HomeMy WebLinkAbout131121AREVISED 11/19/13
NOTICE OF THE EXECUTIVE,
SPECIAL, AND REGULAR SESSIONS OF
THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
TIME: 5:30 PM - EXECUTIVE SESSION
(Executive Session will be held in the Fountain Conference Room - 2nd floor)
6:25 PM - SPECIAL SESSION
THE REGULAR SESSION TO CONVENE IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING THE SPECIAL SESSION ADJOURNMENT
WHEN: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013
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 Commissions or Boards 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.
PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL
Anyone wishing to speak before the Council must fill out a speaker’s card and submit it to the Town Clerk
prior to Council discussion of that Agenda item. Speaker Cards are located in the Council Chamber
Lobby and near the Clerk’s position on the dais.
Speakers will be called in the order in which the speaker cards were received either by the Clerk or the
Mayor. At that time, speakers should stand and approach the podium. Speakers are asked to state their
name and whether or not they reside in Fountain Hills (do not provide a home address) prior to
commenting and to direct their comments to the Presiding Officer and not to individual Councilmembers.
Speakers’ statements should not be repetitive. If a speaker chooses not to speak when called, the speaker
will be deemed to have waived his or her opportunity to speak on the matter. Speakers may not (i)
reserve a portion of their time for a later time or (ii) transfer any portion of their time to another speaker.
If there is a Public Hearing, please submit the speaker card to speak to that issue during the Public
Hearing.
Individual speakers will be allowed three contiguous minutes to address the Council. Time limits may be
waived by (i) discretion of the Town Manager upon request by the speaker not less than 24 hours prior to
a Meeting, (ii) consensus of the Council at Meeting or (iii) the Mayor either prior to or during a Meeting.
Please be respectful when making your comments. If you do not comply with these rules, you will be
asked to leave.
Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
Councilmember Dennis Brown Vice Mayor Cassie Hansen
Councilmember Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger
Councilmember Tait D. Elkie Councilmember Cecil A. Yates
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EXECUTIVE SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
1. ROLL CALL AND VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Pursuant to (i) A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3), discussion or consultation for legal advice with the
attorney or attorneys of the public body (Specifically, relating to the presiding judge position.).
2. ADJOURNMENT
SPECIAL SESSION
CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
ROLL CALL – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
AGENDA
1. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2013-43, declaring and adopting the results of the
Special General Election held on November 5, 2013.
2. ADJOURNMENT.
REGULAR SESSION
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
INVOCATION – Moment of Silence
ROLL CALL – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
MAYOR’S REPORT
i.) The Mayor may review RECENT EVENTS attended relating to Economic
Development.
ii.) The Mayor will read a PROCLAMATION proclaiming the week of November 28th
through December 5th, 2013 as “CHABAD WEEK”.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS
i) RECOGNITION of the Citizens for Saguaro Committee.
ii) PRESENTATION of the Town’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, by Dennis Osuch, CPA, Partner with Clifton
Larson Allen LLP.
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CALL TO THE PUBLIC
Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431-01(G), 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.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
All items listed are considered to be routine, non-controversial matters and will be enacted by one motion and one roll
call vote of the Council. All motions and subsequent approvals of consent items will be include all recommended staff
stipulations unless otherwise stated. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member or
member of the public co requests. If a Council Member or member of the public wishes to discuss an item on the
consent agenda, they may request so prior to the motion to accept the Consent Agenda. The items will be removed
from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.
1. CONSIDERATION of approving the TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES from
November 7, 2013.
2. CONSIDERATION for approval of RESOLUTION 2013-53, abandoning whatever right,
title, or interest the Town has in the portions of certain public utility and drainage easements
located at the southerly and easterly property lines of Plat 401-B, Block 3, Lot 5 (10275 N.
Nicklaus Drive) as recorded in Book 155 of Maps, Page 12, Records of Maricopa County,
Arizona. EA2013-03 (Zemper)
3. CONSIDERATION of approving a PAYMENT to Maricopa Association of Governments
(MAG) in the amount of $64,627.01 as proportionate reimbursement from proceeds from the
sale of two grant funded street sweepers.
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
4. CONSIDERATION of a REQUEST by the Public Art Committee for a New Project to
designate a number of public locations throughout the community as “Photo opportunity”
locations.
5. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2013-56, authorizing the submission of a grant
application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the purchase of
portable radios by the Fire Department and approving the acceptance and execution of any
resulting grant agreement.
6. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2013-45, declaring as a public record that certain
document filed with the Town Clerk and entitled the “Amendments to Chapter 3 of the Town
Code,” dated November 21, 2013.
7. CONSIDERATION of ORDINANCE 13-04, adopting the “Amendments to Chapter 3 of the
Town Code,” dated November 21, 2013, by reference and replacing the Town of Fountain
Hills Town Code, Chapter 3, Administration, with the November 21, 2013 amendments.
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8. COUNCIL DISCUSSION/DIRECTION to the Town Manager Ken Buchanan.
Items listed below are related only to the propriety of (i) placing such items on a future agenda for action or (ii)
directing staff to conduct further research and report back to the Council:
A. NONE.
9. SUMMARY of Council requests and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the Town
Manager Ken Buchanan.
10. ADJOURNMENT.
DATED this 13th day of November, 2013.
_____________________________________
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 this 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.
REVISED 11/19/13
NOTICE OF THE EXECUTIVE,
SPECIAL, AND REGULAR SESSIONS OF
THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
TIME: 5:30 PM - EXECUTIVE SESSION
(Executive Session will be held in the Fountain Conference Room - 2nd floor)
6:25 PM - SPECIAL SESSION
THE REGULAR SESSION TO CONVENE IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING THE SPECIAL SESSION ADJOURNMENT
WHEN: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013
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 Commissions or Boards 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.
PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL
Anyone wishing to speak before the Council must fill out a speaker’s card and submit it to the Town Clerk
prior to Council discussion of that Agenda item. Speaker Cards are located in the Council Chamber
Lobby and near the Clerk’s position on the dais.
Speakers will be called in the order in which the speaker cards were received either by the Clerk or the
Mayor. At that time, speakers should stand and approach the podium. Speakers are asked to state their
name and whether or not they reside in Fountain Hills (do not provide a home address) prior to
commenting and to direct their comments to the Presiding Officer and not to individual Councilmembers.
Speakers’ statements should not be repetitive. If a speaker chooses not to speak when called, the speaker
will be deemed to have waived his or her opportunity to speak on the matter. Speakers may not (i)
reserve a portion of their time for a later time or (ii) transfer any portion of their time to another speaker.
If there is a Public Hearing, please submit the speaker card to speak to that issue during the Public
Hearing.
Individual speakers will be allowed three contiguous minutes to address the Council. Time limits may be
waived by (i) discretion of the Town Manager upon request by the speaker not less than 24 hours prior to
a Meeting, (ii) consensus of the Council at Meeting or (iii) the Mayor either prior to or during a Meeting.
Please be respectful when making your comments. If you do not comply with these rules, you will be
asked to leave.
Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
Councilmember Dennis Brown Vice Mayor Cassie Hansen
Councilmember Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger
Councilmember Tait D. Elkie Councilmember Cecil A. Yates
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EXECUTIVE SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
1. ROLL CALL AND VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Pursuant to (i) A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3), discussion or consultation for legal advice with the
attorney or attorneys of the public body (Specifically, relating to the presiding judge position.).
2. ADJOURNMENT
SPECIAL SESSION
CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
ROLL CALL – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
AGENDA
1. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2013-43, declaring and adopting the results of the
Special General Election held on November 5, 2013.
2. ADJOURNMENT.
REGULAR SESSION
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
INVOCATION – Moment of Silence
ROLL CALL – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
MAYOR’S REPORT
i.) The Mayor may review RECENT EVENTS attended relating to Economic
Development.
ii.) The Mayor will read a PROCLAMATION proclaiming the week of November 28th
through December 5th, 2013 as “CHABAD WEEK”.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS
i) RECOGNITION of the Citizens for Saguaro Committee.
ii) PRESENTATION of the Town’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, by Dennis Osuch, CPA, Partner with Clifton
Larson Allen LLP.
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CALL TO THE PUBLIC
Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431-01(G), 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.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
All items listed are considered to be routine, non-controversial matters and will be enacted by one motion and one roll
call vote of the Council. All motions and subsequent approvals of consent items will be include all recommended staff
stipulations unless otherwise stated. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member or
member of the public co requests. If a Council Member or member of the public wishes to discuss an item on the
consent agenda, they may request so prior to the motion to accept the Consent Agenda. The items will be removed
from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.
1. CONSIDERATION of approving the TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES from
November 7, 2013.
2. CONSIDERATION for approval of RESOLUTION 2013-53, abandoning whatever right,
title, or interest the Town has in the portions of certain public utility and drainage easements
located at the southerly and easterly property lines of Plat 401-B, Block 3, Lot 5 (10275 N.
Nicklaus Drive) as recorded in Book 155 of Maps, Page 12, Records of Maricopa County,
Arizona. EA2013-03 (Zemper)
3. CONSIDERATION of approving a PAYMENT to Maricopa Association of Governments
(MAG) in the amount of $64,627.01 as proportionate reimbursement from proceeds from the
sale of two grant funded street sweepers.
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
4. CONSIDERATION of a REQUEST by the Public Art Committee for a New Project to
designate a number of public locations throughout the community as “Photo opportunity”
locations.
5. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2013-56, authorizing the submission of a grant
application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the purchase of
portable radios by the Fire Department and approving the acceptance and execution of any
resulting grant agreement.
6. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2013-45, declaring as a public record that certain
document filed with the Town Clerk and entitled the “Amendments to Chapter 3 of the Town
Code,” dated November 21, 2013.
7. CONSIDERATION of ORDINANCE 13-04, adopting the “Amendments to Chapter 3 of the
Town Code,” dated November 21, 2013, by reference and replacing the Town of Fountain
Hills Town Code, Chapter 3, Administration, with the November 21, 2013 amendments.
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8. COUNCIL DISCUSSION/DIRECTION to the Town Manager Ken Buchanan.
Items listed below are related only to the propriety of (i) placing such items on a future agenda for action or (ii)
directing staff to conduct further research and report back to the Council:
A. NONE.
9. SUMMARY of Council requests and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the Town
Manager Ken Buchanan.
10. ADJOURNMENT.
DATED this 13th day of November, 2013.
_____________________________________
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 this 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.