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HomeMy WebLinkAbout140807AREVISED: 8/5/14 NOTICE OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL TIME: 6:30 P.M. WHEN: THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 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 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 thei r 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 Councilmember Cassie Hansen Councilmember Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger Councilmember Tait D. Elkie Vice Mayor Cecil A. Yates z:\council packets\2014\r140807\140807a.docx Last printed 7/30/2014 9:20 AM Page 2 of 4  CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh  INVOCATION – Julie Orwin, President, Congregation Beth Hagivot  ROLL CALL – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh  MAYOR’S REPORT i) None.  SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS i) The Mayor may review recent events attended relating to economic development. 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. 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 June 19, 2014. 2. CONSIDERATION of approving seven SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS submitted by Jean Linzer, representing the Fountain Hills and Lower Verde Valley Museum and Historical Society, for the purpose of fundraisers. The events are scheduled for (i) Saturday, August 16, 2014 from 3:00-10:00 p.m.; (ii) Wednesday, September 17, 2014 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.; (iii) Wednesday, November 19, 2014 from 5:00- 8:00 p.m.; (iv) Wednesday, January 21, 2015 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.; (v) Wednesday, March 18, 2015 from 5:00-10:00 pm.; (vi) Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and (vii) Wednesday, May 20, 2015 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.; all held at the Community Center. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 3. CONSIDERATION of APPOINTING five (5) citizens to serve on the McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission for a three (3) year term, beginning August 11, 2014 and ending December 31, 2017. z:\council packets\2014\r140807\140807a.docx Last printed 7/30/2014 9:20 AM Page 3 of 4 4. PRESENTATION by the Residential Utility Consumer Office (RUCO) regarding the Arizona Corporation Commission’s Decision on Chaparral City Water Company’s request for a rate increase WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF. 5. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2014-28, consolidating the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Community Center Advisory Commission, and the Senior Services Advisory Commission into a new Community Services Advisory Commission; and adopting bylaws. 6. CONSIDERATION of ORDINANCE 14-04, deleting Article 9-2 of the Fountain Hills Town Code, Parks and Recreation Commission, relating to the consolidation of the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Senior Services Advisory Commission, and the Community Center Advisory Commission into a new Community Services Advisory Commission. 7. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2014-36, adopting the Town of Fountain Hills Municipal Sponsorship and Naming Rights Policy, amended and restated August 7, 2014. 8. CONSIDERATION of NAMING LEGACY PLAZA in Fountain Park “The Joe and Marge Brown Legacy Plaza” as provided for under the Town of Fountains Hills Municipal Sponsorship and Naming Rights Policy. 9. CONSIDERATION of a request to update the FOUNTAIN HILLS MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN PRESERVE MASTER PLAN and to DESIGNATE the trail connecting with Scottsdale as the Andrews-Kinsey Trail. 10. CONSIDERATION of accepting the BID from Nesbitt Contracting Co., Inc., in the amount of $3,218,591.29, for the construction of the Shea Boulevard Widening project (Invitation For Bids DS2015-101). 11. CONSIDERATION of approving the Professional Services Agreement C2015-109 with HDR Construction Control Corporation, in the amount of $411,878.00, for construction management services related to the Shea Boulevard Widening project. 12. DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF regarding CANCELLATION OF August 21, 2014 Council meeting due to the 2014 Arizona League of Cities and Town’s Annual Conference being held the same week. 13. CONSIDERATION of a LEASE AGREEMENT with Rural Metro Corporation for ambulance staging at Fire Station 1. 14. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT by Town Manager Ken Buchanan on the PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTING the Council’s Strategic Plan Goals and Operational Priorities for FY2013-14. 15. COUNCIL DISCUSSION/DIRECTION to the Town Manager. 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: NONE. z:\council packets\2014\r140807\140807a.docx Last printed 7/30/2014 9:20 AM Page 4 of 4 16. SUMMARY OF COUNCIL REQUESTS and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the Mayor, Individual Councilmembers, and the Town Manager. 17. ADJOURNMENT. DATED this 31st day of July, 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: 8/5/14 NOTICE OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL TIME: 6:30 P.M. WHEN: THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 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 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 thei r 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 Councilmember Cassie Hansen Councilmember Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger Councilmember Tait D. Elkie Vice Mayor Cecil A. Yates z:\council packets\2014\r140807\140807a.docx Last printed 7/30/2014 9:20 AM Page 2 of 4  CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh  INVOCATION – Julie Orwin, President, Congregation Beth Hagivot  ROLL CALL – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh  MAYOR’S REPORT i) None.  SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS i) The Mayor may review recent events attended relating to economic development. 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. 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 June 19, 2014. 2. CONSIDERATION of approving seven SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS submitted by Jean Linzer, representing the Fountain Hills and Lower Verde Valley Museum and Historical Society, for the purpose of fundraisers. The events are scheduled for (i) Saturday, August 16, 2014 from 3:00-10:00 p.m.; (ii) Wednesday, September 17, 2014 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.; (iii) Wednesday, November 19, 2014 from 5:00- 8:00 p.m.; (iv) Wednesday, January 21, 2015 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.; (v) Wednesday, March 18, 2015 from 5:00-10:00 pm.; (vi) Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and (vii) Wednesday, May 20, 2015 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.; all held at the Community Center. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 3. CONSIDERATION of APPOINTING five (5) citizens to serve on the McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission for a three (3) year term, beginning August 11, 2014 and ending December 31, 2017. z:\council packets\2014\r140807\140807a.docx Last printed 7/30/2014 9:20 AM Page 3 of 4 4. PRESENTATION by the Residential Utility Consumer Office (RUCO) regarding the Arizona Corporation Commission’s Decision on Chaparral City Water Company’s request for a rate increase WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF. 5. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2014-28, consolidating the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Community Center Advisory Commission, and the Senior Services Advisory Commission into a new Community Services Advisory Commission; and adopting bylaws. 6. CONSIDERATION of ORDINANCE 14-04, deleting Article 9-2 of the Fountain Hills Town Code, Parks and Recreation Commission, relating to the consolidation of the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Senior Services Advisory Commission, and the Community Center Advisory Commission into a new Community Services Advisory Commission. 7. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2014-36, adopting the Town of Fountain Hills Municipal Sponsorship and Naming Rights Policy, amended and restated August 7, 2014. 8. CONSIDERATION of NAMING LEGACY PLAZA in Fountain Park “The Joe and Marge Brown Legacy Plaza” as provided for under the Town of Fountains Hills Municipal Sponsorship and Naming Rights Policy. 9. CONSIDERATION of a request to update the FOUNTAIN HILLS MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN PRESERVE MASTER PLAN and to DESIGNATE the trail connecting with Scottsdale as the Andrews-Kinsey Trail. 10. CONSIDERATION of accepting the BID from Nesbitt Contracting Co., Inc., in the amount of $3,218,591.29, for the construction of the Shea Boulevard Widening project (Invitation For Bids DS2015-101). 11. CONSIDERATION of approving the Professional Services Agreement C2015-109 with HDR Construction Control Corporation, in the amount of $411,878.00, for construction management services related to the Shea Boulevard Widening project. 12. DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF regarding CANCELLATION OF August 21, 2014 Council meeting due to the 2014 Arizona League of Cities and Town’s Annual Conference being held the same week. 13. CONSIDERATION of a LEASE AGREEMENT with Rural Metro Corporation for ambulance staging at Fire Station 1. 14. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT by Town Manager Ken Buchanan on the PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTING the Council’s Strategic Plan Goals and Operational Priorities for FY2013-14. 15. COUNCIL DISCUSSION/DIRECTION to the Town Manager. 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: NONE. z:\council packets\2014\r140807\140807a.docx Last printed 7/30/2014 9:20 AM Page 4 of 4 16. SUMMARY OF COUNCIL REQUESTS and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the Mayor, Individual Councilmembers, and the Town Manager. 17. ADJOURNMENT. DATED this 31st day of July, 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.