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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024.1217.TCRM.MinutesTOWN OF F011NTAIN HILLS MINUTES �F THE REGULAR L MEETING �F THE F�IJNTAIN HILLS TOWN CDUNCIL DECEMBER 17, 2a24 A Regular Meeting of the Fountain Hills Tawn Counc+l was con�ened at 157�5 E. Avenue of the Fountains in vpen and public session at 5:30 p.m. Members Present: Mayor Gerry M. Friedel; Vice Mayor Hannah Tath; Cauncilmember Gayle Earle; Cauncilmember Brenda Kalivianakis; Caun�ilmember Rick Watts; Cauncilmember Peggy McMahan; Caun�ilmember Alien Skillicorn Staff Present: Town Manager Rachael Goodwin; Town A�orney Aaran ❑. Arnson; Town Clerk Kanda�e Fren�h Contreras. Audience: Ap�araximately twenty — five members Qf the public were present. ��y� A II� ���� S� 0 � � � . ���� �, \.��n � , � �ff �ha t � s ATlti�� � / z n x � T�WN OF F�UNTAIN HILLS QECEMBER 17, 2U24 TOWN COIJNCIL MEETING MINUTES �ost-Production File Tawn af Fountain Hills Town Council Meeting Minutes December 17, 2024 Trans�riptian Provided By: e5cribers, LLC * * * * * Transcript+on is pro�ided in arder to facilitate communication accessibility and may not be a tatally verbatim record of the proceedings *���* Page 1 of 36 TOWN QF FOUNTAIN HILLS DECEMBER 17, Z�24 TQWN C�UNCIL MEETING MINUTES MAYDR FRIEQE�: Call thi5 meeting to arder. Please rise far the Pledge ❑f Allegiance. ALL: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the llnited States of America and to the republic, far whieh it stands, one natian, under GQd, indivisible, with liberty and }ustice for all. MAYOR FRIEDEL: Please remain standing. I`d like t❑ in�ite up Pastor Rad Warembaurg from Desert Creek Fellowship to d� aur invocatian. WAREMBDURG: Thank you, Mayor. Anc! you nailed it. Most people don't at all. Congratulations. Thank you, council, for ha�ing me, May�r, for having me. Let's bow our heads. I invite yau ta join me in prayer. Father, today, we exaft you, and we lift yau up. Father, today, we in�ake yaur name. We ask you ta come and be part af these proceedings. We in�ite you to come and he made wisdom ta this council. Father, I pray that you would enable them to lead our town wefi, and you would give them wisdom anci insight and understanding to enable ta discharge the things that they have been entrusted with. Father, we thank you for vur goodness to us, and we ask you tQ be part ❑f these proceeding5 now, in Jesus' name. Amen. ALL: Amen. WAREMBDURG: Thank you. MAYDR FRIEDEL: jhank you. Town Clerk, wauld you please take a roli call? FRENCH CONTRERAS: Yes, sir. Councilrnember Gayle? EARLE: Here. FRENCH COfVTRERAS: Councilmember Kalivianakis? KALIVIANAKIS: Here. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Cauncifinemher Watts? WAT�S: Present. FRfNCH CDNfRERAS: Councilmember McMahon? MCMAH�N: Here. Page 2 of 36 TOWN DF FDUNTAIN HILLS ❑ECEM6ER 17, 2024 T�WN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FRENCH CON1"RERAS: Councilmember Skil�icorn? SKILLICORN: Here. FRENCN C�NTRERAS: Vice Mayar Toth? T�TH: Here. FRENCH CONTRERAS: And Mayor Friedel? MAY�R FRIEDEL: Present. FRENCH CQNTRERAS: Thank yau, sir. MAYOR FRIEDEL: And the town �lerk wiil please read the Statement af Participation. FRENCH C�NTRERAS: �ood e�ening. Anyane wishing to address the council regarding items listed on the agenda or call ta the public shauld fill out the request farm -- the camment card lacated in the back of the council �hamhers and hand it t❑ myself, the town �ierk, priar to consideration of that agenda item. When your name is called, please approach the podium, speak into the micraphone, and state your name for public re�o�-d. Please limit your camment ta three minutes. It is the policy of the mayar and eauncil ta not comment an items brought farth under call to the public. Nawever, staff can be directed to report hack ta the cvuncil at a future date or to schedule items rai5ed for a future council agenda. It is also respectfully requested that applause be kept to a minimum to avoid disruption of the meeting, ta maintain decorum, and ta prQvide for an equal and uninterrupted presentation. Thank yau. MAYDR FRIEDEL: And now we'll ha�e reports by the mayar and cauncilmembers and town mar�ager. Rachael, we'll start with you. G�ODWIN: Thank you, Mayar. I dan't ha�e toa much of an update. I just wanted to thank e�eryone far their participation in all of o�ar holiday programs and acti�ities that we've had gaing on. This past Saturday was our season celebration ❑�er at the Community Center. Once again, it was a big hit. I'd like to thank our dancing 5an#a for being there. He's always a highlight of that e�ening. 5o I just want ta thank everybady. While many of the �ommunity celebrati�ns are drawing to a close, we will continue t❑ Rage 3 of 36 1'QWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS QECEMBER 17� Z024 TDWN CDUNCIL MEETING MINLITES feCD�1112E til� SeaSafl �jl tUl'fllfl� DUC fOUflt31f1 f30ti1 I'ed dllC� �1'eefl tilfpUg�l4Ut t�1E Christmas seasan and then blue to recogni2e Hanukkah later this month. MAY�R FRIEDEL: Thank you. Councilwoman Gayle. [LAUGHTER] EARLE: Well, I went to the League of Arizona Cities and Tawns training on Thursday and Friday and then learned some interesting things. 1 al5❑ went ta 5aturday's seasan celebration, and I voted vn a Christmas Tree. And they had crafts and the bouncy houses. It loaked iike a lot af fun for ail the kids. And then, yesterday, I wa5 very hanored ta be abfe t❑ have a hard-hat tour of the dis�avery -- sarry -- the ❑ark 5ky Discovery Center constructiQn site. Very excited for that ta be finished. Thank you. MAYDR FRIEQEL: C�uncilwoman Brenda. KALIVIANAKIS: Thank yau, Mr. Mayor. Greetings, everyhvdy, and thank you for attending your tawn �ouncil meeting. For the people who are I�ve streaming on Cox Channel 11, hi out there, and fln YouTube. I want to thank the Fountain Hiils Cammunity Band for a really memorable perfarman�e this weekend, Christmas program. They're a gem for vur community. The Desert Valley Winds is a band I played in. We played a patriotic music at the Wreaths Acrass America �elebratian at the Valley of the Sun Cemetery in Chandler. It was attended by Mayor Hartke. The e�ent was last Saturday, ❑e�ember 13th. Nationwide, there wa5 mQre than tw❑ million vol�nteers and supporters wha gathered to remember, to hanor, and to teach at more that 4.6Qa locatians in all 50 state5, at sea and abroad. In Chandler, we laid out 3,zfla wreath5 to the fallen. Their mission statement says, "Honor the fallen. Remember thase that serve. And teach the next generatinn the �alues af freedom." � did s�me ribbon �uttings with the mayor. The first one we did was Che Renee. The owner is a Reiki master. Reiki is a Japanese technique f�r stress reduction and relaxation that promotes healing. Maybe the tawn could provide that servi�e t❑ Qur Page 4 of 35 TOWN �F FDUNTAIN HILLS DECEMBER 17, 2�24 TOWN COLINCIL MEETING MINUTES cauncilmembers and mayor. [LAUGHTER] Alsa, we went t❑ a rihhon cutting for Dr.ladie's consulting services. Dr.lodie has made it her mis5ian ta encourage integration of natural foads and remedies into pet healthcare. Everybody loves their pets, and she doesn't recommend all the cammercial food that's available. And please, I encaurage yau t❑ stop in and see Dr. Jodie. We did ha�e a 5treets and 5afety Committee this week. Thank you, Mr. Mayar, farjoining us. It was a privilege t❑ have your attendance there. The Streets and 5afety Committee meets around once e�ery ather manth. At that time, we discuss each and e�ery letter of con�ern, text, email, ar any reparts that we ha�e frQm the citizens. We go through them one by flne with aur tQwn engineer, with ❑ur town manager, and every single one is addressed. And sv I just want the people of rhis community t❑ know that we have your back when it cames to streets and safety. The 5trol! in the Glaw was an amazing thing. And ever since the Stroll in the Glow, there's literally, every night, hundreds ❑f people wakking araund e�er since then and �ars daing circles araund. It was really papular. And I just want to thank the Fauntain Hills far such a beautiful Christmas decoration. Again lastly, as with Gayle, the cauncil attended the hard-hat at International Qark 5ky Diseo�ery Center. It was fas�inating. The dome is going to be pla�ed thi5 Monday morning at 9:D�. It's going t❑ be by a crane, and the dome is going ta be put over the wooden surface, 5❑ I would suggest e�erybody go out there. It's going ta be exciting. And I alsa want yau to knaw that they are still callecting donations for the National Dark 5ky ❑iscovery. They're still short af what they need ta get that thing done. 5o if yau have a fittle extra money, give a Christmas gift tv the aark-5ky Association, and let's get that thing built. T�ank you, Mr. Mayor. MAY�ft FRIEDEL: You're wel�ome. Councilman Rick? WATTS: I'm pleased to announce that after catching a cold last week, I'm an my sixth day of recavery. So, I haven't done mu�h af anything other than I did attend the hard- Page S of 35 TOWN OF FOLINTAIN HILLS DECEMBER 17, 2024 TOWN C�UNCIL MEETING MfNUTES hat taur of the ❑isc��ery Center, whi�h I found very fascinating. From a contractar's standpaint, one af the cleanestjob sites I've seen. I think McCarthy's doing a great jab. Sa maybe next time. Thank yau. MAY�R FRIEDEL: Councilwoman Hannah? TDTH: Yes. So I, also, was able to do the hard-hat tour and being able to see that visian come to life was truly incredible. We are expecting the dame pretty soon, which is very exciting. And just seeing this 6uilding came tagether, I�eing able ta walk what will be a hailway and what will be the theater, it's very ex�iting. S❑ we alsa, af caurse, had 5troll in the Giow. I think the tawn lights loak extra beautifuf this year. 5o if you ha�en't had a chance to enjay those, please do. And I, �f caurse, for the swearing ins wanted the fo�us to be on our new cauncilmembers, but I do have a little bit ❑f an announcement af something that happened this month, as well. I gat engaged. And -- UNIOENTIFIEd SPEAKEft: 1 knew that. TOTH: 5o very exciting, really wvnderful ❑ecember, and I hape e�eryane has a very, �ery merry Christmas if I dan't see you. MAYDR FRIEQEL: Councilwoman? MCMAH�N: Thank you. Good e�ening, everyone, and happy holidays. We all attended the cauncil budget retreat. I also attended that beautiful 5trall in the Glow. It's always amazing every single year to ha�e vur a�enue lit up like that. It just is such a haltmark of Fountain Hills and the holiday season. It's amazing. I also was fortunate enough to attend the hard-hat Internatianal Dark Sky tour with Hannah and Brenda, and it was really -- it is really, really amazing. And like Ri�k said, it is an exceptionally clean, arganiz�d canstru�tion site. It is so well planned. And it is going -- when it's done, it is going ta he such an impactful and ama2ing asset for our town. And I can't wait for that to happen. 50, I also met with the town prasecutor, had a �up of coffee with him, talked over a few Page 6 0# 3fi T�WN OF FOl1NTAIN HILLS DECEMBER 17, 2U24 TOWN CDl1NtIL MEETING MINUTES �illfl�5. 5o again, I wish everybody a happy holiday and a Happy New Year. Thank yau. MAYDR FRIE�EL: Councilman 5killi�arn? 5K{LLICDRN: Thank yau, Mr. Mayar. Yeah, sQ I was able to attend to 5troll in the Glow, and it has to be one of my favarite events. And it was a good time. i did happen to run inta i�abbi Mendy. We talked about the menorah lighting. So, we stifl have Christmas events gaing on, and we still have the lighting of the menorah going on, a15o the A�enue af Fountains, so it's like a great time of year. And I want [a wish e�eryane a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah. MAYOR FRIEDEL: Thank you. And 4ike has been mentioned, I attended the Traffic and Pedestrian 5afety Committee, also the 5trall in the Glow. And we must have had, what, 4,00� people down there? Et was pretty �rawded dawn there. So it was a really 5pectacular night far the town, and we really gvt ta 5how it aff. We also had a swearing in af two new councilmemhers. 5❑ again, I'd like to welcome Ri�k Watts and Peggy McMahon. And we alsa held a budget warkshop. And I attende� the middle s�hool, where they �elebrated their A rating. Sa that's really signifi�ant far the middle school. I think that's the first time that they'�e gotten an A rating. So that was �ery significant, sa we hope they keep up the hard work and keep it m��ing forward. I've had several meetings with the town manager, going a�er budget issues and ather items that we're going to be cliscussing and ma�ing forward with. I attended a Herties and Helpers shopping program, spansared by MCS� and the Posse. 5o I want to give kudo5 to thase guys as we11 as Target. And I also attended another shopping event put on by the Fountain Hills EIkS Lodge als❑ down at Target. 5❑ we helped the underser�ed kids Christmas shap, and it was really a very rewarding experience. 5❑ if you e�er ha�e the opportunity to da that, do it because it's really Page 7 of 35 TDWN OF FDUNTAIN HILLS DECEMBER 17, 2024 TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MlNUTES rewarding. And as was mentioned ear�ier, we had a cauple of rib6an cuttings, Che Renee and also ❑r. Jodie, who is a holistic �et here in town, naw dawn on the Avenue af the Fvuntain5. She's got a really goad operation there. I want to mention the Toys for Tots. They're all o�er this town. We've got a box in the Community Center, the American Legion Post 58, and al5o the Elks Lodge is also callecting toys far them, tao. And I also attended the meteor shower stargazing program that happened Saturday night up at the Four Peaks saccer field, sa that was quite an event. They had telescope5 vut there that yau could see 5aturn and the rings around Saturn. I mean, it was really a phenomenal event. So if yflu ever have the apportunity to do that, I say d❑ it hecause it was really educational and �ery rewarding. And then we als�, as was mentioned, we had the Dark Sky Dis�overy Center tvur. My wife and I taok that taur as well. And that crane that Cvuncilwoman Kaliviankis mentioned, it's a 50�-tan crane that they're l�ringing in here, so Monday at 9 a'cEvck. That's apen to the publi�. 5o if you want t❑ see an amazing thing, they're going ta pick that dome up and set it down on the foundatian. 5❑ we're really laoking farward to that. That's an exciCing thing for this tvwn. The amount of tourism and education that's going to g❑ with that is going ta be unbeiievable. So with that, that's all I ha�e. Anybady else ha�e anything else they want to add? Na? Okay. Then, we'il move on ta one of aur favorite things. That'S recagnizing aur Stetlar 5tudents for the manth of pecember. So what I'm gaing to do is I'm going to read ❑ff the student and then -- is it our t�wn clerk ar is it lustin Weldy that's going to hand them their �ertificate? FRENCH CDNTRERAS: Justin. MAYDR FRIEDEL: lustin. Qkay. And we alsa ha�e a spe�ial little treat for you. We ha�e a peppermint stick to ga with it since it's Christmastime, so you can enjvy that later on Page 8 vf 36 TDWN ❑F FQl1NTAIN HILLS DECEMBfR 17, Z�Z47QWN COUNGL MEETING MINUTES maybe. And then, what we'll d❑ at the end, is that we'll have everybody get in frant of the council, and we'll alk get together and take a picture together with everybody for the new5paper. Haw's that 5aund? Goad. All right. 5o the first student we ha�e is Elliat Gormley fram the Little Falcon's Preschool. Is Ekliot here? Oh, there he is -- there she is. 50 "Elliot is a delight ta have in the classroom. She's eager ta learn and is kind, safe, responsible, and respe�tful to all her friends and teachers. 5he has grawn so much this year and always asks, can we dance t❑ my fa�arite song about animals, with a smile ❑n her face." Congratulatians, �Iliot. And also from the Little Fal�on's Preschval, we ha�e Axel Wilsan. "Axel comes into school every day with a huge smile and a greeting af helio. He is ready ta learn and says daify he lo�es preschool. Being kind, safe, and respon5ible and respe�tful is important to Axel, and he points out when he sees hi5 friends acting pasitively in the classroam. He is very aware and eager ta help his friends and teachers." Congratulations, Axel. And then fram McDowell Mountain Elementary Schoal, Hape Rogers. "Hope Ragers is a very good student who always participates in PE and stays on task while �eing a positive role model. Hope displays leadership qualities, whi�h transitions into the �lassraom. 5he always helps ❑ut when asked and has a �ery positive attitude. Hape is a memher of our 5tar Club at schaol. She and s�me of her classmates formed a club to keep ❑ur school �lean. We are s� proud of her for taking pride in aur school and making a difference." �angratulatians, Hope. Also from McDowell Mvuntain Ekementary, Hudsan Tasco. "Hudson is a great student, always willing to help out, is well-liked hy his peers, and has a very positive dispasitian. He has started t❑ display leadership quaiities and is a po5iti�e r�le model. He is respectful, respansible, safe, and kind, always showing the Falcon way." Congratulativns, Hudsan. And from the F�unta�n Hills Middle Schaol, Abigail Hermie is not here, but we'll read a�aut her anyway. So Abigail was recvmmended by her teacher, wha has, "5he's heen a student af mine in the seventh grade. Thraughout her time in class, she has �onsistently Rage 9 vf 35 TDWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS UEGEMBER 17, 2024 T�WN COUNCiL MEETING MINUTES demonstrated a high le�el �f dedi�ation, intelligence, and enthusiasm. Ab6y {ph.} is a persan af great character and integrity. She is respected among her peers and teachers aiike be�ause she always demon5trates �eing respectful, responsible, safe, and kind." Cangratulations to Abigaif. And from the middle s�hoal, Javan Kill. "lavan is a dedicatec! student. He warks well with athers and always does hi5 personai best." His approach to his work -- "He appraa�hes his wark with remarkable diligen�e and a genuine passian for learning. He consistently demonstrates the Falcon way by being respectful, responsihle, safe, and kind. He is palite and a teacher's dream to ha�e in class." Congratulatians, Javan. And from the high s�hool, Colleen Streufert. "Calleen is diligent, well-prepared student who can manage technicaily difficult subjects. She is a hright and cvn5istent achiever academically. 5he is an excellent student and a leader in the class." Congratulations, Colleen. And alsa from the high schooi,laseph Smith. Doesn't loak like he's here, but we'll read about him, as well. "JQe is a student wh❑ shows strong discipline through his hane5ty, hard work, attention to detail, and �ansistency. Though he is quiet, he is kind and respectful and is well-liked by his peers. Friends ❑f his wha ha�e a harder time focusing like to sit with him because he is ne�er distracting and always preparec! and he{pful." Congratulativns ta Joseph. All right. Naw, if we �an all stand up and get a picture together right in front here, all the councilmembers, too. Come on. Yeah. Come an o�er here. UNIDENTIFIEQ SPEAKER: Smile. MAY�R FR�E�EL: Bob needs a new �amera. 11NIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yeah, he does. MAYDR FRIEDEL: Thank yvu. Okay. Now, we'll mo�e on ta presen#ations. We have a quarterly update. Ra�hael, do you want t❑ introduce us? GDOOWIN: Yes. Amang other duties, hesides handing out aur certificates ta au� Stellar Students, Dire�tor Weldy will be updating us on the progress from Puhli� Warks. Page 10 of 35 T�WN OF FDUNTAIN HILLS DECEMBER 17, 2024 TOWN COUNCIL MEETINti MINUTES WEL�Y: Mr. Mayor, Madam Mayor, Councilmembers, thank you far the oppartunity. Public Works has not presented an update to the mayar and council since August, so we're ex�ited t❑ get this done. In the interest of time, we did reduce this dawn from 7a ❑r 80 slides tv just a few. In d�ing so, I inadvertently left out a couple of slides. Sa I'm gaing t❑ do a quick shautout to ❑ur Facilities ❑epartment, who day in and day aut works tirelessly tQ keep nat aniy this building, but the Community Center, Library�Museum, ❑perating and comfortable far all users. This PowerP�int is going to cover our paving projects, a little bit to do with street switches, our roadway sign replacement. It alsa incfudes some wayfinding signs, pathole repair, pedestrian safety, of which twa cauncilmemhers and the mayor spoke af tonight, after-haurs call far service, our wash maintenance program, and aur environmental programs. Previously appro�ed by the council is phase 1 of the paving. The estimated cost for that is $�.5 milli�n. And in the next �aming days -- ideally, befare Christmas, but nat likely -- the first phase, which is on thi5 exhibit here, will he campleted. There will be some minor cleanup and a few little issues that we'll need ta go back to, but t�is is a pretty good milestone for those falks that live in this area. Phase 2, which is scheduled ta start in the spring, is going ta be in a few different lacations in t�wn. The estimated �ast far that is $3.7 million. �hese are the first two exhibits far that, whi�h is abaut -- each af them are identical in their lane miles that we're paving. These are two additianal 4ocatians, and again, these are ail previously approved lacatians by the mayor and caun�il. We're at a little bit more than $5 milli�n this year for paving. We will icnow prior to t#�e summer break what the actual �ast was, and we'll be back ta present those sa�ings and fund balan�e to the may�r and �auncil. The next one is aur raadway sign replacement. The Town of fvuntain Hills and the 5treet ❑epartment is respansible forjust under 8,a�0 signs. Sin�e August of this year, when we did our last pre5entation, the Street Department has replaced approximately 2a0 regulatory warning street name signs, the types af signs that are necessary tv Page 11 of 3fi TQWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS QECfMBER 17, 2D24 iQWN COUNCIL MEETING MINLITES pravide guidance and infarmatian not ❑nly to the residents but visitors alike. puring that time frame, we do not count potholes. We only measure in tans. And thase three gentlemer� dawn there, alflng with support of the superintendent, placed eight tans over rQugh asphalt and�or pothales that we identified or were notified that were present by the residents. We're getting inta a littie bit af the pedestrian safety now. These are #our of the fiive locations that are part of a �apital project. We'if be t�ack later an with a mare detailed update related t❑ capital pr�jects. We're primarily fa�u5ing here ❑n pede5trian safety. In this particcalar �ase, the mayar and caun�il appraved a praject that allowed us to build marked crasswalks, primarily focusing ❑n the downtawn. 5o we have one ❑n Palisades at Verde River. We ha�e ❑ne on Saguara at Parkview, one at Saguaro and Paul Nordin, one at 5aguaro and Gunsight, ar�d last{y, the other Qne, to get the folks in and around Kingstree acrass the street safely, i5 at Saguaro and Kingstree. Please note that the primary infrastructure ne�essary for these crossings is campleted. Those would be the curb opening ramps and the refuge in the middle of the street where the pedestrians would stand. We will n�t be doing the pavement markings or the enhanced pavement markings at each of these lacations until we da the preser�ative seal, crack fill, and minor repairs ❑n 5aguaro. Again, councii was presented with that in an earlier presentation. 5a in the spring, when we complete the sidewalk that we're going to be talking about next and thase preservative seals, these crasswalks will be painted. During this time, we cvntinue to take ❑ur state-of-the-art grin�er out. And when we're natified �f an une�en walking surfa�e or we happen ta see ❑ne or the 5taff reparts it ta �ss, the first a�tion is t❑ identify it and paint it a bright color so all users of the walking paths �an see it. We get out there as soan as possible, grind it down smaother, and then we place it an a list far replacement. We d❑ not have the accom�anying list right now. That will be happening January when they come out and replace all of the uneven wal�Cing surface panels. Earlier in this presentation, we dis�ussed the sidewalks and crossings. This is the federa! Page 12 of 36 TOWN aF FDUNTAIN HILLS �ECEMBER 17, ZD24 TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES grant, of which tatals $4 million. They are maving alang relati�ely well now. The partion narth of La Mantana ❑n 5aguary i5 substantially camplete, with a little hit af cleanup, some additional 5ignage needs to be done. After the landscaping is done and the preser�ative seal by the town, we'll ga in and restripe that area as well. They are now working on Palisades, and they're making relatively good time in that area and should be done in the beginning of next calendar year with that section. In the interim, they're going to begin in lanuary, mid ar late lanuary, on the section of Saguaro between Calany and Gunsight. That`II he the final 5ection af this sidewalk, and we anti�ipate late spring tha# this project will be wrapped up, and there'll just be a punch list and some �leanup. Oftentimes, l discuss with the town manager activities that happened ❑vernight and on weekends. And I wanted to take this appartunity ta share with the mayar and couneil. an average, the Street Department responds ta about 15 �alls per mor�th. This is after haurs and at night and on weekends. kn this particular case, a �ehicle stru�k a traffic signal an Shea and 5aguarv. As you can see, the traffic signal is laying down there and stiil functioning. We would like ta thank them for their dedicatian and their willingness to come out regardless of the conditions, whether it's warm or co1d, raining, snow. There's been a cansiderable amount af dis�ussion related to wash maintenance. The couneil appra�ed a contract earlier this calendar and fiscak year. ihe contractar started in the end of October. 5ince that time, they've managed ta ciean abaut 20 acres, plus ar minus. This is just vne example. This is Pawderhorn wash, which is in the southern section of the town, south of Shea. We wanted to give you an update an the kong time-caming G�Iden Eagle proje�t. ThiS, an the left-hand side, is a laefare phota, befare canstruction started. On the right-hand side is after. At thi5 particular area is where twa washes come tagether, and we've had a considerable amount af erosion and flaod control issues in that area. 1f you have an apporCunity. I encourage yau to ga t❑ Goiden Eagle Park. You can view the acti�ities fram any ❑ne af the three parlcing 1ots. All af the construction area is clased far abviaus safety reasQns. Page 13 vf 36 T�WN DF FOUNTAIN HILLS ❑ECEMBER 17, 2Q24 TOWN COUI�CI� MEETING MINUTES 5ince ❑ur last update -- at that update, we �iscussed the electric recycling that we had done. This time, it was the household hazardous waste colle�tion event. It was held on 5aturday, Nfl�ember 2nd. dnce again, we partnered with the Fauntain Hills 5chaol ❑istrict and held the e�ent at the high school. We appreciate Dr. Jagodzinski and his staff in allowing us to utilize ti�at. We will continue ta do so moving forward, unless there are su�stantial changes. Yvu can 5ee there the amount of material callected. It's a cansiderahle amount. It's cansiderabEy less in regards to the gasoline than last year. Last year. they �allected apprflximate4y 850 gallons of comhustible fuels. I'm mo�ing alang rather quickly. Qoes anyane ha�e any questions or camments so far? Fantastic. Lastly� this is a pragram that we really don't discuss in the publi�. 6ut many years ago, it was discovered that the town not anly generates a considerable amount of ferraus metals 6ut alsa nanferrous metals in regards ta aur signs, �ur posts, our guardrails. We also are the re�ipients of a �ansiderahle amount ❑f material that's left in the alleys and roadways in regards to appliances. We placed thase appliances in the dumpster that you see there at the Street Department. When the dumpster's full, we call a recycling company that we have an agreement with, and they come and calle�t that material and take it off. An� it's then recycled and reused. While the funding collected is minimal -- average about $SflQ, sametimes it's more, and sometimes it's less -- that maney is deposited directly inta the 5treet fund for use with our sign repla�ement pragram. Like 1 5aid, shortened it up can5ideral�ly in the interest of time. Mr. Mayar, I'd 6e happy to answer any questions. MAYOR FRIE�EL: Any questions? Rick? f'm sarry. Cauncilman Rick? WATTS: It's vkay. Thank yau,lustin, �or the presentatian. But 1 do ha�e a questian. And while it wasn't a puhlished event, some ❑f the pothole filling -- I had the honor of following thQse guys. And it's interesting to see haw they do it, and I didn't see a tamper, a mecF+anical tamper, come ❑ut. And what I ha�e seen in the same areas is the path�les erade rather qui�kly when they're nat property set. Sa what I saw was that the asphalt was taken out Page 14 of 36 TQWN QF FQUNTAIfd MILLS DECEMBER 17, 2�24 TQWN COUNCIL MEETING MINt1TE5 ❑f a �antainer in a shovel, put it into the hale, and an the backside of the sho�el, was tamped down that way. Is there a pracess that yau recammend so that the pothole repair is more permanent rather than maybe not as well -- as lang permanent as it wauld be if it was tamped? 1NELpY: Mr. Mayar, Councilmem6er Watts, I will discuss with Street ❑epartment �rew the use -- we da have tampers. Why they were not using them on that day is uncertain to me, but we will certainly clear that up. Sa we have a typical hand tamp, and we have other de�ices that allow us ta campact those areas. We'll address that deficiency. WAiTS: Yeah, ! think a mechani�al tamper would g❑ a long way to keeping the potholes intact for a longer period of time. And secondly, when yau grind down -- I know grinding is an acceptabke means, but have we campared the cost af grinding down sidewalks versus lifting the adjaining piece so that we dan't have t❑ repla�e it? Grinding necessitates eventually replacing. Foam injectian does not neces5arily require that. And I just w�nder if there was ever a cost analysis done t❑ see if it was warranted or nat. WELQY: Councilmember Watts, we've not done a cast analysis on that particular methad far raising the adjacent panel. We ha�e deployed several different other means to try and raise it. More often than not, it ends up doing more damage ta the adjacent panel, and they end up breaking. The majarity af the lifting is a result of ne�rby vegetation and�ar trees that are grvwing and laoking far water and raising it. ❑ccasi�nally, but considerably less often, we have expansive heats that cause some af the lifting, but most of it is related ta vegetation. We wvrk t❑ eliminate that of vegetativn and at a minimum remo�e the raats that are causing that. We've not looked into the methad that you've suggested. We certainly �an and da a cost comparison. WATTS: 1u5t curious. Sa I appreciate it. And again -- WELDY: Understood. WATTS: -- liked the presentation. ihank you. WELDY: Thank you. MAY�R FRIEDEL: Anyane else? Page 15 vf 36 T�WN �F FQLINTAIN H1LL5 ❑ECEMBER 17, Z024 iOWN COiJNCIL MEETING MINUTES Thank yau, Justin. WELDY: You're wekcame. MAYQR FRIEdEL: Now we'll mo�e vn to the call to the public. Tawn Clerk, do you have any requests? FRENCH C�NTRERAS: Yes, Mayor. First up would be Lori Trvller. TROLLER: Gaod evening, Mayor, Coun�il. Lori Troller, resident. I'm going to go back a little 6it ta September 4th, 2a24. when Mr. Wesley {�roposed twv wireless ordinances. �ne was the inadequate telecommuni�ations ordinance, and the ather was an unexamined utility ordinance, whi�h was 24-16, and that was agenda item 9�DJ, as in delta. Keep in mind, here, I'm going to use the wflrd "SRP," and remember what cames ta your mind when "5RP" is said because this is very important. 5o that evening, Mr. Wesley stated that he sighted sightky [sic] 5RP antennas around tawn, and he thought to draft and present a wireless utility ardinance that requires SRP t❑ put fake �actus o�er the structures. And he mentioned that 5RP was reaily cooperati�e. Sa Mr. Wesley presented photas ❑f the specific poles, and t�ey're roughly a6out four inches wide with a fittle dag-ear antenna on top. They're barely noticeable. 5o now, the tawn requires fake cactuses that are raughly 14 inches wide and taller than the pale aver this �-in�h pole. And at the time, Mr. Wesley led everyone to believe there were anly five or six of these ca�tuses that were going to be installed. So jump to today, I'm seeing these fake ca�tus pap up around tawn and not the five vr six yvu were led ta believe. These are quickly becaming statues in aur landscape. S❑ did Mr. Wesley craft an ordinance that basically gives 5RP a blank check to put unlimited equipment abQ�e grQund -- this is a utility now -- aba�e graund in our town? I �ave not had the time yet ta study Drdinance 24-16, but it would he the first if we limited in an ordinance the number of tawers that can be installed. So this has gat ta stap. The on4y ser�ice we cannat deny t❑ build wireless towers -- Erin {ph.y can tell us -- is ce11u4ar cammunication, and that's enough fake cactus and palm trees as it is. A1lowing every other service to �ome in and install wireless equipment an our residents' property Page 16 of 36 TOWN �F FOLJIVTAIN HILLS DECEMBER 17, 2024 T�WN COUNCIL MEETING MiNUTES i5 irresponsible. Residents don't ha�e a choice to have this equipment on their land and ta have it devalue their hame. It's not right. Sa before you know it, Fountain Hills is going t❑ ha�e mare fake cactus than real cactus, and we're going ta loak like same fake techna display from some Edward ScisSarhands movie, not t❑ mention, again, aur utilities are supposed ta be ur�derground. So why are we told these -- we were alsa told these were switching 5tatians. Wha �erified this? Because taday, ❑n the phone, SRP denied this was their equipment. 50 what's going an in the town? 1Nhy are we being told this is SRP, and 5RP is denying it's their equipment? 5o please open this up for discussion. Thanks. FRENCH C�NTRERAS: Next, I have Larry Meyers. MEYERS: Mayor, Council, I'm g�ing ta follow up on that. �n T�PS, there's a map. Yau can look -- you can find it yourself. These are called SRP smart grid rauters by this t�wn. Hvwe�er, as Ms. Troller stated, SRP does -- "A, does not use faux 5aguaros as smart meter collection devices nar as smart grid routers." That's a quote from SRP. 5a1t Ri�er Rroject is a public utility. Goir�g back to the ❑rigins of the tvwn, the utilities are ta be underground. Our general plan states that all utilities are ta be underground. And since 5RP is a utility, I would suspect that all ❑f their capital impravements shauld be undergrflund. So what are these? And I'm requesting to see the appli�ation because I want t❑ see whose name is on -- if there's ane application and all of these are faliing in underneath of it, I want to see the name. Wh❑ a�plied far these pasitions? Because Jahn stQod here a couple weeks ago and said there was fi�e. I got a list of se�en an� then 1 drave by faur mare. Naw, they're gaing up pretty quick, so I went ta a particular website, and I can tell you, if I call taday, the company that's actually doing this -- 90 days, I wiil get what I desire. Ninety days, tfi�at's the build aut. S❑ how many cactuses -- I dan't really care about the cactus, myself. I'd rather see what they're putting underneath the cactus, personally, rather than hiding what they're putting under the cactus because it's not 5alt River Project. Page 17 of 36 iOWN OF FOLINTAIN HILLS DECEMBfR 7.7, 2024 TOWN CDUNCIL MEfTfNG MINl1TE5 So I'd be realiy concerned if I were you t�ecause yau ali �oted for that go�fy 24-1b that absolutely apens the daar. And all ❑f these an this map ne�er came k�efore the public, never went to Planning and �oning, ne�er went anywhere. 6asically, it's admini5trati�e appraval hy our 5taff. i abject. I want it ended, and I think it would ha�e ended had P&Z been left ta da their work. I thank you for that, and please ma�e quickly an this because they're moving qui�kky. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Next, I ha�e Barry Wolhorsky. W�LBORSKY: I'm Barry Wolborsky, and I'li be quick. f would like to see a procedure change far the council. As it stands right now, new agenda items can be introduced at any time befare the �ouncil meeting. That gi�es the puhlic no �hance to laak at the agenda items, na chance to respond ta it, no chan�e to �amment ❑n it. 1 waufd like ta see that be 48 hours business time, unless it's an emergency. If it's an emergency, of �ourse, you do it when yau ha�e ta. But I think the pro�edure should he changed sa that the residents af the town have a chance tv see those agenda items, comment ❑n those agenda items, before they appear befare the c�uncil to be voted an. That's all I got. MAYQR FRIEDEL: Rachael, would you like to comment on that? I don't think that that's entirely ac�urate. GODDWIN: It is accurate in that we have 24 hours hefore a meeting to publish the agenda. MAYOR FRIEDEL: Right. GODQWIN: And if I understand the �omment correctly, there's concern that waiting 24 hours in ad�ance doesn't give the public enough time to, sort af, read and digest and research, which I can certainly under5tand. Generalky, our agendas are out at least several days before meetings if nat -- yau know, if not a week if we can do that. Now, granted, sometimes there is an amended agenda, i.e., we see an error or something needs to change order, but generally, we're not adding new items without the direction of coun�il to do so. MAY�R FRIEDEL: And we add items, Barry -- at the end of the council meeting, we gi�e Page 1$ of 36 T�WN DF FOUNTAIN HILLS ❑ECEMBER 17, 2024 T�WN C�UNCIL MEETING MINUTES directian far fiuture agenda items, too, sa the publi� knows a meeting before, generally, that we have items that are going to be listed. GDOQWIN: Yes. Naw, ta Barry'S point, if we would like ta change our procedures, you know, we can certainly amend that. It dves say with 24 haurs' natice. We �an certainly increase that to 48 hours unfess emergency -- you knaw, unless under emergency circumstan�es, something of that nature. MAYQR FRIEDEL: Is that samething we need ta ha�e an agenda item for? G��DWIN: f believe we're going to be reviewing our rules of �racedure caming up int❑ the new year, 5❑ we will add that as one of the consideratians. MAYDR FRiEDEL: Okay. Okay. All right. Thank you. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Greg Jahnsvn . 1�HNSDN: Hello, e�erybody. Twa things. I'll make the first one simple. It's come to my at[entian that all you people behind the desk there ha�e nat had a pay raise in a cansiderable length of time. I hear it's 30d for councilmembers and 6�0 for the mayor. 1 think it's o�erdue. Suggestion would be 5D0 and 1,�a�. But if you can't do that, you shauld at least tie it in to the same cast-of-li�ing things that the other town employees go through. I think it's Qnly fair. Things d❑ change aver time, and it's been quite a long time. I don't know haw lang, but I heard it's a lang time. 5econd issue is over the Christmas tree and a wreath. I think that went way tao far. The wreath -- Trump won, get ❑�er it. The tree that was decarated with Trump, maybe you didn't like it, but it wasn't distasteful. It wasn't meant ta rul� your nase in it. I didn't put the tree up. But the wreath with the decapitated head of Donald -- of President Trump was vulgar, inappropriate, gat to think af a few other wards that I can use in puhlic, but it shouldn't happen. And then, when I heard the cornments a�out it, that we're going ta put up sex tays and kiterature and all flther kinds af garbage, this is Christmas. I am nat a deeply religious person. It's a se�ular haliday to me, t�ut it still is Christmas. If �arious groups, lifestyles, whate�er yau want t❑ �all it, wish t❑ put up a tree and decarate it in a Christmas theme and have a contest, that's fine. Go ahead. ❑o it. But what happened here is a stain on the town. I think it's a stain on the Demacratic Club. Page 19 of 35 T�WN �F FOUNTAIN HlLlS dECEMBER 17, 2D24 TOWN COUNCiL MEETfNG MINiJTES And bringing up the Democrati� Cluh -- and if I'm wrong, please carrect me -- but I helieve Cauncilman M�Mahon, yau are the communi�atians director, afficer, whatever you want to �all it. That's what it said on the wehsite. That's no longer correct? ❑kay. Well, the website needs ta be updated. MCMAHON: I am na longer an the pem Club board. And due to my busy schedule and conflict, I gave my resignation a couple months ago. As communications chair, it is nQt a PR chair. It's intercammunications chair with member5, so there is na, like, a media persan or anything like that per se. J�HNS�N: ❑kay. MCMAHDN: It's a designated -- akay? J�HNS�N: It's confusing. It shauld he updated. MCMAHON: I knaw it is. And they are -- 10MN50N: Okay. MCMAHON: I have said -- JOHNSDN: 5omebody from that club should issue same type of apol�gy -- MCMAHQN: And -- JOHNSON: -- far what happened. MCMAHON: -- I'�e spoken -- JOHNS�N: It was just inappropriate. MCMAH04V: Thank you. And I have spoken with them about clarifying �ommunications chair so it's better -- 10HNS�N: Maybe you guys shauld -- MCMAH�N: -- understoad. JOHNSON: -- I think the word i5 codify, put inta rules, is what's going to be done far future Christmas decaratians because this does nat need ta happen. It was disgusting. Thank you. FRENCH CONTftERAS: Beth Culp. CULP: I didn't expect to speak tonight, but this is, like, the third time I've heard this comment abaut the decapitated head af President Trump. It was nat a de�apitated Page ZO of 36 TQWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS QECEMBER 17, 2024 ��WN C�UNCIL MEETING MINUTES head. It was a Halloween mask. And I'm not going t❑ say -- I'm not going to defend it. Yau know, it was a statement that was made ak�out free speech and the limits of free spee�h. And there are some things t#�at peaple are going t❑ say that will be offensive to other people or that they will put up and it will -- but it was not a decapitated head. It was a mask. If you g❑ on Ama2on and you faok, there are decapitated heads ❑ut there. Yhey have jagged cuts. They ha�e bload. That was nat what this was. it was a Halloween mask. And like I say, it was a decision that was made, but Peggy McMahon had nothing ta da with it. And the fa�t that our state senatar has gone ❑n the media and �laimed that she was somehow responsible far this is irresponsible far him. 5he has been nothing but neutral. 5he hasn't been ❑n the ❑em Club board for years. She has been a solid, nanpartisan contributor ta thi5 tawn. And the fact that yau're taking shots at her and falsely ac�using her af having made the de�ision to put that mask an that wreath is uncon5ciana6le, and it needs to stop. A!I af this nonsense, the nansense �f the partisan politics in this town, has got t❑ stop. This board should be nonpartisan. There are no hig, o�erriding sacial issues that you need to address. You need to loak at 4ur streets. Yau need to look at ❑ur cammunity. You need to iovk at aur Public Warks prajects. Sut more importantly, yau need t❑ look for unity, and that's what our mayor has promised us. And � would hope all of yau, all af you, would do that and stop taking shots at one anather in the newspaper or on sacial media. The public is tired of it. Please, please stop. FRENCH C�NTRERAS: Gene 51e�hta. SLECHTA: My name's �ene Slechta, 29-year resident ❑f Fountain Hi115. First of all, I wish yau all peace, }oy, ar�d good health this holiday seasan, throughaut the New Year and beyond. Let's start with the big lie. No, not the lie abaut Trumps electian. I'm tafking about the lie that demacrats hung a se�ered head af danald Trump on a wreath in the cammunity �enter. Anybody with two eyes can see that there was n❑ se�ered head and that, in Page 2i af 36 T�WN OF F�UNTAIN HILLS DECEMBER 17, 2U24 TOWN CaUNCIL MEE7fNG MINUTES fact, it was a mask, kind af like yau might wear f�r Hallaween ar in a Republican float on a Thanksgiving Day parade. Enough has been said about this incident. Enough. The Trump wreath was nat appropriate far the haliday decorations, and certainly, the Trump tree was not. If the Trump wreath was nat appropriate for the three hours that it was pasted, then �ertainly, the Trump tree is not apprapriate for the entire holiday sea5on. The Demacratie Ciub immediately removed the mask after realizing it might create a stir. We have not had re�iprocal action taken by the Republican Cluh. Let me share some hypacrisy an the dais. Mr. 5killicorn has been pasting on his x�Twitter account dazens of times over the past several days on this very subject as if it was the sin ta end all sins. Let me share with yvu your season's greetings as you posted, Mr. 5killicorn: "May the birth ❑f Jesus �estow a bles5ing af gra�e and peace upan your household to the �elittlement of every ❑ther faise religian." Waw. 5o much for the Jews and the Hindus, the Muslims. Stop being the chaos �ouncilmember. Stap promating your bias. That goes far other5. We all know who you are. Let me restate what I said at the apening. I'm wishing yau all pea�e, jay, and good health ta all this holiday seasan, throughout the new year, and 6eyond. Now, I must admit that I plagiarized that greeting. It was a quate from a special person in aur tawn, our former mayor, Qickey. Naw, that is what i would like to hear fram a real Christian. Thank yau. FRENCH CQNTRERAS: Crystal Cavanaugh. CAVANAUGH: Crystal Cavanaugh, Fountain Hills resident. I actually didn't plan ta speak, but since they're bringing up this whole Christmas tree�wreath dehacle, let me just clarify the distinctian. Even if you don't want to call it a se�ered head, it was so much mare than a mask. It was attached ta a wreath. It had �ery warm, warm Christmasy, you know, writings on it, same of which were, I just need you to find 11,75D votes, ra�keteering, con5piracy, stealing the 202fl electian, grab them by the -- you know that phrase -- 37 fel�nies, sexuai assault, defamation, fraud, ❑bstructian of justice, rtationa� Page 2Z of 35 TOWN QF FQUNTAIN HILLS DECEMBER 17, x�24 TQWM COUNGL MEETING MINUTES security concerns. This is what they handwrote on this mask and put it an a wafl alongside the Community Center wreaths that other people taok seriously and made respectful, nice wreath5. The Fountain Hills Republican Club Christmas tree is just that. it's inclusive, if yvu really want t❑ look at ❑ur current -- aur 45th president and Qur saon-to-be 47th president was �ated in with the Electoral College vote and the popular �ate and all different parties, politicaf parties, voted him in. That's pretty inclusive. Sa when they want to campare the two� ❑ne is an a�tual Christmas tree representing an actual club. The Fountain Hills �emo�rati� Club could ha�e just as easily gotten a Christmas tree ar yau could have actually had a wreath that was mu�h more respectful for this. 5o if you ha�e a state senator wha wants to bring this up as a discussi�n point, yau brought that ❑n yourself. Thank you. FRENCH C�NTRERAS: That is all, Mayar. G��oWIN: ❑kay. We'll move an to our Consent Agenda. If anybody doesn't have any issues wi#h that, can I get a mvtian? SKILLICQRN: MatiQn to approve consent agenda. GDODWIN: Se�and? MCMAH�N: I 5econd. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Seconded. GODoWIN: Roll call, please. FRENCH C�NTRERAS: Councilmember Gayle? EARLE: Here. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Councilmember Kaliviankis? KALIVIANAKIS: Aye. FRENCH C�NTRERAS: Councilmem�er Watts? WATTS: Aye. Ff2ENCH CONTRERAS: Coun�ilmember McMahan? MCMAHDN: Aye. Page 23 of 35 TOWN ❑F FOl1NiAIN HILLS DECEMBER 17, 2024 TQWN COUNCI! MEETING MINUTES FRENCH C�NTRERAS: Councilmemt�er Skillicorn? SKILLIC�RN: Yes. FRENCH CDf�TRERAS: Vice Mayor Toth? 70TH: Aye. FREI�CH CONTRERAS: Mayor friedel? MAYDR fRIE�EL: Aye. Okay. We'll move an ta vur regular agenda items. 9�A] is consideratian and possible action ta an appointment f�r a Planning and Zoning Cammission. 5o can I get a motion to appro�e Matthew Carrigan to fill a va�ancy that's -- SKILLICORN: So moved. TOTH: 5ecand. G��OWIN: Rall c�11� plea5e? MCMAHON: ! have a comment, please. GDODWIN: Cvuncilwoman? MCMAH�N: I ser�ed an the reviewing suhcommittee for that as the chair. And as the chair, I spoke with Mayar Friedek and re�ommended two extremely qualified �andidates, ane e�en has P&2 Commission experience from another town. 1 mean, �oth of these guys are very dedi�ated public ser�ants and invalved, and they ha�e impeccable credentials, which qualify them for serving. And in �ontrast, the remaining candidates did nat have the same le�el ❑f relevant experien�e ar commitment to the public ser�ice that l recammended. And unfartunately, I'm �ery disapp�inted that you didn't select ❑ne af the mare qualified candidates. G�ODWIN: Roll call, p�ease? FRENCH CpNTRERAS: Cauncilmember Gay1e? EARLE: Can you refer to me as Earle -- FRENCH C�NTRERAS: I apolagize. EARLE: -- as my last name? FRENCH CDNTRERAS: Yau're right. EARLE: Thank you. I just want to be -- Page 24 of 36 TOWN �F F�LINTAIN WILLS ❑ECEM6ER 17, 2UZ4 T�WN COUNCfI MEETING MINLITES FRENCH CONTRERAS: My mistake. EARLE: -- the same as e�eryane else. FRENCH C�NTRERAS: Yes. EARLE: Yeah, I'm here. �r na, I apprv�e. 5arry. [LAIJGHTER] Yes. FRENCH CDNTRERAS: Councilmemk�er Kali�iankis? KALIVIANAKIS: Aye. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Caun�ilmember Watts? WATTS: Aye. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Councilmember McMahan? MCMAHON: Nay. FRENCH C�NTRERAS: Councilmember 5killicarn? SfCILLICORN: Yes. FRENCH C�NTRERAS: Vice Mayor Toth? TDTH: Aye. FRENCH CDNTRERAS: Mayor Friedel? MAY�R FRIEaEL: Aye. Item 9[6} is consideratian af passible action far appointments to the History and Cultural Ad�isory Commission. 5❑ I have three candidates here. I'd like to ha�e a moti�n t❑ approve Bannie Kline, Tani Lepare, and Peter Gallagher to our history and culture admission. Can f get a motion, �alease? TDTH: 50 -- EAftLE: I motian to appro�e. 7DTH: I second. [LAl1GHfER] MAYQR FRIEC]EL: Ro11 �a11, please? FRENCH C�NTRERAS: Councilmember Ear1e? EARLE: Aye. FRENCH CQN7RERA5: Councilmember Kaliviankis? KALIVIANAKIS: Aye. Page Z5 �f 36 TOWN �F F�UNTAIN HILLS OECEMBER 17, 2Q24 TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MiNUTfS FRENCH CONTRERAS: Councilmember Watts? WATTS: Aye. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Councilmember McMahan? MCMAHQN: Ta clarify, Gerry, 1 thought there was faur seats �pen, three really qualified, 5o you're only appointing two of them? MAYDR FftIEDEL: I read all three names. MCMAH�N: ❑kay. TF�ank you. I misunderstood. Aye. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Councilmemher Skillicorn? SKILLICDRN: Yes. FRENCH CDNTRERAS: Vice Mayor Toth? T�TH: Aye. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Mayor Friedel? MAYOR FRI�DEL: Aye. Okay. 9�C}, cansideratian and possible actian far a waiver of standards set forth far cut and fiils. Rachael? GO��WIN: Yes, I think lohn's going tv walk us through that. I think his presentation was hrought up inad�ertently, so he'll start fram the beginning. WESLEY: Mayor -- ex�use me -- Mayor ar�d Council, we had a request for a fill wai�er at 153ZS East Westridge Drive. Just a little background on this. Section 5.�3 of the 5ubdivision Drdinance establishes the limits for the amount of cut and fill that are allowed an indi�idual properties during the �onstruction pro�ess. It allows a maximum of ten faot, be it a cut ar fill. This ordinan�e has been in place since 1995, �ut it does prQvide the apportunity for a request af wai�ers through the Tvwn Council to either do mare or less cut or fili. ❑�er the last fi�e years, sa while I've been here, we have had several come in. We'�e had three that have been approved. ❑ne that revised the plan5 and wasn't ultimately needed, and one just did not praceed. So we don't get a lot af these, but we do get enaugh that you d❑ see me bringing these forward e�ery once in a while. Page 26 af 3fi T�WN QF FQl7NTAIN NILLS DECEMBER 17, 2024 TpWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES So this parti�ular request, as mentioned, is on Westridge Drive, Lat 26. ft's a vacant lot, one of the few �acant lots left in thi5 subdivision there on the south side. �his shows the propased home on the lot and hat�hed in here are the areas where it exceeds the fill. A little claser view of that, s❑ a portion under the house, under the garage, then under the exteriar patio area. �his area here, they have a lower level, and so they're not aetually filling in that particular lacatian. Cross-sections show the amaunt of the fill. And here, it's a little over the ten feet out here by the poal. That's getting up around 15 feet. And some elevatians show the slape ❑f the praperty and the retaining walls that are necessary t❑ build the hause up sa they can get most of it ❑n a single level, as they prefer to da. And some photos vf the site, and this is on the street, looking to the south, across the lat. It slopes dawn significantly sa you really �an't see it toa well, but you ean see a little bit more anta the lot. And the hvuses on the other side af the wash are really quite far away, and so their �iew inta this will not he very significant. And this is on the lot, laoking back up to the house5 on either side. And you can 5ee how they're 5ituated ❑n the lot, and this will get in between tha5e. 5❑ again, the ❑wner desires a home with primary living on just one flaor. Meeting the ordinan�e sa they didn't have the fiil wauld requ+re mare step downs in the home to move it down the hill rather than filling it in ta bring it up t❑ a level. The properties that wauld ha�e �iews af this are primarily acrass the wash, over 7D� feet away. And the fills that will oc�ur will be under the hause and under the pativ area; it's nat that they'll b� fi�fing samething that will then be visible, really, ta the pubkic or to the surrounding property owners. So with that, staff has not identified any significant impa�ts for this request, and it supports approval af the waiver. Any question5 you ha�e for staff? MAY�R FRIEDEL: Councilman? SKILLICORN: 5o as I recall, this lot is pretty steep, sa I'll make a matiQn t❑ appro�e this fill waiver for 15325 East Westridge Qrive. MCMAH�N: I'll se�ond. Page 27 of 36 T�WN QF F�UNTAIN HILLS QECEMBER 17, 2Q24 TQWN COIJNCEL MEETING MENLITES MAYDR FRIEDEL: Roll call, please? KALIVIANAKIS: Gerry, ane -- FRENCH CONTRERAS: Mayar, there is -- MAY�R FRIEDEL: I`m sorry. I'm sorry. I didn't see. KALIVIANAlCIS: -- Qne question -- MAYQR FRIE�EL: Yeah, go ahead. KALIVIANAKIS: -- for John. Okay. MAYOR FRIEDEL: I'm sorry. KALIVIANAKIS: Thank you. 1ohn, I'm just looking over the packet. I noticed there wasn't any letters from neighbors. Have you gotten any input, positi�e or negati�e, from any of the surraunding neighbarhaod? WESLEY: Mayor, Cauncilmember, this process does nat require any natice -- KALIVIANAKIS: �kay. WESLEY: -- af the surraunding praperty awner5, sa no, we haven't. I believe there is an HQA here that would be reviewing some of these plans as it gves through their process, sa hopefully, if they have cancern5, we would hear about them prabably a little bit later. KALIVIANAKIS: �kay. Thank yau. MAYOR FRfEDEL: Anyane else? I'm sarry. Councilman? WATTS: Jvhrs, did you say it was a 15 faot --1D 6y right and 15 because -- WESLEY: So yeah -- WATTS: -- what the request is? WESLEY: Mayor, Councilmember Watts, yes, you �an ha�e up ta ten feet by right. WATTS: By right. WE5LEY: And then, I think more than ten feet requires the waiver. There are a few exceptions in there. We can approve up to five percent directly under the house. This exceeded that fi�e-percent rule. WATTS: Uh-huh. WESLEY: But yes, in this case -- WATTS: It loaks like it's -- Page 28 of 36 rowN ❑F FvuNrA�n� �i��s ❑ECEMBER 17, 2U24 TDWN C�UNCIL MEETING MINLITES WESL�Y: -- the maximum -- WATTS: It looks like it's actualfy 18 feet with the -- WESLEY: Yeah. { can't read my small print an there right now, either. I think it says -- WATTS: There's three six-faat lifts. WESLEY: Right. WATTS: I assume the separation between the lifts are g�ing to he six feet as well hy code. WESLEY: Right. Right. WATTS: 6ut it laoks like 18, just as a clari#i�atiQn. WESLEY: Right. I think there were same spots. �fhe section pra�ided here shaws just about 15, but 1 think there was an area that was up ta 18. WATTS: That crass-5ectiQn, when I laak at it on the exploded view, there's six, six, and 5ix, which to me is 18. WESLEY: Right. But the hill also mo�es up, so we're rneasuring it here. WATTS: 6ut that effecti�e wall is going to be 18 feet if I put it all back to k�ack ta back? WESLEY: Correct. WATTS: Nat 15? WESLEY: Carre�t. W ATTS: 0 ka y. MAYOR FftIEDEL: Ro we ha�e a mvtion and a second. Roil call? FRENCH C�NTRERAS: Mayor -- MAYDR FRIEdEI: And -- FRENCH CDNTRERAS: -- you ha�e one public camment. MAYOR FRIEDEL: Qkay. I'm sorry. I didn't ask for that. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Rick S�hreiber. SCHREIBER: Goad evening, Mayar, and Vice Mayor, and Council People. Ricic Schreiber, S�hreiber Architects fram 5cottsdake, Arizana, yaur neighbar. And I'm here taday just to -- I think lahn has done a very goad jab in the presentation. I did gi�e him exhibits, and he has put in a good presentation for taday. Page 29 of 3fi TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS ❑ECEMBER 17, 2024 T�WN C�l1NCll MEETING MlNUTES This is the last iot on Westridge. And I, in my practice, I always like ta take the last lot -- it's the worst Iot -- and make the best house on the street. And I t�ink we have done that with the ele�ations. When yau look at it fram the street, I agree that the walls in the back do -- they, ❑f course, keep the house on level. And our vwner of the property requests -- and the letter is in that packet. He has same health issues and doesn't want ta be going up and dawn. We did do the one lawer level that's a game raam and a guest bedroam, but I believe we -- from the street, and the house is dawn fram the street, like a lot of them there, does present a great ele�atian ar�d I believe, also, a good thing to happen far the tvwn in aur house. 5o thank yau very much. I hape yau can ha�e a ni�e Christmas and holidays. MAY�R F�IEDEL: Naw I think we're ready far a ��te. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Councilmember Earle? EARLE: Yes. FRENCH C�NTRERAS: Cauncilmember Kaliviankis? 1CALIVIANAKiS: Aye. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Councilmember Watts? WATfS: Aye. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Cauncilmember McMahon? MCMAHON: Aye. FREiVCH CONTRERAS: Cauncilmember 5killicorn? SKILLIC�RN: Yes. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Vice Mayor Tath? TOTH: Aye. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Mayor Friedei? MAYOR FRIEDEL: Aye. The motion passes. Thank yvu. And the last item ❑n aur list here is propased 2025 Tawn Cauncii meeting dates and summer break. Page 30 of 3fi T�WN �F F�UN�AIN HILLS ❑ECEMBER 17, 2024 TDWN CDUNCIL MEETING MINLJTE5 Rachael, do yau want t❑ run with that? G�DDWiN: 5ure. I can walk us thrflugh that. Each year, we a�opt a caiendar af meeting dates. Generally, they are the first and third Tuesday of the month, just like we ha�e always been daing. There were a few adjustments for this coming calendar year, 20Z5. Previously, when a coun�il meeting fell on a holiday week, i.e. a Monday holiday, the meeting was mo�ed ta Wednesday to kind of give a little bit ❑f time to get back in the groo�e after a hQliday weekend. In discussions with the mayor, the mayor would like ta keep thase meetings ❑n Tuesdays following the haliday weekends, so this new calendar reflects that. It may happen cauple of times a year, starting in January, February, and then again in September. 5� there's only a few. Alsa, this reflects the traditional summer break, whi�h is usually the m�nth af July and most af August. There was a conflict. We da generally have a meeting in late August. Usually the second meeting in August. However, there is a �onflict with the current schedule for the Ari2ona League Conferen�e that is als❑ held that week. Sa in discussion wit� the mayor, the mayor chose ta forega that meeting unless we have particular 6usiness that needs to be addressed, in whi�h case we will cal! a special meeting. �therwise, the calendar is in front of you. We're open for discussion or any other direction. MCMAHDN: I have a question. MAYOR FRIEDEL: Cauncilwoman? MCMAH�N: Mayor, ❑n the holiday weekends in the past, we have maved it, the meeting, ta Wednesday. And I'd like to, if you don't mind, keep that an open optian becau5e sometimes the staff, and depending upon what's on the agenda, it takes a lot more t❑ put it together and get it, you know, to bed so to speak, and mayhe one or two people are on �acation or whate�er. 5a if you don't mind if -- I'd like ta keep that as an available option shauld that happen and the staff need mare time, �kay? MAYDR FRIEQEL: We can certainly -- we can certainly keep that as an option. We did d�scuss with staff. I had the tvwn manager c�ver this with the staff, too, so they didn't ha�e a prablem with it, so. But if we do ha�e a packed agenda, we �an certainly keep Page 31 of 35 TQWN aF FOUNTAIN HILLS ❑ECEMBER 17, 2024 TOWN CDUNClL MEETING MfNUTE5 tildt d5 all O�}tlOfl. MCMAHON: ❑kay. Thank you. MAYDR Ff�IEDEL: Anyone else? �h, I'm sarry. Cauncilman? WATTS: I just want to make sure from Rachael that the thumbs�rews weren't taa tight t❑ mv�e it. [LAUGHTER] ! mean, is it camfortable enough that yau can accommodate withaut undue pressures and sa on? G�DDWIN: Generally 5peaking, yeah. it's kind of -- there is a consideration that the agenda is ❑ut and availahle before the haliday weekend. 5a it's really caming in and just heing ready ta hit the ground running far a council day. That being said, the consideration was really more far the public, hack to a public �omment that was made earlier. nur cammunity is used t❑ meetings on Tuesdays. 5taff are kind af conditioned for meeting5 on Tuesdays. Sa maintaining Tuesdays was nat tao much of a hardship. It was sort of -- as we discusse� it, it was sort of six one way, half a dvzen the other. No one felt super strongly. 5o with the mayor'S dis�ussion, he felt like Tuesdays served the public t�etter, so we went that way. WATTS: Okay. Thank yau. EARLE: Gerry? MAY�R FRIE�EL: Cvuncilwaman? EARLE: Yeah. Doesn't it also, then, coincide with -- excuse me -- the schaol baard meetings if we went to Wednesday? Wou1d it �anflict with that? GDODWIN: It can. I'm not sure if they alway5 will, laut yes, there is that patential on o�casFon. MAYQR FRIEDfL: I'm sorry. Councilwaman Toth? TOTH: I think Allen -- MAY�R FRIEDEL: ❑h. TOTH: -- was bef�re me. MAYDR FRIEDEL: Mr. 5killicorn? SKILLIC�RN: Thank you, Mr. Mayar. You know, my anly con�ern is I see that both the retreat and ❑ne af the work5hops are during -- usually, typica4ly, during the day. Sa I Page 3� af 3fi TDWN OF FDUNTAIN HILLS UECEMBER 17, 2024 TOWiV COLINCIL MEETING MINUTES ha�e same eancerns far public that work, you know, regular 9:�D ta S:OD j�bs and also cfluncilmembers that might da that. And you know, that is a �on�ern of mine. I'd like to, I mean, stress that we da stuff in the e�enings, not during the day, which are tough far, you know, many residents and council peopEe. MAYOR FRIE�EL: Caun�ilwaman? T�TH: Well, if it's all right, I wvuld like to echa that for possibly a future consideration. The work sessians, far me, I ha�e ta take a day aff, you know? And $4pa a month doesn't always make up for that. 8ut it's worth it. !t's for the town. I'll do it any time I need to. Just you knaw, samething to keep in mind. But far this spe�ifi� item, I'd like t❑ make a motion to approve the proposed changes t❑ the Town Council schedule for 2D25. MAYOR FRIEDEL: Is there a second? MCMAH�N: I'll second it. MAYOR FRIE�EL: Roll cail� please? FRENCH C�NTRERAS: Councilmember Earle? EARLE: Yes. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Councilmember Kaliviankis? KALIViANAKIS: Aye. FRENCH CONTRERAS: �oun�ilmember Watts? WATfS: Aye. FRENCH C�NTRERAS: Coun�ilmember McMahon? MCMAH�N: Aye. FRENCH CON�RERAS: Councilmember Skillicarn? SKILLIC�ftN: Yes. FRENCH CONTRERAS: Vice Mayor Tvth? TQTH: Aye. FRENCH CDNTRERAS: Mayor Friedel? MAYOR FRkEDEL: Aye. ❑kay. Future agenda items, is there anything that anybody wants t❑ bring up? No? Page 33 af 36 T�WN �F FOUNTAIIV HILLS DECEMBER 17, 2024 TOWN CDUNCfL MEETING MIN[1TE5 Councilman? WATTS: I can put it vut here where you can see it. [LAUGHTER] MAYDR FRIE�EL: Yeah, yeah. WA�TS: That help? Just �hecking. lust che�king. I do want t❑ resurre�t 5G. 5G has heen put an the backburner for whatever reason, and I think that there are to❑ many �onflicts in the existing ardinance the way it's structured. And particularly now with the highlight ❑f a new "SRP", whate�er that is. So I would like to identify all of the current ordinances, 16, 17, whate�er resolutians, and ask staff t❑ do a consolidated re�iew of how we can get a�l of this under Qne umhreila, in ❑ne ordinance, that ya� can gQ t❑ and you �an say, ❑kay, I've got this type of a system. f'�e got this type of tower that I'm going t❑ put in. I'�e gat this type �f braadband ar frequen�y that I have ta aperate in. 5a I can go very easily and laok at what my requirements ar� gaing to be and whether ar not I can dv it by right, whether I have to have a special use permit, a variance, samething along those lines. KALkVIANAKkS: I ha�e a paint of arder. I think to put future gen items on is a issue that would -- is decided tonight, but I don't think we can make the case either way. I think that's going beyond the scope. WATTS: I'm nQt making the case. I'm saying that I want the infarmation, as camprehensively as passible, so that we can can5olidate it, condense it, sa we can make something, ultimately, out of the infarmation we'�e gat. KALiVIANAKlS: I think these are the arguments that you should he making if the baard wants t❑ -- FRENCH CONTRERAS: Point af order. Please speak through the chair. KALIVIANAKIS: -- wants to put it thraugh as an agenda item, then these are a11 �alid subjects we can talk a6�ut. But I think, tanight, we just vote, do we want to hring 5G back up or not? WATTS: I want t❑ bring -- KALIVIANAKIS: Mr. Mayar? WATfS: -- 5G back up in its tatal. Page 34 0# 35 TOWN DF FDl1NTAIN HILLS {JECfMBER 17, 2n24 TaWN C�UNCIL MEETING MINUTES TOTH: And if he needs a second and a third, I will secand that. WATTS: Thank you. SKILtICQRN: Third. EARLE: I am a-- faurth. I'm a fourth. [LAU�HTER] GD�OWIN: lust to follow up on that -- noted. We'I� get that on the agenda. I will say, offline, I belie�e some of the camments that were braught up tanight a�tually don't fall under, specifically, this ordinance. I don't want t❑ speak out af turn, but utilities and same af the things that were brought actually �all under Justin and the Public Warks side of the house. I k�elieve he made �ontact with some of the speakers. We'll be putting tagether an email for the education and update of the council tomorrow to kind of gi�e you next steps. But I belie�e they'�e already discussed it and will he meeting after the first ❑f the year far further discussion. WAiTS: And Mr. Mayar, Rachael, it's exactly my paint. We don't know. 5o what we don't know, we can't ga�ern property. GD�DWIN: 5ure. True. WATTS: 5o that's really my paint. EARLE: Can I -- MAYOR FRIEDEL: Paint taken. EARLE: I just want to clarify, you are talking about the people who were talking about the SRP that's nat SRP. GDODWIN: Carrect. EARLE: All right. GD�QWIN: Same of aur speakers that were -- EARLE: ❑kay. G�OtiWIN: -- dis�ussing this evening, I belie�e Justin met with them aut in the -- EAftLE: ❑kay. GDD�WIN: -- labby ta give them a little further informatian and perhaps -- EARLE: ❑k�y. GQ�oWIN: -- update them on some ❑ther things. Page 35 vf 36 TQWN ❑F FOLINTAIN HILLS QECEMBFR 17, 2024 TOWN COUNClL MEETING MINUTES EAf�LE: Dkay. Thank you. MAYQR FRIE�EL: Anything else? No. Can I get a mation fflr adjournment? TDTH: S❑ moved. 51CILLIC�RN: 5econd. MAY�R FRIEDEL: We're adjourned. Thank you. Page 3fi af 36 i Having no further business, Mayar Gerry M. Friedel adjaurned the Regufar Meeting ❑f the Fountain Hills Tawn Council held ❑n December 17, 2Q24, at 6:47 p. m. T�WN OF FOIJNTAtN HlLLS � ���� Gerry . Friedel, Mayor ATTEST AND PREPA ��BY: � r- ,f� andace French Contreras, Town Clerk CERTIFICATI�N I hereby �ertify that the foregoing mir�utes are a true and carrect copy of the minutes vf the Regu�ar Meeting held by the Town Council of F�untain Hills in the Town Hall Council Chamk�ers vn the 17=`' day af De�em�er 2fl24. l further certify that the meating was duly called and that a quorum was present. DATE❑ 4�' day of February � �lA� andace French � �� �'� ntreras, Tawn Clerk ,,,� ,� r,y y L L�i � f � � •r• r� �.. �� � � a �7I•fl�at i� ,1C��"J�