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Home My WebLink About1990.0503.TCRM.MinutesTOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL MAY 3, 1990 A public meeting of the Fountain Hills Town Council was convened and called to order by Mavor John Cutillo at 6:31 p.m., Thursday. May 3, 1990, in the Fountain Hills School Di -strict Administration Building located at 14605 N. Del Cambre Ave., Fountain Hills, Arizona. ROLL CALL - Present for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Town Council: Mavor John Cutillo, Vice Mayor Mike !";inarsich and Councilmembers Marti Lemieux, Joe Bill, Charlie Fox and Peg Tibbetts. Councilman Bill O'Brien came in at approximately 6:33 p.m. Also present were Town Manager Mike McNulty, Town Attorney Bill Farrell and Town Clerk Cassie Hansen. AGENDA ITEM #2 - TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. McNulty reported that the town has paid off 500 of the amount. written on the warrant account, some $34,000. The interest to date $332.31. He further stated that there was still approximately $32,000 to pay off. AGENDA ITEM #3 - LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION FOR YO_JO'S RESTAURANT Mr. McNulty reported that the application had been posted for the requisite number of days and there havin been no comments for or against the permit. Vice Mayor Minarsich made a MOTION to accept the liquor license application for Yo- Jo's, SECONDED by Councilman Hill and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #4 - LIQUOR_LICENSE APPLICATION FOR BIG DADDY'S PIZZA Mr. McNulty reported th.'it the appliicition was posted for the requisite days and no comments were filed. Councilman Fox made a MOTION to accept the .liquor license .application for Big Daddy's Pizza. SECONDED by Councilwoman Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA TTF:M #5 - EXTENSION OF PREMISEyPA'lI0 PERMIT FOR BIIENO Joyce Szeliga from Que Bueno explained to the council that the restaurant wanted to extend their premise and serve liquor and food outside in two enclosed areas for Cinco De Mavo. She supplied the council with a map and copy of the application (attached). Councilman Fox made a MOTION to accept the request as submitted to the council on the drawing and the request, SECONDED by Councilwoman Lemieux; and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #6 - EXTENSION OF PREMISE. PATIO PERMIT FOR THE ALAMO Bette Lu Rogers said the Alamo was having a golf tournament called the Alamo Open to raise money for the Community Theatre. She said they were applying for the permit to extend their premise out in back of the Alamo where they wanted to have a cookout. INayor Cutillo made a MOTION to accept the application as requested for the Alamo. Mr. Rogers asked the council to please notice that the request Minute- of the Town Council Page 1 of 4 also covered the 4th of Jult-, since two events can be applied for at once. The Mayor said the motion still stood as made. SECONDED by Councilman C'Brien and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #7 — AUTHORIZING TOWN MANAGER TO ISSUE RFP'S FOR BUILDING _INSPECTION SERVICES AND ENGINEERING SERVICES Mr. McNulty pointed out the three options as stated on his memo (attached). He said he felt it was in the best interest of the community to contract the service out at this time. Ile further stated the RFPs would get in the propo�:als so the council could compare contracting costs with hiring costs and that he could probably be prepared by the meeting on the 24th to present the council with the different costs. Mayor Cut.illo expressed concern that: the time frame was gettin', so short that there may be no choice left in the matter. Mr. McNulty responded that there was the option to stay with the county for a couple months while the town T,.as setting up it's own or that perhaps one of the contract services would Jo for a quarterly basis and the town could still set up it's own after the first 3 months. He further stated that it would cost approximately $100,000 the first rear to set up -the towns own department. Vice Mayor Minarsich said he felt the ideal was to contract initially to set up the department and then hire our own people who could walk right into an established department. Councilwoman Tibbetts staged that she was in favor of having expert contracted to get the town started because all the different areas of expertise are needed simultaneously and the local builders organization has indicated their support that. the town go with a professional start up. Vice Mavor Minarsich made a MOTION that the council authorize the town manager to prepare a request for proposal for supplying building inspection services and engineering services to be brought back before the council. SECONDED by Councilman Bill and CARRIED un.:animously. AGENDA ITEM #8 — AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO ISSUE AN RFP FOR AN AUDITOR Mr. McNulty referred to his memo (attached) and recommended that the town secure the services of an auditor to perform a yearly audit. He said governmental auditors are not common and he would have to seek someone with the proper qualifications. He also recommended that the auditor be hired sooner than July ist to help set up the books. Councilman Bill made a MOTION that the town manager be authorized to send out an RFF for an auditor, SECONDED by Councilwoman Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #9 — ESTABLISHING THE TOWNS CONTRIBUTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE Yr. McNulty reported that the insurance cempnn v c:tirrent.(y insuring the road and sanitary district employees has agreed to accept the town employees at the sam=• cost;vhich is $98.4O per employee and $187.00 for dependent coverage. Councilman Bill made a MOTTON that the counci' authorize health insurance coverage for the town employees as outlined by dike ;"IcNalty l,hich !-could be 100"; of the employee cost and 50. for the dependents. SECONDED by Vice Mayor Minarsich. Councilman O'Brien said the dollar amount was not stated in the motion and Mr. McNulty asked that an amount be included. Councilman Bill proposed an AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION that would call for a cost of $98.40 for the employee and $9:.50 for dependent cuverage. SECONDED by Vice Mavor Minarsich. Wally Hudson stated that the motion Minute: of the Town Council Page 2 of 4 does not state when coverage would start. Councilman Bill requested to wit:hdr'-O, the motion and the amendment and start over. Vice Mayor Minarsich withdres, his seconds. Councilman Bill made a MOTION that the town provide health insurance coverage for town employees on the first day- of the month following 30 days of employment and that it cover 100. of the employee at $98.40 per month and 50. of the cost for dependent coverage at $93.50 per month. SECONDED by Mavor Cut.il.lo and CARRIED unanimously. Mr. Hudson said this policS• has a renewal on Jull 1st and in about 2 weeks the town will receive a re -rating that the town can accept or refuse. It will be up approximately 130. AGENDA ITEM #10 - AWARD OF THE CONTRACT FOR ROOF TRUSS REPAIRS TO THE OLD LIBRARY BUILDING Mr. McNulty reported that the bids were opened on the 27th of April and the results were as stated on his memo (attached). He said Rafter T was the low bidder but the contractor had allowed his commercial license to lapse and according to state statute, he must have the necessary license in force in order to bid. He therefore recommended that the council award the bid to the nett bidder, Arizona Commercial Builders. MOTION made by Mayor Cutillo to award the bid to Arizona Commercial Builders, SECONDED by Councilman Bill and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #11 - ACT UPON BILLS TO BE PAID Mayor Cutillo made a MOTION to accept the bills as stated to be paid, SECONDED by Councilwoman Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously. Mayor Cutillo asked the record tc show that Councilman Elect Frank Clark was in attendance. AGENDA ITEM #12 - CALL TO THE PUBLIC Mark Huckle said they just moved to Fountain Hills and were distressed to find that a high school may be built in their back yards. He said they were circulating petitions to homes in the neighborhood which they were still working on and would .like to submit to the council. AGENDA ITEM #13 - ADJOURNMENT Councilman Bill made a MOTION to adjourn,, SECONDED by Vice Mayor Minarsich and CARRIED unanimously. The council ,adjourned at approsimate[y 7:11 p.m. TOWN OF OUN AI HIL S I (Cutillo, Mayor -- Minutes of the Town Council Page 3 of 4 ATTEST: Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Town Council of Fountain Hills held on the 3rd day of May, 1990. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present. DATED this S +4\- day of June, 1990. Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk Minutes of the Town Council Page 4 of 4