HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025.05.06 TC - CMD VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT signedTOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING
OF THE COTTONWOODS MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
May 6, 2025
A Regular Meeting of the Fountain Hills Cottonwoods Maintenance District Board was
convened at 16705 E. Avenue of the Fountains in open and public session at 5:20
p.m.
Members Present: Board Chairman Gerry M. Friedel; Board Vice Chairman Hannah
Larrabee; Board Member Gayle Earle; Board Member Brenda Kalivianakis; Board
Member Rick Watts; Board Member Peggy McMahon; Board Member Allen Skillicorn
Staff Present: District Manager Rachael Goodwin; District Attorney Robert Wingo;
District Clerk Bevelyn Bender
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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
MAY 6,2025 COTTOWOOD MAINTENANCE DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
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Town of Fountain Hills
Regular Meeting Minutes Cottonwood Maintenance District Board
May 6, 2025
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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
MAY 6,2025 COTTOWOOD MAINTENANCE DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
MAYOR FRIEDEL: I'd like to open a hearing for our Cottonwoods Maintenance District,
so I'm going to call this to order. Roll call, please.
BENDER: Chairman Friedel?
MAYOR FRIEDEL: Present.
BENDER: Vice Chair Larrabee?
LARRABEE: Present.
BENDER: Board Member Earle?
EARLE: Present.
BENDER: Board Member Kalivianakis is just-- is here but not in the room at the
moment.
Board Member Watts?
WATTS: Here.
BENDER: Board Member McMahon?
MCMAHON: Here.
BENDER: And Board Member Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: Here.
BENDER: Mayor, you have a quorum.
MAYOR FRIEDEL: Thank you. Okay. So we have Consideration and Possible Action for
the approval of the minutes of the Cottonwood Maintenance District from the regular
meetings of June 4th, 2024, and June 18th, 2024. I need a motion for approval and a
second, please.
EARLE: I motion for approval.
LARRABEE: Second.
MAYOR FRIEDEL: A motion and second.
Are there any comment cards, Town Clerk?
BENDER: No, Chairman.
MAYOR FRIEDEL: Thank you. Can we get a roll call vote, please?
BENDER: Board Member Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: Yes.
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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
MAY 6,2025 COTTOWOOD MAINTENANCE DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
BENDER: Board Member McMahon?
MCMAHON: Aye.
BENDER: Board Member Watts?
WATTS: Aye.
BENDER: Board Member Earle?
EARLE: Aye.
BENDER: Board Member Kalivianakis is not in the room yet.
Vice Chair Larrabee?
LARRABEE: Aye.
BENDER: And Chairman Friedel?
MAYOR FRIEDEL: Aye.
BENDER: Mayor, six-zero.
MAYOR FRIEDEL: Thank you. And I see Paul's on deck.
So Paul, you want to go ahead and start your presentation?
SOLDINGER: Yes. Chairman and Board, good evening. Thank you for the opportunity
tonight. This should be pretty brief, hopefully.
Tonight is the first of three meetings for the Cottonwoods Maintenance District. This
one tonight is discussing the tentative fiscal year 2026 budget for$15,605, which
includes landscaping costs on your screen, administrative costs, some miscellaneous
supply costs, and contingency. The budget will be accompanied by a tax levy upon the
58 parcels within the district. That raises about $11,606 to support this budget as well
as existing fund balance, and tonight's resolution will direct staff to send out public
notice that will be mailed to the residents of the district.
So with that, if you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them.
MAYOR FRIEDEL: Seeing none, we need a motion to --and a second, please.
LARRABEE: So moved.
EARLE: Second.
MAYOR FRIEDEL: We have a motion and a second. Roll call, please.
BENDER: Board Member McMahon?
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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
MAY 6,2025 COTTOWOOD MAINTENANCE DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
MCMAHON: Aye.
BENDER: Board Member Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: Yes.
BENDER: Board Member Kalivianakis is not in the room yet.
Board Member Earle?
EARLE: Aye.
BENDER: Board Member Watts?
WATTS: Aye.
BENDER: Vice Chair Larrabee?
LARRABEE: Aye.
BENDER: And Chairman Friedel?
MAYOR FRIEDEL: Aye.
BENDER: Six-zero.
MAYOR FRIEDEL: Thank you. And having that been completed, we need to adjourn that
meeting. So can I get a motion for adjournment and a second?
LARRABEE: Move to adjourn.
EARLE: Second.
MAYOR FRIEDEL: Roll call vote, please.
BENDER: Board Member Skillicorn?
SKILLICORN: Yes.
BENDER: Board Member McMahon?
MCMAHON: Aye.
BENDER: Board Member Watts?
WATTS: Aye.
BENDER: Board Member Earle?
EARLE: Aye.
BENDER: Board Member Kalivianakis is not in the room.
Vice Chair Larrabee?
LARRABEE: Aye.
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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
MAY 6,2025 COTTOWOOD MAINTENANCE DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
BENDER: And Chairman Friedel?
MAYOR FRIEDEL: Aye.
BENDER: Six-zero.
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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
MAY 6,2025 COTTOWOOD MAINTENANCE DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, BOARD CHAIRMAN GERRY M. FRIEDEL ADJOURNED
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COTTONWOODS MAINTENANCE DISTRICT BOARD HELD
ON MAY 6, 2025, AT 5:23 P.M.
APPROVED:
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GERRY'M. FRIEDEL, CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
BEVELYN BENDER, DISTRICT CLERK
CERTIFICATION
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING MINUTES ARE A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF
THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COTTONWOODS MAINTENANCE DISTRICT COUNCIL
MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA HELD ON MAY 6, 2025. I
FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THE MEETING WAS DULY CALLED AND HELD AND THAT A
QUORUM WAS PRESENT.
BEVELYN BENDER, DISTRICT CLERK
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