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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
JANUARY 16, 1992
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, January 16, 1992, 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 Councilman
Charles Fox, roll call was taken. 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, Bill
O'Brien and Wally Hudson. Also present were Town Manager Paul Nordin, Town
Attorneys Bill Farrell and Nick Dotterman and Town Clerk Cassie Hansen.
Mayor Cutillo stated that there was a consent agenda and that all items listed
with an asterisk were considered to be routine matters and would he enacted by
one motion and roll call vote of the Council . There would be no separate
discussion of the items unless a Councilmember or member of the public so
requested, in which event the item would be removed from the Consent Agenda and
considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
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The consent agenda items were read by Mayor Cutillo and the Council acted on
them. Councilman Hudson made a MOTION to approve as read. SECONDED by Vice
Mayor Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM #2 - ACCEPTANCE OF THE MEETING MINUTES OF DECEMBER 3RD, 5TH, 17TH,
19TH AND 23RD OF 1991 AND JANUARY 8TH OF 1992.
This item was a part of the consent agenda. Councilman Hudson made a MOTION to
approve. SECONDED by Vice Mayor Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously.
AGENDA TTEM #3 - RESOLUTION 1992-01, ABANDONING WHATEVER RIGHT, TITLE, OR
INTEREST IT HAS TN THOSE CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS
AFFECTING ALONG THE EAST AND SOUTH LOT LINES OF LOT 8, BLOCK 2, OF PLAT 603C
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AS RECORDED IN BOOK 161 OF MAPS. PAGE 43, RECORDS OF
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA.
This item was a part of the consent agenda. Councilman Hudson made a MOTION to
approve. SECONDED by Vice Mayor Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously.
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approximately $1 .6 million. He said his presentation showed the revenue of
.their budget . vr. Nordin said that the H re District had four sources of revenue
in their current 'budget , the largest source derived from levying of pr imnry
1•rr�l-rr•?'` lave~ . Allowed Hv state law, the tax which was levied only on property
within the t'ire District boundaries was used to pay their operation and
maintenance expenses . He stated that another source of revenue was imposed
tatowide, levied by Maricopa County, paid by ail the property owners in the
County and shared by all the Fire Districts in Maricopa County. Mr. Nordin said
that the Fire District had been under contract with the Indian Reservation for
years and the proceeds from that contract had been deposited in a savings
account. . He said that $300,0001 had been allocated from that account to finance
the new fire house construction. Mr. Nordin said the Town Council , by
Resolution, could take over the fire fighting responsibilities of the
incorporated area of Fountain Hills. He added that because the Town s
boundaries were not contiguous , the Fire District had the ability to choose not
to give up its assets, i .e. , fire trucks, buildings, etc. Mr. Nordin said if the
five fire districts were within the corporate city limits of Fountain Hills and
the Town Council chose to take over the fire protection services and the assets
of the fire protection services , the authority to tax would still not he
available to the Town. HP explained that the Council would not have a method of
financing the fire department . Mr. Nordin said that .it was not prudent for the
Town to take over the fire protection responsibilities at that time. Mayor
(;uti t in stated that if the state statutes would change in the future, the issue
could he reconsidered.
mr. Nordin continued his presentation, addressing the water company. He said the
question was whether or not to purchase Chaparral Water Company. He stated that
the certificate of convenience and necessity was issued on April 20, 1970. Mr.
Nordin said the boundaries were the same as the fire and sanitary districts ' .
He stated the water assets were obtained from four ground wells and the Central
Arizona Proiect. `':r. Nordin said that the water company had a storage capacity
of 6.9 million gallons which was excellent for a community of Fountain Hills '
size. Mr. Nordin stated that the water company also had a treatment plant for
the C.A.Y. water and the office building and yard on Panorama. Ho said they had
approximately 5 ,262 customers , most of which were residential customers. Mr.
Nordin explained asbestos concrete pipe (AC) and poly vinyl chloride pipe (PVC)
and stated that a system with PVC would he of more value than ono with the AC
pipe. He said that there was no danger to persons consuming the water carried
through the pipes , however, there could be danger to persons repairing the
system. Mr. Nordin stated that Mr. Farrell had informed him that the eminent
domain statute required that the Town address a new construction cost less
depreciation. Councilman O'lrien asked what would happen if there was conclusive
evidence involving the ingestion of asbestos and who monitored the level of
a<_.'c,es-:tos in the water. Yr. Nordin stated that was an unknown. Councilman
Y'inarsich requested an estimate on replacing the AC pipe with PVC. Mr. Nordin
;aid the pressure zones represented an advantage that Fountain Hills had over
other communities because of the differing elevations . He stated that the latest
report filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission showed that the water
company had $1=:.4 million in assets. Mr. Nordin said the Arizona Legislature,
in 1920, passed a comprehensive ground water legislation, whereas, they required
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`'Ir. .lepps;on introduce•: John gather from Vernon Swahack & Associates and Brian abv
from Sun Region & Associates, the Town 's planning consultants. Mr. Sather said
that they were in two stages of the project , the issue identification, which was;
being accomplished through community meetings and the inventory and analysis of
existing conditions. He stated that the second stage of the project. was being
done by Mr. Ahy. n'r. Sather stated that Fountain Hills ' situation was rather
unique with regard to their planning. He said that a community usually did not
have a large population and a master plan when they did the studies that they
were currently doing in our town. Mr. Sather said Fountain Hills population
could test what they were doing and if it would work. Mr. Sather said that stage
three of the project was the visions, goals and objectives section which would
ask the citizens where they wanted to he as a community. He said that they would
work with the community in writing vision statements on what they saw as the
future of the Town, itemizing specific objectives. Mr. Sather stated that stage
four would be the preparation of the four elements that were to be accomplished,
which were: land use, circulation, parks and recreation and economic development.
He said that in stage four they would look at many alternatives and test them
with the different goal statements. Mr. Sather said that stage five would
address the implementation of the goals. He stated that this phase was difficult
because people wanted things to happen quicker than they could at this point .
Mr. Sather said the final stage was tying all the areas together in a usable
document that could be easily updated. He said that the document would then go
into a sixty day review period that was required by state statutes . Councilman
Clark asked what happened during the sixty day period. Mr. Sather explained that
the plan should he sent to surrounding communities for input . He said that using
any of the input was the option of the Town. Mr. Sather said that it was also
a "breather" stage and after that period, the plan would he considered for
adoption. Mr. Sather stated the community participation and communication were
the most important aspects of the program. He said that they had met with MCO
who had presented a detailed explanation of what their plan was. Mr. Sather said
that they would meet with the newspaper, the school district, licensed
contractors, and the general public in two community meetings.
AGENDA TTEM #6 — PRESENTATION BY PAUL NORDTN ON PART ONE OF THE FIVE YEAR PLAN,
INCLUDING THE ETRE DISTRICT, THE SANITARY DISTRICT AND CHAPARRAL WATiR COMPANY.
Mr. Nordin presented the first part of the five year plan. He explained that the
three he would address that night would not have a large impact on the general
fund money the Town would receive. Mr. Nordin said that if the Town took over
the operations of the Sanitary District and the Water Company, they would bring
with them their own financial resources and would he generally revenue neutral .
Mr. Nordin said that the Town would not be able to fund all of his presentation
at once and the Council would need to prioritize the items. Mr. Nordin said that
the Fountain Hills Fire District was established on May 31, 1977, and the Board
or Supervisors officially approved it by Resolution on .June 6, 1977. He referred
to two areas which, while not in Fountain Hills ' town limits, were in the
sanitary and Fire Districts limits therefore imparting the acquisition of those
districts . He said it would not be of significance with the Water Company
acquzisition. Mr. Nordin stated that the Fire District had no bond debt, was
currently completing a fire station and had an annual operating budget of
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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HiLLS
MINUTES OF THE WORK/STUDY SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
JANUARY 14, 1992
4 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 , .lanuars 14, 1999,
in the Council_ Chambers of the Town Hall Offices located at 16836 F . Palisades
k l v ! Fir l.. ; t-c C, fountain Hills, Arizona.
',-went for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hi l is Town
ma or John Cut i 1. l o, V i ce Mayor Peg Tibbetts and Counc l lmemhers Frank
('lark , Charlie Fox, Wally Hudson, Bill O'Brien and Mike "'.inarsich. Also present
wore lown Manager Paul Nordin, Town Attorney Hill Farrell , Town Planner Cary
leppsnn, and 'town Clerk Cassie Hansen.
mayor (;,it i l i n explained that discussion had been requested on all items listed
with an asterisk (% ) . There would be no separate discussion on unmarked items
unless a Councilmemher or member of the public so requested, in which event the
item would he reconsidered as a discussion item and addressed in its normal
sentience on the agenda.
AGENDA ITEM #2 — THE LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION FOR BOB'S PLACE. APPLICANTS ARE
REQUESTING A CHANGE TN THE CORPORATE ANT) BUSINESS NAME OF THE ESTABLISHMENT.
there was no discussion on this item.
AGENDA ITEM #3 — RESOi,UTION 1992-01 ABANDONING WHATEVER RIGHT, TITLE. OR
INTEREST TT HAS IN '('HOSE CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS
AFFECtiNG ALONG THE EAST AND SOUTH LOT LINES OF LOT 8. BLOCK 2. OF PLAT 603C
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AS RECORDED TN BOOK 161 OF MAPS, PAGE 43, RECORDS OF
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA.
There was no discussion on this item.
AGENDA ITEM #4 — 'TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT.
#4.A. 1 . Project update and over view of the street paving "open houses".
there was no discussion on this item.
#4.A.2. Project update on the two Parks and Recreation Commission seats due for
reappointment. There was no discussion on this item.
#4.E. I . Discuss the following: Appointments to the Board of Adjustment to fill
t he two, one year term seats that expire January 31 , 1992. There was no
discussion on this item.
AGENDA ITEM #5 — PRESENTATION BY AND DISCUSSION WITH VERNON SWABACK
REPRESENTATIVES ON ISSUE IDENTIFICATION FOR THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE APPROACH
`T'HA'I' WILL BE USED IN THIS PROCESS.
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other tour must have considered the four criteria. Vice Mayor Tibbetts said she
did not feel that the entire Board of Adjustment was in technical error. She
(W also stated that she felt that court action was not necessary and should he the
last effort. Councilman Minarsich stated that litigation was the only method of
overturning an incorrect action. Motion CARRTED with a vote of four aye votes
to Mayor Cutillo and Vire Mayor Tibbetts ' nay votes.
AGENDA TTPM #4 — CALL TO THP PUBLIC.
Mayor Cutillo made the call to the public and there was no comment.
AGENDA ITPM #5 — ADJOi1RNMENT.
Councilman Clark made a MOTTON to adjourn. SECONDED by Councilman Minarsich and
CARRTPD unanimously. The Town Council adjourned at approximately 5:25 p.m
TOWN TOUNTAT TTLS
By: /1--- j'
John Cutillo, Mayor
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ATTEST:
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Cassie . Hansen, To Clerk
,PRFPARFD BY:
La i L. Brat .er, Secretary
CPRTTPICATTON
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the
minutes of the Special Session held by the Town Council of Fountain Hills on the
lath day of January, 1992. T further certify that the meeting was duly called and
that a quorum was present.
1)A'l'FD this ) day of January, 1992.
Cassie R. Hansen, Town Clerk
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