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MINUTES OF THE WORK/STUDY SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
JUNE 18, 1991
A public work study session of the Fountain Hills Town Council was convened and
called to order by Mayor John Cutillo at 6:30 p.m. , Tuesday, June 18, 1991, in
the Conference Room of the Town Hall Offices located at 16836 E. Palisades Blvd. ,
Building C, Fountain Hills, Arizona.
Present for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Town
Council: Mayor John Cutillo, Vice Mayor Frank Clark and Councilmembers Peg
Tibbetts, Mike Minarsich, Charlie Fox, Wally Hudson and Bill O'Brien. Also
present were Town Manager Paul Nordin, Town Attorneys Bill Farrell and Nick
Dottermann and Town Clerk Cassie Hansen.
AGENDA ITEM 46 - RENEWING THE CONTRACT WITH THE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT FOR POLICE PROTECTION
Mr. Nordin asked permission to jump to agenda item number 5 since Captain
Hendershot was present but had another meeting to attend. Captain Hendershot
gave a brief synopsis of the services the Sheriff had rendered last year for
community projects and what they had planned for the coming fiscal year. He
stated that last year there were one hundred fifty fifth grade students that went
through the D.A.R.E. program. He said that this program involved information on
substance abuse, vandalism, thefts, gangs and that basically the purpose of the
program was how an individual should act appropriately within a community. He
said that there were ten recorded in-home security checks and presentations last
year. The Captain also said that at the local trade fair, their booth dealt with
operation identification, substance abuse for children and adults and the block
watch. He stated that they had always had a crime prevention booth at the great
fair and had put on presentations through the Chamber of Commerce that dealt with
business security. Mr. Nordin stated that the staff would give a positive
recommendation on the contract. Mr. Nordin stated that the new contract was
worded exactly the same as last year's except that the new one was for twelve
months whereas last year's was for ten months. He also reported that there was
a 3.2% increase in cost. Councilman Hudson inquired as to the total dollar
amount of the contract and whether the previously mentioned community service man
hours were actually reflected. Captain Hendershot stated that the man hours
appearing in the contract were only 'patrol ' man hours and that the hours spent
on community services were not reflected in those hours. He did say, however,
that they were figured into the contract as a whole. Councilman Fox stated that
he felt the verbiage stating that "the lower requested level of service by the
Town may result in delays on non-emergency calls" should be stricken from the
contract. Councilman Minarsich asked if anyone on the Council or staff had
received any complaints with regard to slow response time adding that he had not.
Mr. Nordin stated that he had had a couple of complaints along that line and
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called upon Ms. Hansen as to whether she remembered any. Ms. Hansen stated that
she could not recall any with regard to response time and that the complaints
that had been received were from last fall when the Town was in transition.
Mayor Cutillo stated that the Town Manager should express to the Sheriff the
Council's displeasure with the two sentences and ask if he would consider editing
them out. The Council concurred and Mr. Nordin agreed to present this to the
Sheriff.
AGENDA ITEM #2 - TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT
#2.A.1 . Mr. Nordin reported briefly on the Beeline Highway and stated that he
would have more to report on June 20. He stated that there was a meeting
scheduled with the Pima Indian Community for Wednesday night and they were to
consider and act upon the land swap at Shea Boulevard and Beeline Highway. Mr.
Nordin also said that the Arizona Department of Transportation had also scheduled
a meeting for July 2 at the Town offices at three o'clock at which time they were
to present a progress report and discuss bus service. Mr. Nordin stated that the
engineering contract had not been fully negotiated or authorized.
#2.A.2. Mr. Nordin addressed the award of the bids for street name signs and
stated that the Town would receive grant monies in the amount of $25,000. Mr.
Nordin recommended approval to the low bidder, Signs and Blanks, Inc. , to fulfill
all the categories on the bid except one line item and that would go to Alert
Barricade because they were lower on that item. Mr. Nordin said that Mr. Harvey
indicated that awarding the bids line item by line item was acceptable. Mr.
Nordin added that the total amount would be less than the $18,254 that was
indicated in his memo to the Council. Councilman Hudson asked what type of
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standard street signs had been decided upon. Mr. Nordin replied that they would
be six inch signs with a better reflectorized backing that would last longer and
that they would have the Fountain Hills logo but larger letters and no border.
Mr. Nordin stated that at the major intersections, eight inch signs would be
used. Councilman Hudson asked how many street signs were being replaced and Mr.
Nordin asked Councilman Fox to answer that. Councilman Fox stated that
approximately one third of all the signs would be replaced. Councilman Fox also
added that the paid bill would be sent in, the Town would be reimbursed for that
amount and not receive the excess monies in the grant. Mr. Nordin stated that
he had asked Mr. Harvey to check into other signs that would be needed and said
that he was waiting to hear from him.
Mr. Nordin introduced Mr. Randy Harrel, the new town engineer, and added that the
day before had been his first day with the Town. Mr. Nordin stated that Mr.
Harrel was a certified structural and civil engineer, a registered land surveyor,
and very qualified in computer aided drafting. Mr. Harrel was welcomed by the
Council.
Mr. Nordin requested that he be allowed to make one change to the memo regarding
the upcoming meeting schedule for July and requested a work session on July 2 to
review the draft of the 1991-1992 budget. He added that this schedule would give
the Council time to review and make recommendations to Mr. Nordin prior to the
July 9 session. Mr. Nordin said that he would like to see
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the Los Altos Hills improvement district reviewed that night as well .
4k2.A.3. Mr. Nordin stated that the next item of discussion on his report was to
recommend an elected official as a possible representative to the Maricopa County
Community Development Committee and that he would answer any questions that the
Council had. Councilman Fox asked if this was something new and Mr. Nordin
deferred the questions to Mr. Jeppson, who stated that he believed that they did
this every year. Councilman O'Brien read from a letter that stated "all
municipalities in Maricopa County who elect to participate" and asked if this was
not a mandatory participation, to which Mr. Jeppson answered that it was not.
Councilman O'Brien also asked about selection procedures and how the Town had
gotten by with non-elected people on the committee in the past. Mr. Nordin
replied that Ms. Lemieux was viewed as an elected official and Councilman
Minarsich stated that, in fact, she had been appointed. Several Council members
then stated that Ms. Lemieux was well qualified for the position and they would
like to see her as the designated individual. It was suggested that an elected
official could be the alternate. Mr. Nordin stated that he would suggest the
appointment of Ms. Lemieux for the seat and appoint an alternate. Mr. Nordin
stated that he could not see the Town receiving any more funding from the
Committee in the future. Mr. Jeppson stated that this Committee advised the
Board of Supervisors on how their allocations should be spent and Councilman
Minarsich stated that if the Town did not have someone in attendance at the
meetings it would lose its vote. Councilman Minarsich requested that staff
contact Ms. Lemieux and ask her if she would be interested in continuing on the
Committee and Mr. Nordin stated that he would report back on Thursday.
Councilman Fox stated that if Ms. Lemieux would not continue on the Committee,
the Council should look at the appointment of someone else in the Town. Mayor
Cutillo suggested that staff look into just how appointment could be made.
AGENDA ITEM #3 - RESOLUTION 1.991-25. APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR LAND AND WATER
CONSERVATION FUNDS AND/OR LOCAL. REGIONAL AND STATE PARKS FUNDS FOR GOLDEN EAGLE
PARK
Ms. Goodman stated that the resolution was virtually the same as the one the
Council had seen before. Ms. Goodman said that the memo stated what the grant
amount was and outlined how they had come up with the match. Ms. Goodman pointed
out the annual operating and maintenance costs of the fully developed park and
said they were estimated to be one hundred to one hundred twenty-five thousand
dollars a year. Councilman Hudson asked what the estimated time table for the
completion of the park was if the Town got the grant. Ms. Goodman stated that
it was a given that the Town would not receive the full amount but at best it
would be one half of the request and the plan was to develop the park over a two
year period. Ms. Goodman stated that if the funds came from the Heritage Fund,
the Parks & Recreation department could possibly break ground in March of 1992.
Councilman Hudson asked if there would be any maintenance in the 1991-92 budget
and Ms. Goodman said there would not. Mr. Nordin stated that he felt it was very
appropriate for the Town to have requested the grant at this time. He further
stated that the notification on the grant would be in late October and that was
approximately the time he would be coming to the Council with the five year. plan.
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Mr. Nordin pointed out that if for some unknown reason the Council then decided
not to proceed with the park, it would be possible to not accept the grant at
that time. Mr. Nordin stated that when he presented the five year plan it would
encompass details such as the maintenance of the park. He further said that he
did not feel that they were putting the cart before the horse with the
application but were taking advantage of a unique opportunity. Councilman Hudson
asked if the school district would share in the maintenance cost for the park.
Ms. Goodman stated that there had been no formal discussion but that the baseball
field had been placed to accommodate the high school and also that the field
accounted for one quarter of the park site. She said that since the high school
would be using all the parks facilities she felt they would certainly share in
the cost of maintaining the facilities. Ms. Goodman briefly explained the grant
process, stating that the staff at the State Parks Department would review all
applications that were submitted prior to the June 3 deadline. They would then
go to the sites and determine what land and utilities were there. Each applicant
would then have a chance at a hearing with the State Parks Board, to be present
and listen to the Departments recommendations.
AGENDA ITEM #4 - ORDINANCE 91-9, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS AS AUTHORIZED IN ARTICLE III SECTION 3.2 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS. CHANGING THE ZONING OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED
IN SECTIONS 28 AND 29. TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH. RANGE 6 EAST. OF THE GILA AND SALT RIVER
BASE MERIDIAN. FROM R-43 TO OSR, R1-10A. R1-8A, R1-6A. R-4. R-3 AND NCP, IN THE
AREA KNOWN AS LOS ALTOS HILLS
Mr. Jeppson stated that the development agreement for the zoning of Los Altos
Hills was being reviewed and that the Planning and Zoning Commission had had a
public hearing on the zoning of the project. They had recommended the adoption
of the proposed zoning districts. Mr. Jeppson stated that the agenda item for
the coming Thursday night Council meeting was to amend the map from Rural 43 to
the zones as designated in the development plan. The question was raised whether
or not a public hearing was necessary prior to the Council adopting the plan.
Mr. Farrell stated that at the Planning and Zoning meeting there were no
objections and that when there is no objection, there is no requirement for a
public hearing.
AGENDA ITEM #6 - RENEWING THE LEASE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CIVIC
ASSOCIATION FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER PROPERTY
Mr. Nordin stated that Ms. Hansen and Ms. Ghetti had done all the preparation on
the agreement and that there were very few changes from last years agreement.
He added that the biggest change was the increase in the management fee. Mr.
Nordin stated that he recommended approval. Councilman Minarsich stated that the
Council had not seen a financial statement on the Community Center and wondered
what the status was. Ms. Hansen stated that there had been some major
improvements such as $8,200 for roof repairs and $2,000 to replace one of the air
conditioning units. Councilman Minarsich stated that it appeared that it had
been used a lot more and Ms. Hansen concurred. She added that when the Town or
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the Civic Association used the facility, no fee was paid. Mr. Nordin stated that
the way the Community Center was being run was an asset to the community. He
asked the Council to understand that the facility probably would not break even
out that it could be a tax supported facility and still he a worthwhile
situation.
AGENDA ITEM #7 — ENTERING INTO A REVISED LEASE AGREEMENT WITH MCO FOR ADDTTIONAI.
TOWN HALL OFFICE SPACE
`'s. Hansen stated that there was a floor plan in the packet as well as a memo
from Mr. Farrell. Councilman Fox commented that the presentation was one of the
most indepth studies to ever have come out of staff for the Council . Mr. Nordin
stated that :pis. Hansen's foresight with regard to the expansion needs had saved
much time and trouble and that he supported the proposed expansion plan.
Councilman O'Brien stated that he would talk to Ms. Hansen about his questions
during ra separate appointment.. Councilman Minarsich asked Councilman O'Brien if
his questions were re do with the expansion itself and he stated they were not.
Mayor Guti llo stated that at the regular session, the agenda item to he voted on
was just the addition of rental space, not how it was going to he remodeled.
AGENDA TTEM #8 — ADJOURNMENT
The Town Council adjourned the Work/Study session at approximately 7:40 p.m.
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By:
John 111,Auti.11o, Mayor
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Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk
CFRTIFTCATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the
minutes of the Work/Study Session held by the Town Council of Fountain Hills on
the 18th day of June 1991 . i further certify that the meeting was duly called
and that a quorum was present.
DDATED this I T - day of July 1 99 i .
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Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk
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