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Home My WebLink About120216P NOTICE OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL TIME: 6:00 P.M. – TOWN COUNCIL RECEPTION (Fountain Hills Town Hall Lobby Area) 6:30 P.M. – TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION WHEN: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012 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 o r by telephone conference call; a quorum of the Town’s various Commissions or Boards may be in attendance at th e 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 min or 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 locate d 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. Spea kers 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 Councilmember Dennis Contino Councilmember Cassie Hansen Vice Mayor Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger Z:\Council Packets\2012\R2-16-12\Packet\120216A.docx Last printed 2/8/2012 6:32 AM Page 2 of 3 REGULAR SESSION AGENDA  CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Jay T. Schlum  INVOCATION – Pastor Daly is with Trinity Lutheran Church  ROLL CALL – Mayor Jay T. Schlum  MAYOR’S REPORT i) Mayor’s “State of the Town” Address  SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS i) None 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 ITEMS 1. CONSIDERATION of approving the TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES from February 2, 2012. 2. CONSIDERATION of approving a APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF PREMISES/PATIO PERMIT submitted by Merita Kraja, representing the Euro Pizza Cafe, for the purpose of a temporary extension of premises in conjunction with The Bandidos Mountain to Fountain 15K event, to be held at 12645 N Saguaro Boulevard, #11, on Sunday, March 11, 2012. 3. CONSIDERATION of approving a WINE FESTIVAL LICENSE/WINE FAIR LICENSE submitted by John M. McLoughlin, representing the Jerome Winery, for participation in the Thunderbird Artist’s Annual Fountain Hills Fine Art and Wine Affaire to be held on Avenue of the Fountains, which is scheduled for March 23, 24, and 25, 2012, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. 4. CONSIDERATION of approving a SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION submitted by Robert Harrison Bailey. representing the Kiwanis Club of Sunset Fountain Hills, for the purpose of a fundraiser to be held at Avenue of the Fountains, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 23, 24, and 25, 2012, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Z:\Council Packets\2012\R2-16-12\Packet\120216A.docx Last printed 2/8/2012 6:32 AM Page 3 of 3 5. CONSIDERATION of approving a SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION submitted by Carlos Enrico Alvarez, representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post #7507, for the purpose of a fundraiser to be held at Saguaro Boulevard and Avenue of the Fountains, on Friday and Saturday, February 24 and 25, 2012, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and Sunday, February 26, 2012, from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 6. CONSIDERATION of accepting a SCULPTURE titled, “Winds of Change”, for public display in the Centennial Circle. 7. CONSIDERATION of a PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT with Sunrise Engineering for the design of the “Fountain Hills Boulevard Shoulder Paving” project, in the amount of $104,900. 8. COUNCIL DISCUSSION/DIRECTION to the Interim Town Manager/Finance Director Julie Ghetti. 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 Interim Town Manager/Finance Director Julie Ghetti. 10. ADJOURNMENT. DATED this 8th day of February 2012. _____________________________________ 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. NOTICE OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL TIME: 6:00 P.M. – TOWN COUNCIL RECEPTION (Fountain Hills Town Hall Lobby Area) 6:30 P.M. – TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION WHEN: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012 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 o r by telephone conference call; a quorum of the Town’s various Commissions or Boards may be in attendance at th e 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 min or 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 locate d 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. Spea kers 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 Councilmember Dennis Contino Councilmember Cassie Hansen Vice Mayor Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger Z:\Council Packets\2012\R2-16-12\Packet\120216A.docx Last printed 2/8/2012 6:32 AM Page 2 of 3 REGULAR SESSION AGENDA  CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Jay T. Schlum  INVOCATION – Pastor Daly is with Trinity Lutheran Church  ROLL CALL – Mayor Jay T. Schlum  MAYOR’S REPORT i) Mayor’s “State of the Town” Address  SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS i) None 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 ITEMS 1. CONSIDERATION of approving the TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES from February 2, 2012. 2. CONSIDERATION of approving a APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF PREMISES/PATIO PERMIT submitted by Merita Kraja, representing the Euro Pizza Cafe, for the purpose of a temporary extension of premises in conjunction with The Bandidos Mountain to Fountain 15K event, to be held at 12645 N Saguaro Boulevard, #11, on Sunday, March 11, 2012. 3. CONSIDERATION of approving a WINE FESTIVAL LICENSE/WINE FAIR LICENSE submitted by John M. McLoughlin, representing the Jerome Winery, for participation in the Thunderbird Artist’s Annual Fountain Hills Fine Art and Wine Affaire to be held on Avenue of the Fountains, which is scheduled for March 23, 24, and 25, 2012, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. 4. CONSIDERATION of approving a SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION submitted by Robert Harrison Bailey. representing the Kiwanis Club of Sunset Fountain Hills, for the purpose of a fundraiser to be held at Avenue of the Fountains, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 23, 24, and 25, 2012, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Z:\Council Packets\2012\R2-16-12\Packet\120216A.docx Last printed 2/8/2012 6:32 AM Page 3 of 3 5. CONSIDERATION of approving a SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION submitted by Carlos Enrico Alvarez, representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post #7507, for the purpose of a fundraiser to be held at Saguaro Boulevard and Avenue of the Fountains, on Friday and Saturday, February 24 and 25, 2012, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and Sunday, February 26, 2012, from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 6. CONSIDERATION of accepting a SCULPTURE titled, “Winds of Change”, for public display in the Centennial Circle. 7. CONSIDERATION of a PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT with Sunrise Engineering for the design of the “Fountain Hills Boulevard Shoulder Paving” project, in the amount of $104,900. 8. COUNCIL DISCUSSION/DIRECTION to the Interim Town Manager/Finance Director Julie Ghetti. 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 Interim Town Manager/Finance Director Julie Ghetti. 10. ADJOURNMENT. DATED this 8th day of February 2012. _____________________________________ 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. Fountain Hills, Arizona USA Mayor Jay Schlum State of the Town February 16th, 2012 Having fun in Fountain Hills   Town Financial Make-up   Success / Highlights   Challenges / Opportunities   Moving forward together Town Financial Make-up 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 FY 06-07 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 FY 09-10 FY 10-11 FY 11-12 Mi l l i o n s General Fund Revenues 2% General Fund – Revenues Where funding comes from Local Sales Tax State Shared Revenue Other Building Revenue 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 FY 09-10 FY 10-11 FY 11-12 est Mi l l i o n s General Fund Public Safety 38% 35% 38% 38% 41% 47% 11 Public Safety as Percentage of General Fund 35% 46% 10 9 7 6 Remainder Full Time Equiv Employees 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 FY 09-10 FY 10-11 FY 11-12 Balanced Budget Rainy Day Fund Maintained Savings Maintained Bond Rating is High Aa3 Debt is Low Taxes not raised Town Hall Bond Paid-Off Good Fiscal Stewards Successes Veterans Day & •  Make A Difference Day – 175 volunteers •  Give-A-Lift Program – 50 riders  The Give a Lift Program  Adopt–A-Street Program  Teen Court Program  Senior & Boomer Activity Center  Parks & Recreation events  Hosts & Hostesses for Town Hall Meetings & Open Houses  Home Delivered Meals  Art Walk Docents  Front Desk Attendants @ Community Center & Town Hall  Boards & Commissions  Youth Coaches for Basketball & Sporting Events Aides  Program Assistants in our Youth Services Program  Park Ambassador Program  Environmental Program  Park Trail Stewards  Administrative ﬁling  Grant research  Special projects THANK YOU to the 700+ Volunteers Town Points of Pride •  Greening of Downtown – Phase IV competed and work began on the vacant downtown lots along AOFs . As of last year over 100 trees had been planted in Fountain Park. •  McDowell Mtn. Preserve – Some 170 informational, directional and safety signs were installed by volunteers from the Sonoran Conservancy. •  The Town partnered with MCSO and the Coalition to provide alternative activities to keep youth involved in regularly scheduled safe activities in the community •  Senior Services hosted the ﬁrst ever intergenerational Sock Hop at the Community Center. •  In cooperation with the Public Art Committee acquired and placed on public display over a dozen additional pieces of art. Town Points of Pride (cont.) •  Worked with the Centennial Circle Committee to approve the concept and provide funding for the recently completed Centennial Circle. •  Organized and provided needed funding for a Centennial Celebration Committee for our local event on February 12, 2012 at the Centennial Circle. •  Delivered 8,847 meals to folks in need in our community through the Home Delivered Meals program utilizing volunteers. •  Head the ﬁrst ever Citizen’s Academy with twelve people graduating from the program •  Completed the ﬁrst overhaul of two of the motors and pumps that operate the fountain. The ﬁnal motor and pump is being overhauled currently. •  Being designated as a Playful City USA site •  Helped facilitate several new special events including the Mountain to Fountain race, the Relay for Life and the Great Grape Stomp Fountain Hills Downtown Greening Effort continues to improve our park and downtown – Desert Garden at Fountain Park Trash & Recycling Update In the ﬁrst six months of the program Town residents have diverted 2,136,000 Pounds of material from landﬁlls Equivalent to the weight of 1,068 SUV’s Partnerships  Fountain Hills Uniﬁed School District  Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation  Community Organizations  Chamber of Commerce  Boys and Girls Club  Community Theater  Food Bank  Botanical Garden  Sonoran Conservancy  Rural Metro  Maricopa County Sheriffs Ofﬁce  More, more and more to come Fountain Hills Caring and Amazing Youth build homes in our Sister City of Ataco, El Salvador. Part of and supported by Fountain Hills High School’s Hospitality Management Program / FCCLA lead by teacher Claire McWilliams and the Fountain Hills Sister Cities organizations and Honorable Counsel Enrique Melendez Fountain Hills Rural Metro FHFD   FH Paramedics and EMT's signiﬁcant advancements in Pre-hospital care   FH Paramedics utilize state of the art Diagnostic 12 lead ECG for early detection of acute Myocardial Infarction. Now someone experiencing an early heart attack medics are now able to relay real time information via blue tooth technology and Town Servers, to Scottsdale Health Care Shea for rapid activation of their Cath lab. Within the ﬁrst couple months of utilizing this newer technology several Heart attacks in Fountain Hills were rapidly identiﬁed and successful intervened at the local cardiac cath lab.   Ongoing world class clinical trial for closed traumatic head injuries with the level 1 trauma centers Scottsdale Osborne and Maricopa County Medical Center.   New protocols are the most cutting edge pre-hospital treatments for all types of head injuries and Arizona EMS systems have taken the lead. Fountain Hills Sheriff’s Posse The Fountain Hills’ CARE Program continues to respond to our residents in crisis. Since their inception in 2007, these volunteer teams have quadrupled their call volume. In the past year alone, they assisted almost 500 people and donated over 400 hours in service. CARE / FH FH Sheriff’s Posse volunteers thousands of hours each year, helping with patrol, prison transfers, vacation watch, special events and so much more. Each member invests their own money for uniforms, training and gear. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce captures the elusive Rock Burglar Fountain Hills Deputies use all the resources of MCSO to capture the burglar in Fountain Hills and as he was about to victimize another FH family. We said thank you to former We thank Interim Town Manager Julie Ghetti and soon welcome Dog racing at Oktoberfest, thanks to Spike’s Treats Have a Local / Neighbor focus •  Town governance … Federal Government •  Concerns with Federal Debt, Housing … •  Feds / State are adding costs to Town •  More Fed / State laws limit local autonomy •  Be positive, add value, get directly involved “Nice people make the world better and mean people make it worse.” D.P. •  We are fortunate to have so many caring and nice people in Fountain Hills – Keep it up! $10.0 $11.0 $12.0 $13.0 $14.0 $15.0 $16.0 $17.0 $18.0 FY07-08 FY08-09 FY09-10 FY10-11 mi l l i o n s Fountain Hills a bright future 2012, 2013 and beyond •  More local businesses are thriving •  Avenue of the Fountains has ‘wait list’ •  Youth prepared to thrive •  Highly engaged public serving others •  Public – Private – Partnerships abound •  Community Organizations growing •  Visitors Center at Fountain Park •  Growing Outdoor Events / Activities •  More people moving to and visiting FH Fountain Hills Art’s on the Avenue and Farmers Market Each Thursday in Downtown Local Business Success   Necessary for Town Success   Town supports Business   Limiting Municipal Business Costs   Downtown Vision Implementation   Very Important   SHOP LOCALLY Downtown Vision Thank you for your ongoing support. May God continue to bless Fountain Hills, Arizona USA. The Greatest Town in the World Redact Redact Redact WINDS OF CHANGE