[ CONSENT AGENDA (Routine items that may all be approved by one motion.) ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS 8, 9, 20, and 24. ]

THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEMS ARE ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY BE APPROVED ALL BY ONE MOTION.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SUPERVISOR MICHAELS WANTS A PULL ITEM NUMBER 8 AND 9 AND SUPERVISOR BROWN WANTS A PULL ITEM 24 AND NUMBER 20.

IS THAT CORRECT? IS THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT YOU RISK TO PULL? WITH THAT I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 1-30 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 8, 9, 20, AND 24.

>> SECOND.

>> I MADE THE MOTION AND VICE CHAIR OBERG SECOND.

WITH THAT. ALL IN FAVOR STATE AYE.

>> AYE.

>> THAT'S UNANIMOUS MOTION CARRIES.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 8, SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.

[8. Flood Control District - The Board of Supervisors will resolve into the Board of Directors of the Yavapai County Flood Control District and following consideration of this item, will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors - Approve FY 2023-2024 funding in the amount of $30,000.00 for a new Community Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Town of Jerome for new Drainage improvements on Main and Hull Street. YC Contract No. 2023-489 (District 3 - Director Michaels)]

>> THIS IS REALLY MORE OF A REQUEST FOR A BIT OF EDUCATION ABOUT THIS SIDE OF APPROVING A NEW COMMUNITY INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AND IGA WITH THE TOWN OF JEROME, WHO HAS BEEN PATIENT YET DESPERATE FOR SOME GOOD IMPROVEMENTS ON MAIN AND HALL STREET.

THE DRAINAGE THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMATIC FOR YEARS AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE TO SPEAK TO IT.

BUT I SEE DAN CHERRY, HE MAY BE ABLE TO ADDRESS IT BUT I CERTAINLY WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS IS LONG OVERDUE MR. CHAIRMAN.

>> EXCUSE ME.

>> CHAIRMAN

>> CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, LYNN WHITMAN IS [OVERLAPPING].

>> GOOD I DON'T SEE HIM.

>> OF THE TRUSTED OFFICE AND AVAILABLE TO SPEAK.

>> OKAY.

>> TERRIFIC, I'D APPRECIATE THAT, LYNN.

>> ABSOLUTELY. THE JEROME IGA IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR.

WE GIVE A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE RECEIVE FROM COMMUNITIES BACK TO THOSE COMMUNITIES.

THEIR SHARES ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WE GIVE PERCENTAGE-WISE TO OTHER COMMUNITIES JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE SO SMALL, THEY DID SAVE UP THEIR MONEY FOR SEVERAL YEARS SO THAT LAST YEAR THEY COULD HAVE OVER $100,000.

THIS YEAR THEY'RE BACK TO THEIR NORMAL OF THE $30,000, BEST ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION THAT WE MAKE TO THEM.

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>> THANK YOU, LYNN. I APPRECIATE IT.

I THINK IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO KNOW WHAT THESE IDEAS ARE ABOUT AND WHY AND THE HISTORY OF THEM, SO I APPRECIATE THE EDUCATION.

>> THEN NUMBER 9 AS WELL.

[9. Flood Control District - The Board of Supervisors will resolve into the Board of Directors of the Yavapai County Flood Control District and following consideration of this item, will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors - Approve District contribution not to exceed $65,000.00 to University of Arizona (U of A) for a pre-wildfire flooding assessment grant to identify, prioritize, and plan for post-wildfire flooding in Yavapai County, funded by a grant to the University of Arizona by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (All Districts)]

>> CORRECT.

>> STUDY THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA DID TO LOOK AT COMMUNITIES AT RISK OF FLOODING SHOULD THERE BE A FIRE UPSTREAM OF THEIR AREAS.

WE'VE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL WATERSHEDS.

WE NARROWED IT DOWN TO TWO TO TAKE TO THE NEXT STEP.

ONE IS LYNX CREEK, ONE IS OAK WASH, NOT OAK CREEK, OAK WASH IS THE WATERSHED THAT GOES DOWN TO, I'M SURE YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH DR. MICHAELS, BATES ROAD [INAUDIBLE] AND WE ARE LOOKING AT INTERNAL PROJECTS TO HELP MITIGATE FLOODING SHOULD A FIRE HAPPEN.

>> WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE IT IS AT EXTREME AND CRITICAL PROBLEM WE HAVE IN THAT AREA AND HAVE HAD FOR I THINK MAYBE DECADES NOW AND THE COMMUNITY HAS REALLY RALLIED AROUND YOU, LYNN, AND WE HAVE A NEW LEVEL OF PARTNERSHIP, IN MY OPINION, WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE LANDOWNERS TO DO OUR BEST AS A COMMUNITY, TO PROVIDE EVEN EASEMENTS IN SOME CASES TO HELP MITIGATE THE FLOODING.

IT'S A CRITICAL MATTER, IT'S NOT GETTING BETTER AND SO I APPRECIATE LYNN, YOUR RESEARCH AND WILLINGNESS TO FIND A WAY TO BRING SOME MONEY TO THIS AREA OF NEED AND I PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I'VE GONE OUT THERE MANY TIMES WITH YOU AND WITH OTHERS AND THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECT SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

>> THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THESE PROJECTS. WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> WITH THAT DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE 8 AND 9?

>> SO MOVE.

>> WE GOT A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR BROWN.

ALL IN FAVOR STATE AYE.

>> AYE.

>> MOTIONS 8 AND 9, MOTIONS CARRIED.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 20, SUPERVISOR ALBERT.

[20. Recorder - Approve the use of contingency capacity so the Recorder’s Office can expend funds allocated to it from the State pursuant to HB2862 to review and ensure the accuracy of voter registration rolls.]

>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. GOOD MORNING, MICHELLE.

>> GOOD MORNING.

>> HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

>> GOOD.

>> WELL, THIS ITEM, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST FOR US TO PULL IT AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON.

I KNOW YOU HAVE RECEIVED, AND I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY VOTERS OUT THERE, THEY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF OUR VOTING ROLES.

I KNOW YOU HAVE DONE A LOT TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AN ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF OUR VOTING ROLES AND MAYBE YOU CAN EXPLAIN THAT AND ALSO HOW THIS IS GOING TO IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO HAVE MORE ACCURATE ROLES.

>> ABSOLUTELY. SO GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MICHELLE, YAVAPAI COUNTY RECORDER.

SO WE WERE SURPRISED BY THIS WITH THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET, THEY APPROPRIATED ABOUT 200,000 TO OUR COUNTY TO ASSIST US WITH DOING ANYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP US WITH WORKING ON CLEANING OUR ROLES, WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY, WE ACTUALLY DO A LOT OF THE ABOVE AND BEYOND ALREADY, SUCH AS DOING OPTIONAL THINGS LIKE THE NCOA PROGRAM, THE NATIONAL CHANGE OF ADDRESS, SUPER EFFECTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO US KNOWING IF A VOTER HAS PUT IN A CHANGE OF ADDRESS THROUGH THE POST OFFICE, WE GET THAT INFORMATION AS SOON AS WE RUN IT AND WE COMPARE IT FREQUENTLY.

WE RUN THAT REPORT AT LEAST MONTHLY, AND SO WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY, WE HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 300 MOVES A WEEK, SO OUR VOTER ROLES ARE NOT STATIC, THEY ARE MOVING CONSTANTLY.

SO WE ARE TRYING TO THINK, HOW CAN WE DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT? WHAT OTHER PROGRAMS ARE OUT THERE THAT MAYBE WE HAVE THOUGHT, HEY, THIS WOULD BE A GREAT THING TO DO, BUT WE HAVE NEVER HAD THE BUDGET FOR? WE HAD BEEN TALKING TO SOME OTHER COUNTIES, BUT AGAIN, WE DO EVERYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND ALREADY, SO WE ARE TRYING TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.

SO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT ONE, OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS FOR US TO CLEAN THE ROLES IS TRULY WITH MAILERS BECAUSE IT IS ALL ABOUT KNOWING WHERE OUR VOTERS ARE AT ANY GIVEN TIME WITHIN OUR COUNTY.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE THINK WE ARE GOING TO DO IS FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE ELECTION THAT'S COMING UP IN MARCH.

WE ARE STATUTORILY REQUIRED TO MAIL OUT A 90-DAY NOTICE TO THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS, WHICH ARE DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN.

AS WE ALL KNOW, WE HAVE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF NON-AFFILIATED VOTERS NOW WHO ARE INDEPENDENTS.

NOW WE HAVE THE NO LABELS PARTY AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAVE LIBERTARIANS.

THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF MISINFORMATION WHEN IT COMES TO THAT ELECTION BECAUSE THIS IS A CLOSED ELECTION, USUALLY ALL OF THE INDEPENDENTS GET TO ACTUALLY CHOOSE DURING A TRADITIONAL PRIMARY TO VOTE WITH ONE PARTY OR THE OTHER.

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SO WE THOUGHT WE ARE GOING TO SEND ADDITIONAL MAILERS TO ALL VOTERS, NOT JUST DEMS AND REPUBLICANS, GIVING THEM THE INFORMATION ABOUT UPDATING THEIR VOTER REGISTRATION.

ALSO, THE INFORMATION THAT IF THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE, THEY WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR PARTY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT ELECTION.

BUT THIS IS A VERY EFFECTIVE WAY FOR US TO ACTUALLY GET RETURN MAIL AND START THE NAVER PROCESS WHEN WE SEND SOMETHING OUT AND IT GETS RETURNED TO US BECAUSE A VOTER HAS MOVED.

WE THOUGHT THAT IS GOING TO BE A REALLY EFFECTIVE WAY TO USE THAT ADDITIONAL RESOURCE.

WE ARE ALSO THINKING OF POSSIBLY SENDING OUT ADDITIONAL MAILERS NEXT YEAR, WE DO NOT SEND OUT A LOT OF INFORMATION.

A LOT OF VOTERS WHO GET INFORMATION, THEY ARE GETTING IT FROM THIRD PARTIES, THEY ARE NOT GETTING IT FROM US.

AND A LOT OF TIMES IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM US AND IT IS NOT, AND INFORMATION IS INCORRECT.

SO WE ARE THINKING, SINCE WE WILL HAVE A BETTER BUDGET CAPACITY TO MAYBE DO SOME MORE ADDITIONAL CAMPAIGNING MATERIALS ON WHAT IS COMING UP; AND WE ALSO WANT TO LET THE VOTERS KNOW THERE ARE THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP US.

WHEN YOU RECEIVE A BALLOT THAT MAYBE IS FOR A PRIOR PERSON THAT NO LONGER LIVES THERE OR THE MAIL DELIVERED IT TO A WRONG ADDRESS, THERE IS ACTUALLY A BOX ON THE FRONT OF THAT AFFIDAVIT THAT YOU CAN LITERALLY CHECK SAYING, THIS PERSON NO LONGER LIVES AT THIS ADDRESS.

A LOT OF TIMES, VOTERS, PEOPLE IN GENERAL, WILL THROW AWAY MAIL THAT DOES NOT BELONG TO THEM BUT THAT IS ACTUALLY A REALLY EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR US, SO THE PUBLIC CAN ACTUALLY HELP US IN THAT WAY.

WHEN PEOPLE MOVE OUT OF OUR COUNTY.

IF YOU ARE MOVING OUT OF STATE, WHEN YOU GO REGISTER AT YOUR NEW STATE, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE CANCELING HERE.

WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW SO WE WOULD INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THAT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE MOVING OUT OF STATE.

USUALLY WITHIN STATE, IF YOU GO RE-REGISTER, WE ARE GOING TO GET THAT INFORMATION ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE OUR SYSTEM TALKS TO EACH OTHER.

BUT IT IS VERY HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE RELOCATING TO ACTUALLY LET US KNOW, HEY, WE ARE MOVING, AND WE CAN GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION TO ACTUALLY CANCEL THE REGISTRATION WITH US.

SO WE ARE TRYING TO JUST LOOK AT DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN DETERMINE THAT VOTERS ARE STILL WHERE WE HAVE THEM AND WHERE THEY SAY THEY ARE BUT ALSO GIVE VOTERS INFORMATION TO ACTUALLY HELP US WITH THE ROLES.

THAT IS MY FIRST THOUGHTS RIGHT NOW.

>> OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT EXPLANATION, MS. [INAUDIBLE] I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP OUR PUBLIC INFORMED ON WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND I THINK YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, AT THIS POINT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 20 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> SECOND.

>> WE GOT A MOTION BY VICE-CHAIR ALBERT, A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.

>> AYE.

>>AYE.

>> AYE.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, MAY I ADD JUST A COMMENT ON THIS, A QUESTION? MS. [INAUDIBLE] JUST TO CLARIFY, YAVAPAI COUNTY IS KNOWN AS A MODEL OF ACCURACY; IS THAT CORRECT?

>> WE ARE. WE WILL DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS STATUTORILY REQUIRED.

ACTUALLY, WE ARE WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE POLITICAL PARTIES RIGHT NOW.

AS YOU ALL KNOW WE ARE DOING OUR VOTER INTEGRITY GROUP, WE MEET MONTHLY AND AS I HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE PUBLIC, A LOT OF TIMES WE HEAR THINGS SPECIFICALLY LIKE PCS.

THEY ARE THE EYES AND EARS OUT THERE.

THEY ARE GOING DOOR TO DOOR AND CANVASSING ELECTIONS.

I ALWAYS SAY, GIVE US THE INFORMATION.

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, IF YOU GET INFORMATION, I UNDERSTAND SHARING IT WITH YOUR PARTY, BUT GIVE IT TO US ALSO, WE WILL VET THAT INFORMATION.

I HAVE LITERALLY HAD SOMEBODY COME IN AND SAY, 'HEY, I KNOW SPECIFICALLY THIS PERSON ON THIS STREET HAS MOVED AND I SEE THEM ON MY WALKING LIST AND I PICKED UP THE PHONE AND CALLED THE VOTER, AND YES, SHE ACTUALLY MOVED FROM CHINO TO PAULDEN, SIMPLE THINGS TO DO AND SHE DID NOT REALIZE WHAT SHE NEEDED TO DO IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR ROLLS UP.

SO WE WILL GO, WE WILL TAKE THOSE STEPS.

I AM NOT ABOVE VETTING ALL INFORMATION.

AGAIN, WE ARE GOING TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO USE THE PUBLIC.

LET US PARTICIPATE TOGETHER.

WE ALL HAVE THE SAME GOAL AND IF WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER AND COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER, I THINK IT IS REALLY USEFUL.

>> I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THAT IS A DISTINCTION UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP THAT YOU HAVE GAUGED IN A VISIBLE, CONSISTENT MANNER SO THAT THERE IS NOT A CONCERN OR A FEAR THAT IS FOUNDED ON SIMPLY AIR.

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WHAT IS YOUR ERROR RATE? DO YOU KEEP THAT DATA? I KNOW THAT YOUR ROLES ARE ACCURATE, THE REPUTATION IS SUCH, YOU MONITOR IT CLOSELY.

I AM SAYING THESE THINGS BECAUSE I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR PUBLIC, OUR PUBLIC, TO KNOW THAT THERE IS NOT SOMETHING NEFARIOUS HAPPENING THAT YOU HAVE HAD TO FIX.

YOU HAVE GOTTEN THIS EXTRA MONEY THAT YOU MAY NOW BE CREATIVE WITH BECAUSE THE MODEL IS EXCEPTIONAL AS IT STANDS.

>> RIGHT. WITH THIS EXTRA MONEY, AGAIN, I THINK THE MAILINGS ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE THING THAT WE HAVE DONE AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO KNOW WHERE THE VOTERS ARE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IT IS.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AT ALL TIMES AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT IN OUR COUNTY, IT IS STATIC.

WE ARE TOUCHING THOSE ROLES EVERY DAY, EVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY WE ARE MAKING A CHANGE.

I AM OPEN, WE WILL BE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION WITH OUR ELECTION INTEGRITY MEETING NEXT WEEK.

IF OUR PARTIES KNOW OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT, MAYBE SOMETHING WE HAVE NOT HEARD OF, WE ARE OPEN TO THAT.

WE HAVE TRIED OTHER PILOTS, WE TRIED A COMMERCIAL CHANGE OF ADDRESS PROGRAM, WE TRIED SOME OTHER THIRD-PARTY THINGS IN THE PAST.

UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF THOSE REALLY CAME TO FRUITION OF ANYTHING THAT WAS EFFECTIVE, A LOT OF THAT DATA IS OUTDATED, BUT WE ARE OPEN TO THAT.

I KNOW THERE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE NEW AND BETTER WAYS TO DO SOMETHING AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE THE ONE TO TAKE THE CHANCE TO DO THOSE PILOT PROGRAMS AND TRY IT OUT.

WE ARE WILLING TO PUT IN THE WORK AND SPEND THE TIME TO DO SO.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE MS. [INAUDIBLE], HER HARD WORK, IT IS REALLY VISIONARY AND YOU HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE THAT.

SO MY COMPLIMENTS AND CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL.

>> THANK YOU, MICHELLE, AND THAT MOTION DOES CARRY. DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT?

>> THAT IS ALRIGHT. [INAUDIBLE]

>> OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 24. SUPERVISOR BROWN.

[24. Sheriff - Approve acceptance of funding from the State of Arizona, Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA), for Border Security Funds in the amount of $578,452.00, and request establishment of a new fund number. YC Contract No. 2023-507]

>> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND THANK YOU.

I WAS GOING TO INVITE THE SHERIFF.

I BELIEVE HE IS OVER IN [INAUDIBLE] TO COME UP AND BASICALLY EXPLAIN WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT AND ITS USE OF BORDER SECURITY FUNDS AND HOW WE ARE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THIS AND HOW IT IS GOING TO AFFECT PEOPLE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY OVERALL. MR. SHERIFF.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, SUPERVISOR BROWN, YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF, DAVID RHODES.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BORDER SECURITY MONEY THAT I WILL BE ASKING YOU TO ACCEPT TODAY, ESTABLISHING THE NEW FUND NUMBER FOR THIS GRANT.

THE BORDER SECURITY FUND, WHICH IS ALLOCATED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MILITARY AFFAIRS AT THE STATE, IS THE RESULT OF LOBBYING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE OTHER ARIZONA SHERIFFS TO BRING RESOURCES RELATED TO BORDER SECURITY, THE ENFORCEMENT OF BORDER-RELATED CRIMES TO PRIMARILY RURAL COUNTIES, RURAL JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

AS WE KNOW, AND WE HAVE RECOGNIZED FOR REALLY THE PAST THREE YEARS NOW, WE HAVE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND ALL THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES THAT GO WITH THAT.

AT OUR SOUTHWEST BORDER.

WHAT YOU SEE A LOT OF THINGS ON THE NEWS, YOU SEE A LOT OF PICTURES, A LOT OF VIDEOS, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I AM SHOWING, ALL THE LITTLE BORDER CROSSINGS BUT WHAT YOU DO NOT SEE IS ONCE THOSE CROSSINGS OCCUR, ALL THOSE PUBLIC SAFETY PROBLEMS END UP IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND THOSE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFETY TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, TO OUR PUBLIC.

WE DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY OF PASSING THE BUCK, WHICH IS WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS DONE AND WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THOSE, AND TO DO THAT, YOU HAVE TO BUILD OUT YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE IN ADVANCE.

YOU CANNOT WAIT UNTIL GANGS HAVE TAKEN OVER YOUR COMMUNITY, YOU CANNOT WAIT UNTIL DRUG DEALERS HAVE TAKEN OVER YOUR COMMUNITIES, YOU CANNOT WAIT UNTIL ORGANIZED CRIMES TAKEN OVER.

YOU HAVE TO INCREASE YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY CAPACITY, YOUR COMPLEXITY, YOUR AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT, SKILLS, TRAINING, AND PERSONNEL TO BE READY TO MEET THAT DEMAND, AND THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE IN THE YEARS PAST AND AGAIN THIS YEAR, WE WROTE A LETTER TO THE ARIZONA SHERIFFS, I DID.

IN MY ROLE AS PRESIDENT OF ARIZONA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION,

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I WROTE A LETTER TO THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE AND THEN TO GOVERNOR HOBBES, ASKING THEM TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF THIS FUNDING IN THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE, WHICH IS QUITE AN ASK GIVEN THAT THE STATE IS FACING A BUDGET SHORTFALL, BUT WE BELIEVE PRIORITIZING PUBLIC SAFETY IS NECESSARY.

I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT, AND NONE OF THE SHERIFFS DO, THAT LOCAL TAXPAYERS SHOULD BE FOOTING THE BILL FOR THIS ABJECT FAILURE.

THERE NEEDS TO BE OTHER REVENUE SOURCES THAT ARE COMING IN.

WE HAVE LOBBIED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WE LOBBY OUR US SENATORS, WE LOBBY OUR CONGRESSMEN IN UKRAINE, TO ESTABLISH MORE LOCAL FUNDING IN THAT BORDER SECURITY FUNDING PROPOSAL, WHICH IS $14 BILLION, AND TO BRING MONEY TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SO THAT LOCAL TAXPAYERS ARE NOT THE ONES THAT ARE STUCK WITH THIS BILL, WE ARE ALREADY STUCK WITH THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

THERE IS GOING TO BE MORE REQUESTS OF THE BOARD COMING TO ACCEPT FUNDING THAT WE HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN ALLOCATED AND I WANT TO TAKE JUST ONE MOMENT TO THANK OUR LOCAL ELECTED LEGISLATORS, SENATOR KEN BENNETT, REPRESENTATIVES CONWAY, AND SELINA BLISS FOR THEIR SUPPORT, FOR WORKING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, ME PERSONALLY, AND THE ARIZONA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION TO BRING THIS FUNDING TO ALL THE ROYAL COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

>> SHERIFF, WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK ONE QUESTION.

THIS IS THE QUESTION REALLY THAT HAS BEEN POSED TO ME FROM OTHER FOLKS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY IS, DO WE SEE THIS AS HAVING ANY OF A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS ACTUALLY IN OUR COUNTY, AND WILL IT TAKE DEPUTIES AWAY FROM WHAT THEIR PRIMARY FUNCTIONS ARE?

>> I AM SORRY, I MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.

ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES? ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE FUNDING?

>> WELL, THIS FUNDING ENABLE US TO TAKE OUR DEPUTIES AND ACTUALLY HAVE THEM WORK DIRECTLY ON BORDER SECURITY OR WILL THIS BE JUST SOMETHING THAT IS TAKING PLACE IN OUR COUNTY ITSELF?

>> I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.

WELL, AS YOU ARE AWARE, RECENTLY AND IT WAS WELL-PUBLICIZED, WE DID SURGE, WE PARTICIPATED IN THE SURGE RESOURCES AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER IN COCHISE COUNTY.

WE HAVE HAD TWO DEPUTIES DOWN THERE FOR THREE WEEKS NOW, I THINK WE ARE DOING ONE MORE WEEK, TO HELP OFFSET THE JUST UNBELIEVABLE SURGE AND BORDER CROSSINGS, POLICE PURSUITS, DRUG SMUGGLING, AND WHAT NOT AND THAT HAS BEEN THE EFFORT OF ALL THE SHERIFFS AND THERE IS UNDER DPS FROM AROUND THE STATE, THAT PROGRAM WILL BE [INAUDIBLE].

THIS FUNDING IS GOING TO BE SPECIFICALLY HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE TRAINING, IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE OVERTIME, IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE AN OFFSET TO SOME OF THE DETECTIVES THAT ARE IN THE NARCOTICS TASK FORCE, IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE OVERTIME TO AGENCIES THAT ARE NOT IN YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, SO IT WILL ALLOW US TO PAY OVERTIME TO OUR PARTNER AGENCIES, PRESCOTT, PRESCOTT VALLEYS, SEDONA, COTTONWOOD, FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN THE NARCOTICS TASK FORCE, SO, NO.

THE SHORT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS NO.

THIS IS NOT GOING TO DRAW DEPUTIES OUT OF YAVAPAI COUNTY.

>> GREAT, THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT.

>> SECOND.

>> WE GOT A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BROWN, A SECOND BY VICE CHAIR OBERG.

ALL IN FAVOR STATE, AYE.

>> AYE.

>> OKAY, ALL UNANIMOUS, MOTION CARRIES, THANK YOU.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO,

[2. Board of Supervisors - Presentation from David Seigler, Executive Director of United Way of Yavapai County, and consider approval of Yavapai County Government's participation in payroll deduction for voluntary employee contributions to the United Way of Yavapai County. APPROVED BY 4 TO 1 VOTE. SUPERVISOR BROWN OPPOSED.]

PRESENTATION FROM DAVID ZIEGLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED WAY OF YAVAPAI COUNTY, AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF YAVAPAI COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN PAYROLL DEDUCTION FOR VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED WAY.

MR. ZIEGLER, GOOD MORNING.

>> CHAIRMAN, GREGORY, SUPERVISORS, ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT.

BEFORE I GET TOO FAR, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF MY BOARD, CHERYL PHILLIPS, HAS JOINED ME TODAY, I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER PRESENCE.

DOES THIS WORK FOR THE PRESENTATION? WELL, LOOK AT THAT. WELL, THANK YOU.

WHO WE ARE. THE UNITED WAY OF YAVAPAI COUNTY. I SWEAR IT IS NOT THAT LONG.

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[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.

THE UNITED WAY OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY IS A DYNAMIC COMMUNITY BUILDING ORGANIZATION SERVING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, NON-PROFIT AGENCIES IN EVERY COMMUNITY ACROSS THE YAVAPAI COUNTY.

WE ARE A VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION.

I ONLY HAVE MYSELF AND TWO OTHER PAID STAFF, EVERYTHING ELSE HAS DONE WITH VOLUNTEERS.

WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING SINCE 1989 ACROSS YAVAPAI COUNTY.

WE DO A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT YOU PROBABLY KNOW ABOUT.

OUR DAY OF ACTION IS A COUNTYWIDE VOLUNTEER DAY THAT WE HOSTED IN JUNE.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SHARE THE WARMTH DRIVE, WHICH WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW, COLLECTING WARM CLOTHING, KNIT HATS, GLOVES, SLEEPING BAGS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

WE ALSO STUFF THE BUS, BOTH FOR TEACHERS AND FOR CHILDREN AND WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY KICKOFF EVENT, AND WE TRIED TO ADD A FEW MORE THINGS TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGED AND MOBILIZE THE CARING OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO DO SOME THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT.

THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE IS A PROGRAM WHERE WE TEACH NON-PROFITS TO AVOID THE PITFALLS NON-PROFITS NEED TO AVOID.

WE TEACH FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, GRANT WRITING, BOARD DEVELOPMENT, AND MANY OTHER ITEMS THAT HELP NON-PROFITS STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE AND KEEP OUR NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY STRONG AND VIBRANT.

WE ALSO HAVE A DANIEL ROBERT SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR VETERANS WHERE WE HELP BRIDGE SOME GAPS.

WHEN A VETERAN, IN FACT, I MYSELF, I AM A DISABLED VETERAN AND WENT TO COLLEGE PARTLY ON THE GI BILL AND PARTLY ON VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION.

WHEN THE VA PAID MY BILLS FOR SCHOOL, THEY PAID THEM LATE.

THEY PAID THEM SOMETIMES VERY LATE WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OUT A STUDENT LOAN TO COVER THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF SCHOOL UNTIL THE FUNDS STARTED TO COME IN.

WHAT THE UNITED WAY DOES FOR THIS GROUP IS TO HELP WITH SOME HOUSING BEFORE THE VA PAYS FOR IT AND HELP WITH CHILDCARE, SO THAT THAT STUDENT CAN MANAGE A FAMILY AND ADVANCE THEIR LIFE.

WELL, THAT WAS THE WRONG BUTTON. NEVER KNOW.

THERE YOU GO. WHAT DO WE DO? A LOT.

THE UNITED WAY FIRST STARTS OFF WITH A NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN EVERY COMMUNITY ACROSS THE COUNTY, WHERE WE ASK THE GOVERNMENT, THE NON-PROFITS, THE RESIDENTS, WHAT THEY NEED MOST, WHERE THEIR BIGGEST CHALLENGES ARE, AND THEN WE START TO DETERMINE WAYS THAT WE CAN FIX THEM.

WE WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS TO DETERMINE WHAT AGENCY PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO GET FUNDED, WHERE OUR MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS LIE.

WE WORK WITH EMPLOYEE GROUPS TO RAISE THOSE DOLLARS.

WE ARE NOT THE ONE KNOCKING ON EVERY BUSINESS DOOR ASKING FOR THAT CORPORATE GIFT.

AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN PRESS KIT, I HAD PROBABLY CLOSE TO 50 NON-PROFITS A MONTH ASKING ME FOR A CORPORATE GIFT AS A SMALL BUSINESS THAT WAS NOT A DYNAMIC ABILITY.

THIS ALLOWS US TO LET THE EMPLOYEE GROUPS HAVE A LOT MORE SAY IN WHAT WE'RE DOING.

EVERYTHING THAT WE DO INVOLVES A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF PEOPLE MAKING THOSE DETERMINATIONS AND DETERMINING WHERE THOSE DOLLARS ARE GOING TO GO.

THE LAST BULLET ON THAT SLIDE SAYS THAT UNITED WAY IS POWERLESS TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE WITHOUT YOU AND WITHOUT YOU, I MEAN, YAVAPAI COUNTY.

YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY THE BIGGEST EMPLOYER, MUNICIPALITY, A GOVERNMENT GROUP IN THE COUNTY, AND WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR US TO GO TO OTHER EMPLOYEE GROUPS AND TO SAY HOW IMPORTANT WE REALLY ARE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

JUST TO SPEAK TO THAT LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE, SINCE COVID, UNITED WAY OF YAVAPAI COUNTY HAS GRANTED OVER $1 MILLION TO NON-PROFIT AGENCIES AND SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT YAVAPAI COUNTY.

WE DO THIS IN A VERY THOUGHTFUL AND STRATEGIC WAY.

WE HAVE GROUPED OUR MAIN CONCERNS INTO THREE AREAS; HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND FINANCIAL STABILITY.

WE HAVE A VISION.

I HAVE A CUT ON MY THUMB AND IT MAKES MY BAND-AID TOUCH EVERYTHING.

UNITED WAY HAS A VISION WHERE EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A GOOD JOB, A QUALITY EDUCATION THAT LEADS TO A STABLE JOB, ENOUGH INCOME TO SUPPORT A FAMILY THROUGH RETIREMENT, AND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR SUSTAINED GOOD HEALTH.

BY MOBILIZING THE CARRYING POWER OF COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD, WE ACHIEVED THESE GOALS.

WE FIGHT FOR ALL OF THOSE IN CRISIS AND WE ARE ASKING YOU TO JOIN THAT FIGHT WITH US.

WE KNOW THAT YOU AS A COUNTY HAVE SOME CORE VALUES;

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RESPECT, TRUSTWORTHY, COMPASSIONATE, COLLABORATIVE, AND HELPFUL.

WE ARE ALL OF THAT, WE SHARE THOSE VALUES WITH YOU AND WE BELIEVE THAT WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN HELP CREATE A DEEPER SENSE OF COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING OUR CULTURE OF CARING IN THE WORKPLACE AND AT HOME.

DURING COVID, WE RESPONDED WITH EMERGENCY FUNDING OUTSIDE OF OUR NORMAL GRANT CYCLE.

MANY OF THESE GROUPS WERE NOT ACTUALLY IN OUR GRANT CYCLE OR OUR PARTNER AGENCIES, BUT THE WORK THAT THEY DO WAS SO VERY IMPORTANT.

JUST DURING THE 2020 COVID YEAR, WE INVESTED MORE THAN $112,000 INTO THESE DIFFERENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

OVER THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS, THIS IS A LIST OF THE MAJORITY OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES.

YOU WILL SEE THE AGENCIES IN BLACK AND THE PROGRAM IN BLUE.

THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENTIATION FOR US BECAUSE THE UNITED WAY DOES NOT FUND AGENCIES.

WE FUND THE PROGRAMS THE AGENCY IS DOING THAT'S GOING TO PRODUCE THE MOST IMPORTANT RESULT.

WE FUND FOOD BANKS, WE FUND HOMELESS SHELTERS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS, DRUG REHABILITATION PROGRAMS, JOBS PROGRAMS, SENIOR HOUSING PROGRAMS. WE MAKE SURE THAT EVERY ASPECT FROM CHILD TO SENIORS HAS WHAT THEY NEED FOR A SECURE, HAPPY, PRODUCTIVE LIFE.

WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH MORE.

WHAT ARE WE ASKING FOR FROM YOU TODAY? WE ARE ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITIES AND YOUR EMPLOYEES' DESIRE TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I PERSONALLY HAVE A HEART FOR FOOD BANKING AND FOR YOUTH MENTORING.

THOSE ARE TWO THINGS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND I CANNOT ENGAGE IN A DEEP, MEANINGFUL GIFT IF YOU ASKED ME FOR A CHECK TODAY.

I CANNOT WRITE YOU A CHECK TODAY BUT IF YOU TAKE OUT A FEW DOLLARS FROM MY PAYCHECK EVERY MONTH, I CAN MAKE A MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION.

IF I DO IT AND WRITE AND DIRECT MY MONEY TO THE HELPING THE WORKING POOR FUND, I CAN GET THE STATE TAX CREDIT, DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR RETURN ON ALL OF MY GIFT. WHEN WE ENGAGE IN A WORKPLACE CAMPAIGN, WE ENGAGE IN A CAMPAIGN OF CHOICE.

THE EMPLOYEE HAS THE OPTION TO GIVE TO A GENERAL FUND WHERE VOLUNTEERS DETERMINE WHERE THOSE DOLLARS GO.

THEY CAN ALSO GIVE TO A FOCUS AREA, EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND FINANCIAL STABILITY TO DIRECT THEIR DOLLARS JUST TO THOSE AREAS OR THEY HELP IN THE WORKING POOR FUND.

LASTLY, AN INDIVIDUAL CAN DESIGNATE ANY NON-PROFIT IN THE COUNTRY TO SEND THEIR GIFT.

SO IF AN EMPLOYEE HAS JUST MOVED HERE FROM MINNEAPOLIS AND THEY WANT TO SUPPORT HOSPICE OF THE TWIN CITIES, THEY WILL GET THEIR DOLLARS WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.

WE CERTAINLY HAVE OBJECTIVES THAT WE WISH TO SUPPORT.

WE ARE NOT HERE TO SUSTAIN ALL OF THE NON-PROFIT PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ARE HERE TO END, TO MITIGATE, TO MINIMIZE EVERY CHALLENGE THAT WE ARE FACING AS A COMMUNITY.

SO I AM NOT HERE TO GIVE MY MONEY TO MY FAVORITE CHARITY, I AM HERE TO GIVE OUR DOLLARS, YOUR DOLLARS, OUR COMMUNITY DOLLARS TO THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE THE MOST GOOD IN OUR COMMUNITY HAPPEN.

WE ASKED THE COUNTY TO HAVE FUN, TO DO GOOD, AND TO BE THE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERS MOST IN THE LIVES OF SO MANY PEOPLE.

WHAT THIS REALLY INVOLVES; YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO READ THIS RIGHT NOW, YOU'VE ALL RECEIVED A COPY OF IT.

THESE ARE JUST SOME BEST PRACTICES AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS GET INVOLVED, GET YOUR PEOPLE INVOLVED, AND GIVE YOUR EMPLOYEES THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO.

I AM HERE TODAY FOR THE SPECIFIC REASON TO ASK YOU TO JOIN US IN MISSION, JOIN US IN SERVICE, AND JOIN US IN A SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON THE CHALLENGES THAT MOST DAMAGE OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, FOR YOUR TIME. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME?

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD, SUPERVISOR BROWN?

>> A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS THAT ARE USUALLY POSED TO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE COUNTY BE THEIR COLLECTION AGENCY FOR THEM.

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY, THIS DOLLAR THAT I GIVE YOU, HOW MUCH OF THAT IS GOING TO GO ACTUALLY TO THE PUBLIC?

>> WELL, ACTUALLY TO THE PUBLIC IT IS ALL OF IT.

ACTUALLY, TO THE AGENCY THERE IS DESIGNATED,10% STAYS WITH THE UNITED WAY, 90% GOES TO THE AGENCY THAT WE FUND.

THE 10% THAT WE RETAIN GOES TO THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE, GOES TO THE EVENTS THAT BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER, AS WELL AS PAYING FOR THE THREE PAID STAFF.

>> BASICALLY ASKED FOR ADMINISTRATION.

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>> 10% ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.

>> OTHER QUESTION IS, SINCE WE ARE CONSIDERING THIS AS A COUNTY PROJECT, SHALL WE SAY, WHY WOULD WE SAY YES TO UNITED WAY AND NO TO EVERY OTHER 501(C)(3) THERE IS IN THE COUNTY?

>> WELL, THERE IS NOBODY ELSE IN THE COUNTY THAT DOES WHAT WE DO.

WHEN YAVAPAI BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS COMES TO YOUR DOOR, THEY ARE ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT YAVAPAI BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS.

I AM ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT 55 DIFFERENT NON-PROFIT PROGRAMS OPERATED BY ABOUT 22 DIFFERENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

WE ARE GIVING TO THE OLD TOWN MISSION IN COTTONWOOD, WE ARE GIVING TO THE PRESS GOOD FOOD BANK, WE ARE GIVING TO YAVAPAI BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, WE ARE GIVING TO THE DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY IN SEDONA.

WE GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO GIVE TO ANY NON-PROFIT THAT THEY CHOOSE.

>> HOWEVER, WE'RE DOING IT SURREPTITIOUSLY.

WE ARE GIVING IT TO UNITED WAY, UNITED WAY THEN GIVES IT TO A THIRD PARTY, AM I CORRECT?

>> THAT THIRD PARTY COULD BE DESIGNATED BY THAT INDIVIDUAL DONOR OR THEY CAN CHOOSE THE GROUP.

OTHERWISE, YES, THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES.

>> WHAT WOULD PREVENT OUR EMPLOYEES FROM MAKING THOSE CHOICES THEMSELVES?

>> WELL, THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS IN THE WAY THAT WE DO IT.

IF YOUR EMPLOYEE WANTS TO DO A PAYROLL DEDUCTION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CHARITY RIGHT NOW, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT'S POSSIBLE WITHIN THE COUNTY.

WHEN WORKING WITH US, WE ALLOW THAT PAYROLL DEDUCTION GIFT.

TO MAKE THE EXAMPLE HIT HOME, SIX MONTHS AGO, MY WIFE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, SHE STOPPED WORKING.

THAT TOOK $65,000 OUT OF MY HOUSEHOLD INCOME.

I AM A CHARITABLE FUNDRAISER BY TRADE AND TRAINING.

IF SOMEBODY FROM BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, THE CHARITY I SUPPORT, AND USED TO WORK WITH, APPROACHED ME FOR A GIFT OF $500, THE ANSWER IS NO.

IF I WROTE A CHECK FOR $500 RIGHT NOW, MY WIFE WOULD BEAT ME WITH A STICK.

HOWEVER, BY GIVING $25 A PAY PERIOD, $50 A MONTH, I AM GIVING $650 PER YEAR AND IT DOESN'T HURT MY POCKETBOOK AT ALL.

SO WE ALLOW THAT PERSON, YOU ALLOW THAT EMPLOYEE TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT ONE HOUR'S PAY A MONTH, WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY CHOOSE, WHETHER IT BE A DOLLAR OR A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THAT ADDS UP AND GIVES A LOT MORE MAGNIFICATION TO THAT GIFT.

WE ALSO POOL ALL OF THESE GIFTS TOGETHER TO ALLOW SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO BE MADE.

AGAIN, WE ARE USING OUR VOLUNTEERS, YOUR EMPLOYEES, SOME OF THEM TO HELP US DETERMINE WHAT THESE CHOICES ARE, WHO DESERVES TO GET THAT MONEY, AND WHAT PROGRAM IS GOING TO DO IT THE MOST GOOD.

>> THANK YOU.

>> SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.

>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND THANK YOU, MR. ZIEGLER, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING WITH YOU IN MY OFFICE AND I CUT MY TEETH ON NON-PROFITS A BILLION YEARS AGO THROUGH THE UNITED WAY AND ITS TRAINING AND IT IS A POWERFUL PROGRAM.

I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN QUESTIONS IN THE PUBLIC ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE RAISING, SUPERVISOR BROWN, WITH RESPECT TO HOW MUCH THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE VERSUS, HOW MUCH THE DOLLAR GOES DIRECTLY TO THE NEED AT HAND.

ONE THING I JUST WANT TO NOODLE IF I MAY, WITH THE BOARD IS, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE MAY BE GETTING JUST AT THIS MOMENT IN FRONT OF OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE I THINK THEY NEED TO TELL US IF THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.

I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THAT IS A QUICK SURVEY THAT COULD BE SENT BY EMAIL.

I AM JUST A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE MR. CHAIRMAN WITH MAKING THE DECISION FOR OUR HARD-WORKING POPULATION NOT KNOWING WHAT THEIR OTHER OBLIGATIONS ARE OR COMMITMENTS ARE.

I DO NOT WANT TO DECIDE A PRIORITY FOR THEM THAT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A PAYROLL DEDUCTION.

I KNOW IT IS BY THEIR CHOICE, BUT I MEAN, JUST AS AN OVERALL POLICY FOR THE BOARD, WOULD WE NOT WANT TO GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM OUR EMPLOYEES ON THIS FIRST?

>> WELL, ON THAT I THINK IT IS VOLUNTARY THAT THEY WANTED, THEY PARTICIPATE, THEY CAN PARTICIPATE AND IF THEY DO NOT, THEY DO NOT HAVE TO.

SO I THINK THAT IS AN OPTION FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO MAKE THAT DECISION ON THEIR OWN.

>> IF I MAY ADDRESS THAT POINT TOO, WE RELISH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INFORMED CHOICE.

ONCE THEY HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING, AND THEY UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW IT IMPACTS THEIR COMMUNITY AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY, AS INDIVIDUALS, WANT TO PARTICIPATE.

WE DO NOT APPLY ANY PRESSURE OF ANY KIND.

THE GREATEST THING THAT I COULD ASK FOR, IS THE INFORMED CHOICE.

>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

>> SURE.

>> IT FOLLOWS WHAT SUPERVISOR MICHAELS WAS SAYING IN THIS REGARD.

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SO WE MAKE THIS AVAILABLE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE VOLUNTARILY.

WOULD WE BE DOING THIS ALSO FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS? AND WILL THAT HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR HR?

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT.

FOR ME, THIS REALLY GOES BACK TO LOOKING AT THE PRESENTATION, YOUR SLIDE NUMBER 4 MR. ZIEGLER, TALKS ABOUT.

YOU PHRASE IT WHAT DOES UNITED WAY OF YAVAPAI COUNTY DO? IT REALLY GOES TO ME TO THE HEART OF WHY UNITED WAY.

FOR ME, I'VE ALWAYS SEEN THIS AS THE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO PARTICIPATING.

UNITED WAY SERVES AS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMING TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY WHAT ARE THE NEEDS ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY? WHAT ARE THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEST GOING TO ADDRESS THEM AND ALLOW THEM CLOSER TO THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS RATHER THAN MANY ORGANIZATIONS COMING TO US AND ASKING FOR A CONTRIBUTION.

OUR RESPONSE IS, WE PARTICIPATE WITH THE UNITED WAY.

THEY'VE GOT THE JOB THAN A VETTING THOSE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE ABIDING BY THE STRICTEST GUIDELINES AROUND HOW THEY DO THEIR WORK AND WHETHER THAT THEY'RE MEETING THEIR OBJECTIVES.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M JUST AS WE'RE DISCUSSING THIS, IT ALSO GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY THEN FOR US TO BE KNOWN AS A COUNTY THAT MANAGES THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS THROUGH AN OBJECTIVE ENTITY THAT VETS THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT DELIVER THE SERVICES, WHICH WE OF COURSE HAVE NO TIME TO DO.

THIS MAY OFFER US A TOOL IN ANNOUNCING OF IT IN THE PARTICIPATION IN IT TO LET OTHER ORGANIZATIONS KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT THE ENTITY THAT YOU COME TO AS AN INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM THEN BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT SEATING PROGRAMS, BUT THEN EXPECTING THEM TO GO ON AND BE SELF-SUSTAINING.

THIS COULD ADDRESS OR ANSWER OR SUPPORT THAT POLICY CHANGE THAT WE HAVE MADE RECENTLY ABOUT USING ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SERVICES.

HAVING THEM COME UP ONE-BY-ONE TO US, RATHER THAN KNOWING WE HAVE AN ENTITY THAT SERVES ALL OF THOSE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND THAT WE'RE ACCURATE IN ASSESSING WHAT THOSE COMMUNITY NEEDS ARE BECAUSE WE HAVE OBJECTIVE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT'S EXPERT IN DOING THAT.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. IF I MAY ALSO SAY THAT WE ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES TO COME AND SPEAK TO YOUR EMPLOYEE GROUPS AS EXAMPLES OF WHAT UNITED WAY DOES SO WE HELP BRING LOCAL NON-PROFITS INTO A CLEARER VIEW FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I COULD THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR MICHAELS FOR THAT COMMENT.

I HAD MADE THAT NOTE AND FAILED TO SAY IT.

I ALSO AGREE WITH YOU.

I SEE THIS AS A POTENTIAL PIECE OF THE CONVERSATION THE BOARD IS HAVING AROUND OUR CONTRIBUTION STRATEGY AS WELL SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> THAT WAS THE TERM I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF THAT CONTRIBUTION STRATEGY THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY CHANGED OUR POLICY AND SO WITH THAT IN MIND, MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO ENGAGE WITH THE UNITED WAY TO PROVIDE OUR SERVICES FOR US THROUGH A PAYROLL DEDUCTION THAT IS VOLUNTARY.

>> WITH THAT, I'LL SECOND THAT.

>> JUST ONE MORE IN DISCUSSION.

JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT THIS WAS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THE BOARD PARTICIPATED IN BEFORE 2012 AND THEN THEY VOTED TO STEP OUT OF THIS ARENA BECAUSE THE BOARD DID NOT WANT TO BE A PART OF A REGULAR DONATION EXERCISE AT THE END THAT THE EMPLOYEES FELT THEY HAD TO PARTICIPATE IN. JUST TO BRING THAT UP.

>> THIS IS VOLUNTARY THAT WE'RE, ONLY TRYING TO PARTICIPATE.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I COULD MAKE ONE ADDITIONAL COMMENT.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR BROWN FOR THAT.

I'M DOING A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH.

I ALSO UNDERSTAND THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN AT THE TIME IT WAS PLACING ON OUR HUMAN RESOURCES AND FINANCE STAFF.

I'VE HAD MR. ZIEGLER MEET WITH DIRECTORS OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND FINANCE, AND WE ARE ASSURED THAT WE HAVE A VERY STREAMLINED PROCESS THAT DOES NOT CAUSE UNDUE BURDEN ON US, IF YOU SO CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE.

>> WITH THAT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE.

>> NO.

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>> MOTION CARRIES WITH ONE NAY. SUPERVISOR BROWN.

>> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

>> MOVING ON TO APPROVED AWARD CONTRACT WITH WEAK COM AND AMOUNT OF $8,125,284 FOR

[1. Board of Supervisors - Approve award of contract to WECOM, LLC in the amount of $8,125,284.00 for the construction of broadband infrastructure and the provision of broadband services to unserved and underserved households and businesses in Yavapai County utilizing American Rescue Plan Act funds as authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act and Guidance issued by the US Department of the Treasury. YC Contract No. 2023-513]

THE CONSTRUCTION OF BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROVISIONS OF BROADBAND SERVICE TO UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED HOUSEHOLDS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

MR. CARTER, GOOD MORNING.

>> HOW ARE YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN?

>> VERY GOOD.

>> MEMBERS, WELCOME THIS MORNING.

I'M HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU.

IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE A PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

TIM CARTER, YAVAPAI COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT AND I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH AN UPDATE ABOUT THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BROADBAND INITIATIVE THAT IS ALMOST THREE YEARS OLD NOW.

LET'S START WITH SOME REALLY GOOD NEWS.

CONGRESS, WHICH WAS OUR FIRST EFFORT WITH RPA FUNDS, IS GOING TO BE DONE BY THE END OF NOVEMBER.

THEY ARE ON TIME AND ON BUDGET, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED.

A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN $2 MILLION FOR 1,262 PASSINGS.

THE ONLY THING THAT IS REMAINING THAT'S STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE OR THE SPEED TEST WHICH ARE REQUIRED INTO RPA AND WE'RE WORKING ON THE DETAILS OF THAT NOW.

BLACK CANYON CITY IS UP AND RUNNING.

WE'RE MAKING FASTER PROGRESS THERE THAN WE THOUGHT IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY AND SLOWER PROGRESS IN OTHERS, SIMPLY BECAUSE THE GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES, THAT IS A 1.6 MILLION DOLLAR ALLOCATION FOR ANOTHER 1,661 PASSINGS.

WE BELIEVE, UNLESS SOMETHING HAPPENS THAT WE'RE NOT AWARE OF, THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO MEET AN OCTOBER 24 TERMINATION DATE THERE AND THAT WILL BE COMPLETED AS WELL.

ALL OF THAT WAS ROUND 1, SO 3.7 MILLION.

ALL OF THAT WAS WITH COX COMMUNICATION.

THEY CONTINUE TO BE AN OUTSTANDING PARTNER AND WE JUST COULD NOT BE MORE PLEASED WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN AREA OF THE COUNTY.

SUPERVISOR O'BERG'S DISTRICT AND SUPERVISOR GREGORY'S DISTRICT.

WE WOULD ALSO PROBABLY BE REACHING OUT TO SUPERVISOR O'BERG HERE IN THE NEAR-TERM TO DO SOME TYPE OF FINALIZATION OF THAT, A CELEBRATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF CONGRESS AND THEN WE'LL DO THE SAME THING IN BLACK CANYON CITY.

WE APPRECIATE THE ASSISTANCE THE SUPERVISORS HAVE GIVEN US THERE.

WE'RE HERE TODAY ASKING THE BOARD TO AUTHORIZE A FURTHER ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

SOMETIME AGO, YOU FOLKS AUTHORIZED US TO BEGIN AN RFP PROCESS WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT HAD NOT BEEN SPENT OUT OF THAT ORIGINAL $20 MILLION ALLOCATION.

THE RFP TEAM DID A WONDERFUL JOB.

I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM PUBLICLY.

MARTY BRENNAN, THE ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER, WAS ON THAT GROUP.

CONNIE GIKEMPER, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, DAN CHERRY, THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WHO'S WITH US TODAY.

PPACA LISA, WHO'S ALSO HERE FROM IT, WHO WAS ON THAT GROUP AND THEN MIKE WESTCOTT, WHO IS THE SUPERINTENDENT AT MINGUS UNION HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN COTTONWOOD, REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF THE VERDE VALLEY AND A VERY LARGE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, THE YAVAPAI COUNTY EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM, 166 MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND IN OTHER AREAS OF THE STATE.

THEN COREY CHRISTIANS, OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR, HELPED FACILITATE THAT GROUP AS YET OUR E-RATE DIRECTOR, FRANK VANDOR.

WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE FOLKS FOR THEIR HARD WORK.

WE RECEIVED THREE BEDS.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING TWO CONTRACTS TO YOU.

THE FIRST ONE TODAY IS WE COME AND THE SECOND WE'LL BE COMING TO YOU ON DECEMBER 6TH.

WE MISSED THE DEADLINE BY ABOUT 25 MINUTES, [LAUGHTER] BUT WE MISSED THE DEADLINE, SO OKAY.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK A COUPLE OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY, ATTORNEY STAFF WHO HAD BEEN MARVELOUS TO WORK WITH.

STEPHEN CLARK WHO REALLY HAS EXPERTISE IN RPA AND THEN THE PERSON WHO REPRESENTS THE YAVAPAI COUNTY EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY, COLBY MORRIS, FOR THEIR WORK AND REALLY EXPEDITING SOME OF THESE THINGS AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.

THE PROPOSAL TODAY IS FROM WECOM.

WECOM DOES NOT HAVE THE NAME RECOGNITION AS SOME OF THE OTHER FOLKS THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH IN THE PAST BUT WE'RE VERY WELL AWARE OF THEIR WORK OVER ON THE COLORADO RIVER.

THEY'RE HEADQUARTERED IN KINGMAN, AND THEY'VE HAD PROJECTS IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS AND SO WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO WELCOME THEM TO THE MEETING TODAY AND WE'VE GOT SOME FOLKS WILL INTRODUCE HERE MOMENTARILY.

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THIS IS AN 8.125 MILLION DOLLAR AWARD FOR SERVICE IN UNORGANIZED AREAS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY THAT ARE IMPLANTED DEVELOPMENTS IN UNDERSERVED OR UNSERVED AREAS SO ALL OF THAT IS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE RPA GUIDELINES.

THIS WILL BRING FIBER TO THE PREMISES.

AS WE KNOW THAT IN THE INTERNET WORLD, THAT IS BY FAR THE MOST RELIABLE SERVICE THAT YOU CAN GET.

THERE ARE FOUR AREAS FOR YOU.

THEY'RE ON PAGE 9 OF YOUR CONTRACT THAT INVOLVES 6,460 PASSINGS.

LET ME JUST RUN THROUGH THOSE VERY QUICKLY.

MANY OF THEM ARE HERE IN THE VERDE VALLEY, SPRING VALLEY, CORTUS JUNCTION, WHITE HORSE RANCH, PAULDEN, AND THEN RIM ROCK AND BEAVER CREEK.

IF YOU LOOK AT THAT PARTICULAR CONTRACT, YOU KNOW THAT IT'S DIVIDED OUT BY PASSINGS, AND BY THE RPA FORMULATION AS WELL.

WE WILL BE DOING PUBLIC MEETINGS IN EACH OF THOSE AREAS SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN COME AND WE WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE ABOUT IT.

WE WILL BE DOING THE SAME THING WITH WECOM THAT WE HAVE DONE WITH COSTS.

WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST WEBSITE, YCESA.COM.

SIMPLY LOOK AT YAVAPAI COUNTY BROADBAND INITIATIVE AND THERE IS PROBABLY MORE INFORMATION THERE THAN PEOPLE WOULD REALLY EVER WANT TO SEE.

BUT IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL VISITED AND WE APPRECIATE THAT SO ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT TODAY, IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO THAT, WILL BE ON THAT SITE.

THERE ARE BUDGETS FOR EACH ONE OF THESE ITEMS. THERE ARE TIMELINES, THERE ARE MAPS, IN FACT, THE MAPS ARE VERY INTERACTIVE.

A PERSON WHO JUST STARTED OUTER SPACE PUT IN AN ADDRESS AND IT WILL SHOW THEM THEIR PROPERTY, IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

IMMEDIATELY A PERSON CAN DETERMINE, YES, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THIS AREA THERE IS GOING TO BE SERVED OR NOT.

WE REQUIRE OUR VENDOR PARTNERS TO CREATE A GANTT CHART IN COOPERATION WITH US.

THAT IS SIMPLY A CHART THAT TAKES TYPICALLY SIX AREAS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING IN ALL THE WAY FROM INITIAL DESIGN AND PLANNING AND ENGINEERING, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SPEED TEST AT THE VERY END.

THEY OVERLAP AND THEY SHOW THE BEGINNING OF THAT PROCESS AND THE END OF THAT PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY, ONCE WE'VE PUBLISHED THAT, WE DON'T EVER NEED TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO IT.

BUT SOMETIMES FOR WHATEVER REASON WE DO NEED TO MODIFY THAT AND OF COURSE, THE WEBSITE IS WHERE ALL THAT INFORMATION WOULD BE.

SHOWING THE PROGRESSION OF THOSE PHASES IS REALLY HELPFUL TO PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY CAN JUST SEE THAT, OKAY, WE'VE DONE THIS.

NOW, WE'RE DOING THIS, NOW WE'RE DOING THIS AND THEY ARE VERY SPECIFIC BASED OFF OF BOUNDARIES THAT WE IDENTIFY.

AGAIN, A PERSON WHO LIVES IN PAULDEN WHO WANTS TO KNOW, SO ARE THEY GOING TO BE IN MY COMMUNITY NEXT WEEK OR THREE MONTHS FROM NOW? THEY SIMPLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT GANTT CHART AND IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL THEM THAT.

I THINK I'M GOING TO STOP THERE.

I KNOW YOU FOLKS KNOW A LOT ABOUT THIS PROCESS, SO I DON'T THINK I NEED TO PROBABLY GO ON TOO MUCH MORE, BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AND THEN I HAVE SOME GUESTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE.

>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?

>> I JUST WANT MR. CHAIRMAN.

I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT OTHER AREAS.

I THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL AND CRITICAL THAT MAGUIRE HILL, BEAVER CREEK, AND THERE'S MORE OF RURAL AREAS HAVE FINALLY BEEN RECOGNIZED AND IT'S JUST SO NEEDED.

I WONDER ALSO ABOUT MAYBE NOT QUITE AS RULE, BUT CERTAINLY AS MUCH IN NEED FOR THE BANDWIDTH IN THE VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK AND THAT SURROUNDING AREA AND I HEAR FROM MY CONSTITUENTS IN SEDONA THE SAME STORY AS YOU OF COURSE TO TIM.

WELL, NO. CAN YOU COMMENT ON THAT, WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS FOR THOSE FOLKS?

>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO.

IN YOUR PARTICULAR QUESTION, I THINK YOU WILL BE VERY HAPPY WHAT YOU SEE ON THE NEXT AGENDA.

WE HAVE 13 ISLANDS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED.

OF COURSE, VENDORS CAN IDENTIFY ANY OTHER AREA, BUT WE'RE VERY WELL AWARE OF THESE 13 BECAUSE, THE SAME CONSTITUENTS THAT ARE TALKING TO YOU ARE TALKING TO US AND THAT'S GREAT.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN.

WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AREAS THAT DON'T EVEN HAVE A NAME FOR EXAMPLE,

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THAT MAY HAVE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF HOMES THAT AREN'T SERVED AND SO I'M ASSUMING THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THROUGH A SERIES OF GRANTS OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT THE MIDDLE MILE TO ALL 101 OF OUR SCHOOL CAMPUSES IN ARIZONA AND NO OTHER COUNTY IN ARIZONA CAN EVEN GET CLOSE TO SAYING THAT.

THERE ARE A COUPLE THAT ARE CLOSE, BUT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT SO THAT MIDDLE MILE BACKBONE IS ALREADY THERE.

NOW, THE WAY THE CONTRACT IS WRITTEN AS THOSE COMPANIES DON'T HAVE TO USE OUR BACKBONE, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY THERE IF THEY WISH TO.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT FROM WHATEVER THAT TRUNK LINE IS INTO THE HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE ONE GRANT AFTER ANOTHER GRANT UNTIL WE GET IT ALL SERVICED.

IT MAY BE AFTER I'M GONE, BUT I AM VERY HOPEFUL THAT THAT WILL CONTINUE AND WE'VE MADE VERY GOOD PROGRESS.

IN FACT, I'LL TELL A LITTLE STORY ABOUT ONE OF OUR GUESTS HERE MOMENTARILY THAT WILL HELP ME.

>> SUPERVISOR BROWN.

>> I JUST WANT TO REFLECT BACK A LITTLE BIT ON THE HISTORY OF THIS PARTICULAR GRANT FUNDING FROM RPA.

IS THAT BACK IN 2019, THE BOARD LOOKED AT THIS AS SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO DO.

AT THE TIME, WE BELIEVED WE WOULD HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO ACTUALLY ENGAGE THE ENTIRE COUNTY AND BROADBAND.

HOWEVER, AS WE'VE SEEN IN EVERY OTHER ASPECT OF GOVERNMENT, THE COST OF THINGS WENT UP SO WE COULD NOT PROVIDE THAT.

THIS, WHAT IS BEING ASKED OF US TODAY IS BASICALLY AS IT TAKE ONE MORE STEP IN THE DIRECTION THOUGH OF GOING AS FAR AS WE POSSIBLY CAN TO GIVING BROADBAND TO RURAL COMMUNITIES.

I THINK WITH THAT, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BROWN.

A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR STATE AYE.

>> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU'VE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS AND WE CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING.

MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY, I'VE GOT SOME FOLKS I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE FROM WECOM.

>> ABSOLUTELY AND THANK YOU TIM FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.

>> OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.

IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE.

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PAUL FLEMING, IS WITH US TODAY AND HE'S GOING TO BE SPEAKING BRIEFLY.

HE BROUGHT ALONG WITH HIM, HIS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, ANDRES SOLE AND A GENTLEMAN THAT I THINK IS PROBABLY KNOWN BY EACH ONE OF YOU.

I USED TO CALL HIM MR. SPEAKER.

HE IS NOW THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR FOR WECOM, ANDY TOBIN, AND HERE'S THE STORY.

ONCE MR. TOBIN LEFT THE STATE LEGISLATURE, HE AT ONE POINT WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CORPORATION COMMISSION.

HE KNEW OF THE WORK THAT WE WERE DOING OR WANTED TO DO AND HE SAID, WHY DON'T YOU AND STAN [INAUDIBLE] COME DOWN AND SIT MY OFFICE.

I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUR VISION OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE VERY FIRST THREE MILLION DOLLAR GRANT WE RECEIVED WAS FROM THE CORPORATION COMMISSION BECAUSE OF HIS EFFORTS.

MR. FLEMING AND COMPANY. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CARTER, FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YAVAPAI COUNTY.

THE YAVAPAI COUNTY EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY, LED BY MR. CARTER HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB LEADING THE WAY WITH BROADBAND.

THE EFFORT THEY PUT IN HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF PHENOMENAL.

WECOM AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO CHAIRMAN GREGORY, VICE CHAIRMAN OBERG, SUPERVISOR MICHAELS, SUPERVISOR BROWN, AND SUPERVISOR MALLORY FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

OUR GOAL AT WECOM IS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD, IS TO BRING FAST, AFFORDABLE, AND RELIABLE INTERNET TO EVERY CORNER OF ARIZONA, AND EVERY CORNER OF YAVAPAI COUNTY.

THAT MEANS EVERY HOME, EVERY SCHOOL, EVERY RESIDENT, AND EVERY BUSINESS THAT NEEDS IT, CAN HAVE A PURE FIBER NETWORK FROM THE DATA CENTER ALL THE WAY TO THEIR DOORSTEP.

AT WECOM, WE SEE THIS PROJECT AS AN EXCELLENT FIRST STEP,

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BUT NOT THE LAST STEP.

WECOM WILL WORK TIRELESSLY THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND UPCOMING PROGRAMS SUCH AS BEDE, TO MAKE SURE ALL RESIDENTS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY HAVE ACCESS TO RELIABLE FIBER BROADBAND.

FROM MYSELF AND EVERYBODY AT WECOM, WE'RE EXTREMELY EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE YAVAPAI COUNTY AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER?

>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?

>> JUST THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY THROUGH BEDE TO ONCE AGAIN, BACK-FILL WHAT IS PRESENTLY NOT SERVED AND WHERE THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF BUSINESS GOING ON.

FROM A TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT LOTS OF FOLKS WORKING FROM HOME THAT CAN'T GET THE BANDWIDTH THAT THEY NEED IN SOME IN OF OUR LESS THAN RURAL BUT RURAL STILL COMMUNITIES SO I REALLY APPRECIATE WECOM BEING ABLE TO AND INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH THE BEDE PROGRAM TO FINALLY GET THESE FOLKS CONNECTED. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK.

>> CAN I ADD ONE OTHER THING? I JUST DON'T WANT US TO FORGET AND IT HAS A TENDENCY TO OCCUR MANY TIMES.

WE GAVE THIS ASSIGNMENT BASICALLY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING TIM HAS DONE.

HE HAS REALLY GONE OUT OF HIS WAY TO MAKE THIS HIS CROWNING GLORY OF HIS MANY YEARS OF DEDICATION TO THE KIDS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY, BUT I WANT TO ALSO COMMENT THAT OUR DIRECTOR FROM LIBRARIES, ACTUALLY, COREY AND THE DISTRICT, MR. COREY CHRISTIANS, HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF THIS AND ASSISTED WITH THIS EFFORT IS AS MUCH AS ANYBODY SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, BOTH OF YOU.

>> THANK YOU BOTH. WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

[BACKGROUND] WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.

[1. Development Services - Approve a Use Permit Renewal without modifications to allow the outside display of Old Hickory Sheds fka Weather King Buildings for sale (no office, by reservation only) on an approximate 22,215 sq. ft. parcel in a C2-3 (Commercial; General Sales and Services; 7,500 sq. ft. minimum lot size) zoning district, subject to the conditions of approval. Owner: The Parking Lot, LLC; Matthew Fabritz; Applicant/Agent: Eden Enterprises, LLC; Melissa Favrow; Project Name: Portable Building Sales Lot Use Permit; APN: 406-14-097; PLA23-000122. The property is located at 4151 East Western Drive in the community of Cottonwood. Section 13, Township 15 North, Range 03 East, G&SRB&M. Staff: Stephanie Johnson (District 3 - Supervisor Michaels)]

WE'RE GOING TO START ON HEARING ITEM NUMBER 1, APPROVE A USE PERMIT, RENEWAL WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS TO ALLOW THE OUTSIDE DISPLAY OF OLD HICKORY SHEDS, WEATHER KING BUILDING FOR SALE ON APPROXIMATELY 22,215 SQUARE FEET.

YEAH, MY BAD.

THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THERE.

THIS IS IN SUPERVISOR, MICHAEL'S DISTRICT. STEPHANIE JOHNSON.

>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR.

>> GOOD MORNING.

>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

FOR THE RECORD, I'M STEPHANIE JOHNSON, PLANNER WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

AND I AM HERE TODAY TO PRESENT TO YOU THE PARKING LOT LLCS REQUEST TO RENEW THEIR USE PERMIT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 YEAR PERIOD.

THEY HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR TEN YEARS TO DATE.

THERE HAVE BEEN ZERO COMPLAINTS RECEIVED ON THE PROPERTY.

NO MODIFICATIONS BEING MADE TO THE WAY THE PROPERTY OPERATES.