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MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL AND THE
FOUNTAIN HILLS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
SEPTEMBER 19, 2007
Agenda Item 1: School Superintendent Bill Myhr welcomed the assembled group.
Present for the Fountain Hills Unified School District (FHUSD): Helen Howard, Board President;
Dana Saar, Board Vice President; Melanie Anderelli, Pat Green, and C.T. Wright, Board Members;
Bill Myhr, Superintendent; Tim Leedy, Assistant Superintendent of Business and Support Services;
and Tom Lawrence, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
Present for the Town of Fountain Hills (Town): Wally Nichols, Mayor; Mike Archambault, Ginny Dickey,
Ed Kehe, Henry Leger, and Jay Schlum, Councilmembers; Tim Pickering, Town Manager; Kate Zanon,
Assistant to the Town Manager; Andrew McGuire, Town Attorney; Katie Decker, Public Information Officer;
Tom Ward, Director of Public Works; Richard Turner, Director of Planning and Zoning; Mark Mayer, Director
of Parks and Recreation; Julie Ghetti, Director of Finance; Richard Schultz, Strategic Planning Advisory
Commission; and Shaunna Williams,Executive Assistant to the Town Manager,Mayor&Council.
Agenda Item 2: Members of the group introduced themselves.
Agenda Item 3: A buffet breakfast was served.
Agenda Item 4: Tim Leedy gave an overview of special bond and capital outlay budget override election
to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2007.
Agenda Item 5: Mark Mayer presented an update on the joint park project. Public meetings are being held to
address citizen concerns. Changes and modifications to plans are being made to mitigate concerns. Master
planning is targeted for completion during this fiscal year.
Agenda Item 6: Kate Zanon reviewed the Town's water saving efforts, which have included Council adoption
of a low-water landscaping ordinance for commercial and new residential construction, joining a regional
consortium called "Water—Use it Wisely" in order to raise awareness, application for grant monies to construct
demonstration gardens, and Council consideration of a resolution on a water saving program called, "Rinse
Smart." She stated that community buy-in has been excellent.
Agenda Item 7: Tim Pickering provided an update on the Town's long-term revenue solutions project. A
municipal financial consultant has completed a study that will be presented to the Town Council on
September 20, 2007. Community forums will be held to discuss possible solutions and a citizen survey will be
conducted, with Council consideration of proposed solution(s) at the end of December.
Agenda Item 8: Richard Schultz discussed the Strategic Plan initiative to support lifelong learning and
suggested that the Town and FHUSD partner and share resources in order to achieve that goal. He requested
that suggestions/feedback from FHUSC be emailed to him.
Agenda Item 9: Richard Turner stated that a committee has been formed to create a Town Environmental
Policy consisting of Town staff, members of Council, and a representative from FHUSD. The committee has
established that many things are already being done and will focus on things that will have the most impact.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Mayor Nichols urged representatives from FHUSD to attend Constitution
Commemoration Day in Scottsdale next year in order to support Youths who win awards at that program.
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TOWN OF FOUNT HILLS
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ATTEST AND
PREPARED BY:
S aunna Williams,Recording Secretary
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Joint Session held by
the Town Council of Fountain Hills on the 19th day of September 2007. I further certify that the meeting was
duly called and that a quorum was present.
DATED this zith day of October, 2007.
Shaunna Williams, Recording Secretary
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