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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991.0620.TCRM.Minutes TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL JUNE 20, 1991 A public meeting of the Fountain Hills Town Council was convened and called to order by Mayor John Cutillo at 6:30 p.m. , Thursday, June 20, 1991, in the Fountain Hills Unified School District Administration Building located at 14605 N. Del Cambre Ave. , Fountain Hills, Arizona. ROLL CALL - Following the pledge to the flag and the invocation by Associate Pastor Gary Emmons of Christ 's Church of Fountain Hills, roll call was taken. Present for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Town Council: Mayor John Cutillo, Vice Mayor Frank Clark and Councilmembers Peg Tibbetts, Mike Minarsich, Charlie Fox, Wally Hudson and Bill O'Brien. Also present were Town Manager Paul Nordin, Director of Community Development Gary Jeppson, Assistant Town Attorney Nick Dotterman and Town Clerk Cassie Hansen. AGENDA ITEM #2 - TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT #2.A.1. Mr. Nordin gave an update on the Beeline Highway stating that he had spoken with Dallas Saxton, an ADOT official. Mr. Saxton had stated that the Town had the wrong information with regard to when the Pima Indians were going to consider the action on the re-alignment and that it would not be until June 26. Mr. Nordin also stated that ADOT was scheduled to meet with the Town on July 2 at 3:00 p.m., to discuss the project 's progress. Mr. Nordin stated that the study of the engineering contract was still under negotiation and that he had requested a meeting with the new ADOT director for the second or third week in July. Mary Rairigh from the public was called upon for the name of the new ADOT Director's name and she stated that his name was Mr. Cowan. #2.A.2. Mr. Nordin stated that staff recommended that Signs & Blanks, Inc., of Akron, Ohio, be awarded the street sign contract for all items except the twelve inch advance street name signs, recommending that item be awarded to Alert Barricade. Mr. Nordin said that by having broken this item out the Town saved approximately $1,600 and that Mr. Harvey had confirmed that it was all right to break out line items in this manner. Councilman Hudson asked if the staff had the final amounts for each contract and Mr. Nordin stated that he did. Councilman Minarsich suggested that the Council be reminded that the project was being paid for with grant money and Councilman Fox added that it would be reimbursed. Councilman Hudson made a MOTION that the award for the street signs be awarded to Signs & Blanks in the amount of $14,626.32 (Councilwoman Tibbetts gave the amount) and that Alert Barricade would receive the award for the 12" advance street name signs in the amount of $2,017.60. SECONDED by Councilwoman Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously. #2.A.3. Mr. Nordin reported that Ms. Lemieux would continue to serve in her current capacity, as an appointed member of the Maricopa County Community Development Committee for District 2. Mr. Nordin stated that he had spoken with Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 6/20/91 Page 1 of 5 the Town's Planning Director, Mr. Jeppson who had agreed to sit on the Board, adding that Councilman Hudson had agreed to be the alternate. Mayor Cutillo asked if the Town would receive any disfavor if it did not have an elected official on the Board and Mr. Nordin replied that he was of the understanding that it was a very acceptable plan. Mayor Cutillo made a MOTION that Mr. Jeppson be appointed as the Town 's representative and that Councilman Hudson would be the alternate. SECONDED by Councilman Clark and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #3 - RESOLUTION 1991-25. APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUNDS AND/OR LOCAL. REGIONAL AND STATE PARKS FUNDS FOR GOLDEN EAGLE PARK Councilman Fox made a MOTION to adopt Resolution 1991-25 as written. SECONDED by Councilwoman Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #4 - ORDINANCE 90-9. AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OP THE TOWN OP FOUNTAIN HILLS AS AUTHORIZED IN ARTICLE III SECTION 3.2 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OP FOUNTAIN HILLS. CHANGING THE ZONING OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED IN SECTIONS 28 AND 29. TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH. RANGE 6 EAST. OF THE GILA AND SALT RIVER BASE MERIDIAN. FROM R-43 TO OSR. R1-10A. R1-8A. R1-6A. R-4. R-3 AND NCP. IN THE AREA KNOWN AS LOS ALTOS HILLS. Mr. Jeppson displayed and explained a map of the aforementioned area and stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission had held a public hearing on the topic and had received no negative comments. He recommended the adoption of the resolution. Councilman Minarsich made a MOTION that the Council adopt Ordinance 90-9 as written. SECONDED by Councilman Fox. Mr. Stan West stated that he wanted to be sure that if the Ordinance was adopted it would not include any improvements for which the Town would be responsible. Mr. Jeppson responded that the Ordinance strictly referred to the zoning map and did not include any improvements. Mr. Richard Songer asked how many lots per acre there would be and Mr. Jeppson answered that it would vary by zone but, that overall, the development would have 1,169 total units. Mr. Songer asked if there would be areas where there were ten to twelve units per acre and Mr. Jeppson stated that there was one area that was zoned R-4 which meant one dwelling unit per two thousand square feet of land. Councilman Fox asked if the project had been down zoned and Mr. Jeppson stated that the original plan was for 1569 dwelling units, therefore, it had been down zoned by four hundred units. Mr. Songer asked if there were any- areas in Fountain Hills that were currently that dense and Councilwoman Tibbetts stated that La Vida Buena was. Mr. Songer also asked if the units would be limited to height and Mr. Jeppson answered in the affirmative. Mr. Jeppson added that over one half of the development would be open space, consisting of mountains and the golf course area and that this would equal two hundred fifty-four acres. Mr. John Evancho asked what percentage would Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 6/20/91 Page 2 of 5 be condominiums or multi-family and Mr. Jeppson stated there would be three areas and he deferred to Mr. Dale Gardner from Vernon-Swaback Associates. Mr. Gardner described the three multi-family areas as a twelve acre parcel with a density cap of eight units per acre, a twenty acre parcel with a density cap of seven units per acre and a ten acre parcel with a density cap of twelve units per acre. The motion CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #5 - RENEWING THE CONTRACT WITH THE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR POLICE PROTECTION Mr. Nordin stated that the contract was identical to the approved contract from last year with the exception of the dollar amount. He explained that if the contract amount was annualized, the increase over last year would be 3.2%, with the total contract amount of $414,792. Mr. Nordin stated that the staff recommended approval and that upon the request of the Council he had contacted Major Al Weiss, the Sheriff's negotiator, regarding the language that had to do with the response time. Major Weiss had stated that the language would have to stay in the contract unless the Town would be willing to purchase the two full beats. Councilman Clark made a MOTION to approve the contract agreement with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department as prepared by staff, at the annual cost of $414,792. SECONDED by Councilman Minarsich. Councilman Pox asked if there had been any complaints by the Sheriff's Department that they were not able to serve the community this past year in an appropriate manner. Mr. Nordin stated that as far as he knew, they had performed in a way that they felt was appropriate. Councilman Fox addressed the Mayor and stated that, based on those answers, he would vote no because of the language that was put in section 1.1 of the contract. Councilman Fox read the sentence he objected to, for the benefit of the public. Councilman Minarsich stated that his response last year was similar. He added, though, that the performance of the Sheriff's office had proven itself over the last six months and that he felt very comfortable with the level of service the Town had received. Councilman Fox stated that he did not disagree with Councilman Minarsich's statements and said that was why he did not understand why Maricopa County Sheriff's Office would make such a statement. Councilman Hudson told Councilman Pox that he had offered no alternative statement. Councilman Fox stated he felt it would not be necessary to do that. Doris Dugger, from the public, said that she did not understand Councilman Fox's point and he responded that during last year's negotiations, the Sheriff's office had offered several alternatives as far as the size of patrol beats and that a beat was considered one officer, twenty-four hours a day. Councilman Fox added that the previous year, the Sheriff's office had recommended two beats, which meant six hundred fifty thousand dollars annually. Councilman Minarsich stated that he felt the statement was to protect Maricopa County Sheriff's Department in case there was a situation where a non- emergency type call was not responded to in a timely fashion. Councilwoman Tibbetts asked if this was a common phraseology for other contracts in other communities. Mr. Nordin answered that it was and that the language did appear in all but two of the Sheriff's contracts. He added taht in those two cases the communities had chosen to purchase the full contract. Mr. Steve Gendler from Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 6/20/91 Page 3 of 5 the public addressed the Council, complimented the Sheriff's Department on the apprehension of the Safeway vandals and questioned how the contract last year had been figured. Mr. Nordin stated that last year the contract was for ten months, however, the new twleve month contract reflected just a 3.2Z cost of living increase. Mrs. Erna Charles stated that she felt that the Sheriff's Department was doing an excellent job. Mr. Stan West commented on the dollar amount of the contract and Councilman O'Brien corrected his statement. Mary Petrov asked about the purchase of uniforms and vehicles and what police department that was for and Mayor Cutillo stated that the purchases were for the Town 's volunteer Marshal 's Department. The motion PASSED 6 aye votes to 1 nay, the one nay vote being cast by Councilman Fox. AGENDA ITEM #6 - RENEWING THE LEASE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION FOR THE COrMKUNITY CENTER PROPERTY Mr. Nordin stated that the staff recommended approval of the request for renewing the agreement and added that the primary change was in compensation amounting to $1,200 per year. Councilman Pox made a MOTION to approve the request as written. SECONDED by Councilwoman Tibbetts. Ms. Hansen stated that she wanted to thank the Civic Association, the property 141) committee and their agent Evelyn Breting for the wonderful job that they had done during the past year. The motion CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #7 - ENTERING INTO A REVISED LEASE AGREEMENT WITH MCO FOR ADDITIONAL TOWN HALL OFFICE SPACE Mr. Nordin stated that the Council had a very well prepared packet that had been prepared by Ms. Hansen. Councilman O'Brien asked if there would be any space left in the building after the expansion and Ms. Hansen stated that there would not. Councilman Minarsich made a MOTION that the Town enter into a revised lease agreement with MCO for additional town hall office space. Vice Mayor Clark SECONDED the motion and Councilman Fox also SECONDED the motion and added that the presentation was probably one of the best that had come from staff. The motion CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #8 - CALL TO THE PUBLIC Mr. Richard Songer asked about the road bond status and Mayor Cutillo referred him to Mr. Nordin after the meeting because the Council could not discuss non- agenda items. Mr. Songer asked about the special meeting on the Felker Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 6/20/91 Page 4 of 5 development and the Mayor stated that the workshop for that was coming up in July and would be published in the paper. Mr. Warren Navis commented about the group that wanted to purchase the golf course and wanted it known that he thought it was a good idea. Mrs. Charles asked if the Town was considering the purchase and Mayor Cutillo stated that it was not on the agenda but that it could be addressed after the meeting. Councilman Fox asked the Town Manager to include an update on the Parks & Recreation Committee because there appeared to be an interest in their affairs. Mary Petrov asked how an item got on the agenda and Mayor Cutillo answered that all the Council members, the Town Manager and the Town Clerk had input and that the public could make a request by contacting any of these people. AGENDA ITEM #9 - ADJOURNMENT Councilman Minarsich made a MOTION to adjourn. SECONDED by Councilman Fox and CARRIED unanimously. The Town Council adjourned at approximately 7:20 p.m. TOWN F F AI HIL By: J hn . Cutillo, Mayor ATTEST: C144,U14.M- 6 . 1.:10_,/,4A,__, 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 held by the Town Council of Fountain Hills on the 20th day of June 1991. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present. DATED this b -day of July 1991. all..:4ALA..- 6 . ALIUICA-) Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk L Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes 6/20/91 Page 5 of 5 vote