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Home My WebLink About1999.0603.TCRM.Minutes TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL JUNE 3, 1999 A public meeting of the Fountain Hills Town Council was convened and called to order by Mayor Morgan at 6:30 P.M., Thursday,June 3, 1999, in the Fountain Hills Town Hall Council Chambers, located at 16836 E.Palisades Blvd., Building B,Fountain Hills,Arizona. ROLL CALL-Following the pledge to the flag and the invocation led by Pastor Don Lawrence of Christ's Church, roll call was taken. Present for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Town Council: Mayor Sharon Morgan, Vice Mayor Pen Mower and Councilmembers John Wyman, Sharon Hutcheson, Sid Apps, and Al Poma. Councilwoman Wiggishoff was absent. Also present were Town Manager Paul Nordin, Town Attorney Bill Farrell, Town Clerk Cassie Hansen, Town Engineer Randy Harrel,and Director of Community Development Jeff Valder. Mayor Morgan explained that Agenda Item#2 was being removed from the Consent Agenda for further discussion. She then read the remainder of the Consent Agenda, which consisted of the following agenda items: AGENDA ITEM #1 - CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING THE MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 20TH, 1999. AGENDA ITEM #3 - CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 1999-25, DECLARING THE RESULT OF, AND ADOPTING A CERTIFICATE OF RESULT OF, THE SPECIAL BOND ELECTION HELD ON MAY 18, 1999; ORDERING THE RECORDING OF SUCH CERTIFICATE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. AGENDA ITEM #4 - CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 1999-27, ORDERING THE SALE OF $1,400,000 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS,SERIES 1999,AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. AGENDA ITEM #5 - CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 1999-26 ABANDONING WHATEVER RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST THE TOWN HAS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY PROPERTY LINE OF PLAT SUNRIDGE CANYON, LOT 17 (13630 SUNSET DRIVE) AS RECORDED IN BOOK 406 OF MAPS, PAGE 28 RECORDS OF MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA (AZCO INVESTMENTS-EA99-10). AGENDA ITEM #6 - CONSIDERATION OF A PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REPLAT TO JOIN LOTS 17 AND 18 OF FOUNTAIN HILLS FINAL PLAT 604-C, BLOCK 8. Councilman Poma MOVED to approve the Consent Agenda as read. Councilman Apps SECONDED the motion. A roll call vote was taken with the following results: Councilman Apps Aye Councilman Wyman Aye Vice Mayor Mower Aye Mayor Morgan Aye Councilman Poma Aye Councilwoman Hutcheson Aye Town Council Regular Session 6/3/99 Page 1 of 4 AGENDA ITEM #2 - CONSIDERATION OF AWARDING THE BID FOR THE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR TOWN HALL. Information System Specialist Peter Putterman explained that staff's recommendation for the award of bid for the access control system for Town Hall had recently been revised to allow for compatible control systems to be installed first in the Town Hall and then in the future Library/Museum and Community Center buildings. The same `card' would allow access to all town-owned buildings and would be less expensive than creating two different access systems. He pointed out that the second lowest bid submitted by Sharptec was within the budgeted amount and was the system recommended by the Maricopa County Library System. Councilman Wyman MOVED to award the bid from Sharptec in the amount of $57,482.25 for the access control system for Town Hall. Councilwoman Hutcheson SECONDED the motion, which CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM #7 - QUARTERLY REPORT BY TONY BASS OF IMAGINE RECOVERY RESOURCES ON THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED AT THE FOUNTAIN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL AND FUNDED BY THE TOWN FOR FY '98-99. MR. BASS WILL BE JOINED BY DAWN IWAMOTO FROM THE FOUNTAIN HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Mr. Bass reviewed the two major portions of the grant, which included intensive outpatient treatment for ten patients and efforts to target adolescents from grade levels 6-12. He noted there had been an increase in adolescent and parent involvement during the last quarter. Councilman Poma asked if Mr. Bass knew why there had been an increase in participation. Mr. Bass answered that he believed they were working closer with the School Board to get policies and procedures in order. Additional efforts for prevention of substance abuse and early intervention were also part of his program. Councilman Apps asked for a comment from Steve Gendler, Public Safety Director. Mr. Gendler confirmed that the Marshal's Department could be contacted any time during the day or night if parents needed assistance and would handle calls with confidentiality. Ms. Iwamoto stated in-service training had been given to the high school's staff and had proven to be very educational. She said teachers and staff were given information about what to expect in the way of actions, appearances and characteristics of students using drugs. AGENDA ITEM #8 - FACILITIES UPDATE BY ASSISTANT SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TERRY TATTERFIELD INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF FUTURE SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND FUTURE BOND ELECTIONS. Town Manager Nordin introduced School Board member Dana Saar, School Superintendent Maria Menconi, and Assistant School Superintendent Terry Tatterfield. Mr. Tatterfield reviewed slides of a Facility Advisory Committee Report, which contained a mission statement, enrollment projections, maintenance and capital needs, recommendations from the Committee, tax projections and a timeline for both the school improvements and bonding and override program. He called attention to the immediate space overload problems in the present middle school, which necessitated alternative classroom sites in the cafeteria, teacher workrooms and administrative offices. Based on the factors of enrollment projections and the maintenance and capital needs of the present facilities, the Committee recommended a 7-year capital override of $750,000 per year. They also recommended purchasing state land to address the capacity issues of the present schools and to plan for the construction of a new middle school in the amount of $14 million as well as renovating the Four Peaks Elementary School in the amount of $2 million. The election for the capital override and bond issue would be scheduled for November 2, 1999. Town Council Regular Session 6/3/99 Page 2 of 4 Vice Mayor Mower asked if the price of the state land had been established. Mr. Tatterfield stated efforts to work together with the Town and the Indian community to manage the process of purchasing the state land had already begun and after an appraisal of the land, more information would be forthcoming. Town Manager Nordin stated there was a matching fund grant program currently in place to allow for assistance to the Town in purchasing the state land and that he anticipated additional contributions from the Indian community. He expected a bond issue would be necessary to finance the purchase of state lands within the five-year window timeline that was granted to the Town when the land was designated as available for sale. In response to a question from Councilman Wyman, Mr. Nordin stated there was a 35-acre parcel excluded from the designated land area that the Town was interested in and that the school district could proceed with their purchase of those acres separate from the Town's purchase of the 1500 acres. He said that the Town was interested in working on a joint appraisal because the results of that appraisal could impact future actions of the Town. He stated the school district's purchase would in no way impact the five-year timeline of the Town in purchasing state lands. AGENDA ITEM #9 - PRESENTATION ON THE UPCOMING GEP DAM SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. Town Engineer Randy Harrel introduced Tom Renckly, the project manager from the Maricopa County Flood Control district office, Jim Leubner from the Town staff, Rich Dobson from the School District, Rob Scrivo, an engineering consultant and Dr. George Sabol, the project manager as the members of a team studying the Golden Eagle Park dam safety improvement project. Mr. Harrel stated an intergovernmental agreement would be presented to the Council for approval within the next month. Dr. Sabol reviewed two aerial photos and an engineering drawing for the Council. He noted that the 26- year old dam was under the control of the Arizona Department of Water Resources. One of the major reasons to improve this dam was to allow for adequate capacity of water to pass through the emergency spillway in the event of a large flood. He said four alternatives to bring the dam up to current standards had been studied but were not viable. He explained that the emergency spillway would be enlarged by an additional 120' and the elevation of the dam structure would be increased by five feet to direct more water out of the park area at a faster level. This would eliminate the frequent flood potential of the school facilities and evacuate flood waters from the park. Another benefit of the project was the State's mandate to remove an old security fence that was deterring the waters at the emergency spillway. AGENDA ITEM#10- CALL TO THE PUBLIC No one came forward to speak from the public. AGENDA ITEM#11 - ADJOURNMENT. Vice Mayor Mower MOVED to adjourn the meeting. Councilman Wyman SECONDED the motion, which CARRIED unanimously. Mayor Morgan adjourned the meeting at 7:27 p.m. L Town Council Regular Session 6/3/99 Page 3 of 4 TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS c By: aLX/A oti Sharon Morgan,Ma or A'"TEST: 014.4/1,4'C-6 41 Cassie B.Hansen,Town Clerk PREPARED BY 1IV,, .D2„ I Linda D.Le en,Executive Assistant CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Regular Session Meeting held by the Town Council of Fountain Hills on the 3`d day of June, 1999. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present. DATED this 17th day of June, 1999. e_4(AAA Cassie B.Hansen,Town Clerk L. L Town Council Regular Session 6/3/99 Page 4 of 4