[10. Information Technology Services - Approve an agreement with CentralSquare to upgrade our current Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. This upgrade will cost $438,925.85, which will include the initial software subscription, hardware, setup fees, and tax, and will be paid for using Standard Allowance for Lost Revenue under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. YC Contract No. 2023-551 (All Districts) ]

LET'S START OFF WITH NUMBER 10.

UM, THE COUNTY ASSISTANT MANAGER, MARTY BRENNAN.

YES. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

UM, AS YOU'VE INDICATED, THIS MATTER WAS PULLED JUST FOR CLARIFICATION AS TO THE FUNDING SOURCE.

THE AGENDA INDICATES, UH, THAT THE ITEM WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH THE STANDARD ALLOWANCE UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.

THAT IS, IN FACT, HAPPENING BUT IT'S AN INDIRECT PAYMENT.

UM, THE FUNDING, THE AMOUNT DESIGNATED UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT WILL BE USED TO PAY IT SALARIES.

AND THEN THE AMOUNT FREED UP IN THE GENERAL FUND BASED UPON THAT TRANSFER WILL BE USED TO FUND THIS PROJECT.

BY STRUCTURING IT THAT WAY, WE MEET ALL LEGAL AND BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS.

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. OKAY.

YEAH, I MADE THE MOTION.

UH, VICE CHAIR OBERG MADE THE SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE.

ITEM NUMBER 10 MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY. AND THEN NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO NUMBER 9.

[9. Information Technology Services - Approve a Master Leasing Agreement (MLA) and Amendment No. 1 to allow the County the option to lease Dell computer equipment and authorize the Information Technology Services Director to sign all related leasing schedule documents. YC Contract No. 2023-555 (All Districts)]

UH, SUPERVISOR BROWN PULLED A ISSUE.

UM, IT DIRECTOR GALASSI.

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GOOD MORNING. UH, CHAIRMAN GREGORY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M PAT GALASSI YOUR ITS DIRECTOR.

MORNING, PAT. THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

THE QUESTION THE REASON I ASKED YOU TO COME FORWARD IS, IS THAT NORMALLY WE HAVE HAD A POLICY OF THE BOARD IS NOT TO LEASE EQUIPMENT.

NORMALLY WE PURCHASE IT.

NOW, WHY ARE WE GOING TO LEASE IT THIS TIME? YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.

UM, SO THIS MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT WILL GIVE US THE ABILITY TO DEPLOY MANY MORE MACHINES, UM, THIS YEAR.

SO WE'RE LOOKING TO REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 525 DEVICES, UH, THIS YEAR, UH, AFTER IN JANUARY.

UH, RIGHT NOW, WE CAN CURRENTLY ONLY REPLACE WITH OUR CURRENT FUNDING STRATEGY ABOUT 200 A YEAR.

AND THAT PUTS US BEHIND A TECH REFRESH CURVE EACH AND EVERY YEAR.

SO, UM, UH, ALSO WITH THIS SOLUTION WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE DELL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

UH, AND THAT WILL HELP US COMPRESS THE TIMELINE AND ALLOW US TO GET THIS DONE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY.

UM, FROM A, A LIFE CYCLE, UH, TECHNOLOGY LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT POINT OF VIEW.

UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT A FOUR YEAR LEASE WHICH WILL INVOLVE 0% FINANCING.

UH, AND WE'RE NOT LOCKED INTO LEASING.

SO IF WE FIND THAT THIS IS NOT FAVORABLE OR THE TERMS CHANGE DOWN THE ROAD, WE CAN ALWAYS FALL BACK.

AND WE. SO WE'RE NOT ELIMINATING THE OPTION OF PURCHASING LIKE WE CURRENTLY DO.

AND LASTLY, UM, IN IN OCTOBER ON ON OCTOBER 14TH OF 2025, WE HAVE A VERY HARD DEADLINE WITH MICROSOFT, UH, TO MIGRATE ALL OF OUR CURRENT, UH, WINDOWS 10 DEVICES TO WINDOWS 11.

SO, UH, GETTING TO THAT PLACE THAT WE NEED TO BE IN OCTOBER OF 2025, WE NEED TO BE VERY AGGRESSIVE WITH THE NUMBER OF DEVICES WE'RE REPLACING. SO THAT THAT'S REALLY THE THE MOTIVATION AND REASON BEHIND US, UH, LOOKING AT THIS OPTION RIGHT NOW FOR PROCUREMENT.

WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR IS THAT THE BOARD'S PREVIOUS POLICY IS TO BUY EQUIPMENT, NOT TO LEASE IT.

AND HOWEVER, IN SAYING THAT EIGHT, NINE YEARS AGO, WHEN WE MADE THIS DECISION TO BUY EQUIPMENT INSTEAD OF LEASING, IT WAS KIND OF DICTATED BY THE BUDGET AND WHAT WAS TAKING PLACE IN THE MARKETPLACE.

AND MOVING FORWARD AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH TECHNOLOGY, WE ALL NOTICE THAT BASICALLY, IT'S OVERNIGHT TECHNOLOGY CHANGES AND IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT'S GOING ON, WE HAVE TO CHANGE WITH IT.

A LEASE WOULD GIVE US THAT ABILITY WHERE PURCHASE DOES.

NOT THAT THAT'S CORRECT.

AND YOU KNOW, AND I ALSO THINK THIS GIVES US AN OPTION TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO DEPARTMENT NEEDS AND BUSINESS NEEDS SO THAT ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH THAT WE'VE TAKEN IN PAST YEARS, UM, ISN'T THE MOST EFFECTIVE.

SO, YOU KNOW, NOW THIS WILL WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAILOR EACH DEPARTMENT'S BUSINESS NEEDS TO THE DEVICES WE'RE WE'RE ACQUIRING [INAUDIBLE].

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WHY WE CHANGE A POSITION AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

YES, SIR. ANYWAY, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT.

OKAY. WE GOT A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BROWN, A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, AYE.

MOTION NINE CARRIES.

[11. 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 an agreement between the San Diego Police Equipment Co., Inc. and Yavapai County Jail District, under the Arizona State Procurement Office/Arizona State Contracts, for the purchase of ammunition in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00. YC Contract No. 2023-550]

[29. Sheriff - Approve an agreement between San Diego Police Equipment Co., Inc. and the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, under the Arizona State Procurement Office/Arizona State Contracts, for the purchase of ammunition in an amount not to exceed $90,229.00. YC Contract No. 2023-549]

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11.

UM, SUPERVISOR BROWN, THIS IS A SHERIFF'S ITEM.

I THINK 11 AND 29 ARE PRETTY MUCH WRAPPED UP TOGETHER.

I ASKED THE SHERIFF, JUST COME IN AND EXPLAIN IT TO US BECAUSE AS YOU RECALL, TWO WEEKS AGO, WE HAD TWO VERY SIMILAR, UH, ON, UH I TEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR THE COMPANY THAT I RECALL.

SO I JUST WANTED THE SHERIFF TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO EVERYBODY WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

YES. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

UH, SUPERVISOR BROWN, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ITEM.

THIS IS EVERY YEAR WE WE STRUGGLE WITH, UM, PURCHASING AMMUNITION.

NOT NOT BECAUSE OF, UM, BUDGETARY REASONS, REALLY, WITH THE COUNTY.

IT'S BECAUSE OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND, IF YOU WILL, AND THE THE FACT THAT THE COST GOES UP DEPENDING ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COUNTRY.

UH, LAST BOARD MEETING, YOU APPROVED AN AGENDA ITEM FOR DOOLEY, A COMPANY CALLED DOOLEY, WHICH WE USE TO PURCHASE AMMUNITION.

THAT WAS A COVER CONTRACT WHICH ALLOWS US TO TO SPEND UP TO $90,229, I BELIEVE, UM, THIS, THIS AGENDA, UM, ITEM, THIS CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE TWO COVER CONTRACTS FOR COMPANY OUT OF SAN DIEGO, ONE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ONE FOR OUR JAIL DISTRICT.

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AND AGAIN, WE WE BUDGET EACH YEAR $90,000 ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE AND $50,000 ON THE, UM, JAIL SIDE, IF YOU WILL, TO PURCHASE THE NEEDED AMMUNITION.

THESE CONTRACTS JUST ALLOW US TO PARTNER WITH THESE TWO COMPANIES TO FIND THE BEST PRICE.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO OVER.

WE DON'T WE DON'T PLAN TO GO OVER OUR OUR BUDGETED AMOUNT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY.

THESE ARE JUST COVER CONTRACTS THAT ALLOW US TO TALK TO TWO COMPANIES TO GET THE BEST PRICE FOR CERTAIN CALIBERS AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE ON HAND.

AND SO THAT'S ALL.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING TO THE BOARD AGAIN.

THIS PROCESS IS OPEN TO OTHER COMPANIES AS WELL.

IS IT RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY.

WELL, WE'RE WE LOOK AT THE COMPANIES THAT ARE ON STATE CONTRACT.

THE TWO THAT WE'VE COME BEFORE.

YOU ARE ON THE ARIZONA STATE CONTRACT.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE COVER CONTRACTS ARE FOR.

BUT WE IF WE HAD A COMPANY FOR INSTANCE, THAT THAT MIGHT BE ON ANOTHER AGREEMENT, WE MIGHT GO FOR THE BETTER PRICING THERE.

BUT THESE TWO COMPANIES SEEM TO HAVE THE CAPACITY AND THE PRICING IS COMPETITIVE BECAUSE THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS WITH THE STATE.

GREAT. WITH THAT, I'D MAKE A MOTION, SECOND.

WE GOT A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BROWN AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS ON BOTH ITEM UM, 11 AND 29.

THANK YOU. FOR THE RECORD WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE? I APOLOGIZE, I'M JEFF NOONAN, I'M THE CHIEF DEPUTY FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 13.

OH, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, AYE.

OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.

IT'S UNANIMOUS.

NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 13.

[13. Library District - The Board of Supervisors will resolve into the Board of Directors of the Yavapai County Free Library District and following consideration of this item, will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors - Approve changing a part-time (.63 FTE) Library Coordinator at the Paulden public library to full-time at an increased cost of $35,150.00 annually, including employee-related expenses. (District 4 - Director Brown)]

UM, AND THAT'S LIBRARY DISTRICT SUPERVISOR BROWN, COREY.

UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M COREY CHRISTIANS, YOUR COUNTY LIBRARIAN AND LIBRARY DISTRICT DIRECTOR.

THE REASON I PULLED THIS WAS PRIMARILY FOR IT TO BE A PAID ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PAULDEN AREA.

SO ACTUALLY, I WANTED, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH PAULDEN LIBRARY AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN TO OPEN AND EXPAND OUR OUR BUSINESS, IF YOU WILL.

AND, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER ITEM IN REGARDS TO, UH, TELADOC.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO TELADOC IN PAULDEN RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE THERE IS NO HIPAA AREA THAT WE CAN, UH, WE CAN APPLY OUT THERE. BUT WE DO WANT TO EXPAND.

BUT THE OTHER SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.

GO AHEAD COREY. UH, THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. UM, SUPERVISOR BROWN, THERE ARE WE'VE HAD SOME PRETTY, UH, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF USAGE AT THE PAULDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY, ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST YEAR.

AND SINCE IT WAS FIRST, UH, THE DOORS FIRST OPENED IN 2016, USAGE HAS CONTINUALLY INCREASED AT THAT LIBRARY, EVEN THROUGH COVID.

IT WAS ONE OF THE FEW LIBRARIES THAT SAW INCREASED USAGE ABOVE THE PREVIOUS YEAR, UH, DURING COVID.

AND WE DID A COUPLE OF THINGS TO TRY TO FIX THAT IN THE SHORT TERM, SUCH AS ADJUST THEIR HOURS TO MAKE THEM MORE UNIFORM, AND ALL THAT DID WAS MAKE IT SO MORE PEOPLE WANTED TO GO TO THE LIBRARY.

SO THE STATISTICS THAT I POINTED OUT IN THE AGENDA ITEM ITSELF ARE FROM, UH, THE LAST COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR TO THE ONE BEFORE THAT.

YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH USAGE HAS JUST INCREASED IN THAT SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, 38% OF ANNUAL VISITS INCREASED.

UH, 9% OF CIRCULATION OF BOOKS INCREASED OVER A YEAR, 28% NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, AND 213% OF RESIDENTS ATTENDING THOSE PROGRAMS. SO THAT'S JUST A ONE YEAR SPAN AFTER ALL THE EFFECTS OF COVID.

SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THAT.

BUT IF YOU START LOOKING OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD, PROGRAM ATTENDANCE HAS GONE UP BY 3,300%.

SO THIS LIBRARY IS GETTING A LOT OF INCREASED USAGE.

AND PART OF THE REASON WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING THIS NOW INSTEAD OF WAITING IS WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME CHALLENGES WITH BEHAVIOR, AND WE NEED SOME INCREASED OVERLAP OF TIME WITH THE TWO STAFF PEOPLE THAT WORK OUT THERE.

SO THIS WILL MEAN THAT, UH, CAROL HANBY, WHO HAS BEEN THERE SINCE THE DOOR OPENED, WOULD BE MOVED TO A FULL TIME STAFF MEMBER.

AND SHE IS JUST AN INCREDIBLE PART OF THE PAULDEN COMMUNITY.

SHE'S DEEPLY INTEGRATED INTO THAT COMMUNITY.

SHE PARTICIPATES IN A LOT OF IT, AND SHE REALLY KNOWS WHAT THAT COMMUNITY NEEDS AND HAS BEEN ADJUSTING HER PROGRAMING APPROPRIATELY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE.

SO THIS WOULD AFFECT WOULD THE CHANGE WOULD GO INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY AND IT WOULD BE A PERMANENT, ONGOING CHANGE TO HER, UH, HOURS.

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WITH THAT, I'D MOVE TO ACCEPT.

SECOND. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY.

THANK YOU. SO, WHAT A GREAT MODEL.

UH, DO THE OTHER LIBRARIES KNOW HOW WELL PAULDEN IS DOING? ARE THEY CHALLENGED AT ALL BY IT YET? YOU KNOW, I HEAR FROM CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE WORRIED THAT THEY'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH MONEY.

UH, AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR ALL OF US.

NONE OF US ARE GETTING ENOUGH MONEY.

UH, BUT, UH, UH, IS IT TAKING AWAY FROM ANY OF THE OTHER LIBRARIES, BUCKETS OF MONEY? UH, WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE INCREASE IN, UH, FULL TIME FROM PART TIME TO FULL TIME? THE THE, UH, MONEY.

I INTERRUPT YOU FOR A SECOND.

JUST. UH, SUPERVISOR MICHAELS KNOWS THIS OR NOT.

THIS LIBRARY WAS BUILT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO COUNTY FUNDS.

SEE, I THINK I THINK WE NEED TO LET THAT OUT.

ALL DONATIONS.

RIGHT. DIFFERENT PLACES.

AND SOME OF THE CONTINUING, UH, EXPENSES ARE PAID FOR BY OTHER PEOPLE, LIKE APS.

SO MY POINT IS THAT I THINK OUR LIBRARIES, WHO ARE OFTEN COMPETITIVE, UM, AND SOME ARE NONPROFITS AND THEY'RE SEEKING MONEY, NEED TO KNOW THAT IT CAN BE DONE.

UH, IF WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE LIKE PAULDEN AND IT'S NOT TAKING AWAY FROM OTHER LIBRARIES LIKE CAMP VERDE OR SEDONA OR, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE JUST DOING SUCH A STELLAR JOB ON THEIR OWN.

I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU BECAUSE IT BOILS DOWN TO YOUR LEADERSHIP, BUT I ALSO WANT TO APPLAUD THE COMMUNITY OF PAULDEN AND HOLD THEM UP AS AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF OUR LIBRARY DISTRICT LIBRARIES AND THOSE WHO WE WORK WITH AS A STANDALONE NONPROFIT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND I REALLY HAVE TO SAY, A BIG CHUNK OF THE SUCCESS OF THIS PARTICULAR LIBRARY HAS BEEN THE WORK OF CAROL HANBY, AND SHE HAS JUST DONE SOME AMAZING WORK OUT THERE. AND WE WE DO SEE SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER LIBRARIES WHERE THEY COULD USE SOME INCREASED, UH, STAFFING.

UM, SOME OF THE SAME STATISTICS ARE NOT GOING UP AT THE SAME RATE, BUT THEY ARE GOING UP HIGH.

UH, THEY'RE INCREASING AT SOME OF OUR OTHER LOCATIONS.

WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO TRY TO, UH, HANDLE THOSE IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET CYCLE, UH, TAKING FUNDING CHALLENGES INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE LOOK AT THOSE. THANK YOU.

JUST ONE OTHER QUESTION. JUST SINCE WE GOT YOU UP HERE, AND I SAW THAT, YOU KNOW, TIM'S IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, I WAS WONDERING, HOW IS OUR BROADBAND GOING IN OUR LIBRARIES? ALL OF THEM STILL HOOKED UP AND EVERYTHING'S WORKING WELL.

YES. THERE WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS DONE SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO HELP WITH THE GET ALL THE BROADBAND TO THE SCHOOLS AND THE LIBRARIES, AND WE, FOR THE MOST PART WHERE IT WAS ABLE, HAVE HIGH SPEED FIBER TO ALL OF OUR LIBRARIES.

WE DON'T ALWAYS USE A LOT OF BANDWIDTH.

WE USE WHAT WE NEED, BUT IT IS AVAILABLE TO US IF WE NEED MORE.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

MOVE TO ACCEPT.

YEAH, I THINK WE ALREADY GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND, BUT LET'S, UM SUPERVISOR MALLORY WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UM, I DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD IN THE YEARS AHEAD TO REALLY HELP BUILD UP OUR LIBRARIES THAT ARE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.

WE ARE THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR THOSE AREAS, THE UNINCORPORATED.

AND I FEEL LIKE WE'VE KIND OF LET IT GO A LITTLE BIT, AND I THINK WE COULD REALLY FOCUS IN ON THAT AND START, YOU KNOW, GETTING THEM UP TO WHERE THE OTHER LIBRARIES ARE AND THE MUNICIPALITIES.

I THINK IT'S THEIR TIME AND I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK, AND I AM TRULY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING PAULDEN IS DOING.

AND I WANT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE LIBRARIES IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY AND I, I TRULY, TRULY APPRECIATE THE COMMITMENT THIS BOARD HAS MADE TO THE LIBRARIES THAT WE OPERATE OUR 15 BRANCHES, AND IT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP US MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE LOCATIONS.

THANK YOU, SIR, I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, FOR ITEM NUMBER 13, WE GOT A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR BROWN, A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.

ALL IN FAVOR STATE AYE, AYE.

MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU COREY.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM.

[15. Public Works - Approve the Service Planning Letter of Commitment between Yavapai County and the Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG) for the management of the recently-awarded Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant in the amount of $250,000.00, and authorize the Public Works Director to sign the letter on behalf of Yavapai County. (District 2 - Supervisor Gregory; District 3 - Supervisor Michaels)]

[17. Public Works - Approve Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), funded under the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for a project entitled, Verde River Bridge Replacement, at a total cost estimate of $180,000.00, with the County portion estimated at $10,260.00. YC Contract No. 2023-554 (District 3 - Supervisor Michaels)]

DO YOU WANT TO COMBINE THESE TWO ITEMS UM, SUPERVISOR MICHAELS 15 AND 17? WITH YOUR PERMISSION YES.

ABSOLUTELY. SO, UH, ITEMS NUMBER 15 AND 17.

UH, DAN CHERRY. GOOD MORNING, DAN.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHERRY.

UM, THIS IS MORE ABOUT HELPING OUR COMMUNITIES TO KNOW, UH, WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH, UH, THIS $250,000 AND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT AND THE ROLE THAT NACOG PLAYS.

I KNOW OUR CHAIRMAN, UH, UH, SUPERVISOR GREGORY AND AND WITH HIS LEADERSHIP OF MYSELF ARE EXTREMELY INTERESTED

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IN ALL THINGS, UH, PUBLIC WORKS IN TERMS OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND, OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE DTPO, UH, LEADING THAT CHARGE WITH YOU.

AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A GROWING, UH, PARTNERSHIP, UH, WITH, UH, SIMPLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AND BE ABLE TO REALLY LOOK AT THESE ISSUES AT A 30,000 FOOT LEVEL.

SO I'M JUST OPENING THE DOOR TO FOR YOU TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE I THINK OUR, OUR COUNTY HAS MATURED ENOUGH NOW THAT WE OUGHT TO BE HAVING THESE KIND OF CONVERSATIONS. CERTAINLY.

SO, UH, GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M DAN CHERRY, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WITH THE COUNTY.

UH, SUPERVISOR MICHAELS, I APPRECIATE THAT PREAMBLE.

UH, I'M GOING TO, UM, SPEAK ON A LITTLE SEPARATELY.

I DON'T OBJECT TO TO A MOTION FOR BOTH, BUT THEY ARE DIFFERENT.

SO I'LL START WITH ITEM 15.

THAT IS A, UH, THIS IS A LETTER OF COMMITMENT THAT WE ARE PUTTING FORTH AFTER SOME DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN YOUR COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND NACOG CHRIS FETZER UP AT NACOG.

IN REGARDS TO A RECENTLY APPLIED FOR AND AWARDED GRANT.

UH, THIS IS A $250,000 GRANT THAT, UM, THAT THAT NACOG HAD APPLIED FOR, UH, WITH THE SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY AS WELL AS THE OTHER INCORPORATED COMMUNITIES IN THE VERDE VALLEY.

THE INTENT OF THIS IS TO DEVELOP WHAT WE CALL A VERDE VALLEY, UH, REGIONAL SAFETY TRAFFIC SAFETY PLAN.

UH, WE HAVE A MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR THE VERDE VALLEY THAT DATES BACK TO 2016.

IT'S GETTING A LITTLE LONG IN THE TOOTH.

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PROJECTS IN THAT PLAN THAT HAVE BEEN, UM, SEEN THROUGH TO COMPLETION.

AND, UH, AND SO WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING FOR ADVICE, UH, IN HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OTHER FUNDING AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, UH, NOT ONLY THROUGH THE STATE BUT ALSO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND WITH LOCAL DOLLARS OFTEN USED AS A MATCH TO LEVERAGE OUR OWN DOLLARS.

UH, SO, SO THIS LETTER IS, UH, KIND OF A IT'S A WAY FOR US TO, UH, WORK WITH NACOG PROVIDE SOME KIND OF LIST OF OBLIGATIONS THAT NACOG AND THE COUNTY WILL DO ON EITHER SIDE.

UH, THERE IS A MATCH, UH, COMPONENT REQUIRED FOR THIS $250,000 GRANT.

THAT MATCH IS ACTUALLY BEING COME IS COMING FROM THE ARIZONA SMART FUND.

UH, THAT IS, UH, SOMETHING NACOG PUSHED FORTH WITH AND AND GOT A [INAUDIBLE] $62,500, UH, MATCH FOR THAT.

THAT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL, UH, PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN SET UP BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

UH, THE GOVERNOR HAS APPROVED IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS GOING NOW.

IT'S REALLY PROVIDED ACCESS FOR A LOT OF RURAL COMMUNITIES AND RURAL COUNTIES TO BE ABLE TO CHASE THESE FEDERAL DOLLARS AND GET SOMETHING DONE OUT THERE.

SO, UM, WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, THE THIS IS JUST A PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT.

WE WILL HAVE SOME KIND OF GRANT AGREEMENT THAT COMES IN IN THE FUTURE BETWEEN THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AND THE COUNTY, WHICH WILL ACT BASICALLY AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR THIS GRANT. UH NACOG WILL OVERSEE THE WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH INPUT FROM THE INCORPORATED COMMUNITIES AND THE COUNTY HERE IN THE VERDE VALLEY.

UH, HOWEVER, UM, WE WILL ACT KIND OF AS A PASS THROUGH FOR THOSE FUNDING'S.

UH, WE HAVE AN ACCOUNT WITH THE DELPHI PROGRAM, WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

WE HAVE WORKED THROUGH FEDERAL PROCESS BEFORE.

SO NACOG WILL OVERSEE WORK, ASKED THAT WE RELEASE FUNDING, WE APPLY THROUGH THAT SYSTEM.

AND BASICALLY IT WORKS FAIRLY SEAMLESSLY WITH MINIMAL COMMITMENT OF OF TIME BY THE COUNTY.

SO. ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST THINK IT'S A IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO A STUDY IN OUR AREA.

AND, UH, IT'S GOING TO IDENTIFY WHERE WE'RE HAVING A MAJOR FATAL AND INJURY ACCIDENTS, AND IT WILL HELP US PLAN AND PUT IN FOR GRANTS IN THE FUTURE.

SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT, GREAT THING WE'RE DOING.

AND CERTAINLY THIS IS LOOKING AT ALL ROADS IN THE VERDE VALLEY, ADOT HIGHWAYS, COUNTY HIGHWAYS, LOCAL ROADS WITHIN THE JURISDICTIONS.

UH, WE SEE THIS AS SOMETHING THAT THE DTPO WILL BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS, SO.

WELL, THAT PART IS VERY EXCITING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, HASN'T IT, MR. CHAIRMAN? AND I KNOW, CRAIG, YOU'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL.

AND, UH, IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE DISCOVERED.

AND THE VERDE VALLEY IS STARTING.

THIS IS VERY CREATIVE, UH, INNOVATIVE.

AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN GROW THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH NACOG IN THIS WAY.

I FAILED TO MENTION THE PROGRAM THAT THIS FUNDING HAS COME THROUGH, WHICH IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM CALLED THE SAFE STREETS 4 ALL PROGRAM, SS4A IS THE ACRONYM THAT THE FEDS LIKE TO THROW AROUND, BUT IT'S SHORT FOR SAFE STREETS 4 ALL.

UH, THERE HAS BEEN A PART OF THE IIJA BILL THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS PASSED AND IS EXTENDING THROUGH SEVERAL YEARS.

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SO I ANTICIPATE IF WE DO THIS PLAN, WE'LL HAVE ACCESS TO MORE FEDERAL FUNDING TO CONSTRUCT SOME OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS THAT GET IDENTIFIED.

WELL, THAT'S VERY EXCITING.

AND WITH THAT IN MIND, UH, WE CAN GO ON TO 17 WITH YOUR PERMISSION, MR. CHAIRMAN. YEAH.

SO ITEM 17 IS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN, UH, THE COUNTY AND ADOT.

UH, WE WE HAVE A BRIDGE.

I WOULD IMAGINE THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND YAVAPAI COUNTY A WHILE OR FAMILIAR WITH IT, IT'S IN PERKINSVILLE OF ALL PLACES, A VERY RURAL LOCATION, BUT IT CROSSES OVER THE VERDE RIVER.

IT'S A VERY OLD TRUSS STYLE BRIDGE.

IT'S ALL METAL STRUCTURE, AND IT IS THE CURRENTLY THE LOWEST RATED BRIDGE IN THIS ENTIRE COUNTY.

UH, BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF THE SPAN, WE HAVE OFTEN, YOU KNOW, TRIED TO SHY AWAY FROM DOING WORK ON IT.

IT IS POSTED AS A WEIGHT LIMIT BRIDGE.

SO NOT JUST ANY VEHICLE CAN DRIVE OVER IT, ONLY CERTAIN ONES THAT ARE UNDER THE POSTED WEIGHT LIMIT LEGALLY.

UH, BUT WE'VE WE'VE BEEN APPROACHED BY ADOT AND THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION ABOUT TRYING TO ACCESS SOME OFF SYSTEM BRIDGE MONEY, WHICH IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM, UH, TO MAKE SOME EITHER IMPROVEMENTS TO IT OR DISCUSS POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT OR A REDUNDANT STRUCTURE NEXT TO IT, AND PERHAPS MAKE THIS A HISTORIC STRUCTURE, SOMETHING THAT REALLY WOULD ONLY BE USED FOR LIKE PEDESTRIANS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AT THAT POINT.

UH, SO THE GRANT HERE IS, UH, THAT WE RECEIVED IT'S ABOUT, UM, $180,000 TOTAL PROJECT THAT'S INTENDED TO FOCUS ON SOME SCOPING, COME UP WITH SOME ALTERNATIVES FOR SOLUTIONS, AND THEN DEVELOP SOME 30% DESIGN LEVEL PLANS.

SO WE HAVE A GOOD QUALITY COST ESTIMATE AS TO GOING FORWARD, SEEKING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO FINISH DESIGN AND THEN EVENTUALLY CONSTRUCTION OF THAT.

UH, UM, THE $180,000 IS BROKEN OUT INTO ABOUT $169,000 OF THIS OFF SYSTEM BRIDGE FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT WOULD COME IN.

AND THEN THE COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ABOUT $10,000 THAT WE'RE PULLING THAT OUT OF OUR REGIONAL ROADS PROGRAM TO MEET THEIR REQUIRED 5.7% MATCH ON THIS.

SO IT'S REALLY KIND OF SETTING THE CARDS, SETTING THE TABLE FOR, UH, FOR US TO PURSUE OTHER DOLLARS IN THE FUTURE FOR ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

AND, AND I'D LIKE TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE DOING SOMETHING OUT THERE INSTEAD OF IGNORING THE PROBLEM, AND HOPING THAT THE BRIDGE DOESN'T, YOU KNOW, REACH SOME KIND OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE POINT. SO. WELL, THAT'S RIGHT.

AND, YOU KNOW, MOREOVER, MUCH LIKE THE CLARKDALE BRIDGE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A HISTORIC BRIDGE.

AND, UH, OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN GUESS WHERE MY LEANING WOULD BE IN TERMS OF HAVING A REDUNDANT ONE SO THAT WE COULD USE IT FOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AND MEMORIALIZE A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR HISTORY IN YAVAPAI COUNTY AND IN PERKINSVILLE IN PARTICULAR.

SO I APPLAUD THIS.

IT'S OVERDUE, MUCH NEEDED.

AND I KNOW THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY GOING TO APPRECIATE IT.

DAN. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON IT.

ALSO, THE HISTORY IS THERE OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT THERE BY PERKINS RANCH.

BUT AND THE LAST TRAIN STOP FROM THE TRAIN FROM UH, COTTONWOOD OR CLARKDALE.

I MEAN, ANYWAY, ONE THING ABOUT THAT BRIDGE IS, IS THAT IT ALSO LINKS UP FOURTH STREET WITH WILLIAMS IN THE CASE OF EMERGENCIES. SO IT IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE ESCAPE ROUTE PLAN THAT WE HAVE EXISTING FOR EMERGENCIES, AS WELL AS FROM THE DRAKE CEMENT FACTORY IF IT SHOULD SOMEHOW GET SEPARATED.

AND WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST THAT WE'VE HAD SNOW AND ICE OCCURRENCES WHERE WE'VE CLOSED I-40, AND MANY PEOPLE WILL GO TO GOOGLE AND FIND THEMSELVES CROSSING THIS BRIDGE ON THEIR WAY TO JEROME.

WELL, THAT'S A SCARY THOUGHT.

SO WITH THAT IN MIND, MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD MOVE THAT.

UM. UH UH, I'D MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS, UH, GOING FORWARD.

SECOND. OKAY.

WE GOT A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MICHAEL, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR OBERG.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, AYE.

OKAY. MOTIONS 15 AND 17 CARRY.

THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO ACTION.

[1. Board of Supervisors - Approve payment in an amount not to exceed $1,063,839.00 toward the cost of land and the payment of closing costs as part of the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Yavapai County, the City of Prescott, and the Town of Prescott Valley for the Glassford Hill Open Space Project and authorize the County Manager to sign all related documents. Source of funds: Local Assistance Tribal Consistency Fund. (All Districts)]

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,063,839, TOWARD THE COST OF LAND AND PAYMENT OF CLOSING COSTS AS A PART OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YAVAPAI COUNTY AND THE CITY OF PRESCOTT.

THE TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY FOR THE GLASSFORD HILL OPEN SPACE PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER TO SIGN ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS.

SOURCE OF FUNDS WILL BE THE LOCAL ASSISTANCE TRIBAL CONSENSUS FUND, MAURY THOMPSON.

GOOD MORNING. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I WOULD CLASSIFY THIS ITEM AS PURELY ADMINISTRATIVE AT THIS POINT.

THIS IS A FULFILLMENT OF THE PREVIOUS IGA THAT THE BOARD ENTERED TO AND ENTERED INTO BACK IN MAY OF 2022 WITH OUR PARTNERS, THE

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CITY OF PRESCOTT AND TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY, FOR PURCHASE OF ACREAGE, WHICH IS NOW BEING REFERRED TO AS THE GLASSFORD HILL GLASSFORD DELLS REGIONAL PARK. EXCUSE ME.

UM, AS YOU ALL ARE, I BELIEVE, ARE WELL AWARE THAT PROPERTY HAS NOW BEEN ACQUIRED.

WE ARE PREPARING FOR CLOSING, AND THIS ITEM ALLOWS FOR AUTHORIZATION OF THE FUNDS AND ME TO SIGN ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS TO ACCOMPLISH THAT MATTER.

AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO STAND FOR QUESTIONS.

NOW THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PRESCOTT VALLEY, CITY OF PRESCOTT AND YAVAPAI COUNTY.

THAT'S CORRECT SIR. OKAY.

IS IT PROPORTIONAL AT ALL? IT IS. OKAY.

UH, ALSO IS WHO'S GOING TO HEAD UP THE PROJECT, SHALL WE SAY, ON DESIGN? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WILL BE THE PURVIEW OF OUR TWO PARTNERS, THE CITY OF PRESCOTT AND THE TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY.

THAT'S WHAT THEY ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING ON THE RADIO.

SO GOOD. I WAS ASKING, MAKE SURE THE RADIO IS CORRECT.

AND ONE OTHER THING.

THIS WILL BASICALLY JOIN UP GLASSFORD HILL, THE MOUNTAIN ITSELF, WHICH IS AN EXTINCT VOLCANO WITH THE DELLS PROPERTY THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT OVER TO THE BEING DEVELOPED AND OR, UH, LOOKING AT A POSSIBLE ROAD THAT MAY GO THROUGH THERE AS WELL.

THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.

REALLY FILLS, FILLS IN THAT ACREAGE.

WILL THIS HAVE ANY CONFLICT WITH THAT ROAD DESIGN? NOT THAT I'VE BEEN MADE AWARE.

OKAY. SIMPLE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU IT DOESN'T.

SO. OKAY. GOOD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WOULD MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THIS AND GO FORWARD AND I'LL SECOND THAT.

AND WITH WE HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS.

VICE CHAIR OBERG DO WE HAVE, UH, GREEN SHEETS? YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE FIRST ONE IS, CATHY RUSING WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AND IS IN FAVOR OF THE ISSUE.

COME ON UP.

GOOD MORNING.

OKAY. GOOD MORNING.

I'M PRESCOTT, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER CATHY RUSING.

I LIVE IN, UH, SUPERVISOR OBERG DISTRICT, AND I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS LEGACY PROJECT.

THIS HAS BEEN A DREAM OF OUR COMMUNITY'S FOR, I DON'T KNOW, AT LEAST 30 YEARS, AND IT'S FINALLY COMING TO FRUITION.

SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING CHRISTMAS COME EARLY FOR US.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU, SUPERVISORS.

UH, MY NAME IS ROD MOYER.

I'M A RESIDENT OF PRESCOTT, ALSO IN SUPERVISOR OBERG DISTRICT, AND I'M A FOUNDING MEMBER OF SAVE THE DELLS AS A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. AND SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW THAT OUR ORIGINAL PRIMARY GOAL WAS TO PROTECT ABOUT 500 ACRES OF THE VERY HEART OF OUR BEAUTIFUL GRANITE DELLS FROM DEVELOPMENT, AND WE DID THAT.

IN 2021 WE WERE SUCCESSFUL.

UM, BUT IN THE MEANWHILE, OUR SECONDARY GOAL, WHICH WE ADOPTED VERY QUICKLY, WAS TO SEE A REGIONAL PARK GROW AROUND THAT GRANITE DELLS PROPERTY.

AND, WE HAVE NO SUCH REGIONAL OR STATE PARK ON OUR SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, AND WE THINK IT'S HIGH TIME WE HAVE HAVE SUCH. SO, UM, I WAS THRILLED WHEN WHEN YOU ALL JOINED WITH THE CITY OF PRESCOTT AND THE TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY IN THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT.

AND, UM, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE ROAD, THE, UH, THE PROPERTY BEING PURCHASED AT THIS TIME, UH, FROM THE STATE LAND TRUST, UH, STATE TRUST LAND DEPARTMENT, UH, IS NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THAT ROAD, BUT THERE ARE FUTURE POSSIBLE PURCHASES OF MORE STATE TRUST LAND UNDER THAT SAME IGA THAT WOULD WOULD BE LANDS THAT THAT ROAD WOULD HAVE TO BE BUILT ON.

AND WE ARE OPPOSED TO THE BUILDING OF THAT ROAD FOR THAT VERY REASON.

IT WOULD DIVIDE WHAT WE PLAN TO BE PART OF THAT REGIONAL PARK.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE.

AND I GOT ONE COMMENT.

UM, UH, BASICALLY IN 1965, I WAS GOING DOWN FOR GYMNASTICS MEETS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

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AND, UH, AS WE PASSED THROUGH WHAT IS NOW, UH, PRESCOTT VALLEY, UM, THERE WAS JUST GRASSLAND.

THERE WAS A TRAILER SITTING OVER THERE WITH A BUNCH OF CATTLE AROUND IT SAYING LAND FOR SALE.

AND I CAN TELL YOU AT THAT TIME, WE NEVER, EVER THOUGHT WE WOULD EVER HAVE TO BE LOOKING AT PRESERVING, UH, GLASSFORD HILL.

SO I'M. I'M GLAD THAT, UH, WE AGREED TO THIS, AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON IT, AND WE'RE PRESERVING THAT.

SO, UH, THAT'S JUST A LITTLE HISTORY FOR PEOPLE THAT, UH, HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MALLORY.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATED THE FACT OF THE GATHERING TOGETHER AMONG MANY MUNICIPALITIES, COMING TOGETHER AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER AND MAKING A GREAT PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.

BEING UNITED IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO PRACTICE THAT EFFORT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU.

UM, COUNCIL [INAUDIBLE] ANN, AND MR. RUSHING FOR COMING OVER AND BEING HERE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WOULD JUST ADD ONE MORE COMMENT IF I MIGHT.

UH, WAY BACK WHEN 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO, WHEN THIS WHOLE ISSUE CAME UP, I WAS ASKED TO FILL OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT THE DELLS, AND IT WAS ME WHO WAS ADAMANTLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.

AND, IT GOES TO SHOW THAT THIS BOARD IS UNITED IN ITS COMMITMENT TO OPEN SPACE, UH, TO REGIONAL PARKS, UH, TO COLLABORATING IN A WAY THAT SAVES OUR WATER, OUR RIVER, THE HEADWATERS.

AND, THIS IS JUST PART AND PARCEL OF THAT.

SO SEND OUT ANOTHER QUESTIONNAIRE ON THAT ROAD AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT ACTION ITEM ONE.

SECOND. MOTION AND A MOTION AND WHO SECONDED THAT? OKAY. AND SUPERVISOR MOTION.

UH, SUPERVISOR OBERG MOTIONED FOR THE ITEM AND A SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.

ALL IN FAVOR, STATE AYE, AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

MOVING ON. APPROVE A CONTRACT TO CABLE ONE, INC.

[2. Board of Supervisors - Approve award of contract to Cable One Inc, dba Sparklight, in the amount of $5,000,000.00 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. 2023-518]

IN AN AMOUNT OF $5 MILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROVISIONS OF THE BROADBAND SERVICES TO UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED HOUSEHOLDS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY UTILIZING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS AS AUTHORIZED BY THE AMERICAN RESCUE ACT AND GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY. TIM CARTER.

GOOD MORNING TIM. THANK YOU, SIR.

I'M TECHNOLOGY DEFICIENT, I THINK SO.

I ALWAYS APPRECIATE OUR LIBRARY FRIENDS.

MR. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS GOOD MORNING.

UM, SO LAST MONTH, AS YOU WILL RECALL, I WAS HERE AND GAVE A RATHER IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION ABOUT THE YAVAPAI COUNTY TECHNOLOGY, UH, BROADBAND INITIATIVE. AND, UM, THINGS WERE MOVING ALONG VERY, VERY WELL WITH THE THE LAST ITEM, UM, THAT IS MORE THAN LIKELY GOING TO BE FUNDED OUT OF ESSER AND ARPA, UH, WHICH IS THE $5 MILLION AWARD TO, UM, TO CABLE ONE AND AS WE KNOW THEM, SPARKLIGHT.

UM, SO THAT CONTRACT WAS COMPLETED.

IT WAS ON YOUR AGENDA FOR THE 6TH, AND WE THOUGHT WE WERE READY TO ROLL.

ON THE MORNING OF THE 4TH, WHICH WAS THAT MONDAY, THEIR GENERAL COUNSEL CALLED AND SAID THAT THEY HAD IDENTIFIED AN ISSUE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY.

AND THE ISSUE WAS RELATIVELY SIMPLE.

IT DEALT WITH WHEN WOULD THE PERFORMANCE BONDS TERMINATE? A LEGITIMATE QUESTION.

SO WE SAID WE WILL TRY TO GET THIS DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

SO BY NOON ON TUESDAY, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT WE WEREN'T PROBABLY GOING TO TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE NEEDED TO DO WHERE THE DOCUMENT WAS WRITTEN. UH, UM, BOTH OF THE PARTIES HAD AGREED TO IT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT THEIR EXECUTIVES HAD REVIEWED IT.

AND WE ACTUALLY HAD A SIGNATURE ON A FINAL DOCUMENT, UM, FROM THEIR LEADERSHIP.

SO I ASKED THE CHAIR IF SHE IF HE WOULD PULL THAT ITEM.

AND OF COURSE HE DID. AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

UH, THE GOOD NEWS IS ACTUALLY, BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WE HAD ALL THAT INFORMATION, BUT BY THAT POINT IT WAS TOO LATE.

SO WE ADDED IT BACK TO TO THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.

AND SO WHAT I WOULD DRAW EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION TO IS, IF YOU WILL LOOK AT THAT 14 PAGE CONTRACT THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET, IF YOU WOULD LOOK AT PAGE EIGHT.

ON PAGE EIGHT, YOU WILL SEE DOWN NEAR THE BOTTOM, UM, THAT THERE ARE TWO ITEMS, ITEM C AND ITEM D THAT BOTH DEAL WITH THE PERFORMANCE BOND AND A PAYMENT BOND.

THOSE WERE IN THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.

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SO WHAT'S NEW IS THE LANGUAGE AND ITEM E.

AND IT BASICALLY SAYS THE PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES UNTIL COMPLETION AND SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE AND ACCEPTANCE BY THE COUNTY.

THAT WAS THE ENTIRE CHANGE.

AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU TODAY.

WE ARE CERTAINLY RECOMMENDING APPROVAL, AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT IT.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THIS CHANGE AND GO FORWARD.

SECOND. AND WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR [INAUDIBLE] MICHAELS.

SECOND BY SUPERVISOR BROWN.

SUPERVISOR BROWN, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? UH, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT.

THIS IS BECAUSE WE HAD TO CHANGE, UH, COMPANIES FROM THE PREVIOUS, UH INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PREVIOUS COMPANY THAT DEFAULTED.

CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY. THIS THIS ULTIMATELY GOES BACK TO THE DEFAULT BY ALTICE.

YES. THANK YOU.

OKAY. WITH THAT ALL IN FAVOR STATE AYE, AYE.

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN IF I COULD I HAVE A COUPLE OF GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU.

SO DENNIS EDWARDS IS HERE.

HE IS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR FIELD OPERATIONS.

HE'S GOING TO BE THE PERSON THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH LITERALLY ON A DAILY BASIS TO PROVIDE FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IS JUST OFF OF 260.

IT'S GOT 4411 PASSINGS, UM, WHICH IS A LOT OF DENSITY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH, AND THAT WILL BE A GREAT ASSISTANCE.

UH, MIKE HEDDENS IS ALSO WITH HIM, WHO'S THE TECHNICAL OPERATION MANAGER AND I BELIEVE ONLINE MATT DEMURO, WHO IS THEIR DIRECTOR OF MARKET EXPANSION, IS, UH, IS ONLINE AS WELL.

AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO GIVE DENNIS JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO, TO KIND OF INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT WHAT HE HAS TO PRESENT.

DENNIS. OKAY.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. VICE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS DENNIS EDWARDS.

I'M THE I AM THE SENIOR GENERAL MANAGER SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR CABLE ONE [INAUDIBLE] SPARKLIGHT.

UM, I HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST 22 YEARS OVER THE ENTIRE REGION OF YAVAPAI COUNTY AND THE NINE COMMUNITIES AND SUB COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE, INCLUDING THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY.

UM, I'M HERE TO JUST GIVE YOU OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND OUR FOOTPRINT IN THE VERDE VALLEY.

WE SEE IT AS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

UH, IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF HARD WORK, AND WE'RE READY TO TACKLE THAT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.

UH, I'M BASED OUT OF THE PRESCOTT OFFICE.

WE HAVE AN OFFICE HERE IN COTTONWOOD ALSO.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE EXPANSION OF NOT ONLY OUR FOOTPRINT, BUT ACTUALLY, UH.

FIELD TECHNICIANS AND POSSIBLY EVEN MORE PEOPLE IN THE FRONT OFFICE.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY ALL TOGETHER.

SO AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I CAN.

[INAUDIBLE] I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT'S JUST GREAT TO SEE YOU AND THAT YOU ARE AN AMAZING COMMUNITY PERSON.

YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE SUPPORTING EVERY EVENT THAT YOU POSSIBLY CAN, AND I HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN A VERY BENEFIT FROM THAT, SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY DENNIS [INAUDIBLE] TO SEE YOU.

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

SUPERVISOR MICHAELS OH, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. YES, DENNIS, YOU AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO REALLY WORK TOGETHER, BUT A 42 YEAR RECORD, UH, SUGGESTS THAT IT'S A JOB WELL DONE.

UM, ON BEHALF OF MY CONSTITUENTS, PLEASE HELP US IN THESE MORE RURAL AND MORE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ALSO HAVE ACCESS AND, UH, CAN WORK REMOTELY.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK.

I KNOW BEAVER CREEK AND [INAUDIBLE].

SOME OF THOSE ARE AREAS ARE HARD PRESSED, UH, OUT IN WHAT, BAGHDAD AND NO DOUBT OTHER AREAS.

AND I KNOW THE EXPANSION IS JUST INCREDIBLE THAT YOU ARE DOING.

UH, BUT WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO TOO.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY.

SURE. THANK YOU TIM.

OKAY. WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO NUMBER THREE.

[3. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and action regarding appointment of Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for calendar year 2024, to be effective January 1, 2024. ]

UM, DISCUSSION AND ACTION REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIR OF THE SUPERVISORS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024, TO BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2024.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE.

HOLD ON. JUST TWO PEOPLE ARE TALKING.

I DIDN'T HEAR THAT. I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD MARY.

UM, I WAS JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION FOR THE CHAIRMAN FOR SUPERVISOR BROWN.

I THINK THAT HE HAS BEEN AMAZING IN HIS LEADERSHIP OVER THE YEARS.

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UM, HE HAS CONTINUALLY MOVING FORWARD, DOING ALL KINDS OF THINGS IN LEADERSHIP AMONG ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND I WOULD, UH, APPRECIATE HIS SERVICE AS OUR CHAIR FOR THE NEXT YEAR IN 2024.

SECOND. AND A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MALLORY AND A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES, MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ON OUR OUR PAST HISTORY.

OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS A LONG HISTORY OF APPOINTING THE CURRENT VICE CHAIRMAN TO THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

THIS PRACTICE HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS, AND IN PRIOR DECADES IT HAS BEEN FOLLOWED WITH OUR CURRENT BOARD, AS DEMONSTRATED WHEN MEMBERS MARY MALLORY AND JAMES GREGORY BOTH MOVED UP FROM VICE CHAIRMAN TO BE THE CHAIRMAN'S POSITION .

IN REVIEWING MINUTES FROM THE PAST BOARDS FOR EXAMPLE, THE MINUTES REFLECT STATEMENTS BY BOTH SUPERVISOR JACK SMITH AND SUPERVISOR CHIP [INAUDIBLE] DAVIS IN DECEMBER OF 24 AND 2015 ABOUT THE ORDINARY ROTATION PROCESS THAT ELEVATES THE VICE CHAIRMAN TO THE CHAIRMAN POSITION.

ON ONLY TWO OCCASIONS IN THE PAST TEN YEARS.

HAS THIS PRACTICE NOT BEEN FOLLOWED.

FIRST, IN THE CASE OF THE VICE CHAIRMAN, CHIP DAVIS, WHO IN 2015 DECLINED THE CHAIRMANSHIP DUE TO HIS CAMPAIGNING FOR STATE LEGISLATURE.

AND SECOND IN 2020, WHEN VICE CHAIRMAN RANDY GARRISON WAS NOT REELECTED TO HIS POSITION ON THE BOARD AND THEREFORE COULD NOT MOVE INTO THE CHAIRMAN'S POSITION. SO IN RESPECT FOR PAST TRADITION AND LONGSTANDING PRACTICE, AS THE CURRENT CHAIRMAN, UH, CURRENT UM, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VICE CHAIRMAN, I WOULD BE HONORED AND HUMBLED TO BE APPOINTED CHAIRMAN FOR 2024.

THIS IS MY LAST YEAR OF MY FOUR YEAR TERMS. I'M NOT RUNNING FOR REELECTION, AS ARE THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD, AND I WOULD BE GLAD TO DEVOTE MY FULL TIME AND EFFORT TO BRING THE CHAIRMAN, TO BEING THE CHAIRMAN, FOCUSING ON THE NEEDS OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AND THE WORK OF OUR COUNTY.

IN ADDITION, IT IS ONLY FAIR THAT WE ROTATE THE BOARD'S OFFICERS POSITION SO THAT ALL SUPERVISORS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THESE TWO POSITIONS.

IT'S THE ONLY FAIR AND, UM, IT'S THE ONLY, UH, IMPARTIAL THING TO DO.

AND IT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE, UH, THAT THIS MOTION HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD.

MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY.

THANK YOU. UM.

FIRSTLY, UH, A A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED IS NOT A PRESCRIPTION.

IT IS SIMPLY A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAS OCCURRED.

AND IN NO WAY SUGGESTS, UH, OTHER THAN ANECDOTALLY, UH, WHAT MUST OCCUR IN THE FUTURE.

IT'S NOT A DESCRIPTION OF HOW WE SHOULD PROCEED.

I DON'T FIND IT IN ANY OF OUR POLICIES THAT THAT'S A REQUIRED, UH, EXPECTATION.

UH, I WAS UH, WAS GOING TO ALSO, AS A MATTER OF FACT, UH, RECOMMEND, UH, A SUPERVISOR. UH BROWN.

BECAUSE I FEEL HIS, UH, INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY, UH, AND WISDOM AND ABILITY TO WORK WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS IS NOTHING SHORT OF OUTSTANDING.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SERVE WITH HIM AS VICE CHAIR.

OKAY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE FOR SUPERVISOR BROWN AND A SECOND, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES. UH, BASICALLY.

UM. CHAIRMAN BROWN HAS BEEN CHAIRMAN THREE TIMES IN THE PAST.

I HAVE NOT BEEN CHAIRMAN.

YOU'VE BEEN CHAIRMAN MALLORY YOU'VE BEEN CHAIRMAN.

AND IT'S IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT I MOVE FORWARD AS THE FUTURE CHAIRMAN IN 2024.

UH, BUT REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS TODAY, YOU KNOW, I WILL SUPPORT MY DISTRICT.

I WILL SUPPORT THIS COUNTY.

AND IT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN WILLING TO FOLLOW THE STANDARD, UH, PROCEDURES AND POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THIS BOARD FOR DECADES.

SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, BUT IT STINKS.

THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY WITH THAT? ALL IN FAVOR, STATE AYE, AYE.

NO. MOTION CARRIES.

MOVING ON TO CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

AND. OH, NO, ACTUALLY, WE GOT TO ADDRESS THE VICE CHAIR.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR VICE CHAIR? YES, I'VE NOMINATED MYSELF FOR VICE CHAIR TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH MR. BROWN [INAUDIBLE].

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OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SUPERVISOR BROWN.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY UP FROM THIS SIDE OF THE HILL [INAUDIBLE] WORKED ON IT.

OKAY WITH THAT WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR MICHAELS.

SECOND BY SUPERVISOR BROWN.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.

NAY. CAN I MAKE, UH, ONE, ONE COMMENT, THOUGH, THAT I DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE MISSING AND TOTALLY MISINFORMED.

GENERALLY, WHAT HARRY SAID IS VERY TRUE.

HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN OCCASIONS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE SERVED MORE THAN ONE TIME IN A ROW.

I DID DURING COVID TWO YEARS IN A ROW AS CHAIRMAN, AND TOM THURMAN ALSO BACK, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS 2014 OR 15.

HE SERVED AS AS CHAIR AND SO DID CHIP DAVIS BETWEEN 2012 UNTIL 2013.

SO THERE THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHERE WE HAVE VARIED FROM THAT PARTICULAR WAY OF MOVING FORWARD SO.

WELL, LET ME JUST GO AHEAD AND SAY YOU WERE CHAIRMAN IN 2020 AND THE REASON WHY YOU WERE CHAIRMAN IN 2021 WAS BECAUSE RANDY GARRISON LOST HIS ELECTION. OKAY WITH THAT WE GOT A MOTION SECOND AND THEN, UH, A 4-1 VOTE FOR SUPERVISOR OR SUPERVISOR MICHAELS TO TAKE THE VICE CHAIR.

SO WITH THAT, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO CALL THE PUBLIC.

CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

INDIVIDUALS MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES ON ANY RELEVANT ISSUES WITH THE BOARD OF JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO ARS

[ CALL TO THE PUBLIC: Individuals may address the Board for up to three (3) minutes on any relevant issue within the Board's jurisdiction. Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.01(H), Board members shall not discuss or take action on matters raised during the call to the public. The Board may direct staff to study the matter or direct that the matter be rescheduled for consideration at a later date.]

38-431.01.H.

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 THAT MATTER BE RESCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION AT A LATER DATE.

VICE CHAIR OBERG IS THERE ANY GREEN SHEETS? YES. MR. CHAIRMAN, WE GOT, UH, JOHN ALVEY.

UH, WHICH IS TO SPEAK.

MR. ALVEY, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

THANKS FOR LETTING ME SHARE TODAY.

MY NAME IS JOHN ALVEY.

I'M A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF, UH, CORNVILLE.

UM, I'M ALSO, UM, ON THE, UH, CORNVILLE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AS A DIRECTOR.

UM, ALSO WITH, UH, THE, UH, UH, THE PUBLIC WORKS.

UH, ROBIN LUCAS IS OUR CHAIR, BUT SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY.