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NOTICE OF THE
REGULAR SESSION OF
THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
TIME: 6:30 P.M.
WHEN: THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 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 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 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 pr esent 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 Presidi ng 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 Me eting 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
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REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Jay T. Schlum
INVOCATION – Pastor Don Lawrence, Christ’s Church of Fountain Hills
ROLL CALL – Mayor Jay T. Schlum
MAYOR’S REPORT
i.) NONE
SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS
i.) RECOGNITION of Richard Gohl for his past service on the Board of Adjustment.
ii.) The Mayor will read a PROCLAMATION declaring April 2012 as Parkinson's
Awareness month.
iii.) UPDATE by Chris Coyle, Division Manager, Republic Services of Phoenix,
regarding the Town’s curbside trash and recycling program and not-for-profit
rewards program.
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 MEET ING MINUTES from
February 21 and March 1, 2012.
2. CONSIDERATION of approving a WINE FESTIVAL LICENSE/WINE FAIR LICENSE
submitted by Dennis M. Minchella, representing the Kokopelli 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 6:00
PM.
3. CONSIDERATION of approving a WINE FESTIVAL LICENSE/WINE FAIR LICENSE
submitted by Karen Anne Zemper, representing the Zemper Reserve LLC, dba Studio Vino,
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 6:00 PM.
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REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
4. CONSIDERATION of APPOINTING two citizens to the Board of Adjustment for the period
beginning March 15, 2012, through January 31, 2013.
5. CONSIDERATION of a PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT with J2 Engineering
and Environmental Design, LLC for the Avenue Median Improvements in the amount of
$174,989.98.
6. COUNCIL DISCUSSION/DIRECTION to the Town Manager Ken Buchanan.
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.
7. SUMMARY of Council requests and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the Town
Manager/Ken Buchanan.
8. ADJOURNMENT.
DATED this 8th day of March 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: 6:30 P.M.
WHEN: THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 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 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 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 pr esent 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 Presidi ng 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 Me eting 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
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REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Jay T. Schlum
INVOCATION – Pastor Don Lawrence, Christ’s Church of Fountain Hills
ROLL CALL – Mayor Jay T. Schlum
MAYOR’S REPORT
i.) NONE
SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS
i.) RECOGNITION of Richard Gohl for his past service on the Board of Adjustment.
ii.) The Mayor will read a PROCLAMATION declaring April 2012 as Parkinson's
Awareness month.
iii.) UPDATE by Chris Coyle, Division Manager, Republic Services of Phoenix,
regarding the Town’s curbside trash and recycling program and not-for-profit
rewards program.
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 MEET ING MINUTES from
February 21 and March 1, 2012.
2. CONSIDERATION of approving a WINE FESTIVAL LICENSE/WINE FAIR LICENSE
submitted by Dennis M. Minchella, representing the Kokopelli 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 6:00
PM.
3. CONSIDERATION of approving a WINE FESTIVAL LICENSE/WINE FAIR LICENSE
submitted by Karen Anne Zemper, representing the Zemper Reserve LLC, dba Studio Vino,
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 6:00 PM.
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REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
4. CONSIDERATION of APPOINTING two citizens to the Board of Adjustment for the period
beginning March 15, 2012, through January 31, 2013.
5. CONSIDERATION of a PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT with J2 Engineering
and Environmental Design, LLC for the Avenue Median Improvements in the amount of
$174,989.98.
6. COUNCIL DISCUSSION/DIRECTION to the Town Manager Ken Buchanan.
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.
7. SUMMARY of Council requests and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the Town
Manager/Ken Buchanan.
8. ADJOURNMENT.
DATED this 8th day of March 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.