HomeMy WebLinkAbout110602PREVISED: MAY 26, 2011
NOTICE OF THE
REGULAR SESSION OF
THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
TIME: 6:30 P.M.
WHEN: THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011
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 suc h 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 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 Jay T. Schlum
Councilmember Dennis Brown Councilmember Tait D. Elkie
Vice Mayor Dennis Contino Councilmember Cassie Hansen
Councilmember Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger
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CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Jay T. Schlum
INVOCATION – Pastor David Felten, The Fountains, A United Methodist Church
ROLL CALL – Mayor Jay T. Schlum
MAYOR’S REPORT
i) None
SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS
i) PRESENTATION by Mayor's Youth Councilmember Kayla Behnke, on her end-
of-the-year project: Top Three Risk Behaviors Threatening Teens in Fountain Hills.
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
1. CONSIDERATION of approving the CANCELLATION of the Town of Fountain Hills July
Council meetings (July 7, 12, & 21, 2011).
2. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2011-22, granting an 8' wide Power Distribution
Easement to Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) on the
Town Center site.
3. CONSIDERATION of a CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AGREEMENT to CPG
Construction, LLC for $12,600, to construct a sidewalk on the south side of Avenue of the
Fountains (Town Hall to Verde River Drive) and on the south side of Palisades Blvd.
(Westby Drive to Basha's Shopping Center).
4. CONSIDERATION of a Special Event Liquor License Application for the VFW.
REGULAR AGENDA
5. CONSIDERATION of APPOINTING (5) five citizens to fill vacancies on the Strategic
Planning Advisory Commission (SPAC), each for a two-year term beginning on July 1, 2011
and expiring on June 30, 2013.
6. CONSIDERATION of the THIRD AMENDMENT to the Professional Services Agreement
to HDR Engineering's design contract for the Shea Blvd./Saguaro Blvd. Intersection
Improvements Project. This PSA Amendment #3 increases the project design cost by
$80,989 and extends the contract time to 12-31-11.
7. DISCUSSION and possible direction to staff regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2011-12
budget, including all revenues and expenditures for all Town funds.
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8. 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:
A. None.
9. SUMMARY of Council requests and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the Town
Manager.
10. ADJOURNMENT.
DATED this 26th day of May 2011.
Shaunna Williams, Acting 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: MAY 26, 2011
NOTICE OF THE
REGULAR SESSION OF
THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
TIME: 6:30 P.M.
WHEN: THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011
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 suc h 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 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 Jay T. Schlum
Councilmember Dennis Brown Councilmember Tait D. Elkie
Vice Mayor Dennis Contino Councilmember Cassie Hansen
Councilmember Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger
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CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Jay T. Schlum
INVOCATION – Pastor David Felten, The Fountains, A United Methodist Church
ROLL CALL – Mayor Jay T. Schlum
MAYOR’S REPORT
i) None
SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS
i) PRESENTATION by Mayor's Youth Councilmember Kayla Behnke, on her end-
of-the-year project: Top Three Risk Behaviors Threatening Teens in Fountain Hills.
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
1. CONSIDERATION of approving the CANCELLATION of the Town of Fountain Hills July
Council meetings (July 7, 12, & 21, 2011).
2. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2011-22, granting an 8' wide Power Distribution
Easement to Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) on the
Town Center site.
3. CONSIDERATION of a CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AGREEMENT to CPG
Construction, LLC for $12,600, to construct a sidewalk on the south side of Avenue of the
Fountains (Town Hall to Verde River Drive) and on the south side of Palisades Blvd.
(Westby Drive to Basha's Shopping Center).
4. CONSIDERATION of a Special Event Liquor License Application for the VFW.
REGULAR AGENDA
5. CONSIDERATION of APPOINTING (5) five citizens to fill vacancies on the Strategic
Planning Advisory Commission (SPAC), each for a two-year term beginning on July 1, 2011
and expiring on June 30, 2013.
6. CONSIDERATION of the THIRD AMENDMENT to the Professional Services Agreement
to HDR Engineering's design contract for the Shea Blvd./Saguaro Blvd. Intersection
Improvements Project. This PSA Amendment #3 increases the project design cost by
$80,989 and extends the contract time to 12-31-11.
7. DISCUSSION and possible direction to staff regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2011-12
budget, including all revenues and expenditures for all Town funds.
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8. 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:
A. None.
9. SUMMARY of Council requests and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the Town
Manager.
10. ADJOURNMENT.
DATED this 26th day of May 2011.
Shaunna Williams, Acting 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.
Youth and Risky Behavior in
Fountain Hills
By Kalyn Behnke and Gary Krainz
Constituents of Risky Behavior
•Numerous Students were
interviewed at FHHS for
their opinions
•A majority of students
were willing to informally
give information for the
study
•Their were multiple types
of risky behavior in
addition to reasons for
why peers indulged in it
Types of Risky Behavior
•Out of the students willing to
comment, there were three
forms of risky behavior that
was most common in their
responses
•Illegal alcohol consumption
•Illegal drug use (mostly
medication or marijuana)
•Breaking curfew (for parties
and other teen gatherings)
–Curfew is covered more extensively
later in the presentation
Alcohol
•Most alcohol was obtained by the student
through a close friend of age or family
member purchasing it for them
•Alcohol is normally consumed at a house or an
area of relative secrecy
•Most youth recognize that they will be caught
if in “public” with alcohol, and therefore
usually follow strict guidelines where they can
be seen
Drug Use
•The two substances that were
mentioned the most with
interviewed students was
prescription, over-the-counter
medication, and marijuana
•The medication was normally
prescribed for a friend with a
sports injury or illness, or
purchased by the friend
•Not enough information was
received as to how the
marijuana was obtained,
because few have admitted to
themselves actually smoking
the substance
Why indulge?
•The major reasons include:
•A belief in a lack of parental and town
surveillance on their activities
•Extreme confidence in that their behavior
will not have deep repercussions
•That there is not enough activities to do in
Fountain Hills to occupy their time
Lack of Parent/Town Surveillance
•When asked, a majority of the students
answered the affirmative to the following:
–It is easy to host or attend parties in Fountain Hills
that contain illegal substances
–It is easy to cover to parents about attending said
parties
–However, it was found that the current laws for
curfew are effective. Most students stated that it
is nearly impossible to stay past curfew without
being caught.
Confidence Factor
•Most students do not understand the
repercussions of their actions
•Their have been several visits of police and
lawyers to the high school to state
punishments
–Most students appreciated this, because they
found out what they could do not to be legally
caught
–The message for not actually doing “risky
behavior” was not effectively conveyed
Lack of Activities
•Currently, there are programs available to
teens through the Boys and Girls Club, the
high school, and the Maricopa County Library
•Boys and Girls Club
–Favored by those without transportation
–Mostly benefits elementary and middle school
kids
–Not interesting nor practical for FHHS students
Lack of Activities Cont.
•High School Clubs
–Occur after school for one to two
hours
–Favored by all four years of
students
•But, are attended inconsistently
and sporadically
•Inconvenient for those who have
alternate or shortened schedules
•Limited in time frame and span of
available programs
Lack of Activities Cont.
•Maricopa County Library Teen
Activities
–Provide productive, enjoyable
programs for teens
–Vary in times, so practically
anyone could at least attend one
activity every couple weeks
–Does NOT effectively
communicate with students
•Children’s library programs have an
attendance that is twice the ones
for teenagers
•Forms of media, although used, do
not advertise to bring interest to
the activities
Suggestions For Improvement
•Establish a stronger connection between authority
figures (especially police) and students
•Take more opportunities for communication of the
punishments of indulging in risky behavior
•Emphasize that although students live a sheltered life
in Fountain Hills, they are not immune to
consequences
•Add more activities at various times for teenagers to
participate in
•Use forms of media (school announcements, mass
amounts of flyers) to advertise events that are a
healthy output for students
End of Presentation
•Questions and Comments
Encouraged
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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
TOWN COUNCIL
AGENDA ACTION FORM
Meeting Date: 6/2/2011
Meeting Type: Regular Session
Agenda Type: Regular
Submitting Department: Administration
Staff Contact Information: Richard L. Davis, Town Manager; 480-816-5107; rdavis@fh.az.gov
Strategic Priority: All
Council Goal: All
REQUEST TO COUNCIL (Agenda Language): CONSIDERATION of appointing five (5) citizens to fill vacancies on
the Strategic Planning Advisory Commission (SPAC), each for a two-year term beginning on July 1, 2011 and
expiring on June 30, 2013.
Applicant:
Applicant Contact Information:
Property Location:
Related Ordinance, Policy or Guiding Principle:
Staff Summary (background): There are currently five openings for Commissioners on SPAC. Mayor Schlum
appointed a Town Council Subcommittee consisting of Vice Mayor Dennis Contino, Councilmember Cassie
Hansen and Councilmember Henry Leger to interview applicants and provide recommendations on
appointments to fill the vacancies. Following the interviews, the subcommittee’s recommendation was
transmitted to Mayor Schlum.
These appointments align with Strategic Directions of Strategic Plan 2010 relating to Civic Responsibility,
specifically C2 (to discover, recognize and utilize the talents of our citizens and use these assets to address
community needs) and CR3 (to foster a culture of public service and volunteerism).
Risk Analysis (options or alternatives with implications):
Fiscal Impact (initial and ongoing costs; budget status):
Budget Reference (page number):
Funding Source: NA
If Multiple Funds utilized, list here:
Budgeted; if No, attach Budget Adjustment Form: NA
Recommendation(s) by Board(s) or Commission(s):
Staff Recommendation(s): Appoint citizens to fill five (5) vacancies on the Strategic Planning Advisory
Commission.
List Attachment(s):