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NOTICE OF THE
REGULAR SESSION
OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
TIME: 6:30 P.M.
WHEN: THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013
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 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.
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
Councilmember Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger
Vice Mayor Tait D. Elkie Councilmember Cecil A. Yates
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REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
INVOCATION – Mary Kubes, Bookkeeper and member of the Church of the Ascension
ROLL CALL – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
MAYOR’S REPORT
i) The MAYOR may review recent events attended relating to economic development.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS
i) PRESENTATION by ARIZONA SENATOR MICHELE REAGAN regarding
matters relating to any new legislation that may impact Fountain Hills and its
citizens.
ii) PRESENTATION by the MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFFS’ POSSE with a
report on FY12-13 funding.
iii) UPDATE by Jim McKee, Vice President of Corporate Services, and Tom
Broderick, Director of Rates, regarding EPCOR/CHAPARRAL CITY WATER
AND AN ANTICIPATE RATE APPLICATION.
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 – 4)
All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine, non-controversial matters and will be enacted by
one motion and one roll call vote of the Council. All motions and subsequent approvals of consent items will i nclude
all recommended staff stipulations unless otherwise stated. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a
Councilmember or member of the public so requests. If a Councilmember or member of the public wishes to discuss
an item on the consent agenda, they may request so prior to the motion to accept the Consent Agenda. The item will be
removed from the Consent Agenda and considered its normal sequence on the Agenda.
1. CONSIDERATION of approving the TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES from
March 7, 2013.
2. CONSIDERATION of approving a SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION
submitted by Paula Lynn Hatch representing Fearless Kitty Rescue for the purpose of a fund
raiser. Event to be held at El Dorado Animal Hospital, 16765 E. Parkview, scheduled to be
held on Friday, April 5, 2013, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
3. CONSIDERATION of approving RESOLUTION 2013-17, abandoning whatever right, title,
or interest the Town has in portions of the certain public utility and drainage easements
located at the rear property lines of Plat 602-B, Block 2, Lot 17 (15951 E. El Lago
Boulevard) as recorded in Book 166 of Maps, Page 32, Records of Maricopa County,
Arizona. EA2013-02 (Hollobaugh)
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4. CONSIDERATION of approving RESOLUTION 2013-14, approving the third amendment
to the intergovernmental agreement with the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County
for jury management services.
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
5. CONSIDERATION of approving a BOOKING POLICY AND PROCEDURES for the
Senior Activity Center.
6. CONSIDERATION of the UPDATED MASTER PLAN for Four Peaks Park.
7. CONSIDERATION of the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) ARTERIAL LIFE
CYCLE PROGRAM (ALCP) ADDENDUM for the Shea-Saguaro Project and authorizing
the Town Manager to execute the addendum.
8. CONSIDERATION of APPOINTING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE to work with the Town
Manager to complete the Draft Economic Development Plan for presentation to the Council
for consideration no later than July 2013.
9. PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2013-05, ordering and
calling a Special Bond Election to be held in and for the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, on
November 5, 2013, to submit to the qualified electors thereof the question of authorizing the issuance
and sale of eight million two hundred thousand dollars ($8,200,000) principal amount of General
Obligation Bonds, Project of 2013.
10. DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF relating to any item included
in the League of Arizona Cities and Towns weekly LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN or relating to
any ACTION PROPOSED OR PENDING BEFORE THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
11. 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.
12. SUMMARY of Council requests and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the Town
Manager Ken Buchanan.
13. ADJOURNMENT.
DATED this 14th day of March, 2013.
_____________________________________
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.
NOTICE OF THE
REGULAR SESSION
OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
TIME: 6:30 P.M.
WHEN: THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013
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 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.
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
Councilmember Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger
Vice Mayor Tait D. Elkie Councilmember Cecil A. Yates
Last printed 3/14/2013 10:51 AM Page 2 of 3
REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
INVOCATION – Mary Kubes, Bookkeeper and member of the Church of the Ascension
ROLL CALL – Mayor Linda M. Kavanagh
MAYOR’S REPORT
i) The MAYOR may review recent events attended relating to economic development.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS
i) PRESENTATION by ARIZONA SENATOR MICHELE REAGAN regarding
matters relating to any new legislation that may impact Fountain Hills and its
citizens.
ii) PRESENTATION by the MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFFS’ POSSE with a
report on FY12-13 funding.
iii) UPDATE by Jim McKee, Vice President of Corporate Services, and Tom
Broderick, Director of Rates, regarding EPCOR/CHAPARRAL CITY WATER
AND AN ANTICIPATE RATE APPLICATION.
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 – 4)
All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine, non-controversial matters and will be enacted by
one motion and one roll call vote of the Council. All motions and subsequent approvals of consent items will i nclude
all recommended staff stipulations unless otherwise stated. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a
Councilmember or member of the public so requests. If a Councilmember or member of the public wishes to discuss
an item on the consent agenda, they may request so prior to the motion to accept the Consent Agenda. The item will be
removed from the Consent Agenda and considered its normal sequence on the Agenda.
1. CONSIDERATION of approving the TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES from
March 7, 2013.
2. CONSIDERATION of approving a SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION
submitted by Paula Lynn Hatch representing Fearless Kitty Rescue for the purpose of a fund
raiser. Event to be held at El Dorado Animal Hospital, 16765 E. Parkview, scheduled to be
held on Friday, April 5, 2013, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
3. CONSIDERATION of approving RESOLUTION 2013-17, abandoning whatever right, title,
or interest the Town has in portions of the certain public utility and drainage easements
located at the rear property lines of Plat 602-B, Block 2, Lot 17 (15951 E. El Lago
Boulevard) as recorded in Book 166 of Maps, Page 32, Records of Maricopa County,
Arizona. EA2013-02 (Hollobaugh)
Last printed 3/14/2013 10:51 AM Page 3 of 3
4. CONSIDERATION of approving RESOLUTION 2013-14, approving the third amendment
to the intergovernmental agreement with the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County
for jury management services.
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
5. CONSIDERATION of approving a BOOKING POLICY AND PROCEDURES for the
Senior Activity Center.
6. CONSIDERATION of the UPDATED MASTER PLAN for Four Peaks Park.
7. CONSIDERATION of the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) ARTERIAL LIFE
CYCLE PROGRAM (ALCP) ADDENDUM for the Shea-Saguaro Project and authorizing
the Town Manager to execute the addendum.
8. CONSIDERATION of APPOINTING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE to work with the Town
Manager to complete the Draft Economic Development Plan for presentation to the Council
for consideration no later than July 2013.
9. PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2013-05, ordering and
calling a Special Bond Election to be held in and for the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, on
November 5, 2013, to submit to the qualified electors thereof the question of authorizing the issuance
and sale of eight million two hundred thousand dollars ($8,200,000) principal amount of General
Obligation Bonds, Project of 2013.
10. DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF relating to any item included
in the League of Arizona Cities and Towns weekly LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN or relating to
any ACTION PROPOSED OR PENDING BEFORE THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
11. 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.
12. SUMMARY of Council requests and REPORT ON RECENT ACTIVITIES by the Town
Manager Ken Buchanan.
13. ADJOURNMENT.
DATED this 14th day of March, 2013.
_____________________________________
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.