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HomeMy WebLinkAbout160107A z:\council packets\2016\r160107\160107a.docx Last Printed: 12/30/2015 4:32 PM Page 1 of 3 NOTICE OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL TIME: 6:30 P.M. WHEN: THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016 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 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 Henry Leger Councilmember Nick DePorter Councilmember Alan Magazine Councilmember Cassie Hansen Councilmember Cecil A. Yates z:\council packets\2016\r160107\160107a.docx Last Printed: 12/30/2015 4:32 PM Page 2 of 3 AGENDA  CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh  INVOCATION – Assistant Pastor Ken Brown, Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church  ROLL CALL – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh  MAYOR’S REPORT i) None.  SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS i) Mayor Kavanagh may review RECENT EVENTS attended relating to Economic Development. ii) Recognition of retiring Community Services Advisory Commissioners Geoffrey Harper, Nancy Blumenstein, Danny Tancredi, and Donna Yordy. iii) Recognition of the Town’s 14th consecutive Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award presented to the Town of Fountain Hills for Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2015, as well as the Certificate of Recognition for the Budget Presentation to Finance Director Craig Rudolphy. 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 December 17, 2015. 2. CONSIDERATION of approving the FIRST AMENDMENT to the cooperative purchasing agreement with Vincon Engineering Construction, LLC, in the amount of $30,000.00, bringing the cumulative total to $45,973.00, and extending the contract date to November 30, 2016, for concrete replacement and repair. z:\council packets\2016\r160107\160107a.docx Last Printed: 12/30/2015 4:32 PM Page 3 of 3 3. CONSIDERATION of approving RESOLUTION 2016-02, abandoning whatever right, title, or interest the Town has in the certain public utility and drainage easement located at the rear property line of Plat 111, Block 2, Lot 6 (16441 East Heather Drive), as recorded in Book 150, Page 12, records of Maricopa County, Arizona. EA2015-13. 4. CONSIDERATION of approving a LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION submitted by Philip Rodakis, Owner/Agent of Eagles Nest Bistro LLC DBA Eagles Nest Bistro & Wine Bar, located at 9800 N Summer Hill Boulevard, #1, Fountain Hills, AZ. This is for a series 12 license (Restaurant). REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 5. CONSIDERATION of a LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION submitted by Christine Hope Zimmerman, Owner/Agent of Jazon LLC DBA Monroe’s Bar and Grill, located at 13014 North Saguaro Boulevard, #101, Fountain Hills, AZ. This is for a series 12 license (Restaurant). 6. CONSIDERATION of accepting a SCULPTURE of President Franklin Roosevelt titled, “Strength to our People”, for placement in Fountain Park. 7. CONSIDERATION of accepting three donated SCULPTURES titled, “Sky Totem”, “Ascendo”, and “Interactive Sun Glasses”, for placement on Avenue of the Fountains. 8. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2016-01, establishing the Sister Cities Advisory Commission and adopting bylaws for its governance. 9. 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. 10. COUNCIL DISCUSSION/DIRECTION to the Town Manager. Item(s) listed below are related only to the propriety of (i) placing such item(s) on a future agenda for action or (ii) directing staff to conduct further research and report back to the Council: i.) None. 11. SUMMARY OF COUNCIL REQUESTS and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the Mayor, Individual Councilmembers, and the Town Manager. 12. ADJOURNMENT. DATED this 31st day of December, 2015. 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. z:\council packets\2016\r160107\160107a.docx Last Printed: 12/30/2015 4:32 PM Page 1 of 3 NOTICE OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL TIME: 6:30 P.M. WHEN: THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016 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 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 Henry Leger Councilmember Nick DePorter Councilmember Alan Magazine Councilmember Cassie Hansen Councilmember Cecil A. Yates z:\council packets\2016\r160107\160107a.docx Last Printed: 12/30/2015 4:32 PM Page 2 of 3 AGENDA  CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh  INVOCATION – Assistant Pastor Ken Brown, Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church  ROLL CALL – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh  MAYOR’S REPORT i) None.  SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS i) Mayor Kavanagh may review RECENT EVENTS attended relating to Economic Development. ii) Recognition of retiring Community Services Advisory Commissioners Geoffrey Harper, Nancy Blumenstein, Danny Tancredi, and Donna Yordy. iii) Recognition of the Town’s 14th consecutive Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award presented to the Town of Fountain Hills for Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2015, as well as the Certificate of Recognition for the Budget Presentation to Finance Director Craig Rudolphy. 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 December 17, 2015. 2. CONSIDERATION of approving the FIRST AMENDMENT to the cooperative purchasing agreement with Vincon Engineering Construction, LLC, in the amount of $30,000.00, bringing the cumulative total to $45,973.00, and extending the contract date to November 30, 2016, for concrete replacement and repair. z:\council packets\2016\r160107\160107a.docx Last Printed: 12/30/2015 4:32 PM Page 3 of 3 3. CONSIDERATION of approving RESOLUTION 2016-02, abandoning whatever right, title, or interest the Town has in the certain public utility and drainage easement located at the rear property line of Plat 111, Block 2, Lot 6 (16441 East Heather Drive), as recorded in Book 150, Page 12, records of Maricopa County, Arizona. EA2015-13. 4. CONSIDERATION of approving a LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION submitted by Philip Rodakis, Owner/Agent of Eagles Nest Bistro LLC DBA Eagles Nest Bistro & Wine Bar, located at 9800 N Summer Hill Boulevard, #1, Fountain Hills, AZ. This is for a series 12 license (Restaurant). REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 5. CONSIDERATION of a LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION submitted by Christine Hope Zimmerman, Owner/Agent of Jazon LLC DBA Monroe’s Bar and Grill, located at 13014 North Saguaro Boulevard, #101, Fountain Hills, AZ. This is for a series 12 license (Restaurant). 6. CONSIDERATION of accepting a SCULPTURE of President Franklin Roosevelt titled, “Strength to our People”, for placement in Fountain Park. 7. CONSIDERATION of accepting three donated SCULPTURES titled, “Sky Totem”, “Ascendo”, and “Interactive Sun Glasses”, for placement on Avenue of the Fountains. 8. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2016-01, establishing the Sister Cities Advisory Commission and adopting bylaws for its governance. 9. 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. 10. COUNCIL DISCUSSION/DIRECTION to the Town Manager. Item(s) listed below are related only to the propriety of (i) placing such item(s) on a future agenda for action or (ii) directing staff to conduct further research and report back to the Council: i.) None. 11. SUMMARY OF COUNCIL REQUESTS and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the Mayor, Individual Councilmembers, and the Town Manager. 12. ADJOURNMENT. DATED this 31st day of December, 2015. 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.