TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
Duncan Miller, Town Clerk
DATE: September 28, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Town Manager
Staff Contact Duncan Miller, 480-348-3610
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Confirmation of Appointments and Reappointments to the Municipal Property Corporation, the Mummy Mountain Preserve Trust, and Advisory Committee on Public Safety
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Town Value(s):
☐ Primarily one-acre, residential community
☐ Limited government
☒ Creating a sense of community
☐ Partnerships with existing schools and resorts to enhance recreational opportunities
☐ Improving aesthetics/creating a brand
☐ Preserving natural open space
Approximately 120 residents volunteer their time and expertise to the Town by serving on one of the many Town committees, commissions, and boards thus continuing the founder’s spirit of volunteerism and sense of community.
Council Goals or Statutory Requirements:
Mummy Mountain Preserve Trust Articles of Incorporation Section 8.1
Municipal Property Corporation Articles of Incorporation Sections. 3.04 & 6.02
ACOPS Resolutions 1330 and 2016-10
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Reappoint Ron Clarke and Fred Pakis to the Mummy Mountain Preserve Trust; reappoint Richard Gordon to the Municipal Property Corporation; appoint a new member to the Municipal Property Corporation; and reappoint Victoria Bellomo-Rosacci to the Advisory Committee on Public Safety.
Background
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Last year, the Town Council voted to change the terms of office for most committees, commissions, and boards to a spring appointment cycle to coincide with the Mayor and Council’s terms of office. The Mummy Mountain Preserve Trust and the Municipal Property Corporation were the exceptions because those two boards were created by Articles of Incorporation which specify terms starting in October.
Mummy Mountain Preserve Trust (Trust)
The Mummy Mountain Preserve Trust was formed in 1998 as a separate 501©(3) charitable organization. Its goal is to protect the natural landscape, desert plants, wildlife, and scenic beauty of the mountain areas of the Town. Trustees encourage and assist owners of property on Mummy Mountain to donate vacant land by deed or in the form of conservation easements to the Trust. There are five trustees who serve three-year terms.
The terms for Fred Pakis and Ron Clarke expire this year. Mr. Pakis, who co-founded JDA Software, Inc, has served since 2005. Ron Clarke, former IBM executive and Paradise Valley Mayor, has served since 2012. Both have submitted requests to be reappointed.
Municipal Property Corporation (MPC)
The Municipal Property Corporation Board of Directors issues debt on behalf of the Town to finance major capital projects such as construction of sewer line infrastructure and public buildings. The Board is made up of seven members who serve three-year terms.
The terms for Richard Gordon and Bernie Barry expire this year. Dr. Gordon has served since 2005 and submitted a request to be reappointed.
Mr. Barry sits on both the MPC and the Trust. His term on the MPC is up this year but continues to serve on the Trust. When he was contacted about his interest in being reappointed to the MPC, he expressed his willingness to serve another term but said if there were other residents who would like to volunteer he would happily step aside. Mayor Collins directed staff to invite residents to apply and see if there were any applicants with the same or better qualifications.
The Town received eight applications and held interviews on September 14 and September 28.
Advisory Committee on Public Safety
Section 2-5-1(B) of the Town Code provides attendance requirements for members of the Town’s committees, commissions, and boards. Members who are absent from three consecutive meetings or 50% of the meetings in a six-month period are automatically removed from the committee. On September 8, 2017, Victoria Bellomo-Rosacci and the Mayor and Town Council were notified that Ms. Bellomo-Rosacci had been absent for four consecutive ACOPS meetings and that her seat was vacated pursuant to the Town Code.
Ms. Bellomo-Rosacci attended the subsequent ACOPS meeting on September 19, and expressed interest in remaining on the Committee. The Mayor and Council may take this opportunity to reappoint her to the remainder of her term or provide alternative direction to staff.
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
There is no budget impact.
ATTACHMENT(S):
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