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Home My WebLink About1992.0716.TCRM.Minutes TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL JULY 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,July 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 Vice Mayor Fox,roll call was taken. Present for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Town Council: Mayor John Cutillo, Vice Mayor Charlie Fox, and Councilmembers Mike Minarsich, Bill O'Brien, Peg Tibbetts, and Wally Hudson. Councilman Clark was absent. Also present were Town Manager Paul Nordin, 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. Mayor Cutillo made a MOTION to approve as read. SECONDED by Councilman Minarsich and CARRIED unanimously with the following roll call vote: Mayor Cutillo aye Vice Mayor Tibbetts aye Councilman O'Brien aye Councilman Hudson aye Councilman Minarsich aye Councilman Fox aye AGENDA ITEM#2-CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 1992-18,ABANDONING WHATEVER RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST THE TOWN HAS IN THOSE CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS AFFECTING ALONG THE REAL LOT LINE OF LOT 14,BLOCK'';OF PLAT (Do/A .60221'FOUNTAIN HILLS,ARIZONA,AS RECORDED IN BOOK 161 OF MAPS,PAGE 42,RECORDS OF MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. This item was a part of the consent agenda. Mayor Cutillo made a MOTION to approve. SECONDED by Councilman Minarsich and CARRIED unanimously. Minutes of the Regular Session of the Town Council 07/16/92 Page 1 of 4 AGENDA ITEM#3-CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 1992-19,ABANDONING WHATEVER RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST THE TOWN HAS IN THOSE CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS AFFECTING ALONG THE NORTH LOT LINE OF LOT 13, BLOCK 2, OF PLAN 212 FOUNTAIN HILLS,ARIZONA,AS RECORDED IN BOOK 141 OF MAPS,PAGE 17,RECORDS OF MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. This item was a part of the consent agenda. Mayor Cutillo made a MOTION to approve. SECONDED by Councilman Minarsich and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM#4-CONSIDERATION OF THE SPECIAL EVENT REQUEST FROM THE FOUNTAIN HILLS FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR AN OPEN HOUSE ON SUNDAY,JULY 19, 1992, FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. NO ROAD CLOSURES ARE INVOLVED. This item was a part of the consent agenda. Mayor Cutillo made a MOTION to approve. SECONDED by Councilman Minarsich and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #5 - MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT BY MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. Lt. Stoner reviewed the monthly activity report for the Council. He stated the department had recovered three of the five recently stolen vehicles. Lt. Stoner briefly reviewed several of the calls that the County had been on in Fountain Hills during the month. Lt. Stoner explained the department's policies on running code 1,2,and 3 to the Council. He said that if anyone ever wondered about the driving habits of any of the deputies, they should not hesitate calling the department. AGENDA ITEM#6 -MONTHLY REPORT BY MAGISTRATE SHOOB. Magistrate Shoob stated that there had only been one hundred ninety-two cases filed the previous month. He reviewed the annual summary on his report and compared the previous fiscal year with the current. Magistrate Shoob said that the Court Collection Officer had collected approximately$12,000 during the first quarter of the year. He said the Court had budgeted to collect$25,000 for the year. AGENDA ITEM #7 - EXPLANATION OF THE LEGALITIES AND PROCEDURES INVOLVED IN PROPOSING A PROPERTY TAX TO THE VOTERS FOR PARKS OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. Councilman Hudson stated that he had requested that the Council discuss the possibility of a property tax to fund Parks and Recreation. He said that Mr.Farrell said that A.R.S.42-301 provided that a community that did not have a property tax could put it to a vote of the public. Councilman Hudson said, however, that he saw no reason to discuss the issue then since the A.R.S. stated the election could only be held on the third Tuesday in May. Mayor Cutillo stated there was not much Council discussion on the matter. He added that he would not favor a property tax in Fountain Hills. Mayor Cutillo said that he didn't want to bring the issue to the voters until he saw a petition or a poll from the public. AGENDA ITEM#8 - CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 1992-20,APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR ARIZONA STATE PARKS BOARD HERITAGE FUNDS OR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUNDS FOR GOLDEN EAGLE PARK. Lor Minutes of the Regular Session of the Town Council 07/16/92 Page 2 of 4 Mr. Nordin stated that the concept of applying for the grant had been approved by motion by the Council and that the Resolution formalized that arrangement. Mayor Cutillo made a MOTION to approve Resolution 1992-20 as '444) written. SECONDED by Councilwoman Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM#9 - CALL TO THE PUBLIC. Mayor Cutillo made the call to the public. There was no discussion. AGENDA ITEM#10-PURSUANT TO A.R.S.38-431.03.A.7.,VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PUBLIC BODY IN ORDER TO CONSIDER ITS POSITION AND INSTRUCT ITS REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING NEGOTIATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY. Councilman Minarsich made a MOTION to go into executive session after a brief recess at 6:50 p.m. SECONDED by Councilman O'Brien and CARRIED unanimously. The Town Council went into executive session at approximately 6:53 p.m. AGENDA ITEM#11 - RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION. The Town Council returned to regular session at 7:34 p.m. AGENDA ITEM #12 - CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLY APPROVING THE AGREEMENT FOR THE TRANSFER OF GOLDEN EAGLE PARK FROM MCO PROPERTIES TO THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS. 411) Councilman O'Brien made a MOTION to authorize the Mayor and the Town Clerk to execute the agreement for transfer of Golden Eagle Park dated July 16, 1992, transmitted at 1742 hours with the addition to paragraph three regarding the effluent at no cost and the addition to paragraph ten indicating only a portion of the dam was on Golden Eagle Park. SECONDED by Councilman Minarsich and CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM#13 - ADJOURNMENT. Vice Mayor Fox made a MOTION to adjourn. SECONDED by Councilman Minarsich and CARRIED unanimously. The Town Council adjourned at approximately 7:35 p.m. Minutes of the Regular Session of the Town Council 07/16/92 Page 3 of 4 TO OF By: Jo . Cutillo, Mayor TEST: CiL/111.A.A—AT . JAAA-4A--) Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk PREPARED BY•(A! A % Lari L. Bratcher, 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 16th day of July 1992. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present. DATED this LK day of September 1992. Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk Caw Minutes of the Regular Session of the Town Council 07/16/92 Page 4 of 4