Mar 05, 2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

>> ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE. SORRY.

>> HAVE A GREAT DAY.

>> I'M ON THE NEXT ONE.

>> YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN RID OF ME YET.

[2. Elections - Approve a four (4) year contract extension with Unisyn Voting Solutions Inc., in the amount of $362,061.55, for Election Voting Equipment and Related Professional Services. YC Contract No. 2021-095A1]

>> NUMBER TWO, GO RIGHT AHEAD. ELECTIONS.

>> AGAIN, I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TO REQUEST A FOUR YEAR EXTENSION TO THE UNISYN CONTRACT.

THE UNISYN VOTING SOLUTIONS CONTRACT, WHICH IS ALLOWABLE BY THE CURRENT CONTRACT.

THIS CONTRACT EXTENSION PROVIDES FOR FOUR CENTRAL COUNT TABULATION STATIONS, 50 ADA APPROVED BALLOT MARKING DEVICES, AND 32 BALLOT ON DEMAND PRINTERS.

ALL FOR THE LOW PRICE OF $362,061.55.

THAT'S OVER FOUR YEARS BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2025-JUNE THROUGH 30TH, 2029.

THERE IS A PROVISION IN THE CURRENT CONTRACT THAT STATES THE COUNTY AT ITS OPTION MAY RENEW THIS AGREEMENT FOR SUPPLEMENTAL ONE YEAR TERMS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF FOUR YEARS.

THE PERIOD FOR ANY SINGLE SUPPLEMENTAL TERM RENEWAL INCREMENT SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN ONE YEAR PERIOD UNLESS THE COUNTY IS ELIGIBLE TO OBTAIN A SIGNIFICANT COST AND/OR SUPPLY ADVANTAGE FOR A LONGER RENEWAL PERIOD.

IN WORKING WITH UNISYN, I WAS ABLE TO, AND I'M GOING TO SAY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT I THINK IS SIGNIFICANT, I HOPE YOU WOULD AGREE.

THAT THIS COUNTY WILL SAVE $94,798.45 OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

YOU CAN SEE THAT EACH YEAR, WE'RE GIVEN A LARGER DISCOUNT FOR THAT FOUR YEARS.

AT THE END OF THE FOUR YEARS, WE'LL HAVE SAVED THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT.

WE ARE ASKING FOR THE FOUR YEAR RENEWAL BASED ON THAT SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS.

AGAIN, THESE DOLLARS HAVE BEEN ALREADY BUILT INTO THE ELECTIONS, YEARLY BUDGET, AND WE DO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I APPRECIATE THAT EXPLANATION OF THOSE SAVINGS. THANK YOU.

I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF A FOUR YEAR CONTRACT WITH UNISYN VOTING SOLUTIONS.

>> SECOND.

>> CLERK OF THE BOARD. CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.

>> ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> IT'S EXPENSIVE TO HAVE CLEAN ELECTIONS BUT IT'S WORTH IT.

>> VERY NICE TO SEE YOU.

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>> WE GOT A DEAL ON THAT.

DIDN'T YOU HEAR HER SAY THAT? WE GOT A DEAL FOR THE LOW PRICE. OKAY.

>> ITEM NUMBER 3, FLEET MANAGEMENT.

[3. Fleet Management - Approve the transfer of capacity from General Fund Contingency in the amount of $1,860,886.45 for the purchase of twenty-two (22) 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe Special Service Vehicles (SSVs), five (5) Chevrolet Silverado Police Pursuit Vehicles (PPV’s), upfitting of eighteen (18) previously purchased vehicles and the application of Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office decals. YC Contract Nos. 2023-067A3 and 2025-031]

APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF CAPACITY FROM GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,860,886 AND 45 CENTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF 22 CHEVROLET TAHOE SPECIAL SERVICE VEHICLES, FIVE CHEVROLET SILVERADO POLICE PURSUIT VEHICLES, UP FITTING OF 18 PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED VEHICLES, AND THE APPLICATION OF YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DECALS.

GOOD MORNING, SIR.

>> GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

I'M GIL RIVERA, DIRECTOR OF FLEET MANAGEMENT.

[NOISE] I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS.

WE FACED A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH ORDERING VEHICLES BECAUSE OF COVID AND POST COVID, AND DURING THOSE YEARS 2021, ZERO LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES WERE ORDERED FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY.

SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES RESTRICTED THE NUMBERS OF VEHICLES THAT COULD BE PURCHASED AND DELIVERED TO TWO DIFFERENT IDENTITIES, WHICH CREATED A BACKLOG OF REPLACEMENTS.

FOR YEARS, MANUFACTURERS, WHEN THEY DID THIS, THEY COMPOUNDED THE PROBLEM.

VEHICLE PURCHASE ORDERS ARE NOW BEING FULFILLED TO THEIR MAX.

WHATEVER WE NEED, THEY CAN FILL THEM, WHICH WOULD ALLOW US TO FINALLY BE CAUGHT UP OF THIS BACKLOG, AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAVE THE VEHICLES THEY DESERVE TO BE RUNNING ON THE ROAD.

CURRENTLY, THERE ARE VEHICLES THAT ARE VERY HIGH MILEAGE, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE WELL MAINTAINED.

WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF EFFORTS INTO IT WITH UPPER ENGINE REBUILDS AND TRANSMISSIONS, AND DRIVE TRAIN REPLACEMENTS, [NOISE] BUT THIS PURCHASE IS COMPELLING TO THE GROWTH OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GIL. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I'LL GO. I JUST WANT TO SAY, I WENT OUT AND VISITED GIL AT HIS SHOP THE OTHER DAY, AND YOU HAVE AN AMAZING SHOP.

IT'S SET UP JUST RIGHT.

IT'S MY WHEEL HOUSE. I WANTED TO STAY.

I THOUGHT IT WAS AMAZING HOW WELL YOU WORK WITH THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT GUYS, AND YOU'VE LAID OUT YOUR SHOP WHERE THINGS IN THE MIDDLE THAT ARE SHARED WITH THE WELDING.

I THINK SOMETHING WHEN IT COMES TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES, IS YOU WANT THOSE TO START EVERY TIME, YOU CAN'T STRETCH THOSE OUT.

WHEN EVERY TIME YOU'RE TURNING THE KEY, IT NEEDS TO BEGIN.

I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE THAT MAYBE IT HAS X AMOUNT OF MILES, BUT IT PROBABLY HAS JUST AS MUCH TIME IDLING BECAUSE THEY DO A LOT OF IDLING, WHICH IS HARD ON CARS AS WELL.

I TOTALLY SUPPORT THIS PURCHASE.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO GET US UP TO SPEED, AND THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

YOU'RE DOING A TERRIFIC JOB.

>> WELL, THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, BUT MY STAFF, THEY'RE INCREDIBLE.

I HAVE A VERY SMALL STAFF.

THEY WORK VERY HARD.

I'M GOING TO GO IN THERE AND SAY SOMETHING ON CAMERA AFTER THIS BECAUSE THE WAY THEY KEEP UP WITH THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES WE MAINTAIN IMPRESSES ME EVERY DAY, AND THEY ARE TRUE PROFESSIONALS AND DEDICATED.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE AN EMPTY LIFT IN THE HOUSE.

EVERYTHING'S GOT SOMETHING JACKED UP AND GETTING WORKED ON.

>> YES, SIR.

>> CORRECT.

>> CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S INVOLVED IN THE UP FITTING JUST FOR MY OWN EDUCATION TO UNDERSTAND THE FLEXIBILITY WITHIN OUR VEHICLE POOL OVERALL.

>> YES, MA'AM. I CAN GIVE YOU A QUICK RUNDOWN.

THE UP FITTING FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE ALL THE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, THE LIGHTS, SIRENS, RADIOS, CRADLE POINTS, MDCS, WHICH HOLDS THEIR COMPUTERS AND ALL THAT, ANTENNAS FOR CELLULAR SERVICE AND THEIR RADIOS, RIFLE RACKS, STORAGE COMPARTMENTS, THE PRISONER CAGES, THE PRISONER SEATS, FOR CANINE, IT'S CANINE CAGES.

THAT'S JUST THE WAVE TOPS, DEPENDING ON THE UPFIT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT'S A PROCESS FROM PURCHASE TO UPFIT TO ACTUALLY BE AN ISSUE TO PUT IN SERVICE IS USUALLY ABOUT A 14-16 MONTH PERIOD.

>> WOW.

>> IT'S A LOT OF WORK. IT'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS.

[NOISE] THAT'S WHAT WE FACE NOWADAYS WITH THE SUPPLY CHAIN, BUT WE'RE MAKING IT WORK.

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I WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, DEPUTY CHIEF NEWNUM AND HIS STAFF, AND WE WORK IT OUT.

>> YOU MAY NOT COME WITH EVERY NUMBER IN YOUR MIND, BUT JUST GENERALLY, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT UPFITTING COST PER [NOISE] VEHICLE?

>>YES. THE UPFITTING COST, IT'S DEPENDING ON IF IT'S A TAHOE OR A SILVERADO IS ANYWHERE FROM 35 TO ABOUT $39,000.

>> SUPERVISOR CHECK, I ASKED THE SAME QUESTION, TOO, AND HE BROUGHT UP SOMETHING I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES YOU HAVE A TAHOE, YOU GET A NEW TAHOE, YOU CAN JUST MOVE ALL THE STUFF OVER, BUT WHEN THE MANUFACTURER SWITCHES THE WAY THEY MAKE THIS MODEL, NOW THIS STUFF DOESN'T FIT ANYMORE.

>> CORRECT.

>> I THINK IT WAS 18 GRAND PER VEHICLE?

>> BACK THEN, YES, SIR.

>> THOSE BACK SEATS ARE VERY COMFORTABLE.

[LAUGHTER]

>> WELL, I DON'T REALLY THINK I WANT TO ASK ANYMORE ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR STATEMENT.

I WANTED TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE HARD WORK THAT WAS PUT IN TO THIS FUNDING FROM YOU AND ALSO FROM STAFF.

THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SEE HAPPEN.

THESE WERE THINGS THAT WERE ON THE BACK BURNER.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE THINGS THAT ARE SITTING IN THE BACK BURNERS TAKEN CARE OF SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT LINGERING ARE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAD THAT COVID.

I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD, AND AGAIN, APPRECIATE YOU, AND WE APPRECIATE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SAFETY IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE CITIZENS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS SAFETY WHILE THEY ARE PROVIDING THAT TO US.

WE WILL ALWAYS MAKE THAT THE PRIORITY FOR THIS COUNTY.

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM.

>> YOU ARE VERY WELCOME. [OVERLAPPING]

>> WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS.

>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> I WILL SECOND.

>> CLERK OF THE BOARD.

>> SUPERVISOR CHECK.

>> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

>> CHAIR MALLORY.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM.

>> TAKE CARE.

>> PUBLIC WORKS,

[4. Public Works - Award contract to Earth Resources Corporation in the amount of $1,177,992.00 for Chip Seal (Spring, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025) Project No. 2450149. YC Contract No. 2025-046 (District 2)]

AWARD A CONTRACT TO EARTH RESOURCES CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,177,992 FOR CHIP SEAL, AND THIS IS IN DISTRICT 2. GOOD MORNING.

>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR MALLORY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

ROGER MCCORMICK, YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET UP HERE AND TO BE ABLE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS UPCOMING CHIP SEAL PROJECT.

WE PUT THIS PROJECT OUT TO BID, AND WE DID RECEIVE THREE BIDDERS.

THE APPARENT LITTLE BIDDER IS EARTH RESOURCES CORPORATION, WHO WE'RE HOPING WILL GET APPROVED TODAY FOR THE CONTRACT.

THIS WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN DISTRICT 2 DOWN IN THE BLACK CANYON CITY AREA.

MOST ROADS WITHIN BLACK CANYON CITY ARE GOING TO GET CHIP SEALED WITH THIS PROJECT.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH A COMMUNITY WIDE EFFORT TO ISOLATE THE WHOLE PROJECT RIGHT THERE.

THE AMOUNT, AS YOU MENTIONED, CHAIR, 1.1 MILLION IS WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING.

THAT WILL ALLOW US TO PUT DOWN APPROXIMATELY 308,497 SQUARE YARDS OF CRS-2P CHIP SEAL WITH A 38 INCH CHIP.

THAT WILL REQUIRE US TO USE ABOUT 30,850 GALLONS OF FOG SEAL COAT, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO RE ESTABLISH THE PAINT STRIPING AFTERWARDS THAT'S DOWN THERE, SO WE'LL RESTRIPE THE THE ROADS TO HAVE FRESH PAINT ON THE THEM.

THE CONTRACT TIME WILL BE ABOUT 35 10-HOUR WORKING DAYS.

ANTICIPATED NOTICE TO PROCEED UPON YOUR APPROVAL WOULD BE APRIL 7TH, WITH THE COMPLETION DATE OF AROUND JUNE 5TH OF THIS YEAR.

I'D ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.

>> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> YOU KNOW WHAT? YOUR TOP BID, YOUR BEST BID, AND YOUR WORST BID, THE TWO WERE REALLY CLOSE TOGETHER.

THE LAST ONE WAS QUITE A BIT AWAY.

ARE YOU FINDING PEOPLE ARE SHARPENING THE PENCILS NOW, OR ARE WE STILL?

>> I WOULD SAY THAT'S A GREAT OBSERVATION, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

I THINK PEOPLE, WHEN WE DO PUT OUR PROJECTS OUT TO BID,

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THEY'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THEM CLOSELY, AND OFTENTIMES WE DO FIND THAT THEY COME IN WITHIN A COUPLE $100,000 OF EACH OTHER.

THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO THAT.

A LOT OF IT IS MAKING SURE THAT OUR PLANS AND OUR SPECIFICATIONS ARE DONE IN A WAY WHICH THEY'RE CONSISTENT ENOUGH THAT THE CONTRACTORS CAN DETERMINE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO EXPEND AS PART OF THE PROJECT, AND I THINK WE DO A GREAT JOB OF THAT, OUR STAFF DOES.

WE DO SEE SOME CONSISTENCY.

>> MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT, IT SAYS THAT THE SOURCE OF THE REVENUE IS HURF OR HIGHWAY USER REVENUE FUND, AND I WANT TO POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR SINCE I WAS MAYOR OF JEROME IN 2012.

THESE ARE FUNDS THAT ARE PRODUCED, I BELIEVE, THROUGH THE GASOLINE TAX, CORRECT?

>> YEP.

>> I THINK THAT INVESTING IN OUR ROADS IS ONE OF THE NUMBER 1 THINGS THAT THE COUNTY CAN DO TO RETURN VALUE TO THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT HAVE BEEN PAID IN, BUT IT'S ALSO REALLY WONDERFUL TO HAVE A SPECIFIC USE BE FUNDING A PROJECT.

I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT SO THAT ALL OF YOU GUYS CAN BECOME ADVOCATES FOR HURF WITH YOUR LEGISLATORS AND AND WHATNOT, TOO.

LOOK, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD ON TO THAT, IT'D BE GREAT.

>> THANKS FOR THAT, SUPERVISOR CHECK.

JUST TO ADD TO THAT, THE HURF GASOLINE TAX IS 18 CENTS PER GALLON, AND SO FOR EVERY GALLON OF GAS IS SOLD, 18 CENTS OF THAT IS WHAT THE HURF IS FUNDED BY, THE HIGHWAY USER REVENUE FUND.

THAT'S BEEN IN EXISTENCE WITHIN ARIZONA AT THAT LEVEL OF 18 CENTS SINCE THE EARLY '90S, SO IT HASN'T CHANGED A WHOLE LOT.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN OUR ROADS ON A FUNDING SOURCE THAT IS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE GOT BACK IN 1990.

WHICH PRESENTS CHALLENGES, AND WE HAVE TO BE CREATIVE, AND WE HAVE TO GET ON A CYCLE, WE CAN MAINTAIN OUR ROADS AND KEEP THEM MAINTAINED, AND I THINK THE COUNTY DOES A FABULOUS JOB AT DOING THAT AS BEST AS WE CAN.

GALLONS SOLD WITHIN YAVAPAI COUNTY, MAKE SURE YOU'RE FILLING UP HERE, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING BECAUSE IT DOES GO BACK TO THE COUNTY WHERE THE GALLONS ARE SOLD.

>> THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM.

I THINK IT WAS 1991, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WHEN WAS THE GAS TAX ENACTED ON THAT ONE?

>> I THINK YOU'RE CORRECT.

>> THAT DOLLAR IS WORTH 50 CENTS TODAY, AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION HAS GONE UP 288%.

I'M AMAZED YOU GUYS CAN EVEN STILL DO IT, SO THANK YOU.

>> YES, I APPRECIATE THE MAGIC THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE HAPPEN.

I WILL PUT THIS OUT THERE.

I WOULD SAY IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, WE'VE HAD SOME INTERESTING SITUATIONS OUT THERE ON THE HIGHWAY.

EIGHTY NINE A HAVING LOTS OF TRIALS, WHICH BLOCKS UP HIGHWAY 69 WHEN WE'RE CLOSING IT DOWN.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT WANT NEW ROADS IN CERTAIN AREAS, BUT I AM HERE TO SAY THAT WE ARE AT A POINT RIGHT NOW WHERE WE HAVE TO MAKE THE ROADS HAPPEN.

WE HAVE TO GET NEW ROADS, AND ROADS ARE GOING TO BE AROUND ALL OF OUR HOMES, AND THERE'S NO AVOIDING THAT.

THESE ROADS THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR THESE YEARS CANNOT SUSTAIN THE POPULATION, AND WHEN I SAY POPULATION, IT ISN'T JUST LIVING HERE.

IT'S THE TRAVELING UP AND DOWN FROM THE PHOENIX AREA OR OFF FROM THE 40.

FIVE O'CLOCK TRAFFIC IS LOOKING LIKE LOS ANGELES FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.

I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT.

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THIS, BUT THERE'S GOING TO COME IN THIS NEXT FEW YEARS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SAY, WE'RE PUTTING THE ROAD IN.

FOR SAFETY REASONS, WE HAVE NO WAY TO GET AROUND HERE, NO WAY AT ALL, AND WE'VE EXPERIENCED THAT SEVERAL TIMES THIS WEEK ALONE.

THEN KEEPING THE SPEED DOWN AS WE'RE DRIVING WOULD BE A TREMENDOUS GOOD THING TO DO.

WE WANT TO GET THERE ALL IN ONE PIECE.

>> AGREED.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS.

>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> I'LL SECOND.

>> CALL FOR THE VOTE.

>> SUPERVISOR CHECK.

>> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

>> CHAIR MALLORY.

>> THANK YOU. WELL, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY HERE.

THAT'LL TEACH THEM TO LEAVE US ALONE.

[LAUGHTER]

>> MADAM CHAIR, THAT WAS FOR DISTRICT 2, WHICH IS NOT REPRESENTED HERE.

WE COULD HAVE MOVED IT INTO FOUR OR FIVE.

>> BUT WE ARE HERE TO SERVE ALL THE COUNTY EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE OUR DISTRICTS.

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WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK.

BECCA WILL BE RIGHT BACK.

GIVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES, PLEASE. WE'LL TAKE A BREAK.

IT IS STILL MORNING.

WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN HERE A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF.

SEEMS LIKE A LOT LONGER THAN THAT, BUT WE'RE ON TO THE HEARINGS NOW.

[1. Development Services - Approve a Final Plat of the Whispering Canyon Phase 11 to create 53 single-family residential lots and 4 tracts on 61.12 acres in a Planned Area Development (PAD) zoning district. Project Name: Final Plat of the Whispering Canyon Phase 11; Property Owner: PAF – Prescott, LLC; Applicant/Agent: Scott Lyon of Lyon Engineering & Surveying Inc.; PLA24-000151; APN(S): 306-35-730A and 306-35-633H. The subject parcels are located west of the intersection of Whispering Canyon Drive and Williamson Valley Road in Williamson Valley. Staff: Becca Sirakis. (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo)]

NUMBER 1, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, APPROVE A FINAL PLAT OF THE WHISPERING CANYON PHASE 11 TO CREATE 53 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND FOUR TRACKS.

REBECCA, I'M GOING TO LET YOU GO AHEAD

>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MALLORY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BECCA SIRAKIS, PLANNER WITH YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION I WILL PRESENT IS FOR THE WHISPERING CANYON PHASE 11 FINAL PLAT PROPOSING 53 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND FOUR TRACKS.

TO START OFF, I JUST WANT TO GO OVER A LITTLE BIT OF THE PROJECT BACKGROUND.

ON MARCH 5TH, 2001, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DID APPROVE A ZONING MAP CHANGE FROM RCU-2A TO THE PAD ZONING DISTRICT FOR THE WHISPERING CANYON SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT.

THE PAD APPROVAL IN TOTAL ENCOMPASSES 894 ACRES, AND IT APPROVED 400 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.

THE PAD CALLED FOR APPROXIMATELY 41% OPEN SPACE THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT.

CURRENTLY, OVER 500 ACRES OR APPROXIMATELY 55% OF THE PROJECT AREA WILL STILL BE UNDEVELOPED AFTER THIS PHASE.

PHASE 11 IS CURRENTLY THE LAST PLANNED PHASE BY THIS PROPERTY OWNER.

I WANT TO GO OVER THE PRELIMINARY PLAT PROCESS IN GENERAL.

PER SECTION 408 OF THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, A PRELIMINARY PLAT MAY BE PROCESSED ADMINISTRATIVELY AND APPROVED BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IF IT MEETS THOSE GUIDELINES.

THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR WHISPERING CANYON PHASE 11 WAS APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY LAST YEAR BY STAFF AND IS BEING BROUGHT TO YOU TODAY FOR THE FINAL PLAT.

WE'LL GET BACK TO THE REGULAR PRESENTATION.

THIS APPLICATION IS LOCATED WITHIN SUPERVISOR KUKNYO'S DISTRICT, DISTRICT NUMBER 4.

YOU CAN SEE THE YELLOW STAR AND THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE PROJECT.

>> HERE IS THE AREA MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATED WEST OF WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD, BORDERING WHISPERING CANYON DRIVE TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH, AND IT'S LOCATED WITHIN THE WILLIAMSON VALLEY AREA.

TO THE NORTH, WE CAN SEE THE BROWN ZONING, THAT IS ALSO PAD AND IS THE INSCRIPTION CANYON RANCH PAD.

TO THE SOUTH IS UNDEVELOPED WHISPERING CANYON PROPERTY, AS WELL AS RCU 2A ZONED PROPERTY.

TO THE EAST IS MORE RCU 2A DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.

THEN TO THE WEST ARE THE PHASES 1 THROUGH 7 OF THE WHISPERING CANYON PAD.

LOOKING AT THE ZONING MAP, HERE, JUST A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT MAP.

THIS PAD WAS APPROVED FOR 400 LOTS IN TOTAL, OF WHICH THIS PHASE WILL BRING THE TOTAL LOT COUNT 333 LOTS OUT OF 400.

THE LOT SIZES RANGE BETWEEN HALF AN ACRE TO OVER TWO ACRES, AND THE LOTS BORDERING THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY PROPOSED ARE ACTUALLY AT LEAST TWO ACRES OR LARGER TO BETTER MIRROR THE LARGER LOTS ALONG WITH INSCRIPTION CANYON RANCH.

THEN THE REST OF THE PARCELS ARE SMALLER, CLOSER TO HALF AN ACRE.

WE'RE GOING TO TURN TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NOW.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES HAVE SECTION 2.7 LAND USE GOALS AND POLICIES.

GOAL 1G DOES STATE, ENCOURAGE PLAN DEVELOPMENT OVER LOT SPLITTING TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAWS GOVERNING THE COUNTY ALLOW.

THIS SUBDIVISION APPLICATION IS A CONTINUATION OF THE EXISTING PLANNED SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT, AND IT INCLUDES ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, A CENTRALIZED WASTEWATER AND WATER SYSTEM, FIRE SUPPRESSION MEASURES, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE GRADING AND DRAINAGE, WHICH ALL COME WITH PLANNED SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENTS.

THEREFORE, STAFF FEELS THAT THIS PROJECT IS IN ALIGNED WITH THAT SECTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

HERE IS A CLOSE-UP OF THE WHISPERING CANYON PHASE 11 FINAL PLAT, SHOWING THE 53 LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 61 ACRES.

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WATER AND WASTEWATER WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH AN EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH THE INSCRIPTION CANYON SANITARY AND WATER DISTRICT.

THE ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, WERE CONSTRUCTED UNDER PREVIOUS ROADWAY STANDARDS THAT WERE CALLED RESOLUTION 1036.

THE PROPOSED ROADS FOR PHASE 11 ARE BEING INSTRUCTED IN CONFORMANCE WITH ALL PREVIOUS PHASES AS LAID OUT IN THE PAD APPROVED IN MARCH OF 2001.

GETTING TO SOME IMAGES OF THE PROJECT AREA.

HERE WE ARE LOOKING SOUTHWEST AT THE SUBJECT DEVELOPMENT.

YOU CAN SEE WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD AND THE WHISPERING CANYON DRIVE, WHERE THE PROJECT LIES BOTH NORTH.

H AND SOUTH OF WHISPERING CANYON DRIVE.

HERE WE ARE LOOKING NORTH.

INSCRIPTION CANYON RANCH IS SHOWN TO THE NORTH OF THE IMAGE.

HERE WE ARE LOOKING WEST TO SEE WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD AND WHISPERING CANYON DRIVE.

ALL OF THE EXISTING PHASES OF WHISPERING CANYON ARE SHOWN IN THE BACK.

HERE WE'RE LOOKING SOUTH.

THOSE ARE ALL IMAGES I HAVE.

I DO WANT TO COVER CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

STAFF HAS POSTED THE PROPERTY, AS WELL AS PROVIDED A SURVEY 123 PORTAL FOR ANYBODY TO SUBMIT COMMENTS TO.

WE DID RECEIVE THREE COMMENTS OF OPPOSITION.

THE MAIN CONCERN REGARDING OPPOSITION WAS ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC TO WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD, AND YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL RECEIVED THOSE COMMENTS.

THESE COMMENTS, TWO WERE RECEIVED FROM WITHIN THE WHISPERING CANYON DEVELOPMENT, AND ONE WAS RECEIVED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WHISPERING CANYON DEVELOPMENT.

CURRENTLY, STAFF HAS NO LAND USE CONCERNS WITH THE WHISPERING CANYON PHASE 11 FINAL PLAT.

THIS APPLICATION IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE APPROVED PAD AND JUST A CONTINUATION OF THE PROJECT.

IN SUMMARY, THIS IS A APPLICATION FOR A FINAL PLAT FOR 53 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND FOUR TRACKS ON APPROXIMATELY 61 ACRES IN A PLAN AREA DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT.

THERE'S ONE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL ON THE BOARD FOR YOUR REVIEW.

ROGER MCCORMICK IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, AND SCOTT LINE IS AVAILABLE, THE APPLICANT.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.

>> BECCA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I WILL REFER TO SUPERVISOR KUKNYO IN REGARDS TO THIS ITEM.

>> I GOT QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS.

IT SAYS, ON ONE OF THE MEMOS, ALL ROADS ARE PROPOSED TO BE CONSTRUCTED YAVAPAI COUNTY STANDARDS. WHAT ARE THOSE?

>> I WILL DEFINITELY DEFER THAT TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

>> WITH WISE?

>> GOOD MORNING, ROGER MCCORMICK YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

THIS SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT, AS BECCA WAS SAYING EARLIER, SINCE IT'S SUCH AN OLD PLANE AREA DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2001, IT WAS UNDER A DIFFERENT STANDARD AT THAT TIME OF YAVAPAI COUNTY, WHICH WAS CALLED RESOLUTION 1036.

THE ROADWAY WIDTH IN THAT RESOLUTION IS 20' WIDE.

THEN THE SHOULDERS ARE 4' WIDE.

IN THIS INSTANCE, THEY HAD COME BEFORE THE BOARD WITH A REQUESTED LETTER TO REDUCE THOSE SHOULDERS TO 2'.

THAT WAS APPROVED.

THEY'RE PLANNING TO CONSTRUCT THIS PHASE WITH THE SIMILAR PHASES THAT THEY HAD BEFORE.

IT WOULD BE 20' WIDE WITH TWO-FOOT SHOULDERS.

>> BECAUSE I WENT IN THERE AND MEASURED AND THEY WERE 26, 28, AND 30.

I SAW ALL THOSE DIFFERENT WIDTHS.

I DIDN'T SEE ANY 20', ACTUALLY, BUT WE JUST WENT THROUGH THIS WITH SPRINGFIELD AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH I'LL GET TO LATER.

BUT IS 20' WIDE ENOUGH FOR THESE?

>> WELL, I WILL SAY THAT THE 20' WIDE APPLIES TO THE LOCAL PRIVATE STREETS.

THE AREAS IN WHICH THE LOTS ARE 10-15 LOTS ON THOSE STREETS, THEY ARE THE SMALLER STREETS.

YES, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THOSE STREETS PER THEY'RE REQUESTED BY THEIR ENGINEER.

THEN I THINK THAT THE OTHER STREETS THAT YOU'RE MEASURING ARE MORE OF THE COLLECTOR-TYPE ROADWAYS THAT GO INTO THE AREA, WHICH THOSE ONES ARE A WIDER SECTION TO GET BECAUSE THEY HANDLE MORE VEHICLES.

>> IT SAYS THE WATER PROVIDED BY THE INSCRIPTION CANYON RANCH WATER USERS ASSOCIATION.

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THEY'RE GOING TO USE A WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM THAT'S CONNECTING INTO THE EXISTING OFFSITE SEWER STRUCTURE.

IS THERE ANY RECHARGE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT?

>> I'LL DEFER TO EITHER BECCA OR SCOTT.

>> I THINK IT'D BE BEST FOR SCOTT LAN TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD MORNING.

>> HEY, SCOTT.

>> GOOD MORNING. SCOTT LAN, LINE ENGINEERING, THE APPLICANT.

THE WASTEWATER IS HANDLED BY THE INSCRIPTION CANYON SANITARY DISTRICT, AND I BELIEVE THE EFFLUENT IS USED IN THE GOLF COURSE AREA OF INSCRIPTION CANYON.

>> NONE IS RECHARGED SHOULD BE USED AS EFFLUENT?

>> I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO THE SANITARY DISTRICT.

PORTIONS OF IT PROBABLY DO, BUT I THINK FOR THE MOST OF IT IS REUSE.

>> THANKS. I WAS LOOKING AT THE CENTRAL ARIZONA FIRE MEDICAL MEMO, AND IT SAID THAT STREET WIDTH SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 20' WIDE.

THIS IS JUST FLYING IN THE FACE OF WHAT WE HEARD JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO OR MONTH AGO WITH STRINGFIELD RANCH.

WHEN THERE'S FIRE HYDRANTS, IT'S GOING TO BE 26' WIDE.

BUT WE WERE ARGUING OVER GOING TO 24, AND NOW WE'RE GOING EVEN SMALLER AT 20.

I UNDERSTAND WHAT MR. MCCORMICK WAS SAYING.

BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GOING BACKWARDS.

IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE A STANDARD THAT WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A STANDARD.

>> CORRECT. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THE AGE OF THIS PAD, TO BE CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, THE SMALLER INTERIOR ROADS TO SERVICE JUST A FEW RESIDENTIAL LOTS WAS DESIRED.

BUT LIKE YOU SAID, IT IS COVERED WITH FIRE HYDRANTS AND A WASTEWATER SYSTEM, SO THE WATER SYSTEM WILL SUPPLY THE REQUIRED FIRE FLOW AS NEEDED FOR THESE RESIDENTS.

>> IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT. I LIKE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THIS PROJECT WITH THE FIRE HYDRANTS.

I LIKE HOW YOU CONSIDER THE LARGER LOTS BUTTING UP AGAINST THE SUBDIVISION THAT HAS LARGER LOTS, GETS A LOT LESS PHONE CALLS TO ME, AND I REALLY LIKE HOW YOU GUYS ARE USING THE NATIVE LANDSCAPING IN THERE.

THE STUFF THAT'S BEEN GROWING THERE FOR A LONG TIME IS STILL GROWING THERE.

I THINK THAT'S OUTSTANDING.

ON THE TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMENTS MEMO, IT SAID THAT WITH PUBLIC WORKS HAS NO SPECIFIC OBJECTION TO THE REFERENCE REQUESTS, BUT WE'LL REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO OBTAIN ACCESS AND DRAINAGE PERMIT.

THE FEE FOR THIS PERMIT WILL BE WAIVED.

DO WE KNOW WHY WE'RE WAIVING THAT PERMIT?

>> THAT ONE I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO THE COUNTY. I DO NOT.

>> TYPICALLY, I GET THIS TO YOU GUYS AHEAD OF TIME SO WE CAN GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED, BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO DO THAT THIS TIME.

I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.

>> TO BE HONEST, I WOULD NEED TO TALK WITH JOE HUA, WHO'S OVER OUR PERMITS DIVISION TO SEE EXACTLY WHY THE REASONING WAS THERE FOR HIM TO WAIVE THAT.

BUT INDEED, WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION.

>> JUST WONDERING WHY IT GOT WAIVED.

THEN IT SAID THE COUNTY ENGINEERS' APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT IS CONTINGENT ON CHANGING ITEM NUMBER 2 UNDER THE DEDICATION BLOCK TO REFLECT ROAD OWNERSHIP BY WHISPERING CANYON DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED, NOT THE PUBLIC.

HAS THAT HAPPENED, AND ARE THESE PRIVATE ROADS?

>> IN OUR REVIEW OF THE NOTES THAT WERE ON THE FRONT OF THE PLAT, THERE WAS A LITTLE DISCREPANCY IN THE IDENTIFYING PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE, AND THAT WAS COMMUNICATED TO THE ENGINEER.

ENGINEER WAS ABLE TO FIX THOSE NOTES, AND SO THEY ARE IDENTIFIED AS PRIVATE STREETS NOW.

>> WE WON'T BE PLOWING THEM.

WE WON'T BE MAINTAINING THEM.

IS THERE A DESIRE TO TURN THEM OVER TO US? IS THAT WHY THEY'RE BEING BUILT TO COUNTY STANDARDS?

>> NO. THESE WOULD REMAIN PRIVATE STREETS.

>> HALLELUJAH. LESS MONEY WE GOT TO SPEND.

ON THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, THEY SAID THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE LEGAL PUBLIC ACCESS FOR ALL PROPOSED TRAILS WITH SPECIFIC LOCATIONS TO BE DETERMINED PRIOR TO FINAL PLAT RECORDATION.

ONE OF THE LETTERS THAT WE GOT IN OPPOSITION WAS SAYING THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE PUBLIC TRAILS.

DID THIS GET PUT INTO THE FINAL PLAT? ARE THERE A TRAIL SYSTEM IN THIS DEVELOPMENT?

>> NOT IN THIS SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT, NO. NOT RIGHT NOW.

THERE ARE TRACKS FOR OPEN AREA AND DRAINAGE, WHICH COULD BE CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE USE OF THE TRAIL SYSTEM.

>> THERE WAS NO PROPOSED TRAILS TO BEGIN WITH, OR THERE WAS, AND THEN THEY JUST FELL OUT.

>> I BELIEVE THEY JUST FELL OUT RIGHT NOW WITH THE PROCESS.

>> YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT. I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF

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THE LETTERS OF OPPOSITION THAT WE GOT.

PATRICK PEARSON, HE WAS SAYING A ROUGH CHECK YIELDS 110-121 DEVELOPED RESIDENTIAL LOTS, HALF ACRE RATHER THAN THE STATED 53.

I THINK THAT'S BECAUSE WE ADD IN A BUNCH OF OPEN SPACE AND THOSE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT RIGHT? BECAUSE HE'S WORRIED THAT IT'S GOING TO BE 110-120 WHEN ACTUALLY IT'S GOING TO BE 53.

>> I DO APOLOGIZE.

BECCA ROGER'S PLANNER.

YES, THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION PHASE IN FRONT OF US IS ONLY 53 LOTS.

AGAIN, THE TOTAL APPROVAL WAS FOR 400, SO POTENTIALLY PERHAPS SOMEBODY COULD COME BACK ONE DAY AND AND COMPLETE THE REMAINING 67.

BUT I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY PLANS, AND SCOTT LAN HAS SAID HIS PROPERTY OWNER HAS NO INTEREST IN MOVING FORWARD.

>> HIS OTHER CONCERN WAS TRAFFIC FLOW AND I GET THAT TOO.

WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD IS TURNING INTO A RACE TRACK, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO A TRAFFIC STUDY THIS SUMMER, WHICH I THINK WILL GREATLY HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

BRIAN BLAKE, HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC ON WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD. HE'S RIGHT.

A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE 2001 WHEN THIS WENT IN AND NOT A LOT HAS HAPPENED ON WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD.

IT'S STILL PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS IT WAS.

ANYBODY THAT DRIVES ON THAT KNOWS IT'S BECOMING DANGEROUS.

ALSO, I'M GETTING A LOT OF CALLS FOR MORE ENFORCEMENT OUT THERE BECAUSE IT'S GETTING TOO FAST.

WE HAVE PASSING LANES, TURN LANES.

IT'S GETTING DANGEROUS. ANOTHER LETTER FROM JOHN AND DEBORAH LOMBARDI.

THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC AND TRACK HOMES.

I DON'T THINK THESE ARE TRACK HOMES.

I GO THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT.

THEY'RE PRETTY SPACED OUT.

THESE ONES WILL BE A LITTLE TIGHTER.

YOU CAN REALLY SEE THE DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PROPERTIES ACROSS THE STREET OR TO THE NORTH.

BUT THEY ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS TRAILS, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WAS A DESIRE FOR THAT, AND NOW NO TRAILS HAVE MATERIALIZED.

RACINE WATKINS WROTE ME, HER TOP CONCERN WAS TRAFFIC INCREASE.

THEN ANOTHER ONE THAT SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVALENT EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, BUT THEN I GO TO INVESTIGATE IT, AND NOBODY WANTS IT.

BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE MAIN INGRESS AND EGRESS FROM WHISPERING CANYON TO WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

IS THERE A SECOND WAY OUT OF THAT PLACE OR IS IT JUST OUT OF THE ONE GATE?

>> THERE IS THE OTHER ROAD IRON HAWK DRIVE, WHICH HEADS UP INTO INSCRIPTION CANYON THERE.

>> THANK YOU. ANOTHER COMMON THEME WAS WATER, AND WE'RE IN TROUBLE, BUT THE LAST ONE I WANTED TO GO OVER WAS ONE THAT REALLY RUBBED ME THE WRONG WAY.

MRS. FLORES WROTE A LETTER, AND I THINK IT WAS TO THE HOA IN THERE.

BUT SHE SAYS, HELLO, I'M STILL WAITING FOR A COPY OF THE APPROVED SIGN-OFF INSPECTION FOR THE SLOPE BEHIND US.

IF YOU WOULD GET THIS TO ME, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

ALSO, PLEASE REMIND YOUR SUBS THAT THE SPEED LIMIT ON WHISPERING CANYON DRIVE BEHIND US IS 25 MILES AN HOUR.

THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY, THERE WERE TWO VEHICLES RACING UP THE ROAD.

WHAT WAS A SMALLER WHITE CAR WITH A FIN ON THE BACK.

THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS A WHITE TRUCK.

THE CONCRETE TRUCKS LAST WEEK WERE DOING AN EASY 50 AS THEY WENT BACK AND FORTH BEHIND US.

SHE TALKS ABOUT OTHER THINGS TOO.

BUT THE REPLY THAT SHE GOT DISTURBS ME.

SHE GOT A REPLY, WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT ALL RESIDENTS IN WHISPERING CANYON AND HAVE ALWAYS KEPT AN OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THEM SO THAT WE CAN BE AS RESPONSIVE AS POSSIBLE TO THEIR NEEDS AND WANTS.

WE'VE ALSO DONE THIS FOR WHISPERING RESIDENTS LIKE YOU WHO DIDN'T BUY YOUR HOME FROM COPPER TREE.

UNFORTUNATELY, AS A RESULT OF YOUR HYPERBOLIC, DISHONEST AND GENERALLY UNHINGED APPROACH, THE COURTESIES THAT WE HAVE EXTENDED TO YOU IN THE PAST ARE FINISHED.

THIS INCLUDES COURTESIES LIKE FIGURING OUT WHAT REPORT IS THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR AND TRACKING IT DOWN THROUGH PUBLIC RECORDS.

GINA AND JOSH HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO IGNORE ALL COMMUNICATIONS AND REQUESTS FROM YOU.

YOU MAY COMMUNICATE WITH DAWN, AND SHE WILL BE RESPONSIVE PRESUMING YOU'VE RAISED AN ISSUE THAT IS PROPERLY WITHIN THE DOMAIN OF THE HOA.

ALSO, WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT YOU ON NOTICE THAT IF YOU INTENTIONALLY COMMUNICATE FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR BUSINESS TO ANY PERSON, INCLUDING MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS, AGAIN, SUCH COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE TURNED OVER TO OUTSIDE FOR LITIGATION COUNSEL.

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THAT'S WHAT I GOT.

PUT MY FIRST SLIDE UP THERE.

I LIKE TO GET PICTURES.

I LIKE TO VISIT PLACES.

>> THIS WAS LOOKING OUT THEIR BACKYARD, AND THIS IS BEFORE ANY CONSTRUCTION HAPPENED.

SHAME ON MISS FLORES FOR NOT REALIZING THAT THAT IS NOT HER PROPERTY BEHIND THE FENCE, AND THINGS COULD CHANGE.

BUT THIS IS WHAT CHANGED.

NOW SHE'S LOOKING AT THIS EMBANKMENT THAT COMES DOWN TO A PROPERTY LINE WHERE ANOTHER ROAD WENT IN.

DRASTICALLY CHANGE THE WAY IT LOOKS, GO TO THE NEXT PICTURE.

HER CONCERN IS THAT THERE'S NO GUARD RAIL, NO PROTECTION FOR HER.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ROAD IS ALMOST UP TO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOF OF HER HOUSE.

WHAT IF WE HAVE SNOW, WHAT IF A CAR GOES OFF, AND, SHE HAS HER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SPEEDING CARS.

I DON'T CALL THESE CONCERNS UNHINGED.

THAT REALLY BOTHERS ME THAT WENT BACK AND FORTH.

I REALIZE THAT I'M GETTING ONE SIDE OF THE STORY.

BUT I THINK BEFORE ANYTHING IS APPROVED, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE MORE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE ROADWAYS IN THAT AREA, AND IT'S ME.

I HAVE TO INVESTIGATE THAT.

ON THE NEW SUBDIVISION, IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN TO SOMEBODY ELSE? ARE WE GOING TO PUT AN ELEVATED ROAD RIGHT BEHIND SOMEBODY'S HOUSE? I THINK WE NEED TO DO A TRAFFIC STUDY ON WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD.

THIS IS GOING TO ADD 53 LOTS.

WE'RE TALKING 53 HOMES ON 61 ACRES. YOU DOUBLE THAT.

IT'S 106 PEOPLE IF YOU JUST GO WITH TWO PEOPLE PER HOME.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S A POTENTIAL OVER 200 TRIPS IN AND OUT OF PRESCOTT EVERY DAY.

IF THEY GO ONCE A DAY.

DO WE NEED 200 MORE CARS ON WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD? WE JUST KEEP BUILDING OUT THERE AND WE'RE NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS.

IT'S BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.

WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GO IN THERE AND JUST DO.

I THINK I WAS TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO GET IT FIXED UP TO THE MINI MARKET, AND THAT'S GOING TO COST US 17 $18,000,000 JUST TO DO THAT.

WE'RE STARTING TO KILL PEOPLE OUT THERE ON A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS.

WE HAVE PASSING LANES WHERE I THINK MAYBE THEY SHOULDN'T BE, BUT WE CAN'T CHANGE ANYTHING WITHOUT THE STUDY, BECAUSE IF WE CHANGE THINGS ON WHAT I FEEL, AND I'M A FORMER GARBAGE MAN.

I'M NOT A TRAFFIC ENGINEER, SOMEONE GETS KILLED AND NOW IT'S THE COUNTY'S FAULT.

WE HAVE TO BE METHODICAL ON WHAT WE DO, BUT ARE WE GOING TO KEEP LOADING UP WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD WITH TRAFFIC AND MORE PEOPLE WITHOUT THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE TO GO IN THERE.

I DON'T WANT TO NOT APPROVE THIS PROJECT, BUT I DO WANT TO DELAY IT UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH TRAFFIC AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH INCIDENTS LIKE THIS.

I WANT TO TALK TO THE PRINCIPALS AND FIND OUT WHY THIS WOMAN WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY, 'CAUSE HER HUSBAND'S IN HOSPICE IS GETTING TREATED THE WAY SHE WAS ON THAT EMAIL THAT WAS SENT TO ME.

I NEED TO HEAR THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.

MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO TABLE THIS TO ANOTHER TIME.

>> SUPERVISOR KNEEL.

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, BUT I THINK DO YOU HAVE ONE GREEN SHEET IN REFERENCE TO ITEM ONE THAT SOMEONE WANTED TO SPEAK TO BEFORE WE START.

>> OH, AND THERE WAS ANOTHER LETTER TOO.

I GOT A TOTAL OF FIVE LETTERS.

SOME CAME IN LAST NIGHT.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING EVERYBODY'S UP.

>> WE CAN BRING IT UP.

>> I THINK THERE WAS, WASN'T THERE?

>> YOU WANT ME TO READ THAT, MA'AM?

>> DO THEY WANT TO COME UP AND DO IT?

>> GEORGE TORBERT.

>> HE'S RIGHT THERE.

>> YEAH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME SPEAK ON THIS SUBJECT?

>> MY NAME IS GEORGE TORBERT.

MY WIFE, DEBORA AND I MOVED HERE JUST WELL, FIVE YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, JUST BEFORE COVID STARTED.

WE MOVED FROM A BIGGER CITY.

WE MOVED HERE BECAUSE WE LOVED IT.

I KNEW A LOT OF THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA AREA FROM MY ONE YEAR AT FORT PACHUCA BACK DURING THE WAR.

WE CAME HERE WITH THE IDEA THAT IT'D BE A GREAT PLACE TO RETIRE. IT IS.

WE LOVE WHERE WE LIVE, WHICH IS NOT ACROSS THIS LADE BUT ACROSS WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD OR BEHIND, I SHOULD SAY.

WE LOVE THIS AREA.

WE LOVE PRESCOTT. GOD KNOWS WE LOVE ARIZONA.

MY FIRST QUESTION AND I'VE NOT HEARD NOTHING MENTIONED, MAYBE IT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE, BUT GIVEN WHAT THIS PROJECT ENTAILS,

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HAS ANYBODY CONSIDERED DOING AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY? BECAUSE THERE'S HABITAT THAT'S GOING TO BE TORN UP EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AREAS THAT ARE WELL MAINTAINED.

BUT YOU NEED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW BECAUSE WE'VE WALKED THOSE LOTS.

THERE'S ANIMALS GORE DOWN THERE.

WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GO ACROSS WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD? NO CHANCE. THAT'S THE ONE QUESTION I HAVE.

WE MENTIONED EARLIER THERE'S ONE EGRESS COMING OUT OF THE BUILD.

SOMEBODY MENTIONED, IF I MAY, WE JUST ROUTED THEM AROUND.

THE STREET BEHIND THIS. WHAT'S MY IRON HACK DRIVE.

SORRY, I'M CONFUSED HERE.

ALL THAT TRAFFIC IS GOING TO INCREASE ON IRON HAWK DRIVE.

THERE'S ONLY FIVE HOUSES ON THAT STREET.

IS THAT CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE? WHY CAN'T THEY JUST DO TWO EXITS EITHER ON WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD OR ON THE SIDES OF WHISPERING CANYON? THE SECOND POINT.

I WAS FIRST INFORMED OF THIS BUILD AND HAVING BEEN HERE FIVE YEARS.

I WAS FIRST INFORMED OF THIS BUILD LAST WEEK.

I WAS GIVEN A LETTER AND HAD A NICE CONVERSATION WITH TIM FROM THE DEPARTMENT.

VERY ENGAGING CONVERSATION.

I WAS TRYING TO GET MORE INFORMATION BEFORE I CAME TO THIS MEETING.

I ASKED THEM HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THAT BUILD WERE NOTIFIED WITH THE SAME LETTER.

PEOPLE THAT WERE WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF THE BUILD.

IF I COUNT THOSE HOUSES ON THE THREE STREET, TWO STREETS SURROUNDING THAT BUILD, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 89 PEOPLE OR 89 RESIDENCES.

I MADE COPIES OF THIS LETTER AND START WALKING AROUND ON MY TWO MILE WALK EVERY DAY AND THROWING A PEOPLE'S MAILBOXES.

HOPEFULLY, THAT'S WHY SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE HERE NOW, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY WERE ADEQUATELY NOTIFIED.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT FOR THIS.

I'M JUST BRINGING UP ISSUES THAT I'VE NOT MENTIONED, BUT PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT, AND THEY DO, THEY COME HERE TO YOU FOLKS AND SAY, WE DON'T LIKE THIS AND HERE ARE THE REASONS WHY.

POPULATION VERSUS THIS BUILDING, AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE HAVOC ON WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD.

GOD KNOWS HOW MANY TIMES SOMEBODY'S RIDING MY REAR BECAUSE I'M DOING THE SPEED LIMIT, 50 55, AND JUST TOTALLY IT GETS OUT OF CONTROL.

WE HEAR THE AMBULANCE ALL THE TIME COMING UP, MOST LIKELY IT'S AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD.

YOU'RE RIGHT IN ASSUMING THAT THIS PROJECT NEEDS TO BE DELAYED TO DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD.

EXPAND IT WITH, WHO KNOWS? I DON'T KNOW.

THE LAST POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THE WATER.

SINCE WE MOVED HERE, ALL WE HEARD ABOUT WAS, YOU'RE GUARANTEED 99 YEARS OF WATER.

WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF BUILDING GOING ON.

IN FACT, FROM OUR HOUSE, IF YOU CONTINUE GOING ABOUT 2, 3 MILES FURTHER WEST ON JUST WHERE THE BUILD IS.

IF YOU GO FULLY WEST, THERE'S ONE BILL ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT THE LOTS HAVE BEEN SOLD, ABOUT 80% ARE FILLED.

THERE'S A BUILD ON THE OTHER SIDE, FROM THE STORY I GOT FROM THE REAL ESTATE AGENT WHO GIVES INFORMATION OUT ON THE BUILD ACROSS THE STREET.

ALL THE PLOTS WHERE ALL THE LOTS WERE LEVELED.

THERE WAS EVEN A ROAD GOING UP THE MOUNTAIN, COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT WAS BECAUSE IT WASN'T CLOSE ENOUGH TO CONTINUE WITH PIONEER PARKWAY AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT BUILD.

I UNDERSTAND THAT'S 400, BUT THAT'S NOT RELATED TO THIS. I'LL LET THAT GO.

MY QUESTION IS, AS YOU GO DOWN THERE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BUILD? THE REAL ESTATE AGENT TOLD ME THAT THE BUILDER FOR THAT WALKED AWAY FROM IT.

NOW WE GOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR 60, 50, 60 LOTS.

I GO BY THEIR LOT TO CHECK WITH THE REAL ESTATE AGENT.

SOME GUY ON THAT ROAD, NOW WE'VE PAVED THAT.

WE BLACKTOPPED IT, AND ONE LONE HOUSE IS UP ON TOP OF THAT MOUNTAIN OVERSEEING ALL THESE CUTAWAYS FOR FUTURE BUILDING OF HOMES.

THEY'RE NOW STARTING TO PARK THEIR ROAD GRADERS ON THERE, THEY'RE DUMPING ROCKS, THEY'RE DUMPING DIRT.

WHY WOULD WE WANT TO GO WITH THIS WHEN WE HAVEN'T COMPLETED THAT? THAT'S MY QUESTION. I'M ALL FOR PROGRESS.

I THINK IT'S GREAT.

PEOPLE COME HERE BECAUSE THEY LOVE THIS TOWN.

GOD KNOWS WE SEE A LOT OF VISITORS ON THE WEEKENDS HERE DOWNTOWN, AND WE KNOW THAT THEY LIKE THIS SPOT.

THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THE SAME DECISION THAT WE DID TO MOVE HERE.

IN RESPONSE TO CHAIR MALLORY'S COMMENT ABOUT THE CARS.

IT'S STARTING TO SHOW UP IN OUR AREA, AND YOU'RE RIGHT.

I CAME FROM A BIG CITY, I ASSUME LIKE YOU DID TO.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE LEFT.

WE EDUCATED THE KIDS, GOT MARRIED, NOW WE'RE ON OUR OWN.

BUT THIS IS NOT THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK.

I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING ON HOLD.

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I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY, IT GETS DONE.

NORMALLY, THAT WOULD BE THE NORMAL COURSE.

IF IT HASN'T, OR IF IT HAS BEEN DONE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A COPY OF IT.

I WOULD GUESS THAT IT HAS BEEN DONE, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO HABITAT, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO ARGUE ON THAT BECAUSE YOUR HOUSE TOOK OVER HABITAT AS WELL, AND EVERYONE ELSE'S HOUSE TOOK OVER HABITAT AS WELL.

WE BUILT OUR HOUSE ON AN ACRE JUST SHY OF AN ACRE AND A HALF, AND WE TOOK OUT MAYBE 8% OF THE TREES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S REGULATIONS. YEAH, GOOD.

WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF FOLIAGE, A LOT OF TREES.

WE JUST HAD IT SPRAYED FOR WEEDS YESTERDAY.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT PART.

MY CONCERN IS THOSE LOTS THAT I'VE WALKED THROUGH.

ONE TIME WAS FOR LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY'S LOST DOG.

THIS IS GORGEOUS, AND NEXT THING WE FIND OUT THIS HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 2001.

I UNDERSTAND THE DELAY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS AND A DIFFERENT PLAN FOR AN EXIT FROM THAT AREA WHERE WE'RE BUILDING BECAUSE NOW YOU'RE JUST GOING TO MAKE OUR STREET LOOK LIKE WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR COMING.

>> THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

>> WHAT'S IRONIC IS HE MENTIONED THE YEAR 2001 TO THE DAY 2001 TO THE VERY DAY, MARCH 5, SO HERE WE ARE.

>> HENRY BLOCK. ARE YOU HERE?

>> HE HAD TO LEAVE HIS WIFE.

>> HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WATER, AND EVACUATION.

YES. THAT WAS HIS CONCERN.

>> IF I WAS TO RECORD HIS CONCERN WAS THE 99 YEARS THAT WE'RE ALL [INAUDIBLE].

>> SIR SORRY. EVERYTHING'S ON RECORD.

>> THAT WAS ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS WAS, AND WE DISCUSSED THIS LAST NIGHT, THE 99 YEARS THAT WE'RE ALL PROMISED TO HAVE CONSISTENT WATER SUPPLY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY 99 YEARS WE CAN PROMISE PEOPLE BEFORE WE'RE GOING TO RUN SHY OF WATER.

>> THAT'S ANOTHER TWO HOUR CONVERSATION.

>> I GOT IT.

>> YOU BET.

>> THANK YOU AGAIN, SIR. I'D LIKE TO REACH OUT TO SUPERVISOR CHECK.

DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL?

>> IS THAT THE LAST SCREEN SHEET?

>> YES, IT IS.

>> IT SEEMS THAT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM TABLING THE ITEM.

I THINK THAT THE MOTION MAY HAVE DIED, SO I'M HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF WE LET ME JUST CHECK.

CLERK OF THE BOARD. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, PUBLIC COMMENTS?

>> THE PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED IN TOTAL WERE FIVE, AND THEY WERE ALL REFERENCED BY SUPERVISOR KUCHA

>> I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I'M GOING TO GO THIS GENTLEMAN, CHRIS, WE'LL HEAR FROM HIM.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THANK YOU, PROVISOR. JUST TO ADDRESS A FEW OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD RAISED.

WATER. I DO KNOW I DID READ A REPORT ABOUT 5-10 YEARS AGO THAT THE INSCRIPTION CANYON WATER DISTRICT DID.

IT DID SHOW THAT WATER USE BY THE CUSTOMERS IN WHISPERING CANYON IS LOWER THAN THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE SUPPLIED ON THERE, AND THAT'S PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE LANDSCAPE RESTRICTIONS THEY DO IN PLACE IN THEIR HOA.

THERE IS NOT A THE EXTERNAL WATER USAGE ON THE LANDSCAPING IN THAT REGARD.

AS FOR THE ROADWAY, AS YOU MENTIONED IN THE PICTURE HERE FOR THIS UNFORTUNATE LADY.

YES, IT IS UNFORTUNATE THE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES, AS YOU SEE IT, BUT DUE TO GRADES, ROADS, AT THE END OF THE DAY, NORTH WHISPERING CANYONS DRIVE, THAT LAYOUT DIDN'T CHANGE FROM 2001.

IT'S BEEN SHOWN ON ALL THE MASTER PLAN MAPS AND EVERYTHING SINCE 2001 IN THAT LOCATION.

THE ROAD BEING THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PLANNED.

IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WAS MOVED OR PUT THERE UNFORESEEN OR UNEXPECTEDLY.

AS FAR AS THE GRADES ARE CONCERNED, DUE TO THE TRAIN THAT'S OUT THERE.

YOU'RE LIMITED ON HOW MUCH YOU CAN DO WITH THE ROADS AND THE ROAD GRADES, JUST UP THE STREET FROM THAT.

THIS IS IN A FILL SECTION.

THERE'S A LARGE EXCAVATION, JUST AS LARGE TRYING TO MAKE YOUR WAY THROUGH THE TERRAINS IN THOSE AREAS.

IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THEY WERE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THIS, BUT AGAIN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT WAS SOMETHING SHOWN AND PLANNED THROUGHOUT THE 20 YEARS OUT THERE.

>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, IF THAT WAS YOUR HOUSE, WOULD YOU BE CONCERNED? I WOULD BE CONCERNED, AND COULD THERE BE A GUARD RAIL PUT IN? COULD THERE BE SOMETHING TO EASE THEIR MIND THAT THEY WON'T BE EATING DINNER SOMEDAY IN A CAR COME FLYING DOWN AT THEIR HOUSE?

>> YES. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE ALWAYS CAN BE GUARD RAIL ADDED.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF IF IT'S WARRANTED OR NOT DUE TO THE SPEED LIMIT POSTED IS 25 MILES PER HOUR.

IN THEORY, THEN THE USE OF THE GUARD RAIL ISN'T GOING TO BE NECESSARY AT THE LOWER DESIGN SPEEDS.

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>> THEY'RE SAYING THAT CEMENT TRUCKS AND OTHER CARS ARE GOING 50.

I HAVE NO CONFIRMATION OF THAT, BUT I COULD SEE THAT.

I WAS DRIVING THAT TWO DAY YESTERDAY.

GOING UP TO THOSE CONSTRUCTION SITES, IT'S WIDE OPEN.

I DIDN'T WANT TO GO 25 MILES AN HOUR ON THOSE EITHER.

BUT WILL PEOPLE GO QUICKER? COULD THERE BE SOMETHING THAT GIVES PEACE OF MIND TO THIS EXISTING RESIDENT THAT THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT WON'T HAVE HEAVY TRUCKS COMING INTO THEIR THING? IF A CEMENT TRUCK ROLLED IN THERE.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF HOUSES THAT ARE THIS CLOSE.

THIS ONE IS UNIQUE THAT WAY.

ON THIS PROJECT, WITH THIS GRADE AND EVERYTHING GOING ALONG WITH IT, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT FEAR? I DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE STORY.

I JUST SAW THE LETTER TO AND FROM, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT BACK AND FORTH THERE WAS.

BUT IT WAS A PRETTY HARSH LETTER.

>> IN A CASE WHERE THE CAR WERE TO GO OFF, THERE IS A DRAINAGE DITCH TWO AT THE BOTTOM THAT DOES DIVERT DRAINAGE DOWN AND AROUND, SO THERE IS ANOTHER PHYSICAL BARRIER BETWEEN THE HOUSE.

>> I'LL JUST GIVE THEM A GOOD ROLE.

I'VE SEEN THAT TOO. BUT ANYWAYS.

>> YOU HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING, AND A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS IS WITH US KEEPING UP WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AS OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

>> I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT TOO, AND ALSO, I WANT TO MENTION THAT 20 YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A TRAFFIC REPORT DONE.

THIS PROJECTION OF TRAFFIC HAS BEEN IN THE QUEUE FOR 20 YEARS AS WELL.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE UNEXPECTEDLY ADDED TO THE SYSTEM.

I THINK AS THE COUNTY DOES THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AND DOES THEIR FORESIGHT AND PLANNING, THEY KNOW THAT THERE'S 400 UNITS POSSIBLY THAT'S GOING TO BE DEVELOPED HERE 20 YEARS AGO.

THAT COULD BE FORESEEN TODAY AND PLANNED FOR AS WELL AS YOU GUYS MOVE FORWARD IN YOUR PLANNING AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

>> THERE'S A TWO LANE ROAD WITH HIGH SPEED LIMITS THAT ARE ALWAYS BROKEN.

WE'RE LACKING ENFORCEMENT ON THERE.

WE NEED TO STEP UP OUR GAME GOING UP TO THAT AREA.

IT'S GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT, BECAUSE WE GOT TO DO IT WITH THE MONEY WE GOT.

BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TRAFFIC STUDY THAT'LL HAPPEN THIS SUMMER AND SEEING WHERE WE'RE REALLY AT AND WHAT IMPROVEMENTS WE CAN MAKE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T TOO LONG AGO THAT DUMP TRUCK WENT RIGHT INTO SOMEBODY AND KILLED THEM.

YOU'VE HAD ACCIDENTS RIGHT UP ON THAT CURB RIGHT UP BY THIS AREA THAT KILLED SOMEBODY.

WE JUST KEEP ADDING TO IT WITHOUT AN IDEA OF HOW TO FIX IT.

SINCE 2001, HAS THAT AREA UP THERE INCREASED HUGELY.

>> HUGELY, MOST OF THAT STUFF WASN'T EVEN UP THERE. WE GOT TO BE ON IT.

I DON'T WANT TO BE A STICKLER ON STUFF, BUT THE LETTER, THE PICTURE, SEEING THE LETTERS OF OPPOSITION, THEIR CONCERNS, YOU GOT TO STICK UP FOR THE EXISTING RESIDENTS IN FRONT OF NEW DEVELOPMENT AND MAYBE IT'LL HAVE TO BE PUSHED OFF A LITTLE BIT, BUT MAYBE THESE QUESTIONS COULD BE ANSWERED.

>> MADAM CHAIR, I DO THINK THERE'S SOME ROOM FOR SOME MORE INFORMATION HERE.

I DO ALSO WANT TO JUST MAKE A CLARIFICATION THAT THIS LAND WAS PREVIOUSLY ZONED RESIDENTIALLY AND YOU COULD PUT ONE HOUSE PER EVERY TWO ACRES WITH PREVIOUS EXISTING RIGHTS.

IN MY COUNT, IF THERE'S 53 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ON 61 ACRES, SO THERE WILL 30 BE PREVIOUS TO THE PAD BEING APPROVED.

THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL 23 RESIDENCES.

I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT IN WILLIAMSON VALLEY SINCE 2001, BUT THERE'S ALSO BEEN A NUMBER OF ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, AND SO I THINK IT IS WORTH WHILE ASKING THAT QUESTION JUST TO UPDATE WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE AND WHAT OUR PLANNING EFFORTS HAVE PLANNED FOR.

>> I JUST WANT TO REACH OUT OVER HERE TO STAFF TO LINGO.

IF WE'RE LOOKING AT TABLEING THIS, HOW DOES THAT LOOK FOR US? IT'S FINE.

>> YES. THANK YOU, CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY ASK FOR CLARIFICATION.

IS THIS MATTER TO BE TABLED INDEFINITELY OR CONTINUED, FOR INSTANCE TO THE APRIL 2ND MEETING BACK HERE IN PRESCOTT? IN WHICH EVENT IT WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPUBLISHED BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES?

>> I THINK A MONTH WOULD BE PLENTY OF TIME TO GET THE ANSWERS THAT I'M LOOKING FOR, TALK WITH THE PARTIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME RESOLUTION.

BUT THE WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD SITUATION, I THINK WE ARE GOING TO RESOLVE THAT THIS SUMMER, AND I KNOW THESE HOUSES WON'T SPRING UP THAT FAST,

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BUT I'D BE OKAY WITH ONE MONTH TO GET SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

>> WE'D BE GOOD TO DO THIS. YES, LEGALLY.

I HAVE A MOTION, AND JUST LOOKING FOR A SECOND ON THERE, SO I CAN MAKE THAT SECOND TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL, DO I NEED TO SAY THE DATE, APRIL?

>> APRIL 2ND.

>> APRIL 2ND, 2025. WE WILL TABLE THIS ITEM NUMBER 1.

WE HAVE MOTION, WE HAVE SECOND AND CAN I CALL FOR THE VOTE?

>> THE ITEM HAS BEEN TABLED TO APRIL 2ND, 2025.

>> THERE WE GO. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S INPUT AND CONVERSATION, AND DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE HOMEWORK SUPERVISOR KUKNYO DID.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON NOW TO,

[2. Development Services - Approve a permanent and transferable Use Permit to allow for a waiver of Section 602 to reduce the required 24 parking spaces to a total of two (2) onsite spaces, including one (1) ADA-accessible parking space, for a small restaurant on an approximate 6,098 sq. ft. parcel in the C2-1 zoning district, subject to the conditions of approval. Project Name: Highway Hotdog Parking Use Permit; Property Owner/Applicant: Dean Kiel and Brenda Bryant – Highway Hotdog LLC; PLA24-000131; APN: 301-26-114. The property is located in Seligman. Staff: Susan Hébert. (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo)]

YOU'RE THE STARTED A, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

DEVELOPMENT ITEM NUMBER 2, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, APPROVE A PERMANENT AND TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A WAIVER OF SECTION 602, TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED 24 PARKING SPACES TO A TOTAL OF TWO ON SITE SPACES, INCLUDING ONE ADA ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE.

FOR A SMALL RESTAURANT.

GOOD MORNING.

>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR MALLORY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M SUSAN ABER, PLANNER WITH THE YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION.

COMMISSIONER CHERRY WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON HOW THE COMMISSION ARRIVED AT THAT RECOMMENDATION.

THE PROPERTIES IN DISTRICT 4, REPRESENTED BY SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

IT'S LOCATED IN THE SELIGMAN COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT.

COMMERCIAL ZONED PARCELS, LINE THE HIGHWAY AND INDUSTRIAL ZONED RAILROAD PROPERTY IS TO THE SOUTH AND RESIDENTIAL ZONING TO THE NORTH.

IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THIS ROW OF PARCELS IS DESIGNATED FOR COMMERCIAL USE.

THE PLAN ALSO CALLS FOR ENCOURAGING LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES AND WORKING WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES IN DEFINING CORE AREAS WITH A SUITABLE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

THE 6,100 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL IS SMALL BY TODAY'S STANDARDS WITH A RELATIVELY LARGE BUILDING.

PREVIOUS SITE PLANS NOTED THREE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES IN FRONT.

BUT UPON REVIEW, IT WAS DETERMINED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WITH THOSE CARS BACKING OUT INTO THE STREET.

INSTEAD, THE THREE CLASSIC CARS THAT ARE ON DISPLAY NOW WOULD REMAIN.

ONE PARKING SPACE IN THE BACK WOULD BE ADA ACCESSIBLE WITH A PAVED PATHWAY THAT WOULD LEAD TO THE FRONT ENTRANCE.

THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.

THIS IS LOOKING NORTH OVER SELIGMAN, THE BUILDING SHOWN WITH THE RED MARKER.

IT STARTED OUT AS THE PIONEER HALL AND THEATER IN 1905.

>> WOW.

>> THIS IS LOOKING EAST TOWARD ASHORK DOWN THAT FOUR LANE HIGHWAY.

LOOKING SOUTH, YOU CAN SEE THE RAILROAD TRACKS IN INTERSTATE 40 AND WEST.

COFFEE BAR WAS ADDED TO THE PREVIOUS BUSINESS AT SOME POINT WITHOUT A REVIEW FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY.

AFTER THE NEW OWNERS APPLIED FOR A SIGNED PERMIT, THEY WERE ADVISED TO APPLY FOR A CHANGE OF USE FOR THEIR PLANNED HOT DOG CAFE.

DURING THAT REVIEW, THE APPLICANTS WERE MADE AWARE OF THE CURRENT PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR A RESTAURANT OR CAFE, WHICH ARE HIGHER THAN FOR A RETAIL STORE.

CURBSIDE PARKING HAS BEEN STANDARD PRACTICE ON THE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY.

ADOT DOES ALLOW THAT AS LONG AS DRIVEWAYS AND LINE OF SIDE IS NOT BLOCKED.

STREET PARKING CAN FULFILL SOME OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE BUILDING, BUT THAT WOULD STILL NOT MEET THE MINIMUM 24 REQUIRED SPACES.

STAFF ARE COMFORTABLE WITH FEWER PARKING SPACES, SINCE THIS IS NOT A TRADITIONAL RESTAURANT WHERE PEOPLE WOULD SPEND LONGER PERIODS OF TIME.

MOST OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN THIS AREA ARE SERVED BY THE ON STREET PARKING FOR INDIVIDUAL CARS AND TOURIST BUSES, AND THAT ALLOWS FOR SHORT TERM FOOT TRAFFIC IN THAT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

IN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, THE APPLICANTS RECEIVED TWO RESPONSES FROM NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES THAT WERE IN SUPPORT, AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HASN'T RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

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WE HAVE NO CONCERNS WITH THIS REQUEST.

I BELIEVE THIS PARKING ARRANGEMENT WORKS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE SELIGMAN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, AS IT'S OPERATED FOR SEVERAL, WELL, MANY YEARS.

IN SUMMARY, THE REQUEST IS FOR A WAIVER OF SECTION 602 TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES FOR A SMALL CAFE STYLE RESTAURANT IN THE C2-1 ZONING DISTRICT.

THAT PARKING WOULD INCLUDE THE TWO PARKING SPACES, ONE ADA ACCESSIBLE, AND THEN THE ON STREET PARKING AS WELL.

AGAIN, THERE WAS A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL FROM PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE ON SCREEN, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

THE APPLICANTS ARE ALSO HERE, DEAN KYLE AND BRENT BRYANT.

I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND REFER TO SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

>> I'M THE ONE TALKING TODAY, EVERYTHING'S IN DISTRICT 4.

BUT THIS IS THE HEART OF HISTORIC ROUTE 66.

IT'S WHERE IT ALL STARTED, AND THE WAY THEY GET THEIR BUSINESS IS THESE TOUR BUSES, A LOT OF THEM ON THE WAY TO THE GRAND CANYON JUST PULL UP, TAKE A STOP, THEY DUMP EVERYBODY OFF, THEY WANDER UP AND DOWN, THEY LOOK AT THE QUIRKINESS.

I MEAN THE APPLICANTS HAVE AN AIRPLANE STICKING OUT OF THE FRONT OF THEIR BUILDING, THREE CLASSIC CARS IN FRONT.

IT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR WHEN THEY LOOK FOR THE ROUTE 66 EXPERIENCE.

THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AT CLEANING UP THE FRONT.

THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS, THERE REALLY IS NONE HERE, SO I TOTALLY SUPPORT THIS, AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR MOM AND POPS.

WE'VE HAD A DISCUSSION AT THIS.

I WISH WE COULD WORK WITH SCORE AND CREATE SOME ADVOCATE FOR A PRIVATE PERSON TO UNDERSTAND GOVERNMENT AND GO TO THESE MEETINGS WITH THEM AND GET EVERYTHING DONE WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

I JUST WANT TO READ ONE LETTER.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, THIS LETTER IS REFERENCE TO THE NEW HIGHWAY HOT DOG RESTAURANT OPENING ON 66 HERE IN SELIGMAN.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE SINCE 1956.

I WANTED TO WRITE THIS LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW BUSINESS.

THE NEW OWNERS HAVE PUT IN HARD WORK REMODELING THIS HISTORIC BUILDING, MAKING IT NEW AGAIN.

IT WAS FALLING APART, AND THE EXTERIOR WAS AN EYESORE.

BRENDA AND DEAN HAVE DONE AMAZING WORK TO MAKE IT LOOK VERY NICE.

IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN.

SELIGMAN NEEDS A NEW BUSINESS RESTAURANT FOR THE LOCAL RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS.

THIS TOWN SURVIVES ON TOURISM, AND WE HAVE BUSES DAILY THAT BRING THEM HERE.

THE UNIQUE PART OF THE BUILDINGS ARE THE VINTAGE VEHICLES OUT FRONT THAT HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE THE 1950S.

TOURISTS AND LOCALS PARK ON THE STREETS HERE IN SELIGMAN AND TOUR THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA.

THE BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS HERE DO NOT HAVE PARKING ON PREMISES, EXCEPT FOR TWO RESTAURANTS, AND THAT PARKING IS VERY LIMITED TO A FEW SPACES.

THE TOWN OF SELIGMAN IS EXCITED TO SEE BRENDA AND DEAN OPEN THIS NEW RESTAURANT.

IT IS GOOD FOR THE LOCALS AND THE TOWN OF SELIGMAN, AND IT IS SIGNED LELO RUSSELL.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT LELO HEARD THAT HER LETTER WAS READ TODAY.

LELO RECENTLY PASSED.

I'M IN SUPPORT MADAM CHAIR.

>> MADAM CHAIR, LIVING IN THE TOWN OF JEROME, I REALLY FEEL FOR BUSINESSES WHO ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE PARKING.

JUST TO NOTE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF DEVELOPING PARKING, I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON CURRENT FIGURES, BUT IT HAS TO BE AT LEAST 10-$15,000 PER PARKING SPOT.

ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES, IS WONDERFUL.

IT'S WONDERFUL THAT THERE ARE NO CONCERNS HERE.

I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS.

>> SUPERVISOR CHECK, WOULD THAT BE A SECOND MOTION?

>> I DIDN'T HEAR THE MOTION.

YES, OF COURSE IT'S A SECOND.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERYBODY GOING TO LUNCH OVER HERE AND CHECKING IT ALL OUT.

I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE. CLERK OF THE BOARD.

>> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

>> CHAIR MALLORY.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT? SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, WE DIDN'T OFFER IF THEY WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING AT ALL YOUR APPLICANTS, DID THEY?

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK?

>> YEAH, IT'S DEAN KYLE AND BRENDA BRYANT.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO OPENING UP SOMETHING NEW IN TOWN.

PEOPLE IN TOWN ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT, NOT ONLY FOR TOURISTS, BUT FOR THE LOCALS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANKS FOR BEING A MOM AND POP.

WE WERE TALKING BEFORE THE MEETING ABOUT THE STRUGGLES WHEN LARGE BUSINESSES COME INTO A COMMUNITY,

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THEY HAVE STAFF, THEY HAVE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND THEY NAVIGATE GOVERNMENT EASILY.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE MOM AND POPS A LOT OF TIMES, THERE IS NO KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO NAVIGATE, HOW TO GET THINGS DONE, GO THROUGH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WHAT WILL BE REQUIRED, AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER BUSINESS THAT WENT BANKRUPT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, THEY GOT INTO A LEASE AND THEY COULDN'T AFFORD IT.

YOU GUYS ARE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION WHERE YOU ARE PAYING EVERY MONTH ON THIS LEASE.

BY THE WAY, THE SEASON HAS STARTED, WHICH YOU GUYS WELL KNOW.

>> WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE BECAUSE WEST SIDE LILOS IS SUPPORTING THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE I OWN WEST SIDE LILOS.

IF I DIDN'T HAVE THAT, HE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, WE WOULD BE BANKRUPT BECAUSE IT'S VERY HARD TO GET THROUGH WITH THE COUNTY, AND I THINK THEY REALLY NEED TO HELP SELIGMAN BY BEING HISTORIC AND HELPING US WITH THESE OLDER BUILDINGS TO GET THROUGH TO EVEN OPEN.

YOU GO THROUGH THE TOWN AND YOU SEE ALL THESE LITTLE HOUSES THAT ARE OPEN FOR COFFEE.

IT'S LIKE, HOW DID THEY GET OPEN AND WE CAN'T GET OPEN? THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

>> A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES THERE HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME.

THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY NEW BUSINESS.

I THINK WITH THE NEW CODES, APPARENTLY, THEY'RE THE 2018 NEW BUILDING CODES THAT THEY REFER US TO FOR THE BUILDINGS.

THEY HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THESE BUILDINGS ARE 60, LIKE OUR BUILDINGS 120-YEARS-OLD.

WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMEBODY IS LOOKING OUT TO HELP US WITH THE HISTORIC PART OF THESE BUILDINGS IN THE TOWN ITSELF, BECAUSE IT'S AN OLD TOWN.

THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY NEW BUSINESS.

IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE THAT WE COULDN'T GET NEW BUSINESSES IN THERE BECAUSE IT'S NOT RECOGNIZED AS A HISTORIC TOWN.

>> WELL, I THINK WE REALLY DO NEED TO DEVELOP SOME ADVOCATE PROGRAM TO HELP MOM AND POPS, HELP PEOPLE THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO NAVIGATE GOVERNMENT TO DO THAT, AND I THINK WE COULD USE SCORE.

WHEN I WAS WITH PRESCOTT VALLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, WE WOULD GO WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO BRING BUSINESS TO TOWN AND HELP THEM NAVIGATE THAT.

IT GOT THINGS DONE VERY QUICKLY.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TO APPROVE IT.

I'VE TALKED WITH STAFF, AND THEY SAID THEY LIKE THE IDEA AS WELL.

THEY EVEN SAID, WE SAW THIS DONE IN SUCH AND SUCH CITY.

>> WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE PROBABLY HAVE TO MOVE ON ONLY BECAUSE WE ONLY HAD THAT ONE AND 10 ITEM.

BUT THOSE ARE GREAT IDEAS, AND I APPRECIATE IT.

>> I LOVE LEFT HAND TURNS. THANK YOU.

>> APPRECIATE IT.

>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALSO TO PLANNING AND ZONING.

SUSAN, SHE'S BEEN HELPING US BIG TIME.

>> GREAT. NICE TO HEAR THAT.

>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 3, ANOTHER HEARING ITEM.

[3. Development Services - Approve Resolution No. 2147 to change the existing street name from "Crazy Hill Lane" to "Last Frontier Way" in Williamson Valley per the property owner's application. (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo) ]

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2147 TO CHANGE THE EXISTING STREET NAME FROM CRAZY HILL LANE TO LAST FRONTIER WAY IN WILLIAMSON VALLEY PER THE PROPERTY OWNER'S APPLICATION.

DISTRICT 4, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

>> GO FIGURE. I SUPPORT THIS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU HAD TO PAY $510 TO GET THIS DONE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO LIVE ON CRAZY HILL LANE.

BUT IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE NAME, IT LOOKS LIKE 57% OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE FOR IT.

LOOKS LIKE STAFF SUPPORTS IT. ARE WE GOOD TO GO?

>> I THINK WE HAVE TO HEAR FROM LEGAL HEARING.

>> LET'S JUST WAIT THEN.

>> EXCUSE ME. YES. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I JUST WANT TO ADVISE YOU OF THE RELEVANT PROVISION IN THE COUNTY REGULATION, WHICH PROVIDES THAT YAVAPAI COUNTY WILL ONLY CONSIDER ROADWAY NAME CHANGES FOR PURPOSES OF PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE.

THE POINT BEING THAT IF THE BOARD IS TO CONSIDER MAKING THIS CHANGE, THE BOARD WOULD NEED TO MAKE A FINDING THAT IT FITS WITHIN ONE OF THOSE PURPOSES.

>> I WOULD THINK CRAZY HILL LANE MIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR MENTAL ILLNESS.

>> IF I MAY ADD SOMETHING, I HAVE SOME PRETTY COMPELLING EVIDENCE WITH THAT TO SUPPORT EVERYTHING YOU'VE SAID AND MORE, INCLUDING SURVEYS FROM RANDOM PEOPLE.

>> SIR, YOU'LL NEED TO GIVE ME ONE MINUTE, BUT I'LL SURELY GET YOU UP HERE.

>> JUST GIVE ME ONE MINUTE JUST TO GET YOU ON RECORD.

THAT'S ALL. I'M SORRY.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> LET ME GO BACK TO WHERE WE'RE TALKING.

DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING, MARTY?

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT IS A DETERMINATION TO BE MADE IN THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD, WHETHER OR NOT IT MEETS THE CRITERIA ARTICULATED IN THAT REGULATION.

>> THIS IS THE APPLICANT? GO AHEAD.

>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

>> HI.

>> I AM TONI KETCHUM, ADDRESSING SUPERVISOR FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

I AM BRINGING FORWARD THIS HEARING ITEM FOR YOU TO CONSIDER.

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THE ROADWAY, AS YOU CAN SEE THE BLUE DOTTED LINE ON THE SCREEN AND IN YOUR PACKETS IS CURRENTLY A DIRT ROAD.

IT IS MAINTAINED BY PROPERTY OWNERS AND WILL BE SIGNED BY PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL.

IT IS CURRENTLY VACANT.

THERE ARE NO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES ALONG THE ROADWAY.

I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR THEM, AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OPPOSITION.

>> CLERK OF THE BOARD, DID WE RECEIVE ANYTHING ON THIS AT ALL?

>> NO, MA'AM.

>> THANK YOU. [OVERLAPPING] I'M SORRY.

ANY GREEN SHEETS? THESE ARE NOT FOR THIS ITEM AT ALL. GO RIGHT AHEAD.

>> PARDON ME, MADAM CHAIR.

OF THE 40% PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T SUPPORT IT, NO ONE OPPOSED IT?

>> CORRECT. WE SENT OUT TWO DIFFERENT MAILINGS, AND WE DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM ANY OF THEM IN THE OPPOSITION.

>> I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT.

>> THANK YOU. SORRY.

>> NO, WELCOME, SIR.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT, BUT I JUST TRYING TO KEEP IT ALL IN ORDER.

>> I AM NEW TO THE FORUM, SO I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS.

THAT'S ALL, SO THANK YOU.

>> NO WORRIES. EVERY DAY IS NEW, NO MATTER HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN HERE, IT'S DEFINITELY GOT ITS TWISTS EVERY DAY.

>> ABSOLUTELY. I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME EXHIBITS THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO LOOK AT THESE.

>> PART OF THE CRITERIA FOR THIS UNDER THE ROAD RULED NAME CHANGE IS THAT ONE OF THE CRITERIA IS OFFENSIVE.

I SAID, LET ME PRESENT SOME PRETTY COMPELLING EVIDENCE AND DATA, SUGGEST THAT'S THE CASE, AS YOU MENTIONED.

THE OTHER PIECE, AS YOU GET TO THE HEARING PROCESS ITSELF, THE CRITERIA CHANGES SLIGHTLY.

IF YOU REFER TO EXHIBIT B, IT'S AS THE GENTLEMAN OVER HERE MENTIONED, ROADWAY NAME CHANGES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELFARE.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS DEMONSTRATE THE ROAD DOES PRESENT AN ISSUE ON ALL FOUR OF THOSE AREAS.

ONE OF THE THINGS I DID IS I PULLED SOME RESEARCH, DID SOME DUE DILIGENCE ON MY PART.

IF YOU GO TO EXHIBIT C, IT ACTUALLY DOES A VERY GOOD JOB.

IN FACT, PART OF IT SPECIFIES FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, WHAT IS DEEMED OFFENSIVE.

OFFENSIVE BY LEGAL DEFINITION, IN LAW TERM MEANS NOXIOUS, CAUSING ANNOYANCE, DISCOMFORT OR PAINFUL OR DISAGREEABLE SENSATION.

IF YOU GO TO EXHIBIT C, THERE IS A TON OF INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET THAT SUPPORTS EXACTLY WHAT I'M SAYING.

YOU CAN SEE NAME CALLING CAN SEVERELY DAMAGE A PERSON'S SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-WORTH.

I'LL GIVE YOU A PERSONAL EXAMPLE OF THAT.

MY NAME IS PETER GROTH, AND AS A CHILD GROWING UP, I NEVER HEARD THE END OF IT.

COULD YOU IMAGINE IF I WAS AT SCHOOL, AND I GO MY NAME IS PETER GROTH.

WELL, WHERE DO YOU LIVE? CRAZY HILL LANE.

THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM.

LET'S BE VERY CLEAR AND HONEST ABOUT THAT, THAT DOES PRESENT PROBLEMS FOR CHILDREN.

I'M CONCERNED AS MY FAMILY MOVES OUT THERE, WE LOOK TO BUILD TWO HOMES OUT THERE EARLY NEXT YEAR.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT PIECE AS MY GRANDKIDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS ARE OUT THERE, I OWN ABOUT HALF OF THAT ROAD.

IT'S AN EASEMENT THAT RUNS THROUGH MY PROPERTY, AND WE LIKE TO WALK DOWN THE ROAD.

ONE OF THE REALLY COMPELLING THINGS FOR ME IS I'VE BEEN TOLD BY SOME OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT IF YOU COME FROM NORTH DOVE TAIL AND YOU GO UP CRAZY HILL LANE, IT'S A VERY STEEP ROAD, AND AT THE TOP OF IT, THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE ON THEIR ATVS, UTVS, SIDE BY SIDES LIKE THEY CATCH AIR, WHERE I INTEND TO BUILD MY HOME AND I'VE BEEN CLEARING THE LAND, DOING A LOT OF WORK, PUT IN A WELL, DONE A LOT OF STUFF TO PREP FOR THIS HOME BUILDING THAT WE'LL BE DOING.

MY SON WILL BE BUILDING A HOME THERE AS WELL.

HE WAS HERE EARLIER, COULDN'T STAY.

BUT WE LIKE TO WALK DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AREA AND WE HAVE A SEPARATE PRIVATE ROAD.

IT'S DISTURBING TO ME TO THINK THAT WE'RE AT RISK, MY FAMILY MEMBERS, MY GRANDCHILDREN TO WALK DOWN THE ROAD AND THESE VEHICLES COULD POSSIBLY TRY TO CATCH AIR AND HARM ONE OF THEM OR MYSELF.

THAT WOULD BE A WHOLE DIFFERENT ISSUE.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT IN THAT CONTEXT, I HAVE SOME OTHER ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES, EXHIBIT D, AND I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO A LONG DIATRIBE OF THAT.

YOU CAN SEE THAT ABOUT OFFENSIVE.

THERE'S ALSO SOME LITIGATION, IF YOU GO TO EXHIBIT E, WHERE A ROAD NAME SQUAW HILL ROAD WAS CHANGED,

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AND I UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF A NAME LIKE THAT.

THAT'S TRULY OFFENSIVE, AND SO THEY CHANGED IT.

I COULD CONTEND WHAT IS MORE OFFENSIVE, SQUAW IS A DEFINITION.

IT'S PART OF OUR HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY.

CRAZY HILL LANE IS NOT.

THE FACT THAT THERE'S NOT A STREET SIGN.

IT'S A DIRT ROAD.

IT'S AN EASEMENT THAT'S PRIVATELY MAINTAINED AND PRESENTS A DANGEROUS RISK TO THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE LIVING OUT THERE SOON IS A PRETTY LEGITIMATE CONCERN.

THERE'S SOME OTHER EXAMPLES IF YOU GO TO EXHIBIT F. WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE A COPY OF THIS? I'D BE GLAD TO GIVE IT TO YOU. I SHOULD OFFER.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> WHEN I'M FINISHED, I'LL BRING IT TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU. THERE'S JUST MORE DATA.

UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT THE HEARING, AND I'M NEW TO THE FORUM, SO I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE TIME TO PREPARE.

I TOOK LAST FRIDAY OFF AND STARTED TO PULL THIS INFORMATION.

PARTICULARLY WITH US GETTING CLOSER TO BUILDING OUR HOMES OUT THERE BECAME A BIGGER AND BIGGER CONCERN.

ADDITIONALLY, IRONICALLY ENOUGH, MY SON LAST TUESDAY, ON FEBRUARY 25TH, WAS AT THE PROPERTY, AND RIGHT AT THE CORNER OF DOVE TAIL ROAD AND CRAZY HILL LANE, THERE WAS A SIDE BY SIDE DRIVING CRAZILY.

THOSE ARE MY SON'S WORD WITHOUT HIM KNOWING ABOUT THE HEARING, SO THIS WAS UNSOLICITED ON MY PART WITH HIM.

"DAD, THIS GUY IN THE SIDE BY SIDE, ALMOST ROLLED THE SIDE BY SIDE RIGHT THERE ON THE ROAD." THESE ARE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS.

THIS IS NOT JUST, I DON'T LIKE THE NAME, WHICH LET ME BE HONEST, I DON'T LIKE THE NAME, BUT THERE'S SOME OTHER COMPELLING EVIDENCE THAT SUGGESTS IT'S A PRETTY SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

I THINK IF WE MOVE OUT THERE, CHANGE THE NAME, WE COULD MITIGATE SOME OF THAT POTENTIAL RISK TO MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

I DID DO ONE LAST PIECE THAT'S RELEVANT.

I DID A QUESTIONNAIRE, AND I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME.

THERE ARE BASICALLY 10 QUESTIONS ON THERE.

THE FIRST FOUR FIT THE OFFENSIVE CRITERIA, THE SECOND TWO ARE HEALTH AND WELFARE, HEALTH AND WELL BEING, AND THEN THE LAST FOUR ARE FOR SAFETY.

I PULLED SOME PEOPLE FROM WORK, OF COURSE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MY OPPORTUNITY WAS ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE, AND THE DATA WAS PRETTY TELLING.

IF YOU GO TO THE FINAL.

I HAVE IT HERE.

THERE'S A SUMMARY SHEET THAT SHOWS, LET ME FIND THAT. I APOLOGIZE.

>> WE GOT IT.

>> I DON'T HAVE A COPY, SO THANK YOU.

>> DO YOU WANT IT?

THAT BASICALLY TAKES THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS.

ACTUALLY, AS I WALKED IN, I HAD TWO MORE SURVEYS, SO IT WAS 20, AND THEY ALL COMPLETELY UNANIMOUSLY AGREED.

ON OFFENSIVE, IT WAS UNANIMOUS.

IF YOU TAKE THE FOUR QUESTIONS, THAT WOULD BE 71 QUESTIONS OR RESPONDENTS THAT SAYS, OVERALL, UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT NAME IS OFFENSIVE.

I ACTUALLY HAVE A LETTER FROM ONE OF THE PROPERTY PARTIAL OWNERS THAT GOES INTO A LENGTHY DIATRIBE THAT PRETTY UPSET THAT CONFIRMS THAT.

THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DATA, IF YOU WILL.

HEALTH AND WELFARE, 36 RESPONSES BECAUSE THERE'S TWO CATEGORIES, 18 RESPONDENTS, SO THAT MAKES 36, 34 RESPONSES AGREEING, THIS OFFENSIVE STREET NAME WILL AFFECT HEALTH AND WELL BEING WITH TWO OF THE RESPONSES DISAGREEING.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT MISLEADING BECAUSE THEY ANSWERED YES AND NO TO THE QUESTION.

THAT CONVOLUTES IT JUST A BIT IF YOU LOOK AT IT STATISTICALLY. THEN SAFETY.

THERE IS FOUR CATEGORIES OR 71 RESPONSES OF THE 18 RESPONDENTS THAT WERE SURVEYED.

THEY AGREED, AND THERE WAS ONE PERSON WHO DID THE SAME THING, ANSWERED ONE QUESTION, NO, YES, WOULD BE, I AGREE WITH THAT IT'S A SAFETY RISK, BUT ALSO ANSWERED YES AND NO, SO THEY AGREE, AND THEN THEY ALSO DISAGREE.

THAT'S MY FINDINGS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?

>> SOLD.

>> I THINK YOU'VE REALLY DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB MAKING THIS ARGUMENT.

SHOULD WE SUPPORT THIS TODAY, NO ONE WOULD SAY THAT THE AMOUNT OF RIGOR INVOLVED IN DEFENDING THIS DEFINITION WASN'T APPLIED.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.

>> BY THE WAY, I LIVE ON LOVE LANE.

>> THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.

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>> [LAUGHTER] MAYBE THAT WILL BE THE NEXT NAME CHANGE.

>> ONE LAST LITTLE PIECE.

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, IT WAS INVOICE FOR THE STREET NAME.

I WAS LIKE, I AM ABSOLUTELY NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THIS.

BUT IF WE CHANGE IT TO LAST FRONTIER WAY, I'LL ABSOLUTELY PAY FOR IT.

>> WELL, I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.

I JUST HAVE TO SAY THERE IS A LOT IN THE NAME OF A STREET.

WE BUILT A HOUSE IN THE PALM SPRINGS AREA, AND THE NAME OF THE STREET WAS AVENIDA DESCANSO, WHICH I DIDN'T REALLY PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IT.

BUT A LOT OF THINGS WENT ON IN THE AREA, SO I DECIDED TO LOOK UP THE STREET AND THE MEANING, AND SO IT MEANT AVENUE OF REST.

THE REST THAT HAPPENED THERE WASN'T IN A GOOD WAY.

FROM THAT EXPERIENCE, WHENEVER I HAVE MOVED, I HAVE LOOKED AT THE LOCATION AND LOOKED AT THE NAME AND SAID, WELL, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? I LOOK IT UP, SO I UNDERSTAND YOUR STATEMENT REGARDING THE NAMES OF STREETS.

YES. ANYWAY, WE DO HAVE A MOTION.

>> I'LL SECOND.

>> A SECOND. CLERK, CAN YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE.

>> THE ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

>> FANTASTIC. WE'RE GOING TO GO ON

[4. Public Works - Approve a Water Service Franchise Agreement with Granite Oaks Water Users Association. YC Contract No. 2025-042 (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo)]

TO ITEM NUMBER 4, PUBLIC WORKS APPROVAL OF WATER SERVICE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH GRANITE OAKS WATER USERS ASSOCIATION.

I BET YOU WILL NOT KNOW WHOSE DISTRICT THIS IS.

[LAUGHTER] SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

>> GOOD MORNING, AGAIN, ROGER MCCORMICK, YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

AGAIN, THIS IS DISTRICT 4 ITEM.

BUT THIS IS A HEARING FOR AN APPLICATION THAT YOU GUYS ACCEPTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO FROM THE FRANCHISE, AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST GET INTO IT.

THIS IS TO APPROVE A WATER SERVICE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH THE GRANITE OAKS WATER USERS ASSOCIATION.

THE HEARING IS TO APPROVE A WATER SERVICE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH THAT ASSOCIATION, AND THIS APPROVAL IS FOR THE USE OF COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY, AND ALL OF THE REGULATIONS FOR THIS UTILITY ARE GOVERNED BY THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION.

THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THE APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL WAS APPROVED BY THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, ON FEBRUARY 5TH, 2025.

THE APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PUBLISHED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THREE WEEKS, WHICH WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT.

THIS UTILITY HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE 1989 AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000 CUSTOMERS.

THIS IS A MAP SHOWING THE AREA THERE OF THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF USERS THAT ARE SERVED, THE LOTS THAT ARE SERVED OFF OF THIS WATER ASSOCIATION.

IN SUMMARY, PUBLIC WORKS IS RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE WATER SERVICE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, SO GRANITE OAKS WATER USERS ASSOCIATION CAN CONTINUE TO USE THE COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE TRANSMISSION LINES FOR THEIR WATER SYSTEM. I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT.

>> IS THE APPLICANT HERE?

>> YES, THE APPLICANT IS HERE.

>> I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU REAL QUICK, IF YOU COULD. DO YOU MIND?

>> NO I DON'T MIND.

>> I WAS LOOKING AT SOME OF THE MATERIALS ON THE LAST MEETING WE HAD, AND IT SAID THAT YOU GUYS IN JANUARY, YOU USED JUST UNDER TWO MILLION GALLONS A MONTH, BUT IN JULY, YOU USED EIGHT-AND-HALF MILLION GALLONS A MONTH.

THAT JUST TELLS YOU IT'S GETTING POURED ON THE GROUND.

ARE YOU GUYS DOING ANY WORK TO HELP WITH CONSERVATION THERE?

>> WELL, WE PUBLISH EVERY MONTH A LIST OF THE WATER USERS BY CATEGORY.

>> WHO?

>> IT DOESN'T HAVE NAMES, OF COURSE.

BUT WE SHOW HOW MANY USERS ARE USING LESS THAN 1,000, HOW MANY ARE 2000 AND SO ON UP ABOVE 30.

WE REPORT TO OUR BOARD EVERY MONTH THE NAMES AND THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT PEOPLE USE OVER 30,000 GALLONS.

>> DO YOU GUYS TEAR YOUR PRICING?

>> YES. THAT WAS APPROVED ACTUALLY NOT VERY LONG AGO IN 2020.

>> DO YOU GUYS STILL HAVE TWO WELLS MAKING 300 GALLONS A MINUTE?

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>> THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT DOING THAT NOW.

THEY'RE PROBABLY DOING ABOUT 280-285.

>> THAT'S PRETTY GOOD BECAUSE LEVI JUST DOWN THE ROAD IS JUST PUNCHING DRY HOLES IN THE GROUND LEFT AND RIGHT.

ARE YOU SEEING ANY STRUGGLE IN YOUR AQUIFER?

>> NOT YET. IT'S GOING DOWN ABOUT 6-8 FEET A YEAR.

>> I'M GOING WAY OFF ON THE LEFT-HAND TURN AGAIN, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO ASK THE PERSON.

I APPRECIATE IT. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH GRANITE OAKS WATER.

>> I'LL SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CLERK OF THE BOARD.

>> THE ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

>> GREAT.

>> THAT'S IT FOR DISTRICT 4.

>> YOU'RE LUCKY THAT ME AND SUPERVISOR CHECK SHOWED UP TO HELP YOU TODAY.

[LAUGHTER]

>> ITEM NUMBER 5.

[5. Public Works - Approve Resolution No. 2148 regarding the Extinguishment of a portion of the right-of-way for South Iron Springs Road in Skull Valley. (District 1 - Supervisor Compton)]

THIS IS PUBLIC WORKS, APPROVED RESOLUTION NUMBER 2148 REGARDING THE EXTINGUISHMENT OF A PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR SOUTH IRON SPRINGS ROAD IN SKULL VALLEY.

NOW, THIS IS DISTRICT ONE, WHICH IS VICE CHAIR COMPTON, WHICH HE'S SOMEWHERE IN ANOTHER STATE IN AN AIRPORT.

MOVING FORWARD, WE ARE HERE TO DECIDE FOR THIS DISTRICT AND THIS COUNTY.

>> SOUNDS GOOD. AGAIN, ROGER MCCORMICK, YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS AND MAYBE ESTABLISH SOME DEFINITIONS OF WHAT IS AN EXTINGUISHMENT VERSUS WHAT IS AN ABANDONMENT.

I THINK THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO THE GROUP IN THE ROOM HERE.

I ALSO MIGHT MENTION THAT THE APPLICANT IS IN THE ROOM HERE TODAY SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THINGS THAT SHE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER, SHE'S WILLING TO DO THAT.

AS MENTIONED, APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2148, REGARDING THE EXTINGUISHMENT OF A PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SOUTH IRON SPRINGS ROAD.

THIS IS IN THE SKULL VALLEY AREA, AND AS MENTIONED, DISTRICT 1 SUPERVISOR COMPTON.

YAVAPAI COUNTY ACQUIRES PUBLIC RIGHT -OF-WAY, EITHER BY OWNERSHIP OR BY EASEMENT.

IF A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY IS LATER DISPOSED OF, THE ACT IS REFERRED TO ABANDONMENT IN THE STATE STATUTES LISTEN THERE.

THAT'S FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT WAS ACQUIRED BY TRANSFER.

THEN ALSO EXTINGUISHMENT FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT WAS ACQUIRED BY A GRANT.

IN THIS CASE, WE ARE UNDER THE EXTINGUISHMENT CATEGORY, MEANING THAT THE RIGHT-OF -WAY FOR IRON SPRINGS ROAD WAS ACQUIRED BY EASEMENT AND OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND IS MAINTAINED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER.

THE COUNTY DOESN'T OWN IT BY FEE TITLE.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION NUMBER 2046 AND A.R.S.

28-6701, THE SKULL VALLEY DINER LLC HAS SUBMITTED A PETITION FOR THE EXTINGUISHMENT OF A PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SOUTH IRON SPRINGS ROAD.

THE REASON FOR THE PETITION IS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY SPACE FOR ADA PARKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PLAN TO REOPEN THE SKULL VALLEY DINER.

THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH YOUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR THOSE CONDITIONS OF REOPENING THE DINER.

WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS PROPOSED EXTINGUISHMENT WOULD, ONE, ALLOW THE PETITIONER TO ACCOMPLISH ITS GOAL OF PROVIDING NECESSARY SPACE FOR ADA PARKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PLAN TO REOPEN THE DINER.

TWO, NOT DENY ANY OTHER PROPERTY OWNER IN THE AREA LEGAL ACCESS TO HIS OR HER PROPERTY.

THREE, NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY CURRENT OR FUTURE COUNTY ROAD MAINTENANCE PLANS IN THE AREA.

WE ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT YOU GUYS WOULD APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR EXTINGUISHMENT OF IT.

IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, WE WOULD LIKE ONE CONDITION THAT MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS ALL COMPLETED IN A TIMELY MANNER, THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THAT ANY GRANT OF RELIEF, MEANING THE EXTINGUISHMENT OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BE CONDITIONED UPON THE SKULL VALLEY DINER LLC COMPLETING THE EXTINGUISHMENT PROCESS, WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE DONE WITHIN 120 DAYS OF THIS BOARD APPROVAL, OR ELSE THE EXTINGUISHMENT WOULD BE RESCINDED AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO START A NEW APPLICATION JUST SO THAT WE KEEP THINGS MOVING.

>> ARE THEY GOOD WITH THAT?

>> YES. THIS IS A MAP SHOWING THE AREA.

YOU SEE THE LITTLE BLUE STAR UP THERE RIGHT ON TOP OF SKULL VALLEY.

THIS IS RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF TOWN, AS YOU GO OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

IT'S OFF ON YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE AS YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH DOWNTOWN SKULL VALLEY.

THIS IS A LITTLE CLOSER VIEW.

AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE RAILROAD TRACKS RIGHT HERE.

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THIS GOES TO PRESCOTT THIS WAY.

THIS IS GOING SOUTH TOWARDS KIRKLAND VALLEY AREA.

THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY RIGHT HERE.

THIS AREA THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED RIGHT HERE IS THE FIVE FEET OF EXTINGUISHMENT THAT'S BEING REQUESTED FOR IRON SPRINGS ROAD TO ALLOW FOR HELPING OF THE ADA PARKING.

THAT'S THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?

>> NO, I'M JUST EXCITED FOR YOU.

SKULL VALLEY IS STARTING TO COME BACK ALIVE.

I JUST ATE AT THAT OTHER PLACE THAT'S RIGHT DOWN THE STREET THAT USED TO BE A GAS STATION.

GREAT FEEL, GREAT PLACE TO STOP.

I WISH YOU MUCH SUCCESS.

>> I SPENT TWO MONTHS LIVING IN SKULL VALLEY A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, AND I WISHED THAT I HAD A DINER TO EAT AT SO I'M JUST A LITTLE BIT LATE.

>> [INAUDIBLE] IT'S BEEN THERE SINCE '63 BUT NOT OPERATIONAL FOR 10 YEARS.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP TO SAY ANYTHING AT ALL? YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

>> I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.

>> MY HUSBAND AND I HAD STOPPED THERE YEARS AND YEARS AGO WHEN IT WAS OPEN.

IT WAS EXCITING TO SEE THAT THIS WAS COMING FORWARD AGAIN.

AGAIN, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE MOM AND POP THING, SO IT'S FABULOUS AND EXCITING.

ANYWAY, WITH THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 5.

>> SECOND.

>> CLERK OF THE BOARD, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.