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Home My WebLink About1993.0601.TCSM.MinutesTOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL JUNE 1, 1993 A Special Session of the Fountain Hills Town Council open to the public was convened and called to order by Mayor Cutillo at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 1, 1993, in the Fountain Hills Town Hall Council Chambers located at 16836 E. Palisades Blvd., Building C, Fountain Hills, Arizona. ROLL CALL - Following the invocation by Councilwoman Tibbetts roll call was taken. Present for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Town Council: Mayor John Cutillo, Vice Mayor Bill O'Brien, Councilmembers Peg Tibbetts, Wally Hudson, and Frank Clark. Councilmember Mike Minarsich came in at 6:35 p.m. Councilmember Charlie Fox was absent. Also present were Town Manager Paul Nordin, Town Attorney Bill Farrell, Community Development Director Gary Jeppson, and Town Clerk Cassie Hansen. AGENDA ITEM #2 - PRESENTATION BY MARTI LEMIEUX ON ESTABLISHING A SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD AND POSSIBLE FUNDING FOR A SENIOR CENTER. Ms Lemieux said she would like to establish a Mayors Commission on the Aged which would provide seniors with a vehicle to identify needs in Fountain Hills. Possibly, in the future, the old library building could be used as a church a seniors center. Mayor Cutillo asked if this would conflict with senior programs sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department. Ms Lemieux felt there wouldn't be a conflict and it would be nice for the seniors to form a committee to investigate and research their own needs. Parks and Recreation had formal activities. Mr. Mike Scharnow, Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission, said there was a recreational sub -committee that would take on some of the programs and suggested a separate panel be formed that would report through the sub -committee to the Council and not go through the interview process. Councilman Hudson asked if there was a need for this now. Ms Lemieux felt there was a need for a center to be available to seniors 100% of the time. She had contacted other senior centers and was told when the seniors had their own center, they had a reason to get up in the morning and their medications decreased Councilwoman Tibbetts felt appointing a commission with an official title would give stature to the seniors and would reflect the importance the community would give to the seniors, their activities and needs. Vice Mayor O'Brien felt if we asked seniors what their needs were, we should also ask youngsters and parents. Perhaps in the interim, regularly scheduled activities could be planned. Mr. Nordin said staff would present options and recommendations to Council sometime in July. AGENDA #3. - DISCUSSION DELAYING ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO INCLUDE A NEW LAND DISTURBANCE SECTION. Mr. Nordin said the Planning and Zoning Commission was working on a possible revision to the land disturbance ordinance as a result of the Crystal Ridge discussion. Mr. Farrell rendered a legal opinion regarding correctness or lack thereof in terms of the staff position taken in that case. It was felt the land disturbance and hillside ordinances should be re-examined and suggested the Council delay the adoption of the planning and zoning ordinance in order for the Commission to have more time to prepare a final recommendation. Mr. Jeppson said July 8 would be the soonest for Planning and Zoning to hold a public hearing on the land disturbance ordinance. Vice Mayor O'Brien asked if the amendment would be delayed if the zoning ordinance was adopted now. Mr. Nordin felt that would not Minutes of the Town Council Special Session - 6/01/93 Page 1 of 3 pose a problem. Mr. Farrell said that he and Mr. Jeppson were concerned about the issue of closure. He would like to have closure and then explore the possibility of publishing the zoning ordinance, along with the zoning map, in the paper. He suggested passing a resolution declaring the ordinance a public record and delaying adoption for a period of time so that citizens and Council had time to review it. He suggested it be published as a special supplement in "The Times" and include the zoning map. Council would have a 30-day review period with adoption 30 days thereafter. There were currently two courses of action - one, to adopt both Thursday night, or, two, adopt the resolution and forestall the ordinance, put it into publication form and publish for two consecutive weeks in the official newspaper and adopt the ordinance thereafter. Councilman Minarsich concurred with Mr. Farrell to adopt the resolution and publish the entire document and zoning map. Councilman Clark said there were at least three (3) interpretations of the ordinance and he felt it should be passed and then immediately go for corrections. Mr. Farrell said the issue was which combination thereof was the majority view of the Council. Councilwoman Tibbetts was concerned if the document was published, people would expect to perform under that version and the document should be adopted particularly on the land development. Mr. Farrell said it would be less expensive and easier for staff to publish it in a condensed format. AGENDA ITEM #4. PRESENTATION AND STATUS REPORT BY FIRE CHIEF TOM KNAPP, TOWN MANAGER PAUL NORDIN AND MARICOPA COUNTY PLANNER LEON WARE ON THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS EMERGENCY PLAN. Mr. Nordin said the Intergovernmental Agreement called for participation in the county wide program and Fountain Hills would be assessed between $1,100 to $1,200. He recommended positive action by Council. Tom Knapp said the existing plan would need to be rewritten and he recommended it be replaced with a combination of the Carefree and Goodyear plans. Where Carefree plan did not assume a lot, it was very precise and did not accept a lot of unneeded responsibility, the Goodyear plan was very detailed. There was an extensive amount of information that would be required to be in the plan. Mr. Ware outlined several other plans. The CBG1-8 stated what the Federal requirements were. The Council would determine what other items would be necessary to incorporate into the plan. The plan would need to state who would be in charge and make the decisions and if that person went down, who would be next in line. The State also required the plan to meet certain standards and be approved by the State. The final draft would be approved by the Council. Councilman Minarsich asked Mr. Ware to explain what specifics the Council would make decisions on and what the time frame would be. Mr. Ware said the Council would need to determine who would have the authority to make the necessary decisions. It would take approximately three (3) to four (4) weeks to put together and would then be presented to the Council. Councilman Minarsich asked if Mr. Ware would make recommendations in terms of specifics and Mr. Ware said he would. Councilman Hudson suggested the Town Code should match the Emergency Plan. Mr. Ware said there was a section in the Emergency Plan entitled "Authorities" which listed all city, county, federal and state codes. The Fountain Hills Town Codes would be incorporated in that section. Mr. Ware said a hazard analysis of the Town would also be incorporated into the plan. AGENDA ITEM #5. - PURSUANT TO A.R.S. 38-431.03.A.3., VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR LEGAL ADVICE WITH THE ATTORNEY OR ATTORNEYS OF THE PUBLIC BODY. Vice Mayor O'Brien MOVED to go into the executive session. SECONDED by Councilman Minarsich and CARRIED unanimously. The Council recessed to go into the Executive Session at 7:30 p.m. AGENDA ITEM #6. - RETURN TO SPECIAL SESSION. The Council returned to Special Session at 8:35 p.m. Minutes of the Town Council Special Session - 6/O1/93 Page 2 of 3 AGENDA ITEM #7. - ADJOURNMENT. Councilman Hudson MOVED to adjourn. SECONDED by Councilwoman Tibbetts and CARRIED unanimously. The Town Council adjourned at approximately 8:36 p.m. TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS By: John o, Mayor ATTEST: REPARED BY: Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk Marcia Jewett, Admin. Asst. CERTIFICATION 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 1st day of June, 1993. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present. DATED this LZ day of June, 1993. Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk Minutes of the Town Council Special Session - 61OV93 Page 3 of 3