[00:00:05] >> WELCOME, EVERYBODY. IT IS 9:00 IN THE MORNING. [ CALL TO ORDER] WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025. I WELCOME ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WE WILL HAVE OUR INVOCATION DONE BY SUPERVISOR CHECK, AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE DONE BY SUPERVISOR JENKINS. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND. THANK YOU. >> DEAR LORD. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER HERE TODAY WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND SPEAK OPENLY ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO US. AS GRIEF GRIPS OUR NATION AND THOSE THAT WE KNOW PERSONALLY, PLEASE LET YOUR GRACE BE UPON US. LET OUR THOUGHTS, WORDS AND ACTIONS TRULY SERVE YOU TODAY AND EVERY DAY. AMEN. >> AMEN >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR CHECK AND SUPERVISOR JENKINS. I WILL REACH TO THE CLERK FOR A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> HERE. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> HERE. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> HERE. >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> HERE >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> HERE. >> YOU HAVE A QUORUM. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO A PRESENTATION. EXCUSE ME. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO TO ITEM NUMBER 1 ON THE PROCLAMATIONS, [ AWARDS AND PROCLAMATIONS ] IS THAT CORRECT? MAURI? >> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. >> HOW ARE YOU, TYLER. >> VERY WELL. DOING VERY WELL. THANK YOU, CHAIR. VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. OUR PROCLAMATION THIS MORNING IS NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH. WHEREAS EACH SEPTEMBER, OUR COUNTRY OBSERVES NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH TO HELP PREVENT FURTHER LOSS FROM DEATH BY SUICIDE, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF SUICIDE ATTEMPT SURVIVORS AND RECOGNIZE AND HONOR SUICIDE SURVIVORS EXPERIENCES, AS WELL AS THOSE WE HAVE LOST, AND WHEREAS IN THE UNITED STATES, ONE PERSON DIES BY SUICIDE EVERY 10.9 MINUTES. IN ARIZONA, SUICIDE IS THE NINTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH. IN 2024, YAVAPAI COUNTY LOST 86 PEOPLE, REPRESENTING A TRAUMATIC LOSS OF LIFE AND WIDESPREAD IMPACT IN OUR COUNTY. WHEREAS, NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS, REDUCE STIGMA, AND PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES WHILE REMINDING ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT SUPPORT AND RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE. WHEREAS, PREVENTION BEGINS WITH EDUCATION, OPEN CONVERSATION, AND CONNECTION, AND IT IS VITAL THAT WE FOSTER A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE FEEL SAFE TO SEEK HELP WITHOUT FEAR OR SHAME, AND WHEREAS ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCATES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, SCHOOLS, FAITH COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE NATION ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES. WHEREAS THE 988, SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE AND OTHER LOCAL AND NATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE IMMEDIATE, LIFE SAVING SUPPORT TO THOSE IN NEED, ENSURING THAT NO ONE HAS TO FACE THEIR DARKEST MOMENTS ALONE. WHEREAS YAVAPAI COUNTY REMAINS COMMITTED TO PARTICIPATING IN THE SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION OF YAVAPAI COUNTY, AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO COORDINATING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AMONG LOCAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE A UNIFIED FRONT TO FIGHT THE CAUSES OF SUICIDE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, INTERVENTION TRAINING, AND COLLABORATION. WHEREAS, TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, WE CAN ENCOURAGE HOPE AND RESILIENCE EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND REMIND EVERY PERSON THAT HELP IS AVAILABLE AND HEALING IS POSSIBLE. WE CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN RAISING AWARENESS, SUPPORTING SURVIVORS, EXTENDING COMPASSION TO THOSE IN NEED, AND WORKING TOWARD A FUTURE FREE OF SUICIDE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 2025 AS NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH, PLEDGING TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS ACROSS THE COUNTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION OF YAVAPAI COUNTY, AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN WITNESS THEREOF, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, ON BEHALF OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, SETS HER HAND AND CAUSES THE SEAL OF THE COUNTY OF YAVAPAI, ARIZONA TO BE A FIXED ON THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TYLER. [00:05:02] IT IS VERY MUCH HEAVY ON THE HEART WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE THAT JUST DON'T SEE THERE'S A WAY TO REACH OUT TO TRY TO TALK. I HOPE EVERYONE WILL REALLY LISTEN TO THIS AND KNOW THAT THERE IS HELP ALWAYS. NOTHING IS TOO BAD THAT WE CAN'T SIT DOWN AND TRY TO WORK THROUGH THIS. YOU'RE NOT ALONE. THANK YOU. I SUSPECT WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE TO ACCEPT ALL THIS. >> DO I BELIEVE MR. DOUG DOLAN IS HERE. HE'S A MATFORCE BOARD MEMBER AND A MEMBER OF THE SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION OF YAVAPAI COUNTY. >> GOOD MORNING. >> HI, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DOUG DOLAN. AS HE MENTIONED, I AM ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR MATFORCE. I'M ALSO PART OF THE SUICIDE PREVENTION COMMITTEE OF YAVAPAI COUNTY. PART OF MY LIFE FOR DOING THIS IS I HAVE A SIBLING WHO'S HAD MULTIPLE SUICIDE ATTEMPTS. IN JULY OF 2014, I LOST MY BEST FRIEND OF 30 YEARS TO SUICIDE. BRILLIANT GUY, BIG HEART, AND YET, UNFORTUNATELY, HIS ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO END HIS LIFE. HIS SUICIDE NOTE, UNFORTUNATELY, SIMPLY SAID, I'M SORRY, I CAN'T. THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IS HOW DO PEOPLE GET TO THIS POINT? THERE'S A VARIETY OF FACTORS. IN ADDITION TO THE WORK THAT I DO ON MATFORCE. I SIT ON A WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT COMMITTEES THAT I'M ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN. I OWN A SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, A LONG TERM PROGRAM, SO I'M ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH OUR CLIENTS ON THAT. I SIT ON THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER FOR YAVAPAI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, SO WE TAKE A LOOK AT FAMILIES IN CRISIS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FACTORS AND SUICIDE IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE ALWAYS NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT. I'M ON THE OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW BOARD, SO I LOOK AT ALL THE OVERDOSE DEETS FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY. I TEACH A TRAUMA CLASS IN JAIL. I ALSO SIT ON THE BRAIN HEALTH COMMITTEE FOR THE BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE OF ARIZONA, SO WE TAKE A LOOK AT FACTORS WHERE BRAIN ABNORMALITIES, TBIS, CONCUSSIONS, HOW ARE THOSE POTENTIALLY CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, POSSIBLY SUICIDE THAT SOMEBODY MAY WANT TO TAKE. I ALSO MODERATE A GROUP FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOVED ONES WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH HIGH POTENCY THC, AND THAT'S BECOME A GROWING ISSUE AS FAR AS ISSUES OF PSYCHOSIS AND OTHER FACTORS. I BRING THIS FORWARD JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT MY PERSPECTIVE ON THIS ISN'T JUST A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE, BUT IT'S ALSO A PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES THAT I SIT ON. AS WAS MENTIONED HERE, IN YAVAPAI COUNTY IN 2024, WE DID EXPERIENCE, UNFORTUNATELY, 86 SUCCESSFUL SUICIDES. THE NUMBER 1 MEANS OF SOMEONE ENDING THEIR LIVES IN 2024 WAS GUNSHOT. IT WAS PREDOMINANTLY MALE. ALMOST 90% OF THOSE SUICIDE WERE MALE. IT WAS A TOTAL OF 58 CASES IN 2024, RELATIVE TO GUNSHOT. THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON BY THE WAY. WHEN IT COMES TO MALE, FEMALE, TYPICALLY MALES END THEIR LIFE IN A VIOLENT WAY, WHEREAS FEMALES TYPICALLY GO TO SOME OTHER ROUTE, WHICH CAN BE OVERDOSING ON MEDICATIONS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE JUST TO QUIET THEMSELVES OUT. THAT WAS THE NUMBER 1 FACTOR FOR FEMALE DEATH, BY THE WAY, BY SUICIDE WAS BY VIA DRUG DEATH. THAT REPRESENTED 70 PERCENT OF THE FEMALE SUICIDES HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY LAST YEAR. BUT WHAT WAS AS MENTIONED EARLIER IS THERE IS HOPE, THERE IS SOLUTION. UNFORTUNATELY, PART OF WHAT WE NEED TO GET PAST IS A SHAME. BECAUSE WHAT I KNOW WORKING IN THIS AND IN MY OWN PERSONAL JOURNEY IS THAT THOSE WHO ARE CRYING OUT FOR HELP WILL USUALLY TALK AND MENTION OF SOMETHING, AND THEY WILL REACH OUT. THE ONES THAT I'VE KNOWN THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED SUICIDE DON'T SAY ANYTHING. IT'S INCUMBENT UPON THE REST OF US OF HOW DO WE PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE SIGNS? HOW DO WE CONNECT WITH THEM? HOW DO WE HELP GIVE THEM HOPE SO THEY'RE WILLING TO REACH OUT IN THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO TALK ABOUT THIS. NOW, WHAT WE ALSO NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION IS IN 2024, THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 254,000 PEOPLE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY WITH 86 SUICIDES. BUT THOSE WEREN'T JUST 86 LIVES THAT WERE IMPACTED BECAUSE THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF WHAT GOES OUT FROM THERE, THE FAMILIES THAT ARE IMPACTED, THE CHILDREN THAT ARE IMPACTED, THE WORK THAT IS IMPACTED. IT COULD BE YOUR CO WORKERS. IT COULD BE COMMUNITIES OF FAITH. IT HAS A FAR REACHING EFFECT OF WHAT IT PUTS ON AS A STRUGGLE FOR OTHER PEOPLE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE MENTIONED TO CLIENTS THAT I'VE WORKED WITH BECAUSE THEY SOMETIMES HAVE SAID, [00:10:01] MAYBE THEY'RE JUST BETTER OFF IF I'M NOT HERE. I CAN HONESTLY TELL THEM FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, YOU WILL LEAVE US WITH A DEATH THAT CAN NEVER BE RECONCILED. PLEASE GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RESOURCES OUT THERE. POLARA HEALTH IS ONE. ALSO, SPECTRUM HEALTHCARE IS ANOTHER RESOURCE WHICH I CAN GIVE THE CONTACT INFORMATION ON. THERE'S ALSO THE ARIZONA COMPLETE HOPE LINE, AND THEN THE 988 CRISIS LINE. ONE OF THE THINGS REALLY QUICKLY ON THE 988 CRISIS LINE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE RESOLVED THIS AS OF YET. WHEN IT COMES TO THE 988 CRISIS LINE, WHEN SOMEBODY IS ROUTED TO SERVICES, THEY ROUTE THEM TO SERVICES BASED UPON WHERE THEIR AREA CODE IS FROM. NOW THAT WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HOLD ONTO THEIR NUMBERS, EVEN THOUGH THEY TRANSFER AND MOVE TO ANOTHER AREA. THEY MAY BE IN OUR AREA, BUT IT'S ROUTING IT TO SOMEBODY IF THEY HAVE AN OHIO NUMBER, THEY'RE ROUTING THEM TO OHIO SERVICES. THERE'S WORK BEING DONE TO TRY TO CHANGE THAT, BUT JUST WANT TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF IT, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY 911 IS ALWAYS AN OPTION. ANOTHER SOLUTION OF WHAT WE ALSO LOOK AT IS WE ARE NOW GOING INTO OUR 10TH YEAR OF THE OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK. WHICH TYPICALLY IS IN SEPTEMBER, BECAUSE THIS BEING NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH. THIS YEAR, WE ARE DOING IT IN OCTOBER. IT'S OCTOBER 11 AT GRANITE CREEK PARK. I MC IT LAST YEAR. I'LL BE MCING IT AGAIN THIS YEAR. IT'S GREAT TO GET PEOPLE TOGETHER IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE STRUGGLING THAT CAN HEAR THE STORIES OF OTHER PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT SUFFERING ALONE, THAT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE THAT UNDERSTAND AND THAT CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT, AND PROVIDE INSIGHT. I'M VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE THINGS AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY. BECAUSE ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS IS SHINING THE LIGHT ON IT AND NOT KEEPING IT IN THE DARK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I WILL SAY THAT YOUR PROACTIVENESS IN THIS IS JUST SO APPRECIATIVE. I THINK IT'S SHOWS TO ALL OF US THAT ARE HERE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY BOARDS, SO MANY ORGANIZATIONS, IN SO MANY WAYS THAT WE COULD PERSONALLY GET INVOLVED, JUST ANY TIME POSSIBLE THAT YOU CAN GIVE TO HELP PEOPLE THAT FEEL THERE IS NO HOPE THAT THEY'RE LOST. WE ALL STRUGGLE. ALL OF US. WE HAVE OUR TRIALS, OUR TRIBULATIONS, AND I CAN TELL YOU JUST PERSONALLY MANY TIMES IN MY LIFE. I HAVE SEEKED OUT FOR HELP, WHETHER IT WAS FOR MY SONS, GRANDCHILDREN, ME PERSONALLY. BUT THERE IS HELP. YOU NEED TO LOOK AND REACH OUT. WE ARE HERE FOR YOU. I'LL ASK ANY OF MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING. EACH WEEK, THE SUPERVISORS GET A REPORT FROM YCSO. IT DISTURBED ME DURING MY TIME HERE ON THE BOARD TO SEE, RARELY, DO WE HAVE A REPORT THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE SUICIDES? IF YOU ALL HAVE NOTICED THAT. I REACHED OUT TO SPECIFICALLY HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION OCCUR TO DRAW ATTENTION TO IT. COINCIDENTALLY, IT WAS SEPTEMBER, AND THEN I HAD ANOTHER PRETTY TRAUMATIC SITUATION IN THAT AS YOU SAY, MEN ARE THE MOST PRONE TO HAVE A GUNSHOT WOUND FOR SUICIDE. MY SON'S NEIGHBOR, 17-YEAR-OLD BOY, JUST ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, WALKED TO THE BACK OF MY SON'S PROPERTY AND SHOT HIMSELF. I'M STILL TRYING TO RECONCILE THAT. I KNEW THE BOY. HE WAS A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MY SON, AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER, 17-YEARS-OLD, COULDN'T GET OVER SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD THINK IS COMMON. HIS PARENTS WERE GETTING A DIVORCE, AND YET THERE WAS NO WAY OUT FOR HIM. IT STILL BOTHERS ME TODAY THAT SUCH A YOUNG LIFE FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SO COMMON, BUT HE STRUGGLED WITH THAT AND COULDN'T GET PAST IT. SUCH A LIFE LOST. THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. >> SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF WHAT THAT HAS. IT'S ALSO THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THAT SEEKING HELP AS WELL. HOW DO I PROCESS THIS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE? BUT TO THE INDIVIDUAL IN THAT MOMENT FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT REASONS. IT COULD BE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, IT COULD BE SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES. THESE EVENTS ARE TYPICALLY TIPPING POINTS OF SOMETHING. THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT WERE STACKING UP ALONG THE WAY WHERE [00:15:02] THE INDIVIDUAL COULD HAVE RECEIVED HELP THAT COULD HAVE INTERVENED ON THAT TRAJECTORY, BUT IT'S ALMOST EXPOSURE THERAPY. THE MORE MORE YOU GET EXPOSED TO SOMETHING, THE MORE AND MORE YOU GET COMFORTABLE WITH IT. WE CAN EXPOSE OURSELVES TO THE IDEA OF MAYBE THAT IS THE SOLUTION FOR ME, AND WE CAN WAY OVER SIMPLIFY BY JUST SIMPLY SAYING IT WAS A SELFISH ACT. PEOPLE GET THEMSELVES INTO OVERWHELMED FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT REASONS. I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. BY THE WAY, IF I COULD REALLY QUICKLY, HERE IS A KEY POINT IS JUST SIMPLY BEING THERE FOR SOMEONE, AND THEM KNOWING THAT MAKES A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE THEIR DOCTOR. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE THEIR THERAPIST, YOU DON'T NEED TO BE THEIR PSYCHIATRIST. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE THEIR PASTOR. YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS. THE STUDIES AROUND JUST KNOWING YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THERE THAT CARES THAT WILL JUST SIMPLY SIT WITH YOU MAKES A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE. WE ALL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING ABLE TO HELP. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR JENKINS FOR REQUESTING THIS AND THANK YOU, DOUG. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE'S NOT A PERSON THAT THAT RIPPLE EFFECT DOESN'T IMPACT. AND SO BECAUSE IT'S AN UNCOMFORTABLE ISSUE, IT'S ONE THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE TIME. IMPORTANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND REALIZE EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT WHO IN THEIR LIFE, THEY MIGHT NEED TO BE THERE FOR. THANK YOU AGAIN. >> THANK YOU. >> THE ONE THING I DID HEAR FROM YOU, SUPERVISOR JENKINS, IS THE FACT THAT THIS PERSON DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT MIGHT BE COMMON LIFE PROBLEMS. I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A TOPIC TO THINK ABOUT. WHAT ARE COMMON LIFE PROBLEMS? AFTER YOU HAVE SO MANY OF THEM, IN YOUR LIFE, YOU'RE JUST, WELL, THERE'LL BE SOMETHING ELSE AFTER THIS. I'VE HEARD THAT MORE THAN ONCE. BUT NO MATTER WHAT THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS, IT'S NEW. THAT'S A CONVERSATION ALSO TO THINK ABOUT. I ABSOLUTELY SO APPRECIATE YOU SUPERVISOR JENKINS DOING THIS. I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. I DEFINITELY AM GOING TO LOOK INTO ANY MORE THAT I COULD DO PERSONALLY GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I'D MOVE TO APPROVE THIS PROCLAMATION. >> I SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE? >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYEE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> THE PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU AGAIN. I DO KNOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PICTURES, BUT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ANOTHER ITEM BECAUSE I AM. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. >> MARY. >> YES, SIR. >> I LIKE TO TAKE THE PHOTO NOW. I THINK THAT WOULD BE. >> YOU WANT TO DO IT? THEN THAT'S FINE. WE'LL DO IT NOW. [NOISE] >> [INAUDIBLE] >> GOOD MORNING, MR. THOMPSON. >> WELL, GOOD MORNING, CHAIR. >> NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY. >> GOOD TO BE HERE. >> WELL, WE WILL MOVE ON. I TAKE IT. YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ITEM NUMBER ONE ON PRESENTATIONS. [ PRESENTATIONS] >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> FLOOR IS YOURS. >> THANK YOU. AGAIN, GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MAURI THOMPSON, COUNTY MANAGER. WE WANT TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS HERE THIS MORNING TO RECOGNIZE [00:20:01] SOMEONE FOR THEIR LONGSTANDING TENURE HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. DENNIS MCGRAIN HAS SERVED AS OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY SINCE DECEMBER 31, 2022 UPON THE RETIREMENT OF SHEILA POLK. DENNIS HAS OVER 30 YEARS OF LEGAL EXPERIENCE IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE YAVAPAI COUNTY ATTORNEY. BEFORE THAT, DENNIS SERVED AS THE CHIEF DEPUTY YAVAPAI COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR 22 YEARS, IN ADDITION TO OVER FIVE YEARS AS A DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY. IN 2023, DENNIS RECEIVED THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE ARIZONA PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS ADVISORY COUNSEL FOR HIS EXEMPLARY CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE. HE WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED AS THE ARIZONA APPELLATE PROSECUTOR OF THE YEAR IN 2017, AND VERY IMPORTANTLY, SERVES HIS COMMUNITY AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN THE ARIZONA NATIONAL GUARD. AGAIN, THIS MORNING, WE WANT TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO RECOGNIZE OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE AND MANY MORE TO COME. SO, DENNIS, WATCH YOUR HEAD THERE. [LAUGHTER] CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. >> SURE. >> THANK YOU. >> WELCOME, DENNIS. >> HOW YOU GUYS DOING THIS MORNING, SORRY I'M LATE. >> NO, IT'S RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SAY JUST A QUICK THANK YOU TO THE BOARD AND THE BOARD'S PAST THAT I'VE DEALT WITH. IT'S BEEN AN EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY WIFE WHO'S MADE A FINANCIAL SACRIFICE SO I COULD SERVE IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND BE A MUCH HAPPIER MAN. MY FAMILY FOR MAKING THAT SACRIFICE. TO MY TEAM THAT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS, ESPECIALLY THE TEAM THAT IS SERVING NOW BECAUSE THEY MAKE ME LOOK GOOD, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD JUST CONCLUDE WITH I'M GOING TO GIVE TIM WATER ANDERS FROM THE COURIER CREDIT, ONE OF HIS PARTING SHOTS AT THE VERY END. YOU HAVE TO GET TO THE END OF IT. HE PUT SOME COMMENTS IN THERE. THIS ONE STUCK WITH ME. I TOOK A SCREENSHOT. THERE IS NO GREATER CHALLENGE, AND THERE IS NO GREATER HONOR THAN TO BE IN PUBLIC SERVICE. I TRULY FEEL THAT WAY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THERE IS NO GREATER HONOR. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS A FINANCE PRESENTATION OF THE COUNTY BUDGET TO ACTUAL REVENUE, EXPENDITURES, FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE PERIOD ENDING ON JUNE, 2025. GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. >> NICE TO SEE YOU. >> NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO. >> GREAT. DO YOU HAVE A GOOD FLIGHT IN AND ALL? >> I DID. YES. IT WAS A NICE FLIGHT. NICE TO BE BACK. I'M STILL GETTING ADJUSTED TO THIS ARIZONA WEATHER. >> THAT'S RIGHT. NO WORRIES. GREAT. WE'LL CARRY ON. >> LET ME JUST OPEN UP THE POWERPOINT. I CAN. MAKE SURE I'M IN THE RIGHT PLACE. AMANDA, CAN YOU TAKE CONTROL AND DO IT FOR ME OR. HOURS THAT BE. >> TYLER, SIR. >> THANK YOU, TYLER. WE HAVE THE MOST RECENT ONE IS 1013. THE OTHER ONE. THANK YOU. PERFECT. THANK YOU, TYLER. REALLY EXCITED TO BE BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY. AS YOU KNOW, PART OF ONE OF THE CHANGES ABOUT TWO QUARTERS AGO, WAS UPDATING THE BOARD ON A QUARTERLY BASIS ON THE FISCAL POSITION OF THE COUNTY. THE BOARD SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A REPORT FOR QUARTER OR REALLY THE LAST PART OF 2024 FOR THIS LAST YEAR. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING OVER TODAY IS A VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE GENERAL FUND AND ALSO THE ARPA PROJECTS BEING ARPA HAS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF OUR EXPENDITURE SIDE, ALSO IMPACTING OUR REVENUE THIS LAST YEAR, AND AFTERWARDS, THERE'LL BE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. CONNIE'S UP HERE AS WELL, IF WE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. SHE'S BEEN REALLY INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE CORRECT INFORMATION PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND THE DEPTH OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE, INCLUDING DEBT AND SOME OF THE OTHER SUMMARY SCHEDULES IN THE REPORT. >> WELL, GOOD MORNING, CONNIE AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THANK YOU. >> FOR THE GENERAL FUND, OVERALL, ON THE REVENUE SIDE, [00:25:03] I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD TO COMPARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FY 25 AND FY 24, AND YOU'LL SEE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO YEARS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE COLLECTED, WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT A JUST A LITTLE UNDER $18 MILLION. THEN THE TWO AREAS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED, SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE CHARTS IN THERE, THE MAJOR AREAS OF REVENUE COLLECTION, PROPERTY TAXES AND SALES TAXES CONTINUE TO BE THE DRIVING REVENUE SOURCES THAT ALLOW US THE GENERAL FUND WE HAVE TODAY. BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, IN 25, YOU'LL SEE TRANSFERS IN IN THERE AT 7.8%, WHICH IS VERY SIGNIFICANT, YOU WON'T SEE IT IN 24 BECAUSE TRANSFERS IN ARE 0 AND 24. JUST GIVEN OVER, WHAT TRANSFERS IN MEANS IS ANOTHER FUND IS TRANSFERRING MONEY INTO THE GENERAL FUNDS. IT USUALLY DOESN'T HAPPEN THAT WAY. MONEY USUALLY GOES OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND TO OTHER FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT OTHER PROJECTS AT THE COUNTY. THEN THE OTHER PIECE IS INVESTMENT EARNINGS. WANT TO CALL THIS OUT. I MEAN, IT'S A SHARED PIECE ON ONE, HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE HAVE IN THE BANK, ARE WE HOLDING ONTO, AND ALSO THE TREASURER AS WELL AS HOW THEY'RE MANAGING THOSE DOLLARS. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF ARPA DOLLARS WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST YEAR, PLUS THE RETURNS ON THOSE DOLLARS, IT'S A LITTLE OVER 5 MILLION. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR FY 25 REVENUE. NOW, PARSING A LITTLE BIT SALES TAX, SALES TAX WOULD BE THE SECOND LARGEST COMPONENT AFTER OUR PROPERTY TAX IS COLLECTED. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE GRAPH THERE, WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE YAVAPAI COUNTY TO RECEIVE INCREASES YEAR OVER YEAR IN SALES TAXES. HOWEVER, THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THAT PERCENTAGE INCREASE HAS BEEN DWINDLING. THIS AND 2025, THE PERCENT INCREASE OF 2.7% IS THE LOWEST YEAR OVER YEAR INCREASE THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THIS SINCE PRE-2016. JUST BRINGING THAT TO THE BOARD, AS WE TALKED ABOUT DURING THE BUDGET, THIS IS AN ERROR WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT BECAUSE IF THOSE SALES TAXES STAY AT THAT LEVEL OR EVEN GO LOWER YEAR OVER YEAR INCREASES, IT MEANS WE HAVE LESS DOLLARS AVAILABLE. ANOTHER COMPONENT WE HAVE IN THERE WOULD BE OUR EXCISE TAXES. EXCISE TAX A DIFFERENCE IN THE SALES TAX, AND I SHOULD HAVE SAID STATE SHARED SALES TAX. THAT'S MADE UP OF THE ENTIRE STATE OF ARIZONA POOLS THEIR SALES TAX. THEN THE COUNTY GETS A PORTION OF THAT, AND THEN ALL COUNTIES GET A PORTION OF THAT BASED ON A FORMULARY SET BY THE STATE. THEN AFTER YAVAPAI COUNTY GETS THEIR APPORTIONMENT. THIS WOULD BE EXCISE TAX WOULD BE THE MOST CLOSEST RELATED TO OUR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY HERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, AND IN 2025, OUR CHANGE YEAR OVER YEAR WAS AT 0.43%. LESS THAN 1% INCREASE, SO THAT IS A VERY FLAT RATE. PRIMARILY COMPRISED IN THREE AREAS. RETAILS ARE STRONGEST COMPONENT OF THAT LOCALLY. ON OUR RETAIL SIDE, WAS JUST OVER 1.1%. WE ARE SEEING ONCE AGAIN, SOMEWHAT OF THE FLATTENING ON THE RETAIL SPENDING IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. SECONDLY, IT'S CONSTRUCTION, AND CONSTRUCTION IS ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL REASONS WHY THIS IS ALSO 10 OR IT'S STILL FLAT, BUT GOING DOWN, -6.8%. THAT MEANS THE SPENDING THAT'S ALLOCATED TO CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY IN YAVAPAI COUNTY DECLINED YEAR OVER YEAR, AND THEN RESTAURANT AND BARS AT 0.6%. THE THREE OF THOSE ARE THE LARGEST CATEGORIES. JUST WANT TO BRING THIS TO THE BOARD AT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON. ONCE AGAIN, WE DISCUSSED DURING THE BUDGET, BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT 7% OF THE GENERAL FUND. >> DOES THIS INCLUDE THE WAY FARE DECISION? >> WHICH ONE, I'M SORRY? >> DOES THIS INCLUDE THE WAY FARE DECISION WITH THE ONLINE SALES? >> YES, SORRY. I USED TO SELL SUN GLASSES. WHEN YOU SAID WAY FARES, I WAS GOING TO SAY RAY BANS COMING TO YAVAPAI COUNTY. BUT YES. AS YOU MENTIONED, I DON'T HAVE THE DATA, THE EXACT NUMBERS IN HERE, BUT I BELIEVE ONLINE SALES WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND SAY 12-16% INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR. WE ARE SEEING A DECLINE IN DIRECT RETAIL SALES IN SAY, BOX STORE OR IN A DIRECT LOCATION. ON THE ONLINE SALES, THAT IS VERY POSITIVE FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY. THEN THE THIRD COMPONENT WANTED TO DRAW OUT TODAY, IS THIS AREA OF TRANSFERS IN TRANSFERS IN. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, 2024. THAT'S NOT A BAD THING. THAT'S JUST STANDARD. THE GENERAL FUND DOES NOT RECEIVE ALLOCATIONS IN. BUT JUST MAKING THE BOARD AWARE OF THIS LAST YEAR, ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE CAPTURED IS THE LOCAL ASSISTANCE AND TRIBAL CONSISTENCY FUNDING OR LTCF, WHICH IS WE COMMONLY USE ACRONYM, ONE OF MANY HERE AT THE COUNTY. WE RECEDED $10.8 MILLION OF THAT. THEN THE OTHER PIECE WOULD BE WE PARTITIONED OUT THE ARPA INTEREST EARNINGS. [00:30:01] THIS WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THE STANDARD INTEREST EARNINGS WE CAME IN HERE? THIS WOULD COME IN AS A TRANSFER INTO THE COUNTY. LOOKING AT THE OTHER SIDE OF IT NOW. THIS IS THE EXPENDITURE. WE DID SEE AN INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES YEAR OVER YEAR, WHICH NATURALLY HAPPENED WITH INCREASES OF SALARIES, OTHER INFLATIONARY ASPECTS WE HAVE TO THE BUDGET. THE NET DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. WE ARE POSITIVE OF ABOUT 10.5 MILLION. THAT'S A GREAT POSITION TO BE IN THAT MEANS WE ADDED ADDITIONAL MONEY TO OUR FUND BALANCE THERE. THE TWO AREAS I WANTED TO CALL OUT IS ONE ON THE SALARY SIDE, WHICH WE'LL LOOK TO IN A MINUTE. A DECREASE IN THE SALARIES YEAR OVER YEAR. IT'S NOT REFLECTIVE NECESSARILY OF THAT WE HAD LESS SALARY COSTS, BUT HOW ARPA PLAYED INTO THAT, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE. THEN THE OTHER SIDE, THIS IS THE TRANSFERS OUT. TRANSFERS OUT THE 18.45%. THIS IS THE MONEY LEAVING. WHERE WE TALKED PREVIOUSLY, TRANSFERS IN IS MONEY COMING IN, TRANSFERS OUT MEANS MONEY GOING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT OTHER SERVICES AND OTHER FUNDS IN THE COUNTY. IN THE GENERAL FUND, THERE'S THIS ALL THE STANDARD ALLOWANCE THAT WAS ALLOWED FOR ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT WANTED TO USE APPORTIONMENT OF THEIR ARPA FOR ALMOST LIKE A GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSE. THERE WAS CERTAIN RULES ON HOW IT WAS SPENT, BUT IT WAS GIVEN TO THE DISCRETION OF THE JURISDICTION OF HOW THEY SPEND THAT. IN YAVAPAI COUNTY, LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE ALLOCATED TO THAT AROUND $1.7 MILLION THAT HELPED MOVE FORWARD PROJECTS. THIS YEAR, A GOOD AMOUNT OF THAT WAS OFFSETTING PERSONNEL, AND THEN ALSO A COUPLE OF MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS. WHAT, IN ESSENCE, THAT DID IS THAT DECREASED THE TOTAL DOLLARS WE SPENT ON PERSONNEL. THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE THAT DIFFERENTIAL PERSONNEL YEAR OVER YEAR. I WANT TO MAKE SURE AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT YOU DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS ACTUALLY A A VERY HIGH VACANCY RATE. IT WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE ARPA EFFECT. JUST TO REMIND THE BOARD, ARPA IS DOLLARS THAT WE HAD OVER THREE YEARS. WE'RE REALLY AT THE TAIL END OF ARPA. WE NEED TO SPEND ALL DOLLARS BY DECEMBER 31 OF 2026. >> AND THEN ON THE TRANSFERS OUTSIDE OF IT. YOU'LL SEE THE TRANSFERS OUT IN 2024 IS ABOUT 23.7 MILLION IN 2025, 32.1 MILLION. SO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE THERE. AT THE JAIL DISTRICT WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ONGOING COMPONENTS OF THAT. THERE WAS AN INCREASE ABOUT 800,000 OF TRANSFERRING YEAR OVER YEAR. SO THIS WILL BE THERE'S A STATUTORY FORMULA THAT REQUIRES US TO DO A MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT AND SO THOSE NUMBERS STAYED RELATIVELY CLOSE. IT'S BASED ON AN INFLATIONARY FACTOR AND SO THOSE NUMBERS WERE RELATIVELY THE SAME AT THE ROUNDING LEVEL YEAR OVER YEAR. THE ABOVE BASE WAS NEEDED TO COVER ANYTHING THAT THE JAIL DISTRICT DOES NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO COVER THEMSELVES. AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE, THIS DEBT PAYMENT, JUST A REMINDER TO THE BOARD THAT CAME BEFORE THE BOARD A NUMBER OF MONTHS BACK, IS THAT WE PAID OFF A COMPONENT OF OUR DEBT YEAR EARLY. I WANT TO SAY ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF EARLY? >> YES. >> SO GETTING AHEAD OF THAT, WE SAVED ON THE INTEREST AS WELL AS OPENING UP OUR DEBT SERVICE PROVISIONS. SO IT'S ONE OF OUR STRATEGIES AS WE'RE PREPARING FOR HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME OF OUR LARGER PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. THIS LEAVES REALLY ONLY ONE MORE INSTRUMENT OF DEBT LEFT ON THE JAIL DISTRICT. ON THE GENERAL FUND, WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY DEBT OUT, AND THAT'S SO YOU'LL SEE THE INCREASE OF 5.5 MILLION. THE CAPITAL RESERVE. THERE'S A LITTLE STAR NEXT TO IT. SO LATER IN TODAY'S, ONE OF THE ITEMS BEFORE THE BOARD, THE AGENDA ITEMS ACTUALLY HAS US MOVING A COMPONENT OF OUR CAPITAL RESERVE BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND. SO THE CAPITAL RESERVE, WE WOULD TYPICALLY LAST TWO YEARS MOVE OVER $5 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND INTO THE CAPITAL RESERVE. BUT BEING THE CAPITAL RESERVE IS IN SUCH A STRONG POSITION, THE RECOMMENDATION BEFORE THE BOARD TODAY IS TO MOVE BACK 3.9 MILLION SO THAT THE CAPITAL RESERVE WILL STILL BE NEARLY AT THE TOP OF THE LIMIT THAT POLICY STATES THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THERE. AND SO THIS NUMBER WILL DEPENDING AT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION, COULD BE REDUCED, I WOULD STILL LEAVE THE OVERALL ACTUALLY INCREASE THE FUND BALANCE YEAR OVER YEAR. SO I JUST WANTED TO CALL OUT SLIGHTLY AND THEN LASTLY, THE RPA SIDE OF IT. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, OUR 2.6 MILLION. THIS IS ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD FOR PROJECTS THIS NEXT YEAR, SO WE'RE RECEDING THOSE DOLLARS AND BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE UTILIZING FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH REMODEL, BLACK CANYON CITY TRAILHEAD, AND THEN THE BOARD ROOM REMODEL. SO THAT'S WHAT'S COMPRISED WITHIN THAT 2.6 MILLION THERE AND THEN AT THE OVERVIEW, [00:35:02] SO WHAT THIS MEANS TO THE FUND BALANCE POSITION OVERALL. AND JUST A REMINDER THE BOARD, THIS IS FUND BALANCE. THIS IS SEPARATE FROM OUR RESERVE. SO WE HAVE WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT A $40 MILLION RESERVE SET ASIDE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THAT WOULD MEAN OUR FUND BALANCE WOULD BE AT $93.1 MILLION. AND SO WITH THIS YEAR, EVEN WITH THAT STRONG PICKUP, WE WERE ABLE TO PAY OFF THE DEBT AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, WE WERE ABLE TO ALSO CATCH UP ON SOME OF OUR FLEET PURCHASES. THIS WAS A CONTINGENCY ITEM BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD THIS LAST YEAR, AS WELL AS PAY SOME OF OUR TITLE 36 EXPENSES THROUGH CONTINGENCIES. SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ITEMS WE WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS LAST YEAR THROUGH CONTINGENCY ITEMS, IN ADDITION TO HAVING A $93.1 MILLION EXPECTED FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR. MIND YOU, I'M GOING TO PUT CALLED THE NOTE 2 AS THESE FIGURES ARE PRE AUDIT, SO WE TYPICALLY WILL NOT CLOSE OUT 2024 FOR A NUMBER OF COUPLE OF MONTHS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT ADJUSTING ENTRIES, BUT IT SHOULD BE WITHIN THAT BALLPARK UNLESS THERE'S A MAJOR CHANGE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE. AND LASTLY, WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW ON ARPA. SO YAVAPAI COUNTY WAS ALLOCATED DIRECT ALLOCATIONS OF $45.7 MILLION FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS. THOSE WERE ALLOCATED TO BROADBAND WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES, COMMUNITY HEALTH, AND THEN GENERAL SERVICES, YEAR TO DATE, AT THE END OF 25, WE SPENT $2.5 MILLION ON BROADBAND, WATER AND SEWER, 4.8 MILLION FACILITIES AND OTHER PROJECTS, 5.4 MILLION. COMMUNITY HEALTH ABOUT 700,000. AND THEN GENERAL SERVICES. THIS GETS INTO THE ARPA STANDARD. ALLOWANCE 10 MILLION. SO WE STILL HAVE ABOUT $22.3 MILLION SET FOR SPENDING IN THIS NEXT YEAR, AND INTO THE NEXT HALF OF THE FY 27. AND WITH THAT, WE'D BE GLAD TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL REACH OUT TO THE SUPERVISORS. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. ANY QUESTIONS? >> YES. ON ARPA. I'M NOT SURE IF I KNOW THAT I'VE ASKED IF YOU COULD SOMEONE PROVIDE WHERE THE 22.3 MILLION IS APPROPRIATED OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF? IF YOU HAVE A LIST BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND IT'S BEEN APPROPRIATED. IT'S NOT SITTING THERE WAITING. IT'S WAITING TO BE SPENT, BUT IT'S ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED, I SHOULD SAY. IF I CORRECT? AND ON THE 23.3 THAT HAS BEEN SPENT, DO YOU HAVE A LIST OF HOW THAT WAS SPENT. I KNOW YOU SUMMARIZED IT, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS. TRYING TO PLAY CATCH UP HERE. >> NO, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, SUPERVISOR JENKINS, I'D RECOMMEND THAT WE SEND A LIST, A DETAILED LIST OF THE PROJECTS LATER ON THIS WEEK TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT. AND THEN TO SPEAK TO THE OTHER PIECE, WE DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION THANKS TO OUR WONDERFUL FINANCE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS THESE NUMBERS AT THE FINGERTIPS. BROADBAND PROJECTS, WE HAVE A LITTLE UNDER $15 MILLION LEFT IN THE BALANCE FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF THOSE PROJECTS. WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS ABOUT 3.7 MILLION. FACILITIES AND OTHER PROJECTS, 3.6. SO THAT WOULD BE THE TOTALITY OF THE 22 MILLION. AND WHAT WE'LL DO IS WHEN WE SEND THE UPDATE ON THE DETAILED PROJECTS, THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN MOVED FORWARD THAT ARE MADE UP PART OF THIS OR MAKE UP THIS 23 MILLION, WE'LL ALSO INCLUDE THE MAJOR CATEGORIES, SO YOU HAVE THAT AS WELL. IS BROADBAND STAYING UP WITH THAT TIMELINE? GRAY. I KNOW THEY'RE OUT THERE LAYING IT DOWN. ARE THEY STAYING UP WITH THE TIMELINE AND GETTING IT COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 26TH? >> YES. THE PROJECTS ARE ON TARGET. I THINK THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW ARE SUPPLYING THE FINANCIAL DATA FOR US TO REIMBURSE THOSE FUNDS. WE HAVE STARTED REIMBURSING FOR WCO, I BELIEVE, LAST WEEK, THEY RECEIVED A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION OF THE BROADBAND FUNDS THAT AREN'T SHOWING UP ON THIS REPORT. AND SO THEY ARE ADVANCING. IT'S JUST TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GET THE FINANCIAL DATA. >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM NO. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE ARE OKAY WITH THAT. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> CHAIR, IF I MAY, JUST REMIND THE BOARD THAT ATTACHED TO THIS AGENDA MATERIAL WAS ALSO THE UPDATE ON THE AUDIT PROGRESS. SO, I WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK SUPERVISOR JENKINS FOR ASKING FOR THAT. THAT WAS A GOOD ADDITION, SO THAT MATERIAL IS PROVIDED AS WELL. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. THOMPSON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT REPORT. APPRECIATE IT. A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION IN THERE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON NOW TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. [ CONSENT AGENDA (Routine items that may all be approved by one motion.) ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WERE APPROVED BY A 4 TO 0 VOTE. SUPERVISOR JENKINS ABSTAINED. ] THESE ARE ROUTINE ITEMS THAT MAY ALL BE APPROVED BY ONE MOTION. [00:40:04] I DO UNDERSTAND TODAY THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ITEMS BEING PULLED, BUT SUPERVISOR JENKINS. >> YES, I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT TO THE BOARD THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ABSTAIN FROM THE MINUTES. I DID NOT ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS. AND BEFORE THE ATTORNEY JUMPS IN, I KNOW THAT I CAN VOTE ON THEM, BUT I CHOSE TO SPEND TIME ON OTHER AGENDA ITEMS RATHER THAN REVIEWING THOSE MEETINGS. SO I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE MINUTES WITH THE BOARD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. SO WITH THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> YOU HAVE A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND I HAVE A SECOND. WOULD YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE? >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> I WITH PREVIOUSLY STATED MY POSITION ON THE MINUTES. THANK YOU. >> SUPERVISOR KONKEIL? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> CONSENT ITEMS ONE THROUGH 23 HAVE BEEN UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SUPERVISOR JENKINS ABSTAINING FROM THE MINUTES. >> MAY I REACH TO MARTY BRENNAN? CORRECT ME, PLEASE. SHE ABSTAINED. IS IT UNANIMOUS? WOULD IT BE FOUR. IT'S NOT. >> IT'S ACTUALLY 4,0 WITH ONE ABSTENTION. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> THANK YOU. I NEED THE RECORD. WE'LL NEED THE RECORD TO BE STRAIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ACTION NOW. [1. Board of Supervisors - Approve the Yavapai County Strategic Plan.] ITEM NUMBER 1, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO APPROVE THE YAPPI COUNTY STRATEGIC PLAN. I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT'S THE FIRST EVER STRATEGIC PLAN. I MEMORIZED THAT. [LAUGHTER] IT'S NEVER GOING TO LEAVE MY BRAIN. >> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. >> CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M TYLER GOODMAN, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER. HAPPY TO WALK THROUGH THIS DOCUMENT WITH YOU. I WANT TO DO IT AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. I DID WANT TO GIVE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND FOR MAYBE THE AUDIENCE OR FOLKS WATCHING WHO MAY NOT KNOW. THE BOARD MET LAST MONTH IN AUGUST FOR TWO DAYS TO CREATE A STRATEGIC PLAN AND UNDER THAT, THERE'S FIVE STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREAS. UNDER THOSE, IN TOTAL, THERE'S 12 GOALS. SO THE BOARD AT THAT TIME IN AUGUST, HAD CONSENSUS ON WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THE LANGUAGE HERE, AND, OF COURSE, YOU CAN MAKE TWEAKS AND EDITS AS WE GO ALONG. WE LOVE THAT FEEDBACK, BUT WE ARE LOOKING FOR CONSENSUS TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD. AND JUST TO CLARIFY A LITTLE BIT, THE NEXT STEPS INCLUDE BRINGING THIS DOCUMENT AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD TODAY TO IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING, WHICH IS WHERE STAFF WILL ENGAGE WITH THOSE SAME FACILITATORS THAT YOU MET WITH IN AUGUST TO CREATE THE DETAILS. SO THE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS, THE STRATEGIES, THE REALLY IN THE WEEDS DETAILS OF HOW DO WE ACTUALLY ACHIEVE THE GOALS THE BOARD HAS SET. SO WITH YOUR CONSENSUS AND APPROVAL TODAY, WE'LL TAKE THIS DOCUMENT TO THOSE MEETINGS NEXT WEEK WITH STAFF AND THE FACILITATORS AND MAKE EVEN MORE PROGRESS. THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WILL BE THAT VERY DETAILED DOCUMENT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU, AND YOU'LL KNOW THE DETAILS OF HOW WE MOVE FORWARD AND HOW WE PROCEED WITH YOUR PLAN. ALSO, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY, I WANTED TO SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM TO EXPLAIN HOW WE SET THIS UP. IT CAN BE CONFUSING IF YOU'RE READING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE BOARD, AS YOU ALL SET THE GOALS, YOU LEFT THE YEARS BLANK PURPOSEFULLY SO THAT WE AS STAFF COULD GO BACK AND DISCUSS BUDGETS, STAFFING TIMELINES TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THESE. THAT'S PART OF YOUR APPROVAL TODAY. WE INCLUDED FISCAL YEARS. AS YOU JUST HEARD IN OUR BUDGET AND FINANCE UPDATE, WE RUN EVERYTHING ON FISCAL YEARS. SO WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO INCLUDE FISCAL YEARS IN THIS DOCUMENT. FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON OF FISCAL YEARS, MAY BE HARD TO UNDERSTAND, SO I WANTED TO SHOW HOW WE BROKE IT DOWN. WHEN WE SAY IN THE PLAN, WE WILL ACHIEVE A GOAL BY A CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR. WE ARE SAYING BY THE BEGINNING OF THAT FISCAL YEAR. OUR FISCAL YEARS RUN JULY 1 THROUGH JUNE 30TH. SO IF WE SAY FISCAL YEAR 2026, WE'RE IN THAT FISCAL YEAR RIGHT NOW, IT'S JULY 1 OF THIS YEAR, 2025 TO JUNE 30, 2026. I KNOW THAT CAN GET SQUARELY AS WE GO. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE PAUSE ME, AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. >> WE HAVE VICE CHAIR. >> YES. I JUST ON THAT TOPIC, I REALIZE THAT THIS IS A 1.5 PAGE PLAIN LANGUAGE DOCUMENT FOR THE PUBLIC WITH A HALF PAGE WORTH OF FOOTNOTES. SO, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BOARD IS. WILLING TO DO IN TERMS OF PUTTING THE ACTUAL DATES [00:45:01] ON WHEN WE'RE DOING THINGS FOR PLAIN LANGUAGE FOR THE PUBLIC. >> CHAIR, VICE CHAIR. I PERSONALLY AGREE, I THINK BECAUSE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT ENTITIES HAVE DIFFERENT STARTS TO THEIR FISCAL YEAR, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S OCTOBER 1ST, I WOULD PREFER TO JUST SAY JULY 1ST AND SPELL OUT THE MONTH, THE DAY AND THE YEAR. ALSO, I MEAN, I JUST THINK IT'S ACCOUNTABILITY IF YOU'RE IN SCHOOL AND YOU HAVE A DEADLINE, YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT IT AS FAR AS SEMESTERS OR YEARS. YOU THINK ABOUT THE DAY THAT YOUR HOMEWORK IS DUE. SO KEEPS US ALL ACCOUNTABLE. THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE. >> THANK YOU, TYLER. I JUST WANTED TO. >> ABSOLUTELY OPEN TO THAT FEEDBACK, AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ALSO FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IF THERE'S CONSENSUS ON THAT CHANGE. COULD YOU GO BACK UP TO THE TOP, THOUGH? >> YES. >> I THINK THAT THE ITEM NUMBER TWO, WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT BY FISCAL YEAR 2028. BUT THERE'S A LOT IN THAT, AND I THINK THAT, BECAUSE NUMBER ONE, YOU HAVE A, B, C AND D, I WOULD PUT THAT EVEN BEFORE A. I THINK WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON THAT THE RURAL AREAS, GET THEM UP TO SPEED, GET THEM AT LEAST TO TODAY. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THE REST OF THE BOARD FEELS ABOUT THAT, BUT I THINK BEFORE WE TACKLE THESE GIANT PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THERE, WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON THE RURAL AREAS AND GET THEM UP TO SPEED. >> AND TO SUPERVISOR KUKNYO'S POINT, I'M I REALIZE WE'RE GOING TO A DIFFERENT TOPIC, AND WE HAVEN'T HAD CONSENSUS ON THE OTHER TOPIC YET. BUT I'M WITH SUPERVISOR KUKNYO ON THAT. I BELIEVE THAT THE BOARD HAS CLEARLY SAID WE'RE FOCUSING ON RURAL AREAS, AND THAT THE A SHOULD PROBABLY BE, WELL ESTABLISHED RURAL SERVICE DELIVERY FACILITIES AND PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDINGS AS THE A. I BELIEVE IT IS WHAT SUPERVISOR KOOKS. >> AND WE HAVE TO DEFINE WHAT THAT IS AND WHAT THOSE PROJECTS ARE, WHICH I DON'T THINK WE'VE DONE, SO I JUST DON'T WANT THIS TO FALL TO THE SIDE OF, WE'RE GOING TO GET TO IT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONCENTRATE ON THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING OR THIS DRIVE BUILDING OR. >> CHAIR. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW THE REST OF THE BOARD FEELS, CHAIR. >> CAN I CLARIFY? I THINK YOU MEAN NUMBER ONE MOVE NUMBER 2 TO THE POSITION OF NUMBER 1 IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS. >> TWO TO A, AND WE HAVE AN, A THROUGH E. >> AND TWO FOLDS IN BECOMES A. >> THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. AND I CONCUR, I THINK THAT'S REFLECTIVE OF OUR CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD DURING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT. >> MAY I ASK A QUESTION. ARE YOU SUGGESTING TO ALSO CHANGE THE 2028 TO A SO AN EARLIER DATE THAN 2028? PLEASE CLARIFICATION. >> WELL, IT DEPENDS IF WE'RE MOVING OFF OF FISCAL YEARS OR THE ACTUAL DATE. SO IF IT WAS THE ACTUAL DATE, WHICH WE HAVEN'T HAD A CONSENSUS YET ON THE FIRST ONE. IF IT WAS THE ACTUAL DATE, THEN IT WOULD BE 2027, NOT FISCAL YEAR 2028. SO MAYBE WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THE RIGHT. >> I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO A ACTUAL DATE. I HAVE AN ACCOUNTING BACKGROUND, SO FISCAL YEAR MAKES SENSE TO ME, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE GENERAL PUBLIC DON'T DEAL IN FISCAL YEARS. THEY DEAL TYPICALLY IN A CALENDAR YEAR, SO WHATEVER THE MAJORITY AGREES ON IS FINE. >> SO THAT'S THREE. >> SO ASSUMING WE ARE MAKING THAT CHANGE, WHICH WE'RE HAPPY TO DO TO A PLAIN DATE THAT WOULD MAKE NUMBER 2 THERE BY JULY 1ST, 2027. >> THAT SOUND? >> YES. IN THE A POSITION? >> IN THE A POSITION. THOSE CHANGING IT IN TWO, BASICALLY, COMBINING ONE AND TWO, PLACING THE AL SERVICES AS A, AND THEN LISTING THE OTHER PROJECTS UNDERNEATH IT. BUT WE'RE STILL OKAY WITH BY JULY 1ST, 2027 FOR BOTH ALL SERVICES SIFFS ADMINISTRATION, AND THEN THE DIFFERENT YEARS GOING DOWN. DOES THAT SOUND GOOD? >> YES, FOR ME. BECAUSE I REALIZE YOU GOT TO DO THIS BECAUSE THIS IS BASICALLY A RUBIS CUBE OF PERSONNEL THAT WE GOT TO MOVE AROUND, SO YOU HAVE TO LAY IT OUT AND PLAN IT THIS WAY. BUT WHATEVER DATES WE WANT TO PUT ON IT IS FINE, BUT I THINK THE CONCENTRATION NEEDS TO BE ON ITEM NUMBER 2 RIGHT THERE TO START THE BALL ROLLING. IT NEEDS TO BE IDENTIFIED, AND I'D LOVE TO SEE A STUDY SESSION EXCLUSIVELY ON WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE IN OUR OUTLYING AREAS. >> YES. JUST AS A REMINDER,[NOISE] WE DO HAVE OCTOBER 1ST, WE'VE SCHEDULED THAT STUDY SESSION FOR THE ROYAL SERVICES STUDY AND THE DETAILS, [00:50:03] WHICH WILL BE VERY HELPFUL. ANY OTHER FEEDBACK ON NUMBERS 1 AND 2 THERE UNDER INFRASTRUCTURE? THE NUMBER 3, BY JULY 1ST, 2028, IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS, THE COUNTY WILL WORK TO IMPROVE THE COMMUTING EXPERIENCE FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE. DOES THAT LOOK GOOD AS STANDS? >> BUT I THINK THAT CAN ALSO START IMMEDIATELY. >> YES. IN YOUR POINT. >> WHICH IT HAS? >> YES, TO YOUR POINT SUPERVISOR, ALL OF THESE THINGS. AS WE DO THE IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING, YOU'LL SEE ALL OF THEM SHOULD START IMMEDIATELY. THEN WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK TO THE PROGRESS AND THE STEPS AND THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO SHOW YOU HOW WE ARE REACHING YOUR GOAL ULTIMATELY, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. >> CHAIR? >> YES. >> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IMPLEMENT. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A THREE DAY MEETING OR WHATEVER IT IS TO OUTLINE HOW YOU IMPLEMENT THESE PLANS. BUT THERE'S THE OTHER PIECE, AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT DURING THOSE THREE DAYS, YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW YOU MEASURE SUCCESS, AND THE REPORTING AS WELL WILL BE PART OF YOUR THREE DAY, BECAUSE THAT'S THE FINAL COMPONENT TO A STRATEGIC PLAN. IS MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING? >> THAT'S CORRECT. YES, SO WE DO WANT TO CREATE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS FOR EACH OF THE GOALS AND THEN DISCUSS. BRINGING THOSE TO THE BOARD, WHETHER IT'S QUARTERLY, IT'S REALLY UP TO YOUR PREFERENCE. HOW OFTEN WE COME TO YOU TO UPDATE. I ALSO ENVISION, WE HAVEN'T STRATEGIZED ON THIS, BUT HAVING A PUBLIC FACING DASHBOARD, SO TO SPEAK, TO SHOW WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS, AND THIS IS WHERE WE ARE ON ALL OF THESE GOALS. >> CHAIR. IF I MAY ADD TO THAT POINT VERY QUICKLY, THAT WAS PART OF THE RATIONALE FOR CHOOSING THE VENDOR WE DID MANAGING RESULTS BECAUSE WE WERE SO IMPRESSED WITH THEIR SYSTEM, MAKING SURE THEY'VE GOT THOSE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND MEASUREMENTS TIED TO THE PLAN. YES. >> WELL, I'M GOOD, JUST AS LONG AS WE GET IT DONE. >> YES. THAT'S JUST WHERE I'M AT. >> BUT LANGUAGE. >> GET IT DONE. >> EXCUSE ME. MADAM CHAIR. >> YES. GO AHEAD. >> LANGUAGE MATTERS, THOUGH. LOOK AT NUMBER 3. BY FISCAL YEAR 2029 AND COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS, THE COUNTY WILL WORK TO IMPROVE THAT I THINK THE COUNTY WILL CONFIRM THAT WE ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCES. NOT THAT WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING BY FISCAL YEAR 2029. >> YOU COULD JUST TAKE OUT THE WORDS WORK TO. THE COUNTY WILL IMPROVE THE COMMUTING EXPERIENCE. THAT'S GOT A LITTLE MORE RIGOR IN IT. >> YEAH, I CONCUR. BECAUSE PARTNERSHIPS, I THINK ARE GOING TO BE HUGE FOR THIS COUNTY IN BRINGING EVERYBODY TOGETHER, WHICH IS ONE OF MY MAIN GOALS, AND I THINK I'VE HEARD THAT FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL. >> IF THERE'S CONSENSUS AROUND THAT, I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THAT CHANGE AS WELL. WE'LL REMOVE THE WORDS WORK TOO, SO IT WILL IMPROVE THE COMMUTING EXPERIENCE. GREAT. IF WE'RE READY, WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE WATER AND OPEN SPACE. NUMBER 1, THE COUNTY WILL WORK WITH A GROUP OF KEY PARTNERS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES AND GOALS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT WATER RESOURCES AND OPEN SPACE BY JULY 1ST, 2026. SOUND GOOD. NUMBER 2 IS BY JULY 1ST, 2027, THE COMMUNITY WILL EXPERIENCE THE COMPLETION OF A PLAN FOR OPEN SPACE. >> LOOKS GOOD. >> MOVING ALONG, HOUSING AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OH, I'M SORRY, PUBLIC SAFETY. SKIPPED RIGHT OVER THAT. PUBLIC SAFETY. BY JULY ST, 2027, THROUGH COOPERATION WITH OUR MUNICIPAL PARTNERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, THE COUNTY WILL WORK TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL APPROACH TO 911 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. >> ABSOLUTELY. BUT THE OTHER THING IS, AS WAS SAID EARLIER ABOUT THIS WHOLE, HOW THE AREA CODES AND WHERE YOU'RE SENDING PEOPLE OFF TO AND ALL THAT. I LEARNED THAT TODAY. I REALIZE THAT PEOPLE GET TRANSFERRED WHEN YOU CALL 911, THEY'LL TRANSFER YOU. IT'S HAPPENED TO ME. BUT TODAY, I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE I LEARNED SOME INFORMATION THAT'S VERY IMPACTFUL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO LOOK AT THAT SITUATION, BUT I MAKE THAT A PRIORITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT SECTION, HOUSING AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BY JULY 1ST, 2027, THROUGH CODE UPDATES, ACTIVE PARTNERSHIPS, AND ADVOCACY, THE YAVAPAI COMMUNITY WILL EXPERIENCE A REDUCTION IN THE CURRENT HOUSING DEFICIT AND IMPROVEMENTS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. >> I THINK WE'RE GOOD THERE. >> NUMBER 2, BY JULY 1ST, 2028, THROUGH A REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROACH, YAVAPAI COUNTY, [00:55:01] IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS PARTNER COMMUNITIES WILL WORK TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LIVABLE WAGE JOBS THROUGH THE RECRUITMENT AND OF TARGETED INDUSTRIES, SUBCONTRACTORS, SMALL BUSINESSES, AND ENTREPRENEURS. >> ON THAT POINT, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE IS THE LIVABLE WAGE. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE POLITICAL STATEMENTS IN OUR PLAN THAT IS DIRECTLY OUT OF THE DNC PLATFORM. IF YOU JUST ELIMINATE IT, IT SAYS, WE'LL WORK TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF JOBS TO RECRUITMENT, IF YOU GET RID OF THE TERM LIVABLE WAGE. I JUST DON'T LIKE THE POLITICAL STATEMENT IN THE LANGUAGE. >> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT HOW DO WE THAT'S A COMMITMENT THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. DEFINITELY WORK TOWARD MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN. BUT GO AHEAD. YES. >> I CAN LIVE WITH THAT, AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT'S [NOISE] OUR CONTROL. WE DON'T SET WAGES AT YAVAPAI COUNTY, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS HERE. >> MADAM CHAIR. BUT I THINK WHEREAS, I THINK THAT HAS BEEN MISUSED BY DIFFERENT PLATFORMS AND DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS ON THAT. LIVABLE WAGE IS AN ACTUAL NUMBER. IT'S AN ACTUAL SCALE. I THINK WHEN YOU GO TO SEE WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO PROMOTE BRINGING INTO THE COMMUNITY, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WAGES WILL ALLOW YOU TO LIVE AND NOT GO UNDER. GROWING UP HERE, I EXPERIENCE THAT. YOU CAN LIVE ON MINIMUM WAGE, BUT THEN THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT, THE KID GETS SICK, YOU START GOING DOWN. IN MY WORK AT YAVAPAI, THEY IDENTIFIED WHAT LIVABLE WAGE WAS, AND THEY STARTED TRAINING PEOPLE FOR THINGS THAT PAID LIVABLE WAGES, NOT THINGS THAT DIDN'T. WHERE I THINK IT HAS BEEN MISUSED AS A TERM. IT IS AN ACTUAL RANGE OF NUMBERS, AND I WANT TO SAY IT'S AROUND $60,000 A YEAR, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT. BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND, SO WE DON'T TRY AND ATTRACT BUSINESSES THAT PAY MINIMUM WAGE. WE WANT TO IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE AN EFFORT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IT HAS TO BENEFIT OUR CITIZENS IN A WAY THAT GETS THEM AHEAD AND JUST DOESN'T LET THEM GET BY. >> I CAN APPRECIATE SUPERVISOR KOOK KNOWS WORDS AND COMMENTS ON IT. IT'S JUST THAT IT IS LITERALLY IN THE DNC PARTY PLATFORM. IT SHOULD NOT BE A POLITICAL STATEMENT WITHIN THE CONFINES OF WHAT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS. >> WELL, FOR ME, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN THE DNC AND ALL OF THAT AT THIS POINT. THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SEEING. WHAT I'M SEEING IS THAT I FEEL LIKE I'M MAKING A COMMITMENT. I'M SAYING, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LIVABLE WAGE. I DON'T SEE HOW I CAN MAKE THAT PROMISE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. OUR MONEY IS FROM THE TAXPAYERS. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? HOW DOES THAT WORK? GOVERNMENT CANNOT KEEP UP WITH PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I'M JUST A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU COME WORK HERE. I'M GIVING YOU A LIVABLE WAGE. I CAN TELL YOU $60,000 A YEAR. THAT'S A ROUGH NUMBER. PEOPLE CAN'T FIND HOUSES, THEY CAN'T BUY THEM. I CAN SAY THAT THERE ARE MANY PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE TRIED TO COME HERE TO TAKE A JOB THAT WE OFFERED. YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE MOVE. THEY COULD NOT PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. LET ME TELL YOU, VERY PROFESSIONAL FROM VERY WONDERFUL OTHER STATES. I'M JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE. MAYBE I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECTLY. JUST A LITTLE NERVOUS. FEEL LIKE I'M MAKING PROMISES. I CAN'T POSSIBLY KEEP. >> MADAM CHAIR, MAY I MAKE A SUGGESTION? I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS MEANINGFUL OF A WORD, BUT POSSIBLY WE COULD SAY QUALITY JOBS TO HELP KEEP OUR COUNTY STAFF FOCUSED, ON THAT SENTIMENT WITHOUT GETTING TOO DESCRIPTIVE. >> SURE. THAT'S FINE IF WE WANT TO DO THAT. BUT I MEAN, I THINK THERE WAS AN EXAMPLE AND WE SHOWED IT YESTERDAY WHEN RUTHERFORD BUILT THAT BUILDING, THEY WENT OUT AND THEY RECRUITED LOCKHEED MARTIN TO TAKE THAT BUILDING. THIS WAS BACK 20 YEARS AGO, AND THEY FILLED IT WITH JOBS PAYING $80,000 A YEAR BACK THEN, WHICH ARE PROBABLY OVER 100,000 TODAY, AND THAT'S HOW YOU GIVE PEOPLE VISION AND TARGET. BUT IF WE NEED TO TAKE IT OUT, THAT'S FINE, BUT I THINK WITH OTHER PARTNER COMMUNITIES, MIGHT ALSO SAY, OTHER PARTNER COMMUNITIES, [01:00:02] AGENCIES, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO SEE IN USING THIS IS WHERE WE MAKE IT EASY AS A GOVERNMENT FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO COME IN AND INVEST, BECAUSE IF YOU CAN MAKE PEOPLE MONEY BY MAKING IT EASIER, THEY WILL SHOW UP AND DO THIS. I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO YOU GUYS FOR HERE AND EXACTLY WHAT WE ALL HAVE DECIDED WE WANT TO MOVE ON AND WORK ON. BUT IT'S MORE THAN JUST PARTNER COMMUNITIES. IT'S PARTNER AGENCIES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. >> IF I COULD ASK FOR CLARIFICATION ON A FEW THINGS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S CONSENSUS ON REMOVING LIVABLE WAGE. IS THERE CONSENSUS ON ADDING QUALITY JOBS. >> I'M FINE WITH THAT. AM I READING INTO THIS WRONG? I'M JUST ASKING I. [NOISE] >> CHAIR? >> YES, GO AHEAD. >> FIRST, I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS FROM SUPERVISOR KUKNYO AND TO UNDERSTAND THOSE. WE'RE MOVING THOUGH A BIT FROM AS HE JUST HELPED EDUCATE US, AND HE'S CORRECT. LIVABLE WAGE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE MEASURED. WE'RE MOVING FROM SOMETHING OBJECTIVE TO A LITTLE MORE SUBJECTIVE WITH QUALITY. I THINK THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE, AS SUPERVISOR CHECK SAID, WE KNOW WHAT. WE'RE MOVING TO. ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE QUALITY, GOOD PAYING JOBS. YOU COULD THROW THAT IN AS. >> I'M FINE WITH JUST PLAYING QUALITY. >> JUST A QUICK EXAMPLE, IF I COULD. MADAM CHAIR, WHEN I WAS ON CITY COUNCIL IN CITY OF PRESCOTT, WE WERE TRYING TO DO SOME OF THIS. THERE WAS AN EXISTING MANUFACTURER THAT TOLD US DO NOT RECRUIT THIS BUILDING, I WILL LOSE MY EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THEY PAY TOO MUCH. THIS IS THE STUFF THAT WE NEED TO OVERCOME. BUT IF WE WANT TO SAY QUALITY JOBS, WE CAN DO THAT. BUT THAT'S IT. >> I WILL ADD QUALITY JOBS, AND THEN TO SUPERVISOR KUKNYO'S QUESTION OF AFTER COMMUNITIES, ADDING AGENCIES AND PRIVATE SECTOR. >> IF WE LOOK AT WHAT WAS PRESENTED YESTERDAY AT OUR VISION OF THE COUNTY, AND YOU SAW THAT FLOW CHART, ALL THREE OF THOSE THINGS WERE ON THAT FLOW CHART. IF IT'S GOING TO BE IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND IT'S ON OUR FLOW CHART, IT SHOULD EXIST. >> I AGREE. >> I'M GOOD WITH THAT. >> GREAT. I WILL MAKE THOSE CHANGES THEN. THANK YOU. IF WE'RE READY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER THREE. BY JULY 1ST, 2027, IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS, THE COUNTY WILL WORK TO IMPROVE THE TRANSIT EXPERIENCE FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. >> MADAM CHAIR. >> YES. >> I WANT TO HAVE A COMMENT HERE BECAUSE I THINK THIS WAS ONE THAT I FOUGHT HARD TO HAVE INCLUDED. I HEARD SOME CONCERNS FROM MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS. I WANT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR. MY LANGUAGE SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO REMOVE THE WORDS, IMPROVE THEM. I'D READ THE COUNTY WILL WORK TO, AND THEN ADD THE WORD LEVERAGE. THE COUNTY WILL WORK TO LEVERAGE TRANSIT. THEN INJECT OR INSERT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM AND IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. I THINK THERE WAS SOME CONCERN THAT THERE WOULD JUST BE INVESTMENT IN TRANSIT, AND IT'S QUESTIONABLE HOW THAT ACTUALLY PROVIDES A RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT. I THINK THAT LANGUAGE HELPS CLARIFY THAT THERE IS A DIRECTION TO SEE RETURNS ON THAT INVESTMENT SPECIFICALLY. >> DID YOU GET ALL THAT? >> I BELIEVE SO. IF I COULD READ IT, JUST TO MAKE SURE I'M GOOD. IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS, THE COUNTY WILL WORK TO LEVERAGE TRANSIT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM AND RESIDENTS. I MISSED A WORD PROBABLY IN THERE. >> YOU JUST MISSED THE WORD AND FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM, AND IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. >> PERFECT. >> I THINK THAT REALLY HELPS TO CLARIFY OR KEEP US AWAY FROM A DEFINITION OF TRANSIT AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME. I WOULD AGREE WITH THE LANGUAGE CHANGE. >> CONSENSUS AROUND THAT? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ALMOST TO THE HOME STRETCH HERE. GOOD GOVERNANCE. BEGINNING IN THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, SO ESSENTIALLY WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, AND GOING FORWARD, THE PEOPLE OF YAVAPAI COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. [01:05:04] NUMBER TWO. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS OF THE COUNTY STRATEGIC PLAN, DELIVER QUALITY SERVICES IN THE FACE OF INCREASED DEMAND, AND PREVENT THE DIVERSION OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUES AND FURTHER DEPLETION OF THE GENERAL FUND, BY JULY 1, 2027, SPECIAL FUNDING WILL BE INCREASED TO FULLY PAY FOR JAIL OPERATIONS. >> OKAY. >> SOUND GOOD? OKAY. THEN NUMBER THREE. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND TO BE A GOOD STEWARD OF TAXPAYER RESOURCES BY JULY 1, 2026, YAVAPAI COUNTY WILL DEVELOP A FINANCIAL PLAN TO ADDRESS STRUCTURALLY SOUND BUDGET, CAPITAL NEEDS, ROADS, AND COMPENSATION STRATEGY. >> YES. I THINK WE'RE GOOD. JUST A NOTE, AS STATED YESTERDAY, THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT. AS A LIVING DOCUMENT, IT CAN BE REVISITED AS THINGS MAY CHANGE IN THE COUNTY MOVING FORWARD. JUST KEEPING THAT IN MIND. WE HAVE A ROADMAP. THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW, AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL WORK AND WE'LL JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD. JUST SAYING, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT LIES AHEAD, AS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT. >> VERY TRUE. >> THAT IS OUR CONCLUSION. ARE WE GOOD, THEN, TYLER? >> WOULD WE PREFER TO VOTE ON THE DRAFT AS EDITED OR AS PROPOSED, OR AS DISCUSSED? >> I CAN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DRAFT AS AMENDED. >> THANK YOU. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND. PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEM NUMBER 2, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, [2. Board of Supervisors - Approve a Policy to be utilized by the Board of Supervisors for appointments to Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Councils.] APPROVE A POLICY TO BE UTILIZED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILS. YES. HI, MARTY. >> MORNING, CHAIR. >> I LOOKED DOWN THERE, AND I WAS LIKE, WHERE DID HE GO? >> WE LOST THE COUNTY MANAGER, BUT HE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. >> YOU'RE THE ONE WE NEED UP HERE, RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SUPERVISORS, MARTIN BRENNAN, BOARD COUNCIL. ACTION ITEM 2, IS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO A BOARD POLICY ON APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILS. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT HAS THREE PRINCIPAL PARTS. THE FIRST IS TO PROVIDE GREATER ADVANCE NOTICE TO BOARD MEMBERS OF EXPIRING TERMS. NINETY DAYS' NOTICE WILL BE PROVIDED IN ADVANCE OF THE EXPIRATION OF ANY TERM ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION. IT CLARIFIES THAT DISTRICT-SPECIFIC APPOINTMENTS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SUPERVISOR IN THAT DISTRICT RATHER THAN ANY DEPARTMENT THAT MAY BE AFFILIATED WITH A BOARD OR COMMISSION. IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL SUPERVISORS TO HAVE INPUT ON COUNTY-WIDE APPOINTMENTS. THAT'S REALLY PRIMARILY IT.I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE. >> SUPERVISOR CHECK. >> THANKS. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THIS IS A TOPIC I'VE SPOKEN ON VERY FREQUENTLY. I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH THIS POLICY. THE HEART OF THIS AMENDED POLICY, IN MY VIEW, IS THAT I'VE PERSONALLY WITNESSED THE WEAKENING AND WATERING DOWN OF GOVERNING BOARDS OR OVERSIGHT BOARDS BY THE DEPARTMENT OR THE ENTITY, OR THE CEO, IN BOTH THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THE BOARD NOW HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE TRULY ENGAGED. THE WAY THAT I SEE IS SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO HAVE AN EASIER PROCESS, WHICH IS MORE ENJOYABLE. BUT ALSO SOMETIMES THE PRODUCT IS A LITTLE BIT LACKING IF YOU DON'T HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF GRIT IN THAT PROCESS. THIS ENSURES THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW. THESE ARE STATUTE-BASED, ESTABLISHED BOARDS OFTEN. THERE IS INTENTION, WHEN THESE BOARDS ARE CONCEIVED OFTEN BY THE GOVERNOR OR BY LEGISLATORS, [01:10:03] THAT SOMEONE INTELECTED CAPACITY IS GOING TO BE MAKING THOSE CONSCIENTIOUS DECISIONS. THEN LASTLY, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME GETTING TO KNOW OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE'RE OFTEN REALLY GOOD LEADS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE EDUCATED AND EXPERIENCED AND CAN REALLY PRODUCTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. THANK YOU. >> SUPERVISOR CHECK, I HAVE A SUGGESTION. THAT IS IN SECTION 3D, WHERE IT SAYS, PLACE THE AUTHORIZED APPOINTMENT ON THE BOARD AGENDA. IF YOU DON'T MIND, WOULD YOU CONSIDER ADDING ACCORDING TO YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISOR RULES OF ORDER? BECAUSE THERE IS A PROCEDURE FOR THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REFER TO AS IT CHANGES. THIS WOULD BE FOLLOW THE CORRECT AND UPDATED RULES OF ORDER. >> I LOVE THAT. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR JENKINS. >> THANK YOU. >> I'M IN CONCURRENCE WITH BOTH MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS AND IN COMPLETE ALIGNMENT WITH SUPERVISOR CHECK, AND I APPRECIATE HER BRINGING THIS FORWARD. >> I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER 2 AS AMENDED. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION, I HAVE A SECOND. CLERK, WILL YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE? >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> THE ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 3, I BELIEVE, MARTY, THAT'LL BE YOU TOO. [3. Board of Supervisors - Approve Resolution 2166 to repeal and replace Resolution 1821 concerning the structure and appointments to the Food Safety Industry Council (FSIC). ] >> YES, IT IS. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MARTIN BRENNAN, BOARD COUNCIL. ITEM THREE IS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE PASSAGE OF ITEM TWO. WE HAVE AN EXISTING RESOLUTION ON APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOOD SAFETY INDUSTRY COUNCIL THAT HAS AN ALTERNATE PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENTS. THIS PROPOSED REPEAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THAT RESOLUTION WOULD RESOLVE THAT ISSUE AND BRING THE NEW RESOLUTION INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY THAT WAS JUST ADOPTED BY THE BOARD. I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> QUESTIONS? MOTION? >> I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER 3. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE? >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> THE ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> FANTASTIC. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 4. [4. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action of Board of Supervisors representation on organizations or entities required by statute or agreement for the remainder of calendar year 2025.] DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REPRESENTATION ON ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRED BY STATUTE. GOOD MORNING, MR. THOMPSON. >> GOOD MORNING, AGAIN, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MAURI THOMPSON. THIS ITEM IS NOT TOTALLY UNRELATED FROM THE LAST TWO. BUT AS WE KNOW, SINCE WE LAST LOOKED AT THIS LIST OF LIAISON OR BOARD ASSIGNMENTS, WE'VE ADDED SUPERVISOR JENKINS TO THE BOARD. WE WANTED TO GO BACK AND REVIEW THIS TO MAKE SURE IT WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE BOARD'S DESIRES THAT WE HAD SUPERVISOR JENKINS PARTICIPATING IN THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. I WILL NOTE WE HAD TWO ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ADD, THE DESIGNATION FOR OUR LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE OR LEPC, AND A DESIRE TO ADD A LIAISON FROM THIS BOARD TO THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. IF WE MAY CHAIR, I JUST THOUGHT I'D START AT THE TOP AND WORK THROUGH THEM AND GET THE BOARDS GUIDANCE ON THIS. >> YES. GO RIGHT IN. >> I WILL START BY REMINDING US ALL THAT THE ENTIRE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SETS AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE ASH FORK STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE BUKITO VALLEY ROAD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE SALIGMAN SANITARY DISTRICT, THE SALIGMAN STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE YARNELL STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE YAVAPAI COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, THE YAVAPAI COUNTY FREE LIBRARY DISTRICT, AND THE YAVAPAI COUNTY JAIL DISTRICT. THEN MOVING INTO THE ORGANIZATIONS. FIRST ONE, CENTRAL YAVAPAI METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVE BOARD, KNOWN AS SIMPO. CURRENTLY, THE CURRENT REPRESENTATIVES ARE SUPERVISOR KUKNYO AND CHAIR MALLORY AS ALTERNATES. >> NOT TO [OVERLAPPING]. >> AS ALTERNATE, EXCUSE ME. >> NO, IT'S FINE. >> OF COURSE, WE JUST RECENTLY HAD A NAME CHANGE ON THIS. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CENTRAL YAVAPAI METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, YOU WILL MOST LIKELY CONTINUE TO HEAR YAVAPAI PLAN OR Y-PLAN. >> Y-PLAN. >> I JUST WANT TO START ROLLING THAT OUT 'CAUSE THEY'RE ROLLING IT OUT. >> THANK YOU. ANY DESIRE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES THERE FROM THE BOARD? SEEING NONE. MOVE TO THE CORRECTIONS OFFICER RETIREMENT PLAN. I'LL GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE THE NEXT TWO, AS WELL, PUBLIC SAFETY RETIREMENT BOARD AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY INVESTIGATORS RETIREMENT PLAN. [01:15:01] CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALL THREE OF THOSE IS VICE CHAIR COMPTON, AND SUPERVISOR CHECK AS THE ALTERNATE. ANY DESIRE TO MAKE CHANGES THERE? SEEING NONE. KEEP MOVING HERE. YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH, CHAIR MALLORY. SEEING NODS. YAVAPAI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, COUNCIL OF ELECTORS, CHAIR MALLORY. ARIZONA COUNTY'S INSURANCE POOL. THE REASON I WAS ASKED WHY THIS ONE AND THE YAVAPAI COMBINED TRUST IS ON HERE BECAUSE YOU'LL SEE THE CURRENT REPRESENTATIVES ARE STAFF, AND THAT'S DUE TO HOW THE BYLAWS OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE STRUCTURED. AS A REMINDER THAT ARIZONA COUNTY'S INSURANCE POOL OR ACIP, I AM THE REPRESENTATIVE, AND MARTIN BRENNAN AS THE ALTERNATE THERE. THE ARIZONA STATE COUNCIL FOR THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR ADULT OFFENDER SUPERVISION, VICE CHAIR COMPTON, AND SUPERVISOR CHECK AS ALTERNATE. >> MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION? >> YES. >> ON THE TWO THAT ARE STAFF MEMBERS? >> YES. >> COULD YOU EXPLAIN FURTHER? THEIR BYLAWS SAY THAT IT NEEDS TO BE THE COUNTY MANAGER OR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. IS THAT WHAT YOU EXPLAINED? >> THAT COUNTY MANAGER IS WHAT THE LANGUAGE IN THE BYLAW SAYS? >> ON THAT LANGUAGE. THEN YOU'LL EXPLAIN WHEN YOU GET TO THE COMBINED TRUST WHAT THE BYLAWS ARE. THANK YOU. >> MOVING TO OUR LAST SET OF ORGANIZATIONS, THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION, OF COURSE, THAT'S THE FULL BOARD. COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE, LPC. CURRENTLY, THE CHAIR SITS AS THE REPRESENTATIVE WITH SUPERVISOR KUKNYO AS THE ALTERNATE. >> MAURIE, WE NEED TO ADD D. JENKINS TO THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DULY NOTED. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR. LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE SEEING NO DESIRE FOR CHANGE THERE. KEEP MOVING. THE NORTHERN ARIZONA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS OR NACOG, CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE AS SUPERVISOR CHECK, AND CHAIR MALLORY AS THE ALTERNATE. I'M SEEING NODS. YAVAPAI FIRE WISE, THE PRESCOTT AREA WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE COMMISSION. CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE, VICE CHAIR COMPTON, AND SUPERVISOR KUKNYO AS THE ALTERNATE. PRESCOTT FREE CLINIC, CHAIR MALLORY. FRIENDS OF THE VERDI RIVER GREENWAY, SUPERVISOR CHECK. >> I DO ALSO WANT TO MAKE THIS EDIT, WHICH I DIDN'T QUITE CATCH IN JANUARY. THAT ORGANIZATION IS NOW OFFICIALLY CALLED THE VERDI FRONT. >> THANK YOU. >> IT IS REFLECTED IN OUR BUDGET. >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR. WE'LL MAKE THAT CHANGE. THE VERDE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION, SUPERVISOR CHECK. >> YES. I WOULDN'T MIND ADDING D. JENKINS AS THE ALTERNATE, BECAUSE SHE DOES ATTEND THOSE FAITHFULLY AND IMPACTS HER COMMUNITY AS WELL IN THE VERDE VALLEY MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THERE. >> MAKE THAT CHANGE. THE YAVAPAI COMBINED TRUST. YOU'LL SEE A NUMBER OF NAMES THERE. WENDY ROSS, CONNIE DEKEMPER, MARTIN BRENNAN, AND MYSELF AS AN ALTERNATE. THAT IS THE COMBINED HEALTH INSURANCE TRUST THAT THE COUNTY PARTICIPATES IN, ALONG WITH THE CITY OF PRESCOTT, TOWN OF CHINO VALLEY, AND YAVAPAI COLLEGE, AND THOSE BYLAWS SPECIFY WHO. IT WOULD REMIND THE BOARD THAT WENDY ROSS ACTUALLY SITS AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THAT TRUST ON BEHALF OF THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. >> I'M GOOD WITH THAT. BUT GOING BACK, I WAS FOCUSED ON THE CHANGE OF THE NAME FOR VERDE FRONT, BUT I ALSO NOTICED THAT THAT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE VERDE VALLEY. I THINK SUPERVISOR JENKINS ALSO ATTENDS THOSE MEETINGS. IN MY ABSENCE, I'D PREFER TO HAVE HER BE AN ALTERNATE THAT WE COULD BOTH HAVE VOTING CAPACITY THERE. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THEN TO THE TWO ADDITIONS, THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE OR LEPC, CURRENTLY, THAT IS CHAIR MALLORY. >> LAST, IS A NEW ADDITION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD LIAISON. JUST A REMINDER WITH A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, THIS BOARD SETS AS THE CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIALS BOARD. YOU THEN APPOINT A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, I BELIEVE, HAS ATTENDED A COUPLE OF THOSE MEETINGS AND HAS SHOWN AN INTEREST IN SERVING IN A LIAISON ROLE FOR THAT. WE THINK THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. ASKING TO INCLUDE THAT HERE AS WELL. CURRENTLY, SUPERVISOR UNO HAS BEEN FULFILLING THAT ROLE, ALTHOUGH WE HAVEN'T OFFICIALLY CREATED THE LIAISON ROLE. COMFORTABLE WITH CREATION, MAYBE START WITH THAT FIRST OF THE LIAISON FROM THIS BOARD? >> NO. I'M FINE. [01:20:02] >> THAT'S GOOD. I ONLY JUST HAVE THE QUESTION FOR BOTH OF THOSE IF IT WOULD BE WORTH EXPLORING ALTERNATES. >> ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO SHOW UP IS WELCOME TO SHOW UP TO THOSE. THEY'RE VERY INTERESTING AS WE BRING THIS TOGETHER. IT'S BRAND NEW. ABSOLUTELY. >> IN THAT SAME VEIN, ARE THESE COMMITTEES THAT ARE BOARDS THAT ACTUALLY VOTE? I MEAN, THAT'S THE REAL REASON TO HAVE AN ALTERNATE ON PAPER SO THAT SOMEONE CAN COME VOTE IN THEIR STEAD. >> GREAT QUESTION. WITH THE LEPC, I BELIEVE, SO. WITH THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. >> NO, WE DON'T HAVE A VOTE. WE'RE THERE STRICTLY LA ON ROLE, BUT, I THINK IF SINCE D SEEMS TO HAVE MOST OF THE TIME ON HER HANDS, IF SHE'D LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT, SHE'S MORE THAN WELCOME TO JOIN IN AND HAVE SOME VOICE OUT OF THE VERDI AS WELL. >> ON THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. I SERVED ON THAT BEFORE. I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH WHEN IT WORKED UNDER THE NACOG UMBRELLA, SO I WOULDN'T MIND BEING ALTERNATE FOR THAT, SINCE I AM FAMILIAR WITH IT. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER CHANGES, BOARD IS COMFORTABLE WITH THOSE DESIGNATIONS? VERY GOOD. >> MR. THOMPS, I DO HAVE A REQUEST IN THE FUTURE ON THIS CHART. WOULD YOU MIND HAVING, IF POSSIBLE, TO INCLUDE THE SCHEDULE FOR THESE GROUPS? I JUST FIND IT HELPFUL. I DON'T MEAN THE DATES. I MEAN, DO THEY MEET THE FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY QUARTER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? BECAUSE IN VOLUNTEERING FOR THESE TO REPRESENT THE COUNTY, YOU DON'T WANT TO CONFLICT WITH SOMETHING ELSE YOU'VE ALREADY COMMITTED TO THAT MIGHT BE A LOCAL ORGANIZATION THAT'S NOT HERE. THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL IF WE KNEW WHAT THE MEETING SCHEDULE WAS, AND MAYBE EVEN CONTACT INFORMATION. THAT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT MAY CHANGE. BUT THE MEETING SCHEDULE WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL IN THE FUTURE. >> THANK YOU. I AGREE. STAFF ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THAT. THANK YOU. >> WE'VE BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE, AND NOTHING'S COME OF IT YET, BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE A TIME ON OUR AGENDA SOMEWHERE WHERE WE CAN MAKE REPORTS FROM THESE VARIOUS BOARDS DURING A PUBLIC MEETING. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I HOPE TO HAVE THAT ON YOUR NEXT AGENDA. GREAT. >> I THINK THAT THAT WENT WELL, AND SO WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. GO AHEAD. >> I BACK WHAT SHE'S ABOUT TO SAY, SECOND. >> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER FOUR AS AMENDED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. A CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 5. [5. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action regarding the process and appointment to the position of Prescott Justice Court Justice of the Peace, pursuant to A.R.S. §§11-402, 16-230, and 22-115. VICE CHAIR COMPTON MOTIONED TO APPOINT DOUG SUITS AS PRESCOTT JUSTICE COURT JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR CHECK; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.] THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PROCESS AND APPOINTMENT TO THE POSITION OF PRESCOTT JUSTICE COURT, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. WE HAD THIS ITEM ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND NOW IT IS BACK BEFORE US. I WOULD REACH OUT TO MR. THOMPSON REAL QUICK. IF YOU HAD ANY INPUT YOU WANTED TO PUT FORWARD. >> CHAIR, AT THIS POINT, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU DEFER TO THE BOARD. I BELIEVE OTHERS ON THE BOARD MAY HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THIS ITEM. >> FINE. I'LL START AT THIS IN SUPERVISOR JENKINS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> NO. I BELIEVE THERE'S SOME OTHER SUPERVISORS THAT CAN LEAD THIS OFF. I APPRECIATE THAT. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING? >> SURE. I'M GLAD WE DEFERRED THIS WHOLE THING, AND IT REALLY GAVE ME TIME TO MEET WITH ALL THE CANDIDATES. WELL, ALL THE CANDIDATES THAT WANTED TO MEET AND HAD A GOOD SIT DOWN PRETTY MUCH ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR WITH ALL OF THEM. I SEE A LOT OF THEM HERE IN THE PLACE TODAY. THE ONE THING THAT STRUCK ME IS THAT MOST EVERYBODY I SPOKE TO COULD HAVE WALKED INTO THAT JOB AND JUST STARTED RIGHT OFF THE BAT. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE ALL QUALIFIED. TO DO IT. I THINK YOU HAVE GREAT IDEAS ON WHAT YOU WANT TO DO FORWARD. REALLY, A LOT OF YOU AGREE ON HOW THE COURT SHOULD MOVE FORWARD THE SAME WAY. I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE. I THINK THE JUSTICE COURTS ARE PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT COURT TO THE AVERAGE GUY, AND THIS APPOINTMENTS VERY IMPORTANT. I THINK THAT THE OUTLYING AREAS CONTINUE TO NEED TO HAVE REPRESENTATION IN THEIR AREAS. I THINK WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ON CENTRALIZING TOO MUCH AND TAKING THE PERSONAL TOUCH OUT OF IT WHEN A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE LIVE IN THESE AREAS, IN THE OUTLYING AREAS, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. I THINK THE JPS NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND TALK WITH EACH OTHER A LOT. AS I DID, ALL MY INTERVIEWS, THREE CANDIDATES ROSE TO THE TOP. THEN AFTER THAT, I WENT AND STARTED MAKING PHONE CALLS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED. [01:25:02] I WON'T SAY WHO THEY WERE, BUT IT WAS EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH THE COURTS IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. THAT'S A BIG THING IN YAPPI COUNTY BECAUSE ALMOST EVERYBODY HAS SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT. AFTER DOING THAT, TWO ROSE TO THE TOP, AND I WOULD BE GOOD WITH EITHER ONE, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT THE REST OF THE BOARD HAS TO SAY BEFORE I MAKE ANY MORE COMMENTS. >> I WILL REACH OUT TO SUPERVISOR CHECK. >> WELL, I THINK SOMETHING TO POINT OUT IN THIS PROCESS IS THAT I HAVE A LARGE STACK OF RESUMES, WHICH IS A WONDERFUL THING WHEN YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO MAKE THAT THERE'S TRULY AN INTEREST IN SERVING AND A VERY EXPERIENCED POOL OF PEOPLE TO DRAW UPON. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE CASE OF APPOINTMENTS. I THINK A VICE MAYOR OF COTTONWOOD JUST PUT HER NAME IN THE HAT FOR SOMETHING THAT NOBODY ELSE WANTED TO DO. I REALLY WANT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY AND THE INDIVIDUALS WHO APPLIED BECAUSE THAT WAS REALLY CRITICAL. I'VE LOOKED THROUGH THESE RESUMES. I'M IMPRESSED WITH THEM ALL AND AGREE WITH SUPERVISOR KUKNYO AND MUCH OF WHAT YOU SAID. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A DISTRICT ONE APPOINTMENT, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM VICE CHAIR COMPTON. >> I WILL GO AHEAD AND REACH OUT TO THE VICE CHAIR. >> FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE APPLICANTS FOR COMING DOWN AND DOING A PERSONAL INTERVIEW. PUSHING THIS OUT 30 DAYS WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE BOARD AND MYSELF, AND I APPRECIATE SUPERVISOR KUKNYO DOING INTERVIEWS AS WELL, SO WE COULD GET A HANDLE AND A FEEL ON WHAT EACH INDIVIDUAL WAS LIKE. WE'RE HERE TODAY. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO MANAGEMENT WITH CONCERNS THAT I HAD, AND THEY HAVE ADDRESSED ALL OF MY CONCERNS, AND I APPRECIATE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS AS WELL. IT IS AN IMPORTANT POSITION. I CAN JUST SAY THAT, MY CONVERSATIONS WITH FORMER JUDGE MITCH PADA WEIGH HEAVILY ON ME. HE IS THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. HE WAS ELECTED TO THE SEAT, AND HIS INPUT DID WEIGH GREAT, WEIGH ON ME HEAVILY. IT IS AN IMPORTANT POSITION. BUT TO ME, LIKE SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, SOME PEOPLE ROSE TO THE TOP, AND I'LL JUST I MOVE TO APPOINT DOUG SUITS, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE FOR PRESCOTT. >> WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU, CHAIR. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO WEIGH IN ON THIS? >> WELL IF SOMEONE WILL. >> I'LL SECOND FOR DISCUSSION. >> SORRY CHAIR. >> I'M FINE, NO WORRIES. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT DID PUT A APPLICATION IN. ALL OF THE APPLICANTS WERE VERY GOOD. EVERYBODY, WHAT I KNOW IN THOSE APPLICATIONS IS THEY ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THIS COMMUNITY. THEY LOVE THE COMMUNITY. THEIR HEART AND SOUL IS HERE TO SERVE. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU IN THIS COMMUNITY WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS GOING FORWARD WITH THIS APPOINTMENT. ALSO, AS A REMINDER, BUT CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. I DO BELIEVE THERE IS AN ELECTION INVOLVED INTO THIS POSITION. AM I CORRECT ON THAT? THIS APPOINTMENT, AND THEN WE MOVE INTO AN ELECTION FOR THIS IN 2026, IS THAT RIGHT? >> CHAIR, VISE CHAIR SUPERVISORS, YES, THAT IS CORRECT. >> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE DO HAVE A MOTION, AND WE DO HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY OTHER CONVERSATION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> DOUG SUEZ HAS BEEN APPOINTED UNANIMOUSLY. >> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS, AND IS MR. SITZ HERE? SO SORRY. FORGIVE ME. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP? CHAIR. VICE CHAIR SUPERVISORS. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE TRUST THAT YOU HAVE PLACED IN ME AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. I RECOGNIZE THAT YOU ARE ASKING ME TO STEP IN TO FINISH MITCH'S TERM. MITCH WAS THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE. HIS LEGACY AND FULFILLING THAT LEGACY IS IMPORTANT TO ME. I HAVE SERVED AS HIS PRO TEM FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE HE WAS FORCED TO RETIRE. HE DIDN'T WANT TO. HE REALLY NEEDED TO. IT IS MY INTENTION TO BOTH MAKE YOU PROUD OF THE CHOICE YOU'VE MADE TODAY AND TO MAKE MITCH PROUD AND TO FULFILL HIS LEGACY, [01:30:01] INCLUDING THE VETERAN COURT'S EFFORT THAT HE TRIED TO GET GOING AT THE ICE COURT LEVEL. I AGREE WITH SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, THAT THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S COURT. IT IS WHERE MOST OF THE COMMUNITY COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM. IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT IT BE RUN IN A MANNER THAT PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE IN BOTH ACCESS TO EQUAL JUSTICE AND THE JUSTICE THAT THEY GET. I'M HUMBLED, AND I'M PROUD THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN ME, AND I WILL WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE YOU PROUD OF YOUR CHOICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOOD? MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6. [6. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action regarding construction, regulation, and use of restrooms and other public facilities. ] ITEM NUMBER 6. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. WE ARE HAVING A DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CONSTRUCTION, REGULATIONS, AND USE OF RESTROOMS AND OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES. SUPERVISOR CHECK. I COULD REACH TO YOU TO START THE DISCUSSION, I GUESS. THANK YOU. >> WELL, I'LL JUST NOTE THAT IN JANUARY, WE PROVIDED THAT TWO SUPERVISORS COULD GET SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA, AND I AM A CO SPONSOR OF THIS ITEM. LET ME JUST EXPLAIN MY REASONING FOR WHY I WANTED IT TO BE AGENDIZED FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I FEEL AS THOUGH ANYTIME THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE THAT'S TRULY POLITICAL IN NATURE, THAT'S, SORT OF SET OUR NATION OR OUR COMMUNITY ON FIRE A LITTLE BIT, IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KIND OF FACILITATE THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND TAKE THE HEAT FOR NECESSARY, ACTIONS BECAUSE WE'RE THE ONES THAT ARE HIRED AND FIRED BY THE PUBLIC, NOT OUR STAFF. THAT'S MY INTENTION FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM BEFORE THE BOARD SO THAT WE CAN, TRULY HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING ABOUT DIRECTION TO STAFF ON THIS MATTER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL REACH OUT TO THE VICE CHAIR, 'CAUSE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I APPRECIATE SUPERVISOR CHECK AND HELPING ME BRING THIS TO THE BOARD. IT TAKES TWO OF US TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA. I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT CONSIDERING THE TOPIC THAT NUMBER ONE, THERE'S A REPUBLICAN, A DEMOCRAT, A MAN, A WOMAN. BRINGING THIS TO YOU, ONE ON ONE SIDE OF THE HILL AND ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL. I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BRING THAT A GOOD PLACE TO START THE DISCUSSION. I CERTAINLY IS A HOT TOPIC ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. I HAVE READ THE SUPREME COURT DECISION FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS. THERE ARE DIFFERENT OPINIONS, WITH REFERENCE TO THE MAJORITY OPINION OR THE DISSENT. BASICALLY, THE MAJORITY OPINION IS SAYING THAT WE DID NOT TOUCH BATHROOMS. IT'S MY VIEW ON IT, AND THE DISSENT IS SAYING, WELL, YES, YOU DID. THERE'S JUST THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, YOU'LL FIND DIFFERING OPINIONS ON THIS. I THINK YOU'LL FIND DIFFERENT OPINIONS WITHIN OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS WELL. BUT I BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF POLICY BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD THAT WE CAN AT LEAST CONSIDER OR REVIEW, WHETHER IT'S MAYBE AN HR POLICY, WHETHER IT'S A COUNTY BUILDING POLICY, WHETHER IT'S A COUNTY WIDE POLICY. BUT I'M ENCOURAGED I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS TO SPEAK ON THE TOPIC. THEN IF THERE'S SOME CONSENSUS, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD MAYBE WITH DIRECTING STAFF TO GIVE US SOME OPTIONS SO WE'RE BETTER INFORMED AND CAN MAKE A BETTER DECISION. >> MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I JUST WANT TO NOTE MY POSITION ON THIS THAT I REALLY WANT TO GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF IF THERE'S CONSENSUS TO CONTINUE THE CONSIDERATION OF FAMILY AND GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOMS. AS VICE CHAIR COMPTON EXPLAINED, IS AN AREA WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF THERE'S A LOT OF GRAY AREA HERE WHEN IT COMES TO LEGAL INTERPRETATIONS. I THINK THERE'S A SOLUTION THAT REALLY WORKS. I JUST WANT THAT DIRECTION TO COME FROM THE BOARD. AS WE PLAN A LOT OF FUTURE CONSTRUCTION, AS WE PLAN A LOT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE RENOVATIONS, THAT THAT IS IN MY VIEW, I THINK THAT'S REALLY A DIRECTION THAT SOLVES A PROBLEM WITHOUT GETTING TOO DEEP INTO THE WEEDS. >> I SHOULD ALSO ADD TO THAT FOR STAFF TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO FORMULATE SOMETHING IN REFERENCE TO ONE OF THOSE THREE AREAS FOR US TO REVIEW OR WHAT SUPERVISOR CHECK IS CURRENTLY DISCUSSING AS WELL. WE CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. THANK YOU. [01:35:01] >> THANK YOU. JUST FOR THE RECORD ON THIS, STAFF HAS CONSTRUCTED A FAMILY HANDICAP WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE BATHROOM IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUILDING, AS WE ALL KNOW, AND IT WAS BROUGHT UP IN PUBLIC COMMENT. STAFF IS NOW CURRENTLY MOVING FORWARD TO ANOTHER PUBLIC BUILDING FOR ANOTHER PUBLIC AREA ON THE THIRD FLOOR ON FAIR STREET TO CONSTRUCT A FAMILY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE BATHROOM. IT'S ONLY ONE PERSON, JUST SO MAKE THAT CLEAR. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE MOVE OVER TO COTTONWOOD, TO THIS BUILDING. SAME THING WILL BE HAPPENING HERE. IT WILL BE PUBLIC BUILDING, PUBLIC BATHROOMS. THAT'S HOW ALL THESE BUILDINGS ARE PRETTY MUCH STRUCTURED. ANYWAY, JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF IS NOTED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARD THAT PROCESS. I WILL REACH OUT TO SUPERVISOR JENKINS. >> I AGREE AND SUPPORT THE IDEA GOING FORWARD, WE'RE RETROFITTING FAMILY BATHROOMS IN EXISTING FACILITIES. AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THAT WOULD TRANSITION INTO, AS WE CONSTRUCT NEW FACILITIES, THAT THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE PLANNING. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. >> I TOOK A DIFFERENT APPROACH, LOOKING AT THIS. I LOOKED AT WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHERE WE'RE AT. I WROTE THINGS DOWN, SO I'D BE VERY CLEAR ON WHAT I SAID. I THINK EVERY COUNTY FACILITY HAS MEN'S RESTROOMS AND WOMEN'S RESTROOMS, AND THAT COVERS EVERYBODY WHO HAS EVER BEEN CREATED. BECAUSE THERE IS ACTUAL BIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN, WE HAVE SEPARATE ACCOMMODATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE MODESTY AND SAFETY OF NOT ONLY EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY, BUT THE PUBLIC WHO IS ALLOWED TO USE AND HAS PAID FOR THESE FACILITIES. I DO THINK IT'S NECESSARY TO BUILD ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADA. THESE FACILITIES ARE MANY TIMES PRIVATE ONE PERSON ACCOMMODATIONS, AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ARE WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE RESTROOMS, MUCH OF WHAT IS BEING BUILT ALREADY. BECAUSE OF THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, THEY FEEL THEY'VE BEEN DEALT BEYOND THEIR CONTROL WITH DISABILITIES. IT'S MY OPINION THAT MEN SHOULD NOT USE WOMEN'S PUBLIC FACILITIES AND WOMEN SHOULD NOT USE A MEN'S PUBLIC FACILITIES. BUT THE WORD PUBLIC IS KEY HERE. WHAT FACILITIES SOMEONE CHOOSES TO OFFER IN THEIR OWN HOME IS THEIR OWN CHOOSING AND NONE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S BUSINESS. I'M VERY AWARE OF WHY WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION TODAY, AND I'M ALSO VERY AWARE OF COURT OPINIONS, PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS, AND THE CONTINUING CONVERSATION GOING ON IN OUR NATION. BUT UNTIL WE HAVE SOLID DIRECTION THROUGH LAWS OR SOMETHING LIKE THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT THAT REQUIRES US TO PROVIDE SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS OR ACCEPT A CHANGE TO HISTORICALLY AND SOCIALLY ACCEPTED NORMS, I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP OR CREATE A POLICY THAT REFLECTS WHAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR MANY GENERATIONS. >> WELL, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY MORE CONVERSATION IS TO BE HAD. I'LL REACH TO YOU, VICE CHAIR. SUPERVISOR CHECK, EITHER ONE OF YOU. >> OF COURSE, IT'S UP TO YOU. I THINK WE PROBABLY HAVE SOME GREEN SHEETS ON THIS IF WE WANTED TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. >> WE CANNOT TALK ON ACTION. WE CAN ONLY HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON HEARING ITEMS, AND THEN THOSE GREEN SHEETS WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE END OF THE MEETING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> I WOULD MOVE TO DIRECT STAFF TO FORM A POLICY AROUND HR COUNTY BUILDINGS OR COUNTY WIDE IN REFERENCE TO THE ISSUES THAT SUPERVISOR [INAUDIBLE] MENTIONED FOR POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION FOR THE BOARD. MR. BRENNAN, YOU'RE REACHING FOR YOUR MICROPHONE. >> YES. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR. I'M JUST SEEKING CLARIFICATION ON YOUR MOTION. IF IT WAS A POLICY, THEN I'M ASSUMING IT WOULD RELATE TO COUNTY FACILITIES. >> CORRECT. WHETHER IT WOULD BE AN ADOPTION OF AN HR POLICY OR COUNTY BUILDING POLICY OR COUNTY WIDE POLICY. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN ALL APPLY THE SAME. THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING FORMING MY MOTION THAT WAY. >> JUST FOR CLARITY, POLICY WOULD TYPICALLY RELATE TO THE COUNTY BUILDINGS AND COUNTY EMPLOYEES. >> THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING. >> WE COULD DO THAT THROUGH POLICY. >> YES, PLEASE. >> THESE FACILITIES ARE ALSO USED BY THE PUBLIC. [01:40:03] IT CANNOT BE AN EMPLOYEE ONLY POLICY. >> WELL, IF IT'S A POLICY, IT WOULD NOT APPLY TO THE PUBLIC. >> IT WOULD APPLY TO USE OF OUR BUILDINGS, THOUGH, WOULD IT NOT? >> IT WOULD APPLY TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR USE OF OUR FACILITIES. >> WE'RE MAKING A POLICY, BUT MAYBE I'M MISSING THE KEY NOTE HERE. >> AN ORDINANCE. >> THIS POLICY, WHAT EXACTLY IS IT GOING TO SAY? WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? WE ALL JUST MADE COMMENTS ABOUT THE WHOLE RESTROOM THING AND WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT WHAT IS THIS POLICY, VICE CHAIR? WHAT ARE THE WORDS? >> WOULD YOU PREFER ME TO INTERJECT ORDINANCE SO IT COULD BE ANYBODY THAT COMES INTO THE COUNTY BUILDING? >> SUPERVISOR, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. HONESTLY, I'M NOT AVOIDING IT, BUT I DON'T HAVE A PREFERENCE. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET DIRECTION. IF IT'S THE BOARD'S DESIRE THAT IT APPLY TO COUNTY BUILDINGS AND COUNTY EMPLOYEES, IT CAN BE DONE THROUGH A POLICY. IF IT WERE TO EXTEND BEYOND THAT, THEN IT WOULD HAVE TO BE HANDLED. >> COUNTY BUILDINGS, COUNTY EMPLOYEES POLICY. THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS, DID YOU HAVE A [OVERLAPPING]? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. I'M TRYING TO SUMMARIZE WHAT I HEAR OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE IN COUNTY FACILITIES AS A FAMILY RESTROOM THAT'S ADA ACCESSIBLE. THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING GENERALLY IS WHAT WE WANT. HOW DO WE GET THERE IS WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. I HAVE HEARD THAT AS WELL, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT'S ALREADY IN PROCESS. IT APPEARS THAT THERE'S UNIVERSAL SUPPORT FROM THIS BOARD TO PROCEED IN THAT DIRECTION. ONE FACILITY IS ALREADY COMPLETE, A SECOND'S IN PROCESS, A THIRD, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WOULD BE CONTEMPLATED AT THIS BUILDING. THEN OTHER BUILDINGS WOULD BE CONSIDERED AFTER THAT, THAT DON'T HAVE PRIVATE RESTROOMS CURRENTLY. THAT IS ALREADY IN PROCESS, AND CERTAINLY IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S UNANIMOUS SUPPORT, AND THE BOARD COULD MAKE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT TODAY AND SOLIDIFY THE DIRECTION THAT'S BEING TAKEN BY STAFF. THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. IF SOMETHING'S CONTEMPLATED BEYOND THAT, IT COULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A POLICY, BUT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE ANOTHER MOTION THAT WOULD BE MADE AS WELL. >> THAT'S HOW I'M TRYING TO CLARIFY WHAT IS REALLY NEEDED FROM THE BOARD TODAY. THIS IS ALREADY IN PROCESS. I'M HEARING A COMMITMENT FROM STAFF AS FUTURE BUILDINGS ARE CONSTRUCTED THAT WE WILL ALWAYS ACCOMMODATE AND HAVE A FAMILY RESTROOM WITH ADA ACCESSIBILITY. BEYOND THAT, WHAT DIRECTION DO YOU REALLY NEED FROM US TODAY OTHER THAN TO PUT IT ON RECORD THAT THAT'S OUR DESIRE? >> MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY SINCE I WAS A SPONSOR OF THIS ITEM. IT WAS MY INTENTION TO CULTIVATE THAT CONSENSUS FOR THE PURPOSES OF DIRECTING CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION, AND I WOULD PREFER NOT TO SEE A POLICY OR ORDINANCE MOVE FORWARD AT THIS TIME. >> THEN ALSO, THE OTHER FACTOR TO THESE BUILDINGS IS THAT WITH BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MANY YEARS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUT IN A FAMILY HANDICAP TYPE BATHROOM, THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR ONE PERSON. AND THEN FUTURE BUILDINGS, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE THAT WHOLE DESIGN IN IT. AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THROUGHOUT ALMOST EVERYWHERE YOU GO ANYMORE. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP, AND I AM FINE WITH THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW, THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING, BUILDING THE BATHROOMS, ALREADY IN THE PROCESS OF THAT, AND MOVING FORWARD, AND WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AMONG THE COMMUNITY. >> I CAN APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERNS, AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT SUPERVISOR JENKINS AND MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS ARE TALKING ABOUT, BUT I'M COMING FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE. I DON'T BELIEVE MEN SHOULD BE IN WOMEN'S BATHROOMS. IT'S THAT SIMPLE. THIS IS AN EROSION OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS. I WOULDN'T WANT MY DAUGHTER WALKING INTO A BATHROOM AND SEEING A MAN. IT'S AN INDECENT EXPOSURE ISSUE. IT'S A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. WE SEE IT ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. MAYBE THE VOTES AREN'T HERE TODAY FOR THE BOARD, BUT I'M SEARCHING FOR A POLICY THAT DOES SPECIFICALLY THAT. THE LAWS MAY NOT BE THERE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE SUPREME COURT IS DEFINITELY VAGUE IN ITS DECISION. BUT WE DON'T NEED THAT BECAUSE IT IS VAGUE. THE MAJORITY SPECIFICALLY SAID THEY'RE NOT DEALING WITH BATHROOMS. [01:45:03] SOMEBODY HAS TO DEAL WITH THIS SUBJECT. SOMEBODY HAS TO SAY SOMETHING, AND WE ALWAYS WALK AROUND THE ISSUE, BUT WE NEVER ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND I'M WILLING TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE. I DON'T BELIEVE MEN SHOULD BE IN WOMEN'S BATHROOMS. IS THAT SIMPLE? THANK YOU. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO WITH HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL NORMS UNTIL THIS IS CLEARED UP, BECAUSE WE HAVE EXECUTIVE ORDERS SAYING ONE THING. WE GOT A SUPREME COURT DECISION SAYING OTHER THINGS. I AGREE WITH YOU. I THINK IF YOU'RE A WOMAN, USE A WOMAN'S ROOM, IF YOU'RE A MAN, USE A MEN'S ROOM, AND WE STAY WITH THAT. I THINK BUILDING THESE OTHERS ARE OKAY JUST BECAUSE OF THE HANDICAP, THE ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES, MOTHERS THAT NEED TO POSSIBLY NURSE, CHANGING BABIES, BE THAT IN THE MEN'S ROOM OR THE WOMEN'S ROOM. BUT THE BASIC THING THAT WE ALWAYS DODGE IS WHAT IS THE ISSUE HERE. I AGREE WITH YOU ON THIS ONE, SUPERVISOR COMPTON. >> WELL, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS BOARD HAS DODGED THE ISSUE. I THINK THAT WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY MET THE ISSUE HEAD ON. NOW, DO WE SATISFY EVERYBODY'S PERSONAL IDEAS? NO, WE CAN'T DO THAT, BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE OUR BELIEFS. YOU CAN CONSIDER A LOT OF DIFFERENT BELIEFS IN THIS COUNTRY. IF YOU GOT 10 PEOPLE IN ONE ROOM, I'M PRETTY SURE EVERYBODY'S GOING TO HAVE AN OPINION. THOSE 10 PEOPLE WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT IDEA AND A DIFFERENT BELIEF. WHAT I'M SAYING HERE IS THIS BOARD HAS MET THE ISSUE. WE UNDERSTAND IT IN FRONT OF US. BUT THE FACT IS IS WHEN YOU TRY TO LEGALIZE AND GO TO THESE DIFFERENT COURTS, THESE DIFFERENT HEARINGS, EXECUTIVE ORDERS ARE NOT LAW. THEY ARE NOT LAW. THEY HAVE TO GO TO CONGRESS. HOW'S GO TO CONGRESS? ANYWAY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARD THIS SITUATION. WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES DEALING WITH THIS. THIS IS BEING DEALT WITH AT SCHOOLS. THIS IS BEING DEALT WITH EVERYWHERE. BUT I WILL NEVER SAY THAT WE, AS A BOARD, HAS STEPPED ASIDE AND IGNORED WHAT EXACTLY WE ARE DEALING WITH. WE ARE DEALING WITH IT ACCORDINGLY TO THE LAWS OF THE LAND, AND UNTIL WE HAVE, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMEONE STANDING UP. UNTIL WE HAVE SOMEONE IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT STAND UP AND DELIVER US A LAW, I WILL NOT SIT HERE AND DELIVER LAWS THAT THAT COURT MAY NOT UPHOLD. THAT IS WHERE I'M AT. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH DOING THESE RESTROOMS. IF I COULD GO TALK TO SOMEONE IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, I ABSOLUTELY WOULD DO THAT. I HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH MYSELF. I HAVE CONTEMPLATED TAKING EXTENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS TO THE HIGHER LEVELS. BUT THERE IS NOTHING THERE AT THIS TIME THAT CAN SUPPORT US MORE THAN WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. IT IS GRAY, IT IS VERY GRAY. WE CARE, WE UNDERSTAND, DON'T LIKE IT. BUT WE ARE GOING TO DO WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE RIGHT THING FOR NOW AND SEE WHERE WE COME UP WITH AS WE MOVE FORWARD. HOPEFULLY, AS THIS CONVERSATION CONTINUES, WHICH IT WILL, BECAUSE IT IS GROWING, THEN MAYBE WE WILL GET SOME MORE SOLID INFORMATION THAT WE COULD STAND ON. >> CHAIR, MALLORY, I MIGHT MAKE A MOTION JUST SO THAT IT'S CLEAR. I MOVE TO DIRECT STAFF TO CONSTRUCT AND RENOVATE FAMILY AND GENDER NEUTRAL RESTROOMS WHERE IT IS AT ALL POSSIBLE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND. WE WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE IN REGARDS TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RESTROOMS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED MOVING FORWARD TO CONTINUE THIS PROCESS AND DO THAT? >> MADAM, CHAIR. [01:50:01] >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR, CHECK, ARE YOU OKAY WITH ELIMINATING GENDER NEUTRAL? THEY ARE SIMPLY FAMILY BATHROOMS. >> I THINK THAT'S OKAY. >> THAT WOULD PICK UP MY VOTE. >> YES. I BELIEVE THE ONES WE HAVE DONE HAVE SAY FAMILY. AM I CORRECT? FAMILY, HANDICAP, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE. ONE PERSON BATHROOM. THANK YOU. WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> THE ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK. I'M SORRY, MARK. THANK YOU. WE ARE BACK IN SESSION, AND WE ARE GOING TO COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH DENNIS MCGRAIN, THE BOARD. THANK YOU. >> CAN I DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS, LIKE WALK UP THERE AND DO THAT? >> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 7, [7. Development Services - Approve revised funding allocations from previously approved Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects managed by the Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG), reflecting the disqualified food bank funds being reallocated to the Yavapai County Development Services Cesspool Replacement project.] DEVELOPMENT SERVICES APPROVED REVISED FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FROM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. GOOD MORNING, MARK. >> GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I'M MARK LUSSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. BEFORE YOU AGAIN IS OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. IF YOU RECALL BACK IN JULY, WE HAD A RE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS, BUT A FEW THINGS HAVE CHANGED BASED ON SOME QUALIFICATIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS WITH ONE OF THE MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN YAVAPAI COUNTY. JUST TO RECAP, BACK IN JANUARY 8, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED THREE PROJECTS FOR CDBG FUNDING OVER FOUR YEARS. THAT WAS THE PRESCOTT VALLEY FOOD BANK FOR $400,000, THE VERDE VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FOR $400,000 AND THE YAVAPAI COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CESSPOOL REPLACEMENT AT $500,000. THAT ESTIMATED FUNDING WAS $1.3 MILLION. THE CDBG FUNDING JUST STATES WAS LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED. AND THEN ALSO THE TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY EXITED THE RURAL CDBG PROGRAM. THIS REDUCED THE YAVAPAI COUNTY FUNDING BY $266,000. OUR ACTUAL FUNDING FOR THESE PROJECTS IS $1,042,648. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, BACK ON JULY 17, THE BOARD APPROVED THE REDUCTION IN FUNDING WITH THE PRESCOTT VALLEY FOOD BANK GETTING 271,000, THE VERDE VALLEY HABITAT GETTING 400 STILL, AND THE YAVAPAI COUNTY CESSPOOL REPLACEMENT GOING TO 371,000. SO WHAT ENDED UP HAPPENING IS DUE TO THE TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY'S RECLASSIFICATION FROM A RURAL DESIGNATION TO AN ENTITLEMENT CITY SO PRESCOTT VALLEY WILL BE GETTING THEIR OWN CDBG FUNDING MOVING FORWARD. THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING DETERMINED THAT THE PRESCOTT VALLEY FOOD PROJECT IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FUNDS. AS A RESULT, STAFF RECOMMENDS REALLOCATING THE APPROVED AMOUNT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY GIVEN TO THE PRESCOTT VALLEY FOOD BANK OF 271,000 FROM THE FOOD BANK TO THE COUNTY CESSPOOL PROGRAM. JUST TO GIVE YOU A VISUAL, DOING A STRIKE THROUGH OF THE PRESCOTT VALLEY FOOD BANK, ADDING THAT TO THE CESSPOOL REPLACEMENT FOR A NOW TOTAL OF $642,647, THAT STILL GIVES US THAT TOTAL COMBINED WITH THE VERDE VALLEY HABITAT FOR THAT $1,042,647. [01:55:02] I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND I DO HAVE ISABELLE ROLLINS WITH NACOG. SHE IS PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY FROM THE PRESCOTT BOARD OFFICE OR THE BOARD ROOM. I BELIEVE SHE'S STILL THERE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MYSELF OR FOR HER, MAYBE WE CAN HELP CLARIFY ANYTHING. >> MADAM CHAIR, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION SINCE THE CESSPOOL PROJECT IS DIRECTED THROUGH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. I WANT TO JUST ASK THE QUESTION, MAKE SURE THAT YOU FEEL THAT, THAT PROJECT CAN ABSORB THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND ACTUALLY GET THOSE FUNDS DISPERSED. >> A GREAT QUESTION, SUPERVISOR. THANK YOU. WE ARE VERY CONFIDENT THAT WITH THE AMOUNT OF CESSPOOLS THAT WE ARE STILL DISCOVERING, NOT JUST IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS, BUT WE JUST HAD A RECENT REPORT THAT SHOWS THAT IS A COUNTY WIDE PROBLEM WITH HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS CESSPOOLS STILL IN THE GROUND. SO WE CAN DEFINITELY USE THIS MONEY TO HELP GET THAT MORE TOWARDS COMPLIANCE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MARK. ANY OTHER? >> ALONG THE SAME LINES IS IT SAYS SERVICE AREA, ASH FORK AND SELIGMAN. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT I'M AWARE THAT THERE ARE CESSPOOLS BEYOND THOSE AREAS. SO THESE FUNDS COULD STILL BE USED THROUGHOUT YAVAPAI COUNTY, NOT SPECIFICALLY THE SERVICE AREA, OR DOES THIS HAVE TO BE AMENDED TO SAY YAVAPAI COUNTY? >> IT CAN NOT GO TOWARDS ANYWHERE IN YAVAPAI COUNTY. IF IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE SAYING THAT, THAT IT'S CAN BE USED COUNTY WIDE, WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE THAT CHANGE. >> NOW, I WANT TO KEEP IT ALL. ACTUALLY, I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK UP AT ASH FORK AND SELIGMAN, THESE, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, AND YOU'VE COMMUNICATED TO ME, THE PROBLEM WE'RE GETTING TO IS NOT JUST THAT THE CESSPOOL IS IN THE GROUND AND IT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED, IT'S THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE IN JEOPARDY OF LOSING THEIR HOME. AS A COUNTY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONDEMN THEIR HOME BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE A CESSPOOL. AND THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY, BUT IT COSTS A LOT TO CHANGE THESE SUCKERS OVER TO SEPTIC TANK. ONE THING WE'RE TRYING TO DO AS A COUNTY IS HELP ASH FORK AND SELIGMAN WITH THEIR SANITARY DISTRICTS AS WELL. THE HOPE IS TO ONE DAY GET THEM TO SEWER. BUT HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A GOOD BAND AID TO BUY US THE TIME TO GET TO THOSE SEWER SYSTEMS. AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS CRITICAL IN ANOTHER DISTRICT, I WOULD NOT FEEL BAD ABOUT THAT. BUT I THINK I DON'T KNOW THE PROBLEM IN YOUR DISTRICTS, BUT I DO KNOW THE PROBLEM IN MINE. AND I THINK THIS WILL BE A GREAT HELP TO GET SOME OF THOSE PUT BACK TOGETHER. >> IF I JUST PIGGYBACK A LITTLE. I GUESS MY QUESTION WAS, IT DOESN'T LIMIT US TO THAT. IF YOU HAVE A CRISIS SITUATION IN ANOTHER DISTRICT WITH THE CESSPOOL, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE COULD ADDRESS THAT IF NEEDED. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MIGHT JUST ASK THAT SAME QUESTION OF OUR BOARD COUNSEL AND MAYBE ISABELLE, TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOESN'T GET TOO FAR OUT OF THE SCOPE OF WHAT WAS ALREADY APPLIED FOR. >> BECAUSE ORIGINALLY IT ACTUALLY GOT CUT THAT PROGRAM DID. IT'S NICE TO SEE IT BUMPED BACK UP. >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR. I THINK THE INTENT OF THE BOARD IS CLEAR AS FAR AS THE USE OF THE FUNDS BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, BUT I WOULD DEFER TO ISABELLE TO COMMENT FROM HER PERSPECTIVE. >> HELLO, ISABELLE. >> HELLO. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE WAY THAT I DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WORKING ON THE CESPOOL PROJECT IS, THE ASH FORK AND SELIGMAN WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE PRIORITIZED. THAT'S THE BIGGEST PROBLEM, THE MOST URGENT PROBLEM. WE WOULD LIKE TO OPEN IT UP IF THERE ARE EXTRA FUNDS FOR ANY REASON. WE'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO MORE OF THE COUNTY, IF POSSIBLE. THERE'S GOING TO BE A FEW FORMS THAT I HAVE TO RESUBMIT TO THE STATE. SO INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING ASH FORK AND SELIGMAN, WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO OPEN IT UP TO THE WIDER AREA AND ALSO WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. THE COUNTY MIGHT WANT TO GO FOR OTHER FUNDS OR COMPETITIVE FUNDS. SO I THINK TAKING CARE OF CESSPOOLS LEARNING IS JUST IT'S A BIGGER PROBLEM, A LOT MORE WIDESPREAD THAN REALIZED, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG ONGOING PROCESS. [02:00:04] BUT WE DO WANT TO RIGHT NOW PRIORITIZE ASH FORK AND SELIGMAN, BUT HOPEFULLY LEAVE IT OPEN TO OTHER PROJECTS IF NEEDED. >> I MEAN, I WOULD PREFER TO SEE THAT AS WELL. I MEAN, BECAUSE WE ARE INCREASING FUNDING FOR THAT PROJECT, I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO LOOK AT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, SHOULD THEY ARISE, ESPECIALLY AS THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS COME BEFORE US. OCCASIONALLY, THERE'S OBSTACLES TO GETTING PROJECTS DONE, AND I THINK LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN TO OTHER AREAS THAT MIGHT BE FACILITATED WITH EASE. IF YOU RUN INTO AN OBSTACLE WITH ANOTHER PROJECT IN THE SELIGMAN ASH FORK AREA, IT JUST REALLY ALLOWS US MORE FLEXIBILITY IN MAKING SURE THOSE FUNDS GET DISBURSED. SO I'D BE IN FAVOR OF THAT AS AN AMENDMENT THERE. >> WE'RE GOOD TO GO. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? >> YEAH, I WILL. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE NUMBER 7 OF THE ACTION ITEMS AS AMENDED BY SUPERVISOR CHECKS, ADDITIONS. >> AND I WILL SECOND. >> HEY, WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND CLERK, WILL YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE? >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? YES. VICE CHAIR COMPTON. >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> THE ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE AMENDMENT. >> THANK YOU. >> FANTASTIC. NUMBER 8, FINANCE, [8. Finance - Approve Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget adjustments moving budget capacity from departments that are under budget in General Fund and Special Revenue Funds to departments that have exceeded their General Fund and Special Revenue Funds, and approve the transfer of funds from the General Fund to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Grant Fund for the expenditures that exceeded the Grant Award and transfer funds from the Capital Reserve Fund to the General Fund for FY 2025.] APPROVED FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS, MOVING BUDGET CAPACITY FROM DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE UNDER BUDGET IN THE GENERAL FUND AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR. >> GOOD MORNING, CONNIE. >> VICE CHAIR, SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS CONNIE DEKEMPER. I'M THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY. THIS IS A ITEM THAT WE BRING ANNUALLY TO THE BOARD WHEN WE GET CLOSE TO FINALIZING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR. WE REVIEW BUDGET BECAUSE IF WE DO NOT CORRECT THE BUDGET IN THIS MANNER, WE DO HAVE TO PROVIDE EXPLANATION IN THE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF WHY WE'RE NOT WITHIN BUDGET. AND THE TWO ITEMS IN BUDGET IS THE GENERAL SERVICES GENERAL FUND AND THE FACILITIES PARKS. THE GENERAL SERVICES GENERAL FUND IS DUE TO WE HAVE VEHICLE USE THAT WE CHARGE BACK TO THE DEPARTMENTS, AND THAT IS A CREDIT AGAINST OUR EXPENDITURES, AND WE OVER BUDGETED FOR THAT CREDIT. THE PARKS FACILITIES ADJUSTMENT IS DUE TO ARPA FUNDING. WE TRANSFERRED A LOT OF REGULAR WAGES AND BENEFITS TO THE ARPA FUNDS FOR THE $10 MILLION THAT WE RECEIVE FOR REVENUE REPLACEMENT. BUT THE PROJECT THAT'S SITTING IN FACILITIES PARKS, THERE'S NO REGULAR WAGES IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA, AND SO WE HAVE TO DO A PHYSICAL BUDGET ADJUSTMENT. ADDITIONALLY, WE'LL BE TRANSFERRING $3.9 MILLION FROM OUR CAPITAL RESERVE BACK TO OUR GENERAL FUND. WE DID AN ANALYSIS OF OUR CASH FLOW FOR THE YEAR OR FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND WE HAVE FOUND THAT THAT CASH FLOW CAN ADJUST ABOUT $30 MILLION BETWEEN ONE TIME, USUALLY BETWEEN JULY AND OCTOBER BEFORE WE GET OUR PROPERTY TAXES. WE WANT TO MAINTAIN A BALANCE IN THAT CAPITAL RESERVE THAT CAN COVER THAT CASH FLOW. SO THESE FUNDS ARE ABLE TO BE TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND. AND THEN ON THE WIOA BUDGET ADJUSTMENT, THAT IS DUE TO THE TRANSITION FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEING WITHIN THE COUNTY AND NOT PART OF OUR OLD PROVIDER. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CONNIE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CONNIE ON THIS? WELL, NO QUESTIONS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ITEM NUMBER 8. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND. YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? [02:05:01] >> YES. >> THE ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 9. [9. Finance - Approve a Master Cooperative Procurement Agreement and a three-year contract with Kronos SaaShr, Inc. (a UKG Company), in the amount of $294,140.32, for the purchase and deployment of UKG Ready Time and Attendance software and related human resources systems and services, utilizing Cobb County Government, Georgia/OMNIA Partners Cooperative Contract No. 24-6833. YC Contract Nos. 2025-343 and 2025-343A1] I BELIEVE CONNIE, YOU'RE GONNA BE HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT, MAYBE, AT LEAST FOR ONE MORE. >> YEAH. >> SO THIS ITEM IS BEING BROUGHT TO THE BOARD. WE CURRENTLY USE NOVATIME FOR TIME AND ATTENDANCE. NOVATIME HAS BEEN PURCHASED BY UKG IN THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PHASING THAT SOFTWARE OUT. WE WOULD LIKE TO UPGRADE TO ONE OF THE UKG PRODUCTS HERE FOR TIME AND ATTENDANCE. THIS PRODUCT WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE ADVANCED CALCULATIONS ON OUR PAYROLL TO ELIMINATE SOME MANUAL PROCESSES THAT ARE OCCURRING RIGHT NOW. UKG ASKED US TO BRING THIS TO THE BOARD BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER BECAUSE THAT IS THEIR YEAR END, BUT WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THE UPGRADE STARTING IN MARCH OF 2026. >> ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> WILL IT INCREASE SUPERVISOR KUKNYO'S PAYCHECK? >> NO. >> NO. NEVER MIND, I'M SORRY. >> I JUST HAVE A COMMENT AND THAT I HEARD THE NEED FOR THIS COME UP IN OUR BUDGET RETREAT. SO I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT FORWARD. >> I'LL SECOND THAT, DID YOU MAKE A MOTION? >> NO. I SAID I DID ENTERTAIN ONE. >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. >> CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> THE ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 10. [10. Fleet Management - Approve the sale of two (2) Chevrolet Tahoes in the amount of $1.00 each to the Ash Fork Volunteer Fire District. Unanimous consent of the Board of Supervisors is required pursuant to A.R.S. §11-251(58) to approve this item.] NOW, ITEM NUMBER 10, FLEET MANAGEMENT. IT'S TO APPROVE THE SALE OF TWO CHEVROLET TAHOE'S IN THE AMOUNT OF $1 EACH TO THE ASH FORK VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICT. THIS ITEM DOES NEED UNANIMOUS VOTE CONSENT FROM THIS BOARD FOR IT TO PASS. THIS ITEM IS ALSO IN SUPERVISOR KUKNYO'S DISTRICT. SO I WILL GO AHEAD AT THIS TIME AND WELCOME YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GIL. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I'M GIL RIVERA, A FLEET DIRECTOR. BEFORE I PASS IT OVER TO SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, THIS INITIATIVE WAS STARTED IN FEBRUARY OF 2024 WITH SUPERVISOR BROWN. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ERIC HENDERSON, WHO'S THE FIRE CAPTAIN AND MIKE ZIGMAN, WHO IS THE FIRE CHIEF WHO IS HERE TODAY. THE REASON THIS HAS TAKEN SO LONG IS WE BASICALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY VEHICLES TO OFFER UP AT THE TIME BASED ON SUPERVISOR BROWN'S PLANS. SO WE HAVE STAYED IN CONTACT. >> THE ASH FORK VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICT HAS LOOPED IN SUPERVISOR KUKNYO AND HERE WE ARE. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. CRAIG BROWN AT THE TIME, WAS WORKING ON TRYING TO GET A VEHICLE FOR THE FIRE DISTRICT. >> THIS IS TO FACILITATE TRYING TO GET TO THE REMOTE AREAS. THEIR PARAMEDIC VEHICLE IS VERY, VERY OLD. IT'S DUAL WHEELED. IT'S LOW TO THE GROUND. SUPERVISOR BROWN WAS TRYING TO GET THEM A TOW WITH THE BACK SEATS REMOVED, THAT THEY COULD ACCESS THESE REMOTE ROUGH ROADS AND PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE TO PEOPLE, AND THE BACK OF THE TOW WOULD ALLOW THEM TO AT LEAST BE ABLE TO BRING THEM OUT ON A BACKBOARD, AND WHAT HAVE YOU AND TAKE THEM TO THE AMBULANCE. >> I HAVE BEEN UP IN THIS AREA. I'M FAMILIAR WITH IT, AND IT IS ROUGH. THAT MUCH I DO KNOW. YES, IT'S VERY ROUGH, AND THE CATTLES HAVE THE RIGHT AWAY, AND IF THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THEY'RE NOT MOVING. THAT'S WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED UP THERE, AND THERE'S MUCH RANCHING UP THERE, SO I CAN IMAGINE. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, HAVE WE DONE THIS BEFORE, FOR OTHER DISTRICTS, AND I KNOW, GIL, YOU MAY NOT HAVE THAT ANSWER, BUT I'LL REFER TO STAFF OVER HERE, MAURI OR. >> IN MY TENURE, MA'AM, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, THE FLEET MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY, I'VE BEEN HERE THREE YEARS AND EIGHT MONTHS, AND WE HAVE NOT DONE THIS BEFORE. BUT ASH FORK VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICT, IT IS WITHIN OUR COUNTY. IT DOES SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. NO, WE HAVE NOT. WE HAVE SOLD VEHICLES TO OTHER COUNTIES OUTSIDE, [02:10:04] AS WE DID GRAHAM COUNTY ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO, BUT NOT WITHIN OUR OWN COUNTY, TO MY KNOWLEDGE MA'AM. >> I JUST WOULD LIKE TO REACH OUT. MAYBE MARTY BRENNAN MIGHT HAVE AN ANSWER TO THIS. DO YOU AT ALL KNOW, MR. BRENNAN, IF WE HAVE DONE THIS IN THE YEARS PAST? 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW. >> CHAIR, VICE CHAIR OF SUPERVISORS, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY SALE FOR $1 OR AT A REDUCED MARKET VALUE. I THINK THAT THE SALE THAT THE FLEET DIRECTOR REFERRED TO TO GRAHAM COUNTY WAS DONE AT MARKET VALUE. IT WAS ADJUSTED BASED UPON WHAT IT WOULD COST TO STRIP A VEHICLE AND TAKE IT TO AUCTION. BUT THAT WAS ULTIMATELY AT DETERMINATION OF MARKET VALUE. >> ALL RIGHT, THEN, AND SO IT'S TWO TAHOES AT $1 EACH, AND MAY I ASK YOU WHAT IS THERE? IF IT WAS TO GO TO AUCTION, WHAT VALUE OF MONEY ARE WE NOT RECEIVE? >> WE PULLED AN ANALYSIS OF AN AVERAGE, MA'AM, AND IN THE PAST AUCTIONS, THESE TAHOES ARE GOING ANYWHERE FROM 4000-6500. IT JUST DEPENDS. BUT THAT'S ABOUT WHAT WE GET FOR IT. >> OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT. I WILL NOW REACH OUT TO YOU, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO AND YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD CAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME THINGS. >> YEAH, I WANT TO THANK THE ROOM FOR TAKING ALL MY TALKING POINTS. BUT THAT'S A JOKE. >> FUNNY. >> THE IMPORTANCE OF RELIABLE VEHICLES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS CANNOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH. WE'VE RECENTLY SPENT MILLIONS ON NEW TRUCKS FOR OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE WHEN THEY GET A CALL, THE RELIABILITY OF THAT TRUCK IS KEY TO THEIR RESPONSE. THIS HAS CREATED A SUPPLY OF TRUCKS TO BE RETIRED THAT WE TYPICALLY SEND TO AUCTION. THE AVERAGE PRICE WE GET FOR ONE OF THESE VEHICLES IS I WENT HIGH, I WENT WITH THE 7,000, AND AFTER WE SPEND TIME STRIPPING THEM DOWN, WE NET ABOUT $5,000 EACH. I BELIEVE THERE'S ANOTHER OPTION THAT WOULD BE A BETTER USE OF THESE ASSETS FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY, TRANSFERRING THEM TO ASH FORK FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE ARE NOT GIVING THESE TRUCKS AWAY. THE TAXPAYERS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THEM. BY TRANSFERRING THEM TO THE ASH FORK FIRE DISTRICT, THE CITIZENS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT BY HAVING MORE RELIABLE PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE IN ASH FORKS FIRE DISTRICT AS BOTH LOCAL CITIZENS AND THOSE OF US WHO HAVE TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE FIRE DISTRICT. I HAVE A FEW SLIDES. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS THAT SHOWS WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. RIGHT HERE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE ASH FORK FIRE DISTRICT. IT TAKES IN SOME OF I40, AND IT COMES DOWN 89. AND THIS IS ASH FORKS TOWN RIGHT HERE, SO IT'S SMALL. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WHERE THESE VEHICLES WILL BE USED, IT'S NOT JUST A LITTLE COMMUNITY, IT'S ACTUALLY THIS IS THE DISTRICT. NOW, THE SECOND SLIDE, SHOWS THEIR AREA RESPONSIBILITY. THAT MAP YOU JUST SAW IS RIGHT HERE. IT'S THIS LITTLE RED AREA. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A SERVICE AREA OF THIS WHOLE GREEN AND BLUE LINE, WHICH TAKES IN AN ABSOLUTE PILE OF I40 AND A PILE OF 89. THEIR SERVICE AREA ACTUALLY GOES BELOW DRAKE CEMENT ON 89. THEY HAVE A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY OF COVERAGE, THIS TAKES IN JUNIPER WOODS RANCH. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. I HAVE A CABIN THAT'S SIX MILES OFF OF I40 TO THE SOUTH. IT TAKES ME 45 MINUTES TO DRIVE THAT SIX MILES UNLESS I WANTED TO TEAR EVERYTHING UP, AND A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT THESE GUYS HAVE TO DEAL WITH IS CALLS THAT COME IN, AND THEY RESPOND WITH A FIRE APPARATUS THAT IT'S ALREADY OLD, AND THEY HAVE TO TAKE IT DOWN THESE BUMPY ROADS AT QUITE A QUICK SPEED. IT TEARS THEM UP JUST TO FIND OUT SOMEBODY'S BURNING TRASH, THEY'RE HAVING A CAMPFIRE, ETC. HAVING ONE OF THESE TRUCKS WOULD ALLOW THEM TO SEND THIS OUT RIGHT OFF THE BAT WITHOUT PUTTING THEIR MORE FIRE EQUIPMENT IN JEOPARDY, AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT LATER. THEIR CALL VOLUME IS BUSY. THEY ARE ONE OF THE BUSIEST FIRE DISTRICTS UP HERE, AND THEY'RE A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. HIT THE NEXT ONE. IT'S HARD TO READ HERE, BUT THEIR YEAR TO DATE CALL SO FAR ARE 189. NINETY SEVEN OF THEM ARE FOR MEDICAL, 42 ARE FOR COLLISIONS. THEY ACTUALLY RESPONDED TO THAT CALL. THEY JOINED IN WITH WILLIAMS IN THAT 17 CAR PILE UP THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF FIVE PEOPLE, AND THEY REGULARLY HAVE TRUCKS THAT CATCH FIRE ON THIS ROUTE THAT THEY HAVE TO RESPOND TO, AND COLLISIONS, 42 COLLISIONS, 40 FIRES, AND THERE WAS THREE FOREST FIRES THAT NONE OF US EVER HEARD [02:15:02] ABOUT BECAUSE ASH FORK FIRE GOT OUT THERE AND PUT THEM OUT BEFORE THEY COULD BECOME A THING. YOU JUST DON'T HEAR ABOUT WHAT THEY GET DONE BECAUSE THEY DO GET OUT THERE AND THEY PUT THESE FIRES OUT. WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR PERSONNEL THAT THEY HAVE GOING ON. CAN YOU FLIP TO THAT? IT'S HARD TO READ THIS, TOO. BUT BASICALLY, THEY HAVE A FIRE CHIEF THAT'S PART TIME, A FIREFIGHTER, EMT, THAT'S PART TIME, A VOLUNTEER FOR DISPATCH, ANOTHER VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, FIREFIGHTER, FIREFIGHTER, FIREFIGHTER, AND THAT'S IT. THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE HERE, AND ALL BUT TWO OF THEM ARE VOLUNTEERS. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PERSONNEL. HERE'S WHY WE NEED TO HELP BEEF THEM UP FOR THE EQUIPMENT LIST, WHICH IS AT THE BOTTOM THERE. IT'S HARD TO READ, BUT I'LL READ IT FOR YOU. THEY HAVE TWO ENGINES. THEIR NEWEST ENGINE IS A 2012. I TALKED WITH CAFMA'S MAINTENANCE FOLKS. THEY SAID THAT THE LIFE OF A PUMPER, ENGINE IS 10 YEARS ACTIVE, 10 YEARS RESERVE. THESE GUYS THEIR BEST PUMPER SHOULD BE IN RESERVE STATUS. THEIR NEXT ENGINE IS A 1979 PUMPER. THAT'S 46-YEARS-OLD. THAT'S WHAT THESE GUYS HAVE TO WORK WITH BECAUSE THEIR TAXING DISTRICT IS SMALL. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY UP THERE. THEY'RE DOING GREAT JOBS WITH WHAT THEY GOT. THEY HAVE A TOTAL OF SIX VEHICLES, AND I'LL JUST GO DOWN THE AGE OF THESE VEHICLES, 1979, 2001, 2000,1997, 2012, AND 2005, AND GETTING AN ENGINE, LIKE WE ASKED, HAS THIS BEEN DONE BEFORE? IT'S BEEN DONE BY A LOT OF OTHER AGENCIES ALREADY. CAFMA ACTUALLY GAVE THEM ONE OF THEIR ENGINES TO BE THE FIRST RESPONDER. THEY GAVE THEM ONE UP BECAUSE THEY SEE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING BETTER EQUIPMENT TO SERVICE BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE AGREEMENTS WITH EACH OTHER TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT, TOO. THEY'VE DONE THIS. WHEN I WAS ON PRESCOTT COUNCIL, WHEN YOU SEND, LIKE A FIRE TRUCK TO AUCTION, IT'S THE SAME THING. THESE THINGS ARE, I THINK $350,000 NEW, AND THAT'S ON THE CHEAP END OF THINGS. THEY'LL GO FOR 2,700 BUCKS AT AUCTION, BECAUSE NOBODY REALLY WANTS THIS FIRE EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE OF SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO HAVE A TOY. YOU DON'T GET THAT MUCH MONEY FOR THEM AT AUCTION, AND AT PRESCOTT, WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THIS TO ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS. THAT WAY, IF WE HAVE A MAJOR FOREST FIRE EVENT, AT LEAST THE ASSET IS STILL BEING KEPT UP BY SOMEBODY AND TAKEN CARE OF AND IN THE AREA TO HELP US OUT, WHICH IS THE SAME THING WITH ASH FORK. WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. HOW THESE TRUCKS WILL BE USED IN THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING TWO AND NOT JUST ONE. A FIRE TRUCK IS NOT JUST FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONNEL, AND THESE AREN'T FIRE TRUCKS OR TAHOES, BUT WHAT THEY ARE IS THEY'RE A TOOL BOX. THESE INITIAL RESPONSE VEHICLES WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, AS WELL AS FIRE EXTINGUISHING TOOLS TO SUPPRESS THE FIRE BEFORE IT TURNS INTO A MAJOR EVENT. YOU COULD PUT SOME GIGANTIC FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN THE BACK OF THESE TRUCKS. WHEN YOU GO OUT TO THE HIGHWAY AND THAT TRUCK'S ON FIRE, YOU CAN PUT IT DOWN BEFORE IT BECOMES A MAJOR THING. ONE OF THEM WOULD BE LOADED AND READY TO GO AT THE STATION, AND THE OTHER WOULD BE WITH THE FIREFIGHTER THAT'S ON CALL AT THE TIME, AND HERE'S HOW THEY OPERATE. WHEN YOU CALL THEIR NUMBER, YOU HIT A MACHINE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SPEAK IN REAL TIME TO THE PAGERS THAT THESE FOLKS HAVE, AND IT ALLOWS THEM TO RESPOND RIGHT AWAY. ONE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS THAT'S ON CALL WOULD HAVE THIS AT THEIR HOME. WHEN THAT CALL COMES THROUGH, IT GOES RIGHT TO THEIR PAGER, THEY HEAR IT. THEY CAN LEAVE, AND I'LL LET THE CHIEF TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THEIR OPERATIONS. BUT IT HELPS RESPONSE TIME, WHICH HELPS MAKE A BAD SITUATION BETTER. THE INITIAL PERSON COULD RESPOND DIRECTLY FROM WHERE THEY'RE AT, AND WHILE OTHER PERSONNEL DISPATCHED TO THE STATION TO GET OTHER NEEDED EQUIPMENT, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT TIME IS A KEY BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH IN MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SMALL FIRE AND A MAJOR FIRE EVENT. THE CHIEF OF THE DEPARTMENT IS HERE WITH US TODAY, AND I JUST WANTED HIM TO SPEAK UP AND TELL US WHY IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR THEM TO GET THESE TWO TAHOES TO SERVICE THE CITIZENS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY. CHIEF. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY MY QUESTION TO, IS IF WE'VE EVER DONE THIS BEFORE IS ONLY TO THE COUNTY. NOT TO ANY MUNICIPALITIES OR ANYTHING. I'M ONLY ASKING ABOUT, HAS THE COUNTY EVER DONE SOMETHING LIKE THAT BEFORE? THAT'S MY QUESTION. >> HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME, AND THEN THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW THAT IT WASN'T UNUSUAL FOR THIS STUFF TO HAPPEN, AND BY THE WAY, CENTRAL YAVAPAI HELPS MAINTAIN YOUR FLEET UP IN ASH FORK, AS WELL. CHIEF. [02:20:03] >> COULD YOU PUT THE SLIDE UP THAT SHOWS THE OVERALL SERVICE AREA? >> SURE. DO YOU WANT A LASER BEAM CHIEF? >> NO, I'M GOOD. THE LITTLE RED AREA, THE LITTLE CIRCLE [NOISE] THAT'S ACTUALLY OUR DISTRICT. THOSE PEOPLE PAY TAXES TO SUPPORT OUR EQUIPMENT, AND OUR ANNUAL BUDGET IS ABOUT $89,000. THAT'S NOTHING TO OPERATE A FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE MAINTENANCE ON THESE MACHINES ALONE ARE ASTRONOMICAL. IN THE GREEN, THAT'S AREA THAT WE SERVICE, BUT I MEAN, TECHNICALLY, I GUESS YOU COULD ARGUE WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO, BUT WE DO, AND MOST OF THAT AREA, JUNIPER WOODS RANCH SOUTH OF THE 40 AND NORTH OF THE FREEWAY. NO ASPHALT, ALL DIRT ROADS, BUMPY DIRT ROADS, AND IF WE HAVE TO GO OUT THERE WITH APPARATUS, OR ENGINE FORCE SO TO SPEAK, IT DOESN'T HAVE THIS SUFFICIENT GROUND CLEARANCE, AND IT BEATS THE HECK OUT OF THAT APPARATUS. THAT'S A $300,000 APPARATUS, AND LIKE THE SUPERVISOR SAID A LOT OF TIMES WE GET OUT THERE AND WE FIND OUT SOME GUYS JUST GOT A BONFIRE GOING, AND WE JUST BEAT THE HECK. WE WOULD REFER TO THESE AS SPRINT VEHICLES. WE CAN GET TO IT AND SAY, HEY, IT'S JUST A CAMPFIRE, CANCEL EVERYONE ELSE. DON'T BRING ANY APPARATUS IN HERE. ALSO, THAT AREA IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, RAIN OR SNOW, MUDDY. WORSE MUD ON THE PLANET. IT'S GOT A HIGH CLAY CONTENT. OUR APPARATUS CAN'T GET IN THERE, OUR EXISTING APPARATUS. IF YOU LIVE IN JUNIPER WOODS RANCH AND IT'S A SNOWY DAY AND YOU CALL FOR A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, I'M SORRY YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT. WHAT HAPPENS TYPICALLY IS THE VOLUNTEERS WILL RESPOND OUT THERE IN THEIR OWN VEHICLES, AND THEN MAYBE DIRECT A HELICOPTER FLIGHT IN TO MEDEVAC, SOMEBODY. BUT IF THEY DO THAT, OUR DEPARTMENT INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER THEM. THEY'RE REALLY PUTTING IT OUT THERE. THESE VEHICLES WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THEY'RE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THEY'RE HIGH GROUND CLEARANCE. WE CAN GET IN THERE UNDER ANY CONDITIONS AS WE KNOW, BECAUSE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DOES. THE BLUE AREA IS ACTUALLY NATIONAL FOREST, BUT WE RESPOND TO THAT AREA AS FIRST RESPONDERS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THE FOREST SERVICE ISN'T GOING TO GET THERE IN TIME TO PREVENT IT FROM BECOMING A BIG ISSUE, AND THEN THE YELLOW AREAS ARE ALL THE YELLOW AREA GOING HORIZONTAL AS A 40 FREEWAY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU PROBABLY COULDN'T READ THE CHIEF'S REPORT THAT I JUST PRESENTED LAST NIGHT. ROLL OVER COLLISION, ROLL OVER COLLISION, ROLL OVER COLLISION, ROLLOVER COLLISION. I THINK THERE WAS SIX OF THEM LAST MONTH. THEY'RE ON THE 40 FREEWAY. THEY'RE ALSO ON THE 89. WE GO JUST A LITTLE BIT SOUTH OF OF DRAKE. OBVIOUSLY, THE FREEWAY COLLISIONS ARE CATASTROPHIC, BECAUSE OF THE SPEED. BUT THE 89 MORE CATASTROPHIC, 'CAUSE THEY'RE ALMOST ALWAYS BECAUSE SOMEONE GOT IMPATIENT AND PASSED WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T, THEY BECOME A HEAD ON COLLISION, ABSOLUTELY CATASTROPHIC. A LOT OF THEM ARE FATALITIES, BUT ALMOST ALL OF THEM REQUIRE US TO CUT SOMEONE OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WE NEED TO GET EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT DOWN THERE. THE 40 FREEWAY, THE TRUCKERS COMING DOWN THE HILL FROM WILLIAMS CONSTANTLY OVERHEATING THEIR BRAKES. IF THAT'S NOT ADDRESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER, THE ENTIRE LOAD WILL GO UP IN FLAMES, THE TRAILERS, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, THE TRACTOR, BUT IF YOU'RE A SMART TRUCKER, YOU DON'T USE THE TRACTOR BRAKES, YOU USE THE TRAILER BRAKES BECAUSE THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE TRAILER OR THE LOAD. THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT THEIR TRACTOR. THE DUMB ONES, AND WE'VE BEEN ON SOME OF THEM, I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T SAY THAT, BUT THE INEXPERIENCED ONES, THEY'LL SET THE TRACTOR ON FIRE. WHAT DO THOSE THINGS COST HALF $1 MILLION? I DON'T KNOW. WITH A SPRINT VEHICLE, WE CAN GET OUT THERE WITH WATER EXTINGUISHERS THAT HAVE F 500 IN THEM AND COOL THE BREAKS DOWN AND PUT OUT ANY FLAMES BEFORE THE TRAILER IGNITES. THE CURRENT APPARATUS WE HAVE ENGINE FOR, YOU CAN GET MAYBE 40 MILES AN HOUR GOING UP THAT HILL. THAT'S IT. IT'S UNDER-POWERED. I'M NOT SURE WHO PUT THAT THING TOGETHER, SO THESE SPRINT VEHICLES, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET THERE MUCH FASTER AND ACTUALLY AVERT A BIGGER ISSUE. >> I DON'T. IT'S A SMALL FIRE DEPARTMENT. IT'S THE BUSIEST FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE AREA. WE HAVE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS WITH BOTH WILLIAMS, KEW, AND THE NORTH AND SLAG MAN FIRE, AND WE ALL RESPOND TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT. THEY WOULD BE USED FOR THAT AS WELL. BUT THE BIG THINGS ARE, [02:25:03] WE CAN'T GET TO A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS WITHOUT THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE CURRENTLY. THEN THE PLAN WOULD BE TO USE THEM AS SPRINT VEHICLES TO INCREASE OR IMPROVE OUR RESPONSE TIME, AND I THINK THEY WOULD DO THAT TREMENDOUSLY. WITH OUR CURRENT BUDGET, HONESTLY, YOU'VE SEEN WE HAVE ALL OLD EQUIPMENT. NOW WE DO MAINTAIN IT. BUT IF THAT EQUIPMENT GOES DOWN, IF ENGINE 4 GOES DOWN, ASH FORK IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUY A $350,000 PIECE OF APPARATUS, NOT FOR WHATEVER, 50 YEARS. FIREFIGHTERS TYPICALLY LIKE TO BLOCK THE TRAFFIC LANE WITH AN ENGINE. NO AT ASH FORK. BLOCK IT WITH THE WATER TRUCK, OR DO NOT USE ENGINE 4 TO BLOCK TRAFFIC. I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THAT. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. IF WE HAD THESE VEHICLES, WE COULD KEEP THE MILEAGE OFF OF OUR EXPENSIVE APPARATUS, AND IT WOULD GIVE US ACCESS TO TWO AREAS WE DON'T REALLY HAVE RIGHT NOW. >> CHIEF, WOULD YOU STICK AROUND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? >> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY SOMETHING. CRAIG BROWN WORKED ON ONE VEHICLE FOR THIS WHEN HE WAS IN OFFICE, WHICH WOULD BE LAST YEAR. THEN, SUPERVISOR KUK, YOU BROUGHT UP TO WANT TO DO A SECOND VEHICLE, IS THAT CORRECT? >> BECAUSE IT MAKE SENSE WITH THEM. CHIEF, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN HOW TWO WOULD WORK BETTER THAN THE SINGLE ONE? >> WE'RE GOING TO USE. >> MICROPHONE, PLEASE. >> I'M SORRY. WE WOULD USE THEM FOR, ERIC STARTED THIS. HE'S THE SMOOTH TALKER HE'S UNFORTUNATELY, HE'S NOT AVAILABLE TODAY, SO YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME. BUT THEY WOULD BE USED FOR A LOT OF THINGS. BUT THE MAIN THING, THIS IS WHAT I INTEND TO DO WITH THEM. WE'LL PUT A FIREMAN ON CALL FOR 48 HOURS. HE'LL TAKE ONE OF THE VEHICLES HOME. THEN HE'LL BE ABLE TO RESPOND DIRECTLY FROM HIS HOME TO THE SCENE, AND THEN RADIO BACK TO US WHAT APPARATUS WE ACTUALLY NEED TO ADDRESS THAT SITUATION. HE CAN ALSO GET STARTED ON EXTRICATION THINGS UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. THEN THE NEXT GUY WHO GOES DIRECTLY TO THE STATION, LET'S SAY IT'S A CRASH. HE COULD TAKE RESCUE OUT. TYPICALLY, WHAT HAPPENS NOW IS HE GETS THERE. HE TAKES RESCUE OUT OF THE GARAGE, BUT THEN HE WAITS FOR OTHER FIREFIGHTERS TO ARRIVE. WELL, THERE'S A TIME DELAY THERE. NOW, HE'D BE ABLE TO TAKE THE APPARATUS WITH THE EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT TO THE SCENE. ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS THAT ARRIVE AFTER THAT WOULD TAKE ONE OF THESE SPRINT VEHICLES. THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO PASS THE RESCUE UNIT ON THE WAY TO THE CRASH, BUT THAT WOULD BE OUR MANPOWER. THE APPARATUS WOULD GET STARTED EARLIER, REDUCE OUR RESPONSE TIME, AND THEN THE SECOND VEHICLE WOULD BE USED AS A MANPOWER TRANSPORT TO GET TO THE SCENE WITHOUT DELAYING THE APPARATUS RESPONSE. THEN THEY WOULD ALSO BE USED FOR THE OTHER STUFF THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. >> THANKS. IF YOU GUYS DO SO MUCH WITH SO LITTLE, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT $89,000 BUDGET, THAT DOESN'T COVER A WHOLE LOT FOR A FIRE DEPARTMENT. >> DON'T LEAVE CHIEF SUPERVISOR CHECK. THANK YOU. >> I THINK YOU HAVE VERY NEATLY EXPRESSED THE NEED HERE. I WANT TO SAY THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO ESSENTIALLY GIVE AWAY PUBLIC RESOURCES, WE HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ACHIEVING A PRIORITIZED NEED. I SEE AND HEAR THIS NEED VERY CLEARLY, AND I ALSO KNOW, AS I LIVE IN A TOWN WITH A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, THAT THERE'S PROBABLY OTHER NEEDS WITHIN THE COUNTY TO CONSIDER. FOR EXAMPLE, THE JEROME FIRE CHIEF SAID THAT HE ALSO WOULD BE IN NEED OF A VEHICLE SUCH AS THIS. THEY'RE DRIVING AROUND TWO COMMAND VEHICLES FROM 1997 AND 1998 THAT BOTH HAVE HAD THEIR ENGINES REBUILT. WE'VE SEEN 2 MILLION VISITORS A YEAR AND MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS NEARLY EVERY WEEKEND, AND THAT'S JUST ONE STORY. I'M NOT ADVOCATING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE TO GO TO JEROME IN PARTICULAR, BUT I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR ONE OF THESE VEHICLES TO GO, MAYBE IMMEDIATELY TO THE ASH FORK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THEN HAVE A CALL TO OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS SO THAT WE CAN BETTER ANALYZE IF THAT SECOND VEHICLE IS BEST PRIORITIZED TO GO THERE. I'VE UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE'S VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE COUNTY WITH ALSO VERY LIMITED RESOURCES, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES THAT MIGHT HAVE A MORE SERIOUS NEED. I JUST WANT TO BE COMPREHENSIVE AS WE'RE DISPERSING PUBLIC RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND THE BIG PICTURE. [02:30:04] I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU GUYS WERE HERE BECAUSE I VERY MUCH UNDERSTAND THE PICTURE THAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH, AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> I ACTUALLY HAVE A COMMAND VEHICLE, BUT IT'S AN 05. I DROVE MY PERSONAL VEHICLE HERE TODAY BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT IT WOULD HAVE MADE IT HERE OR BACK. >> GIL, ARE THERE ONLY TWO VEHICLES AVAILABLE FOR THIS TYPE OF PROJECT? >> OH, I'M SORRY. >> NO, WE HAVE A LOT OF VEHICLES RIGHT NOW THAT ARE SLATED TO GO TO AUCTION TO ANSWER SUPERVISORS' CHECKS OR TO SUPPORT OR COMMENT. WE'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH ANYBODY THAT'S GOING TO IMPROVE SERVICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS JUST ONE INITIATIVE THAT WAS BROUGHT TO ME, EXCUSE ME, BY SUPERVISOR BROWN. I WANTED TO SEE IT THROUGH AND CLOSE THE LOOP ON IT, AND WE STAYED IN COMMUNICATION. THEY BROUGHT YOU IN THE LOOP, AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT. PERSONALLY, IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. YOU SAID IT EARLIER. GREAT TOOLS FOR YOUR TOOLBOX. THESE VEHICLES ARE VERY WELL MAINTAINED BY MY STAFF. IF THERE'S OTHER COMMUNITIES WITHIN OUR COUNTY, I DON'T SEE WHY WE SHOULDN'T HELP THEM. I ALSO BELIEVE WHEN WE DO THESE AUCTIONS, WE GET THESE PEOPLE WITH BIG OLD CAR HAULERS, AND THEY'RE USUALLY FROM TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, MONTANA. THESE VEHICLES, I'D SAY MAYBE 15-20% IF THAT EVEN STAY IN ARIZONA. THEY GET BOUGHT OUT 4, 05, 6 AT A TIME, AND THEY GET TOKEN OFF THE LOT. JUST MY $0.02. >> HOW MANY YOU GOT GOING TO AUCTION AS WE SIT HERE TODAY? >> WE HAVE 1920 IN AUCTION RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK, AND ON OUR STRIP LINE WAITING TO BE STRIPPED, I'M GOING TO SAY WE APPROXIMATELY HAVE 20-25. >> A TOTAL OF ABOUT 40 VEHICLES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO MAYBE BE PART OF THIS PROGRAM, AND MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WE DEVELOP. MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WE PUT CRITERIA ON FOR FUTURE YEARS AND FUTURE TIMES. >> THE THING IS, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, IF THEY'VE REACHED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A REPLACEMENT, AND WE HAVE AN ETA ON A REPLACEMENT. I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY ON IT. WE'LL AUCTION IT AS IS, SO I WOULD DROP THAT A LITTLE BIT. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE THAT HAVE ENGINES DOCKING, BAD TRANSMISSIONS, BUT WE HAVE THE VEHICLES BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW DOWN IN PHOENIX, SO I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND THE $6,000 TO REBUILD THEM. BUT WE DO HAVE THOSE THAT HAVE NEW TRANSMISSIONS, ENGINES REBUILD. THEY'RE IN GREAT CONDITION. JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT A LOT OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE IN EXCESS OF 150-170,000 MILES. BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE NOT IN GOOD CONDITION. >> READY FOR ME. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. SUPERVISOR CHECK, AND I SEEM TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE TODAY. I KNOW THAT YOU SENT OUT WE RECEIVED AN E MAIL THAT THERE WAS SURPLUS EQUIPMENT FOR SALE. I NEED TO REVIEW THAT, AND I'D LIKE TO REACH OUT TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS IN DISTRICT 2 TO SEE IF WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT SETTING A PRECEDENT, WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TODAY, BUT IT IS FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. SUPERVISOR MADE A COMPELLING ARGUMENT. CERTAINLY, WHAT YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT SUPPORTS YOUR REQUEST. BUT I HAVE A QUESTION. WHAT IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BESIDES A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT? DOES IT HAVE TO BE VOLUNTEER, SO THAT I KNOW WHO I'M REACHING OUT TO, AND THEN I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION AFTER THAT, SIR? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SUPERVISORS, SUPERVISORS JENKINS. POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS ARE DEFINED IN THE CONSTITUTION AND STATE STATUTE. IN THIS CASE, IT'S A FIRE DISTRICT ESTABLISHED UNDER TITLE 48. IT'S PRETTY EXTENSIVE AS TO THE TYPES OF ENTITIES THAT CONSTITUTE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. COULD INCLUDE A WATER DISTRICT. >> THIS IS PRETTY WIDE RANGING THAT WHO I COULD REACH OUT TO BASED ON WHAT THE EQUIPMENT IS THAT'S AVAILABLE TODAY, RIGHT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> ONE LAST, IT MAY NOT BE IN YOUR WHEELHOUSE, BUT IT'S IN PUBLIC WORKS. IF YOU EVER HAVE A BAKO OR A FLATBED TRAILER, I COULD USE IT IN BLACK CANYON CITY. >> THAT WOULD BE ROGER RAM. >> I KNOW, AND I WOULD TAKE IT FOR $1. I'D EVEN GIVE YOU TWO BUCKS FOR THAT. [02:35:02] >> I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU FOR $1. I KNOW WHERE HE KEEPS IT. [LAUGHTER]. >> I THINK THEY WOULD LIKE THAT EQUIPMENT DOWN THERE THAN THE ALTERNATIVE THAT WE'RE SEEING, BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU. >> I JUST ASK TO KEEP IN MIND THAT FROM THE TIME WE ORDER VEHICLES, WE RECEIVE THEM, WE GET THEM DECALED, ROOF WRAPPED, UPFITTED, EVERYTHING. CURRENTLY, IT'S ANYWHERE BETWEEN 14-16 MONTHS BEFORE WE ISSUE THEM. WE STARTED THIS WITH THE ASH FORK FIRE DEPARTMENT IN FEBRUARY OF 2024, AND IT'S HARD TO MAKE HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, IF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. WE HAVE TO PUT A LOT OF WORK IN THESE VEHICLES TO GET HIM PREPPED. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE ALL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES OUT, ALL THE EQUIPMENTS OUT, AND ALL THAT. OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO FIND THE GOOD CANDIDATES, REVIEW A BUNCH OF HISTORY DATA ON THE MAINTENANCE, AND ALL THAT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT. >> WAS ANYBODY ELSE HERE TO SPEAK, SUPERVISOR? OH, I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. >> MY ONLY CONCERN IS POLICY. I DON'T WANT THIS TO SET POLICY TODAY. THIS IS MY NEEDS ARE AS GREAT IN DISTRICT 1 AS THEY ARE IN FOUR, AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU HAVE MORE, BUT AS PART OF A MOTION HERE, BECAUSE I KNOW SUPERVISOR BROWN WAS THE ONE THAT BROUGHT FORWARD ONE VEHICLE IS THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING IN REFERENCE TO DIRECTING STAFF TO FORMULATE SOME POLICY FOR EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THESE ASSETS BECAUSE THE ASSETS THAT ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED ARE THE COUNTY ASSETS AND THE PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING THE MONEY. WE WOULD GET THE MONEY IF THEY WERE SOLD, AND WE ARE NOT GETTING THE MONEY. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING TO ADDRESS POLICY. I ADDRESS THE NEEDS, BUT PART, MR. YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME, OFFICER. >> WE'RE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE. >> IF YOU'D LIKE TO DRAFT DIRECT STAFF OFFLINE, WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. >> MR. BRENNAN. >> JUST LAST WORD, CHAIR. WE'RE TALKING $10,000 THAT WE WOULD BE MISSING OUT ON FROM AUCTION FOR TWO VEHICLES. THAT'S PROBABLY LESS THAN IT WOULD COST TO PUT DECALS ON TWO OF OUR NEW VEHICLES. THIS ISN'T MUCH. THE NEED IS GREAT. THESE ARE CITIZENS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY WHO DID THROW IN TO BUY THESE THINGS TO BEGIN WITH. I THINK THE CHIEF HAS DEMONSTRATED THE NEED FOR TWO VEHICLES. I'D LIKE TO STICK WITH THE ORIGINAL AGENDA ITEM AND DO THAT. IF WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON A POLICY, I'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT, BUT YOU SAW THEIR LIST OF EQUIPMENT. YOU SEE THE NEED UP THERE. I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE ACTION TODAY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. I AGREE WITH LIKE I KNEW THAT WE HAD WHEN WE BOUGHT ALL THESE PICKUP TRUCKS, THAT WE WOULD HAVE A BUNCH OF THESE GOING TO AUCTION. THEY DO HAVE 175,000. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, JUST LIKE MYSELF AND THE GARBAGE COMPANY, WE WOULD BUY OUR TRUCKS THAT MUNICIPALITIES WOULD PUSH OFF, AND WE'D MAKE THEM RUN FOR ANOTHER 10, 12 YEARS, AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE SAME THING THAT ASH FORK IS DOING WITH THEIR FIRE EQUIPMENT. AND THIS WOULD CERTAINLY HELP RESPONSE TIMES. A TRUCK CATCHES ON FIRE ON I-40 AT AND YOUR RESPONSE VEHICLE IS 40 MILES AN HOUR GOING TO RESPOND TO IT. LET'S GET THEM SOMETHING THAT DOES 80, AND LET'S GET THAT FIRE PUT OUT BEFORE IT STARTS. I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION, IF YOU LIKE. >> JUST ONE MORE THING. I APPRECIATE ALL THE CONVERSATIONS, EVERYTHING. I'M JUST HERE TO SAY, AS WE LOOK AT THIS IN ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS, TAKE THAT, LET'S TAKE IT ON A LOW. LET'S TAKE IT 5,000 FOR EACH VEHICLE, AND WE'RE SELLING IT OFF FOR $1. HOW MANY VEHICLES AT 5,000 THAT WE COULD HAVE COLLECTED IN FUNDS, WE WILL NOT BE COLLECTING. WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT IN THE SENSE OF MONEY BECAUSE, 05,000 MAYBE RIGHT NOW DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A LOT, AND UNDERSTANDING IT IS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND PEOPLE'S LIVES. ABSOLUTELY AM 100% BEHIND ALL OF THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I HAVE TO THINK EACH ONE, INCLUDING ME. I HAVE A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL, SO 5,000 TIMES, I DON'T KNOW, 10 FIRE STATIONS, OR IF YOU DOUBLE THOSE TRUCKS, AGAIN, ALL I'M DOING IS TRYING TO LAY IT OUT, LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHAT THAT PATH IS. WHAT IS THAT ROAD WE ARE BUILDING? THAT'S ALL. >> CHAIR MALLORY. >> I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THAT. [02:40:03] WE TALKED ABOUT $3,000 IN LAST MEETING REGARDING A SPECIFIC ITEM. WE DO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS AND HOW TO BE CONSISTENT IN OUR ACTIONS, WHETHER IT SETS ACTUAL PRECEDENT OR POLICY OR NOT. BECAUSE SERVING RURAL AREAS HAS RISEN TO THE TOP OF OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING PRIORITIES, THIS DOES MAKE SENSE TO ME. SIMILAR TO THE DUMPSTER ITEM THAT CAME BEFORE US. BEFORE, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME POLICY SHAPED AROUND HOW TO DO IT CONSISTENTLY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GIFT CLAUSE AND ABOVE BOARD. BUT I DO SEE THE VALUE HERE BROADLY, FOR ALL THE DISTRICTS AND FOR THIS ITEM IN PARTICULAR. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. SO, ANY MORE DISCUSSION, WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION. WE DON'T HAVE WHERE ARE WE AT? NO. >> I'D MAKE A MOTION TO PASS ITEM NUMBER 10 AS WRITTEN. >> I HAVE A MOTION. AM I GETTING A SECOND HERE? >> I'LL SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. LET US CALL FOR THE VOTE. >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYE. >> SUPERVISOR KUNIL? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> THE ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY AS WRITTEN. >> YOU KNOW WHAT? I LOOK FORWARD TO WRITING A POLICY FOR THIS MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE THERE IS A NEED, AND I'D HAPPILY SUPPORT THE OTHER DISTRICTS. >> AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH I SEEM LIKE I'M PROBABLY THE DEBBIE DOWNER HERE, I'M JUST TRYING TO LAY OUT THE LAND ON WHAT WE'RE GOING ACROSS. IT'S WHATEVER WE COME TOGETHER WITH, IT'S GOOD. BUT AS LONG AS WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11, FLOOD CONTROL. [11. Flood Control District - The Board of Supervisors will resolve into the Board of Directors of the Yavapai County Flood Control District and following consideration of this item, will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors - Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Town of Prescott Valley in the amount of $488,054.57 for Drainage Improvement Projects in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. YC Contract Number 2025-304 (District 2 - Director Jenkins; District 5 - Director Mallory)] GOOD MORNING, LYNN. WE HAVE, LIKE, NINE MINUTES, AND IT'S GOING TO BE AFTERNOON. NO, I'M NOT TRYING TO ARREST YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LYNN WHITMAN. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE API COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. THIS IS OUR STANDARD IGA AGREEMENT THAT WE DO WITH ALL OF THE INCORPORATED COMMUNITIES TO GIVE SOME OF THE MONEY BACK THAT WE COLLECT FROM THEM, SO THAT THEY CAN DO DRAINAGE PROJECTS WITHIN THEIR AREA. IT'S NORMALLY ON CONSENT, BUT WITH A NEW POLICY TO BRING ANYTHING TO THE BOARD THAT'S OVER $200,000, YOU GET TO TALK TO ME TODAY. SEVERAL MORE TIMES IN THE COMING MONTHS. >> WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO, AND YOU DO GREAT WORK. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> OUR CONSTITUENTS ALL LOVE IT, AS WELL. >> NOBODY DOES ANYTHING ALONE. WE'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM. >> THAT'S RIGHT, ABSOLUTELY. IT LOOKS LIKE HERE, DISTRICT 2, DISTRICT 5. VICE CHAIR. GO AHEAD. >> I JUST MEANT, I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH LYNN THIS WEEK IN REFERENCE TO HOW THESE THINGS ARE BEING FUNDED. COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO THE BOARD MORE ABOUT HOW WE MAYBE DON'T NEED TO SPEND THIS MUCH MONEY IF THESE MUNICIPALITIES ARE ACTUALLY APPLYING FOR THE GRANTS, AND WE ONLY HAVE TO SPEND 25%, AND YOUR WORK WITH THEM TO MAYBE BRING THEM IN. >> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS ALTERING THE PROGRAM SO THAT WE CAN SPREAD THE MONEY OUT TO BE MORE EQUITABLE ACROSS THE COUNTY. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE INCLUDE THE COMMUNITIES, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO FOCUS ON WAS GETTING THEM MORE INVOLVED IN THE GRANT PROCESS. A LOT OF OUR PROJECTS ARE PAID FOR WITH GRANTS. THERE'S A 25% MATCH. WE COULD HELP THEM TO GET GRANTS AND THEN MAYBE SPEND THAT 25% INSTEAD OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT FROM THE LEVY THAT WE COLLECT. >> TWO-YEAR POLICY, THOUGH. WELL, THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON IT. >> THE ONLY REASON THAT WE WANT TO TAKE OUR TIME IS BECAUSE WE WANT TO INVOLVE THE COMMUNITIES, AND WE DON'T WANT TO JUST SAY THERE'S GOING TO BE THIS MAJOR CHANGE. >> I UNDERSTAND. I JUST APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON IT, THAT YOU AND I ARE ON THE SAME PAGE, BASICALLY. >> VERY GOOD. THAT'S A GOOD SIGN ALL THE TIME. >> I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. AND DEFINITELY, I THINK THAT IF THAT'S A DIRECTION THAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT GOING FORWARD, I THINK IT WOULD BE BEST AS SUPERVISORS IN OUR DISTRICT, WE START PUSHING THAT MESSAGE OUT SO WE DON'T GET HIT, LIKE MAYBE THE LIBRARY WENT. I'VE LEARNED FROM THE PAST, SO I'M TRYING TO MOVE BETTER FOR THE FUTURE. ANYWAY. >> IF ANY COMMUNITIES LISTENING, THE INTENT IS NOT JUST TO PULL THE MONEY AWAY FROM THEM, IT'S TO FIND A WAY TO MAYBE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OTHER RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE WE CAN CONTINUE TO FUND PROJECTS IN BOTH THE TOWNS AND CITIES AND AT THE COUNTY LEVEL. >> ABSOLUTELY. FANTASTIC. SUPERVISOR JENKINS, DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND, BUT JUST HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, LYNN'S LEADERSHIP. HER TECHNICAL ABILITY AND HER COMMON-SENSE APPROACH. I HAD THAT FIRSTHAND FOR [02:45:01] THE MANY YEARS THAT WE WORKED TOGETHER WITH CAMP VERDI AND THE CHRONIC FLOODING ISSUES THERE. I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR ALL THOSE YEARS. THANK YOU. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 12 AS WRITTEN. >> NO. >> ELEVEN. SECOND. >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COULD YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE? >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> THE ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> WONDERFUL. ITEM 12. LYNN? [12. Flood Control District - The Board of Supervisors will resolve into the Board of Directors of the Yavapai County Flood Control District and, following consideration of this item, will reconvene as the Board of Supervisors - Approve Professional Services Agreement with the Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona, in support of the Arizona Water Festival, Project W.E.T. (Water Education for Teachers and Students) for services rendered for the 3rd Annual Water Festival being held on October 2, 2025, in Prescott, Arizona, and the 19th Annual Verde Valley Water Festival being held on October 9, 2025, in Cottonwood, Arizona in an amount not to exceed $18,336.00. YC Contract No. 2025-344] >> THIS IS AN ANNUAL WATER FESTIVAL THAT'S HELD BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA EVERY YEAR ACROSS THE STATE. WE HOST TWO OF THEM, ONE IN COTTONWOOD AND ONE IN PRESCOTT. WE'VE GOT OVER 600 STUDENTS COMING THIS YEAR. THEY'RE FOURTH GRADERS. IT'S A DAY OUT IN THE SUN, PLAYING WITH WATER, LEARNING ABOUT CONSERVATION, WHICH, OF COURSE, IS NEAR AND DEAR TO ALL OF OUR HEARTS. WE'VE GOT MORE STUDENTS THIS YEAR THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR, AND WE DESPERATELY NEED VOLUNTEERS. WE'RE GOING TO BE REACHING OUT TO EVERYBODY. YES, ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU HATE KIDS, IT'S A GREAT PHOTO OP, SO YOU SHOULD COME ANYWAY. IT'S TWO HOURS IN THE MORNING. WE'RE GOING TO BE REACHING OUT TO DEPARTMENTS AND OUTSIDE AGENCIES, AND WE ALWAYS MANAGED TO PULL IT OUT AT THE END. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY. >> WELL, I GOT TO TELL YOU, I DID THIS LAST YEAR. SAME ONE, VOLUNTEERED. I'LL TELL YOU, IT KEEPS YOU ON YOUR TOES. THOSE KIDS ARE SO AMAZING. THEY REALLY WORK YOU ON THE QUESTIONS. YOU'VE GOT TO BE THE ONE PUTTING THE DISPLAY OUT. IT'S REALLY FUN. I'M TELLING YOU, YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME FUN. DO THIS. IT'S GREAT, AND THERE'S PIZZA. SPEAK EMBER. WE HAD PIZZA. THEY ALWAYS FEED YOU. >> THERE'S A CURRICULUM THAT THE SCHOOLS USE, SO THERE'S STUFF THAT THEY LEARN BEFOREHAND. THERE'S STUFF THAT THEY LEARN AFTERWARDS, SO IT'S NOT BRAND NEW INFORMATION. IT'S A GREAT. >> IT'S GREAT. HANDS-ON. SURE. YES, SIR. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I TALKED WITH SOME OF YOUR STAFF ABOUT THIS EVENT, AND THEY BROUGHT UP SOMETHING THAT WE PROBABLY MISS AS ADULTS. BUT THESE KIDS LEARN THINGS ABOUT WATER. THEY GO HOME AND TEACH THEIR PARENTS. THEY GET THESE WATER-SAVING TIPS. IT'S WELL BEYOND THE KIDS, AND IT GOES INTO THE HOMES. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> WELL, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES THAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT ITEM NUMBER 12. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE. >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> THE ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU. WITH THAT BEING SAID, MAURY, EXCUSE ME, BUT HOW LONG WOULD WE LIKE TO DO THIS? THIRTY MINUTES, 20 MINUTES? >. I'D SAY 30. >> THIRTY WE WILL BE BACK IN 30 MINUTES THEN, SO 12:30. >> MADAM CHAIR, IT'S 12:30. >> THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. GOOD AFTERNOON. HEARING ITEMS. [1. Development Services - Approve a non-transferrable Use Permit for APNs: 404-14-021D and 404-14-021B to allow for an event venue for a period of 10 years, on two (2) parcels totaling 149.86 acres, subject to the conditions of approval. Owner: Rancho Tres Brisas LLC; Applicant/Agent: ELEADE, LLC D.B.A. Tres Brisas Events by Eamonn O’Callaghan. Application No. PLA24-000112. The property is located in an RCU-2A zoning district, south of the Town of Camp Verde. (District 2 - Supervisor Jenkins)] NUMBER 1, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. >> GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON. SORRY. I JUST SAID AFTERNOON. NO, I SAID GOOD MORNING. ABSOLUTELY. IT'S OKAY. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M STEPHANIE JOHNSON, PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. I AM HERE TODAY TO PRESENT TO YOU THE RANCHO TRACE BRESS EVENT VUE USE PERMIT. THIS MATTER WAS HEARD IN FEBRUARY. THERE WAS A CONTINUANCE GRANTED TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE MISSION. THEN THIS MATTER WAS HEARD ON AUGUST 21ST. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MADE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. THE VOTE WAS SEVEN TO ZERO, WITH ONE RECUSAL. COMMISSIONER BUCHANAN IS PRESENT TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER? THE SUBJECT PARCEL IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT 2, SUPERVISOR JENKIN'S DISTRICT. THE SUBJECT PARCELS ARE SPECIFICALLY LOCATED AT 5978597 5 AND 5755 SOUTH TRACE BRESS LANE IN AN AREA TO THE SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF CAMP VERDI. THERE ARE TWO PARCELS, AND THERE ARE TWO ADDRESSES ASSOCIATED WITH ONE PARCEL AND ONE ADDRESS WITH THE OTHER PARCEL IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING WHY THERE WERE THREE ADDRESSES. THESE SUBJECT PARCELS ARE SURROUNDED BY AN RCU 2A ZONING DISTRICT. THE COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST BORDERS THE SUBJECT PARCELS TO THE NORTH IN THE EAST. THE PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST BORDERS THE SUBJECT PARCELS TO THE SOUTH AND THE SOUTHEAST. TO THE WEST ARE UNDEVELOPED AND DEVELOPED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PARCELS. [02:50:02] THE RCU 2A ZONING DISTRICT ALLOWS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES, GUEST HOMES, AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR AN EVENT VENUE, NOR IS THIS REQUEST DIRECTLY RELATED TO AN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY. THEREFORE, A USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROPOSED USE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING CONSIDERATION OF A NON-TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS TO ALLOW FOR AN EVENT VENUE ON 149.86 ACRES, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. BOTH PARCELS COMPRISE THE RANCHO TRACE SPECS, LLC RANCH, WHICH IS AN ACTIVE CATTLE GRAZING FARM WITH TWO BERMUDA GRASS PASTURES. THERE ARE ALSO APPROXIMATELY 100 FRUIT TREES THAT THEY ARE HOPING TO HAVE PRODUCING IN ANOTHER YEAR OR TWO. THE PROPERTIES CURRENTLY HAVE AN AGRICULTURAL STATUS WITH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE FOR PASTURE LANDS. WE'LL GET INTO SOME IMAGERY OF THE PARCELS. I'LL GO THROUGH IT A LITTLE QUICKLY. IF YOU WANT ME TO SLOW DOWN ON ANY OF THEM, JUST PLEASE LET ME KNOW. HERE'S JUST AN OVERHEAD VIEW FROM THE GIS MAPPING TOOL. IN THIS SHOT, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE LOCATIONS OF THE HEARING NOTICES WERE POSTED. AS YOU CAN SEE DOWN AT THE VERY SOUTH END OF THIS PICTURE IS THE SUBJECT PARCELS. IF I WERE TO POST NOTICE AT THE PARCEL, NOBODY BUT THE PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD HAVE EVER RECEIVED THAT NOTICE. IT WAS POSTED AT THE Y HERE, AND IT WAS ALSO POSTED AS YOU LEAVE VERDI LAKES ON ARIZONA AVENUE. AS YOU COME OUT OF THAT SUBDIVISION ONTO ARIZONA AVENUE, THE FOREST ROAD, THERE WAS NOTICE POSTED RIGHT THERE. A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICS. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE IN FEBRUARY, SECOND ONE IN FEBRUARY, AUGUST, AND AUGUST. WE DID POST FOR ALL OF THOSE. NOW WE'LL GET INTO THE PROPERTY A LITTLE BIT. HERE'S AN OVERHEAD VIEW LOOKING NORTH. BOTH SUBJECT PARCELS ARE IN VIEW ALONG WITH THE COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST AND THE PRESCOTT FOREST. PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST.YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE VERDI RIVER DOWN THERE IN THE PICTURE. THIS VIEW IS LOOKING WEST, THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES ON THE WEST SIDE HAVE BEEN LABELED. THOSE ARE IN YOUR PACKETS WHERE YOU CAN GET A LITTLE BETTER VIEW THAN WHAT'S ON THE OVERHEAD. THIS LOOKS TOWARDS THE COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST LANDS. THIS LOOKS TOWARDS THE PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST LANDS. THIS VIEW IS LOOKING TOWARDS THE EAST FROM THE COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST SIDE. THIS VIEW IS LOOKING NORTHWEST TOWARDS THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES FROM ACROSS THE RIVER. THIS IS ON BEASLEY FLATS ROAD, LOOKING ACROSS AT THE APPLE FARM. MORE OF THE OVERHEAD IMAGERY, THIS IS LOOKING FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH. BACK WHERE THE CURSOR IS, THIS IS THE VERDI RIVER RUNNING IN THE BACKGROUND.I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK A LITTLE BIT AT THE SITE PLANS BEFORE WE MOVE INTO MORE PHOTOS OF THE SITE. THIS LAST PHOTO IS AN OVERHEAD DRONE IMAGERY WITH THE STRUCTURES IDENTIFIED AS THEY'RE CALLED OUT ON THE SITE PLAN, SO YOU COULD GET A VISUAL LAYOUT OF HOW THE SITE PLAN ACTUALLY LOOKS ON THE GROUND.ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS NOT IN VIEW IS THE STOCK TANKS THAT ARE LOCATED FURTHER TO THE NORTH. THOSE ARE NO LONGER ACTIVE STOCK TANKS. ALSO OUT OF VIEW IS THE SECOND MANUFACTURED HOME THAT IS PROPOSED FOR THE OVERNIGHT OCCUPANCY OF GUESTS COMING FOR THE EVENT VENUE. IT WOULD BE WAY NORTH, AND OVER HERE TO THE EAST A LITTLE BIT IS WHERE THAT SECOND HOME IS. IN THE LETTER OF INTENT, THE APPLICANT HAS OUTLINED THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE GOING TO BE USED BY THE PUBLIC AS BEING A RAMADA, TWO MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR OVERNIGHT OCCUPANCY, AND DETACHED BATHROOM FACILITY. HERE IS A SIDE-BY-SIDE OF THE SITE PLANS ALONG WITH THAT STRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION KEY OUTLINING ALL THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE GOING TO BE USED BY THE PUBLIC. NOW WE'LL GET TO THE GROUND-LEVEL VIEW OF THE FACILITY. THIS IS THE RAMADA THAT IS PROPOSED FOR PUBLIC USE. ANOTHER ADDITIONAL VIEW OF THE RAMADA TO SHOW THE SEATING A LITTLE BETTER. THERE'S AN OUTDOOR TV THAT'S AT THE RAMADA THAT WILL BE USED. THIS IS THE DETACHED BATHROOM FACILITY AND LAUNDRY FACILITY. THE LAUNDRY FACILITY WON'T BE USED BY THE PUBLIC, BUT THE RESTROOMS WILL. THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE EXISTING THREE BEDROOM [02:55:02] MANUFACTURED HOME THAT IS PROPOSED FOR PUBLIC OVERNIGHT OCCUPANCY. THERE'S JUST ANOTHER VIEW OF THAT HOME. THIS HOME IS A PRIVATE RESIDENCE ON THE PROPERTY, AND IT WILL NOT BE ACCESSED BY THE PUBLIC. THIS IS THAT MANUFACTURED HOME THAT IS ON THE SECOND PARCEL THAT WAS OUT OF THE VIEW ON THE SITE PLANS. THIS MANUFACTURED HOME IS TO BE USED BY THE PUBLIC FOR OVERNIGHT OCCUPANCY. NOW, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE PARKING AREAS. THE PARKING AREAS OUT BEYOND THE WHITE FENCE THAT YOU SEE THERE. THIS IS LOOKING AGAIN AT THAT PARKING AREA, ADDITIONAL PARKING AREA. THE APPLICANTS HAVE MADE PROVISIONS FOR SECURING A FIRE-RESISTANT PARKING AREA INSTEAD OF THE DRY GRASSES THAT YOU DO SEE, SO THEY HAVE MADE PROVISIONS FOR THAT. >> THIS IS THE RIVER SITE, WHERE THEY DO THE RECEPTIONS. THIS IS WHERE THEY HOLD THE RECEPTIONS, AND THEY'RE AT THIS RIVER SITE FOR A VERY SHORT PART OF THEIR EVENT STAY. SOME OF THE ACTIVE CATTLE THAT WERE OUT ON THE RANCH. NOW, TO LOOK AT CITIZEN PARTICIPATION SUM, THE MAP HERE SHOWS THE 1,000-FOOT RADIUS DISTRIBUTION AS REQUIRED BY THE ORDINANCE. THE APPLICANT HAD FIRST PROVIDED HAND-DELIVERED NOTICE TO ALL OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 100 FEET BACK IN JANUARY OF 2024. AFTER HOLDING A PRELIMINARY PLANNING MEETING WITH THE PLANNING UNIT, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF ADVISED THE APPLICANT OF HOW THE PROCESS WOULD GO FOR THE USE PERMIT AND PROVIDED OFFICIAL MAILING ADDRESSES FOR THAT PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND REQUIRED THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION TO BE SENT BY MAIL RATHER THAN HAND DELIVERED. SO NOTICE WAS THEN PROVIDED. THEY SENT IT OUT IN FEBRUARY. THEN THEY HAD THEIR COMMUNITY MEETING AND HEARD FROM THE NEIGHBORS. ONCE THEY HEARD FROM THE NEIGHBORS, THEN THEY MADE SOME REVISIONS TO THEIR LETTER OF INTENT, THEN THAT ONE WENT OUT IN SEPTEMBER 2024. THERE WERE THREE LETTERS, ULTIMATELY, THE LAST ONE IN SEPTEMBER. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL COMMENTS COME IN. YOU'VE BEEN GIVING SOME LATE NOTICE INFORMATION THIS MORNING AS WELL, THAT CAME IN FROM OUR SURVEY 123. THE APPLICANT THEMSELVES PROVIDED SUPPORT IN THEIR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION REPORT. IN THAT CITIZEN PARTICIPATION REPORT, THERE WERE FIVE COMMENTS OF COMMENTS OR LETTERS OF SUPPORT. STAFF RECEIVED 10 COMMENTS OF SUPPORT AND SIX COMMENTS OF OPPOSITION FROM SURVEY 123. AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING IN AUGUST, 14 OF THOSE COMMENTS WERE PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION. SINCE THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, THERE HAVE BEEN TWO ADDITIONAL SURVEY COMMENTS OF SUPPORT. A NEW ROUND OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION WAS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS APPLICATION BETWEEN THE FEBRUARY AND AUGUST HEARINGS, AS IT DID NOT SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGE THE APPLICATION IN ANY MANNER; IT JUST ALLOWED THE APPLICANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION. THERE WASN'T ANOTHER ROUND IN BETWEEN THERE. SINCE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. WE NOW HAVE A TOTAL OF 16 SURVEY 1,2,3 RESPONSES. THOSE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU. TEN OF THOSE RESPONSES WERE IN SUPPORT, SIX OF THOSE WERE IN OPPOSITION. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE, THOUGH, THAT CHERYL AS MINI, I'M NOT SURE IF I'M PRONOUNCING IT CORRECTLY. SHE SUPPLIED TWO LETTERS OF FOUR. YOU'LL SEE A DUPLICATE IN THERE. THE SOMS, RAY SOM AND RYAN SOM, EACH SUBMITTED TWO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION. THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS COUNT FOR FOUR OF THE LETTERS OF OPPOSITION. IT JUST MAKES IT SEEM LIKE THERE'S A LITTLE MORE THAN THERE TRULY IS. THEN IT IS ALSO NOTE THAT THE KRYSTOFIAK RESIDENCE IS WHERE THE COMMUNITY MEETING WAS HELD, AND AT THAT TIME, THE KRYSTOFIAKS SIGNED A LETTER OF SUPPORT. SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE NOW WEIGHED IN ON SURVEY 123 THAT THEY ARE IN OPPOSITION. UNAWARE OF THE CHANGE THERE, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL TALK ABOUT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONFORMANCE. THIS PROPERTY IS DESIGNATED AS AN AGRICULTURAL HOSPITALITY PARCEL. THE LAND USE TYPE REQUIRES A FIVE-ACRE MINIMUM OF [03:00:02] AGRICULTURAL USE ON A SITE IN CONJUNCTION WITH HOSPITALITY SERVICE. EXAMPLES INCLUDE WINERIES, BED AND BREAKFASTS, RESTAURANTS, A HOTEL, A PRIVATE EVENT CENTER, AND SIMILAR USES. DISTRICTS ASSIGNED TO THIS LAND USE TYPE MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, R1L, RCU, OPEN SPACE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND PAD ZONINGS. UNDER SECTION 2.7, LAND USE GOALS AND POLICIES AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, GOAL 2 IS TO PRESERVE THE SMALL TOWN FEELING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES WHILE INCREASING LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES. STAFF BELIEVES THIS APPLICATION FOR A USE PERMIT IS ALIGNED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOAL 2. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROPERTY OWNER IS A RESIDENT OF THE RURAL COMMUNITY AND IS DESIRING TO OPERATE A FAMILY-OWNED EVENT VENUE. STAFF BELIEVES THE SUBJECT APPLICATION FOR A USE PERMIT IS ALSO ALIGNED WITH COMPREHENSIVE GOAL PLAN 6, AND THAT STAFF IS FACILITATING THE PROCESS BY WHICH A PROPERTY OWNER CAN WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO PROPOSE LAND USE DECISIONS THROUGH THE PROPER PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS. SO THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS RAISED AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN FEBRUARY. THE APPLICANTS DID A GREAT JOB OF PROVIDING SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO CLARIFY EACH OF THOSE QUESTIONS. YOU CAN SEE ON THE OVERHEAD HERE, THE COMMISSION WAS ASKING, WILL THERE BE ANY CAMPING OR RVS? THE ANSWER IS NO, THERE WILL NOT. HOW WILL THE ROAD BE MAINTAINED AS FAR AS DUST CONTROL? THE APPLICANT HAS MADE PROVISIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH A CONTRACTOR FOR GRADING AND DUST CONTROL. ARE THERE ANY EVENTS HAPPENING NOW? THERE ARE NOT ANY EVENTS HAPPENING NOW, AND THE WEBSITE HAS BEEN UPDATED. THE APPLICANT DEACTIVATED THEIR ONLINE PRESENCE IN FEBRUARY OF 2024 AND HAS NOT SCHEDULED ANY NEW EVENTS. SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS WERE OBTAINED FOR THE EVENTS THAT WERE HELD IN 2024. HAS THE TOWN OF CAMP VERDE BEEN CONTACTED OR PROVIDED ANY COMMENTS? YOU HAVE NEW INFORMATION THIS MORNING FROM TOWN MANAGER MIRANDA FISHER, ON BEHALF OF BRUCE CONNALLY. PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS WITH PATRICIA MANCINI AT THE TOWN OF CAMP VERDE REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF THE VERDE RIVER AND KEEPING THE VERDE RIVER PRISTINE. WILL THE OUTDOOR LIGHTING BE DARK SKY COMPLIANT? YES, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH PERMITTING IF APPROVED WITH THIS APPLICATION. THAT PERMITTING WILL REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW OUTDOOR LIGHTING STANDARDS THAT WERE JUST APPROVED JULY 18TH. THOSE WILL BE COMPLIANT. IS THERE A FIRE OR FLOOD SAFETY PLAN IN PLACE? THEY HAVE DEVELOPED THAT PLAN. IT IS IN YOUR PACKETS FOR YOUR VIEWING. THE PARKING AREA, AS I HAD MENTIONED, THERE WAS CONCERNS ABOUT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BEING HOT AND CATCHING THAT GRASS ON FIRE. THEY ARE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE A FIRE-RESISTANT SURFACE. THEY ARE WORKING WITH A CONTRACTOR, AND THEY HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH THE COPPER CANYON FIRE & MEDICAL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEIR PROPERTY. TO WRAP IT UP, THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION OF A NON-TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS TO ALLOW FOR AN EVENT VENUE ON APPROXIMATELY 149.86 ACRES, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. STAFF HAS NO CONCERNS WITH THIS USE PERMIT. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE APPLICANT HAS GONE THROUGH WHAT'S CALLED A PRELIMINARY CODE REVIEW MEETING WITH OUR DEPARTMENT AND HAS APPRISED THEMSELVES OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR PERMITTING SHOULD THIS APPLICATION BE GRANTED. THEY KNOW WHAT'S AHEAD OF THEM AFTER THIS. THOSE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. WE ARE SUGGESTING CONDITION NUMBER 1, NON-TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS TO ALLOW FOR AN EVENT VENUE CONSISTENT WITH THE LETTER OF INTENT DATED APRIL 15TH, 2025. LARGE EVENTS WOULD BE WEDDINGS, FAMILY REUNIONS, CORPORATE RETREATS, THINGS LIKE THAT, CAPPED AT 20 LARGE EVENTS PER YEAR, CAPPED AT 100 PEOPLE PER EVENT. THEY ARE WILLING TO BE CLOSED TO LARGE EVENTS, MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH LABOR DAY. SMALL TO MEDIUM EVENTS WOULD BE THINGS LIKE CORPORATE RETREATS, WELLNESS RETREATS, NATURE OR EDUCATIONAL VISITS. THOSE WOULD BE CAPPED AT 40 PEOPLE PER EVENT, CAPPED AT 20 EVENTS PER YEAR. STAFF OF TRES BRISAS EVENTS WILL BE ON SITE FOR EACH EVENT TO ENFORCE THE CONDITIONS ABOVE. [03:05:04] THE APPLICANT MUST OBTAIN ALL REQUIRED BUILDING PERMITS FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WITHIN TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' APPROVAL. THEY ARE REQUESTING A WAIVER OF SECTION 602 PAVING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GUEST PARKING AREA AND A WAIVER OF SECTION 567 SCREENING REQUIREMENTS. AS YOU SAW, THIS IS A VERY REMOTE LOCATION THAT HAS A LOT OF NATURAL BUFFER SCREENING IN THE AREA. THE USE OF THE EVENT VENUE IS TO BE MAINTAINED IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE LETTER OF INTENT AND THE SITE PLAN THAT ARE DATED APRIL 15TH, 2025, AND SUBMITTED WITH THIS APPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE CODES, REGULATIONS, AND ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS. A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE IS TO BE ISSUED WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' APPROVAL, CONFIRMING ALL STIPULATIONS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED. THE USE IS OPERATING IN CONFORMANCE WITH ALL APPROVALS. A BUILDING PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, AND THE USE IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, OR THE USE PERMIT WILL BECOME NULL AND VOID. LASTLY, IN THE EVENT, THE OWNER OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FILES A CLAIM UNDER SECTION ARS SECTION 12-1134 REGARDING THE USE PERMIT? THIS USE PERMIT SHALL BE NULL AND VOID. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. WE DO HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK WITH THEM. WE ALSO HAVE MISS BUCHANAN ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK WITH HER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS A HEARING ITEM, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REACH OUT TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER EMAILS OR ANYTHING THAT HAVE COME IN, REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR ITEM THAT WE ARE HEARING RIGHT NOW? >> NO, CHAIR. >> I UNDERSTAND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY GREEN SHEETS. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL REACH OUT TO SUPERVISOR JENKINS, AND WE WILL GO FORWARD WITH YOUR DESIRES. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE. YES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD? YOU DO HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE REPORT? I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO MISS BUCHANAN. >> THAT'S FINE. AMEN O'CALLAHAN, CAMP VERDE RESIDENT. MY GREAT-GRANDPARENTS BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY BACK IN THE '60S. WE DO KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK, WHICH WAS FOUND OUT IN THE PRE-CODE MEETING, BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE THINK WE CAN DO. THE REASON WE'RE HERE, AS I'VE TOLD SEVERAL PEOPLE, WE WANT TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY. WE DON'T WANT TO DO IT UNDER THE TABLE OR THINGS LIKE THAT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH STEPHANIE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND HOPEFULLY, TODAY WILL BE A GOOD RESULT FOR US. >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION, MADAM CHAIR? I JUST LOOK. ARE YOU BOXING YOURSELF IN TOO MUCH WITH THE TIME LIMITS FROM MEMORIAL TO LABOR AND 40 EVENTS TOTAL? IS THAT GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO MAKE A GO OF IT, OR IS THAT TOO TIGHT? >> I THINK IT'LL ALLOW US TO MAKE A GO OF IT. THOSE ARE THE MAXIMUM CAPS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL REACH THAT, SAY IN OUR FIRST YEAR, BUT I THINK IT WILL ALLOW US TO MAKE A GO OF IT. AS THE PRESENTATION SHOWED, WE ARE EXCLUSIVELY PRETTY MUCH AN OUTDOOR VENUE. WE KNOW IT'S HOT. WE'RE GOING TO BE THE ONES WORKING IT. I KNOW THE REPORT SAID STAFF, WE ARE THE STAFF. WE ALSO WANT TO LIMIT OUR TIME OUT THERE THAT TIME OF YEAR. >> OKAY. FINAL. >> SORRY. LAST THING. ONE THING IN THE LETTER OF INTENT THAT SAYS, AS WELL AS DURING ANY STAGE THREE RESTRICTIONS OF FIRE, WE WOULD CLOSE, WHICH OFTEN HAPPENS IN THE SUMMER ANYWAY, BUT THOSE ARE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT. >> DURING MY VISIT, OF COURSE, LIVING A CAMP VERDE RESIDENT AS WELL, AND WE GET THE 100-YEAR FLOODS EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS. THAT WAS ANOTHER CONCERN IF THERE WAS GOING TO, AND I SPOKE WITH THE APPLICANT ABOUT THAT, AND HE SHOWED ME THE MARKER FROM MARCH OF 2023, WHERE WE HAD 200-YEAR FLOODS WITHIN WEEKS. MY CONCERN WAS HAVING AN EVENT. THEN HE'S WAY DOWNSTREAM. HE'S AT BASLEY FLATS, IF ANY OF YOU ARE AWARE OF WHERE BASLEY IT'S, WAY SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF CAMP VERDE, SO HE'LL HAVE QUITE A BIT OF ADVANCED NOTICE. BUT WHERE THE EVENT IS HELD IS NOT WHERE THE FLOODWATERS REACHED. THE ROAD TO GET OUT OF HIS EVENT IS WAY HIGH, BECAUSE, OF COURSE, I ALWAYS WANT TO THINK ABOUT FLOODING IN THAT AREA WHEN YOU'RE RIGHT ADJACENT TO THE RIVER. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION WHILE THE ALTERNATIVE PAVING, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING. THE CONDITIONS JUST SAY THE WAIVER OF THE PAVING REQUIREMENTS, [03:10:05] BUT IT DOESN'T PRECISELY SAY WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE. ARE YOU SATISFIED THAT IT JUST SAYS THE WAIVER OF WITHOUT CALLING OUT WHAT IT WILL BE? I JUST I'LL DEFER TO YOU. >> YES, THE ORDINANCE HAS A REQUIREMENT ONCE YOU EXCEED A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PARKING STALLS, THEY CALL IT AN ASPHALTIC CONCRETE OR AN ASPHALT OR CONCRETE SURFACE. WE'RE ASKING TO WAIVE THE ASPHALT OR CONCRETE TO BE ABLE TO USE SOMETHING LIKE GRAVEL, AND WE CAN ABSOLUTELY CHANGE THAT TO BE MORE SPECIFIC IF YOU'D LIKE, NO PROBLEM. >> THAT WAS MY QUESTION. IT JUST WAVES IT, BUT IT DOESN'T SAY WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO REPLACE IT WITH. >> SURE. >> THANK YOU. CHAIR, IF MISS BUCHANAN HAS ANYTHING TO ADD, TO GIVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU, MISS JOHNSON. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND SUPERVISORS. I AM PRESENTING TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, EVEN THOUGH ON THIS SPECIFIC ITEM, I AM THE RECUSAL FROM BOTH THE FEBRUARY AND THE AUGUST HEARING. THE REASON IS I'M A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF CAMP VERDI AND I OWN ADJACENT PROPERTY TO OTHER RANCH HOLDINGS OF THIS FAMILY, AND WE'VE HAD LONG STANDING PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. A RECUSAL, I STEP COMPLETELY OUT OF THE ROOM OR IN ONE CASE, OFFLINE, BUT I'M STILL ABLE TO HEAR THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. I'M HERE TO REPORT OUT TO YOU TODAY STRICTLY ON THE GOOD WORK OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS WITH NO EDITORIAL COMMENTS FROM MY OWN PERSPECTIVE ON IT. I WOULD SIMPLY SAY THAT WHEN WE HEARD THIS IN FEBRUARY, WE DID HAVE SUBSTANTIAL QUESTIONS, NOT NECESSARILY CONCERNS, BUT A LOT OF ITEMS THAT WE WEREN'T SURE HAD BEEN FULLY ADDRESSED, AND THEY WEREN'T SURE HAD BEEN FULLY ADDRESSED. THE APPLICANT WAS JUST SO COOPERATIVE AND RESILIENT. THEY ARE THE ONE WHO ASKED FOR A DEFERRAL AND NOT TO COME STRAIGHT FORWARD TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR YOUR HEARING. IN THE INTERIM BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND AUGUST, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FELT THAT THEY HAD SUBSTANTIALLY ADDRESSED EVERY CONCERN THAT HAD BEEN RAISED. ROADS, WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL, DARK SKY, FIRE, FLOOD AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL AGENCIES WERE HEARD FROM. I THINK YOU COULD TAKE THEIR SEVEN OH UNANIMOUS VOTE AS ACCLAMATION OF SUPPORT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROCESS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE FAMILY ENTITIES INVOLVED IN THE LLCS AND SO SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE READING THROUGH THE DOCUMENTATION, AND YOU'RE DEALING WITH ONE LLC, THAT'S THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND ANOTHER LLC, THAT'S THE EVENT OPERATOR, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT INTERFACE OR WHO YOU'RE ACTUALLY APPROVING. WE AS THE LAND USE ARE STRICTLY LOOKING AT THE PROPERTY OWNERS SO I WOULD STEP ASIDE AND DEFER TO THE APPLICANT. I APPRECIATE IT AS ALWAYS THE GREAT JOB THAT STAFF DID IN PREPARING THESE PACKETS FOR US BOTH IN FEBRUARY AND AUGUST AT OUR HEARING. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. >> THANK YOU, LINDA. >> THANK YOU. >> I DO WANT TO ADD ONE MORE THING. AS I REVIEWED ALL THE COMMENTS FOR AND AGAINST, IN OPPOSITION, THE OPPOSITION WAS IN REGARDING TO POSSIBLE NOISE OR MUSIC FLOATING ACROSS TO THE NEXT PROPERTY. I HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THE APPLICANT ABOUT THAT. THEY DID SOME TESTING ON HOW FAR THE NOISE WOULD CARRY, AND HE ANSWERED MY QUESTION ON HOW HE WAS GOING TO MONITOR THAT TO MY SATISFACTION. >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR. WITH ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, SUPERVISOR NIKKI. >> I THINK I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY AND MAKE SURE I HEARD YOU RIGHT THAT THE PROPERTY IS AS FAR AS LAND USE PURPOSES, RCU 2A, IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF HIS DISCUSSION. ME HAVING AN AGRICULTURAL BACKGROUND, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURE ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT. I THINK IF YOU REALLY PRESENT THIS AS FAR AS THE POSSIBILITIES OF YOU HAVE A FARMERS TRYING TO DIVERSIFY THEIR ECONOMIC BASE SO THAT THE LAND USE CAN ESSENTIALLY CONTINUE FORWARD AS IT IS MOSTLY AGRICULTURAL. I THINK THAT'S A COMPROMISE, BUT IT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE CONSIDERING THAT IF THEY'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL AS FARMERS, THEY COULD ALL HAVE EVERY TWO ACRES OF A 149 ACRES, COULD HAVE A SINGLE RESIDENCE ON IT, BY RIGHT, WITHOUT COMING TO US FOR APPROVAL. [03:15:01] THAT'S A LOT OF CONTEXT FOR MY SUPPORT OF THIS MOVING FORWARD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGAIN, WE'RE ON THIS HEARING, AND I WILL REACH OUT TO ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR HEARING ITEM? IF NOT, I WILL CLOSE THE HEARING, AND NOW I WILL ASK FOR MOTION. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I MOVE TO APPROVE A NON TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT FOR APNS 404-1 4-0 21D AND 404-14 021B, TO ALLOW FOR AN EVENT VENUE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS ON TWO PARCELS TOTALING 149.86 ACRES, ACCORDING TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE? >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? YES, VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> HEY. >> SUPERVISOR COMPTON? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> THE ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WISH YOU THE BEST, I THINK THAT'S SO COOL FROM YOUR GREAT GRANDPARENTS, THAT'S AWESOME. GOOD LUCK. >> I JUST ASK HER A QUESTION BEFORE SHE LEAVES BECAUSE I NOTICED SOMETHING. DO YOU CONSIDER A MOBILE AND A MANUFACTURER THE SAME THING? >> THE AGE OF THOSE TWO STRUCTURES. THE ONE SINGLE WIDE WAS MORE OF A MOBILE HOME WHERE THE NEWER ONE WAS PERMITTED AS A MANUFACTURED HOME. I WAS LOOKING AT THE PERMITTING TITLE, ONE WAS PERMITTED AS A MOBILE HOME. >> YOU JUST REFERENCED IT AS MANUFACTURED, SO I DIDN'T KNOW FOR FUTURE. THANK YOU. >> I THINK I JUST LUMPED THEM TOGETHER. >> THANK YOU AGAIN. >> THANK YOU. >> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 2. [2. Development Services - Approve a permanent and transferable Use Permit for APNs: 201-02-002M, 201-02-002L, and 201-06-005D to allow for continued operation of a 10-space RV Park and horse boarding facility on three (3) parcels totaling 12.58 acres, subject to the conditions of approval. This project includes four (4) waiver requests. Owner: Five Marys Holding Company LLC. Applicant/Agent: Brian Heffernan, Trustee. Application No. PLA25-000053. The property is located within zoning districts R1L-175 and RCU-175, in the community of Wickenburg West. (District 1 - Supervisor Compton)] THIS IS OUR SECOND HEARING ITEM. IT WILL BE ABOUT APPROVE A PERMIT TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT. GOOD AFTERNOON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, SUPERVISORS. IN LIGHT OF THE DAY, I'LL OFFER UP TO YOU YOUR CHOICE. I CAN DO AN ABBREVIATED VERSION OR THE FULL FULL PRESENTATION IT'S UP TO YOU. >> THIS IS IN VICE CHAIR COMPTON'S DISTRICT. I WILL TURN TO HIM AS DIRECTION. >> I'M FINE WITH AN ABBREVIATED VERSION. >> CAN YOU JUST I'M SORRY STATE YOUR NAME AND THANK YOU. >. BJ RATLIFF, ONE OF THE PLANNERS WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY. TODAY, WE'RE PRESENTING ON A USE PERMIT FOR HIDDEN HACIENDA. THIS WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, WHERE IT RECEIVED UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. AGAIN, COMMISSIONER BUCHANAN IS HERE TO OFFER ANY BACKGROUND ON THE COMMISSION'S DELIBERATION ON THIS ONE. VERY BRIEFLY, THIS IS ALREADY OPERATING UNDER A USE PERMIT. HAS BEEN, IT WAS APPROVED FOR A USE PERMIT IN FEBRUARY OF 2016, SO IT'LL EXPIRE IN FEBRUARY OF 2026. IT WAS APPROVED ON A 10 YEAR BASIS FOR 10RV SITES, FULLY SELF CONTAINED, HORSE BOARDING, FOUR WAIVERS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROPERTY AT ALL. THE CURRENT OWNER PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY IN LATE APRIL OF THIS PAST YEAR. HE CONTACTED US ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WITHIN A FEW DAYS, I THINK OF TAKING POSSESSION, WANTING TO UPDATE AND BRING IT FORWARD AS HE KNEW IT WAS EXPIRING. THERE ARE A COUPLE CHANGES FROM THE ORIGINAL USE PERMIT, PARTICULARLY, INSTEAD OF ANOTHER TEN YEAR USE PERMIT. HE'S REQUESTING A PERMANENT AND TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT. FOR AGAIN, THE 10RV SITES, WHICH ARE FULLY SELF CONTAINED, HORSE BOARDING THE SAME WAIVERS, EXCEPT FOR WITH THE ANIMALS. HE IS REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL ALLOTMENT, THE ORIGINAL USE PERMIT ALLOWED FOR 50 ANIMALS. HE IS ASKING FOR 70 ON THIS PROPERTY, SO THAT'S THE ONLY TWO DIFFERENCES IS PERMANENT AND TRANSFERABLE, AND THEN AN ALLOWANCE INSTEAD OF THE 50 THAT WAS ALLOWED ON THE ORIGINAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR 70 LARGE ANIMALS ON THE PROPERTY. THIS IS LOCATED IN WICKENBURG, WEST COMMUNITY, SUPERVISOR COMPTON'S AREA, DISTRICT 1. IT IS ON THREE PARCELS OFF OF MORTON ROAD, ACCESSED OFF OF HIGHWAY 93. THE ZONING THAT IT IS THREE PARCELS, TWO OF THEM HAVE THAT DUAL ZONING, R1L AND RCU 175. THE LITTLE ONE DOWN BELOW THERE IS RCU. AGAIN, THE SURROUNDING AREA IS THE SAME TYPE OF ZONING, R1L TO THE NORTH, RCU 175 TO THE SOUTH. I WANT TO BRING OUT THOUGH, AND I DON'T KNOW STEFF IF THIS IS STILL DOING IT THIS WAY. HERE WE GO. THIS PROPERTY UP HERE, VISTA ROYAL WE HAD SOME COMMENTS ON THAT, BUT I'LL POINT THAT OUT. THIS IS R1L2 A. [03:20:02] BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE R1L 175 ABOVE TO THE NORTH, RCU 175 TO THE SOUTH, RCU 2A TO THE WEST. YOU SEE THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT AROUND IT, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTHWESTERN AND IMMEDIATELY SOUTH. OTHERWISE, IMMEDIATELY AROUND IT, VERY LITTLE DEVELOPMENT OR NO DEVELOPMENT. VERY BRIEFLY, THESE ARE NOT OUR IMAGES, THE PROPERTY BEING UP FOR SALE. THEY DRONED IT FOR REAL ESTATE PURPOSES SO WE HAD ACCESS TO THOSE IN OPEN SOURCE. IT'S 12 ACRES, A LITTLE OVER 12 ACRES ON THREE PARCELS. IT IS DEVELOPED AS ONE PARCEL, THOUGH OR ONE UNIT, ALTHOUGH IT'S THREE DIFFERENT PARCELS. AGAIN, WE'VE GOT MORTON AIR PARK TO THE SOUTH, STATE LAND OVER HERE ON THE WEST, PRIVATE LAND EVERYWHERE ELSE AROUND IT. VERY BRIEFLY, THE SITE PLAN AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID WAS ORIGINALLY PERMITTED AND BUILT WITH THE USE PERMIT. EVERYTHING ON HERE WAS PERMITTED ORIGINALLY AND PART OF THE ORIGINAL USE PERMIT. THE 10RV SITES, THE ORIGINAL SINGLE FAMILY HOME FROM 1977, LOTS OF FENCING. WE HAVE THE 12 COVERED HORSE STALLS, 800 SQUARE FOOT BARN, MOSTLY A HAY BARN, THE LARGER BARN FOR THE ANIMALS, WHERE THEY BORE THE ANIMALS, SHOWER FACILITY, RESTROOM, AND LAUNDRY FOR THE RV PARK AND OTHERS THAT MAY BE ON THE PROPERTY. THAT'S VERY BRIEFLY, THE OVERVIEW OF THIS PROPERTY. I'M GOING TO SKIM THROUGH IMAGES, IF YOU WANT TO STOP ME ON ANY OF THEM, MA'AM, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION WHILE YOU HAVE THIS PICTURE. ARE THERE ANY ADJACENT PROPERTIES THAT ARE RESIDENTIAL THAT ARE EXISTING HOMES? >> YES. >> YOU POINT THEM OUT BET? >> YOU BET, SO TO SEE THE PROPERTY, WE'VE GOT NORTH GOING UP HERE. THE ROUNDED PORTION IS DUE SOUTH HERE, IT'S FACING DUE SOUTH. WE HAVE A RESIDENT RIGHT HERE ON THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER. THERE'S A HOME HERE AND THIS IS ACTUALLY A HOME. IT'S ALSO A HELICOPTER PAD AND HELICOPTER GARAGE, I CAN'T THINK OF IT ANYWAYS. THESE ARE THE TWO THAT ARE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT AND THE ONLY TWO THAT ARE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY. OTHERWISE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS NOTHING AROUND IT, ALTHOUGH I WILL POINT OUT IT IS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AND COULD BE DEVELOPED AT A FUTURE POINT. BUT CURRENTLY, THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO HOMES, THIS ONE AND THIS ON AND I THINK YOU CAN SEE IT BETTER HERE, MA'AM. HERE IS THAT ONE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT ON THE SOUTHWEST, AND THIS IS THE PROPERTY JUST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MORTON AIR PARK. >> THAT AREA IS THAT AN ARENA THAT OPEN AREA. >> DOWN HERE? >> NO, RIGHT THERE. >> THIS IS THE ARENA, THAT IS ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. YES. >> MOST OF THE HORSE ACTIVITIES AND THE HORSES THEMSELVES WILL BE AROUND THAT AREA AND NOT CLOSE TO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA. >> THAT IS CORRECT. THE RV PARK IS HERE, AND THIS HAS SOME IMMEDIATE ADJACENCY TO THE HOME HERE. I CAN BRING THAT OUT IN A FUTURE PHOTO FOR YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? AGAIN, HERE'S THE OVERVIEW OF THE SITE PLAN, AND I'M JUST GOING TO SCROLL THROUGH. YOU CAN SEE AGAIN SOME OF THE ACTIVITY, MOST OF THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN IN THE WINTER TO GET YOU SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES. IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I DID WANT TO POINT OUT BRIEFLY IS IT LIVES UP TO ITS NAME AS HIDDEN HACIENDA. YOU CAN'T SEE IT UNTIL YOU GET THERE. WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO THE PROPERTY, I WASN'T SURE. I WAS LIKE, I IN THE RIGHT LOCATION, AND UNTIL I GOT TO WHERE THE ENTRANCE, AND IT HAS THE LITTLE SIGN FOR IT I'M LIKE, OKAY. BUT WHEN IT IS DROPPED DOWN, AND THAT'S WHAT THESE IMAGES SHOW IS THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DROP OF 10-15 FOOT THAT DROPS WHERE ALL OF THE ACTIVITY TAKES PLACE. IT'S DOWN BELOW EVERYTHING ELSE. THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT NOBODY ELSE CAN REALLY SEE IT UNTIL YOU GET THERE. THAT'S WHAT THIS IMAGE SHOWS IS WHEN YOU GET IN THERE, YOU CAN'T SEE IT. THAT'S HOW I KNEW I WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE, BUT YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING UNTIL YOU GET AROUND THIS BEND HERE, AND THEN IT OPENS UP. THIS IS THE BEND HERE, AND THEN IT OPENS UP INTO THE PROPERTY, AND YOU CAN SEE IT SO IT TRULY IS HIDDEN. SITE PLAN. THE WAIVERS THAT WE'VE REQUESTED, AND THE STAFF HAVE NO ISSUE WITH ANY OF THESE WAIVERS. WE'RE IN CONCURRENCE WITH THE WAIVERS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY GRANTED. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS, AGAIN, THEY'RE NOW REQUESTING FROM 50-70 AS PART OF THE REQUEST, AND THE OWNER CAN TALK ABOUT WHY HE'S ASKING FOR THAT, HE IS HERE TODAY. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. AT THE TIME GOING IN WHEN THE STAFF REPORT WAS WRITTEN FOR P&Z. THERE WAS NO COMMENTS, HOWEVER, JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE P&Z. WE DID HAVE FOUR LETTERS SUPPORTED OR FOUR LETTERS RECEIVED JUST WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF THE P&Z, TWO IN OPPOSITION, TWO IN SUPPORT. THE THREE LETTERS, AGAIN, [03:25:02] THIS ANONYMOUS ONE CAME IN FROM THREE RESIDENTS HERE IN VISTA ROYAL. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM AND THEN AUGUST 18, WE RECEIVED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM MISS WALMA HERE, AND THEN ALSO FROM JOE PALEA WHO IS UP HERE. THEN THE SECOND LETTER OF OPPOSITION IS DOWN HERE NEAR THE AIR PARK. IT IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMP PLAN BEING RESIDENTIAL. THE USE PERMIT WOULD ALLOW IT TO BE ON A COMMERCIAL OPERATION ON THE USE PERMIT. BUT WE'RE ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMP PLAN WITH THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION THAT'S GONE ON BOTH BY THE APPLICANT AND THE COUNTY. IN SHORT, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING CONSIDERATION OF A PERMANENT AND TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT FOR OPERATION OF A 10 SPACE, RV PARK, HORSE BOARDING FACILITY, AND WAIVERS ON THREE PARCELS, COMPRISING TWO ZONING DISTRICTS, R1L, AND RCU 175 ON 12.5 ACRES. I CAN REVIEW THE CONDITIONS WITH YOU IN BRIEF OR IF YOU'VE SEEN HIM IN YOUR PACKET. >> I'VE SEEN THEM IN MY PACKET, UNLESS MY OTHER SUPERVISORS WISH TO SAY IT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THE APPLICANT SAID YOU WERE FANTASTIC. >> THANK YOU. >> WELL IT'S IMPORTANT THAT STAFF UNDERSTANDS THAT AND THAT THE COUNTY IS WORKING FOR PEOPLE, AND I WAS VERY PLEASED TO HEAR THAT, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK. I REALLY. >> THANK YOU. YES. HE AND HIS DAUGHTER ARE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> CERTAINLY, IF THE CHAIR, MAY I ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK? >> I HAVE A QUESTION AFTER THE APPLICANT SPEAKS. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS FRANCE HEFFERNAN. I'M HERE WITH MY DAD TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A PERMANENT AND TRANSFERABLE USE PERMIT FOR OUR PROPERTY OF HIDDEN HACIENDA. OUR FAMILY PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE FROM FORT JONES, CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS A VERY SMALL RANCHING TOWN AT THE VERY TOP OF CALIFORNIA. UP THERE, WE RUN A CATTLE RANCH WHERE WE RAISE MEAT WITH OUR FAMILY RANCH, AND WE ALSO RUN A MEAT COMPANY AND A RESTAURANT. UP THERE IS A REALLY TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE REALLY GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS BACK THERE. I'M THE OLDEST OF FOUR SISTERS AND WE ALL RODEO. WE ESPECIALLY LOVE TO TEAM ROPE AND BREAKWAY ROPE. I'M NOT SURE IF ANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH BREAKWAY ROPING, BUT IF YOU ARE, THAT'S A PART OF OUR REQUEST TO EXPAND FROM 50-70 ANIMALS ON THE PROPERTY IS SO THAT ME AND MY SISTERS CAN ALSO GET WHAT WE CALL A PEN OF BREAKAWAY CALVES SO THAT WE CAN PRACTICE. WE ALL GO TO SCHOOL ONLINE, AND WE PLAN TO SPEND AS MUCH OF OUR WINTER AS POSSIBLE IN WICKENBURG, AT THIS PROPERTY, PRACTICING WITH OUR HORSES. IN HIDDEN HACIENDA, THIS PROPERTY GIVES US A VERY SAFE AND WELL MANAGED PLACE TO TRAIN AND GATHER WITH OUR FRIENDS THERE FROM ALL AROUND. BEFORE WE BROUGHT THIS PROPERTY, WE LOOKED AT A LOT OF OTHER PLACES IN WICKENBURG. MANY HAD ARENAS AND RV HOOKUPS THE SAME THING WE WERE LOOKING FOR. BUT WITH ALL OF THESE, MY DAD KEPT BRINGING UP THE SAME QUESTION IS, IS IT FULLY PERMITTED? UNTIL WE FOUND HIDDEN HACIENDA, COULDN'T GET AN ANSWER TO THAT. WE DIDN'T WANT TO BE PART OF THE PROBLEM IN THIS CASE. WE WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FULLY LEGALLY BUILT AND LEGALLY OPERATED AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE FOUND WITHIN HACIENDA. THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS PROPERTY OBTAINED A PROPER USE PERMIT IN 2016, AND THEY OPERATED FOR NEARLY A DECADE WITHOUT A SINGLE FORMAL COMPLAINT TO THE COUNTY, AND ACCORDING TO THEM, NO NEIGHBOR COMPLAINTS EITHER. EVERYTHING WAS BUILT TO CODE, AND EVERYTHING IS ABOVE BOARD. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF THAT SAME USE PERMIT SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITHIN THE LAW AND INVEST IN THE PROPERTY LONG TERM. OUR GOAL IS TO PRESERVE HIDDEN HACIENDA AS A FAMILY FRIENDLY PLACE WHERE OUR RODEO FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FROM ACROSS THE WEST CAN GATHER. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS MATTER, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE TODAY. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. IT WAS EXCELLENT. I APPRECIATE IT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? >> I DO. YOU ALREADY ANSWERED MY QUESTION. IT'S LIKE, WHY 50-70. BUT IF YOU'RE ROPING OR BREAK AWAY, YOU NEED TO ROTATE YOUR CATTLE OUT, YOU HAVE TO CHANGE IT OUT. I GET THAT. THAT MAKES SENSE. YOU ANSWER MY QUESTION THERE. THE ANIMAL PENS CLEAN NOW YOU HAVE A LOT MORE CATTLE IN ADDITION TO THE HORSES, AND YOU TYPICALLY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT CATTLE MANURE MORE THAN THEY DO HORSE MANURE. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO PUT THEM IN DUMPSTERS. MY QUESTION IS, WHERE ARE THE DUMPSTERS GOING TO BE LOCATED IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE PRIVATE RESIDENCES? HOW OFTEN DO YOU HAVE YOUR DUMPSTERS DUMPED? >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISORS. MY NAME'S BRIAN HEFFERNAN. THE DUMPSTERS ARE LOCATED AT THE DUMPSTER. [03:30:03] IT'S GOING TO BE A COVERED DUMPSTER, AND IT'S LOCATED AT THE VERY SOUTH END OF THE PROPERTY HERE, WHICH IS RIGHT HERE. THAT'S ACTUALLY A LOWERED AREA YOU PUT A ROLL OFF BIN IN THERE. THE ROLL OFF BIN HAS A LID AND THIS WILL BE A FULL SERVICE FACILITY FOR PURPOSES OF MANAGING THE GUEST EXPERIENCE, INTERACTION WITH OUR GUESTS. WE'RE GOING TO DO ALL THE PEN CLEANING FEEDING OURSELVES SO WE'LL HAVE A STAFF MAINLY COMPOSED OF MY KIDS, CLEANING PENS ON A DAILY BASIS, FEEDING ON A DAILY BASIS. WE'LL KEEP IT IN THE COVERED BINS, AND THOSE COVERED BINS WILL BE REMOVED EVERY TEN 10-14 DAYS. >> PERFECT. I'M FAMILIAR WITH CLEANING PENS. SO THANK YOU. YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION. TYPICALLY, THAT'S WHAT COMPLAINTS THAT WE GET ARE FROM NEIGHBORS WHO ARE BOTHERED BY EITHER THE FLIES OR WHATEVER, PARTICULARLY IN THE SUMMERTIME. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE DOING SATISFIES MY QUESTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> JUST TO CONFIRM, THIS HAS BEEN OPERATED FOR 10 YEARS WITHOUT A SINGLE FORMAL COMPLAINT AND OUR OBJECTIVE IS SIMPLY TO CONTINUE THE OPERATIONS AS THEY EXISTED, NOT TO EXPAND THEM, NOT TO DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT, AND FIT IN WHERE WE CAN HERE. >> I DO. I ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE THEM TO JUST EXPLAIN HOW THE INCREASE IN ANIMAL COUNT CHANGES THE LAND USE SINCE THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE MAIN CHANGE, IF YOU COULD JUST ROLL THROUGH THAT A LITTLE BIT FOR ME. >> REAL BRIEFLY, THE WHOLE REASON FOR THE INCREASE IN THE LAND COUNT IS WHEN THIS FACILITY OR ANIMAL COUNT WAS ORIGINALLY PERMITTED IN 2016. TEAM ROPING WAS REALLY THE ONLY SHOW IN TOWN. BREAKAWAY HAS JUST EXPLODED SINCE THEN, IN POPULARITY. IT'S A FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN RODEO. IT'S AN ALL GIRLS SPORT. IT'S A PRETTY NEAT THING TO BE A PART OF. THAT WASN'T CONTEMPLATED IN THE ORIGINAL 2016 USE PERMIT. NOW IT'S A THING, SO WE'RE ASKING FOR 20 MORE. THE GOOD THING ABOUT BREAKAWAY CALVES IS THEY'RE TYPICALLY SMALLER, THEY'RE TYPICALLY YOUNGER, AND TO THE EXTENT THERE'S ANY IMPACTS OF THE OTHER TEAM ROPING CATTLE, THE IMPACTS FROM THE BREAKAWAY CATTLE WILL BE A LOT LESS. THAT'S HOW WE GOT HERE. >> I JUST MAYBE DON'T UNDERSTAND EXACTLY. WHERE DO THE ADDITIONAL ANIMALS GO? HOW DOES THE ACTUAL ON THE GROUND LAND USE CHANGE WITH THAT? >> IF YOU'LL SEE HERE, THAT'S HISTORICALLY THIS AREA THESE ARE SIX DIFFERENT PENS HERE, TWO OF WHICH AREN'T REALLY UTILIZED. THEY'LL GO THERE AT THE NORTH END OF THE PROPERTY IS WHERE THAT EXTRA PEN OF CATTLE WILL BE. >> THERE'S NO NEW DEVELOPED AREAS, IT'S JUST INCREASING THE COUNT PER PEN OR WHAT HAVE YOU WITH YOUR CURRENT SPACE USAGE? >> THAT'S CORRECT. WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE EXISTING CORRAL SYSTEM. >> THANK YOU. >> I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO COME HERE TO YAVAPAI COUNTY AND INVEST IN OUR COUNTY. IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IN OUR RURAL AREAS. I MOST CERTAINLY SUPPORT THIS. I MOVE TO APPROVE HEARING ITEM NUMBER 2, MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER THING. >> WELL, YOU'VE MADE THE MOTION. I DO NEED A SECOND. >> I SECOND. >> NOW I HAVE DISCUSSION. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR PRESENTATION. I LOVE WATCHING THAT HAPPEN AT THE RODEO. YOUR WILLINGNESS AND YOUR SPEAKING TO THE FACT OF FOLLOWING THE RULES AND LOOKING INTO PROPERTIES THAT DIDN'T REALLY MEET WHAT IT WAS. JUST TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY, INTEGRITY TO YOU AND OBVIOUSLY YOUR PARENTS. YOU AND YOUR SISTERS, I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE JUST THE BEST TIME. JUST GREAT. >> THANK YOU. >> THIS IS A HEARING ITEM AND SO I JUST HAVE A COUPLE MORE THINGS I HAVE TO DO. ANY GREEN SHEETS? ANY MORE FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE. >> THE CLERK'S OFFICE DID RECEIVE TWO IN OPPOSITION, AND NONE IN FAVOR. >> THANK YOU. OF COURSE, I REACH OUT TO THE AUDIENCE, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM THAT WE ARE LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW ON THIS HEARING. NO? I CLOSE THIS HEARING. AS OF NOW, WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. CLERK, CAN YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE? >> SUPERVISOR CHECK. >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> THE ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WISH YOU THE BEST. >> YES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL. >> GO ON TO HEARING ITEM NUMBER 3, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. [3. Development Services - Recommend approval to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control of series 12 Restaurant Liquor License Application No. 353980 without protest, submitted by Jeffrey Craig Miller for Spice Grill & Bar located at 33 Lewis Avenue, Ash Fork, AZ 86320 (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo)] RECOMMEND AN APPROVAL TO AN ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR LICENSE. [03:35:05] SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. HOW COULD I NOT KNOW THIS ONE IN YOUR DISTRICT? [LAUGHTER] GOOD AFTERNOON, MARK. >> THAT HURT, CHAIR. >> I KNOW. I OWE YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR. VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, MARK LUSSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. BEFORE YOU IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL FOR THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE SPICE GRILL BAR LOCATED AT 33 LEWIS AVENUE IN ASH FORK, ARIZONA. IT'S SUPERVISOR KUKNYO AREA. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY LETTERS IN OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT, BUT I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO, I'LL TURN TO YOU ON THIS. >> YEP. TOTALLY SUPPORT. ANY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY UP THERE IN ASH FORK IS MORE THAN WELCOME. >> I WILL SAY THIS. I'VE NOTICED JUST IN THIS YEAR THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ACTIVITY UP THERE. IS THAT PRETTY ACCURATE? >> I THINK IN SELIGMAN, YOU HAVE A CHAMBER THAT REALLY WANTS TO MAKE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN. I THINK THINGS UP THERE ON ASH FORK AND SELIGMAN ARE TRYING TO GET READY FOR 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF 2066. BOTH COMMUNITIES ARE PUSHING IT, AND ASH FORK DEVELOPMENT IS REALLY MAKING BIG STRIDES TO MAKE THE TOWN BETTER, AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY STARTING TO LOOK TOWARDS A LOT MORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. >> WELL, THAT IS REALLY GOOD. I'M VERY HAPPY FOR THAT. AGAIN, IT'S A HEARING ITEM. DO WE HAVE ANY GREEN SHEETS? VICE CHAIR? >> NO. >> CLERK OF THE BOARD, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? >> NO COMMENTS. >> AUDIENCE. ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS LIQUOR LICENSE? HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. COULD I HAVE A MOTION? >> SURE. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE NUMBER 3 HEARING ITEM FOR THE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR LICENSES AND CONTROL OF A SERIES 12 RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION NUMBER 353980 WITHOUT PROTEST. >> SECOND. >> HEY, CLERK, WE HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. WOULD YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE? >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> THIS ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 4 HEARING ITEM. [4. Public Works - Hearing to approve a Fiber Internet Franchise Application and Agreement with Wecom LLC, pursuant to A.R.S. §40-283 and Yavapai County Resolution No. 1262. YC Contract No. 2025-355] PUBLIC WORKS. I WAS THINKING MARK WAS I WAS LIKE IT'S PUBLIC WORKS MAYBE MARK IS GOING TO. PUBLIC WORKS. HELLO, ROGER. HEARING TO APPROVE A FIBER INTERNET FRANCHISE. >> HELLO, CHAIR MALLORY. VICE CHAIR COMPTON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ROGER MCCORMICK, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. LET ME JUST GET A PRESENTATION UP HERE REAL QUICK FOR THIS HEARING. BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A HEARING TO APPROVE A FIBER INTERNET FRANCHISE APPLICATION THAT WE RECEIVED AS WELL AS A HEARING FOR THAT APPLICATION THAT WAS ADVERTISED CONSECUTIVELY FOR THREE WEEKS. THIS IS FOR WECOM LLC. THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNDER A FRANCHISE WITH THE COUNTY RIGHT NOW FOR SOME SPECIFIC AREAS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. LET ME GET TO THOSE AREAS RIGHT HERE. DISTRICTS 2, 3, AND 4 ARE THE AREAS IN WHICH THEY'RE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE THEIR INTERNET SERVICE BUSINESS RIGHT NOW. THEY WILL BE GOING TO A COUNTY WIDE SERVICE AND SO THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE THEIR UTILITY COUNTY WIDE. WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THAT. THE ORDINANCE DOES ALLOW FOR THAT AND SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING WITHOUT, I DON'T THINK, THAT'S THE END OF IT RIGHT THERE. WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH UPDATING THEIR FRANCHISE LICENSE AGREEMENT TO BE COUNTY WIDE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON THAT, ROGER. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD AT ALL ABOUT THIS? YES, GO AHEAD. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY WECOM IS REALLY STEPPING UP AND TRYING TO BE A COMMUNITY PARTNER WHERE THEY GO. THEY NEEDED SOME SOUND DEADENING PANELS IN THE PAULDING COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THEY STEPPED UP AND PAID FOR THOSE AND THEY'RE SHOWING UP AT THE MEETINGS, TOO, WHICH IS ALWAYS BIG. THAT'S GOOD TO SEE. >> THAT'S GREAT. THIS IS OUR LAST HEARING ITEM. VICE CHAIR, DO WE HAVE ANY GREEN SHEETS ON THIS? >> NO GREEN SHEETS. >> THANK YOU. CLERK OF THE BOARD, DO YOU HAVE ANY E MAIL? >> NO COMMENTS. >> NO COMMENTS. GREAT. AUDIENCE, ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS? THIS HEARING ITEM IS CLOSED. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HEARING ITEM NUMBER 4. >> I'LL SECOND. >> CAN I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. CLERK, CAN YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE? >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? [03:40:01] >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS? >> AYE. >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. >> THIS ITEM HAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. >> GREAT. THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU, ROGER. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO CALL TO THE PUBLIC. [ CALL TO THE PUBLIC: Individuals may address the Board for up to three (3) minutes on any relevant issue within the Board's jurisdiction. Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.01(H), Board members shall not discuss or take action on matters raised during the call to the public. The Board may direct staff to study the matter or direct that the matter be rescheduled for consideration at a later date.] INDIVIDUALS MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES ON ANY RELEVANT ISSUE WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION. PURSUE TO ARS 38-431.01H. BOARD MEMBERS SHALL NOT DISCUSS OR TAKE ACTION ON MATTERS RAISED DURING THE CALL TO THE PUBLIC. THE BOARD MAY DIRECT STAFF TO STUDY THE MATTER OR DIRECT THAT THE MATTER BE RESCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION AT A LATER DATE. THAT BEING SAID, I'LL TURN TO THE VICE CHAIR BECAUSE I SEE GREEN SHEETS. >> YES, MA'AM, CHAIR. THANK YOU. THE FIRST PERSON TO THE PODIUM PLEASE IS WILLIAM SARL. >> I WOULD SAY GOOD MORNING, BUT GOOD AFTERNOON. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> THANK YOU. CHAIR MALLORY, VICE CHAIR COMPTON, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THANK YOU FOR THE THIRD BATHROOMS. WE APPRECIATE THAT. I'M SPEAKING ABOUT YAVAPAI COUNTY BATHROOM POLICY. THAT DOES HELP A LOT. WE HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS KID, SO WE USE THOSE REGULARLY AND MY WIFE'S OUT WITH MY SON, BUT IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. BIOLOGICAL MEN, APPARENTLY, ARE STILL ALLOWED TO USE THE BATHROOMS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY BUILDINGS. YOUR EMPLOYEES AND THE WOMEN OF YAVAPAI COUNTY ARE COMPELLED TO USE THESE BUILDINGS. THE EMPLOYEES HAVE TO WORK THERE SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE COMPELLING WOMEN TO SHARE THE WOMEN'S ROOM WITH BIOLOGICAL MEN. OVER ONE THIRD OF WOMEN HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE PERPETRATED BY MEN. THE PUBLIC ALSO USES THESE BATHROOMS SO I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. ARE YOU GOING TO CHANGE THE SIGNS ON THE WOMEN'S ROOM, SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE WALKING INTO, OR IS IT GOING TO BE A BIG SURPRISE? WHAT ABOUT WHEN WOMEN ARE COMPELLED TO USE THESE BUILDINGS, LIKE WHEN THEY'RE PAYING TAXES, WHEN THEY'RE PULLING PERMITS OR VOTING? WHAT ABOUT THE COURTHOUSE? WHEN WOMEN HAVE TO BE COMPELLED TO BE IN THE COURTHOUSE FOR JURY DUTY? ARE THEY GOING TO BE FORCED TO SHARE THE BATHROOM WITH A BIOLOGICAL MALE? WHAT ABOUT DIVORCE COURT? CAN THE HUSBAND FOLLOW HIS EX WIFE INTO THE WOMEN'S ROOM? WHAT ABOUT FAMILY COURT? SAME QUESTION. I KNOW THE SUPREME COURT WAS BROUGHT UP, BUT THE SUPREME COURT DOES NOT GIVE US LAWS. IT RULES ON LOWER COURT CASES. CASES THAT START IN ROOMS JUST LIKE THIS WHEN PEOPLE LIKE YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE CONTROVERSIAL. JUST BY DOING NOTHING RIGHT NOW TODAY, I UNDERSTAND YOU PASSED THE BATHROOMS, BUT BY DOING NOTHING, YOU DID SOMETHING. YOU CONTINUED TO ALLOW BIOLOGICAL MEN TO USE THE WOMEN'S ROOM IN YAVAPAI COUNTY BUILDINGS AND THAT IS ALL YAVAPAI COUNTY BUILDINGS APPARENTLY, CAUSE I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY. IN CLOSING, I AM ADVOCATING FOR THE YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO VOTE ON AN ORDINANCE SAYING THAT BIOLOGICAL MEN USE A MEN'S ROOM, AND BIOLOGICAL WOMEN USE THE WOMEN'S ROOM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. ALAN JOHNSON? NO ALAN JOHNSON, OKAY? DAVID WILLIAMS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. SIR, IF YOU JUST PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AT THE MICROPHONE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DAVID WILLIAMS. I'M A RETIRED LIEUTENANT WITH THE YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF YAVAPAI COUNTY. MY FAMILY HAS LIVED IN THIS COUNTY SINCE ABOUT 1890. I'M HERE TO BASICALLY SPEAK TO THE SAME ISSUE THAT MR. SERREL SPOKE OF AND THAT CHAIRMAN SPOKE OF EARLIER WITH REGARDS TO THE BIOLOGICAL MALES USING FEMALE BATHROOMS. I WROTE A COUPLE OF NOTES HERE TO KEEP MYSELF ON THE RAILS. I'M NOT EDUCATED ENOUGH TO TRY TO COUNTER VIEWPOINTS AND SUPPOSED PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND OTHER HIGHLY REGARDED SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES WHO SPEAK TO THE ISSUES OF GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER DYSPHORIA, AND SO ON. I'M PRIMARILY HERE TO VOICE MY OPPOSITION TO THE FORCED ACCEPTANCE OF A BIOLOGICAL MALE WHO IS REPRESENTING HIMSELF AS A WOMAN TO PEOPLE HERE WITHIN YAVAPAI COUNTY EMPLOYMENT. GENDER IDENTITY IS A PERSONAL ISSUE. I'M NOT HERE TO CAST DISPERSIONS ON ANYONE WHO MAY BE [03:45:03] SUFFERING FROM SOMETHING THAT IS GOING ON INSIDE YOUR HEAD. I'M NOT HERE TO DO THAT. THE BIBLE COMPELS US TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS AND LOVE OUR ENEMIES AS WE LOVE OURSELVES. I'M NOT HERE TO CAST DISPERSIONS. I PUT A COMMENT, BUT THE FORCED ACCEPTANCE OF EMPLOYEES HAVING TO ACCEPT THIS MALE WHO INITIALLY HIRED ON AS A MALE AND THEN CHOSE TO IDENTIFY AS A FEMALE IS BASICALLY FORCING HIS REALITY ON EVERYONE ELSE, AND HIS REALITY IS NOT THE ACTUAL REALITY. WITH ALL THIS SAID, SPEAKING AS A RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO WORKED NUMEROUS CASES OVER THE YEARS, AND A LOT OF THIS SEGUES INTO WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID. I WORKED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS OF VARIOUS AGES OVER THE YEARS, AND A WOMAN WHO GOES IN A BATHROOM WHO MAY BE CURRENTLY BEING ABUSED OR HAS BEEN ABUSED, IF SHE WALKS IN A BATHROOM AND THERE'S A LARGE MAN STANDING THERE, THIS COULD RETRAUMATIZE HER. THE SAME WITH A SMALL CHILD. THIS MAY NOT BE IN THIS BUILDING OR IT COULD BE A COURT BUILDING OR WHATEVER. BUT THE MERE PRESENCE OF A MALE IN A ROOM THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FEMALE ONLY ROOM JUST CREATES THE POSSIBILITY FOR ADDITIONAL TRAUMA TO BE INFLICTED UPON SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN A VICTIM. MAN IS A MAN, A WOMAN IS A WOMAN. I'M NOT GOING TO TRY AND CONVINCE ANYBODY THAT THE MENTAL STATUS OF A PERSON DOESN'T CAUSE THEM TO BELIEVE CERTAIN THINGS, BUT BIOLOGICALLY, THERE ARE ONLY MALES AND FEMALES, AND IT'S MY FIRM BELIEF THAT THEY SHOULD USE THE BATHROOM THAT IS ASSIGNED BY THEIR BIRTH GENDER, PERIOD TO THE END. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. SHARON KING. GOOD AFTERNOON. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS SHARON SIERRA KING. I'M A COTTONWOOD RESIDENTS. I WAS RAISED IN A RURAL COMMUNITY ONE QUARTER OF THE SIZE OF COTTONWOOD. ONE GROCERY STORE, IGA, AND TWO FEET STORES. MY MOTHER, A SINGLE BLACK WOMAN PURCHASED OUR FAMILY HOME IN THE EARLY '70S. WE WERE ONLY ONE OF FIVE BLACK FAMILIES, AND I GREW UP HEARING THE LOUD WHISPERS BEING TALKED ABOUT COLORED PEOPLE USING THE RESTROOMS. THAT EXPERIENCE SHAPED ME. IT TAUGHT ME EARLY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE JUDGED, NOT BY CHARACTER, BY RACE OR BY MY GENDER. TODAY, I ASK, HOW IS GENDER ORIENTATION ANY DIFFERENT THAN RACE? IN MY COMMUNITY, I WAS THE 1%. HERE IN THIS ROOM, I STILL FEEL LIKE THE 1%. WHO AMONG US WOULD DENY ME THE RIGHT TO USE A PUBLIC RESTROOM BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF MY SKIN OR BECAUSE OF MY GENDER? WHEN MY MOTHER PURCHASED OUR HOME, A PETITION WAS SIGNED, PASSED AROUND THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO STOP HER. THAT IS WHAT EXCLUSION LOOKS LIKE, AND NOW WE FACE THE SAME QUESTION IN ANOTHER FORM. WILL WE DENY ACCESS TO RESTROOMS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES TO SOME, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF WHO THEY ARE? I WAS RAISED IN A FAITH-BASED HOME THAT TAUGHT ME WE ARE ALL GOD'S CHILDREN. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BELIEVE AS I DO, BUT NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO PREJUDGE ANOTHER BECAUSE OF RACE, RELIGION, OR GENDER. IN MY 20S, I TRAVELED TO EUROPE. IN FRANCE, WHEN I LOOKED FOR A WOMEN'S RESTROOM, THERE WERE NONE. SOMEONE TOLD ME, "HERE IS NOT MALE OR FEMALE. YOU JUST HAVE TO PAY." I DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT COIN A HAD TO SCOOT UNDER THE DOOR. YOU KNOW WHAT? I WOULD RATHER SCOOT UNDER A DOOR THAN HAVE THE DOOR SLAM SHUT IN MY FACE BECAUSE HOW I WAS BORN. I CARRY THESE LESSONS INTO ADULTHOOD. MY MOTHER WAS BORN IN SELMA, AND OUR FAMILY TRAVELED THERE OFTEN. AS A CHILD, I SAW THE COLOR ONLY, WHITE ONLY, AND LATER IN LIFE, I SAW MEN ONLY, WHITE ONLY, AND NEGATIVITY TOWARDS SUSPENDER LGBTQ, AND THAT WAS THREE YEARS AGO. LATER AS A 25-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, I TRAVELED TO ALEXANDER CITY, HOME OF THE RUSSELL ATHLETICS, WHERE I WAS HONORED FOR MY WORK IN SPORTS. WALKING THROUGH TOWN, I SAW THAT THE SIGNS WERE FINALLY GONE, BUT THE STAINS WHERE THEY ONCE HUNG REMAINED STUCK AGAINST THE WALLS, AND THAT IS MY LIFE. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I ACHIEVE, NO MATTER HOW MANY COUNTRIES AND CONTINENTS I'VE TRAVELED TO. NO MATTER HOW MANY PRESIDENTS I HAVE MET. STATES HAVE HEAD. I STILL CARRY THOSE STAINS OF RACISM, DISCRIMINATION, [03:50:01] AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO BE THE SAME FOR ANYONE WHO MIGHT CONSIDER THEMSELVES LGBTQIA. I AM WHOLE STANDING HERE, BUT I AM STILL STAINED. >> THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF I GET THIS RIGHT, LLAMA HABERN. GOOD AFTERNOON. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AT THE MICROPHONE. >> YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS LLAMA HABERN. I LIVE IN THE DISTRICT 3 PART OF CORNVILLE. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE THE ADDITION OF SINGLE OCCUPANT BATHROOMS, TO COUNTY FACILITIES. I THINK THAT IS WONDERFUL, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I DO WANT TO ASK WHY THAT CONVERSATION INVOLVED REFERENCES TO MEN USING WOMEN'S BATHROOMS AND VICE VERSA. FIRSTLY, BECAUSE THE WHOLE POINT OF A SINGLE OCCUPANT BATHROOM IS THAT ONE PERSON USES IT AT A TIME, AND IT'S AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE. BUT SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK AROUND THE IDEA OF AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING PEOPLE TO USE SPECIFIC BATHROOMS. I'M CURIOUS HOW THAT WOULD BE ENFORCED. WOULD YOU REQUIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CHECK THE GENITALIA OF ANYONE WANTING TO USE THOSE BATHROOMS? I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT WOULD BE EXTREMELY RIDICULOUS AND AN OVERREACH OF GOVERNMENT. I JUST WANT TO BRING THESE ISSUES TO THE ATTENTION THAT THERE REALLY IS NO NEED IN MY OPINION FOR A COUNTY WIDE ORDINANCE RELATED TO BATHROOM USE. WE SHOULD HAVE SINGLE OCCUPANT BATHROOMS, WHICH, BY THEIR VERY NATURE, ARE GENDER NEUTRAL, WHETHER YOU USE THAT TERMINOLOGY OR NOT. I THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, AND I ASK THAT YOU NOT DO ANY OVERREACHING ORDINANCES RELATED TO BATHROOMS. THANK YOU. >> MADAM CHAIR, WE JUST HAVE THOSE WHO DON'T WISH TO SPEAK LEFT. JEREMY MATTY. "I'M OPPOSED TO BIOLOGICAL MEN SHARING RESTAURANTS WITH BIOLOGICAL FEMALES. IT'S DISCRIMINATORY TOWARDS FEMALES. THERE SHOULD BE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES AND THE FEMALE EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY." JORDAN BUZANI, "I'M OPPOSED TO HAVING TRANSGENDER RESTAURANTS BECAUSE THERE ARE ONLY TWO GENDERS, MALE AND FEMALE. WE SHOULD NOT AS TAXPAYERS BE HAVING TO PAY FOR SUCH NONSENSE." DONTA RIZONIKO, "I'M OPPOSED TO THE ISSUE OF HAVING TRANSGENDER RESTROOMS. THERE ARE ONLY TWO RESTROOMS, MALE AND FEMALE." NORMA MATLEY." I'M OPPOSED TO BIOLOGICAL MALE USING FEMALE RESTROOMS." LINDA JONES. WE ARE IN THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I CAN'T READ ALL THE WRITING, BUT BASICALLY TIMES HAVE CHANGED, SO THEY WOULD PREFER BASICALLY WHAT WE DID WITH THE FAMILY BATHROOM. ANY RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD IS WHAT SOMEBODY SAID. KAN POLAR, WHICH IS AMENDED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SENSITIVITY TO THE NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE AND THE NEED FOR PRIVACY FOR ANY REASON, ESSENTIALLY. THAT'S IT, MADAM CHAIR. >> WELL, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU FOR COMING AND STAYING. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. WITH THAT, I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION TO A CHAIR. >> WE DO HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PRESCOTT LOCATION WHO WISH TO SPEAK. >> I'M SO SORRY. I DID NOT KNOW THAT. I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE OR THEIR NAMES OR ANY. >> SHEI SHOULD BE IN THAT LOCATION. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> DANIELA HERNANDEZ, AND IRENE KICHELOLO. DANIELLA? >> HELLO. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY SON, JESSE RICE JUNIOR, WHO IS CURRENTLY IN THE JUVENILE FACILITY, AND HAS BEEN SINCE OCTOBER 25TH, 2024. MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 11, 2024, IN PRESCOTT VALLEY, AT THE MOUNTAIN VALLEY PARK. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT, MY SON, JESSE AND HIS CO- DEFENDANT WENT TO A FAMILY FRIEND'S HOUSE. THERE THEY CONTACTED JAMES, MIKE ABBEY'S FATHER WHO SAID TO CALL THE POLICE. THEY CALLED THE POLICE AND THEY WERE TAKEN IN FOR QUESTIONING. MULTIPLE WITNESSES HAVE SAID GRAYSON SHOT FIRST, BUT THE PROSECUTION HAS LABELED MY SON A DANGEROUS GANG MEMBER WITH ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE OF GANG ACTIVITY. THEY HAVE DENIED MY SON'S RELEASE BECAUSE THE VICTIMS FEAR FOR MY SON'S RETALIATION, EVEN THOUGH GRAYSON RECRUITED HIS PHOENIX GANG MEMBER FRIENDS TO COME UP TO OUR TOWN OF PRESCOTT VALLEY, TO HANDLE SUBURBAN P WORD BOYS. ALSO FOUND ON GRAYSON'S PHONE WAS EVIDENCE OF SELLING, BUYING GUNS AND DRUGS ON TELEGRAM VIA THE INTERNET. NO GANG ACTIVITY WAS FOUND ON MY SON'S PHONE. NOTHING OTHER THAN TRASH TALK BACK AND FORTH. ALSO, MY SON NEVER WENT TO THE PARK WITH A WEAPON ON HIM. HE WENT TO THE PARK TO PICK UP HIS FRIENDS THAT WAS BEING THREATENED BY SIX WHITE BOYS. WHEN MY SON ARRIVED, THEY STARTED IMMEDIATELY SHOOTING AT HIM AND JAMES. MY SON IMMEDIATELY TURNED AND RAN BACK TO THE CAR TO FLEE, WHERE IT IS SEEN ON CAMERA, THE VICTIMS ATTEMPTING TO CHASE MY SON AND JAMES BEFORE THEIR CAR STALLED OUT. [03:55:03] A GUN BALLISTICS REPORT MATCHING A ATF REPORT FOR GRAYSON'S OR HIS CO DEFENDERS GUN HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS INCIDENT. THE BULLET SHELL CASING SHOWED THEY SHOT EXCESSIVELY OVER 15 SHOTS HITTING A HOUSE AND A SHED. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS HURT DURING THIS INCIDENT, AND MY SON HAS SHOWN GREAT REMORSE AND HAS GROWN SO MUCH. HE'S GRADUATED. HE'S DONE MANY BEHAVIORAL CLASSES AND ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES. HE'S EXPRESSED. HE WAS JUST A YOUNG KID TRYING TO ACT LIKE SOMETHING HE WASN'T. HE REGRETS ANY ACTIONS THAT LED UP TO THE INCIDENT, BUT STANDS FIRM ON BEING THERE JUST TO HELP GUNNER AND GET HIM OUT OF THERE. ALSO IN THE INTERROGATION, JAMES CLEARLY STATES, MY SON NEVER ASKED IF HE HAD A WEAPON ON HIM. PROSECUTION REFUSES TO GIVE MY SON A CHANCE, EVEN THOUGH HE HAS NO PRIORS. ANOTHER DISCREPANCY ON THE PAPERWORK FILED BY STEPHANIE, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, SAID MY SON VIOLATED PREVIOUS PROBATION TERMS, BUT MY SON HAS NEVER BEEN ON PROBATION OR HAS EVEN BEEN IN A COURT ROOM BEFORE. NO JUVENILE FELONIES, YET THEY'VE CHARGED HIM AS AN ADULT AND ARE CHARGING HIM WITH VERY SCARY CHARGES. THERE HAS BEEN EXTREME MISCONDUCT ALSO WITH MY SON'S CURRENT PUBLIC DEFENDER, ADAM ZICKERMAN. A CASE THIS SERIOUS, AND HE HAS ONLY VISITED MY SON TWICE. WITH THE SEVERITY OF THESE CHARGES, THAT'S JUST UNACCEPTABLE. I WILL SAY THAT JUVENILE FACILITY STAFF HAS BEEN SO AMAZING WORKING WITH JESSE TO PROGRESS AND GROW IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION. MARIA, WHO WORKED WITH JESSE TO OBTAIN HIS GED, SHE ALSO DIRECTED HIM ON HOW TO COMPLETE CLASSES FOR ANY ANGER ISSUES AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT HE HAD. HIS PROBATION OFFICER AT THE FACILITY HAS QUICKLY RESPONDED TO EMAILS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN FAST AT PROCESSING JESSE'S MANY FAMILY MEMBERS ON HIS VISIT LIST. A LOT OF THE DOS HAVE BEEN A POSITIVE IMPACT AND DEVELOPED A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIM. JUDGE CARMEN EXPRESSED HER CONCERN TO KEEP THESE JUVENILES LOCKED UP UNTIL JANUARY FOR TRIAL. SHE SAID, PROSECUTION AND LAWYERS NEED TO GET THINGS SITUATED ON TRIAL THAT IS NOT SO FAR OUT. AT OUR LAST HEARING, JUDGE CARMEN DID JUST THAT. SHE ALLOWED TRIAL TO BE SCHEDULED OUT IN JANUARY WITH NO BELL FOR MY SON, LEAVING MY SON INCARCERATED UNTIL WHEN. TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THEY'RE HOLDING HIM ON GROUNDS OF HIM BEING DANGEROUS. BUT IF THIS CASE WAS PROPERLY INVESTIGATED AND THE PROPER EVIDENCE WAS BEING SHOWN TO THE COURTS, YOU WOULD SEE THAT GRAYSON RECRUITED HIS FRIENDS FROM PHOENIX. SOME OF HIS FRIENDS HAVE PRIORS. ALSO, MESSAGES WERE RETRIEVED FROM GRAYSON'S PHONE OF THEM PLANNING TO COME FROM PHOENIX TO PRESCOTT VALLEY THE NIGHT BEFORE. GRAYSON TRUMBLEY GOT FIVE YEARS PROBATION. WHILE JUDGE MCGILL SAT IN COURT TWO HOURS TELLING MY SON THAT HE WILL GET 213 YEARS IF HE TAKES SUCH A TRIAL. HOW ARE WE PUTTING THIS KIND OF FEAR IN OUR CHILDREN?THE TRUST AND RESPECT I ONCE HAD FOR THIS SYSTEM NO LONGER EXISTS. THE PAIN AND TRAUMA FROM ALL OF THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO FEEL HELPLESS WITH NO POWER, NO HOPE FOR JUSTICE TO PREVAIL. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE INCIDENT. >> IT'S OKAY. >> HELLO. OKAY. DO I HAVE ANOTHER PERSON OVER THERE? >> THAT'S EVERYONE WHO REMAINED ON OUR SIDE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> I'LL SECOND. >> CLERK, WILL YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE? >> SUPERVISOR CHECK? >> YES. >> VICE CHAIR COMPTON? >> YES. >> SUPERVISOR JENKINS >> SUPERVISOR KUKNYO? >> YES. >> CHAIR MALLORY? >> YES. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.