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Home My WebLink AboutSPAC.2014.0318.Minutes o � TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS MINUTES OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING March 18,2014 AGENDA ITEM#1—CALL TO ORDER Vice Chair Nick DePorter called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. Chair Alan Magazine arrived immediately thereafter. AGENDA ITEM#2—ROLL CALL The following members of the Strategic Planning Advisory Commission were present for roll call: Chair Alan Magazine, Vice Chair Nick DePorter, and Commissioners Alice Brovan, Peter Bordow, Audra Koester Thomas Nancy Ordowski,and Dana Saar. Youth Commissioner Kate Domin was excused. Also present were Town Manager Ken Buchanan, Community Services Director Mark Mayer, Economic Development Specialist Scott Cooper,and Recording Secretary Shaunna Williams. AGENDA ITEM#3—CALL TO THE PUBLIC No one appeared at the call to the public. AGENDA ITEM#4— CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING FEBRUARY 18,2014 MEETING MINUTES Commissioner Koester Thomas MOVED to approve the February 18, 2014 meeting minutes and Commissioner tir Ordowski SECONDED the motion,which CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY by those present. AGENDA ITEM #5 — PRESENTATION BY COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR MARK MAYER REGARDING DEPARTMENTAL SERVICES AND BUDGET This agenda item was postponed pending the arrival of Mr.Mayer. AGENDA ITEM#6—TOWN MANAGER'S UPDATE REGARDING STRATEGIC PLANNING GOALS AND OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES Mr.Buchanan presented an update on the Council's Strategic Planning Goals and Operational Priorities,stating that pavement management work is now being done in Zone 1;a contract has been authorized for design work on Saguaro Blvd.; another easement needs to be obtained for the Shea/Saguaro intersection; a bid protest has been filed for Avenue of the Fountains median work;the mid-build inspection has been done on the new fire truck and delivery is expected in May; staff is still gathering information for the Council regarding relocation of Fire Station #2;Bryan Hughes is leaving the Town's employ and his position is being recruited,which has an effect on the Town's Tourism program;Adero Canyon is scheduled to go before the Council on April 17;that asphalt is down on Saguaro,the fuel spill is 99%cleaned up and DEQ will certify;and the Council is going through an update on impact fees,with the next meeting in April,and fees should go down drastically. Chair Magazine stated that the Commission would now go back to Agenda Item#5. AGENDA ITEM #5 — PRESENTATION BY COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR MARK MAYER REGARDING DEPARTMENTAL SERVICES AND BUDGET Mr.Buchanan introduced Mr.Mayer,who gave a PowerPoint presentation on the services and budget of the Community Services Department(copy attached). Mr.Mayer responded to questions from the Commissioners. Page 1 of 3 I • AGENDA ITEM #7 — DISCUSSION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN SHORT- TERM PRIORITIES FOR TARGETED INDUSTRY SECTORS Mr. Buchanan introduced Mr. Cooper,who reviewed his activities since the last SPAC meeting. He stated that he has been busy making contact with some of his established relationships(developers,builders,and brokers)to introduce Fountain Hills. He distributed and reviewed a document entitled"Fountain Hills Targeted Existing Business"(copy attached). He previewed the new Economic Development website for the Commissioners and stated that the website should go live next week. He responded to questions from the Commissioners. Chair Magazine asked Ms. Williams to advise the Commissioners when the ED website becomes active. AGENDA ITEM #8 — DISCUSSION REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS FOR SPAC'S ANNUAL JOINT MEETING WITH COUNCIL Chair Magazine noted his concern about SPAC's lack of an"agenda"for the rest of the year and suggested that discussion should occur with the Council at the joint meeting about what they want SPAC to do. He agreed to draft a letter to the Council giving them notice of that upcoming discussion;the draft letter will be reviewed at the next SPAC meeting. Commissioner Saar suggested discussion occur with the Council about what their measurable,end results are for the strategic planning process. Chair Magazine indicated that Commissioner Saar's question could be raised at the joint meeting,but did not think it prudent to agendize that because Council's sole focus would go to that item. Chair Magazine asked for other ideas for the agenda from the Commission. Commissioner Koester Thomas also stated her concern for SPAC's lack of meaningful work;that tasks need to be determined or there is no need for SPAC to meet. Chair Magazine said that rather than coming together to hear reports, SPAC could meet every other month or quarterly;that there is no point of meeting just to meet. Mr.Buchanan suggested a discussion regarding Council's"buy-in"with the Strategic Planning process. Chair Koester Thomas pointed out the differences between SPAC's recommendations for Strategic Plan updates and SPAC's recommendations regarding the budget process,i.e., Strategic Planning Goals. Mr. Buchanan suggested an agenda item to talk with the Council about how the process works,as that is SPAC's fundamental tenet. Chair Koester Thomas stated this may be an opportunity to"reintroduce"the Strategic Plan;that Mr.Buchanan is suggesting a presentation on the Strategic Plan at the joint meeting,i.e.,a discussion of the process. Chair Magazine indicated that the draft letter to the Council should relay the entire joint meeting agenda. AGENDA ITEM#11 -SCHEDULE UPCOMING MEETINGS It was noted that SPAC meetings are scheduled on April 15,2014 at 4:30 p.m.and May 21,2014 at 5:30 p.m. An additional meeting was scheduled on June 17,2014 at 4:30 p.m. Page 2 of 3 AGENDA ITEM#12—ADJOURN Commissioner Bordow MOVED to adjourn at 6:24 p.m. and Vice Chair DePorter SECONDED the motion, which CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY by those present. Shaunna Williams,Recording Secretary Page 3 of 3 3/11/2014 O� TAIN� \tt fir z �>>� w that is AcIl" TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS ORGANIZATION Citizens of Fountain Hills Town Council 111111111 Town Manager Legal Services Do•elop m ant Fire/EMS Community Svcs. S.cs. Law Enforcement Stieets/ P Fleet Pal Engineeiing Recreation GIS Com.Center Planning' Town . CooeEnfoic. Senior Svcs. Building$Jf,S. Facilities 1 3/11/2014 FOUNTAIN HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES mew i Par La GEP* Grovntlskea" 7017 Coops/rlSPedei Eura 9 pppre4pry LeaOIGEP) Iry) uPP_GVPI Imerery VwNtn0 AG4W9�s/G q «NGpacieEwnp GrounCakeeper ,M I+EPI of COMMUNITY SERVICES BUDGET 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Recreation $499,158 $435,584 $483,301 $573,730* 26% Parks $925,912 $930,548 $1,053,926 $986,762 44% Community Center $570,504 $404,072** $421,050 $443,795 20% Senior Services $212,144 $222,328 $267,811 $227,943 10% Totals $2,207,718 $1,992,532 $2,226,088 $2,232,230 *Included Community Contracts for thefirsttime **Utilities put under Development Services-Facilities .Y� 2 3/11/2014 FOUNTAIN HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES Department staff decreased from 28 to 20 FTE Added: •Tourism •Special Events; internal and external •Fountain Hills Integrated Trails (FIT) •McDowell Mountain Preserve •Additional hiking trails; coordinated with the Sonoran Conservancy •Botanical Garden •Increased Public Art pieces and installation •Centennial Circle project •Facilities •Splash park •Skate Park •Community Contracts: •Boys&Girls Club •Community Theater •Extended Hands Food Bank 11, FOUNTAIN HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES Parks + Fountain Park + Four Peaks Park . + Desert Vista Park k + Golden Eagle Park ,,r„° Facilities ti„• Skate Park ;. At et", 4 • Rotary Splash Park -f Dog Parkr - Disc Golf • ✓ - Desert Botanical Garden The McDowell Mountain Preserve Trails Public Art 3 3/11/2014 FACILITIES SKATE PARK AT DESERT VISTA PARK 4 tit �{kr� s i w rs y 'F 4 . rw i i 1,4 ,' I it " 'n[I t 1 Built in FY 2006-2007 9,200 sq.ft.facility '"11) ROTARY CENTENNIAL SPLASH PARK AT FOUNTAIN PARK ti 1 : 44.10:00.04 •Built-FY 2006 •1,200 sq.ft.facility •Season-Second Saturday in April through the last Sunday in September 4 I • 3/11/2014 4ID DOG PARK AT DESERT VISTA PARK i I 1, 4 i--I _ .t..---T , ,. t •Built- 1999 •Improvements-2008 •3.5 acre facility II DISC GOLF AT FOUNTAIN PARK ^Y ,�y y a r —qy � r. i„am .,wi'? hi tt.,.�1. L _.__ ot I *Built in the 1980s *Renovated in 2007 •18-hole course 0 3/11/2014 DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN REDEDICATION AND REOPENING - FALL 2009 ..., . 4 II 0 , , . .. .. ,... . _ . - • . ... •Located on Fountain Hills Blvd. ) Trails Sonoran Trail -:. McDowell Mountain Preserve + Eagle's Nest trailhead Op..I I LEGf MO 000,16.14.40.18ORWOKNO -• Lake Overlook net.. ,..."...,,,„„,,„.....,,... ...,". /:17tr,e7y ' 161*I --•0014 tr ,f . .. l't , ii• 3 -.. , FOUNTAIN HILLS McDOWELL MOUNTAIN P F2 r s'1.ti' ' ) 6 3/11/2014 0 LAKE OVERLOOK TRAIL tiY } ` .: �r,M I �•. s t .k 1 ' '" T , pAKING ' +- YI�A7pF$ w LBE pWCJ IAAY .gip RT V[H.LE �R{t' pMALi S � Y. r �k , , ovERLOOK TRAIL , s ' \ s`J •Located-Panorama Blvd.at Fountain Park *Trail-1.17 miles •Panoramic views 0 MC DOWELL MOUNTAIN PRESERVE •Guided trail hikes into the Preserve 4•:`�`�►�;t:�-= t .: annually,during cooler months. 4!.3/4i r.��ir.n«►I�`. •Public access at the end of Golden Eagle `•s1i� .••••!� Boulevard from MCO's Eagles Nest �_ ��* OF FOUNTAIN _ .77 _ ....r... .; subdivision -daily,sunrise to sunset �41 ; \:..; /ii'f1 ill •. vo. 41414444, etii un wuSMNOMSLLMCIMSIM PMEMM ''\' r. 4. k ihr 3/11/2014 MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN SONORAN PRESERVE HIKING TRAILS 7�sra rreew.^ �- _ dowor••N14i,y away = — V�� _ i° •Six trails i •Access from Golden Eagle Trailhead _ rk ' I •Trail ratings-3 �� rr `."`s ` _ hi- . �.` cJ 'A, 1 , - = 44 S' ate ;t8/�� + �� 4 FOUNTAIN HILLS INTEGRATED TRAILS — FIT Civic Center Trail Dedication and Ribbon Cutting- April 6,2013 asnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng Tour ofFountaIn Hills Community Senices Presents is _ �e " qwAa f tir -,,' nF� ' . •;aar +1 } +tjrK > b yK +gym ,ire4 4 y j4'` °4tr Est i� +/ fa, .e.' ' t". re.` - eta ®h 1. `i' S r .4 r• ,,/ ' f r ld .� S Pw Y ) 8 3/11/2014 0 THE TOWN_OF FOUNTAIN HILLS______ Activity Center r r t ' .� t[ 0 .,, ,,,,-A \; - -fr, kl, . / 4 • • � .54 i r $ , 0 ACTIVITY CENTER ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP 2014 Membership a Residents- $20 Non-Residents- $30 - - -.e A All adults are eligible. - Over 30 different programs to ,� Iiir -3 participate in. 74 ' ...plus much more! . f Have over 1,100 Members ,e'' 0 3/11/2014 PROGRAMS Spanish Club I Scrabble Club Conversational Spanish Hand & Foot Cards Line Dancing Poker Table Talk-Women's Hooks& Needles Ping Pong Weekly Movie Golden Age of Radio Parkinson's Art Class Dominoes Bridge Parkinson's Exercise Women Singles' Group Peer Led Exercise Woodcarvers Mah Jongg Sherlock Holmes Book Club Swing Time Music Bunko Canasta Men's Discussion Group Let's Rock-n-Roll-NEW ...and many more CLASSES Beginning Stained Glass - NEW Creating a Mini Photo Album - NEW Healthy Living Workshop - NEW Scrapbooking - NEW Social Dancing- NEW04!iv& SCOTTSDALE HEALTHCARE, FRED ASTAIRE sre "Vrqui�es (onirminll{'MUM J 10 p • . 3/11/2014 SUPPORT GROUPS x Bereavement x Caregivers x Celiac x Hearing Loss — ° x Parkinson 40. Living with Chronic Conditions (cancer sharing group) S SOCIAL SERVICES Blood Pressure Checks r Lending Library r XIV* '1,4fis Medical Equipment Loan , ;,• Legal Consultations Medical Insurance Consultations I • 11 3/11/2014 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Health Seminars Community Outreach presented by presented by Scottsdale Healthcare Hospice of the Valley Spooner&Shaft Physical Therapy • Area Agency on Aging Schultz Chiropractic Clinic A.T.Still University Education Presentations presented by Phoenix Heard Museum Scottsdale Community College Phoenix Art Museum Salt River Project HOME DELIVERED MEALS Spring of 1990 - program was established An average meal consists of hot & cold items The cost of the meal is $7.00 25 clients a month •om 365 days a year 200 volunteers 12 • . 3/11/2014 HOME DELIVERED MEALS UNIQUE PROGRAM Volunteers deliver only one day per month. Volunteers deliver every day of the year including weekends and holidays. Wellness check;the program is more than just a meal. Offers a variety of dietary meal choices. • FOUNTAIN HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES RECREATION Program Areas Special Interest ,� 4 Sports Activities ' , 0\ Youth &Teen3 Special Events Youth Sports Organizations Little League Soccer Club T\> ;:t1 Football ,��H, �� School District IGA Facility Booking of Parks/Facilities i ',�\ 13 3/11/2014 CLASSES & YOUTH ACTIVITIES Special Interest Water Color, Oil Painting, Spanish Lessons, Creative Writing Sports Activities Softball (adults, seniors, tournaments), Basketball, Golf Lessons, Tennis Lessons Youth & Teen Party in the Park, Events FOUNTAIN HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES 414".Internal Events Ballet Under the Stars r` Concerts In The Park Eggstravaganza Movies In The Park Turkey Trot � . External Events f Fountain Festival =`.x Great Fair Thunderbird Artists' Fine Art & Wine Affaire Numerous other events throughout the year 14 3/11/2014 FOUNTAIN HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES 4 t . Partnership Events Concours in the Hills 0' w . Farmers' Market &Art on the Avenue rL Free to Breathe 5K Run/Walk Halloween in the Hills '` Homecoming Parade Homecoming Tailgate Party Love in the Hills Memorial Disc Golf Championship Mountain to Fountain 15K Oktoberfest Paws in the Park Relay for Life St. Patrick's Day Celebration • FOUNTAIN HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES Public Art = , ` Installation/Maintenance a- :, y ;..t' 444Wr Z. ^.r1 iror \ • 15 3/11/2014 PUBLIC ART____ f any / rit ' ! Docent Art Walk Art Docents Ribbon Cutting • ,• att. - Save Our Sculptures(SOS) FOUNTAIN HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER '...0„fj-1 i 16 3/11/2014 COMMUNITY CENTER EVENTS :• Weddings :• Receptions Quinceaneras :• Bar and Bat Mitzvahs :• Noon Rotary Meetings :• Friends in the Hills Welcome Club Monthly Luncheons :• FH Women's Club Monthly Luncheons HOA Meetings Realtor Meetings Weight Watcher Meetings Town Meetings and Events Volunteer Programs QUESTIONS & ANSWERS `(AIN fL .0� .i ghat is A"' 17 Fountain Hills Targeted Existing Businesslocl, Prevco Subsea—Ocean and marine engineering • mom John Head, President&Founder • 9521 N. Technology Drive, #C1 � $ + Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 480-837-0100 John Head founded the company in 1999 and has worked to develop better and more standardized ways of designing and producing subsea pressure vessels. Over the years, his knowledge and dedication in this area have enabled him to produce a line of off-the-shelf housings as well as proprietary software which allows the quick and accurate design of custom and unique enclosures. Under his leadership, the company is rapidly growing and he has recently added new staff and larger facilities to meet increasing customer demand. Brokers Alliance— Insurance brokerage David Racich, President&CEO 16930 E. Palisades Blvd. Suite 100 Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 800-290-7226 ext. 111 Joseph Racich, Founder(Father of David) started writing life insurance as an independent broker in 1978. He founded his General Agency, RAAN Marketing, Inc. in February 1982.Joe founded the first Brokers Alliance in the town of Homewood, Illinois. He expanded in 1995 by establishing the Fountain Hills, Arizona office. Brokers Alliance, Inc. has been serving the Brokerage Community in the areas of Life, Annuities, Premium Financing, Long Term Care, Disability Insurance and Trust Documentation for the past 30 years. 50+employees devote all their activities to helping our brokers make their job easier. Our goal is to provide the independent life and annuity agent with the opportunity to enhance earnings and streamline the way business is handled. This is all possible by working with one organization, Brokers Alliance, Inc. Set Enterprises—Developer of educational games Marsha Jean Falco, Founder&CEO Collette Falco, Owner Operator 16537 E. Laser Drive, Suite 10 Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 • 480-837-3628 The company's first game, SET, was invented in 1974 (although the company was hounded in 1990)while doing genetic research in Cambridge, England. Marsha received her M.S. in Population Genetics from Michigan State University and her B.S. in Animal Science from Arizona State University. I Marsha was a Population Geneticist who was trying to understand whether epilepsy in German Shepherds is inherited. Set Enterprises, Inc. is a family owned and operated business with global presence; its games are sold all across the America and in over 15 countries around the world. They are a leading developer of award winning family and educational games. Recently, SET Enterprises entered into license agreements to make some of its games available in new and exciting ways, such as online, electronic handheld games, syndicated puzzles and mobile devices. Technologic Systems— Embedded computer systems Bob Miller, President & Founder 16525 East Laser Drive Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 480-837-5200 Technologic Systems, Inc. was founded in 1984 in Ohio. The original product line was based on serial print buffer technology for the then fledgling personal computer industry. The product line grew to include parallel print buffers with increasing memory and multiple printer inputs even as the computer industry boomed throughout the late eighties and early nineties.With the proliferation of local area networking in the early nineties, the days of the print buffer were numbered. In 1995 that Technologic Systems moved its operation to Fountain Hills, AZ and expanded its product offering with a line of PC compatible Single Board Computers based on the PC/104 form factor. Since that time Technologic Systems has experienced steady growth with the addition of three new lines of Single Board Computers as well as PC/104 peripheral products, enclosures and production support tools. With the advent of Linux onto the embedded computing scene in the late nineties, Technologic Systems developed an open source distribution with full networking support called TS-Linux. Concept Development Corp.— Laser boresighters for U.S. military, law enforcement and sportsmen Rich Langner, President&CEO rich@con-dev.com 16611 E. Laser Drive Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 800-472-4405 They developed the first laser boresighters on the market, the SiteLite Mag Laser Boresighters, and then established the company in 1992. Today, they are the leading manufacturer of quality laser boresighters. The SiteLite laser products are in use worldwide by the U.S. Military, EOD Bomb Squads, Law Enforcement and Sportsmen. Their latest venture includes development of EOD Laser products for use by bomb squads to acquire IED targets for disposal. SJT Micropower, Inc.—RF Mircopower(SJT is the parent company) is the exclusive licensor and world leader in high performance silicon MESFET transistors for the multi-billion dollar RF, analog and mixed signal semiconductor markets. Trevor J.Thornton, Ph.D., President and Founder Seth J.Wilk, Ph.D., CEO William Lepkowski, Ph.D., Research and Senior Engineer 16411 N Skyridge Lane Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 480-816-8077 Since graduating from Cambridge University(BA 1983, PhD 1987) Trevor Thornton has held post- doctoral appointments at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge (1986-88) and Bell Communications Research in New Jersey(1988-90). In 1998 he joined the faculty of the ASU Electrical Engineering Dept. Dr. Thornton's group at ASU has pioneered the development of metal—semiconductor field effect transistors (MESFETs)for low power mixed-signal circuit applications. The ASU device process flow was first adapted for use at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. In 2000 Dr. Thornton founded SJT Micropower Inc., to commercialize the Intellectual Property developed in his lab at ASU. Proprietary technology enables lower cost mobile devices,telecommunication infrastructure, consumer electronics and embedded analog components. The company offers solutions that meet stringent requirements of consumer, industrial, medical, automotive, military and aerospace sectors. SJT Micropower products are designed in house and the fabricated at an outside semiconductor foundry. CR Engineering - CR Engineers, Inc. (CRE) is a Consulting Electrical Engineering firm Catherine Alcorn, President 16719 E Palisades Blvd Fountain Hills, AZ 480-816-5541 Founded in 1985, and located in Fountain Hills, Arizona. They serve the electrical engineering needs of the aviation, federal and public works, commercial, and industrial markets, and excel at technically complicated and specialized projects such as the electrical design of aeronautical ground lighting (AGL) systems and photovoltaic power systems.