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HomeMy WebLinkAbout092617PA McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission Page 1 of 2 G:\Commission MMPC\Agenda & Minutes\Agenda\2017\092617PA POST ACTION AGENDA NOTICE NOTICE OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN PRESERVATION COMMISSION TIME: 5:00 P.M. WHEN: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 WHERE: FOUNTAIN HILLS COUNCIL CHAMBERS 16705 E. AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ A majority of the Council members may be in attendance. No official action will be taken. McDowell Mountain Preservation Commissioners will attend either in person or by telephone conference call. PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION Anyone wishing to speak before the Commission must fill out a speaker’s card and submit it to the Executive Assistant prior to Commission discussion of that Agenda item. Speaker Cards are located in the Council Chamber Lobby and near the Executive Assistant’s position near the dais. Speakers will be called in the order in which the speaker cards were received either by the Executive Assistant or the Commission Chair. At that time, speakers should stand and approach the podium. Speakers are asked to state their name and whether or not they reside in Fountain Hills (do not provide a home address) prior to commenting and to direct their comments to the Presiding Officer and not to individual Commission members. Speakers’ statements should not be repetitive. If a speaker chooses not to speak when called, the speaker will be deemed to have waived his or her opportunity to speak on the matter. Speakers may not (i) reserve a portion of their time for a later time or (ii) transfer any portion of their time to another speaker. If there is a Public Hearing, please submit the speaker card to speak to that issue during the Public Hearing. Individual speakers will be allowed three contiguous minutes to address the Commission. Time limits may be waived by (i) discretion of the Community Services Department Director upon request by the speaker not less than 24 hours prior to a Meeting, (ii) consensus of the Commission at Meeting or (iii) the Chair either prior to or during a Meeting. Please be respectful when making your comments. If you do not comply with these rules, you will be asked to leave. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to A.R.S. §1-602.A.9 , subject to certain specified statutory exceptions, parents have a right to consent before the State or any of its political subdivisions make a video or audio recording of a minor child. Meetings of the Town Council are audio and/or video recorded, and, as a result, proceedings in which children are present may be subject to such recording. Parents in order to exercise their rights may either file written consent with the Town Clerk to such recording, or take personal action to ensure that their child or children are not present when a recording may be made. If a child is present at the time a recording is made, the Town will assume that the rights afforded parents pursuant to A.R.S. §1-602.A.9 have been waived. The agenda for the meeting is as follows: 1. CALL TO ORDER and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE @ 5:05 PM 2. ROLL CALL NO ACTION TAKEN 3. CALL to the PUBLIC NO ACTION TAKEN a) Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431-01(G), public comment is permitted (not required) on matters not listed on the agenda. Any such comment (i) must be within the jurisdiction of the Commission and (ii) is subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions. The Commission will not discuss or take legal action on matters raised during “Call to the Public” unless the matters are properly noticed for discussion and McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission Page 2 of 2 G:\Commission MMPC\Agenda & Minutes\Agenda\2017\092617PA legal action. At the conclusion of the call to the public, individual Commissioner may (i) respond to criticism, (ii) ask staff to review a matter or (iii) ask that the matter be placed on a future Commission agenda. 4. CONSIDERATION of Approving the August 22, 2017 Meeting Minutes APPROVED 5. UPDATE on the 2017 MMPC Objectives NO ACTION TAKEN 6. REVIEW of All of the Work Groups NO ACTION TAKEN 7. DISCUSSION on Who is Responsible for Keeping the Map Holders at the Kiosks Full NO ACTION TAKEN 8. UPDATE on the Sonoran Conservancy NO ACTION TAKEN 9. DISCUSSION on QR Codes and Signs NO ACTION TAKEN 10. DISCUSSION on the Town Fairs NO ACTION TAKEN 11. DISCUSSION of the New Directional Signs for the Two Trailheads NO ACTION TAKEN 12. UPDATE on the Open Meeting Law Workshop NO ACTION TAKEN 13. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION of the Name for the Sonoran Trail (Upper and Lower Sonoran Trail) APPROVED, SONORAN TRAIL AND LOWER SONORAN TRAIL 14. DISCUSSION on the Extension of the MMPC Past the December 31, 2017 Sunset Date NO ACTION TAKEN 15. UPDATE on the Adero Canyon Trailhead Construction Project NO ACTION TAKEN 16. CONSIDERATION of Adjournment APPROVED @ 5:59 PM Dated this 27th day of September 2017 By: Jennifer Lyons, Executive Assistant Pursuant to Title II of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission does not discriminate on the basis of a disability regarding admission to public meetings. Individuals with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or services for effective communication in this meeting may contact 480-816-5100 (voice) or 1-800-367-8939 (TDD), 72 business hours prior to the meeting start time. REVISED 9/21/17 McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission Page 1 of 2 G:\Commission MMPC\Agenda & Minutes\Agenda\2017\092617A-REVISED NOTICE OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN PRESERVATION COMMISSION TIME: 5:00 P.M. WHEN: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 WHERE: FOUNTAIN HILLS COUNCIL CHAMBERS 16705 E. AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ A majority of the Council members may be in attendance. No official action will be taken. McDowell Mountain Preservation Commissioners will attend either in person or by telephone conference call. PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION Anyone wishing to speak before the Commission must fill out a speaker’s card and submit it to the Executive Assistant prior to Commission discussion of that Agenda item. Speaker Cards are located in the Council Chamber Lobby and near the Executive Assistant’s position near the dais. Speakers will be called in the order in which the speaker cards were received either by the Executive Assistant or the Commission Chair. At that time, speakers should stand and approach the podium. Speakers are asked to state their name and whether or not they reside in Fountain Hills (do not provide a home address) prior to commenting and to direct their comments to the Presiding Officer and not to individual Commission members. Speakers’ statements should not be repetitive. If a speaker chooses not to speak when called, the speaker will be deemed to have waived his or her opportunity to speak on the matter. Speakers may not (i) reserve a portion of their time for a later time or (ii) transfer any portion of their time to another speaker. If there is a Public Hearing, please submit the speaker card to speak to that issue during the Public Hearing. Individual speakers will be allowed three contiguous minutes to address the Commission. Time limits may be waived by (i) discretion of the Community Services Department Director upon request by the speaker not less than 24 hours prior to a Meeting, (ii) consensus of the Commission at Meeting or (iii) the Chair either prior to or during a Meeting. Please be respectful when making your comments. If you do not comply with these rules, you will be asked to leave. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to A.R.S. §1-602.A.9 , subject to certain specified statutory exceptions, parents have a right to consent before the State or any of its political subdivisions make a video or audio recording of a minor child. Meetings of the Town Council are audio and/or video recorded, and, as a result, proceedings in which children are present may be subject to such recording. Parents in order to exercise their rights may either file written consent with the Town Clerk to such recording, or take personal action to ensure that their child or children are not present when a recording may be made. If a child is present at the time a recording is made, the Town will assume that the rights afforded parents pursuant to A.R.S. §1-602.A.9 have been waived. The agenda for the meeting is as follows: 1. CALL TO ORDER and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. ROLL CALL 3. CALL to the PUBLIC a) Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431-01(G), public comment is permitted (not required) on matters not listed on the agenda. Any such comment (i) must be within the jurisdiction of the Commission and (ii) is subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions. The Commission will not discuss or take legal action on matters raised during “Call to the Public” unless the matters are properly noticed for discussion and REVISED 9/21/17 McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission Page 2 of 2 G:\Commission MMPC\Agenda & Minutes\Agenda\2017\092617A-REVISED legal action. At the conclusion of the call to the public, individual Commissioner may (i) respond to criticism, (ii) ask staff to review a matter or (iii) ask that the matter be placed on a future Commission agenda. 4. CONSIDERATION of Approving the August 22, 2017 Meeting Minutes 5. UPDATE on the 2017 MMPC Objectives 6. REVIEW of All of the Workgroups 7. DISCUSSION on Who is Responsible for Keeping the Map Holders at the Kiosks Full 8. UPDATE on the Sonoran Conservancy 9. DISCUSSION on QR Codes and Signs 10. DISCUSSION of the Town Fairs 11. DISCUSSION of the New Directional Signs for the Two Trailheads 12. UPDATE on the Open Meeting Law Workshop 13. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION of the Name for the Sonoran Trail (Upper and Lower Sonoran Trail) 14. DISCUSSION on the Extension of the MMPC Past the December 31, 2017 Sunset Date 15. UPDATE on the Adero Canyon Trailhead Construction Project 16. CONSIDERATION of Adjournment Dated this 21st day of September 2017 By: Jennifer Lyons, Executive Assistant Pursuant to Title II of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission does not discriminate on the basis of a disability regarding admission to public meetings. Individuals with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or services for effective communication in this meeting may contact 480-816-5100 (voice) or 1-800-367-8939 (TDD), 72 business hours prior to the meeting start time.