NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CAREFREE TOWN COUNCIL
WHEN: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2022
WHERE: CAREFREE TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
33 EASY STREET, CAREFREE, AZ 85377
TIME: 5:00 P.M.
Pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the Town Council of the Town of Carefree, Arizona and to the general public that the members of the Town Council will hold a meeting open to the public. For any item listed on the agenda, the Council may vote to go into Executive Session for advice of counsel and/or to discuss records and information exempt by law or rule from public inspection, pursuant to Arizona Revised Statues §38-431.03.
The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
CALL TO ORDER
SILENT ROLL CALL
One or more members of the Council may be unable to attend the meeting in person and may participate by technological means or methods pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431(4).
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
REGULAR AGENDA:
ITEM #1 SWEARING IN CEREMONY – Introduction and taking of oaths for the newly elected Mayor and council members.
ITEM #2 Selection of Vice Mayor to serve from the date of appointment through the end of his/her term pursuant to Carefree Town Code Section 2-2-2.
ROLL CALL OF NEW COUNCIL
CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed hereunder are considered to be routine by the Town Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a council member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be discussed separately:
ITEM #3 Approval of the October 25, 2022 Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
ITEM #4 Acceptance into the public record of the October, 2022 paid bills.
ITEM #5 Acceptance into the public record of the November, 2022 paid bills.
ITEM #6 Acceptance of the cash receipts and disbursements report for September, 2022.
CALL TO THE PUBLIC
ITEM #7 Call to the Public: Consideration of comments from the public. Pursuant to Section 2-4-7(G) of the Town Code and A.R.S. 38-431.01(H), those wishing to address the Council need not request permission in advance. The public may address the Council on matters not on the agenda. At the conclusion of an open call to the public, individual members of the public body may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the public body, may ask staff to review a matter, direct staff to study the matter, reschedule the matter for further consideration and decision at a later date, or may ask that a matter be put on a future agenda. However, the Council may not discuss or take legal action at this time. Please limit your comments to not more than 3 minutes.
REGULAR AGENDA:
ITEM #8 Current Events.
ITEM #9 Review, discussion and possible action to accept the findings of the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year audit.
A representative from the firm of Heinfeld Meech will attend electronically.
ITEM #10 PUBLIC HEARING – Review and discussion regarding amendment to the Carefree, Arizona - Code of Ordinances (Town Code) related to the repeal and replacement of Article 6, Offenses, Chapter 6-8 Short-Term Rentals Responsible Party Requirements and other Violations to align with recently passed state legislation. (First Reading).
ITEM #11 Review, discussion and possible action to accept the proposed Public Involvement Plan prepared by Michael Baker International, to initiate the General Plan Update process.
ITEM #12 Review, discussion and possible action to accept the terms of settlement in The Town of Carefree v. The Boulders Homeowners Association CV 2021-006704 for the purchase price of the real property knows as the Boulders Underground Fresh Water Reservoir Site.
ITEM #13 Approval of an Application for Series 6 Bar Liquor License for Lawrence Foppe and Sticks Golf & Cigar Lounge located at 37555 E. Hum Road, Suite 109, Carefree, AZ. (This is a second, duplicate license).
ITEM #14 Approval of an Application for Series 12 Restaurant Liquor License for Tania Hicks and Christina Sumpter as controlling persons for Tox Bar located at 100 Easy Street, Suite 2, Carefree, AZ.
ITEM #15 Adjournment.
DATED this 29th day of November, 2022.
TOWN OF CAREFREE
BY: Kandace French Contreras
Kandace French Contreras, Town Clerk/Treasurer
Items may be taken out of sequence
*All official Town Council and Commission meetings are scheduled to be held in-person within Town of Carefree Council Chambers located at 33 Easy St.
The Town is currently in the process of upgrading its audio/visual equipment. Audio recordings of official meetings will be posted to our website for public record until the new equipment is available for video recording.
Thank you for your patience as we work to improve our systems.
FOR SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS
Please contact the Town Clerk, 8 Sundial Circle (PO Box 740), Carefree, AZ 85377; (480) 488-3686, at least three working days prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to a disability.
