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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
SPECIAL SESSION OF
THE DISTRICT BOARD OF THE
COTTONWOODS MAINTENANCE DISTRICT [CMD]
May 7, 2015
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chair Linda M. Kavanagh called the Special Session to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Fountain Hills Council
Chambers.
ROLL CALL – Present for roll call were the following members of the District Board of the Cottonwoods
Maintenance District: Chair Linda M. Kavanagh, Vice Chair Dennis Brown, Boardmember Nick DePorter,
Boardmember Cecil Yates, Boardmember Cassie Hansen, Boardmember Alan Magazine, and Boardmember
Henry Leger. District Manager Ken Buchanan, District Board Attorney Andrew McGuire, and District
Clerk Bevelyn Bender were also present.
CALL TO THE PUBLIC
District Clerk Bender advised that there were no citizens wishing to speak at this time.
AGENDA ITEM #1 – CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING THE COTTONWOOD MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT BOARD MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE 19, 2014.
Boardmember Yates MOVED and Vice Chair Brown SECONDED a motion to approve the Cottonwood
Maintenance District Board meeting minutes of the June 19, 2014.
Ms. Bender advised that there were no citizens wishing to speak at this time.
The motion CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY by those members present (7-0).
AGENDA ITEM #2 – PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING RESOLUTION CMD 2015-01, APPROVING
THE TENTATIVE BUDGET OF THE DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1,
2015, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2016, AND SETTING A HEARING DATE FOR THE BUDGET AND
ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS.
Chair Kavanagh opened the public hearing at 6:31 PM.
District Manager Ken Buchanan addressed the Board and stated that the District was formed by the Town
Council in June of 1999 for the purpose of improving the common areas within the Cottonwoods subdivision.
The Town Council serves as the governing Board for the District. The Maintenance District provides for the
maintenance of the common area, which is performed by the Town. The annual cost is repaid through an annual
property tax of $92.51 per property owner levied by the Town and collected by Maricopa County. The
estimated levy includes the annual contract cost for landscaping as well establishing a reserve amount for future
exterior wall maintenance and an additional reserve for unplanned maintenance.
Ms. Bender advised that there were no citizens wishing to speak at this time. There were no comments
or questions from the board members.
Chair Kavanagh closed the public hearing at 6:32 PM.
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AGENDA ITEM #3 – CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION CMD 2015-01, APPROVING THE
TENTATIVE BUDGET OF THE DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2015,
AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2016, AND SETTING A HEARING DATE FOR THE BUDGET AND
ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS.
Boardmember Hansen MOVED to approve Resolution CMD 2015-01 and Boardmember Yates SECONDED
the motion, which CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY by those members present (7-0)
AGENDA ITEM #4 - ADJOURNMENT
Boardmember Yates MOVED that the Board adjourn the meeting at 6:32 p.m. and Boardmember Hansen
SECONDED the motion, which CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY by those members present (7-0).
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS/CMD DISTRICT BOARD
By _______________________________
Linda M. Kavanagh, District Chairman
ATTEST AND
PREPARED BY:
___________________________
Bevelyn J. Bender, District Clerk
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Special Session of
the Cottonwood Maintenance District (CMD) held on the 7th day of May 2015, in the Fountain Hills Council
Chambers. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present.
DATED this 4th day of June, 2015.
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Bevelyn J. Bender, District Clerk