[1. Board of Supervisors - Approve the sale of 3.86 acres of land to the Town of Prescott Valley in the amount of $1,175,000.00. YC Contract No. 2025-140]

CONTRACT 2025-140. GOOD MORNING TYLER. GOOD MORNING, VICE CHAIR.

CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS MORNING.

I'M TYLER GOODMAN, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER. I WILL DO MY BEST TO BE LIKE SUPERVISOR CHECK AND SPEAK THROUGH THE HONKING.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL DO THAT. WELL BUT YES, THIS ITEM IS FOR THE SALE OF JUST UNDER FOUR ACRES OF LAND TO THE TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY FOR $1,175,000. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS.

IN LAST OCTOBER, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ASKED STAFF TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SALE OF THIS LAND NEAR THE CIVIC CENTER.

AND I HAVE ON THE SCREEN A PARCEL MAP FOR YOU TO SHOW WHERE IT'S LOCATED.

JUST SOUTH OF THAT IS THE CIVIC CENTER, TOWN HALL AND THOSE SERVICES.

SO THAT IS THE PARCEL THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THIS PARCEL WAS IDENTIFIED AS LAND THAT THE COUNTY WILL NOT NEED IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE FOR SERVICES.

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AND AS WE DISCUSSED LAST OCTOBER, THE FUNDING COULD BE BETTER USED FOR OTHER CAPITAL FACILITY NEEDS THAT THE COUNTY HAS AS DIRECTED BY THE BOARD.

SO THE COUNTY AND THE TOWN AGREED UPON AN APPRAISER.

WE RECEIVED AN APPRAISAL VALUING THE LAND AT THE AMOUNT OF $1,175,000.

THIS APPRAISAL WAS COMPLETED THIS PAST FEBRUARY AND IT WAS DONE BY BBG REAL ESTATE SERVICES.

WE DISCUSSED WITH THE TOWN AFTER RECEIVING THAT APPRAISAL OF PAYING THE FULL APPRAISAL VALUE, BUT IN THREE INSTALLMENTS. SO THE FIRST BEING UPON CLOSING, THE SECOND BEING ON OCTOBER 1ST OF THIS YEAR, AND THE THIRD PAYMENT BEING OCTOBER 1ST OF 2026, SO PAID IN FULL JUST OVER A YEAR FROM NOW.

WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE MENTION AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, THAT THIS ACTION REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE BOARD BEING A DIRECT SALE RATHER THAN A PUBLIC AUCTION OF LAND. SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW.

WE ALSO REQUEST THAT AS PART OF YOUR MOTION, THAT YOU WOULD DELEGATE AUTHORITY FOR THE SIGNING OF ALL DOCUMENTS AND TO CARRY THIS FORTH TO BOARD COUNCIL, THAT WOULD HELP US GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND GET THAT PROCESS TAKEN CARE OF IF APPROVED.

WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU TYLER. ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE ONE IN THAT.

I'M WONDERING HOW LONG WE'VE OWNED THIS PARCEL.

IF YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT, IT'S OKAY IF YOU DON'T.

TRIVIA. I DO NOT. I'M LOOKING AROUND TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE KNOWS.

I WONDERED IF MR. SCHULTZ WOULD KNOW. YEAH. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR MALLORY, VICE CHAIR COMPTON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M BRANDON SCHULTZ, DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES. I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE, BUT I KNOW IT WAS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] ROAD. THERE WAS A BUNCH OF PROPERTY EXCHANGES THAT HAD HAPPENED. IT WAS ALSO THE SAME TIME WE ACQUIRED THE BUILDING DOWN THERE ON ORCHARD COURT FOR PROBATION, BUT I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 2007 THAT WAS DONE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

YEAH. SO I DO NOTICE THAT WE DO HAVE RYAN JUDY HERE.

DEPUTY ASSISTANT. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO MAKE.

CHAIR SUPERVISORS, THERE'S A SONG BY THE STEVE MILLER BAND THAT SAYS TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THE COUNTY HAS BEEN VERY GENEROUS IN ALLOWING US TO USE THIS PARCEL FOR OVERFLOW PARKING FOR OUR SPECIAL EVENTS.

WE DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T HAVE ANY IMMEDIATE USE FOR OUTSIDE OF THAT USE, BUT AT SOME POINT, WE WOULD LIKE TO USE IT FOR SOME MUNICIPAL OR PUBLIC USE, WHETHER THAT'S A MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING OR AN AQUATIC CENTER OR A PUBLIC WORKS COMPLEX. BUT IT'S, OR ITS ADJACENCY TO THE CIVIC CENTER MAKES IT VERY VALUABLE TO THE TOWN.

SO I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YOU KNOW, BILLIE JO AND BOBBIE SUE WERE STEALING THAT MONEY, RIGHT? ANYWAYS, NOW I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS SALE MAKES SENSE.

IT'S AT A FAIR PRICE, AND I THINK IT WILL INCREASE SERVICES TO THE, YOU KNOW, BIGGEST CITY IN YAVAPAI COUNTY AND SERVE ITS CITIZENS WELL AND EVERY CITIZEN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY, AS MARY KNOWS VERY WELL, IS A CITIZEN OF YAVAPAI COUNTY.

SO IT WORKS OUT FOR ALL RIGHT. SUPERVISOR JENKINS, ANYTHING OTHER THAN IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING WHEN PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THIS COME TO A REALLY GREAT CONCLUSION FOR BOTH PARTIES.

SO THANK TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON THIS. THANK YOU VERY WELL, TYLER.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, WITH THE STIPULATION THAT THE DOCUMENTS AND THE AUTHORITY THEREIN ARE HANDED TO OUR BOARD COUNCIL, AND I WILL GLADLY SECOND THAT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? . ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, TYLER.

ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO. APPROVE THE PAYOFF OF 2017 EXCISE TAX REVENUE BONDS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 5,532,000.

[2. Finance - Approve the payoff of the 2017 Excise Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds in an amount not to exceed $5,532,000.00 in principle and $10,000.00 in interest, and authorize the Finance Director to initiate the payment.]

IN PRINCIPLE AND 10,000 INTEREST. GOOD MORNING CONNIE.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIR MALLORY VICE CHAIR COMPTON AND SUPERVISORS.

MY NAME IS CONNIE DEKEMPER. I'M THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY, AND I'M HERE PRESENTING TO YOU A PROPOSAL TO PAY OFF OUR 2017 REVENUE REFUNDING DEBT. THAT DEBT WAS USED TO PURCHASE TO BUILD THE SUPERIOR COURT BUILDING IN THE VERDE VALLEY AND TO BUILD THE JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY IN PRESCOTT.

PAYING OFF THIS DEBT IN 2024 OR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, SETS THE COUNTY UP FOR US FINANCIALLY TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL DEBT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, IF WE SHOULD WANT TO BUILD ANOTHER BUILDING FOR THE COUNTY.

IT ALSO ALLOWS THE COUNTY TO CREATE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THE BUDGET IN FUTURE YEARS BECAUSE THAT DEBT WON'T BE NEEDED TO PAY

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THAT BE PAID IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT I FORGOT WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.

I'M SORRY. IT DOESN'T MATTER AND I AM ASKING THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO INITIATE INITIATE THE WIRE TRANSFER TO PAY OFF THE DEBT.

THANK YOU. CONNIE. ANY QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

DOES THIS MEAN IS THIS THE LAST OF YAVAPAI COUNTY SORT OF GENERAL FUND DEBT, EXCLUDING THE OTHER DISTRICTS? THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS? YES. THE ONLY DEBT THAT WE HAVE IS FOR THE JAIL DISTRICT AFTER WE PAY THIS DEBT OFF.

I THINK ANYTIME YOU CAN PAY OFF A DEBT NOT ONLY DESERVES A CELEBRATION, BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE A BELL WE CAN RING OR SOMETHING.

THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING AND JUST WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING? TO PAY OFF THIS DEBT. SO TECHNICALLY, WE'RE USING FUND BALANCE BECAUSE IT'S A ONE TIME PAYMENT, AND THEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE A FUTURE ONGOING COMMITMENT.

HOWEVER, AS THE COUNTY IS UNABLE TO INCREASE THEIR TOTAL BUDGET MID-YEAR, WE DO HAVE RESERVE SPACE SO THAT WE CAN TRANSFER FUNDS AND MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

THANK YOU. CHAIR MALLORY. YEAH. CONNIE, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY SOMETHING.

I WE ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER DEBT, AND AND THE ONLY THING I WANT TO BRING UP IS WE STILL ARE DEALING WITH SPRS, THE UNFUNDED. THERE'S NUMEROUS OTHER TYPES OF DEBT THAT ARE NON-CAPITAL RELATED, SUCH AS THE COMPENSATED ABSENCES, UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITY, ETC. BUT THIS IS THE ONLY DEBT THAT WE HAVE THAT'S RELATED TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I SOMETIMES IT'S JUST GOOD TO GET IT OUT THERE IN THE PUBLIC ON THAT I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I JUST LIKE TO I GUESS GIVE RECOGNITION TO FOLKS WHO MANAGE THE MONEY SO WELL THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO PAY OFF DEBT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN.

IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT AND I WOULD RING A BELL TO PAY OFF DEBT.

I BELIEVE IN THAT. THANK YOU. VERY WELL. THEN.

ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ACTION. ITEM NUMBER TWO.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH THE STIPULATION THAT THE WIRE TRANSFER COME UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE FINANCE DIRECTOR.

I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION AND SECOND, MADAM CLERK, ANY DISCUSSION? NO.

UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. CONNIE. ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE.

PUBLIC WORKS APPROVED ADOT INVOICE LA 2025 000118 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WASH BRIDGE ON WALNUT GROVE ROAD IN

[3. Public Works - Approve ADOT Invoice # LA2025000118 for the replacement of Wash Bridge on Walnut Grove Road, southeast of Wilhoit in the amount of $537,051.00. (District 1 - Supervisor Compton)]

WILLHOIT. AMOUNT OF $537,051. GOOD MORNING. ROGER.

GOOD MORNING. VICE CHAIR COMPTON CHAIR MALLORY.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ROGER MCCORMICK, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY, WE ARE WE HAVE AN ITEM THAT IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS IN THE MAKING, ACTUALLY A COUPLE YEARS OLD NOW THAT WE PUT IN FOR SOME FUNDING THROUGH THE OFF SYSTEM BRIDGE PROGRAM THAT ADOT PUTS OUT.

GENERALLY, EVERY YEAR, WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE SELECTED AS ONE OF THE RECIPIENTS OF THIS FUNDING.

THIS BRIDGE DOES RESIDE IN DISTRICT ONE, SUPERVISOR COMPTON DISTRICT.

AND IT'S ON WALNUT GROVE ROAD AND, AND WALNUT GROVE ROAD AND WAGNER ROAD KIND OF SIMULTANEOUSLY KIND OF HOLD THE SAME NAME.

THEY, KIND OF CONVERGE INTO ONE ANOTHER AS YOU'RE GOING DOWN THE ROADWAY.

WHEN YOU GET ABOUT EIGHT MILES APPROXIMATELY DOWN WALNUT GROVE ROAD THERE IS A BRIDGE THAT WE REFER TO AS IT'S A GREAT NAME, WASH BRIDGE. IT'S VERY UNIQUE. SO IT IS A LITTLE SIDE FEEDER INTO THE HASSAYAMPA RIVER.

IT'S A VERY NARROW BRIDGE. IT IS. IT'S BEEN DEEMED A ADOT, DOES ALL OF OUR BRIDGE INSPECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

THIS ONE WHEN IT WAS INSPECTED AND WHY IT QUALIFIED FOR THE FUNDING IS IT IS STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT NOT MEANING THAT IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE OVER, BUT IT IS POSTED WITH A WEIGHT LIMIT OF 15 TONS.

SO THIS PROJECT WILL GET RID OF THAT WEIGHT RESTRICTION.

IT WILL MAKE IT WIDER SO THAT WE CAN HAVE TWO WAY TRAFFIC INSTEAD OF SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC OVER IT.

AS WE INITIALLY ESTIMATED THIS PROJECT TWO YEARS AGO, IT WAS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $900,000 COST, OF WHICH THE COUNTY WAS GOING TO PAY APPROXIMATELY JUST OVER 200 K FOR THE MATCH PORTION.

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WHEN WE GOT TO THE FINAL DESIGN, THE COST ESTIMATE AS ALL THINGS HAVE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE COSTS HAVE INCREASED AND SO IT'S CURRENTLY ESTIMATING AT 1.2 MILLION TO DO THE PROJECT. SO WITH THE ORIGINAL MATCH OF THE 200,000 PLUS THE OVERAGE THAT WE'RE SEEING NOW WITH THE COST ESTIMATE OF THE 300,000, WE'RE REQUESTING THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE $537,000, $537,051.

TODAY, SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE BID AND CONSTRUCTION OF THIS BRIDGE.

THANK YOU. ROGER. ANY QUESTIONS? NO, JUST ONE COMMENT.

THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT GETTING ANY CHEAPER.

SO IF WE CAN GET THIS DONE NOW, IT'S GOING TO BE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN IF WE DO IT AT ANOTHER TIME.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO WHAT WILL THE TON LIMIT BE ON THE NEW BRIDGE? BECAUSE YOU KNOW, AT 15 TONS, YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A GARBAGE TRUCK OVER THAT LEGALLY.

YEAH. SO IT WON'T BE POSTED ANYMORE FOR A TON LIMIT.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A BRIDGE THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE POSTED ANYMORE.

GREAT. OKAY. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. WE'LL GLADLY MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER THREE.

SECOND. MOTION. AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION, MADAM CLERK? ACTION. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PUBLIC WORKS AGAIN AWARD A CONTRACT TO ASPHALT AND PAVING THE AMOUNT OF $411,923.40 FOR THE OUTER LOOP ROAD SLOPE IMPROVEMENT

[4. Public Works - Award a contract to Asphalt Paving & Supply, Inc. in the amount of $411,923.40 for the Outer Loop Road Slope Improvement Project No. 2323741. YC Contract No. 2025-129 (District 4)]

PROJECT. ROGER, AGAIN. IT'S YOU. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR COMPTON.

CHAIR MALLORY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SO THIS PROJECT IS A SAFETY PROJECT.

THIS IS ONE THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH SOME, SOME RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITIONS SO THAT WE COULD DO THE PROJECT WHICH THE BOARD WAS ABLE TO APPROVE FOR US.

PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS JUST RECENTLY. SO WE'VE GOT THROUGH THE RIGHT OF WAY PROJECT PROCESS.

THIS IS ON A STRETCH OF OUTER LOOP ROAD WHICH CONNECTS IN THE PRESCOTT AREA STATE ROUTE 89 AND WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD.

SO THERE ARE THREE SEPARATE LOCATIONS WHERE WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THE SLOPES THAT EXTEND DOWN TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD, MOVE THOSE SLOPES OUT A LITTLE BIT AND GO BACK UP AND CATCH GRADE AGAIN.

AND SO THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW FOR BETTER SITE VISIBILITY AS YOU'RE GOING AROUND THESE CURVES THAT YOU TRAVERSE ON OUTER LOOP ROAD.

THE PROJECT ESTIMATE BY THE ENGINEERS WAS 327,000.

IT DID COME IN AT 411,000, THOUSAND A LITTLE BIT OVER OUR ENGINEERS ESTIMATE, BUT WE STILL FEEL THAT IT'S A REASONABLE COST FOR THIS PROJECT AND MUCH NEEDED SAFETY IMPROVEMENT AND SO WE'RE REQUESTING THAT WE GET AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON OUTER LOOP ROAD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. IT'S YOUR DISTRICT.

IT'S JUST PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THIS IS A SAFETY THING AND FOR VISUAL STUFF AND I JUST WANT TO COMMEND ROGER AND HIS CREW FOR WORKING HARD ON WILLIAMSON VALLEY AND THIS IS KIND OF A CONNECTION OF MAKING THAT WHOLE AREA SAFE.

SO HE CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE STUDIES AND THIS PROJECT IN PARTICULAR WILL PROBABLY SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.

WE WON'T KNOW WHO, BUT YOU HELP SOMEBODY OUT JUST RIGHT NOW.

YEAH AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT A SUPERVISOR KUKNYO DISTRICT, BUT I DID LIVE OUT THERE BEFORE, AND THIS IS A MUCH NEEDED SAFETY IMPROVEMENT.

I'VE DRIVEN THAT ROAD A LOT, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED.

SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST HAVE ONE OTHER COMMENT IN THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE DIRECTOR MCCORMACK'S TIME PRIOR TO MEETINGS WHEN HIGHER DOLLAR ISSUES COME TO US. YOU KNOW, HE TAKES THE TIME TO EXPLAIN ALL OF THIS TO ME BEFOREHAND, AND IT MAKES IT REALLY EASY FOR ME TO SUPPORT THINGS WHEN I FULLY UNDERSTAND THEM.

SO THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO ON THE BACK END.

BRINGING US UP TO SPEED. ABSOLUTELY. SUPERVISOR JENKINS, ANYTHING? JUST THANK YOU FOR OUR MEETING YESTERDAY. WERE YOU WENT IN DEPTH ON THESE AGENDA ITEMS FOR TODAY? VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

I'LL SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. MADAM CLERK.

ROGER. HEARINGS. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ARIZONA DEPARTMENT.

[1. Development Services - Recommend approval to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control of series 009 Liquor Store Liquor License Application #340445 without protest, submitted by Robert James Harris for Duke’s Black Canyon Market located at 34360 S. Old Black Canyon Highway, Black Canyon City, AZ 85324. (District 2 - Supervisor Jenkins)]

LIQUOR LICENSES. CONTROL SERIES NINE LIQUOR STORE LICENSE APPLICATION #340445 WITHOUT PROTEST.

GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING VICE CHAIR COMPTON AND CHAIR MALLORY AND BOARD MEMBERS.

I'M JEREMY DYER, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR AND WE HAVE AN APPLICATION HERE FOR A SERIES NINE LIQUOR STORE LIQUOR LICENSE FOR DUKES BLACK

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CANYON MARKET, LOCATED IN BLACK CANYON CITY AND SUPERVISOR JENKINS DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HAS RECEIVED NO LETTERS OF PROTEST.

AND THE APPLICANT, ROBERT HARRIS, IS ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SIR. SUPERVISOR JENKINS, YOUR DISTRICT.

THIS IS APPLICATION FOR A NEW LICENSE, CORRECT, OR A RENEWAL? I BELIEVE IT'S A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP. OKAY. OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER SUPERVISORS? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. MADAM CLERK.

COMPTON. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHEN WE SEE THESE QUITE A BIT AND IT SEEMS LIKE THESE WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR A CONSENT AGENDA.

CAN WE MOVE IT THERE, OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE A HEARING? I PROBABLY DEFER THAT TO BOARD COUNCIL IF NECESSARY, BUT IT'S TYPICALLY CONSIDERED TO BE A HEARING ITEM.

MR. BRENNAN. YES. VICE CHAIR. CHAIR. SUPERVISORS.

IT IS REQUIRED THAT THE BOARD CONDUCT A HEARING AND ELICIT PUBLIC COMMENT, EVEN THOUGH WE RARELY RECEIVE ANY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HEARING ITEM NUMBER TWO, PUBLIC WORKS APPROVED THE ADOPTION OF YAVAPAI COUNTY OUTDOOR FIRE ORDINANCE 2025-2 AND

[2. Public Works - Approve the adoption of Yavapai County Outdoor Fire Ordinance No. 2025-2 and the proposed updated fire ban zones to repeal and replace Yavapai County Outdoor Fire Ordinance No. 2020-2 and existing fire ban zones. (All Districts)]

UPDATE THE FIRE BAN ZONES. REPEAL AND REPLACE THE ORDINANCE 2020- 2.

ASHLEY. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. VICE CHAIR, SUPERVISORS.

I'M ASHLEY ALQUIST, YOUR YAVAPAI COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER.

SO. ALL RIGHT. I AM HERE TO DISCUSS THE 2025 UPDATE FOR THE FIRE BAN ORDINANCE.

SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS UPDATE IT DUE TO A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES THAT WE EXPERIENCED LAST YEAR WHEN THE CHAIRMAN WAS OUT OF TOWN, THERE WAS NO PROVISION IN THE ORDINANCE TO ALLOW THE VICE CHAIR OR ANY OTHER SUPERVISOR IN A LINE OF SUCCESSION TO BE ABLE TO ENACT A FIRE BAN.

SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS ALLOWED FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

WE ALSO WANTED TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL CLARITY OF THE DOCUMENT AND IMPROVE THE FIRE ZONES.

SO WITH THAT, THE CHANGES DO INCLUDE THE VERBIAGE TO ALLOW FOR THE CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR OR THE DESIGNEE TO ISSUE AN INTERIM ORDER, ENHANCE THE CLARITY, AND ALSO UPDATED THE FIRE ZONES TO BETTER REFLECT THE LAND OWNERS.

SO THE OLD FIRE ZONES ARE REFLECTED HERE. WE USED TO HAVE FOUR, BUT WHAT WE DID WAS WE UPDATED THEM TO BETTER ALIGN WITH THE ACTUAL LANDOWNER.

SO YOU'LL SEE. COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST IS THE LIGHT GREEN OVER THERE IN ZONE TWO.

WE ALSO HAVE THE TONTO DOWN THERE IN ZONE FIVE AND WE ALSO ADDED A FIFTH ZONE.

SO THAT WAY WE COULD BETTER ALIGN WITH PHOENIX, BLM AND THE LIKE IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE COUNTY.