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Home My WebLink AboutHCAC.2025.1203.MinutesTQWN �F F�lJNTAIN HILLS MINlJTES �F THE REGIJLAR MEETING ❑F THE F�UNTAIN HILLS H�ST�RY AN� CIJLTURE A�VISORY COMMIS5I�N ❑ecember 3. 2Q25 A Regular Meeting af #he Fountain Hills History and Culture Advisary Commission was �onvened at 167Q5 E. A�enue of the Fountains in open and publi� sessian at 4:40 p.m. Members Present: Chairperson 6vb Burns; Vice Chairperson Tvni Lepaer; Cvmmissioner Tim Y�der; Commissioner Peter Gallagher; Commissioner Chandler Harper Members Abs�nt: Cammissianer 6vnnie Kline; Cammissivner TifFany Titus 5#aff Present: Recreation Manager Ryan Preston; Administra#ive Assistant 5#vrmy Mazeikis ��T A�� a �� j�� ; � �� o ;, � � �� y � o, .' � b � � � � ! '�� 9�l�hat is p�r�tio T�WN QF FOLJNTAIN HILLS ❑ECEMBER 3, 2025 H15TORY ANQ CLILTURE ADVI50RY COMMI551�N MEETING _ . ....... ... . . Post-Productifln Fiie Town of Fountain Hills History and Cul#ure Ad�isory Commis5ion Meeting Decerrtber 3, 2�25 Transcription Provided By: e5cribers, LLC *�*�� Transcription is pro�ided in order ta facilitate communication accessibility and may not be a totalEy verbatim recor� ❑f the proceedings. ***�* Page 1 of 15 TDWN OF FaIJNTAIN HILLS DECEMBER 3, 2025 HISTDRY AND CLILTURE A�VI50RY CQMMiSSION MEETING BURNS: Call this meeting af the �listory and Cufture Advisory Commission tagether f�r De�ember 3rd. I know there was a second show i n here at 5:3� today, so we dan't ha�e a lot of leeway. 5❑ let's get started. Roli cali, please? MA�E1K15: Yes. Can I start with Chair Bob Burns? BURNS: Present. MA2EIK15: Vice Chair�oni LePoer �EPOER: Present. MA�EIKIS: Commissioner Tim Yflder. YnQER: Here. MAZEIKIS: Commissioner Peter Gallagher? GALLAGHER: Gallagher. Yes, I'm here. MAZEIKI5: Thank you. Cammissioner Bannie Klein. Commissioner Chandler Harper? HARPER: Here. MA2EIKIS: And CommissianerTiffanyTitus. Bl1RN5: ❑kay. I'�e got a couple of additianal things here. First off, heard from 6onnie ahout an hour ago. 5he said that her husband passed away yesterday. Sa she's not making it with us taday. Ob�ious reasons. So and I'm going to ask for your ind�lgence a little bit. My �aice is nat gaod, and my hearing is not great an the best conditians. 5a I'm a little congested and I'm not sure why. So I probably wan't hear much. S❑ if I give yau a k�lank stare, that's -- dan't k�e. It's not to be rude. PRESTdN: We'll use same hand signal5 for you today. 8L1RN5: And I would like, if I'm not out af line, Ryan, to ask 5t�rmy to give us a little intraductian af herself. PRESTdN: Na, I was going to -- I was gaing ta mention 5tarmy and this being her second e�er commissian meeting. And she`s doing a fantasti�joh. 5a yeah, if you would like, 5tormy? You don't ha�e to. MA2EIK15: Na, I don't mind. Thank you. Oh, my gosh. I was with the State Gang task Page 2 of 15 T�WN �F FQiiNTAIN HILLS DECEM6ER 3, 2025 H15TQRY ANO CULTLIRE AQVI50RY COMMf551DlV MEETING force and contracted with the Department o# C�rre�tians, and I did that for a decade. Still, to this day, I'm the only female in the nation that had that position. After that, my husband and I, we vpened up an automative shap. And we did that for a decade, and then naw I'm here. 5o that's a little k�it about me. I io�e horses and I dvn't ha�e horses anymore, hut l dv ha�e a Cane Corso, arrd he's 151 pounds. Just a fun fa�t. BURNS: Well, yeah. Well, we laok forward to working with you. Thank yau. MA2EIK15: Thank you. B4JRN5: Any other commissianers have any camments ar updates? PREST�N: 5o we actually -- that is not part ❑f the agenda anymore ma�ing forward ❑n all future agendas, actually. BURNS: ❑kay. PRE57�N: 5a we �an move straight t� -- BL1RN5: I recagnize that, but it's still on there. PRESTDN: Is there? Okay. l'm lo�king at the agenda here. I don't think we ha�e one. But yeah, we can jump straight ta presentations, would be great. Thanks. BLlRNS: All right. I think moving dawn, discussion or mation on the minutes. YD�ER: I move to approve. BURNS: From the Na�ember 5th meeting. HAitPER: I'fl 5e�and that. BURNS: Okay. PREST�N: 5a we'll take a �ate? BURNS: All in fa�or? LEPnER: Aye. GALLAGFiER: Aye. HARPER: Aye. Bl1RN5: Like I said, please bear with me. PREST�I�: And that'll pass S to �. MA2EIK15: Tharsk you, Ryan. Page 3 of 15 TOWN OF FOLINTAIN HILlS DECEMBER 3, Z�ZS WIS70RY ANO CULTURE ADV150RY CaMM1551UlV MEETING 6URN5: Yeah. PRESTON: �ob's mo�ing quick. It`s a!I right. 6URN5: Where is that? Does that bring us to. Dis�ussiQn in hi5tarical registry of the fountain. Yau ha�e my nates included in the packet there. And I dan't knaw if Ryan has had any discussion with the 5tate cammissian ❑r nat that he �an add to that ar we're where we're at. YDaER: I'm sorry. Do we need to fill in the Qther membet�s ❑f the group here? PRESTON: Yes. So yau can da that if yvu'd like. Tim �r Bob vr I'm happy to jump in and discuss what happened at the meeting, 8URN5: I'm sorry. YDQER: Well, l'll just state fflr Chandler, and Peter, and Tani that the effort to get the fountain listed in the Arizona, as an Arizo�a �andmark went down. It did nat pass. And s❑ that's where we are right nQw. Ba� was there for the meeting online, and Ryan knaws same other things, I think. SQ that's the update. PRESTQN: Yeah, exactly. So we got same feedba�k. It was feedback. Unfartunately, a lot af the feedk�ack went in cantrast to a lot of how we were advised by our 5hippa representati�e mo�ing forward with how he thought that wnuld go. The town has that information now above my le�el and deciding if they want co pursue the angle for whi�h we were en�auraged to pursue. For that, I know, Tim. I read yaur remarks and I agree with a I�t of what you said in your statement, and we don't know if we are going to put forward a dacumenE that talks ahout the land before ❑ur control, essentially. And so they're looking into that now. 6ut as of naw. it's put on hald. We are not yet planning on moving farward w€ti� the resubmissian with the -- until I get a chan�e ta talk to aur Shippa represeniative, whi�h ! have not gotten ahold of yet until I'm able t❑ work with the town manager and attorney as well, to see wi�at we want t❑ put forward as far as a secondary appkiration. BliRNS: Far the time f�eing, we're nat moving? Page 4 ai 15 TDWIY QF FQIJNTAIN HILLS DECEMBER 3, 2025 HISTDRY AMD CUITURE ADV15�RY CpMM1551DN MEETING PRESTQN: Corre�t. For the time heing, na action an it. We are in a holding pattern at the moment. gL1RN5: �kay. tEP�ER: �o you think we'll try again? PRESTQIV: It'll deper►d vn my con�ersation with our -- with the 5hippo representati�e. The direction they were pushing us to go. I dan't know if it's the is a directifln the town is going to g❑ as far as the applicatiQn. LEP�ER: Based on the fe�dback, I'm guessing. PREST�N: Correct. GALLAGHER: I'm sarry, what �irectian is that they wanted yau ta ga? PRE5TON: a lot of it was highlighting the, the native land the relationship with that, the ❑rme Dam, the Orme aam �anfliGt. Some things that weren't part ❑f the town itself and maybe more ❑f the County and the 5tate. And sa just deciding af what of that we want t❑ put on record as far as town responsibility with what we're moving forward with vur su�mission. GALLAGHER: 5a that's all histary. But what daes it ha�e t❑ do with the fountain? PRE5T�N: There's the main question that we're working ❑n answers to, and I dan't know, Chandler's buzzed in a couple af times, s❑ I'll let him maybe talk an what he's got t❑ say. HARPER: Yeah, I wasjust gaing to ask. 5o the town is w�rking on these applications themsel�es rather than utili2ing a histori� cansultant? Is that -- PRESTON: Yes. 5o we did utilize ihis cammissian. We were working with Qoctor Coflins with the 5tate Histarical Preservation 5ociety, sa he did advise us throughout the pracess. This commission wrote many af the narrati�es, which we then tweaked a little bit based an feedback from ❑octor Collins with 5hippo. E�erything we did was at mostly at his direction, and then he actually put the final packet tagether fvr us for submissian. And sa that`s a con�ersation I have yet to have with him and kind of where we went sideways with being off with what he thought we sh�uld put forward and what. what Rage 5 of 15 TOWN Qf FOUAITAIN HILLS ❑�CEMBER 3, 2025 HISTORY ANQ CULTURE AOVI50RY C�MM15510N MEETING the bvard was a�tually looking for. HARPER: Got it. I will nate just ta far your guys' irsformation, historic �onsultants wh❑ specialize in this space typically d❑ have better luck with those cammissions and thase meetings. ❑bviously, there's an expense with that that we'd ha�e to cansider hiring someone for that. But ihose guys usually ha�e a pretty gaod relationship with those �oards and know exactly what they're loaking far and haw ta sart af get things maving. 5o just if the town does decide ta ma�e forward, I wauld ha�e them consider that. PRE5T�N: Yep. And that's a good suggestion. is samething we looked into an one af the cansultants that has been helping me with this process is actually our develapmental 5ervices Directar who worked in this field in Mesa. And when they did their submission, they did hire same6ody io work with so that that was an ❑ptivn. We were haping t❑ avaid that opti�n. But it may be something we may laok at again. BL1RN5: lust as -- forgi�e me if I repeat anything, but from my perspective in sitting thrvugh the meeting, I think, yau know, when we get ta it or when we want to get back t❑ it, I think the issues they hraught up can be handled. There might be a cnuple flf holes there, you know, just take a little more research. 5a just keep us posted on and we'll get back ta work when ready. PRE5TON: Yeah. Y�DER: I'm sorry, I ha�e only one question, I guess now. Far naw. And that is, if this doesn't happen, does that pre�ent or preclude us from gaing ta the natianal le�el? PREST�N: That is correct. This is a pre�ursar t❑ national. It has ta be state approved first. And yes, don't warry. If there's work to be done, it'll make its way ba�k here. So don't yau warry about that. BLIRNS: Okay. I guess next up, we �+a�e discussian and possible actian. The 250th anni�ersary for the United States. I was going to rely on Tiffany to ga o�er this. 5he got inta this �ery enthusiastically. And did a great jab putting together the notes and the infarmation we discussed. And I don't know if anybady's had time to go through this or whatever. Yau got any questions or ideas that otherwise, maybe I really wvuld prefer Page b of 15 TOWN OF FpUNTAIN IiILLS aECEM6ER 3, 2U25 H15T�RY ANQ CULTURE ADVIS�RY C�MM15510N MEETING her ta address it right naw, but. PRESTON: I'�e 1�ad a chance. I'�e had this for a little while. I've had a �han�e t❑ read thraugh it in detai}. I'm happy ta give a quick recap, and I can kind of gi�e yQu a cauple of yea5 and nays off the bat. I'm happy to s�ratch a few off the iist that I know just aren't feasible. 5o a lat af what we put out there as well might be outside the scape. There's a I�t ❑f reference t❑ the museums and same other groups that we don't really have pur�iew o�er. 5o great ideas, but a little outside of aur scope as this commissian and as well as the town so they highlighted a few here. One is you know, lighting �eremany, red, white and blue for the fountain. That is something that wil4 be done. It's nat nailed down exactly when that will happen. But that will happen. A large America 25� cutout ta place samewhere around town that is actually being actively lovked "+nto as well. 5❑ that is something we hope to da right now. It's a couple af quotes we got are not exactly cflst effe�tive far a temparary installatian. So we are looking at optians for that. The America number three an this list is America 250 branding. Again, that is we are acti�ely working an a lagfl. We're working on t shirts right now t❑ replace our fourth at the fountain t shirts. 5o they'll be updated t shirts tha# will ha�e pre-sales before that that you can get your shirts before the e�ent. 5a we are working on both a loga and a new shirt ta celebrate the 250th. Number faur, she mentioned the concert series. There's the music fest has been set for a while, sa we're not going ta tie much in with Music Fest. Hawever, we are loaking ta da a tie in with our concerts on the A�enue series ta tie that in somehow, whether it's mare Americana, whether it's a decades thing. 5o we are workirrg ❑n tying the theme in with that. 5o that was another big part af this. This warkgraup was haw da we tie that in with already running signature events? And that is samething the town is acti�ely w�rking vn itself. The Pony Expres5 mural. You guys mentioned that last meeting. Murals are put ❑n hold right nnw, and you actually see it c�ming up on one of tt�e cflunsel a�endas as a Page 7 af 15 TOWN �F F�UNTAIN HiLlS QECEMBER 3, 2�25 HISTpRY AND CULTURE ADVISORY CQMM1551�N MEETING discussion point, as weli as being dis�ussed internally with the mayor. Murals, they're tricky. �nce yau allow one, we can't then -- we can't yay or nay based vn content. 5o it kind �f apens a lat of doars for those. And then also with it being an a federal building, abviously we ha�e no say o�er that one way ar the other. BURNS: On that item. lust a thought. It occurred t❑ me, i know I think i even mentioned at the time she brought this up that it's nat going to happen on the post ❑f#ice wall, }�ui # was kind of wandering because I think there's still painting utility boxes ar�und town. I was wondering if there was a maybe a cauple of those that could be drapped into the theme. PRESTON: Right. Yeah, thase are all set anr� dane, and we're actually not doing any mare other than the ❑nes yau see being done naw. And there's just there's reasanin� hehind it, same I don't knaw. And I da belie�e it's gaing tv he dis�ussed. Just the idea ❑f murals in general will he discussed at an upcoming town council meeting. 5a they're nat gaing to be mo�ing forward with any new ones as af naw. BURNS: �kay. GALLAGHER: One quick question. Has anybady �onsidered at least consu{ting with the Pastal Service since the Pany Express is kind af an histflrical part of the Postal 5ervice? PREST�N: I have not. Nv. And I don't �elieve anybody with the town has. I know for an example, they did nat want the Pony Express ending at the past ❑ffice parking lot last year, so I dan't know how that it's not a direct relationship right now. It's a graup that does that for the Rany Express. And so ! d�n't knvw if we have a liais�n with the tawn that would do that, that would make that contact with the federal gavernment and who that contact wauld be ta try t❑ make that happen. GALLAGHER: Prahably the manager of this post ofFice wou�d be a pla�e to start. PREST�N: Right. GALLAGHER: Anr! na is an acceptable answer. PREST�N: I could put you in charge of that, Peter, if you'd like #o rea�h ❑ut to the manager on f�ehalf af the commission. Page 8 of 15 TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS DECEMBER 3, 2p25 HISTQRY AN� CULTURE ADVIS�RY CDMMISSfON MEETING GALLAGHER: I will happily go �isit the p�stal ser�ice and see what they ha�e fo say. RREST�N: I lo�e it. PerFect. And we can make that happen. And f'm just going to kind af ma�e down the list here a little bit. 7here's American 25D Art walk. I was wanting to get a{ittle more infarmation on that, but i knaw bath Bonnie and Tiffany being out. I don't know haw much additional inf�rmation you had on that, Bob, anc! what we wauld do to tweak that. 5❑ I'll follow up with the workgroup offline, maybe on that item. There`s a few things, yau know, we'�e talked about time �apsules. That's been mentioned internally as well. Howe�er, we just did one fi�e years ago, so we don't plan an doing another time capsule within that time slot. They talked a�out the Thanksgiving Day parade. That is a chamk�er initiati�e. So we �an mayk�e put a-- if fhey want ta put some ideas tagether ta push to the chamber, that's fine. But then that's ❑ne ❑f the things that are k�eyond the scape af the town. I did reach out. There's been a lot of things abaut the staries af people in town, historical stories, whether it's �eterans, whether it's part of the nati�e graups. That's something I did reach out ta the cammunity center. They run a series of presentations, and they wauld la�e to ha�e something like that. We ha�e struggled finding �eterans who want ta speak af�vut their experien�e to a large group of peaple. S� that could be samething we can have the wvrk group w�rk on in the future is maybe finding people wha actually want ta get up and speak about their history in that respect. 5o they're open t❑ it, and they'd love t❑ plan sQme, especially in the summer manths. So just on tha# note there's a!at of talk about new sculptures and things like that. I Gan let yau know the town daesn't dv their awn s�ulptures. S�ulptures come thraugh development. And s❑ we wouldn't f�e pursuing any new sculptures farthe 25Dth initiative. Curriculum packet for teachers, again, th�t's not svmething the town would take �n. That's samething we could again rec�mmend ta the school, but that's not something we woufd take an and push ❑ut aursel�es. And then the oral history praject that was mentioned could tie into the stories and the presentations thraugh the community Page 9 nf 1S TQWN DF FflUNTAIN FiILLS DECEMBER 3, 2025 HISTORY AlVQ CULTLIRE ADVISORY COMM1551�N MEETING center. �ut we wauldn't have the resources to g❑ ❑ut and film these staries like it suggested in the packet. 6L1RN5: Well, this reaily was an exercise in putting everything we cauld think of out there. And I knaw there's a iot in here that's just not practical so -- PRESTON: 1 wanted to run thraugh the whole list. 5❑ I got vn record because I did laok int❑ quite a few af these things for you guys, just to see what we �an do. There's an idea ❑f the �50 Volunteer chaflenge. �'d lo�e that idea. That is a maybe not a very realistic number of �alunteer hours. E�en our top �olunteers fram last year don't come close to 25d hours. There �ould be a play an that. We could do with less hours. But I did like that idea. It's g�t a lot of community in�ol�ement in it. It's got, you kr�ow, what we're laoking for. So that was a really fun idea. There's a local business one, like a lo�af business }�assport. Agairs, that's an idea that we cfluld push on ta the chamber. But they would be better suited for that. I lo�e the idea of the heritage tree planting initiative. The 25� trees. I'�e reached vut ta parks. They're ❑ut right now. But I'd lo�e to get something ma�ing an that. I think that's a really great idea. We've talked about rededicati�n a# memQrials, and I've been tald that's a no go far the most part. There may be something we can da with the presidents, but as far as rededicating anything that most likely won't be happening. And I think that that's everything. And a lot af this stuff, 6ob, I knaw you're in the work group, has a lot of collaboratians with you know, ❑ur nati�e neighbors. Just kee� in mind they may see the 250th celebration differently than we da, and there may not be as much collabaratian as we hope. But if somebody knows anybody in that regard and wants t❑ r�ach aut, that would be something. BURNS: 5amething that, yau know, I had noticed in contact and every#hing that ane thing that you know, the native people around here take a great deal af pride in is their service. So they're, yos� knaw, that that might be a direction to apprflach. PRESTQN: Yes. Traditionally, the �th af luly has been used as a cele�ratian of native Page TO of 15 TDWN OF FOLINTAIN HILLS QfCEMBER 3, 2�25 W15TORY AND CIJLTURE ApVIS�RY COMM1551DA1 MEETING services, of armed ser�ices. 5o and nati�e �e#erans. Cflrrect. �kay. Well, that's kind of my update. That's me being Tiffany far a second, just ta kind of gi�e yau guys an idea of what was in that packet, kind of what is feasible, what is, what is not feasible, and what may be better for a different graup autside of the town as well. BURNS: All right. LEPQER: (inaudible]. PRESTQN: What's that? LEP�ER: Tiffany, you'�e change�. PRESTDN: Yeah. Thank you. BLIRNS: Anybody else on t#�is Qne? PREST�N: Oh, sarry. And the ❑ther, one of the other main points was to try the tvwn to use its pawer of cQmmunicatian to put out ta all these groups that we are looking far their ideas. They can brin� them ta us so that we can create a �entralized web page af a!I the acti�ities. And that ss something that we will work towards doing as well. �L1RN5: �kay. And let me -- �i�e me a minute t❑ see whether that brings us. ❑�, ❑kay. Historic art and essay contest. Tim vr Peter? You got anything? YDDER: I ha�e nothin� since last month. BURNS: ❑kay. GALLAGHER: I was waiting to hear something from Ryan on this. PRES��N: Vep. Ball's in my �aurt ❑n that one. So we did -- s� quick update. We were able t❑ create an ❑nline form that we've now QR code linked to the to the flier, which we'�e naw finished. And it's everything's updated. I don't ha�e a capy with me now flr attached here, I apal�gize. I just put that together, the form together yesterday. I did reach aut ta both Christy and Dr. a at the school just to remind them it's upcoming. Kind of gi�e them a heads up ❑f what ❑ur dead�ine arrd e�erything was. I unfortunately sent that out, like the day befare Thanksgi�ing break. 5a I'm sure it got buried. I ha�en't heard back yet but I am going to fallow up with them tamorrow. Tv try to �et a respvnse and just an a�knowkedgment that we're going t❑ he pushing that out first af Page 11 of 15 TOWN OF FaUNTAIN HILlS DECEMBER 3, ZQ2S H15TORY AN17 CULTURE A�Vf50RY COMM1551�N MEETING the year is kind of the gaal. We'll be starting pushing that in January. We learned you can't push anything out in schools in aecer►tiber if yau wanted to sti�k past January. 50 we'll be pushing that aut in January. And like I said, the fliers two sided. Now it has e�erything, and it's gat the qR cade that will link ta tt�e sign up page where they enter the contest, which will then tell them ta hring in their art pie�e. If it's a �isual art piece, they bring it in to Town Hali or if it's #hey can also email us the if it's a written essay. We 6eefed up the -- I didn't use I signature page as well for both the kids and #he parents. BURIVS: All right. And Public art informa#ion updates. Ryan orTani? LEP�ER: Ryan, I think that's you. And then I'll say I do ha�e arre question after you gi�e the update. PREST�N: ❑kay. Nvt a fvig update an this end. Not much progress since last meeting. It's heen a pretty busy month far our department. We are �oping to continue maving ft�rward with getting the QR codes assigned and up and geo coded. As I mentioned, there's about 1�6. 5o it will take some time. Right naw the avenue is finished. The Centennial Cir�le has been finished. The plaques ha�en't been physicaily put on the items yet. But on the digitaE end, e�erything's been taken care of and updated. 5o it's just a matter of e�entually rnaking that public and getting those QR �odes out. Next -- the next thing we're attacking is Fountain Park, I wouidn't expect us to move on that until pr�bably seGand ❑r third week of January, reakisti�ally. LEPDER: Ryan, did you ha�e any luck getting me access to what's there naw? Just sa I can f��k it a�er: PREST�N: Yeah, I apolflgize, I#hink -- I thought I sent a link, �ut I'll send it again. LEPDER: I didn't see. PRESTON: ❑kay. I'll send it again right after. First thing tamarrow morning. Because I'm not heading ba�k. ❑kay. LEP�ER: ❑o you know which email you wouid ha�e sent it ta? PRESTQN: Whate�er email you use for this. LEPOER: �kay. I didn't see it. Page 12 of 15 TOWN QF FOUNTAIN NILLS QECEMBER 3, 2U25 HISTQRY ANO CULTURE AQViS�RY CDMMISSI�N MEETING PRESTQN: ❑icay. I'll send it again. No problem. ❑r I'll send it for the first time possibly. Yeah. BURNS: All ri�ht. Puhli� art applications. Up next. I take it there is nothing to dis�uss there? PREST�N: Na new applications. BURNS: Yeah. �kay. Any thaughts ar ideas ❑n future agenda items ar presentatiQns? Anything s�heduled or planned there? Y�f7ER: I just regarding the schQol proje�t, the histary, HistQric art and essay contest. 5o we`II have a little bit of go time at the next meeting ar right there in early January as school gets ba�k inta s�ssion I take it. So shauld I p#an ta attend a s�hoal ��ard meeting that week, the next week or whenever, so that I can report svmething in Fehruary? PRESTQN: Good questifln. Let me, let me let rne hear back fram Dactor Jay. And I can ask him that and see what he thinks if it'll be necessary, or if we can just go with pushing it aut. YDDER: ❑kay. Yeah. Please. You knvw, tell him that I was specifically my name, that I was wondering because you know, he knows me we41, and. PRESTON: I wikl always name drop you. So dan't yau warry a�aut that. Y��ER: Well, you know, tefl him if I don't need to go there and he makes me go there, I'm going t❑ be very upset with him. PRE5TON: I wil� let him know that Commissianer Yflder wfluld love tfl sit thraugh anather 5choal board meeting, and yau would love t❑ be there. BU#iN5: All right. PREST�N: Qid anybody else have anything they wanted ta see an the next agenda? Arsy ideas for presentatians? �ALLAGNER: Is there a deadline for getting somethirsg on to the next agenda? PR�STON: One week hefore aur next meeting. GALLAGHER: One week. ❑kay. Because I pramised iast meeting that I would sqeak to the museum director about doing a presentation, and I ha�e not yet asked her, so ! will Page 13 of 15 TDWN QF FpUNTAIN HILLS DECEMBER 3, 2U25 H15TORY ANQ CULTURE AQVI50RY COMM1551DN MEETIiVG iry. PREST�N: 5o yau know, ane week before the next meeting will be New Year's E�e, I belie�e. GALLAGHEa: Y2p. PREST�N: Sa yau may want to give a little mare leeway than a week. GALLAGHER: I'm gaing to see her #his week or next week, I think. PREST�N: Excellent. And update you an that as well. 5a community 5ervices Dire�tor Kevin 5nipes will �e sitting in in my place for the next meeting. I will sCill he aut af town from the holidays. But Ke�in wil! be here to answer any questions. YnQER: Als�, regarding few future items. I did speak with -- ah, I texted yflu, I think ❑r emailed you the head af the operations o�er here at the Dark 5ky Community, and he said he would be willing to come in sometime in the fu#ure and talk tfl us about his side. And he thought athers would be willing also. PREST�N: Yeah, I definitefy knaw they're trying ta do some flutreach. And I know specifically Michaei is happy to come in and speak. 5o if you want, I can prohably w�rk on setting that up. It will probably be for the February meeting. 6ut if you guys are interested in that, I can mo�e farward with getting samething set up from them. Yeah. YDDER: I mean, I for ane would like that. I think that'd be good for us. GALLAGHER: Either Mi�t�ael or ponna Wright. �r. Wright is the edu�ation directar. 50 -- YnQER: Michael was telling me, you knaw, his specialty is the structure and the aperatians. And then he recammended the director of tF�e education pragram. Also separately, maybe for another time or maybe ahead of him. He said she would be. It's a she? PRESTON: Yes. YD�ER: Yeah. Yeah, she would be great. GALLAGHER: 5he is �ery good at doing presentations, 5a just a thaught. BURNS: All right. Ready to mo�e on? I think we're looking at next meeting Wednesday, Page 14 of 15 TDWfV OF FOUNTAIN HELLS DECEMBER 3, 2U25 H15TORY AND CUtTURf AOVI50RY COMM15510N MEETING January 7th. 1 pres�tme the same time, same pla�e? And with that, I'll take a motian to a�jaurn. LEPQER: I motian. Bl1RN5: F�a�e a mation. And a se�and? HARPER: 5econd. Bl1RN5: All in fa�or? Y�DER: Aye. GALLAG H ER: Aye. LEP�ER: Aye. BlJRNS: �kay. Page 15 nf 15 Having no further husiness, Chairperson 6urns adjourned the Regular Meeting of the History and Culture Ad�isory Commission meeting held on December 3, 2025, at 4:29 p.m. TDWN QF FQIJNTAIN HILLS � Bob Burns, Chairperson ATTEST AN� PREPARE❑ BY: .��.�1'l� �, �� i� /�,.P 1 .��t .'1.� Stormy Mazeikis�dministra�e Assistant CERTIFICATIDN I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct capy of the minutes of the Regular Meeting held by the Histary and �ulture Ad�isory Commissivn of Fauntain Hills in the Town Hall Council Chambers an the 3rd ❑f ❑e�ember 2Q25. I further certify thaf the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present. DATE❑ #his 3�� Day of December 2�25, � : �n� ��.� .�� Starmy Mazeikis, dministrat� Assistant ��N� �. � �'� y� L � �s �� . f � � � •yr,` r rs .� ''`—