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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 5, 1991
A public meeting of the Fountain Hills Town Council was convened and called to
order by Vice Mayor Frank Clark at 6:30 p.m. , Thursday, September 5, 1991 , in the
Fountain Hills Town Hall, located at 16836 E. Palisades Blvd. , Building C,
Fountain Hills, Arizona.
ROLL CALL - Following the pledge to the flag and the invocation by Reverend Glen
Atchinson of the Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church, roll call was taken.
Present for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Town
Council: Vice Mayor Frank Clark and Councilmembers Peg Tibbetts, Mike Minarsich,
Charlie Fox, Wally Hudson and Bill O'Brien. Mayor John Cutillo was absent. Also
present were Town Manager Paul Nordin, Director of Community Development Gary
Jeppson, Associate Planner Loras Rauch, Town Engineer Randy Harrel, Town Attorney
Bill Farrell, and Town Clerk Cassie Hansen.
AGENDA ITEM #2 - ACCEPTANCE OF THE MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 2ND, JULY 2ND, 9TH.
10TH, 16TH. 18TH. 30TH, AUGUST 1ST, 13TH AND 15TH. 1991
Vice Mayor Clark called for a motion to accept the above stated agenda item and
Councilman Minarsich made the MOTION. SECONDED by Councilwoman Tibbetts and
CARRIED unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM #3 - TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT
#3.A.1 . Captain Hendershott from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office presented
the Community Based Policing Project and explained that it was a multi-phase
program. He explained that they would use some things that were very common to
the community and some things that were very new. Captain Hendershott said that
the first project was to implement three hundred block watches in the community.
He said that they had changed their philosophy in District 4 as far as how they
implemented crime prevention programs and that it was a test district. Captain
Hendershott stated that the Sheriff's Office had a centralized community services
department and with District 4, they were decentralizing that responsibility and
takeing it out to the local levels. The Captain stated that they had trained
approximately forty posse reserves and regular officers to implement the program.
Captain Hendershott said that they wanted to solicit Block Watch Commanders for
specific neighborhoods and all the neighborhoods would work together. Captain
Hendershott said that the commercial version of the block watch was Operation
Notification. He explained that it had helped stop a lot of internal crime and
helped the Sheriff's Department make quicker responses. He explained that
businesses would be contacted and given an information card to fill out and put
on the front of the building. if the police were patrolling and found anyone
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suspicious there after business hours, they would contact the appropriate
management and confirm the individual 's reason for being there. Captain
Hendershott said that the next program was the Business and Home Security Survey
program which taught home and business owners how not to be victims of crimes.
Captain Hendershott said the next program to be introduced was Operation
identification and he felt that this was the most successful when properly
implemented. The next program he touched on was the R.U.O.K. program which was
new to the east valley. Captain Hendershott said that the R.U.O.K. program had
been used successfully with the elderly or semi-disabled and implemented with a
computerized phone call . Captain Hendershott added that the programs were all
available to the community at no charge and the next step was for the community
and the police department to start the programs. Councilman Minarsich asked how
the public would be informed that the programs existed. Captain Hendershott said
that the department had trained more than forty people for the programs he was
introducing. These persons would contact the leaders of the major groups and
businesses in town and try to get those individuals interested in being block
leaders. Captain Hendershott added that they would publish a monthly news letter
about the program. He said that the Sheriff's office was hosting a fair on
November 16 that was no cost to the community. He said that they were going to
try to have every division of the Sheriff's Department represented. Councilman
Hudson made a MOTION that the Manager and the Vice Mayor be authorized to prepare
a proclamation endorsing the various stages of the Sheriff's proposal and to
allow it to be published. Councilwoman Tibbetts SECONDED it. Mary Petroff asked
what the fingerprinting and identification in the home included. The motion
CARRIED unanimously.
#3.B.2. Mr. Nordin requested that the Council move ahead to this agenda item so
that Ms. Terry Saverson from the Chamber could leave for another meeting. Mr.
Nordin stated that he had prepared a motion which he felt incorporated all that
the Council had discussed at the previous work session meeting. Councilman Fox
asked why the Town wasn't just giving one lump sum of $15,000 for economic
development. He added that there could be instructions that the funds must go
for economic development usage. Councilman Fox stated that there could also be
a provision that a monthly or quarterly report on the expenditures be provided.
Mr. Nordin said that throughout the year, the Chamber would bring him their
proposals and that he did not have a problem with whatever way the Council chose
to proceed. Vice Mayor Clark said that he had missed the meeting at which this
was discussed and requested that Mr. Nordin review it for him. Mr. Nordin said
that neither the Chamber nor staff was prepared to make a presentation on what
the money would be used for when the budget was adopted. Mr. Nordin stated that
the Chamber wanted to come to the Town throughout the year with smaller monetary
requests for various things. Mr. Nordin stated that it was Mayor Cutillo's,
Councilman Minarsich's and his desire to establish a permanent staff position for
the Economic Development Committee. They also felt that some of the $15,000
could be used as seed money for establishing that position. Councilman Minarsich
said that it had been his understanding back at budget time that the fund's
primary uses would be decided by the Economic Development Council . Councilman
Minarsich added that a problem that the Council had was that they would come up
with many good ideas and no one to implement them. Councilman Minarsich said
that the main purpose of the Council for Economic Development was to attract new
business to the community. He added that the Chamber also had a business
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retention committee that had been doing an excellent job. Councilman Minarsich
called on Ms. Saverson from the Chamber and asked if the Chamber's Business
Retention Committee and the Economic Development Committee had been funded in the
budget and she answered affirmatively to both. Councilman Fox asked
approximately how much had been allocated for each. Ms. Saverson said that the
Business Retention and Expansion Committee had approximately $18,000 budgeted for
it. She said that the Economic Development Committee was much more difficult to
approximate because there was $40,000 spent just to produce the material that the
Council was now using. Ms. Saverson said that since the E.D.C. was formed the
Chamber had spent approximately $7,000 and there was not a specific amount
budgeted for the Council . Councilman Minarsich made a MOTION that the Town
Manager be authorized to expend the maximum sum of $15,000 to the Fountain Hills
Chamber of Commerce for economic development related activities during the
present fiscal year. The Manager was further directed to adhere to the
established Town purchasing regulations in making these distributions. The
Manager was finally directed to provide a monthly report to the Council of all
expenditures made under this authority. SECONDED by Councilman Fox. Mr. Bruce
Hansen stated that the Chamber had furnished all of the support staff for the
Economic Development Council and the Town had not furnished anything to date.
Mr. Hansen said that he would like the Town to take a more active financial
interest in the project. The motion CARRIED unanimously.
4k3.A.2. Mr. Nordin moved on to awarding the engineering design contract(s) for
the street paving project. He stated that staff was prepared to recommend that
the firm Stanley Consultants, Inc. be awarded the contract for the west portion
of the street design work. Mr. Harrel, the Town Engineer, said that they had
been in the negotiation process and the approximate figure would be $155,000.
Mr. Nordin said that he would recommend that the Council authorize staff to enter
into the contract in an amount not to exceed $155,000 with Stanley Consultants.
Councilman Fox made the MOTION as stated. SECONDED by Councilwoman Tibbetts and
CARRIED unanimously.
#3.A.3. Mr. Nordin moved on to approving the purchase of a CAD work station and
software for the engineering department. Mr. Nordin said that staff had received
three bids, the low bid being submitted by the CAD Store. Mr. Nordin requested
approval for staff to proceed with the purchase in the amount of $8,861 .44.
Councilman Hudson made a MOTION to allow the Town Manager to purchase the CAD
software and work station from the low bidder, the CAD Store, in the amount of
$8,861 .44. SECONDED by Councilman O'Brien and CARRIED unanimously.
#3.B.1 . Mr. Nordin moved on to the Sunset Kiwanis special event request for the
mud mania event on September 15, 1991, and stated that staff recommended
approval . Councilman Fox made the MOTTON as stated. SECONDED by Vice Mayor
Clark and CARRTED unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM #4 - RESOLUTION 1991-40, ADOPTING A LOSS CONTROL POLICY FOR THE TOWN
OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
Ms. Hansen stated that this item had been discussed at the last work/study where
Councilman Hudson had explained the policy. Councilman Minarsich made a MOTION
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to adopt Resolution 1991-40, adopting a loss control policy for the Town of
Fountain Hills. SECONDED by Councilman Fox and CARRIED unanimously. Nmi)
AGENDA ITEM #5 - RESOLUTION 1991-41 , REVISING RESOLUTION 1991-32, SECTION 2.
RELATING TO THE SALARY RANGE FOR THE BUILDING OFFICIAL
Mr. Jeppson said that staff had gone through the interviewing process two times
and had been unsuccessful in engaging a desirable candidate for the community.
Mr. Jeppson stated that the salary range was much lower than in neighboring
jurisdictions. Councilman Minarsich asked how staff arrived at the range of $29k
to $44k. Mr. Jeppson said that the range was determined by looking at the
present budget and looking at current comparable staff salaries. Councilman
O'Brien made a MOTION to adopt Resolution 1991-41 with the amendment of building
official/inspector. SECONDED by Councilman Hudson and CARRIED unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM #6 - ORDINANCE 91-14, AMENDING SECTION 2-5-3 OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS
TOWN CODE DEALING WITH THE READING OF ORDINANCES
Mr. Nordin said staff recommended approval of the ordinance to speed up the
Council 's meeting process. Councilman Hudson made a MOTION that in conformity
with section 2-5-3 of the Town Code that the reading of the proposed ordinance
he limited to the title only. SECONDED by Councilwoman Tibbetts and CARRIED
unanimously.
Councilman Hudson made a MOTION that Ordinance 91-14, an ordinance of the Mayor
114)and Common Council of the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, amending Section 2-5-3
of the Fountain Hills Town Code dealing with the reading of ordinances be
approved as presented. SECONDED by Councilman Minarsich and CARRIED unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM #7 - ORDINANCE 91-15, PROHIBITING THE PLACING OF UNATTENDED
CONTAINERS FOR SOLICITING DEPOSIT OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS OR DONATED ITEMS EXCEPT
IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE FOUNTAIN
HILLS TOWN CODE BY ADDING THERETO A NEW ARTICLE 10-5 AND PROVIDING PENALTIES
THEREFOR
Councilman Minarsich made a MOTION to waive the reading of Ordinance 91-15 and
Councilman Fox SECONDED it . Motion CARRIED unanimously. Councilman Minarsich
made a MOTION to adopt Ordinance 91-15, as stated. SECONDED by Councilwoman
Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM #8 - ORDINANCE 91-16, REQUIRING ON-SITE RESTROOM FACILITIES AT
CONSTRUCTION SITES IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; AMENDING CHAPTER
10 OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN CODE BY ADDING THERETO A NEW ARTICLE 10-6 AND
PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
Councilwoman Tibbetts made a MOTION to waive the reading of Ordinance 91-16.
SECONDED by Councilman Fox and CARRIED unanimously. Mr. Nordin stated that
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Council had received a revised version of the Ordinance and he advised that staff
recommended approval of the revised version, not the original. Mr. Jeppson
stated that the change mandated that there be one on-site toilet for any single
family residential structure. Councilman O'Brien made a MOTION to approve.
SECONDED by Councilman Fox and CARRIED unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM #9 - APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT FOR MIRAGE RESORT CASTTAS
Ms. Rauch explained that staff was in receipt of all the plans and the final plat
and it had all been approved. Councilman Minarsich made a MOTION to approve the
final plat for Mirage Resort Casitas. SECONDED by Councilwoman Tibbetts and
CARRIED unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM #10 - PURSUANT TO A.R.S. 38-431 .O1 .A.3, VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION TO DISCUSS AND/OR RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE ATTORNEY OR ATTORNEYS OF
THE PUBLIC BODY
Councilman Hudson made a MOTION to adjourn to executive session. SECONDED by
Councilman Minarsich and CARRIED unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM #11 - CALL TO THE PUBLIC
Mrs. Doris Dugger asked what new businesses were moving into the community and
Councilman Minarsich stated that there was a new video tape transfer company
opening in January. He stated that there were two other businesses that were
coming out in October.
AGENDA ITEM #12 - GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION/RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION AND
ADJOURNMENT
The Council adjourned at 7:40 p.m. to go into executive session. The Council
returned to the regular session at 8:53 p.m. Councilman Hudson made a MOTION to
adjourn. SECONDED by Councilman Minarsich and CARRIED unanimously.
The Town Council adjourned at approximately 8:54 p.m.
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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
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By:
John itillo, Mayor
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Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk
PREPARED BY
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Lar.i L. Bra cher, Secretary
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
5th day of September 1991 . I further certify that the meeting was duly called
and that a quorum was present.
DATED this day of September 1991.
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Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk
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