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3 MINUTES OF THE
STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION
AUGUST 27, 2015
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AGENDA ITEM#1—CALL TO ORDER
A public meeting of the Strategic Planning Advisory Commission was convened and called to order by Chair
Dana Saar at 4:05 p.m., Thursday, August 27, 2015 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 Chair Dana Saar, Vice-Chair Peter Bordow, Commissioners Gerard Bisceglia, John W.
Craft, Jr., and Bernie Hoenle. Absent at roll call were Commissioners Lina Bellenir and George Seimon. Staff
members present were Town Manager Grady Miller and Executive Assistant Nancy Walter. Jerry Butler and
Mike O'Connor represented Vision Fountain Hills.
AGENDA ITEM#3—CALL TO THE PUBLIC
No one spoke at the Call to the Public.
AGENDA ITEM#4—CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING JULY 23,2015 MEETING MINUTES
Vice-Chair Bordow MOVED to approve the July 23, 2015 meeting minutes, Commissioner Bisceglia
SECONDED the motion,which CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY by those present.
AGENDA ITEM#5—REPORT FROM VOLUNTEER WORK GROUP
Commissioner Craft read aloud the attached drafts of Comparative Review of a Few Key Metrics and Preliminary
Assessment. The points in italicized print were offered by Vision Fountain Hills. Recommended changes to both
documents are on the additional attached documents.
Commissioner Bellenir arrived at 4:13 p.m.
Chair Saar, Commissioner Craft, and Commissioner Bisceglia are working with the Vision Fountain Hills
Committee.
Jerry Butler, Co-Chair of Vision Fountain Hills, noted that the community should be in a position to react
immediately to new technology. Mr. Butler also said that another problem for Fountain Hills is the decreasing
percentage of state shared revenues.
AGENDA ITEM#6—DISCUSSION REGARDING ONGOING STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS
There are three phases to the planning approach: "Where are we today?", "Where do we want to go?", and"How
do we get there?".
The SWOT Analysis,ten-point approach, and timeline will be presented to Council in October.
The vision and goals of Vision Fountain Hills can be found at www.visionth.org
AGENDA ITEM#7—CONSIDERATION OFADJOURNMENT
CVice-Chair Bordow MOVED to adjourn at 4:57 p.m., Commissioner Bisceglia SECONDED the motion, which
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY by those present.
Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
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STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION
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Dana Saar, Chair
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CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Regular Session held
by the Strategic Planning Advisory Commission of Fountain ills on the 27th day of August 2015. I further certify
that the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was pres
Dated this 3rd day of September 2015
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Strategic Planning Advisory Commission
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