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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000.0217.TCREM.Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR AND EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 17,2000 Mayor Morgan called the executive session of the Town Council to order at 5:30 p.m. ROLL CALL: - Present for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Town Council: Mayor Sharon Morgan, Vice Mayor Sid Apps and Councilmembers John Wyman, Pen Mower, Al Poma, Marianne Wiggishoff,and Sharon Hutcheson. Also present were Town Manager Paul Nordin,Town Attorney Bill Farrell, Town Clerk Cassie Hansen, and Director of Community Development Jeff Valder. Mayor Morgan read the Consent Agenda, which consisted of the following agenda items: AGENDA ITEM #1 - CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING THE MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 3,2000. AGENDA ITEM #2 - CONSIDERATION OF THE SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE SUBMITTED BY KENNETH BOWMAN FOR THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 58 LOCATED AT 16850 EAST AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS. THE REQUEST IS FOR A BUILDING FUND FUNDRAISER DURING THE GREAT FAIR. THE REQUESTED HOURS OF OPERATION ARE 9:00 A.M. TO 10:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH AND 26TH, AND 10:00 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. ON SUNDAY,FEBRUARY 27TH. AGENDA ITEM#3 - CONSIDERATION OF THE SPECIAL EVENT REQUEST SUBMITTED BY ED ZERAMBO FOR THE SUNRISE KIWANIS FOR THE MOUNTAIN TO FOUNTAIN RACE TO BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH GREAT FAIR ACTIVITIES ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2000 FROM 5:30 A.M. TO 10:30 A.M. NO ADDITIONAL STREETS WILL REQUIRE CLOSURE OTHER THAN THOSE CLOSED FOR THE FAIR. AGENDA ITEM #4 - CONSIDERATION OF THE SPECIAL EVENT REQUEST SUBMITTED BY STAN WEST FOR THE CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK FOR AN ICE CREAM SOCIAL TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2000, FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. THE PURPOSE OF THE EVENT, TO BE HELD IN FOUNTAIN PARK, IS TO RAISE FUNDS AND THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK. WHILE NO STREET CLOSURES WILL BE REQUIRED, OFFICERS WILL BE STATIONED ALONG SAGUARO BOULEVARD TO INSURE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. AGENDA ITEM #5 - CONSIDERATION OF THE SPECIAL EVENT REQUEST SUBMITTED BY DAVID EVANS FOR THE ARIZONA POLICE ATHLETIC FEDERATION FOR A BIKE RACE TO BE HELD ON APRIL 8, 2000 FROM 8:00 A.M. TO NOON. PARTICIPANTS WILL "PASS THROUGH"FOUNTAIN HILLS AND NO STREET CLOSURES WILL BE REQUIRED. AGENDA ITEM #6 - CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL EVENT REQUEST SUBMITTED BY SHELLEY JOHNSON, MCO PROPERTIES, FOR A COMMUNITY CONCERT IN FOUNTAIN PARK FEATURING THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY. THE EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, MAY 7 FROM 7:30 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M. AND WILL REQUIRE CLOSURE OF SAGUARO BOULEVARD BETWEEN PALISADES AND EL LAGO BOULEVARD FROM 6:00 P.M. TO 11:00 P.M.TO INSURE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. AGENDA ITEM #7 - CONSIDERATION OF THE SPECIAL EVENT REQUEST SUBMITTED BY BILL BEAMISH FOR THE FOUR PEAKS ROTARY CLUB FOR THE FOUNTAIN HILLS SOAP BOX DERBY TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2000 FROM 5:00 P.M. TO 11:00 P.M. THE EVENT WILL REQUIRE THE CLOSURE OF PALISADES BOULEVARD FROM LA MONTANA TO VERDE RIVER DRIVE. AGENDA ITEM #8 - CONSIDERATION OF THE LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY HOWARD LAGRAFFE FOR BILLIARDS LOCATED AT 16605 EAST PALISADES BOULEVARD. THE APPLICATION IS FOR THE PERSON AND LOCATION TRANSFER OF A CLASS 7 BEER AND WINE BAR LICENSE CURRENTLY ISSUED TO THE DESERT ROSE RESTAURANT LOCATED AT 3434 EAST VAN BUREN,PHOENIX. AGENDA ITEM #9 - CONSIDERATION OF THE FINAL REPLAT OF LOTS 1 AND 2 OF TOWN 460 CENTER I COMBINING THE LOTS INTO ONE LOT FOR THE FOUNTAIN VIEW VILLAGE SENIOR CARE FACILITY,CAE#2000-005. AGENDA ITEM#10 - CONSIDERATION OF THE FINAL REPLAT OF LOTS 3 AND 4, FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA FINAL PLAT TOWN CENTER 1, A LOT LINE REVISION PROJECT, CASE #SP00-02. AGENDA ITEM #11 - CONSIDERATION OF CONTINUING SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION SU99-09, AN APPLICATION TO PLACE A CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY AT 15944 EAST ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLACE, TO THE MARCH 2, 2000 COUNCIL MEETING. AGENDA ITEM #12 - CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2000-03, ABANDONING WHATEVER RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST THE TOWN HAS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHERLY PROPERTY LINE OF PLAT 604B, BLOCK 6, LOT 24 (15145 E. MUSTANG DRIVE) AS RECORDED IN BOOK 196 OF MAPS,PAGE 27 RECORDS OF MARICOPA COUNTY,ARIZONA.(SAEID MIRAN) AGENDA ITEM #13 - CONSIDERATION OF RESCINDING EA 97-15, RESOLUTION 1997-29, AND CONSIDERATION OF THE NEW EA97-15, RESOLUTION 2000-04, ABANDONING WHATEVER RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST THE TOWN HAS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT LOCATED ALONG SOUTHERLY PROPERTY LINE OF PLAT 111, BLOCK 9, LOT 5 (16235 EAST HYDE PARK DRIVE) AS RECORDED IN BOOK 150 OF MAPS, PAGE 24 RECORDS OF MARICOPA COUNTY,ARIZONA. EA97-15(CHRIS JENSEN) Councilman Poma MOVED to approve the Consent Agenda as read. Vice Mayor Apps SECONDED the motion. A roll call vote was taken with the following results. Vice Mayor Apps - aye Councilman Wyman— aye Councilwoman Mower- aye Mayor Morgan - aye Councilman Poma- aye Councilwoman Wiggishoff— aye Councilwoman Hutcheson - aye The motion CARRIED unanimously with a roll call vote. AGENDA ITEM #14 - INTRODUCTION OF JIM STRATTON, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SCOTTSDALE, AND KEN ZADOORIAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. MR. STRATTON AND MR. ZADOORIAN WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE CLUB'S GROWTH AND PROGRESS IN FOUNTAIN HILLS,AND REQUEST COMMUNITY INPUT ON FUTURE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. Town Clerk Cassie Hansen preempted the introduction of Mr. Jim Stratton and Mr. Ken Zadoorian by distributing and quoting from a copy of an article, which had appeared in the prior weekend Parade section of the newspaper, written about the Boys and Girls Club. Mr. Zadoorian gave a brief overview of the Boys and Girls Club activities and noted the growth in the youth population currently served by Boys and Girls Club. He listed the challenges they faced as: • Establishing a Teen Center • Establishing a second Lehi Branch • Cave Creek/Carefree (service request) • Rapid Growth of North Scottsdale Town Council Regular and Executive Session 2/17/00 2 of 5 He reviewed facts on the Fountain Hills' Club and stated that 466 Fountain Hills' youths were currently being served daily. He said the Club had been originally opened at the Four Peaks Elementary School with 23 members in 1996. He then introduced Mr. Jim Stratton to give background on the types of services provided. Mr. Stratton thanked the Council for the opportunity to speak with them. He also thanked Ms. Hansen for the introduction. He said it was always a great to see an article come along to promote awareness and growth of the national movement as it was a tribute to the hard work of the organization. He gave a brief overview of what made the Boys and Girls Club different from other organizations and why they were so effective in getting results from kids. He outlined the Principles behind the Boys and Girls Club as: • Specialized Youth Programs Only • Full-time Professional Leadership • Building Centered Program • Non Sectarian • Low Membership Dues • Open To All School Age Boys and Girls • Guidance Orientated • Provide Diversified Programs • Open Door Policy He said they were a success because they use the Youth Development Philosophy, which relies on them developing within a child the sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and power or influence. In order to accomplish that,they attack their programming through five Core Service Areas: • Health And Life Skills • Character And Leadership Development • Sports/Fitness/Recreation • The Arts • Education And Career Development He said those programs were space intensive. In order to have a child, at age seven or eight and move them through the high school graduation and allowing them to experience all the activities the Boys and Girls Club offered, it meant that each of those five service areas must be available for each age category. The goal was to ready the child, once they left the Boys and Girls Program, to become a successful and contributing citizen to our society. He said the facilities currently being utilized were limited as they were in a school site and it was difficult to program kids through the ultimate range of all the other programs and activities that could be available through their Boys and Girls Club. He said what was currently running was an after school program as opposed to a full range of programs as seen at any of the full service Clubs. Mr. Zadoorian stated one thing they looked at was to see if they had a sustainable program in the location where they were. He said, that after four years and the increase in the youth participants from 23 to 460+ kids, they felt they had accomplished it. The only opportunity was for continued growth and they felt the ability to continue to do that in the current facilities was limited. So he proposed the following action steps: • Organize a leadership and development committee and look at where the Club should go from here. • Identify how the Town wanted to start planning ahead and thinking about what the Club should do. • Ask if the Community interested in the Boys and Girls Clubs staying in Fountain Hills and being a part of the Community. He said it would be important to get that endorsement from the Council and the entire Community to benefit the children. • Consider a future site for a permanent club facility. Councilman Poma asked what the average attendance was in the other clubs. Mr. Stratton responded that 466 number quoted was the number of youths registered in the Fountain Hills program. He said the actual daily attendance was a percent of that. Generally speaking a full facility clubhouse would average from 250 — 350 children every day. Councilman Poma inquired how much land the club would need. Mr. Stratton stated it depended upon the size of the building that would be designed and the amount of parking the Town would require as part of the use. He said Grayhawk Development had set aside approximately 2 acres. Councilman Poma asked what the membership rate was. Mr. Stratton said membership fee was $25 a year. Town Council Regular and Executive Session 2/17/00 3 of 5 Vice Mayor Apps inquired about the $2 million dollar grant/Lehi Branch and asked what the funding source was. Mr. Stratton responded it was from HUD. Vice Mayor Apps asked if the same grant option was available to Fountain Hills. Mr. Zadoorian responded their organization asked for lots of grants and they used those grants for all their clubs. But that partibular grant was specifically for the Indian Reservation. Ibisv Councilman Mower suggested combining their programming and the sharing of a site. Mr. Zadoorian said they would look at all possibilities. Councilman Mower stated the YMCA had approached the Town and he asked if there was any possibility of tying in with them. Mr. Stratton said probably not. Councilman Poma asked what size building would they require. Mr. Zadoorian said if they were to serve 250 children daily, they would need a facility somewhere in the range of 18,000 — 20,000 sq. ft. inclusive of the gymnasium. He said the current facilities range from 22,000 sq. ft. to 32,000 sq. ft. Mr. Zadoorian stated their organization was a great collaborator of resources. He confirmed for Councilwoman Hutcheson that they coordinated with Parks and Recreation to avoid program duplication. He said that if land was leased or donated they could put more money into the building and the programs offered. Councilman Mower asked Community Development Director Jeff Valder if he was at liberty to talk about the different sites selected. Director Valder confirmed they had talked about two different sites and felt their preference would be to locate on or near school district property or park property so that they could have their programming where the facilities already were located. Town Manager Paul Nordin stated he had been very impressed with the approach taken by Mr. Stratton and Mr. Zadoorian in their program development. He said they were continuing to work with the community, identifying community interest, and identifying individuals who would be interested in working with the program as they would establish it. He said they had been very successful in building support for their facilities in the individual communities they work with. He felt that this was an appropriate and wise approach. Joyce Szeliga, 16235 Carmel She said the Boys and Girls Club was a big asset to the community but needed Fountain Hills' leadership. She urged the Council to take action and to form a committee and she volunteered to serve and knew of two others Now who would be willing to serve. Bruce Hansen, 15716 Sunburst He said he was a big supporter of the Boys and Girls Club just as he had been of the Midnight Madness. He acknowledged the Boys and Girls Club had a very professional staff and could do this. He urged the Council to form a committee, authorized by the Council, so that the community could support the organization and what it does. He volunteered to serve on the committee. Diane Helm, 16304 E. Montross She supported the Boys and Girls Club and agreed they needed their own facility. She volunteered to serve on the committee. She stated she has two children currently participating in the Boys and Girls Club program Mary Smalle, 15113 Green Valley Rd. She moved here because of the article"50 Fabulous Places to Raise a Family". She was also impressed with the Boys and Girls Club and was a parent of a club member. She offered her services and support to the Town as an accountant,if it would help establish a permanent place in Fountain Hills for this organization. Amy Silverman,Fountain Hills Parks and Recreation Coordinator, 14419 N. Boxwood She said it was a pleasure to work with the staff of the Boys and Girls Club. She stated they had great turnouts for activities,perhaps even an aquatics Boys and Girls Club could be considered. Teresa Julianie, 12271 N. Chama She pointed ut that having a Boys and Girls Club in Fountain Hills would also create local jobs. Town Manager Paul Nordin suggested, if this was the Council's desire, he would put an appropriate agenda item on a subsequent agenda. The Mayor and Council agreed. Town Council Regular and Executive Session 2/17/00 4 of 5 AGENDA ITEM#15-CALL TO THE PUBLIC No one came forward. IL AGENDA ITEM #16 - PURSUANT TO A.R.S. §38-431.03.A.4., AND A.R.S. §38-431.03.A.7., VOTE TO lir GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR DISCUSSION OR CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEYS OF THE PUBLIC BODY IN ORDER TO CONSIDER ITS POSITION AND INSTRUCT ITS ATTORNEYS REGARDING THE PUBLIC BODY'S POSITION IN PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION REGARDING THE TOWN VERSUS MCO PROPERTIES; AND DISCUSSIONS OR CONSULTATIONS 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 WITH REGARDS TO THE POSSIBLE ACQUISITION PARCELS IN THE MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN; RESPECTIVELY. Mayor Morgan called for a vote to go into Executive Session at 7:13 p.m. Councilman Mower MOVED that the Council recess the Regular Secession and convene the Executive Session and Vice Mayor Apps SECONDED the motion, which CARRIED unanimously. AGENDA ITEM#17-RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION. Mayor Morgan reconvened the Regular Session of the Town Council at 8:08 p.m. AGENDA ITEM#18-ADJOURNMENT. Councilman Poma MOVED to adjourn the meeting and Councilwoman Wiggishoff SECONDED the motion, which CARRIED unanimously. Mayor Morgan adjourned the meeting at 8:09 p.m. TOWN OF FOU AIN HILLS By. ATTEST: J n4/4&:,1J) 14 Sharon o g , ayor Cassie B. Hansen,Town Clerk PREPARED BY: Bev.Bender,Executive Assistant CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Special Session Meeting held by the Town Council of Fountain Hills on the 17th day of February 2000. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present. DATED this 2nd day of March 2000. (-4(.444,41-\Z Cassie B. Hansen,Town Clerk Town Council Regular and Executive Session 2/17/00 5 of 5