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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026.0120.TCRM.AGENDA NOTICE OF MEETING REGULAR MEETING TOWN COUNCIL Mayor Gerry M. Friedel Vice Mayor Allen Skillicorn Councilmember Gayle Earle Councilmember Brenda J. Kalivianakis Councilmember Hannah Larrabee Councilmember Peggy McMahon Councilmember Rick Watts TIME: WHEN: WHERE: 5:30 PM - REGULAR MEETING DOORS OPEN 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING. TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026 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 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 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 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 2. INVOCATION a. INVOCATOR: Pastor Rod Warembourg, Desert Creek Fellowship 3. ROLL CALL 4. STATEMENT OF PARTICIPATION Anyone wishing to address the Council regarding items listed on the agenda should fill out a Request to Comment card located in the back of the Council Chambers and hand it to the Town Clerk prior to consideration of that agenda item. Once the agenda item has started, late requests to speak cannot be accepted. When your name is called, please approach the podium, speak into the microphone, and state your name and if you are a resident for the public record. Please limit your comments to three minutes. To avoid disruption of the meeting, to maintain decorum, and provide for an equal and uninterrupted presentation, applause is not permitted, except when community members are being honored by the Council. 5. SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS BY TOWN MANAGER AND PROCLAMATIONS a. RECOGNITION: Mayor's Veteran of the Month — Technical Sergeant Richard Shogren, USAF (Ret.) b. RECOGNITION: Mayor's Business Spotlight — Sami Fine Jewelry c. RECOGNITION: Angela Padgett-Espiritu — Recipient of the IIMC Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) Certificate. d. RECOGNITION: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — Youth Poetry Contest Winners. e. PROCLAMATION: Martin Luther King Jr. Week f. PROCLAMATION: Human and Sex Trafficking Awareness Month. g. PROCLAMATION: Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life Month 6. PRESENTATIONS a. PRESENTATION: International Dark Sky Discovery Center Update 7. CONSENT AGENDA 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: Regarding a Purchase of Replacement Self- Contained Breathing Apparatus Equipment for the Fire Department 8. REGULAR AGENDA a. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Relating to a fill waiver for 15656 E. Centipede Road (CFW25-000003). b. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Regarding a CUT/FILL WAIVER request to permit an area of approximately 1,781 square feet to exceed the maximum 10-foot visible FILL allowance up to approximately 20 feet deep maximum fills for development of a single-family residence for the property on 9681 N. Four Peaks Way. c. PUBLIC HEARING, with CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Relating to a Special Use Permit to allow a patio cover in the front yard setback of the home at 17114 E. Fairway Court (SUP25-000004). d. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Relating to Ordinance 26-01, amending Town Code Chapter 7, Building Regulations, Section 7-1-2 C to delete the requirements from the International Energy Code for energy monitoring (Sec. C405.13) and renewable energy systems (Sec. C405.15). e. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Regarding Resolution 2026-01, Development Impact Fees f. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Regarding the Noon Kiwanis Desert Vista Beginner Bike Park Agreement and Project g. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION: Regarding directing staff to begin the process of securing legal services to review the draft revisions to the Town's wireless communication towers and antennas ordinances and related documents. 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 11. ADJOURNMENT Dated this 15 day of January, 2026. 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 (800) 367- 8939 (TDD) 48-hours prior to the meeting to request reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting or to obtain agenda information in large print format. Supporting documentation and staff reports furnished to the Council with this agenda are available for review in the Clerk's Office.