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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
(11b., MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE AND REGULAR SESSION OF THE
FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
April 5,2007
Mayor Nichols called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM #1 — ROLL CALL AND VOTE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION: PURSUANT
TO A.R.S. 38-431.03(A)(4), 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 REGARDING CONTRACTS THAT ARE THE
SUBJECT OF NEGOTIATIONS IN PENDING OR CONTEMPOLATED LITIGATION OR IN
SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO AVOD OR RESOLVE LITIGATION.
(SPECIFICALLY, GOLF RESORT PROPERTIES, LLC.AND THE LUKENDA LAWSUIT.)
ROLL CALL— Present for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Town Council: Mayor
Nichols, Councilmember Kehe, Councilmember Leger, Vice Mayor McMahan, Councilmember Schlum,
Councilmember Archambault and Councilmember Dickey. Town Manager Tim Pickering, Town Attorney
Andrew McGuire, Planning and Zoning Administrator Richard Turner, Assistant to the Town Manager Kate
Zanon, and Town Clerk Bev Bender were also present.
Vice Mayor McMahan MOVED to convene the Executive Session at 6:00 p.m. and Councilmember Schlum
SECONDED the motion,which CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0).
Councilmember Schlum MOVED to adjourn the Executive Session at 6:25 p.m. and Councilmember Leger
SECONDED the motion,which CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0).
AGENDA ITEM#2—RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION
* CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — Mayor Nichols reconvened the regular
session at 6:30 p.m.
* INVOCATION—Reverend David Felten,The Fountains United Methodist Church
* ROLL CALL
Present for roll call were the following members of the Town Council: Mayor Nichols, Councilmember Kehe,
Councilmember Leger, Vice Mayor McMahan, Councilmember Schlum, Councilmember Archambault and
Councilmember Dickey. Town Manager Tim Pickering, Town Attorney Andrew McGuire, and Town Clerk
Bev Bender were also present.
* MAYOR'S REPORT
(i) Recognition of the St. Patrick's Day Celebration Sponsors.
Mayor Nichols, speaking on behalf of himself, the members of the Town Council, staff and the residents of the
Town expressed appreciation to the sponsors of the 2007 St.Patrick's Day Celebration at Fountain Park. Mayor
Nichols thanked Loving Family Dental for dyeing the Fountain green each year since 2003 and twice again this
year. He noted that the green fountain on St.Patrick's Day had been a tradition since the early 80's. The Mayor
also thanked Legacy Asset Management, MCO Properties, the Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce and the
Fountain Hills Boys and Girls Club for their contributions to the event. He noted that several thousand people
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attended this year's celebration and again recognized and expressed appreciation to all of the sponsors for their
generosity and community spirit. The Mayor presented the sponsors/representatives present at the meeting an ,44)
official Town pin of the Fountain and plaques.
(ii) Recognition of the individuals who assisted the Fountain Hills Unified School District with the recent
School Superintendent process.
Mayor Nichols requested that representatives from the Fountain Hills Unified School District (FHUSD) come
forward at this time for their presentation. Helen Howard, President of the FHUSD, addressed the Council and
said that the FHUSD would like to thank the members of the Fountain Hills Town Government for their
valuable assistance in facilitating the interview process for their new Superintendent. She noted that the
individuals coordinated the efforts of more than fifty interview committee members and announced that the
results of the process were invaluable to the Governing Board in making a decision as to who would best lead
the District as its next Superintendent. Ms. Howard presented the facilitators, Councilmember Kehe, Tim
Pickering, Kate Zanon,Mark Mayer,Joan McIntosh and Jerry Butler, with a certificate and gift for their service
to the District and its students. She stressed the importance of the spirit of collaboration between the Town and
the District and noted that this effort consistently resulted in successful achievements for everyone involved.
(iii) The Mayor will read a proclamation declaring April 9 — 14, 2007, as the Town of Fountain Hills
Architect Week.
Mayor Nichols read a proclamation declaring the Week of April 9 — 14, 2007, as the Town of Fountain Hill's
Architecture Week. He noted that this April 13th marks the 150th anniversary of the American Institute of
Architects and said that the people of Fountain Hills honor and congratulate the Institute, its 80,000 members
and the 281,000 Americans who work in architectural firms for their many contributions to the nation, to ,411.0)
Arizona, and to the Town. The proclamation outlined their accomplishments and efforts to enliven cities and
communities and improve citizens' quality of life. The Mayor called upon the people of Fountain Hills and all
government agencies to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies and activities paying tribute to the
Architects of America and the American Institute of Architects in this,its 150th year of existence.
* SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS
(i) Congressman Harry Mitchell will provide a brief review of current events.
Mayor Nichols advised that Congressman Mitchell was unable to attend the meeting due to a personal
engagement that arose but sent his regrets to the Town for his absence. The Mayor said that Congressman
Mitchell's appearance will be rescheduled to a future date.
(ii) Department Division Information Overview of Services Provided-Engineering
Town Manager Tim Pickering stated that approximately once a month, staff provides an overview of different
Town departments and this month the Public Works, specifically the Engineering Division, would be discussed.
He noted that the department had a huge impact on the Town as reflected by the good traffic management that
existed in Fountain Hills. He said that Public Works Director Tom Ward would highlight a brief presentation.
(A copy of the entire presentation is on file in the office of the Town Clerk.)
Mr. Ward addressed the members of the Council and provided a brief overview of the department's Mission
Statement, organizational chart, the Engineering Division (Traffic Management: traffic calming, signal design
and roadway design; Plan Review: subdivision development,residential homes,commercial development,pools
and fences, utility encroachment permits and easement abandonments; the Town's Stormwater Management
Plan and the six best management practices: public education and outreach, public participation and
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involvement, illicit discharge detection and elimination, construction site runoff control, post-construction
runoff control and pollution prevention/good housekeeping; the Town's Stormwater Management Plan: illegal
dumping, catch-basin cleaning, erosion control; Traffic Control Management: speed humps, signage, traffic
studies, speed wagon and law enforcement; Engineering Inspections: subdivisions, infrastructure, on-site
grading and drainage and utility encroachments; Open Space Management: Median maintenance — 60 acres;,
1,398 trees, 285 palm trees, mowing, aeration and over-seeding and fountain maintenance; Town Landscaping
Maintenance; Open Space Management: Dam inspections — six State jurisdictional dams inspected annually;
Open Space Management: Wash Maintenance—average annual cleanup—63 acres, total open space of washes
and dams, 1,442 acres,remove only Desert Broom and Salt Cedars and trim trees to minimize ladder fuels. Mr.
Ward noted that good wash management programs lessen the chances of tragedies occurring.
Additional discussion ensued relative to grant projects in progress, which included the Shea Boulevard climbing
lane (Fountain Hills to Palisades, north side), Shea Boulevard widening (Saguaro to Technology, north side),
sidewalks (Four Peaks School to Middle School)and alley paving(Colony Drive to Desert Vista).
In response to a question from Vice Mayor McMahan, Mr. Ward explained that a climbing lane was utilized by
trucks;it allowed them to move off to the right side of the road and then climb at lower speeds. He said that the
climbing lane allowed two driving lanes for cars to move around them, which was especially important in the
summer when vehicles towing boats from the lake and large campers could also utilize the lane.
Mayor Nichols thanked Mr.Ward for his presentation.
CALL TO THE PUBLIC
Andi Bell, 14813 Alamosa Circle, addressed the Council and requested that they look into something that they
Le have already approved, namely the dog park lights. She said that they seemed to be lost in an administrative
quagmire. She had spoken with Mark Mayer today and was advised that the contract had not been completely
reviewed by the attorney and the project had not gone out to bid. She stated that she was told that the person
who was really in charge of the project was Bryan Hughes and Mr. Hughes informed her in November that the
project had gone out to bid. She questioned why the project was taking so long and asked the Council to look
into this matter and move it forward as quickly as possible. She also asked when the appropriation of the funds
for the lights would expire and cautioned against letting this occur. She suggested that staff put together a
"pending projects"file for the Council so that they could review the status of projects at various intervals.
Mayor Nichols thanked Ms. Bell for her remarks and requested that Town Manager Tim Pickering look into the
situation and report his findings to the Council. He explained that the Council could not respond to citizens
under this agenda item.
CONSENT AGENDA:
AGENDA ITEM #1 — CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES FROM MARCH 13, 14 AND 15,2007.
AGENDA ITEM #2 — CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING A LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION
FOR KUO-CHIANG CHANG (KCW INTERNATIONAL LLC—SAKURA INN) LOCATED AT 11883
NORTH SAGUARO BOULEVARD, FOUNTAIN HILLS. AZ. THIS REQUEST IS FOR A #12
RESTAURANT LICENSE.
AGENDA ITEM #3 — CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH ENGINEERING
Le. MAPPING SOLUTIONS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $34,750, FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
SYSTEM(GIS)SERVICES.
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AGENDA ITEM #4 — CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2007-14, ABANDONING WHATEVER
RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST THE TOWN HAS IN THE CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITY AND
DRAINAGE EASEMENTS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERLY PROPERTY LINE OF PLAT 603A,
LOT 6 (15327 E. THISTLE DRIVE) AS RECORDED IN BOOK 196 OF MAPS, PAGE 28 RECORDS
OF MARICOPA COUNTY,ARIZONA. EA07-03(BLISS).
AGENDA ITEM #5 — CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING MINOR STREET NAME
MODIFICATIONS WITHIN EAGLES NEST.
Councilmember Archambault MOVED to approve the Consent Agenda items as listed and Councilmember
Leger SECONDED the motion.
A roll call vote was taken with the following results:
Councilmember Dickey Aye
Mayor Nichols Aye
Councilmember Leger Aye
Councilmember Schlum Aye
Councilmember Kehe Aye
Vice Mayor McMahan Aye
Councilmember Archambault Aye
The motion CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0).
REGULAR AGENDA
AGENDA ITEM #6 — CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2007-11, APPROVING ATACO, EL
SALVADOR,AS A SISTER CITY TO THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS.
Mr. Pickering addressed the Council relative to this agenda item and stated that Sister Cities Organization Chair
Sharon Morgan would provide an overview on this issue. Chair Morgan noted that one month ago today, a
group went to Ataco (six members accompanied the Mayor and Mrs. Nichols) and they had a wonderful time.
She clarified that everyone had paid for their own airline tickets and they were the guests of El Salvador once
they arrived on their soil. She referred to slides displayed in the Council Chambers that depicted their trip to
Ataco and announced that Mayor Nichols was the first elected official from Arizona to meet with the President
of El Salvador since Senator DiConcini in the early 70's. She advised that the group had met with the
Administrator of Education and added that the Mayor of Ataco took everyone by surprise by displaying an
excellent grasp of the English language. She described his background and educational/professional experience
in the United States and said that he was very familiar with the area and would be a wonderful head of a Sister
City.
Chairman Morgan discussed the festivities that had been planned for the group and the hospitality and
generosity they were shown. She highlighted and gave a brief overview of the various slides contained in the
presentation. She said they learned firsthand how much we take for granted that people in other countries did
not have yet, such as running water.
FHUSD Superintendent Dr. Marian Hermie also addressed the Council and discussed the educational
component associated with a Sister City association with Ataco. She said that when they got there, Mayor
Gomez told them that he had already selected the first student that he wanted to be an exchange student,Laura.
They were told that every day Laura walked from her village to Ataco to attend school, a walk that takes over
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three hours each way. She attends school from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and then walks back home. Mayor Gomez
requested that she be considered as a candidate for one of the first exchange students. Chair Morgan stated that
they had made plans for Mayor Gomez and his family to come to Fountain Hills next November during the Fair;
they were to stay with the Nichols, who had graciously offered their home. Mayor Gomez and his family were
to bring Laura with them and hopefully a couple of other students to spend about two weeks in Town. Dr.
Hermie said that she was excited about welcoming Laura here and stated the opinion that the trip and her tenure
as an exchange student were highly deserved. She noted that this would be the beginning of the exchange
- program and the goal, after November, was to take Fountain Hills' students to Ataco in June of the following
year(June 2008).
Mr. Frank Ferrara, President of the Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce, said that last January they were
privileged to host the Minister of Trade and Tourism and his counterpart in Commerce from Ataco. He stated
that a wonderful opportunity existed,not only for the members of the organization but for Americans in general.
He said that a group of investors, mostly developers and builders,had formed and they were interested in going
down to El Salvador later this year to look at the opportunities that were available. He discussed the beauty of
the beaches,the fact that the infrastructure was fine and added that he was amazed at the American products that
were available. He noted that the trade laws were very liberal towards everyone, particularly Americans. He
stated that he hoped they could capitalize not only on the building and construction but from a commerce
- perspective as well.
Ms. Morgan readdressed the Council and requested that the Council unanimously vote to support making Ataco
Fountain Hill's third Sister City. She presented Mayor Nichols with the flag of El Salvador.
Mayor Nichols thanked the speakers for their input and said that he felt very comfortable in Ataco and he and
his wife had thoroughly enjoyed their visit. The people he and the rest of the delegation met were all very
positive,happy people. They did not have very much but they worked very hard, were very industrious, and the
atmosphere was extremely friendly, welcoming, and safe. He discussed the three towns they had visited and
said that it was his hope that the Council pursue selecting the city of Ataco to be Fountain Hills' third Sister
City. He stated the opinion that the relationship would prove beneficial to the people of Ataco and to the
- citizens of Fountain Hills and he supported moving forward this evening.
Councilmember Leger MOVED to approve Resolution 2007-11, approving Ataco, El Salvador, as a Sister City
to the Town of Fountain Hills and Councilmember Archambault SECONDED the motion.
There were no citizens wishing to speak on this agenda item and no questions from the members of the Council.
The motion CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0).
AGENDA ITEM #7 — CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING THE PHASE I ENGINEERING
CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $48,422.00 WITH ENTELLUS, INC. FOR BUILDING A
CLIMBING LANE ALONG SHEA BOULEVARD BETWEEN FOUNTAIN HILLS BOULEVARD AND
PALISADES BOULEVARD.
Mr. Pickering advised that Civil Engineer Larry Woodlan would address the Council relative to this agenda
item. Mr. Pickering noted that this contract might appear to be small but it began a much larger project, an
_ approximate$2 million project that the Town was beginning to undertake.
Mr. Woodlan stated that Mr. Ward already alluded to the project during his presentation and said that this had to
do with the Shea Boulevard climbing lane that began at Fountain Hills Boulevard and went to Palisades. He
explained that the purpose of the project was to add a third lane to Shea Boulevard that would allow trucks to
climb when they stopped at Fountain Hills Boulevard and started up the hill,an approximate 5 to 6%grade. The
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trucks were loaded and headed into Scottsdale and areas beyond and because of the weight they were carrying,
they had to go at a much slower rate of speed. Traffic congestion currently existed because of the trucks' slow
start and slow climb up the hill and the added lane would alleviate that congestion. In addition, a bicycle lane
would be added as well as a sidewalk along the north side of the road. This would also accomplish one of the
Council's goals, which was to provide sidewalks throughout the Town of Fountain Hills. They would also be
providing the connection of the signal at Fountain Hills Boulevard, Palisades Boulevard, and Golden Eagle
- Parkway(the signals would work in unison and allow for a better traffic flow along Shea Boulevard).
Mr. Woodlan noted that the project started quite a while ago, as all Federal aid projects do. It began in 2001
when the Town submitted a grant application and at the time they were approved for an approximate$1 million
grant from the Maricopa Association of Governments(MAG). The total project cost was just under$2 million.
The engineer who was going to work on the project was present this evening to answer any questions about this
first phase of the project. The cost was to cover the engineering fees during this fiscal year and then they would
be back to the Council in July to request the engineering fees for the balance of the project, which should take
them through design during the next fiscal year. Construction was to take approximately one to two years. He
indicated his willingness to respond to questions from the Council.
- Vice Mayor McMahan MOVED to approve the engineering contract in the amount of$48,422.00 with Entellus,
Inc. and Councilmember Archambault SECONDED the motion.
Councilmember Leger said that Mr. Pickering, during the introduction, had mentioned that the project would
ultimately be a large one and noted that the comprehensive staff report indicated that the monies for Phase I of
the design/engineering contract were currently in the budget for this fiscal year. He said that his question had to
do with the $361,500 for Phase II of the engineering design contract and asked from which fund those monies
would be coming,Capital Improvement,Development Fees,etc.
Mr. Pickering responded that generally all of the engineering was budgeted in the General Fund and then when
it came to the actual capital project, the monies were budgeted out of the Capital Fund. He said that the
- $361,500 would be budgeted in the General Fund.
Councilmember Leger noted that it appeared the Town's share of the construction cost was to be $424,000 and
asked where those dollars would come from. Mr. Pickering replied that the monies would come from the
Capital Fund. He added that that probably would not be until 2008-09.
Councilmember Leger asked whether there was any point at which they would tap into Development Fees or
Streets to fund these types of projects. Mr. Pickering stated that typically Development Fees were used only for
those needs caused by growth. He added that an argument could probably be made that the road they were
building was due to the amount of growth but said mainly they looked at it more for the direct residential
impact. He pointed out that many people other than Town residents utilized Shea Boulevard.
There were no citizens wishing to speak on this item and no additional questions from the members of the
Council.
The motion CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0).
AGENDA ITEM #8 — CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT ON COUNCIL'S GOALS FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2007-08 AND STAFF'S PROPOSED OBJECTIVES FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
Mr. Pickering stated that he had a brief presentation to make at this time and noted that the Council was aware
of the eight different goals that are in place. He said that after the Council Retreat the management team took
- the goals, broke them down, tried to put a timeline on them, determined who was to be responsible for them
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outside consultant who did not really live in the community being the sole source of the options. He
recommended that they consider the following changes: (1) That the SPAC and/or the consultant conduct
research and identify possible options to deal with the revenue shortfall; (2) A consortium of businesses,
citizens, civic organizations, SPAC, and the Council propose a tax package using information garnered in what
_ he identifies as Step 1; (3)A comprehensive public education process,which he thought was vital,followed by a
scientific survey of citizens to determine whether or not they will support this one tax package and then(4),The
Council, in a final step,could determine on the basis of the survey whether or not to establish a ballot issue for
the following May(May of 2008).
Mayor Nichols asked whether Councilmember Kehe's comments listed above represent an amendment that he
would like to make and Councilmember Kehe responded that if that would open up the avenue of discussion,
then he would make that amendment.
In response to a question from Mayor Nichols, Town Attorney Andrew McGuire advised that if the direction
tonight for staff is to give them an okay on the implementation plan for the Council's goals,then they needed to
_ make the amendments tonight. Mr. Pickering concurred and said that the proposed amendments would be
appropriate.
Councilmember Kehe MOVED to approve the four proposed amendments as listed above. Councilmember
Leger SECONDED the amendment.
Councilmember Schlum requested that the proposed amendments be re-read into the record for further
clarification.
Councilmember Kehe commented that the goals are all okay; he believed they had all accepted the goals but the
objectives dealing with how the goals were achieved were what he was trying to gain more discussion on. He
repeated the goals listed above for clarification purposes as follows: Regarding the goals to resolve the
projected revenue shortfall:
1. The SPAC, working in cooperation with the consultant, conduct the appropriate research and identify
options to deal with the revenue shortfall;
2. Utilizing input from the SPAC and consultant, a consortium of citizens,businesses, civic organizations,
SPAC and representatives of the Council propose a tax package;
3. They enter into a comprehensive public education process on the proposed tax package; and
4. A scientific survey of citizens be conducted to determine whether or not the community would support
the tax package proposed and, based on that survey, the Council would either propose that issue be
placed on the ballot of the May 2008 election or, if there was a "thumbs down," then they at that point
would have to consider movement in another direction.
Councilmember Archambault said that he wanted to focus on the conclusion of what they wanted to do with the
revenue shortfall and he did not want to focus on one particular item like putting something before the voters.
He added that he wanted to focus on coming to a conclusion and what he heard Councilmember Kehe say was
that if the survey results said the citizens were not going to support this,then it sounded as though they had gone
down a failed path. He stated that he wanted to be sure that the Council went down the correct path and came to
a conclusion for something.
Mayor Nichols commented that what he believed he was hearing was that Councilmember Kehe wanted to make
sure that they had the right people working on the project, whether that was a combination of the SPAC and the
consultant,they wanted the right people working on it and this would be the process that they wanted to follow.
He added that he supported everything that Councilmember Kehe said. He further stated that he would speak
for Councilmember Dickey this evening (due to illness, the Councilmember's voice was hampered)and read her
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(contract out or do them in house), etc. and then the goals were brought back to the Council to ensure that staff
was on the right track. He advised that staff was looking for Council approval of the goals so that they could Nod
start working on them. He emphasized the importance of clarifying the communication because there were
many impacts that resulted from the goals (in agenda items that come before the Council, in the budget, etc.).
He said that it was very important for staff to have a clear understanding of the Council's goals for the upcoming
_ fiscal year that would begin in July of 2007. He indicated staff's willingness to respond to any questions from
the Council and stressed the importance of Council clarification at this point in time.
Councilmember Archambault MOVED to accept the Council's goals for Fiscal Year 2008-08 and Vice Mayor
McMahan SECONDED the motion.
- Mayor Nichols called for discussion of this agenda item.
Councilmember Kehe said that his comments would be directed at the objectives. He stated that the Council
developed Goals 2 and 3 at the Retreat and they had already accepted that. He added that he would like to
comment on a few of the items and advised that it was his understanding that the Strategic Plan Advisory
Committee (SPAC) would play a significant role as far as putting the goals into action.What he saw before him
was a Request for Qualifications(RFQ)for a consultant. He read from a January 2nd memorandum that was sent
to the members of the Council and staff: "The SPAC makes the following recommendations, (1) a
comprehensive public education and involvement process should be designed and implemented in 2007. The
overall visibility issue must be increased and the subject kept alive and in the forefront of local issues." He said
that he did not see an education feature in Objectives 3.1 through 3.5 (Page 3 of the report "Implementing the
Strategic Plan—Town Council and Staff Planning Retreats 2007," a complete copy of which is available in the
office of the Town Clerk). (2) "Additional research should be completed to determine if the universe of
financing options has been exhausted. A peer city analysis of communities that have proactively dealt with
impending revenue shortfalls should be part of this research. Several revenue and expense scenarios should be
developed based on demographic and socio-economic trends."
Councilmember Kehe said that he had attended a meeting that preceded this memorandum and it was his
impression that at least a good portion of that research would be undertaken by the SPAC. He said that again,
he did not see any reference to that contained in the report. He added that another recommendation states, (3)
"Partnerships need to be built to champion and support the resolution of our financial issues. The municipality
cannot be the only leader, and business community, civic organizations and citizens must be part of the process,
an architect to the solutions." He stated that again it appeared to him that the architect to the solution was going
to be a consultant and he was inclined to lean in the direction that the work be done by the SPAC either working
solely or working with the consultant. He added that (4) states, "The process for examining longer-term
strategic variables that was discussed in a joint meeting on December 12th (between the Council and the SPAC)
would also provide information and insight into future events that may impact the Town's finances."
Councilmember Kehe advised that all of the items he referred to, as he understood them and believe the SPAC
understood them, would be undertaken, if not totally then generally,by the SPAC.
Councilmember Kehe referred to the proposed objectives contained in the report and said that it was somewhat
confusing that Objective 3.1 seemed to call for two surveys and he did not believe they meant that. He believed
they meant to define a scope of work by April 2007 rather than to survey residents to measure acceptance of
- alternative revenue options by October 2007.
Mr. Pickering agreed that date was just to develop the scope of work.
Councilmember Kehe stated that he believed they had assembled a vast array of information over the past year
_ and he thought that information could be re-evaluated and, in addition, there were other sources of information
and the SPAC should be involved in collecting that information. He added that he was not comfortable with an
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statement into the record, as follows: "Regarding the goals to resolve the projected revenue shortfall and
integration with the Town's economic development, I want to express my understanding that this will include
exploration of bringing an education institution of some sort to Fountain Hills. As previously reported, I have
met with several stakeholders and experts over the last few years, and most recently with officials from
Goodyear, to learn what I could about their previous business success. I have more information about this and
look forward to being able to share ideas that could contribute to our Town's sense of place as well as our
economy, current and future business vitality. I just want to make sure that what we are agreeing to, this
objective,won't rule out this kind of study
Councilmember Leger stated that he had a couple of questions that he would like to pose at this time. He noted
that in Councilmember Kehe's proposed amendment, he referred to collaboration between the SPAC and a
consultant. He said that he was certainly in favor of a collaboration involving the SPAC and added that he
recalled a conversation where there were some good ideas that came from that as well as a follow-up
memorandum that emphasized education. He stated that as he looked through the guidelines for the objectives,
he did not see a lot of emphasis on education. He said that getting back to the proposed amendment,
Councilmember Kehe had used the words "appropriate research" on a couple of occasions and asked what he
meant when he referenced appropriate research. He commented that as Councilmember Archambault had
previously mentioned, they had gone down this path before and had a lot of data and he wanted to make sure
that as they moved forward they were looking at covering new and different information so that they were not
reinventing the wheel,whether through the SPAC,a consultant,or a collaborative effort.
Councilmember Kehe again referred the January 2nd memorandum and said that the additional research
mentioned in the document was to determine if the universe of financial options had been exhausted. He said
that one of the goals would be to look at other financing options in areas that had not yet been explored. He
added that he was also talking about a peer city analysis of cities that had proactively dealt with revenue
coy_ shortfalls and the importance of looking at demographic and socio-economic trends. Councilmember Kehe felt
there were areas not yet explored. He expressed the opinion that if they brought together this information with a
consortium of stakeholders, there would be a real opportunity to develop one proposal, especially if the
emphasis was based on education. He referred to, for example, the 20-year projection of income/expenditures
and asked whether they had a handle on what was it was really going to mean down the road regarding
economic development.
Councilmember Leger stated the importance of giving staff direction in this regard and said that he was on board
with collaboration between SPAC and a consultant. He wondered if they needed to be more specific in terms of
what the scope of work should be for a consultant.
Mayor Nichols agreed that this had to be done but said he was not sure that this was the right time to do it.
Councilmember Schlum asked Councilmember Kehe why in the#2 amendment he was looking to the group to
come up with a tax package. Councilmember Kehe responded that there was the possibility that they could
come up with options but if they, for example, came up with four options, that would split the vote and in his
opinion that would defeat the whole purpose. That was why he was comfortable with the group coming forward
- and saying "this is the option that we recommend." He added that that option would then go for a public vote
after an education program had been executed.
Councilmember Schlum asked whether there was something in Councilmember Kehe's proposed amendments
that included processes in which the Town should not participate. Mr. McGuire replied that they would have to
be very careful in terms of the fact that after a ballot measure was identified, they must be sure not to violate
State statutes that prohibit them from expending either Town resources or money in support of, or against, a
ballot measure. He said that if they got to the point where there was going to be a ballot measure, there would
have to be a separation between the actual election issue and any of the work that was done by the Town leading
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up to that. He added that staff could provide information during that time but it needed to be carefully crafted so
that it did not show a bias either for a yes or a no vote. He said that it would all be in the details of how it was
carried out as far as what Councilmember Kehe had proposed. He stated that there was not anything that would
cause him to "jump up and down" and say they should not be doing that. He noted that as the group moved
forward, they needed to be very cognizant of the fact that there would be a time where the Town's participation
would have to end other than in just obtaining peer information.
Councilmember Schlum said he liked Councilmember Kehe's idea about wanting to have not just the SPAC but
most of the community involved on the front end. He asked Mr. Pickering if he thought these were the right
places to have them involved or if there was any objection to 3.1,about working with a consultant.
Mr. Pickering responded that there was nothing in the proposal with which he had a problem. It was a fine
process just more detailed than the limited scope that had been proposed. He added that the only thing that he
would be realistic about, as far as the Council,was the timing. He said that they had a lot of work to do and they
had talked with the SPAC about just how much work it was going to be. He told them not to be surprised if they
were in a crunch to get it all done because that much work would take a lot of time.
Councilmember Leger asked whether the December 31' goal was going to be a problem and was tying their
hands. He said that he has heard Mr. Pickering say on a number of occasions at a SPAC meeting that this
seemed to be part of the issue—trying to do all of it and do it right the first time, put together a comprehensive
approach. He added that in the well thought out approach that staff put together, there was time for education
and said that perhaps that got shortchanged. He questioned whether Council would reconsider the December
31'deadline date so that they could in fact do the job right the first time and not have their hands tied.
Mr. Pickering stated the opinion that goals would not be accomplished if a deadline date was not set. He added
- that he thought they would find that the blue ribbon committee that Councilmember Kehe talked about would let
everyone know if they were not going to be able to meet the deadline. He said that he believed they would do so
long before that time because the education portion needed to be done and they needed to take their time and do
it right. If the group did not feel that there was sufficient time, they would need to let the Council know. He
suggested that they might want to have a"check-in time,"perhaps by September,to determine whether the goals
_ were going to be met and revisit the issue at that time.
Councilmember Leger said that he appreciated the clarification and stated that he realized the value of setting
dates to accomplish goals. He added that he was simply suggesting that they set a deadline date that might be
more realistic. He stated that he would not propose such a date this evening because that date would be arbitrary
but he would like the Council to consider that as they go down this road, and when the blue ribbon committee
got together, he would imagine they would put together a plan and a timeline. He said he wanted to give them
the clear message that their hands should not be tied by the December 31" date and added that that was his
opinion.
Mayor Nichols expressed the opinion that the December 31st deadline date could be modified by August or
September if the group advised that they were not going to be able to meet that deadline. The date could be
extended to March or April,whatever they decided on at the time.
Mr. Pickering stated that it would probably be advisable to ask the committee to look at that and see if the date
was realistic and,if not,readjust it.
- Mayor Nichols commented that perhaps they should look at a milestone of September to make sure that they
were on schedule.
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Councilmember Schlum asked whether the proposed four amendments were replacing Objective 3.1 and 3.2 and
Councilmember Kehe said that they were. Councilmember Schlum noted that some of them had some dates
attached to them but he was wondering whether the economic study, the first objective, would now include the
blue ribbon committee or at least the SPAC to identify the scope of work. He stated that it would take a couple
of months to obtain a report and that would push the date out. He asked whether there was anything they needed
to keep in the current objectives that Councilmember Kehe did not touch on or whether they were going to get
rid of everything in 3.1 through 3.5.
Councilmember Kehe noted that either plan was time sensitive so what he would ask them to think about was
the substance issue because whichever way they went they would have the same time pressures.
Mayor Nichols said that there being no further questions, he would call for a vote on the amendment as
discussed.
The motion CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0).
Mayor Nichols commented that they are still on the main motion and requested input from the Council with
respect to other goals and objectives.
Councilmember Leger referred to Goal#5,To improve pedestrian safety for residents and visitors, and said that
he appreciated the work that had been done by staff and he was looking through Objectives 1 through 4, all of
which were acceptable to him. He added that he would like to bring attention to Objective 5.3 and share his
thoughts on that. He pointed out that Objective 5.3 stated, "To assess the adequacy of downtown crosswalks,
with recommendations to the Town Council,by June 14,2007." He stated that that was a good objective and he
Li; understands the rationale for it. In recalling this discussion, one of the things that came to the forefront of the
discussion during their last Retreat,previous retreats, and even during the budget process, was the need to really
"drill down" and look at the crossing between the Avenue of the Fountains and Fountain Park. It went without
saying that they were spending millions of dollars improving those and he thought that staff had made some
improvements to that crossing but he felt there needed to be a plan that came forward to this Council in a
_ relatively short time period that gave them some improvements in that regard. From his perspective, they could
either revise Objective 5.3 or add a new Objective 5.5. He suggested that they add Objective 5.5 so that 5.3
could stand on its own merits.
Councilmember Leger stated that given the process that has been outlined by the Town Attorney, he would
MOVE to amend the document to add Objective 5.5 that would read as follows: "To develop a plan to present
- to the Council by June 14, 2007 that would improve crossing conditions at the Avenue of the Fountains and
Fountain Park Crossing to increase pedestrian safety." He explained that the goal of 5.3 was generalized and his
emphasis was to "drill down" once and for all and come up with an exclusive plan that took a look at
improvements in this regard. Vice Mayor McMahan SECONDED the proposed amendment.
_ Mayor Nichols expressed the opinion that the language in the proposed amendment was not strong enough and
said that he would like to see the Council implement action by June 14t. He stated that they had waited around
on this item for years. They knew the problem and he was sure that there were three or four things that they
could do in that crossing before June 14th in order to make it safer. He added that it was nice to conduct studies
but he would rather come forward with the things that they knew they could do before June 14t. He urged the
Council to take strong action and recommended that they implement the improvements by June 14`s.
Councilmember Leger concurred with the Mayor's comments and said that his thinking was that they were
asking for a specific plan of action by June 14th, which gave Town staff some opportunities to put together a
Le, plan of action that would be presented to the Council for their approval. He added that one of the things they
could do was change that date.
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Mayor Nichols advised that he would like to see the plan come before them by May 14th, with implementation ,..44)
- by June 14`s.
Councilmember Leger MOVED to amend his motion as follows, "To develop a plan of action by May 14th to
the Council to improve crossing conditions at the Avenue of the Fountains and Fountain Park Crossing to
increase pedestrian safety." Vice Mayor McMahan SECONDED the amendment to the motion.
Councilmember Archambault commented that this would not give staff a deadline for implementation of the
plan. He suggested that the motion state"to have the implementation of the plan completed by August."
Councilmember Leger explained that the reason why he would suggest leaving it as is was to develop a plan of
action. He stated that typically a plan of action contained implementation dates and he did not want to
- arbitrarily set those dates because he was not sure what the Town's Director of Public Works and his staff was
going to come up with or what it was going to cost. He said that he appreciated the Mayor's input and feedback
in moving the plan of action up to May 14t.
Mayor Nichols advised that he doesn't want to put a lot of pressure on Mr. Ward and his staff but they need to
take some action.
Councilmember Kehe stated that he assumed by reference that they were really talking about crossing not just at
that intersection but jay walking between Palisades and El Lago on Saguaro.
Councilmember Leger responded that the proposed amendment focused on just that crosswalk and Mayor
- Nichols commented that they could not control jay walking.
The Mayor called for a vote on the amendment.
The motion CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0).
Councilmember Kehe said that he would like to comment on Goal #6 — Enhance stewardship of the natural
environment. He noted that at this point there were three options in terms of providing open or general access to
the McDowell Mountain Preserve. In looking at Objective 6.2, they were going to have to reach an agreement
with one of those three and to single out Sunridge Canyon Community Association he thought overlooked the
fact that there were three options. They were not saying which option was the best; they were merely talking
- about the fact that there were three options. He stated the opinion that it would be appropriate to reword 6.2 to
state as follows, "To reach an agreement with whatever association or owner is appropriate to the access point
they choose." He added that he did not have a problem with the others and added that 6.4,to construct a parking
lot by April 2008, whichever options they chose they were going to need a parking lot. He said he also had no
problem with Objective 6.5,to construct a trail by April 2008 (construction in parallel with parking lot)and said
_ they might not need a Master Park Plan on all of them but they would need something at each of the sites and it
might include restroom facilities. He noted that there was something within the definition of a Master Plan that
applied to all three sites.
Mayor Nichols asked whether Councilmember Kehe wished to repeat his amendment.
Councilmember Kehe MOVED that Objective 6.2 be rewritten to state as follows, "To reach an agreement with
the appropriate association or owner of the site chosen by June 1, 2007." Vice Mayor McMahan SECONDED
the motion and the motion CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0).
Councilmember Leger referred to the same goal, Objective 6.1,and the wording"To select a public access point ,vii)
to the McDowell Mountain Preserve by April 19,2007." He noted that April 19th was just around the corner and
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said that at this point in time he was not sure that he had or would have the information on which to base a
decision. He commented that some discussion had taken place in that regard but he was not sure what the
official response from North Heights had been at this point.
Mayor Nichols advised that they had received a letter on that matter and Councilmember Leger stated that the
letter was from the group's attorney. Mayor Nichols noted that the contents of the letter reflected the group's
official position.
Councilmember Kehe said that he would concur and that was an error of omission on his part because obviously
they were not going to be able to select a public access point by April 19`h. He added that they might be able to
do so in early May but that would depend upon the results of negotiations that were now occurring. He agreed
_ that April 19th was not a feasible deadline date.
Councilmember Leger said that it was his understanding that Councilmember Kehe and Vice Mayor McMahan
had met with one of the proposed associations on one of the proposed routes and said that he would like to defer
to them in terms of any timeline that they had received from that meeting for that association to provide input
relative their interest in the Town moving through their association.
Vice Mayor McMahan advised that he would not put a timeline on it at all and said that they should proceed at
their own speed to work with the people involved on a one-on-one basis. He added that sometimes a deadline
forced them into situations that could work better had there was no timeline.
Councilmember Kehe commented that in the case of one of the options, the association involved was going to
make their decision relative to that option on April 26`h. He stated that there was no possible way that they
Le. could move on April 19`h.
Mayor Nichols suggested that they amend Objective 6.1 to state"by June 1st, 2007" and asked if there were any
objections. There being none, Mayor Nichols MOVED to amend Objection 6.1 to state, "To select a public
access point to the McDowell Mountain Preserve by June 1, 2007."
Mr. Pickering pointed out that they could not have an agreement at the same time. He added that if they did not
have a decision,they could not enter into an agreement.
Mayor Nichols said that they could have a decision before that time and added that he was just saying that they
had to get it done by June ls`but noted that it could be done by May 15`11
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Mr. Pickering stated the earlier the better and Mayor Nichols said it could read"by June 1,2007 or earlier." He
added that they needed to attach some times to the Objectives in order to"hold their feet to the fire."
- Mr. Pickering pointed out that the date conflicts with the next objective.
Councilmember Kehe responded that that was not necessarily the case and noted that they could not select an
access point until they knew whether or not the appropriate association or owner would work with them.
Mr.Pickering said that he understood that.
Councilmember Kehe added that the earliest possible date was April 26th and certainly they would hope that
they would be in a position to select a point or at least determine what their next move would be at that point.
Loy. Councilmember Archambault, speaking of behalf of Councilmember Dickey and himself, said that he thought
they were moving forward to try to get access to the Preserve as soon as possible. They had certain dates that
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they set out for staff to work on and April 19`h was one of the dates he thought they selected to make a decision
by. He stated the opinion that the longer they prolong this, the longer they were going to be out there trying to
make decisions and said he did not believe he or Councilmember Dickey could support the motion.
Mayor Nichols said he would like to revise the motion. The Mayor stated that May 3rd was their first meeting in
May and he MOVED that they revise the motion to state that they"would select the public access point by May
3rd." Vice Mayor McMahan SECONDED the motion.
Vice Mayor McMahan asked Councilmember Kehe whether the association had indicated that they would make
a decision by April 26th and Councilmember Kehe replied that they had. The Vice Mayor said that the May 3rd
_ date would then make sense.
Councilmember Leger commented that it was his understanding that they received a letter from one of the
association's attorneys in that regard. It was also his understanding that at the association meeting they did not
come to a conclusion so he was a bit confused as to whether the attorney's letter was representing that
association. He stated that he would hope that by the May 3rd date they would have some clarification on that
but the feedback he has received from that association was that it was still being discussed.
Councilmember Kehe advised that the association referred to by Councilmember Leger met a week ago Tuesday
and they took no action. There were statements made on both sides but no decision has been made. He added
that regardless of what the attorney's letter stated, that attorney might have been employed before the change of
_ the Presidency of that organization.
Mayor Nichols called for the vote on the motion.
The motion CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0).
Mayor Nichols advised that they would now move on to the next goal, #7, which dealt with the environmental
policy for the community. He said that in that regard he had some words that were put together by
Councilmember Dickey, as follows: "Regarding the goal to create a responsible environmental policy for the
community, I am very grateful to the Council and staff for the comprehensive nature of this plan and agree with
the steps and timeframe outlined. I want to communicate to my colleagues and our Directors that from my
_ perspective, formulating the plan over the next year does not preclude taking action during the interim that will
improve our environment, particularly if those actions do not impact the budget in a prohibitive way. For
example, if a roof on a public building needed to be replaced during this time or another such repair or
construction job becomes necessary, it would be shortsighted not to at least consider solar panels, recycled
materials or other green methodology if it makes sense for the project. As mentioned in previous meetings and
articles,the Governor's Executive Order regarding sustainable smart growth ties levels of discretionary funding
- such as grants for communities to their existing and planned measures dealing with water, air, water, waste
management and more. In addition, we have had increasing public requests to recycle, address garbage and
hazardous waste collections, use water responsibly and expand renewable energy. I have given our Town
Manager some materials and resources from cities, ADEQ and other agencies and organizations plus a list of
residents and contacts who have expressed interest. I understand Tim's desire to have solid, fairly definitive
direction on these goals and at this time I must articulate my intention to do that without limiting our ability to
react to events or pursue opportunities that may be unknown to us at this time."
Mayor Nichols stated that what he believes he understands from Councilmember Dickey's comments was that
it's fine the way it was but that should not prevent the Town from doing something in this area. If they had to
do some replacements or something else,and it was within their budget restraints,they should consider them.
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Mayor Nichols advised that the following was an amendment (Addition of Objective 7.6 to Goal 7 by
Councilmember Dickey): Councilmember Dickey MOVED "that the formation of this comprehensive plan
does not preclude action during the interim that is environmental in nature." Vice Mayor McMahan
SECONDED the motion.
Councilmember Schlum commented that goals begin on July 1, 2007 and said that this was a technicality but he
agrees in theory.
Mayor Nichols said he thought what he was hearing was that Councilmember Dickey was worried that because
they did not have the policy in place they might say "we don't have a policy in place so we won't do that item"
even though it made sense to do it. He added that they had already done some of this, such as the low-water
landscaping and the Town's policy to buy hybrid cars as replacements, because that was the right thing to do.
Councilmember Dickey agreed with the Mayor's summation.
Mayor Nichols called for a vote on the motion,which CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0).
Mayor Nichols said that he had one question on this objective. He noticed that in the basic sentence on Goal#7
it talked about addressing dark skies,water,noise,recycling,hazardous waste, energy, solar energy, solid waste,
trails and natural environment but it did not have anything in it about air quality. He said that he would like to
amend that statement to include air quality.
Mayor Nichols commented that the State was playing around with legislation that was trying to deal with air
quality, such as banning leaf blowers and things like that and he wanted to make sure that if they did not pass
that legislation, the Town should worry about something like that as they moved forward because it had a
Loe definite impact on the environment.
Mayor Nichols MOVED to amend Goal 7 to include air quality and Councilmember Leger SECONDED the
motion,which CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0).
Mayor Nichols advised that Councilmember Dickey had also asked what the role of the SPAC would be and that
issue had been take care of. The other question she had was could they consider expanding the role of the
McDowell Mountain Preservation Commission, given the fact that participation had been a challenge, to assist
with the environmental policy development.
In response to a question from the Mayor, Mr. Pickering advised that this was the first time he was hearing
about that.
- Mayor Nichols said that they did not need to make an amendment for that, they just had to say that as they
moved forward with this,if staff was looking for someone to be the champions of this,this might be the place to
put it. Councilmember Dickey agreed.
Mayor Nichols stated that he was very pleased with what the Town Manager and staff had done as far as putting
the "flesh on the bones" regarding what was done at the Work Study Session in January and commended them
for their hard work.
Councilmember Leger advised that he would like to address Goal #8. He said that he would like to make an
amendment to add Objective 8.5. He stated that he was certainly in favor of each of the objectives that had been
identified that addressed economic development and, once again reflecting on the Retreat, as they had that
- discussion in their sub-group,one of the topics that they discussed in depth was the 13 acres on the south side of
the Avenue and the need for economic development in that regard. Recently, they had a Work Session where
they heard from his perspective all the reasons why that was not working and why they had perhaps failed to
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date in that regard. He advised that he had somewhat of a different take on that and as they looked at the
objectives that were already indicated, this was a lot like the crosswalk that they talked about. He would like to
"drill down" and look at one specific area. He added that he would like to propose an amendment to add
- Objective 8.5 as follows: "To develop an economic development plan for the 13-acre parcel on the south side of
the Avenue and to present this plan to Council by June 14, 2008." He said that he might be "missing the boat"
on this. He had heard this discussion for a number of years but had not seen a specific economic development
plan targeting that particular area of the Town and he thought the time had come to look at a very specific plan
in that regard.
Councilmember Leger MOVED to add the following amendment to Objective 8.5: To develop an economic
development plan for the 13-acre parcel on the south side of the Avenue and to present this plan to Council by
June 14,2008." Councilmember Kehe SECONDED the motion.
Councilmember Schlum asked whether Councilmember Leger meant 2007 and Councilmember Leger thanked
Councilmember Schlum and said he did mean 2007 rather than 2008 and would amend the motion to reflect
same.
Councilmember Schlum commented that it sounded good but noted that the Town did not own the property so
staff would have to determine the best way to work with the property owner on this. Mr. Pickering stated the
opinion that 2008 would be a more realistic date and Mayor Nichols agreed. Mr. Pickering noted that a
- consultant would have to be hired, staff would have to work with the landowner, visioning sessions would have
to take place, and all would take time. He added that they also had to make sure that the owner was willing to
buy in on the proposal.
Mayor Nichols advised that he would support Councilmember Leger in this area because whether it was 2007 or
- 2008 or 2009, as long as they had it identified as 8.5, they would do something about it. He said that he would ,vai)
rather go with the 2008 recommendation as suggested by Mr. Pickering,based on the huge amount of work that
had to be done.
Councilmember Leger stated the opinion that there were two ways of looking at that. He agreed with the Town
Manager that it was going to take some time to evolve but what he was looking for was a 2007 date where they
- would look at this plan, which would consist of some of the things that the Town Manager had just alluded to,
i.e. visioning, a gap analysis,etc. He asked whether that was unrealistic.
Mr. Pickering stated that for 2007 it would be unrealistic. He added that it would be started in 2007 but to
complete it would take another fiscal year and it was going to cost some money as well.
Councilmember Leger advised that 2008 would be fine.
Councilmember Kehe requested that the amendment be restated.
Councilmember Leger stated that it would read as follows: "To develop an economic development plan for the
- 13-acre parcel on the south side of the Avenue and present plan to the Council by June 2008." (Councilmember
Kehe previously seconded the motion).
The motion CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0).
- Councilmember Leger said that he had one more issue to address on Goal 8 — To promote commercial
development and business vitality in Fountain Hills, to meet consumer needs. Councilmember Leger stated that
what he believed was very important was that the Town continued to collaborate with the Chamber of
Commerce, who had put in place a Business Vitality Plan. He stated that he knew they were two separate
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entities and on a number of occasions they had talked about Business Vitality and that plan had been"left out in
left field." Councilmember Leger MOVED to add the following objective, 8.6 to Goal #8 as follows: "To
maintain a collaborative partnership with the Chamber in supporting the implementation of the
Chamber/Fountain Hills Business Vitality Plan,with the timeline ongoing through Fiscal Year 2007-08."
Vice Mayor McMahan SECONDED the motion,which CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0).
There being no other questions or comments, Mayor Nichols called the question on the motion to approve the
- Council's goals for Fiscal Year 2007-08 and staff's proposed objectives for implementation with amendments as
discussed at this meeting.
The motion CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0).
_ AGENDA ITEM#9—SUMMARY OF COUNCIL REQUESTS BY TOWN MANAGER.
Mr. Pickering will look into the previous speaker's comments relative to the lights at the dog park and report his
findings to the Council. He said that he will forward a memo to the Council on this issue.
Mayor Nichols added that Mr. Pickering also has direction to go through and redo all of the goals and comments
in accordance with the discussion that took place at this meeting. Mr. Pickering advised that the changes would
be made and copies of the revised document would be forwarded to the Council.
Mayor Nichols, speaking on behalf of himself and the entire Council, congratulated Town Manager Tim
Pickering on his recent marriage. He wished them both the best as they go forward in their new relationship.
AGENDA ITEM#10—COUNCIL DISCUSSION/DIRECTION TO THE TOWN MANAGER.
Items listed below are related only to the propriety of(i)placing such items on a future agenda for action or(ii)
directing staff to conduct further research and report back to the Council.
A. NONE
AGENDA ITEM#11 -ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember Leger MOVED to adjourn the meeting and Councilmember McMahan SECONDED the
_ motion. The motion CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0). The meeting adjourned at 8:29 p.m.
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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN LLS
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By
ally Nic ls, ayor
ATTEST AND
P PARE B •
Bevelyn J e der,Town Clerk
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Executive and
Regular Session held by the Town Council of Fountain Hills on the 5th day of April 2007. I further certify that
the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present.
DATED this 19th day of April 2007.
Bevelyn J. nde ,Town Clerk
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