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[ CALL TO ORDER]
WE ARE MEETING TODAY AND THE BOARD HEARING ROOM, FIRST FLOOR, YAVAPAI COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BUILDING, 1015 FAIR STREET IN PRESCOTT, ARIZONA.TODAY'S DATE IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 2023.
ALL ITEMS LISTED ARE POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, THE ORDER OF THE ITEMS MAY BE MODIFIED AT THE MEETING.
ONE OR MORE BOARD MEMBERS MAY ATTEND TELEPHONICALLY OR VIRTUALLY.
BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDING TELEPHONICALLY OR VIRTUALLY WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE MEETING.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START OFF WITH THE INVOCATION BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY VICE CHAIR OBERG . OUR FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS GLORIOUS DAY IN PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, WHERE WE GATHER TO DO YOUR WORK AND SERVING OUR CITIZENS.
TO THEIR BEST AND HIGHEST POTENTIAL.
IN THEIR OFFICES AND THEIR JOBS AND IN THEIR DAILY LIVES.
WITH A SADDENED HEART ABOUT ALL OF THOSE.
WHO ARE SUFFERING DURING THESE DAYS OF WAR, AND WE PRAY FOR YOUR GUIDANCE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS A BOARD.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR NATION'S FLAG.
THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MICHAELS AND VICE CHAIR OBERG, CLERK OF THE BOARD.
CAN YOU CONDUCT ROLL CALL? YES, CHAIR.
THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'LL GET STARTED WITH AWARDS AND PROCLAMATIONS.
[ AWARDS AND PROCLAMATIONS ]
APPROVED. PROCLAMATION DECLARING DECEMBER 7TH, 2023, AS NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY VICE CHAIR, OBERG.NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY.
WHEREAS ON DECEMBER 7TH, 1941, THE COURSE OF OUR NATION'S HISTORY WAS FOREVER ALTERED BY THE SURPRISE ATTACK AT PEARL HARBOR ON OAHU, HAWAII, ON NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY, WE SOLEMNLY RECALLED THE TRAGIC EVENTS OF THAT MORNING AND HONOR THOSE WHO PERISHED IN DEFENSE OF OUR NATION.
AND WHEREAS JUST BEFORE 800, ON DECEMBER 7TH, 1941, PLANES LAUNCHED FROM THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN'S AIRCRAFT CARRIERS DROPPED BOMBS AND TORPEDOES FROM THE SKY, ATTACKING OUR SHIPS MIRRORED AT NAVAL STATION PEARL HARBOR AND OTHER MILITARY ASSETS AROUND OAHU.
AND WHEREAS EVERY HONOR IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE COURAGEOUS AMERICANS WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR OUR NATION AT PEARL HARBOR, AND IN THE MANY BATTLES THAT FOLLOWED IN WORLD WAR TWO, AND WHEREAS, IN THE WAKE OF THIS HEINOUS ATTACK, THE UNITED STATES WAS LEFT STUNNED AND WOUNDED ACROSS THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC, 16 MILLION AMERICAN SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN FOUGHT TO VICTORY.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM DECEMBER 7TH AS NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY AND ENCOURAGES ALL CITIZENS TO REMEMBER AND HONOR THE FALLEN.
THEIR DEVOTION AND SACRIFICE MUST NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, ON BEHALF OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, SETS HIS HAND AND CAUSES THE SEAL OF THE COUNTY OF YAVAPAI, ARIZONA, TO BE AFFIXED. ON THE SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER 2023, SIGNED JAMES GREGORY, CHAIRMAN, YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.
MOTION BY VICE CHAIR OBERG, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR BROWN.
AYE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[ PRESENTATIONS]
MOVING ON TO THE PRESENTATIONS.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF THE UPCOMING RETIREMENT OF DEL PRESCOTT, NATIONAL FOREST SUPERVISOR, IN APPRECIATION FOR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST AND AS A PARTNER TO YAVAPAI COUNTY, [INAUDIBLE] CAME TO THE PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST IN JANUARY OF 2018.
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HE STARTED HIS CAREER WITH THE FOREST SERVICE IN MAY OF 1984 AS A TEMP, THEN RECEIVED PERMANENT POSITION IN AUGUST OF 1989.HE HAS A TOTAL OF 35 YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS OF CUMULATIVE SERVICE.
I NOW PASS THIS OVER TO SUPERVISOR BROWN TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
YEAH, JUST A COUPLE OF WORDS IN REGARD TO DALE.
DALE IS ACTUALLY A CHEROKEE NATION CITIZEN.
MANY OF YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT.
AND HE CAME TO PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST AS THE SUPERVISOR WITH MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN PUBLIC SERVICE.
DALE BEGAN HIS CAREER IN 1980 THREE INCHES THE US FOREST SERVICE AS A VOLUNTEER, THEN A WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER FOR THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST IN NEW MEXICO AND IN BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST IN JACKSON, WYOMING.
IN 2018, DALE WAS QUOTED AS SAYING, EVEN MY CAREER FIRE SEASON HAS GOTTEN LONGER, AND FIRES HAVE GOTTEN BIGGER, AND WE ARE SEEING ITS IMPACT EVEN IN TERMS AS SNOWPACK AND SPRING FLOW.
THERE ARE A LOT OF CHALLENGES TO DEAL WITH THERE.
AND NOW, SIX YEARS LATER, HERE WE ARE THANKING DALE FOR HIS SERVICE AND THE PARTNERSHIPS HE AND HIS TEAM WERE ABLE TO BUILD DURING HIS TIME AS NATIONAL FOREST SUPERVISOR FOR PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST.
I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO DALE.
WOULD YOU MIND STEPPING UP? OH, YEAH.
SO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANY WORDS? I'M JUST GREEN LIGHT. THERE YOU GO.
I DO, I DO ACTUALLY JUST WANT TO MENTION 35 YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS AND I.
GOT IT. OKAY. YOU MENTIONED 35 YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS.
AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN A PLACE WHERE THE COUNTY'S MUNICIPALITIES, ALL OF THE AREAS THAT WE TOUCH TO SERVE OUR PUBLICS, WHERE THEY WORK TOGETHER BETTER.
AND IT JUST. HONESTLY, IT MADE THIS JOB SO REWARDING. AND YEAH, I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW HARD EVERYONE HERE AND ACTUALLY A LOT OF FOLKS SITTING BEHIND ME HERE, HOW HARD THEY WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO BE EVEN ON.
YOU DO SO AND THAT GOES TO EVERYONE IN THE ROOM, REALLY.
AND I WILL SAY IT'LL BE A SMOOTH TRANSITION.
I FOR SOME REASON, THOUGHT WE HAD GOTTEN MORE INFORMATION OUT THAN WE HAD.
SHE'S TAKEN OVER OF THE REINS WILL BE AN EASY TRANSITION.
THAT'S REALLY JUST, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.
IT'S UNRECOGNIZED, UNEXPECTED, BUT VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN.
WE GOT A COUPLE THINGS FOR YOU.
AND WE WANT YOU TO OPEN IT AND IN PUBLIC AND LET EVERYBODY SEE IT.
AND A LITTLE PLAQUE AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO GO WITH IT.
AND WE FOUND BECAUSE WE THOUGHT WAS APROPOS.
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IN FACT, DALE WAS HERE, AND I WANTED HIM TO.THIS LOOKS LIKE A FOOTBALL EITHER.
WHOSE ROAD, IS IT? CARRY ON. ALSO GOT A PLAQUE.
I AM TRULY HUMBLED. THANK YOU.
WE KNOW SARAH WILL BE TOO, BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN HERE ALL ALONG.
IS THERE ANYTHING SARAH WANTS TO SAY ABOUT HER NEW POSITION? COME ON UP, SIR.
THANK YOU. I'LL KEEP IT SHORT, BUT I DO JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.
HE'S BEEN A HUGE PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.
BUT WE KNOW HE'S ALREADY ASKED TO SIGN UP AS A VOLUNTEER FOR WORKING ON TRAILS.
RIGHT. SO, WE'LL ALL SEE HIM OUT THERE.
I'VE BEEN THERE FOR NINE YEARS, AND I CAN'T IMAGINE A MORE REWARDING JOB.
IT HAS TRULY BEEN THE BEST JOB OF MY LIFE, AND WORKING WITH ALL OF THE PARTNERS HAS BEEN A HUGE PART OF THAT, INCLUDING YAVAPAI COUNTY AND BEING A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.
THIS IS THE LONGEST I'VE LIVED ANYWHERE.
I CAME HERE WITH THAT INTENTION, AND I'VE BEEN TRULY HONORED TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF ALL THE SUPPORT THAT THE FOREST GETS AND TRULY, PERSONALLY, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK.
SO, I'M CERTAINLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY IN THE NEXT PHASE.
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS TO ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.
AWARD RECIPIENTS GILBERT RIVERA, FLEET DIRECTOR FOR FIVE YEARS BRANDON SCHULTZ.
FACILITIES TEN YEARS CRAIG BROWN, TEN YEARS AS A BOARD OF SUPERVISOR WENDY ROSS, GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN GREGORY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M WENDY ROSS, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND RISK MANAGEMENT.
THIS IS ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE MEETING OF THE YEAR, AND TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT SERVICE AWARDS AND REALLY RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES WHO REACHED A MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.
WE DID MAKE SOME CHANGES TO OUR PROGRAM THIS YEAR.
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THEY ALSO RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE THAT IS SIGNED BY EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, AND A PIN INDICATING THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE.WITH THIS CHANGE, EFFECTIVE IN JANUARY, WE'LL BE DISTRIBUTING THE SERVICE AWARDS MONTHLY INSTEAD OF ANNUALLY, WHICH WE BELIEVE WILL ALLOW DEPARTMENTS TO RECOGNIZE THAT MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY TIMELIER, PERHAPS EVEN DISTRIBUTE THE SERVICE AWARD ON THE EMPLOYEE'S ACTUAL ANNIVERSARY INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WAIT UNTIL THAT END OF THE YEAR TIMEFRAME.
SO, THIS YEAR, IN 2023, WE HAD 195 EMPLOYEES REACH A MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY, WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING. THERE WERE 90 EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVED A FIVE-YEAR AWARD.
THERE WERE 51 EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVED A TEN-YEAR AWARD, 24 HIT THE 15-YEAR MARK, 12 HIT THE 20-YEAR MARK AND TEN HIT THE 25-YEAR MARK.
THERE WERE FOUR THAT HIT 30 YEARS OF SERVICE THIS YEAR, AND I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM BY NAME.
KENNY VANCUREN FROM OUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, WHO RECENTLY RETIRED, SARAH SMITH IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, MARK MATHIS IN OUR FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, AND TERESA KENNEDY FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
ALL FOUR OF THEM REACHED 30 YEARS OF SERVICE THIS YEAR.
AND THEN WE HAD FOUR WHO REACHED 35 YEARS OF SERVICE THIS YEAR.
WE HAD PAUL COOK AND PUBLIC WORKS, JAMES, GERALD AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WILLIAM PAYANO AND ADULT PROBATION AND TAMMY LONGFIELD IN THE TREASURER'S OFFICE.
AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE ALL OF THOSE EMPLOYEES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
AND GIL RIVERA, WHO IS OUR FLEET DIRECTOR.
HE REACHED FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE THIS YEAR.
HE UNFORTUNATELY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY.
HE SENDS HIS REGRETS FOR SURE.
I KNOW HE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE BEEN HERE.
WE DO HAVE HIS ENVELOPE AND WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET THAT TO HIM IN A TIMELY MANNER.
NEXT UP IS BRANDON SCHULTZ WITH TEN YEARS OF SERVICE.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, CRAIG BROWN TEN YEARS AS A BOARD MEMBER.
AND I'M HOPING THAT THE BOARD WILL BE ABLE TO COME DOWN AND GET A PICTURE WITH THESE TWO RECIPIENTS.
MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU MAY MAKE A QUICK COMMENT.
THIS IS OUR FIRST EDITION OF OUR NEW EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER GOING OUT.
SO, THANKS TO DAVID MCCARTY FOR HIS WORK ON THIS.
AGAIN, CALL IT YAVAPAI COUNTY COLLECTIVE.
ONE OF THE REASONS I POINT THAT OUT IS YOU'LL SEE A FEW PAGES IN.
WE'VE LISTED ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE THAT WE'VE MENTIONED AND AWARDED TODAY.
SO, YOU'VE GOT THAT LIST IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY.
OKAY, MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE ROUTINE ITEMS THAT.
DID YOU WANT TO DO? THE PROSPECT RECOGNITION OF THE BOARD.
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REAL QUICK SINCE MORRIS WAS NOT ON THERE.OKAY. WE RECEIVED A PRESCOTT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CERTIFICATE, A SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO THE YAVAPAI COUNTY PRESENTED BY SHERRY HANEY.
DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO IT? LIKE EVERYTHING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES, IT'S USUALLY A COLLECTIVE AND OR COOPERATIVE EFFORT, AND WE WORK WITH ALL THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN THE COUNTY TO TRY AND MAKE ECONOMIC DECISIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT ALL THE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTY.
SO NICE TO SEE THAT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RECOGNIZES THAT.
THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.
[ CONSENT AGENDA (Routine items that may all be approved by one motion.)]
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY BE APPROVED ALL BY ONE MOTION.DO ANY SUPERVISORS WANT TO PULL ANY OTHER ITEMS BESIDES SUPERVISOR BROWN'S OF 7, 9, 14, 29, AND 31? ISN'T THAT ALL OF THEM? OH, YEAH. JUST ABOUT.
AND CONSENT ITEM NUMBER TWO WAS PULLED BY THE PERSON WHO SUBMITTED IT, SO THAT WON'T BE INCLUDED.
SO, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 31.
ITEM NUMBER TWO BEING PULLED SEVEN, NINE, 14 AND SEVEN, NINE, 14, 29 AND 31 EXCLUDED.
NOW WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START OFF WITH ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
[7. Community Health Services - Approve contract with Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) No. CTR068546 to provide funds to improve the operational readiness of the Yavapai County Medical Reserve Corp (MRC), establish a new fund number, and authorize the Community Health Services Director to sign all related documents. YC Contract No. 2023-528]
SUPERVISOR BROWN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM? YES. I'D LIKE THE HEALTH DIRECTOR TO COME UP AND GIVE US AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IN REGARD TO THIS AND IF NECESSARY, ACTUALLY ALQUIST COME UP AND ALSO FILL IN THE BLANKS ON HER PARTICIPATION AS FAR AS PART OF THIS GROUP.ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
MY NAME IS LESLIE HORTON, YOUR COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR.
I APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION TO OUR MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS GRANT THAT WE'RE RECEIVING.
MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OVER 20 YEARS NOW, AND THEY'RE A WONDERFUL ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY.
MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS WAS ORIGINATED IN A STATEWIDE PUBLIC HEALTH EFFORT AND A NATIONWIDE PUBLIC HEALTH EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE MEDICALLY TRAINED INDIVIDUALS READY TO RESPOND IN THE COURSE OF NATURAL DISASTERS, EMERGENCIES, BUT ESPECIALLY PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES. AND SO, WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE OVER TIME TO HAVE A WEALTH OF VOLUNTEERS.
WE USED TO HAVE A LIST OF OVER 800 PEOPLE THAT HAD VOLUNTEERED FOR MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS.
AND NOW WE EVEN OPEN IT UP TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ANY SORT OF HEALTH-BASED BACKGROUND.
BUT THEY'RE A WONDERFUL, TALENTED GROUP.
AND SO, WE ALSO WE NARROWED DOWN OUR GROUP TO ABOUT A GROUP OF A LITTLE LESS THAN 100 PEOPLE, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE READY TO VOLUNTEER AT ANY GIVEN TIME FOR THESE EMERGENCIES.
NOW, AS WE KNOW, WE WENT THROUGH A RATHER LARGE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND A LONG DRAWN-OUT PROCESS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, SINCE 2020, AND THAT MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS GROUP THAT WE HAVE RELIED ON IS PRIMARILY RETIRED INDIVIDUALS.
ALTHOUGH WE HAD A NUMBER OF THEM THAT DID STEP UP AND HELP WITH THINGS LIKE THE PHONE BANK, THE TESTING, EMERGENCY RESPONSE OF ANY TYPE, GETTING OUT PPE TO THE POPULATIONS, ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE WERE DOING DURING THAT TIME, WE SAW THE SAME KIND OF REDUCTION IN MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS INDIVIDUALS AS MANY OF THESE GROUPS ACROSS THE STATE DID AND ACROSS THE NATION.
AND SO, THIS GRANT, THE MISSISSIPPI STRONG GRANT, IS FOR $176,500.
AND IT IS TO BUILD UP THAT CAPACITY AGAIN.
IN THIS PAST YEAR, WE USED THEM TO RESPOND TO FIRES, FLOODS AND OTHER EMERGENCIES.
AND SO, WE RELY ON THEM HEAVILY.
WE HOPE TO ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE TO THIS GROUP.
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WE'RE ALSO MAKING OUR COORDINATOR, MARYANN DEMINSKI.SHE'S A WONDERFUL EMPLOYEE AND HAS WORKED PART TIME FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
SHE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO BECOME FULL TIME TO WORK MORE ACTIVELY WITH THIS GROUP.
AND SO, THIS GRANT IS A WONDERFUL THING FOR US.
WE DO WANT TO REBUILD OUR MISSISSIPPI NOW, AFTER THESE PAST FEW YEARS, AND TRY TO FIND PEOPLE WHO ARE READY TO STEP UP AND HELP US, AND THEN WHATEVER EMERGENCY COMES NEXT, WE'LL BE READY FOR IT.
ASHLEY, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT? GOOD MORNING.
ASHLEY AHLQUIST, EMERGENCY MANAGER.
AND I THINK LESLIE COVERED IT FAIRLY WELL.
WE WORK A LOT WITH PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE ON THE REGULAR IS, HOW CAN WE INSTILL A RESILIENCY AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL, AND HOW CAN WE JUST REALLY INSTILL RESILIENCE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL AS WELL? AND PART OF THAT IS BOLSTERING OUR VOLUNTEER BASE, AND THROUGH THAT IS THROUGH THE MRC VOLUNTEER BASE.
WE ARE HEAVILY RELIANT ON THEM FOR A NUMBER OF THINGS.
AND SO, I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY ESTABLISH, REESTABLISH THE VOLUNTEER BASE FOR THE MRC AND REALLY WORK TOWARDS BUILDING A MORE RESILIENT YAVAPAI COUNTY.
THANK YOU. JUST WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT, THOUGH.
DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC AND DURING THE BEFORE AND AFTER IT AS WELL, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN YAVAPAI COUNTY READY FOR WHAT WE THOUGHT COULD BE THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO.
AND WE WEREN'T EXACTLY 100% READY FOR COVID.
NOBODY WAS, AND ESPECIALLY ALL THE DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT CAME UP BECAUSE OF IT.
WE GOT A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BROWN.
THE SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.
OBERG. DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YES, MR. CHAIRMAN, JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
WHO DO WE GET THE GRANT FROM? THIS IS FROM ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES.
OKAY. AND I UNDERSTAND THE PAST WE HAD CRT AND NOW WE HAVE MR. ARE THEY THE SAME? ARE THEY DIFFERENT? HOW DO THEY INTERRELATE? CRT WAS OUR GENERAL POPULATION VOLUNTEERS.
AND SO, AND I SAY GENERAL POPULATION.
BUT THEY COULD BE FROM ANY CAREER BACKGROUND.
MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS IS MORE FOCUSED ON MEDICALLY TRAINED INDIVIDUALS.
HOWEVER, WE HAD STARTED LOOKING AT OPTIONS TO MERGE THE TWO BECAUSE THEY DO A LOT OF THE SAME TASKS WHEN IT COMES TO AN EMERGENCY, ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO PULL MRC OUT TO SAY, RESPOND TO A NOROVIRUS OUTBREAK OUT IN MAYBE THE FOREST SERVICE OR ANYWHERE ELSE, THAT WE HAVE GROUPS THAT TEND TO COME UP ON ISSUES WHERE WE NEED A VOLUNTEER TO COME OUT AND HELP US IN THOSE SITUATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, BUT REALLY, WE CAN UTILIZE ANYONE IN THIS GROUP THAT IS WILLING TO STEP UP AND HELP.
I THINK WE'VE MOVED MORE AWAY FROM CERT AND ARE FOCUSED MORE ON MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS, AS IT DOES TEND TO GET SUPPORT THAT WE CAN USE TO BUILD THAT GROUP THROUGH GRANTS LIKE THIS.
OKAY. SO HOW IS THIS FUNDING USED? IS IT TO PAY PEOPLE? IS IT TO COVER COSTS OF TRAVEL? IS IT TO PROVIDE TRAINING COURSES THAT WE PAY FOR? YES. SO, THIS GRANT WILL BE USED FOR INCREASING THE SALARY HOURS OF MARY ANN, THE INDIVIDUALS AT COURT THAT IS COORDINATING THE MRC GROUP.
OUTSIDE OF THAT, THE GRANT IS USED TO STRENGTHEN MRC UNITS THROUGH RECRUITMENT, TRAINING AND IMPROVEMENT OF VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. AND LIKE YOU MENTIONED, COURSES THAT MAY BE PERTINENT TO THEIR AREA OF WORK DURING AN EMERGENCY.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR. CHAIRMAN.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
NEXT ITEM. SUPERVISOR BROWN NINE.
[9. Facilities - Approve Amendment #1 to the contract with M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc (dba Gensler) for consulting services and facility planning in the amount of $6,600.00. YC Contract No. 2023-248A1 (All Districts) ]
THIS IS KIND OF JUST A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM.JUST. BRANDON WOULD COME UP HERE AND TELL US.
NOW, IN READING THIS OFF THE AGENDA, YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THE FACILITY IS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
HOWEVER, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BACKUP MATERIAL, IT DOES INDICATE THAT IT'S SOMEWHERE TO THE EAST OF US.
WHERE IS THAT? GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN GREGORY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M BRANDON SCHULTZ, DIRECTOR OF THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.
THIS, UNFORTUNATELY, WAS A CLERICAL ERROR WHEN WE WERE COMPILING SQUARE FOOTAGE OF OUR BUILDINGS.
THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING IS THE CAMP VERDE DETENTION.
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WE INADVERTENTLY HAD LISTED IT AS 15,000FT², WHEN IN REALITY, THE BUILDING AS A WHOLE IS OVER 200,000FT².SO, THIS IS JUST TO RECTIFY THAT PORTION OF IT.
IT'S SPECIFICALLY PERTAINING TO THE BUILDING FACILITY CONDITION.
THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'D MOVE TO ACCEPT.
OKAY. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BROWN.
SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.
THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. BRANDON, I'M GOING TO STAY FOR THAT ONE BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY MY ITEM AS WELL.
OKAY. UNLESS DAVE WANTS TO COME UP AND JOIN ME.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M STILL BRANDON SCHULTZ.
ITEM NUMBER 14 FOR THE DISTRICT IS ACTUALLY AN EQUIPMENT Z-TRON MANUFACTURER.
[14. Jail District - The Board of Supervisors will resolve into the Board of Directors of the Yavapai County Jail District and following consideration of this item, will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors - Approve Amendment 1 to the Agreement with Zetron, Inc. in the amount of $17,317.23. YC Contract No. 2022-657A1(All Districts)]
SUPPLIER FOR THE TWO-WAY RADIO SYSTEM.THEY PROVIDE THE CODE AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE INTERNAL RADIO SYSTEM.
WE HAD GONE THROUGH THE BIDDING PROCESS AND HAD ASKED THE VENDOR MULTIPLE TIMES TO INCLUDE TAXES, AND THERE WERE ENOUGH CHANGES WHEN WE WERE WORKING THROUGH, I DIDN'T NOTICE THEY HAD NOT INCLUDED IT.
SO, WHEN THE FINAL BILL CAME AROUND, WE REALIZED THEY WERE BILLING US FOR THE TAXES ON IT.
SO, THIS AMENDMENT IS PURELY TO PAY THE TAXES ON THE CONTRACT.
EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
I BELIEVE THE SYSTEM IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AT THIS TIME, AND WE SHOULD KNOW THAT I ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, THE FORM OF ONE, THIS WEEK. SO, WE ARE FINAL ON THAT PROJECT.
SO ANYWAY, I'VE MOVED TO ACCEPT ITEM NINE SECOND.
OKAY. A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BROWN, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR.
YEAH. NUMBER 14 OKAY, SO WE GOT A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BROWN, A SECOND BY VICE CHAIR OBERG.
ITEM NUMBER 29, SUPERVISOR BROWN.
[29. Sheriff - Approve an agreement between Dooley Enterprises, Inc. and the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, under the Arizona State Procurement Office/Arizona State Contracts, for the purchase of ammunition in the amount of $90,229.00. YC Contract No. 2023-526]
OH, THIS IS WITH THE SHERIFF.AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN DOOLEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE UNDER THE ARIZONA STATE PROCUREMENT OFFICE, CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF AMMUNITION IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000, $90,229. I'M SORRY.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE OLD AMMO? WELL, MR. CHAIRMAN, SUPERVISOR BROWN, WE KEEP A STORE IN CASE WE RUN INTO AMMUNITION SHORTAGES, WHICH WE DID DURING COVID.
WE COULDN'T GET ANY AMMUNITION, WHICH IS A SCARY PROPOSITION BECAUSE WE NEED ALL OF OUR WEAPONS, QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES, CERTIFIED SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES, DETENTION OFFICERS TO BE QUALIFIED AND BE ABLE TO PRACTICE EVERY YEAR.
AND SO, WE ROTATE IN NEW AMMO, WE BUDGET FOR NEW AMMO EVERY YEAR AND THEN SHOOT THE AMMO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OLDER, BUT WE ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE A GOOD STOCK OF AMMUNITION IN THE EVENT THAT IT'S NEEDED.
WE'RE REALLY CATCHING UP IN SOME OF OUR OUR VACANCIES AND WHATNOT.
AND SO EARLY ON IN THE CAREER IS WHEN A LOT OF QUALIFICATIONS TRAINING IS TAKING PLACE.
SO, WE DO SHOOT A LOT MORE AMMO DURING THIS TIME.
SO, IT'S REALLY FOR BACKUP AND ROTATION OF EXISTING STOCKS, AM I RIGHT? EXACTLY, EXACTLY.
WE DO NOT SELL THIS TO THE PUBLIC DO WE.
NO, NO WE DON'T SELL IT TO THE PUBLIC.
OKAY. WITH THAT, I'D MOVE TO ACCEPT.
OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BROWN, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.
THANK YOU, GUYS. NEXT ITEM WILL BE 31.
[31. Superior Court - Approve one (1) Court Security Officer to take (1) county vehicle out-of-state to attend a three-day Officer-Involved Shooting and Use-of-Force Investigations training seminar from December 13-15, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. ]
SUPERVISOR BROWN.GOOD MORNING. HERE WE ARE LOOKING AT TRAVEL AND APPROVING ONE COURT SECURITY OFFICER TO TAKE A COUNTY VEHICLE OUT OF STATE TO ATTEND A THREE-DAY OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING AND USE OF FORCE INVESTIGATIONS, INVESTIGATIONS, TRAINING SEMINAR.
AND I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SINCE THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT.
THEY'RE NOT PEACE OFFICERS WITHIN THE STATE, ARE THEY? GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN GREGORY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M JULIE MALINOWSKI. I'M THE DEPUTY COURT ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT.
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YOU'RE CORRECT. THEY ARE NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.HOWEVER, THEY ARE ARMED OFFICERS THAT ARE EMPLOYED WITH THE SUPERIOR COURT.
SO OUR GOAL WITH THIS TRAINING IS TO BE PROACTIVE RATHER THAN REACTIVE, AND HAVE OUR OFFICERS TRAINED TO DEAL WITH THESE INVESTIGATIONS AFTER A USE OF FORCE INCIDENT. SO THIS TRAINING SPECIFICALLY WE'RE PAYING FOR THROUGH A SPECIAL FUND.
SO WE ARE ONLY ASKING FOR THE OFFICER TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE COUNTY VEHICLE OUT OF STATE TO ATTEND THE TRAINING, BUT WOULDN'T NORMALLY, IN THE CASE OF SOME TYPE OF A SHOOTING THAT OCCURS IN THE COURTHOUSE OR ON THE COURTHOUSE PLAZA SOMEWHERE IN THAT VICINITY WHERE THE OUR OFFICERS ARE INVOLVED, WOULD IT NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LOCAL POLICE AND THE LOCAL OR THE LOCAL SHERIFF TO TAKE CARE OF THE INVESTIGATION OF THAT MATTER? NOT WHEN INTERNALLY TO AN EXTENT, YES.
THERE IS A CODE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION WHICH REQUIRES OFFICERS TO BASICALLY ASSEMBLE AN INVESTIGATIVE TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES A MEMBER OF OUR SECURITY MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS A MEMBER OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SO THERE IS A COMMITTEE ACTUALLY THAT WOULD CONDUCT THIS INVESTIGATION.
AND THE TRAINING SPECIFICALLY IS FOR IT'S BASICALLY TO TO DO A STANDARDIZED TRAINING ACROSS THE NATION WITH CURRENT POLICIES, PRACTICES, CHECKLISTS, FORMS, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE SIMILAR TO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE NATION.
I JUST SEE IT AS A DUPLICATION, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS TO ME YOU'RE GOING TO CALL THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, PRESCOTT PD AND OR THE SHERIFF, DEPENDING UPON THE LOCATION, OF COURSE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO AN INVESTIGATION. THEY ARE GOING TO SUBMIT THAT INFORMATION TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.
THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THEY MAKE A TAKE A FILING OR NOT.
AND THAT I DON'T SEE WHERE IN SENDING YOUR FOLKS OUT OF STATE TO GO TO LAS VEGAS FOR A TRAINING SESSION WHERE WE'RE GETTING ANY KIND OF A BANG FOR OUR DOLLAR.
SO, IF WE HAVE OUR OFFICERS TRAINED IN THESE AREAS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE INVESTIGATIONS, THEN I BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE SUPERIOR COURT AND TO THE COMMUNITY. WELL, LET ME ASK YOU, WHAT IF YOUR INTERNAL INVESTIGATION TURNS UP THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT IS IN CONFLICT WITH WHATEVER THE SHERIFF AND OR THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT FINDS? WHAT DO YOU DO THEN? IT IS REFERRED TO THE PRESIDING JUDGE FOR DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED TO ASSEMBLE THAT INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL INVOLVE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY, UH, JUST A QUESTION HERE.
AND IF I SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY AS A COURT SECURITY OFFICER, I WANT TO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT IF IT'S NECESSARY, I KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO USE MY WEAPON BECAUSE I'M FLUID WITH IT, BECAUSE I'M TRAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND I KNOW THE COMPONENTS OF THE INVESTIGATION THAT WILL FOLLOW.
SO, I CAN BE AN INFORMED AND CONTRIBUTING TEAM MEMBER TO THAT INVESTIGATION.
AFTER HE ATTENDS, HE IS OUR PLAN IS TO HAVE HIM COME BACK AND DO INTERNAL IN-HOUSE TRAINING WITH OUR OTHER OFFICERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ENTIRE TEAM IS PREPARED TO CONDUCT THESE INVESTIGATIONS AND PARTICIPATE IN THEM.
WHO'S IN CONTROL OF THE CRIME SCENE? IF THERE IS A CRIME SCENE, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WOULD BE YOU.
I ASSUME YOU WOULD NOT BE DOING AN INVESTIGATION UNLESS YOU HAD SOME TYPE OF CRIME WAS ALLEGED, OR AN OFFENSE WAS ALLEGED WITHIN THE COURTHOUSE OR THE PLAZA AREA, CORRECT? THERE ARE ADDITIONAL REASONS WHY WE MIGHT CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION ON USE OF FORCE.
SO, THERE MAY BE POTENTIAL THAT THERE IS A CRIME SCENE, OR A CRIME HAS OCCURRED.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH A USE OF FORCE INVESTIGATION WOULD BE REQUIRED, AND THOSE THAT YOU'VE JUST STATED, THOSE WOULD NOT BE INVESTIGATED BY A LOCAL POLICE OR SHERIFF.
OKAY. YOU MADE A GOOD POINT THAT THAT'S THE CROWNING BLOW RIGHT THERE.
OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE SAID I CAN'T GO FOR THIS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REDUNDANT TRAINING.
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BUT. IN THE CASE OF A, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SOME KIND OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE COURT, ESPECIALLY IF IT MIGHT INVOLVE A DISCIPLINE.IT'S VERY IMPORTANT IT'S DONE CORRECTLY.
SO, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND I'LL SECOND THAT.
OKAY. WE GOT VICE CHAIR OBRERG.
DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? YES, MR. CHAIRMAN, AS THE COST OF THE COURSE AND THE TRAVEL EXPENSES ALL COVERED BY THE SUPERIOR COURT, THEY ARE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS APPROVAL FOR THE VEHICLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION.
[1. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and approval of the final recommended allocations for the 2023-24 Title III Forest Fee Project Funds totaling $129,700.00]
ALLOCATIONS FOR 2023.TITLE THREE FORCE PROJECT FUNDS TOTALING $129,700.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M DAN CHERRY, YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
IT'S APROPOS. WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE FOREST SERVICE HERE WITH US TODAY.
APPRECIATE YOU ALL STICKING AROUND TO HEAR A LITTLE DISCUSSION ON THIS BEFORE YOU HERE IN THIS ACTION ITEM IS DISTRIBUTION OF OUR TITLE THREE FOREST FEES FUNDING THAT WE DO ANNUALLY.
THIS IS PART OF THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS ACT THAT THIS FUNDING COMES IN.
AND TITLE THREE IS SPECIFIC TO THE COUNTY PROJECTS PART OF THAT THAT ACT.
SO ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES FOR THIS INCLUDE THINGS LIKE HAZARDOUS FUEL MITIGATION AND REDUCTION.
WE CAN DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH ASSOCIATED WITH FIREWISE ACTIVITIES.
YOUR FIREWISE COMMUNITIES, OF COURSE, ARE BIG APPLICANTS IN THIS PROGRAM.
SO, WE DO HAVE WE HAD ABOUT $395,000 OF REQUESTS THIS YEAR, AND ONLY $129,700 TO DISTRIBUTE.
SO, YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE WENT THROUGH ALL THE APPLICATIONS.
THEY APPLIED A RUBRIC TO PUT TOGETHER A MATRIX FOR RECOMMENDED DISTRIBUTION THAT WENT OUT TO THE PUBLIC FOR A, I BELIEVE, A 45-DAY COMMENT PERIOD.
WE HAD SOME MINOR COMMENTS COME BACK THAT THE BOARD OFFICE MADE SOME LAST-MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS TO FOR YOUR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS HERE TODAY WE HAVE 27 DIFFERENT ENTITIES RECOMMENDED TO REMOVE OR TO RECEIVE THIS FUNDING.
ANY QUESTIONS? SUPERVISOR BROWN NOT REALLY A QUESTION SO MUCH, BUT WE HAVEN'T, ANYBODY DISAPPROVE OF WHAT WE HAVE RECOMMENDED, AM I CORRECT? SO INITIALLY WE HAD RECOMMENDED DISTRIBUTION AND WE HAD ONE COMMUNITY, HIDDEN VALLEY RANCH, WHICH IS REPRESENTED BY MR. BOB BASS RIGHT HERE.
THEY HAD A FAIRLY SMALL RECOMMENDATION OF DISTRIBUTION OF, I BELIEVE, $800 TO THEM.
AND SO THAT FUNDING WAS MOVED TO A DIFFERENT RECIPIENT THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN ON THE LIST AS WELL.
SO, WE'RE JUST KIND OF BUMP THAT UP A LITTLE BIT.
IF THEY DON'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, THEY DON'T FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE PAPERWORK AND WHATNOT.
THIS AMOUNT HAS GONE DOWN CONSIDERABLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TEN YEARS OR SO, HAS IT NOT? YES, I BELIEVE SO.
OKAY. I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD BLAME THE PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST FOR THAT.
NO, IT'S THE COST OF EVERYTHING HAS GONE UP AND WE ALL KNOW THAT.
SO PROBLEM IS, IS WHERE DO WE WHERE DO THESE FUNDS ACTUALLY COME FROM? IT'S ALL DESIGNATED UNDER THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS ACT.
THERE IS YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT COME DOWN AT THAT POINT.
AND THEN THE COUNTY GOES THROUGH A FAIRLY RIGOROUS PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER A FAIRLY FAIR AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF THESE FUNDS. THERE'S VERY LITTLE PLAYING OF FAVORITES, IF YOU WILL, AND I KNOW THERE'S A NEED THAT FAR SURPASSES THE
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FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE ANNUALLY.WELL, IT'S REALLY THE BOARD'S ATTEMPT TO TAKE MONIES THAT ARE COMING IN FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER TITLE THREE AND GIVE IT BACK TO THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY GAVE THEM THE MONEY TO START WITH AND LET THEM HAVE AT FIXING WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES.
SO WE HAVE A LITTLE LESS MONEY TO WORK WITH AND MORE APPLICANTS SEEKING TO PUT THAT FUNDING TO USE.
WE ALL RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND FUEL REDUCTION IN THE AREA HERE.
SO, THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES.
AND I DO THINK IT ALL GETS PUT TOWARDS VERY, VERY GOOD USES.
BUT IT WOULD IT BE NICE TO HAVE MORE? ABSOLUTELY. WITH THAT I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO GO FORWARD WITH THE ALLOCATION.
WE GOT A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BROWN.
A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.
MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL.
ITEM NUMBER TWO HAS BEEN TABLED FOR THE NEXT MEETING ON DECEMBER 20TH.
SO, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.
[3. Facilities - Approve the acceptance and expenditure of a $5,000.00 Cox Conserves Grant from Cox Communications for the purposes of purchasing and placing trees at the Park, Library and Sheriff substation located in the Black Canyon City area. (District 2 - Supervisor Gregory)]
FACILITIES APPROVE THIS ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURES OF $5,000 FROM COX CONSERVATIVE GRANT FROM COX COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PURCHASING AND PLACING TREES AT THE PARK, LIBRARY AND SHERIFF'S SUBSTATION IN BLACK HAND CITY.YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING AGAIN, BRANDON SCHULTZ, DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY HAD OFFERED WAS THIS $5,000 GRANT TO PLANT TREES.
WE DO HAVE A PARK DOWN THERE THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO UPDATE AND ADD SOME TREES TO.
SO, WE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH THIS.
OKAY. WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
A MOTION BY. I MADE THE MOTION TO.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHECK TODAY? YEAH. WE LOVE OPPORTUNITY.
SURE. AND WE WILL STEP DOWN FOR A PHOTO ONCE.
DID YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S A PLEASURE.
I ACTUALLY USED TO LIVE IN BLACK CANYON CITY.
SO, WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME UP FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT, I WAS ALL OVER IT.
LIKE I SAID, I USED TO LIVE THERE.
SO, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
FOR THE RECORD, WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE? YES. SHEENA CONNOR COX COMMUNICATIONS GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER.
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OKAY. MOVING ON.[4. Public Works - Approve Resolution No. 2123 to adopt the Yavapai County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023. (All Districts)]
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, SUPERVISORS ASHLEY AHLQUIST, EMERGENCY MANAGER.
THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A MOUTHFUL.
HOWEVER, ITS BIGGEST ROLE IS SERVING AS A KEY TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR FUNDING IN FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY.
THIS COMES IN TWO FORMS VIA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AFTER A DISASTER OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH WE NEED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE, OR IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE LARGE ENOUGH. FEMA AFTER DECLARATION AND THROUGH FEMA GRANTS SUCH AS THE FIRE MITIGATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS, HAZARD MITIGATION, AS WELL AS THE BUILDING RESILIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS.
AND UTILIZE THE FLOODING EVENT THAT OCCURRED EARLIER THIS YEAR IN CAMP VERDE IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THIS PLAN ASSISTED IN ALLOWING THE TOWN OF CAMP VERDE TO ACCESS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FUNDING FOR THE TOWN TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA FOR SOME OF THE DAMAGES INCURRED BY THE FLOODING EVENT THAT OCCURRED EARLIER THIS SPRING.
THESE GRANTS, AS I MENTIONED, THAT THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT ACCESS CAN ASSIST WITH PROPERTY ACQUISITION, A STRUCTURE DEMOLITION, RELOCATION, STRUCTURE, ELEVATION RECONSTRUCTION, DRY FLOOD PROOFING ON HISTORICAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES, AND LOCALIZED AND NON-LOCALIZED FLOOD RISK REDUCTION PROJECTS.
THE HAZARDS THAT WE IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN INCLUDE EARTHQUAKES, FLOODS, LANDSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES, SEVERE WIND, WILDFIRES, AND WINTER STORMS. THE PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS INCLUDE ALL OF OUR JURISDICTIONAL PARTNERS FROM CAMP VERDE TO SEDONA, AS WELL AS THE YAVAPAI PRESCOTT INDIAN TRIBE.
AND SO ONCE WE RECEIVED THAT PRELIMINARY APPROVAL FROM FEMA, WE DID EXACTLY THAT.
WE POSTED IT ON OUR WEBSITE, WE STARTED A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN, AND THEN WE HAD IT POSTED OR PRINTED IN THE DAILY COURIER AND VERDE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS FROM THE 10TH OF OCTOBER.
SCRATCH THAT. THE 8TH OF OCTOBER IS TO THE 31ST.
WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE COMMENT FROM A RESIDENT OF DEWEY AND THE BLUE HILLS.
HER CONCERN WAS THAT THE PLAN DID NOT INCLUDE ANY SORT OF EVACUATION ROUTES OR EVACUATION PLANNING.
THIS IS NOT REALLY THE PLAN FOR THIS.
WE ORDINANCES AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SO MOVED. OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SUPERVISOR BROWN ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[5. Public Works - Approve Software as a Service (SaaS) Agreement with Genasys Inc. for an annual subscription to evacuation zone software in the amount of $21,553.84 to be utilized by the Office of Emergency Management. YC Contract No. 2023-529 (All Districts)]
AMOUNT OF $21,553.SO, ASHLEY AUGUST, EMERGENCY MANAGER.
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ZONES FOR THE COUNTY EVACUATION ZONES.BUT EVACUATION ZONES HELP FIRST RESPONDERS PREPARE FOR AND REDUCE CONFUSION SURROUNDING EVACUATIONS.
IT ALSO PROVIDES A POINT OF REFERENCE FOR CITIZENS TO KNOW THEIR ZONE.
THE FIRST PROJECT THAT WE STARTED WITH WAS THROUGH THE CITY OF SEDONA EVACUATION PROJECT.
EVACUATION ZONES IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
SISTER STATES SUCH AS COLORADO, UTAH, CALIFORNIA ESPECIALLY, AND IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON AS WELL.
BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN ARIZONA, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT.
WE KNOW WILDFIRES VERY, VERY WELL HERE WITHIN THE STATE.
AND THIS IS THE TYPE OF MODEL THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE AFTERMATH OF TRAGEDIES SUCH AS MAUI.
AND THEY ARE DISCUSSING WHY DIDN'T THEY HAVE EVACUATION ZONES.
THIS IS A MODEL THAT IS BEING HIGHLY ENCOURAGED BY FEMA, AND STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT RESIDENTS THAT BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE IN AN EVACUATION ZONE ARE MORE APT TO ENGAGE IN PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS AND HEED EVACUATION WARNINGS.
IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE, I WORKED IN DISPATCH, I'VE WORKED MANY FIRES, I'VE SENT MANY NOTIFICATIONS, AND WES TALKED ABOUT HOW THEY BARELY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO DRAW THE POLYGONS FOR THE TUNNEL AND THE PIPELINE FIRES.
AND WHEN WE LIVE IN A DAY AND AGE WHERE WE'RE SEEING DISASTERS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND WE'RE SEEING THEM JUST BECOME HIGHER CONSEQUENCES, AND WITH SOME OF THE DISASTERS AND THE TRAGEDIES THAT WE'RE SEEING, I BELIEVE THAT IMPLEMENTING SUCH TECHNOLOGIES WILL ALLOW US TO PLAN BETTER AND BE ABLE TO COORDINATE MORE EFFECTIVELY. THIS IS AN INITIATIVE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MILITARY AFFAIRS IS ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORTING, AND WE HAVE ALSO BEEN A PART OF THE WORKGROUP AT THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL, FOR THE BETTER PART, GOING ON TWO YEARS AS WELL.
WHAT HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY GREAT WITH ALL OF THIS IS SEEING HOW THE CITY OF SEDONA STARTED WITH THIS EFFORT, AND SEEING IT REALLY LED TO OTHER EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. SO, COCONINO COUNTY HAS LAUNCHED EVACUATION ZONES, BUT THEN WE'RE ALSO SEEING IT HERE WITHIN YAVAPAI COUNTY.
AND SO, THE TOWN OF CAMP VERDE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VERY PRODUCT, GENESIS.
SO, SEEING THIS CONCEPT TAKE HOLD WITHIN YAVAPAI COUNTY HAS BEEN VERY FANTASTIC.
WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS PRODUCT DURING A KIND OF A DEMO TRIAL PERIOD DURING THE RACETRACK, AND GRAPEVINE FIRES MY OFFICE AS WELL AS YCSO AND IT WAS WELL RECEIVED, VERY USER FRIENDLY AND JUST HAD A LOT OF BENEFITS.
SO, THE PRODUCT ITSELF ALLOWS FOR US TO ESTABLISH EVACUATION ZONES.
THEY GO THROUGH AND CREATE ZONES, THE TENTATIVE ZONES, AS YOU SAW ON THAT FIRST SLIDE, BASED ON POPULATION DENSITY, HISTORIC EVACUATION INFORMATION, HAZARD ROADS, VEHICLE COUNT, IT'S NOT DONE.
BUT THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF THE HEAVY LIFTING FOR US.
THE PRODUCT ALSO ALLOWS FOR US TO DO FIRE MODELING.
AND THIS IS A PRODUCT THAT WE GET FOR, YOU KNOW, UNDER $22,000.
SO, AND HALF OF THAT IS GRANT REIMBURSABLE THROUGH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.
ALSO ALLOWS FOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND INFORMATION SHARING.
SO YCSO WILL BE IN CHARGE OF ALL THE PUSHING OF THE MESSAGING.
BUT IN THE EOC, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE IS GETTING IMPACTED AS WELL AS FIRE PARTNERS AND SUCH.
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ZONE. WE CAN ALSO PUT ON THAT MAP.THIS IS WHERE THE ANIMAL DISASTER SERVICES SHELTER IS OR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OR ROADBLOCKS.
AND THEN THE ROADBLOCK LOCATION.
LOCATION INFORMATION ALSO CAN BE PUSHED TO GOOGLE MAPS AND WAZE.
SO, IT'S A VERY, VERY POWERFUL TOOL THAT WILL JUST BE VERY, VERY HELPFUL.
SO, WITH THAT, HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF JUST SOME OF THE TOOLS THAT ARE INTERNAL.
SO, LIKE I MENTIONED IT DOES DO FIRE MODELING.
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I DID WITH CAMP VERDE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE SOMETHING WE.
THESE ARE THE ZONES THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTED AND ALLOWS US TO PLAN.
AS I MENTIONED, WE CAN PUT FLOOD INFORMATION IN THERE.
SO, THIS IS A 100-YEAR FLOOD MAP.
AND OVER THERE WITH THE VERDE RIVER, WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S A LOT OF FLOODING THAT HAPPENS.
AND THEN OF COURSE, IT'S JUST DATA RICH ENVIRONMENT.
AND SO, IF WE CLICK ON A ZONE, THIS IS THE TYPE OF INFORMATION WE CAN GET.
AND SO, PENDING ANY QUESTIONS, I AM ASKING FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT.
WILL THIS BE USED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IN REGARD TO PEOPLE MAKING APPLICATION FOR PADS? WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY SORT OF CONVERSATION IN THAT REGARD.
THE REASON I'M ASKING IS, IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ALWAYS ASK, ESPECIALLY IN MY DISTRICT, IS, AND I WOULD ASSUME THE OTHER SUPERVISORS DO TOO, IS WHEN SOMEBODY COMES FORWARD WITH A PAD, THE FIRST THING I ASK THEM IS, DO YOU HAVE EMERGENCY ESCAPE ROUTES BUILT INTO THEIR DRAWINGS ON HOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET PEOPLE OUT IF THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS CLOSED? ONE ENTRY IN, ONE ENTRY OUT DOESN'T CUT IT.
SO, IN MY OPINION, BUT I THINK IT'D BE THIS WOULD BE EXCEPTIONAL HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE IN THIS CASE THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE WITH SOME OF OUR PLANNING THAT TAKES PLACE THROUGH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MIGHT ASSIST US IN THAT REGARD, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE SHARING WITH THE CITIES AND TOWNS ALSO, BECAUSE IT'S THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS THAT USUALLY HAVE THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF NEW DEVELOPMENT.
SO, ONE OF THE PARTS OF THE PROCESS IS TO GO THROUGH AND REFINE THE ZONE.
SO, WE HAVE THE PRELIMINARY ZONES.
AND SO MAYBE THAT'S THE PART WHERE WE PULL IN SOME OF THE EXPERTS FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO COME IN AND PROVIDE US SOME OF THAT INFORMATION WHERE THEY CAN SAY, THIS IS WHAT THEY KNOW OF THOSE AREAS, AND THEY CAN HELP US REFINE THOSE ZONES TO BE TRULY REFLECTIVE OF THE DATA THAT IS THERE.
SO THAT WAY WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CERTAIN ROUTE CONSTRAINTS, ET CETERA.
WELL, I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MYSELF THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO TOUCH BASE WITH THIS TYPE OF SOFTWARE TO CHECK AN AREA, ESPECIALLY IF A LARGE DEVELOPING AREA, BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE A WAY OF ACCESSING THEM.
THEY'RE ALWAYS IN PLACES THAT ARE HARD TO GET TO.
SO, AND WE DON'T WANT ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT.
THAT'S JUST SIGN FOR DISASTER, RIGHT? SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION.
IT REALLY DOES TIE INTO WHAT SUPERVISOR BROWN IS RAISING.
AND OF COURSE, I HAD MY CROSSHAIRS ON A FIGURE OF SPEECH ON DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REGARDING IT AS WELL, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. YOU KNOW, I'M TALKING REGULARLY TO CONSTITUENTS WHO LIVE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN MANUFACTURED HOME NEIGHBORHOODS AND AREAS WHERE THERE IS GRASSLAND.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE INTEGRATING THAT DATA INTO THESE ZONES IN A WAY THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, IN A PARTICULAR MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY THAT'S IN UNINCORPORATED, WE ALSO HAVE FOLKS WHO HAVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF DISABILITY WHO ARE GOING TO NEED SPECIAL HELP EARLIER ON, AND THIS CAN BE JUST A FABULOUS TOOL TO BE ABLE TO SAVE LIVES.
SO, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT'S POSSIBLE, WE AND IN FACT, I THINK THAT I TALKED WITH KEVIN ABOUT THAT GIVING AN OVERLAY MAP TO SEE WHERE THOSE TYPES OF STRUCTURES ARE.
AND I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT HAZARDS WHERE THERE MIGHT BE CHEMICAL AND WHAT HAVE YOU THERE, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO ALSO INCLUDE AS A DATA POINT, WHERE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES LOCATED.
YEAH. WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
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SECOND. OKAY.MOTION MADE. THE MOTION SECOND BY SUPERVISOR BROWN.
ASHLEY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK.
OKAY. WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO HEARINGS.
[1. Development Services - Recommend approval to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control of series 10 Beer and Wine Store Liquor License application (260169) without protest, submitted by Andrea Dahlman Lewkowitz for One Fuel Stop #484 located at 43 West Park Ave, Ash Fork, AZ 86320 (District 4 - Supervisor Brown)]
SUBMITTED BY ANDREA DOLMAN LECHOWICZ FOR THE ONE STOP FUEL.STOP AND ASK FOR SUPERVISOR BROWN.
THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT AND GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. ALL I CAN SAY IS.
ALL I CAN SAY IS I WOULD MOVE TO.
WE GO AHEAD AND GO FORWARD WITH IT.
IT'S JUST A REGULAR LICENSE THAT GOES FORWARD WITH MOST OF OUR SECOND.
SECOND. WE GOT A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BROWN, A SECOND BY VICE CHAIR OBERG.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? CLERK OF THE BOARD? NO, SIR.
THE BOARD DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
GREEN SHEETS. OKAY WITH THAT? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
THANK YOU. MARK, THAT WAS VERY QUICK.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. GOOD JOB.
[2. Development Services - Approve a Zoning Map Change from dual zoning of R1-12 (Residential; Single Family; 12,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size) zoning district and a C2-1 (Commercial; General Sales and Services; minimum 7,500 sq. ft. lot size) zoning district to the C2-1 (Commercial; General Sales and Services; minimum 7,500 sq. ft. lot size) zoning district, and consideration of a Use Permit for the development of an RV storage facility on an approximately 2-acre parcel, subject to the conditions of approval. Owner/Applicant: Stanley Giles; Project Name: Mayer RV Storage Zoning Map Change & Use Permit; APN: 500-19-004; PLA23-000069.The property is located at 10510 South State Route 69, in the community of Mayer. Section 26, Township 12 North, Range 01 East. G&SRB&M. Staff: Becca Sirakis (District 2 - Supervisor Gregory)]
C TO ONE.ZONING DISTRICT TWO ZONING DISTRICT AND CONSIDERATION OF USE PERMIT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RV STORAGE FACILITY ON APPROXIMATELY TWO ACRES IN ARIZONA.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN GREGORY.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BECCA CIRACAS, PLANNER WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
TODAY I AM PRESENTING THE APPLICATION FOR THE RV STORAGE ZONING MAP CHANGE AND USE PERMIT.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN SUPERVISOR GREGORY DISTRICT, DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 101.
EXCUSE ME, 105 ONE ZERO SOUTH STATE ROUTE 69IN THE COMMUNITY OF [INAUDIBLE].
THE SUBJECT PARCEL IS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED.
THE PROPERTY IS PARTLY ZONED C-2 ONE COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS SHOWN ON THE MAP AS THE PINK AND PARTLY R1, WHICH IS RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS SHOWN IN YELLOW. TO THE NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS C2 AND R1.
ZONING TO THE EAST IS R1 ACROSS FROM 69 TO THE SOUTH IS C TWO AND C ONE.
AND TO THE WEST WE HAVE R-1 RESIDENTIAL ZONING.
THIS IS AN AERIAL OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
TO THE NORTH WE CAN SEE THIS IS THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON SHOP IN MARE.
TO THE EAST IS STATE ROUTE 69.
TO THE SOUTH WE HAVE A PROPERTY THAT IS AMERICAN STEEL CARPORTS, INC.
AND THEN TO THE WEST WE HAVE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.
SO, THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN.
YOU GO BACK TO THAT. OF COURSE.
SO, THE WEST IS TO MY LEFT OF THE OF THE SQUARE.
CORRECT, CORRECT. SO, WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES.
ARE ALL THE PROPERTIES IN THERE ALREADY OCCUPIED.
OH, WE YES, THEY CURRENTLY ARE.
THESE TWO ARE THESE PRIMARILY? PRIMARILY. YES. OKAY.
OKAY. SO, THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN.
THE APPLICATION THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING CONSIDERATION OF A ZONING MAP CHANGE FROM THE CURRENTLY DUAL ZONED PROPERTY OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TO MAKE IT A COMPLETELY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OF C2-1, AS WELL AS A USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR AN RV STORAGE FACILITY ON THE APPROXIMATE TWO-ACRE PARCEL, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
SO HERE WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT A FEW PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY AND THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
HERE WE'RE LOOKING WEST FROM THE SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD TOWARD THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
WE CAN SEE THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON STORE SIGN ON THE LEFT.
OH, THAT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT OUT OF VIEW.
HERE WE'RE LOOKING NORTH FROM THE FRONTAGE ROAD ALONG STATE ROUTE 69.
HERE. WE'RE LOOKING EAST ACROSS FROM LOOKING ACROSS STATE ROUTE 69.
THERE'S MINING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY CURRENTLY.
AND HERE WE'RE LOOKING SOUTH AT A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY.
ACROSS TO THE SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
IT'S AMERICAN STEEL CARPORTS, INC.
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I BELIEVE IT'S MORE JUST SALES, BUT IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.SO HERE IS THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION SLIDE.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS HIGHLIGHTED WITH THE BLUE STAR.
THE PROPERTY OWNER DID SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 1000FT.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY LETTERS OF SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION.
BUT IN THE APPLICANT'S LETTER CITIZEN PARTICIPATION REPORT, THEY DID STATE THAT THEY TALKED TO A NEIGHBOR WHO VOICED THAT SHE WAS IN GENERAL SUPPORT AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS. PLANNING AND ZONING.
WHAT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION? PLANNING. ZONING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUS TO RECOMMEND.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO THE.
NO, SIR. THE BOARD DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THIS ITEM.
WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOTION MADE BY ME, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.
OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE ITEM NUMBER THREE.
[3. Development Services - Approve a permanent and transferrable Use Permit to allow a 1652 sq. ft. second residence on an approximately 1.3-acre parcel, in the R1L-10 (Residential; Single Family; Limited to site-built structures only; minimum 10,000 sq. ft. lot size) zoning district, subject to the conditions of approval. Owner/Applicant: Gannon Family Trust & Gregory & Kiera Gannon Ttees; Project Name: Gannon Second Residence Use Permit; APN:104-11-042; PLA23-000091. The property is located at 3419 South Pine Tree Lane in the community of Groom Creek. Section 22, Township 13 North, Range 02 West. G&SRB&M. Staff: Becca Sirakis (District 5 - Supervisor Mallory)]
APPROVE A PERMANENT AND TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A 152 SQUARE FOOT SECOND RESIDENT ON APPROXIMATELY 1.3 ACRES. THIS WILL BE IN SUPERVISOR MALLORY DISTRICT IN GROOM CREEK.CHAIRMAN GREGORY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR A USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR AN EXISTING SECOND RESIDENCE.
BECCA SCIROCCO'S, PLANNER WITH THE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
FOR THE RECORD. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN SUPERVISOR MALLORY DISTRICT FIVE.
THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE R-1-10.
THE. THIS IS THE IMAGERY OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL.
THEY WERE INFORMED WHEN THEY CAME TO OBTAIN PERMITS THAT THAT GARAGE WAS ORIGINALLY GARAGE THAT HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO A SECOND RESIDENCE IN THE HERE TODAY TO OBTAIN THAT ZONING ALLOWANCE.
I HAVE A QUESTION. SO, YOU'VE GOT THAT MAP UP THERE.
LET ME GO BACK TO THAT REAL QUICK.
APPROXIMATELY IN THAT MAP WHERE YOU'RE SHOWING THAT WHERE IS THIS TOWER LOCATED GOING TO BE LOCATED? I MEAN, THE RESIDENTS.
OKAY. I'M THINKING I'M AHEAD OF MYSELF.
THAT'S THE EXISTING HOUSES AND NOT THE EXISTING.
IT IS. LET ME LET ME GET MAYBE JUST.
SO, THIS IS THE EXISTING RESIDENCE.
THIS IS THE EXISTING SINGLE SECOND RESIDENCE HERE.
OKAY. AND HERE'S A HERE'S A PHOTO FROM THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY LOOKING AT THE EXISTING RESIDENCE.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER LOOK.
OKAY. SO LASTLY, WE DO HAVE A CITIZEN PARTICIPATION REPORT MAP UP.
WE DO HAVE FOUR LETTERS OF SUPPORT CURRENTLY FROM THE NEIGHBORS OF THE SURROUNDING PARCELS.
SUPERVISOR MALLORY, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT.
WE GOT A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MALLORY, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.
PURSUANT TO ARS 38431.01 BOARD MEMBERS SHALL NOT DISCUSS OR TAKE ANY ACTION ON MATTERS RAISED DURING THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC. THE BOARD MAY DIRECT STAFF TO STUDY THE MATTER OR DIRECT THE MATTER TO BE RESCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION AT A LATER DATE.
VICE CHAIR DO WE HAVE ANY GREEN SHEETS?
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NO. MR. CHAIRMAN, DO WE HAVE ANY GREEN SHEETS? NO, SIR. OKAY.ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK? OKAY WITH THAT? WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[ EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THE BOARD WILL NOW CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.ITEM NUMBER ONE CONVENING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO ARS 38431.03 A.3 AND A.4 FOR LEGAL ADVICE, CONSULTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING PENDING CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND.
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND.
OKAY. WE GOT A MOTION TO ADJOURN BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.
THAT WAS IT. YES.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.