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HomeMy WebLinkAbout120607AREVISED: 6/4/12 NOTICE OF THE REGULAR AND SPECIAL SESSIONS OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL TIME: (i) REGULAR SESSION convenes immediately following the adjournment of the Cottonwoods Maintenance District Board Meeting (ii) SPECIAL SESSION convenes immediately following the adjournment of the Regular Session of the Fountain Hills Town Council WHEN: THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 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 present when a recordi ng 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 Linda M. Kavanagh Councilmember Dennis Brown Councilmember Cassie Hansen Vice Mayor Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger Councilmember Tait D. Elkie Councilmember Cecil A. Yates REVISED: 6/4/12 Z:\Council Packets\2012\R6-7-12\120607A.docx Last printed 6/4/2012 5:26 PM Page 2 of 3 REGULAR SESSION AGENDA  CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh  INVOCATION – Dr. C. T. Wright, Vice President of Fountain Hills Unified School District  ROLL CALL – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh  MAYOR’S REPORT i.) Rotation of the Vice Mayor position to Councilmember Leger. Pursuant to Section 2-2-2 of the Fountain Hills Town Code, that each member of the Council, except the Mayor, shall serve an eight-month term as Vice Mayor and shall perform the duties of the Mayor during his absence or disability.  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 April 30, 2012; and May 8, 17, and 22, 2012. 2. CONSIDERATION of AUTHORIZING payment to the Maricopa County Elections Department, in accordance with the IGA (InterGovernmental Agreement), for direct support of the Town of Fountain Hills May 15, 2012, General Election, in the amount of $34,076.88. 3. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2012-15, abandoning whatever right, title, or interest the Town has in certain portions of the 10’ Public Utility and Drainage Easement located at the rear portions of the southwest and southeast property lines of Plat 505C, Block 3, Lot 26 (16422 North Skyridge Lane) as recorded in Book 158 of Maps, Page 42, Records of Maricopa County, Arizona EA12-03 (Hursh). 4. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2012-17, relating to accepting a non-matching GRANT with Maricopa County Emergency Management Department, not to exceed $20,000, for fire fuels reduction. 5. CONSIDERATION of approving the CANCELLATION of the Town of Fountain Hills July Council meetings (July 5, 10, & 19, 2012). REVISED: 6/4/12 Z:\Council Packets\2012\R6-7-12\120607A.docx Last printed 6/4/2012 5:26 PM Page 3 of 3 6. CONSIDERATION of APPOINTING Councilmembers Cassie Hansen, Tait D. Elkie, and Cecil A. Yates to a Town Council Subcommittee for the purpose of interviewing Strategic Planning Advisory Commission applicants. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 7. CONSIDERATION of MOVING the Keith McMahan monument/plaque, presently located on the median of Avenue of the Fountains, to the Keith McMahan memorial at the L. Alan Cruikshank River of Time Museum. 8. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2012-02, amending the Town of Fountain Hills financial policies Section III to comply with Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) No. 54, fund balance reporting and governmental fund type definitions and appointment and AMENDING AND RESTATING the Town of Fountain Hills Financial Policy. 9. 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. 10. SUMMARY of Council requests and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the Town Manager Ken Buchanan. 11. ADJOURNMENT of the Regular Session. SPECIAL SESSION AGENDA  CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS 1. PUBLIC HEARING regarding RESOLUTION 2012-11, approving the estimates of expenses, assessments, and the Tentative Budget as the Final Budget for the 2012-13 Fiscal Year budget for the Town of Fountain Hills. 2. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2012-11, approving the estimates of expenses, assessments, and the Tentative Budget as the Final Budget for the 2012-13 Fiscal Year budget for the Town of Fountain Hills. 3. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2012-18, providing general direction on policy administration of the adopted FY2012-13 budget, adopting the Town of Fountain Hills Organizational Chart, FY2012-13 Authorized Full-Time Equivalents (FTE’s) with associated job descriptions, and the FY2012-13 Pay Plan. 4. ADJOURNMENT of the Special Session. DATED this 31st day of May, 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.