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NOTICE OF MEETING
REGULAR MEETING
HISTORY AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION
Chair Susan Obst-Dworkis
Vice Chair Tim Yoder
Commissioner Bob Burns
Commissioner John Gibson
Commissioner Vacant
Commissioner Vacant
Commissioner Vacant
TIME:4:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
WHEN:WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2024
WHERE:FOUNTAIN HILLS COUNCIL CHAMBERS
16705 E. AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ
Commissioners of the Town of Fountain Hills will attend either in person or by telephone conference call;
a quorum of the Town’s Council, various Commission, Committee or Board members may be in
attendance at the Commission meeting.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to A.R.S. §1-602.A.9, subject to certain specified statutory
exceptions, parents have a right to consent before the State or any of its political subdivisions make a
video or audio recording of a minor child. Meetings of the Commission are audio and/or video recorded
and, as a result, proceedings in which children are present may be subject to such recording. Parents, in
order to exercise their rights may either file written consent with the Town Clerk to such recording, or
take personal action to ensure that their child or children are not present when a recording may be made.
If a child is present at the time a recording is made, the Town will assume that the rights afforded parents
pursuant to A.R.S. §1-602.A.9 have been waived.
REQUEST TO COMMENT
The public is welcome to participate in Commission meetings.
TO SPEAK TO AN AGENDA ITEM, please complete a Request to Comment card, located in the back of
the Council Chambers, and hand it to the Executive Assistant prior to discussion of that item, if
possible. Include the agenda item on which you wish to comment. Speakers will be allowed three
contiguous minutes to address the Commission. Verbal comments should be directed through the
Presiding Officer and not to individual Commissioners.
TO COMMENT ON AN AGENDA ITEM IN WRITING ONLY, please complete a Request to Comment card,
indicating it is a written comment, and check the box on whether you are FOR or AGAINST and agenda
item, and hand it to the Executive Assistant prior to discussion, if possible.
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1.CALL TO ORDER
2.ROLL CALL
3.CALL TO THE PUBLIC
Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.01(H), public comment is permitted (not required) on matters NOT
listed on the agenda. Any such comment (i) must be within the jurisdiction of the Commission,
and (ii) is subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions. The Commission will not
discuss or take legal action on matters raised during Call to the Public unless the matters are
properly noticed for discussion and legal action. At the conclusion of the Call to the Public,
individual commissioners may (i) respond to criticism, (ii) ask staff to review a matter, or (iii) ask
that the matter be placed on a future Commission agenda.
4.REPORTS BY COMMISSIONERS
5.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approval of History and Culture
Advisory Commission October 2, 2024 Verbatim Meeting Minutes
APPROVED
6.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Appointment of Chair for History and
Culture Advisory Commission
APPOINTED
7.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Appointment of a Vice-Chair for the
History and Culture Advisory Commission
APPOINTED
8.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: History and Culture Advisory
Commission 2025 Meeting Dates
APPROVED
9.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Martin Luther King Essay Poetry Contest
10.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Points of Interest Plaque Verbiage
Workgroup Update
11.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Historical Essay Contest Workgroup
Update
12.REVIEW AND DISCUSSION: Future Agenda Items and Presentations
13.UPDATE: Next History and Culture Advisory Commission Meeting January 8, 2025
14.ADJOURNMENT
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14.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 Historic and Cultural Advisory Commission with the Town Clerk.
Dated this 30th day of October 2024
___________________________________________
Patti Lopuszanski, Executive Assistant
The Town of Fountain Hills endeavors to make all public meetings accessible to persons with disabilities.
Please call 480-816-5100 (voice) or 1-800-367-8939 (TDD) 48 hours prior to the meeting to request a
reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting or to obtain agenda information in large print
format. Supporting documentation and staff reports furnished the Commission with this agenda are
available for review in the Town Clerk's Office.
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ITEM 4.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 11/06/2024 Meeting Type: History and Culture Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Community Services
Prepared by: Patti Lopuszanski, Executive Assistant
Staff Contact Information: Ryan Preston, Recreation Manager
Request to History and Culture Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): REPORTS BY
COMMISSIONERS
Staff Summary (Background)
Reports by Commissioners will allow commissioners to share information about town events attended
and information related to the History and Culture Advisory Commission. This time is purely for
reporting, no discussion or comments from the public are taken, and cannot be used to address any item
on the agenda.
Form Review
Form Started By: Patti Lopuszanski Started On: 10/28/2024 01:01 PM
Final Approval Date: 10/28/2024
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ITEM 5.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 11/06/2024 Meeting Type: History and Culture Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Community Services
Prepared by: Patti Lopuszanski, Executive Assistant
Staff Contact Information: Ryan Preston, Recreation Manager
Request to History and Culture Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION
AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approval of History and Culture Advisory Commission October 2, 2024
Verbatim Meeting Minutes
Staff Summary (Background)
The intent of approving meeting minutes is to ensure an accurate account of the discussion and action
that took place at the meeting for archival purposes. Approved minutes are placed on the town's
website and maintained as permanent records in compliance with state law.
Attachments
HCAC October 2, 2024 Verbatim Meeting Minutes
Form Review
Form Started By: Patti Lopuszanski Started On: 10/28/2024 01:10 PM
Final Approval Date: 10/28/2024
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ITEM 6.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 11/06/2024 Meeting Type: History and Culture Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Community Services
Prepared by: Patti Lopuszanski, Executive Assistant
Staff Contact Information: Ryan Preston, Recreation Manager
Request to History and Culture Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION
AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Appointment of Chair for History and Culture Advisory Commission
Staff Summary (Background)
Members of each board and commission shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among its own
members. Each Chair and Vice Chair shall serve for one year and until such time as a successor is
elected. The Chair shall preside at all meetings and exercise all the usual rights, duties and prerogatives
of the head of any similar organization. The Vice-Chair shall perform the duties of the Chair in the
Chair’s absence or disability. Vacancies created by any cause shall be filled for the unexpired term by a
new election. (19-15, Added, 09/03/2019)
Form Review
Form Started By: Patti Lopuszanski Started On: 10/28/2024 01:17 PM
Final Approval Date: 10/28/2024
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ITEM 7.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 11/06/2024 Meeting Type: History and Culture Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Community Services
Prepared by: Patti Lopuszanski, Executive Assistant
Staff Contact Information: Ryan Preston, Recreation Manager
Request to History and Culture Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION
AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Appointment of a Vice-Chair for the History and Culture Advisory Commission
Staff Summary (Background)
Members of each board and commission shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among its own
members. Each Chair and Vice Chair shall serve for one year and until such time as a successor is
elected. The Chair shall preside at all meetings and exercise all the usual rights, duties and prerogatives
of the head of any similar organization. The Vice-Chair shall perform the duties of the Chair in the
Chair’s absence or disability. Vacancies created by any cause shall be filled for the unexpired term by a
new election. (19-15, Added, 09/03/2019)
Form Review
Form Started By: Patti Lopuszanski Started On: 10/28/2024 01:20 PM
Final Approval Date: 10/28/2024
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ITEM 8.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 11/06/2024 Meeting Type: History and Culture Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Community Services
Prepared by: Patti Lopuszanski, Executive Assistant
Staff Contact Information: Ryan Preston, Recreation Manager
Request to History and Culture Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION
AND POSSIBLE ACTION: History and Culture Advisory Commission 2025 Meeting Dates
Staff Summary (Background)
The History and Culture Advisory Commission meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month. There are no
scheduled meetings for the months of July, August and December.
Attachments
HCAC 2025 Meeting Dates
Form Review
Form Started By: Patti Lopuszanski Started On: 10/28/2024 01:05 PM
Final Approval Date: 10/28/2024
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ITEM 9.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 11/06/2024 Meeting Type: History and Culture Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Community Services
Prepared by: Patti Lopuszanski, Executive Assistant
Staff Contact Information: Ryan Preston, Recreation Manager
Request to History and Culture Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION
AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Martin Luther King Essay Poetry Contest
Staff Summary (Background)
MLK Poetry Contest
The Town of Fountain Hills invites students attending school or residing in Fountain
Hills in grades 3 through 12 to participate. This poetry competition will bring together the
voices of the local youth with their reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy.
Prompt Ideas for Discussion:
A thank you to Dr. King.
What are civil rights to you?
How can you keep his dream alive?
Write a poem about your dreams
Importance of kindness to all
Quotes
"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope."
“Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real
from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.’
"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear".
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends".
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'".
"I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their
bodies, education, and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits."
Form Review
Form Started By: Patti Lopuszanski Started On: 10/30/2024 10:29 AM
Final Approval Date: 10/30/2024
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ITEM 10.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 11/06/2024 Meeting Type: History and Culture Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Community Services
Prepared by: Patti Lopuszanski, Executive Assistant
Staff Contact Information: Ryan Preston, Recreation Manager
Request to History and Culture Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION
AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Points of Interest Plaque Verbiage Workgroup Update
Staff Summary (Background)
Form Review
Form Started By: Patti Lopuszanski Started On: 10/30/2024 08:11 AM
Final Approval Date: 10/30/2024
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ITEM 11.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 11/06/2024 Meeting Type: History and Culture Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Community Services
Prepared by: Patti Lopuszanski, Executive Assistant
Staff Contact Information: Ryan Preston, Recreation Manager
Request to History and Culture Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION
AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Historical Essay Contest Workgroup Update
Staff Summary (Background)
Form Review
Form Started By: Patti Lopuszanski Started On: 10/30/2024 08:16 AM
Final Approval Date: 10/30/2024
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ITEM 12.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 11/06/2024 Meeting Type: History and Culture Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Community Services
Prepared by: Patti Lopuszanski, Executive Assistant
Staff Contact Information: Ryan Preston, Recreation Manager
Request to History and Culture Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): REVIEW AND
DISCUSSION: Future Agenda Items and Presentations
Staff Summary (Background)
Update on Debbie Clason video project.
Future Speaker for Spring 2025: David Corlett, River of Time Museum
Form Review
Form Started By: Patti Lopuszanski Started On: 10/28/2024 01:28 PM
Final Approval Date: 10/28/2024
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ITEM 13.
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: 11/06/2024 Meeting Type: History and Culture Advisory Commission
Agenda Type: Submitting Department: Community Services
Prepared by: Patti Lopuszanski, Executive Assistant
Staff Contact Information: Ryan Preston, Recreation Manager
Request to History and Culture Advisory Commission (Agenda Language): UPDATE: Next
History and Culture Advisory Commission Meeting January 8, 2025
Staff Summary (Background)
Form Review
Form Started By: Patti Lopuszanski Started On: 10/28/2024 01:23 PM
Final Approval Date: 10/28/2024
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