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Home My WebLink About2008.0103.TCRM.Minutes TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL JANUARY 3,2008 CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Nichols called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. INVOCATION—Pastor Don Lawrence, Christ's Church of Fountain Hills ROLL CALL — Present for the roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Town Council: Mayor Nichols, Councilmember Kehe, Councilmember Schlum, Councilmember Leger, Councilmember Archambault, Councilmember McMahan and Vice Mayor Dickey. Assistant Town Attorney Chris Schmaltz, Interim Town Manager Kate Zanon and Town Clerk Bevelyn Bender were also present. MAYOR'S REPORT— Mayor Nichols recognized two firefighters, Russ Yeskin as "Scottsdale Healthcare "Paramedic of the Year 2007", and Will Young as Luke Air Force Base's "Airman of the Fourth Quarter 2007" for providing service above and beyond. SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS -None. CALL TO THE PUBLIC There were no citizens wishing to speak on this item. CONSENT AGENDA { AGENDA ITEM #1 — CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF DECEMBER 111H AND 201H 2007. AGENDA ITEM #2 — CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2008-01, APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH FORT MCDOWELL YAVAPAI INDIAN NATION RELATING TO 2007 PROPOSITION 202 FUNDING. AGENDA ITEM#3 — CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING A PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR NEW AND REPLACEMENT CUSTOM SIGNS TO INCLUDE STREET NAME, REGULATORY AND CUSTOM SIGNS THROUGH ZUMAR INDUSTRIES IN THE AMOUNT OF$60,775.00. Councilmember Archambault MOVED to approve the consent agenda as listed and Councilmember Schlum SECONDED the motion. A roll call vote was taken with the following results: Councilmember Kehe Aye Councilmember Schlum Aye Councilmember Leger Aye Vice Mayor Dickey Aye Mayor Nichols Aye Councilmember McMahan Aye Councilmember Archambault Aye The motion CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY(7-0)by those present. .r z:\council packets\2008\r1-17-08\1-3-08 minutes.doc Page 1 of 4 ACTION AGENDA AGENDA ITEM#4— CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTING TWO (2) CITIZENS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR TWO (2) YEAR TERMS BEGINNING FEBRUARY,J. 2008, AND ,400.6 ENDING JANUARY 31,2010. Mayor Nichols MOVED that Paul Ryan and Angela Strohm be appointed to serve on the Board of Adjustment for two years terms beginning February 1, 2008 and ending January 31, 2010, and Councilmember Leger SECONDED the motion. There were no citizens wishing to speak on this item. The motion CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY by those present(7-0). AGENDA ITEM #5 — PROGRESS REPORT ON THE ESTABLISHED ITEMS OF COUNCIL BUSINESS: A. DEVELOPMENT FEES ADJDUSTMENT B. DOWNTOWN DEVELOPOMENT AGREEMENT/C-2 ZONING TO TCCD C. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY D. GENERAL ACCESS TO THE MOUNTAIN PRESERVE E. PREPARING A SOUND TOWN FINANCIAL FUTURE F. STATE TRUST LAND/ELLMAN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT G. TOWN HALL WATER FEATURE AT AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS AND LA MONTANA DRIVE H. TRAFFIC CONTROL AT AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS AND SAGUARO Ms. Zanon gave an update on each of the items listed above: A. The modification to the development fees is allowed under the new legislation. Therefore, the Town 14111 Attorney and the consultant, Red Oak Consulting are preparing the contract to commence with the inflation index adjustment to the Town's current development fees. The new fees are projected to go into effect in May, 2008. B. No development agreement on the table at this time. Related to the zoning change the Planning and Zoning Commission was on schedule to hold a public hearing on the zoning change on January 10, 2008, and the Town Council on January 17, 2008. Staff has set aside time to meet with the team in escrow on the south side property to discuss zoning and work together on moving forward. C. A variety of environmental options were reviewed and prioritized for the Town and it was now time to bring that information forward to see how the Council wished to proceed. This item was rescheduled for the February 12, 2008 Town Council Work-Study. The Town was moving forward with its first electronics recycling event, which was scheduled to take place on January 5, 2008. D. At the December 20, 2007 meeting the Town Council approved the license agreement, which was forwarded to MCO for signature but staff has yet to hear from MCO. E. On December 20, 2007, the Town Council heard the presentation put together by the Strategic Planning Advisory Commission and the blue ribbon committee. A Special Session was scheduled for January 8, 2008, to allow for further discussion by the Town Council. F. The development agreement was received on January 2, 2008, and was currently being reviewed by the Town Attorney and staff so a response will be coming forward shortly. G. Site preparation had begun and would continue over the next 6 -8 weeks. Staff began consulting with water feature contractors in order to work on the development of the pond and is currently working with " ... z:\council packets\2008\r1-17-08\1-3-08 minutes.doc Page 2 of 4 Qwest to have a cable box moved below ground so that it did not block the view of that water feature in any way. Lit it,I�" Staff was presently in the design stage of the U-turn lane that the Council approved at their December 6, 2007 meeting, researching the High Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) signals and planned to report back to the Council April 17, 2008. There were no citizens wishing to speak on this item. Relating to Item B: Councilmember Kehe asked if there had been any meetings other than at staff level with the proposed developer to which Ms. Zanon responded that they had been meeting for the last three weeks with planning staff members, herself, Dave Fackler (the developer's team) and the meeting discussions had been focused on the zoning and parking. Relating to Item D: Councilmember Kehe asked if any follow-up contact had taken place by our people with MCO. Ms. Zanon stated that a letter and the documents had been sent to MCO last week and, due to the holiday, staff was waiting until Monday to contact MCO in order to give them time to review the document. Relating to the traffic study: Councilmember Kehe asked if a traffic study was planned to be done prior to the development of the development agreement. Director of Planning and Zoning Richard Turner responded that he had received a traffic impact study as part of the submittal. In response to questions from Councilmember Kehe, Mr. Turner stated that the study was done by a consultant hired by the Ellman Companies and that it could be provided to the Council after staff had the opportunity to review the report since it had just been submitted yesterday. He expressed interest in having someone who had more experience in reviewing this type of information evaluate the study. Vice Mayor Dickey reported that relative to the Environmental Policy she had attended the Regional Council meeting on the 19th whereby they had adopted the MAG 2007 5% Plan for the PM-10 reduction in Maricopa County for nonattainment areas. She stated that work-study had been held on the 18th to assist cities with regard to compliance requirements and that Mr. Dennis Smith had expressed a willingness to put on an additional work-study if there was interest. AGENDA ITEM#16—SUMMARY OF COUNCIL REQUESTS BY TOWN MANAGER. Ms. Zanon stated that staff would contact MCO and follow-up on the license agreement. In response to comments by Councilmember Archambault Ms. Zanon stated that after staff's review of the traffic study their comments and a copy of the study would be provided to the Council. AGENDA ITEM #17- 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: NONE. AGENDA ITEM#18—ADJOURNMENT. Councilmember McMahan MOVED that the Council adjourn and Councilmember Schlum SECONDED the motion, which CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY by those present(7-0). The meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. z:\council packets\2008\rI-17-08\t-3-08 minutes.doc Page 3 of 4 TOWN OF FOUN.r IN HILLS By _k L Wally •'ichols,Mayor ATTEST AND PREPARED BY: Bevelyn J. nde own Clerk 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 3rd day of January 2008. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and that a quorum was present. DATED this 17th day of January 2008. Bevelyn J. Be er, own Clerk z:\council packets\2008\r1-17-08\1-3-08 minutes.doc Page 4 of 4