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Home My WebLink About06172025 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, JUNE 17, 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 no later than 12:00 PM on the day prior to 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 - Moment of Silence 3.ROLL CALL – Mayor Friedel 4.REPORTS BY MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS AND TOWN MANAGER A.MAYOR'S BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT - BehaviorAlly B.PROCLAMATION: Designation of July as Park and Recreation Month. NO ACTION TAKEN 5.PRESENTATIONS A.PRESENTATION: Community Services Update.NO ACTION TAKEN B.PRESENTATION: Republic Services Non-Profit Grant Award Program. NO ACTION TAKEN 6.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. 7.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 Special Meeting of May 13, 2025, and for the Town Council Regular Meeting of May 20, 2025. APPROVED B.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approving funding transfers from the Environmental Fund to the General Fund. APPROVED C.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approving Resolution 2025-24, abandoning the 10' Public Utility and Drainage Easement on Town-Owned Parcel E of Filed Map 403-B (Application A25- 000008) and Authorizing Execution of a Quitclaim Deed to Transfer Ownership to the adjacent parcel at 16932 E. Monterey Drive; including a finding of de minimis value. APPROVED D.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approving Resolution 2025-19, Abandoning an existing Access Easement adjacent to 16607 N Paradox Drive and Authorizing Execution of a new Access Easement. REMOVED 8.REGULAR AGENDA A.PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: A request for a Special Use Permit to allow four (4) multi- family buildings containing 3 dwellings each on four (4) adjacent 1,250 square-foot parcels generally located 200 feet east of the northeast corner of Fountain Hills Blvd. and El Pueblo Blvd. (15037-15039-15041-15043 N. Fountain Hills Blvd.) in the C-C (Community Commercial) zoning district (SUP24-000003). APPROVED B.PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: A request for a Special Use Permit to allow ten (10) single family residential units on six (6) properties in a commercial subdivision (Plat 106) generally located 400 feet west of the northwest corner of Fountain Hills Blvd. and El Pueblo Blvd. (15012-15014-15016- 15018-15020-15022-15026 N. Ivory Dr.) in the C-C (Community Commercial) zoning district (SUP24-000004). APPROVED C.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Relating to the Reconstruction of Palomino Boulevard. APPROVED OPTION 2 D.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approving Ordinance 25-06 repealing and replacing Town Code Chapter 7, Building Regulations, with Chapter 7, Buildings Regulations, including adoption of the 2024 Building Codes and local amendments. APPROVED E.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approving Ordinance 25-07 amending Town Code Chapter 10, Health and Sanitation, Sections 10-2-3, Litter in Public Places, and Article 10-6, On-site Rest Room Facilities. APPROVED F.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approving Additional Community Center Improvements. APPROVED G.DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Relating to the Travel Policy for Mayor & Council Members. TABLED H.DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION: Relating to the Staff and Elected Officials Pay Adjustment Process. DIRECTION TO TOWN MANAGER I.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Approving a law firm to serve as the Town attorney, providing legal representation to the Town of Fountain Hills and directing the Town Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with the selected firm. APPROVED 9.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. 10.FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS DIRECTION TO TOWN MANAGER 11.ADJOURNMENT Dated this 12th day of JUNE, 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.