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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992.0305.TCRM.Minutes TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL MARCH 5, 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, March 5, 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 Reverend Jackson, Fountain Hills Baptist Church, roll call was taken. Vice Mayor Tibbetts made a short memorial statement in the memory of fellow citizen Brewster Snow. 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, Director of Community Development Gary Jeppson, Town Attorney Bill Farrell 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 be 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. The consent agenda items were read by Mayor Cutillo and the Council acted on them. Councilman Clark made a MOTION to approve as read. SECONDED by Vice Mayor Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously. A roll call vote was taken and the results were as follows: Mayor Cutillo aye Vice Mayor Tibbetts aye Councilman O'Brien aye Councilman Hudson aye Councilman Clark aye Councilman Minarsich aye Councilman Fox aye The roll call vote results were seven aye to zero nay votes. AGENDA ITEM #2 - ACCEPTANCE OF THE MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 18TH AND 20TH OF 1992. This item was a part of the consent agenda. Councilman Clark made a MOTION to approve. SECONDED by Vice Mayor Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #3 - CONSIDERATION OF THE SPECIAL EVENT REQUEST SUBMITTED BY THE ROTARY CLUB FOR "MOTARY '92", A CAR SHOW OF ANTIQUE AND SPECIAL INTEREST CARS AND SWAP MEET TO BE HELD IN AND AROUND FOUNTAIN PARK ON SUNDAY, MARCH 22RD, 1992. This item was a part of the consent agenda. Councilman Clark made a MOTION to approve. SECONDED by Vice Mayor Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #4 - CONSIDERATION OF THE SPECIAL EVENT REQUEST SUBMITTED BY MCO; AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR A CONCERT IN THE PARK, FEATURING THE SCOTTSDALE Minutes of the Regular Session of the Town Council 03/05/92 Page 1 of 5 COMMUNITY BAND, AND WHITE CASTLE DAYS, FEATURING THE SALE OF 5,000 WHITE CASTLE ,04;)BURGERS IN FOUNTAIN PARK ON SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1992. This item was a part of the consent agenda. Councilman Clark made a MOTION to approve. SECONDED by Vice Mayor Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #5 - APPOINTMENT OF THE ELECTION BOARDS FOR THE MARCH 24TH PRIMARY ELECTION FOR TOWN COUNCIL. This item was a part of the consent agenda. Councilman Clark made a MOTION to approve. SECONDED by Vice Mayor Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #6 - PRESENTATION TO CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION TO MEMBERS OF THE CABLE SUBCOMMITTEE: DENNIS CONTINO, ERICA WEST, STUART SHOOS, WILLIAM HANSEL, AND BRUCE HANSEN; AND TO MEMBERS OF THE POLICE SUBCOMMITTEE: LOWELL HAMILTON, MAJOR STEVE GENDLER, MARSHAL RON DALRYMPLE, LT. RAY FELLER AND ARTHUR RATTAN. Mayor Cutillo presented the certificates of recognition to the above referenced committee members, calling them up to receive them individually. AGENDA ITEM #7 - MONTHLY REPORT ON COURT ACTIVITIES BY MAGISTRATE SHOOS. Judge Shoob distributed the court's monthly report and stated that the filings were lower than they had ever been. He said that it had been a very busy month with hearings. Judge Shoob stated that the Court Officer had been asked to resign due to a problem with his certification. He added that an ad had been placed in the paper for applicants and they hoped to hire someone soon. He stated that in the ten days that he worked, he had collected approximately $2,000 in outstanding fines for the court. AGENDA ITEM #8 - MAYOR'S REPORT (WITH POSSIBLE ACTION AS NECESSARY) . #8.A. - Southeast Landfill Siting Committee report. Mayor Cutillo said that in the near future citizens would probably be mandated to take trash to a federally approved landfill. He stated that trash disposal would soon become very expensive. Mayor Cutillo said that the landfill siting was currently being explored. He stated that there were six sites being considered. Mayor Cutillo said that the Town should start considering waste removal itself. #8.B. - Report by Vice Mayor Tibbetts on the February 26 MAG meeting. Vice Mayor Tibbetts said she and Mr. Nordin attended the meeting with approximately thirty municipalities and Maricopa County representatives. She said the primary topic dealt with transportation matters. Vice Mayor Tibbetts stated that there had been $18 million in federal funds for freeway expenditures, $9 million for the expedition of the construction of the Papago Freeway and $9 million for the acquisition of the land along the route of the Paradise Corridor. Vice Mayor Tibbetts stated that the Director of the League of Cities and Towns gave an update on pending legislation that would effect municipalities. She said one of the items of great concern was a bill to establish an urban freeway advisory board that would be an additional layer of approval required for highway construction. Vice Mayor Tibbetts explained that there was concern regarding the advisory board because it would have veto power over town proposals. #8.C. - Request by Maricopa County Sheriff's Department for a Counci1m Mbar to attend the first block watch meeting. Mayor Cutillo said he received a letter requesting a Councilmember to attend the block watch meetings. Vice Mayor Tibbetts stated the meeting was on a regular Council meeting night. Mayor Cutillo recommended Councilman Fox to as the person to attend and there was a general consensus of agreement. Minutes of the Regular Session of the Town Council 03/05/92 Page 2 of 5 AGENDA ITEM #9 - TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT: PROJECT UPDATE (WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION) . #9.A.1. - Consideration of the Council letter and questions and answers on the Five Year Plan. Mr. Nordin stated that a letter had been presented to the Council for endorsement and the letter, if approved, would be published in the paper. Councilman Fox made a MOTION to approve the letter on the five year plan dated March 4, 1992, as submitted. SECONDED by Councilman O'Brien and CARRIED unanimously. Councilman Hudson made a statement regarding the five year plan concept and stated that he would not refer to it as that but as a the W.I.N. program for the Town of Fountain Hills. He stated that the "W" represented the wishes and wants, such as the civic center and a town-operated police department. Councilman Hudson stated that the "I" represented things that could be implemented at no additional expense to the Town, such as the take over of the sanitary district and the local water company. He said the "N" stood for needs and he felt a real need in Fountain Hills was the repair or reconstruction of Fountain Hills Boulevard. AGENDA ITEM #10 - PRESENTATION BY GARY JEPPSON ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING PORTION OF THE FIVE YEAR PLAN. Mr. Jeppson gave a history of the County approved master plan for Fountain Hills, originally prepared by the McCullough Corporation. He said that the plan included 5,444 platted acres, of which 3,500 acres were residential, 205 acres were commercial, 350 acres were school, parks and open space, and approximately 1,300 acres were washes and roadways. Mr. Jeppson stated that in 1971, the developer formulated the Declaration of Reservations and the Committee of Architecture to administer them. He said that in 1980, 1985 and 1986 the developer released more platted land. Mr. Jeppson said that on May 24, 1990, the Town, subsequent to incorporation, adopted the Maricopa County zoning map and zoning ordinance. He gave a brief history of the community development department's growth since its inception. Mr. Jeppson stated that MAG estimated the town's growth to be an additional 6,300 by 1997. He said one of Vernon Swaback's associates estimated the growth at 4,000. Mr. Jeppson said staff prepared the five year plan with a 1997 population of 14,283. He said some of the things that a community development department could provide were land use planning and implementation, design review of certain types, neighborhood community development programs. He added that some were involved in commercial revitalization, zoning administration, plan checking, engineering review and long range planning. Mr. Jeppson presented a slide showing the alignment of Palisades Boulevard. He showed various slides using different construction methods on the unique Fountain Hills' terrain. Mr. Jeppson said the Town would receive grant monies of approximately one half million dollars to study drainage in the community. He said another important concern with the development of the community was view protection and decisions needed to be made in this area. Mr. Jeppson said downtown development and landscape control were other considerations. He stated that his department was striving to have a twenty-four hour inspection time and a three day plan review turn around. Mr. Jeppson said staff recommended possibly charging for some of the services that were currently provided at no charge or a reduced rate from that of other cities and towns. He said they recommended not becoming involved in a housing assistance program. Mr. Jeppson stated they would like to formulate a long range planning section with existing personnel and implement the general plan. He said staff wanted to develop a new hillside ordinance, a streetscape plan and implement a development strategy for the downtown area. Mr. Jeppson stated that his department needed storage for a minimum of two years' in hard copy records. He said that they would need to hire another inspector within three years. Mr. Phillips from Keymar asked what the Town adopted in 1990 and Mr. Jeppson stated that it was the Maricopa County Zoning Map for Fountain Hills. Ms. Petrov from El Pueblo Boulevard asked if property drainage would be a part of the drainage study and cawMinutes of the Regular Session of the Town Council 03/05/92 Page 3 of 5 Mr. Jeppson explained the study in a macro way not a micro way which would address the elevations that a hundred year flood would reach in our community. NWIF AGENDA ITEM #11 - CALL TO THE PUBLIC. Mayor Cutillo made the call to the public. No one responded. AGENDA ITEM #12 - PURSUANT TO A.R.S. 38-431.03.A.7, VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PUBLIC BODY IN ORDER TO CONSIDER ITS POSITION AND INSTRUCT ITS REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING NEGOTIATION FOR THE PURCHASE OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY. Councilman O'Brien made a MOTION to go into executive session. SECONDED by Councilman Minarsich and CARRIED unanimously. The Town Council went into executive session at approximately 8:00 p.m. AGENDA ITEM #13 - RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION AND ADJOURNMENT. The Town Council returned to regular session at 8:47 p.m. Councilman Fox made a MOTION to adjourn. SECONDED by Councilman Minarsich and CARRIED unanimously. The Town Council adjourned at approximately 8:48 p.m. TOWN FO HILLS • By: Jo uti lo, ayor ATTEST: (7A,44.,L)t,t5. 4LdA,..) Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk PREPARED BY: 40:&(..e,t_ Lari L. Br tcher, 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 March 1992. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present. DATED this 144.- day of March 1992. j 0A-4-41-t-A-s • 1/"-L4-4^) Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk Minutes of the Regular Session of the Town Council 03/05/92 Page 4 of 5