[1. Board of Supervisors - Discussion and possible action of Board of Supervisors representation on organizations or entities required by statute or agreement for calendar year 2026.]

ENTITIES REQUIRED EVERY YEAR. GOOD MORNING, MR. COUNTY MANAGER. GOOD MORNING. PHIL BOURDON, COUNTY MANAGER.

THIS ITEM AGAIN IS FOR YOUR REPRESENTATION OF ORGANIZATIONS.

I KNOW THE CLERK HAS PLACED THIS ON AS AN ANNUAL ACTION ITEM FOR THE BOARD.

HANDED OUT ITEMS FOR YOU. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BOARD SITS AS AN ENTIRE BOARD, AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AS MANY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS AS WELL AS SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

SO WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OR WORK WITH YOU TO JUST APPROVE THE LIST FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

ANY DISCUSSION? NO. MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE.

SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. CLERK OF THE BOARD, VICE CHAIR CHECK.

YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES.

ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO. MR. BOURDON. IT'S YOU AGAIN.

[2. Board of Supervisors - Approve a budget adjustment to move $4.5 million from Budget Capacity to the account lines for Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) and Corrections Officer Retirement Plans (CORP). Approval of this budget adjustment would allow for an additional payment to be made in Fiscal Year 2026 as a pay down against the unfunded actuarial liability that remains within the County's PSPRS and CORP plans.]

WOULD YOU LIKE MY COPY? IT TOOK ME A SECOND. THERE WE GO.

THANKS CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS ITEM IS TO APPROVE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT AND MOVE $4.5 MILLION,

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$4.5 MILLION FROM BUDGET CAPACITY TO ACCOUNT LINES FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND CORRECTIONS OFFICER RETIREMENT PLANS.

SIMPLY PUT. SO THIS BOARD AND THIS COUNTY HAS MADE ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO PUBLIC SAFETY, YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY RETIREMENT SYSTEM, FOR MANY YEARS. SINCE 2019, APPROXIMATELY.

AND WE WERE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET AND I WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT WE WOULD BE MAKING THOSE PAYMENTS AGAIN THIS YEAR TO ASSIST IN THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY.

JUST TO BE CLEAR. YOU MAKE PAYMENTS ON PENSION PLANS FOR ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK IN YAVAPAI COUNTY THROUGH THEIR PAYROLL.

IT'S A PAYROLL CONTRIBUTION. SO THIS IS NOT TO PAY FOR WHAT IS CURRENTLY BEING FUNDED AS AN ANNUAL REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION TO THOSE PLANS FOR ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK AT YAVAPAI COUNTY RIGHT NOW, FOR INSTANCE, IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR IN THE DETENTION SERVICES PORTION OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

THOSE ARE THE TWO PLANS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT TOTALING $4.5 MILLION ON TOP OF THAT.

SO IT'S TO ADDRESS THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY. AND JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, AND THE REASON I'M RECOMMENDING WE CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS PAYMENT I BELIEVE SINCE 2018, 2019, THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY FOR SEVERAL REASONS IN THESE PLANS HAS IMPROVED. I'LL JUST USE THE SHERIFF'S PLAN THE DEPUTIES PLAN.

THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY WHEN I FIRST STARTED MONITORING THIS, WAS AT 41%? THAT WAS THE RATIO OF FUNDED LIABILITY OR FUNDING.

IT'S AT 77% TODAY. THE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS PLAN.

YOU HAVE TO EXCUSE ME, I HAVE QUITE A SPREADSHEET ON THIS. I BELIEVE THAT WAS AT 54% WHEN I STARTED MONITORING THIS BACK IN 18-19.

WE'RE AT 73%, 73.6. SO THERE'S A COMBINATIONS OF REASONS WHY THAT HAS IMPROVED. BUT ONE OF THEM IS YOUR CONTINUED CONTRIBUTION TO ADDRESS UNFUNDED LIABILITY.

SO I AM HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AND IF YOU APPROVE THIS WE WILL MAKE THE PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY.

ANY DISCUSSION? SUPERVISOR MALLORY. NO, I WOULD, CHAIRMAN I WOULD GLADLY MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE, BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T SUPPORT DOING THIS.

AND I SUPPORT ACTUALLY GOING A DIFFERENT WAY WITH THIS.

I'VE HAD QUITE A HISTORY DEALING WITH PSPRS AND THE FUND YOU KNOW, DO WE OWE THESE PEOPLE A RETIREMENT? ABSOLUTELY. IS IT CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED? ABSOLUTELY. IS THE FUND, IN MY OPINION, NOT MANAGED PROPERLY? I DON'T THINK SO EITHER. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US TAKE THIS MONEY AND EITHER SET UP SOMETHING WITH KIMBERLY YEE.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THIS IS EVEN POSSIBLE, BUT SET UP SOMETHING DOWN THERE WHERE WE CAN PUT THAT MONEY, WHERE WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO GET INVESTED PROPERLY.

WHEN WE HAD THE GENTLEMAN FROM PSPRS COME AND TALK TO THIS BOARD, IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST PRESENTATIONS I EVER SEEN.

HE DODGED QUESTIONS. HE DIDN'T ANSWER IT. BEFORE.

I JUST SEND THESE PEOPLE THIS MONEY BECAUSE REALLY, WHEN SOMEBODY GOES INTO THIS DEFINED BENEFIT PROGRAM.

THEY SHOULD BE FULLY FUNDED ON DAY ONE. AND THE FACT IS THEY'VE LOST MONEY.

THEY'RE TRYING TO CLEAN IT UP. BUT I WAS HOPING THAT PRESENTATION THAT WE GOT FROM THAT GENTLEMAN WOULD HAVE CLEARED THAT UP.

AND FOR ME, IT DID NOT. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEIR EXPECTED RATE OF RETURN IS, WHAT THEY NEED TO MAKE THEIR PAYMENTS TO THE GUYS AND GALS EVERY YEAR.

BUT UNTIL THAT TIME, I DON'T THINK I CAN SUPPORT JUST GIVING THEM THAT MONEY.

I THINK WE NEED BETTER ACCOUNTABILITY ON THEIR END, AND THEY NEED TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT.

AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE THOSE NUMBERS YET. OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT. SO NOTED. SUPERVISOR JENKINS ANYTHING? SUPERVISOR CHECK I JUST WONDERED IF PHIL WOULD MIND RESPONDING TO SUPERVISOR KUKNYO'S COMMENTS.

SURE. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

I'M NOT GOING TO DISAGREE THAT WE'VE SEEN A HISTORY OF ISSUES AT PSPRS.

OVER MY TIME WORKING HERE, I'VE SEEN IT GET A LITTLE BETTER WITH THE NEW MANAGEMENT THAT HAD BEEN BROUGHT ON BOARD WITH MR. TOWNSEND, WHO WAS NOT YOUR PRESENTER. HE WAS THE ADMINISTRATOR DOWN THERE AND RECENTLY WAS REPLACED.

I THINK OUR GOAL IS TO WORK WITH THEM AND YOU ON BEST OPTIONS.

AND ONE OF THEM IS THIS. AND THERE'S MANY OTHER, MANY OTHER STRATEGIES WE SHOULD BE WORKING ON.

AND YOU JUST BROUGHT UP WORKING WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON MAKING SURE THAT THIS TRUST,

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THIS PENSION PROGRAM IS MANAGED APPROPRIATELY.

ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT HAPPENED RECENTLY IS WE HAD A MEMBER TO THE TRUST, ADDED MR. BRANDON NEE A GENTLEMAN THAT'S VERY AWARE OF COUNTY ISSUES.

HE'S WORKED WITH CSA FOR, I BELIEVE, ABOUT A DECADE, AND HE IS NOW APPOINTED TO THAT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND KEEPING TRACK AND PART OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS RUN BETTER.

SO I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU, SIR, THAT WE'VE SEEN MISMANAGEMENT WITH THAT TRUST WITH THAT PENSION PROGRAM.

BUT WE ARE BOUND TO TRY TO PROTECT OUR EMPLOYEES.

SO THIS ADDITIONAL PAYMENT IS ONE METHOD WE BRING TO YOU.

WE WILL BE DISCUSSING OTHER METHODS AS WE COME FORWARD.

LIKE DO YOU PAY DOWN THE TOTAL UNFUNDED LIABILITY LIKE THE CITY OF PRESCOTT DID THROUGH ONE METHOD? THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT. I'VE NOT SUPPORTED THAT IN THE PAST BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE HOW IT WAS RUN, AND I INSTEAD BROUGHT TO THE BOARD IN THE PAST ANNUAL UNFUNDED ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS FOR UNFUNDED LIABILITIES.

THAT WAS OUR CURRENT STRATEGY. I AM OPEN TO TALKING TO THE BOARD ABOUT ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES, BUT I DO THINK ONE OF THE BEST WAYS IS TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO BEAT DOWN THAT UNFUNDED LIABILITY WHILE WE PRESSURE THE TRUST TO BE BETTER MANAGED.

I JUST WANT US TO PRESSURE THE TRUST. AND I THINK BY CREATING A DIFFERENT INVESTMENT, I MEAN, I DON'T MIND SPENDING THIS MONEY. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOT SEE IT IN THEIR HANDS, BUT KNOW IT'S THERE TO SUPPORT FUTURE PAYING OFF THIS UNFUNDED LIABILITY. JUST TODAY ON THE RADIO, I HEARD IT REFERRED TO AS A DEBT.

IT'S NOT A DEBT. WE ALREADY PAID FOR IT. THEY LOST IT.

IT'S LIKE PAYING OFF YOUR HOME AND THEN THE BANK SAYING WE MISMANAGED YOUR FUNDS.

YOU GOT TO KEEP PAYING FOR ANOTHER 15 YEARS. IT IS AN ACTUARIAL UNFUNDED LIABILITY.

IT IS NOT A CREDIT CARD. SO I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU.

AND LAST TIME WE INVESTED $4.5 MILLION, THEY PROMPTLY CHANGED THE ACTUARIAL CHARTS AND LOST 2 MILLION OF IT.

I MEAN, WE HAVE A LOT OF FIXING TO DO ON THAT END, AND THERE IS NO PRESSURE ON THEM TO FIX IT.

SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YEAH. SO PHIL, IF YOU COULD JUST CONFIRM THIS FOR ME, AS I UNDERSTAND, THE WAY THIS WORKS IS THAT WE HAVE A BOARD DOWN THERE FOR PSPRS.

THEY MAKE INVESTMENTS. CORRECT. THEY MAKE MONEY, AND THEN THEY LOSE MONEY.

YES. OKAY. FOR A FEW YEARS THERE THEY WERE LOSING LOTS OF MONEY.

AND THAT'S HOW WE. AND I SAY WE ACROSS THE STATE HAVE THIS UNFUNDED LIABILITY THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE INVESTED THE MONEY THAT THEY HAD NOT CORRECTLY, IT DIDN'T BRING BACK THE REVENUES IT WAS SUPPOSED TO THE MARKET.

HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT, IT BECOMES ALL OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

AND ALL OF US HAVE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS THAT WE HAVE TO PAY BACK.

THIS ISN'T AN OPTION. THIS IS STILL GOING TO BE THE COUNTY'S BALANCE OWED TO THIS BOARD.

AND NOT PAYING IT DOESN'T MAKE IT GO AWAY. AND IS ANY OF WHAT I SAID CORRECT? WELL, LET ME LET ME CLARIFY. IT IS CORRECT WHAT YOU'VE SAID, BUT I WANT TO CLARIFY WHEN THIS UNFUNDED LIABILITY WAS IDENTIFIED AND IT WAS DUE TO SOME ISSUES OF THE TRUST AND THE ECONOMY. WE ALL KNOW THE HISTORY OF THIS.

THE TRUST DID AMORTIZE THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY OVER 20 YEARS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE THAT UNFUNDED LIABILITY CURRENTLY PAYMENT PLAN OVER A 20 YEAR PERIOD.

I BELIEVE WE'RE AT YEAR NINE. AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ON THE FEBRUARY 5TH AGENDA, A PENSION POLICY THAT WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO PUT IN FRONT OF THE BOARD AND ACCEPT OUR LIABILITIES AND ASSETS. SO THAT IS A RECORD THAT I BRING FORWARD TO YOU EVERY YEAR.

YOU'LL SEE THAT COME FORWARD. AND I THINK THIS YEAR WE HAVE 11 YEARS LEFT ON THAT AMORTIZATION.

SO IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE THIS PAYMENT, THAT IS THE AMORTIZATION PERIOD THAT WE BACK, I BELIEVE 18-19, 2019 WERE LOCKED INTO. THE STRATEGIES COUNTIES AND MANY OTHER AGENCIES LOOKED AT.

CITY OF PRESCOTT, FOR INSTANCE, PUT A TAX IN FOR A PERIOD OF YEARS, PAID IT DOWN OVER THAT TIME.

I KNOW OTHER COUNTIES AND CITIES HAVE BONDED TO PAY IT DOWN.

I'VE LOOKED AT IT MORE OF A LET'S LET'S GO OVER TIME AND TRY TO ADDRESS IT IN A PIECEMEAL, YOU KNOW, ANNUAL ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS, WHICH IS ONE STRATEGY YOU CAN USE NOW.

SO YOU'RE CORRECT. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY IT.

AND THEN TWO, THE AMORTIZATION PERIOD IS WHAT I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT ULTIMATELY YOU ARE LOOKING AT THAT UNFUNDED LIABILITY BEING PAID OFF DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

AND THAT CAUSES THE CHANGES IN YOUR ACTUARIAL IS BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT PERIOD OF TIME, BASED ON THAT PERIOD OF TIME, EVERY YEAR, THEY LOOK AT THE SNAPSHOT OF THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE IN THERE, THE LIFE EXPECTANCY,

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THE AMOUNT OF LIABILITIES YOU HAVE CALCULATED FOR THAT YEAR AND THE AMOUNT OF ASSETS YOU HAVE FOR THAT YEAR.

SO THAT'S GOING TO FLUCTUATE EVERY YEAR DEPENDING ON THEIR RATES OF RETURN AND SOME OF YOUR CENSUS DATA WITH YOUR POPULATION IN THE PLAN.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE SOMEBODY TO COME AND TALK TO YOU IN THE FUTURE ABOUT THE PLAN AND STRATEGIES, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO ENGAGE YOUR COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION.

YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS AND THEY'RE VERY WELL VERSED BETTER THAN ME.

THEY'RE THE PEOPLE I GO AND TALK TO ABOUT IT.

I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD SOMEBODY COME FROM THE PLAN AND IT WAS A REMOTE PRESENTATION.

MAY HAVE BEEN LITTLE COMMUNICATION ISSUE DURING THAT.

IF YOU WANT IN THE FUTURE FOR INFORMATION TO COME TO YOU, I WOULD RECOMMEND IT COME FROM YOUR COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION WHO HAS YOUR INTERESTS CLOSELY AT HEART. SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SAY.

THANK YOU SIR. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. WHAT IS THE CURRENT UNFUNDED BALANCE FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY? I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M ACCURATE ON THAT. SO I'M GOING TO LOOK AT MY NOTES.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LOOKING AT AN ACCOUNTANT OVER HERE, RIGHT? [LAUGHTER] I KNOW THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE EXACT AMOUNT AND MAKE SURE I CLARIFY IT. THANK YOU, CONNIE DEKEMPER, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, FOR UPDATING SOMETHING THAT I USED TO HAVE A SPREADSHEET FROM 2018 2019. SHE MADE SURE IT WAS UP TO DATE TO THIS YEAR.

SO THERE'S FOUR PLANS THAT WE HAVE. SO I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THE BIGGEST TWO ARE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEPUTIES, YOU KNOW, YOUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE PSPRS, THAT UNFUNDED LIABILITY IS AT $22,000,751, I BELIEVE, AND THE CORRECTIONS IS AT $12,520,000. AND AGAIN, I'M JUST CLARIFY SOMETHING.

MAKE SURE IT MATCHES UP WITH YEP, YEP. AND I JUST CHECKED MY DRAFT POLICY.

YOU HAVE TWO OTHER PLANS AND I JUST KIND OF GO OVER THOSE.

YOU HAVE A YAVAPAI A DISPATCHERS PLAN, WHICH ONLY HAS FOUR PEOPLE IN IT, AND IT'S A CLOSED.

IT'S ALMOST CLOSED. I BELIEVE THERE'S ONE PERSON OPEN IT AND THREE CLOSED AND RETIRED.

THEN YOU HAVE THE YAVAPAI COUNTY ATTORNEY INVESTOR PLAN, WHICH HAS TWO PEOPLE.

IT'S A CLOSED PLAN, SO IT ONLY HAS TWO PEOPLE IN IT THAT ARE RETIRED.

SO THESE TWO PLANS I CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, VERY LITTLE.

THE LIABILITY ON THE DISPATCHERS IS $584,000, AND THE YAVAPAI COUNTY ATTORNEY INVESTIGATOR IS $848,000. THE TOTAL UNFUNDED LIABILITY $36,700,000.

I CAN GIVE YOU THE CHANGE, BUT THAT'S ROUND. OKAY.

SO THE COUNTY ORIGINALLY FUNDED ALL THESE RETIREMENT PLANS.

THAT MONEY WAS THEN INVESTED. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS POORLY INVESTED DUE TO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OR POOR DECISIONS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PSPRS.

SO WE'RE PRETTY MUCH PAYING BACK. WE'RE PAYING THE SAME MONEY AGAIN, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. YOU'RE. WE HAVE NO CHOICE BECAUSE THIS FUNDS PEOPLE'S RETIREMENT, WHICH WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO DO.

IT'S A CIVIL CONTRACT. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, THEN WE HAVE A MOTION.

I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CLERK OF THE BOARD.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. NO. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

YES. ITEM PASSES 4 TO 1. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU SIR. ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE. FACILITIES APPROVE THE USE OF CONTINGENCY FUNDS IN THE GENERAL FUND TO COVER COST INCREASES.

[3. Facilities - Approve the use of contingency funds in the General Fund to cover the cost increase of $292,635.72 associated with Amendment No. 1 to the Cooperative Agreement with CML Security, LLC for Security Electronics at the Camp Verde Jail. The amendment, if approved, would include Video Storage Servers within the agreement and bring the contract total to $2,269,732.89. YC Contract 2025-116A1 ]

GOOD MORNING, MR. SCHULTZ. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON.

VICE CHAIR CHECK MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M BRANDON SCHULTZ, THE DIRECTOR OF YOUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.

YES. NOT ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO TO COME WITH A COST INCREASES ON PROJECTS.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE HERE TODAY ASKING FOR A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CML TO INCREASE THEIR TOTAL CONTRACT BY $292,635. AND THAT IS TO ADD VIDEO STORAGE TO THE EXISTING SECURITY ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS THERE. WHEN WE HAD ORIGINALLY SCOPED THE PROJECT, WE THOUGHT THAT THE VIDEO STORAGE SYSTEM WOULD BE VIABLE FOR A FEW MORE YEARS, AND IT WASN'T UNTIL WE WERE LATE IN THE PROCESS AND HAD EVEN HAD THE CONTRACT WITH CML APPROVED, THAT WE DISCOVERED THAT DELL WAS NO LONGER GOING TO SUPPORT THAT SYSTEM.

AND SO WE SCRAMBLED. WE WORKED WITH DELL FOR REPLACEMENT SOLUTIONS, AND WE WORKED WITH OUR VENDOR, ULTIMATELY COMING BACK TO OUR VENDOR AS THE MOST RESPONSIBLE AND COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION.

I DID WORK WITH ITS AND YCSO THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS, MADE SURE THEY WERE ON BOARD WITH THE DECISION MAKING AND THE DIRECTION WE WERE GOING.

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AND WE ARE ALL AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. SCHULTZ. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE.

I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE. GO AHEAD CLERK OF THE BOARD.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES, SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

YES. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SCHULTZ. ACTION ITEM NUMBER FOUR, FLEET MANAGEMENT.

[4. Fleet Management - Approve the sale of one (1) Chevrolet Tahoe in the amount of $1.00, in accordance with A.R.S. §11-251(9), to the Town of Jerome. Unanimous consent of the Board of Supervisors is required pursuant to A.R.S. §11-251(58) to approve this item.]

GOOD MORNING, GIL. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS GIL RIVERA, YOUR FLEET MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.

WE'RE HERE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SALE OF A 2019 CHEVY TAHOE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1 TO THE TOWN OF JEROME.

THIS VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED FOR AUCTION, AND ITS REPLACEMENT VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECEIVED, ISSUED, AND IS NOW IN SERVICE. WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE OF TOWN OF JEROME, CHIEF RUSSELL SAN FELICE.

I'D LIKE TO SPEAK A LITTLE ON THE BEHALF OF THIS, THE SALE OF THIS VEHICLE.

GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK.

AND THE REST OF THE BOARD. I APPRECIATE YOU HEARING FROM US TODAY.

I KNOW YOU HAVE A LARGE AGENDA, SO I'LL BE BRIEF.

AS YOU KNOW, JEROME IS A SMALL TOWN, AND WE HAVE A LIMITED BUDGET.

AND IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BUY CARS AND KEEP THEM IN OUR FLEET.

CURRENTLY, WE HAVE SOME FORD EXPLORERS THAT ARE ALL WHEEL DRIVE THAT HELP US.

THIS VEHICLE THE PRIMARY REASON THAT WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN IT, IT'S A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE.

AND JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WE HAD A VERY CRITICAL INCIDENT WITH A UTV TURNOVER ON TOP OF MINGUS MOUNTAIN, ABOUT FIVE MILES OUTSIDE OF POTATO PATCH. AND BECAUSE POLICE OFFICERS ARE CROSS TRAINED WITH ROPE RESCUE AND EMTS IN JEROME, WE ASSIST OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND IT'S A MUTUAL AID.

YAVAPAI COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE WERE OUT THERE.

DPS RANGER HAD TO DO A SHORT HAUL. TWO PATIENTS THAT WERE CRITICALLY, INJURED.

WE CAN'T ACCESS THOSE AREAS WITHOUT FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES.

THIS ONE WILL BE CRITICAL TO HELP US COMPLETE THAT MISSION.

AND WE ALSO STARTED AN AUXILIARY PROGRAM VERY SIMILAR TO YAVAPAI COUNTY VOLUNTEERS IN PROTECTION.

AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THREE ON BOARD ALREADY AND WE HOPE TO HAVE FIVE ON BOARD.

WE NEED AN EXTRA VEHICLE IN JEROME TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOME TRANSPORTATION FOR THOSE EXTRA STAFFING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.

SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR CHECK. [INAUDIBLE]. I'M JUST HAPPY THAT CHIEF SAN FELICE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT.

AND THANK YOU TO GIL THAT YOU KNOW, WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE WHAT WE SEE AS AS LEFTOVERS, VERY HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLES.

AND I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF LIFE LEFT IN THEM AND CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC.

SO IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS.

AND THANKS FOR EXPLAINING TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BENEFIT THERE.

THANK YOU, CHAIR. ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. CHAIR, I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS LIKE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF YOUR BOUNDARIES ARE NOT JUST YOUR CITY LIMITS. YOU GO SERVICE FURTHER AND YOU GUYS DO A LOT OF WORK ON MINGUS WITH PEOPLE BEING CRAZY ON THAT ROAD.

AND I JUST THINK THIS IS A GREAT ADDITION FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. USE IT WELL. THANK YOU SIR. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM.

I APPRECIATE SUPERVISOR KUKNYO BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION IN THE VERY BEGINNING, AND I CERTAINLY WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT IT.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. VICE CHAIR CHECK.

YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. CHAIR COMPTON. YES.

ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ACTION ITEM NUMBER FIVE. GIL, IT'S YOU AGAIN.

[5. Fleet Management - Approve the sale of two (2) Chevrolet Silverados with snowplows in the amount of $1.00 each, in accordance with A.R.S. §11-251(9), to the Peeples Valley Fire District. Unanimous consent of the Board of Supervisors is required pursuant to A.R.S. §11-251(58) to approve this item.]

YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN COMPTON. CHAIR.

VICE CHAIR CHECK. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. AGAIN.

FLEET MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, GIL RIVERA. PEEPLES VALLEY IS REQUESTING THE SALE OF TWO CHEVY SILVERADOS WITH SNOWPLOWS.

ONE IS A 2013 ONE TON, 4X4, AND THE OTHER IS A 2016 HALF TON, 4X4.

BOTH THESE VEHICLES, AGAIN THEIR REPLACEMENTS VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

THEY ARE BEEN ISSUED AND PUT INTO SERVICE. BOTH THESE VEHICLES ARE SLATED FOR AUCTION.

WE HAVE CHIEF BOMAR FROM THE FIRE DISTRICT HERE.

CHIEF WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THESE VEHICLES WILL BE UTILIZED FOR.

THANK YOU GIL. GOOD MORNING CHIEF. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR COMPTON.

VICE CHAIR CHECK AND SUPERVISORS. THESE VEHICLES ARE GOING TO BE USED FOR OUR COHORT PROGRAM.

IN YOUR VAST EXPERIENCE, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF CERT PROGRAMS. WE WENT AHEAD AND CHANGED OURS. LIKE WE DO A LOT OF THINGS IN PEEPLE'S VALLEY TO THE WEAVER MOUNTAINS COHORT PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH,

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EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM. SO BACK WE HAD THE TRAGEDY IN 2013.

I NOTICED ONE THING. IT WAS BLATANT THAT WE WERE NOT PREPARED FOR ANY KIND OF LARGE INCIDENT OR SMALL INCIDENTS AS AN INDEPENDENT RESOURCE.

SO IT'S BEEN OUR GOAL AS A FIRE DISTRICT TO GET OURSELVES PREPARED FOR THESE THINGS.

YOU KNOW, ABOUT THE WEAVER MOUNTAINS, FIRE WISE COMMUNITIES. THAT'S A BIG PREPAREDNESS.

AND WE ALSO HAVE THE PEEPLE'S VALLEY FIRE AUXILIARY.

THE COHORT PROGRAM WILL BE THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND FOR THE AUXILIARY AND GET THINGS DONE AGAIN, SMALL THINGS, LARGE INCIDENTS WILL SUPPORT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, HEALTH SERVICES, WHATEVER WE HAVE TO SUPPORT WITH THAT VOLUNTEER GROUP.

THE WEAVER MOUNTAINS COHORT WILL REACH ALL THE WAY TO KIRKLAND VALLEY, WILHOIT, YARNELL, AND OF COURSE, PEEPLES VALLEY. AND I'VE GOT DANY SCHWARTZ HERE.

SHE IS A DUTY OFFICER WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT.

SHE'S GOING TO BE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR FOR THAT PROGRAM.

OTHERWISE, IT'S ALL VOLUNTEER FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS.

WE ALREADY HAVE TWO GENTLEMEN IN PLACE THAT HAVE STARTED THE TRAINING.

THE STAFF WILL BE TRAINED OPERATIONALLY. THEY'LL BE TRAINED AND I, AS A CHIEF, APPRECIATE THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE I BELIEVE YOU CAN EXTEND THE LIFE OF ANY VEHICLE AND WITH PROPER CARE AND MAINTENANCE, HAVING SNOWPLOWS, YOU SAY, WELL, WHY DO YOU NEED SNOWPLOWS? YOU LIVE IN PEEPLE'S VALLEY. IT DOESN'T SNOW THERE. WELL, IT CAN AND WE APPRECIATE THE COUNTY'S EFFORTS.

WHEN IT IS TIME TO PLOW THE ROADS, THEY'VE GOT TO PLOW THEIR WAY DOWN TO US BECAUSE THEY'RE COMING FROM PRESCOTT.

THIS WILL ALLOW EMERGENCY SERVICE TO GO AHEAD AND BE ACTIVE PLOW A ROAD IF WE NEED TO, AND ALSO HELP THE RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITIES IF THEY'VE GOT TO BE PLOWED OUT SO THEY CAN GET OUT. SO I SAW IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THAT VEHICLE PERFORM SIX OPERATIONS.

AND WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND YOUR REGARD FOR THIS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME. NO. I'M GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

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

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

CHAIR COMPTON. YES. CHIEF THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

THANK YOU GUYS. APPRECIATE IT. CHAIR, I HAVE A QUESTION.

I KNOW WE'RE DEVELOPING THE POLICY FOR THIS. ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS UNTIL THAT POLICY COMES OUT, OR ARE WE GOING TO GO BY THOSE POLICY GUIDELINES? WELL, AT THIS TIME, I WOULD JUST DEFER TO COUNTY MANAGEMENT. WE CAN SET UP A POLICY IF WE NEED TO AND CONTINUE FORWARD AS IS UNTIL WE HAVE THE POLICY.

GREAT. COMING YOUR WAY. THANK YOU. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR ME? NO. GIL. THANK YOU. SORRY, I APOLOGIZE. HEARING ITEM NUMBER ONE, MR.

[1. Development Services - Approve a waiver of the right of way pavement width from 30 to 24 feet and approve the Final Plat for Phase 3 of Stringfield at Granite Mountain; to create 41 single family lots and five tracts (A-E), on approximately 49.27 acres, in a PAD (Planned Area Development) zoning district, subject to the conditions of approval. APN: 106-06-002R. Property Owner: Stringfield at Granite Mountain Trust #1 & Driggs Title Agency Inc Ttee; Applicant/Agent: Jeff Davis of Stringfield Development Company LLC; Application No. PLA24-000124. (District 4 - Supervisor Kuknyo)]

BLAKE. WERE YOU GOING THE WRONG WAY, SIR? GOT ME.

[LAUGHTER] I WAS JUST CHECKING TO MAKE SURE FOLKS WERE HERE.

WE THOUGHT YOU WERE TRYING TO ESCAPE. OKAY. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN COMPTON. VICE CHAIR CHECK AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS MATT BLAKE, A PLANNING MANAGER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION I WILL PRESENT IS FOR THE STRINGFIELD RANCH AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN.

PHASE THREE FINAL PLOT. THE ACTION REQUESTED TODAY IS PART OF THE APPLICATION IS TO APPROVE A FINAL PLAT FOR PHASE THREE OF STRINGFIELD AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN, TO CREATE 41 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND FIVE TRACKS, A THROUGH E, ON APPROXIMATELY 49.27 ACRES IN A PAD PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT, AND CONSIDERATION OF A WAIVER OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY ROADWAY DESIGN STANDARDS TO ALLOW FOR A REDUCTION IN PAVEMENT WIDTH FROM 30FT TO 24FT, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

IN 2020, 700 ACRES WAS APPROVED FOR REZONING FROM THE R-1 L70 RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO THE PAD ZONING DISTRICT FOR THE STRINGFIELD AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT, INVOLVING 340 RESIDENTIAL LOTS.

IN NOVEMBER 2024, STRINGFIELD AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN PHASE THREE PRELIMINARY PLOT WAS APPROVED.

SINCE THAT TIME, THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF MINOR CHANGES TO THE PRELIMINARY PLOT.

NOT REALLY SUBSTANTIVE. HAPPY TO TO LIST THEM IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE.

OTHERWISE, I'LL BE HAPPY TO MOVE ON. OKAY. SO GOING TO COVER A COUPLE MAPS AND SOME AERIAL IMAGERY.

THIS APPLICATION IS IN SUPERVISOR KUKNYO'S DISTRICT THAT'S DISTRICT FOUR.

YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE LIGHT BLUE STAR IN THE MAP.

THIS IS AN AREA MAP SHOWING THE AREA WHERE THE THE PAD IS LOCATED.

THE PAD IS IN BROWN. YOU CAN SEE PAD. AND THEN PHASE THREE.

REMEMBER THERE'S SEVERAL PHASES. PHASE THREE IS OUTLINED IN RED.

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AND THIS IS ZONING MAP PRETTY MUCH SIMILAR IMAGERY.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PAD IS THE MAJOR ACCESS IS VIA PIONEER PARKWAY, WHICH IS BISECTED BY WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROAD.

AND WE'LL GET INTO SOME MORE DETAILS AS FAR AS ACCESS AS I CONTINUE ON JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE YAVAPAI COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN AN AREA DESIGNATED AS RESIDENTIAL AND TO A SMALLER EXTENT, AGRICULTURAL, BOTH LAND USE CATEGORIES ENVISION A ONE ACRE LOT SIZE.

THE CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION CALLS FOR A LARGER LOT SIZE PER DWELLING UNIT THAN WHAT WAS PLOTTED IN THE SUBDIVISION PLOT.

HOWEVER, THE REZONING TO PAD APPROVED SMALLER LOTS IN EXCHANGE FOR LESS OVERALL DENSITY WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT THAN WOULD OTHERWISE BE ALLOWED BY RIGHT. UNDER SECTION 2.7 LAND USE GOALS AND POLICIES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

GOAL ONE IS TO INCREASE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WHERE POLICY ONE SPECIFICALLY STATES ENCOURAGING PADS OVER LOTS SPLITTING.

THIS APPLICATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF PLANNED SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT, IN THAT THE PROPOSAL IS TO PLAN ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, CENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEM FIRE SUPPRESSION MEASURES, AND REQUIRES COMPREHENSIVE GRADE GRADING AND DRAINAGE REVIEW.

HERE'S AN AERIAL OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE THE MAJOR INTERSECTION, THE PHASE THREE OUTLINED IN RED.

AGAIN, YOU'LL NOTE THAT THERE'S SOME OTHER SUBDIVISIONS TO THE NORTH, SOME LOTS THAT WERE CREATED THROUGH LOT SPLITTING THE HO KAY GAN SUBDIVISION TO THE SOUTH. TO THE WEST, YOU CAN SEE THE NATIONAL FOREST, GRANITE MOUNTAIN, THE WILDERNESS ARE OUT IN THAT DIRECTION.

OKAY, THIS IS JUST SOME MORE AERIAL IMAGERY. THIS IS LOOKING NORTH FROM THE SUBJECT, FROM PHASE THREE.

THIS IS ON WILDCAT TRAIL. THE APPLICANT HAS THE GRADING PERMIT IN PLACE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT ROADWAY, WHICH WILL SERVE PHASE THREE. SO AGAIN, LOOKING NORTH, LOOKING WEST YOU CAN SEE GRANITE MOUNTAIN IN THE BACKGROUND.

SO COMING UP FROM PIONEER PARKWAY, MAKING A RIGHT ON BLACK RIDGE TRAIL THAT WILL THEN ACCESS THE WILDCAT TRAIL WHICH THEN SERVES PHASE THREE.

THIS IS LOOKING SOUTH. YOU CAN SEE THE HO KAY GAN SUBDIVISION AND THE SOUTH IN A LITTLE BIT RIGHT TO THAT, THE DELLS. THERE'S A TRANSMISSION LINE THAT STANDS OUT.

THIS IS LOOKING EAST AGAIN. PHASE THREE. NOW TO THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE THE INTERSECTION PIONEER PARKWAY AND WILLIAMSON VALLEY ROADS, ETC.. ALSO LOOKING EAST. THIS IS AGAIN FROM THE WILDCAT TRAIL.

YOU CAN SEE THE RANCHO GRANDE ESTATES IN THE BACKGROUND.

OKAY. AND SO THIS BRINGS US TO THE FINAL PLAT.

THIS IMAGE SHOWS THE FINAL PLAT FOR PHASE THREE IN RELATION TO ADJACENT PARCELS AND OTHER SUBDIVISIONS.

IT INCLUDES AGAIN 41 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS RANGING BETWEEN 0.51 AND 1.87 ACRES AND FIVE TRACKS.

A THROUGH D RANGING BETWEEN 0.66 ACRES TO 10.4 ACRES ON APPROXIMATELY 49.27 ACRES IN A PAD ZONING DISTRICT. I'LL NOTE THERE'S SEVERAL.

THERE'S FIVE DIFFERENT TRACKS ASSOCIATED WITH PHASE THREE.

A LOT OF THEM JUST DEAL WITH INFRASTRUCTURE TO SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT, TEN ACRES OF WHICH ON TRACT B, E, AND D, IT'S A MIX OF THOSE THREE IS OPEN SPACE, NOT REALLY USABLE OPEN SPACE BUT CONSTRAINED AREAS, YOU KNOW DRAINAGE AND WHATNOT NATURAL AREA. SO THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT THE APPLICANT IS HERE.

JEFF DAVIS IS HERE AND CAN SPEAK TO IF THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS IS KIND OF A SIMPLIFIED SHEET FROM THE PLAT.

WHERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE PLAT CIRCULATION? YEAH. MISTER CHAIR. I GOT A LETTER THAT SAID THAT THIS NEW WHAT'S BEFORE US TODAY HAS GREATER DENSITY AND REDUCED LOT SIZES FROM THE ORIGINAL. IS THAT TRUE OR NOT TRUE? I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ANY INCREASED DENSITY IN TERMS OF UNIT COUNT SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

THIS IS THE SAME THAT WAS PRESENTED IN 2020 AND APPROVED.

SO THE PRELIMINARY PLAT WAS APPROVED. THIS IS THE FINAL PLAT.

AND SO SINCE THE PRELIMINARY APPROVAL, THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL DENSITY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE. THANK YOU.

AND DO YOU WANT QUESTIONS BUSTED IN OR IN YOUR PRESENTATION OR? THIS IS PRETTY SHORT. SO I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS AT ANY TIME.

AS FAR AS LOT SIZE, I THINK THERE WAS ONE LOT THAT WAS SLIGHTLY REDUCED IN SIZE TO ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE TO ONE OF THE TRACKS TO SERVE AS STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

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BASIN. SO THAT'S JUST A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT. YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOME VERY MINOR CHANGES BETWEEN A PRELIMINARY AND A FINAL.

AND SO REALLY, THERE WAS THREE THAT I'M AWARE OF.

I'M HAPPY TO LIST THEM AND TALK ABOUT THEM, BUT THEY WERE REALLY MINOR IN NATURE, NOT SUBSTANTIVE.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE PLOT? OKAY.

LET'S TALK A BIT ABOUT CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

THAT PROCESS IS REQUIRED. WAS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE PAD REZONING.

HOWEVER, THAT PROCESS IS NOT REQUIRED PER EACH PHASE.

HOWEVER, STAFF SENT LETTER NOTIFICATIONS OUT TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A HALF A MILE RADIUS, AND SURVEY ONE TWO, THREE WAS POSTED ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE, ALONG WITH PROPERTY POSTINGS AT FOUR LOCATIONS.

AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, STAFF HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY LETTERS OF SUPPORT OR LETTERS OF OPPOSITION FOR THE SUBJECT APPLICATION.

OKAY, WE DID RECEIVE SOME LETTERS FROM ONE FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND CAFMA, WHICH I'LL JUST QUICKLY COVER NOW.

ROGER MCCORMICK, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND COUNTY ENGINEER, HAS PROVIDED A LETTER RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE WAIVER REQUEST OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY ROADWAY DESIGN STANDARDS TO ALLOW FOR A REDUCTION IN RIGHT OF WAY PAVEMENT WIDTH FROM 30FT TO 24FT. THAT'S DATED JANUARY 5TH, 2026. AND I BELIEVE ROGER IS IS AVAILABLE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.

IF THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE WAIVER, CIRCULATION AND THOSE TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS.

YEAH. IF IT'S REDUCED FROM 30 TO 24 DOES THAT MEAN IT DOES IT NO LONGER FITS INTO THE COUNTY'S CRITERIA.

SO THIS CAN NEVER BE DEDICATED TO THE COUNTY.

IS THAT TRUE? I THINK THIS IS WHERE I SHOULD STOP.

AND PROBABLY THE AUTHORITY ON THAT WOULD BE WOULD BE THE COUNTY ENGINEER.

YEAH, I'D LIKE TO. MR. MCCORMICK. THANK YOU. YEAH.

GOOD MORNING SIR. YEAH. GOOD MORNING, ROGER MCCORMICK, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

THANK YOU. CHAIR COMPTON, VICE CHAIR CHECK. AND SUPERVISORS.

SUPERVISOR JENKINS, IN RELATION TO THAT QUESTION.

YES. IT DOES NOT MEET A COUNTY STANDARD. IT'S NOT BEING BUILT TO WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER A COUNTY STANDARD.

SO WE WOULDN'T TAKE THIS ROAD OVER IN THE FUTURE.

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE UPGRADED TO A COUNTY STANDARD IN ORDER FOR US TO DO THAT.

OKAY. IN YOUR LETTER, WHY DO YOU RECOMMEND. WELL, WE RECEIVED RECOMMENDATION FROM THEY'VE HIRED AN ENGINEER TO DESIGN THEIR SUBDIVISION, AND THEY PROVIDE A LETTER TO US, AND THEN WE AGREE AND GO FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF THEIR ENGINEER AS FAR AS WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR, THEIR DESIGN.

THE ROADWAY WILL BE MEETING THE SAFETY NEEDS, ACCORDING TO THEIR ENGINEER, THAT'S NEEDED FOR THE 24FT.

IT'S A TYPICAL WIDTH. AND WE MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO YOU, TO YOU GUYS SO THAT.

I WAS JUST CONFUSED IN TERM OF WHAT ARE YOU RECOMMENDING? BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE THE BOARD'S DECISION. SURE.

AND WE COULD CHANGE THAT WORDING IN THE FUTURE TO SAY IT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.

THANK YOU SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE DID GO THROUGH THIS CONVERSATION A WHILE BACK.

THESE ARE PRIVATE ROADS, RIGHT? THEIR HOA OR THE COMMUNITY TAKES CARE OF THESE ROADS, CORRECT? YEAH. THEY ARE. THEY'RE ALL PRIVATE ROADS. OKAY.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT FOR PUBLIC RECORD.

MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. THIS 24FT WIDTH. IS THAT JUST LIKE BEFORE COMING WITH THE FOUR FOOT REQUIREMENTS FOR A A B SHOULDER ON BOTH SIDES? YEAH. THERE'S NO DIFFERENT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT THEY REQUESTED BEFORE AND WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING NOW.

THE PHASE ONE THAT WAS APPROVED. THE PHASE TWO THAT WAS APPROVED.

NOW PHASE THREE, THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE SAME THING.

IT'S 24FT OF PAVEMENT WITH FOUR FOOT SHOULDERS, WIDTH A B PLACED ON THOSE SHOULDERS.

AND THE SHOULDER INCREASES EVERYWHERE THERE'S A FIRE HYDRANT.

NOT THE SHOULDER. THE PAVEMENT WIDTH DOES. IT GOES TO 26FT WIDE AT THE FIRE HYDRANTS, AND IT'S 20FT EITHER SIDE OF THE FIRE HYDRANT FOR A TOTAL LENGTH OF 40FT. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WISH THAT WE KEEP SAYING COUNTY STANDARD.

AND WHEN YOU DRIVE ALL THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, THERE IS NO COUNTY STANDARD OUT THERE.

THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE WIDEST STREETS IN THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SOME OF THEM GO DOWN AS LITTLE AS TEN FEET, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CHANGE THAT.

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SO EVERY TIME THIS COMES BACK, IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS TO BE A WAIVER WHEN WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED IT IN THIS SUBDIVISION ALREADY.

YEAH. AND AND I THINK GOING FORWARD, THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE GOING THROUGH THE PRELIMINARY PLAT PROCESS FOR PHASES FOUR, FIVE AND SIX. AND THOSE WAIVERS WOULD BE APPROVED AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION LEVEL VERSUS AT THE BOARD LEVEL WITH THE FINAL PLAT.

THEY WERE NOT APPROVED AS PART OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE BRINGING THEM BEFORE YOU NOW TO DO THE APPROVAL OF THE WAIVER.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? WELL, I WOULD JUST LIKE ALSO TO STATE, I MEAN, FOR ME, THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT CALIFORNIA AND ROAD WIDTH REDUCTIONS, ESPECIALLY THE CAMPFIRE AND THE AFTER ACTION REPORTS OF MANY OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRES.

THE NUMBER ONE REASON THEY LIST FOR DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS REDUCING ROAD WIDTHS BELOW STANDARD.

THIS IS WELL KNOWN. AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FIRE INSURANCE, YOU WONDER WHY YOU CAN'T GET FIRE INSURANCE.

THAT'S BECAUSE FIRE INSURANCE READ THOSE AFTER ACTION REPORTS. THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHY THE FIRE ENGINES CAN'T GET IN.

THEY CAN'T GET OUT. AND THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR INSURANCE COMPANIES. SO IN REFERENCE TO JUST INSURANCE COMPANIES, I JUST WOULD CAUTION THE BOARD I VOTED AGAINST THIS BEFORE AND MY REASONS ARE WELL KNOWN.

BUT I SUPERVISOR JENKINS WAS NOT HERE BEFORE, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST RESTATE IT.

AND I DON'T BELIEVE GOING BELOW STANDARDS WITHOUT A REASON AND FACT OR LAW IS JUST AN ARBITRARY DECISION.

AND THIS IS WHY I DON'T BELIEVE ARBITRARY DECISIONS THIS BOARD SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN.

MR. CHAIR, I BELIEVE WE HAVE KAFKA IN THE AUDIENCE IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR HIS OPINIONS ON IT.

WELL, I WAS GOING TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON SAVING THE TURTLE THAT WAS IN THE PAPER THIS WEEK, SO THAT'S FINE BY ME. BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

THE POINT IS, IS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE INSURANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND I'VE READ THE REVIEW. AND THEY DO BELIEVE THAT DOWN TO 24FT IS SAFE.

AND I HAVE READ THAT. BUT THAT IS THE MINIMUM DISTANCE THEY BELIEVE IS SAFE.

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF MINIMUM STANDARDS.

MR. CHAIR I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERNS, WHICH WE HAVE HEARD BEFORE.

AND ONE THING THAT CHANGES MY VIEWPOINT ON THIS ITEM IS THE A B SHOULDERS AND THE MECHANISM OF THE HOA THERE. YOU HAVE PEOPLE. I BELIEVE IN SELF-DETERMINATION.

AND THERE WERE MANY, MANY PEOPLE WHOSE, YOU KNOW, SIGNED A PIECE OF PAPER SAYING THIS IS REALLY THEIR DESIRE FOR THEIR DREAM HOMES TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A WALKING PATH. AND IF THOSE SHOULDERS BECOME DEGRADED, THERE'S A FUNDING MECHANISM WITHIN THE HOA THAT THEY CAN HOLD THEIR LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABLE TO MAINTAINING THOSE SHOULDERS AND THOSE STANDARDS INTO THE FUTURE.

ANY OTHER? CERTAINLY SUPERVISOR, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY.

I JUST WANT SUPERVISOR KUKNYO ASKED TO HAVE CAFMA.

DO YOU STILL WISH TO HAVE CAFMA? I DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE THAT THOUGHT.

CERTAINLY. BUT MR. BOURDON. JUST WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO MISUNDERSTANDING. IF THE COUNTY'S PLANNING COMMISSION MAKES A RECOMMENDATION FOR A VARIANCE THAT COMES BACK, THAT COMES TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL. OKAY.

I HEARD SOMETHING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR TO THE BOARD I CAUGHT THAT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE DISCREPANCY.

SO. NO, NO. IT'S UNDERSTOOD. OKAY, GOOD. YES.

THANK YOU, MR. BOURDON. I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

I JUST DO FOR THE IMPACT WITH THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT, WITH THE CHANGES AT THE INTERSECTION. ARE WE GOING TO FIX THE LINES ON THE LEFT HAND TURN LANES OF SOUTHBOUND.

AND I THINK I HEARD THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT IS CONFUSING OUT THERE.

AND THIS IS A LITTLE STRETCH TO CONNECT THIS TO THIS, BUT IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT I HAVE BECAUSE AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY, IT'S HARD TO SEE WHAT LANE YOU'RE IN. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE NOT FINISHED WITH YOUR PRESENTATION.

THE BOARD WILL PERMIT ME. I HEARD CAFMA COME UP, SO I'M JUST GOING TO TEE THAT UP IN THE NEXT SLIDE.

AND THEN IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM, I BELIEVE MR. TIRPAK IS AVAILABLE. SO STAFF RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CAFMA DATED JANUARY 5TH, 2026, WHICH INCLUDED A LIST OF 11 REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET BY THE APPLICANT, LARGELY AS PART OF CONSTRUCTION, AS NECESSARY TO TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE STANDARDS.

AND I'VE, I'VE PARAPHRASED WHAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE HERE IN THIS SLIDE.

THIS ISN'T THE THE ENTIRETY OF THE LETTER. IT'S REALLY JUST SORT OF PARAPHRASING WHAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE THAT I'M, I'M SURE MR. TIRPAK CAN SPEAK TO. FIRE MARSHAL TIRPAK, ARE YOU HERE, SIR?

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OKAY, GREAT. AT THIS TIME AT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL.

HE'S AVAILABLE. IF HE HAS ANY THOUGHTS. I'D LOVE TO HEAR IT, MR. CHAIR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO. THAT'S FINE BY ME. MR. TREBEK. GOOD MORNING, SIR, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR SAVING THE TURTLE.

IT WASN'T ME, TORTOISE. I SHOULD KNOW BETTER.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND SUPERVISORS. NOTHING'S NOTHING'S CHANGED ON NOTHING'S CHANGED ON THIS SINCE THE LAST TIME.

I THINK THE ACTUAL REALLY GOOD PIECE THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE EXCITED FOR IS WE WERE ABLE TO GET A SECOND ROAD IN THE UPCOMING PHASES.

MR. DAVIS IS GOING TO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT, BUT MINUS THIS, EVERYTHING HAS STAYED THE SAME, SO NOTHING HAS CHANGED. WELL, THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF MY MAJOR CONCERNS. ALSO, A SINGLE INGRESS AND EGRESS. AND IF THERE'S GOING TO BE SECONDARY ACCESS, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. YOU GOT IT FOR YOU OKAY.

THANK YOU SIR. AND MANY OF YOUR DEVELOPMENTS ARE SHOWING UP WITH FIRE HYDRANTS LIKE THIS.

I MEAN, THAT'S A NICE IMPROVEMENT. I KNOW MY NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T HAVE THAT. SO FOR ME, EVER SINCE I'VE, I'VE BEEN OUT WITH ANY NEW COMMUNITY IS REQUIRED TO HAVE SO WITH PADS, THEY GOT TO HAVE FIRE HYDRANTS.

YES. GREAT NEWS. AND WITH THE UP AND COMING CODE CHANGES THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADOPT, I'M REQUIRING SECONDARY MEANS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS.

SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE JUST A FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A PRIMARY AND A SECONDARY WAY IN AND OUT FOR ALL CITIZENS TO ARTERIAL ROADS.

BECAUSE OF THE NEW CODES COMING OUT. I MADE THAT AMENDMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M ON A DEAD END.

I'M JUST COUNTING ON THE SHERIFF'S HELICOPTER TO COME SAVE ME.

THANK YOU. MR. BLAKE. THANK YOU. SO THIS BRINGS US TO STAFF CONCERNS.

THE PROPOSED FINAL PLAT WILL NOTE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED PAD AND SECTION 463 OF THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.

ADDITIONALLY, AS YOU JUST HEARD, THE PROPOSED PAVEMENT WITH WAIVER THERE ARE NO CONCERNS FROM THE COUNTY ENGINEER AND CFMA.

AND THIS BRINGS US TO THE SUMMARY REQUEST AGAIN, IS FOR APPROVAL OF A FINAL PLAT FOR PHASE THREE OF STRINGFIELD AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN TO CREATE 41 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND FIVE TRACKS, A THROUGH E ON APPROXIMATELY 49.27 ACRES INTO PAD ZONING DISTRICT, AND AS WELL AS THE APPROVAL OF A WAIVER OF THE YAVAPAI COUNTY ROADWAY DESIGN STANDARDS TO ALLOW A REDUCTION IN RIGHT OF WAY PAVEMENT WIDTH FROM 30FT TO 24FT. THESE ARE THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WHICH LARGELY MIRROR MY SUMMARY.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? MR. DAVIS? GOOD MORNING SIR.

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

FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JEFF DAVIS. ADDRESS IS 110 EAST GURLEY STREET, PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, 86301. A FEW THINGS I CAN GO OVER. I KNOW I'VE BEEN UP HERE KIND OF THIRD, THIRD ROUND WITH PHASE THREE.

YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT BASED ON MARKET CONDITIONS, WE'LL HAVE SEVEN PHASES, NOT FIVE.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO SEE ME AT LEAST FOUR MORE TIMES.

WE'LL HAVE THE WAIVER CONVERSATION ON A CONTINUAL BASIS.

I JUST WILL POINT OUT AGAIN, ORIGINAL COUNTY DESIGN WAS 32FT OF WIDTH.

THAT'S ALL THE TRAVEL LANE WE HAD. WE STILL HAVE 32FT OF WIDTH.

WE JUST REDUCED OUR ASPHALT, INCREASED OUR SHOULDERS.

AGREED TO DO COMPACTED A B. AND YOU HAVE A LETTER ON FILE FROM MY GEOTECH ENGINEER.

THOSE SHOULDERS WILL HANDLE A 75,000 POUND FIRE ENGINE.

SO WE GOT PLENTY. WE HAVE 32FT. WE CAN MOVE THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC IN AND OUT IF WE HAVE A FIRE EVENT.

THE PROJECT DOES HAVE WATER SUPPLIED BY THE CITY OF PRESCOTT.

WE ARE FINISHING PHASE ONE. IT'S BEEN A LONG HAUL TO GET THERE.

WE BUILT A $2 MILLION BOOSTER PUMP STATION THAT IS FINALIZED.

WE PUT IN A ABOUT $1 MILLION LIFT STATION THAT'S FINALIZED.

WE DID STRIPE THE FINAL INTERSECTION YESTERDAY THAT'S BEEN DELAYED JUST BY CONTRACTORS.

BUT THE LIGHTS ARE CHANGED PROPERLY THE WAY THE COUNTY WANTED THEM.

THE STRIPING IS DONE. WE'RE 100% AT THE INTERSECTION OF PIONEER PARKWAY UP TO MY PROPERTY AND MY GATES IS FINISHED.

100%. ALL THE OFF SITE WATER, SEWER, GAS, ELECTRIC IS DONE AND FINISHED.

PHASE ONE IS COMPLETE. TWO THIRDS OF IT'S PAVED.

ONE THIRD OF IT'S NOT PAVED JUST YET. BECAUSE WE'RE STILL.

WE'RE NOW IN PHASE TWO. YOU APPROVED THAT PLAT.

SO WE'RE BRINGING SOME MATERIALS OUT OF PHASE TWO THROUGH A PORTION OF PHASE ONE.

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SO IF I PAVE IT, I TEAR IT UP. SO MR. TIRPAK AND I ARE WORKING THAT OUT.

A COUPLE OF THINGS HAVE HAPPENED, EVOLVED OVER THE LAST YEAR.

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE TIRPAK. THE FIRE'S OVER IN CALIFORNIA, THE CONCERNS WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANIES, THEY DON'T LIKE AREA CODE OR THEY DON'T LIKE ZIP CODE 86305 BECAUSE, AS MR. KUKNYO STATED, YOU GOT SMALL STREETS 15FT, 18 FOOT.

THAT'S KIND OF THE AVERAGE OUT THERE. YOU HAVE NO FIRE HYDRANTS, YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WATER PRESSURE FOR ANY FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. SO THE INSURANCE COMPANIES DON'T LIKE INSURING THOSE AREAS.

WE FALL IN THAT. SO I'VE HAD SEVERAL SALES. MY PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED INSURANCE COMPANIES.

WE START DRILLING DOWN WITH THE UNDERWRITERS 32 FOOT ROADS THAT WE HAVE THAT CAN ACCESS FOR AS I SPOKE TO, WE HAVE FIRE HYDRANTS THAT ARE PRODUCING BETWEEN 750 AND 1000 GALLONS A MINUTE.

THEY CAN DO THAT FOR AN HOUR AND LONGER. THAT'S THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROJECT.

WE HAVE DID NOT HAVE TO MANDATE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS ON PHASE ONE BECAUSE WE HAD A SECONDARY ACCESS ON HOSSEINI.

THE PAST RULES HAVE BEEN EITHER GIVE US TWO ACCESS POINTS OR MANDATE FIRE SPRINKLERS.

PHASE ONE WENT THROUGH WITH THE TWO ACCESS POINTS.

WE DIDN'T MANDATE FIRE SPRINKLERS. MR. TIRPAK ENCOURAGED ME TO TRY AND GET THAT FIXED, AND I DID.

SO WE'VE AMENDED THE ON PHASE ONE. SO EVERYONE IN PHASE ONE IS MANDATED.

PUT IN FIRE SPRINKLERS, PUT IT ON THE FRONT OF THE PLAT ON TWO.

IT'S ON THE FRONT OF THIS PLAT. ON THREE. IT'S ON THE FRONT OF THE PLAT ON FOUR, AND WE'LL BE ON THE REST.

ALL 340 UNITS AT STRINGFIELD WILL HAVE FIRE SPRINKLERS IN THE HOUSE.

SO WE'VE PROVIDED EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN.

THE LAST PIECE MISSING WAS WHEN I BROUGHT THE 700 ACRES THROUGH IN 2020, AND THERE WAS 340 UNITS ON MY ZONING, MY PAD. I HAVE WATER FROM THE CITY OF PRESCOTT FOR 340 UNITS.

SO THOSE TWO GO TOGETHER. THEY CAN'T CHANGE. THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET A SECONDARY ACCESS OFF THE PROPERTY, AND I DON'T HAVE A MAP UP HERE TO LOOK AT. BUT WHEN YOU GO TO MY NORTHWEST CORNER THAT HAS THOSE LOT SPLIT AREAS THOSE PEOPLE GO OUT TO PEMBERTON. THE NORTH SIDE OF MY PROPERTY WENT TO PEMBERTON.

THE EAST SIDE OF MY PROPERTY WENT TO BUENA VISTA.

WE CONTACTED ALL OF THOSE FOLKS. NOBODY WANTED TO GRANT US AN EASEMENT THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY TO GET TO PEMBERTON OR TO GET OUT THROUGH BUENA VISTA.

SO WE BROUGHT IT THROUGH TO THE P&Z AND THROUGH THE BOARD, AND WAS APPROVED WITH THE ONE PRIMARY INGRESS EGRESS OUT TO THE INTERSECTION.

AND WE PURCHASED THAT LAND FROM THE STATE LAND TRUST, EXTENDED PIONEER PARKWAY AND REBUILT THE INTERSECTION.

I WAS MR. TIRPAK HAS BEEN VERY PERSISTENT WITH ME THAT WE KEEP TRYING.

SO I KEPT TRYING TO CONTACT THE FOLKS AT PEMBERTON.

THEY DON'T WANT US OUT ON PEMBERTON. SO I WENT BACK TO MISS STRINGFIELD, WHO I PURCHASED THE 700 ACRES FROM, WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE NORTH. I HAVE A WAY TO GO OUT.

SHE HAS GRANTED US A 30 FOOT INGRESS EGRESS EASEMENT FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND EVACUATION IF NECESSARY.

THAT WAS JUST FINISHED. AND MR. TIRPAK HAS A RECORDED COPY OF THAT.

SO THAT'S ON FILE. THAT MEETS. SO NOW WE GOT FIRE SUPPRESSION ON EVERY HOUSE.

WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT INGRESS EGRESS POINTS FOR THE PROJECT.

I FEEL LIKE I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT. IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO MANAGE THAT WITH MISS STRINGFIELD AND BLESS HER HEART FOR DOING THAT FOR ALL OF US.

SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. AGAIN, MY DENSITY HASN'T CHANGED.

THE ORIGINAL 340 SHOWS THE SAME DENSITIES ON THIS AREA, THREE PLUS FOUR.

NEXT TO THAT, THE PAD IS LETTING ME JUST SWITCH SOME LOT SIZES HERE AND THERE.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. JUST ONE LAST COMMENT, MR. CHAIR. YOU KNOW, THE NEW STATE LAW ALLOWS YOU TO START POURING CONCRETE AT 4 A.M.

AND CONSTRUCTION AT 5 A.M.. PLEASE DON'T DO THAT.

OKAY. YOU KNOW, WITH HO KAY GAN THAT NOISE IS GOING TO GO RIGHT ACROSS.

JUST I THINK YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB AT REACHING OUT TO THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TALKING WITH THEM.

I THINK THAT WAS A BIG OBSTACLE. AND I THINK JUST BY SEEING THERE WAS NO LETTERS OR OPPOSITION.

TODAY SHOWS THAT YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB WITH THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR TALKING WITH THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU. AND I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY TO THE DEVELOPER, I HAVE NO ANGST.

I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO IN REFERENCE TO BUILDING WHAT YOU NEED TO BUILD TO SATISFY CUSTOMERS.

JUST MY THING IS PUBLIC SAFETY, AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT YOU'RE ADDRESSING THESE WITH MISTER TIRPAK.

NOW, THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME, ESPECIALLY THAT SECONDARY ACCESS AND YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE FIRE INSURANCE AND WHAT OTHER RESIDENTS THAT I REPRESENT ARE

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CONCERNED WITH. AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT. ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION? MISTER CHAIR, YOU DO HAVE SOMEONE IN PRESCOTT WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM IF HE'S STILL THERE, MISTER LARRY JACOBS.

MR. JACOBS? YES? CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU.

OKAY. OKAY. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN COMPTON AND VICE CHAIRMAN CLICK SUPERVISORS, ALONG WITH COUNTY STAFF.

MY NAME IS LARRY JACOBS, AND I'VE MAINTAINED PROPERTIES IN YAVAPAI COUNTY SINCE 1997.

I'VE LIVED FULL TIME IN THE HO KAY GAN COMMUNITY, JUST LIKE MR. BLAKE HAS INDICATED. JUST SOUTH OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

STRINGFIELD RANCH, THE HO KAY GAN COMMUNITY USED TO BE A VERY QUIET COMMUNITY THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1959.

HOWEVER, THAT HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY. FIRST OF ALL, MY RECOMMENDATION IS FOR HEARING ITEM NUMBER ONE IT BE TABLED UNTIL THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING IN FEBRUARY 2026. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS, I BELIEVE THERE'S A MATTER RELATED TO STRINGFIELD RANCH IN THE FORM OF A CITIZENS COMPLAINT AGAINST A COUNTY EMPLOYEE WITH TEN ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY MANAGER, MAURY THOMPSON, ON JANUARY 3RD OF 2025 AND TO THIS DATE HAS NOT BEEN VALIDATED, NOR HAS IT BEEN INVESTIGATED.

AS A RESULT, I REQUESTED NUMEROUS PUBLIC RECORDS IN THE FORM OF EMAILS, AND I WAS PREPARED TO PRESENT SEVERAL OF THOSE EMAIL EXHIBITS WITH COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MR. JEFF DAVIS AND THE EMPLOYEE INVOLVED THAT CLEARLY SHOW THEY CONCLUDED WITH EACH OTHER TO MISREPRESENT THEIR INTENTIONS TO GET THE NECESSARY APPROVALS FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, ALONG WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, TO ACCESS THE PROPERTY IN THE DEVELOPMENT. I ALSO REQUESTED NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH MR. THOMPSON CONCERNING THIS COMPLAINT, WHICH NEVER CAME TO FRUITION AND WERE NEVER SCHEDULED.

THE VIOLATIONS INCLUDE SIX COUNT YAVAPAI COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, ONE PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE, TWO PUBLIC WORKS ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS, AND TWO ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES IN TITLE 11.

I'VE TAKEN THE LIBERTY TO PREPARE SIX PACKETS WITH A NEW DATE OF JANUARY 21, 2026 THAT ARE ADDRESSED TO THE NEW YAVAPAI COUNTY BOARD. YAVAPAI COUNTY MANAGER. MR. PHILIP BOURDON.

ALONG WITH THE FIVE YAVAPAI COUNTY SUPERVISORS, THIS WILL BE MY FINAL ATTEMPT TO GET OUR COMMUNITY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE STRINGFIELD RANCH AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN VALIDATED, AND I'VE DROPPED THOSE OFF TODAY, SO THEY ARE UP IN YOUR OFFICES NOW AS WE SPEAK, THE STRINGFIELD RANCH AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN, CONSTRUCTION CREWS CREATED A CONSTRUCTION CORRIDOR IN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY WITHOUT EVEN PROVIDING ANY TRANSPARENCY FOR THE RESIDENTS PARTICIPATION OR THEIR CONCERNS REGARDING THEIR COMMUNITY BEING TRANSFORMED INTO A CONSTRUCTION ACCESS FOR OVER A YEAR.

THEY FAILED TO OBTAIN PROPER RIGHT OF WAY PERMITS, CONSTRUCTION SIGNAGE, COMPLY WITH OSHA SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, ETC. THROUGH THE PROCESS. THEIR RECKLESS ACTIONS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR CAUSING NUMEROUS CONSTRUCTION MISHAPS THAT RESULTED IN ADVERSELY AFFECTING SEVERAL RESIDENTS. THIS INCLUDED THE UTILIZATION OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO REMEDY SOME OF THESE CONDITIONS THAT THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

IT'S QUITE OBVIOUS TO ME THERE'S BEEN A CONSOLIDATED EFFORT ON COUNTY GOVERNMENT'S PART TO ENSURE THAT DEVELOPMENT PROCEEDS BECAUSE OF FUTURE PROPERTY TAX REVENUES THAT IT WILL GENERATE. THE QUESTION IS, DOES IT REQUIRE JEOPARDIZING THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WAS ESTABLISHED WAY BACK IN 1959? IN CLOSING, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE CITIZEN COMPLAINT SYSTEM IS BROKEN IF IT UTILIZES THE CHAIN OF COMMAND APPROACH TO INITIATE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE FILTERED AND CONCEALED FROM THE TOP ADMINISTRATION, RATHER THAN THE LINE OF AUTHORITY APPROACH THAT STARTS AT THE TOP AND DELEGATES DOWN TO THE SUPERVISOR.

THE EMAILS HAVE ACQUIRED DURING THE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST WILL CLEARLY SHOW THAT THE SAME PERSON WHO RECEIVED THE COMPLAINTS WAS THE SAME PERSON THAT WAS ASSISTING THE DEVELOPER, AND REFUSED TO ADDRESS OUR COMMUNITY CONCERNS FOR SAFETY.

I'VE INITIATED A NEW APPROACH TO THIS MATTER, REACHING OUT TO TWO GOVERNMENTAL WATCHDOG GROUPS, AND ONE HAS ALREADY INITIATED AN ARS 39-121 PUBLIC RECORDS.

AND CAN OKAY, GOOD. OUR OUR MICS WORK. THAT'S THE END OF THE THREE MINUTES.

HE COULDN'T HEAR US. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

FOR THE RECORD. YES. WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THERE WAS ONE COMMENT RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION OF THIS ITEM.

YOU BEAT ME TO IT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE HEARING ITEM NUMBER ONE.

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

VICE CHAIR CHECK. YES. SUPERVISOR JENKINS. AYE.

SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. YES. SUPERVISOR MALLORY. YES.

SUPERVISOR COMPTON. YES. ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MR. ATTORNEY, HOW DO I IF THERE IS ALL THIS HOW DO WE ADDRESS HIS CONCERNS? DO WE ASK THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO LOOK INTO HIS COMPLAINTS? OR HOW DO WE SATISFY MR. JACOBS AND LOOK INTO IF WHAT HE'S SAYING NEEDS FURTHER DISCUSSION? WELL, I THINK AS HE'S INDICATED THE INFORMATION. EXCUSE ME.

CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AS HE AS MR. JACOBS INDICATED, THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD AND MANAGEMENT, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY REVIEW THAT.

AND IF THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING NEXT STEPS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ASSIST WITH THOSE OFFLINE.

THE ITEM ITSELF, ANY POTENTIAL COMPLAINTS IS NOT ACTUALLY LISTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ASSIST BOARD MEMBERS AND PROVIDE ANY DIRECTION OR SUPPORT I CAN TO APPROPRIATELY PROCESS AND ADDRESS HIS CONCERNS.

THAT'S PRETTY SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS. YES, THAT WE'RE THROWING OUT TODAY.

THANK YOU, MR. BRENNAN. THANK YOU. SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT.

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

DO WE HAVE ANY SUPERVISOR WITH THE REPORT? OH.

PARDON ME. OKAY. I'M GOOD. NONE HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

VERY MUCH. BUT YOU WANT THE MANAGER TO GO FIRST? YES, YES, I HAVE NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR KUKNYO.

NOW YOU HAVE YOUR REPORT. I CERTAINLY DO. I EVEN BROUGHT PICTURES.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. NO. I'M SORRY I HAD TO DO IT.

HARD TO COVER THAT MUCH WORK, BUT JUST ON I GOT PICTURES HERE, SO LET'S GO TO OUR FIRST PICTURE.

THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE. HAPPY TO SAY THAT YAVAPAI COLLEGE HAS THEIR FACILITY UP AND RUNNING AS OF MONDAY SO THEY CAN ACCEPT PEOPLE.

I KNOW THE BOARD WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. THE PICTURES ON THE SCREEN SHOW THE NEW OFFICE LOCATION AT THE COLLEGE.

PEOPLE WALK IN, SIGN UP AND MEET WITH STAFF. THE LOCATION IS WHERE THE OLD BOOKSTORE USED TO BE, SO THE ONE STOP IS OPEN. NEXT. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU GUYS THIS WAS THE HIGH LINE MOTEL IN ASH FORK.

IT'S ON ONE OF THEIR MAIN STREETS. IT'S ACTUALLY TWO MAIN STREETS.

WE PAID TO DEMOLISH THIS AND CLEAN IT UP. AND WE HAVE LEANED THE PROPERTY.

THIS IS WHAT IT DID LOOK LIKE. AGAIN, LOOK AT THAT.

I MEAN, THAT WAS ON THEIR MAIN STREET. AGAIN, AGAIN, AGAIN.

AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW. IT'S A CLEAN, OPEN LOT.

YOU CAN SEE THE THE COMMERCIAL STUFF ACROSS THE STREET.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN UTILIZE THIS PROPERTY REALLY WELL.

WE HAD THIS SITTING OUT THERE BEING A LOCAL ZOO AND HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE.

AND IT WAS ON ROAD 4 NORTH. THE PICTURE SHOWED NEGLECTED SHED ALSO FOR YEARS CREATING A HAZARD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AGAIN THANKS TO THE COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THIS WAS ALSO FINALLY CLEANED UP.

AND HERE'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW. I MEAN, YOU CAN TELL IT'S A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THANKS FOR JEREMY'S FOLKS FOR REALLY WORKING ON THIS.

ON THE WATER RESOURCES AND OPEN SPACE GROUP UPDATE.

WE HAD THE FIRST MEETING YESTERDAY, AND THERE'S A REAL EFFORT TO GET REGIONAL COOPERATION TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL.

SUPERVISOR CHECK REALLY KIND OF TOOK THE LEAD ON THIS.

I JUST KIND OF HANGING ON TO HER COATTAILS. BUT WE HAD REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION WITH ALL THE MAYORS, NOT ONLY FROM THE PRESCOTT SIDE, BUT THE VERDE SIDE AS WELL, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN FOR A LONG TIME.

SIMPLE YPLAN. WE HAD THE RIBBON CUTTING HELD IN NOVEMBER FOR HIGHWAY 69.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT IT'S FINALLY OPENED AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, AND MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO SEE IT THE LEGISLATIVE LPC THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

THOSE ARE REALLY ROLLING OUT AT THIS TIME IN 2025, 659 BILLS WERE INTRODUCED.

THIS YEAR, WE'VE ALREADY HAD 905 BILLS ROLLED OUT.

WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE STR BILL AND THE WILDLIFE PRESERVATION BILL, ALONG WITH THE WILDLIFE AUTHORITY FUND THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING.

A LOT IS REALLY HINGING ON THE $700 MILLION THAT WAS SPENT ON BORDER PROTECTION THAT THE STATE IS TRYING TO GET REIMBURSED FOR.

SO A LOT OF OUR HELP THAT COMES FROM THE STATE IS REALLY HINGING ON US GETTING MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO JOIN SUPERVISOR MALLORY AT STATE OF THE STATE LAST MONDAY.

IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR THE GOVERNOR LIE TO US. ONE MORE PICTURE.

YOU KNOW, JUST AN UPDATE WHEN THIS PROGRAM STARTED THAT YOU SAW TODAY WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND THE TOWNS,

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YOU CAN SEE WE GAVE THESE TWO TAHOES TO ASH FORK.

YOU SEE THE ONE IN THE BACK. THEY GOT THE STICKERS ON.

THIS MOVES ME A LOT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY GO THROUGH THAT SECOND TRUCK, THEY'RE GOING OUT THERE IN THESE REMOTE AREAS.

THEY'RE SAVING LIVES. THESE ARE RESOURCES THAT WOULD HAVE WENT TO TEXAS FOR TEN GRAND BETWEEN THE TWO TRUCKS, AND NOW THEY'RE OUT THERE SAVING PEOPLE. SO THANK YOU, BOARD FOR THAT SUPPORT.

THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR. SUPERVISOR JENKINS.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR KUKNYO. JUST A COUPLE OF UPDATES ON SOME FOREST SERVICE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IN DISTRICT TWO.

THE FIRST ONE IS VACANT FOREST SERVICE BUILDING UP IN CROWN KING.

THEY HAVE A HUGE NEED TO EXPAND THEIR LIBRARY.

IT'S QUITE SMALL, NOT MUCH LARGER THAN A BATHROOM.

SO THE FOREST SERVICE APPROACHED THE COUNTY ABOUT UTILIZING VACANT FOREST SERVICE STRUCTURES IN CROWN KING.

ALL PARTIES HAVE VISITED THE LOCATION, AND I CAN SAY THAT WE'RE ALL REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT.

ALL PARTIES, MEANING CROWN KING PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR, MYSELF, AND OF COURSE THE FOREST SERVICE WHO APPROACHED US.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD ON WORKING WITH THE FOREST SERVICE ON THIS HISTORIC BUILDING.

AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS, OF COURSE, IN THE BUDGET ABOUT THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND WORKING WITH THE FOREST SERVICE.

BUT I THINK WE CAN GET THIS DONE THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

THE OTHER PROJECT IS A PROJECT THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR SOME TIME, PERHAPS AS LONG AS A DECADE.

AND THAT'S THE EXPANSION OF WINDMILL PARK IN CORNVILLE.

OUR MEETINGS AND I'D LIKE TO THANK MARTY BRENNAN, WHO ACCOMPANIES ME EACH MEETING A COUPLE OF TIMES A MONTH.

NOW THESE MEETINGS HAVE REALLY PROGRESSED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

ALL AGAIN, ALL THE PARTIES ARE ON BOARD. THEY'RE IN SUPPORT OF THIS ACQUISITION OF 80 ACRES.

WE'VE PASSED A COUPLE HURDLES WITH YAVAPAI, APACHE NATION AND THE HOPI NATION WHO NOW SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.

SO ALL PARTIES. MEANING THAT THE HOPI'S, YAVAPAI, APACHE NATION, SHIPPO, THE FOREST SERVICE, THE COUNTY AND OF COURSE THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PARK EXPANDED.

SO WE'RE ALL MOVING FORWARD. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF HURDLES TO FINISH WITH PROCESSES THAT ARE WITHIN THE FOREST SERVICE.

THE MAIN ONE BEING THE APPRAISAL OF THE PROPERTY.

AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, I BELIEVE, HAS ONE APPRAISER THAT TAKES CARE OF THE ENTIRE SOUTHWEST.

WE JUST HAVE TO GET ON THEIR SCHEDULE. IT COULD BE A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT I THINK WE'RE ALL REALLY, REALLY EXCITED. AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS PROJECT WILL FINALLY COME TO A CLOSURE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

AND THIS PROPERTY WOULD BE ACQUIRED BY THE COUNTY.

I'M JUST REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO BE THE SUPERVISOR THAT CAN FINALLY END THIS ORDEAL.

BUT IT'S SUCH A WONDERFUL ACQUISITION FOR THE COUNTY AND THE FOREST SERVICE AND THE COMMUNITY THAT LIVES THERE.

SO THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR VICE CHAIR CHECK. JUST A QUICK UPDATE.

A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, A BIG PARK SCHOOL, WHICH IS NO LONGER A SCHOOL.

THE BUILDING AND FACILITIES WERE CONSIDERED FOR PROVIDING COUNTY SERVICES.

THAT IDEA KIND OF GOT PUT BY THE WAYSIDE. RECENTLY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT STILL OWNS THE BUILDING HAS PUT THE PROPERTY UP FOR BID, AND THOSE BIDS ARE DUE AT THE END OF JANUARY.

SO, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, YAVAPAI COUNTY IS NOT ONE OF THE BIDDERS, BUT BECAUSE THERE'S A ZONING CHANGE NEEDED, I REALLY AM EXCITED ABOUT SPEAKING WITH THE POTENTIAL SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS TO SEE IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN A MUCH MORE COMPACT FASHION THAN WAS PROPOSED PRIOR. SO I'M, YOU KNOW, STARTING TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE DEPARTMENTS, AND HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE CAN SORT OF BRING THAT BACK TO THE BOARD AND SEE WHAT'S POSSIBLE IN BIG PARK TO SERVE THE VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK, WHICH WAS DEFINITELY IDENTIFIED AS AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY BROADLY IN OUR RURAL SERVICES STUDY.

THANK YOU. NO FURTHER REPORTS. MOVE ON. 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(I), Board members shall not discuss or take action on matters raised during the call to the public. At the conclusion of an open call to the public, individual members of the public body may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the public body, may ask staff to review a matter or may ask that a matter be put on a future agenda.]

SUPERVISOR. EXCUSE ME. VICE CHAIR CHECK. SO WE DO HAVE ONE CALL TO THE PUBLIC THAT I KNOW OF.

AND THAT WOULD BE LARRY JACOBS AGAIN IN PRESCOTT.

BECAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS A RESULT OF MANY THINGS THAT HAPPENED THROUGH STRINGFIELD RANCH AT GRANITE MOUNTAIN,

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IS THAT THERE WASN'T TRANSPARENCY AND THE PEOPLE DID NOT HAVE A VOICE AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE TRANSPIRED.

COMPLAINTS WERE ISSUED. THEY WENT UNANSWERED.

ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO SEE, AND I PUT THIS IN USE IN MY OWN LIFE BACK IN THE LATE 80S, WHEN I WAS A SUPERVISOR AND A POLICE CHIEF'S OFFICE IN CREATING WHAT WAS CALLED AT THAT TIME, A COMBINATION COMPLAINT FORM, AND IT WAS A CITIZEN'S COMMENDATION COMPLAINT FORM.

THE WAY IT WAS COMPRISED AT THAT TIME, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF THE INTERNET.

SO IT WAS ON A ONE PAGE MAIL IN TYPE APPLICATION, AND IT WAS LATER ADAPTED OVER TO AN INTERNET BASED TYPE OF A COMPLAINT SYSTEM.

INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AND STARTING AT THE BOTTOM.

BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS I FOUND IN GOING OUT TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, THAT THE INFORMATION WAS FILTERED OFTENTIMES, OR WAS JUST DISMISSED AND NEVER FOLLOWED UP TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE LINE OF AUTHORITY, AND THEY WERE EVER MADE AWARE OF WHAT THE SITUATION WAS.

I THINK THE VERY SAME THING HAPPENED IN THIS CASE WITH THE HO KAY GAN.