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Home My WebLink About1998.0505.TCWSM.Minutes TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS MINUTES OF THE WORKSTUDY SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL MAY 5, 1998 A public meeting of the Fountain Hills Town Council was convened and called to order by Mayor Miles at 6:30 P.M., Tuesday, May 5, 1998, in the Fountain Hills Town Hall Council Chambers, located at 16836 E.Palisades Blvd.,Building B,Fountain Hills, Arizona. ROLL CALL - Present for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Town Council: Mayor Jerry Miles, and Councilmembers Bill O'Brien, Sid Apps, Al Poma and Penfield Mower. Councilman Lawrence and Vice Mayor Wiggishoff were absent. Also present were Town Manager Paul Nordin, Town Attorney Bill Farrell, Town Clerk Cassie Hansen, Director of Community Development Gary Jeppson,and Planner Jeff Valder. AGENDA ITEM #1 — DISCUSSION OF THE MARCH 12, 1998 DRAFT GENERAL PLAN UPDATE. Councilman Mower stated he thought there were a number of inconsistencies in the draft and that continued revisions would be necessary and more meetings would be necessary. Mayor Miles asked about updating the General Plan map to show the Firerock Country Club and resultant open space areas. Planner Jeff Valder stated that maps were currently being technically revised by computer and would be provided soon. Mayor Miles suggested the Council and Council members-elect review staff's memo of May ls`and discuss each item individually. Mr. Valder stated that all comments A through K dealt with the General Plan map and that he would indicate the significant changes under each item. A. The Copperwynd project was shown as both lodging and multi-family medium and no objections were submitted by the developer. B. Assured open space areas where hillside protection easements, owned by the Town, were shown as open space. C. A number of areas zoned for Open Space Recreational, such as future school sites and Town- owned wash areas. Wash areas not owned by the Town but probably would not be considered for development were also shown on the map under this category. D. Recognition of the McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission's recommendation of the 2240' elevation line in the Northwest section as open space. Mayor Miles stated that the Council had not officially approved the recommendation of the MMPC. Mr. Valder said the line most probably would be changed as subdivision projects were presented in that area and could be amended at that time. Councilman O'Brien stated he thought this recognition was premature until the Council had approved the recommendation. Councilman-Elect Wyman suggested text be inserted to indicate the status of the recommendation of the MMPC and adjacent state-owned lands. Mr. Nordin recommended that Sections 2 and 3 remain as indicated on the preliminary map because the Council had already made specific recommendations as to the use of lands in that area. Gregg Bielli, MCO Properties, stated Town Council Workstudy Session 5/5/98 Page 1 of 4 1 more flexibility in the General Plan text could recognize the sensitivity of mountain areas for Lir preservation. Mr. Nordin suggested that dedicated lands in Sections 6, 7, and 8 should be indicated as open space. E. Mr. Valder stated it was possible for the Town to have jurisdiction outside of its corporate limits as was assumed for the two square miles of State land, the proposed Crestview Subdivision and a part of Eagle's Ridge, even though it was located in Scottsdale. Town Attorney Farrell confirmed that the General Plan was not binding and that the Town could include lands within three miles of its boundaries. Mr. Jeppson stated that some areas were shown in anticipation of being annexed. Councilman O'Brien objected to the inclusion of lands outside the boundaries of the corporate limits and said he thought it would be misleading to residents who might speculate that certain lands were deemed undevelopable. Mr. Nordin stated the State lands had been designated as open space to send a message to the State Land Department of the Town's intent to preserve lands in Sections 2 and 3. After discussion, it was decided to remove all lands currently located in Scottsdale from the map and to mark the map with a cross hatch to depict the State lands and the proposed Crestview Subdivision. Also it was recommended to indicate the open space lands that were agreed to be put into a hillside protection easement as a result of the Firerock Country Club but not to include the areas included in the MMPC recommendation at this time. F. Included with Item"E"discussions. G. The existing layout of all three golf courses were indicated separately as open space. H. Mr. Valder explained that the computerized map used hard lines such as property lines or roads in order to assure specific lines leading from one type of land use to another. I. This item was not discussed because the Firerock Country Club project had been approved and the map would be revised to include land use designations. J. (a) Mr. Valder stated that staff and the P&Z Commission had ascertained the area south of Fountain Lake as a possible lodging site, which was relatively close to the Town Center area. Councilman Mower suggested a new category "fairgrounds"be created for special events and be designated as such for that site. Mr. Jeppson stated that the lodging designation was originally used by Maricopa County to encourage the development of lodging facilities without accompanying multi-family development. Mr. Bielli stated a "mixed use" designation could include lodging facilities in Town Center III as well as a parcel located on Palisades off of Shea Blvd, and renovations to the Village Bazaar could compliment development to the adjacent wellsite property. Mr. Valder stated the P&Z Commission had recommended the wellsite property to be shown as lodging on the General Plan and designated C-1 for zoning to allow for both lodging and multi-family development. Future negotiations between the Town and the developer would determine the use for the General Plan. (b) Mr. Valder stated the staff had viewed the property on Palisades off of Shea for designation as a lodging area and determined that the topography of ten acres would be an area that would work well with adjoining single family zoning and was an appropriately-sized area for lodging. Mayor Miles stated he thought staff was inconsistent with their designation for this parcel and had not complied with the desires of the Town to encourage a large lodging facility as an economic advantage to the Town. Mr. Bielli stated a twenty-acre site would provide the flexibility needed for an adequate lodging facility. Hank Lickman, MCO Properties, stated a Town Council Workstudy Session 5/5/98 Page 2 of 4 prospective client who was interested in developing a lodging facility stated a twenty-acre parcel was needed in order to make the project economically feasible. Councilman Apps stated he thought a ten-acre parcel could be adequate if the design of the project conformed to the site. Mr. Nordin suggested that staff could prepare an alternate map as a possible amendment. K. The map reflects possible future school sites. Councilman O'Brien suggested those sites be depicted by cross hatching to identify possible future use as a school site and depiction of existing zoning. Discussion continued regarding the area south of Shea which was currently zoned "Industrial". Mayor Miles suggested it be changed to a commercial designation. Councilman O'Brien said he preferred to leave the property zoned as industrial. Councilman Mower agreed and stated that the property could always be rezoned in the event a commercial project was requested. Councilman Mower pointed out that the Scottsdale Healthcare center was not indicated in the text, that cable television was not listed under the Utility section, and that Fountain Park was not properly identified as a Town-owned property. He suggested the exact location information be removed from the text and that generalized, current and updated information be provided. He suggested changing "multi-family" to "attached residence" or"single family attached housing" or some designation depicting high-density and/or medium or low-density housing. Additional discussion regarding the future Crestview Subdivison included issues such as annexation and possible future zoning. Gregg Bielli, MCO Properties, stated that at the present time there were no plans for annexation of this area. coor Councilman Apps suggested clean air vision statements should be included in the text. AGENDA ITEM#2-ADJOURNMENT. Councilman Poma MOVED to adjourn the meeting. Councilman Apps SECONDED the motion, which CARRIED unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m. L Town Council Workstudy Session 5/5/98 Page 3 of 4 TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS By: Je files, or A1"1`EST: �i `u )J---4-AAAA-) Cassie B.Hansen,Town Clerk PREPARED BY: �fJ_ Cp �zP.o ) Linda D.Lemmen,Executive Assistant CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Work Study Session Meeting held by the Town Council of Fountain Hills on the 5th day of May, 1998. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present. DATED this 19th day of May, 1998. C �CJ Cassie B.Hansen,Town Clerk L Town Council Workstudy Session 5/5/98 Page 4 of 4