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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE
FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
Lor AUGUST 7,2003
Mayor Nichols called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Following the invocation by Pastor David
Iverson,Fountain Hills Christian Church,roll call was taken.
ROLL CALL - Present for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Town Council:
Councilman Archambault, Mayor Nichols, Councilwoman Stevens, Councilman Kavanagh, Councilman
Melendez, Councilwoman Nicola, Vice Mayor Ralphe, Town Attorney Andrew McGuire,Town Manager
Tim Pickering, Public Works Director Tom Ward, Senior Planner Dana Burkhardt, and Bevelyn Bender,
Town Clerk, were also present.
The Mayor reviewed the process the public would follow prior to speaking on an agenda item.
CONSENT AGENDA:
AGENDA ITEM #1 - CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING THE MEETING MINUTES OF
JUNE 18,JUNE 24,AND JULY 1,2003.
AGENDA ITEM #2 - CONSIDERATION OF THE LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION
SUBMITTED BY FRY'S FOOD & DRUG LOCATED AT 14845 E. SHEA BOULEVARD. THE
APPLICATION IS FOR A NEW CLASS 9(RETAIL SALES) LICENSE.
AGENDA ITEM #3 - CONSIDERATION OF SUPPORTING A PROPOSAL SPONSORED BY
THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE LEAGUE OF ARIZONA
CITIES AND TOWNS 2004 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM.
AGENDA ITEM #4 - CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 03-17 AMENDING THE TOWN
CODE RELATING TO COUNCIL PROCEDURE.
AGENDA ITEM #5 - CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING THE TOWN COUNCIL RULES OF
PROCEDURE AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
AGENDA ITEM #6 - CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2003-41 RECOGNIZING THE
FOUNTAIN HILLS TOURISM COUNCIL AS THE TOWN'S OFFICIAL TOURISM ENTITY
AND DECLARING THE TOWN'S VISION OF BECOMING A FIRST CLASS TOURIST
DESTINATION.
AGENDA ITEM #7 - CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTING A DONATED ART PIECE FOR
PUBLIC DISPLAY AT FOUNTAIN PARK FROM THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE OF THE
ARTS COUNCIL.
Councilwoman Stevens MOVED to approve the Consent Agenda as read (Items 1 through 7) and
Councilman Archambault SECONDED the motion. A roll call vote was taken with the following results:
Councilwoman Stevens Aye
Councilman Melendez Aye
Councilman Kavanagh Aye
Councilwoman Nicola Aye
Mayor Nichols Aye
Vice Mayor Ralphe Aye
Councilman Archambault Aye
The motion CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7 to 0).
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AGENDA ITEM #8 - CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2003-43 ACCEPTING A
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH PALATIAL DEVELOPMENTS, LLC, FOR
"PALATIAL ESTATES," A PROPOSED 3-ACRE, 19-LOT SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SHEA BOULEVARD, WEST OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS BOULEVARD.
Senior Planner Dana Burkhardt addressed the Council relative to this agenda item and stated that on
August 1, 2002, the Town Council approved the Preliminary Plat for "Palatial Estates" with the
stipulation that the developer and Town enter into a development agreement to permit exceptions to the
Subdivision Ordinance and agree to the off-site improvements to be provided by the developer. He noted
that the proposed development agreement includes all of the exceptions to the Subdivision Ordinance
approved with the preliminary plat and also includes an alternative hillside preservation methodology, an
entry monument and signage feature located within the Shea Boulevard right-of-way, a gated entry, and a
private interior roadway.
Mr. Burkhardt stated that the developer, after further review, had requested some modifications to the
preliminary plat. He explained that the modifications included extending the Palatial Drive cul-de-sac to
the east by approximately 250 lineal feet to accommodate wider lot frontages. He added that the
developer proposed the same amount of lots (19) as approved with the preliminary plat, but had
reconfigured Lot 4 to the west of Palatial Drive, provided cul-de-sac to service Lots 1 thru 4, and widened
the majority of the lot frontages to permit the development of larger homes.
Mr. Burkhardt also discussed alternative proposed hillside methodology and protection easements and
referred to slides displayed in the Council Chambers. He noted that in accordance with the agreement,
the developer would provide a net hillside disturbance area for each lot on the final plat. He added that at
the time of building permit, the property owner would provide a slope analysis identifying all slopes less
than 10%, and then showed a disturbance boundary that did not exceed the allotted hillside disturbance
area for that lot. He said that prior to building permit issuance, the property owner would provide the
Town with a grant of hillside protection easement over all undisturbed areas of the lot.
Additional discussion ensued relative to the two design changes the developer had requested from the
preliminary plat, (1) to lengthen the Palatial Drive cul-de-sac by approximately 250 feet to accommodate
the expanded lot frontages, and (2) to provide a second short cul-de-sac to service lots 1 thru 3 and
possibly 4; the fact that Staff did not have any issues with extending the Palatial Drive cu-de-sac by the
requested 250 feet and fire hydrant locations and other utilities in the roadway would be revised with the
Final Plat; the fact that Staff believed that the second cul-de-sac bulb was a superior design to the
common access driveway approved with the preliminary plat, and the fact that the cul-de-sac provided the
area to meet the minimum required frontage widths of the zoning districts in which the lots were located.
Mr. Burkhardt also discussed proposed Shea Boulevard improvements and noted that the developer had
agreed to provide all Shea Boulevard improvements as discussed and stipulated by the Town Council
with the preliminary plat. He added that the developer had requested that the Town agree to permit the
development of an entry feature within the Shea Boulevard right-of-way due to the expansive setback
from the Shea curb to the property line. He explained that the entry feature consisted of 3.5-foot
maximum height landscaped walls with berming and extraordinary landscaping along with a subdivision
identification sign mounted on the walls, illuminated with low voltage landscape lighting. He said that in
addition, the developer had requested that Palatial Drive be owned and maintained privately and secured
by a gated entrance.
Additional discussion ensued relative to the slope analysis and how Staff believed it related to the existing
subdivision hillside protection requirements; various slope ranges and what was allowable in the Town of
L Fountain Hills; the fact that the hillside preservation ordinance exempted the disturbance necessary for
roadway construction and public utility disturbance necessary to service other projects, but the remaining
areas must be preserved with a Hillside Protection Easement and specific proposed disturbance
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allocations for specific lots as highlighted and explained by Staffs power point presentation and the fact
that the average size of each lot was approximately one acre.
Mr. Burkhardt informed the members of the Council that Staff believed that the landscaped entry feature
might enhance the Shea Boulevard corridor and had no objection to this request. He added that Staff
believed that a gated entry would be appropriate for this project to provide additional security to the
Chaparral City Water Company and Central Arizona Project treatment facility accessed from Palatial
Drive, as well as provide a sense of security for the residences. He noted that due to the property location
and exposure to the highly traveled Shea Boulevard, Staff believed that a gated entry would be
appropriate.
Mr. Burkhardt stated that Staff recommended approval of Resolution No. 2003-43, the Development
Agreement for "Palatial Estates" preliminary plat. Mayor Nichols thanked Mr. Burkhardt for his
presentation.
In response to a request for clarification from Councilman Archambault relative to the extent that lots
might be disturbed, Mr. Burkhardt expanded upon previous statements he made and addressed concerns
regarding this issue. He reiterated that Staff supported what was being presented as part of the
calculations. He confirmed that if the disturbance to the entire parcel was completely maximized, the
total disturbance on the whole property would be approximately 437,000 square feet. Mr. Burkhardt also
commented on the importance of the developer maintaining all 19 attractive lots with minimum
disturbance for marketing and aesthetic purposes.
Additional discussion ensued relative to the importance of evenly distributing the disturbance areas
throughout the site for maximum appeal and protection and the fact that on the Final Plat, the Town
would require that a notation be made indicating the total lot area and the total allowable disturbance area
for each of the individual lots. He added that a large notation would also be included below that which
stated that the disturbable area included all utility construction, and all disturbance necessary to construct
a single-family residence (driveway, any grading, etc.) He confirmed that this was basically the
disclosure statement that would be given to the purchasers of the various lots so they were well aware of
all of this information up front.
In response to a question from the Mayor, Town Clerk Bev Bender stated that no one had requested to
speak on this item.
Councilman Kavanagh MOVED and Councilwoman Nicola SECONDED a motion to approve
Resolution 2003-43, accepting a Development Agreement with Palatial Developments,LLC, for"Palatial
Estates."The MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (7 to 0).
AGENDA ITEM #9 - CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2003-31 DECLARING AS PUBLIC
RECORDS DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE BUILDING CODE, MECHANICAL CODE,
ELECTRICAL CODE, SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE, CODE FOR THE
ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE, FIRE
CODE, FOUNTAIN HILLS AMENDMENTS TO THE FIRE CODE, RESIDENTIAL CODE,
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND FUEL GAS CODE.
Public Works Director Tom Ward addressed the members of the Council relative to this important agenda
item. Mr. Ward explained that the proposed text amendment updated Ordinance 96-38 and would
recognize the most current editions of the International Building Codes, as listed above under Agenda
Item#9, as a public document. He added that the following agenda item also related to this issue and the
adoption of an ordinance.
Ler Mr. Ward stated that it was not his intention this evening to provide an in-depth presentation on the
various codes and discussed the extensive work that had been expended by Staff, including Legal
Counsel, and time that had been spent with the Homebuilders' Association and different organizations to
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make sure that they were aware of these codes and were in agreement. He added that it was also Staff s
intention to give them some time to make necessary changes. He said that the Town's Building Official,
Peter Johnson, was here this evening and willing to respond to any questions from the members of the
Council regarding these items.
In response to a question from Councilman Kavanagh, Town Manager Tim Pickering stated that each
year the International Building Codes were updated and typically, as they were updated, the various
communities adopted them. He explained that the Town of Fountain Hills had fallen behind in this area
and was now at the "nine year mark." He stressed the importance of updating all of these codes that
should have been updated on an annual basis and then continuing to remain current in this very important
area. He added that adoption of the proposed resolution and following ordinance would allow the Town
to "catch up" to the newest codes and commented on the excessive amount of construction and growth
that the Town had and would continue to experience.
Mr. Pickering also reported that this did adjust the building permit fees to some extent, not a large
amount,but adjustments would be made to upgrade to more current standards.
Councilwoman Nicola expressed the opinion that this had been a long time in coming and thanked Staff,
particularly Tom Ward and Peter, for their hard work and efforts in this important area.
Ms. Bender stated that there were no citizens present wishing to speak on this item.
Councilman Archambault MOVED and Vice Mayor Ralphe SECONDED a motion to approve
Resolution 2003-31. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (7 to 0).
AGENDA ITEM #10 - CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 03-12 ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE BUILDING CODE, MECHANICAL CODE,
ELECTRICAL CODE, SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE, CODE FOR THE
ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE, FIRE
CODE, FOUNTAIN HILLS AMENDMENTS TO THE FIRE CODE, RESIDENTIAL CODE,
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND FUEL GAS CODE, AMENDING THE TOWN CODE
CODIFYING SAME AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Discussion took place under Agenda Item #9 above. There was no additional Staff report on this item.
The proposed text amendment updates Ordinance 96-38 and would recognize the most current editions of
the International Building Codes.
In response to a question from Councilwoman Stevens, Mr. Ward confirmed that the Codes would
become effective February 7`h. Councilwoman Stevens said that she wanted to clarify exactly when the
six-month period went into effect and added that February 6th would be the "drop dead date." Mr. Ward
noted that a majority of the Town's neighboring communities had already adopted the International
Building Codes, including Maricopa County, Cave Creek and Carefree. He emphasized that the goal was
to bring uniformity into the building community.
Mayor Nichols added that the six-month period provided people an opportunity to adjust to and become
familiar with the new codes and was meant to help rather than to hinder. In response to a question from
the Mayor, Mr. Ward stated that based on all of the research the Town had performed, the six-month
period of time appeared both adequate and appropriate.
Councilwoman Nicola MOVED and Councilwoman Stevens SECONDED a motion to approve
Ordinance 03-12. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (7 to 0).
AGENDA ITEM #11 - CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2003-42 APPROVING THE
FORMATION OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS ADHOC COMMITTEE ON STATE
LAND.
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Mr. Pickering said that as the Council might be aware, there was approximately 1280 acres just to the east
of the Town that was unincorporated but owned by the State of Arizona. He noted that the land was in a
trust and it was the requirement of the State of Arizona to sell the property and use the funds for our
Lor schools. He added that they were required by law to get the most out of the land that they possibly could,
the land could not simply be declared a park and not receive any return value. Mr. Pickering explained
that the reason behind suggesting the formation of the Adhoc Committee on State Land was that a
deadline existed that the Town must meet in order to qualify. He noted that on October 27, 1998,
approximately five years ago, the State Land Commission issued a reclassification of the State land, north
of Fountain Hills, and made it suitable for conservation purposes. He added, however, that on that same
day, a five-year withdrawal order went into effect, which meant that after the five years, if the Town, Fort
McDowell, or McDowell Park Association did not move forward to preserve and/or purchase the land,
declaring it preserved or open space, then a withdrawal order could be issued. He said that the land could
be sold at that point although it did not necessarily mean that it would be sold. He emphasized that the
State then had the ability to sell it.
Mr. Pickering stated that conversations with the State have revealed that this was not something that
would happen overnight if the withdrawal order were issued. He noted that current Vice Mayor and
former Councilwoman Ralphe suggested back then that the Town perform due diligence and form an Ad
Committee to look into this issue and that was what was before the members of the Council this evening.
He advised that the proposed resolution would dictate the duties the members of that Committee would
carry out and would look at what space could be used for open space. He added that the Committee,
ultimately realizing that the land would be developed, would ensure the proper development of that land.
He added that the Committee would also be charged with looking at the pros and cons of annexation in
the Town if they should decide to travel along that path, and would also identify areas for park land.
Mr. Pickering stated that Staff recommended that the Council approve the proposed Resolution and the
formation of the Town of Fountain Hills Ad Hoc Committee on State Land. He indicated Staff s
Nlior intention to work with the Ad Hoc Committee as soon as possible and would try to work with the State to
determine all of the factors that must be taken into consideration before the Town ultimately requested
from the State in a letter, either to have the land withdrawn from the preservation status or continue it in a
preservation status.
Mayor Nichols thanked Mr. Pickering for his overview and asked if there were any speakers wishing to
present input at this time. Ms. Bender said that Mr. Edwin Kehe had submitted a request and the Mayor
asked him to come forward at this time.
Edwin Kehe, 16620 North Agate Knoll Place, Fountain Hills, stated that whatever the different members'
personal opinions were regarding the State Trust Land that was contiguous to the community, everyone
must certainly recognize that its ultimate fate had the potential for significant impact on the entire
community. He said that a number of those issues included density, infrastructure, schools, fire services,
police, sanitation, water, and the environment. He stated that it was good that "before the final bell rang"
the Town was choosing to face the issue "head on." Mr. Kehe said that the opportunity still existed to
develop a vision for the parcel as it related to this community and to define and evaluate the alternatives,
but emphasized the importance of avoiding any delays. He said that he supported the formation of the
Committee as proposed to advise the Council on this important endeavor and to do so with dispatch.
The Mayor thanked Mr. Kehe for his remarks.
There were no other speakers indicating their desire to speak and the Mayor asked for input or a motion
from the members of the Council.
Vice Mayor Ralphe said that she would like the Council to approve the Resolution and said that to do so
meant assuming a "pro-active" attitude toward it and said that if they did not do that, they could easily be
accused, and rightly so, of "leadership by default." She stressed the importance of addressing and
studying this issue.
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Vice Mayor Ralphe MOVED that the Council approve Resolution 2003-42 with two additional
"housekeeping changes(amendments):"
The Vice Mayor stated that the item currently read a "seven member Committee"and said she would like
to amend that to read "up to a nine member Committee." She said that the other amendment involved the
words "appointed by the Town Council" and stated that she would like to strike that because the striking
out of those words would allow the Town to move quickly toward getting this Committee in place
through the efforts of the Mayor, the Town Manager, the Town Attorney, and so on. She expressed the
opinion that if they took the time to go through a Council appointment process, and everything associated
with that (advertising for applicants, interviews, etc.) too much time would be spent and "the clock was
ticking" and the chance existed that the clock would tick too fast and they would not accomplish their
goals.
Councilman Archambault SECONDED the motion, including the two amendments.
In response to a question from Councilman Kavanagh as to the process that would be followed to appoint
members to the Committee,Mr. Pickering stated that they would have to request that individuals,through
the media, forward their letters of interest or desire to serve on this Committee. He commented on the
fact that the Mayor had already received e-mails indicating interest in serving. He added that a fairly
short cut off date would have to be set (a week or two) and once the letters had been received,
membership decisions would have to be made and they would then move forward.
Mr. Pickering suggested that either the Town Clerk, the Town Attorney, and the Town Manager make the
appointments or they could have a three-member Committee made up of the Mayor and two
Councilmembers. He said whatever the Council decided upon would be put into action.
Councilman Kavanagh said that for the purposes of discussion he would then like to offer an
AMENDMENT and added that he would also support the Vice Mayor's suggestion of "up to nine
members" because he would like to see a balanced Committee, composed of three people from the
preservation community and perhaps the McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission could appoint
them. He added that he would also like to see three people from the business/developer community,
maybe one from the Chamber of Commerce, selected by them, maybe one large developer and one
representative of licensed contractors. He noted that this would result in three preservation and three
development members. He said he would also like to see one person appointed by the School Board,
because perhaps the biggest impact will be on the School District and it was important for them to be part
of this "loop." He stated that he would also like to see one member appointed by the Sanitary District,
which would result in a total of eight and would conform. He said they would ask the licensed
contractors to pick a builder and the only person the Council would select would be a developer. He
expressed the opinion that this would represent an eight-member balanced Committee.
Councilwoman Nicola asked if she could offer a "friendly amendment" to Councilman Kavanagh's
"friendly amendment."
The Mayor asked for a second to the first amendment first.
Councilwoman Nicola SECONDED the amendment for discussion purposes.
Councilwoman Nicola asked whether the selection of the final person (the developer representative)could
just be left up to the Mayor, the Town Manager, and the Town Clerk and Councilman Kavanagh agreed
with this suggestion.
Councilwoman Nicola reiterated her SECOND to the amended motion.
Councilman Melendez said that he had a point of clarification. They had a motion that was amended by
the Vice Mayor and then another amendment was offered by Councilman Kavanagh and then a "friendly
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amendment" by Councilwoman Nicola with the amendment to the original motion with the amendment.
He questioned what they were voting on at this time.
Lir Councilman Kavanagh said that they were voting for this motion with the inclusion of the up to nine
members with the members to be composed of three people from the preservation community, selected by
the McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission, a school board member appointed by the School
Board, a Sanitary District representative appointed by the Sanitary District, a builder appointed by
licensed contractors, the Town Manager would pick a developer and a business representative would be
appointed by the Chamber of Commerce.
Councilwoman Stevens stated that she agreed with Councilman Melendez and would like to make an
amendment to Councilman Kavanagh's amendment. She said that everyone was getting confused and
asked how they could best proceed.
Town Attorney Andrew McGuire said he believed that if Councilwoman Nicola's friendly amendment
was just actually that and accepted as part of Councilman Kavanagh's original amendment, which was
then seconded by the person who made the friendly amendment, that was the amendment in front of them
right now and that was what needed to be discussed and voted upon.
Councilwoman Stevens commented on the fact that other partners existed regarding the State land that
were not being talked about, namely the McDowell Park Association and Fort McDowell and she said
that she believed they should at least invite those groups to be a part of this.
Councilman Kavanagh said that he would WITHDRAW HIS AMENDMENT and if Councilwoman
Nicola would withdraw her second, he would remake his amendment. Councilwoman Nicola AGREED
TO WITHDRAW HER SECOND.
Councilwoman Stevens said that in re-making the motion,perhaps Councilman Kavanagh would consider
an environmental/preservation member from the McDowell Park Association rather than the McDowell
Mountain Commission. Councilman Kavanagh said he would be willing to defer on that issue.
Discussion ensued relative to the fact that the motion was now "off the table"and the Council would start
all over.
In response to a request from the Mayor, Vice Mayor Ralphe said that it would seem if they asked various
groups in the community to name members to the appointed Ad Hoc Committee, they were giving away
some power that perhaps they should not be giving away. She stated that she would still like to see the
makeup of the Committee come out of the Town, perhaps not just as written here (Mayor, Town
Manager, Town Clerk, Town Attorney), maybe there might be some changes in that area. She said that
the Town Manager had suggested that a couple of Councilmembers be involved in that process also. She
said she thought she owed it to the citizens to get a "good grip on this issue" and they should keep the
management and the direction under the "town umbrella." She added that obviously they wanted to ask
various people and groups in the community to help them, but she believed it was in their best interest to
keep it a"Town-formulated group."
Vice Mayor Ralphe MOVED to adopt, amending the resolution to provide for up to nine members and
also providing that rather than appointed by the Council, that the Committee be formed by the Mayor, the
Town Manager, the Town Clerk, the Town Attorney and one additional Councilmember.
Councilman Archambault SECONDED the motion.
In response to a request for clarification from Mr. McGuire, Vice Mayor Ralphe said that she had not
WITHDRAWN THE ORIGINAL MOTION but did so at this time and made it"retroactive."
Councilman Archambault said that he echoed the Vice Mayor's comments relative to drawing from the
public and added he was certain that the McDowell Mountain Preservation group would come forward
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with some candidates and they would get candidates from the builders' organization and so on. He said
he did not want to exclude anybody, did not want to narrow it down to one person and then seven or eight
people were fighting for the slot. He said if everyone had a fair chance to apply, then everyone had a fair
chance to be on the Committee.
Councilman Melendez agreed with changing the membership from seven to nine members but said that
he did not see anything wrong with having the members appointed by the Council.
Mr. McGuire noted that Section 2 of the resolution containd the "boilerplate" language that was used to
allow the Council to give the Mayor, the Manager, and Staff direction to carry out what had to be done to
implement the resolution. He said it was not meant to say, "this is the group that is meant to appoint"and
they could make a change to Section 1 and Section 2 would remain the same so that the resolution could
be carried out.
Councilman Kavanagh said that the motion was made that way, to basically move the appointment power
down to Section 2.
Discussion ensued relative to the importance of shortening the administrative time needed to form the
Committee and the extensive work that must be done.
Councilman Kavanagh said that he did not see why it would take more time and said they could simply
post the meeting and then hold one and make the decisions. He stated the opinion that if only one
Councilmember was involved in the appointment, it was no longer a Town Committee, it was a Staff
Committee and they lost the legitimacy of being appointed by elected officials. He stated that he never
heard of appointing a Committee that the Council did not have any say in.
Councilwoman Stevens said that she could see both sides of the issue and if they got 20 applicants, did
they really want to interview 20 applicants for a two-month charge. She added that although she believed
the duties would be time consuming, she did not think it would be terribly complicated to determine what
their "charge" was. She said she would feel comfortable turning over Councilman Kavanagh's revised
combination and all the comments made here this evening about who should be appointed to the Town
Manager and let him select people from among the applicants who were interested in being on the
Committee.
Mr. Pickering asked for assistance from the Mayor relative to this issue and Councilwoman Stevens said
that would be fine. She wouldn't have a problem with the Mayor and the Manager doing that either. Mr.
Pickering said that as long as the criteria was provided as to the membership that was needed, the job
could be carried out.
Councilwoman Nicola emphasized the importance of forming a balanced Committee and stated the
opinion that the Town Manager and the Mayor could accomplish this within the matter of a few weeks.
She added that she believed media contact was important as well.
Councilman Kavanagh AMENDED HIS MOTION to state that the composition would be two
representatives from the McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission, one representative from the
McDowell Park Association, one Chamber of Commerce representative, one School District
representative, one Sanitary District representative, one Licensed Contractor Association representative,
one Developer representative selected by the Manager in conjunction with the Mayor and one
representative from the Fort McDowell Indian Community.
Councilwoman Stevens SECONDED the motion.
Councilwoman Stevens said that although she seconded the motion and believed that it was the ideal way
to go, if no one from the Sanitary Board was interested in serving, she thought there had to be some
flexibility for just someone who was interested. She asked whether she had read that into the motion that
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she had just seconded. Councilman Kavanagh responded that substitutions would be allowed if the
individuals/organizations approached declined.
The Mayor called for a vote on the amendment.
The AMENDMENT CARRIED BY MAJORITY VOTE (6 to 1) with Councilman Archambault
voting Nay.
Councilman Kavanagh said that before he "amended to strike," he wanted to ask why they included the
phrase "in accordance with the Town's General Plan and Development Codes" in the third "whereas"
section. Mr. McGuire responded that the Town had already addressed this area in the General Plan
because the Town was required to do so.
Discussion ensued relative to the fact that although the Town had not "annexed" the area, it had looked at
it and included it as part of the General Plan; the fact that the Town could plan outside of its boundaries;
the development code and the fact that this was included to say that if the area was going to be developed,
then the Town would like it to be developed with the same types of roads that were built in Fountain
Hills,etc; and the fact that this issue could be stricken if the Council so wished and it was put in simply to
provide guidance to the Committee.
Councilman Kavanagh MOVED to strike "in accordance with the Town's General Plan and Development
Codes" as previously stated and Councilwoman Stevens SECONDED the amendment.
The Mayor called for the question on this issue.
The AMENDMENT CARRIED BY MAJORITY VOTE (5 to 2) with Councilwoman Nicola and
Councilmember Archambault voting Nay.
Lir Discussion ensued relative to Mr. Pickering's discussions with the State and the fact that the last written
communication the Town had with the State on this issue was approximately one year ago; Councilman
Melendez's concerns relative to language in the resolution calling for the Committee to draft a letter to the
State "highlighting any significant progress the Town had made toward acquiring any portion of the
land." He asked how the phrase "significant progress" would be defined. Mr. Pickering responded that
this was a statutory term and briefly discussed the financial difficulties the Town had faced over the last
year. He said that the actual definition was what the Committee would work on and if they felt that
significant progress had been made,then a letter would be written to that effect.
Councilman Kavanagh expressed concerns relative to the language discussed above and said he would
like to have a clearer definition as to what they were trying to accomplish. He asked whether they were
trying to acquire the land, annex the land, and so forth. He said that he voted for the motion but he was
troubled with the language and the lack of written communication that had occurred between the Town
and the State relative to this issue.
Councilwoman Stevens commented that if significant progress was not made, obviously no letter would
be written stating that such had occurred and asked what would occur. Mr. Pickering responded that a
letter would be written explaining what had happened and added that the Town could ask for other things
such as annexation, so that it fell within the Town's boundaries. He said a letter would be written despite
the final findings of the Committee.
Councilwoman Stevens said that she thought that the Committee would make their recommendation to
the Council and they would then make the final decision as to what direction they would move. She
asked whether she was right in thinking this was the way the situation would unfold. Mr. Pickering
responded that if the Council would like to write that in as part of the process, it would be followed. Mr.
Pickering suggested that the Committee forward a Letter of Recommendation to the Council and
Councilwoman Stevens concurred with this idea. She asked when they would review the Committee's
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recommendations (based on a deadline of October 28th) and discussion ensued relative to the possibility
of placing the item on a Work Study agenda for October or placing it on an agenda for the Committee's
report and have a spokesperson or Chairman from the Committee present the report. She requested input.
Councilwoman Nicola said that she did not feel a sense of urgency and said that the October deadline she
viewed as one when things could "start to happen." She said she did not see the need to put pressure on
the Committee to have a recommendation back to them by October, although it would be nice to be
"updated" on what was happening and the direction the Committee was heading.
Mr. Pickering commented that the October deadline was the true deadline because the State would decide
after that (October 27th) if the land could be sold. He said that right now it was in "preservation" status.
He stated that if the Town wanted to write a letter before that and say "keep it in preservation status," that
option was available. He said that the option went away after the 28th of October and therefore some
urgency existed to send a letter before that date.
Mr. Pickering also advised that it would be best to receive a recommendation by the October 2nd Council
meeting.
Councilman Kavanagh said that he would leave whether this should be a Work Study Session or a
meeting up to Staff and added that it would most likely be based upon the number of people who attended
the Committee's meetings and how complex and controversial this issue turned out to be.
In response to a question from the Mayor, Town Clerk Bev Bender advised that Myrna Smith had
submitted a request to speak on this item.
Myrna Smith, President of the McDowell Park Association, said that she talked with Lillian Moody a few
weeks ago and was told that the deadline really wasn't October, because they by law have to publish in six
(` newspapers and call a public hearing before any action could be taken. She said that Ms. Moody told her
err that "now" was essentially the deadline and she stressed the urgency associated with this matter.
There being no additional speakers wishing to provide input on this item, the Mayor called for the
question.
The AMENDED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (7 TO 0).
AGENDA ITEM #12 - PRESENTATION BY TOWN MANAGER PICKERING REGARDING
TOWN BUILDINGS' LEASE INCLUDING POSSIBLE OPTIONS AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION
TO STAFF.
Mr. Pickering discussed his intention to present a brief overview of the status of where the Town stands
with the buildings that they sat in and said that although they were comprised of three buildings, the
Town did not own them, they leased them. He said that the first reason for looking at this item was to cut
costs and develop a long-term solution because they had been in the building approximately 11 years and
continually put money into it. He added that one of the Town's first priorities was to conduct business in
the most prudent and effective manner and one way to do that, and enhance the Town's finances, was to
look at ways to save money. He commented that the Town had been doing that quite a bit lately and
would continue to do that. He noted that Fountain Hills used to employ approximately 100 full-time
employees, but recent reductions in forces had reduced that number into the 70's and therefore, not as
much space was needed at the current time. Mr. Pickering estimated that the Town currently had 20,000
spare square feet of space.
Mr. Pickering referred to slides displayed in the Council Chambers depicting the various buildings and
noted that although the Town had been working on a lease for the past three years, a signed lease was not
currently in place and the Town leased on a month-to-month basis. He said that even if a "signed" lease
was in place,the "draft" lease expired in two years.
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Discussion ensued relative to the fact that the Town currently spends approximately $650,000 a year on
these buildings, which equated to about$400,000 for the lease and on top of that, the Town pays property
taxes in the amount of $100,000 and landscaping and utility charges come to about $155,000 annually;
the fact that in an effort to save money, Staff had told the landlord that one year from now the Town
planned to vacate one of the buildings, resulting in an annual savings of approximately $174,000;
insurance and indemnification discussions that had taken place; and the fact that although the Town used
to require approximately 42,000 square feet of space, it currently needed anywhere between 25,000 and
30,000 square feet; options including doing nothing and continuing to spend money on the buildings to
maintain them; the fact that under the current situation, the Town could be asked to "vacate the building"
and negative impacts of that action; the possibility of purchasing the current building, expenses associated
with purchasing the 30-year old building, including high maintenance costs, and the Town Manager's
opinion that this did not represent a true option since the Town would be getting too much space and the
building was too old; the additional option of leasing another building and the fact that many of the same
pros and cons existed with that option (dealing with owners, maintenance costs, no return on investment,
etc.); the fact that very little office space was available for lease in the Town of Fountain Hills; and the
last option, which was to build.
Mr. Pickering said that if the Town was to build, over time it would save money, there were minimal
future costs (money was not put out continually year after year) and the Town already owned land upon
which to build a building. Mr. Pickering advised that a building had actually been planned since all of the
property was purchased at the community center and the Library and said that the Town owned all of the
land in that Civic Center project, which had been owned since 1995. He commented on the challenges
associated with generating the money to build such as a building as well as disruption that would occur as
a result of such a move. He said that in his opinion, the most important thing to look at was cost and
stated that Staff had done this. He reported that over a five-year period of time, if the Town continued to
rent, it would spend approximately $3 million on this complex. He added that over 30 years, this figure
would come to $33 million on these buildings. Mr. Pickering said that if the Town leased another
building, costs would still come to approximately $13 a square foot, which, after five years, would total
approximately $5.7 million and over 30 years that amount would reach about $18 million. He noted,
however,that minimal space existed to lease. He estimated that the cost to build a building was anywhere
between $90 and $110 a square foot and 25,000 square feet (along with all of the prep and site work,
furniture, equipment, etc.) would be somewhere in the $3 to $3.5 million dollar range. He noted that five
years from now, the Town would not have any more to pay, the cost would have already been paid, and
thirty years down the road, the Town would have already paid off the building. He said that the project
had actually been on the books for approximately eight years and noted that if Senior Services
accompanied them, the Town would then save approximately$550,000, because that was what it would
cost to build a "stand alone" building for the seniors.
Mr. Pickering referred to charts depicting the various costs associated with the options he outlined and
noted that after five years, and after thirty years, the most advantageous and long term cost-saving method
of proceeding was to build. He recommended that the Council consider building a new building and
estimated that this could be accomplished in approximately two years,by the summer of 2005. He added
that the Town owned the land already, and noted that the cost of the building would be recovered within
less than six years.
Discussion ensued relative to the actual site, the footprint of a 25,000 square foot, two story building and
the fact that room would also exist to add another smaller building if determined necessary in the future;
options that existed to fund such a building, including money in hand, or "pay as you go,"; do a lease-
build, where interest rates would be involved; the issuance of bonds and the fact that at some point, those
bonds would have to be paid back; borrowing the money, and Mr. Pickering's recommendation, that the
Town pay for the building with monies that it has, i.e. save the money and pay for it.
Mr. Pickering stated that many existing revenues were in place that represented potential funding sources
for this option such as the savings that would be realized as a result of vacating the one building next
year, a general government development fee, which was strictly for this type of building, a downtown
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sales tax balance that had been built up, monies that were recovered from sales tax audits, which could
not be counted on but which were realized, the large amount of "open space" money that had been
collected from sales tax and was in excess of the amount needed to pay off the Town's costs. He added
kftre that other revenue options existed as well and noted that the Town negotiated a development agreement to
put the Hilton at the corner of Shea and Palisades and reported that the development would pay the Town
$371,000. He commented on the fact that this remained questionable, since they were not 100% sure that
it would be built, but said that once it was built,those monies would be generated. He also brought up the
question of a sales tax rebate and said that the Town might not have to pay the additional $400,000.
Mr. Pickering said that the Town could also add revenues and noted that the Town retained the ability to
tax. He added that the ability to increase development fees also existed and discussed the possibility of
eliminating the exemption that existed in that area on advertising and health spas. He said the Council
could consider increasing the Town's telecommunications rates (small tax increase whenever telephone
bills were paid)and added that garbage contractors could also be required to pay fees to the Town.
Additional discussion ensued relative to other properties owned by the Town such as the Kiwanis
Building and the possibility of selling some of the Town's assets; the fact that the Town could pursue
grants and the fact that the seniors had expressed a willingness to pursue this possibility along with the
Town; and the unlikely possibility of going out for a voter approved property tax amendment.
Mr. Pickering said that his recommended financing proposal was actually a two-part process. He said that
he believed the Town should first use the money that it had in place but added that if the Council did not
want to "reallocate" the use of some of the Town's funds, new revenue enhancers would have to be added.
He emphasized that the money would have to be in hand before the building was built. He commented
that much of this would be dependent upon the Town's five-year financial plan, which would be discussed
at the Council's September Work Shop.
thir Mr. Pickering referred to charts depicting various revenue sources and noted that the figures were for a
two-year period of time. He stated the opinion that it certainly made sense financially to build a new
building and said that it would ultimately save the Town a tremendous amount of money, approximately
$30 million over a 30-year period of time. He pointed out that the costs would be recovered in a little
over five and a half years, and spoke in opposition to continuing to pour monies into buildings that the
Town did not own and from which they would not reap any long-term benefit.
In response to a question from the Mayor, Mr. Pickering stated that his proposal included space to
accommodate the seniors in the new building. Mr. Pickering added that in talking to the President of the
Senior Association,their desire was to one day have a stand-alone building and so they would continue to
pursue grants to work towards this goal. Mr. Pickering also confirmed that there would be a one-year
period, if the Town vacated Building C, where the seniors would have to be disrupted and the Town's
intention to work with the seniors in an effort to locate alternative space for them and minimize impacts.
Vice Mayor Ralphe thanked Mr. Pickering for his presentation and the huge amount of information and
various options that were presented. She said there were two areas she would like to give direction to the
Staff on involving the use of tax monies dedicated to other uses, specifically, the Downtown
Development Sales Tax monies, one-tenth of a percent. She added the other one was also a dedicated
sales tax and was for mountain preservation, three tenths of a percent. She noted that both of these sales
tax monies had been dedicated for certain purposes and stated the opinion that this Council had a
commitment not to veer from any dedication they or previous Councils made to citizens. She advised that
she served on the Council that enacted the two taxes (which actually was one tax) and said that they were
acting on behalf of citizens in response to what the people were telling them were their priorities. She
said that the citizens told them they wanted downtown development and she did not believe that they had
office space in mind, she believed they were talking about benches, lighting, walkways and improved
medians and perhaps even a place where musical productions could be viewed. She said that she thought
they would be violating the peoples' trust if they considered using those downtown monies and the same
applied to the preservation-dedicated sales tax, the 3%.
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The Vice Mayor said that preservation was not a need that had gone away and once the Town dedicated
money to a particular use, it must continue to respect that use. She stated that her direction to Staff would
be to continue to explore all of these options with the exception of using those two sources of tax monies.
In response to a question from Councilman Archambault relative to grants, Mr. Pickering responded that
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although extensive research had not been performed in this area, in his experience there were not a lot of
grants available to towns for the purpose of building new police and government buildings.
Councilman Archambault recommended that Staff perform research and present results to the Council
relative to whether the Town could borrow against any of the funds to build the building. He said that a
precedent could be set to continue to pay the "rent" that the Town was currently paying back into the fund
until the amount was totally paid back. He added that obviously the Town could pay back at least
$400,000 to $600,000 a year and they would be borrowing from themselves and not having to pay any
interest to a bank.
Councilwoman Nicola noted that one of the components of the Town Hall was the Council Chambers
room, which they shared with the Court. She said that prior to finalizing any plans, they had to have their
court facilities approved by the Superior Court Presiding Judge. She stated the opinion that going to the
Justice Department for monies to build a new Police Department would not be a very good idea but noted
that the State did have monies available that the Court could request. She added that she would like to see
Staff pursue State and Federal grants through the Justice Department for construction of a court building.
In response to a question from Councilman Melendez, Mr. Pickering stated that in the event the seniors
were not successful in securing grants to build their own facility, the Town would have approximately 5
to 6,000 square feet available at a new Town Center building to accommodate their needs. He added that
they would be charged the same rate that they were currently charged.
thiv Mayor Nichols said that this evening the Council wanted to let the public see what the costs of operating
the Town buildings currently were and present options for consideration that would result in cost savings
over the long term to the entire community. He stated the opinion that building their own building really
made financial sense and now the tough part, the financing, must be addressed by the Town Manager and
the Town Council. He agreed that various options existed and said that part of the overall plan is the
preparation of a five-year financial business plan for the Town so that long-term revenue sources and
expenses could be reviewed and educated decisions could be made.
Discussion ensued relative to encouraging public input relative to the proposal; Councilman
Archambault's suggestion that projections be expanded from two to three years with an additional one
year lease and Mr. Pickering's opposition to proceeding in that manner but his intention to look at those
numbers; and Councilwoman Stevens' support for Mr. Pickering's recommendation for a new Town Hall.
Councilwoman Stevens commented on the Fort McDowell Proposition 202 funds and said that she
thought they said they were supporting grants for public safety. Mr. Pickering stated that she was correct
and that would be one of the grants that was pursued. She stressed the importance of looking at all
revenue sources but agreed with Vice Mayor Ralphe's comments on the importance of not touching the
two dedicated taxes. She said she also agreed with Councilman Archambault's comment relative to the
fact that if the Town could not pull together enough money to "pay as it goes," then it needed to pay part
as it goes and fund part in another manner. She commented on the fact that the new building was being
proposed at 25,000 square feet and asked where the flexibility existed to provide sufficient space for the
seniors if they decided to join them. Mr. Pickering explained that it would be the difference between
building a 25,000 or 30,000 square foot building and noted that the price range would also fluctuate based
on the square footage. He said that this really would not have to be decided upon before construction
began since they were talking about office space and re-arrangements could be made for the space to
accommodate other activities if the seniors vacated the building at some point.
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Councilwoman Nicola commented on the fact that the Court/Council Chambers were empty most of the
week and said that with proper planning, maximum use of space and time could be realized.
Councilman Kavanagh concurred with Councilman Melendez and the Mayor's comments relative to the
importance of ensuring that the Town's senior citizens were taken care of in this regard both during the
transition period and in the future. He also agreed that funding for downtown development must remain
untouched and agreed that the Town Manager had provided many different options for the purpose of
consideration. He commented that most of the funding sources mentioned would never be touched, but
every possibility had been "thrown into the mix" for discussion and consideration purposes.
Mr. Pickering agreed with Councilman Kavanagh's comments and said that if they added up all of the
revenue sources listed this evening,there would actually be too much money generated.
In response to a question from Councilwoman Nicola, Mr. Pickering said that Staff would like to receive
direction from the Council as to how to proceed as soon as possible. He said that during this budget year
they would not have plans drawn and bids go out, he did not believe they would be at that stage for at
least for the next 5 or 6 six months, but Staff certainly needed to hear from the Council that they agreed
with the proposal and wanted Staff to begin moving and working towards accomplishing the project.
In response to a question from the Mayor, Ms. Bender advised that Mr.Edwin Kehe, Ms. Lori Noss,Peter
Putterman,Frank Ferrara, and Roy Kinsey had submitted requests to speak on this item.
Mr. Kehe, 16620 N. Agate Knot Place, said he would like to pose some questions: (1) Wasn't it true that
most municipalities funded large scale projects such as this through bonds; (2) did the projected cost of
$3.5 million include landscaping and maintenance costs; and (3) wasn't the payment of the property tax
on the current buildings a matter that was legally negotiated with the owner? He said that to collect taxes
for one purpose and then use those monies for another purpose eroded the public trust in government. He
agreed with Vice Mayor Ralphe's statements in this regard and said that he supported the building of a
new Town Hall built on its own merits and not on the backs of other projects.
Ms. Noss, 14603 North Fairlyn Drive, stated that she was opposed to the Town Manager's suggestion that
dollars earmarked for downtown development and preservation be used to purchase office space for the
Town. She said that if an abundance of monies existed from the Mountain Tax, then the Town should
send that money to the bank to pay down the escrow, saving the taxpayers dollars by reducing the debt or
make an emergency reserve fund for the Mountain Preservation. She said that a terrible precedent would
be set if the Council allowed allocated funds to be diverted and encouraged the Council and Staff instead
to pursue creative accounting.
Mr. Putterman said that he lived on El Lago Drive and was pleased that this issue was finally before the
Council for discussion and consideration. He stated the opinion that the people of Fountain Hills
deserved the opportunity to save money and getting out of the leased buildings as soon as possible would
be an excellent way to accomplish this. He also urged the Council to direct the Town Manager to explore
options of getting out of the buildings even earlier than planned in an effort to save additional dollars. He
asked what was being considered for law enforcement space and whether space was being planned for a
Sheriffs sub-station in the likelihood that that the Town would continue to contract with them. He also
asked whether they were thinking that in the not too distant future the Town would have its own Police
Department and then would have to build a station for that purpose. He stressed the importance for
planning for all of these areas during the initial period. He agreed with previous comments relative to the
importance of not touching dedicated dollars for any other purposes.
Mr. Ferrara, Director of the Chamber of Commerce, thanked the members of the Council for keeping the
promises that they made, particularly Vice Mayor Ralphe for her efforts to get the business community to
support the tax with the option of the preservation and downtown development. He said that the Chamber
waited ten years to reach this point. He said that he was really glad that they understood the importance
of not touching dedicated dollars and thanked them for their continued support.
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Mr. Kinsey, 17120 E. Fairway Court, Chairman of the McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission,
posed questions relative to costs and said he agreed with all of the comments that had preceded his and he
was glad that they were looking into a number of options.
Mayor Nichols thanked the speakers for their comments and noted that no action would be taken this
evening. He said that this was an information meeting to provide the public an opportunity to see what
was going on and they wanted to let the citizens know ahead of time what they were thinking about doing.
He added that this represented a planning event that would be worked on over the next year and
encouraged citizen input.
Councilwoman Stevens requested that Mr. Pickering put together a timeline to let the Council know what
needed to occur and when those things might be occurring. She stressed the importance of not falling
behind in this area.
Mr. Pickering responded to the questions posed by the speakers and said that towns typically do bond for
large projects but stressed the importance of having a revenue source in place to pay for that. He added
that space was included in the plans for either a Sheriffs Station or Town Police headquarters. He also
commented on his estimated long-term cost of$3.5 million and said that landscape costs would be much
less since they would not put in anywhere near the grass and maintenance costs as well would be a lot less
costly. He added that the Town would not pay property tax on a new building; however, the Town did
negotiate to pay property tax on current building.
Mayor Nichols thanked Mr.Pickering for his comments.
AGENDA ITEM #13 - COUNCIL ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW OF THE MEETING TO
IDENTIFY PROCEDURAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES AND DISCUSS POSSIBLE
IMPROVEMENTS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS.
There were no items discussed at this time.
AGENDA ITEM#14- CALL TO THE PUBLIC:
Ms. Bender advised that one citizen had submitted a request to speak, Mr. Phil Gaziano. The Mayor
asked Mr. Gaziano to come forward and present his remarks at this time.
Mr. Gaziano 14949 E. Sierra Madre Drive, said that he would like to bring three items to the attention of
the Council, (1) traffic enforcement. He said that they had been "preaching" for the last year that stricter
traffic enforcement be put in place in Fountain Hills and added that LEAP had asked that the Council
direct the Town Manager, in his discussions with the Sheriffs Department, to have zero tolerance in the
Town. He said that "Stop" signs were not being adhered to, lights were being run, and speeding was
occurring. (2) accidents. He said that they did not know why the recent accident happened but that road
was "an occasion of sin" and when Firerock went in, a divider should have been put in place at that time.
He said that it was imperative that Shea Boulevard be separated with a divider immediately. He added
the opinion that Shea should be a County Road and patrolled by Scottsdale and DPS. (3) skate park. He
said that placing the skate park where the Four Peaks School is would disenfranchise the entire area. He
stated the opinion that the use at this location was inappropriate and that public land at the dog park
should be used instead.
The Mayor thanked Mr. Gaziano for his comments.
AGENDA ITEM #15 - SUMMARY OF COUNCIL REQUESTS REVIEWED BY THE TOWN
Lie MANAGER.
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Mr. Pickering said that he had received direction relative to working on the Ad Hoc Committee for the
open space State Land Trust and looking into grants from the Justice Department as well as Proposition
202. He added that he would also develop a timeline for the second phase of the Civic Center Project.
The Mayor asked him to also make sure that Mr. Gaziano's comments were forwarded to Captain
Penrose.
Councilman Kavanagh said that for the record he would like to state that he would totally oppose any zero
enforcement policy in the Town of Fountain Hills. He added the opinion that one was not necessary and
countered other comments made by Mr. Gaziano relative to accident rates and enforcement. He
complimented Captain Penrose on his work and said he would not have him change a thing.
Councilman Melendez also commented on law enforcement and said that he was the former Chairman
and Co-Founder of the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP). He said that the organization
advocated strict traffic enforcement, which went along with code enforcement. He commented on
complaints he receives from citizens relative to speeding.
Mayor Nichols commented that the purpose of this agenda item was to provide the Town Manager an
opportunity to recap direction he has been given and suggested that discussion of this issue should not
occur at this time.
Councilman Melendez said that he believed he should have the opportunity to respond to comments that
Councilman Kavanagh made regarding this issue. He said that if the Town Attorney agreed that this was
not the time to discuss it,then he would bring it up when final comments were presented by the Council.
Mr. McGuire said that in order to ensure that the intent of the Open Meeting Law was met, he would
prefer that this issue not be discussed at all this evening and that it be placed on the agenda of a future
meeting for discussion. He added that he did not believe either Councilperson's comments were in order
and asked that they not continue.
Councilman Melendez asked the Mayor to direct Staff to place this item on the agenda of a future meeting
for Council discussion and the Mayor asked the Town Manager to do so.
AGENDA ITEM#16-ADJOURNMENT
Councilman Archambault MOVED that the Council adjourn and Vice Mayor Ralphe SECONDED the
motion,which CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
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CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Regular
Session held by the Town Council of Fountain Hills on the 7th day of August 2003. I further certify that
the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present.
DATED this 21st day of August 2003.
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Bevelyn J. B de Town Clerk
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