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MINUTES OF THE WORK/STUDY SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
DECEMBER 3, 1991
A public work study session of the Fountain Hills Town Council was convened and
called to order by Mayor John Cutillo at 6:30 p.m. , Tuesday, December 3, 1991 ,
in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall Offices located at 16836 E. Palisades
Blvd. , Building C, Fountain Hills, Arizona.
Present for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Town
Council : Mayor John Cutillo, Vice Mayor Peg Tibbetts and Councilmembers Frank
Clark, Mike Minarsich, Charlie Fox, Wally Hudson and Bill O'Brien. Also present
were Town Manager Paul Nordin, Town Attorney Bill Farrell , Town Planner. Gary
Jeppson, and Town Clerk Cassie Hansen.
Mayor Cutillo explained that the agenda had been modified so that at the work
sessions only the items marked by an asterisk would be discussed unless requested
otherwise by a member of the Council .
AGENDA ITEM #2 - MAYOR'S REPORT
#2.A. Landfill citing report. Mayor Cutillo said that he had attended a landfill
siting meeting on November 29 where it was reported that the information
gathering process had begun. He said the consultants would be meeting with Mr.
Harrel on December 5 and distributing questionnaires to the public through town
hall . Mayor. Cutillo said there had been discussion on changing the name of the
committee but that it would remain the Southeast Regional Landfill Siting
Committee.
#2.C. Special MAG meeting report. Mayor Cutillo attended a special meeting on
November 19 to amend the bylaws with a resolution to effect the weighted voting
process. He said that following a brief discussion, there was a twenty-three
to one vote in favor of the amendment, final action to be taken on December 4,
1991 .
#2.B. ASPED Town Hall meeting report. Councilman Fox reported that he, Mayor
Cutillo, and Councilmen Clark and Minarsich had attended the meeting. He said
that there were approximately ninety topics of discussion and one of their goals
was to focus on fifteen to eighteen key initiatives . Councilman Fox stated that
the attendees broke out into groups of twenty to thirty people. He said that
those groups chose ten issues that were important to them, his group centered on
cluster economic development . They had also centered on how to link all the
departments and agencies throughout the state to help develop a cluster type of
industry.
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AGENDA ITEM #3 - TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT
#3.A.l . Beeline Highway update. Mr. Harrel stated that there were two areas of
conflict with the A.D.O.T. project that had been bid and was soon to start . He
said that the area was just south of Shea Boulevard and to the north, including
the Verde river bridges. Mr. Harrel said the first issue that the Town had taken
was that the design tapered hack from six lanes at the intersection, to four
lanes, matching the existing four lane section. He said that the second issue
was concerning a landscape median with striping on the roadway. Mr. Harrel said
that M.A.G. currently estimated 10,000 vehicles per day and the year 2010
projection was estimated at 22,000 per day. Mr. Harrel said that A.D.O.T. would
wait for the projection to go to 28,000 per day to increase the width to six
lanes. He added that A.D.O.T. would wait until approximately 2018 for that . Mr.
Harrel said that Fountain Hills would probably want to consider widening projects
much earlier than that, depending upon what the Tndians developed on that land
and other pending projects . Mr. Harrel said that the Town wanted to see A.D.O.T.
install a landscaped median from the cattle guard at the east end of Shea
Boulevard all the way to Beeline Highway. He added that this was the entrance
to Fountain Hills and should be more appealing than the painted striping as it
currently exists. Mr. Harrel stated that A.D.O.T. did not want to install the
median for two reasons, expense and the necessity of a consensus and agreement
between Fountain Hills and both of the Indian communities. Mr. Harrel said that
A.D.O.T. would request that Fountain Hills maintain the median, if they decided
to install one. He stated that staff's goal was to get A.D.O.T. to commit to
widening the roadway at the same time that the Town widens their portion. HP
added that the property, including the right-of-way, was Indian land and the
agreement would include their approval . Mr. Harrel said that the median project
could he completed for under $100,000. He stated that he thought the Town would
be widening its portion of the roadway in approximately the year 2005.
Mr. Harrel informed the Council that there would be a staged accident filmed for
a movie on Shea Boulevard the next day. He added that traffic would be routed
through one lane for each direction of travel .
Mr. Harrel presented the plans for. the "Welcome to Fountain Hills" signs in blue
and white at the entrances to Fountain Hills to the Council .
#3.B.1. Joint letter to the Legislature regarding the redistribution of state
shared revenues with presentation by Kent Fairbairn from the Arizona League of
Cities and Towns. Mr. Nordin introduced Mr. Kent Fairbairn from the Arizona
League of Cities and Towns staff and Mr. Knox Kimberly, the Director of
intergovernmental Relations for Maricopa County. Mr. Fairbairn gave a brief
explanation of the state shared revenues from the League standpoint and Mr.
Kimberly addressed the Pima County issue. Mr. Fairbairn said that retaining
state shared revenues would be the number one priority of the League of Cities
and Towns this session. He said that the State was facing a 4 million to 6
million dollar deficit. Mr. Fairbairn stated that the League currently received
twenty-five percent of two percent of the State's five percent rate. He
explained that that money was distributed on a population basis and could he used
for any public purpose at the local level . Mr. Fairbairn explained that there
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was a county state shared revenue and a city and town state shared revenue and
(111100 the two were easily confused . He said that cities and towns currently receive
fifteen percent of the state income tax collections based on population. Mr.
Fairbairn said that highway user revenues, gas tax, was currently levied at
eighteen cents per gallon, distributed under two different formulas. HP added
that thirteen cents of that gas tax is put into a fund and thirty percent of that
goes to cities and towns. Mr. Fairbairn explained that one half of that thirty
percent was distributed strictly by population and the other half was based on
county-of-origin gasoline sales. HP said that of the other three cents, fourteen
percent was distributed to Maricopa County, split between the incorporated cities
and towns and the county. Mr. Fairbairn stated that another form of revenue was
the Local Transportation Assistance Fund (i:.T.A.F.) or state lottery money. HP
explained that cities and towns got the first $23 million and the first ten
percent could be used for historical. and cultural reasons, the balance had to he
used for street and highway projects. Mr. Fairbairn said that the next source
of funds was the vehicle license tax, of which cities and towns got twenty-five
percent of the net revenues collected for licensing vehicles. Mr. Kimberly
stated that there was a proposal that would come out of Pima County that would
be very damaging to all the cities and towns in Maricopa County and to the County
itself. HP explained that there were three ways that the state shared revenues
were split , the state would retain approximately thirty-seven percent of the
state sales tax revenues, thirty-eight percent would go to the counties and
twenty-five percent to the cities and towns. Mr. Kimberly said that each of
those amounts had different formulas that determined how the monies were divided
among the cities, towns and counties. He said that Pima County had significantly
higher property tax rates than Maricopa County and saw the solution to their
problem as Maricopa County's money. Mr. Kimberly said that Pima County's
proposal intended to replace the assessed valuation component with a population
component . He stated that the impart would he a shift of $9.3 million away from
Maricopa County and the major portion of that would go to Pima County. Mr.
Kimberly said that ninety-two percent of Maricopa County's population lives in
cities and towns whereas only sixty-two percent of Pima County's is in
incorporated areas. He said that Pima County would like to divide the cities'
portion of the sales tax money by county, based upon the county distribution
formula and then divide that money among the cities and towns in that county.
Mr. Kimberly stated that that method would shift $13.8 million out of Maricopa
County cities and towns and most of that would go to Pima County.
#3.A.3. Flood Plain Delineation Study report. Mr. Harrel said that he and Mr.
Nordin made a presentation to the Maricopa County Flood Control District Advisory
Board. He said the Board voted to approve a $550,000 flood plain delineation
study for the Fountain Hills area. HP said the main parts of the study included
contour mapping, determining one hundred year flows, and determining the flood
plain area and elevations. Mr. Harrel said that the study was budgeted for the
fiscal year 1992-9.3 and would take approximately one year. HP said that the
study itself would not make any recommendations as to what needed to he done.
Mr. Harrel said that staff would determine what needed to he done after the study
was completed , as well as prioritization of the items .
#3.A.2. Signing and striping plan for December 1991 . Mr. Harrel said that the
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Council had received a report on the plan and that there had been no changes .
#3.R.3. MCO request to amend the Residential Unit Planned Development originally
rezoned as Z87-90 to place 89 single family residences on the 93 acres known as
Golden Eagle Estates. Mr. Jeppson said that MCO had proposed to rezone and plat
93 acres hounded by Golden Eagle, Bainbridge, Blackbird and Teepee. He added
that they wanted open space in the development . Mr. Jeppson explained that with
the reconfiguration of the lots, there would he eighty-eight lots . Mr. Jeppson
said that staff recommended approval of the proposal . HP said that the total.
hi l i side disturbance by the developer was 28.8%. Mr. Jeppson stated that staff
felt it world he a better plan to leave a large quantity of open space in its
natural state, rather than to limit 15,000 square foot lots and allow only twenty
percent of the hillside area on the lot. Councilman Mi_narsich asked if there
would he mandatory landscaping and what the maximum allowable square footage was
for the homes on the 12,000 square foot lots. Mr. Jeppson stated that there was
a thirty-five percent coverage limit , square footage would vary if there was a
two-story house. He said that there would he a home owner's association,
however, the landscaping would he the responsibility of the individual home
owners . councilman O'Brien stated that he did not agree with the proposed method
of development because it was building flat homes on flat pads that were a part
of hillside lots . Mr. Nordin stated that a public hearing was required on the
proposal and -the hearing was scheduled for Thursday night , December 5, 1991 .
AGENDA ITEM #4 - RESOLUTION 1991-49, A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF FOi_iNTATN HTLLS ARTZONA, ABANDONING WHATEVER RIGHT, TITLE, OR
TNTEREST TT HAS TN THOSE CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS AND DRATNAGE EASEMENTS
AFFECTING ALONG THE EAST AND SOUTH LOT LTNES OF LOT 12, BLOCK b, OF PLAT 401-A
FOUNTATN HTLLSARTZONA, AS RECORDED TN BOOK 155 OF MAPS, PAGE 11 , RECORDS OF
MARTCOPA COUNTY, ARTZONA.
There was no discussion on this item.
AGENDA TTEM #5 - SPECIAL USE PERMTT 91-09 FOR AN ELDERLY CARE HOME AT 17418
CALICO.
Ms . Ranch stated that the proposed facility was an existing fourteen hundred
square Toot three bedroom home. She said that starting January 1 , 1992, all
elderly care homes were required to be licensed . Ms. Ranch said that there would
he a licensing procedure. She stated that the current ratio of square foot per
person was sixty it there were two persons per room, therefore, the size of the
dwelling wonid limit the number of people allowed . Ms. Ranch said that the
maximum allowable for this size of a residence would he six persons and probably
only five. She explained that this type of home was for transitional people that
could not totally five by themselves hnt are not ready for institutionalization.
Ms. Ranch said that the number of people allowed to stay at the home would he
controlled by the Department of Health Services through the licensing procedure.
C;ouunc i i man N i ears i ch asked why Planning and Toning denied the request and why the
Commission did not conform to the Special Uses Tn Unit Plans of Development
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Standards of Review for the Town of Fountain Hills . Commissioner Beh Thomas
said that the Commission felt that the multiple family usage was not appropriate
to a single family residential area. He said they also felt that the home was
not large enough for six individuals tinder twenty-foi.ir hoar care pins the
rnstod i ans . vs . Ranch stated that Rural Metro had fire rode standards , the l i fe
Safety Code , which would he required to he met during the application process .
Yr_ Rick Filand from Almost Home, Tnc . was present and Councilman Clark
complimented him, saying that he and his wife had visited his facility and it was
an asset to the neighhorhood . Councilman Hudson said that he had written four
to five hundred policies for that type of establishment and had visited all of
them. HP stated i—nat they varied from one to another and how they were rum
depended aeon each owner. Couunri lman Fox said he had concerns with the lay
regulation of the homes but felt that the philosophy was good. Vice Vavor
Tibbetts regnested a list of what would he covered . Councilman O'Brien wanted
to see what the currant regtiiations were. Councilman vinarsirh stated that he
was unclear on what Fountain Hills ' ?nning ordinance was for the number of
unrelated persons 1 i v i ng in one residence. Vr. Filand stated that the Federal
Fair Housing Art probably prohibited any city from denying an application . Vr .
7iehart stated that he and his wife had come hare in 197? and he gave a brief
history of their stay here. Y'rs . 7iehart stated that they would he improving the
entire property. Vayor Cutilln asked if there was anyone opposed to continuing
the hearing uintil. the 19th and the consensus was to continue the item.
AGPNDA TTEM #6 - ORDTNANCF 91-19, AMF.NDTNG CHAPTFR 1? OF THE FOITNTATN HTT,T,S CODES
DEALING WiTH TRAFFIC TO PROVTDF, FOR THE DELEGATTON OF AUTH0RTTY TO THE TOWN
MANAGER OR HTS DES rGNEE TO PLACE AND MATNTATN CERTAIN TRAFFTC CONTROL DEVTCES,
SIGNS AND SIGNALS.
V.r. Nordin said that the approval of this ordinance world enable the Connci1 to
officially delegate to staff , ail the ditties for which they are responsible.
Connriiman Fox stated that he would agree to this if the Council would receive
a written copy of the monthly plan , prior to implementation .
AGENDA ITEM 40 - Ai).1(NIRNMENT.
The Town Council adjourned the Work/Study session at approximately 9:07 p.m.
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TOWN OF - )1;NTAT " HTT.i,S
By:
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John Cite . 1 In- Yayor
ATTEST: mot•
Cassie R. Hansen , Town Clerk
i.ari f,. Rratrher, Secretary
CFnTTFTCATiO
T hereby certifv that the foregoino. minutes are a true and correct ropy of the
minutes of the Work/Study Session held by the Town Council of Fountain Hills on
the 3ro day of December 1991 . 1 further certify that the meeting was duly called
and that a quorum was present .
DATRT) this I (Psi& day of January 1992.
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Cassie R. Hansen, Town Clerk
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