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Home My WebLink About05062025 TCRM POST ACTION AGENDA NOTICE OF MEETING REGULAR MEETING FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL Mayor Gerry M. Friedel Vice Mayor Hannah Larrabee Councilmember Gayle Earle Councilmember Brenda Kalivianakis Councilmember Rick Watts Councilmember Peggy McMahon Councilmember Allen Skillicorn TIME:5:30 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING WHEN:TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2025 WHERE: FOUNTAIN HILLS COUNCIL CHAMBERS 16705 E. AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ Councilmembers of the Town of Fountain Hills will attend either in person or by telephone conference call; a quorum of the Town’s various Commission, Committee or Board members may be in attendance at the Council 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 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 a 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 Instructions The public is welcome to participate in Council meetings. TO SPEAK TO A CONSENT OR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM, complete a Request to Comment card and hand it to the Town Clerk prior to discussion of that item. Include the agenda item NUMBER on which you wish to comment. A separate submission is required for each agenda item. Request to Comment cards will not be accepted once the Council deliberations begin. Submit a Request to Comment card prior to a public hearing agenda item. TO COMMENT ON A CONSENT OR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM IN WRITING ONLY, complete a Request to Comment card, indicating that it is a written comment, check the box on whether you are FOR or AGAINST a consent or regular agenda item, and hand it to the Town Clerk prior to discussion on that item. A separate submission is required for each agenda item. TO SPEAK TO CALL TO THE PUBLIC, complete a Request to Comment card and hand it to the Town Clerk. Speakers will be allowed three contiguous minutes to address the Council. Verbal comments should be directed through the Presiding Officer and not to individual Councilmembers. TO COMMENT IN WRITING ONLINE: Visit https://www.fountainhillsaz.gov/publiccomment and submit a Request to Comment card by 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting. These comments are shared with the Town Council. This Request to Comment card, and any information you write on it, is a public record subject to public disclosure. NOTICE OF OPTION TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the Town Council, and to the general public, that at this meeting, the Town Council may vote to go into executive session, which will not be open to the public, for legal advice and discussion with the Town's attorneys for legal advice on any item listed on the following agenda, pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3). 1.CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Friedel 2.INVOCATION - Vicky Derksen 3.ROLL CALL – Mayor Friedel 4.STATEMENT OF PARTICIPATION 5.REPORTS BY MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS AND TOWN MANAGER A.RECOGNITION: Outgoing Planning and Zoning Commissioner Patrick Dapaah, for his service. B.PROCLAMATION: Designation of May 4 - 10, 2025, as Professional Municipal Clerks Week. 6.PRESENTATIONS A.The Community Services Department & Public Works Department will update the Town Council with a third quarter update on the FY25 Capital Improvement Projects. 7.CALL TO THE PUBLIC Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.01(H), public comment is permitted (not required) on matters NOT listed on the agenda. Any such comment (i) must be within the jurisdiction of the Council, and (ii) is subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions. The Council will not discuss or take legal action on matters raised during Call to the Public unless the matters are properly noticed for discussion and legal action. At the conclusion of the Call to the Public, individual councilmembers may (i) respond to criticism, (ii) ask staff to review a matter, or (iii) ask that the matter be placed on a future Council agenda. 8.CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine, noncontroversial matters and will be enacted by one motion of the Council. All motions and subsequent approvals of consent items will include all recommended staff stipulations unless otherwise stated. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a councilmember or member of the public so requests. If a councilmember or member of the public wishes to discuss an item on the Consent Agenda, he/she may request so prior to the motion to accept the Consent Agenda or with notification to the Town Manager or Mayor prior to the date of the meeting for which the item was scheduled. The items will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. A.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approving the Minutes for the Town Council CIP Work Session of March 25, 2025, and for the Town Council Rules of Procedure Work Session of March 25, 2025. APPROVED 9.REGULAR AGENDA A.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approve the recommended Community Services Advisory Commission reappointments. APPOINTED B.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Adopting Resolution 2025-16, to Amend Resolution 2000-03 to Adopt a Comprehensive Fee Schedule For The Court. APPROVED C.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Resolution 2025-18, increasing a stipend up to $750 per month for Council members and increasing a stipend up to $1,100 per month for the Mayor. DENIED D.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Adopting Resolution 2025-10 setting forth the Tentative Budget and establishing the maximum budget amount for the Town of Fountain Hills for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026. APPROVED E.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Relating to any item included in the League of Arizona Cities and Towns' weekly Legislative Bulletin(s), or relating to any action proposed or pending before the State Legislature. 10.COUNCIL DISCUSSION/DIRECTION to the TOWN MANAGER Item(s) listed below are related only to the propriety of (i) placing such item(s) on a future agenda for action, or (ii) directing staff to conduct further research and report back to the Council. 11.FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 12.ADJOURNMENT APPROVED Dated this 1st Day of May 2025. /s/Bevelyn J. Bender, Town Clerk 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 Council with this agenda are available for review in the Clerk's Office. On the day of the Council Meeting, the Council Chamber doors open at 5:15 p.m. for public seating.