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Home My WebLink AboutHCAC_2026_0304_MinutesTOWN a� F�LJNTAIN HILLS MINLJTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING �F THE FDUNTAIN H[LL5 H15T�RY AND CULTIJRE ADViSORY COMMISSIDN Mar�h 4, 2D26 A Regular Meeting of fhe Fountain Hills Histvry and Culture Advisory Commission was can�ened at 1 fii05 E. Avenue of the Fauntains in apen and public sessian at 4:D3 p.m. Mem�ers Present: Chairperson Sah Burns; Vice Chairpersan Tvni LePoer; Commissioner Tim Yoder; Cammissianer Peter Gallagher; Cammissioner Chandler Harper; Commissianer Bonnie Kline; Commissianer TifFany Titus Members Absent: Nane 5taff Present: Community Ser�ices Recreatian Manager Ryan Prestan; Administrative Assistani S#ormy Mazeikis ��AI��1 _ � �° � � �� ' ,; ', t� 1 �. �� }�� n � � � � � p .. , � a �" b • � ■ �� fl �ha t i s At�tio TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILL5 MARCH 4, ZUZS, HISTORY AND CULTURE ADVISDRY COMMI5510N MEETING MIAlUTES Post-Production File Town vf Fvuntain Hills History and Culture Adr►isory Commissian Meeting Minutes March 4, 2p2fi Transcription Pro�ided By: e5cribers, LLC * x� * � � TransGriptian is pra�ided in arder ta facilitate �ommunicatian accessibility and may not be a totally �erbatim record of the proceedings. ***�* _ _...... _._. . Page 1 of ifi TpWN OF FpUNTAIN HILLS MARCH 4, 2D26, HISTORY AiVQ CULTURE ADVISORY C�MMI551flN MEETING MINUTES 6URN5: Call the meeting of the Histary and Culture Ad�isQry Commission for the Tawn of Fountain Mills to order here. It's a little after 4 o'clock. 6ut start f�y -- please rise for the piedge and remain standing for a couple ❑f minutes. ALL: I pledge allegiance ta the flag of the United States of America, and #a the Republic far which it stands, one natian under God, indi�isible, with iiberty and justice far all. 6URNS: �kay. Thank yau. There's a statement of participation, k�ut it doesn't look like there's anyone here ta participate. So no presentatiflns. And let's see. The cansent agenda; consideration and passible action -- MAZEIKI5: Hey, Bob, can we d❑ roll call? Sarry. BURNS: I'm sarry? I'm sarry, 5tarmy. Yau threw me aff my game. MA2EIKk5: ft's ❑kay. 6URN5: Roll call, please. MA2EIKI5: Chair Bab gurns? 6URN5: Here. MAZ�II(IS: Vice ChairTani LePoer? LEP�ER: Here. MAZEII{IS: Cflmmissioner Tim Yoder? Y�dER: Here. MA2EIKlS: CommissiQner 6annie Klirse? KL1NE: Here. MAZEIKIS: Commissioner Peter Gallagher? GALLAGHER: Here. MA�EIKIS: Commissioner Chandler Harper? HARPER: Here. MAZEIKIS: And Commissioner Tiffany Titus? 7iTU5: Here. MA2EIKIS: And we ha�e a quarum. 6URNS: �kay. Naw, can we da the cansent agenda? Consideration of possible action; approval of the mee#ing minutes fr�m Fe�ruary 4th, 2�26. Do we have a motion or _ Page 2 of 16 TQWN �F FOUNTAIN HILLS MARCH 4, 2026, H15TDRY ANO CLJLTURE ADVI50RY CDMM1551aN MEETING MINUTES comments? TITUS: if there are no camments, I mo�e to apprave the agenda as is. YO�ER: And I'll secand that. BURNS: Qkay. We ha�e a motiars and a second. All those in fa�or, say aye. ALL: Aye. BURNS: �kay. And discussion and �assible a�tian; historic registry far the fountain. Tim and Chandler and I got together for a discussion, and I think there's some ❑f that stuff in the packEt. I knaw the memo I wrvte, and I know Chandler sent same stuff along. I'm nat exactly sure wF�o all that got to, whether everyone saw that. or -- I don't see it in the packet here though, so. PRESTDN: Yup. 5o the inf�rmation Chandler sent along will �e shared dependent on haw the discussion taday gaes, essentiafly, and how the action taday goes on whether or not this commissian votes ta advise us ta ma�e fvrward with the application. BURNS: Well, just a comment hefare I discuss the recomrr►endation; I was unak�le to get a hald of somebody fram MCD Realty, It was just -- I sent a message and didn't get a respanse. And I just haven`t gotten around to following up. Sa that's where that stands. But that can be done down the road. You see here that our discussion was to more or less move ahead and refacus the applicatian on the fauntain ❑nly, highlighting the techni�al and design features in the intera�tian, along with water canservativn elements through its recycling qualities. And another recommendation is proposing that the contacts be made tfl �ansider the feasibility af retaining assistance from a cansultant. And that came from the work graup. 5a I dan't know if Tim or Chandler wauld like tfl make any camments on any af that stuff or anything else. YDQER: I just want ta say I agree with that. I think t#�at's great. And I want t❑ mention that Chandler was a big help in some further research and examinatian. I'm nat sure if that's appropriate to talk about. PREST�N: Yeah, you cauld talk abaut it all. YpDER: Yeah. PREST�N: It's fine. Page 3 af 1fi TOWN QF FOUNTAIN HILLS MARCH 4, 2025, H15TDRY AND CULTURE ADVIS�RY CaMM1551�N MEETING MINUTfS YODER: Well, I'll turn it a�er and let Chandler actually talk abaut it. Yeah. HARPER: Yeah, yeah. 5a I appreciate that, guys. And yeah, Bob, you hit the nail on the head there. I think -- and we discussed tf�is in the working group, I think the best course af actian wauld be to, if we as a haard decide ta, you knaw, mo�e forward with that secondary applicatian, I thinic it'd be goad to refocus on the technical and design features of the faun#ain itself rather than the Fauntain Park. ❑ne, it narraws the application quite a bit tQ where it's a lat easier to �et e�erything that you need in there. And it's a fot easier ta garner that information rather than, you know, these things abaut, for instance, #he grassy areas of Fountain Park. It's too difficult. It's toa hard ta write a narrati�e, is a good way to put it, as to why this grass and sidewalk, et cetera is historic when it's really nat. The focal point is the fountain itself. And so I tF�ink by narrawing that, we'd ha�e a lot higher chance of success. And then additionally, I did bring up tfl the working group, you knaw, exploring #he idea af retaining a histaric consultant that specializes in these applications simply f�ecause they da ha�e those existing relativnships with the 5tate Historic Preser�ation �ffices, SHPDs, as they're typically called. And so they tenr� tv have a positi�e reaction going in rather than new faces. 5o those are the things that were discussed. And then, as far as the additional resear�h after the warking graup, I sent o�er a couple applications to the wvrking graup for other fauntains throughaut the country; one in Nebraska and then one in Cin�innati, �hio, just as an example of other fountains that were on there specifically for their engineering and design features. And I think it was helpful to the other members of the working group. And they can chime in and tell me if it wasn't, but it saunds like it was. And it shows that it's a much simpler appfication that way because you narrow the fo�us. And s❑ ! think that's where we landed was that that wauld be vur recammendatian; that if we want ta mo�e forward, we would only dv so with the understanding that it would be an applicatian far the fountain itself. BURNS: An�f just ane of the things I'm -- was thinking was, you know, e�en thaugh, you know, the park was built at the time, yvu know, almost 5fl years ago now, and it's absolutely true that a I�t has happened in that park ti�at might be considered historic ar Page 4 vf 16 TQWiII OF FOUNTAIN HILLS MARCH 4, z02fi, HISTQRY AND CULTURE ADVI$QRY CpMM1551D111 MEETIIVG MINUTES wortF�y of inention, you knaw, it doesn't really work within the -- it's an e�olutionary thing and really doesn't work within the, I dan't knQw, parameters ❑� including it. �r it's difficult. 50. HARPER: Yeah, Bob. And that's an�ther great point. And that's svmething that I don't -- I was nat a part of this commission at the time the origina! applicatian was filed. 6ut that's another consideration, is that if the entire park were to be put an the Register as it was originally attempted, you would ha�e significant hurdles moving farward in perpetuity, essentially, as ta changing anything in the entire Fountain Park. So you want tfl redesign the splash pad? Probably got to ga through the State Histaric Preser�atian �ffi�e because yau'�e said this is historic as is. And so then, you run into a lat af issues that way. Whene�er you narrow it, you alsa ease the burden on the Town maving forward. You knaw, 1�0 years from naw, if they want t❑ update samething, they �an wflrk with the state historic offices an, okay, what do we need to fix on the fauntain? Not, hey, we need to move the sidewalk. You kn�w, we ha�e to jump through all these haaps, yau know. And they despise us from 2�26, so. PRESTQN: And I can gi�e a quick comment on that. That is something that befare we e�en moved to this commission with this idea, we laoked into. And for the Nativnal Register vf Historical Places, i# is more of a ceremonial term. It's not an actual histori�al landmark. That's step 2 in the process. And last I spake with the Tawn Manager, they weren't going t❑ mo�e ta tF�at second process. It was just going to get on the NRHP and nat mo�ing forward to the next pracess. It's when you get that landmark status is then, yes, when you ha�e to deal with all that. And that's something that the Tawn, at least at the time, was nat wanting to push forward to. Yeah. For that exact reason, we war�t to be abie tv do maintenance an our own fQuntain and park. HARPER: Right. PRESTON: Yeah. GA�LAGHER: So what's really histarical abaut the fountain is that when it was bt�ilt, it was t�e largest fauntain in the world, right? BURNs: r�s. Page 5 of 16 T�WN �F FOl1NTAIN HILlS MARCH 4, 2025, HISTORY ANO CULTURE ADVI50RY C�MMISSION MEETING MINUTES GALLAGHER: And it was a technoiogical wonder. And those are the things that you're fo�using on, right? HARPER: Cvrrect. And t�sat's exactly what I think we need to rein it into. KLINE: I ha�en't Iooked, but I'm sure that it was listed in the Guinness Bvak of World Records for a n�mher af years. 5a that cauld be painted out if it hasn't heen already. PRESTQN: And there's a lat of goad pointers back from the commissiQn who turned dflwn our applicat�an about what #❑ include, what not. And I think the water conservatian -- where daes the water came fram; how da we get the water -- I think there's some confusian on that. 5a I think clearing that up within the applicatian because the lake wvuld ha�e tQ he part of the fauntain regardless hecause it's part of the mechanism ❑f the fountain. 5o the fauntain is the lake essentially. 5a that wauld be pa rt -- BlJRNS: Yeah. The fountain itself, the pumping 5ystem -- PRESTQN: Yeah. BlIRNS: -- and ohviously the water. PRESTDN: And just keep in mind there was requests for a lot of the s�hematics and thing5 for the fvuntain and for the pumps and e�erything. And from the cvmpany standpoint and the Town standpoint, we weren't going ta release too much �f that. We did put some histarical documents in t�ere. But as far as full schematics of the pumps and the mechanisms, they weren't willirsg to include that. 5� just a heads-up if yau do mave forward that that was a-- BURN5: Well, and that's ❑ne reasan I was hvping to get some feed�aa�k from MC❑ Realty because I believe there is a, yau know, a descending campany still in Texas who might ha�e some inf�rmatian they �auld pass alorrg t� us, so. And like I said, l haven't heard f�a�k fram Michael, sa f'!I try reathing out again t❑ see. Llnless, did yau say you knaw Michael Gant, Tim? Y�qER: Yeah, I do. BURNS: You want ta try and rea�h out to him and see? Y�DER: Sure. Will d�. Page fi nf lfi TOWN OF FOUNtAIN HILLS MARCH 4, Z026, HISTORY AND CULTURE ADVI50RY COMMI551aN MEETING MIAil1TE5 BURN5: And with that, anything else? Listening #ar a motion. D❑ I want -- is ane appropriate, ar do we need tw� far each -- one for each re�ammendation, ❑r -- PRESTDN: fVo. 5a if we want -- basically what we're I��king for here is direction on whether ar not that this ad�isary commission wants to mo�e farward with the resubmission. And so the mation would focus ar�und Chat. BURfVS: ❑kay. 5o we don't need to talk about the speeifics of the memo here? PRfSTdN: Correct. 5pecifics aren't important right now. BURNS: ❑kay. PRESTON: Just whether we're going to mflve forward with the reappli�ation -- resubmittal. BURNS: Qkay. HARPER: Then I wauld mation ta ma�e farward with the reapplication. GALLAGHER: I'll se�and tha#. 6lJfiNS: ❑kay. We ha�e a mation and a second. All those in fa�ar, aye. ALL: Aye. BURNS: Any opposed? ❑kay. Thank you, all. And I gat ta figure out where I'm at here. Shauld ha�e made a �opy af the agenda, and I didn`t. flkay, z5flth anni�ersary for ihe USA; I guess, the town has same T-shirts they're selling as you can -- Ef you want to see. And -- Y�OER: Are you wearing ❑ne right now? BURNS: Yes. LEPDER: He is. YO�ER: May I see it? LEPDER: Stand up and madel for us. PRES��N: Ta confirm, because his mic wasn't on, Cammissioner Yader would like a twirl. BL1RN5: And a little loga an the front there, tao. 5a. YD�ER: Did you get -- are there many colors, and did you get one of each color? BlJRNS: Na, there's just one color that i recall. Page 7 of 16 rvwN aF �auN�Ainr Ha�S MARCH 4, 2U2fi, H15TORY AIVD CULTURE ADVI50RY C�MMISSIaN MEETING MINUTE5 PREST�N: Correct. There's just one color. Howe�er, there was a green Irish Fest ane available, taa, that's new this year if anyane's intereste�. YdDER: Very nice. Thank you. TITUS: Where are the shirts a�ailable tv purchase? PREST�N: They're a�ai]able both at Tawn Hall, second floar, as well as for the 25Dth, the Chamber's Visitor Center alsv has a few far sale. And they will be on the art side of the market next Wednesday, a week fram today. BL1RN5: Ryan, dv yau ha�e anything else there that yvu -- as far as acti�ities, any e�ents? I helieve there's a few things coming up. PRESTQN: Yup. Sa just a reminder that if anybody has any groups interested in getting on the web site, there is an appiication ❑n the Fot�ntainHiflsA2.ga��25D site #hat they can su�mit their own e�ents up sa we can �et it out, and we can promote thase as weil. lJpdate from last time is we did add to our -- we ha►re a Mo�ie in the Park e�ent where we're showing "Natiana[ Treasure." It's a 25Dth e�ent. We maved it ta Fountain Park. And we're also working with Peter Volny and Gary a#the Fountain Hills Auto Club ta do an Ameri�an car parade and car shaw that same evening. 5o Ehat'll go around the fvuntain and end an Saguara. And thvse �ars will be a�ailable to �iew up until the movie as we11. KLINE: What's the date on that? PREST�N: That is April ZSth. And tt�at's all in the Fountain HiIIsA2.ga�1250. You can find all the 25�-related e�ents that we're doing. BURNS: I�elieve #he Community Chorus has stepped up far one ar two concerts. PRESTQN: Corre�t. Yup. It looks like they're doing a few con�erts as well. Um-hum. BURNS: And that's not too far aff either, is it? Na. PI�EST�N: I`m not sure the exact dates far thQse. BURNS: Yeah, okay. ❑kay. PRESTQN: Again, we're still taking ideas. We're pretty set at feast as far as our budget is spent. But if there are ideas that maybe �an be �reative and work within the scope af what we're already doing, feel free to share them and I �an pass them along. Page S of 16 TQWN QF FOLINTAIN HILLS MARCH 4, 202fi, H15TQRY AND CULTURE ADVIS�RY CQMMI5510N MEETING MINU?ES BURPVS: �kay. TITUS: I ha�e a question related to the -- in that yQu mentioned specifically there's a parade, and it's an American �ar parade. Are parades something that we as a camrnission can be a part of, especially for America 250? Like, cauld we apply as a group to have a car in that parade? And would we do that separate fram the Cammission, or �an we da it as a group? Like, we dan`t need ta be a part af a workirsg group to do that, do we, if any of us ha�e an American car? PRESTON: Na. You �an defini#ely apply. Like I said, it's Gary with the FH Auto Club wha's handling that far us. And I can get you his �antact information. LEPQER: I think that wauld be really fun to be a part af it, you guys. PRESTDN: All right. BURNS: Right. KLINE: YQu ha�e a car, Tiffany. it's not Ameri�an. 5orry. BURNS: Dkay. I{LINE: Ryan, I was wondering -- BlIRNS: What's that? PRESTON: You'll need ta turn it or�. TfTUS: I was just wondering what yau thaught af the idea �f reaching out for mare information abQut the traveling exhibit. PRE5T�N: Yeah. So I sat Qn a wark group -- internal ane with the Secretary of State's ❑ffi�e fvr thai already. And they had their dates set. We spake abaut t�e potential bringing it out, and it doesn't laok like a feasibility right now for that. I knaw yau had rea�hed �ut, and I think they tald yau something similar as well, you know. 5o that was braught up when we had a meeting with the 5ecretary of 5tate's offi�e regarding the Z5D celebratians a �ouple af months agfl. LEPnER: questian fQr y�u. I had mentioned to ICevin ahaut the possibility of selling the flags, like, that we're going to be putting on the poles around town. Any thoughts fln that pop up at aIl? PREST�N: Selling the banners that are an the poles? Probably not, because all that are Page 9 of 16 TOWN O� FOUN�AIN HILL5 MARCH 4, 202b, H1570RY A�VD CULTURE A�V150RY CDMM1551DN MEETING MINUTES flrdered are on the poles. And by the time they're off the pales, it'll be 2�27. LEP�ER: Yeah. I just mentioned it as a money-making that you could sell them ta make -- yvu knaw, make money and whate�er. PREST�N: Gatcha. We wouidn't be able ta print ta sell, if that makes sense. We'd ha�e to pre-print and arder quite a few. And I don't knaw if it's the risic the CFQ wauld want be�ause those are unusually expensive to order. Yeah. And we'd have t❑ order a certain amaunt ahead of time. 5o it woufd be tvugh to have it in sto�k to be able t❑ push aut for sale. KLINE: Just curious, what happens ta the banners when y�u take them dawn? PREST�N: I am ur�sure. I can get ba�k ta yau on that. TITL15: Okay. Maybe they could fae danated to anather group a5 a fundraiser, kind ❑f memarabilia. PRE5TON: Usually. if it's Town property, it's g�t t❑ be auctioned ❑r tossed is the rule. So donation is usually out af the question -- �EPDER: Auctian. PRESTOfV: -- just with Tawn property. But again, by the time they come down, they will be no langer necessary, I guess. It'll �e past the 250th anni�ersary. KLINE: Yeah. I knaw they wan't be pristine, but same peaple are sentimental. PRESTDiV: Right. And yes, I can reach aut to Director Jacohs and see that that is kind of her purview, and see what it is they plan on doing with those, as m�st of the times we arder banners, they're not single-use. We rotate them through. This would be ❑ur first kind of single-use banner, so. KLINE: Yeah. I w�uld think that at least ane or twa shauld be saved fflr the museum for future years as part of aur history. PRESTON: Perfe�t. I'll pass that along. BURNS: Yeah. They would definitely be obsalete after the end �f this year. And what kirsd of shape they'll be in is another thing. And I ima$ine the manufa�turers saw an vpportunity for a one-shot deal t❑ make them maybe a little more expensi�e for thase wha wanted them, so. But yau knaw, it might be kind ❑# fun to think about an auctian Page 1U of 16 TOWN OF FOUNTAIIV HILLS MARCH 4, 2Q26, HISTQRY ANO CULTLJRE ADVISORY CDMMISSION MEETING M�NUTES for something like that. Okay. Anything else? Thank yau, Bonnie, for tF�e effart yau put inta a couple things there. KLINE: Yeah, I'm still working an it. I ha�en't gi�en up. BURNS: Dkay. And historic art and essay cantest, just remind me what the dates are vn that, so I -- PREST�N: Yeah. 5o we'�e been pushing it out to the s�hoals, and then on flur sa�ial media as well. I'm not sure how far i#'s getting aut in the schoals. We have gotten a few submissions already, nat mu�h. March 19th is the deadline. 5o we're haping -- I beiie�e spring break is next week for Fauntain Hills Unified S�hool �istrict. Sv aur goal was to gi�e them the week af spring break. And then, the Thursday follawing spring breaEc is the deadline. 5o we're hoping ha�ing that week break, that's when all tite kids are gaing to wvrk on it and turn it in. I'm sure that's what they spend mvst �f their spring break daing. 5a that's what we're hoping far. But i'll keep everyhody updated ❑n that. But right now, it`s just anly a cnuple -- BURNS: Yeah. PRESTON: -- submissians ha�e trickled in so far. BURNS: And this is an aside, but it kind of relates. I am working with the Dark Sky Festi�al Cammit#ee. We had a meeting yesterday. And people warking on the art cantest, and they were a little disappointed in the response this year. But you knaw, it is what it is. And so. PRESTON: Yeah, we'�e noticed, yau knaw, a dawnti�k in responses tv things like this. It also happens ta be the same time, I k�eiie�e, the Coalition d�es their essay cantest -- BIJRNS: Yeah. PRESTdN: -- which I kn�w is a little mare popular. Just the amount of access they have to the school -- BURNS: Yeah. PRESTON: -- is helpful as well. And also, it`s sometimes hard to reach all the kids, as there's a partion of the populati�n that gaes ta s�hool autside -- Bl1RN5: Right. Page 11 of 16 T�WN OF FDUNTAIN HILLS MARCH 4, 202fi, H15T�RY AHD CULTURE A�VIS�RY COMMI551QN MEETING MIlWUTES PRESTON: -- ❑f the Fountain Hills Unified 5chool ❑istrict. And so a lat of times, thase districts dan't allow us ta get thase fliers into their schaofs. And sa -- BIJRNS: Yeah. PRESTaN: -- it could be a challenge ta reach all the kids, we're finding. But we're trying to get creative with it. And we're hoping -- BURNS: Yeah. PRESTON: -- that these last two weeks, we get mare submissions. BURNS: Um-hum. ❑kay. I guess, nothing eise on that. Anything new on public art? PRESTON: Yeah. So this -- kind of the work group in this paint was added a lot of times fcar-- I think we started with the mapping is where a lat o�this was, specifically Toni, some stuff we were working on. We ha�e -- the Avenue portion is now li�e of the mapping, in additian to Centennial Cir�le. So those ha�e been updated, and we �xpe�t the rest of those ta be done within about a week so that the full art walk will be done and ❑n a new system here saan. 5o just an update an where we stand ❑n that, and it's caming along pretty well. We're getting new photagraphs taken of a lat of the art and just the new piatform we're putting it vut on. it's going ta be a lot mare accessible for a lot Qf people in the way we're daing the 4R codes. We'�e gat those in rotation ta get up on all the art pieces starting hopefully this week, if n�t next week, to start getting QR cades t�at are scannable and will tell yau abaut the art piece, and alsa direct you to the tour. Then, you can take the next stop an the tour as well. LEPpER: When do yau #hink the website's g�ing ta be ready? PRESTON: So both of thase are li�e right now. LEPQER: �h, they are? Okay. PRES�ON: Veah. Sa the Centennial Circle walk as well as the A�enue are bath li�e right now. LEPDER: ❑h, good. In the new farmat. PRESTON: Yup. In the new format. LEPaER: Yay. PRESTDN: It's not pasted anywhere yet. �nce we get the QR cades up, that's when the _ Page 12 of 16 TaWN OF FOUNTAIN HItLS MARCH 4, 202b, H15TORY ANQ CULTURE ADVl50RY COMM1551aN MEETING MINlITES pasting will ha�apen. But they're li�e, and you can search fQr it now. LEPOER: �h, nice. PRESTDN: And I belie�e this Commission's recei�ec€ that link as well. KLINE: Yeah, ihat'd be great. PRESTDN: Um-hum. TITlJS: I will say I �isited the site through the link. Anc� it is beautiful. I mean, it's really nice to have, and it's very weEl-done. 5o thank you. It's a beautiful �tart. BL1RN5: I`m n�t sure who's hasting it, but didn't they start some art walks recently related ta the Miles family? PRE5T�N: If they did, it's nat thraugh the Tawn. BURN5: Okay. PREST�N: Um-hum. Because I'm unfamiliar with it. BL1RN5: It may ha�e been the museum that's doing that or somebady else. GALLAGHER: The museum has Centennial Circle art walks that are basically a guided taur. BURNS: Okay. And just an aside, not exactly art, but I see you got the new signs out in the park, and it's appreciated. I knaw I was starting ta get feedback on those ones that were there. And if it's appropriate, can you tell me how those are different from what we had befare that might hold up hetter? PREST�N: Yeah, that's Art in the Park. For sure. A couple ❑f things are different. One, they're much �heaper to manufacture naw, those type vf signs. And two, it's a poly-metal, a printed paly-metal. And it's supposed ta be a lot more fade-resistant ta the sun. BURNS: Um-hum. RRESTQN: Hawe�er. if it d�es fade, the cost to replace it, we could buy, I think, 2� each of those signs at the cost of one ❑f the old signs. BURNS: Yeah. PRESTON: 5o Gost-effecti�e-wise, it's a lot easier just to -- they have it now, we reprint -- BURNS: Yeah. Page 13 af lfi TpWN 4F FdUNTAIN HILLS MARCH 4� 2D26, HfSTORY ANa CULTl1RE ADVISDRY CaMM15S[ON MEETING MINUTES PRESTON: -- and we put it back on. And we can alsfl make changes as we grow as well, needed. 6ut they're suppased to hald up to the sun quite a bit better. BURNS: And it was a member of the Rotary Club that brflught this up ta me. And it might be �oac� ta keep in mind the next time you get not necessarily that, but similar project, you knaw, t❑ knacic on t�ese guys' doors and see if they want to, you know, spansor or help out in some way, so. 6ut now that it`s done, I dan't think they're probahly -- akay. Next, public art applicatians. Yau got anything? PRESTON: No new publi� art applications right now. BURNS: ❑kay. PRESTQN: LJm-hum. BLIRNS: And I guess, next meeting up. Next meeting, Apri� 1st, April Fool's day. So in call ta the public, I dan't see any public here, sa I'll assume there's na one here. No speaker cards? And just to clarify, if someone by any chance had sent in an 2mail far our attention, yau'd let us knaw, right, Stormy? MA2EIKIS: Yes, I wauld. 6URNS: Yeah. KLINE: Sa I just wanted t❑ mentian that at the Fountain Hil�s Botanical Garden that they'�e got same new signs. And the ane near the dam where the ranch -- ar the �owboy bunkhfluse ar whate�er you want to tall it -- has new infarmation that I c�idr�'t knvw. It talks about the fact that it had bunk beds and a sto�e, and it just gives a little hit more -- 6URNS: Oh, yeah. Yeah. KLINE: -- infarmation. So it's �ery interesting. BU#�NS: Kind a# a line sha�k down there. Yeah. KL1NE: Yeah, line shack. That's a goad word. BURIVS: Yeah. Qkay. Any�ne ha�e anything for future agenda items they want? TITUS: May I ask a questian related ta a future agenda item? I'm not thinking t�is is a future agenda item. Howe�er, it relates to the Amer�ca Z50. But it's not on aur agenda. Page 14 nf 16 T�WN QF F�iJNTAIN HILLS MARCH 4, 2025, H15TORY ANI] CLILTURE A[7VISORY COMMI551QN MEETING MINLITES We had a Leadership A�ademy presentation two years ago now, but it was all about the drones fflr pyrote�hnics far the firewflrks far the 4th and how many towns and cities are Iooking at including either drones or the tatal switcharao. I know we dan't want to do a whole switcherov. But there's sa many reasans. �t's amazing nowadays. The question w�uld be, is that samething that would be fun ta learn abaut and ha�e a presentation on, ❑r are we just purely nat interested in drflnes far our 250th �elebration, the 4th of July? Have you heard anything about it? PRESTON: Yeah, we can add that as a-- we carr probably put that as a disc�ssion underneath the 25Qth anni�ersary. I wouldn`t be abie t❑ discuss it too much right now just because it falls ❑utside of what we're at in the agenda. But next time, if you want ta bring that up either during the 250th anniversary, or we can specifi�ally -- I think the 4th flf July wauld fall under that, no problem. 5v we can add a discussion regarding that. Um-hum. TITUS: I'd Io�e ta add that for the next agenda item under the America 25fl. PREST�N: And if it's a presentation, too, yau �an we can discuss that, too. If you had somebady in mind that wanted to d❑ a presentation on the passihility vf that, you could set that up as well. TITL15: If the committee is interested, it eould be extremely short, I cauld limit it to, like, seven minutes ❑r less. And it's fas�inating, the benefits. PREST�N: Yup. So if yau wanted ta do a presentation if you want, basi�ally what we would need, you wauld have t� ha�e all the inforrnation including the slides to Starmy at least a week before the next meeting in order t❑ have it included. TITlJS: Thank you. PRESTON: And then, my suggestion is, if you d❑ put slides tagether, make sure to have a cost estimate as well with what, if you want to do a drone, what y�u Ehink that they would cost. TITUS: Thank you. KLINE: I wauld just like to say that it'd be nice tv have some kind of presentation by different arts or culture groups like #he museum ❑r the Art League or other art and Rage 15 of 1fi TQWN DF FDUNTAlN HILLS MARCH 4, 2U25, H157aRY AND Cl1LTURE ADVI50RY CDMMI5510N MEETING MINl17E5 history graups around town just to keep us infarmed ab�ut what's going on. PRESTON: Yeah, absolutely. We`�e discussed that hefore. An�f it might ha�e been, Bannie, before you were on. And if yau guys want to set those things up, you're welcome. If it`s vutside of a Town employee presentatian, we wan't seek out those presentatinns. Eut if you know samebody, and yau'd like to have them do a presentation, absolutely. Again, just get the informatian ta Stormy so we could set it up ahead of time. So yeah, you can reach out and have #hase types af presentations. Ob�iously, we're going ta make sure it's germane to the group. And if it is, absalutely we �an get them in. But that's something that again, the Town staff wouldn't pursue anybody to da a presentation outside o�Town staff, if that makes sense. K�iNE: ❑kay. Great. Thanks. 6URN5: Ryan, I'm interested in seeing whether or nat -- whether it's yau ar someone else yau think appropriate an staff that �an come in and talk to us a little bit about the rale of the commissions in general and this particular ane. you know, how we ❑perate and, yau know, some af aur limitations in our pawers, if you wiil. Y�u know, I think we wauld appreciate an update. PRESTnN: Absalutely. 5a aurTown Clerk's probably the best for that. I'll reach out to her and see if she's a�ailable April 1st ta kind of give -- 6URN5: Okay. PRESTQN: -- an o�erview of that and answer any questiQns yau might ha�e. 6URN5: All right. Thank you. Anything else? Qkay. With that, take a motian ta adjaurn. KLINE: I'll make a motion ta adjourn. HARPER: Second. BURNS: Motivn and a second. All those in fa�or? ALL: Aye. 6URN5: Okay. And we are adjourned at about 4:35. Page �6 of 1fi Having na further business, Chairpersan Burns adjvurned the Regular Meeting of the History and Culture Advisory Commissian meeting held on March 4, 2D26, at 4:35 p.m. �t■]T�T�►i■]��■1��►�r_�i►�:ii��.-� Y � _ .r.�� Bob 6urns, Chairpersan ATTEST AN� PREPARED 6Y: ��.Y,�� -�'1�Ir� . _ Stvrmy Mazeik�, Admini ative Assistant CERTIFICATI�N I hereby certify that the fvregoing minutes are a true and correct copy af the minutes �f the Regular Meeting held by the Histvry and Culture Advisary Gommission of Fountain Hills in the Town Hall Council Chambers an the 4t" of Mar�h �D2fi. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and that a quarum was present. �ATED this 15t Day of Apri! 2D2fi. �� 5tormy Mazeiki�, Adminis�ti�e Assistant �� Al N �� k �� r �.� ��'�� G �� .�9f. ` f oo� rhat is AY'i