(s) or Commission(s)
Recommendations to the Mayor have been made by the Council Subcommittees A.
Staff Recommendation(s)
To approve the Council Subcommittee recommendations for appointments to the Boards,
Commissions, and Committees, as follows:
Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Appoint _________ for a term from 5/1/2023 to 4/30/2026
Make the following reappointments of citizens to the boards and commissions as follows:
Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
Reappoint _____________ for a full term from 5/1/2023 to 4/30/2026
Reappoint _____________ for a full term from 5/1/2023 to 4/30/2026
Planning and Zoning Commission
Reappoint _____________ for a full term from 5/1/2023 to 4/30/2026
Reappoint _____________ for a full term from 5/1/2023 to 4/30/2026
Community Services Advisory Commission
Reappoint ______________for a full term from 5/1/2023 to 4/30/2026
Reappoint ______________for a full term from 5/1/2023 to 4/30/2026
To fill the vacancies at a future date for the following commission:
Sister Cities Advisory Commission
Appointment for two commissioners with partial terms (11/1/2022 to 10/31/2025)
SUGGESTED MOTION
MOVE to approve the Council Subcommittees' recommendations for appointing members to the
town's boards, commissions, and committees as presented.
Form Review
Inbox Reviewed By Date
Town Attorney Linda Mendenhall 04/21/2023 07:46 AM
Finance Director David Pock 04/21/2023 09:26 AM
Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson 04/21/2023 10:48 AM
Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson 04/21/2023 10:48 AM
Interim Town Manager Rachael Goodwin 04/24/2023 11:46 AM
Form Started By: Linda Mendenhall Started On: 04/13/2023 09:11 AM
Final Approval Date: 04/24/2023
ITEM 9. B.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 05/02/2023 Meeting Type: Town Council Regular Meeting
Agenda Type: Regular Agenda Submitting Department: Public Works
Prepared by: David Janover, Town Engineer
Staff Contact Information: Justin Weldy, Public Works Director
Request to Town Council Regular Meeting (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE
ACTION: Resolution 2023-13, abandoning the 10' Public Utility and Drainage Easements along the
south and west sides of 9048 N Leo Drive (Application A23-000005)
Staff Summary (Background)
This is a proposal to abandon the pre-incorporation 10' Public Utility and Drainage Easements
along the southern and western property lines of Plat 412-B, Block 2, Lot 14 (9048 N Leo Drive). Eric &
Jenny Palmer, the owners of the property, are planning to install vegetation which will encroach into
the existing easements. Staff have reviewed the site to determine the potential on-site drainage
issues in addition to the Town's general interest in the easement. There is no need for the Town to
retain the drainage easement proposed to be abandoned, with the understanding that the owner of
the lot is required to pass the developed flows generated by the upstream lots across their property.
All public utilities have approved the abandonment of this easement.
Related Ordinance, Policy or Guiding Principle
N/A
Risk Analysis
N/A
Recommendation(s) by Board(s) or Commission(s)
N/A
Staff Recommendation(s)
Staff recommends adoption of Resolution 2023-13.
SUGGESTED MOTION
MOVE to adopt Resolution 2023-13.
Attachments
Attachments
Vicinity Map
Aerial Photo Map
Res 2023-13
Exhibit A: Survey
Form Review
Inbox Reviewed By Date
Development Services Director John Wesley 04/12/2023 10:32 AM
Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson 04/12/2023 10:33 AM
Interim Town Manager Rachael Goodwin 04/25/2023 01:53 PM
Form Started By: David Janover Started On: 04/11/2023 10:03 AM
Final Approval Date: 04/25/2023
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RESOLUTION 2023-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS,
ARIZONA, ABANDONING WHATEVER RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IT HAS IN THE PRE-
INCORPORATION 10' PUBLIC UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS ALONG THE
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PROPERTY LINES OF PLAT 412-B, BLOCK 2, LOT 14 (9048 N
LEO DRIVE) FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
COUNTY RECORDER OF MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, RECORDED IN BOOK 163 OF
MAPS, PAGE 2
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the Town of Fountain Hills (the “Town Council”), as the
governing body of real property located in the Town of Fountain Hills (the “Town”), may require the
dedication of public streets, sewer, water, drainage, and other utility easements or rights-of-way within any
proposed subdivision; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has the authority to accept or reject offers of dedication of private
property by easement, deed, subdivision, plat or other lawful means; and
WHEREAS, all present utility companies have received notification of the proposed abandonment.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS, as follows:
SECTION 1. That the certain public utility and drainage easements, located at the SOUTHERN
AND WESTERN property lines of Plat 412-B, Block 2, Lot 14 (9048 N Leo Drive) Fountain Hills, as
recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona, Book 163 of Maps, Page 2, and
as more particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, are
hereby declared to be abandoned by the Town. Certain lots within this subdivision are subject to lot-to-lot
drainage runoff. The property owner is required to pass the developed flows generated by the upstream lots
across their property.
SECTION 2. That this Resolution is one of abandonment and disclaimer by the Town solely for
the purpose of removing any potential cloud on the title to said property and that the Town in no way
attempts to affect the rights of any private party to oppose the abandonment or assert any right resulting
there from or existing previous to any action by the Town.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Council of the Town of Fountain Hills May 2,
2023.
FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTESTED TO:
Ginny Dickey, Mayor Linda Mendenhall, Town Clerk
REVIEWED BY: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Rachael Goodwin, Interim Town Manager Aaron D. Arnson, Town Attorney
EXHIBIT "A"
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
EASEMENT ABANDONMENT
LOT 14
A23-000005
ITEM 9. C.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 05/02/2023 Meeting Type: Town Council Regular Meeting
Agenda Type: Regular Agenda Submitting Department: Administration
Prepared by: Aaron D. Arnson, Town Attorney
Request to Town Council Regular Meeting (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE
ACTION: Approval of Resolution 2023-19 regarding a moratorium on 5G services.
Staff Summary (Background)
Recently, Town staff received many comments and questions from residents related to the safety of
wireless facilities within Town limits, specifically the safety of “5G” wireless facilities. At the Council’s
April 18, 2023, regular meeting, Town staff informed the Council that it had retained an outside
expert to conduct a substantive review of the Town’s ordinances, applications, and design review
guidelines related to wireless facilities in general. In consideration of the residents’ concerns and the
revision process, the Council directed staff to draft a “moratorium” on the consideration and
construction of facilities, modeled after a resolution from the Town of Easton, CT.
Federal law provides that “No State or local statute or regulation, or other State or local legal
requirement, may prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the ability of any entity to provide any
interstate or intrastate telecommunications service.” 47 U.S.C. § 253(a)). Federal law largely preempts
state and local regulatory authority over wireless facilities and small wireless facilities, except for
reasonable aesthetic requirements. Further, in 2018, the Federal Communications Commission
adopted “shot clocks” that require local governments to review applications within a certain time
from the date of submission, otherwise the application is deemed approved. In 2019, the Arizona
Legislature adopted a similar shot clock for the approval of small wireless facilities in the right of way.
At the request of the Council, the staff is presenting options, including 1) a motion to cease the
buildout of 5G-enabled small cell wireless infrastructure until December 31, 2023, or upon earlier
completion of an ordinance codified and adopted by Mayor and Council and 2) a resolution draft by
Councilmember Kalivianakis that "calls upon all Telecommunications Companies and Public Utilities
operating in Fountain Hills to cease and desist in the build-out of 5G-enabled small cell antennas" as
stated below.
The proposed resolution regarding “completion of an ultra-wideband ordinance providing services via
underground fiber optics, point-to-point, zero antennas, no wireless attachments on streets is codified
and adapted” may be insufficiently defined to understand what the resolution contemplates.
Related Ordinance, Policy or Guiding Principle
N/A
Risk Analysis
N/A
Recommendation(s) by Board(s) or Commission(s)
N/A
Staff Recommendation(s)
The Council may pass or reject the motion as written or amended, or adopt or reject the Resolution as
written or amended.
Staff emphasizes, however, that a moratorium is permitted and enforceable only to the extent
allowed under applicable law. Staff emphasizes further that approving either (1) will not toll any
applicable shot clock under federal or state law; (2) will not prevent the approval of new applications
for 5G-enabled small cell facilities.
SUGGESTED MOTION
MOVE to cease the build-out of 5G-enabled small cell wireless infrastructure until December 31, 2023,
or upon earlier completion of an ordinance codified and adopted by the Mayor and Council
or
MOVE to approve/reject Resolution 2023-19.
Attachments
Resolution 2023-19 - Version One
Resolution 2023-19 - Version Two
Form Review
Inbox Reviewed By Date
Town Attorney Linda Mendenhall 04/21/2023 07:18 AM
Finance Director David Pock 04/21/2023 09:34 AM
Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson 04/25/2023 12:27 PM
Interim Town Manager Rachael Goodwin 04/25/2023 01:53 PM
Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson 04/28/2023 09:00 AM
Town Manager Linda Mendenhall 04/28/2023 10:25 AM
Interim Town Manager Rachael Goodwin 04/28/2023 10:35 AM
Form Started By: Linda Mendenhall Started On: 04/21/2023 06:59 AM
Final Approval Date: 04/28/2023
RES 2023-19
Page 1 of 2
RESOLUTION 2023-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL,
CALLING UPON ALL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES
AND PUBLIC UTILIITIES OPERATING IN THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA TO CEASE THE BUILD-OUT OF
SO-CALLED “5G” WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE UNTIL
DECEMBER 31, 2023 OR UNTIL AN ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED
IN WHICH PROVISION OF ULTRA-WIDE BAND DATA
SERVICES ARE SERVICED BY HARDWARE UNDERGROUND
FIBER OPTICS, POINT-TO-POINT, ZERO ANTENNAS, AND NO
WIRELESS ATTACHMENTS ON STREETS.
Whereas, the telecommunications industry is engaged in a massive deployment of
microwave and millimeter-wave “small cell” antennas across the country to facilitate the next
generation of wireless communications knows as 5G, and
Whereas, this new technology uses existing wireless infrastructure and new types of
radio-frequency (“RF”) microwave radiation to transmit large amounts of data, but requires
significantly closer proximity to users, resulting in the dense deployment of antennas near
residences, schools, and hospitals, and
Whereas, the deployment of 5G-enabled small cell antennas our town raises questions
regarding the potential health and environmental impacts of long-term exposure to untested RF
microwave radiation frequencies, and
Whereas populations especially at risk from this exposure include pregnant women,
children, the elderly, and individuals with implanted medical devices, or cardiac or neurological
problems, grand mal seizures, EHS, and
Whereas, a significant body of published, peer-reviewed, independent investigation
suggests a link from exposure to RF microwave radiation with serious environmental and
biological harm, including increased risk of cancer, reproductive problems and neurological
impairments, and,
Whereas, The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has not conducted any
long-term safety testing of new 5G wireless technologies, and has failed to update its human RF
microwave radiation exposure guidelines since 1996, despite being advised to do so by the U.S.
General Accounting Office (GAO), the American Academy of Pediatricians, and hundreds of
medical and scientific experts from around the world, and
Whereas, considering the ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit, in Environmental Health Trust, et al., v. Federal Communications
Commission and United States of America, and
Whereas, Swiss RE, the second-largest re-insurance company in the world, called 5G a
‘high impact liability risk due to health risks in its 2019 SONAR emerging risks report and will
not compensate for losses from personal liability related to RF exposure, and
RES 2023-19
Page 2 of 2
Whereas, the theory that exposure to RF microwave radiation is harmless, which has
been the underlying principal of all federal legislation and regulations regarding wireless
technologies for more than twenty years, has now been questioned, and
Whereas, the Town of Fountain Hills (the “Town”) is presently engaged in a substantive
review of its ordinances, applications, and design review guidelines related to wireless facilities
generally, and expects to complete such a review by the end of the calendar year.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals above are hereby incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
Section 2. That Fountain Hills calls upon all Telecommunications Companies and Public
Utilities operating in Fountain Hills to cease and desist in the build-out of 5G-enabled small cell
antennas until December 31, 2023, or upon earlier completion of ultra-wide band ordinance
providing services via underground fiber optics, point-to-point, zero antennas, no wireless
attachments on streets is codified and adapted.
Section 3. The Mayor, the Town Manager, and the Town Attorney are hereby authorized
and directed to take all steps necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Fountain
Hills, Arizona this 2nd day of May, 2023.
FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTESTED TO:
_
Ginny Dickey, Mayor Linda Mendenhall, Town Clerk
REVIEWED BY: APPROVED AS TO FORM ONLY:
Rachael Goodwin, Interim Town Manager Aaron D. Arnson, Town Attorney
RES 2023-19
Page 1 of 2
RESOLUTION 2023-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL,
CALLING UPON ALL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES
AND PUBLIC UTILIITIES OPERATING IN THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA TO CEASE THE BUILD-OUT OF
SO-CALLED “5G” WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE UNTIL
DECEMBER 31, 2023 OR UNTIL THE TOWN COMPLETES A
SUBSTANTIVE REVIEW OF ITS ORDINANCES, APPLICATIONS,
AND DESIGN REVIEW GUIDELINES RELATED TO WIRELESS
FACILITIES
Whereas, the telecommunications industry is engaged in a massive deployment of
microwave and millimeter-wave “small cell” antennas across the country to facilitate the next
generation of wireless communications knows as 5G, and
Whereas, this new technology uses existing wireless infrastructure and new types of
radio-frequency (“RF”) microwave radiation to transmit large amounts of data, but requires
significantly closer proximity to users, resulting in the dense deployment of antennas near
residences, schools, and hospitals, and
Whereas, the deployment of 5G-enabled small cell antennas our town raises questions
regarding the potential health and environmental impacts of long-term exposure to untested RF
microwave radiation frequencies, and
Whereas populations especially at risk from this exposure include pregnant women,
children, the elderly, and individuals with implanted medical devices, or cardiac or neurological
problems, grand mal seizures, EHS and
Whereas, a significant body of published, peer-reviewed, independent investigation
suggests a link from exposure to RF microwave radiation with serious environmental and
biological harm, including increased risk of cancer, reproductive problems and neurological
impairments, and,
Whereas, The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has not conducted any
long-term safety testing of new 5G wireless technologies, and has failed to update its human RF
microwave radiation exposure guidelines since 1996, despite being advised to do so by the U.S.
General Accounting Office (GAO), the American Academy of Pediatricians, and hundreds of
medical and scientific experts from around the world, and
Whereas, considering the ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit, in Environmental Health Trust, et al., v. Federal Communications
Commission and United States of America, and
Whereas, Swiss RE, the second-largest re-insurance company in the world, called 5G a
“high impact liability risk” due to health risks in its 2019 SONAR emerging risks report and will
not compensate for losses from personal liability related to RF exposure, and
RES 2023-19
Page 2 of 2
Whereas, the theory that exposure to RF microwave radiation is harmless, which has
been the underlying principal of all federal legislation and regulations regarding wireless
technologies for more than twenty years, has now been questioned; and
Whereas, the Town of Fountain Hills (the “Town”) is presently engaged in a substantive
review of its ordinances, applications, and design review guidelines related to wireless facilities
generally, and expects to complete such a review by the end of the calendar year.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals above are hereby incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
Section 2. That Fountain Hills calls upon all Telecommunications Companies and Public
Utilities operating in Fountain Hills to cease and desist in the build-out of 5G-enabled small cell
antennas until December 31, 2023 or until the above-referenced substantive review is complete
and approved by the Mayor and Town Council.
Section 3. The Mayor, the Town Manager, and the Town Attorney are hereby authorized
and directed to take all steps necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Fountain
Hills, Arizona this 2nd day of May, 2023.
FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTESTED TO:
_
Ginny Dickey, Mayor Linda Mendenhall, Town Clerk
REVIEWED BY: APPROVED AS TO FORM ONLY:
Rachael Goodwin, Interim Town Manager Aaron D. Arnson, Town Attorney
ITEM 9. D.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 05/02/2023 Meeting Type: Town Council Regular Meeting
Agenda Type: Regular Agenda Submitting Department: Administration
Prepared by: David Pock, Finance Director
Staff Contact Information: David Pock, Finance Director
Request to Town Council Regular Meeting (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE
ACTION: Adopting Resolution 2023-14 of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Fountain Hills,
Arizona, setting forth the Tentative Budget and establishing the maximum budget amount for the
Town of Fountain Hills for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.
Staff Summary (background)
The proposed Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget was presented to the Town Council at the budget workshop
on April 11, 2023. The total proposed expenditure for all funds is $43.1 million. Resolution 2023-14
establishes $43.1 million as the maximum amount of expenditures for Fiscal Year 2023-24. After
approval of this Resolution, changes to the budget can be made within line items, but the total
amount cannot exceed this established amount. The Tentative Budget includes $2.9M in contingency
expenditure authority for the General Fund. This contingency provides the Town with flexibility in the
case of unforeseen events, such as emergency infrastructure repairs due to a storm. However, this
contingency can only be used if there are adequate financial resources available. Quarterly budget
updates, including revenue collections, will be provided to the Town Council at the end of each
quarter.
Related Ordinance, Policy or Guiding Principle
A.R.S. 42-17102
Risk Analysis
If not approved, the Town will not be in compliance with state statute.
Recommendation(s) by Board(s) or Commission(s)
N/A
Staff Recommendation(s)
Staff recommends adoption of Resolution 2023-14.
SUGGESTED MOTION
MOVE to adopt Resolution 2023-14.
Attachments
RES 2023.14
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Form Review
Inbox Reviewed By Date
Town Attorney David Pock 04/19/2023 06:12 AM
Finance Director David Pock 04/20/2023 04:49 PM
Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson 04/21/2023 08:50 AM
Finance Director David Pock 04/21/2023 09:31 AM
Finance Director David Pock 04/21/2023 09:31 AM
Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson 04/21/2023 10:50 AM
Interim Town Manager Rachael Goodwin 04/25/2023 01:48 PM
Form Started By: David Pock Started On: 04/18/2023 01:56 PM
Final Approval Date: 04/25/2023
RESOLUTION 2023-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, SETTING FORTH THE TENTATIVE BUDGET
AND ESTABLISHING THE MAXIMUM BUDGET AMOUNT FOR THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2023, AND
ENDING JUNE 30, 2024
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the laws of the State of Arizona, the Mayor and Council
of the Town of Fountain Hills (the “Town Council”) are required to adopt a budget for each fiscal
year; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 42-17102, the Town Manager has prepared,
and filed with the Town Council, the Town Manager’s budget estimates for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.
ENACTMENTS:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS, as follows:
SECTION 1. The recitals above are hereby incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. The statements and schedules attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated
herein by reference are hereby adopted as the Town’s official tentative budget for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, including the establishment of the maximum
budget amount for such fiscal year in the amount of $43,057,708.
SECTION 3. Upon approval of the Town Council, the Town Manager or designee shall publish
in the official Town newspaper once a week for two consecutive weeks (i) the official tentative
budget and (ii) a notice, in the form attached as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference,
of the public hearing of the Town Council to hear taxpayers and make tax levies at designated
times and places. The notice shall include the physical addresses of the Fountain Hills Town Hall,
the Fountain Hills branch of the Maricopa County Library and the Town website where the
tentative budget may be found.
SECTION 4. The Town Manager or designee shall, no later than seven business days after the
date of this Resolution, (i) make available at the Fountain Hills Town Hall and the Fountain Hills
branch of the Maricopa County Library a complete copy of the tentative budget, and (ii) post the
tentative budget in a prominent location on the Town’s website.
SECTION 5. The Mayor, the Town Manager, the Town Clerk, and the Town Attorney are hereby
authorized and directed to take all steps necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this
Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Council of the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, this
2nd day of May, 2023.
FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTESTED TO:
Ginny Dickey, Mayor Linda Mendenhall, Town Clerk
REVIEWED BY: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Rachael Goodwin, Interim Town Manager Aaron D. Arnson, Pierce Coleman PLLC
Town Attorney
EXHIBIT A
TO
RESOLUTION 2023-14
[Tentative Budget]
See following pages.
Official Budget Forms
Town of Fountain Hills
Fiscal year 2024
3/22 Arizona Auditor General Official Town Budget Forms
Fiscal
year General Fund
Special Revenue
Fund Debt Service Fund
Capital Projects
Fund Permanent Fund
Enterprise
Funds Available
Internal Service
Funds Total all funds
2023 Adopted/adjusted budgeted expenditures/expenses* E 1 17,796,105 20,448,481 15,560 6,749,040 0 0 1,133,300 46,142,486
2023 Actual expenditures/expenses** E 2 16,028,312 4,634,351 13 2,993,001 0 0 75,726 23,731,403
2024
Beginning fund balance/(deficit) or net position/(deficit) at
July 1*** 3 9,247,140 2,611,789 183,096 9,178,001 0 0 8,963,465 30,183,491
2024 Primary property tax levy B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Secondary property tax levy B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Estimated revenues other than property taxes C 6 25,585,805 5,843,307 1,000 4,845,869 0 0 2,000 36,277,981
2024 Other financing sources D 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Other financing (uses) D 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Interfund transfers in D 9 0 4,294,253 0 35,000 0 0 0 4,329,253
2024 Interfund Transfers (out) D 10 0 129,253 0 0 0 0 4,200,000 4,329,253
2024
Line 11: Reduction for fund balance reserved for future
budget year expenditures
Maintained for future debt retirement 0
Maintained for future capital projects 4,208,150 4,208,150
Maintained for future financial stability 3,980,307 3,980,307
0
0
2024 Total financial resources available 12 30,852,638 12,620,096 184,096 14,058,870 0 0 557,315 58,273,015
2024 Budgeted expenditures/expenses E 13 25,585,805 9,643,912 19,760 6,918,531 0 0 889,700 43,057,708
Expenditure limitation comparison 2023 2024
1 Budgeted expenditures/expenses 46,142,486$ 43,057,708$
2 Add/subtract: estimated net reconciling items (112,689) (117,966)
3 Budgeted expenditures/expenses adjusted for reconciling items 46,029,797 42,939,742
4 Less: estimated exclusions 14,159,411 8,606,788
5 Amount subject to the expenditure limitation 31,870,386$ 34,332,954$
6 EEC expenditure limitation 31,896,371$ 34,364,380$
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Town of Fountain Hills
Summary Schedule of estimated revenues and expenditures/expenses
Fiscal year 2024
Includes actual amounts as of the date the proposed budget was prepared, adjusted for estimated activity for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Amounts on this line represent beginning fund balance/(deficit) or net position/(deficit) amounts except for nonspendable amounts (e.g., prepaids and inventories) or amounts legally or contractually required to be
maintained intact (e.g., principal of a permanent fund).
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Funds
Includes expenditure/expense adjustments approved in the current year from Schedule E.
The city/town does not levy property taxes and does not have special assessment districts for which property taxes are levied. Therefore, Schedule B has been omitted.
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3/22 Arizona Auditor General Schedule A Official Town Budget Forms
2023 2024
1.
$ $
2.
$
3.Property tax levy amounts
A. Primary property taxes $$
B. Secondary property taxes
C.Total property tax levy amounts $0 $0
4.Property taxes collected*
A. Primary property taxes
(1) Current year's levy $
(2) Prior years’ levies
(3) Total primary property taxes $0
B. Secondary property taxes
(1) Current year's levy $
(2) Prior years’ levies 831
(3) Total secondary property taxes $831
C. Total property taxes collected $831
5.Property tax rates
A. City/Town tax rate
(1) Primary property tax rate
(2) Secondary property tax rate
(3) Total city/town tax rate 0.0000 0.0000
B. Special assessment district tax rates
Secondary property tax rates—As of the date the proposed budget was prepared, the
two (2)special assessment districts for which secondary
property taxes are levied. For information pertaining to these special assessment districts
and their tax rates, please contact the city/town.
*
city/town was operating
Includes actual property taxes collected as of the date the proposed budget was prepared, plus
estimated property tax collections for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Amount received from primary property taxation in
the current year in excess of the sum of that year's
maximum allowable primary property tax levy.
A.R.S. §42-17102(A)(18)
Town of Fountain Hills
Tax levy and tax rate information
Fiscal year 2024
Maximum allowable primary property tax levy.
A.R.S. §42-17051(A)
Property tax judgment
Property tax judgment
Property tax judgment
Property tax judgment
3/22 Arizona Auditor General Schedule B Official City/Town Budget Forms
Estimated
revenues Actual revenues*
Estimated
revenues
2023 2023 2024
General Fund
Local taxes
Local Sales Tax $14,426,223 $16,576,084 $13,154,799
Franchise Tax 325,000 250,046 390,000
Licenses and permits
Business License Fees 116,619 127,453 117,785
Residential Rental License 0 14,000 50,000
Liquor License Fees 500 5,067 500
Building Permit Fees 408,398 649,977 372,703
Sign Permits 3,350 3,727 3,350
Landscape Permit Fees 16,800 3,880 3,780
Subdivision Fees 52,250 95,873 36,000
Special Event Permits 8,500 17,433 8,500
Engineering Fees 5,900 4,360 5,550
Third Party Revenues
Planning & Zoning Fees 16,095 20,021 20,060
Plan Review Fees 96,750 25,643 96,750
Intergovernmental
State Sales Tax 3,409,475 3,460,534 3,585,690
Fire Insurance Premium Tax 48,036 48,036 48,516
Vehicle License Tax 338,350 318,925 366,076
Shared Income Tax 4,597,467 4,518,501 6,387,448
Charges for services
Parks & Rec User Fees 243,475 228,744 244,215
Encroachment Fees 35,000 47,146 35,000
Variances 4,300 12,253 2,600
Inspection Fees 17,000 58,922 17,000
Leases & Rents 299,872 398,915 277,278
Fines and forfeits
Court Fines 205,000 235,409 200,000
Interest on investments
Interest on Investments 24,000 270,555 20,000
In-lieu property taxes
Contributions
Voluntary contributions 60,845 59,817 71,400
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous 45,050 68,759 70,805
Total General Fund $24,804,255 $27,520,083 $25,585,805
*
Town of Fountain Hills
Revenues other than property taxes
Fiscal Year 2024
Includes actual revenues recognized on the modified accrual or accrual basis as of the date the proposed budget was
prepared, plus estimated revenues for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Source of revenues
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Estimated
revenues Actual revenues*
Estimated
revenues
2023 2023 2024
Town of Fountain Hills
Revenues other than property taxes
Fiscal Year 2024
Source of revenues
Special revenue funds
Highway User Revenue Fund
Highway User Tax $1,889,520 1,719,340 1,849,404
Vehicle License Tax 789,485 744,158 854,176
Local Sales Tax 1,197,552 1,423,361 1,064,618
In-Lieu Fees 100,000 4,612 100,000
Recycle Proceeds 1,000 119 1,000
Interest 10,000 93,736 10,000
Miscellaneous 30,000 0 30,000
$4,017,557 $3,985,325 $3,909,198
Downtown Strategy Fund
Sales-Excise Tax $119,755 142,336 106,462
Interest 1,260 12,793 600
$121,015 $155,129 $107,062
Economic Development Fund
Sales-Excise Tax $479,021 569,345 425,847
Miscellaneous
Interest 240 9,969 240
$479,261 $579,313 $426,087
Tourism Fund
Grants $65,000 83,319 65,000
Interest 180 6,907 180
Miscellaneous
$65,180 $90,226 $65,180
Special Revenue - Grants
Intergovernmental-State $6,981,850 32,709 (8,810,000)
Intergovernmental-Federal $4,208,150 4,208,150 10,000,000
$11,190,000 $4,240,858 $1,190,000
Public Art
In-Lieu Fees $100,000 16,193 100,000
Interest 240 1,966 240
$100,240 $18,159 $100,240
Court Enhancement Fund
Court Enhancement/JCEF Revenue $49,000 31,567 33,000
Interest 900 126 300
$49,900 $31,693 $33,300
Environmental Fund
Environmental Fee $
Interest 2,400 14,754 2,400
$2,400 $14,754 $2,400
Cottonwoods Maintenance District
Assessments $8,670 8,507 9,768
Interest Income $72 400 72
$8,742 $8,906 $9,840
Total special revenue funds $16,034,295 $9,124,364 $5,843,307
*Includes actual revenues recognized on the modified accrual or accrual basis as of the date the proposed budget was
prepared, plus estimated revenues for the remainder of the fiscal year.
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Estimated
revenues Actual revenues*
Estimated
revenues
2023 2023 2024
Town of Fountain Hills
Revenues other than property taxes
Fiscal Year 2024
Source of revenues
Debt service funds
General Obligation Debt Service
Interest Income 1,200 4,082 600
$1,200 $4,082 $600
Eagle Mountain CFD
Assessments 1,380 0 0
Interest Income 100 514 100
$1,480 $514 $100
Municipal Property Corp
Interest Income 100 289 300
$100 $289 $300
Total debt service funds $2,780 $4,885 $1,000
Capital projects funds
Capital Projects Fund
Sales Tax-Local 1,141,951 1,927,614 685,240
Grants 70,000 0 3,768,079
Interest 10,000 138,613 10,000
$1,221,951 $2,066,227 $4,463,319
Fire Development Fee Fund
Development Fees 15,221 19,091 12,780
Interest Income 1,000 10,641 1,000
$16,221 $29,733 $13,780
Streets Development Fee Fund
Development Fees 239,438 217,379 200,740
Interest Income 1,000 10,696 1,000
$240,438 $228,076 $201,740
Parks & Recreation Development Fee Fund
Development Fees 204,348 147,988 166,030
Interest Income 1,000 34,326 1,000
$205,348 $182,313 $167,030
Total capital projects funds $1,683,958 $2,506,349 $4,845,869
*Includes actual revenues recognized on the modified accrual or accrual basis as of the date the proposed budget was
prepared, plus estimated revenues for the remainder of the fiscal year.
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Estimated
revenues Actual revenues*
Estimated
revenues
2023 2023 2024
Town of Fountain Hills
Revenues other than property taxes
Fiscal Year 2024
Source of revenues
Permanent funds
N/A $$$
$0 $0 $0
Total permanent funds $0 $0 $0
Enterprise funds
N/A $$$
$0 $0 $0
Total enterprise funds $0 $0 $0
*Includes actual revenues recognized on the modified accrual or accrual basis as of the date the proposed budget was
prepared, plus estimated revenues for the remainder of the fiscal year.
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Estimated
revenues Actual revenues*
Estimated
revenues
2023 2023 2024
Town of Fountain Hills
Revenues other than property taxes
Fiscal Year 2024
Source of revenues
Internal service funds
Facilities Reserve Fund
Miscellaneous
Interest Income 1,000 132,729 1,000
$1,000 $132,729 $1,000
Technology Replacement Fund
Interest Income
$0 $0 $0
Vehicle Replacement Fund
Miscellaneous
Interest Income 1,000 50,570 1,000
$1,000 $50,570 $1,000
Total internal service funds $2,000 $183,299 $2,000
Total all funds $42,527,288 $39,338,980 $36,277,981
*Includes actual revenues recognized on the modified accrual or accrual basis as of the date the proposed budget was
prepared, plus estimated revenues for the remainder of the fiscal year.
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Fund Sources (Uses)In (Out)
General Fund
General Fund $$$$
Total General Fund $0 $0 $0 $0
Special revenue funds
Streets Fund $$$4,200,000 $
Downtown Strategy Fund 35,000
Economic Dev Fund 94,253
Tourism Fund 94,253
Environmental Fund
Total special revenue funds $0 $0 $4,294,253 $129,253
Debt service funds
N/A $$$$
Total debt service funds $0 $0 $0 $0
Capital projects funds
Capital Projects Fund $$$35,000 $
Parks & Rec Development Fee Fund
Total capital projects funds $0 $0 $35,000 $0
Permanent funds
N/A $$$$
Total permanent funds $0 $0 $0 $0
Enterprise funds
N/A $$$$
Total enterprise funds $0 $0 $0 $0
Internal service funds
Facilities Reserve Fund from Gen Fund $$$$4,200,000
Technology Replacement Fund
Vehicle Replacement Fund
Total Internal Service Funds $0 $0 $0 $4,200,000
Total all funds $ 0 $ 0 $ 4,329,253 $ 4,329,253
2024 2024
Town of Fountain Hills
Other financing sources/(uses) and interfund transfers
Fiscal year 2024
Other financing Interfund transfers
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Adopted
budgeted
expenditures/
expenses
Expenditure/
expense
adjustments
approved
Actual
expenditures/
expenses*
Budgeted
expenditures/
expenses
Fund/Department 2023 2023 2023 2024
General Fund
Mayor & Town Council $76,619 $0 $62,568 $65,494
Administration 2,672,360 122,000 2,966,316 2,938,334
General Government 5,141,607 (2,991,000)780,768 3,654,772
Municipal Court 446,749 0 453,783 495,406
Public Works 1,497,800 44,000 1,260,888 1,642,801
Development Services 1,359,678 0 1,254,745 1,318,661
Community Services 3,695,572 25,000 3,220,949 3,856,778
Fire & Emergency Medical 4,457,834 (3,366,520)1,413,889 5,224,964
Law Enforcement 5,456,036 (841,630)4,614,406 6,388,595
Total General Fund $24,804,255 $(7,008,150)$16,028,312 $25,585,805
Special revenue funds
Streets Fund $5,908,110 $3,700,000 $3,643,589 $7,048,280
Downtown Strategy Fund 65,200 0 68,793 85,200
Economic Development Fund 225,920 20,400 200,761 229,630
Tourism Fund 277,114 40,065 193,507 354,029
Special Revenue Fund 5,190,000 4,147,685 171,214 1,190,000
Public Art Fund 144,649 0 31,244 41,761
Court Enhancement Fund 89,850 0 377 54,600
Environmental Fund 627,100 0 320,403 627,024
Cottonwoods Maint District 12,388 0 4,463 13,388
Total special revenue funds $12,540,331 $7,908,150 $4,634,351 $9,643,912
Debt service funds
General Obligation Bonds $350 $0 $0 $350
Eagle Mountain CFD 14,200 0 0 18,900
Municipal Property Corp 1,010 0 13 510
Total debt service funds $15,560 $0 $13 $19,760
Capital projects funds
Capital Projects $8,149,040 $(1,400,000)$2,993,001 $6,918,531
Fire/Emergency Dev Fee
Streets Dev Fee
Park/Rec Dev Fee
Total capital projects funds $8,149,040 $(1,400,000)$2,993,001 $6,918,531
Permanent funds
N/A $$$$
Total permanent funds $0 $0 $0 $0
Enterprise funds
N/A $0 $$$
Total enterprise funds $0 $0 $0 $0
Internal service funds
Facilities Reserve Fund $550,000 $500,000 $0 $550,000
Technology Replacement Fund 50,000 0 26,608 50,000
Vehicle Replacement Fund 33,300 0 49,118 289,700
Total internal service funds $633,300 $500,000 $75,726 $889,700
Total all funds $ 46,142,486 $ 0 $ 23,731,403 $ 43,057,708
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Expenditures/expenses by fund
Fiscal year 2024
Town of Fountain Hills
Includes actual expenditures/expenses recognized on the modified accrual or accrual basis as of the date the proposed budget
was prepared, plus estimated expenditures/expenses for the remainder of the fiscal year.
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Adopted
budgeted
expenditures/
expenses
Expenditure/
expense
adjustments
approved
Actual
expenditures/
expenses*
Budgeted
expenditures/
expenses
2023 2023 2023 2024
Mayor & Council
General Fund $76,619 $0 $62,568 $65,494
Department total $76,619 $0 $62,568 $65,494
Administration
General Fund $2,672,360 $122,000 $2,966,316 $2,938,334
Downtown Strategy Fund 65,200 0 68,793 85,200
Economic Development Fund 225,920 20,400 200,761 229,630
Tourism Fund 277,114 40,065 193,507 354,029
Special Revenue Fund 5,190,000 4,147,685 171,214 1,190,000
General Obligation Debt 350 0 0 350
Eagle Mountain CFD 14,200 0 0 18,900
Municipal Property Corp 1,010 0 13 510
Cottonwoods Maint District 12,388 0 4,463 13,388
Capital Projects 460,640 (170,343)1,215 302,800
Department total $8,919,182 $4,159,807 $3,606,282 $5,133,141
General Government
General Fund $5,141,607 $(2,991,000)$780,768 $3,654,772
Technology Replacement 50,000 0 26,608 50,000
Vehicle Replacement 33,300 0 49,118 205,700
Department total $5,224,907 $(2,991,000)$856,494 $3,910,472
Municipal Court
General Fund $446,749 $0 $453,783 $495,406
Court Enhancement Fund 89,850 0 377 54,600
Department total $536,599 $0 $454,160 $550,006
Public Works
General Fund $1,497,800 $44,000 $1,260,888 $1,642,801
Streets Fund 5,908,110 3,700,000 3,643,589 7,048,280
Environmental Fund 627,100 0 320,403 627,024
Capital Projects 4,870,600 (1,319,657)1,912,507 5,365,731
Facilities Replacement Fund 550,000 500,000 0 550,000
Vehicle Replacement 0 0 0 84,000
Department total $13,453,610 $2,924,343 $7,137,388 $15,317,836
Development Services
General Fund $1,359,678 $0 $1,254,745 $1,318,661
Department total $1,359,678 $0 $1,254,745 $1,318,661
Community Services
General Fund $3,695,572 $25,000 $3,220,949 $3,856,778
Public Art Fund 144,649 0 31,244 41,761
Capital Projects 2,817,800 90,000 1,079,279 1,250,000
Department total $6,658,021 $115,000 $4,331,472 $5,148,539
Fire & Emergency Medical
General Fund $4,457,834 $(3,366,520)$1,413,889 $5,224,964
Department total $4,457,834 $(3,366,520)$1,413,889 $5,224,964
Law Enforcement
General Fund $5,456,036 $(841,630)$4,614,406 $6,388,595
Department total $5,456,036 $(841,630)$4,614,406 $6,388,595
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Expenditures/expenses by department
Fiscal year 2024
Town of Fountain Hills
Includes actual expenditures/expenses recognized on the modified accrual or accrual basis as of the date the
proposed budget was prepared, plus estimated expenditures/expenses for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Department/Fund
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Full-time
equivalent (FTE)
Employee salaries
and hourly costs Retirement costs Healthcare costs
Other benefit
costs
Total estimated
personnel
compensation
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024
69.12 $ 6,849,079 $ 487,290 $ 508,908 $ 274,388 $ 8,119,665
Streets Fund 6.05 $ 481,911 $ 52,905 $ 73,757 $ 50,336 $ 658,909
Economic Development Fund 1.00 139,100 15,301 7,896 4,963 167,260
Tourism Fund 1.00 74,900 8,239 7,896 3,218 94,253
Total special revenue funds 8.05 $ 695,911 $ 76,445 $ 89,549 $ 58,517 $ 920,422
$ $ $ $ $ 0
0
0
Total debt service funds 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
$ $ $ $ $ 0
0
0
Total capital projects funds 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
$ $ $ $ $ 0
0
0
Total permanent funds 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
$ $ $ $ $ 0
0
0
Total enterprise funds 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
$ $ $ $ $ 0
0
0
Total internal service fund 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Total all funds 77.17 $ 7,544,990 $ 563,735 $ 598,457 $ 332,905 $ 9,040,087
Fund
Town of Fountain HillsFull-time employees and personnel compensationFiscal year 2024
General Fund
Internal service funds
Special revenue funds
Debt service funds
Capital projects funds
Permanent funds
Enterprise funds
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EXHIBIT B
TO
RESOLUTION 2023-14
[Notice]
See following page.
Town of Fountain Hills
Notice of Public Hearing
Final Budget Adoption and Tax Levy
On June 6, 2023, beginning at 5:25 p.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers, 16705 E. Avenue
of the Fountains, Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268, public hearings will be held to allow members of
the public to appear and testify or make inquiries regarding Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budgets for (i)
the Town of Fountain Hills, (ii) the Eagle Mountain Community Facilities District Board, and (iii)
the Cottonwoods Maintenance District Board.
On June 20, 2023, beginning at 5:25 p.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers, 16705 E. Avenue
of the Fountains, Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268, the Cottonwoods Maintenance District Board
will adopt their property tax levy for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30,
2024.
A complete copy of the each of the budgets for the Fiscal Year 2023-24 may be viewed at:
1. Fountain Hills Town Hall (2nd floor), 16705 E. Avenue of the Fountains, Fountain Hills,
Arizona 85268
2. Fountain Hills Maricopa County Branch Library, 12901 LaMontana Drive, Fountain
Hills, Arizona 85268
3. The Town of Fountain Hills website at: www.fountainhillsaz.gov
Anyone wishing to respond may do so in person at the meetings or in writing prior to the date of
the June 6, 2023, and June 20, 2023, meetings by delivering the written comments to the Town
Clerk’s office, 16705 E. Avenue of the Fountains, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268.
ITEM 9. E.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 05/02/2023 Meeting Type: Town Council Regular Meeting
Agenda Type: Regular Agenda Submitting Department: Public Works
Prepared by: Justin Weldy, Public Works Director
Staff Contact Information: Justin Weldy, Public Works Director
Request to Town Council Regular Meeting (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE
ACTION: Approving a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement C2023-079 with K.M. Facility Services, LLC,
for HVAC System Cleaning Services
Staff Summary (Background)
The town cools campus buildings, including Town Hall and the Community Center, with chilled water
produced by the Central Mechanical Plan. The plant uses two cooling towers and three chillers to
operate the system, allowing chilled water to circulate through the building’s HVAC system. The
cooling towers are in need of refurbishment due to as they’re a critical part of the campus buildings
cooling systems. They function as large evaporative coolers that take much of the cooling load off the
chillers. Several components are failing and require repairs as well as ongoing preventative
maintenance, therefore a commercial HVAC contract is necessary.
After a competitive procurement process, Maricopa County entered into Contract No. 220122-S, with
K.M Facility Services, to provide HVAC System Coil, Air Handler, Duct, and Associated Equipment
Cleaning. The Fountain Hills Public Works Department wishes to utilize this existing contract and enter
into our own Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with K.M Facility Services, LLC in the amount of
$66,000. By utilizing Cooperative Purchasing Agreement contracts, the Town of Fountain Hills has
been able to save time as well as resources, and take advantage of competitive pricing from
procurement processes by other municipalities. In this instance, the Town will receive competitive
pricing for HVAC system soil, air handler, duct, and associated equipment cleaning.
Related Ordinance, Policy or Guiding Principle
Public Works Mission Statement
Risk Analysis
Delaying maintenance could result in system failure and limited to no cooling for the Town Campus
buildings and increased cost.
Recommendation(s) by Board(s) or Commission(s)
N/A
Staff Recommendation(s)
Approval of Cooperative purchasing agreement C2023-079 with K.M. Facility Services, LLC, for HVAC
System Cleaning Services
SUGGESTED MOTION
MOVE to Approve of Cooperative purchasing agreement C2023-079 with K.M. Facility Services, LLC,
for HVAC System Cleaning Services in the amount of $66,000
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact:$66,000
Budget Reference:N/A
Funding Source:FRAD
If Multiple Funds utilized, list here:N/A
Budgeted: if No, attach Budget Adjustment Form:N/A
Attachments
Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
Scope and Fee
Underlying Agreement
Form Review
Inbox Reviewed By Date
Public Works Director (Originator)Justin Weldy 04/20/2023 06:26 PM
Finance Director David Pock 04/20/2023 06:41 PM
Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson 04/21/2023 08:43 AM
Interim Town Manager Rachael Goodwin 04/24/2023 12:13 PM
Form Started By: Justin Weldy Started On: 04/13/2023 10:47 AM
Final Approval Date: 04/24/2023
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Contract No. 2023-079
COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS AND K.M. FACILITY SERVICES, LLC
THIS COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into upon execution, between the Town of Fountain Hills, an Arizona municipal corporation (the “Town”), and K. M. Facility Services, LLC, a(n) Arizona limited liability company (the “Contractor”).
RECITALS
A. After a competitive procurement process, Maricopa County (“County”) entered into
Contract No. 220122-S, dated October 21, 2021, as amended (collectively, the “County Contract”)
for the Contractor to provide HVAC System Coil, Air Handler, Duct, and Associated Equipment Cleaning. A copy of the County Contract as set forth in Exhibit A, incorporated herein by reference, to the extent not inconsistent with this Agreement.
B. The Town is permitted, pursuant to Section 3-3-27 of the Town Code, to make
purchases under the County Contract, at its discretion and with the agreement of the awarded Contractor, and the County Contract permits its cooperative use by other public entities, including the Town.
C. The Town and the Contractor desire to enter into this Agreement for the purpose of
(i) acknowledging their cooperative contractual relationship under the County Contract and this Agreement, (ii) establishing the terms and conditions by which the Contractor may provide the Town HVAC System Coil, Air Handler, Duct, and Associated Equipment Cleaning (the “Materials and Services”), and (iii) setting the maximum aggregate amount to be expended pursuant to this
Agreement related to the Materials and Services.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing introduction and recitals, which
are incorporated herein by reference, the following mutual covenants and conditions, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Town and the Contractor hereby agree as follows:
1. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date of execution
and attested by the Town Clerk pursuant to Section 3-3-31 of the Town Code, and shall remain in full force and effect until October 31, 2023 (the “Initial Term”), unless terminated as otherwise provided in this Agreement or the County Contract. After the expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement may be renewed for up to four successive one-year terms (the “Renewal Term”) if: (i)
it is deemed in the best interests of the Town, subject to availability and appropriation of funds for
renewal in each subsequent year, (ii) the term of the County Contract has not expired or has been
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extended, (iii) at least 30 days prior to the end of the then-current term of this Agreement, the Contractor requests, in writing, to extend this Agreement for an additional one-year term and (iv)
the Town approves the additional one-year term in writing (including any price adjustments
approved as part of the County Contract), as evidenced by the Town Manager’s signature thereon, which approval may be withheld by the Town for any reason. The Contractor’s failure to seek a renewal of this Agreement shall cause this Agreement to terminate at the end of the then-current term of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Town may, at its discretion and with the
agreement of the Contractor, elect to waive this requirement and renew this Agreement. The Initial
Term and any Renewal Term(s) are collectively referred to herein as the “Term.” Upon renewal, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
2. Scope of Work. This is an indefinite quantity and indefinite delivery Agreement for Materials and Services under the terms and conditions of the County Contract. The Town does not guarantee that any minimum or maximum number of purchases will be made pursuant to this Agreement. Purchases will only be made when the Town identifies a need and proper authorization
and documentation have been approved. For purchase(s) determined by the Town to be appropriate for this Agreement, the Contractor shall provide the Materials and Services to the Town in such quantities and configurations agreed upon between the parties, in a written invoice, quote, work order or other form of written agreement describing the work to be completed (each, a “Work Order”). Each Work Order approved and accepted by the parties pursuant to this Agreement shall
(i) contain a reference to this Agreement and the County Contract and (ii) be attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference. Work Orders submitted without referencing this Agreement and the County Contract will be subject to rejection.
2.1 Inspection; Acceptance. All Materials and Services are subject to final inspection and acceptance by the Town. Materials failing to conform to the requirements of this Agreement and/or the County Contract will be held at Contractor’s risk and may be returned to the Contractor. If so returned, all costs are the responsibility of the Contractor. Upon discovery of a
non-conforming Materials or Services, the Town may elect to do any or all of the following by
written notice to the Contractor: (i) waive the non-conformance; (ii) stop the work immediately; or (iii) bring the Materials or Services into compliance and withhold the cost of same from any payments due to the Contractor.
2.2 Cancellation. The Town reserves the right to cancel Work Orders within a reasonable period of time after issuance. Should a Work Order be canceled, the Town agrees to reimburse the Contractor, but only for actual and documentable costs incurred by the Contractor due to and after issuance of the Work Order. The Town will not reimburse the Contractor for any
costs incurred after receipt of Town notice of cancellation, or for lost profits, shipment of product prior to issuance of Work Order or for anything not expressly permitted pursuant to this Agreement. 3. Compensation. The Town shall pay Contractor for the Term amount not to exceed $66,000 (including all renewals) for the Materials and Services at the rates that shall be agreed
upon by the parties. The aggregate amount per renewal term shall not exceed $50,000 in any case unless the Agreement is affirmed and ratified via an executed amendment. All remaining terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
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4. Payments. The Town shall pay the Contractor monthly (and the Contractor shall invoice monthly), based upon acceptance and delivery of Materials and/or Services performed and
completed to date, and upon submission and approval of invoices. Each invoice shall (i) contain a
reference to this Agreement and the County Contract and (ii) document and itemize all work completed to date. The invoice statement shall include a record of materials delivered, time expended, and work performed in sufficient detail to justify payment. Additionally, invoices submitted without referencing this Agreement and the County Contract will be subject to rejection
and may be returned.
5. Records and Audit Rights. To ensure that the Contractor and its subcontractors are complying with the warranty under Section 6 below, Contractor’s and its subcontractors’ books, records, correspondence, accounting procedures and practices, and any other supporting evidence
relating to this Agreement, including the papers of any Contractor and its subcontractors’
employees who perform any work or services pursuant to this Agreement (all of the foregoing hereinafter referred to as “Records”), shall be open to inspection and subject to audit and/or reproduction during normal working hours by the Town, to the extent necessary to adequately permit evaluation of the Contractor’s and its subcontractors’ compliance with the Arizona
employer sanctions laws referenced in Section 6 below. To the extent necessary for the Town to
audit Records as set forth in this Section, Contractor and its subcontractors hereby waive any rights to keep such Records confidential. For the purpose of evaluating or verifying such actual or claimed costs or units expended, the Town shall have access to said Records, even if located at its subcontractors’ facilities, from the effective date of this Agreement for the duration of the work
and until three years after the date of final payment by the Town to Contractor pursuant to this
Agreement. Contractor and its subcontractors shall provide the Town with adequate and appropriate workspace so that the Town can conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this Section. The Town shall give Contractor or its subcontractors reasonable advance notice of intended audits. Contractor shall require its subcontractors to comply with the provisions of this
Section by insertion of the requirements hereof in any subcontract pursuant to this Agreement.
6. E-verify Requirements. To the extent applicable under ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 41- 4401, the Contractor and its subcontractors warrant compliance with all federal immigration laws and regulations that relate to their employees and their compliance with the E-verify requirements
under ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 23-214(A). Contractor’s or its subcontractors’ failure to comply with
such warranty shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement and may result in the termination of this Agreement by the Town. 7. Israel. Contractor certifies that it is not currently engaged in and agrees for the
duration of this Agreement that it will not engage in a “boycott” of Israel as that term is defined in
ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 35-393. 8. China. Pursuant to and in compliance with A.R.S. § 35-394, Contractor hereby agrees and certifies that it does not currently, and agrees for the duration of this Agreement that
Contractor will not, use: (1) the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China;
(2) any goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China; or (3) any contractors, subcontractors or suppliers that use the forced labor or any goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China. Contractor also hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officials,
employees, and agents from any claims or causes of action relating to the City’s action based upon
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reliance upon this representation, including the payment of all costs and attorney fees incurred by the City in defending such as action.
9. Conflict of Interest. This Agreement may be canceled by the Town pursuant to ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 38-511. 10. Applicable Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State
of Arizona and a suit pertaining to this Agreement may be brought only in courts in Maricopa
County, Arizona. 11. Agreement Subject to Appropriation. The Town is obligated only to pay its obligations set forth in this Agreement as may lawfully be made from funds appropriated and
budgeted for that purpose during the Town’s then current fiscal year. The Town’s obligations
under this Agreement are current expenses subject to the “budget law” and the unfettered legislative discretion of the Town concerning budgeted purposes and appropriation of funds. Should the Town elect not to appropriate and budget funds to pay its Agreement obligations, this Agreement shall be deemed terminated at the end of the then-current fiscal year term for which
such funds were appropriated and budgeted for such purpose and the Town shall be relieved of
any subsequent obligation under this Agreement. The parties agree that the Town has no obligation or duty of good faith to budget or appropriate the payment of the Town’s obligations set forth in this Agreement in any budget in any fiscal year other than the fiscal year in which this Agreement is executed and delivered. The Town shall be the sole judge and authority in determining the
availability of funds for its obligations under this Agreement. The Town shall keep Contractor
informed as to the availability of funds for this Agreement. The obligation of the Town to make any payment pursuant to this Agreement is not a general obligation or indebtedness of the Town. Contractor hereby waives any and all rights to bring any claim against the Town from or relating in any way to the Town’s termination of this Agreement pursuant to this section.
12. Conflicting Terms. In the event of any inconsistency, conflict or ambiguity among the terms of this Agreement, any Town-approved work orders, the County Contract, and invoices, the documents shall govern in the order listed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in conformity with Section 2 above, unauthorized exceptions, conditions, limitations or provisions in
conflict with the terms of this Agreement or the County Contract (collectively, the “Unauthorized
Conditions”), other than the Town’s project-specific requirements, are expressly declared void and shall be of no force and effect. Acceptance by the Town of any work order or invoice containing any such Unauthorized Conditions or failure to demand full compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement or under the County Contract shall not alter such terms and
conditions or relieve Contractor from, nor be construed or deemed a waiver of, its requirements
and obligations in the performance of this Agreement. 13. Rights and Privileges. To the extent provided under the County Contract, the Town shall be afforded all of the rights and privileges afforded to County and shall be “County” (as
defined in the County Contract) for the purposes of the portions of the County Contract that are
incorporated herein by reference.
14. Indemnification; Insurance. In addition to and in no way limiting the provisions set forth in Section 12 above, the Town shall be afforded all of the insurance coverage and
indemnifications afforded to County to the extent provided under the County Contract, and such
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insurance coverage and indemnifications shall inure and apply with equal effect to the Town under this Agreement including, but not limited to, the Contractor’s obligation to provide the
indemnification and insurance. In any event, the Contractor shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the Town and each council member, officer, employee or agent thereof (the Town and any such person being herein called an “Indemnified Party”), for, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs and the costs of appellate proceedings) to which any such Indemnified
Party may become subject, under any theory of liability whatsoever (“Claims”), insofar as such
Claims (or actions in respect thereof) relate to, arise out of, or are caused by or based upon the negligent acts, intentional misconduct, errors, mistakes or omissions, in connection with the work or services of the Contractor, its officers, employees, agents, or any tier of subcontractor in the performance of this Agreement.
15. Laws and Regulations. Consultant shall keep fully informed and shall at all times during the performance of its duties under this Agreement ensure that it and any person for whom the Consultant is responsible abides by, and remains in compliance with, all rules, regulations, ordinances, statutes or laws affecting the Services, including, but not limited to, the following: (A)
existing and future Town and County ordinances and regulations; (B) existing and future State and
Federal laws; and (C) existing and future Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards. 16. Notices and Requests. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to
be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
(i) delivered to the party at the address set forth below, (ii) deposited in the U.S. Mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, to the address set forth below or (iii) given to a recognized and reputable overnight delivery service, to the address set forth below:
If to the Town: Town of Fountain Hills
16705 East Avenue of the Fountains Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268 Attn: Grady E. Miller, Town Manager
With copy to: Town of Fountain Hills
16705 East Avenue of the Fountains Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268 Attn: Aaron D. Arnson, Town Attorney
If to Contractor: K. M. Facility Services, LLC
5631 N. 52nd Ave. Glendale, Arizona 85301 Attn: Kevin Uilke
or at such other address, and to the attention of such other person or officer, as any party may
designate in writing by notice duly given pursuant to this subsection. Notices shall be deemed received: (i) when delivered to the party, (ii) three business days after being placed in the U.S. Mail, properly addressed, with sufficient postage or (iii) the following business day after being given to a recognized overnight delivery service, with the person giving the notice paying all
required charges and instructing the delivery service to deliver on the following business day. If a
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copy of a notice is also given to a party’s counsel or other recipient, the provisions above governing the date on which a notice is deemed to have been received by a party shall mean and refer to the
date on which the party, and not its counsel or other recipient to which a copy of the notice may
be sent, is deemed to have received the notice.
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EXHIBIT B TO
COOPERATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS AND K. M. FACILITY SERVICES, LLC [Quote or Work Order]
See following pages.
March 1, 2023 Steve Bartlett Facilities Supervisor
Town of Fountain Hills 16705 E Ave of the Fountains Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 Dear Steve,
As per our on-site survey conducted on 9/6/2022, KM Facility Services, LLC is pleased to submit a quotation for the following: (2) BAC Cooling Tower Restoration
Site Address:
16705 E Ave of the Fountains Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 Specifications:
K. M. Facility Services, LLC shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision, and other services necessary to accomplish the work.
K. M. Facility Services, LLC shall keep the job area clean at the end of each work
shift. K. M. Facility Services, LLC shall work at hours convenient to the Owner, this work will be completed Monday thru Friday.
Workmen’s Compensation, General Liability and Property Damage Insurance with a certificate of our coverage’s, which will match or exceed required limits,
shall be provided to the Owner.
Scope of Services: 1. KM Facility Services, LLC to follow OSHA regulations for safety. 2. Remove existing tower fill and dispose of. 3. Remove existing tower nozzles. 4. Sandblast Interior of the cooling tower. 5. Sandblast Cold Water basin.
6. Patch rusted surfaces with cold rolled steel in tower and hot water box. 7. Treat affected interior surfaces with a de-greasing/adhesion compound. 8. Paint 1 coat of Polyurea to interior of Tower and Hot Water Box.
9. Permitting up to 1 day for coatings to fully cure. 10. Install new tower fill. 11. Install new tower louvers.
12. Re-install nozzles. 13. Power wash exterior of tower. 14. Paint exterior of towers using direct to metal Grey. 15. Clean-up debris. Cost Estimate: To provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation and supervision and all other services necessary to accomplish the work.
Fill, drift eliminators, inlet louvers & shipping cost per tower $7,755.00
Tower prep, replace & clean-up per tower $16,000.00 Metal repair per tower $1,500.00 Polyuria coating per tower $3,500.00 Roll off dumpster per tower $1,000.00 Total Cost for 2 cell Tower Refurbishment = $59,510.00
Each tower is $29,755.00
Payment terms are Net 30 Days. *Add 5% net 60 Days *Add 10% net 90 Days *Add 3% for Credit Card Payment Thank you for this opportunity to work with Town of Fountain Hills. If you have any questions, please feel free to call. Sincerely,
Dave Little 623-696-6041 - Cell *Proposal Valid for 30 Days*
EXHIBIT A TO
COOPERATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS AND K. M. FACILITY SERVICES, LLC
[County Contract] See following pages.
SERIAL 220122-S HVAC SYSTEM COIL, AIR HANDLER, DUCT, AND ASSOCIATED
EQUIPMENT CLEANING
DATE OF LAST REVISION: March 11, 2022 CONTRACT END DATE: October 31, 2023
CONTRACT PERIOD THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2023
TO: All Departments
FROM: Office of Procurement Services
SUBJECT: Contract for HVAC SYSTEM COIL, AIR HANDLER, DUCT, AND
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT CLEANING
Attached to this letter is published an effective purchasing contract for products and/or services to be
supplied to Maricopa County activities as awarded by Maricopa County on October 21, 2021
(Eff. 11/01/21).
All purchases of products and/or services listed on the attached pages of this letter are to be obtained
from the vendor holding the contract. Individuals are responsible to the vendor for purchases made
outside of contracts. The contract period is indicated above.
EK/mm
Attach
Copy to: Office of Procurement Services
Sammi Birchard, FMD
Brad Koos, FMD
(Please remove Serial 15050-S from your contract notebooks)
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LEGENDS ENTERPRISES LLC DBA: DUCTZ OF NORTH PHOENIX AND DEER VALLEY, INDOOR
AIR PROFES, 20280 N 59TH AVE STE 115, GLENDALE, AZ 85308
COMPANY NAME:Legends Enterprises LLC
DOING BUSINESS AS (dba):DUCTZ of Arizona North Phoenix and Deer Valley
MAILING ADDRESS:20280 N. 59th Ave Ste 115 Glendale 85308
REMIT TO ADDRESS:20280 N. 59th Ave Ste 115 Glendale 85308
TELEPHONE NUMBER:16234668625
FAX NUMBER:8775595655
WWW ADDRESS:www.ductz.com
REPRESENTATIVE NAME:Vince Divarco
REPRESENTATIVE TELEPHONE NUMBER:5208202931
REPRESENTATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS vince.divarco@ductz.com
YES NO REBATE
WILL ALLOW OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO PURCHASE
FROM THIS CONTRACT:
WILL ACCEPT PROCUREMENT CARD FOR PAYMENT:
2% 30 DAYS NET 31 DAYS
1st Call
1.0 Pricing
2.1 Regular Hours $35 per hr.
2.2 After Hours $35 per hr.
2.3 Weekend and Holiday Hours $45 per hr.
2.4 Coil Cleaning Services (All inclusive)$0.06 per cubic inches
2.4 Steam Cleaning (All Inclusive)$0.11 per cubic inches
2.5 Parts, Components, and Materials - List Price
Discount Percentage Discount Amount 15%discount amount
2.6 Hourly Rate for any Services Outside the Scope of
Work $45 per hr.
2.0 Equipment List
Include pricing only for the use and operation of owned or rented special tools and equipment that may be
necessary, above and beyond the tools of the trade necessary for the performance of this contract.
Pricing shall include any operating fees
3.1 Lift Rental $300 per day
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LEGENDS ENTERPRISES LLC DBA: DUCTZ OF NORTH PHOENIX AND DEER VALLEY
ATTACHMENT D.2 Price Sheet for HEPA and Specialty Filter Service
PRICING SHEET: NIGP CODE 91004
Terms: 2% 30 DAYS NET 31 DAYS
Vendor Number: VC0000006319
Certificates of Insurance Required
Contract Period: To cover the period ending October 31, 2023.
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KM FACILITY SERVICES LLC, 15136 W ROY ROGERS RD, SURPRISE, AZ 85387
COMPANY NAME:K.M. Facility Services
DOING BUSINESS AS (dba):K.M. Facility Services
MAILING ADDRESS:5631 n 52nd Ave
REMIT TO ADDRESS:K.M. Facility Services
TELEPHONE NUMBER:6239305490
FAX NUMBER:6234355596
WWW ADDRESS:kmfacserv.com
REPRESENTATIVE NAME:Kevin Uilkie
REPRESENTATIVE TELEPHONE NUMBER:6239305490
REPRESENTATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS kevin@kmfacserv.com
YES NO REBATE
WILL ALLOW OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO PURCHASE
FROM THIS CONTRACT:
WILL ACCEPT PROCUREMENT CARD FOR PAYMENT:
2% 10 DAYS NET 31 DAYS
2nd Call
1.0 Pricing
2.1 Regular Hours $85 per hr.
2.2 After Hours $85 per hr.
2.3 Weekend and Holiday Hours $119 per hr.
2.4 Coil Cleaning Services (All inclusive)$0.05 per cubic inches
2.4 Steam Cleaning (All Inclusive)$0.05 per cubic inches
2.5 Parts, Components, and Materials - List Price
Discount Percentage Discount Amount 10%discount amount
2.6 Hourly Rate for any Services Outside the Scope
of Work $85 per hr.
2.0 Equipment List
Include pricing only for the use and operation of owned or rented special tools and equipment that may
be necessary, above and beyond the tools of the trade necessary for the performance of this contract.
Pricing shall include any operating fees
3.1 $85 per hr.
3.2 $85 per hr.
3.3 $85 per hr.
3.4 $85 per hr.
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KM FACILITY SERVICES LLC
ATTACHMENT D.2 Price Sheet for HEPA and Specialty Filter Service
Location System Type Size %EFF
Filter
Type Quantity
Anticipated Service
Frequency Notes
Per Service
Cost
Include all
Filters,
Labor & Tax
Lower Buckeye Jail
Building #1961 I5 Exhaust #9 Primary 24x24x2 30.00%30/30 6 6 months or as required
HIGH CAPACITY
MERV 8
PLEATED
FILTER $650.00
Secondary 24x24x12 99.97%HEPA 6 6 months or as required $1200.00
I6 Negative
Pressure
Exhaust
Rooms
10,12,14,16 Primary 24x24x2 30.00%30/30 3 6 months or as required
HIGH CAPACITY
MERV 8
PLEATED
FILTER $325.00
Primary 24x24x2 30.00%30/30 3 6 months or as required
HIGH CAPACITY
MERV 8
PLEATED
FILTER $325.00
Secondary 12x24x12 99.99%HEPA 3 6 months or as required $600.00
Secondary 24x24x12 99.99%HEPA 3 6 months or as required $1000.00
4th Avenue Jail
Building #3316
Negative
Pressure
Rooms Primary 24x24x2 30.00%30/30 1 6 months or as required
MERV 8
PLEATED
FILTER $100.00
Secondary 24x24x2 99.99%HEPA 1 6 months or as required
Flanders 0-007-
W-03-05-SU-52-
00-GG-F $850.00
Forensic Science
Building #3320
Exhaust
Special
Procedure
Room Primary 24x24x4 APIII 3 3 months or as required
MERV 8
PLEATED
FILTER $125.00
Secondary
23 3/8 x23
3/8 x 7/8
Charcoal
50/50 36 6 months or as required
HONEYCOMB
100%FILL 50/50
BLEND $6375.00
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KM FACILITY SERVICES LLC
MCSO Ballistics Lab
Building #1916 Exhaust Primary 24x24x2 30.00%Pleated 5 3 months or as required
MERV 8
PLEATED
FILTER $250.00
Secondary
24x24x11
1/2 89-95%Box 5 6 months or as required $1100.00
Durango Detention
Center
Building #1973
Negative
Pressure
Rooms Primary 24x24x2 30.00%Pleated 1 6 months or as required
MERV 8
PLEATED
FILTER $125.00
Secondary 24x24x12 99.99%HEPA 1 6 months or as required $600.00
PRICING SHEET: NIGP CODE 91004, 91036
Terms: 2% 10 DAYS NET 31 DAYS
Vendor Number: VC0000008726
Certificates of Insurance Required
Contract Period: To cover the period ending October 31, 2023.
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HVAC SYSTEM COIL, AIR HANDLER, DUCT, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
CLEANING
1.0 INTENT
1.1 Maricopa County (County) is seeking one or more qualified contractors to provide cleaning
services for HVAC systems’ coils, ducts, air handlers, and associated equipment cleaning
services (i.e., fans, grills, registers, screens, etc.) located in Maricopa County buildings for
the Facilities Management Department, and other County departments, on an on-demand
basis. Contractor shall provide all parts, labor, materials, equipment, tools, and transportation
required to perform these services.
1.2 Other County departments may use this contract for HVAC systems’ coils, ducts, air
handlers, and associated equipment cleaning service. Facilities Management is not
responsible for contract administration for services requested by other County agencies.
1.3 Respondents to this solicitation shall identify fully burdened hourly rates for work within the
scope of this contract. Respondents will also respond with an hourly rate for work outside the
scope of this contract.
1.4 Contractor’s primary point of contact for work performed will be the Facilities Management
Department (FMD). Other County departments may use this contract, however FMD is not
responsible for payments for work performed under the direction of other County
departments.
1.5 Other governmental entities under agreement with Maricopa County may have access to
services provided hereunder (see also Sections 3.15 and 3.16 below).
1.6 The County reserves the right to add additional contractors, at the County’s sole discretion,
in cases where the currently listed contractors are of an insufficient number or skill-set to
satisfy the County’s needs or to ensure adequate competition on any project or task order
work.
1.7 County reserves the right to award this contract to multiple vendors. The County reserves
the right to award in whole or in part, by item or group of items, by section or geographic
area, or make multiple awards, where such action serves the County’s best interest.
2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES
2.1 The contractor shall be responsible to perform the scope of services herein at various
Maricopa County building locations for the Facilities Management Department (FMD)
(locations of buildings managed by FMD can be found by visiting
https://www.maricopa.gov/2127/Facilities-Management, “Facilities We Manage”) and other
County departments on an on-demand basis, so as to ensure maximum airflow, heat
transfer, and energy conservation.
Contractor shall be responsible for cleaning HVAC coils, air handlers, ducts, including all
ancillary items and associated equipment (i.e., grills, registers, screens, etc.), and
associated equipment, including, but not limited to:
2.1.1 HVAC ducts
2.1.2 HVAC coils
2.1.3 Air handlers (walls, floors, and ceiling)
2.1.4 Vacuum activated valve boxes
2.1.5 Exhaust fan blowers
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2.1.6 Housings
2.1.7 Plenums
2.1.8 Mixing boxes
2.1.9 Humidifiers and dehumidifiers
2.1.10 Fans and fan housings
2.1.11 Turning vanes
2.1.12 Air wash units
2.1.13 Evaporators
2.1.14 Condensation pans
2.1.15 Condensate drain lines
2.1.16 Dampers
2.1.17 Related piping
2.1.18 Piping insulation replacement
2.1.19 Air handler duct and insulation replacement
2.1.20 Filter frame ducts
2.1.21 Contractor shall vacuum and/or wash, using a non-caustic solution, all intake
screens, intake and exhaust air louvers, registers, supply and return grills, exhaust
grills, and fan housing scrolls. Contractor may use bristle or wire brushing, but care
must be taken not to scratch painted services. Contractors shall be responsible to
remove all grillwork for cleaning, and for subsequent reinstallation of same.
2.1.22 All ducts shall be cleaned in accordance with National Air Duct
Cleaners Association (NADCA) Assessment, Cleaning & Restoration (ACR) 2013
prescribed methods and procedures.
2.1.23 Inaccessible Ducts
2.1.23.1 Contractor shall create a service opening in the system to accommodate
cleaning of ducts that are too small or difficult to access only if there are
no other alternatives. If opened, the opening in the duct shall then be
covered by a panel of an equivalent sheet metal gauge or higher,
mechanically fastened with screws and sealed with gaskets, duct
sealant, mastic or tape, in such a manner as to ensure no leakage of air.
All sheet metal ductwork repairs must follow guidelines established by
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association
(SMACNA). Flexible duct shall not be opened and disconnected at both
ends for proper cleaning.
2.1.23.2 Supply grilles shall have a temporary filter (to be supplied by the
contractor) placed behind to trap contaminants that might be discharged
during cleaning. The temporary filters shall remain in place a minimum
of one week after contractor has completed the project. At that time,
contractor shall remove all temporary filters. Contractor discards,
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including temporary filters, shall be disposed of off of County property;
contractor’s trash is not to be placed into County trash bins.
2.1.23.3 Automatic and manual dampers shall be cleaned using same methods
as outlined above in Section 2.1.21. Any mechanical defects found shall
be reported to the County, in writing. All manual dampers shall be reset
in the exact position as the damper was set prior to cleaning.
2.1.23.4 Vacuum activated valve boxes shall be brushed, vacuumed, and/or
washed using a non-caustic solution.
2.1.24 Filter Frames
Contractor shall remove existing filters and clean all frames using brushing,
vacuuming, and/or washing, with non-caustic solution. Any damage found to filter
frames should be reported to the County. The County shall make a determination
whether the contractor shall reinstall the old filters or replace with new.
2.1.25 Cleaning Agents
2.1.25.1 All materials used for cleaning coils shall be Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and/or United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
registered, and normal industry standard cleaning agents used. No
substitutions are allowed; no acids, caustics, or solvents shall be used
without prior specific approval, in writing, from the Facilities
Management Department (FMD). Safety Data Sheets (SDS) must be on
site during duration of the task being performed.
2.1.25.2 SDS sheets on all chemicals used must be supplied to the County prior
to job start. Additionally, each contractor must submit with their bid
package all SDS sheets for chemicals they plan to use in carrying out
the specifications herein.
2.1.26 PRESSURE CLEANING EQUIPMENT
2.1.26.1 All equipment used by the contractor is to be safe, clean, and used as
intended.
2.1.26.2 Contractor shall use pressure equipment in the coil cleaning operation
that has the capability of variable pressures, volumes, chemical
strengths, and that is supplied with hot water.
2.1.26.2.1 Pressure variables will be between the range of 150 PSI
and 5000 PSI. Variable volumes will include the range of
1/10 GPM through 7 GPM.
2.1.26.2.2 Variable chemical strengths used will be industry standard
for type of equipment being cleaned.
2.1.26.2.3 The cleaning equipment must be capable of operating at
distances of 600 feet from air handler coils.
2.1.27 STEAM CLEANING
2.1.27.1 Contractor shall clean coils using industry-cleaning methods, such as
low or high-pressure hot liquid cleaning products.
2.1.27.2 If a coil cannot be cleaned by these methods, a steam cleaning process
shall be used. Contractor may use an electric or gas-powered steam
machine with prior approval, in writing, by Facilities Management.
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2.1.28 Contractor must have the capability to use photo documentation via camera and
a fiber-optic borescope. Contractor shall use photography to verify duct and coil
conditions both before and after cleaning. The borescope shall be used for manual
inspections via a hole drilled into the duct should a department require on-site
verification of cleaning. Proof of ownership or availability of such equipment shall
accompany bid package.
2.1.29 Work shall be scheduled by the contractor with the Facilities Management
Department (FMD) staff (or other using department staff) to ensure all cleaning
operations do not interfere with normal building operations.
2.1.30 All service work performed by contractor shall be to a professional standard, and
susceptible to FMD (or other County agencies) staff inspection. Documentation,
through an audit and feedback system of contract administration shall be used in this
contract, by the County departments.
2.1.31 In the event the work performance of the contractor is unsatisfactory, the contractor
will be notified by the County and be given one day to correct the work. Labor for
all re-work will be at no cost to the County. Should the contractor fail to correct the
work to the County’s satisfaction, the County reserves the right to make other
arrangements to have the work completed, and the cost of such work shall be
offset from any monies due the contractor. Costs of such work that exceed the
amount of monies due the contractor shall be the responsibility of the contractor
and shall billed to the contractor.
2.1.32 HEPA AND OTHER SPECIALTY FILTERS
2.1.32.1 Contractor shall obtain pre-authorization from the Regional
Maintenance Supervisor of FMD for all work related to
cleaning/replacement/removal of HEPA and other specialty filters
prior to any commencement of work to ensure that the occupants
of the building are notified and the negative air pressure system is
not compromised.
2.1.32.2 Contractor MUST contact the Duty Plant Operator in the boiler
room at 602-506-3310 for every service upon arrival and notify them
that they will be turning off equipment that may go into alarm and
again notify the Duty Plant Operator at time departure.
2.1.32.3 Contractor shall clean filter racks and remove construction debris
from County property for disposal at the end of each workday.
2.1.32.4 Contractor shall place all used HEPA and other specialty filters into
bags at the point of origin. The contractor shall be responsible for
proper disposal of filters.
2.1.32.5 Contractor shall provide their employees all appropriate personal
protection equipment (PPE) while conducting the filter exchange
and baggage of HEPA and other specialty filters for disposal. All
recommended guidelines and applicable regulations shall be
adhered to including Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) and the American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
(ASHRAE). Appropriate PPE shall include hooded and footed
TYVEK type suits, neoprene gloves, safety glasses, and half-faced
reusable respirator with at minimum #P100 particulate filters.
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2.1.32.6 Contractor shall conduct the access, removal and replacement of
the HEPA and other specialty filters within the negative pressured
clean rooms and not in the presence of County employees unless
County employees have appropriate PPE as indicated in section
2.1.32.4.
2.1.32.7 If filters are located within a specific air handler room that is
adjacent to air handlers feeding other parts of the facility, those
additional (non-HEPA filtered) air handlers must be turned off
during the access, removal and replacement of HEPA and other
specialty filters and turned back on following work activities.
2.2 It is the contractor’s responsibility to inform FMD (or other using agency) of any updates to
electrical panels; therefore, the contractor shall label and identify all electrical components
and shall put the newly updated panel schedule(s) inside the modified electrical panel. The
new schedule will be dated (MM/DD/YYYY) and the existing schedule shall remain in the
panel behind the new schedule.
2.3 DETENTION FACILITIES SERVICES REQUIREMENTS
2.3.1 Contractors may be required to provide services to detention facilities. Contractors
should be aware to use caution when servicing a detention facility:
2.3.1.1 Contractor’s service vehicle shall be secured and locked whenever a
technician is not in a vehicle or accessing materials, tools, and or
equipment from a vehicle.
2.3.1.2 Contractor’s technicians must, at all times, monitor and account for any
and all tools taken into a detention facility.
2.3.1.3 Contractor may be required to provide services in detention facilities in
stages rather than in whole due to the nature of the facility. Contractor
shall take this into consideration when preparing a quote for detention
facility services.
2.4 WORK OUTSIDE THE SCOPE
Work outside the scope includes any work not normally performed in the scope of this
solicitation and that can be performed by the prime contractor. If a subcontractor is used,
apply mark-up as indicated in Section 2.13 - Allowable Pass-Through Costs with Mark-Up
Under Time and Materials Work. Work outside the scope includes, but is not limited to,
duct repair or patching, fan blade cleaning/repair/replacement, and filter replacement.
2.5 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
2.5.1 Unless pre-approved by FMD, all work shall be performed by one service
technician. If needed, contractor may dispatch a helper (laborer) to aid the
technician. Any additional technicians or helpers needed for a specific job must be
pre-approved by the County. The invoice shall be notated with pre-approval, for
example, “extra technician pre-approved by [person’s name].”
2.5.2 Contractor shall not make any changes to the equipment specifications, method of
fabrication, or other requirements without the express prior written consent of the
County. Any proposed changes shall be presented to the assigned County contact
prior to the change taking effect (contact information will be provided on purchase
orders).
2.5.3 Contractor shall utilize only original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts, as
recommended by the equipment manufacturer, for replacement or repair, and use
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only those materials obtained from and/or recommended by the equipment
manufacturer(s) unless otherwise pre-approved in writing by the County.
2.5.4 Contractor shall coordinate all work schedules with the County before beginning
any work which requires a utility outage or outage of equipment. Outages shall be
arranged with the County in advance, if possible, and such work shall only be
performed during County-approved times. The County must be notified
immediately of any unanticipated outage and if any equipment is mistakenly taken
out of service.
2.6 REPLACEMENT OR OVERHAUL OF EQUIPMENT
2.6.1 Equipment that has reached obsolescence or that is in need of replacement or
overhaul shall be evaluated by the contractor and a written price estimate shall be
presented to the County. The County may or may not approve the work, dependent
on budgets and priorities, or may request competitive bids. If approved, existing
equipment shall be replaced with new equipment, or, with County approval, shall
be overhauled.
2.6.2 The County reserves the right to utilize its own sources for the purchase of new
equipment or individual components. If the County exercises this right, the
contractor may be given the opportunity to install these items.
2.7 CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS
2.7.1 Contractor shall have all required licensing necessary to perform the scope of
services specified herein, including, but not limited to, those required by the State
of Arizona, Registrar of Contractors. Proof of such shall be provided at time of bid,
and shall be maintained throughout the term of this contract.
2.7.2 Contractor must be a certified member of the NADCA. Additionally, contractor must
have at least one staff employee who is NADCA certified as a NADCA Air System
Cleaning Specialist (ASCS).
2.7.3 Contractor must meet all Federal EPA and Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) guidelines (if any) in the proper handling and disposal of
special waste or contaminated materials generated by services rendered.
2.7.4 Contractor and technicians performing work as identified in the specifications
herein must have a thorough understanding of HVAC coil, air handler, and duct
systems.
2.7.5 Required Experience
2.7.5.1 Contractor shall have a minimum of five years of experience performing
the work listed in the Scope of Services. Proof of such must accompany
the bid packet.
2.7.5.2 Contractor’s firm must be in business HVAC service a minimum five
years, and completely familiar with the specified requirements and
methods needed for proper performance of this contract. Proof of such
must accompany the bid packet and will be inspected prior to award.
2.7.5.3 Contractor shall be factory authorized or able to perform full
maintenance, repairs, cleaning, and installations for all HVAC ducts, air
handlers, coils, and associated equipment utilized in the performance of
this contract.
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2.7.5.4 Contractor(s) shall employ a minimum of five technicians, unless
otherwise negotiated with the County, who are qualified to perform all
work and to adequately service Maricopa County facilities. Contractor's
technical staff must shall have the following qualifications, and proof of
such shall accompany the bid packet:
2.7.5.4.1 Be thoroughly trained, with a minimum of five years’
experience performing the work listed in the Scope of
Services.
2.8 CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS
2.8.1 Contractor(s) must maintain a minimum of five adequately stocked service
vehicles, unless otherwise negotiated with the County; the service truck fleet shall
carry sufficient supply of all tools and equipment needed to perform routine duct
and coil cleaning service, including but not limited to, cleaning brushes, cleaning
agents, pressure washers, steam cleaning equipment, and vacuum equipment.
Proof of such must accompany the bid packet and truck fleet may be inspected
prior to award.
2.8.2 Contractor’s service truck fleet and/or warehouse shall carry sufficient supply of
repair parts and equipment to perform services per the scope of services
presented.
2.8.2.1 Contractor shall have a local shop and/or warehouse that stocks
supplies in order to keep their trucks supplied daily. As part of the
County’s due diligence, these requirements may be verified by FMD via
a formal inspection prior to bid award.
2.8.3 Contractor shall submit evidence of ability to provide and maintain, during the
entire period of this contract, all labor, supervision, materials, tools, and equipment
sufficient in number, condition, and capacity to efficiently perform the work and
render the services required by this contract.
2.8.4 Contractor shall provide evidence of appropriate labor and supervision by listing
personnel and their qualifications in Attachment E – Personnel Qualifications.
Attachment E shall accompany the bid packet and shall be maintained throughout
the contract.
2.8.5 Contractor shall provide evidence of their ability to furnish equipment and
personnel by providing, with their bid packet, a listing of major tools, vehicles,
equipment using Attachment F – Vehicle and Equipment Listing. Attachment F
shall accompany the bid packet and shall be maintained throughout the contract.
2.8.6 Contractor(s) shall provide pricing for owned or rented special tools and equipment
that may be necessary, above and beyond the tools of the trade necessary for the
performance of this contract, on Attachment D – Pricing Sheet.
2.8.6.1 “Tools of the trade” are generally considered to be vehicles, tools, and
equipment (e.g., hand tools, power tools, pickup trucks, vans, ladders,
scaffolding, etc.) that are normally used in the course and scope of the
contractor’s business and that should be a part of a qualified contractor’s
inventory. Costs related to the acquisition, use, or maintenance of tools
of the trade should be included as a part of the contractor’s
fully‐burdened hourly labor rates and are not, under any circumstances,
to be separately or directly billed to County under this contract.
2.8.6.2 “Special tools and equipment” are considered to be tools and equipment
(e.g., cranes, towed air compressors, dumpsters with associated tipping
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fees, etc.) that are not typically maintained in a contractor’s inventory,
but that are leased/rented to be used when needed for a specific
project/job.
2.8.7 Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining and transporting equipment to and
from the job site. In this regard, the contractor shall:
2.8.7.1 Ensure that its employees that are assigned to perform the work carry
their own tools of the trade or are provided with tools normally carried by
the trade on the job site.
2.8.7.2 Arrange for lease or rental of any special tools and equipment needed
to perform the work.
2.8.7.2.1 Charges for lease or rental of special tools and equipment
with associated mark‐up may be directly billed to County
provided that the contractor clearly identifies these items in
advance, on Attachment D – Pricing Sheet, as a part of
their proposal to perform the work.
2.8.7.2.2 Charges for lease or rental of special tools and equipment
with associated mark‐up that have not been identified in
advance as a part the contractor’s bid on Attachment D –
Pricing Sheet may not, under any circumstances, be
separately or directly billed to County under this contract,
unless prior approval, in writing, has been provided by the
County.
2.8.7.3 Ensure that all vehicles, tools, and equipment used in performing the
scope of services herein are appropriately licensed, as applicable, are
in good operating condition, capable of rendering efficient, economical,
and continuous service, and are equipped with necessary and required
safety devices in accordance with State and Federal laws. While the
County reserves the right to inspect any equipment for compliance with
these requirements regarding condition, this does not relieve the
contractor of the obligation to furnish conforming equipment. If any
equipment is found to be deficient or non‐conforming, the County shall
so notify the contractor who shall immediately take action to place the
equipment in good operating condition at his own expense. If the
contractor does not take corrective action within a reasonable time, the
County may require the immediate removal and replacement of the
deficient equipment at the contractor’s expense.
2.8.8 Contractor shall perform the work in such a way as to minimize disruption to the
normal operation of the County site and building occupants.
2.8.9 Upon completion of work, contractor shall clean and remove from the job site all
disturbances (e.g., loose dirt, dislocated gravel, removed vegetation, footprints, old
asphalt/concrete, etc.), debris, materials, and equipment associated with the work
performed. County property shall be restored to the same condition as prior to start
of the job.
2.8.9.1 If, upon County inspection, it is found that the contractor failed to
adequately clean up the site (meaning to the County’s satisfaction) after
work has been performed, the County will notify the contractor and the
contractor will have 24 hours to clean. Should the contractor fail to clean
a site to the County’s satisfaction, the County reserves the right to make
other arrangements to have the area cleaned, and the cost of such work
shall be offset from any monies due the contractor. Costs of such work
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that exceed the amount of monies due the contractor shall be the
responsibility of the contractor and shall billed to the contractor.
2.8.10 Contractor shall perform all services in such a manner that County property is not
damaged.
2.8.10.1 In the event damage occurs to County property or any adjacent property
due to any services performed under this contract, the contractor shall
immediately notify the County representative about the damages and
shall replace or repair the same at no cost to the County within 48 hours
of notifying the County, or by a deadline approved by the County.
2.8.10.2 If damage caused by the contractor has to be repaired or replaced by
the County, the cost of such work shall be deducted from the monies
due the contractor. Costs of such work that exceed the amount of
monies due the contractor shall be the responsibility of the contractor
and shall billed to the contractor.
2.8.11 Contractor shall utilize only experienced, responsible, and capable people in the
performance of the work. The County may require that the contractor remove from
the job covered by this contract, any employee who endangers persons or property
or whose continued employment under this contract is inconsistent with the interest
of the County.
2.8.12 Contractor(s) must have a business facility within 50 miles of 401 W. Jefferson
Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003.
2.8.13 The County may inspect contractor facilities prior to award and reserves the right
to make award based on the condition and quality of contractor facilities and
equipment.
2.8.14 Contractors bidding on this solicitation may request a site visit to determine
conditions that would affect prices and work performance. Contractors shall
schedule requested site visits by contacting the procurement officer listed in this
solicitation.
2.8.15 To avoid the potential transmission of COVID-19 in any County-owned or -leased
facilities, prior to entering, or when on any Maricopa County facility, property,
building, or structure, all contractors, their employees, and subcontractors may be
required to wear a face mask/face covering. Attendees who do not adhere to
County requirements may be prohibited from visiting County site(s) and/or from
entering County facilities, properties, buildings, or structures. The County is not
responsible for providing face masks or face coverings.
2.8.16 All vehicles used by contractor, including personal transportation vehicles, shall be
clearly identified with the name of the company on each side of the vehicle. The
letters shall be of such size that they are distinguishable at a reasonable distance.
2.8.17 All employees of the contractor shall wear a company uniform identified with the
company name/logo and consisting of a minimum of one of the following:
Shirt/blouse
Vest
Cap
2.8.18 Only authorized employees of the contractor are allowed on Maricopa County work
sites. Contractor’s employees are NOT to be accompanied in their work area by
acquaintances, family members, assistants, or any other person unless said
person is an authorized employee of the contractor.
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2.8.19 All work must comply with EPA, OSHA, and any state, County, or local regulations
in effect at each service location. Contractor shall adhere to all regulations, rules,
ordinances, and standards set by Federal, state, County, and municipal
governments pertaining to safety on the job site. If the contractor is found not to be
in compliance with Federal, state, County, and/or municipal safety rules,
ordinances, policy, procedure, or codes, the County may, in accordance with the
“Suspension of Work” clause of the contract, suspend the work without cost to the
County until such non-compliant issues are rectified to the satisfaction of the using
agency. Continued non-compliance may result in termination of the contract.
2.8.20 County may conduct audits and performance reviews throughout the term of a
contract to ensure contract compliance by the contractor.
2.9 HOURS OF SERVICE
2.9.1 Contractor may be required to provide telephone access 24 hours per day, 7 days
per week (24/7), 365 days per year, and respond to a call for services within 30
minutes of receipt of a service request received via phone or email.
2.9.2 Services shall be available 24/7, 365 days per year.
2.9.3 Contractor shall respond on-site to begin work within four hours of receipt of a
service request unless arrangements have been made for a later date/time with
the County per the work order or notice to proceed.
2.9.4 The four-hour response time for non-emergency calls shall carry over to the next
working day if called into contractor’s office after 2:00 p.m. MST. The contractor
will be required to begin work by 8:00 a.m. MST the following day.
2.9.5 Contractors shall respond to emergency service requests immediately and report
on-site to begin work within two hours of an emergency service call request
regardless of the day/time of day, weekend, or holiday.
2.9.5.1 Regular hours are between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., MST,
Monday through Friday, excluding County holidays.
2.9.5.2 After hours are between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and prior to 6:00 a.m.,
MST, Monday through Friday.
2.9.5.3 Weekends are anytime on a Saturday or a Sunday.
2.9.5.4 Holidays are County holidays.
2.9.5.5 The Facilities Management Parts Warehouse is open for deliveries
between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. MST, weekdays, except for
County holidays.
2.9.5.6 Due to the nature of work in public buildings, FMD will dictate during
what service hours the contractor shall provide services.
2.10 BUILDING ACCESS
2.10.1 The contractor may be provided access to County facilities at the discretion of
FMD. Keys, badges, or access cards will be provided per the following guidelines:
2.10.1.1 contractor employees may sign out a set of keys (all looped on a single
key ring) upon arrival at site, and must turn in the key set at the end of
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the day or after completion of duties (as arranged with the County)
unless they are issued a permanent key; or
2.10.1.2 permanent keys may be provided to contractor employees on a case-
by-case basis; or
2.10.1.3 badges or access cards may be provided to contractor employees for
access to the job site.
2.10.2 Should an employee leave the contractor’s workforce, contractor shall immediately
notify the County and all keys, badges, and access cards must be returned to the
County.
2.10.3 The contractor shall notify the County within 24 hours of discovery that any keys,
badges, or access cards are lost, misplaced, stolen, or otherwise not within the
contractor’s control.
2.10.4 Once this agreement is complete, expired, or terminated, the contractor shall
immediately return all keys, badges, or access cards to the County.
2.10.5 Failure to comply with these requirements may result in the contractor being
assessed the cost of replacing keys, badges, or access cards, and any associated
cost to ensure the security of County facilities including, but not limited to, re-keying
the entire building at the expense of the contractor.
2.11 TIME AND MATERIALS WORK, PROJECT WORK, AND PREVENTATIVE
MAINTENANCE
2.11.1 All work shall be completed as Time & Material (T&M) work or project work. T&M
and project work thresholds shall apply as outlined in the scope of this contract. If
the contract is awarded to a single vendor, all work priced below the T&M threshold
may be performed as T&M work as negotiated with the County, in which case project
work language will be removed at the time of contract award. Contract award to
multiple contractors will result in a call order (first, second, third, etc.) for T&M work.
The call order will be determined by respondents lowest average hourly pricing for
labor found in the bid responses on Attachment D – Pricing Sheet.
2.11.2 Contractor is responsible for confirming the appropriate billing method with the FMD
project manager (or other using department) prior to start of work.
2.11.3 A request for a price estimate does not imply that work may be billed as a project.
2.11.4 Time and Materials Work
2.11.4.1 Cost estimates for work, which will not constitute a firm fixed quote, may
be requested from contractors by County project managers. Work with
estimated costs below $10,000 may be performed either as T&M work
or may, at the County’s option, be bid among the contractors awarded
in the contract.
2.11.4.2 County reserves the right to adjust the $10,000 T&M threshold if such
adjustment is deemed to be in the County’s best interest.
2.11.4.3 Regardless of value, repairs may be completed under a T&M work
designation except when it is deemed in the County’s best interest to bid
among contractors awarded in the contract.
2.11.4.4 Contractor will price T&M services at the contractor’s “most favored
customer” pricing/discounts under similar conditions (e.g., order sizes,
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types, complexities, geographical regions, etc.). Contractors will provide
County with a full breakdown estimate of pricing prior to County issuance
of a work order/project number.
2.11.4.5 T&M hourly labor rates shall include all wages, indirect costs, overhead,
profit, coordination time, general and administrative expenses, and
profit. Fractional parts (15-minute intervals) of an hour shall be payable
on a prorated basis.
2.11.4.6 Contractor shall only bill County for actual hours worked. County shall
not pay for contractor’s travel or mobilization time, lunch breaks, traffic
delays, etc. Additionally, contractor shall not bill County for time spent
retrieving repair parts and equipment that contractor has failed to have
on hand when performing anticipated services per the specifications
herein, e.g., temporary filters for supply grilles.
2.11.4.7 All T&M work shall only require the County to issue a work order/project
number to a contractor as authorization to proceed. The work
order/project numbers shall be included on the vendor invoice.
2.11.4.8 Contractor must have availability for 24/7 emergency T&M response.
2.11.4.9 T&M repairs may take place in response to emergency calls.
2.11.5 Project Work
2.11.5.1 Project work shall mean work, which, in the best interest of the County,
would be more advantageous to be performed as "all inclusive,” as
opposed to T&M. The contractor assigned to this contract shall be
provided a request for project quote containing a detailed scope of work
or shall meet with the County agency, discuss what needs to be done,
and present the County with a written quote.
2.11.5.2 Project work shall be work that has been planned and has estimated
costs in excess of $10,000. The County reserves the right to adjust the
$10,000 project threshold if deemed in the County’s best interest.
2.11.5.3 Exceptions to the T&M/project work threshold shall be emergencies that
arise and must be dealt with immediately without the time for project
quotes.
2.11.5.4 County’s project quote sheet will contain the following information:
2.11.5.4.1 Contract serial number and name
2.11.5.4.2 Name and address of site
2.11.5.4.3 FMD site number
2.11.5.4.4 Detailed scope of work
2.11.5.4.5 Other information relative to the scope of work
2.11.5.4.6 Project start/finish timeline (optional)
2.11.5.4.7 Check box for “will quote” or “will not quote” the project
2.11.5.4.8 Signature line for both the County and the Contractor
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2.11.5.5 After site review of the project, all contractors listed under this contract
must submit the project quote sheet back to the requestor, either with
acceptance and a firm price, or indication that contractor declines the
project with a written reason as to why the project was declined.
Contractors who have declined project work a minimum of three times
during a six-month period shall be required to attend a meeting with the
Office of Procurement Services and FMD to discuss consideration for
default of contract, as this is indicative of the Contractor’s desire not to
do business with the County.
2.11.5.6 The submitted project price quote is to be all-inclusive. That is, any cost
overruns to be absorbed by the contractor, or cost savings to be
additional profit for the contractor. Exceptions to this are changes
requested by the County that incur higher project cost and longer delays.
All change order requests to a project must be in writing, referencing the
contract serial number, and must be approved by FMD (or by County
using agency requesting the change[s]) prior to any authorization to
proceed. The contractor who fails to acquire approved change orders in
writing runs the risk of incurring these additional costs without payment.
2.11.5.7 County may choose to negotiate with the contractor. The responding
contractor shall be required to submit all back-up documentation (line
item material costs, labor hours with rates, etc.) to the FMD project
manager (or County requesting agency) within three business days of a
request. This documentation shall include all subcontractor
documentation. If an agreement cannot be reached between the County
and the contactor, either party may terminate the discussions and the
County may seek to re-bid and/or deliver the project through other
procurement options.
2.11.5.8 Dependent upon the complexity/nature of the project, a predetermined
and/or pre-identified mandatory or optional site meeting may be held to
ensure all contractors are aware of important issues regarding the
project. Contractors who do not show-up to a mandatory site meeting
and who submit a project quote will be considered “non-responsive”.
2.11.5.9 Contractors will be compensated for additional work requested by the
County that is not detailed in the scope of work in a project quote using
the labor rates bid by the contractor on the pricing page only if such work
has been pre-approved, in writing, by the County. Contractors may not
be compensated for additional work performed that has not been pre-
approved, in writing, by the County.
2.11.5.10 Upon project completion, contractor will provide County with a closeout
package containing documents that County has identified in the in the
project bid. Requested documents may include, but are not limited to,
warranty letters, product list, operation and maintenance manuals, and
a vendor list.
2.11.5.11 Project Work Price Ceiling Limits
Projects shall not exceed $300,000.00 each. If an emergency occurs,
this price ceiling may be lifted if approved by the Office of Procurement
Services Procurement Officer assigned to this contract; otherwise, the
project may be separately bid outside of this contract document to
ensure the County receives adequate competition for such work.
2.12 TIME AND MATERIALS CONSUMABLES
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Contractor(s) must provide all equipment, consumable shop supplies (rags, cleaners,
solvents, gases, etc.), miscellaneous parts (screws, bolts, nuts, small items, etc.), and tools
necessary to perform all required services. Contractor(s) may be allowed a one-time
consumable charge of up to $25 per work order to cover these type of expenses, at the
County’s discretion. Anything beyond the $25 limit shall be provided at the contractor’s own
expense.
2.13 ALLOWABLE PASS-THROUGH COSTS WITH MARK-UP UNDER TIME AND
MATERIALS WORK
2.13.1 Authorized costs which are not listed on the pricing page shall be paid for by the
contractor and invoiced to the County. Supporting documents for any allowable
pass-through cost shall accompany each final invoice. All pass-through supporting
documents must be itemized for labor, materials, and taxes. The following fees will
be allowed a five percent administrative mark-up:
2.13.1.1 Use of subcontractors: The use of labor by subcontractors performing
any work not normally performed in the scope of providing cleaning
services for of HVAC duct, air handlers, fans, including all ancillary items
and associated equipment (i.e., grills, registers, screens, etc.), and that
cannot be performed by the prime contractor (e.g., plumbing, electrical,
structural, and rigging, etc.) and that may require specialized licensing
and/or certification.
2.13.1.1.1 Prime contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that
subcontractors have all proper documentation as required by
the County. Use of subcontractors requires prior written
approval from the County.
2.14 ALLOWABLE PASS-THROUGH COSTS WITH NO MARK-UP UNDER TIME AND
MATERIALS WORK
2.14.1 Equipment and tool leases/rentals for unique County requirements: Pricing will be
charged at the rate specified in the bidder response on Attachment D – Pricing
Sheet (per project or T&M job) with no mark-up.
2.14.1.1 Contractors shall receive prior approval from the County, in writing, for
tools or equipment rented or charged on a per use basis by contractors
while conducting County business.
2.14.1.2 Operating costs for rented equipment, which include a condition that
equipment only be operated by an employee of the rental company, are
allowable at the operator rate designated by the rental company.
Rental/Operating costs shall be paid by the contractor and invoiced to
the County with no mark-up.
2.14.1.3 Permits: Any permits related to the performance of County work shall be
obtained by the contractor. Permit costs shall be paid by the contractor
and invoiced to the County with no mark-up.
2.14.1.4 Dump fees: Any dump fees incurred by the contractor related to work
performed for the County shall be paid by the contractor and invoiced to
the County with no mark-up.
2.15 TRIP CHARGE
2.15.1 One-time trip charges of $50 (one charge per work order) are permitted when Time
and Materials work is requested at the following sites only:
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2.15.1.1 MCSO Lake Aid Stations (Apache, Bartlett, Blue Point, Canyon, and
Saguaro)
2.15.1.2 County offices located in Gila Bend, AZ
2.15.1.3 County offices located in Buckeye, AZ
2.15.1.4 County offices located in Aguila, AZ
2.15.2 Only one trip charge may be charged per service call.
2.15.3 If the contractor arrives onsite and is unable to locate a County representative
familiar with the work or unable to gain access to the work site, the Contractor may
only bill for a trip charge. The Contractor is not authorized to incur nor will the
County accept billing for any labor charges.
2.16 ABESTOS AND HAZERDOUS CONDITIONS ABATEMENT
2.16.1 Contractor shall notify the County immediately of any concerns regarding asbestos
or other hazardous conditions.
2.16.2 Any asbestos or other hazardous conditions discovered on the site that would
impact the repairs must be abated through a licensed asbestos (or other
hazardous condition) abatement contractor who must provide County with air
quality and disposal certificates. Abatement subcontracting can be coordinated
either by the contractor or the County.
2.17 DEAD END CHARGE
If the contractor is unable to locate a County representative familiar with scheduled work
or is unable to gain access to the work site, the contractor shall call the County Boiler Room
(602-506-3310). A boiler room technician will give the contractors further instruction at the
time work is to be performed. If the contractor is delayed or turned away after receiving
further instructions from the boiler room technician, a $50 building access trip charge will
be authorized by the County.
2.18 CANCELLATION COST
2.18.1 Any scheduled work cancelled without a minimum of 48 hours prior notice to the
County may be rescheduled with the contractor and is subject up to a 25 percent
reduction of the cost to the County.
2.18.2 If the contractor fails to show up as scheduled without contacting the County to
reschedule the work, or cancels without providing 24 hour notice, the contractor
may be subject to termination of this contract for default.
2.19 SALVAGE
Salvage and trade-in rights shall be evaluated on a project-by-project basis by the County
and shall be determined prior to incorporation in the contractor’s bid price. Salvageable
materials without pre-approved contractor salvage rights shall be securely stored and are
not to be transported off the site without written permission from the County. If contractor
is given salvage rights, salvageable materials shall be removed daily. On-site storage of
contractor’s salvaged materials is not permitted.
3.0 PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS
3.1 DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS
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3.1.1 Delivery shall be F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid.
3.1.2 Delivery is desired as soon as possible. Details shall be as stipulated on the
purchase order. It shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to meet the proposed
delivery requirements.
3.1.3 Contractor shall notify the County representative listed on the order if the
requested delivery date and/or the anticipated lead time cannot be met.
3.1.4 Failure to communicate to County changes in the order status may result in default
proceedings.
3.1.5 Delivery shall be made to the County no later than 3:00 p.m. MST before the fifth
calendar day after order is received unless prior arrangements have been made
and approved, in writing, by the County.
3.1.6 Exceptions to the delivery schedule will be special-order items that must be
identified by the contractor to the County and approved in writing by the County.
3.1.7 County reserves the right to obtain material on the open market in the event
vendors fail to make delivery of materials, and will charge any price differential to
the vendor.
3.1.8 Delivery will be made to the following address during the receiving hours of
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. MST during normal County business days:
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION (FMD) WAREHOUSE
2401 S. 28th Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85009
Warehouse Manager: 602-506-2501
Warehouse Specialist: 602-506-1935
3.2 SHIPPING TERMS
3.2.1 Bid price(s) and terms shall be F.O.B. Destination Freight Prepaid, to include all
freight delivery and unloading costs, by the most economical method, to the
County’s warehouse, or a different location(s) as stipulated on the purchase order,
or as agreed upon, in writing, between the contractor and the County. All delivery
locations are within Maricopa County.
3.2.2 Standard shipping of goods shall arrive within five business days of order
placement.
3.2.3 Shipping costs totaling less than $50 should be considered in the contractor’s
mark-up as bid in response to the contract solicitation. Shipments which contain
only County goods, and which cost $50 or more may be reimbursed to the
contractor as a pass-through cost with no mark-up when provided with the invoice
back-up documentation.
3.2.4 If the County determines that expedited delivery or other alternate shipping is
required, it shall notify the contractor. The contractor shall determine any additional
costs associated with such delivery terms and communicate that cost, in writing,
to the County as soon as costs are known.
3.2.5 The County shall not advise the contractor to proceed with an expedited shipment
until acceptable terms are agreed upon and a purchase order is issued. Upon
agreeing to the additional costs, the County shall advise the contractor to proceed.
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3.2.6 Upon receipt of material(s) and invoicing, the County shall ensure that any
additional charges are in compliance with, and do not exceed, agreed to costs.
The County shall retain all documents related to these costs within the agency
purchase file.
3.2.7 Contractor is responsible for shipping and handling fees related to returned items
when the items have been ordered by the contractor.
3.3 SHIPPING DOCUMENTS
A packing list or other suitable shipping document shall accompany each shipment and
shall include the following:
3.3.1 Contract serial number
3.3.2 Contractor’s name and address
3.3.3 Department name and address
3.3.4 Department purchase order number
3.3.5 A description of product(s) shipped, including item number(s), quantity(ies),
number of containers and package number(s), as applicable
3.4 OPERATING MANUALS
Upon delivery of services, contractor shall provide comprehensive instructional manuals,
operational manuals, service manuals, and schematic diagrams, if required by the
department.
3.5 INSTALLATION
Contractor shall be responsible to install and present for inspection all services and
equipment in a complete and ready-for-use condition with all components functioning,
cleaned and tested. Contractor’s price shall include delivery and installation of all
equipment in complete operating condition.
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3.6 ACCEPTANCE
Upon completion, services shall be deemed accepted and the warranty period shall begin.
Successful service delivery shall be defined as a) material(s)/equipment is installed (as
necessary) and fully operational; and b) the department has deemed all service/work
completed, including but not limited to any inspection, repair, installation, design,
development, deployment, operation, and initial training, (as applicable). Additionally, all
documentation shall be completed prior to final acceptance.
3.7 FACTORY AUTHORIZED SERVICE AVAILABILITY
The Contractor shall have and maintain a local factory authorized service facility within the
Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area. The facility shall be capable of supplying and installing
component parts, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining the material(s). Minimum
service hours for the facility shall be from 8:00 A.M. through 5:00 P.M., Arizona Time,
Monday through Friday.
3.8 WARRANTY
3.8.1 All services furnished under this contract shall conform to the requirements of this
contract.
3.8.2 Service and/or Repair Warranty
3.8.2.1 The warranty shall cover all parts and labor for a period of one year from
formal acceptance by the County. Any manufacturer warranty beyond
one year shall be passed on to the County.
3.8.2.2 Contractor shall indicate on the price sheet the duration of the warranty
and any applicable limitations or conditions which may apply.
3.8.2.3 Contractor agrees that it will, at its own expense, provide all labor and
parts required to remove, repair or replace, and reinstall any such
defective workmanship and/or materials which becomes or is found to
be defective during the term of this warranty. Contractor shall guarantee
the services to be supplied comply with all applicable regulations.
3.8.3 Project and/or New Installation Warranty
Project and/or new installation warranty shall cover all parts and labor for a period
of one year from formal acceptance by the County. Any manufacturer warranty
beyond one year shall be passed on to the County.
3.9 USAGE REPORT
Contractor shall furnish the County a usage report upon request delineating the acquisition
activity governed by the contract. The format of the report shall be approved by the County
and shall disclose the quantity and dollar value of each contract item by individual unit of
measure.
3.10 BACKGROUND CHECK
Bidders/proposers need to be aware that they may be required to pass multiple background
checks (e.g., Sheriff’s Office, County Attorney's Office, Courts, as well as County general
government) to determine if the respondent is acceptable to do business with the County.
This applies to, but is not limited to, the company, subcontractors, and employees. The
failure to pass these checks may deem the respondent non-responsible.
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3.11 INVOICES AND PAYMENTS
3.11.1 Payment terms will be calculated based on the date a properly completed invoice
is received by the County.
3.11.2 Contractors shall provide the County with invoices no later than 14 days after
services and delivery of goods are completed and accepted by the County
rendered final.
3.11.3 For Time & Material work, Contractor(s) must provide, at Contractor’s own
expense, all equipment, expendable shop supplies (rags, cleaners, solvents,
gasses, etc.), miscellaneous parts (screws, bolts nuts, small items etc.), tools, etc.
necessary to perform all the required services. This shall be all inclusive as “cost
of doing business” and as such, be included in the contracted labor rates.
3.11.4 Contractor shall submit one legible copy of their detailed invoice before payment(s)
will be made. Incomplete invoices will not be processed. At a minimum, the invoice
must provide the following information:
3.11.4.1 Company name, address, and contact information
3.11.4.2 County bill-to name and contact/requestor information
3.11.4.3 Building name and building number
3.11.4.4 County purchase order number (if applicable)
3.11.4.5 Contract serial or e-procurement platform agreement number (if
applicable)
3.11.4.6 Maximo (FMD) service call number
3.11.4.7 Work order/project number (if applicable)
3.11.4.8 Invoice number and date
3.11.4.9 Payment terms as stated in the agreement (if applicable)
3.11.4.10 Date of service or delivery (for project work: use “completion date”)
3.11.4.11 Arrival and completion time (if applicable)
3.11.4.12 Description of purchase (product or services)
3.11.4.13 Labor breakdown: rate per hour x no. of hours by personnel type
3.11.4.14 Material breakdown: itemized parts list to contain unit price x quantity,
indicating mark-ups as contracted)
3.11.4.15 Extended price
3.11.4.16 Expedited shipping cost (pre-approved by the County)
3.11.4.17 Freight (if applicable)
3.11.4.18 Total amount due with tax amounts separated (Time and Materials
work). (On a separate line, must clearly indicate the tax rate being
applied).
3.11.5 Time and material commodities must be billed as a separate line item on the
invoice.
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3.11.6 Billable Parts Pricing:
3.11.6.1 All parts sold to the County MUST be itemized and priced in one of two
formats:
3.11.6.1.1 priced separately as contractor’s cost, then cost +
percentage price (i.e., $25.00 [contractor’s cost] $30.00
[cost + percentage]); or
3.11.6.1.2 priced singularly (contractor’s cost + percentage, i.e.,
$30.00), with a statement at the bottom of invoice that
states “The above parts pricing reflects XX% over cost.”
3.11.6.2 County retains the right to refuse to pay for incorrectly invoiced parts until
correct invoicing is submitted by the contractor.
3.11.7 Invoicing for project work must contain:
3.11.7.1 Contract serial number
3.11.7.2 Purchase order number (if used)
3.11.7.3 Terms as bid
3.11.7.4 Description of work performed
3.11.7.5 Location of job site and FMD site number)
3.11.7.6 Project cost as quoted
3.11.7.7 Applicable construction tax if required (65% of retail tax rate)
3.11.7.8 Grand total
3.11.7.9 The project quote sheet and all change orders shall be attached to the
invoice
3.11.8 Invoicing that does not have all the required information as listed above, will be sent
back for corrections, delaying payment to the contractor.
3.11.9 Problems regarding billing or invoicing shall be directed to the department as listed
on the purchase order.
3.11.9.1 FMD questions regarding billing or invoicing should go to FMD accounts
payable (FMD-AccountsPayable@mail.maricopa.gov).
3.11.10 Payment shall only be made to the contractor by Accounts Payable through the
Maricopa County Vendor Express Payment Program. This is an Electronic Funds
Transfer (EFT) process. After contract award, the contractor shall complete the
Vendor Registration Form accessible through the County Department of Finance
Vendor Registration website at https://www.maricopa.gov/5169/Vendor-
Information.
3.11.11 Discounts offered in the contract shall be calculated based on the date a properly
completed invoice is received by the County.
3.11.12 EFT payments to the routing and account numbers designated by the contractor
shall include the details on the specific invoices that the payment covers.
Contractor is required to discuss remittance delivery capabilities with their
designated financial institution for access to those details.
3.12 PRICES
Contractor warrants that prices extended to County under this Contract are no higher than
those paid by any other customer for these or similar services.
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3.13 APPLICABLE TAXES
3.13.1 It is the responsibility of the contractor to determine any and all applicable taxes
and include those taxes in their proposal. The legal liability to remit the tax is on
the entity conducting business in Arizona. Tax is not a determining factor in
contract award.
3.13.2 The County will look at the price or offer submitted and will not deduct, add, or alter
pricing based on speculation or application of any taxes, nor will the County
provide contractor any advice or guidance regarding taxes. If you have questions
regarding your tax liability, seek advice from a tax professional prior to submitting
your bid. You may also find information at https://www.azdor.gov/Business.aspx.
Once your bid is submitted, the offer is valid for the time specified in this solicitation,
regardless of mistake or omission of tax liability. If the County finds over payment
of a project due to tax consideration that was not due, the contractor will be liable
to the County for that amount, and by contracting with the County agrees to remit
any overpayments back to the County for miscalculations on taxes included in a
bid price.
3.13.3 Tax Indemnification: Contractor and all subcontractors shall pay all Federal, state,
and local taxes applicable to their operation and any persons employed by the
contractor. Contractor shall, and require all subcontractors to, hold the County
harmless from any responsibility for taxes, damages, and interest, if applicable,
contributions required under Federal and/or State and local laws and regulations,
and any other costs including transaction privilege taxes, unemployment
compensation insurance, Social Security, and Workers’ Compensation. Contractor
may be required to establish, to the satisfaction of County, that any and all fees
and taxes due to the City or the State of Arizona for any license or transaction
privilege taxes, use taxes, or similar excise taxes are currently paid (except for
matters under legal protest).
3.14 PERFORMANCE
It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to meet the proposed performance requirements.
The County reserves the right to obtain services on the open market in the event the
contractor fails to perform, and any price differential will be charged against the contractor.
3.15 POST AWARD MEETING
Contractor may be required to attend a post-award meeting with the department to discuss
the terms and conditions of this contract. This meeting will be coordinated by the procurement
officer of the contract.
3.16 STRATEGIC ALLIANCE for VOLUME EXPENDITURES (SAVE)
The County is a member of the SAVE cooperative purchasing group. SAVE includes the
State of Arizona, many Phoenix metropolitan area municipalities, and many K-12 unified
school districts. Under the SAVE Cooperative Purchasing Agreement, and with the
concurrence of the successful respondent under this solicitation, a member of SAVE may
access a contract resulting from a solicitation issued by the County. If you do not want to
grant such access to a member of SAVE, state so in your bid. In the absence of a statement
to the contrary, the County will assume that you do wish to grant access to any contract
that may result from this bid. The County assumes no responsibility for any purchases by
using entities.
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3.17 INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS (ICPAs)
County currently holds ICPAs with numerous governmental entities. These agreements
allow those entities, with the approval of the contractor, to purchase their requirements
under the terms and conditions of the County contract. It is the responsibility of the non-
County government entity to perform its own due diligence on the acceptability of the
contract under its applicable procurement rules, processes, and procedures. Certain
governmental agencies may not require an ICPA and may utilize this contract if it meets
their individual requirements. Other governmental agencies may enter into a separate
Statement of Work with the contractor to meet their own requirements. The County is not
a party to any uses of this contract by other governmental entities.
3.18 VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS
3.18.1 Contractors may voluntarily offer discounts to County employees for products or
services provided under this contract. Whether a contractor offers or does not offer
an employee discount is not a factor considered in the evaluation of responses to
this solicitation.
3.18.2 Any discount offered is part of a commercial transaction between the contractor
and individual County employees and the County is not a party to the transaction.
Any disputes or issues arising from an individual commercial transaction between
the contractor and an individual County employee is a matter between the
contractor and the employee. If a discount is offered, the terms will be announced
to County employees.
4.0 CONTRACTUAL TERMS & CONDITIONS
4.1 CONTRACT TERM
This Invitation for Bids is for awarding a firm, fixed-price purchasing contract to cover a
term of two years.
4.2 OPTION TO RENEW
The County may, at its option and with the concurrence of the contractor, renew the term
of this contract up to a maximum of four additional years, (or at the County’s sole discretion,
extend the contract on a month-to-month basis for a maximum of six months after
expiration). Contractor shall be notified in writing by the Office of Procurement Services of
the County’s intention to renew the contract term at least 60 calendar days prior to the
expiration of the original contract term.
4.3 CONTRACT COMPLETION
In preparation for contract completion, the contractor shall make all reasonable efforts for
an orderly transition of its duties and responsibilities to another provider and/or to the
County. This may include, but is not limited to, preparation of a transition plan and
cooperation with the County or other providers in the transition. The transition includes the
transfer of all records and other data in the possession, custody, or control of the contractor
that are required to be provided to the County either by the terms of this agreement or as
a matter of law. The provisions of this clause shall survive the expiration or termination of
this agreement.
4.4 PRICE ADJUSTMENTS
4.4.1 All prices shall be held firm for the initial term of the contract unless otherwise
authorized in writing by the Office of Procurement Services.
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4.4.2 Any requests for reasonable price adjustments must be submitted 60 calendar
days prior to the contract expiration. Requests for adjustment in cost of labor
and/or materials must be supported by appropriate documentation. The
reasonableness of the request will be determined by comparing the request with
the Consumer Price Index or by performing a market survey. If County agrees to
the adjusted price terms, County will issue written approval of the change and
provide an updated version of the contract. The new change shall not be in effect
until the date stipulated on the updated version of the contract.
4.4.3 In the event any price increase is requested as the result of any tariff that becomes
effective during the performance of this contract, the County may adjust the price
based on a request from the contractor that documents the additional price
increase. If, during the performance of this contract, any tariff-related price
increase is subsequently reduced or eliminated, the vendor shall notify the County
of the decrease and shall apply it accordingly for remaining term of the contract. If
the County finds over payment of a project due to tariff reduction that was not due,
the contractor will be liable to the County for that amount, and by contracting with
the County agrees to remit any overpayments back to the County for
miscalculations on increases due to tariffs included in a bid price.
4.5 INDEMNIFICATION
4.5.1 To the fullest extent permitted by law, and to the extent that claims, damages,
losses, or expenses are not covered and paid by insurance purchased by the
contractor, the contractor shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the County
(as Owner), its agents, representatives, officers, directors, officials, and employees
from and against all claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including, but not
limited to attorneys' fees, court costs, expert witness fees, and the costs and
attorneys' fees for appellate proceedings) arising out of, or alleged to have resulted
from, the negligent acts, errors, omissions, or mistakes relating to the performance
of this contract.
4.5.2 Contractor's duty to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the County, its agents,
representatives, officers, directors, officials, and employees shall arise in
connection with any claim, damage, loss, or expense that is attributable to bodily
injury, sickness, disease, death, or injury to, impairment of, or destruction of
tangible property, including loss of use resulting therefrom, caused by negligent
acts, errors, omissions, or mistakes in the performance of this contract, but only to
the extent caused by the negligent acts or omissions of the contractor, a
subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by them, or anyone for
whose acts they may be liable, regardless of whether or not such claim, damage,
loss, or expense is caused in part by a party indemnified hereunder.
4.5.3 The amount and type of insurance coverage requirements set forth herein will in
no way be construed as limiting the scope of the indemnity in this section.
4.5.4 The scope of this indemnification does not extend to the sole negligence of County.
4.6 INSURANCE
4.6.1 Contractor, at contractor’s own expense, shall purchase and maintain, at a
minimum, the herein stipulated insurance from a company or companies duly
licensed by the State of Arizona and possessing an AM Best, Inc. category rating
of B++. In lieu of State of Arizona licensing, the stipulated insurance may be
purchased from a company or companies, which are authorized to do business in
the State of Arizona, provided that said insurance companies meet the approval of
County. The form of any insurance policies and forms must be acceptable to
County.
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4.6.2 All insurance required herein shall be maintained in full force and effect until all
work or service required to be performed under the terms of the contract is
satisfactorily completed and formally accepted. Failure to do so may, at the sole
discretion of County, constitute a material breach of this contract.
4.6.3 In the event that the insurance required is written on a claims-made basis,
contractor warrants that any retroactive date under the policy shall precede the
effective date of this contract and either continuous coverage will be maintained,
or an extended discovery period will be exercised for a period of two years
beginning at the time work under this contract is completed.
4.6.4 Contractor’s insurance will be primary insurance as respects County, and any
insurance or self-insurance maintained by County will not contribute to it.
4.6.5 Any failure to comply with the claim reporting provisions of the insurance policies
or any breach of an insurance policy warranty shall not affect the County’s right to
coverage afforded under the insurance policies.
4.6.6 The insurance policies may provide coverage that contains deductibles or self-
insured retentions. Such deductible and/or self-insured retentions shall not be
applicable with respect to the coverage provided to County under such policies.
Contractor shall be solely responsible for the deductible and/or self-insured
retention and County, at its option, may require contractor to secure payment of
such deductibles or self-insured retentions by a surety bond or an irrevocable and
unconditional letter of credit.
4.6.7 The insurance policies required by this contract, except Workers’ Compensation
and Errors and Omissions, shall name County, its agents, representatives, officers,
directors, officials, and employees as additional insureds.
4.6.8 The policies required hereunder, except Workers’ Compensation and Errors and
Omissions, shall contain a waiver of transfer of rights of recovery (subrogation)
against County, its agents, representatives, officers, directors, officials, and
employees for any claims arising out of contractor’s work or service.
4.6.9 If available, the insurance policies required by this contract may be combined with
Commercial Umbrella Insurance policies to meet the minimum limit requirements.
If a Commercial Umbrella insurance policy is utilized to meet insurance
requirements, the Certificate of Insurance shall indicate which lines the
Commercial Umbrella Insurance covers.
4.6.9.1 Commercial General Liability
Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance with a limit of not less
than $2,000,000 for each occurrence, $4,000,000 Products/Completed
Operations Aggregate, and $4,000,000 General Aggregate Limit. The
policy shall include coverage for premises liability, bodily injury, broad
form property damage, personal injury, products and completed
operations and blanket contractual coverage, and shall not contain any
provisions which would serve to limit third-party action over claims.
There shall be no endorsement or modifications of the CGL limiting the
scope of coverage for liability arising from explosion, collapse, or
underground property damage.
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4.6.9.2 Automobile Liability
Commercial/Business Automobile Liability insurance with a combined
single limit for bodily injury and property damage of not less than
$2,000,000 each occurrence with respect to any of the contractor’s
owned, hired, and non-owned vehicles assigned to or used in
performance of the contractor’s work or services or use or maintenance
of the premises under this contract.
4.6.9.3 Workers’ Compensation
4.6.9.3.1 Workers’ Compensation insurance to cover obligations
imposed by Federal and State statutes having jurisdiction of
contractor’s employees engaged in the performance of the
work or services under this contract; and Employer’s
Liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 for each
accident, $1,000,000 disease for each employee, and
$1,000,000 disease policy limit.
4.6.9.3.2 Contractor, its subcontractors, and sub-subcontractors
waive all rights against this contract and its agents, officers,
directors, and employees for recovery of damages to the
extent these damages are covered by the Workers’
Compensation and Employer’s Liability or Commercial
Umbrella Liability insurance obtained by contractor, its
subcontractors, and its sub-subcontractors pursuant to this
contract.
4.6.9.4 Environmental/Pollution
Contractor shall maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance (CGL)
and, if necessary, Commercial Umbrella Insurance with a limit of not less
than $2,000,000 for each occurrence with a $4,000,000
Products/Completed Operations Aggregate and a $4,000,000 General
Aggregate Limit. The policy shall include coverage for bodily injury,
broad form property damage, personal injury, products and completed
operations, environmental and pollution damage, and blanket
contractual coverage including, but not limited to, the liability assumed
under the indemnification provisions of this contract.
4.6.9.5 Certificates of Insurance
4.6.9.5.1 Prior to contract award, contractor shall furnish the County
with valid and complete certificates of insurance, or formal
endorsements as required by the contract in the form
provided by the County, issued by contractor’s insurer(s),
as evidence that policies providing the required coverage,
conditions, and limits required by this contract are in full
force and effect. Such certificates shall identify this contract
number and title.
4.6.9.5.2 In the event any insurance policy(ies) required by this
contract is (are) written on a claims-made basis, coverage
shall extend for two years past completion and acceptance
of contractor’s work or services and as evidenced by annual
Certificates of Insurance.
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4.6.9.5.3 If a policy does expire during the life of the contract, a
renewal certificate must be sent to County 15 calendar days
prior to the expiration date.
4.6.9.5.4 Certificates of Insurance shall identify Maricopa County as
the certificate holder as follows:
Maricopa County
c/o Risk Management
301 W Jefferson St, Suite 910
Phoenix, AZ 85003
4.6.9.6 Cancellation and Expiration Notice
Applicable to all insurance policies required within the insurance
requirements of this contract, contractor’s insurance shall not be
permitted to expire, be suspended, be canceled, or be materially
changed for any reason without 30 calendar days prior written notice to
Maricopa County. Contractor must provide notice to Maricopa County,
within two business days of receipt, if they receive notice of a policy that
has been or will be suspended, canceled, materially changed for any
reason, has expired, or will be expiring. Such notice shall be sent directly
to Maricopa County Office of Procurement Services and shall be mailed
or hand delivered to 160 South 4th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003, or
emailed to the procurement officer noted in the solicitation.
4.7 FORCE MAJEURE
4.7.1 Neither party shall be liable for failure of performance, nor incur any liability to the
other party on account of any loss or damage resulting from any delay or failure to
perform all or any part of this contract, if such delay or failure is caused by events,
occurrences, or causes beyond the reasonable control and without negligence of
the parties. Such events, occurrences, or causes include, but are not limited to
acts of God/nature (including fire, flood, earthquake, storm, hurricane, or other
natural disaster), war, invasion, act of foreign enemies, hostilities (whether war is
declared or not), civil war, riots, rebellion, revolution, insurrection, military or
usurped power or confiscation, terrorist activities, nationalization, government
sanction, lockout, blockage, embargo, labor dispute, strike, and interruption or
failure of electricity or telecommunication service, and pandemic.
4.7.2 Each as applicable, shall give the other party notice of its inability to perform and
particulars in reasonable detail of the cause of the inability. Each party must use
best efforts to remedy the situation and remove, as soon as practicable, the cause
of its inability to perform or comply.
4.7.3 The party asserting Force Majeure as a cause for non-performance shall have the
burden of proving that reasonable steps were taken to minimize delay or damages
caused by foreseeable events, that all non-excused obligations were substantially
fulfilled, and that the other party was timely notified of the likelihood or actual
occurrence which would justify such an assertion, so that other prudent
precautions could be contemplated.
4.8 ORDERING AUTHORITY
Any request for purchase shall be accompanied by a valid purchase order issued by a
County department or directed by a Certified Agency Procurement Aid (CAPA) with a
purchase card for payment.
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4.9 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
4.9.1 The provisions of this contract relating to payment shall become effective when
funds assigned for the purpose of compensating the contractor as herein provided
are actually available to County for disbursement. The County will be the sole
judge and authority in determining the availability of funds under this contract.
County will keep the contractor fully informed as to the availability of funds.
4.9.2 If any action is taken by any state agency, Federal department, or any other agency
or instrumentality to suspend, decrease, or terminate its fiscal obligations under,
or in connection with, this contract, County may amend, suspend, decrease, or
terminate its obligations under, or in connection with, this contract. In the event of
termination, County will be liable for payment only for services rendered prior to
the effective date of the termination, provided that such services are performed in
accordance with the provisions of this contract. County will give written notice of
the effective date of any suspension, amendment, or termination under this
section, at least 10 days in advance.
4.10 PROCUREMENT CARD ORDERING CAPABILITY
County may opt to use a procurement card (VISA or Mastercard) to make payment for
orders under this contract.
4.11 INTERNET ORDERING CAPABILITY
It is the intent of Maricopa County to use the Internet to communicate and to place orders
under this contract.
4.12 NO MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM PURCHASE OBLIGATION
This contract does not guarantee any minimum or maximum purchases will be made.
Orders will only be placed under this contract when the County identifies a need and proper
authorization and documentation have been approved.
4.13 PURCHASE ORDERS
4.13.1 County reserves the right to cancel purchase orders within a reasonable period of
time after issuance. Should a purchase order be canceled, the County agrees to
reimburse the contractor for actual and documentable costs incurred by the
contractor in response to the purchase order. The County will not reimburse the
contractor for any costs incurred after receipt of County notice of cancellation, or
for lost profits, or for shipment of product prior to issuance of purchase order.
4.13.2 Contractor agrees to accept verbal notification of cancellation of purchase orders
from the County with written notification to follow. Contractor specifically
acknowledges to be bound by this cancellation policy.
4.14 SUSPENSION OF WORK
The procurement officer may order the contractor, in writing, to suspend, delay, or interrupt
all or any part of the work of this contract for the period of time that the procurement officer
determines appropriate for the convenience of the County. No adjustment shall be made
under this clause for any suspension, delay, or interruption to the extent that performance
would have been so suspended, delayed, or interrupted by any other cause, including the
fault or negligence of the contractor. No request for adjustment under this clause shall be
granted unless the claim, in an amount stated, is asserted in writing as soon as practicable
after the termination of the suspension, delay, or interruption, but not later than the date of
final payment under the contract.
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4.15 STOP WORK ORDER
4.15.1 The procurement officer may, at any time, by written order to the contractor, require
the contractor to stop all, or any part, of the work called for by this contract for a
period of 90 calendar days after the order is delivered to the contractor, and for
any further period to which the parties may agree. The order shall be specifically
identified as a stop work order issued under this clause. Upon receipt of the order,
the contractor shall immediately comply with its terms and take all reasonable
steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to the work covered by the order
during the period of work stoppage. Within a period of 90 calendar days after a
stop work order is delivered to the contractor, or within any extension of that period
to which the parties shall have agreed, the procurement officer shall either:
4.15.1.1 cancel the stop work order; or
4.15.1.2 terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Termination
for Default or the Termination for Convenience clause of this contract.
4.15.2 The procurement officer may make an equitable adjustment in the delivery
schedule and/or contract price, and the contract shall be modified, in writing,
accordingly, if the contractor demonstrates that the stop work order resulted in an
increase in costs to the contractor.
4.16 TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE
Maricopa County may terminate the resultant contract for convenience by providing 60
calendar days advance notice to the contractor.
4.17 TERMINATION FOR DEFAULT
4.17.1 The County may, by written Notice of Default to the contractor, terminate this
contract in whole or in part if the contractor fails to:
4.17.1.1 deliver the supplies or to perform the services within the time specified
in this contract or any extension;
4.17.1.2 make progress, so as to endanger performance of this contract; or
4.17.1.3 perform any of the other provisions of this contract.
4.17.2 The County’s right to terminate this contract under these subparagraphs may be
exercised if the contractor does not cure such failure within 10 business days (or
more if authorized in writing by the County) after receipt of a Notice to Cure from
the procurement officer specifying the failure.
4.18 STATUTORY RIGHT OF CANCELLATION FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Notice is given that, pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S.) § 38-511, the County
may cancel any contract without penalty or further obligation within three years after
execution of the contract, if any person significantly involved in initiating, negotiating,
securing, drafting, or creating the contract on behalf of the County is at any time, while the
contract or any extension of the contract is in effect, an employee or agent of any other
party to the contract in any capacity or consultant to any other party of the contract with
respect to the subject matter of the contract. Additionally, pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-511, the
County may recoup any fee or commission paid or due to any person significantly involved
in initiating, negotiating, securing, drafting, or creating the contract on behalf of the County
from any other party to the contract arising as the result of the contract.
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4.19 OFFSET FOR DAMAGES
In addition to all other remedies at Law or Equity, the County may offset from any money
due to the contractor any amounts contractor owes to the County for damages resulting
from breach or deficiencies in performance of the contract.
4.20 SUBCONTRACTING
4.20.1 Contractor may not assign to another contractor or subcontract to another party
for performance of the terms and conditions hereof without the written consent of
the County. All correspondence authorizing subcontracting must reference the bid
serial number and identify the job or project.
4.20.2 The subcontractor’s rate for the job shall not exceed that of the prime contractor’s
rate, as bid in the pricing section, unless the prime contractor is willing to absorb
any higher rates. The subcontractor’s invoice shall be invoiced directly to the prime
contractor, who in turn shall pass-through the costs to the County, without mark-
up. A copy of the subcontractor’s invoice must accompany the prime contractor’s
invoice.
4.21 AMENDMENTS
All amendments to this contract shall be in writing and approved/signed by both parties.
Maricopa County Office of Procurement Services shall be responsible for approving all
amendments for Maricopa County.
4.22 ADDITIONS/DELETIONS OF SERVICES
The County reserves the right to add and/or delete services to a contract. If additional
services are required from a contract, prices for such additions will be negotiated between
the contractor and the County.
4.23 RIGHTS IN DATA
4.23.1 The County shall have the use of data and reports resulting from a contract without
additional cost or other restriction except as may be established by law or
applicable regulation. Each party shall supply to the other party, upon request, any
available information that is relevant to a contract and to the performance
thereunder.
4.23.2 Data, records, reports, and all other information generated for the County by a third
party as the result of a contract are the property of the County and shall be provided
in a format designated by the County or shall be and remain accessible to the
County into perpetuity.
4.24 ACCESS TO AND RETENTION OF RECORDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUDIT AND/OR
OTHER REVIEW
4.24.1 In accordance with section MC1-373 of the Maricopa County Procurement Code,
the contractor agrees to retain (physical or digital copies of) all books, records,
accounts, statements, reports, files, and other records and back-up documentation
relevant to this contract for six years after final payment or until after the resolution
of any audit questions which could be more than six years, whichever is latest. The
County, Federal or State auditors and any other persons duly authorized by the
department shall have full access to and the right to examine, copy, and make use
of, any and all said materials.
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4.24.2 If the contractor’s books, records, accounts, statements, reports, files, and other
records and back-up documentation relevant to this contract are not sufficient to
support and document that requested services were provided, the contractor shall
reimburse Maricopa County for the services not so adequately supported and
documented.
4.25 AUDIT DISALLOWANCES
If at any time it is determined by the County that a cost for which payment has been made
is a disallowed cost, the County shall notify the contractor in writing of the disallowance.
The course of action to address the disallowance shall be at sole discretion of the County,
and may include either an adjustment to future invoices, request for credit, request for a
check, or a deduction from current invoices submitted by the contractor equal to the amount
of the disallowance, or to require reimbursement forthwith of the disallowed amount by the
contractor by issuing a check payable to Maricopa County.
4.26 STRICT COMPLIANCE
Acceptance by County of a performance that is not in strict compliance with the terms of
the contract shall not be deemed to be a waiver of strict compliance with respect to all other
terms of the contract.
4.27 VALIDITY
The invalidity, in whole or in part, of any provision of this contract shall not void or affect
the validity of any other provision of the contract.
4.28 SEVERABILITY
The removal, in whole or in part, of any provision of this contract shall not void or affect the
validity of any other provision of this contract.
4.29 RELATIONSHIPS
4.29.1 In the performance of the services described herein, the contractor shall act solely
as an independent contractor, and nothing herein or implied herein shall at any
time be construed as to create the relationship of employer and employee, co-
employee, partnership, principal and agent, or joint venture between the County
and the contractor.
4.29.2 The County reserves the right of final approval on proposed staff. Also, upon
request by the County, the contractor will be required to remove any employees
working on County projects and substitute personnel based on the discretion of
the County within two business days, unless previously approved by the County.
4.30 NON-DISCRIMINATION
Contractor agrees to comply with all provisions and requirements of Arizona Executive
Order 2009-09, including flow down of all provisions and requirements to any
subcontractors. Executive Order 2009-09 supersedes Executive Order 99-4 and amends
Executive Order 75-5 and is hereby incorporated into this contract as if set forth in full
herein. During the performance of this contract, contractor shall not discriminate against
any employee, client, or any other individual in any way because of that person’s age, race,
creed, color, religion, sex, disability, or national origin. (Arizona Executive Order 2009-09
can be viewed at https://apps.azsos.gov/public_services/register/2009/46/governor.pdf).
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4.31 WRITTEN CERTIFICATION PURSUANT to A.R.S. § 35-393.01
If vendor engages in for-profit activity and has 10 or more employees, and if this agreement
has a value of $100,000 or more, vendor certifies it is not currently engaged in, and agrees
for the duration of this agreement to not engage in, a boycott of goods or services from
Israel. This certification does not apply to a boycott prohibited by 50 U.S.C. § 4842 or a
regulation issued pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 4842.
4.32 CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION
4.32.1 The undersigned (authorized official signing on behalf of the contractor) certifies
to the best of his or her knowledge and belief that the contractor, its current officers,
and directors:
4.32.1.1 are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment,
declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from being awarded any
contract or grant by any United States department or agency or any
state, or local jurisdiction;
4.32.1.2 have not within a three-year period preceding this contract:
4.32.1.2.1 been convicted of fraud or any criminal offense in
connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or as the
result of performing a government entity (Federal, State or
local) transaction or contract;
4.32.1.2.2 been convicted of violation of any Federal or State antitrust
statutes or conviction for embezzlement, theft, forgery,
bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false
statements, or receiving stolen property regarding a
government entity transaction or contract;
4.32.1.3 are not presently indicted or criminally charged by a government entity
(Federal, State or local) with commission of any criminal offenses in
connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or as the result of
performing a government entity public (Federal, state or local)
transaction or contract;
4.32.1.4 are not presently facing any civil charges from any governmental entity
regarding obtaining, attempting to obtain, or from performing any
governmental entity contract or other transaction; and
4.32.1.5 have not within a three-year period preceding this contract had any
public transaction (Federal, State or local) terminated for cause or
default.
4.32.2 If any of the above circumstances described in the paragraph are applicable to the
entity submitting a bid for this requirement, include with your bid an explanation of
the matter including any final resolution.
4.32.3 Contractor shall include, without modification, this clause in all lower tier covered
transactions (i.e. transactions with subcontractors) and in all solicitations for lower
tier covered transactions related to this contract. If this clause is applicable to a
subcontractor, the contractor shall include the information required by this clause
with their bid.
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4.33 VERIFICATION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH A.R.S. § 41-4401 AND FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION LAWS AND REGULATIONS
4.33.1 By entering into the contract, the contractor warrants compliance with the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA using E-Verify) and all other Federal
immigration laws and regulations related to the immigration status of its employees
and A.R.S. § 23-214(A). Contractor shall obtain statements from its subcontractors
certifying compliance and shall furnish the statements to the procurement officer
upon request. These warranties shall remain in effect through the term of the
contract. Contractor and its subcontractors shall also maintain Employment Eligibility
Verification forms (I-9) as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of
1986, as amended from time to time, for all employees performing work under the
contract and verify employee compliance using the E-Verify system and shall keep
a record of the verification for the duration of the employee’s employment or at least
three years, whichever is longer. I-9 forms are available for download at
www.uscis.gov.
4.33.2 The County retains the legal right to inspect documents of contractor and
subcontractor employees performing work under this contract to verify compliance
with paragraph 4.33.1 of this section. Contractor and subcontractor shall be given
reasonable notice of the County’s intent to inspect and shall make the documents
available at the time and date specified. Should the County suspect or find that the
contractor or any of its subcontractors are not in compliance, the County will consider
this a material breach of the contract and may pursue any and all remedies allowed
by law, including, but not limited to: suspension of work, termination of the contract
for default, and suspension and/or debarment of the contractor. All costs necessary
to verify compliance are the responsibility of the contractor
4.34 CONTRACTOR LICENSE REQUIREMENT
4.34.1 Contractor shall procure all permits, insurance, and licenses, and pay the charges
and fees necessary and incidental to the lawful conduct of his/her business, and
as necessary complete any requirements, by any and all governmental or non-
governmental entities as mandated to maintain compliance with and remain in
good standing. Contractor shall keep fully informed of existing and future trade or
industry requirements, and Federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, and
regulations which in any manner affect the fulfillment of a contract and shall comply
with the same. Contractor shall immediately notify both Office of Procurement
Services and the department of any and all changes concerning permits,
insurance, or licenses.
4.34.2 Contractor furnishing finished products, materials, or articles of merchandise that
will require installation or attachment as part of the contract shall possess any
licenses required. Contractor is not relieved of its obligation to obtain and possess
the required licenses by subcontracting of the labor portion of the contract.
Contractors are advised to contact the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, Chief of
Licensing, to ascertain licensing requirements for a particular contract. Contractor
shall identify which license(s), if any, the Registrar of Contractors requires for
performance of the contract.
4.35 INFLUENCE
4.35.1 As prescribed in MC1-1203 of the Maricopa County Procurement Code, any effort
to influence an employee or agent to breach the Maricopa County Ethical Code of
Conduct or any ethical conduct, may be grounds for disbarment or suspension
under MC1-902.
4.35.1.1 An attempt to influence includes, but is not limited to a person offering
or providing a gratuity, gift, tip, present, donation, money, entertainment
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or educational passes or tickets, or any type of valuable contribution or
subsidy that is offered or given with the intent to influence a decision,
obtain a contract, garner favorable treatment, or gain favorable
consideration of any kind.
4.35.2 If a person attempts to influence any employee or agent of Maricopa County, the
chief procurement officer, or his designee, reserves the right to seek any remedy
provided by the Maricopa County Procurement Code, any remedy in equity or in
the law, or any remedy provided by this contract.
4.35.3 ABSOLUTELY NO CONTACT BETWEEN THE RESPONDENT AND ANY
COUNTY PERSONNEL, OTHER THAN THE OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT
SERVICES, IS ALLOWED DURING THE SOLICITATION PROCESS UNLESS
THE COMMUNICATION IS IN REGARD TO PRE-EXISTING BUSINESS WITH
THE COUNTY. ANY COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THE SOLICITATION,
ITS PARTICIPANTS, OR ANY DOCUMENTATION PRIOR TO THE CONTRACT
AWARD MAY BE GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL OF THE RESPONDENT FROM
THE EVALUATION PROCESS.
4.36 CONFIDENTIALITY
In the course of the solicitation process, the County may disclose information that is
proprietary or confidential. By submitting a bid to the solicitation, the offeror agrees that,
except as necessary to prepare a response to this solicitation, neither it nor its agents or
employees will communicate, divulge, or disseminate to any third-party persons or entities,
any information that is disclosed to it by the County during the course of these discussions
without the express written authorization of the County. If the offeror does disclose County
proprietary or confidential information to a third-party in preparing a response to this
solicitation, it shall require the third-party to acknowledge and comply with this provision.
4.37 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
4.37.1 Any information obtained in the course of performing this contract may include
information that is proprietary or confidential to the County. This provision
establishes the contractor’s obligation regarding such information.
4.37.2 Contractor shall establish and maintain procedures and controls that are adequate
to assure that no information contained in its records and/or obtained from the
County or from others in carrying out its functions (services) under the contract
shall be used by or disclosed by it, its agents, officers, or employees, except as
required to efficiently perform duties under the contract. Contractor’s procedures
and controls, at a minimum, must be the same procedures and controls it uses to
protect its own proprietary or confidential information. If, at any time during the
duration of the contract, the County determines that the procedures and controls
in place are not adequate, the contractor shall institute any new and/or additional
measures requested by the County within 15 business days of the written request
to do so.
4.37.3 Any requests to the contractor for County proprietary or confidential information
shall be referred to the County for review and approval, prior to any dissemination.
4.38 PUBLIC RECORDS
Under Arizona law, all offers submitted and opened are public records and must be
retained by the records manager at the Maricopa County Office of Procurement Services.
Offers shall be open to public inspection and copying after contract award and execution,
except for such offers or sections thereof determined to contain proprietary or confidential
information by the Office of Procurement Services. If an offeror believes that information in
its offer or any resulting contract should not be released in response to a public record
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request, under Arizona law, the offeror shall indicate the specific information deemed
confidential or proprietary and submit a statement with its offer detailing the reasons that
the information should not be disclosed. Such reasons shall include the specific harm or
prejudice which may arise from disclosure. The records manager of the Office of
Procurement Services shall determine whether the identified information is confidential
pursuant to the Maricopa County Procurement Code.
4.39 INTEGRATION
This contract represents the entire and integrated agreement between the parties and
supersedes all prior negotiations, proposals, communications, understandings,
representations, or agreements, whether oral or written, expressed, or implied.
4.40 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
By entering into this contract, the contractor agrees to comply with all applicable provisions
of Title 2, Subtitle A, Chapter II, Part 200—UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL
AWARDS contained in Title 2 C.F.R. § 200 et seq.
4.41 GOVERNING LAW
This contract shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona. Venue for any actions
or lawsuits involving this contract will be in Maricopa County Superior Court, Phoenix,
Arizona.
4.42 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE
In the event of a conflict in the provisions of this contract and contractor’s license
agreement, if applicable, the terms of this contract shall prevail.
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ITEM 9. F.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 05/02/2023 Meeting Type: Town Council Regular Meeting
Agenda Type: Regular Agenda Submitting Department: Public Works
Prepared by: Justin Weldy, Public Works Director
Staff Contact Information: Justin Weldy, Public Works Director
Request to Town Council Regular Meeting (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE
ACTION: 1) Approving Additional funding for Capital Improvement Projects D6062 - Grande & Rosita
Drainage Channel & D6063 - Deuce Court Drainage Improvements. 2) Approving the Third Amendment
to Professional Services Agreement 2021-039 with NFRA, Inc. for Engineering Design Services.
Staff Summary (Background)
On October 4, 2022, staff presented three different items for Council consideration and approval:
Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Flood Control District of Maricopa
County (FCDMC) for design and construction of drainage improvements at the Grande
Boulevard/Rosita Drive Drainage Channel.
1.
Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Flood Control District of Maricopa
County (FCDMC) for design and construction of a catch basin and drainpipe on Deuce Court.
2.
Approval of Professional Services Agreement 2021-039 with NFRA, Inc. for Engineering Design
Services related to the previously presented two Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA’s) with
the Flood Control District.The council directed the Town
3.
Approval of all three items was granted as the council stated that the projects were a high priority due
to private property flooding and damage. Council further directed the Manager to work with staff to
expedite the design process and make every effort to complete the projects before the 2023 monsoon
season.
When preparing the grant applications for submittal to the Flood Control District, staff relied on Best
Practices for Construction Estimating. Project estimation is an important aspect of project planning,
which consists of a quantitative estimate of project costs, resources, and duration. However, it is not
exact as it can be difficult to pinpoint the accuracy of time, effort, and costs. As the design process for
the two drainage improvement projects was underway, material and labor prices continued to rise
above and beyond the funding amount staff had included in the original construction estimates as an
inflationary factor. The results of the price increases are shown and described in more detail below.
Per grant guidelines, if the actual project cost exceeds the Flood Control District's grant allocation, the
grant amount will also increase as appropriate, while maintaining the 75% / 25% contribution match
up to $500,000 for each project.
Grande Rosita Project:
Staff originally estimated the design and construction for the Grande/Rosita project at $290,000. The
bids received, and design cost totaled $334,416.86, for a difference of $44,416.86.
A summary of the original FCDMC Grant and Town share for this project is summarized below:
Estimated TOTAL Project
Cost $290,000 Revised Project
TOTAL $334,416.86
Total Estimated Town
Funds $72,500 Town's match @
25%$83,604.22
Total FCDMC Grant Funds $217,500 FCDMC Funds @
75%$250,812.64
Deuce Court Project:
Staff originally estimated design and construction for the Deuce Court project at $95,000. The bids
received, and design cost totaled $128,467.60 for a difference of $33,467.60
A summary of the original FCDMC Grant and Town share for this project is summarized below:
DESIGN: CONSTRUCTION:
FCDMC Funds @ 75%$11,250 FCDMC Funds @
75%$60,000
Town's match @ 25%$3,750 Town's match @
25%$20,000
Subtotal - Design $15,000 Subtotal -
Construction $80,000
Estimated
TOTAL Project Cost $95,000 Revised Project
TOTAL $128,467.60
Total Estimated Town
Funds $23,750 Town's Match @
25%$32,116.90
Total FCDMC Grant
Funds $71,250 FCDMC Funds @
75%$96,350.70
The design phase of both projects is completed. Staff has proceeded to the next step in the process
and solicited construction cost proposals from two of the Town’s Job Order Contract (JOC)
Contractors. Staff is also requesting a 15% owners’ allowance for both projects to cover any additional
issues that may arise during construction, for a project total (for both projects) of $532,317.13 of
which the town will be reimbursed 75% via the FCDMC grant, shown below. The two Capital Projects
currently have a combined budget allocation in the amount of $385,000, per original estimates. Staff is
requesting additional budget authority in the amount of $147,317.12 to construct the projects.
Projects in Total $532,317.13
Town's Match @ 25%$133,079.28
FCDMC Funds @ 75%$399,237.84
The final item on the October 4, 2022, agenda was an amendment to Professional Services Agreement
2021-039 with NFRA, Inc. for Engineering Design Services in the amount of $59,205 related to the
previously presented two Intergovernmental Agreements. Due to unforeseen issues related to utility
conflicts and the necessity to have the engineering firm prepare post design construction as-builts for
the Flood Control District to ensure compliance with record keeping requirements, staff is requesting
an amendment to Professional Services Agreement 2021-039 with NFRA, Inc. for post design
Engineering Services in the Amount of $13,444.00.
Related Ordinance, Policy or Guiding Principle
This design and construction directly relates to the Public Works Mission Statement.
Risk Analysis
Failure to approve additional funding for the Capital Improvements Projects and the amendment to
professional services contract funding will result in further drainage-related property damage, could
jeopardize future Grant opportunities with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County.
Recommendation(s) by Board(s) or Commission(s)
N/A
Staff Recommendation(s)
1) Approving Additional funding for Capital Improvement Projects D6062 & D6063
2) Approving the Third Amendment to Professional Services Agreement 2021-039 with NFRA, Inc. for
Engineering Design Services.
SUGGESTED MOTION
MOVE to Approve
1) Additional funding for Capital Improvement Projects D6062 & D6063 in the amount of $147,317.12
and associated budget transfers
2) Approving the Third Amendment to Professional Services Agreement 2021-039 with NFRA, Inc. for
Engineering Design Services in the amount of $13,444.00
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact:$532,317.13
Budget Reference:N/A
Funding Source:Capital Projects
If Multiple Funds utilized, list here:N/A
Budgeted: if No, attach Budget Adjustment Form:N/A
Attachments
Caurme Scope and Fee
Vincon Scope and Fee
NFRA Scope & Fee
Vincon Scope and Fee
Professional Services Agreement
Form Review
Inbox Reviewed By Date
Public Works Director (Originator)Justin Weldy 04/20/2023 04:59 PM
Finance Director David Pock 04/20/2023 05:04 PM
Town Attorney Aaron D. Arnson 04/21/2023 08:47 AM
Interim Town Manager Rachael Goodwin 04/24/2023 02:22 PM
Public Works Director (Originator)Justin Weldy 04/25/2023 05:01 PM
Finance Director David Pock 04/25/2023 05:35 PM
Town Attorney Linda Mendenhall 04/26/2023 07:52 AM
Interim Town Manager Rachael Goodwin 04/26/2023 12:47 PM
Form Started By: Justin Weldy Started On: 04/14/2023 07:10 AM
Final Approval Date: 04/26/2023
PROPOSAL & CONTRACT
BID LABOR AND MATERIAL FOR: DEUCE COURT DRAINAGE
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BID YOUR JOB
DATE: 4-17-2023 34TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY
TO: TOFH LICENSE: ROC A264505
FROM: CARUME CONTRACTING QUALITY CONSTRUCTION L.L.C.
P.O. BOX 17297
FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ. 85269
PHONE NUMBER: 480-837-9190
E-MAIL: 32deltamike@msn.com / travis.carume@gmail.com
JOB DESCRIPTION:
QUANTITY UNITS DESCRIPTION UNIT PRICE TOTAL
DEUCE COURT DRAINAGE
1 LS DEMO AC/ CATCH BASIN AND CURB PER PLAN
1 LS REALINEMENT FOR COX
1 L S REMOVE AND REINSTALL RIVER ROCK
1 LS REMOVE AND REINSTALL GATE
I LS DIG AND INSTALL 18" HDPE WATER TIGHT DRAIN PIPE
1 LS INSTALL MANHOLE OVER 24" HDPE DRAIN PIPE AND TIE-IN
1 LS BCKFILL AND COMPACT
1 LS REPAVE TRENCH IN STREET
1 LS INCASE SEWER SERVICE
SUBTOTAL 92,000.00$
TAX 0.0598$ 5,501.60$
97,501.60$
EXCLUDES:
SALES TAX
ROCK AND / OR CALICHE EXCAVATION( RIPPING, JACK HAMMERING, BLASTING, ECT.)
ADD $2500.00 FOR EACH EXTRA MOVE-IN ( MOBILIZATION ) IF REQUIRED DO TO STOP WORK ORDER
ANY BOND COST
SALES TAX WILL BE ADDED UNLESS LEGAL PROOF OF ARIZONA SALE TAX EXEMPTION
THIS PROPOSAL MUST BE SIGNED BY GENERAL, DEVELOPER, AND THE HOME OWNER
SIGNATURES: GENERAL CONTRACTOR____________________________DEVELOPER______________________________
OWNER__________________________________
Bid No.:Date:
4/19/2023
Street:Job Name:
City, State & Zip Code:Job Address:
Item Unit QTY Unit $
1 LS 1 2,500.00$
2 EA 2 7,500.00$
3 LF 70 45.00$
1. Unforeseen Conditions
2. Testing, Inspections and Survey.
3. Permits, Fees and Traffic Control
4. Any item not specifically included on this proposal.
Submitted by:Vincon Engineering Construction, LLC. Acceptance of Proposal:
Authorized Signature:Troy Colby Authorized Signature:
This proposal may be withdrawn if not accepted within 30 days.
$3,150.00
$15,000.00
$20,650.00
$21,884.87
Exclusions:
We propose hereby to furnish material and labor complete in accordance with above specifications, for the above specified amount. All material is
guaranteed to be as specified. All work to be complete in a workmanlike manner according to standard practices. Any alteration or deviation from above
specification involving extra costs will be executed only upon written orders and will become an extra charge over and above the estimate. All agreements
contingent upon strikes, accidents or delays beyond our control. Owner to carry fire, tornado and other necessary insurance. Our workers are fully covered
by Worker's Compensation Insurance.
General Engineering Construction
1831 N Rochester Mesa, AZ 85205
Phone: 480-833-8527 Fax: 480-833-8617
Inclusions: Labor, Equipment and Materials
TOTAL
Proposal
Proposal Submitted to:
Town of Fountain Hills
$1,234.87
Sub Total
Sales Tax
Construct Misc Curb Types Vertical, Wedge and Transition
$2,500.00
Deuce Court
Description Amount
Construct Curb Opening Catch Basin Type "A" MAG 530
Mobilization/Demobilization
NFra Inc. 77 East Thomas Road, Suite 200; Phoenix, Arizona 85012 • 602.277.0967 • Fax: 602.277.5937
a transportation engineering firm
April 19, 2023
Justin T. Weldy
Public Works Director
Town of Fountain Hills
16705 E. Avenue of the Fountains
Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
RE: Town of Fountain Hills
Grande - Rosita and Deuce Court Drainage Improvements
Scope of Work and Fee Proposal – CO #1
Dear Mr. Weldy,
NFra Inc. is pleased to provide this change order proposal to revise the plans based on our pre-
construction meeting and to provide post design services. It is our understanding that construction
staking by Consultant Registered Surveying (CRS) will be by separate contract between the Town and
CRS.
NFra’s fee for professional civil engineering design services for the work as described above will be
for the total amount of $13,444.00.
We are looking forward to continue working with the Town of Fountain Hills on this project. If you
have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (602) 443-6066 or rweyrauch@nfrainc.us.
Sincerely,
Randy Weyrauch, P.E.
Project Manager
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NFra Inc. 77 East Thomas Road, Suite 200; Phoenix, Arizona 85012 • 602.277.0967 • Fax: 602.277.5937
a transportation engineering firm
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CLIENT: TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
PROJECT LOCATION: GRANDE BOULEVARD AND ROSITA DRIVE
PROJECT LOCATION: DEUCE COURT
PROJECT NAME: GRANDE BLVD – ROSITA DRIVE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS
DEUCE COURT DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS
SCOPE OF WORK – DESIGN PHASE – CHANGE ORDER #1
A. PROJECT UNDERSTANDING
Per the outcome of the pre-construction meeting on April 17, 2023, the Town of Fountain
Hills has requested plan revisions at both project sites and NFra will provide post design
services.
B. DESIGN TASKS
Grande – Rosita: NFra will revise the channel design to provide curb return inlet and outlet
to the concrete channel instead of the original proposed scuppers. Removable bollards will be
installed to allow access for the Town’s maintenance crews to maintain the channel. NFra will
also include two-four inch conduits for utility companies use in relocating their facilities at
both ends of the channel.
Deuce Court: NFra will revise the storm drain profile to avoid the sanitary sewer service line
that was identified during the pre-construction field meeting. Revisions will be based on the
outcome of the potholing investigations being completed by the Town.
Submittals: NFra will revise the plans and resubmit final plans to the Town for construction.
Submittal will include revised quantities and construction cost estimates.
C. POST DESIGN SERVICES
Construction observations will be provided by NFra with the intent of rendering professional
opinions regarding the quality of the completed construction strictly related to NFra’s design
scope of work for the project. This task should not be construed to warrant the work of any
contractor.
One representative from NFra will attend the kickoff meeting with the Town and Contractor
to discuss the design plans and proposed construction activities. Meeting is anticipated to be
three hours in length.
One representative from NFra will attend a construction meeting at the project site to discuss
and resolve any conflicts. Preparation and meeting attendance is anticipated to be three hours
in length.
NFra Inc. 77 East Thomas Road, Suite 200; Phoenix, Arizona 85012 • 602.277.0967 • Fax: 602.277.5937
a transportation engineering firm
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NFra will review and respond to shop drawing submittals to ensure materials satisfy design
requirements. Submittals anticipated include:
Concrete Mixes
Asphalt Mixes
Aggregate Base Course
Rock Riprap
Catch Basins
HDPE Pipe
Manhole
Bollards
NFra will review and respond to request for information (RFI’s) that are related to NFra’s
design plans.
NFra will attend a project walk thru and provide a punch list of items that the contractor needs
to address to comply with the design documents.
Record drawings will be prepared for both project sites.
D. ASSUMPTIONS
1. Construction staking will be provided by others.
2. NFra is not responsible for construction testing or inspections, including material
testing.
3. NFra is not required to be on-site on a daily basis. If requested, NFra will attend the
project site to resolve construction conflicts, one meeting is anticipated.
4. Permitting, permitting fees, review fees, or other post design related fees are not
included in NFra’s scope of work or expenses
5. Record drawings will be in pdf format and submitted electronically.
E. COMPENSATION
Compensation will be on a not to exceed basis:
Design Service Fee: $13,444.00
Attachment A
NFra Inc.
Client: Town of Fountain Hills
Project: Grande Boulevard - Rosita Drive - Deuce Court Drainage Improvements
Design Cost Proposal - CO #1
ESTIMATED DIRECT LABOR (GRANDE-ROSITA-DEUCE DRAINAGE)
Estimated Avg. Hourly Labor
Classification Labor Hours Rate Cost
Project Manager 16 $200.00 $3,200
Senior Project Engineer 48 $175.00 $8,400
Designer / Technician 14 $123.00 $1,722
78 Total Estimated Labor $13,322
ESTIMATED DIRECT EXPENSES
Mileage - 3 Trips at 65 Miles x 0.625 $122
Total Estimate Expenses $122
ESTIMATED SUBCONSULTANT DIRECT LABOR & EXPENSES
SUBTOTAL SUBCONSULTANTS $0
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST $13,444
4/19/2023
CONSULTANT SIGNATURE DATE
FIGURES ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR
4/19/2023
Attachment A
NFra Inc.
Client: Town of Fountain Hills
Project: Grande - Rosita - Deuce Drainage Improvements
Design Cost Proposal - CO #1
Town of Fountain Hills: Grande Blvd - Rosita Drive - Deuce CourtTOTAL
HOURS
Design Plans
Revise Deuce Court Storm Drain Plan and Profile Sheets 14 2 8 4
Revise Grande - Rosita Channel Plan and Profile Sheets 14 2 8 4
Quantities and Cost Estimates 4 1 3 0
Subtotal Design Plans 32 5 19 8
Post Design Services
General Administration 5 5 0 0
Kickoff Meeting 3030
Site Meeting 3030
Shop Drawing Reviews (8+/- Submittals) 16 4 12 0
RFI Reviews 8260
Project Walk Thru 3 0 3 0
Record Drawings 8 0 2 6
Subtotal Post Design Services 46 11 29 6
TOTAL FOR GRANDE - ROSITA - DEUCE 78 16 48 14
Project
Manager
Senior
Engineer
Designer /
Technician
4/19/2023
Bid No.:Date:
3/24/2023
Street:Job Name:
City, State & Zip Code:Job Address:
Item Unit QTY Unit $
1 LS 1 20,000.00$
2 LS 1 10,000.00$
3 LS 1 24,880.00$
4 SY 20 65.00$
5 SF 193 10.00$
6 LF 25 42.00$
7 LF 41 12.00$
8 LF 36 10.00$
9 SY 16 85.00$
10 SY 16 300.00$
11 LF 64 42.00$
12 SF 12 20.00$
13 EA 2 7,980.00$
14 SF 2177 61.00$
15 SF 197 72.00$
16 LF 480 110.00$
17 LS 1 5,000.00$
1. Unforeseen Conditions
2. Testing, Inspections and Survey.
3. Permits, Fees and Traffic Control
4. Any item not specifically included on this proposal.
Submitted by:Vincon Engineering Construction, LLC. Acceptance of Proposal:
Authorized Signature:Troy Colby Authorized Signature:
This proposal may be withdrawn if not accepted within 30 days.
Remove Existing Curb and Gutter
Earthwork for Concrete Channel
$20,000.00
Grande Blvd - Rosita Drive Drainage Improvements
Description Amount
Clear and Grub Channel
Exclusions:
We propose hereby to furnish material and labor complete in accordance with above specifications, for the above specified amount. All material is
guaranteed to be as specified. All work to be complete in a workmanlike manner according to standard practices. Any alteration or deviation from above
specification involving extra costs will be executed only upon written orders and will become an extra charge over and above the estimate. All agreements
contingent upon strikes, accidents or delays beyond our control. Owner to carry fire, tornado and other necessary insurance. Our workers are fully
covered by Worker's Compensation Insurance.
General Engineering Construction
1831 N Rochester Mesa, AZ 85205
Phone: 480-833-8527 Fax: 480-833-8617
Inclusions: Labor, Equipment and Materials
TOTAL
Proposal
Proposal Submitted to:
Town of Fountain Hills
$17,332.49
Sub Total
Sales Tax
Mobilization/Demobilization
3" Asphalt Concrete on 6" ABC
Install Vertical Curb and Gutter
$289,841.00
$307,173.49
Concrete Scupper Spillway, MAG DTL 206, Modified to 8.5 ft with 1.5 ft Edge
Curb Both Sides per Detail and Embedded Rip Rap
Safety Rail, Height = 3'-6" per MAG DTL 145, Type 3 No Paint
Traffic Control
$14,184.00
$52,800.00
$5,000.00
Subgrade Prep
$24,880.00
$1,360.00
$10,000.00
Remove Existing Asphalt Paving and Base Material
Install Concrete Driveway, Match Exisitng Thickness
Install Scupper per MAG DTL 206, Curb Opening 8.5'
Concrete Scupper Spillway, MAG DTL 206, Modified to 8.5 ft with 1.5 ft Edge
Curb Both Sides per Detail
$1,300.00
$1,930.00
$1,050.00
$492.00
$360.00
$4,800.00
$2,688.00
$240.00
$15,960.00
$132,797.00
Remove Existing Single Curb
Remove Existing Wood Header/2" HDPE Pipe
Remove Existing Sidewalk, Driveway or Slab
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Contract No. 2021-039.2
SECOND AMENDMENT
TO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
AND
NFRA, INC.
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (this
“Second Amendment”) is entered into upon execution, between the Town of Fountain Hills, an
Arizona municipal corporation (the “Town”) and NFRA, Inc., a(n) Arizona corporation (the
“Consultant”).
RECITALS
A. The Town and the Consultant entered into a Professional Services Agreement (the
“Agreement”), dated March 22, 2021 (and Amended via Amendment No. 1, dated October 10,
2022), for the Consultant to provide civil engineering services, including, but not limited to, civil
engineering plans, specifications, construction details and/or construction documents, and
engineering estimates. (the “Services”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this
Second Amendment have the same meanings as contained in the Agreement.
B. The Town has determined that it is necessary to add additional services.
C. The Town and the Consultant desire to enter this Second Amendment (i) to reflect
the additional services as in Exhibit D, as attached, and (ii) provide for compensation for the
additional services.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing introduction and recitals, which
are incorporated herein by reference, the following mutual covenants and conditions, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the Town and the Consultant hereby agree as follows:
1. Compensation. The Town shall pay Consultant an aggregate amount not to
exceed $93,376 for the Services, resulting in an increase of $13,444.
2. Exhibit D, as attached, is hereby incorporated by this reference.
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3. Effect of Amendment. In all other respects, the Agreement is affirmed and ratified
and, except as expressly modified herein, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect.
4. Non-Default. By executing this Second Amendment, the Consultant affirmatively
asserts that (i) the Town is not currently in default, nor has it been in default at any time prior to
this Second Amendment, under any of the terms or conditions of the Agreement and (ii) any and
all claims, known and unknown, relating to the Agreement and existing on or before the date of
this Second Amendment are forever waived.
5. Israel. Consultant certifies that it is not currently engaged in, and agrees for the
duration of this Agreement that it will not engage in a “boycott,” as that term is defined in Ariz.
Rev. Stat. § 35-393, of Israel.
6. China. Pursuant to and in compliance with A.R.S. § 35-394, Vendor hereby agrees
and certifies that it does not currently, and agrees for the duration of this Agreement that Vendor
will not, use: (1) the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China; (2) any
goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of
China; or (3) any contractors, subcontractors or suppliers that use the forced labor or any goods or
services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China. Vendor
also hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Town, its officials, employees, and agents
from any claims or causes of action relating to the Town’s action based upon reliance upon this
representation, including the payment of all costs and attorney fees incurred by the Town in
defending such as action.
7. Conflict of Interest. This Second Amendment and the Agreement may be cancelled
by the Town pursuant to Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 38-511.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGES]
ITEM 9. G.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 05/02/2023 Meeting Type: Town Council Regular Meeting
Agenda Type: Regular Agenda Submitting Department: Administration
Prepared by:
Request to Town Council Regular Meeting (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE
ACTION: Relating to any item included in the League of Arizona Cities and Towns' weekly Legislative
Bulletin(s), or relating to any action proposed or pending before the State Legislature.
Staff Summary (Background)
This is a regularly recurring agenda item on the Town Council agenda during the legislative session.
This agenda item aims to obtain consensus from the Mayor and Council on legislative bills and provide
direction, if any, to staff to communicate the town's position on the bills. For every Council meeting,
the Legislative Bulletin will be attached to the Town Council agenda, including legislative analysis of
the bills and their impacts on municipalities. The Mayor and Council will have an opportunity to
review the bills that are under consideration in the Arizona State Legislature and provide direction on
supporting or opposing the bills. The Mayor and Council may also bring up other bills of interest to the
Town of Fountain Hills for discussion that are not listed in the Legislative Bulletin.
Related Ordinance, Policy or Guiding Principle
N/A
Risk Analysis
N/A
Recommendation(s) by Board(s) or Commission(s)
N/A
Staff Recommendation(s)
N/A
SUGGESTED MOTION
MOVE to provide staff direction on one or more bills being considered by the State Legislature.
Attachments
Legislative Bulletin - Issue 14
Legislative Bulletin - Issue 14
Legislative Bulletin - Issue 15
Form Review
Form Started By: Linda Mendenhall Started On: 04/24/2023 11:36 AM
Final Approval Date: 04/24/2023
Legislative Bulletin:
Today is the 99th day of the 2023 legislative session. A total of 1,632 bills,
memorials and resolutions have been introduced, with 101 bills transmitted to
the governor, 53 signed into law and 48 vetoed. The Legislature is adjourned
until Tuesday, April 25th, although budget discussions between lawmakers, the
governor and stakeholders will be underway over the respite. The Finance
Advisory Committee also met on Thursday to provide an update on state
finances.
House Votes to Expel Liz Harris
On Wednesday, the House passed a resolution to expel Representative Liz
Harris (R-Chandler). HR2003 (Liz Harris; expulsion) was approved by a vote of
46-13-1. The resolution cited disorderly conduct and violation of the chamber’s
order and decorum as the primary reasons for expulsion. This action was
precipitated by an incident involving then-Representative Liz Harris, who
extended an invitation to Jacqueline Breger to testify before the House and
Senate Special Joint Elections Committee. During the testimony, Breger
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presented allegations of money laundering, drug trafficking, public corruption,
bribery of public officials and election fraud.
The current composition of the Senate includes 16 Republicans and 14
Democrats, while the House consists of 30 Republicans and 29 Democrats
following the passage of HR2003. As the House is one seat short of a
Republican majority, advancing legislation along party lines presents a
noteworthy challenge until the vacant seat is filled by a newly appointed
member.
Finance Advisory Committee
The Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) discussed the state’s financial outlook
on Thursday. Topics addressed minimal changes to revenues, including
carryforward resources, year-over-year through April at approximately $18.12
billion, decreasing to $18.09 billion in FY 2024. Additionally, cash balances are
projected to remain constant at $2.5 billion through FY 2024, decreasing to $48
million in FY 2025 and increasing to $663 million in FY 2026. Revenues and
expenses are mostly aligned in FY 2025 at $16.27 billion and $16.22 billion,
respectively.
See FAC presentation materials here
Prop 400 Extensions
The Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) discussed the state’s financial outlook
on Thursday. Meeting highlights noted minimal changes to revenues, including
carryforward resources, year-over-year through April at approximately $18.12
billion, decreasing to $18.09 billion in FY 2024. Cash balances are projected to
remain constant at $2.5 billion through FY 2024, decreasing to $48 million in FY
2025 and increasing to $663 million in FY 2026. Revenues and expenses are
mostly aligned in FY 2025 at $16.27 billion and $16.22 billion, respectively.
Prop 400 Extensions
Prop 400, otherwise known as a transportation excise tax, authorized a .5-cent
sales tax within Maricopa County in 2004 and is set to expire by Jan.1, 2026.
However, state lawmakers are debating measures that would extend Prop 400.
The tax is levied to support funding for transportation projects selected and
approved by the Regional Planning Agency’s Transportation Policy Committee
over a 20-year timeframe. The Maricopa Association of Governments or MAG is
the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization serving as the regional
planning and policy agency for the greater Maricopa area.
One measure is a strike-everything amendment to SB1246 (S/E: election;
transportation tax; Maricopa County) sponsored by Representative David Cook
(R-Globe). The strike-everything amendment was approved by the House
Government Committee on March 16th (7-4-0) and heard in House Majority and
Minority Caucuses. It is now eligible for Committee of the Whole (COW).
The other measure is SB1102 (S/E: transportation excise tax; Maricopa County)
sponsored by Representative David Livingston (R-Peoria). The strike-everything
amendment was approved by the House Appropriations Committee (8-6-1) on
April 3rd.
Table 1. Side-by-Side of Prop 400 Extension Bills shows bill provisions
present in one or both Prop 400 extension proposals.
Bill Updates
SB1131 (S/E: residential leases; municipal tax exemption) was retained on the
House Committee of the Whole (COW) calendar on Monday.
HB2019 (licensing; permitting; criteria; clarity) sponsored by Representative
Travis Grantham (R-Gilbert) was transmitted to the governor on Thursday.
HB2547 (zoning ordinances; property rights; costs) sponsored by House
Speaker Ben Toma (R-Peoria) was transmitted to the governor on Thursday.
HB2484 (failure to return vehicle) sponsored by Representative Kevin Payne (R-
Glendale) was approved by Senate on Third Read (25-3-0) on Thursday.
HB2288 (roundabouts; right-of-way; large vehicles) sponsored by
Representative David Cook (R-Globe) was approved by Senate on Third Read
(27-0-0) on Thursday.
HB2377 (public officers; lobbying; prohibition) sponsored by House Majority
Leader Leo Biasiucci (R-Lake Havasu City) was approved by the Senate on
Third Read (16-13-0) on Wednesday.
2023 Session Deadlines
Every session has deadlines pertaining to bill submissions and hearings. This
year, the schedule is as follows:
April
Friday 4/14 – last day for conference committees
Tuesday 4/18 – 100th day of session
Legislative Staff
You can contact our legislative division at (602) 258-5786 or email using the
information below:
Tom Savage, Legislative Director: tsavage@azleague.org
Marshall Pimentel, Senior Legislative Associate: mpimentel@azleague.org
Jonathon Bates, Legislative Analyst: jbates@azleague.org
Michael Jones, Legislative Intern: legisintern@azleague.org
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Legislative Bill Monitoring
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Legislative Bulletin:
Today marks the 106th day of the 2023 legislative session. A total of 1,632 bills,
memorials and resolutions have been introduced. Out of these, 156 have been
transmitted to the governor. So far, 93 have been signed into law, while 63 have
been vetoed by the governor. Budget discussions are underway, and a final
agreement has yet to be announced by legislative leadership or the governor.
Potential Veto Override of HB2509 (food preparation; sale; cottage
food)
HB2509 (food preparation; sale; cottage food) sponsored by Representative
Travis Grantham (R-Gilbert) was approved by the Senate on April 5th (26-4-0)
and by the House on April 13th (45-11-4). However, the governor vetoed the
legislation on Tuesday. The legislature could potentially override the governor’s
veto of the erstwhile “tamale bill” once they reconvene tomorrow. An override
requires at least a two-thirds vote in each chamber or at least 40 votes in the
House and 20 votes in the Senate.
The bill would have expanded the definition of “cottage food product” by allowing
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citizens to produce foods for sale out of their home kitchens. Under the bill, a
“cottage food product” was defined as food prepared in a home kitchen by a
registered individual with the Arizona Department of Health Services. Cottage
food products do not include alcoholic beverages, unpasteurized milk, or foods
containing alcoholic beverages, fish and shellfish products, meat, meat
byproducts, poultry or poultry byproducts, unless allowed by federal law. The
exceptions include poultry or poultry byproducts under the 1,000-bird exemption,
poultry or poultry byproducts from inspected sources, and meat or meat
byproducts from inspected sources.
Additionally, the provisions would have addressed labeling and certification
requirements. The legislation also would have established guidelines for
maintaining the safety of potentially hazardous products, such as temperature
control and approved ingredient sourcing.
Legislative District Vacancies
Two vacant seats are currently available in the legislature, specifically in Senate
Legislative District 26 and House Legislative District 13. Precinct committee
members from each district have submitted three candidate names to the
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. The candidates for each district
include:
Senate Legislative District 26
1. Representative Cesar Aguilar (D-Phoenix)
2. Representative Flavio Bravo (D-Phoenix)
3. Quant'a Crews
According to Capitol Media Services, Quant'a Crews secured the highest
number of votes, receiving 25. Rep. Aguilar followed with 20 votes, and Rep.
Bravo obtained 16 votes.
House Legislative District 13
1. Former Representative Liz Harris (R-Chandler)
2. Julie Willoughby
3. Steve Steele
2023 Session Deadlines
Every session has deadlines pertaining to bill submissions and hearings. This
year, the schedule is as follows:
April
Friday 4/14 – last day for conference committees
Tuesday 4/18 – 100th day of session
Legislative Staff
You can contact our legislative division at (602) 258-5786 or email using the
information below:
Tom Savage, Legislative Director: tsavage@azleague.org
Marshall Pimentel, Senior Legislative Associate: mpimentel@azleague.org
Jonathon Bates, Legislative Analyst: jbates@azleague.org
Michael Jones, Legislative Intern: legisintern@azleague.org
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events.
Legislative Bill Monitoring
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link below.
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Phoenix, AZ 85007
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