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HomeMy WebLinkAbout120315A 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 Z:\Council Packets\2012\R3-15-12\120315A.docx Last printed 3/6/2012 10:57 AM Page 2 of 3 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. Z:\Council Packets\2012\R3-15-12\120315A.docx Last printed 3/6/2012 10:57 AM Page 3 of 3 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 Z:\Council Packets\2012\R3-15-12\120315A.docx Last printed 3/6/2012 10:57 AM Page 2 of 3 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. Z:\Council Packets\2012\R3-15-12\120315A.docx Last printed 3/6/2012 10:57 AM Page 3 of 3 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.