[ CONSENT AGENDA (Routine items that may all be approved by one motion.) ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NO. 3, 4, 6, 9, 15, AND 20.]

OKAY. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE PULLING NUMBER THREE, FOUR, SIX, NINE, 15 AND 20.

IS THERE ANY OTHERS? NO, SIR, I HOPE NOT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, INCLUDING EXCLUDING THREE, FOUR, SIX, NINE, 15 AND 20.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE.

OKAY. NUMBER THREE, MR.

[3. Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization - Approve the Professional Services Agreement between Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization (CYMPO) and Sparklight Advertising for the CYMPO Public Outreach Campaign in an amount not to exceed $24,000.00.]

OBERG. THANK YOU CHAIR.

I'VE GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON THE SIMPLE ITEM THAT'S BEFORE US TODAY.

I GUESS ONE OF THE THINGS IS SIMPLE, AS A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS ITS OWN EXECUTIVE BOARD, AND I'M JUST WONDERING WHY THIS ACTION ITEM IS COMING BEFORE OUR BOARD.

GOOD MORNING. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MAURY THOMPSON, COUNTY MANAGER.

FIRST, LET ME SAY THANK YOU TO BRENNAN STOTLER WITH SYMPATHY FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT PARTICULAR QUESTION, THOUGH.

SUPERVISOR OBERG I HAVE SOME OF THOSE SAME QUESTIONS AND VERY RECENTLY MET WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CYMPO TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR EXISTING AGREEMENT

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BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND CYMPO AS TO WHAT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED.

IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION DURING THAT CONVERSATION.

THERE WERE ACTUALLY FOUR SEPARATE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND CYMPO.

MY THOUGHT IS TO COMBINE THOSE INTO ONE AGREEMENT FOR CLARITY AND SIMPLICITY.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CYMPO SHARES THAT THOUGHT.

HE IS CURRENTLY TAKING A FIRST DRAFT OF COMBINING THOSE INTO ONE FOR MY REVIEW AND THEN ULTIMATELY, OF COURSE, TO THIS BOARD FOR REVIEW.

BUT AS TO THE ESSENCE OF WHAT SHOULD BE CONTAINED IN THOSE AGREEMENTS, AGAIN, I SHARE SOME CONCERNS THAT I, AS COUNTY MANAGER, HAVE BEEN TAKING SOME ACTIONS ACCORDING TO THOSE AGREEMENTS THAT I FEEL OUGHT TO BE LEFT TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF CYMPO.

SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THOSE QUESTIONS NOW.

OKAY. AND SO I GUESS IT'S COMING TO US BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THE FISCAL MATTER.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THIS IS COMING BEFORE THIS BOARD BECAUSE OF OUR INTERNAL FINANCIAL POLICIES, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE AN EXPENDITURE OF THIS AMOUNT TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD AGAIN.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT.

THIS MAY BE ONE AREA, THOUGH.

I WILL COMMENT THAT WE MAY BE HINDERED BY BECAUSE OF CYMPO FALLING UNDER OUR STRUCTURE.

WE MAY HAVE SOME AUDIT CONSIDERATIONS HERE, SO I WILL NEED TO WORK THROUGH THOSE WITH OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.

OKAY. AND I'M SORRY.

EXCUSE ME. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IF YOU WILL.

I'D ALSO ADD TO THAT THAT THERE'S A PROCESS RELATED REASON WHY THIS MATTERS COMING BEFORE THE BOARD, AND THAT IS THAT SIMPLE.

RATHER THAN HAVING THEIR OWN PROCUREMENT POLICY HAS ADOPTED THE COUNTY'S PROCUREMENT POLICY.

THE COUNTY'S PROCUREMENT POLICY REQUIRES THAT THESE TYPES OF AGREEMENTS COME BEFORE THE BOARD.

SO I KNOW THE FINANCE MANAGER HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER ON AMENDING THAT POLICY, SO THAT THESE TYPES OF ITEMS WILL NOT COME BEFORE THE BOARD IN THE FUTURE.

WELL, I THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE.

AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION.

AND I DON'T THINK IT'S CORRECT FOR THE COUNTY TO BE TAKING ON THIS KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ORGANIZATION.

NUMBER ONE. AND NUMBER TWO, WE DON'T WANT TO USURP THE AUTHORITY OF THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE BOARD.

AND I GUESS THE ONLY THING I'D HAVE TO SAY BEFORE I APPROVE THIS.

HAS THIS ISSUE BEEN BEFORE THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE BOARD AND BEEN APPROVED FOR ACTION BY US? YES. AS YOU KNOW, THE CHAIR OF CYMPO IS SITTING BEFORE YOU TODAY, AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE LAST MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF CYMPO, WHERE IT WAS ADDRESSED AND APPROVED, I BELIEVE, UNANIMOUSLY BY THAT BOARD.

YES. JUST AS A NOTE, I'M NO LONGER THE CHAIR.

THE CHAIRMANSHIP HAS PASSED ON TO THE MAYOR OF DEWEY-HUMBOLDT, JOHN HUGHES.

HOWEVER, IN OUR MEETING THE OTHER DAY WHERE I WAS STILL CHAIR, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS IN REGARDS TO CYMPO THAT NEED TO BE STREAMLINED FOR THEM TO TAKE THEIR OWN ACTION.

HOWEVER, WE STILL REMAIN THE FISCAL AGENT FOR THEM BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY MOST CONTRACTS, GRANTS AND THINGS REQUIRE.

SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM THREE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU.

[4. Community Health Services - Approve acceptance of grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in the amount of $600,000.00, for counseling, psychiatric services, and substance use disorder treatment; creation of a 0.9 Clinical Services Clerk position, a Medical Assistant II position, request establishment of a new fund number, and authorize the Community Health Services Director to sign all related documents.]

OKAY. AND MOVING ON TO COMMUNITY HEALTH.

MR. OBERG. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AGAIN, WE HAVE AN ITEM HERE OF A GRANT AMOUNT OF $600,000 FOR COUNSELING, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER TREATMENT.

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S GOING TO BE A DESIRE TO CREATE A CLINICAL SERVICE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION.

AND I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION IS, WHY ARE WE TAKING THIS ON? WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT WHEN THIS TYPE OF SERVICE IS AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

CAN WE BASICALLY CONTRACT THIS OUT TO PEOPLE THAT ALREADY HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAINED, HAVE THE PROGRAMS IN PLACE AND HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS FUNCTION.

GOOD MORNING. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION, SUPERVISOR OBERG.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN PROVIDING THESE SERVICES FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR MANY YEARS NOW.

I DON'T KNOW AT WHAT POINT WE STARTED.

I BELIEVE IT WAS AROUND TEN YEARS AGO.

WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING PSYCHIATRIC.

YOU GENERALLY IT'S UNDER A PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER SERVICE IN ORDER TO COUNSEL AND PRESCRIBE MEDS FOR PATIENTS AS WELL AS COUNSELING SERVICES. WHAT I'VE SEEN OVER TIME AND AND.

OH, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T INTRODUCE MYSELF.

I DON'T BELIEVE I'M LESLEY HORTON WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES.

WHAT I'VE SEEN, ESPECIALLY OVER THE PAST YEAR IN TAKING ON LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF YAVAPAI IS THAT OUR COUNSELING SERVICES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES HAVE DWINDLED DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE NOT BEING EFFECTIVE IN SERVING THE NEED WITHIN OUR PATIENT POPULATION.

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SO WE PREDICT THAT WE'LL SEE ABOUT 15,000 PATIENTS IN THE COMING YEAR ABOUT UNDER FQHCS AND THE POPULATIONS THAT WE SERVE, OFTENTIMES ABOUT 35% OR MORE, EVEN UP TO 50% OF OUR PATIENTS AT SOME TIME OR ANOTHER WILL OFTEN NEED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, WHETHER THAT BE COUNSELING OR PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES.

AND LAST YEAR, WE ONLY SAW ABOUT 638 PATIENTS FOR COUNSELING BECAUSE WE'RE DOWN TO ONE COUNSELOR AND 890 FOR PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER SERVICES.

THAT'S ONLY LESS THAN 10% OF OUR OVERALL PATIENT POPULATION WHEN WE SHOULD BE SEEING ABOUT 5000 PATIENTS A YEAR.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED.

WE APPLIED FOR THIS FUNDING FROM HRSA.

IT'S $600,000 FOR THE FIRST YEAR TO EXPAND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.

AND IT'S AN ADDITIONAL 500,000 FOR YEAR TWO IF THEY HAVE THE FUNDING AVAILABLE.

BUT CURRENTLY WE HAVE IN-HOUSE COUNSELOR.

WE HAVE AN OPEN POSITION FOR PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER, BUT WE'VE BEEN CONTRACTING WITH POLARA NOW FOR THE PAST YEAR TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER SERVICES, BUT THEY HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO OFFER TWO DAYS A MONTH IN COTTONWOOD.

THEY HAVE JUST OFFERED US AN ADDITIONAL PERSON THREE DAYS A WEEK NOW, WHICH WILL BE VERY HELPFUL FOR IN-PERSON SERVICES.

AND WE JUST GOT ON CONTRACT ALSO WITH ASCEND, WHICH IS PRIMARILY TELEHEALTH.

BUT THEY HAVE ALSO A MORE A LARGER VARIETY OF SERVICES LIKE BILINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKING COUNSELING AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES THAT WILL BENEFIT US.

SO WE ARE CONTRACTING OUT WITH THIS MONEY AS WELL AS PROVIDING IN-HOUSE SERVICES.

AND THEN THE POSITIONS UNDER THIS HELP US TO COORDINATE APPOINTMENTS AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE GET INTO THOSE SERVICES PROPERLY.

WELL, LOOKING AT THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THIS, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING ON TWO ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.

YOU NEED COMPUTERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND SOME APPARENTLY SOFTWARE PROGRAMS TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THIS PROGRAM.

AGAIN, I JUST FEEL THAT THIS IS ALREADY AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND IF WE CAN UTILIZE THIS FUNDING TO CONTRACT THAT SERVICE OUT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE THING I'M WORRIED ABOUT IS WHAT HAPPENS IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU DEAL WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT YOU NEVER KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE FUNDING A PROGRAM THAT YOU START.

AND SO IF THAT IF WE DON'T GET THAT SECOND YEAR OF FUNDING OR THIRD OR FOURTH YEAR FUNDING.

THEN THESE PEOPLE WOULD PROBABLY GO AWAY BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GET THE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THEM? WELL, IT IS A BILLABLE SERVICE.

SO WHAT THIS FUNDING DOES FOR US IS ALLOW US TO PAY A LOT OF UP FRONT COSTS TO EXPAND THOSE SERVICES, AND THEN WE START BILLING FOR THOSE SERVICES.

SO WHAT THIS DOES FOR US IS ALLOW US TO BUY ALL THAT EQUIPMENT, STAFF IT, BUT THEN WE'RE BILLING ALL THE WHILE.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO COLLECT AND THAT MONEY BECOMES A PROFIT AT THAT POINT TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM AND CONTINUE THE SERVICES BEYOND THIS.

SO WITH THESE FEDERAL FUNDS, WE APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE IT HELPS US GET THAT BOOST TO GET STARTED.

BUT IT'S OUR ABSOLUTE INTENTION TO DO A GREAT JOB WITH THESE SERVICES TO PROVIDE AS MANY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AS WE CAN, BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE'S OTHER PROVIDERS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO LIMITED, AND THEY ARE AT CAPACITY IN A LOT OF CASES IN ORDER TO DO MORE.

AND WE DO KNOW THAT A LOT OF OUR PATIENTS, IF WE REFER THEM OUT, THEY DON'T SHOW UP IF WE CAN PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES RIGHT WHEN THEY NEED THEM, THEY ARE FAR MORE LIKELY TO STAY WITHIN THE CARE UNDER OUR UMBRELLA, IF THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE USED TO.

AND SO WE DO WORK WITH THOSE OTHER PROVIDERS WE REFER OUT, BUT WE'RE ALSO DOING MORE ALSO WITH OUR INCARCERATED POPULATION.

SO AS THEY'RE COMING OUT OF JAIL, THROUGH THAT CONNECTION CENTER, WE TRY TO CAPTURE CATCH THEM THERE AS THEY NEED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, REFER THEM TO OTHER AGENCIES, BUT ALSO HELP THEM OURSELVES, TOO.

SO YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT THAT WE CAN DO HERE.

MY INTENT IS TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL AT THIS AND PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES, ALONG WITH THOSE OTHER SERVICES THAT EXIST IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WELL, TWO THINGS I TALK ABOUT VERY QUICKLY IS AS YOU KNOW, WE JUST GAVE YOU $1.6 MILLION PLUS OF YOUR BUDGET BECAUSE YOU WERE NOT COLLECTING OR RECOVERING FEES.

HAVE YOU DEVELOPED A SYSTEM NOW TO WHERE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT FUTURE AND YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO RECOVER FEES AND BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THIS PROGRAM? YES, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER A HUGE PROPORTION OF OUR PREDICTED OR PROJECTED DOWNFALL OR DOWN SHORTFALL FOR THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF OUR BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS.

BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE BILLING, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY COLLECT BETTER.

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WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RENEGOTIATE CONTRACTS THAT HADN'T BEEN NEGOTIATED FOR YEARS.

AND SO WE'RE GETTING PAID AT THE RATES THAT WE SHOULD BE FOR TODAY'S COSTS.

AND SO, YES, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE DRAMATIC CHANGES WITHIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF YAVAPAI IN ORDER TO MAKE IT A SUCCESSFUL AND SUSTAINABLE MODEL.

OKAY. AND THE OTHER COMMENT I WAS GOING TO MAKE IS YOU TALK ABOUT TELEHEALTH, AND WE ALREADY KNOW THAT WE'VE TRIED THAT IN THE COUNTY, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO DO TELEHEALTH.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANT TO SEE SOMETHING LIVE AND DEAL WITH THEM AND TALK TO THEM.

AND SO AGAIN, I'M NOT CERTAIN THAT TELEHEALTH IS GOING TO BE THAT SUCCESSFUL, PARTICULARLY WITH A MUCH OLDER COHORT OF CITIZENS.

SO ANYWAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL GO AHEAD AND APPROVE, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FOR SECOND.

BUT I WOULD, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, ALSO LIKE TO SAY A MOTION TO ACCEPT ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

AND I'M GOING TO SECOND THE MOTION NOW.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

JUST A LITTLE DATA FOR EVERYBODY TO PUT THIS IN CONTEXT.

OUR NEED FOR BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH HAS IS GROWING EXPONENTIALLY ACROSS ALL POPULATION COHORTS. AND WE KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, BY RESEARCH THAT OUR OLDER POPULATION IS VERY RESPONSIVE TO TELEHEALTH BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR HOME ONCE THEY HAVE A NAVIGATOR WITH THEM TO MANAGE THAT THING, AND IT CONNECTS THEM WITH SOMEBODY THAT THEY CAN RELATE TO IMMEDIATELY.

AND IN FACT, WE KNOW THAT THAT IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH FOR THEM BECAUSE OF THAT CONNECTION.

SO IT IS WHETHER IT FAILED IN ONE COMMUNITY FOR WHATEVER REASONS STILL AN IMPORTANT TOOL THAT IS GAINING EMBEDMENT IN ALL COMMUNITIES, WAYS OF DELIVERING HEALTH CARE, WHETHER IT'S BEHAVIORAL, MENTAL OR, FRANKLY, MEDICAL.

AND SO WE NEED TO KEEP GROWING THAT AND MEETING THE NEED.

AND AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOW ACTUALLY COLLECTING FEES, I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL TURN OF EVENTS.

AND WE NEED TO KEEP MAKING SURE WE CAN DELIVER TO OUR RESIDENTS.

SO. SO THANK YOU, LESLIE.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR MALLORY.

YES. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN.

SO I JUST WOULD LIKE TO RECAP A LITTLE BIT.

SO DIRECTOR LESLIE HORTON HAS BEEN THE DIRECTOR OF THESE BOTH HEALTH DEPARTMENTS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.

PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS A DIFFERENT SITUATION.

THEY WERE SEPARATED.

AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WHERE THINGS WERE BEING BUILT OR NOT BEING BUILT, THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN THE PREVIOUS.

SO WHAT LESLIE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO IS TO BE ABLE TO GET A LOT OF GRANTS.

HER DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO BRING THINGS UP FRONT AND HAVE GOOD HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHAT OUR COUNTY IS PART OF OUR JOB TO DO.

SO JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.

THE $1.6 MILLION WAS ABSOLUTELY PART OF A WHOLE NOTHER AREA, AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THAT IN ORDER.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY, LET ME KNOCK THIS DOWN IN REAL QUICK.

THIS $600,000 IS A GRANT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ESTABLISH AND USE TO ESTABLISH THESE TWO POSITIONS UNDER A NEW FUND CODE.

SO ANYBODY THAT'S PARTICIPATING IN THIS AND OR IS BEING PAID FOR BY THIS, $600,000 WILL BE WITHIN THAT FUND CODE, AND THAT INCLUDES ANY DONATIONS MADE DIRECTLY TO IT.

AND OR PAYMENTS WILL ALSO GO UNDER THIS FUND CODE.

SO IT'S ALL A PART OF THE BOOKKEEPING PROCESS.

YES. THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE AYE.

[6. Development Services - Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to join the Route 66 Brownfields Assessment Coalition, including Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG), Coconino, Mohave, Navajo, and Yavapai Counties, to outline roles and responsibilities under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Cooperative Agreement. YC Contract No. 2024-466 ]

ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER SIX DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MOU TO JOIN ROUTE 66 BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT COALITION, INCLUDING NORTHERN ARIZONA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

NACO, COCONINO, MOJAVE, NAVAJO YAVAPAI COUNTIES TO OUTLINE THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. HE MIGHT ALSO NOTE THAT IN 2026, IT WILL BE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROUTE 66.

GO AHEAD MARK. GOOD MORNING.

CHAIR. VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I AM MARK LARSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

BEFORE YOU IS CONSIDERATION TO GO INTO AN MOU WITH FOUR COUNTIES, INCLUDING MAYCOG.

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THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR $1.5 MILLION EPA GRANT, FEDERAL FUNDING GRANT WITH NO MATCH TO THE COUNTY TO IDENTIFY AND ASSIST IN BROWNFIELD PROPERTIES ALONG ROUTE 66.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT WHAT EXACTLY IS A BROWNFIELD PROPERTY? A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T CLEAR ON WHAT THAT IS.

A BROWNFIELD PROPERTY IS A PROPERTY THAT IS UNDERUTILIZED OR ABANDONED AND MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, POLLUTANTS OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS.

GOOD EXAMPLES OF THESE ARE FORMER INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES SUCH AS FACTORIES, WAREHOUSES, GAS STATIONS, AND LAUNDROMATS.

BROWNFIELDS CAN BE A THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

HOWEVER, THEY CAN ALSO BE REUSED FOR NEW BUSINESSES, HOUSING, GREENSCAPES, AND NEW INDUSTRIES.

SO WITH THIS COALITION THESE ARE ALL ACTIVITIES WITH THAT GRANT THAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT INVENTORY PREPARATION, SITE SELECTION AND CRITERIA DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, PLANNING, INCLUDING AREA WIDE PLANS AND CLEANUPS OF THOSE PROPERTIES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED ALONG ROUTE 66.

AND ANY OTHER OUTREACH MATERIALS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GRANT ELIGIBLE CLEANUPS.

OKAY, MARK. DOES THIS MEAN THAT IF WE HAVE AN OLD BUILDING LIKE IN SELIGMAN, LIKE THE OLD HOTEL THERE, THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR GRANT MONEY UNDER THIS CODE, I DO MITIGATION IN REGARDS TO THE PAINT AND ASBESTOS OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT.

THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY GIVE A REHABILITATION TO THE PROPERTY.

STRUCTURES. THIS IS MORE IDENTIFYING ANY POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS THAT ARE ON THE PROPERTY AND POSSIBLE CLEANUP OF THOSE.

SO EXAMPLE WITH A HOTEL, YOU MIGHT HAVE A LAUNDROMAT WITHIN THAT HOTEL THAT THERE IS DETERGENT THAT HAS BEEN LEAKED OUT AND SEEPED INTO THE SOIL OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES.

BUT IT'S PRIMARILY FOR HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND BUILDINGS THAT GO BACK SOME TIME THAT MAY BE CONTAMINATED.

RIGHT? YES.

BUT ALSO JUST FORMER BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ABANDONED FOR SEVERAL YEARS ALONG SELIGMAN.

WE IDENTIFIED A FEW AND ASH FORK, WE IDENTIFIED A HANDFUL AS WELL OLD GAS STATIONS WHERE WE KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN OIL LEAKED INTO THE DIRT AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO WHERE WE CAN WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER TO USE THIS GRANT MONEY TO CLEAN UP THAT SOIL.

MR. CHERRY. SURE.

MARK, WHO DOES THE CLEANUP? THIS WOULD BE THROUGH CONTRACTORS.

OH, OKAY. AND THEY ARE TRAINED AND ABLE TO, OF COURSE, MITIGATE.

FOR EXAMPLE, TOXIC METALS THAT HAVE SEEPED IN BECAUSE OF MINING, FOR EXAMPLE.

YES, MA'AM. WITH IT BEING FEDERAL GRANT MONEY, THERE'S ALWAYS EXTRA LAYERS OF PROTECTION FOR QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS.

RIGHT. SO THESE CONTRACTORS WOULD BE MEETING THOSE QUALIFICATIONS THROUGH THE GRANT PROCESS.

I THINK THIS IS FABULOUS.

THANK YOU. IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT IN SOME CASES THOUGH TO GET THESE TYPES OF CONTRACTORS JUST AS A NOTE, BECAUSE IF THEY ARE OUT OF THE WAY, PLACES LIKE THE REASON I BROUGHT UP THE COTTAGE HOTEL IN SELIGMAN IS BECAUSE WE DID USE THIS TYPE OF FUNDING FROM BROWNFIELD FROM THE EPA IN ORDER TO MITIGATE THE ASBESTOS AND THE LEAD PAINT ON THAT BUILDING.

AND ALSO A SECOND PART OF THE GRANT WAS TO STABILIZE THE FOUNDATION BECAUSE IT WAS ON ROCKS.

SO. WOW.

YEAH. IT WAS FALLING OVER.

SO ANYWAY, WITH THAT, I'D MAKE A MOVE.

MOVE TO ACCEPT NUMBER SIX.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? HI. HI. HI.

HI. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. MARK. OKAY.

[9. Flood Control District - The Board of Supervisors will resolve into the Board of Directors of the Yavapai County Flood Control District and following consideration of this item, will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors - Approve Professional Services Agreement with the Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona, in support of the Arizona Water Festival, Project W.E.T. (Water Education for Teachers and Students) for services rendered for the 2nd Annual Water Festival being held on October 3, 2024, in Prescott, Arizona, and the 18th Annual Verde Valley Water Festival being held on October 10, 2024, in Cottonwood, Arizona in an amount not to exceed $15,364.00. YC Contract No. 2024-488 (All Districts)]

FLOOD CONTROL. DISTRICT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, RESOLVE INTO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT.

FOLLOWING CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM WILL RECONVENE AS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT.

ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA IN SUPPORT OF WATER FESTIVAL PROJECT WET.

WATER EDUCATION FOR TEACHERS AND FOR STUDENTS.

FOR SERVICES RENDERED FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL WATER FESTIVAL, BEING HELD ON OCTOBER 3RD IN THE PRESCOTT AREA AND 18TH ANNUAL VERDE VALLEY WATER FESTIVAL BEING HELD ON OCTOBER 10TH IN COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA, AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15,364.

AND THE REASON I PULLED THIS ITEM WAS I WANTED FLOOD CONTROL TO COME IN AND MAKE IT VERY CLEAR, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY INVOLVEMENT WITH WATER. WE DO, BUT IT'S PRIMARILY EDUCATIONAL.

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YES. SO WE CAN BASICALLY GO AROUND THE OTHER STATUTE.

RIGHT. SO FLOOD CONTROL.

YES. WE HAVE THIS ANNUAL PROGRAM, WHICH IS A GREAT PROGRAM.

WE WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA TO TEACH FOURTH GRADERS ABOUT CONSERVATION.

SO THE TEACHERS HAVE A OH, MY NAME IS LYNN WHITMAN.

I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION.

WE WORK WITH THE DISTRICT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

THEY TEACH FOURTH GRADERS ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION.

THEY'VE GOT FOUR DIFFERENT LESSONS THAT THEY TEACH.

AND THEN IT ENDS UP AT THIS GREAT DAY OUTSIDE, WHERE WE HAVE A BUNCH OF VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT COME TOGETHER, AND WE HAVE GAMES THAT WE PLAY WITH THE KIDS TO REINFORCE THE LESSONS THAT THEY'VE LEARNED.

IT'S A REALLY FUN DAY.

WE GET CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.

WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE DIFFERENT CITIES AND TOWNS.

WE HAVE A REALLY FUN DAY.

WE HAVE. IT'S THE SECOND YEAR IN THE PRESCOTT SIDE.

IT'S THE 18TH YEAR ON THE DEAD HORSE STATE PARK, AND IT'S JUST A REALLY FUN DAY.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE WE GET HELP FROM EVERYBODY.

I THINK IT'S THE FIFTH YEAR THAT IT'S FROM THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT.

BEFORE THAT, IT CAME OUT OF THE BOARD OFFICE FROM CHIP DAVIS WHEN HE WAS OVER IN THE COTTONWOOD SIDE.

IT'S A REALLY FUN DAY.

I KNOW YOU'RE COMING OUT THIS YEAR, SO I'M EXCITED.

YEAH, YEAH, IT'S GOING TO BE EARLY.

YEAH. IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY FUN TO COME ALSO TO DEADHORSE STATE PARK BECAUSE IT IS FABULOUS AND VERY WELL RECEIVED.

YES. AND LOTS OF PEOPLE ATTEND IT, AND IT'S ONE YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO MISS.

AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO DO THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATING ABOUT WATER AND FOR SURE CONSERVATION ESPECIALLY.

YEAH. SINCE WE HAVE THE LIMITED JURISDICTION OVER WATER ISSUES, A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK WHAT WE DO TO, YOU KNOW, HELP WITH THE WATER SITUATION.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS WE CAN THINK OF IT, BECAUSE IF YOU CAN THINK OF YOUR NINE AND TEN YEAR OLD, YOU KNOW, GETTING THIS KIND OF EDUCATION AND THEN BRINGING IT HOME TO BUG MOMMY AND DADDY, YOU KNOW, THEY WILL CERTAINLY MAKE.

RIGHT. MAKE AN IMPACT ON THEM BECAUSE THEY'LL POINT OUT WHEN THE WATER IS DRIPPING, RIGHT, THE TOILET CONTINUES TO RUN AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH IS ALL CONSERVATION EFFORT ON OUR PART.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

AND WITH THAT, I'D MOVE TO ACCEPT NUMBER NINE SECOND.

VERY MUCH SECONDED.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE AYE.

AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

[15. Recorder - Approve Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Arizona Secretary of State for participation in the Electronic Verification of Vital Events (EVVE) System owned by the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS). ]

OKAY. THE RECORDER.

THANK YOU. APPROVED.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR OF AGREEMENT WITH THE ARIZONA SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PARTICIPATING IN AN ELECTRONIC VERIFICATION OF VITAL EVENTS SYSTEM OWNED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS. I'M WITH MR. OBERG ON THIS. WHAT IS THIS? THIS? GOOD MORNING.

IS THIS ON? DO YOU GUYS HEAR ME? OKAY. NO.

HELLO? HELLO.

I THINK THERE'S A MICROPHONE PROBLEM.

LET ME TRY SOMETHING.

ARE MY LIGHTS ON? YEAH, THE LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT NONE OF THEM ARE.

LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT NOBODY'S HOME.

HOW DOES IT SOUND NOW? I DON'T HEAR YOU.

NOPE. I DON'T HEAR IT EITHER.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? TALK UP.

YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS.

HOW ABOUT NOW? NOPE. THERE YOU GO.

DO YOU HEAR ME? YEP. GO AHEAD.

YOU'RE RIGHT. THERE YOU GO.

HELLO? HELLO? OH, YES.

OKAY. YOU CAN HEAR ME.

CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MICHELLE BURCHILL, COUNTY RECORDER.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF TALK RIGHT NOW OUT THERE IN THE MEDIA ABOUT FEDERAL VOTERS.

FEDERAL VOTERS IN ARIZONA ARE VOTERS WHO HAVE NOT GIVEN US DOCUMENTED PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN THAT THROUGH THE CURRENT DATABASES THAT WE HAVE.

OF COURSE, THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL ISSUE GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH THE MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DATA SETS THAT WE USE TO CONFIRM DOCUMENTED PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP.

THIS SPECIFIC PROGRAM IS SOMETHING SEPARATE THAN ALL OF THAT.

IT IS ANOTHER DATABASE THAT WILL ALLOW US FURTHER INFORMATION ON VOTERS.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT NAFSA'S THE REGISTRY COVERS ALL STATES EXCEPT TEXAS.

IS MY UNDERSTANDING.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY GOOD FOR US, BECAUSE WE KNOW WE HAVE A MASS MIGRATION OF PEOPLE FROM OTHER STATES COMING IN.

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AND A LOT OF WHAT WE DO ARE STATES REGISTRIES DON'T ALL TALK TO EACH OTHER.

SO OUR MVD DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME RECORDS AS CALIFORNIA'S OR NEVADA'S OR ANYWHERE ELSE.

SO WE ARE LIMITED.

A LOT OF TIMES ON WHAT WE CAN OBTAIN.

SO NAFSA'S IS AN ADDITIONAL DATABASE THAT WE CAN USE TO TRY TO OBTAIN CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION FOR THOSE THAT COME HERE AND DON'T GIVE IT TO US.

OUR ISSUE IS LET'S SAY WE HAVE SOMEBODY NEW MOVING FROM CALIFORNIA, AND THEY COME HERE AND THEY REGISTER TO VOTE.

THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN AN ARIZONA DRIVER'S LICENSE YET.

THEY'RE REGISTERING USING THEIR CALIFORNIA ONE.

AND WE'RE RIGHT UP AGAINST THAT VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE OF NEXT WEEK.

SO THEY ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE EXCITED FOR THE ARIZONA POLITICS.

AND THEY REGISTER TO VOTE.

WELL, IF OUR DATABASES AREN'T TALKING TO CALIFORNIANS AND THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THEY HAVE TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE DOCUMENTED PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, SUCH AS A BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR PASSPORT, WE BY LAW, FEDERAL LAW, HAVE TO REGISTER THEM AS A FEDERAL VOTER, WHICH MEANS THEY ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE IN FEDERAL RACES, BUT NOT STATE AND LOCAL RACES.

FROM THERE, WE LET THEM KNOW, HEY, ARIZONA'S ELECTION LAWS ARE DIFFERENT THAN CALIFORNIA'S, AND WE REQUIRE THIS INFORMATION IN ORDER FOR YOU TO VOTE WHAT WE CONSIDER A FULL BALLOT.

ARIZONA, I BELIEVE, IS THE ONLY STATE IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAS THAT STRICT OF A REQUIREMENT ON DPOC.

FYI, WE ALWAYS HEAR ARIZONA'S, YOU KNOW, DOING SOMETHING WRONG, BUT THIS IS ONE AREA I PERSONALLY FEEL WE ARE GETTING IT RIGHT.

SO A FEW MONTHS BACK OBVIOUSLY FEDERAL VOTERS ARE BECOMING, YOU KNOW, A HOT TOPIC AGAIN AT THE MOMENT.

WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM STRONG COMMUNITIES WHO IS NOW SUING US OVER THIS SAYING, HEY, THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS AND DATABASES OUT THERE THAT YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE RIGHTS TO.

AND AS WE RECEIVE THAT LETTER, I SAW NAFSA'S WAS ONE OF THEM.

ME BEING PROACTIVE, I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED NAFSA'S TO SAY, HEY, WHAT IS THIS? AND HOW CAN I HOP ON BOARD WITH IT? AND I HAD FULLY INTENDED TO HAVE MY OWN AGREEMENT WITH THEM TO USE THIS PROGRAM.

LET ME HOLD YOU UP FOR A SECOND HERE.

ARE WE BEING SUED BY SOME INDIVIDUAL IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE? WE ARE BEING SUED REGARDING FEDERAL VOTERS AND REGARDING US MAKING EVERY EFFORT POSSIBLE TO CONFIRM AND OBTAIN CITIZENSHIP.

I WANT TO ASK OUR LAWYER DOWN THERE.

SHOULD WE BE TALKING ABOUT THIS IN OPEN FORUM? CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS PARTICIPATING IN THAT LITIGATION AND IS AWARE OF, AND HAS APPROVED THIS AGREEMENT AND ITS INCORPORATION INTO THIS AGENDA.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S A CONCERN REGARDING ANY DISCUSSIONS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE UP TO THIS POINT.

IF THAT BECOMES A CONCERN, I WILL CERTAINLY LET THE BOARD KNOW IF THE BOARD IS MORE COMFORTABLE OR HAS ANY SPECIFIC LEGAL QUESTIONS AT ANY TIME, ANY BOARD MEMBER CAN ASK THAT WE MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE CAN VOTE AND GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

IN RELATION TO THIS ITEM.

I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY AT THIS POINT.

BUT AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE ANY LEGAL QUESTIONS OR IF IT REACHES, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

AND IF I BELIEVE IT REACHES THAT POINT, I WILL CERTAINLY JUMP IN AND ADVISE THE BOARD OF THAT FACT.

I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TERRIFIC. THANK YOU. YES, AND I'M NOT REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE SIDE OF THE LAWSUIT.

I'M MAINLY TALKING ABOUT THE LETTER THAT GOT THIS ITEM HERE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GO THERE, AND THEN SOMEBODY COMES UP AND SAYS, WELL, YOU SAID THIS.

I UNDERSTAND THE SPOT.

SO WITH THE LETTER THAT WE HAD RECEIVED, IT TALKED ABOUT LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT RECORDERS CAN STILL USE OUR POSITION WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT TO GET MORE HELP AS FAR AS GETTING DPOC REGARDING OUR REGISTRANTS.

SO THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY NAFSA'S IS ACTUALLY WRITTEN IN STATUTES, AND I HAD NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE, HAD NEVER BEEN DISCUSSED.

AND SO I REACHED OUT TO THE PROGRAM AND SOON AFTER WE STARTED HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR MY COUNTERPARTS AND THE SOS.

SO IT'S TAKEN A COUPLE MONTHS TO GET HERE, BUT NOW THAT IT IS, I AS SOON AS I GOT WORD THAT THIS IS READY AND AVAILABLE FOR USE, I

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CALLED MAURY AND SAID, HEY, GET ME ON THIS AGENDA.

THE PLAN IS THAT IF ALL GOES AS PLANNED TODAY, THAT I WILL HAVE THE CHAIRMAN SIGN THIS CONTRACT TODAY SO THAT I CAN BE TRAINED WITH MY STAFF ON MONDAY AND IMMEDIATELY UTILIZE THIS.

AS OF THIS MORNING, YAVAPAI COUNTY HAS 273 FEDERAL ONLY VOTERS.

THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THESE VOTERS ARE NON-CITIZENS.

IT MEANS I HAVE NOT RETAINED OR RECEIVED THE CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION THAT I NEED.

THAT IS A VERY FLUID NUMBER.

RIGHT NOW. EVERY DAY I HAVE SOMEBODY COMING IN SHOWING A BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR SHOWING A PASSPORT.

BUT EVERY DAY I HAVE A NEW PERSON MOVING INTO THE AREA THAT DOESN'T KNOW THE RULES AND WHERE THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET IT TO US. SO THE PLAN IS THAT I WILL RUN ALL FEDERAL VOTERS AS SOON AS I HAVE ACCESS TO THIS AND HOPEFULLY HELP THOSE VOTERS TO BECOME FULL BALLOT VOTERS FOR THIS GENERAL ELECTION.

THAT IS OUR GOAL HERE.

WE WANT THESE PEOPLE, IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE FULL BALLOT.

WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT OUR LOCAL RACES ARE.

THAT'S WHAT AFFECTS OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.

MR. OBERG. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. MR. YES, MR. CHAIR. SO THIS IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM.

IT'S A FEDERAL DATABASE.

IT'S I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S FEDERAL, I KNOW IT'S.

WELL, YES, I GUESS IT IS, BECAUSE IT'S ALL STATES.

BUT WE'RE THE SOS.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE THE ONE ACTUALLY GOING INTO AGREEMENT WITH THEM.

AND WE WILL BE ACTUAL USERS OR AUTHORIZED USERS.

OKAY. WELL, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, ELECTION INTEGRITY IS ON THE MINDS OF MANY PEOPLE.

AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT.

AND, YOU KNOW, I DO KNOW THERE ARE SOME FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT ON THE NEWS WHERE RECORDS GOING IN AND USING FEDERAL DATABASES AND FIND THEM TO BE OUT OF DATE OR INADEQUATE WITH CURRENT INFORMATION SO THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY DETERMINE WHETHER SOMEBODY IS A CITIZEN OR NOT.

SO I JUST HOPE THIS ONE IS AN ACCURATE DATABASE THAT'LL PROVIDE US SOME USEFUL SERVICE AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MAINTAINING ELECTION INTEGRITY IN THIS COUNTY.

SO BASED ON THAT MR. CHAIR, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THIS.

SECOND. I SECOND THAT.

A LITTLE MORE DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO THIS.

I JUST WANT A WHAT IF QUESTION.

ANSWER. OKAY, OKAY.

YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT COMES ACROSS THE BORDER, THEY CONTACT ICE OR WHOEVER AT THE BORDER.

BORDER PATROL.

THEY'RE GIVEN THE CITATION AND RELEASE BACK INTO THE UNITED STATES.

ARE THEY THEN ABLE TO APPLY TO VOTE? IN FEDERAL AND STATE LAW SAYS YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REGISTER TO VOTE IF YOU ARE NOT A US CITIZEN.

I WILL BE VERY FRANK WITH YOU ON THIS.

I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING THAT MOST ELECTION OFFICIALS PROBABLY DON'T.

THERE IS NO TRUE SAFEGUARD TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS I HAVE ALL THESE TOOLS, INCLUDING THIS NEW ONE THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW ME TO FIND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP.

THAT'S THE GOAL.

IF I CANNOT FIND PROOF OF YOUR CITIZENSHIP AND I ASK YOU TO GET IT TO ME.

BUT YOU DON'T, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE ARE OBSTACLES THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU ARE NOT A CITIZEN.

THE GRAY AREA TRULY IS.

THERE IS NO DATABASE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT PROVES SOMEBODY IS NOT A CITIZEN.

THEY ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEST THAT THEY ARE A US CITIZEN WHEN THEY REGISTER TO VOTE, AND ACCORDING TO FEDERAL LAW THAT IS ACCEPTABLE. THEY CHECK A BOX THAT SAYS, I AM OVER THE AGE OF 18 AND I AM A US CITIZEN, AND I AM DECLARING THAT UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY.

I KNOW THAT CONGRESS IS TRYING TO ACT ON THIS.

THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS.

IT ONLY COMES UP DURING FEDERAL ELECTIONS WHERE PEOPLE START TALKING ABOUT IT.

SO THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING SINCE MY EARLY 20S THAT HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION.

NOW THAT I AM IN THE ELECTION REALM, I SUPPORT THE SAFE ACT.

I FEEL THERE IS A TIME NOW WHERE WE SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING ON OUR BORDER, WHERE IT'S TIME THAT WE HAVE TO PUT SOME OF THAT OBLIGATION, UNFORTUNATELY, BACK ON THE VOTERS.

LET'S GIVE THEM THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO GET US THE PROOF, GIVE US THE TOOLS WE NEED TO GET THE PROOF.

BUT SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE.

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OKAY, UNDER THE SAME SCENARIO I SAID BEFORE.

EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.

CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

WE ARE REALLY PROBABLY GETTING OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM.

THIS IS ALL GOOD INFORMATION.

I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION, BUT IF THAT'S THE INTENT OF THE BOARD IS TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, IT SHOULD BE AGENDIZED AS SUCH.

AND I REALLY THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SPECIFIC AGREEMENT.

AND CERTAINLY QUESTIONS CAN BE ASKED IN RELATION TO THAT AGREEMENT.

BUT I THINK WE'RE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE AGENDA ITEM AT THIS POINT.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

WITH THAT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I CERTAINLY SECOND IT.

DID YOU GIVE THE MOTION? THERE WERE THREE MOTIONS.

SUPERVISOR OBERG MOTIONED SUPERVISOR.

MICHAELS SECOND. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, MICHEL. HANG IN THERE.

THANK YOU.

[20. Sheriff - Approve Addendum No. 1 to Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Yavapai County Community College District for the Northern Arizona Regional Training Academy (NARTA) Class Sergeant position's salary and benefits in the amount of $153,938.74, and approve the use of Fund Number 0759. YC Contract No. 2024-187A1]

OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 20.

APPROVE AN ADDENDUM NUMBER ONE TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY SERGEANTS.

POSITION, SALARY AND BENEFITS IN THE AMOUNT OF 153,938.74 AND APPROVE THE USE OF THE FUND NUMBERS 0759. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, MISTER CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS JEFF NEWNAM. I'M THE CHIEF DEPUTY FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HERE TO REPRESENT SHERIFF RHODES.

NOW, THIS IS.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS TO APPROVE BASICALLY THE FUNDING FOR TWO SERGEANTS HALF TIME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S CONFUSING. IT IS.

I CAN SEE WHERE YOU'D BE CONFUSED AND PEOPLE MIGHT THAT ARE READING THIS MAY BE CONFUSED.

WE WILL ONLY HAVE ONE SERGEANT OUT THERE.

SO THE REASON FOR THIS ADDENDUM IS BECAUSE WHEN WE SIGNED THE ORIGINAL IGA BACK, THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE THIS FISCAL YEAR.

THAT WAS FOR SERGEANT MIKE LEWIS.

SERGEANT MIKE LEWIS IS NOW COMING BACK INTO THE AGENCY, AND SERGEANT STEVE BERRY IS GOING OUT TO THE NORTHERN ARIZONA REGIONAL TRAINING ACADEMY AS THE SERGEANT.

SO THE ADDENDUM IS TO IS FOR THE COLLEGE TO SPECIFICALLY PAY THE SALARY AND EARNINGS FOR SERGEANT STEVE BERRY.

SERGEANT MIKE LEWIS WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN NARTA.

AS OF EARLIER SEPTEMBER, I THINK IT WAS SEPTEMBER 6TH.

AND SO HE'S BACK WITHIN THE AGENCY.

SO THEY STOP PAYING HIS SALARY IN HERE.

AND IT HAS TO BE SPECIFIC TO STEVE BERRY.

SO HE'S OUT OF THAT FUN CODE.

THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.

SO IT'S JUST REPLACEMENT MORE OR LESS.

THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. OKAY.

AND THIS IS THE AMOUNT THAT'S BUDGETED.

CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY. I'M GOOD.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEMS, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE ELEMENTARY AWARDS OF TITLE THREE FOREST PROJECT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF

[1. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action on Preliminary Awards of Title III Forest Project Funds in the amount of $119,549.00, and authorization for the County Manager to reallocate any unspent funds from the $119,549.00 awards after December 31, 2025, to agencies that have spent their entire award, in the order of the highest ranked agency based on the scoring rubric. ]

$119,549 AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER TO REALLOCATE ANY UNSPENT FUNDS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS FOR $119,549 AND TO BE AWARDED BY DECEMBER 31ST, 2025, TO AGENCIES THAT HAVE SPENT THEIR ENTIRE AWARD IN ORDER OF THE HIGHEST RANKED AGENCY BASED ON THE SCORING RUBRIC, AND THIS IS USUALLY TAKEN CARE OF AS FAR AS THE AWARDS GOES OUT BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

SO, MR. THOMPSON.

GOOD MORNING AGAIN. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MURRAY THOMPSON COUNTY MANAGER.

AND YES, YOU ARE CORRECT, CHAIRMAN.

AND THAT WAS THE PROCESS USED THIS THIS YEAR THAT THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VETS THESE AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS.

I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION BEFORE THIS BODY.

EVERY YEAR WE ARE MAKING A CHANGE THOUGH THIS YEAR AND GRANTING IF THE BOARD SO CHOOSES MYSELF, COUNTY MANAGER, TO REALLOCATE THOSE UNSPENT FUNDS.

HOWEVER, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT IN MY OPINION, THAT'S STILL AN ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER BECAUSE AS YOU READ IN THE IN THE ACTION ITEM THERE, IT WILL BE AN ORDER OF THE HIGHEST RANKED AGENCY BASED ON THE SCORING RUBRIC.

SO AGAIN, NOT DISCRETION.

WE'RE GOING BACK TO THOSE THAT THE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED IN ORDER OF THE RANK ACCORDING TO THE RUBRIC USED.

SO WOULD MAKE THOSE ALLOCATIONS.

SO I THOUGHT THIS MORNING MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO PROVIDE.

I KNOW YOU'RE ALL AWARE, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS ITEM.

SO UNDER THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION ACT, WHICH WAS ENACTED BY CONGRESS BACK IN 2000, COUNTIES THAT HAVE SUBSTANTIAL AREAS OF PUBLIC LAND IN THE WAY OF NATIONAL FORESTS WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARIES, WHICH CANNOT BE DEVELOPED NOR TAXED, WHICH WAS THE KEY TO GENERATE REVENUE FROM ECONOMIC

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ACTIVITY. THESE ARE ALLOCATIONS TO THOSE COUNTIES TO COMPENSATE THEM, IF YOU WILL, FOR THAT FACT.

SO CONSISTENT WITH THE ACT IN ITS PAST PRACTICE, OUR COUNTY YAVAPAI HAS ELECTED TO RECEIVE FULL PAYMENT OF THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS PROGRAM FUNDS AND ALLOCATE 80% OF FUNDS TO TITLE ONE, WHICH IS ROADS AND SCHOOLS PROJECTS.

OF THE REMAINING 20% OF ITS FULL PAYMENT, WHICH IS INTENDED TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF U.S.

NATIONAL FORESTS, WE HAVE ELECTED TO ALLOCATE 13% TO TITLE TWO, WHICH ARE SPECIAL PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LANDS AND 7% TO TITLE THREE.

COUNTY FIREWISE PROJECTS.

THE COUNTY'S BUDGET OFFICE HAS RECEIVED AND COMPILED 39 GRANT APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR FROM FIREWISE CERTIFIED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

THEN, AS I INDICATED, THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND IT'S DESIGNATED FIREWISE COMMITTEE HAS REVIEWED, SCORED AND MADE PRELIMINARY AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION.

45 DAY REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

NOTICE WILL BE PUBLISHED AND THE ITEM WILL RETURN TO THE BOARD AT YOUR REGULAR MEETING ON DECEMBER 4TH FOR FINAL ACTION.

SUMMARY ALLOCATION LIST HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

AND WITH THAT I WOULD STAND FOR QUESTIONS.

HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE NOT SUBMITTED THEIR CLAIMS YET AND STILL FROM LAST YEAR? YOU STUMPED ME. I HAD INFORMATION HERE, BUT THAT ONE I DON'T.

I KNOW THERE'S ONE COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR? YEAH, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT.

IT'S NOT A LARGE NUMBER AT ALL.

I'D SAY NO MORE. NO MORE THAN FIVE.

YEAH, I THINK THERE WAS 45 LETTERS SENT OUT.

40 RESPONDED.

AND THEN ONE PERSON DECIDED OR ONE GROUP DECIDED NOT TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR APPLICATION.

SO THERE'S 39.

BUT I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY SOME THAT SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS THAT WERE NOT CONSIDERED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FIREWISE.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT'S TRUE. SO HOW MANY DO WE REALLY HAVE RIGHT NOW? ARE THE ONES THAT SUBMITTED THAT ARE GOING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING? SO THAT NUMBER IS WHAT DID I SAY? 32. 32.

OKAY. AND SO THIS FUNDING IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO THEM STARTING AFTER 1ST JANUARY.

YES. OKAY.

AND THEY HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER OF NEXT YEAR TO SPEND THAT MONEY.

SO IF WE HAVE PEOPLE RIGHT NOW, GROUPS THAT DIDN'T SPEND THEIR MONEY THIS YEAR BY DECEMBER SO THAT THOSE FUNDS WOULD COME BACK TO US. AND HOW WOULD WE ALLOCATE THAT? WOULD THAT BE BASED ON THIS, THIS NEW RANKING THAT'S BEING APPROVED THIS YEAR, OR IS IT GOING TO BE I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE GOING TO REALLOCATE THAT MONEY THAT THAT DIDN'T GET SPENT THIS YEAR.

WELL, IN PREVIOUS YEARS, AS THE BOARD MAY RECALL, WE BROUGHT THOSE BACK TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION.

WE'VE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS HOW TO REALLOCATE AND BROUGHT THEM BACK BEFORE THE BOARD.

MY ASSUMPTION WAS WE WOULD PROBABLY CONTINUE TO DO THAT FOR PRIOR YEARS FUNDS STARTING WITH THESE FUNDS 25 WE WOULD GO FORWARD WITH A NEW PROCESS.

OKAY. THANKS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION IN REGARDS TO THIS ACTION ITEM? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. OKAY.

IT'S GOING TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY AWARDS OF THE TITLE.

THREE FOREST PROJECT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 119,000, A CHANGE.

SO ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. HI.

HI. THANK YOU.

ANY OPPOSED? NO.

[1. Development Services - Approve a permanent and transferable Use Permit to allow for use of 4 RV stalls with individual electric and septic systems, on an approximate 7.9-acre parcel, in the RCU-2A zoning district, subject to the conditions of approval. Project Name: Carabeo RV Facilities Use Permit; Owner(s)/Applicant: Herbert & Barbara Carabeo; PLA24-000065; APN: 205-25-011. The property is located in the community of Kirkland. Staff: Matthew Blake, AICP (District 1 - Supervisor Oberg)]

OKAY. MOVING ON TO HEARINGS.

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

APPROVE A PERMIT AND TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A USE OF A FOUR RV STALLS WITH INDIVIDUAL ELECTRIC AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS ON AN APPROXIMATELY 7.9 ACRE PARCEL IN THE RCU TO A ZONING DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

PROJECT NAME IS CARABAO RV FACILITIES USE PERMIT OWNER IS APPLICANT HERBERT AND BARBARA CARABAO.

AND I'M SORRY IF I'M MESSING UP YOUR NAME.

SO PLA 20 00065820525011.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY OF KIRKLAND.

MATTHEW BLAKE.

GOOD MORNING. I THINK WE LOST YOU AGAIN.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN BROWN.

OKAY. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN BROWN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS MATT BLAKE, AND I AM YOUR PLANNING MANAGER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

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TODAY I WILL PRESENT THE APPLICATION FOR THE CARIBOU RV FACILITIES USE PERMIT.

I BELIEVE THE CARIBOU MAY NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY DUE TO DUE TO AN ILLNESS.

SO ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED ON A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL MADE BY COMMISSIONER OSTERMAN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BUCHANAN.

THE MOTION TO APPROVE A PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

OKAY, SO WHERE IS THE PROPERTY? THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN SUPERVISOR OBERG DISTRICT ONE, LOCATED AT 8975 SOUTH IRON SPRINGS ROAD IN THE COMMUNITY OF KIRKLAND.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE MAP, IF YOU LOOK TO THE STAR AT THE LOWER LEFT.

AND HERE'S JUST A CLOSER AREA MAP.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT ROAD SORT OF RUNNING THE BELT ACROSS THE OVERHEAD.

AND THERE'S IRON SPRINGS ROAD.

SO THE PROPERTY IS YOU CAN SEE IT BORDERED IN RED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF IRON SPRINGS ROAD.

OKAY. SO JUST TO TALK ABOUT THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY, THE ZONING IN PLACE, THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED IN RC TWO A THAT'S RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE FAMILY RURAL TWO ACRE MINIMUM LOT SIZE, WHICH WOULD ALLOW AS A MATTER OF RIGHT, ONE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE PER PARCEL, AS WELL AS RELATED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES. RV FACILITIES ARE FIRST ALLOWED IN THE C-1 COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

SALES AND SERVICES.

ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH IS WHY THE PREEXISTING USE REQUIRES A USE PERMIT.

OKAY. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

IN THE COUNTY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HAS A LAND USE DESIGNATION.

DESIGNATION OF AGRICULTURE.

THIS LAND USE TYPE INCLUDES AREAS THAT ARE TYPICALLY A MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF TEN ACRES OR MORE, PROVIDE AGRICULTURAL USES SUCH AS GRAZING AND FARMING, AND MIGHT HAVE A PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL UNIT.

SOME ASSOCIATED AGRICULTURAL COMMERCIAL USES MIGHT ALSO BE ASSIGNED TO THIS CATEGORY.

DISTRICTS ASSIGNED TO THIS LAND USE TYPE MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO R-1, L, AND RCU UNDER SECTION 2.7.

LAND USE GOALS AND POLICIES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

GOAL SIX IS TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN LAND USE DECISIONS, AND STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE SUBJECT APPLICATION FOR A USE PERMIT IS ALIGNED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THAT STAFF IS FACILITATING THIS PROCESS BY WHICH A PROPERTY OWNER CAN WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO PROPOSE LAND USE DECISIONS THROUGH THE PROPER PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS. OKAY.

SO THIS SLIDE DEPICTS A SIMPLE SITE PLAN.

A SITE PLAN, AS THE USE PERMIT IS FOR THE ALLOWANCE FOR FOUR RV SLOTS.

HERE'S AN OVERHEAD A LITTLE BIT DATED I BELIEVE THERE'S ACTUALLY ONLY TWO RV UNITS PRESENTLY ON THE PROPERTY.

PROBABLY MORE ACCURATELY TO SAY TRAVEL TRAILERS.

THERE'S SOME OTHER OUTBUILDINGS WHICH WE UNDERSTAND ARE NO LONGER ON THE PROPERTY.

HERE'S ANOTHER IMAGE.

SO THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAD ESTABLISHED FOUR RV SPOTS WITH A SEPTIC SYSTEM IN JUNE OF 1973.

THE YAVAPAI COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT APPROVED THE SEPTIC SYSTEM PERMIT, BUT THE RV SPACES WERE NOT PERMITTED WITH A USE PERMIT THROUGH THE YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WHICH WAS REQUIRED FOR THE 1968 YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE.

SO THIS ALL HAPPENED A LONG TIME AGO.

ZONING WAS FINALLY PUT IN PLACE IN THE LATE 60S.

AND THIS USE MOVE FORWARD IN 73.

SO THERE WAS, THERE WAS A BIT OF A HICCUP.

MR. AND MR. CARABELLO PURCHASED THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN AUGUST 2006.

THEY'VE INDICATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE THAT THESE RV SPACES WERE NOT PERMITTED, AND CONTINUED RENTING OUT THE PROPERTY AS AN RV FACILITY, AGAIN FOR RV SLOTS IN MAY OF 2023.

THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS WERE REPORTED TO YAVAPAI COUNTY LAND USE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE AND PLACED INTO VIOLATION.

THE CARABAOS ARE REQUESTING A USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE USE OF LONG OR SHORT TERM OCCUPANCY OF THE FOUR RV SPACES.

WHEN I SAY LONG OR SHORT TERM, I MEAN THE ALLOWANCE THAT THEY CAN RENT THEM OUT FOR A WEEKEND OR FOR A FEW MONTHS OR LONG TERM.

SO HERE'S AN IMAGE OF THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY.

SO BEHIND US WOULD ACTUALLY BE OUR SOUTH IRON SPRINGS ROAD.

SO YOU CAN SEE FROM THAT ROADWAY YOU REALLY CAN'T SEE ANYTHING FROM THE MAIN ROAD.

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OKAY. SO THAT'S LOOKING SOUTH.

THE PROPERTY WOULD BE TO THE TO THE LEFT WHICH WOULD BE TO THE EAST.

HERE THE PROPERTY IS THIS BEFORE OR AFTER THE RAIL CROSSING.

YOU KNOW, I'VE ONLY BEEN OUT THERE JUST ONCE IN 25 YEARS.

SO I THINK IT'S BEFORE YOU HAVE TO GET DOWN TO THE STOP SIGN AND TURN RIGHT.

OKAY. YEAH.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AREA, TO BE SURE.

OKAY. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

THE APPLICANT SAID A NOTIFICATION LETTER TO NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE 1000FT OF THE PARCEL IN AUGUST OF 2024.

STAFF RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE.

OPPOSED, WHICH WAS ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE USING THE SURVEY ONE, TWO, THREE.

HOWEVER, THAT SAME PERSON LATER RESCINDED THAT THAT OPPOSITION TO SUPPORT THE APPLICATION.

AND SO LET'S SEE NO OTHER LETTERS OR COMMENTS FOR THIS REQUEST.

SO REALLY NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED, WHICH IS KIND OF EXPLAINS WHY WE REALLY HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ANYONE.

AS FAR AS STAFF CONCERNS, STAFF HAS NO CONCERNS WITH THE USE PERMIT GIVEN THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES.

THIS HAS BEEN OUT HERE FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.

IT'S NOT VISIBLE FROM THE ROAD.

IT'S BEEN PREEXISTING FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS.

MR. OBERG.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

I SAW THAT ONE PICTURE SHOWING IRON SPRINGS ROAD WITH A LOT OF WEEDS ALONG THE SIDE OF IT.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO NEED TO TALK TO PUBLIC WORKS ABOUT GETTING OUT THERE AND MOWING.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE ACTION.

AND I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A PERMANENT AND TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE FOUR RV SITES ON THIS PROPERTY.

SECOND. SECOND BY MISS MICHAELS.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. UNANIMOUS.

OKAY. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT PURSUANT TO ARS 38, 431.02 K.

[ COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02(K), the County Manager may present brief summaries of current events but no discussion may occur, and no action may be taken regarding anything that is presented.]

THE COUNTY MANAGER MAY PRESENT BRIEF SUMMARIES OF CURRENT EVENTS, BUT NO DISCUSSION MAY OCCUR AND NO ACTION MAY BE TAKEN REGARDING ANYTHING THAT IS PRESENTED.

GOOD MORNING. CHAIRMAN.

VICE CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MAURY THOMPSON, AGAIN.

COUNTY MANAGER. A FEW ITEMS TO REPORT THIS MORNING.

FIRST CONTINUING TO REPORT ON STATE REVENUES.

THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMITTEE MOST RECENT MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS INDICATED THAT OUR AUGUST 24TH GENERAL FUND COLLECTIONS TOTALED $1.12 BILLION, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF 13.8% ABOVE AUGUST OF 23.

THIS LEVEL OF AUGUST COLLECTIONS RESULTED IN A FORECAST GAIN OF $33 MILLION ABOVE THE ENACTED BUDGETS.

REVENUE FORECAST GROWTH IN THE SALES TAX AND INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX CATEGORIES GENERATED MOST OF THOSE FORECAST GAINS FOR THE MONTH.

SO AGAIN, SOME CONTINUING POSITIVE NEWS ON STATE REVENUES.

SECONDLY, AS THE CHAIRMAN MENTIONED EARLIER IN OUR MEETING, WE'VE HAD A CHANGE IN BOARD REPRESENTATION, THIS BODY TO THE CENTRAL YAVAPAI METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION OR CYMPO, AS THE BOARD HAD DISCUSSED AND DECIDED BACK IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, YOU WOULD MAKE A CHANGE IN REPRESENTATION ON OCTOBER 1ST FROM CHAIRMAN BROWN TO SUPERVISOR GREGORY.

AND THAT HAS OCCURRED AT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING ON MONDAY OF THIS WEEK.

THE CHAIRMAN MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND SHARED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF SUCH ACTION.

SO THAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.

THE NEXT ITEM IS THE EXPENDITURE LIMIT INCREASE.

AND A LITTLE BIT OF ELECTION NEWS HERE.

SO OUR PUBLICITY PAMPHLET SHOULD BY NOW HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO EVERY REGISTERED CITIZEN OR RESIDENTS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY REGARDING OUR PROPOSITION 479.

WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE WILL TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO READ IT AND THEN GO OUT AND VOTE.

RELATED ELECTION NEWS.

OUR DIRECTOR, LAUREN CUSTIS, HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MEMORY THAT THE COUNTY HAS HAD A TWO PAGE BALLOT.

SHE AND I RECENTLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A LITTLE PUBLIC RELATIONS ON THAT.

WE'RE USING THE SLOGAN THIS YEAR, FLIP IT, DON'T SKIP IT.

SO THAT'S MEANT TO INDICATE THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO REMEMBER TO COMPLETE NOT ONLY BOTH PAGES, BUT BOTH SIDES OF YOUR BALLOT THIS NOVEMBER. SO REMEMBER FLIP IT, DON'T SKIP IT.

AND FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU AND MAKE AN INTRODUCTION THIS MORNING.

I AM VERY PLEASED THAT TWO WEEKS AGO NOW, I BELIEVE OUR NEW YAVAPAI COUNTY BUDGET MANAGER JOINED THE ORGANIZATION.

[01:55:06]

ZACHARY OR ZACK WOLF, AND HE'S HERE WITH ME TODAY.

ZACK, IF YOU COULD STAND.

SO ZACK COMES TO YAVAPAI COUNTY, WHICH A BACHELOR OF ARTS FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER'S IN PUBLIC POLICY FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. HE HAS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, INCLUDING SERVING AS BUDGET MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF MARION, IOWA, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ANALYST IN MARICOPA COUNTY, AND SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER IN MARICOPA COUNTY.

SO A WEALTH OF INFORMATION HE HAS TRULY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, BEEN MEETING WITH OUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND KEY STAFF, GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THEM AND THEIR OPERATIONS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE INNOVATIONS HE'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BRING TO OUR BUDGET PROCESS AS WE ENTER THE NEXT YEAR.

AND WITH THAT, I THANK YOU.

[ 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.]

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO CALL TO THE PUBLIC.

CALL THE PUBLIC.

INDIVIDUALS MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD OF UP TO THREE MINUTES ON ANY RELEVANT ISSUE WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO ARS 38 431.01 H.

BOARD MEMBERS SHALL NOT DISCUSS OR TAKE ACTION ON MATTERS RAISED DURING THE CALL OF THE PUBLIC.

THE BOARD MAY DIRECT STAFF TO STUDY THE MATTER AND OR DIRECT THE MATTER.

BE RESCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION AT A LATER DATE.

AND I HAVE A MISS LAURA CHAN, WHO WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO US IN REGARDS TO SOLAR AND THE ORDINANCE.

MISS CHAN.

HELLO AGAIN. COME UP AND TELL US WHERE YOU LIVE.

OH, I LIVE ON 9060 EAST TWILIGHT.

BRING IT DOWN. I LIVE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY.

OKAY, THERE YOU GO.