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AGENDA ITEM#1: CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A public meeting of the McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission was convened and called to order
by Vice-Chair Tom Barberic at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2011 in the Council Chambers at Town
Hall, located at 16705 East Avenue of the Fountains, Fountain Hills, Arizona.
AGENDA ITEM#2: ROLL CALL
Present at roll call were Vice-Chair Tom Barberic, Commissioners Gerard Bisceglia, Klaus Schadle, and
Elena Torre. Absent at roll call were Chair Bill Myers, Commissioners Steve Fleming and Bob Sanders.
Staff members present were Interim Town Manager Julie Ghetti, Director Mark Mayer and Executive
Assistant Nancy Walter.
AGENDA ITEM#3: CALL TO THE PUBLIC
No one from the public wished to speak at this time.
AGENDA ITEM #4: CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING THE OCTOBER 25, 2011 MEETING
MINUTES
Chair Myers arrived at this time,5:31 p.m.
*Discussion of Senate Bill#1525 will be on the January 24, 2012 agenda.
*Chair Myers asked about the status of the IGA with the Regional Park. Director Mayor said it was approved
by the County's Board of Supervisors on November 30. We should have a signed copy by next week.
Commissioner Torre made a motion to accept the minutes of the October 25, 2011 meeting, Commissioner
Bisceglia seconded and the motion passed by unanimous vote.
AGENDA ITEM#5: REPORT FROM THE MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN MONTH WORKGROUP
Chair Myers thanked Commissioner Bisceglia for a great job and for all his efforts for the October 29th
event. He also thanked the group for their work.
• Approximately 150 attended the event
• There were approximately nine displays
• The horseback riding was a huge hit
• The Regional Park higher-ups nixed the helicopter rides because of liability issues
The group will meet prior to the next Commission meeting to review and list suggestions for next year's
event. They will report at the Commission meeting. This was the third event with each year more
successful than the previous.
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More suggestions:
• The children's hike with the Mayor should not be scheduled for the weekends before and after the
school's fall-break
• Get Park Ranger Amy Ford and the stewards more involved with promoting our events
• Perhaps have a Youth Commissioner as part of the Commission
AGENDA ITEM #6: REPORT FROM THE FOUNTAIN HILLS AND SCOTTSDALE TRAIL
CONNECTION WORKGROUP
The City of Scottsdale is busy with preserve land purchases and will possibly contact the State for the
State Land Usage Permit(SLUP)by the end of the year.
The Conservancy is working on the trail on the Fountain Hills side.
AGENDA ITEM# 7: REPORT FROM THE PRESERVE MARKETING WORKGROUP
Commissioner Barberic said he now has more time to work on the Preserve Marketing.
• More out of town people were inquiring about the Preserve
• The fair booth was set up very nicely with beautiful pictures
• Only one person asked where the Preserve is; the directional signs are helping
• Suggested that the booth be placed closer to where the action is to get more traffic: the Chamber
would have to be contacted
The Commission's budget request letter was sent to Council.
The 21st American Trails International Trails Symposium will be held at the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Resort Destination on April 14-17, 2013. The expected attendance is 7,000 to 8,000 people and they build
trails wherever they go. The Fountain Hills hotels are expected to be filled.
At the request of Councilmember Elide, Chair Myers met with Mark McDermott, with the Chamber, to
discuss the Preserve being a part of the Town's branding and marketing.
AGENDA ITEM#8: REPORT FROM THE PRESERVE ACCESS WORKGROUP
Condolences are offered to the family and to the Chaparral City Water Company (CCWC) for the loss of
Rob Howes. Mr. Howes was a strong supporter of having Preserve access through the Mayan Canyon
water tank access road.
Chair Myers and Commissioner Schadle met with Lee Jenkins and three others from the CCWC's
administration office. They were generally supportive of providing some access. There is still the
question about who owns the water tank access road; CCWC is researching to see if it is theirs. The
group was non-committal in spending any funds to improve the road.
The HOA people from five years ago who were against providing access have been in touch with CCWC
reconfirming their position. A strategy for a positive resolution will have to be determined.
Councilmember Elide previously asked Chair Myers to detail the eight possible entrances to the Preserve.
Chair Myers will list the possibilities along with the positives and negatives.
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AGENDA ITEM#9: DISCUSSION OF 2012 MEETING SCHEDULE
Suggestions from the Commission:
• Have six meetings a year
• Keep the meetings on the fourth Tuesday of the month
• Combine the November and December meeting as done in the past two years
• Combine the June and July meetings or cancel the June and July meeting
• Meet nine to ten times in 2012
• Need to meet in August to plan for October's McDowell Mountain Month events
• Be considerate of the staff's time
• Owe to Town to put in best effort
A ten meetings schedule will be brought to the January meeting for approval.
AGENDA ITEM#10: CONSIDERATION OF ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Bisceglia made a motion to adjourn at 6:11 p.m., Chair Myers seconded and the motion
passed by unanimous vote.
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Tom Barberic, Vice-Chair
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Mark C. Mayer, Director of Commu ty Services
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Nan W r,Executive Assistant
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the McDowell
Mountain Preservation Commission Regular Meeting held on December 6, 2011. I further certify that the
meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present. _
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Dated this 14th day of December 2011
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