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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMMPC.2013.0423.Agenda �o‘ Tit, '�rc�� NOTICE OF THE REGULAR MEETING o z OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS z(0) t____ =I MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN PRESERVATION COMMISSION 9°4�t is nt%., TIME: 5:30 P.M. WHEN: TUESDAY,APRIL 23, 2013 WHERE: FOUNTAIN HILLS COUNCIL CHAMBERS 16705 E. AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS, FOUNTAIN HILLS,AZ A majority of the Council members may be in attendance. No official action will be taken. McDowell Mountain Preservation Commissioners will attend either in person or by telephone conference call. PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION Anyone wishing to speak before the Commission must fill out a speaker's card and submit it to the Executive Assistant prior to Commission discussion of that Agenda item. Speaker Cards are located near the Executive Assistant's position at the table. Speakers will be called in the order in which the speaker cards were received either by the Executive Assistant or the Chairman. At that time, speakers should stand. Speakers are asked to state their names prior to commenting and to direct their comments to the Chairman and not to individual Commission Members. Speakers' statements should not be repetitive.In order to conduct an orderly business meeting, the Chairman shall keep control of the meeting and shall require the speakers and audience to refrain from abusive or profane remarks, disruptive outbursts, applause,protests or other conduct that disrupts or interferes with the orderly conduct of the business of the meeting. Personal attacks on Commission members, Town staff or members of the public are not allowed. Please be respectful when making your comments. If you do not comply with these rules,you will be asked to leave. Individual speakers will be allowed three contiguous minutes to address the Commission. Time limits may be waived by (i) discretion of the Director upon request by the speaker not less than 24 hours prior to a Meeting, (ii)consensus of the Commission at 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. The agenda for the meeting is as follows: 1) CALL TO ORDER and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2) ROLL CALL 3) 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 Commission and(ii) is subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions. The Commission 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 Commissioner may(i)respond to criticism,(ii)ask staff to review a matter or(iii)ask that the matter be placed on a future Commission agenda '4 r, _ i, x AT. "*5k° .�' :,:,i S' A:14 4) CONSIDERATION of Approving the March 26,2013 Meeting Minutes 5) DISCUSSION and possible CONSIDERATION of sending a budget request to Council 6) UPDATE from the Preserve Marketing Workgroup/Community Outreach 7) UPDATE on Preserve trifold brochures placement in kiosks 8) UPDATE from the Preserve Access Workgroup 9) UPDATE from the Preserve Trailhead Construction Work Group 10)UPDATE on the American Trails International Trails Symposium 11)UPDATE on the Fountain Hills CYCLOVIA 12)DISCUSSION of agenda items for the May 28 joint meeting with Council 13)CONSIDERATION of Adjournment Dated this 16th day of April 2013 By: 4VfNancy WExecutive Assistant Pursuant to Title II of the American with Disabilities Act(ADA),McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission does not discriminate on the basis of a disability regarding admission to public meetings. Individuals with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or services for effective communication in this meeting may contact Nancy Walter at 480-816-5148(voice)or 1-800-367-8939(TDD),72 business hours prior to the meeting start time. (11 THE TOWN OF '-0 OUNTA '.j Rip C AFFIDTVAVIT � WEB P ASTi1I C gffr THE p JsT T I t TI ING i.0721101kT NOTICE STATE OF ARIZONA so COUNTY OF Dif COFA) The affiant, after first duly sworn deposes and says: That the Fountain Hills Town Clerk, personally posted or had posted a copy of the attached post meeting action notice(s) on the Town's website: ❑ Town Council Meeting Date of: ❑ Town Council Work Study Meeting Date of: ❑ To n Council Special Meeting Date of: $ '?(7 Commission Meeting Date of: 023 et)l 3 ❑ Other: The above referenced post eeting action notice was posted: Yd c,2 y , 20 /3 at : .m./ .m. (Fill in date and time) BY: SIGNATURE SUBSCRI E AND SWORN to me this 7 day /9//L1 , 20/ 61,-4:37 Notary Public Expiraon Date ATTACH A COPY OF THE POST MEETING ACTION AGENDA NOTICE TO THIS AFFIDAVIT IT BEFORE IF!L,,f_l;ti, DOICA ii NotaryMIN Public K-StateL of ArBATEizona MARICOPA COUNTY My Commission Expires Jan,21,2016 New meats and Settings\nwalter\Local Settings\�en poia y Internet Files\Content.Ouiiook\7MON7ZDG\Affidavit of Web Posting the Post Meeting Action Notice-etc(2).doc 8/25/10 POST ACTION AGENDA NOTICE �k`A�"ti, NOTICE OF THE REGULAR MEETING 0 ..4' , .,. tr' OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS 3 — ' `'== MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN PRESERVATION COMMISSION b b y„tbAtTopa Is AO' TIME: 5:30 P.M. WHEN: TUESDAY,APRIL 23,2013 WHERE: FOUNTAIN HILLS COUNCIL CHAMBERS 16705 E. AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ A majority of the Council members may be in attendance. No official action will be taken. McDowell Mountain Preservation Commissioners will attend either in person or by telephone conference call. PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION Anyone wishing to speak before the Commission must fill out a speaker's card and submit it to the Executive Assistant prior to Commission discussion of that Agenda item. Speaker Cards are located near the Executive Assistant's position at the table. Speakers will be called in the order in which the speaker cards were received either by the Executive Assistant or the Chairman. At that time, speakers should stand. Speakers are asked to state their names prior to commenting and to direct their comments to the Chairman and not to individual Commission Members. Speakers' statements should not be repetitive.In order to conduct an orderly business meeting, the Chairman shall keep control of the meeting and shall require the speakers and audience to refrain from abusive or profane remarks, disruptive outbursts, applause,protests or other conduct that disrupts or interferes with the orderly conduct of the business of the meeting. Personal attacks on Commission members, Town staff or members of the public are not allowed. Please be respectful when making your comments. If you do not comply with these rules,you will be asked to leave. Individual speakers will be allowed three contiguous minutes to address the Commission. Time limits may be waived by (i) discretion of the Director upon request by the speaker not less than 24 hours prior to a Meeting, (ii)consensus of the Commission at 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. The agenda for the meeting is as follows: 1) CALL TO ORDER and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE @ 5:28 p.m. 2) ROLL CALL NO ACTION TAKEN 3) CALL to the PUBLIC NO ACTION TAKEN 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 Commission and(ii) is subject to reasonable time,place, and manner restrictions. The Commission 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 Commissioner may(i)respond to criticism,(ii)ask staff to review a matter or(iii)ask that the matter be placed on a future Commission agenda. 4) CONSIDERATION of Approving the March 26,2013 Meeting Minutes APPROVED 5) DISCUSSION and possible CONSIDERATION of sending a budget request to Council APPROVED Q6) UPDATE from the Preserve Marketing Workgroup/Community Outreach NO ACTION TAKEN 7) UPDATE on Preserve trifold brochures placement in kiosks NO ACTION TAKEN 8) UPDATE from the Preserve Access Workgroup NO ACTION TAKEN 9) UPDATE from the Preserve Trailhead Construction Work Group NO ACTION TAKEN 10)UPDATE on the American Trails International Trails Symposium NO ACTION TAKEN 11)UPDATE on the Fountain Hills CYCLOVIA NO ACTION TAKEN 12)DISCUSSION of agenda items for the May 28 joint meeting with Council NO ACTION TAKEN 13)CONSIDERATION of Adjournment APPROVED @ 6:36 p.m. Dated this 16th day of April 2013 By: 4V7Nancy WExecutive Assistant Pursuant to Title II of the American with Disabilities Act(ADA),McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission does not discriminate on the basis of a disability regarding admission to public meetings. Individuals with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or services for effective communication in this meeting may contact Nancy Walter at 480-816-5148(voice)or 1-800-367-8939(TDD),72 business hours prior to the meeting start time. McDowell Mountain Preserve Commission Fountain Hills, AZ April 18, 2013 Old Guys Club ATTN: Sam Jones 1432 S Bent Cactus Dr Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 Mr. Jones The McDowell Mountain Preserve Commission and the town of Fountain Hills has prepared a short Power Point presentation showing the highlights of the town's 960 acre preserve. The presentation takes roughly 20 minutes and is narrated by either one of the town's commissioners or a member of the McDowell Mountain Conservancy. We would like to show the presentation to your organization. The purpose of the presentation is to make the citizens of Fountain Hills aware of the benefits of the preserve. It will not only show the trails themselves but how to get there and how to make use of the trails both for hiking and biking. The preserve is one of the greatest assets the town has and we would like to see as many citizens making use of it as possible. Please let us know if there is a time in one of your meeting that we can show this short presentation to your members. Tom Barberic McDowell Mountain Commissioner 602-418-4743 tbarberic@aol.com Plant Locations Newark, NJ • Phoenix, AZ • Newnan, GA Discussion Points for Preserve Commission Power Point Slide 1 • My name is I am with the MMPC a Town Council appointed commission. • Thank you for inviting me to show this presentation about your preserve. Slide 2 • The preserve is the largest asset of the town of Fountain Hills containing 940 acres, 17 times larger than Fountain Park. • The citizen approved purchase of the preserve in the late 1990's is the largest purchase the town will ever make in constant dollars. • Few citizens neither know where the preserve is or how to get to it and enjoy its many benefits. This presentation will help to answer any questions you might have. Slide 3 • Briefly read the Mission Statement slide. Slide 4 • The preserve is often featured in the Fountain Hills Times to keep citizens abreast of its many benefits. Slide 5 • Maps will be available at the end of the presentation. • Trail ratings guide is used Valley wide. • We have the safest preserve in the state with 7 helicopter pads and 200 emergency markers. • We are currently discussing more trails and other access points. Slide 6 • 2 years ago we obtained legal access to the Sonoran Trail. This access is at the end of Golden Eagle Drive with paved parking for 20 cars. • Describe directions to the trail head, trail names and distances from Shea, Palisades and Golden Eagle Drive. Side 7 • The Conservancy a volunteer organization deserves great credit for the building and maintenance of the trails. • Explain the difference between the conservancy and the commission. Slide 8 • Discuss conservancy mission. Slide 9 • Discuss the signs around town directing hikers to the trails. Slide 10 • Discuss the benefits of the conservancy and ask for volunteers. Offer the volunteer applications. • The conservancy maintains the trails at no expense to the town. Slide 11 • Roy Kinsey is the "Father of the Preserve" making trails available for walking, running, biking and motorized vehicles. Slide 12 • Compare the Fountain Hills trails (1,000 acres) with the Regional Park (21,000acres) and Scottsdale (27,000 acres). • The Regional Park has 50 miles of trails. Scottsdale has 60 miles of trails and there are 6 miles of trails right here in Fountain Hills. • We have an excellent working relationship with our neighbors. Slide 13 • The town recognizes the value of the preserve with its vistas and trails it adds value to the surrounding community. • The Mayors of our town have been very supportive of the efforts to improve and maintain or preserve. Slide 14 • Discuss the safety of the preserve and explain the emergency marker and the information signs. • Talk about the placement of the trail signs. Designed to have the least effect on the beauty of the preserve but be informative at the same time. Slide 15 • Discuss the safety rules of the trail. • Turn back when 1/2 of your water is gone. • Common sense rules, no fires, no fire arms etc. • Discuss the trifold safety rules. Slide 16 • We may have a video available soon. Slide 17 • Discuss the vistas available from the trails. o Mt Ord, 1/2 way between Fountain Hills and Payson o Four Peaks o Town Fountain o Red Mountain Slide 18 • Questions • Thank you, Our town has a wonderful and inspiring asset that is available to everyone. Come out and enjoy it.