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HomeMy WebLinkAbout120320SPLPREVISED: 3/19/12 NOTICE OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL TIME: 5:30 P.M. WHEN: TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012 WHERE: FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN HALL 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 c hildren 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 Councilmember Dennis Contino Councilmember Cassie Hansen Vice Mayor Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger Z:\Council Packets\2012\SPL3-20-12\120320A.docx Last printed 3/19/2012 3:09 PM Page 2 of 2  CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL – Mayor Jay T. Schlum 1. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2012-06, declaring and adopting the results of the Primary/Special Recall Election held on March 13, 2012. 2. DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION related to any item included in the League of Arizona Cities and Towns weekly LEGISLATIVE BULLETINS (Issues 1 – 10). 3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION related to the PRELIMINARY TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS BUDGET for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, including all proposed revenues, expenditures and new programs for all Governmental funds. 4. ADJOURNMENT. DATED this 15th day of March 2011. 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. REVISED: 3/19/12 NOTICE OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL TIME: 5:30 P.M. WHEN: TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012 WHERE: FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN HALL 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 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 Councilmember Dennis Contino Councilmember Cassie Hansen Vice Mayor Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger Z:\Council Packets\2012\SPL3-20-12\120320A.docx Last printed 3/19/2012 3:09 PM Page 2 of 2  CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL – Mayor Jay T. Schlum 1. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2012-06, declaring and adopting the results of the Primary/Special Recall Election held on March 13, 2012. 2. DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION related to any item included in the League of Arizona Cities and Towns weekly LEGISLATIVE BULLETINS (Issues 1 – 10). 3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION related to the PRELIMINARY TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS BUDGET for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, including all proposed revenues, expenditures and new programs for all Governmental funds. 4. ADJOURNMENT. DATED this 15th day of March 2011. 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. 1679608.4 RESOLUTION NO. 2012-06 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, DECLARING AND ADOPTING THE RESULTS OF THE PRIMARY/SPECIAL RECALL ELECTION HELD ON MARCH 13, 2012. WHEREAS, the Town of Fountain Hills (the “Town”) did hold a primary and special recall election by mail ballot on March 13, 2012, for the purpose of the nomination/election of the Mayor and three Councilmembers (the “Primary”) and to determine if Councilmember Leger was to be recalled and, if so, who would succeed him (the “Special Recall Election”); and WHEREAS, the Primary and Special Recall Election returns have been presented to and have been canvassed by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Fountain Hills. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS as follows: SECTION 1. The total number of registered voters was 16,043; the number ballots cast at the Primary/Special Recall Election was 6,249, and the number of ballots rejected was 86, the rate of return was 38.95%. SECTION 2. The votes cast for the candidates for Mayor were as follows: NAME TOTAL Kavanagh, Linda 3,821 Write-ins 586 SECTION 3. The votes cast for the candidates for Councilmember were as follows: NAME TOTAL Brown, Dennis 2,388 Contino, Dennis 2,398 DePorter, Nick 1,999 Hansen, Cassie 3,479 Nickum, Mary J. 1,513 Ordowski, Nancy 1,925 Yates, Cecil 2,413 Write-ins 34 1679608.4 2 SECTION 4. It is hereby found, determined and declared of record, that the following candidates for Mayor and Councilmember did receive a majority of all votes cast by the electors of the Town at the Primary Election and are hereby issued certificates of election: MAYOR: Kavanagh, Linda COUNCILMEMBER: Hansen, Cassie SECTION 5. It is hereby found, determined and declared of record, that the following candidates for Councilmember did not receive a majority of all votes cast by the electors of the Town at the Primary Election and are hereby issued letters declaring nomination. The Town Clerk is hereby directed to forward the following candidate names to Maricopa County Elections Department for inclusion on the Town of Fountain Hills’ May 15, 2012, General Election ballot: COUNCILMEMBER: Brown, Dennis COUNCILMEMBER: Contino, Dennis COUNCILMEMBER: DePorter, Nick COUNCILMEMBER: Yates, Cecil SECTION 6. The number of ballots cast for each Recall Candidate for Councilmember were as follows: NAME TOTAL Leger, Henry 3,850 Rutkowski, Richard 1,835 Write-ins 8 SECTION 7. It is hereby found, determined and declared of record, that the following Recall Candidate for Councilmember did receive the greatest number of votes of the electors of the Town at the Special Recall Election and is declared elected for the remainder of the unexpired term of Councilmember Leger on his qualification for office and completion of the canvass: COUNCILMEMBER: Leger, Henry SECTION 8. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption. SECTION 9. The Mayor, the Town Manager, the Town Clerk and the Town Attorney are hereby authorized and directed to take all steps necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution. [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE] 1679608.4 3 PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Council of the Town of Fountain Hills, March 20, 2012. FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTESTED TO: Jay T. Schlum, Mayor Bevelyn J. Bender, Town Clerk REVIEWED BY: APPROVED AS TO FORM: Kenneth W. Buchanan, Town Manager Andrew J. McGuire, Town Attorney FY12-13 BUDGET PRESENTATION March 20, 2012 AGENDA Review of Toolbox Options What’s New Detail Review Wrap up TOOLBOX OPTIONS INCLUDED IN PROPOSED FY12-13 BUDGET Decrease recreation subsidy $ 35K Staff reduction (hours, vacant positions) $104K Franchise agreement $600K Use of 10% General Fund reserves $ 60K Renegotiation of services of community contracts $ 71K Recruit part-time prosecutor $ 50K WHAT CHANGED? State Income Tax increase of $369,000 Local sales taxes projected to increase $100,000 MCSO contract is $127,000 less than November projections Decreased health insurance costs FIVE YEAR GENERAL FUND PROJECTION NOVEMBER 2011 FIVE YEAR GENERAL FUND PROJECTION FEBRUARY 2012 TOOLBOX PARKING LOT (not included in budget projections) Increase employee contribution to health care premiums - $122,000 Staff is proposing to rescind this toolbox item: Health insurance costs have already been reduced by 15% saving $63,213 Premium decreased, # employees decreased, more employees enrolling in H.S.A Actual savings in FY12-13 would have been $60,805 (can’t go into effect until Jan 1, 2013) Burden on lower paid employees, employee earning $28K with family coverage would pay 31% of salary Disincentive for employees to accept HSA plan, cost of PPO would rise Morale Retention FH would be in the minority among surrounding communities BUDGET IN BRIEF New items proposed in FY12 budget: increased wash maintenance $20,000 new equipment for GIS $31,000 ADWR fee $29,000 Household hazardous waste event $45,000 major facilities maintenance $350,000 parks parking lots maintenance $36,000 increased toddler/teen events $5,000 BUDGET IN BRIEF New items proposed in FY12 budget: citizen satisfaction survey $35,000 cost of living/merit $69,000 law enforcement contract $33,000* fire/EMS contract $75,000 TOTAL $728,000 *revised with confirmation from MC Sheriff’s Office NEW PROGRAMS/PROJECTS CARE (GENERAL FUND) $24,000 TRANSPORTATION (SP REVENUE) $63,000* MCSO POSSE (GENERAL FUND) $??* JAIL (CIP BUDGET) $425,000 CENTENNIAL CIRCLE (CIP BUDGET) $28,000* *not included in current draft budget Alternative A – Mayo Clinic to AOF Alternative B – Mayo Clinic to Shea INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FUND Funding options for creation of infrastructure maintenance fund to pay for $275,000 per year maintenance costs (Priority 5: I2, I9) – (excludes roads):  CIP/General Fund – pay as you go ($500,000 up front, $275,000 in contingency per year)  Dedicated sales tax – accumulate and pay as you go  General Fund appropriation – transfer to maintenance fund, pay as you go  One time revenues (construction sales tax, building permit fees) – accumulate and pay as you go  Debt financing – voter approved or MPC (needs dedicated revenue source to repay) STAFF PROPOSALS Rightsourcing for all Town programs Outsource street sweeping saves HURF approximately $75,000 per year Tourism initiatives WRAP UP Approve elimination of toolbox item on health care costs Review line item/department/division budgets for draft document Approve new programs: CARE Pilot transit program Posse Jail program WRAP UP Approve addition of $28,000 in CIP for centennial circle landscaping Recommend funding source for future infrastructure (not roads) maintenance QUESTIONS?