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NOTICE OF THE
EXECUTIVE 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)
6:30 PM - REGULAR SESSION
WHEN: THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014
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 o r 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.
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 A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(4), discussion or consultation with the attorneys of
the public body in order to consider its position and instruct its attorneys regarding the public
body’s position regarding contracts that are the subject of negotiations, in pending or
contemplated litigation or in settlement discussion conducted in order to avoid or resolve
litigation (Specifically, relating to the Rural Metro contract.).
2. ADJOURNMENT
REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
INVOCATION – Pastor Todd Forest, Fountain Hills Christian Center
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 declaring January 30, 2014, Pony
Express Day in the Town of Fountain Hills.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS
i) Introduction of the Town’s new Part-time Economic Development Specialist, Scott
Cooper.
ii) Update by Councilmember Ginny Dickey regarding the recent Maricopa
Association of Governments Regional Domestic Violence Council meeting held on
December 17th, 2013.
CALL TO THE PUBLIC
Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431-01(H), 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.
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CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
All items listed on the Consent Agenda 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 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.
1. CONSIDERATION of approving the TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
from January 2, 2014.
2. CONSIDERATION of approving a LICENSE AGREEMENT for a Maricopa
County Air Monitoring Station at Fire Station #1.
3. CONSIDERATION of approving a WINE FESTIVAL/WINE FAIR LICENSE
APPLICATION submitted by Arlene Domanico, representing Passion Cellars, in
conjunction with the Thunderbird Artists Fine Art and Wine Affaire. The event is
scheduled for Friday-Sunday, March 14-16, 2014, from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., on the
Avenue of the Fountains.
4. CONSIDERATION of approving RESOLUTION 2014-06, granting an Ingress &
Egress Easement to Salt River Project (SRP), on portions of the Town-owned
Kiwanis Building property at 16957 Kiwanis Drive, adjacent to SRP’s Fountain
Substation site. (EAA2013-13)
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
5. CONSIDERATION of APPOINTING two (2) citizens to serve on the Board of
Adjustment for the period beginning February 1, 2014 until January 31, 2016.
6. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2014-04, adopting the Town of Fountain
Hills Community Center operating policies.
7. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT on the PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTING the
Council’s Strategic Plan Goals and Operational Priorities for FY2013-14.
8. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION of the Council’s STRATEGIC
PLANNING GOALS AND OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES FOR FY2014-15 and
specific initiatives recommended by the Strategic Planning Advisory Commission.
9. DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF to revise the
COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE to include a recurring item that allows the
Mayor and Council to report on recent activities and current events. [This item was
added at the request of Councilmembers Dickey, Elkie and Leger.]
10. DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF relating to any item
included in the League of Arizona Cities and Towns weekly LEGISLATIVE
BULLETIN or relating to any ACTION PROPOSED OR PENDING BEFORE THE
STATE LEGISLATURE.
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11. 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.
12. SUMMARY of Council requests and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the
Town Manager Ken Buchanan.
13. ADJOURNMENT.
DATED this 9th day of January, 2014.
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: 1/15/14
NOTICE OF THE
EXECUTIVE 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)
6:30 PM - REGULAR SESSION
WHEN: THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014
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 o r 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.
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 A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(4), discussion or consultation with the attorneys of
the public body in order to consider its position and instruct its attorneys regarding the public
body’s position regarding contracts that are the subject of negotiations, in pending or
contemplated litigation or in settlement discussion conducted in order to avoid or resolve
litigation (Specifically, relating to the Rural Metro contract.).
2. ADJOURNMENT
REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
INVOCATION – Pastor Todd Forest, Fountain Hills Christian Center
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 declaring January 30, 2014, Pony
Express Day in the Town of Fountain Hills.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS
i) Introduction of the Town’s new Part-time Economic Development Specialist, Scott
Cooper.
ii) Update by Councilmember Ginny Dickey regarding the recent Maricopa
Association of Governments Regional Domestic Violence Council meeting held on
December 17th, 2013.
CALL TO THE PUBLIC
Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431-01(H), 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.
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CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
All items listed on the Consent Agenda 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 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.
1. CONSIDERATION of approving the TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
from January 2, 2014.
2. CONSIDERATION of approving a LICENSE AGREEMENT for a Maricopa
County Air Monitoring Station at Fire Station #1.
3. CONSIDERATION of approving a WINE FESTIVAL/WINE FAIR LICENSE
APPLICATION submitted by Arlene Domanico, representing Passion Cellars, in
conjunction with the Thunderbird Artists Fine Art and Wine Affaire. The event is
scheduled for Friday-Sunday, March 14-16, 2014, from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., on the
Avenue of the Fountains.
4. CONSIDERATION of approving RESOLUTION 2014-06, granting an Ingress &
Egress Easement to Salt River Project (SRP), on portions of the Town-owned
Kiwanis Building property at 16957 Kiwanis Drive, adjacent to SRP’s Fountain
Substation site. (EAA2013-13)
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
5. CONSIDERATION of APPOINTING two (2) citizens to serve on the Board of
Adjustment for the period beginning February 1, 2014 until January 31, 2016.
6. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2014-04, adopting the Town of Fountain
Hills Community Center operating policies.
7. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT on the PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTING the
Council’s Strategic Plan Goals and Operational Priorities for FY2013-14.
8. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION of the Council’s STRATEGIC
PLANNING GOALS AND OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES FOR FY2014-15 and
specific initiatives recommended by the Strategic Planning Advisory Commission.
9. DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF to revise the
COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE to include a recurring item that allows the
Mayor and Council to report on recent activities and current events. [This item was
added at the request of Councilmembers Dickey, Elkie and Leger.]
10. DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF relating to any item
included in the League of Arizona Cities and Towns weekly LEGISLATIVE
BULLETIN or relating to any ACTION PROPOSED OR PENDING BEFORE THE
STATE LEGISLATURE.
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11. 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.
12. SUMMARY of Council requests and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the
Town Manager Ken Buchanan.
13. ADJOURNMENT.
DATED this 9th day of January, 2014.
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.